lim. police in the north bay have busted up a family business. >> now a mother and son are in jail accused of running a human trafficking prostitution ring. cornell bernard is live for us in rohnert park. >> investigators say the prostitution ring was being run out an apartment for a year. >> reporter: yeah, that's right, eric. in fact, neighbors tipped off investigators. tey say there was lots of activity at several locations in sonoma county. a mother and son now charged with running that ring. in fact, they were about to open this club in the next several weeks. >> you knew something was up just by the way they handled themselves. >> reporter: dollar and his wife gabby say for the past year the apartment upstairs from them was a very busy place, 24/7. >> it was different men all the time. and old, young, all of it. >> reporter: the couple's young kids subjected to noises late at night. >> 20, 30 times a day you would hear moaning. >> reporter: neighbors complained to managers who called the police, which led to

a sting operation and the arrest of 37-year-old david romesburg and his mother 59-year-old fay romesburg. police say they were running a prostitution ring out of the apartment where neighbors saw a constant cycle of activity. >> i've seen young ladies being dropped off and gentlemen leaving. >> reporter: police say the roam burgs posted ads online offering nude massages with so-called upgrades. the women were recruited by the pair. david romesburg is suspected of human trafficking. some of the women told investigators they were held against their will, forced to prostitute themselves or have sex with david before they were allowed to have money for certain basic things. >> there were multiple women coming and going that you knew just by their face that something was wrong. >> reporter: the romesburgs were about to open this karaoke club in rohnert park called the black cat. the landlord says the police raided the place armed with a search warrant. >> the police were here

yesterday evening all over the parking lot, in the front and the back. >> reporter: it's unknown what police were looking for. the sonoma county d.a.'s office is reviewing the case against a mother and her son. in rohnert park, cornell bernard, abc7 news. >> meantime, a large crowd of anti-abortion activists marched through san francisco today with a message that women deserve better than abortion. the 14th annual walk for life west coast began with a rally at civic center plaza then marched down market street to the embarcadero plaza. participant pointed out the double standard that they say exists in the country when it comes to abortion. >> if a drunk drive kills a mother and her child and she's pregnant, he gets charged with two counts of murder. well, why is it that he gets charged with murder but if she did it -- what if she was on her way to have an abortion, you know, and it's perfectly legal for her to do it, but it's not okay for somebody else to do it. >> walk for life wants to spread the message that abortion hurts

women and that they are there to help. now, the walk for life relay -- walk for life, i should say, met the rally for reproductive justice on market street. the abortion rights supporters accused the walk for life get-together as being made of people opposing the basic rights of women to bodily autonomy and self-determination. an organizer told us how important it is for the public to participate. >> for a long time, people have been staying home and not coming out to do things like that. that's what we think needs to change. we think people coming out to the streets to raise their voices is going to help push back their offensive and we can defend our right to abortion and access to health care. >> the gathering marched to fifth and market alongside the walk for life, despite high emotions. police said there was no violence, just a lot of yelling. >> now to the deepening fallout from the sex abuse scandal involving former usa gymnastics dr. larry nassar. a new focus is the school where he worked, michigan state.

a new player in the investigation could lead to sweeping changes at the university. >> we will put a bright light at every corner of the university. >> reporter: michigan's attorney general announcing a special counsel to probe what michigan state officials knew about larry nassar's activities. >> we will meet with every victim. we will listen to them. >> reporter: that special counsel headed by bill forsyth, a former prosecutor. the investigation putting msu's board members under increased scrutiny. >> we're awful sorry for the trouble we've caused those poor women. >> reporter: overnight, hundreds of demonstrators rallying in support of the more than 150 young girls, teens and college students sexually abused by nassar who was a physician for the athletic department at msu for 20 years. >> i have experienced flash back nightmares of the abuse. >> reporter: some of the survivors of nassar abuse sitting down with 20/20's elizabeth vargas. >> there were at least 17

officials at msu in some capacity, whether coaches trainers, at least three psychologist who's received reports of what larry was doing. not a single one of them reported. >> reporter: the entire u.s. gymnastics board ordered by the olympic committee to resign, says it will do so. authorities in texas say they're investigating the team's former training facility run by powerhouse husband and wife team. it's there many of the girls claim they were sexually abused under the pretense of medical treatment. abc news new york. >> photos posted on social media that show raw meat in shopping carts have led to a health investigation in the south bay. this woman posted the photo of men delivering unwrapped meat earlier this month to the 99 ranch market in san jose. now our media partner, the mercury news, reports the santa clara county department of environmental health received complaints yesterday and is taking immediate steps to investigate. the meat vendor, jim's farm meat company out of the central

valley, told the modesto b it is investigating and said both employees in the photos have been fired. new details and some dramatic video and sound now from a chp cruiser dash cam on the night of the montecito mudslides. just watch this video, pretty intense here, as the office's car is just swept away by swift-moving water and debris. then wait for it, just finally gains traction the other way after being pushed 180 degrees. still getting their bearings. the officers see a pedestrian right in the middle of the outcoming mud. >> get out of here! run. go, go, go! >> wow, the officers were responding to reports of an explosion and structure fire when that catastrophe unfolded. after one of the men stepped out to check the conditions, his partner saw the water rising again. >> mike, get in the car. mike, get in the car. get in the car. get in the [ bleep ] car. >> there is goes. the officers notified residents to stay inside, possibly saving

dozens of lives. this morning, 18 days after the mudslide, mandatory evacuations for parts of montecito were finally lifted. >> quite a scene in san francisco this afternoon. take a look at this video. abc7 news was on market street as a broken hydrant shot water high into the air. this is right near 8th street. the water began gushing at about 3:00 p.m. and firefighters struggled to shut off the flow. they finally got to turned off about a half hour later. the fire department says a vehicle hit the hydrant, causing the mess. some marijuana dispensaries in california say they are experiencing a supply shortage. a santa cruz county shop says they're having a hard time finding some popular brands because smaller producers haven't been able to obtain licenses and stockpiles built up by retail shops before legal sales started this month will eventually run out. the founder of urban leaf dispensaries says the state will need more licensed growers in

the next is it months or he predicts the black market will boom. baseball fans are already thinking about hits, runs and errors. >> just ahead, we'll take you to jock london square where a's fans were just getting warmed up. >> a look at how amazon is plapting the seed of thought for employees with its latest construction project. what a beautiful day today. 59 right now in san francisco. our final days of january. it's going to feel lik

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anything. >> 17 days. >> thanks for the reminder. >> just ahead, a laundry detergent has inspired a culinary trend. >> a fad has launched a sweet treat. ahead, the tied pod you can actually eat. where the boston celtics here take on the warriors. a preview coming up in sports. beautiful shot from our east bay hills camera. low 60s concord and livermore. who h

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amazon's latest employee perk is all about the green, not cash, plants. that green. the company's new workplace called spheres is set to open monday in seattle and these pictures are from the developer. it's a trio of steel and glass interconnected greenhouses designed to employees to wander, think or hold meetings. the spheres will house more than,000 species of plants. barracks in several cities

are responding to the tide pod challenge with sweet and savory, well, just take a look. wake and bake donuts in north carolina is just one bakery making pastries decorated to look like laundry detergent pods which are at the center of a dangerous social media trend. the north carolina donut shop said an employee came up with the idea to show what to eat and what not to eat. social media, though, filled with mixed responses. some accuse the business of being irresponsible while others think the pastries are pretty funny. well, good evening, everyone. hi, midlevel clouds for the day, but, boy, temperatures warm to the lower 60s in many neighborhoods here is live dopplar 7. you can see some of the cloud cover over the bay area, as we widen the perspective, there are clouds offshore, but they're pushing into a big ridge of high pressure that will move up and over our neighborhood and so that means another dry day tomorrow. in fact, it's going to be even milder. here is a look at santa cruz, 62

degrees right now. nice day at the beach. 59 in the city, 58 in oakland, 50 in oakland. 63, san jose, 55, half moon bay. that setting soon from our east bay hills camera with the high clouds, 60, santa rosa, napa, in the low 60 in in our east bay valleys and upper 50s novato and fairfield. 6 to 7 degrees warmer this hour compared to 24 hours ago. from our exploratorium cam, calm bay waters, the winds are light. partly cloudy, a little bit of fog. tion sunny and milder for sunday. we could extend that dry pattern well into february. we look high and dry, unfortunately, january has been good to us. compared to december rain wise. but it looks like we are going to be really even milder than we really should be for this time of year. 43 in san rafael and richmond overnight. the fog in the north bay, oner 30s. this is where we stand right

now. 72% of average since october first for rainfall, 68% of average for san francisco. you can see, 73% sfo, so these are definitely improving these averages, but certainly well behind where we should be. so tomorrow in santa rosa, how about 68 degrees? the average high is 58. ten degrees above normal. more clouds on monday, a slight dip and then look at the rebound, 70 for tuesday. you can see in the lower 70s by the time we get to friday. we're looking the north end of the bay and around santa cruz, some very mild air tomorrow. 70 there. upper 60s here. low 60s for san francisco and oakland so this will be just a little bit above average. a beautiful afternoon tomorrow. and check this out. the accuweather seven-day forecast. not only do we have more mild weather as we get through the end of january, but we're talking some low 70s as early as tuesday. minor dip on wednesday. sunny and warm as we begin the

first day of february. numbers coming down a little bit along the coast. but actually it's going to be mild for this time of year, and i think the proam is coming up and that's usually nice and rainy down there. i guess it's good for that. >> good to see the sun. >> cause and effect, you're saying? okay. >> lisa, thanks. >> sports going on today. is that why you're here. >> we've got a fun game coming up. warriors and celtics tonight. best in the west, best in the east. is this an nba finals

playing the best right now in the east. obviously until they beat cleveland, who has done it three years in a row, we'll see, but i hear the weather is great here in june so we'll see. >> yes. 70 and sunny, i'm told. that was steph curry after the celtics beat the warriors 92-88 back in november. the rematch is tonight here on abc7. we've been saying it, possible nba finals preview. mike shumann live for a match-up of the top two teams in the league. shu, it's going to be fun. >> reporter: larry, should be a good game. the bs from the east, we'll call them the boston celtics here. i'm going to step away. kyrie irving warming up. a lot of all-stars. klay thompson out here on the court. celtics took the only other game in the season. steve kerr said the defensive intensity not been the most --

the three years in a row. but tonight, the team is rested and on home court. they want to prove to the rest of the nba they're still the team to beat. >> i feel like they're just as good as any team in the league and the way they play, the way they pass, the way they move on offense, their defense intensity has been top level for the whole season. so we're looking forward to the challenge. >> they're just really, really well-coached, great defensively and the biggest thing from our first game was they went to the line 38 times. we fouled them too much. we had control of that game but our fouling allowed them back in it and the game slipped away from us. >> reporter: all right. the only warrior player not available tonight, mccaul. as you know, when the ws lose to a team early in the regular season, larry, they love to make amends reporting live at oracle, mime mike shumann, abc7 sports.

larr? >> all right. thank you, shu. warriors blew a 17-point lead in that first game. we'll see what happens tonight here on abc7. awful news for the pelicans cousins out with a torn achilles heel. rebounding his own missed free throw. will will have surgery, done for the year. he was expecting a $175 million offer and now who knows. nhl all-star game is tomorrow in tampa. next year, though, the nhl's best will skate at the s.a.p. center in san jose. made that announcement at the 2019 all-star weekend will be at the shark tank. sn jose hosted the game once before, that was 1997. then shark scored a hat trick, famously pointing top shelf. aussie open women's finals. simona halep taking on caroline wozniacki. wozniacki up 5-4.

halep hit it is behind her, setting up championship point where wozniacki gets a little help from the net. caroline wozniacki, her first grand slam. former warrior and current boyfriend david lee looking on. 7-6, 3-7 and 6-4. wozniacki almost lost in the second round. had to rally from down 5-1 in the third to win that. warriors and celtics tonight. looking forward to it. >> can't wait. >> yeah. >> wish i was there. >> you'll be here watching. the postgame show. >> you won't hear the trash talking from here. >> not the same. larry, thanks so much. it's not something you see every day. >> just ahead, the story of are we

a cat who loves car rides on the hood is getting a lot of attention near portland. >> listening l. ins to this. someone spotted pixie perch on a car. pixie's owner says she has been riding in the car since a kitten and her curiosity first brought her out on to the hood. >> he uses a harness and only drives slowly in parking lots. there is no law in oregon against it and pixie wasn't hurt, so ride on, pixie. >>, i can only imagine what people are going to say after they see this. >> a little bit of a freak out. >> just a tad. >> that's it for abc7 news at 5:00. thanks for your sometime. >> all of us here at abc7 news, than

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