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live. >> we have a lot of shaken up people, including one of our muni drivers and other people who who saw this situation and saw people trying to save their lives. >> now, at six, authorities are trying to find out what caused a driver to veer off the road and plow into a crowded bus stop,
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killing two people in san francisco. good morning and sunday, march 17th, i'm stephanie sierra. we'll have more on that story in just a moment. but first, let's check on the forecast with lisa. good morning. >> good morning stephanie. happy saint patrick's day everyone. we're looking at another clear day out there. we have had a return of the marine layer. the low clouds, the fog, the stratus with us along the shoreline and some patchy fog up in the valleys of the north bay. so very quiet. satellite picture 52 in hayward. it is 51 in concord, with 45 in fremont. and that fog with mid 40s in santa rosa. 41 novato. so there's a look at the three quarter mile visibility. napa, half a mile santa rosa and the stratus right along the coast inside the bay there by oakland. by 10:00 it clears. but you can see it sets up again right along the coast. so it's a summertime pattern for mid-march as we go through the next few hours. it's cool. in the 50s that patchy low cloud deck with some fog and then by noontime we're sunny, the sea breeze kicking up throughout the
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afternoon, keeping it in the low 60s at our beaches. upper 60s around hayward. low 70s for you into concord, and several more dry days before we see a return to some wet weather. stephanie. >> lisa. thank you. a small memorial is up near the spot where two people died and three others were hurt after a car struck a bus shelter. one of those killed was a child. it happened in san francisco's west portal neighborhood. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard spoke to investigators. >> well, i can tell you what happened was a real tragedy. >> mayor london breed, speaking at the scene of a horrific crash at a bus stop on yulo street and lenox way car going eastbound on eola, uh- struck a bus shelter which had four people, two adults and two children. the fire chief says two people were killed, an adult and a child. >> obviously, there are multiple calls to 911, so police and fire work together for uh- to treat all of the victims, to assess
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and treat them. and unfortunately, two, they were really, really critically injured. and there was no hope for them. >> three people were taken to the hospital, including the driver of this suv, which struck the bus shelter. at this point, it's unclear how the collision happened. >> we don't know if the driver had a medical emergency. that is all under investigation. >> the impact of the crash was so intense it could be heard a half block away. >> we heard a really loud crash and i thought it was two trains colliding. and then a bunch of people in the restaurant went out and looked and said not to go out there because it was, really gory. >> the crash happening just feet from the entrance of the muni west portal station, which was busy on saturday afternoon. >> we have a lot of shaken up people, including one of our muni drivers and other people who who saw this situation on and saw people trying to save their lives in san francisco.
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>> cornell, bernard, abc seven news. >> now, police did not confirm if the two victims were related and the mayor says counselors from the city's behavioral health department will be in the neighborhood speaking with people who may have experienced trauma. we're also learning the nonprofit san francisco walk san francisco, that is, will hold a vigil for the victims at the crash site tomorrow in the east bay. we're learning more about the man who drowned near encinal beach in alameda friday. they say he was 32 years old and from the central valley town of atwater, the man was seen struggling in the water before divers and swimmers tried to rescue him. they were unable to get to him before he went under. his body was recovered about two hours later. bay area activists are pressuring lawmakers for new policies and funding for the unhoused. voters are being asked whether billions of dollars in bonds would provide housing for the homeless and the mentally ill. prop one is narrowly passing at the moment, with
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20,000 more yes votes than no votes. local groups held a demonstration. abc seven news reporter tara campbell has their message. where people are finally held a call to action saturday on the steps of the state capitol. >> one painted fence plank at a time, local groups rallying to put an end to homelessness. >> tiny village spirit. we build tiny house villages for homeless people. currently, we're doing it for youth. we're doing a 100 homes for 100 youth. >> the nonprofit has also built a 25 home village in oakland, where they're cultivating community and providing resources. >> a lot of like supportive programs into it. we put art all over everything. we try to make it very beautiful, like a place that they would want to live. it's really exciting to see things that are like manifesting in like real time, and it's happening and there are young people who are being housed and they have a community village and they have shared spaces and they have garden areas, and it's
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healthy and it's wholesome, and they just have new life. >> moni law is an activist and member of the way church in berkeley, joining about a dozen groups, putting pressure on politicians for better policy and funding for homeless support services and solutions. >> i think this is tying together what people in the community know on the ground is people that work with the unhoused and the legislators who are up in their offices who may not see what's happening. >> and when it comes to being on the ground, o'neill fernandez knows the streets well. >> i'm from the unhoused community. you know, i'm lucky enough. me and my wife and my 20 month old got out of a tent two months before she was born, so i'm one to speak from the experience of myself. >> he's part of sos richmond, a nonprofit made up by staff who were previously unhoused, serving some of the community's most vulnerable. and he's hopeful his story can make an impact. >> but i've had to struggle, so i want to be here to get that voice, you know, i am one of those voices. you know, everybody i brought with me from
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our crew is a part of those voices. >> tara campbell, abc seven news today is expected to be the last day for the north face store in san francisco's union square. >> the outdoor retailer traces its origins to san francisco's north beach. it has no other stores in the city. the company was purchased by the vf corporation in 2000, which owns other brands like timberland and dickies. the company did not say why this store is closing. aapi leaders and community members held a memorial in honor of the victims of the atlanta spa shootings. they had musical performances, mental health speakers, and stories from activists at japantowns hotel. kabuki. this journey of anti-asian hate crime is nothing new, but now we have so many more asian americans in this country and the city, and so the intention is that we can come together, stand together and fight together and thrive together for a country that we truly belong in. some of those in attendance are also demanding sfpd and the district attorney's office to look into attacks on
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asian elders as hate crimes. allies in new york city, l.a. and atlanta also hosted events called stand together remembering 3-6 18. three years ago, eight people were killed in that shooting, six of whom were of asian descent, and the south bay, a longtime superintendent at the alum rock union school district, has been fired. the district's board voted to end superintendent hilarion bowers employment in a closed session on thursday night. she's held the position since 2014. the board voted to extend her contract in 2019. the board president said the decision to fire her was made after much consideration and deliberation. bowers last day will be on march 25th. all right, let's check on conditions outside. how's it looking, lisa? >> well, we're dry and cool with the low cloud deck this morning from our exploratorium camera. low 50s here downtown. and another 10 to 12 degrees of warming today with that sea
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breeze setting up again for the second half of the weekend. but that still means above average elsewhere. i'll fill in the details and talk about a return to the cold and wet weather coming up as well. lisa >> thank you. also coming up, cease fire talks resume. protesters in the middle east now calling for elections. what's expected today? and don't forget that green. today is saint patty's day. the big celebrations around the bay area and across the world
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the war in gaza. cease fire. talks are expected to resume today in qatar. this comes as thousands of protesters filled the streets of tel aviv and jerusalem last night. one group is calling for elections to replace the government, and another group is demanding the release of hostages in gaza. today's cease fire talks will be the first time officials from both israel and hamas will negotiate since the start of the muslim holy month of ramadan. international mediators hoped for a six week truce before the holiday began, but hamas refused any deal that would not lead to a permanent cease fire. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu appears determined to push forward with a controversial offensive in southern gaza. world aid workers are trying to get supplies to the region and evacuate some of the wounded. one way they're doing this is the flying hospital, where they've set up beds, iv drips and ventilators to treat patients in flight, the world central kitchen says close to 200 tons of food is being
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brought by boat and is now ready for distribution. >> there is no food, yara says. no water. my baby sister, we cannot get her diapers or milk. everything has become very expensive and that is if we're even able to find it. >> doctors say a big issue is malnutrition. according to the un, one third of children under the age of two are acutely malnourished. in northern gaza. unicef also says at least 1223 children have died from malnutrition so far. happening tomorrow, the large stretch of six 8-80 is expected to be back open just in time for the morning commute. caltrans says work is going as planned and is on schedule. crews are repaving the southbound lanes of 680 from the 580 junction down to koopman road. that's about nine miles of roadway. the agency shared the video of the work being done this weekend. the city of pittsburgh is creating a new vision for its waterfront aa,
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and they want your help to decide. residents got a first glimpse at the renderings for a reimagined old town business district. ideas include scenic promenades, waterfront dining stores and an area for water sports. the goal is to connect the marina to the downtown area. the proposals come after the city received $3.7 million in grants to make improvements to central harbor park and the surrounding parking lots. it's saint patty's day, and here's what the streets of dublin, ireland, look like right now. you can see packed full of green. it is after noon. there and people seem to be getting out to the pubs early to celebrate. the holiday is a global celebration of irish heritage. now to the dublin. here in the bay area, this year's annual festival is underway and marks 40 years this weekend. abc seven news reporter anser hassan caught up with the crowds.
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>> irish music blasted around dublin civic center to commemorate the 40th annual saint patrick's day celebration. actually, this is the first time we've been here, but it's really fun though we're really enjoying it. randy hernandez and her friends were among the thousands who attended food, rides and celebrating irish culture. >> i like the dancing that they were doing. the famous dances uh- that i seen, the irish dancers. >> yeah, there you go. >> the irish dancing. >> there was aplayin u2 music uy irish music. so it's irish beers . >> patrick hilliard says he makes it out every year. he and his family were dressed in green, which some say brings good luck. it's been a great a lot of great vibe out here. >> a lot of people really dressed up festive. it's really they do a good job. >> there was lots of traffic getting into dublin, but event organizers say the southbound closure of i-680 from the 580 interchange to sunol didn't seem to have much impact. caltrans says all entrances to dublin from 680 and 580 will be open all weekend, so no need to miss
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all the events on saturday and sunday, especially that iconic saint patrick's day parade on sunday. >> part of the reason i moved to dublin was because of the name. i fell in love with the city when i saw the shamrocks on the street signs. >> sean day says he's a proud irish american. he stayed till the end for the grand finale, a 200 drone light show. >> i know they probably couldn't do fireworks, so drone festival is great. got a lot of nice pictures and everyone seemed to have a good time. >> and especially seeing that the irish say on saint patrick's day, oh erin, go bragh which means ireland forever in dublin. anser hassan abc seven news. >> the city will conclude the festival with the annual shamrock run today, and that race begins at 8:30 a.m. san francisco also partied for the irish holiday at its annual parade downtown this is video. the city marks its 173rd annual saint patrick's day parade in celebration, and there was plenty of green to go around. >> you know, when it started 173
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years ago? i'm pretty sure it was all about just, you know, the irish marching. but now we have everybody. we have all the heritages marching with us. we got the kids in the school marching with us. we got all the civic, organizations. we got the union. this thing is huge. >> crowds of people wearing green and shamrocks filled the streets. you see the dancers here. and the theme of the day was unity. >> well, i mean, this is what we're all about. family togetherness. i mean, look at all the people. it's a great day and a beautiful day. saint patrick's day brings us together . >> the parade went from market and second all the way to civic center plaza. and take a look at this. new york city had an estimated 2 million people show up for its parade, billed as the oldest and largest around this year's did not disappoint. this year marked the 262nd running of the parade. fifth avenue was filled to the brim with bagpipers, nypd officers and
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green berets, irish flags and cloggers you see, here in the bay area, it was a great day for a parade or to head to the beach quite a few people took advantage of the sunshine and comfortable temperatures and soaked it in at crown beach in alameda. the question is how long does this sun stick around? lisa is tracking that answer for us with this good luck forecast, right? we get to see the sun for a few more days. yeah that's right. >> and then how about a return to the rain? yeah. especially as we get closer to the weekend. it's going to be a cold rain. it's going to be widespread beneficial though. and we're looking at mountain snow. that's the second half of the end of the week actually where we'll see those big changes. but for right now we've had a few subtle changes with the low cloud deck returning and the marine layer allowing for that sea breeze to kick up in the afternoon. you probably felt the change. live doppler seven quiet out there. low pressure finally releasing its grip into southern california and high pressure hanging on for the next several days, keeping us dry and then as
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it fades away, we'll see a return to some wet weather systems. 43 in danville, it is 44 with that fog in santa rosa and napa this morning. 47 san mateo. the fog here along the peninsula allowing for that cooler day. and as we look outside, you can get a glimpse of that marine layer, the sun coming up at 716. it sets at 719. so the low clouds and patchy fog for some of you. and then throughout the day today, saint patrick's day, sunny and cooler at the coast, some low 60s settling in there with that sea breeze. the rest of us a little bit above average. and that will take us through the first day of spring, which arrives tuesday evening. after that, some more intense cooling. but as we review our rainfall percentage of normal for the season, pretty much everyone above average except for oakland 117% of average in santa rosa with over 32in of rain. next up, san francisco nearly 22in with
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116% of average, 126% of average in san jose at 13in. and that 13in keeps oakland at 87% of average. so as we look at our snowpack, it was abysmal in january at 28% and now at 104, could add as much as a foot of snow by next weekend into the sierra nevada. the next several days in san jose will be the mildest, pretty much around the bay area. tomorrow we'll see a bump up into the mid 70s for the south bay santa clara and then dropping off a bit on tuesday, kind of staying the same there wednesday and thursday. but the rest of the bay will begin to cool by the time we get into thursday. and then friday and saturday 60s with this arriving. this is our forecast model for friday morning, bringing some rain into the bay area. and then it looks like it's going to spread into the mountains, the sierra nevada. and then as we get into the rest of the weekend, it's slow to move out. so we'll be watching that for you and bringing those spring
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showers as we get towards the end of the workweek. upper 60s today in oakland looking at upper 60s, the peninsula with that sea breeze intact, low 70s for the north bay and the south bay, we'll take that inland as well. the accuweather seven day forecast. a lot of sunshine out there today with cooler conditions monday, temperatures rebounding a bit, and then they're going to trail off into the middle of the week. still dry right through thursday maybe overnight. could see some showers level one system arriving saturday and into
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seven on good morning america. >> good sunday morning to you and happy saint patrick's day. hope you're wearing your green
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coming up here on gma. nationwide manhunt. what we know about a suspect wanted for shooting and killing a police officer in new mexico who was responding to a call for roadside help. and how investigators connected the same suspect to a murder investigation on the east coast. plus, picking up the pieces. thousands working to clean up after that deadly slew of storms tore through several states. the destruction left behind and what comes next for those impacted. and it is selection sunday. we're talking all things basketball. the ncaa men's and women's tournaments brackets, march madness and expert analysis on who to watch, what to expect, everything you need to get you ready. who's ready for selection sunday. that's all coming up right here on gma. hope you'll join us for our efforts to build a better bay area. >> include highlighting the organizations that give back to our community and very powerful
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ways. and that's why this morning we're spotlighting camp okayasu. it's a nonprofit dedicated to supporting children and families affected by cancer. i want to introduce you to beckett and his journey to becoming okayasu strong. >> going through cancer treatment is really isolating, really emotional and really hard. >> meet erica and blake posnanski, the proud parents of three boys, dillon tanner and beckett. when beckett was four years old, he was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia that affects the blood and bone marrow. >> he actually started with what we thought was a stye in his eyes. he had a swollen eye, acute lymphocytic leukemia, or al doesn't normally appear that way. we for a couple of weeks thought he actually just had something in in his eye, not really thinking much of it. >> it wasn't until a checkup appointment the head of the e.r. came in and 80% of his bone marrow was cancerous, a
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diagnosis that changed their world. it's very overwhelming. >> i remember when i would be going into clinic with beckett, and i would just be so desperate for connection. >> that's until the bosnian guys found okayasu o'casey provides a safe, loving place to just be where you're not isolated and you're not alone anymore. for 43 years, camp okayasu has offered support programs to families who have a child facing cancer. thousands of patients, just like beckett, come to camp to feel united with survivors like them. >> it was like the world just opened. it was like, this is what normalcy is like. so he was around other kids. other kids didn't have. they had lost their hair. other kids had had, you know, medicine that they ended up having to take. it was incredible to be able to see. >> okayasu offers a variety of camps, including sibling camp, oncology camp and family camp, where parents bond and learn from each other through group sessions. >> the one thing that came
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across from every single parent was, i wish i would have asked for bloodwork sooner because if i would have asked for bloodwork sooner in all of this, we would have been able to get to a diagnosis sooner, and our child wouldn't have been so sick. >> in 2020, camp okayasu facility in berry creek suffered significant damage during the north complex fires. the fire burned most of the 500 acre property, and the camp has been searching for a permanent home ever since. >> something with so many precious memories, it's just been so scarred. >> despite the loss, the place might be gone right now, but the people definitely aren't. oh, kaiser's magic lives on each and every year. >> it gives them a space to just be themselves, where it really becomes your your community. in my hardest moments of treatment, i would turn to the kaiser families, a space filled with acceptance, healing, unity, and a family of survivors just like beckett, who was pushed into
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remission. >> six months within his treatment plan. that's what we call okayasu strong. stephanie sierra, abc seven news. i love beckett's story. both zach fuentes and i will be at kaiser's annual gala fundraiser next saturday, march 23rd. abc seven is a proud sponsor. for more information, you can head to our website abc seven news.com. still to come this morning. protecting pedestrians why sfmta wants to restrict drivers from making a right on red.
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chevrolet. together let's drive. good morning, everybody, and happy saint patrick's day. full disclosure lisa is wearing green. i can attest her. her skirt is green. i got my green jacket. >> yeah, the chroma key limits green. we have that green screen. yeah, that's true. so yeah. happy saint patrick's day
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to you. more sunshine arriving today. but we do have just a very little wisp of marine layer there. you can see from mount tam out towards richardson bay, the sun coming up at 7:16 a.m. and it sets at seven. 1949 san francisco and san jose with 46 san mateo. so certainly cooler along the peninsula, 52 in hayward. and you probably felt that sea breeze around the bay and certainly at the coast yesterday, 44 santa rosa and livermore with 51 in concord. so 24 hours ago, we were milder. we're cooler now from the city down along san carlos and mountain view. and the cool down was right there on the peninsula. and the reason being, you can see the low cloud deck hugging the marin county coastline. and there southward towards half moon bay. so we'll get into more sun today. today, the cool sea breeze, the slow warm up and by about noontime we're in the mid 60s inland, a few low 70s arriving, and you can see the cooler numbers at
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the shoreline. stephanie. >> lisa thank you. developing news. the search for a man in a cross country killing spree continues. police have identified the suspect in the murder of a new mexico state police officer. now he is also being linked to the death of a paramedic in south carolina. here's abc news reporter johny fernandez. >> police are searching for the suspect wanted in two cross country killings of a new mexico state police officer and a paramedic in south carolina, jeremy smith, we are coming for you. police say 33 year old jeremy smith is a person of interest in the death of 52 year old phoenicia machado for in dillon county, south carolina, who was reported missing on thursday. police say smith drove her white bmw across the country to quay county, new mexico, where he got a flat tire early friday on i-40, 35 year old officer justin hare was dispatched to help when, without warning, the suspect pulled out a firearm and shot officer hare.
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>> smith then walked to the driver's side and shot officer hare again. smith pushed officer hare into the passenger seat and drove away, and officer harris patrol unit. with officer harris still inside, new mexico state police chief emotional recounting. >> officer harris final moments, the last words officer hare uttered on this earth was to offer help to a man who was about to kill him, new mexico state police say smith has an extensive criminal history dating back decades in south carolina, and he has ties to the albuquerque area. johny fernandez, abc news, new york. >> a multi-state crime spree has come to an end after a man accused of killing three family members was arrested. the suspect, 26 year old andre gordon, allegedly began the crime spree in trenton, new jersey. that's where he reportedly a woman at gunpoint. police say he then drove to a
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home in pennsylvania, where he broke in and killed his 52 year old stepmother and 13 year old sister. gordon drove by to another home and then broke in, after which he shot and killed 25 year old taylor taylor daniel, with whom he has two children. >> at the time of the shooting, there were four other individuals present inside that home, one of which was injured after being bludgeoned by gordon with the assault rifle. >> authorities say gordon stole another car and then went to a home in new jersey, where he was then arrested by police after an hours long standoff in russia, people crowded outside of polling stations this morning. they appear to be heating an opposition call against president vladimir putin, who is expected to win the presidential election. today is the final day of a three day election. there many opposition leaders are either dead, jailed, exiled or banned from running. now, those unhappy with the war or putin
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were encouraged to visit the polls at noon local time to cause long lines, a strategy endorsed by the late alexei navalny shortly before his death in prison last month, a volcano eruption sent lava spewing out of the ground and smoke into the air. in iceland, it is the fourth eruption to happen near blue lagoon since december, prompting evacuations once again. the dramatic video shows a nearly two mile long fissure in the ground. the nearest airport remains open for now, although it has had to ground planes for eruptions in the past. coming up on this week, bay area congressman ro khanna speaks with abc news anchor marthana, who represents silicon valley, will give his thoughts on the freshly passed tiktok bill and his support for president joe biden's reelection. you can watch the full interview on this week at eight this morning right here on abc seven. still ahead to turn or to not turn. that is the question sfmta is asking you
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this week. the agency wants to expand its no turn on red restrictions to boost pedestrian safety. and here's a live look from our exploratorium camera. looking at the bay bridge this morning, you see the start of
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looking at the bay bridge this morning. pretty shot at 637. there could be some changes coming affecting the way you drive in san francisco this week, the community will be asked to weigh in on a proposal to add no turn on red signs in rerictions would bethe new implemented in the downtown area , including streets located on the north and south parts of market. here's abc seven news reporter lyanne melendez >> since 2021, san francisco's tenderloin district has had more than 50 intersections with no turn on red restrictions. one
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year after it was implemented, the san francisco municipal transportation agency found that 92% of drivers were complying with the law. so the city thought, why not apply those restrictions in other neighborhoods? >> san francisco is not anti-car ricardo olea is with sfmta. >> here's what he told us two months ago on their expansion plans. >> we are in the process of expanding prohibitions on turns on red into pedestrian heavy areas such as downtown union square, and that that project will start this year. >> that plan has already started, and now they're considering expanding the no turn on red restrictions even further to include 200 more intersections north and south of market street, pending public hearings next week. how about the rest of the city? we will see citywide, like new york city. are we going to be new york city? no. >> the plan at this point is not to make san francisco be like new york city. we're not at the point at which we say that every
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single intersection in san francisco should have a no turn on red. we want to have people understand. and when they're going to the tenderloin or downtown or a heavy commercial area. oh, the reason that this sign is there is because of pedestrian safety. >> traffic safety has been a huge challenge for san francisco . ten years ago, the city vowed to get to zero traffic deaths by 2024. and here we are. and so far this year, there have been seven traffic deaths, the last one on march 2nd, a pedestrian killed by a hit and run driver in the tenderloin. even though the speed limit there has now been reduced to 20 miles an hour and turns on red lights are not allowed. still, we caught a driver trying to make a left turn on red while i was crossing the street, and while we were doing that interview in january, we caught a series of violations and that person made a that person made a right turn on red. >> do you see that? yes, yes. >> if there's no enforcement, you can change all the rules you want to and no one will take them seriously. so we do need traffic enforcement and we need
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traffic enforcement of speeding, running red lights. >> we cruised around the tenderloin to see if police were actively stopping drivers for traffic violations. instead, what we found were police searching a car for possible firearms. >> they have other challenges. they're dealing with violent crime, and we're dealing with fentanyl sales. and there's a lot of challenges. challenges in the tenderloin. but the officers do a great job on traffic enforcement to the extent that they can. >> how many citations have been written? >> yeah, i don't have the exact number. but what i do know is that we're also very grateful for the highway patrol that have been really good partners with us for the last year. they've written a lot of citations as well. >> beginning last year, the california highway patrol agreed to assist sfpd by enforcing all traffic violations in the tenderloin and surrounding areas. and next year, the city will install 33 speeding cameras throughout the city in an effort to minimize the number of traffic deaths. >> that was leon melendez reporting. other cities are also having this problem, too. in
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fact, last year, pedestrian deaths reached a 40 year high across the country, and now places like chicago, la and seattle are considering banning the practice of turning right on red. before we head to break, let's check in with lisa. good morning. >> good morning. what a view here. gorgeous view of the low clouds and fog from mount tam. the marine layer is with us. is it spring? is it summer? is it still winter? well, we've got a combination of it all in my accuweather seven day forecast, which is coming right up. >> lisa thank you. and the warriors win steph curry makes his return to the court against lebron. and the lakers in l.a. but that win came with several challenges. larry beil has the details
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to celebrate the irish heritage across the world today. today bay football club, or bay fc is set to play in its inaugural game in the national women's soccer league. the team is hosting watch parties throughout the bay area. they'll be at the richmond republic in san francisco, the athletic club in oakland, and at j-town pizza in san jose. now, if you go to any of these, you can enter a raffle and win kits of merchandise signed by the players. the parties all start at 4:00, and that game against angel city fc starts at 430. today is a jam packed day of basketball right here on abc seven. first milwaukee faces phoenix at home in wisconsin. tip off is at 10:00, then denver takes on dallas. that game starts at 1230. then stay here with the news continuing at 5:00 for the dubs. steph curry is back. and he brought that right energy against the lakers last night. here's abc seven sports anchor larry beil. >> good morning everybody. as
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you can see steph curry is back along with draymond green. all is right in warriors world. the dubs defeating the lakers in l.a. inching their way up to ninth place in the west. yet another classic between steph and lebron. the future hall of famer steph coming back after missing three games with the ankle injury. klay thompson back home in l.a. 21 points in the first half off the bench, 26 total on the night. lebron cooking over the rookie trace jackson davis lebron went for 40 as steph was shaking his head like how does he do this late first quarter this was big tj d accidentally hit anthony davis in the eye. it swelled up. big ad missed most of the game. and steph with no shot blocker in there going right to the hoop. 13 points in the first half for steph curry. and to the half got wild jonathan kuminga the runner. the bank is open and 123 points for jc. then klay calmly waiting for the flyby. splash on the three dubs on the run. draymond green one of his 13 assists to jonathan kuminga there for the hoop. and the tic tac toe with authority. kuminga warriors up one at the half.
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second half. curry heating up three plus the foul steph talking some trash i just wish i knew who he was talking to. fourth quarter curry to draymond andrew wiggins for the jam 32 assists for the dubs in this game. they led by eight two minutes left lebron with a corner three. hold on. would have cut the lead to four. but look at his foot. he's on the line out of bounds. no basket. that was big. from there a ton of clock issues believe it or not. almost a 20 minute delay. and the celebs were not really happy. you could see ben affleck with jlo going like, just please wake me when this thing is over. warriors victorious 128 121 to edge ahead of la into ninth. >> you obviously understand the ramifications of every game we play down the stretch. uh- i know the guys fought hard in dallas and you know, lost it late. so you want to have a nice bounce back performance. but every game, especially against teams that are right in the standings, you know where it's all jumbled up and that playing like every game matters.
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>> we all know what the implications are. you know we're right. we're both right there in the play in trying to move up. so it's an important game for us. we've got to come out here and give what you can give. >> you got like what 1516 games. so until those are complete i'm not even paying it much attention because i want to give it everything i got and in this last part of the season, and then when that time comes, then i'll, give it a lot of thought. heads up. all right. >> little baseball giants and guardians. cactus league action. the of the panda. pablo sandoval saying hi to stephen vogt. giants signed matt chapman taking over at third. give him some pop. chappie goes deep, working his way into shape after joining the club late. giants go on to win six nothing and the a's lose to the brewers 11 four. that's a wrap on morning sports. everybody happy saint patrick's day i'm larry biel and you'll see lots of the green out in oakland today. >> where you're going to put your running shoes on. today is
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the 15th annual oakland marathon. the public got an early look at the new henry j. kaiser center for the arts building during the marathon expo's second day, more than 5000 runners were invited to come check out the space and enjoy the kids fun run. this will be the location of the start and finish line, and there will also be a post-race festival on site, and it all kicks off in just about ten minutes from now. starting at 7 a.m. now. it rained during last year's marathon, so the runners are gearing up for a nicer turnout today. let's check in with lisa. >> all right. good morning to you. yes. nicer turnout for sure with some cooler temperatures which runners usually like a high pressure in control the next several days keeping the storm track at bay. but we're going to see several systems begin to form as high pressure fades away. maybe wednesday, thursday. and there it is, the marine layer. classic summertime pattern. but it's not even spring. we will have spring like temperatures, the low clouds and fog for the next several days, influencing parts of the bay
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area. 49, san francisco 51. in oakland and 52 in hayward. so mid 40s san mateo, you know, the warmest weather is pretty much behind us, although we are going to see temperatures still above average the next few days. you can see the cool numbers here from our exploratorium camera, where the sun comes up at 719, set seven 1651. in concord, 44 in livermore and santa rosa. with the fog up through napa, santa rosa this morning. and there's another look from our sutro tower camera. so it looks like summer feels like spring back to winter by the end of the workweek. all making sense, right? this morning. low clouds, patchy fog. a sunny day today for saint patrick's day. it will be cool at the coast. it has certainly cooled down. and then the vernal equinox spring arriving tuesday night. but we get into slightly warmer weather for your monday, so we'll have high pressure holding on, somewhat reestablishing itself for inland warmth here at the coast. comfortable cool bayside, upper 60s to low 70s subtle
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cooling on tuesday. notice the upper 50s at the shoreline. still sunny, dry, partly cloudy into wednesday. this is more dramatic cooling for most of us. still holding to on a couple temperatures near 70. and then even thursday. really not looking too bad. but as we get into friday, bringing in rain, bringing in rain over the weekend and a preliminary look at the rain and snow right through saturday night brings us anywhere from about a half inch san francisco, oakland, maybe an inch down through ben lomond, and then we're looking at about a foot, maybe two feet. this is all way too early to get the particulars. it's just a general trend that gives you an idea that will be changing. pretty much doing a 180 by this time next weekend. 72 santa clara. we should be in the mid 60s. so a nice warm up here. 73 in san jose. the cool down yesterday on the peninsula but still very nice. mountain view 6967 san mateo and those low 60s in the sunset mid 60s with mostly sunny skies. you'll get into a little
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patchy fog late in the day. san mateo, a stinson bodega bay. cool, breezy, low 60s 72, in sonoma and then slightly milder as you get away from that bay with low 70s union city and into the low 70s to mid 70s up towards brentwood, out towards brentwood. the accuweather seven day forecast featuring the sun, some fog this morning, a few degrees warmer for your monday. spring arrives on tuesday slightly cooler on wednesday and thursday. could see some showers on friday lasting into next weekend. stephanie all right lisa, thank you. >> a reminder that you can watch all our newscasts live and on demand through the abc7 bay area connected tv app. it's available for apple tv, google tv, amazon fire tv and roku. coming up discounts, deals, and a whole lot of food. restaurant
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the items or less. last year, the retailer tested the new policy at about 200 stores, and it found that express self-checkout was twice as fast at those stores. target is also opening more full service lanes that are staffed for shoppers who have more items than that. we have an update on the rescued tiger cub at the oakland zoo. here is a look at the new video of newly named lily, who is clearly doing much better. she was rescued from a private facility in bad shape. lily had several bone fractures and trouble moving around, and she will now move to a facility that specializes in caring for tigers. when she makes a full recovery. restaurant week is underway in oakland and beyond. the special deals and discounts local businesses are excited about what else it could mean for the city. abc seven news
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reporter j.r. stone talks to those making it all happen. >> mouth watering ribs at everett and jones barbecue, near jack london square are only some of the things on the menu for oakland restaurant week 2024. >> we have the pork ribs, our homemade beef links, smoked chicken. you can have the yams, the mac and cheese, the collard greens or baked beans. that does sound good. but back to the story. everett and jones is one of more than 160 restaurants participating, meaning you'll see more than 160 discount daetz since those are part of restaurant week two. >> we're pretty much reducing our prices across the board on all the main items. about 15% around there because we want people to try different things in the menu. >> that's chef nigel jones of calabash, who is also all about the food. >> all you hear, are you going to get some really, you know, delicious oxtails that we braised for more than three
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hours and falling off the bone. our jerk chicken that we marinate and smoke? >> chef nigel and darcia white are not shy about the fact that it has been a challenging past 12 months for both of them. restaurants. they say foot traffic is down partially due to safety concerns in oakland, but now it's time to shine. >> every major city i think, is dealing with some form of crime and you know, it's gotten better. it's not all the way gone away. and just to highlight positive things in oakland, many workers at these buildings have still not yet come back to the office. >> and chef nigel is hopeful that restaurant week will bring them back. >> i'm looking for us to bring some fun back into oakland over the next ten days, and who doesn't have fun stuffing their face with delicious food? >> but remember, one thing you don't have to wait for restaurant week to visit a oakland restaurant. >> come in anytime. we appreciate that. >> jr stone abc seven news.
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>> some delicious food in there. how about some corned beef and cabbage? oh yeah. >> for sure. today. right in the green. beer. all right. good morning everybody. we're waking up to low clouds and fog. sunshine inland temperatures, low 70s rebound rebounding there. upper 60s bayside. but 60 at the coast with the sea breeze . and then spring arrives on tuesday getting cooler midweek looks like rain friday and saturday with level one systems. >> very nice. we'll enjoy the sunshine while we have it. all right, we'll leave you with this old irish blessing. may your troubles be less and your blessings be more. nice. pretty sweet right? thank you all for sharing part of your sunday with us. we'll be back at nine. have a great day. >> this is abc 724 seven. >> in san francisco, live at levi stadium in san jose. >> live in oakland. yeah, you're
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