>> announcer: live where you live, this is abc7 news. people are terrified, and people are angry. >> a call to action today as people who support the affordable care act mobilize nationwide in the fight to keep the plan. good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm mat keller in for eric thomas. just a short time ago president trump spoke out in support of dismantling the affordable care act. >> obamacare doesn't work. it's become totally unaffordable. >> today those who want to save

the health care act stood up in support of the program. abc7 news reporter alyssa herrington is in the newsroom with a look at two local efforts as part of what democrats called a day of action. >> reporter: matt, critics have been very vocal about their dislike for the affordable care act. that it's too expensive. led to rising premiums and deductibles and that it forced some patients to change doctors. without it, millions of americans might not be able to afford coverage. for some that's the difference between life and death. >> the whole bill is about prevention and wellness. it's about a healthy america. >> reporter: house minority leader nancy pelosi addressed a crowd in san francisco to rally support for the affordable care act. patients shared stories like this woman who was able to get treatment for mental health and addiction. >> i was in treatment for a total of 73 days. and i was been sober since january 23rd, 2010. >> reporter: she credits obamacare with saving her life. now she and millions of others

are at risk of losing coverage. >> i mean people are terrified and people are angry. and people are also really confused. >> reporter: congress did present an outline of a repeal and replace plan this week but leader pelosi says it does not match their standards to expand coverage and lower costs. >> they have come up with something that gives a tax break to wealthy people, makes poor and middle income families pay more, reduces the benefit package, and narrows a number of people who can have access to it. so it's going to the wrong direction. >> we are trying to stop this from happening. we don't want to make america sick again. >> reporter: in oakland, congresswoman barbara lee held a protect our care event. she says the most important people in this movement are those who are at risk. >> the voices of people around the country at town meetings are really very profound and very important and very influential.

the woman at the center of the 1973 u.s. supreme court decision that legalized abortion has died. 69-year-old norma mccorvey known by the pseudohim in jane roe died this morning in texas. she revealed her name in the '80s which also said she lied when she said her pregnancy which set roe v wade into motion was rape. >> sad to hear of her passing. from a policy standpoint the republicans have been clear they want to overturn roe v wade. i think we are in a dangerous spot when it comes to a woman's right to choose. the defunding of planned parenthood is very high on their agenda. and we will fight that. overturning roe v wade is high on their agenda and we have to make sure that doesn't happen. >> mccorpsvy later become an anti-abortion activist. another storm is churning

our way. in fact we are in for a one-two punch. drew tuma is rock the tracking the storm. we have had enough. >> live doppler 7 is showing you a quiet picture. t two storms in the next 48 hours. it's this one coming on monday that has the highest concern. let's get you into the storm impact scale on monday. this is going to be a 3. this is going to be a strong system coming on monday. we expect widespread moderate to heavy rain at times, strong winds, especially monday night, and very high flood concerns. everything is already saturated so storm concerns high for urban and creek flooding, trees downs, rock and mudslides, power outages are also possible. we'll go hour by hour and he show you how much rain you can expect where you live in the accuweather forecast. developing news out of santa clara county.

anderson reservoir has overspilled its banks for the first time since 2006. people have been coming out to watch the rushing water in the concrete spillway. federal and state regulators have directed the water district to cap storage in the event of a major flood and an earthquake causing the dam to fail. sources say the odds of that happening are very low. repairs continue on oroville. the reservoir is now at 855 feet with a goal of 850 feet. state water officials said they are confident the reservoir will handle the con upcoming rainstorm. last week damage was discovered at both spillways and people were evacuated for two days. trees are coming down due to

saturated soil. a large oak tree fell this morning causing a water main break that flooded a cemetery in sonoma. the fire and water departments responded. homeowners say the water got close to getting inside their houses but sandbags helped protect them. there is a car under this huge tree that came down today in west oakland that tree was tall enough to span the width of the road. this is outside south prescott park. no reported injuries. stay aware of storm damage and track doppler 7 on the abc7 news app. several agencies are investigating human remains found near point reyes station last night. the marin county sheriff's service is working with the fbi and nark national park service who operates the unincorporated area where the remains were found. >> we don't know if they were here for a long period of time or with all the pulses of rain

and flooding this we have had if they have been moved from another location where they may have been placed. >> no other details have been released. officials say there is no threat to public safety at this point. rescuers today calls off the search for boater missing in richardson bay. abc7 news was off the coast in cause leto as crews took to the air and water yesterday to find the man. gusty winds flipped the boat sending three men into the water. firefighters rescued two other boaters who were clinging to the hull. the warriors klay thompson is the heavy favorite to win the three point contest tonight as the all-star festivities continue in new orleans. larry biel has one on one access with the players and coach. steve curry joins us live from new orleans. with all that's going on we are still talking about durant and westbrook? >> reporter: this is story that won't go away no matter how much we wish it would. we are wondering if maybe durant and westbrook would see each

other and end their feud and hug it out at practice. that is definitely not happening. in fact, maybe the opposite. the west allstars held their practice today at the super dome. what do we have? kd at one end of the court and westbrook on other side. there was no conversation. i don't think there was even any eye contact. the funny story of the day here at nba all-star weekend came from kyrie irving of the cleveland cavaliers, who seriously -- not seriously, declared he believes the earth is flat. >> i think people should do their own research, man, and then, you know, hopefully they will either back my belief or they will throw it in the water. but i think it's interesting for people to find out on their own. >> you have seen pictures of the planet, though, right? it is a circle. >> i've seen a lot of things and my educational system said that was real that turned out to be

completely fake. i don't mind going against the grain in terms of my thoughts. >> the whole thing obvious low was a gag. but you know, social media. this is the way it works. sure enough, in just a matter of minutes kyrie irving was trending on twitter, #earth is flat. if it was a test of social media in general i would say it failed. but i believe we would call this fake news. we will have real sports coming up, i promise, in just a few minutes. live in new orleans at nba all-star weekend, larry biel, abc7 sports. >> at least we know the basketball is round. thank you larry. after four weeks in the white house, president trump today returned to talking to the people for a campaign-like rally. that's ahead. an unexpected meeting for the vice president halfway across the world. the praise a uj music

microsoft cofounder bill gates has issued a strong warn being the dangers of bioterrorism he spoke today at the municipalish security conference and said there was a reasonable probability terrorists could create a synthetic virus that could kill millions of people. >> the next epidemic has a good chance of originating on the computer screen of a terrorist intent on using genetic engineering to create a synthetic version of the small pox virus or a contagious and highly deadly strain of flu. >> gates said the world ignores the link between health security and international security at her peril. mike pence also spoke at the munich security conference during his first overseas trip as vice president. he also met with several

celebrities including u 2's front man, bono. >> second busiest man on earth. >> the irish rock star humanitarian appreciated pence for his fwhils congress to provide aids medications to africa and credited the vice president with playing a leading role. president trump held a rally in central florida with promises of action on health care taxes crime and other ish us. and in a rare move, first lady melania trump addressed the crowd. >> i will always stay truthful to myself and be truthful to you no matter what the opposition is take about me. >> the first lady also made a call for unity saying the america they envision is one that works for everyone. hundreds of protesters were protesting outside. life and death for a woman

in los angeles. >> we are seeing stuff falling right now. that portion just tell. there goes the car. >> her car was at the bottom of that sinkhole when a minivan tumbled into it. ahead we hear from her and see the rescue. >> little in the way of a break from the rain. our next storm approaching the coast. an even stronger one is going to

>> can you hear those cries for help? a woman in studio city drive into a sinkhole caused by heavy rains in los angeles county. firefighters were able to pull her to safety. she thanked them with a hug. >> my car kept turning and turning, i was just like i have got to stay calm.

i felt the water coming up. i reached for the door, opened the door and i climbed out. total miracle. thank you, god. >> take a look at this. moments later a minivan partially stuck in the sinkhole fell in right on top of the other car. at least four deaths are being blamed on the storm. the storm is also being size of three football field in the san bernardino mountains. parts of san bernardino county received well over eight inches of rain during the storm. areas of los angeles county have received nearly their entire february rainfall in just one day. >> announcer: now your accuweather forecast. >> we are going to see a wet finish to the weekend before a much stronger storm moves in early monday morning. live doppler 7 right now will show you across the region we are dry. but you notice in the top left corner of your screen some greechbl that is the next storm. that is quickly approaching. east bay hills, mix of sun and clouds out there on this saturday evening.

also a stiff breeze. current wind gusts right now across the word out of the westerly direction. we are gusting over 20 miles per hour in a lot of spots, sfo, half moon bay, oakland and know vote -- novato. it feels chilly. temperatures in the 50s from the coast to the bay and inland. temperatures not going to fluctuate that much. what you notice, after midnight tonight we bring back the chance of a shower first in the north bay. then by 7:00 on sunday, scattered showers for everybody. we'll start you off on the storm impact scale on sunday. a 1. a light system. on and off showers. most cities less than half of an inch of rain. the breeze picks up sunday night ahead of the strengthening storm moving in early on monday. the storm impact scale gets a upgrade monday to a 3. a strong storm moving in. moderate to heavy rain. strong winds especially monday

evening into monday night. and that flood concern is very high. of the anot a question of if we will flood. it's going to be where exactly. future weather, sunday morning, isolated showers. midday have the rain gear with you. light on and off showers for sunday afternoon and into the evening as well. late on sunday, might see a little bit of a break around 9:00 sunday evening. but watch what happens. this storm rapidly intensifies early monday morning. by the yellows and oranges on your screen, that is some heavy rain falling down. and it's waves of heavy rain through your monday morning. by 10:00 in the morning there are some widespread downpours across the region. and this storm system justcity sits over us for the entire day on monday. future tracker rainfall, take a look at this. most spots will likely see two inches if not more than two inches of rain. it's for that fact a flood watch is in effect starting tomorrow afternoon. heavy rain will lead to flooding. rapid rises on the streams and

rivers and rock and mudslides. along with that the win picks up. a wind advisory also in effect. gruss over 45 miles per hour on monday. monday is just going to be an absolute mess. the accuweather seven-day forecast, it's light rain tomorrow. all eyes on monday with that heavy rain, strong wind, and even the seven-day showing you saturday a moderate strong storm comes in. monday throughout the day flooding is a huge concern throughout the region. >> of course it is. we can't take much more. shu is here. we have got the warriors playing in the all-star game. seems like the whole team is there. >> four of them. eighth-team ever to do that. dubs have four players on the west roster. tonight a three-point shooting contest. klay thompson is the defending cham

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nds now abc7 sports with mike shumann. >> nba all-star game in the big easy. it's set for tonight's fan favorites, the three point shooting and slam-dunk contest. our own all star larry biel is in new orleans and has a preview of tonight's action. >> you know after a few nights on bourbon street you can go from all-star to d league easily. we have got to pace ourselves here. from the warriors perspective the big event is the three point shootout as part of the all-star festivities. klay thompson is the defending champion hoping to take home the defending crown once again.

steph curry, who won in 2015 decide he was not going to participate this year. some people are bummed about that. i talked with klay today about how winning the title last year sets him up for tonight because he really knows what to expect. >> it gives you confidence to know that if you relax and shoot that you will be in a great position to win. for me i like to have fun with it. i have got a great feel for the competitors this year. can't overlook anybody. >> steph decided to bow out this year. did you see the fear in his eyes? >> yeah, you know. >> every day. >> every day steph is so nervous when i walk by him. just like the trophy. nah. we'll see. we have got to go one more time before our career is over. just because it's 1-1 right now, we have got to have the grudge match. >> reporter: speaking of grudge matches the west allstars held a very light practice today at the super dome. most of the time, kevin durant

and russel westbrook were on opposite sides of the court. before arriving in new orleans draymond green said he might try a piece peacekeeping effort between the two superstars but today he told me he has decided against it. >> i think people are looking for the story too much. let's just enjoy this weekend. it's a great weekend. nah. >> reporter: well, it's the story that continues to have legs, whether we like it or not, and probably will throughout this weekend. and the final meeting between the warriors and ok this season. and then who knows, maybe they will meet in the playoffs. live at the all-star game in new orleans, larry biel, abc7 sports. thanks larry, weber playing in d league all-star game. 4 points, 15 minutes of action. in his second ten-day contract with dubs. if they want to keep him they have got to sign him for the rest of the season.

yesterday, taking the bus in sioux falls. and today taking the warrior jet. >> it is a ride. i'm going along with it. i'm getting my head out of the clouds right now. i'm still up there, trying to get level and grounded. at the same time i'm going to work. >> scott web from the warriors d league affiliate in santa cruz won the d league three point shoot out. if you are going to be a dub you have got to shoot threes. we will have much more coming up at 6:00 here on abc7. we'll take ♪ ♪ the hydrogen fueled mirai. its only emission is water.

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. ♪ >> concert canceled. on abc7 news a 6:00, why a heavy metal group was told they could not perform tonight in oakland. and the large national company that wants to take air bnb to court. finally this evening, a group of dads have found viral fame for their dance moves. this heart warming and hilarious move was taken on daddy/daughter dance night valentine's days. they dancing dads got into it. more than 28 million people have viewed this video online. >> we have both done that. >> we know. when your daughters ask, you are there, and you are doing whatever it is. >> we have both done that. >> just don't make us wear tights. that's it. that's it for abc7 news at 5:00. thank you for joining us. i'm matt keller for drew tuma and mike shumann thanks for

inviting us into your homes tonight. we will see you back here at 6:00. welcome to "world news tonight." we're following breaking news out of florida. the president holding a campaign event. 30 days into office but back out on the stump. the major turnout as he ramps up his attack on an old enemy. plus, the new message the vice president is sending to russia. epic downpours. the strong, deadly storm slamming the west coast. sinkholes, mudslides and flooding killing at least four people and the new round of rough weather ahead. border rush. the huge spike in undocumented immigrants heading north of the border. tonight, our correspondent on the frontlines with the