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unacceptable. and it's embarrassing. >> tonight a former fbi agent is talking to abc7 news about how the department failed to act on tips about the florida shooter. this as a grief-stricken community inends a difficult we with a call to action. >> i lost two of my closest people to me because of guns. >> good evening. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm kristen sze in for ama daetz. it's been two days since a gunman killed 17 people at stoneman douglas high. >> today the president and first lady visited the hospital. they did not visit parkland. >> maggie rulli has the latest. >> reporter: the president and first lady are grieving with parkland this friday night. >> very sad something like that could happen. >> reporter: offering their support to a community still raw after wednesday's school shooting took the lives of 17 people. two of them, both teenagers, laid to rest today.

>> what if that was your child that was shot three times in th% heart, in the head, in the hand? think about it. >> reporter: their alleged killer now offering to plead guilty in order to avoid the death penalty. no word yet if the state will accept the deal. >> we are part of this community. as this community hurts, so do we. >> reporter: the fbi has now at mitted they were warned about the alleged shooter six weeks ago. the agency reveals on january 5g9, a person close to nikolas cruz called the tip line with information about cruz's gun ownership, his desire to kill people, erratic behavior and disturbing social media posts. and this, the potential of him conducting a school shooting. the fbi says the information should have been assessed as a potential threat to life. but no further investigation was conducted at that time. students here are in shock. >> 17 innocent lives were taken from us because they failed to do this. they failed our school, and they

failed -- >> reporter: the students here are heartbroken and grieving, but many of them are also angry and have taken to the streets to protest stricter gun reform. the president was asked during his visit about gun laws, and he had no comment. in parkland, florida, maggie rul rulli. >> the recent school shooting has put the spotlight on how agencies handle tips and warnings from the public. >> abc7 news anchor dion lim is here with more on what some are calling a flawed system. >> that's right, dan and kristen. not only did the fbi receive warnings about shooter nikolas cruz months in advance, there had been a long history of disturbance at the home where he lived. so the question tonight stands, how did his potential for violence slip through the cracks? >> on behalf of myself and over 1,000 employees of the miami field office, we truly regret any additional pain that this has caused. >> a stunning admission from the federal bureau of investigations friday over the handling of not one but two overlooked tips

regarding marthe school. all of this just six weeks before 14 students and 3 staff members were gunned down. abc7 news spoke with former fbi agent rick smith. >> they're supposed to disseminate to a field office, miami in this instance, and they either decide to do a background. they contact the school, interview the suspect, hopefully neutralize this. >> also troubling the amount of time the broward county sheriff's office was called out to cruz's home. deputies were dispatched over 20 times in recent years. >> every one of these calls for service will be looked at and scrutinized. >> congresswoman jackie speier says this is wriprime example o how different agencies on a state and federal level must work together. >> i think that keeind of a multi-agency effort and coordination and communitycation is going to be key. >> how that will happen, all

parties agree, is yet to be determined. in san francisco, dion lim, abc7 news. >> a tribute to one shooting victim is bringing many to tears. a canadian cartoonist drew a little girl leading football coach aaron feis to a large group of people, presumably other victims. the caption reads, come on, mr. feis, so many of us want to meet you. feis died using his body to shield students. you can make a difference for the victims and families in florida. this gofundme page has raised more than a million dollars in just one day. you can add your support. we have this link on our website, abc7news.com. developing news, san francisco police are looking for a gunman who killed one man and gravely injured another near golden gate park tonight. it started with a shooting near the panhandle and ended with a carjacking a couple of blocks away. abc7 news reporter cakatie uteh has the details. >> reporter: a 28-year-old man is dead and another man has life-threatening gunshot wounds following a shooting in the

panhandle of golden gate park. >> this is preliminary information and what we have is there's some type of argument that ensued between a group of people. >> reporter: police say the argument and shooting happened here in the panhandle. then the suspect ran north towards fell street and carjacked a getaway vehicle. the stolen sv is a silver toyota 4runner, license place 7aob816. the driver is okay. police say they don't know yet if the victims and suspect knew each other. people who frequent the park say it's not uncommon to see a group gathering near stan onand oak streets. >> that spot right this has concrete, so it's like a little kind of grotto in the trees, and they're there are often people there, often homeless people, you know, just kind of hanging out. >> reporter: investigators have not identified either victim, nor confirmed if the men are part of the homeless population who live in the area. in san francisco, katie utehs, abc7 news. developing news, a powerful earthquake shook mexico tonight

causing damage but no known deaths. the magnitude 7.2 quake hit the state of oaxaca in southeastern mexico early this evening. this video from mexico city shows light fixtures rocking and swaying hundreds of miles from the epicenter. nearly a million homes and businesses lost power. last september, two earthquakes in mexico killed more than 450 people. san francisco police are asking for help finding a man suspected of killing his grandparents in oklahoma. 45-year-old harlon foss is said to be an experienced outdoorsman and could be living in a park or wooded area. he was last seen near aquatic park on january 10th. investigators in oklahoma found his grandparents' bodies in november along the side of a road. foss reportedly told co-workers that living with the couple was, quote, driving him crazy. lesson learned. three people are fined tonight after getting rescued from a cliff above a san francisco beach.

sky7 caught the dramatic rescue as it unfolded this afternoon at marshall's beach. the fire department says the hikers got stuck after they took what they thought was a shortcut. one of them called for help using a cell phone. each received a ticket from park police for creating a hazardous condition. that's a $250 fine, but at least they're okay. new at 11:00, at long last, a major road in the santa cruz mountains is back to two lanes of traffic. valencia road in aptos near valencia elementary school was compromised during last winter's destructive rains and had to be closed, all but cutting off a community. abc7 news reporter katie marzullo has the story. >> a couple days we can't go to work. we couldn't get the kids to school. it was scary. >> reporter: lalo martine lives in rolling green estates in aptos off valencia road, a road that's been closed or reduced to one lane since last winter's storms. locals were forced onto a detour. >> it was irritating to have to go eight miles out of my way to

go to work. >> reporter: valencia road is also the best way to get to valencia elementary school. the closure was such an inconvenience all of the students were relocated to other campuses last year. valencia road sank several inches after the culvert underneath it crumpled under the weight of rain. >> we had to dig all that dirt out, build these massive retaining walls so people could work down there and replace the culvert, then fill it all back in. >> reporter: it took just over a year and about $4 million, but valencia road is now back in business. carr carrie immediate wasn't expecting it. >> it felt like a christmas present. >> this should be able to last much longer and if we get storms we'll be prepared. >> reporter: last winter's rain did $122 million in damage at more than 200 sites in santa cruz county. the five biggest repairs are now done. >> reporter: almost done. it will take several years to get to all the smaller projects. in aptos, katie marzullo, abc7

news. some questions tonight after a mysterious sight in the bay area. >> shouldn't they do that in the desert or something? >> yes, that's a rocket, and, yes, itas tested in alameda today. why it was there, we found out. plus -- the bay area kicking off a weekend celebration for the year of the dog. i'm meteorologist sandra patel. frosty cold and the pocket of flakes. yes, snowflakes here in the bay area. i'll let you know when you will will see those changes coming up. here's what's coming up tonight on jimmy kimmel live. >> if you watch this, it would mean a lot to me. there's nothing sadder and i looic to think about this sometimes, than people going home after not winning the oscar and taking off their clothes and finding that acceptance speech. i always imagine what a great coffee table book that would be, just the --

take a look at the right of your screen here. what is that exactly? now, sky7 was flying over alameda this morning when the

pilot asked that very question after he spotted what looks like a rocket. so we wanted to fund out what it is and why it's there. abc7 news reporter jonathan bloom found the answers. >> reporter: they're being awfully quiet about it. >> that's what the helicopters were all about this morning. >> that was our helicopter. >> hey, nice work. it was a beautiful helicopter. >> thank you. >> the folks at st. george spirits had no idea that just across the fence, a stealthy startup was testing a rocket. >> shouldn't they do that in the desert or something. >> reporter: indeed it's a bit unexpected. >> i heard helicopters and i look behind me, i see a giant truck with a huge missile on it. >> reporter: it headed to a building the navy once used to test jet engines. we caught up with it and learned it belongs to a startup that doesn't have a name yet. they answer the phone stealth space, and they say they're an aerospace company that's already created 100 jobs here. they're just not saying much more. >> it's exciting to see what's going on with the private aerospace industry, and to see it this close to home is even

more exciting. >> reporter: they may not be talking to us yet, but they are talking to local officials. in fact, they filed a lease application with the city of alameda that gives some details about what they're working on. days after spacex launched its falcon heavy, we found documents showing this company is working on something much smaller, a proposal to city leaders called it astra and shows this diagram comparing it to spacex and call is it the world's smallest rocket made to launch the new breed of small satellites. >> i was kind of bummed that i missed out on the elon musk launch. >> reporter: we think this was just a ground test. you can see the char marks on the pavement. the company says it's tight with the fire department, the city, and the navy and ultimately wants to work can schools as it turns this into a space technology hub. that could mean skyrocketing sales of faction brewings stratus beer, and as for st. george? >> i couldn't see getting on top of a rocket and blasting into space without a couple of good gin martinis in my belly. >> abc7 news.

today the chinese new year celebration started with a bang. i love the sound of fire crackers. abc7 news was at san francisco's porths moth port smuth square. this 288 foot golden dragon delighted the kids. this was a small pre much larger chinese new year's parade coming up one week from tomorrow. this holiday weekend is expected to be one of the coldest of the year. don't forget about your pets. animal officials in contra costa county say that no matter what, you should bring them in at night. if you're going to keep them outside, they say you should make sure they have good bedding and access to food and water. one more thing, don't let a heavy fur coat fool you. >> just the fact that it has fur doesn't mean that it's completely exempt from the impacts of cold weather. >> good to keep in mind. contra costa animal services also recommends getting a

sweater for your pet to keep them warm. >> just how cold is it going to get? >> meteorologist sandhya patel is tracking it all for us. >> hi there. cold enough for you to feel it in your bones. let's put it to you this way. big changes are ahead. it's going to be cold and frosty mornings monday through wednesday. could be the coldest of the season so far. gusty winds and the snow level dropping between 101,500 feet. the system as you take a look at live doppler 7 originating in canada. it is near british columbia. that is going to drag cold air with it, but the moisture is pretty limited in the bay area. here's one thing that's going to happen ahead of that system. winds are really going to pick up between sunday afternoon and evening going into monday. do expect gusty winds and chillier conditions. live doppler 7 is showing you the skies are pretty clear except for a few clouds near half moon bay. temperatures are falling. upper 30s to the mid-50s around the region. it's definitely feeling cool out

there. a live picture from our emeryville camera showing you visibility is terrific. lunar new year celebrations continue this weekend. the year of the dog. the weather could not be better for saturday. mild afternoon expected but get ready to trade the shades for the jackets on sunday. windy, chilly conditions with temperatures in the mid to upper 50s. you will need the coats and jackets. tomorrow morning you will as well. temperatures right around freezing to just above in our inland valleys. along the coast in the thifr30s the 40s. for the afternoon, bright sunny skies. outdoor plans, pretty much a go on saturday. sunday you might want to take your plans inside, especially if you don't like the cold weather. clouds will increase sunday. that system starts to deposit sou drop south. it will be chilly across the bay area. watch what happens. that moisture starts to move southward. could be some rain mixing in with snow in sonoma county, mendocino county, and then there's potential for a few

showers to play tag monday morning along the coastline. so while it's not a widespread rain event, it is potential for some rain and snow. in the sierra, it will certainly be snow showers along with the northern california mountains. you can see here sunday and heading into presidents' day there will be some cold showers, gusty winds. traveling back on presidents' day from the mountains could be a bit dicey, so keep that in mind if you are heading up there. freeze watch for solano county monday through wednesday morning. you can pretty much see why. it's going to be cold, freezing inland. tuesday it gets even colder, in the upper 20s inland. then mid to upper 20s on wednesday. so frost is likely, widespread freeze watches and warnings are likely to be issued for the bay area as well as we get closer. the accuweather seven-day forecast, from mild and spring like to winter like on sunday. it's going to be blustery, chilly. presidents' day, cold and gusty. heavy coats, jackets. frosty morning. keep them handy tuesday, wednesday. pretty much milder conditions as

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♪ all right. a high school in san mateo is back at it promoting inclusiveness through an amazing music video. >> just about the entire student body joined the lady gaga born this way lip dub at aragon high school. the video shows off all of the school's clubs and teams. >> aragon high first went viral with its uptown funk lip dub two years ago. >> i got to say, they're pretty creative. i'm pretty proud. we weren't doing cool stuff like that when i was there, which was

only about ten years ago. >> maybe eight. >> yeah. >> shu is here. >> the nba all-star classic sent for this weekend. the dubs are well represented. they're the only team with four players in

>> announcer: abc7 sports brought to you by river rock casino. the nba annual all-star classic set this year in l.a. at the staples center. the golden state warriors the only team with four players on the rosters. k.d. will play for team lebron. larry beil is there and as this report. >> reporter: l.a. live has come alive for nba all-star weekend. this place is packed. most of the major events will be held here at the staples center, home of the lakers and the clippers. ironically, there are no lakers or clippers in the actual

all-star game itself. there are, however, four golden state warriors in the game. >> yo! >> today steph curry and klay thompson participated in a junior nba event, steph ready to enjoy a few days in l.a. >> the city of stars. there's no shortage of people that will be around. all different festivities. there is a different buzz. great weather in l.a. amazing scenery. a lot of history obviously. so it's always fun to come here. >> get 'em! there you go. defense, defense. >> draymond green through in on thursday to take part in the nba karps program, visiting kids at los angeles children's hospital. >> i think sometimes we all go through things and it's like, oh, my god, it's so bad. then you realize what these kids are going through and what their experience is. it brings you back a little bit and make you understand and really appreciate. >> hey, there it is. >> great perspective from draymond green there. the first all-star practice is tomorrow.

and tomorrow night klay thompson will attempt to regain his title as three-point shoot-out king. in l.a., larry beil, abc7 sports. nba rising stars rookies and second year players played tonight. usa taking on the world. john collins, alley-oop. donovan mitchell is going to be in the dunk contest. off the backboard to himself. he's got game. a little alley-oop to himself. but the world would come away with the win. bogdanovic launching from way out. he was the mvp with 26 points. plays for the sacramento kings and the worlds win, 155-124. the final. riviera in l.a. tiger woods did not make the cut. six over for the two days. he could not find the fairway like here on 7. graeme mcdowell five under 66. fourth hole for birdie. got it. he's seven under, tied for the lead with patrick cantlay. on the par 3 6, famous hole with

a sand trap in the center of the green. it's on line, tracking. can't get any closer to making a hole in one than just that. oh, i don't know how it didn't go in, but he's still tied atop the leaderboard at 7 under. this abc7 sports report brought to you by river rock casino. k.d. playing for team lebron. i'm going to love to see he and draymond. you know they're going to go one-on-one at some point in the game. it's going to be a little weird

all right. that is our report this friday. hope you have a wonderful weekend. we appreciate your time. i'm dan ashley. >> chinese new year. a lot of celebrations. be with your families even if you're not chinese. it's a great thing to do. right now jimmy kimmel. we have actor sam rockwell. >> for sandhya patel,

tv's number one daily viral video show, "right this minute." when a mad cow charges a girl and her little brother -- gsh. >> she defends him like she's defending her own life. >> nobody puts baby in a corner. an update on the proposal rejection. >> the plot thickens. >> the real story behind that real awkward moment. see? i called it yesterday. a skydiver faces a midair emergency. how grace under pressure saves one twisted situation. and a twin golf gender reveal. see the second swing that has her husband doing this. >> if it was my golf i would have sliced it off into the neighbor's and never known.

they're calling this 8-year-old girl in india very brave and courageous. she's playing with her brother, pushing him in his toy car, suddenly a horned cow approaches them. >> oh goodness. >> what? >> runs right up to them. initially she uses the toy as a shield and she picks her brother up and the cow continues to charge at them. >> oh my gosh. >> what's his problem? >> what's got this cow all upset? >> who knows. turning around using her body as a shield. >> she may have gotten gorged. >> luckily she wasn't injured and reports are that the cow head-butted her because she was so small they went in between the horns. her dad notices what's going on and starts to wave his hands and waves the cow off. the cow runs back inside. >> kind of went after the toy. i wonder if the toy was making some sound that just triggered that response. >> dad returns with a stick and chases the cow away.

>> uncharacteristic, let's mess up the children. >> this guy chased the cow away with the stick. did somebody else down the street do the same thing that made him come this way? >> her quick thinking saved her brother and her parents are grateful about the way she handled the situation. let's go over to russia. nanny pushing a little girl in a stroll per >> oh, wow! >> when suddenly a big piece of ice comes crashing down, knocking the stroller over. the nanny immediately unstraps the baby and picks her up. they called an ambulance and took her to the hospital, she was in stable condition. no life-threatening injuries but she was diagnosed with injuries including a bruised knee joint. we head to the skies for our next video which is all well and good. want to join the friday freakout videos we're in for a wild ride. you can see the people tandem diving pulling their chute. maybe the guy we're riding with was capturing it all on camera.

he does a bit of a backflip. wee! this is all fun and games. we catch sight of a drag chute. he's using it to match the speed of the tandem divers. well that drag chute is going to be quite a drag. when he deploys his own chute the drag chute is completely wrapped around that chute. he has no control at all. tries to pull it apart but with the drag chute wrapped around it it's not doing anything. goes into a spin. clearly his training kicks in. bang! cuts away. >> i can't imagine that moment, that decision you have to make in that moment to cut away your parachute and trust the backup. does that decision have to be made, like that, and you have to commit? >> i think this is where his training kicks in. it was five, six seconds of trouble before he immediately skips right past worry being it, cuts away and trusts his next chute will deploy, which it does

properly. that's why i think the videos are important. they show the importance of training and if you keep calm under pressure you'll be fine and they're straight up exciting to watch. ♪ remember that proposal that went terribly wrong? >> yes. >> that i showed you yesterday? happened in monterey, mexico. >> mr. clueless. >> well the plot thickness. >> was it fake? >> did she come to her senses? >> a group in mexico posted a video sharing more details. [ speaking in foreign language ] does anyone look familiar? >> yes. >> the guy in the middle. >> that's saul and saul is the so-called rejected boyfriend. it turns out this whole thing was in fact set up. >> yep, see, i called it yesterday. >> really good buddy played the girlfriend that rejected esaul. her name is alice, and she's an instagram model. some people started recognizing her from the video and her insta

posts. she has a ton of followers. they decided to post this video where they basically let us in on the prank. >> she played it pretty good though. she looked truly upset. >> so was the band and the concert venue and all of that in on it and wanted to create a viral video? >> everyone was in on it. they have some extra footage of them preparing. there's esaul, there are the musicians. looks like that may be a permanent stage, so they just jumped on it, when there was nobody there and start singing a love song. now they see this girl being guided blindfolded by her mother to this stage. >> even worse now. >> that's why everybody was so invested. >> this is great, because they even say that in the video, even her mother was acting along crying after the daughter rejected the boyfriend. there's a shot of him, away from the crowd, with a number of

girls. >> that's probably why they did this whole thing. >> this is the part where she reappears and as she was walking away people were kind of mean to her. >> you can't always take a viral video at face value. >> that's exactly why they said they did this video, because so many people are duped by these fake videos, and they want you to take the extra five minutes making sure what you're following online is real. he truly has left behind this stingy and bity and traded it for the cute and cuddly, coyote peterson with brave wilder as soon as in australia seeking out the most iconic. on this day he's with the qkoal. they only eat leaves and certain types of eucalyptus leaves. >> he's so cute. >> he's working with banjo, primarily nocturnal animals.

they sometimes feed in the early morning hours and in the evening. he shows off his teeth here. >> similar to the teeth of a wombat. >> but this i did not know. koalas are a bit stinky. >> the center of that cream colored chest. >> is that dirt? >> new yoo that's the koala's s gland and secrets a strong musk. i'll touch a scent gland there if you don't mind. let me see. ooh. that is very strong smell. >> like cheesy smelling. >> are you suggesting a koala hug is of low koala-ity? >> it's on the tip of my finger. >> he goes in for the hug, they're very dense but soft and here's something else. you think they're kind of quiet. that's what males use to call in the ladies.