in a statement, there is no evidence that miss bell intended any harm to miss lim. but according to a korean news article, lim's agency called the incident premeditated, adding that bell had been bullying lim for months, for some triggering memories of tonya harding whose husband planned an attack against her rival nancy kerrigan. but today, u.s. olympic skater adam rippon jumped to bell's defense. this article is clickbait. i've been to the rink multiple times and no one has been bullying anyone. what happened in the warmup was an accident. both skaters also share the same now dealing with skating'mo stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york. >>> up next, the "game of thrones" star who says she cheated death twice. >>> all right. we're back now to tell you about that major health scare for a star of "game of thrones," which she calls a battle for her life. cheating death not once but twice. here's joe fryer. ♪ >> reporter: on the hbo show "game of thrones," she's known as the mother of dragons, but emilia clarke is revealing a real-life battle. in an essay in "the new yor

lim's representatives reportedly claimed bell had been bullying lim for months. speaking exclusively with abc news, olympic bronze medalist adam rippon, who is a choreographer for bell, defending the skater. >> in no way, shape or form do you think this is intentional. >> reporter: and david, tonight, the international skating union saying it has seen video of the incident, and at this point, there is no evidence that ms. bell intended any harm to ms. lim. also, neither skater has publicly commented at this point. david? >> all right, kayna whitworth tonight. thank you, kayna. >>> we turn overseas tonight, and our team is now on the scene in mozambique, after that deadly cyclone. tonight, several days now later, the images coming in are truly horrific. there are urgent pleas at this hour for more help. abc's senior foreign correspondent ian pannell on the scene. >> reporter: tonight, thousands in need of urgent rescue, trapped in low-lying areas, overwhelmed by flooding. rescue helicopters hovering with nowhere to land. search teams plunging into waist-deep murky

the head of the korean team accused bell of deliberately hurting lim.o the international skating union which said in a statement, there is no evidence that miss bell iended any harm to miss lim. but according to a korean news article, lim's agency called the incident premeditated, adding that bell had been bullying lim for months, for some triggering memories of tonya hardin husband planned an attack against her rival ncy kerrigan. toda u.s. olympic skater adam rippon jumped to bell's defense. this article is clickbt. i've been to the rink multiple times, ande has been bullying anyone. what happened in the warmup was an accident. both skaters also share the same trainer. even though they skate for different countries.w noaling with controversy at skating's most important competition. stephanie gosk, c news, new york. >>> up next, the "game of thrones" star who says she eated death twice. if you have moderate to severe psoriasis, little things can be a big deal. that's why there's otezla. otezla is not a cream. it's a pill that treats plaque psoriasis di

>> jimmy: we have a magic trick from shin lim after the break.credible youician who was just named the first winner of "america's got talent: the champions." give it up for shin lim. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> now you see those -- those dice in your hand. you wa to examine those. just make sure that all the sides are different. >> jimmy: you just placed this in my hand, and some shot glasse. >> yeah, rig you can roll it up and throw it into the cup. >> jimmy: okay. >> all right. just try to make it random. >> jimmy: yeah. >> go ahead, take a look at the top. do you see those two numbers? add it up. what does it add up to? o >> jimmy: do you want me tell you? >> yeah, yeah, doesn't matter. >> jimmy: ten. >> i can know. ten, cool. so you got the number ten. and let's get --e, let's seariq. do you have a suit in mind? clubs -- clubs, hearts, and diamonds, spades just name anyone. >> tariq: i'm gonna say hearts. >> hearts?l. all right, c so ten. hearts. completely random selection. i have a deck of cards here. watch. the entire deck turns into the

lim was cut and had to be taped up. by bell and they had a verbal argument. they train with the same coach in los angeles. bell did not apologize. today they report that american officials tried to make things right and offered an a poll, which lim accepted. we could not reach either team today, shep. >> shepard: so people from the international skating union don't think this is intentional. >> yeah, there's a video that they say that is not strong enough evidence. the korean team was asking for witnesses to come forward. they issued a statement that reads based on evidence on hand, which includes a video, there's no evidence that mrs. bell intended any harm to miss lim. both parties were urged to find an amicable solution. the young women are scheduled to meet on friday. after the program, lim placed five and bell finished behind her in sixth. shep? >> shepard: thanks, jacqui. live with us. thank you. lawyers for the new england patriots owner robert kraft trying to make sure the hidden video stays hidden. kraft is one

i'm eric thomas >> i am dion lim. now a big bang briefly caused tense moments. a powerful firework was set off at the entrance to the subway entrance. no one was hurt and nothing damaged. >>> one time 3% bonus. it includes a decrease of class sizes. >>> people impacted by flooding throughout sonoma county spent much of today cleaning and assessing damage. there is a lot of work to do. sonoma county suffered $55 million in damages. 2600 buildings suffered some kind of water damage. >>> president trump spoke today at cpac one of his longest speeches. >> now you may remember this video here, showing a man punching conservative activist hayden williams. the suspect was arrested yesterday. and today trump called williams up on stage and encouraged williams to sue the suspects and others. >> he probably has nothing, but sue him forever. sue the college, university and maybe sue the state. ladies and gentlemen, he took a hard punch in the face for all of us, remember that. >> williams also spoke. he talked about the importance of free speech on college campuses. today

lim coming in fifth place. these close-up photos showing her bandaged leg.rned a lot about my inner strength last week. and in that post bell didn't directly address reports that she'd bullied lim including just before that championship, but she wrote that their training environment is in her words professional and supportive. guys. >> all right, marci gonzalez, thank you. >>> all right. congp here on "good morning america," skiing's biggest star mikaela shiffrin talks to rob about her career success and her advice to fans. >> did you draw her any pictures, rob? >> no. i gave her some advice on how to go faster. she did not take it. nature, scent comes in waves... know that in gently and beautifully... air wick essential mist is an expression of nature. transforming natural essential oils into a fragrant mist. simply adjust your setting for the perfect balance... and it gently fills the room. pausing, when it's just right. take in notes of nature... and experience the fragrant mist with air wick essential mist. straight from the world's best plant scientists

lim's representative said bell had been bullying lim for months.oreographer for bell defending the skater. >> in no way, shape or form do i think it was intentional. >> reporter: tonight the international skating union said it has seevio of the incident and at this point ll intended any rm to miss >>> this morning we are remembering a rising country music star, justin carter, billed to be the next garth brooks. >> the 35-year-old singer died after a reported accidental shooting in his texas apartment. his management company is revealing the gun that killed him was the same one that was going to be used in the upcoming music video shoot. it's unclear exactly what happened and how the singer was shot. carter's mother says his music was his world. awful story there. >> yeah. >>> canadian prime minister justin trudeau is embroiled in a scandal this morning. >> he had to publicly apologize for eating a snack. watch this.e, a number of people were eating in their seats, including the minister of defense, including the prime minister who app >> indeed, mr

a representative for 16-year-old eun-soo lim claimed that bell intentionally cut lim's calf with her. bell's choreographer adam rippon says some people have been calling for bell's disqualification, but he says bell did nothing wrong. >> i think this was purely an accident. and i don't think that mariah deserves to be getting this hate especially at the intensity and the level that she seems to be getting at. >> lim did compete with a bandage on her leg and scored a personal best placing fifth just ahead of bell. and this morning, the two athletes met and exchanged best wishes in the ladies freeskate. >>> new fallout from the college admissions bribery scandal. the men's soccer coach at ucla has now resigned. jorge salcedo has been indicted for conspiracy to commit racketeering. he's accused of taking $200,000 in bribes for helping students get into ucla by passing them off as soccer players even though they had no soccer experience. >>> day two of march madness gets under way in just a few hours, and in last night's late games, it was baylor knocking down 16 three-pointers to beat s

lim for months.. this article is click bait. i've been to the rink multiple times, and no one has been bullying anyone. what happened in the warmup was an accident. they're on the ice at the same time every day and share the same locker room that i also sit in. the skaters also share the same trainer, even though they compete for different countries. neither one returned nbc's request for comment. lim competed later in the day, a band-aid on her leg, she still earned a personal best score placing 5th. bell finished 6th. overnight u.s. figure skating released a statement saying the athletes met this morning and good luck wishes were exchanged. mariah is looking forward to competing tonight in the ladies free skate. >> so these practice sessions can get kind of crowded. it's not like it's one person on the ice. have accidents happened in a practice before? >> yeah, it does get crowded, and they have happened. in fact, far worse accidents have happened. the other thing to keep in mind, too, is that when

live in france, i am dion lim, abc7 news. >> thank you.is raising money to give bay area viewers a bird's eye view of a well-known pair of falcons. they can now be monitored 20/7. the museum is raising money during the big give today. a past fund-raising effort brought in more than $15,000 to install permanent cameras. the falcons are expecting their first offspring of 2019. >> i wonder if they look up to the camera, a little privacy please. >> beautiful bird watching weather. >> you watch the butterflies, you watch the birds, larry, you have a lot of time on your hands. tomorrow there is no rain, just sun shine. temperatures to the 60s to the low 70s. and for the st. patrick's day parade, you couldn't ask for better weather in san francisco. when the parade gets underway, you will need plenty of sun screen, shade. enjoy the milder pattern. it is going to warm up for the weekend. saturday and sunday is when the temperatures will come up into the 70s. monday near 80 degrees. a light level 1 system will bring us cooling trend. this is an acc

lim for months.has been bullying anyone. ice at the same time every day and share the same locker room. the skaters also share the same trainer. even though they compete for different untries. neither one returned nbc's request for comment. lim competed later in the day, a band-aid on her leg,ti shell earned a personal best score, placing fifth. bell finished sixth. >> overnight u.s. figure skating released a statement saying the athletes met this morning and good luck wishes were exchanged. mariah is looking forward to competing tonight in the ladies free skate. >> these practice sessions can get kded of cr it's not like it's one person on the ice. have accidents happened in the practice? befo >> it does get crowded, and they have happened. in fa, far worse accidents have happened. the other thing to keep in mind, too, is when mariah began her routine, her music for her routine was play which, by accepted etiquette meant she had the right-of-way on the ice at wat moment. >> interesting toch the vide

lived to tell his story to dion lim.ou'll see why his nickname is the legend among his friends. >> i'm very tired and washed out. but i'm actually feeling good being here looking at the ocean. >> looking out over moss beach. this is surfer christy davis' first time smelling the salty ocean air after what happened four days ago at mavericks. >> i was having a great session. i got four really good waves and about ten, 15 minutes later, i started having pain. >> at 66 years 28thsoea pn egni mech e.gean heaved a few times. all signs of a heart attack. >> his fellow surfers tried to pull him back to shore. >> i was too en walking himself his car. pbay my life. my lovely wife is like, okay, here we go again. >> again refers to may of 2018 when he broke his neck and several vertebrae whisurfing. each a heart attack won't let her stop him from pursuing his passion. >> are you going to stay in bed? wrap him in bubble wrap? no. i'm not going to do that. >> fiona believes karma keeps him alive. a way for the universe to thank him f

i'm dion lim in san francisco with this brazen crime and what you can do about it. >>> right now, thean francisco district attorney is reviewing the case against giants ceo larry bear after a video showed him in an altercation with his wife. what his wife had to say about it. it. >>> they're making denta it. >>> they're making denta (music throughout) >>> only to have it stolen in a brazen crime. >> dion lim brings us this story of a crime that's popping up more in the bay area and what you can do to prevent it. >> we know everything is going to be okay. but i mean, i cried my face off that day. >> when christian and her fiance aaron made their decision to move from their home. >> we moved to l.a. to help my dad take care of his property. >> everything started out so easily. >> we packed up the u-haul. had it 70% full. >> even taking precaution toss keep their belongings safe. >> we were going to be towing my car. put the car on the dolly so the dolly wouldn't get stolen. >> when they woke up and looked outside. >> the entire u-haul along with my car was gone. >> that's the uchl haul

. >> and i'm dion lim. the contract gets educators higher salaries and smaller class sizes among other things. >> teachers say they want to work on more issues going forward. here's abc7 news reporter luz pena. luz? >> >> reporter: that's right. the voting began and approximately 3,000 teachers voted. the strike is over. >> oakland educators look forward to returning to the classrooms tomorrow. >> reporter: after seven days in the picket lines, 64% of oakland educators voted yesterday for the 2017 and 2018 contract and 58% also approved the 2020 and 2021 contract terms. they needed a simple majority to move forward. >> we have a contract that begins to address ending the teacher retention crisis. >> reporter: the agreement includes an 11% salary increase over four years with a one-time 3% bonus. a decrease in class sizes and a cap on caseload psychologists, nurses and school counselors. >> we feel like it's an incremental step towards where we want to be. this is just the first step of very many. >> reporte

lim. david? >> thank you, kayna. >>> we turn overseas tonight, and our team is now on the scene in mozambique, after that deadly cli sewn. defrl days later, the images coming in are truly horrific. there are urgent pleas at this hour for more help. abc's senior foreign correspondent ian pannell on the scene. >> reporter: tonight, thousands trapped in low-lying areas, overwhelmed by flooding. rescue helicopters hovering with nowhere to land. search teams plunging into waist-deep murky waters to reach families or plucking them from the roofs of their own homes, or, in some cases, snake-infested trees. endless rain and widespread destruction hampering rescue efforts in central mozambique and neighboring zimbabwe and malawi, where hundreds have already died due to cyclone idai. aid agencies fearful the death toll could rise sharply. "we don't have anything to eat, nothing, just the clothes on our backs," this woman says. what you're watching is homegrown help here in the capital of mozambique. the bi

dion lim visited her shop. the only one like to in the city. the shop is hoping to change the way clothes are manufactured all over the world. >> i like that has the sleek, urban look to it. >> one look at the rich fabrics, colors and textures on display at the boutique in san francisco's inner richmond district. >> you would never guess all of the clothing is made out of trash. >> we take these scraps that are being discarded by larger factories and create our own collections out of it. >> fowler begins a journey after a trip to cambodia in 2007. noticed a disturbing trend in manufacturing. >> secondhand markets, i was finding piles of scrap. i would look at them and find they were cut from factories and we can take them and make beautiful stuff out of it. >> in the past five years, rachel estimates her company diverted 35,000 pounds of fabric that otherwise would have ended up in a landfill or worse. >> a lot of it is dumped and ultimately winds up in the ocean and there's a lot of off gaffing of the chemicals that go into all the fabrics. >>

. >> dion lim is live in the newsroom. these girls are really incredibly smart. >> reporter: that doesn't scratch the surface. what will strike you about this interview is how resilient and how brave and how well prepared these two little girls were for the elements. it is why rescuers are calling their safe return home a miracle. >> my sister cried the whole night. and so i told her to think happy thoughts of our family and i kept watch for most of the night. >> reporter: the cries of despair, very different from the tears of joy in the cell phone video. the moment misty and travis carrico were reunited with her daughter's leia and caroline after two days lost in the woods. the girls ages 8 and 5 were doing what kids do in rural benbow. >> we live on 80 acres of land in the middle nowhere and our kids spend hours of time out playing and it is not abnormal for them to be out in the yard playing unsupervised but it is our lifestyle. >> reporter: but when the girls didn't come home, mom and dad began to worry. >> we hiked at

also in the car andy lim. paramedics rushed him to the hospital with serious injuries but lim is expected to be okay. investigators say the driver that hit them may have been drunk. friends tell us he is a hairstylist and owner of the tangles salon in fremont. they described pham as a dedicated business owner who cared deeply about his community. >>> well, the mass shooter who terrorized and killed students at oikos university in oakland has died in prison. he shot and killed six students and a staff member seven years ago. prosecutors at the time say he was mad the vocational school wouldn't refund his tuition when he dropped out. goh was initially in psychiatric care until he pled no contest in 2017. then he was sentenced to seven consecutive life terms for each person he killed. the state prison in sacramento where he was will only tell us that the 50-year-old died last wednesday of a cause yet unknown. >>> so who and why? someone is shooting pellets at cars in the south bay and police are trying to figure

good evening, thanks for joining us, i'm dion lim. look at where the shooting happened, intersection of fillmore and eddie streets in fillmore district. police say three people taken to the hospital, one with life-threatening injuries. another died at scene. police say the investigation is in early stages, have not given specifics of what led up to the shooting or information about suspects. sent out this alert with the abc7 news app when the news first broke and we'll continue to send alerts with new developments. download and enable notifications. >>> ten years since a b.a.r.t. police officer shot and killed oscar grant. foundation created by family and friends held a gala in his honor, joined by other families who lost children at hands of police. louis pena is there with the story. >> reporter: a celebration where oscar grant's family remembered him to raise money. many moms affected by police shootings were there. mothers from across the country with one thing in common, pain. >> representing my son at age of 14 killed by baltimo

in the news room, dion lim abc7 news. >>> a semi truck holding cases of modelo beer the driver got out>>> nearly 30 manufactures showing off their new models. of course the super cars. also a new generation of smaller trucks. san jose state students are showing off their self-driver cars. >> i hope this will drive around campus. >> the show runs through sunday at the san jose mckenry convention center. >> and the blue one with the sunroof will come in > spencer christian i am tired of being called rainman. at the moment things are calm. here is a view of the western ski from the east bay camera. we will see a few showers and possibly flurries in the hills. light storm arrives saturday. and daylight savings time arrives on sunday. we will see clearing up in the north bay. we will see some passing showers down along the coastline and over the santa cruz mountains. most location will see lows in the low 30s. tomorrow a few spotty showers. relatively cool. over in the sierra, we have a winter advisory. four to 8 inches of snow. saturday kicks off little league baseball. i hope the teams do

real estate selection will start the same week as lim's departure.he trial was supposed to start last summer but there has been a series of delays. both defendants face 38 counts of involuntary manslaughter, one for each person who died. >>> oakland police led a procession for victor mcelhaney after his body was brought him. he is the son of councilwoman lynette gibson mcelhaney. he was shot and killed over the weekend near the u.s.c. campus during a robbery attempt. u.s.c. says that it will hold a celebration of victor's life on campus next tuesday night. police are still investigating that deadly shooting. >>> vallejo police chief andre badu is retiring. he is not saying why but vallejo officials say that that has nothing to do with the money bait out to settle lawsuits. there were accusations involving racial profiling, excessive force and discrimination. the retirement is set for 30th but he has agreed to stay past that date to interview candidates that may replace him. >>> a contract worth 96 1/2 million dollars to work on the escalators was awa

the speed lim has been lowered to make the road safer. but it's unacceptable and the park defense has u to come with a bigger six. >>> over the weekend, millions incentives to bring the hq2 pi r ed out of control. >> this is not a meeting. >> this a sham. >> esprotrs interrupted several times sunday afternoon. the meeting had to be adjourned because of the disruptions. >> the cmunity i've seen has seen an increase of monthly rhett. >> crystal city is working hard to lirevi itself, and bring it to an area it needs to be diversified. >> amson millions a will generate jobs. it will generate billion tax revenue in ctdecades. >>> the trump could be icing up to a sound search battle. some environmentalistshe say loud sound will impact sea life. >> dolphins and whales will find food and aid predators. >> it could threaten the issuing and tourist industries. several lawmakers and environmental groups plan to fight the decision in court. >>> we're learning more about the shooter of ofrance cami while we're learning new details, the investigators o

now there's one thing but lim loves it is polar bears ever since polo back snoot who lived in berlin's maine zoo died in twenty eleven fans have been pining for a replacement and on friday the city's tear park zoo showed off a cub born to its mother tanya back in december the zoo says the cub who doesn't yet have a name is growing well and will be on show regularly to meet her new fans beginning next week. a proud mother and her new baby enjoying the first signs of spring in philly. these were the first steps outside after more than three months she was born in december last year but only allowed out today. it was also a proud moment for the german capital. she's the third band to be born in berlin since the liberty barracks newt he and two others die junk from illness disease and because this is a quiz it's dynasty is growing very very well she's three and a half months old when we first examined her she already weighed eight and a half kilos on tuesday we examined her again but we were unable to weigh her because she wouldn't stay still. and clinton. this susi the cops of arrival as

. >> i'm getting ready to do my pre-lim's, which is you're ready to start writing your dissertation androfessor randy roberts, i was taking his class and he said why don't you do ryan white. i thought that's a good topic for me. i had a child with some educational difficulties, we went through due process experience, ryan white, that's a topic. once i started getting into it, it just became a very passionate topic for me and so i went from a class to a new dissertation. >> we thank you for your time. >> thank you. >> you're watching american history tv, only on c-span3. nasa's opportunity rover explored the surface of mars for 15 years until communications ceased in 2018. the information gathered will be used to plan for future manned trips to the planet. this nasa mission was carried out by engineers at the jet propulsion laboratory in pasadena. we'll visit the facility to learn about its origins and the ongoing mission to better understand the universe. >> you are a place that we actually called the center of the universe. it might come across as a little bit egotistical, but this is

we want to lim that public hearings if we can, collect information first.y because they're the children that they're off lim andts they can engage in whatever condoct they want. the president made the decision to hire them, put them in the white house. they then become members of the administration. they're subsdwleeject to the sas and standards as everyone else in the white house. >>> up next the president's advisors want him to reign in the wild campaign rally performances and present a more dignified presidential image in 2020. let's watch him. >> i'm very presidential. ladies and gentlemen, thank you for being here tonight. >> that's him pretending to be presidential. can he pull it off? that's next. ffn he pull it o that's next. if you have moderate to severe psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis, little things can be a big deal. that's why there's otezla. otezla is not an injection or a cream. it's a pill that treats differently. for psoriasis, 75% clearer skin is achievable, with reduced redness, thickness, and scaliness of plaques. for psoriatic arthriti

. >> and i'm dion lim. an east bay father and principal is in critical condition after police say his wife shot him. abc7 news reporter kate larson spoke to the man's friends and family, and joins us now from the newsroom. kate. >> reporter: well, dion, eric, i spoke to one of his adult sons who had to go through his father's house tonight after seeing him on life support in the hospital. this is something people close to him say they never expected. >> this is a huge loss to our community. paul was just involved in so many good things and i love that man. >> reporter: michael basine has been friends with paul shatzwel since they were growing up in pittsburgh. he is on life support after poice say his wife shot him around 1:00 saturday morning after a domestic altercation at their home. >> i was supposed to go out with him that night. my wife didn't feel good so they decided to go out on their own. >> reporter: he came by his house saturday morning to see his friend. instead he found a crime scene. he said

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to be fair to lim, he did try to deliver on many issues — remember the famous moment where they removedeconomy... indeed. not handled in the best way. the other thing you've got to remember as well, of course — he's a hindu nationalist, and that has caused issues as well with the muslim minority in india. jonathan, we've got about a minute to go. what do you want to say about what happened on the football pitch? on the pitch, you've got this pitch invasion which happened at aston villa. very serious. a player was attacked. 0ne villa. very serious. a player was attacked. one thing i would say is — it shows that security has got to be improved again. there is something wrong if people can get so easily onto the pitch. you never know what will happen. maybe we should reach for a self—help book... will happen. maybe we should reach for a self-help book... i'm staggered by this. a 20% increase in the brits buying self—help books. lot of celebrities are writing them... by the way, if you're watching, i would say to you — listen, don't read a book. listen to music! it's much better. you're a h

. >> i'm dion lim, on jimmy kimmel, >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight -- senator kamala harris, mark hamill, the wedding fainter, and music from judah and the lion, and now, in all probability, jimmy kimmel! [cheers and applause] ♪ [cheers and applause] >> jimmy: hi, everyone. i'm jimmy. i'm the host of the show. thank you for watching it. thank you coming to iplease rel. it's too much already.

dion lim tells us the sisters were prepared to survive their orde ordeal. >> what will strike you aboutesilient and how brave and well-prepared the two little girls were for the elements. it's why rescuers call their safe return home a miracle. >> my sister cried the whole night. i told her to think happy thoughts of our family and i kept watch for most of the night. >> the cries of despair very different from the tears of joy in the cell phone video. the moment and travis carico were reunited with leah and caroline after two days lost in the woods. the girls, ages 8 and 5 were doing what kids do in rural benbow. >> we live on 80 acres in the middle of nowhere. our kids spend hours at time playing. it's not unusual for them to be playing unsupervised. it's our lifestyle. >> as friday afternoon crept on, the girls didn't come home. mom and dad began to worry. >> we hiked at least two and a half miles around your house. screaming their names. ringing a giant bell that they always come back to. >> the girls didn't respond. meantime, as volunteers and search dogs scoured on foot and helicop

. >> i'm dion lim, on jimmy kimmel, senator >>> tv's number one daily viral video show, "right this minute>> a surfer races against a 60-foot monster swell. >> you missed the real story behind the video. >> wait until you see who did not beat the wave. >>> a bunch of bats are rescued after -- >> somebody threw several bags of them in the garbage. >> see the painstaking efforts of a kind soul to save their lives. >>> they're an inspiring couple beating the odds. >> i would say the biggest obstacle we face is -- >> how love and good humor are getting them through. >>> and a comedian sharing a glorious example of -- >> ingenuity and creativity. >> why the only thing missing is a doorbell -- >> and a postal flop. >>> if you're in the business of riding crackens, watch out. this video captured by the jacuzzi surfer youtube channel. off the coast of portugal a 60-foot monster swell is swallowing this surf. the surf crashes and nipping at his heels as he safely rides that one out. loops back around and meets up with his partner. his tow partner scoops up ross and takes him to safety. bet you miss

lim's final day with the d.a.'s office is april 5th. d.a. nancy o'malley has not named a replacement lead counsel for the ghost ship trial. jury selection is scheduled to start april 2nd. both defendants face 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter for the 36 people who died in that fire in december of 2016. >>> the man accused of killing a teenager that an oakland councilwoman considered to be a grandson has been convicted of murder. councilwoman linnette gibson bengtssmce mcelhaney helped raise torin hughes. he was killed when someone tried to rob him. today jurors convicted 22-year-old shehaim johnson of vallejo. another man who was allegedly the one who pulled the trigger is being tried separately. the councilwoman had attended every day of the trial since it began last month but has been absent this week because over the weekend her son victor was shot and killed during a botched robbery in los angeles. >>> the college admissions scandal we've been tracking since yesterday is striking a deep cord in college students, especially those work

. >> dion lim has been working with the family of the 89-year-old in a story only on abc 7. >> we were praying that she can talk to us again. >> reporter: we visited 89-year-old woman in the hospital for the first time since her brutal beating on january 8th. where she was left for dead and in a coma. >> no one should suffer from violence from hatred. >> reporter: today there are miraculous signs of improvement. wong could open her eyes and point to a piece of paper on the wall to express what she needs. >> this has ignited in all of us the desire to help and to bridge communities. >> reporter: determined to make this predominantly asian community a safer place, the granddaughter and her family led the charge to hold community forums with law enforcement. san francisco supervisor shimon walton also responded with more patrols with chinese speaking officers and dedicating money for a new police substation, all spawned from family pain. all reasons why she will be honored by the board of supervisors this week. >> she's been an avid leader in this and we're excited about everything that s

i'm dion lim. we begin now with developing news on the mueller report. the president tweeted shortly after the summary of the robert mueller investigation came out this afternoon. he says he has been totally exonerated. democrats, though, aren't so sure that's the case. here's abc news reporter terra palmieri. >> reporter: attorney general william barrer delivering theler to congress outlining the principal conclusions of special counsel robert mueller's 22 month long investigation findin investigation did not find the trump campaign or anyone associated with it conspired or coordinated with russia in its eftsz to influence the 20816 presidential election. the counsel stated. >> it does not exonerate him. importantly, it guess on later in the next paragraph to say that the deputy attorney general, rod rosenstein and i, meaning attorney general barr have concluded that the evidence developed during the special counsel's investigation is not sufficient to establish that the president committed an obstruction of justice offense. >> reporter: the president r

and abc 7 anchor dion lim went looking for answers about those deaths. dion?quite concerning. we are live al marina green. if you take a look at this map, it happens to be just under four miles from angel island state park. this is where scientists are peormi necps on the t one week. sky 7 flew over the west side of angel island today where you can see the team of about a dozen workers and volunteers or so collecting tissue samples and performing other tests to determine a cause of death. one whale showed a lack of body fat and was malnourished. while we're still waiting on the results of that second whale's necropsy, the about the thing according to dr. patrick noonan at the marine mammal center, these were not cases where human interaction were to blame. things liken tanglement or a net or a ship strike. the number of whales entering the bay has been extremely high this year, and the whales are staying longer. the doctor says this could be w and changing migration patterns could also be the reason. >> this is also the start of the northward hieg congratulati

he sprayed roundup on his two properties for 26 years in. 2015, he was diagnosed with nonhodgkins lim poema. lymphoma. the jury ruled that the weed killer played a big part in his nil. >> the scientist tells us that roundup can cause cancer. when you look at the internal documents from monsanto, it's also clear that they knew that as well. and they chose not to tell the american public. >> in a statement, monsanto's parent company said "we have great sympathy for mr. hardaman and his family. ". >>> the special politics under scrutiny tonight and it comes from the highest levels of the federal government. >> reporter dave brian on the trump administration's push to cut off government funding. >> reporter: the special olympics have been a life-changing experience for dustin. it would be a colossal understatement as he pointed out in this youtube video. he plays six different special olympics sports and says that's why the bullies now leave him. elped me find my voice and stand up for myself. >> reporter: the special olympics are mostly funded by private sources. nine out of every $10. $

at moss beach, i'm dion lim, abc 7 news. >>> all right, meteorologist frances dinglasan joins us nowh the accuweather forecast. hi there, frances. >> hi, kate. it's enclosuclear out there wit doppler 7, no rain and not too many clouds in the sky. check out this live shot. notice the winds are calm, the flag not even blowing as we look towards the exploratorium there. temperatures right now 40s and 50s. san francisco 50, oakland 46, san jose 44, morgan hill a little cooler at 41. this time we're looking from emeryville across the bay. in santa rosa, napa, it's 40 degrees. upper 30s through petaluma and vacaville. so temperatures will be climbing today as we check out this other pretty shot from the east bay hills. notice how calm the waters are and how clearly you can see across the bay. so your forecast for today is going to be sunny and above average temperatures this weekend. the warming trend continues tomorrow all the way through monday. that will be the warmest day this week. and then the rain returns on tuesday, but it's very light rain at best. for san francisco, a lot of stuf

at moss beach, i'm dion lim, abc 7 news. >>> meteorologist frances dinglasan joins us now with our veryer forecast. frances. >> yeah, we've got a lot of blue skies up ahead. clear live doppler 7 showing us how quiet it is right now. we can expect some gorgeous weather ahead. in fact check out this gorgeous view of the east bay hills looking out towards mt. diablo. sunrise in just a short while, about 30 minutes. you can see how clear it is out there right now. in san francisco it's currently 49 degrees. oakland 46 as well as san jose. cooler in morgan hill at 40 degrees. and this time from the east bay we're looking west out towards the bay bridge in san francisco. you can see how calm the water is right now, so no winds. that's going to allow temperatures to climb this afternoon. it's also allowing some temperatures to drop in some of the cooler neighborhoods through parts of the north bay le san santa rosa 38, vacaville 38 as well. in the east bay in the interior valleys, lever more is currently 39 degrees. a pretty shot. it is going to be a beach day. in fact that's the case for the

i'm dion lim. >> i'm eric thomas. with more rain this evening we begin with storm watch coverage. slick roads across the bay area played a role in a number of crashes, this one on 280 in san jose. two people in that car that flipped over were able to walk away. another person was rushed to the hospital. >> taking it up north, a large pine tree fell onto inverness avenue. >> heading outside right now there is some fog. i think that's what that is in san francisco. showers are sticking around tonight. >> drew tuma is standing by and i think the question is any chance of sun for our sunday? >> if you're going to be out and about tonight and tomorrow, you'll be dodging drops the next 24 hours. so certainly a gray start to our weekend. live doppler 7 showing you the showers we do have are light and scattered in nature, so go right down to street level into the east bay. you can see light showers around union city at this hour. one shower moved through fremont in the past 15 minutes. inland into danville, san ramon, light showers as well. on the storm impact scale tonight and even linge

abc 7 news anchor dion lim has more. >> reporter: in the long-anticipated war of which ride-share companyft appears to be winning, filing paperwork friday setting themselves up for an ipo, revealing financials indicating losses of about $900 million last year, compared to rival uber's nearly $2 billion. >> this is certainly a strong move by lyft and will improve them competitively. >> reporter: as part of preparing to go public, lyft has offered customers a myriad of discounts in recent weeks. to dedicated employees, the company announced driver bonuses ranging between $1,000 and $10,000. >> i'm elated to hear that and i can only hope that i'll qualify for one of those bonuses. >> reporter: rob enderly believes the ipo will only strengthen lyft's foot hold in the ride-share market and be a benefit to drivers. >> as we go forward, we'll probably see a bit more of that to allow the drivers to be retained more exclusively by the service so they're with the company. i think it will allow for a higher degree of retention and probably a higher overall amount of quality. >> reporter: gary johnso

at moss beach, i'm dion lim, abc 7 news. >>> unbelievable story. dinglasan joins us now with the accuweather forecast, which is full of sunshine. >> yeah, we're going to get plenty of sunshine. warming continues today. i want to show you live doppler 7 with the satellite image. i made the clouds a little bit more opaque so you can see how the coastal clouds have developed. right along san francisco and the peninsula coast we're seeing some coastal clouds creep in right now into parts of san francisco but this will pull back very quickly. you can see how thin these clouds are with this live shot from sutro looking out towards san francisco. everywhere else, we've got blue skies. san jose is 43, morgan hill cooler at 40 degrees. this time as we look from the east bay hills, what you'll notice is how calm the waters are. the wind is very light to calm, and we have an offshore flow developing and that's going to allow temperatures to warm up and see how some of those thin, coastal clouds in the background will clear pretty quickly. in santa rosa and so

i'm dion lim. >> i'm eric thomas. we begin with developing news on the oakland teachers' contract deal. >> cornell barnard is in oakland where teachers voted on it. results the vote will either bring an end to the seven-day strike or extend it tomorrow into day eight. cornell? >> reporter: you got it. voting just wrapped up a few minutes ago here at the paramount theater. it looks like this vote could be close one. not all teachers like the new contract agreement and they told us they plan to vote no. about 3,000 oakland teachers lined up outside the pair mound theater to vote on a tentative agreement for a new contract which could put them back into the classroom month morning ending their seven-day strike. >> i am going to be voting yes. i think it is really important this ta gets us in the right direction. ousd has been mismanaging its fund for decades. >> i am going to vote yes. i know that is not as much as people were hoping for but the gains that we got are not insignificant. >> join us and vote yes on a tentat

i'll dion lim. >> i'm aric thomas.e have been focusing on the issues about the homeless crisis as part our building a better bay area initiative. >> churches in alameda county are launching a new program tomorrow. >> abc7 news reporter jovita fordson has a look. >> reporter: members of oakland's williams chapel baptist church walk by faith. they were led to their parking lot with a mission. >> we are starting off right now with ten to 15 cars that will be along this fence. >> pass tar kenneth anderson is not discussing a new parking plan for the growing congregation. starting monday his church's lot will be used by local homeless residence to sleep in overnight in their cars. >> how can we turn or heads? if it starts with the cars that's a start. >> there is a porta potty. and surveillance. resources will be offered during the day. this is set to expand to other oakland churches later in the year. all together it is the interfaith council of alameda county safe car park program. >> it is sad to see families with babies

them because they're not just thinking how do i score this penalty they're trying to second guess what lim is going to do based on a piece of paper. esteban can be as a was to take the decisive penalty and the psychological impact was devastating just imagine standing on the penalty spot and the key point is a piece of paper and is looking at you what does he know about me does he know what i would do even before i know. believe moms say germany when the semifinals and the famous piece of paper is now in the museum of german history. what else can you do to save a penalty. it's always good to increase the time pressure. statistically when the take up it says time for two or three seconds before he starts running he scores with a probability of seventy eight percent if he only waits one second the rate decreases to fifty nine percent. so take us put on the time pressure miss more. but there is one more trick for keepers when poised on the front edge of the line with your torso or bend forward to be as close as possible to the taker when you bend your knees slightly so you can dive more easi

i dion lim. abc7 news reporter cornell barnard has been busy out there.is joining us live from the embarcadero in san francisco. cornell found some downed trees out there. cornell? >> reporter: yeah, dion and eric, found some downed trees and so much more. would you believe, rain, hail, and snow. check it out. lots of dark clouds over the east bay right now, which may have brought some of our wild weather today. check outailrm which totally pelted montclair village in oakland on sunday. loud enough for you? there was so much hail in the oakland hills, it look like a snowy tahoe wonderland. >> put a scoop in your hand. let's see. is it like snow? >> reporter: there was real snow falling on mount hamilton at the lick observatory. the rain was also back, making driving treacherous. the chp says this car spun out on rain slicked highway 24 near the broadway exit. luckily, the driver wasn't hurt. in san francisco, lots of umbrellas were back on duty. >> it is getting to be a lot. it's been wet every day. >> reporter: this tree fell in oakland overnight blockin

dion lim has a story you will only see on abc news. >> praying she will talk to us again. >> now a piece of paper at her bedside which she can use to point to what she needs, an improvement from that fateful january 8th morning when wong was on her morning walk and beaten nearly to death and in a coma. >> no one should suffer from violence. >> determined to make this predominantly asian community a safer place, the grabbnddaughter and her family working to change the way they react with law enforcement community. >> this has ignited in all of us the desire to help and to bridge communities. >> communities forums and more patrols with chinese speaking officers and moneys for a new police substation all spawned from family pain, all reasons why susannah will be honored by the board of supervisors this week. >> she's been an avid leader in this and we're excited about things she's done. we have people from the community that are out -- looking out for our elders, looking out for our seniors, bringing community together. >> great grandma wong still has a long way to go. she suffered a stroke

i'm dion lim.ws i-team digs into the death of a man at the santa clara county jail that's resulted in a six-figure settlement for his family. >>> plus, meet the people who are cheering the addition of more protected bike lanes in san francisco. >>> and it's reveal week for the new home of the warriors. today two new announcements of who will help debut the bay area's newest entertainment center all coming up in just about half an hour on abc 7 news at 6:00. >> inquiring minds want to know. thank you. see you then. >>> the oakland a's, meantime, open up the 2019 major league baseball season in japan overnight. >> first pitch against the seattle mariners is at 2:35 tomorrow morning our time. yep, that's kind of early. the a's will play the mariners again thursday as well. >> fans are invited to watch a party at mad oak bar n yard. doors will open at 1:35 in the morning. the game is on our sister network espn. >> should be a great season for the a's. to see them play the mariners, ichiro playing in ja