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now at 11:00, the widow of the orlando gunman sits in a bay area jail tonight hours away from her first court appearance. we are learning new details about the charges and possible punishment facing noor salmon. >> it could be life in prison or possibly death. >> she was opened to omar mateen. he opened fire in the pulse nightclub in orlando last year leaving 49 people dead. >> seven months later and 3,000 miles away, she was arrested at her parents' home in rodeo. >> reporter: dan, when noor
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salmon appears in court tomorrow morning, the indictment against her will probably be unsealed and we'll know a lot more about how the fbi came to charge her in connection with the deadliest mass shooting in u.s. history. the u.s. attorney's office says noor salmon has been accused of aiding and abetting her husband omar mateen in the deadly assault. >> she's being charged with aiding and abetting and materially aiding the criminal act, so she could be prosecuted in essence, as a principle, as if she were the one who went to the nightclub. >> reporter: mateen texted his wife and she accompanied him as he went to buy at least one weapon. >> she would have the evidence.
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>> reporter: life in prison or the death penalty. she's also charged with obstruction of justice. a statement was released saying noor salmon had no foreknowledge, nor could she predict what omar mateen planned to do. noor has told a story of abuse at his hands. we believe it is wrong and it dishonors the memory of the victims to punish her. a next door neighbor told us what he heard. >> like people walking around, car doors slamming. and dogs went off like crazy. >> reporter: salmon is to appear in oakland federal court tuesday morning. katie marzullo, abc 7 news. the search is out for this driver. he took bay area deputies on a wild ride friday night, causing a sheriff's deputy to crash a patrol car.
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now now, days later that felon is still on the run. we are joined live from fremont. lillian? >> reporter: police here say they spotted the suspect at this strip mall two days before he e leeluded deputies. authorities say eddie newt failed to pull over after deputies in richmond recognized him as a carl burglary suspect. two days prior, newt also managed to escape after officers tried to arrest him for an auto burglary at the strip mall. he is part of a violent oakland street gang that's been breaking into cars all over the bay area, they say. his arrest warrant is related to an investigation involving 50
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counts of auto burglary. the area has certainly had its share of car break-ins. >> there's cars all over the place. and everybody just comes over here, so i wouldn't think someone sees what they want, then they're going to get it. >> like perhaps you are trying to hide your phone or your keys, worrying somebody's going to break into your window. >> reporter: law enforcement agencies are working together to find newt. they say if you spot him, do not approach him. instead, call your local authorities. lilian kim, abc 7 news. all right, we are on storm watch once again. meteorologist drew tuma is tracking a series of storms. >> we're coming off a quiet holiday weekend, but we tracking not one but three storms headed our way in the next
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ms you wi you will squeak out a couple more days, and then we have shower chances through early next week. wednesday, the first storm headed our way, this will be a two. it starts off with morning showers. they intensify in the afternoon and evening, and with it, strong and potentially damaging winds will accompany this storm. we'll take a much closer look in the accuweather forecast. a road is still closed because of last week's storms. no date has been set to reopen t the highway patrol posted this video over the weekend. cal trans crews are pumping the water out. one east bound lane did reopen on friday. the westbound side is still completely closed. an american is one who was killed in mexico.
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cell phone video captured the moment it happened as everything turned to chaos. people ran for their lives from the blue parrot nightclub which was hosting an electronic music festival event. one of the dead victims was crushed trying to escape. at least nine people were injured. police say a lone shooter remains on the loose. more than three dozen members of congress say they will not attempt donald trump's inauguration on friday. that includes four congress men and women who represent distributdi districts here in the bay area. >> reporter: in oakland, to celebrate martin luther king jr. day, barbara lee reaffirmed her position that she sees no reason to do the same at friday's inauguration of president-elect donald trump. >> when you look at the gain of
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divisiveness and bigotry and the fact that nothing has changed since the campaign, i don't think that's something i need to do in terms of celebrating. >> reporter: lee was one of the first congress members in the country announcing that she would boycott the trump inauguration. >> doesn't look like's going to change and grow into the office. >> reporter: if george w. bush can go, why can't you go? >> i think it's personal decision. the personal decision was not to go. i'm not secretary clinton, i'm not bill clinton, i'm a member of congress. >> reporter: san rafael's jared hu huffman will not be attending. >> i understand and respect my colleagues. >> reporter: new senator kamala harris says she will also be there. dianne feinstein has yet to
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commit, but so far, no u.s. senators have announced they will not be attending the formal transition to the trump presidency. in walnut creek, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> i will be in washington, d.c. thursday and friday to cover the events on president-elect trump's inauguration. hope you can join us. more than a dozen bay area mayors are in washington this week, but it's not for the inauguration. they're attending the conference of mayors. the mayors include ed lee of san francisco, and a dozen others, including the mayors of alameda, cupertino, san leandro and richmond. all together, 300 u.s. mayors will be in the capital to meet with officials, congress members and business leaders. the warriors moving to san jose? putting the dubs in the south bay before they make their long-awaited move to san francisco. and a porn company says good
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doubt. >> we are live in san diego. it might put the dubs -- >> reporter: they sold out for the 211 1th consecutive time. >> curry! >> reporter: can you put a price on pride? >> pride, you can't measure in dollars and cents. >> reporter: but the golden state warriors do have a real economic impact on the east bay. a $7.5 million a year lease. >> the warriors are actually paying down the debt on the arena that they occupy. > reporter: the warriors' lease ends this season. the jpa and team are currently in negotiations for an extension, since the new stadium won't be ready until 2019 at the
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earliest. >> they have other options, maybe san jose. >> reporter: they have a ground breaking ceremony scheduled for tomorrow at their new site. fans say they get it. basketball is business. >> you guys got a top-quality product. so for a top-quality product unfortunately you have to pay to top-quality prices. >> reporter: litigation is ongoing over the the lease will be discussed tomorrow during closed session. an agreement should be finalized in the next couple weeks. in oakland, abc 7 news. the san francisco chronicle
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reports they are moving because of weakening economics. they purchased the building for $14.5 million ten years ago. amazon and other online retailers will soon accept food stamps. seven major retailers including safe way will take part in a pilot programming allowing participants to purchase groceries online. they will roll out to say the states this summer, starting with maryland, new jersey and new york. thousands of people across the bay area celebrated the life and legacy of dr. martin luther king jr. today. >> hundreds of people marched from the cal trans station to i the gardens. >> many of the people came from the peninsula and we were at the cal trans station as people sang
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"we shall overcome". they traveled 54 miles from san jose to san francisco, commemorating the historic 54 march dr. king led in 1965. abc 7 news was also in san jose where people marched to the islamic center. hundreds gathered there to show solidarity with the muslim community. they discussed issues before attendees got to know each other a little bit. organizers say it's all in the spirit of dr. king's teachings. >> and we've dedicated a page to our website to dr. king and hayhis legacy on abc 7 news.com. >> we have a lot of information about this important day on our website. and timing is everything, right? with all of these outdoor events, nice to have shiny weather, but that's changing. >> it is. we have the details. >> we enjoyed a break. a lot of people are smiling this
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weekend. one more dry day, and then you have to get the umbrellas back out. live doppler 7 right now, we are quiet in terms of rainfall, but what we do have once again is fog issues. visibility in the north bay down to a quarter of a mile. that is very dense fog at this hour and that will stick around for your morning tomorro. it's a mixed bag of 40s. we're at 46 in san francisco, 44 in san jose and 35 in fairfield. tomorrow most of us will wake up to temperatures starting out in the 30s, so grab the jacket. we'll have areas of dense fog early on. what you'll notice in the afternoon, a bit of haze. we do have a spare the air day for poor air quality inland and in the north bay. by 4:00, partly sunny skies and temperatures in the 50s, and then we're tracking three storms in seven days. storm number one arrives on wednesday, the next storm quickly follows on thursday and friday and storm number three is coming over the weekend. the storm impact scale, this is
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a two, a moderate storm, we'll have showers in the morning, light in nature, picking up in intensity in the afternoon and evening. so, too, are the winds turning gusty in the evening. so the biggest issue we have is power outage concerns. let's go hour by hour for you. watch the time stamp. 8:00 in the morning, light showers mainly in the north bay. the storm is going to get its act together and then we'll watch the downpours. the yellows and oranges is the heavier rain beginning in the north bay, sinking south, moving through the heart of the bay area, and as it moves into the south bay, it will lose a bit of its punch but will bring showers as it dissipates approaching the midnight hour. it will have a wide range in rainfall. the highs will certainly be in the north bay, one to two inches. through the heart of the bay area, maybe a half inch to an
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inch. around san jose, less in the way of rainfall, but we will all feel the gusty winds midweek. future tracker wind gusts right along the coast, winds gusting over 40 miles per hour. watch in the evening, by 6:00, those winds gusting over 30, close to 40 miles per hour. the winds will subside once that front moves through. that's likely not going to happen until close to midnight on thursday. so storm concerns we have, winds, power outage is a moderate concern, and especially the wednesday morning commute. high dydr hydroplaning. creek flooding looks low because it's a quick mover. wednesday it's wet and windy with the moderate storm. the second storm, friday morning does not look like a fun commute. and then the third storm arriving just in time to round out the weekend on sunday. >> great. thanks.
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steph curry paid tribute to america's commander in chief by wearing this red, white and blue, and he said president obama embodies the inspiration, faith and hope dr. king stood for. we are forever grateful, #44. notice the president's seal for president obama's four year terms. >> that's a cool pair of kicks right there. i don't though whknow what step wearing tocht, but it worked pretty well.
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good evening. after losing three straight in the finals to cleveland and blowing the big lead on christmas day, the warriors did not want to lose to the cavs again. they ran the gang off the court in oracle. we showed you steph's shoes before the break. i can do all thing. it ends up in a kevin durant dunk. off to the races
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andre iguodala. flagrant on green, he mocks la brown as flailing. off the loose ball, and the warriors played tenacious defense. 72-46. draymond triple-double. he's shimmying on the ground. steph 20 points, 11 assists. warriors make a statement and end a four-game losing streak against the cavs. >> reporter: the warriors ended a four-game losing streak against the cavaliers with a good old-fashioned beat down. but it was interesting depending on who you asked, is this a rivalry? >> yeah, i think it's a rivalry, so yeah, it's just me though. >> i don't think it's a rivalry.
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it's too great teams with aspirations. i don't believe i've ever had a rivalry in the nba. >> you call it a rivalry once you've played against them in the playoffs. >> it's okc coming in on wednesday night. >> and it's a big week. we know who won't be the 49ers next coach, it won't be josh mcdaniels. he took himself out of the running today, said it was about his family. many suspect he didn't want to risk his career on the had49ers disfufxal family. they'll wait on shanahan to see if he wants the job. the sharks and jets. ricochets off the boards, then off the skate of a goalie. michael hutchinson and into the back of the net. sharks beat winnipeg by a score of 5-2.
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