right now voters approved money is only enough to complete the line between bakersfield and merced. >> we are spending hunl amounts of money quite frankly on a fool's errened. and leadership from the governor rafs office to the legislature should be truthful enough to go to vote resist and say we can't build it. >> high-speed rail is a signature projects of jerry brown. >> a bay area company wants to build a solar farm if in the california desert and may come with the world's biggest battery. the battery would be triple the size of the one tesla installed in aufrlt last year. the san francisco based recurrent energy asked the federal government for permission to build 350 megawatts of solar power near the mule mountains. 2 ours east of palm springs could be years before it's built. >>> two people in napa county thanked the men who saved their lives next. >> but first we want to thank you clawed for this picture from mount tamm green all from the recent rain. >> share your pictures with us with the hashtag #abc 7 now you might see it online at abc7news.com. >> announcer: superior acts

bakersfield, california, republican. caller: hi. i support what trump did. everything he says he is going to do he does. everyone too remind get down on your knees and pray, because that is what we need. also, i want to talk to the democrats. knowsbehind the man, he what he is doing. host: thanks. onto carson city, nevada. we have patty on the line. trump'si disagree with decision. i think we should take into consideration there are different countries, their own religion and believes. it is sad what is going on over there, but we need to take care of our own country. it is none of our business and that is how i feel. host: appreciate you sharing your thoughts with us. los angeles, california, republican line. hi, mike. i am 100% with president trump. i think he should take care of .he roots of the problem also, president carter caused all these problems for the whole middle east. i think they have to think about that. but i appreciate that he is a great guy. thank you. host: top democrat on the senate armed services committee jack reed saying president trum

mid 60s to low 70s tomorrow afternoon and once you move inland, you can see fresno and bakersfield andn palm springs will top out at about 90 degrees. a nice finish to the weekend across the board. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. plan the next 7 days for you. easter sunday. it's that fog in the morning but we're much warmer inland by the afternoon. slightly cooler as we head into the upcoming week but a lot of sunshine will dominate easter wednesday. thursday, increasing clouds and a chance at night of a sprinkle happening in the north bay, but it's a better chance for everybody but friday, and saturday. scattered light showers. it's a level one on the storm impact scale. >> now, abc7 sports with mike shumann. >> it's over. loyola of chicago, the underdog in fan favorite lost today in the final four courtesy of michigan. ramblers lucky charm. san francisco hoping the magic continues. early second half. up 10, the hoop and foul. midnight came for cinderella and the bell was told by big mo. 24 points and the third player with a 2015 game of the final four in 40 years joining a

mccarthy was born in bakersfield and represents the area now. he was favored for the house speakership in 2015. he withdrew amidst opposition by the ultraconservative house freedom caucus. the other representative most recently in the news for the shooting at a congressional baseball practice fihe is -- back in june suffered fatal injuries and recurrent -- and returned to congress three months later.>>> negotiation for selling their share of the coliseum to the city of oakland. they expressed interest by the coliseum site to build another stadium. they wanted to develop the area around it. they are exploring creative ideas to give passengers from downtown oakland to the ballpark -- to get passengers from downtown oakland to the ballpark and gondolas.>>> the details about the -- knee details -- downtown san jose will turn into the championship campus with pep rallies and appearances from sports legends and musical performances. >>> the first full season of the jimmy grob low era begins with -- with the jimmy g era begins with kpix5. our sports di

bakersfield, california, republican. caller: hi. i support what trump did. everything he says he is going to do he does. everyone too remind get down on your knees and pray, because that is what we need. also, i want to talk to the democrats. knowsbehind the man, he what he is doing. host: thanks. onto carson city, nevada. we have patty on the line. trump'si disagree with decision. i think we should take into consideration there are different countries, their own religion and believes. it is sad what is going on over there, but we need to take care of our own country. it is none of our business and that is how i feel. host: appreciate you sharing your thoughts with us. los angeles, california, republican line. hi, mike. i am 100% with president trump. i think he should take care of .he roots of the problem also, president carter caused all these problems for the whole middle east. i think they have to think about that. but i appreciate that he is a great guy. thank you. host: top democrat on the senate armed services committee jack reed saying president trum

that is between dare and bakersfield over to oakland. as well as stepping the project down from san jose over to gillroy. instead of diesel trains we have add electric service down to gilroy. that also gives us opportunity to start looking at high speed trains on some seconds as well. we started the discussions with the union pacific railway. and that what that leaves us is focus on the pacheco pass. we are doing projects to know what the soil is like under the ground and looking at ways to fund and finance that portion of the project. we don't have all the funds identified to complete that entire section. but that's what we are going to be looking to work on in the future. our goal is to have that piece of the line out by 2029 and begin high-speed service for california at that point. >> as i mention wed are in the middle of the public comment period. so public comment period lasts through may 7th. i believe that the board had sent us letters for previous business plans so of course we would welcome any feedback and suggestions and comm

. >> today county supervisor is leading a pilgrimage to the town south of bakersfield where chavez is buried. spent much of his life fighting for the rights for farm workers. he was 66 years old. >>> 4:56 this morning, a berkeley election is driving the internet nuts. i want you to meet right here, look at that, that squirrel is the new senator, senator furry boy, now a member of the student senate and people voted for a squirrel who campaigned on hot tom topics like improved access to a corns. the guy who ran the joke dressed up in the squirrel costume but will take this job very seriously. stephen boyle said he'll end food waste and support students with disabilities. >> got elected. coming up next on "today in the bay," start of the week and another beautiful day in the bay area. >> we've got beautiful weather starting out, a little bit mild. here's a look outside in fremont as you get ready to head out the door, upper 50s later this morning and then low 80s again today. we'll talk about what else is ahead in this workweek coming up next. >>> looking over here, san jose moves nicel

even fresno and bakersfield into the 80s, well above average for this time of year.ally nice night for a ball game at at&t park tomorrow. the diamondbacks are in town, first pitch temperature under mainly sunny skies, 65 degrees. the game wraps up at 10:00, a few clouds here and there, and temperatures cooling offer to 59 degrees. a light jacket certainly needed. by tuesday, though, the warm air is out of here. a cold front will move in and that brings back the chance of a shower both tuesday and into wednesday. this is a light level 1 system with light showers at times. total rainfall less than a quarter of an inch of rain. it does look to be breezy wednesday night. so, future weather tuesday morning. it's mainly dry. a mix of sun and clouds out there. tuesday itself, the north bay looks to have the best chance of seeing any moisture. south of the golden gate you'll remain rather dry tuesday. that will change on wednesday as the actual cold front moves through here wednesday night. by 9:00, this is when everybody across the board has a chance of seeing some light sh

even inland have been fresn and bakersfield topping out in the mid-to low 80s. but the warm weather sticks around one day. because the cold front returns on tuesday. bringing showers. the storm impact scale, a level one light system tuesday. lingering into wednesday as well. lighthowers at times. less than a quarter of an inches of rainfall. and it turns a little brazy wednesday night. future weather we get you into tuesday morning, it's a mix of sun and clouds out there. tuesday i think the best chance of seeing any showers is really focused in the north bay. if you live south of the golden gate i think machine of your tuesday will be dry. it's a different story, though, wednesday evening. future weather showing you wednesday evening by 9:00 i think this is when everyone has a good shot at seeing light showers. and the emphasis is on light. look at future tracker rainfall estimates as we go through wednesday night, less than and a quarter inches of rain areawood. nothing like late last week. if you see quarter of of an inch count yourself lucky. it's weak. here

even inland have been fresno and bakersfield topping out in the mid-to low 80s.r sticks around one day. because the cold front returns on tuesday. bringing showers. the storm impact scale, a level one light system tuesday. lingering into wednesday as well. light showers at times. less than a quarter of an inches of rainfall. and it turns a little brazy wednesday night. future weather we get you into tuesday morning, it's a mix of sun and clouds out there. tuesday i think the best chance of seeing any showers is really focused in the north bay. if you live south of the golden gate i think machine of your tuesday will be dry. it's a different story, though, wednesday evening. future weather showing you wednesday evening by 9:00 i think this is when everyone has a good shot at seeing light showers. and the emphasis is on light. look at future tracker rainfall estimates as we go through wednesday night, less than and a quarter inches of rain areawood. nothing like late last week. if you see quarter of of an inch count yourself lucky. it's weak. here is the forecast.

. >> reporter: and his criminal case originally took place in bakersfield. the district attorney has decided not to retry him on a murder charge. the california department of corrections tells us he is entitled to certain benefits now like housing assistance and job training. >> thank you. >>> we sent out a breaking news alert right after the release happened. you can get updates on your smartphone. >>> take a look, this is nothing new, mountains lion prowling on the peninsula. here's the twist. this morning two schools in san mateo issued their students to shelter in place and neighbors were ushered into their homes. robert honda is near the park with these latest sightings. >> reporter: these are images of who knows how many mountain lions roaming in just a fast few weeks. at least one mountain lion was reported around 36th avenue and fernwood street around 8:00 this morning. >> officer pud up and told me there was a mountain lion in the area and to be careful, be aware. >> reporter: nearby abbott middle school went into a shelter in place mode. >> it was

inland you see fresno and bakersfield, much warmer, in the 80s. palm springs, 90 degrees tomorrow. if you're traveling, no weather problems. along the coast we're still stuck in the 50s. the pattern continues. we're slightly cooler monday into tuesday. still sunny and dry wednesday. then we track a chance of shower on thursday but a better chance for everybody in the upcoming weekend. >> we call those april showers. >> right. brings may flowers. at&t has a network with thousands of best-in-class security experts. which means... more of the eye balls you want watching the network... & less of the ones you don't. more experts preventing security issues... & less security threats impacting our customers. more of a highly secure network with more security products available for further protection... & less per month. switch to at&t internet for business. more & less - that's the power of &. . >>> a police officer was taken by surprise this morning when he ran into this rattlesnake near boatright space complex. it's a reminder for officers to warn people to be came. snake season has beg

. >> reporter: which brings us to a vineyard 200 miles away in bakersfield, california, where a worker recently stumbled upon this. he shared it with veronica. >> her letter really touched my heart. >> reporter: who took to social media. >> my friend who lives down in the area saw the posting on facebook and tagged me in it and said, wait a minute. isn't this your emily? >> hi. >> reporter: a few weeks later emily and veronica's family finally got to meet. the setting, a ranch. >> good, you're doing great. >> reporter: where emily is fulfilling a dream taking horseback riding lessons, her dad's passion. >> good job, emily. >> reporter: a gift veronica helped pay for. >> it was meant for me to find it or see it, you know, and make her dream come true. >> reporter: emily credits her dad with steering that letter. >> i think that he definitely had something to do with it, and that he's definitely looking out for me from up above. >> reporter: for emily, it's proof angels aren't just in the sky. >> thank you. >> reporter: they're all around. joe fryer, nbc news, hollister, california. >> a

consuelo verdugo, 21-month-old consuelo verdugo, he was baby-sitting her in the town of delano near bakersfielder is shocked and still thinks he is guilty. >>> after 25 years on death row, he walked into the arms of waiting friends and family outside san quentin. 68-year-old told reporters in spanish he was very happy. his attorney didn't say much more. >> of course we are elated by the fact he was released today. he was wrongfully convicted over 25 years ago and we are very grateful this day finally has come. >> reporter: kirk county lisa green decided ton refile charges against him after medical testimony about the toddler's injuries and whether she was sexually assaulted fell apart. but she still thinks he is guilty of murder. >> i believe that he did kill this child in a inflicted blunt force trauma on this child. >> human beings make mistakes. >> reporter: the human rights attorney who has represented more than a hundred people who faced the death penalty, the kern county's mistakes past and frent are why he should be free. >> they don't have reasonable doubt he is guilty. he is innocent a

who is stepping down as speaker of the house is endorsing house majority leader kevin mccarthy of bakersfield to replace. ryan says mccarthy is a strong leader. the house majority leader, already the second ranking republican in the house. there have been reports that louisiana congressman steve scalise wanted the speaker's job but scalise said he will not run against mccarthy. >>> former first lady barbara bush is in failing health and will not seek further medical treatment. a spokesman for the family would not aelaborate on the nature -- elaborate on the nature of the 92-year-old's health problems but she has suffered for years from graves' disease, a thyroid condition. she was surrounded by family at her home in houston, including her husband of 73 years. former president george h.w. bush. >>> two men in east oakland were killed in separate shootings early yesterday morning. the first shooting was at a bar in the 3400 block of fruitvale avenue in the diamond district. happened about 1:00 in the morning. a 25-year-old pittsburgh man was fatally shot and died at the scene. then just before

l.a., 85 tomorrow. 93 in bakersfield. a cold front on wednesday will wipe out warmth across the entire state and bring us a better chance of rain here locally. future weather by wednesday evening, this is our best chance i think for everybody to see some light showers in their neighborhood. but the quick moving system is out of here by thursday morning. so total hateful once again, really light. nothing like we experienced late last week. less than half of an inch across the ree skbron we will show you the forecast tomorrow. increasing clouds, a cooler day, a few showers in the afternoon, wednesday, even cooler air moves in. it turns windy and a best bet for a shower in the evening. could have one lingering in the morning on thursday. we're drying out friday and warming up nicely for saturday. but sunday and monday a blend of sunshine and clouds. not as bright today. tomorrow, still a pretty decent day. >> thank very much, drew. >> up next, the race for hb-1 visas. tens of thousands are snapped up in just a few days. >> a

right now voter approved money is only enough to complete the line between bakersfield and merset. >>ee we're spending huge amounts of money quite frankly on a fools errand. and leadership from the governor's office clear to the legislator should be truthful and honest enough to go to the voters and say we can't build it with the permission you gave us. >>> well, there is a significant step forward in an effort to build a new ballpark for the oakland a's. alameda county is ready to sell its shares of the complex to the city of oakland. why, because the city says it's best to sell its portion and that will likely make the sale to the a's a lot easier. >>> a lot more to come here. coming up the battle for control of the house. >> this year will be my last one as a member of the house. >> the speaker is stepping aside. what's next for the man who's third in line to be president? >>> also the fbi raid on president trump's personal attorney. what agents were looking for. plus -- oops. why in the world did this cruise ship smash into a pier? ship smash into a pier? we'll explain what happe

who moved from bakersfield several years ago hoping his valley fever would go away. the condition transformed into heart failure. >> i gave up. for a long time. and i thought nothing was ever going to happen. >> donovan waited two years before doctors found a match for a heart transplant last august. that match came from troy. who passed days before he received his new heart. >> this is his will. what he wanted. >> his spirit breathes life in donovan and other people. who may have never gotten the chance. >> i'm going to go see my grandchildren. and try to celebrate life. again. a second chance. >> according to donor services roughly 12,000 people died in 2017 waiting on an organ transplant. >> we'll start with live doppler 7. mainly calm conditions here. we have had active weather to the north and east. with isolated downpours and thunderstorms. over night we'll get even calmer conditions with mainly clear skies. lows range from midto upper 40s. tomorrow look for the mostly sunny skies. a few passing clouds possible. mild tomorrow. highs up to 60 degrees. some low 6

the commissioners suggested the commission taking action against the baker was intolerant of the bakersfield. not just that they overrode the victim acres view and took the position that the colorado law trumps them but there really was a degree of intolerance there and just as candidly very poignantly asked the solicitor general, has the commission ever disavowed those views and the solicitor general colorado said no, the commission didn't have an opportunity to disavow those views and justice kennedy asked, do you disavow those views which is a tough question for an advocate. it will be interesting to see if that exchange which i found to be one of the most interesting parts, whether that manifests its self in an opinion written by the court. there are number of important cases but the one i would highlight is carpenter involving the fourth amendment and whether or not the government needs a warrant in order to get all of the records that show where you've been based on where your cell phone has pinged off of towers. as most of you know, based on those paintings, it's pretty easy to recons

seat for the most amazing love story, through a multitude of moods from new haven to odessa from bakersfieldbunkpo kennebunkport, woo. their love is a constant. my dad say phenomenal writer. here's one of them written on january 6th, 1994. will you marry me? oops, i forgot we did that 49 years old. i was very happy on that day in 1945, but i'm even happilyier today. you have given me joy that few men know. you have made our boys into men by balling them out and then right away loving them. and our sweetest greatest daughter in the whole world. i'm climbed perhaps the highest mountain in the world, but even that cannot hold a candle to being barbara's husband. mom used to tell me, now, george, don't walk ahead, little did she know, i was only trying to keep up, keep up with barbara pierce from rye, new york. i love you. the last time my mom went in the hospital, i think dad got sick on purpose so he could be with her. that's my theory at least. literally, a day later, he showed up with an illness. he came into the room where she was sleeping. his hair was straight up, he was wearing a hospita

finally, the most amazing love story, from new haven, edessa, ventura to bakersfield, the compton, to to houston, phew, their love was a constant in our lives. my dad is a phenomenal letter writer and would write mom on their wedding anniversary, which totaled an amazing 73 years. here is one written on january 6, 1994. will you marry me? oops, i forgot we did that 49 years ago. [laughter] i was very happy on that day in 1945, but i'm even happier today. you have given me joy that few men know. you have made our boys into men by following them out and then right away by loving them. you helped our daughter be the sweetest in the world and i climbed perhaps the highest mountain in the world but even that cannot hold a candle to being barbara's husband. mom used to tell me, george, do not walk ahead, little did she know, i was only trying to keep up with barbara pierce from new york. i love you. the last time my mom went into the hospital, i think dad got sick on purpose so he could be with her. that is my theory. literally, a day later, he showed up with an illness. he came into her ro

the republican majority leader from bakersfield.e were talking about john cox's candidacy for governor. and mccarthy said if you combine the sanctuary cities with the tax increase. you have the kind of foment that led to reagan. that's what you are seeing happen. people in normal everyday cities are rebelling. sheriffs saying they're not going to obey the state law. counties are opting out. i think it's a good debate. let's take ms-13 which is a gang spread across america, extraordinarily violent. you look at fairfax county, virginia, the number of additional murders, rapes, attacks. if the democrats want to protect the right of ms-13 to stay in america and kill people that's a great campaign platform. >> you are a great story teller. republicans sometimes aren't great story tellers, newt. republicans are always numbers, charts, percentages, gdp. but the story of kate steinle, jamil shaw, donald trump understood the stories of real people would cut through the clutter. >> the combination of here's the story and the larger meaning. b

a high of 91. 97 in palm springs and 85 in bakersfield. game at at&t park tomorrow night. first pitch temperature around 65 degrees. perhaps a few clouds from time to time later in the evening by 10:00 temperature falling into the upper 50s so a light jacket is all you need. things change tuesday to wednesday a cooler air moves in with the cold front. the storm impact scale a light level 1 system will be moving through here, low rainfall totals, less than a quarter of an inch of rainfall. it will turn breezy wednesday. tuesday morning it's just a blend of sun and clouds out there, tuesday afternoon we'll be watching for a shower popping up. right now tuesday looks like the best chance would be the north bay, south of the golden gate. it looks like the remaining region remains dry. however things change on wednesday. wednesday night that's when i think everyone has a good chance of seeing some light showers. emphasis on light showers. because future track showing you by wednesday night, most spots a quarter of an inch of rain. so the accuwe

from new haven to odessa to ventura to bakersfield to com compton to d.c., to new york, to beijing, to's one of them written on january 6th, 1984. will you marry me? oo oops, i forgot, we did that 49 year s ago. i was very happy on that day in 1945 but i'm even happier today. you have given me joy that few men know. you have made our boys into men by balling them out and then right away by loving them. i have climbed perhaps the highest mountain in the world. but even that cannot hold a candle to being barbara's husband. mom used to tell me, now, george, don't walk ahead. little did she know i was only trying to keep up, keep up with barbara pierce from rye, new york, i love you. the last time my mom went into the hospital, i think dad got sick on purpose so that they could be with her. that's my theory at least. because literally a day later, he showed up with an illness. he came into her room. when she was sleeping and held her hand. his hair was standing straight up. he had on a mask to improve his breathing. he was wearing a hospital gown. in other words, he looked like hell. mom o

he represents the bakersfield area and is known to have close ties to the president.avored for the house speaker ship in 2015. he withdrew after opposition by the ultraconservative house freedom caucus. he may remember representative steve's name. most recently in the news for the shooting at a congressional baseball practice in june. he was seriously injured but returned to congress three months later. >>> the president signaling that the us is -- the u.s. is planning an attack in response to serious chemical attack. he addressed the russian support of the syrian dictator. russia responded saying that they do not participate in twitter diplomacy. 20 people -- more than 40 people died in the small town of damascus. russia and syria denied any involvement. stocks fell on word of the possible missile strike. the s and p sell 14 points. >>> feeling the heat from the house. mark zuckerberg get some of the tougher questions from bay area lawmakers.>>> take me up to the ballgame. a creative idea to transport fans to their new stadium. facebook c-e-o on capitol hill today. k

and five cities in the state have the highest per capita rates of police killings in the country, bakersfieldckton, long beach, santa ana and san bernardino dino. a few of clark's family members will atapped conference -- attend a conference this afternoon. . a retired santa clara county deputy says he was sexually harassed by his superior. brady says lori smith sexually harassed him 25 years ago. he described a night after a work conference when his boss was an under sheriff and drinking and asked him to drive her to an after hour's work party. he says she began undressing in an unmarked police car. >> i felt very uncomfortable and pressured. she wanted to go and stay in my room. i said i got three people in there, i'm with other people, you should go. eventually i got out of that mess. >> brady says smith tampered with the sexual harassment investigation. >>> we are tracking the storm. >> at the end of the week, it will be pretty wet. it's rare but it is coming. tad, enjoy the sunshine and lovely weather. this is what going on now. this view, an hour ago it was nice, crystal clear, and now

the criminal case against hip originally took place in bakersfield and the district attorney there has said they will not retry mr. benavides on a murder charge. after 27 years in prison and waiting to die. >> we're so happy that he's going to walk out again. >> reporter: a man who may have wrongfully been accused of raping and killing a toddler in 1991 walked out of prison a free man. tonight his loved ones seemingly overjoyed outside san quentin state prison as he cried and ep braced them on the other side of the gates. >> for him, you know, i don't know how he's going to feel going outside of that gate because he's been there for so many years. >> reporter: this childhood friend says he never doubted his innocence. >> we are here very excited that he's going to be out. >> reporter: in 1993 a jury convicted him of first degree murder and sent him to death row. he was accused of sexually suiting his then girlfriend's 21-month-old daughter to the point where she had internal injuries so bad it caused her to die. he had argued the girl was hit by a car while she was playing outside. >>

ryan gave his support to majority leader kevin mccarthy for the leadership position, leaving the bakersfieldublican as the overwhelming favorite. nbc bay area political analyst larry gursten is here. of course part of us wants to tote he's from california. what's so significant about this development? >> this is big news, it really is. that's because the speaker is really the most important person in the house of representatives. he or she as we see in the past, controlled just about everything in a majority party from the organization of committees and their chairs to the timing of house votes on bills if they even take place. so in terms of sheer power, there's nobody like it. the speaker has more clout than his or her counterpart. even in the senate. the senate majority leader because the house is a more tightly organized institution. and when the speaker and the president come from the same political party, that connection can go far towards moving legislation vital to both branches of government. a lot at stake here. >> a lot. but for people who might remember, mccarthy was considered a

today santa clara county supervisor cortez is leading a pilgrimage to the soun south of bakersfield where chavez was buried. he spent much of his life fighting for farm workers through nonviolence, he died of natural causes while visiting yuma. he was 66 years old. >>> a berkeley election driving the internet nuts so to speak. it is senator furry boy. he's now a member of the student senate. people actually voted for a squir elwho campaigned on hot button issues such as improved access to acorns but the guy who ran the joke campaign and dressed as a squirrel, will take his role seriously. steven boyle is sfr stockton and says he'll focus on bringing students together and ending food waste and supporting students with disabilities. >> get their attention, they will vote. >> representing a squir el? >> squirrel by proxy. >> interesting vote there. >> i'm voting for cooler weather, because it's been very warm. seems like we skipped spring and went right to the summer. we're going to go back to spring in a few days. we have all kinds of weather in the forecast. as you get out the door this mo

among the contenders, house majority leader kevin mccarthy whose district is in bakersfield. and majority whip steve scalise of louisiana who was wounded last year in a shooting at a republican congressional baseball practice. of course, these contenders, only if republicans retain the majority in the midterm elections. >> i would say it's probably the toughest electoral landscape that republicans have faced in a more than a decade in american politics and now the leader of the republicans on capitol hill says he is calling it quits. >> ryan began serving with congress in 1999. he has been the house speaker since 2015. he was mitt romney's running mate in the 2012 presidential election. >>> we have less than two months to go until the california primary and a new poll shows gavin newsom's lead is down in california's gubernatorial race. the new poll was conducted by the nonpartisan public policy institute of california. conducted in march. republican businessman john cox is a percent.. and 13-percent of those surveyed support former los angeles mayor antonio villaraigosa. rep

. >>> this is the thing from washington dc -- paul ryan is backing kevin mccarthy from bakersfield as his successor. earlier this week ryan announced he would not seek reelection. he said that he wanted to spend more time with his family. >> the world is waiting to see what the white house decides to do after a suspected chemical attack on civilians in syria. i am lauren blanchard in washington, and some lawmakers are urging caution. >> after a cool start, temperatures are warming up. notable warm-up for the start of your weekend. wet weather by the end, i will explain, coming up. >>> and, this probably is not news for anybody here -- some reports that the richest zip codes are in the bay area. we will tell you where, coming up. >>> we're back. if you have been -- >>> fired fbi director, james comay, has a book that is set to be released next week. some excerpts show that he is not holding back in his criticism of president trump. the memoir is titled a higher loyalty and has several personal attacks on mr. trump, and comey also wrote that this president is unethical and untethered to

the los angeles long beach area was the worst, but also on the list, bakersfield, fresno, sacramentoat the bottom a storm drain, how an eagle eye driver saved these bay area ducklings. >> it does not look like it whatsoever, but there are numerous shs just over the hills behind sfo. will that rain make it here and what does your weekend look like? north beach is looking pretty good right now. your forecast is next. so what's it going to be? i'm not giving you chewbacca got han solo? collect all twelve exclusive trading cards and try a new movie-inspired menu only at denny's. solo: a star wars story. may 25th. a texas house explodes... you can see officers just feet away from the blast. hurst, texas police rel >>> shocking new video, a texas house explodes. see the officer there feet away from the blast? hurst, texas police released this video taken april 7th. they say a driver's brakes failed causing the car to slam into the gas line, then the house. two officers did suffer minor injuries. three people were in that home. they all made it out safely. >>> do you remember that burned ou

ryan said today he believes congressman kevin mccarthy of bakersfield is a strong leader who could avertult election year tougher for divided republicans. it's now possible that next year, mccarthy and san francisco democrat nancy pelosi could become the first lawmakers from the same state to ever hold the top two spots in the national party's leadership on capitol hill. >>> the u.n. security council met in emergency session today to discuss the growing crisis in syria. laura ingle says any u.s. strikes in response to a chemical attack in syria could lead to a possible regional even a possible global confrontation. >> you don't rush decisions like this. if you rush decisions like this you make a mistake. >> reporter: president trump weighing his options amid rising global tensions over syria. u.s. ambassador nikki haley saying friday the president has not yet made a final decision on how or whether to respond to the syrian government's suspected chemical weapons attack against civilians. at an emergency meeting of the u.n. security council, russia claimed the attack was staged and direct

. >> from new haven, to to december is a, to venture a ra, to bakersfield, to compton to houston to midlandd.c. their love was a constant in our lives. >> reporter: revealing what he thinks his mom would be telling him at that time. >> jeb, keep it short. most of all, don't get weepy. >> reporter: the private funeral packed with her family and dignitaries. including former presidents and first ladies. also on the pew, current first lady melania trump, side by side with former president obama. president trump did not attend. he tweeted right before the ceremony, heading to the southern white house to watch the funeral service of barbara bush. >> what you saw was what you got. what was in here, came out here. >> reporter: after the ceremony, her son, george w. bush wheeling his dad out of the church while he shook hands with the mourners. his grandsons carrying out her silver casket. george h.w. bush watching from afar. heartbroken. >> the last time i was with her, i asked her about dying. was she ready to go? she said, jeb, i don't want to leave your dad. but i know i'll be in a beautiful pl

who is stepping down as speaker of the house is endorsing house majority leader kevin mccarthy of bakersfield to replace him. ryan says congressman mccarthy is a strong leader. mccarthy as house majority leader already the second ranking republican in the house. there had been reports that louisiana congressman steve scalise wanted the speaker's job but that he said he won't run against mccarthy. >>> former first lady barbara bush is in failing health and will not seek further medical treatment. a spokesman for the family would not elaborate on the nature of the 92-year-old's health problems. barbara bush has suffered for years from graves' disease, a thyroid condition. a spokesman says she is surrounded by family at her home in houston, including her husband of 73 years, former president george h.w. bush. >>> 5:34. two men in east oakland were killed early yesterday morning in separate shootings. the first shooting about 1:00 a.m. was at a bar in the 3400 block of fruitvale avenue in the diamond district. a 25-year-old pittsburgh man was -- pittsburg man was shot and died at the scene. just

. >>> and on top of that the california high-speed rail from san francisco to bakersfield is also scheduledht. thanks for joining us for abc 7 news at 4:00, i'm larry beil. abc 7 news at 5:00 starts right now. >>> a crime prevented better than the crime solved. >> a new crackdown on car break-ins. can a slogan stop people from being targeted in san francisco. >>> sochlg a brutal crime police in alameda need your help. >>> tensions over tech, the fight over googleville and the call to keep the faith. >>> fire fallout and update on a man with emotional scars this road to recovery is bumpy and rough. >>> plus the warning about waves and walking along the beach. >> announcer: live, where you live, this is abc 7 news. >>> good evening i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz in for kristen sze. we begin a story beginning close to home if you warkd are parked in san francisco and discovered someone broke it. >> it happened 30,000 times last year. and today the city announced plans to crack down and ramp up with a slogan. >> abc 7 news reporter wayne friedman joins us from one of the prime target spots. f

. >> i was talking with kevin mccarthy, the republican majority leader from bakersfield, he made thement, talking about john cox's candidacy for governor, mccarthy said if you combine sanctuary cities with the tax gasoline increase, you suddenly haven't california the kind of ferment that they had with prop3 that led to reagan. that is what you've seen happen. people in normal, everyday cities are rebelling. sheriffs are saying the amount of a state law. entire counties are opting out. i think it's a good debate. let's just take ms-13, which is in el salvador in gain, spread all across america, extraordinarily violent. do you look in fairfax county for example, virginia, the number of additional murders, rapes, attacks, if democrats want to be the party that protects the rights of ms-13, i think that's a great fall campaign issue. >> laura: you are a great storyteller. republicans sometimes aren't great storytellers. i have talked to friends about this. republicans are always numbers, charts, percentages, gdp, but the story of kate steinle, jamil shaw, donald trump understood that th

lived in the student how'sing and then they went to texas and they went into, as i remember, the bakersfieldrea because he was getting into the oil business. so it was a big leap for her. but they've been through so much and the affection was genuine. >> governor, very quickly to you, if you had to sum up barbara bush's legacy in a sentence, how dwou would you do sir? >> she made a big ex-pact on the country, she lived her life the way she wanted and felt a responsibility do it and she left us on her own terms, and that was barbara bush. >> governor john sununu, tom brokaw, thank you very mitch for being here. >>> next, nikki haley saying she was confused with sanctions. and more importantly what it means for the administration and its russia policy moving forward. bringing all of this live from west palm beach, not too far from where president trump is with the japanese prime minister at his golf club. you're looking at some of the boats there in the harbor as we come back to you live from south florida. we at the coca-cola company believe the health of our water sources is essential to the

john joining us out in bakersfield, california. just commentted to on that timeframe also, 1968 where robert kennedy passed away for thethe heart -- and heart out of the american. david hit on that earlier about what we believe the journalists do, that is to bring the truth out and that they should have more influence and congress should listen to them. that whole era pretty much has caused the concerns and beliefs, we do not trust the government. i can remember in 1970 with nixon a group of us, 12 sat down with our envelopes from the with ay, we saluted shot, we all opened them all at the same time to see what our draft number was. i grew up in the heart of detroit so i lived through all of that era. definite not trusting the government and we are seeing get today. i am open to your comments. host: the book ends from this period, vietnam war and watergate. to now, ou have this relentless attack on the irst amendment of the press, cannot tell you how deeply offensive that is to me having gone through firsthand experiences with my c

don is joining us in bakersfield.o ahead. >> i wanted to just comment on that time frame also in -- inl@c-span.org -- '68 , where once rubber kennedy passed away, it tore up the heart of american beliefs and truth. david hit on that earlier, about what we believe journalists do. that is to bring truth out. influence, have more and congress should listen to them. concerns andcaused beliefs, i and believe, that we don't trust the government. -- i canieve nixon, remember next and, a group of us sat down with the military. there was a definite not trusting the government. we are seeing that now as then. we saluted him with a shot, to see what our draft number was. i grew up with detroit. definitely a not-trusting of the covert -- government today and then. i'm open to your comments. host: thank you. ,he book ends with this period the vietnam war and watergate. david hume kennerly: a libelous attack on the first amendment, the press. i can't tell you how deeply offensive that is to me, having gone through first-hand experi

kristin price has details from bakersfield.tos hilario garcia and marcelina garcia perfecto march 13 on west cecil avenue near kennedy high school. the couple initially stopped, but took off as the ice agent got out of an unmarked car. according to delano police, agents ramiro sanchez and dimas benitez said they followed the immigrants' for about 15 seconds, pulled over and eventually continued, but were not pursuing the couple. delano police say surveillance video contradicts the deportation officers statements.(14:45:03-32)lisa green: "a pursuit, as that term is used in the law enforcement world, describes actively attempting to apprehend a suspect who is attempting to avoid arrest while operating a motor vehicle at a high speed and using evasive driving techniques."kristin: while green says the video shows the officers had their lights on, by definition, the officers were not in pursuit. (14:45:19-32)lisa green: "were the agents following the ford? yes. were they speeding and or passing cars in order to catch up to the ford?

both were residents of delano, a kern county city 30 miles north of bakersfield.to united farm workers, the two were a couple who left behind six children. avoided> (steve)the funeral was heavily attended today -- with family and friends spilling out the door of the church. (catherine) we first learned about the hart family nearly a week ago when their car plunged over a cliff in california. tonight -- disturbing news from investigators ..who now say there's enough evidence to show this crash was intentional. meantime - three of the family's children remain missing. chris holmstrom reports. 41:13-41:22 baarts preliminatry investigation indicates to us this incident may have been an intentional act and not the result of a traffic collisionn.captain greg baarts with the california high patrol shedding light on the hart family from from woodland washington.last week - their vehicle was found at the bottom of this cliff in mendocino county - california. 5 bodies were found nea