words. >> neither side is backing down over the issue of immigration raids. oakland mayor libby sch as krrss claiming her warnings put his agents in danger. >> we begin our team coverage from oakland. >> i.c.e. is trying to distract people from their racist messages. >> reporter: it's a full blown war of words between oakland mayor libby schaaf and immigrations customs enforcement. >> we have to fight against the racist myth that president trump is trying to perpetuate, that immigrants are criminals. >> reporter: appearing this morning on fox and friends, chastised schaaf's warning i.c.e. raids. >> it's no better than shouting police, when a police car comes into their community.

>> reporter: the agency claims 50% of the arrests were of people with criminal records separate from immigration violations. >> i.c.e. has now a track record of lying to us. >> reporter: initially critical of schaaf's broad critical warning, this councilwoman thinks it's important for the city to stand united. >> at this moment, i feel it is essential that we all stand together and clearly know that i.c.e. is not keeping us safe. >> reporter: >> we have a criminal justice system, we should let that work. >> reporter: i.c.e. interim director claims the justice department is looking into whether schaff's warning broke the law. students at san francisco state university marched through campus today carrying signs

saying crush i.c.e. about three dozen people took part in this protest against immigrations and customs enforcement and trump's immigration policies. so recent activities in oakland? 50% of people are saying yes you do agree. meanwhile hundreds of protesters took to the streets of san francisco's financial district today. [ chanting ] . >> reporter: the crowd outside the i.c.e. building in san francisco grew larger and louder as hundreds of immigration rights activists demanded an end to deportation rates. >> it's affects communities, it terrorizes communities, it makes communities feel fearful. >> reporter: it comes just days after i.c.e. organizations in

the city resulted in 150 arrests. i.c.e. officials say that they are only arresting criminals. >> though they're saying they're only arresting criminals, they're not. >> reporter: mayor ferrell says that the i.c.e. can get criminals off the streets without targeting innocent lives. >> if there's a criminal warrant, we will cooperate. however this fear mongering with our innocent families in san francisco that have done nothing wrong, that's completely wrong. >> reporter: i.c.e. says schaaf's warning put its agents at risk. >> she did what she thought was best. what we're doing in san francisco is maintaining an active dialogue with everybody in san francisco that we're tasked with being out on the streets what is happening

city. >> reporter: mayor ferrell says that san francisco has been and will always be a sanctuary city. >> let's take a look at what more of you are thinking, many of you have voted on this question, do you support i.c.e. actions in the bay area, right now the results are at 50%, and against 50%. well now to the strong storm headed our way right now. take a look at the situation from our live camera. still pretty clear in san francisco and walnut creek. but definitely gray skies in emeryville. let's get to abc7 news meteorologist sandy patel, for live doppler 7. >> as you take a look at live doppler 7, you will notice there are a few showers, but so far they have been confined to the north bay. i'm going to get you closer to the north bay on street level radar where there's still some rain, bennett road, you're getting very light rain. silverado trail, yes, the wine

country is beginning to see some wet weather, this storm is impressive on our live doppler 7, there's the coiled ald air associated with it. we're already seeing the snow over the mountains north of the bay area. right now the storm is a 1 on the storm impact scale s there will be light to moderate rains, winds increasing through tomorrow. the winds will reach 35 to 38 plus. same thing at 7:00 p.m., by by 11:00 p.m., you start to see pops of oranges and yell lows t moderate to heavy rain. we're just getting started, it's going to be a rough commute tomorrow. we'll tell you how long this is going to last and what else you'll see besides the rain and the snow here. >> this storm approaching now, be sure to have the abc7 news app handy to get the updated

weather forecasts, we have upgraded so you can get the forecast from wherever you are. there is significant police activity in a neighborhood. multiple police cars have converged on pennsylvania avenue near airfield lane. this video just into the newsroom shows evidence marker in the street and yellow police tape blocking a sidewalk there and actually a whole street. we have reached out to authorities for more information and we'll bring you up to date information on air and online as we get them. only on 7, we're learning new details about the lengths the chp is going to track down a freeway shooter targeting tech busses. the source tells abc7 news, at least 20 vehicles have been hit over the past month, possibly by high powered beebee gun or rifle. investigators say the attacks have mainly happened along interstate 280. but when busses began taking 281

again, the gunman followed the buss there and began attacking them. the chp has also revealed a chp tactic, using a decoy bus to draw out the shooter. >> perhaps a decoy bus, as well as individuals that are making themselves comfortable throughout that stretch of the 280 on the side of the road and not even in a patrol vehicle. >> the chp is also asking for tips from drivers who may have witnessed one of the shootings. two freemont police officers who shot at a car killing a pregnant teenager inside have been cleared in her death. this incident happened when the driver rammed the police car, killing the passenger. we learned today that the district attorney's office has found the officers were justed in the shooting. in addition, prosecutors will

charge the driver rico tiger with murder. at the time he was a wanted in connection with a number of armed robberies. tiger was arrested in san francisco a day after the shooting. only on 7, attorneys for a wealthy hillsboro woman charged with murder says another suspect charged in the case is lying. last week we broke news that the other suspects cut a deal with prosecutors. >> reporter: olivier were sporesponsible for the mur of keith green. between now and his trial, adella will be free on parole. they also believe responsible for disposing of the

body. >> reporter: polygraph test, which an expert said adella flunked. >> did you shoot keith green? he said no, his answer was decepti deceptive. >> reporter: they did pose a theory on what happened the day green was killed. >> mr. adella and potentially confederates were seeking a gun, they ultimately may have gotten one and they may have been involved in a kidnap attempt of mr. green. >> reporter: district attorney steve wagstaff says polygraph tests are not reliable. >> every court in the land, including every court in california has held that these >> adella did not return our calls.

yesterday two brothers meet for the first time ever, it's as if they don't want to let go of each other. it's a story you'll only see on abc7 news. and a plan to put a road block in the drive to raise taxes. home prices in the bay area, yes they are on a record setting streak. and the movie that

two men grew up 3,000 miles apart but discovered they were brothers because of social media. it's a great story. you saw some video moments ago. the two of them meeting for the first time as one brother arrived at the airport in san francisco. the men have the same father but different mothers. the flight took off from charlotte, north carolina this morning. david louie was there for this tearful meeting. >> reporter: the anticipation was overwhelming for 62-year-old

rick mcbride. until recently he never knew he had a brother. and they were about to meet for the first time as fast as the escalator could deliver 50-year-old jeff clark to baggage claim. >> oh, god. unbelievable. >> reporter: rick mcbride, a former facilities manager knew tears would flow, and they did, from both brothers' eyes. rick is from the bay area, his brother from north carolina. >> they said he have the same laugh and the same eyes and same mannerisms when we talk. >> reporter: rick's wife said it was social media that brought them together. >> a wife said her husband was looking for his brief. he got on and said my name is rick clark and this is my dad's name. >> i really don't know what kind of food they like. >> reporter: you're soon going to find out. >> yes. this is a blessing.

>> reporter: the next ten days will be very exciting for these two brothers as they get to know each other better, but they have one important mission, to find a half sister they know is out there too. >> isn't that special? fantastic. >> what a story. a state assembly member wants voter approval to be required on any future tax increases. >> "7 on your side's" michael finney is here with that. >> it's already a very high bar. i mean it's pretty tough. republican melissa melende is introducing a bill that would take the power away from the legislature and give it direct to the people of california. you see the legislature can increase taxes only with a two-thirds majority of the house and the senate. m mel. >> i can't tell you how many con stitch wents i have and i know

this is the case across the state that say wait, why didn't i get to vote on that? why isn't that up to us? and i have to explain why that is and i think that's a very vey dangero dangerous -- >> along with the digital keys to unlock them. apple made the move to comply with china's regulations on cloud services which require companies to each all data in that country. beijing says the measures are needed to help prevent crime and terrorism and protect chinese citizens privacy. apple claims that china is making it difficult to uphold their privacy and security. >> prospective home buyers who are waiting for prices to go down in the bay area will have

to just keep waiting, median home prices in january climbed for the 70th straight month. the real estate data firm says the average price rose 12.6% from the previous year, it's now at $7,200 the increase is based on tight supply. families in an east bay school district who struggle to get food on the table have a new resource thanks to a unique partnership. the opening today to the a hayward food pantry. the food pantry is open to all, but designed specifically for the needs of families within the school district. >> now hayward unified is able to order the food that's right for their families, the quantities that's right for their family, the type of food

that's culturally relevant for their families and to have that here on site. >> the food pantry is in -- the a's are spending a million dollars on a new party deck in the coliseum's party stands. it's got a bar, patio and lounge seating. and on friday nights will feature a deejay. team president dave cable says the deck will hopefully attract new fans. last season the a's were next to last in attendance, crowds averaged 18,000, compare that to around 41,000 for the giants. here's a word of caution, prepare for a stormy morning commute. take a look at live doppler 7 right now, this is the calm before the actual main event. i want to show you where we're seeing some light rain right

now, in the north bay, as we get into street level radar, santa rosa, sonoma avenue, south an that rosa, sony point road. as you take a look at those temperature, they're in the 40s and 50s. here's our view from our mt. tam camera, consider this gentle rain, we are going to have a rough ride ahead, wet and hazardous for your morning commute and there is a chance of thunderer, stormy conditions, windy with the heavy downpours coming in, temperatures, 40s, 50s, don't leave home without a rainco raincoat, make sure your kids are bundled up and they have their raincoats as well. you're looking at a rain-snow mix, temperatures will be in the 50s. on our storm impact scale, exclusive to abc7 news, this is a 1, a light level 1 system

tonight, we're going to bump that storm up to 2 tomorrow. let's check out the winds hour by hour. 7:00 tonight, it's a little breezy out there, wind coming out of the south, but by 5:00 p.m., those winds are howling at 40 miles per hour, and at 8:00 p.m., still real windy, those bridges will be tough to cross. as we take a look at tomorrow evening, level 2 storm for tomorrow. expecting thunderstorm potential in the afternoon with hail and gusts over 40 miles an hour. here's a look at the hour i be hour forecast. tonight you see moderate showers around the north bay, 7:00 p.m. by so10:00, most of you are goi to be seeing moderate to heavy

rain. in the commute tomorrow, during the hours of 5:00 to 8:00 a.m., it's going to be pretty heavy rainfall, then we is skip over to scattered showers, it will turn to high elevation snow, as we go into thursday night, and also around mt. hamilton thursday night, this pattern will continue with a scattered wintry mix for thursday and friday. approaching 3 inches up to the north. many of you will be in the 1 to almost 2-inch category. on friday, zero visibility, gusty winds, travel will be impossible, i do not recommend it. significant travel delays exp t expected. the snow will be piling up, travel is discouraged, some spots could see up to 7 feet of snow in the mountains. accuweather 7-day forecast, a level 2 storm tomorrow, snow is

possible, hail at the higher elevations, friday saturday, basically it's a level one, then you dry out sunday, another opportunity for rain tuesday and wednesday. download the accuweather app and get the updated information. and at 5:30 on world news with david muir. >> coming up several breaking stories, the major resignation at the white house. another school scare, this time a teacher armed with a gun. and a nor'easter right off the east coast, new york city, boston, that's next. a woman is quoted three prices for the same drug, ranging from $20 to

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to 300 feet away. the first million miles took six years to complete. the navy's blue angels are training right now at their new home in el centro, california. this weekend, spectators got a very close experience. oh, those folks got a mouth full of dirt. one person was even blown off their viewing ladder, breaking their camera. even so, everyone loved it. the blue angels will be in san francisco for fleet week starting in october. one woman's vision for a hollywood movie has

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"news at 6:00," with the big storm coming you have heard about, we'll tell you where reservoir levels are right now and whether to panic. we also have a story about broken call boxes, they could mean the difference in a life or death emergency. >> sticking with fossil fuel is like saying we want to stick with our flip phones. >> find out who they're really listening to according to environmentalists. finally tonight, there will be many historic firsts this sunday at the academy awards. it's been a year full of barriers broken by actors and filmmakers. >> reporter: on oscar's red carpet this sunday, we'll be celebrating some first, the first african-american to be nominated for acting and

directing in the same year. and the first woman to be nominated for best director, along with having an original screen play, d. reise is the first african-american woman nominated for mud bound. and rachel morrison is the first woman in oscar's 90 year history to be nominate in her field. as the first to be nominated in that category, she's aware of those before her and those who have broken through. >> i think it's been like that for decades past, but i'm excited by the premise that this is encouraging for other women and hopefully it will get more people behind the camera and hopefully this will be the first of many, a future where it's common place and not an anomaly anymore. >> reporter: morrison followed up her work on mud bound, with a

little film you may have heard of. "black panther." >> they couldn't be anymore different and i couldn't be more proud of both of them. >> reporter: rachel starred in a few more centered films like wonder woman, theaters will receive a wakeup call. >> it should hopefully lead to more women-led films, more films led by women. i guess the proof is in the numbers. >> you can catch all the excitement of the oscars exclusively here on abc7. our complete coverage begins sunday at 1:00 p.m. with on the red carpet. and then we at 5:00 we have the on the red carpet, and our own dion lind will be reporting from hollywood for the 11:00 news. >> world news with david muir is coming up.

tonight, breaking news. the resignation at the white house. less than 24 hours after answering questions on capitol hill, hope hicks now resigns. president trump's longest serving aide stepping down. abc news learning hicks told house investigators just yesterday she had occasionally told white lies on the president's behalf. the white house says the timing today is coincidental. also tonight, the president's call to take action on guns. oftentimes siding with the democrats at the table. tonight, supporting universal background checks. and what about raising the age limit on buying guns? a new scare at a school tonight. students running for their lives. this time, a teacher, armed with a gun, barricading himself inside a classroom, firing his weapon. we are tracking a nor'easter off the coast tonight, moving in