amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you. as we saw, the live images behind amy, you see how high up the cliffs are, and here's the closer look as that man was pounded with the water as rescuers were getting to him. tense moments there, and, finally, he got his way up to firefighters and pulled him up. that huge cliff there highway 1 for safety, and just amazing he's able to stand there and was only suffering minor injuries. we'll have all that, you're able to see the rescue as it happened on abc 7news.com as well as our abc 7 news app. we posted a video showing those key moments, very dramatic efforts to save that driver. >>> moving on now, at noon today, in just a few minutes, the highway patrol and the sheriff's office will hold a news conference to reveal new information about the southern california family that plunged into a river last week. the family vanished while driving from portland, oregon to san jose. searchers found items alongside the river in the county, and relatives have confirmed those items did belong to

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield was there as the man was rescued. >> reporter: hi, jessica, no one out here can believe he survived the plunge off of this cliff. this man had all the luck on this friday, the 13th. so what happened was let me show you the cliff, look behind me. went flying off this cliff. they don't know why. they estimate he fell about 150 feet and landed in the ocean of the he was able to get himsel out of the car and swim or climb over to the rocks and wait for rescuers to repel down to him. they estimate he was down there for about an hour and a half. the luckiest part for him, not

live in martinez, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> it's an amazing story. amy, thank you. >>> as we reported, dee techives found deangelo through a familial dna. we spoke to a defense attorney who specializes in dan cases. she says people should be cautious of at-home genealogy services. they've become very popular, selling millions of dna testing kits. she says she sees parallels between the privacy concerns and issues of social media companies and dna testing kits. >> the fact that people got access to millions of poem's information through facebook would not be dissimilar to the police getting access to dna profiles. dna evidence is not foolproof. >> barlow argues that new technology is actually increasing the chances of miss identifying people with dna. stories surrounding the suspect go back decades and will likely to continue to develop for years to come. you can read up on complete coverage including a timeline of everything connected to the case on our website, abc7news.com, download the abc 7 news app to learn the latest developments. >>> a histori

nbc news reporter amy hollyfield live at walnut creek. good morning, amy. >> reporter: good morning, natasha. commuters tell us this is not the story they want to hear as they head toward their trains this morning. some tell us they aren't surprised to hear about erratic behavior on b.a.r.t. turning violent. police arrested 32-year-old robert dolph of san francisco. witnesses say he had been plut tering to himself and shouting on the b.a.r.t. train before following two passengers off the train at the coliseum station and stabbing them near the fare gate. police say the suspect confessed but gave no motive. they say it appears to be totally random. riders tell us it isn't a shock to hear about the mentally ill on b.a.r.t. >> you see it every now and then, somebody will get on b.a.r.t., they'll start raging about something and everybody kind of shuts it's concerning, yeah. >> reporter: the two victims are siblings. a 50-year-old man who is in critical condition and a woman in her 60s who is in fair condition. police say a stranger jumped in

live at sfo, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, thank you. >>> 6:46 right now. new at 6:00 a.m., chp warning people to use extra caution when buying passes to disney land from unknown sources. a robber made off with a trailer containing 6,000 tickets. the trailer belongs to the california future farmers of america which is holding a leadership conference in anaheim. officials say the tickets have been canceled, are no good. they'll be printing new ones. disney is the parent company of o abc 7. >>> tesla is confirming california's occasional safety and health administration is investigating the company over concerns over workplace safety. >> there are reports that worker injuries are being underreported. tesla says cal osha is required to investigate any claims that are made and the company always provides their full cooperation. >> only on abc 7 news, this morning the two african-american men arrested at a philadelphia starbucks are explaining what happened. in this video you can see rashon nelson and dante robinson being handcuffed by police. "good morning amer

we'll check in with abc 7's amy hollyfield in just a little bit. right now westbound your commute direction is very light headed towards san rafael. good news according to the chp. they have picked up the road work, southbound 880 is reopened from 23rd to 29th. they're putting in an overpass bridge, so just a heads up for you overnight commuters. there's your drive times, tracy to dub bin, 33 minutes. your drive from san rafael under 20 minutes. >>> 28 inches of rain in 36 hours. people from the bay area are sharing their stories after surviving a turbulent week in hawaii. >>> new developments . beautiful this morning as we look back from the west from our exploratorium camera. let's talk temperatures. back to average in oakland, rhett wood city and san francisco. we're beyond average in a lot of inland neighborhoods in san jose, santa rosa and livermore. the warming trend is just beginning. wait until you see the weekend forecast. >>> a live desk update from abc 7 mornings. >> listen to this. north and south korea have set up a hotline between the

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live in the park. amy? >> reporter: hi, kristen, the party is well underway. you can smell it, but i'll show it to you because you can't smell it on tv. we are hoping to not get a a contact high on this assignment. hippie hill filling upment people are here early to claim key real estate and expect a larger crowd this year and adapted with more food, security, and bathrooms here this year. this is what the crowd looked like at the gates waiting to get in, restless, and got here at 8:00 this morning, hoping the gates opened at 9:00, about a half hour late because they were still checking security around the fenced in area. that's why you heard chanting. organizers have 60 security officers here this year. they had 40 last year. they tripled the amount of food. rather than six vendors, there's now 20. recreational pot is now legal, and some who say they've been here before, but this year, already feels different. >> seems like there's a lot of younger people here this year. >> we traveled 150 miles to be part

live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> that clear video is amazing. thank you so much. >>> palo alto police arrest information how they arrested a man suspected of sexual assaulting a teenager at gunpoint. the 29-year-old was arrested yesterday in his home in richmond. the police say detectives found evidence linking him to the march 28th attack on a trail. the investigators say he's suspected of another attack earlier last month. >> there was another sexual assault that occurred on march 4th in the jurisdiction of the east bay police department in oakland, and investigators believe he's connected to that crime also. >> police say diaz could be linked to other crimes as you heard. nip with information is asked to call police. >>> in developing news, robert dahl, the man police say tried to kill two people in the bart station is scheduled for arraignment. he was muttering and yelling on a bart train and followed a brother and sister off the train and then started stabbing them near the fare gates according to the police. apparently, he did not know the

abc news reporter amy hollyfield is live in berkley. amy? >> reporter: good morning, matt. that fault runs right underneath the berkeley campus here at uc berkeley. they built a new football stadium and made it seismically safe. these new predictions are pretty dire. they are saying if there was a big earthquake here, they're predicting at least 800 people killed, another 18,000 hurt. they're saying in a magnitude 7 earthquake on the hayward fault. they also pro dikt fires that will destroy homes. the usgs geologist says this is a tectonic time bomb waiting to go off. the hayward fault runs through some of the most heavily populated sections of the city. they'll do a presentation here at this new football stadium in berkeley. this is a good reminder for all of us to check our earthquake emergency kits. live in berkeley, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> speaking of that, there are things we can do right now to try to get prepared for an earthquake. we're encouraged to have the emergency kits stocked with things such as battery operated radios, flashlights with extra batteries.

a mass casualty earthquake similar brags ju simulation just wrapped up in the east bay and amy hollyfield was part of it and joins us now. amy? >> reporter: hi, jessica. it was exciting to watch. the associate dean said she was a first responder at 9/11 and hurricane katrina and saw firsthand how unprepared workers can be so her goal is with the drills make sure the students go out into the world ready for the big emergency. fake victims of a fake earthquake crying out in pain or wandering in a confused state. this is the near that nursing and emt students faced at the community college in an emergency drill this morning. >> no. >> reporter: the students eventually jumped into action. although one supervisor thought they were a bit too slow and cautious at first. >> looked like a bunch of terrified faces but that's what we want, right? in real life that's what's going to happen and they're going to understand that timing is everything. as fast as we can get out to a scene it's a good thing. >> reporter: this is the third and largest drill they have done here at the college with more victi

abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live at the event highlighting the worst-case scenario. amy? >> reporter: they didn't sugar coat it. they had an event of haywired as if a 7-magnitude earthquak eartk the hayward fault. scary to think about but they said we must think about it and be prepared. scientists say we know shaking like this is coming so they have a goal for us. they say if we put their science to work and get prepared they think we can outsmart disaster. >> and that's what these scenarios are all about. it takes an incredible amount of effort across a wide range of expertise to try to make these hazards real before they happen. >> reporter: the scenario they're playing out today is a 7-magnitude earthquake on the hayward fault, about 2 million people live around it in the east bay. they think at least 800 people would die. they call it a tectonic time bomb waiting to go off. >> the last time it ruptured in earthquake is 1868. out of people's memories and the idea is we have had a lot of urbanization and population growth since then and the idea to raise awarens about

in berkley, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> they have earned that. all right. facebook has new tools to help people using the platform for fundraising. starting today, users can pledge to match donations they receive. facebook added more categories for fundraisers ranging from family to volunteering. more changes will follow in the coming weeks. facebook says they plan to get rid of the platform fee for fundraisers for personal causes. >>> former president hw bush is in the hospital a little longer. a family spokesman says mr. bush is in excellent spirits but is staying at houston methodist hospital at least through the wie weekend. the 93-year-old was admitted sunday one day after the funeral for his wife and former firstly day, barbara bush. he's being treated for an infection that spread to his blood. >>> you probably saw the headlines for an actress accused of recruiting women into sexual slavery. alison mac you see in this promotional video for the group was a star in "smallville," and the man in the video there is keith, the leader of nexium. they are fac

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live at the golden gate with more on the projects and how drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians could be affected. >> reporter: it is something to see. bridge employees are not trained for this. this is specialized work. there's 12 men, six on each tower to do the work. this is the first them they've done this, but it will not be the last. you might have to do a double take. it is hard to believe your eyes. yes, that is a man dangling from the bridge. officials asked that you please not linger. >> this is an interesting sight. it's not one that you see every day. we encourage you to go ahead, take a look, but keep moving. you don't want to be the cause of traffic congestion. >> reporter: it's hard not to stare. this is a historical moment. for the first time, there's a team inspecting every seam and rivet of the powtowers. men are strapped into ropes and pulleys and repelling down the tower. >> we are looking for rust and thinning seal, and we are able to really make sure what shape those towers are in. >> reporter: they inspected the bridge before fro

live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, thank you.acking developing news this morning. former first lady barbara bush is in failing health and will not anymore seek medical treatment. a bush family spokesperson says the decision not to seek treatment follows conversations bush had with her family in a recent series of trips to the hospital. this is video here you're seeing of a visit of hers to san francisco's chinatown in 1992. the 92-year-old former first lady will focus on comfort, care and is surrounded by family. >> she's the type of person that would light up the room with her personality, treated everybody the same way, whether it was the person serving the team or the most important person in the room. a force for good in our community and for so many years a shining example for all of us to try to emulate. >> former president george h.w. and barbara bush have been married for 73 years. barbara bush is also the mother of former president george w. bush. >> let's get a quick update on weather and traffic where you live. >> good

live in concord, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you, amy. >>> b.a.r.t.ice at the hayward station will be back to normal after a man shot at a police officer. police say they were investigating a different shooting last night when a man shot at a hayward officer near the station. neither hayward nor b.a.r.t. police shot back. riders experienced major delays as police investigated the incident. nobody was hurt and one suspect was arrested. >>> it's 4:30. a quick update on weather and traffic starting with meteorologist mike nicco. >> let's take a look at what's going on in walnut creek, south on 680, notice how the lights dim to grayness. that's the marine layer. it's made it to our inland neighborhoods. expect more cooling

amy hollyfield will be up in a little while with more on that. >>> happening today, protests are planned in the bay area, california and across the nation demanding action be taken to end school shootings. >> this comes on the 19th anniversary of columbine. elissa harrington live at notre dame high school in san jose with more on what they're doing there. good morning, elissa. >> reporter: good morning. today's walkout renews the call for stricter gun control and marks the 19th anniversary of the columbine school shooting. i'm here at notre dame high school where about 100 students are expected to participate. i'll show you video from a similar walkout that happened last month inspired by the parkland school shooting. looking at students in menlo park. today students will march to city hall, hold a rally, also hold a moment of silence. the students want to call attention to gun violence and call for stricter, sensible gun control laws. students at notre dame plan to leave their classes at awe round 10:00 a.m. live in san jose, elissa harrington, abc 7 news. >>> a man who spent nearly 25

abc 7 reporter amy hollyfield live in concord. >> hi, natasha.re still putting water on this fire and still smoke coming from this building. this fire started a little more than 27 hours ago, but they still consider this a danger. look at this. a five-story-high scaffolding collapsed yesterday. the fire department is worried more walls will collapse. they're still worried about residents who live negligent door. 260 people are still evacuated. residents tell us it has been difficult. >> affected my life badly. my life is pretty much working for my business. until my living place is well settled down, our business will be affected, too. >> reporter: the fire was called in just before 1:00 a.m. yesterday. this is an apartment complex that is under construction. it's located at galindo and clayton in concord. two people were hurt, they suffered from smoke inhalation. officials tell us the cause is still under investigation. they don't know if it was accidental or someone set the fire. they say the next briefing for us is scheduled for 4:00 this afte

at 6:30, we'll go live to abc ac reporter amy hollyfield. >>> chances you've noticed the electric scooters zipping around or parked on the sidewalk. >> abc 7 reporter elissa harrington is joining us from the newsroom with more. >> good morning. san francisco supervisor aaron peskin introduced the legislation. he says the city has received hundreds of nuisance calls in a little more than two weeks since those rental scooters first showed up in san francisco. in fact on friday the department of public works confiscated 66 scooters they say were blocking traffic around the city. the proposed legislation would require these e scooter companies to get permits from the municipal transportation agency. the mta could then further regulate the vehicles. riders use an app to rent an e scooter and can park it anywhere when they're done. many riders are seen breaking laws, righting on the sidewalk without helmets and faster than the 15-mile-per-hour speed limit. a spokesperson for bird, one of the scooter companies, says they will work with the city to try to find a solution. part of a statement reads

amy hollyfield live for us in alameda. >> reporter: good morning, reggie.es say this is their top priority. calling this a selfish and vicious act. cindy lee had just closed up the family's oakland restaurant and picking up her daughter and her boyfriend at the alameda restaurant. lee was breathe ten in the head and killed. her customers say they are devastated and missed. >> i respect her a lot. i had to come in. >> it's terrible, just uncalled for. we're so sad. >> reporter: the attack happened outside their restaurant on webster industry at 10:30 friday night. police say their entire investigative team is working on this case. so far they have made no arrests and have not release add suspect description. live in alameda, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> developing news in oakland this morning, a pedestrian died after being hit by a car on interstate 580. it happened near high street just after 9:00 last night. chp closed three westbound lanes. all lanes were reopened about midnight. investigators have not said yet what led up to this crash. >>> it's 4:30

abc news reporter amy hollyfield is there live with what they're up to. od morning, amy. >> reporter: good morning. yes, if you do see people repelling down the bridge this morning, the message for you is no need to call that in. they are supposed to be there. they'll be using ropes, strapped in, pulleys, swinging up and down the bridge. trying to get a closer look at the span. they all it an arm's length inspection. in the past they've looked at it from a distance with bin knock lars. tis year, right now, they say they want a closer look. the engineering for the bridge says the salty marine environment corrodes the steel, so they need to check every rivet and seam to keep the bridge strong. they won't be directly dangling over traffic, but the word we want to get out to you is don't be alarmed, they are supposed to be there. no need to call 911 or call the bridge district. they expect these inspections will take about a week. live from sausalito, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> oakland police have multiple cars. police shared the photo on twitter of cars

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield live in concord. good morning, amy. >> reporter: good morning, natasha. we still have fire. can you believe it? look behind me at this flare-up that just started. we've been seeing smoke all morning. this is the first fire we have seen. firefighters still putting water on this fire. this is about 28 hours after it started. no sign of this backing downey time soon. firefighters are worried that the situation is still dangerous. look at this scaffolding that collapsed yesterday. no one was hurt when this happened. it created a scare. firefighters are still being very cautious on the scene. >> we do anticipate potentially further wall collapses. at this point in time we're in defensive operations. here is a look at the fire when it was really raging. they got the call just before 1:00 a.m. yesterday. this was an apartment complex that was under construction. this is at the intersection of galindo and clayton in concord. the building is a total loss. damage is estimated at $55 million. officials still hav

live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thanks, amy. you saw it right here on abc 7.fbi director james comey broke his silence in his first one-on-one interview since president trump fired him. >> comey called the president morally unfit and warned the russians may have compromising information on him. abc news reporter arlette saenz is live in washington. >> good morning. president trump spent the past few days bashing james comey on twitter calling him everything from a slime ball to a liar. in his first interview since he was fired, comey is telling his side of the story and he's holding nothing back. >> it's an intensifying showdown between president trump and the man he fired, former fbi director james comey. >> i don't think he's medically unfit to be president. i think he's morally unfit. >> comey broke his silence, including an alleged condensation with the president about former national security adviser michael flynn. >> was president trump obstructing justice? >> possibly. it's certainly some evidence of obstruction of justice. >> hours before the interview

abc news reporter amy hollyfield live with the story. >> reporter: hi.ace to get this open and get power lines repaired. beyond that closure is the town of moraga. this is the main road people in mora, a use to get to the freeway, the b.a.r.t. station, basically to get off to work. it's going to be a rough morning if they don't get this reopened. they shut it down. it was early when the tree fell and took down power line. this happened on saint mary's and moraing ga. it clogged the arteries as people were coming home from work, trying to get to baseball games. it really clogged the community. crews told me this morning, they have moved the tree. they have chopped it up and gotten it out of here but they are working to get the power lines repaired and get the power on for hundreds of customers who don't have power and get the road opened up. we will stay on it to let you know how it's looking. we're looking around 6:00 this morning that has changed. stay with us. amy hollyfield. >> a live update. >> from abc this morning. >> new from live desk, a bipartis

amy hollyfield, nbc 7 news. >>> it's 4:30. welcome. mike has to say in the weather. >> we'll talk about this, storm impacts from this afternoon to the overnight hours. light to moderate rain moving in. a tenth to a half inch possible. gusts up to 45 miles per hour tonight. let's talk about how today breaks down first. 7:00 this morning around 45 to 50 degrees. by noon, 56 to

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield live. good morning, amy. >> good morning, reggie. 7 news is a proud sponsor of this impressive event. you will sciatic reeciatiee cee judd. she's one of many dynamic women speaking today. she's on a panel discussion about the me too and time's up movement. the theme is stand up, lift up focusing on women's achievement achieving their goals and others as they try to achieve theirs. >> it's a rallying cry for women everywhere, and vulnerable people everywhere. it isn't just about women. it's something we can all kind of be part of. >> former first plaed maria shriver and actresses jane fonda and lilly tomlin. the key is take the energy and lessons and connections from today out into the business world tomorrow. this organization is making sure to do that. throughout the year it hosts workshops and fosters men mentohships. a great kick-start to the year. abc will have a booth. i'll be in it for several hours with my co-workers. it's going to be a fantastic day. reporting live from san francisco, amy hollywood field, abc 7 news. >> i'll

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live in alameda. amy?eda police say this case is their top priority, calling this a selfish and vicious act. 61-year-old cindy le just closed up the family restaurant in oakland and then she drove to alameda to pick up her husband and her daughter's boyfriend at their alameda restaurant when they were all attacked. we have surveillance video that shows the robbery and the beating. all three of them were hurt, but le was beaten in the head and was killed. her customers say they are devastated, and that she will be missed. >> i respect her a lot, so i had to come in. >> that's terrible. just uncalled for. we're so sad. >> reporter: the attack happened outside their restaurant, pho anh dao on webster street in alameda at 10:30 friday night. police say their entire investigative team is working this case, but so far they have not made any arrests and they have not released any suspect descriptions. reporting live in alameda, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, thank you. a pedestrian died after being hit by a

abc 7's amy hollyfield is live in alameda. amy. >> reporter: high, jessica.lameda police call this selfish and vicious and say they've dedicated every resource to this case. 61-year-old cindy le was beetd ten to death friday night in front of the family restaurant here in alameda. we have surveillance video of the attack. police say two men were trying to rob her. they beat her and a 28-year-old who was trying to help. he survived but cindy was killed. she was the oldest of nine, one of her brothers says he still can't believe she is gone. >> she always care about me and she care about her community. she loved a lot of people. >> reporter: this happened on webster street in alameda friday night at 10:30 outside the family restaurant, pho anh dao. police have not made any arrest or released a suspect description but say they have dedicated their entire investigative team to this case. reporting live in alameda, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, thank you. >>> developing news in oakland, a pedestrian died after being hit by a car on interstate 580 near high s

amy hollyfield live on embarcadero. amy. >> good morning, natasha. you may see people snapping pictures of these scooters today, not because they want to put it on instagram but because the country that provides scooters, one of them, bird, wants to see a picture that shows users properly parked the scooters. that's the new safety program the company put in place starting today as the city closing in on regulating electric scooters which started showing up in the city about a month ago. people complained they clog and block the sidewalks. so the city will consider legislation today that will regulate the scooters. the supervisor who proposed it said he got a heads up that these scooters were going to be an issue and they were coming before they got here. >> the reason i introduced this legislation is because my counterparts in southern california told me they were having problems with these technologies. these companies were once again asking for forgiveness rather than permission. >> it will take up the legislation today. but yesterday the city atto

reporting live in concord, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, thank you. >>> a police officer recovers this morning after he crashed into a telephone pole. take a look at this. the fire protection district provided us with these photos. this happened at 5:30 this morning on deer valley road near brentwood. we're told the officer has been flown to a local trauma center with moderate injuries. >>> the prosecutors are moving ahead in the domestic violence case against 49ers' linebacker reuben foster despite his former girlfriend making the move of recanting what he claims of abuse were. abc 7 news reporter matt keller has the latest, matt? >> reporter: kristen, i spoke with the district attorney's office this morning, and they say it's business as usual, moving forward with their next hearing for reuben foster on monday. that is scheduled to be a plea hearing, although, it's not guaranteed foster will enter a plea. this is in spite of the fact the alleged victim already recanted her story. they filed charges against the linebacker earlier this month for an alleged domestic violence incide

amy hollyfield is live at the scene for us. good morning. amy. >> good morning, natasha.y're still dealing with flare-ups. look behind me. there's so much smoke coming off the building. they're still spraying water on it. this is 29 hours after it started. it's been quite a battle out here. look at this scare they had yesterday. a five-story scaffolding collapsed. the fire department is worried more could come down. so they are in defensive mode. they're also worried about the residents who live in the apartment building next door. they still have an evacuation order in place for those residents. some tell us it has been difficult. >> affected my life pretty badly. my life is pretty much working for my business. i guess until my living place is well settled down, our business will be affected, too. >> reporter: the fire was called in right before 1:00 a.m. yesterday. this is an apartment building that was under construction at the intersection of galindo and clayton in concord. two people are hurt in this fire. they suffered from smoke inhalation. investigators don't know

reporting live at sfo, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you very much, amy. pg&e says it's working with the oakland fire department to determine the cause of a gas leak and possible fire. we're waiting for an update on their condition now. it happened on shaddock near 60th street. pg&e says some people have a third party contractor working on the house when something went wrong. we will bring new details as soon as we hear back from the oakland fire department. >>> silicon valley tech companies are facing another data collection scandal. a washington state firm exposed the information of 48 million people. according to zd net the firm left those profiles in a public online storage space that was available for anyone to see. chris vickery from mountain view security up guard discovered the breach. >> one of the techniques that was apparently used in gathering the data, just one of the techniques involved a function on facebook that facebook last week disabled because they finally -- i believe they believed people were taking advantage of it. >> vickery says yo

amy hollyfield live in dublin this morning. >> in dublin, one of the school districts impacted by thisthis school district will have school today, classes all over the bay area today. the school district impacted the most and took the most action was emeryville. emeryville canceled classes yesterday. that's because emeryville saw the e-mail first sunday night and decided to cancel classes yesterday out of caution. other e-mails got it early monday morning after spring brach. by then it was determined it was a hoax. emeryville says canceling school was the right decision at the time. the parents we taunlgd to said they sta -- talked to stand by the decision. >> just to make sure they are safe. if i'm dropping my kids off at school and they are going to spend six or seven, i want to make sure they are safe pr there's been too many instances of agencies >> schools from sonoma county to south san francisco all reporting they received the threat. police determined this was an online competition to try and shut down schools. it is not a credible threat. bay area schools will be open today. e

amy hollyfield live in dublin this morning. amy. >> reporter: hi, natasha, dublin one of 30 in dublin county that received the hoax. that's just one county in bay area. they will be having school here today. emeryville will have police officers on hand this morning when they have classes starting up this morning. they want everyone to feel safe. they will be reopening. they were shut down yesterday. emeryville saw the e-mails sunday night before it was determined to be a hoax, so it was decided to go ahead and cancel classes monday just to be safe. parents we talked to said they understood the decision. >> it's sad but you have to be vigilant. the one time you decide not to close school down, it can happen. you have to keep your kids safe. >> here is the map to show you how widespread the hoax was around the bay area. schools from sonoma down to south san francisco all received it. police have decided it was not credible, that it was an online challenge to try and get schools canceled. bay area schools say they will be open to d

amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> let's talk more about that. things we can do right now to be more prepared for an earthquake or other natural disaster. we're encouraged to have emergency kits fully stocked with items including battery operated radios and flashlights with extra batteries, a minimum three-day supply of food and water for everyone in the family and also a manual can opener and any medications you may need or first aid supplies. prepare north cal's guidelines for your emergency kit and developing a plan for your family are posted at abc7news.com. >>> a southwest airlines plane that took off from la gar yeah showed evidence of metal fatigue. the flight was forced to make an emergency landing in philadelphia. it's believed the plane's left engine exploded, shattering the window in the 14th row. 43-year-old jennifer riordan was sitting in the seat. witnesses say she was partially sucked out of the plane. one passenger talking to "good morning america." marty martinez said he reached for his laptop to contact loved once on facebook li

live in sausalito, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> a caravan of central american migrants is stuck atder officials say the san ysidro crossing was at capacity and they would not immediately be able to handle more asylum seekers. nearly 200 migrants want to >> you see kids, you see mothers, you see men like me. we're fighting for a better future. >> are you watching the mess that's going on right now with the caravan coming up? are you watching this? and our laws are so weak -- >> the secretary of homeland security has been ordered to not let people in. their future is uncertain. >>> a bay area minister is leading an effort to connect sponsors with migrants who are seeking asylum. >> they need companionship, accompaniment and they need someone here in this country to say we support you, we want to get to know you and we will be your friends. >> the reverend says the enter faith movement for hiem an integrity helps migrants at the u.s.-mexico border. >>> oakland police officers predicting danger at the ghost ship artist collective well before 36 people died in a fire there over a year a

live in sausalito, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, thank you.aravan of central american migrants is stuck at the mexico border. border officials at the san ysidro crossing was at capacity and will not handle more asylum seekers. >> you see kids. you see mothers. you see men like me. we or fighting to -- for a better future. >> are you watching that mess that's going on right now with the caravan coming up are you watching this? our laws are so weak. >> the secretary of homeland security has been ordered to not let the people in, and their future is uncertain. >>> a bay area minister is leading an effort to connect sponsors with migrants seeking asylum. >> they need companionship, accompaniment and they need someone here in this country to say we support you, we want to get to know you and we will be your friend. >> reverend lee says her organization, the enter faith movement for integrity helps migrants at the u.s.-mexico border. provides them with housing, food and living arrangements as they navigate the process. >>> the prosecutor who spent d

live in berkeley, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy, thank you. speaking of that, there are things we can do it radio now to be more prepared for an earthquake or other natural disasters. we're encouraged to have emergency kits with battery operated radios and flashlights with extra batteries, a minimum three-day supply of food and water for everyone in the family and a manual can opener, and also any medications you may need and first aid supplies. for more on developing a plan for your family, go to abc7news.com. >>> this morning the nation is mourning barbara bush. the funeral for the wife, mother and former first lady will take place this saturday in texas. >> here is a picture from the white house where flags are flying at half staff. a family spokeswoman said the 92-year-old was in failing health and decided additional medical treatment. abc's cokie roberts shared her thoughts this morning on gma. >> she understood that as first lady she had a pulpit and she used it and continues to use it even after her passing. >> former president h.w. bus

abc news reporting amy hollyfield live in walnut creek. good morning, amy. >> reporter: good morning, natasha. this is not the story commuters want to hear this morning. police say it does appear these two people who were on b.a.r.t. were randomly attacked. police arrested this man. he is 32-year-old robert dolph of san francisco. witnesses say he had been muttering to himself on the train and shouting out random things. this is at the coliseum station that he followed two people off the train and started stabbing them near the fare gates. that's when a brave stranger stepped in and may have saved their lives. >> there was an individual, a third party that wasn't involved in a courageous and selfless act intervened and grabbed the knife from the suspect and in the process his hands were cut, but he was able to get the knife away from the suspect and then he was able to tackle the suspect to the ground and hold him there until the officers arrived a short time later. >> reporter: the victim are siblings, a 50-year-old man in critical conditi

amy hollyfield is there live. good morning, amy. >> reporter: good morning, kristen. have to correct you. there's men here too. it is mostly women, but look, i found one right behind me, reggie on the stage with natasha giving a presentation as part of the sponsorship, abc 7, proud sponsors of this very impressive and popular event. 6,000 people, mostly women, are attending these sold out professional businesswomen's conference. women who are busy, powerful, and have high expectations. >> how many times do you get to go to a conference with so many women and just talking about different issues that i think relate to us and diversity, inclusion, and what to do differently in the workplace and what we can ask our allies to do differently. >> reporter: they were not disappointed. with abc 7 serving as mc, and introducing impressive speakers, like bernard tyson, and ashley judd, the morning keynote session was packed, and attendees riveted. >> it's more inspare rational than expected and thought it would be boring. he now leads a major american company. >> nobody should o

live in martinez, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> it's 5:32 now.eloping news in east oakland, several people were taken to the hospital after a crash involving multiple vehicles. this happened around 9:00 last night on 35th avenue at paxton. you can see debris lit terd across the street. police had to shut down part of paxton overnight while speaking to witnesses and gathering evidence. >>> a fatal rollover in pacifica closed a transition road for several hours. chp and first responders arrived at the northbound 35 transition to northbound 1. they found a man trapped inside an suv that had rolled overtaking out a section of guard rail. . the cause of the crash remains under investigation and the roadway is now open. >>> president trump warning russia this morning and telling the country to get ready for a missile attack in syria. here is the tweet sent out just before 4:00 a.m. it says russia vows to shoot downey and all missiles fired at syria. get ready, russia, they will be coming, nice and new and smart. you shouldn't be partners with a gas kil

abc 7's amy hollyfield is live in concord. >> reporter: let me show you why.at this flare-up we're watching. this thing is still burning. this is on the side facing the apartment building where the evacuation order has been issued. this is why. this is what they're worried about. firefighters have not been able to go in there and fully put this fire out. so demolition today will enable them to get to the smoldering spots and put it out for god. investigators also haven't been able to get inside and look for the cause of the fire. they're too worried about the building collapsing. that's why they're not letting people in. that's also why they still have that's evacuation order in place for the apartment building next door and adjacent streets are shut down. one restaurant owner is hoping the restrictions will be lifted soon. >> i have no idea how long we'll be closed for. i think it's going to be affecting us for the next two or three days. hopefully we'll be o the weekend. they can come in and have a good margarita and forget about the fire. >> reporter: this

amy hollyfield live at the con contra costa d.a.'s office. >> reporter: this investigator spent nearly 20 years in this office working on this case. there are a few people who know this case as paul holes. he says this case took over his life. he said when he read the case files he knew this man needed to be caught. he says he is 100% sure joseph deangelo is the east area rapist and golden state killer. holes describes how he felt after he saw deangelo after the arrest. >> i absolutely needed to see him and to see him sit in an interview room utterly defeated, that was a very good feeling. >> so here is how he found him. they had dna, but it didn't match any known criminals. holes went to a genealogy site called jed match and checked the lineage going back generations. he checked if anyone at any point had moved to california at the time of the crimes, joseph deangelo fit those boxes. last week investigators got his dna from some stuff he had thrown away and they had a match. holes doesn't work here anymore. he retired just almost a

reporting live in san francisco, amy hollyfield. >> thank you.y are considering new rules on scooter and bike sharing services. the vehicles can benefit the community but block wheelchairs and pedestrians and clutter sidewalks. kaplan wants regulations adopted similar to san francisco. >>>. >> new this morning from live desk bipartisan majority of americans support tougher sanctions on russia. that's according to new abc news "washington post" poll. it was released while you were sleeping overnight. i want to show you the numbers here. 68 people surveyed said they support tougher measures against russia in response to alleged international misbehavior by that country. in a survey 52% of people surveyed said they would favor a meeting between president trump and russian president vladimir putin held at the white house to help improve u.s./russia relations. you see an overlap in those numbers. that's because some people do support both measures. >> thank you, jessica. >>> a federal judge may appoint a neutral lawyer. cohen's attorney forced to disc

live in concord, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> b.a.r.t.s service to the hayward station is going to be back to normal after aa man shot at a police officer. police say they were investigating a different shooting last night when a man shot at a hayward officer near the station. neither hayward nor b.a.r.t. police shot back. riders experienced major delays as police investigated the incident. nobody got hurt and police arrested one suspect. >>> the woman who accused 49ers linebacker reuben foster of beating her now says xi lied about it. prosecutors filed domestic violence charges against him two weeks ago. his former girlfriend, alyssa ennis, claims her injuries were caused by a fight with another woman. foster tried to end the relationship after he tried to fight. it goes on to say, quote, she was extremely upset and told him if he broke up with her she would, quote, trash his career. fster remains on the 49ers roster. >>> epa chief scott pruitt in the hot seat. two congressional committees set to question him about the spending and ethic

amy hollyfield has reaction. >> >> reporter: my daughter goes to the preschool and we were sliding. it was like tahoe and it was crazy and just covered. >> reporter: oakland receiveds say it was part -- residents said it was scary. >> big chunks coming down and had to check my car twice because it is like -- it was everywhere. and i'm lyko may -- i hope it doesn't break my windshield because it was coming down hard. >> reporter: as adults check their cars and suffer through the traffic back-up, some kids looked at it >> my little cousin wanted to play in it. but it is different. >> reporter: there was enough to create quite a winter wonder lapd for a while. four hours after it fell, still accumulated here in oakland and look at the size of it. but as fast as this hail came down, you could bet that people are going to be talking about this wild storm for a long time. in oakland, amy hollyfield, tab 7 news. >> and this is the size of what was falling around 7:00 it this morning. another photo from keith where you could see the ground is covered in hail and lilly posted this one showin

live in concord, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you, amy. >>> b.a.r.t. says service at the hayward station will be back to normal after a man shot at a police officer. police say they were investigating a different shooting last night when a man shot at a hayward officer near the station. neither hayward nor b.a.r.t. police shot back. riders experienced major delays as police investigated the incident. nobody was hurt and one suspect was arrested. >>> it's 4:30. a quick update on weather and traffic starting with meteorologist mike nicco. >> let's take a look at what's going on in walnut creek, south on 680, notice how the lights dim to grayness. that's the marine layer. it's made it to our inland neighborhoods. expect more cooling especially there today. yesterday we got rid of the 80s. today we're getting rid of the 70s. 50s and 60s this afternoon. let's talk about my planner. mid 40s to low 50s. stay in the mid 50s along the coast through 7:00 this evening. about 62 with sunglasses needed at noon today. 66 to 68 at 4:00. grab a coat if you're heading

abc 7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live at the chp office in martinez.> reporter: good morning, natasha. the chp has a witness report of a car going into the eel river. they do say they plan to search again today. here is the missing family. the thottapilly family was on a road trip, on their way back from portland and were scheduled to stop in san jose before making it home. they haven't been seen in almost a week. their neighbors in southern vigil in front of the family home. >> a great family. we don't have kids here. the kids are always out riding their bikes and playing. they're just always friendly. >> reporter: a witness reported seeing a maroon vehicle driving off the 'em bank mtd. and chp has found parts of the honda that matches the description of the family car. they'll be searching again today. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >>> new details this morning on a deadly plane crash in arizona. we learned one of the victims is from sonoma county. 23-year-old mariah coogan was a passenger on the plane that went down monday night in the phoenix suburb.

live in walnut creek, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >>> developing news this morning from the east bay also, a robbery attempt outside a restaurant has led to the death of a 61-year-old woman. it happened on friday night on webster street near eagle avenue. the police department says the woman, along with the 28-year-old man, suffered head injuries, both taken to the hospital. the woman passed away from her injuries yesterday. meanwhile, the man was released from the hospital. the police say the attackers got away. they are now asking for the public's help to find them. >>> new at 11:00 a.m., a new campaign to crackdown on car break-in epidemic in san francisco. the mayor and san francisco police chief william scott have announced a new campaign to curb the break-ins including increased foot patrols to deal with property crimes. sfpd wants to train more employees to fingerprint. the department says if more break-in victims get their cars fingerprinted, more easily they can investigate cases. there's a new public awareness campaign called park smart with pamphlets of the me

live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >>> new this morning, thousands of starbucks stores set to temporarily close. a new fallout after the viral incident in philadelphia. >>> spring break disaster. hundreds of vacationers stranded in mexico. the reason one airline essentially told travelers, you're on your own. >>> stormy daniels threatened to keep quiet about her alleged affair with president trump, and now they got a look at this man's sketch. >>> good morning, i'm your meteorologist mike nicco. i hope you enjoy the warmer sunshine, warmer weather, and quietness out there. not a repeat of >>> developing news in mexico where some airline passengers were told to find their way home after numerous flights were cancel. a snowstorm in the midwest led to all the cancellations. some service in mexico is seasonal and because that ended, they told passengers they have to make arrangements with another airline to return home. this left hundreds of passengers scrambling for a return flight. >> panicked to find a place to stay. we paid our money to them. we expected a ride h

live in dublin, amy hollyfield. >>> thank you, amy.nd, police trying to figure who did it. it happened at 9:00 hartnett avenue near cress ept park. no one in custody. this is the second murder in richmond in the past week. a 20-year-old man died in another shooting on saturday. before that police had touted no homicides in the city since november. >> it is 4:30 now. if you're just joining us, let's get a quick update on traffic where you live. you're never more than seven minutes away from accuweather forecast. hi, mike. >> hi, everybody. remember mild temperatures, they are out there. almost 60, concord, danville, livermore, st. francis 57, here is a look at my 12 hour planner for today. mainly cloudy at 7:00. temperatures low- to mid-50s. not much cooling happening. right as we get to the 9:00 hour, that's when the rain