the air base in san diego. >> and our most powerful weapon, our most beautiful weapon, our most brilliant weapon. you. in 2019, we want to give you your largest pay raise in over a decade. >> part of president trump's visit to california has pocus f on his border wall with mexico. >> reporter: president trump's visit to california met by supporters and protesters. >> are they paying for that wall? >> no! >> reporter: this is the president's first visit to the state after taking office and comes just one week after the justice department announced its plans to sue california over federal immigration enforcement efforts. the president blasted the state on social media saying

california's sanctuary policies are illegal and unconstitutional and put the safety and security of our entire nation at risk. >> reporter: his first stop in california san diego, where he expected eight proposed design prototy prototypes, each costing taxpayers a minimum of $300,000. >> for those people, if use donyou don't have a wall system, you don't have a country. >> reporter: jerry round post g i ing a letter to president trump on twitter. the white house has called for $18 billion in funding for the wall's construction, but th. this evening the president will hold a

with republicans in bel air. governor brown responded to the president's remarks a couple of hours ago, tweeting, thanks for the shoutout, but bridges are still better than walls and california remains the sixth largest economy in the world and the most prosperous state in america. #facts. >> president trump didn't have many nice things to say about california, perhaps because californians don't have nice things to say about him. a recent poll showed that 66% of californians disapprove of president trump's performance >> james schwab said that he -- he also cited attorney general jeff sessions criticism of oakland mayor libby schaaf after she warned of an impending i.c.e. raid. he warned even one criminal

alien on the street can put public safety at risk. while we disagree with mr. schwab on this issue, we appreciate his service and wish him well. >> meantime outgoing secretary of state rex tillerson is reacting this afternoon to his unexpect eedif eed firing. president trump announced the news on twitter hours before informing tillerson himself. white house chief of staff warned tillerson on friday that he might get a tweet and said he might want to return to the u.s. early. >> my life as a private citizen, as a proud american, proud of the opportunity i have had to serve my country, god bless all of you, god bless the american people, god bless america. >> tillerson's service ends march 31st at midnight, he'll be replaced by cia director mime

pompeo, his confirmation is scheduled for next month. now coverage of tillerson's firing continues at 4:30 today. david louie looks at what went wrong, including the recent disagreement with president trump that may have sealed tillerson's fate. and now to our other top story, as you can see behind us, it looks pretty good now, but it was really rainy throughout the day. >> let's take a live look outside, this picture near the highway 17, wide open this afternoon. >> doesn't look like any problem on the roadway there. now let's take a look at heavenly ski resort in lake tahoe, where skiers are enjoying a little bit of extra daylight this afternoon. >> i'm sure that commuters

greeted with the rain this morning will be better off this afternoon. we do still have showers in the area, but you can see most of the bay area has quiet conditions right now. the concentration of the showers are down in the south bay, so from san jose to the gilroy area, down towards santa cruz, this is mostly very light rain, although there's been some very brief downpours and this has been the pattern. we have got some colder air coming in, though, tomorrow, but right now, this storm still ranks 1 on the storm impact scale. and they will continue producing showers into tomorrow, with some isolated downpours. looking at temperatures going into tomorrow, the rain tapering off, getting a little cooler in the overnight hours, but another surge of rain and showers will come in tomorrow night, just in time to dampen the pavement for tomorrow. as you can see behind me, less rain falling this afternoon

than we saw this morning. >> oh, this was the scene in orrinda earlier this morning. check out some of the challenges people were facing because of today's storm. >> reporter: we have seen worse storms, some may say, but then again, you're not riding your bike to the store in san mateo like james nelson. >> i'm going to catch a cold, i just got over a cold. >> reporter: the rain was steady through the morning commute. kayvon hanley said he's got to do his job. roads still flooded. drivers hit a puddle about 3 feet deep. traffic was backed up on bay area highways, but then again, aren't they always, rain or shine? the wet weather is not stopping

the plans for gloria and kay. >> we're ready for it, we have got our umbrellas. >> reporter: they also have a reservation for a hot restaurant. >> i'm prepare ed lunch in the city, we have a long wait for a reservation, so we have to go today. >> reporter: this storm wasn't great for air travellers. midday sfo had 45 cancellations and more than 100 delays. >> reminder, you can keep an eye on live doppler 7 through our abc7 news app, you can download it now, it's free, and we have versions for both apple and android devices. three more men have been arrested for a string of violent home invasion robberies. here's a new look at the seven total suspects currently being held in sonoma county jail. sonoma sheriff says they are still searching for one more suspect. three of the men were arrested

at sfo last night trying to catch a flight back to the east coast. the sonoma county sheriff said that the suspects were trying to steal marijuana. criticism from union leaders after firing a rookie officer after he shot and killed an unarmed carjacking suspect. the officer had been on the job four days when he shot the suspect at the end of a car chase. the police officer followed the training he had just received at the police academy. the rookie is no longer an officer. he couldn't provide details into the situation. family and friends of the man shot and killed by a b.a.r.t. police officer in west oakland in early january met at the alameda county district attorney's office this morning demanding justice.

abc7 news reporter amy holifield has this story. >> reporter: they went right up to the counter and asked to see district attorney nancy o'malley in oakland this morning. she didn't come out, but chief assistant kevin dunleavy did greet the protesters as they asked about the investigation into the shooting death of saline tindle. >> that process does take time and we are going through that process. we need to independently review all the evidence that's collected, from witness statements, to forensic evidence and as we go through that process, make an independent evaluation. >> reporter: the shooting happened two months ago, saline tindle's loved ones don't understand why it's taking so long. they point to body camera footage as proof that this was not a justified shooting.

tindle was shot in the back. >> to relay the message to nancy o'malley, i'm sure she's a mother, grandmother, and if it was her child or her children, she would be in an uproar and so would alameda. >> dunleavy told the crowd, his office along with the alameda police department are performing parallel investigations. after the meeting, we asked tindle's mother the progress of the investigation. >> the process is moving forward, and i'm appreciative to each and every person who have written letters to b.a.r.t., the commission of b.a.r.t. >> they're planning to demand action at b.a.r.t. headquarters on tuesday. controversial conservative commentator anne coulter is speaking at a private facility in a residential area. any protests would have to be

held on a sidewalk or a designated free speech zone yards away from that facility. nearly two dozen police officers will handle that event. last april coulter's speech at uc berkeley had to be cancelled because of the threats of violent protest. up next, the impact of gun violence on young children who now want to take a stand. what the school district is saying about the students planned walk out tomorrow. also the relentless winter weather in the northeast, people are once again dealing with blizzard conditions, we'll look at the hardest hit areas. and why the grim reaper paid a visit to a south bay high school, and his visit wasn't just about drinking and driving. this is a look at downtown san francisco, it's the usual jam up for oncoming traffic for the lower deck of the east bay

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is. students around the country are planning to walk out of class tomorrow exactly one month after the shooting in parkland, florida. elementary schools in oakland staged their walkout today. >> reporter: young students came armed with big ideas at joaquin miller elementary school in oakland. they got passionate and loud. >> it was a big, kind of reality

check for me when they started asking me questions about why we were having a lockdown drill and so we started having conversations as a school about why is it important for our school to be safe. >> reporter: it's an idea of today's march, a preview of thousands like it tomorrow, a 17-minute walkout to commemorate 17 who died in parkland, florida exactly one month ago. oakla oakland schools say their students will participate in tomorrow's walkout as long as they stay on campus. >> we decided as a result of what's happening around the nation, we wanted to provide students some curriculum around education being a civil right, safe schools should be a civil right for all of our students. >> it felt good. we're marching for a change, for no begguns in your schools. >> marching isn't for people to

feel bad or to feel scared, it's for us to learn. >> i want everybody to go to a safe school and feel safe and learn a lot. >> reporter: did this march make a difference? >> they knew they were spreading their message beyond just our school and that's something that really matters to them. >> people are going to see this on the news and they're going to see it and realize that safe schools are important. >> they are really well spoken. stay tuned to abc7 news tomorrow for more on the school walkout. they will take place in schools all across the bay area at 10:00 a.m. a powerful memorial to gun violence on the capitol lawn today. . organizers say they want to remind congress of the heart break caused by gun violence. let's get back to the weather, the shovels are out again in the northeast as the

storm is dumping tons of snow. linda lopez says conditions outside are dangerous and people are being told to stay inside. >> reporter: after barely digging out from the last storm, millions in the northeast braving another nor'easter. today's storm, making for treachero treacherous roadways from new york to maine. in boston, a confirmed blizzard hitting the city. >> we appreciate everybody staying home and off the roads as this storm continues. we would like you to please stay off the roads for the next several hours as slippery roads are creating hazardous conditions. >> reporter: this is one of several tractor trailer accidents on massachusetts roads. power is down throughout the area. the rest of new england, under a winter storm warning. some in the northeast taking it in stride. >> this is new england, where we live. >> reporter: some residents are ready for this winter to be

done. >> i make more in the winter than doing landscaping all year, but i've had enough. >> reporter: people in the northeast are able to brave a little bit more, abc meteorologists telling us next week, a fourth nor'easter may be on the way. >> another batch -- it's almost too cruel. >> it's miserable. >> we really can't complain about it. it's going to rain all week long. >> we're happy to be here, bring on the rain. here's a look at live doppler 7, there's not a lot happening in the viewing area, between san jose and gilroy, and there have been occasional downpours, when at the moment, most of the bay area are looking at quiet conditions like this, from sutro towers, san francisco 57, oakland 59d, 60 0 0 0 0 0 0

it is 58 degrees in santa rosa, 59 in napa, 61 in novato. and at the golden state, where we have cloudy skies and windy conditions, it's partly cloudy, or partly clear right now. here's our forecast features, we'll see showers continue into the early morning commute. a cold storm arrives on thursday, and that will drop snow levels below 3,000 feet. it didn't take much rain for san francisco to exceed all of february's rainfall. today, so far, san francisco has had .44 inch of rain. that's .02 more than we received in the entire month of february. so march is off to a pretty good start. this current storm which will continue into tomorrow, ranks 1 on the storm impact scale. a storm of light intensity, will see showers, but mainly isolated downpours will occur. and tomorrow we could see an

isolated thunderstorm or two. here's how conditions will look in the early morning hours. a few scattered showers, and low temperatures in the mid to upper 40s. and the forecast animation takes us into the late-night hours. that will produce some wet conditions for the morning commute, but at the time of the morning commute, it doesn't look like there will be a lot of rainfall occurring. later in the day, some showers and possibly, isolated thunderstorms and maybe even some hail as cold air surges in and our atmosphere will become unstable. and tomorrow's rainfall estimates, as of 11:00 tomorrow evening, we expect rainfall totals to be anywhere from inch. to mid and upper 50s everywhere else. so it won't be a very wide range of temperatures. and the sierra, winter storm warnings in effect until 5:00 p.m. tomorrow. amend we expect snowfall totals

to range anywhere from about 2 to about 5 feet. that's a lot of snow. but it certainly has been needed in the sierra. here's the accuweather 7-day forecast, we talked about the colder storm coming in on thursday, it's likely to produce windy conditions, driving rain and also possibly some snow over the higher bay area peaks wednesday partial clearing, and then more rain monday and tuesday of next week. >> small potatoes. we can handle it. >> especially compared to back east. san francisco-based fit bit is takingkids. how they're trying to get little ones off the couch. plus, a new ultimatum for the russian government over the nerve agent attack on a former russian spy. let's take a look at the traffic here. 101 in san jose, southbound is, well, as it always is at this hour, all backed

san francisco based fitbit has really struggled last year. but they hope the product they released today will reverse their fortunes. >> one is a $200 smart watch and another is a fitbit for kids. >> here are the two products, the fitbit verse a, that rivals the apple watch. but slimmer that appeal to women. and the kids 8 and older. it tracks kids activity and sleep hours. it encourages kids to take 250 steps each hour. it also gives

sitting on the couch too long. and parents can see their kids progress through adult fitbits. the company continues to receive reports that the fitbits are causing a skin reaction. the nickel contempt has been reduced however the rash reports have continued on the website's safer products. fitbit says that that the -- it advisers users with irritation, to just give it a rest. the fitbit ace, retails for $100, and is available for preorders now and will be released before the end of june. award winning journalist and former first lady of california maria shriver will be the keynote speaker. it was announced today that shriver will appear at this year's professional

businesswomens convention of california. she will be joined by rosie rerose, manal al and represent jackie spear. the event is sold out and abc7 news will have coverage of the event on april 24. the recent incident that may have sealed rex with the trump. and we're getting video of a dramatic helicopter collision and also an explanation of what went wrong. also the possibility of a march miracle to beef up the snow pack. it's the job of everyone here at abc7 to share your story. to tell the truth. >> help you understand the truth. >> empower you.

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and here are the stories ths making headlines. the president said governor jerry brown is doing a terrible job running the state, and he also blasted oakland mayor libby schaaf over her warning over impending i.c.e. raids. carolyn tyler tweeted, if california companies help build the border wall, state assembly man phil ting will take away tax dollars. and vic lee says that san francisco sheriff apologizes after her deputies allow eed i.c.e. agents into jail to interview an inmate. another departure from the trump administration, this time it is secretary of state rex

tillerson who was fired democrats say this administration is mired in chaos. trump's pick for tillerson's replacement, cia director mike pompeo. >> we want to know what you think about president trump's change in cabinet. let us know what you think, is it a good thing? is it a bad thing? vote now and you can see the results immediately in real time. so to make sure voice heard, go to the website, abc7news.com/vote. the numbers right now are split a 50/50 chd. >> reporter: rex tillerson was initially praised as an international deal maker, but with no diplomatic or political experience, he had run ins with

president trump. in a janua then he learned who's boss. this is political science professor at san jose state university. >> why he was trying to open up back channels with pyongyang, we had the president publicly knock his diplomacy on twitter. so it's not clear to me that tillerson was allowed to really exercise his full capability. >> reporter: supporters of the president think a new secretary of state was needed. >> i'm surprised he lasted that long, there were a number of policy clashes between him and the president and i don't think he really was ever able to kind of integrate with state department apparatus. >> reporter: analysts say replacing a cabinet member is a difficult decision, but it is a difficult time globally. >> it's not just north korea, there's also a situation in syria where u.s. and russian soldiers have come close to open

conflict several times now. so these are very dangerous flash points. >> reporter: and the president admits he agreed to sit down with north korea's leader without direct input from his secretary of state. >> i made the north korea decision with consultation with many people, but i made that decision by myself. >> tillerson is likely to be more in sync with the oval office. >> let's get another look at our live poll, with the turnover with president trump's cabinet, you can see on your screen, we asked, what do you think of the turnover, and overwhelmingly, just about 85% of you say it's a bad thing. you can still vote all evening long, just go to abc7news.com/vote. house democrats want to know how much taxpayers spent to fly kellyanne conway on charter jets. conway is a white house counselor and is now reported to be on board several private charter flights with human health and services secretary

tom price. price resigned after it was revealed that he used public money for private travel. now democrats are demanding to know more about the cost of conway's flights. police in austin, texas say, they have gotten more than 150 calls reporting suspicious packages. police say these packages appear to have been rigged to explode when moved or opened. officers are warning austin residents call 911 if they receive any unexpected packages. one person is dead and several others injured after a charter bus carrying high school students home from disney world plunged 55 feet down a ravine. 45 people were on the bus when it crashed near the alabama-florida state line this morning. the bus driver died in this incident. it's still not known what caused

the bus to veer from the road. the students were from austin on a field trip. we're learning more about the tourists who died in the helicopter crash. o one. >> trevor was one of those students who gave us a great deal of optimism about journalism and about the future of news media. he was very articulate and all of us are just heart breaken. >> the pilot was the only one that survived that crash, he told investigators that something snagged the fuel levels and the floats for water landing didn't inflate properly. the ntsb, the national transportation safety board finally released a video last night along with a report blaming pilot error.

this happened when one pilot returned to the heliport earlier because of bad weather, but didn't see the other helicopter because he was in a different parking spot. back to the weather and the storms this month, sorely needed avenue historically dry february here in california. i want to show you a live look at the snowfall in tahoe, from the heavenly mountain camera. are we in store for a possible march miracle? >> we have seen it before that winter has been so lackluster, you get to march and that storm door opens and our snowfall rapidly rises to near average. this is a picture of the snowfall from last month. you can see very limited across the peaks of the sierra, in fact february state wide, we were just 20% of average. you fast forward into march and we had just blockbuster snow in terms of feet falling at times. so today, we have almost doubled that state wide average

currently right now, at 36% of where we should be for this time of year. so we are making gains in our snowfall and more snow is on the way. right now we have a winter storm warning in effect for the sierra, and then another storm will move in thursday and friday, so a winter storm watch will go into effect as more snow moves in. so what we are looking at over the next couple of days in the other with these storms, a pair of them coming back to back. we are going to see feet of snow at least by friday, we could see up to six feet of additional snowfall. so the snow pack numbers will rise, but the big take away, it's just been a slow start to the season, that we're going to stay well below normal even with additional snowfall in the sierra. we'll have more rain on the way and we'll have the accuweather forecast in just a few minutes.

just in time the navy came to the rescue of americans trapped in san mateo bridge where you can see pretty much the same in both directions, smooth sailing

the u.s. ice breaker that was supposed to pick them up just couldn't get to them because of thick sea ice. all five are in good health after being evacuate issed by a helicopter. okay, we'll start with live doppler 7 showing that we have got a little bit of a quiet break right now for most of the bay area for the rainfall. and as we look at our forecast animation, going into the evening hours and the late-night hours, you can see the line of showers and even heavy downpours will arrive late tonight just before midnight. those showers will leave some wet payment for the morning commute. although at the time of the morning commute it will not be raining throughout the entire region. and the storm impact scale shows that this storm will be with us tomorrow as well. ranks 1 on the storm impact

scale, awith showers at times ad occasional downpours. here's the 12-hour planner for tomorrow. early in the morning, we'll see isolated showers, wide spreads showers in the noon hours, and then going into the late afternoon, chance of an isolated thunderstorm or two, under unstable conditions and here is is accuweather 7-day forecast, we have a colder storm coming in on thursday, with strong gusty winds and even some snow in the higher elevations, maybe some early morning showers on saturday, but partial clearing on sunday and then a new storm copping in on monday. shonda rims already has grays anatomy, now she has one called for the people. >> a new drama about six talented lawyers who handle some

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democrat adam schiff republicans abruptly ended the investigation, they claim they found no evidence of collusion between the trump campaign and russia. the committee plans to release a 150 page report on their findings. now schiff says democrats have yet to even see this report. >> a new ultimatum from the russian government, after a nerve agent attack on a former russian spy and his daughter earlier this month. the british prime minister is demanding answers. >> reporter: what started as a mysterious incident in an international city is turning into an international showdown. >> it's clear that the spy and

his daughter were poisoned by a nerve agent of a military type made by russia. >> reporter: the ultimatum issued by prime minister teresa m may on monday. the view from the white house, after initially hesitating to place blame, president trump admitted it does look like russia did carry out the attack. >> reporter: more details from scotland yard today on the investigation. now 34 people in total received treatment after the attack. for the third time since sergei and his daughter were attacked, options discussed a possible cyber attack, expelling russian broadcaster rt and a boycott of the 2018 olympics in russia. >> boris johnson said he was reassured after talking to his

counterparts in -- secretary of state rex tillerson who issued a strong defense of britain but was fired less than a day after condemning russia. he added that the allegations were rubbish. the clock is ticking for teresa may's reaction from the kremlin. the british government is due to convene another meeting of hits national security counsel in russia. >> all right, on to consumer news now, amazon is recalling some portable power chargers because they might be dangerous. "7 on your side's" michael finney joins us with more on this one. >> a lot of them. these were very popular. amazon is recalling six models of it's own brand of portable power banks, those are the portable power packs that can be

used as backup power for your portable devices. the company says that the power packs can overheat and catch on fire. you can find the exact model numbers on our website. if you have one, stop using it immediately and contact amazon for a refund. a bay area mattress company charged with falsely claiming it's products were assembled in the united states has settled with the federal trade commission. nectar brand also uses the name nectar sleep and dream cloud. nectar's promotional materials claim that it's products were assembled in the u.s., but the assembly was actually done in china. when it comes to student loan debt, women owe less but worry more than men. that according to a research survey by student loan hira.

on average women owe $18,000 less than men. but 28% of men surveyed that their student loan debt was not at all manageable. compared that to 13% of men who felt that way. women were also less likely to take out loans for education and felt less prepared for retirement. i want to hear from you, my "7 on your side" hot line is open daily in 9:00 to 2:00. all right, a south carolinamcarolina man is alive today thanks to his 9-year-old neighbor. he was working on his car when his jack slipped and that car fell right on top of him. for 30 minutes he screamed for help. eventually his neighbor malichai coffee heard him and ran to help. >> he kept saying he was stuck

up under something. but i didn't know what he was talking about. >> he pushed it up on the car, and tightened it back up, i don't know how he did it. but that little fella jacked that car completely up off me. >> just a little boy, jacked up the car and then ran for help. authorities air lifted clemens to a nearby hospital, he's now recovering from six broken ribs and a fractured pelvis. kle clemens says he and that boy share a new bond. up next, how officers are getting students a dose of reality when it comes to the dangers of driving while high. right now, kristen's here with what's next on abc7 news at 5:00. new at 5:00, more trouble for united airlines after a dog dies mid flight. plus i.c.e. agents went to the

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and help make more tomorrows possible. ♪ every 15 minutes, somebody in the united states dies from an alcohol related traffic collision. >> now these families deal with the unimaginable pain of losing a loved one, the chp is not only spreading the word about drinking and driving, but also about the dangers of driving while high on the roadways. >> there's been an accident, please send an ambulance. >> reporter: on this dreary day

in san jose, a chilling display captivates the crowd at valley christian high school. >> and it can be graphic, and it can be really emotional for students, but that is part of the program, that they will learn a hard lesson today. >> reporter: in the united states someone dies from an alcohol related traffic collision every 15 minutes. to curb that, the chp is providing multiple programs to students. >> it was sad, it felt very real, even though you know it's not. >> reporter: on the football field, this simulated crash was designed to deliver the varying sensations from start to finish, a high school student who sees his friend on the ground after she was ejected from the car. first responders hope high schoolers will re-evaluate before making a dumb decision to

drunk and drive. >> i just saw everything that happened, it was a terrible moment to experience. >> reporter: marijuana also a growing concern on your local roadways. >> driving a vehicle under the influence of marijuana carries exactly the same penalties as driving under the influence of alcohol, because it is impaired driving. >> these students being reminded in a powerful way why their lives are invincible.vincible.v. the legal sale of recreational marijuana has not been the cash how that berkeley officials hoped it would be. >> the berkeley officials slashed the recreational cannabis tax rate in half at yesterday's meeting, it's an attempt to attract and keep businesses in town. according to the chronicle, it is unclear if businesses will offset the loss of revenues to the city. >> you can get the up to dathe minute news with our abc7 news

app. okay, that's it for us, thanks so much for joining us for abc7 news at 4:00. president trump makes his first visit to california since taking office, he says any border wall has to be tall. >> getting over the top is easy, these are like professional mountain climbers. >> reporter: as for constructing that wall, one local lawmaker has a tax plan that could prevent it from ever getting built. and the calfe controversy, coffee shop that doesn't want to serve cops. good evening i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us. president trump is now in los angeles for the second leg of his visit to california. the president is at a fund-raiser for his 2020 re-election campaign.

>> in a state where he finished just a dismal second two years ago. this is his first trip to california since being elected president. >> the president sto stop diego to look for prototypes, look at them, for his signature border wall proposal and promote his defense policies to troops stationed in san diego. >> california isn't known as trump country, but the president received a warm welcome today at a marine corps air station ir ss miramar. he praised troops for pushing themselves to what is a new height of excellence. then he turned his attention to outer space. >> very soon we're going to mars. we wouldn't be going to mars if my opponent won.