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good morning everyone. thanks for joining us on this sunday, february 25th. let's start with lisa. >> good morning everyone. nice and sunny outside. boy it is chilly outside. here is live doppler 7. we are expecting a cold front to sweep through the area tomorrow. in advance of that we are 2 to 11 degrees warmer. a nice shot here where it is downtown and san jose at 48. you were 37 earlier. at the beach still cold in napa. 50 in nevada. plan on numbers approaching 60 there today. a better warm up in store.

a little less wind. i'll track the rain for you there a few minutes. >> thank you. breaking news this morning, police are warning residents to shelter in place in the sur roun -- surrounding area. police say they received a call at 11:00 last night at a person seen firing and an assault weapon in the backyard of a home. witnesses tell officers that person was upset due to a loud party. officers tried to contact people inside the home but did not get a response. they believe a man may be inside with an illegal firearm. the s.w.a.t. team has a search warrant to remove illegal firearms. if we receive any information we'll bring it to you during our newscast. urgent warning about immigration raids.

oakland mayor says multiple credible sources told us ice could start operations today. >> homeland security raided 77 businesses in san francisco, san jose and sacramento looking for illegal workers. agents demanded proof that employees were illegally allowed to work in the united states. reiterated open police would not participate in ice activities. we want residents to prepare and not panic. we understand ice has used it as tactic to create fear of our intend is to go about our dai di lives without fear. i know oakland is a city of law-abiding imgranlt and

families who deserve. they said they are ice operations every day and it is unclear what the mayor is referring to. abc 7 news. >> the mayor will offer more details today during an event. it is on east 12th street in oakland. it starts at 12:30 this afternoon. remember to download the news app and enable push alerts for up to the minute updates on this and any story. students will return to douglas high school in florida this wednesday on a modified schedule. the superintendent is calling this a week of transition following the shooting that left 17 people dead. investigators are looking into new accusations that at least three deputies waited outside that school instead of going in during the attack. here in the bay area police chief says he is sickened to

hear so many missed opportunities in the mass murder vowing that under similar syringes his department will act. abc 7 news reporter has the story. >> bay area law enforcement is speaking out following the resignation of an officer that failed to act in parkland, florida. police chief tweeted in part since columbine in 1999 our training is to stop the killing and engage the suspect immediately. >> if there is killing that is occurring to stop that as quickly as possible to save as many vichls tims as possible. >> killed the killer. >> now he confirmed the department is investigating accusations that at least three deputies waited during the february 14th massacre. >> he was supposed to protect these kid sz and he didn't.

>> nicholas cruz is accused of killing 17 people with an ar-15. >> it is a frightening thought. that's why there's a focus on continual training. >> san francisco police say last year's training is an example of a proper police response. officers entered is building and engaged the shooter. the mayor credited this action with saving lives. abc 7 news. parents, teachers and students spoke out during an emotionally charged town hall in the east bay. that i a they are demanding change in the wake of that shooting in florida. >> what can be done both by congress and by us to limit the influence of the nra? >> there were tough questions at

this town hall meeting >> do you support a ban on assault rifles? >> yes. yes. >> he told the packed house he'll fight for a federal ban on assault weapons but it won't be sei easy even after the massacre that left 17 dead. >> it is breaking we have to have another tragedy. >> arming teefrpeachers is a bs. >> it will be a sad day in this country when we have to arm teefrpers. >> excuse me. >> gun owner interrupted the town hall demanding equal time. he says banning assault weapons isn't an answer. >> why don't we look at the root

of the problem and figure out why people are doing this instead of blaming gun owners. >> at times emotions ran high. some of the crowd tried to stop us from interviewing him and covering our lens. >> waylon johnson just wants to feel safe at school. >> we don't desterve the right f we don't use them responsibly. >> abc 7 news. >> continuing backlash, two airlines have become the latest companies to cut ties with the national rifle association. united and delta have announced they will no longer offer discounts to nra members. they joined several rental car and insurance companies that eliminated membership benefits in response the nra says it plans to partner with new

companies. new year parade have had all of the fireworks, music, the dancing. there was one thing missing from this week's bittersweet affair. eric thomas has more. it wouldn't be chinese new year without the fireworks or the drummers keeping the beat. all of it designed to lever children mesmerized. >> she loved like the lion da danced and all of that good stuff. >> the lion was where it was supposed to be. ed lee loved this parade as much as anyone. lee passed away last december. >> his fingerprints are all over this. we all miss him. >> we all miss him. we all grew up together in this community and work together in helping this community. >> there was something special

for movie fans this year. >> i am so honored and so happy to see so many smiling faces. happy chinese new year. >> even the evening chill couldn't keep people away. >> it is a great vieb. everybody out here is so happy. >> abc 7 news. >> the parade attracts more than a million people and considered one of the top ten parades in the world. you saw people talking about how cold it was. a little warmer today. >> that's right. we are seeing temperatures moderate well into the 40s. less wind but we are on our way to a sunny and pleasant afternoon. it is in the low 40s in livermore. rain arrives early tomorrow and we have a stronger system headed our way by the middle of the week. i'll detail it for you in a few minutes. >> thank you.

also ahead, a credit card company admitteding a mistake now giving back $330 million to customers. are you one of them? >> and your vacation could be in jeopardy, why hundreds of flights this summer to hawaii ha

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holders will see refunds. the average check coming back will be about $190 including interest. if you're late a credit card company can raise your interest rate but if you then make your minimum payment on time for the next six months you're eligible for a reduction. half of the immaktpacted accoun did not receive that reduction ta and the others should have been larger. they have cancelled hundreds of summertime flights. thefected flights were supposed to launch right in time for summer vacations. passengers will be rebooked onto its other flights. airlines says new planes have been delayed by the manufacturer airbus. problems with the engines are preventing airbus from delivering the jets on time. the mega hit film black

panthers not only setting records in this country but it is proving to be hugely many cast other movies. one activist bought tickets for 200 children. >> i wanted them to celebrate, to be part of the party, to be part of the pride of black panther. >> did you like the movie? >> yes. >> here in the bay area a special screening was held with a discussion about culture and identify before the film. in oakland proceeds mover i ha movie went for historically black colleges. >> a daring prison break. take a look at the video taken friday night in ohio. you're looking at a classroom in a minimum security prison.

three inmates decided to pick up a table, smash the window and you see out they go. they did not get very far. police set up a per am ter and captured them before they could skip town. they will be look into clanging the windows. a north bay family who lost their homes received a gift they have been waiting months for. >> it is real and it's really here. say hi. >> hi. >> they watched as they new so called tiny house rolled in yesterday morning. the 250 square foot structure will serve as their temporary home while their house is being rebuilt. the family won that house as part of a contest on disney's free forum channel. >> we are not sure yet. we don't va a spot yet but we

have been looking around and asking for people. the way it will work best is if we live on kind of like an extra dwelling. >> that home has two beds, dining table, dishwasher and a fridge. disney is the parent company of abc 7. good morning to you. starting out chilly. we have a storm system coming down from the north. late tonight it will spread cold rain, gusty winds and low elevation snow. rigt now lots of sunshine out there. temperatures, boy, they started out cool again. right now good recovery at half-moon bay. mid-40s in oakland. certainly chilly again but really our east bay were at freezing this morning. right now you're in the upper 40s in concord as well as

fairfield. santa r santa rosa in the mid-40s. winter weather island -- advisory. rainy and breezy tomorrow morning. this is a quick mover and a light one. we are looking at ppt 20 of rain. winds will make it feel blustery. i talked about this. here we go. it shows we a sunny today. by 7:00 clouds are increasing in the north bay and then the rain continues throughout the overnight hours. your monday night commute, it is sloppy in the south bay. through about 9:00 or 10:00 the rain pushes out most of it. sun, blustery afternoon. we have the winds in once again. they are starting tonight.

5:00 tomorrow morning it is breezy with 25 miles per hour gusts along the coast. they will be strongest and the east winds last right on through the afternoon making it for a blustery day. very winter-like feel. we wish the amounts would be a little bit stronger. we do have a more decent system on the way. about a quarter of an inch. little lets little less than that in some spots. snow levels down to 2,000 feet. kind that in mind if you're headed that way. 11 inches in kirkwood and tahoe city. we'll pick this up wednesday afternoon. we could see light rain and then this could impact your commute. heaviest rain loonks to come in wednesday night into thursday morning. this pushes through but then more wrap-around showers behind it into the bulk of the day on friday. we'll dry out on saturday.

that's your week in a nut shsh n how about for today? your seven day forecast and our storm impact scale tomorrow with the low el vagts snow. dry and sunny on tuesday. download our app and you can time out the rain. it extends from midday wednesday and then the hefr i havest overnight lingers into thursday and friday. so we have 1s on the storm impact scale. >> you were saying this chilly weather reminds you of july? >> yes. without the fog. >> yes. >> just ahead, why an artist is threatening to sue a bay a

as we have become wise to one scheme another pops up. one store is trying to stop scammers in their tracks. >> he was trembling. >> their stories are heartbreaking, infuriating. >> he told me, don't tell people why you're taking this money out of the bank. >> and all too common. >> he thought a hacker took over

his computer. collins believed she would be arrested for skipping jury duty. they were all scams. the payments, untraceable. >> there have been more and more gift card scams than ever before. >> they set it to prevent etc. own customers from falling prey and it's working. >> elderly are coming in on their phone practically frantic. >> employees are trained not just to sell electronics spot phone sotential victims. >> distraught customers on their cell phone, a voice on the other end directing them to buy thousands of dollars in best buy gift cards. >> when our employees see that for us sit a red flag. >> pretending to be a lovered one and needing money right

away. >> we'll tell them to hang up the phone and report it to the police. there are times they have surprised and it also brings them back to earth in some ways. >> dozensover attempts of stealing money has not only saved victims but earned this award. they said best buy's sense and accountability and responsibility contributes to ove overall safety in the community. >> it is a rotten scam. >> the entire chain is training employees to look out for gift card scams. this store has seen a large spike in attempted 7 on your side. the woman behind a

ver shl sculpture will be back there today. she has threatened to stop the removal of her work called digital dna. it is now on hold as the city and the artists discuss its future. they say it is not holding up under bat weather and that maintenance is getting expensive. still to come here on abc 7 a former state senator announces he is running for reelection daysov days of resigning, why he doesn't have support from his party. michelle obama is returning to the bay area, how much i

we can get out and enjoy today. letsz wind and right now we are looking at a beautiful start. it was cold today. 47 in san francisco and 48 in half-moon bay. temperatures will be below average again. the warmest number in the 50s in the next hour. through the 2:00 hour temperatures will bounce back up to the mid-50s to low 60s. clouds increase by a detailed look at the system coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you. >> now to the russia probe. democrats have finally released

their memo. it is a rebuttal to a republican memo that alleged the fbi abused its power in the russia investigation. the president weighed in overnight. david wright has the details. >> reporter: this is the memo in the middle of this fight. the democrats point by point rebuttal of another republican memo released weeks ago. it says correcting the memo. top secret until now when the republicans finally got around to declassifying it. president trump wasted no time declarg it a legal bust dising it on fox news too. >> the memo was a nothing. that's a very bad document for their side. >> devin nunez accusing fbi investigators of abusing their powers to spy on a trump

associate. he wanted this democratic response out weeks ago when the white house released his memo. >> we want it out because we think it is clear evidence that the democrats are not only trying to cover this up, but they are also colluding with parts of the government to help cover this up. >> the author of the new memo doesn't buy that. >> if the president really thought this memo was a bust he wouldn't have tried to conceal it and wouldn't be releasing it and he wouldn't be going on fox to try to rebut it. >> they demand it did not justify early wiretap warrants solely on the so called dodgey dossier completed by christopher steel and paid for by the campaign. they indo j provided information

by multiple independent sources. whatever they everyday might have been is now blacked out, censored by the trump white house which insists releasing the details would compromise national security. >> while we would have preferred fewer redactions i think what they proposed was reasonable. it doesn't on security the fact that the white house atoefrtemp to obscure state senate president kevin deleon won the support of still short of the 360% needed.

feinstein received a standing ovation for her remarks. >> new details about california state senator tony men ddoza. delegates voted to not endorse mendoza. he stepped down over sexual misconduct allegations right before a vote to expel mendoza denies any wrong doing. tickets go on sale for michelle obama's first visit to the bay area. she will be part of an event on march 28th. it is billed as a mayor daloder conversation. the presale has already started with those tickets priced at

$3,000. this will be her first appearance in the bay area since november. a german shepherd is improving after he was shot three times while protecting his teenaged owner from home invasion robbers. he underwent surgery. he was hit in the neck, leg and right hand leg. the 16-year-old hid in his closet. rex bit one of the robbers and was shot afterwards. >> they didn't hesitate shooting rex and didn't hold back on anything. if he wasn't there they would have opened that door and they would have saw me in there. >> he credits rex with saving his life. san francisco political leaders holding a rally to highlight a key case that will be argued before the u.s. supreme court. yesterday some teachers

participated in a flash mob to raise awareness about that case. ac 7 news was there yesterday afternoon as the group took over. the supreme court hears some arguments, challenging mandatory union dues. the case could have far reaching implications. >> it is through unions that we have wages that people can support themselves on. we have working conditions that support our students because when educators have good working conditions students have good learning conditions. >> the flash mob was part of the working peoples day of action. union workers all over the country held similar rallies yesterday. california's great america amusement park is hiring ahead of its 2018 season. the park needs to fill 1,000 positions including merchandise, rides, food service and

entertainment. wages start at $13 an hour. there will be two job fairs a week at the human resources department in santa clara. today starts at 10:00 this morning. the season opens march 24th. >> still ahead here on abc 7 mornings love is blooming at a unique bay area wedding, the unconventional wedding that might become the next big thing in california. here is a live look from our east bay hills camera. you still see clouds there. chilly today, not as cold as it has been. rain is in the forecast and lisa will have your

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tenth annual basketball tournament will take place. eight players are taking part in the two-day event. it has the same rules an regulations as able-bodied basketball. th players say it's a great way to exercise and connect. the tournament is underway. it resumed about 30 minutes ago. tens of thousands expected to celebrate the y y y y y y in chinatown. we were there yesterday for the annual community street fafrmt -- fair. streets are closed. traffic is being rerouted. the closures include grant avenue and pacific, jackson and

washington between stockton and kearny. dry yesterday and today but rain on the way. >> starting out right now 44 at the board walk and 37th annual chowder cookoff today. high in the upper 50s if you're looking for something to do. we'll talk about more decent rain in the week ahead. >> chowder sounds good right about now, lisa. the third time was not a charm for okc. we have all of the highlights and post game react

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morning's sports. >> reporter: good morning. the warriors hosted okc trying to prevent a team from beating them for the third time. mom just wants a selfie. there it is. both teams sloppy and slow when k.d. and anthony start shoving,, technicals. curry finished with 31. the three good. dubs up 52-45 at the half. a sweep behind the back pass to zaza. it goes on a 14-0 to end the third. faked a shot, dishes to durant. nick young will take the shot. dubs up 18 after 3.

fourth quarter draymond green, the monster jam. he finished with ten. dubs win it and kd was beating up on his former team. >> i was trying to be official with my shots. i took bad ones as well. for the most part glad we won. >> just another game. >> yeah. it's over. it's a different team. it's a lot of guys i really don't know. you know, it's just another game. >> this is an important game. they beat us two times. it is time to send a message. we played them twice. they played our finals in tennessee both times. we played like preseason in tennessee and we got punked and bullied. >> they are competitors. we have competitors. we hate to lose especially at home. we owed them one.

hopefully we can even it out. >> everyone understanding the season we are in with the last 20 or so games, so to kind of play the way we did with that aggressiveness, our best probably 40-minute effort when it comes to sticking to our details and sticking to the program. we played a solid game tonight. >> this game seems to bring out the best and worst there your guys. it is a great match-up. >> they are athletic and tough and once of the best in the league. everything is difficult. that's what makes it such a challenge. you're not going to get anything easy especially early in the game. it really forces you to be disciplined and to continue to work. it takes a while. if you stay with it and execute you can break free. >> big one. it may be just spring trang but first match-up of the year in arizona.

looking for the first win of the spring. chris startton walked walked wad loaded. g-man put up four in the fourth. a two run double to left and giants beat l.a. 9-3 your he gave up three runs against the padres including this two-run homer. baretto going opposite for his first home run of the spring. oakland takes the lead for good in the fifth when chad pender rips one and handcuffs the third baseman. a's go on for an 8-3 victory. that's the way the ball bounces. i'll see you tonight at 5:00. hope you have a great day.

good sunday morning to you. did you feel the change this morning? slightly milder although we were certainly near freezing in our inland valleys. most of you probably not as frigid. we had at least a half dozen and plenty of numbers in the 20s. this morning it's a little bit later. we are looking at temperatures a bit milder. in san jose topping out about 60 degrees. look at that jump from 10:00 until noontime. we'll see temperatures a little bit below average. the numbers will be cool for the week ahead. we'll show it to you for the entire bay area. as we look outside for the minute here a little bit hazy. we'll look at total sunshine today. we had the clouds yesterday and the breeze that will be absent today. until tomorrow this weather system drops down and brings the rain. the stiff northwesterly winds are behind it. nice and blue here from the

golden gate bridge. 47 mount view. looking at 48 in gilroy. half-moon bay up to 52. you were in the 30s this morning. some of the coldest numbers were in danville this morning. upper 40s for our friends in fairfield. 52 nevada and 43 in napa. picking up a little bit of snow. it is chilly though. it is 17 at the tahoe valley airport. snow arrives tomorrow. a winter weather advisory there. chilly temperatures for everyone this morning and sunny and slightly warmer conditions this afternoon. so we'll look for that one on our storm impact scale very early tomorrow. .10 to .20 tomorrow. you'll notice the low snow levels. clouds increase and then the rain arrives very late, just in time to mess up that morning ride. the slick roadways in the north

bay, it will be raining in the east bay and in the south bay. the front moves through and behind it a few left over showers. the air is cold enough. mount hamilton could see a light dusting. the winds will be breezy tonight and winds continue. the gusts strongest along the coast, 30 miles per hour here. 5:00 in the morning getting going with 20 to 25 miles per hour winds. it will be a blustery afternoon. the sun will reveal itself by tomorrow. we are looking at the amounts from a quarter of an inch and from 4:00 in the morning through the afternoon. the amounts pretty impressive for a weak system. about a foot of snow for the most favorable location. the heaviest rain into thursday sort of lasts right on through three days into friday, friday evening and so far amounts look to be about an inch around the bay.

55 downtown and 60 in san jose. the seven day forecast, download our app and you can keep track of live doppler 7 which will be getting a workout wednesday, thursday and friday. it is the most rain we have seen in a long time. >> the app will come in handy because the app could change. >> yes. and what do you think about this nontraditional wedding? a bay area couple said i do with a cannabis themed affair. jonathan bloom spoke to the bride wloz ceremony and reception might be a sign of california's next big thing. >> reporter: cannabis has come out of the shadows in california. 12 years ago when she met her husband things were different. >> we both deal with. it was the plant that brought them together. >> we always wanted to have a

cannabis themed wedding. it was like are we going to be able to do this? will it be legal? we were like awesome. we can do this now. it is our time. >> she works at the largest cannabis dispensary. >> my groom s men had boot nears. i had little joints for everyone. she promsd it would have class, high class. >> i had a rangements that had cannabis and roses. >> if you wanted to partake in the hash bar you could do that. if you wanted to go to the normal bar for wine and beer. >> cotton cannabis. >> it was like rose and lavender and mint. >> couples are wanting to incorporate it as a favor or

experience. the most resent is they want to hire someone as a cigar roller. >> reporter: she says finding a willing venue is tough. >> i'm surprised by which ones are looking into it. >> reporter: she thinks it is high time it is not about alcohol. >> everyone ate all of the food, had a little bit of munchies. there wasn't any drunken brawls. ill tag that a -- i'll take that

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it's not just any old neon n sign it's that one with a dancing pig. it marks with the sausage factory once stood. now that sign is deteriorating people say due to negligent. the fundraiser is today from 2:00 to 6:00. there will be a silent option. if you mention the dancing big they will donate 25% of orders to help restore and eventually relocate the sign. i like neon. >> yes. retro for sure. we are looking at a nice

afternoon even though it is clilly at your house. mid-to upper 50s around the bay today. less wind and slightly milder. weak system on monday. we have 1s on wednesday, thursday and friday most of it falls while you're sleeping. it could change between some dry days and at least a slightly more wintery look to your week ahead. >> thank you for joining us on abc 7 mornings. a big match-up between two of the nba top teams is ahead on the abc abc abc abc abc abc abc we get you ready for the spurs and cavaliers. tipo off at 12:30 p.m. have a great sunday everyone.

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