>> it is saturday, april 8th. good morning, thank you so much for joining us. we are seeing slick roads around much of the bay area. here's lisa argent. >> hey, chris, good morning to you. there is more rain along the coast. here's live doppler 7. can you see the green. as we go in closer, you will notice we have rain around highway 1 there. a little more around higgins canyon road. as we go towards the east around 280. looking at wet weather around san mateo. we widen the perspective. most of the heavy activity is slow. another impulse pushing through the bay area. 51 in hayward, it's the storm

impact sale. late showers, rainfall less than a quarter of an inch through about noontime. we could see know around hamilton and lake county. anywhere from four to 15 degrees colder this morning. there's a look from our tower camera. 30s, 40s, 50s now, a few showers through noon. partly cloudy there afternoon. cold. we will talk about the accuweather seven-day forecast which includes, yes, you guessed it, more rain. the storm made for a messy night throughout the bay area. this tree came down on the side of a driver of a home on 14wood lane in ojai drive around 11:00 last night. no word if the downed tree caused damage to the home. heavy rain pound it is south bay overnight. this is stevens creek boulevard. drivers are warned from driving through standing water. in villejo, a vehicle was standarded last night t. driver had to abandon the vehicle at

wilson avenue. it was obviously too much for the vehicle to hands him. no one was hurt. >> these april showers are causing headaches throughout the day. we have the details. >> a few strong cells swept through marin county causing minor flooding across some roads and highways. in sonoma county, storms caused challenges for drivers on highway 101. i talked with the brothers before they head out to point rays, they hope not to have the same issue. brian says he has to pull someone out of a ditch. >> usually about once a month or. so when there is a grain, people take one or two fast. keep a chain and pickup. you just got to do it. >> they were able get dinner with their grandparents in the storm. no umbrella tonight? >> no umbrella. we've taken a chance with hoods. >> right downtown petaluma,

umbrellas were in order, one resident told me she's done with the rain. >> i'm done with the rain. i know we need it. but i think we have enough. >> abc 7 news. >> we're getting our first up close look at homes that were damaged by landslides thursday. two sleedz hit five homes in the oakland hills. debris is still moving. three of the homes had been red tagged a. wall of mud covered outside walls a. lot came inside as well. no injuries to report t. red cross is helping those affected families. sky 7 shows the damage down to a kfc in newark a. tree crashed down on the avenue. no one was hurt t. tree has been removed. it's now chopped up on the side of the building. yum brands have not announced how much that kfc will be closed. cleanup is under way from high winds that sank a barge and damaged the bay. katie younis has the story for

us. >> reporter: this picture shows a sinking barge that now rests at the bottom of the bay t. barge was if place for maintenance work on the transbay tube. it's owned by marine construction in antioch. >> it's what the divers use as tear base. then they dive down to the metal pieces that attract corrosion so the tube doesn't get corroded. >> the coast guard says the barge is still tethered to anchors, so they're not worried about it moving. booms says fuel leaks remain a concern. gusts up to 60 miles per hour, also pounded sail and power boats if place for a boat show in richmond. >> lines were snapping. it is absolutely chaos and eventually it was dangerous. >> docks bucklinge >> a happenedful had to be towed out. it had damage to the holes.

>> obviously, millions of dollars of inventory right here. >> are there any storm damage discounts? >> no but for the boat show, we always have a phenomenal promotion. >> the boat show and bay cleanup will go on through the weekend. katie younis, abc 7 news. >> you can see on top of the weather where you live, track the rain with live doppler 7. be sure to enable those push alerts. we have developing news in the south bay. san jose police are investigating how a fight outside a bowling alley ended up sending one person to the hospital. it happened at 12:15 this morning in san jose. police say a juvenile was shot and stabbed. he was taken to the hospital and is expected to survive. police are now interviewing several witnesses to find out what led up to the dispute and whether it could be gang related. no one else was hurt. 6:05 is our time t. family of a missing center county womb is pleadings for her safe

return. yesterday they held a news conference. the 20-year-old was last seen leaving a friend's home march 30th. investigators have searched the home in a recreation area where her truck and phone were discovered. >> we firmly believe in our hearts she is alive and needs your help. ali, if are you hearing this, we have come together from right across the country. we love you. and desperately are doing everything we can to get you home safe again. >> the fbi is offering $5,000 to help find her. developing news out of sweden this morning, police have arrested a man in connection to a deadly truck attack that kill four people and injured 15 others. a hijacked beer truck slammed into a crowd of pedestrians outside a stockholm shopping center yesterday. we have learned a swedish prosecutor identified a person

of terror offenses by murder. of the 15 injured people, six have been released, but one child remains in the hospital. the washington report reports that president trump's decision to order a strike on syria came after he had a strong emotional reaction to pictures of children killed in the chemical weapons attack. we have questions the president is now facing. >> reporter: president trump's strategy in syria, congress asking what's next. 59 tomahawk cruise missiles launched if two u.s. warships in the mediterranean, striking a syrian airbase t. few president and his national security team, giving the green light after syrian president bashar al-assad's deadly chemical weapons attack. >> it choked out the lives of helpless men, women and children. it was a slow and brutal event. >> reporter: syria and its allie russia calming the strike an act of aggression, say tack only

help isis fighters. the principal notified the russians before the attack. the u.s. military is also investigating whether russia had any involvement in the chemical attack. >> the united states took a very measured step last night. we are prepared to do more. >> reporter: congress agreed action feed to be taevenlt lawmakers asking for a comprehensive strategy. the senate's top republican defending president trump. >> i think the strike was simply about don't use chemical weapons again. >> democrats and some republicans criticized the president for taking action without congress am approval. >> you got to bring there to congress with a plan that tells congress what is involved, what's the end game? >> gop congressional leaders say vice president pence will likely be the point person over the next few days to brief congress on the

syria. >> abc 7 news was in san francisco for the first bay area protest against the action in syria. just after 5:00 last night, about '02100 people gathered at powell and market. they stood with anti-war signs and criticized president trump's decision. they say they believe a missile strike could be the begin i beginning of something larger. >> it's a campaign to prepare the people of the united states for yet another war. >> protests like this one happened in more than 20 u.s. cities yesterday. a walk for peace is planned at the golden gate bridge tomorrow at noon. 6:09 is our time. we know there is rain out there. any fog? >> there is a little fog in santa rosa? we are looking at more rain along the peninsula and check out mount tam, it not only looks nomnous. it's cold. it's 52, though, in oak. so we will have colder air, more

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san francisco. this is a live look outside from our abc camera, the view from peer 15. you can see there is a slight breeze out there. the flag waving around a bit. lisa is keeping on the exclusive storm impact scale coming up. hang today, state fish and wild life officials will cover our stranded shark after it appeared if santa cruz, it washed up yesterday afternoon. beach goers shared photos on social media. it's all happening at pleasure point. abc 7 news reporter has more on the desperate attempt to get the shark back into the water. >> reporter: a rare and sad sight in santa cruz, a white shark in the shallow waters, dangerously close to the beach. the young adult male was struggling and clearly distressed. it attracted quite a crowd. >> of course i would come down here and check it out. >> they posted photos and videos

on social media. rescuers from the shark research foundation arrived on the scene and tried to help the shark, which was roughly 8 to ten feet long back into the ocean. >> we were able get the shark uprighted. into the water. it kind of turned around. it was aimless. apparently, there were some issues, it didn't know where it was. >> there were numerous attempts. beach goers watched the health at the der youriate further. >> it had red on its fins. it was watching up. >> shark researchers speculate a hook got auto if its mouth, or it came down a an infection t. state fish and wild life lab want to study the shark. abc 7 news. entangled whales spotted off southern california could be in the bay area tonight. the whale has a piece of metal stuck on its head.

they want to get close enough to see if the whale is in any real danger. >> the feeling is it is causing swelling around the proceed hole and it seems to make it difficult for the animal to open its mouth. >> that would mean the animal couldn't feed. volunteers are posted along the coast this week be binoculars. 6:15 is our time t. 49ers released a veteran quarterback arrested on suspicion of domestic violence. abc news is outside the jail after they posted bail yesterday. police say when they were called to a santa clara home thursday night, a woman that brock was datinged a invisible injuries. she did not require medical treatment. this is what he said to abc 7 news reporter david louie as he left jail. >> what happened last night? >> nothing interesting. >> reporter: nothing interesting at all? >> no. >> brock had been with the 9ers

since his rookie games. google is denying a charge by the department of labor that it systematically discriminates against women when it comes to pay. according to "guardian" newspaper, the charge is a part of an ongoing labor department version which includes an accusation that the pay discrepancies are across the entire work force. yesterday they released this statement, quote, other than making an unfounded statement, which we we heard the first time if court, the dol hasn't provided any data or shared it's methodology. governor jerry brown declared the drought over. he lifted the emergency for all counties, brown kept other conservation measures in place. he said they must remain a way of life for californians, brown declared a state of emergency in 2014. they ordered mandatory alerts. rainfall was close to normal. well, with the storm hitting

the bay area, that means plenty of snow in the sierra. if you are driving, chains are required from interstate 80 and highway 50 to myers. at sugar bowl resort, it was whiteout conditions yesterday, you can see skiers and snow boarders enjoyed the fresh powder. high winds posed major problems. sugar bowl is expected to stay opened through at least april 23rd. >> good morning, everyone, more rain is poised to hit the coast right now and also sonoma county. here's a look at live doppler 7. right now you are looking at showers, half moon bay, highway 1, pushing over to 280 north of wood side, redwood city and well to the north here. looking at wet weather. so the bigger picture shows the sierra snow, these are thunderstorms to the south in the southern sierras.

we put them owl in motion for you. you notice, we have cloud cover, we got green. this will rotate on through for your first part of your saturday t. sierra snow goes until about 6:00 tonight with three-to-six inches above 4,000 feet a. foot above 4,000. so they prep tomorrow, more rain looks like a possibility back home mid-week. we will get to that in just a moment. a nice perspective. you see the clouds, the beginning of dawn here. 52 in oakland. 48 mountain view, mid-40s gil roi, 50 on the coast with the rain. a little breezy in spots, 39 in santa rosa. we have a frost advisory elsewhere in the low- to mid-40s this morning, so certainly cooler out there for everyone and a dramatic picture from mount tam where more showers will push on through mainly this morning. so cold showers. snow levels around lake county, mount hamilton, sunny and cool

tomorrow, there's a break. monday may be an isolated morning shower, the rest of the week, well it's kind of a mixed back. looking at our beach as ard statement until 3:00. this has been extended through the afternoon. large breakers are possible. let's go through your saturday. notice the showers off shore. they move on shore within the next oh 30 minutes or so from the north bay to san francisco. a couple showers in the south bay. we head towards 9:00. they push to the east bay and the peninsula. they will lost through noontime, they become more widely scattered. low snow levels there perhaps. when looking at any possible moisture squeezed out in terms of perhaps maybe some light snow. that's how cold the atmosphere is. it's also unstable. can't rule out the possibility of a thunderstorm a. tenth of an inch through tonight in livermore, a little more than that perhaps through mountain view and san carlos. highs upper 50, oakland, san

mateo, it will be chilly, check it out, tuesday we're drive. look at wednesday, looks look, here we go again, looking at more showers, should be a light system, though, it should push out by the end of the week. overnight lows tonight, with a frost advisory in the north bay in the 30. so mid- to upper-30s santa rosa. temperatures modify after that. the accuweather 7-day forecast. the right system and we're dry three days after. that we will bring in another one on wednesday and thursday, download it at abc 7 news, you can track the rain and live cameras. you will have it all. mother nature playing games with us this week. >> creepy. all season. just ahead, a little cuteness. the reason scientists are so

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>> dan harris joins us from new york to tell us what's coming up at 7 on "good morning america. >> syria is back in the air less than 24 hours after the u.s. airstrike. two jets taking off from the base bombarded as few images reveal the first look at the damage syria is facing. the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. nikki haley warning that the u.s. is prepared to do more here as tensions rise with the security council, what may come next in this war of words. finally the latest this morning

as the investigation into that deadly attack in sweden, a stolen truck plowed through crowds on the street. one person under arrest, under suspicion of terrorism as the hunt continues for others who may be responsible here. it's all coming up on gma, a very busy saturday. we'll see you soon. officials with san francisco's bay view opera house say somebody broke into their offices and stole six imac computers. they say they notified police about the burglary and an investigation is under way. they are calling it a luge u huge loss both in money and time lost. for decades, they thought they were found short term an long term later. new research from mit suggests that our brains make two copies in the moment they are formed. one is for the here and now, the other for a life time they

these findings are 50 years of neuroscience. experts say they are happy about the discovery. the research project that abc 7 news has been following, this is a rare look at ten-day-old mountain lions in the wilds. the canyon ranch mab tracking the mother in the kenwood area. researchers were able to get a good look. still to come on abc morning, new fallout for pepsi over this controversial add. find out why san francisco police are planning legal action. also, new details on a former high end prostitute convicted in the death of

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you can see the yellows here. so some heavier downpours. as we go eastward towards san mateo, looking at some wet weather. so 1011 on the down side, further to the north and dillon beach. we have showers mainly in the morning a. chance of a thunderstorm with hail, winds less than a quarter of an inch it's 39 in santa rosa the next seven days featuring a dry sunday lock looked like we can see more rain wednesday and thursday. it looks light, temperatures today will be cool underneath the clouds the first half looking a little soggy, chris. >> lisa, thank you. thousands of filipino and american soldiers who died in the baton beth march were remembered today for its 75th anniversary, more than 10,000

allied troops fighting in 1942 were captured and forced to march without the food or water to a prison camp. today there will be a battle run, a wreath laying ceremony and veterans will be commemorated. the event starts at 8:30 this morning. the u.s. supreme court is back at its full compliment of nine justices. republicans plowed few ground to get the man they wanted. they invoked the so-called nuclear option, one senator said it was politics period that led to disagreement with for such. >> here's some straight talk the real reason why most of my friends on the other side oppose governor gorsuch's nomination is president trump nominated him. >> the nominated of kneel m. gorsuch of colorado to be an associate justice of the supreme court of the united states is

confirme confirmed. >> for gucci will be sworn in on mon. he fills a vacancy by an on theen scalia. 61 senators sent a letter to senate leaders urging them to reversus the nuclear option. many are concerned getting rid of the 60-vote filibuster gives them an ability to ram bills through, rather would you tell finding bipartisan solutions. it's been five days since the u.s. took vacations for the h 1 visa applications. the cap has been already reached. >> that cap is 65,000 for fiscal year 20 earnings it's the fifth year in a row they have been met. they are limited and awarded through a lottery system.

last year 236,000 foreigners applied. the trump administration has voiced concerns about abuse of the visa. 6:32 is our time. following his meeting with the president of china. president trump is addressing critical issues for the united states. he is reflecting on this week's summit with his counterpart xi jinping. mr. trump says the conversations were open and candid. he explains one of the reasons he was elected president was how he advocated for the national interests we understand a stronger american is in the best interests of the world. >> that is why it is so importance that as we strengthen international partnerships we ensure they deliver real results for the american people. >> president trump said his decisions will be guided by the

country's value to ensure peace and safety. back here on the west coast, fish and wild life officials caught a 140 pound mountain lion in los angeles, prompting evaluations of nearby homes a. school was also placed on lockdown, police say then which bought the to the area they found the animal 30 feet up a tree in the back yard. they used a tranquilizeer dart to take it to a safe location in the foothills. residents in the area say they have seen coyotes running around. an adult mountain lion is rare. 6:33 is our time a. former high end prostitute will be deported from the united states. she served more than two years in the santa cruz county jail after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter and other charges. police say she injected her client with heroin on board his yacht. when he started to overdose, she stepped over his body and left. the judge ruled her actions

warrant her being sent to her country of dan da. over a dozen oakland churches a taking on a new mission. they to him toke to help those displaced by last week's fatal fire. four people died in the fire. survivors i survivors living in that three story apartment building lost everything they had. the pastor debra avery and joseph simmons are leading the effort to help them. >> what happens after the immediate part of the emergency is that everyone's concerned about where are they going to stay tonight and eat tonight. down the line, all of those urgencys fade away. >> this won't end in 30 days. there will be other needs that need to be met. >> the masters have a facebook page that will tell you more about their mission. we have a link on abc 7 news.com. there's a warning going out

from the san francisco city attorney's office with pepsi. it's over images that represent the city's police department. it comes after pepsi fee assured sfpd's logo. it's behind pepsi's now controversial ad with kendall jetter. >> reporter: this is the logo in question, never shown in the actual ad. it only appears in the behind the scenes version. still sfpd wants to know if pepsi was given approval to use it. >> >> reporter: the controversial ad affected many people who is trivialized in the black lives matter movement. now pepsi is also dealing with the city's attorneys office which is threatening to take liam action. in a statement, he said, there is nothing san fransicoan about pep pepsi's ham-handed attempt here to faten it's bottom line. >> it's not 100% identical.

it appears to be a match. >> reporter: at first the police in the ad are seen as adversarial. their attitude changes after the protester gives the officer a can of pepsi. the creator of the ad says he was inspired of a photo of jan rose cass mir holding a flower in front of the national guard. she was protesting the vietnam war. we facetimed her from her home in south carolina. >> people are just realize tag words are important, actions are important. all of it's important. it means something and people shouldn't get away with such insensitivity. >> the former police chief says he wasn't offended by the ad. >> i personally don't think it's a big thing, again, we're talking soda pop here. >> reporter: pepsi didn't return our calls, it says it was trying to send a message of peace, unity and understanding, clearly missed the mark.

>> this weekend bart will do track mant tans, buses will be available to get passengers bart says its could add 20 to 40 minutes to travel time. so be aware of that. still ahead on abc 7 mornings the latest treatment for a debilitating childhood disease wasn't created. they found it by using fish. we'll have more on that story coming up. first, here's a look outside, lisa argent returns from a bit with your full accuweather forecast.

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for about 30 seconds before it disappeared. i can't believe he was able to get that on video. >> yeah, anything nowadays, right? >> wow, very cool. have we had if you have yet? >> we still have a winter storm warning through tonight. it's raining on the coast. san mateo. we have delays here sfo, 50 degrees, delays of 44 minutes. it doesn't look that bad. showers are in the vicinity, we will track them for you and talk about a dryer second half of the weekend. >> make the rain go away. also ahead, brandon bell blasts two home runs for the giants. will it be enough to cover the

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well from the mountains to the beach. this view from santa cruz our abc 7 camera giving us a wide range of the views we have seeing this morning. lisa argent is breaking down the forecast, lets us know when rain will return to the coast as well as other parts of the bay area. in sports later tonight, kevin durant finally makes his return no the warriors, seth curry is set to play with a contusion. tip-off is at 7:30. tonight the giants will send madison bum gaertner to thebound mound, san francisco plays the

padres at petco park. first pitch is at 5:40. last night they dropped a tough one. here's the highlights in this morning's sports. >> good morning, everybody the giants have played five games and held the league. the painful pitching, matt cain, making his debut, home ers padres went up. jeempbts come back. brandon grand slam. giants go go up. a single ouch, strikes again.

as and rangers, my goodness, a massive verdict. where's the beef? i got it right here. speaking of grand slams, he gave up eight runs in two innings. this is a mon shoot. if it's there, it's gone, it is and it is, 8-3 chris davis. as lose 10-5. the along awaited return will come tonight, he has been out more than five weeks letting his knee hale heal up. durant is trying to get his wind back.% he will have no minute restrictions and is ready to go. >> i continent think of how i feel, i'm holding back.

i want to see the best thing to do is to play basketball. >> but seth curry doubtful with a ne contusion, ricky fowler from the sun, up and down for 2 on eagle. 1st round leader fell back to earth 3 over 75, still in a tie. fowler for the round of the day, 67, misses the birdie on 18. he got a four-way tie at the top with fowler, hoffman, sergio garcia and thomas pieters at minus 4. have a great weekend, everybody, i'm larry biel. >> now your accuweather forecast with lisa argent. >> more showers on the coast. check out, stop at half moon bay, see heavier downhills in the valley. san mateo, red wood city.

so some light scattered activity. further to the north, tomorrow, also this all pushes to the east. it will move across the bay and allow for a wet morning. take a look at this move. you can see the activity t. mountain snow right now. more energy right here offshore. so the wenter storm warning minutes until 6:00. 4,000 feet, gusty winds. it's tranquil here, a pretty shot. 50 degrees, 52 in oakland. delays at sfo. 48 in the mountain, halfmoon bay, with showers, 50 degrees, look at the sky here the golden gate bridge, it looks nice, showers around, a cold wind the north bay from santa rosa to napa. finally from santa cruz, not quite a beach day.

it looks cold. so cold showers, low snow levels a. possibly of a slight chance of thunderstorms. sunny, cool tomorrow. more rain the middle of the week. when is it going to let up? well, it looks like we are in a pattern until 3:00. 13-food waves, still very active along the coast. let's take you through the next hour. here it is, it blew right through it. sorry about. that 7 oovenlth to 9:00 to 11:00. it looks like it marches across to the east the second half of the day we dry out. anywhere from a half inch to oh maybe three-quarters of an inch, a tenth of an inch from livermore and some of this, programs, could be overdone, a tenth to two-tenths from mountain view to san carlos, on the cool side of normal. 56 if san francisco, upper 50s in fremont.

58 in concord, let's take you through the middle of next week. so tuesday is your dry day. then by wednesday, looking at more showers, yes, they'll look to innovate the north bay by about mid-day here we are 9:00 at night. we look for the cold numbers tonight, santa rosa, petaluma, temperatures in the 30s. 37 in santa rosa. so be adviced of that bring the animals in, the storm impact scale, mixed precip, sunnier, chimmier tomorrow, for the most part on monday and tuesday, you download abc 7 news app. you will see the development wednesday and thursday. hopefully, we can erase it all toke. i don't know. >> the 60s aren't too bad. look at that panel of 60s. >> they're getting the warm, dry weather back east. so things have to equalize. >> good to know, thank you. a break through by

researchers at ucsf is providing hope for children with a devastating condition. and the unsung heroes don't actually work at the lab. they just swim there. abc 7 news anchor dan ashley has more. >> reporter: watching-year-old piper wood play with her family. you might never think she suffers from a severe form of epilepsy. this research video shows what happens when a storm of electricity sweeps across a patient's brain. >> she launched into a full body convulsive state and really intends progressive shaking. >> now researchers are testing an experimental drug showing exciting promise. as a tale of how they discovered the a high-tech fish story. >> the hard part my be catching them. >> reporter: she has a floating screening machine, tiny zebra

fish they are bred from tanks in the lab and jeannettely the altered to have seizures. >> no one is using zebra fish to help ep lency. >> the neuroresearcher says the machine's design came from trial and error in the ucf lab. it allows them to place different test drugs into tiny rows of water along with the fish. cameras with tracking software project them onto the screen and help researchers if a drug is interrupting the seizures. the process is so fast. >> in fact, we screen about 3,000 drugs in over three years. >> they have already produced several promising hits. one of the drunks managed to reduce the frequency of seizures in a pool of nearly half a dozen patients. >> these are pools out there. they have been approved for other types of disorders. >> for piper's family, just the promise of a new drug on the horizon is life changing. >> it's inspirational.

it gives me hope. >> part of the credit may ultimately go to a bay area innovation that puts a humble fish on the cutting edge of research. dan ashley abc 7 news. >> the drug being tested was originally approved for weight loss t. main side effects so far is loss of appetite. 6:53 is our time. next an annual rite of spring

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>> happening today, the northern california cherry blossom festival is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, more than 24u6789,000 are expected to attend the two weekends of festivities featuring japanese culture and art. there will be plenty of music and martial arts. it starts at 7:00 this morning. the festival continues next weekend and lisa they need to bring out the jackets for this one. >> houmont versus we said this one? it's been an incredible season. more rain on the peninsula. here it is, taking you through san mateo, over towards newark and frooemd fremont. look out for some showers along the coast. more snow levels, east of the beach, it's on the storm impact scale. showers airplane from a tenth of

an inch in the north bay. the accuweather forecast featuring dry weather in between. in the 60s. sorry to say rain looks to be coming back wednesday and thursday. from those teams going out to the kerry plos some festival. they can't get that instagram photo. >> it could be cool. >> stand positive. thank you. >> thank you for joining us on abc 7 morning. the news continues online on twitter, facebook and instagram. "good morning america '80s is next as we leave you for now, here's a live look outside from our explore torium camera showing a beautiful sunrise, abc 7 news continues at 8:00 a.m. we'll see you then.

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good morning, america. new overnight, back in the air. syrian jets now taking off from the very same air base hit by that u.s. missile strike as we get a first look at the damage from the site where the pentagon says a chemical weapons attack was launched. and this morning, the troubling new question, what did russia know about that attack on civilians? war of words. >> we are prepared to do more. >> the rising tensions at the u.n. security council as we learn more about president trump's decision to launch the missile strike. meeting with his national security team, what unfolded inside mar-a-lago's makeshift situation room. the frightening attack on a busy street in stockholm, sweden. cameras catching shoppers running for their lives as a st