hello, i'm eric thomas. we begin with out of egypt.ir president called a state of emergency after the bombings. the bombings killed more than 40 people and wounded about 100. abc news reporter latest from b latest from beirut. >> reporter: one of the holiest days of the year ending in tragedy. palm sunday in egypt torn apart by explosions. dozens killed in two separate terror attacks, both targeting the christian community. icis n icis now claiming responsibility. starting just north of cairo, this photo taken minutes before the first blast showing full congregation inside the explosion right in the middle of the packed pews. cameras focused on the choir capturing the moment of detonation. much of the aftermath so graphic it can't be shown. but damage clear around the altar littered with he can brie, walls pitted with blast. many were waiting inside the church when everything went black. he passed out, then awoke and saw several bodies. as survivors tried to rescue the dead and wounded, a second blast at the church in alexandria, captu

. >> abc 7 news anchor eric thomas is live from laguna with that part of the story. eric? >> reporter: and we just got that word about oh, 30, 45 seconds ago from a pg&e representative that all 100% of power has been restored. public schools are back on, hospitals are back on, hopefully the traffic lights are back on. that was causing a major problem that police had to be out directing traffic. what caused all this? well, it looks like the combination of an old substation and a breaker that didn't do what it was supposed to do. >> something went wrong in the breaker to have it explode. we're not quite sure what that is yet. >> reporter: pg&e is sure the blast ignited insulation near the breaker and that knocked out power to 88,000 customers. fire fighters arrived quickly, but putting out flames took effort. >> we had to successfully do that with a dry chemical agent. we did notice some flare-ups. so, then we applied co2 to the fire. >> the carbon dioxide smothered the flames. pg&e says the station is old and in line for a multi-million dollar improvement project. >> the fa

abc 7 news eric thomas was there and joins us live with more. eric. >> reporter: and alma, even without the two construction cranes on the very top there, it's the largest building in san francisco. it dominates the sky line. not done yet as you can see. that comes later in the year. but they held quite a party for the milestone today. lifting the final beam into place is part of the ceremony known as topping off in the construction trades. that's what builders, financiers and future tenants were celebrating today at sales force tower. >> the ceilings are the highest. the air is the cleanest. the natural light is amazing. and the views are pretty good. >> reporter: he's right. from the east bay to the golden gate bridge, views from the thousand foot tall building are stunning. we are on the 60th floor of the sales force tower. let's show you this. look over there, yeah, we're looking down on the transamerica pyramid and this is not the top floor. >> there is almost no point in san francisco that you can be in today without seeing this tower. >> r

i'm eric thomas. now on to our other top story tonight, b.a.r.t. riders in oakland may have noticed more eyes on them. it's part of a rare emergency staffing decision. in response to the dozens of teenagers who boarded a b.a.r.t. train at the coliseum station one week ago and started robbing and beating people. and tonight we're hearing from a passenger who was on that train. abc 7 news reporter lisa galician is live at the b.a.r.t. station with that story. >> reporter: tonight there are more officers on platforms and stations and b.a.r.t. trains. the three stations they are focusing on at this hour are the fruitvale station, the coliseum, and mayfair. many b.a.r.t. police officers are working overtime tonight. it's part of an emergency staffing call ordered after this. >> 30 kids board my train, beat up someone, robbed them, and then run off the train. >> reporter: the mob boarded the train and terrorized, robbed and be amin gulezian, abc 7 news. n. >>> it's possible you felt an earthquake if you liv

i'm eric thomas.you just heard, kerr himself addrsed the mia this afrnoon and "abc 7 news" sports anchor mike shumann has our story from portland. >> steve kerr showed up today to a voluntary workout with his team unbeknownst to the media. general manager was supposed to speak to us and update his condition, but who showed up? steve kerr. >> the last few days have been difficult can. you guys saw me at the end of game two. i was very uncomfortable. you know, i was uncomfortable at practice the other day and with things getting worse i just made the decision i couldn't -- couldn't coach, and so as of now i'm consulting with my doctors. i'm hoping for some improvement, and if i can get some improvement i'll get back on the sidelines but i'm not going to do that unless i know i can help the team. >> steve kerr also told us he will not come back on a part time basis, only when he's ready to go full time. he's working with his doctors, hopefully finding a way to get rid of these debilitating head aks. repo

i'm eric thomas. thanks for joining us. many woke up to the wet weather. in some places it kept coming down on all day. it poured on anyone outside this afternoon. a live look now from the abc 7 roof cam, it's still soggy out there, but a break in the rain is coming and we're calling it a break in the rain. here's meteorologist trew tuma. >> we're still tracking showers on doppler 7. let's get you down the street where the showers are occurring at this hour, around santa rosa, guerneville, along the coast in bodega bay. even light turn around campbell, south bay, a couple turns inland in livermore. we'll be dealing with light showers on and off through the evening. keeping a 1 on the storm impact scale. it will be less than a tenth of an inch of rain. and it will be breeze i. as one storm exits tonight, a next storm is brewing out in the pacific. we'll talk about when that arrives, how much rain to expect, and finally some much brighter and warmer weather coming up in the full accuweather forecast. eric? >> thank you, drew. we have live doppler 7 opt app a

i'm eric thomas. we'll get to that story in just a minute. >>> but first, you probably noticed the rain today. it came down across the bay area, making outdoor activities quite a challenge. you can see the umbrellas out in santa rosa. in san francisco it was a soggy easter sunday for giants fans at at&t park. they were able to finish the game, but many fans decided to head home to get out of the rain. and across the bay, while the wet weather did not matter for dubs fans, a's fans didn't get to see the their team. the rain canceled the rain. from the richmond bridge camera, it is still wet out there tonight. and there is more rain on the way after a brief break. here is drew with more on that. >> just what everybody wants to hear. another storm is on the way after the soaking we took on our sunday. live doppler 7 continues to track some scattered showers out there. the majority of the region just seeing cloud cover. the closer we go into live doppler 7, we're on fairfield, vacaville and north of disco

i'm eric thomas. tonight egypt has declared a state of emergency after the two suicide blasts. one tore through a church as a choir was singing. ♪ [ explosion ] >> that video feed cutting out as chaos erupts at the church in the city of tanta about 70 miles north of cairo. hours later in alexandria, security cameras caught a suicide bomber detonating his bomb right at the security checkpoint outside the building. in all, at least 44 people were killed and more than 125 injured. and isis is claiming responsibility tonight. evening prayers went on as scheduled tonight as a coptic christian church in the east bay. they worry about what's next for egypt. abc 7 news reporter leslie brenkly is in our newsroom with more on the story. leslie? >> eric, many of the coptic christians i spoke to tonight say it's been painful for them, a sense of pain that is all too familiar. and they vow the terrorists will not get to them. they will gather. they will continue to pray. these coptic christians in hayward prayed f

i'm eric thomas. it's newark's first homicide of the year, and it took place in broad daylight. police are looking to nearby businesses and surveillance video for clues to what happened. abc 7 news reporter sergio quintana is live at newark police with the story. sergio? >> reporter: eric, newark detectives tonight are not releasing many details about the victim or of their ongoing investigation, but we do know they may have some very valuable information thanks to some surveillance cameras nearby businesses. the family of the victim watched as the alameda county coroner removed the body from the dark-colored bmw sedan. they would not talk to us about their loved one, but a neighbor of the shopping center says he may know the victim from a nearby barbershop. so you've seen the guy in the car before? you know him? >> no, i haven't seen him in the car. but i've seen him cutting hair over there. >> where does he cut hair? >> right over here. >> kj's. >> reporter: robert sanchez and his mother, laura, say

i'm eric thomas. voters in france and abroad are deciding which two presidential candidates will appear in a runoff election. here's a look at the eiffel tower in the capital city of paris as the sun came up just a little while ago. voters are now heading to the polls in one of the most contentious contests in recent memory. abc 7 news reporter keith larsen is live in our newsroom with reaction from local french citizens who voted today. >> reporter: here in the bay area french citizens got a chance to cast their ballot early. some lining up here for hours. right now it is sunday morning in france and you're taking a live look at a polling place in paris. k see folks inside lining up getting ready to cast their vote for an election that truly stands to influence politics around the globe. a contentious election resulting in violence on the streets of paris. as a vote with global impact is under way in france and across the world. here in the bay area french citizens lined up at the polls in berkeley a

. >> abc 7 news anchor eric thomas is live in san francisco where protests against the missile strike is said to begin any minute now. eric? >> reporter: and that protest has begun. tese protesters are people who were against any sort of u.s. military response in syria. it's getting underway right now. but the people we talk to, syrian american who says missile strike was about time, to congressional leaders who say we wish president trump had asked us first. that's the reaction today from syrian born walnut creek businessman to the u.s. cruise missile strikes on a syrian air force base. in response to allegations that syrian president assad attacked his own people with chemical weapons. >> what assad is trying to do is make the world choose between two evils. isis or assad. and the syrian people refuse both of them. >> reporter: but there is caution in the bay area's congressional delegation. peninsula democrat jackie spear was in san mateo today speaking to the league of women voters. >> i'm not willing to go to war in syria. >> reporter: spears says launching 59 cruise missiles aga

that's where abc 7 reporter eric thomas is with more. >> reporter: you can see it from another viewpoint. you can see it's missing on top of the dome. that's where the cross sat for the past 90 years. but it became unstable, and during the storms we had with the high winds, they took it down to be safe rather than sorry. for the time being, the rugged old cross sits just inside the doors of saint joseph's brazil ka its normal place a phoenix open the dome currently empty. >> it with stood l elements the last 930 years so pretty good. >> reporter: two weeks ago it became clear the cross was beginning to tilt and began to sway from side to side in the wind. >> we weren't allowed to go around it because they thought it might fall on us. >> reporter: saint joseph's is also home to a middle school with total enrollment of 700 students. that's why it became imperative to take it down. trevor went up 100 feet on a lift to take down the cross and he shot this cell phone video. >> i was the one that just put the straps on and at that time it seemed to have released itself and came right out. >> r

abc 7 news anchor eric thomas was inside the courtroom. >> reporter: a handful of protesters were at the federal court house in san francisco today criticizing the trump administration for threatening the federal money that san francisco and santa clara county depend on. >> it's an attempt to bully san francisco and santa clara to abandoning their sanctuary city policies by the use of an unconstitutional executive order. >> and we have 35% of our revenue at stake, federal revenue, 4 to $5 million a day that we are relying on the expectation and reimbursement from the federal government. >> reporter: attorneys for san francisco and santa clara countys were in court today seeking an injunction to block the executive order. they say they stand to lose more than a billion dollars in federal money each. but assistant attorney general chad reidler made a completely different argument in court. he said the executive order was narrowly focused and would only affect grants to cities from the justice department and homeland security. at most, a million dollars for santa clara county and no mon

abc news anchor eric thomas has more. >> reporter: for 500 students from prek through fifth grade, lum elementary school provides a solid education. it is the real foundation not up to earthquake standards and the soil around it is even worse. officials found that out when they tested the soil prior to a construction project. >> the initial test showed us that the soil under lum elementary school could be susceptible to significant lick which faction. >> reporter: this dirt is soil and fill. that's what poses a danger of it liquefying in a quake. it happened during the 1989 loeloma prieta quake and caused massive destruction. fearing something similar could happen here, officials are considering a range of options including closing the school at the end of the school year. they are also hoping that no major quake hits in the next five or six weeks. >> we have the capacity at our other elementary schools to take lum students and lum teachers. any time there is anything related to safety and children, there is a sense of panic. >> reporter: parents were notified this week of the problem

in berkeley, eric thomas, abc 7 news. >> stay with us. the warriors kevin durant has no shortage of fans as you know. perhaps one most of all. >> my son is a very loving, gentle man. >> wanda durant loves her son, so, why won't she be at the game tonight? that's next. >> i'm at the game. i'm larry beil. live at oracle arena. we'll hear from wanda durant as well as what kevin is thinking about as the warriors get set for their regular season finale. that's coming up. >> can't wait. a california climber tries to summit the tallest mountain 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. >>> she's been doing it since he was a little body. kevin durant's mom wanda has been front and center at his games, cheering him on. but not tonight. in an interview you'll see only on abc 7 news. live at oracle arena wit

of course, we'll have another update for you coming up live at 6:00, live at golden gate park, eric thomas abc 7 news. >> all right, eric, thank you. after a nationwide manhunt police say they found the 15-year-old tennessee girl who disappeared with her teacher last month here in california. the two were found in the town of cecilville that's in sis que county northwest of redding. she disappeared from her home on march 15. court papers filed recently in the girl's disappearance say she was afraid of tad cummins and she would face repercussions at school if she resisted him. the county sheriff revealed the cross-country trip took them through the bay area. >> they visited various sites in the region. for example in berkeley, california, and they visited the black bear ranch which is a commune in the general area where they were located in the cabin. >> here's a look at cummins' booking photo which we just got in our newsroom a few minutes ago. coming up at 4:30 what we learned about the two who were finally found. >>> meanwhile mountain view police found a 15-year-old girl found a short t

eric thomas explains this pig problem. >> reporter: bricks, the pot bellied pig is the biggest loser in the christian son home, he's down from 300 pounds a couple of years ago. hiss buddy mason is also over 100 pounds. owners marcie and chris have kept pigs since 1990 and they say those weights are normal. but what's normal in pleasant hill would be illegal under the weight limit. marcie thinks the 100-pound restriction comes from an old guide line for one-year-old pot bellied and show pigs. the california pot bellied pig association that she runs with husband chris has more than 1,000 members from around the globe who write asking forred a virs. here's what she tells potential pig owners. >> they're always trying to get into things, they can be very destructive if they want, they can be very gentle and loving. >> reporter: the christiansons say the city would be better off adding more substantive idea it. >> if they want to mutt restrictions, mandatory licensing, mandatory spay and neuter. >> and the pigs can be hard on lawns and homes, rack up expensive medical bills and are totall

abc 7 news, eric thomas explains what happens next. > reporter: it had to be taken down two week agsn church leader saw it begin to tilt and sway in the wind. >>. >> it give me a little bit of a heart attack to see so many children walking beneath and many people in and out of the bi bill basilica to play. >> they decided to ak befoct be the windy storm that blew through the end of march. the next day, the winds were about 15 or 20 miles per hour. >> hello shot this cell phone video. >> there is no damage to the dome itself. it looks like some dry rot that occurred on the cross itself. >> you can see it sits inside the main door of the basilica. >> it is good to touch it and embrace it. it is part of our lives. >> reporter: providence may have had a hand in this. at the moment the cross was lifted from the roof, the church bells began to ring. >> i took it as a sign of god and god is with us and prote protecting us. >> what better message could there be as easter weekend arrives. alameda, eric thomas, abc 7 news. >>> coming up the bay area restaurants where you can gate robot to make

i'm eric thomas. tonight things have calmed down, but the police work is just beginning. the clashes began at martin luther king civic center park this morning and quickly moved into the streets. berkeley police say 44 people were arrested -- excuse me. 21 people were arrested and 11 people were injured. abc7 news report lisa m has our story from berkeley. >> reporter: they call themselves the patriots and when one of their group was arrested, they waited hours for him to bail out before leaving for southern california. berkeley police arrested 21 people today even though more was done to stop this. [ gunshots ] >> the chaos that erupted when the two sides clashed in civic center park. police tried to keep the groups apart. they set up orange fencing, boundary lines if you will. they banned and confiscated anything they considered dangerous. flagpoles, broom handles, rocks, shields. 11 people were hurt, and one was stabbed. did you feel like you guys were overwhelmed? >> i think that we were able to m

eric thomas, abc news. >> bart has announced seven weeks of closure in july and august. free buses will take passengers between stations. >> we are learning more about a young woman's story of survival after she ran out of gas and found herself stranded in the desert for five days. amber drove along a road seldom traveled and ran out of gas. she found herself out of cell phone range. she retraced her steps with abc news reporter matt gutman. >> amber is alive where many others would be dead in her shoes. she took into this very bad situation tremendous survival skills. she had been in the girls scouts, she had been in the junior rotc. she knew what she was do ing. when we were out in the middle of the desert, she helped teach me how to navigate by the stars. >> amber tried desperately to alert others that she needed help while enduring extreme temperatures in the arizona desert. can you learn more about how amber survived on abc's "20/20." coming up next, we're going to look at what could be the new >>> virtual reality may be fun and games but it's also big business and

eric thomas explains this pig problem. >> reporter: bricks, the pot bellied pig is the biggest loser in the christian son home, he's down from 300 pounds a couple of years ago. hiss buddy mason is also over 100 pounds. owners marcie and chris have kept pigs since 1990 and they say those weights are normal. but what's normal in pleasant hill would be illegal under the weight limit. marcie thinks the 100-pound restriction comes from an old guide line for one-year-old pot bellied and show pigs. the california pot bellied pig association that she runs with husband chris has more than 1,000 members from around the globe who write asking forred a virs. here's what she tells potential pig owners. >> they're always trying to get into things, they can be very destructive if they want, they can be very gentle and loving. >> reporter: the christiansons say the city would be better off adding more substantive idea it. >> if they want to mutt restrictions, mandatory licensing, mandatory spay and neuter. >> and the pigs can be hard on lawns and homes, rack up expensive medical bills and are totall

eric thomas, "abc7 news." >> our skies are clearing here in the bay area.e can look forward to a two-daybreak, but only about two days. sunny skies across the entire region right now. our rainfall has ended for a while. a few clouds are lingering behind. here's a view of the western sky and there are some clouds out there. 56 degrees in san francisco right now. temperatures in the mid to upper 50s. also in oakland, san jose, gilroy and half moon bay. and this is the lovely view from the east bay hills cameras with clouds at various levels, with lots of blue sky out there. 58 in santa rosa. temperatures ithe mid to upper 50s at napa, fairfield, concord and livermore. and this is my view, at least from my office and from the roof top looking out. this is the forecast, chilly overnight and early tomorrow morning. but sunny and mild the next two days, so it will warm up by tomorrow afternoon and rain returning to the bay area easter. overnight, chilly with temperatures in the upper 30s. cloverdale, napa, fairfield, livermore, only 40 degrees in morgan hill. mid

i'm eric thomas. visitors to national parks already know if you pack it in, you pack it out. and patiently the same is true of the urban counterparts. that's what is causing the controversy at san francisco's dolores park. abc 7 news reporter sergio quintana is live with more on this story. sergio? >> neighbors of dolores park say a sunny weekend in san francisco is a blessing and a curse. they love seeing people come out and enjoy the newly renovated park, but they don't love when people leave all their trash behind. as the sunset on dolores park, we wanted to see if this crowd would leave as big a mess as saturday's crowd. neighbors say it was mess that happens so often. >> there is so much trash. it seems like a lot of people from out of town who come to visit for the day and don't really take care of it. >> when the park is trashed, city workers often show up early the next morning to clean it up. this evening we noticed for the most part people did try to tidy up after themselves. >> they all tri

let's begin with eric thomas. >> what should have been a 9:00 to 5:00 workday became a day in the dark in san francisco with 88,000 customers knocked out because a circuit breaker failed in this substation. >> when the circuit breaker, it created a fire around the breaker. the insulation around the breaker burned. >> firefighters were there in minutes. but it took extra effort to put the flames out. >> we did it successfully with a dry chemical agent. we noticed flare-ups and put co 2 on the fire. >> pg and e blames the age of the substation and says an upgrade is planned. >> the facility upgrades is a $100 million project that will be completed in the second quarter of 2018. >> a quarter of the traffic signals were out as was the montgomery street b.a.r.t. and muni station. with the power back on, there may be residual backups. police are working on that. >> we're trying to facilitate traffic as much as we can. >> pg and e is promising a thorough investigation. the mayor says there was a silver lining. >> we checked our trauma centers, the hospitals and clinics, and it's good news tha

reporter eric thomas was inside the courtroom. >> they ain't got no case -- owe. >> a handful of protesterse at the federal courthouse in san francisco today criticizing the trump administration for threatening the federal money that san francisco and santa clara county depend on. >> it was an attempt to bully jurisdictions into abandoning their sanctuary city policies by the use of an unconstitutional executive order. >> we have 35% of our revenue at stake as federal revenue. 4 to 5 milli$5 million a day th are relying on the expectation of reimbursement from the federal government. >> attorneys for san francisco and santa clara counties were in court today seeking an injunction to block the executive order. they stand to lose more than a billion dollars in federal money each. but assistant attorney general made a completely different argument in court. he said the executive order was narrowly focus add and only affect grants in cities with -- and homeland security. at most a million dollars for santa clara county and no money at all for san francisco. government attorneys would not go on

i'm eric thomas. that meeting was a chance for parents of the victims to meet with parents who posted racially charged images online. >> it's a slap in the face. >> parents came in hopes of starting the healing process. their kids the target of resent racial social media posts. >> at this point there is no solution. >> a chance to talk with parents whose kids are responsible for targeting a instagram page. >> it takes courage to acknowledge what happened and to make amends for it and start healing. you know, and so you know, today was a day to do that. >> parents got an e-mail from the principal last night. the meeting was cancelled. but many showed up today with hopes it would still happen. his sister was victimized by the online attack. >> they posted a picture of her with a noose around her neck. >> she should be dealing with what prom dress she wants, not a noose around her neck. >> i've been coaching here for over ten years and to have this happen, not just to me but to the young ladies is just u

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eric thomas has more. >> reporter: the future is not bright for this elementary school. >> one option is closing the school. >> reporter: the educational foundation there has always been solid. it's the real foundation that's not up to modern earthquake standards. and the soil around it is even worse. officials found that out when they tested the soil prior to a construction project. >> the initial test showed us that the soil under the elementary school could be susceptible to significant liquefaction. >> reporter: investigators say they have tested the soil at other schools in the district but so far this is the only one with the potential liquefaction problem. liquefaction occurred in san francisco's marina district during the 1989 loma prieta quake where loose soil amplified the quake's energy and caused massive degree instruction. fearing something similar to happy happen here they are considering a range of options including closing the school. >> we have the capacity at our elementary schools to take the students and teachers. >> any time there is anything related to safety and

abc anchor eric thomas was there and says young people will ultimately benefit. >> reporter: a couplehand for the first journey of the matthew turner, pulled by trucks to a nearby boat ramp. >> by building a boat, we also build a community. >> reporter: allen olsen was there when it was just an idea. four years, $5.5 million ago. he says when the ship is finished up to 15,000 local youngsters will benefit each year. >> we want to help with that. we want to get them out in nature. particularly since we're into water and the sea. we think that is a wonderful place for them to learn and commune with their basic nature. >> reporter: the ship features 250 wooden planks cut from trees in mendocino county. each is steamed for three hours before they can be molded into place t. work is both delicate and difficult. >> it's a lot of love and 200,000 man hours. >> reporter: most of that is provided by volunteers like dan higgins, a veteran boat builder who splits his year between alaska and marin counties. >> everything starts with a great thing. as you meet the other ship mates and you tell the

eric thomas, "abc7 news." >> our skies are clearing here in the bay area. forward to a two-daybreak, but only about two days. sunny skies across the entire region right now. our rainfall has ended for a while. a few clouds are lingering behind. here's a view of the western sky and there are some clouds out there. 56 degrees in san francisco right now. temperatures in the mid to upper 50s. also in oakland, san jose, gilroy and half moon bay. and this is the lovely view from the east bay hills cameras with clouds at various levels, with lots of blue sky out there. 58 in santa rosa. temperatures in the mid to upper 50s at napa, fairfield, concord and livermore. and this is my view, at least from my office and from the roof top looking out. this is the forecast, chilly overnight and early tomorrow morning. but sunny and mild the next two days, so it will warm up by tomorrow afternoon and rain returning to the bay area easter. overnight, chilly with temperatures in the upper 30s. cloverdale, napa, fairfield, livermore, only 40 degrees in morgan hill. mid 40s aro

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eric thomas has more. >> reporter: the future is not bright for this elementary school. >> one optionclosing the school. >> reporter: the educational foundation there has always been solid. it's the real foundation that's not up to modern earthquake standards. and the soil around it is even worse. officials found that out when they tested the soil prior to a construction project. >> the initial test showed us that the soil under the elementary school could be susceptible to significant liquefaction. >> reporter: investigators say they have tested the soil at other schools in the district but so far this is the only one with the potential liquefaction problem. liquefaction occurred in san francisco's marina district during the 1989 loma prieta quake where loose soil amplified the quake's energy and caused massive degree instruction. fearing something similar to happy happen here they are considering a range of options including closing the school. >> we have the capacity at our elementary schools to take the students and teachers. >> any time there is anything related to safety and chi

i'm eric thomas. the girl made a bold move jumping from a moving car and escaping from a man accused of kidnapping and assaulting her. the child was trapped with her abductor as he drove for at least 40 miles before she managed to escape. cornell bernard is in napa with details of the crime. >> anything being done to a child is horrific. >> reporter: neighbors inside this mobile home park react to news that 50-year-old timothy marble is accused of kidnapping a young girl. >> it's surprising. i never would have thought, especially, you know, in the park i live in. >> my prayers are with her and her family. it's just scary to hear. >> reporter: shock and surprise from customers at this shell station where the 13-year-old was kidnapped about 3:00 a.m. on friday. the sheriff's department says the teen ran away from her napa home after a fight with her parents. and met marble who convinced her to get in his truck. sergeant crom says they drove around for hours. >> he injected her with meth and pulled out a

good evening, i'm eric thomas. thanks for joining us. the vice president is expected in asia sometime overnight. the ballistic missile blew up almost immediately. it comes at a time when threats between the u.s. and north korea are being taken seriously. >> reporter: north korea's dictator presided over a grandpa raid, devoted to showing off his military might. the holiday was marked by the launch of a missile, which exploded immediately after liftoff. that makes it hard for experts to figure out what kind of missile it was. >> was it an old missile they were testing for show or the new missile that could influence or target the united states. >> it's a huge embarrassment for the pyongyang regime. >> north korea is a problem. the problem will be taken care of. for the first time up close, submarine launched missiles. the north koreans are trying to develop missiles that have reached the u.s. and already have weapons that could threaten japan and south korea. >> their missiles continue to get bigger, longer range and eventually they're go

investigators say two approached eric thomas back on january 21 near east broad and library streets in burlington city. two men ran away. they were arrested several hours later, myers is charged with aggravated assault. >>> it took the jury less than three hours to find eric frein guilty of the murder of a state trooper and attempted murder of another state trooper. he was captured in the poconos after a 48 day manhunt. prosecutors plan to ask for the death penalty. >> we've been waiting for this for a long time we appreciate the work that the jury has done, we believe they reached the right verdict. >>> for the -- his defense wiln sparing his life. governor wolf declared a moratorium on the death penalty four years ago. >>> chopper 6 hd was over the scene in the fairhill section, a victim was found in an suv along the 3000 block of north lawrence. >>> family and friends in south philadelphia gathered to mourn a murdered mother 33-year-old she was found bleeding at broad and snyder. she died in the hospital this past saturday. her death ruled a homicide due to blunt-force trauma. she h

in sausalito, eric thomas, abc 7 news. >> next an april fools day tradition.wnright stupid today in san 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. welcome back, everyone. here are the winning numbers from last night's 1 foremillion mega-millions drawing. 17, 24, 27, 32, 58, the meganumber 10. one ticket purchased in arkansas matched all sick numbers, it is the first mega-millions number. tuesday night resets to $15 million. >>> all right, so happening today, it is april fool's day, many of you knower, and in san francisco, some people plan to celebrate by getting downright stupid. we say that, because today is the 39th annual st. stupid's day parade. who knew? organizers from the first church encourage people to wear something unique, but the silliest walk of all t. parade starts at noon at the foot of the transamerica

i'm eric thomas. we begin with that developing news. we heard just a short time ago from coach kerr. wasn't on the bench last night, won't be there tomorrow and everybody is wondering when he will be back. mike joins us live from portland, what do we know? >> reporter: let me give you a quick back story. steve had quick back surgery and it was botched. they nicked his spine. he is leaking spinal fluid which is causing these headaches. he said he is dealing with more pain as a coach than he ever did as a player. they said yesterday he was mr. the weather but steph curry gave him the game ball last night. he don't give a coach a ball for a cold or flu, so you know something is up. who showed up, steve kerr. >> last few days have been difficult. you guys saw me at the end of game two. i was very uncomfortable. i was uncomfortable at practice the other day. and with things getting worse, i just made the decision i couldn't coach. so as of now, i'm consulting with my doctors. i'm hoping for some improvement if i can get improvement, i'll get

benioff says that's giving back. >> live on treasure island, eric thomas abc 7 news. thank you, eric. >> well, san francisco is locked into a race to have the tallest tower west of the mississippi. the sales force tower is the tallest in san francisco at 1072 feet. but won't be the tallest in the state. that distinction will go to the which will sure grand tower in lots loss which will rise to 1099 feet. in seattle an architecture firm is planning the west coast tallest building the 4 c tower slated to be 1111 feet. but the faa is fighting the plan since it may interfere with air space for nearby boeing fields. >> abc 7 news viewer alex philip shared this video with us on instagram with the hashtag abc 7. this is the view of skf's changing sky line and views from twin peaks, you want to see your view of the knew sales force tower, post ire pictures or video with a hashtag, #abc 7 now. >> a hillsboro woman accused of arranging the murder of her ex-boyfriend posted $45 million bail. one of the highest in history. tiffany lee stayed silent as she was rushed into an suv ou

. >> abc 7 news anchor eric thomas joins us live in san francisco where protests against that missile strike is happening right now. eric? >> reporter: what would be the first protest in san francisco since the missile strikes will be getting underway 55 minutes from now. as you mention, we are already hearing from the bay area's syrian american community as well as our congressional representatives. syrian-born walnut creek businessman says he's no fan of president trump, but he applauds the missile attack as an important first step. >> i think the trump administration has to take a decisive action, not just a one-time hit. >> reporter: however, he says forcing syrian president bashar al-assad from power must be the end game. >> this is a man who is involved in half a million people death and he has no place to be leading syria. >> reporter: but there is caution in the bay area's congressional delegation. peninsula democrat jackie spear was in san mateo today speaking to the league of women voters. >> i'm not willing to go to war in syria. >> reporter: spears is says launching 59 cru

abc7 news anchor eric thomas says that will be hard to regulate. >> reporter: let's be honest.ten son's backyard has gone to the hogs. >> vietnamese, asian, giuliani, they'll all the same thing, all the same pig. >> reporter: they currently have two bricks and mason. bricks is the gentle one who likes to layout in the shade. mason is the alpha pig, but doesn't care for the limelight. together they run the california pot belly pig association with more than a thousand members around the world. >> i find i relate to them better than i relate to dogs or cats or anything else. >> cats look down on you. dogs look up to you and pigs look the square in the eye. >> reporter: that quote is from winston church hill but he should have added except when they're eating. the couple is glad she is thinking about allowing residents to own pot belly pigs except for one provision in the ordinance which would require the pets to way under 100 pounds. >> they grow till they're five typically, and i've seen 300 pounders. >> pigs won't climb up in your lap necessarily thank god. [ laughter ] >> repo

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i'm eric thomas we look at awe wet weather and the damage it left behind. parts of the bay area got a pounding overnight with heavy rains and wind. in was around midnight more than an inch of rain fell in the wettest spots while the worst subside by morning. the rain wasn't over just yet you see from our walnut creek camera a strong but quick blast of stormy weather hit the east bay. and the umbrellas were back out in san francisco but what a difference a few hours made. a look at live conditions right now. cot skies be any bluer? this sa i look at san francisco from our emeriville camera. we haven't seen this for a while yet, the sun. abc meet roll dift drew tuma is here to tell us if we're done. >> what an active morning, had some showers and thunderstorms move through. it's a quite picture. want to take into the north bay the past hour or so. showing you some light returns are diminishing in the past 15 minutes. the steady activity really in the central valley, this is pushing off to the south east. so the wet weather is moving out. future weather showin

good evening, i'm eric thomas. thanks so much for joining us. recent changes to how trash is removed from dolores park could be contributing to the problem. for more let's check in now with serg sergio keen tan alive. sergio? >> reporter: eric, every time we have a sunny weekend in san francisco, people flock to dolores park and unfortunately they often leave behind a mess. these are pictures shot this morning of yesterday's sunny day termath. according to mission local.com, a crew of eight city workers spent hours cleaning up the mess. several neighbors told me dolores park looked trashed this morning. they say the sunny weekends are a double edged sword. they love to see people enjoying the open spaces of the city but they're not happy that lots of people simply don't clean up after themselves. >> so much trash. it seems like it's just a lot of people from like out of town and stuff who come to visit for the day and don't really take care of it. >> we are hoping to find a trash on the exterior of the park and if not it's going home with us. >>

game one hawks and wizards in the east, this is how eric thomas gets ready for every newscast, bangz then sits down and reads. john walton 32 points. it's easy. that's the way i do it. this will be with authority. and in your face and all that. wizards take game 114-107. on to baseball, game was postponed due to rain. they'll make it up as a double header on the 9th. playing in the rain after the series finale with the rockies, out at at&t, the ponchos on, dancing, having a good time until the third pitch, anyway. rockies lead off black man, high deep and jeff had problems. giving up the home runs. palo alto was up 3-0, but the sharp got it out. bottom of the first giants come back to tie it up. brandon crawford triples, and you can see the field is all soaked in rain. but people were happy. bottom 6, two out, man on, crawford with the soft grounder, nice play by tony walters. 4 and 7 on his birthday as the giants manager. the giants fall by a score of 4-3. game two of the warriors/blazers series will be on wednesday at oracle. >> have the workout again. >> you're absolutely right ex

live at lafayette park station, eric thomas, abc 7 news. >> eric, thank you so much. the coverage in the east bay continues on the abc 7 news app. we will check back in with sky 7 as the situation develops. >> another major story we're following, concern is growing at the tiny sonoma county airport this evening over the fate of a local couple two days overdue. their small plane a tb 20 left the tahoe truckee airport bound for petaluma monday but has not been seen since. abc 7 news reporter joins us live from petaluma. wayne, the missing or married couple from santa rosa, right? >> reporter: we just spoke with civil authorities asking how the search was going. they said planes are still in the air. they are still looking and still no trace of this missing plane. meantime, it should have arrived here in petaluma 48 hours ago, almost exactly to the hour. nothing for people here to do except to worry and to wait. >> we're hoping for the best. >> reporter: a lot of customers fly into and out of the two niner diner. there are two customers in particular and the thoughts of

i'm eric thomas. we begin with that developing news.rd just a short time ago from coach kerr. wasn't on the bench last night, won't be there tomorrow and everybody is wondering when he will be back. mike joins us live from portland, whato

i'm eric thomas. thank you for joining us. the rain should hit overnight.pencer christian is in for drew tuma with more of what to expect. >> expect cloudy skies most of the night, but rain arriving early in the morning. here is a look at doppler 7. right now not raining in the bay area, but notice how close the massive moisture is to the north coast, moving towards yu eke ah and it is coming our way. it ranks one on the storm impact scale, a storm of light intensity. it will produce rain first in the north bay and will spread south ward and east ward, turning into showers by the afternoon and tapering off. most of the bay area will see less than a tenth of rain from the system, but there may be wet pavement for the morning commute. i will give you a closer look in a few minutes. >> thank you very much. warriors' coach steve kerr will be out for game four in portland because of health issues and that could stretch into the playoffs. he said this week symptoms flared up from 2015 back surgery when he suffered a cerebral spinal fluid leak. right now he is con

i'm eric thomas it's not weird, it's science and it's important. that's a message thousands of people share today and they want people to know it's not a political football. as we said, marches all over the bay area today. we are live in berkeley where a march is happening right now. cornell. >> reporter: eric, for now there is a rally going on here' this plaza. hundreds of people are here in support of science. right now speakers talking to the crowd about global warming, climate change, and the benefits of medical research. earlier thousands of people took to the streets of san market street packed wall to wall with thousands of marchers out in support of science. becky full lop brought her daughter from oakland. >> i believe that science is not something we should have to be marching for and yet with the current administration it's something tt' threatened. >> many believe trump has shown little respect for the importance of science. >> basic things are under attack, which i don't support. i'm also here because i believe that science itself and

i'm eric thomas. thanks for joining us.rotesters fear what could happen next following attacks on a syrian air base. abc reporter cornell ber narld has more about the response. ♪ >> reporter: songs of peace followed by protest. activists with code pink march across the golden gate bridge, urging drivers to honk for peace in syria. after the u.s. launched air strikes on a syrian air base in response to last week's horrific chemical attack. >> you can bomb the world into pieces but you can't bomb it into peace. >> chaos in the middle east is a very complex problem that i don't think can be solved with more and more bombs. >> reporter: today the regime of bashar al assad defiant even after us air strikes, the air field struck by 59 american missiles back up and running. syria's russian-made fighter bombers armed for battle. the white house says the u.s. bombing was the right move. >> what happened this week was one of the president's finest hours. he won't stop here. if he needs to do more, he will do more. >> reporter: but sa

hello, i'm eric thomas.re in the bay area critics say president trump hasn't accomplished much while his base says he's changing washington. and some of those supporters are meeting in the south bay this weekend. cornell bernard is live in san jose where the convention for california college republicans is happening. cornell. >> reporter: yeah, eric, and those young republicans are praising donald trump at their annual convention this week. but olkers in the bay area have a lot of criticism for the new president. >> california republicans say donald trump doing just fine, his first win hin days on the job. even reagan would be proud. >> he's been hit a spectrum of ideas whether it's with his new tax plan or foreign policy. so for every type of republican there's a way to agree with him in the last 100 days. >> 300 college republicans holding their annual convention in san jose had year. >> silicon sprael is at the heart of innovation, creation, disruption and those are kin of the themes that donald trump ran