lonnie, whoi called was, as always, a pillar of strength. as we discussed the medical views, ande doctor the ugly realities of mortality, lion -- lonnie said "bryant, the him." till needs indeed it does. the world needs a champion who will always work to bridge the economic and social divides that threaten the nation that he dearly loved. the world needs a champion that always symbolized the best of islam to offset the hatred born .s fear the world needs a champion who believed in fairness and , hating peoplell because of their color is wrong, ali said, and it doesn't matter which color does the hating, it is just plain wrong. [applause] we do need muhammad ali now. we need the strength, the hope, the compassion, and the conviction that he demonstrated. this time our beloved champion , is down, and for once he will not get up. not this time. not ever again. let me close with a quick personal story. 50 years ago, muhammad ali beat -- defeated george trevalo in toronto, canada. the very next day, he showed up in my neighborhood on the south si

thank you lonnie. because of my family connection, the president and first lady asked me if i would read this tribute to you penned by president obama. it was 1980. an epic career was in its twilight. everybody knew it. probably including the champ himself. ali went into one of his final fights an underdog. all of the smart money was on the new champ, larry holmes. and in the end the odd makers were right. a few hours later, at 4:00am. after the loss, after the fans had gone home and the sportswriters were writing their final take. a sportswriter asked a rest room attendant if he'd bet on the fight. the man, black and getting on in years, said he'd put his money on ali. the writer asked why. why the man said. why, the man said, because he's muhammad ali. that's why. he said "misters, i'm 72 years old, and i owe the man for giving me my dig nifty. top lonnie and the allie family, president clinton and an arena full of distinguished guests, you are amazing. the man we celebrate today is not just a boxer

abc 7 news reporter lonni rivera has more. >> he was a wonderful person. and he loved life and always saw the bright side of everything. >> reporter: parents and friends of 16-year-old jack lewis returned to this hillside another lake merritt this. site has become quite a memorial for lewis, a teen remembered for being authentic and add venturous. >> and we miss him a lot. it's unbearable for us at times. he was like somebody you can always hang out with. he always made time to hang out with you and stuff like that. >> last december the 16-year-old and friends came here to celebrate a friend's birthday. jack and a few others climbed a tree. >> he's kind of hopped up on it and then snapped. >> a tree limb snapped and crushed lewis and killed him. the city of oakland chopped it down shortly after that, but attorney john weiner says the same tree was pruned and given a blue mark before the accident. >> that's an indication that the tree is dead, dying and dangerous and the city of oakland despite knowing this did nothing to protect the citizens. >> reporter:

lonnie, it was a somber tribute. >> reporter: it sure was, eric. it's still hard for many to wrap their minds around what happened here a week ago. but today, a group. bay area artists turned to what they know best -- art -- it remember the victims. this somber scene is still hard to grasp. the whys and what ifs for many linger. those we talked to admit a little bit of art helps with the healing. >> i was nervous about coming. not because of the piping, but i thought seeing that site for the first time. it's horrifying. >> reporter: one week after the tragedy, people are honoring the warehouse fire victims. >> artists understand what other artists' lives are like. and there but by the grace of god go i. and it was such ape tragic event. i can't even let my head go there. >> reporter: this close-knit community of artists coming together through their artwork at the crucible art gallery in oakland. >> 10% of profits are going to the oakland prior memorial victim relief fund. >> reporter: laura shields makes jewelry from old book covers. >> all of our

lonnie rivera with the story. >> reporter: this somber scene is still hard to grasp and the whys and what ifs for many linger. but those we talk to admit a little bit of art helps with the healing. >> i was nervous about coming not because of the piping but because i thought satisfy seeing that site for the first time it's horrifying. >> reporter: one week after the tragedy, people are honoring the warehouse fire victims. >> artists understand what other artists' lives are like, and by the grace of god go i. and it was such a tragic event i can't even let my head go there. >> reporter: this close-knit community of artists are coming together through their artwork at the crucible art gallery in oakland. >> 10% of the profits are going to the oakland fire memorial victim relief fund. all of the pieces arei one-of-a-ki one-of-a-kind. that's half the fun for me, is working with this really unique material. >> reporter: the piedmont highlanders band simply played to remember all 36 victims who died in this warehouse fire. >> my nephew is one of the musicians who lives in one of the wareho

lonni has pictures of what police want you to see. >> reporter: that's right. one person is tied to two of these attacks. we noticed beefed-up presence in duncan hall where the latest one happened. meantime, students are doing what they can to take precautions by traveling in groups. san jose state students head to class after learning of several sexual battery attacks on campus. three in the past week. a campus official tells us two of the cases have the same suspect. >> my class is at 8:30 i finish but my sister ends at 9:00 so i wait for her. >> reporter: the latest attack happened on wednesday at 1:00 in the afternoon. police say a male suspect sexually battered a female on the stairwell at duncan hall. then ran up the stairs. >> i'll be more alert and also carry pepper spray. >> a male in his 20 was is the suspect with black, spiky hair. >> this man holding a skateboard is a suspect in another attack on monday afternoon. detectives say he followed a female into the student union and sexually battered her. many of the students we talked to learned of the re

abc 7 news reporter lonni river sax live in san jose to tell us more. >> reporter: kristen, yes. this area where i'm standing is rich in culture and history, where some of immigrants settled here. while today the mayor and a number of city leaders had a message to those leaders whether they are documented or undocumented he says they will be respected equally. rachel guadalupe is spending a lot of time indoors. post-election fears surrounding deportation make her very anxious. >> i'm very sad and very anxious, yeah, and i'm afraid. >> reporter: guadalupe is one of 180,000 undocumented immigrants living in silicon valley. she came here from mexico 20 years ago. >> my husband here has sometimes three jobs to -- to pay rent, we live better than mexico. >> reporter: san jose police and city leaders delivered a clear message to all immigrants living in santa clara county. >> i know the fear exists. we all note fear exists so we're certainly not going to wait for a flashpoint to do something like this. >> reporter: president-elect trump has talked about beefing up federal immigration e

reporting live in santa cruz mountains, lonni rivera, abc 7 news. >> thank you, lonni. track today's storm with the abc 7 news app. we is live doppler 7 on the app. enable push alerts to get weather advisories on your phone or tablet. >>> it's the largest data breach in american history. yahoo! confirming 1 billion user accounts were hacked including user names and passwords. >> michael finney has tips for escaping a dangerous situation. >> yahoo! is requiring users to change passwords but consumer reports says really you should do more. it has been investigating cyber security and says there are additional steps you can take now to protect your accounts, whether or not they're with yahoo!. >> when you get those security questions, when you're applying for a new service, the question that asks you what your mother's maiden name is, what street you grew up on, where your home was, where you were born, you don't have to provide real information in those instances. >> consumer report says use random information instead or even use a password manager to generate those answe

lonnie, it was a somber tribute. >> reporter: it sure was, eric.t's still hard for many to wrap their minds around what happened here a week ago. but today, a group. bay area artists turned to what they know best -- art -- it remember the victims. this somber scene is still hard to grasp. the whys and what ifs for many linger. those we talked to admit a little bit of art helps with the healing. >> i was nervous about coming. not because of the piping, but i thought seeing that site for the first time. it's horrifying. >> reporter: one week after the tragedy, people are honoring the warehouse fire victims. >> artists understand what other artists' lives are like. and there but by the grace of god go i. and it was such ape tragic event. i can't even let my head go there. >> reporter: this close-knit community of artists coming together through their artwork at the crucible art gallery in oakland. >> 10% of profits are going to the oakland prior memorial victim relief fund. >> reporter: laura shields makes jewelry from old book covers. >> all of our p

reporting live in santa cruz mountains, lonni rivera, abc 7 news. >> thank you, lonni. track today's storm with the abc 7 news app. we is live doppler 7 on the app. enable push alerts to get weather advisories on your phone or tablet. >>> it's the largest data breach in american history. yahoo! confirming 1 billion user accounts were hacked including user names and passwords. >> michael finney has tips for escaping a dangerous situation. >> yahoo! is requiring users to change passwords but consumer reports says really you should do more. it has been investigating cyber security and says there are additional steps you can take now to protect your accounts, whether or not they're with yahoo!. >> when you get those security questions, when you're applying for a new service, the question that asks you what your mother's maiden name is, what street you grew up on, where your home was, where you were born, you don't have to provide real information in those instances. >> consumer report says use random information instead or even use a password manager to generate those answe

. >> let's go to abc 7 news reporter lonni rivera live. >> yes. these crews just arrived here in lower crescent avenue. can you see the big green truck behind us here on its side. what happened is that it happened at 2:00 this afternoon and the cement truck arrived to help construction going on here at the home. they were building a retaining wall as they unloaded the truck with the cement. the ground gave way and the truck flipped over. the driver, we're told, made it out. he was being checked out at the hond and he's okay. the people inside of the home and the apartment behind it have been evacuated. they are fine. now, of course, the order of business is trying to get this truck back on its side, and so what they are going to have to do is take the rare portion of the truck and detach it and then remove that hand remove the front part of the truck, but right now lower crescent avenue blocked off and a lot of people who live up the hill and very finding road and you can see the yellow tape. it's blocked off, but you can see quite a mess here, bu

in san jose, lonni rivera, abc 7 news. >> that will do it for this edition of "abc 7 news at 4:00."tz. >> and i'm larry beil. "abc 7 news at 5:00" starts now. >>> the investigation into the oakland warehouse fire has stunning new information about the last time an inspector was inside that building. that's next. >> and today's big chase at sfo. what we're learning about a man who was running out on the field as planes were taxying at the airport. >> also ahead, the artists who were just launching their lives. emotional stories about those killed in the oakland inferno. >> i am committed to doing this in a professional and methodical way and to do so without a spirit of witch-hunt or scape goegt. >> that's oakland mayor libby schaaf speaking this past hour about the warehouse fire that killed 36 people. show says she's putting together a task force to look into it, and we just learned it has been decades since anyone inspected the ghost ship building inside. good evening. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm kristen sze. thanks for joining us. there's a lot happening today in the investigation

i know it will be exciting and they will be happy with it. >> in sacramento lonnie wong, fox 2 news. >>> my pleasure to introduce our next police officer. >> the city has a new top cop. >> every department has issues and every department has things to work on and this is no exception. i'm looking forward to meeting and working with the fine officers of the san francisco pd. >> it is a milestone for the department dealing with a backlash of racism and controversial police shootings. good evening. i'm julie heyner. >> frank is off. frank lee named an outsider la p d deputy chief bill scott as the new chief. he is 52 years old and 27 year veteran of the los angeles police department. and scott grew up in alabama and graduated in accounting from the university of alabama. >> what you will find in me is a person that i have been all of my life, i will hear you and listen and take action as appropriate. a person to be fair and consistent. >> at a city hall news conference. he emphasized he likes to use the word we and not i and promised to work with officers and find common ground with the

. >> abc 7 news reporter lonni rivera has the details. >> he was a wonderful person, and he loved life, and he always saw the bright side of everything. >> reporter: parents and friends of 16-year-old jack lewis retrned to hillside near lake merritt. the site has become quite a memorial for lewis, a teen remembered for being authentic and add venturous. >> and we miss him a lot, and we -- it's unbearable for us at times, and at other times, you know, we -- we have nice happy memories of him and it keeps us going. >> last december the 16-year-old and friends came here to celebrate a friend' birthday. jack and a few others climbed a tree, a tree limb snapped and crushed lewis and killed him. the city of oakland chopped it down shortly after that, but the attorney john weiner says the same true was pruned and given a blue mark before the accident. >> that's an indication that the tree is dead, dying and dangerous, and the city of oakland despite knowing that,did nothing to protect the citizens. >> reporter: legal team's findings has led to the discovery of other aging trees at the lacks.

chief weather caster lonnie quinn of wcbs is tracking the cold. looks bad out there, lonnie p.m. >> it's a rough situation where demarco is. cold air. this is our third arctic blast of the season. international falls is 12 below zero what it feels like when you factor in the wind. the warmest point of the day, guys! point of snow to go along with the cold air which will stretch into the northeast. today, we focus on, you got it. the great lakes. that lake-effect snow putting bands of snow. tough to pinpoint exactly where it's going to be but i bet you watertown, new york, where feet of snow out of it. the big story is what is brewing out west. the storm pushes onshore and drop snow anywhere from portland, oregon, to boston, massachusetts, and by the time you get to saturday, an interesting setup. a him warm front pushes in and all of that snow is going to turn to rain, except for maybe northern new england. charlie? >> lonnie, thank you very much. >>> a desperate evacuation is under way right now? the syrian city of aleppo. video appears to show a

lonnie, jump in here. >> yeah, look.nk as andre said, i do think the president-elect is going to put in his own team. congressman pompeo is going to be a terrific director of the cia. i think institutionally is it important to address this all with some degree of reservation and sobriety. i can understand having some doubts about what the intelligence is saying. i can even understand having some doubts about what the assessment is. i do think at the end of the day, though, it is important to treat these institutions with a little bit of greater amount of sobriety and respect, perhaps, because these people are going to be shoulder to shoulder with the president-elect and his team as they attempt to fight this war on terror here at home and around the world. >> julian, if rex tillerson is the pick, again, he would be a first, right, in terms of not serving in government before, which donald trump just said in this interview with chris wallace was an asset, the fact that he, as donald trump put it, has the advantage that he

lonnie, good morning. >> well, good morning to you.ystem that is out there right now because it's everything. the cold air, yes snow, yes. rain, yes. ice is a problem as well. look at this. the northern plains, you have not felt like it's been above zero since tuesday. and look at bangor, maine. feel like 9 below this afternoon and greenville, maine, 16 below zero. coldest temperature in the country. the other story? the winter storm warnings that are in effect anywhere from the four corners up to the northern plains, stretching through portions of the midwest. you love this situation if you're a skier. the eastern half of the country, lake-effect snow. at times incomes that system. wisconsin, 6 inches, maybe a foot of snow out of it. then as it pushes into the northeast, snow to begin. this is going to become rain as warm air pushes up and in that could be the most problematic of all for places like pennsylvania and ohio. snowfall totals, the eastern half of the country not the biggest totals. maybe 6 inches and some approaching a foo

lonnie bunch is still looking ahead. >> i want to make sure that curators 50 years from now can telll. so i hope this museum will continue to evolve, continue to change, because it really has to be a place that is the great convener, that can bring anybody and everybody into a conversation around race. >> ifill: from ground breaking in 2012-- >> there are few things as important and powerful as people in the nation steeped in its history. >> ifill: --to open doors this week. america preserved. america celebrated. right in the nation's front yard. >> sreenivasan: a last look at one of gwen ifill's-- and our-- favorite stories from 2016. >> sreenivasan: we looked at the best books of 2016 earlier this week and both our guests agreed, a standout this year was a book that examined the cascading impact poverty has on housing. jeff is back with this reprise. >> brown: every year in this country, families are evicted from their homes, not by the tens of thousands or by the hundreds of thousands, but by the millions. that from a new book, that explores a huge but little- explored phenomenon

lonnie. >> reporter: a flash flood watch in effect here. you can see why the rain coming down pretty steadily. this is the commute right now which surprisingly things are moving right along. the storm is just getting started here. we'll have to see how things continue as the night progresses. wind and rain knocked a tree limb on a power line along bean creek road in the santa cruz mountains. 80 residents lost power from this messy and wet situation. it's something p grkg&e crews expected during the storm. utility crews are expecting a very busy evening. >> this is first one but we're just getting started. probably be going all night keeping people energized. >> reporter: dark clouds hover over the tip of the south bay. bird watcher looks forward todays like this one. not exactly because he likes the rain. he's just fascinated by the type of wildlife it attracts. >> if you're going to see them, you have to be out of this kind of high tide. probably during the winter. i have arrived in my water proofs almost certain in the knowledge i'm not g

abc 7 news reporter lonnie navarro is in sacramento. you can also follow her twitter account for updates throughout the day. >>> the countdown to christmas is on. if you're trying to beat the holiday rush, you're certainly not alone today. we'll help you beat the shipping deadlines. >>> how much technology is too much? new advice every parent needs to hear just as your kids kick off your holiday break. >>> and the deep freeze. the dangerous cold gripping dozens of states right now that could affect your travel plans this w >>> welcome back. one doctor is stirring up a lot of debate about how much time your kids should spend with technology. millions of people have viewed an article by the doctor saying that technology could be as addicting as drugs. in fact, he calls it digital heroin. dr. carter lists smartphones and tablets as too much for children's brains and it can affect normal development. any screen time for young kids can lead to adhd, anxiety, depression, it can even have psychotic effects. kids under 10, he says go cold turke

and lonnie, the numbers do not look good. good morning. >> good morning, everybody.t's cold where omar is in the northern plains. it's going to be cold for just about everybody in the country. now, the story is this cold air dropping in from canada, it's got an arctic element to it. so where does it go from here? it's going to progress moving from west to east, and it is the real first cold outbreak we've been seeing this season and so much of the country will feel it. later today it makes its way into the midwest. by thursday, it's the ohio valley. by friday, it's in the northeast. friday, saturday, sunday in the northeast, i mean, cold, cold air. what are we talking about? 14 below right now in bismarck, 11 below in cheyenne, 6 degrees below zero in sioux falls. by the afternoon, they're going to warm up, but not much. high temperature in bismarck today, 7, 10 in billings, 12 cheyenne. and what about precipitation? yes, there will be precipitation as that system pushes to the east, but the bigger story will be what's brewing out in the west. this low pressure syste

some of the other names floated from exxon and alan lonnie from coming up in less then 4 minuites two seperate burgeries on the same block at almost the same time all caught on security cameras what did they take ill show you in the next edition of people behaving badly burglars are out force.but you might be surprised just how fast they operate the point the don't expire use of travel and day of different promotions with retailers a needlepoint. >> reporter: citibank recently partner with the second the lisa the isa. mastercard good at protecting buyers. >> stanley:in this in less 2 minutes one person was able to break into multiple mailboxes but that's not all stanley roberts shows is what happened in this edition of people behaving badly in the far left corner a minivan enters the screen at stanley place and fairmount ave in oakland not far from richmond blvd shortly afterwards this woman enters the view if the camera and pulls her hood over her face to conceal her identity, she then begins to dig through her purse looking for something then just like somthing fresh out of a scene

from the california capitol in sacramento, lonni rivera, abc 7 news. >>> we now know what caused a truck to overturn spilling packages all over the roadway in contra costa county this morning. find out what happened next. >>> finger-pointing over the oakland warehouse find. tonight it's deryk ion's blame to play the blame game. >> and charities that suggest how much you should give. 7 on your side's michael finney suggests how it affects what you do. >> and is elon musk addin >>> a 26-year-old big rig driver died after an overnight accident at el pintato road. the truck overturned on the freeway spilling dozens of packages out on the roadway. abc news 7 melanie woodrow has the story from san jose where the packages were going to be delivered. >> reporter: hours were spent picking up packages offer the truck overturned and hit a medal pole. chp says the 26-year-old driver of sacramento was initially dropped inside and later died at the hospital. >> we send our condolences to that family. it's unfortunate it happens any time of the year? gus ruiz is the united states postal person spokespe

in san jose, lonni rivera, abc 7 news. >> two men had to be rescued with a heard after their victorian house burst into flames. the firing are raged on east 19th street. the two men were in an upstairs back apartment and they were trapped. they could climb down and all six people were displaced but the good news is no one was hurt. the cause is under investigation. >>> huge flamed damages a warehouse and the building is known as the wright brothers warehouse. storage for a furniture business and copperfield's books among others. no one was hurt here either. >> in the wake of last week's deadly fire in observing land, many people are coming together including some who are at odds just days ago. aches 7 was at this restaurant where two groups of working together and the daughter of the restaurant owner say both the mother and owner have received hateful messages. >> we received an e-mail calling us the "n" word and i'm very emotional. >> in order for us to heal there must be some form of expression of support for those individuals who have been hurt. >> this afternoon a contractor and fi

where police say it led them to the serial killer known as the grim sleeper. 25 years after lonnie franklin's murder spree began, investigators were able to partially link dna to his son, helping investigators hone in on the killer himself. but civil liberty groups call it an invasion of privacy. >> it brings potential family members who may not have been the subject of a crime subject to questioning. it certainly invades on their privacy. >> reporter: the state is now reviewing the d.a.'s request. and tonight, the family tells us, this needs to be done. not just in their case, but for all victims. tom? >> marci, thank you. >>> next to a house fire so intense, it melted the siding off of a nearby home. those flames erupting early this morning in new jersey. tearing through a house with eight sleeping people inside. two of them jumping from a third-floor window to escape just before the home collapsed. the 72-year-old homeowner died in the blaze. >>> and now to the desperate moments for a mother whose baby suddenly stopped breathing, and the chance encounter in that emergency that changed all

. >>> meanwhile, the lonnie young rec center in germantown is celebrating this morning. northwest raiders football team returned home as national champions. the club assever at this team traveled to disney world for the pop warner championship, and they returned with the national title. >> we really want to tell everybody thank you, at the everybody who thanked us thank you, the coaches are doing good, everybody is doing something, you know, to raise more suck soul fest philadelphia. >> and this is the team's third year in a row, winning the national championship, and that, people, is what you call a dynasty. congratulations to the northwest raiders. >> job well done. >> trump transition continues with the pick for secretary every state, the reason donald trump says the ceo of observation on is uniquely qualified to head the us state department. >> hey, good morning, everyone, it is monday, not too early to start thinking about next weekend. leading up to the weekend, it will be cold, but by the time saturday arrives, temperatures returning to the 40's, and will continue

. >> lonnie quinn, you better watch out. guy adami is gunning for you. >> i don't know.on't think al roker has anything to worry about now. here's one thing we can agree on. the cold weather outside could be a major catalyst. kicks of off our top trades. seaburg, you mentioned the aforementioned burlington coat factory last night. >> cold weather, we talked about it last night. if you look back, usually means they're going to hit the top end of the comp. range. gap store is great to own. walmart is another really strong name to own. and cold stores. these are stocks i would look at buying to really benefit from the cold weather out there. mall-based stores. >> i agree with that, and as you pointed out, and you did a great job last night. korchs are easy. but people staying inside. polar vortex, you're staying inside and staying away from guys like guy adami. ultimately, an amston trade. the holiday shopping trades. if it's so cold in -- what was it -- truth? where is the underwear capital of the world? >> duluth. >> those people in duluth are hunkered in and staying in t

dozens came out to the lonnie young rec center in germantown to welcome kids and coaches back from orlandoand, they were there and excited to show off their trophy. >>> st. joes prep celebrating a big win tonight, "action news" was there this morning as the football team returned to north philadelphia, after winning the state championship last night. undefeated st. joes prep took on pittsburgh central catholic in the title game in hershey. the win marks their third title in the last three years. >>> and, cold weather did not stop thousands from attending a christmas parade today in elsmere, delaware. festivities kicked off this afternoon at 2:00 with marching bands, dancers, and christmas inspired floats. fire, police department took part in the parade which has been a holiday tradition for more than 30 years. i work 'round the clock. i want my blood sugar to stay in control. so i asked about tresiba®. ♪ tresiba® ready ♪ tresiba® is a once-daily, long-acting insulin that lasts even longer than 24 hours. i want to trim my a1c. ♪ tresiba® ready ♪ tresiba® provides powerful a1c reduction. rel

. >> as lonny riviera found out, it doesn't mean the fight is over. >> reporter: on a cold monday, hundreds stood on the west steps with signs, messages of all kinds against president-elect donald trump. many questioning accuracy and fairness of the election. >> the cia have mentioned russia so we'll defer to them on that. we think it deserves further investigation. >> inside, all 55 electors solidified their votes. >> for hillary clinton of new york, a democrat, ayes, 55, no, 0. >> then, elector christine pelosi called for a delegation to investigate hacking claims. a push to reverse results of the election. >> i move that we, california's electoral college members demand an independent investigation. >> all 55 support the request. for protestors it's hopeful news. >> i think our system needs to be redone. our constitution was written in the 1700s and it's time for a change. >> many are calling this a last-ditch effort. they say it's worth it given what is at stake. >> the president shortened sentence of 153 convicted of federal crimes. gregory boyd will have his 35 year sentence cut to 11

in fairfield, lonnie ri ver aa about, c 7 news. >> what a difference a year makes.ay he tweeted you can be as angry as you want about whatever you want, but after spending the last two in prison, i am going to enjoy my christmas this year. he was in prison for 18 months with his wife on charges of spying before the release last january. his editor tweeted he was in prison in iran and this year he brought cookies to "the washington post" newsroom. he is planning to write a memoire about detainment set for release in 2018. >> dozens finished opening christmas gifts and enjoyed a south bay tradition. abc 7 news was in san jose for christmas in the park. each year organizers create a winter wonderland with 60 animated exhibits like airlining mice and wood crafters. it includes entertainment, thousands of lights and a 60-foot tall giving tree. >> everyone has a different tradition and for some it includes watching basketball. we were at the overland country bar as the warriors took on the cavaliers. you saw that game on abc 7 and he opened for basketball and the cereal b

in san jose, lonnie rivera, abc 7 news. >>> let's talk about the series of storms coming up. >> sandia patel is tracking them all. >> live doppler 7 is lit up right now in greens and yellows, yellows indicating some moderate rain. let's close in here and i'll take you to street level. we'll start first where the most intense rain is and that's in east bay. concord boulevard getting some brief downpours. out towards the delta, bay point, pittsburgh, antioch, we're getting some light to moderate rain. it's starting to head in your direction and it's a lot lighter around livermore, dublin, 580, you'll notice. as we head into the san francisco area, the showers have lightened up and are spotty. on the peninsula, they're steady. san mateo to carlos. we take you to the south bay, santa clara. we are getting some wet weather there, but it's light now, and even in the santa cruz mountains, we're getting some rainfall. a few hundred drths of an inch san francisco. chains are required right now to lake tahoe because of the snow. the snow level will be very low. it's already coming down. we're lo

we've got lonny ingram from verizon, we have aubrey lane from the virginia secretary of transportation and mike johnson from parsons infrastructure. and with this panel, i think we have a good opportunity to have discussion amongst the public and private sector about infrastructure investment here in the united states. we had a big election here in the u.s. last week and one of the consensus ideas that you are hearing discussed is interest in doing something on infrastructure across both sides of the aisle. the great place to start, we kind of heard this idea about a rural urban divide in the last panel. what is the role of government in infrastructure spending as you see it? what's the role of the federal government it and how does it trickle down to the states and local level. we'll go down the panel with that broad, kick it off, 30,000 foot idea. >> sure. thanks, so i just wanted to build on to start, a couple of things that the previous panel mentioned, which i think step well to set the context for this question about the role of the federal government. everybody agrees we have a

. >> as lonny riviera found out, it doesn't mean the fight is over. >> reporter: on a cold monday, hundreds stood on the west steps with signs, messages of all kinds against president-elect donald trump. many questioning accuracy and fairness of the election. >> the cia have mentioned russia so we'll defer to them on that. we think it deserves further investigation. >> inside, all 55 electors solidified their votes. >> for hillary clinton of new york, a democrat, ayes, 55, no, 0. >> then, elector christine pelosi called for a delegation to investigate hacking claims. a push to reverse results of the election. >> i move that we, california's electoral college members demand an independent investigation. >> all 55 support the request. for protestors it's hopeful news. >> i think our system needs to be redone. our constitution was written in the 1700s and it's time for a change. >> many are calling this a last-ditch effort. they say it's worth it given what is at stake. >> the president shortened sentence of 153 convicted of federal crimes. gregory boyd will have his 35 year sentence cut to 11

but again the bulk of them are focused right there in the western half of the country charlie. >> lonnie, thank you so much. >>> a desperate evacuation is under way right now in the syrian city of aleppo. video appears to show a convoy of ambulances bringing injured people from the tiny area still held by rebels. syrian government buses are ready to remove thousands of trapped civilians. holly williams is following the story from istanbul. holly, good morning. >> good morning. we've obtained a video as it appears to show an attack on a convoy of civilians as injured people fight pro-syrian regime forces, reportedly wounding at least three. the ambulances were trying to ferry people out of aleppo, and to safety. instead, they came under fire. this man was apparently shot while traveling in an ambulance. this comes a day after yet another cease-fire fell apart and an evacuation of fighters and civilians was canceled. an offensive by the syrian regime backed by russia and iran has left the rebels with only a tiny pocket of territory in aleppo. around two square miles, where thousands of civ

the cold air is going nowhere for a good portion of the co >> thanks, lonnie. >>> at least 97 people are dead after a powerful earthquake in northern indonesia overnight. the quake destroyed hundreds of sparking a frantic rescue effort. crews dug through the destruction using hands and heavy equipment in search of survivors. out of the rubble, they removed bodies covered in blankets. the sdicket when the earthquake struck after 5:00 a.m. local many were preparing for morning prayers and in moments, at least a dozen mosques were flattened. hundreds are injured. overcrowding local hospitals and more are feared trapped. these are people still traumatized by the earthquake and tsunami from 2004 that struck this region, killing more than earch of the fire-gutted building is nearly complete. david begnaud is in oakland with how years of complaints about the building apparently went unanswered. david, good morning. >> good morning. >> reporter: we will get our next update the next two hours. the mayor of oakland libby schaaf said i don't want to talk about what went wrong but find the victi

lonnie has the story. >> this somber scene is still hard to grasp.ttle bit of art helps the healing. >> i was nervous about coming, but i thought seeing the site for the first time. it's horrifying. >> one week after the tragedy, people are honoring the warehouse fire victims. >> artists understand what other artists' lives are like. and by the grace of god, do i. it was such a tragic event, i can't even let my head go there. >> reporter: this close-knit community of artists are coming together by their artwork at the crucibel gallery in oakland. she makes jewelry from old book covers. >> all the pieces are one-of-a-kind and that's half the fun for me is working with this really unique material. >> the people and hylanders pipe and drum band simply played to remember all 36 victims who died in this warehouse fire. >> my nephew is one of the musicianings who lives in one of the air houses here, and he lost two of his house mates to the fire. >> billy wanted to honor her nephew's friends. he is running a lot of gatherings at his place too to pull peopl

. >> reporter: lonnie jaffey purchased airline tickets through expedia online.then fly back to philly the same day. >> i planned ahead for these tickets, that's why i paid for them in may so we could all be together. >> reporter: but she says a few months later, she got disturbing news. >> in september, i got an e-mail from expedia that had said that my husband was bumped off the flight. >> reporter: she tells us that's when she called expedia to find out why and the company told her the flight was overbooked and that he was booked on a separate reservation. expedia did offer to book the flight back on another airline. >> the whole point was to be together. >> reporter: jaffey tells us she reached out to american airlines where she booked the tickets. but they said they couldn't help. then she called nbc10 responds. >> i see you every morning. you help everybody, i was hoping you could help me. >> reporter: we contacted expedia and american airlines but says they don't comment on customer issues, but they said they went above and beyond to keep the family togeth

chief weather coster lonnie quinn of our new york station wcbs is tracking where that rain is headed as the cold. >> the cold. there are portions of the northern plains that have not felt like they've been above zero since tuesday and it will be another one of those days where they feel like they're below zero. out west places like seattle, feel like around 30 degrees. at about 2:00 this afternoon. portland you feel like around 28 degrees at about 2:00 this afternoon. these are the feels-like temperatures through the warmest time of your day. as far as precipitation that's out there. yep, lower levels picking up the rain. but the higher elevations, anywhere from the four corners up into the northern plains. pushing into portions of the midwest. this is snow for you, wisconsin, six, maybe twelve inches of snow. but it's a skier's paradise. and as this storm rumbles over the mountains, it's going to be dumping a lot of snow, and then it gets into places like, okay, you know, minnesota, wisconsin, that's six to twelve inch range skiers could see you know, one, two feet of snow. three fe

. >> and lonnie is getting pelted in the comfort of the warm van. >> hi, reggie, always nice when thecutive producer wents you to have this perspective. [ inaudible ] we wanted to give >> perspective of the ongoing rain here not too many cars on the road but we are getting closer to the area, the area near lucky drive where we showed you all earlier it is flooding. it is prone to flooding and we are approaching it. we should be coming up on it and something i have noticed, since we have been here, we have been here an hour, the rain has come down steady. it is relentless. now we are coming up on lucky drive. if you want to come back to the car we are approach the huge puddle at exit 450 with a car in front of us going through it. it is getting bigger. the puddle we went through and now are closer to the richmond bridge. a lost confusing detours and signs so allow yourself time this morning and this are a couple of points we noticed where you need to turn on your high beams. you can track the storm on our news app with live doppler hd. you can be able push alerts to get your informatio

done in nine states including california where police say it led them to convicted serial killer lonnie franklin. his dna wasn't in the system but his son's was and police used that connection to hone in on the suspect. >> here we have all investigative steps that have been exhausted and this is the next logical move. >> reporter: but civil liberties groups are putting up a fight saying this type of searching positives. >> false positives equal wrongful convictions and that is the biggest critique of familial dna. >> reporter: others say privacy concern and the new york civil liberties union says a policy that implicates new yorkers in a criminal investigation solely because they're reeled to someone with d this. a in the state's data bank is a miscarriage of justice. >> family members potential subject are now subject to questioning. that's certainly not fair. >> reporter: so this decision is up to new york's commission on forensic science which just agreed to have this reviewed by its dna subcommittee so the first of several steps before this familial searching could potentially be do

lonnie? >> it is coming down steady. it has pick up and we can tell you in the past couple of minutes rain is going here in the drains and over here the wind is picking up, just in the last couple of minutes. we have state flag and the united states flag behind us here and, boy, it has been moving and getting c and raining. it said 25 miles per hour. boy, they are going through the booths quickly. rain is coming down steady and picking up. this is the hard of the we have seen the past couple of m >>> we want to update you on breaking news from malta. more than half of passengers on board a hijack the plane have now been released. the libyan commercial flight was diverted to the airport in malta an island in the mediterranean. there are 111 passengers on board and seven crew members and 70 of the passengers have disembarked and the two hijackers threatened to blow up the plane with grenades. we do not know their specific demands. negotiators are on the scene. we will bring you updates through the morning. >> more breaking

lonnie? >> reporter: one suspect is tied to these attacks and this is where the latest one occurred. san jose state students head to class after learning of several sexual battery attacks on campus. three of them in the past week. a campus official tells us, two of the cases have the same suspect. >> it goes beyond just disrespect toward women and their bodies, which is far too common. i was sexually assaulted recently. >> reporter: morgan survived an off-campus attack but she can relate as a victim. >> truly accepting that it's not your fault. truly accepting that it's not your fault is hard and it's painful and it's also trying to figure out how to trust your environment. >> reporter: the latest attack happened wednesday about 1:00 in the afternoon. police say a male suspect sexually battered a female in the stairwell at duncan hall and then ran up the stairs. >> i'll be more alert when i go up the stairs and i also carry around pepper spray. >> reporter: the suspect is described as a mail

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lonnie riviera.bc 7 news. >> and, kids across the country can look forward to the newest star wars out next week. and to night you can catch the cast of star wars, rogue one on jimmy kimmel at 11:35 after abc 7 news at 11:00. >> the sound of the holidays back at union square. the salvation army expects to raise $1 million for food and housing program. >> much more ahead on abc 7 news at 6:00. >> members and artists, this video intended to provide basic stpz steps to make your party safer. >> bay area residents are out out with a video to keep your party safe. >> honoring their lives. we know the identity of the 36 victims of ghost ship fire. we remember their lives through those who knew them well. >> and, russian interference? the president orders a probe into potential election related hacking. stay with us another half-hour stay with us another half-hour stay with us another half-hour ♪ ♪ when you find something worth waiting for, we'll help you invest to protect it for the future. financial guida