louie garcía veterano, comandante del puesto 41 de la legión americana " en todas las guerras de loss muchos hombres, mujeres perdieron su vida y por esta nacion, para tener su libertad, un dia muy especial y muy dificil tambien, por los padres y madres que perdieron hijos, hijas." valeria aponte @vapontetaz "y los preparativos comenzaron hoy al cementerio st. francis a poner una bandera de estados unidos encima de las tumbas de los soldados maÑana vendran con una corona de flores para honrar a esos seres queridos que perdieron su vida." hope iniguez miembro del puesto 41 de la legión americana "hemos perdido tantos jovenes." louie garcía veterano, comandante del puesto 41 de la legión americana "pues quiero que este dia, que sea un dia que uno pienso de los veteranos, aquellos que no estan aqui, y aquellos que todavia estan peleando." vo/lorena --las ciudades de san francisco, san jos, y santa clara se unieron a la conmemoracin de los militares que perdieron la vida en cumplimiento de su deber... -- a las seis de la tarde , le tenemos un recuento de todos los eventos que se llevaron

david louie explains the penalty phase will rely heavily on emotional appeals by both sides. >> reporter: the job of the defense attorneys is going to be challenging. they failed to convince a jury of six women and six men sierra was a possible run away and still could be alive. 26-year-old garcia-torres was found guilty after a trial based largely on dna found on the victim's clothing. during the penalty phase that starts tomorrow, the defense argues he grew up in a troubled family where abuse and neglect had an impact on him. hs father is behind bars for life convicted of raping a family member only 7 years old. a psychologist is set to testify about his psychosocial profile and they want the prosecution to do a similar process leading to dueling memos before the courted court. >> the process feels that's not fair if they don't get a chance to have him tested psychologically, wait a minute, we don't believe nedefense experts, we want our experts to get on the stand and tell who this person really is. >> this is where family and friends make statements on how the death of sierra impacte

let's go live to david louie. what are you learning? >> reporter: this happened at a food concession stand called the stage right cafe, located right next to the amphi30 for a conference held tonight. this facility is being leased for the google annual developer's conference and thousands of people have been here on site all day and on site when the explosion happened. five injured and one believed to be critical with burns to the face and two went to the hospital for treatment and two others declined medical traemt and or transferred to the hospital. the facility is not yesterday open to the public set up for guest food services. >> i just turned around. there was a loud explosion and i immediately saw smoke and people running out. i knew there was something wrong and got my supervisor and everybody out of there. >> did you see anybody injured? >> i heard there was a couple people injured but wanted to be sure everybody got away. i heard there was a few but pretty sure everyone will be okay. >> almost everyone leaving the google confer

abc7 news reporter david louie has the story from valley medical center. >> reporter: there have been dark moments as his rugby coach at cam and his father waited for doctors at valley medical center to see what they could do for 20-year-old robert taylor. he was paralyzed from the chest after a game in santa clara on may 6. you can see it in robert's face and this photo taken yesterday that gloom has given way to something better. >> ever since seeing robert on the field, we've come from being broken to having hope. >> reporter: his trauma and spine doctor says the cal athlete from el dorado hills has some sen vegas from head to toes, but he is unable to move his hands. surgery done within hours of the injury has relieved pressure of a cervical disk pressing on the spine but it will take rehabilitation and time to see if his body can mend itself. >> we would expect him to have some degree of recovery naturally over the next year. that could include some recovery of his hand function. patients with this type of injury face a very difficult problem in that their recovery is extremely i

security camera after the attack approached the brothers won allegely threw unprovoked punch that sent louieg to the floor. for you days later 45-year-old louie a father of five, died in the hospital having never regained consciousness. >> this is like -- so -- he is -- >> now the same child the saddest thing in my life. >> now, the family just wants justice. >> he is -- a father to five kids. and -- like this -- >> the video walking down the street, the guy looked like so i proud of himself, you know. just sickening to me. reporter: sickening to everyone a family that was planning a wedding is now julie preparing for are a funeral. julie: thank you very much what a sad story, we know the name of the american navy seal killed in action, in somalia, kyle was a 15-year veteran awarded bronze star four times killed in an operation on friday against the terror group al-shabaab as u.s. aircraft delivered somali troops west of mogadishu he was from maine first american service member killed in somalia, in nearly 25 years. more protests in venezuela thousands of women are making their voices heard

in san jose, david louie, abc7 news. >> wild story here. a man is undergoing a psychiatric evaluation after pouring gasoline on people eating at a denny's restaurant in hayward and then trying to light them on fire. it happened yesterday morning at the restaurant on industrial boulevard. police say other patrons stopped the man, thank goodness, from politing t lighting the fire. would have been disastrous. a motive isn't clear but he's being tested psychologically. >>> a judge set bail at 1 1/2 million dollars for a man arrested in a series of car fires in contra costa county. james bishop iii is charged only in connection with three fires, but investigators say he could be connected to as many as 40 fires. >> it is about to get a lot more competitive to get into the university of california system from out of state. today regents approved the first-ever limit on out of state and international student enrollment. it addresses a long-time complaint from california students who say they are being squeezed out of a spot by nonresidents who pay

abc7 news reporter david louie is live in san jose with the story. david?: dan, some of the nurses hearsay the revolving door keeps spinning they would like to he sue stopped. newly hired nurses come through that door get trained and then quickly leave when they're lured away by other hospitals offering higher pay. now, the training and retention of nurses is very important here at valley medical center, especially as it keeps growing. there is a new building here that is going to be opening with many more beds come fall. the nurses march out front to make a pointment they are concerned about how patient care is being impacted by what they call a constant turnover of newly hired nurses lured away by other south bay hospitals with higher pay. the nurse's professional association conducted a salary survey and found starting pay to be 16% lower than the average wage at seven other hospitals. new nursing graduates get trained at valley med or vmc in a wide range of specialties including intensive care, oncology, trauma and diabetes care. but when they leave it

. >> that's where abc7 news reporter david louie joins us live. david? >> reporter: kristen and dan, the jury has been deliberating here at the hall of justice all afternoon and they just decided they're going to reconvene tomorrow morning for more deliberations. now, antolin garcia torres has been accused of kidnapping and killing sierra lamar and then disposing of her body in such a way that it has never been found. with their work done, the deputy district attorneys left the courthouse as did the defense team, leaving it up to the jury of six women and six men to decide the fate of 26-year-old antolin garcia torres. the father of sierra lamar, the teenager garcia torres is accused of murdering broke his silence after the 13-week trial. >> it's been a long trial, but it's just a blink of an eye compared to how much time we haven't had sierra with us. >> reporter: the dna evidence could be at the center of the jury's deliberations. the prosecutor claims sierra's jeans had traces of his dna and her dna was found in garcia torres's car. the defense says t

in santa clara, david louie, abc7 news. >> but it should be fun. air quality officials say they have determined the cause of a rotten egg smell in san francisco and richmond last december. today bay area air quality officials announced they issued four citations of violations to the chevron refinery in richmond in connection with that foul odor. they say it was a sulfur odor caused by releases at the refinery. chevron denies the charge but has agreed to pay $181,000 in fines. chevron released a response. quote, given the 11-mile distance across the bay and the wide geography of the odor complaints, we believe it is unlikely that the flaring was the source of the odors. >>> well, the san jose unified school district is in scrub down mode tonight. that is after hundreds of students got sick. all signs pointing to norovirus. abc7 news reporter chris nguyen explains what the district is doing now to keep those nasty germs from spreading. >> reporter: recess was a little different today for students at hacienda magnet. the play structure as well as the

nbc's richie louie has more. >> reporter: it was supposed to be a highlight of new york's fleet week, demonstration by the elite u.s. navy seal parachute team called the leap frogs, descending in formation near the statue of liberty. instead something went wrong. diver down in the water. >> reporter: one of the seals was killed when his chute apparently malfunctioned. >> the navy seal's parachute failed to open properly and he landed in the water adjacent to liberty state park. he was retrieved immediately by u.s. coast guard personnel and the jersey city fire department marine unit. >> reporter: the seal was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. a piece of the broken chute apparently cut lose during the fall, rofrd after dropping into a parking lot nearby. a celebration of service turning to tragedy on a weekend when the nation honors its military. richie louie, nbc news. >>> six days after a suicide bomber killed 22 people at a concert in manchester england, the city came toug in a spirit of unit as investigators continued to target those who may have been linked with the attacker.

abc7 news reporter david louie is live in san jose. david, they kickoff a safety campaign today. >> reporter: well, kristen, b.a.r.t. have the trains with an energized third rail. they are at the stage where they want to do test runs so the power has been turned onto the third rail and the agency in charge of construction, vta wants everyone to be aware of that. >> do you mind if i give you a safety flyer? >> reporter: you can spot them easily because of their bright yellow safety vests. they're part of the community outreach team from vta, the valley transportation authority, which is in charge of the b.a.r.t. extension from south fremont to the station in san jose. that ten mile stretch of track is now hot. so, testing can be done. ground level electrified tracks are new in santa clara county. >> it is energized with a thousand volts of electricity so it's extremely dangerous. our project manager put it this way. you can't smell it, you can't see it, but if you touch it, it will be too late. >> reporter: vta team members are visiting

in san jose, david louie, abc7 news. >> the chancellor at u.c. santa cruz is meeting with students who had taken over a campus building. this is after day two of the take over of kerr hall, about 200 students marched into the building at noon yesterday. the members of the african black student alliance, they want guaranteed housing for african, black and caribbean students. campus officials say as long as the protest remains peaceful they'll just let it play out. protest leaders say they'll stay until all their demands are met. >> a solano county homeowner is cleaning up after a car crashed right into his house. a white suv smashed into the back bedroom of a home on vallejo near magazine and fifth streets last night. it's the second time in three months a vehicle has crashed into that same bedroom. >> i was in my sun room, back there watching tv. >> reporter: and what did you hear? >> world war 3. >> investigators believe the elderly driver was speeding and lost control. preliminary reports are that the driver was drinking. he was taken to the ho

abc7 news reporter david louie attended the first of these training exercises today in redwood city., my god. >> reporter: just three days after the deadly bombing in manchester, students and their teacher at sequoia high school were sorting out their reactions. >> fear, chaos? >> panic. >> panic. >> reporter: but a team from stanford medical center was visiting the classroom to change their thinking. to trigger the reaction to run away and instead to stay and help. >> something bad is happening, i may be able to help. there is intimidation, but if you can jump in and help you may be able to save someone's life. >> reporter: they were here to teach these high school juniors how to stop bleeding whether it is a mass casualty event or accident. they learned to pack gauze into a wound and apply pressure until first responders take over. >> if you have to do it, it's not a matter of you being scared. like you can help to save a life. >> reporter: trauma experts think 15 to 16 is thishishishiss for this training. for young people, it's all about giving them c >> after the training, i real

they called me "louie," you know? louie.but yeah, i was called "greaser," "wetback," "taco bender." i thought, you know, wow. i mean, "beaner" was the nicest of those things, and i had never heard such things in my life. it was... >> hinojosa: well, did that immediately kind of make you start wanting to separate from your mexicaness? a little bit of self-hate... >> no. >> hinojosa: because a lot of people have that self-hatred. >> i know. >> hinojosa: "i'm going to deny it; i can pass, i can fit in. let me just put the fact that i'm mexican and speak spanish back here, because it's a lot easier to not deal with that." >> there's so many things to hate yourself about. ( laughing ) you know, why add that? >> hinojosa: what a philosopher! i mean, you know? ( laughing ) >> no, i mean, just... i just think there's so many opportunities in this life to attack yourself, and you know, it was a... it was matter of utter, absolute pride for my father. now, you know, it's a big laugh getter on tour when i talk about my father's mexican

live at shoreline amphitheater in mountain view, david louie, abc7 news. >> thank you. for more follow us on abc7 bay area for this breaking story. >> what could be the worst case of child molestation in santa cruz history. >> we sent out breaking news as police revealed this case involves seven victims age 3-13 years old. today, we're getting a look at all three suspects. f ray shell brandon, dr. james kohut and emily stephens. >> more on the case and where those children are now? >> reporter: police say they don't know how long they were victimized by adults. they're now in custody. police say this doctor and nurses committed horrific acts. >> the police department was provided with information and video that showed several adults engaging in lewd acts with children as young as 3 years old. >> reporter: police provided this booking photo with a child under 14 and the other under 10. they say she's a nurse from tucson, arizona. neurosurgeon, james kohut was a traveling doctor from santa cruz. he and michelle brandon are also charged in the case. investigators said the

tomorrow night congressman ron desantos and louie gohmert among our guests. be sure to join us. thanks for being with us. do its time, here is lou. lou: good evening, breaking news. justice department has appointed former fbi director robert mueller to be special council to oversee investigation of any russian influence of 2016 election. general rod rosenstein said, my decision is not a finding that crimes have been committed or that any prosecution is wa warranted. my decision he wrote. senior justice department officials, tell fox news, the white house was informed of the deputy attorney general's decision to appoint the special prosecutor after the order had been signed, mueller served under presidents bush and obama, takes reins of the investigation after firing of fbi director james comey. comey it should be noted previously served as deputy to mueller at fbi, his appointment as special council comes as congressional committees demand the fbi produce memos authored by james comey that perso purportedly claim that president trump suggested high-end the investigation. it shou

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david louie, abc 7 news. >> uber admitted it short changed drivers in new york city. it collect >> the transportation network says it was erroneously prn. >> that's the ruling today by a federal court of appeals and tull being >> the raiders pick to the new stadium that will be built there. it's unclear where they're going to play during the 019 season. the raidiers know it won't be ready until the polling year. and the nf commissioner roger good you're just harmless and responsible tear can sfrrnl they're also. guard ian clark there carrying the trophy off plain. the worsiers will serve the cavs and the celtics. game one is thirst, tune 6th, games games. >> -- they normally go up the friday before the holiday weekend. but it now looks they one can -- >> now, your accuweather forecast. >> and with temperatures in yosemite in the 70s and 80s over the next few days, it is going to melt that snow in that's another thing to be concerned about. >> let's take a look at the forecast for tomorrow's high school graduation tomorrow in san jose. dropping down to 66 degrees. coul

. >> what i learned looking into history places like louie state university that a noose implies hate. it has to come with mutilation and torture and a be public display designed to terrorize an entire hunt. kind of like isis does. that my friend is worth reporting on. because that kind of hate still lurks. at louie state university scott broom wusa 9. >>> two 19-year-olds have been charged after a nuisance incident and the search is still on for those incidents at american university. >>> president trump shared with russian diplomats. the trump administration is president may have acted inappropriately when discussing a terror plot. our partners at the washington post says the information is so sensitive it hadn't been shared with u.s. allies. some fear the president's disclosure may have damaged national security. >> the only thing i would tell the president, if you teal like you need to share something with the russians, make sure it goes through the system. >> his country may stop sharing information with the u.s. if it confirms that president -- israel's ambassador to the u.s. sa

melissa: here is republican congressman louie gohmert, a member of the house freedom caucus. sir, thank you for joining us. an hour ago i was talking with congressman duncan hunter. it looked busy behind him. there was a lot of noise. seemed work going on despite the fact there seems to be total panic over this memo. are you twice still working on things? >> absolutely. only time a thought about comey is reporters asking questions. i just had a meeting about tax reform talking about that. two different hearings i had and none of those were about comey. speak of comey, i'm amazed fbi director, former prosecutor would be confessing to a crime it appears the way he is. he, under the law, 18 u.s. code, provision also 128 usc, anyone who is a lawyer, that is participating in department of justice, who has someone attempt to them to obstruct justice has to be immediately reported. if this happened a couple months ago. melissa: i don't want to interrupt you. who did he need to report it to? who would he need to report it to? >> he has got to report it immediately. and i have heard n

abc7 news reporter david louie tweeted reaction from lamar's family. gives them some relief. however nothing can take away their pain. world news tonight tweeted the president has fired fbi director james comey. a statement from the white house did not give the reason for termination. it comes hours after the the the gave erroneous testimony. there is a search about the new director who will over see the white house's political and financial ties to russia. a backlash over president trump's health care bill continues to grow with protests across the country, and this one greeted house speaker paul ryan in new york today. some republicans have decided not to attend town hall meetings with their own constituents and now the democrats are stepping in. abc7 reporter is live in new york. ariel? >> reporter: they blasting republican lawmakers for rolling back key protections under obamacare even wondering if lawmakers read this new bill before they passed it. the heated debate over health care -- >> he lied, he lied, so we won't let our people die. >> report

staying in the south bay, abc7 news reporter david louie has been tweeting about the trial and kidnapping murder of sierra lamar. jury deliberations coming up at 5:00. a rally in front of senator diane feinstein's office in san francisco to protest the gop's bill to repeal and replace obamacare. that bill passed the house earlier today in a major victory for president trump and house speaker paul ryan. now it faces a big battle in the senate. abc7 news reporter janai norman on capitol hill with the latest. janai? >> reporter: well, larry, republicans have waited seven long years for the opportunity they finally have here today. and after an embarrassing failed attempt in march, they just barely tweaked by that 216 vote threshold. a major win for president trump. >> and thanks to the leadership of president donald trump, welcome to the beginning of the end of obamacare. [cheering and applauding] >> this is a repeal and a replace of obamacare. make no mistake about it. >> reporter: house republicans fulfilling their pledge to repeal and replace the affordable care act. >> are we going to be

in san jose, david louie, abc7 news. >> they look scared there. >> you can see them all shaking.viously rattled by that experience. >> well, if you can help with expenses to care for the goats, you can donate online. we do have the lincoln our website, abc7news.com. >> yeah, cute little guys. >> yeah. >> a reminder you can get the latest news any time with the abc7 news app, download it for tree. be sure to enable push alerts to be the first to know about breaking news where you live. >> all right. that is going to do it, though, for this edition of abc7 news at 4:00 today. thank you so much for joining us. i'm alma daetz. >> i'm larry beil. have a great holiday weekend. abc7 news at 5:00 starts right now. >> breaking news in concord, a small plane crashes on a city street. one person is hurt. we're there live. plus. >> people just screaming. >> screaming and trying to help others get out. scaffolding at a construction site gives way, workers fall to the ground below. >> in livermore, debris liters the roadway. a suspected drunk driver is arrested. a man now fighting for his life

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milestone anniversary for ourur >>> congratulations big-time to our friend and colleague tonight, david louie who is celebrating 45 years right here at abc7. he started when i was like 6 i think. he joined abc news on this day in 1972. he was one of the first asian-american tv reporters in the bay area and he's been on the air the longest. today he talked about the longevity of his career. >> i keep wondering how long can a career last. we've been fortunate at abc7 surrounded by really great people, producers and writers and managers who really get it and focused on doing the best job we can covering the news in the bay area. >> you are a great journalist and a pleasure to work with. it's our honor. here's to many more stories yet to be told. david will be at it tomorrow morning first thing telling another story. >>> all right. >> no signs of slowing down. >> not at all. >> the saying is that elephants never forget. apparently hunter strickland doesn't either. did a grudge three years in the making set up a wild brawl between the giants and the natiti abc7 sports brought to you by river rock

david louie has an update in san jose. >> reporter: it has been three weeks now since the city council voted to write an ordinance barring no cause convictions. landlords have issued a flurry of no cause evictions in order to beat the enactment of the new law. the council added a second emergency amendment to clamp down. >> reporter: they rallied outside city hall hoping to pass both ordinances, one on no cause evictions and the other to make a change immediately. they have been issuing them before the council puts the brakes on them. >> reporter: robert says he used to live in the jungle a homeless place in san jose before finding an apartment and worried he could be homeless again. >> i have found really long waiting lists. i also found very expensive housing to make it almost impossible if not impossible to find place to live. >> reporter: property owners worry the ordinance would make it difficult to get rid of problem tenants especially those that know how to work the system. we had a tenant that moved in and did everything right to make sure he didn't pay rent for six month and t

abc7 news reporter david louie has been in court all day. he's live at the hall of justice in san jose. david. >> reporter: alma and larry, all the evidence has been presented. all of the testimony has been heard. on friday, the jury is expected to start deliberating whether or not antolin garcia torres is guilty of killing sierra lamar or not. but today and tomorrow his closing arguments, a process that is sometimes painfully tearful as they review all the details of the case. this is the opportunity for the two sides in this ce to sort through the testimony and evidence presented over the past three months to clarify what they think is most important for the seven women and five men of the jury. today was prosecutor's attorney. he said accused killer torres silenced sierra so she could never say what he did to her. and her body would never be found. his attorney says he shouldn't be convicted of murder. legal analyst. >> there is no body, there is no crime scene. there is no real trauma, and the defense is saying sierra lamar could still b

in santa clara, david louie, abc7 news. >> all right. well, taking on the white house. ads it is far past time that a special prosecutor be appointed to oversee the fbi's investigation into russia. >> and it isn't just the democrats calling for action today. >> hello, i'm mike shumann live at oracle. spurs, warriors, game two coming up. one team without a superstar. we have a preview coming up. >> thanks, shu. a plan to sell tickets works a little too well. what the team is doing now. >> and taking a live look at our traffic over the skyway. not moving well at all today. jammed up in both directions. right-hand side is your traffic heading down toward the peninsula southbound, left-hand side trying to get to the lower >>> the warriors host the spurs in game two of the western conference finals tonight. it's at 6:00 tip off at oracle arena. san antonio kawhi leonard suffered after a controversial ankle injury, the expectation is the warriors have way too much fire power for san antonio if they don't have leonard. san antonio still very dangerous. abc7's mike shumann join

abc7 news reporter david louie has the latest example of this problem. >> reporter: larry and alma, youhe vandals have already been through this street and this neighborhood. none of these mailboxes is secure right now. they've had their locks broken or they've been pried open. now, we are told this has been going off and on for six months. postal inspectors tell us california is number one in the country for this kind of crime. entire rows of cluster mailboxes have been vandalized on some streets. a letter carrier said it is happening all over san jose. we talked to this resident of bradford way who asked his face not be shown. >> i think that one had been fixed actually. i was just lucky it wasn't done again. mr. damelin: >> reporter: with the postal doors open, there is little incentive for them to check for mail at their individual mailboxes because they are wide open. it is very much an open and shut case. thieves are stealing mail that can be used for identity theft. residents have to pickup their mail at the branch post office or wait to catch the letter carrier coming down the s

. >>> congratulations big-time to our friend and colleague tonight, david louie who is celebrating 45 years right here at abc7. he started when i was like 6 i think. he joined abc news on this day in 1972. he was one of the first asian-american tv reporters in the bay area and he's been on the air the longest. today he talked about the longevity of his career. >> i keep wondering how long can a career last. we've been fortunate at abc7 surrounded by really great people, producers and writers and managers who really get it and focused on doing the best job we can covering the news in the bay area. >> you are a great journalist and a pleasure to work with. it's our honor. here's to many more stories yet to be told. david will be at it tomorrow morning first thing telling another story. >>> all right. >> no signs of slowing down. >> not at all. >> the saying is that elephants never forget. apparently hunter strickland doesn't either. did a grudge three years in the making set up a wild brawl between the giants and the nationals today? spor abc7 sports brought to you by river rock casino.

live at the hall of justice, david louie, abc 7 news. >>> justice is something the community waited for ag nonizingly for years. we were live over the hall of justice where a crowd gathered including many volunteers which searched for sierra. >> we continue our team coverage. you interacted with the lamar family and garcia-torres family? >> reporter: kristin, this is the news the family was waiting to hear. sierra's father has been inside that courtroom every day of the trial. he came outside the courtroom after the verdict was read with tears in his eyes. here's what he had to say. >> satisfaction, relief, all those emotions, and then the sad emotions are there too. i mean, like a whirlwind of emotions. sad, thinking of sierra. and then, yeah, the results here today. >> reporter: steve lamar said if the daughter is watching down on all this, she'd say, hang in there dad. although he was found guilty, the pain that the family is has is still there, felt every day. the family of torres was also in the courtroom. >> can you tell us what your reaction is? do you think he'll tell them where

this is eye dog louie. she gets massage therapy, acupuncture and cold laser at veterinary holistic care in columbia. the food and drug administration is taking public comments on their recommendation through july 10th. >> technology moves fast, and it seems like every day there's something new popping up. that's why we want to kick off technology week here at wusa9. every day wusa9 news' evan koslof will find fancy technology and break it all down for us. he starts with text that allows you to touch through your screen. >> so let's start with a disclaimer here. some of this technology is going to be pretty expensive. also, some of it is just a prototype. also, a lot of it's pretty wacky, but maybe it's also genius. that's for you to decide at home. we're going to start today with some the screen so it feels like you're touching a virtual reality. >> this is a commercial for canvas, and the song was oda go choice because touching it is what this is all about. >> it feels like corduroy. >> using the cuteness

under new federal guidelines the traditional pennsylvania drivers louie sense won't be enough to get you on a plane as of next year. >>> pennsylvania lawmakers are following the money trail from last summer's democratic national convention in philadelphia. >> state house members have asked former governor ed rendell to testify. using left over money from the convention on bonuses. state glaefrs 10 million grant to the dnc for the convention in philly. >> dnc helped make 2016 a record setting year for tourism. new report shows 42 million people visited the city last year. 2.4% increase from the year before. but the city is slipping when it comes to the number of people who live there. a new census bureau estimate shows philadelphia has fallen from fifth to sixth. phoenix, arizona claims the number five spot. new york city, los angeles, chicago and houston also rank above philadelphia. >>> the brave officers that go above the kaufl duty to protect the city of philadelphia are earning special honors. the fraternal order of police held a dinner last night. guest of honor included philade

other images captured soldiers in the midst of battle, the work of louie palu in afghanistan revealed unexpected. cataloguing is the approach of archivist emily prince, who was inspired by seeing the roll call of dead soldiers on tv. this is a montage of all the american servicemen and women who have been killed in the conflicts in iraq and afghanistan. they are tiny, tiny, intimate portraits, arranged on this grid, which implies some sort of order but of course, it was the chaos of war that caused these deaths. but what links all of these images is their tragic timelessness, a continual thread of war and personification of conflict that has gone on for centuries. if you just look at the face, that could be gettysburg. it could be yorktown. it could be at agincourt. there's an element of commonality, even a common mythic reality of war. war is, of course, the most celebrated subject in human history and what we are doing is linking through portrait photography, we are linking these men and women back to a tradition of the warrior. and while the focus of this exhibition is squarely on

>> louie, i think it's fair to say was very affirmative.bob mueller, he was asked to be special counsel, he said this call is your call. here's what the job is like, you come to it with a different set of skills which is to say not immediately out of law enforcement, although i've done law enforcement, or the judicial -- >> a.g. of the state of connecticut. >> he said, you can do it, you'll do it in a different way. >> were you surprised your friend, congressman crowley, was new york was very pained when i pressed him last friday about whether or not he would support you. he said no. were you surprised or pained some democrats were resistant to the idea of you as fbi director? >> you know, i was disappointed although i guess when i step back from it, i wasn't surprised because everything is so partisan in washington, and there's still a group probably on the far left of the democratic party that still doesn't forgive me. >> you weren't as much as your friend, john mccain. >> that's why i love john mccain. >> john and linsey unfiltered. >> l

it's a wonderful thing from louie armstrong, fats domino, we have so many people in the middle, you can hear all those influences, each one of their music, include my music, you hear a little bit of down south, hip-hop in there, whatever it may be. i think it's a wonderful place, i don't know what america will be without new orleans and the music. i go home and i'm coming from the airport. i see a kid playing his trumpet or someone beating on the mac book, whatever it may be, music is just a heartbeat and the way we live down there. to have the respect of the world and people be excited about the city, i get to represent that to a certain extent is such a beautiful feeling. >> how is your mama doing? >> she's doing well. i'm going to tell her you say hello. >> i will. >> i told you, i came by, i was in new orleans i guess six weeks ago, i was in new orleans. i was with a friend of mine. wb. everybody knows wb, winston burns. i was hanging out with him in new orleans. have you talked to shorty lately? he said, no, i haven't. where is his house at, let's go by and see. we did a u-turn, yo

. >>> this morning we want to congratulate our colleague david louie. >> he's celebrateing 45 years at abc 7. david joined abc 7 news in 1972. he was one of the first asian american tv reporters in the bay area and he's been on the air the longest. he took a minute to talk about his career. >> i keep wondering how long can a career last? we've been fortunate at abc 7. we've been surrounded by really great people, producers and writers and managers who really get it and are focused on doing the best job we can covering in the news in the bay area. >>> all of us at abc 7 proud to call david a friend and colleague. congratulations. >> so great. congrats. >>> if you happen to stop by a peets coffee, you may recognize one of the baristas, when and where you can get a coffee from two of the giants most popular players. >>> the latest wildlife additions to the bay area aren't ready to leave their nests but they are ready for names. how you can help give them one. but first this morning's tech bites. >> in today's tech bites, samsung is going bigger. >> reports say the screen for the upcoming

abc7 news reporter david louie has been in court all day. he'll have the emotional reaction to spectators in the courtroom. >> san francisco police are looking for a gunman who shot at a car killing a 15-year-old boy. it happened yesterday in the city's sunset district. abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow joins us live. mel sni? >> reporter: john jackson's aunt says he went by the nickname kuter. also he lit up any room he was in. san francisco police searched for the gunman. his former classmates are mourning his loss. additional wellness counselors and staff are spending this tuesday talking to grieving students at jefferson high school in daily city. after 15-year-old ray john jackson known as kuter was shot and killed jed in the sunset district. his family shared this picture with us. >> it doesn't make sense. there are no answers for it. >> reporter: jackson was drive thing white pontiac. at least five bullet holes. jackson died at a nearby hospital where his family gathered outside the e.r. his 16-year-old passenger was not hurt. school

in san jose, david louie, abc7 news. >> federal reserve chair janet yellen says women have made majorthe workplace, but says outright discrimination may be holding them back today. yellen made the comments in a speech at her alma mater, brown university. she addressed the gap between the number of men and women in the labor force, saying the disparity is likely due to a lack of equal opportunity for women and the challenges of combining work and family. 75% of women work today compared to 88% of men. yellen is the first woman to lead the federal reserve. >> music streaming giant pandora hosted the cinco de mayo mayo my today. this event didn't have margaritas or mar iac hi music. it is the state of latinos since the election. increasing hostility toward latinos who they say have been criminalized by the trump administration. >> not just the onslaught on undocumented immigrants that were seen, but it's a complete attack on the narrative of who latinos are in this country. and i think people are angry about that, that they're being talked about in ways that are untrue. >> latino activis

david louie with a look at what happened inside the courtroom. david?porter: larry and alma, nearly 400 supporters joined the lamar family here at the court to hear the verdict read in court. the jury of six women and six men had deliberated, as you mentioned, a half day thursday, half day friday and all day yesterday, meaning they had no difficulty in deciding whether antolin garcia torres is guilty or not. the public gathered in the courtroom gasped as the clerk read the verdicts. guilty of the first degree murder of sierra lamar, then three more guilty verdicts for kidnapping of women in grocery store parking lots in morgan hill three years before sierra lamar disappeared. it was the outcome the parents said they wanted. they emerged from the courthouse willing to share their emotions after the 13-week trial. >> we're grateful to the jurors coming up with the right decision. and it gives us paegs as a family knowing that this is not going to happen to another child, and that they can't get away with something like this. >> justice is served here for

charles: -- pass the health care bill today freedom caucus member, one of our favorites, louie gohmert what we should expect. a breakthrough in treating hiv. dr. marc siegel if this holds the key to eliminating the virus. you're watching the second hour of "varney & company." ♪ [phone ring] hi anne. so those financial regulations being talked about? they could affect your accounts, so let's get together and talk, and make sure everything's clear. yeah, that would be great. being proactive... it's how edward jones makes sense of investing. charles: now to capitol hill. the house will vote this afternoon on the gop health care plan. congressman louie gohmert joins us now, republican from texas and a member of the house freedom caucus. thank you for taking the time. >> sure. charles: we hear you have the votes. you're still voting for this bill? >> yes, we added an amendment since i agreed to vote for it but, it is something that we can live with. we just had a great conference meeting. there was so much joy and exuberance in the group but, and people said, yeah, we don't want to do this

louie gohmert from texas.e from washington and new york, this is bloomberg. ♪ jonathan: from new york city, you're watching bloomberg daybreak. i'm jonathan ferro. two hours away from the cash open in new york. futures are firmer. of 69 points on the dow. after thee s&p 500 longest winning streak. yields go nowhere. the dollar this morning marginally stronger against the euro. stronger against the yen. we are bouncing off the lows for 2017. crude, will it catch a bit off the talk in fee and a. we are down by 1.27%. let's get you some headlines outside the business world. here's emma chandra. theheresa may is concerned u.s. is leaking intelligence information on the manchester bombing. she will raise the issue today with president trump the nato meeting in brussels. british police say that links to american media are a breach of trust. they have stopped sharing information with the u.s. another report about how russia tried to meddle in last year's election. top russian officials discussed how to influence dona

other images captured soldiers in the midst of battle, the work of louie palu in afghanistan revealedng is the approach of archivist emily prince, who was inspired by seeing the roll call of dead soldiers on tv. this is a montage of all the american servicemen and women who have been killed in the conflicts in iraq and afghanistan. they are tiny, tiny, intimate portraits, arranged on this grid, which implies some sort of order but of course, it was the chaos of war that caused these deaths. but what links all of these images is their tragic timelessness, a continual thread of war and personification of conflict that has gone on for centuries. if you just look at the face, that could be gettysburg. it could be yorktown. it could be at agincourt. there's an element of commonality, even a common mythic reality of war. war is, of course, the most celebrated subject in human history and what we are doing is linking through portrait photography, we are linking these men and women back to a tradition of the warrior. and while the focus of this exhibition is squarely on the men and women who

lou: from your lips to god's the desantos and louie gohmert among our guests. be sure to join us.eaking news is learning. a major twist in the rushed investigation as the justice department taps former fbi chief robert mueller to oversee the investigation. good morning. i'm nicole petallides. lauren simonetti good morning. i'm training for the company genentech guys would be delayed. stabilizing the bad. dow futures down 16 points, nasdaq futures up by two. yesterday we saw the dow fall 372 points. trade to wall street's pain felt in asia and japan. the nikkei sank in 1.3%.

let's go live to david louie. what are you learning?eporter: this happened at a food concession stand called the stage right cafe, located right next to the amphi30 for a conference held tonight. this facility is being leased for the google annual developer's conference and thousands of people have been here on site all day and on site when the explosion happened. five injured and one believed to be critical with burns to the face and two went to the hospital for treatment and two others declined medical traemt and or transferred to the hospital. the facility is not yesterday open to the public set up for guest food services. >> i just turned around. there was a loud explosion and i immediately saw smoke and people running out. i knew there was something wrong and got

president -- stuart: louie, full agreement. >> subchapter s as well.ve got to get that cut right there. >> no, no, you're doing good. stuart: i'm forgiven, and we're singing "kumbaya." >> i love ya. stuart: how about this one? be italy giving away castles. you don't have to pay for it, but there is a catch. and since this is a tease, we'll tell you what the catch is later. >>> and later this hour we're joined by two people who used to work directly with president reagan; david stockman, his former budget director, and we'll get his take on the president's budget plan. that's stockman be, coming up. also peggy grand, his longtime assistant. she will share some stories from her time with him. and we'll be back. ♪ ♪ break through your allergies. try new flonase sensimist allergy relief program, and they've gone mist experience to help block six key inflammatory substances. most allergy pills only block one. new flonase sensimist changes everything. stuart: new data reveals immigration arrests are way up nationwide, 38% higher than last year. i've got to c