now at 11:00, safety violations uncovered at the oakland building where four people died, and tonight just ae released e-mails showed the fire department wanted to close the building down months ago. >> one firefighter says the apartment building was danger s dangerous. the fire happened on monday. >> we have new details tonight. >> karl and cynthia lost their father on the fire on monday. >> he served his country. he stayed in oakland. he loved oakland. >> 64-year-old, ed anderson, and

three others died. and firefighters wanted the building shut down months ago. >> to find out there were so many steps that could have been done to prevent the fire. >> and the e-mail sent in february said the build something dangerous, exclamation point, and it noted unmaintained smoke detecters. >> the e-mail that suggests that we consider shutting down the building is one that disturbed me greatly. >> the mayor announced six more fire inspectors will be hired and additional training will take place. when asking who is responsible for not heeding firefighter warnings?

>> we are continuing to investigate all of the actions, decisions, and communications around this building. >> they will keep allowing this stuff to happen. >> more than 100 people are now displaced. in oakland, abc7 news. we have breaking news tonight, an amber alert have been issued for two young girls abducted by a woman, and they were taken from greeneville nearly three hours north of sacramento. the woman was driving a black prius with this license plate. a gunman armed with a shotgun is on the loose in santa clara. he shot a man just before 8:00 tonight. police believe only the two men were in the room at the time and nobody else was hurt. witnesses did not report a fight before the shooting.

and then the scene after a car crashed through what was a sliding glass door and into an apartment complex, and it happened just around 6:00 at newark boulevard. what a mess. the driver was treated for injuries but was not taken to the hospital. police are trying to figure out what happened here. city inspectors will determine if the build something structurally stable but it did take interest. and albany high had a unity rally this afternoon, and it comes after some students were targeted by racially instagram post. >> it's my life's work to bring

together children and teach them how to get along and how to problem solve. >> the students who created the instagram account have been asuspended. and then facing calls to step aside because of russia's influence over the presidential election. a reporter from our sister station talked to he was addressing a couple of agriculture lenders, and many say he is trying to protect president trump if scrutiny over russian influence. >> his behavior is not working for the people and he is working for the president and that's not his job and he is here for us and i feel he is complicit in what is going down. >> what many feel is going down

is an attempt to cover up trump's russian's connections. >> there is no collusion. >> that's why we have the investigations -- >> that's correct, and we will continue to investigate that. >> when will your committee get back in business? >> we have not stopped. that's what i am saying. that is not a true statement. we have had investigators working every single day on this issue. >> as chairman of the house intelligence committee he has canceled meetings and a call from most of the protesters is nunes should remove himself from the proceedings. >> yes, i do. it's a fallacy that he thinks he can be impartial for ties to the white house are more important. >> and those who attended said he talked about the situation in washington and the valley's

water issues. >> very well spoken. >> i think he did a great job. >> and many protesters said they wish he would hold a town hall meeting and talk to them. >> he was criticized for receiving intelligence reports from the white house ten days ago but not sharing them with his fellow committee members. today the top democrat on the committee received the same materials. evening shoppers at a walmart had a scary moment tonight. surveillance photos show a masked man armed with a gun, and he pulled a weapon during a robby and took off north before police arrived. everybody was a little scared, but nobody was hurt. police are also on the lookout of these women accused of a $4,000 cosmetics crime spree, and this was taken at a walgreen's in concord. and they are accused of hitting a walgreen's in vac

they took $4,000 in cosmetics there. and then voters in san jose, pleasant hill, martinez, and palo alto will have the sales tax increase tomorrow. >>. >> reporter: the sales tax increases were approved by voters in november. >> i was not one of those voters but it passed. >> brenda lives in newark and she says california is getting more expensive every day. >> this is the straw that broke the camel's back, and i am convinced, you know. >> susie woodstock says the $3.5 million a year tax revenue will pay for a new city hall and

library and police station. >> the library is a huge plus. it's very well used and it's small, it just can't accommodate a lot. >> the half percent hike brings it to 9.75%. and in santa clara, the sales tax is at 9%. the higher taxes are bad for business and don't make sense is what one man says. >> we want to increase transportation or we want to help with the homeless or we want to help repair the potholes, and our problem is if that is a priority f f f f f f f politicians, how come it's not already in the budget. san francisco's lgbt

community is in mourning. they are remembering the man. tonight this fire is now turn into a criminal investigation. the highway patrol rookie that helped recover $100,000 on her second day out on the road. april showers and warmth in the forecast. fi

an update to the breaking news. an amber alert was issued for two girls abducted by a 33-year-old white woman named

alicia lapp. let's take a look at the girls. we do have those photos, i believe. this is one of the girls. a 9-year-old, and we have another photo, a 14-year-old. they were taken from greeneville nearly three hours north of sacramento. the woman was driving a 2016 black toyota prius. from daylight to dark, and with the help of gusty winds the iconic rainbow flag that has come to symbolize the lgbt community flies over castro district tonight. >> and that's where hundreds of people came together to mourn the man that created the flag. he passed away today at his home in new york. >> how are his friends remembering him tonight? >> reporter: a lot of his

long-time friends had good memories of him, and he said he was a funny and always creative soul, and 40 years ago he sewed together what has become syllable of a community. >> a group of marchers carried a banner down castro street. in 1978 baker was commissioned by former san francisco superintendent harvey mill tobg create the flag, and those memories were shared tonight. >> gilbert let m let m let m let the fabric of the flags. >> the organic hand-dyed -- >> he was 65 years old, and part

of a generation that pulled the gay community out of the closet and survived the aids >> the flag became this iconic symbol that was identifiable anywhere. >> reporter: the colors of the rainbow were hoped to be a symbol of unity. in san francisco, abc7 news. tonight three people are accused of starting a major fire under interstate 85 in atlanta. police arrested them for yesterday's fire that burned so hot. it caused a bridge to collapse. officials have not said how it started, and one man is in jail tonight and due to appear in court tomorrow, and part of i-85 will be closed for months, and this is a heavily travelled stretch of road, and $10 million in federal will go to help fix it. officers recovered $100,000

in cash and rare coins during a traffic stop on the bay bridge. the chp tweeted a photo of the officers. a week ago they spotted the vehicle suspected in the theft of an elderly's person home in san francisco and made the arrest, and the suspect now faces a grand theft charge. officer arroyo on the right there was just in her second day out of the academy. and let's check on the weather. >> you predicted correctly, it's going to be beautiful this upcoming weekend. temperatures came up today and winds started to die down, and take a look at the temperature trend for san jose. average high, 68 degrees. you will hover above average, and a good ten degrees above normal. as we head into next week, notice the sharp drop in the temperatures by friday. that's going to set the stage for what is going to appear on live doppler 7 now. the skies are clear as you take

a look at a widerr here. we have a warm setup for the upcoming weekend and then it's going to change the end of next week. a week from today we will talk about some showers. temperatures in the 50s, 60s, and half moon bay you have cooled down, 48 degrees. and pretty mild conditions in the inland valleys, and we'll set the stage for a warm day tomorrow. emeryville camera looking at the blinking lights of sutro camera there. sunny and warm tomorrow afternoon and patchy fog on sunday, slightly cooler, and a possibility of showers the end of the next week. somebody just tweeted me and said i thought we were done with the showers? not quite. tomorrow is a beach day, and we are expecting milder conditions. bright and sunny if you are going to be in santa cruz. coastal temperatures, 66 in pacifica, and nice weather, so if you are going to the coast, enjoy.

temperatures first thing in the morning, mid-40s to low 50s. a little coolness in the air, and breezy as well. notice at 5:00 a.m., we have the breezes close to 30 miles per hour, and this continues through about 7:00 a.m. winds will relax quite a bit. we have seen that except at the higher elevations and as we head into tomorrow afternoon, temperatures will rise and you will feel it, and it's going to be a warm one with low 80s in our warmest inland valleys, and 78 in san jose, and 72 in san francisco. and 76 in santa cruz, as i mentioned. sunday, patchy fog appears at 5:00 a.m. sunday and the sea breeze will come in and the temperatures will dip a little bit, especially when the high clouds filter the sun by sunday afternoon and evening. changes will get under way, and until those changes happen, if you are going to one of the three of the bay series, you

will need your sun screen, your shades. if you are going to the san francisco holey festival, 61 degrees when it begins, and then you will see more than blue skies at the holey festival. it's a sunny and warmer day tomorrow, low 70 70 and then we will turn it around on wednesday when we warm up again. thursday night we will see a chance of showers. i put a one on the storm impact scale which is a light system for friday. we are looking at april showers, much cooler weather. model to model run consistency showing the shower possibility, and download the abc7 news app. don't bet against the ducks.

what happened? >> i lost a bet. >> he lost a bet! >> this is what happens when you bet against the warriors, and a man said the rockets would beat the warriors and they did not. this was a group of pranksters for these types of stupts. nobody was arrested but they say they don't recommend this kind of stunt because it wastes resources. >> hopefully he didn't double down tonight. >> somewhere somewhere somebody is duct taped to a street sign. the warriors shoot down the rockets for the second time this week, and perhaps the biggest

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for the second time in four nights the warriors squared off against the rockets, and golden state won on tuesday and could the dubs do it again? even without durant warriors have been on a roll winning nine straight, and the rockets led by as much as 13 the first half, and right before the break, iguodala will hit at the buzzer, and houston led by five at the half. and golden state would go ahead in the fourth on this three-pointer by clarke, and the

warriors did find a way to win. and iguodala with the drive, and green loses the handle, and curry is there to bank it in before the shot clock sounds. golden state wins. at the women's final four, stanford took on south carolina in the first semifinal. late in the second quarter, samuelson had to leave with a sprain ankle and the game cox rally from a nine-point half-time deficit. and then gray led south carolinr with 18 points, and the gamecocks go on to beat stanford. >> i can go one by one on how much i love my teammates and we worked our tails off and got

here for a reason and nothing to hang our heads down about. >> in the other semifinal, mississippi state against uconn, and the clock winding down. and william connects at the buzzer. the bulldogs stun top-ranked connecticut, 66-64, snapping the husky's 111-game win streak, and they are going to the national title on sunday. the sharks were in calgary trying to snap out of their slump. vlas vlasic cuts the lead in half. and 5-2 calgary was the final and the sharks have lost 8 of their last 9. brandon crawford takes cotton deep in the second for a solo home run. giants lead 1-0. the a's were down by one in the

ninth with bases loaded, and then there appears with a base hit and then giants win 2-1, and the series finale is tomorrow afternoon at the oakland coliseum. and this abc7 news sports report brought to you by river run casino. >> that's amazing. >> thank you. abc7 news continues online, twitter, facebook and all (vo)have to happen?idn't i didn't see it. (vo) what if we could go back?

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