alissa harrington, abc 7 news. >>> witnesses stepped in and helped san francisco police catch a man wanted for attacking a store clerk. police released this video showing that hafact in -- attac in the fillmore district. he began choking the store clerk for no apparent reason. they booked him on charges of aggravated assault and burglary. >>> in santa rosa, a reunion, homecoming, promise and life lesson wrapped into one. santa rosa or st. rose catholic school and nearby cardinal newman school opened for the first time since the devastating fires. wayne freedman has the story. >> reporter: when students, family and staff entered the gym at cardinal newman, no doubt they saw all those victory banners on the wall, but today's victory is more significant than all combined. >> i think there's much more to gain from it than what we lost. >> reporter: the fire burned half the buildings on this campus. >> there were 20 classrooms burned completely, four badly damaged, unable to be used, the like raer library, the administration building. >> reporter: all replaced now with temporary buildings. toda

the rest of the alissa family is stuck in the northern greek city of thessaloniki despite permission from german authorities they haven't been able to travel to cologne their case seems to be stalled in greek bureaucracy. it's so hard that so far away i wish i could give them a hug. for the family going back to syria is unthinkable even once the war ends one of five sons was shot dead in aleppo he was twenty two years old. i still dream about him all the time. in the last one he laid his head on my lap and i stroked his legs i told the military men that i missed him. the other children try to keep their parents spirits up eighteen year old amar goes to school in thessaloniki but she's taught herself to speak german in hopes of joining her brothers in cologne and studying further she's tired of living in limbo. i know what it is in and. it's been two years since i've seen my brothers and all of us my siblings it's such a long time but i don't miss it so. in cologne the two brothers have to be patient along with their parents some forty five hundred other refugees are waiting to join t

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>> people took to social media and i saw my newsroom friends on twitter, as soon as it happened, alissaaid that shot me out of bed in redwood city. >> i felt it, it woke me out of my sleep, no damage. a week before i need to be three hours. >>> hours. >>> i woke up and it happened in the east bay, i was

>> people took to social media and i saw my newsroom friends on twitter, as soon as it happened, alissa said that shot me out of bed in redwood city. >> i felt it, it woke me out of my sleep, no damage. a week before i need to be three hours. >>> hours. >>> i woke up and it happened in the east bay, i was half awake already. already. >> i was on the move, i was in the car, i didn't feel the quake, it was the strange u.s.est thing. >> i saw a lot of fog at that time. it was really weird. >> steve paulson un, i'm guessing you guys were up as well. >> i was resigned to the fact that i had to get out of bed and then the earthquake told me you have to get out of bed. >> steve? >> i had on shoes. >> that's the no. 1 cause -- >> i put clothes near the door in case something something like that happens. >> after i realized everyone was okay, we get on twitter. >> that's what we do, get on twitter. i stayed the course and did weather. >>> lets get to it, yes, if you didn't -- i mean most people did feel it, if you didn't feel it, we have a lot of comments on it. by the way, there was a 2.5 near

and the california dmv is issuing real i.d.s that comply with new federal security requirements, alissahoto of the new i.d.s. learn about the requirements and when you're going to need to get one on abc7 news >>> you've probably heard about this case. abc news reporter andy field has more. >> reporter: gymnast aly raisman's testimony last week against former gymnastic's team dr. larry nassar helped push for the jim ngymnastics resignation. >> where's the transparency? why must the manipulation continue? >> reporter: usa gymnastics board members resigning on monday, saying the board needs new leadership, because, quote, the olympic family failed these athletes, and we must continue to take every step necessary to ensure this never happens again. back in a michigan courtroom, some of the more than 140 women and teens ten continue to tell judge why larry nassar needs a long prison sentence. >> you preyed on me, on us. you saw a way to take advantage of your position. the almighty and trusted gymnastics doctor. shame on you, larry. shame on you. >> reporter: dr. nassar pled guilty to ten co

former white house staffer alissa, we can't stop, hashtag, oprah for president.f daytime talk turned actress turned media mogul has always said no to the idea of trading her entertainment empire, adoring fans and super comfortable lifestyle for the frozen fields of iowa and bruising world of politics. >> there will be no running for office of any kind for me. >> reporter: but as further back as 1989, guess who thought she'd be a great running mate. >> she's popular. she's a wonderful woman. >> reporter: notably stumping for barack obama in his 2008 run. >> for the very first time in my life i feel excelled to stand up and to speak out for the man who i believe has a new vision for america. >> reporter: so in 2016 when her name was fletoated as a possibl trump running mate, if he did make the call, would you take the call? >> i would say, donald, i'm with her. >> i see. >> reporter: still oprah could create a stir. she's hugely popular. forbes puts her wealth at $2.8 billion, just under trump's 3.1. and she's spent a lifetime talking about poverty, human rights, a

abc 7 news reporter alissa harrington spoke with actress zendaya and has the story. >> reporter: it wasementary in oakland, after zendaya visited the school along with her mother, who was a teacher there for 20 years. >> it's awesome. this is my home. i was born and raised here. >> reporter: she was in town with verizon and project lead the way. a non-profit that helps bring hands-on stem learning experiences. it stands for science, technology, engineering and math. >> it'sical to s cool to see thd excited. they're working with computers and building their yes memojis. i think it's the best of both worlds. >> reporter: kids learned how to mix music. >> it really opens up their eyes to all the vast possibilities. beyond what we're able to do in the classroom. we're so limited. we have limited resources. >> reporter: zendaya has been in the entertainment industry since she was a child, modeling, singing and acting. she got her big break in "casey undercover" on the disney channel. >> having her as a role model, interacting with the kids, it gives them that excitement and makes her real. >

. >> also earning three grammys, chris stapleton, including can country album of the year while alissa. >> but it was not all awards. white roses on the receipt carpet, a show of support for the "me too" and "time's up" movement. >> we come in peace, but we mean business. >> and extended into an emotional performance by keisha. >> joined on stage by a chorus of women for her empowerment anthem. >> another one. >> but politics brought laughs, artist reading from the best seller "fire and fury" including a cameo from hillary clinton. the night's biggest statement bruno mars' return to new york. >> thank you so much. >> what an exciting night in music it was. let's bring bill karins back. did you stay up and watch the grammys? >> i did not. >> i'm not surprised by that. >> i'm a big bruno mars fan. going on a decade for that guy. >>> let's talk about a storm off the southeast coast. it has a lot of rain with it, no severe weather so we can deal with this. we're going to get rid of it pretty quickly. there's cold air come behind it. we'ri we're going to get some snow out of this cause some