melanie: yes.obert: tell us a little bit about her and why she represents sort of this theme and what you try to do here. melanie: sure, so this year our featured artist is irene tu. she's mostly known as a standup comedian in the bay area, but we've had her in the festival for two years consecutively now. she's done two standup shows with us. the first one was "triple minority," and the second one was "model minorities don't cry." but this year, she's coming back with a really new interesting show called "rest in peace, irene." and she'll be hosting her own funeral. so, it'll be a solo show for her-- her first solo show for us. robert: okay, let's hear her talk about that a little bit. melanie: sure. irene tu: "rest in peace, irene," i'm really excited, like, if you've seen me before, you'll-- it'll be very me like in terms of topic and stuff i talk about. like, "oh, that's very irene," but the show itself is going to be very different. like instead of me on stage being an embellished version of m

melanie? >> reporter: kristen, peter sartorio of menlo park is the first bay area parent to take a deal. his attorney filing this motion today, saying hep intends to plead guilty. today, the first suggestion of a bay area parent taking a plea deal in the college admissions scandal rocking the nation. peter sartorio of menlo park intending to plead guilty, according to this motion. his attorney writing, sartorio, quote, intends to plead guilty to an information that the government has advised it will file prior to april 30th. sartorio allegedly paid $15,000 in cash for the college entrance exam cheating scheme for his daughter. appearing in court today, manuel and elizabeth enriquez of atherton. according to the criminal complaint, elizabeth, her daughter, and a procter diplomated after one exam that they had cheated and gotten away with it. they did not answer questions before being whisked away. also, bruce isaacson of hillsborough, whose daughter was a purported ucla soccer recruit, even tho

melanie, what do you think?ring was always going to be a weak spot for biden. he tried to tamp down the criticisms early by calling for her to apologize. clearly he's going to have to do more to put the controversy to bed. anita hill said she wasn't satisfied and a lot of people in the party are going to feel that this wasn't enough, this apology rings hollow. he had years to apologize, he only now is doing it. i don't know if that's a public apology or making part of his campaign platform focussed on combatting sexual assault, and he's going to have to do more. >> he swung and missed at that thing. 20 years to apologize. >> you don't want to start your campaign apologizing necessarily. it's always a tough question how to handle it. >> donald trump is president, apologizing he never does. that is not what american people are looking for in a president. >> that's right. but they also want to be able to draw a contrast between trump and biden and that's difficult to do when he has these sorts of things over with.

in the newsroom for the i-team, melanie woodrow, abc7 news. >> melanie, what kind of sentences can weabout for these parents? >> ama, the maximum is quite a bit. conspiracy to commit mail fraud, honest services mail fraud and conspiracy to commit moneylaundering all have a max of 20 years in prison along with three years of supervised release. conspiracy to defraud the united states, that's that isackson extra charge has a max of five of the charges also carry fines ranging from 250 to $500,000. all of that being said, it's not likely that these parents will get those max sentences. >> all right, melanie woodrow, thank you so much. and to learn more about the bay area families caught much the scandal, go to abc7news.com. >>> more shake-ups today at the white house from the secret service to homeland security, two more officials are stepping down. abc news reporter marci gonzalez is in washington. >> homeland security secretary kirstjen nielsen forced to step down, talking to reporters for the first time since handing in her resignation sunday. >> i spent the last 24 hours since yester

vigil lighting up the entire stadium to remember those who died during on the stock is down right melanie corrigible in thank you it's to greece now way proteus between migrants and me on the border with macedonia turned violent on saturday around two thousand migrants started demonstrating on the border three days to be let across false reports on line state restrictions on travel travel in europe have been lifted. thank you for a third day at the greek border with north macedonia rumors of an open border spread on social media and thousands of asylum seekers came. to live was your look your view of america and around america well the credit card was right the families are often from syria arriving in greece in two thousand and fifteen fleeing a bloody civil war they want to reach say for countries like germany. with no country but it's not like. greece's asylum system is overwhelmed the next available appointment self and years away those housing camps want to escape them we decide who goes abroad that you open or you know proceed to the border one must prove also the law is no problem

melanie?> ama and eric, most of the people we spoke to say they fist lea first learned of the fire when the plane landed, mostly through text messages from loved ones. as they were arriving here, people in belgian place, otherwise known as the french quarter of san francisco, were watching closely. the owner of cafe bastille was glued to the news before the lunch crowd rolled in, breaking only to message relatives in france and speak to us. >> this story is going down in flames. >> firefighters battling a massive blaze at notre dame cathedral as the world watched. >> it is the center of paris. sad for the whole country. >> french people arriving at san francisco international airport say they heard the news when their plane landed. >> someone in front of us said notre dame is in fire. >> pierre michel took his daughter to notre dame three months ago. >> she said she was shocked when she saw the fire. >> a sentiment shared by others as we showed them video of the spire falling. >> i didn't see

investigators have not said what the teens exact role in melanie's killing was we're still working the case. for anybody with any information to come forward she really botella told us at her daughter's funeral. she would not wish this crieff on anyone i wouldn't on mall, >>days after he help lay his cousin to rest jose nunez was also gunned down investigators say at this time both cases are considered unrelated jose's case is still unsolved the family stresses that both melanie and jose are innocent victims of gun violence. >>that was kay received reporting police say militants case is still open so additional arrests could come they're asking for the public's help. >>now to richmond more police are looking for the woman pictured right here officers say that she was caught on video using a pry bar to open a cluster of mailboxes in the lobby of the brickyard landing. police say the woman grabbed a large amount of mail and put it in her bag and she drove away in a 1993 ford explore with a license plate that you can see right there ca 3 e k p 0, 5, 7, oakland ce a large li to stop sidesh

ac7 news reporter melanie woodrow now with the story. >> melanie and michael carlston are still unpackings mother edith coleman created. these are some of her pieces they still have. >> looks like a volcano. >> they lost most in the tubbs fire. >> we lost about 500 of her original pieces. and that was and will always be devastating. >> one of those pieces, the carlstones jewish marriage certificate callman had made the couple filled with text and art. >> it was beautiful. >> beauty perhaps no one understands better than san rafael orderist anna abramson. >> my whole life is about them. >> the first one she ever made was for her own wedding, then friends started asking and soon she had a thriving business. >> it freezes that moment in time and reminds them day to day of the promises they made to each other. >> shortly after the fire, abramsome and her father were driving to calistoga when inspiration flourished. >> this must be incredibly painful to lose all your family heirlooms, and that is one i can replace for people. >> creating these katubas can take hours to days and she does it all

. >> melanie woodrow is live outside contraffia areneryone to get vaccinated. melanie? >> absolutely, ama and kristen. contra costa health officials say luckily there are no cases of measles here this year in the county. they are encouraging adults who are not certain whether or not they ever had that second dose, that second vaccination to go ahead and do so now. the measles, mumps and ruebbell vaccine needs to be stored in a refrigerator or freezer to maintain its effectiveness. here in contra costa county there are extra doses on hand outside of the clinics, this as the number of cases nationwide tops 700 this year. >> it's very alarming. >> contra costa health officer is encouraging parents to make sure their children are vaccinated at the 1-year-old mark, and again at five years old. >> the measles vaccine is very safe. it's very effective, and it's very important. >> for international travel with infant, health officials recommend an extra dose between six months and a year. that's in addition to the two doses later on. since two doses weren't always the standard,

melanie?ike other lawsuit against oakmont senior livi ofesiden anlymembers, what's several of the plaintiffs are staff members who were working at oakmont senior living the night of the fire. they say they were thrown under the bus, and that they did the best they could in the situation. almost a year and a half after the tubbs fire, rebuilding continues at oakmont senior living, where villa capri burned to the ground as elderly residents, some in wheelchairs and with dementia narrowly escaped. >> crazy. >> for the first time we're hearing from one of the care providers working that night. she was 8 1/2 months pregnant. >> i risked myself and my baby's life for them to -- >> family member kathy allen previously told abc7 news staff left, and that she and other family members rescued nearly all of the residents that night. holding her little girl, she is speaking out now because she is one of the plaintiffs filed against oaont sio livi, awsuitn employees and residents alleges oakmont senior liv

a so much to discuss melanie tell me what you you know your gut feeling is having heard from bilbo and then actually seen all the stuff which is coming out from this now the president says it's a big win but there's still plenty of questions to be answered. there are and it's clearly not the big win that either the president or his attorney general have tried to spin it to be mean it was quite shocking that bar went out there this morning and gave this press conference spinning their report for everybody before any of the reporters had had it or the american public had had a chance to look at it and now once we've seen it and it is more than four hundred pages so people are still digesting it it's clear that he was putting the most positive spin on everything and it wasn't accurate for example if there's a lot of reason to believe that the president was involved in obstruction of justice it's simply that mr moller did not believe he could prove obstruction of justice but that's an entirely different matter than whether or not he engaged in the kind of obstruction that could be an impea

melanie. >> the government indicted 16 additional parents. the government previously indicted two other bay area parents, all of this coming after other defendants in the case cut deals saying they'll bleed gl to the charges. a second super seeding indictment alleges 19 defendants conspired to commit mail and wire fraud as well as money laundering conspiracy. eight parents indicted are from the bay area, including amy and dr. gregory coburn from palo al toe. the coburns allegedly paid $25,000 for the college entrancy did y pay to get your child in school? >> eli manual. big mcglashen and marcy. >> are you and your spouse still laughing about it? was it worth every cent. >> reporter: they conspired to bribe them. in some cases both. some were athletics they didn't play. they also charge the parents with conspiring to launder the bribes through singer's purported charity and by transferring money from inside the united states the outside the states. five bay area parents said they would plead guilty. the isaacsons are the ontario parents who ha

for the i-team in the newsroom, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> and to much happier news, san jose sharks fans are getting into playoff mode. >> tonight the sharks will open the first round of the stanley cup playoffs against the las vegas golden knights at the s.a.p. center. prior to the game the sharks will host a free street rally from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. outside the s.a.p. center on autumn street. the puck drops at 7:30. tickets are still available on the sharks' website. the least expensive ticket costs $55. mike? >>> this weather in san jose, also if you're wearing one of those hockey jerseys you know how warm they can be. maybe dress in layers because temperatures will be around 70 during the afternoon hours dropping down to 57 by the end of the game. look at that, wall-to-wall sunshine. we have 53 in san ramone. 55 in antioch. everybody else mid to upper 40s. cooler this morning and you see mid to upper 40s in napa and santa rosa, hayward and los gatos. here is a look at your commute. the western span is dry. cool this morning but comfy for public transit. that small craft advi

melanie woodrow is outside on geary street with the cleanup and investigation. melan melanie? >> reporter: the all-day cleanup, i was just talking to one of these workers here. he said they're almost done and they've been out here all day. you can see them boarding up what had been the glass windows that were smashed. they then removed them. so far police have not released a suspect description, but there is surveillance video. >> workers successfully and safely removing a large pane of glass from st. laurent after someone drove in and took merchandise leaving a spare tire behind. >> an individual at 4:30 in the morning tried to back into the storefront three times and was successful on the third instance. several of their cameras captured multiple angles of the heist. video flood has given and seen to investigators. they aren't sharing it yet. >> if and when we need help from the community, we will release video when we need to. >> reporter: flood says it isn't the first time it's happened. they're considering hiring someone to monitor their 350 cameras overnight. >> honestly

now more from abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow. >> a sad day in the bay area, man, and all up and down the west t. 106.1. >> tributes to nipsey hussle 10. the southern california rapper's influence traveling all the way up the coast. >> everybody shared a respect for him. >> the guy was about buying back the block. >> investing financially ander in genetically in his community, much like stanley cox, best known as rapper mr. fab who has his own store in oakland, dope era. >> me and nipsey have been friends for a couple of years. for a man to young to be so heavily involved in those things of that nature is another reason he will be far more respected outside of just being a rapper and entrepreneur. and most of all the pride he took in being a father and a parent. >> it's a spried pride he shared with steph curry, who is also a dad. as the two got to know each other during an episode of curry's web series, five minutes from home with steph curry. >> when i knew i was going to be father, my life wasn't secure at that point. but in hindsight, that's probably the best thing i did is h

molly hooper and melanie from politico. let's get to the threats and the actions the president and his administration have taken on immigration. from trying daca protections and birthright citizenship, and tighten the border. is this what his base wants to hear? is that why the president keeps repeating these threats? >> yeah. it's exactly what his base wants to hear. it's not always what his own republican party wants to hear. just this week with the threat to close the border, created so many headaches in the republican party. i think it really reflects a sense that, trump thinks this is a political winner for him. he will keep talking about this no matter what. they wanted to talk about the economy, republicans did, in the last election. but trump was talking about immigration in 2020. and the way he laid out the policies he tried to push forward to, reflect how he is struggling and frustrated not able to implement his own agenda. >> do you agree this is what the 2020 trumpian campaign will be all about? he won it in 201

correspondent melanie core of the ball is in the capital khartoum where she spoke to some of the demonstrators all over. the. bank when it didn't like in the streets of cotton nothing is still working and the greatest gift in the capital gets around it by trying for the. speed to send her a treat on the way from the stage is the actual fact he's been found and he did leave next not bring everyone. stimulation across the generations is the overwhelming sound you hear all over town nevertheless people here in sudan people insisting that fight isn't over just yet melissa a lot of the people's demands have not been met yet that's why we still come here come old wife and i'll get iris and i'm going to remain here until the regime actually falls. you know everybody here as united as the people give you a sense of comfort when you sitting here that there is no fear. these people will only be satisfied when the regime steps down completely and power was handed to a civilian transitional government. is an incredibly well organized and cheerful protest we are witnessing here but clementine is doing secu

. >> melanie woodrow is live outside contraffia areneryone to get vaccinated. melanie?y, ama and kristen. contra costa health officials say luckily there are no cases of measles here this year in the county. they are encouraging adults who are not certain whether or not they ever had that second dose, that second vaccination to go ahead and do so now. the measles, mumps and ruebbell vaccine needs to be stored in a refrigerator or freezer to maintain its effectiveness. here in contra costa county there are extra doses on hand outside of the clinics, this as the number of cases nationwide tops 700 this year. >> it's very alarming. >> contra costa health officer is encouraging parents to make sure the

melanie? >> ama and dan, peter sartorio of menlo park is the first bay area parent to take a deal.ntends to plea guilty. he wasn't in court today, but many other well-known parents were. >> lori, are you fighting -- >> reporter: actress lori loughlin smiling as she walked into court, people screaming. >> lori, lori, lori, lori, pay for my tuition, lori! >> reporter: and holding signs that said the same thing. "please pay for my tuition, after you get out of prison, of course." loughlin wasn't smiling when she left court, and neither was actress felicity huffman. >> get out of the way. get out of the way. >> reporter: also appearing today, bay area parents including manuel and elizabeth enriquez of atherton. according to the criminal complaint, elizabeth, her daughter, and a procter gloated after one examine that they had cheated and gotten away with it. they did not answer questions before being whisked away. also, bruce isaacson of hillsborough, whose daughter was a purported ucla soccer recruit, even though the soccer team she claims she was team captain of says she never said fo

downie led going into the floor routine, but was eventually pipped in the final discipline by france's melaniehed gold. angelina melnikova of russia was third. afterwards downie wasn't disheartened by her second place i'm actually ecstatic! coming in yesterday, i honestly didn't think i would get that, so. i was so close to third but it does mean such the same so to third but it does mean such the same so i'm to come second and i was so same so i'm to come second and i was so close, i'm over the moon. now in the early hours of tomorrow morning, manchester's anthony crolla faces a huge task — when he takes on vasyl lomachenko in new york for his wbo and wba lightweight titles. a victory for crolla against the ukrainian would be viewed as a major shock — lomachenko is the ‘66 to 1 on' favorite with some bookmakers. crolla though says that motivates him to pull off — what he believes — would be the biggest upset in british boxing history. iamas i am as ready as i'll ever be, without a doubt. i know the challenge of the size of the challenge, i prepared the best you possibly can. i am out there wi

ethnic and moderate hutus who were killed in a span of just one hundred days we have more from de melanie. who's at the ceremony . remember you night i knew where this theme runs have started a three month period of coming ration of the nine hundred ninety four genocide on april seventh twenty five years ago government soldiers and what a militia commenced a systematic killing campaign which wiped out close to a million runs mostly to see today the country has come together to pay tribute to the lives lost by behind me in their godly convention center the main commemoration event has taken place in a solemn setting artists performed songs in the honor of the victims survivors had haunted testimonies take a look. now as to remember the ethnic violence that left hundreds of thousands dead. thank you for paying respect to the victims of the genocide against your accidents is now going believe invited just label for member. of course who is a million people are buried here at the g.o.c. memorial site in kigali. two militias began their campaign to write pound around as minority ethnic tutsi p

tutsi and moderate hutus who were murdered in the one hundred day killing spree we have more from melanie cleared of all who is at that ceremony remember the night i knew where this theme runs have started a three month period of coming ration of the nine hundred ninety four genocide on april seventh twenty five years ago government soldiers and went to militia commenced a systematic killing campaign which wiped out close to a million rundowns most to see today the country has come together to pay tribute to the lives lost. now it's to remember the ethnic violence that left hundreds of thousands dead. thank you for paying respect to the victims of the genocide against your accident says you are now going to be invited to just label for members. of cool she was a million people buried here at the d.m.z. memorial site in kigali. two militias began that campaign to high powered around as minority ethnic tutsi population on april the seventh nine hundred ninety four the day after the assassination of the country's hutu president the killings lasted until current president paul kagame a legit

brighten up the entire stadium in honor of those who lost their lives in rwanda stockist ok that's melanie corrigible reporting from golly i think now to some of the other stories making news around the world israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu has one is to begin an exchange jewish settlements in occupied west bank if reelected the policy turnaround has been seen as a last minute bid to rally right wing supporters ahead of next week's election idea is national or the statement odd viewed as illegal. in venezuela a rival political factions are taking to the streets as the power struggle intensifies between anti-government and loyalist faction opposition leader one urged his supporters to maintain pressure on president nicolas maduro and anger is mounting over the collapse of public services and repeated power outages across the country. it's to greece now way of protests between migrants and east of the border with north macedonia turned violent on saturday around two thousand migrants started demonstrating on the border three days ago demanding to be let across false reports online

brighten up the entire stadium in honor of those who lost their lives in rwanda stockist out ok that's melanie. reporting from thank you. now to some of the other stories making news around the israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu has promised to begin an exchange jewish settlements in the occupied west bank if we elect it the policy turnaround is being seen as a last minute to ready breitling support is ahead of next week's election and the international or the settlements all viewed as illegal in venezuela that rival political factions are taking to the streets as the power struggle intensifies between anti-government and growing this factions opposition leader won by joe urged his supporters to maintain pressure on his nicolas maduro and and there is mounting over the connects of public services and the peace of power outages across the country. the united nations security council has called on militias closing in on the libyan capital tripoli to halt their advance the militias commanded by a walled old called khalifa haftar have started to lose men in clashes with fighters for the un

the tutsi and moderate hutus who were killed in a span of just one hundred days we have more from melanie. who's at that ceremony remember unite or knew where this theme runs have started a three month period of coming ration of the nine hundred ninety four genocide on april seventh twenty five years ago government soldiers and what to militia commenced a systematic killing campaign which wiped out close to a million runs most to see today the country has come together to pay tribute to the lives lost by behind me in that gandhi convention center the main come aeration event has taken place in a solemn setting on to perform songs in the honor of the victims of us had twenty testimonies taken that. i became a writer. i have a start. me my first born. two months old now. i'm growing up now. i think you will come back. here in montana been made by representatives of the african union as well as all clergy who spoke on behalf of the european union. you just open the way for who know. what human confiscated you just. got to come to a coworker to go to. president paul kagame it also addressed f

ran buy melanie says faith leaders from many back grounds will meet. >> religious minorities are being targeted in a variety of ways. >> reporter: the attack near san diego happened on the last day of the jewish holiday of passover and comes six months to the day after the attack on the tree of life synagogue in pittsburgh. a gunman killed 11 in that attack. marianne favro, nbc bay area news. >> president trump expressed sympathy to those affected by the synagogue shooting at the beginning of a rally yesterday in wisconsin. >> our entire nation mourns the loss of life, prays for the wounded, and stands in solidarity with the jewish community. we forcefully condemn the evil of saepbt essential teufpl and hate, which must be defeated. just happen. must be defeated. >> vice president mike pence tweeted he condemns the aing ta. >>> the fbi has opened a federal hate crime investigation into the driver who plowed into a crowd of people in sunnyvale. the 34-year-old army vet is accused of driving into a crowd of people tuesday night. eight people were injured, including children and adults. a

. >> here at the congregation, rabbi melanie aaron said faith leaders from many backgrounds will meet. >> particularly religious minorities who are being targeted in a variety of ways. last day of the jewish holiday ef pasve six months of life synagogue in pittsburgh. a gunman killed 11 in that attack. on monday rabbi aron and others will urge lawmakers to do more to reduce gun violence. live in los gatos, nbc bay area news. >> thanks very much. president trump expressed sympathy at the beginning of a rally in wisconsin tonight. >> our entire nation mourns the loss of life and prays for the wounded and stands in solidarity with the jewish community. we forcefully condemn the evil of anti-semitism and hate which must be defeated. it just happened. must be defeated. >> vice president pence also>> g into a crowd of people in sunnyvale. it happened on tuesday and left eight people injured. some of them children. the 34-year-old army veteran drove into the crowd because he thought some of them were muslim. isaiah peoples is held without bail at the santa clara county jail. the counsel on a

your correspondent melanie current about was in the capital khartoum where she spoke to some of the demonstrators. what. they called it is sit in but in the streets of khartoum nothing is still working and the greatest in the capital gets around it by trying to keep the. peace to send a tree on the face of the stages i grew up reading history songs in the cities like not praying everywhere. to be nice and cross the generations is the overwhelming sound you hear all over town nevertheless people into done people insisting that fight isn't over just yet. the lot of the people's demands have not been met yet that's why business come here i've come all the way from el good on earth and i'm going to remain here until the regime actually falls. and everybody here is united as the people give you a sense of comfort when you sitting here that there is no fear. these people will only be said to spike when the regime steps down completely and power is handed to a civilian transitional government. in. incredibly well organized in cheerful protest we are witnessing here but clementine is doing security check

melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> follow the fallout and learn about the bay area parents accused in thetailed coverage on our website, abc7news.com. >>> attorney general william barr was pressed on the mueller report today. last month robert mueller ended his nearly two-year investigation into russian election medaling and possible collusion. he outlined his main conclusions. >> all we have is your four-page summary which seems to cherry pick from the report. to draw the most favorable conclusion possible for the president. >> i tried to use as much of the special counsel's own language as i could. they were just stating the bottom line conclusions. >> he said the report does not conclude the president committed a crime, but it also doesn't exonerate him. barr says he will release a redacted version within a week. >> i do think it's important that the public have an opportunity to learn the results of the special counsel's work. >> barr will be back on capitol hill tomorrow and will answer more questions from congress next month after the report is released. >> meantime congress demande

melanie: that is a lot. say, thank you for having here. i'm excited about the initiative for one reason if not others. it has engendered more conversation that i've heard in years about this topic. i did not think many of us expected this to happen at this point in time with this administration. i think that is terrific. now the hard part is how we make it work. we have done the easy part. know,k the easy part, you we have not done it perfectly but the easy part is behind us. this is going to be harder. this is going to be more expensive. this is going to be more frustrating. when i look at this from sitting in georgia, the state was among states the highest new hiv diagnosis. it can feel overwhelming, and yet, i think there is a real opportunity to have concrete plans. so what we did in full county, , metros largest county atlanta, several years ago, was to capitalize on a little bit of political will that came from the county commissioners when we said this is a terrible situation. we presented data and they said what should we do? we sa

for i-team, melanie woodrow, abc7 news. >> the information on our website, list of local parents involved. abc7news.com. >>> cost of living in san francisco has forced a beloved restaurant to permanently close. cafe opened on "a" street 18 years ago, owners say unable to pay wages needed to live in san francisco. adjoining wine shop will stay open. >> sushi restaurant also closed. blowfish sushi to sidie for in e mission closed. will focus on three ramen restaurants. >>> i'm amanda del castillo, they're back, hundreds of four-legged workers helping with weeds in the south bay. >>> car break-ins, most common crime in san francisco. one car could help change that. >>> is your home prepared for the big one? app revealing what is underneath the pavement. >>> "jimmy kimmel live." >> tonight is night of many avengers. >> you're not in that clip. >> i enjoyed it anyway. >> does that mean something bad did you know comcast business goes beyond fast with a gig-speed network. complete internet reliability. advanced voice solutions. wifi to keep everyone connected. video monitoring. that's huge. did

melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> a halt on high-capacity ammunition magazines in california at least for now. a federal judge made the decision today giving state officials to appeal the order that would allow the sale for the first time in nearly 20 years. high ks pawty magazines can hold more than ten bullets. >>> in the north bay, a massive apartment fire in santa rosa sent residents scrambling for safety. some jumped off car ports to escape the smoke and flaims. the fire broke out around 7:00 last night and quickly sent smoke billowing in the hallways on west steel lane. one dad escaped by scurrying down a tree and handing off his toddler son to people below. >> when we arrived on scene we had reports of people on balconies dropping from carports and firefighters placing ladders all around the building helping rescue people. >> i grabbed my laptop and i went back to the stairwell and it was completely black with smoke. scary. >> four people were injured, but no one went to the hospital. fire fl os say 70 of the buildings 140 residents are now displaced and could be for a few week

to melanie's eyes, andrea wasn't pushing hemy away at all. >> what i saw is that andrea wanted hemy andd him on, going out of town with him, holding hands with him, and eventually, from what i'm told from hemy, actually having sex with him. >> on the stand, andrea was adamant that a trip she and hemy took to england in september was strictly business, even though their itinerary included plans to see a play and hit a nightclub. >> we did not go to the dance club. in fact, we did not do any of the things that are insinuated that we did on that itinerary. >> but jurors heard evidence that andrea and hemy did go dancing on their last trip together to greenville, south carolina, a month before rusty sneiderman was killed. the bar maid at the dance club testified that she saw public displays of affection that would have justified the taunt of, "get a room." >> he was spinning her around and they were groping each other. >> did you see the parties kiss? >> yes, i did. >> how many times? >> i would say about three times. >> did you see the female push the male away? >> no. on one occasion, she

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melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> melanie, thank you. in the east bay, a man is under arrest for allegedly assaulting one woman and planning to kidnap and sexually assault several more. police have arrested mac owen crusoe. incidents in several cities led to his arrest at his home in newark. back on march 26th, a woman called 911 saying she was walking to her home in walnut creek when a man assaulted her with a stun gun. she fought him off. later that day, fremont police were alerted to some discarded suspicious items. they include plans for and means to kidnap and sexually assault women. investigators linked the two incidents and identified crusoe as their suspect. >>> experts have confirmed it's a gray whale that was found dead today along the san pablo bay shoreline near rodeo. sky 7 flew over the whale around 10:00 this morning. this is now the third gray whale that has died in san francisco bay this year. the marine mammal center is teaming up with other scientists to figure out a cause of death. eric thomas has a closer look at wha

laura: a brief time ago, i spoke with melanie, congress reporter for politico.ak of goodwill and harmony between the president and mocrats over infrastructure? >> i think it reflects the fact that both sides want to get something done on infrastructure. and not just because they lo the roads and bridges, but because for democrats, they need to prove they can work across party lines, that they can legislate and get something done even while they are investigating the president. for president trump, this is an opportunity for him to fulfill a key campaign promise that he has yet to fulfill on heading into 2020. i think that is what was underlining the bipartisanship we saw. .ere was a lot of good we -- goodwill. the president even offered nancy pelosi some tic tacs which she took. it was a cordial and productive meeting. laura: the crunch comes in three weeks time when they will go e to talkhe white ho about how to pay for this. how complicated is that going to be? >> this is something that has long evaded washington. there is bipartisan agreement about the need t

a so much to discuss melanie tell me what you you know your gut feeling is having heard from bill by and then actually seen or all the stuff which is coming out from this now the president says it's a big win but there's still plenty of questions to be answered. there are and it's clearly not the big win that either the president or his attorney general have tried to spin it to be mean it was quite shocking that bar went out there this morning and gave this press conference spinning their report for everybody before any of the reporters had had it or the american public had had a chance to look at it and now once we've seen it and it is more than four hundred pages so people are still.

melanie corrida ball reporting there well thousands of people in sudan have taken to the streets of the capital khartoum and elsewhere demanding the resignation of president omar al bashir the country has seen sustained protests against bushehr and his national congress party since mid december he has so far refused to step down and the protesters have urged the military to side with them in their bid to oust the president. they're shouting freedom whilst they march to the city center. the sudanese opposition has been growing and protesters say they continue to gain allies. and i'm only here in front of the sudanese army's headquarters. even the army is on the side of the revolution because it's peaceful. so far the military has not intervened. whether that's a sign of approval remains unclear but soldiers do not seem to consider the protesters a threat for a second day crowds called for president omar al bashir to resign they say his nearly three decades in power have brought suit down to the brink of ruin. the corrupt have said they will rule this country forever and that they will sc

problems people with the condition are also often ostracized by their communities and our reporter melanie korda ball visited a school in kisumu where children are being trained to help each other combat this condition follow. jury to a patch deal loves going to school the best part is being able to concentrate on her lessons but that wasn't always the case the twelve year old's feed used to be full of diggers tiny sand fleas there virus into people's bath flesh causing burning painful lesions. terrible i couldn't play i couldn't jump i stretch myself mostly at night for a long time you know all the tools. of the children at this primary school in kisumu county still suffer from the minute parasite constant itching and severe pain makes it difficult for the infected students to walk and impossible for them to concentrate in class untreated figures can lead to deform claims gang green and fatal tetanus infections jiggers are a widespread but neglected health problem in africa official figures are hard to come by in the schools here in consumer almost a third of pupils unfactored with figure

and melanie credible talks with him in the capital. for thirty two year old muhammad this is history in the making has been documented the sudanese uprising since it started in the summer today he's taking pictures of the incoming caravans joining the demonstrators in front of the army headquarters in the capital have to. assume the. pictures of the coming generations the suffering experienced by people in my photos should not be forgotten. when we talk to the streets we were just calling for our rights we should not have been met with some of the violence we see in the pictures of the sort. at the heart of the protest area mohammad displays his photos for his fellow students. in many ways the ongoing fit and has become a microcosm of what the people here want their sudan to be walking around you can feel the pride they have not only in reclaiming public space but also their freedom gatherings like this would not have been possible under the old regime. a larger art movement has emerged from the uprising even this billboard has taken o

and melanie cured of all talked with him in the capital. for thirty two year old humbug. this is history in the making has been documented the sudanese uprising since it started in the summer and today he's taking pictures of the incoming caravans joining demonstrators in front of the army headquarters in the capital shoved. my pictures of for the coming generations the suffering experienced by people in my photos should not be forgotten. when we talk to the streets we were just calling for our rights we should not have been met with some of the violence we see in the pictures of the store. at the heart of the protest area mohammad displays his photos for his fellow students. in many ways the ongoing fit in has become a microcosm of what the people here want their student to be walking around you can feel the pride they have not only in reclaiming public space but also their freedom gatherings like this would not have been possible under the old regime. a larger art movement has emerged from the uprising even this billboard has taken on new meaning protesters have hung cl

melanie, the president's approval rating is down to 45% in ohio. is ohio in play? >> absolutely.n be. and that is exactly what democrats are hoping for. especially with signs that the economy could be slowing down. that is another thing you'll see a lot of the democratic candidates seizing on, is the economy and the jobs. and obviously the other issue right now, on a lot of people's minds is the border. the threats to close down the border could have a huge impact on trade, economy, jobs. so i think you could expect candidates to try to seize on that as well. >> that is what they're hoping for. and in the meantime, the president is hoping to seize on the jewish vote. if we could pop up that shot to keep an eye on it, taking place in las vegas. the president is speaking to republican jewish lobbying group and just made it on to the stage about to speak. he has not slept. this is going to be the president unfiltered. take a listen. >> what a great day. thank you, norm, for that wonderful introduction and for your leadership of this truly tremendous organization. so many frernds. i