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president trump making last-minute preparations this morning, one year after taking office. he's poised to give his first state of the union. thanks for joining us. white house officials say the president will strike a zone of bipartisanship and unity in tonight's speech. they say he gave specific direction to his staff saying he wants the state of the union to be positive and uplifting. abc news begins our coverage from washington. >> reporter: amid tense partisanship, they gather for president trump's first state of the union and the message of building a safe, proud and
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strong america. >> we have an economy that's booming, isis is on the run. we're remaking the judiciary in a way that actually believes in upholding the constitution. there are some great things happening in this country. >> reporter: exactly what he will say tonight still remains a bit of a mystery, but for a glimpse into his focus, look no further than the first lady's guest says, including a benefit that benefits from the tax plan, a parent of a daughter killed bit ms-13 gang and small business owners. he's expected to offer bipartisanship but his previous words and tweets already impacting that message. at least eight house democrats boycotting the speech, citing his divisive rhetoric. of democrats in attendance, many female representatives expected to wear black in solidarity for victims of sexual harassment. at least 24 house members and senators bringing daca recipients as their guests. like this high school teacher, brought to the u.s. when she was only 2 years old. >> i am very concerned because
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that would mean my future could change drastically. >> reporter: after official tickets were sent out with the word union misspelled. those tickets recalled and reprinted. 37-year-old representative joe kennedy iii, the great nephew of john f. kennedy is expected to call for economic dignity and equality for all. serena marshall, abc news, capitol hill. and abc news has learned tonight president trump will announce his intention to keep guantanamo bay prison open. he can do that on his own through executive order. much of the rest of the agenda faces an uphill climb. abc 7 spoking with karen travers about what to expect. >> talk to me about the year ahead. this is his agenda-setting item, but he needs congress' cooperation and there are midterm elections coming up.
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>> which usually means in washington not a lot gets done. it's very rare lawmakers want to take up anything controversial. they're most likely not going to return to health care with the chance it could fail, like last year. one of the big things to look for from tonight for the president is what he asks for on infrastructure. we know the white house would like to get about $1 trillion in money to put to repairing roads and bridges across the country. it's a big ask. >> abc news will have live coverage of the state of the union and the democratic response with congressman joe kennedy. it all starts tonight at 6:00 p.m. right here on abc7 news. you can also stream it through our abc7 news app. they are calling on facebook to pull an app aimed at children off the market. they say the messaenger kids ap is a threat to kids. amy hollyfield with more. >> reporter: those advocates sent a letter to facebook saying they need to pull the plug on
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this. there are 97 signatures on that letter from individuals and nonprofits. we just interviewed one person who signed that letter, a professor at uc-berkeley. he told us about his many concerns, including the fact there are studies showing social media leads to depression among teenagers and this technology is for children. >> we need to discourage kids from using the starter product. this is essentially like candy cigarettes. this is a starter product to get them hooked on social media which will lead to more screen time. screen time has been associated with increase the rates of obesity in children. >> reporter: the product is a facebook app called messenger kids targeting 6 to 12 years old. they say it helps kids communicate with parents and stay in touch with far away relatives. facebook says it took steps to be responsible, no advertising allowed and there are tools for parents to control their kids' social media use.
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a group of advocates wants facebook to pull the app, and pointing out pressure and impruling concerns. they say in thisle digital age it's too much pressure to place all of the burden on the parents. >> i think it's unfair to expect parents to shoulder all the responsibility. the corporations increasingly have to take responsibility for the negatives -- the negative impacts they're having on society and our children. >> reporter: he does think this letter will have an impact, especially since leaders in silicon valley have been speaking out about the impacts of the internet and social media on clirn. we reached out to facebook but we have yet to hear back. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. san jose police are said to release more information about a an officer-involved shooting. the shooting happened yesterday on feller avenue, the same street where police shot and killed an 18-year-old in 2016.
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sky7 was overhead as police surrounded a home. the woman inside was armed with a shotgun. you can see the weapon on the front porch there. our media partner, the san jose mercury news, reports the woman walked outside her home and made threats to people, including to officers. an officer open fire, wounded her. the merc said the woman was having mental health crisis and wanted somebody to shoot her. new details about that emergency alert in hawaii that turned out to be a drill. we learned this morning a keogh fishl thought it was real. federal investigators believe the nighttime supervisor at emergency management mistook the drill for a real missile attack. other employees even noticed it wasn't an actual attack. the supervisor sent the alert without getting approval from his bosses. that supervisor is not cooperating with investigators. the federal communications commission voted for a new policy with emergency alerts being sent to cell phones.
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it requires cell phone providers to provide more geographical information. part of the policy restricts phone companies from sending alerts to people who are more than one-tenth of a mile outside the disaster area. officials believe more people will believe the alerts if they're more precise. today the senate is expected to pass a bill by california senator dianne feinstein that protects young athletes from abuse. feinstein stoke about the legislation in a news conference this morning, along with other fellow senators and former team usa gymnasts. the bill requires governing bodies for amateur athletics to promptly report abuse claims to law enforcement. >> the bill extends the statute of limitations so it doesn't begin to run, and this is significant, it doesn't begin to run until victims realize they've been abused. >> the bill entitles victims of child sexual abuse to damages of at least $150,000. the house passed a similar version of the bill last night.
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the legislation comes just days after sports dr. larry nassar was sentenced to up to 175 years in prison for sexually abusing more than 150 women and girls for over 25 years. uber is taking action to stop sex trafficking. in a new initiative the ride-sharing company it is it's partnering with several organizations to raise awareness. they will educate uber drivers on how to spot signs of human trafficking. drivers are asked to report suspicion behavior to the national human trafficking hot line. california lawmakers are considering a bill that would require uc and cal state universities to offer the abortion pill. the legislation calls for access to medication that ends pregnancies. at university health centers by the year 2022. the bill passed in the state senate yesterday and now headed to the assembly. the foundation of san francisco and other donors are each paying up to $20 million in startup costs. a federal appeals court
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ruling out of san francisco is a blow to immigration rights. yesterday the ninth circuit court of appeals decided undocumented youth are not entitled to government-paid lawyers to contest deportation but they are allowed to hire a private lawyer, accept the services of a pro bono lawyer and guaranteed due process. it comes after the aclu tried to defend a teenager who was brought to the u.s. to avoid death threats, he says, from gang members. the boy did not have a lawyer when asking a judge to grant him asyl asylum. o.j. simpson may be a free man but his legal troubles aren't over yet. the millions of dollars at stake during a california court hearing this morning and the ruling just handed down from the judge. and three decades of memories about to reach their final stop. the peninsula cafe that says it has no choice now but to close its doors. good morning. i'm meteorologist mike nicco. if you stepped outside or looked out the window, it's a lot brighter today.
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the goldman family $97 million from wrongful death suit from the murders of ron goldman and nicole brown simpson. the family has been trying to get the money for years, but this morning a los angeles judge requested the family's request for autograph profits saying the goldman family can't identify who exactly is paying simp ton, who was acquitted of those murders. president trump now has five days to decide if the public can see a one secret memo that targets the fbi's hajsdzing of the ongoing investigation into russian tampering during the 2016 election. house republicans voted to unseal the memo yesterday, claiming it will expose political bias inside the fbi and the justice department. some observers believe president trump favors releasing the memo to the public. >> what we want is all of this information to come out so that transparency can reign supreme and accountability can occur. >> this committee voted to put the president's personal interest, perhaps their own political interest above the
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national interest. >> the justice department opposes releasing the memo and some officials warn it will harm national security. new at 11:00, a beloved cafe that's been serving the people on the peninsula for 30 years is closing its doors. it's on an historic site. the owner says the new development happening around around it is forcing them to shut down. janine with the story. >> reporter: when we first drove up here, it was really hard to actually find the depot cafe with all this construction that you see. the owner says that that's really part of the reason why it's closing. inside the depot cafe it's very homey. eggs and bacon are being conserved while being warmed by the fireplace and all around you are trained, hundreds of pictures fitting for the train at the san carlos train station. >> it means a lot. my family and children came
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here. we've been coming here for probably about 30 years. it's really disappointmenting that this is -- that this is happening. >> reporter: disappointing because after 34 years, the depot cafe is closing. the owner says the building dates back to the late 1800s. >> i'm very, very heartbroken. and i never talked i'm going to close up my business this way. >> reporter: the owner says she's lost a good portion of her business because of the construction happening on both sides of cal train. one project will be apartments and the other is commercial and businesses. her parking lot has shrunk to just six spots. it's down the street about a five-minute walk away. >> most of our customers are seniors and disabled people. and small children. it's so hard to find parking and come over here. >> reporter: she says cal train has kept her on a month-to-month lease. she sees no future for a future lease so she's making the agonizing decision.
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>> we've been coming here for such a long sometime. it's really sad. there's not much you can do about it, though. >> reporter: the last day is sunday, february 18th. the owner told us with the high cost of real estate, she really can't afford to reopen anywhere else. reporting live in san carlos, abc7 news. >> definitely a beloved spot for so long. thank you. amazon is embarking on a new venture with berkshire hathaway and jpmorgan chase. and the rare sight in the sky tomorrow morning. you want to set your alarm. what it means when there's a super blood red moon. a live look at our east bay hills camera. sunny and hazy.
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amazon is diving into health care. it's teaming up with berkshire hathaway and jpmorgan chase to help their u.s. employees find health care at a ream cost. they have not released many details beyond that. we know the new company will be independent and free from profit-making incentives and constraints. two former google engineers are showing off the new self-driving delivery car. it comes from a mountain view startup called nero. it's about the size of an suv but far narrower than a typical car. it can be used for pizza to dry cleaning. they plan to have several on the roads by the end of the year. it's unclear where these vehicles will be located and nero has not announced any
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companies that plan to use them. let's talk a little more about that super blood blue moon. i know kristen will have all the details and what it means. i want to give you the forecast and the best viewing. you want to look off to the west between 5:00 and 6:00 because at 5:29 it will peak. you don't need any special glasses. now, there's been a little change in the forecast. my newest data says fog will be more of an issue. even in the bay it will start slipping into the bay starting around 4:00. that could make it a little hazier than the few high clouds out there if you're going over to alameda and getting on the "uss hornet." dress warmly. the temperatures, mid to upper 40s. the sun will be coming up and harder to see. let's see what's going on at the forecast. much brighter and warmer this afternoon. my accuweather highlight, the
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high clouds and fog for the lunar eclipse. warmer getting into the weekend. today temperature already 60 in san jose. temperatures already starting to fall at the coast as a sea breeze kicks in. the rest of us pretty much in the upper 50s. santa rosa, 52. our destination, 64 to 68 degrees as we head into the afternoon hours. here's a look at the golden gate. you can see a little breeze out there. not as strong as it was yesterday. at 12:00, my accuweather 12-hour planner, mid-60s out there. 59 to 65 at 4:00 with even more sunshine as we move into the 8:00 hour, about 51 to 54 degrees. midnight we're down to the upper 40s in most areas. you can see the fog. offshore breeze will push it through the delta and you can see a little gray filling in the bay as we head towards about 5:00 in the morning. that's the fog i'm a little worried about. we know for sure it will be foggy up there and fog inny in
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the north bay valley. as far as your forecast, let's jump back one second before i show you the seven-day because i want to show you lake tahoe. it looks great. starting today with that 55, you can see all the way through monday, every single day, potential record high. that means a melting of a snowpack that's only about 30% of where it should be for this time of year. let's talk about the accuweather seven-day forecast back at home. we'll be a little warmer tomorrow, a little warmer thursday. looks like it will be warmest this weekend where we'll flirt with 70 at the coast and low to mid-70s around the bay and inland. definite warm and dry spell is here and locked in. >> thanks, mike. let's talk more about that celestial phenomenon in the sky in the morning. we'll be treated to a rare triple treat known as a super triple blood red moon. it's super because it's closest to the earth. it's known as blue because it's the second full moon of the month. and it's blood moon because it's
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we're on 24/7 on the abc7 news app and the abc7news.com.com. today on our website we posted a complete list of lawmakers who won't be attending tonight's state of the union address. if you're logging onto abc7news.com from our phone, be sure to download the abc7 news app to get breaking news alerts. then tune in for the latest news and weather right here on our next newscast, abc7 news at 4:00. it's not quite guardian of the galaxy but guardian of the planet. lisa pratt has been hired by nasa to protect our earth. plantary protection officer. she will be responsible for the protection of earth from potential contamination by extra ter restial life forms. she's an indiana university astro biologist. she says her new job plays a direct role in seeking evidence to address a profound question -- are we alone? her position with nasa starts
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next week. don't we first need to find extrater restial life before we worry about contamination from them? >> how do you know they haven't? >> professor pratt and chris pratt. >> is is there a connection? >> i wonder. >> we want to talk about celestial happenings with the best place to view that -- >> if you can get above 1,000 feet that would be ideal because fog will be rolling in during the event. >> folks can see it here on abc7 news in the morning.
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>> coming to you from caesar's entertainment studios, it's celebrity week las vegas. today, magician piff the magic dragon from the flamingo las vegas is going to use all his powers to try to win $1 million for charity. let's see if he can do it. let's play "who wants to be a millionaire." [cheers and applause] [dramatic music] ♪ hi, everybody. welcome to the show. you guys ready to go? [cheers and applause] today's celebrity contestant is a proud loser... of "america's got talent," and now performs in vegas at the flamingo from las vegas, nevada, piff the magic dragon. [cheers and applause] >> wow. >> that's just what it says. i was just reading what it-- >> i've been here 3 minutes, and, like, "loser" already. this is-- >> i apologize. >> not the start i was hoping for. >> not necessarily. >>
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