abc seven news starts now. >> always live abc seven news starts right now. >> train bells set to fall silent tomorrow. transit workers in santa clara county say they are going on strike. good evening and thank you for joining us. i'm dion lim. we begin now with the latest on this developing story. the union confirming valley transportation authority workers are indeed going on strike. the transit service will effectively stop when operators walk off the job one minute after midnight monday morning. that is just seven hours from now. about 1500 employees will hit the picket lines, and that means tens of thousands of commuters will have to find another way to get around. that strike comes after negotiations between the workers union atu and the vta stalled at us local president saying, quote, for months, our members have been disregarded, their sacrifices ignored and their needs dismissed. we will not back down. vta, meanwhile, is focused on letting riders know about the potential disruption. >> we have 100,000 people a day during the week that ride our service, and many, many, many peo

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new spike. however, the chp says it's not uncommon to see more shootings in the spring and summer months. for now, drivers say they're remaining vigilant while on the roads. they're definitely more cautious, more aware who's behind me, who's beside me? yeah, most definitely. in orinda, velena jones nbc bay area news. up next, risking his safety to help a stranger, we're hearing from a photographer who survived a beating in san francisco. all right, let's give you a live look at the city of san francisco, taking second place for the highest rents in the bay area. we're going to tell you which city claimed that top spot. and the latest on what to expect this weekend. plus updated rain chances in that 7-day forecast just minutes away tonight. how president trump's tariffs could drive up food prices as fears grow of an all out trade war and the crime ring charged with stealing taylor swift tickets and making dollars. wf thousands of he i'm not happy with the way that pg&e handled the wildfires. yeah. yeah. i totally, totally understand. we're adding a ton of sensors. as soon as something comes in con

here's a live look outside right now and more wet weather is still in the forecast. so for details, let's go to abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel. sandhya. >> yeah. dan. right now you may need those shades, but later on, you're going to need those umbrellas. once again. let me show you live doppler seven right now. earlier this afternoon, we had severe thunderstorms rolling through parts of eastern santa clara county. they did have. you can see their downpours associated with it moving just near gilroy, heading out towards san benito county. now as we look at live doppler seven right now all is quiet. but that will be changing once again as another system is coming in. it's a level one on our storm impact scale and it will get in here later tonight, going into tomorrow as we go, hour by hour, 9:00 this evening, some spotty showers showing up, heading into 430 in the morning, even some higher elevation snow over mount hamilton. keep those umbrellas handy because those showers continue really at 730 in the morning and really into the early afternoon before all is said and done and into the evening hour

and now a new storm brewing. and stephanie ramos with the images already coming in tonight. >> tonight, whiteout conditions and wrecks across the midwest as a massive and now deadly storm bears down on the northeast. this sheriff's deputy in dallas county, iowa, hunkered down as the winds howl, blinding snow, causing dozens of crashes on highways across iowa. a driver spotting this massive pileup on interstate 35 near huxley, iowa. cars and tractor trailers scattered on the highway. traffic backed up for miles. iowa state trooper paul gardner showing the frozen tundra on u.s. 20 northwest of des moines. up to a foot of snow in parts of the upper midwest. minnesota governor tim walz declaring a state of emergency. conditions across the twin cities metro deteriorating by the minute. overnight, a stretch of interstate 80 near lincoln, nebraska, shut down for a time after multiple crashes there. first responders racing through the blowing snow to rescue drivers. watch this tractor trailer tips over. outside garden cit

get the latest on abc seven news at four for now. world news tonight with david muir will begin. thank you so much for joining us today. and again, we promise you the full forecast at 4:00. so we'll see you then. bye bye. >>> tonight, breaking news. president trump igniting a trade war. the dow dropping more than 1,300 points in two days. and what this now means for americans and the prices you pay. >>> also tonight, we're tracking a massive storm. snow, three confirmed tornadoes, now set to hit the east coast next. d.c., philadelphia and new york. >>> and dolly parton tonight on her personal loss. >>> first tonight, president trump set to deliver his first address to congress and the americple since returning to the white house, just a short time from now, in prime time. and we'll carry it live on abc at 9:00 p.m. he's expected to explain his new tariffs against canada, mexico, and china. the countries responding with their own action, from target to best buy tonight, the stores in the u.s. preparing american customers now for higher prices from groceries to clothing to cars. >>

we have some new video now into our newsroom. has several police departments are now warning about a new jewelry swaps cam. take a look at this video is from the p this and how this woman gets out of the car to approach the victim sitting there. she is asking for directions and then to thank the victim. she gives them a fake piece of jewelry and the hugging the victim. the suspect then takes the jewelry that she's wearing. police say to be. careful about strangers giving gifts and physical contact, including hooks another jewelry whop scam like this happened in santa clara where a woman's wedding ring was stolen. now a back-to-back do some danger here as the san francisco fire department racing to 2 fires just a couple hours apart from each other. this was overnight. >> crews put out a fire at a scooter repair business around midnight. this was in the mission district near mission and 21st streets. they say they found batteries in the business, but it's not clear if that's what caused the fire. and then a couple hours before that

the kron 4 morning news starts now. >> good morning and thanks for hanging with us on friday. lots of news to get to. first, we want to talk about whether great so far. so good on this friday morning job. yeah, looking real. nice out there. this friday we started to lead a chilly, but that's kind of becoming less of a thing already has that sunshine is beginning to warm us up. let's get a look outside from sfo. if you're flying this weekend. good news for you here locally. we've got those clear skies in southern california even cleared out as well. now that is resulting in nice, sunny conditions that will result in warm conditions come the afternoon. temperatures are lifting after having fallen into the 30's for a lot of us this morning, oakland and berkeley. you're back up to the 50's now with santa rosa after having falling into the mid 30's back up to fifty-two degrees. now, frost advisories expired just about 30 seconds ago. actually. now as we move into the afternoon, highs will rise into the 60's under that sunshine. pretty nice pairing all through the weekend rain. all r

now. the kron 4 morning news. mateo county sheriff is sealed, will track the ballot count. >> plus, a brawl at an east bay eyeglasses store caught on camera. the retail worker now being called hero. and rain is making its way across the bay area this morning impacting your morning commute. the proper morning news starts now. good morning and thanks for waking up with us. we are tracking the storm for you. i'm darya and i'm james. yeah. right now, rain coming down across big portions of the bay making for a pretty wet commute as you head out. so we have team coverage. >> we want to show you this morning that we are out there in it. we've got reyna harvey in the traffic center, checking things out as you can see, we've got photojournalist yulia sevens in san jose. we're going to get a live look at the roads there this morning. but first, let's go to john in the weather center going there, guys. yeah, we definitely had the heavier rainfall down in the south bay comparatively elsewhere. pretty dry. the golden gate bri

more developing news now. martinez refinery company reporting a release of 170 barrels of hydrocarbon materials during that february fire, most of which was consumed by the flames. but a lot of it went up into the air. the fire which began on february first during maintenance, burned for 3 days causing significant smoke leading to a shelter-in-place order for workers were injured. none. seriously, though, the company's 30 day report reveals that released materials may include cancer causing chemicals. health officials say air quality measurements we're mostly below dangerous levels, but they're still assessing the potential health impacts. the co-founder of san francisco based reddit joined billionaire frank mccourt's bid to acquire tiktok. so mccourt's internet advocacy organization called project liberty announced this week that alexis onion, an investor also married to tennis star serena williams has joined a consortium called the people's bid for tiktok their group, which includes kevin o'leary from shark

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in orinda, velena jones nbc bay area news now just into the newsroom. within the last hour, we learned the chp has made an arrest in the shohooting. they d that arrest yesterday. a 19 year old man is now being held on attempted murder charges. now to our microclimate weather, where a decent amount of rain moved through the bay area today. but it is starting to clear up. just take a live look out right now. san francisco, san jose, dublin. then our storm ranger of course, working overtime earlier today, tracking the rain as it covered the bay area. now it searches for more from its perch atop san bruno mountain. chief meteorologist jeff ranieri joins us. jeff. are we done with nexte still going to get a little bit more kind of moving in for us. and it was a split picture out here across the bay area. some of you in the north bay didn't see anything at all. but down in the south bay, that's where that rainfall moved in and did bring us some pretty good downpours,, even some thunderstorms. that's how we got in on 5000/200 in gilroy, morgan hill, 3200 san jo

now, the good news is lachlan is awake now and is no longer on a ventilator. >> a fox burned during one of last year's wildfires in california is now back in its natural habitat. it was released into the santa ana mountains on sunday, five months after being rescued during the airport fire. wildlife officials have been helping the fox recover from second and even third degree burns, as well as tissue damage. we're back out there in the wild. yeah. all but fully recovered. >> yeah. >> look at him go. just taking off. coming up. the philadelphia eagle has just made nfl history. how saquon barkley may have just paved the way for more mega contracts for other running backs. >> and later in the mix, the most adorable thing you'll see all day. yep. that's a puppy on a mini horse. you're i'm jonathan lawson, here to tell you about life insurance through the colonial penn program. if you're age 50 to 85 and looking to buy life insurance on a fixed budget, remember the three p's. what are the three p's? the three p's of life insurance on a fixed budget are price, price, and price. a price you ca

. >> right now on the kron 4 morning news. a couple robbed. their dog is kicked after thieves break into a san jose home with that couple is saying now about safety in the area. if there is a strike on monday. >> there will be no light rail service and there will be no bus service. it will impact me greatly. i rely on vta idaho park. plus a major service interruption for south bay commuters could be coming monday. what you need to know about a potential vta worker strike. in san francisco leaders revealing a new project to honor a bay area legend. it said. good morning. thanks for waking up with us here on this saturday on kron 4 morning news. i'm joey horta. stephanie lynn is off today. it's. >> saturday. march 8th. let's start your day off with a check on the forecast. and meteorologist kathy taft did kathy house a weekend shaping up for us? it is going to be a beautiful weekend. you're going to love it. got mostly clear skies. you areas you just fog right now that will burn off quickly. and we're in for lots of sunshine today. >> the sun ros

now. also new. this morning, the social security administration is making some serious workforce changes. the federal agency plans to cut 7000 jobs. it comes amid the trump administration's efforts to slash the size of the federal workforce. the agency says it will also be reducing its number of regional offices from 10 to 4 spaces. some of its workers will also be offered early retirement and voluntary payouts, ranging from 15 to $25,000. all right. to weather now. let's get a check outside with francis. >> all right. we're going to show you another live look from sutro. you see the camera bouncing? it is going to be a breezy day. and strong winds. expected breezy conditions all day at the beaches. we also have some showers moving through the south bay right now. i'll let you know when we can get more rain in the accuweather seven day forecast. >> also. next, a scary sight in the sky. take a look. a fedex plane on fire. what happened? just moments before the pilot was forced to make an emergency la

health officials gathered to talk about what to expect now and the season ahead. here's abc seven newsreporter leslie brinkley. >> it's the worst flu season since 2010. 29 million cases, 16,000 deaths. and it's not over yet. >> if anybody has symptoms right now in california and the us, more likely than not it's going to be flu. i think more than 60% of what's going around now is probably flu. >> the hospitalization rate is the highest it's been in 15 years, and there have been also nearly 100 child deaths. the good news? activity is on the decline. >> the flu numbers have been dropping for two weeks, but there have been. this is the second little peak in our flu season. and there have been years when there's been a third, which would be maybe 2 or 3 weeks out from now. so we are certainly not out of the woods. and if there's someone who hasn't been vaccinated, there is still a reasonable chance that it would help. >> the discussion on vaccines took a political turn, as medical experts expressed alarm because this week's regularly scheduled fda meeting on next year's flu vaccine was ca

morning news starts now. >> news at 6. >> and thanks for tuning early birds daria and i'm james. happy friday to you. as we look ahead to the weekend, hopefully you've got nice plans. yeah, get more out of friday. are up early or what are we in for? john? is next week. you're going to have to be up earlier because we have the >> spring ahead this weekend, which means that you'll be shedding those clocks forward an hour saturday night into sunday morning. >> as for current conditions, it is cold out there. but that's about the only down side. we've got a beautiful weekend ahead of us about to be a nice sunrise from the top of mount tam stormtracker 4 does show those clear skies on the of little evidence of some fog on the south end of the peninsula down into the south bay where we're going to be sitting on into the afternoon today. we will see daytime highs rolling upwards into the 50's and 60's. currently we're in the 30's and 40's with berkeley at 44 degrees. 38 right now. petaluma santa rosa also in the upper 30's currently later on today after these frost advisories expire at

it's all new to her now. i can laugh at. but at the time i was very embarrassed because i was just. >> but it was beautiful because everything was was new and fresh. >> it was horrifying, but it was electrifying at the same time. i hope that these the people that are coming and singing in front of us kind of feel that way. and it's like, this is my moment. like, go big or go home, put it all out there and hopefully we can find some great greatness. >> something already great. the chemistry between idol's new crew. wait, look, what title would you give everybody then? >> papa lionel, i guess. cousin carrie. >> oh. >> i like. >> that i ran. >> their antics taken over our tvs on sunday as they search for the country's next great talent, just like carrie underwood. can you give us a. this is. >> this is abc seven eyewitness news. >> i was talking about american idol. >> american idol. >> oh, that was so good. american idol's premiere is at 8:00 on sunday. of course, right here on abc seven. you can also stream on hulu. >> the sho

announcer: and now, bbc news. >> live from london this is bbc news. the u.k. remains absolutely committed to peace in ukraine after president trump force -- pause u.s. military aid to the country. china and canada to tally with their own taxes on u.s. imports as donald trump follows through on his threat to punish them with tariffs. >> mckenna come in and steal our money and jobs and take our factories and businesses and expect not to be punished and they are being punished by tariffs. >> leaders meet in egypt to discuss their plans to rebuild gaza. an update on the pope's condition. the vatican says he continues to rest as he battles double ammonia. ♪ -- double pneumonia. >> welcome to the program. the u.k. government says it remains committed to peace in the u.k. -- ukraine and engaging with key allies after president trump paused military aid to the country. the eu commission president outlined her plan to strengthen europe's military capability saying -- the top is bringing new military equipment to ukraine. the president said he is focused on peace, we ne

new external catheters for women and men available for home use, cal. >> we're back now with this happen, starting with a surprise of a lifetime for a group of fishermen. >> this happened not in florida, thank goodness. new zealand. >> yes, this fisherman says this giant dolphin weighing more than a piano appeared to just fall out of the sky, landing right on their boat. and it's not a big boat by any stretch. it's under 16ft shorter than a parking space. >> wow. the dolphin was 11ft. luckily, no one suffered any injuries, not even the dolphin. but they had to go back to shore and rescue the dolphin with the help of a backhoe because it was. >> so heavy. >> i can. >> just lift it up and just lift it out of the water. you saw him spraying it with water to keep it safe, so apparently he's okay. >> definitely an accident. and he didn't do it on purpose. >> porpoise. andrew denver. >> that one. all right, next. two majestic creatures running wild on land. >> thi happened not in new zealand, but grand rapids, michigan, where, as you can see, a herd of horses was caught on camera just running

new cases. odds are there will be no justice for the gruesome murders. or could there be? now, true crime news has a shocking twist in the case. kathy gilchrest is known from a young age that she was adopted. >> my parents couldn't have children, and so they adopted my brother john, and they came back and adopted me. >> recently, she decided to search out her birth parents. >> i've been blessed with incredibly good health, but i, my oldest daughter, has epilepsy, so obtaining genetic information was was interesting to me. >> after doing the dna test, kathy got the shock of her life. she discovered her father was a cold blooded killer. brad bishop and she's the secret child from his days in college. finding out who your diplomat father is one thing. discovering he's a monster is another. >> here. all this time, i've been hoping it was some big movie star or some famous, you know, academic or something. but he's a murderer. he's famous for being a murderer. it was very surreal. >> law enforcement expert luis bolanos believes this could help open a variety of options to finally t

morgan chesky, nbc news. >>> now to a state of emergency in south carolina as officials race to get a handle on wildfires that have burned thousands of acres and forced people out of their homes. it's north of myrtle beach, and the fire has burned 1600 acres and is 30% contained. the fires fueled by dry conditions and strong winds. no injuries have been reported, and no structures have been destroyed. further north, smoke filled the sky in north carolina. now let's get to michelle grossman who is tracking a severe weather threat for parts of of the southern plains. >> we're looking at a really busy week weather wise. we have a big system in the west, impacting portions of the high plains into the rockies. that's going to move to the east as we go through the rest of the workweek. we're looking at a chance for blizzard-like conditions, the chance for severe weather as well. severe weather in the plains and into texas. also looking at a fire risk, especially in eastern new mexico, western texas, parts of the southwest into the south central states. plenty of sunshine in the southeast in

what a good samaritan is dealing with now as police make arrests in a case. the news at five starts right now. thanks for joining us. i'm jessica aguirre. and i'm garvin thomas. new trouble on our bay area freeways tonight. chp is investigating a third freeway shooting in just the past eight days. this one happened around 1030 this morning on westbound 24 near orinda at fish ranch road. now, within the past few minutes, the chp confirmed that the car struck by gunfire was likely just caught in the crossfire of a rolling shootout and that the driver was just an innocent victim of freeway violence. here's nbc bay area's velena jones. a freeway turned parking lot in orinda today. chp officers searching westbound highway 24 for evidence after a white subaru appeared to have its back window shot out while driving down the freeway. the incident raising big concerns for other drivers. i think it's terrible. i think we've got far too many guns in the hands of people who don't use them responsibly, and i think there's this level of anger in the country that causes people to ju

new term as president is tomorrow night. we'll have live coverage beginning at 6 p.m, including the democratic response. >> pope francis suffered another setback today in his ongoing battle with pneumonia, and is now back on a breathing machine. the vatican says the pope experienced two new episodes of acute respiratory failure, meaning he wasn't responding to oxygen therapy. he was also having coughing attacks. earlier today, doctors performed a treatment on the 88 year old to get mucus and fluids out of his lungs. >> in this case, it seems as though he responded thankfully. but in these cases, we closely monitor patients after these critical events because as you've learned so far, these these stages can change hour by hour, if not minute by minute. >> doctors say throughout the ups and downs of his condition, pope francis has remained alert and oriented. he's been hospitalized for more than two weeks. >> well, coming up, it's not here yet, but there is rain on the way. here's a live look at the conditions right now. after the break, we'll check in with abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel for details on the before the world awakes. golden 1 credit union knows how the sacrifices you make h

announcer: and now, bbc news. >> live from london this is bbc news. the u.k. remains absolutely committed to peace in ukraine after president trump force -- pause u.s. military aid to the country. china and canada to tally with their own taxes on u.s. imports as donald trump follows through on his threat to punish them with tariffs. >> mckenna come in and steal our money and jobs and take our factories and businesses and expect not to be punished and they are being punished by tariffs. >> leaders meet in egypt to discuss their plans to rebuild gaza. an update on the pope's condition. the vatican says he continues to rest as he battles double ammonia. ♪ -- double pneumonia. >> welcome to the program. the u.k. government says it remains committed to peace in the u.k. -- ukraine and engaging with key allies after president trump paused military aid to the country. the eu commission president outlined her plan to strengthen europe's military capability saying -- the top is bringing new military equipment to ukraine. the president said he is focused on peace, we ne

[ cheers and applause ] ♪ right now, at 11:00, the clock has run out. as promised, president trump's newiffs are now in effect. the deadline was midnight eastern time. 25% on mexican and canadian goods. a 10% tariff on chinese goods. the president partially blaming mexico and canada for the ongoing fentanyl crisis here in the u.s. the news triggering a sharp sell off on wall street, where the dow lost close to 650 points. the s&p 500 posting its biggest losses since december. and what about your bottom line? here's nbc bay area's thom jensen. reporter these 25% tariffs will be felt nearly everywhere. it's unavoidable, according to experts, because the u.s. imports more than $900 billion in raw materials and goods annually from canada and mexico combined. on the evef the new tariffs against canada and mexico, president trump promised americans will recover quickly. we may have short term some little pain, and people understand that. but long term, the united states has been ripped off by virtually every country in the world. he said tariffs of 25% against mexico and canada, and a 10% incr

the news, people will always read us. and that wasn't the case. nowng better and the way to win back that trust is to give readers news that they find useful, interesting, relevant, compelling rather than playing some sort of weird internal going with ourselves about what we think journalism is. >> in terms of segue, but as we were booking this event and perhaps people will notice, few people running major news organizations right now. major news papers. other times there's been more like a year ago or two years ago. mark zuckerberg recently celebrated return of masculine energy and culture that celebrates aggression before. what does it mean masculine energy? >> we have to ask megan kelly. >> there are senior women, senior men as well and certainly outside in the uk there are female editors. the editor is a woman, the economist, yeah. >> you continue to cut cost. you think that's true? >> i get asked this the all of the time. here you are again. first of all, we are not cutting costs, we are restructuring. >> i inherited a newsroom that i was set up

now. mike, you have better news for the drive into pittsburgh. yeah, it looks bad. it's slow. sh at harbor cleared from highway four. all lanes are clear. now, notice just below us we have buchanan. a lot of folks may have chosen that as an alternate. getting over toward a railroad. we should get back on highway four. more traffic is being released as they clear those lanes. concord should see more slowing. same thing for 242 and 680. we're looking at a crash on the shoulder near central, causing a little more distraction and slowing through richmond. we're still holding steady at the bay bridge. of course, we're not going to see relief here for a few more hours. that's your drive in towards san francisco and westbound across the san mateo bridge. now getting more company as well. back over to you. all right. thanks, mike. well, happening today, a national day of action called a day without immigrants. organizers hoping to show that the economic power they have of the immigrant community, especially in the wake of the ongoing federal immigration crackdown today in the b's kris

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. >> always live abc seven news starts right now. >> and we begin with new developments. a 19 year old is under arrest for yesterday's shooting on southbound 880 in oakland. the chp shared this picture of the gun recovered from his oakland home and believes it was used in. the shooting. happened around 7:30 a.m. near 16th avenue. the driver was not hurt and later told investigators the suspect was possibly driving in his neighborhood. oakland police officers located the vehicle, which was parked and unoccupied, and staked it out. they moved in when two people returned and arrested, one on charges including attempted murder. good evening. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. there was another east bay freeway shooting this morning, this time on highway 24. it is the second shooting on this road in two weeks. >> all westbound lanes were shut down for an hour, backing up traffic for miles. abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn has a closer look at what happened. >> from sky seven. you can see the harrowing scene the back window of a white suv shattered

the news at six starts now. >> always live. bells set to fall silent tomorrow. transit workers in santa clara county say they are going on strike. good evening and thank you for joining us. i'm dion lim. we begin now with the very latest on this developing story. the union confirming to abc seven valley transportation authority workers are indeed going on strike. the transit service will effectively stop when operators walk off the job one minute after midnight monday morning. that is just six hours from now. about 1500 employees will hit the picket lines, and that means tens of thousands of commuters will have to find another way to get around. the strike comes after negotiations between the workers union atu and the vta stalled at u.s. local president, saying, quote, for months, our members have been disregarded, their sacrifices

with how most expired. israel has refused tools for the 2nd stage of baths agreement. protestant news now fear the sci fi might collapse altogether. the target about zone reports from goza on those attacks is very forces have noticeably attacked. tell us the names of different geographical locations in particular, in all both towns and villages that a day sits to the presence of the east by the forces, but with no clue justification for the acts of yet tax that took place during the past 24 hours we understand that since the hours of this morning, civil defense team teams managed to recover the bodies of 2 palestinians who were killed by the east, very forces in a rough us to take during the past hour. i have received some 1st hand accounts and testimonies from eye. witnesses being the north of the strip suggesting that they have come under the east verifies once they got and they break the fast in the north of the strip de said, that is where the military tanks randomly opened fire against civilians and a number of civilians have been reported injured and they were transported to nearby

now we have one a new case now confirmed in pennsylvania. what do you see in this outbreak?and where it stands right now? >> well, it's too early to say whether that case in pennsylvania is one of the random cases that we see every year where there's an unvaccinated kid who is exposed to a traveler who is also unvaccinated, and whether that case in pennsylvania is just going to stop because the people in the community around them are vaccinated. real herd immunity, or whether the case in pennsylvania is a canary in a coal mine for the spreading of this texas outbreak far beyond texas and new mexico to the rest of the united states. you know, i and other physicians and public health experts are concerned because our level of measles vaccination in kids in the united states has dropped below the level that we need to protect our communities, meaning that the outbreak that we've seen in texas could be a spark to a fire across the united states. >> and what is happening if we focus in on texas especially, is a classic case of making it's a classic case of why public health matte

abc seven news at 430 starts right now. >> always live abc seven news starts right now. >> around the world, from paris to the bay area, tens of thousands of women marched, calling to improve women's rights and to mark international women's rights day. good afternoon, and thanks for joining us for this special 430 edition of abc seven news. i'm diane lim. women across the bay area took to the streets on this international women's day, calling for equal rights and justice. activists say the annual day of action is more important than ever, fearing the current political landscape could reverse the rights many have fought for. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard gives us highlights from two marches in san francisco and the north bay. >> we're not going back. we're not going back. we're not going back. >> women on the move in san francisco. a march near union square celebrating solidarity on this international women's day. >> we are always stronger together. just look at all of you. >> for many, this annual global event is a call to action with women's rights under attack. >> our repr

news tonight. i'm raj mathai. we have made it to friday. mayor matt mahan is standing by right now to defend his plan to clear homeless people from the streets of san jose. but we start with new pushback over cuts made by the trump administration. thousands of people at several rallies across the country, including what you're seeing here in san francisco, all gathering with one goal in mind stand up for science. today's rallies are in response to president trump's call to freeze nearly all federal research funding. the trump administration has said the freeze is necessary to give his administration time to make sure taxpayers dollars are going toward legitimate research. the demonstrators are worried that this freeze will have devastating effects. in addition to the rally in san francisco, there was another big rally on the uc berkeley campus, along with several other major cities like chicago and washington, d.c. the attacks on science are terrible. the funding federal funding for science has led to unaccountable progress in medicine, climate, environmental protection. also tonig

the message from health officials, the news at 5 starts now. and thanks for joining us on kron for news at 5. i'm vicki liviakis and i'm grant lotus. if you're experiencing. >> maybe fever, chills and headaches. you're not alone. california continues to experience one of its worst flu seasons in years. >> yet tonight, medical experts say what you can do about this and another infectious disease making the rounds are conference. dan kerman reports. >> flu cases continue to drop in california, but doctors say levels remain much higher than normal as california experiences, one of its worst outbreaks in more than a decade. i think we're peaking and starting to go down a little bit. but it's kind of like you're on top of the mountain and you're going to the first rest stop. >> but it's still way above sea level. so i think the other thing is that because we started late but flu, it's probably going to last a little bit longer. doctors say that means flu could last until many in california and that means there's still plenty of time to get the flu va

kathy park, nbc news. >> now let's get to nbc meteorologist angie lassman who's tracking the remnants of that storm. good news there? >> that system is on the way out. we'll see a lot of folks winding down their active weather for today. notice rain left over. we've got a couple systems to watch over the next couple days, too. for the northeast, there goes the system, taking all the raia with it. we have lingering snowshowers with cold winds coming off the lakes. wind gusts are going to be across this region today. out west, winter alerts for a lot of folks. one system is going to work from the great basin to the rockies bringing heavy snow for folks there, and additional rainfall will happen across southern california through the day today. california dries out tomorrow. but we do start to see unsettled weather across the southwest and some snow well from washington to philadelphia. 55 in new york city with mostly cloudy skies. buffalo picking up some additional snow with showers coming off the lake. and that's a look at your forecast, frances, back to you. >> thanks so much, angie.

now, a new may 7th deadline. here's no reason to rush to your dmv right now. >>> the countdown has begun for butch wilmore and suni williams to return to earth. >> they've been in space for 270 days in counting. >> they held a news conference today from space, sharing more about the preparation they've been doing ahead of their return this month. >> joining us now, steven romo who's been tracking this. so, steven, what did we hear from the astronauts today? >> they were asked about politics on earth. namely elon musk said the pair has been stuck on the international space station for political reasons. the pair really did not want to talk about politics though, but after reporters ask them a few more times, they finally had this to say. >> politics has not played into this at all. we came up prepared to stay long even though we planned to stay short. that's what we do in human space flight. planning for unknown, unexpected contingencies. >> one being they would be on the international space station longer than exp

world news tonight with david muir starts now. and i'll see you back here at four. >>> tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. president trump's tariff whiplash. now saying there will be a temporary pause after the dow dropped another 400 points today. >>> also tonight, we're tracking dangerous winds moving into the east. washington, d.c. up through new york. up to 50 miles per hour in boston. >>> first tonight, on again, off again. tonight, what president trump is now saying about his 25% tariffs on canada and mexico, after wild swings in the stock market this week, dropping more than 400 points today alone. the plunge even after the president said he would do a temporary pause. but that the tariffs are coming. >>> also tonight, the dangerous winds. there are high wind alerts as we come on the air. georgia up through new york and new england. lee goldberg with the forecast. >>> tonight, for the first time, we hear from pope francis tonight. the pope recording his first public message, playing in st. peters square. you'll hea

why can we just see in those coastal areas in the talk to you in talk to is also in hall news. now the government of, i'll shut off, says that these are the former associates of the president bush. i'll assets and have radi support from across syria to try and put those uprisings down, but the out of warrants to say, well, they have been subjected to massacres. now we have heard some international reaction. the saudi foreign ministry released the statement condemning the uprising condemning the protest, pledging it support for so the syrian government situation in syria, a guy who was, i is incredible. you bought this house and i'll shut off to cobra in december, the country has pretty much being divided into 3 areas of consult in the north. the took the spark forces around the province in particular, the city and national army. then in the northeast, the city and democratic policies, the code, the forces forces which a box by washington. now again, this situation has flared up that with this, between the city and that's what all mean to me and democratic forces. they've launched a

steve, thank you. >>> now to the new turn tonight in president trump's on off again tariffs. would pause them for a month. tonight the president is now threatening canada with a tariff up to 250% on dairy and lumber. tonight what american builders say this could do immediately to the cost of construction and homes here in the u.s. rachel scott at the white house tonight. >> reporter: just 24 hours after declaring a temporary truce in his trade ward with canada and mexico, president trump today with a new tariff threat, announcing plans to impose a hefty new tax of up to 250% on all lumber and dairy coming into the united states from canada. >> canada has been ripping us off for years on tariffs for lumber and for dairy products. >> this is canadian. >> reporter: trump says the new tariff could take effect as soon as today and comes in response to the up to 250% tax canada puts on imports of american dairy and lumber. >> they make it impossible for us to sell lumber or dairy products into canada. >> reporter: economists warn that trump's higher tariffs, particularly on lumber,

new headlines and videos out of ukraine. offials say a russian missile struck a hotel there, killing four people. and now i know you have new reporting about those trump efforts for a ceasefire? >> reporter: yes, tom. u.s. and ukrainian officials are now set to meet next week in saudi arabia to discuss the framework for a ceasefire with russia. and late tonight ukrainian president zelenskyy saying he'll go after that explosive confrontation last week here at the white house. tom? >>>> gabe guerrez with that major new development. gabe, we thank you for that. >>> and this just in breaking right now, measle cases across the country are on the rise, and now a new death is being reported in new mexico. emilie ikeda's here with that news. and emilie, what are health officials there saying? >> so tom, the official cause of this death is still being investigated, but officials say the adult who was not vaccinated did test positive for measles. ten cases have been identified in new mexico while just across state lines in west texas the number has risen to 159 cases. a child in texas died last week, marking the f

we'll also stream it on nbc news now. >>> craig, to you? et's turn to new details from the vatican overnight. on the health of pope francis. the 88-year-old, whose now been hospitalized for more than two weeks, was placed back on a ventilation device after suffering two ret piratory episodes. nbc's anne thompson joins us from the vatican with an update. anne, good morning. >> reporter: goormt, craig. there's some good news this morning about pope francis. the associated press is reporting citing the vatican that the pope is no longer on that non-invase iive breathing machine. after two acute respiratory attacks yesterday. he is this morning on high-flow oxygen following a good night sleep. this morning a new urgency in the prayers for pope francis. the 88-year-old leader of the catholic church had another setback monday in his battle with double pneumonia. suffering two acute respiratory failures, when mucus in his hungs made it harder for the pontiff to breathe. doctors performed a bronchoscopy, placing a thin tube in his airways. the mucus

now a new may 7th deadline. tom, i also want to ask you about an investigation under way into some strange automated cockpit warnings in the skies over washington's reagan airport. what can you tell us? >> yeah, that's right. the faa is looking into why a dozen planes received automated warnings of a potential collision with other planes while approaching reagan national even when there was no potential conflict. it's not clear if this waradio interference, but there's no indication it was nefarious, lester. >> all right, tom costello, thank you. >>> there is news about pope francis's health appearing to have a setback today as he battles double pneumonia. the vatican revealing that he suffered two respiratory episodes at the hospital and that he is back on ventilation. the 88-year-old pontiff was said to have rested well last night. >>> when we come back here this evening, her iconic portraits of "snl" stars are seen for just a few seconds every show. ahead, how mary ellen matthews' work is being immortalized.

and now that new threat of additional tariffs on canada imports. now of course it's unclear when or if those are going to go into effect. david. >> and of course tracking the wild swings in the market all week long rachel scott at the white house. rachel. thank you. we turn tonight to two active duty soldiers and an army veteran now under arrest tonight, accused in an alleged plot to sell u.s. military secrets to china. and authorities say they have video. here's pierre thomas. >> the fbi claims this surveillance photograph shows an active duty army soldier secretly using his phone to take pictures of sensitive military information, with the goal of sending it to china. tonight, jin zhao is accused, along with another active duty soldier at a military base in washington state and an army veteran of engaging in a conspiracy to betray their country and profit from selling secrets to the people's republic of china. >> the information that that is at risk here is information that identifies the united states military's capabilities, plans and intentions

probable morning news starts now. >> news at 6. good morning and thanks for waking up with a sub area and i'm james on this wednesday morning where we're expecting things to get a little wet for the commute. i was out this morning earlier and i was still dry. but one's going to start john. yeah. others say we are already kicked into gear. where yoli is that? and she showed you that view there just for a split second, which will see much more of in a little bit. we are looking outside at what is dry for most of us now. tam looking out across the bay area. look at how clear it is out there. >> we haven't seen a single drop for most of the bay area. most of our rainfall today is going to stay very south bay centric. you can see that showers have already kicked into gear for areas like san jose and especially up into the santa cruz mountains where we've been seeing some light to moderate showers so far, this is going to be the big winner today. areas like the santa cruz mountains, morgan hill, gilroy up to san jose seeing decent amount