an elaborate anglo-indian menu from reggie's childhood. >> reggie: i will put on my apron first. >> anthonyhistory here. i mean, while i take a dim view of colonization, it's very hard to resist the charms of a house like this. >> raaja: that's quite understandable, actually. you've got a hundred years of very, very intense history funneled into a very small place. >> rakejhwar: and this house used to house the secretary of state to the crown. >> anthony: what am i eating? this is "eggs oeuf a' la florentine." ooh, that's good. this was a small town. >> raaja: it was a small town with a very, very big government. >> rakejhwar: shimla enjoys the unique distinction of having been the summer capital of india, and surprisingly, it was the capitol of burma during the war days. >> raaja: so, here you have this tiny, little village up on the hill, connected to the rest of the world by a narrow mountain path, and they rule approximately a fifth of the human race for eight months every year. in today's context, it would almost seem bizarre. thank you. >> anthony: mulligatawny soup. classic example o

good morning, reggie. president trump said no wall, no deal.on national emergency get funding for hi and this week we m how far he's willi after third round negotiations stall congressional nego from a meeting lat reaching an agreem principle on borde >> we had hard neg we're glad to be w right >> congressional s abc 7 news the tentative deal resolv a number of contenti issues and would avert a possible governmen >> not a single on going to get every we wan >> that may includ trump. according to sourc includes the same billion initially democrats for bord enhancement, an ex billion to homelan more than 40,000 b i.c.e., additional officers and techn of ent but none of the $5 trump demanded for wall. >> as i was walkin stage, they said t is being made with commit just so you know, the wall anyway. they say progress >> president trump the deal at a camp el paso while half potential 2020 riv native beto o'rour own ra >> u.s. cities of u.s./mexico border far safer than u deeper in t interior of the un americ >> now, there is o presid must say yes to

. >> reporter: good morning, reggie and jessica.the way, reggie, i'm impressed that you were tweeting up until the end of the show and are still doing the mornings this morning. you know, one differenceurma outside gone. the crews have been working around the clock to take down the sets. what does remain, take a look at this. it's pretty neat. the columns leading up the stairs to the theater. they have every single year the oscars have been in existence and the best picture. you see 1986 was platoon. 1985, out of africa. so many great moments. we had surprise upsets like actress to olivia colman who won instead of the glenn close or lady gaga. another moment ground breaking, that comes from someone behind the scenes. ruth carter. she made history as a first black woman to win for best costume design for black panther. let's take a listen. >> marvel may have created the first black superhero but we turned him into an african king. it's been my life's honor to create costumes. thank you to the academy. thank you for honoring african r

>> reporter: gorge, reggie. since i last saw you an hour ago, pg&e crews stopped some of the work here on parker. we have some new numbers from pg&e that will help explain to you why that's the case. all electricity has been turned on in the area. the power was restored to the remaining. 300 customers still without gas. pg&e needs to move water from the system before they can restore that. all of that relatively good news this morning. it was quite a scene yesterday when the fire ignited. fire officials went door to door evacuating neighbors within a one-block radius. five buildings damaged. the rough people estimated displayed, 100 people. >> beyond the story of the building. this is way shooting beyond that. it's going up fast. i know you can tell it's coming from small, small space. that's why you can tell it's shooting up in the air, you know. >> reporter: late wednesday, that mandatory evacuation order only applied to those whose homes or businesses were directly impacted by the fire and firefight. we've se

>> reporter: hi, reggie. it is very cold here. take a look at the thermometer at this bank here in san rafael announcing the temperature here. it's because of these temperatures. all the rain that we have had that officials are worried about black ice this morning. here is a picture authorities released of an overturned truck in mendocino county. this happened during icy conditions. cal trans has sanding trucks out right now. they're putting gravel and sand out on the roads to help get drivers some traction. they're encouraging you to slow down this morning. >> stay calm. if you hit black ice, take your foot off the accelerator, no aggressive turning inputs to make it worse. >> reporter: even though it isn't raining, don't forget about the runoff. it freezes and there is that hidden danger of this morning's commute. also don't forget to bundle up. it is very cold out here this morning. reporting live in san rafael, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news.

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good morning reggie. michael cohen went from saying, he'd take a bullet for the president to placing the president in serious legal jeopardy. >> why before? why should congress trust you now? >> i really appreciate the opportunity that was given to me to clear the record and to tell the truth. >> the first of three hearings which includes a highly anticipated testimony that will take place in front of the house overnight committee today. should tell abc 7 it will describe the president's lying racism and cheating. >> cohen who pleaded guilty to lying to congress and violating campaign finance laws is to expected to sign reimbursement checks to adult star stormy daniels which president trump initially claimed he knew nothing about. for the first time, the president's former right hand man will accuse him of criminal conduct while in the white house. ahead of his testimony, trump ally representative matt gates tweeting out a seemingly threatening messages to his family. do your wife and father-in-law know a

reggie? >> thanks, mike.ning, san francisco may require people to accept cash. >> supervisors are considering legislation meant to address ineye quality. supporters say the cashless businesses hurt low-income, homeless and immigrant populations because they're less likely to have access to bank accounts. more businesses are going cashless because it saves time and money while preventing theft. >>> don't forget to be careful with popular metallic balloons. pg&e says they can be a threat to power lines if they float away leading to outages, fires and possibly injuries. mylar balloons filled with helium cause more than 500 power outages last year. pg&e says never try to recover a balloon if it gets tangled in the lines. it's best to tie a weight to the balloon to keep it from floating away. >>> taking a look at the roads. just got good news from chp. an update in walnut creek. southbound 680 at the 24 split, we had a two-vehicle clicks and i've seen emergency -- they pushed everything off to the right shoulder.

come on the south carolina the deep south musician reggie scott experienced firsthand the dangers that black travelers once faced in the region visitors from the north unfamiliar with the strict racial segregation laws in the south were specially at risk. you always knew. because you. you have to do anything to be stopped by the police they wouldn't consider harassing to us to be just serious and stop starting in the one nine hundred forty scots aren't and mother offered lodging in this house to travellers who were banned from staying at the hotels for whites only the address was listed in the green book named for its publisher victor greene and that was the only indication that the cornwell family's hotel even existed. begin to me that. this is about the film's white chauffeur frank vellar longer is given a copy of the special travel guide before driving black to enlist don surely on a tour through the south the story is set in the one nine hundred sixty s. rich southern whites want to attend the famous musicians concerts but they make it clear that he does not belong to their circle

reggie scott's home is listed on the national register of historic places but he lacks the funds for necessary upkeep perhaps the success of green book will benefit this time capsule of the segregation era american sound. so that's got that's going to make a very good airplane movie i just want to get to the point that there's been a lot of controversy quite hefty actually that this film won best picture some very strong words out there on social media and obviously you were thrilled about the choice yourself tell us more about why yeah i guess the problem i have this film it seems really like a throwback it's another story about race is america told from a white man's perspective and we have plenty of those i really think maybe that's not the correct perspective to take perfectly in the twenty first century and we've had enough of these type of films of you know how a white person was nice to a black person the one nine hundred sixty s. i don't know if we need another of those movies i think it's maybe time to have some new perspective new perspective that's what people were after i

>> reporter: good morning, jessica and reggie.ince i last saw you, we came over to theualupe riveralma ave. you can see how the river is doing. it is high. but i just talked with a city of san jose worker. he told me that they were monitoring it and it appears that it is receded a bit. that's the good ne nining.tho. ave gooreround t guadalupe river to evacuate people from their homes. they're knocking on doors and advising people to leave. they sent out alerts and e-mails. made phone calls as well to make sure everyone is aware of the possibility of flooding of the guadalupe river. we were on minnesota avenue where police were knocking on doors. we talked with a man who got the alert and police came knocking. >> we got the alarm at around 4:45. so just started getting ready. and around -- the cops came in to tell us it's mandatory. >> it looks like you've got electronics. >> just whatever he needs. the rest grab what we need. >> put thingsp. srere willo has alseen evacuated or least police have come by and knocked on doors and adv

reggie? >>> happening today after a war of words. acting attorney general matthew whitaker will testify before congress for the first time. he agreed to testify only after the judiciary committee dropped the threat of a subpoena. democrats are hoping his testimony gives them insight into his role in the russia investigation and his conversation with white house officials and president trump. democrats have introduced a sweeping proposal to combatchan. >> they introduced the resolution yesterday. they're calling it in the green new deal. a reference to fdr and his new deal during the great depression. >>> this morning, san francisco-based wells fargo says atm and mobile services have been restored after an outage. the customers who tried to use an atm received an out of service message. the disruption affected online and mobile banking. in a statement, wells fargo said it was experiencing system issues after smoke was detected at a facility. >>> on the peninsula, authorities are investigating after a thief with a sweet tooth stole $17

. >> thank you, jessica, reggie. hi everybody. i'm going to start by tracking this snow shower that's moving to the east of mt. hamilton. it's the only game in town and it's sliding to the south. it may clip gilroy and possibly hollister later on with some light rain. as far as us, total sunshine and cool and dry winter air. 33 to 42. it's deaf thitly cooler this morning. grab the heavier coat. by noon, around 51 to 52. 53 to 56. it sounds refreshing but it's still 5 to 10 degrees below average. dry all day. let's see what it's doing to the commute. hi, alexis. >> we're enjoying decent driving conditions today, mike. we haven't had many issues to talk golden gate bridge. i watched the zipper trucks come through giving you three lanes southbound to northbound. that usually happens in the 4:00 hour. they're definitely late on that today. i think it's because they were wrapping up barrier work on the northbound side of the bridge. i'm seeing a little bit of delay leaving marin county. things are moving along just fine here around the

. >> hi, reggie and jessica. it has been snowing.ive, 10 minutes ago it slowed down significantly and stopped. look at the powder that accumulated here. this is highway 17 behind us. as i take my photographer ian you can see behind here it is slow. the amazing thing, there are no reports of accidents this morning. credit to drivers and chp pacing a lot of these vehicles as they have been going over highway 17 and caltrans who has been out here plowing highway 17, which has been very more because we've seen make big accumulations here for the snow this morning. in fact, take a look at this real estate sign that we have here. can you see it's covered and you've got all the snow here. i've got someone who is throwing a snowball at me from off camera. i've got to make a good snowbal. as you can see, you've got a lot of snow on the ground. a lot of people will be enjoying it. the good news is caltrans swept all of that and plowed it off the road. the commute is moving and it's moving pretty well, better than we expected this morning. back

jessica and reggie. no host, no problem. last night's show appeared seam less but that does not mean it didn't have its share of up sefts and controversy. sunday's oscars hostless for the first time in three decades. >> welcome to the one millionth academy awards. >> werth champions ♪ >> queen the opening act. >> just one of the mem ashl performances. >> in the shah low ♪ >>> packing the star studded show. in the most anticipated and hard to call category. >> and the oscar goes to, green book. >> the segregation era road trip drama crowned best picture last night. that unexpected award getting pushback already. some saying the film is a feel good throwback while others criticized it as an outdated version of driving miss daisy. >> every time somebody is driving somebody i lose. >> one of the biggest surprises of the night, olivia colman's best actress win. rami malek's portrayal won him the prize. >> i feel like what would it be like to tell little bubba rami this mightn h a his curly haired little mind would be blown. >> sp

reggie shows us the problems and what b.a.r.t. is doing to make things better. >> reporter: the results are not very good many. dooring to a recent survey of 5,000 customers, b.a.r.t.'s approval rating is at a new low. >> my analogy is it's not the report card that i would rush home to show my parents. >> our focus on quality of life issues is the right focus. and we need to do more. >> reporter: riders we talk to agree. >> you see a lot of homeless people sleeping on there, taking care of their personal business on the trains, doing drugs, things like that. >> reporter: this video went viral, drug users shooting up as commuters walk through the station. and there's three different videos showing the same passenger on three different days, smoking what appears to be meth openly on b.a.r.t. training. bun was shot by a viewer, and another by a producer and i saw it first hand and shot this video of. >> but b.a.r.t.'s biggest crisis came last july, when nia wilson was stabbed to death in an unprovoked attack. nia's death revived conc

. >> reggie, jessica, hi everybody. i'm going to start with live doppler 7 showing you a snow shower moving through the diablo range in milpitas, mt. hamilton getting dusted a little bit. it's raining on 580 and towards tracy and southport. it will be around for an hour. then we'll get ready for total sunshine and cooler weather this morning. 33 to 42 degrees. low 50s at noon. it will be a little brisk this afternoon with temperatures below average. mid-50s. towards 7:00, t stars and dress for 36 to 50 degrees. >>> so far so good, mike. no major issues. we're looking live at the bay bridge toll plaz a we're pretty busy pretty early. no blocking incidents. but we have a little stackup in the cash lanes on either side. if you're using fastrak, a slight delay and hopefully we won't have the metering lights on as early as yesterday. i'll keep an eye on that. quick check of drive times. we're heavy out of the central valley. westbound 580, tracy to dublin. looking typical here. in the red at 55 minutes. southbound 680, dubli

>> reporter: good morning, reggie. law enforcement wrapped up their on-scene investigation overnight. later today, san jose police chief eddie garcia is going to talk to us about this deadly shooting. this all came to an end around 7:00 last night. friends are identifying the suspect as mark marosky. by aur suit with him and another woman started last night. he fired shots with one bullet hitting a patrol car. they come on deered a u.p.s. truck that led them to north first and trimble. the man took off running gun in hand when he was shot by law enforcement. he died at the scene. friends say he was afraid of going to prison for life. >> he wanted us to call dispatch and tell them to back off and give him time to make his phone calls and be okay with the decision of giving himself up to do life in prison because he's a two-striker. >> reporter: female suspect was taken into custody. the hostage was unharmed. his records show he was previously arrested for robbery and possession of stolen property. today's news conferenc

reggie. >> thanks, mike. tens of thousands of golf balls have been found off the coast of california. >> seeing the sea floor completely covered in trash, it was like a straight shot to the heart. >> dan noyes and the iteam dive into how the golf balls got there. the impact on wildlife and what's being done to clean this up. you can see their investigation tonight right here on abc 7 news at 11:00. drakes beach is opening back up this weekend after elephant seals invaded it during the government shutdown. >> about 80 of them are still hanging out at the beach. but they're no longer in the parking lot. that's where they ended up after rain and king tides flooded the area. >> the large males, there's females and the pups and newborn pups. they have black hooves. they're only a couple weeks old when you see those. >> starting tomorrow, rangers will offer limited access sors of the seals. >> you literally described what the seals are. >> good. next at 6:00, new accusations against the dmv and their flawed voter r

in washington with the latest. >> rep good morning, jessic good morning, reggie. president trump has long said, no wall, no deal. he even contemplated declaring a nation emergency if he didn't get funding for his wall. and this week we may just see how far he's willing to go. after third round of talks with negoti stalled. congressional negotiator emerged from a meeting late last night reachi an agreement in princi on border security. >> we had hard negotiations. we're glad to be where we are rate now. congressional source abc 7 it involves a number of contentious issues and will avert a possible shutdown. >> not a single one of us is going to get every single thing we want. >> that may include president trump. accord to sources the deal includ the same nearly $1.4 billio initially offered by democr for border barrier enhanc an extra $1.7 billio to homeland security for more t 40,000 bed for i.c.e., additi customs officers and techno at ports of entries. but none of the $5.7 billion trump demanded for his border wall. as i was walking up to t stage, they said that

>> reporter: good morning, reggie. on display for us all to see, the temperatures in the north bay. it is so cold. this is what officials worry about. the freezing temperatures that can cause black ice. they're worried about the runoff from the mountain roads that, it will freeze and create a dangerous hazard of black ice. police say when you hit it, take your foot off the accelerator and don't make any aggressive turns and just stay calm. drivers tell us they don't like that sensation of when they hit that black ice. >> it's scary to feel that loss of control under you and hope that your wheels catch before something bad happens. >> reporter: look at this picture of an overturned truck. this was taken yesterday morning in mendocino county. officials released this picture as a cautionary tale of what can happen and encourage everyone to slow down. cal trans says they have trucks putting out gravel and sand. just to be able to give drivers something for their tires to grab on to, some traction in these cold conditions. reporting live in san rafael, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> amy,

(door clicks) >> oh, reggie., >> hlks. >> hey, reggie.hi, gorgeous. >> hello, love. >> oh, it's so nice to see you. how are you doing? >> good. >> are you jeanne?i' >> yes, m jeanne. >> hi, jeanne. >> jeanne, i'm tom. >> nice to meet you. narrator: three years after nestor'd left the adult home, he had finally been placed in a hispecial apartment, with er level of care, and with a new roommate, jean. >> this is my room. i have an air conditioner. >> yeah, it's nice. >> air conditioner in the back, right? my tv. my cassette. and my record player. s got a oft bed. come on, let's check out the rest of the apartment. >> nestor is getting the supports now that he n e 's flourishing. when i call him,unds wonderful. "oh, hi, nora. hi, nora." he is engaged. and he expresses joy. >> the one thing i do appreciate about me being alone is, i do make my own decisions, you know? ed theere's something ca declaration of independence, you know what that is? wellit's an excellent exampl of what a person can be by themselves. >> narrator: in fact, nestor ha

reggie, jessica, hi, everybody.ar and dry on live doppler 7, light breezes thankfully because most neighborhoods are even cooler than we were this time yesterday. we don't want that windchill, frost to stick. 30 to 36 at 7:00. we'll jump quickly. look at that, by noon 50 to 52. pretty comfortable with total sunshine and a light breeze. another dry day, 52 to 55 degrees. if you're heading out this evening, maybe you have some activities that are outside, take that blanket and heavier coat, 44 to 49 degrees. see those clouds increasing at 7:00, that's our next chance of rain. it arrives tomorrow. more on that next. here is alexis. >> good morning, mike. overall doing okay on the roads. at this moment we have had a handful of blocking issues so far today. nothing significant right now. we are looking live at the bay bridge toll plaza where, yes, back to normal today after the presidents' day holiday yesterday. we went the entire morning commute without any metering lights. not the case today. 5:22 they have turned on.

reggie and jessica, live in washington. mona kosar abdi. >>> we'll have live coverage of the testimony beginning at 7:00 right after abc 7 mornings. we'll also stream the testimony for you on abc7news.com and the app. >>> you're never morning seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. >> alexis and i were talking about the winds and she told me from noon to midnight, they were not letting big rigs across the richmond-san rafael bridge because the winds were so strong. hopefully the wind advisory will 'le can hathe 6:00 hour. to 55 miles per hour. very mild this morning. low to mid-50s. you'll notice when you step outside, it feels soupy and humid. we have light rain falling on all the farms, the cherry trees, the strawberry farms in brentwood right now. we've got rain from 680, concord to walnut creek, across 24. if you're taking that commute, it's pretty much solid rain down to the bay bridge toll plaza. we've got redwood city here, spring street, middle fede road southward. milpitas towards zanker road. expect sta

. >> reporter: hi, reggie. this is a stop on route 22. we're here at santa clara and it's the only overpass bus service. vka looking to cut service between 1:00 errand 4:00 a.m. that's what's behind this. they proposed a new transit plan. the gilroy dispatch says it could save vta $15 million annually with 70 changes across bus and light rail services. their goal is to increase ridership while reducing impacts to riders. one rider is not so sure. >> it's going to hurt people who take buses early morning like b.a.r.t. it screws them up. t 45 people ride the bus for 2 shelter in the overnight hours. cutting the service from 1:00 to 4:00 could save $500,000 annually meaning other services in the system wouldn't have to be reduced. the last meeting at 11:00 a.m. at san jose state's mlk library. final day to submit comments is febouinrmon the proposed changes go to the website, abc7news.com. reporting live in san jose, matt keller, abc 7 news. >>> thank you, matt. >>> we welcome your story ideas, suggestion and questions. use the #betterbayare

>> reporter: good morning, jessica and reggie. lane of westbound traffic here on geary boulevard is open. that was not the case yesterday. so traffic is moving well. each got buses going that direction as well. but parker avenue is closed as all of this while the ntsb has arrived into the city for its investigation. a go team from the ntsb arrived last night washington to observe the wreckage. the ntsb says it's early in the investigation but they will begin interviewing witnesses this morning. they'll be collecting perishable evidence, including a section of the pipeline, finding out about the training of the workers and what happened at the time of the explosion. >> they do have a lot of damage to the buildings. but what could have been worse is we could have suffered a lot of losses here that we have in other incidents. thankfully, we understand that did not happen. granted, buildings are lost and homes destroyed and that's significant. it could have been far worse. >> reporter: the ntsb says they're typically on scene for a we

>> reporter: hi, reggie. the app is called banana plug. it's a play on words with u.s. santa cruz's mascot. the banana slug. it was advertised on flyers across campus. take a look at the booking photo of the suspect. his name is collin howard. the 18-year-old from uc santa cruz as a student. he's also from sunnyvale. it alleges he created the it was available on the app store. undercover sting with multiple drug buys ended with howard being arrested. he's charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine and methamphetamine. he was released from custody after his court appearance yesterday. if convicted, howard could face decades in prison and millions of dollars in fines. reporting live in santa cruz, matt keller, abc 7 news. >>> matt, thank you. >>> new developments out of san jose. a couple who says their home was burglarized and car taken on a weed-filled joyride is offering a message of support to one of the teens caught on camera in their stolen vehicle. this is the story first reported by abc 7

good morning reggie. we're in santa rosa.e found a little bit of flooding on heather glen canyon road. i checked in with the fire department, they haven't had a lot of flooding problems. about but as people get around, they'll be encountering something like this and have to notify them. it has been relentless and heavy at times. just keep in mind, this could be waiting for you as you head out for your day. we have heard of other issues as well. i want to show you a mudslide in north santa rosa. they cleared the rocks and debris out of the way. the road is open. but they're worried about more situations like this happening because the ground is so soaked from all of the rain storms that we have had this season. officials are worried they'll see more slides like this one. it's been raining all night long here in santa rosa. officials want to warn you, if you do see standing water, you should not drive through it. >> we have good faith in cars and big trucks. sometimes the water is too much. we don't know what's going on in the

reggie wayne "i think it falls to the patriots. it falls to them. i do think experience matters."calhoun) while the patriots have proven they while the patriots calhoun) while the patriots have proven they can execute on the biggest stage, the rams are ready to prove, that they can too. in case your wondering, i think the pats d will make a big play late, to seal the 6th and final super bowl title for the combination of belichick and brady. (jrs/justine)1. what are you looking forward to the most about tomorrow's game?2. how concerned should rams fans be that the patriots had two weeks to prepare for the big game?3. so, who is your pick to win? your pick to win? 3. so, who is big game? prepare for the had two weeks to that the patriots rams fans be that the patriots had two weeks to prepare for the big game?3. so, who is your pick to win? (justine) taking a look at the snow coming down in the squaw valley base area, this was sent to the kron4 newsroom by squaw valley alpine meadows. (jr stone) alpine meadows.(jr stone) they reported six inches of snow overnight. and now we are joi

jessica and reggie, back to you. >> amy, thank you. in sonoma county, flooding is the main concern in guerneville where the school district is closed today. abc news spotted a jeep that was flooded. a good samaritan got ahold of chains and rescued the vehicle as you see there. meanwhile the rain and wind knocked down trees. >> people need to slow down. you see emergency vehicles on the shoulder. move over if you can. it's the law. >> business owners near the russian river are also watching out for flooding. >>> mudslide dangers in the south bay. the right lane of highway 17 at sugarloaf road is closed after a mudslide there yesterday. cal trans crews have identified trees that have to be removed before the road is reopened. the chp is is monitoring those issues. we're monitoring what's happening with power outages. you can see this live look at the electrical outage map from pg&e. the orange dots are spots where there are more than 500 customers without power. so at last check, a total of 4,000 homes and businesses are in the dark. the

. >>> reggie?ew at 6:00, a fitne influencer from dallas is responding to complaints that she's been scamming her customers. >> brittany dawn has 550,000 followers on instagram and 290,000 on youtube. many people turned to her for help to get in shape even paying hundreds of dollars for personalized workouts and a nutrition plan. they get phone consultations. thousands of people in the facebook group brittany down fitness complaints say dawn isn't responsive. some got refunds if they signed and nda. >> girl, you're doing so great. i'm like how am i doing great, i'm not losing weight. >> i jumped into an industry that had no instruction manual. i'm basically going through uncharted territory. i'm doing the best that i can to the best of my ability. >> dawn posted an apology on youtube addressing the complaints. coming up on gma, the questions you should be asking before signing up for similar programs advertised on social media. gma starts at 7:00 a.m. it's after abc 7 mornings. >>> edna the firehous

after having his murder conviction vacated. 35-year-old reggie mallard is also a free man -- after serving 16 years in prison for a murder he says he didn't commit. <"i feel excited, happy, all that at the same time. appreciative."><"these are great people, you know, and without them i wouldn't be here. you kn, fought hard for me to get me home, and i'm just thankful to have them in my corner."> ( robin ) michael tir-pak said he counseled younger inmates while in prison and hopes to do similar work now that he's free. he also got married two years ago while behind bars, and is looking forward to starting a new life with his wife. (robin) coming up next on the kron 4 morning news ... special counsel robert mueller being called out for ánot releasing the full report on the russia investigation... what california's kamala harris has to say about the report. (robin) and here's a live look outside... at the embarcadero. "if you are watching us on the kron on app - here is an 'extra' check on weather and traffic. visit kron-on-dot-tv to subscribe." (robin) welcome back. checking in on yo

. >> hi, jessica, hi reggie. i would like to see you fall. that would be fun. could go skiing sometime. >> take me. it's comedy. >> all right. coming up here on gma, we have the latest on the jussie smollett case. the empire star is back at work as his team fights back declaring his innocence. sunny hostin will be here to tell us what's next. >>> chilling never before seen video of the interrogation of the uber driver who went on a deadly rampage. why he says he did it. >>> and our team is live in hollywood getting ready for the oscars. just two days away now. which movies are the best bet and what would the nominees tell their young selves. chris connolly is going one-on-one with the stars. then a game of charades on best picture. >> we'll see. i like a good charades game. we'll see you then. >> the wife. >> oh, the wife. is that what this is? >> yeah. >> i think people would yes! for presidents day you get that so i can save up to 40% on appliances? and 10% with your sears card plus $100 cashback in points! yes! shop sears where we love to say yes to you! ♪ d

i know, reggie. you and sports. i've seen that instagram post.will arnett is in the studio and harry potter fans, look out daniel radcliffe is here plus a super bowl surprise for a super fan all coming up later on gma. i miss you guys. good to talk to my bay area friend. >> i'm so glad you're watching my sports ball coverage. it's highly detailed and well-researched. >> your football knowledge and mine are about the same. >> simpatico. that's why this works, cecilia. thank you so much. we'll see you later on in the show. appreciate it. >>> black history month. kicking off a month of celebration. >>> a man claiming ava lay they say you should always listen to your heart. and where better to do that, than the island of ireland? after all, your heart is the best compass there is. so get out there and fill your heart with the stuff that keeps it beating. fill your heart with ireland. >>> all right. our next storm promising several hours of moderate to heavy rain, which means hydroplaeng off the charts there because of the flooding on the roads. we ha

. >> hi jessica and reggie. great to be with both of you.gma, we have the super bowl covered from top to bottom. all the great moments. tom brady leading the team to its sixth title. we are talking live to mvp julian edelman. so we've got tall the action off the field too. just in case that interests you more. the commercials to the halftime show. who were the big winners? we're going to tackle all of that. we go one-on-one with superstar cardi b. she's opening up about why she skipped the halftime show, talks about motherhood and her marriage. we've got henry winkler. so much coming up on april monday edition. you don't want to miss t i highlight all of your snow in the sierra. i think that's the coolest thing to happen. >> just as long as it doesn't get anywhere near us in the city. >> exactly. >> you don't want 96 inches of snow? >> no. i'm excited about two dove queens. >> that should be great to see. >> they are on the show, too. >> good. thank you, ginger. >> thank you. >>> new at 6:00, elon musk teases his new rocket and it could take

>> reporter: good morning, reggie.chers and students from san lorenzo and other districts are standing with oakland teachers. they're going to be holding a sick-out today. pnntt rly in oa. organizers say this action is a response to a call for a mass movement of solidarity from the rank and file members of the oakland education association. teachers and students from berkeley, san francisco, albany and san lorenzo are planning. this comes after a marathon bargaining session on tuesday. >> we're hoping to come to an agreement. this has gone on certainly longer than most people hoped it would. a lot of families and students want to get back to class. >> i can say that we are still really excited for the cause. but some of us are feeling a little weary. but we're ready to go as long as it takes. >> reporter: the district's offer remains at 8.5% raise over four years. the teachers want 12% over three years. this is day six of the strike. reporting live, matt keller, abc 7 news. >>> the weather looks like with mike nicco. >

. >> hi reggie and jessica. it's clear and dry on live doppler 7. another morning without dealing with rain and our last completely sunny day this week. clouds on the increase tomorrow. rain rolls in monday. waking up in the 30s in many areas by 7:00. noon, look at that. 51 for everybody. couldn't be more homogenized. 52 to 55 degrees at 4:00. if you're head out this evening, 44 to 49 degrees. take a little bit of a jacket. let's take a look at traffic. back to you. >> we have an accident to report in tracy. this is on westbound 580 on grant line. it just cleared. but there is a backup you can see. it's in the red where the accident happened. it's only going at 16 miles per hour. heads up if your commute takes you in that direction. here's a look from the emermetraf sing t fill i >> delopin ns iea bay. teachers in oakland getting ready to strike again. in just about an hour and a half at 6:30 this morning, they're going to raise their picket signs. negotiations are expected to resume later this morning. teachers are demanding a higher salary. smalle

let's get to reggie.hat back as soon as possible. >> there it is. >> here's a live look from sky 7. a driver is dead and this happened overnight. deputy-involved shooting on henry road last night. you see it's a remote area in napa county. no word on exactly what led to the shooting. you can see an investigation is under way right now at the scene. the napa county sheriff's office says the driver had a gun but authorities have not identified that man killed, nor the deputy who opened fire. we're going to be updating the story and have updates available on the news app throughout the day. for now we're watching that scene. >> chicago police are trying do a follow-up interview with jussie smollett. this after a twist in the investigation into his reported attack. sources tell abc news two brothers arrested over the weekend have now been released. they say that smollett paid them to stage it. at least one man appeared as an traex on empire. smollett has released a statement saying he's been further victimize

reggie, i want to show you something here. this is the slurpee machine at 7-eleven. lights are on next to the machine. that means it's not working right now. the power was out so all that slurpee goodness was melted. it has to freeze back up again. i'll let you know when the red lights turn off. >> you know how to speak to me. you know i love some coke slurpee. i appreciate that private report. >> coke and cherry mixed together. >> okay. >> on the wild side. >>> two more school districts and a charter school have announced within the last hour that they will be closed today. >> the two districts just added to the list are west sonoma county union school district and sebastopol district. that's in addition to several others. that's due to flooding or storm-related issues. we have a list of closures on the ticker at the bottom of your screen or going to abc7news.com. reminder, you can track the rain anywhere you live by downloading the abc 7 news app. you'll see live doppler 7 right on your phone. >>> happening tonight, san francisco city officials will hold a candleli

. >> former snl jay reggie aqui. >> jay talks about impersonating barack obama in front of the formerresident. >> i had to make sure that i nailed it. and i was like, am i doing good? and he's like, no, doing pretty good. in the state of what is happening in the world, i've got two things for you. healthy food. no burger king. no mcdonald's. we don't do that president trump package. we don't do that. how dare you. i wish somebody would invite me to the white house and have -- ahh, big macs. i've done a lot to improve myself. so like every week i learn a new word. that is what i like super cal frag liftic ex peal docious. >> nicki is great -- >> what? >> i got a movie coming out. you check that all. chris rock in it. got everybody in there. >> he's so good. >> it is ridiculous. >> if you weren't even watching the screen, you would think it is those people. >> he has every inflection and for more great gets join reggie aqui and kristen zse on mid-day live week days. >>> a shocking scene out of watsonville, a woman in a church topping a cross but that is not all she did. >>> plus -- >> a

hi, matt. >> reporter: hi jessica and reggie.good news, it appears the rain has stopped in san jose. a lot of concern about flooding. we have a couple of rivers and creeks that san jose is monitoring. i got off the phone with the emergency operation's center. they're monitoring ross creek at her cherry avenue. next to the guadalupe river from willow glen way to the south of atlanta avenue to the north has an evacuation order. national weather service has issued a flood warning for this area. city of san jose spokesperson says they haven't seen any flooding but it's considered likely or imminent. they sent out alerts, e-mails and made phone calls in english, spanish and vietnamese. people are checking out the river. all the residents really concerned. we saw police going door to door, advising people to evacuate. some people were staying and others weren't taking chances and leaving. >> they were knocking. came to the door said it's imminent. mark looked at the creek in the back, said it's five feet away. they're coming knocking,

. >> hi reggie and jessica. it's clear and dry on live doppler 7.ng without dealing with rain and our last completely sunny day this week. clouds on the increase tomorrow. rain rolls in monday. waking up in the 30s in many areas by 7:00. noon, look at that. 51 for everybody. couldn't be more homogenized. 52 to 55 degrees at 4:00. if you're head out this evening, 44 to 49 degrees. take a little bit of a jacket. let's take a look at traffic. back to you.

. >> reggie, jessica, hi everybody.