national rifle association halting discounts and other benefits. >> bay area based software company semantech, car rental companies alamo, hertsz national and met life are all on this list. >> we want to know how you feel, should companies boycott the nra? >> that's right, you can vote right now on our live poll at abc7news.com/vote. you do not need to login or sign up. just go to the website and click on a thumbs-up or a thumbs down. >> you can see should companies boycott the nra, a majority saying yes right now. now we want to focus more on this issue of trying to boycott the nra in this movement. abc7 news reporter leanne melendes is live in the newsroom. >> in the past boycotts have been an important weapon to bring about change, and there's a lot of companies out there who

have been associated with the nra, fedex, for example, offers nra alliance members up to a 50% discount on shipping experiences and one california wine club calls itself the nra wine club. semantech is behind products like norton anti virus. the cyber security solution ises was offering members of the national rifle association packages issued right on its website. semantech issued a statement saying it has stopped it's discount program with the rifle association. no more is said. other names were made public on social media. breaking that association with the nra was enterprise holdings, which owns enterprise and national car rental. today hertz did the same.

the decision to bail out was made shortly after pierre made a speech yesterday defending gun rights. >> they want to take away our second amendment rights. >> scott jackson is a member of the nra in the bay area. >> there's plenty of people that want to be partners with the nra. plenty of people. >> reporter: california's american seller's wine club that describes itself as the nra wine club. we reached out to the company, but they never returned our call. san francisco supervise jeff e shehee says boycotts often bring about change. >> i led one myself against united airlines which led to the entire airline giving domestic partner benefits to all employees. >> and let's not forget that

those boycotts were instrumental all through the gay rights and same-sex marriage debate. >> you can see the live results coming in at the bottom of your screen, we're going to put them up in just a moment, there they are, 82%. >> changie ing quite a bit very quickly as well. and you can add your vote to abc7.cnews.com abc7news.com/vote. if you would like to contact your state representative meantime to voice your opinion about gun control, we have put together a list of all of them for you you'll find them on abc7news.com. we have learned more about what may have sparked a massive fire at an abandoned oakland library. >> the fire broke out at the old branch at the corner of 15th and miller avenue. wayne, you said this building

has a history of issues? >> reporter: it indeed does, and if you look at the building, it does have the outline of a library, because that's what it used to be. the good thing is that we're in the mop up firefighters were injured. there may be no kind of blaze more frustrated in a building where they have been less than a year when one of their own was injured. >> it's just another fire. >> reporter: this was not the case at the almost centuries old library that burned up this afternoon. the firefighters took what they called a defensive stance. what was tough about the fire for you? >> that it was an abandoned building -- >> today oakland city counselman lives two blocks away told

reporters he personally saw at least a dozen people living inside. >> from what i hear from neighbors, the immediate neighbors around the building this morning at 9:00 a.m., there was a big fight, a physical fight that occurred on the grounds of the building, and one group pushed the other out and they believe the other group that got pushed out came back and set the place on fire. >> reporter: that had been hopes to bringing this historic building back to life, but it's been formally closed since the 1970s with no money for renovations. since then the problems have been chronic. >> we have reported problems and reported problems and the police come here on an almost daily basis since we had the last fire. but people keep breaking >> reporter: more than like a piece of history with nothing but trouble in it's old age. investigators are also looking into the cause at

another troubled building in san francisco. flameses tore through the home on sanchez street in the castro district around 7:00 this morning. you can see in this video shot from sky 7. it took crews about an hour and a half to put the fire out, but not before damaging nearby structures. neighbors tell abc7 that the house is a drug den. the city has even sued over that issue. tonight at 6:00, melanie woodrow explains why there's been nothing done about this fire. today cal trangs released video of the cleanup that's ongoing on the damaged hillsides in napa and sonoma county, it's work that's been happening ever since the last year. some danville

jokijoke jokingly said that their city is becoming the earthquake capital of the world. residents we spoke with are handling the shaking in different ways. >> it's been nuts, it wakes us up every night. we have a little dog that sleeps on the bed with us, and he freaks out all the time. >> when i came to my office this morning itches surpri was surpr some pictures that were hanging on the wall and they were down on the floor. >> if i had to pick here or anywhere else, i like it here. >> reporter: the usgs reports 15 earthquakes here today 55 for the week. some students in the haigt ashbury area -- autopsy results released by the city's department of unpublic health. the men all in their 30s were

found dead yesterday morning at the corner of page street and mason masonic avenue. fentanyl is extremely dangerous and when overdosed it can kill within minutes. 18-year-old gianni feliz is currently in custody at the santa clara county jail. a year ago authorities received reports of a sexual assault involving filice. two additional victims came forward and said they had been sexually assaulted by gianni filice. and a man is under arrest for the sexual assault of a minor, 51-year-old kwangson kim. they believe the victim in this case is a former student of kim. and if there are other victims, they want them to come forward immediately. high-tech leaders from

silicon valley are heading to washington, d.c. to try to get immigration reform back in front of congress. why that's a major economic issue for tech employers. >> reporter: the silicon violencely-status of 690,000 dreamers, young people who came into the u.s. with their undocumented families who are at risk of deportation if the daca program ends march 5 as president trump has indicated. 45 ceos, high level techs and company officials will meet with congressmen and senators. >> who needs shoring up from around the rest of the country, or who with perhaps a little bit more information about the strength of america's innovation economy can come to our side.

>> reporter: immigrants make up 57% of the silicon valley workforce, that's the key data point the delegation will use, along with a number of immigrants who have started tech companies and created jobs for americans. immigrants have been involved in patent registrations, trump said today not to assume all republicans are against daca. >> we get the reputation that daca is not republican. let me tell you it is republican, because we want to do something about daca, get it solved after all these years. >> reporter: immigration and daca have been used as bargaining chips. the budget comes up before congress on march 23. california farmers are pushing back against a congress m immigration act they claim could force tens of thousands of migrant farm workers to leave the country, the registration calls for a new visa program for

farm workers who are living in the state illegally. the agricultural association said the act would decimate the workforce. >> we have 40,000 to 60,000 people a year that we need seasonally to get the job done so we need to ensure that our farms have access to those employ employees. >> the california farm bureau says they will be fighting the legislation in washington even though the american farm bureau supports it. a bill that would classify gay aversion therapy as fraud. it try -- the practice has already been outlawed in california for minors. this new measure would extend the ban to adults too. >> the american medication association and american

psychological association has deemed this a hurtful and harmful practice. so in the state of california we want to ensure that consumers are protected and they know this is considered fraud. >> the proposed bill would allow people to sue for consumer fraud. a number of states including illinois have already passed a similar ban on aversion therapy for minors. instances of the flu are slowing down, thank goodness, but the illness remains widespread throughout the state. well, how widespread is revealed as a deadly statistic. from february 11 through 17, 7 people died from influenza. it may continue through the spring of this year. health officials continue to stress that a flu shot is the best way to prevent illness and

hospitalization, so it's still not too late to get your 234ru shot. emergency dispatchers right here in california are getting flooded with hundreds of calls, and it's all traced to one repair shop. one east bay city says it's time for a popular sandwich shop to go. more rain is in our forecast, i'll let you know if it's going to impact your weekend plans coming up. and saying good buy to six decades of

. the sanford hangout has been in business 60 years. they ran out of meat today. >> we're bagging your drill right now, okay? >> reporter: sometimes you just crave a good burger.

>> double cheese, melts in your mouth. >> reporter: a good beer to wash it down with and good company. and that's why people come to the oasis, affectionately known as the o. the burger joint has been a staple in menlo park for 60 years. >> it was a college bar for stanford, in the days when there were no bars in palo alto. >> stanford football memorabilia is displayed on the wall, and that's not all, the walls have carvi carvings, many of them declarations of love. >> i dated a guy at stanford and we came here and he carved our initials on the booth. it's not the guy i ended up marrying, but -- >> jew >> reporter: july lie wanted to come before it opened. she brought her son and her grandchildren. >> a lump in my throat because i have distinct memories from high school. >> reporter: she knows it's difficult for her customers, but

she couldn't come to an agreement with the landlord on the list. >> reporter: everybody wanted to come one more time, but they ran out of meat. people love it so much that they're still waiting in line. >> reporter: customers ordered pizza and sandwiches instead. a reunionon for friends, this is not just a place of memories, it's an institution that will soon be gone from the landscape on the peninsula. the o closes on march 7. oakland is moving to evict a subway restaurant from jack linden square. the chronicle reports the city went to court yesterday and filed claims that the store has not paid rent in six months. the restaurant is near a movie theater. the downtown san rafael is being modified as work for the

lark spur extension as it kicks into high gear, crews are making curbs, gutters and sidewalks that will help out bus drivers who need to make a route extension when the train is completed. transit trains are expected to pass through downtown san rafael and down to the larks spur ferry terminal by next year. another construction project that is well on its way to a completion is the new warriors arena in san francisco. sky 7 flew over the chase center this morning, and you can see really significant progress being made, the arena is really taking shape and rising from the ground in the mission bay neighborhood. construction started 13 months ago with the goal of being ready for opening night of the warriors 2019-2020 season. an apple repair center reportedly responsible for

flooding the dispatchers in the sample area with 911 calls, since last october, 1,600 calls from come in from the sacramento sheriff's department as well as the elk grove police department. it just so happened when apple released a new operating system that includes a way to make emergency calls faster without having to unlock the phone. well, apple is looking into this issue. new iphones could be just around the corner, the wireless charging of a newer model of apple device. this would put it on the before the couupertino office releases the phones. hi there, it has been a beautiful day today, i want to show you live doppler 7 right now, you'll notice skies are pretty clear, we did have one

record in halve moon by this morning, it was cold enough for it, as you know, so definitely in for another cold morning and we are looking at rain chances coming up. so if you were missing that rain yesterday, didn't see any of the snow at the higher elevations, don't worry we have more opportunities, monday is one of them and then next thursday and friday, we will be seeing more rain, so definitely a few more systems on the way, right now a live picture from our emeryville camera, we're looking at 80, the blue skies up above, nothing but crystal clear conditions. it's cool out there right now, oakland, 51, this is great to see, in tahoe, anywhere from 3 to 14 inches of snow fell in the last 24 hours and it's definitely looking like winter, they'll be getting some more powder up there as we head into monday. temperatures in the low 60s from oakland to concord. cold again in the morning, watch out for some patchy frost, dry

and milder days are expected this weekend and we're looking at a cold storm coming in with a mix of rain and snow as we head into your monday. look at this 6-hour planner this evening, if you're stepping out, just really nice, sun goes down at 5:57, starry sky, this is a good night to make sure you have a jacket or a sweater for your evening plans this friday night. fast forward to saturday, 5:00 a.m., some clouds are going to start to move in from the north, could see a light sprinkle around ukiah, a lot more mix of clouds and sun for your saturday afternoon and evening than anything else, so that's about what we're looking at your saturday, with milder weather for the afternoon, not in the orange, it's going to be cold, upper 20s, napa, santa rosa, some of our cold spots right around the bay. for the afternoon, temperatures will be in the low to upper 50s,

a few low 60s showing up. it should be a nice looking saturday as we fast forward to saturday evening, chinese new year parade, the weather looks fantastic. it is going to be dry, partly cloudy, temperatures in the low 50s afternoon and evening. chilly in the afternoon, it will be breezy so it would be a good idea to pack that extra layer if you're going to enjoy the lunar new year festivities. rainfall less tan a quarter inch, gusty winds and hail is expected along with snow at the higher elevations, a lot like what we saw yesterday, sunday night the rain is still to the north, monday morning you see the snow over the higher elevations, the showers elsewhere, the morning does look wet. tuesday we'll have showers and snow showers, rain over mt. hamilton. amount of snow coming to the sierra, a few inches to just over a foot for monday night, and a look at the accuweather 7-day forecast, mild saturday

and sunday, and a cold cold cold coming in on monday, and then more rain on thursday and friday, dry on tuesday and wednesday. it is friday, and that can only mean one thing as we head into the weekend. >> yes, the time has come for finney's friday free stuff. >> i'm michael finney, coming up on finney's friday free stuff, soup and decorative stickers so hang around. now bleeding it to in the robert mueller investigation. and the woman who smashed her car into

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chowder. >> wow, incredible. >> isn't that amazing? this is from the blue mermaid restaurant. that's down at the arganot hotel, that's at fisherman's wharf, and one of the old warehouses, it's a really cool old hotel. this is known for being a unique chowder. the pepper is in there too, you get four free, if you're one of those to get in on this deal, i would certainly get in on it. it is really beautiful. it's just down there right next to where the guys swim. it's really fun, you ought to go down there just to check it out. >> what else do you have there? >> we have sticker kaleidoscope.

this is grossman's sticker facto factory. you get the large one that putting up a kaleidoscope type thing, and then you get about $7 worth of stickers, if you have kids, know kids, have ever seen a kids, you'll get it. >> how do we get it? >> pretty easy to get in on this, go to our website, abc7news.com and look for the finney's friday free stuff page and we'll hook you up. it's going to be a big weekend. >> that's right, with the lunar new year celebrations in the bay area, including the parade in san francisco. and the at at&t, we believe in access. the opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world.

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coming up tonight on abc7 "news at 6:00." >> we as neighbors all have known that it's been a crack house for years. >> fire guts a san francisco victorian. tonight the bitter legal battle between the city and the homeowner and the massive judgment against him.

also 7 on your side's michael finney shows us how a national retail chain is fighting back against scammers trying to victimize it's customers. that's all coming up in a half hour on abc7 "news at 6:00" 89. finally tonight, some view the lunar new year as a chance to look back over the past 12 months. >> for some it's a chance to look back decades. >> take a look at these lion dancers, there's men under the dragon there manipulating, these are police officers entertaining folks at the retirement community. this is their 30th year together. >> so our captain at that time, along with phil, said we should do something like this as community service. we got together, we started in

'98 and we practiced and have been doing it ever since. >> they know that tonight, several breaking headlines as we come on the air. a major player now pleading guilty. likely now cooperating with robert mueller. rick gates, paul manafort's close business partner, and right there on stage with then-candidate donald trump, telling the judge today guilty, your honor. and just in tonight, new charges against paul manafort. also, the new images coming in now. the woman who smashed her car into security barriers at the white house. president trump tonight sticking by his plan. he wants some teachers armed saying they would have, quote, shot the hell out of that gunman. saying teachers care more about students than school guards. the armed deputy who decided not to go into that school building as the shooting was under way. also, florida governor, rick scott, a republican revealing a major change. he wants to raise the age to buy