years. good evening, thanks for joining us. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm ama daetz. the judge added new conditions to pg&e's -- for starting wildfires. >> dan noyes is here with his exclusive interview. >> some attorneys w.h.o. been filing wildfire lawsuits say this is the toughest stance taken by any judge against pg&e for starting the fires. at a hearing this afternoon, the judge told pacific gas and electric's acting ceo this is a crisis that california faces on these wildfires and pg&e is the single-most culpable entity in the mix. attorneys who are suing the company for the lives lost and homes wildfires the last two years welcomed the reprimand. >> i think we have a judge that understands we have a wildfire crisis and pg&e is at the core of that. he's holding them accountable and doing everything he can to

make sure we don't have more disasters in the years to come. >> reporter: the judge also faulted the company for paying $4.5 billion in dividends to shareholders while letting the tree budget wither. he said we wound up with a large number of trees that should have been removed, and that appears to be the single biggest factor in the 2017 and 2018 fires. after the hearing while lawyers spoke to the media on the turk street side of the building, i followed pg&e's acting ceo out the golden gate avenue side. >> the judge said that you took money from the tree digit for dividends. do you have any response? >> we are very focused on safety and work we're doing going forward. i appreciate the judge's hearing and i think like us he wants to gt it right. thank you. >> reporter: appreciate your time, thank you. >> reporter: the judge imposed new conditions, demanding the utility follow state law when it comes to trimming trees and that

pg&e follow its new wildfire mitigation plan. >> it's their own program. of course they're going comply with it. >> reporter: some attorneys say the judge should have gone further. >> when a convicted felon is -- violates the probation that it got for previous disasters, to tell it i'm going -- to tell the felon i'm going to get really strict with you now and require you to obey the law doesn't really add a significant new burden on pg&e at all. >> reporter: others are pleased the judge appointed a federal monitor to oversee the work. >> what has been the problem in the past with pg&e, they are unable to police themselves and they always find ways to circumvent what is the law. now we have somebody looking over their shoulder right behind them to make sure they're doing what the law requires. >> the judge also said we'll be back in court in december and know how many wildfires pg&e started this coming season. he hopes the answer is zero. john simon answered simply, me too, judge. >> all right, thank you so much, dan, for that. well, we are on storm watch

even though live doppler 7 doesn't show much activity right now. there is an atmospheric river approaching the bay area which will bring the most rain we're going see all week. spencer christian is tracking this atmospheric river tonight. >> indeed, dan. there is more rain on the way. we had light drizzle today. there's some of that out there, spotty drizzle, but there's real rain coming our way. oakland did receive 0.21 of an inch. we're looking at temperature readings in the upper 50s, couple of low 60s. now let's take a look at our satellite/radar composite image. you can see waves of light moisture still moving through the bay area so more spotty drizzle is possible tonight and tomorrow. our next storm is on thursday and the second storm coming in on friday is expected to be a stronger, more vigorous storm that could produce heavier rain on friday than the storm on thursday, accompanied by a

strong, gusty wind. we'll take a closer look at that in a few minutes. all our recent stories have brought -- all of our recent storms, rather, have brought california out of drought. we are in a different kind of drought, an earthquake drought. cornell bernard joins us live from uc berkeley to explain if this is something we need to be worried about. cornell. >> reporter: hey, ama. yeah, this is one drought nobody wants to see end. we are on the cal campus tonight, and as many folks know, the infamous hayward fault runs right underneath memorial stadium. it is a reminder the next big quake could happen any time. >> bottle of water, big bottle of water for us and for neighbor. >> reporter: berkeley floereris jean lee is ready as she can be for the next earthquake. some believe california is in the midst of an earthquake drought. it's been almost five years since the napa quake. that's the last shaker that was

magnitude 6 or stronger. experts know the so-called drought will end with destructi destructive results. dr. angela chung says the uc berkeley seismograph has been very quiet with little quake activity. >> sometimes there can be stress buildup along the fault. >> reporter: experts say the bay area has been particularly quiet since the great earthquake of 1906 destroyed much of san francisco. there have been only three quakes magnitude 6 or higher, including loma prieta in 1989. in the 1800s there were 14 big quakes. the hayward fault, which runs through most of the east bay, concerns dr. chung. one reason why she helped develop an alert system that sends warnings to your cell phone. it was tested in oakland last week. >> we can'tctthakes but we can tell you that an earthquake has started and you're about to feel shaking. >> it's retrofitted? >> yes. >> for me it's been a steady rush of work. >> reporter: berkeley's structural engineer is seeing a

six-month backlog of people waiting to seismically retrofit their houses. he's developed a new method of upgrading homes and apartments using braces like these. >> what we're looking for is being able to keep you in your home after the earthquake so that you're not chased out to a tent city. >> reporter: the so-called quake drought is a way to remind and warn everyone to be quake ready. have a plan and have an earthquake kit ready with nonperishable food, water, batteries and a flashlight. live in berkeley, cornell bernard, abc 7 news. this is, of course, a reminder to be prepared for the big one. you can find information on how to make an earthquake kit and create an emergency plan. in the south bay family and friends of a murder victim in san jose have gone to court 39 times for the accused killer's preliminary hearings. but today was the 39th visit to court, and the one they have been waiting for the most. the trial before a jury started

today. abc 7 news reporter david louie talked with the family about why they have gone to court monthly for three years now. >> i am not a murderer. and i did not murder anyone. >> reporter: that was three years ago. steve lebo, 39 years old at the time, professing his innocence from inside jail. his trial is now under way where he's accused of murdering a co-worker at the motorcycle shop where the two assembled all-terrain vehicles. in those three years, more than two dozen of myrick's relatives, parents and brothers, along with friends, have been in court for preliminary hearings. 38 of them. >> we want to show our support for our son and we want everybody to know how much we love him. i think everyone is here for that. >> reporter: they don't understand why kyle suffered a traumatic death. his left ear had been severed. he died of blunt force trauma to the eye sockets, jaw and nose. >> kyle had a big heart. he was kind and would do

anything for his friends and family, so to think of somebody attacking him like that, i don't understand. >> reporter: prosecutors told jurors this is a case of premeditated murder. the defense attorney says she has witnesses who will attest that no tension existed between the two men. during the jail interview, lebo suspected he had been drugged at work. >> either they were putting stuff in the coffee or it was in the -- >> reporter: his body was found in a few days. kelly sperry wants closure. >> your life gets put on hold. all you think about is getting justice for kyle and hoping that he goes to prison and people can get on with their lives and not be focused with coming to court every month for three years. >> reporter: the trial is expected to last for two weeks. it is not known whether defendant steve lebo will be called to the stand to testify in his defense. in san jose, david louie, abc 7 news.

six more bay area parents charged in connection with the nationwide college admission scheme will appear in court in boston tomorrow. two of them are facing more significant charges than the other. i-team reporter melanie woodrow is in the newsroom with the latest for us tonight. >> those two parents that you're talking about are the colburns. they are facing money laundering charges following an indictment. i spoke with a criminal attorney today about what could happen to all of the parents named in the case. the u.s. district court of massachusetts is now a revolving door for parents charged in connection with the nationwide college admission scandal. >> marcy, are you and your spouse still laughing about it? was it still worth every cent? >> reporter: tomorrow six more bay area parents appear before a judge here. criminal attorney dug rapaport. >> some will serve time, no doubt. >> reporter: he is not representing anyone involved in the case. he says those who plead guilty generally receive lesser sentences than if they go to trial and are convicted.

>> my guess is the judge will be sentencing parents somewhere between six months and probably two years, depending on the extent of the conduct. >> reporter: expected in court tomorrow, elizabeth and manuel enriquez from atherton. according to the criminal complaint, after one exam, elizabeth, her daughter and the test proctor gloated that they had cheated and gotten away with it. prosecutors have not charged any children. >> whether that's a policy decision or that they're using that as leverage to get their parents to plead guilty, i don't know. >> reporter: also expected, bruce isaacson from hillsborough whose daughter, lauren, was a purported usc soccer player. a woodside club player said she never played on the team even though her team bio says she did. peter sarturio of menlo park accused of paying for the college entrance exam cheating scheme for his daughter. and greg and amy colburn accused of paying for the college entrance exam cheating scheme.

after their attorney demanded a preliminary hearing for the colburn, the u.s. attorney's office indicted them on additional money laundering charges. >> it's not retaliatory. it happens in every single federal case when you demand a preliminary hearing. >> reporter: the couple's attorney writes the colburns' son took his s.a.t. test with no assistance and they are unaware it was altered in any way. the attorney for the colburns says they will go to trial if need be. also in court tomorrow, felicity huffman, lori loughlin and her husband. melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> for more go to abc7news.com. we have information about the local parents caught up with the scandal and details about the man at the center of it all. this is ride-share realities week here on abc 7. we're focused on this as part of our commitment to building a better bay area. >> so are ride-share companies making this a better place to

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this week we're digging into ride sharing as part of our commitment to building a better bay area. the industry has changed how people get around. >> it really has. this week we looked at whether you can make a living as a ride-share driver and how detailed the background checks on those drivers are.

>> and tonight we're talking about the cars themselves. do you actually know if your ride-share car is safe. >> an oakland mother and her baby had a scary experience that raises new questions about safety. michael finney investigated and is here. >> yeah. this woman's experience and story will make you wonder if anybody is checking the condition of ride-share cars. most of them look new, but uber and lyft both accept cars up to 15 years old in the bay area. they require the cars to look nice and pass inspections. however, the inspections are far less thorough than those for taxicabs. we got a firsthand look at what really gets checked out before a car picks you up. jennifer collins holds her baby close, still shaken by their harrowing ordeal. mother and baby left out on the rain in the side of a freeway by a broken down lyft. >> i'm just uck. and i'm trying to get us to where we need to go. >> reporter: it began when jennifer and little j.j. took a

ride from oakland sharing a ride with a seattle man going to the airport. but the lyft car sputtered and died on the side of the road. what the driver did next was stunning. >> he said i need to be towed. you guys are going to have to find another ride. i was like are you kidding me right now? >> he wasn't of t. the driver ordered them all out of the car right there on the freeway. so jennifer, the baby and the seattle man walked together. >> as we were walking, that's when the rain started to pick up. my main concern was getting out of there safe and getting my son safe to where he needed to be. >> they made their way to the 98th avenue off-ramp to hail another lyft. >> anything could have happened. that's the scariest part about it. >> but what was worse, she says, was lyft's response. it sent an e-mail saying you will never be paired with this driver again. >> that's your response to this whole thing? i'm not going to be paired with him? >> and then it denied a refund, saying we would never want to

monetize your safety. >> i was appalled. i was literally appalled. >> lyft would not discuss the case with us, saying the safety of the lyft community is our top priority, and we take these reports very seriously. we deactivated the vehicle and have since followed up with the passenger. lyft would not say whether the driver is still working for lyft. >> and then it just questions what do they actually check when they do these car checks. >> the bigger question, jennifer says, are these cars safe. we foundi out uber and lyft do require car inspections, but only the 19-point minimum required by the state. inspections cover items like horn and brakes, but not engine parts like belts and hoses. by comparison, san francisco taxicabs must pass a detailed inspection of nearly 100 points. >> it is certainly a lower level of required inspection for the uber and the lyft than it is for your standard commercial taxi.

>> jason levine of the center for auto safety says ride shares should get the same skrout kncr taxicabs. >> are they being inspected in a way that tells you enough you should rely on the safety of this vehicle. >> so can these checkups assure your safety? we came to pete's auto repair in san francisco which did a 19-point inspection for us. >> horn works. >> technician john hagan said the ride-share checklist has only basic categories, not specific tests like taxis get. >> it says here foot brakes. what does that mean? it could be a little more inclusive what they want done. you could just step on the brakes. oh, yeah, it's got a pedal. what does not mean? >> however, john depogoes the e mile, ensuring it's all solid. >> but who knows what the next guy would do. we've got the underside, the bumpers are intact, the muffler looks good. >> but a safety check doesn't mean the car is reliable. >> these are basic safety

points, headlights, taillights. whether the car conks out, we can't really tell that. >> which was news to jennifer collins. >> but now it's definitely something i think about. i don't think a lot of people think about what if the car breaks down. >> now, what's also interesting, some states like georgia don't require any inspections at all for uber and lyft, while cities like minneapolis make them pass the same rigorous tests as taxicabs. lyft tells us drivers have an incentive maintain their cars since they yuse them for their families. uber said it encourages their drivers to maintain their cars and look for recalls. you can look at the requirements and compare them and take a look at the difference. >> thank you, michael. >> go to our website, abc7news.com and look for ride-share realities stories. you can also submit your questions. scroll down to find the form. we have questions for spencer christian.

>> more rain coming? >> baseball season is here, why not sunshine, right? well, it's lagging behind. here's a look at live doppler 7. we've got cloudy skies for the most part, a few flashes of the setting sun can be seen as in this view from emeryville looking westward but the clouds are the dominant feature in our pictures of the sky right now. 58 in san francisco, oakland 59, 61 in mountain view, san jose 62. san jose is seeing more blue there than the previous view. temperature readings in the upper 50s at santa rosa and napa, petaluma 55, 59 60 in concord. we can expect light rain returning on thursday, a stronger storm on friday and a warmer, drier pattern beginning on sunday. overnight, though, we may see a few passing spotty sprinkles. overnight lows generally in the low to mid-50s. upper 40s in the inland valleys.

our forecast animation shows the passage of these little pockets of scattered light showers and sprinkles overnight into the early morning hours. there could be a few damp spots but we're not expecting continuous or heavy rainfall. highs will reach into the low to mid-60s around the bay shoreline and inland. upper 50s on the coast. our next storm coming in on thursday ranks 1 on the storm impact scale, producing just light showers. rainfall totals under 0.up wi1 inch for the most part. friday starting at 12:00 a.m. going into the morning commute we'll see light rain developing and steadier rain will move in and that pattern will continue throughout the day into the evening and overnight, perhaps even some lingering showers into saturday morning. that friday rain means rain for the giants home opener which will take place friday afternoon, up wit1:35 p.m. showers will be falling in san francisco at that time.

throughout the afternoon we expect showers with temperatures in the mid to upper 50s. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. three days in a row, thursday, friday and saturday we expect storm activity ranking only 1 on the storm impact scale. late saturday we expect to see partial clearing at least and look at sunday, monday and tuesday. mostly sunny skies. high temperatures around the bay and inland in the low to mid-70s. mid-60s on the coast. that's spring, but not in time for the giants home opener on friday. maybe it will get rained out and we'll have a doubleheader on saturday. >> that would be fun. >> rain check. >> thanks, spencer. it hasn't been an easy ride for early investors in lyft. >> not at all. days after going public,

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the company that makes nutella. mother's started in oakland in 1914, went bankrupt. was bought by kellogg, which also bought keebler foods. kellogg is selling off the keebler brands to ferraro. nbc news is looking for ways to make this a better place to live. >> all this week we are digging into ride-share realities. tonight we're taking a look at the industry from the perspective of those who feel they have been replaced. talking about taxi drivers. and next, the arrest of a

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caught and cuffed. that's the man suspeced of killing a southern california rapper. nipsey hussle was more than a musician, he was friends with oakland rapper mista fab. >> police identified the murder suspect and now have that man in cost deustod custody. car dose -- carlos granda has

the details. >> reporter: eric holder is picked up by lapd detectives, placed in an unmarked vehicle. the department says it received help from the community to track him down. police say holder was outside nipsey hussle's store on sunday talking about hussle and left. he came back a short time later and started shooting. hussle was hit in the head and the chest. >> armed with a handgun, this sense ms muless murder, express violence soez this is a man who is substantial risk to public holder. >> reporter: holder and hussle knew each other but wouldn't say what the discussion was about or the motive. police believe holder was a gang member but this was not a gang shooting, it was a personal issue. holder got into the passenger side of a vehicle hathat was in the alley and drove off. last night a stampede broke out at the memorial where hundreds of fans turned out. there was confusion after someone pulled out a weapon and another person tried to disarm

him. >> in that struggle, that caused panic in that group of hundreds of people, and a cascade or stampede, if you will, of people hoping to leave and not suffer any injury. >> reporter: today at a news conference, the mayor of los angeles praised hussle for his work to end gang violence. >> he was somebody who was a gifted and brilliant artist. an entrepreneur who found global success. he was looking closely with the city to help save lives an transform lives even as he was doing that for himself. >> reporter: police say after the shooting holder left the scene with a woman in a 2016 chevrolet cruze. that person and anyone who might have helped holder could also be charged in this murder. i'm carlos granda, abc 7 news. nipsey hussle adapted his stage name from nipsey russell. he was also best known for his fast comedic short poems.

russell became a regular on the late-night talk show circuit. his most notable film role was the tin man alongside diana ross and michael jackson in "the wiz." nipsey russell died in 2005. lawyers for the men facing charged in the ghost ship fire struck to their defense strategy as the trial began. the lawyers game the clients are being made the scapegoats for the deadly fire, even though city inspectors knew about conditions at the warehouse. the judge in the case barred defense attorneys from using phrases such as cover-up and scapegoating during opening arguments. but she said the defense may introduce theories if they can prove they're relevant. supporters of the two are trying to stay positive. >> i'm pretty optimistic about this. i think there's been a lot of turns where my optimism has been shaken, but i truly believe there is no conscientious jury that will look at him and hear

the real full story and lock him up for any amount of time further than what he's spent. >> the judge expects jury selection to begin in about two weeks. abc 7 news was in dublin as an east bay priest appeared in court to face charges he sexually abused a child. he faces 30 counts of lewd acts with a child. prosecutors say the abuse happened while he was at st. john's catholic church in san lorenzo. he was transferred to corpus christi church in fremont in 2016. investigators know of only one victim in this case. >> it took a lot of courage for our victim to come forward. we're hoping that that courage strengthens other victims that may or may not be out there to come forward as well. >> the alameda county district attorney's office has set up a hotline and the diocese of oakland is encouraging people to

call. mendo mendoza-villa is at the county jail. another priest accused of sexual abuse was added to the list bringing the total to 16. he was accused of misconduct during the 1950s. he retired in 1983 and was removed from the ministry by the archdiocese of san francisco in 2002. dugan died in 2007. abc 7 news is committed to building a better bay area and we're focusing this week on ride-share realities. >> in the past decade san francisco-based companies like uber and lyft have changed the way transportation both here and around the world is done. >> yeah, they have created new advantages and challenges and really crippled the taxi industry. >> there are fewer than 2,000 camps in san francisco. on an average work day, officials say more than twice as many ride share vehicles are operating on city streets. >> wayne freedman spent the day with a taxi driver to find out how the rise of ride share is affecting him. >> reporter: welcome to the

battlefield, a place of asphalt, alleys, alliances, and in this red flywheel taxicab, an undrafted but willing combatant. >> is this a war? >> yes. it is a war. >> it's a war? >> you're a tribe. >> we are. >> cory lamb is a married father of two. he's been a driver 13 years, specializing in transporting passengers with special needs. it's a niche or maybe a foxhole against an overwhelming army of ride-share drivers. >> my personal belief is that uber and lyft are here to stomp taxis out. >> and then what happens when they do? >> then they raise their prices. >> reporter: kind of like walmart, says cory. he doesn't like losing out to what he describes as out of town amateurs. people who signed up, got an app and collect the spoils by a different set of rules. >> we have drivers that have been doing this for a very, very long time and feel kind of slighted that anyone can get in their car and pick up people. >> is slight the right word? >> absolutely. >> what do you need to make a level playing field?

>> i need somebody to have actual regulationing as to who can drive, how they can drive, background checks, drug testing. all the things the taxis have to have. >> are you obsolete? >> i don't believe so. >> reporter: but angry? absolutely. making a last stand on four wheels and contested streets. if taxis received medals instead of those formally precious medallions, we might find one right here. >> was this ever an honorable profession? >> yes. >> is it still? >> it's getting hard. >> reporter: because war is hell. in san francisco, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> and all this week on abc 7 news we look at the ride-share realities and the impact these companies are having on efforts to build a better bay area. >> and we invite you to share your ideas and see what your neighbors thing by joining our better bay area facebook group. hundreds of bay area workers are choosing a super commute. >> they are trading more driving time for a lower housing cost

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abc 7 news was in san francisco where mayor london breed was joined by dozens of children for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the recently completed polk street scape project. >> there are numerous improvements on a 1.8 mile stretch of polk from beach street to mcallister street. they include 136 new trees, upgraded sewer and water mains, dozens of new streetlights and resurfaced pavement. >> i am so excited about the completion of this project, and i am so excited about what it is going to do to improve public safety for each and every one of us. >> there are also 30 blocks of improved bike lanes. polk street has some of the highest bicycle and pedestrian collision rates anywhere in the city. a central valley town is

seeing a rapid growth in home construction and it's thanks in part to bay area commuters. >> these are super commuters, living in livingston. it's more than 100 miles from san jose. if you're trying to commute during rush hour, the drive can take more than three hours. >> natalie granda from our sister station in fresno tells us about the positives and the negatives of the housing boom. >> reporter: most of these homes in livingston aren't even close to being finished, yet many of them have sold before the concrete has time to set. >> we're doing about 20 homes a month. >> reporter: despite a statewide housing shortage, the city of livingston has seen tremendous growth with new home construction and there's four new developments in progress around the city. these are dozens of new homes in this neighborhood southeast of town.h the ns comes ny aew re he says the homes are a little pricier than the surrounding area at an average of about

$300,000. ramirez is hoping with all this new growth comes a new platform for transportation. >> there's at least 700 people from livingston who are actually traveling every day to the bay area to work. and i commissioned a commuter study because we're interested in making sure that ace, thehehe altamont quarter express train lands here in livingston. >> reporter: city officials say it's a great sight to see after not having much construction since the recession, but now there's a new problem. livingston is now running out of space to build. the mayor is hoping to reach a tax-sharing agreement with merced county to annex land in the future. >> it is to the point we are running out of room to grow. the county has been -- they have their thought process, we have ours. hopefully we can meet somewhere in the middle and make this happen because that's the only thing that's going hold us back.

>> reporter: the city manager says they may be able to keep building at this rate for about a hour until they run out of space. he says at that point they'll need a tax-sharing agreement to make space and accommodating coming homeowners. >> okay. before we move on. did you catch the price of homes during natalie's story? >> you may have missed it so here it is again. >> he said the homes are a little pricier than the surrounding area at an average of $300,000. >> $300,000, really? the california association of realtors puts the median price of recently sold homes in the central valley at $320,000. >> in the bay area it is $867,000. the most expense i'ive area in state. >> usually we get paid in sunshine but not now. >> we are down in the dumps weatherwise. here's a look at live doppler 7. we have cloudy skies, a little spotty drizzle. that will be with us. overnight lows will be mainly in the low 50s.

then tomorrow, well, there's still a chance of some spotty drizzle, but it will be a little dryer than today. not much milder, though, highs mainly in the low to mid-60s. as we look at the sierra, there's a winter weather advisory until midnight. 3 to 6 inches of new snow way up high in the peaks maybe a foot of snow. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. thursday a light storm comes in. friday a slightly stronger storm comes in, only 1 on the storm impact scale. there may be leftover showers saturday morning but we expect partial clearing later in the day on saturday, but we don't get warming until sunday. sunday, monday and tuesday. look for high temperatures near the 70s near the shoreline and d inland and we'll see mid-60s on the coast. somebody needs a nap. i might be that person. >> we all do. >> thank you, spencer. let's talk a little baseball. >> mindi is here. >> giants fans are excited.

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durant explains why that will not happen when it comes to playoff positioning. >> everything is different so that knocks you back in and keeps that focus and keeps you on that focus level. the games are moving so fast in the regular season. travel to practices. you get in at 3:00 a.m., we don't have time for practice the next day so we have a lot of those. that kind of takes away from the preparation of the game. now you just focus in on one opponent. you prepare each player and everybody is focused on what their job is and it makes the playoffs a little more easier to kind of lock in. well, the nba fined three of the warriors all-star starters for publicly criticizing the officiating following the warriors' overtime loss to the timberwolves. kevin durant was hit with a $15,000 fine, stephen curry $25,000 and draymond green a hefty $35,000 for a tweet. green tweeted the initials tdmk. they took that comparing him to

the ref that pled guilty to federal charges that he bet on the games he officiated. the games boosted the outfield defense by trading for veteran kevin pillar. they sent alan hanson and two pitchers to toronto in exchange for pillar. he is one of the top defensive center fielders in the american league, known for his highlight rooi re reel catches. he could be an option for bruce bochy tonight. he's a .260 career hitter with 55 home runs and 231 rbis. yeah, national fans did not welcome bryce harper back to washington after he left their team for a $330 million deal with the phillies. former teammate max scherzer struck him out. that drew cheers. harper is 1 for 3 with a double and two strikeouts and the phillies lead 2-0 in the sixth.

russell wilson put the seahawks on the clock. the quarterback has given his team untilth to finish negotiations on a contract extension. april 15th is the day the team begins its off-season workouts. "the seattle times" reports the two sides have talked recently. wilson wants to get an extension done to avoid any distractions as he enters the final year of his current four-year, $88 million deal. it's unclear what happens if an agreement is not reached by wilson's deadline. alliance of america football, we barely knew you. after just eight weeks the owner has suspended operations. the decision upset league co-founder bill polian who said the momentum generated by our players, coaches and football staff had us well positioned for future success. it's not certain if the league will fold. the aaf needs access to its practice squad players to make it a new development league to the nfl, so a lot of confusion there. people really like this off-season football. eight weeks in, the owner is like, yeah, we're just going

suspend so a lot of people caught off guard. >> there was a lot of hype about it. it's tough to pull off an alternate league. >> but they had good names in it. johnny manziel, mike singletary, spurrier -- >> but not enough. >> according to the owner. others still believe in it so we'll see what happens. join us at 9:00 tonight. looking for a warehouse job? you may soon have some competition from this bay area built robot and it doesn't ask for a break. that's at 9:00. then at 11:00, it's a new app that promises to ease parking pains at a south bay college, but neighbors worry it puts their safety at risk. >> that's all coming up on abc 7 news tonight. but here's the lineup. at 8:00 catch "the goldbergs" followed by "modern family," "blackish" and "splitting up together." then it's "the rookie" and then the abc 7 news. >> then it's jimmy kimmel

tonight's guests include tiffany haddish. >> that's this edition of abc 7 news. look for breaking news on the abc 7 news app. we appreciate your time. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm ama daetz. for spencer christian, mindi bach, we hope you have a wonderful evening. >> we do indeed. you see at 9:00 and 11:00.

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