leslie: leslie brinkley, abc7news. ama: today oakland opened new sheds on the site of the woodland street encampment, which is being disbanded. the city calls it the wood street community. the goal is to put up 70 to house people. the site includes access to electricity as well as communal residents, showers, laundry facilities, and a kitchen. an $800 million grant from the state is helping fund these site. the plan to build housing units is a nonstarter with california. the housing and community development division rejected oakland's roadmap days after the city council passed it. the report says the council rejected the housing plans for a majority of bay area cities, including berkeley. dan: supporters of police chief leronne armstrong are calling for him to be reinstated, but the oakland mayor says this is a personnel matter as he has been placed on administrative leave. brian curry with supporters who are demanding the federal oversight monitor step down. >> i say today, reinstate armstrong. can we say that? >> ga

live in the east bay, i'm leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. >> it has been so wild. let's take a look at pg&e's power outage map. there are 13,000 or so customers without electricity right now. the utility tells us the majority of those outages are in the north bay. nearly 10,000 customers there without power. more than 3000 customers are without electricity in the south bay. >> you can keep track of the current conditions and access the same live doppler 7 hour weather team uses anytime you want on demand on the abc 7 bay area news app. . download it wherever you stream >> san francisco police are looking for suspects in a shooting this afternoon south of market neighborhood. a witness tells us he saw a number of people inside a white mercedes open fire on another car at ninth and howard streets. this was at about 2:00. he said both cars sped away. we spotted shell casings on the ground in bullet holes in nearby buildings. police are not yet releasing any information about exactly what happened. >> san francisco police are investigating a homicide that happened this

i'm leslie brinkley, abc7news. ama: the oakland fire department is investigating the cause of a fire that destroyed a historic black church. flames spread through the church of oakland which was built in the 1850's but as abc7news reporter tells us, the community is already coming together vowing to rebuild. >> 12 hours after the fire damaged the first african church in oakland, the faithful were ready to rise again. ♪ >> i am at a loss for words. >> rodney smith is the pastor of the church. >> if you would make an offering of $100. >> the east bay. the pastor says they need the money to rebuild but what the city lost goes beyond dollar amounts. >> our church had not only a dollar value but a sentimental value as emotional value because so many people came up to me saying i got married in that church. my mother's funeral was in that church. >> the community connection was evident and the number of people that came by to see the damage. x this is a historic church a wealth of history and to see it in this conditio

abc 7 news reporter leslie brinkley was up there as well as in walnut creek, where there was plenty of heavy rainfall. hey, leslie. leslie: a little bit of all that, kristen and dan. my to -- my photographer and checked things out on diablo, never thinking we were going to encounter as much snow as we did after we got to the 2000-foot elevation. [laughter] >> snow! >> it is really fun snow! leslie: around noon, the snow fell fast and furiously. last week's snowman melted as new family memorized crystallized for those who made it up here. >> making a snowman. >> it just so happened that we have never made a trip to see snow, and we were actually planning to do that as we can, we were going to yosemite, and then the road closed, so we decided to stay home and see if we couldn't find some snow here today then. we were in luck. leslie: treacherous conditions appear on diablo, with the snow coming down. in fact, i was told a van had slid off the road. they are trying to block things off to traffic to make it safe. >> we went up to the top, the snow was getting a little bit sticky, so we cam

leslie: leslie brinkley, abc7news. liz: you can register to be the match online by scanning the qr code on your screen or by texting "kgo" to 61474. san francisco's public library unveiled the city's first ever book kiosk. a ribbon cutting ceremony was held yesterday on treasure island for the sfpl book stop. the automated book kiosk is located at the island cove market on avenue h. it holds a permanent standalone collection of popular books for all ages. the kiosk is available for use during the market's business hours. let us get another check outside area -- outside. lisa: low to mid 40's, high-pressure is putting a lid on the atmosphere as winds are light at the surf this. really gusty in the upper elevations. the winds are bringing us a mild sunday and monday, but what about the rest of the week ahead? the rest of february, you might be sorry you asked. i have the details, coming up. liz: it is nba all-star weekend. abc 7 anchor chris alvarez will have all the highlights coming up in sports. business can happen an

brinkley is tracking at all. >> why are natural gas prices so high? simple question, complicated answers. the cpuc convened a panel of experts to troubleshoot the spike so that it does not happen again. the four hour meeting included only 15 minutes of public comment. >> gaslighting to a new level. >> some blame the cpuc, but most experts blame to the entry rather. >> there is more price volatility. >> california imports 90% of its natural gas. pipeline constraints contribute it to the price spikes, but pg&e executives say patterns do not indicate a need to inject more gas into storage. to the t's aim to fill storage reservoirs with natural

dion: leslie brinkley dug int the decisions the city is facing. reporter: how was the city of oakland hacked? it was most likely efficient email bat led to compromising new data. >> ransomware is on the rise. because of the cryptocur availability. reporter: the fbi ransomware as malware designed to encrypt files on a device and rendering them unusable. the hackers usually make a demand for a bitcoin ransom to be deposited in an overseas account to decrypt the files. it can cost thousands or millions. >> if i was would be at the point where i would have to make that decision. like five or seven days for organizations to make a decision. reporter: oaknd

reporter: leslie brinkley, abc7news. larry: to registry scan the qr code you see right now or text kgo to 614-74 >> you will get a kit to do the swap and see if you are a match for someone in need. larry: coming up, terrifying flight, could have been much much worse. we are learning about the flight from my week as a father suddenly lost after -- altitude. kristen: another politician announces plans with reliable covid-19 results in just 15 minutes, everyone is making room for binaxnow in their medicine cabinet. do we still need these pregnancy tests? (kids yell and giggle, a dog barks and a vase breaks) yeah, no. out with the old, in with the #1 covid-19 self test in the us. with the same technology doctors use to test for covid-19. binaxnow >> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. kristen: students gathered around the rock. the oldest monument at the school to mourn the victims of the latest mass shooting. larry: three people killed and another five seriously injured, abc ne

. >> leslie brinkley dug into the decisions the city is facing and the fallout. >was the city of oak was the city of oakland hacked? investigators say it was most likely a fishing email. >> ransomware is on the rise for a simple reason. it has been on the rise because of cryptocurrency availability. >> the fbi defines ransomware a an ever evolving form of malware assigned to encrypt files on a device rendering any files on the systems that rely on them unusable. the hackers usually make a demand for a bit ransom to be deposited in an overseas ransom. can cost thousands if not millions for a company and city to back up its systems instead of paying the ransom. >> looking at how much is going to be the cost to recover from the backup. usually in situation of ransomware they give something like five to seven days for organizations to make a decision and come back to them. >> oakland issued a statement friday that 91 one and emergency services were not affected by the somewhere but when abc7news attempted to get a copy of a police report and the response was the file

in the east bay, i am leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. dan: starting this weekend, caltrans will suspend service and expect -- in certain areas of the shutdown is the first before happening incrementally through the end of march. there will be bus bridges available, however. delays are expected, as you can imagine. more information can be found on the website. kristen: the new effort to make getting help easier for storm damage victims. making reparations in the bay for the community trying to get a piece of history back. and she'll attraction, using a bit of a past to foster a new generation of oysters. spencer: i am spencer christian. we have a bit of a warm up to it we have a bit of a warm up to it i will have the for just $6 you could get your choice between two sandwiches plus my classic taco, curly fries, and a drink. [muffled] i can't hear you. oh sure... for just $6...! try my $6 jack pack today. ♪ with reliable covid-19 results in just 15 minutes, teveryone is making roomy. for binaxnow in their medicine cabinet. do we still ne

leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. kristen: it has been less than a week since lamar armstrong was fired. since then, calls to reinstate him are getting louder. larry: today, i really was organized by the oakland naacp. cornell barnard was there and has new reaction. >> bring him back. bring him back. >> calls to bring back former opd chief lamar armstrong are growing louder by the day. >> we are not here just because he is a black man, we are here because he is a good man and a good cop. >> east bay faith leaders lower -- joined the naacp and hundreds of people showed up to support armstrong. >> we will continue to press the reinstatement of this chief. >> armstrong was recently terminated by -- without cause. his dismissal came one month after the mayor placed him on paid leave after a report question his lack of response surrounding misconduct by one of his sergeants. >> she took a whole out of our heart in black history month. >> oakland naacp president cynthia adams shared this email from january area from the mayor's chief of staff promising the mayor would meet with the naacp and o

brinkley, abc 7 news. >> and we thank you, leslie at kgo. say hello to our good friend tom. >> hey, tom. >> hey, tommy. >> on tuesday we have a special series finale planned that we cannot wait to share with you. stay tuned if you want to learn more about how to be the match and how you could potentially save a life. all you have to do, that code, scan it on your screen. ginger. >> thank you so much. i got to see tom when i was out there doing the atmospheric rivers because he's well, by the way, too. all right, so how about we start in atlanta. the botanical garden is gorgeous looking early blooms now, this is happening partly because it's so warm in february. high today 76, record 78. so closing in on that. top five warmest februarys so far on all the dots that you see, so the first half of february has been incredibly warm and you know that today is going to be the same. much above average by 20, 25 degrees into new england. drew: i am drew tuma with your act weather forecast. a cold morning, but partly sunny afternoon. temperatures in th

. >> i'm leslie brinkley, abc7news. dan: kind of a week of spencer is here to update the forecast. spencer: we've got a string of dry, sunny days coming our way in a couple of them are pretty warm. you can see the passage of a few high clouds but the skies were bright and sunny. we have another system coming our way but i will get back to that in a moment. first, the current wind conditions, they are calm, under five miles per hour in most locations. francisco, 52 in oakland and san jose. mid 40's at half moon bay. a beautiful view on this cool, clear night looking across the bay. 45 in santa rosa, fairfield, 46 in concord and 44 in livermore. mostly clear overnight, maybe a few high clouds, chilly spots in the inland areas. sunny and even warmer tomorrow and thursday and then partly cloudy and cooler weather by the end of the week. overnight look for low temperatures of 34 in santa rosa , 35 in fairfield, of the 30's in livermore and concord. those of 41 the bay shoreline and on the coast. tomorrow under sunny skies once again with just a few high clouds, high temperatures will st

reporter: leslie brinkley, abc7news. liz: you can register to be the match on my by scanning the qr code on your screen or by texting "kgo" to 61474. san francisco's public library unveiled the city's first ever book kiosk. a ribbon cutting ceremony was held saturday on treasure island at the sfpl book stop. the automated book kiosk is located -- the bookshop is located at island cove market on avenue h. it holds a permanent standalone collection of popular books for all ages. the kiosk is available for use during the market's business hours. lisa, the sun is starting to come up, and a little milder than yesterday. it is gorgeous. lisa: it is nice. 47 downtown. 43 at the airport. low 60's around average today, yesterday, and where we should be for this time of year. looking at a nice mild day out there feeling like spring. today is a holiday and then much colder weather. rain and snow in the mountains. stay tuned. my seven-day forecast is next. liz: thank you. also next it is nba all-star , weekend. abc 7 sports anchor c