abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman will have more on the cleanup at abc 7 news at 5:00.sident trump has released his 2020 budget plan. it includes $8.6 billion for additional barriers along the u.s. southern border. about a reporter serena marshall is live in washington. >> the president's budget proposal includes an overall increase to military spending, in part to help fund that new space force. nondefense programs seen around a 5% decrease, but the president making clear what his priority is. a new budget, but for the president, the same priority. >> we need to continue to secure the country. well need to continue to secure the border. we're not going to be bashful about that. >> in hased 20 budget, the white hous nearly $9 billion f border barrier, six times more than what he got following the longest government shutdown in u.s. history. and while it also includes a bump to military spending, the $4.75 trillion budget, the largest in federal history, has sharp cuts to domestic programs, slashing almost a third of the epa budget, the education department by more than

and as news of the jury's decision broke, we used the abc 7 news app to send out this push alert. you can be the first to know about what's happening by downloading the abc 7 news app and enabling push alerts. you can also customize it for the topics and places you're interested in. >>> in the east bay a 4-year-old oakland boy is fighting for his life because of a gunshot wound. now, he may have accidentally shot himself but it's not clear exactly what happened here. abc 7 news reporter laura anthony is live from the scene of this shooting with the very latest in what we know. laura? >> reporter: well, hi, dan. this investigation continues as we speak. there are officers stationed in front of the home. dhey clde here o and a little boy is in the hospital with extremely serious injuries. >> it's my brother house. that's my brother who they say in custody. >> reporter: anthony wilson says the house where a 4-year-old boy was shot in the head is his brother's home. and wilson claims the shooting was an accident. >> everybody was in the living room. the little boy went in the back of t

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in the newsroom melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> melanie, thank you. ssions scandal have been some of the most popular on our website. abc 7 news.com we put together a list of the bay area residents who were charged in the scam and you can find that online at abc7news.com. >>> all right. well, happening today, national ravioli day. so why is that making news tonight? interesting. >> none really other than to remind us that one of san francisco's favorite deli's, luca's, i've actually had their ravioli, it's amazing, it's closing in one month. >> oh, man. i have never tried it. i'll have to try it before it closes. abc 7 news reporter leanne melendez shows you people are stocking up and holding on to their memories. >> two of the italian sausage. >> i've been coming to luca's since i moved to san francisco in 1982. ♪ start spreading the news ♪ let everyone know ♪ that the store's getting ready to close ♪ >> reporter: it's not easy saying good-bye to an old friend. customers began stocking up on their favorite items they could only find at a place like lu

live in san francisco, luz pena, abc 7 news. >>> abc 7 news is responding to issues that affect your quality of life. as part of the commitment to build a better bay area like housing and transportation collide in a new survey by our bay area news group. tike a look. 44% of the people surveyed say their situation here is so tough they are likely to move out of the bay area in the next few years. now when it comes to people of color, that number increases to 50%. here is the real shocker. 71% of african-americans polled say they are getting ready to leave. abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow has the story. >> reporter: the bay area boasted a beautiful skyline, but when you look closer at ground level, the struggle to find affordable housing is more is a parent. people rated the cost of housing as the most serious problem in a new poll conducted for the bay area news group and silicon valley leadership group. 44% of voters strongly or somewhat agree they're likely to move out of the bay area in the next few years. of the voters, 71% identified as african-american. oakland naacp preside

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abc 7 news starts right now. >> live where you live, this is abc 7 news. >> tonight fear and worry on the peninsula after two arsonists were caught on security video setting fires, one so bad a business had to close. >> three were set within 30 minutes of each other, just blocks apart in downtown san mateo. lisa amin gulezian is live in one of the damaged areas. >> the damage is here. take a look. this wall is charred. it's on the back side of the building and there is also damage on the inside. san mateo police are looking for these men. you see them standing behind vitalent, rummaging through the trash, taking something out of the garbage bins and lighting it on fire. the window melted. the wall is burnt and the sprinklers went off inside, forcing the business to close today. thinking could have been worse. this could have really caught fire that entire building. it could have spread. >> peninsula family service is right next door, and just a few yards away from another trash can fire the arsonists set in this parking garage. >> it's right in our backyard. and this is where our staf

david louie, abc 7 news. >>> next, rock the casa is back where you can hear abc 7 news anchor dan ashley i was at a place where i was unhappy in my career. a recruiter found me on linkedin. he reached out and helped me. he saw something in me that no one else saw. and that changed everything- for my life and my family's life, honestly. ♪vacuum] introducing fresh step clean paws, with low tracking litter. your vacuum becomes a cat toy. let's make litter less of a mess. let's start fresh. seresto, serjake...eresto. seresto, seresto, seresto. whatever your dog brings home to you, it shouldn't be fleas and ticks. seresto gives your dog 8 continuous months of flea and tick protection in an easy-to-use, non-greasy collar. seresto, seresto, seresto. ohh no, jake. seresto. 8-month. seresto, seresto, seresto. >>> happening today, great music for a great cause. abc 7 news anchor dan ashley will emcee and perform at his annual rock the casa charity event. ♪ >> rock the casa is a nonprofit that dan created to raise money and awareness for causes that provide critical help to underserved children. th

abc news reporter serena marshall brings you up to date from washington. >> reporter: a new budget but president the same priority. >> we need to continue to secure the country. we need to continue to secure the border. we're not going to be bashful about that. >> reporter: in his newly released 2020 budget, the white house seeking nearly $9 billion for a border barrier. six times more than what he got following the longest government shutdown in u.s. history. and it also includes a bump to military spending, the $4.75 trillion budget, the largest in federal history has sharp cuts to domestic programs, slashing almost a third of the epa budget, the education department by more than $7 billion and $1.9 trillion in cuts to safety net programs like medicaid. but it is the border request that could mean deja vu for so many. >> we have a humanitarian and national security crisis at our border and the president is doing his job in addressing it. >> reporter: democrats warning in a statement saying congress refused to fund his wall and he was forced to admit defeat and reopen the government.

so new ideas have surfaced to try to speed up housing development. abcreporter david louie looks at some of those ideas. >> reporter: as housing prices soar out of reach for many, brainstorming sessions like this continue to try to make affordable housing a reality. the silicon valley leadership group brought together elected officials and developers. state senator scott weiner of san francisco has reintroduced legislation in sacramento he believes will boost affordable housing projects like the ones you see under construction near public transit stations like b.a.r.t. >> near a bus stop or job center, you can't limit density. you just can't basically prohibit those forms of housing. >> reporter: there are discussions with the building trades unions to develop a lower pay scale for construction of affordable housing projects which might be an incentive for developers. doug mcdonnell is the chief operating officer of somerville housing. >> certainly having some idea on labor costs and how that will impact future projects is important to us. >> reporter: t

. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> happy monday. thanks for joining us to begin the week. we have a lot to get to. we begin this half hour with the deadly, extreme weather in the south. >> more than 20 people were killed by a strong tornado in beauregard, alabama, 60 miles east of montgomery. officials fear there may be more victims buried in the rubble. >> the sheriff's department caught this tornado an our outside savannah. that and other severe storms struck in other parts of georgia, alabama, northern florida and south carolina. >> meanwhile, it's snowing hard here in the northeast. as you can see from this live picture in boston, schools there and in new york are closed today as are many other districts. abc's rob marciano has more on the powerful system. >> reporter: deadly tornadoes tearing across the south. >> oh, my god, the damage. >> reporter: in alabama, the national weather service declaring a tornado emergency for part of the state. calling it a particularly dangerous situation, urging residents to take cover now. in g

lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >> abc 7 news meteorologist sandy ya patel is here with the forecast. >> we're not out of the rain woods yet are we? >> no, nicely phrased. we have more rain chances next week as well. mt. tamm cam showing you a breezy view, and yes it is wet out there, we're seeing the rain drops, here's another vantage point looking from the shark tank. some wet roadways, live doppler seven getting you down to street level. santa rosa west third street. you will notice some light rain across highway 101 into petaluma. starting to pick up a bit. right around redwood boulevard. we're going to pan around to other parts of the bay area. antioch, oakley, clubhouse drive, some slippery roads, and heading into the south bay from willow glenn. into gilroy, yes, it is slippery, now, this is just the light stuff to moderate rain. there is heavier rain off the coastline, that will come in later tonight in san jose by 8:12 p.m. sfo, if you're expecting someone, arrival delays of almost three hours due to the weather. so just be prepared to wait. 40s, 50s on the temperatures right no

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abc 7 news. >>> and remember, you can get the latest news any time with the abc 7 news asked. t will do it for this edition of abc 7 news at 4. abc 7 news at 5:00 starts now. >>> augustin, what do you want to say? >> confronting bay area parents in boston. for many the scandal just got real. >>> body cam videos release. moments ago. the family speaks. >>> what we're learning about the victim and today's arrest. >>> and liftoff in san francisco, investors gobbling up the chance to buy into the future of lyft. but there's real concern about the impact to everyone else. >>> this is abc 7 news. >>> one by one, a profession of wealthy bay area parents. >> reporter: are you still laughing about it. >>> good evening. about one third are from from california some parents are already negotiating plea deals. melanie? >> larry and kristin, it was a revolving door here today, all of these bay area parents facing mail fraud charges, none of them entered the plea today. >>> appears in court today, parents accused of the helping their children cheats on entrance exams. six bay area parents tr

. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> happy monday, everyone. thank you for joining us. look who's back. >> it is so good to be here. >> it is the marcus moore from dallas. >> with the ray of sunshine here. >> oh, we are so excited to have marcus with us all week. looking forward to it. >> good to be here. >> so glad to have you. a lot to begin with this morning. we begin with very fast-action in new zealand following last friday mosques attacks. this is live from new zealand. mourners paying their respects to the victims as the prime minister says gun ownership laws will be tightened. >> she says the final details on the reforms needs to be worked out. they will be announced in ten days. also new zealand police said overnight that they believe only one attacker was responsible for the shootings that left 50 people dead and dozens more wounded. abc's will carr reports from christchurch. >> reporter: as a nation in anguish prepares to bury its dead, we are hearing stories of heroic survival, including this father that saved his 3-year-old toddler

in santa clara, i'm amanda del castillo, abc 7 news. >> and abc 7 news spoke with america's top diplomatnew zealand. ambassador scott brown described how the u.s. is helping its long-time ally and friend. >> we have a security intelligence relationship that's been going on for decades, so that free flow of information happens on a daily basis and it has been increased over the last 24 hours. we wll be there and offer and provide any and all assistance as we have done and will continue to do. >> ambassador brown expressed shock over what happened and described how violence and crime are extremely rare in new zealand. >> there's not a heck of a lot of hate crime problems here, or crime problems for that matter. with 4.6 million people, everyone pretty much knows everybody. >> some facebook users actually saw a live stream of the terror attack captured by a camera that the suspect was wearing, but facebook only took it down after being alerted by police. that alarmed one local expert on media ethics. >> their attention has primarily been getting markets onto product and maximizing profits r

in santa clara, i'm amanda del castillo, abc 7 news. >> and abc 7 news spoke with america's top diplomat in new zealand. ambassador scott brown described how the u.s. is helping its long-time ally and friend. >> we have a security intelligence relationship that's been going on for decades, so that free flow of information happens on a daily basis and it has been increased over the last 24 hours. we will be there and offer and provide any and all assistance as we have done and will continue to do. >> ambassador brown expressed shock over what happened and described how violence and crime are extremely rare in new zealand. >> there's not a heck of a lot of hate crime problems here, or crime problems for that matter. with 4.6 million people, everyone pretty much knows everybody. >> some facebook users actually saw a live stream of the terror attack captured by a camera that the suspect was wearing, but facebook only took it down after being alerted by police. that alarmed one local expert on media ethics. >> their attention has primarily been getting markets onto product and maximizing prof

new fields should be ready by the fall. in san francisco, lisa amin guligian, "abc 7 news." >> they lost the baseball game but they're winners>>> still ahead on "abc 7 news" at 11:00. a shootout turns deadly. the single item that kept a police officer alive. >>> and thousands of lives are claimed each year by this silent killer. a new study by apple saying its smart watches could save those lives. >>> thousands went all out to celebrate the luck of the irish. a look at the sights and sounds from the city's st. patrick's day parade. >>> a robbery and shootout outside the bellagio casino in las vegas has turned deadly. a robbery suspect that was wounded has died. he was confronted by four officers while trying to carjack a police officer. a police officer was shot but was wearing a bullet-proof vest. >> this way, we're going to transport an officer. >> the officer had his bullet-proof vest on which probably saved his life. >> police did not say how much money the suspect got before he was taken down by officers. >>> a new study by apple says its watches could potentially save lives by detecting irregular heartbeats. stanford r

in hillsborough, luz pena, abc 7 news. >> thank you so much for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00. at 5:00 starts now. >> but as far as i'm concerned, there has to be consequences for that kind of behavior. >> and that behavior is what you see in this video. the mayor of san francisco says the giants ceo needs to be suspended. some wonder why she is only speaking out now. >> the parade of tow trucks that can ruin someone's day. now a plan to foil what some call an infuriating source of revenue. >>> plus, reluctant to open the of fresh air in one south bay community. >>> and the poppy apocalypse. how a super bloom caused a super crisis. >> live where you >> san francisco mayor london breed is taking on giant ceo larry baer. she says she wants accountability over this. >> the video that shows an altercation between larry baer and his wife pamela. >> the video surfaced march 1. some are wondering why she waited, the mayor, until today to call for discipline. good evening. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm kristen sze. thanks for joining us. breed's call comes after several leaders in the dom

look for breaking news whenever you like on the abc 7 news app. we appreciate your time. spencer christian, larry beil, the entire abc 7 news team we hope you six captains. ♪ 12 teammates. 18 of the most celebrated "jeopardy!" players have been invited back to play again... but this time, as members of a team. and now the wild card match of the... here are today's team captains-- one of "jeopardy's!" most memorable contestants, he earned over $400,000 during his 12-day streak-- austin rogers. [ applause ] he's the only contestant to win both the teachers tournament and the tournament of champions--colby burnett. [ cheers and applause ] he's the reigning tournament of champions winner with "jeopardy!" earnings that total over $400,000-- buzzy cohen. [ cheers and applause ] and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"--alex trebek! [ cheers and applause ] thank you, johnny. thank you, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome, everyone, once again to the "jeopardy!" all-star games. this is match number three-- the wild card match. whoever winds up as the winner of this 2-day event tomor

in oakland, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >>> now to san francisco. and the students coming together to help one of their own after a terrible car accident,abc 7 news reporter liz pena is live with the story. >> reporter: thank you, kristen. mission high school soccer team tells us even though eric couldn't be at the championship, he was always on their mind. >> evan on three -- >> reporter: the cheers and tears of this team go beyond winning. >> what does that mean to you. >> it was meaningful to us because we won the -- for evan. we did it for ourself but for him because he was in the hospital so we were like, he was an inspiration for us. >> reporter: after the 4-1 win this weekend at the regional division five championship, his teammates had one more stop to make. hospital. >> he's going to get better. so wanted to show him the black and the medal that we got and we foe he's fighting right now. >> >> reporter: and max and the captain and other players hoped this victory would play a role in his recovery. >> he couldn't talk yet because he's on a ma

it's thursday, march 28th. >>> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning, everyone. i'm kenneth moton. janai norman is off. making her "world news now" desk co-anchor debut, elizabeth hur. >> thank you, thank you. such a warm welcome. >> welcome. typically, she is reporting for "good morning america." you are in the chair. how does it feel? >> viewers might not know, but we go way back. >> we do go way back. funny you mention that. next week is our anniversary. we have known each other for eight years, worked with each other in philadelphia. >> we have known each other since we were 10. >> she worked for a competing station. i worked for the powerhouse station, abc wpbi channel 6 action news. that picture is from our reporting days in the street. we will blur the other reporter in that picture to protect her identity. elizabeth worked for the competitor. i beat you most of the time. right? >> we were competitors. today, we are friends. >> we are friends now. >> you are going to be nice to me. >> she is being nice. you are a great reporter. on the streets of

tom llamas, abc news, new york. >> we are definitely pulling for him.hink about his legacy, so far 35 years hosting "jeopardy," so for many in this country -- >> it is all we know. >> that's all we know. especially around that 7:00 hour. "wheel of fortune," well, "jeopardy," then "wheel of fortune" and we feel like we know him. trebek and i always missed him for the promotional videos and he took pictures and everyone said the same thing, the nicest guy in the world so we are all rooting for alex trebek. >> we are. that touch of humor in that video message -- i saw him in times square last week, and it's one of those times and sometimes celebrities walk around and you are like, hey. >> among those releasing statements to support trebek is disney ceo, he says our hearts go out to you alex trebek, a member of our disney abc family for so long. >> we admire your courage and determination, and in the words of winston churchill, never, never, never, never, give up. pancreatic cancer is a rare and aggressive type of cancer, and it's one of the most difficult

. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning to you. >> good morning to you. i was going to say it first and then you said it. >> no. you are not on the show anymore. >> okay. >> so you are silenced. >> well, thanks so much for having me, kenneth. >> it's good to have diane macedo here to my left. we're slow clapping you all morning long. >> thanks, everybody. i missed everybody else but kenneth. nice to see everybody else.>> d talking about.who >> he just disappeared. >>> we will have fun later, but first we have to start with serious news this morning. the airlines around the world grounding the same type of jet in the accident in africa. it went down in clear skies on sunday killing everybody onboard. >> this morning ethiopian airlines grounded all its max 8s, cayman airlines and all airlines in china have stopped flying their max 8s as a safety precaution. the airlines in the u.s. is still flying the jet. >> it visited a crash scene, and his airline admitted this morning it does not know what caused the crash. >> the flight that was headed to nairobi,

it's thursday, march 21st. >>> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> sight in the skyl.a. were concerned. >> just another day in southern california, in l.a. >> hollywood magic. we'll get to that later. >>> we begin with the presidents' days long assault on the late john mccain. just a reminder, it started over the weekend on twitter. the president referred to mccain being last in his class at the naval academy, then alerting the fbi about the so-called russia dossier. >> mccain's daughter answered back on "the view" saying trump was obsessed. trump criticized mccain's thumbs down vote on repealing obamacare and he told reporters, he never was a fan of john mccain and never will be. >> trump took his dislike on mccain to a new level addressing factory workers in ohio. jonathan karl reports. >> reporter: standing before a line of tanks at a factory in lima, ohio, he launched an assault on late senator and war hero, john mccain. >> so, i have to be honest, i've never liked him much. hasn't been for me. i've really probably never will. >> reporter: the pro military crowd

live doppler 7 right now, which has been keeping track of a light storm today that ranks 1 on the abc 7 news storm impact scale. about an hour ago, a burst of heavy rain moved through san francisco. that was right outside our abc 7 news studios. along the peninsula, this is what it looked like in san mateo this afternoon. well you can't really see what san mateo looked like because a lot of rain on the windshield there. i that was on delaware street. in the east bay rain fell in oakland, but it came after the a's home opener which oakland won 4-0. this is in the north bay. an abc 7 news viewer sent us this void owe from santa rosa when a hailstorm hit. spencer christian tracking what is left of today's storms. >> there is quite a bit left, larry, right now we've got a line of downpours as you can see sweeping through the area on live doppler 7. let's go to the east bay where from rio vista to antioch to concord, all oy aye long highway 4 and up and down 680 and 580, there are downpours. and a narrower line from hayward through fremont, mountain view and across the santa cruz mountains. and a

reporting live in the newsroom, matt keller, abc 7 news. >> matt, thank you. >> abc 7 news sent several notifications during the stephon clark protest last night. can you get latest breaking news downloading abc 7 news app and enabling push alerts. >>> now a possibleig agait aids. signises belemaining anonymous but his case is very similar to one more than a decade ago. here is abc news anchor janai norman. >> reporter: a possible breakthrough in the fight against aids. doctors say for the second time an hiv positive person is showing no trace of the virus. it comes 12 years after timothy brown, the berlin patient, became the first known adult to be cured. both patients had stem cell transplants from a donor with a rare genetic mutation that made them resistant to hiv. doctors say the second case shows brown was nots an anomaly. the patient in the recent case known as london patient received the bone marrow trans plant three years ago and stopped taking medication 18 months ago. doctors say it's too early to say he's cured, highly sensitive tests are unable to detect hiv in his body. th

abc news, denver. >> sad news there. thanks to clayton there.clone sounds horrible. >> he had to have those goggles on. >> right. i'm glad he got his hat back. >> yeah. >> and a snowicane, i have now heard that term. i didn't think i would. >> accuweather's paul williams with what we can expect. paul, good morning. >> good morning, janai, kenneth. with this monster of a storm that continues to deepen and get stronger, on the backside of it watching out for windy and thrsrms and e rmt a cce flash flooding running rampant throughout the ohio valley region. talking about the snow. 12 to 18 inches of snow from rapid ci towards fargo, at least a foot of snow and we could see 26 inches in some areas from this system as it strengthens. when it tracks toward the northeast, we are going to have difficulty traveling and blizzard conditions. then the winds will go rampantly crazy throughout the center of the country with a storm max of at least 80 miles per hour winds. kenneth? janai? >> thanks to paul. >>> the investigation of the boeing jet crash in ethi

reporting live at sfo, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> thank you, amy. can find the very latest on this developing story on our website, abc7news.com. we will send updates as soon as they happen right to your phone. just download our abc 7 news app. >>> a man who drove all the way from maine to california is now in jail for allegedly making threats against google. >> mountain view police say kyle long wanted to confront google after his youtube channel was shut down. he was driving to the bay area when he got into a car crash in iowa on friday. that's when police saye mentioned he was upset with google. iowa state troopers warned mountain view police who then increased patrols near google campuses. officers arrested long on sunday. they found baseball bats and directions how to get to mountain view inside his car. a google employee, though, we into with said he was not notified about the threat. >> a lot of things could happen if they wouldn't have caught him. find a better way to plett employees know. >>> similar to the youtuber who shot at san bruno of

share your pictures with us with the #abc 7 news. >>> i'm dion lim. ming up tonight on abc 7 news at 6:00, a live report on how an ordinary parking lot is offering a glimmer of hope for homeless students and families in oakland. >>> also, the two major reasons for a surge in accidents on highway 17 over the santa cruz mountains. what officials plan to do to make the ride safer. those stories and the treat now available that gives a whole new meaning to the phrase "potbellies." it's all coming up in just about 30 minutes on abc 7 news at 6:00. dan and kristen? >> thanks. we'll see you then. >>> finally, tonight a paraglider was enjoying the scenic mountains in the northern spain when he realized he wasn't the only one taking advantage of the wind. >> yeah, a swarm of birds were keeping him company. at one point one of the birds locked in on him. >> whoa, whoa! >> isn't that crazy? the bird dove right past him with inches to spare. the paraglider said it was cool to share the air with the flock, even if sometimes the birds don't look where they were goin

erielle reshef, abc news, new york. >> incredible to see there. >>> milwaukee police are looking for an arson suspect that set fire to a bar after being refused service because he is too young. >> this is surveillance video of the man inside the bar saturday night. he and a few other people are turned away because they are underage. police say he came back a short time later and threw liquid on the door and lit it while people were inside. the bar's owner was able to put out the fire and no one was hurt. >>> coming up, the queen of soul like we have never seen her before. >> the rare footage of a 29-year-old aretha franklin in the making of her greatest album. you are watching "world news now." ♪ try new clean freak! it has three times the cleaning power of the leading spray to dissolve kitchen grease on contact. and it's great for bathrooms! just keep pumping the power nozzle to release a continuous burst of mist and make quick work of big jobs. it even works on stainless steel. it cuts through 100% of dirt, grease and grime. available with easy-to-swap refills. to get three times t

tonight in an abc 7 news exclusive, abc 7 news reporter vic lee goes inside the infamous flintstones house. he met with the owner, and got her reaction to the growing controversy. >> thank you to give me the chance to tell my side of story. >> that's the voice of florence fang, owner of the unique colorful home dubbed the flintstone house. she declined to go on camera, but gave us an exclusive tour of the new controversial hillsborough residence. it's a three-bedroom, 2700-square-foot home built in 1976. what's most striking, there are no square rooms, only curved lines everywhere. in the front yard, a life-sized statue of fred flintstone. he joined by his wife wilma and pet dinosaur dino, and of course dinosaur eggs. and let's not forget flintstone's friends, the rubbles. in the backyard away from the public street, large dinosaurs, a giraffe, and even big foot surrounded by colorful mushrooms. this is florence fang's favorite room, the conversation pit. it's peaceful. it's private. but the view outside also reminds her she is not isolated from the world, or from the complaints of s

mona, abc news, washington. layover in puerto rico. flight attendants say they met the pilots on the beach and shared a beer they claim was laced with a drug. they say the pilots assaulted them, leaving one of them with an std. jetblue says it's investigating the accusations. >>> facebook admits it stored hundreds of millions of user passwords for years in a readable format that its employees could access. the company found no evidence employees abused access to the data. they insist outsiders had no way to access them. experts recommend to change your password now. >>> the beer battle over corn syp leing to a crt fight. anheuser-busch over its super bowl ad. the maker of budweiser said they contained corn syrup and high fructose corn syrup. miller coors wants them to quit running the ad. >> that has been brewing since the super bowl. >>> former president jimmy carter has a new title this morning. >> mr. carter has now lived longer than anybody who has held the office. 94 years and 172 days. that put him a day p

news. we'll bring you the latest on abc7news.com and the abc 7 news app. be sure to enable the push alerts to get updates as new information comes in. >>> we now move to that college cheating scandal that has people talking. there's a connection to cal. >> abc 7 news anchor kristen sze live in the newsroom with details. >> larry and ama, usc is my alma mater er. a former canadian football player caught in the cheating scandal. his son went to uc berkeley. david sidoo is accused of paying money for a proctor to take the s.a.t. for his sons. his younger son was admitted to cal in 2014 where he joined the rowing program. he has since graduated. david sidoo is charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud. he appeared in federal court in boston today and was released on a $1.5 million secured bond. neither of his sons was named in the indictment. >> we're going to address all the allegations in court. we're happy to be in a great court like the united states district court for boston. we look forward to our day in court. >> david sidoo taken leav

live outside the chase center, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >>> now abc 7 is going to be following everyvent during reveal week this week. you can get each announcement sent to your phone if you download the abc 7 news app, which you can customize for the topics and places you're interested in. the app will also let you know about breaking news around the bay area as it happens. >>> how would you like to have to shut your windows on a day like this or avoid a walk in the park because of the nasty smell? that's the unpleasant reality in milpitas. abc 7 news reporter david louie explains the city hopes to finally figure out where that smell is coming from. >> milpitas is home to 78,000 people and growing, however, there's something you can't see their residents find offensive, an odor in their. very pungen bothsomeandomet it affects my sinuses, i feel that when's it's bad. >> reporter: thousands of public nuisance complaints have been filed, 3,500 complaints in 2015 with the number slowly falling each year since reaching a low of 1,500 last year, but the odor continues. the city of milpita

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join the abc 7 news mornings team beginning at 4:30 a.m. when we'll tell you how you can give an adorable puppy a forever home. we'll also stream our puppy cam all morning on abc7news.com and the abc 7 news app as well. so cute. stay with us. sarah's last tuition payment, sent off. feeling good? oh yeah. now i'm ready to focus on my project. ♪ ♪ this is why we plan. ♪ ♪ you never cease to amaze me, maya. see how investing with a j.p. morgan advisor can help you. visit your local chase branch. >>> new at 6:00, sunnyvale will now host the second year-round er in santa clara county. the only other one is in san jose. the sunnyvale shelter started as a cold weather shelter that was only open four months a year. but as demand increased, so has its capacity as well as schedule. >>> happening tonight, a mountain view school district will vote on whether to build housing for teachers. the superintendent of the mountain view wistman school district wants to develop a complex near the district office. some employees commute from as far away as hollist

york >>> tpoepbt tonight on abc 7 news at 6:00. ege admissions scandal. the action the school is considering. >> the anti vaccination debate. the ban that just went into effect. it is time for the bull beguy to shine. abc 7 news at 6:00 starts now. >>> violence is >> the search is on for a man wanted for stabbing and seriously injuring another bart passenger on a train. good evening. and thanks for joining us. they are telling riders today the system is safe despite the friday attack on a richmond-bound train. they need your help to catch the suspect. abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard is live at bart headquarters with this developing story. cornell. >> reporter: bart deputy police chief said safety is the top concern of riders. he is working to hire more officers as they search for a stabbing suspect. >> it has become very dangerous and scary, i feel. >> riders are feeling unnerved after a stabbing on bart. take a close look at this man. bart police believe he is the same guy who got into a fight with another rider on a richmond-b

this is from abc 7 news viewer sheeva. 7 news director tweeted this photo of the rockridge station this morning. the gate also down there. really quickly, the bus at rockridge will take people to orinda and more buses from there to bay point. here's another picture from our news director of a man from oakland who is at the rockridge station waiting for it to open. there is still no update on when trains will be back in service. if you have pictures or videos you'd like to share use #abc7now. we may include them as part of8. frances, the rain rolling through the bay area right now. a level 1 on our storm impact scale? >> a level 1 on our storm impact scale for this weekend, but the heaviest rain is hitting the north bay right now and heading toward the peninsula coast. here's a live view of the golden gate bridge. gray skies out there. i'll let you know how much rain to expect for your neighborhood. >>> also ahead. klay thompson returns to the warriors lineup and lights up the nuggets. larry beil has the h the ross spring dr

woodrow, abc 7 news. lanie >>> police have arrested the man suspected of throwing punches on the cal campus against a conservative activist. here's a look at the mug shot of zachary greenberg. charges have not been filed. university officials found neither greenberg or the alleged victim were uc students. williams had been invited to recruit members for the turning point usa two weeks ago when he says greenberg attacked him unprovoked. >>> lyft is rolling along faster than uber. today the san francisco based company filed its ipo which would make it the first ride sharing company to join the stock market and that could turn into a good thing for riders as well as drivers. abc 7 news anchor dion lynn has the story. >> in the long anticipated war of which ride share company will go first, lyft appears to be winning, filing paperwork friday, setting themselves up for an ipo, indicating losses of $900 billion last year, compared to uber, $2 billion. >> reporter: as part of preparing to go public, lyft has off

abc 7 news reporter leslie brinkley has details on abc 7 news at 5:00.news," the father of a sandy hook shooting victim has apparently taken his own life. this is just the latest suicide tragedy among mass suicide victims and survivors. and now that special counsel robert mueller has completed his russia investigation, president trump is declaring victory, but he is also changing his opinion of mueller. he had once called him a liar and conflicted, but not anymore. abc's elizabeth hur is in s meengh the israeli t theyd, ie narrative. it was terrible thing. >> president trump blasting the russia investigation, but changing his tune on special counsel robert mueller. >> from insults to now praises for mueller, who just completed his 22-month-long investigation. and in a four-page letter to congress, attorney general william barr citing mueller's conclusion that the evidence did not establish there was collusion between trump or his campaign and the russians during the 2016 election. on allegations of obstruction of justice, no final call from mueller, but

it's wednesday, march 27th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now.">> and you finally showed up to work for your own show? >> here i am. >> janai norman is back. >> so glad to be back. so glad to have kenneth back in the seat today. >> thank you, appreciate it. >> all week. >> i will be here for a little bit. >> yeah. >> i can honestly say after you were gone for two days, i really, really, really, did not miss you. >> lies. lies. lies. he was texting me the last two days nonstop. >> when are you coming back? hurry up, it's your show. get back here. >> look at you trying to front for the viewers. thank you for welcoming me back. thank you for joining us. we begin with the outrage being expressed at the stunning end of the legal case with actor jus jussie smollett. >> his attorney was on tv last night saying smollett should be able to move on with life, and chicago police officials are furious they dropped all charges against smollett who was accused of a racist, anti-gay attack on himself. abc's alex perez is in chicago. >> reporter: prosecutors in ch

news to the group. you can jane us on abc 7. she's quite good. >> congratulations all the way around. o see tears of joy. >>> we're coming back with a full 90 minutes of news including breaking news coming in. a search happening right now for a missing swimmer. >>> also, a plan to get rid of receipts takes a step forward. why one assemblyman is pushing for the change. >>> also marijuana emergencies. what's behind a massive spike in er visits. >>> >>> now at 5:30, a little boy falls from a fourth floor balcony. what we've learned about this this morning. >> a $13,000 raise for teachers. the bold proposal senator kamala harris harris revealed overnight. >> also, the beautiful bloom you can check out for free but only if you see it in the next few days. good morning on this tuesday 26th. has sprung. >> i love tulips. >> thanks for joining us. is there rain in the forecast, mike? >> a little bit. not necessarily during the day as much as yesterday but tonight when a lot of us are sleeping, i think that's going to be our best chance with the next round that moves in. good morning, everybody