company's decision to make investments in the north of england now the extra oil was due to be made both in japan and the north of england what they're going to do is consolidate production just in japan he also says though that there shouldn't be an impact on jobs at that massive plant in some of the land at least not in the short term because the other models that are made there for example the very successful eco model called the leaf that will still continue to be made in the in the hundreds of thousands of units at sunderland israel has begun building a new barrier along its border with gaza when finished the fence will be sixty five kilometers long and six meters high nearly three hundred palestinians have been killed in months of protests along the border. the democratic governor of the u.s. state of virginia is defying cole's phase resignation that's after a scandal over a college yearbook photo showing students in costume including one in blackface ralph northam denies appearing in the picture those are the headlines such as you know what's next. for. this month's loses some from i

of the house of burgess. this gave local control to those members. to go too difficult england and have the information and travel back by see every time a decision had to be made of legal consequence. still, in 1619, they were given lawmaking ability. the lawmakers were land owners. just like today. people who own property, a little more steak is considered and they are therefore given benefits. we have these 20 africans arrive . what is in those 20 -- within those 20 africans, we have johnson we are assuming that are in their, and many africans we do not know by name. were enslaved in the beginning, they were not have had the opportunity to rise up and own property of their own. johnson owned property of their own. they had service of their own. in the 1600's. werefore, those people able to have political role and control and make laws coast they only and. so now we have to change the rules. i can give you 400 years of civil rights history because all of a sudden, laws change. send theuld commonwealth and aliens with the colony had to leave and had to be pushed off their land. ea

owner to england. and when he got to england, he ionians mated himself and sued for his freedom. and the chief judge of the entire british empire, more powerful than the chief judge of our supreme court because he had personal discretion, he gave the ruling that there is not now and never has been a law in england authorizing slavery. therefore, there is no slavery in engrand. somerset is free to go. and two years later when thomas jefferson wrote that all men are created equal, according to gerald horn he had in the back of his mind this idea we have to get out of the british empire in order to escape the looming fate of emancipation. so the cornerstone of this country was fear of emancipation. >> my name is ap bailey. and i was just in an organization called pan african federalist union. we had a conference just this past december celebrating the 60th anniversary of the first all african congress. but i would like -- i'm a person who believes that we the people put too much time on electoral politics and not enough on economics. there is any historian, anyone exploring how we have

marshall has spoken at issues of law and wanda, in ghana, or england, wales, south africa and before the united nations in huwanda.- and ruw she is an author of several books. [applause] in finally, we have mr. kojo nnamdi. now.ight, yuou come on, we will not be stingy with remembernamdi who i from my time at howard, how much information and community dialogue he had fostered over the years. in the hopes -- in the kojo nnamdi show, on wamu, 88.5. he is an data from guyana who emigrated to the united states to attend college and explore the civil rights movement. he hosted evening exchange, public affairs television program broadcast by howard university. he worked ato 1985, whur where he served as news director producing local news, award-winning local news programs. we can go on and on. in 2005, he was named washingtonian of the year by washingtonian magazine.a and so, i'm very happy to have all of us here to talk about the theme of black migration. and i'm just going to start with a very straightforward question, which is, in what ways is migration central to the black exper

in ghana, rwanda, england, wales, canada, south africa and before the united nations in geneva and she's the author of many articles and several books, including "the voting rights war, the naacp and the ongoing struggle for justice." [ applause ] finally, we have a mr. nam dishg di. come on now, you will not be stingy with brother namdi i remember from pie time at howard how much community dialog and how much he has fostered over these many years the host of a live talk show produced by wamu and a native of guiana who immigrated to the united states in 1968 to attend college and explore the civil rights movement. from 1985 to 2011 he hosted evening exchange a public affairs television program broadcast by tv at howard university. from 1973 to 1985 he worked at whurfm where he served producing award winning local news, award winning local news program "the daily drum." we could go on and on. in 2005 named a washingtonian of the year by washingtonian magazine. so i'm very happy to be able to have all of us here to talk about this theme of black migration and i'm just going to start

issues of law and justice in ghana, rwanda, england, wales, canada, south africa and before the united nations in geneva. she is the author of many articles in several books including the voting rights war , the naacp and ongoing struggle for justice. finally we have mr. cojo nhamdi who i remember from my time at howard how much information and how much community dialogue and how much he has fostered over these many years. he is the host of a live talkshow produced on 88.5 , he is a native of guyana who immigrated to the u.s. in 1968 to attend college and explore the civil rights movement. from 1985 through 2011 he hosted evening exchange and an public affairs television broadcast by at howard university. he also served as news editor and is director producing award-winning local news program the daily drama. we could go on and on, in 2005 he was named a washingtonian of the year by washingtonian magazine. i am very happy to be able to have all of us here to talk about this theme of black migration and i am going to start with a straightforward question which is in what way is migratio

, rwanda, england, wales, canada, south africa and before the un in geneva. she is an author of several books. [applause] capital. next we have professor gloria brown marshall who is a profession professor of constitutional law in my neck of the woods in new york city. she is a civil rights attorney who has litigated cases for the southern poverty law center in alabama, community legal servicesn and the ncaa -- she has spoken on issues of law and justice in wales, canada, south africa and before the un in geneva. she is the author of many articles and several books including the voting rights war, the naacp and the ongoing struggle for justice. finally we have mr. mr. kojo nahmdi who i remember from my time at howard how much information and community dialogue k and how much he has fostered over these many years he is the host of the live talkshow on 88.5, he is a native who immigrated to the u.s. in 1968 to attend college and explore the civil rights movements. from 1985 through 2011 he hosted evening exchange a public affairs television program broadcast at howard university.

new england. the massive highway pileup. more than a dozen hurt. two horses rescued from a frozen pond. and millions facing snow and ice tomorrow morning. >>> also tonight, former acting fbi director andrew mccabe on the record. did he discuss using constitutional measures to remove president trump from office? and the role he says the current deputy attorney general played in that conversation. a top republican now calling for an investigation. >>> bride of isis.

the nation is rooting for the rams. only the states there in blue, you can tell, in new england, of course, supporting the patriots. all of this is based on twitter data. a monmouth university poll found half said it doesn't matter which game wins. only one in six said they have a lot of interest. >>> the super bowl has ties to the bay area. you probably heard both quarterbacks, tom brady grew up in san mateo and went to sarah high school, the rams jared goff is from novato. rams running back cj anderson went to berke lee, bethel high. patriots receiver and punt returner julian edelman was born in redwood city and went to woodside high. >>> in the north bay some students are resting their arms and legs after a 24 hour row-a-thon. this is 27th year for the fund-raiser which raises money for youth programs with marin rowing. >> right now we are trying to buy new equipment, new boats, under oars. >> so far they have raised $80,000 toward their $100,000 goal. it will take a few days though to count the final total amount. >>> today's rain failed to dampen the spirits of thousands of ath

threatening millions from the midwest all the way to new england as we start the workweek. >> all right, rob marciano joins us now from a very chilly central park and, rob, a new storm on the way causing trouble for the major cities of the northeast? >> yeah, the first one, tom, is the weaker one but it's already causing problems across the great lakes ohio into pittsburgh. by tomorrow d.c., baltimore, philly, problems with the morning rush with sleet, freezing rain and snow. tuesday it will reach into new york city. tuesday morning rush is going to see some issues across new york city with some snow as well. it will eventually turn into rain, but inland areas will see easily 6 to 10 inches of snowfall with this system. in the northwest getting hit by another storm tonight and then another one tomorrow night into tuesday. it will break more records and winter is in full swing. tom. >> rob marciano for us, rob. thank you. >>> next to the nationwide manhunt for a convicted attorney on the run. the u.s. marshals offering a $5,000 reward. richard merritt last seen at a georgia gas station n

pittsburgh. let's talk about the frozen precipitation part of this storm, from wisconsin to new england. we're under winter storm warnings because of that warm front. it's going to move through chicago tonight, along interstate 80 tomorrow. it starts as snow, check out the timing, 7:00 a.m., new york city. philadelphia, snow. but snow transitions to ice, and that's where i'm concerned about it becoming extra dangerous on the roads for the afternoon commute. by the evening, it all transitions to rain, david, for most folks from boston to new york. >> a tricky day tomorrow. all right, ginger. >>> in the meantime, we turn next to dueling rallies tonight. president trump versus a man who might soon be running against him, be toe o'rourke. all of this over the border wall, and could this debate shut down the government again in a matter of days? abc senior white house correspondent cecilia vega is in el paso, texas, tonight with the president. >> reporter: president trump tonight heading to the border, asked if the government will shut down on friday, he says, it's up to the democrats. >> we

on the radar. snow in that blue, from chicago and wisconsin over into new england. that pink on the map, that's the troublemaker. that is sleet and even in some places, freezing rain. we've even seen tornadoes with this, an ef-1 reported this morning in mississippi. look at the warm front, at it lifts through, you change over to rain. even boston, where now you're snow, you're going to see this change to rain and we'll all dry out by tomorrow. move to the west coast, there are flood watches around the san francisco bay area, down to san diego tonight for more storms. david? >> ginger zee with us again tonight. thank you, ginger. >>> to other news now, and to the other major headline at this hour. president trump. will he take the deal? democrats and republican negotiators coming up with a plan after the presidents demands for a border wall. the president demanded $5.7 billion to build 200 miles of border wall. well, tonight, the deal proposes $1.375 billion for 55 miles, now the 200 he had hope md for. well, tonight, what the president is already saying. here's abc's chief white hou

midwest through new england. >>> motive for murder? the fiance accused of killing do new court documents shed light on why he may have done it? >>> plus, the fight for the last isis stronghold in syria. the devastating human toll. our team taking us through the scarred towns that make up this battlefield. >>> and good evening. thanks for joining us on this saturday. i'm tom llamas. >>> we begin tonight with the breaking news as we come on the air. the major developments in the alleged attack on actor jussie smollett. sourcing now telling abc news police are investigating whether smollett made the whole story up and they urgently want to speak to him and that new information has shifted the trajectory of their probe. officials today, letting go of the two men first spotted on surveillance images saying they are no longer potential suspects. here's abc's erielle reshef with the new details just coming in. >> reporter: tonight, a major development. police saying they want to speak with jussie smollett urgently. >> i looked down and see there's a rope around my neck. >> reporter: a

holiday winter mess from the dakotas to new england. the massive highway pileup. more than a dozen hurt. two horses rescued from a frozen pond. and millions facing snow and ice tomorrow morning. >>> also tonight, former acting fbi director andrew mccabe on the record. did he discuss using constitutional measures to remove president trump from office? and the role he says the current deputy attorney general played in that conversation. a top republican now calling for an investigation. >>> bride of isis. a teenage girl who made global headlines, leaving home with two friends to join the terror group. now, after giving birth to her third child, and isis on the verge of collapse in syria, her plea to return home. >>> poison plot? the prison nurse accused of trying to kill her husband so she could marry an inmate. >>> and, air rage arrest. >> who's taping this? who's taping this? >> the passenger meltdown, allegedly hitting and spitting at other passengers and airline employees. what set her off? >>> good evening. thanks for joining us on this sunday. i'm tom llamas. we begin with the

. >> reporter: tonight, a winter blast making driving treacherous across new england. a snow plow and pickup truck colliding near cape cod, three taken to the hospital.m moves o powerful new system is poised to strike 170 million people in the next 48 hours. north of los angeles, a race to reopen i-5, snow shutting it down overnight. >> it started sliding and you could feel the other cars sliding, too, so it was scary. >> reporter: in the las vegas valley, up to two inches of snow. even snowing on the strip. near the denver airport, 17 injured in this chain reaction crash involving nearly 50 vehicles saturday. >> hit your brakes, and you couldn't stop. i slid for a good about 100 feet. >> reporter: and east of kansas city -- >> there's nothing we can do, man. >> reporter: a truck driver capturing these terrifying moments amid near whiteout conditions on i-70 friday. 47 vehicles involved here. one person did not survive. and david, there were more than 1,000 flights canceled over the weekend, and some airlines are already waiving rebooking fees ahead of this new storm. david? >> it's g

new england, including boston. new york here, we've got the fine snow about to change over to rain. and that's what's happened with all these storms and will again tonight, as that rain pushes north. we'll end up with drying by tomorrow. then, the next storm, we have to focus in on it, it will be the biggest for the desert southwest. there are areas in arizona that are going to pick up two feet of snow, david. >> ginger zee with us again tonight. ginger, thank you. >>> and next this evening, to the young american woman who you saw right here on the news last night. she chose to leave the u.s. to become an isis bride. she had a baby. and now, she's pleading to come home. well tonight, the trump administration has a message for her. and abc's james longman, who interviewed her last night, is back on this tonight from inside syria. >> reporter: hoda muthana, the alabama woman who left four years ago to join isis and now wants to come home, tonight learning her fate. the president tweeting, "i've instructed secretary of state mike pompeo and he fully agrees not to allow her back in the

winning the super bowl again, the billionaire owner of the new england patriots, robert kraft, is among the nearly 200 people who police say are charged right in connection with an alleged prostitution and human trafficking ring. what we've just learned. >>> also breaking just weeks after that explosive documentary seen by millions. singer r. kelly charged with ten counts of sexual abuse. an arrest warrant has been issued. prosecutors say the allegations involve four women. at least three were teenagers. >>> the major winter storm just as we start the weekend. from arizona to new york. on alert for snow, freezing rain and powerful winds slamming the northeast this weekend. the rescue playing out tonight. and sam champion with the timing. >>> 24 hours after jussie smollett was charged with a felony, the story of his return to the set. what he said to co-workers. and what the producers of "empire" have now decided tonight. >>> the uber driver who killed six people. the police interrogation video made public for the first time. the driver on the video. he blames the uber app. you wil

takes the snow into the great lakes and the rain into new england, the bigger problem here, tom, is when the moisture leaves. because sunday into monday, we're setting up a very strong wind situation. wind watches from philly, new york, and boston. that's on monday morning after the moisture is gone. >> we'll track the storms throughout the weekend. sam, thank you. >>> we turn now to the deepening crisis in venezuela. troops firing tear gas on demonstrators in new clashes. as president nicolas maduro refuses to allow humanitarian aid from the united states. breaking ties with colombia. at least 60 venezuelan troops have defected including a leading army major saying, he stands with interim president juan guaido. >> reporter: tonight, venezuela in chaos. violence erupting on the borders. the national guard firing tear gas on protesters. civilians racing to save trucks of crucial aid crossing from colombia catching fire. "look how it's burning," this woman said. key border crossings shut down. clashes along the border with brazil over aid leaving at least one person dead. demonstrator

to oquendo on what they now say they have on video. >> reporter: tonight, new england patriots owner robert kraft formally charged with two counts of soliciting prostitution. >> this charge is a first degree misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail and mandatory $5,000 fine. >> reporter: florida prosecutors say the billionaire visited the orchids of asia day spa in jupiter, florida, twice, one on january 19th, and again, less than 24 hours, on the morning of the 209, the same day the patriots beat the chiefs in the afc championship game. investigators say the 77-year-old was videotaped inside by hidden cameras paying for multiple sex acts from various women. kraft's spokesperson maintains, "we categorically deny that mr. kraft engaged in any illegal activity." kraft was spotted over this weekend in california. >> do you have a message to your finds? >> reporter: and just today, kraft seen here arriving by private plane back in boston with patriots star quarterback tom brady. the two hugging after debording. david, a court date has been set for late april, but robert kra

kraft, ceo of the super bowl champion new england yachts who seem to have a quarterback right now, but what do i know. >> oscars are a week away. and abc 7 is the only place to watch hollywood's biggest night and i'll be there. we'll have coverage leading up to the show. including my own preparations. this week you'll be able to vote to choose one here you see here on the red carpet. we have an oscars guide. there you can check o out a complete list of nominees. once again, you can watch the oscars only here on abc 7. those awards will be handed out february 24th at 5:00 p.m. once again, i'll be there starting friday bringing coverage as all those preps get underway. what are you pondering? >> i picked a dress for you. >> i'm not telling you which dress. >> we'll talk about it during commercial break. >>> still ahead, a broi dal show with a twist. something old, something new. cannabis? that leave therea lasting impression. like the feeling of movement as a new journey begins, or the sight of soft fur, warmed by the morning sun. you might remember new flavours, the sound of an old

celebrating tonight. new england beat the los angeles rams 13-3, the lowest scoring super bowl in the 53-year history of the game. >> i can't even keep track how many they've won by now. all right. today's super bowl featured many players with ties to the bay area. >> patriots receiver and punt returner julian edelman was born in redwood city and went to wood side high. tonight he was awarded the mvp award. >> you know, i was asked to make a couple plays, we were able to do that. there's a lot of plays by other guys. defense was unreal. holding that offense to three points. it's pretty crazy. they should be mvp, the whole d. >> you can hear more from adelman coming up later in sports. >> trust us, that was edelman. look at that beard. his team made quarterback tom brady grew up in san mateo and went to hair a high. the los angeles rams jared goff is from novato and attended marin catholic high school and cal. tonight residents and even the mayors of novato and san mateo had a lot riding on the game. here's abc7 news reporter luz pena. >> just here because jared is from novato. that's

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officially charge new england patriots owner robert kraft with two counts of soliciting a prostitute. documents released today say the 77-year-old kraft visited the orchids of asia day spa for sex acts the night and the day of the afc championship game on january 19th. police say they have videotaped evidence of the encounter, and of kraft giving a woman at the spa money, including a $100 bill. the charges are part of a multi-county human trafficking sting operation. the patriots issued a statement last week denying these charges. >>> singer r. kelly has posted $100,000 bail and is out on bond. he walked out of a chicago jail less than an hour ago there he is with his lawyer. this morning, he pleaded not guilty to ten counts of aggravated sexual abuse against four women, three of which -- three of whom i should say would have been underaged when the alleged crimes happened. the attorney for one of the victims says there is no evidence, including videos implicating the singer. >>> the audacious goals for silicon valley, the optimism despite the challenges. >>> plus -- >> and there are

officials checked out this hover craft ferry in a fact finding trip to england last year and they think the same thing could work on san francisco bay. >> it is a lot like riding on a ferryboat, but less of the up and down stuff. it is a little more of a jiggle. but a very similar experience. >> reporter: except faster. up to 30% faster than the swiftest catamaran ferries operating on the bay. hover craft would also be less noisy especially to fish, but since they travel on a cushion of air, you wouldn't have to dredge sensitive mud flats and other shallows for docks. >> hover craft just goes straight up on to the shore, either on to a concrete landing, they can even land on a beach. >> reporter: the technology is not new, it dates back to the activiti '50s, but they had been considered too costly. the price is comparable to 15ed in, but operating costs can be cheaper. and matt reese built his own made to look like the toddelore. he can sometimes be seen tooling around the bay in it. he thinks a hover craft makes perfect sense. >> yeah, get to work and i've ridden on a hover craft today

england patriots. this comes just two days after the quarterback and eric reid reached a financial settlement with the nfl in their collusion case against the league. >> i'm going to make a bold prediction that one of three teams picks him up. i think you're going to see -- i'll make the bold prediction. you can save the tape. i think you're going to see within the next two weeks that somebody's going to step up and do the right thing. you want me to predict who? i would say besides the panthers, it would not surprise me if bob kraft makes a move. >> kaepernick alleged the league conspired to keep him out after he started kneeling during the national anthem in 2016. >>> the mystery of what happened to "empire" actor jussie smollett continues to grow. police did not chargef intere s. now they have more questions for smollett himself. abc news reporter elizabeth hur has the story. >> reporter: in a shocking twist of events, chicago police are investigating whether "empire" star jussie smollett may have orchestrated a hoax, enlisting two men to purchase a noose and faine a homophobic

champion new england patriots. >> the oakland a's proposed waterfront ballpark is facing opposition. the chronicle reports two gazaqutionthe environmental impact of the howard terminal site. they're concerned the ballpark's lights will blind ship pilots going into the port of oakland. the team is making sure the stadium is designed and built to take into consideration all of the stakeholders issues. the a's hope to open will bought park in 2023. >>> draymond green is engaged. >> we knew because coach kerr spilled the beans during a road trip. green's fiance hazel renee posted a video of her en kbgaget ring. he's designed the 2018 championship rings for the warriors. green made her feel like the luckiest girl in the world. congrats to both of them. >> that rock is bldi. >>> >>> coming up next, the seven things to kn i had so much doubt in me. my current supervisor reached out on linkedin. we set up a phone interview and from there i was hired. linkedin was the matchmaker. burning of diabetic nerve pain these feet raised a bouncing boy and climbed the ladder inthe h. but i couldn't bear my

warrant for new england patriots owner robert kraft on charges of soliciting prostitution. police say they have videotape of the 77-year-old man paying for a sex act inside a day spa. the arrest came as part of a six-month multi agency prostitution and human trafficking sting operation that ended in multiple arrests. >> yes, sir. he is one of the individuals. >> explain who he is. >> that would be mr. robert kraft. >> robert kraft, the owner of the new england patriots? >> yes, sir. >> and what is he being charged with? >> he's being charged with the same offenses as the others, and that is soliciting another to commit prostitution. >> kraft will be charged with a misdemeanor and will have to appear in court. the patriots issued a statement. quote, we categorically deny that mr. kraft engaged in any illegal activity. because it is a judicial matter, we will not be commenting further. >>> the trump administration is dealing a blow to planned parenthood. it is stripping money from family planning organizations that refer women to abortion providers. the $286 million program supports

, the new england again. this is the team's sixth title. the big celebration will take place tomorrow in boston. >>> number ay leading to super monday. millions expected out of work today as they recover from last night's game. the day off is expected to cost employers more than $4 billion. i mean, it was such a boring game, you think people would just go to work today. that's more exciting. >> honestly. especially on the west coast. ends relatively early for us. >>> the 15th puppy bowl was pretty entertaining to watch and actually a lot more of a scoring game. >> true. animal planet's annual contest was a close one throughout the afternoon. team ruff ended up team fluff 59-51. for the first time ever, this pup was named mvp. i love it. >> they're all so cute. >> i should have watched that. >>> a full 90 minutes of news including a popular bay area restaurant chain planning to expand nationwide. >>> recovering aheor y ta rosa is getting help to rebuild. >>> here's a live look outside. >>> here's a live look outside. coming up on that leave therea lasting impression. like the feeling of m

england patriot in boston. this is the sixth parade. this year the team will not have a rally at the end of the parade. officials executive huge crowds once again. past parades have drawn half a million to 1 million spectators. mayor walsh is warning them not to throw beer cans at the team. does that -- >> it does happen. >> they are on duck boats? a classy affair. >> judgmental? >> never. >> never. >> fresh off his record breaking sixth super bowl win quarterback tom brady is opening up. >> he is talking about the game and more in an exclusive interview with michael strahan tod today. >> a lot of people, myself included, call you the goat, greatest of all time. >> i don't like it. it makes me cringe. >> really? maybe you shouldn't be so good. have you thought about that. >> i wish they would say, you're trash, too old, can't get it done anymore. i would say, thanks, you're wrong. >> you're driven by criticism more than success. >> absolutely. >> you can watch strahan's full interview. it starts at 7:00 right after abc 7 mornings. >> where are we? disney world. >> too bad our girls aren'

, the billionaire owner of the new england patriots, robert kraft, is among the nearly 200 people who police say are charged tonight in connection with an alleged prostitution and human trafficking ring. what we've just learned. >>> also breaking just weeks after that explosive documentary seen by millions, singer r. kelly charged with ten counts of sexual abuse. an arrest warrant has been issued. prosecutors say the allegations involve four women, at least three of whom were teenagers. >>> the major winter storm just as we start the weekend from arizona all the way east to new york. on alert for snow, freezing rain powerful winds slamming the northeast this weekend. the rescue playing out tonight. and sam champion has t t

midwest covered in ice. now, 37 states all the way to new england are on alert for a

panthers and new england patriots. this comes just two days after the quarterback and eric reid reached a financial settlement with the financial in their collusion case against the league. >> i'm going to make a bold prediction that one of three teams picks him up. i think you're going to see, i'll make the bold prediction -- you can save the tape -- i think you're going to see within the next two weeks that somebody's going to step up, somebody's going to do the right thing. you want me to predict who? i will tell you, besides the panthers, it would not surprise me if bob kraft makes a move. >> caber nick alleged the league conspired to keep him out after he started kneeling during the national anthem in 2016. >>> the mystery of what happened to "empire" actor jussie smollett continues to grow. police did not charge the two men identified as persons of interest in surveillance video. now they have more questions for smollett himself. abc news reporter elizabeth hur has the story. >> reporter: in a shocking twist of events, chicago police are now investigating whether "empire" star jus

a move. >> bob kraft is the ceo of the super bowl champion new england patriots. >>> the oakland a's propose waterfront ballpark is -- the chronicle reports they're raising two questions about the environmental impact of the howard terminal site. they're concerned the ballpark's lights will blind ship pilots going into the port of oakland. team president dave calf 'ol says the team is making sure the stadium is designed to build to take into consideration all the stakeholders uses. they hope to open the ballpark by 2023. >>> golden girls fans get exc e excit excited. there's a cruise themed after your show. it offers them a chance to dive into the sitcom on a five machine night cruise. it depart miami, hope to blanch, sophie, and rose. events include trivia night, dorothy's bingo, a rusty anchor karaoke party and one night in st. olaf dance party. very fun. >> i'm -- you know what, my husband watches gold en girls a lot. almost daily. >> this could be his fantasy. his fantasy cruise. >> sounds fun. >> hope you guys have a good time. let us know. >> thank you for being a friend. >

forecast in just a little bit. >>> police in florida issued an arrest warrant for new england patriots owner robert kraft on charges of soliciting prostitution. police say they have videotape of the 77-year-old man paying for a sex act inside a day spa. the arrest came as part of a six-month multi agency prostitution and human trafficking sting operation that ended in multiple arrests. >> yes, sir. he is one of the individuals. h >> tuld be mr. robert >> robert the new england patriots? >> yes, sir. >> and what is he being charged with? >> he's being charged with the same offenses as the others, and that is soliciting another to commit prostitution. >> kraft will be charged with a misdemeanor and will have to appear in court. the patriots issued a statement. quote, we categorically deny that mr. kraft engaged in any illegal activity. because it is a judicial matter, we will not be commenting further. >>> the trump administration is dealing a blow to planned parenthood. it is stripping money from family planning organizations that refer women to abortion providers. the $286 million prog

the new england patriots are celebrating again with another super bowl win. this is video of people in boston cheering and stuff. the patriots beat the los angeles rams 13-3. it was the lowest scoring super bowl game in the 53-year history of the super bowl. this is the patriots sixth time getting the championship. the team will hold a victory parade tomorrow. it featured several ties to players here in the bay area. patriots receiver and punt returner julian edelman was born in redwood city. >> edelman was awarded the mvp award. >> i didn't see that coming. i was just so happy we won the game. our defense played lights out. it was awesome to be a part of. i'm just excited. i'm just happy. i'm content and i'm exhausted. >> edelman's teammate quarterback tom brady grew up in san mateo. he went to high school there and the rams quarterback jared goff is tended marin catholic high school and cal. there was a lot of local boys to clear for last night. drew? >> it was fantastic to see the local connection here. what we're seeing in the weather department this morning, we're tracking rain wi

bowl champion new england patriots. >> we shall see. >> they have a quarterback, don't they? >> huh, i don't know? it sounds like the perfect solution for the bay area housing crisis. >> the city is looking to build dozens of homes for teachers, our meteorologist drew tuma is up next with our forecast. >> kevin durant is team's lebron leading score and curry is guarding him constant. larry beil joins us live with >>> well, santa clara county, officials are looking developers to build affordable housing for local teachers. the site will be located at palo alto. santa clara owns the land now which was used as a parking lot. that proposal calls for building anywhere from 60 to 120 units for housing for public schoolteachers. the county and school districts will cover the cost. like many districts in the bay area, high housing cost have retaining teachers. >>> the abandonment of am s residents' seniors homes santa rosa's press democrat reports bill dodd is expanding civil liability for caretakers. the proposal would add the word abandonment to elder abuse laws. there was a lawsuit over

don't like the weather in new england, wait a few minutes? >> oh. >> it had to be a -- >> mark twain. i was thinking it was a sports figure. it was a good sport. >> jeopardy question for you. >> thanks, mindi. >> join us tonight on cable channel 13 and here for abc 7 news at 11:00. we're looking at one of the most powerful storms. season the latest on the track and intensity. at 11:00, woman spotted at south bay intersections asking for money for a leukemia patient. they want to know is it a scam and we want to find out. >> coming up tonight on abc 7, it's the bachelor followed which the good doctor and stay with us for abc 7 news at 11:00. >> at 11:35, it's jimmy kimmel live. the guests are katy perry from "american idol" and actor javier bard bardem. >> that's the lineup tonight. enjoy it. that's this edition of abc 7 news. a certain someone has to go to bed soon. >> it's way past my bedtime. >> back on the air at 4:00 a.m. for an early edition of news. look for breaking news on the abc 7 news app. we appreciate your time. i'm dan ashley. >>> good night to you. >> good night to you

england to check this ferry out with an eye to bringing them to the san francisco bay. they're up to 30% faster than the swiftest catamaran ferries operating on the bay. they would also be more fuel efficient. since they travel on a cushion of air on top of the water, you wouldn't have to dredge since the mudflats and other shallows for docks. >> hovercraft just go straight up on to the short, either on to a concrete landing. they can even land on a beach. >> hovercraft technology dates back to the '50s. back then they were considered too noisy. new engines make them quieter. the purchase price is comparable to the latest catamaran ferries fetch, but operation costs can be 20% cheaper, and the bay area already has one proponent. matarese built his own hovercraft made to look like the delorean car in "back to the future." he can sometimes be seen tooling around the bay in it. he thinks a hover ferry here makes perfect sense. >> i think it would be fun for people to get to work. just got here but already ridden on a hovercraft today. >> today at a meeting of the water emergency transporta

of te new england patriots? >> yes, sir. >> and what is he being charged with? >> he's being charged with the same offenses as the others, and that is soliciting another to commit prostitution. >> kraft will be charged with a misdemeanor and will have to appear in court. the patriots issued a statement. quote, we categorically deny that mr. kraft engaged in any illegal activity. because it is a judicial matter, we will not be commenting further. >>> the trump administration is dealing a blow to planned parenthood. it is stripping money from family planning organizations that refer women to abortion providers. the $286 million program supports family planning for 4 million women. planned parenthood will fight this through every possible avenue. >>> the oakland a's are stepping up their efforts to address potential environmental concerns around their proposed waterfront ballpark. yesterday the team announced a partnership with the west oakland environmental indicators project. the ball club plans to work with the organization to develop what's called a community benefits agreement for

willy wager owner tomorrow super bowl game between the los angeles rams and new england patriots. newsom tweeted today saying quote, it's on massachusetts, governor. confident that sean mcvay in our home state will respectfully leave the good massachusetts of massachusetts crying in chowder. winners wearing team's jersey while performing community service. >> i like the chowder part too. tiger having a ball gearing up for the super bowl. not the detroit tiger. the stoerp behind the new beginning for these big cats. ahead. >>> drew tuma. more rain and wind this evening as a wind advisory in effect through 10:00 tonight. trafficking heavy snow in >>> drakes beach subpoena open again after elephant seals invaded during the government shutdown. 80 of them still hanging out at the beach but also no longer in the parking lot. they took over when the government furlough left the beach deserted and after rain and king tides flooded. rangers offered limited accessed today so visitors can get a close upview. >>> to another animal now. a group of tigers psyched up for the super bowl. rescue

england in south wales with a spot of drizzle, fair amount of cloud as well. northeast england in northeast scotla nd well. northeast england in northeast scotland seeing the best of the sunshine and what will be quite a breezy day, but again, even if you stick with the cloud, you're looking at highs from 11 to 1a degrees and may be up to around 15 and the sunnier parts of eastern england. as we move out of saturday and into sunday, the set up looks like this. high pressure across a big part of europe, blocking weather systems trying to push and from the west. so these fronts moving into western areas will not sweep through neatly and they get stuck running against that block of high pressure so they just drift across and that is where we will see some patches of rain in those temperatures again after and 15 degrees. low pressure in church as we head to the start of the new working week, this weather front is giving us a little bit of a headache at the moment, it may be a ripple i’u ns at the moment, it may be a ripple runs up this and brings some patchy rain, into parts of the