. >> i'm ama daetz, only on abc7, new information about a murder case making headlines for three yearsate larson has the first look at south bay mother's murder defense. >> reporter: at one point all three of these people were charged with murder, now just this man and woman in the middle are charged. tonight abc7 news obtained this trial brief, first time a thorough look at details of lee's defense, woman charged with the murder of the father of her children. keith green turned up dead, side of the road in sonoma lee and personal trainer and bodyguard charged with murder. but cut a deal with prosecutors and murder charge was dropped in exchange for testimony. however charged with accessory for dumping the body. jeffrey carr filed this brief, abc7 news obtained the document, despite the testimony that green was shot and bleeding in mercedes, no blood or dna evidence was found in the car and despite assertion it took place in the garage of the home, no bullet marks or shell casings were found, just insignificant amount of gunshot residue. said further implicates adela. >> strong as dire

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. >> i am ama daetz, we just how hard is it getting into elite colleges. >>> most americans strugglepay for college. and a step parents can take. >> bay area mountain lion researchers have released video of adorable cubs. >> helping people live safely with mountain lions nearby. >> the ten was in state park. but lions move their cubs regularly. >> living with lions research is run by the audubon canyon ranch. >> world news tonight is next. appreciate your time. i am dan ashley. >> and i am kristen sze. for all of us here thanks for joining us. >> see you again at 6:00. >>> tonight, as we come on the air in the west. the breaking news. the scene in los angeles. the growing outrage. the two well-known actresses among 50 people charged tonight in a nationwide bribery scheme. felicity huffman of "desperate housewives," lori loughlin of "full house," among the parents that prosecutors say paid to get their children into elite universities. millions spent. prosecutors claim changes to s.a.t.s and some allegedly paying for their children to be recruited for sports they never even played. >>

. >> ama daetz, for sandhya patel, larry beil, all of us, good night. >>> tv's number one daily viral >> see how a builder's revenge backfired big time. >>> rescuers around this deep well are really -- >> stunned at what fell in. >> the scary moment of truth when they pulled it out. >>> a rugby player defies the odds to walk again. >> that's incredible. >> the story behind one remarkable comeback. >>> and armed with spider bait, because -- >> fishing for victims. >> why a prankster can give you the creepy crawlies. >> boom! >>> ready or not it's demolition day. ♪ >> this is the weirdest satisfying job. >> satisfying for who? this is a new build. >> oh. i was thinking it looked like a new house. what's the problem with it? >> the problem is one of the subcontractors who owns the company says he has not been paid, so he decided to take matters into his own hands.>th s ev be >>m,ut when the neighbors saw what was going down, they immediately called the police. he takes his digger, he just starts ramming it into the side of this retirement bungalow. >> because they owe him about $21,000.

. >> ama daetz. for sandhya, mindi, thanks for joining us. "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight -- danny devito, from "the good doctor", freddie highmore, and music from ajr. and now, by all means, jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] >> welcome. welcome. >> thank you for watching. thanks to all of you for coming. very nice. i need a little energy boost, because i hope you're recovered from the curse of daylight saving time. on saturday night my son had me up all

. >> >>> i'm ama daetz, coming up, governor newsom's moratorium on the death penalty in california. >> i just think it's the right thing to do. >> explains to eric thomas why he took this controversial step. said nothing to do with politics. >>> palpable anger on local campuses over the bribery scandal, what irritates students more than anything else. coming up at 6:00. >>> nfl's leading touchdown target made first appearance in silver and black today. >> antonio and baby brown welcomed to bay area for first news conference as oakland raider, excited to play for historic rival of former team the pittsburgh steelers and jon gruden can't wait to get in the film room. >> excited to be in same building with guys who have been great in the past and excited to go to another level for this winning environment. >> great imagination as football coach when you coach a man like this, split end, flanker, play in the slots, return punts and sell popcorn at halftime. we're excited about this guy. >> three-year, $50 million contract extension with the raiders, not to sell popcorn. >> but make gruden

. >> ama daetz. for sandhya, mindi, thanks for joining us.jimmy kimmel live," danny de vito. >> have a good night. >>> tv's number one daily viral video show, "right this minute." >>> passengers try to hang on as a bus spins wildly out of control. >> so much happens all at once. >>> why a second camera angle explains so much. >> oh, my gosh. >> she took to it like a duck to water. >> as soon as she was in it, she started running. >> the inspiring tale of a happy girl named hope. >> look at her go. >> see what this dad tricked his kid into? >> a back rub. >> exactly. >> the genius idea you'll wish you thought of. >> and a woman tries to give up took for lent. >> she doesn't care about the comments. the likes. >> ten hours of no social media. >> see how long it takes for the meltdown to sink in. >> this is what matters. >>> driving in slick conditions, all you can do is is is is is sometimes that's not enough. we have bad weather and a bus. >> here you go. >> oh, wow! >> they're off the road. >> ah! >> what happened is as they're going around t

. >> i'm ama daetz. thanks for joining us. >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"!ht -- chris pratt, from "captain marvel", gemma chan, and music from david gray. and now, jimmy kimmel! >> jimmy: welcome, very nice. hi, everybody. i appreciate that. i'm jimmy. i'm the host of the show. thank you for watching. thanks to all of you for coming. thank you for being so grand to fight through this

. >> i'm ama daetz. the continued flooding in the north bay. >> the storm caused the rivers to overflow, flooding towns. >> the river is still above flood stage, and homes are still underwater. the best way to show you is from the air with sky 7. >> this morning, our helicopter crew flew over the safeway in guerneville. they know flooding is bad when safeway is at risk. there is less water in the parking lot today compared to yesterday. as sky 7 zooms out, watch now, you can see sky map 7 labeling the roads, even the ones that are underwater. this area of the town is right along the russian river, and you can see flooding extends for several blocks. the guerneville and west gnome county union high school districts are all closed tomorrow because of flooding and other storm-related issues. >> governor newsom declared a state of emergency today in sonoma county as well as amador, glen and mendocino counties because of dangerous flooding and mud slides from this week's storms. >> jobina fortson is live in s

. >> i'm ama daetz.hanks for joining us. >> a mother's out with her child. >> it's a perfectly clear, calm day. >> see the cloud on the horizon. >> wow. >> geez. >>>i rescuers pull out all the stops. >> for a sun fish. >> the odd sight to save a majestic creature. >> nature gave us a pristine playground. the beautiful message behind man and the mountain. >>> and first there was the vans challenge. >> we see you, vans. we raise you. >> why the newest challenge is a real croc. >> oh! >>> imagine walking down the street with your youngster. holding hands, minding your own business when -- >> oh, no. >> geez. >> boom. >> i thought it would be like a sewer, but that came out of a building. what was that? >> i'll run that back. it is a perfectly clear, calm day. >> wow. that was a massive explosion. >> yeah. >> suddenly debris, glass, concrete fly dozens of feet. >> the force with which that exploded straight out had that mom and child been right there, goodness. >> what about the people on the roadway? i thou

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it's clear o >>> i'm ama daetz coming up at 6:00 -- > engine is going down the tracks and no engineerriticism of facebook after the new zealand massacre was streamed live around the world. as 6:00, new qs remove violent videos. >>> the cal connection to the college admissions scandal. the big money a former pro elp school. that's coming up in a half an hour at 6:00. >>> thank you so much. see you then. >>> a bay area singer could be the next "american idol." ashley hess is from free memorial hospital. >> you can watch her on idol this weekend. here's a sneak peek when she goes before the judges. >> hold on everybody. can we take our chairs and move them by the piano. >> do that again for us, please. >> my heart is >> ooh. >> what a voice she has. ashley auditions in front of the all-star judging panel, katy perry, lionel richie and luke bryan. >> "american idol" airs at 8:00, of course, right here on abc 7. >>> she's one to root for. >>hi muir is next. >>> i'm kristen sze. >> i'm dan ashley. for all of us in new zealand.s in the deadly terror attack. a gunman opening fire killing more

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. >>> i'm ama daetz, coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00, a raid on an auto repair shop leads to formal accusationsd. "7 on your side's" michael finney has the exclusive details. >>> also, long good-bye of the raiders has just gotten longer. >> it's not a done deal yet, but we'll show you just how close oakland is to keeping the raiders at the coliseum at least one more season. >>> get ready. daylight saving time begins this weekend. we have tips to make the transition a bit easier for you. all that plus much more coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00. >> hopefully that doesn't involve throwing your clock on the floor. >>> tonight, plenty of people like to display their taste in art inside their homes. a bold few choose to do it on the outside. >> that's the case with the san francisco home that's just hit the market for roughly $1.5 million, located along the great highway across from ocean beach. notice the colorful shapes. >> the paint job inspired by 20th sengtry dutch artist known for geometric grids of primary colors. they say art always endures and that it appears to be the case in this case. grea

. >> and i'm ama daetz. apple revealed details about its new tv streaming service today.hey're only about eight miles from each other. >> no now you have apple tv plus, netflix, hulu, amazon and disney. some time next year you're also going to get nbcuniversal jumping into the streaming business. don't forget espn plus. >> it is 10, 11? >> youtube tv as well. >> oh, gosh. and all this is on top of your regular cable. so what will apple offer that the others don't? here is abc 7 news reporter david louie. >> apple is providing another gateway to let consumers choose well over 100 channels, including major service like hbo and showtime that will be available on all apple devices, plus some advanced tvs from major manufacturers. but ceo tim cook promises it's much more than that. >> create a new service unlike anything that's been done before. >> he has lined up an "a" list of hollywood producers, noticeably steven spielberg along with actors to create original programs, including steve carell, reese witherspoon and jennifer aniston, who will star on a show about a morning t

. >> and i'm ama daetz. for all of us, thanks for joining us. live, sean penn. >> have a good ni >>> tv's number one daily viral video show, "right this minute." >> tourists taking some incredible sights from a helicopter. >> something goes horribly wrong. >> the scary landing they were lucky to survive. >> oh, my gosh. >> a woman develops an addiction to tanning. >> honestly, there is no talking to her. >> they're raising eyebrows all over the internet. >> the knee jerk reaction from another woman of color is, eh, eh. >> and entertaining family -- >> had a pretty fun idea. >> thendealahaso,et it? > i gott. >> and tis the season for basketball brackets. >> michigan bradley, who is bradley? bradley cooper? >> how they put the stark raving mad in march madness. >> the due of the chicken. >> he doesn't know anything about baseball, does he? >> several tourists on this helicopter on their way to land on a glacier base camp on the mountain. one of the passengers david is recording this video because, obviously, it's beautiful. and right about here it

i'm ama daetz. >> i'm larry beil. comes days after multiple countries grounded the planes.s live with passengers. >> reporter: almost everyone here at sfo seemed aware of the late-breaking news. everyone already in the air when president gave his or wondered said they already decided against playing on the boeing 737 max 8 jetliners before the president's announcement. >> just because i wouldn't want to take a chance. >> reporter: would you fly on one? >> no i wasn't. >> reporter: president's decision comes after the faa for days resisted grounding the planes even after fatal crash in ethiopia and one in october killing passengers and crew. faa said received newly refined satellite data to support the president's decision but nance believes premature. >> there is no justification for saying there's a major systems problem. >> reporter: says u.s. has excellent record

i'm ama daetz. >> we begin with developments of a case of a man tased and killed by san mateo deputy.five deputies involved will not face criminal charges. we want to get right to abc 7 news reporter, amanda del castillo and a planned rally is just bnity activists are leading this rally along el camino in support. after release of new video of the october confrontation. we want you to take a look at this. the new footage shows deputies telling acobi to get on the ground and roll over on his stomach. he punched deputies and deputy deployed a taser. he later died at the hospital. the da says with further review, their investigation found deputies involved acted in a lawful manner. acobi's family disputes those claims and today we're hearing from both sides. >> in my mind, i found what the deputies did here not just complied with california law, it was reasonable conduct under the circumstances. >> first off, that is not a surprise decision for us. we have been involved in countless numbers of police shooting cases. and not once has the district attorney of any county filed any charges

. >> i'm ama daetz. the ground breaking is for express lanes on 101, caltrans will be adding a lane in each trex between san bruno and sunnyvale. >> here at abc7 news we examine issues like traffic congestion and ways to make things better. >> david louie was in san mateo with the short-term and long term impacts. >>> the $567 million project will help to bring relief to peninsula and silicon valley commuters by adding express lanes along a 32 mile stretch of 101. the freeway is mostly four lanes in each direction now. caltrans willed an express lane from each side from did 380 interchange, south to highway 237 in sunnyvale. hov lanes will be converted to express lanes. new sensors will detect traffic and open the express lanes to drivers willing to pay to use this em. >> we will see how congested the tolling lanes are. when they are congested the demand, the price gets higher to help regulate it. >> reporter: it could cost over $10 depending on demand. they say it will move drivers out of the general pu

. >> and i am ama daetz.rd. 50 people in six states d ay arn reinuding the so-called master mind, william singer and john vandemoer. >> huffman was arrested this morning and loughlin a warrant for her arrest. >> we believe all of them, parents, coaches and facilitators, lied and covered up their crimes. >> reporter: one of those coaches is sailing coach john vandemoer. >> in return for bribes, these coaches agreed to pretend that certain applicants were recruited competitive athletes. >> reporter: the other way was altering s.a.t.s. >> paying singer between

. >>> good afternoon, i'm ama daetz. >> first, imagine you park at a b.a.r.t.of its catalytic converter, the tires are gone. that's happening at some stations. >> laura anthony talked to one victim and has more from the lafayette b.a.r.t. station. >> my car was parked in this row. >> reporter: mary rode bart from lafayette to oakland last thursday afternoon. when she returned, she started rht ay something was wrong. >> and immediately check engine comes on, but even worse, the sound. i had no idea what was happening. >>one cut ther one cut there. ao more to the different b.a.r.t. parking lots to treat cars with all four tires and rims are stolen offer of. we do a lot of catalytic converter repairs. >> reporter: this 2004 accord has the telltale sound of an engine devoid of its catalytic converter. >> all you do is jack it up. they'll take a battery operated equipment and they're gone in a couple of minutes. >> like the indy 500. the pi crews? >> nascar

. >> and i am ama daetz. >>> that's what we are discovering when it comes to cleaning up piles of trashe you have seen this. homeless people camping nearby. but they say it is not their fault. some of this is illegal dumping. >> the frontage roads are not city properties it belongs to caltrans. >> luz peÑa is live from berkeley tonight. >> reporter: we are actually standing on berkeley side of the road. across the street, that belongs to caltrans. property owners tell us they are tired of it. it takes one person to make a difference and he wants to be the one. >> imagine it being landscaped.. nice trees, being sloped up. we are going to put flowers and large bushes so they can't sleep in them.

. >> and i am ama daetz. one is from a stanford university student and the other is from a mother. melanie woodrow is live in ther >> reporter: we know those two lawsuits and could be more, one names rick singer the key and multiple university defendants. new today a class action lawsuit filed by stanford university students who want their application fees returned. the lawsuit claims stanford degrees are not worth as much as before because prospective employers. the complaint says had she known that the system at usc was warped with fraud, she would have -- what they got was a process tainted by bribes and school officials who failed to assure an honest application process. law professor david levine says they may get it. >> that is a good case. >> reporter: stanford university says the lawsuit is under

i'm ama daetz. >> i'm dan ashley. >> abc 7's leslie brinkley was in sacramento for the news conferencewhere protests are expected tonight. >> reporter: that's right. they're starting to gather here. black lives matter is occupying this sacramento police station in protest. you can see them gathering behind me, gathering speed. there have been two separate investigations that looked at what grounds two sacramento police officers had for shooting and killing an unarmed black man that ended up having a cell phone and not a gun. today the california attorney general's office came to the same conclusion as the d.a.'s office. >> based on our review of the facts and evidence in relation to the law, i'm here to announce today that our investigation has concluded, that no criminal charges against the officers involved in the shooting can be sustained. >> reporter: 22-year-old stephon clark was gunned down in his grandmother's back yard on march 18th last year following a police pursuit. the california department of justice review cited the fact that clark broke a sliding door, vandalized cars a

. >> i'm ama daetz. week after last week's heavy rain and flooding, the cleanup clooens. >> abc7 news reporter wayne freedman has more on the efforts to get back in business. >> reporter: we felt we owed this place another vichlt this is the bar low. we will give you a look at where some of the work is going on now. it was under water last week. some of the tenants say they are considering a lawsuit against their landlord. they still have many questions. >> please, please get off the property. thank you. >> reporter: it hasn't been a easy to get inside the bar low market district since last week's flood. today tenants invited us in. they showed us walls, bear electrical crisis. it ise thatlost tir. reporte at the village bakery, 70 more at the community market. >> my thing is workers working paycheck to paycheck. how are they going to pay their rent next month or this month, eat. >> reporter: and at this restaurant. >> it was definitely not executed well. >> reporter: the bar low was built on low ground.

. >> i'm ama daetz.dhya and larry, >>> tv's number one daily viral video show, "right this minute." >>> just off the right and over there. >> imagine trying to spot two missing kayakers. >> about two miles off the coast. >> how some sharp-eyed heroes made a miracle happen. >> oh, yeah. >>> turning a frozen lakebed into a racetrack. see the guys brave enough to try it. >> oh! >>> a driver stunned to realize -- >> he picked up a hitchhiker. >> why he might have to fight somebody for the front seat. >>> and the right and wrong way to wear a hat. >> you wear your hat like this, you're my papa, you're 80 years old. >> one dude's tutorial for the hits and misses of 2019. >> this is 2013? >> i have some brothers that can pull this off. you can wear your hat how you want to. >>> these people rushed into action after they got reports of screaming near the pier. >> come but they can't get the life boat into the area, so they toss out a line. >> okay! im! kick your arms and legs, mate, you've gone under. >> what if

. >> and i'm ama daetz.e'll get to that story in a moment but first i hope you enjoyed the sunshine. because guess what is back? >> the rain has made its return but not too heavy. let's look at weather with action 7 news meteorologist drew tuma. >> it is still continuing to come down and the windshield wipers getting a workout and live doppler 7 is tracking it and i want to show you the moisture overhead is only about 50, 60 miles across so not everyone is seeing the rain but we are seeing some good downpours. down to the street level into the east boy with spots of yellow and orange from castro valley to danville and similar setup from oakland to emeryville and showers through the eastern span of the bay bridge. so we'll track the cell to the north and east. so fairfield expect heavier showers, 6:55 and beginning to see showers in palo alto and mountain view. so on the storm impact scale, the system with us tonight will also linger into parts of your day tomorrow as well. we'll go hour by hour and time out

. >> and i'm ama daetz.livered a multimillion-dollar verdict against the maker of the weed killer roundup for causing a man's cancer. it's the second ruling against the company in less than a year. >> both cases have happened in the bay area and they could have international implications. abc 7 news reporter kate larsen is live from the federal court in san francisco to explain. kate? >> reporter: well, dan, ama, the jury here today at federal court awarded a bay area man $80 million in damages, finding bayer monsanto's weed killer roundup responsible for causing cancer. take a look. this is edward hardeman with his wife in the courthouse this afternoon. hardeman was diagnosed with non-hodgkin's lymphoma in 2014. he's currently in remission but does undergo frequent testing for cancer. he started using roundup in 1986 for personal use at his bay area home and for the past month his lawsuit against monsanto has been in trial. >> i'm overwhelmed i guess with the verdict. it hasn't sunk in yet. i just want t

. >> and i am ama daetz. guilty is john vandemore. >> the school has now fired him. >> the man authorities say is the ring leleader is from sacramento. rick singer said nothing to reporters. he pleaded guilty. the 59-year-old was the founder of a college prep business. in 2014, he wrote a book called getting in, gaining admissions to the college of your choice. he was ceo of a large call center in india. >> more than a dozen local people implicated in this scheme. >> in the news room with who these parents are. >> reporter: these parents were entrepreneurs, investors and even a vineyard owner. all charged with mail fraud and conspiracy to commit mail fraud. still, they allegedly p

good morning, i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm larry beil.dents say the programs on chopping block are vital to their success. laura anthony was at a long and often emotional meeting. >> reporter: hundreds of students from several oakland high schools marched through downtown. [ crowd chanting ] >> reporter: and into a meeting at the school board. a meeting postponed twice before. where the board was set to decide on $21.7 million in budget cuts. [ crowd chanting ] >> reporter: the contentious meeting came one day after oakland teachers narrowly voted to ratify a new contact, giving them a 3% bonus and 11% raise over three years. >> unless this board reduces the budget for next year, there is not the funding to give a raise. >> look at this. this is the city of oakland. we're united. we don't want any more cutbacked. >> reporter: after of the cuts will come at the central office and including reduction to libraries and services to asian-pacific islanders and foster youth and the restorative justice program. >> the programs ground us and make

i am ama daetz. >> i am larry beil. >> he is remorseful apologizes to his family.ersity. >> that's the attorney for this man a stanford coach caught in the cross hairs of a nationwide cheating scandal. >> others implicated in the scheme. >> who is rick singer? the sacramento business man who allegedly bribe schools. >> that cyclist trying to avoid the open car door. >>> why the mayor is so angry about an arrest. >>> we'll begin with the college scandal code named operation varsi varsity blues. this sacramento man master mind the largest scam. >> through the use of bribes and fake academic and athletic credentials. >> 50 people including a dozen in the bay area charged. >> take the exam for their child or correct their child's answers afterwards. >> and the parents paid big bucks i am dan ashley. >> and i am kristen sze. >> 13 of the 33 parents charged in the scheme live in the bay area. some paid half a million dollars and in one case nearly a million. >> one

. >> and i'm ama daetz. abc 7 news is committed to building a better bay area.means we're looking at the bay area and issues what's be done about them. >> we're talking about housing and how one city's rules could help those who want to live here. >> the south bay tops still lowe's top value and home rental in the country. >> it's over 3 million in palo alto and close to 2 million in mountain view. median rent here has almost doubled in the past ten years. most people simply can't afford it. >> they can't. the last homeless census done in santa clara county found almost 7,500 people homeless. the second highest number in a decade. a third of those people were living on the street. a third were in shelters and 8% said they were living in a vehicle. >> and now the city of mountain view is becoming the latest bay area city to make a move on people living in rvs. >> abc 7 news reporter ansar hassan joins us. >> reporter: yeah, don and ama, good evening. mountain view's known for expensive neighborhoods like these but these aren't the residents the city's concerned w

i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm larry beil.ng pacific gas for a new board of directors it's considering so far. >> dan noise has been looking in. >> the govern's office tells me after briefing on the plan, governor newsom decided to send this very tough letter. governor newsom's letter is addressed to interim ceo john simon. >> mr. simon, anythig at all to the consumers who worry about the wildfires for the coming season? >> we last saw simon in january after a federal judge blasted the utility over its wildfire mitigation plan. he didn't say a word to us. newsom writes i am troubled to learn that pg&e is primed to reconstitute its board with out of state executives and others with little or no experience in california and inadequate expertise in regulations and safety. newsom adds with this move pg&e would send a clear message that it's prioritizing quick profits for wall street over public safety and affordable and reliable energy system. >> i think the governor did the right thing in calling pg&e out. >> reporter: he told th

. >> and i'm ama daetz. abc 7 reporter melanie woodrow is live in the newsroom with the details of the lawsuit. >> the class action lawsuit filed today describes one plaintiff who is a student at tulane university as having had an emotional breakdown and needing to be hospitalized after not getting into her chosen schools. she is one of several plaintiffs named in the class which includes a stanford university student as well. the plaintiffs in the class action lawsuit include individuals who applied to the universities named as defendants. the lawsuit says the plaintiffs paid an admission application fee to one or more of the universities name and got rejected. one of the plaintiffs is a stanford student who applied to usc. the lawsuit says, quote, had she known that the system at usc was warped and rigged by fraud, she would not have spent the money to apply to the school. the attorney who filed the complaint say students didn't receive what they paid for. in an e-mail to abc 7 news saying, quote, the stud

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. >> i'm ama daetz.d and his wife is under arrest. >> paul shatswell is a school principal and the father of eght children. the shooting on march 15th left him in critical condition for days before he finally succumbed to his injuries. his wife is awaiting trial for murder. newly released court records reveal her version of what happened. abc 7 news reporter luz pena has the new details. >> reporter: according to court documents obtained by "the east bay times," the 39-year-old woman and her husband went out to dinner and had a few alcoholic drinks. the couple got into an argument. she says he said he wasn't good enough for her. court documents reveal handed his wife a gun and told her to shoot him, a phrase he had used before. she told police she did not know what came over her and snapped. she described putting the gun an nn inch away from his head and pulling the trigger. contra costa district attorney's office is handling the case. >> our office provides services to the victims and that happened toda

i'm ama daetz. >> and i am dan ashley and for drew tuma. ♪ this is "jeopardy!"estants-- a digital marketing manager from toronto, ontario, canada... a software developer from pittsburgh, pennsylvania... and our returning champion, a chemical engineer from san francisco, california... whose 2-day cash winnings total $23,200. [ applause ] and now, here is the host of "jeopardy!"-- alex trebek! [ cheers and applause ] thank you, johnny. thank you, ladies and gentlemen. it took him a little while to get started yesterday on the program, but finally in double jeopardy!, dave mainto a runaway. will the same thing happen today as we welcome emma and john? we begin finding out right now. good luck, players. here we go. ♪ categories, please. first off... oh, boy. next... followed by... oh. name the state of origin. [ laughter ] dave, start. uh, south america for $200. dave. - who are the inca? - correct. uh, south america for $400.

i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. usc to study music and shot not far from the campus. >> leslie brinkley tell us about the investigation in l.a. and the heart break in oakland. >> this is an unspeakable tragedy. >> reporter: the city of oakland is in mourning after the son of a local city council woman was killed in l.a. >> this young man who is the son of not just an oakland city councilwoman, but someone who is a champion for violence prevention. >> reporter: 21-year-old victor mcelhaney was shot one mile away from the usc campus early on sunday. his mom, oakland city council member, phoned her best friend sunday at 3:00 a.m. and told her victor was shot in the head. victor was shot in the head. >> i think those of us who have love for the mcelhaney family have been numb with this news. of this devastating loss. >> reporter:

. >> and i am ama daetz. >>> laura anthony is live at the scene with the latest on this. >> reporter:s the kind of neighborhood coffee shop where people spend hours often working on their laptops. it is a safe, comfortable place but not for a time this afternoon. he said in ten seconds if i don't get these, i'm going to start shooting? >> yes. >> reporter: coffee shop employee said he didn't take it seriously at first, but realized the man with an orange vest, a gun, a mask was no joke. >> he said i want all the laptops in the bag right now. i backed up slowly because i didn't want his attention and as soon as i rounded the corner, i ran for my life. >> i heard the guy says raise your hands. >> reporter:

. >> i'm ama daetz.looding in the north bay. >> the storm caused the rivers to overflow, flooding towns. >> the river is still above flood stage, and homes are still underwater. the best way to show you is from the air with sky 7. >> this morning, our helicopter crew flew over the safeway in guerneville. they know flooding is bad when safeway is at risk. there is less water in the parking lot today compared to yesterday. as sky 7 zooms out, watch now, you can see sky map 7 labeling the roads, even the ones that are underwater. this area of the town is right along the russian river, and you can see flooding extends for several blocks. the guerneville and west gnome

i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley.age trucks moved in to get rid of the flood-ruined damage. >> wayne freedman joins us live from mill street in guerneville. wayne? >> good afternoon. it's probably going to take a couple of weeks to get all this garbage out of here. despite what you're looking at over my shoulder, this pile of stuff taken out of a hotel, it's actually going pretty well. but picking up garbage is not going to solve all of the larger issues.in gue, tooesany s head f theussianer flood, sonoma county sent in more trucks and containers today. >> it is unbelievable how much stuff ther is in the streets right now. we do believe this will be a record breaker in terms of the amount of debris removed. >> supervisor linda hopkins purchased the county to invest $2.5 million to clean up after the flood. but even after the garbage disappears the cleanup will continue for months. >> you're dealing with toxic waste, dealing with emotional issues, shock. >> jeff ridges owns the hotel. before getting his flood garbage i

i'm ama daetz. >> i'm dan ashley.ther top story, governor newsom granting a reprieve for more than 700 inmates on death row in california. >> i did this with a heavy heart, with deep appreciation for the emotions that drives this issue. and i did it with the victims in mind. >> the governor signed an executive order placing a moratorium on the death penalty. >> today the governor's office issued these photos of crews taking apart the death chamber at san quentin. there is both a gas chamber and a lethal injection facility. an upgrade of the chamber was completed in 2010, but it's never been used. >>> with 737 inmates, california has the largest death row in the united states. in fact, san quentin prison houses 25% of all condemned inmates in the u.s. >> the state hasn't executed anyone since 2006, after a federal judge declared that california's lethal injection protocol was unconstitutional. >> newsom's decision runs counter to a call by state voters. in 2016 voters defeat aid measure that would have banned capital p

. >> ama daetz.tarts now. >>> any plane currently in air go to destination and then be grounded. >> it's the right choice. >> united states is effectively the last country to ban the boeing 737 max 8 jets as new evidence emerges. passengers have a lot to say. >>> governor newsom suspend the death penalty. those wrongfully accused applaud the decision. >> another calls it pure evil. >> woman buried in mud slide, family returns to san francisco. >>> all the planes are grounded effective immediately. >> issue of safety in the skies, president trump grounds all boei boeing 737 max 8 and 9 plays, banned every country they fly. >>

. >> i am ama daetz. >> he is going to spend the rest of his life in prison. >> this guy accused in aa san jose woman. we are learning how graphic this crime really was. >> the harrowing moments after a serial thief tried to get away. >> there is a new price tag on a growing threat facing the bay area. >> after the comes the the the e volley, a bow on a winter. >>> our experts standing by to answer your questions. >>> new develops in a case of a san jose murder. considering the death penalty. the suspect is undocumented and is charged with killing a woman in her home. good evening, i am dan ashley. >> and i am kristen sze. let's get to david louie live in the county courthouse with this new development. >> reporter: prosecutors are still being tight lipped about certain aspects of this case such as how suspect allegedly got into the home of bambi larson on the morning of february 28. what he allegedly did to the victim if he is convicted could make him eligible for sentence in prison without parole or the death penalty. >> he is going to spend the rest of his life in prison so that he

. >> and i'm ama daetz. pg&e finds itself in trouble again.dge slammed its effort to prevent wildfires, calling it dismal. >> he has now come up with a new proposal that would place some tough requirements on the utility. the original plan introduced in january was for pg&e to trim tree branches and inspect thousands of miles of power lines. >> pg&e estimated this would cost $150 billion. >>> a federal court judge is escalating his criticism of pg&e, calling its efforts to prevent wildfires dismal and organized the utility now to take action. >> abc 7 news i-team reporter dan noyes is on the pg&e beat and he joins us with the latest. dan. >> ama and dan, this is not the bankruptcy judge. this is a different judge overseeing pg&e's probation after a jury convicted them of six counts related to the san bruno pipeline explosion. and here's the point of the judge's order in his words. to protect the public from further death and destruction from pg&e caused wildfires. >> the order's eight spajz a scathing commentary on pg&e's recent history. the j

i'm ama daetz. >>> i'm dan ashley. check out that app. it comes in handy.ll of us here, we appreciate your time. see you again at 9:00 and 11:00. they say you should always listen to your heart. and where better to do that, than the island of ireland? after all, your heart is the best compass there is. so get out there and fill your heart with the stuff that keeps it beating. fill your heart with ireland. ♪ this is "jeopardy!" today's contestants are a graduate student from thorofare, new jersey... a journalist from los angeles, california... and our returning champion, an educator from north hollywood, california... whose 3-day cash winnings total... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"-- alex thank you, johnny gilbert. thank you, ladies and gentlemen. at the beginning of the week, first two days very exciting for us. of our all-star games, that tournament. how are we gonna end the week? let's start finding out now with conor, josh, and dana. good luck. categories for this first round of play, in which we'll find one daily double... followed by... then,

i'm ama daetz. news at:00 begins right now. >> california's attorney general says two police officers who killed an unarmed man in sacramento will not face charges, and now the feds say they will step in. >> another rally, another push for a solution. tonight the growing problem of students who have no home. >>> that man in london who may be cured of hiv, why men here have to wait to celebrate. >>> also skies that are gray and red difficult to burst. we've got another round of rain headed our way. >>> the local ties to a professor who helped a student who couldn't find a babysitter. >>> it was nearly a year ago that this unarmed man was shot to death by sacramento police. the state attorney general's office has completed an independent investigation into the shooting. lready the feds say they will step in. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm kristen sear. t zee. >> leslie brinkley is live with the story. >> kristen and dan, there have been two separate independent investigations, one by the d.a.'s office and thi

>> i'm ama daetz. thanks for joining us. >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight -- chris pratt, from "captain marvel", gemma chan, and music from david gray. and now, jimmy kimmel! >> jimmy: welcome, very nice. hi, everybody. i appreciate that. i'm jimmy. i'm the host of the show. thank you for watching. thanks to all of you for coming. thank you for being so grand to fight through this rain. the reason it smells like a wet german shepherd is because it's raining here in los angeles. please, keep us in your prayers around the country. there was a lot of thunder and lightning, did you hear the thunder and lightning? my daughter was scared. i said don't worry, it's god bowling. she's like, what's bowling? you know what, forget it, go to sleep. there was so much electricity in the air i thought lady gaga was doing another duet with brad le cooper. [ applause ] by the way, on the subject of electricity, did you see gayle king and r. kelly? if you don't know, he's facing ten counts of aggravated sexual abuse, including sexual acts with three minors, which he d

. >> i'm ama daetz. all of us here, thanks for spending time with us this evening. ♪ ♪ ♪ new wok fired shrimp, another american chinese creation from panda express. new wok fired shrimp, another american chinese creation ♪ this is "jeopardy!" today's contestants are an audiology student from chicago, illinois... a hospital administrator from albuquerque, new mexico... and our returning champion, a senior finance manager from denver, colorado... whose 1-day cash winnings total... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"-- alex trebek! thank you, johnny. thank you, ladies and gentlemen. day onrogram, we said goodbye to a very good champion who left us after winning four shows and a little bit over $101,000. now, could the same thing happen to kate, stephanie, or jonathan? let's start finding out, shall we? good luck. here we go. categories for this first round of play today are... oh, gosh. next... ah. each correct response will rhyme with "all." jonathan, start. let's start with invented in the 1800s for $

. >> i'm ama daetz.el, larry beil, the a entire abc 7 news team, thanks for joining us. >> we'll you at 9:00 and 11. >> do the dinosaurs know when you're joining us? >> i want to be out by then. >> see you later. 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. jusi wanted to sayut to sa quick thank you to the hundreds of thousands of people who have sent in tweets, texts, emails, cards, and letters, wishing me well regarding my health. i even heard from watson, the ibm computer. there are so many. i can't respond individually, but i wanted you to know that i read them all and i thank you for your good wishes, your advice, and your prayers, and i was really touched by the warmth of your words. i'm a lucky guy. now let's do the show. ♪ this is "jeopardy!" let's meet today's contestants-- a product marke