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attacks on immune. san francisco police are looking for the suspect before he strikes again. good evening and is that you think for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> i'm daschle daschle. several women have come forward since one of the victims posted about her experience on social media. >> tonight san francisco police say this is the man they're looking for. lilian kim is along the n judah line. lilian? >> one of the incidents occurred on the n judah, but the suspect is known to approach women on other muni lines as well. >> i felt somebody banging against me. >> she only wants to share her first name, but michelle couldn't believe what happened to her while on the n judah last thursday. this man was rubbing against her, something she says she witnessed him doing to another woman weeks earlier also on muni. >> i was very angry because the fact that was the second time me seeing the guy made me think like himself do this regularly. >> she posted on social media

media where several women have since shared the same story. san francisco police are trying to find him. investigators are also interviewing the women who have come forward. >> it is confidential. at this point it is best interest of the public to be out on the lookout for this guy. >> this man took a photo of theh suspect. >> a lot of people just on their phones and this guy is kind of like using that to get closer to people in an inappropriate way? >> reporter: which is why michelle is urging women two take action. >> they want women to feel empowered and be able to know you can call 911. this is an assault. >> sexual battery to be exact. in san francisco, lilian kim, abc7 news. breaking news in los angeles. firefighters have surrounded a massive inferno burning inside a food processing facility.

the fire broke out at 8:00 two miles east of the l.a. coliseum. firefighters believe no one was inside. the fire broke out in the ceiling and was fueled by leaking gas lines. more breaking news tonight. this time in san jose. a pedestrian is dead after being hit by a vehicle on monterey and roader road just after 8:00. the driver crashed into a tree. police have not released details. the driver is cooperating in the investigation. this is already san jose's 12th fatal collision this year. new at 11, a car over in oakland. oakland police began chafing a car in east oakland this evening. that case went onto northbound 880. the car flipped over after exiting the freeway. an oakland restaurant owner believes he was the victim of a hate crime.

the owner of a middle eastern restaurant thinks he was targeted because he provides sanctuary to immigrants. >> first reaction is i cried. >> robert was shocked when the front of his middle east earn restaurant was vandalized. this employee was the first to see it. >> i walked up to the restaurant and there's cover in the windows, sludge or something that is just vile and smelled really bad. >> someone smeared the front doors of the cafe with human waste last week. over these signs which say sanctuary restaurant, oofrg safe space for minimumuslim and arab britain neighbors. >> this took away that sense of safety and security. >> gott believes the act was no mistake. they put signs up after

president trump was elected. >> we have an open-door hiring policy. my wife is an immigrant. >> they decided to make a statement and here we are making a bigger statement saying we're not leaving. >> customers come for the food but now support the owners. >> it's not terribly productive and not fair to target this business. >> other businesses on piedmont avenue showing these signs of solidarity supporting immigrant rights. they will soon install surveillance cameras. for now they vow to keep the signs right where they are. in oakland, cornell bernard. northern california authorities are searches for a missing woman who hasn't been seen since last week. she never showed up at her job in gridly on friday morning.

gridly is in butte county which is north of sacramento. authorities tracked her cell phone to an empty field. the phone was nowhere to be found. she was last seen driving her 1998 toyota tacoma pickup truck. late thoont truck was found outside gridly in sutter county. the truck was unoccupied. yellow crime tape now surrounds that scene. freedom lasted ierchl minutes for a former prostitute convicted for the murder of a google executive aboard a yacht. a mercury news reports immigration agents detained the canadian citizen outside the jail last week. forrest hayes died of a drog overdose in 2014. a bill to make california a sanctuary state hit a mange hurdle in sacramento.

the bill would limit how much california law enforcement could cooperate with federal immigration agents. >> we will cooperate with our friends at the federal level with serious and violent felons, but we ontario cooperate or lift a finger or spend a single cent when we're talking about separating children from their mothers. >> if you're convicted and you'ring suvds in our prison as a human trafficker, this bill shields you from deportations. >> the bill now moves to the assembly. confusion and concern tonight surrounding a new guideline from federal authorities that may make it a lot harder for foreign computer programmers to come to work in silicon valley. here's abc7 news reporter janine. >> the heart of silicon valley runs on the skills and innovation of those who love working in computer science. but the reality is not enough people do. >> we're only producing 25,000 american-born kids with commuter science degrees annually to fill

125,000 annual job openings. >> that's why california has the highest number of h-1b politics. immigration services issued a memo that causes concern. it changes the way the agency goes through applications. >> the position of computer programmer could invite further attention and they can question further evidence. >> this attorney says 80% of his clients are startup companies. established companies will not experience much trouble getting visas proved for the recruits. >> starpts can barely afford to go through the h-1b process. the lawyer fees are $10,000 for political. >> h-1b visas a award through a

lottery system. attorneys and employers are watching to see if the trump administration makes any changes to it this year. the start of service in marin cloint not be delayed despite a testing of the drains in downtown san rafael. the landslide should be cleared next week. enough soil to fill two good-year blimps has been removed. the beginning of service is set for spring. an exact date hasn't been set. if you thought we were done with the rain, think again. sandhya patel is tracking new weather storms. >> that's right. i'll have the hour-by-hour forecast when to pull out your rain gear and coats. a day water turns deadly in the north bay. the south bay connection to this tragedy. governor brown makers a push to hick the state's gas tax. he says it's now or never. one shining moment, the big

basketball celebration tonight in chapel hill. he's what's coming up on jimmy kimmel live. >> don't overthink it. >> tom is a special man. >> look the you, you're positively glowing. >> is

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- ♪ and it's magic... - you know, my daughter? ( announcer speaks ) a message from the foundation for a better life. high surf capsized a small boat off the marin county coastline killing one man. >> the victim is bryan ho. he was a deefrl at casino matrix in san jose. abc news was there tonight. >> we found him sitting quietly at the landing, so exhausted he could barely lift his head wondering how he survived. >> i'm so tired. i'm so sad. i cannot -- sorry. >> this is the high surf that nearly took his life and claimed another, his friend from san jose. they were crossing the sand bar planning to go clamming when oechltd. >> they hit a big wave and the

boat flipped up. brian tried to stave dog, and then he fall down with the dog. >> locals who know these waters describe conditions like this as being treacherous, the best way to deal with them is to stay away. >> what was it like in 13 plus foot waves. >> right there there's an elevation. they constantly crash and they're close together, about every four seconds. even experienced boaters usually don't want to go out there. >> for several hours after the accident, the boat sits on the beach. the loan survivor trying to make sense of what should you have been good day turned tragic. >> my boyfriend tried to do his best to save brian's life.

president trump today signed into law a resolution repealing internet privacy protection. that protection included requiring internet service providers to get your permission before collect and go sharing data. critics of the privacy rules say they put an undue burden on broad band providers. governor brown continued his pitch to hike the state gas tax 12 cent. brown appeared at the california museum far brief speech this evening where he meant on california's need to fund transportation infrastructure projects. he hopes members of his party will support him. >> god help us if dwlokt enough democrats because i don't know this will come up again. i doubt it's going to be the first thing the next governor is going to want to talk about. >> the tax would raise $5 billion a year and could be passed next week. fans enjoyed a thriller as college basketball crowned its

national champion tonight. [ cheers ] north carolina fans broke out in cheers at an on-campus watch party. they even rushed the court inside the tar heels' home in the chapel hill arena. you can see highlights of north carolina's 71-65 win over gonzaga coming up in sports. it's my alma matter. >> time to check on the weather. sandhya patel is here. >> absolutely. your tie had everything to do with it, dan. i do want to tell you i know it's spring, but we're going to switch it back to winter later on this week. that is because we have a couple storms headed our way. our rain chances beginning to increase thursday through the weekend. let's check out live doppler 7 right now. we'll talk about what's ahead. we do have high clouds moving into the north bay. we're also tracking patchy fog.

half moon bay visibility is down four miles. there will be some fog. temperatures right now in the 40s, the 50s. beautiful live look from abc7 news explore tore yum camera right now. dry the next few days. cooler at the end of the week. hour-by-hour planner for tomorrow. in the morning there will be patcy fog. temperatures 40s, 50s. filtered sunshine at noon but it's going to be a nice, mild afternoon like today. low 60s to upper 70s and a few clouds by 7:00. temperatures in the morning beginning in the low 40s to the low 50s. do watch out for patchy fog around the coast and around the bay. it is developing. it's trying to develop but it's not going to be widespread. we'll keep it breezy near the coast. upper 70s midland. if you are going to the a's game

against the angels tomorrow night, it's going to be nice weather. you might need a light jacket later on during the end of the game. we do bring in a moderate strength storm, a level 2 for your friday. rainfall between 3/4 inch to 2 inches. you can download the abc7 news app to keep track of the system of the around midnight friday is when it gets going. friday morning is going to be a sloppy morning commute. you're looking at wind, rain during this time period and in the evening it's up. we will be tracking showers all the way through saturday morning before we get a break. in terms of your rainfall totals, watch the totals. this is through saturday. the highest will be in the north bay up to 2 inches expected there. wind will be increasing around midnight friday. you're going to start winds clocking well over 40 miles an

hour, up to 50 in the wee hours of friday morning. your morning commute does look like a mess on friday as those gusty winds and rain come down. 1:00 winds darwin begin to ease. take advantage over the next couple days. you have yourself mild weather, low 60s, upper 70s tomorrow. low 80s on wednesday. we cool down. thursday there is a chance of showers any time of day. 2 on the storm impact scale for friday. wet and windy, much cooler. saturday you're only 60 degrees, warmest spots. 54 clin a chance on sunday at night, but a better opportunity on monday. another 1 on the storm impact scale. >> thank you, sandhya. >> i don't know any dog that doesn't thereof play catch. >> how about catch with a

. we all know dogs love human food and will eat pretty much anything that's to find to them. take a look at fritz, an adorable golden retriever.

watch how he catches a spaghetti taco his owner tosses at him. his owner says this took years of practice. fritz is already an internet star with video of him trying to catch every size, shape, and type of food thrown at him. it's pretty hilarious. >> you were chuckling in the newsroom. >> i like his balance. eyes on the target. you lock in. a's did a lot of that tonight. chris davis his 42 bombs

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. >> good evening. the ncaa championship north carolina looking for their sixth ncaa title against gonzaga. the zags never made the final four before. sloppy game, but it was decided in the final moments. john stockton from glendale arizona played in a football

stadium. maybe that accounted for some of the brutal shooting. tar heels up by a deuce late. nigh gel williams trying to get into this thing. he rolls his ankle at the worst possible moment and had to hobble through final minute and a half. shot blocked by kennedy. justin jackson with the dunk. 71-65, carolina after the heart-breaking loss to villanova last year. unc the champions this year. >> at the end when you watch your kids jump around, there's no better feeling in the world as a coach. >> coach bay heim earlier in the week told me it'll crush you if you don't win it. and i guess i didn't understand it. but the the veteran is right. it crushes you. >> the a's opened the 2017

season tonight famous rocicky stephen vogt. the angels and come back. the mvp with a two-run bomb only runs. khris davis who had 42 homers a year ago hits number one there and then adds another in the eighth inning. a's win 4-2. >> you always want to win your home opener and the a's did just that tonight with solid pitching and kris dwaifs two home runs. >> it's important and it feels great to get some momentum going

and get behind each other and build some chemistry. >> fun to see him when he's at the plate. to get off to a quick start after a slow start last year. he's so much fun to watch. >> obviously you want to get off to a good start. i was fortune enough to hit one on the first at bat. >> reporting in oakland, mike shumann. >> giants off tonight and their