>> the governor says the white house is going to war with the state of california. the administration also has oakland in it sights. >> here's my message to mayor schaaf, how dare you? how dare you needlessly endanger the lives of our law enforcement officers to promote a radical open boards agenda. >> a showdown tonight over sanctuary status. >> attorney general jeff sessions was in sacramento today to officially announce a lite against california over its sanctuary state policies. >> the attorney general strongly criticized oakland when the mayor notified immigrants about an i.c.e. raid in oakland. >> reporter: during today's press conference, the mayor of oakland said she was not looking for this kind of attention. with that said, she then lashed out at sessions and president

trump. when asked if she would alert the community again, libby schaaf said absolutely. attorney general jeff sessions wasted no time slamming oakland mayor libby schaaf during a california peace officer's association event in sacramento. >> so here's my message, to mayor schaaf, how dare you? how dare you needlessly endanger the lives of our law enforcement officers to promote a radical, open borders agenda. >> reporter: today at a press conference, mayor schaaf remained defiant. >> how dare you vilify members of our community by trying to frighten the american public into thinking that all undocumented residents are dangerous criminals. >> reporter: sessions also said that immigration agents failed to make 800 arrests that would have been made had it not been for schaaf alerting the oakland community of the imminent raids. the mayor contradicted sessions on those numbers.

>> by i.c.e.' own numbers, the majority of those deported had no criminal backgrounds. >> reporter: the mayor who is represented by the city attorney's office announced today that former u.s. attorney for northern california mel l lyn >> i am insiappreciative that someone has stepped up and offered probono assistance to the city attorney. the mayors of the bay area's two largest cities are not holding back their criticism of the attorney general's decision to sue the state. >> the man's a moron,

state, just because he comes here to distract from what's happening in d.c., we're going to call him down. >> he also defended his city's sanctuary policy saying undocumented residents should not fear interacting with authorities. >> if you here's just shutting 80,000 people off with communicating with 4r0 law enforcement because they're afraid of being deported, everyone's less safe. >> and minutes after attorney general sessions finished speaking, california's top political leaders were firing back. >> abc7 news reporter laura anthony has that part of our team coverage for you from our state capital in sacramento. >> reporter: governor jerry brown minced no words in his response to what he called a declaration of war from u.s. attorney general jeff sessions who filed a federal lawsuit against the state of california for it's sanctuary policies. >> this is a political stunt. it's more like fox news and

what's going on in washington and it's not about the truth. it not about protecting our state. it's about dividing america. >> stop protecting lawbreakers. >> reporter: speaking at a law enforcement event in sacramento, sessions did not mention brown by name, but he did talk about what he considers the missteps of california leaders, like lieutenant governor gavin knewsoknenewsom who applauded libby schaaf's warning of the i.c.e. raid. >> and gavin newsom praised her for on instructing our law enforcement. >> you might as well accept it as one of the most inefficient attorney generals in american history. >> reporter: sessions' speech ws met with protest and with strong opposition inside the state capitol, where brown stood shoulder to shoulder to california's attorney general. >> here in california we respect

the law and the constitution. we expect the federal government to do the same. >> reporter: governor brown also talked about the contributions undocumented immigrants have made to california. he said many of them have been here for 10 to 15 years, that they have vital to the california economy, which brown called the, quote, engine of the american economy. in sacramento, laura anthony, abc7 news. and just over an hour ago, the justice department responded to governor brown's comments. here's part of the statement. quote, these are national problems that are exacerbated by states like california when they put federal law officers at risk by refusing to share even the release date of a criminal illegal alien that they themselves believed were dangerous enough to arrest in the first place. now we have more of the governor brown and attorney general jeff sessions comments on our website, that's abc7news.com. in other news tonight, abc7 news has learned that two of san

francisco's top judges are being charged with elections violations ahead of the eprimary elections this june. >> reporter: retired librarian and activist whinny porter walked into the watch dog judicial office and filed a plant saying that these two judges violated the state ethics code by using court letter head to endorse four incumbent judges in the upcoming june elections, although they didn't endorse the judges outright, we stand behind the judges -- cannot use public resources for a campaign activity. but this year, four judges on the bench are being challenged by these lawyers from the city public defender's office. porter who supports the opponents says it's just simply wrong and illegal. >> basically, it's my money, my

taxpayer money, your taxpayer money being used for this. >> reporter: porter' complaints says the two judges further violated the ethics code by posting the letter on the county website. >> any juror that gets a jury notice is directed to that website. those are potential voters. >> reporter: public defender nicole solace is another candidate. >> we have a fraternity like system where they circle the wagon and do everything in lock step. >> a spokesperson told abc7 news they cannot comment on matters before the commission. if found guilty, the judges could be fined up to $1,000 a day each day the violations continue. san francisco police face criticism tonight after officers shot and killed an armed robbery suspect in the mission district. you're looking now at the scene live of where last night's

shooting took place. that's where activists have gathered for a vigil and protest. police tell us two people flagged down patrol officers and said they had just been robbed near 20th and capp street. the victims described a vehicle, minutes later officers stopped a similar car a block away. >> once again, a bad reaction of the police officers who are trigger happy. >> the system died uspect died scene, police say they discovered a handgun inside the suspect's trunk. and investigates are under way by the district attorney's office and the chief medical examiner. a teenaged boy was shot and injured today in san jose. sky 7 was over cadillac drive and winchester boulevard as police were clearing the scene this afternoon. police say the boy was shot at

least once around 1:30 this afternoon. but he is expected to survive. no one was hurt after a car drove through a domino's pizza in san jose this afternoon. take a look, sky 7 was over the scene. you can see the damage to the front of the store. the fire department checked out the structural integrity of the building and said there was no danger of collapse. so far no word on exactly how this crash happened. fire investigators are still trying to figure out what sparked a blaze inside a home. when crews arrived on the scene at 26th and dolores street today. crews stopped the flames before they spread to any homes nearby. firefighters also rescued this dog from that burning home. caltrans is still trying to figure out how a small fire started in some netting under the western span of the bay

bridge. a fire boat shot water 200 feet into the air. you can see water hitting those vehicles on the lower deck before westbound lanes were shut down. a warning for anyone who eats seafood caught locally. state health officials say certain types may contain toxins that could be hazardous to health. could contain dangerous levels of a naturally occurring toxin that can make people sick, even cause death. it's important to note the warning does not include commercially sold seafood. home is where the financial losses are. >> new data shows just how hard that tax law is hitting bay area homeowners. in fact one city has the biggest losses in the country. how a book of poems is raising money and bringing people together too. i'm meteorologist drew tuma,

a mild evening out there tonight, but we're going to be tracking some light showers for some. the timing in your forecast. your vote, really important, you got to get ready to decide m&m's

. the bay area is already home to one of the most expensive real estate markets in the country. but under the new federal tax code, homeowners will receive even less tax benefits this year. researchers looked a it the entire country and found that san jose could get hit the hardest. chris has the story from silicon valley. >> reporter: the local real estate market can be hard to navigate, but changes to the federal tax code could make it even tougher to buy. mortgage interest deductions on new loans are now capped on $750,000 and for state and local taxes $10,000 is the maximum

deduction. the new code also doubles the standard deduction which means les homeowners will itemize. >> when a good home comes along to meet their needs, they will buy anyway. >> reporter: san jose is expected to be the nation's hardest hit metropolitan region, where the median homeowner will lose roughly $5,400 in housing related tax deductions in the first year of the new code. san francisco and los angeles aren't far behind. >> their rates will be lower than they would have otherwise have been without tax reform, you have to look at the balance, is the loss of deduction more than the overall rates. >> reporter: local prices will remain strong as the area deals with a lack of inventory. >> as long as we have companies like google and tesla and facebook and apple adding and adding and adding, we're going

to create more demand and as long as we have less supply, we're going to be in competition for affordable housing. a book of poems is helping north bay fire victims heal from the disaster there. it was created by two santa rosa women who had never met before until fate connected them on facebook. abc7 news anchor reggie their story. >> this poem is about our memories and refer them to shadows dancing in the air. shadows dancing in the air, replacing all that once lived there. >> cynthia writing poems since she was a child. then the firestorm happened and she posted them on facebook. >> after 10, 15 poem, i kept getting the same response, put it in a book, put it in a book. >> reporter: while look for a

printer, she ran into a photographer who's captured the beauty of the sonoma area and so they met. >> she read her poems to me and they just touched my heart and i showed her some pictures and we said we're going to write this book. >> it has 35 poems written for people hit by the firestorm. >> when your lii wrote, underst stages of grief, you start out sad and in shock, and you end up angry, anger is one of the things that we have to be careful of because it can move in and stay there if we let iter. >> the authors hope the book can help heal wounds or at least get them talking about feelings they may be bottling up. >> for more information on ordering the book and to hear cynthia phipps read some of her

story, you'll find more information on abc7news.com. something in your kitchen sink could be a fire hazard you should know about. >> let's start with the kitchen issue. that fire hazard involves garbage certain insinkerato. the product's name is insinkerator single outlet systems. water can get into modu module. the recall covers nearly 1.5 million garbage disposals. >> we told you about similar offers before, virgin says today it will start offering three types of economy fares, varying in price, depending on how many

frills you're willing to give up. the new fares will be called economy light, economy classic and the most affordable, economy light. there will also be a fee for checked luggage. the new economy class will be available starting this spring. >> here's a sweet challenge, you could decide the new m&m flavor. starting next month, you'll see three new m&m limited edition flavors, espresso, raspberry apr mint. people can vote on which one they like the most. voting is open until may 25, and we'll see the winning flavors in stores three months later. if i had to guess, we'll see all three of them. >> voting for espresso espressos here. accuweather managed to

squeak out a fair amount of sunshine today, temperatures responded nicely, but tonight showers return for some. live doppler 7 tracking the action now, and you can see it's confined to the northern half o the viewing area. in the ynext hour, clover dale going to see some showers, santa rosa in the next hour. not everyone will see the wet weather. our south beach camera showing you sutro tower in san francisco. we had sunshine about an hour ago, and now those clouds are thickening ahead of tha front. the north bay and the coast have the best chance of picking up any moisture in the next few hours. unfortunately ahead of the storm, temperatures are mild,

highs today in the south bay managed to get into the low 70s, right now it's 67 in san jose, 68 in freemont, 64 in san francisco, and 68 the current temperature in napa. in the next now hours, we'll continue to see the clouds thicken up. and that will create mild conditions overnight. 52 the oompvernight low in san francisco. and 48 the low in oakland. future weather, 8:00 tonight, those showers light in nature and mainly focused in the north bay, when we're back for abc7 news at 11:00, those showers approaching san francisco along the coast, but watch what happens as it moves onshore. it really falls apart. and by early tomorrow morning the showers will out of here and it will be a dry friday morning commute. rainfall estimates with this system, very light in the north bay, less than a quarter-inch, even lighter along the coast,

and they move to the south and inland. you can see some spots managing nothing out of this storm system. so your 12-hour planner, as we get you into your thursday. a fair amount of cloud cover. we are dry tomorrow morning, and throughout the day once again, the clouds will be decreasing, a lot of sunshine in the afternoon and temperatures on the mild side once again. so 64 for oakland and san francisco. 70 for san jose, 10 degrees above average for this time of year. 69 in freemont, 65 in vallejo, and 62 in san rafael. the accuweather forecast for the next seven days, tomorrow we have the clouds in the morning, giving way to sunshine by the afternoon, it's mild in most spots, in the 60s, by friday, there is a chance late, after the sun goes down, we could have a shower in the south bay, but a better chance for everybody come saturday evening, with a light system, a 1 on the storm impact scale, move those clocks ahead one hour as daylight-saving time begins sunday. low 70s will be our warmest spots, next chance of rain comes

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scientists knew that jupiter was turbulent as a gas giant. but they didn't know it was like this. it turns out that cyclones appear at each pole. it turns out that the deeper you go, jupiter's gas what we know about earth's origins.

nasa says it is more interested in what's in between. it shows the cracked rocky crust in the planet arranged in a tile like design with the dusty do you knows spilling over it. it could be what's called frost weave, that's when repeated outl thawing and freezing of the ground make different designs. something fishy with a noisy group of neighbors that people say are keeping them up at night. >> see for yourself here, the offending neighbors are sea lions at the colonecolonecolo germany. >> theyer under investigations by the city for possibly breaking the noise ordinance. >> the zoo may have to improve the soundproofing of the animals' enclosure. >> be careful, complainting about them. you don't want them to flip you off or anything.

if you have ever wondered what happens when an eagle tangles with a drone, we have an answer for you. >> the eagle followed the drone for a while before leaving the drone operator was able to land that device safely, but that's a pretty great shot. a 13-year-old has quite a story to tell. >> a former stanford star helps rescue his grandfather when he fell during a hike. and here's

coming up on abc7 "news at 6:00," now that the feds are suing california over it's sanctuary policy, we asked san jose's mayor how he reconciles his pro sanctuary position with his background as a prosecutor.

and seven on your side's michael finney examines whether -- we all know not to drink and drive. but what about drinking and shopping online, there's some sobering results, that's all coming up at 11:00. former star running back christian mccaffrey and his family are being credited with saving a man on a hike. >> reporter: hiking with his grandpa, eli smoker says he heard a shoe slip on the way down. >> i turned around about halfway through his fall and he hit the grouped. >> reporter: before eli could get to his grandpa, several people already surrounded him. michael took his pulse and did chest compressions when he wasn't breathing. eli held his grandpa's next. >> he even told me he was christian mccaffrey, but it just

didn't >> reporter: the men on the trail were christian mccaffrey with the carolina panthers max mccaffrey and dylan mccaffrey, along with their friend michael mann. >> i would not be here if not for them. >> reporter: their grandfather is in the hospital. this family is forever grateful. >> i just keep thanking them for saving my grandpa's life. and they brought us doughnuts. >> wow. well, everybody loves doughnuts of course and everybody hopes grandpa does get better. >> as a cal grad, i saw him in action in the big games. didn't root for mccaffrey then,

as a cal grad, but i do now. for all of tonight, the states of emergency as we come on the air. the massive nor'easter hitting right now. from virginia up through philly, new york city, and new england. up to two feet of snow in some places. thundersnow in new york city. tonight, a teacher on bus duty, struck by lightning holding an umbrella. and now our weather team telling us there could be yet another nor'easter brewing. it could hit first thing next week. also breaking tonight, reports hope hicks, who resigned from the white house, had her e-mail hacked. and the porn star now suing the president. her lawyer saying the president must have known about the payment to silence her. there is news coming in now, an apparent accidental shooting at a high school, several hit. and at another school, a student under arrest.