david louie joins us live. >> reporter: well, nvidia's decision to stop its road test has been temporary. now, many of the people here at nvidia's tech conference are working on autonomous vehicles. many are debating on whether they need to slow down or speed up their work in order to make them safer. this is an exhibit floor. chip maker nvidia off. >> i am worried about public reaction. >> reporter: nvidia today joined uber in suspending autonomous road tests. research and development is happening at break neck speeds

>> i think it is humbling to make sure that technology in the industry is moving at the right pace and not going too fast and cutting corners. >> reporter: chief scientists it nvidia, thinks the pace is just right. >> we are going at the right clip. we are pushing the technology fast. and a lot out there with good solutions. >> we need to take this seriously. we need to have statewide if not national policy addressing when this vehicles can and should operate particularly at different levels of technology and development. and that is what we are seeing heightened right now. >> reporter: uber told california dmv, the case will be

factored in. in san jose david louie news. national trappings safety board is now investigating. the tesla model x has a controll system called auto pilot. investigators do not yet know whether it was activated. tesla stock dropped more than 8% on the news. a drop in tech stocks brought down the market overall. the do you lost 344 points today. the nasdaq down more than 200 points. tesla twitter, and facebook down significantly. we will have more on the ongoing issues with facebook. threatening rebotic phone call received. that was the information sent

out this afternoon. it comes a few days nationwide march for our lives which was inspired by last month's deadly attack. jonathan bloom walks you through what happened in the south bay today. >> i heard a lot of rumors floating around. maybe bomb threats, i am not sure. >> reporter: high school senior was among many having lunch when the students began sheriff's surrounded cupertino high school. >> the cupertino high school received a robotic alleging a threat of violence to the school. >> reporter: students ordered to leave. >> it is becoming more common for whatever reason but we want to take every call seriously and

always use caution until we know it is a hoax or not a valid threat. >> reporter: school and activities were canceled the rest of the day. >> we looked at this number that placed this call. number placing calls all across the country. >> reporter: gave the all clear for students and teachers to come back and collect their things. >> if you are doing this out there as a senior prank, just stop. >> reporter: the students tell us they are glad. with all the real violence going on in the world, the last thing they want is another reason to panic. developing news in sacramento. outrage over a deadly police shooting. protesters packed city council meeting. this is what it looked

the brother addressed the crowd. >> rent is too high. wait. the gang banging hasn't stopped. the poverty is uncontrollable. >> the meeting soon became a yelling contest and the council took a ten-minute break. now the council is back in session now. nearly ten-days ago, sacramento police shot and killed 22-year-old stephon clark. officers say they thought he had a gun and clark was unarmed. leslie tell us what is happening now. >> reporter: it is a fluid situation we are outside city hall. people stormed in chanting stephon clark. they buy

detectors. jammed in the lobby. chanting, taking pictures. they are hearing testimony from a list of speakers. but an angry crowd, and they are not going away. and it has been a busy day here in sacramento. >> no justice! >> no peace! >> reporter: an emotional protest in sacramento. anger continues to motivate community groups to take to the streets. in a case that is fast becoming a national crusade about a legal use of force. clark led police on a pursuit that ended in his grandmother's backyard. body cam video including an officer yelling gun, then 22 rounds were fired at the

22-year-old. audio on body cams went silent. clark was not armed and he was holding a cell phone. >> there is a lot of mistrust nd my sense is that if sacramento can do this thoroughly as transparently as possible, with some independent eyes over this as well, that perhaps here in sacramento we can show we can do this in a way that brings people together. >> regardless of the nine outcome of this investigation, we will explore and implement ways to better serve our community. >> we are here because excessive force is being used. we are here because there is violence used on this 22-year-old man. we are here because of that. we are here because of police officers not because of protesters. >> reporter: demanding justice now. they say the state taking over the investigation isn't enough. black lives matter wants

accountability. >> we need to take change and that looks like the >> reporter: you can hear the chanting in the background. this is the lobby of sacramento city hall. police are standing by. right now they are letting everybody stay. testimony goes until 11:00 tonight. and if they don't get all the speakers this, they will resume this session tomorrow at 1:00. i am leslie brinkley, abc7 news. >> let's take a live look inside city hall where tonight's city council meeting is under way. relatively calm right now. you can see the crowd there. again, it recessed for about ten minutes earlier after things got rowdy and then resumed.

abc7 reporter is inside the meeting and these are some of the tweets. you can follow her on abc7. let's move on. facebook ceo mark zuckerberg is expected to testify before congress within a matter of weeks according to a cnn report. the news comes while zuckerberg turned down a >> reporter: california representative say it is time for mark zuckerberg to testify before congress. >> it is supposed to be this benign platform that you can share information and pictures with family and friends.

>> reporter: zuckerberg will testify in a matter of weeks. last week zuckerberg gave cnn money this conditional answer. >> i am happy to if it is the right thing to do. >> reporter: inviting zuckerberg to a hearing on data privacy. no word yet whether google or twitter ceos will attend. >> i have confidence that my colleagues will flush this out. >> it is not just the third party apps, it is information that they are gleaning from where we go, how we surf, what we do. >> reporter: today zuckerberg turned down a request from british lawmakers. facebook will send two deputies instead. california has filed another lawsuit against trump administration this time about a question for the next census.

>> i am spencer christian with a week of warmth perhaps record warmth ahead. accuweather forecast in just a moment. the state of utah legalize free range parenting. next. >> we want to know what you think about this. should california adopt free range parenti

bart police arrested 40%

more people last year. reported a stagger increase in thefts and violent crimes. reported more than 1700 arrests made in 2017. but thefts of electronics jumped 52%. now the most alarming data, there was a 24% increase in violent crimes on the bart system in 2017 with 34 search incidents that took place. the agency says fewer cars and bike thefts. they are combatting the crimes by higher more transit police officers and using newly installed security cameras on trains in order to locate suspects. a surprise decision from alameda county supervisors about the annual and controversial

urban shield exercise involving police. they approved it for this year but after that, no more. here is wayne freedman. >> reporter: when the alameda county board of supervisors met it was sometimes contentious. an overflow crowd filled with protesters. >> they are racist and targeting black and brown people. >> reporter: all of this from accepting $5 million. the board voted four to one in favor but this will be the last yore after all the criticism. >> they are trained to shoot center mass. >> reporter: officers like captain shaun washington of the fremont police call it training. >> i understand the concerns

about the equipment we use. >> reporter: protesters describe it as being white community volunteers take part in urban shield. police agencies insist it is all about learning to work together in unique circumstances. >> i was here when we had the earthquakes and the fire and you have all of these agencies coming in to help and you have to manage them. >> it is not about protection. it is just about giving the police more tools, more toys, more tactics to do what it is they do. >> reporter: now it is back for one more year. in oakland wayne freeman news. the playground suffered a

million dollars in damage after someone set fire to it. let's take a look at what it looks like now after re-opening friday. everything is brand new from the play structures to the swings to the slides. a celebration and easter egg hunt will honor mayor lee. will you let your children play unsupervised or wait alone in the car. >> abc7 news anchor kristen sze is here with the details. >> we want to know what you think about free-range parenting. the idea that parents should allow kids to roam free with less hovering. should california follow their lead. you can way in on can way in

abc7news.com/vote. all right, the new utah law falls out it is not criminal neglect. to do things like walk to school by themselves take the bus alone or play outside without adult supervision. it takes affect in may and it is the first such law in the u.s. >> we want kids to be able to learn how to navigate the world so when they are adults they are fully prepared to navigate the world. >> in 2015, this maryland couple was investigated for child neglect after allowing their two kids ages ten and six to walk home without adult supervision.

childr do you think california should adopt free range parenting laws. so far are viewers, little more than half are saying yes, why not. let's turn your attention now to the weather forecast. nice days around here. >> they certainly here. spencer christian is here with what is ahead for us. >> going to get nicer. if you consider warmth nice. sunny skies across the bay area right now, and it is quite a bit warmer or milder than it was at this hour yesterday. let's take a look although our 24-hour temperature change. eight to ten degrees warmer right now. four degrees warmer here in san francisco and across the bay in hayward. under blue skies, currentlylyly 61 degrees in san francisco.

72 at san jose, 65 in gilroy. and 57 at half moon bay. it is 75 in napa and 69. 73 in livermore and that 24-hour warm up has not occurred only here in the bay area, but statewide. 11 degrees warmer in redding. nine degrees warmer in sacramento. it is warmer all over the place. here is a look at blue skies over the bay from our rooftop camera. the warming continues over the next two days and we might see record highs for this time of the year on thursday. temperatures will drop a few degrees. overnight quite clear with low temperatures mainly in the upper 40s to low 50s. and tomorrow look for highs of sick six in half moon bay. mid-severity across the bay.

up in the north bay 80 in santa rosa. four-day weekend forecast for tahoe, thursday through sunday calls for sunny skies and mild conditions. now there will probably be a lot of melting over the next few days. and speaking of melting, look at the climate prediction center's outlook, warmer. all of the south western u.s. and milder than average. we have got spring like weather just about everywhere. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. it looks like thursday will probably be the warmest day across the region. that is the day we are most likely to see record high temperatures. friday remains warming with highs around 80 degrees inland.

we will still see mid-70s over the weekends. easter sunday nice. with a few clouds. next week start out with bright sunny skies. up to around 70 around the bay and low 60s around the coast. >> thanks, join "7 on your side" and michael finney

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>> we are keeping an eye on developing news a packed house in sacramento where the community is speaking directly with the city council about the recent police shooting death of an unarmed black man. mostly peaceful. although it has been loud in this council chambers occasionally. nearly ten-days sacramento police shot and killed 22-year-old stephon clark. clark as it turns out was unarmed. you can follow reporter inside e the city hall. the story of a final

shipment leads tonight's bay area business watch. the company launched in san francisco four years ago. using its app customers would upload the item and a courier would come pick it up. ceo tim cook spoke today at a chicago high school. the ipad is meant to appeal to students and teachers. california's sanctuary status is on attack. supreme court justice weighs in on a

affecting my livelihood and my right to earn a living. >> criticism and support tonight as a retired supreme court

justice takes sides over the debate gun control. today's message calls for a repeal of the second amendment. >> as you can imagine the 97-year-old justice's remarks has a lot of people fired up. chris nguyen has reaction. >> reporter: on the peninsula, an ongoing debate over guns. long time nra training counselor says he has been the target of multiple death threats from those who say he should shut down his firearm safety business. in an op-ed published in the new york times today, former sup court justice. saying in part a constitutional amendment to get rid of the second amendment would be simple and would do more to weaken the nra's ability to stiemie

legislative debate. santa clara university constitutional law professor says it is easier said than done. >> three quarters of the state ratifies and that is difficult in this political environment. >> reporter: firearm rights attorneys says there shouldn't be a blanket rule. >> one rule for all may not necessarily be the right thing especially when it comes to taking firearms away. >> reporter: both sides of the aisle seeking to be understood. chris nguyen abc7 new. a kansas church brought their protest to an east bay element school this morning. abc7 news was at rancho romero elementary school where the

counterprotesters outnumbered protesters. the january display focused on gender identity and made national news. >> this school is nationally known for teaching their children sitting them in these classrooms where they can't read with images and otherwise teaching them to rebel against god in every way. >> when hate issues a press release and that love has to absolutely show up. you do not show up and stay silent. >> no children were at school during the protests. orange county board of supervisors has joined the federal lawsuit of sanctuary laws. restricts state and local government from assisting federal immigration agents in certain systems. they say it is about keeping the

county safe. >> we must be certain that we are not providing assistance to undocumented citizen not following the rules. >> a city and the county has also voted to join the lawsuit and city of loss alamitos has approved an ordnance to opt out of the law. another lawsuit against the trump administration. those fighting the president say if allowed it could have a devastating impact on california. >> reporter: the last time the question are you a u.s. citizen appeared on a census was in 1950. 70 years ago. now the trump administration wants it back on the 2020 census. cities with a large population of undocumented immigrants are fighting back. >> the federal government big footing their way into the

process in order to make a point or try to scare people or keep people from being counted. >> reporter: announcing he was filing a suit to stop the trump administration. the fear that it would lead to an under count in california. which according to lawmakers would be devastating to the state. >> if california loses representation, we could lose votes. >> when we lose funding and congressional representation, we lose big. >> reporter: the u.s. department of commerce say the information regarding citizenship would help the justice department enforce the voting rights act. >> my guess is what they are thinking is if somebody admits they are undocumented on the form that they are going to see if that person voted. >> reporter: the vice chair of

the san francisco republican party supports trumps proposal. >> if they are not here legally, they shouldn't vote and we have a right to know. >> reporter: in the news room, lyanne melendez. breaking news at the oakland international airport. it is a crash at terminal one. you can see there is a vehicle there up on the curb. lots of police activity. you can see the yellow tape. we are still not sure exactly what happened. the alameda county sheriff's department confirms they are investigating a crash involving a car and a pedestrian. the pedestrian was hurt but not clear how badly that person was injured. the entrance to the airport is now shut down. we will bring you updates as they become available on air and

online. this is happening at oakland international airport. and again, the entrance is shut down. police are standing by at sacramento, sacramento city hall where it is packed with people. we have been following the situation throughout abc7 news at 6:00. you can see all of the cameras set up for this. protesters loud but mostly peaceful throughout the day. tonight the council will hear until 11:00. we have our leslie brinkley there in the lobby area. all of the people who are there to make their comments and make their comments heard. more reports in our evening news cast. three bay area congressional

representatives in one place to talk about the impact of offshore oil drilling. held a public meeting in sausalito. in january, the interior department announced proposal to open nearly all offshore waters to oil and gas drilling. federal officials have been criticized for scheduling only one public meeting in california in sacramento in february. >> the administration hasn't shown the decency to hear from the people who are going to be affected by this. it was a real dog and pony show. >> president trump said more offshore drilling will -- >> taking a live look over the blue skies over the bay. spencer will have the spring like forecast coming up in ten minutes. what is old is new again.

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back now to our breaking news at oakland international

airport. you are seeing a huge traffic backup in and around the airport. that is after the entrance to the airport was completely shut down after a car drove up onto the sidewalk of terminal one and hit a pedestrian. we will try to show you the picture of a car at terminal one. the sheriff's department says that person was hurt but not clear how badly that person was injured. let's try to zoom in now and you can see the car there up on the sidewalk. all of the police activity at terminal one. as a result the traffic has been backed up. there you see the car at the top corner of your screen involving a pedestrian. and we are not sure how badly the person was injured. and we will keep you up to date on this. the 12 finalist for the world video hall of fame today.

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another check of the situation in sacramento. looking live in city hall where people are talking with city council about the recent police shooting death of an unarmed man. >> there is a sacramento king's basketball game starting

7:00. california's wine industry is expected to take a big hit china follow. >> reporter: dave phillips has been pouring his heart out to get a foothold in the chinese wine market for ten years. >> one of the most popular wines going to china for us, is this one here, they like the elephant once the label. >> reporter: saying a threat of a 15% tariff on u.s. wines going into china. >> all >> reporter: right now michael davidtz exports 3,000.

>> six of us are going to hong kong at the end of the may. >> reporter: china is one of the fastest growing wine markets in the world. u.s. wine exports has increased 450% in the past decade alone. >> as the younger generation, highly educated generation become more wine drinkers, they are going to gravitate towards us. >> reporter: saying it is not just woine, but other top ag products. >> wine is along with almonds and

>> reporter:day -- in lodi, abc7 news. turning our attention back now to the weather forecast. >> spencer christian is here with that. >> life is a well, sometimes. as you know, very mild conditions. overnight lows will be in the upper 40s to low 50s. tomorrow another mild to warm day. look for highs ranging from mid-to upper 60s in the coast. to 80 degrees or higher in the warmest inland locations. continue warming up through thursday and on thursday we might see a few record highs. we will get cooling over the easter weekend but skies remaining sunny. nice and mild and pleasant and dry.

i know we need the rainfall but that doesn't stop me from celebrating. >> thanks spencer. >> larry beil is here. >> life is a cabernet are having

>> starting to feel a lot like 2017 for the giants. first bumgarner breaks his mel lanson had surgery on his pro naiter and he is feeling discomfort on that arm again. this doesn't sound particularlyp good. start a throwing program tomorrow after that, will be a much clearer time line.

initially expected to miss one month. >> never missed a practice in my life. i am working my butt off. and i plan on making it pretty quick. >> now to the a's, they have their own woes. what was thought to be a minor bicep injury, it looks a lot worse. recommendation from the doctor is tommy john surgery, that means you are out for the year. puck was so good in the spring he might force his way on the roster. so we thought draymond green might be back, he will remain silence. no draymond, no kd against the

pacers. the upside is the bench players won't get a lot of minutes but the dubs are a totally different team without the all-stars. >> different when you don't have a 7'5" wingspan. they got to adjust quickly. and it is good experience for them. >> six games left in the regular season. sharks riding an eight game winning streak. here is another beard opening shot. staying red hot. his ninth goal. his first of the season, and we are tied at one. to the second, sharks on the power play. from the blue line tipped in.

sharks up 2-1. knotted at two apiece. the nfl been around since 1922. still struggling to figure out a basic element of the game. what is a catch. modifying the catch rule. here is where it started with that perform a football move like taking a third step or lunging with a ball in his hand. started with calvin johnson five years ago. the proposal to fix the catch rule was met by unanimous approval. microphone on players can pick up funny stuff. today, red sox outfielder found himself in a middle of a conversation with guys in the

espn booth. >> i ain't getting this one, boys. >> get on your horse. >> don't miss the cut off. >> he was right. stop talking, start running. chris bryant with the cups ended up with a triple. boston came back to win the game. >> imagine if everybody was miked, we would need a bleep button. >> join us tonight on kofy. the bay area case that could lead to executions resuming. also on nine on nine on nine one >> coming up tonight at 8:00 catch the premier of rosane.

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