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KOFY ABC7 News On KOFY 7PM March 2, 2017

You can see how intense it was. Here is a map showing where this is happening between olive and lyndon avenue and california and pine avenue. No one was hurt and no one was inside the apartment when firefighters got there. Remember, download the abc 7 news app and enable push alerts for breaking news updates any time. Good evening, im dan ashley. Im ama daetz. To tonights top story, a sevenfigure donation to help people whose san jose homes were soaked by the flooding. Who dont receive 5 million . Thats the man with the money. 5 million hes giving away to help people whose san jose homes flooded. Most homes have been cleared for reentry however some parts are still not open for people to return to because of the damage and potential contamination from the flood waters. Today people in mobile home parks received free dumpsters so they can start clearing away flood debris. The Citys Department of transportation started cleaning the streets today and perhaps the biggest boost for flood victims came in the form of a single 5 million donation today. Abc 7 News Reporter david louie is live and will make it way to the flood victims, david . Reporter well, dan and ama, every flood victim will have individual needs and the organizations will taylor their services to those individual needs. People might not have Flood Insurance for example, they may need food or to replace a vehicle in ordinary tore ger to. That 5 million donation will help a lot. The white jacket and bright pants mike hue hong stand out in a crowd but what made people crowds around him is the gift he brought, 5 million. He knew someone was checking donations so mr. Hong decideed to make a donation of his own. When i came to this country, i had nothing. Now i have little bit money, i just want to help my people to help the people. Reporter mr. Hong became a billionaire by starting a biotech company. His generosity will help nonprofit groups focus on restoring lives, each group will focus on one task. One is longterm case management, leading that committee which helps people navigate through the bureaucracies, the benefits, all the challenges, where do i go for help . Thats our role. Red cross volunteers put in a collective 18,000 hours over the past ten days but Emergency Response is now over. There is potential Financial Systems to provide as well as referable to many other resources. Direct Financial Aid might be difficult for some to accept due to native culture. This woman isnt sure if her parents will take money. We receive or not. Reporter if money is turned down, Catholic Charity can provide services. One thing is certain, hue hong wants to help and will hold the mayor accountable it goes into direct assistance for flood victims. They have no place to live, so we have to get them someplace for them to live. Reporter david louie, abc 7 news. Flood control cost california 50 billion. Thats according to the states Natural Resources secretary today. During a Committee Hearing in washington today, harris discussed the flood risk with the state secretary of Natural Resources. Harris is trying to secure federal funding to upgrade ageing infrastructure. They say only through federal aid has the state weathered what could have been disastrous flooding. Sacramento is second to new orleans in danger from catastrophic flood event and it is that effort that is protected sacramento and other areas. Harris says nearly half of californias 1400 dams are designated as quote high hazard potential by state officials. And its all clear on live doppler 7 now we well get more rain by the weekend. Download the news app now to access radar and enable push alerts on your phone or tablet. Sky 7 is over breaking news in Alameda County. Youre looking at a mudslide on you c crow canyon road. It shut down the road, which is in san ramon. Public works crews tell us the road will be close for the several hours, so they can remove all of this muck. Just a reminder, even when its not raining, you can see the effects of our incredibly wet winter. Two thrill seekers arrested after they reportedly jumped out of the one of the tallest buildings in San Francisco early this morning. Police say they found them with parachutes in the block next to the hilton San Francisco union square. The tall hotel there. Kate larson is live to explain the trouble these two daredevils could be in, kate . Reporter we just learned more about the two base jumpers and who they are. Lets go ahead and take a look at the mug shots on the left 26yearold joshua glovack of San Francisco and on the right 25yearold brenden wine stooei when they jumped off the hilton and landed in front of a squad car. Our cameras were there as police took two men into custody. The pair allegedly jumped off the top of the 46story hilton hotel in the tender loin. There are some officers on patrol in that area when they on zeserve observed several peoe descending from the sky with parachutes. Reporter the officers took the parachutes and base jumping gear into evidence. Base jumping is not illegal so the men 25 and 26 years old were charged with trespassing and conspiracy. The jumpers was not guests at the hilton and dont know how they gained access to the hotels roof. Base jumping and other extreme sports are very popular with videos often appearing online. This video shows parachuters jumping off the World Trade Center three years ago and remember this from 2010 . A man used giant suction cups to climb the tower here in San Francisco. Its something for people with high rises to be aware of and hotels where people in the public can have easy access. Reporter Amy Hollyfield spoke to a suspect when he was released from jail today who said he was not jumping for attention. Police are looking for video of the jump. Reporting in San Francisco, kate larson, abc 7 news. A man had a very rough landing in the Central Valley today. The man left sonoma this morning but lost control of his plane as he approached the mercy hot springs airstrip in fresno county. As you can see, the plane flipped over and landed upside down. The pilot is a 78yearold man that suffered minor injuries to his shoulder and face and refused medical attention. Hes fine. Abc 7 conif i recall brks b identities of those involved in mondays crash. Those killed include the registered owner of the plane and his wife dana. Their adult daughter stacy pierce survived and is in Critical Condition and the other survivor is sylvia and her daughter died in the crash. The cessna crashed into homes in riverside monday afternoon. Two are red tagged. This is our first look inside whats left of one of those homes. The homeowner did get out safely. No one on the ground was injured. Neighbors have been bringing supplies and donations to help them recover. Investigators have still not released an official cause of the crash. Two men arrested in the stabbing death of a popular Little League coach were arraigned today in a san jose courtroom. Look at the mug shots. Prosecutors are saying very little about this case and that may be for good reason. A brks krrbc 7 News Reporter vi at the courthouse with more, vic . Reporter ama, the arraignment for these two men was very, very quick. There is still a lot of mystery and unanswered questions, for instance, we dont know what roles these two men played in the murder and as you mentioned, thats because both the prosecutor and police have been extremely tight lipped. Its pretty obvious this investigation is not over. They are scum balls. I needed to see the people that took frankie away from us. Reporter in the courtroom, family and friends of Frank Navarro as robert ruiz and aaron were arraigned. He was a coach and president of a Little League chapter in the south bay. He was along time security manager at the nightclub in downtown san jose. Navarro was killed early sunday during an altercation shortly after he caught someone using another persons id. Nightclub owner david powell. Like the cowards they are, attacked frank and my team from the side and in that scuffle, frank was stabbed and killed. Reporter ruiz and vallejo were arrested and in a car that matched the one on the clubs security video leaving the scene. Abc 7 news learned anothe camera recorded the scuffle and killer running away carrying a knife. Navarros family and friends are still in disbelief over the senseless murder. There is no reason to have francisco lose his life over a false id. Reporter ruiz and vallejo are being held without bail. They did not enter pleas. The prosecutor declined to comment saying the case remains sealed. A source tells abc 7 news thats because police are still looking for another suspect, possibly the one who stabbed navarro. Vic lee, abc 7 news. A safer oakland, thats what the citys police chief says is the number one goal. Abc 7 Laura Anthony sat down with Ann Kirkpatrick to ask her about the future of the department. Despite gains made, her new ciy could be safer and should be the safest city in america. Chief kirkpatrick acknowledged the forces history of controversy from the recent sex scandal to recent profiling and said its important to take ownership of the good and the bad. We own it. We are going to address the fact that mistakes occurred. Were going to acknowledge it. Were going to talk about how we correct it for the future, and were going to meet people facetoface. The new chief says her approach is to talk with and listen to all of the stake holders in the city. Yahoo Ceo Marissa Mayer is giving the annual bonus to the companys employees. Shes doing it in light of the two massive data breaches that happened under her watch. The biggest happened in 2014 but was only recently revealed. Yahoo investigation found that myer and other managers reacted too slowly to the crisis. Yahoos top lawyer resigned as a result of the investigation. The breaches lowered the value of yah 350 million. Verizon recently agreed to buy the company for about 4. 5 billion. The Company Behind the app snapchat said the ipo price today at 17 per share, higher than expectations. Snap plans to start trading tomorrow on the new york stock exchange. The los angeles companys main feature is snapchat, a messages app where the text and images disappear after a short time. Snap also built special camera glasses called spectacles that can take pictures. [ cheers ] a major moment for the dow. It closed above 21,000 for the first time today. Analysts credit the 300point jump in part to president trumps promise to invest 1 trillion into the countrys infrastructu infrastructure. The nasdaq and s p set records by gaining more than a percent each. The wife of the pulse nightclub shooter could be in jail by the end of the week. If released, shell stay in the bay area. Find out why her release is so rare, plus. To teach people that using the r word is unacceptable. Its not four letters but some say the r word is just as bad and they are running a campaign to get rid of it. Im spencer christian. Get ready for rising temperatures and falling rain drops. Ill have the forecast coming up. What you see on screen right now is a flag moving in the breeze. Tonight learn the meaning behind the rainbow from a man who created the first flag to its beautiful. Was it a hard place to get to . laughs it wasnt too bad. With the chase mobile app, jimmy chin can master depositing his hard earned checks in a snap. 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Dont start humira if you have an infection. Want more proof . Ask your rheumatologist about humira. Whats your body of proof . One of the hottest issues on social media is ending the use of r word. They rallied to explain why its not okay to use it. Abc 7 News Reporter lee an melendez explains. Reporter this song and dance number on the steps of city hall was performed to prove that students in special education can achieve a high quality of life. Today they joined a campaign to change the way people use the r word. In case youre wondering what the r word is, its not reading, writing and a rmath. Im not going to say it but just to clarify, the new term is now intellectual disabilities. Over the years, the r word has turned into sang. Ask anyone on the street. Someone is stupid and dont understan what they are doing. My name is is benjamin and i pledge to teach people using the r word is unacceptable. Reporter he attends a Public School for students in special education ages 18 to 21. It hurts peoples feelings. It really puts people down. Being an advocate is something our students are able to climb by the time they leave our program and take the skills into their futures, which is awesome. Reporter tommy says there is much work to be done. I pledge to rally and make my friends and my in the community. Reporter he and others have vowed to repeal and replace it with another more acceptable word. Respect. In San Francisco, leeayanne melend melendez, abc 7 news. Well, california voters may decide on bond measures for upkeep and expansion of state parks in california. Park supporters are trying to convince state lawmakers to vote in favor of bills aimed at preserving california parks on possible bond measure is 1. 5 billion in funding. Proponents say its been 15 years since california invested significant resources in our state parks. Well, californias water picture keeps getting brighter. Youll be glad to know. Today state water officials conducted the latest snow pac survey and crikristen z is here they conducted the third snow pac test of season and results are very positive. Comparing what remeasured today, the 43. 4 last month we only had 28 inches of water content at this location. So a really big increase. The manuel snow survey was done in eloquent der rad doe co. The average is 24 inches. Overall, the water contend in Northern California is 161 . In Central California orsen t cl sierra 204 and california statewide, 186 . This means when the snow melts over the summer, reservoirs like santa clara countys Anderson Reservoir will stay nice and full. I want to show you how much the water situation changed on the left, california in 2015 very little snow in the middle 2016, really not much better with the white stuff and on the right, 2017 look at all that white stuff, the snow that we have now. So well have to see if these storms keep up, the final survey is on april 1st. Dan and ama. Thanks, kristen. We have clear skies and they will last until the next weather event. We had a beautiful sunset today but before we get to that, let me show you some of todays high temperatures. It was springlike in some spots. Santa cruz 76 and 62 San Francisco and mid 60s. 65 santa rosa and concord and 64 san jose and will it get milder tomorrow. Here is a live view from the camera looking at a bright western sky. The sunset but its glowing effect remains behind. 56 in San Francisco right now and 57 oakland and mid 50s in mountain view, san jose, 60 gilroy. Check out this view of blue skies over the golden gate. It is 58 degrees right now in santa rosa. Low to mid 50s, napa, fairfield 58. 62 concord and 54 at livermore and this is the view from the rooftop camera at abc 7 looking over the bay and these are the forecast features. Chilly overnight once again. Sunny and mild tomorrow and friday. Rain returns over the weekend. Now tonight, look for low temperatures once again dropping into the low to mid 30s. Actually this is mainly mid to upper 30s no low 30s. Near the bay and the coast, well see highs in the highs, lows in the low 40s. Well get to highs in a second. Here is a look at the threeday forecast. You can see how high the temperatures will rise in the next couple days. Upper 60s in the inland areas and even as clouds return on friday, it will be pretty mild. It gets a little cooler on saturday as clouds increase and we expect showers to move in late saturday and the storm coming in for the weekend ranks one on the storm impact scale. A storm of light intensity producing light rain, both days saturday and sunday. Not a washout and it will be breezy to gusty with the storm. Lets get into the forecast animation starting at 7 00 saturday morning well see a little waves of light rain starting in the north bay and swinging southward and eastward by saturday evening it will be pretty wet and most parts of the bay area and get a break into saturday, sunday morning another wave of rain coming in and that will start to break up sunday evening. We project rainfall totals will range generally from just over half an inch to about twothirds of an inch across the bay area, rather even distribution of rainfall and even in lake tahoe, the next four days well see mild and dry conditions thursday and friday. Light snow showers and rain on saturday. A little colder with heavi

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