tell investigators who assaulted her. >> it's very rare that you can get one of these statements, and i don't know how descriptive it was, but it was descriptive enough to get us to modesto. >> authorities say they arrested a 19-year-old man and woman around 1:15 this afternoon, less than 12 hours after the passing driver discovered the victim. >> it's pretty remarkable. this does not happen very often in our line of work. >> reporter: investigators are still looking into how the victim knew the two and whether she willingly got into a car with them or was kidnapped. evidence includes a piece of rope found on tesla road. >> was it used to tie her up? was it used to control her? >> reporter: the alameda county sheriff's office says they have contacted the victim's family. >> i think that she obviously showed incredible internal strength to get through this and to live for as long as she did live. >> reporter: fortitude, which may have helped investigators find the people responsible for her death.

in alameda county, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> authorities say they don't expect to release the victim or suspects' names before tomorrow. linebacker reuben foster's future with the 49ers is still up in the area. multiple reports say foster met today with team officials at the niners headquarters in santa clara. abc 7 news was at the santa clara county jail when foster was released on bail last night. los gatos police arrested him on charges related to domestic violence, threats and possession of an assault weapon. according to our media partner, the weapon was a sig sauer 516 short-barrelled rifle or sbr. it was foster's second run-in with the law in the last month. he was arrested for marijuana possession in alabama on january 12th. an early morning fire is under investigation in oakland after killing a man living in a homeless encampment. it happened just after 5:00 this morning on northgate avenue under the freeway.

laura anthony has our story tonight. okay, our apologies, it appears that the audio is not with that story. we will try to get that to you as soon as we can. >> in the meantime, we will move on. novato police want to know if two people found dead were the victims of a crime. they were found inside an apartment just after 9:00 this morning. family members had not heard from either of the residents since saturday, so they called police asking for officers to check on them. nvato police tell us there is no threat to the community at this time. they'd also like to hear from anyone who has any information on this case. in santa rosa, residents at a burned-out mobile home park are still looking for answers now that they know the owner has no plans to rebuild. >> wayne freedman has reported on the plight of journey's end mobile home park before and

joins us live now with the very latest. wayne?

all right, thank you for staying with us. once again let's get back out to that mobile home park in santa rosa. >> wayne freedman is there with the story of some folks who are still dealing with red tagged homes. wayne. >> reporter: hi, dan, do you hear me now? >> yes, sir. >> reporter: good. tv is not easy. sometimes we just make it look easy. it's actually pretty hard.

this is the journey's end mobile home park behind me. as i was saying, it is the front yard for these mobile homes over here. these are the 44 that survived the firestorm, but their owners were evacuated. after all this time, they still haven't come home and they don't know if they ever will at this point. welcome to that branch of limbo known as the sandman hotel where john spends a lot of time working jigsaw puzzles. they're a perfect metaphor in describing what's happened to his 91-year-old life. >> that's how much i know. a lot of scattered pieces. >> reporter: for john, limbo came with people saying he was fortunate when his place survived the firestorm at journey's end mobile home park, but four months later he still has a mass if cleanup on his backyard, a red tag on the front door and no prospects of returning home any time soon or permanently now that the owner has announced he will not rebuild. of the fixed income residents don't have the money to move

their homes if they could move their homes. a local nonprofit may buy this land and build up with 60 low-income housing units. >> it's important to burbank housing as well as the property owners that the property be used for housing and particularly for seniors. >> reporter: but that will take time and money. the latter has been a source of frustration for james gore of the sonoma county board of supervisors. they're still waiting for $1.2 billion in federal aid which remains at least two months away. >> it could help building housing, it could help people rebuild who need second moorar mortgages and also help us focus on how we get more. >> reporter: and that is your portrait of limbo in the firestorm zone today, four months later. john trillia can tell you all about it as he washes his dishes in a motel bathtub. >> there are people worse off than i am. >> reporter: it's worth noting, john trillia is a really nice man who trims the roses in his garden here in the mobile home

park when he has an opportunity to do so. the other irony here, this is the largest group of residents still unable to return to their homes, still evacuated. and it's strange because they're the ones that still have their homes, they just can't get in there. live in santa rosa, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> wayne, thanks very much. one year after the oroville dam crisis, regulators who oversee the structure say they're looking hard at how they overlooked its built-in weaknesses for decades. the federal energy regulatory commission is telling owners of the other nationally regulated hydroelectric dams that it expects them to thoroughly investigate their own organizations and aging dams. it was one year ago this week that both spillways at the oroville dam collapsed, prompting the evacuation of nearly 200,000 people. it was very nearly a disaster. students at st. matthews catholic school in san mateo returned for the first time since a water main break damaged part of the campus last week.

thursday morning's break flooded the gym, a classroom and part of the church. the gym is still being prepared, so nearby schools have offered up their facilities for the st. matthews basketball league. >> the gymnasium will be done in about eight weeks, hopefully a little sooner, and then we'll really be back to normal. >> the church was damaged but services were still held over the weekend. back to that story about that early morning fire still under investigation in oakland after killing a man living in a homeless encampment. it happened just after 5:00 this morning under on >> reporter: this is what it looked like just after 5:00 this morning. cell phone video shot by shop moses who lives in the structure next to the one completely gutted by fire. >> i just heard a popping and things sploegtd. that's what woke me up. >> reporter: oakland firefighters were able to get the fire out quickly but soon

discovered a body inside. >> there's a lot of combustibles around the homeless shelters and homeless encampments. any time you have the combustibles during the cold nights, if they're also using heat sources, we run the potential risk of combustibles catching on fire. >> i'm crushed. i mean honestly i've cried a lot this morning. >> reporter: nathan moon lives across the street from the encampment. he said the man who died is a long-time resident, someone moon has gotten to know who goes by the street name kilo. >> he's a big, muscly guy. he's strong, healthy, hard working. kilo always had a fire going. >> reporter: those who live here tell us dangerous fires are pretty common place in camps like these, but this is the first time in a long time that somebody has died. this encampment under the 980 freeway features a combination of tents and wooden structures made mostly out of particle board. >> people can't live like this. particularly the boxes that are being put up right now, those are in my opinion very

dangerous. >> reporter: oakland police and fire investigators were on scene most of the day, and so far calling the incident an unexplained death. in oakland, laura anthony, abc 7 news. residents and neighbors of the camp plan to hold a memorial for the man who died tonight at 6:00 p.m. on northgate avenue near sycamore street. two bay area lawmakers are introducing bills aimed at helping some of the most difficult cases of homelessness. state senator scott weiner unveiled it with london breed. the bill would strengthen county laws on conservativeships. the goal would be to help the homeless people zufrisuffering mental illness or drug addiction. >> we're often paralyzed by what we see on our streets and it's easy to become numb, but we can't be numb. these are human beings, these are san francisco residents. these are people who need help, and we need to help them.

>> supervisor breed plans to introduce a complementary city version of the bill to help smooth the process in san francisco. former president barack obama and michelle obama's portraits were unveiled today, joining the national portrait gallery. take a look at them. they generated a lot of strong reaction on social media, so we want to know what you think of them. get your phone and head to abc7news.com/vote and you can give them a thumbs up or thumbs down. 64% of you in realtime saying that you like those portraits. again, those are in realtime. you can head to abc7news.com/vote and click on your preference as abc 7 news reporter carolyn tyler tells us, one of the paintings was created by an artist who attended school in san francisco. >> that's pretty sharp. >> reporter: it's the official presidential portrait of barack obama, but it looks nothing like others in the collection. the nation's first african-american president chose the first black artist, kehinde wiley.

>> it doesn't look like history, it looks like now. >> reporter: dewey crumpler calls it brillbrilliant. he taught wiley back in the '90s and remembers him as an extraordinary student. >> a student that is driven, a student that is always moved through the passion of intellect and ability. >> reporter: wiley is known for painting contemporary subjects in the old master style. this one at the san francisco museum of modern art was also at moad, the san francisco museu tf of the african aspra. michelle obama's portrait was done by amy sherald. >> celebrate the cultural contributions of african-americans within the arts and our entire society is really significant. >> reporter: the portraits are receiving mixed reviews on social media, some saying they don't look presidential. but supporters say it's evolving

art that moves beyond euro centric tradition. the obamas have nothing but praise. carolyn tyler, abc 7 news. >> okay. and once again let's take another look at your votes. you seep them at the very bottom of your screen. also mixed results from you, not only on social media, just about a 54-46% split. now, it is easy to add your vote. just head to abc7news.com/vote and click on your answer. all right, news flash, wednesday is valentine's day. the clock is ticking. but are you ready? if you haven't made any plans, it is not too late, we're going to bail you out. desiree is here with ideas for procrastinators and a lot of people forget this is coming up. >> yeah, it's a surprise for a lot of people so i'm going to be cupid's assistant and help you save the day. >> excellent. what can we do at the last minute? >> one of the first ideas is head down to fisherman's wharf and see a free screening of "the

notebook." it's the romantic movie with ryan gosling and rachel mcadams. since it's in ghirardelli square, you can have hot chocolate, hot fudge sundaes and have a perfect valentine's day doing that. >> so you can score big brownie points there. >> chocolate and a romantic movie, you can't go wrong. just bring a blanket and dress warm because it's an outdoor screening. >> what else can we do at the last minute? >> there's an event called speed dating with sicientists that i' excited b you're not dating the scientists but it functions like speed dating. the way that that works is a scientist will come in, sit down with your group about ten minutes and talk about the research and projects that they're working on. and then a bell will ring, a new scientist will come in and talk about a different subject. >> really? >> yeah. it's going to be a piano fight in the tenderloin. >> that's a fun, unique, intellectual way to spend your valentine's day.

>> it's a wonderful way. >> there's a number of other things. what if you like music? >> if you like music, then you can go to odc. they have a latin dance groups class. don't worry if you have two left feet. all levels are welcome. so you can go in, learn some of the basics and then go anywhere in the mission after that and dance at one of the salsa clubs. >> oh, that's fun, okay. and we have one more thing you can talk about. if you want to get out and about and see the town and also search for things at the same time. >> yeah, there's a scavenger hunt in the mission. and it's actually run by an app, so all you have to do is go to valentine's day hunt.com, download it and they're going to give you all kinds of riddles to unlock and secrets and give you challenges along the way. >> i think, desiree, the common thread to all of the things you're talking about are experiences. >> yes. >> spend your money on experiences, not necessarily things this time. >> yeah. >> that's kind of a fun idea. >> and variety is the spice of life, so do something different. >> talk about that a little bit. do you find people really like

to find a fun experience for valentine's day as opposed to -- i mean you can still do the box of chocolate and all of that, but this is a unique way to spen time together. >> it's a unique way to spend time together and it's one of those things where you can geek out on that day and be a little bit more effusive. the rest of the days you're still a really great partner but maybe kick it up a notch this time. >> i like the speed dating with scientists. that's fun. desiree, thanks very much. great ideas. happy valentine's to you. >> happy valentine's day to you as well. >> a lot of good ideas. >> well done. speaking of love is in the air and cannabis advocates want to cash in this valentine's day. you can forget the flower shop, the candy store, because bay area dispensaries hope you'll take advantage of legal weed. why it's the it gift for valentine's day. that's tonight at 11:00. now to a big announcement today about san francisco's

annual chinese new year parade andfest cal. organizers say actress michelle yo will be the grand marshall. this is a picture from the facebook page. yo is celebrated for her portrayals of strong female characters. this year's parade for the year of the dog is on saturday, february 24th. well, the lunar new year migration is on in china. check out the crowd at the north train station today. wow, it doesn't even look real. the chinese government says millions of individual trips are made each year as people ventura cross the country to celebrate festivities with their family. the lunar new year is this friday. let's turn our attention to the forecast as we start another week. a little crisp out there but really nice. >> what a difference a couple days makes. >> you're right, it is a little crisp out there today. in fact 12th of february today, it's the first day this month we've had temperatures below

average, believe it or not. here's a look at live doppler 7. we've got sunny skies, but it's feeling a bit more seasonal. it's also still dangerously dry around the bay area. let's take a look at our rainfall deficit since our rainy season began. oakland 4.85 inches below the average rainfall total this time of the year. san francisco more than 6.6 inches below the average total. santa rosa, more than 10 inches below the average rainfall total for the season. mauf it field and san jose also below. it's very dry out there and very mild. so far we've been 11 degrees above the average high temperature during the first 11 days of the month. guess what, today as i mentioned we finally have a day of weather that brings us just slightly below the average temperature for this time of the year. so it's finally feeling winter-like as winter is beginning to wind down. on we go to a live view from our rooftop camera here at abc 7. a few puffs of clouds in the sky but the sky is mainly blue.

it's a beautiful day. 55 degrees in san francisco, 58 across the bay in oakland, 59 in mountain view. 60 in san jose, gilroy 57 and 54 at half moon bay. check out this view from emeryville. again, a mainly blue sky. 62 degrees up north at santa rosa, 56 at napa. fairfield 60, concord at livermore. a lovely view from sutro tower t we'll have a dry sunny pattern into next week. no rain in sight into the immediate future. tonight's conditions, clear skies, cold in the north bay valleys where lows drop to 31 at lake port, 30 ukiah, 29 at napa and it will be windy making it feel even colder. even in the east bay we'll see temperatures dropping into the mid to upper 30s in many locations overnight. down at morgan hill, a low of

only 30. around the bay upper 30s to around 40. so cold to chilly just about everywhere. wind gusts, well, as we get into the late night hours, look for gusts between 25 and 35 miles per hour. not only on the coast but over around napa, fayfiel -- -- the wind will get a little tamer and calmer in the midday hours tomorrow. as we look at our day planner, clear skies in the morning, chilly conditions. sunny in the afternoon and clear skies tomorrow evening. highs tomorrow will range from low 60s at the coast, mid-60s in the warmest inland locations and now here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. valentine's day is looking lovely on wednesday. temperatures will drop a couple of degrees from tomorrow's highs, but it will be a beautiful day. a bit warmer on thursday. look at the warming trend going into friday and saturday. highs in the low 70s inland, upper 60s right around the bay. mid-60s at the coast. finally next monday,

temperatures will drop back down to the average seasonal range for this time of the year. we have been on such a roller coaster ride with the temperatures. but as beautiful as the weather is, it is still dangerously dry out there. we could really use some rain here and the sierra really needs snow as well. >> hopefully later in the month we'll see. spencer, thanks. more trouble for harvey weinstein. the growing fallout from the accusations of sexual misconduct.

the proposed sale of the weinstein company is now in question because of the abuse allegations against co-founder harvey wine steeinsteinweinstei. new york's attorney general filed a lawsuit accusing weinstein and his brother and their studio of violating state and city laws barring gender discrimination, sexual harassment, sexual abuse and coercion. the suit also maintains that any deal would have to include assurances of financial compensation for women found to be harassed or abused by harvey

weinstein. weinstein's attorney says many of the allegations are without merit. the singer once described by frank sinatra as having, quote, the best pipes in the business has died. he was known for his mellow baritone that helped him sell millions of records. his 50-year career ranged from o movies. he enjoyed his greatest successes in the '40s and '50s.. h he was married five times, including once to diahann carroll. he died from complications of a respiratory illness. he was 89 years old. ten women are left looking for love on "the bachelor." >> abc 7 mornings anchor caught up with bachelor ari and, yes, he says a lot of the footage hits the cutting room floor and things don't exactly air the way he remembers them. >> he also says he's tired of being called the kissing bandit. from ft. lauderdale to paris, he

says one thing remains the same. watching the episodes on monday nights isn't easy. >> watching this back, is there anything that just makes you cringe? >> yes, a lot of things actually. the overuse of the word "amazing." you know, a lot of things i say, i'm like why can't i use a different adjective. but it's just funny. you pick yourself apart. but now i feel like the viewers are seeing a little different side of myself and the shift of the show is headed more towards romance, which i'm enjoying. >> you can watch arie try to find love tonight on "the bachelor" as the show heads to tuscany. more to come here. the president lays out his new plan to improve infrastructure. >> we're going to have a lot of public-private and that way it gets done on time, on budget. >> what the budget plan means for local budgets. and cleaning up puerto rico. millions still without power and

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in a homeless encampment in oakland this morning. neighbors tell laura anthony the victim went by the name of kilo. the cause of the fire is under investigation. as many as 20 vehicles in wisconsin were involved in a crash today. take a look. officials believe heavy fog outside of madison played a role in this one. one person was killed, six others hurt. the white house continues to face tough questions about rob porter. here's the very latest. >> reporter: three senior administration officials with three different stories. >> as soon as rob porter was proven wrong and it was proven that he was not telling us the truth when the photos came out on wednesday, he was gone almost immediately. >> i know what general kelly told me, he learn the full information on tuesday and by wednesday morning he was out. >> does the president believe that rob porter is falsely accused snf. >> rob porter no longer works at the white house. >> reporter: abc news can provide new details about why the white house stood by rob

porter for more than 12 hours after a photo surfaced of his first ex-wife, colbie holderness, with a black eye. according to two sources, he explained to white house sources that the black eye was the result of a struggle over venetian glass. he claimed she was going to break it and they struggled while he tried to stop her. during the struggle she accidentally bruised her eye. in the case of jennifer willoughby who filed for a protective order against him, porter said he was pemerely tapping on the glass door, his knuckle went through the glass but she told him to leave and called the police. hours after hearing porter's account, sarah sanders announced his resignation while also defending him. >> the president and chief of staff have had full confidence and trust in his abilities and performance. >> reporter: willoughby fired back at president trump for appearing to take the side of her ex-husband over her word.

president trump is urging congress to pass what he calls the biggest and boldest infrastructure investment in american history. mr. trump made his case today during a meeting with a group of lcal and state officials, including governors, state legislators and mayors. >> the framework will generate an unprecedented $1.5 to $1$1 trillion investment in american infrastructure. we'll have a lot of public-private and that way it gets done on time, on budget. >> president trump's plan envisions using $200 billion in federal money to leverage local and state dollars to fix roads, highways, ports and airports. some groups including the american society of civil engineers say the investment is too small, claiming more than $2 trillion is needed to fix america's crumbling infrastructure. a new report says the trump administration is poised to cut off funding to the international space station. according to "the washington post," an internal document says the white house plans to stop direct federal support for the

orbiting laboratory in 2025. the document says it's possible the iss would transition into a commercial venture run by a private industry. the u.s. won't have the only say in this, however. the space station is a cooperative program between the united states, europe, russia, canada, and japan. president trump's daughter-in-law was taken to the hospital after she opened an envelope that contained white powder. new york city police say the substance was deemed to be nonhazardous. vanessa trump called 911 this morning after opening a letter addressed to her husband, donald trump jr. police say she was coughing and felt nauseous. the substance is now being analyzed at a lab. donald trump jr. tweeted today, quote, thankful that vanessa and my children are safe and unharmed after the incredibly scary situation that occurred this morning. truly disgusting that certain individuals choose to express their opposing views with such disturbing behavior. after being battered by hurricanes irma and maria months ago, americans in puerto rico

are still suffering. millions remain without power and clean water is still unavailable in some areas. but despite the hardships, progress is being made. abc news reporter lynda lopez traveled to the island with her sister, actress and singer jennifer lopez, to deliver aid. >> reporter: in his state of the union address, president trump said to puerto rico and other hurricane-ravaged areas -- >> we are with you, we love you and we always will pull through together. >> reporter: yet that same day, it was reported fema would cut off emergency food and water aid to the island. fema quickly backtracked after an outcry from the puerto rican government. when we were there nearly four months after hurricane maria, you could see traffic lights blown by the hurricane and still not working properly. power lines down. some of the signs that the people who are living without electricity, without power, without some of the basic necessities, are probably still not going to see them for a while. roughly a quarter of the island's residents are still without electricity. hundreds of thousands of people.

blue tarps still covering thousands of homes. and congress' newly passed disaster aid package isn't dedicated to just puerto rico, it's one pool to be shared by all disaster-hit areas. >> imagine when we're going to go and battle texas, who has a big delegation, florida has a big delegation, california as well. >> reporter: the good news for the island, the many a-list stars passionate about bringing much-needed resources. lin-manuel miranda partnering with the hispanics federation raising millions in aid. on a trip with my sister, jennifer lopez, she and alex rodriguez announced a $2.5 million donation from their october fund-raiser, going exclusively to puerto rico's health centers. we visited one maternal health center that midwives there say was on the verge of closing. >> the hispanic federation gave us a really amazing donation and then we received the news that jennifer lopez and alex rodriguez are going to fund us.

this has been really amazing. >> reporter: one midwife still living without electricity, bringing us to her home at night, not sure when the lights will be back. >> in the beginning they were saying january. now it's march. and then other people say may. >> reporter: meanwhile she, and half a million others, remain powerless. lynda lopez, abc news, new york. a fast-thinking bay area company bought their solar technology to the rescue for hurricane victims in puerto rico. san francisco-based sunrun rushed nearly 15,000 pounds of solar and battery equipment to help with ongoing power outages on the island. they targeted fire stations which were unable to respond to emergencies because of the blackouts. >> the firefighters didn't know about it because their communications equipment didn't work, so we now have their communication up and running 24/7 and they are able to respond to emergencies and provide this critical service.

>> sunrun says its residential solar and battery units are light enough to be shipped in an emergency and powerful enough to provide critical power around the clock. more to come here. fighting the flu, that epidemic still going strong across most of the money. plus the apology today from the makers of the new movie "peter rabbit." why they're saying sorry. i'm 7 on your side's michael finney, putting an end to junk mail. what you need to do to keep it out of your mailbox, coming up. i'm spencer christian, and the hits just keep on coming. beautiful day after beautifl day. it's time for the 'ultimate sleep number event' on the only bed that adjusts on both sides to your ideal comfort, your sleep number setting. and snoring? does your bed do that? right now during the ultimate sleep number event, save 50% on the ultimate limited edition bed with adjustable comfort on both sides. ends soon.

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time now for ask finney. michael finney joins us to answer questions sent to him via facebook, twitter and e-mail. >> thomas from san rafael asks, comcast came to my home for a service visit. the technician broke my high-end stereo. it will cost $1,500 to replace. how can comcast reimburse me? >> let's start with replacing it. you're not going to get replacement value, you're going to get what the item was worth. comcast, now called xfinity, says they are responsible if there was any gross negligence or willful misconduct by one of their employees or contractor. if that happened, and it's going to be kind of tough to prove, they will pay for any repair or replacement up to $500. now, if you have renter's insurance, you might want to check in with them. they can cover the remaining cost. of course you can go to small

claims court if it takes it to there. first see what they're going to do for you and then come talk to me. >> next up, e.j. from oakland asked i purchased over $3,000 worth of security equipment. they don't work properly at all. i've spoken to the owner of the company but he is not helping me. what can i do? i don't feel safe. >> look, if you buy a security system, it must offer security. there's no debate on that. tell the company i said that. if they don't fix it on the double, i want you to contact me here at the station and maybe i'll go pay them a visit and see what's up. >> richard from hayward asks this question, how can i stop receiving junk mail? >> move out of the country. no, no, that's not really it. there are two opt-outs, one for financial offers, the other for magazines and everything else. to stop most credit card and insurance offers, go to optoutprescreen.com. if you want to stop direct mail offers like catalogs, then you

go to mail preference service section at dmachoice.org. i know you're not keeping track of all of this stuff so i'll put it online. the last one costs $2 and will last ten years. and there is new hope out there. a california assemblyman has introduced a bill just last week that will require the state attorney general to maintain a do not contact list for telephone numbers and mail addresses. i'll keep track of that and let you know what's going on. now, if you have a consumer problem or question for me shall you can record a 10 to 15-second long video, share it on social media. use #askfinney. >> good questions, great answers. michael, thank you. >> thanks. we'll start with live doppler 7. we have clear sunny skies. this is the first day this month temperatures were a little below average. it's going to get quite cold up in the north valleys. below freezing in some

locations. it's windy making it feel even colder. also lows in the mid-30s in the inland valleys in the east bay and south bay. lows in the 30s to 40 degrees. tomorrow highs in the low to mid-60s around the bay and mid-60s in the mildest inland locations. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. wednesday, valentine's day, it's going to be a sunny and relatively mild day with highs in the low to mid-60s. a little cooler on the coast. it starts to get milder or warmer, perhaps i should say, on thursday or friday. i know saturday we'll see high temperatures inland back in the low 70s again, upper 60s around the bay. mid-60s on the coast. then a gradual cooldown going into early next week as temperatures reach a more seasonal range again. these temperatures can't make up their minds. >> mother nature is confused. >> it seems that way. >> thanks, spencer. just ahead, an explosive new book detailing the boys club in silicon valley. silicon valley. >> shocking details about what at at&t, we believe in access. silicon valley. >> shocking details about what the opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world.

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now to that explosive expose on the tech industry. emily chang has a brand new book out on what she calls the boys club of silicon valley. she joins us in stewudio to tal

more about her book. great title, by the way. >> thank you. >> emily, thanks for coming on today. first and foremost, let's talk about this title because we're so familiar with the idea of boys clubs. how is this different >> it encapsulates the idea that in silicon valley anyone can change the world and make your own rules if you're a man, but if you're a woman it's harder. silicon valley is painted as this place where dreams can be made, but unfortunately women don't have that opportunity. if you look at the numbers, they hold 25% of computing they're 7 pbl they're 7% of investor. i think about all the women who could have been mark zuckerberg could have started the next facebook but never got the opportunity. >> women who lead these changes for women's rights always say women need to be in these leadership roles and oftentimes it's so publicized in the news

but yet really the real story, that's not the case. >> right. it's a catch-22 because in many ways you can't be what you can't see. the women in leadership will create the change they need, but the question is how do we get them there. an interesting case study, i have a whole chapter focused on google. in the early days the founders of google really focused on hiring and promoting women and they got people like sheryl sandberg, who scaled the entire ad business and went on to facebook. and the ceo today and marissa mayer. over the years google simply lost focus on hiring women and making that a priority. now their numbers are simply average. i think it's a good example that hiring women isn't just the right thing to do, it's the smart thing to do. it's a good business decision. >> especially in this day and age. >> right. more companies need to be prioritizing this. too often it's about hitting the next project launch and people don't want to be patient to find

people of diversity and backgrounds but this is an industry that is controlling so many things about our lives, we need people -- 90% of the people making these decisions shouldn't be men. >> and these women need to stand up for all the sexism. speaking of that, there are some really outrageous examples in this book. i think i read something about a strip club? >> yes. i actually went to visit the gold club, which is down the street from us in the middle of techland at 11:45 a.m. on a friday. there is a line out the door, this is for lunch. >> what? >> and you look around and you can tell that the vast majority of people there are tech workers. and, you know, they're often leaving the office in the middle of the day in groups with their colleagues, and they'll go off to a private room by themselves and, you know, this is unfortunately putting women in very uncomfortable positions. i talked to women at uber who were invited to strip clubs in the middle of the day. you know, if they left at 3:00 p.m. and came back at 3:00 a.m. it didn't matter as long as they

got their work done. for women that's a very difficult choice to make. do you go with your colleagues and hang out where work is being talked about an business is getting done or do you hang back and then you're just sort of the uncool kid. >> you're between a rock and a hard place. you want to advance your career, you want to please people. it's difficult. >> absolutely. and i think women in tech are just so outnumbered and so they're always looking for a way to get that break. and so, you know, they may think to themselves, oh, i should do this. maybe i'll get my product launched. maybe i'll get put on so-and-so's team. you know, you're right, it is sort of an impossible catch-22. but the good news is i think that there are a lot of good people who do care about this who are working on this. change isn't going to happen overnight. but, you know, it is so important. this is an industry that is controlling what we see and what we read and how we shop and how we get around. you know, we need people of all backgrounds making these products. >> and i think it's good because your book is really shedding some light on this industry.

"brotopia" is out on book shelves as we speak. thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. it's great to be here. >> great discussion. moving on now, the flu is continuing to hilt the united states really hard this year. federal officials are warning that the peak of the flu season could still be several weeks aw away. abc news reporter has the latest. >> reporter: the intense flu season is still going strong and shows no signs of letting up. >> hospitalizations right now are as high or higher than we've seen in our most recent severe season. >> reporter: the cdc says one out of every ten deaths at the beginning of february was caused by the flu or a complication from te virus. it's now warning people even if you've had the flu once, you could still get a second different strain. >> she is still very ill. she is still critical and she is still on life support. >> reporter: in texas, special education teacher krista whitley

is fighting for her life. she got two strains of the flu, pneumonia in both lungs and now a staph infection. she got the flu after giving birth to her son. doctors are now closely monitoring her progress. >> he said if she recovered from this, that she could live a pretty normal life, but that he didn't know if she would pull through it. >> reporter: there are now new concerns over more tamiflu shortages. the cdc and large pharmacy chains tell and there are spot shortages. in some states like arizona, the request for the drug is 14 times higher than last year. a japanese drug maker says it has developed a pill that can kill the virus within a day, but it still has to go through the fda approval process and there's no word on how quickly it could hit the market. >> you can find a complete list of flu resources and advice on our website, abc7news.com.

well, the filmmakers in studio behind the new movie "peter rabbit" are apologizing for making light of allergies in that film. food allergies are a serious issue and they regret not being more sensitive. in the movie mr. mcgregor is allergic to blackberries. he's forced to use an epipen after rabbits throw fruit at him. they said allergy jokes encourage people not to take the risk of allergic reactions seriously. thousands of dogs now in new york ready to show off their stuff. >> just so exciting to see it in person. >> a sneak behind-the-scenes peek at the rewestminster dog show. >> all that coming up as we continue. stay

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bachelor" followed by "the good doctor" at 10:00. stay with us for abc 7 news at 11:00. perfectly poised pooches are set to strut their stuff at the westminster kennel club this week. more than 2,800 entries will show at the most prestigious dog competition. reporter allison kasich has a preview of the frisk face-off. >> she's just three years old. going to be the 21st of february, 3, so he's still a baby and he's going to compete on tuesday. >> reporter: every february, dogs descend upon manhattan for the westminster kennel club dog show. has been part of new york city - and we're proud to bring it again this year in 2018. >> reporter: this year's show runs up to the chinese new year and 2018 just happens to be the year of the dog. >> he thinks he's an emperor anyway. >> reporter: so fittingly, man's best friend is center stage.

from meet the breeds. >> we really like learning about different breeds of dogs. >> reporter: to the crowd favorite agility competition. >> it's so exciting to see it in person. it's faster in person than you see on tv. >> reporter: it all leads up to see who is going to be named best in show tuesday night. >> we have over 3,200 dogs coming this year from all 50 states and 16 other countries. they're competing in three different competitions. >> reporter: and with new breeds and plenty of old favorites, there's a little something for everyone to enjoy. >> we're really just celebrating what we've always been celebrating, which is man's relationship with their favorite four-legged canine. >> reporter: in new york, i'm allison kasich. >> well, they are all so cute. don't forget, you can get the latest news any time with our upgraded abc 7 news app. it now has enhanced live video features and even more customization and even personalized push alerts to get more of the news you want delivered to your phone in realtime.

with that, thanks so much for watching abc 7 news at 4:00. i'm dion lim. abc 7 news at 5:00 starts now. anguish and accusations. a mother watches video of her son killed last month by b.a.r.t. police. now she says it proves his death did not have to happen. the final words of a woman dumped on a dark road and forced to crawl 100 yards for help. she lives long enough t lead police to her killers. saving lives and catching crooks. the last 48 hours show the power of being licensed to drone. the mother of a man fatally shot outside a b.a.r.t. station in oakland is speaking out tonight about what happened. good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm kristen sze. it happened last month. the family has looked at the body cam of the officers and are now asking the district attorney to file criminal charges against him. >> lyanne melendez has the interview you'll see only on abc 7 news.

>> he was a worthy son. he was worthy. >> reporter: yolanda was shown the body cam video of b.a.r.t. officer joseph mateo before and after her son, 28-year-old salim was shot and killed. police have maintained that he was believed to have had a weapon in his hand, but according to the family, the video seems to show otherwise. >> when actually he was unarmed. he was shot three times. he was shot while he was still on the ground with his hands up. >> reporter: the family says the video also shows that he was shot in the back. kareem mayfield is his older brother. he too has seen the video. >> it's horrifying that if we weren't able to view the video, we would have been left with that -- with no closure. >> reporter: the incident occurred january 3rd around 4:40 p.m. the b.a.r.t. officer reported hearing a gunshot outside