stephanie ramos, abc 7 news. back over to you guys. >> stephanie, what is president-elect trump doing tonight? >> reporter: well, mr. trump actually just landed in d.c. a few minutes ago. he's in town to attend two dinners, one for his cabinet picks, the other for vice president-elect mike pence and then he heads back over to new york. >> all right, thank you so much for that update. abc 7 news dan ashley will be in washington, d.c., tomorrow and friday with live reports on president-elect trump's inauguration. >>> the secret service will pay $24 million to settle a discrimination lawsuit brought by dozens of african-american agents. that lawsuit was filed 16 years ago. according to "the washington post" agents claim the secret service tolerated a racist culture and systematically skipped black agents for promotion. the secret service says its promotion policy has already been changed. the court still needs to approve that settlement. >>> now to an abc news exclusive. the teenager that learned she was abducted at

this is new video we just got into abc 7 news room. a woman was rescued from the river just after 10:00 tonight and fierp officials say it is not clear whether the woman fell into the river or if she jumped. the woman complained about pain and hypothermia. the stormy weather obviously making it a dangerous situation. >>> tonight berkley police are making plans to extradite a cal student in custody in southern california for the murder of a berkley woman. >>> emily aman was found dead on friday. new details from lillian kim live in berkley. lillian. >> reporter: kristen and dan, uc berkley students are still on winter date but getting updates from the university regarding this homicide case since it involves one of their own. >> follow up, has been called. >> reporter: uc berkley students were relieved to learn officers in ber became arrested a fellow student on the run. berkley students say one day before the arrest, pablo gomez jr. stabbed a woman to death on friday after having stabbed another woman who survived the attack, later fou

abc 7 news. >>> a lot more to come here on abc 7 news at 9:00. >>> the big winners at today's detroit auto show >>> chevy, honda and creahrysle received top honors today. >> we have a look at the top honors. >> the truck of the year is honda ridge way. >> reporter: those cheers mixed with shock. after the cheers, honda's representative told me the cheers were as ah then texch -- authentic as they come. >> it's a great way to start the show. >> reporter: the same can be said of chevy and chrysler, splitting the remaining awards. he showed me the new award. the chrysler pacifica also won the inaugural utility vehicle of the year. >> the fact that a many van is winning a utility vehicle of the year says a lot. forget about this thing about mini van, people realize mini van is the best vehicle for a family. >> reporter: a chevy built up just the road took home kwar of the year. >> they worked very hard on it. >> reporter: the volt is a true story of innovation. when it was being built, there were questions about how far it could go on a charge, what would it cost and what else could they

abc 7 news was at st. anthony's in san francisco as volunteers gave away sports gear to people in need. the clothes were donated by teams from all over the country. there were oakland a's sweatshirts, memphis grizzlies shirts and, yes, even t-shirts with the cavaliers logo. >> this is a very savvy shorts group here. they have their favorite teams, but when all is said and done, the cavs shirt will be just as warm as a warriors shirt. >> the donation drive is spearheaded by andy dolich. the past four years he's been asking teams to donate out of date gear that went unsold. >>> simple activities like web surfing, card games may help stave off mental decline. a study found a benefit from activities like computer use, crafts, chess or bridge and going to the movies, appeared to help prevent mild cognitive impairment. that condition involves problems with memory, thinking and attention that don't interfere much with daily life. >> a new take on an old school idea. the new spin ranchers are putting on buying bee

6. >> reporter: john donvan, abc news. road sign for the year >> so, in case you didn't follow along, they stand in front of a road sign for the year that they're celebrating. >> right. there 2016. get it, folks? otherwise, it would be kind of like, why are you just standing there? >> exactly. this is so cool, david, one of the sons, was my neighbor. i saw this, i'm like, i know this guy! >> amazing! >> small world. happy new year, everybody. >> happy new year. >>> this morning >>> this morning on" world news now," terror manhunt in turkey. the gunman on the loose and now the target of an international search. and we now know more about an american who was wounded in the violence. >>> and donald trump questioning the government's evidence about russia's alleged hacking during the election. the president-elect's now back at his new york home getting set to receive an important intelligence briefing this week. he also had some advice about keeping information secure. >>> then, mariah carey's new year's eve meltdown on stage

david louie, abc 7 news. >>> david, thanks so much. ironically, despite the heavy rain, the city of santa cruz is facing a short term water problem. the storm damaged the city's infrastructure. all customers are asked to cut back usage by 30% for the next week or so. >>> highway -- of yosemite is closed. the park will reopen in the morning for the first time since friday. our sister station in fresno looks at how the park weathered the weekend storms. >> loud thundering waterfalls and raging runoff are what tourists missed out on, on monday. a few essential workers is all it took to handle the extent of damage to the yosemite transportation garage. storm water swept through areas of yosemite valley leaving mostly mud behind. sandbags were the best help in keeping runoff from seeping underneath doors and getting into buildings. the storm, though powerful, did not leave a lasting impact. in fact, the electricity never went out and the sewage system never stopped working. >> for the most part, systems were intact and it's because we were

here's abc news reporter angelica spanos. >> reporter: 27 years after killing their parents, abc news uncovers the hidden family unrest that led eric and lyle menendez to their brutal crime. >> as i went into the room i just started firing. >> reporter: what was in front of you? >> my parents. >> reporter: it was the original trial of the century, a rich hollywood movie executive and his wife gunned down, execution style, inside their palatial beverly hills estate. >> if you looked at the menendez brothers as teenagers you saw spoiled rich kids spending out of control. >> if i kill my parents i don't think i'd buy a porsche that first week. >> reporter: in an abc exclusive hear from one of the convicted brothers, lyle menendez telling his side of the story from inside prison describing what was really going on inside that home. >> secrets upon secrets. i was just trapped in the same nightmare. >> reporter: what happened in 1989 to the seemingly perfect family at their luxury mansion -- >> i'm just a normal kid. >> oh, erik you're a normal kid who killed your parents. >> yes, i know. >

jessica cass trow, abc 7 news. >> abc 7 news anchor dan ashley is going to be in washington, d.c. thursday and friday with live reports on president-elect trump's inauguration. >>> next on abc 7 news, the key to getting the best health care for your kids. we'll tell you what to steer clear of at the doctor's office. >> i have been promised by my director a beaut i am totally blind. i lost my sight in afghanistan. if you're totally blind, you may also be struggling with non-24. calling 844-844-2424. or visit my24info.com. >>> time to jump into this quiet weather pattern while we have it by showing you the final sunrise this week -- that we'll be able to see, put a caveat on this one. you can see the fog rolling across a lot of our neighborhoods and the high clouds that rolled in and that's why we're seeing dimming of the sunshine and such hazy conditions out there. these two combined to bring us a partly sunny and hazy afternoon. cleaner and wetter air storm through monday with that series of three storms. if you have outdoor plans, saturday is looking the driest right now. is lett

suzanne kennedy, abc 7 news. jummy: all over the state -- all of the country, states are getting hammered by the weather. one man in california is taking advantage of the rain. mark gomez decided to catch some waves on his jet ski. do not try this at home, though. gomez is a professional jet ski rider and stuntman. which of course explains why somebody is able to follow in front of him and until he hits a dry spot and then, major face plant. the storm from yesterday has pushed way out. canada areuthern being walt good snow. we saw gusty wind, and that will drive the payment -- that will dry the pavement. we will show you a live look from the weather by camera at national harbor. we had some blue sky earlier, but with colder air overhead, this is a common phenomenon. we call this the self-destruct sunshine. as we warm up, we get these depths of stratus. the skies will turn mostly clear tonight. inwilma be terribly cold, the upper 40's. it is 47 right now. it will rise a degree or two. still above average. definite

news alerts where you live. >>> thank you for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. i'm ama daetz. >> i'm larry beil. abc 7 news at 5:00 starts right now. >>> stormy weather creates a river where there wasn't one before, and suddenly just walking around becomes more of a hike. that's ahead. plus -- >> i don't consider it a mess. it's an opportunity. >> this is the woman who says she will transform oakland's troubled police department. find out how she plans to do that. >>> and how a thriving economy means one bay area city is getting a boost in its fire protection. >> some people, they need like it right away, unfortunately we are very, very busy. >> boy, it's a good time to own a roofing company. homeowners all over are desperate for help ahead of this weekend's powerful storm. >> all the rain is great news for santa cruz. the only reservoir is overflowing, easing drought fears for now at least. >> morning surprise in marin county, several boats run aground after breaking away from their moorings. >> communities in the santa cruz mountains haven't started drying out

in san francisco, carolyn tyler, abc 7 news. >> okay, carolyn, thanks so much. >>> abc 7 news was in danville today as people used a break in the rain to pick up some sandbags. there are 24 sandbag stations in contra costa county. the sandbags are free, but you are limited to between 10 and 20 bags, depending on where you pick them up. >>> the california emergency management agency is reminding people statewide to be ready for any type of natural disaster. prepare norcal's guidelines for stocking your emergency kit and developing an emergency plan for your family are posted on abc7news.com. >>> the ft. lauderdale airport shooting suspect made his first court appearance today as investigators pored over surveillance video of the horrifying incident that left five people dead. here's abc 7 news reporter elizabeth hurr. >> reporter: in shackles and wearing a prison jumpsuit, esteban santiago looked straight into the cameras leaving the jail for the courthouse. the 26-year-old facing a judge for a crime caught on this disturbing airport surveillance video obtained by tmz. santiago coming

and via twitter at abc 7 news bay area. like us on facebook to get news updates on your feed throughout the day. >>> a major shake-up in the raiders effort to move to las vegas tonight. just a short time ago, casino billionaire officially withdraw as an investor and the proposed $1.9 billion stadium project. adleson was a major player using his clout to get nevada lawmakers to approve $750 million in tax payer money. he was also set to contribute $650 million to the deal of his own money. now we've reached out to the raiders for reaction on how this might impact their attempt to leave oakland. the team filed for relocation to las vegas earlier this month. the nfl owners are expected to vote on the move in march. >>> well now to a kidnap and murder case in the south bay. police say their suspect was vumted buying a shovel before the victim was killed and buried in a shallow grave. kate larson is live now from san jose with details on the case, kate. >> reporter: dan, there was a trail of evidence from here in santa clara dow

abc 7 news reporter vic lee spoke to a friend of the woman who died. he joins us now. ⌞> reporter: larry, tonight berkeley police tell us they still don't know what caused their deaths and that their autopsies could take well into next week. now, one of the professors we spoke to that we interviewed with whom you'll hear later on told us that this couple went to san francisco saturday night to dine with friends and that they seemed upbeat and very normal. now, we don't know exactly when they died. all we do know is that their bodies were found in that apartment yesterday. >> everyone knew val to be a very generous and kind person and very intelligent. >> reporter: to say the least. valerie morash graduated from m.i.t., got her masters and doctorate from uc berkeley. professor marty banks was her advisor. >> she was the go-to person in the lab on any statistical poblem. >> reporter: morash and her husband, roger, were found dead in their apartment here last night by a friends who went to check on her. police also found their two cats dead. fire and pg

live in new york, marci gonzalez, abc 7 news. ama, back to you. >> all right, thank you. >>> a justice department report out today says the chicago police department violated the constitutional rights of the people it's sworn to serve. the report follows a 13-month civil rights investigation launched after police killed an unarmed 17-year-old, shooting him 16 times in october of 2014. the investigation found the chicago pd permitted racial bias against black people, used excessive force, and killed people who didn't pose a threat. >> the incidents described in this report are sobering to all of us. police misconduct will not be tolerated anywhere in the city of chicago, and those who break the rules will be held accountable for their actions. >> the report follows an especially bloody year in chicago, which recorded 762 homicides in 2016, the highest tally in 20 years. listen to this, more than the combined total of the two largest u.s. cities, new york and los angeles. >>> airbag maker takata agreed to pay a $1 billion fine toda

elizabeth hur, abc news, new york. >>> we have much more ahead on abc 7 news at 4:00. abc 7 recognizes local stars doing extraordinary things. meet a man called the heart and soul of a nonprofit helping oakland teens. >>> i'm michael finney. ask finney is just ahead. i'm still taking your questions on twitter and facebook. post them with the #askfinney and i'll answer them in just a little bit. >>> i'm spencer christian. we're looking at a beautiful shot of the western sky. the sun is about to set in just under an hour and clouds are gathering. could there be rain on the horizon? creamy swirls of pure indulgence. silky sifts of total transcendence. tempting accents of sheer pleasure. introducing "unicorn whispers." this should be the name. or something more like "golden gold." or maybe, "mmmmmm mmhmm." but, with 20% of your daily fiber, its actually fiber one. so delicious, it should have another name. >>> abc 7 stars recognizes ordinary people doing extraordinary things. >> a man is being called the heart and soul of a nonprofit helping oakland teens. >> reporter: the

you can get the latest news any time with the abc 7 news app. you can download it for free. enable push alerts to be the first to know about breaking news where you live. thank you for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. i'm ama daetz. abc 7 news at 5:00 starts right now. ♪ >>> sia ground breaking unlike y other. a live report as warriors go all out on what's to be their new home court. >>> in her defense. hear from a family of the bay area woman now charged in the worst mass murder in history as new pictures of the crime scene are released. >>> more wet weather as many place stills try to recover. >>> three storms in the next five days. we'll track them. time line coming up. >>> a donald trump supporter creates a website with the goal of making dating great again. >>> actually, i'm not politically active at all. >> not your typical activist. >> bay area women who say they're not used to political action are standing up for women this weekend. good evening. >> thanks for joining us. with the inauguration of president-elect donald trump just a few days away, folks in the bay

abc 7 news found this crew working in the oakland hills. they told us they had been on the clock chasing outages since 7:00 a.m. yesterday. >> take a look at this scene from sky 7 near pinole. flood waters washed away the pavement leaving a gap almost as long as two big rigs. can you believe that? good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm kristen sze. thanks for joining us. let's show you exactly where this is happening at alhambra valley road. >> laura anthony is there live for us with the story and the amazing pictures. >> reporter: dan, we have seen a lot of storm damage these past couple of days but nothing tops this. check this out. this is alhambra valley road near castro ranch. the swollen pinole creek, which is what we're showing you, washed away this roadway in the middle of the night. fortunately, nobody was driving on this road when it gave way. it happened in the middle of the night as a raging pinole creek washed away a huge chunk of alhambra valley road at castro ranch near pinole. >> i think there's a hole. >> big hole. >> a b

i'm leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. >>> abc 7 news was at the university of san francisco as crews chopped up an 80-foot cypress that fell on three parked cars. two of the vehicles had their rear windows blown out from the impact. no one was hurt. but the tree trimmers faced some danger from the tree snapping back up due to the tree's weight shifting back to its giant root ball. >> there's all the weight of the tree resting on the car, so we need a crane to really support the tree piece by piece. >> the tree fell yesterday during the storm and originally blocked all of golden gate avenue. >>> also in san francisco, a large ficus tree came down on lombard street. it doesn't appear that any cars were hit. we shot this video of a worker cutting the tree up into pieces and loading them onto his truck. and here's another mudslide in the santa cruz mountains separate from the one involving our news truck. this one has closed both lanes of highway 9 near toll road trail just north of boulder creek. sky 7 shot this video around 9:00 this morning. a couple of pretty good-size trees came down as wel

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this is new video we just got into abc 7 news room. a woman was rescued from the river just after 10:00 tonight and fierp officials say it is not clear whether the woman fell into the river or if she jumped. the woman complained about pain and hypothermia. the stormy weather obviously making it a dangerous situation. >>> tonight berkley police are making plans to extradite a cal student in custody in southern california for the murder of a berkley woman. >>> emily aman was found dead on friday. new details from lillian kim live in berkley. lillian. >> reporter: kristen and dan, uc berkley students are still on winter date but getting updates from the university regarding this homicide case since it involves one of their own. >> follow up, has been called. >> reporter: uc berkley students were relieved to learn officers in ber became arrested a fellow student on the run. berkley students say one day before the arrest, pablo gomez jr. stabbed a woman to death on friday after having stabbed another woman who survived the attack, later fou

in walnut creek, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> and abc 7 news anchor dan ashley will be in washington, d.c., on thursday and friday with live reports on president-elect trump's inauguration. >>> authorities in mexico are trying to identify the gunmen in a deadly nightclub shooting in a resort town on the yucatan peninsula. you're looking at video taken moments after the shooting in playa del carmen. at least four were killed by gunfire. four others were injured, including four americans. one died in the attempt to escape the gunshot. three security guards were killed trying to protect people inside. >>> take a look at the moment the roof collapsed in a newly opened sports arena in the czech republic. you see people inside running to get out of the way just before -- look at that, the roof starts to fall down. there were 80 people inside at the time. all of them, though, did manage to escape. you can see it collapsing there. two teenagers did suffer minor injuries. >>> prosecutors in south korea issued an arrest warrant today for samsung's heir apparent over allegations of bribery, per

stay with us for abc 7 news at 11:00. >>> that is going to do it for this edition of abc 7 news. >> live in washington, a city very much bristling with excitement about what is to come here tomorrow. the inauguration of the 45th president of the united states donald trump, it is an event that is as historic as it is controversial. we'll be here to cover it for you in its entirety. we appreciate your time, good night from washington. honey, don't you want any bacon? daddy says when we eat bacon, we contribute to the genocide of a very intelligent animal. when a pig can spell the word "genocide," - i'll stop eating them. - [ chuckles ] a pig could write an op-ed in the new york times, and you would still eat him. - and i would have something to wrap up my leftovers in. - hmm. - morning, fam. you all remember jenna? - vanessa: hey.

mary bruce, abc news, washington. >>> several new laws for 2017 you may not have heard of before. you can now take a selfie with your ballot and most it on social media. landlords cannot show rent or lease an apartment or room if they know it's infested with bedbugs. >>> if you buy an autograph worth more than $5, it has to come with a certificate of authenticity. >>> and your barber or stylist can now serve wine and beer to customers but only if it's free. >>> moviegoers rang in the new year at a special screening in the mission devoted to two stars who passed away just before end of 2016. news reporter sergio can tana was at tonight's showing of "post cards from the edge" at the roxy theater. >> it's been 26 years since the movie "postcards from the edge" was out in theaters. you this year's showing at the roxy got a great reception. >> i came out tonight for both reasons of carrie passing away and her mother debbie reynolds and also because player streep is in the movie. >> reporter: on screen, they play a mother and daughter with an unusually difficult relationship. >> remembe

thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. >> abc 7 news at 5:00 starts right now. >>> the road just fell. anybody could have been on that road. >> so true. fortunately, though, no one was. washed away from all the storms, people who live in this contra costa county town can't believe it. >>> flooded fields and inundated homes. a community cleaning up south of san jose. >>> and bringing in the jaws of steel to fix a sinkhole that stopped traffic in the east bay. >>> bay area dams are spilling over. the drought feels like a long time ago as ravaged reservoirs are revived from all our rain. that's the good news. >> yeah, the bad news, though, trees are still falling. this one crashed onto sir francis drake boulevard. >> over 5,000 pg&e customers in the bay area are without power. abc 7 news found this crew working in the oakland hills. they told us they had been on the clock chasing outages since 7:00 a.m. yesterday. >> take a look at this scene from sky 7 near pinole. flood waters washed away the pavement leaving a gap almost as long as two big rigs. can you believe that? good evening

with the abc 7 news app. download it for free and enable push alerts to get news updates as they happen. >>> stay with us. in pacifica it is demolition day. that's the sound of progress. what happens now? after crews dismantle an apartment building teetering on the edge for a year. >>> rescue interrupted. how a drone operator gets in trouble when authorities are trying to save a man who fell off a pacifica cliff. >>> and coffee with a taste of american culture. why people working here have a new fear about families divided and loyalties tested. >>> and the new exhibit connecting our past >>> in the wake of president trump's travel ban, starbucks coffee chain announced they will hire 10,000 refugees over the next five years. it's something one small coffee chain in berkeley is already doing. abc 7 news reporter laura anthony is live from the 1951 coffee company on channing way. laura? >> reporter: hi, kristen. this cafe has been in the works now for a couple of years. it just happened to open at this time, whi

agency in august and including abc news. among the claims, that trump's lawyer michael cohen was part of an ongoing secret liaison relationship between the new york tycoon campaign and the russian leadership and met with them in prague in august 2016. cohen denied the allegations telling abc news, i've never been to prague in my life. other allegations also resolve around trump's travel to moscow for a miss universe contest in 2013 and whether the russians filmed with his prostitutes to be able to blackmail him if they so wished. >> russia is also weighing in, calling the reports they have incriminating information, nonsense and that reports should be viewed with humor. but some democrats are not laughing. now calling for a full investigation. outside of trump tower, i'm elizabeth hur, abc 7 news. >>> happening now, controversial secretary of state nominee rex tillerson is in his confirmation hearing. the former exxon-mobil sae is answering questions about his ties to putin. he called russia a danger saying economic sanction

hamilton, alyssa harrington, abc 7 news. >>> abc 7 news was in clayton today as the city's holiday decorations came down. they were going to be up until next week but the forecast changed everything. at least the city's maintenance superintendent. got some help from a lone volunteer this morning. >> we had good holidays. definitely. it was a lot of fun. lot of family, lot of fun. lot of memories. >> now she's a volunteer. the only volunteer helping take them down. >> we're supposed to do it next eekend. there will be more volunteers here. but there's a storm coming. so we woke up this morning and i thought, man, i'm going to get a jump on it so i'm not taking them down in the pouring rain. >> the johnsons were happy to spot a little bit of snow this morning. barely visible as the bright morning sun rose over the mountain. >> part of the 80 is closed because of dangerous driving conditions causing spinouts. it's from truckee to seven miles east of there. winter storm warning goes into effect with heavy snow and high winds expected. here's a look at heavenly mountain resort. skiers expect an inc

amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> b.a.r.t. service is back up and running after a major disruption this morning. a westbound train broke down at the west oakland station. this was around 7:20 this morning. that halted all trains into san francisco for an hour and a half, delaying thousands of riders, forced many of them right back into their cars. at this point b.a.r.t. believes a bundle of electrical cables that relay information between rail cars was responsible for this problem. >>> we've learned that a man rescued after being hit by a b.a.r.t. train wednesday night has died. san francisco firefighters used special airbags to lift part of a train off jeff de la fuente. witnesses say he slipped off the platform at the 24th street station. he was pinned between the platform and the train. he died during surgery to try to save him later that night. >>> bay area health officials have issued a public warning about the flu today. this season's influenza strain is being blamed for three fatalities in the state so far. that include

live in new york, i'm elizabeth hur for abc 7 news. back to you. >>> the russian hacking isn't the only topic on trump's mind. we understand it's been another busy day for him on twitter. >> reporter: this is true. trump has been weighing in on a range of topics, including the murder rate in chicago. he's still talking about the election also, tweeting that the media outlets said that he was going to lose and he did not and lastly, he also weighed in on reports that north korea was working on developing long-range missiles that could reach the u.s. and he tweeted it won't happen. so, yes, another busy day on twitter for trump. >> thank you, elizabeth. >>> well, president obama will speak to the nation for the last time as president next week. the white house announced today the president will give his farewell address on january 10th. that's a week from tomorrow. the president won't deliver his address from the white house. instead he'll give it from his home city of chicago. that's also where his presidential library will be located.

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just download the abc 7 news app. enable push alerts. >>> still to come, roads that are looking like rivers of water and mud. our storm watch and flood coverage continues. coming up we'll take you live to the south bay where creeks and rivers are rising. >>> up next, president obama gets ready for his final farewell. we'll have a live report from chicago. >> you agree that the issue of same-sex marriage is settled law? >> will you be able to stand up and say no to the president of the united states? >> tough questions for the president-elect's controversial attorney general nominee. >> as we take a live look at our traffic across the golden gate bridge, it's moving in both directions. you can tell it's still very dreary and windy out there looking at that flag off to the right of your screen wi >>> all right. let's check out live doppler 7. you can see the storm is heavy right now all the way from gilroy up to ukiah. we are keeping a close watch on this and will have a full forecast coming up in just a few minutes. >>

we'll also stream it live on the abc 7 news app. and today's episode of general hospital will be shown tomorrow at its normal 2:00 p.m. time on abc 7. no new episodes will be missed. >>> frantic moments in the middle of dangerous rising floodwaters. this is all unfolding in texas and some of you saw it live here on abc 7 news this morning. the incredible rescues we've been watching all day. >> and mike is tracking more rain right here in the bay area as we look live here at sfo where the lens there is quite wet. what to expect for your afternoon commute up next in the full >>> we're on storm watch and you could watch with this time lapse of the storms as they began approaching the showers did from the west and moving toward the east. you could see the clouds getting thicker as we head through the morning hours. but nothing like what we're dealing with right now. let's take a look at rainfall today. and you could see that we've had very minimal amounts. not up to two tenths of an inch of rain and looking promises compared to what is

brian ross, abc news, new york. >> and we thank brian for that report. let's bring in abc news political commentator cokie roberts. cokie, so great to see you this morning. now, earlier we mentioned the president's executive order for the extreme vetting of refugees. now, his supporters will say this is exactly what politicians are supposed to do. make a promise and deliver. but there's been backlash all over the world even here in the u.s. as well. >> lots of backlash and lots of questions about whether it's constitutional. you can be sure there will be quite a few challenges but, you know, the truth is, tom, that many of these refugees coming to the united states are children. according to unicef, the u.n. there were 8 million child refugees right now in the world and so this is something you'll hear a lot about and a lot of screaming from ngress. you already saw those pictures of the statue of liberty crying and a question of whether this is actually harmful to u.s. interests because it shows the muslim world that we seem to have a prejudice against m

from all of us at abc news, happy new year. s at abc news, happy new year. >>> tonight on abc p news at 6:00 fire tears through a medical clinic creating uncertainty for patients, including one woman fighting cancer. good samaritans put themselves in danger to save a driver who ended up being arrested. reaction tonight after a rough season for the 9ers ends with the loss both on the field and in the front office. abc 7 news at 6:00 starts now. >>> good evening. i'm carolyn tyler. fire damaged several businesses in south san francisco, including a medical clinic that has at least one cancer patient sergio cantana is there live. sergio. >> reporter: carol, the firefighters were able to quickly contain this fire. you can see how they had to slice into the wall to vent the heat. they could get inside, and, there is a whole lot of damage inside. can you see lots of fear trucks surrounding the building. it happened this morning at 8:00. there was no one injured. the business was closed. when you take a look inside, the water damage i

abc 7 news app. watch live doppler 7 and track the rain where you live. also enable push alerts to get weather updates sent right to your phone or tablet. >>> a rash of small, mysterious fires is plaguing the 101 corridor in san jose. it appears there's an arsonist on the loose there. vic lee is live at one location at emma prush park. vic. >> reporter: well, larry, that palm tree right behind me here in the park we're told was set on fire in december. now, as you can see it sits right underneath the freeway where the most recent fires were set. the folks who work here in the park tell us they think they know who the arsonist is. over the weekend, several suspicious fires in the early morning hours along highway 101 near story road. in one fire, flames spread to a nearby caltrans storage container. the latest one this morning along the freeway corridor not far from here. what has been set ablaze? palm trees. is that common? >> not that i remember, but i've only been with the department 18 years, so i

i'm jonathan bloom with that story ahead on "abc 7 news." >>> i'm "abc 7 news" meteorologist sandhya patel we have weekend changes coming that will leave you wondering if it is really winter. i will explain coming up. >>> first here is a look on what coming up on jimmy kimmel live. >> thanks, dan and ama. here is what is happening tonight ♪ no one is better because he's a number as well as a letter ♪ >> wait, is a number? >> i for >>> nearly two months after the deadly ghost ship fire in oakland survivors and families of the victims are finally beginning to receive part of almost a million dollars collected on their behalf. a foundation called gray area will distribute checks this week for the $900,000 it collected. 400 claims have been filed but most have been fraudulent. the mother of fire survivor sam maxwell found out today she will be getting a check from gray area. >> the frustration with time is not as much a problem with me because sam is someplace safe. if i was trying to use the money right now i would be horribly frustrated and i would probably be pretty ticked off. >>

in san jose katie marzullo, abc 7 news. >>> we have some breaking news now. moments ago crews rescued a man who fell several dozen feet near those abandoned apartments in pacifica. abc 7 news was at esplanade avenue was he was pulled to safety. the apartments there have been red tagged because they're falling into the ocean. responders say the man got in through a fence and then he fell down the cliff. he appeared to be alert when they hoisted him up. speaking of esplanade avenue, demolition work will start on monday on one of those apartment complexes, sitting right on top of that eroding cliff. you can see how the ground below the building at 310 esplanade has simply vanished. this a look from sky 7. pacifica officials decided last year nobody could live in the building. crews have already knocked down two other buildings on esplanade avenue. >>> in developing news, tonight there's swift reaction to president trump's sweeping executive order to ban refugees plus people from seven muslim countries. here's what it includes. an immediate suspension of immigrat

i'm jonathan bloom with that story ahead on "abc 7 news." >>> i'm "abc 7 news" meteorologist sandhya patel we have weekend changes coming that will leave you wondering if it is really winter. i will explain coming up. >>> first here is a look on what coming up on jimmy kimmel live. >> thanks, dan ands what is hap tonight ♪ no one is better because he's a number as well as a letter ♪ >> wait, is a number? >> i forgot to >>> nearly two months after the deadly ghost ship fire in oakland survivors and families of the victims are finally beginning to receive part of almost a million dollars collected on their behalf. a foundation called gray area will distribute checks this week for the $900,000 it collected. 400 claims have been filed but most have been fraudulent. the mother of fire survivor sam maxwell found out today she will be getting a check from gray area. >> the frustration with time is not as much a problem with me because sam is someplace safe. if i was trying to use the money right now i would be horribly frustrated and i would probably be pretty ticked off. >> reporter: m

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david wright, abc news. washington. >>> dozens of american colleges have condemned the travel ban as they try to calm the fears of international students studying here. the schools are also urging foreign stude the u.s. the ban has left some students and professors stranded overseas. the association of american universities is urging the president to reverse the executive order. >>> and the head of starbucks is taking action in response to the president's travel restrictions. the coffee chain will hire 10,000 refugees over the next five years. schultz says the focus here in the u.s. will be on hiring immigrants who have served with u.s. troops as interpreters or support personnel. >>> we could learn as early as today who president trump will nominate to the u.s. supreme court. abc news has learned that the president has two top choices. federal appeals court judges neil gorsuch of the tenth circuit and thomas hardiman of the third circuit. a seat on the nation's highest court has been vacant since the death

abc 7 news was in oakland's freudveil bart station. the site of that 2009 new year's day shooting. >> we need to review the police bill of rights, and we need to begin to hold officers accountable for their aks just like you and i as citizens are held accountable for our actions. >> grant was unarmed. they found johannes mezerley guilty of involuntary manslaughter. he said he meant to taze grant and mistakenly used his gun instead. >>> the raiders are headed for the playoffs, and the 9ers are going in a different direction. coach chip kelly is expected to be on his way out. this comes after the 9ers lost again today ending with a disappointing 2-14 season. one of the 9 israel critics flew this banner today saying levi stadium, the house that harbough built, referring to the more successful previous coach. abc 7 news reporter leslie wrigley talked to fans about the dismal year and what lies ahead. >> brian dickey is the guy at the bar. the only guy at the bar. at a place that's usually jammed with fans watching 9ers games. >> i can see

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and via twitter at abc 7 news bay area. like us on facebook to get news updates on your feed throughout the day. >>> a major shake-up in the raiders effort to move to las vegas tonight. just a short time ago, casino billionaire officially withdraw as an investor and the proposed $1.9 billion stadium project. adleson was a major player using his clout to get nevada lawmakers to approve $750 million in tax payer money. he was also set to contribute $650 million to the deal of his own money. now we've reached out to the raiders for reaction on how this might impact their attempt to leave oakland. the team filed for relocation to las vegas earlier this month. the nfl owners are expected to vote on the move in march. >>> well now to a kidnap and murder case in the south bay. police say their suspect was vumted buying a shovel before the victim was killed and buried in a shallow grave. kate larson is live now from san jose with details on the case, kate. >> reporter: dan, there was a trail of evidence from here in santa clara dow

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