immediately firing off his own tweet saying zaf-saying disaste should not be part of the bickering. >> dianne feinstein said he would not provide for the campfire victims. >> and many are depending on government funding. >> we are live in santa rosa with the story. wayne? >> reporter: good afternoon, dan. it is safe to say the tweet landed with a thud here in sonoma county. this county has received $10 million in fema funding so far. it expects $26 million more. they're not sure what they read this morning. the sign in the living room said home is where the heart is. but one home is not much larger than a can of soup and even that is in jeopardy. >> i'm aware and totally upset. >> reporter: johnny and marine living the down side of a

presidential tweet threatening to take away fema money to california victims what he called mismanagement of forest and some still live if trailers in the county fair grounds. >> it is depressing to go from a house to a trailer. >> reporter: athe president's tweet left people here and elsewhere in an angry state of limbo. >> do you think the president understands what is going on here in california? >> does he understand much of anything. i don't think so. >> reporter: the president did appear to care last november when he flew to butte county and surveyed damage from the camp fire and he toured and promised aid and spoked as if he backed away from previous comments about with holding funding. >> we do have to do management and maintenance and we'll be working also with environmental groups. they've really -- i think everybody has seen the light. >> reporter: but this morning's tweet appears to have thrown a dark blanket over that. susan gorin described the messaging as a deflection and an affront to fire victims.

>> it is horribly disrespectful. and clearly this president has no empathy or understanding for what it is like to be a victim of a fire. >> reporter: meantime, back in the fair grounds, the fema representative heard nothing from her superiors and it remained business as usual. for johnny and marine, that means a countdown to earp wh-- l when the fema assistance will run out. >> if the fema money would stop, where does that leave you. >> on the curb. >> reporter: even with the millions of dollars promised to sonoma county by fema, the county is still operating at a $12 million deficit this year. so it matters. live in santa rosa, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> it matters big-time. thank you very much. the partial government shutdown is really starting to affect federal firefighters. some training academies have been canceled and current wildland firefighters are not able to complete their required

yearly refresher courses. just no money for it. experts say if the shutdown drags out, fire crews won't be ready for the months ahead. toz president trump walked out of shutdown talks with democrats after less than 15 minutes and later tweeting it was a total waste of time. senator chuck schumer said talks ended with the president asked how nancy pelosi if she would agree to a border wall and she said no. >> we saw a temper tantrum because he couldn't get his way. >> we heard once again that democratic leaders are unwilling to even negotiate. >> today the house approved a bill to fund the treasury department and the irs and other agencies for next year but keep in mind the bill is not likely to move federal in the republican-controlled senate. the shutdon has made things especially confusing for travelers. with questions about whether millions could fly with a real i.d. and amid questions over compliance. >> late today a reprieve.

melanie woodrow is live at the san francisco dmv with the story. melanie? >> reporter: well here is something. if you are confused, you are not alone. people here at the dmv in san francisco that has been waiting to get their real i.d. are also confused and those appointments ar difficult to come by. at the 11th hour, the department of homeland security extended california's federal real i.d. extension to april 1st, 2019. the existing extension granted to the department of motor vehicles was set to expire tomorrow. the expiration would have meant that anyone flying -- domestically would need a government i.d. to fly in the united states. a driver's license would not have been enough. people here at the san francisco dmv had no idea. >> if they need a passport, i don't have it then i'm upset at the airport trying to run home to get it to see if i could make my flight and i'm usually running behind so that would be very problematic for a guy like me. >> reporter: as of yesterday

california dmv said they had been working for a year to be complaint with the real i.d. act and due to the government shutdown there have been to final confirmation about whether the existing extension set to expire thursday would be further extended. meantime available appointments to get a real i.d. are nearly impossible to find. >> when i tried to make an appointment in san francisco, i got a message that said, sorry, all appointments at this office are taken. i did find an appointment available february 13th in bakersfield. the appointment availability for most of the other bay area cities we checked was march or april. according to dhs, the new extension granted to california will allow sufficient time to complete the review of california's real i.d. compliance certification. so the takeaway here is that you can still use your california state issued driver's license to fly domestically. we've put a list of other forms of acceptable identification on our website at abc7news.com. in san francisco, melanie

woodrow, abc 7 news. >> thank you. president trump's policies took center stage at today's community swearing in for new state treasurer fiona ma. she drew cheers from supporters but likely jeers from the trump administration when she dropped the f bomb speaking about the president. fiona ma today's local swearing in ceremony was a family affair. dozens of bay area lawmakers including the mayor packed the booker t. washington community center in san francisco. democratic power broken john burton administered the oath. >> -- in the state of california, against all enemies foreign and domestic. >> reporter: the former supervisor wasted no time calling out who the domestic enemies might be singling out president trump, including cutting programs that millions of low-income californians depend on and she promised to use her office to fight back. >> and that is what i'm here

about. my team is here about. it's about leveling the playing field and building that financial wall around california to combat the white house. [ cheering and applause ] >> ma's wall may have been kplik, but her anger at president trump soon became personal. and some maybe offensive. >> there is press here. all of you know what i normally say when i say that. in the tradition, john burton tradition -- [ bleep ] trump. >> reporter: ma's four-letter remark draw a raucous ovvation for the crowd and later unapologetic to counter white house policy when it comes to the california economy and foreign trade with countries like china. >> but as a californians, we are doing our best to be those ambassadors for california to say regardless of what happens in d.c.

california is going to remain open to business. >> reporter: now by the way, ma took a page from the playbook of her political mentor. burton led the same chant cursing out the president at the state democratic convention in 2017. so far it is unclear if ma's message has reached the president. he has not tweeted about it. now in our abc 7 news poll, we are asking do you think ma's cursing of president trump is standing up for california or not appropriate? just head to show show. right now results say 36% and a third say standing up for california and two thirds are saying that is not appropriate. we've seen his ads, bay area billionaire tom steyer announcing he is not throwing his name into the race for president. however, what he plans to do instead is certainly raising some eyebrows. the decision comes as many democratic contenders are gearing up to announce their bids. right now dozens could be in the running. abc 7 news reporter chris nguyen

has more. >> reporter: after years of publicly toying with the idea of president, bay area billionaire tom steyer announced in iowa today that he would not be seeking public office but instead devote his time and money into trying to get president trump impeached. >> the debate over whether or not grounds for impeachment exist is over. he met the criteria long ago. >> reporter: in the coming year, steyer plans to spend at least $40 million of his own money to continue funding an impeachment campaign including commercials like this one. >> there is nothing more powerful than the unified voice of the american people. together we will make this happen. >> reporter: although steyer himself won't be a candidate, some say he's expected to still be influential. republican strategist and hoover institution fellow lan chen. >> the endorsement will be coveted. whoever he decides to support will have the benefit of potentially his name, potentially also his money. >> reporter: all eyes are on the democratic party ahead of the

2020 primary season. massachusetts senator elizabeth warren has already announced her intention to run. many are still waiting on former vice president joe biden's decision and for now all signs point to california senator kamala harris launching a formal campaign in midjanuary. she appeared on cnn this afternoon. >> the people of our country are smart people. who will make decisions about who will be their leader based on who they believe is capable, who they believe has an honest desire to lead, to represent, to see them, to be a voice for them. >> reporter: a crowded field of democratic contender as head. >> so it is message and money but also a compelling personality. i think in this day and age, the personality piece is increasingly important. >> reporter: the candidates looking for ways to stand out. chris nguyen, abc 7 news. searching for a killer. it is not easy. the steps and starts of finding who took the life of a bay area teen. i'm michael finney. you want to talk to a health

care insurance expert? we have you covered. dial 415-954-7621. i'm meteorologist sandhya pattel. the showers are coming through and here is a the question isn't whether he should be impeached any more. he's the most corrupt president in american history. and we all know it. the question now is, how fast can we move past this president so we can build a more just and prosperous future? please, join the more than 6.5 million americans who are demanding action now. because there's nothing more powerful than the unified voice of the american people. together, we will make this happen. need to impeach is responsible for the content of this ad.

new details tonight on the investigation into the shooting death of a car mont high school football players in belmont. abc 7 news reporter vic lee is live at the high school with tonight's follow-up. vic? >> reporter: well aside from the fact that they have yet to find the gun and there have not been arrests, we've learned belmont police have served several search warrants across the bay area. the main one being in pleasanton last night. yesterday there was optimism among law enforcement that the investigation into the shooting

death of 17-year-old muhammed othman would end quickly with an arrest of the shooter. last night an army of police officers from numerous jurisdictions surrounded a home in the east bay town of pleasanton. >> they used a loud speak tore call the three suspects or whoever out. >> reporter: today belmont police captain patrick hell orran spoke with abc 7 news about the police action. >> no arrests have been made. we have detained several people but no one is in custody. >> reporter: so the investigation continues. >> we're investigating many leads that came in through people we've talked to. >> reporter: but he said the case is complicated. >> as you said, it is very involved investigation. we've brought in assistance from both inside and outside of san mateo county. >> alicia had also hoped for a quick arrest. he is a close family friend and has known the teenager since he was nine. he was with muhammed's mother at central elementary school on

monday night when she went to the crime scene where his body was found. he said the young man was close to his family, religious and special. >> so the first thing that strikes me about muhammed is the smile that he has on his face. it is something that remains with you. >> reporter: but we're told this is a difficult investigation. made even more difficult because there were so many people at the scene of the crime. a group that was with the victim and another group that was with the presumed killer. vic lee, abc 7 news. >> okay, vic, thank you. -- a bigger reward to find the man who murdered another rider aboard a train three years ago tonight. 19-year-old carlos romero died after being shot aboard a train that had stopped at b.a.r.t.'s west oakland station. cameras aboard the train did not capture the crime itself. the revelation which led to an overhaul of b.a.r.t.'s train camera system.

however cameras in b.a.r.t. stations recorded images of the suspect highlighted there. detectives revealed that man goes by the nickname mattie. they believe the shooter and the victim aboard the -- who boarded the same bus in antioch before connecting to b.a.r.t. in pittsburg. >> what i want to say to this individual is that we're on this case, we're coming after you and we're going to solve this. and it is just a matter of time. >> here is another look at the suspect. b.a.r.t. and oakland crime-stoppers have increased the reward for capture from $10,000 to now $25,000. take a good look at that face. the clock is ticking because there is only one week left t e tone -- to enroll for health insurance in covered california. >> michael finney and a panel of experts are taking questions and providing important answers. >> michael, how is it going? >> it is going great. we're getting a lot of calls. they started at 4:00. as soon as we said we are open, everybody started calling. as you remember we were on the

midday show telling people about it and immediately we started getting calls. peter leahy from the executive director of california. thanks for joining us. >> great to be here. >> it seems earlier this year. >> it is earlier. and we are starting earlier and ending later. last year we were open all through january but we are done next week so people need to get into the door. we wait until deadlines in california, this deadline matters. >> now government shutdown. does it matter? >> it doesn't matter a bit. the feds are shut down, california is going all cylinders and we have people at our service center, people here, we have over 10,000 licensed insurance agents across california. they're going to be open all the way through next tuesday, the 15th. but people need to get in the door now to get covered. >> why are we so successful compared to other states? because we do a much better job,

but what are we doing? >> we've said let's not make this be a political football. let's put the politics -- fight it out in sacramento or washington, but in communities whether in san francisco or stockton or l.a., let's get people insured. and we've had people who are republicans or democrats and saying let's get people covered. and that is what it is about. that is worked for california. >> how much is this going to cost people wave height they sign up? >> it is going to -- it all depends. and you could find out in ten minutes -- or actually two minutes. go online and coveredca.com and put in your zip code and size of your family and income and find out that you might pay $50 a month for insurance that would cost $500. >> amazing. >> or maybe $400 a month or maybe more. you'll find out and nine out of ten of the people that get covered through cover california get financial help. but even if you don't get that financial help, you're get insurance that will be there when you need it and that is the important thing. everyone needs coverage.

find out if you could get help. get covered. >> peter lee, executive director cover california. we'll talk to him more coming up. we're going to be here until 8:00. so give us a call if you need insurance. or just need information about insurance. 415-954-7621 or go online. we have a whole crew standing by to take your questions digit alley. go to abc 7 news. i'm michael finney. >> so many languages covered thanks, michael. it is a classic example of people driving too fast for the conditions. take a look at the westbound lanes of highway 24 in oakland with three drivers spun out within minutes of each other around 1:00 this afternoon. the chp said each was driving too fast in a wet and slippery conditions. they all ended up in the same spot right outside of the caldecott tunnel. no one was injured. in the next hour caltrans hopes to reopen part of highway 9 blocked by a landslide in santa cruz. part of the road collapsed along the hillside near the entrance

to paradise park yesterday. caltrans provided this image and this closure is between felton and santa cruz. >> announcer: now your accuweather forecast with sandhya patel. >> hi, there, everyone. we are just about done with the showers. maybe another hour or so. let me show you live dopplerp. where we're still seeing damp roadways. in the street level out toward delta and brentwood, carnegie there is some spots there that are wet as we head towards the allen rock area, story road and the south bay, yes, slippery spots. so how much rain did we receive? this wasn't something you write home about. anywhere from .300 in half moon bay to an inch at clear lake. .06 in san francisco and los gatos and san jose .12. and we'll take any moisture at this point. sierra is seeing snow. two to six inches and the only

chain controls are on state route 4. here is a look at the winter weather advisory remaining up until midnight tonight above 6500 feet. up to two feet over the peaks and reduced visibility will make travel difficulty in case you are heading up to the mountains. tomorrow is the day to go. look at this view. i love it. i'll step aside to take it in. from the sutro tower camera. the clouds stacked up. 59 in san francisco, 58 in oakland. and 57 in half moon bay. and color as the sun has set from our south beach camera. you see the pinks toward the bay. mid-50s from napa to fairfield and concord right now at 57 degrees. well the surf has been rough. this is the view from santa cruz as we look toward lighthouse. showers will end soon. patchy dense fog expected in the morning. partly sunny and dry tomorrow and our next storm arrives on friday. so the storm that came through overnight did churn up the swells. westerly swell continues,

decreasing up to 17 feet. high surf advisory until 9:00 p.m. tonight. breakers could exceed 24 feet. first thing in the morning, expect some patchy, dense fog. it will certainly be a bit murky tomorrow morning. temperatures 40s and 50s. you need the extra time to get to work or get children off to school if you have kids so keep that in the back of your mind. tomorrow afternoon, you get a break from the rain. we need that chance to dry out so we don't see the trees going down like we saw earlier today. temperatures will be in the 50s, 60s and a look at the storm impact scale, a level one on friday noon through early saturday and light to moderate showers, a tenth of an inch of rain and breezy at time. and the hour by hour look. friday evening around 5:30 we see the rain and time lane will change at 8:00 p.m. and scattered moderate showers toward saturday morning. a few more. and then pretty much the rest of the saturday is dry before another storm comes in on sunday. in terms of rainfall totals, most of you will be in the tenth to half an inch category but

some wet spots up to an inch. accuweather seven-day forecast, drying out tomorrow. friday afternoon and evening into saturday morning we have one system coming through. it is a level one. another storm on sunday. unsettled pattern for monday, tuesday and one more storm on wednesday. with some scattered showers. so just keep those umbrellas nearby and soak up the sun for tomorrow. you could always download the accuweather app and track live doppler 7. >> we're ready for a little sun. >> yeah. >> just a little break. a lot of talk about

the question isn't whether he should be impeached any more. he's the most corrupt president in american history. and we all know it. the question now is, how fast can we move past this president so we can build a more just and prosperous future? please, join the more than 6.5 million americans who are demanding action now. because there's nothing more powerful than the unified voice of the american people. together, we will make this happen. need to impeach is responsible for the content of this ad.

you've likely seen some frightening things while driving but probably -- oh, nothing like that. a highway sign falling on to have of an suv happening yesterday on a freeway in australia. the 53-year-old woman behind the wheel had to be taken to the hospital for minor neck injuries. authorities have no clue how this happened and said wind

wasn't a factor. an investigation is now underway. >> boy, that is scary. >> yeah. >> you may have heard amazon founder jeff bezos announced he is getting divorced. he and his wife of 25 years mackenzie released a joint statement. >> it said if we had known we would separate after 25 years we would do it all again. the couple has four kids. it is reported tonight that jeff bezos is seeing a former news anchor from los angeles, lauren sanchez. she is also going through a divorce. >> bezos is the richest person in the world with an estimated net worth of at least $137 billion. that is according to forbes. he and his wife live in washington state which is a community property state. that means any wealth made during the marriage could be split. and mackenzie has been in on amazon since the very beginning. shortly after getting married, he quit his job to start his company and as they drove to seattle to relocate, mackenzie was behind the wheel while he wrote up the business plan.

>> and mackenzie is an author who grew up in san francisco and she would walk away with $60 billion and be wealthy. >> and i worked sanchez. >> a rare vase could fetch a lot of money is lyde -- is hiding in plain sight. >> but first thank you to matthew for a picture of the bay from grizzly peak in berkeley. share your pictures with us with the hash oh! oh! oh! ♪ ozempic®! ♪ (announcer) people with type 2 diabetes are excited about the potential of once-weekly ozempic®. in a study with ozempic®, a majority of adults lowered their blood sugar and reached an a1c of less than seven

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into a bay area mcdonald's and it was quite the scene. and a tet onic shift is being predicted in the bay area real estate market. we'll break down what this means to both buyers and sellers. that is coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00. >> thanks. we'll see you then. >> and finally tonight, it is not often that a rare treasure is hiding in plain sight. >> that was the case at this restaurant in berkeley. that closed last october after 128 years in operation. >> according to the chronicle, the owner recently found out that an eight foot vase in the middle of the restaurant appears to be a rare three-piece collection from japan brought to the u.s. for the 1893 chicago world's fair. >> wow! and it is valued at between $30,000 and $50,000. it will go up for auction next month. and it was just there. could you imagine if you had been in the restaurant and knocked it over when it was open. >> i called it a vase. if it is worth that much it is a

vause. >> for michael finney, take advantag tonight, the president walks out. the high stakes meeting in the situation room lasting just minutes late today. what was said in that room. what we've learned tonight. the shutdown reaching day 19, hundreds of thousands of american workers will not get their paychecks. the violent arrest here in new york city. the mayor breaking his silence. tonight, the investigation. what led to this moment? the urgent manhunt, the armored car guard who disappeared, and so did $850,000. police tonight warning he is armed and dangerous, and where this happened. the winter weather alert tonight. a major storm forming. could the east get hit with a winter storm? rob has the new track. the man who has been overseeing the mueller investigation is now on the way out. rod rosenstein planning to leave. today, our cre