melanie woodrow is in the newsroom with the story. melanie? >> dan and ama, san jose police also assisted the department of homeland security with the raid. one of the big questions tonight is whether officials in that city shared the same sentiment as those in santa cruz. a lieutenant with the daly city police department say they executed a search warrant here on rio verde street after department of homeland security asked them to help them. approximately 12 people were located inside a residence of interest. the investigation was then turned over to the department of homeland security. meantime, in santa cruz, the police chief slammed the department of homeland security, saying that the arrests in that city were part of an i.c.e. secret immigration raid. at a city council meeting last week, residents expressed concerns that that was the case. >> the department of homeland security, unbeknownst to us acted outside the scope of this operation and had detained and removed a number of individuals from various locations based upon their immigrati

melanie woodrow, abc7 news. >>> you can track it all with the abc7 news app. as we look at the san mateo bridge there. you can get instant updates any time for the forecast in your neighborhood. >>> this one really takes the cake. unbelievable. union city police are looking for a suspect in an outrageous girl scout cookie armed robbery. a young man approached a mother and her 12-year-old daughter on decoto road yesterday at the safe way. he asked a couple minutes and then returned with a gun and robbed them from an undisclosed amount of money from the cookie sale. can you believe somebody pulled a gun on the girl scouts? >> no. >>> it's almost valentine's day. if you like candy but worry about the calories, there's a way to indulge without the guilt. >> that's right. 7 on your side michael finney is here with us. >> this made me feel pretty good. >> yeah. >> normally these things -- this one is pretty good. if you're really tempted to buy candy, how much can you buy before it's too much? consumer reports checked out what 100-calorie servings look like. it's ne

live in san francisco, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> okay, melanie, thanks so much. >>> ivanka trump and the impact of a bay area led boycott. the first daughter attends a white house business meeting and we look at the political muscle affecting her bottom line. >>> snap files its ipo papers and solves one of the most tantalizing mysteries in tech. >>> wired for sound. turns out there's a reason people can't stand things like whistling tea kettles and people slurping their soup. >>> i've got free tickets to a comedy show and pancakes. i'm >>> one day after nordstrom's said it was cutting ivanka trump's clothing line, the last of the items are marked down in what some are calling a fire sale. this afternoon the few shoes available online are selling for 40% off the original price. a spokesperson for ivanka trump's line says nordstrom's still has her products. as abc 7 news reporter explains, the whole thing as prompted by a bay area boycott called grab your wallet. >> reporter: nordstrom and neiman marcus are dropping the ivanka trump brand. neiman is announcing it will no longer be

in petaluma, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> federal agents raided a house in san francisco in search of illegal drugs. abc 7 was in the outer sunset as drug enforcement agents looked over evidence seize t from a home on 22nd avenue. one person was detained. dea agents in protective gear entered and exited the house. >>> odion is receiving a fine for not giving customers what they paid for. it served customers tilapia when they had ordered petrale sole, the more expensive cut of fish. this went on from october 2015 to march 2016. they've been ordered to pay $120,000 in fines and restitution. >>> there's a new effort to extend last call at bars and restaurants in california. state senator scott weiner introduced legislation that would allow alcohol service as late as 4:00 a.m. businesses would still have to get the proper businesses and approval. some bars say it would significantly help business but the director of the nonprofit alcohol justice told the chronicle the bill prioritizes alcohol revenue over public safety. >>> it's been a good year for air travelers. >> absolutely. but yo

. >> melanie woodrow is live outside the school with reaction. melanie? >> reporter: kristen and dan, you can imagine how scary this was, especially for the younger kids and their parents here at the charter school. administrators at both schools say they were in constant contact with police. students and faculty at bishop o'dowd high school and the charter school of oakland found themselves in the middle of a standoff between oakland police and a man armed with a rifle and scope. >> you know, it was a nerve-racking situation. >> yeah, i had a split second there where i thought i hope, i just hope nothing happens here. >> i mean it's really frightening. >> reporter: marilyn was at the charter school with her 5 and 7-year-old's daughters when the school's director got a call from police saying first to lock down and five minutes later to evacuate the school. >> are we hearing you correctly, you really wanting us to leave? they said yes, and they even told us what directon to go. >> reporter: as these small students headed south, police gave bishop o'dowd h

melanie woodrow is there live with the story tonight. melanie. >> reporter: dan and ama, luckily, nobody secured. it's been a real mess here since saturday night. this sort of yellowish house. this is where the tree fell from are. this property here. this homeowner is not around today, but his neighbor tells me that he was actually in san francisco saturday night, so he wasn't home. he's okay, but you can see the tree fell into a truck and that blue home, the woman that lives there, she was around saturday night. luckily she wasn't injured and, boy, is she taking all of this in stride. these aren't the home improvements bridget mortimer had in mind when she moved in. >> everybody told me i had to downsize. what a way to do it. >> reporter: originally from ireland, most recently tau he, lily and emma had a hunch something was up saturday night. >> all night long, they palsed up and down the house barking, just barking all night long. >> reporter: sometime during the night there was a rumbling sound. >> it was like a heavy truck going down

melanie woodrow. >>> a fixture in the east bay is closing its doors. the owner says protests like this one have become too much. >>> plus a helping hand comes from a surprising source for people forced out by a fire in san francisco's chinatown. >>> 14 miles across an ice shelf. why a research base was forced to ski to safety. >>> and we are keeping a very close eye on live doppler 7 as anything with a screen is a tv. stream 130 live channels, plus 40,000 on demand tv shows and movies, all on the go. you can even download from your x1 dvr and watch it offline. only xfinity gives you more to stream to any screen. download the xfinity tv app today. >>> tomorrow morning the senate is expected to vote on confirming betsy devos as secretary of education. right now to protest the pick and build support against her, democrats are holdings the senate floor. they plan to be there overnight. you're looking at senator kamala harris who joined the fight just minutes ago on the senate floor. right now devos will win the nomination if democrats don't convince one mo

. >> melanie woodrow found members who left and one who stayed. >> their perspectives on all of this. >> the commission is basically a liaison between the asian-american and pacific islander community and the government. the commissioners who remain say they want to see projects underway to completion. those who have resigned say the lines of communication between the commission and the president are closed. >> of 20 commissioners, 16 have now resigned. 6 resigned when president trump was elected. 10 more yesterday. including the now former chair. >> we were told that there is basically no way to communicate information to the president unless it's con grew end with his policies. >> policies dr. winn says he and other commissioners do not support. >> the most substantial border security measures in a generati generation. we've ordered a crackdown on sanctuary cities that refuse to comply with health care law. >> 2 million asian-americans didn't have health insurance before. >> the closed line of communication to mr. trump is the reason they resigned. >> it gives you pause. the goal is

melanie woodrow has the story. >> reporter: you can see the questionable freight cars in shellville.rying liquid petroleum gas. >> it's instructive to a tourist economy, to the businesses that operate there, to agricultural folks. >> these cars are proven to be safe when any accidents that have happened with them have happened because of high speed derailments. >> that difference of opinion came to a head today during a public hearing with standing room only. as the rail transit district prepared to vote on a new agreement, with the north coast rail authority. >> i think you should think very carefully about what you're doing. >> several months ago, the excitement from rail service came to a screeching halt when the rail transit district became aware of an unwanted guest on the tracks. >> it was an issue because we hadn't been notified they were going to show up. >> per the agreement which passed unanimously today, despite public dissent, smart along with local responding agencies will be notified about the freight cars location. the north coast railroad authority will assume the ris

melanie woodrow, "abc7 news." >>> new problems in the syracuse mountains.c7 news" learned that part of san jose road is closed indefinitely. >> these are new pictures of the unstable roadbed between olson road and mya ridge. >>> meanwhile, residents near a damaged part of skyline boulevard say people coming to check out that wiped road are causing damage to another essential road. the group of residents near black road are even asking drivers to turn around. david louie is live on black road with the story tonight. david? >> reporter: you can see black road is only two lanes and in some sections where there's been some damage caused by mudslides or cracks in the pavement, it's down to one lane. that's what has caused some local residents to take the steps of shoeing away people if their only purpose is to see the damage on highway 135. the washout has become a tourist te destination. ods are drivers will encounter some local residents asking them to turn around. their concern is black road is getting clogged by the volume of traffic. >> it is our only way o

melanie woodrow, "abc7 news." >>> new at 6:00, the list of california's safest cities is out. imperial in southern california is ranked number one. the city of 17,000 had just five violent crimes in 2016. foster city at number eight. the survey by the national council of home safety and security is based on 2016 fbi crime statistics. >>> happening now, michael finney is live in san jose at james lake hospital with a team of experts answering questions about flood damage. he's going to be there until 7:00 p.m. if you can't make it in person, you can ask questions for yourself or on behalf of a friend on social media with the #askfinney. >>> live doppler 7 hd, looking at a few clouds gathering, ahead of some cold showers headed our way. those showers are a little north of us right now, up in the northwest corner. you can see that they're cold showers because the rain is mixed in with snow in the higher elevations and that's what is coming our way. a winter weather advisory in effect from 10:00 to 4 a.m. monday. looking out over the bay under partly cloudy skies, 50 degrees right

with more, here's melanie woodrow. >> a box of dogs was dropped off at the san jose animal shelter. one another warm. >> we have had a population of animals that we suspect have been displaced because of fences down, the weather impacting them. >> stacy danes is the shelter manager. >> this little kitty was in the river. >> there's hope someone will recognize these eyes. >> she's a stray, we don't know if she has an owner. >> this dog could also be a stray. shelter employees aren't sure, because the dog isn't micro chipped. others have been. >> this is one dog right here that was displaced from the storm. >> making for happy reunions. >> utter relief. they're so relieved. >> the shelter is caring for dogs who may need a few days to get back on their feet. larger animals like these horses have also been impacted by the flooding. san francisco is monitoring the situation involving approximately 28 horses. >> at some point there is a risk. if they're not eating, not drinking enough water. because the water is possibly contaminated, at some point you're going to worry about their health

melanie woodrow, "abc7 news." >>> new problems in the syracuse mountains. "abc7 news" learned that part of san jose road is closed indefinitely. >> these are new pictures of the unstable roadbed between olson road and mya ridge. >>> meanwhile, residents near a damaged part of skyline boulevard say people coming to check out that wiped road are causg damage to another essential road. the group of residents near black road are even asking drivers to turn around. david louie is live on black road with the story tonight. david? >> reporter: you can see black road is only two lanes and in some sections where there's been some damage caused by mudslides or cracks in the pavement, it's down to one lane. that's what has caused some local residents to take the steps of shoeing away people if their only purpose is to see the damage on highway 135. the washout has become a tourist te destination. ods areencounter some local residents asking them to turn around. their concern is black road is getting clogged by the volume of traffic. >> it is our only way out, because

melanie woodrow, "abc7 news." >>> new at 6:00, the list of california's safest cities is out. imperial in southern california is ranked number one. the city of 17,000 had just five violent crimes in 2016. foster city at number eight. the survey by the national council of home safety and security is based on 2016 fbi crime statistics. >>> happening now, michael finney is live in san jose at james lake hospital with a team of experts answering questions about flood damage. he's going to be there until 7:00 p.m. if you can't make it in person, you can ask questions for yourself or on behalf of a friend on social media with the #askfinney. >>> live doppler 7 hd, looking at a few clouds gathering, ahead of some cold showers headed our way. those showers are a little north of us right now, up in the northwest corner. you can see that they're cold showers because the rain is mixed in with snow in the higher elevations and that's what is coming our way. a winter weather advisory in effect from 10:00 to 4 a.m. monday. looking out over the bay under partly cloudy skies, 50 degrees right

. >> melanie woodrow shows you how they're handling it. >> napa county flooding provided spectaculart napa creek where a park bench disappeared in the water. and the concrete dam spill way. >> you don't see this every day, that's for sure. >> a lot of water that these residents say napa county needs. many of them stopped to take pictures and video at the spill way today. >> we're willing to endure that for all the water that we're getting which we sorely need in the state. >> with the water comes mudslides like this one. >> there's a massive landslide, trees down, power lines down. pg&e is up there. >> these employees seemed outsized by the wall of mud, trees and debris. >> in the city of napa, precautions are in place like this flood gate. >> it's nice to see all our tax dollars actually working on a great project many. >> despite the soggy day in napa county, the river was expected to stay below flood stage. in napa county, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> travelers at san francisco international airport got hit with a double whammy today. the board says it all line after line of c

here's abc 7 news reporter, melanie woodrow. >> on the porch of her new home sandra vega said it took several moves to find what felt right. >> we needed a quiet place because the story was so loud. >> that story unfolding one year ago today, just after 4:30 a.m., gus vegas intervened in a domestic dispute involving his daughter and grandson's father, and it cost him his life. >> it was not just your average murder. there was so much to it because of where it happened, and who, you know, who it was. >> sandra says she considered robert vega her son. she says she forgave him immediately afterwards. his trial is scheduled for may. sandra said she has seen him in court and spoken to him on the phone. >> he told me he loved me and he loved -- you know, i love pops. i just told him, i forgive you and love you. >> officer vaga worked as a police officer and detective in several units, including homicide. at home he was a family man, a father to ten children and twice as many grandchildren. >> it has changed all of our lives so much. >> sandra says it's hardest on his daughter who was in the

melanie woodrow was on scene as it happened and has new details on the case. >> reporter: san franciscoriff's deputy april myers is accused of disposing a firearm to give it to a convicted felon. this man, antwon fouler who she allegedly had an intimate relationship with in the county jail. >> she did not give it to him. >> according to the complaint, she gave it to myers during an alleged burglary after he was released. myers was questioned on the case. >> it's reliable and it's not something that someone should be convicted of. >> reporter: yesterday, fbi agents, san francisco police officers and san francisco district attorney's office investigators served a search warrant at myer's home. according to the complaint, they found several items myers claimed had been stolen, myers is also facing multiple charges filing a $60,000 insurance claim after the alleged burglary. investigators say they found the alleged weapon in fowler's car, he initially denied having it, then told investigators that myers gave it to him with $2500 to get rid of it because it was fired in myers home in an inci

melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> we have much more ahead for you on this monday night. coming up, after all this rain, why is california still officially in a drought zm. >> also, with all the water, something has to give. how bay area communities are dealing with the moungting problem. >>> and drew tomb ma is track ♪ ♪ jon batiste has mastered new ways to play old classics. with chase atms, he can master new ways to deposit checks too. easy to use chase technology for whatever you're trying to master. >>> the relendless rain is starting to take its toll on the bay area, especially counties that have had major damage already. >> reporter: the rain is far from over, across the bay area, counties are already in a hole. when it comes to repairing and paying for storm damage. >> before $18 million in damage so far county wide. >> contra costa supervisors recently added their name to the growing list of counties seeking federal funding by declaring a local state of emergency. that's thanks to storm damage like this giant sinkhole near pinal. >> does this start to reveal prob

melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> a man was caught on camera stealing an atm in the north bay. san rafael police shared this video from the marin airport around anderson drive. you see a man wearing a tan hooded sweatshirt pull a rope or cable into the building. then the atm was being dragged out right there by a lexus suv. check out all the damage outside of the building. a ramp and staircase were ripped off their foundation. police found the atm around 11:00 this morning in richmond. >>> ten days ago we watched a fire truck fall off the edge of a freeway that was washed away in the heavy storms. remember that? new at 6:00 tonight, we're hearing from the firefighters. the truck was on interstate nero owe no one was in the truck when it fell. we're finding out that the firefighters heard and saw remarkable things just before the crash. >> my first instinct, i thought our back tire blew and we were fishtailing off of the road. >> it was violent scraping, grinding and when we hit the other end, it was a violent jolt. >> that's when i looked out the window and saw the rushing wate

in walnut creek, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> to developing news now. a three-day ordeal is over tonight for evacuees living near the oroville dam. butte county officials lifted the evacuation order for nearly 200,000 people in the oroville area south of chico. we learned a short time ago that fema approved governor brown's request for federal assistance with the flooding threat. officials say the damaged main spillway has been stable for days. they've drained enough of the lake behind the dam so the damaged emergency spillway wouldn't be needed. >> we're continuing to make significant gains in removing water from the reservoir, which drops the water surface el further reducing the risk. >> people in the area are urged to remain vigilant and remain under an evacuation warning. residents began heading home as soon as they heard the order lifted. laura anthony was with one of those families when they got the word and joins us now from downtown oroville. lau laura? >> reporter: a lot of these families didn't have good options when they evacuated suddenly s

melanie woodrow was on scene as it happened and has new details on the case. >> reporter: san franciscoriff's deputy april myers is accused of disposing a firearm to give it to a convicted felon. this man, antwon fouler who she allegedly had an intimate relationship with in the county jail. >> she did not give it to him. >> according to the complaint, she gave it to myers during an alleged burglary after he was released. myers was questioned on the case. >> it's reliable and it's not something that someone should be convicted of. >> reporter: yesterday, fbi agents, san francisco police officers and san francisco district attorney's office investigators served a search warrant at myer's home. according to the complaint, they found several items myers claimed had been stolen, myers is also facing multiple charges filing a $60,000 insurance claim after the alleged burglary. investigators say they found the alleged weapon in fowler's car, he initially denied having it, then told investigators that myers gave it to him with $2500 to get rid of it because it was fired in myers home in an inci

melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> a man was caught on camera stealing an atm in the north bay. san rafael police shared this video from the marin airport around anderson drive. you see a man wearing a tan hooded sweatshirt pull a rope or cable into the building. then the atm was being dragged out right there by a lexus suv. check out all the damage outside of the building. a ramp and staircase were ripped off their foundation. police found the atm around 11:00 this morning in richmond. >>> ten days ago we watched a fire truck fall off the edge of a freeway that was washed away in the heavy storms. remember that? new at 6:00 tonight, we're hearing from the firefighters. the truck was on interstate nero owe no one was in the truck when it fell. we're finding out that the firefighters heard and saw remarkable things just before the crash. >> my first instinct, i thought our back tire blew and we were fishtailing off of the road. >> it was violent scraping, grinding and when we hit the other end, it was a violent jolt. >> that's when i looked out the window and saw the rushing wate

. >> melanie woodrow shows you how they're handling it. >> napa county flooding provided spectaculares today. here at napa creek where a park bench disappeared in the water. and the concrete dam spill way. >> you don't see this every day, that's for sure. >> a lot of water that these residents say napa county needs. many of them stopped to take pictures and video at the spill way today. >> we're willing to endure that for all the water that we're getting which we sorely need in the state. >> with the water comes mudslides like this one. >> there's a massive landslide, trees down, power lines down. pg&e is up there. >> these employees seemed outsized by the wall of mud, trees and debris. >> in the city of napa, precautions are in place like this flood gate. >> it's nice to see all our tax dollars actually working on a great project many. >> despite the soggy day in napa county, the river was expected to stay below flood stage. in napa county, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> travelers at san francisco international airport got hit with a double whammy today. the board says it all line

. >> today, melanie woodrow spoke with one of the commissioners who resigned as well as one who is staying on. melanie? >> larry and ama, they are a liaison between the community and the government. the commissioners who remain say they want to see projects all the way through to completion and others say the communication is practically closed. until yesterday, dr. win was the chair of the president's advisory commission on asian americans and pacific islanders. of 20 pictured here, 16 have now resigned. four resigned when president trump was elected. >> about a week before he was actual actually inaugurated, we sent him a letter to ask him for a meeting to talk about his priorities. we never received an answer to that. we were told that there is basically no way to communicate information to the president unless it's congruent with his policies. >> reporter: policies dr. win says he and other commissioners do not support. >> the most substantial border security measures in a generation. >> reporter: from immigration policies. >> we've ordered a crackdown on sanctuary cities that refuse t

in vallejo, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> now to major news overseas.he white house monitoring north korea after that country fired a ballistic missile for the first time since donald trump became president. president trump and japanese prime minister, abe, held a brief nooews conference last night, and abe called north korea's actions untolerable, and president trump said the united states stands behind japan 100%, and kim jong-un announced there would be a missile test and it traveled 300 miles toward the sea of japan, and it was an intermediate range missile capable of flying up to 3,400 miles. >>> a funding fight for planned parenthood brought out both sides of the abortion debate nationwide this weekend. abc 7 news reporter, lonny rivera, was in redwood city for yesterday's duelling rallies there. >> vote child. vote baby. anti-death. >> two sides in a decade-old debate voiced their opinions. >> we want the abortion part of planned parent hood to be defunded so taxpayer money isn't going to pay for something a lot of the taxpayers don't believe in.

in walnut creek, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> to developing news now. a three-day ordeal is over tonight for evacuees living near the oroville dam. butte county officials lifted the evacuation order for nearly 200,000 people in the oroville area south of chico. we learned a short time ago that fema approved governor brown's request for federal assistance with the flooding threat. officials say the damaged main spillway has been stable for days. they've drained enough of the lake behind the dam so the damaged emergency spillway wouldn't be needed. >> we're continuing to make significant gains in removing water from the reservoir, which drops the water surface el further reducing the risk. >> people in the area are urged to remain vigilant and remain under an evacuation warning. residents began heading home as soon as they heard the order lifted. laura anthony was with one of those families when they got the word and joins us now from downtown oroville. lau laura? >> reporter: a lot of these families didn't have good options when they evacuated suddenly s

abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow has both sides. >> reporter: the raids at locations including daly city and santa cruz led to ten criminal arrests of suspected gang members. now i.c.e. admits 11 immigrants were also detained. ten were ultimately released and one remains in custody. >> this has violated the trust of our community, and we cannot tell you how disappointed we are by the betrayal of the department of homeland security. >> reporter: i.c.e. is now striking back with its own statement, writing, allegations that the agency secretly planned an immigration enforcement action in hopes there would be new political leadership that would allow for an alleged secret operation to take place are completely false, reckless, and disturbing. santa cruz's police chief responded to the response, writing, the detentions of those suspected solely of being undocumented immigrants by homeland security occurred after my staff had left the scene of the locations where they were detained, which begs the question as to why these detentions did not occur while my staff was present. it's unclear h

melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> thank you, melanie. to help out san jose flood victims, the mayor said the city has set up a way for you to donate. it's called the san jose flood victims relief fund. it will support nonprofit organizations providing immediate relief for victims. the organization has pledged to match the first $10,000 for relief efforts. we've posted both sights on our website. our coverage tcontinues online. download our abc 7 news app and enable push alerts. also head to our website, abc7news.com. >>> let's turn your attention to politics. the latest memos released by the trump administration outline a sweeping plan to detain and deport undocumented immigrants, but the white house insists mass deportation is not the goal. stephanie ramos has the latest now from washington. >> reporter: today at the white house president trump talking money at the budget meeting. >> i want the american people to know the budget will reflect their priorities. >> reporter: no details on how the administration will pay for many items on h

the man arrested spoke exclusively with melanie woodrow in a story you'll see only on 7. >> reporter: represelica guns, guns, knifes, metal knuckles, handcuffs and binoculars -- that's what stanford university department of public safety says it found inside a van on campus. someone contacted about a man acting suspiciously, possibly using binoculars to look into a student residence. >> suddenly police car here, another police car behind me. >> reporter: deputies arrested the man on possession of weapons and peeping charges. >> i'm absolutely not guilty. >> reporter: a department of safety spokesman said he conc t concepted to having his vehicle searched, a point he now disputes. >> they didn't ask me any permission to search. >> reporter: the man says they confiscated most of his gear but he showed us these. >> this is u.s. army -- >> reporter: he says he was u using them to read parking restriction signs not to peep on students. >> the gate was closed, and i didn't pay attention. >> reporter: the side has a sticker that says protected by firearms and there's a shooting target. he sa

in walnut creek melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> b.a.r.t. is defending its decision to fully staff its warm spring station in fremont. even though it oent open to the public in -- eight full-time employees are now on the job there. include five station agents earning up to $74,000 a year. a trained dispatch supervisor who makes up to $90,000 and two janitors. b.a.r.t. says they're doing important work at the empty station. >> the station agent is in the booth watching the cameras and making sure that people aren't vandalizing the station, aren't trying to cut a hole in the fence and get into the wayside area where the electrified third rail is. they are performing a vital function. >> b.a.r.t. says it hired the workers in accordance to union rules last year when the station was supposed to open. technical problems with operations have delayed the openings, but the workers have to show up. >>> did you notice a strange bright light in the sky this morning? a lot of people did. >> jessica castro from abc 7 mornings looked into the mystery light

in napa county, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> at its peak today, we had rain falling from santa rosan jose. >> abc 7 news has a perspective from the peninsula. >> in woodside, crews had to climb slippery trees and cut them down with chainsaws just to prepare to deal with this slide on highway 84 near skyline boulevard. the road has been completely shut down since the slide happened on tuesday, and there is no word yet on when it will reopen. in this redwood city mobile home park, nervous neighbors kept a careful eye on this nearby creek. it overflowed on tuesday, surrounding these houses with up to a foot of water. the water has recede, but not the worry. >> this whole place is under water. >> wow. >> you couldn't -- you couldn't drive. >> but i think people know here that it floods. and i think we're pretty well prepared. >> menlo park firefighters came prepared with a drone to help monitor the rain-swollen creek. if that debris chokes off the flow, it could lead to standing water on west bayshore boulevard, a nearby apartment complex and even on highway 101. >> so we anticipate thi

the man arrested spoke exclusively with melanie woodrow in a story you'll see only on 7. >> reporter: represelica guns, guns, knifes, metal knuckles, handcuffs and binoculars -- that's what stanford university department of public safety says it found inside a van on campus. someone contacted about a man acting suspiciously, possibly using binoculars to look into a student residence. >> suddenly police car here, another police car behind me. >> reporter: deputies arrested the man on possession of weapons and peeping charges. >> i'm absolutely not guilty. >> reporter: a department of safety spokesman said he conc t concepted to having his vehicle searched, a point he now disputes. >> they didn't ask me any permission to search. >> reporter: the man says they confiscated most of his gear but he showed us these. >> this is u.s. army -- >> reporter: he says he was u using them to read parking restriction signs not to peep on students. >> the gate was closed, and i didn't pay attention. >> reporter: the side has a sticker that says protected by firearms and there's a shooting target. he sa

. >> melanie woodrow is live outside the san jose police station. case? >> reporter: well, san jose police have not identified or apprehended any suspects, but people who knew frank best have some ideas about what may have happened. there's a growing memorial for frank navarro outside the bar where he was working as a security manager saturday night. san jose police say someone stabbed navarro just after midnight sunday. he later died at the hospital. police have not released a motive, but people who know him say he may have turned away someone with a fake i.d. >> it was a real shock. >> reporter: the principal at overfelt high school said navarro worked nights so his days would be free to coach. >> always so willing to give to the community and help students and really wanted the best for them and always saw athletics as the way for them to achieve in school. >> reporter: navarro also graduated from overfelt high school. his uncle, who was the school's athletic director, pictured here with him in 1996, said he helped bring him back as a baseball co

. >> abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow spoke to the public defenders office today about these problems. melanie. >> reporter: larry and ama, the alameda county public defenders office knows of at least 50 people whose lives have been negatively affected by this new case management system and that is only the clients they have heard from. they say when you take into account everyone else, the number is likely in the hundreds. the new criminal case management system in alameda county is ruining people's lives, according to the county's public defender. >> there have been people who have been wrongfully arrested and there are people held in custody longer than they should have been. there was a conversion issue where people who were supposed to red shirt as drug offenders, the system showed them sex owe fe offenders. >> can you imagine you're a person that got stopped driving without a license and now have a felony on your record? >> the d.a.'s office does not want to see that miscarriage of justice. >> reporter: that's why both sides argued yesterday in favor of a motion asking a judge t

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the man police arrested spoke exclusively with abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow. >> reporter: stanford university department of public safety found replica guns, stun gun, knives, ammunition, metal knuckles, handcuffs and binoculars in this sprinter van on saturday. someone notified dps about an individual behaving suspiciously. >> i was walking with my friend waiting on me. a police car came. >> reporter: deputies arrested the man on possession of weapons and peeping charges. >> it's not true. i'm absolutely not guilty. >> reporter: a spokesperson said the man consented to having his vehicle searched. >> they did not ask any permission to search my car. >> reporter: deputies confiscated most of his gear, but he showed us these. >> this is u.s. army binocular. >> reporter: he said he was using them to read street parking restriction signs, not to peep on students. >> i didn' pay attention. >> reporter: the side of the vehicle has a sticker that says protected by firearms and there's a shooting range target in the windshield. he said his vehicle has been broken into before and both are

. >> abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow is in the newsroom with both sides of the story. melanie. >> this is becoming a war of words. santa cruz's police chief says that the department of homeland security betrayed that agency's trust. i.c.e. in turn calling the police chief's statements reckless. today the police chief says he stands by his words. meantime it's still unclear whether any of the immigrants detained were in daly city, where police also assisted in executing search warrants. a home on rio verde street in daly city and apartments in santa cruz were just two of 11 locations where local law enforcement agencies helped i.c.e. execute search and arrest warrants as part of a five-year gang investigation. >> it was strictly around criminal activity. >> reporter: but thursday santa cruz's police chief said the department of homeland security acted outside the scope of the operation and removed individuals based on immigration status. >> this has violated the trust of our community and we cannot tell you how disappointed we are by the betrayal of the department of hom

melanie woodrow with a story only on abc 7 news. >> reporter: this was the scene as fbi agents, san francisco police officers and san francisco district attorney's office investigators served a search warrant at myers home. been with thesheriff's department 20 years. >> received a tip. >> reporter: from former convicted felon cell mate. told fbi agent deputy it myers and he had relationship in the jail and planning vacation together and would get him a gun when he was released. >> aware a burglary happened here last year. >> reporter: insurance scam according to the complaint. officer said her home broken into and pistol, vest and hand radio stolen but fbi special agent writes a surveillance camera shows deputy myers at home at time of the alleged burglary and evidence her son helped burglarize her home. filed insurance claim for the items stolen including sheriff's department gear she didn't own like gun, agents found in fowler's vehicle when they arrested him today. in e-mailed statement the san francisco sheriff says the behavior described in the falls well below the standard of conduct we

. >> reporter melanie woodrow shows you the answer came when they looked in a different direction. >>orter: shattered windshields, broken glass, and a deafening sound. >> i immediately thought it was a gunshot. >> reporter: not once, not twice -- >> it was such a scary moment, and i can still hear the sound. it was just awful. >> reporter: but dozens of times since december. >> today we had about 55 repo reported to chp. >> reporter: where interstate 680 meets 24 near an overpass. luckily no one was seriously injured. now chp says it's not someone who is responsible, it's something. >> all of the evidence we've gathered through our investigation with our allied partners points to the roadway and debris on the roadway falling apart being kicked up by other motorists. >> i have a really hard time believing a truck or another vehicle

. >> melanie woodrow found members who left and one who stayed. >> their perspectives on all of this.mmission is basically a liaison between the asian-american and pacific islander community and the government. the commissioners who remain say they want to see projects underway to completion. those who have resigned say the lines of communication between the commission and the president are closed. >> of 20 commissioners, 16 have now resigned. 6 resigned when president trump was elected. 10 more yesterday. including the now former chair. >> we were told that there is basically no way to communicate information to the president unless it's con grew end with his policies. >> policies dr. winn says he and other commissioners do not support. >> the most substantial border security

in san francisco, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> today abc 7 news was in san jose where the largest school district received a lot of calls from parents saying their student was going to be absent. it's part of the national day without immigrants protest. >> you have a lot of immigrant family families and student notice district. >> we reached out to san jose unified this afternoon. some students were missing because of the protest, but would not give us official numbers. we checked with other districts, san francisco says absences were not anything unusual today. oakland told us, nothing significant. napa valley reported 1100 absences, by comparison last thursday, there were 270, so big difference there. there were about 10% more ab senses in their district than normal, which only includes middle and elementary schools, the superintendent just spoke with us about what a difference that makes. >> the high schoolkids are the ones that are more freer to these kinds of things. elementary students it is very. it's a message from the families, not a message from the kids. so i think that

in vallejo, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >>> police are investigating a deadly shooting in mill pete pit could be connected to a crime spree. they got a call late last night. a short time later a woman called police saying a man stole her car at gun point. when police got there, they heard a gunshot from a park garage. police arrested the driver. inside the parking garage, officers found one man dead from a gunshot wound. >>> terrifying moments in southern california after a man and his daughter were rescued from flash flood waters. santa clarita sheriffs tweeted this photograph. crews were able to pull everyone to safety, but this is another important reminder to heed all flash flood warnings. >>> back here in the bay area, it was sunny out there, but our recent storms continue to take a toll on several roads. in santa clara county, a highway is closed after a washout. sky 7 was above the crater as crew the investigated the damage. the earth opened up swallowing a large chunk of the roadway. the chp reopened a lane of highway 17. it's partially open in both directions in scots valle

here's abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow. >> reporter: on the pomp of her new home sandra vega says it took several moves the finally find what felt right. >> we needed a quiet place because the story was so loud. >> reporter: that story unfolding one year ago today. after 4:30 her husband gus intervened in a domestic dispute involving his daughter and his grandson's father. it cost him his life. >> it wasn't just, you know, your average murder. there was so much to it because of where it what happened, and who, you know, who it was. >> reporter: sandra says she considered robert vega her son. she says she forgave him immediately afterwards. his trial is scheduled for may. sandra says she has seen him in court and on the phone. >> he told me and loved pops. i told him i forgive you, i love you. >> reporter: officer vega worked as a patrol officer and detective in several units, including homicide. at home, he was a family man. a father to ten children, and twice as many grandchildren. >> it has changed all of our lives so much. >> reporter: sandra says it's hardest on his daughters

melanie woodrow continues our live team coverage with a look at how they kept students safe. melanie? >> reporter: the children evacuated from this charter school some were as young as 5 years old. the nearby high school put on lockdown. administrators at both schools say they were in constant contact with police. as the standoff unfolded students and faculty at bishop o'dowd high school of oakland found themselves dangerously close. >> you know, it was a nerve-racking situation. >> yeah, i had a split second there where i thought i hope -- i just hope nothing happens here. >> reporter: oakland police say jesse enjaian was armed with a rifle and scope taking shots. >> i mean, it's really frightening. >> reporter: miriam was at school with her daughters when the school's director says she got a call from police first saying to lock down and then five minutes later to evacuate the school. >> are we hearing you correctly? you really want us to leave? they said yes and even told us what direction to go to get out on the street. >> reporter: as the small students headed south they

melanie woodrow continues our live team coverage with a look at how they kept students safe. melanie? >> reporter: the children evacuated from this charter school some were as young as 5 years old. the nearby high school put on lockdown. administrators at both schools say they were in constant contact with police. as the standoff unfolded students and faculty at bishop o'dowd high school of oakland found themselves dangerously close. >> you know, it was a nerve-racking situation. >> yeah, i had a split second there where i thought i hope -- i just hope nothing happens here. >> reporter: oakland police say jesse enjaian was armed with a rifle and scope taking shots. >> i mean, it's really frightening. >> reporter: miriam was at school with her daughters when the school's director says she got a call from police first saying to lock down and then five minutes later to evacuate the school. >> are we hearing you correctly? you really want us to leave? they said yes and even told us what direction to go to get out on the street. >> reporter: as the small students headed south they

melanie woodrow is in the newsroom with the story. melanie?n and ama, san jose police also assisted the department of homeland security with the raid. one of the big questions tonight is whether officials in that city shared the same sentiment as those in santa cruz. a lieutenant with the daly city police department say they executed a search warrant here on rio verde street after department of homeland security asked them to help them. approximately 12 people were located inside a residence of interest. the investigation was then turned over to the department of homeland security. meantime, in santa cruz, the police chief slammed the department of homeland security, saying that the arrests in that city were part of an i.c.e.

scandal made headlines, richmond's police chief is speaking out on camera to abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow. she's live with the interview. >> reporter: chief brown tells us they've taken the allegations seriously from the beginning. we also sat down with the city manager who explained why he changed his mind about one of the officers investigated who will now keep his job. >> she said she had sex with 30 law enforcement officers in the bay area in exchange for money or information, some while underage. richmond police department investigated 11 of its officers. now for the first time chief brown is talking about the investigation. >> we got wind of stuff and we started digging right away. >> reporter: investigators examined phone records, social media pages in addition to her testimony. >> if a member is doing they shouldn't be doing. we want to find out about it to correct it. >> in september, chief brown recommended one officer be terminated. city manager bill lindsey overrode that recommendation and called for a total of four officers to be terminated. the officers were entitled to hear

scandal made headlines, richmond's police chief is speaking out on camera to abc 7 news reporter melanie woodrow. she's live with the interview. >> reporter: chief brown tells us they've taken the allegations seriously from the beginning. we also sat down with the city manager who explained why he changed his mind about one of the officers investigated who will now keep his job. >> she said she had sex with 30 law enforcement officers in the bay area in exchange for money or information, some while underage. richmond police department investigated 11 of its officers. now for the first time chief brown is talking about the investigation. >> we got wind of stuff and we started digging right away. >> reporter: investigators examined phone records, social media pages in addition to her testimony. >> if a member is doing they shouldn't be doing. we want to find out about it to correct it. >> in september, chief brown recommended one officer be terminated. city manager bill lindsey overrode that recommendation and called for a total of four officers to be terminated. the officers were entitled to hear

melanie woodrow is there live with the story tonight. nie. >> reporter: dan and ama, luckily, nobody secured. it's been a real mess here since saturday night. this sort of yellowish house. this is where the tree fell from are. this property here. this homeowner is not around today, but his neighbor tells me that he was actually in san francisco saturday night, so he wasn't home. he's okay, but you can see the tree fell into a truck and that blue home, the woman that lives there, she was around saturday night. luckily she wasn't injured and, boy, is she taking all of this in stride. these aren't the home improvements bridget mortimer had in mind when she moved in. >> everybody told me i had to downsize. what a way to do it. >> reporter: originally from ireland, most recently