. >> "abc 7 news" reporter lilian kim is live in the newsroom. lilian. >> reporter: ama and dan, the many commercials shot in the bay area ed french probably was involved in it in some way. he is what you call a location manager. as one person put it, he was one of the best. ed french was often with a still camera shooting locations for possible commercial shoots. it may be why he was at twin peaks at 8:00 a.m. when he was shot and killed while being robbed. police say the two people responsible were after hills camera. >> it has shaken the bay area community to its >> when things were tough to, like, make a joke about it and how hard it was but just make everybody laugh. >> a beloved figure who made his mark in the local film industry. in san francisco, lilian kim, "abc 7 news." >> the santa clara sheriff's deputies are releasing little information tonight about two people who were shot to death inside their saratoga home. the bodies were found this morning on saratoga, los gatos boulevard. authorities say the neighborhood is in no danger. >> to

live in santa clara, lilian kim, abc7 news. >> thanks, lilian. developing news from the oakland airport, southwest airlines says network connectivity problems at the airport caused delays this afternoon. southwest says those problems fortunately have been resolved, but passengers tell abc7 news that flights to and from the airport were unable to depart which caused many long delays. southwest says the issue only affected oakland airport. >>> a dangerous morning on a freeway in san jose where a chain reaction crash involving at least five cars, injured people who stopped to help. it all began when a car crashed into a wall on the shoulder of northbound i-280 near mclaughlin avenue in san jose. >> another traffic collision occurred where a honda accord came and hit the vehicle. just prior to that, that second collision, some people had pulled over to try to assist the first collision and gotten out of their cars, and were then hit by the car that was involved in the second collision. after that, yet another car crashed into the scene. the chp says

lilian kim, "abc 7 news." >>> and someone opened fire on a car on highway 242 in concord.t happened saturday night near concord avenue. the victim wasn't hurt but a bullet shattered his car's rear window. he says a man in a mercedes was driving erratically, stopped on the shoulder of the road and fired when he drove by. >>> tonight a father is being accuse chd of leaving his 16 day old infant is a city parking lot. police sent out the image of the abandoned baby carrier at the shopping center. some barber shop employees found the infant and called the police, the plits arrested daniel mitchellment of child endangerment and possible possession of cocaine. a long-time nanny caught assaulting a baby last october was sentenced to one year in alameda jail for 44 year olding rid perez. she is also barred fromorking as a caretaker. perez was arrested after the boy's parents showed police video of perez hitting, slapping and throwing the boy. >>> to an i-team exclusive interview with held of the san francisco fbi. that interview and federal court recordings just obtained give chil

in san francisco, lilian kim, "abc 7 news." >>> tomorrow the senate is expected to take up a marathoning session on health care. sources tell abc news it could include a skinny repeal bill that only gets rid of the individual and employer mandates. some san francisco participated in a march for solidarity. "abc 7 news" was at san francisco hospital where people joined in holding hands. it was organized by invisible sf. >>> court documents unsealed in a deadly home invasion reveal an extensive plot against an 88-year-old woman. according to the documents, johnny brown and zachary cuen planned to ransack her home. they say they plan it along with the man that lived across the street from douglas. they didn't expect her to be home but shelves. she told police two men attacked her after demanding money. she died a few weeks later from her injuries. in a jail house interview, brown said he's innocent. >> whoever did it, they need to speak up, speak up and say what they did because i was not there that night. this is very sad i'm being arrested for something i did not do. >> reporter: but p

lilian kim, "abc 7 news." >>> and someone opened fire on a car on highway 242 in concord.t happened saturday night near concord avenue. the victim wasn't hurt but a bullet shattered his car's rear window. he says a man in a mercedes was driving erratically, stopped on the shoulder of the road and fired when he drove by. >>> tonight a father is being accuse chd of leaving his 16 day old infant is a city parking lot. police sent out the image of the abandoned baby carrier at the shopping center. some barber shop employees found the infant and called the police, the plits arrested daniel mitchellment of child endangerment and possible possession of cocaine. a long-time nanny caught assaulting a baby last october was sentenced to one year in alameda jail for 44 year olding rid perez. she is also barred from working as a caretaker. perez was arrested after the boy's parents showed police video of perez hitting, slapping and throwing the boy. >>> to an i-team exclusive interview with held of the san francisco fbi. that interview and federal court recordings just obtained give ch

in san francisco, lilian kim, "abc 7 news." >>> tomorrow the senate is expected to take up a marathoning session on health care. sources tell abc news it could include a skinny repeal bill that only gets rid of the individual and employer mandates. some san francisco participated in a march for solidarity. "abc 7 news" was at san francisco hospital where people joined in holding hands. it was organized by invisible sf. >>> court documents unsealed in a deadly home invasion reveal an extensive plot against an 88-year-old woman. according to the documents, johnny brown and zachary cuen planned to ransack her home. they say they plan it along with the man that lived across the street from douglas. they didn't expect her to be home but shelves. she told police two men attacked her after demanding money. she died a few weeks later from her injuries. in a jail house interview, brown said he's innocent. >> whoever did it, they need to speak up, speak up and say what they did because i was not there that night. this is very sad i'm being arrested for something i did not do. >> reporter: but p

lilian kim, "abc 7 news." >>> abc news will carry o.j.pson's parole hearing live in a special report starting tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. here on "abc 7 news" on the "abc 7 news" app and abc7news.co2m as well. >>> o other top story, a father killed while pushing his baby in a stroller. it happened on willow avenue in unincorporated hayward. >> abc 7 reporter katie utehs is live with the developing story. kateyy. >> reporter: dan and ama, everyone i have spoken to witnessed violence in their neighborhood, not just this shooting but today's killing of a man pushing his stroller marks a new low. residents say gunshots are mon in the cherry land neighborhood near hayward, but today's killing is different. >> when i looked over, i could see the man's body on the floor facing forward off the curb, and the deputies have a car seat. >> reporter: sky 7 shows an overturned stroller. the victim, a 30-year-old man who lived in the neighborhood, was pushing his three-month-old baby. the baby is okay. >> definitely it is a message someone is trying to send.

lilian kim has the story. >> she wasn't like everybody else. she was just funny and she would be funny. she didn't even need to try. >> manuela seja only suffered some cuts to her legs but she lost a friend she met seven months ago on instagram, the same social media platform that captured the car crash live for everyone to see. she and jack lyquelin were in te backseat. abdulya ended up losing control. the car rolled into a barbed wire fence and ended up in a field. the girls in the back were not wearing their seatbelts and were ejected through the window. even then the live streaming continue as jacquelin lay dying. >> i killed my sister, okay, i know i'm going to jail for life, all right. i understand that. this is the last thing i wanted to happen, okay. all right. i don't [ bleep ] though, i'm going to hold it down. >> obdulia is now in jail on suspicion of manslaughter and driving under the influence. hr parents haven't spoken to their 18-year-old daughter but have seen the video. >> she feel bad about herself, kill her own sister. >> alt

lilian kim, "abc 7 news." >>> abc news will carry o.j.pson's parole hearing live in a special report starting tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. here on "abc 7 news" on the "abc 7 news" app and abc7news.co2m as well. >>> our other top story, a father killed while pushing his baby in a stroller. it happened on willow avenue in unincorporated hayward. >> abc 7 reporter katie utehs is live with the developing story. kateyy. >> reporter: dan and ama, everyone i have spoken to witnessed violence in their neighborhood, not just this shooting but today's killing of a man pushing his stroller marks a new low. residents say gunshots are mon in the cherry land neighborhood near hayward, but today's killing is different. >> when i looked over, i could see the man's body on the floor facing forward off the curb, and the deputies have a car seat. >> reporter: sky 7 shows an overturned stroller. the victim, a 30-year-old man who lived in the neighborhood, was pushing his three-month-old baby. the baby is okay. >> definitely it is a message someone is trying to sen

abc7 news reporter lilian kim is live at the marsh creek road to explain what this means for the folks who live in the area. hi there, lilian. >> reporter: kate, this detour has been set up for local residents. it's narrow and going to take extra time. clearly the next three months are not going to be easy. morgan territory road is the only way to go for the people who live southeast of clayton. and for others getting to either livermore or antioch, it's a way to bypass the freeways. starting monday at 7:00 a.m., this key thoroughfare will close in both directions. a detour has been set up for locals ornly by way the marsh creek detention facility. >> it's a little slower and, i don't know, maybe 10, 15 minutes longer maybe. maybe. >> it's definitely an extra 15 minutes. it's -- it's a drive. >> reporter: contra costa couldn't's department of public works acknowledges the inconvenience the closure will have. the road, however, is in need of major repairs. the winter storms caused the earth underneath it to slide, reducing it to one lane and the use of one-way traffic snignals. it's fin

abc7 news reporter lilian kim joins us from the newsroom with more on the story. >> reporter: eric, bay area residents we saw today appear to be feeling anxious about what's going on domestically and abroad. we heard their concerns at a town hall meeting hosted by congressman ro khanna. for many, north korea was weighing on their minds. >> i'm not old enough for medicare yet. >> reporter: for others it was concerned that the gop fight to repeal obamacare isn't over. >> many of us are concerned about the 2018 elections. >> reporter: and for just about everyone, the midterms can't come soon enough. >> there are very few people on the planet who only support destructive activities, and that's what i see going on. >> reporter: south bay congressman ro khanna did what he could to reassure the crowd at his monthly town hall. he referred to the career people in government. >> i will say this. we have some of the most brilliant men and women working on this. >> reporter: senator dianne feinstein says based on the intelligence she's read -- she's hoping general john kelly can play a key role. he

in san francisco, lilian kim, "abc 7 news." >> the santa clara sheriff's deputies are releasing little information tonight about two people who were shot to death inside their saratoga home. the bodies were found this morning on saratoga, los gatos boulevard. authorities say the neighborhood is in no danger. >> to developing news, it appears republican leaders are about to pull the plug on a health care repeal and replace bill and try a new strategy. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell says he will push the senateo pass a clean repeal bill. the president agrees, saying that they should repeal now and work on a new health care plan. dems will join in. mike lee and jerry moran said they wouldn't support the current repeal and replace bill. new at 11:00, a hard-fought victory for governor brown who rallied enough support to extend a program designed to fight climate change. more than two-thirds of senators voted late today to extend the cap in trade program through 2030. >> it is a great day for california. it is a great day for bipartisanship. it is a great day for the planet, for cli

in santa clara, lilian kim, abc7 news. >>> an even bigger game on wednesday night. the u.s. soccer team won its game against costa rica over the weekend, so the team will play jamaica in the gold cup final wednesday night. that game begins at 6:30. >>> here in san francisco today, a record number of runners hit the street for the annual marathon. thousands of people ran past some of the city's most well known landmarks. it was the biggest race ever for the bay area with extra steps taken to keep all of those runners safe. abc7 news reporter cornell barnard has the story. ♪ >> reporter: finishing the 40th annual san francisco marathon earned you a medal and some bragging rights. >> i did it. hello. i'm done. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: 39-year-old jorge maravilla jumped for joy after winning the marathon with a time of 2:28. >> we all share one common thing and that is to get to the finish line. i'm fortunate to be a part of that community. >> reporter: 25-year-old devin mcmahon from stanford was top women's finisher at 2:52. a record 27,500 runners were not far behi

in san francisco, lilian kim, "abc 7 news." >> the santa clara sheriff's deputies are releasing littlewho were shot to death inside their saratoga home. the bodies were found this morning on saratoga, los gatos boulevard. authorities say the neighborhood is in no danger. >> to developing news, it appears republican leaders are about to pull the plug on a health care repeal and replace bill and try a new strategy. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell says he will push the senate to pass a clean repeal bill. the president agrees, saying that they should repeal now and work on a new health care plan. dems will join in. mike lee and jerry moran said they wouldn't support the current repeal and replace bill. new at 11:00, a hard-fought victory for governor brown who rallied enough support to extend a program designed to fight climate change. more than two-thirds of senators voted late today to extend the cap in trade program through 2030. >> it is a great day for california. it is a great day for bipartisanship. it is a great day for the planet, for climate and for clean air. >> the progr

lilian kim spoke to many who are even more committed now in the fight for transgender rights. >> we know our love is greater than that hate. >> reporter: the lgbtq community feared things would be different under a trump presidency, but the news still came as a shock. >> i couldn't believe it. i called him up. i said, is this true? what's going on? and it's true. >> mr. trump's announcement over twitter that longer serve in t military drew hundreds of protesters at harvey milk plaza in the castro. >> we don't always focus on the t as much as the l and g, so i think that's important for us to be their allies and march with them. >> parents jim and tina made sure to bring their children. >> we talked about how it's like if they're on the playground and someone is making fun of one of their friends or being mean to one of their friends, they have to stand up for them. it's not exactly the same, but important to stand up for other people. >> the message was clear. continue the fight more so than they ever have before. trans rights are human rights. >> we need to be committed to standing up f

one friend told abc 7 news reporter lilian kim as far as location managers go he was one of the best. >> reporter: ed french was often with a still camera shooting locations for possible commercial shoots. it may have been why he was at twin peaks sunday at 8:00 a.m. when he was shot and killed while being robbed. police say the two people responsible were after his camera. >> it's really shaken the bay area film community too. >> reporter: special effects sean house met french 20 years ago. he says he was one of the bay areas best location managers. >> he could talk to anybody. location manager has to walk up to a person's house because a director likes the look of the house, knock on the front door and sai to the residents, can we bring in 60 people and film in here and get them to say yes. >> reporter: san francisco police describe the suspects as 20 something blackmail with shoulder length dreads and black female in late teens. they took off in a dark gray honda accord. last year two men were killed in an early morning shooting. still, french's death comes as quite a shock had the

lilian kim has the story. >> she wasn't like everybody else.d she would be funny. she didn't even need to try. >> manuela seja only suffered some cuts to her legs b