and that breaking news is in san jose where a man was killed after a fire in a mobile home. a 4-year-old girl was initially reported missing but she was later found thankfully safe with relatives. >> sky 7 flew over the scene

after firefighters got a handle of the flames. the blaze was first reported along 4:45 p.m. just up highway 237. the fire department says it will be on the scene overnight. this is considered a crime scene until the investigation is complete. good evening and thank you for joining us. i'm ama dates. >> and i'm dan ashley. we also have a major development in the case of a former police officer now under arrest. >> authorities believe he committed more than 12 murders and more than 40 rapes. >> here's abc reporter whitt johnson. >> reporter: tonight investigators building their case against the suspected golden state killer, searching the home for items stolen from the victims. >> we may be able to connect him with really items linked to the mo. >> reporter: after trailing deangelo for six days more than

15 officers watched as he worked from his garage, and then moving in when he walked to his sidewalk. deangelo who was home alone appeared surprise. >> really no conversation at all. just the only thing he really said was he had a roast in the oven. >> tonight some neighbors saying the man accused live with family and had a temper. he claims he had multiple run ins with deangelo including a threatening call over his barking dog. >> if you don't shut that dog up i'll deliver a load of death. >> reporter: deangelo recently retired from his job at the distribution center. and he was a police officer reportedly fired in 199 for shoplifting dog repellent and a hammer. >> i'll kill you. >> reporter: the golden state killer known for taunting his

victims. >> he asked in a very harsh whisper like do you want to die, do you want me to kill your >> reporter: margaret believed to be the youngest victim, just 13 at the time. multiple law enforcement sources close to this investigation tell us that critical dna technology is brand new, maybe only five years old and they also used ge geneology websites. >> prosecutors confirmed they helped track him down from websites that contain information from a relative of his. investigators painstakingly collected at a crime scene years ago to genetic profiles on

various web sites. they then followed clues through the individual family trees to determine whether they were suspects. investigators realized deangelo might be a suspect. they setup surveillance on him and got his dna from something he threw away. >> since so much time has passed deangelo may end up escaping some of the charges. >> abc 7 reporter david louie explains how some 50 rape victims may not see resolution. >> reporter: until recently the statute of limititations for rape was ten years, a change in the law that took effect at the start of last year removed the time limit. however, it is not ret row active. >> for cases moving forward. it doesn't allow us to go back in time to these cases that happened in the 1970s, and so we can't seek to have this

defendant held accountable for what we believe he did here many decades ago. >> reporter: deangelo would get yet another break if convicted if retroactivity were allowed. today sentences have gotten tougher. a convicted rapist faces 25 years to life. the prosecutor shows us a flowchart which she describes as a rubex cube. it's a complicated process. he started 20 years ago to get lawmakers to amend the statute of limitations after amending a case of a 7-year-old victim. deangelo also received a break in the '70s when he was hired by two police departments. >> he was hired at a time before we do mandatory psychological testing. so now we do a large battery of psychological tests. they're even evaluated bay a psychologist, too. and i think that helps to quite a big degree. >> reporter: deangelo's six

years as working as a sworn officer provided him knowledge of investigative procedures and evidence handling while eluding suspicion. he can be charged with murder which has no statute of limitations, but he won't be facing rape charges connected to two cases in san jose some 50 others. the two san jose victims are now in their 50s and 60s. one of them said her memories of her assault persist. >> stories surrounding the suspect go back decades and will likely continue to develop for years to come. you can read up on complete coverage including a time line of everything connected to the case on our website and learn the latest developments. remarkable news overseas tonight. american leader kim jong-un crossed the line to meet with south korean president man jay in what's being described as a historic summit. the moment was broadcast live all around the world.

kim and moon shook hands, and kim made the first step. and just as man was about to eskort moon to the southern side of the border, kim gestured moon to cross over to his side. and the two leaders stepped and crossed over holding hands as you see here. it was followed by an elaborate ceremony just bringing with symbolism. ♪ kim stopped to sign a guest book in the south peace house before the two leaders met for a private discussion. he reportedly wrote, quote, i new history starts now, an age of peace from the starting point of history. moon and kim are expected to talk denuclearization and exchanges between the koreas. you during today's meeting a source says dim jung unsays he won't interrupt your sleep

anymore referring to those controversial missile tests. bill cosby has been convicd of all charges in his retrial. >> the jury reached a decision in the emotionally charged case which portrayed cosby as a serial rapist who hid behind his fame. the 80-year-old comedian was found guilty on three counts. >> they relate to andrea constand. reaction was strong on both sides. >> we are vindicated. we are validated. >> this jury has shown what the me too movement is saying is that women are worthy of being believed. >> we don't think mr. cosby is guilty of anything, and the fight is not over. >> it was one big difference in this trial. jurors were allowed to hear from additional cosby accusers. the defense team said they fabricated their stories for

money, fame or attention. >> this conviction comes less than a year after cosby's first trial ended in a mistrial. >> five women were allowed to testify in the retrial about their sexual assault claims, and one of them is former nbc 7 news anchor. >> reporter: andrea constand became the legal voice of does nsz of other women who had publicly accused bill cosby of sexual assault. >> how you doing today, mr. c.? >> good morning. >> reporter: five other women were allowed to testify to help support her claims. their names were read out today by the district attorney from montgomery county of pennsylvania. >> heidi thomas -- >> reporter: janice baker kenny who still lives in the bay area met cosby during a pizza party at a home in reno where he was staying. >> i was sexually assaulted by

him in may of 1982. >> reporter: her reaction today, may this verdict open the flood gates to those who have been hiding their shame for far too long and give them the courage to come forward. you are not alone. >> it took a great deal of courage. in the beginning many were not believed. >> do i believe that he's guilty, yeah. i'll tell you wright now, yes i do. >> reporter: comedian copeland knew cosby and opened for him during many of his bay area shows. >> all of the work he gives that is such incredible work and in education. >> reporter: copeland says the accusations and today's verdict will forever tarnish cosby's reputation. and how did we get here? well, these rumors had been around for some time, right? but a stand up comedian by the name of hanble burr esmocked cosby one night calling him a rapist. someone in the audience with a cellphone recorded it. a skit was then posted on the

philadelphia magazine website and it went viral. we now know that it has changed the lives of nearly 60 women. in the newsroom leany melendez. >> the judge told cosby he is not to leave the county. it is likely bill cosby will appeal the verdict. well, a federal judge has convicted a man of illegally anchoring his boat at aquatic park cove. the san francisco chronicle says the verdict puts a temporary end to a six-month standoff between the yachtsman, park police and swimmers. they say he was polluting with sewage. it's been tied up at high street pier since april, when it broke away from its mooring. the yachtsman will be sentenced

on may 10th. up next california regulators decide uber is not just a ride sharing service. why the company was just grouped in with limos and party buses also tonight. >> what happened inside this emeriville store that could have repercussions throughout the city. meteorologist sandhya patel is here. >> i'll let you know if this is going to carry over to the weekend. one thing for sure we're going to be seeing a few sprinkles. the dad that just got on the job training for delivering his own baby. mcdonald's proudly introduces our new fresh beef quarter pounder burgers. they're cooked right when you order on our flat iron grill. so they're hot, full of flavor and fantastically juicy.

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late today the port of oakland approved an exclusive negotiationing agreement with t with the oakland a's. the team also wants exclusive negotiation rights for the colosseum to possibly rebuild there. but that requires city council approval. and legislation has yet to be introduced. a decision today that could prove costly for uber. the public utilities commission voted today that in addition to be a ride sharing service uber should also be classified as a

charter party carrier, the same type of transportation as limousines and tour buses. because of that they're order uber to pay fees for the last few years and register as one. at this point the only applies to uber and not other ride sharing companies include lyft. well, this story ininvolves a popcorn shop, a racial slur and a facebook post that went viral. >> dion lim has the story how the n-word. >> reporter: when a group of kids entered the popcorn shop. >> it was a group of about ten and next thing i know he's chasing them out of the story saying get out of here, don't come back here, n's, but he said the full word. >> reporter: when she shared her outrage the post went viral with

almost 3,000 reactions and more than 6,500 shares. >> he didn't apologize to me once. >> i have asked forgiveness. >> reporter: we convinced mark to talk to us on camera and give his side of the story. he said this is why he used that racial slur. >> i'm guessing 15 young african-americans just ran into the store. one took a soda and threw it up against the wall. >> why's he making up these stories? he's got people in an outrage like oh, i was robbed. i was there. i didn't see those kids running out with a bag of popcorn. >> reporter: there was no surveillance video from that day but there have been a couple of petty thefts at the store. but mark admits there was no excuse for using a racial slur. >> i said something in the heat of a stressful situation, and i regret it. i'm sincerely sorry for the

black community of doing that. >> reporter: i know whut you're thinking. this is situation of he said, she said. the mayor of emeriville now says this conversation needs to take place face-to-face. >> we're talking about someone who made racist statements directed at children in our community. >> reporter: as for faye, her message to the bay area, change only happens when families decide to speak up. >> i'm not going to still fight that in 2018. that's not my responsibility to keep fighting. >> all right, let's move on and talk about the weekend weather forecast. >> yeah, meteorologist sandhya patel is here with that. >> we've been waiting for some changes here in the bay area, and we're seeing them. cooling trend will continue tomorrow, and we're going to add in a a few striprinkles to the . low clouds all around the coast, to the bay. in the sierra it has been very

active this afternoon. it is quieting down now, but they have thunderstorms across the region. it's an area of low pressure that has been spinning off the coastline here well to our northwest but that has been responsible for dropping our temperatures, kicking up the sea breeze and allowing us to really cool below april averages. 3 to 6 degrees below average this troafternoon, and we're go to continue with that theme through the weekend. the wind is not that strong. but it is gusty around places like fairfield. in the mid-50s. mountain view, oakland, san jose, and half moon bay. another live picture and you can see the bay. currently fairfield, livermore and one other live picture. this is what we typically expect to see in the summertime, which is very deep marine layer from our abc 7 exploratory camera. it's a little early, some people are actually enjoying this.

scattered sprinkles tomorrow and saturday with cooler than average conditions right on through the weekend. but it's not going to last through next week. as we head towards the afternoon hours there might be a few sprinkles right around mendocino county, lake county. and this carries into saturday night. by sunday we start to notice the clouds are little thicker. you may actually see a light shower or few sprinkles saturday morning around 8:00 a.m. to noontime. and after 12:00 we will see isolated returns up to our north. it's definitely not one of those weekends where you'll have to change all of your plans. but just be aware of the fact it will be a little damp as we head to saturday morning. expecting measurable rain up to 0.14 of an inch. it is late in the season, obviously, but we have seen rain and snow in the sierra.

clouds will be pretty expensive and 68 degrees in the south bay. and menlo park, and cool right near the coa. you'll need the jackets. down towards san francisco, 59 and breezy as well. and in the north bay temperatures in the mid-60s from vallejo, and heading into the east bay cooler than where you should be for this time of year. 66 fremont, inland areas with a mix of sun and clouds. here's a look at the accuweather forecast. clouds and possibly a few sprinkles for your friday, certainly saturday morning. and then we'll switch things around. take away the sprinkles as we head into next week. brighten it up, warm it up. temperatures will gradually come upnto the upper 70s inland. warm 60s along the coast.

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and we begin this half-hour with president trump calling in to fox and friends and lashing out. >> he admitted for the first time that his personal attoey michael cohen did represent him in the quote, crazy stormy daniels deal. >> here's white house correspondent cecilia. >> reporter: president trump on fox and friends sounding like a man who need today vent, and for 29 minutes that is exactly what he did. today for the first time he acknowledged his long time personal attorney and fixer michael cohen related him in the stormy daniels deal. >> he represented me, and from what i i see he did absolutely nothing wrong. there were no campaign funds going into this. >> reporter: just three weeks go

the president said he knew nothing about cohen's $130,000 hush payment to the star. and today the president also distanced himself from cohen now under criminal investigation, his apartment, hotel and office raided by the fbi. >> i would say probably the big thing is his business, and they're looking into something having to do with his business. i have nothing to do with his business. i can tell you he's a good guy -- >> isn't he your attorney, mr. president? >> just so you understand i have many attorneys. sadly, i have so many attorneys you wouldn't blooefb. >> reporter: a prosecutor jumped on that comment saying if cohen no longer represented the president then attorney-client privilege should not be a case. also blasting the justice department. >> you look at the corruption at the top of if fbi, it's a

disgrace. and our justice department which some point i won't. rom but at >> reporter: and he railed against his fired fbi director contradicting comey's memos which said t-- >> he said i didn't stay there. of course i stayed there. his memo said i left immediately. i never said that. >> reporter: among the other topics he wanted to get off hez chest, the first lady's job well-done on this week's state dinner. but then on her birthday this admission. >> maybe i didn't get her so much. i'll tell you what, she has done -- i got her a beautiful card. i'm very busy. i got her a beautiful card, some beautiful flowers. >> reporter: he had a lot to say, so much the fox and friends host had a tough time getting him to stop talking. >> we can talk to you all day, but it looks like you have a

million things to do, but i hope you can join us again, mr. president. >> reporter: and in this interview the president was also asked to give himself a grade for his job performance. so far the grade he gave, a plus. mike pompeo has been sworn in as president trump's second secretary of state. he cleared the last hurdle today when the senate voted. he'll have a long list of new issues including the decision on the iran nuclear deal. he'll also be involved with president trump's upcoming summit with north korean leader dim zwrung un. the white house released this image of the two meeting over the weekend. epa scott pruitt faced tough questions, among them questions about his spending including a $43,000 secure phone booth in his office and how he traveled.

>> reporter: the embattled head of the epa scott pruitt defiant as he walked into a grilling on capitol hill. inside lawmakers let loose. >> you seem to view the epa budget as a personal slush fund. >> and if i were the president i wouldn't want the help. i'd just get rid of you. >> i have nothing to hide how it relates to how i run the agency for the past 16 months. >> reporter: but again and again pruitt deflected blame, pointing the finger at his staff. saying they were the ones who ordered a $43,000 phone booth for his office. >> if had known about it, congressman, i would have refused it. >> that seems odd p. if something happens in my office especially to the degree of $43,000 i know what about it before and after. >> reporter: one republican congressman trying to help. >> it's not illegal.

>> it is not. >> it may look bad, but it's not illegal. >> reporter: pruitt was also pressed whether he raised hefty payments for two aides. pruitt previously said he knew nothing about it, but now he acknowledges he did know about one of those raises. >> that decision was made. >> yes or no, did you authorize it? >> there were delegations given in that authority. >> so that's a yes. one who received a substantial raise stated you were aware and supported the raises. was that true? >> i think with respect to the raises -- >> is that true? >> i was not aware of the amount. >> not the amount, were you aware of the raises? >> reporter: after six hours of testimony the one question unanswered. >> mr. administer why not take responsibility? this is your agency, mr. pruitt. >> reporter: sources inside the white house admit this was a tough day for pruitt, that he likely didn't change many minds. but pruitt was largely speaking

to an audience of one, the president. and his support they say that matters most. mary bruce, abc news, capitol hill. the white house has confirmed president trump will visit london may 13th. but several conservative groups are urging him to stay away from london because of the risk of major protests, crime and disorder. the mayor tweeted if he comes to london the president will experience an open and diverse city. he will also no doubt see that londoners hold their freedom of values and free speech very dear. dr. ronny jackson is accused of giving out drugs without a prescription and wrecking a government car while intoxicated. president trump blasted the process this morning on fox news. >> he would have done a great job. these are all false accusation.

they are trying to destroy a man. >> in a statement jackson called the allegations false and fabricated. today's daily white house briefing looked a little different, doesn't it? those are kids raising their hands wanting some tough questions answered. they took part in take your child to workday. white house press secretary's sarah sander's two sons took the podium today. she fielded most of the questions. plan tuesday revitalize san francisco's pier 29 have been canceled. according to examiner the developer pulled out of the project. the court advisory commission isn't giving up. they'll issue a public call for other developers to submit proposals for pier next month. a federal judge has ruled conservative groups can sue uc berkeley over restricts put in place for high profile speakers. the restrictions were created after violent protests in

february of last year over the scheduled appearance of conservative commentator milo anaupilous. speeches of others moved to smalr or other campuses for security. san francisco bio tech company is developing a home test that would allow anyone to check for diseases, infections and kanlsers. the test would use dna technology to determine what's in a person's blood or urine. users would up load a photo of the test to an app and have professional advice within an hour. the company believes people would be able to test for flu or rapidly screen for early warning signs of cancer. the test is still in development and will likery takely take few

to hit the market.

a mystery in sonoma county this spring. a certain plant is absolutely glowing like crazy. >> the concern isn't what's growing but where it's growing and more importantly why. >> reporter: at spring lake in sonoma county there's a not so subtle contrast between the wildlife and along the shoreline running wild. >> mucky, muck. >> reporter: more like a murky mucky muck that's appeared in the last few weeks. >> this is very unusual. it's never happened like this before. >> it's definitely noticeable in its spread. >> reporter: you're looking at

azolea, a native plant. it's having a badder year. >> we have azolea in almost every pond or lake in sonoma county at some level. >> reporter: to this degree? >> not to this degree. >> reporter: it appears almost every spring, but not in this quantity. the difference this year the water appears to have more nutrients and the source. here's one theory, fire retardant. last year it blanketed the stuff. and some of that way have worked its way into the runoff. >> it's possible. i'm not going to rule it out. >> reporter: there may be other environmental factors. azolea is neither dangerous or permanent says the county. in fact, azolea is edible in some parts of the world, but not here please said, mom. at spring lake in sonoma county,

wade freeman, nabc 7 news. we're going to check back in with meteorologist sandhya

now to the young parents to be. their baby was on the way when a 911 dispatcher broke the news an ambulance isn't going to make it in time. here's abc news anchor. >> reporter: tim and aurally benedict from covington county, pennsylvania. it was 1:00 a.m. and their kids were asleep and she suddenly went into labor. >> where's your emergency? >> my wife is in labor. >> reporter: suddenly time ran

out. >> dwriem goii'm going to tell ready and i'm going to have you deliver the baby. >> okay. >> reporter: are you kidding me, he thinks. but he was up to it. >> the baby is out. okay, she's crying. >> the baby is crying, okay good. you just delivered your baby, congratulations. >> reporter: baby felicity was here. >> please send help. >> calm down. i'm going to walk you through it. take a deep breath. this is going to be a story to tell your friends. >> why did it go so fast? >> she's okay. >> now i need you to keep breathing, okay? >> i'm okay. >> reporter: paramedics arrived but dad and more importantly mom had done the work already. >> hi, david, meet felicity. >> we wanted to let you know it was absolutely terrifying to

have to call 911ut kate the dispatcher was exactly what we needed. >> reporter: and this week they thanked the dispatcher on the other end of that line. >> that's a great story. you could hear the nerves. all right, let's get to one last check of the weather. >> meteorologist sandhya patel is here. we had some scattered clouds this afternoon and this evening, linering along the coast and trying to make their way back across the bay. it started to advance and by the time the sun was going down low clouds making a beautiful push. and when the sun went down the clouds began to increase. we have them right around the coast and the bay as seen on live doppler 7. they'll hang around part of your day tomorrow, mixing the temperatures cool. traveling is good, but saturday

and sunday we do have thunderstorm chances with cooler weather. thunderstorms that do develop will bring the potential for hail as you will notice. a look at the accuweather seven-day forecast scattering in a few sprinkles for your friday and saturday. not enough to change your plans, but it might be a bit slippery out there. >> thanks, sandhya. >> we've got a lot of sports news. football, hockey, hoops. >> it is all going on tonight. 49ers, raiders both go big in the first round of the nfl draft. and the sharks learned that the hard way in game one of the playoff series. sports next.

good evening. the sharks gave up a total of four goals. they gave up four in the first period tonight. putting on a show in the

pregame. the actual show was even better, at least from a vegas perspective. 4 1/2 minutes in, cody mceaten and it's 1-0. 26 seconds later it's eric with a snapshot and 2-o. a minute after that, three goals in six minutes. the sharks in a stupor. dan has warned me about this. it happens on the strip. he said, larry, get back to your hotel. scoring there and vegas takes game one. 7-0. an embarrassment for team zeal tonight. warriors star steph curry on the verge of returning could be back as soon as saturday for game one of their playoff series. today curry practiced bout limations and looked good in his post-practice shooting routine. he sprained his acl on march 23rd.

tomorrow would be exactly five weeks since he got hurt. steve kerr said steph was divisionable but encouraged by what he saw from the two. time mvp. >> we'll upgrade him to questionable now. we'll see how he responds tomorrow physically, and we've got to put him through another practice tomorrow. we want him to string together somedays before we put him into a playoff game, but he's getting better. >> that's promising news. the nfl draft was held tonight in dallas in front of 100,000 screaming fans. it was nuts. the cleveland browns, they pretty much invented losing. dpambl dp gambled on a quarterback. >> the cleveland browns select baker mayfield.

>> the giants they took penn state running back saquan barclay as a second back running pick. let's look at saquan barclay, please? we really want to see -- oh, right, saquan barclay. he was the second overall pick. he can do this. yes, he's amazing. the jets took uc quarterback dan -- overall. they took ohio state quarterback denzel ward there. and the broncos round out the top five with bradley chub. you team him with team miller and that is going to be a little bit scary. the niners taking notre dame offensive tackle mike mcglinchy.

he's to compete as right tackle as a rookie. >> the more we watched him, the more we liked him. we felt in a short-term and in a long-term position premiumly when you've invested in a quarterback. and also just an important position in football. and you couple that with take the position of who are the players that excite you most, this was the guy. >> the raiders traded back from 10 to 15 in round one where they selected colten miller. 6'8", 309. >> i'm so excited. being from sacramento and oakland being where it is i'm super excited to work under him, and i'm ready to come into him wanting to mick a name for herse myself.

>> the raiders used that third-round pick they used from trading down to arizona, and they traded for big time receiver martavis bryant. he's a tremendous player, but was unhappy with his role with the steelers and he's also had two substance abuse violations. and this is bits of a risky trade right here. if he's happy and stays on the field could be a dangerous weapon. the lpga in daily city for the championship. lexi thought a 369, a birdie on 18. local hero julie angster, a lot of speed and chips it in for a birdie. sharing the lead all at 4 under par. there's a five-way tie at the top after round one. abc 7 sports brought to you by

toyota. >> that's setting up for a good weekend. >> yeah, sharks should be unbelievable. they had a week off to prepare and just -- >> maybe that was too long. >> they wacked. just embarrassing. >> coming up tonight at abc 7 news at 11:00, the lead investigator in the decades long search in the golden state killer is talking about abc 7 news about the case that took over his life for years. also, feeling anxious, down or maybe just need to talk, there's a new way you may be able to improve your mood just by picking up your phone. and researchers say it is working. if you ever need to talk or not feeling so well do what we do here. we call lim. >> i'm a ray of sunshine. >> absolutely. >> thanks for joining us. i'm oma dates. >> and i'm dan ashley.

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