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they said it's not only unconstitutional and un-american. mayor ed leah greed. san francisco became the first city in the united states to file suit against president trump's order against sanctuary cities and withholding federal funding. more than 400 in the u.s. city attorney herrera said san francisco gets over $1.2 billion a year in federal funding. most of which goes to hoik, nutrition and other safety net programs. for the president to deny that is wrong. we have to abide by the rule of law. we're going to make that quite

clear in this city. san francisco is in accordance with the law. we're going to live by the law. mr. president and your administration, you need to do it as well. >> we're ready to fight to keep our city safe. today is the prime example. >> reporter: mayor lee and herrera both believe that president trump falsely believes sanctuary cities harbor criminals. he says to the contrary, san francisco will comply with federal warrants against all criminals. herrera and the mayor both say that that sanctuary cities protect families and they do believe that other sanctuary cities in the united states will be filing suit in the days and weeks to come as well. live in san francisco, cornell bernard, abc 7 news. thank you x cornell. leaders in oakland and san francisco are considering allocating money to help immigrants in the wake of the executive order. happening today, the san francisco board of supervisors will set aside money for

immigration-related legal services. they will considering a legal fund to support immigrants facing deportation. some bay area tech companies are joining forces to combat the executive order on refugees. san francisco-based git hub is organizing a meeting today, with google, air bnb discussing filing an amicus brief. they're discussing holding hearings to consider two bills that would make california a sanctuary state. one would prohibit police from cooperating with immigration requests to detain certain suspects, the other barring law enforcement from collecting information on a person's immigration status. it's uncertain what the actual would mean for the federal funding for the state. activists plan to pound the pavement in oakland in about an hour to protest the confirmation of ebeling education secretary betsy devoss. a senate committee approved her

confirmation. now it goes to for a vote. she wants control of schools to be shift d away from washington. it could mean cuts in federal funding. she also has financial conflicts of interest that should disqualify her. a senate judiciary committee is voting on the nomination of alabama senator jeff sessions as attorney general less than a day after sally yates was fired for directing the justice department not to defend his travel ban. earlier this morning, texas governor rick perry was confirmed as the new energy secretary and elaine chao sailed through her hearing to become transportation secretary. president trump is set to make a choice for a new supreme court justice in a few hours. it's believed to be down to judge neil gorsuch on the tenth circuit court of appeals in denver. judge thomas hardy man is on a court in philadelphia with the president's sister mary ann

trump barry. here's a preview from outside the court. >> we have a big decision and that i have made, very big decision on the united states supreme court. >> in the east room tonight, president trump will stand with his nominee. >> a person who is unbelievably highly respected. and i think you will be very impressed with this person. >> this decision may prove to be more consequential and have a longer lasting impact than anything the new president has done so far. trump's choice would fill the vacancy created by the death last year of antonin scalia. during the campaign, trump promised his nominee would be someone similar to the late scalia. >> the justices that i'm going to appoint will be pro-life. they will have a conservative bent. they will be protect the second amendment. >> his short list is down to

neil gorsuch and thomas hardiman. he serves with president's trump's sister mary anne trump barry. barry highly recommended hardiman to her brother. he serves on the tenth circuit court of a peechlts he's called scalia 2.0. he echoes his philosophy and writing style. both men are young and could serve for decades on the court. but in the short run, neither would tip the balance on the court because president trump's conservative nominee would replace another conservative on the bench. >> regardless who have is picked, there would be an all-out confirmation battle. they're upset that president obama's pick for the seat never each got a hearing. from the supreme court, elizabeth hur, abc news. there will be a special report on the choice for supreme court nominee. we'll carry that live at 5:00

p.m. you can also watch the announcement live on our abc 7 news app and streaming on abc 7 news.com. new this morning, president trump plans to continue at least one executive order signed by his predecessor. the white house says mr. trump will maintain a 2014 executive order signed by president obama protecting federal employees from anti-lgbtq discrimination. the president is determined to protect the rights of all americans, including the lgbtq community. in san francisco, supervisor jane kim will announce legislation today to create the first transgender district in the nation. it will encompass six blocks in the southeastern tenderloin crossover market street to include two blocks of 6th street. organizers hope it's a hub of services and economic opportunities for trans and agender communities. grab your umbrellas. back on storm watch tracking another storm set to hit the

area tomorrow. the storms aren't here yet but there's a haze over the city. meteorologist mike nicco is tracking what to expect when the storm rolls in. >> hi everybody. january ending much quieter than it has been for the month of february. we're going to start a new trend of wet weather. rest assured, the rain chances or chances of rain look for i am impressive than the storms -- it's going to be the strongest one. it rolls in through thursday morning. it will be strongest thursday morning with light to moderate showers. 40 to 50 miles per hour gusts and a slight chance of thunder. if you're an early commuter thursday, pretty much any time, actually. how about that? we'll run into ponding on the roadways. here's a look at the rain potential tomorrow through friday. half inch to an inch in the south bey. that's the least amount. santa cruise mountains, 1.5 to 3 inches. how about an hour by hour look of when that reaches your neighborhood. the rest of those storms i just

showed you, they're coming up in the accuweather seven-day forecast. >> thanks, mike. a deal reached in a berkeley police brutality lawsuit. the police department was sued after this protest in december 2014. they say they were clubbed and tear gassed for no reason while marching for justice. settlement includes police policy changes and $125,000 for seven plaintiffs. the deal still has to be approved by the berkeley city council. happening now in the peninsula, the community is honoring a redwood city police officer who died of natural causes while on duty. right now a memorial service is under way for officer gerardo silva. the 57-year-old passed away a week and a half ago after fellow officers found him unconscious and not breathing inside the police station. today's service is being held at the fox theater in redwood city. the officer was an 18-year veteran of the department. friends say his dedication to law enforcement and service to

his community will never be forgotten. happening now, the defense team for garcia is giving opening statements in day two of the sierra lamar -- this is obviously the wrong video here. why don't we come back to me. i don't want to show disrespect to what's taking place in redwood city. the sierra lamar case wrapped up opening statements an hour ago. prosecutors told the jury an analysis of a strand of hair taken from a rope in the suspect's trunk came from sierra lamar. 15-year-old sierra disappeared on her way to school in morgan hill. her body has not been found. oakland city officials are moving forward with their efforts to keep them from moving to las vegas. sheldon adelson decided not to do business with mark davis. adelson pledged to invest $650 million in the proposed $1.9 billion dome stadium. his departure raises funding

issues for raiders owner mark davis. oakland officials maintained the bay was always the best option. >> oakland has one of the strongest markets when it comes to national football league. secondly, we have the land, we have the stadium facility, we have the transportation. we have the investment. >> the raiders issued a statement saying they remain committed to moving to vegas. that could become tougher without adelson not only because of the funding gap but his funding clout in nevada. good news for procrastinators who have been waiting to sign up for insurance through cover california. two bay area freeways so bad they should be torn down. that's what one group recommends should take their place instead. it's being called a fire hose of lava. look at this unreal you might have been to

two freeways are on the list of the worst. so bad, they recommend demolition. 280 in san francisco and 980 in oakland. abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live at 18th and castro in oakland. amy? >> reporter: hi kristen. getting rid of 980 would likely improve the enabled. this freeway is lined with homes. but look at all the cars that use this freeway. drivers wonder what this would mean for them. if you drive into san francisco

from the peninsula every day, it's hard to understand why the section of interstate 280 would make a list of freeways that need to be demolish. >> it needs to stay. it's the only way to get in now. >> the nonprofit group, the congress for the new urbanism says 280 between -- 980 in oakland are two of the ten freeways in the u.s. that should be torn down. the report says the blight created are a good reason to get rid of them. >> there's a lot of homes, people been living there for years. the situation is only getting worse. you know what i mean. so, i guess that would be a good idea. >> the report points out, if you take down these pfreeways, you open up space for building affordable housing. >> the freeways have an enormous footprint. the land use impact that it has for some distance away from the

freeways as well. >> the metropolitan transportation commission hasn't taken a stabs but offers this comparison. when you look at the embarcadero, can you imagine a freeway here? there used to be one. but it was torn down after an earthquake. >> can you imagine them wanting to tear one down. but sko you imagine a freeway there? probably not. change can happen. it can be positive. >> they're funding studies, both cities are currently looking at whether to get rid of these freeways. live in oakland, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. thank you, amy. cover california is giving you four extra days to complete enrollment. you have to begin application process by the end of today. as long as you finish by saturday, you'll have health care coverage by march 1st. cover california promises your insurance will be valid for the entire year even though republicans in washington, d.c. want to repeal and replace the affordable care act better known as obamacare. state officials believe it may

be years before changes at the national level keep -- >> a new hotspot in hawaii. literally the incredible volcano video you have to see to believe. the mess in hollywood hills. the cleanup under way after a mudslide. there is a silver lining. a live look outside. heavenly mountain resort in lake tahoe. does that make you want to lit the slopes right now? lear skies, a little cloud cover is there. little fog pushing in. might be tracking our next storm though. you'll wants to

just checking on the radar. that's going to hit tomorrow when our storm starts to roll in. let's go to the graphics. you can see exactly what's going on there. up to a foot is possible. it will be a nice dumping of snow. look at that big whirling dervish of cloud cover, that counter clockwise flow. heaving up all the high clouds. we're looking at and feeling temperatures that are a little warmer than average. don't be fooled even though the sunshine is not at bright. temperatures are exactly the same. here's the way it goes. 49 in vallejo. 50 in livermore. had a lot of fog in those areas. that's why the sun was slower to warm them up. low to mid-50s. half moon bay. 63 degrees already. here's the way it looks at the golden gate bridge. you see the flag right there? it's unfurled.

about 15 miles per hour winds. it's blowing offshore. that's why it's partly sunny, mild today. first storm hits us -- we'll have scattered light showers over the weekend. not a washout. but you could get wet tpt and a bigger storm will hit on monday. here's a look at emeryville. let's break down the rest of today. 57 to 62. above average temperatures at 2:00. if you're heading out at 4:00. still need the sunglasses if you're going to be out and about. look at the clouds, what they do to the temperatures. still upper 40s to low 50s at 8:00. mild evening. may need a lighter jacket. good news tonight, temperatures are all in the 40s. no more threat of black ice, no more frost. fog, you can see the fog leaking its way from east to west across our neighborhoods once again. here we are at 12:00 tomorrow. you can see the clouds on the inkreechlts a few scattered showers. they'll become more numerous. isolated to scattered. how about that from 3:00 to 7:00. even a downpour here and there.

those will be more numerous towards 11:00 tomorrow. look at what happens in the overnight hours. that's a lot of yellow and orange. that means there will be a lot of puddles on the roads for early morning commuters thursday morning. thursday morning commute will be one of the worst ones. wednesday evening commutes, san francisco, oakland hayward. just to make the streets wet. nothing like the overnight hours. 3/4 of an inch in the south bay. 1.5 in the north bay. everywhere in yellow here, the coast, or above 1,000 feet, thursday at 3:00 in the morning to friday at 3:00 in the morning, 24-hour window of potential wind damage. moderate to heavy snow 10:00 wednesday to 10:00 friday. here's how it looks in lake tahoe. you can see the fog there. when it starts raining here, it's going to be snowing up there. that will last through monday also. >> mike, i know you're going to love this one. this morning, we're getting a look, dramatic new video of lava flowing from the kilauea volcano

in hawaii. look at that bright red stripe in the middle of that steam. that's lava. usgs researchers are calling it a fire hose of lava. it's been wowing guests there. it's always eruptions there, but normally it's more of a trickle, not a hose like that. you can see why it's impressive. the explosion of water and steam by the way, caused when it hits the colder ocean water. quite a sight. more mother nature news. images of a landslide in southern california. take a look at this huge pileup of dirt and debris. this hillside gave way in the hollywood hills sending tons of mud tumbling into the yards of two homes. we're happy to say nobody was hurt, luckily. a huge cleanup effort is under way. they have a lot of work to do, still. the landslide happened last night, forcing five homes to evacuate as a precaution. there's some relief. crews restored power to the neighborhood but the slide buried two utility poles.

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>> we all have our good days and our bad days. unfortunately, our contestants today all had very bad days the first time they appeared on our show. so we've decided to invite them back to take another crack at that million-dollar prize. it's second chance week on "who wants to be a millionaire." [dramatic music] ♪ hey, everybody, welcome to second chance week here on "who wants to be a millionaire." [cheers and applause] flying--just flying--through the first eight questions, this second chance contestant got to the $30,000 question, but guessed incorrectly and left without using one single lifeline. from baltimore, maryland, please welcome back dante swinton. [cheers and applause] what's up, buddy? good to see you again, man. >> good to see you as well. yeah.