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reporter chris nguyen has the story. >> cracking down on facebook. co-founder chris hughes made his case in an op-ed in "the new york times" today calling for the federal government to break up the company that he helped create with his former college roommate, mark zuckerberg. this comes as facebook prepares to merge the technology behind itsy platforms, facebook messenger, instagram and whatsapp. >> they're not considering the downstream effects of some of the decisions they're making today. >> the senior director at santa clara's university center for applied ethics. >> norms are shifting in our society about how we're going to define success. and biggest isn't always best. making the most money isn't the only thing we need to be thinking about. >> south bay congressman ro khanna appeared on midday live today saying our focus on innovation must be balanced with a commitment to consumer privacy and promoting competition. >> my view is we can't just refleck tifl be breaking companies up. we need to look at how we prevent anti-competitive platform pri

in san jose, chris nguyen, abc 7 news. >>> now to the fight to build a better bay area in east bay. at the center of it, saving this open space is called painted rock. because messages are spray painted on the boulders in the area. this spot is situated between mraga and lafayette in contra costa county where lyanne melendez joins us live to explain what's going on. >> reporter: i feel like julianne drjuli julianne drus to sing the hills are alive. i won't bore you with that. this is really a story that should be a mystery novel with the title 30 days left to serve or to save this rock these painted boulders on this 84-acre property serve as a landmark. for decades they've been used by students at a high school in moraga as a way to express their views. >> painted rock has been here forever and the kids paint messages. >> when the owner of the property died in 2014, the land was marketed for development for $15 million. but the owner's widow is conservation minded and instead, offered to sell it to the john muir land trust for $2 million. >> just a real generous spirit. she's been w

i'm chris nguyen. let's start with the accuweather forecast. here's meteorologist lisa argen tracking doppler 7. >> hi, chris. we're bringing back the storm impact scale. today we have a 1. this will lead into tomorrow, as well. light to moderate rain, anywhere from a half inch to inch and a half and perhaps up to 55 miles an hour. we are cloudy right now. there's the front and we widen the perspective and that will impact us over the weekend and the entire system and the low moving overhead tomorrow. santa rosa, you may have noticed how much cooler it is on the bay. 55 over in oakland and that's due to some of the clear sky overnight and starting out with the 40s and 50s with the cloud and the rain developing and with us throughout the day and it is breezy. temperatures are below average and we'll talk about the second half of the weekend and it's looking brighter. >> lisa, thank you. keep track of the conditions where you live with the abc 7 news app. get updates from our weather team and monitor live doppler 7 on the go. >>> now to a serious

i'm chris nguyen. weather wise more rain is on the way. s get a check of the forecast with meteorologist lisa argen. >> hi, chris. the storm impact scale is back. it's a 1 for today and tomorrow. we'll see anywhere from a half inch to an inch of rain, gusty winds and looking at the possibility of some thunderstorms as well so as we look at live doppler 7 you'll see the rain is still far to the north and it will be about three hours or so before you see the rain pushing to the north bay and there's mist and drizzle on the coast and that spin in the atmosphere and that looks like a wintertime system and that, too, will move overhead by tomorrow. here's a look at the current numbers and it looks nice in san francisco. 46 in mountain view and it's cooler and with that cool air mass yesterday settling into place. we are definitely starting out with temperatures up more in the 40s than we would be in the 50s and the flag is flat there and those wins out of the southwest gusting over 30 miles an hour possible in the high elevations and vacaville a

i'm chris nguyen. let's start with the first look at accuweather forecast. here's meteorologist lisa argen. >> hi, chris. we do have the fog and that would make it seem like we have a usual pattern and with some sunshine here out over the bay in emoriville looks pretty nice and temperatures are cool in the 50s and 54 in san francisco and the mid-50s half moon bay and 57 in san jossy and look at how nicely it's cleared out here by the shark tank. it's cooler in santa rosa, but numbers coming up into the mid and upper 50s right now and they'll continue their climb throughout the 60s by midday and by the afternoon, we have some mild 70s in our inland valleys, more sunshine than clouds and it should be a pretty nice day, enjoy it because as we rank the next several days, tomorrow is the bummer with rain. chris? >> lisa, thank you. developing this morning, some northern california residents are rallying a massive hailstorm and tornado warning. >> shasta county kicked off the weekend with some extraordinary weather. take a look at this golf ball-sized hail that cam

book now at choicehotels.com >>> good morning, everyone, i'm chris nguyen. t's start with a quick look at the forecast. here's lisa argen tracking live doppler 7. hi, lisa. >> hey, chris, we're in the middle of our holiday weekend and it's not going to be so warm and sunny, in fact quite the opposite. windy, cool, and rain on the way, scattered showers. it is a 1 on our storm impact scale. you can expect to see some downpours with some lightning today. here's a look at live doppler 7 where you see right along the peninsula, further south along highway 1 we've got the wet weather. if you're headed out this morning, they will be scattered, the showers, hit and miss. sometimes you could get caught in a heavier downpour just off the coast of santa cruz. as we widen the perspective, there's the low to the north of us. it's snowing around mt. shasta. we have thunderstorms in the central valley. we have a winter weather advisory in the mountains. look at the winds here locally, gusting up to 31 miles an hour in san francisco. so scattered showers today, 15 degrees b

abc7 news reporter chris nguyen is on the story. >> reporter: questions remain over the motive behind this horrific crash in a sunnyvale crosswalk. isaiah joel peoples faces multiple charges including eight counts of attempted murder. prosecutors believe the army veteran was on the way to bible study when he plowed his toyota corolla into a crowd of people on sunnyvale. officials also say people's targeted some of the victims based on race and his belief they were of the muslim faith. he has not entered a plea and will now return to court at the end of the month. >> at that time we'll have a decision as to whether we're going to file additional charges in particular the hate crime charges that are -- that may or may not be alleged. >> reporter: family members are adamant that he suffered from ptsd and is not a racist but investigators are the department of public safety believe the crash was deliberate based on the lack of skid marks at the scene. people's attorney told abc7 news his client's mental state will be a critical factor in the case. we learned a 13-year-old girl is in criti

i'm chris nguyen. thanks for starting your day with abc 7 news on this mother's day. let's send it over to meteorologist lisa argen. she's tracking the accuweather forecast. >> hey, chris. we have our usual dose of low clouds and fog but it's going to be a beautiful day out there to enjoy for mothers, everyone throughout. it's in the 50s on the penins daow0s out toward san ramon. going through the morning hours, the fog is going to pull back again throughout the midmorning hours. as we get towards 2:00, we're in the low 60s around the east bay. upper skis60s for lindh valleys upper 70s into santa rosa. 20-degree temperature spread once again. the fog comes back tomorrow morning. but, boy, big changes into the middle of may. a cooling trend and several days with showers to talk about. chris? >> breaking news, the 3-year-old girl at the center of an amber alert has been found safe. police say she was taken during a carjacking in the east bay. this is new video of the car police said the girl was in when it was stolen just after 8:00 last night. it's her father's car. she

i'm chris nguyen. let's start with a first look at the accuweather forecast. here's meteorologist lisa argen tracking live doppler 7. >> hey, chris, it's pretty active. we have a 1 on our storm impact scale today with a line of thunderstorms pushing through the bay area right now. we're looking at scattered showers the rest of the day, still a lingering chance of thunder. you can see the returns and that heavy rain up in the north bay. some embedded hail, perhaps, if you have a thunderstorm from mark west springs, santa rosa, down through highway 101, you can see central marin, the coast there, and look at the thunderstorms off of point rays. we go deeper out into the ocean, you can see more lightning bolts there. and finally, to the south there, some heavier rain off the coast of half moon buy. so this is because an unstable air mass is overhead, it will continue to be ripe for thunderstorms today, and that's because an area o psse will be moving over the bay area. as we go through the next several hours, check it out, 10, 11:00. we'll get some peeks of sun. a

i'm chris nguyen. let's start with a first look at the accuweather forecast. here's meteorologist lisa argen tracking live doppler 7 for us. hi, lisa. >> chris, it's also the last weekend of may. we've got snow in the mountains, rain in the bay area. our storm impact scale is a 1. scattered showers throughout the day today. numbers about 10 to 15 degrees below average. could even see some downpours with a thunderstorm. so as we look all the way down the peninsula to the coast here at boulder creek, scots valley, some wet weather. mt. hamilton could even see mixed precip here. temperatures are only in the mid-30s in the upper elevations, so it is going to be breezy and cool today offshore. still some showers. as ween the perspective, the area of low pressure the culprit for this unseasonably cool weather is to the north of us. that twist in the atmosphere encompassing much of the state today. so the winds, look at them, gusting to over 28 miles an hour to the north of us, but 30 to 40 miles an hour in the hills. so we're in the 50s to start. it is going to be a

i'm chris nguyen. let's start with the accuweather forecast. here's meteorologist lisa argen tracking the weather for us. hi, lisa. >> hi, chris. plenty of clouds are moving in and across the bay. today will be a sunny afternoon. in fact, we'll see a pretty nice day with temperatures still a bit below average, but right now we're at 51 degrees in novato and 50 in santa rosa and it is 57 in san jose and temperatures are cooler this morning anywhere from 3 to 5 degrees cooler, mainly in the north bay. so getting going this morning and looking for the clouds and temperatures climbing through the 60s. so it should be a pretty nice afternoon. still below average. the clouds will increase late in the day. mid-70s around the bay inland, i should say and upper 60s around the bay. we'll be looking at a temperature slide by sunday and scattered showers on the way. chris? >>> developing news from shasta county. that's where residents are experiencing some extraordinary weather this weekend. take a look at this golf ball-sized hail that came down in redding

i'm chris nguyen. let's start with a first look at the accuweather forecast. here's meteorologist lisa argen tracking live doppler 7. >> good morning, chris. it's pretty active. we have a line of showers and thunderstorms, some very heavy rain moving through the bay area right now. not everyone is seeing it, but you will as it moves from west to east and south. we are looking right now to the north arenound etna springs and yountville. check out the lightning strikes there going back westward into green beret. larkspur into mill valley, like a thunderstorm and we're on the peninsula right now. we can see this heavy rain from 280 over towards san bruno, just south of the airport. and then closer towards the bay, foster city in san carlos, getting wet. back westward, highway 1, it is coming down pretty good and it's all due to this area of low pressure that is yet to move over the bay area throughout the day today. we have a one on our storm impact scale. qarter of an inch to half an inch expected today, as the system moves on through. but unlike yesterday, we'll

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i'm chris nguyen. let's start with a quick look at the accuweather forecast. here's meteorologist lisa argen. >> low clouds and fog once tarks gain. we're familiar with this pattern. and we like it because what we're going to get for the upcoming week is going to throw you perhaps. as we look at walnut creek, the low clouds have made it inland there. numbers in the 50s. low 50s san francisco. 51 in santa cruz with the clouds there. 54 half moon bay and for mt. tam, marine layer about 2,000 feet tall. and as we look at the numbers, many 50s for you. 51 fairfield, vacaville. conco concord, 56. happhe morning hours, we'll see plenty of sun as the fog burns back to the coast. it will stay cool there. mid-60s around the bay noontime. by the afternoon, 70 around the bay. fremont and feeling pretty good as well as hayward. head towards danville and pleasanton. upper 70s while staying near 60 in pacifica. chris? >> lisa, thank you. >>> developing news. the 3-year-old girl that was at the center of an amber alert has been found safe. police say she was taken during a c

i'm chris nguyen. let's start with a first look at the accuweather forecast. here's our meteorologist tracking live doppler 1. >> we do have a blanket of low clouds over the area and that's due to a system offshore and everyone experiencing the clouds right now. it will clear, but it will take some time. here's the area of low pressure off the southern california coast. could bring us some showers tonight, but as a result of the cloud cover we're pretty mild. 53 sfrus coand 54 in oakland. in the low 50s in the south bay, and we'll look for the clouds to hang on for the first portion of the day and temperatures cool. 50s and 60s around the bay. we'll talk about a shower chance and when we warm up. >> lisa, thank you. >>> laser today, 18 students from the world renowned choir the aeolians will perform at the third baptist church in san francisco. this comes after their charter bus caught fire in a crash on highway 101 in brisbane early saturday morning. a person in a vehicle that collided into the back o

i'm chris nguyen. let's start with the first look at accuweather forecast. ke it seem like we have a usual pattern and with some sunshine here out over the bay in emoriville looks pretty nice and temperatures are cool in the 50s and 54 in san francisco and the mid-50s half moon bay and 57 in san jossy and look at how nicely it's cleared out here by the shark tank. it's cooler in santa rosa, but numbers coming up into the mid and upper 50s right now and they'll continue their climb throughout the 60s by midday and by the afternoon, we have some

i'm chris nguyen. let's go warriors.vancing to the western conference finals after beating the rockets. steph curry scored 32 points in the second half. the first presale starts at 9:00 this morning. at 9:30 members of the priority wait list can get tickets. at 10:00, warriors insiders members can get theirs and ticket goes on sale to the general public at noon. >> turning to weather now and the bayier forecast with meteorologist lisa argen. >> let's take you to the east bay, walnut creek this morning where it is pretty gray and temperatures are pretty mild and 58 in san jose and sunshine in the sierra nevada. temperatures near freezing, 69 at south lake and 54 in napa. we'll be looking for temperatures near 80 who used expedia to book the hotel that led to the ride ♪ which took them to the place where they discovered that sometimes a little down time can lift you right up. ♪ flights, hotels, cars, activities. expedia. everything you need to go. >>> hello, welcome back to "gma" on a saturday morning. happening right now,

i'm chris nguyen.housands of uc berkeley students will make the jump to be cal alumni. sky 7 wasorrs set up for graduation. wendy cop is the founder of teach for america. today's ceremonies will take place rain or shine starting at 10:00 a.m. and keep in mind, umbrellas are not allowed inside the stadium. turning to weather now with the forecast. meteorologist lisa argen. >> here'sive doppler 7. rain still west of santa rosa and it's moving in and we have a cold front, gusty winds and a rainy weekend on the way and look for temperatures today well below the average and here's tam with the fog. we're 53 downtown and 48 around half moon bay and rain in san francisco. >> lisa, thank you. thanks who used expedia to book the hotel that led to the ride ♪ which took them to the place where they discovered that sometimes a little down time can lift you right up. ♪ flights, hotels, cars, activities. expedia. everything you need to go. >>> welcome back to "gma" on this saturday morning. happening right now, a to

this is abc 7 mornings. >>> i'm chris nguyen. st look at the accuweather forecast. here's meteorologist lisa argen. these tracking live doppler 7 for us. >> hi, chris. we have low clouds and fog greeting us this morning. mount tam, the sun is officially about to come up. temperatures are in the 50s and 54 for you in oakland and half moon bay with 57 over in oakland. you can see the clouds and san bruno and sfo. no delays and we are looking at the low clouds and fog to peel away at the shorelines and partly sunny skies out there. it is 53 in santa rosa and 52 with a good delta breeze. we are looking at temperatures seasonal this time of year. it's pretty gray, but temperatures will be 67, and 70s in the valleys and 71 around the bay and staying in the upper 50s to mid-60s at the

i'm chris nguyen. let's start with the first look at the forecast. isa argen tracking live doppler 7. >> hi, chris. >> we are watching the onshore flow increase meaning low clouds and fog across the area. waking up to the gray conditions and the reason for that is that area of low pressure spinning offshore. that will bring us a cooler weekend starting out with the east bay hills camera. you can see the low clouds and fog. it is 50 in san francisco as well as oakland and half moon bay and from our east bay to the north bay, mount tam looking at the low clouds and fog, as we

>>> i'm chris nguyen. let's start with the first look at the accuweather forecast. here's meteorologist lisa argen. these tracking live doppler 7 for us. >> hi, chris. we have low clouds and fog greeting us this morning. mount tam, the sun is officially about to come up. temperatures are in the 50s and 54 for you in oakland and half moon bay with 57 over in oakland. you can see the clouds and san bruno and sfo. no delays and we are looking at the low clouds and fog to peel away at the shorelines and partly sunny skies out there. it is 53 in santa rosa and 52 with a good delta breeze. we are looking at temperatures seasonal this time of year. it's pretty gray, but temperatures will be 67, and 70s in the valleys and 71 around the bay and staying in the upper 50s to mid-60s at the shoreline. thanks. >> lisa, thanks. there's a lot of buzz in the bay area surrounding two presidential candidates. mayor pete buttigieg was in san francisco and we sat down withm exclusive interview. tickets for mayor buttigieg were $25 and cornell bernard was there as he spoke to the packed c

i'm chris nguyen. we are starting this half hour with the preview of the accuweather forecast. st lisa argen with the latest conditions where you live. >> hi, chris. 56 degrees in santa cruz. we'll get into sun and in the 70s later on. 59 in san jose. despite the cloud cover, we're mild and the cloud cover insulated us overnight and from mount tam you can see nice and sunny with numbersos and concord checking in at 57. here's the plan today. in the next few hours we're sunny everywhere and we have 60s in the inland valleys and by 2:00, low 70s in the san ramon valley and low 60s downtown and we'll be looking at that fog surging back during the early evening hours. >> lisa, thank you. the search continues for a missing 4-year-old from houston. a spokesperson for the mother of maleah davis is now accusing the stepfather of abuse and this comes as we get a new look at surveillance photoes of him. >> reporter: a spokesperson for the mother of 4-year-old maleah davis making chilling allegations claiming her stepfather was physically abusive toward the child? we need the truth about w

chris nguyen has the story. >> at fourth and younger in san jose, this old supermarket has been vacant for more than a decade. but instead of a new one copping in -- >> the city is pretty much cramming all these projects in our neighborhood when homelessness is a bay area problem. >> neighbors were surprised to learn of the possibility of something else being built. >> i'm really shocked by it. so i hope we will have a chance to have a voice in this. >> people assisting the homeless, or path for short is in talks to build the new housing project for the homeless. official says it could be four stories tall and include up to 100 units with supportive services on-site. >> we do create housing opportunities for people in need. some of those individuals might struggle with mental health challenges and substances. the reality is our homeless neighbors are living with these challenges every day on our streets. they are our neighbors today and they will be our neighbors tomorrow. >> across the street, francisras song has been the popular of the hunan taste restaurant since 1989. he tries to h

abc7 news reporter chris nguyen shows us a new project downtown that could be the key to its success. >> over the years, the once sleepy town of morgan hill has become more than just a gateway to silicon valley. >> i think we've done an awesome job. it feels hometown, but it has everything to offer you, everything. so i love it. >> quiet and quaint have been replaced with the hustle and bustle of construction downtown. next to the grenada theater on monterey road, the granada hotel recently broke ground and has 60 rooms and will feature a hall, a steakhouse and other amenities. south bay entrepreneur is on a mission to make morgan hill a tourist destination similar to napa. >> with the way traffic is and people's time restraints, why not take a 15, 20-minute drive down to morgan hill. >> just a few blocks away, a new apartment building will come online later this year in addition to other projects in the works. >> we have the weather. we have the wineries. we have the restaurants. so it's all finally coming together. >> officials say it's all part of their plan to raise the city's pro

chris nguyen has the story. facebook, chris hughes made his statement in an op-ed, calling for the federal government to break up the company he helped create with his former college roommate mark zuckerberg. this comes as facebook prepares to merge the technology behind its three messaging platforms, facebook messenger, instagram, and what's app. >> large unregulated companies are not necessarily considering the downstream effects of some of the decisions they're making today. >> anne skeet. >> storms are shifting in our society about how we're going to define success, and biggest isn't always best. and making the most money isn't the only thing we need tock thinking about. >> south bay congressman ro khanna appeared on midday live today saying our focus on innovation must be balanced with a commitment to consumer privacy and promoting competition. >> my view is we can't just reflexively be breaking companies up. what we need to look at is how do we prevent anti-competitive platform privilege, which means compa

i'm chris nguyen. let's start with the first look at the forecast. here's meteorologist lisa argen tracking live doppler 7. >> hi, chris. >> we are watching the onshore flow increase meaning low clouds and fog across the area. waking up to the gray conditions and the reason for that is that area of low pressure spinning offshore. that will bring us a cooler weekend starting out with the east bay hills camera. you can see the low clouds and fog. it is 50 in san francisco as well as oakland and half moon bay and from our east bay to the north bay, mount tam looking at the low clouds and fog, as well. in the 40s to the mid-40s in livermore and here is a look at liver more where it is 51 and numbers in the mid and upper 60s there and we'll hold on to the clouds at the coast and as we go through the afternoon temperatures climbing into the 70s inland and it will be pleasant, but not as warm as yesterday and the cooling trend continues for the second half of the weekend and not as sunny. i'll have the details coming up. >> breaking news, a deadly, fiery cra

in san jose, chris nguyen, abc 7 news. >>> the santa clara county d.a.'s office tossed out more than 400 convictions since the passage of prop 64 through its current petitioning process. >>> crews were working through the day today to repair a broken water pipe in san francisco. the pipe broke around 6:30 this morning near claremont boulevard and kensington way. a portion of the traffic circle was shut down for the repairs and took crews a while to repair it. san francisco water officials haven't given an exact cause for the break. but they say that pipe was installed back in 1920. >>> the faculty adviser of a high school newspaper in stockton is standing by her decision to publish an article about a student working in the adult entertainment industry despite a threat of being fired. the teacher is kathy did you feel and the writer of the story, bailey from bear creek high school appeared on midday live today. they told reggie aqui that the student who is 18 years old, fully consented to the article and the profile of her is no different from any other st

"abc 7 news" reporter chris nguyen met students in los altos turning that inspiration into action. >>limate change has got to go! >> reporter: these students at los altos high school walked out of their classes today, trying to tackle what they say is a catastrophe. >> cannot wait anymore. we are running out of time, and something needs to be done and we're out here trying to encourage that. >> reporter: many wanting the trump administration to acknowledge that climate change is real. >> we're almost at the point now where individual change can't do it. we need large scale changes in the system with regulation and policies put in place. >> reporter: an opportunity to not only educate but also inspire. >> we need to really slow down our consumption of fossil fuels. another big issue that we find personal to us is the fact that not everybody believes in climate change, so we just want to put the voice out there. >> reporter: community members taking notice. >> this is a human problem. this is a global problem, and to have people in every corner, kids in every corner recognizing it is ju

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in san jose, chris nguyen. >>> couple of democratic presidential candidates are in the bay area right now. pete buttigieg. it is the fifth trip he made to. sigrassroots fund-raisers and there are also more expensive tickets available.anges including one a down to talk with kamala harris right now and you'll see that at 6:00. as the list of presidential candidates grows, currently at 22 and counting you can keep up with who is officially running by going to our website. trying to get spencer as a write-in candidate but, so far, not a lot of luck. >> we're working on it. >> he wants to do the numberwan weather. >> as we do turn to our weather on this friday, it's a look from our tower and east bay hills tower cam. >> little hazy. spencer, what is happening with the begi to push out over the bay. expect clouds to increase tonight. let's take a look at what is happening to our south, though. down around san luis obispo. multiple lightning strikes and this is a indeed, it did. back here in the bay area, things are calm. except for the formation of coastal clouds and temperature readings at

chris nguyen spoke with him one-on-one. >> reporter: at santa clara this afternoon hundreds attended a town hall featuring julian castro. he made his case why he is best to take on president trump in 2020. >> i represent a new generation of leadership with a bold, ambitious plan for our united states to be the smartest, the healthiest, the fairest and the most prosperous nation on earth. >> reporter: earlier this week castro unveiled his people-first education plan which includes the creation of a federally-funded pre-k program and the elimination of tuition at public universities and community colleges. >> what i love most about him is that he leads with compassion and, more importantly, with family values that i hold near and dear to my heart. >> reporter: today the former hud secretary under president obama touched on his immigration plan, calling for the elimination of 287g, the federal program that allows local law enforcement to perform immigration duties after undergoing traying. >> i think that you need to use the resources of your local police force to focus on solving crime

i'm chris nguyen.ay 101 in south san francisco is currently closed. this after a deadly, fiery crash involving a tour bus. it happened near the sierra point parkway exit. one person has died. officials say two other people were taken to the hospital. their injuries are the b two other vehicles caught fire. traffic is now being diverted to the bay shore boulevard off ramp. >>> let's turn to weather and the bay area forecast with our meteorologist lisa argen. >> hi, chris. good morning to you. the clouds have moved in overnight since you were sleeping and here's a view of the golden gate bridge. 50 from half moon bay and from the exploratorium camera, we'll see sunshine today and 50 in concord and 48 in livermore and the fog has reached to our inland valleys and 60s, coast, upper 70 when it comes to reducing the evsugar in your family's diet,m. coke, dr pepper and pepsi hear you. we're working together to do just that.bringing y m r or no sugar at all. smaller portion sizes, clear calorie labels and remi

i'm chris nguyen. let's get a look at the accuweather forecast. here is lisa armen tracking live doppler 7 for us. >> we have the scale back to the weekend, a 1 bringing moderate rain throughout the afternoon. right now it is dry, but by the end of the day about a half inch, maybe an inch of rain with gusty winds and here's live doppler 7 and the rain still to the north of us. mist and drizzle along the coast and the curl in the atmosphere is something you would see maybe in february or march, but no, we'll continue to see the rain advance at 10:30 or so in the north bay on the san mateo coast and by noon time everyone is getting wet and the heavier rain on the way with the passage of the cold front later on today. so there's a look from our exploratorium camera. cloudy to start, rainy and then we're looking at breezy winds and still a rainy evening. chris? >> lisa, thank you. keep track of the weather conditions where you live with the abc 7 news app. get the latest from our weather team and monitor live doppler 7 on the go. >> now to a serious h

reporter chris nguyen was there and spoke one-on-one with the candidate. >> reporter: at santa clara university this afternoon, a receptive town hall for presidential candidate julian castro. as the former secretary of housing and urban development under president obama, castro managed a $48 billion budget and oversaw 8,000 employees. >> i represent a new generation of leadership with a bold ambitious plan for our united states to be the smartest, the healthiest and the fairest and the most prosperous nation on earth. ucationlao incde the creation of a federally funded pre-k program and elimination of tuition at public universities and community colleges. >> what i love most about him is that he leads with compassion and more importantly with family values that i hold near and dear to my heart. >> reporter: the former mayor of san antonio touched on his immigration plan calling for the elimination of 287 g, the program to allow law enforcement to perform immigration duties after undergoing training. >> i think you need to use the resources of your local police force to focus on solvi

i'm chris nguyen. happening today, one of san francisco's longest traditions.to breakers will kick off despite the rain in about 30 minutes. abc 7 news was at howard and main as the rain pelted the starting line moments after the sun came up. thousands of runners are expected to brave this morning's cold and soggy conditions. one longtime runner told us last night, he would rather run on a rainy day than on a warm one. >>> turning to weather now in the bay area forecast with meteorologist lisa argen. >> he got his wish. heavy rain moving into santa cruz and the south bay right now. it has cleared the north bay, still looking at a pretty good sell here south of clayton, east of walnut creek, the very heavy rain, down to 680, fremont and hayward, 880, as well. the peninsula, a thunderstorm there around stanford, and there is more offshore. park more, also into santa cruz, a soggy day today. chris? >> thanks so much for joining us. the news continues right now with shaving has been difficult for me. i have very sensitive skin, and i get ingrowing hairs. oh i love

i'm chris nguyen.ce its latest round of hawaii flights interest it time for service between sjc and honolulu begins this morning. the first ever southwest flight between the two cities will leave from san jose to oahu at 8:20 this morning. there will be a big party at the gate to welcome travelers headed to the island. turning now to the weather with meteorologist lisa argen. hi, lisa. >> mostly cloudy skies for everyone. this is walnut creek, and we'll be waiting for the sun. 52 in san jose and 52 in san francisco. around freezing right now where numbers will climb through the low to mid-60s. 54 in concord, so everyone in the 60s today except at the coast. upper 50s there and upper 60s fremont and livermore. >> thanks so much for joining us. the news continues right now with "good morning america." nexgard chew comes power, confidence, reassurance you're doing what's right to protect your dog from fleas and ticks for a full month. this one little nexgard chew is the #1 vet recommended protection. and

i'm chris nguyen.on who the warriors will face in the western conference finals. game one will be tuesday night at oracle arena. the warriors closed out their series against the rockets friday night. the warriors' next opponent will be the team that wins between the portland trail blazers and denver nuggets. tip-off is at 12:30 on abc 7. >>> turning to weather now. the bay area forecast for lisa argen. >> good morning to you. waking up to gray skies here. pier 39. some of the sea lions out there waiting for the sun. upper 50s in mountain view. mt. tam, a little breezy. 53 by the delta. 56 in concord. 60 at the shoreline. near 80 inland. cooler with rain by the middle of the week. >> thanks for joining us. the news continues right now with "good morning america." who used expedia to book the hotel that led to the ride ♪ which took them to the place where they discovered that sometimes a little down time can lift you right up. ♪ flights, hotels, cars, activities. expedia. everything you need to go. fligh

in san jose, chris nguyen. >>> oakland a's received a big boost in the team's efforts to build a new ballpark at howard terminal. the east bay labor organization that represents more than 130 unions threw support behind the plan today. three days before the port commission will take a crucial vote on the project. abc 7 news reporter laura anthony is more in oakland with more. laura? >> we're standing by a mural here in downtown oakland. it's actually called fields of dreams. this was painted in 2015. fields is plural and that's exactly what all the various ballpark proposals have become over the years for a's fans. basically a dream. at this point it looks like that dream is at least closer to becoming a retally. >> let's go, oakland. >> reporter: with a crucial vote on the a's stadium deal set for monday, the alameda labor council went public with its support for the team's desired site at howard terminal. >> we are excited to say that all of our union jobs will be protected and covered. >> reporter: the proposal for howard terminal would include construction of a 35,000 seat stadiu

i'm chris nguyen. here is lisa tracking live doppler 7. hi, lisa. >> we are because we have a one on our storm impact scale. you said may. feels like march, maybe even february. we'll see downpours today. the risk of thunderstorm, hail, gusty winds. rainfall amounts aren't going to be light. the scattering of the downpours. we're taking into the east bay. whitman street a pretty good downpour. further to the south it's a rain/snow mix on top of mount hamilton. higher elevation experiencing the heavier rain. it's going to be an active day. possibility of rainbows out there. as we look at the circulation, that's the unstable part of the storm that's dropping right over the bay area today. we have cool 50s. the numbers aren't going to budge too much. very gusty winds. it's going to be a raw afternoon. we'll talk about big improvements coming up. chris. >>> new overnight in san francisco, 12 people are displaced after a two alarm fire in hunters point. the fire started just after 4:00 this morning on ennis avenue near third street. about 70 mi

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live in san jose, chris nguyen, abc 7 news. >>> organizations that serve victims of human trafficking, sexual assault, domestic violence and other violent crimes received much-needed funding today. san francisco district attorney george gas cone presented $750,000 to five organizations, they include the ucsf trauma recovery center, third street clinic, safe house, mujeres unidas. >>> someone took to the sky today to send a message attending facebook's shareholders meeting. toeing a sign saying break up facebook and save silicon valley. we don't know who paid for the sign. according to online text site mashable, a non-profit called fight for the future projected an image on the palo alto hotel holding the meeting saying, quote, fire mark zuckerberg. >>> a silicon valley company is trying its hand at making a real robo cop. smi international of menlo park showed off a prototype of a row mott designed to go between an officer and driver during a traffic stop. engineer rubin brewer came up with the idea after reports of officers and motorists being killed. >> if you're scared during a sto

i'm chris nguyen.2 people have been displaced after a two-alarm fire in hunter's point. the fire started just after 4:00 this morning on ennis avenue near 3rd street. about 70 firefighters battled the blaze at a three-story home. the fire also spread to a nearby building. crews say no one was hurt. people are being asked to avoid the area. the fire is now under investigation. >>> turning to weather now and the bay area forecast with our meteorologist lisa argen. >> hey, chris, good morning to you. breezy and windy out there. live doppler 7 picking up on showers and mixed precip in mt. hamilton. right now lots of clouds for everyone but the rain will be with us on and off and the winds, look at the gusts, up to 33 miles an hour in oakland. the accuweather seven-day forecast, just 50s today, warmer and dry for the holiday. >> thanks for joining us. the news continues right now (wholding you back? excessive underarm sweating qbrexza is the first and only once-daily prescription cloth towelette approved to

chris: are no talks -- at this point it's talks will continue, our new talks scheduled with china? >> larry: not yet, but the chinese have invited the ambassador to come over to beijing, secretary minh nguyen also. no concrete definite plans yet. and by the by, let me repeat the strong possibility that the two presidents will meet in japan at the g20 meeting. >> chris: how long before president trump makes good on his threat to impose 25% tariffs on all the rest of chinese imports into this country, basically the final $300 billion in chinese goods? >> larry: we've already launched that process up on the website. what happens in this if i get this right, we will have announcements, we will have hearings, we will have public comments. how long does it take? i don't know, it could be a couple of months, thereabouts. >> chris: three or four weeks, but you're saying it could take longer. >> larry: among other things, as i understand it, a 60 day public commentary or something like that. call it a couple months, call at three months, i don't know. the ambassador can detail that. but that will take some time and then of course the president is going to have to make the final decision on that. >>