eric thomas. . in other news, they're looking for this man. he is opening the door. a woman suffered a nonlife threatening gunshot wound. >>> an anti-i don't know man has been -- an antioch man has been sentence for two murders. he was sentenced for life without the possibility of parole for murdering two women. prosecutors say white was angry over the price of the necklace he had bought. he shot and wounded an employee. he surrendered when he ran out of ammunition. >>> stay with us. fingers crossed and homes high. >>> it is the first snow survey of the year and already people are worried about the rest of the year. >>> one airline passenger was tired of wait go. you'll meet a man who uses other a shovel . >>> the snow pack in the sierra is just a fraction of what it should be this time of year. but state water watchers are not panicking. at least not yet >> reporter: it's supposed to be a snow survey but it looks more like a grass survey. that's where frank did his first manual inspection of the new year. and the results were not exactly up to par. >> at this locati

good evening i'm eric thomas. >> i'm deon lynn. president of the united states is set to deliver his first state of the union address on tuesday. >> abc 7 news reporter lillian kim tell us they plan on making a statement. >> members of congress are allowed to bring a guest and as a result there will be d.r.e.a.m.ers in the audience as well as sexual assault survivors. >> barbara lee is skipping tuesday's state of the union address, but others will bring there and many are bringing guests aimed at making a point. >> it's incredible i was selected. >> she is a d.r.e.a.m.ers who came to the u.s. when she was 7 years old. she works for an advocacy agency. >> i think representation at a platform as large as the state of the union and the mobilizing that's to come can only reinhave reinhave it grate the minority. >> he'll bring a jackie spear has invited a sexual assault survivor. others like congressman john germ germendi will be wearing black. >> i'll be wearing black in recognition of the me too movement and the women who have been ab

. >> aim eric thomas. many people walk up to a text alert or saw it on tv, the message warned of a missile headed their way. >> they found out 38 minutes later it was not real. cornell bernard has reaction to the error. >> had is where we stayed after we prepared. >> valerie turner shows us where she headed with her family after getting a scary alert on her phone which said ballistic missile threat inbound to hawaii, seek immediate shelter. this is not a drill. >> i was overwhelmed with just the thoughts that were going through my head in that there's a missile coming our way and i don't know what to. >> she quickly got her two kids to a downstairs bathroom. downstairs and just sat there n and prayed to god. >> most of hawaii got the same frightening alert. ron who lives in the east bay was on the last dave his vaon when he got the scary news. >> my wife and daughter and her friend, her girlfriends were in tears. >> i'm here trying to drink a my tie and i'm going to have to be running for my life. >> this

. >> i'm eric thomas. we begin with the search for a gunman who opened fire on a road in fairfield. >> waterman boulevard, where the crashes happened reopened just tiffany wilson has our story. >> reporter: police have the overpass shut down. the shooting happened on the far side, i-80 east. and the shooting happened close to the on ramp for i-80 west. >> we didn't know whether it was an he can change of gunfire or not. what i do know is that the victim was in a silver honda accord, that a vehicle pulled up next to him and shots were fired in his direction. >> reporter: the shooting apdaround 3:30 saturday afternoon. the driver this honda accord was hit multiple times. the other driver sped of. >> thinks vehicle collided with other cars. >> reporter: first he crashed into this suv and then this car? he was somewhat coherrin. he is at the hospital right now. >> reporter: the lieutenant says the driver is in critical condition. a total of seven other people were in the other two vehicles. some of them were i

. >> i'm eric thomas. the comment was made after the president learned of a plan for haitians and some people from africa to come to the u.s. >> the political fauout has been swift and widespread. reporter tiffany wilson is live with local reaction. >> kristin, according to people inside the oval office, president trump didn't just criticize people from haiti, el salvador and africa, he also suggested that the u.s. should try to bring in more people from places like norway. his comments have ignited a firestorm. after hearing about an immigration plan that includes protections for people from haiti, el salvador and some african countries trump reportedly said why are we having all of these people from expletive countries come here? the white house is not denying his profane remarks. >> the question he asked was very rhetorical. why are we taking people from countries that produce high instances of illness and violence. >> chairman of the hispanic republicans says it was just president trump showing his new

i'm eric thomas. >> i'm dion lim. california's green rush could dry up supply of recreational marijuana. california growers association says just not enough licensed growers and distributors to keep up with demand. part of the problem is backlog of applications. but could see higher prices until the situation is sorted out. >>> thousands filled streets for walk for life, west coast rally, people on both sides of the abortion issue. yelling but no violence. >>> steve wynn has resigned as republican national commission finance chairman. accused of sexual harassment. denied the allegations. >>> deepening fallout from larry nassar sexual abuse case. >> michigan state, new player in the investigation could lead to sweeping changes at school. >> we will put a bright light at every corner of the university. >> michigan's attorney special probe. >> meet with every virks listen to them. >> special counsel headed by bill forsyth, a federal prosecutor. putting board members under increased scrutiny. >> we're awful sorry for the

i'm eric thomas. >> i'm dion lim. >>> hollywood's aware season kicked off with the golden globes tonight. many of the celebrities in attendance chose to wear black as a sign of solidarity against sexual harassment. big winners included the film "three billboards outside ebbing missouri," and "big little lies." "coco" won for best animated motion picture. disney, the parent of abc 7, owns pixar. >>> a big storm on its way to the bay area and the rain is already beginning to show up. meteorologist drew tuma will have the forecast for us in about ten minutes. >>> san francisco is just one of the cities in the bay area tonight preparing for potential flooding. abc 7 news saw barriers out at 17th and folsom. that is a notorious spot during any significant storm. department of public works is getting ready tonight having sandbags available at its locations at kansas and marin street. another concern, fallen trees. the city has crews on standby. >>> elsewhere, let the great thaw begin. when people wake up tomorrow back east,

eric thomas was on board. >> reporter: they cut the ribbon for the new train's first run. the engineers who designed the train and made modifications over the past 14 months were thrilled. >> to see passengers on the seats it has been wonderful. >> reporter: new trains are quieter and air-conditioners work. seats face lumbar support and more standing room. na is the biggest train he has seen. >> in a way, these new cars are really i think a symbol of b.a.r.t.'s success because they are carrying so many more people today than was anticipated back in the 1970s. >> reporter: also impressed by the high-tech cars was second grader. he rode two, one old, and one new as a special guest. >> my favorite part was being able to see the difference between the two trains. >> reporter: the video status boards that tell you where you are. and the three doors instead of two that make getting on and off easier. delays and the price tag say it has been worth it. >> i will get to starred answering other questions instead of when will the new cars be online. >> reporter: the next set of cars

in walnut creek, eric thomas, abc7 news. >>> just ahead, spencer christian with the forecast. >> a short break and then a lot of rain. this is the beginning of the break although you can see there are still isolated cold showers offshore and possible one or two could land. this is the view from our abc7 exploratorium camera. partly cloudy moony sky. temperature readings, 51 san francisco. 49 mountain view. san jose 52. 49 gilroy. skies are mainly clear over the bay. nov vatto 50. fairfield. this is a lovely view. it will be freezing cold inland overnight. sunny, breezy and chilly conditions tomorrow. and sunday the 1st of several days of rainy weather. here is our forecast for tonight. notice those showers form offshore and stay offshore going into the late night. we will have sunny skies to start the day tonight and quite chilly in the early morning hours. 32 in santa rosa. san jose look for a low of 39. 37 in palo alto. it will be chilly about every day. tomorrow is the women's march. skies will be mostly sunny and temperatures in the late morning to midday hours. it will be breezy so

. >> eric thomas is live at the walnut creek b.a.r.t. station for me. >> reporter: we did crunching and even a modest increase saying $2 a day would mean $500 more a year if you parked here every day. it is impossible for b.a.r.t. to make more parking they don't have the land. commuters have a love hate relationship with the fee. >> for me, it is okay. >> that is more than enough and raising it would be atrocious. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. is at least discussing the idea of raising and sometimes lowering the fee. each station has a waiting list for parking permits averaging 3,000. >> is there something we can do with our policies, our fees to help alleviate the crowding situation. >> reporter: the hope is that a higher fee would discourage people driving to b.a.r.t. and encourage driving and walking. >> on fridays and in the middle of the day we charge the same amount. our lots don't always fill up on fridays. >> reporter: right now a trip from walnut creek to the embarcadero station is almost $12 plus parking nearly $15 a day. >> i commute

. >> eric thomas. dan and ama are off. proposal to get rid of the act that governs rent control was struck down by committee today. >> single family homes and new construction will continue to be exempt from rent control, guiding how much can raise the rent each year. >> lyanne melendez with the story. >> those in favor say people in bay area will continue to be displaced. landlords or developers say that had it passed, private investments into rental housing would have come to screeching halt. proposal to repeal the current rent control law died in housing committee. supporters who went to sacramento expressed outrage after it was clear there would be no changes to the act. >> no rent -- high. >> doesn't apply to new construction. supervisors support making city 100% rent control. >> if you wanted to rent single family home right now it's not under rent control. but got rid of kosta hawkins, it would be. >> those in favor of the act say had it been repealed would have meant a loss of private investment. >> why would a dev

eric thomas has more. >> reporter: it costs $3 a day to park at a b.a.r.t. station. commuters have a love hate relationship with the fee. >> i guess it depends on your circumstances. for me it's okay. >> that's more than enough as far as i'm concerned. and raising it would just be atrocious. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. is discussing the idea of raising and sometimes lowering the parking fee based on demand. currently the lots are full by 6:00 a.m. each station has a waiting list for parking permits averaging 3,000. >> the idea is let's look at parking. is there something we can do with the policies, fees, to help alleviate the crowding situation. >> reporter: the hope is a higher fee would discourage people from driving to b.a.r.t. and encourage biking and walking. versely prices would drop when demand is light. >> on fridays in the middle of the day we charge the same amount the lots don't fill up on friday. especially during holiday break, spring break, the lots doesn't fill you union fridays. >> a trip from walnut creek to the embarcadero station is almost $12 round tri

eric thomas is live to show you how they're handling it at kaiser in walnut creek. >> reporter: dan, doctors at kaiser say last yooer year it was the wos flu season in a decade. more trips to the e.r. for people suffering from flu symptoms. doctors at kaiser say that's not the way people should handle it. people who have been lucky enough to escape the flu often know someone who hasn't. >> my daughter is sick in tant, and my sons. >> there's a lot of people out sick with the flu. we're short, you know, everywhere in the hospital. >> reporter: local pharmacies have having trouble keeping cold and flu medicines on the shelves. this flu season refuses to let go. >> we're seeing a resurfacing in the flu starting in middle of december and carrying on through now. it looks like it may go on througfebruary. >> we are now seeing rates of positivity for influenza that exceed last year and last year was the worst we had in the last ten. >> reporter: the virus is spreading across all age groups. >> as a result of that, we're seeing higher hospitalization rates, busy emergency rooms, as well as

eric thomas abc 7 isco's new mas standing strong against a new threat against sanctuary cities. the justice department says it will subpoena two dozen sanctuary city juries jurisdictions if they don't hand over documents showing they are not withholding information about the immigration status of people in custody. san francisco's newly appointed interim mayor mark farrell who took the oath of office last night says his administration over the next six months will be committed to the sanctuary city policy. >>> i think it's important to be clear up front. san francisco always has been and always will be a sanctuary city and will 100% remain so during my time as mayor. >> several mayors boycotted a white house event over the crackdown on sanctuary cities. president trump says the mayors are placing the needs of illegal immigrants above citizens. but there is this from san francisco city attorney dennis herra tonight. he says frist is proud to be a sanctuary city and the city is in full compliance with federal immigration law. herrera says quote what the law requires is flair roe a

i'm eric thomas. >> i'm deonlynn. >> let's take a look at live doppler 7. as you head back to work and the kids back to school, this is what you'll be facing. live doppler 7 tracking some scattered light showers. right now, we're going into street level radar in ukiah, all the way to old river road. you're seeing some wet roadways as you look at street level from santa rosa, to roner park, west sierra avenue. it's slippery out there. there's more rain coming. it's up to the north of us. this is a level one, a light system through early tomorrow morning. less than 0.015 expected for most of you with the light wind and the scattered showers. this is the first of three storms. i'll be back with how they rank on our impact scale. >> you can track the storms on the go. enable the abc 7 news app. >>> ryan joseph of college park high school is now paralyzed from the neck-down. lillian kim has the story. >> reporter: this was ryan joseph's second year on the j.v. wrestling team. he was competing on campus when something happened that kept him on the floor. his frie

i'm eric thomas. >> and i'm dion lim. we're checking to see if you're awake. >>> a highway patrol officer saved the life of a man who an across highway 101 and tried to jump over the side of the freeway. it would have been a 30-foot drop. officer williams pulled him back. you can see williams and other chp officers, including a flight officer, detained the man and took him to the hospital for evaluation. >>> in san francisco a celebration was held on the eve of dr. martin luther king jr. day to celebrate the civil rights icon. the audience also spoke of reverend king's message in the age of the trump administration. many felt the president's controversial actions stand in the way of the equality king sought. >>> the person who set out the false message about an incoming missile in hawaii has been reassigned. changes have been made to the way the alerts are set. the protocol will now involve two people. >>> tomorrow marks the commercial crabbing season opener for northern california and with it a warning about the danger c

i'm eric thomas. >> and i'm dion lim. police were able to apprehend the driver a few blocks from that incident. >> and tonight the cleanup continues. abc 7 news reporter carlos salcedo is live in the castro with more on the terrifying moments. carlos? >> reporter: that's right. some scary moments for the people who were on this sidewalk earlier as a car came crashing through here, actually crashed onto this deli. cleanup under way but definitely a close call for many out here. [ screaming ] video captured on cell phone shows the horrifying moments as people were trying to get out of the path of the moving van. some even running after it. >> it was moving slowly enough where people were trying to open the door and trying to get the driver out because he wasn't responding. he wasn't responding. >> reporter: it was around 3:15 in the afternoon when paul and his friend were walking down the busy castro street. >> we heard a lot of noise, turned around, we were being chased by a minivan. >> reporter: the driver of the van jump

. >> abc7 news anchor eric thomas is live at walnut creek park with more. >> reporter: it's important to remember, guys, this peak pricing we're talking about is a what if scenario, it is not designed to raise money and there's no vote scheduled on it and no vote has been taken. the idea was brought up to the b.a.r.t. board yesterday. again, not a revenue stream, but you see this behind me? this packed parking lot? b.a.r.t. officials say the idea is to find ways to free up some of these parking spaces. not only do b.a.r.t. parking lots fill up quickly in the morning, each one has a waiting list for parking permits averaging 3,000 names. >> so the idea is let's take a look at parking, is there something we can do with our policies, our fees to help alleviate the crowding situation? >> b.a.r.t. is exploring a change in the fee structure, currently $3 a day at most stations to one kind of based on a surge pricing, they would charge more when demand is heavy, lets when demand is light. >> for example on fridays and in the middle of the day, we charge the same amount and our lots don't alw

eric thomas is live to show you how they're handling it at kaiser in walnut creek. >> reporter: dan, doctors at kaiser say last yooer year it was the wos flu season in a decade. more trips to the e.r. for people suffering from flu symptoms. doctors at kaiser say that's not the way people should handle it. people who have been lucky enough to escape the flu often know someone who hasn't. >> my daughter is sick in tant, and my sons. >> there's a lot of people out sick with the flu. we're short, you know, everywhere in the hospital. >> reporter: local pharmacies have having trouble keeping cold and flu medicines on the shelves. this flu season refuses to let go. >> we're seeing a resurfacing in the flu starting in middle of december and carrying on through now. it looks like it may go on through february. >> we are now seeing rates of positivity for influenza that exceed last year and last year was the worst we had in the last ten. >> reporter: the virus is spreading across all age groups. >> as a result of that, we're seeing higher hospitalization rates, busy emergency rooms, as well a

good evening and thanks for joining us, i'm eric thomas. dan and ama are off. >> i'm dion lim. the weather and what could be a rainy week ahead, lisa argen this. >> this is the beginning things are going to get progressively wetter and colder. live doppler 7 showing showers along the sonoma t, highway 1, sea ranch in cloverdale. so far a dry holiday for most everyone. but the fog an issue. we're looking at one to two-mile visibility in petaluma. this is our storm impact scale. the system is a 1. it carries over into early tomorrow morning. less than .1 inches for most of you. the message here is that by thursday and friday, not only a colder system, this will help our snowpack, as we get towards the end of the week and the weekend, that next system looking even stronger. we have other forecast models that show beyond that, that the storm door is going to be opening here. so stay tuned. i will track this system coming in tonight hour by hour in a few minutes. >>> a mother and father behind bars accused of child abuse against their 13 children. >> police say they found several ch

eric thomas was on board. >> reporter: they cut the ribbon at the macarthur bart station for the new train's first official run between oakland and richmond. the engineer who designed the train and made 2900 modifications over the past 14 months were thrilled. >> to see passengers sitting in the seats and two just us on there diagnosing the problems it's thrilling. >> reporter: there is less rumbling and squeaking, the air-conditioning works and the vents are at the top so there is more even distribution. seats are lumbar support and there are more of them. >> we have more ridership. >> reporter: that's the biggest change healy has seen since he rode the first bart train in 1972. >> in a way these new cars are i think a symbol of bart's success because they are carrying so many more people today than was anticipated back in the 1970s. >> reporter: impressed by the high-tech cars, second grader carter johnson. he asked to ride one of the cars for christmas. but he rode two, one old and one new as a special guest of debra allen. >> my favorite part was being able to see the difference

. >> i'm eric thomas. >> i'm deion limb, thanks for joining us. the water has been turned back on however the patching the road could take until tomorrow night. >> closed from cybill avenue to margaret fry. a rush of water was send down the street. the pipe was from 1976 and made of concrete and asbestos. it took time to replace but installment of a new pipe is put into place. three homes were damaged. six cars towed. one of which was teetering over sinkhole. >> we go out and there is a car stuck in a hole wp our garage is flooded. our house is just covered in water. >> but there will be an opportunity for anyone impacted to file a claim and we will do everything in our power to make them whole. >> p kb e repaired a the work because after gas line in the area. >> six people injuried in sonoma county when an elderly driver mistook the gas pedal for the brakes. officers say he crashed into the wild flower bakery on bohemian highway earlier this afternoon. customers didn't know what was happening. >> naturally our first thought was an earthquake. the

i'm eric thomas. >> i'm deon >> let's take a look at live doppler 7. as you head back to work and the kids back to school, this is what you'll be facing. live doppler 7 tracking some scattered light showers. right now, we're going into street level radar in ukiah, all the way to old river road. you're seeing some wet roadways as you look at street level from santa rosa, to roner park, west sierra avenue. it's slippery out there. there's more rain coming. it's up to the north of us. this is a level one, a light system through early tomorrow morning. less than 0.015 expected for most of you with the light wind and the scattered showers. this is the first of three storms. i'll be back with how they rank on our impact scale. >> you can track the storms on the go. enable the abc 7 news app. >>> ryan joseph of college park high school is now paralyzed from the neck-down. lillian kim has the story. >> reporter: this was ryan joseph's second year on the j.v. wrestling team. he was competing on campus when something happened that kept him on the floor. his frie

here's eric thomas live in walnut creek for us. >> reporter: kaiser says 49% are coming back positive compared to 41% last year. that was considered to be the worst year in a decade. doctors here say unless you have an existing medical condition, or unless you're having unusual symptoms, the e.r. is probably not the place to go to treat your flu. >> local pharmacies are have you gone trouble keeping medications on the shelves. >> it started in the middle of december and carrying on through now. it may go on through february. >> we are now seeing it, last year was the worst year in the last ten. >> dr. berger says the virg is spreading across all age groups. >> as a result of that we're seeing hire hospitalization rates, busy emergency rooms, as well as our call centers working in about 100%, 150% of where they normally are at this point. >> symptoms of the flu include fever, headache, joint pain and congestion. people who don't have it often know someone who does. >> my daughter is sick now back in atlanta. and my son. both are grown. >> a lot of people out sick right now with the flu

i'm eric thomas. >> i'm dion lim. we'll stay on top of that breaking news and bring you other developments as they come in. >>> a legal pot party tonight in san francisco. >> dispensaries in san francisco with the proper permits were allowed to start selling recreational marijuana this morning. >> abc news reporter articles sal saido has more now on the historic day. >> reporter: with the cut of a red ribbon, the california green rush was in full swing in san francisco. >> people in my life have been fighting for day. >> reporter: the apothecary yum in the castro district didn't open until candidate a.m. but dominic rio wanted to be first in line. >>> got here at 4:20 this morning. >> reporter: symbolic? >> i thought it was. >> reporter: before today you needed to have a medicinal marijuana card to make a purchase in the city. not the case anymore. >> we have been around seven years. we have been anticipating it for a long time. >> reporter: only a handful of dispensaries were given the on friday to start selling recr

. >> i'm eric thomas. the comment was made after the president learned of a plan for haitians and some people from africa to come to the u.s. >> the political fauout has been swift and widespread. reporter tiffany wilson is live with local reaction. >> kristin, according to people inside the oval office, president trump didn't just criticize people from haiti, el salvador and africa, he also suggested that the u.s. should try to bring in more people from places like norway. his comments have ignited a firestorm. after hearing about an immigration plan that includes protections for people from haiti, el salvador and some african countries trump reportedly said why are we having all of these people from expletive countries come here? the white house is not denying his profane remarks. >> the question he asked was very rhetorical. why are we taking people from countries that produce high instances of illness and violence. >> chairman of the hispanic republicans says it was just president trump showing his new

i'm eric thomas. >> i'm dion lim. many people woke up to a text alert or saw on tv the message, ballistic missile threat inbound to hawaii, seek immediate shelter, this is not a drill. >> they found out 38 minutes later the threat was not real. abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard is live at sfo with reaction to this mistaken alert. >> reporter: just imagine getting that alert from a missile was on its way. folks heading to hawaii reacting to the news, but first let's hear from the folks who lived through that false alarm. >> this is where we stayed after we prepared. >> reporter: valerie turner, who lives on kauai, shows us where she headed with her family after a scary alert on her phone which said, ballistic missile threat inbound to hawaii, seek immediate shelter, this is not a drill. >> i was overwhelmed with the thoughts going through my head, there's a missile coming on our way, i don't know where to go or what to do. >> reporter: valerie got her kids jacob and leah to a downstairs bathroom. >> i felt really sca

. >> i'm eric thomas. we'll get to the coming rain in a minute. the continuing government shutdown. >> it will extend into tomorrow and senators say they are closer to a compromise but couldn't reach a deal tonight. >> instead they'll vote at noon washington time. here's what it means. abc7 news reports homeland security will furlough more than 30,000 of its 232,000 workers. there will still be normal security at airports. >> the department of education will be reduced from 4,000 employees to 250. most of them working with student financial aid. >> national transportation safety board staffing will be reduced from 405 to 22 people. this weekend the shutdown had a big impact on tourism here in the bay area. >> abc7 news reporter cornell bernard has the story. >> reporter: the parking lot to muir woods was off limits, blocked by u.s. park police. the national monument was closed for the first time sunday. a victim of the government shutdown. >> we're a bit disappointed. >> they told us we could go in. >> reporter: these tourists from ohio were told

i'm eric thomas. >> i'm christine zee. we have time to say yea. thanks for joining us right now. jimmy kimmel has and net benning. > good night, everybody. >>> tv's number one video show "right this minute." chopping at a brazilian beach as the camera zooms in. >> on that guy holding the kid. >> what's behind the ingenius technique are resolve a scary situation? >> what's your name? >> police have a chat with a driver until you see he takes off at quite a low speed. >> it leads to the moment manners go out the window. >> it's the perfect date for the couple who really enjoy snowball fights. the surprise when the snow is mixed with a lot of ice. one funny man's fears of facing laughing women. >> you going to meet their mama. >> why he is afraid of being outnumbered by >> robert, miguel. >> i've got 56 on one side. 27 on the other. a fun video coming from the beaches of brazil. everybody appears to be having a great time. why else would they be clapping? then they start chanting something that i can't really make out what they're saying. to me, biased as i am, it sounds like they'r

. >> good evening and thanks for joining us, i'm eric thomas. >> and i'm dion lim. it's official, the jon gruden era has begun. he will be announced tuesday. >> the raiders confirmed everyone's suspicions in a tweet about two hours ago. it says welcome back coach gruden, let's get to work. the announcement came about an hour and a half avenue finished broadcasting a playoff game. >> adam schefter reports his contract will be ten years and nearly $10 million gnat announcement was made 20 years ago monday. >> and hork day in san francisco as a hofl dozen pot dispensaries open for business today. >> san francisco has joined other bay area stois start legal sales of recreational cannabis. >> they show us the fan fare. >> for some it was like the grand opening of a new retail store. for others it was more of i holy experience. >> it's almost going to heaven and you're waiting for some saint to come and open it for you. >> a handful of sf dispensaries with permits to sell recreational weeds opened to long lines this morning. >> it's been crazy getting permits. >> unlike o

abc7 news anchor eric thomas has the details. >> reporter: traise billions fo transportation improvements. >> $1.5 mill in busses and ferries, funded with a toll increase to $3 that would take place over seven years. >> reporter: tolls would go up by a dollar this year, and once more in 2025. $8 at peak times on the bay bridge. 60% of people are in favor of this toll hike. >> some people won't want to do it. but we think most people are going to want to do it. >> reporter: count this woman among the one who is don't want to do it. >> at first it was $2, then it was $5. >> i think they should leave it as it is. >> but this woman sees a potential silver lining. >> reporter: transportation officials say the money will pay for more express lanes on local freeways, extending cal train into downtown san francisco and b.a.r.t. into san jose, 35 projects in all. but critics say the hike will hit the poor and people of color the hardest. >> they don't achieve results for the money they take in, but their number one answer to all problems is give us more money. >> reporter: the toll increase would

at half moon bay, eric thomas, abc7 news. >>> whether you live along the coast in oakland or san jose, the abc7 news app has you covered, you can get hour by hour forecasts and enable push alert to get custom mobile weather updates for where you live. >>> a former cal basketball star is suing the university claiming she was sexually assaulted by an athletic department employee. lais laishaclarenden who now plays for the atlanta dream. she sent out this tweet saying she wants the shame not to be on her anymore. the university has issued a statement saying it is aware of the suit and that the was put on leave. > >> reporter: when evan and mark newman left sonoma county court this afternoon they called it a good fight. >> it's not a victory, but it is an common ration, which i'll take. >> reporter: their troubles began october 17 when they expected their mother's burned home despite it being in a restrict evacuation area. as seen in this body cam video, santa rosa police arrested the brothers and then took them to jail and they paid $1,000 bail on charges of not obeying orders to leave.

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abc7 news anchor eric thomts thomas was on board. >> reporter: they cut the ribbon at a macarthur bart station for the new train's first run. they made 2900 modifications over the past 14 months. >> to see passengers sitting in the seats and not just two or three of us in there diagnosising the problems it's wonderful. >> reporter: they are quieter, less rumbling and squeaking kts the air-conditioning works. and the vents are at the top of the car for more even cooling. and inside more room. >> that's in respond to the ridership. we have a huge ridership right now. >> reporter: that the biggest change mike healy has seen since he rode the first train in 1972 compared to the new car he tried out today. >> in a way the new cars are i think a symbol of bart's success. because they are carrying so many more people today than was anticipated back in the 1970s. >>> also impressed by the high-tech cars, this second grader. he asked to ride one of the trains for christmas. he actually rode two, one old, and one new as a special guest of the bart director debra allen. >> my favorite part was be

i'm eric thomas. >> and we'll have a look at the growing impact of that shutdown in just a moment. >> first to developing news on efforts to end it. a lock now from our nation's capital where it's word now that senators are close to an agreement. >> while there may be moves behind the scenes to find a compromise, publicly politicians are digging in. >> here's the latest. >> reporter: both democrats and republicans in the senate pointing fingers. >> this is pure folly. americans know why the dysfunction is occurring, a dysfunctional president. >> reporter: a resolution to the current government shutdown in many ways hinges on the country's foundation, immigration. >> the democrats are saying that they will not vote to reopen the government until they have an agreement on immigration, and republicans are saying they won't even negotiate on negotiation until the government is reopen. >> reporter: but beyond all the tough talk there are whispers that the democratic leader and chuck schumer are inching towards a deal. that agreement would include legal status for some 800,000 so-called d.r

i'm eric thomas. >> and we'll have a look at the growing impact of

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. >> reporter: in san francisco eric thomas abc7 news. >>> a judge ordered no contact. pleading not guilty to accusations that they starved 12 of their 13 children and held them captive. the 13 children range from two to 29. the charges against the couple do not include the two-year-old. the older children are being treated for malnourishment at a hospital. >> there is more criminal conduct that we uncover, we will look into filing more charges. >> detectives believe the family was getting ready to leave california to move to oklahoma at the time. >>> santa rosa police officer suffered a broken nose after being punched by a man. ruhs and another man were fighting outside of a grocery story. when the officer tackled ruhs, he started punching the officer. >>> this man was accused of stealing a cane. the victim suffered minor injuries. carter is facing assault and elder abuse charges. >>> many allegations of sexual misconduct at the state capitol. >>> their cat was missing and presumed gone. but a north bay couple devastated by the fire got a happy surprise. stay with us.

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. >> eric thomas is live at the walnut creek b.a.r.t. station for me. >> reporter: we did crunching and even a modest increase saying $2 a day would mean $500 more a year if you parked here every it is impossible for b.a.r.t. to make more parking they don't have the land. commuters have a love hate relationship with the fee. >> for me, it is okay. >> that is more than enough and raising it would be atrocious. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. is at least discussing the idea of raising and sometimes lowering the fee. each station has a waiting list for parking permits averaging 3,000. >> is there something we can do with our policies, our fees to help alleviate the crowding situation. >> reporter: the hope is that a higher fee would discourage people driving to b.a.r.t. and encourage driving and walking. >> on fridays and in the middle of the day we charge the same amount. our lots don't always fill up on fridays. >> reporter: right now a trip from walnut creek to the embarcadero station is almost $12 plus parking nearly $15 a day. >> i commute to th

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i'm eric thomas. >> i'm dion lim. many people woke up to a text alert or saw on tv the message, ballistic missile threat inbound to hawaii, seek immediate shelter, this is not a drill. >> they found out 38 minutes later the threat was not real. abc 7 news reporter cornell bernard is live at sfo with reaction to this mistaken alert. >> reporter: just imagine getting that alert from a missile was on its way. folks heading to hawaii reacting to the news, but first let's hear from the folks who lived through that false alarm. >> this is where we stayed after we prepared. >> reporter: valerie turner, who lives on kauai, shows us where she headed with her family after a scary alert on her phone which said, ballistic missile threat inbound to hawaii, seek immediate shelter, this is not a drill. >> i was overwhelmed with the thoughts going through my head, there's a missile coming on our way, i don't know where to go or what to do. >> reporter: valerie got her kids jacob and leah to a downstairs bathroom. >> i felt really sca

. >> eric thomas is live at the walnut creek b.a.r.t. station for me. >> reporter: we did crunching and even a modest increase saying $2 a day would mean $500 more a year if you parked here every it is impossible for b.a.r.t. to make more parking they don't have the land. commuters have a love hate relationship with the fee. >> for me, it is okay. >> that is more than enough and raising it would be atrocious. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. is at least discussing the idea of raising

. >> they ought to >> reporter: in san francisco eric thomas abc7 news. >>> a judge ordered no contact. pleading not guilty to accusations that they starved 12 of their 13 children and held them captive. the 13 children range from two to 29. the charges against the couple do not include the two-year-old. the older children are being treated for malnourishment at a hospital. >> there is more criminal conduct that we uncover, we will look into filing more charges. >> detectives believe the family was getting ready to leave california to move to oklahoma at the time. >>> santa rosa police officer suffered a broken nose after being punched by a man. ruhs and another man were fighting outside of a grocery story. when the officer tackled ruhs, he started punching the officer. >>> this man was accused of stealing a cane. the victim suffered minor injuries. carter is facing assault and elder abuse charges. >>> many allegations of sexual misconduct at the state capitol. >>> their cat was missing and presumed gone. but a north bay couple devastated by the fire got a happy surprise. stay with us.

. >> eric thomas. dan and ama are off. proposal to get rid of the act that governs rent control was struck down by committee today. >> single family homes and new construction will continue to be exempt from rent control, guiding how much can raise the rent each year. >> lyanne melendez with the story. >> those in favor say people in bay area will continue to be displaced. landlords or developers say that had it passed, private investments into rental housing would have come to screeching halt. proposal to repeal the current rent control law died in housing committee. supporters who went to sacramento expressed outrage after it was clear there would be no changes to the act. >> no rent -- high.

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eric thomas, abc 7 news. >>> back to our weather situation now. live doppler 7 tracking tonight's storm as it moves across the bay area. you can access the radar through our abc 7 news app to see what the weather is like where you live in real time. >>> burned out areas of santa rosa will be tested with this storm. damaged drains and eroded hillsides could cause problems. the city has been preparing since the rainy season began and rain will help with regrowth and that helps stabilize the hillsides. another step in recovery. >>> today the secretary of homeland security toured neighborhoods in santa rosa that burned in the october wildfires. elizabeth harrington talked to fire survivors about what they hope the secretary takes away from her visit. >> reporter: the santa rosa fire department shot this video of a visit to firestation 5 which burned to the ground. the secretary also toured the neighborhood devastated by the deadly wildfires. >> it was important for me to come out myself and see the damage and have the opportunity to learn from folks h

eric thomas, abc 7 news. >>> a special school born here in the bay area is kinning to change lives for students who happen to be skding behind bars. today was graduation day at the haul of justice in san francisco. 18 inmates received their high school diplomas or similar degrees in an auditorium packed with friends and family. the opportunity was made possible by an innovative, non-profit program called five keys schools. and it had many grads dreaming of big futures when they're released >> i would love to take an opportunity to taq start an entry level admin position and work up to ceo position. we'll see how far i get. >> the five keys program was founded at the san francisco jail nearly 15 years ago. since then more than 2,000 incarcerated students and all smiles today. congratulations and good luck to each one. >>> breaking at 200-year-old tradition. the harvard university student soci >>> the former personal assistant for harvey weinstein has filed a lawsuit against the mogle. she was forced to clean up after the sexual encounters and take notes while he was naked. she was emplo

near walnut creek, eric thomas, abc 7 news. >>> as of tonight, 18 people have let city of san francisco know they want to run for mayor. the latest well-known name on the slift san francisco city attorney dennis herera. he pulled papers today for the race to secede the late mayor ed lee. he joins an already crowded field that includes former supervisor angela allayio and current san francisco supervisor jane kim. a special election will be held on june 5th. >>> well, today the secretary of homeland security toured neighborhoods in santa rosa that burntd in the october wildfires. alica harrington talked with fire survivors about ha they hope the secretary takes away from her visit. >> reporter: the santa rosa fire department shot this video of kearse sten neilson visiting the remains of fire station five which burned to the ground. the secretary of homeland security also toured the fountaingrove neighborhood devastated by wildfires. >> it was important for me to come out myself and see the damage and have the opportunity to learn from folks here what their needs sflr fema is an agency of

as eric thomas explains, local marijuana sellers and users are not sure what to make of it. >>. >> the feds need to let states do their own business. and they take care of their federal business. >> maybe they can get to a point where they can regulate everything on the same level. >> reporter: we spoke with antoinette and mike at oakland's harbor side dispensary where business is up 20%. the ceo is keeping an eye on the long lines and another on washington, d.c. >> i'm not surprised at the action by jeff sessions. >> reporter: that's attorney jeff sessions who today rescinded guidance from the obama justice department that instructed u.s. attorneys to keep their hands off legitimate marijuana businesses in states where they are legal, unless other laws are being broken like selling pot to minors, or involvement of organized crime. the new policy leaves discretion to local u.s. attorneys. that's why he says he's not worried. >> he could be raiding cannibis businesses. he could be seizing properties. none of those things have happened. >> reporter: santa clara university law professor d