good evening. >> thanks for joining concessio. he agreed to reopen the government without any new money for the border wall. >> however we could be back to the same spot three weeks from now. the government is open until february 15. giving both side time to negotiate. >> democrats oppose funding the wall. but are ready to make a deal. trump is looking for a package for ample funding for homeland security. >> this is an opportunity for all parties to work together, for the benefit of the our whole beautiful, wonderful nation. >> the president has agreed to our request to open the government. and then debate border security. which is great news for 800,000 federal workers. and millions of americans. who depend on government services. >> the president made it clear

if a deal isn't reached by february 15, he will consider declaring an emergency to get the billions of dollars in funding that he requested for the wall. >> for government workers there is a sense of relief. but depending on what happens in three weeks. they may go over it all over again. >> live in downtown alameda. where the community came together to help people on the coast guard. >> alameda has a small town hometown feel. and when people are in need of help this community comes together. that business the pizza shop behind me and the coffee shop. even with today's announcement people here say they are willing, ready to help all over again. >> reporter: we have talked to christine so many times about the vewn. she almost feel ts like family. her husband has been working without pay at the coast guard island command center.

>> i'm so grateful that this seems to be over for now. but i'm nervous. it's really just a band aid. i'm afraid we'll be in the same position in three weeks. >> the family dipped into their savings to pay the rent. they're behind on everything else. so they're problem now is should they quickly settle the bills? or horde the paychecks they will soon receive. >> on february 16 are we going to be in the same exact spot? i don't want to stress again. about buying groceries and food. >> many of the coast guard families are grateful to local businesses. the food bank and the east bay coast guard spouses club for meeting some of the needs. the local a coffee shop in downtown has been a source of goods and money. >> we'll call it off for now. put a hold. we have stuff inside to deliver. people are coming to bring gift cards and cash. this morning somebody put

another check in this morning. >> the owner says he's ready to start it all over again. if after three weeks the families are put in the same situation. the owner of the city cup cafe next to the federal building was relieved to have the government back in business. his furloughed clients staid away. >> it affected me a lot. it dropped business. i had to cut hours for people and cut down the product. it's too much. i have to work hard for it now. >> certainly disconcerning to see so many hoe cal businesses affected by this shut down. it's up to us to support them now more than ever. >> a furloughed lawyer is looking forward to returning to work next week. she has bills to pay and no paycheck. a viewer who saw the profile of her is stepping forward.

to help her out. we have the story. >> reporter: it was a tearful and joil meeting in san francisco. between two women who talked on the phone. 26 year-old a lawyer for the federal government. who started in september and was furloughed in december. and chris mills of san francisco. who wants to pay it forward. the two met today. >> i just wanted somebody to feel as loved as i have been loved since the fire. tag, you're it. >> the one that destroyed the northern california city of paradise. the states costliest and destructive fire ever. chris lost everything. and drove off barely escaping with her life. >> i could hear tires popping around me from the heat. >> she's been putting her life back together. when she saw our story about her not being able to make the first payment on her $200,000 student loan. she decided to mail her a check.

>> i'm tickled pink you're here. >> my issues are so small compared to hers. for her to give back it was overwhelming. >> she goes back to monday. but when she gets paid is another question. she plans to look for an opportunity to pay it forward as well. >> on december 11 president trump tells democratic leaders he would be proud to own a government shutdown. and wouldn't blame them. on december 19 congress passes a spending bill to keep the government open through february. president trump says he'll sign it. however the next day he backtracks. and won't sign it unless ghets $5 billion for the wall. on december 22 the partial government shut down begins impacting 800,000 workers. january 11 many workers miss the first paycheck. it breaks the record for longest

government shutdown in history. today he will end the shut down on the same day the federal workers are missing another paycheck. we have been providing updates about the shut down through the news app. you can down load and enable push alerts to receive breaking news. >> in the last half hour we have got new video of charter bus that caught fire in seattle carrying the stanford track team. it broke out about 2:00 p.m. in the northbound lanes. the new video shows smoke from the back of the bus. there were 31 people on board. everyone escaped safely. and the team stood on the side of the freeway waiting for another bus. >> the track team is in seattle for a meet this weekend. >> city leader say tonight a cal fire report that determined pg&e was not to blame for the deadly 2017 tubs fire will not stop

their lawsuit against the utility company. the mayor said city lawyers are looking over the report. it identified private electrical lines as the point of origin. they are seeking compensation for taxpayer cost incured during the disaster. >> we need to continue to talk with legal team to find out what implications of it. how thorough is the analysis. we theneed to continue the discussions. >> the fire killed 24 people. 5,300 homes lost. includi including entire neighborhoods. >> bart board of directors met to talk about how to make bart better. today's focus on fare gates and parking problems. four possible initiatives were presented. two include updating parking fee

machines to allow for changing prices. >> in consequence of the inflexibility of the pricing we can't use to to demand or supply. we would be looking for a new machine that can vary price by time of day. as well as collect license plate information. >> the other two initiatives include automated parking enforcement and updates to the car pool program. >> a mural commissioned to hang in a senior center is turning into a teaching moment. live tonight to explain why. >> good evening. this is a story about a disconnect. you can make it multi-disconnects. the mural was supposed to hang in the building behind us here. it is hanging there. no one can see it. this afternoon, they did. >> unvailing scheduled to happen tomorrow.

that was then cancelled and instead tookally today. and not to rave reviews. >> i'm angry. >> do you like it? >> it doesn't have the same meaning. no. >> the members of the high school dreamers club. they worked on the mural with the best intentions of inclusion, respect and kindness. commissioned by age friendly to hang in the senior center. their best intentions derailed when one of the committee members saw an earlier version and unstricted an artist to make a change. >> she came to you and said. >> it needs to have more white people. >> what was your response? >> as an artist and person i was appalled. >> because it was a commission. she made the change. >> i didn't argue. i regret that i didn't. >> the dreamers did argue. when they learned several of the brown faces they painted had

been made caucasian. >> i feel discriminated. like i don't belong anymore. we're not accepted in here anymore. it's just i'm angry. >> she sees that. they never returned our phone calls. she describes this as a work in progress. she probably regrets people saw it at all today. saying there will be a another version. >> painful as it is. i'm glad we're having this conversation. >> it's a conversation that clearly has already begun. the woman who made the request has resigned her position. and apologized. it has no reflection on the organization. she takes full responsibility. >> thank you. a two men in custody for trying to steal copper wire and causing

$100,000 in damage to a business in the process. the sheriff office leased photographs. wiring pulled out at shamrock materials. the damage is so extense i have it needs to be repaired before they can resume full operations. >> there is plan to let california take more paid family leave. the new bill would extend the amount of time employees can take off for a newborn or sick family member. to six months. it ensures employees can't be fired when they take leave. the expansion would come from employee contributions. >> looking at a system where people are in fact able to care for families and loved ones when they need to do so. in order to keep the family together. and keep the family healthy and safe. with newborns provide the important bonding. that we know is critical important for the early development. >> business advocates criticize

a similar measure last year saying it would put a burden on small businesses. >> many know what it's like to have computer problems of course. law enforcement in the south bay says the computer problems there are putting lives at risk. >> it's a bold plan. a boat to take fans to the stadium. how much money that could pump into the local economy. >> we have a stunning sunset going on now. behind me. what way to end the week. what's in store for the weekend. >> it's check up time for the golden gate bridge. the great lengths engineers

officers say they are worried about safety and the publics because of problems with the court new computer system. >> we have the story.

>> officers check to see if people they encounter have an out standing warrant for a crime. that's become a problem. they're blaming a computer system managing records similar to one operating for two years in alameda. since the system went live in november there's been a backlog of warrants. officers say the lives are at risk without up to date warrant information. >> without that we cannot know if someone is wanted for a violent crime. we cannot know who we're pulling over. knows they have a warrant. which we're not going to know. we don't know if the person believes it's better to shoot at a cop rather than go to jail. we won't know if we're letting go a killer. >> however both the court administration and technologies say it's not the

>> the court said in a statement. officer and public safety is a priority for the court. majority of the existing backlogs are low level crimes. arrest warrants are expedited for law enforcement upon request. a year ago a public defender and a prosecutor told us about problems they encountered after switching. the civil courts are negotiating to terminate their contract. the three police associations say they'd like to revert to the old system. the court says that is not an option. >> in the the the the t been told to stop selling cannabis. and cannabis based products. the church opened up in the east wood plaza shopping ner in december. the city ordnance requires cannabis businesses to operate in select zones with permits. our partners report the interim

city attorney has given church ten days to remove all products. because that violate city code. because the church is within 600 feet of two schools. the church told the newspaper the city is using the wrong address and the church is 1,000 feet from the school. >> film maker ron howard will direct a movie about the campfire. it's called rebuilding paradise. and will focus on the city efforts to move beyond the fire that destroyed the town. howard's mother-in-l there. he has relatives in redding. he plans to follow people who live in the area for year. what happened it paradise could happen to any town. >> engineers are about to get a look at the section of the golden gate bridge that tourists never see. inspecting the massive concrete foundation. hidden beneat the water. a specialized firm is hired to take sonar images of the sections. they support the bridge of

course and the two main towers. the process involves high-tech equipment hlowered into the watr as deep as 90 feet. >> it's equipment that will drop over the side of the boat. and it will send down sound waefs and bounce back and get a reflection. and you'll see what it looks like. >> a team of divers will go under water for hours at a time. >> they go down and touch the surface. and scrape off the any barnacles or moss or vegetation. and get up real close and personal. and touch it and feel it. if there's cracks. or anything like that. if not we're done. if they do we'll do further investigation. >> the bridge is inspected every five years. the foundation and the bridge itself has held up well since the original construction in the 1930s. it's expected to start in march. >> the oakland a's proposed

downtown boat system. sky tram along washington street. the study by the bay area found connecting downtown oakland to the water front would create a half billion tlars in revenue. in its first decade of service. mostly through sales tax. >> it has been a gorgeous afternoon. people are talking about it. it feels like spring outside. live doppler 7. it's not unusual to see a dry spell in the middle of winter. which is what we're experiencing. a lovely view from the camera. in case you're heading off this weekend to the beach and enjoy the weather the forecast looks good. saturday the sunshine with mild conditions. temperatures in santa cruz 69 in

the afternoon. after morning low of 46. and on sunday slightly warmer up to 70. good weekend to head to the beach. it is not rough surf at all. kids would enjoy the weather. live picture from the golden gate bridge camera. clear out there. it might feel good now but later on it will get chilly. grab the extra layer. 59 oakland currently 60 in san jose. look at this lovely view. the sun is setting. 63 santa rose. upper 50s napa. mild from fair field. shark tank now, nothing but sunshine. chilly over night with patchy morning fog. rain chances which we still need some rain here in the area return next thursday. and friday. i want to show you there's no rain if the forecast for the weekend.

all star weekend is this weekend and 10:00 a.m. tomorrow opening time. bright. 54 degrees at noon. sunny 62. 3:00 in the afternoon mild conditions. 67 degrees dropping to 60 at 6:00 p.m. the game is at 5:00 p.m. in case you're going out and out and about walking around. dress in layers. it will be comfortable. for the afternoon hours. if you're traveling bay area airports looking good. saturday sunshine. wind 5 to 15 miles per hour. airport 64 to 67 degrees tomorrow. hard to believe hawaii warm. 79 isolated shower not out of the question. 33 degrees new york city. chicago will be seeing that feeling that bitter cold. 14 degrees there. partly cloudy a few flurries. warm in l.a. and sunny. 76 degrees. tomorrow morning here the only sign of winter will be the chill. 30s 40s. fog out toward the central

valley and high clouds over head tomorrow afternoon. look at the temperatures in the south bay. 67 san jose. on the peninsula 64 redwood city. nice day in san francisco. 65 degrees mild conditions. mix of sun and high clouds in the north bay. mid-60s hayward and oakland. inland areas. 65 concord. you can down load the app and track temperatures. this weekend will be a mild one. 60s 70s above average. little cooler next week. leading to a chance of showers thursday and trending wet level 1 system on friday. >> all right. excellent. >> thank you. it's friday. which means michael has some free stuff. including something brides to be might be interested in. >> the big benefit this weekend for the a teenage bicyclist hit by a car and dragged for blocks.

there is a way to help him as well.

from brides to books. it's time for friday free stuff. >> am i supposed to look >> now the first one we talked about before. one of the most popular. it is the wedding fairs. five new ones coming up. one in san francisco this weekend. at the fair mont. that would be fun. it's really a grand hotel. it's fun to hang around there. you can get up to four tickets for this. meet face to face with the best wedding professionals. one lucky couple wins a $10,000 wedding package. grand prize. that's cool. you can also check out food and beverage samples. just tell them you really for sure will have that at the wedding. and need it. now we have a book by a local

author. >> oh! >> i told you. >> it is finny and the seal hotel. it is a childs book. by local author. she's worked in animation. she's been at disney and industrial light and magic. dream works. >> illustrated beautifully. >> it took six years to put it together. >> it is a story of a seal who gets lost. ends up with a new best friend. ends up in san diego. interestingly really a major story. >> harbor seal. >> i got a new best friend. >> it's a kindle edition. all you need to do is go to abc

7 news.com/free stuff. and we'll hook you up. >> all right. police have all kind of wild encounters including this one. >> right side of the screen. we'll

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coming up next at 6:00. >> too little too late! >> the shut down is over. that isn't appeasing these tsa workers. they're angry and thinking about taking action of their own. also san jose center of the hockey universe in weekend. the slap shot the nhl is taking to get kids interested in science and math.

>> we have some simple tips to help keep your fob operating for a long time. all that coming up. >> see you then. >> finally tonight police officers obviously wear many hats. being a shepherd isn't usually one of them. >> one officer in summer ville, south carolina. found himself doing that. he was called into corral a wayward sheep. >> this video shows the officer patiently escorting it around. as he waits for animal control. his microphone picked up some bant banter between the two. >> well. that was quite the conversation. >> animal control finally arrived and took the sheep away. >> no doubt the officer got an

earful from coworkers. a lovely community. >> looks like it. tonight, the president caves. announcing an end to the government shutdown, with no money for his border wall. the government will reopen for three weeks. but the president's demand on that wall, and the threat he could shut down the government again in weeks, or take emergency action. tonight, the breaking point. the chaos today for travelers. an urgent need for air traffic controllers affecting four major airports. new york, newark, philly, d.c., and the ripple effect coast the coast. the predawn raid. a longtime friend and adviser to donald trump, roger stone. the fbi raiding his home, guns drawn. tonight, what robert mueller accuses roger stone of doing to help trump, and damage hillary clinton. tonight, the stunning discovery. the toddler missing for three days, in freezing temperatures, found alive. how did he survive? what authorities just revealed