the local police force and turn it into the deportation arm of the federal government. >> reporter: the lawsuit accuses the trump administration of trying to financially coerce the city into abandoning its sanctuary policies. san francisco stands to lose $1.2 billion a year, which is used for health care, schools, transportation and other necessities. the city is also expecting more scrutiny from immigration officials. >> it's no surprise that this president might continue to target us. that's why i've said we should be ready. >> reporter: just last week immigration agents showed up at a resource center for latino families in the city. today the mission community held a legal workshop to teach people their rights. >> the only thing that we can truly do now is educate ourselves and stay together as a community and support one another. >> reporter: this week san francisco sheriff vicki henacy joined the mayor and police chief in sending a letter to the secretary of homeland security

declining to participate in some immigration laws she believes betray community trust. >> in order to have community policing, you have to have the confidence of the community. >> reporter: the sheriff says that the city will continue to honor valid criminal warrants and court orders but not voluntary requests. live in san francisco outside city hall, carolyn tyler, abc 7 news. >> carolyn, you mentioned that there are hundreds of other sanctuary cities around the nation. any word whether they'll join this lawsuit? >> reporter: well, dennis herrera was asked that this morning and so far though there are other cities like new york that have vowed to take a stand, this is the first lawsuit. >> carolyn, thank you so much for that report. we have breaking news to tell you. this is out of west sacramento where police are responding to a bomb threat. that car you see there is the suspect's vehicle. officers have shut down the nearby tower bridge as well as

surrounding streets. a witness shared these photos with abc 7 news and says he saw her put wires into her gas tank. police say a woman, who was in the car, is claiming to have a bomb. we will have any developments for you as they happen here on abc 7 news at 4:00 and on the abc 7 news app. enable push alerts for instant notifications. the search is still on for a prisoner who was being taken to sfo when he suddenly jumped out of the car on 880 in hayward. he was still handcuffed when he made his dash for freedom. the 27-year-old was being returned to kentucky to face fraud and identity theft charges. he was seen running southbound on the freeway wearing a blue plaid shirt, blue jeans and boots. stanford university police issued a community alert after they say they arrested a man on campus for possession of weapons and peeping with binoculars. >> and now they're investigating

whether the same man may be connected to another incident. the man police arrested spoke exclusively with abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow. >> reporter: stanford university department of public safety found replica guns, stun gun, knives, ammunition, metal knuckles, handcuffs and binoculars in this sprinter van on saturday. someone notified dps about an individual behaving suspiciously. >> i was walking with my friend waiting on me. a police car came. >> reporter: deputies arrested the man on possession of weapons and peeping charges. >> it's not true. i'm absolutely not guilty. >> reporter: a spokesperson said the man consented to having his vehicle searched. >> they did not ask any permission to search my car. >> reporter: deputies confiscated most of his gear, but he showed us these. >> this is u.s. army binocular. >> reporter: he said he was using them to read street

parking restriction signs, not to peep on students. >> i didn' pay attention. >> reporter: the side of the vehicle has a sticker that says protected by firearms and there's a shooting range target in the windshield. he said his vehicle has been broken into before and both are to deter robbers. stanford university notified students with a community alert. >> i think part of me is comforted that an e-mail went out in the first place to let people know, but obviously maybe someone doesn't always notice people like that. >> for me personally, i've never felt unsafe. >> reporter: deputies are now investigating whether there's a connection between this incident and a report a week prior of a man with a possible gun in a van on another area of campus. on stanford university's campus, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. a memorial service was held for a redwood city police officer who died while on duty. law enforcement officers, community members and the family

of officer silva filled the fox theater in redwood city this morning. he died a week and a half ago after fellow officers found him unconscious and not breathing inside the police station. the 57-year-old had been a redwood city police officer for 18 years. he leaves behind a wife, two daughters and two grandchildren. president donald trump is offering his condolences to the family of a navy s.e.a.l. who was killed during a raid in yemen. 36-year-old william ryan owens is the first casualty since mr. trump took office. he died saturday from wounds suffered during a weekend raid on an al qaeda base. owens was a huge san francisco giants fan. buster posey shared this picture of owens on social media. he visited the giants locker room back in 2012. posey called owens a hero gone way too soon. you may have noticed clouds are thickening over the bay area right now. this is the view on live doppler 7 and rain is not far away.

let's move along and see what's coming our way. you can see here the massive clouds and moisture moving in our directions being generated by the storm that's farther out to sea. now, the arriving storm tomorrow evening ranks one on the storm impact scale. it will produce light showers and be breezy tomorrow evening. but the storm will intensify overnight into thursday. it will be ranked 2 on the storm impact scale thursday morning. showers, downpours, 40 to 50-mile-per-hour wind gusts and some thunder accompanying this storm. there's high concern fop ponding on roads and downed trees. moderate concern for small creek flooding and power outages and low concern for river flooding, although it hasn't been long since our last rain and now boowe have more on the way. after an incredibly wet january, southern california is

dealing with landslides. kenneth moten has a closer look. >> reporter: a close call in the hollywood hills. >> it would have been scary to hear that. it sounds like an earthquake. >> reporter: the large backyard of this hilltop home gave way, more than 20 tons of earth rushed down, taking out power lines in this neighborhood filled with multimillion dollar homes. in the light, incredible images. but monday night as this los angeles city councilman was giving an update -- >> oh! >>. >> reporter: major concerns in the darkness as the ground continued to fall. debris took out a road but stopped short of entering homes in the path of the dangerous mudslide. several homes were evacuated. >> for the most part we didn't need any specialized equipment. we just wanted to get them out of there in case the earth continued to move. >> reporter: in the past month, record rain and a record dry california has caused a muddy mess. all eyes on the hills.

near los angeles, streets covered. near san francisco, property and vehicles damaged. in the hollywood hills tuesday, residents surveyed the damage. many of them on edge. >> i was just walking with the dogs 15 minutes before it happened. it's a nasty fall. >> reporter: officials here in southern california are preparing for more rain later this week as they continue to monitor the mudslide threat, kenneth moton, nbc los angeles. abc 7 news was in the oakland hills today. the city tells us sandbags are in extremely limited supply. oakland gave out 15,000 sandbags and got 475 calls for help during the storms this month. westover drive is still closed because of a mudslide. it hasn't rained in days but there's still water coming off the hillside. a shelterwood drive is still down to one lane. b.a.r.t. is about to pay a steep price to settle an environmental controversy. the transit agency agreed to pay

nearly $1.3 billion to settle a civil suit that was filed by contra costa, alameda and san mateo counties. they claim b.a.r.t. failed to implement hazardous materials business plans at those facilities in those counties. they accuse the agency of violating storage tank and hazardous waste laws. a former uc santa cruz student has just settled a sexual abuse lawsuit filed against the school and one of its professors. uc regents agreed to pay more than a million dollars in one of the largest title ix settlements ever. a former student claims he assaulted her in 2015. uc santa cruz also faced accusations of knowing for several years that he was a sexual predator. the school hasn't commented on this settlement. the fbi hopes that a $20,000 reward will help capture a bank robber who struck at least nine times in northern california. take a look at surveillance video images. the man even rocked the same bank in napa twice since 2013.

fbi agents say he appears to be in his 20s or 30s, is about 5'8". they consider him to be armed and dangerous. well, what happens in vegas may stay in vegas. that might not include the raiders anymore. their gamble on moving has hit a very big snag. plus -- >> reporter: president trump is set to announce his highly anticipated supreme court nominee tonight. i'm stephanie ramos at the supreme court. details on the top two contenders coming up. >> yes, i can go back! yes! >> the excitement from a young boy all over the end of a lawsuit and a big change for the boy scouts. at 4:10, a live look at the afternoon commute and it doesn't appear like there is one at the bay bridge toll plaza. this is a breeze coming into s

president trump is set to announce his pick for the supreme court in less than an hour from the east room of the white house. the front-runners are judge neil gorsuch and judge thomas hardiman. abc news reporter stephanie ramos with a look ahead to tonight's announcement. >> reporter: tonight in a primetime presentation, we'll hear who president trump has chosen to take a seat on the supreme court bench. >> we'll see you in a little while. we'll be announcing a supreme court justice, who i think everybody is going to be very, very impressed with, so we'll see you at about 8:00. >> reporter: the high court has been operating with only eight justices since antonin scalia's death last february. during the campaign, trump promised that his nominee would be someone similar to scalia. >> the justices that i'm going

to appoint will be pro life, they will have a conservative bent, they will be protecting the second amendment. >> reporter: here are the top two contenders for the spot. solid conservatives, judges neil gorsuch and judge thomas hardiman. hardiman is 51 years old, serves on the third circuit court of appeals with president trump's sister, maryanne trump barry, who sources say highly recommended him to her brother. gorsuch is 49 years old, serves on the tenth circuit court of appeals. he attended harvard law and has a ph.d. from oxford where he was a marshall scholar. he's considered an originalist like scalia. both were appointed by president george w. bush, and according to a senior administration official, trump personally interviewed both men before his inauguration. >> i think that the person that i pick will be a big, big -- i think people are going to love it. i think evangelicals, christians will love my pick.

>> reporter: whoever it is, expect that person to be grilled by democrats and republicans during confirmation hearings on everything from executive powers to trump's latest immigration order. at the supreme court, stephanie ramos, abc news. >> abc news will air a special report on president trump's choice for supreme court nominee. we will carry that live right around 5:00 this afternoon. you can also watch the announcement live on our abc 7 news app and streaming on abc7news.com. president trump plans to continue one executive order signed by his predecessors. he will main tim kaitain one pr employees from lgbtq discrimination. the white house says the president is determined to protect the rights of all americans, including the lgbtq community. san francisco could be the first city in the united states to have an official cultural district created for the transgender community. the compton's historic district

would make up six blocks of southeastern tenderloin and two more blocks of sixth street. supervisor jane kim announced the legislation today on the steps of city hall. she also announced $300,000 to go toward a community center with retail space. organizers hope it will be a hub of activity and services. >> the tenderloin has long been a refuge for some of our residents that have often been the least welcome in all of our communities. we are bringing these venues from the underground up to the forefront into the ground floor spaces. >> the district will be named after compton cafeteria, home to the first recorded transgender anti-police riot in u.s. history. employees at the hall of justice in san francisco are demanding a cleaner, safer work environment. >> abc 7 news anchor kristen sze is here with the letter that the union sent to the city today. >> this is the letter the union sent to the mayor. it says the hall of justice,

quote, suffers from asbestos, lead paint, pests, rodents, sewage leaks, power outages, flooding, constantly broken elevators and more. the letter comes three weeks after the latest problem at the 1950s building on bryant street. employees had to evacuate when sewage flooded the district attorney's offices, then dripped down to the domestic violence unit. now here you see a picture of what employees say was human waste on the floor. and here you see employees walking with plastic bags on their feet to protect their shoes. they also say this building is a seismic hazard. >> the studies that san francisco has conducted say they will not be safe. in fact the studies show that up to 25 fatalities will occur and over 100 nonfatal injuries as well. >> two years ago the police department moved out of the hall of justice into this new building in mission bay, but union leaders say it's taking too long to find a new home for the courts, the jail and the d.a.'s office. in this letter today, they

demand that the city leases a temporary new place immediately. the mayor's office tells abc 7 news he's working with a group put together by the supervisors to find a solution and move everyone out of the hall of justice for good before he leaves office in about three years. larry and ama. >> kristen, thank you. wages in san francisco and across the country are going up. according to mill valley based glass door, the median base pay in san francisco is now more than $66,000. that's up 3.8% in the past year. physical therapists saw the biggest jump in pay. they're making more than $99,000, up 9.1% from last year. store managers saw an 8.3% jump in pay while restaurant cooks are getting paid 8% more this year. >> let's turn back to the forecast. spencer christian is with us. we had a few days to dry out and the sun was out. >> it was nice. >> and we're about to get into another rainy pattern. >> we are, get the umbrellas ready, we may need them beginning tomorrow. here's a look at live doppler 7.

clouds are increasing right now although skies are still relatively bright outside. you can sort of tell something is coming our way. this is the view from our east bay hills camera looking at increasing clouds over the bay, actually over the entire bay area. rain arrives late tomorrow and primarily in the evening hours. it will be wet and windy on thursday. showers will continue possibly into saturday. current temperature readings are mainly in the upper 50s to right around 60, although a little milder down in the south bay we're at 63 in san jose and 64 right now in morgan hill. let's take a look at overnight lows under increasing clouds. it won't be quite so chilly as it has been the last few nights so look for early morning lows in the low 40s. mid to upper 40s near the bay and the coast line. tomorrow under mostly cloudy skies, highs will be right around or just below 60 degrees in most locations. once again a little milder in the south bay. we'll see 62 at san jose, 61 in morgan hill. let's talk about the approaching storm arriving tomorrow evening.

it will rank 1 on the storm impact scale. here's the forecast animation starting at noon tomorrow. notice how as we get into the early evening hours we'll see the rain suddenly push onshore and move across the bay by 7:00 p.m. later tomorrow night around midnight or so we'll see widespread areas of moderate to heavy rain and the storm will intensify and earn itself a ranking of number two on the impact scale by early thursday morning. accompanied by showers, scattered downpours and 40 to 50-mile-per-hour wind gusts along with the possibility of isolated thunderstorms. by 3:00 a.m. thursday this will be the picture. we'll see widespread areas of moderate to heavy rainfall. the morning commute is just going to be a mess so be on the lookout for ponding on roadways, slippery spots and certainly a slow commute is likely on thursday. showers will continue and areas -- periods of rain, i could say, through the day thursday into the evening hours so it's going to be quite a wet pattern for a couple of days. our potential rainfall we project through friday evening,

an inch and a half to 3 inches in the north bay. in the santa cruz mountains a quarter to three -quarters of a inch for the south bay area. a wind advisory from 10:00 until 3:00 in the morning. gusts 40 to 50-mile-per-hour and the possibility of possibility of downed trees and power outages. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. we're going to have a three-day period of wet weather with showers and light rain continuing into friday and maybe even some lingering showers on saturday morning. we won't see much brightness of sky over the weekend as showers are likely to develop again late sunday and then another storm comes in on monday ranking 1 on the storm impact scale. our active winter weather pattern is back. >> thank you, spencer. another snag in the raiders' effort to move the team to vegas. the money move a big bank made that could keep the silver and black here in the bay area. taking a live look at our

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well, it appears the raiders' effort to move to las vegas has taken another massive hit, the second in two days. multiple reports say that goldman sachs is no longer committed to financially supporting the $1.9 billion stadium project. this comes a day after nevada billionaire sheldon addelson announced he was out. the developments leave mark davis with a huge funding gap. >> you can borrow that money, but you have to pay it back and how do you do that? davis has said that they don't have the money to build the stadium by themselves, so i think this is going to continue for a longer period of time. i will, one, be surprised if it

gets agendized and the nfl votes on it in march. >> we've been saying the biggest x factor was billionaire sheldon adelson. what did he want for putting in $650 million? he's not a charity and running a donation. whatever he wanted he didn't get from mark davis so he's out of the deal. on one hand it removes the casino angle but brings up a much, much bigger problem, which is where's the extra $650 million coming from? many thought goldman sachs will provide the money. they apparently won't participate without adelson. there are other billionaires who might be interested but it brings us back to the original problem with this arrangement which is it doesn't pencil out as a good investment for anybody but mark davis. also, what investor wants to go into las vegas, replacing adelson, running the risk of being enemies with the guy who ultimately runs the whole town. do you want to fight the king of the jungle in his jungle? probably not. what's really puzzling, it's

hard to imagine that davis could have come this far in vegas without having a viable backup plan, a plan b if things went south with adelson but that remains to be revealed. the door appears to be wide open for ronnie lott's group to swoop in and keep the raiders in oakland. >> so let's do it. let's walk on in. >> it's easy. all you need is cash. just cash money. the fight over the president's executive order on refugees isn't over yet. >> i think it's regrettable that there was some confusion on the rollout of this. >> republicans stand by the order as democrats vow to continue to battle. plus how all these teddy bears are being used to fight the nomination of president trump's education secretary. and the stunning images of lava flowing into the ocean off hawaii. what

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murder trial. today defense attorneys told jurors to keep an open mind and prosecutors have already called their first witness. carolyn tyler tweeted the san francisco city attorney has filed a federal lawsuit against president trump saying the executive order threatening to cut funding to sanctuary cities is illegal. house speaker paul ryan has finally broken his silence over mr. trump's order that targeted travelers from seven predominantly muslim nations. ryan supported the action calling it extreme vetting. the new secretary of homeland security also spoke for the first time. democrats have vowed to fight the action with limited weapons in their arsenal. lana zak is live in washington with the details. lana? >> reporter: hi there, larry. democrats from capitol hill to every state in the union are now trying to figure out ways to push back against these executive orders that we see coming out, but as you said, they really are very limited, though we are hearing about four states now that are suing the administration and president

trump specifically about this executive order. for the first time since the president's executive order that issued a temporary stop of refugees and nationals of seven predominantly muslim countries, the secretary of homeland security held a press conference to discuss the process. >> this is not, i repeat, not a ban on muslims. >> reporter: while secretary kelly maintained everyone had advance notice of the president's advance order. >> we knew that it was coming from like two years ago. >> reporter: republican speaker of the house paul ryan struck a slightly different tone. >> i think it's regrettable that there was some confusion on the rollout of this. no one wanted to see people with green cards or special immigrant visas like translators get caught up in all of this. >> reporter: and coming from the white house today, debate if this was indeed a, quote, ban. >> it is not by nature a ban. it is extreme vetting. >> reporter: the president himself tweeted using the word "ban" on monday. if the "ban" were announced with the one week notice, the bad would rush into our country during that week.

more from the white house defending their decision to fire acting attorney general sally yates after he questioned the legality and morality of the order. >> every one of the appointees understands that they serve at the pleasure of the president. >> reporter: and one thing that the democrats are doing, vowing to stop president trump from getting any more of those cabinet nominees through. they already boycotted two votes today for treasury and hhs secretary, stopping effectively those confirmations. and they have vowed to do the same thing with senator jeff sessions, who's up for attorney general. one person that they did let through, though, elaine chao, transportation secretary. she went through swimmingly with a bipartisan vote. only one senator, chuck schumer, decided to say no to elaine chao. reporting live from new york, lana zak, abc 7 news. back to you, larry. >> what can you tell us about the congressional staffers who helped draft the legislation? >> reporter: well, a very interesting thing about that. it isn't unusual for there to be some sort of collaboration

between the capitol and some members of the party helping with the transition team. we do know that there were staffers that helped to draft it. one thing, though, that seems unprecedented in our reporting is that they were asked to sign a nondisclosure agreement, and that seems to be something that is in fact very different. larry. >> interesting. lana zak in new york. thank you. while it seems president trump has signed a flurry of executive orders since he's taken office, "the washington post" reports that's not exactly the case. president trump has signed four executive orders including the immigration ban but the president has also signed eight executive memos. memos prompt action rather than direct it. an example is the decision to withdraw the u.s. from the transpacific partnership

agreement. betsy devos is one step closer. >> she was approved despite democrats trying to halt the proceedings. in oakland dozens turned out to protest the nomination. >> reporter: hundreds of people gathered at the federal building in oakland today to rally against betsy devos, president trump's pick for education secretary. but today's demonstrators carried more than poster board signs. many brought teddy bears. >> i remember during the hearings somebody said should there beguns in schools. and devos said, well, if there's grizzly bears outside, they need to have guns, which doesn't make any sense. >> the skchool that he was talking about in wyoming, i think there i would imagine that there's probably a gun in the school to protect from potential grizzlies. >> sure, she could have worded things differently but she

doesn't believe that guns should be in schools. >> reporter: kevin sat right behind her in her confirmation hearing where she gave more than three hours of testimony on january 17th. chavis a democrat and devos a republican are both founding board members of the american federation for children. >> she has supported not just charter schools and choice schools, she's supported traditional public schools. she also has been very bipartisan in her approach. >> reporter: but many in oakland today fear she will try to privatize education since her nonprofit is pro charter and pro school voucher. >> because of the voucher program, which might seem like a nice idea that kids can pick a private school or a catholic school or whatever that they want to go to, but for kids with disabilities, that's not an option. >> i had my own kids in the public schools and our school took a position against vouchers because we really believe that public education is what's needed. >> reporter: another concern is devos' lack of experience. she's never attended, worked in

nor sent her own children to public schools. in oakland, kate larson, abc 7 news. president trump is reportedly planning to sign an executive order aimed at strengthening cyber security. a white house official told the associated press that order will charge the head of the office of management and budget with assessing the security risk to computer net works across the executive branch. that will also direct agency heads to develop plans to modernize information technology infrastructure. today president trump sat down with executives from leading pharmaceutical companies. he called on them to manufacture more of their drugs in the u.s. and cut prices. for his part, the president vowed to speed up the approval regulation. according to a transcript of the meeting, amgen promised to add 1600 jobs at his biotech company this year. members of a texas mosque are vowing to rebuild after their place of worship was destroyed by fire and they're getting a lot of help in that

effort. flames gutted the victoria islamic center on saturday. on the same day a go fund me page was set up and immediately donations came pouring in from all over the world. over just four days the campaign has raised nearly $1 million, far surpassing the organizers' goal of $850,000. two bay area freeways so bad they should be torn down. the surprising reason experts say tearing them down could build up two communities. plus check out this amazing video. the red line in the middle there, that is lava. the hawaiian spot where this is all happening. i'm spencer christian. from the east bay hills camera we can see another beautiful sunset developing. tomorrow at this time we may be looking at the sunset through raindrops. i'll have the we're told to live large, but with princess cruises your most extraordinary moments happen when you feel small. when you're completely outnumbered, overshadowed, and outshined. so what if you dared to explore this great big beautiful pond.

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an update on the breaking news out of west sacramento where police are responding to a bomb threat. officers just arrested the woman who was driving the car who had claimed she had a bomb. nobody was injured. we have a live look at the scene now as police continue to examine the vehicle. the tower bridge near the capitol building remains closed along with some nearby streets as police work to make sure there is not a bomb inside that vehicle. a 56-year-old kansas city man is being called a hero. rodney goldman leaped into action when the driver of a bus he was riding in came under attack. as you can see in this surveillance video, goldman grabbed his cane and just began

wailing on the attacker. he hit the man so hard his cane broke in half. goldman was later honored for his heroism. he received two new canes, a lifetime bus pass and a thank you card signed by kansas city bus drivers. >> don't mess with him. you've got to see this. a dramatic look. this video is amazing. this is lava flowing from a volcano on the big island of hawaii. if you look closely here and you see this bright red stripe, that is -- right in the middle of all the steam is thick, red, hot, molten lava. researchers with the usgs say this is called a fire hose of lava. the explosion of water and steam you see is caused when the hot molten lava hits the colder ocean water and it is absolutely spectacular to witness. let's start with live doppler 7. we have bright skies right now getting cloudier and cloudier by

the hour. tomorrow will be another winter spare the air day. the poorest air quality in the north bay. moderate air quality in other locations. don't forget, wood burning is illegal on winter spare the air days. let's move along to projected highs tomorrow. mainly upper 50s to 60 degrees but a little milder in the south bay where san jose will top out at 62 degrees. now we have a storm coming our way tomorrow evening which will begin with a 1 ranking on the storm impact scale but intensify overnight into thursday morning to a 2 ranking bringing showers, scattered downpours, winds gusting 40 to 50 miles per hour, possibly even a thunderstorm or two will accompany this storm. and the rain here will become snow in the sierra. a winter storm warning will be in effect from wednesday night, tomorrow night at 10:00 until saturday morning at 4:00. we expect 3 to 6 inches of snow at 5,000 foot level, 1 to 2 feet in the higher elevations and 3 to 5 feet at the very highest peaks. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. we'll have three days of rain here in the bay area.

the rain here begins tomorrow evening actually, so two and a half days of rain. the strongest, heaviest rain and strongest winds will be on thursday. the storm will weaken a bit on friday to 1 on the storm impact scale and then we'll have unsettled weather all the way into next week, so a wet, wintry pattern will be with us for a while. >> thank you, spencer. you've probably heard about vespa, right? you remember the popular scooters? you may not know they're getting into a whole new line of business. the new way they want to help you get around. and it's a new era for the boy scouts. what scouts are saying after yesterday's announcement about who can now join. i'm 7 on your side's michael finney. the clock is ticking down for when you can sign up for covered california. that's obamacare insurance. it's today. i've got some help for people who h

there's even more confusion today over president trump's executive order on immigration. that action led to widespread protests across the country over the weekend. karen travers has the latest from the white house. >> reporter: the backlash against president trump's controversial executive order on immigration is not dying down, and the white house may now be in a war of words with itself.

the president's spokesman, sean spicer, insisting the order is not a ban. he says it can't be a ban if there are a million people being let into the country, except president trump himself used the word "ban" in a tweet on monday and used the word "ban" in the oval office on saturday, one day after signing the order. >> we're going to have a very, very strict ban and we're going to have extreme vetting, which we should have had in this country for many years. >> reporter: so who's using the correct terminology? the president's spokesman says there is no confusion and mr. trump is using the words the media is using. karen travers, abc news, the white house. and in just a few minutes, abc news will air a special report on president trump's choice for supreme court nominee. we'll carry that live at 5:00. a new era for the boy scouts of america. the organization made a big announcement saying it will allow transgender boys into the program. abc news reporter mark remalard

has the reaction. >> yes, i can go back, yes! >> reporter: joe maldonado is a little excited. the 8-year-old now part of history. >> fill my heart with love. >> reporter: it's a big turn-around for the boy from new jersey. joe is transgender. last fall he joined the boy scouts but only a month later officials told him he had to leave since he was not biologically a boy. his mom filed a lawsuit. this week the organization reversed more than 100 years of policy. >> we will accept registration in our scouting programs based on the gender identity provided on an individual's application. >> i'm delighted. i'm happy for all the kids. i did this for everybody. no other kid is going to have to go through what my kid went through, to feel isolated, getting thrown out. >> reporter: other families reacted to the news. >> transgender, that's fine. welcome everybody as a happy family. >> bottom line, it doesn't bother me. >> just makes it a little more confusing for my children growing up in that type of environment.

but like i said, you have to adjust. >> reporter: back in new jersey, joe is already starting to make plans. >> i love to go camping, eating smores. i didn't do that yet. >> now, previously the boy scouts had used the sex listed on a child's birth certificate to determine gender. that change is effective immediately. the holy grail for cable customers may be getting one step closer to being a reality. >> 7 on your side's michael finney joins with us that and an important deadline today for getting health insurance through covered california. >> the final, final. do you need health insurance? you still have time to get in on what is looking to be like the final year of obamacare. here in california you have until midnight tonight to start the process of signing up. get in under that wire and you can get up to an additional four days to complete the application. those who do will be covered starting march 1st. with congress and our new president poised to end the

affordable care act, there has been some confusion. right now the insurance marketplace is open for business and it appears those who enroll will be covered for the remainder of 2017. wal-mart is looking to take on amazon with a new free shipping plan. consumers will get their items shipped free within two days if they spend at least $35. not all products qualify but millions of them do. those willing to pick up their purchases at their local walmart do not have to spend -- do not have to meet any of the spending thresholds. walmart is scrapping its shipping subscription plan altogether. it was called shipping pass. customers will receive a refund. unbundled cable service, that is the right to buy one channel at a time. that's been the holy grail for video consumer advocates for years. now many cable operators are asking the fcc to provide that. to them, not necessarily to you. the american cable association,

which represents small cable systems and data providers are asking the fcc to allow its members to pick and choose tv channels without bundling or extra charges from their provider. no word yet on what the agency will do, but many larger operators have not asked for this kind of relief. now, i want to hear from you. my hotline is open monday through friday 10:00 to 2:00. there's the number, 415-954-8151. you can also reach be through facebook and abc7news.com. >> thank you, michael. well, there is facebook, snapchat, now lego. lego is going social. today the company launched a new social network for kids under 13. the lego life mobile app lets kids share pictures of their lego creations and participate in building challenges. they also have features to prevent online bullying. for example, only photos with

l lego-related content can be shared. vespa is getting into the robot business. the italian company is launching it in boston. it's first creation is a robot designed to carry your groceries or other items. it can also follow a cyclist or jogger. there's no word on when you can get your own or how much it will cost. fast forward says they floon te -- plan to test it with businesses this next year. whiz kid has invented a homemade vending machine in his high school locker. >> how about a mountain dew. press a button. >> love this kid. blake hawkins loves to build things. the kansas senior's latest invention is the soda locker. for 75 cents his gizmo delivers your choice of cold soda. word spread quick ly at school.

school officials were impressed but put blake's beverage business on ice because of course it violated several school policies. you can't have that going on there. anyway, they're now considering making the soda locker a fund-raising tool to fuel school programs. >> you knew that was coming. >> young man, you are -- yeah. bay area freeways that are so bad they should be torn down. >> could you have imagined people wanting to tear that thing down? >> but the reason behind the recommendation may actually surprise you. >> right now dan is here with a look at what's coming up at 5:00. >> guys, thanks very much. coming up on abc 7 news at 5:00, you're going to hear the president's supreme court nomination live. at 6:00, see how quickly our state lawmakers could turn california into a sanctuary state. and today we're inside the courtroom for day two of the trial for the man accused of killing morgan hill teenager sierra lamar. you'll hear how the defense plans to explain both fingerprint and dna evidence in

the case.

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amy hollyfield found out, drivers have their concerns. >> reporter: if you drive into san francisco from the peninsula every day, it's hard to understand why this section of interstate 280 would make a list of freeways that need to be demolished. >> it needs to stay because it's the only way to get in and out. >> can you imagine that being a boulevard? >> no. >> reporter: but the nonprofit group the congress for the new urbanism says 280 between 16th and mission bay and 980 in oakland are two of the ten freeways in the u.s. that should be torn down. the report says the blight they create for the communities they serve are a good reason to get rid of them. some residents say they can see that point. >> there's a lot of homes, people living there, been living there for years and the situation is only getting worse, you know what i mean? so i guess that would be a good idea. >> reporter: the report points out if you take down these freeways, you open up space for building affordable housing and public transportation. >> these freeways have an enormous footprint, not just the

footprint of the physical freeway itself, but the land use impact that it has for some distance away from the freeway as well. >> reporter: the metropolitan transportation commission hasn't taken a stance, but does offer this comparison. when you look at san francisco's embarcadero, can you imagine a freeway here? there used to be one, but officials tore it down after the '89 earthquake. >> could you have imagined people wanting to tear that thing down? probably not in those days. if you saw it today, can you imagine putting a freeway there? probably not. so change can happen. it can be positive. >> reporter: the mtc is funding studies. both cities are looking into whether to get rid of these freeways. in oakland, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. business appears to be very good at two bay area airports. >> yeah, mineta san jose international airports, passenger count jumped by 10% in 2016 over the previous year and its growth in available seats topped the 50 largest u.s. airports. >> oakland also saw an 8%

increase over 2015. thanks for joining us, i'm larry beil. >> and i'm ama daetz. abc 7 news at 5:00 starts now. all eyes are on the white house right now. w are minutes away from president trump announcing his nominee for the supreme court. the president's decision is one of the biggest moves of his new administration. good evening, i'll dan ashley. >> and i'm kristen sze. thanks for joining us. the president's choice will fill antonin scalia's seat on the supreme court. it will shape the court for immigration, abortion and religious rights. >> the two front-runners are thomas hardiman and neil gorsuch. both are federal appeals court judges and have strong conservative records. >> several are skipping the president's announcement. they say they just don't consider it an appropriate rollout for a supreme court nominee. >> abc 7 news will have more on that story after the special report by abc news on the

supreme court nominee. >> right now we'll take you to the white house where president trump, you can see the room is all filled up. he's about to walk in to address the nation and announce his supreme court nominee. the first of his administration. good evening, day 12 of the trump presidency off to a fast and furious start and we are coming on the air right now because the president about to hold an event in the white house where he will introduce his first pick for the supreme court. it is a crucial ninth seat on the evenly divided seat, vacant since the death of antonin scalia. president obama nominated judge merrick garland but senator republicans refused to consider the nomination arguing it should