an extraordinary announcement from north korea tonight. it is suspending its nuclear and long-range missile tests and shutting down its nuclear test site. all this just weeks before that first meeting between president trump and north korea's leader kim jong-un. good evening and thank you for joining us. i'm auma dates. dan ashley is off. president trump welcomes north korea's announcement and called it big progress. but it was met with skepticism in japan especially since the

announcement didn't say kim jong-un is getting rid of his nuclear stockpile. >> reporter: north korea's official news agency released the stunning announcement on its website, that it will freeze its nuclear tests and stop its long-r interconnental missile program that threatens u.s. cities, even saying it will shutdown a nuclear test site all in a drive to shift the national focus to improving the economy. >> we need to be careful because every treaty, every promise that north korea has ever made has been broken. and so we will need to not trust but verify, but tris trust, verify, verify and north korean statement did not mention anything about the reclusive country's existing nuclear weapons arsenal. abc's chief global affairs correspondent commenting on the timing of the announcement. >> this is all in preparation, of course, for that potential meeting between donald trump and kim jong-un. next week kim is meeting with south korea's president as a

first step. >> reporter: president donald trump reacting to the news friday evening tweeting north korea has agreed to suspend all nuclear tests and close up a major test site. this is very good news for north korea and the world. big progress. look forward to our summit. no date for the summit has been so so far. brian clark, abc news new york. back here quite a few ambulances were called to golden gate park. spy 7 spotted at least two people being carted off. deputies say 12 people were taken to local hospitals. they're looking at the possibility that fentanyl was responsible for some of those cases. ae several people were given narcan to counter an overdose. estimates 20,000 people were at hippy hill at 4:20 p.m. for the mass inhalation.

chp is out in force tonight looking for drivers who may be impaired. >> make some noise. >> reporter: rolling a joint then lighting it up. that's been the tradition at hippy hill on this 420. >> 420 when everything goes off, when everything sparks up. >> reporter: it has new meaning now in the state. >> i think it's absolutely great. california needs something like this. >> reporter: in the crowd of thousands you'll find those who have been coming for years as well as first timers. >> it's our first time here. we're just here for the good vibes. >> reporter: organizers expect to the surpass last year's attend attendance of 20,000 party goers. >> last year we diverted a lot of garbage to landfills to ro

recycling. >> reporter: at least half a dozen people were taken by ambulance as they required medical attention. sky 7 was over the scene as paramedi paramedi paramedics assisted two people in the middle of a large crowd. most of them were responsive as they were being carried out. despite this people say the event is more organized. while we found a lot of people who were playing hooky no one wanted to fess up to it on camera. >> it's the first time i actually had 420 off, so the full day. >> just worked out perfectly then. >> yeah, lites it's meant to be. >> reporter: once the smoke clears the air the massive cleanup will get underway, meaning the party is over. >> cannabis stores around the bay area said this was their busiest 420 to date. a spokesman at the berkeley patients group told abc 7 that customers began lining up at

5:00 this morning. there were big celebrations in the south bay as well where the budding cannabis industry continues to grow. chris wynn has the story from san jose. >> reporter: as marijuana becomes more main stream those connected are hoping to capitalize. exhibiting at the elemental wellness center in san jose during this 420 cannibal celebration. >> there's no pesticides, all lab tested. and that's really important when you' getting cannabis products and medication. >> reporter: the localannabis industry has seen growth since 2016. in the last fiscal year the market value of san jose cannabis sector was $105 million. that comes out to $10.5 million in tax revenue that went to the general fund. the silicon valley alliance believes this is just the start. >> we're silicon valley. if we know how to do one thing, and that is to start a business

and rocket and really grow the heck out of an industry, a that's what we're doing. >> the growth also can be seen in cities like san francisco where gubernatorial candidate john chung toured a marina. >> we want to make sure we do everything we can to main stream the businesses. >> reporter: local dispensary owners say they're starting to see a shift in perception. >> we're super transparent here. everything we sell is part of a rigorous license system. >> reporter: these businesses putting product in the hands of those who want it. >> for the very first time every single adult californian can come into a dispensary and slowly and legally celebrate a holiday. so it's a great victory dance for us today. the five wisecracking teens accredited with founding 420 gathered in the east bay this

afternoon. waldos because they hang out against the wall after school back in 1971 where they would speak about finding an allusive cannabis prop. that meeting would happen every day after school at 4:20 in the afternoon, hence the term 420. >> now that it's become legal i think it's fantastic because people need marijuana and derivatives for things like seizures and all kinds of medical reasons. and plus now it's recreational and legal. >> they unveiled a new product they helped design, a pot fap men. a freshman is under arrest after allegedly planning to harm his classmates. abc 7 news has learned a cal high freshman student asked another freshman to help plan a school shooting for their senior

year, 2021. the principal said the second student immediately reported the incident. school officials then called police who determined that the male student did have a plan to harm other students. in a letter to parents she wrote both the district considers this offense to be extremely serious and will take appropriate disciplinary consequences. the student was arrested and booked into juvenile hall. a comcast technician is facing charges of grand theft and elderly abuse tonight. police say christian monroy stole jewelry from customer's homes. most of them were in daily city and half moon bay. he worked for comcast between september 2016 and august 2017. if you think you may have been a victim just call the san mateo county sheriff's office or daily city police. well, there's big relief for commuters starting today. a third lane has been added for the eastbound direction of the

san rafael bridge. keep in mind, that lane is for peak time only. >> reporter: it can be mission impossible when it comes to getting across the bridge after work. >> so the fwbest thing to do is get out of the lane at 3:00. >> reporter: as of friday the same usual suspects commuters have been enduring for years have been easing. a ribbon cutting ceremony for a new third eastbound lane on the richmond san rafael bridge for use during peak commute times, 2:00 to 7:00 p.m. >> we're trying to get the flow on the bridge a whole lot faster. >> reporter: new electronic traffic signs telling drivers when it's okay to use the right lane. 80,000 drivers use the san rafael bridge dale. chp says the new lane may take

some time to get used to. >> one thing i'm a little concerned about is we're taking a congestion problem in morin and moving to the richmond. >> reporter: richmond mayor fearing it may move bottleneck drivers. >> it's pretty clocked during rush hour. >> reporter: a second phase of the project could bring a protected path for pedestrians and bicycles which could be converted for a lane for cars. if you're caught using the lanes outside of commute hours you could get a fine of $237. cornell bernard, abc 7 news. >> a popular berkeley coffee shop shuts down unexpectedly. the incident that happened three years ago that puts unexpected pressure on the owners. an artist learns the hard

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police need your help. they released photos in the hopes that someone will recognize this person. officers say he exposed him at the library near the international language area last friday afternoon just after 4:00 p.m. police described him as a man in his 40s, 170 pounds, 5'10" tall, balding and wearing glasses. call police if you have any information. >> the berkeley police department is asking for help with a sexual assault case. it happened yesterday bean 11:00 and 11:30 a.m. on the 1500 block of addison street. the victim was a high school aged girl who was grabbed from behind. she told police the suspect covered her mouth and pressed a gun into her side. she says she was taken to a side yard where she was sexually assaulted. the suspect was described as a black male adult, possibly in his 30s, 5'7" medium build, wearing a black hooded

sweatshirt and jeans. abc 7 reporter jonathan bloom explains why a mural that earned praise from a neighborhood is being taken down. >> reporter: nancy ellen lives in a shiny new building on a street plagued by litter and vandalism. >> i have dreamed of doing something in this territory under the bridge to beautify the neighborhood. >> reporter: she got her chance. >> creating more art can kind of balance it in a way that we feel better. >> reporter: the tapisistry of local landmarks was made out of tiny dots by a robot made spray printer. the mural brought color and life to what was a giant empty wall, and most people seemed to like it but apparently not everyone. >> people were so excited walking by. and because it's a techie thing it's interesting. >> reporter: the excitement lasted two weeks until this. >> there was a tag on there. my heart sunk because i always

thought that people honored artists, they would never do that. >> reporter: that's often true and in that spirit she opted to fix the mural but leave the tag. >> we changed the design in a way to invest the tag. >> reporter: but when painters arrived a group of men ran off with their paint. >> they came back with the cans they stole and sprayed it totally across the whole thing. nothing could be done with the art after that. it was ruined. >> reporter: it's advocates are dejecked but not defeated. they hope they can talk to the taggers or even work together. >> because we believe our mission is war on -- walls not war on people. there's local fallout. a popular bakery brunch restaurant elmwood cafe has abruptly shutdown its doors. it also took its social media accounts and made them private. the restaurant faced renewed

criticism after an incident against cnn contributor w. cumow bell in 2015. he was asked to leave when he tried to join his wife for breakfast. all right, it's time to check on whether because the weekend is here. meteorologist sandhya patel is here. >> you could not ask for better weather. it's going to be fantastic. let me show you live doppler 7 right now. one of the signs the change is under way is that fog we had with us all afternoon long starting to shrink. yes, there's still a patch and we're watching that patch of fog. it's right along the san putayo coast, but it's not going to advance. as a matter of fact, it may get wiped away tomorrow morning. let's take a look at what is ahead. tomorrow we'll start off with some patchy fog. we're looking at temperatures above average for april.

not just for your weekend but heading into the early part of next week as well. so if you've been waiting for spring warmth, it's here. here's a live picture from our emeriville camera. the visibility is terrific. ggo roof camera looking down. embarcadero pretty much light. low to upper 50s. san jose, 57. half moon bay you've dropped to 48 degrees. and this is picture you just want to frame. all right, tower camera looking at san francisco right now. it is 58 in fairfield and currently 62 degrees in concord. tomorrow morning if you're going for a jog, taking the dog out for a walk it's going to be clear and mild. inland lows will be upper 40s to low 50s. for the afternoon you'll feed to make sure you have plenty of water. 79 degrees in the south bay and san jose.

santa cruz, 74. on the peninsula you're looking at 70s for the entire area. 76, 77 redwood city. low to mid-6 0s right near the coast. 69 in downtown san francisco. north bay you're going to see wall to wall of sun from the coast to the inland areas. 60s right near the beaches in the east bay. 72 berkeley, oakland. head inland and you'll feel that warmth. 83 in san ramone, 81 degrees in fairfield. it's going to we warm enough to hit the beach. warm and sunny. temperatures will be in the 60s for all of our beaches except santa cruz. ocean temperature running 54 degrees. now, here's a look at the-earea san francisco at the sieving center. warming up to about 69 degrees,

and there will be enough of a sea breeze to keep you on the comfortable side. as you look at accuweather forecast it's a wide range of temperatures. a 20 degree sfred, not as wide as summer. but certainly is going to be a nice looking range of temperatures, earth day as well. and as we head into monday those numbers will rise a few more degrees. upper 60s to low 80s. numbers start to slowly moderate. and you definitely start to see those numbers trending closer to average. download the accuweather app and keep track of those temperatures anytime you want, but until then i'm ready for the weekend. well, the government issues a new warning. toss all your romaine lettuce or risk getting sick. and it's one of the most popular tourist spots in san francisco. the part of

a warning tonight from the centers for disease control. donate any romaine lettuce from yuma, arizona. we first told you yesterday about the ecoali outbreak. at first the alert only applied to chopped romaine lettuce. officials now say hearts or whole romaine is also off-limits. eight more cases in alaska appear to be linked to the current outbreak. part of twin peeks is going to remain car free for at least another two years. the figure eight loop was first shutoff to traffic in 2016. earlier this week the board of directors approved extending the pilot program. the closure was to improve safety at the popular tourist

spot. it could become permanent after this latest extension. claims of abuse by celebrity chefs are getting a lot of attention. but food workers also face seriousexual harassment from customers, too. now a bay area restaurant has come up with an effective way to keep the safe. that's right after a special edition of 2020 at 10:00. dia diane sawer reports. up next preventing another airline explosion. how southwest airlines is reacting to the emergency inspections just ordered by the faa. also why the attorney general of the united states says he might resign. and

and we begin this half-hour with that deadly engine explosion on southwest flight 180. the faa is giving airlines 20 days to some spect jet engines of the same type after fan blades broke off, smashing a window and killing a woman seated there. and tonight southwest is responding with its own video. here's abc reporter linda janice. >> reporter: tonight the faa issuing a rare objective, requiring airlines to inspect fan blades on 737 engines within 20 days. it comes after a broken fan blade on a southwest flight 1380 caused an explosion killing passenger jennifer riordan who was nearly sucked out of the

plane. the directive affects 352 engines in the u.s. and 681 worldwide. airlines say they've inspeckted more than 150 already. after a similar incident in 2016 also an a southwest jet the faa proposed originally inspecting just 220 engines. but they never finalized that. >> finally after 20 mints the faa has found a reason to unclog the bureaucratic mess and it's the death of ms. reordan that did it the faa says in this announcement it is calling for those inspections because it believes the problem could exist

or may develop in the engines of the same type. a flight headed to san francisco tonight had to be diverted after a pressurization light came on. it was traveling from boston but landed in chicago as a precaution. no one was hurt. the plane will be inspected overnights and continue to fran tomorrow. passengers have been given hotel rooms. a source has confirmed to abc news that attorney general jeff sessions said he would consider resigning if president trump were to fire deputy attorney general rod rosenstein. the conversation took place after the president expressed outrage after learning the fbi raided the home and offices of his personal attorney michael cohen. sessions and rosenstein have been under fire for months and are the targets of president trump's tweets. today trump tweeted quote james comey memos just out and

show clearly that there was no collusion and no obstruction. also he leaked classified information, wow. will the witch hunt continue? it fate of his former national security advisor michael flynn and annaligation in a dossier that he was filmed in a moskow hotel with prostitutes. >> he interrupted and started talking about do i look like a goo who needs hookers. >> on msnbc com claimed in another meeting trump said that vladimir putin told him quote, russia had some of the most beautiful hookers in the world. the party is filing a lawsuit claiming a conspiracy that hurt their party and their candidate, and tonight the president is firing back. here's abc news reporter mary bruce. >> reporter: the democratic party tonight is launching its own legal attack against the president, alleging that russia,

the trump campaign and wikileaks conspired to damage hillary clinton and tilt the pridential election to donald trump. >> wikileaks, i love wikileaks. >> reporter: calling it an act of unprecedented trechary the dnc lawsuit pieces together previously known reports alleging contacts between associates to wikileaks hack of the dnc e-mails and their leak of damaging infers. >> it's been amazing what's coming outlets on wikileaks. and another one came in today. wikileaks is like a treasure-trove. >> reporter: the multi-million dollar suit does not name president trump but does go after his inner circle including his son and son-in-law. if the case moves forward the president and his top aides could be forced to answer questions under oath. on the anniversary of the columbine high school massacre thousands of students walked out of their schools today. once again their message was

clear. lawmakers need to take action to prevent future mass shootings at schools. students across the bay area joined the national walk outs. >> reporter: this was the second of two anti-gun violence protests today at oaklen's skyline high school. sky 7 show yoz athe first about 10:00 this morning when students rallied on the football field with the district's blessing. this afternoon same of those same students walked off-campus chanting and car yg signs for a protest the district did not approve. >> we lose many community members to gun violence year after year. >> guns around here is not that uncommon, but that's why we need more control over it, you know what i'm saying? >> reporter: it wasn't just oakland. these kids walked off-campus at san jose's notre dame high school and took their concerns all the way to city hall. >> we're walking today to amplify the voices of those

affected. if we're not going to take a stand then who else is. >> reporter: students also protested gun violence. at sonoma valley high also in the north bay they took things a step farther. registering students to vote so they could take their protests to the ballot box. all these demonstrations were designed to coincide with the 19th anniversary of the attack by two students on classmates and students at columbine high killing 13 before they turned the gun on themselves. callal bine and other attacks have emboldened students to stand up for themselves and walk out. >> if this is happening nation would, why shouldn't be participate? california state university has dropped a proposal to raise tuition by another 4% next year. the board of trusties approved a 5% increase bringing tuition for instate students to just over

5,700 per year. more people are expected to pay theirermenrespects to forme lady barbara bush. america's 41st president spent about 15 minutes near his wife's casket. a bush family spokesman said the former president decided to be there at the last minute. some mourners traveled long distances to houston. >> i came from campo, florida and i think she was a very good first lady. >> this is very emotional time. she was loved a whole lot. >> barbara bush died on tuesday. the 92-year-old had suffered from several medical conditions. a private funeral for 1,500 guests will take place tomorrow. it's an event unlike any

other. >> what's it like for me to fully live -- >>

1. a week long series of events centered on the big questions of life and death runs through sunday. several people are attending reimagine life in san francisco. melanie woodrow talked to the event's founder and discovered the event is as much about living as it is about dying. >> reporter: this phone both at reimagine life seems to remember the impossible, calling a lost loved one. >> why is it we wait until the end of our lives to celebrate the people we love? >> reporter: these interest the types of big questions brad wolf and others have begun exploring this week. what began as a prototype with

just 30 events has grown this year to 175 events attended by several thousand people. wolf is the event's founder. >> some people have wondered if i'm morbid. >> reporter: wolf says he's not. he says he's processing his roommates's suicide. >> i'm here. i might as well be fully here. >> reporter: artist emily paine's father drowned when she was just 10 years old. >> it was an unfinished life in some ways that he had, but here i am working inspired by him. >> reporter: paine is creating an outdoor wall drawing dedicated to her father. the event includes more practical matters as well. wolf says he's using mortality as a mirror. >> fear is a big part of it but also humor and laughter and love. >> reporter: reimagining the end of life.

melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> meteorologist sandhya patel is next with an update on our weekend forecast. and cleaning up the oceans and saving the tiny you could generate your ownnergy, at home. or to save eney, unplug unuseappliances. do your thing, th energy upgrade california.

plant smuggling is going global and california seems be right in the middle of it. poachers are going after this plant, a suckiculent that growsp and down the coast. another was caught while trying to mail 60 packages. another man in line asked what was in the boxes and was told it was a secret, so he called wildlife officers who have been

fighting this problem for months. stolen plants are typically used as decoration and can be sold for $50 each. one of the lowest life forms plankton is suddenly under the mike scope, literally. a few researchers believe it will provide important clues about a danger. david louie shows us a new invention that will be. >> reporter: physicists are spending a lot of time looking at plankton in the lab at the research center. >> prankten is any small critter that drifts in the water. >> reporter: it's believed plankton might provide early warning signs. a regular mike scope can't keep them in focus. zimmerman invented a digital stereo mike scope he wants to immerse in rivers, ponds and oceans that has no lens solving

the focus problem. >> we hope with this instrument we'll be able to get realtime information and shortening the time. >> reporter: a trip program with artificial intelligence will look for danger and examine the reason. 40% of the earth's plankton has died which they target to climate change. >> what's amazing is two thirds of the oxygen we breathe are created by these guys. we think about trees but they're only about 18%. so these guys are really the reason we're alive. >> reporter: the doctor was not aware of the new mike scope until he heard zimmerman give class about it. data will be shared by many researchers working under a grant from the national science foundation. in san jose, david louie, abc 7 news. all right, it's time for one last check on our weather with

meteorologist sandhya patel. >> let's take a look at live doppler 7. warmer today. that warming is going to continue as that fog along the coast tones to shrink. tomorrow afternoon even warmer weather than today. we're going to go from the upper 70s inland today to the low to mid-80s inland. oats goi it's going to be a warm one there. if you're heading to tahoe for the upcoming weekend, mid-60s for the afternoon hours. a little more sun on saturday, cloud cover on sunday. but good-looking weather. earth day planner 7:00 a.m. patchy fog and sunshine and mild weather in the afternoon. low 60s to low 80s. bright and mild, 69 degrees saturday. 9:00 p.m. and grand parade.

it's a wild range of temperatures for springtime. 60s to 80s. warm it up a bit more monday and then drop you back closer to average thursday and friday, ama. well, a south bay school district has made it official. usd light heavyweight champion daniel cormier is the new head wrestling coach. the gilroy resident is choosing to retire next year at age 40. he jumped at the chance to coach. abc 7 news caught up with the coach this week on face time. >> i want to make sure they understand the culture of win [the culture of excellence from top to bottom in the classroom and the wrestling matt and just in life. >> cormier plans to fight in the octagon one last time. retiring at 40, that's what

i took away. >> i know. >> wow, that's cool for them, though. >> the thing with him, though, he gets to retire at 40 but he's been punched in the face so mup. it's a hard way to make a living. he's great on tv when he's not doing that. >>teph curry is healing. will he heal fast enough for the playoffs? playoffs? and who wants a big mac?

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good evening. giants called on mac williamson to inject some life into an offense that's basically been on life support all yearlong. and if you like your big mac with extra cheese, you will like when the giants had tonight. gave up two hits, struck out four including mike trout. he had a sore pectoral muscle. that's why he was out. nick hundley, his first homer of the career. giants have scored one homer the

last -- top five, here's mack williamson, his second at bat of the year. exit velocity 114 miles an hour. that's fast. giants bat around in the fifth. andrew mccutcheon going yard. it's contagious. a three-run homer. his third of the year. so a 7-0 after five. and right now the giants are leading 8-1, and they are in the ninth in anaheim. now work frg the sox apparently going through his mail at the yard. a's put tee up in the first. lowery he's got three hits. steven steven puscotty scores. he's got an era around 10. top six loads the bases.

incomes emilio. mitch moorland, boston's fifth grand slam of it year. right now red sox leading 7-3 there in the seventh. the warriors have a commanding 3-0 lead over the spurs. the question now is are they winning this series too fast? if they sweep the spurs on sunday the nba may move up the start of round 2. it's not clear if steph ready is going to be -- stuf cureph curr going to be ready by then. anyways, i had an allergy attack and you guys are laughing at me over here. he's going to join some modified team practices. he's in less pain, and they're going to check him out a week from today. the earliest they could square

off is the 28th. so hopefully steph will be ready by then. game four and then after the game your truly and mike shuman in san antonio. and we'll a full report on steph tomorrow on abc news at 5:00 p.m. nba tonight cavsi and pacer tied. cavs led by 17. lebron would finish with 28. but it all falls apart for cleveland in the second half. lebron passing to no one in particular. victor. cavs score only 30 points in the third. four point play fouled. next trip down donovich again. he had 30. pacers by 7. five seconds left, cavs down two. misses the free throw.

no time outs for cleveland. passes the ball. now misses, ball game. pacers win 92-90 and take a 2-1 series lead. on the subject of the playoffs sharks kind of in a similar situation as the warriors. vaguen golden knights they did the exact se thing, and now they're waiting for a scheduled second round meet up even though they're both ready to play right now. the nhl is going to dide. sharks really don't want an extended break. they scored twice as many goals in their game in anaheim. after closing it out on wednesday they'll have to wait a full week and a half before they start round two in vegas. the team has to figure out a fine line between staying sharp without overdoing it. >> when it is time to practice, go hard, make sure we're sharp and stay in shape. but we'll get our rest for sure.

>> i haven't dove into them enough. i know we're going to be heavy, heavy underdog and hopefully you guys write that and we'll go from there. the raiders held their new preconference drafts today. raiders gm mackenzie did have a lot of nice things to say about the new head coach john gruden who is basically his boss after gruden sign a ten-year contract back in january. >> he's great. i love the fire. i love the enthusiasm. we can talk football all day and tch film. it's been really good. >> what more could you want than a bowling ball of butcher knives. abc 7 sports brought to you by

toyota. >> we'll get you allergy meds. >> all right, thanks, larry. well, coming up tonight on abc 7 news at 11:00 arb school attack thwarted andow a high school freshman in custo. tonight we hear from parents om an east bay district that may have avoided tragedy. be sure to join us for abc 7 news at 11:00 over on channel 7. thank you so much for joining us tonight. from all of us here thanks for being here. we'll see you again at 11:00 over on channel 7.