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build the wall while running for the white house in 2016. >> it will save thousands and thousands of lives, save taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars by reducing crime, drug flow. and burdens on schools and hospital. >> touted increase in defense spending during a rally with marines. >> rob mcmillen was there. >> reporter: president trump arrived to a rousing ovation. >> i have a message to you straight from the heart of the american people and you know what that is. we support you. we thank you. we love you. and we will always have your back like you have ours. >> reporter: president trump spoke out against california
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becoming a sanctuary state. >> they showed criminals and we are asking congress to ensure that no federal funds subsidize this dangerous behavior. >> reporter: spoke to outer space being the next battlefield and even mussed about a space force. >> that could happen. look at all those people back there. look at that. that fake news. >> reporter: we spoke with people in the crowd afterwards. >> his speech was great. military needs to be supported from the top and down and president trump shows that. >> he speaks truth whenever he speaks the american people are behind the military because we are. they fight for our freedom and
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ha that is what america is. >> reporter: the president spoke for about 30 minutes and then back aboard air force one heading to los angeles for a fundraiser later tonight. in mira mar, rob mcmillen abc7 news. there are several efforts by california politicians to stop or slow down the building of the war. >> legislation aimed at discouraging california companies from taking part. >> carolyn tyler is in the news room with details. >> reporter: this legislation would do the opposite. penalizing those who help builds that controversial wall. assemblyman says 375 firms nationwide have expressed interest in what president trump has dubbed his big beautiful border wall.
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the san francisco democrat wants to discourage california companies from signing on. >> making money by building that $20 billion wall we don't think they deserve the california tax breaks. >> reporter: and one for buying manufacturing and research equipment. president trump looking at eight prototypes of the bay area today saying certain areas in california are in his words begging the federal government to build the wall. rnc strategist agrees. and calls the measure a stunt. >> more than enough companies outside california willing to bid on and bid that wall. so i think it is empty rhetoric. all it will be doing is denying california employees and corporations the ability to earn a gainful living in a legal way. >> reporter: the border project
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could spur market instability throughout the state economy. he expects his bill to be heard in committee next month. >> we're going to keep fighting new ways to fight this wall with every power that we have. >> reporter: and ting acknowledging his measure is likely to face opposition in the legislature but believes he has the public on his side. in the news room, carolyn tyler abc7 news. all right. thank you. now we use the abc7 news app to send out this push alert when rex tillerson spoke about leaving his post as secretary of state. president trump unceremoniously announced the news on twitter today hours before telling rex
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tillerson personally. >> i am rureturning to private life. god bless all of you. and god bless the american people and god bless america. now coming up at 6:30, we will get local perspective on what this change for trump's cabinet means. >> another round of rain on its way to the bay area. looking live now outside from the view of our east bay tower cam. >> the storm is going to remain with us through the night into tomorrow. you can see that at the moment, we have pockets of showers and a few occasional brief downpours happening right now. here is a line of light rainfall in between oakland and
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another batch of showers you can see on the north bay. again, this is mainly light to moderate rain, as we pull back and show you the looping radar, you can see the amount of instability in the atmosphere here offshore and there is still a chance of an isolated thunderstorm or two moving into the bay area. ranking one on our storm impact scale. occasional showers and a chance of thunderstorms tonight and tomorrow. >> remember, if you can safely take pictures or videos of the storm impact in your area, share them with us using sky 7 was over the scene of a short police chase in napa. the driver left the scene and
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through these items out the window. an ar-15 and a bag containing pistol chips and a ski mask. he was booked on felony weapons charges. new developments in the case of a joshua tree couple. hoping to win back their children, authorities arrested the two last month after their family was discovered living in a makeshift shelter in the middle of the desert. the judge says a criminal protective order will stay in place, but granted the couple visitation. three more men arrested for strings of home invasion robberies targeting marijuana growers. wayne freedman explains.
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>> reporter: turning novato into a shelter in place zone. they picked up the latest three at sfo while trying to leave town. >> we put san francisco pd on alert. and developed names and pictures of them. and sent them down and alert officers working at the airport were able to spot them. >> today sergeant spencer crumb told us what they have learned so far. suspects broke into three houses and pistol whipped residents while looking for marijuana. then they headed south. those crimes similar to those in sonoma county. >> we are concerned for the neighbors that aren't involved in the marijuana industry and they are being victimized.
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>> reporter: the suspects come from virginia and north carolina. the sonoma sheriff's department believe the cases may be related. the seven suspects face arraignment tomorrow. bail $1 million each. in sonoma county, wayne freedman, abc7 news. coming up next, new addition to the coming of age lesson about the dangers of driving. not just about drinking anymore. also ahead. is sounds easy. but is it? we will talk about it ahead on "7 on your side." award winning journalist maria shriver will be the key
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speaker at this year's professional businesswomen conference this year at san francisco. other speakers rosie rios and manual al-sharif. >> also speaking representative jackie
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san francisco sanctuary status didn't live up to its month.
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abc7 news reporter vic lee shows us what has happened as a result. >> i.c.e. agents came to our jail and unfortunately were let in and should not have been in. >> reporter: sanctua francisco sanctuary city. sara vicky hennessey says it was a mistake. >> i was shocked to hear it was happened and extremely disappointed. >> reporter: i.c.e. interviewed one inmate. he says i.c.e. placed a federal detainer on the one who did talk to him. >> even if he is released from custody, i.c.e. would have a detainer and be able to keep him into custody. >> reporter: saying some of his lawyers were at the lawyer at the time and they called him saying i.c.e. agents were there and they asked a deputy for an
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explanation. >> they approached one of the deputies and said why are you letting i.c.e. agents in. and they were told we treat i.c.e. agents just like anyone else. >> reporter: a direct violation of state and city law. hennessey says she has issued a department wide bulletin reaffirming that policy on i.c.e. >> that bulletin is being read every day for seven-days of the week and she says it seems to be working. >> reporter: i.c.e. agents returned to the county jail yesterday and requested yet another interview with an inmate and this time they were denied. vic lee abc7 news. prosecutors announced they will seek the death penalty against florida shooting
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laws cruz. tomorrow will be one month since the attack. and students in the bay area man to take part in the national walk out and scheduled to start at 10:00 a.m. and last 17 minutes. one minute for each of the 17 victims. >> it felt good. we are marching for a change for no guns in our school. >> school is not for people to feel bad and scared. it is for them to learn. >> i wanted to turn the tables around to make that that everyone can go to a safe school and feel safe and learn a >> oakland unified district supports the students rights. share your experience using the
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somestudentswitnessedtodayanda warningeven -- stauf. >> the chp is working with multiple agencies throughout the state providing first hand experiences to students without the real life consequences. >> it was sad. it felt very real even though you know it is not. >> on the football field, this simulated crash was designed to hook in the audience. >> and everybody was in shock. it was taken by surprise because they didn't know what was happening so i could see it was impacted them too. >> a high school student portraying a drunk driver who sees his lifeless friend on the ground. all of this comes as p p
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comes. >> you can take their life and that will haunt you forever. >> reporter: first responders hope that high schoolers will tink twice before making a dumb decision. >> it can be graphic and emotional for the students but that is part of the program. >> reporter: marijuana also a local concern. >> driving a vehicle under the influence of marijuana carries the same penalties because it is impaired driving. >> reporter: a meaningful message from start to finish. chris nguyen abc7 news. the rain continues around the bay area. >> spencer christian joining us now with more on the continuing conditions. >> here is a look at live doppler 7. light rain falling in the area. there have been a few brief
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downpours. these are widely scattered showers right now. so are the clouds. check out this view. dramatic view looking at the western sky from emeryville right now. 59 in mountain view and san jose. and 55 at both gilroy and half moon bay and check out this view from sutro tower. temperature readings 56 from santa rosa. live view from the east bay hills. and these are our forecast features. we will see showers and possibly some thunder showers tonight through tomorrow. cold storm arrives on thursday. hills and peaks may see a few snowflakes and it will dry out. but that won't last long. for the month of february, san
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francisco had and today .44. a storm of light intensity. we will see occasional showers. over night lows will be mostly in the mid to upper 40s and as we take a look at our forecast animation, we will see a wave of steady rain. so tomorrow morning, the commute will probably be wet even though it may not be raining widely tomorrow morning but the pavement will be wet from the rain and going into the afternoon hours we will see the rain breaking up and even some partial clearing will have formed before the next storm. surge of cold air coming in. the atmosphere will be a bit unstable and that is a reason we may see lightning storms or
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hailstorms. highs tomorrow will be generally in the mid to mid to upper 50s. in the sierra winter storm warning. snow accumulation ranging from 2-5 feet of snow. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. and looks like we will have a mix of wintry pre sip cip comin. does not end. thanks. >> coming up,
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now through april 2nd. drop in some tech stocks pulled down the market. dow lost 170 nasdaq lost 77 points. fit bit hopes two products launched today. >> the other is a product designed for kids. >> kristen sze has all the details. >> here are the two new
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products, the fitbit versa that rivals the apple watch that appeals to women. and the it encourages kids to take steps. kids can earn badges for being active and parents can see their kids progress on their adult fitbits as well as control who their kid connects with. the product is "7 on your side" 2014 reported on the product. the rash reports have continued with three on the government's safer products government
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website. rashes can results with wearing the tracker all day. it advises users with irritation to give it a rest. the fitbit is available for pre order now and will be released in the end of june. >> controversy in the cup of coffee. >> mixed reaction over to serve police officers. tonight's question is what do you think of the turnover in the trump cabinet. you can vote at abc7news.com/vote right now.
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what is most important is to ensure an orderly and smooth transition during a time that the country continues to face significant policy and national security challenges. >> another transition is on the
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way. secretary of state rex tillerson ousted by president trump. >> we are opening up this top toic to see what you think about this. what do you think of the turnover in trump's cabinet. >> you can vote and take abc7news.com/vote. >> reporter: president trump thought he had picked an ideal candidate to be secretary of state as ceo of exxon mobil, tillerson travelled the world. sometimes at odds with the president. a san jose state political science professor. >> i think president trump is not known for listening to a wide variety of voices and what
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we witnessed in the white house is actually a narrowing of the type of advice he is getting. >> tillerson's successor are all military or retired military. this does not translate into hawkish policy. >> they are more aware of the cost of war and the difficulties and victory of the united states and some of these conflicts. so i don't think that we can make connection between having more military people around the president and him being more likely to be aggressive in his foreign policy. >> reporter: supporters of the president think the change will be positive. >> i understand that the new nominee is quite a popular pick and i hope with that, we are going to have better diplomatic relations with some of our neighbors. >>. >> reporter: the president made
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it clear they had their differences. >> i wanted to do something and he felt differently. >> reporter: tillerson was never able to patch up their relationship with reports that he called mr. trump a david louie abc7 news. >> what do you think of the turnover in trump's cabinet. overwhelming 87% of you think it is a bad thing. voting is still open. >> we want you to participate. but new at 6:00, this woman stabbed on a greyhound bus has released new information. >> she says suspect teresa madrigal was acting strange and at one point even escorted off the bus. that is when she accused -- when
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she is accused of grabbing 3-year-old daughter and held a knife to her head. >> she nicked her. i said no. she was about to go more in and i stood up and i didn't want her to die, you know. >> she was stabbed in the abdomen three times while trying to protect her daughter. mixed reaction to a story we brought you last week of an oakland coffee shop's stance on law enforcement. refusing to serve uniformed police officers. carlos saucedo has reaction from residents and police. >> reporter: serving up controversy over who they refused to serve.
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>> not only did they not want to talk to him, but wouldn't sell him a cup of coffee. >> reporter: there was a let sent expressing to start a dialogue. reaction from community has been swift. >> we have been overwhelmed with the reaction and businesses have been writing to us. a lot of messages from people in e-mails. a little girl examine her mother show up over the weekend here in downtown oakland to provide coffee. >> reporter: the coffee shop is closed today. and the owners decline to comment on their stance. but a lot of residents them. support they of received including messages saying everybody hates the police, and keep it up. oakland council member has
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reached out to the business hoping to resolve any differences between them and the police. >> i think at this point they are not willing to sit down and define or re-define their practice. >> reporter: for now, police say they will get their coffee fix somewhere else. in oakland, carlos s news. tonight "7 on your side" helps out a family trying to get their money back after a vacation didn't go as planned. an independent film getting a lot of attention and i will explain the story of oh lucy ahead on abc7 news. you can keep an eye on today's level 1 storm through the abc7 news app. you can sorry. i can't make it. it's just my eczema again, but it's fine. yeah, it's fine.
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mat damon and ben affleck production company is the latest to adopt inclusion riders. inclusion rider is a contractual
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clause that requires a certain level of diversity on a project. >> speaking of films, it is not the typical hollywood movie. >> jonathan bloom talked with the san francisco film maker whose first feature called "oh lucy" is getting a worldwide audience and opens here this friday. >> reporter: started out as a film school project. write about a script from someone you know. in many ways lucy is the person the film maker knows best of all, herself >> it was my experience as a foreign he can change student in high school in los angeles. i couldn't speak english. >> i speak american english and in american english, you have to be lazy, all right. >> reporter: the film starts out in japan where she learns
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english. to film maker, lucy is the adventure in all of us. >> my intention was to peel off masks we have. she has no filter. >> boyfriend and married. >> reporter: and no fear. >> with will ferrellllllllllllll producers, adding an award. gearing up for a run in san francisco's embarcadero cinema. >> to be able to release a film at theaters it is unbelievable. >> reporter: a good portion of the award winning script was written right here. >> it was so easy to get distracted so i have to find a sanctuary. >> reporter: for weeks showed come here in search of silence.
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>> there are many more people concentrated and maybe feel we have to wear all these masks so we don't kill each other. >> reporter: in san francisco jonathan bloom abc7 news. i love what she says about peeling off the mask. spencer joins us again with another look at tomorrow's weather. >> today's storm is level 1. that means light rain.
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a family's plan for for forr caribbean cruise began to take on water before they had trip. >> the family took the trip minus half its immediate family members. >> reporter: this year the lloyds planned a cruise to the caribbean islands and it didn't quite work out. >> no, no, they didn't. about three months before the
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cruise, may husband determined he had a work conflict so he couldn't go. >> maggie's sister agreed to go in place. everything was all set. until the morning of the trip, when maggie's son daniel became sick. >> he has a chronic stomach issue and he had a flare up to the point where he wouldn't want to be out of bed. >> reporter: he had to be left behind in his father's care. the trio returned with stories of a wonderful time. and maggie brought home several souvenirs. weeks later it was time to process the claim. >> things like that were trickier than i thought to get. >> reporter: the airline sent verification that daniel was a no-show on the flight. she said getting the same from
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norwegian cruise lines was challenging. she put in a request and she said she got automated responses that it could take 28 days to get a reply. she put in a second request and was told it would take 15 days and she heard nothing. >> i heard of michael finney "7 on your side" and shot. >> she finally received this verification letter was not on the trip, she prochltly got a refund. >> did not reply to our several request for comment. if you need help with a consumer issue, i would like to deal with
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you. you can go to our website or give us a call at (415) 954-8151. michael, thank you. stormy days can sometimes provide us with the best looking weather. >> a double rainbow that lisa captured. we want to thank her for adding the yes, we will have more rainbow opportunities. scattered showers moving through the bay area right now. here is our forecast animation. we will see a break there not much active weather until later tonight when another line of moderate to heavy rainfall. greeting morning commuters tomorrow. and during the day, we will see
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pockets of showers moving through occasionally, maybe a brief downpour. the atmosphere will be quite unstable. and cold air will be coming in. overnight lows will be mainly in the mid to upper 40s. and our storm impact scale shows this storm still ranks one. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast as cold air filters in. we might have snow in our higher elevations here. we will get a little bit of a break, and partial clearing and more showers coming in monday and tuesday. the rainbow opportunities never end. >> i like it when you put it that way. >> fun in sports tonight. >> the warriors, the losing streak doesn't seem to be having them down. steph had a big birthday party last night. and included a yacht, teammates and coaches and now when
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>> announcer: sports with larry beil. good evening, warriors taking no which you knows with steph curry's tweaked ankle.ank.
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he will miss the next two games minimum. the players and the coaches do not seem to be in too much distress. practice was canceled after his birthday party last night. >> pulling up on a yacht. >> nothing like a dan ashley party. steph turns 30 tomorrow. the whole team was there. some hilarious videos on social media. assistant coach mike brown getting down on the dance floor. who could practice after this? warriors back on the court tomorrow at home. daymond is going to be out with the shoulder. meanwhile, steph's bid with rapper gaining momentum.
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teaming up with billion michael ruben to buy the panthers. he is one of three known bidders with enough money to qualify for consideration. the fanny pack could be back. meat anything round one. the bet documented on twitter, if nevada wins, bret has to wear a fanny we knew kirk cousins was going to get paid handsomely. the contract might be ground breaking and it was fully guaranteed. most of them allow players to be cut at any time with the money that is not guaranteed. and that is why you see guys getting big signing bonuses. if aaron rogers and tom brady
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among other star players insist on following this approach, it could change the entire league. as expected drew brees has agreed with the two year with the saints. the 39-year-old brees will be going into his 13th year in new orleans. >> packers cut jordy nelson. he still had 53 catches and six tds. the niners and raiders may be interested but jordy might want to go to the patriots. my producers like to go with the bad news first. promise a young starting pitcher was sent to the bay area to get an mri with his elbows.
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jorge mateo leading off. that is high, deep, and a low high. 2-0. she would on nouse. pronounced noisy. mateo again. this guy can hit. true a's fashion, mateo sent down to the minors. tiger woods has rediscovered his golf game. in fact, tiger is favored by vegas odds makers to win this week. close personal friends with palmer. a lot of great memories with arnie. >> sharing jokes with him on the green and he and i laughing.
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those are moments that unfortunately that i will never have. but, i have those memories. >> tiger hasn't won since 2013. so this would be quite a dramatic moment. >> making progress. >> we should put a wager on it like the people in vegas. >> join us tonight at 9:00. on kofy. new revelations on toys "r" us. a bay area school district are not supporting students who partake in the walk out. >> we appreciate your time. i am dan ashley. >> and i am dion lim for spencer and larry. thanks for watching.
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♪ this is "jeopardy!" let's meet today's contestants -- an attorney from washington d.c... an entrepreneur from north hollywood, california... and our returning champion, an investment analyst from hoover, alabama... whose 1-day cash winnings total... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! [ cheers and applause ] thank you, johnny. hi, folks. very interesting thing on yesterday's program. we had a champion who had won $29,100 in one show, replaced by this man, who won an even $29,000.
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so we're on a roll here with our champs. paris and mckayle, that augers well for the two of you. good luck, players. here we go. these are the categories now in play in the jeopardy! round... each correct response will be four letters long and will begin with a p. next... hey... zach. easter for $200. zach. -what is passover? -no. paris. -what is lent? -lent. that's it. yes. "p" + 3 for $600. it's this piece of footwear. mckayle. -what is a pump? -yes. "p" + 3 for $200, please.

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