>>> muslims in the bay area united in prayer and grief over the new zealand masse >>> i'm jobina fortson in san francisco, where andrew yang says he's the person to beat donald trump in 2020. >> hundreds of cyclists -- >> how security and support are ramping up for the bay area's muslim community. "abc7 news" starts right now. >> live where you live, this is "abc7 news." >> here's the very latest on the deadly terror attack at two mosques in new zealand. the 28-year-old australian suspect appeared in court today, smirking to the cameras and making a white power gesture. he's been charged with one count of murder. other charges are li people ared dead and dozens remain hospitalized. new zealand's prime minister vows the country's gun laws will change. the gunman streamed video of the attack live on facebook, raising questions about social media and radicalization. elizabeth her has more. >>> new zealand in mourning, with the nation paying tribute to the victims of an attack that authorities say was motivated by hate. >> today as the country grieves, we are seeking answers. >> reporter: th

. >> jobina fortson is there live with the investigation. jobina?porter: dan and ama, neighbors tell us that the father was screaming for help in this parking lot behind me. it appears he had returned home from just a short trip to the grocery store when he discovered the bodies of his wife and two children. wendy behar didn't know what to think as her neighbor approached her wednesday afternoon. >> he couldn't explain to me, he was just saying help me, help me. my boys are dead. >> reporter: she says she walked inside his unit, didn't see anything, but was able to understand the wife hanged herself after suffocating the sons. they then called police while she called maria flores. >> she was hysterical, very emotional, telling me our neighbor had been outside screaming, very confused that his wife and children had died. they weren't breathing. >> reporter: the community is understandably devastated. flores says the boys were 4 anden aand 7. >> my son would always play with them. the kids were always as happy as can be. so i never saw this happen. >>

many are gathering in san francisco at the headquarters. >> that's where jobina fortson is live for usobina. >> reporter: good morning. yes. we just learned from someone who stepped out of building that the coffee bagels and mimosas are flowing inside. there's a big party going on. lots of fun for lyft employees. maybe not so fun for future home buyers wooerg learning fre're l experts. you mentioned uber, abe, pinterest. airbnb. the housing costs expected to rise significantly especially in the san francisco-based area. lyft ipo created essentially thousands of millionaires. employees racing into the building this morning with the extra cash. many may become potential home buyers later this month. we spoke with an expert who crunched the numbers and told us what he thinks will follow the so-called ipo tidal wave. >> we probably expect 50% to 100% increase in prices over the next five to ten years, specifically for single family homes. >> in san francisco? >> in san francisco. >> that's -- i mean, a hard number even to wrap our head around that prices could go up 50%? >> yeah. unfortuna

reporting live in san jose, jobina fortson, abc 7 news. >> jobina, thank you. you can find out more on our website, abc7news.com or download the abc 7 news app to get alerts right to your phone. >>> the new spill way in butte county at the oroville dam could be used for the very first time next week. the structure underwent a $1 billion reconstruction effort and the state department of water resources says it's ready to be used. we could see it in use next week. lake oroville's level projected to hit 850 feet next friday triggering the use of the concrete structure. >>> some city-owned parking garages have seen break-ins drop by 72%. city leaders credit a new system that includes updated ticket machines, gate arms, lights and high definition cap ras. better tech means a better use of time for staff. >> now they're free to move about the facility, they're able to assist patrons if they need help paying with their tickets, if someone needs help being directed to the proper stairwell to find the place they're going. they can then with that. they can do light janit

i'm jobina fortson with the details. "abc7 news" starts now. >> live where you live, this is "abc7 news." >> it's a video that's shocked the sports community, especially the giants fan base. >> larry bear, the giants' ceo and part owner was caught on camera during a physical altercation with his life. our reporter is life in san francisco where that incident occurred. >> reporter: that's right, it happened right where we're standing right now. according to witnesses, the couple was having a heated argument when things took a turn. san francisco police are investigating this heated altercation between the giants ceo larry bear and his wife, pam. >> she was on the ground and he was hovering over her, trying to take something from her. and, um, that's when everybody surrounded him and he's like, i'm just trying to get my phone. >> reporter: in this video obtained by tmz, he can be heard asking his wife to stop, and three bystanders helped her get up. >> super unsettling for me. as a young woman, like i'm guessing they were

jobina fortson checked out the stock in cupertino. >> reporter: ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the princess project. >> we basically are focused on building self-confidence and individual beauty for teens who could not otherwise afford to go to prom or buy a dress. >>> yes, high school girls we're talking to you. every dress in this warehouse, including accessories is free 99. >> we have about 8,000 dresses. the coolest part is, about 90% are brand new. >> what? >> how does this all work? since the place hasn't officially opened until saturday, michael rey took me through the process. you'll need an appointment. >> you meet our representative here. a personal shopper. >> try things on, figure out what works. >> talk about sizes by number. >> they go up to size 30. ray and i zipped through the racks. here's dress number 1. two-piece. fancy. >> on to dress number 2. >> regal. but the showstopper. seems like -- voila. >> it's dress number 3. i even tested it out to make sure i could dance. i'm not taking these homes but we hope teens in the bay area do. >> you'll feel amazing here. yo

abc 7 news reporter, jobina fortson is live in cupertino for us. jobin jobina?apple is slated to discuss a number of things today. but people seem to be most excited about that video streaming service. it will go down right down this street behind me on their main campus here. the streaming service will compete with other services like netflix and amazon prime video just to name a few. many wondering how apple plans to navigate this already crowded arena. in addition to original content, users can subscribe to networks like hbo, show time and starz for a monthly fee. it's said to cost around $9.99 a month and also the same price, an apple news subscription of 200 magazines and newspapers. a "wall street journal" confirmed it was included in that number. according to bloomberg, apple has been working on a gaming service focused on paid games from third party developers like nba 2k for example. it's possible apple could dive into that. and also a mystery credit card during the announcement today. that will all happen at 10:00 a.m. in the steve jobs theater. rporti

abc 7 news reporter jobina fortson is live at one of the winning stores in san mateo. jobina? >> reporter: good morning, guys. right here the number is back down to 40 because someone hit it really big last night and two people in the bay area got about $3 million richer overnight. one ticket was sold here. five out of six winning numbers. look, the place has been lucky before. might need to remember this for later. a guy said he usually buys this ticket and he was so upset he didn't last night. ranked as the third largest in history. gateway food and liquor on north bascom avenue in san jose sold the other ticket. the store manager says in his 16 years of being at the shop, this is first time he's seen a winning ticket. >> very happy, very happy. everybody is very happy. my employees and my boss also. and everybody hard working here, is very happy about this. >> reporter: and, again, a big congratulations to those two players in the bay area. all of us probably wishing we were you. but not that kerpd about your taxes. you have to pay on that. we don't have to deal with that.

jobina fortson live with the latest developments. warehouse creative director and -- are charged with 46 counts of manslaughter that killed the people at the warehouse. the defense is asking for a delay because of newly discovered evidence and the dismissal of all charges on the grounds that, quote, potentially exonerating evidence was destroyed under the watch of prosecutors. the judge expects the trial to be long and talked about. almena and harris' trials in the coming months and could affect his. >> jobina fortson, abc 7 news. >>> thank you. 4:30 right now. if you're just joining us, it's puppy day. first, we're going to check our weather and traffic. here's mike. >> it's also a rainy day. >> kind of the yin yin yin yin >> morning rain and heavier showers in the afternoon and evening hours. gusty in our hills and on our water this morning and the afternoon hours. little bit of light rain in santa rosa. light rain up and down the coast in the north bay right now. possibility of the richmond-san rafael bridge getting a little wet e

jobina fortson talked to people who knew her well. >> reporter: we don't know exactly at this point larson died but we know she was loved by many people in her community. so many neighbors in the south san jose community are hurt and don't know what to do other than leave flowers at the garage door. a mother of two was found dead in her house last week. >> it is saddening me that she's passed and my wife is quite upset. >> reporter: daniel described his thousand oaks neighborhood is a kind of where everyone knows everyone. they developed a bond with larson. >> she's a lovely people. and everybody in the neighborhood likes her. very kind and sweet and with a great dog. >> reporter: after a concerned co-worker called the adult son and they went to her house and found her body in the bedroom. she worked for a local bio technology company and released this statement saying, we are very saddened by the paging of our colleague and friend given the nature of the case, we cannot comment further. sources tell abc 7 news police have a person of interest in mind. san jose police stepped up pat roles

. >> jobina fortson continues our team coverage in sonoma county. jobina? >> reporter: larry and ama, a press conference wrapped up just not long ago. the big take away, officials are hoping to get residents back so their homes by tomorrow afternoon. that's dee pepending on the wat that's not receding as quickly as they hoped. a lot of it behind me here back into this farm and there's also still plenty of water sebastopol where people got to -- >> not enough to access many streets by anything beyond boats. >> preparedness is the big thing. we knew this was coming. >> which had some business owners at the barlow community market, a popular grocery, asking why they weren't better protected. >> the flood gates should have been staged and ready to be put on. but they weren't. that's a big frustration for everybody. why weren't they? >> we couldn't get a straight answer to that question. shop owners are just trying to roll with it. if the food can be sold, this is probably the next best thing. everything safe to eat is going to the food bank. the water goes on f

jobina fortson explains. >> something that they are going to make in the park. >> reporter: designing a landmark for silicon valley. >> how many zeros? a $1 million bill? >> reporter: first thought. >> that it will not be the winning design. >> reporter: well don't let that discourage you. he is the executive director of the san jose light tower corporation. next month they will kick off a worldwide ideas concept. over time, it has become an eye sore. >> many wereesigned as an idea competition. san francisco city hall, eiffel tower. >> i love that idea. it is supposed to be a three dimensional hockey puck. >> millions of pounds of plastic and trash that come into the bay each year, so we can maybe source some of that from this local run off and maybe use some of it in the architecture. >> sj and then made. >> reporter: here is a good luck at some designs. who knows, maybe we have already met the architect. jobina fortson, abc7 news. >>> there are so good ideas. >> i'm not sure about the hockey puck. >> it was three dimensional. >> how about a giant micro chip. >

jobina fortson, abc 7 news. >>> jobina, thank you. on that note, a new york county dealing with a measles outbreak banned nonvaccinated kids from gathering in public spaces. this just went into effect at midnight. more than 150 confirmed measles cases in rockland county right now. public spaces are defined at a space where more than ten people would gather. religious functions, shopping centers, restaurants. >> measles -- those days are over. every new case is a roll of the dice that could bring on pneumonia, encephalitis, a swelling of the brain. >> the ban is in effect for 30 days or until nonvaccinated children get the mmr shot. parents who violate this could face six months in jail or a $500 fine. you can find out more at abc7news.com or download the abc 7 news app. you get alerts on your phone. >>> officials called off the search for someone reported missing in pacifica. tyler collins was last seen around 3:30 yesterday morning. he was staying with friends at a hotel in pacifica when two of them decided to go swimming. this was t

live in sunnyvale, jobina fortson, abc 7 news. >> jobina, thank you. >>> b.a.r.t.e arrested a man who attacked a woman on the train. according to the bhairt spokesperson the man hit the woman with an object on the train traveling from daly city to colma. it caused her to bleed. she walked through several train cars to get away from the attacker. police met the man at colma. he was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon. the victim was taken to sf general where she was treated for life threatening injuries. >>> new this morning kamala harris releasing new details of a very bold campaign proposal. she wants to give teachers across the country a $13,000 raise. >> she's running for president and calling the pay hike the largest in history. how would she pay for this. senator harris wants to crack down on estate tax loopholes. it would raise $318 billion. >>> the "l. a. times" says federal prosecutors told more parents they are under investigation. 750 parents used the services of the man they say masterminded the cheating and bribery scheme. some of the 33 parents a

reporting live, jobina fortson, abc 7 news. >>> jobina, thank you. so many people counting down the minutes to that announcement. abc 7 news will be following apple's announcement. if you're on the go and want updates from abc 7, go ahead and download our news app and enable push alerts to get the latest information as it happens. >>> san francisco police are investigating a shooting involving six victims. one person was killed. five others hurt. abc 7 was in the fill more district moments after it happened saturday night around 9:00. this is near eddy streets and fillmore. a man from san francisco was killed. the other victims range from 19 to a 50-year-old woman. police have not announced arrests or a possible motive sdpliefr. >>> a woman charged with attempted murder for allegedly shooting her husband. it comes after paul schatzwell died from his injuries. the principal and father of eight was in critical condition. his wife shot him during a domestic altercation. she remains in jail. this is the city of pittsburg's first homicide of the year. >>>

abc7 news jobina fortson splaenz this is designed to get them out of their cars. >> reporter: members of the chapel baptist church walk by faith. they were led to their parking lot with a mission. >> we are starting off right now with 10 to 15 cars that will be along this fence. >> reporter: pastor kenneth anderson is not discussing a new parking plan for the growing congregation. starting monday, his church's lost will be used for homeless oakland residents to sleep in overnight in their carbs. >> how can we turn our heads? so, again, if it starts with the cars, that's the start. >> reporter: anderson showed us around the site. there is a port a potty, video surveillance. while es are he sleeping security guards will be here. it's the inter faith counc alameday inter faith sado see fh children sleeping in cars on the streets. >> reporter: as of 2017 almost 50% of alameda's homeless population lives in oakland. with almost 7,000 going unsheltered any given day. >> i always thought what could we do as a church. >> reporter: faith told them this was the answer, with the blessing of city

jobina fortson talks to neighbors and is live with more. jobina. >> larry and ama. we found a couple getting surveillance cameras installed at their home in direct response to larson's death. snou we don't know exactly how she was killed but we know that she was loved by many. >> the flowers placed in front of a garage door seem to be the only bright spot. the mother was found dead in -- >> never experience nothing like that, never. >> police have a person of interest in mind. officers stepped up patrols over the weekend and searched the thousand oaks streets all over again. bushes, homes and cameras like angela's. >> over here and i got one on the other side. >> they didn't find anything on his. he says police saw something suspicious on another neighbor's camera and found a stained sweater. >> our cameras captured officers leaving the area. we saw them looking into these trash cans. >> i'm glad they're getting some activity and i hope they find this person. >> most of the people in the neighborhood like her. very kind and sweet, she had a great dog. >> she worked

"abc 7 news" reporter jobina fortson with more on that part of the story. >> reporter: the shootingst two mosques in christchurch, new zealand, left much of the world shaken. >> the tolerance for hate in our society today that starts, frankly, at the top cannot be shut down fast enough in my mind. >> reporter: congresswoman jackie speier in millbrae saturday, championed new zealand's prime minister's vow to change the country's gun laws. >> our country has got to get a reality check about how violent we are as a society. >> reporter: at this moment, sadness and a call to action can be found all over, but at the islamic cultural center of northern california you will see prayer, food, children playing. it is a celebration of the persian new year. >> people should come and enjoy this first day of our arrival of spring. a sunny day, and plenty of food. >> reporter: this is a pre-planned event that seems to be serving as a thank you celebration for oakland. this is the chairman of the board here. he says 50 bouquets of flowers and cards from strangers filled the center friday. >> but esp

. >>> a jobina fortson in san jose.on valley, nothing, at least not yet. >>> "full house" actress lori loughlin faces a judge. >>> passenger didn't realize on max 8 plane until ready for takeoff. abc7 news starts right now. >>> right now this is a live look at every flight in the air above the united states. what you will not see are these planes. after fierce pressure president trump grounded all boeing 737 max 8 and 9 planes in the united states. >> and boeing grounded them worldwide, caused major problems for passengers. miami's airport. >> unser spoke with one passenger, didn't realize on max 8 until takeoff. >> live with the story. >> reporter: eric young says he didn't know he was on boeing 737 max 8 plane until he read it on the safety manual minutes before takeoff. immediately called family and fingers crossed for departure. >> i was like maybe i should let my girlfriend and parents know. >> reporter: eric young wanted to let his family know he was about to take off on the boeing 737 max 8, plane that crashed in

jobina fortson, abc 7 news. >>> a star from abc's show modern family is throwing her support behind aays will help struggling new mothers. julie bowman lobbied state lawmakers in sacramento today on a bill that would do away with the sales tax on diapers. lawmakers say the state sales tax on diapers amounts to 10 to $12 a month. the bill saves families, moms and dads about $120 a year. >> it just is such a simple thing. it looks like such a silly thing. it's just a piece of fabric, and yet it sets off an entire chain of events that either allows a woman to go to work, a child to go to day care or not. >> the previous cost analysis showed state and local governments would lose $35 million a year if the sales tax was repealed. former governor brown vetoed a similar measure in 2016. >>> how would you like to pay an extra $10 per month for water? i can guess what your answer is. we are asking, because it's a new proposal from governor gavin newsom. christina davies from our sister station in fresno explains what that money would actually pay for. >> having safe drinking water, it is a hum

abc 7 news reporter jobina fortson is live at one of the winning stores in san mateo. hi, jobina. >> reporter: hi, good morning. i'm not here to collect my cash. i didn't win either. but hopefully someone will show up. the bay area always seems to get lucky, right? two people collect nearly $3 million. one of those tickets sold at the liquor store here. check this out. they've been lucky before. even the lottery officials say there's no such thing as a winning streak. i don't know. this sign is looking pretty good. the odds of winning the jackpot were 1 in 292 million. we did digging online and it appears you can have a higher iq than stephen hawking, higher chance of being an olympic athlete and according to an atlanta newspaper,octopus. all of that before winning the lottery. the jackpot ranks as the third largest in u.s. history. a gateway food and liquor on north bascom he avenue sold the >> i am very excited about this one. >> great news. i am working here 16 years. first time i see this. been here six years. >> reporter: neither of the winners have come forward. i

reporter jobina fortson live with the latest developments. >> good morning.ense is asking for the delay because of newly discovered evidence because of a terk almena are charged with 36 counts of manslaughter for the fire that killed 36 people at the warehouse. the new evidence could impact the defense strategy. the judge said at a recent hearing, she expects the trial to be lengthy. harris' attorney has upcoming cases that could conflict, which is another reason why he's asking for the delay. among other requests, almena's attorney wants to bar any reference to the warehouse or ghost ship being called a fire trap or anything similar to that. today, the defense will also ask the judge to dismissal men a and harris' charges on the grounds of quote, potentially exonerating evidence was lost or destroyed under the watch of prosecutors. reporting in the newsroom, jobina fortson, abc 7 news. >>> jobina, thank you. >>> police searching forwoen caught on c neighborhood. >> one was so pad that a business had to close. three were set in 30 minutes much each other in d

reporting in sunnyvale, jobina fortson, abc 7 news. >> jobina, thank you. as reggie said earlier, we are pulling for that young boy this morning. >>> b.a.r.t. police arrest add man who attacked a woman on a train. according to a b.a.r.t. spokesperson he hit the woman on the train traveling from daly city to colma. it caused her to bleed. she walked through several train cars to get away from her attacker. they met the man in colma where he was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon. the woman was taken to sf general where she was treated for nonlife threatening injuries. >>> new this morning senator kamala harris releasing details for her bold proposal. she wants to give teachers across the country a $13,000 raise. >> harris is running for president. she's calling the pay hike the largest federal investment in teacher pay in u.s. history. so how would we pay for this. senator harris wants to crack down on estate tax loopholes. her plan would cost about $315 billion over 10 years. >>> we have new details in the investigation of boeing 737 max. "the new yo

for now, reporting live from lyft headquarters, jobina fortson, abc 7 news. >> jobina, thank you. >>> developing news. alameda county public health issued a warning after finding out a patron with measles died at a popular east bay restaurant. the possible exposure happened last saturday at sauced restaurant in downtown livermore. the source tells abc 7 news the customer was a man passing through and stopped for dinner at sauced. he does not live in the county. sauced issued a statement saying, quote, we have contacted all of our staff and there's currently no risk in our restaurant. >>> in the south bay, school districts are feverishly disinfecting everything they can. all the classrooms, wiping down every surface. >> this is in response to a widespread flu outbreak. in south san jose, the current outbreak is centered on a fourth grade class where 50% of the kids are out sick with flu-like illnesses. there have been six confirmed cases of influenza a. 33 students were out sick yesterday. district officials are urging parents to keep sick children at home to stem the outbreak. >> what

. >> jobina fortson is live in sebastopol that people really want to know. when can they go home. >> yes, dan and ama, officials are telling us that they're hoping to get residents of guerneville back into their homes by some time tomorrow afternoon. but that all depends on the water which is receding a bit slower than they would have liked. ths is the water line from yesterday. so significant strides have been made here. but you see behind me, there is still a long way to go. and that is just in sebastopol. in sebastopol thursday, we finally got a look at some damage left behind by the floodwaters. >> waters receding. lef ft in elevation.own maybe a and, you know, headed out the good way. >> people are ready to move forward. we watched the owner of durat's paella by kayak. >> it's the opening off the grid. so we have to do this because it's the first day of it. >> adam parks is a business owner at the barlow community market, a cooperatively owned grocery. >> the floodgates should have been staged and ready to put on all the buildings, but they weren't. and

abc7 news reporter jobina fortson has more. >> reporter: the shootings at two mosques in christchurch have left much of the world shaken. >> the tolerance for hate in our society today that starts, frankly, at the top, cannot be shut down fast enough in my mind. >> reporter: congresswoman jackie speier in millbrae saturday championed new zealand's prime minister's vow to change the country's gun laws. >> our country has got to get a reality check about how violent we are as a society. >> reporter: at this moment, sadness and a call to action can be found all over, but at the islamic cultural center of northern california, you'll also see prayer, food, children playing. it's the celebration of the persian new year. >> people should come and enjoy this first day, or arrival of spring, sunny day and plenty of food. >> reporter: this is a preplanned event that seems to also be serving as a thank you celebration for oakland. this is the chairman of the board here. he says 50 bouquets of flowers and cards from strangers filled the center friday. >> but especially touch our children and kids

as abc 7 news reporter jobina fortson reports, he's proposing a universal future income. >> introducinge future president of the united states, mr. andrew yang. >> reporter: a few weeks ago a lot of people in this crowd had no idea who this man is. >> how long have you known about andrew yang. >> since a podcast a couple weeks ago. >> reporter: yang's campaign picked up serious steam after he appeared on a popular podcast making a case for universal basic income, or ubi. >> it's going to be a bipartisan effort. weaver going to get this across the finish line because it's something everyone can get excited about. >> reporter: yang is proposing the country set guaranteed payments of $1,000 per month to all u.s. citizens 18 or older. >> never in a million years would i think a president would actually preach this. >> reporter: some don't find it realistic, but yang thinks ubi will help millions of working americans who will inevitably lose their jobs to automation. in recent years the midwest has been hit hard by this. matt says that's why people in his hometown of cleveland supported dona

jobina fortson got a chance to jump in the driver's seat. >> reporter: sleek new whips, classic carsnd san jose state students are revving up innovation at the silicon valley car show. >> the product idea or intention is to build a vehicle that will serve in neighborhoods or small communities. >> reporter: this is an autonomous vehicle built by students named kiki after a viral dance challenge, so might as well dry it out on the 3-d monitor. >> that is you dancing. >> reporter: we got a tour of other features too. >> a lot of the housings are 3-d print in house. >> reporter: it has five sensors cruised across campus. >> another thing we have is headlights. >> reporter: there's more. >> this is very similar to what tesla is using. >> reporter: like these electric cars. >> sometimes i get a little bit surprised that we could build this from the ground up. >> reporter: allegra is one of very few women in the program. >> if you're interested in something, it doesn't matter if you've ever been told that you can do it or not, but you have to just pursue those dreams. >> reporter: it's only

a group of san jose state students are showing off t veclrom sctc jobina fortson got a chance to jump in the driver's seat. >> reporter: sleek new whips, classic cars and san jose state students are revving up innovation at the silicon valley car show. >> the product idea or intention is to build a vehicle that will serve in neighborhoods or small communities. >> reporter: this is an autonomous vehicle built by students named kiki after a viral dance challenge, so might as well try it out on the 3-d monitor. >> that is you dancing. >> reporter: we got a tour of other features too. >> a lot of the housings are 3-d printed in house and designed by students. >> reporter: it has five sensors cruised across campus. >> another thing we have is front headlights. >> reporter: there's more. >> this is very similar to what tesla is using. >> reporter: like these electric cars. >> sometimes i get a little bit surprised that we could build this from the ground up. >> reporter: allegra is one of very few women in the program. >> if you're interested in something, it doesn't matter if you've ever b

jobina fortson has details on the agreement. >> reporter: after a seven-day strike, oakland teachers are claiming victory with a tentative agreement reached with the district. >> our power in the streets prevailed. our love for our students prevailed. >> reporter: so what exactly did the teachers get? in the words of their union, a living wage. an 11% salary increase and 3% bonus at the time of ratification. also a decrease in class sizes, more student support, like a reduction in counselor caseloads, keeping schools open, a charter school cap and a retention bonus for substitute teachers. it's a four-year deal. >> strikes are intense and emotional times, but we now know that we need to walk back into our schools, stand shoulder to shoulder and work on behalf of our students. >> reporter: things certainly got intense friday as this news broke. >> just invigorating. what we have to do is stay together for all the other fights because public education is under attack. >> reporter: protesters blocked the school board from a meeting where they were slated to vote on $22 million in cuts t

as abc 7 news reporter jobina fortson reports, he's proposing a universal basic income. >> introducing, the future president of the united states, mr. andrew yang. >> reporter: a few weeks ago a lot of people in this crowd had no idea who this man is. >> how long have you known about andrew yang. >> since a podcast a couple weeks ago. >> reporter: yang's campaign picked up serious steam after he appeared on a popular podcast making a case for universal basic income, or ubi. >> it's going to be a bipartisan effort. we're going to be able to get this across the finish line because it's something that everyone can get excited about. >> reporter: yang is proposing the country set guaranteed payments of $1,000 per month to all u.s. citizens 18 or older. >> never in a million years would i think a president would actually preach this. >> reporter: some don't find it realistic, but yang thinks ubi will help millions of working americans who will inevitably lose their jobs to automation. in recent years the midwest has been hit hard by this. matt says that's why people in his hometown of cleve

jobina fortson has details on the agreement. >> reporter: after a seven-day strike, oakland teachers are claiming victory with a tentative agreement reached with the district. >> our power in the streets prevailed. our love for our students prevailed. >> reporter: so what exactly did the teachers get? in the words of their union, a living wage. an 11% salary increase and 3% bonus at the time of ratification. also a decrease in class sizes, more student support, like a reduction in counselor caseloads, keeping schools open, a charter school cap and a retention bonus for substitute teachers. it's a four-year deal. >> strikes are intense and emotional times, but we now know that we need to walk back into our schools, stand shoulder to shoulder and work on behalf of our students. >> reporter: things certainly got intense friday as this news broke. >> just invigorating. what we have to do is stay together for all the other fights because public education is under attack. >> reporter: protesters blocked the school board from a meeting where they were slated to vote on $22 million in cuts t

abc7 news reporter jobina fortson has more. >> reporter: the shootings at two mosques in christchurch have left much of the world shaken. >> the tolerance for hate in our society today that starts, frankly, at the top, cannot be shut down fast enough in my mind. >> reporter: congresswoman jackie speier in millbrae saturday championed new zealand's prime minister's vow to change the country's gun laws. >> our country has got to get aa reality check about how violent we are as a society. >> reporter: at this moment, sadness and a call to action can be found all over, but at the islamic cultural center of northern california, you'll also see prayer, food, children playing. it's the celebration of the persian new year. >> people should come and enjoy this first day, or arrival of spring, a sunny day and plenty of food. >> reporter: this is a preplanned event that also seems to be serving as a thank you celebration for oakland. the chairman of the board here says 50 bouquets of flowers and cards from strangers filled the center friday. >> but especially touch our children and kids. when th

jobina fortson got a chance to jump in the driver's seat. >> reporter: sleek new whips, classic cars and san jose state students are revving up innovation at the silicon valley car show. >> the product idea or intention is to build a vehicle that will serve in neighborhoods or small communities. >> reporter: this is an auus vehicle built by am kiki ah as well try it out on the 3-d r. >> that isancing. a lot oter: we got a tour o printed in house and designed by students. >> reporter: it has five sensors cruised across campus. >> another thing we have is front headlights. >> reporter: there's more. >> this is very similar to what tesla is using. >> reporter: like these electric cars. >> sometimes i get a little bit surprised that we could build this from the ground up. >> reporter: allegra is one of very few women in the program. >> if you're interested in something, it doesn't matter if you've ever been told that you can do it or not, but you have to just pursue those dreams. >> reporter: it's only fitting that on international women's day she got to share that message with a 12-year

jobina fortson explains. >> we got to -- making a park. something nice. >> going to design a landmark for silicon valley. if you could do it, what would it look like? >> how many zeros? a one million dollar bill? >> we show the executive director your design. >> his first thought -- >> it will not be the winning design. >> sheesh. don't let that discourage you. the executive director of the san jose light tower corporation. they'll kick off a worde ideacok and design and will bring new life to arena green park. over time, it's an eyesore sitting near san jose's airport. >> many of the greatest designs were designed as a result of competitions. san francisco city hall, the eiffel tower. >> i love that idea. it gives us, the community, a little input on what we have to see every day. >> it's supposed to be a three-dimensional hockey puck. >> that's my little recycle. >> there's millions of tons of plastic and trash that come into the bay from runoff areas. if we can store some of that from this local runoff and then maybe use some of it with

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jobina fortson talks to neighbors and is live with more. jobina. >> larry and ama.d a couple getting surveillance cameras installed at their home in direct response to larson's death. snou we don't know exactly how she was killed but we know that she was loved by many. >> the flowers placed in front of a garage door seem to be the only bright spot. the mother was found dead in -- >> never experience nothing like that, never. >> police have a person of interest in mind. officers stepped up patrols over the weekend and searched the thousand oaks streets all over again. bushes, homes and cameras like angela's. >> over here and i got one on the other side. >> they didn't find anything on

reporting in the newsroom, jobina fortson, abc 7 news. >>> jobina, thank you.ight now, police searching for two men caught on camera setting a series of fires in a peninsula neighborhood. >> one of the fires was so devastating a business had to close. thee of the fires were set within 30 minutes of each other, just blocks apart in downtown san mateo. here's a surveillance photo. police are on the hunt for the suspected arsonist. the worst of the damage was here. you can see these people behind vital ent, a business. they were taking something out of garbage bins and lighting it on fire. the window melted. the sprinklers went off. frcing the business to chose >> the murdered son of an oakland city council member. 21-year-old victor mcelhaney died after being shot during a robbery on march 10th. no arrests have been made. mcelhaney is the son of oakland city council woman lette gibson mcelhaney. tomorrow a memorial service will be held at the temple hill auditorium in oakland. >>> happening today, governor newsom is scheduled to announce new action to protect the

jobina fortson, abc 7 news. >>> a newly released video shows a senator in australia getting into a scuffleager over a comment the senator made about friday's attack. take a look, the 17-year-old boy smashed an egg on his head and he hit the teen before the two were pulled apart. he blames the massacre on, quote, muslim fanatics. many condemn his comments, including australia's prime minister. police say the boy is arrested but hasn't been charged pending further notification. >>> new developments in the presidential race. brave wins, that's the slogan for democratic senator kirlg who has official announced her run for the presidency. >> will brave win? >> will brave win? >> let's answer for ours. >> the new york senator is the 14th official democrat running for president. she's been one of the most forceful critics of the trump administration. senator gillibrand's first major speech will take place outside the trump international hotel in new york city. >>> vermont senator bernie sanders will visit california this week. his first stop will be a rally in san diego. he'll be here in san fran

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jobina fortson, abc 7 news. >>> the town of hills borough has filed a suit against the so-called flintstone house calling it a public nuisance. a former publisher of the "san francisco chronicle" purchased the home for $2.8 million back in 2017. she has added a herd of dinosaur sculptures and other structures to accommodate future parties. the suit alleges the modifications are in violation of several municipal codes. >>> following the warriors game on abc tonight, join abc 7 sports director larry beil, kerry keegt and adonal foyle for toyota after the game. the postgame show will come to you live from the chase center, which, yes, is still under construction but only a few months away from completion. toyota after the game is on immediately after the warriors/thunder game at 8:00 p.m. coverage begins at 5:00 p.m. with the nba countdown. >>> we've got meteorologist frances dinglasan now with our accuweather forecast which is looking beautiful today. >> hi, kate. yeah, not a cloud in the sky right now, clear conditions out there. here's a live view from our roof camera looking out towards th

abc 7 news reporter jobina fortson is headed to the scene to get you more information. you can follow this story on the abc 7 news twitter, facebook and abc 7 news.com outlets. now, if you or someone you love is struggling with suicidal thoughts, you can take action and find your ally at abc7news.com/take action. we have links to resources on suicide and other issues like domestic violence, bullying, and school safety there as well. >>> well, we have been seeing rain off and on throughout the day. and as always, there seems to be more in the forecast. >> it just won't stop this year. let's get a first look at the weather. abc 7 news anchor spencer christian. >> some improvement. it's now off and on whereas earlier in the week it was just on. here's a look at live doppler 7. we have live scattered showers, mainly in parts of the south bay and the east bay right now. very, very light. we have some around not even san jose anymore. it's drifting off into the higher terrain. but up around hayward, just north of fremont late bit on the peninsula near san mateo and redwood ci