. >> abc 7 news reporter kate larson is live at the center. kate, agents say this was all an accident, apparently? >> reporter: yeah, that's right. you know, larry, kristen, they say perception is reality. for the hundreds of immigrants that use this community center, even an accidental appearance by i.c.e. agents can create so much fear that people decide to hide at home. >> i start like panicking because i have always been afraid of immigration, even though i'm legal now. >> reporter: she 'grated to california 30 years ago. her three sons were born and raised in san francisco, and yet today she is too scared to show her face or give her full name. this after immigration agents showed up at her mission district community center. >> i'm originally from mexico. i'm afraid that i'm going to be deported to a place where i haven't been for a long time. >> reporter: surveillance video shows four i.c.e. agents outside the good samaritan resource center around 9:20 yesterday morning. at the time good samaritan's preschool was in session and the three-

kate larson joins us live to explain what has changed since that visit. kate? >> reporter: hundreds of people use this community center. today, many regulars, including preschool students, didn't show up. that's after these federal agents showed up looking for an undocumented immigrant yesterday with a criminal record. >> not all mexicans are bad people. >> reporter: out of fear, mitch's mother wouldn't let him show his face on camera. after all, he's just a freshman in high school. but mitch feels the need to defend his mexican heritage. >> just because one person is bad doesn't mean the entire race is. >> reporter: video shows four agents armed with guns outside the resource center around 9:20 yesterday morning. at the time, good samaritan's preschool was in session. and a three-story building was full of families. it turns out they were looking for a sex offender at the neighboring apartment complex, but it has mitch and his little brother, both born in san francisco, worried about the future, and the new white house administration's policy on immigration an

kate larson joins us live to explain what has changed since that visit. kate? >> reporter: hundreds of people use this community center. today, many regulars, including preschool students, didn't show up. that's after these federal agents showed up looking for an undocumented immigrant yesterday with a criminal record. >> not all mexicans are bad people. >> reporter: out of fear, mitch's mother wouldn't let him show his face on camera. after all, he's just a freshman in high school. but mitch feels the need to defend his mexican heritage. >> just because one person is bad doesn't mean the entire race is. >> reporter: video shows four agents armed with guns outside the resource center around 9:20 yesterday morning. at the time, good samaritan's preschool was in session. and a three-story building was full of families. it turns out they were looking for a sex offender at the neighboring apartment complex, but it has mitch and his little brother, both born in san francisco, worried about the future, and the new white house administration's policy on immigration an

kate larson is live now from san jose with details on the case, kate. >> reporter: dan, there was a trail of evidence from here in santa clara down to the central valley, but one of the most shocking details in this case is the suspect's admission to a relative that he, quote, buried a problem up in the mountains, hiked down to civilization after that. on the same day that christopher eller bronx stood in court wrapped in chains and dressed in a correction's uniform, the son of a man he's accused of murdering spoke out. >> we were shocked and saddened that my father's life story has come to such a tragic end. >> reporter: he was known as tommy was found strangled and buried in a shallow grave last week. the 70-year-old cupertino businessman was last seen at this 24 hour fitness in sunny valley on january 17th. when he didn't show up for a meeting with, his family reported him missing. >> it is incomprehensible to us how something like this could happen to a soul as kind and giving as i my fathers. >> reporter: eller, accused of murder and financial elderly abuse worked for him as a handy

. >> kate larson is live in the san bruno neighborhood where this all started. kate? >> reporter: larry, ama, the scars here are still really obvious. we've got empty lots and construction crews all along this neighborhood after the explosion. but after that sentence was handed down to pg&e in court today, many of the people in this community, including the woman who used to live here on this lot, feel they can finally begin to heal their wounds. >> this is a chapter that's closing in my life. >> reporter: for the first time in 6 1/2 years, sue is hopeful she can start to move on. >> it's time to try to live my life. >> reporter: on september 9th, 2010, a pg&e gas pipeline exploded, killing her husband, 17-year-old son, mother-in-law and dog. they were all inside her san bruno house which burned to the ground. well, today in san francisco's federal courthouse, the judge said the crimes pg&e committed were very serious and posed great risk to public safety. >> i thought the judgment was strong but it's never enough because i can never get my family back. >> reporter: t

kate larson is live now from san jose with details on the case, kate. >> reporter: dan, there was a trail of evidence from here in santa clara down to the central valley, but one of the most shocking details in this case is the suspect's admission to a relative that he, quote, buried a problem up in the mountains, hiked down to civilization after that. on the same day that christopher eller bronx stood in court wrapped in chains and dressed in a correction's uniform, the son of a man he's accused of murdering spoke out. >> we were shocked and saddened that my father's life story has come to such a tragic end. >> reporter: he was known as tommy was found strangled and buried in a shallow grave last week. the 70-year-old cupertino businessman was last seen at this 24 hour fitness in sunny valley on january 17th. when he didn't show up for a meeting with, his family reported him missing. >> it is incomprehensible to us how something like this could happen to a soul as kind and giving as i my fathers. >> reporter: eller, accused of murder and financial elderly abuse worked for him as a handy

abc 7 news reporter kate larson has the story. >> reporter: while protesters and their shouts filled sfo's terminal, families with loved ones detained behind customs doors waited for hours in a quiet hallway. >> since yesterday it's been like hell, honestly. >> reporter: her 80-year-old father, a permanent u.s. resident with a green card was held by customs and border protection for six hours after he arrived from iran by way of germany. he and others were detained or september back to the middle east after president trump ordered an immediate immigration suspension from seven predominantly muslim countries with ties to terror, but none of the countries on the list had anything to do with terror attacks on u.s. soil. >> come on, mr. president. i mean, come on. >> reporter: president trump says his intentions are to keep radical muslim terrorists out of the united states. her father traveled here this weekend in a wheelchair to stay with his family in marin county and celebrate his grandson's ninth birthday. >> it's his grandpa, lovely grandpa, who happens to be muslim and who happens

live in san francisco, i'm kate larson, abc 7 news, kristen, back to you. >> kate, thank you. >>> a vallejo family is demanding answers tonight following police shooting and kill their 21-year-old relative. it happened during a house party on sacramento street. police say angel ramos was holding a knife, threatenng another man. abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard is live in vallejo with the story. cornell? >> reporter: kristen, police describe a melee happening at this house right behind me when they showed up early this morning, multiple fights going on. one man armed with a knife on that back deck. but his family says he didn't deserve to be shot. >> it's horrible on my own street. >> reporter: neighbors react to a fatal police shooting at this hour. >> and they took my little brother. you call that justice? >> reporter: grieving family and friends mourning the death of 21-year-old angel ramos, shot and killed by a vallejo police officer early monday. >> it ain't right, they murdered my brother. >> reporter: it began when several neighbors called 911 about a fight during a house party. pe

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kate larson, "abc7 news." transportation is bike instead of a bar in san francisco, things are still complicated. >>> and hear from an expert how the participants in this weekend's women's marches could turn those into a full-fledged movement. >> it wasnding up straight, and now it's tipped over. >> it survived a century and it almost survived this weekend's storms. that story is coming up on "abc7 news" at 6:00. >>> a new bike sharing company that was supposed to launch in san francisco today is putting on the breaks after city officials cried foul. but the chinese company is still promising to roll out sometime this week. kristen sze is here with details. >> reporter: the between tweeted this afternoon blue go-go is getting ready for you to enjoy it. but not today. that's because last week san francisco officials threatened to impound the bikes if they launched without a permit. with blue go-go, you would use the app, scan a code to unlock it and return it to any public bike rack. city officials worry the bi

kate larson, abc 7 news. >>> down south, a mudslide has knocked out power to one los angeles neighborhood. you can see where the backyard of one home collapsed and rolled down a slope in the hollywood hills. mud and debris coverered the backyards of at least two other homes and flowed into a street. that forced people to evacuate from five houses. no one has been hurt. that's the good news, the slide toppled power poles, leaving 340 homes and businesses without electricity. >>> two men were rescued after they got stuck on a cliff at bodega ad, this is video from the sheriff's office showing the helicopter responding around 5:40 last night. a crew member was attached to a 100 foot line, he brought both victims up to safety one at a time. they were not hurt. >>> sky 7 flew over pacifica, when giant machines knocked down a condemned apartment complex earlier today. the bluff beneath the building just kept vanishing. residents had to move out of their homes a year ago, because of the dangerous conditions. leann melendez has more. >> the demolition of this apartment building began early this m

live at san francisco international airport, i'm kate larson, abc7 news. >>> thank you, kate. gavin newsome left a chinese new year's celebration to join protesters at sfo, with a message about trump's executive order. >> i have no respect. it's a monarch. this guy's operating as a monarch, through executive orders. and you got a complicit congress with no backbone whatsoever. guys like paul ryan, a joke. >> he met with family members waiting for their loved ones at the international arrivals hall. he said he has always been left in the dark about the executive order and was frustrated not to help families affected by the executive action. >>> at least 187 google employees come from countries included in the ban. they believe it could create barriers to bringing great talent to the u.s. apple ceo tim cook said, i've heard from many of you who are deeply concerned about the executive order issued yesterday. i share your concerns. it is not a policy we support. the ceo and co-founder of air bnb tweeted today, his company is providing free housing to refugees and anyone not allow

order had a real affect for dozens of people waiting for relatives at sfo, and abc 7 news reporter kate larsonke with one family and has their story. >> reporter: while protest wrurz in their shots filled sfo's international terminal, families with loved ones detained behind custom doors waited. >> a permanent u.s. resident with a green card was held by customs in border protection for six hours after he arrived from iran by way of germany. he and others were detained or sent back to the middle east after president trump ordered an immediate immigration suspension from seven predominantly muslim countries with ties to terror, and none of the countries on the list had anything to do with terror attacks since 9/11. >> come on, mr. president. come on. >> he wants to keep radical islamic terrorists out of the states. this man came in a wheelchair to celebrate his grandson's ninth birthday. >> this is his grandpa, lovely grandpa, who happens to be muslim and happens to be coming from iran. >> he can thank a new york judge for his grandpa after a court barred those being deported with visas. she is

. >> that was kate larson reporting. pg&e's chief ethics officer released this statement tonight.e sincerely apologize to the families and friends of those who lost their lives or were injured in this tragic explosion. we want them to know our mission and commitment to safety will never stop. >>> a vallejo family is demanding answers tonight. it happened during a house party. angel ramos was holding a knife, threatening a 16-year-old. >> it's horrible on my own street. >> they took my little brother. you call that justice? >> grieving family and friends mourning the death of angel ramos, shot and killed by a vallejo police officer early monday. >> it ain't right. >> police say it began when several neighbors called 911 during a fight about a house party. people were fighting with sticks and knives. one 16-year-old was tasered by police on a back deck. and jumped by ramos who was holding a weapon. >> when he went down, the second subject was the subject that shot. pounced on him with a knife in his hand. >> did the officer tell the man to drop the knife? >> i don't think it was tha

i'm kate larson, abc 7 news. >>> opening statements began today in the trial of the man accused of kidnapping killing sierra lamar. he has pleaded not guilty to the murder and disappearance of sierra in 2012. her body has never been found. this is video of a previous court appearance. the jury was finally seated today. it is made up of six men and six women. there are seven alternates. if convicted, garcia torres could face the death penalty. david louie will have a live update from court on abc 7 news coming up at 5:00. >>> well, this week is off to a lovely start. it's been mostly sunny and mild today, as you can see on live doppler 7. we have a few high clouds around but this mild pattern may not last all week long. in fact i'm pretty sure it won't. this is the view from our rooftop camera looking at mainly blue skies with a few wispy cirrus clouds around. 60 san francisco, 64 oakland, 61 mb mountain view. this is looking westward from emeryville. it is 62 in santa a, napa 61, 59 at novato, 61 at fairfield and concord and 58 in livermore. our next storm will be coming in on wednesday of th