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>> that dash cam video right there capturing the moment a midair collision happened over the potomac river in washington, dc tonight. officials say everyone on board that plane, as well as the helicopter involved, died in that crash. good evening. i'm julian glover. >> and i'm ama daetz. thank you for joining us. officials say 67 people in total are dead. today, the focus shifted to recovering the bodies and determining what went wrong as the ntsb arrived on the scene. >> abc seven news anchor karina nova joins us now with some more details on this quickly evolving investigation. karina. >> julian and emma. this afternoon, the black boxes from the american airlines plane were recovered from the potomac river. they will now be analyzed at the ntsb lab and could offer important clues as to exactly what happened. this investigation is still in the first 24 hours. an american airlines plane just minutes from landing at reagan national airport, was hit by a black hawk helicopter on a training mission. dive teams have recovered the bodies of 40 of

the 67 victims. others may not be recovered until the plane's wreckage is lifted out of the water. the ntsb is on the scene and says it will have a preliminary report in 30 days. earlier, a board member delivered this emotional statement. >> a loss of life in an aviation accident is very unusual in the united states, and our heartfelt sorrow goes out to everyone that's affected. it affects us. it affects everyone around us. there are a lot of people hurting today. we will help find out what happened. we will do it factually and we will do it accurately. >> that comment, likely in response to president trump saying, without providing evidence, that diversity in hiring somehow caused the disaster. abc news aviation expert john nance provided some insight into a cause. >> so something went wrong. what went wrong more than likely had to do with an old concept that has raised its ugly head once again, and that's called see and avoid, where you accept the responsibility for following a particular aircraft, but you don't see the right aircraft.

>> nance also emphasized while the military chopper was on a training mission, the people at the controls were highly experienced. as far as the victims go, we have learned a number of the people on the american airlines flight were part of the figure skating community. live in the studio. karina. nova abc seven news. ama. >> yeah. karina. thank you. and other members of the figure skating world are devastated by the news as it continues to unfold. abc seven news reporter zach fuentes spoke with locals in that community, who were just with some of the victims in the crash. he's live in the south bay tonight. zach? >> yeah, i'm a retired local figure skater i got to speak with. told me that that skating community, it's a small bubble, especially when you're competing at the national level. and she really did cross paths with so many of the people who were on that plane. so right now, she and many others are trying to process what happened. images of young figure skaters doing what they love are now heartbreaking to look at. after officials confirmed that there were no survivors in the midair crash in dc thursday night. paulina

edmunds was just in wichita for the u.s. championships last week. >> i think everyone in the community is just so shocked right now and devastated. and so many people know either the people on the plane or know of the people on the plane. >> edmunds is a retired figure skater who represented the u.s. in the 2014 winter olympics, getting her start in san jose. she's now a small business owner and has been a faculty member of the u.s. figure skating national development camp. >> so a lot of these kids that were on the flight uh, i've worked with them in these figure skating camps. i've done classes. they've all taken my classes. so seeing their names and seeing photos of them, of course, i recognize these faces. and it is it's just heartbreaking. and not to mention that there were also coaches on this flight. >> six of the victims were from the skating club of boston. through tears, figure skating legend nancy kerrigan spoke to the media there thursday. >> but i just i feel for the

athletes, the skaters and their families. but anyone that was on that plane, not just the skaters, because it's just such a tragic event. >> 24 year old anthony ponomarenko is a san jose native. he was in kansas competing in the national figure skating championships. he took this picture on the rink with other competitors, he said. initial reports of the plane crash included his name. >> so my parents called me panicked, thinking i could have potentially been on that flight. >> thankful to be safe, he's now grieving the loss of the many lives on that plane. >> to find out who was actually on that flight. it was it was pretty heartbreaking. >> as the heartbreak continues, edmond says the tight knit figure skating community is coming together even stronger. >> it's just making us all, you know, of course, reach out to each other, make sure everyone in our own close circles are okay, and kind of seeing how we can lean on each other in this time, but it is just unimaginable what happened. >> other athletes we've spoken

with say they're planning to honor the lives lost at the world figure skating championships in boston. that's coming up near the end of march. right now, live in the san jose bureau. zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> zach, thank you. and we do continue to monitor every development about this deadly mid-air collision in washington, dc. find the latest on abc seven news.com and our abc seven bay area app. >> okay moving on to some other news here at home, the weather, as we take a live look at the conditions right now you can see the sun is setting. it's dry out there. but rain it's back in the forecast. abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel is here with all the details. sandhya. >> yeah. and, julian, we need that rain, as you know. so let's take a look at live doppler seven. it is tracking a one for tomorrow and a two for saturday. this is going to be a storm that is going to soak us as we head towards saturday, when the atmospheric river moves in. that's why a flood watch has been issued for solano county starting tomorrow afternoon through sunday night. the possibility of flooding is increasing the over the weekend,

and that is because we are expecting the rain to lead to minor roadway flooding. also flooding on our smaller streams and creeks. timing it out for you tomorrow morning. we've got light to moderate rain moving i, and it continues at 11 a.m. and then becomes very scattered in nature through the night. but look at saturday, a good soaking heading into the morning hours and then picking up again. winds will be increasing tomorrow and getting gustier on saturday. it's a one for tomorrow. widespread morning rain, scattered afternoon showers, breezy and slick roadways. here is the atmospheric river coming our way for saturday, and that's when we bump the storm to a two. downpours and gusty winds do watch out for flooding on the roadways and creeks. i will be back with a full look at the forecast coming right up. >> ama all right. thank you sandhya. we have new developments in the triple stabbing in berkeley on january 18th that left one woman dead and two men injured. police have charged a delivery man with murder, attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon. according to police. he reported his van stolen while he was delivering packages in oakland.

he had a tracking device on the car and when he found it, he saw a man and woman taking packages from it. police say he confronted the two and a fight broke out. all three were taken to a local hospital for treatment, where the woman died. no arraignment date has been set yet for the suspect. >> today, west coast rap legend too short posted a pair of tearful videos on his instagram. they come just a day after his older brother, wayne shaw, was shot and killed during an attempted robbery in east oakland. two shorts caption says real tears on a video of him you see here riding in a car and at one point he lifts his sunglasses right there to wipe his eyes. in a second post, he wrote ain't really replying to a lot of texts or answering calls right now. i can't. >> well. yesterday's shooting of two shorts, brother is the most recent in what has been a violent january in oakland compared to last year. but today, oakland police announced some arrests in two other deadly shootings, including one involving a 15 year old suspect. abc seven news reporter anser hassan has more.

>> at a thursday afternoon press conference, the oakland police department continued to praise the drop in homicides last year. >> in 2024, the city of oakland investigated 86 homicides, the lowest number since the pandemic. we owe a debt of gratitude to our community for their assistance, as we had a clearance rate of nearly 70%. >> deputy chief frederick chavis, with opd bureau of investigation, says a 70% clearance rate means suspects were charged in 70% of the homicide cases. he says part of that can be attributed to violence prevention. >> we put together and built a stronger partnership with the department of violence prevention so that we were able to communicate. >> that type of community. assistance also helped officers make an arrest in the fatal shooting of ponciano tule bernal. he was shot and killed the day after christmas in front of his 14 year old son. after confronting suspects who stole the son's scooter. >> again, with the help of the community and the work of our investigators, we were able to identify three suspects, and on

january 1st, we arrested a 15 year old juvenile who has since been charged with the murder of ponciano. >> but opd admits 2025 has had a violent start with 12 homicides so far this year. >> we're definitely concerned. >> opd also discussed the increase in ram and rob incidents, where suspects used stolen vehicles to ram into buildings to rob businesses. several convenience stores were hit last week in west oakland, and on wednesday, the brother of rapper too short was killed in a botched ram. and rob. >> we're investigating whether or not it was a cannabis cultivation operation and whether or not it was legal or illegal. we are. we are investigating whether or not there was more than one shooter. >> deputy chief says opd has made progress in their investigations into the recent ram, and rob says he hopes to have an update in the coming weeks. in oakland, anser hassan, abc seven news. >> still ahead, hundreds of people rally at sonoma state. students and faculty protesting massive cuts planned for the

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criminally liable for getting in the way of immigration enforcement. >> back in 2018, one bay area elected leader found herself in the spotlight during trump's first administration. over that matter. >> abc seven news political reporter monica madden sat down with former oakland mayor libby schaaf to talk about her decision back then to warn the community about an imminent ice raid. in a story you'll see only on seven. >> i would do it again today. >> seven years ago, former oakland mayor libby schaaf unintentionally became the face of a national debate when she warned her city of forthcoming federal immigration raids. >> just w thought the

dust had settled, the acting chief of ice has once again accused the mayor of oakland of putting the public in danger. >> it was not intended to panic people. it never advised people to break the law. it simply informed them what their rights were, their responsibilities. >> she didn't expect what quickly followed. >> what the mayor of oakland did the other day was a disgrace. >> wrath from the commander in chief in oakland. >> you have a mayor. and she told people that we're going to be captured in a big raid, that there's going to be a raid. can't do it. you can't do it, folks. >> president donald trump accused schaaf of thwarting federal immigration laws and asked his then attorney general, jeff sessions, to prosecute her. >> i would recommend that you look into obstruction of justice for the mayor of oakland, california. jeff. >> it is my understanding that the investigation was active. it was being pursued. but because i did not tell anyone to break the law, i did not do anything to

endanger law enforcement. that is what kept me out of jail. >> while she never faced charges, there was blowback. the city of oakland fought off clawbacks of federal funding in retaliation. a congressman tried to pass a law that would create penalties for other mayors that did the same. and schaaf says she faced death threats. were you ever scared? >> yeah, i was scared. i think any normal person should be scared. >> this time, she doesn't feel other mayors will have the same outcome. >> when you look at the energy they put into prosecuting me, into hurting oakland, even though they were not successful, it is true that there are more weapons in place with this trump administration than even before. >> it's a shame we have other governors and other mayors who are right out of the gate who say they're going to push back on president trump and what we're trying to do, especially for interior enforcement. let me be clear. there is going to be a mass deportation. >> trump's border czar, tom

homan, has threatened to put elected leaders in jail if they get in the way of federal immigration enforcement, which he says is a felony. >> knowing tom homan, you know, and his history, he wasn't kidding around. and he does have that power. >> david torak is an la based attorney in support of trump's immigration policies. he says the law is clear. >> if they actually try to use force to interfere with ice agents or any federal agents trying to enforce immigration law, yes, they are subject to prosecution for obstruction. and they very well may land in jail. >> if torak says he can't speak to the specifics of what schaaf did, but doubts a move like that would work today. >> i think they do a lot of chest bumping for their electorate, but i very much doubt we're going to see it because as the trump administration has shown in just its first week, they're not messing around this time. >> as bay area sanctuary cities reaffirm their support for undocumented immigrants. >> we will stand up and fight back. >> schaaf has advice for other

leaders. >> i hope the fact that i stood up and survived shows that others can do that too. as long as we stick with the rule of law, the truth, and our values, we should get through this together. >> in oakland, monica madden, abc seven news. >> still ahead, we are getting ready for the return of wet weather. even though it looks spectacular outside right now, this is a live look at the conditions still dry for now, but after the break we're going to check in with abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel for details o

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state university rallied today to protest deep budget cuts to academic and athletic programs. >> the rally came ahead of the president's virtual town hall meeting addressing the situation and as abc seven news reporter cornell bernard shows, administrators did not get a warm welcome from the crowd. >> students are under attack.

what do we do? >> get our fight back. >> hundreds of sonoma state students and faculty packing seawolf plaza to protest nearly $24 million in budget cuts, which are putting dozens of faculty members out of jobs like professor don romesburg, who wore this resume on his academic robe. >> we're losing four full tenured professors who have between us almost a hundred of years of experience. >> i coached here for 36 years, and i got fired by email. >> all athletic programs on campus have been eliminated, too. >> we're trying to save athletics, but we're also trying to save the university. we're trying to save the faculty. we're trying to save the staff. >> this rally happening minutes before a virtual town hall meeting with interim president doctor emily cutrer, who didn't get a warm welcome from those watching on a big screen. >> doctor emily cutrer. >> doctor cutrer reading a statement from csu's chancellor. >> this is an extraordinarily difficult and painful moment for sonoma state. and we share your

pain. but as painful as these actions are, they are indeed necessary. >> contreras says sonoma state is facing decreased enrollment, but governor ordering all csus to reduce their budgets. but some students weren't buying it. >> i have to say that i'm appalled and disgusted by the actions taken by our president. emily cutcher, you have come into this community as a hired gun, made no or little effort to get involved with the campus and the community, yet make a decision that will affect thousands. >> this town hall was supposed to be an in-person event, but administration changed it to a zoom meeting earlier this week, fearing it would exceed capacity inside the student center. >> this, over the zoom town hall meeting is cowardly. >> i signed the petition to oppose the cuts. >> students and faculty signing an online petition demanding the university reverse its decision. they say this story isn't over. >> we're going to keep fighting, trying to get to the power sources and try and lobby to help this university come back. >> in rohnert park. cornell, bernard. abc seven news.

>> all right. you can feel the change. >> yeah. we haven't said this in a while. rain in the forecast. abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel is here with the timing. hey, sandhya. >> yeah. hey there. juliana. it's long overdue. and it's coming starting tomorrow morning. let me show you our rain chances. they're going up, and they're pretty much going to stay elevated for the next six days and even beyond. so let's talk about the storm on live doppler seven. there are two areas of low pressure. one here, second one here. and look at the moisture train. it stretches all the way down towards the hawaiian islands. that atmospheric river will hit us on saturday. right now, enjoy these gorgeous views that we have a mix of clouds, sun, zephyr cam showing you a lovely view. it's dry skies there, but snow will be coming in as early as tomorrow on live doppler seven. we just have a few clouds hanging around right now, but that's going to be all lit up come tomorrow. 40s and 50s on your temperatures. here's a look at the storm impact scale on our exclusive, exclusive storm

impact scale. it's a light level one. tomorrow you'll have widespread morning rain, scattered afternoon evening showers. it will be breezy and there will be slick roadways. this is a storm that you would expect around this time of year. 7:00 in the morning. you get that light to moderate rain. 11 a.m. it is widespread, then turns more showery for the evening commute. but then here comes the level two. it is the soaker. saturday morning you start to see the heavier rain 7 to 10 a.m. and then it's switching over to scattered showers. it will certainly be gusty at times as well. rainfall totals taking you right on through early sunday will be in inches for many areas of the north bay, anywhere from 1 to 2 and a third of an inch there, but a half an inch there in san jose and the rain shadow of the santa cruz mountains, the winds will pick up out of the south at 33 miles an hour. as you will notice tomorrow evening near the coastline. it's not going to be terribly windy, but it will get gustier as we head into saturday and sunday in the mountains. it's a winter weather advisory tomorrow morning to sunday morning above 6500. this is up

to two feet for the peaks, but the snow levels are going to be pretty high. gusty winds carry those chains and be prepared for slick roadways. the snow levels will remain high. so lake level you're looking at rain. snow mix not just tomorrow, but also going all the way into early next week. and then by wednesday it's going to be all snow, 30s and 40s on those temperatures in the morning. make sure you have your rain gear tomorrow afternoon. hang on to it. temperatures in the 50s and 60s. and there's your accuweather seven day forecast. it's a one for tomorrow. saturday is a good day to stay inside. it's a moderate strength storm a level two sunday, monday, wednesday and thursday a one. and then we have another soaker with gusty winds coming in on tuesday. that is a level two. so julian and emma get ready. we have a storm impact scale every single day for the next week. >> in for it. >> yeah, we've been waiting for it and now here it is. yeah. >> i mean, this is what it should be in february. yeah, yeah. >> thanks, andrea. >> well, today is fred korematsu day of civil liberties and the constitution in california.

former governor schwarzenegger signed the law in 2010, declaring january 30th as fred korematsu day, encouraging public schools and educational institutions to conduct exercises, remembering his life and legacy, as well as recognizing the importance of preserving civil liberties. korematsu, an oakland native, fought the illegal incarceration of more than 120,000 japanese americans during world war two. he was arrested and interned. years later, a judge overturned his conviction. >> still to come here on abc seven news at five. she's the san jose native who just broke the world transfer record for a women's soccer player, and we're

i'm reggie aqui. >> i'm lyanne melendez. >> i'm luz pena. >> i'm tara campbell. i'm j.r. stone at. >> abc seven news. we deliver local stories. >> with real answers. >> to help make our city better. >> u.s. women's national team defender naomi girma looks good in her new chelsea blue. you can take a look for yourself. chelsea fc posted these photos of the san jose native. girma became women's soccer's first

ever million dollar player, joining english champion chelsea from san diego wave fc. the 24 year old reportedly signed a four and a half year contract worth $1.1 million when she was a young child. naomi's father, looking to strengthen bonds in the ethiopian community, started the malala soccer program in san jose. girma says that's where she fell in love with the sport. >> it's awesome. well, you can download the abc seven app or head to abc seven news.com, and you can join karina nova in just two minutes for more news. >> and if you're watching us on tv, world news tonight with david muir is up next for sandyha patel. all of us here. thanks so much for joining us. i'm julian. >> glover and i'm ama daetz. we'll see you again at six.

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