computers, cell phones, fancy cars. all part of a crime wave that started with a string of car thefts. also ahead, a guilty plea. a role in a billion-dollar ponzi scam. they could be in jail a long time. new tremors in the philippines in a volcano that has erupted once before. now the filipino community is doing everything it can to help. and talk about a 49ers victory parade. where we can expect to have it held. >> and fan fever is loud and proud. these guys waited in line for hours for an event that just opened. we're going to take you there live. no wait. you are looking at a million-dollar home, a maserati

and a custom tesla. and get this. a group of crooks was so good at what they did, they paid for all of this in cash. good evening. thanks for joining us. >> these guys are under arrest in their multimillion-dollar operation across two counties is no more. >> eric thomas has the story. >> reporter: there will be some long days ahead for the san mateo deputies, cataloguing box after box after box of stolen laptop computers along with cell phones and high end tv cameras and lenses worth tens of thousands each. you're looking at just part of the stolen property seized when detectives broke up a fencing ring base in the san mateo and san francisco counties. >> we named it the shattered glass case. because most of these come from window slashes. >> as we are all too aware, the bay area suffers from an epidemic of break-ins and

thefts. the detectives learned where much of the merchandise was going. it was being fence in the san francisco. then brought back to the county for storage before being resold. possibly overseas. the ring wasn't responsible for the thefts, but they were responsible for what happened next. >> they were selling it themselves so we wanted to go up a level. >> they didn't only cover electronics. they also recovered $150,000 in cash. yesterday, cops launched raids on five san mateo county locations and three in san francisco. eight suspects were arrested for possession of stolen property, conspiracy and money laundering. detectives say proceeds from the crimes have been used to buy this tesla. a maserati, a bmw suv and even a $1.2 million daly city home paid off in just two years. >> it would have been sques 200

or 300 but this netted over 2,000 laptops, over $2.50 in stolen property collectively. >> it will take days to process you a this property into evidence, and the investigation isn't over. they want to know who is the next step up on the food chain. abc7 news. >> the executives pleaded guilt troy a billion-dollar ponzi scheme today. they found the owners sold approximately 17,000 solar generators to investors that did not exist. they bought luxury real estate, jewelry and a fire bird previously owned by burt reynolds, among other things. he faces a maximum of 30 years in prison. she faces up to 15 years. they'll be senate intelligenten. and a man crashed into a home in hayward.

look at this. the driver hit two parked cars and tried to get away when his suv flipped, crashing into the house. the campbell union district is joining a growing number of schools suing jewell. they claimed they hooked students on vaping products, harming their he had indications. the district is seeking damages from financial losses for student absences, expenses for health problems and programs, and the cost of staff to monitor students. a juul spokesperson said they are fighting underage vaping. the administration is threatening to withhold federal funding over the state's requirement that all insurance plans cover abortion. the head of the department of health and human services says, no one in america should be forced to pay for or cover other

people's abortions. officials say doing so would violate federal law. in a statement, governor newsom says, quote, the trump administration would rather rile up its base to score cheap political points and risk access to care for millions, than do what's right. the state will have 30 days to come employ or risk losing some of the health funding that it gets from the hhs. the philippine government released new video of the destruction caused by the volcano which erupted on january 12th. now national satellite is showing that the volcano could explode at any moment. the filipino community is rallying to collect supplies to send over for what could be a coming catastrophe. >> reporter: geologists are warning about the volcano is threatening to erupt within hours or days. ash spewed into the air on

february 12th and 13th. now hundreds of earthquakes suggest it could explode. up to a million people have been evacuated. >> we can survive but this one, i'm scared. very scary right now. >> reporter: they are preparing with the mayor on board. >> ramen and i picked up some more face masks also. >> we have the largest concentration of filipinos in the united states, outside of hawaii. so there is a lot of people in this community who are very, very concerned. >> medshare brought the mask that's are so badly needed. >> these the famous masks. we brought several boxes of those over. these are really important because they have proper protection to keep the glass out of people's lungs. >> volcanic glass.

>> yes. from the ash. >> donations are being held until 9:00 tonight and again, over the weekend. in the meantime, a local shipping company lvc has donated cargo space. the ship leaves on monday. >> it breaks our heart. >> in daly city, abc7 news. a father and son died this morning when their plane crashed in placer county. a third person has injuries. this is video from the placer county sheriff's office. the victims are from that area. >> a kayaker in san mateo county is in serious condition after being rescued near johnson pier. the victim was pulled from the water and brought to the boat launch where medics immediately started cpr. the kayaker was sent to the hospital. no update on the condition. a beach hazard statement is in effect for the coast today but it is unclear if it is connected

in any way. speaking of not being clear, you can see the clouds gathering. >> we have some height sprinkles moving through north bay. that's not the system we're concerned about. it will produce rain late tomorrow night and on sunday. notice it will start as a cloudy day. it gets much better organized tomorrow night. a little heavier and widespread. wet into sunday. a closer look at the full forecast in a few minutes. >> the super bowl is just over a week away and fan frenzy is building. >> it is happening now in daly city. 49ers faithful have jammed them all to get the autograph with the hero of the championship

game. >> boy,! >> the man of the hour right behind me. take a look. he's signing some autographs for fans. you talk aout him being the hero. the dominating performance against the packers. it is definitely something here people have been talking about. at least 300 people were in line at one point. some of them showing up around 6:00. that dedication from the faithful wasn't lost on the star running back. >> the fans, they're unbelievable. we're going to a special place and i know the fan base will be crazy down in miami. i can't wait. >> i would meet them again over and over again. the best athlete i've ever met. just a really nice guy. everything that i thought it would be. >> reporter: back here live, we're taking a trip down the

escalator to the first floor of the store. here's a live deejay until 8:00 tonight. there are some giveaways. a lot of fun to be had. cynic we're at dick's right now, i have to mention the merchandise. if you haven't geared up to the game yet, they've got plenty to go around. the employees here have been replenishing it here throughout the day. this autograph session goes until 5:45 tonight. if you can't make it here, dick's is holding some player events tomorrow in san jose and sunnyvale. so what happens when the 49ers win? a new insight into where they'll hold the parade. i'm michael finney

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. while vegas may be taking odds on the outcome of the super bowl, there's another question, where will the 49ers hold the victory parade if they win? >> people want to know. they play in santa clara, bringing local businesses at least a portion of the money fans spend before and after the games. b >> phil told me the reason any victory parade would likely remain in san francisco. >> the inside word is that it is sn francisco that the city is in talks with the 49ers, preliminary on the idea of having it in the city. the reason is the skyline behind us. it is iconic, it's big, you can throw confetti off and capture the moment. that's something that santa clara doesn't necessarily have. >> a dramatic side line or not, there may be some behind the

scenes negotiating going on over more down to earth issues.sues.. >> one factor is a thing called cost. throwing a ticker tape parade is not cheap. how much will the 49ers give like the warriors and the giants have to oakland and san francisco for past parades and how much will get picked up by the citizens of san francisco? >> that's right. whoever ponies up, leaders of fans will probably say, that's money well spent. >> sure. meanwhile, coach shanahan and player richard sherman and george kittle were among those talking to the media today before they leave for miami. >> david louie joins us live from levi stadium with what them. >> reporter: hi, there is to question the key words here to describe the mood of levi's is confidence. maybe a second word, how about fired up? we know this is a cohesive scene as we've seen all season.

they seem to be very focused on building on that momentum. the sun broke through the fog just as the niners hit the practice field with nine days to go to super bowl liv. as is customary, we get to see them warm up and do drills but we have to leave the field before they are working any plays against the chiefs. they may be feeling the most pressure from patrick mahomes. they talked about it after practice with reporters. >> we all know he has an arm. he's one hell of a talent. he has speed on the outside. he can make those throws. bring the pressure early. >> one thing they have is confidence going into the super bowl. >> that's what allows them to be great and keeps others from

being great. once you lose it, it is hard to find again. >> reporter: and he voice that had season long fan support that energizes each member of the team of especially now. >> our fans have been great. they're pumped up. it makes us that much more excited. >> reporter: coach shanahan says they've been practicing all this week as though they have a game this sunday. but they have another week to go before the super bowl. so they will continue their disciplined training all next week in miami. >> thank you. abc7 has a team of reporters heading to nummelin bring you all the sights and sounds of the super bowl week. >> a good looking team there. we'll keep you up to date on the players and the fans. >> and super bowl week on our facebook page, a free app and

the abc7news.com. our live report starts sunday night from miami. >> we are going to make this process very interesting and a lot of fun. >> we will not be totally dry. here's a look at not totally dry conditions right now. we have a little moisture moving through. much of this is evaporating. here's a live view from sutro tower. another view of mixed conditions in the sky. looking westward from the east bay hills camera. 58 degrees at santa rosa. about 60 to 62 in fairfield, concord and livermore. and a live view from the golden gate where we have the fog settling in. low clouds and high clouds.

it continues into early sunday but it will be mainly dry and mild. a reminder, the beach is rough right now. the surf is rough, i should say. there is a risk of rip currents and sneaker waves. overnight with lots of clouds and fog. upper 40s to low 50s. tomorrow's highs will be mainly low to mid 60s in all locations. a storm of light intensity. between a few hundreds of an inch. the weak system is moving through. it won't produce much measurable rain. we start with lots of clouds but no rain arrives until late

afternoon. overnight we get a stronger, steadier wave of rain. we'll have partial clearing at least. the totals from the weekend storm, under .3 of an inch except for some wet parts. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast after our weekend storm. we get mild conditions all of next week the possible exception of a couple of north bay sprinkles. >> if you've ever dreamed of appearing in a hol

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tonight, the reported audio of president trump. abc news reviewing an audiotape that appears to capture president trump in a conversation with lev parnas, the man who the president says he doesn't know. the president allegedly heard demanding the former ambassador to ukraine, marie yovanovitch, be fired, saying, get her out. that audio in the hands of federal authorities. vice president pence asked tonight about it. how he answers. it comes amid the impeachment showdown today. the house managers pushing for new witnesses and outside the senate chamber, democrats already commenting on this reported recording of the president. there is breaking news tonight in the deadly coronavirus. a new case here in the u.s. and u.s. authorities revealing they've tested more than 60 others who might have symptoms, including four possible cases in new york. and tonight, in china, the lockdown. these im