front line of that dispute. oranges, wine, nuts and more could take a big hit. >> let's get right to abc 7 news reporter carolyn tyler in the newsroom with more on this story. >> you know last week president trump ordered tariffs on steel and aluminum imported from china. today that country retaliated, announcing a $3 billion hit on more than 100 american products, including california goods. the tit for tat maneuvering between two leaders puts california in the cross harriir. >> everybody loses in a trade war. >> reporter: he is talking about california's agriculture and wine industries. china has announced a 15% tariff on exports. the state's wine trade with china is small but growing. reportedly increasing 450% in

the past decade. michael says his napa valley winery has been making inroads as asia's appetite for wine is expanding. >> we see china and other asian markets as a great opportunity to grow for future generations. so any type of a tax or tariff hi like this puts us at a disadvantage. >> reporter: almonds, walnuts and pistachios are huge. pistachio growers in the san joaquin valley shipped 140 million pounds to china and hong kong last year, for an estimated $300 million to $500 million in sales. >> every year we've been increasing the amount we export to china. they've become our number one destination market. >> reporter: officials at the port of oak haland are also concerned. california producers made up more than half of the shipments last year with china being one of the top export destinations.

experts say brace yourselves, this is just likely round one in the trade wash. carolyn tyler abc 7 news. tech stocks were among the worst performers today, shares of intel closed down 6% after reports that apple plans to stop using intel chips and start making its own processors for mac computers as early as 2020. according to bloomberg, it's still in the early stages, but it's part of a strategy to make al of apple devices work seamlessly together. and president trump continued to tweet about amazon's deal with the post office. tesla's shares were down, including a report that the first quarter model three production goals won't be met. and the deadly crash on highway 101 in mountain view. elon musk says he's taking

control of model three production because that's what's most important right now. he says he's sleeping at the factory. a lot of hugs today and tears for a family. a father of three was facing deportation but is now home following his release from i.c.e. custody. katie utehs explains how he got his freedom. >> reporter: from fear of deportation to freedom. fernando correa is not taking this moment for granted. >> god give my another chance. >> reporter: his 5 year old daughter last saw him in october when he dropped her off for day care but never returned for pickup. i.c.e. agents detained the father of three in san jose. he'd recently been convicted on a drunken driving offense. today he's free. >> i'm extremely happy and thankful to all the people, my family, to god. to all of you guys.

i just don't believe it yet. >> reporter: last week a u.s. immigration judge removed the order claiming that his return to mexico would put him in harm's way. >> it's more powerful than anything anybody can say to me. >> reporter: prior to his release, i.c.e. agents told him to stay out of trouble and he'd be fine. he maintained a sense of humor when asked what he planned to do with the rest of his day. >> i am going to take a shower, a real shower. i'm going to put on my pjs. i'm going to have something to eat. and i'm just going to rest and visit can visit with my family. >> reporter: the family hopes their story serves as inspiration to others facing deportation. the driver accused of hitting five people with his van in san francisco last week

killing one of them made his first court appearance today. 33-year-old mark dennis faces murder, attempted murder and assault charges for the wednesday incident at 24th and illinois streets. a survivor says he used racial slurs before threatening them with a hatchet and running them down. >> he's just mad. he don't know what to think. i just don't -- >> it's incredibly concerning and very violent. and we're wishing the victim this is this case a speedy recovery. >> the survivors had come from fishing at a near by pier when they were confronted. the crash when a vehicle plunged over a cliff appears to be intention a the wreck was discovered north of westport.

the bodies of seicara and jenni hart were found along with three children. the other children are still missing. police obtained a warrant to search the family's home but didn't find a suicide note. new legislation is being drafted about officer-involved shootings. celine tyndall was killed offi officer-involved shooting. >> reporter: i'm here at the courthouse on fallon street. tyndall's mother had a face-to-face interview with d.a. nancy o'malley today, and she and other relatives emerged from the meeting disappointed, saying that the hack lack of answers t their questions they found to be disrespectful. >> what is your perspective on the countless killings by law enforcement, she said she cannot

comment. >> reporter: they are still demanding answers in the death of tyndall who was shot in the back by officers. initial reports claim tyndall had a gun, the family wants the officer involved charged with murder. their attorney has pushed for more openness of police proceedings. >> there's always been this cry that records should be open. public should know if officers have been involved in prior cases. >> reporter: he has consulted with nancy skinner who has drafted sb 1421 which would require more openness into shootings and use of force. law enforcement groups have long maintained that disciplinary records should remain profit to

protect officers' clark's family is demanding more information. >> the rule ought to be that this is transparency. that's are public matters, around the people involved, the family ought to know and the public ought to know. >> reporter: abc 7 news. a court decision today allows california to continue to collect dna from suspected criminals. a person sued when he claimed that the dna sample violated his privacy. a law voters approved in 2004 requires adults arrested on a felony charge to provide a cheek swab following arrest during booking. another legal fight is pitting california against the justice department. the federal government is suing over a state law that gives california first option to buy federal land. the bill passed at the urging of environmentalists concerned that national parks or monuments may

be sold. the justice department claims the law violates the constitution. jeff session released a statement about the suit, saying, quote, california was admitted to the union upon the express condition that it would never interfere with the disposal of federal land. in another battle between the feds and california, the epa says it plans to roll back yes anythi -- emission standards. the state is threatening to sue if that happens. the epa is working to determine an appropriate emission standards and says those establish under the obama administration are too high. one of silicon valley's top hotels is shutting down this week. the one guest who apparently rented out the whole thing. babies and the risk for allergies. it may have a lot to do with the prescriptions they take. a gorgeous start to the week

with sunshine and mild temperatures, but we are tracking the next storm which could soak the whole region. the details ahead in the accuweather forecast. it was the call rescuers had been waiting for all night. the rescue of a 13 year old boy hours after he disappeared into a sew

this past weekend, the crown prince of saudi arabia stopped traffic and turned heads. and now he's apparently staying at the four seasons to talk with silicon valley's biggest hitters. as corps nenell bernard reportst of the visit is shrouded in secrecy. >> reporter: the last remaining guests were checking out, but some hadn't planned to leave so soon. abc 7 news has learned the crown

prince of saudi arabia bought out the entire hotel for the next six nights. hotel staff told knme off camer guests have been relocated to other neighboring hotels or other four seasons' properties. the hotel given short notice of the visit from the state department. those who live near the hotel have been warned to watch out for motorcades. >> the prince has rented the hotel for the week. it's amazing. >> reporter: the crown prince is in silicon valley to meet with tim cook and top executives at google. salman is interested in making his country a major tech hub. rob enterally thinks he knows why. >> i think he recognizes that the oil market's eventually going to collapse. the good junk of the automotive market is moving to electricity over the next ten years. the end result is he's got to have some alternative sources of income. they've been very interested in technology in the past, and

likely, that's where they're focussed now. >> reporter: the crown prince has been called a reformer by some, he's allowed women to drive and reopened movie theaters closed since the 1980s. over the weekend he turned heads in seattle. >> apparently, there's a saudi prince and we decided to check it out. >> reporter: most of the hotel he was staying in was also bought out. cornell bernard, abc 7 news. a group that has rescued hundreds from san francisco streets received a grant. the non-profit helps homeless youth find housing, education and job training. the personal attention from larkin street workers helped change his life. >> a lot of people who worked at larkin ask me how i'm doing, how's my day. is there anything they can help me with. stuff like that. and it's that level of care,

that sense of family and community that really helped me in a lot of dark periods in my life. >> larkin runs transitional housing units like this facility on haight street. there are an estimated 1300 young people homeness sless in francisco. a four bedroom unit priced at $5.9 million. the listing was removed, the price lowered and relisted for $4.9 million. the condo is now ines crow for $4.6 million. the building is leaning and has sunk more than 17 inches since construction began in they blame neighbors nearby. the a's have some competition for the land the scoliseum

on. tesla has sent a letter. a real estate developer is also interested for a sports and recreation center that would include a stadium for the united soccer league expansion franchise. the a's offered to buy the coliseum site and pay off the $135 million debt on the stadium and oracle arena. a horse is recovering after a dramatic rescue operation in santa clara county. the horse was stuck upside down in a drainage ditch near milpitas. they think the horse got stuck, tried to shimmy out and got wedged deeper. fortunately, it suffered only minor scrapes and was able to walk without assistance back to its stall. this is an easter miracle. a 13-year-old boy miraculously survives being stuck in a sewage system. i was stuck with toxic sewage gushing past him. the reporter from our sister station in l.a. shows us how the teen made it out alive.

>> reporter: 13 year old jesse hernandez lucky to be alive after spending 13 hours in a dark, damp sewage pipe. the teenager desperately trying to hang on, hoping help would arrive. >> as every as every as every ay were aware of the vulnerability. >> reporter: several agencies were coming together to comb the maze of pipeline underneath the city. >> the initial fall was upwards of 25 feet. >> reporter: jesse fell into the sewage system decommissionedar decommissioned area in a park. it was these workers that became the unassuming heroes, using high-tech cameras to track jesse's movements within the pipeline. >> hand markings on the sewer

itself, inside, where it appears he was trying to get out. >> reporter: about 4:00 this morning the team opened a maintenance hatch near the 134 and 5 freeways and found the teenager. >> and the first thing they heard was help. they were thrilled. right away they saw jesse, a hose was lowered down. he caught onto the hose, was reeled back up and sat down on the floor. the first thing he wanted was a cell phone to call his family. >> reporter: darsha phillips, abc 7 news. we made it into the 60s and 70s earlier this afternoon. while we're starting off mild and dry, we're going to finish on a cool and rainynote. we have soaked in sunshine across the entire region.

but changes to the forecast are co coming and the highest impact will come by friday. we bring this back with another chance of rain. a level two storm arriving on friday with rain, and right now, the timing looks to have the heaviest rain happening friday night. winds could be gusting 25-45 miles per hour. so there is concern with those winds. we could have isolated power outages, and with the heavy rain we could have isolated flooding. but right now, conditions are mild and we're dry. 68, current number in san jose. 68 in vallejo. and right now, santa rosa checking in at 66 degrees. here's call over the next 12 hours. really quiet conditions. a few clouds passing by time to time. the lone exception, san francisco, overnight low dropping to about 50 degrees, equally as beautiful tomorrow. a few high clouds early on. the sun gets up early at 6:51 in

the morning. by 4:00 in the afternoon, total sunshine out there. a light breeze and temperatures mainly in the 60s and 70s, a few degrees above average for this time of year. for the giants home opener, taking on the mariners, 61 degrees. by the ninth inning as the game is wrapping up, temperatures will warm to about 65 degrees. put that sunscreen on. uv index is running high. 75 and sunny in san jose. 74 in santa rosa and antioch, a mild high of 76 degrees. two more days of completely dry conditions, and then by thursday night we'll introduce the chance of rain. and friday night is when the heaviest of the rain will fall. and this storm does tlook have an atmospheric river component to it. we hear that term a lot in the

heart of the winter season. but we can have this phenomenon in april. it is a narrow band of moisture. we're taking you about 18,000 feet in the atmosphere. what you're looking at is water vapor. this is what storms really feed off. the brighter colors, oranges and yellow indicate the higher amounts of moisture, essentially the heaviest of the rainfall. you can see that is pointed right at the california coastline, friday night. the heaviest rainfall rate now, situated somewhere from santa barbara to san francisco. we'll have to fine tune in the coming days where exact lit heaviest of the rain will fall, but rain is in the forecast friday into saturday. storm could be had for friday. especially the commute. hydroplaning is possible with the winds, trees could come down, causing power outages. there could be small stream and creek flooding. the accuweather seven-day forecast is mild and dry tomorrow. still dry through wednesday. thursday, the daylight hours are

dry. thursday night in the north bay we see the rain. and then friday and saturday morning, everybody has that rain, that wind, heavy at times and we dry out the second half of the weekend. it could be windy and rain eye. a great lakalaxy far, far a. and the threat of nuclear attack is real. will you know how to prepare? tonight at 11:00, what you can do to keep

a new study suggests that early use of antibiotics can raise the chances of kids getting allergies later in life. it can alter gut bacteria. >> reporter: some medication could be behind the rise of allergy and asthma. those who take antibiotics are

more likely to develop diseases later in life. babies under six months of age who took anti-acids had a higher percentage of hives. babies who took medications for greater than 60 days had a greater chance of be beiing diagnosed with a food allergy. they are given to infants who can't keep food down and are fussy. they say more research is needed to confirm a direct link. spacex put another recycled rocket and capsule back to work today. >> one, zero, liftoff. the falcon nine rocket. >> it was a picture perfect launch, the second time they have used the rocket and third

time they've used the capsule for missions to the international space station. it contained 5800 pounds of supplies. an image has been released of a robot they hope to send to mars. it would explore tiny nooks and crevices. it would carry wireless communication devices. the hubble telescope has captured an image of the most distant single star ever. it's called icarus. it's 9 billion light-years. icarus is a blue super giant, which is bigger, hotter and brighter than our sun. experts at uc berkley discovered the star thanks to

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coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00, the i-team uncovers new information on the deadly crash on 101 and contusion over the car's auto pilot system. and a project in the north bay fire zone. it should make life better for those in the hard-hit areas. zuckerberg versus cook. one expert thinks sparks will be

flying in silicon valley for a while. that's all coming up at 6:00. >> i never heard it personally, up close. but what does it sound like to get accepted into stanford? check this >> that's a lot of excitement. that 17-year-old, michael brown of houston going absolutely nuts with family and friends after learning he was accepted. by that reaction, you would have thought brown immediately accepted the offer. >> he didn't. because he's been accepted to 20 of the best universities in the country, including harvard, princeton and yale, and he's received full scholarship offers at every one. he'll wait until may 1st, the deadline, to make a decision. >> wow. >> never had that problem either, myself. >> me neither, but congratulations to him. >> for everyone here at abc 7 news, thank you so much for inviting us into your homes

tonight. >> our next newscast is at 6:00. see you then. tonight, several developing stories as we come on. the miracle rescue. a little boy falling two stories into a sewer, swept into a maze of drainage pipes for nearly 13 hours. tonight, the clues that rescue teams found. and the moment they finally pulled him to safety. massive teacher protests. tens of thousands of educators marching on state capitals. demanding higher wages and more classroom funding. hundreds of school districts now forced to suspend classes. the market meltdown. off more than 400 points. the shock to your 401(k). did president trump taking on amazon help fuel today's plunge? immigration showdown. president trump at an easter celebration full of children slamming democrats for failing to reach a deal on the dreamers.