i'm elizabeth hur for abc 7 news. >>> thank you, elizabeth.ws will have special live coverage on the mueller report. attorney general william barr will hold a press conference in one hour at 6:30 and we'll bring that to you live. then the justice department is set to release the 400-page report between 8:00 and 9:00 this morning. first to congress and then to the public. george stephanopoulos will anchor live special coverage when that happens. >>> developing news in taiwan. a 6.1 magnitude earthquake damaged a building in taipei. >> the quake was centered about 70 miles away on the east side of the island. it overturned furniture in homes and offices and one landslide along the east coast. one multistory building was reported to be leaning against a building next door. a few minutes ago people gathered in san francisco to mark the anniversary of the great 1906 earthquake. >> it struck at 5:12 in the morning, 113 years ago today. [ sirens sound ] >> the ceremony was held at lotta's fountain on market street. it was a meeting spot for families

i'm elizabeth hur for abc 7 news. >>> thank you, elizabeth. joe biden is making "the view" his first interview stop after officially entering the race. you can watch that tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m. here on abc 7. and then on tuesday he'll be joined by his wife, dr. jill biden, with "gma's" robin roberts at 7:00 a.m. >>> new this morning a high-stakes summit on nuclear weapons between vladimir putin and north korean leader kim jong-un. they came face-to-face for the first time ever in russia this morning. putin says he supports kim's efforts to normalize relations with the u.s. says the talks should help better understand what russia could do to support negotiations. >>> pg&e's controversial proposal will be up for discussion. the company wants to raise rates to help cover the cost. today the california public utilities commission will review two possible outcomes. the first would deny pg&e's plan to hike rates for the time being and the second would grant part of pg&e's request but cap the race increase at $373 million.l. >>> the closed sa

in washington, i'm elizabeth hur for abc 7 news. >> thank you, elizabeth.king abc's "the view" his first interview stop after officially entering the 2020 race and you can watch that exclusive tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m. only on abc 7. and then on tuesday he and his wife, dr. jill biden, will have a morning tv exclusive with robin roberts. so that is tuesday morning on "good morning america" at 7:00 a.m. >>> this morning we are hearing from shocked family members of the man accused of intentionally plowing his car into pedestrians in sunnyvale. >> police want to charge the driver, 34-year-old isaiah peoples, with eight counts of attempted murder. they say there's no indication of terrorism. abc 7 news reporter anser hassan is live at the santa clara county jail with the latest. anser? >> reporter: yeah, good morning, reggie and jessica. the family says isaiah is a devout christian, an iraq war veteran who may have been suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder. later this morning around 10:30 there will be an updated press conference, new details abou

abc's elizabeth hur joins us now with more, good morning, elizabeth. >> reporter: ken knit, good morning. authorities in sri lanka say they are working around the clock, and they hope to bring the situation under control within the next few days, but for now, the danger isn't over yet. sri lanka on high alert with government urging the public to remain vigilant with more attackers still out there. >> i've got quite a lot of intel on this, and we will be making further arrests in the next couple of days. >> reporter: the manhunt intensifying now with the fbi joining the investigation and officials in sri lanka announcing changes are on the way admitting there were warnings missed or ignored. this as police examine surveillance images of the alleged attackers for answers including this suspected bomber caught on cameras outside st. sebastian's and this video broadcast on sri lankan tv showing two men with backpacks at the shangri-la hotel where american matthew lindsay tells cnn he lost his son and daughter. in they had actually went down to the buffet before me and got the food for me and

abc's elizabeth hur joins us from washington with those details. >> reporter: mona and kenneth, good morning. yes, we've known for awhile. it wasn't a matter of if but when, and joe biden may be ahead in many polls, but as you mentioned, he knows he has a lot of catching up to do. this morning, big announcement from joe biden. >> today i'm announcing my candidacy for president of the united states. >> reporter: in a video message the former vice president ending months of speculation and becoming the 20th democrat to join the 2020 race. >> i believe history will look back on four years of this president and all he embraces as an abhor >> reporter: his road to the nomination not without hurdles. this time around he's entering the race many but not all polls showing him as the front-runner already he has had to address past interactions with women who claimed he crossed the line with unwanted kisses and hugs. >> social norms have begun to change. they've shifted, and the boundaries of protecting personal space have been reset, and i get it. i get it. >> reporter: while he may be leadin

elizabeth hur with the details. elizabeth? 1/2 hours into the announcement and biden has picked up several congressional endorsements and the republican national committee is already blasting him saying the country doesn't need eight more years of biden. this morning bigoe biden. >> everything that has made america america is at stake. that's why today i'm announcing my candidacy for president of the united states. >> reporter: in a video message the former vice president ending months of speculation and becoming the 20th democrat to join the 2020 race. >> if we give donald trump eight more years in the white house he will forever and fundamentally alter the character of this nation, who we are. and i cannot stand by and watch that happen. >> reporter: this is his third time running for president after serving nearly 40 years in the president and two terms asa. road to the nomination not without hurdles. this time aroundr-old is entering the race with many but not all polls showing him as the front-runner. already he has had t

abc's elizabeth hur has details this morning. ood morning. >> reporter: janai and kenneth, good morning. with fans and even some critics gathered outside, the two actresses were in and out of court without talking to reporters. the two were among 12 parents in court. actresses felicity huffman and lori loughlin in boston -- >> lori, lori, lori, pay for my tuition! >> reporter: making their first appearances in federal court. the hollywood stars turned defendants in "operation varsity blues." wealthy parents, including real estate executives, a lawyer, doctor, and ceos appearing before a judge today, all charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud. >> fraud is about money and the amount of money matters when you're talking about fraud. >> i do think when it comes to sentencing it will be very different. >> reporter: loughlin and her husband stand accused of paying half a million dollars of bribes to get their daughters into usc. huffman charged with paying $15,000 to allegedly have an s.a.t. proctor correct her daughter's test ans

reporter elizabeth hur is in washington. >> reporter: they are trying to bring the situation under control within the next couple of days. for now the danger isn't over yet. sri lanka on high alert with the government urging the public to remain vigilant with more attackers still out there. >> we will be making further arrests. >> reporter: the manhunt intensifying now with t fbi joining the investigation and announcing changes are on the way, admitting there were warnings missed or ignored. this as police examined surveillance images of the alleged attackers for answers including this suspected bomber caught on cameras. isis has claimed responsibility posting this picture of the men they say were the suicide bombers. the motive still under investigation but officials believe this was planned in retaliation for the two mosque attacks in new zealand where 50 worshippers were killed. officials maintain there is no credible threat. the fbi and homeland security issued a bulletin announcing they remain vigilant with the potential for copycat attacks. >>> governor newsom is ordering an investig

. >> abc's elizabeth hur has the latest from washington. elizabeth, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to s s y just wrong. they are demanding that the attorney general cancel the press conference. but it is still happening. and we know mueller himself will not be there. attorney general william barr coming under fire after announcing he and his deputy a.g., rod rosenstein, will hold a press conference, before releasing a redacted version of the mueller report. >> the attorney general appears to be waging a media campaign on behalf of president trump. >> reporter: democrats, now calling on barr to let the report speak for itself. senate majority leader chuck schumer saying the process is poisoned. and nancy pelosi says, a.g. barr has thrown out his credibility. democrats are also blasting reports that the justice department has already discussed the special counsel's findings with the white house. >> i've not seen it. the president hasn't seen it. >> reporter: it was president trump who broke the news about barr's press conference durin

abc's elizabeth hur has more from washington. good morning, elizabeth. >> reporter: mona, good morning to you. we are here and joe biden hoped to raise half a million and he met that goal and then some. so it appears his supporters are coming out in force but so are his critics. joe biden kicking off his bid w in his home state of delaware for some pizza and ending in philadelphia with a fund-raiser. >> we have to start uter ofe. [ applause ] >> reporter: where on this night he did not mention president trump by his name but stuck to the message he delivered in this video released earlier announcing his candidacy. >> if we give donald trump eight years in the white house, he will forever and fundamentally alter the character of this nation. >> reporter: president trump responding on fox news questioning biden's intelligence. >> i've known joe over the years. he's not the brightest light bulb in the group. >> reporter: this is biden's third time running for president and the 76-year-old brings a long track record and with it scruti

i'm elizabeth hur for abc 7 news. >>> abc news will have special live coverage on the mueller report. attorney general william barr will hold a press conference in two hours at 6:30 and we will bring that to you live. then the justice department is set to release the 400-page report between 8:00 and 9:00 this morning. first to congress and then to the public. abc news will also have live special coverage when that happens. >>> in the south bay a santa clara county health officials confirmed a person with measles visited google's mountain view campus. buzz feed news obtained an email sent to google employees claiming a worker who had been to the company's 1295 charleston road building had been diagnosed with measles. the building is located in santa clara county, so health officials with the county are conducting contact investigations. the county has a high vaccination rate of 96%. >> you would also expect the vaccination rate to be high and you would not expect much spread. >> officials say they've had four confirmed measles cases so far this year all unrelated and separate from this

. >> elizabeth hur, thank you. >>> president trump has vetoed the resolution on the war in yemen.he bipartisan measure would have ended the support for the war in yemen. critics say saudi forces have been targeting civilians. members of congress are also angered by the murder of saudi journalist jamal khashoggi. president trump called the resolution dan sd it would weaken his constitutional authority. >>> a new war of words between the president and bernie sanders. it followed the bernie sanders town hall on fox news. the fox anchor asked a question about government-run health care and it drew a large response from the audience. take a look. >> a show of hands of how many people get their insurance from work. private insurance right now. how many get it from private insurance. okay. now, of those, how many are willing to transition to what the senator says, a government-run system. >> wow. well, president trump claims his supporters were shut out of the event. he's also slamming bernie sanders' tax returns saying senator, quote, made a fortune from the new tax laws. sanders respon

abc's elizabeth hur is in boston with the latest. >> reporter: actresses felicity huffman and lori loughlinn boston. >> lori, lori, lori, paper my tuition. lori! >> reporter: making their first appearances in federal court. the hollywood stars turned defendants in "operation varsity blues." wealthy parents including real estate executives, a lawyer, doctor and ceos appearing before a judge today, all of them charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud. >> fraud is about money and the amt frau i do think that when it comes to sentencing, it will be very different. >> reporter: loughlin and her husband, fashion designer mossimo giannulli stand accused of paying half a million dollars in bribes to get their two daughters into usc. huffman has been charged with paying $15,000 to allegedly have an s.a.t. proctor correct her e. already some parents working with prosecutors on a possible plea deal while other parents like dr. gregory colburn and his wife amy making it clear they are fighting to clear their names. they've been charged with using $25,000 of company stock to cheat on their son's ent

here's abc's elizabeth hur. >> reporter: a powerful storm across the south with millions in its path. several tornadoes touching down in texas. this large twister destroying multiple homes in the town of franklin. >> there was someone in the trailer, and the trailer is completely gone. >> reporter: ripping roofs off some homes and completely flattening others. >> we've lost about half of the south side of franklin, totally destroyed. >> reporter: prompting officials to put a curfew in effect. >> the curfew, it's not to keep you from doing what you want to do. it's to protect your property. so i need everyone to just adhere to it. and wait until >> reporter: in the town of alto -- >> that's a tornado -- >> reporter: a similar scene. several homes damaged, trees and power lines knocked down, roads blocked by debris. >> we're mainly focusing on getting people out of houses and make sure everybody's safe. and as soon as we get to them we'll survey the property damage. >> reporter: in schoon, golf ball-sized hail pounded the city. the same system also produced this funnel cloud in louisian