washington to trump tower in new york, high schoolers in denver even staging a walkout, thousands ever people protesting president trump's decision. the president didn't make the announcement himself, instead it was attorney general jeff sessions who called daca an unconstitutional overreach of executive power by president obama. >> and also denied jobs to hundreds of thousands of americans by allowing those same illegal aliens to take the jobs. >> reporter: daca protected some 800,000 young immigrants from deportation. the so-called d.r.e.a.m.ers will start losing their legal status after a six month grace period, many already fearing what comes next. president trump said the d.r.e.a.m.ers will not be a priority for deportation and then punted the problem to lawmakers. >> speaking to members of congress, they want to be able to do something and do it right. and really we have no choice, we have to be able to do something. >> it is time for us in congress

to do the right thing for america, the right thing for these young people and their families and to pass the d.r.e.a.m. act to make it the law of the land and to do it now. >> reporter: but the political football offering little comfort to the hundreds of thousands of immigrants, some now facing a forced return to countries they have never known. >> we're humans, too. we live here. this is our homeland. >> reporter: former president obama promised to weigh in if daca was ever rescinded and today he did just that on facebook calling it a cruel decision and saying that it's time for congress to protect the d.r.e.a.m.ers. in washington, emily rau, abc and former president obama wrote let's be clear, the action taken today isn't required legally. it's a political decision and a moral question. whatever concerns or complaints americans may have about immigration in general, we shouldn't threaten the future of this group of young people who

are here through no fault of their own. >> team coverage continues in the south bay where there is a huge outpouring of support for the so-called d.r.e.a.m.ers. government leaders have pledged legal action. >> and janine dell vega joining us live from san jose. >> reporter: count i did and city leaders pledge to fight against president trump's decision to end daca. they joined hundreds of d.r.e.a.m.ers in their effort to not give up. >> a dreamer, unafraid. >> reporter: powerful words echoed by many who came to this rally. around 400 people gathered in the crowd were daca recipients who came to the u.s. i would legally as children. >> i've been here since then, going to school. last semester i received my bachelor's degree a. >> reporter: but the future is uncertain for many d.r.e.a.m.ers now that the president has ended daca. many say they have no regrets. >> they wouldn't say i feel

betrayed. i understand that donald trump has a different agenda is that that didn't necessarily include us, but we are here to remind him that we are here to stand for ourselves and for our communities. >> reporter: this morning there was a huge show of support from santa clara county leaders who say that they would help in fighting the president's decision. >> our highest obligation is to protect those that are weakest among us. in this county, we take that very seriously. >> reporter: the city of san jose is also pledging their help. >> we have your back. here in the city of san jose, we will look at every potential action we can take including a lawsuit against this administration. >> reporter: there is worry and concern at what comes next, but at the rally, community leader, faith leaders and the business community stood with them. a familiar chant with words they strongly believe. yes, we can.

siren and immigrants rights group based here in san jose say they are receiving so many phone calls from people who have questions about daca that they said that they will start up workshops to help daca recipients and answer those questions they have. reporting live from san jose, janine dela vega, nbc 7 news. if you have our app, you got an alert the moment the decision was made. enable the push alerts to get updates about breaking news anytime 24/7. we're getting our first look at dramatic video of a takeover rob we that took place in emeryville. three masked men at least two with guns storm into a target store. one woman tries to escape, the man pointed a rifle atler and speak went to the ground immediately. the gunman then looked around, kicked the woman, and orders everybody inside to hit the floor. two other robbers took money from the cash drawer and all three took off in a four door

silver sedan. thankfully nobody hurt. investigators are looking for any information about these robbers. a 29-year-old tech executive was killed in a crash involving cal tran. he was the founder of a social media consulting company in redwood city. according to officers, his volkswagen crashed through you a fence and on to the tracks just before 2:00 a.m. the car got stuck there and a train slanled slammed into it.. chp is investigating. an independent team of experts says bad design and construction led to february's spillway disaster at the oroville dam. a political reporeliminary repo series of flaws in the design and construction led to the severe damage. it says the dam managers probably could have detected the problems if they had he reviewed the original flaws in the half sentcentury old dam. authorities ordered nearly

200,000 to evacuate after determining they were on the verge of collapse. turning now to the weather, and a big cooldown from the big heat wave. this is a live look from our mt. tam chasm. you can see some of the clouds moving on by. >> thankfully cooler. >> and the air is cleaner, too. dochb don't you love breathing it in? we have mostly sunny skies right now, but clouds along the coastline. this is the view from mt. tam looking down on to the bay. you can see some clouds advancing. a few thin high clouds and lower clouds as well. 73 in san francisco, oakland 77. low to mid-80s in mountain view and san jose. gilroy 96. and 69 at half moon bay. check out this view, we're looking at blue skies as we look toward the southeast. it's 85 right now in santa rosa, napa 84. 91 fairfield. pretty warm inland. not hot, though. 89 in concord.

and we have enough breeze around the bay area just to mix out some of that unwelcome air that was here yesterday. so as you go into the evening hours, we'll see the air continuing to get cleaner with low clouds developing at the coast and moving over the bay in the early morning hours. but the clouds will pull out tomorrow and we'll have a sunnier day and cooling continues. seal have a look at the 7 day forecast and a look at potentially dangerous hurricane irma a little later. crews are making significant progress on the 100 acre wildfire burning near gilroy. officials say containment of the so-called valley bunion fire jumped from 10% to 35% overnight. it broke out sunday evening. residents are blaming kids playing with fireworks. the cal fire says the call is still under investigation. and a railroad fire outside yosemite national park iits way 2700-year-old giants sequoias. flames have made it half way

through a grove. there are about 100 giants sequoias in the grove including the roughly 24 story high. that fire has burned nearly 12,000 acres -- sorry, 11 thourk ach ,000 acres so far. mandatory evacuation orders are for the mission fire in madeira county. it's chadestroyed five structur. it's 8% contained. the judge in the kate steinle murder case denied a defense motion today. attorneys had wanted to present evidence they say shows their client did not steal the gun allegedly used in the 2015 killing. jose garcia is accused of shooting steinle on pier 14. police say the gun used had been stallen from a bureau of land management rangers car four days earlier. defense attorneys say other items from the rangers car were found at another scene where several other cars had been broken into.

>> where did he find this thing? that is basically what we're thousand left with. and i think it will be the jury will have to decide that. >> the defense has argued that garcia ser rat take found the gun on the pier. a man facing a charge for a violence protest pleaded not guilty. kyle chapman said he had no comment. he's a trump supporter who calls himself based stick man online. he could face a year in jail if convicted. chapman is due back in court next month. it's being called a potentially catastrophic storm. >> this hurricane is far too powerful, poses far too great a threat for us to delay actions any longer. >> the preparations under way ands people already evacuating and irma closes in. plus a second look at san francisco's ban on flavored tobacco. could city officials make the band go up in smoke?

and we showed you the new science garage under construction in south san francisco. and now it's finished. we'll give you the first look inside. and here is the first look at the afternoon commute in san jose, 101 southbound, the usual backup. car pool lane is moving along slightly. much better going north.

san francisco supervisors where debating whether to consider a ban on flavored tobacco products. >> they unanimously passed the ordinance, so why the second look now? carolyn tyler joining us with

the answer. >> the ban is considered the strongest in the nation for flavored tobacco products, but opponents say adults should be able to make their own choices and last month they turned in enough signatures to force the issue. a small crowd gathered on the steps of san francisco city hall to sooucht tupport the ban. they say the flavors target teens and minorities. it was backed by everyone in june and signed into law by the mayor. but it's gone up in smoke after opponents backed largely by the rj reynolds tobacco company gathered enough signatures to get the issue on the ballot. malia cohen had sponsored the ban. >> we shouldn't have to fight this. not in 29 1s century, not when we know that the science is out there and it's showing the correlation about cancer,

cigarettes and how it is killing people. enough is enough. >> reporter: the only choices for city lawmakers now are to repeal the ordinance or ask the voters to uphold what they approved. cohen obviously hopes that them back the ban. but mere yam hopes they won't. she's a third generation other than of tadd's market, a corner store south of market. she's a member of the arab-american grosser ecer association. she says a ban would devastate small businesses. a lobbying group estimates $50 million in lost sales each year. >> if we don't have it, he will go spend the rest of his money somewhere else and that is really what it gets to. we're a small cash transaction here and we need volume and we need to be competitive. >> critics say that is putting profits over people's health, those voters are likely to decide next june.

carolyn tyler, tbs 7 nabc 7 new. and new era at uber. company shaly starts today. the 48-year-old comes to uber after a successful 12 year run at expedia. under his leadership, the travel firm's share price increased six fold. did you play with legos when you were a kid? major job cuts. the toy maker will cut 8% of its workforce. this comes after lego reported its first drop in revenue in more than a decade. lego ceo says the cuts are part of a complete overhaul of the toy maker and in order to create what he calls a smaller less complex organization. a high school in the biotech capital of the world now has a state of the art biotechnology lab for students.

>> jonathan bloom is live for us. they are already doing experiments? >> reporter: that's right, i have my safety glasses on. already practicing the basic skills that they will need. and it comes from genetech who held the official opening this afternoon. a year ago, it was a big tile of dirt. today a state-of-the-art science lab for high schoolers. >> to help people get inspired by science. science isn't boring like some people think. you just have to be able to see it. >> reporter: and touch it. and do the experiments yourself. >> the kids have access to such great equipment that i didn't everyone have access to when i went to college. >> reporter: all donated by gentlem gen genentech.

>> the future of science is here. it's all around us. >> reporter: that is if genentech and the high school can defy the odds. >> fastest growing careers are in the knowledge of math and sigh events, but half of students are disengaged by the time they hit middle school and that is a huge gap. >> reporter: so the new building comes with a new curriculum to get kids thinkig like scientists. >> you're trying new things and failing and learning. so it builds in innovation and an opportunity for our kids to really grapple with things. >> reporter: and employees will volunteer as mentors. >> that is different than the way a company typically does philanthropy and we think there is a way for other companies to see what we've done. >> reporter: and teachers say the science garage is working. >> our seniors are applying for college and are like what colleges offer biotechnology? so they are already thinking about that as being a possible

career choice. >> reporter: biotech will be a big part of the came rick could you lump here. a sompler course for sophomores will help them figure out what they want to study in the lab and juniors and seniors. just in year alone, 1,000 students will take courses in biotech. jonathan bloom, abc 7 news. san francisco is celebrating the expansion of a landmark that has been a magnet for tech companies from around the world. mayor ed lee cut a ceremonial ribbon to mark the completion of the second phase. the half billion dollar project includes a new ball room and more than 500,000 square feet of exhibition space. the supervisor says it's a smart investment. >> we know that the expansion is an economic driver, not only did it hire on average 400 employees a day during construction, it will be an increase in generating refer flew a city that will help us fund health

care services, education, child care and so many of the things that we believe that we should be providing to the citizens of san francisco. >> the updated space will include zero emission electric grid with solar panels expected to generate about 20% of the power. final phase of construction is expected to be finished late next year. spencer christian with a look at the weather. i miss those 110 degree afternoons. >> who doesn't. >> said nobody ever. >> don't make it like they used to. no more 110 for a while. right now we're in the comfort zone. we have clear couldhave skcleacl air quality is improving. and this is a view from the east bay hills camera, looking at low clouds beginning to roll over the bay. most of the bay area is sunny at this moment. we'll have mostly sunny skies tomorrow, a slight chance of sprinkles thursday.

and warm up again this weekend. right now we're looking at air quality for today which was moderate, there was not a spare the air day. tomorrow certainly won't be as we'll have good air quality tomorrow in the south central bay area. south central part of the bay area. and santa clara valley and other regions will have moderate air quality. overnight look for low clouds and maybe a few spots inland. low temperatures will be in the low to mid-60s. still pretty mild overnight, but not as mild as the previous nights. we'll have mainly sunny skies tomorrow. a bit hazy, but still a bright day. highs will range from the low 70s at the coast to upper 70s and low 80s around the bay. and mid to upper 80s inland. so it will be mild to warm tomorrow. and it will be about the same on thursday. we're calling it cool and comfortable because temperatures will still be below average for this time of the year on thursday. friday near average and then saturday slightly warmer as we get to the weekend, we'll see a

bit of a warming trend. let's focus on the tropical atlantic where hurricane irma is a dangerous storm. maximum sustained winds at 185 miles an hour and gusts to well over 200 miles an hour. the projected track will take it through the kercaribbean, haiti puerto rico, cuba and by sunday afternoon, this storm could threaten a good portion of the southern peninsula of florida, southern two thirds of it. so we're tracking the storm. if it stays on this track, it will deal a powerful blow to south florida. of course flooding rain, damaging wind. we'll keep watching it very closely. it doesn't look like there is anything right now that would knock it off that course. here is the accuweather 7 day forecast. hazy sunshine again tomorrow, a slight, slight chance of a couple sprinkles on thursday as we get a little bit of an increase in clouds.

temperatures remain below average through friday. and then we start to warm up again. mild to warm by next monday. so norm days. >> thank you. and one person heading for the dancing with the stars this fall. used to apply for the 49ers. and odd makers aren't wasting any time, the bets already being placed on the newest royal who hasn't enbeen born yet.

a former san francisco 49er heading to dancing with the stars.

t.o., terrell owens. he is trading his old cleats for dancing shoes. t six thiime pro bowler teaming u with another bay area star, and that is professional dancer cheryl burke. >> i have to say, he has some rhythm. >> rhythm is not the issue. just really trying to incorporate everything that she's teaching. i danced as a little kid, but this is nothing like what i'm going to expect i'm sure. >> they will be really good because they don't put cheryl burke with nobody. so expect him to be around for a while. don't miss the pull cast reveal tomorrow on "good morning america" starting at 7:00. major ruling was made today over topless photos of britain's duchess of cambridge. a french court rule that had photos of kate middleton sun baitdi in bathing topless were an invasion

in privacy. she was awarded more than $100,000 in damages and founded the editor of a magazine and other individuals associated with the magazine a combined $120,000. and a world is still an buzz about the news that another royal baby is on the way. >> and not surprisingly, odds makers are wasting no time placing their betses on t on ths name. no word on if it's boy or girl, but a betting 8. ch :1 odds it's a girl. >> andalso betting if they would welcome twins. 33:1. >> and where are we on the name here? >> we're close. we'll probably have to wait until she arrives. you'll find out eventually. all right. first harvey and now an even

more powerful hurricane is heading to the u.s. >> this hurricane is far too powerful, poeses far too great threat. >> the evacuations are under way as florida prepares for the possible arrival of irma. >> and south korea conducting live drills as the tensions with

here are the stories making headlines at 4:30. today the trump administration announced that it will end the daca program that protects 800,000 young immigrants known as d.r.e.a.m.ers. president trump said he's spoken with members of congress about an alternative plan. leslie brinkley tweeted about a 19-year-old bay area student who would be forced to leave the country if the program is ended. coming up, we'll hear from the young man. hurricane irma now a category 5 storm. world news tweeted it as 185-mile-per-hour topping out at 220 miles per hour, so bigger than harvey, which is scary. the national hurricane center called it potentially catastrophic. irma could move north into florida in weekend, special needs residents are being vaking 80sed from the miami area as a precaution.

brad millkey with the latest. >> reporter: it's now a dangerous category 5 and the most powerful scene in the atlantic in over a decade, bearing down on puerto rico and could potentially hit florida later this week. in the keys, they are under mandatory evacuation orders starting sunrise wednesday. >> this is far too powerful, poses if a door great s too gre delay actions. >> reporter: with the testi devastation of hurricane harvey still fresh in people's minds, residents are preparing for the worst. supermarket shelves are being emptied. >> we decided whether it comes or not, this is stuff we need and we can use for future. so we don't have to go through this again. >> reporter: even with the storm track uncertain, fema is getting ready stockpiling more than 700,000 liters of water and 700,000 meals. the national guard has been activated, some schools are planning to close and airlines have added flights to get tourists out early. >> we'll have to wait for the details to come into focus.

>> reporter: while major flooding continues in texas, some cities are starting to to get financial help as cleanup continues. residents are worried about mold, mosquitos breeding in standing water and snakes in receding water. and another cause for concern is the status of 11 toxic epa super fund sites that were inundated with water. >> we are unaware of any damage or danger that has occurred. >> reporter: and with all the work still to be done, governor abbott is he will itting congress not to forget about him. he says this disaster still requires a texas sized response. bellaire, texas. and the nfl has postponed the dolphins/buccaneers season opener. hard rock stadium underwent $500 million in renovations, reinforcing the facility to withstand a category 4 hurricane. but as we told you, that hurricane irma has been upgraded

to a 5. the nfl hasn't decided when or where that game will be played. earlier this hour, we told you about the president's decision to end the daca program which has protected young people brought here illegally by their parents. >> lyanne melendez is live outside the federal building in san francisco where protests is scheduled to begin shortly. >> reporter: this will be a peaceful rally to show their disapproval today's announcement, but keep this date in mind. march 5. six months from now, congress has to act or it all goes away. today as a daca precrecipient, woman has had a chance to fin inch college and work with a permit fp. >> being able to have a job that pace well, what i can have access to health care benefits. >> reporter: but as of today, the department of homeland security will stop processing

new applications. on the other hand, those already with permits will be allowed to renew them for two years if their status expires in the next six months. unfortunately, she will miss the cutoff date and will not be able to renew it unless congress acts. republicans have always criticized problem creating the program through an executive order. but some are now warming up to the idea of keeping the d.r.e.a.m.ers here. >> i think that they could come up with something that i believe it's 800,000 young people permanent residency. >> reporter: congress has until march 5, 2018 to reach a solution. if not, the process of deporting d.r.e.a.m.ers will begin. >> so to punish them for seeking a better life seems cruel. >> reporter: today san francisco's mayor showed his support for the program by bringing in three daca recipients, one urged the community to pressure congress to act in their favor. >> i'm not ready to give up.

i'm here to fight. i'm not going nowhere. this is our home. you are all my home. >> reporter: now, as part of the daca program, d.r.e.a.m.ers were allowed to go back and forth to leave the united states and come back to visit for example a dying relative, a grandfather, a grandmother. as of today, that, too, goes away. live in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. and more reaction to the president's decision, jackie speier tweeted the end of daca will go down in history as wofr one of the most cowardly and cruel acts. and tim cook tweeted dreerms oig contribute to our companies and communities just as ever as you and i. apple will fight for them to be treated as equals. republican senator thom tillis says he's working on the

conservative version of the d.r.e.a.m. act and tweeted my legislation will provide a fair and rigorous path for undocumented children to earn legal status. south korea's navy conducting drills as the pressure mounts over north korea's nuclear program and the white house said all options are on the tabled. maggie rulli with the latest. >> reporter: north korea's taunting the u.s.ling their recent nuclear test a gift package. but the urs and .s. and allies fighting back promising to protect american citizens at all costs. president trump is allowing japan and south korea to buy more powerful weapons from the u.s. as south korea continues to carry out live fire exercises off the korean coast. now south and north korea are squaring offe ining off face to. >> when everybody says the sky is blue and orange only one den

that, that is not defiance, that is dilution. they should stop all large scale joint military exercise. >> reporter: ambassador to the u.n. nickki haleckkki haley alsh words. >> his abusive use of missiles and his nuclear threats show that he is begging for war. >> reporter: threatening stricter sanctions against any country who does business with north korea. other world leaders are urging the u.s. to tone down the threats and seek diplomacy instead. but so far u.s. leaders are saying enough is enough and it only looks like the situation will escalate. >> so things will continue to march and nothing that anybody seems to do will slow kim jong-un down. >> reporter: experts also have stressed that ultimately north korea wants to avoid war. and that these nuclear tests are more about showing off their power and threatening their neighbors and the u.s. maggie rulli, abc news, new york. former white house press

secretary sean spicer is ready to get paid. he has signed with the organization but not known how much he will get for speaking. his fee range is currently listed as, quote, inquire for detad detai details. a real life steory of the dangerous heat and how it affected a member of our abc 7 family. and preparations in the north bay to protect veterans from the upcoming winter rain. and skies continue to get clearer and temperatures continue to get lower. i'll have the accuweather forecast coming up.

. at beautiful day in the neighborhood. a few clouds at the coast. they will work their way across the bay during the overnight hours. overnight lows will still be on the mild side, but a little cooler than the last few nights. low to mid-60s. and tomorrow mainly sunny skies. the air is continuing to get cleaner. high temperatures will range from the low 70s at the coast to upper 70s and low 80s around the bay to mid and upper 80s inland. and here is the accuweather 7 day forecast. we have lovely weather coming our way. cooler than average thursday and friday. i don't hear any complaints about that. and there may be some light scattered sprinkles on thursday,

but no significant chance of rain. we start warming up again over the weekend and by sunday, monday, we'll see inland highs back in the low to mid-90s. low to mid-80s around the bay and low 70s at the coast where it will remain mild. >> we'll take it. this weekend did have a big impact on everyone including one of our own here at abc 7. >> yes, drew, when i first saw your gash on the forehand, i thought a bar fight. >> clearly. >> and then he turned it into a story about dehydration or whatever. so what has been happening? >> mother nature beat me. she got me finally. we all know it was so hot. >> trying to give you a close-up of your gash there. >> look at that. beautiful, isn't it?

yeah. that is a nice little scar right there. got about 7 to 9 stitches. and basically it was just hot. i live in san francisco, in the city. and like many of us, we don't have ac. and overnight, you had no breeze, nothing to give you some relief. and by saturday morning, i felt so lethargic. but i thought i'd come early to work and get in the ac and beat the heat. on my way to work, on on the subway, it got too hot and i was like i can feel it coming. i was getting short of breath and at the next stop i thought i'll get off the train, try to catch my breath. it was a minute too late. i got off the train and next thing you know, i see stars. and i blacked out. i don't know what happened. next thing i know, i see people over me, i wake up and i'm like what just happened. and they are like don't move, you're fine. you fell down. we don't want you to move. we're calling 911. and they say you're drew, right? oh, my god.

she knew who i was. and it was this very nice lady and her husband and they were just in the city trying to beat the heat at the mall. and this nice woman named debra was like you will be fine. and my head unfortunately broke my fall. le it will be fine. but i know that lovely couple, they live in the city somewhere, so if you are watching, i want to say thank you so much. try and find us somewhere because you were so kind. and you were so warm in a moflt ju moment of pure terror. >> so dehydration? >> totally. i woke up that morning feeling so tired, you know. and just drank as much water as you could, but when you're on a hot train car, your body just takes over. >> well, i'm glad you're okay. >> for sure. give you in street cred. >> yeah, see the other guy, he though.

>> i'm telling you, i don't know how real this is. but you sold it. >> that you think. >> and for a closer look at the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke, it can be really serious. go to abc7news.com. a menning ha inhelping hand affected by hurricane harvey. the former 49ers helping the team get back on the field about that. and more robs for san francisco based wells fargo. there is (woman) when you have type 2 diabetes, there's a moment of truth. and now with victoza®, a better moment of proof. victoza® lowers my a1c and blood sugar better than the leading branded pill, which didn't get me to my goal. lowers my a1c better than the leading branded injectable. the one i used to take. victoza® lowers blood sugar in three ways. and while it isn't for weight loss, victoza® may help you lose some weight. non-insulin victoza® comes in a pen

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. a surprise for a houston high school devastated by hurricane harvey. two former nfl stars announced a major donation to help get the team back on its feet. jessica castro has the details. >> reporter: i want to show you what harvey has done to this high school in the houston area. this is in a lnin a harris coun this is the inside. it's where delegate they actually play basketball. and look right here, you can see how the floor has come up? it looks more like a skate park. and the football team was also left with very little. michael strahan visited the

school this morning on behalf of "good morning america" to help some of the student-athletes there. and this morning strahan wrought along a special guest, nfl pro football hall of famer deion sanders. and together they surprised the head football coach and his players with a special gift. >> you have a message. >> we're committed to ensuring that you have a wonderful season and you're outfitted as well. so under arthur will blemour wis >> they pledged to youts foutfi entire team. and for you to get an idea of how much water they got hit with, this is the auditorium. the water rose inside that aud auditorium chest high. classes are not resumed quite yet. they are still out of school for the time being. they will return the students to

school september 18th. so a few more days for them still. jessica castro, abc 7 news. >> the damage is unbelievable. meanwhile j.j. watt's crowd funding campaign to help victims is now over $20 million. that is 100 times more than his original goal of $200,000. watt said every single day has been a reminder of how much good there is in the world. >> that is amazing. well, if you are heading to the airport in the coming days, you may have a long wait. >> longer than -- >> yeah. >> michael finney reporting on the impact of hurricane irma which is at the time to come ashore. >> one right after another. it's amazing. with hurricane irma barreling down on the came rish bee rib bhamerican airlines are graining to waive change knees for flights expected to be

impacted. several flights are already canceled with the list expected to expand as the week progresses. right now most of the impact is in the caribbean, but for the weekend the goeast coast could affect instead follows the more than 13,000 canceled because of hurricane harvey. the problems for well s faro continue to mounts. a shareholder accuses the bank of allowing auto loan customers to be overcharged. the lawsuit claims wells fargo forced more than 800,000 consumers into unneeded auto insurance policies. we've told you about the accusations here. about one out of every four of those customers were allegedly pushed into delink convince city. the bank is also facing government scrutiny to for failing to refund auto insurance premiums to customers who paid off their loans early. wel wells fargo did not get back to

us glo us. senate bill 17 would require drug companies to give of 60 days advanced notice for any price increases over a certain threshold. drug manufacturers would also be required to submit information to explain the reasons behind those increases. the bill appropriate grace committee fri. i want to hear from you. 415-9 a 4-8151 or through my facebook page and abc7news.com. america's only giant panda twins, they are cubs no more. take a look. the pair celebrated their first birthday over the weekend at the atlanta zoo. they each got a frozen

cake, but thopted for play time with a cardboard box. it allowed their mom a chance to get a taste of the cake. bay area veterans are fighting the fight against time. >> it's pretty bad. >> the effort to fix this failing building before winter sets in. and now a look at what is coming up at 5:00. new at 5:00, surveillance shop wants to put cameras in your neighborhood that doesn't need government approval about that. and a new controversy and an apple watch it in the middle of it. and softening the hard hits. and softening the hard hits. high tech (con artists...) they'll try anything to get your medicare card number. so they can steal your identity, commit medicare fraud. what can you do? guard your card?

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coming up tonight, bachelor in pair are dies, blackish, followed by somewhere between and then don't miss the news at 11:00. in times of war, circumstances off even force soldiers to destroy important buildings. >> but now they are trying to save a building against long odds. wayne freedman has what may be the last gasp of a beloved vfw hall. >> reporter: sometimes it's the place, the company and the in emothers especially at vfw post

7816. if this bar could talk, it would tell a lot of stories. if donald could listen from inside that picture frame, he'd know all and a lot more. >> he was in world war ii and killed after he became a r prisoner of war. >> reporter: dwre, tyes, it has much history. but now the smell has nothing to do with the past glp ite. >> it's rotting from the top down. the roof. >> reporter: note the cracks, the leaks, the roof caving in. the beams holding it up. >> if it ways just a question of tar and gravel, it might be a reasonable fix, but it's more complicated. you see this network of beams? they support the roof. they are rotting. when these beams go, the roof falls in. >> we have to get the roof done

quick. >> reporter: because brainy season is co brainy season is coming. repairs will cost 65 thud. there is a gofundme page for donations, but it's not doing well. >> guys need a place to talk. >> reporter: where the roof won't fall in, and where a kindred spirit is always there to listen. wayne freedman, abc 7. >> for more on on how to denature, visit abc7news.com. there you will find a link to the vfw's gofundme page. and there may soon be an easier way to diagnose ptsd using blood tests. dutch researchers found post-traumatic stress disorder can alter the genes of the person permanently. they are working on a way to consistently detect the chankge.

it can happen after accidents, assaults, or military combat. thanks for joining us. abc 7 news at 5:00 starts right now. my future is uncertain. a lot of fear definitely. >> the fear returns, we're live at protests over the president's immigration decision. and local red cross teams deploy to one of the strongest storms ever recorded in the atlantic. and new video of a man with a rifle at a target store boop. and an apple guys and now baseball bombshell. i'm about to graduate and my plan twus lowas to look for emp. >> worried stuchbts after the trump administration announces daca will be phased on out. it protects immigrants brought here illegally as children to

allow them to live without fear of being deported. >> the unlawful system of immigration, we cannot admit everyone that would like to come here. it's j thust that simple. >> protests are happening across the country including in one in san francisco. sky 7 showing you the federal building. good evening. president trump is giving congress six months to change the program. effectively putting its fate in their hands. >> the president tweeted congress get ready to do your job. it's not clear whether republican lawmakers will find a solution by march. they have struggled for years to agree on immigration reform packages. >> a rally is being held at uc leslie brinkley is there live. >> reporter: it is billed as an emergency rally to defend daca. we have a few people gathering