amy hollyfield live at the bridge. it could confuse some drivers. >> reporter: the big message is ignore the signs. you will see them start to be tested this morning. they're going to start testing them on the marin section, the eastbound side, toward richmond. they will start lighting up the arrows at 10:00 this morning but this is just a test. you should pretend like they aren't even there. you will not have a new lane to drive in today. they plan to start opening up that right-hand shoulder in that right-hand shoulder in april. some commuters are skeptical. >> one experience we know for certain every time we have a traffic tie-up because the freeways have too few lanes and we have more lanes what we also do have people from greater distances and the same old bottlenecks exist again. >> reporter: they still like the idea of having it available as an emergency lane when possible so the green arrow will let you know when the lane is open to traffic. a red x tells you it is closed. they are working on westbound improvem

amy hollyfield is live at the intersection with the latest. >> reporter: hi. the family has never done this before on the anniversary, but berkeley police say they keep getting complaints about people rolling through this intersection where zachary died. they say they also average about one injury accident a day here in berkeley from car accidents. so, the family decided to use this anniversary to make a statement.

amy hollyfield in the newsroom. hey, amy. >> natasha, we're out here at the bay bridge toll plaids a. we're next to the carpool lane. we've been watching the cars in these lanes. we have seen violators. only with a driver no passenger. they need to know they're coming for u they took video of their sting they did yesterday and posted it on facebook. this is on highway 4 in the morning commute. the chp officers were busy. they say they handed out more than 200 citations. that was just in one morning. oakland chp did the same a few weeks ago. they issued 124 tickets. they say they are responding to commuter feedback. they've been hearing from commuters saying the issue is very important to them. it is a big concern. so the chp says they are on it. they could be out there again today. consider yourself warned much the carpool lane saves you time. what is your time worth? this ticket is expensive. $491 if you're caught. consider yourself warned this morning. reporting live from the toll plaza, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news

amy hollyfield is live at the scene at the south hayward b.a.r.t. station. amy? >> reporter: jessica, b.a.r.t. is saying they think they'll be finished with the repairs at 8:00 this morning. they have a ways to go. they're throwing a lot of resources at it. look down there on the track where they are working. we have seen a big piece of heavy equipment go down there to help them. we've seen several employees. i also want to show you video that we shot of what looks like the key replacement pieces that they were taking out there. because they've got to replace the third rail. that is what was damaged when this maintenance truck derailed this morning. it was out there doing its own work when it derailed and caused even more problems. lots of workers out there and they're working on replacing that right now. they think it's going to be 8:00 when they're done. we are in between union city and south hayward. they are single-tracking between those stations right now. you want to plan for delays. we have seen trains go through here. so they are going. but they're going

amy hollyfield live in san francisco's financial district. amy? >> reporter: reggie, just stay calm. that's what all the analysts are telling us saying we can get through this. yes, it was difficult to watch it drop yesterday. 1,175 points, but financial analysts say they do not consider this a crash. experts are saying there's no need to panic or sell. just stay focused on your long-term strategy. don't abandon that. the hot economy was possibly a little too hot and needed to cool down a bit. >> feel like it's a short-term market correction that is happening, and it's going to provide an opportunity for people that maybe didn't quite get in and missed the boat now are going to have an opportunity to invest. >> reporter: he says consider buying right now especially consumer staples. he suggests costco and procter & gamble. and don't lose perspective. we have been watching twitter to see if president trump had anything to say about the market. in the past he has bragged about how well the stock market has been doing. so far nothing from the preside

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live. amy? >> reporter: hi, jessica. yeah, what a beautiful place to fly a drone, right? the police went to city council here and said they needed help, that people were flying their drones inappropriately, and they needed restrictions put in place. flying a drone can be fun, even helpful. the city leaders noticed a dark side that comes with the hobby. residents have complained that some drones are being used to follow them as they walk down the street or worse. >> one case where a drone was at the window of a house with a young woman changing clothes, and then one instance where one went into a doorway and down the hallway, video manned. >> reporter: the police didn't have a law in the books to protect citizens from this harassment. the city counsel took action and close to enacting new regulations to restrict drone use. >> not flying above 400 feet. not flying within 25 feet of people. not following or filming people without their consent. obviously not going into people's houses. >> reporter: they are following the le

amy hollyfield is live in danville with more. hey, amy. >> reporter: hi natasha. it's going to be a fun day of pride at the high school here and in all of danville really. look at the support for zach ertz even in the downtown candy store. the owners remember him from elementary school even. his favorite candy is sour patch watermelon. he played for stanford and the high school here. now he's a philadelphia eagle. he had the winning touchdown last night. the town of danville couldn't be prouder. >> we are rooting for our hometown boy, zach ertz. we've known him since he was in elementary school. he's been a great athlete in football and basketball, and then he went on to stanford, which is my alma mater too. you have to root for our hometown boy. >> zach's mom was at the game last night. she was in the stands along with his wife, usa soccer star julie johnston. she's won a world cup. now zach has a super bowl championship. what a power couple. zach visited the football team here in danville this last summer, maybe this summer he can come make a visit and show off

reporting live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> thank you, amy. >>> the white house story is shifting over who knew what and when regarding the domestic abuse allegations against president president's former staff secretary. the white house said the fbi was conducting rob porter's background check when his ex-wives alleged abuse. however, in a stunning twist, the president's own fbi director told senators his agents actually gave the white house reports on porter four times starting nearly a year ago. press secretary sarah sanders shifted the blame to a little known office in the white house. >> the white house personal security office, which is staffed by career officials would have -- may have received information. but they had not completed their process and made a recommendation to the white house for adjudication. >> this scandal has revealed dozens of top trump officials still don't have permanent security clearances. >>> san francisco unified school district officials say they will continue protections for transgender students. that is according to the examine

live in foster city, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> thank you, amy. a parking lot near city college of san francisco could one day be the site of 1100 new homes. tonight the city wants the public's feedback on the huge project. the balboa development is row posed to be built at ocean and phehan avenues. a meeting starts at 6:00 tonight at san francisco city hall. a japanese company developed an experimental drug to get rid of your flu symptoms in 24 hours with one dose. >> unfortunately, it won't be available in the u.s. until next year. the new compound works three times faster than tamiflu by blocking the virus from hijacking other cells in your body. that reduces the risk of spreading it. the w.o.h. says it could change the way we treat the flu. exciting. >>> purdue pharma, will no longer promote oxycontin to physicians. this after purdue was sued over the opioid abuse epidemic. some lawsuits accuse them of downplaying the risks of oxycontin. the cdc says opioids were involved in more than 42,000 deaths in the u.s. in 2016. >> california's north co

reporting live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> thank you, amy. developing news now, people who pre-ordered tesla model 3s are getting their patience tested again. they're telling customers they may not get them for at least another nine months. tesla revealed it's running into production delays. yesterday elon musk said it stems from bottlenecks in production of the model 3's batteries. the delays is costing tesla financially. the automaker lost $675 million in the fourth quarter of last year and that is the largest quarterly loss it's ever seen. >> another government shutdown is looming with lawmakers facing a midnight deadline. democrats and republicans in the senate have reached a deal that would fund the government for two years, but the questions remain. is it enough and will the house go for it? kendis gibson with where things stand this morning. >> a breakthrough on capitol hill. the senate agreeing on a rare bipartisan agreement to fund the government for two years. >> this budget deal is the first real sprout of bipartisanship. >> i hope

amy hollyfield is live where thirsty beer fans are already lining up. hi, amy. >> >> reporter: hi matt. the pliny pilgrims are here. the line started forming at 2:00 yesterday afternoon. we have met fans here from l.a. and even a man from florida. this beer is only available for the first two weeks in february. you have to come here to get it. it isn't bottled. only available on tap. these people in line will be allowed in for three hours. you can have three rounds. they have to clear out so more e beer. we found some people doing this for the first time and others who have been here before and are back. yes, it is that good. >> it's very good beer. a bunch of friends to come with me. just having a good time. >> it's not bitter like you would expect. a regular ipa. even though it's triple. >> the city of santa rosa is happy to see the devoted fans who bring in an estimated $5 million the next two weeks. the party on the sidewalk is a lot -- part of the fun. everyone says this is part of why they come out here. just having fun on the sidewalk. but the re

amy hollyfield was there live with the latest. >> reporter: here is the road closed sign on tegs la road right at crossroad. we are watching as cars do continue down this road. there are a few driveways they can get to, but this is the way of letting people know they can't get all the way through. i spoke to the spokesperson for the sheriff's department. he wants to let their investigators do work, so they aren't releasing information just yet but they will. here is how the call came into dispatch. >> there's a female crawling on the road. she's missing an arm and she is mroody. another passing motorist is advising the x-ray appears to have been stabbed in the throat. >> reporter: here's the view from sky7 in this rural area. spokesperson told me she's an adult teenager. he doesn't think her arm was missing. that may have been the perception of the caller but she had been stabbed several times and air lifted out of here. this calm came in around 2:00 this morning. this is a very remote area. there's no cell service in that area. no word yet on how long she had been there or how she is do

abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is at the scene. amy? >> reporter: hi, jessica. the chp is now saying this was a head-on collision right here on port chicago highway. they say the driver of a camaro veered out of his lane, crashed head-on into a pickup truck, which was carrying a 51-year-old man and a 46-year-old woman. the crash ended up here in this yard. a 20-year-old that was inside that camaro, the passenger, was killed. the chp spokesperson got emotional talking about this accident, saying it did no have to happen. the chp says a driver under the influence of drugs and alcohol is to blame for this massive crash that killed one person, critically injured two others and hurt himself. the two vehicles landed in the yard of this bay point home just before 1:00 this morning. right outside the window where mark martin was sleeping. >> sounded like a bomb went off, to be honest. it was one of the loudest -- shook the whole house. and i -- i thought it was almost a dream until i heard a man screaming. >> reporter: he says a neighbor ran over with a crowbar and trie

santa rosa, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> that's great. happy hour comes early this friday. amy, thank you so much. >>> don't miss the big announcement, the news that just broke about steph curry and his favorite team. >>> a protester taken to the ground during a union rally. the reason reps and uc-berkeley are at odds over this video. >>> i'm meteorologist mike nicco. let's open up the window and set the table for what's going to happen today and through the weekend. notice how clear the clouds are. notice that flag blowing off towards the ocean. that's an off-shore breeze and temperatures already warmer than our average highs and records are on the way. i'll show you the neighbo >>> a wisconsin judge has issued a final sentence for two teen girls accused in the slenderman case. the teen ablers will serve 25 to 40 years in a mental institution for stabbing their classmate in 2014. the girls claim they stabbed their friend to appease a fictional online character. tonight abc's david muir takes a closer look at this bizarre crime in a 20/20 special. amy castro spoke to david

amy hollyfield has that story from santa rosa. >> reporter: these pictures show the aftermath of a fiery crash into seven parked cars on west steel street in san sta rosa. witnesses describe a sound like a bomb and a huge fire. >> i heard a huge smash. instantly looked up and right over here, a car was a huge fireball, instantaneous. >> reporter: police say the dodge charger that crashed here was stolen and that owners interrupted the theft and chased the driver with speeds reaching up to 100 miles per hour. witnesses say it sounds like the owners maybe tried to confront the driver. >> i heard angry voices. >> reporter: the car was stolen from riana street and it's not the first time thieves have targeted this street. >> on the 1st of january, somebody tried to break into my hummer in my driveway around 3:20 in the morning. >> reporter: wayne bernard is a chp officer and he was able to hold the man until police could arrest him. he says he would advise others not to chase the thief. >> leave it to the pros. i've seen fatalities out of vehicle pursuits before and it's not worth it. >> rep

amy hollyfield is live in broadmoor. do the police think the public is in danger? >> reporter: no, they think this is an isolated incident. it's very busy at this store where people stop by to tend to this memorial or add to it that's been created here for the victims, where they were shot. very clear these people were loved, they will be missed. their young lives cut tragically short. friends and family members gathered to mourn their loved ones killed in front of this convenient store last night. they said they were too upset to talk publicly at this time. candles and bottles of liquor have been left to remember the victims who died here. the store manager also did not want to talk on camera, but said two groups of people got in an argument last night right before the triple shooting. >> i'm shocked, amazed and a little worried about the area. >> reporter: regular customers of the hillside market say this morning they can't believe this happened here. >> it's shock, because i have been living in this neighborhood for around 30 years. and the first thing happened.

abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live at monte vista high school where ertz was a student at one point. >> reporter: they are so proud and those who know him tell us it was not only exciting to see him make a touchdown in the super bowl but that it couldn't have happened to a nicer person. >> flares out to it the right. caught in the middle and into the end zone. zach ertz! >> reporter: when zach ertz made this touchdown last night, the town of danville made a lot of noise. >> we all started jumping around, screaming. we were in my friend's room just together, just seeing that. just amazing. >> scared my 3-year-old son, scared my dog, scared my wife. it was pretty loud in my house. >> reporter: bill powers coached zach in basketball at monte vista high school but football is the route he ended up taking. his high school football coach felt so much pride as he watched him in the super bowl last night. >> i found myself beaming. i was so excited for him. >> reporter: even though zach was the center of attention after the game, he still took the time to call his old coach. >> just t

abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live in danville and she spoke to peek who felt it. >> reporter: hi, jessica. we are hearing stories about homes shaking, pictures falling off the walls and residents who are very tired this morning. danville residents are needing extra caffeine this morning. another round of earthquakes woke up this town overnight, ending the week just as it started, with interrupted sleep. >> last night the earthquake hit and it was -- jolted our house and woke us up at 3:00, 4:00 in the morning. it was intense. >> it's nuts. we have a little dog that sleeps on our bed with us and he freaks out all the time. >> reporter: several earthquakes hit early morning on tuesday, prompting the school district to put school districts on alert after the long president's day weekend. >> we sent an e-mail to our schools asking them to do an earthquake drill this week. it's a good opportunity to remind students and staff about our procedures. >> reporter: then another round of rattling this morning. >> when i came into my office this morning, i was surprised to see that there w

amy hollyfield live in dublin for us. amy? >> reporter: hi reggie. a woman stood up in court and yelled at the female suspect, you'll get what you deserve. she also said expletives. we want to show you pictures of the suspects. you can see who we're talking about. here's a look at 19-year-old daniel gross and 25-year-old melissa leonardo. prosecutors say the two are engaged and that they knew their victim. they believe gross is the one they believe gross is the one who stabbed the victim. monday morning on livermore. investigators -- her family says they are devastated by her father has a message for everyone who has reached out to them. >> total strangers. we have -- the love and support and other people helping us with and other people helping us with our go fund me >>. [ inaudible ] prepare for stuff like this. >> reporter: ray cues at that says his daughter was tough and strong and showed that to the end. a blood trail shows she crawled 100 yards in an effort to get help. she was stabbed more than 20 times. the suspects are in jail. no bail has b

live in martinez, amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you new oakland has reportedly run out of money for its fire prevention program. according to "the chronicle," the lack of funding is partly because voters rejected the renewal of a $65 parcel parcel the city has allocated about $60,000 but that money will not be released until july. some members want the money to be released early. >>> if you felt a little shaking this morning, you weren't dreaming. magnitude 2.9 earthquake hit the east bay around midnight. it was centered near monta vista high school in danville. a 2.5 quake hit the same area about an hour later. there is no reported damage, as you might expect, from a quake that size. >>> the teen charged in the deadly florida school shooting rampage was back in court this morning. nikolas cruz was brought into a ft. lauderdale court in shackles over an hour ago. his defense team had petitioned the judge to allow cruz to miss this hearing but their motion was denied. meantime, we're getting a new glimpse of cruz before the shooting. this is new video of cruz fighting with classm

let's get right to abc7 news amy hollyfield in hayward at west "a" street and harbor avenue. >> reporter: reggie, the most urgent information i need to get out right away is for the residents that live along the royal and "a" street corridor. a shelter in place has been issued because a suspect is believed to be in that area and he is on foot. they want people to stay inside their homes. now, let me show you what happened here in this part of hayward. this is where the shooting took place. we are at west "a" and arbor. look at the motorcycle that's been knocked over. that officer was on the motorcycle and listen to what he went through. he was trying to pull over an suv that was shooting. the suv finally stopped, went in reverse, rammed the officer. somehow the motorcycle became attached to the suv. the suv went into drive, going forward, taking the motorcycle with him. somehow the officer got free. he did bring out his gun and fired several times at the suv into the windshield. they do not know whether he hit the man inside. this happened outside a retirement home, the hayward village.

reporter amy hollyfield just got to the scene. amy? >> reporter: firefighters are still here, the home is still standing but it looks destroyed from this fire. the fire marshal is here with me, joining me now live to talk to us more about this fire. can you tell us who was here and how they're doing? >> we had four people in the residence at the time of the fire. they're doing okay. one person had a stroke previously. they're fine but we had to pull them away. it was a minor injury thankfully. >> t >> reporter: the house, it doesn't look good. can you tell us what happened? >> we had fir coming out of pretty much all the windows and doors. it was a well-involved fire by the time we got here. the majority of the house is destroyed. right now we're trying to get to hot spots. we had a stubborn fire in the attic. we've gotten the upper hand on that and hopefully will have the fire completely out soon. >> reporter: have you been able to talk to them and understand why it got so large before they figured out what was happening? >> we've tal

amy hollyfield is live at the intersection with the latest. >> reporter: hi. the family has never done this before on the anniversary, but berkeley police say they keep getting complaints about people rolling through this intersection where zachary died. they say they also average about one injury accident a day here in berkeley from car accidents. so, the family decided to use this anniversary to make a statement. >> it's to remind people. >> reporter: standing on a street corner is not usually how frank cruz marks the anniversary of his son's death, but this actually helped him a bit on this incredibly tough day. >> it's hard to get out of bed on this day, so there was energy around this year doing something of significance to really raise awareness. >> reporter: what he really wants to do is help make sure what happened to zachary never happens again. >> i think that this is an important way to honor zachary, to make his death matter. >> reporter: zachary was in the crosswalk with a group of children and adults at waring and berkeley when he was hit and die

amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> thank you, amy. investigators are looking into this man, 56-year-old ricardo tafolla rose for child molestation. he works as a counselor at the california school for the deaf in fremont. one possible victim has been identified and investigators want to know if there are others. rose has worked at the school since 1989 and is currently on paid administrative leave. he was arrested friday. >>> take a look at this. this is the scene san jose firefighters arrived to last night. they got reports of an explosion and a fire. this was around 7:00 p.m. on north 34th street near mckee road. they had to deenergize a dangerous live wire that was arcing over the sidewalk. firefighters managed to rescue a family of four and one of their two dogs. they're hoping they can find the second dog. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> a transgender woman claims a san francisco city worker refused to let her use a women's restroom. according to sfgate.com it happened in 2016 during a public health department t

reporting live here in hayward, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> amy, thank you. morgan hill police are trying to determine if there are more victims of a soccer coach charged with sexual assault. gonzalez is accused of attacking a minor he met through coaching. he works at oak grove high school in san jose. officials don't believe it involves any students there. he was arrested yesterday at his home in morgan hill. he also works at schools in gilroy and morgan hill. the incident did not happen on school grounds. >>> the fundraising battle between two of the candidates in the san francisco mayor's race is heating up. board of supervisors president london breed has raised more than $300,000 since announcing her candidacy last month. she's almost on par with one of her rivals, former state senator mark leno. he received more than $400,000 in contributions last year. the board removed interim mayor london breed last week and replaced her with supervisor mark farrell. that was a controversial move that some labeled racist and sexist. the special election will be june

amy hollyfield is live in san francisco. amy? >> reporter: hi, good morning, natasha. a protest is scheduled for in front of the i.c.e. building, the federal building in san francisco. organizers say they're going to be calling for an end to these arrests of immigrants, but i.c.e. agents have responded. they say about half of the people they arrested since sunday have criminal convictions. in addition to their immigration violations. including armando nunez salgado. he was arrested in napa and he is a documented gang member and convicted criminal. isis deputy directr specifically called out oakland mayor libby schaaf for warning immigrants, saying, quote, 864 criminal aliens and public safety threats remain at large in the community. and i have to believe that some of them were able to elude us thanks to the mayor's irresponsible decision. here's that warning that the mayor gave over the weekend. >> yesterday i learned information from multiple sources that there is potentially an i.c.e. activity planned in the bay area. >> the mayor has responded to the criticism sayi

reporting live in sausalito, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> thank, you amy. they will meet to discuss the results of -- discuss the results of an investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against one of their own. a team of lawyers hired by lawmakers believe tony mendoza engaged in sexually suggestive or flirtatious behavior at least six times with women on his staff. in one case, they likely offered a 19-year-old woman alcohol inside a hotel swooes during a party event. in another case, he suggested a woman take a vacation with him. he's not responded to this report. >>> first gymnastics, now swimming. a bombshell report published in the orange county register says swimming failed to -- it affected 6 h00 victims, many minors. since 1997, 252 coaches and officials with usa swimming have been arrested, prosecuted or punished for misconduct with swimmers. ariana krueger says she was groomed for a sexual relationship that lasted until she was 24 years old. >> all this started when i was 13. so every level that we got to was not something shocking. i didn'

reporter amy hollyfield is live for us there. >> reporter: hi reggie. he'll be at the fairmont hotel first thing this morning. there will be fans out here to greet him if yesterday is any indication. he arrived here yesterday morning and had several meetings with a variety of tech leaders, including sales force ceo mark benoff. the prime minister is here to strengthen u.s. and canadian relations and to encourage silicon valley to do more business in canada. he was greeted with a lot support from san franciscans trying to catch a glimpse. >> we're in the summer of love and gay rights. he resonates with creating a world with more diversity. people of san francisco love him. >> this morning, he'll meet with governor jerry brown and lieutenant governor gavin newsome. they plan to talk about trade and the climate. those meetings start here this morning at 8:15. live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> it's now 4:30 f you're just waking up to us, hello. let's get an update on your weather and traffic. lisa, what say you? >> reggie,oo

live in lafayette, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, thank you. >>> it is now 4:30. let's get a quick update on your weather and traffic. mike, it's a cool start to the day. but we're going to warm up, aren't we? >> yes, we are. a ride range of temperatures. from mt. tamalpais, the breezes have relaxed a lot. here's a look at your 12-hour planner today. we start off at 36 to 42 degrees. notice how quickly we warm to average highs by noon. with a couple more hours of sunshi sunshine, we'll

amy hollyfield is in alameda for us. >> reporter: what a long night, reggie. they listened to the public at city hall for four hours but they did not make a decision. the city council wants to take what it heard and reconsider this plan. here is the idea. it's to place cameras, license plate reading cameras around the city of alameda. the police chief says crime has gone up 12% this year. a lot from burglaries. car break-ins and robberies. he thinks this could help cdown on crime and catch the criminals doing it. others have privacy concerns. some think vigilant solutions will share the information with i.c.e. here is a little sample from the meeting. >> for people with concerns that law enforcement sometimes is making traffic stops based on some sort of racial profiling, the system doesn't do that. >> if someon gets ahold of my data, they can track my movements for six months in and out of the city. i don't want to live in a city where everyone comes in and out is a suspect. >> here's how it ended. the city council mentioned wanting to hear more, pointing out

live in bay point, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> developing news in hayward. investigators are trying to determine what sparked a fire last night near the holy cemetery. it took crews 45 minutes to get the flames under control. there were transients inside the building when the fire bloke out. there are no reports of any injuries. >> it is now 4:30. if you're just joiningu let's get a quick update on your weather and traffic. hi, mike. >> hi, reggie and natasha. a look at the temperatures at frosty level. danville 34. san ramon. 35. dublin and lafayette at 38. everybody else in the low to mid-40s. take a look at other temperatures. it is freezing cold at santa rosa. napa at 32 degrees. 48 right now, oakland, hayward, san carlos. 43 in san jose. here's a look at the 12-hauer e. hour planner. i jumped ahead. we'll show you the accuweather 12-hour planner coming up. your commute will be fine today except for the scattered showers that are going to be out and about and that snow level down to 2,000 feet. it could cause problems also. we'll look at that coming up n

amy hollyfield is live for us at the bridge. amy? >> reporter: hi, reggie. this is just a test. you will see these signs as you head from marin across the bridge over toward richmond. they're going to start testing these signs this morning. you'll start seeing them at 10:00 this morning. the green arrow means the right-hand shoulder is open to traffic. the red x means it is closed. they're opening the shoulder it try to ease congestion but it isn't opening until april, and it won't be open all the time. >> the lane is designed for use during peak periods only. we expect typically that will be from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. every day including saturdays and sundays. but we have flexibility thanks to the camera system, the communication wiring along the corridor to adjust those hours to respond to real-time demand. >> reporter: they want to keep that shoulder open when they can, so it's available for emergencies. officials will be testing all configurations of these lights for the next few weeks, so get ready for that. they don't expect the lane to open to traffic until april. report

. >> amy hollyfield for us in knob hill. amy? >> good morning. yes he's got meetings first thing this morning at the fairmont hotel. if yesterday is any indication, there will be fans to greet him. prime minister justin trudeau arrived in san francisco yesterday morning and had several meetings to the variety of tech leaders, including jeff bazos. the prime minister said he is here to strengthen u.s. and canadian relations and to try and encourage silicon valley to do more business in canada. efts greeted with a lot of support from san franciscans trying to catch a glimpse of him. >> canadians are extremely excited about the opportunities coming their way in the world as i've seen in the meetings i've had, whether it's here or elsewhere around the world. >> people are really interested in what we're doing in canada. >> this morning, he will meet with governor jerry brown and lieutenant governor gavin newsome. they plan to talk about trade and climate. those meetings will start at 8:15 this morning. after that, he will head to los angeles. reporti

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live for us this morning. amy, help. >> reporter: reggie, stay calm. we can get through this. the dow did drop 1,175 points yesterday. it is not considered a crash. experts around the world are saying there's no need to panic. stay calm and focused. don't abandon the long-term strategy. the hot economy was possibly a little too hot and needed to cool down a bit. >> we feel it's a short term market correction. it is going to provide an opportunity for people who maybe didn't quite get in and missed the boat now will have an opportunity to invest. >> reporter: he says consider buying right now especially consumer staples like costco and procter & gamble. if you had pulled out of the bottom of the market during the great depression you would have lost a lot. but if you had stayed the course, you would have made all that money back and then some in about three years. reporting live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> amy, thank you. >>> happening today a housing workshop is set to get under way for v

tomorrow he meets -- [ inaudible ] amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> amy, thank you. >>> sorry about the audio issues there. >>> you can scratch oprah winfrey's off the name of potential candidates for 2020. >> for now. she made the comment during a podcast. she was speaking with lin-manuel miranda of hamilton. he stated he was not going into politics. she replied offhanded, i'm not either. we shall see what ends up happening. >>> happening today, samely car dough set to give his state of the city address at 6:30 p.m. at san jose city college. he will give the speech just before 7:30 p.m. it's to honor city employees as well as kopt bugss by community community members. the city in recent weeks has been dealing with a homeless situation as well as a housing crunch. >>> a san jose man who famously lost weight by running needs your help. he didn't just shed pounds. he lost 180 pounds. he didn't just run. he ran every street in the city of san jose. it took him 15 months covering 2400 miles. he raised a lot of money for charity. jake's running career started in 2014. he weighed 380 and only

amy hollyfield is live for us there. amy? >> reporter: the prime minister has been getting a lot of love here in san francisco. he arrived here yesterday morning and has been greeted by adoring fans at all of his stops. he met with a variety of tech ceos yesterday, including amazon chief jeff bazos as he tried to encourage silicon valley to do business in canada. >> canadians are extremely excited about the opportunities coming their way in the world, as i've seen in the meetings i've had, whether here or elsewhere around the world. people are really interested in what we're doing in canada. >> today he will talk trade and the climate with governor jerry brown -- california governor jerry brown and lieutenant governor gavin newsome. they will meet at the fairmont hotel this morning. after the morning meetings, he will head to l.a. for his final leg of his u.s. trip. live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> amy, thank you. investors are going to be watching closely this morning. wall street's opening. it's going

amy hollyfield is live for us in alameda. amy? >> reporter: hi, reggie. the city council is being thoughtful about this issue. the council listened to public testimony for four hours last night. and then they didn't make a decision. city council members say they want to hear more. the city council says they're going to take everything it heard at this meeting, process it, rework the legislation and maybe even hear more testimony. the idea is to put license plate reading cameras around alameda to help fight crime. there was a lot of concern last night that the company that makes these cameras, vigilant solutions, will give the information it gathers to federal immigration agents. one city council member said after hearing this, she now wants the proposal to be rewritten before they consider it. >> i would like language to be modified and use specific references to indicate no cooperation with i.c.e. to identify undocumented individuals. >> reporter: the police chief promises the technology does not work that way. they won't make stops based on racial profi

amy hollyfield is live in lafayette. good morning, amy. >> hi, natasha. we're at acalanes high school. this created quite a scare. one student has been removed from the campus. now, let's move over to oakland where teachers are going to be going through active shooter training. it's going to look something like this. this is video of training that was done at the napa community college. about 100 teachers in oakland have gone through the training. but more will complete the course today. not just teachers need to be prepared. a family therapist says parents need to talk to their kids about this. but advises parents that they need to calm their own fears before approaching their kids. >> don't lead them. you may be transferring your own fears and anxieties that they don't have right now on to them. >> reporter: here is a picture of what an air soft gun looks like. this is not the one they found in lafayette. but you can see from this picture how realistic these guns look. they shoot round pellets. they cannot kill someone. students are the ones who reporte

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield live in know i valley. amy? >> reporter: police have not said what the kids ingested. here's a look from sky 7 of one of the kids being wheeled to an ambulance by medical crews. a total of ten kids got sick. one of the kids was classified as being in critical condition. we talked to some students and parents who suspect marijuana may be to blame. some tell us they're frustrated about problems at the school. >> sometimes when i use the bathroom, you can smell the marijuana. >> in the school? >> yes. >> the school has changed a lot. there's more fights and more drug use that i've seen and smelled. >> do you tell the teachers when you notice stuff? >> i tell our security guards, but they don't do anything. >> reporter: administrators here at james look -- middle school sent an alert to parents describing what happened and telling kids they will not be in trouble if they come forward to receive medical help. all of the students are expected to be okay. live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> amy, than

. >> amy hollyfield live in bay point this morning. amy? >> reporter: hi, reggie. the car and the pickup truck ended up in this yard in the corner lot. no one inside the home was hurt. it didn't hit the ka -- the cars didn't hit the home. they have been cleared away from this yard. but look at what the crash scene looked like hours ago. two people were killed and the third person taken to the hospital. the residents inside the home are okay. they said it sounded like a bomb went off when they heard the crash. they looked outside and realized that people were seriously hurt. >> all these people hurt and in pain, you feel so bad for them. you start to do whatever you can to help them. >> reporter: the truck was turning on to port chicago highway in the bay point from wharf drive. this was just before 1:00 this morning when that truck was hit by the camaro. the chp has not released information about the victims or about the investigation looking into how and why this happened. live in bay point, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news much. >>> thank you, amy. >>> developing news

reporting live in martinez, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> thank you, amy. high winds are fueling a wildfire grown to 900 acres. this broke out after 2:00 p.m. yesterday. campers at the pleasant valley ampground were ordered to evacuate. sheriff's deputies have been going door to door urging people to leave. so far, no reports of damaged structures. >>> the windy weather is causing problems for people traveling this weekend. that includes serious headwinds on flights from the east coast. >> what a nightmare. many passengers landing late at sfo. 19 flights have made unscheduled stops because of the significant headwinds. a plane from jfk airport had to touchdown in denver for nearly an hour to refuel. >> i have never experienced that, even the pilot was making a remark he's been with the business ten years and this is the first stopover because of the wind and needing to refuel. >> it felt really slow, like you were driving a car up a really steep hill and you're flooring it. >> overnight the chp issued high wind advisories for the san mateo bridge and the al

. >> amy hollyfield is live in broadmoor at the police station with more. amy? >> reporter: jessica, i just spoke with the police chief. they're still looking for who did this. police spent the night at the crime scene gathering evidence. they have returned now to the police department. this shootings happened at about 8:45 last night in front of the hillside market on hillside boulevard. two of the victims died. a man and a woman. the chief told me they were young adults, about 20 years old. a third victim is in the hospital. one woman got a call from a friend who lives near the store. she told her to come to the scene. she was worried the woman's daughter may have been shot. >> then she called me back and she was crying. she said that -- they said that my daughter had gotten shot and wasn't moving. that's it. that's all i know. i don't know anything else. so we're just kind of here, i'm kind of numb. just don't know what to think or feel. just want to find out where my daughter is. >> reporter: this happened in broadmoor. that's an unincorporated area surround

in danville, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> and super bowl mvp nick foles is the toast of walt disney world tonight. the eagles quarterback joined mickey mouse atop a float down main street. foles threw for 373 yards with three touchdown passes and became the first quarterback to catch a touchdown pass in the super bowl. that was a wild play, if you didn't see it. it's incredible. not bad for a guy who only got to play because the regular quarterback, carson wentz got hurt late in the season. so he took over. nick foles was about to quit football about a year before. disney is the parent company of ain abc 7. >> very appropriate, like a fairy tale. you can get the latest with our app. it has features and customized push alerts to get more of what you want delivered to your phone in real time. >> that's all for now, we appreciate your time here at abc news at 4:00. >>> abc 7 news at 5:00 starts right now. >>> using technology to turn alameda into a de facto, gated community. some say this is not the way to fight crime. >> plus a fiery accident in santa rosa. a dump truck plows into one

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live in martinez with more. amy? >> reporter: hi, good morning, jessica. look behind me at the aftermath from the latest fire. a lot of foam from what the firefighters use to put out this fire. firefighters have left, which shows that they feel confident that this won't happen again. this is the second fire here. this latest fire was at 1:25 this morning. this is a condominium complex on east gate lane in martinez. it didn't take them long to get the fire out. just about 20 minutes. no one was in the building at the time and no one was hurt. they say that this was second fire within 24 hours. the original fire was yesterday morning at 4:15. firefighters say that one started because of a pot that was accidentally left on a kitchen stove. five of eight units had severe damage from that original fire that can't be lived in right now because of the fire. one firefighter was hurt. but officials haven't said what happened. they do not think this is suspicious, just saying that accidents and rekindles which is what this one

. >> reporter amy hollyfield live for us at at&t park. amy? >> reporter: hi, reggie. there's a statue of him right here in front of at&t park. he is one of five players with a statue here at the ballpark so he is an important part of the giants and the community. orlando cepeda was in good health when he was spotted at willie mccovey's birthday party. he is in the hospital. it has been confirmed to abc 7 news but no details on his condition. cepeda is 80 years old. he played for the giants in 1958. that was the first year they arrived from new york. he was traded in 1966 to st. louis which is now considers one of the worst trades in their history. you can bet the community is pulling for him and hoping for a very quick recovery. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> a small flurry of earthquakes making it six total in the same area the past 30 hours. the usgs reports three more just happened at 4:25 raininging from 2.6 to 3.0 all are very close to the high school in danville, the same spot where a 2.9 hit yesterday morning. no reports of any damage. the first bus of student

amy hollyfield is live in dublin. good morning, amy. >> reporter: natasha, a woman stood up in court and yelled at the female suspect "you'll get what you deserve." a very tense court hearing. here is a look at the suspects due back in court today. 19-year-old daniel gross and 25-year-old melissa leonardo. prosecutors say the two are engaged. we've also heard that she is pregnant with their child. they also tell us they knew their victim. they believe that gross is the one who stabbed the victim. she is 19-year-old lizette cues cuesta. police have not released a motive but they all knew each other. she was found bleeding along livermore's tesla road where she was left for dead. investigators say before she died she named her killers. her family says they are devastated but her father also has a message for everyone who has reached out to them. >> want to thank everyone that showed support for me, my family, my daughter. it went from family members to total strangers. we appreciate that help. the love and support and o

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live at the broadmoor police station. amy? >> reporter: hi, jessica. police may be looking for more than one person in this case. they have not made any arrests. the shootings happened at about 8:45 last night. this was on hillside boulevard outside the hillside market. two people were killed. a third is in the hospital. one woman rushed to the scene when she heard her daughter may have been shot. >> i got a phone call saying that my daughter was shot and that she wasn't moving. so they told me where to come and we drove over here. we have been asking the police department all night who is there, is our daughter there, where is she. just any information. >> reporter: this happened in broadmoor. it's an unincorporated area surrounded by daly city. investigators haven't said the motive behind the shootings but did say that the public is not at risk. they think the victim and killers knew each other. reporting live from the broadmoor police department, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> we're tracking developing news with our team a

amy hollyfield live in bay point for us. amy? >> reporter: hi, reggie. i just spoke with the man who lives in this home and the crash landed in his front yard. he was not able to go back to sleep. he's very shaken up. he pointed out there was a tree here. it is completely gone because of the crash. it knocked part of the tree on to the roof of his home. part of it all the way into the backyard. that gives you an idea of the impact of this crash. wait until you see what was left of the cars. there were two vehicles involved. two people were killed. according to mark martin who lives here, the passengers in each car were killed. a woman in the pickup truck and a man in the camaro. the truck was turning on to port chicago from wharf drive in bay point when it was hit by the cama camaro. they landed in the front yard of the home right here on the corner. shocking mark martin who was inside. he said it sounded like a bomb went off. >> my head was literally where the cars crashed long side the wall. it's more than -- it's a crazy way to wake up. >> reporter: j

amy hollyfield is live in danville with more. hey, amy. >> reporter: hi, good morning natasha. this will be a proud day here at mont a vista high school and all of danville check out this sign at the candy store in downtown danville showing support for zach ertz. he graduated here in danville. then he went on to play for stanford. ertz now plays for the eagles and had the winning touchdown last night. as he celebrated the big win, people in danville proudly talked about how they knew him when. >> his favorite candy, patch flower mellon. the nicest kid, great athlete and so proud of him and all he's accomplished. >> incredible feeling. i can't put it into words. >> ertz's mother was at the game. she was in the stands with his wife, julie johnston. she's a usa soccer star. she actually has a world cup championship under her belt. now zach can add a super bowl ring. maybe danville will get a glimpse of that ring maybe this summer. last summer zach came to the high school and went out to football practice to say hi to the team and the new coach. that visit this summer would have an

amy hollyfield live along the bridge with that story. amy? >> reporter: hi reggie. yes. it is windy here. you want to be aware of that as you drive across this bridge. the wind can be dangerous. look at what happened in san francisco yesterday. this is cell phone video taken right after the incident. this is firefighters helping two people hit by a fence that went flying through the air. it happened in the mission district when they were hit. the 68-year-old man is in critical condition. the woman hit has minor injuries. >>> he was moving and talking, looked like he was struggling and in pain. >> it's sort of one of those freak accidents. >> residents say it was incredibly windy in the area. some dwgusts of 40 miles per ho were recorded yesterday. as for that fence, it came loose from a construction site which is approved by public works. the building department is investigating the incident. live in foster city where it is very windy. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> happening today, the senate will begin debate on immigration and the fate of dreamers. republicans are ex