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KGO ABC7 News 400PM February 17, 2017

Repair work thats still going on. It gives the Construction Company and developer 48 hours to give the city a status report on the fixits. Cam is demanding more information. Is this something that is systematically at issue with our inspection process that allowed this oversight to take place. In the 11 years ive been at the building department, ive never heard of a construction incident like this. Reporter the buildings texas developer hines news that the forms are now in a stable condition. We checked with cal osha which found five violations from the buildings Construction Company land lease since 2011 involving worker safety and equipment not in safe, working order. As you can see, between first and second street, it is off limits. We do not know when it will be reopened. Cornell bernard, abc7 news. A truck driver suffered serious injuries after his truck overturned after hitting two other vehicles around 4 30 a. M. Along northbound 880 near 5th avenue. A woman riding from the truck was also thrown from the cab. The woman had minor injuries. All lanes reopened just after 11 00 this morning. Well turn now to our weather. Take a look behind us. Not bad. It looks great. However, a live look from our mt. Tam camera and you can see a little bit more clouds over there and more rain is headed our way. Lets check in with Spencer Christian with our forecast. Spencer . Larry communicated a lot with that. However, heres live doppler 7. The clouds are prominent. Before we get to the animation, i want to show you a Flood Warning in effect for this area in the Sacramento Valley from woodland down to davis until 2 14 tomorrow morning and Flash Flood Watch until noon tomorrow including vallejo and interstates 80 and 680. A wind advisory for much of the bay area from 7 00 a. M. Until 10 00 p. M. Tomorrow. Lets get to aour approaching storm. Moderate and heavy showers for the morning and afternoon hours. Heres the forecast animation. 8 00 tonight, notice the increase in clouds. The storm is moving up from the south this time. Not the usual pattern. By 5 00, continuing through the morning commute and actually the first half of the day well see showers, moderate and heavy at times before they wind down. Layer sfl larry . Thanks, spencer. Lets get to the oroville dam. Repairs continue for the Third Straight day on that damaged spillway. The lakes level has dropped 32 feet since the emergency spillway went into use and its expected to continue dropping. So good news there. Officials slowed the release of water today so crews could remove debris from the bottom of the spillway which will allow them to eventually restart the dams power plant. At this point, i do not have any information to suggest that the threat level has increased necessitating an imminent evacuation. The National Guard is getting ready just in case. Officials have identified three areas that cause the most concern for possible flooding. One of those areas is 100 repaired and another is 69 fixed and the third is only 25 repaired. Lets take a look at the Central Valley now. The San Joaquin River is now above flood stage. The river rose above 29 feet around 1 00 this afternoon. Look at this. Some people in the city between tracy and stockton are getting around their homes in boats. Into mobile Power Generators are on standby waiting for the call. The Emergency Power Systems are being used more and more by pg e to get the lights back on during stormdriven outages. Many units are already loaded up and ready to go. They have already been used this winter to provide power in san rafael, diablo and fairfield. Part of the plan is to prepare for largescale outages and thats when we call on greko. We can power anything from single residents up to 5,000 or greater. The generator systems can be prepositioned ahead of where storms are expected. Crews are working to shore up an area where there was a mudslide on highway 17 in santa cruz. Its near vine hill road where mudslides youll recall damaged an abc7 news van with one of our colleagues inside. It was a very scary scene. Another separate truck incident that occurred. Meanwhile, the cost of all of these road closures and repairs like highway 17 and this one on highway 37, they are really adding up. Officials with the department of transportation say repaving the states roads after recent Winter Weather could cost the state some 401 million. New at 4 00, Solano County authorities are investigating a case of tuberculosis. This is at armijo high school. They are looking at an active tuberculosis case. They are not releasing any information about the patient, citing privacy laws. So we dont know if the victim is a student or a faculty member. Scotts seafood has been ordered to pay 841,000 for illegally constructing a pavilion near the water. That environmental fine may be cut in half. Laura Laura Anthony is live. Laura . Reporter hi, larry. Some see the pavilion behind me as a huge asset in oakland but many consider it a Restaurant Owner run amok and a government body thats done little about it. Theyve been defiant over a repeated period of time. Reporter its taken nearly 20 years to get to this point as scotts seafood as failed to obey the commission and the commission has done little about it. Public access is your job, 100foot setback is your job. Reporter the issue, this pavilion. Scotts added retractible walls and doors as has exceeded the 70 events per year. Scotts overstepped. Reporter last year, scotts and the commissions staff came to an agreement that the restaurant would pay the 250,000 fine but they rejected the deal and tripled the fine. Now this committee is recommending that the fine be reduced to 395,000. I think we need to discuss with staff a little bit more about whether were going to contest this. But at least were happy that its not 841. This is disappointing. Its a big fine and they deserved a bigger fine. Theyve been flagrantly violating the fine for years. Reporter they will vote in early april. In oakland, Laura Anthony, abc7 news. An officer will not face charges for a Fatal Shooting of a mentally disabled man armed with a rig. Investigators say dash cam video show alt charging at officers with the rake raised over his head. He was tased at first and then shot and killed by officer bailey when he kept approaching. San Francisco Police have arrested a suspect following a murder near the civic center. The victim crashed his suv into a parked car after being shot early yesterday morning. That man, 34yearold preston bradford, died after being rushed to a trauma center. The suspect was caught in oakland late last night. Police have not said whether the shooting was random or targeted. One San Francisco supervisor thinks you should pay a toll to drive down the socalled crookedest street in the world. Lombard street attracts about 2 million visitors a year. Residents are fed up with traffic jams. They believe charging a toll would improve the quality of life for russian hill residents. Coming up at 5 00, kate larsen will have more on this proposal. San francisco has a street thats even crookeder, if thats a word. A lot less famous than lombard street. You can see where vermont street. Its tucked in to u. S. 101. Sky 7 flew over the road as this driver negotiated down the hill very slowly earlier today. Well, a major walkout across the u. S. Thousands of kids are out of school and even more people were off the job. The day without immigrants and the effect on the economy. Plus well, you cant advise someone when they dont want to get your advice. Well tell you why 16 out of 20 people have now left. Plus he said, hi, grandpa. I said, whos this . The phone scam targeting seniors. Tips from the scammers themselves that could help prevent you or your loved one from becoming a victim. At 4 11, our first live at the afternoon commute on 680 in walnut creek. Northbound traffic is oncoming not as heavy as it usually is at at at t, we believe in access. The opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. Connecting with the things that matter most. And because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet, weve created access from at t. California households with at least one resident who receives snap or ssi benefits may qualify for Home Internet at a discounted rate of 10 a month. No commitment, deposit, or installation fee. Visit att. Com accessnow to learn more. Immigrants across the court stayed home from work and school today. A day without immigrants were held today and the bay area was a big part of the protest. A rally was held in San Franciscos city hall to make the argument that the u. S. Needs its immigrants. Abc7 news matt keller was there. Reporter the Largest School district in santa clara received phone calls saying that their students would be absent. I couldnt quote you the number because we dont track immigrant tat t immigrant status which is one way we protect them. Reporter they are staying home today to take part in a day without immigrants protest. They want to show how critical they are to the economy and the way of life. As far as were concerned, its our job to educate them when they are not in class. Many stores and restaurants are staying close in support of the protest. Gazzalis is closed down for the first time ever. Chavez supermarkets is also closed. I hope it gets to his attention that its not a good thing to do because without the immigrants here, this country would be nothing. Reporter but not everybody is happy. Eli showed up at 7 00 at the chavez supermarket in san jose saying he was supposed to be stocking shelves but with the doors closed, hell be losing money. One less paycheck for my family. Reporter we reached out to chavez this morning to find out if they are paying their employees for today but we have yet to hear back from them. We reached out to san jose unified. The school tells us some students were missing because of the protests. 290 people were absent yesterday and more than 1100 missed school today. There were 10 more absences today. Napa valley reported 1100 absences. And in San Francisco unified, absences really werent anything unusual today. A new report is touting the impact that immigrants have on the u. S. Economy. The partnership for the new American Economy say immigrants earned 1. 3 trillion in 2014 and contributed 329 billion in state, local and federal taxes. The partnership for a new American Economy is a coalition of Business Leaders and mayors launched by Michael Bloomberg and rupert murdoch. And a day without a woman, the same people who organized the womens march on washington, d. C. , are behind the call for a general strike. It will take place on wednesday, march 8th. A group of music fans and rock and roll legends plan to sue San Francisco after being rejected again to stage a huge free concert that would mark the 50th anniversary of the summer of love. Members spoke outside the city hall before the Park Commission meeting. Commissioners stood by their earlier denial of the permit. That request to use Golden Gate Park cited safety and security issues. This specific concert promoter has not complied to the safety requirements. Theres never been a security problem. Its a little bit crowded. Concert promoters had planned their show for june. Well, from summer shows to both in terms of quantity and quality. Kristen sze is here with dramatic new satellite images that show what a difference the few months make. Kristen . Larry and ama, satellite images from nasa, this was last april coming off of a very dry winter and ill show you in particular San Pablo Bay here. The water is as green as the ocean. Now ill bring up the same bay. Were talking about this week a look at San Pablo Bay now. That is sediment washed in from the sierra and Central Valley. Just a big difference for you right there. Now i want to take you north. Were talking about Lake Oroville down to sacramento. On the left split screen, you can see november of last year and this is just this week. There is robust amounts of water from Feather River to sacramento river. But take a look. A few months ago, you cant even see that. What water flow . You couldnt even tell. The other thing, the colors of the bay down below, look at that, brown now and green just a few months ago. Now, youll probably wonder, is all of this good or bad . Well, the raging rivers are dumping it into the bay as we see from this Photo Gallery and the sediment hurts clams and kril. So pros and cons for you. Lauri larry, ama . Heres a look at live doppler 7. Lots of blue skies but it wont last very long. This repetitive pattern begins tomorrow morning. There is blue sky from the rooftop camera. Its currently 61 degrees and 59 at half moon bay. A cloudy review as we look from the sutro tower even though the storm is not coming from the northwest, its coming from the south, lots of clouds are drifting in. 59 degrees in santa rosa westward out over the bay, we have isolate clouds. Low and dark clouds out over the bay. Its rainy and windy for the morning commute. Occasional showers over the weekend and this wet pattern continues into late next week. The storm ranks 1 on the storm impact scale. Moderate to heavy showers morning and amp nofternoon. 3 00 tomorrow morning, at that point, most of the bay area will be dry. Notice the wave of rainfall coming up from the south. That pattern continues into the morning commute as the morning commute gets under way, we see pockets of moderate to heavy rain through the central part of the bay area. Most of the rain will be light but the moderate showers have become more widespread as we get later into the Morning Hours and into the midday hours. We wont see the steady rain breaking up until probably about the middle of the afternoon tomorrow and then it winds down into the evening and late night hours at 6 00 tomorrow mornings, we see gusts from 20 to 30 Miles Per Hour. And then gusts increase from 30 to 50 Miles Per Hour and just gradually ease up into the midday hours and then finally winds moderate going into the late afternoon. Rainfall totals, under. 01 and Santa Cruz Mountain locations and over in the sierra, a Winter Weather advisory in effect from 7 00 a. M. Tomorrow until 10 00 a. M. Saturday. Heres the accuweather sevenday forecast. It ranks 1 on the storm impact scale as well for saturday and sunday a stronger storm and on monday, rainy conditions. Were ranking that one a 2 right now. And then followed basis testimonies ranking 1 on the impact scale for tuesday, wednesday and thursday. And thats the repetitive pattern. Ever get rain fatigue . I have it already. I feel soggy right now. Well, you dont look it. Thank you, spencer. The hiding place that was a little too good. What workers of a recycling plant found when they took apart an old tv and its the second big find this week. And in honor of black history month, were using the bay area instagram feed to celebrate the people making a difference where you live and were recognizing the first africanamerican female aviator, bessie coleman. She spent part of her career in oakland. Shes remembered with a large sign at Oakland International airport. We have lots more information on announced today, Felicity Jones will serve as presenters at the oscar ceremony a week from sunday. Past oscar winners Javier Bardem and Charlize Theron will take to the presentation stage as well as well as brie larson. You can watch this on sunday, february 26th. Our coverage begins at 2 00 p. M. On abc7. We have proof that recycling your electronics can pay off big. Really, really big. An employee at a recycling center in canada was taking apart an old tv when he found 100,000 in cash inside. Turns out, about 30 years ago the original owner stashed the money in a box and he put it inside the tv. He was planning to one day give it to family members as an inheritance but forgot all about it. He found documents inside the tv which led police to find the Rightful Owner and they gave him back the cash. Wow. Yeah. That story comes a day after we brought you the story of a woman who had 8,000 returned to her from a Southern California goodwill store. She donated a budge of her husbands shirts. She didnt know that he had hid 8,000 in a pocket for a surprise visit to italy. Goodwill employees went through stacks and stacks of clothes. They finally found the money and returned it to its Rightful Owner. Well, the mass exodus from a president ial commission that includes some people right here in the bay area. Plus im not ranting and raving. Im loving this. Im having a good time doing it. President trump lashing out at the media again. And the effort to keep people safe by looking do tomorrows the day well play something besides video games. Every day is a gift. Especially for people with Heart Failure. But today theres entresto. A breakthrough medicine that can help make more tomorrows possible. Tomorrow, i want to see teddy bait his first hook. In the largest Heart Failure study ever, entresto was proven to

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