tim barber, abc 7 news. kimberly: tim, thank you. a silver alert, 72-year-old sylvester johnson was last seen at 6:00 tonight in 17th street southeast. the police believe he was headed home to his home in capitol heights, maryland, in a red cadillac eldorado. man, six feetlack tall, 200 pounds, bald with a gray beard. he was wearing khaki pants and a blue polo shirt and a brown leather jacket. now, normalcy returning to the vegas strip after a day of chaos that started with an overnight armed burglary at a jewelry store at the blah gio hotel and casino. this afternoon, a gun man shot two people in your vegas hotel and b inside for hours. that shooting on the double-decker bus killed one person come injured a second. the gun man barricaded himself and surrendered at about 6:30 our time. of mine from arlington was in the cosmopolitan hotel at the time and said people ran for their lives, absolutely terrified. >> this was an isolated incident it everything is safe in vegas. kimberly: the police a that the perso

>> reporter: he gets the hair cut and the barber gets a story.batman gives that cape back and gets his $2. >> i think it's helping people learn their vocabulary, get better grades in school. >> reporter: and get ready for cayden brown, just 3. handed his book, "stormy night." afterward, he pays the barber. >> you read, so -- that's yours. >> oh, thank you. >> you're welcome! >> reporter: they come smiling, end up reading. alex fuller owns the barbershop. >> it just took off. it's been great and the parents just love it. they love it a lot. >> reporter: it's called the read to a barber program. >> the objective is to have every kid in the city to have a book in their hand. the joy will come 10, 15 years from now with some kid comes back from college. i chose to be a writer. i chose to be a journalist. because you had me read while i came to the shop. >> reporter: and so we choose the barbers and those boying read ing those books. good night. >>> in any sick twisted mind, i don't think it could be funny. >> off all, the feeling a lot of people have

he looks like he's already taped up but the barber gives him -- >> the barber is trying no the to laughs the pores open up. >> right. >> and i've seen several beard cuts and trimmings. again, nothing like this. but here we go. >> clown makeup? >> gets them all ready and now time for the kick. >> oh, my gosh. watch the eyebrows. >> all right. good over there. uh-huh. boop. >> what's going on? what is this? >> and now, of course, like any good barber, he's got to wipe it down. and there, you're done. >> you can see them cracking up. i guess they are trying to make this video but it worked. >> it sure did. >> you mess with the bull, you get the horns. but see what happens when you mind your own business? >> oh! >> and getting personal. >> her husband came home with some news, some news that she was not expecting. >> find out what the unexpected news is. >> i feel like i'm about to get the carpet ripped out from under me here. a whole lot more. box 365, the calendar. everyone knows my paperless, safe driver, and multi-car discounts, but they're about to see a whole new side of me. heck, i c

tim barber has the latest. audio] ok, we are having problems with tim's remote. a major active investigation happening right now. sign up for the latest breaking news texts at wjla.com/text. alison: and the other big story tonight -- >> we have been promising the americ and replace this broken law because it is failing families, and tomorrow we are proceeding. reporter: do you have the vote? do you have the vote? do you have the vote? alison: will itpass? no answer from the house speaker. this after an ultimatum from the president -- no more talks, it's time to vote on health care. that vote is expected tomorrow morning. tom roussey has what happens in the hours before the vote. tom? tom: it has been a furious day and night of negotiations at the u.s. capitol. tonight, the president is saying -- [no audio] tom: the biggest obstacle, members of the freedom caucus, who believe the bill does not do enough to lower costs. >> we are trying to make health insurance and health care more affordable. republican welfare plan does not do that. tom: concern over costs echoes

wusa9's ellison barber has more. >> then i get a call. my son is not here.er: on a cold night near smallwood and saint nicholas drive, two families huddled together and shedding tears. desmond cooke and colin bipat died yesterday afternoon when their car crashed into the pole in the middle of smallwood drive. a third teen is in the hospital can serious injuries. the teens were speeding. they swerved to avoid stopped traffic and ended up here. >> please. just think. before you hit the pedal. >> reporter: but how it happened doesn't change what happened. this grief. >> god, i ask that you help us. >> reporter: is far from over. >> we are broken now. we have lost our man. our heart. >> lift them up. >> we don't know what god's plan is in this situation. but we know he that is the only solace we can take. >> as we go through if next coming days to piece our lives back together, we ask that you all lean on one another. we ask that you continue to lift each other up. young people, please, stay safe. make wise choices. sloe down. we don't want to be here again. >>

tim barber, abc 7 news. michelle: new tonight, the president defending attorney general jeff sessions, who recused himself from any investigation involving the trump campaign and russia today russia during the campaign. trump tonight tweeted that jeff sessions is an honest man who do not say anything wrongful stop even turned his attention to the democrats, saying they lost the election and have lost their grip on reality. >> i have recused myself in the matter that deals with the trump campaign. michelle: democrats feel like that is not enough. gatheredc lawmakers outside the department of justice, demanding attorney general jeff sessions resign following revelations he met twice with the russian ambassador during the 2016 campaign. but the president is standing by him. session says that his meetings were not as a trump campaign official and were appropriate as a senator. democrats say that is not the issue. >> about a senator meeting with the russian investor. there is something very inappropriate to misle

on barber side of the case. we found dea failed to tell atf about gun trafficking activity that it knew about. that failure was in our view significant and important and should not have occurred and dea needs to have a policy in place that ensures that its agents -- >> we have centers design everywhere. what are we not doing. you have supposed to be talking to each other. >> look, i think that's a concern. we saw that as you'll recall between i.c.e. and -- it's fleeneeds to be addressed. >> can you reassure he we don't have fast and furious going on where we're letting weapons move across border in an attempt to get the bigger guy. have we learned that? >> yes. the cases which anything dealing with international trafficking are briefed up to me. one of things we put in there is progress, plans and problems. we communicate, collaborate, and deconflict. i was a sfreet agent in the field, got shot at and all the other stuff. >> let's talk about getting shot at. what programs have been implemented with regard to our

. >> a san francisco barber shop caught in a cross fire. for a third time >>> good morning, we do have a pretty decent commute if you are driving on 80 westbound, doesn't look bad heading out to the macarthur maze. >>> weather won't look bad later on today. lots of sunshine and warmer temps. systems knocking on the door but it won't be here today. >>> welcome back to mornings on 2. hyundai is issuing a recall over a seat belt issue, covers sonata mid size sedan from 2011 to 2014 years. sonata hybrid from 2011 to 2015. recalling 978,000 cars because the front seat belts could detach in an accident. sonata owners will be notified starting the first week in april. >>> time is 4:14, final approval was given by a federal judge in san francisco to a $27 million settlement between lyft and drivers. drivers claimed they were employees not independent contractors that would mean they are entitled to reimbursement for things line gasoline and maintenance. drivers will get a share of the cash, the settlement allows lyft to keep classifying them as ind

here is "abc 7 news" reporter lonnie rivera. >> reporter: studio barber lounge has a staff of barbersho work as independent contractors. they all try to keep their haircuts affordable. >> it doesn't feel good, it makes somebody feel good and then turn around and make them feel bad when i tell them why i had to raise the price up. >> reporter: news that proposed legislation calling to extend a sales tax to services at california barber shops and hair salons doesn't sit well with these barbers and hair stylists. >> you know, we're cash business or anything, it is taking out of our pockets. it is going to affect our family. >> reporter: people can't afford what they're getting now and now you are going to tax it more. it will cause people to not want to get their haircut. >> reporter: the price for a pedicure, your dry cleaning bill, haircut and color would increase with 8.5% service tax. that means a $79 haircut at the rate of 8.5%, you would pay close to $7 more. >> everything is so expensive. you have to have two or three jobs just to survive. >> reporter: the proposed bill could hit

barber gets to hear them read. it is a great partnership. >> you have been a principal here about a year. >> yes, yes. >> you know you will miss your dad every friday night because he is going to someone else's house. >> yes you think that is cool some principal came to your house. >> he is doing good for the community and it all works out in the end you sore proud of your dad. >> yes, i am you too. >> yes. >> so, how cool is it when i comes to your house. >> cool. >> at this point you are doing 15 side every friday. >> fifteen to 18 and yesterday i did about 16 because i'm flying out to california for a conference. >> difficult hear that. when when you first started doing that they look ought like santa claus, disney world all wrapped up in to one. >> yes, it was shocking but, the greatest gift was seeing how excited they were and, just knowing that it was making a difference, and the parents, were as excited as i was for the program, and i just will continue to do it for as long as i'm principal here. >> you want

in northwest washington, tim barber, abc 7 news.ace: a tennessee school bus driver pled not guilty in a deadly crash. the authorities say that jonathan walker was speeding in november when he swerved and crashed. six kids on the school bus were killed. walker was charged with using electric device while driving. michelle: the former president of penn state university convicted in connection with the sandusky sex abuse scandal. he was found guilty of child endangerment. he failed to report allegations of abuse by former assistant football coach gerry sandusky. it took the jury 13 hours to reach a verdict. a guilty plea from a man accused of opening fire and a d.c. restaurant full stop edgar monthss facing 18 to 60 oin federal prison. he fired shots inside of comet ping-pong. michelle: on this friday night, a story to inspire us -- a veteran wounded in afghanistan, a double amputee, nelly police officer. horace: he lost his legs in 2011 and uses prosthetics, but he would not let go of his dream to become a law-enforcement officer. he

tournament ends tim barber, abc 7 news. jonathan: they are a team in turmoil. the general manager of the redskins fired, two top receivers out, and now quarterback kirk we will break that down in sports. and a scary incident in california. is drivingr dangerously and then attacks and uber driver. are the attacks random? they are supposed to be a joy ride and youtube sensation. this ended in criminal charges, next. z23wpz z5yz y23wpy y5yy [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] jonathan: this fireball is from a train derailment in iowa. someials expected to be time tomorrow before they are able to put this out. people on thewo train and nobody was hurt. tonight, six people are alive. story, thankszing to the actions of a prince george's county police officer. he was on patrol early this morning when he came across a burning house and clinton. he pounded on the door and got no answer, so he broke the window. that is when somebody inside woke up and adults,two children

tim barber spoke with some as they left the meeting. what did they say, tim? into thery to get meeting, jonathan, but we were not allowed. district officials blocked us from getting in. was theest we could get sidewalk, but some parents took video which we are providing. >> i want to hear with the school has to say, with the parents have to say. tim: she is referring to protesters who are outraged illegal immigrants are accused of her 17-year-old goes here, so she went to the pta meeting demanding answers. >> it's for and disturbing and traumatic. tim: the superintendent said the focus should not be on immigration. he said this was an isolated tragedy. this parent wants to know why this happened and why the suspects were in a knife grades -- ninth grade classroom with the 14-year-old girl they are accused of raping. only about 10 parents here were allowed to ask questions. they were also given flyers. the video of the meeting will be online in the next 24 hours. we will keep pushing to make sure that happens. tim barber, abc 7 news. thisn: as mentioned, attack

live in northwest, tim barber, abc 7 news. alison: happening tomorrow, metro taking center stage on capitol hill. ceo paul wiedefeld is scheduled to testify the house oversight committee. metro is still battling a lot of sa raise fares. a hearing tomorrow starts at 2 p.m. will have full coverage on abc 7 and wjla.com. steve: a few showers right now, but those are quickly coming to an end. southern maryland, leonardtown, showers right now, but not amounting to a whole lot. tomorrow, cooler temperatures and a lot of sunshine throughout the entire day. upperin the middle to 60's. a little cooler than the past couple days. much-needed rain on the way friday. and talking about the weekend and the nationals home opener monday. one that coming up. jonathan: steve, thanks. one is being called a killer. the police charged angela jackson with stabbing two men to death inside of the week mall. now he is free. prosecutors dropped the case, citing insufficient evidence. jackson said even been to the mall. >> even though it was a blessing,

tim barber, abc 7 news. jonathan: breaking news from at&t, we have learned that a 911 outage on the sell your network -- on the cellular network has been resolved. it impacted cities around the country. able to call 911 without issue. alison: an active investigation after a shooting in southwest. camera's spot at more than a dozen shell casings on the ground. nobody was hurt but there is possible property damage. no arrests have been made. stay with us for updates. jonathan: it was a terrible loss that forced a high school community together in grief. alison: the westlake class of 2017 has lost four members in killed in months, two a car crash friday. tom roussey attended the very large vigil. tom: of the four students who died, all of them belonged to the class of 2017. tonight, classmates were also dealing with the loss of two members in the last week. ♪ tom: it has been eight months of one tragedy after another for the westlake high senior class. the latest was friday when the law enforcement believe that

tim: tim barber, abc 7 news. symbol of are safety, but a prince george's county police cruiser almost became the site of a disaster. savedle: a volunteer emt a police officer who was suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning. friends were talking on the phone when the person on the other end of the phone noted that the person was mumbling. say that your best friend came to your aid in saved your life is remarkable. alison: a crack was found in part of the engine and exhaust leaked into the car. the police department calls this an isolated incident. so fast. d.c. for comes to special screening of "the zookeepers wife." actress jessica chastain was on hand for the showing. the movie tells the story of a polish zookeeper and his wife who helped save hundreds of people and animals during the nazi invasion. it comes out in theaters this week. steve: the high today, 59 degrees. athave dropped 20 degrees reagan national, mainly clear skies, allowing us to drop further as we move through the overnight. the temperatures ov

he likes to barber.en in the salon cutting hair, so he's doing well. >> i can get into the hair-cutting business. i can do a lot of females' hair this way. get a lot of clientele. >> by the looks of it you ain't going to have no clients. >> or i might just break into the hair-cutting business. >> good. okay. that looks good. all right. >> ooh. did you hear that? >> at first i was kind of leery of this class, but after i've been in here, it's hair cutting. >> why are you leery? >> because it's -- because you don'tny men don't cut women's hair, but it's fun. >> pop down your next subsection. >> while poe says he hopes the jail's education program will help him stay out of trouble the next time he's released -- >> let me see what you got. >> check it out. >> look. >> -- jacob cowin has turned to religion. >> ephesians, huh? >> i wrote that last night. why don't you read it to me. >> oh, armando. >> come on, read it to me, man. read it to me. i wrote it. tell me how it sounds. >> paul begins the letter to th

tim barber, abc 7 news. arethan: house republicans out with her plan to repeal a key part of obamacare. the measure gets rid of the individual mandate but keep coverage for people with pre-existing conditions. it also allows parents to stay on their parents plant until they are -- to stay on their parents' plan until they are 26. busted after was the police say that he posed as an ice officer, and there are a lot of alleged lies tonight. sources are confirming the man from gaithersburg works for "the washington post," but according to charging documents he had something of a double life. he spent time on the streets of falls church wearing a bullet-proof vest within ice enforcement found seven guns, body armor, along with a baltimore county police badge. use out on bond, charged in montgomery county, but this could become a federal case -- he is out on bond. an officer of the law is suspended from the job for an offensive facebook post about the crash in waldorf that killed two teenagers. he made the post on

tim barber is joining us live tonight. how does it look, tim? tim: it's getting soggy. it started raining in the last hour. the last few hours we were by the water. we came up here so you can see how much it has been raining in the past 15 minutes or so. it will not stop until later tomorrow morning. we are looking at three things. the beach is behind me. we are looking at beach erosion, minor also heavy wind gusts come up to 55 miles per hour. those are the three things we are monitoring in ocean city, and we will stay here through the night with a live report on "good morning washington" tomorrow morning. tim barber, abc 7 news. jonathan: tim, thanks. be safe. still ahead, peak bloom is in doubt. alison: and you will not believe how long it has been since we have not had one. and here is a look at the stormwatch 7 doppler radar, snow, a wintry mix, and rain. jonathan: sign up for school closing alerts at wjla.com. all you have to do is go to our website, wjla.com/text. also tune into "good morning washington" starting at 4 a.m. with all the closings and delays scrolli

tim barber, abc 7 news. alison: find a full list of tomorrow's closures at our website, wjla.com, and stay with abc 7 for full coverage of a day without a woman. escape everyone is talking about tonight. a suspected burglar hiding in the duct system of an empty movie theater. jay korff is live in greenbelt with how it played out. jay? scenario,n, an insane the police were closing in on this burglary suspect across the street. he threw a tv at them as he was about to be arrested. he sprinted across the street, into the mall come into the movie theater. it was empty come and he hit above the movie screen. lucky to be alive after leading the police on a wild chase that ended in a movie theater ceiling. investigators had this man under surveillance in laurel and watched him break into cars and homes, then tailed him into a parking lot complex in greenbelt. when moving in for the arrest, he threw a officers, sprinted inside of the mall and into the empty movie theater. , he was abletered to access a scaffolding a

tim barber has the latest from alexandria. site is behind this tape, is surrounded by houses. these are talked behind the woods and at night you cannot see a thing. crawling used to be with kids, but this week it is crawling with investigators. >> when you see an fbi van, you definitely question what's going on. are looking for human remains under this white tent. they were tipped off by source who pointed them here and a park 10 miles away. the investigation's gang-related, but we are not told why. >> some people say it could never happen here, but it does. tim: neighbors say that gangs frequent the area, but neighbor said he has only heard about break-ins and drugs. >> the attention makes it feel like something more significant than a little bit of drug activity. tim: law enforcement without any luck, but tomorrow they will be back. so thisa huge park, could take 2, 3, 4 days, we don't know. tim: investigators will be back here tomorrow. we will let you know if they find something or nothing at all. live in fairfax county, tim barber, abc 7 news. , ason: and to stormwatch fa

reporting live in northwest washington, tim barber, abc 7 news. jonathan: today president trump signed an executive order to recognize the imports of historically black colleges, this after he met with leaders of some of them including howard university. 24 hours after the meeting, vandalism at the school, graffiti found across howard campus, most accusing president of betraying his race. alison: 7 on your side with a consumer alert -- do not fall victim to a dominion phone scam in arlington county. crooks are claiming that you have an overdue bill and threatening to disconnect your electricity. neveron says it will ask for your personal information. exhibit is reopened at the firstborn museum, part of it was closed because visitors damaged the hand painted at the hirshhorn museum. they think somebody might have been taking a selfie. shifting to sports, big news for the redskins fans. alison: quarterback kirk cousins is all yours. the team put an exclusive franchise tag on cousins, meaning he cannot negotiate with other teams. jonathan: right now

tim: tim barber, abc 7 news.fhelle: since the beginning the year, jewish centers and schools and 33 states have received more than 100 threats. today, police in missouri arrested a man who they believe is behind eight of them in several states. inn thompson appeared federal court on a cyber stalking charge. he wanted to harass and vilify his ex-girlfriend. they also plan to question him about damage to headstones at a jewish cemetery near st. louis last week. president trump says it is a witch hunt but democrats are calling for a wider investigation of ties between the trial camp and the russian government. there are been accusations they meddled in the u.s. that made mr. trump president. reporter: president trump arrived for another florida weekend, trailed by more questions about his campaign contacts with russian officials. questions about teamtrump and russia's ambassador to the united states, who met with ump's topf candidate trial' people. attorney general jeff sessions did not disclose two meetings with hi

matt and then reverend barber on that piece of it, what do you want to see from jeff sessions on what his obligation is, even if as a senator he may have disagreed with some of these things? >> you would love to see him enforce the lawson the books, not just voting rights but across the board on civil rights. the civil rights division is closed for business. it's not just what jeff sessions has done in the texas case. it's the guidance he has withdrawn saying vulnerable kids across the country ought to be able to use the bathrooms of their choice. he went out and gave his first public remarks as attorney general, the government is going to pull back from overseeing police departments that abuse civil rights, the communities he serve. it's hostile to the civil rights law. he always has been. and now he is as attorney general. there are some things that people, private plaintiffs can do, lawsuits they can bring. but there is no substitute for the role of the federal government in enforcing civil rights laws. i'm afraid we're not going to see that over the next four years, as long as he'

a barber doing it one cut at a time.eet one of our abc7 stars. >>> here's a live look from the emeriville camera. the san francisco skyline in the background. lisa argen says rain is on the way, but you won't believe how beautiful this coming week is looking. she'll have the forecast in a few minutes. ♪ ♪ it's spring, and we can't wait to open our sheds and get working on our yards. scotts and miracle-gro are here to help. we make it easy to grow thick, healthy lawns, spectacular plants, and bountiful flowers. because when spring starts right, the months that follow stay perfect. load up your shed with scotts and miracle-gro. it's time to get outside. ♪ ♪ >>> happening today, celebrate a unique easter, and you can enjoy all the activities today including a golden easter egg hunt, food trucks and arts and crafts and if you find the golden egg you can win a gift certificate to use at the event. hopefully the egg hunt won't get all rainy, right? >> we could see a little drizzle here and there. overall, cloudy skies. the nor

lincoln knew him endearingly as billy the barber. it was this man who groomed him and his attorney days, just before his final departure from springfield to become president of united states. over the years it is likely he enjoyed many conversations on east adams street about new orleans, immigrants, slavery on with thissippi river man who became his friend. would seemrsations to be of substance, and surely the foundations of a genuine friendship, because late in 1863, he wrote a warm letter of emancipation the proclamation that had gone into effect a year earlier. "i thought it may not be improper for want to address the president of the united states ," he wrote, "i do so saying if it is received by you it will be read with pleasure and communication from your dear friend." in all likely hood -- likelihood, lincoln first learned about haiti in 1831. three decades later president , abraham lincoln would officially establish diplomatic relations with the independent caribbean nations of haiti. there had to be some influence there. ir

ellison barber is there, a lot of violence there. >> reporter: this just happened in the last hour and a half, five people shot. where we're standing is just technically one crime scene. police say a man and woman were shot here on the 1300 block of brentwood road northeast about. 2 blocks away on 12th and rhode island away two other men were shot. according to police, a teen walked into an emergency room with some kind of gunshot wound. now d.c. police are telling me right now that all five are connected and all five of these people seem to have nonlife threatening injuries. they don't have any information on a potential suspect at this point in time, but as you guys can see, this is still a very investigation. reporting live in northeast i'm ellison barber, wusa9. >> thank you. >>> we've got more breaking news, this time out of prince george's county, a teen is dead after being gunned down near a playground in oxon hill. the shooting happened outside an apartment complex around 3:00 this afternoon. in teen was rushed to the hospital but later died and we do not know the name of the t

studio barber lounge has a staff of barbers who work as independent contractors. they all try to keep their hair cuts affordable. >> it doesn't feel about to make someone feel good then turn around and make them feel bad by telling them i had to raise the price. >> extending sales tax to services at california barbershops and hair salons doesn't sit well with the barbers and hair stylists. >> that's taken out of our pockets. it will affect our family. >> people can't afford what they are getting now, now you will tax it even more. it will cost people to not want to get their haircut. >> the price for pedicure, dry cleaning bill, haircut and color would be possible 8.5% service tax. that means $79 haircut at rate of 8.5%, paying close to $7 more. >> everything is so expensive. you have to have two or three jobs just to survive. >> proposed bill could mainstream customers in the pocketbook by things like car repair, yoga class, even landscaping services. board of equalization vice chair george renner is against the measure. informing california businesses about its

ellison barber was there. >> our people, people in the building behind us, they don't understand what it means to be a refugee. >> never again! >> reporter: most of the people in this group are refugees. >> when we left the former soviet union -- >> and jewish. as much as it may look like a protest with all the signs and chants, this is not a protest. they say they are simply here >> i did not know english. i vaguely remember when we left moscow. >> reporter: stories like anna's. >> when we arrived in boston months later, i remember sitting on a bench exhausted from the transatlantic flight. my mother waited for our host hoping they had not changed their minds. she had $247 for herself and her two children and didn't speak a word of english. >> reporter: when did you and your family come to america? >> september 1988. i started the 1st grade a week later. i first faced antisemitism when i was 4. i was at a ballet lesson, and the accompanist was playing, and i was in a back corner, and the lines like went to and fro, and she said don't let her lead you. she will lead you right out the

his uncle's barber shop has been shot several times and he has had to replace windows to his business. a make-shift memorial is growing in honor of the vicitm. in san francisco lydia pantazes, kron 4 news. (hermela) in moraga, a community on edge after an elderly couple is robbed at gunpoint.tonight police are looking for two men responsible for the brazen roberry.chief jon king, moraga police departmentlast night about 1030 we had a couple who were returning home from having family dinner. and when they reached the driveway they were accosted by two suspects one of whom had a gun and they were basically robbed in their own driveway...the suspects fled with the woman's purse but fortunately neither one of the victims were seriously injured.in moraga, hermela aregawi, kron 4 news.

the barber doing it one cut at a time.of our abc7 stars. >>> here's a live look, gorgeous shot of downtown san francisco. yeah, there's a little rain but not for long. lisa argent will have your forecast coming up. >>> today, celebrating a unique fleester easter. easter is three weeks away, but you can enjoy the activity including a golden easter egg hunt, mimosas, arts and crafts, food trucks. if you find a golden egg, you can win a $20 gift certificate to use at any vendor. the event costs $3 and starts at 10:00 this morning. i think some of those eggs might get soggy today, right? >> yeah. a little bit. we have a weak weather system on the way, and we've ranked it a one on the storm impact scale. 42 degrees, misty, drippy, and foggy out there. mid 50s in hayward. talking just under .1 inch in some neighborhoods. then back to spring for just a little while. there are still -- there's a cool and breezy day in the seven-day outlook. i'll have the weather forecast next. >> wow. stormy up there now. >>> also next, cinderella

studio barber lounge has a staff of barbers who work as independent contractors. they all try to keep their hair cuts affordable. >> it doesn't feel about to make someone feel good then turn around and make them feel bad by telling them i had to raise the price. >> extending sales tax to services at california barbershops and hair salons doesn't sit well with the barbers and hair stylists. >> that's taken out of our pockets. it will affect our family. >> people can't afford what they are getting now, now you will tax it even more. it will cost people to not want to get their haircut. >> the price for pedicure, dry cleaning bill, haircut and color would be possible 8.5% service tax. that means $79 haircut at rate of 8.5%, paying close to $7 more. >> everything is so expensive. you have to have two or three jobs just to survive. >> proposed bill could mainstream customers in the pocketbook by things like car repair, yoga class, even landscaping services. board of equalization vice chair george renner is against the measure. informing california businesses about its

in fact, she's my barber. check the fade. >> looks great. >> on her day off, usually tuesdays, raquel puts a chair in front of the main san francisco library and gives free haircuts. since so many of her clients are from the tenderloin, she calls the effort tender cuts. >> i usually have my eye wear on because i'm usually tearing up under my glasses. they're telling me stories, and they're interacting with me. and they've lived like ten lives that i could have never had the strength to live. >> i abore her. we are recognizing -- i adore her. we are recognizing raquel as one of our abc 7 stars. ordinary people doing extraordinary things. raquel's full story will air today on abc7 news at 4:00. and we'll post the video later on our website and our social accounts. big thumbs up to my favorite barber. 1,000 cuts over a year. >> inspiring. >>> it is. i've enjoyed listening to reggie's back stories when he's talking to her. hopefully you'll hear those, too. >>> piedmont, emeryville, oakland, into the caldecott, ori

. >> this was our third barber shop forum. last night's discussion took us deeper than before. >> reporter: station 33 barber shop in oakland was the location for the discussion. >> law enforcement should not be healthcare providers, specifically mental healthcare providers. >> you do not expect officers to be mental care experts but you expect them to be able to escalate better than a citizen. >> individuals that have been arrested and that are in the process of going through the criminal justice system but have mental health issues need to be a priority. >> reporter: many cities are training their officers how to deal with mental health issues. >> we have officers that go out as first responders. they are familiar with mental health issues. >> you go over different aspects onmental illnesses. >> reporter: the conversation quickly moved to another topic, one that made people feel uncomfortable. >> 95% of police officers, 5% are pigs. >> i do not believe that 5% are pigs, maybe there is 1% that are bad apples, there is true of

black community. - right. - and president obama but people, even in the barber shop, they whisper. it's like when we were talking about white people it's like well the white man. (dr. gates laughs) you know, because we were afraid that, you know. - somebody would hear. - we were so paranoid. - yeah. (evan laughs) - we were so paranoid we thought big brother was listening - [evan] yeah. - and the irony is, when all of the, after watergate and all the tapes, they were right. - it turns out. - they were listening. (everyone laughs) - it was worse than we thought. - but you acknowledge, i mean obviously the, again not speaking monolithically but the african american community is largely with the president right. - [dr. gates] yeah, yeah. - but there are also people who ask, it's amazing to even think the words are gonna come out of my mouth, is he black enough? right, people have asked has he actually been good for the black community? - what happened though was that remember, in the state of the union, you're a liar. unprecedented in the history of the united states. - indeed. - and i

the chase ends when barber crashes, but he and the trooper get into a struggle.her shows up and puts trooper guild in a chokehold. two good samaritans then come to the scene to help the trooper. barber and his brother are charged with assault and resisting an officer, among other charges. in sports... we will check in on the warriors- mavericks... ... and barry bonds is back with the giants... gary has that story... and all the sports... coing up barry bonds is back with the giantshe has been hired by the team as a special adviser. he will attend a few days of spring training starting wednesday in scottsdale arizona he'll also visit the giants' minor league teams. he'll report to ceo larry baer bonds said the giants will "always be my family," and he looks forward to "spending time with the team, young players in the system as well as the bay area community." the warriors in dallas... steph curry taking on little brother seth... now a starter for the mavs...right now... the mavs...starter for the warriors in dallas... steph curry taking on little brother seth...

tim barber has more. native american groups protesting the dakota access their voices heard on the national mall later today. tribal leaders arrive today to begin four days of activities. it will culminate this friday with what's being called the "native nations march on dc". tribal members and supporters also plan to camp each day on the mall, with teepees, a ceremonial fire, cultural workshops and speakers. breaking news in the midwest. eileen has already told us about the severe weather moving through that region. and now we are seeing the damage. there are more than two dozen tornado reports. the winds wrecking an airport in kansas, flipping over several planes. thousands of people are without power, hundreds of homes are damaged. roofs were torn right off. there are no reports on injuries right now. we are following this story and will bring you updates when they come in. a man is busted after police say he posed as an ice officer! sources confirm itai ozderman of gatihersburg works for the washingto

if you look at the comments made from steve barber, cohost of the 2008 democrats and national convention in denver in 2008 emma wrote a letter to the judiciary committee strongly supporting judge gorsuch confirmation to the united cream court. these are conservatives, these are liberal democrats who believe that judge gorsuch would make an excellent supreme court justice urging all of us to support confirmation. [inaudible] what's the signal that we should back off of this ? >> what you're seeing on full display of the legislative process. this way it works. i mentioned before the speaker and i have the majority of members who have never with a republican president. in other words, the chances of getting a signature on many of the things that we support were never there. here we are in a real governing situation. it produces lots of stories for you guys but these are the various episodes that you go through and trying to make a law and get a signature. it's happening in the house and i'm confident they'll be successful and when it comes over here, it'll happen in the senate. lots of diff

on the barber. on the haircut. >> right. >> they're standing at my door saying that we're going to lock the guy up if he doesn't -- >> actually what happened with this inmate and it was inmate damon, he got an attitude is what he did and what i did was started challenging him concerning his customized haircut. i said if we start allowing that, what's going to happen is all the other inmates will be expecting that. >> right. >> and it's just going to create problems. >> i figured that was what your concern was. we have to establish what we're going to allow. and what we're not. if we're going to allow basic haircuts, you know -- >> i think that's what we need to stick to is just the basic haircut. >> all right, thank you. the most important thing is to keep problems from happening in prison, or business or whatever is that you're consistent. but if you how one person to do it and then you target somebody else, then we run into situations like this. all right. this is the deal. i've talked to the chie

the barber doing it one cut at a time. meet one of our abc7 stars. >>> and here's a live look from the sutro tower cam. i have to put my glasses on to see the screen. a gorgeous shot of the bay bridge, and a little rain headed our way, but you won't believe how beautiful the upcoming week will be, and lisa argen has details coming up. game night is our daughter allie's favorite night. and knowing that her favorite general mills big g cereals are gluten-free, like honey nut cheerios, rice chex and lucky charms, she can enjoy it her way. try new very berry cheerios. the taste of real fruit in every bite. so berry good. >>> happening today, easter is three weeks away but you can enjoy all the activities today including a golden easter egg hunt, and if you find the golden egg you can win a $20 gift certificate to use at the event, and it starts at 10:00 this morning, and getting a jump on easter, but why not? we have easter weather coming up, too. >> it means cool and breezy and sunny, and it means days, and in the extended ou

the tall man was lincoln, he soon learned that the stranger was a barber and out of money. lincoln was taken to his boardinghouse and told the people there of his is this an situation. that opened the way for him to have an evening's work on the borders. lincoln convinced him to settle in springfield, get married, raise a family and prosper as a barber. it was orville who groomed him , justs attorney days before his final departure from springfield to become president of united states. likely heears it is enjoyed many conversations on east adams street, about new orleans, immigrants, slavery on the mississippi river. -- this bilingual man became his friend. substance of be a genuine friendship because in 1863 there was a letter of gratitude written to lincoln for the emancipation proclamation. improper it may not be for want to address the president of the united states he wrote, i do so saying if it is received by you it will be read with pleasure and communication from your dear friend. first likelihood lincoln learned about haiti in 1831. three decades later president ab

tim barber, "good morning washington." stay safe. breaking this morning, a massive accident in chicago. 20 to 30 cars slamming into each other on the icy kennedy expressway. no word yet on how many are hurt. autria: more trouble up and down the east coast, these estates of all declared states of emergency, massachusetts set to declare any time this morning. and on the east coast is an absolute mess. brianne carter is at the reagan national airport, where thousands of flights have been canceled. brianne: we understand from officials that they are working to get some flights departing from here, but it is a slim number because really, the operations and a number of those northeast airports are not operating this morning. take a look here, still very quiet in terms of the number of folks who have come out here to reagan national, but over here you can see that this is where they check their bags and within the last 20 minutes or so we saw a couple who came around and were able to drop off their luggage, meaning that they have been given

in oxon hill, ellison barber, wusa9. >> we go to fairfax county where police identified an officer who shot and killed a man in for and and in january. he's lance guck and berger and he and othersresponded to the scene on covered wagon lane and investigators said a 32-year- old shot and wounded two men in his townhouse and then set fire to the place while holding another man hostage. police confronted him and they said it had a kne fired rubber bullets and a taser and when that didn't stop him, the officer found the shot -- fired the car -- fired the shot that killed him. here's what we know about goo ken berger. he is a 16-year veteran of the force. >>> the fbi and fairfax police search for human remains and found potential evidence related to gang activity. northern virginia bureau chief peggy fox is live where the search continues. >> reporter: the search is going on behind those houses and we know what's related to possible gang activity. it might be connected to two recent gang murders or the disappearance of two teenage boys. several evidence collectors wearing white suits moved

. >>> in san francisco, police officers are helping a neighborhood barber stay in business, they are replacing his store front windows that were blown out by a neighborhood shooting. >> reporter: laceys shop is not just a place to get your haircut, it's a meeting place, where the conversation today revolves around march madness. the shop has been here since 1972. for decades, it's lloyd that has been at the helm. over the past two and a half years, violence has escalated with three deadly shootings in front of the shop. he shows us where the bulls flew, he said he watched two young men dying in frent of him -- front of him. the police found 60 shell casings in and around his shob. he has dodged dozens of bilts in his life. >> i learned how to duck at an early age. >> but the repeated shatters windows left him dejected. >> reporter: this police captain had an idea, start a money jar. >> what we saw is that officers not only dug in for their change, they dug in for 20s. >> reporter: soon, the officers had more than $1,000. they fixed the busted windows. >> he is overwhelmed. >> i have

. >>> a deadly shooting happened in the same naigd as lacey's -- neighborhood as lacey's corner barber shop. the windows of that shop had been shot out a number of times. he thought he would have to close, that's when local police officers paid for his windows to be replaced. >>> sacramento police plan to release vi yoad of -- video that raise questions about police use of force. john hernandez is in the hospital. relatives and friends acknowledge that he had a history of meth use. officers used batons and a taser so subdue him. >> they beat him so bad, he was dead. >> i am angy, really angry. i am really hurt that they would do that to him. >> his family has hired an oakland civil rights attorney and they are considering their next move. >>> ivanka trump has a new title, special assistant to the president. she got her own office in the west wing last week. >>> democratic senators criticized her for joining the white house staff in an informal role since she was not under federal ethics rules. >>> president donald trump partnered with chris christie to address the issue of opioid abuse

police officers from the taraville police station was there at that intersection helping a local barber shop owner who had his windows blown out and they came to replace the windows. plymouth and broad, a busy intersection. tara is in route. when she establishes a signal, we'll go to her. >>> to the latest in the deadly oakland fire that broke out earlier this week. there's growing certain over what will happen to dozens of people forced out of their homes by that raging fire. >> oakland city leaders and the red cross and county officials trying to find permanent housing for all those displaces. allie rasmus is where the victim's center has been set up. >>reporter: the oakland center has been where people spent the night including a dozen kids and teenagers. people have been coming by for the last 24 hours. people have been making donations, bringing clothing and toiletry and supplies to those staying at this shelter. let's show you the video in front of that shelter a short time ago. the red cross says they're good on donations and they're working with local churches to clean, and sort