former cia operative valerie wilson launched a campaign to raise $1 billion to buy twitter with the intent to boost trump off the cite. her campaign has raised 25,000. that's up from about 4500 yesterday after getting media attention. she wants to shut down mr. trump's quote, violence and hate. twitter is worth about $12 billion. >> all right. >>> this probably happens to you. consumers bombarded to robocalls straight to their phones. michael finney slains what you can do to finally get relief. >> i get about five or six per week. the area codes are all over the country. i have a baby and always concerned it could be something about the baby. >> reporter: according to a recent consumer report survey, 62% of the at&t, centurylink and verizon customers reported receiving six or more robocalls per week. >> we're hearing about a call goes into your voice mailbox without the phone ringing. they can fill up your phone inbox and block important messages. >> reporter: for calls that aren't by passing the ring phone carriers are offering different tools to help. at&t has a free app for customers th

why is valerie plame wilson making news now? >> reporter: she has a go fund me page now to buy a controlling interest in twitter, with the sole goal of deleting president trump's twitter $33,000 has already been pledged. she says the president has said some horrible things. she adds on the page that the president's tweets are read around the world and could spark a military confrontation that could go nuclear. it says on the page if they don't reach their goal, they'll still buy stock in twitter and try to get the account removed during the shareholder's meeting. frances? >> a long way to go. we'll see where she goes from there. edward, thank you. >>> the following stories that we're going to bring you now are caught on camera. this may be difficult for some viewers to watch. >> no, no, no, no. i can't! >> that is incoming freshy alley wakefield, in pain as she's forced into splits by her new teammates. her coach is also seen in the video holding her shoulders down as she eight cheer leaders were also being pushed into forced sp

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valerie wilson is best known as being exposed during the bush administration. she tweeted if twitter won't shut down the violence and hate, then it's up to us. the goal is $1 billion. so far it's raised $4500. twitter is worth about $12 billion. sos there trr a long way to go. >>> it's a good day to own stocks. values rose today. the dow added almost 200 points. the nasdaq added 84, snp saw a 24 point gain. >>> another story you'll see only on abc 7 news tonight. >> yes, the master plan for san francisco parking and why it requires you to. >>> thing to park in san francisco isn't what it used to be. >> if it sounds like a contradiction, abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman can shed light on that for you. >> time for our question of the day outicide the city owned peer street garage in san francisco's marina district. >> do you know your license plate? >> by memory, no, i don't. >> i have to stop and think. i know the first few digits but not all. >> reporter: so she trudged back up the stairs and took a picture with with her license plate and with help from an at

valerie plame wilson has raised $27,000 so far towards her goal, but she'll need a further $1 billionmr trump anytime soon. i'm sure there are people who would like to buy twitter to stop us tweeting. with me isjoel kibazo who's fti managing former director of communications for african development bank . really good to see you. we start with the financial times. this is largely being attributed as net migration falls in the uk due to the brexit effect. yes. in many ways some would say this is the week in which the brexit chickens are coming home to roost. in this particular story, they are talking about the financial times, my old newspaper. there is a question about what is the status of eu workers. are they here permanently? will they get their rights observed? and because of that uncertainty, many have decided to leave. so you find that from 80 european countries, 59% have decided to leave and see us either go back home go to other countries. this has an effect. that's right, on business. because of course business is very concerned because the uk is very much a service economy. a

valerie wilson the former undercover agent has taken to twitter to try to buy twitter. he her goal is media platform and block out president trump. she even set up a gofundme page with $1 billion go. so far, $12,000 is donated. her identity as c.i.a. operative was leaked by a former george w. bush administration official in 2003. jonathan: a little more to go. alison: little bit. jonathan: there is a new sunday tradition in dallas that is scaring the folks living close by. a small group of people are holding unusual car shows at a local shopping center and taking it a step too far. >> if you are being raped, robbed or murders our job is get there and prevent that. >> when the bullets go up in the air, they can come back down. no telling who they will hit. jonathan: it's not just cars. they are firing guns in the air. bullet goes up and they come down and they kill. the locals are fed up with this. the police department want to stop this. but they say with the current staff levels they say it is a low priority call. jonathan: it shooting is a low priority? really? okay.

valerie plame wilson is best known as being exposed as an agent in the bush administration. she tweeted, if twitter won't shut down what she called the president's violence and hate, it's up to others to do so. her goal is to raise $1 billion. so far, she's raised $4500. twitter, by the way, is worth about $12 billion. >> a new warning out for american tourists planning to travel to certain parts of mexico. they're tilling travelers to avoid two states to avoid drug violence. state officials say turf wars between gangs have led to a surge in violence in those tourist zones with innocent people injured or killed. >> amazon is opening up a new distribution facility in stockton. timeline on when the facility will open. amazon has centered in tracy, patterson, and sacramento. >>> going to be breezy for some of us today. the breezies are going to start earlier. let's take a look at what's going on as far as the yellow areas, the small craft advisory. 10:00 this morning to 10:00 p.m. this evening. that's over the bay and delta. over the coast, it starts at 9:00 tonight and goes th

valerie plane wilson is back in the political mix.he's the former cia operative whose identity was exposed by bush administration officials in 2003. for trying to discredit her husband who was a diplomat that investigated the possibility that saddam hussein had purchased yellow uranium and concluded it was unlikely saddam hussein had bought the nuclear fuel-making material. this is problematic for bush administration officials because they justified the invasion of iraq by arguing that saddam hussein was developing nuclear weapons. nbc's edward lawrence is in d.c. this morning. >> reporter: she has a go fund me page now to buy a controlling interest in twitter, with the sole goal of deleting president trump's twitter account. she wants to raise $1 billion. currently they have about $35,000 they have raised on this. she writes on the go fund me page that president donald trump said horrible things. she goes on to say that the president's tweets are read around the world. and could spark a war around the world. it says on the page if th

your politicking on larry king valerie plame wilson is a former cia operative whose covert status was blown when members of the george w. bush administration who were motivated by political retaliation against her husband leaked her classified identity to the press that was back in two thousand and three since then she's become a bestselling author of several books including the memoir fair game my life as a spy in my betrayal by the white house and spy novels blowback and burned she's also become an activist for nuclear weapons free world her latest project is a crowdfunding campaign designed to buy a major stake in twitter and then using that position to pressure the company to kick president donald trump off the social media platform she says that mr trump has weaponized twitter she worries that his tweets could play a part in leading the world into a nuclear war let's talk to her about that valerie plame wilson joins me from santa fe new mexico tell me about this campaign and how did the idea come about. hi larry thank you for having me the idea came about when his tweets just bec

valerie plame wilson is best known for being exposed as an agent during the bush administration.weeted that if twitter will not shut down what she called the president's violence and hate, it's up to other users to do it. her goal, raising $1 billion. so far, it's raised $4500. by the way, twitter worth $12 billion. >> amazon will open a new distribution facility in stockton that will bring about 1,000 jobs to the city. so far, there's no timeline of when that facility will open. amazon already has centers in tracy, patterson, and sacramento. >>> it's time to go back to school in walnut creek. the walnut creek school district, grab the hoodie this morning. it's party cloudy and 61. but you'll need the shorts and short sleeves this afternoon. sunshine and about 86 degrees. we have also got some other areas going back to school. san carlos school district, cloudy and cool to start. but a sunny and mild ending to the day. we'll go from 62 to about 74 degrees. hope you have a great first day. all right, let's take a look at temperatures along the east bay shore. running in the upper

valerie plame wilson, former cia spy outed during a leak in the george w.d funding to purchase twitter to kick president trump off his twitter platform. the fundraiser say trump's tweets damage the country. as of this afternoon she raised $15,000. david: only has to raise $900 million more. melissa: although, twitter, you know -- david: she is long way from it. >>> meanwhile do you have trouble not checking your phone every two minutes? melissa: yeah. david: well you might have an issue getting a reservation at some restaurants. melissa: i love this story. david: details coming up. ♪ fiber-enabled broadband to more than 65,000 fans. and why a leading car brand counts on us to keep their dealer network streamlined and nimble. businesses count on communication, and communication counts on centurylink. ... >> liz: parting ways with your ball and chain it is your not significant other we're talking about it's your smartphone. select restaurants are using financial incentives to get people off their phones during meals. >> sushi lounge in hoboken, new jersey is

valerie plame wilson who was involved in the plame affair made the suggestion on twitter last week.e to kick the president off of twitter. so far she's seeking a billion dollars. she's raised 12,000. little ways to go. >>> next up it is the real life case of the aristocrats in the bronx after two cats inherited a whole bunch of money. there they are. hi there. wealthy author ellen fry wooter. she had those two super cute and beloved katz. troy and tiger will inherit there they are again they look so happy they'll inherit $300,000. the estate was $3 million. it included an enormous house in the felines being cared for by two of her former home health aides. $300,000 for the cats. the "despacito" craze reached sesame street. they posted a parody of the song. >> finally ernie gets some love. >> ernie and racita sing about what else rubber duckies. >> not this song again. >> i'm feeling you, burt. i'm feeling you. >> see. >> ♪ >> oh, my goodness. my heart just grew three sizes. >> hey, burt, what sound does a duck make. >> (squeaking). [laughter] >> burt get out of here. burt is a downe