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porch pirates how police are looking to thwart package thieves. a group of moms in oakland who seized this house now going to court to stay here. >> thousands of people are rallying in support of impeaching trump. abc 7 news starts right now. and that breaking news is with pg&e. a federal bankruptcy judge has just approved two settlements totaling $27.5 billion. >> the governor said the plan didn't comply with sfat law. late last night pg&e worked outlet a deal with attorneys of the fire victims that eliminated the need to get the governor to sign-off on a settlement. >> the victims will get

$13.5 billion. insurers will get $11 billion. pg&e will still need the governor to approve it's overall plan as it plans to get out of bankruptcy by june 30th. the next round of rain is starting to hit the bay area right now actually. this is live look from the abc 7 roof camera. let's get to meteorologist sandhya patel tracking the showers. >> and they're here as expected. we are seeing wet roadways as you just showed us and moderate pockets of rain. south san francisco getting wet. we're also seeing wet roadways around san rafael. it is slippery and also slick oakland, emeriville, park boulevard. tonight, tomorrow light to moderate rain, chance of thunder. and as you take a look at the computer animation you will notice it is going to be wet for your morning commute. definitely use caution.

i'll let you know about another storm coming in the accuweather seven day forecast. >> i you can track the rain yourself with the same live doppler 7 sandhya uses every day. it's on the abc 7 news app. download it for free right now and enable push alerts to get weather advisories right there on your phone or tablet. in the south bay 8 minutes is all it took for one package thief to strike. >> what the suspect did want know police put out the package as bait. amanda? >> reporter: the idea behind the operation is pretty simple. officers drop off a decoy delivery and wait for a porch pirate to strike. recently 8 minutes is all it took to catch a crook. we've all seen the videos, many of us even know the frustration, losing packages to so-called porch pirates seems to be a continuing crime trend. 37-year-old flora estellea

hernandez was caught picking up a package that didn't belong to her. the box a decoy package made by police just eight minutes earlier. >> our suspect stopped on the street, got out and took the package to her car. >> reporter: a short distance away hernandez was stopped and arrested. the equipment inside was worth more than $950 which made it a crime. residents are now heeding the warnings from police are now stopping home delivery, but for those who choose convenience over caution milpitas police hope these bait boxes will stop it. one neighbor who's been asked not to be identified says he's lost three packages to porch

pirates. he shared this video with a man taking the delivery right from his front door. he says more needs to be done. >> they're still stealing because of that stupid law. if it's under $900 that they can walk free. >> reporter: lieutenant torres confirms the punishment really demands on the value of the package. he says the department has just deployed about a handful of these bait boxes in the last few months. hernand hernandez's arrest is the first relate today the operation. now staying in the south bay morgan hill police say they nabbed a suspected package thief thanks to surveillance video. detectives used the images to identify the man and stake out his home. they say they arrested the 26-year-old after he tried to escape but was quickly taken into cusdy. he faces multiple charges, and police say they are going through stolen property. new details, san francisco police chief phil scott hosted an emotional town hall meeting tonight. the suspect was an officer

involved shooting. the police department released body cam video of the incident, and we do want to warn you these images may be considered disturbing. officers were in the area of 23rd and mission street investigating a report of a hot prowl burglary and a separate vandalism report when they attempted to stop a man they claimed matched the description of the suspect in both reports. that man is jamaica hampton. you can see the officer sterling hayes opens the car door and is immediately attacked by hampton. officer hayes' body camera shows the moments leading up to the shooting. his partner officer christopher flores tries to use his baton but hampton overpowers him, striking him twice in the head with an empty vodka bottle. officer hayes attempts to pepper spray hampton before firing six rounds and officer flores fires another shot. community members, friends and family were all present at the meeting.

they painted a different picture of jamaica hampton who they say dreamt of working in foster care and volunteered at vibe in oakland. >> and i'm disgusted. >> i taught him to drive. i saw him get his first job in life, and he was no more than a kindhearted loving human being, never violent. he never lashed out. he never acted this out ervin his life. >> hampto remains in critical condition in the hospital. the family wasn't allowed to visit him because he's been charged and held in custody while he recovers. but tonight chief scott promised hampton's mother they would be allowed to visit. developing news on the evil of an impeachment vote. protesters across the nation rallied in support of ousting president trump from office. people gathered in a number of cities including seattle, denver, chicago and new york.

pro-impeachment rallies were also held across the bay area tonight. and kate larson is here with a look at the rally in san francisco. >> reporter: people are very energized over tomorrow's house vote. but a lot of people i spoke to are also really anxious knowing the senate is likely to acquit president trump. so it took on an angsty rock concert vibe. at the federa building in san francisco a band covered rock songs with impeach trump lyrics. people dressed up as founding fathers, uncle sam and a feather headed version of president trump. >> he's a delusional, corrupt, racist and in that case it's dangerous to this country. >> on the eve of the house impeachment vote anthony macy says he's already -- >> they're enabling any president of it united states to

engage a foreign government and corrupt dictatorships to prevent fair elections. >> still others rallied to send a message to washington and their own families. >> we're standing up to make sure donald trump leaves office because we have to stand up for the rights of children, right, to keep families together to protect our environment and to make sure the presidency protects all americans not just trump's personal gain. >> reporter: while the pro-impeachment crowd marched through downtown san francisco, many republicans stood their ground against impeachment. >> i think it's very divisive, very unfortunate and it's going to be regrettable. i think nancy pelosi is going to regret the day she did this. >> reporter: chair of the san francisco republican party, he's also running against speaker pelosi next year for her seat in the house. >> what's going to happen now moving forward as soon as someone gets elected the other side is going to plot their impeachment. it's a terrible precedent to

set. >> the san francisco board of supervisors also passed a resolution on behalf of the city and county to support the effort to remove president trump from office. ama, dan, back to you. and at the nation's capitol the house rules set parameters for debate over articles of impeachment. it included lengthy and at times conscientious exchanges with lawmakers. earlier today president trump expressed his outrage of an impeachment attempt with a fiery letter today to house speaker nancy pelosi. he denounced what he calls the vicious crusade against him. he said pelosi was declaring war on american democracy accusing her of violating her oath of office. when asked about the letter pelosi said, quote, it's really sick. abc neatwork news will have special coverage tomorrow morning starting at 7:00. you can watch it right here on abc 7. a group of homeless moms in

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new developments in the east bay tonight. a group of homeless mothers in oakland are gearing up for what could be a high profile court battle. they recently moved into a vacant home and are now using legal means to fight eviction. cornell bernard has the story. >> reporter: a community meeting in oakland's taylor memorial meth dist church to support these homeless moms who recently found shelter with their kids at this vacant home on magnolia street by seizing it without permission. >> we've moved in and we've been

keeping up the house. >> reporter: she says she's done nothing illegal. >> there's four vacant homes for every homeless on the street and that's criminal to me in winter. >> reporter: the group is now fighting eviction. its website collecting donations for the cause. the house is owned by a southern california real estate investment company which says the women have no right to be there. >> unfortunately for these women they're going to be evicted. >> reporter: the women want a temporary stay from eviction on monday. they'll appear before a judge later this month to argue why they should be allowed to stay in the house. owners are not optimistic. >> ridgewood is very sympathetic to the homeless situation and is major krebter to homeless causes in the west. but it doesn't condone stealing others properties and that's what these individuals have done. >> reporter: the women already have many people on their side. >> my prayer is that they are allowed to stay. >> reporter: they'll be back in

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their risk of breast cancer by 18%. let's turn our attention now to the weather forecast. >> the rain is here too, right, sandhya? >> absoluely. and tomorrow morning the commute is going to be slow going and slippery so watch out. take a look at live doppler 7. you will see a lot of green on the screen, but we're also tracking some pockets of moderate rain. that is darker green heading into richmond. we are seeing some wet roadways also around the san mateo county area, also right around 35 heading towards the south bay as you will notice around santa clara, some lighter showers. in the north bay we do have some light rain right around sears point and wider perspective showing you some lightening strikes the last few hours off the coastline. so enough instability that we could see a thunderstorm or two especially during the overnight hours going into tomorrow.

temperatures right now in the 40s, 50s as you take a look at a live picture. look carefully, you see the rain drops hitting the ground. it is going to be slippery for your morning commute. it's a 1 tonight, tomorrow, chance of thunder. most areas are going to see to 0.6 of an inch. 7:00 a.m. you're seeing the pockets of downpours around 8:00 a.m., so definitely allow yourself extra time for the commute. and in the afternoon don't ditch the umbrellas. you'll still need them at 12:00. and 5:00 p.m. a few more showers trailing and becoming more isolated by 8:00 p.m. here's a look at the rainfall etimates. most of you like i said between 0.10 to 0.6. and windy and best travel days will be thursday through saturday because more snow comes

in sunday through tuesday. but just imagine how nice it'll be if you're spending the holidays up there once you get up there and there's fresh powder. temperatures 30s to 50s in the morning but most of you starts out chilly but wet. and in the afternoon 40s, 50s. accuweather seven day forecast looks like this. morning rain giving way to afternoon showers. chance of a few showers in the north bay thursday, friday, but mostly dry for friday and a level one with a stronger storm coming in for the weekend starting on saturday and continues through monday with another possibility of rain as we go into tuesday. dan and ama? >> tomorrow on good morning america, michael b. jordan

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take a look at live doppler 7. we are seeing rain here in the bay area. it might be a good idea to wake up a little earlier and get going earlier because it's going to be a slow going commute. mike nico will be here 4:30 to 7:00 a.m. tracking that rain. >> wake up earlier or maybe just

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