let's bring in melanie and kevin. with a good morning to you both, we'll go ladies first here with you, melanie. how big of a misstep was the this by republicans to force the doj to release these comey memos? >> well, you really have to wonder, is there a little bit of regret now two days later on behalf of the gop and some of trump's conservative allies. i think they thought these memos would reveal no evidence of collusion or at the very least take some of the headlines and coverage away from comey's book tour and media blitz. but these memos do not paint the president in a very attractive or favorable light whatsoever. in fact, a lot of the headlines have focused on some of the more salacious details, joking about jailing reporters, suggesting that flynn might be crazy. and i would point out that these memos never were supposed to be about the inner workings of the russia probe. these were conversations between comey and the president and the first couple of months of last year. so i'm not really sure what the gop

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>> melanie: yes, i think so. >> tanya: yes.e of maids. >> anthony: what are maids? >> tanya: maids, as in helpers. >> sudhir: helpers. >> tanya: i think you'll find that actually, if you look at singapore, a lot of woman are in the workforce. and the reason why that is so is because everyone's got a maid looking after their child at home. so maids are kind of like the opiate of the masses. >> anthony: wait, opiate keeps you slothful and laying on the couch. >> tanya: exactly! >> anthony: but if you have a maid, you're saying it frees you up to join the workforce. >> tanya: it frees you up, but it also means that my husband serve himself water. he goes, "hey, water." >> anthony: laundry? >> tanya: sorry? >> anthony: do you do laundry? >> tanya: no. >> anthony: really? >> tanya: no. >> anthony: does anyone here know how to do laundry? >> melanie: we know how to -- >> tanya: we kind of know in theory, we haven't done it. >> sudhir: the guys can do it because we've done two years of military service, but the girls are pampered. >>

melanie woodrow is live at the park with more. >> reporter: this is amazing. that is the tree up there that broke and the branch that fell on that man is down below. there are park rangers that are out here. and the woman you see next to the park ranger over to his right, that is someone here from the city's attorney office. most amazingly that this victim that was hit by the tree has nonlife-threatening injuries. the fire department say the man was listening to music when the tree broke and landed on him. he was able to call 911 from his cell phone and direct dispatchers to where he was while he was pinned underneath the tree. what is amazing about that is here in the park there are hundreds if not thousands of trees many of them have downed branches and so after first responders rescued that man, when park rangers came out to further their investigation, they had a difficult time finding the tree branch and the tree that was broken. the fact that the man was able to direct first responders to him was incredible. sfpd located the victim first and then the fir

melanie woodrow is live there. melanie this is an epidemic and they're dealing with it. >> reporter: yes and we have good news for residents and anybody visiting the city of san francisco. this is part of a safety program that will soon expand to all public parking garages in the city. steven shepherd and karnta are here from san diego parking in the sutter stockton garage for two days while sightseeing. >> i saw the signs, warning. and yeah, you kind of thought we should check out the car before we go. >> we didn't know. >> while families vacation others are staking out vehicles. >> i call this criminal tourism and it must stop. >> today the mayor police chief and director of transportation announced an 83% decrease in the number of car break-ins at the sutter stockton garage in union square. >> this is a team effort. >> improvements in include fencing with lighting signage, high definition cameras and a dedicated foot patrol officers. thieves aren't just stealing stuff. last year someone broke into julia's car at

hell melanie woodrow is live near where show and tell by developers is getting under way. melanie. >> reporter: dan city council stepped back this project so that it could include more feedback from residents. a developer has not even been chosen yet. and already some want the project called off. south san francisco residents have the chance to meet with four potential developers looking to take on a high-density mixed use development project covering 6 acres in the middle of town. the initial proposal would have included a 15-story building. that got dropped down to 12 stories. >> and then the public told us what they thought of 12. and i suspect that 121 off the table. >> just ask the south san francisco residents some wearing pin saying no high-rises. >> i lived in south city for 12 years i'm into the happy with this. >> residents say the taller build withes don't belong in south san francisco. >> if the residents in south san francisco wanted to live in san francisco we would have. we chose south san francisco because it's a small local community where everyone knows t

melanie woodrow has the details. >> the california highway patrol saying a deadly crash off the coast of california appears to have been intentional. >> at this point in the investigation, that's the direction we're going with it. >> investigators say there was approximately 70 feet of continuous acceleration before the suv went over the edge and impacted the ocean floor. sara and jennifer hart were driving the suv when it went off the cliff. three of the children remain missing. >> the vehicle came to a stop, most likely in that pull-out and then accelerated off the cliff. >> investigators now addressing rumors of a suicide note at the family's home saying no note was found and they are still evaluating items found in the search, including some red flags. they would not elaborate what. >> there's a lot of people online saying they were beautiful people. at some time they may have been. that's not what we saw next door. >> investigators say the information they are now sharing is preliminary and still being verified. in the newsroom, melanie wood w woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> now more th

melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> about 100 lawsuit blaming ande. the cases heard may 18th in san francisco superior court. a judge will decide whether pge is liable for laws if its equipment is responsible for the damage. pge cited strong winds, drought and a bark beetle infestation. we have coverage throughout the day. >>> a new study reveals every extra glass of wine you drink shortens your life by half an hour. the risks for a 40-year-old drinking four times more than the recommended limit lowers your life span by two years. the recommended limit is no more than five glasses a week. researchers say those who drink more have a higher risk of stroke, heart disease and high blood pressure. >> you might not have to choose between mayonnaise or catch up anymore. >> did you ever have to? >> no. but you can have it in one bottle. heinz is letting you vote whether it should release a new condiment that they're calling mayochup. the company showed this foet low al long with a twitter poll showing if there are 500,000 votes for yet, they will release it.

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. >> let's begin with melanie woodrow in san francisco tonight. melanie? >> reporter: san francisco police are saying that dustin hamilton could be absolutely anywhere in the city and they say that he is armed and dangerous. according to scanner traffic, 44-year-old dustin hamilton stole guns from his parents home leaving behind a 20-page manifesto saying he hates sfpd and saying he was going to come to 501 delancy street saying he's going to kill people. a spokesperson told abc7 news san francisco police moved homeless people outside the building earlier this week. >> we are prepared because we have security, so we're not worried about that part, but we're worried that he may have been one of the homeless. >> reporter: leslie nicholls says she saw police presence early tuesday morning. by this afternoon crews were taking these gates down. with san francisco police officers searching for someone or something on the other side. >> i was a little concerned with all the shootings going on right now, yeah. so it's -- i take it as a real threat. >> as far as we

abc 7 news reporter we all melanie woodrow spoke with a person who did. >> the initial units on scene, approximately 20 people trapped on balconies using sheets and ropes to try to get down. >> my family -- >> petaluma police say robert harrison and darnl foernsler didn't call for help as foerns letter's 16-year-old overdosed from xanax containing fentle. it hapz on this street where harrison recently moved. harrison areas roommate who didn't want to be on camera told abc 7 news he woke up around 4:00 a.m. and saw harrison and foernsler attempting to put the boy in a vehicle. he called 911. when police avoid the boy was unconscious and later died. police say harrison and foernsler appeared to be under the influence of narcotics. foernsler initially gave a false name and said they was the victim's cousin. she later admitted she was the victim's mother. >> it's very sad that a mother has to go that far and doesn't call 911 to help her son out. >> neighbors said they woke up monday to lots of police activity around the vehicle outside the homing. >> i saw a backpack and other other thing

. >> melanie woodrow has the exclusive details on this high-profile murder case. >> reporter: there's a new headline in the keith green murder case, allegations of witness tampering. the bodyguard is a key witness for the prosecution. in february adella cut a deal that will result in prosecutors dropping the murder charge against him in exchange for his testimony against tiffany li and li's boyfriend. adella pleaded no contest to accessory after the fact. his attorney said his client recently came to him with stunning news. >> he tells me that there is an inmate on his side of the jail who has told him that mr. bayat has offered him money to testify that adella says that he actually killed mr. green and that adella's wife was involved. >> reporter: he reported the allegation to the sheriff's office which conducted an investigation. >> and the conclusion was that the evidence did not -- was not sufficient in order to file charges for this. >> reporter: the district attorney says it wasn't clear where the money for the alleged bribe would come from. >> other than, of course, everybody k

humor, laughter and love. >> reporter: in san francisco, ne melanie woodrow. you could save energy bying off the grid. completely. or... just set washing machine to cold. do your thing. with e ney upade california. >>> wells fargo is being fined $1 billion for insurance and ortgage abuses. >> hit by two federal regulators. just the latest in the series of trouble for the bank. >> fined $100 million in 2016. >>> california's unemployment rate remained at 3.7% in march. adding $2.7 million. >>> fair fax financial holding has submitted a $300 million bid to buy the company's canadian operation. toys "r" us assets are scheduled to be auctioned off next week. >>> a downed day on wall street. the dow dropped by 201 points. the nasdaq down by 92. >>> viewing continues near her home in texas. her husband former president george h.w. bush greeted. he spent 15 minutes near his wife's casket. decided to be there at the last minute. some mourners traveled long distances. >> i came from tampa, florida. >> a very emotional time. she was loved a whole life. >> barba bush die

abc 7 news melanie woodrow has more. >> reporter: search efforts are spanneding for a missing family whose vehicle is believed to match the description of a vehicle that rolled over an embankment and disappeared into the river north of legitt last week. today a chp helicopter and motor boat joined the search. ner using zone ar to search the water. the thoughts a pill ay family was on their which to san jose when they stopped communicate with family. >> so sad. really feel sad for the family. >> southern california neighbors have been leaving flowers outside the valencia home of the family. >> they are very sweet people, very nice. the children are well behaved. >> a note of hope in part reads your neighbors continue to pray for you and your family. >> it's a -- you know it's a sad thing to have happen. >> as the search for the vehicle continues the chp said river conditions are improving. >> it's very possible the car floated downstream or the bodies washed out of the car. there is 100 different scenarios. >> once the vehicle is located differs will determine if there are bodies insi

melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> stories surrounding the suspect go back decades. will likely to continue for years to come. can you read on complete coverage including a time line of everything connected with the case on our website abc 7 news.com. download the abc 7 news app to learn the latest developments. >>> the family of a woman convicted of killing her three daughters in daly city 20 years ago is urging governor brown not to release her from prison. the victim families and san mateo county prosecutors are holding a news conference right now. in 1999 megan hogg hogg hogg contest to suffocating her daughters and was sentenced to 25 years to life. her attorney says she suffered from depression. earlier this month a panel decided hogg no longer posed an unreasonable risk of danger to the public and found her suitable for pennsylvania relevant. the victim's aunt says the family is shocked and upset. >> it's like ripping the band aid off of a wound that never quite healed. >> governor brown can either approve parole or reverse the decision. the family is asking t

. >> the our news reporter melanie woodrow has that part of the story. >> carolyn springman says she spoefts more photos of her dog to facebook this these days but hasn't deleted the app yet. >> it has crossed my mienl. >> springman had no idea she could check to see if the information had been properly improperly shared with cambridge analytica. at first things sounded promising. >> based on our investigation you don't appear to have logged into this is your digital life with facebook. >> but while springman didn't log into this is your digital life. a friend of yours did log in. >> which resulted in her information being shared. >> your public profile, page linings birthday and current city. i guess i'm confused as to who it was shared with. >> cambridge analytica allegedly misused data obtained through a third party quiz app. cambridge analytica which worked with president trump 2016 election campaign then reportedly used the information to build psychological profiles to target voters with ads. politics was the reason nasty says he stopped signing onto the app. >> too political.

melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> new report from cnn claims that major companies and u.s. taxpayer dollars may have been unknowingly helped finance extremists channels on youtube. the report says ads for companies like facebook, sisk o netflix and many others apds on channels appearance promoting white nationalist and nazis. and propaganda. many companies said they were unaware the ads were placed on channels and are now investigating. at least one under armour is pausing advertising buy on that platform for the time being until under armour can figure out what's going on. >>> women on the board california may make it a requirement in what could be a first for the country next. >> a playoff series becomes more than about basketball tragedy. has both the warrior and san antonio spurs standing together. >> i'm meteorologist sandsia patel. the picture previews what's ahead. spring warmth. you might want to be outdoors this weekends. a look at temperatures coming up. >>> cutting the cord in a different way. different way. wireless head phones and tips on ♪ different way. wirel

melanie woodrow was in court. >> reporter: before his sentencing, known as the hot cop of castro.e said i let fear overcome my mind. a jury found him guilty for a felony hit and run. sentencing him to nine months in county jail. victim perez said i could not have imagined the shift my life would take. he told cors i know you have the ability to change. >> everybody is accountability to the law. nobody is above it. >> reporter: he could have received up to four years. his attorney says he will approximately serve half of his nine-month sentence. support of dozens of families and friends. >> an outstanding cop. service on the job, risking his life. service off duty where he risked his life in an off duty robbery where he became injured. and his service to the community. >> reporter: the judge said she received and read over 1500 letters to the court. in san francisco, melanie woodrow, abc7 news. >>> looking live, already cloudy as the storm approaches the bay area. >>> what is in these pills krat >>> millions of aricans have reportedly tried a supplemt called kratom. but t but the f

melanie woodrow was in court. >> reporter: before his sentencing, known as the hot cop of castro.e said i let fear overcome my mind. a jury found him guilty for a felony hit and run. injuring two men. sentencing him to nine months in county jail. victim perez said i could not have imagined the shift my life would take. he told cors i know you have the ability to change. >> everybody is accountability to the law. nobody is above it. >> reporter: he could have received up to four years. his attorney says he will approximately serve half of his nine-month sentence. support of dozens of families and friends. >> an outstanding cop. service on the job, risking his life. service off duty where he risked his life in an off duty robbery where he became injured. and his service to the community. >> reporter: the judge said she received and read over letters to the court. in san francisco, melanie woodrow, abc7 news. >>> looking live, already cloudy as the storm approaches the bay area. area. >>> what is in these pills ♪ ♪ hi! leaving a career to follow a calling takes courage. a personalize

melanie woodrow talked to the event's founder and discovered the event is as much about living as it is about dying. >> reporter: this phone both at reimagine life seems to remember the impossible, calling a lost loved one. >> why is it we wait until the end of our lives to celebrate the people we love? >> reporter: these interest the types of big questions brad wolf and others have begun exploring this week. what began as a prototype with just 30 events has grown this year to 175 events attended by several thousand people. wolf is the event's founder. >> some people have wondered if i'm morbid. >> reporter: wolf says he's not. he says he's processing his roommates's suicide. >> i'm here. i might as well be fully here. >> reporter: artist emily paine's father drowned when she was just 10 years old. >> it was an unfinished life in some ways that he had, but here i am working inspired by him. >> reporter: paine is creating an outdoor wall drawing dedicated to her father. the event includes more practical matters as well. wolf says he's using mortality as a mirror. >> fear is a big part

abc 7 news, melanie woodrow >> reporter: this phone booth end of life seems to offer the impossible, calling for a lost loved one. why do we wait until the end of our olives to celebrate the people we love. >> reporter: this begins as a prototype in just 30 events has grown to 175 events attended by 7,000 people. wolff is the event founder. >> some people wonder if i am morbid. >> it is not about death, it is about life. >> douglas attending from aus n austin, texas says it is true for him. i am here and might as well be here. >> her father drowned was 10 earlie-year-old. >> here i am work ing and inspired by him. >> events including more practical matters. >> ways people can experience. wolff is using mortality as a mirror. >> fear is a big part of it but also humor and laughter and love. medic melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> last year a large protest, the csu board of trustees approved a 5% increase bringing tuition of in state students of $57 million per year. the csu board considered a 4% hike this year but decided to seek funding from the state instead. >> happening today, the

melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. > california is sending national guard troops to its border with mexico. in a letter to the administration governor brown wrote that he will accept federal funding to add 400 guard members to help existing operations targeting gangs, human traffickers and drug smugglers. but the governor incests they will not help with border enforcement. >>> two days of testifying before congress took its toll on facebook ceo mark zuckerberg. he looked tired actually as members of the house peppered him with questions often interrupting him before he had a chance to complete his thoughts. abc 7 reporter david louie has highlights of zuckerberg once again apologizing for that massive data breach. >> reporter: members of the house were tougher than the day before. they asked a laszer sharp question that brought the privacy breach home. >> was your data included in the data sold to the malicious third parties? your personal data? >> yes. >> it was? >> reporter: the facebook ceo survived two days on the hot seat, but the company may have seen its reputation suffer based on zu

melanie woodrow explains. >> reporter: dna criminalists and law enforcement investigators are finding new ways to crack cases. >> genealogyida databases are g for learning more than just who your relatives are, they're good for solving homicides. >> reporter: when you register on the site the following statements now come up. although we were not approached by law enforcement it has always been our policy to inform users that the database could be used for other uses, and it is important that jed match participants under the possible uses of their dna including identification of relatives that have committed crimes or convicted of crimes. a criminalist explains how dna can be used to trace a suspect when investigators don't know who the suspect is. >> so we generate a dna profile from the evidence. >> reporter: even a family member's dna off a jeyaegenealo could produce a match. a biological parent would present a 50% match. >> if i have a sibling i'm going to share approximately 25% of my dna with a cousin. >> reporter: they should not up load it to the database or should remove dna

in san francisco, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> police told us today that hamilton stole the guns from his parents' hse while they were out of town tuesday. police issued a warning after discovering his manifesto last night. neighbors who live near his parents hope he turns himself in. >> what he's done is that he's trying to reach out for help. >> you know, sometimes people choose different ways of asking for help. >> yeah, i just hope this brings him back around to where he's getting the help that he needs. >> sources say hamilton has been homeless for nearly a decade. despite offers of help from fries and family. >> we used the abc 7 news app to get the word out about this dangerous suspect this morning. we'll send another alert when he's found. you can enable push alerts. we have versions for apple and android devices. >>> new developments in the search for three members of an oregon family whose vehicle went off a cliff. search and rescue operations have been suspended for the next several days because of bad weather. last night, the mend see know county sheriff said the cras

melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> still ahead on nbc 7 this mornings. cleaning our ocean and saving the tiny organisms that live there. local researchers have a new weapon to try to save them. as we head to break, the time right now is 8:37. we are taking a live look outside from emoryville. lisa argen by living off the grid. completely. or... just set the washing machine to cold. do your thing. with energy upgrade california. ♪ ♪ ♪ raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens ♪ ♪ bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens ♪ ♪ brown paper packages tied up with strings ♪ ♪ these are a few of my favorite things ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> a live look outside from our camera at walnut creek this morning. temperatures could hit the 80s this weekend. lisa breaks down our forecast, coming up. >>> happening today, the baseball field at oakland technical high school celebrates its tenth anniversary. the field was dedicated in april 2008, it was renamed rickey henderson field a year later to honor the oakland native. there will be a celebration of its ten years to recognize the

melanie woodrow, abc7 news. >>> thank you very showing progress after march's wet weather. here in the bay area, we have more rain on the way. but we have a few dry days before we get here, drew has more. >>> march has been so beneficial. take a look at the stats. showing you a rather healthy snow pack compared to where we were on the first of march. today we are at at at at at rainfall well above normal the past 30 days. everybody reporting above average rainfall for march. our next chance of rain arrives by the end of the week. more into detail on what you can expect in a few minutes. >> thank you very much. >>> good news in the fire zone of sonoma county. reporting much of hood mountain regional park and reserve is now open again. park crews have repaired trails. you will see wildflowers and new leaves on the trees and bus >>> coming together for an easter egg hunt. more on the community's efforts to rebuild what they lost. >> reporter: not your typical site for an easter egg hunt. where homes once stood in the coffee park neighborhood. the healing process has taken time

melanie woodrow broke the story. >> reporter: oakmont senior living billed as pleasant community. >> vision of hell. >> residence burned to the ground. says mom barely made it out alive. >> i'm feeling awful. >> reporter: in the hospital after the fire. >> all we have is each other. >> reporter: passed away two months later. >> never had a good day after that, in so much pain, i mean, just in agony. >> reporter: two other residents passed away after the fire, both related to two women who rescued nearly all the residents. >> all i could think about is getting them to safety. >> reporter: mother-in-law passed away last month. three employees at villa capri didn't know what to do. >> asked them do you have evacuation plan, wanted to help out. they said no, waing for director. >> reporter: e-mailed abc7 news saying all have evacuation plans. >> wasn't told if they do. >> one page document with where everybody should meet and name of point people, some who no longer work there. filed wrongful death on behalf of plaintiffs. law enforcement prevented them from entering the area but santa r

in san francisco, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> police told us today that hamilton stole the guns from his parents' house while they were out of town tuesday. police issued a warning after discovering his manifesto last night. neighbors who live near his parents hope he turns himself in. >> what he's done is that he's trying to reach out for help. >> you know, sometimes people choose different ways of asking for help. >> yeah, i just hope this brings him back around to where he's getting the help that he needs. >> sources say hamilton has been homeless for nearly a decade. despite offers of help from friends and family. >> we used the abc 7 news app to get the word out about this dangerous suspect this morning. we'll send another alert when he's found. you can enable push alerts. we have versions for apple and android devices. >>> new developments in the search for three members of an oregon family whose vehicle went off a cliff. search and rescue operations have been suspended for the next several days because of bad weather. last night, the mend see know county sheriff said the

. >> let's begin with melanie woodrow in san francisco tonight. melanie?tin hamilton could be absolutely anywhere in the city and they say that he is armed and dangerous. according to scanner traffic, 44-year-old dustin hamilton stole guns from his parents home leaving behind a 20-page manifesto saying he hates sfpd and saying he was going to come to 501

melanie woodrow explains. >> genealogy databases are good for more than just learning who your relatives are. they are good for solving cold case homicide. >> reporter: database helped to identify joseph de angelo. it has also been the policy to inform users that the database could be used for other users. it is important that participants understand the use of dna. the alameda sheriff county crime lab is not involved in the golden killer. >> so we generated dna profile from the evidence. >> reporter: even family members dna off the genealogical website could produce a match. a biological parent would present a 50% match. >> if i have a sibling, i am going to share 25% dan with a sibling. >> reporter: now telling customers if they are concerned about nongeological uses of their dna they should not upload it to their database. >>> speaking of dna, the contra costa cold case investigators who spent the past decade hunting for the killer, he says he is 100% certain they go the right guy. tracking down one of the most elusive serial killers. >> he told us the day before he turned in his fire

in san francisco, melanie woodrow abc 7 news. >> we used the app to get the word out about this dangerous suspect this morning. we'll send out another alert you can get these by downloading the app and enabling push alerts. we have version attention for apple and droid devices. >> we are learning new details about the shooting at youtube headquarters on tuesday. san bruno confirmed tonight that the local gun range that nasim adhdam practiced at shooting just before the shooting contacted police after they recognized her from news reports. today san diego sheriff's officials said adhdam legally purchased the gun used in shooting back in january. and the last hospitalized victim has been upgraded to fair condition. we are learning about more stories of heroism we when the gunfire broke out. cornell bernard has that story. >> people needed help. >> that's what sun bruno uber driver thought moments after the shooting even though a friend told him to stay away. but he drove his ford explore toward yublt. >> i turn off the app and offering people a ride. we don't know who is a shooter process.

melanie woodrow broke the story. >> reporter: oakmont senior living billed as pleasant community. >> vision of hell. >> residence burned to the ground. says mom barely made it alive. >> i'm feeling awful. >> reporter: in the hospital after the fire. >> all we have is each other. >> reporter: passed away two months later. >> never had a good day after that, in so much pain, i mean, just in agony. >> reporter: two other residents passed away after the fire, both related to two women who rescued nearly all the residents. >> all i could think about is getting them to safety. >> reporter: mother-in-law passed away last month. three employees at villa capri didn't know what to do. >> asked them do you have evacuation plan, wanted to help out. they said no, waiting for director. >> reporter: e-mailed abc7 news saying all have evacuation plans. >> wasn't told if they do. >> one page document with where everybody should meet and name of point people, some who no longer work there. filed wrongful death on behalf of plaintiffs. law enforcement prevented them from entering the area but santa ros

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and i am -- melanie grossman, and i'm a member of the older women's league. yeah, so i'm someone from the community. the older women's league advocates for older adults, but especially for older women. so i thought i agreed the report sounded extremely sunny, but in our experience, my experience, when a person needs to be discharged from the hospital, and i personally have been called for a friend to give her a ride home on christmas eve, and there's no discharge plan, there's -- you know, no services that are going to be available over a long weekend, you know, we have a long way to go. it's easy to say improve discharge plans when the ones we have now really are inadequate. it's also easy to talk about an assessment tool, and there are human behavior, there are no tools to measure human behavior and human problems. and we certainly see them in our membership and in our neighborhoods. also, these wraparound teams, what are they exactly going to look like? supposedly that's for managing patients, but some of these behavioral problems are intractable, and they

melanie sloan who is a lawyer and expert on this, joins us as well from washington, i believe. melanie, as you look at these new comments from the president, and as we have reported for our viewers, it's really the first time he's personally said he didn't make this statement, doesn't know where it came from, what do you see broadly as a lawyer, and what do you see with regard to election law. >> like mr. avanatti and ms. wiley, it's clear that this is a wonderful day for stormy daniels and it certainly is not a good day for donald trump and his arguments about this. also this further suggests that this was in fact a campaign donation, an in-kind campaign donation. it was made to keep stormy daniels quiet, it was to help president trump get elected. now he says he didn't know anything about it. it's clear that somebody made that payment to help donald trump get elected. when john edwards, the issue that perhaps the payment had been to keep it from his wife. it doesn't seem like michael cohen would have been making this just to make sure that melania trump didn't find out about

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melanie woodrow is on the story. >> reporter: christopher -- were callous, reckless and even cruel, before sentencing him to nine months in county jail. a jury found cords guilty of two felony counts of hit and run. in court today victim victor perez said i could not have imagined the shift my life would take, perez described physical injuries and a deep depression. he told khors, i know you have the ability to change. >> regardless of whether you're a police officer or an authority, nobody is above the law. >> reporter: as well as the sfpoa president. >> he was an outstanding cop, he was well liked, well respected, his service on the job, risking his life, his service offduty where he risked his life in an offduty robbery where he actually became injured and his service to the community. >> reporter: the judge said she received and carefully read 115 letters of support. she also said khors used his knowledge as a police officer after fleeing the scene and not turning himself in for 36 hours, after any alcohol or drugs would have dissipated. >> i feel grateful she didn't send him to prison

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melanie woodrow has beoth sides of the controversy. >> reporter: brian pennington has been trying to graffiti from his boat and it is more visible on the other side and he said he's not going anywhere until it is gone. >> i as the captain of the vessel and i guide when it moves. >> reporter: that is the issue. pennington has been squatting at aquatic park since september and his boat drift and it was towed here. he said he believes a swimmer or swimmers are to blame. >> graffiti, cutting the anchor line, jeopardizing my vessel. and my goals and plans and -- and journeys. >> he has been really a pariah. >> the president of the dolphins club has been at odds with pennington for months. >> he came and basically has squatted by virtue of exceeding what is the allowable time period in aquatic park, and saying i can do whatever i want to do attitude. >> reporter: he said swimmers believe pennington has been dump waste from his boat. >> he kpluts the water. >> reporter: his friend scott said he stayed on the boat last night. >> >> there is no evidence of anyone dumping anything. >> reporter

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the way the federal agents went about this today was unwarranted and inappropriate thank you diane melanie sloan is a former federal prosecutor and she joins us now from washington d.c. hello middle east how big is this. this is huge jane this is going to be causing all sorts of major issues in washington for the next couple of days because going to be very difficult for other things to get done what we have seen also is that donald trump is now looking again at whether the special counsel should be fired but what's really important here is the special counsel is not behind this action this was taken this this search warrant was done in this by the southern district of new york the southern district of new york u.s. attorney is the person who approved this and it looks like rod rosenstein the deputy attorney general also was involved in approving this so what happened here was it looks like bob muller this sorry go ahead just in to say what you're saying there's got nothing to do with the russian investigation but continue to ratchet us . right well it would if it appears that bob muller u

it turns out that her friend molly and melanie had been adopted when they were just nine months old. the two women discovered they had the same birthday and the same mother. >> she just stopped me and said, look, my best friend is biracial and she is adopted. i teared up. >> i can't remember your birthday. july 29th. i hear a voice in the background say what year was she born? 1968. and this person burst out into tears. >> calling my mom so i can get to ask questions. i could hear molly in the background telling her don't cry. i'm not mad. please don't cry. >> wow. the sisters are now making up for lost time. they meet regularly. they even have heart tattoos with a missing puzzle piece with the words what was once lost has been found. >>> the time is 4:57. hundreds of california national guard troops now being deployed to the border of mexico. when we come back, the controversial decision by governor brown that is putting him at odds with immigration advocates. >>> billionaire versus billionaire. the california democrat who is going around the country promoting a campaign to impeach

he whips up chocolate rack of lamb monkfish melanie's and purple carrot milky these reinterpretationsof classic italian dishes have won the restaurant rave reviews that can only happen if chefs love what they do and can be trusted with sharp knives. at all the same i really love the work. i always wanted to cook even as a boy before i was incarcerated i worked as a chef. will he continue after he's released your vision yes i might even keep on working here as a free man. christmas and between one thousand and one thousand five hundred euros a month that in the area most of the money goes to their families. because of the monogram government i also put a bit aside for me. so when i get out i can build a life for myself and take the first steps on my own since at the very needs you bring me bussy. later in the evening manages sylvia player it checks on the guests side and allison are also busy. the patrons are happy with the service and don't seem worried that they're being served by convicted criminals. and the money is the pursuit of over one day these people will be on the outside ag

melanie woodrow is live at the park with more. >> reporter: this is amazing.he tree up there that broke and the branch that fell on that man is down below. there are park rangers that are out here. and the woman you see next to the park ranger over to his right, that is someone here from the city's attorney office. most amazingly that this victim that was hit by the tree has nonlife-threatening injuries. the fire department says the man was listening to music when the tree broke and landed on him. he was able to call 911 from his cell phone and direct dispatchers to where he was while he was pinned underneath the tree. what is amazing about that is here in the park there are hundreds if not thousands of trees many of them have downed branches and so after first responders rescued that man, when park rangers came out to further their investigation, they had a difficult time finding the tree branch a

and this is melanie. no denying, these two are sisters. for the first time in 48 years, molly meeting her sister, and her biological mother linda, who was apprehensive until she heard what molly had to say. >> i expected, "why did you give me away." i did not expect what i got. just pure love. >> reporter: all from a hunch, that proved correct. and also, life changing. john donvan, abc news. >> what a story. we thank you so much for watching. i'm tom llamas in new york. "good morning america" and "this week" in the morning. see you right back here tomorrow. have a great evening. good night. tomorrow. have a great evening. good night. see you right back here tomorrow. good night. >>> it's time now to find a way to bring peace to that country. >> seeking solutions in syria that don't require military air strikes. >>> don't be deceived by the calm you see on live doppler 7. rain is on its way, and it's not coming alone. >> abc 7 news now. >> okay, hopefully you've enjoyed this gorgeous saturday. sunny and clear. as we take a live look outside