dallas -- eureka now. the erie canal was a feat of imagination. they found the land was much more fertile than it was in new england. particularly from growing wheat. we don't think of western new york as being a wheat place. the problem was, how do you get the wheat and flour back to the markets on the east coast? and thes were terrible appalachian mountains were in between. there was a man named jesse holley who was a broker and flour. and try buy flour cheap to sell it in new york. he went bankrupt because of the transportation cost. he could never make a profit -- profit. and heiness was failing had a vision. take the water of lake erie, the ditch across the state to albany and the hudson you would have a long gradual artificial river which had an unlimited supply of water from the lake and you can ship your flowered into the market. when you went bankrupt in those days, you went to debtor's prison. inwas sentenced to 20 months debtor's prison. and hee on his hands, originally did not know anything about canals, but he studied up on can now. -

those breezes, 74, that's pretty warm for them in eureka. forecast with some wild swings in tahoe from 80 wednesday to 60 bhon a chance of rain. >>? the south bay, a san jose police officer has filed a lawsuit alleging racism in the department. the officer nabil haidar is lebanese and says he's been referred to as isis, lebanese bomber. he says he's faced retaliation since filing a complaint with the city but in a statement the city has said, quote, based on the claim filed by mr. haidar with the state department of fair employment and housing and our subsequent investigation, we have not seen a basis for liability against the city. >>> in the north bay we're learning more about an expansion of the fire watch cameras. this is video from aid camera in yolo county. these cameras give crews crucial details about wildfires. pg&e is paying for nine new cameras in sonoma, napa and marin counties. they're expected to cost up to $750,000. the goal is to have them up and running by the end of the year. >>> in the east bay a battle is growing over a p

one woman flew in on a delayed flight from lax to sfo and should have long been in eureka by now.sot: janice reckurd, flight delayed//"i should have been in eureka at 10:20 this morning and the ni should have been there at 5 something and now its midnight and i have to drive an hour and a half after that. so that's how it happened." flysfo.com urges travelers to check with their airline or visit flight status for delay information. the runway maintenance will be over at 7 sunday morning. meanwhile people need to find a way to keep busy or find a place to stay and try again tomorrow.live at the san francisco international airport ella sogomonian kro n 4new.s (jrstone) (jrstone) kro n 4new.s (jrstone)another big story tonight.a shark attack ... off the southern california coast. a 13-year-old boy was attacked early this morning as he was lobster diving in waters off of encinitas in san diego. this is video of the rescue given to us by a viewer. the boy was rushed to a hospital with reported traumatic injuries to his upper torso ... his condition right now is unknown. witnesses say the b

look at eureka. into ukiah and clear like.closer to the bay area, it's sitting on the outer fridge and misty skies with drizzle, but the real rain for now is up around mendocino county northward. the fire is ongoing out to the north. a chance of showers dropping south in the 10-day forecast. here's the seven-day outlook. numbers closer to 70 by thursday. notice our inland temperatures. big job going from cooling to near 90 on thursday. dropping back down saturday to sunday as we see the roller coaster ride. we have a chance of that into the upper 80s into thursday. another case that was from livermore to almost 90 on thursday. one more stop into concord. that goes from the mid 70s to sdmon dropping down next weekend. i have to say the 10-day and the 14-day outlook is getting more and more interesting as we could see the rain line welcome chang alwa that. does this mean the rain window is open? >> for the outlook for at least the second half of september, it looks more promising. we are on the fringe of seeing the rain getting

from lax all day.sot: janice reckurd, flight delayed//"i should have been in eureka at 10:20 this morning and the ni should have been there at 5 something and now its midnight and i have to drive an hour and a half after that. so that's how it happened."while some wait for hours other have to come back monday.this indigenous group representing the university of canterbury in a conference on sunday is also worried they'll miss the annual event hosted in albuquerque .sot: lindsay boutama, flight cancelled// "it's annoying. there's a festival that's happening tomorrow that's happening once a year andwe will miss it." (nats singing) while they wait overnight they kept their spirits up ...practicing a traditional song and dance in the middle of the terminal. (nats singing play until 1:08) flysfo.com urges travelers to check with their airline or visit flight status for delay information.the runway maintenance will be over at 7 sunday morning.live at the san francisco international airport ella sogomonian kro n 4new.s (justine) new on (justine) (justine) new on (justine) (justine) new on kron4

eureka was really -- white pines was bad enough. copper mines, gold miners, immigrants who knew not much about voting. my parents were immigrants. and we won. both of my counties won for the candidate. so after he got in the next january, he offered me a position in his washington office. and i grabbed it. i said yes, i will come. now, let me say this. the way i campaigned back in 1942, door to door, talking to people -- you know what? campaigning hasn't changed much in those years. people want to feel a handshake, and they want to hear from the candidate or somebody close to the candidate. kathleen: did you enjoy the experience? do you think that really sparked the interest for you? helen: i did. and because i enjoyed it, is why accepted the senator's offer to come to washington. now, at that time, he was located in the russell building. and there were only five members, five employees on his staff then. in those days, they went from january to june 30, because there was no air conditioning in the building. you get everything in th

increase ept city and eureka until 5:00 tomorrow morning. to the east of that we have until 11:00 this morning. the big swath through the central valley up into the sierra, that's until 5:00. also during the evening hours. as far as temperatures, mid-90s through the central valley. so 103 in palm springs. check out the wild spring coming through tahoe, 80 tomorrow but 60 and rain by monday. >>> happening today, a push to extend b.a.r.t.'s bus route during retro fit construction. the chronicle reports san francisco supervisor will ask b.a.r.t. to extend it to 24th and mission streets. starting in february, b.a.r.t. trains will begin running an hour later at 5:00 a.m. because of overnight construction. transit agency will offer bus service starting at 3:50 a.m. to help early morning commuters. many say it's not enough to help them get to work on time. it's expected to take four years to complete. >>> a battle is brewing over a proposed ikea store in dublin. the planning commission will consider the project tonight. while some say they would we

"what is the eureka club?" when did you take part in activities under that name or similar name?on. here's kavanaugh's response. it's "a group of friends. sometimes gathered for dinner. the scheduling e-mails for those dinners would sometimes be titled eureka ", okay, i have found it. another line of questioning was unexplained swings in brett kavanaugh's finances, which led a couple of senators to ask him pointed questions about gambling and debts. these questions are from senator sheldon whitehouse. he asked about sudden and unexplained uptick in his finances, particularly one bank account that increased significantly in value between 2008 and 2009 with no explanation in his finances of why that happened, where did that money come from. and he asked kavanaugh about a longstanding debt kavanaugh has racked up, $200,000 debt he had for years that suddenly disappeared around the same time that president trump nominated him to the supreme court in 2018. where did that longstanding debt go after all those years? and why? those questions about the rather mysterious ebb and flow of ju

look at all the sunshine. 61, eureka. 66, monterey. 108 palm spwreupbgs. back to tahoe. we have 80 today. the breezes drop us to mid-60s. >>> looking nice. mike, thank you. to washington where the white house is playing defense as former president obama hits the campaign trail. >>> and vice president mike pence says he's willing to take a lie detector test to prove h o didn't write the anonymous op-ed. >> reporter: president trump has shown a lot of influence in primary races. now democrats are hoping president obama will motivate voters. with less than two weeks to go to the midterm electionings, president obama is back on the campaign trail. >> we have a chance to restore some sanity in our politics. >> reporter: and the current administration fighting back. vice president mike pence appearing on fox news sunday. >> the truth is the american people in 2016 rejected the policy and direction of barack obama when they elected president donald trump. >> reporter: the vice president blasting the anonymous op-ed in the "new york times". >> it's not just deceitful, but it's r

breezy along the coast. 62 in eureka. 79, san diego. 107, palm springs. a look at the next week. tahoe, temperatures in the mid-70s through thursday and friday. upper 60s for the weekend. jessica? >>> mike, thank you. on the peninsula, a coalition of doctors, nurses, emts is and other health care professionals will gather to denounce gun violence. the noon rally will be one of 40 across the measure. they want to treat firearm violence as a crisis and epidemic. among the goals is teaching medical school students about the impact of gun violence. it calls itself scrubs addressing the firearm epidemic, s.a.f.e. >>> the city counsel passed a resolution requiring vegan food be served as city events once a week. >> reporter: instead of chowing down a meaty burger, how about going vegan. >> being vegan means that i do not par take in animal products restaurant in the heart of berkeley. some are applauding the city's latest decision. last week berkeley became the first city in the nation requiring that vegan-only food be served at events once a week. >> i'm not asking people to give up m

. >>> and eureka, the real-life gold rush with millions up for grabs. >>> good wednesday morning. i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm stephanie ramos in for diane macedo. one forecaster is saying it best, hurricane florence could be the storm of a lifetime for the carolina coast. >> and overnight the storm's track shifted putting landfall closer to wilmington, north carolina. nearly 2 million people have been told to get out. >> the big concern is what happens after landfall. the category 4 storm is expected to stall, dumping up to three feet of rain triggering catastrophic floods. abc's emily rau begins our coverage in wrightsville beach, north carolina. emily, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, stephanie and kendis. florence is headed this way and changing in the process but one thing that is still the same, the 140-mile-per-hour winds making her a category 4 hurricane. this morning, millions of people are clearing the path of hurricane florence. >> we have to leave. >> we don't have a choice. >> it gets really scary out here in storms. >> reporter: westbound highway traffic at a cr

we've got 58 in eureka with more cloud cover and 79 in tahoe where it will be hazy once again not only today but tomorrow. got my fingers crossed we'll get cleaner air by sunday into next week when temperatures fall below average. it will feel like fall by wednesday. >> a live desk update. >> from "abc 7 mornings." >> at the live desk we are tracking a story that at least four people have died in the 6.7 magnitude earthquake in japan. look at these images from japanese television stations showing some of the damage. the quake happened in the local government says more than 30 people are feared buried in the landslides. nearly 30 million are without electricity. this is the latest natural disaster in the country in the last few months on the typhoon floods. >>> registered to vote through the dmv, the department says the technicians may have botched 23,000 voter registrations submitted through the motor voter law. the dmv revealed the letter to the secretary of state. customers vote by mail, language and political party selections were impacted. affected voters are going to get a letter

we have high clouds approaching up toward eureka. we have a few scattered high clouds approaching the bay area right now. we have low clouds and fog. it looks like this northerly wind is trying to break up the fog a bit. it may not be as widespread tomorrow morning compared to this money. the current numbers, we have fremont checking in as 60. san jose is at 62. san diego is in the mid-50s. we can see all of these lights. there's not much in the way of dense fog in this picture. we have a few patches working their way back into the bay first thing tomorrow morning. this is sunday morning. we are in the 40s and 50s. this area of low pressure moves in from the north through sunday. with that, that will be the coolest today. we will have patchy clouds. look what happens. we have high pressure returning to set up the northeast went. that means the entire bay area will warm up. the hottest area will be back into the 90s. the beaches could be in the 70s. the timing on that could be on tuesday. it might even go into wednesday. here is the d

they went through grueling therapy and eventually, there was a eureka moment. >> it doesn happen the first time or the 100th time. t overtime, each time it is practiced, the circuitry remembers and really relearns to do those motor tasks. >> these patients are being treated. the university reports similar successful. >> is that amazing? >> good to hear. >> everybody. >> we need to make some progress. >> more progress. >> it started with a ring at the door bell. now, 34 years later, atate trooper's family is still haunted by what happened. how investigators are trying to investigate new clues. >>> chilling new clues in the d.c. mansion murder trial. so what happened in the moments after family's home was set on fire? >> and the rain is not >>> is this a picture of d.c. or london? is thatth hw or london? >> could we clear the fog? cute. was never it really isn't cute anymore. >> we need some sunshine out there. s >> such aeak of clouds and rain. pretty much all september along and this goes back to july, august, september. this is a very familiar scene. thenc differe today though, we'r

it can be seen here about halfway between redding and eureka. u it hidieading east-northeast.om the carr and mendocino complex fires. those fires burned north of the bay area. here they are earlier this summer. state insurance commissioner dave jones releasing

mid-90s through central valley. 73 in eureka. that's the same temperature in san diego.ck look at tahoe. 80 tomorrow but 60 with a chance of rain monday. wa> an update on a plane that ouabs tsfoo earlier this morning. it spilled fuel on the tarmac. pe passengers had to get off. they have been stuck at the airport waiting for another flight or other options. abc7 news is live at sfo with details for us. amanda, this has not been easy for folks. >> not at all. a lot of them arrived at 10:00 last night to catch that 12:40 a.m. flight to mexico city. we know the volaris flight has been officially canceled, as of 5:00 this morning. passengers say the crew on board explained there was some kind of circuit issue that led to power being shut off. from a dark cabin, others noticed liquid leaking from the right wing of the airbus. they smelled fuel later in the cabin. passengers were removed from the plane. after four hours and a series of delays, the flight was officially canceled. >> now they're telling us to go to oakland. thank god i had the carrier i brought. i can't be carry

mid-60s along the coast from eureka, monterey. 70, tahoe. that's one of the cooler days.id to upper 60s tomorrow through sunday. back down in the low 70s next week. >> thanks, mike. upsetting story out of orange county. more victims of a stkr accused of drugging and sexually assaulting hundreds of women. orthopedic surgeon and a female accomplice intoxicated two women and brought the women back to his apartment where they allegedly drugged the victims and sexually assaulted them. the doctor once appeared on online dating rituals of the american male, a bravo tv reality show. authorities found hundreds of videos and images of robe shaw's phone showing other women who could be victims. >> they appear to be highly intoxicated beyond being able to resist. >> robe shaw out on bail. out on the streets. this is one of 200 different role play scenarios. it has active shooters in a courthouse with several people shot, including a sheriffs deputy. and a gunman is using a hostage as a shield. each scenario requires split-second decisions. >> we deter from excessive force. we deter f

generation that did not know him as a living president and to have partnerships and collaborations with eureka college, this wonderful school in illinois, which formed him in so many ways. and with other sports teams and high schools and to teach these stories about this man. but that was in 2011. and in 2017, i believe, was the kennedy centennial. and they did also an extraordinary job of reaching across the country, and i would love for you to talk a little bit about that, steven, in terms of the legacy of a president, and taking a commemoration like a centennial and sharing that president in new and fresh ways with the country. >> right. thank you so much. i think it is that tame, just like you were talking about the passing, be it of a president or a first lady, that we come together and think about it. you know, today, 80% of the people in the united states were born after the kennedy mirp administration. 80%. so it's those folks who are trying to connect with them. so when i started, the first thing i did, to be honest with you, is read the report you put out where i learned all the grea

even 70 in eureka. how often does that happen? almost as warm as san diego, 72.os angeles, 76. 81, yosemite. roller coaster in tahoe. 73 today. advertised 71. 80s wednesday and thursday. mid-60s and breezy conditions saturday and sunday. >>> subscription radio company sirius xm is buying oak land-based pandora. the $3.5 billion stock deal was just announced earlier this morning. and analysts view the deal as a way to move beyond cars and into homes and mobile devices. sirius, look at this. with 36 million subscribers. pandora has 70 million monthly active users. quite a difference there. the boards of both companies have approved this deal. it needs approval from pandora shareholders. shares are soaring in pre-market trading with investors clearly excite build this deal. the deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2019. >>> happening now, the man once considered one of america's most beloved celebrities, bill cosby, faces sentencing for sexual assault. the disgraced 80-year-old actor was silent when he walked into the courtroom for the first day of his

mid-60s around monterey. 62, eureka. 90, fresno. 106 in palm springs.next week in tahoe. low to mid-70s dominate. astronomical fall saturday. >>> happening now, heavy rain from tropical depression florence is causing record flooding in the carolinas. this is new drone video taken this morning in fayetteville, north carolina. the storm has already claimed at least 17 lives. florence is the worst storm. >> so far what we are dealing with is the most catastrophic disaster this county has seen in the last 50 or 60 years. >>> more than 170 roads are flooded in north carolina, leaving some drivers stranded. long lines are forming at the few open businesses as people venture out for the first time in days. the american red cross is organizing a relief effort. make a $10 donation by texting florence to 90999. >>> you're going to get an emergency alert on your cell phone this week. don't worry, it is only a test. fema is testing a new national warning system on thursday. every single cell phone in the nation will receive a message from president trump. in califo

and to have partnerships and collaborations with eureka college, wonderful school which formed him in so many ways. and with other sports teams and high schools to teach these stories about this man. but that was in 2011. and in 2017, i believe, was the kennedy centennial, and they did also an extraordinarily job of reaching across the country. and i'd love for you to talk about that, steve, in terms of a legacy of a president and taking in a centennial and sharing that president in new and fresh ways with the country. steve: thank you very much. i think it is a time, just like you were talking about the passing of president or first lady that we come together and think about it. today, you know, 80% of the people in the united states were born after the kennedy administration. 80%. so it's those folks trying to connect with them. so when i started, first thing i did was read the report that you put out from reagan, learned all the great ideas. and really thinking about partnerships. we had over 200 partnership arrangements with museums and organizations. there are 896 places in the w

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clear skies from eureka down toward the bay area and monterey bay. here is a close look at the fog banksouth of point conception approasan diego. in the bay area we are in the clear. that has been a warm start to the morning. a warm afternoon. santa rosa 81. san francisco mid-70s. san jose 82. livermore around 85. here is the overall whether set up. you can see this low pressure was here earlier this week, but this has been moving out of town and being replaced by this area of high pressure. a warm-up . the warmest day is today and tomorrow. still low 90s inland this weekend a little bit cooler and then we will probably ramp up the numbers into early next week. here is a forecast model going into this afternoon. for tonight we should have this mostly clear sky for friday morning and then still more sunshine for friday afternoon. looking at the numbers this afternoon, around 4:00 we will check in to the lower 90s toward santa rosa. antioch and brentwood. san francisco downtown 76. 76 almost feels like 85. it is warm in the city. a up, san jose 86. gil

share that with next generation that did not as a living president, partnerships and clab races with eureka college. illinois, school in nd with other sports teams and high schools and to teach the stories about this man. that was in 2011. was the i believe, kennedy centennial, and they also did an extraordinary job of reaching across the country. i would love for you to talk a little bit about that, in terms legacy of a president and taking an occasion, a the moration, like centennial and sharing that president in new and fresh ways with the country. >> thank you very much. you were talking about the pastime of a president or first lady, that we come it, your and think about know, today, 80% of the people in the united states were born kennedy administration. 80%. so it's those folks, we're connect with, so the first thing i did to be honest out ead the report you put about legg, learned all the great ideas. it's thinking about partnerships. over 200 partnership arrangements with museums and organizations. 896 places in the world named after john kennedy and we reached out to them from to

sunny and 62 in eureka. mid-70s in san diego. tahoe, average high is 72.ur coolest afternoon will be 72. may even get to 80 next wednesday. matt. >> thank you, mike. viet is in mourning following the sudden death of its president. quang passed away from what they say is a serious illness. they haven't said what it was. he was president for two years. he hosted president trump during his first visit to the communist country last year. >>> check your freezer. nearly 133,000 pounds of ground beef is being recalled due to possible e. coli. one person has died. at least 18 others have gotten sick. it affects a dozen different cargill meat. it was produced june 21st and distributed nationwide. usda inspection mark says est. 86 r you can find all the details on abc7news.com. >>> wells fargo plans to cut 10% of its workforce. that's over the next three years. that could be tens of thousands of jobs lost. they have about 265,000 workers right now. they plan to cut through attrition and layoffs. the ceo says changes are needed because customers are turning more to d

the clouds from eureka, down toward point conception, central and southern california. the bay area in between saw it over cast. can't clear up the clouds. took time. even the north bay, in the afternoon area, santa rosa. onshore flow as well this afternoon. daly city, san francisco. expecting the clouds to push back into the bay area over night. repeating the same old weather story and we have new material to work with toward thursday and friday. a bump in the numbers. as far as current numbers, we have fairfield 78. san francisco 58. san jose 74. and fremont in the mid-70s. here is our live camera toward the bay bridge, finally clearing. and haze and cloud cover. low cloud cover across portions of the east bay. toward the east this afternoon. as far as over night lows, partly cloudy skies. areas of fog. temperatures will be in the 50s to 60 to start out the day heading out to work or school tomorrow morning. here is the deal in san francisco, showing you this, fog at 57 degrees. in to the afternoon hours. lunchtime patchy clouds, 64. and san francisco upper 60s and mo

partly cloudy 62 in eureka. . 81, l.a. 100 in praupl springs. 712 a record earlier in july.olest high moving forward. we have heard of people sticking together when times get tough. insects can do the same. this is a colony of fire ants floating along a flooded road. they huddled together and form a giant raft to protect the keep. the ants pose a hazard to humans escaping rising floodwaters. and i can tell you this from experience, i have had many of battle with the fire ants. they sting and it really, really hurts. look at that. saving the queen. >> pretty cool. new this morning, palo alto professor christine blasey ford. in a series of tweets in the last hour, the president defended kavanaugh saying he has an impeccable represent youation and is under assault by the radical left. >> he said if the attack was as bad as she says charges would have been filed immediately by either her or her loving parents. >> the radical left want the fbi to get involved now. why didn't someone call the fbi 36 years ago? >> if you haven't heard, the new i phone goes on sale in one hour. >> a

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here's eureka toward the bay area down toward monterey, san luis obispo, and still clear skies. we have patchy fog off the southern california coastline. that's about it. in fact, those winds coming in from the north, zooming down the coast and more of an onshore breeze for southern california. we will have a change in the wind direction that will begin to cool us off a bit in your friday forecast especially coastside. for current numbers, concord 91. santa rosa 86. san jose in the mid-80s. here's a live camera looking out towards san francisco. still very warm in the city with temperatures in the 70s. there's some haze no fog just yet but that could be changing, especially by this time tomorrow. so that could impact our weekend forecast and we'll have that weekend outlook coming up in a little bit. >>> people who want straws with their drinks at california restaurants will have to request one under a new law signed by the governor today. the law makes california the first state to prohibit full service restaurants from automatically giving out plastic straws. however, the law s

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>> after that eureka moment, carol dodge made a decision, she would do more than search to find her daughter's she would actively work to free christopher tapp, the only man convicted of the murder. >> i think that chris's case truly got taken seriously after i made my contact with boise state. >> she was the first victim's family member who came forward to work with the innocence project on a case. i mean, she's the leading edge of a group of people who have come forward and said, you know what, we just want to know what happened. >> but no matter who was now on his side, chris tapp was face to face with two very uncomfortable truths. one, years of appeals had done nothing to overturn his conviction and prison sentence, and, two, the detective who put him behind bars had gone on to a much more powerful position in idaho falls. and he was still absolutely certain that chris tapp is as guilty as sin. >>> when we come back, the former detective reveals what makes him so sure of tapp's guilt. >> he took us into the bedroom and relived that night. you could see it on his face. he was reliving it.

here is a look at doppler, you can see that we have some showers right now and they are north of eureka, crescent city, more north of our area. we will see that taper off but we are anticipating the next round of rain to be widespread, late monday into tuesday. the models are not super accurate as we transition from season to season so right now it is painting about a half inch around the bay area. i do think we will get some rain but how much is still up for debate and as we get closer i think we will have a better understanding of how much rain we are looking at. meantime most of us will see partly sunny skies today along the coast, coming out in the low 60s. low 70s by the bay and upper 70s for the hotspots inland, partly sunny for you there. i got the whole forecast coming up including a look at what is to come for the work week, still ahead. >> elon musk will resign as chairman of the board at electric automaker tesla as part of an agreement to settle a fraud complaint for the securities exchange commission. as kpix 5 reports the settlement includes tens of millions of dollars in f

. >> sara burrelless was in town last night, she's from eureka and we both auditioned for the mickeyen kids and both got rejected. now she's an international pop star. >> look at you. >> an international -- >> get to ask questions of international pop stars. >> very nice. >> all right. the big question, how hot is it going to be today. a lot of people want to see some warmth. you expect it this time of the year. here's a look at the sunshine from the east bay hills. we'll move on to sutro tower and you can see how compressed the marine layer is and broken it is and just gorgeous this morning. that's going to lead to quicker sunshine and a warmer afternoon. partly cloudy, a little fog in the north bay, cool, almost a carbon copy of what we're dealing with this morning. below average and breezy through the extended forecast. down to the south bay where we've got 97 in gilroy, 86 san jose, low 80s for sunnyvale and milpitas, 78 santa cruz. the boardwalk will be beautiful. 73 to 81 your spread on the peninsula, 67 at pacifica. the cool spot daly city because of a northerly breeze off the

criminon arche them point in eureka took their mobile. geo as the. ice is at the bottom and the last on the new cars are signs that i don't go to them but it will take these guys a little report like that and i know. it has a different morning and i don't know the circumstances in female whole decimal or. united the rebel forces launched an offensive against mali in soldiers in several garrison towns in the north. these mannion troops had completed years of training by africa home but the training didn't pay off. for a bit but is it as you need to sort of build it richard is older believe it took the effort must feel for some better call to made notes of the vocal is unity. for me so sore dysart ok it's a song means so but if you're quoted a bit. worse was yet to come when one thousand million soldiers were captured in summarily executed in a rebel attack on the offices in bamako mutinied against the government they say it was incapable of controlling the situation. the coup was led by one of afrikaans top pupils captain amadou sana book who was trai

the scheduling e-mails for those dinners would sometimes be titl titled eureka.stioning was unexplained swings in brett kavanaugh's finances, which led a couple of senators to ask him about gambling and debts. these questions are from senator sheldon whitehouse. he asked about an uptick in his fanses, particularly one bank account that increased significantly in value between 2008 and 2009 with no explanation in his finances of why that happened, where did that money come from. and he cad kavanaugh about a long standing debt kavanaugh has racked up, $200,000 debt he had for years that suddenly disappeared around the same time that president trump nominated him to the supreme court in 2018. where did that longstanding debt go after all long-standing debt go after all those years and why? those questions about the rather mysterious ebb and flow of judge kavanaugh's financials ended up being for senator whitehouse a line to this line of questioning to his gambling. quote, for vow ever received a form w 2 g for reporting gambling earnings. and from there his question

7:00. 107 in palm springs but comfortable upper 70s in san diego and los angeles 99 fresno, 58 in eurekaith cloud cover, yosemite will be 86 with an isolated thunderstorm. the smoke from the north, the fires to our north, they're going to playing tahoe today and tomorrow. >>> now, a live desk update. >> from abc 7 mornings. >> at least four people have died in a 6.7 magnitude earthquake in japan. look at these new images overnight from japanese tv. it shows some of that damage. the quake happened in hokkaido the northern most of japan's main islands. the local government says more than 30 people are feared buried in a landslide in one of the town's hardest hit by the quake. nearly 3 million households are without electricity right now. this is the latest natural disaster in the country in the last few months on the heels of a typhoon and devastating floods. >>> a head's up if you registered to vote through the dmv. the department says technicians may have botched nearly 23,000 voter registration submitted through the motor volker law. the dmv revealed the error in a letter to the secreta

experience for those waiting for hours on end.sot: janice reckurd, flight delayed//"i should have been in eureka at 10:20 this morning and the ni should have been there at 5 something and now its midnight and i have to drive an hour and a half after that. so that's how it happened."( sara )i'm in contact with airport officials to see if there will be any more impacts on flights happening this morning.as for the passengers from yesterday - many of them are still figuring out when they can get to their live at s-f-o, sara stinson, kron four news.## . ( marty ) thanks, sara. we will check back with you through out the morning. through out with you check back we will sara. thanks, ( marty )( marty ) thanks, sara. thanks, ( marty ) thanks, sara. we will sara. thanks, sara. we will check back with you through out the morning. ( marty ) in the north bay... 67 animal rights activists were arrested saturday after taking over a chicken farm near petaluma. these are pictures from the scene. the protestors claim that the rm houses thousands of birds in inhumane conditions. the demonstrators are from the ber

looking at heavy showers at times right around yreka and north of -- eureka and working into the eveninginkles pick up during overnight hours saturday night into sunday across the bay. sprinkles is really the ideal word here because what we're looking at is not a whole lot of rain. it's just a nice little, i guess teaser of what we'll hopefully see this winter season and santa rosa a big winner nearing a tenth of an inch of rain and checking in with minute amounts. showers saturday night into sunday morning looking most likely and that heaviest of rain north of the golden gate so those of you up in marin, napa and golden county seeing the best chance of precipitation. temperatures into the 70s for areas along the bay but, hey, only in the 70s inland. antioch and livermore at 77 and 78 degrees each. these were in the ad90s yesterd so what a change. 70s is the way we'll be through the weekend and into next week too. saturday night into sunday our first dose of moisture and then seeing more as we move into monday. james. >> all right, john, thank you. >>> metropolitan transportation commiss

there is a slight chance in the north bay but it looks like the main focus is to the north towards eureka cape mendocino. into next week we have a system developing that will approach the bay area into early next week and even rain chances down towards southern california as this could tap into moisture from what is now a tropical storm. into next week by tuesday we should have a decrease in clouds but very interesting forecast because it is hot today and cooling off by the weekend. maybe fairfield and vacaville. walnut creek, 95. oakland in the upper 70s. san jose, 86 degrees. the numbers above average at 3 to 6 degrees over yesterday's highs and a look ahead at the five day, weikel things off a little bit to thursday and a big drop off in the numbers by friday and into the weekend. >>> benefits and minimum wage of for uber drivers. the decision in court that means that the workers may have to wait longer for employment perks. >>> good morning. coming up in the next hour, hospital in modesto want to calm the nerves of children about to have surgery. a look at what is rolling in to the op

. >>> firefighters in in eureka rescued a man in a vent. they saw the man that refused to be cease crude. it is not sure y but they had to take out the duct word to get him out. >> the man convicted of a 2015 kidnapping in talking from jail just days before he is expected to appear no court. imagine you muller was acting as his own attorney. that that he can cross-examine the woman that he is accused of raping. >> this is a tricky situation. i don't mean to be speaking out of both sides of my mouth. >> reporter: he said that he cannot discuss the details of the kidnapping of the woman, a crime that we was convicted of in state court. and now he is being charged that he repeatedly raped near what he called a hoax. they will likely cos examine her. if it is say perry nation son moment. it will be questions and get some answers. and none of the other topics will be touched. >> so you're into the trying to traumaize and revictimmize her? >> i certainly hope not. >> reporter: he said that he break up drugged them and then took her to another are

as we get going into the afternoon, there is the line of rain down to eureka. conditions we are going to have the possibility of hit or miss light showers. as we get into sunday, a mix of sunshine and cuts, temperatures remaining status quo. 60 that the coast and 70s inland. the next system, this looks to be the better rainmaker, the first system of the season to bring widespread rain. by tuesday we could see anywhere from .5 inches of rain. will be some good news. we're looking forward to that and we will continue to track that. for the afternoon today, possibility of a few sprinkles. 69 central and south bay remaining drive. into the south bay, 76. are you going to tahoe? it will be wind out there today, gusty conditions expected and an advisor for the lake. a lake wind advisory for the dry conditions. the temperatures will range from 40s to mid 60s overnight. in the afternoon tomorrow the wind dies down. here's a look at the extended forecast, a slight change in the temperatures into sunday and just a tad cooler for some. monday, tuesday and wednesday more o

charles: jason, i think, whenever we have an epiphany in life it is after a series of many eureka moments the first one that kind of made you say, hey, something isn't right? not to give up the whole book. i will get back to questioning in a minute? >> i was first member of congress after attack in benghazi to go to libya. the state department sent somebody. not because they want the illuminate things, not to help in libya, they were there essentially to spy on me. i realized how this is how an administration manipulates congress. charles: is it possible when we get the disinformation that president trump will classify we see some of that stuff? general public will see some of that themselves? >> unfortunately seen the upper echelon in the fbi playing out in real time. text messages they never thought they would be revealed. because they thought hillary clinton would be the next president. now we get to see these. i applaud the president for declassifying this and the fisa application because the government works for the american people. it is not the other way around. we deserve and shou

william is in eureka, california. independent. go ahead. caller: yes, good morning.he'scan say for this is going to be able to say whatever she wants to say, and the public is going to have to weigh in. but let me tell you something, it's very obvious that she is going to write a book and retire very early. she will get a book deal out of all of this, whichever way it goes for her. thank you. host: bruce, scottsdale, arizona. republican. good morning. caller: good morning. i think it's pretty interesting. it'sa really sad tactic, the way the minority party can stop a nomination from going through. the mysteriousness is what they are counting on, and in the book -- they talk about the tactics. thing i always tried to do is to take emotion out of it, tried to do things from the other perspective. if the republicans were doing that, it would be wrong, too, and they have to listen to this lady and i think the democrats are banking on the need to movement. they believe public sentiment will go towards the woman just based on the seriousness of the crime. i hope that nobod