turning up the heat on attorney general jeff sessions. this morning a growing course of calls for the trump administration top attorney to resign. this is in the wake of the revolutions that he had contact with top russian officials before the presidential election. thanks for joining us, i'm reggie aqui. >> and i'm kristen zse. while democrats are claiming americans have lost their trust in the new attorney general, republicans are cautiously defending him but even they are starting to question whether he can oversee the federal investigation into russian meddling in the presidential race. lorna zack is in washington with the latest. >> do you swear that the testimony -- >> reporter: jeff sessions met

twice with the russian ambassador during the 2016 campaign, that revelation has democrats calling for him to step down. >> for the good of the country, attorney general sessions should resign. >> reporter: democrats have now sent a letter to the fbi director and the u.s. attorney's office asking for an immediate criminal investigation. there are two issues -- were the meetings improper and did he mislead or lie to the senate in his confirmation hearings. here is session under oath in his own words. >> i'm not aware of any of those activities, i've been called a surrogate at a time or two in that campaign and i didn't -- i didn't have communications with the russians and i'm unable to comment on it. >> and he was asked several of the president-elect's nominees or senior advisers have russian ties, have you been in contact with anyone connected to any part of the russian government about the 2016 government, either before or after election day? . he responded, no.

sessions is defending his answers and two the meetings by saying it was appropriate as a senator on the armed services committee, not as a campaign official. >> and now even republicans like representative jason chaffetz are saying that sessions at a minimum must clarify his testimony and recuse himself from any investigation into russian interference in the election. lorna zack, abc news, washington. and the revelation that he met with russian officials prior to the election brought swift action from bay area democrats. >> if they were innocuous why didn't he admit it. so this couldn't be more strark contrast to the campaign and who the attorney general was speaking to. >> and that was nancy pelosi. barbara lee of oakland issued a statement reading, by purgering himful to his colleagues and the american people that jeff

sessions could not lead the department of justice, he must resign immediately. the parent company of snap chat is trading sharply higher in the wall street debut. [ bell ] >> snap opened at $17 a share and quickly jumped to $24 a share. that is more than a 40% hike and that makes these two former stanford university students multi-billionaires. this morning co-founders rang the opening bell on the new york stock exchange. and they are not the only one celebrating. a bay area school is expected to get a whole lot richer. matt keller is in mountain view where a private school investment is now paying off good. >> reporter: i just found the numbers and you're not going to believe this. i spoke with the manager of the growth fund here at saint francis high school in mountain view and he said five years ago they made a $15,000 investment in snap chat. and today saint francis has 2

million plus shares of snap chat. when you check the price. at $25 a share, so you do the math, and that is about $50 million, if they have all of the shares. word is they are selling some today. so how does this all happen. it is an amazing story and makes you think you should listen to your kids. from the venture sponsors wrote in a blog he discovered the power of snap chat five years ago. his daughter a sophomore at saint francis at the time along with some of her friends explained how popular it was. so he made a big investment and it is paying off for his firm. he's making a lot of money and saint francis officials didn't want to get into specifics about where the money will go but they did say some will go to student scholarships and subsidized tuition and upgrading the facilities, the students are excited. >> it is a big opportunity for saint francis, i guess. for them to approve upon their facilities. >> so pretty exciting, huh? >> yeah.

>> reporter: private schools aren't cheap here in silicon valley. it costs $16,700 to send a student here to saint francis, but the school through the endowment fund gave up $2.75 million in tuition assistance this year. of course we'll find out more about the plans this afternoon. but a $15,000 investment turned into $50 million today. live in mountain view, matt keller, abc 7 news. >> forget warren buffett, i'm looking to saint francis now. that is amazing. federal prosecutors have filed an appeal too keep the widow of the orlando nightclub shooter in jail while awaiting jail. she was arrested in oakland in january and she's accused of obstruction of justice and aiding and abetting her husband. after he killed 49 people at the pulse nightclub in june. she has pled not guilty.

police are offering a $10,000 reward for information about the person who fired at an oakland police officer overnight. the officer, good news, was not hurt. it happened on interstate 880 shortly after midnight. the officer called it in and oakland police spotted the vehicle a few minutes later. they chased the driver, but lost him or her. the car was found later near brookdale and 56th street. officers shut down 880 for about an hour while they look for shell casings and used canines to search the area for the suspect but did not find anyone. new this morning, san francisco is taking legal action to protect the rights of trans gender students in the city and across the country. the city attorney announced san francisco is joining forces with 30 other cities. and they filed a brief with the u.s. supreme court in support of transgender students rights to be free from discrimination at school and including the right to use the restroom of their choice. facebook is getting praise after launching new online

suicide prevenion tools available on facebook live. jessica castro has how it works and what experts are saying about it. >> facebook rolling out new suicide prevention tools because in the last month alone, three teens have live streamed their suicide on facebook. and we all know you could flag questionable content on facebook but this takes it to a whole new level. could you now flag a video on facebook live if you are watching someone going through a struggle. if you are live streaming your own struggle, they'll send a pop-up offering live chat from numerous crisis support organizations through messenger. they'll also provide tips on how to reach out to a friend. >> we have to take it sear yus -- seriously. you need to talk about it and don't leave them alone and you want professional help. >> there is a death by suicide every 40 seconds, the leading cause of death for 15 to 29-year-olds. we are live streaming this right

now. hi, everyone. i want to show you quickly how to flag a video. this one is on my page. and all you have to do is when you see a questionable video, you go to it and hit that right-hand arrow and it says report live video and you click on that and it is going to give you different categories, suicide or self-injury is one of them. if you see something questionable, you want to let facebook know. they help to be able to better reach people in crisis faster than ever before. jessica castro, abc 7 news. >> with facebook's reach, that could help a lot of people. >> you could only help at this point. marin is looking at letting buses use freeway shoulders to avoid rush hour traffic. it is a controversial proposal done in seattle and miami and now our media partner the marin i.j. reports they want to give it a try. they want to let them cruise the shoulders to improve service and make it easier to pick up and drop off passengers at bus stops. some drivers worry it would

allow less room for roadside emergencies. >> for when cars and things like that get in accidents and when people need to pull over, i don't know if that is going to work out with the buses coming through. >> officials say buses will be required to drive slowly, no faster than 35 miles per hour. a time line for this pilot hasn't been announced. next on abc 7 news at 11:00, a surprising announcement fro m. why the soon to be former 49er said he will stand during the national anthem starting next year. and also bringing the joy of reading to kids across america. the special event happening right now. and good morning. i'm abc 7 news meteorologist mike nicco. check out this beautiful picture from mt. tam this morning, just about unlimited sunshine and temperatures breaking above average today in the mid to upper 60s. however, it is a one and done. cooler weather is on the way. it will culminate with a chance of rain.

the california supreme court has just ruled public officials cannot hide things by using personal e-mail accounts. all text messages and work-related sent under their own personal device are public records. the court's decision comes as part of a case brought by a community activist who wanted to see the communications of san jose city council members about a proposed downtown development. san jose this tried to withhold

communications saying they were done on private devices. new this morning, whatever or wherever former niners quarterback colin kaepernick play this is season, he won't be kneeling. he doesn't want his protest to take away from the positive change he believes he has created. he began kneeling last season during the national anthem in protest of social inequality. he said the amount of national discussion on the subject has actions have generated affirmed the message he was trying to deliver. happening now, the more that you read, the more you will know. the more that you learn, the more places you'll go. it is dr. seuss's birthday and it just makes sense we throw him a birthday party. and this is where we find amy hollyfield. >> good morning, reggie. no birthday candles at this party but lots of vips and they were very proud to see and be seen at the shindig. >> she's not talking fire safety.

that is fire chief joe ann hayes-white said she is reading to elementary students in san francisco. >> it is important for the young students to see people in city government, role models coming out to interact with them and read to them, answer any questions. >> she and other dignitaries were invited to to read alaos to celebrity dr. seuss' birthday. even though he was born more than a hundred years ago, his books are still very rell tant today. >> you read his books an they are so impactful even today, the rhymes that he uses and the words. this is kids books and that is important today. >> do you have a favorite? >> i would say the lor ax. >> kimberly said cat in the hat comes back is her favorite, in case you couldn't tell by her costume. >> i think reading it fun. >> why? >> because instead of saying the words you can learn and see the

pictures [ inaudible ]. >> so it is a wonderful book. it's great. >> the fire chief strayed a bit from the dr. seuss theme and brought a book about the fire boat that saved the marina after the 1989 earthquake. the students and their teacher savored every word. >> i think the read allow day inspires kids to read and the passion and interest in reading. >> reporter: the kids hopefully got a lot out of this day but the fire chief tells me she thinks she gets more out of it. she said she loves all of the questions she gets from the kids, one of the best ones we heard was do you know every firefighter in the country? it was really adorable. back to you. >> i love it. amy, that was cute. thank you. and next, paypal facing allegations of fraud this morning. a new lawsuit claims money donated to the company charity fund never made it to the right places. where paypal said there is a simple explanation. and let's take a live look

outside and it is a great day to go and have lunch, maybe on the embarcadero or wherever you

if you like to fish, you're likely disappointed by this. the chinook salmon season is looking to be more limited than last year. wildlife officials say the population of adult sal man was lower than usual and can you guess what they are blaming? our five years of drought. fewer fish survived which mean this is year's run is smaller. officials are going to announce next month when the season will open as well as the catch limits.

so it will be interesting to see what this year's rain does for that. it is thursday and ma means the u.s. job monitor has -- brought monitor has issued the difference. from this date last year, the dark red was when nearly half of the state was in the worst -- exceptional drought. and then look at now. hardly any of the states in the drought. so down in southern california and down by the mexico border. hopefully this weekend's rain will help that come down a little bit also. and the by product is the flooding and we'll keep the flood warning up until saturday. the current flood stage is nine and currently about 9.8 so ever so slowly dropping. the beautiful picture from the east bay hills camera. you could still see the murkiness and the brown streaks in there but if you look up at the sky, a bright one today. warmest afternoon and cold front will bring us a chance of rain and snow -- yeah, here, we'll have a chance of snow. dry and warmer next week.

let's take a look at current temperatures. if you are heading out, most of us in the 50s, if not some low to mid-60s out there. considerably warmer than this time yesterday. and we're on the way to 63 to 67 for a high this afternoon. this is the way it breaks down. look at this, above average, 61 to 64 at 2:00. still in the mid-60s except for the coast when we cool by 4:00 and then by 6:00 back in the 50s and enjoy a comfortable evening. upper 40s to low 50s. cooling off in santa rosa, napa, livermore and palo alto and the rest low to mid-40s under high clouds and stars during the overnight hours. let me show you this area of low pressure. that is the one coming down toward us from alaska and it is kind of dry and will have cold air and that is why the snow level is down to 2500 feet on saturday night. so the storm impact scale stapes at one. still going to have light. maybe an impulse of light rain but the storm is moving so fast that the rain won't have time to pile up and the breezes won't have enough energy to get to

damaging levels. the north bay, unfortunately, most of the saturday is wet. by 5:00 you could see the rain e into the rest of the bay with the heavier rain still in the north bay but then it comes through to the rest of us. and by midnight it is already gone. scattered showers and look at that -- snow level down to 2,000 feet up in the north bay. showers through sunday morning even on hamilton and diablo and then scattered showers into the afternoon. not much rainfall except for saturday up in the north bay, a third of an inch and the rest of us a couple of hundred and then up to a half of an inch. and from about noon on saturday to 12:00 a.m. on monday, a winter storm watch up in the sierra, one to two feet of snow, sunday and getting home is a bear. if you stay through monday you'll have a lot of nice powder. so it is breezy on saturday and sunday but not damaging, monday maybe a little bit of a left over shower for the morning commute and then we hit the 60s again with sunshine next week. >> spring storms continue.

thanks, mike. so paypal is accused of misleading donors and charities using the giving fund platform. a class-action lawsuit claims the company failed to distribute donated money. one donor said she donated to 123 1/3 different charities and later found ten of the charities never got the money. paypal said there is a simple explanation. they must recommendationster -- two accounts to receive the money. paypal said it will fight the lawsuit. and wallet hub looked at more than 2300 cities and used ten factors to find out the best and worst money managers in the country and you see the list here. cupertino, number one. followed by los altos and palo alto ranked five and then saratoga, foster city and sunnyvale. so added up, that is six local cities in the top ten and mountain view is number 12. and as for the worst on the list, no city in the state fell

to the bottom 20. so pretty good. >> sometimes it doesn't always feel that way, though. all right. wallet in pennsylvania returned after 65 years. >> there wasn't a

coming up at 4:00, the ground breaking mini series when we rise continues tonight. at 4:00 we look at one of the remarkable people who inspired the series. and genetic testing could be costly and provide a head start in preventing disease. seven on your side has advice before using this cutting-edge research tonight on abc 7 news at 5:00. now to a discovery inside of a pennsylvania home. a lost wallet returned after 65 years. and it belonged to adam weber's late father harry. a contractor renovating the home found it in a bathroom wall. inside of the wallet, no money but instead something more valuable. >> the one thing that really hit me was the wedding picture because -- i'm sorry. i hadn't seen it in 12 years. >> the wallet also had his dad's draft card, a pay stub for $151 ad a picture of a car his dad always bragged about. adam said his dad tiled the bathroom when the home was being built and left it behind on

accident. >> those memories are just priceless. >> what a discovery. from all of us here at abc 7 news, thanks for joining us. who wants to be a millionaire is coming up next. >> and watch it while we're eating lunch outside if you can, because it is a great day. have a great day.

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