they say he threatened a school in san mateo. thank you for joining us. kristen sze will be in later today. first, developing news. the senate judiciary committee is now inviting the ceos of facebook, twitter and google to an opening hearing on data privacy. and the meeting will happen early next month. the invitation comes just hours after the federal trade commission announced it's invest

gatesing facebook about the company's privacy practices. facebook has been under intense criticism when it was revealed the data of 50 million users was improperly mined by cambridge analytica and used in the presidential election. amy hollyfield is live with congressman swalwell is responding. >> reporter: he is concerned and he has questions. he doesn't think facebook acted maliciously with the russians but he doesn't think facebook and other social media companies have been forthcoming. >> now is the time for every social media company to come clean and be completely forthcoming. >> reporter: that's the reaction from representative eric swalwell to the facebook scandal. we caught up with him at a flag-raising ceremony at the new courthouse in dublin. >> we have closed our investigation just as new information is coming to light

about how social media and data was used by the trump campaign. >> reporter: attorney generals from 30 states, including california, sent a later to ceo mark zuckerberg calling for answers. the letter concludes for, we are committed to protecting our residents' personal information. more specifically, we need to understand facebook's policies and procedures in light of the reported misuse of data by developers. we appreciate the information we have provided to date and expect your full cooperation going forward in our inquiries into your business practices. to that end, we expect a full accounting for what transpired. the federal government will be asking for answers, too. >> i do want them to come to congress and testify. >> reporter: in addition to testimony that mark zuckerberg may or may not provide, swalwell says he wants to see action. not just promises and testify, so the heat is on for social

media companies right now. live in dublin, live in hollyfield, abc7 news. >> thank you. now to that threat in san mateo. it was made in a store in san mateo and schools in the area are on heightened awareness. parents are anxious. matt keller is live with the story. >> reporter: jessica, a very unusual day here in san mateo. schools are saying that the students are their first priority and their safety. all the while police are looking for the man who made this threat. kids at st. gregory catholic school in san mateo will not be enjoying the sunny dale outside. recess and lunch will be held behind locked doors because this man walked into big 5 store el camino real. big 5 employees did not sell him a gun and asked him to leave.

witnesses described him as a white man possibly transient about 35 years old wearing a camo sweatshirt and blue jeans. wtnesses told police no specific school was named and they did not believe the threat was credible. over the weekend, schools in san mateo was notified. 30 plus private and public schools are in the area. san mateo foster spokesperson. >> we are letting our parents and staff know we're more vigilant and aware today, making sure all gates and doors are locked. >> reporter: a san mateo unified high school spokesperson says they will not be on lockdown but asking campuses to be on heightened awareness. all of this is making and students nervous. >> we have to go to work and they have to go to school. it's nervous. >> i didn't tellmy little one. he would be panic pd i don't

want to go to school. what i if could die? that's all he could think of. >> reporter: even though witnesses say the threat did not seem credible, police still want to talk to this man and evaluate him to come to their own conscious. in san mateo, matt keller, abc7 news. new this morning, 18 nations announcing they're expelling more than 100 russians in response to the nerve agent poisoning of a former spy. the u.s., canada, ukraine and 15 other european nations have joined britain in ordering out russian diplomats accused of being spies working under diplomatic cover. prime minister theresa may said the action is, quote, the largest collections of russian intelligence officers in history. the russian consulate in san francisco's pacific heights neighborhood was ordered to close last summer. the decision announced in august was the kremlin's decision to force the u.s. to cut diplomatic staff by 750 people.

no diplomats were expelled at that time. there is speculation this morning that north korean leader kim jong-un is visiting china today. a train surrounded by heavy security arrived in beijing from north korea this morning. it would be his first known trip outside north korea since taking power in the year 2011. kim jong-un is expected to meet south korea's president next month and president trump later this year. in a "60 stormy daniels opens up about having sex with president trump in 2006 and her threats to keep silence. the white house has yet to respond but in the past has denied all of the allegations. abc news with the one-on-one. >> reporter: adult film star stormy daniels broke her silence on "60 minutes". >> i was perfectly fine saying nothing at all, but i'm not okay to be made out to be a liar or people thinking i did this for

money. >> reporter: daniels sharing what she says happened between her and trump in 2006. >> you had sex with him? >> yes. >> you were 27, he was 60. were you physically attracted to him? >> no. >> reporter: she says in 2011 she was physically threatened to keep quiet about the alleged affair. she had just sold her story to "in touch" magazine sister and she did not -- >> forget the story, keep quiet. >> reporter: michael cohn sent a cease and desist later saying cohn was responsible for threats against daniels. >> you can't break a contract without there being consequences. >> reporter: the interview follows the confidentiality agreement she signed for $130,000 days before the 2016 election. she said it's void because president trump never signed it.

michael cohn acknowledges he paid daniels $130,000 from a personal home equity line as part of a nondisclosure agreement and claims daniel broke the agreement more than 20 times. making her liable for damages in excess of $20 million. >> he can tweet on every other subject known to mankind but for some reason he can't come out and deny the affair? >> reporter: trump through representatives has denied the affair with daniels or any involvement in the agreement for her silence. daniels' attorney says he has more evidence, but he declined to say what it is. so far there's been no direct reaction from the white house except a tweet from the president this morning about fake news. abc news, washington. lawyers for the widow of the pulse nightclub shooter omar mateen are demanding a attorneys fher say her father ws an fbi agent. this information should have

been disclosed she was arrested at her parents' home in rodeo in january 2017. the oakland a's have spent the last two decades trying to leave the oakland coliseum, but this morning they announced they intend to buy it. the a's tweeted a letter from the president to the city they intend to buy the oakland alameda complex for $135 million. and that amount is the remaining debt the city and the county owe by the city and the council. now, the announcement comes after a public pushback to the a's preferred site for a new stadium near later merritt. uber is calling it quits. after the break where the san francisco-based ride hailing company will be moving. how fans of aaron brothers can shop the brand even after

michael's shuts down. speaking of summer, almost looks like a summer pattern when you take a look at our chances of rain in the next seven days. hi, i'm meteorologist mike nicco. goose eggs monday through sunday. we'll have temperatures in the 80s for

welcome back. a fire that killed 64 people, many of them children inside a mall in siberia was put out today.

it went out add winter cherry mall. officials have launched an investigation into possible neglect. no word on what caused the fire. four people have been detained and questioned. meantime, pope francis sent a telegram offering his condolences. the bodies of four americans killed by toxic gas in mexico expected to be returned to the u.s. by wednesday. the parents and two children died in their vacation condo. mexican officials have ruled the cause of death was suffocation from inhaling toxic gas. investigators checked the condo's gas stove and hot water heater to try to identify that gas. the deaths have the markings of carbon monoxide poisoning but no firm conclusion has been reached. the reverend al sharpton says he will attend the funeral of the sacramento man that was shot and killed by police. 22-year-old stefan clark will be laid to rest thursday. his death sparked widespread protest because he was unarmed. the clark family attorney said

he had to take the case, especially after watching that police body camera video. >> as you watch that video and you say, my god, they didn't even give him a chance to comply or anything. they just start shooting within five to seven seconds. >> the sacramento kings wore special jerseys honoring clark last night. on they called for police accountability and activists are calling for criminal charges against the two sacramento police officers involvd in the shooting. one of the biggest gun sellers has filed for bankruptcy protection after slow sales and increasing debt. remington outdoor first announced its plan to file for bankruptcy last month. they plan to continue operations and will reduce their debt by $700 million through the chapter 11 process and they hope to restructure the debt and stay in business. now today's morning money report. uber is giving up its right for raid-hailing customers in southeast asia.

it announced it's selling its stake in eight countries to a rival from singapore named grab. the deal is worth billions. grab will integrate uber's ride-sharing and food delivery service into its platform. meanwhile, uber will take a 27.5% stake in grab. uber ceo will also join grab's board. aaron brother stores are closing and folding into michael's. all 9s 4 framing shops including several here in the bay area will shut down by this summer. that is accord togs our media partners, the bay areath ne new group. they will repossession aaron's a store within a store as custom framing in michael's. cheaters are costing the bay area millions. after the break, the transit agency's feeling the biggest pinch from dishonest commuters. let's take a live look at the east bay hills right now from our camera there. and it is shaping up to be a

beautiful day in the bay area, but how long will it last? we'll check in with meteorologist mike nicco next.

hi there. thanks for sticking around for what's shaping up to be a very dry, very warm end of month. came in like a lion, going out like a lamb. beautiful picture from emeryville, bay bridge, you can see transamerica there and i think the bank of america bridge there. let's talk -- bank of america building, excuse me. let's take a look at temperatures. 52 in cloverdale and clear lake.

50 in los gatos. the rest of us in the mayeda to upper 50s and we still have three to four hours of warming to go under the total sunshine we have today. yesterday was the coldest day this week. we begin the warming trend today. it will still be cool at night. we still have march weather in that respect. but the warmth, you want to go to our beachinbeaches? i got a day for you. the rain well up to the north. high pressure dominating our forecast, eventually going to bring us an offshore flow with this clockwise pattern. that's why we're going to get the warmth to the beach. the jet stream, the storm track well down to the north and south. we're in the middle and that means an extended period of dry weather. we'll be in the low to mid-50s for most local -- locations along the coast. about 61. warmer in santa cruz. 60 to 64 around the bay and 63 to 67 inland during the afternoon hours. isn't that a gorgeous shot? look at the visibility today. the best probably it's going to

be this week. if you want to go for a hike or walk across the golden gate bridge, it's definitely going to be worth it. the scenery will be picture perfect. here we are at noon. heading out. if you're sitting in the sunshine at a cafe or something like that, absolutely gorgeous. make sure you have the sunglasses. not really breezy out there. 63 at the coast and then we're up to the 60s everywhere else. 8:00 under the stars. at midnight, we're around the low 50s. another gorgeous shot. good on the bay. go good exercising. i say it's still too soggy for yard work. 37 in yin santa rosa. everybody else in the mayeda to upper 50s until fairfield and san francisco, right around 50. let's take a look at my awe cue weather seven day forecast. we'll go through it day by day. total sunshine tomorrow. wednesday, 60s at the coast. almost 70 there.

low to upper 70s for the rest of us. for the home opener for the a's, it's that time already, and look at the temperature around the bay. 74 degrees. 80 inland. those are the warmest days at the coast as winds blow offshore. then the sea breeze comes back in and a little cooler with high clouds and sunshine s sunday. still mid-60s and mid-70s, no rain on the weekend. >> it's going to be a beautiful week and easter is sunday. that's exciting. >> the easter bunny came early to some lucky families leaving treats for young children. a special egg hunt. i was honored to emcee the blind babies foundation in fremont saturday. it's an event for blind or visually impaired kids. the eggs have beepers inside, guiding the kids to their ca.ontino itl 'sevent. it's the 18th annual one and we've been there sips the beginning. joel bartlett emceed it. you can see some smaller eggs.

those aren't beeping but those are for the siblings that came to support their sisters and brothers that have the vision impairment. they got their own eggs and they got to get candy also. they take the beeper egg, once they get them, they take them to a volunteer, there were like 70 volunteers, it was incredible, and exchange the beeper eggs for candy. >> it's a special event, beautiful for the families to partake in something that often you need your vision for. they've created such a unique way to do this easter egg hunt. >> isn't it amazing? it warms your heart seeing how much joy and happiness it brings to the entire family. >> and all those kids were so cute. thank you. thanks for being there. new this morning, commute cheaters are costing bay area transportation agencies more than $60 million a year in revenue. and that is a low-ball estimate, according to our media partner the bay area news group. here's a breakdown per agency. take a look at your screens. b.a.r.t. loses $25 million a year because of fare evaders.

illegal use of disabled parking placards cost about $20 million. bridge toll and fastrak cost $19d million. unpaid auto fees add up to $3.4 million state wide. and lightrail evaders cost them $561,000 a year. that's a lot of money. a popular burger chain is taking a bite out of the big screen. after the break, "the skinny" behind

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