live where you live, this is abc 7 news. protesters sound off in san francisco as a federal judge hears argumentings for the first time on local lawsuits over president trump's crackdown on sanctuary cities. thank you for joining us. i'm matt keller. >> i'm kristin sze. this would cut funding to local governments that refuse to enforce immigration law. abc 7 news reporter amy holly field is live. >> reporter: those who are against president trump's executive order think that this hearing went very well for them.

the government's defense surprised them, and they thought it was very weak. protesters gathered outside the courthouse before the hearing worrying that the president's order would strip counties of more than a billion dollars in federal funding. in a surprise, the attorney for the federal government denied that saying his interpretation of the president's order is that the funding would be safe, only $1 million in grants in jeopardy. he contradict what the president has said. those on the other side think this is a good sign. >> this last minute interpretation is not credible. in fact, i thought the federal government came off looking even more weak. they might have been better off just sitting silent. >> reporter: those against the order told the judge not to rely on this interpretation that they can't just hope that the trump administration would only take away grants. they asked the judge to put an

injunction in place. the judge took it under adds visement and did not rule today. those here think it'll be soon, a matter of days, not weeks, and that's because the counties have to make the budgets. reporting live in san francisco, abc 7 news. >> thank you, amy. well, it's been a week since president trump ordered a missile strike on syria. now all eyes are on north korea ahead of a possible nuclear weapons test as the world is reacting to the u.s. dropping the mother of all bombs in eastern afghanistan. >> new videos released this morning shows the bomb the u.s. used for maximizing the destruction of isis. afghan officials said it killed several dozen isis fighters. >> the weapon achieved its intended purpose. >> it's a massive ordnance air blast, nicknamed the mother of all bombs, weighing 22,000 pounds, the largest non-nuclear bomb the u.s. has ever dropped in combat. >> we have fighters down in a deep valley, really rugged terrain, so the blast was

focused and pushed up into the caves to take out fighters. >> reporter: new video shows how massive that bomb is, so large it has to be carried and pushed out the back of a c-130 cargo plane at the timered to a shoot before striking the target. a massive show of force, not just to isis, but other u.s. enemies. >> we watch north korea here, was that heard on the other side of the world in pyongyangpyongy? >> reporter: recent images show a north korean nuclear test site prime and ready for launch saturday. top u.s. leaders say the increasing pace of missile testing there over six months made the situation urgent leading the u.s. to move a strike group into position. >> i don't know if this sends a message. it doesn't make any difference if it does or not. north korea is a problem. the problem will be taken care of. >> reporter: the pentagon officials say the u.s. commander in afghanistan did not meet president trump's approval.

general john nicholson had the authority to use it before president trump took office. this morning, local afghan leaders react to the bombing in afghanistan. they say many civilians live in that area. that contradicts the u.s. military's claim that the area is sparsely populated. afghan officials said no civilians were hurt, and afghan spiritual leader thinks there's more than this than bombing of the isis targets, but a show of power to the region. >> this was a show of power to russia, north of afghanistan, a show of power to north korea. this was a show of power to pakistan, and -- >> some middle east experts question whether the bombing will make americans more secure. >> a developing news in san jose. a gas leak forced the evacuation of one building on park avenue near sunol street. officials tell abc 7 news a propane tank was the source of the leak. it was capped and all clear at 9:15.

police hope a reward leads to the arrest of a santa rosa doctor. he vanished in the middle of a sex crime trial last month. they released pictures of the 36-year-old showing four looks. police say he failed to show up in the last two days of the trial. he was found guilty of six felonies and six misdemeanor charges and now a warrant out for his arrest. he was last seen by a family member in walnut creek march 8th. the city will be installing three surveillance cameras at a hot spot for crime. they are put up at the intersection of east 18th street and cavolla road. some cameras will be fixed, others will be able to move. police will be able to turn in 360 degrees and zoom in and out. last year, 430 crimes recorded in the area, and in those cases, police say they were associated with violence including narcotics and prostitution. new this morning, this mud slide blocks the eastbound lane on redwood road in the oakland hills. the slide covers 40 feet of the

roadway between skyline boulevard and pinehurst road. eastbound traffic can get by in the westbound lane. officials have not said when the debris will be cleared. easter weekend plans? looks like the first half of the weekend is dry and warmer. >> changes on easter sunday. here's our meteorologist, hi, mike. >> hi, everybody. opening the weather window on the east bay hills, glorious day unfolding in san francisco. this morningfuls the coolest this week with 36 in napa to 47 in san francisco. now if you are stepping out, we're already 60 in san ramone and 50 in los gatos. a great day to walk across the bridge, sun, and winds at 6 miles per hour. unfortunatelily, three to eight degrees cooler than average. looking at easter quickly, there's a chance of rain, especially as we go from 7:00 to noon and through the afternoon and evening hours. it's going to be cool. you'll get an hour by hour look what to expect in your

neighborhood coming up. >> mike, thank you. >> new details on the city of oakland's website. it's still not working. it's been down afternoon. visitors will get an ad or error message. they told our media partners that the city did not renew its domain name on time. ferry riders had to find another way to work this morning. emergency repairs are underway at the ferry landing. the terminal will be closed for a few more hours. abc 7 news was there this morning when crews started fixing a wheel that broke on the gang way. ferry riders love this mode of travel and hate to see it go away temporarily. >> the convenience of the ferry can't be questioned. i mean, it's really nice to not have to deal with traffic and deal with delays. >> now, you can count on the ferry for your evening plans. service resumes at 1:55 today. a new place for muslims to

worship will hold its first services today. this mosque is unique. it's the first in the bay area led by women. mosque leaders worked to put the finishing touches in berkley last night. the founderments muslim women to have a voice in a religion dominated by men. >> everybody should get in where they fit in, but there should be a place for women who want to be allied with men and not behind men. >> a mass mosque forever women, a women's mosque for everybody, but women will be preaching and teaching. >> leaders at the women's mosque tell us they are not detoured by the kris schism received from other muslims. still ahead on abc 7 news at 11:00, saying good-bye to the toy store closing up shop after nine decades in business. it means great deals for you. a warning for parents. limit how much time the kids spend on smart phones and >> could they build a house of

gelatin? >> no. >> next "right this minute."

a new study publish the in scientific reports suggest what parents suspect. young children using touch screens have a harder time sleeping. up to 30% of kids ages 6-36 months experience sleep problems. parents use smart phone and tablets to stimlace children of that age, but researchers say there's a significant association between the time spent on touch screens and decreased sleep in children hindering mental development. supervisors could vote tuesday to approve use of

personal use of marijuana after supervisors unanimously approved a draft set of rules this week. santa cruz sental reports 21 and older can grow up to six cannabis plants for personal use and growing takes place in place a locked building or other structure. california counties set up guidelines after they legalized nonmedical miles per hour in november. the morning money report. after nearly 90 years in business, a palo alto institution closes tomorrow. the sports shop and toy world served since 1930. employees and popularity of the online shopping and changing demographics are is to the store's demise. it draws younger works without young children so they do not shop for the toys. they are marking down inventory and will continue to sell on the website until everything is gone. do you prefer peeps or chocolate? turns out most of us can't resist easter treats. this year, americans are expected to spend a record $18.4

billion on easter including candy, gifts, and food. that's a 6% increase from last year according to the national retail federation. this says most people plan to drop about $152 per easter sunday. christians marking good friday around the world. pilgrims carried crosses in the holyland thinking it's the steps jesus took before being krus mied. they had a service in athens, removed an icon of jesus from the cross and placed it inside a cave. in new york city, hundreds of people joined a good friday procession across the best of my knowledge passing ground zero to the way to a church in lower manhattan. still ahead, breaking news, apple officially entering the self-driving car race. are you looking for something to do this weekend? a look at events happening in san francisco including a scavenger hunt as you cycle through the city. a live look outside right

now. beautiful shot there in the city. we got blue skies out there. warm temperatures, and mike is coming u

breaking news, add apple to the list of companies allowed to test self-driving cars in california. apple now joins firms like google and tesla already testing driverless technology. this follows the dmv updating the website this morning to show apple can operate its self-driving cars on public streets in california. beside insider reports apple declined to comment about testing driverless vehicles. >> now your accuweather forecast. >> open the weather window, you see all the sunshine waiting ir

you outside and calmer conditions. using this as the backdrop for the highlights. sunglass sunglasses, you'll need them today. temperatures cooler than average. dry tomorrow. rain returns sunday. in fact, there's several chances of light showers. the chances look more impressive than the actual amount of rain that falls next week. here's the next storm, tracking it out over the ocean, a reprieve from the rain today and tomorrow and sunday it rolls in. until then, highs today 58 in half moon bay, the cool spot. 60-65 from san francisco to napa, palo alto, and san gorgeous view, clean air, sutro tower there, all sunshine at 2:00, 56 to 51. by 4:00, low 60s for the rest of us. by 6:00, mid-50s to 60, make sure you have the jacket if you head out. under the stars, we'll fall into the low to mid-50s by 8:00, already 40s by 9:00.

going to the game tonight? yeah. you saw the fireworks first, didn't you? absolutely. it's a fireworks night, but it's chilly. 55 dropping down to 52. 7:15 first pitch. not much of a breeze. won't be as crisp as normal.tl a few high cloeds rolling in, as cold as this morning, 40 to 47 degrees. talk about sunday. there's big plans for the holiday. light rain. tenth to quarter inch, breezy at times, the storm's a 1, it's weak. times is key. here we are, sunrise, 632 sunday morning, it's cloudy. towards 9:00, you see that light rain moving into the north bay. there's scattered light rain elsewhere. by noon, most of us to 1:00 get light rain, and you can see during the afternoon into the early evening hours, chances, pockets of rain, and tapering towards sunset, and we'll wake up to clearing conditions and dry weather as we head towards monday morning.

all right. see the rainfall, 6:00 in the morning, nothing measurable, 10:00 measurable in the north bay. by 2:00, measurable everybody where else. just light, and by 8:00, almost over. in tahoe, the bluebird day. look at the lack of people there. that's not the case this weekend. tomorrow as nice and snow in the afternoon, and more snow monday. getting home going to be tougher than getting there at least weather-wise. i mentioned there were several chances of rain. look, a 1 on sunday, monday, tuesday, wednesday, and thursday, but we're going to get less than a tenth to quarter inch on any of the rain. it's keeping temperatures just a touch below average. sunday's going to be the coolest day with mid-50s to low 60s. get that easter egg hunt down earlier. >> absolutely. >> thanks, mike. >> you bet. have you noticed it's blue and gold day today here in the bay area. you got the gold earrings. >> that's right. there you go. wear warriors colors, and we

jumped on that wagon. >> the mayor declared today blue and gold day in honor of the playoffs. land marks like sfo and towers lit up in team colors. that game is sunday on abc 7. if you don't have tickets, we're the only place to watch them take on the doves in game one of the playoff series. tipoff at oracle at 12:30. we want to see your pride, share pictures online and share with #dubson7. you could see yourself on tv or online at abc7news.com. >> we know way what you're doing sunday afternoon, but looking for something else to do this easter weekend? you're covered. >> jessica castro from abc 7 mornings has some ideas. grab a partner, smart phone, and a helmet, some of the items needed this weekend for the urban bike challenge. it's a two-wheeled scavenger

hunt. ride through the city in teams of two or four and mobile app leads you to secret spots where you are asked to do challenges or snap pictures to rack up points. all ages and cycling levels welcome. >> the idea is to get people out having fun on their bikes, riding through the city, and, you know, typically people doing commutes through town, it's straightforward. ideally, a nicer way to commute than others, but it's on the way to work. we want people having fun on a sunday riding all over town. >> reporter: plus, it's a good way to see the city. if you don't have a bike, there's some to test or borrow. it's $20 to join. proceeds benefit the san francisco bike coalition. it's on easter sunday at 11:00. speaking of easter, 26th union street easter parade is sunday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on union street between goth streets. there's face painting, petting zoo, and easter bunny will be

there. this weekend, if you ride public transit, do you have any weird or funny stories? you might enjoy the diaries, a live show at the elbow room in the mission saturday night at 6:00. it should have you laughing at all the perils of public transportation. there's speakers of well-known standup comedians irene tu for more ideas on what to do this weekend, go to our website, abc7news.com and look for the hoodline link. abc 7 news. so much to do. guess what? it's friday. you know what that means. >> time for the most adorable feature of the week, perfect pet. mike is back next. a little buzz in your ear with this one. buttercup, how to add her to your family.

coming up at 4:00, you've seen amazing domino tricks today, but today, one is trying to set a brand new world report, all the tricks and tumbles at 4:00. on abc 7 news at 5:00, is apple coming to the rescue of toshiba? reports that the silicon valley tech giant could team up on a bid for part of that struggling company. all right, now that it's friday, what better way to kick off easter weekend than with a

perfect pet? >> yeah. mike will introduce us to a new friend, buttercup. >> a great name. and buttercup, she joins us from the humane society of silicon valley, adorable dog with tons of friends there, but we need to find her a home. she's a 3-year-old pit bull pix and toller rant about doggy dressup. she's a big gal at 75 pounds, but it's all pure love. volunteers at the shelter describe buttercup as a snuggle bunny. she really loves to cuddle and play. she's not hyper, which, buttercup came to the shelter as a industry so they don't know if she's housebroken other than that she's a great dog. to make her part of your family, contact the humane society at silicon valley there on the scre screen. >> oh. okay. >> i can see that -- that's amazing. the way she lets them dress her up like that. that's great. >> always the big ones that like to cuddle, right? >> yeah. >> she is adorable.

i just say i love the costume, but it would be nice to be blue and gold. work on that. >> we'll do that. >> all right. >> just had the gold. >> she'll watch the game with you, i'm sure. >> sounds good. >> who wants to be a millionaire is next. have a great day.

>> you know how when you were in school, you were always asking your teacher, "when are we ever gonna use this stuff?" well, this is whiz kids week, and some very smart young people are gonna have to actually use that stuff right now. let's play "who wants to be a millionaire." [dramatic music] ♪ [cheers and applause] hey, everybody. it is whiz kids week here on "who wants to be a millionaire." [cheers and applause] [dramatic musical flourish] and we have a brilliant whiz kid with us returning today. an aspiring lawyer, our returning contestant, is used to solving problems in the courtroom. today she is here to settle the remaining seven questions in her game. from charlotte, north carolina, please welcome back 14-year-old laila robinson. [cheers and applause] how you doing, laila? >> good, how are you? >> good to see you. so, you've a