but this is a crosswalk where the 70-year-old woman was crossing when she was struck by a vehicle coming westbound here on channing way. the driver of that vehicle driving a city car. he or she was a city worker. when they failed to see the woman, hitting her, eventually killing her. but we do want to show you some video from the scene here. the accident happened just before 1:30 this afternoon. a city of berkeley employee was driving the city car, came to a complete stop at the intersection. the driver did not see the woman who was at the crosswalk and hit her. she was pronounced dead here on scene shortly after that. witnesses say that the driver was not speeding, was going about 15 miles an hour when the accident took place. the driver is not facing any charges but officials think that there was some type of city work happening on the street that might have affected the driver's vision. >> there was city of berkeley maintenance work being done in the intersection. and there was equipment in the

middle of the intersection. that may have contributed to some type of visual obstruction for the driver. >> reporter: we're told the driver is cooperating with investigators. now it does not appear drugs or alcohol played a factor in this crash. and we don't know much about the driver or the victim of this accident, other than that she was 70 years old and lived here in berkeley. now, a city spokesperson tells me that their thoughts are with the woman's family this evening. reporting live in berkeley. >> carlos, thank you. new at 6:00, police need your help to find this man. he's suspected of trying to sexual assault a woman along the iron horse trail in walnut creek. east bay regional park police say a woman -- a man approached her from behind and tried to grab her last night near newell after knew. that man began running away from the adult victim. last seen running northbound on broadway. today, rescue workers found the body of a man missing since this week's devastating santa

barbara mudslides. >> i'm saddened to report today another victim was located, bringing the total number of fatal casualties from this tragic incident to 18. >> the 87-year-old was found in his living room. authorities say the number of missing people is now search. search and rescue officials say it's increasingly likely that rescue dries will be finding victims instead of survivors. the mudslide swept through montecito tuesday morning, catching people entirely off guard. >> rescuers are working hard to find any more survivors, but time is running out. >> annabelle from our sister station in los angeles explains why some locations are being double checked. >> reporter: more than 1,000 firefighters on the ground in montecito, shoveling dirt, digging through the mud and debris. with six people still missing, no stone left unturned. >> today, the houses behind us, they've been checked profiles by search teams and search dogs and they're going through today and trying to peel away some of the

layers to get into some of the voids, use some of their technologies they have listening devices and telescopic cameras. >> reporter: the smell of natural gas here is so strong utility companies are working on shutting off the broken water mains and gas lines. while first responders are peeling back the layers of what's left of these homes. fire officials say more than 460 homes were damaged and 65 destroyed. today, the death toll rose to 18. the youngest, just 3 years old. >> i mean, just like that. i think we're numb. and in shock. >> reporter: the red cross set up nearby, offering help. >> we're bringing up here water, food, some cleanup kits, necessities that the people might not have access to so they can come and help themselves. >> reporter: annabelle munoz, abc 7 news. >> let's bring in abc 7 news weather anchor spencer christian for a check on conditions in

santa barbara and here in the bay area. >> let's start with live dopplar 7 showing conditions here rather calm. they are down south as well in the montecito area. right now, plowedy, temperature about 61 degrees been light win and only about 4 miles per hour. as we look ahead over the next three days, saturday, sunday and monday, the holiday, looks like it's going to be mainly sunny days ahead in the montecito area. high temperatures in the low 7s. it's going to be mild. no extreme weather at all. virtually no chance of rainfall over the next three days. however, as the recovery goes on there, i should point out rain is expected to develop there next week. it doesn't like it's going to be heavy rain, but the week will get off to a wet start there. >> thank you. san francisco police issued a $15 million arrest warrant today for the man suspected of killing a transgender d.j. and activist. police are looking for 3-year-old heeu trung nguyen, who is considered armed and

dangerous. believe he shot and killed anthony bubbles torrez in the tenderloin in september. >> new details are surfacing about the man called a homicidal psychopath escaped from a hospital in hawaii and flew to the bay area. prosecutors are now trying to keep randall saito in jail instead of sending him back to the hospital which he escaped. he was found in stockton with two fake i.d.s, two cell phones and more than $6,000 in crash. prosecutors say they proves he carefully planned his escape and had help and they don't want him escaping again. investigateers are trying to understand how he got out before. he opened a combination locked gate, took a taxi, chartered a plane to malibu and flew commercial into san jose. saito was committed to the hospital in 1981 after being acquitted by reason of insanity for the murder of a woman he shot and stabbed multiple times. >> three former employees of the north bay sun and motor cars were arrested today on charges

that they embezzled more than $6 million. federal agents arrested the former general manager and two other former employees. according to the indictment, the three made payments on fraudulent invoices to fake advertising vendors who then sent the money back to the general manager. the crime occurred for years, from 2010 to 2016. angry reaction continues to pour in from the bay area tonight over president trump's crude remarks during an immigration meeting. >> several local lawmakers weighed in during a ceremony in san francisco's china town. they were unveiling a bill that would recognize the lunar new year holiday statewide. they describe the president's remarks as a disturbing step backward. >> it struck me, as it struck probably just about every american, it's deplorable. it's clearly racist. and so insensitive. specifically on the eve of dr. martin luther king's birthday. >> i'm personally condemning the

president. the president needs to own up to his actions. the fact that he continues to lie, that he doesn't say these things -- >> un-presidential. the wrong example to set for the country and for our children. >> at least one lawmaker said it should now be up to congress to hold the president accountable. >> and for more on this now, let's go to abc 7 news reporter leeann melendez in our newsroom. >> you would expect comment comments like that from lawmakers from san francisco, all of them many even of my republican contacts here in the bay area are criticizing the president, saying mr. trump doesn't seem to have a filter. >> this is not the first time we've heard comments like this from the president. >> using an expletive and setting off a firestorm. >> reporter: as abc news reported, president trump's disparaging remarks, former bbc correspondent rebecca tinsly said most africans were not surprised shep has spent years in war torn communities there. >> an awful lot of people in africa know that the west's view

of them is as people at war or beggars or with aids. and the truth is that two-thirds of africans are not at war. two-thirds of africans don't have aids, two-thirds of africans get up every day and care about their children. >> reporter: most people in the predominately hispanic mission district were not surprised but were outraged. >> he doesn't respect anybody. he respects only the money. >> he hates everybody except from the united states and they have to be white, he said. >> reporter: the solve adorn consulate sent this statement from its government. el salvador demands respect for the dignity of its noble and valiant people. the bleep-hole comment included not only people from el salvador but haiti and some african nations. many republicans admit these remarks will hurt the president. >> it's going to make it a little more difficult for him to get the kind of daca deal that he wants because now public opinion has turned in a certain way and the democrats are going

to be a lot more stubborn. >> reporter: some foreign leaders have taken to twitter to say that president trump's comments were unworthy of a response. you know, another republican from florida, eliana ros-lehtinen, her district includes many haitian immigrants. she said this kind of language should not be heard in locker rooms and it shouldn't be heard in the white house. in the newsroom, leeann melendez, abc 7 news. >> leeann, thank you. some california republicans are forming a new group called new way california and former governor arnold schwarzenegger says he's 100% behind it. members say they hope to offer another option to republicans who no longer feel the party represents them and also to democrat who's are disillusioned with the democratic party. >> i believe in the democratic process. and in the democratic process, one of the great things that works is that you have the opportunity to have a dialogue and compromise. when one party dominates and there is no dialogue, that's not good for our society. >> california's republican party

has lost about 300 voters since 2011, according to recent state voter research. republicans now only make up 25% o the state's electorate. >> no small feat, all the major credit card companies have now agreed on one thing. >> it should make paying for purchases easier. that story is next. and -- >> i feel my knee. >> she felt something on her knee and this is the result. hear from their swim who are was attack bod i a sea lion in san francisco bay, and she's not the first. plus -- a couple refuses medical help after a car accident, but they get a bill anyway. i'm michael finney. ahead on 7 on your side, that can happen to you, too.

there's a battle brewing in the east bay. some residents along san about low dam road and are gearing up for a protest. against the relocation of a methadone clinic to right near their homes and businesses. here is abc 7 reporter leslie brinkley with the story. >> reporter: neighbor gretta fletcher has been digging into richmond police records. she claims there are four calls a week complaining of crime near this methadone treatment center on cutting boulevard in richmond. >> the majority of the calls were for, you know, theft and assault and disturbance of the peace. crazy stuff. >> reporter: and she doesn't want the clinic to move to property bordering her backyard. but programs that owns and operates the clinic says they want to move to a larger facility with a bigger waiting

room on san about low dam road, a location on a narrow strip of land technically in the city of richmond but bordered on three sides by el sobronte and doesn't have a police department to help them out. >> no, we don't want that clinic there. i don't think this is a good spot. i don't think this is a good spot. >> reporter: debbie houston says a methadone clinic would deter new businesses from coming in here along san about low dam road. richmond mayor's office said the city has has had no role in the relocation proposal but will eventually have to decide whether to issue a land use permit for the new location. the county supervisor declined an on-camera interview but told me by phone he is preparing a response to advocate for those who oppose the clinic. >> oh, yes, are we going to fight it. with every inch of my being. >> reporter: residents will be holding up signs like these at

planned protest tomorrow at richmond city hall. planning a second protest at the proposed clinic site here the following week. i'm leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. san francisco bay-based bank wells fargo is going to close about 800 branches. the bank says it's because more people are banking online and their phones. sme analysts believe they're trying to curb exence pences from their unauthorized account scandal and other high profile troubles that have cost they will billions in fines and millions in fees. more than any other bank. visa has joined all other major credit card companies and plans to stop requiring customers to sign their receipts. american express, master card and discover all announced the plan last year. with new technology like chips in credit cards, signatures have been become less necessary as a safety measure. visa says fraud dropped 66% two years after chip cards were

launched in the u.s. the latest swimmer to be attacked by a sea lion at san francisco's aquatic park says she'll be getting back in the water. she spoke today to abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow. >> reporter: irene chan starts her mornin swim the same way every day, singing to the creatures she shares aquatic park with. >> happy morning to you. that is my pace, happy morning to you. >> reporter: but thursday wasn't exactly a happy morning. a sea lion bit chan on her knee. >> just, whap. i tell all the sea animals, i'm a friend to you. but i don't know, this one becomes so mean to me. >> reporter: chan says she's been swimming in the ocean more than 30 years. she says her first brush with a sea lion at aquatic park was three months ago when one got up under her body. >> i said, this is not a

treatment. what happened? >> reporter: after the sea lion bit chan thursday, she called for help. fellow south end rowing club swimmer alice was there. >> i started swimming with her. do you want me to pull you back to the beach? no, no, i can swim by myself, i just can't kick because a sea lion bit me on the knee. >> this is chan in the hospital. her son is an er doctor. she plans to continue swimming as early as next week. in san francisco, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. switch to the weather right now. abc 7 news weather anchor spencer christian is here with the forecast. >> when does the fog come back, spence? >> fog is coming back tonight. a mainly bright weekend but get ready for a sort of soggy week ahead. live dopplar 7, a closer view. some high clouds and beneath those high clouds, little patches of fog tonight. it's going to get a little bit foggier as we get into the evening hours. things are looking good from our camera at pier 15 here in san

francisco. looking at part of the skyline against a visible sky. i don't know if it's completely clear but visible. 57 degrees in san francisco right now. temperatures in the low to mid-50s at oakland, mountain view, san jose, gilroy and half moon bay. this is the view from our emeryville camera, looking across the bay at san francisco. 56 degrees in santa rosa. only 46 at napa. 10-degree difference there. 50 in novato, 45, fairfield. and the view, clear view from the tower looking down on to san francisco and the bay. these are our forecast futures. dry and mild this week. the wet pattern begins on monday, martin luther king jr. day. wet periods throughout the week. let's talk about tonight's fog. starting at 7:00 p.m., notice areas of fog around the bay and near the coast and a lot over in the central valley spilling through the delta. as get into the overnight hours, some of the fog near the bay and the coast moving away, but fog will continue spelling from the

strait -- from the central valley. some areas of fog near the bay in the early morning hours. we expect it to burn off by midday. giving way to mainly sunny skies over most of the bay area. lows in the mid to upper 40s, only upper 30s in north bay valley locations like lakeport, santa rosa and napa. pretty chilly up there. tomorrow's highs will range from low 60s at the lowest to low and mid-60s right around the bay. a few mid-60s in our inland areas. let's move on and take a look at our rain chances over the next week. zero this weekend but rather substantial rain chances just about every day next week except wednesday. the first storm, the one coming in for monday and tuesday will bring light rain. it ranks one on the storm impact scale. most locations will see rainfall totals below 1/2 an inch, but up in the north bay, we may see some locally heavier amounts. forecast animation. starting 7:00 monday morning. the wave of rain comes in by

noon on martin luther king jr. day. lots of outdoor activities, expect, but it looks like it's going to be wet across most of the bay area. that will continue into the afternoon and evening hours and another wave comes in on tuesday. the week gets off to quite a wet start. a little bit of snow from this system over in the sierra. rainfall totals by 7:00 tuesday, general and under 1/3 of an inch, but up in the north bay, some locations with over 1/2 an inch. here is the acumen weather seven-day forecast. notice temperatures in the upper 60s. inland on sunday, increasing clouds. chance of showers monday and tuesday. maybe a dry day wednesday, although clouds will linger. a stronger storm comes in on thursday, which will bring windy and rainy conditions. it's going to be quite soggy by the end of the week. >> cold enough for snow in tahoe? >> certainly. later in the week. >> thank you, spencer. all that christmas shopping as up. next, the historic high sfx: tinny headphone music

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abc 7 news. today in montecito, the death toll rose to 18 after the body of an 87-year-old man was found in his home. six people are still unaccounteder for following the deadly mudslides. authorities are not giving up hope some could be alive. >> we know the window is closing but we're doing our best to search and rescue. you hear stories around the world people missing for eight days, nine days and they were found alive. >> nearly the entire town is under mandatory evacuation orders as crews work feverishly to fix water, gas and grown lines. >> the state's office of emergency service tweeted this video today. look at all the mud. the heavy machines helping clear mud from the show. >> highway 101 between ventura and santa barbara has been closed because of flooding and debris flow. >> it was supposed to reopen monday, but after reassessing the damage, authorities say they

can't provide a timeline. >> orter amy powell of our sister station in los angeles has more. >> reporter: the 101 freeway still looks like a swamp in the montecito area. a murky mix of mud, rocks and debris. workers are using pumps and hoses to remove the flood waters. the shut down of the prime roadway between santa barbara and ventura causing problems for residents and businesses. >> we're like on an island right now. we can't get in or out unless you get escorted by the police. >> we have a lot of employees that come from down south, ventura, oxnard, even carpinteria, our office administrator's in correspondent ra and she can't make it up here. >> reporter: chris haskell hasn't been able to return to his home since last suss. he and his family evacuated as magazinive rainfall brought boulders and debrises from the fire scarred hillside. causing death and destruction. a concern for everyone in this cleanup effort is the grim

reality there are still people who haven't been accounted for. >> we got lucky. we're a half a mile away from catastrophe. >> reporter: but jerry worries or struggling resident who's normally use the 101 to travel to their jobs. i'm amy powell, nbc 7 news. firefighters declared the thomas fire fully contained. it burned no more than a month in ventura and santa barbara counties, and one reason why this week's mudslides were so destructive. the fire destroyed vegetation that usually helps to stop slides. the fire destroyed more than 1,000 buildings and blamed for two deaths, including one firefighter. the thomas fire burned more than a quarter of a million acres and is the largest fire in state history. new at 6:00, a south bay man who heroically saved a woman's life on the cal train tracks yesterday said he knew he had to act fast. walter wilson pulled the woman out of her prius that had become immolized on the tracke

yesterday. a train slammed right into the car, pushing it 100 feet and flipping in into the air. wilson says he went into action when he saw an approaching train, knowing he didn't have much time to save the driver. >> i snatched her out of the car and ran about 50 feet, 60 feet to goat get to this safe governor over here. by the time we got to the corner, five, six seconds later, boom, the train hit her car. >> the drive was shaken up but otherwise not hurt. wilson says she was grateful and he does not consider himself a hero. new details on an injured san francisco police officer. he is well enough after three surgeries to move back to a rehab center. he was patrolling on a bicycle october 18th when a fleeing driver hit him with a car. that driver was arrested. he suffered a traumatic brain injury. now according to his gofundme beige around christmas, he had christmas surgery to replace a missing

piece of his skull. now he's back at santa clara valley medical center where he's working on being able to move and walk. donations are still accepted on his gofundme page and you can find a link on our website abc 7 news.com. just search his first name spelled e-l-i-a. >> a scene bound to put a smile on the face of anyone who loves salmon. abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman shows us, they returned home to spawn in a most unusual way. >> if you're in the mood for a little fishing, you may never have seen it done this way before. >> you've got to be sneaky and quick. >> reporter: sneaky and quick? >> you can't mind getting wet. >> brian of the california department of fish and wildlife never assumed that all biology experiments take place open in a lab. in this case, the fishing hole was a parking l the beach. the salmon returning to nature via what biologists call a hatchery intervention. >> i don't want salmon to go

extinct. these are beautiful fish. they belong here. they've been here in the past. >> that's manford of the california department of fish and wildlife. he designed an experiment to save the population in redwood creek. this is a homecoming. fish and wildlife pulled them out of the creek back in summer of 2015 when they were this big. they spent sthir entire lives in a hatchery. never been in the ocean. it's a matter of survivability. you're making life easy for them. >> in a way, we are. the 200 fish that we collected, if we had left them in the creek, chances are one or two or three would have returned. >> reporter: today, volunteered returned almost 200 coho back to the creek. one at a time. >> you're gently lowing them in the water and giving them an opportunity to mate. >> reporter: hopefully they'll spawn and return their population to sustaiability.

call it a modern twist on an ancient spectacle. usually fish swim to their native streams. today they were returned by truck. wayne freedman, abc 7 news. a couple who were barely hurt in a car crash received a bill for hundreds of dollars of medical expenses for their ambulance ride. >> it's a situation you can find yourself in as well. >> the new dining destination that aims to make ♪ ♪ there are two types of people in the world. those who fear the future... and those who embrace it. the future is for the unafraid. ♪ all because of you ♪ ♪

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>> it was a big risk. but we wanted to do it. i believe if you're going to do something, do it right. >> reporter: meet a comfort casual concept on treasure island, led by this woman and her business partner. >> it means island oasis. that's what we're hoping they can take away from it, a little relaxation. >> reporter: it's not just about the food, it's the putting green, the outdoor bacci bacci i is the unobstructed views of the san franciscoline. it was constructed out of 13 recycled shipping containers. these dining tables were made out of wood from an old bowling alley here. they are also partners with an initiative to help low income and formerly homeless veterans. >> i have meaning every day. i get to get up, come to a job, be with great people and just --

and i'm living again. >> reporter: this all comes as the island in is in the midst of a renaissance, a $5 plan to add housing, retail and commercial space over the text ten years. >> a lot of our employees live live on the island. we want to become deep root rooted in the community and become a part of it. >> reporter: ichance to give back while pursuing their dream. >> there are a lot of naysayers. what are you doing? i said you have to start somewhere. >> reporter: these folks believe they have the right list of ingredients to succeed. they have done a couple of test runs throughout the week but the doors will officially open to the public on monday. reporting here on treasure island, i'm chris nguyen, abc 7 news. the weekend will be dry, so we hear, but several days of rain are in the forecast. >> spencer has all the timing laid out for you in the seven-day coming up next.

if you're in a car crash, you may or may not need medical help, but accident victims may get treatment whether they asked for it or not. >> a bay area couple says they got a shocking bill for services they didn't even want. 7 at your side's michael finney helped them out. >> information you don't have but you need, that's the title of this report. hopefully this will never happen to you. this couple was involved in what they thought was a minor accident. they declined medical attention at the scene and went on their way. it wasn't until months later that they got a surprise in the mail. >> it was actually my birthday.

>> reporter: kevin lee and renee wong were heading to a birthday celebration. >> so i drove his car. >> reporter: traffic was heavy on the bay bridge and suddenly the car up ahead screeched to a halt. >> that's when the impact happened. >> i was like, holy crap, we were in an accident. >> reporter: the crash didn't seem serious at first. >> we both were fine, like, no blood, no, like, injuries. >> reporter: then they saw the damage. >> we're like, oh, wow. it looked pretty smushed. >> reporter: soon came the sirens. >> they asked us if we needed any medical attention. >> my response was no. >> reporter: both declined medical help but paramedics said they should wait inside the ambulance. >> he said it's the safest place to be on the freeway. >> they said, okay, we're going to need to take your blood pressure, vitals. >> i jokingly asked if there was going to be a charge and he said no. >> reporter: later they headed to the party, the shock wearing off, until the next morning. >> i just felt very wronged. >> reporter: months after the crash, kevin and renee received

a bill from the san francisco fire department. $454 appears for paramedic services. >> i was livid because i didn't expect a charge. >> i think it's unfair because we clearly declined help. >> reporter: both protested their charges with the fire department but said they did not get a response. kevin and renee contacted nabc , we contacted the fire department. the spokesman declined to go on camera, but explained the policy, often accident victims are dazed or short. paramedics try to evaluate victims, especially when vehicle damage is so severe. the department did wave those fees for kevin and renee. the spokesman saying there was an assessment done and a medical record created but the assessment was minimal. >> i was really happy that 7 on your side helped resolve this issuhee partment again warns accident victims may not notice injuries that was worsen later like internal bleeding. if paramedics check your vitals, that will generate a bill.

however, you can dispursuit charges and san francisco does consider waving fees for low income patients. now i want to hear from you. my 7 on your side hotline is open weekdays, 10:00 to 2:00. you know the 415-954-8151. >> this is important information to know. you're absolutely right. >> thanks, michael. >> sure. the bay area, as we know, it a beautiful place to live and abc 7 news viewers prove it constantly. >> a san francisco pier just disappearing in the fog this morning. you were talking about that. this picture has the hashtag abc 7 now which helped us find it and feature it on tv. >> our own larry beale found thing fog this afternoon and found his way out of it. spencer is back with an update on the forecast. >> okay. beautiful even with the fog. we certainly had some fog today. a look at live dopplar 7. a little more fog coming in tonight, but right now clouds are just partly cloudy. in the early morning hours, look for areas of fog in the coast

and the bay, way over in the central valley a lot of fog is going to spill through the delta. lows in the mid to upper 40s. mainly sunny skies. the fog should have burned off by then. highs from low 60s to mid-60s from coast to inland. martin luther king jr. day, a holiday, it looks like it's going to be a wet day. light rain in the north bay in the early morning hours and rain will become more wide spread. bear that in mind if you're going to be out and about. the animation shows the rain beginning on monday, beginning into monday night, continuing into tuesday morning with a second wave of rain coming in tuesday night. here is the -- each day the storms coming in will rank one on the storm impact scale. storms of light intensity but at the end of the week, it's going to be quite wet. >> let me make sure i got this right, it's going to rain.

>> you got it. >> rain, no rain, rain. more rain. that's the pattern. >> mostly it's my brain that is -- that's eternal. and the warriors in a little bit of a fog themselves here. once again without steph curry as they begin a five-game trip. how about kd versus the greek people are fighting type 2 diabetes... with fitness... food... and the pill that starts with f. farxiga, along with diet and exercise,

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good evening, steph curry's sprained ankle appears to be improving but not enough for him to play tonight begins the greek freak. the start of a five-game road trip. they get the bucks on the rise in the east. nick young kind of sluggish slalt, but swaggy p for swaggy three. 35 to end the first quarter. now to yanis. misses on the fadeaway here. who is boxing out? that would be nobody. 15 in the first half for the greek freak. now isoball, kd turns yanis, greek freak, turned him into greek yogurt. not a double dribble. did not see that. look away. kevin durant, baseline again. round two, he won again. ws by 14 at the break.

everybody thinks they're a ref out here. warriors get lazy in the third. it was a 33-point quart for the bucks. tony snell for three and the lead. right now, milwaukee leading 82-80. they're headed to the fourth. giants still looking for a power hitting corporator outfielder and a center hitter. a raise from $600,000 to $3.45 million. avoiding arbitration in his first season, he's had injury issues. it's the double play combo with crawford that's the key. he had a hand in 86 twin killings last season. giants need a lot better defense going forward. as for the a's, they signed some to one-year deals and announcing fan fests will be back january the 27th from 10:00 to 2:00. world series trophies, food trucks, current players, members

of the 50th anniversary team, including ricky henderson and blue moon odom. former a's third baseman josh donaldson just cashed in with the blue jays. a one-year deal with $23 million. he was the american league mvp back in 2017. he hit .270 last season but missed almost a third of the season because of a calf injury. paul gunther is going to be gruden's defensive coordinator. olson was in the same role with the raiders during derek carr's rookie season. the patriot, 13 1/2 points favorites against the titans tomorrow in foxborough. this is going to be the 35th post season game for tom brady, that's an nfl record. a 25-9 record and five super bowl wins. you know what? this stuff never gets old. >> these are fun games to play in. everyone has worked pretty hard to get to this point. only eight teams playing this

weekend. so, you know, it doesn't matter if you're young or old, it's a great feeling to be in this place. i know we're excited. we've had a good week. and, you know, just got to go out there and try to play our best. >> as robert blake of brett to fame once said, don't to the time if you can't do the crime. i know some demos won't understand that. google robert blake. rodney hood fined $35,000 for slapping a fan's cell phone, right there, out of his hand after hood was ejected. he said he apologized and added, quote, it wasn't intentional. >> i do that accidentally all the time. >> clearly it was intentional. you can apologize and pay the 35 grand. it was not double dribble, mr. referee. >> i thought rodney was calling for a pizza and and, just missed. >> do i need to get in between you guy? >> no, no. >> it can happen to anyone. >> it was not double dribble. it was close. >> thanks, larry. join us tonight at 9:00 on kofy

tv. the president went in for his first presidential checkup. what the white house doctor is saying, that's at 9:00. >> on abc 7 news at 11:00, a suspect named in the killing of d.j. and transgender activist. police tell us why the arrest warrant is set at $15. coming up at 8:00, a new episode of child support, followed by marvel's agents of shield at 9:00, and then 20/20 and don't mice abc 7 news at 11:00. "jimmy kimmel live" tonight. it's kobe bryant and khloe kardashian. that's going to do it for us tonight. >> for the entire abc 7 news team, good night. see you at 9:00 and 11:00.

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♪ now let's find out what the categories are... hey, appropriate. hmm. "m-e-n" coming up in each correct response. aha... gilbert, start. so you've been indicted for $200. gilbert. what is perjury? correct. indicted for $400. alex. what is larceny? yes. indicted, $600.