but first let's begin with leslie brinkley. >> live along the embarcadero. leslie. >> reporter: well the march is winding down right now. just a few hundred folks left behind me from the thousands who marched here. doctors, emt, grand parents and teachers and so many students. >> we are the generation that has grown up with school shootings, but we are the generation that will stop them. >> reporter: inspirational sixth graders took the stage as did the mayor of san francisco. >> enough is enough. >> reporter: and senator dianne feinstein. >> will you march, will you register, will you see that people vote. >> reporter: 17 and 18-year-olds from across the bay area lined up to register to vote. >> if all of us register to vote, we control the whole election. >> kids should not be afraid to go to movies or concerts or walk down their own street and they shouldn't be afraid of being shot in their schools. sflfrmg >> reporter: for older participants, a columbine survivor asked them to pull money out of gun corporations they might not be aware of. >> i'm a columb

in san francisco i'm leslie brinkley abc 7 news. >> leslie thank you very much. sky 7 was in san jose where a crowd in the hundreds took part in the march for our lives. a rally long the guadalupe river after meeting at city hall. several of the politicians took part. >> to the east bay now where marchers took to the streets of oakland today denouncing on gunman violence and calling and lawmaker to address the school safety. >> sky seven estimated there were about 2,000 people. >> cornell bernard was with them he says the message from the crowd is they want change. >> hey hey, ho ho, the nra has got to go. >> thousands joined calling for an end to gun violence. >> i'm walking out here for those i know and don't know. >> many carried signs some spoke for themselves. >> brae trying to do our port. the kids are leading the way. we're behind them. >> we want to get guns off the streets. >> earlier there was a rally at franco plaza. organized in part by students from alameda who say enough is enough. >> our lawmakers have failed us in this whole scope. and really we n

. >>> we have live team coverage from the scene, let's begin with abc7 news reporter leslie brinkley. >> reporter: it's been a crazy day here, there continues to be an onflow of law enforcement cars, tactical teams coming in the driveway here, so we know that there's still a lot happening, a lot going on behind me, some leaving, but most continued to fl ed td t ed td t. there were several hostages, all employees, as the gunman walked into a staff meeting, he let several of them go and i talked to the husband of one of the women that was in that meeting. >> a going away party for a couple of the staff who were leaving today, today was their last day, they were having cake and, you know, toasting and all that, and the man just walked in with this rifle. >> reporter: what did the gunman do when he walked into the party? >> i'm not clear. >> reporter: he talked to your wife, though? >> i think he talked to all of them. but i don't know that he said much. >> reporter: he was calm? >> very calm is what my wife said, yes. >> reporter: how did he choose who to let go? >> that i don't know. fo

. >> leslie brinkley. >> reporter: they are setting up for the long haul here. officers, chp says hundreds of law enforcement personnel in there right now. tactical teams, at least three tactical teams that they talked about in that press conference. still a tense situation. i talked to many people who are employees here, who live here. i also talk to those with loved ones or they know someone who's still in lockdown here. here's what they had to say. what are you worried about? >> worried about? survival. >> reporter: frightened residents on lockdown were gradually allowed to leave. >> the people i was associated with were real nervous and definitely were taking it seriously about, you know, staying in their office and keeping the doors locked, all of that. >> among those at the veterans home today, 80 drama students at a nearby catholic high school by the theater. worried parents waiting for sporadic calls and text messages. >> my daughter is up there. she's 15 years old. >> have you been able to communicate? >> i spoke to her and she sounded a little bit nerv

abc7 news leslie brinkley made the drive today. >> reporter: slow drive tahoe. >> all of the snow that was on the roadway became a sheet of ice which make it is harder to remove. >> reporter: once you are up in the mountains, it is breath taking. in this neighborhood, by soda springs, snow piled up on balconies and in driveways. time to shovel. you are getting a workout. >> yeah. it keeps you young, doesn't it? >> reporter: too much for this coke truck that got stuck. according to sugar bowl over 50 inches of the white stuff fallen since wednesday. with more on the way tonight. the powdery snow that skiers and boarders love. >> winds blowing the snow into pockets. i found areas out there that were probably shoulder deep. really good out there. >> reporter: sugar bowl expects big crowds by sunday. financial relief that stifled business. >> next week another huge storm coming in. maybe eight feet of snow. another great time to be here. >> we hope we get more snow and a lot more water for the summer. to have water.re, we are going once this all melts water for the bay area and southern ca

this isn't funny. >> reporter: i am leslie brinkley, abc7 news. >> accused parkland shooter nikolaus cruz appeared in court today. charged with 17 counts of first degree premeditated murder. today's appearance comes a day after prosecutors announced they would seek the death penalty against him. also hearing more 911 calls. >> help is on the way. please stay on the phone with me. >> there are people here. they are bleeding and they are going to die. >> that young woman told the dispatcher she could see bullet holes on the walls. and believed the suspect was still on the loose. >> students made their way to the football field and gathered for 17 minutes. one minute for each of the 17 victims of the massacre. the students hugged and chanted. >>> bay area university walking out of classes at seven this morning. students gathered for a rally. students also braved this wet weather at berkeley high school. > sky 7 flew over market street as thousands of students marched. >> reporter: students at san francisco school of the arts walked out of class to make a statement against gun violence.

i am leslie brinkley, abc7 news. >>> we wish them luck. so pretty. >> beautiful out. meteorologist drew tuma in for spencer tonight. >> mild air. wide spreads 60s and 70s earlier this afternoon ahead of our next chance of showers. live doppler 7 showing you overhead right now. we widen out the picture and you notice that big swirl of energy out into the specific. that is our next storm system. but we are still more than 24 hours away from its arrival. east bay hills camera, you can see the cloud coverage off the cost. and temperatures step outside right now. it is pretty nice and mild. 62 in san francisco. 58 oakland and 52 in san jose. there is that cloud coverage that thickens tomorrow morning. it does look like we will get a good deal of sunshine here midday on wednesday. bumps temperatures back into the 60s and then the showers enter into the picture tomorrow night. >>> all right. thank you. see you in a few. new at 6:00. >>> rules may surprise you what qualifies as a spall business pop up shop. >>> a woman switches cell phone carriers but >>> new development in t

abc7 news leslie brinkley made the drive today. >> reporter: slow drive to tahoe. >> all of the snow that was on the roadway became a sheet of ice which make it is harder to remove. >> reporter: once you are up mo taking. in this neighborhood, by soda springs, snow piled up on balconies and in driveways. time to shovel. you are getting a workout. >> yeah. it keeps you young, doesn't it? >> reporter: too much for this coke truck that got stuck. according to sugar bowl resort, over 50 inches of the white stuff fallen since wednesday. with more on the way tonight. the powdery snow that skiers and boarders love. >> winds blowing the snow into pockets. i found areas out there that were probably shoulder deep. really good out there. >> reporter: sugar bowl expects big crowds by sunday. financial relief that stifled business. >> next week another huge storm coming in. maybe eight feet of snow. another great time to be here. >> we hope we get more snow and a lot more water for the summer. to have water.re, we are going once this all melts water for the bay area and southern california, where

. >> abc7 news reporter leslie brinkley spoke to terrified students and their parents. >> reporter: three hours after students huddled under their desk. >> may daughter texted me that the school was in lockdown. >> he was underneath the desk in the dark. >> i was in class and i got word that there was a viral picture going around. >> reporter: the message was scrawled in a boys bathroom saying i am sick of this. i am shooting the school tomorrow. bet not come. >> we couldn't, we couldn't leave. >> i was crying at first. i was having anxiety earlier trying to calm, but i calmed myself down. >> there were no guns found. no indication of any sort of threat that took place or will take place. >> reporter: as a precaution, san lee andro high school will be closed tomorrow. they rallied after they were released at 1:00 p.m. no one was laughing. >> stuff like that is something that we can't joke about. this isn't funny. >> reporter: i am leslie brinkley, abc7 news. >> accused parkland shooter nikolaus cruz appeared in court today. charged with 17 counts of first degree premeditated murder. today

. >> right now, let's check in with reporter leslie brinkley who has been there all day long. listening in on the news conference, what do you have? >> reporter: a lot of suspense building up to this 6:00 p.m. news conference, as they told you, it is an active dynamic situation. there are hundreds of officers and at least three tactical teams that we know of, three s.w.a.t. teams that have come onto the property here. they said that they have had no confirmed communication with the gunman since around 10:30 this morning. we understand the fbi is the lead agency for communicating with the gunman and we heard that there is no word on the well-being of the three hostages he still has. they are set up here for the long haul. i do hear some canine teams barking in the background as they leave the property. they are set up for the long haul here. i talked to a man whose wife was one of those hostages this morning. seven of them. and she was one of the four women let go from a staff meeting. and here is what he had to say. >> going away party for a couple of the staff who were leavin

i am leslie brinkley, abc7 news. >>> we wish them luck. so pretty. >> beautiful out. meteorologist drew tuma in for spencer tonight. >> mild air. wide spreads 60s and 70s earlier this afternoon ahead of our next chance of showers. live doppler 7 showing you overhead right now. we widen out the picture and you notice that big swirl of energy out into the specific. that is our next storm system. but we are still more than 24 hours away from its arrival. east bay hills camera, you can see the cloud coverage off the cost. and temperatures step outside right now. it is pretty nice and mild. 62 in san francisco. 58 oakland and 52 in san jose. there is that cloud coverage that thickens tomorrow morning. it does look like we will get a good deal of sunshine here midday on wednesday. bumps temperatures back into the 60s and then the showers enter into the picture tomorrow night. >>> all right. thank you. see you in a few. new at 6:00. >>> rules may surprise you you u qualifies as a spall business pop up shop. >>> a woman switches cell phone carriers but ♪ ♪ there are two t

. >> right now, let's check in with reporter leslie brinkley who has been there all day long. listening in on the news conference, what do you have? >> reporter: a lot of suspense building up to this 6:00 p.m. news conference, as they told you, it is an active dynamic situation. there are hundreds of officers and at least three tactical teams that we know of, three s.w.a.t. teams that have come onto the property here. they said that they have had no confirmed communication with the gunman since around 10:30 this morning. we understand the fbi is the lead agency for communicating with the gunman and we heard that there is no word on the well-being of the three hostages he still has. they are set up here for the long haul. i do hear some canine teams barking in the background as they leave the property. they are set up for the long haul here. i talked to a man whose wife was one of those hostages this morning. seven of them. and she was one of the four women let go from a staff meeting. and here is what he had to say. >> going away party for a couple of the staff who were leavin

we have our leslie brinkley there in the lobby area. all of the people who are there to make their comments and make their comments heard. more reports in our evening news cast. >>> three bay area congressional representatives in one place to talk about the impact of offshore oil drilling. held a public meeting in sausalito. in january, the interior department announced proposal to open nearly all offshore waters to oil and gas drilling. federal officials have been criticized for scheduling only one public meeting in california in sacramento in february. >> the administration hasn't shown the decency to hear from the people who are going to be affected by this. it was a real dog and pony show. >> president trump said more offshore drilling will -- >> taking a live look over the blue skies over the bay. spencer will have the spring like forecast coming up in ten minutes. >>> what is old is new again. which classics are vying for a >>> back now to our breaking news at oakland international airport. you are seeing a huge traffic backup in

leslie brinkley is live at a protest outside the sacramento county district attorney's office right now. leslie? >> reporter: we just moved moments ago. we were at the district attorney's office. the crowd demanded she come out, she did not. so they walked two blocks down the street here to sacramento city hall. there are 230 seats inside for a city council meeting that's about to get under way. thousands of people are expected to converge here, they're upset, there's a lot of raw emotion today. >> an emotional protest in sacramento as anger continues to motivate community groups to take to the streets. today the california department of justice announced they are stepping in to oversee the investigation into the shooting death of stephon clark on march 18 in a case that's fast becoming a national crusade about illegal use of force. clark led police on a pursuit that ended in his grandmother's backyard in south sacramento. body cam video included an officer yelling gun, then 20 rounds were fired at the 22-year-old, as officers arrived, an officer said mute, and audio on both body cams w

and then realize that safe schools are important. >> in oakland, leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. >>> we do want to take a moment to thank you all of you who reached out to the news team about walkout that your schools pl share the experiences on social media with us using the hashtag walk out bay area. >> lyft is facing lawsuit according to a report from tech crunch. the case was filed in alameda county and accuse attention them of discriminating people who use wheelchairs. dift has a service called access designed for people with disabilities. however, the plaintiffs say the service is inadequate. lyft responded by saying it has partnerships and provide wheelchair accessible services in various parts of the country and is looking to expand them. >>> united airlines is apologizing tonight after a dog died on a plane. a flight attendant told a family to put the dog in the overhead bin. abc news reporter david occurly with the airlines responds. >> it was a 10-month-old puppy. this mother forced to carry hers dead dog off a jet liner. they were told to put the pet in the overhead bin for

leslie brinkley has the story. >> ayres buffin was walking on the sidewalk at 3:45 yesterday on face time with woman's daughter when an suv rolled backward on this steep hill and struck and killed her. >> she said she was on the phone and she heard the scream. and the phone fell. she seen the garbage can. she was dead. >> hit the girl, knocked her down to this area down here. >> mike coakley heard the crash and saw the aftermath from his bedroom window as he saw in overturn suv land in front of his driveway. >> tires were still rolling. then i saw a body over across the street in the gutter. so i knew there was a problem. so immediately i called 911. >>. >> reporter: coakley shared a surveillance video he says shows the driver getting out looking at the girl and running away up the street. >> he needs to turn himself in now. right now for something to happen to him. he needs to turn himself in. we know who you are. >> police are looking for the alleged driver, 29-year-old vincent fitzer of vallejo, who they say has a criminal history including violent acts. >> he appears to be quasi

. >>> a dispensary will open next month next to amoeba abc 7 news reporter leslie brinkley has more. >> reporter: the berkeley mothership is now ready to dispense more music at a new store called high fidelity. >> nothing goes better with a great bag of weed than a great record. >> reporter: a music store next to a cannabis dispensary seemed like a great idea. the idea is to infuse the successful business model of amoeba music into a cannabis dispensary featuring local growers. >> considering the environment f berkeley, we want to have, you know, a lot of high quality edibles, vegan, gluten-free, clean, green cannabis. that's an important part of what makes california cannabis special, the heirloom genetics and small time farmers. >> it's going to add another dimension of what people are using in terms of entertainment, et cetera, now that cannabis is legal in california. >> there are a lot of people coming back to cannabis, many who haven't smoked cannabis in 20, 30 -- 40 years, and want to get away from pharmaceuticals, opioids. you can buy yourself some joints and come next door a

now we're just giving you a legitimate avenue to go down. >> reporter: in berkeley, leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. >>> one last time, we want to update the forecast. more rain is coming. >> quite a bit more is on the way. right now we have just some spotty showers around the bay area. up in the north bay, a little bit wetter than other regions. this current storm which continues into tomorrow ranks 1 on the storm impact scale. wind gusting 15 to 30 miles per hour. here is the 12-hour planner, showing scattered showers in the morning, isolated showers around noon. cloud lingering at 4:00 p.m. the sun breaks through a little bit and showers will begin tomorrow evening as a stronger storm comes in, ranking 2 on the impact scale, coming in thursday morning, producing areas of heavy rain, ponding on roadways, and wind gusting 30 to 45 miles per hour. after that number 2 storm on thursday, we'll have showers on friday and saturday. storm activity on those two days ranking only 1 on the storm impact scale. we start drying out on sunday. monday and tuesday, spring warmth coming in, about a wee

leslie brinkley continues coverage from the east bay. >> reporter: at 5:00 a.m. with rain pounding down, a water main burst on the shoulder of this road. water bubbling up through the asphalt and into the yards of the neighboring homes before the mud got a grip on it. >> the water leak is on a 12-inch cast iron main in an high pressure zone. that might have been one of the reasons that the pipe broke. >> the fractured asphalt damaged a gas line be crew huss to enlarge the hole to 10 by 30 feet to make repairs. meaning the hole eats up the northbound lane impacting traffic flow. on a nearby alternate route, morgue o road, rain slick roads caused this truck to flip over. no one was injure processed. but more back ups to endure for this man and his dog. >> i left lake tahoe last night. i heard the storm was coming in. i bailed out, cut my trip short. >> reporter: the blizzard is in full bloom now in the mountains. and snow lovers are driving through the rain to scoop up deals at local ski shops. >> it's setting up kind of to be a perfect storm. going to be really go

leslie brinkley explains why it's music to the city's ears. >> amoeba record stores may be ledge aerd. but the berkeley mothership is ready to dispense more than music at a new store called high fid dealt. >> nothing goes better a great record than a bag of weed. and vice versa. >> the music store next to a cannabis dispensary on telegraph avenue. seemed like a good fit. the city upped the permits from four to six to accommodate. >> it's to feature local groers. >> considering the environment of berkeley we want to have a lot of, you know, high-quality edibles, veegen, gluten free, clean green cannabis. that's what makes it special with the heirloom genetic and the small time farmers. >> it's significant for telegraph in that it's going to add another dimension of what people are using in terms of entertainment, et cetera, now that cannabis is legal in california. >> there are a lot of people coming back to cannabis, many who haven't smoked cannabis in 20, 30, 40 years. and want to get away from pharmaceuticals, opioids. can you buy joints and come next door and buy some louie armstro

abc 7 news reporter leslie brinkley spent the day with crews checking trees at neighboring parks. >> this tree is probably pretty much guaranteed the safest tree in alameda. >> the parks manager says they recently took down this u.k. lip us tree that was leaning toward a playground at alameda's god fry park. this summer the eucalyptus leaning toward the rec center will be gone. but across town at washington park a photo of what happened unexpectedly last week when a monterey pine slammed down on a father watching a ball game from this picnic table pinning him under the branchs. the city says he will make it but is still undergoing surgeries. >> we had meetings this week and kind of assessed this is just -- this is not the norm. this is just sitcom that unfortunately happened. >> mcdonald said he had a list of problem trees. and the 50-foot tall monterey pine that topple here wasn't on the list. he said that over the last two years they have taken out 7 other pine trees. >> i never worry about the trees. but after that news, i definitely pay attention, pay more attention. >> the city

up in the sierra, i'm leslie brinkley, abc news. >>> snow and rain winding down temporarily. live doppler, you can see scattered showers over the bay and that rain/snow mix in the higher elevations here. as we go towards the coast, you'll notice a few areas of wet weather from half moon bay. as we go north, this is what we're watching. an area of rain that will push down from the north, across the bay area from 9:00, 10:00 this morning. but in advance of that, we have the wet roadways. we have fog, a half mile to a quarter mile visibility from napa to petaluma. and a live look outside where it is certainly cloudy and cold in the north bay from mt. tamm. 45 san francisco. it's 41 in mt. view. 39 half moon bay. san francisco, partly cloudy with low 30s from napa. 34 in santa rosa. it's freezing by the delta. 37 livermore, concord. good morning, 47 degrees. a high surf advisory until 9:00 this morning. current wave heights, anywhere from 9 to 12 feet from hospital ray bay and breakers up to 20 feet. certainly dangerous conditions there. and check this out. pretty cool cumulus cl

abc 7 news reporter leslie brinkley has the story you'll only see on 7. >> reporter: joe and his wife arrived in oakley from italy in 1911 and promptly bought land. >> it was ten acres with two barns and a house and they purchased it for $10 in gold. >> reporter: in 1930, frank says they bought this ten acre parcel with vines for just $4,000 and six generations have lived off the land ever since. the grapes are still bought up by wine makers. there's a cell tower disguised as a water tower and the house he grew up in. >> it's a small farm anymore. you can't really make a living on it. >> the vineyard is surrounded by tracks of homes, commercial and retail. the commute traffic starts early and runs late. the new generation doesn't want to farm and a farm doesn't seem to fit in. >> you're surrounded by people that do not understand what farming does and now we're getting restricted on when you can burn your brush, what time you can start your tractor up. a lot of kids nowadays don't know where their food comes from. >> i can't work the ranch no more. and he's getting to where it's getti

abc 7 news reporter leslie brinkley made the drive yesterday to gives a firsthand look at what it's like getting to the sierra. >> it was a slow drive to tahoe. caltrans chain controls at only 3800 feet. spinouts littering the i-80 corridor everywhere. >> it quit snowing long enough for it to freeze over. then all the snow that was on the roadway became a sheet of ice, which makes it even harder to remove. >> but once you're up in the mountains, it's breath taking. in this neighborhood by soda springs, quiet streets, big, beautiful flakes falling and snow piled up on balconies and in driveways. time to shovel. >> you're getting a workout. >> yeah. well, it keeps you young, doesn't it? >> it was too much for this coke truck that drifted off the delivery route and got stuck. according to sugar bowl resort, over 50 inches of white stuff has fallen since wednesday with more on the way tonight. >> this is the kind of snow, the powdery snow that skiers and boarders love. it's been coming down, accumulating fast, and the wind has been picking up. >> so the wind has been blowing the snow all aro

abc 7 news reporter leslie brinkley has a story you'll only see on 7. >> joe and his wife arrived in oakley from italy in 1911 and promptly bought land. >> it was ten acres with two barns and a house and he purchased it for $10 in gold. >> reporter: in 1930, frank says they bought this 10 acre parcel with 120-year-old vines for just $4,000 and six generations have lived off the land ever since. the grapes are still bought up by wine makers. there's a cell tower disguised as a water tower. >> it's a small farm. can't make a living. >> the vineyard is surrounded by tracks of homes, commercial and retail. the commute traffic starts early and runs late. the new generation doesn't want to farm and a farm doesn't seem to fit in. >> you're surrounded by people that do not understand what farming does and now we're getting restricted on when you can burn your brush, what time you can start your tractor up. a lot of kids nowadays don't know where their food comes from. >> i can't work the rank ch no more. it's getting to where it's harder for him so we thought the best thing to do was sell it

leslie brinkley is live at the school, leslie, the school is also closed tomorrow, right? >> reporter: that's right, classes are cancelled tomorrow, that after a three-hour lockdown today, three hours of students huddled under desks, urgently sendi ining text messages to th parents about the threat? parents converged on san leandro high school and confronted the principal after getting urgent messages. >> my daughter texts me at 9:50 that the school was on lockdown because somebody threatened to shoot the school up at 1:00 p.m. today. >> i was under my desk. >> i was in compton and i got word that there was a violent picture going around. >> reporter: police say that the graffiti was sprawled on a bathroom wall, saying i'm shooting the school tomorrow, better not come. a lockdown ensued as the school was searched. >> there was kids that were hungry, we felt dehydrated and we just couldn't leave. >> i was crying. i was having anxiety earlier, but i calmed myself down. >> there was no violence, there were no guns found, there's no indication of any sort of threat that took p

we want to get to leslie brinkley at the scene. leslie? >> reporter: a couple new updates. we understand the fbi is the agency that is trying to communicate with the gunman inside the campus here. we also understand that -- i've said for two hours i see tactical vehicles, i see law enforcement driving in an hour ago, more. half hour ago, more. they've got quite a force of tactical teams here on-site. more keep coming in, undercover vehicles or unmarked vehicles and a lot of tactical teams. we have a lot of law enforcement amassed here. again, many people leaving the property, people who live or work here who have been allowed to leave. i did talk earlier to someone who is very worried. her name is brenda espinoza. she was very worried about a good friend of hers, her friend's mother, her friend's boyfriend who she is close to who were stuck inside during the hostage situation and were able to get a phone call. here's what she had to say. >> i had finally a chance to talk to some of the people out here. most of them are worried and very is worried about folks they know insid

abc7 news leslie brinkley met with young students in oakland who staged their own walkout today. >> reporter: yuoung students cae armed with big ideas at joaquin elementary school in oakland, they got creative and passionate and loud. >> it was a big, kind of reality check for me when they started asking me questions about why we were having a lock down drill and so we started having conversations as a school about why is it important for our school to be save. >> reporter: the idea inspired today's march. oakland unified school district said they are supporting students walkout tomorrow as long as they stay on campus. >> we decided as a result of what's been happening around the nation that we wanted to provide students with some curriculum around education being a civil right. >> we're marching for gains for no guns in our school. >> i feel like it's important because more people helps more and i want for everyone to get a good education and to learn. >> reporter: did this march make a difference? >> when they saw the news crews, they knew they were spreading their message beyond just our

. >> a march miracle, up in the sierra, i'm leslie brinkley, abc7 news. >> and here's another look at the live doppler 7, remember the abc7 app where you can institute push alerts. >>> i.c.e. says there are hundreds of people violating the immigration law sent panic throughout the community. >> reporter: this rally just started here, you can see people came out, even though it's sprinkling in the rain with their signs, they're here at story and king and they're wanting it to be here because i.c.e. was spotted here earlier this week and they want it to be known they want to take back their neighborhood. when people spotted numerous white vans with tirvnted window driving through through the parking lot, people got suspicious. it confirmed their fear that i.c.e. was in the area. >> we're concerned because that's the most latino populated area. >> reporter: this restaurant manager tells us the entire plaza looked like a ghost town. >> we saw 7 or 8 hours where the streets were empty, nobody was even walking around, business was down significantly. >> reporter: 400 calls about i.c.e. acti

i'm leslie brinkley, abc7 news. >>> our coverage of the deadly sacramento shooting continues throughout the evening. lisa amin will be live at the city council meeting. >>> former supreme court justice john paul stevens said presented a controversial solution to end gun violence, calling for the repeal of the second amendment. in an op-ed published in the "new york times," stevens said in part a constitutional amendment to get rid of the second amendment would will simple and would do more to weaken the nra's ability to stymie the debate. >> the steps involve a two-thirds vote of both houses of congress and both houses ratifying. >> reporter: this comes in the wake of a student led march for our lives demonstration across the nation. some were somewhat taken aback by what stevens had to say. >> my belief is deep inside of me. my belief, my conviction. >> reporter: scott jackson says he's been the target of multiple death threats in recent months by those who think he should shut down his gun retail sales business. >> there's a very large population in the united states and one rule for

. >> and we begin our team coverage tonight with abc 7 leslie brinkley who says the crowd was peaceful and passion knit. >> reporter: for all the politician as and lawmakers out there know this, we are coming. our generation mass lived through this all. and soon we will vote. >> inspirational sixth graders took the stage as did the mayor of san francisco. >> enough is enough. >> and senator diane feinstein. >> will you march? will you register? will you see that people vote? >> 17 and 18-year-olds from all across the bay area lined up to rental sister to vote.

. >> abc7 news reporter leslie brinkley spoke to terrified students and their parents. >> reporter: three hours after students huddled under their desk. >> may daughter texted me that the school was in lockdown. >> he was underneath the desk in the dark. >> i was in class and i got word that there was a viral picture going around. >> reporter: the message was scrawled in a boys bathroom saying i am sick of this. i am shooting the school tomorrow. bet not come. >> we

. >> reporter: i'm leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. >> thank you to lynette in pittsburg for sharing this video of a downpour that hit her neighborhood this morning. share your pictures and video with the #abc 7 news now. we could share them on the app, the website. >>> we have breaking news from southern california. a couple from joshua tree is facing child cruelty charges after three children between 11 and 14 years old were found living in a large box on a property that had no electricity or running water. let's give ah pictuyou a pictur the san bernardino county sheriff's department. just a sad picture. the children are now in the custody of the children and family services. >>> now new information on i.c.e.'s new operation. they've arrested 232 people over the last four people, including two people in san leandro and vallejo. libby schaaf announced that the arrests were imnepts. today the white house press secretary called it outrageous. >> i think's outrageous that a mayor would circumvent federal authorities and put them in danger by making a move. >> mayor shaaf stood position. an

and as leslie brinkley tells us, more trees will come down. >> reporter: this tree is pretty much guaranteed the safest tree in am immediate lameda? >> the caretaker says they recently took down this tree. the eucalyptus leaning toward the rec center will also be gone. but across town at washington park, a photo of what happened unexpectedly last week when a monterrey pine slammed down on a father >> i thought people were going to start getting a little tree removal happy. >> reporter: but donald said he had a list of problem trees and the 50-foot tall monterrey pine that toppled here was not on that list. he said that over the last two years, they have taken out seven other pine trees. >> that's kind of a bummer, what they're going to tear them down but for safety purposes, i understand. >> meetings this week, city cautioucautious. >> to have great parks, you're going to have risk and it's our job to make sure they're minimized. >> reporter: he advises park visitors to avoid walking under big trees during big storms, otherwise the trees are what make a park a park. >> the inspections of tre

in vallejo, leslie brinkley. >>> the park board of directors says it will discuss the incident of a man killed after people swarmed the meeting. 28-year-old shalean tyndall was shot and killed by bart police officer joseph matu on january 3rd. the parents claim their wrongfully qui wrongfully killed and want matu fired. he comes upon two men struggling on the streets, screams for them to show their hands and fires three shots. >> we want to hear your logic for why that man is still walking the streets of our cities and our towns. why is he on his job? >> bart officials say they followed all policies before returning the officer to duty. he is now on desk duty due to threats on his life. >>> 19-year-old jesus due war tay died after being shot tuesday night. he was hiding inside the trunk of a car that had been involved in a robbery moments earlier. a handgun was discovered in the trunk of that honda. officers detained two other people who were riding inside the car, victor navarro flores was one of them. >>> four men are in custody, suspected of stealing thousands of dollars in a transna

in vallejo, leslie brinkley. >>> the park board of directors says it will discuss the incident of a man killed after people swarmed the meeting. 28-year-old shalean tyndall was shot and killed by bart police officer joseph matu on january 3rd. the parents claim theiron was wrongfully qui wrongfully killed and want matu fired. he comes upon two men struggling on the streets, screams for them to show their hands and fires three shots. >> we want to hear your logic for why that man is still walking the streets of our cities and our towns. why is he on his job? >> bart officials say they followed all policies before returning the officer to duty. he is now on desk duty due to threats on his life. >>> 19-year-old jesus due war tay died after being shot tuesday night. he was hiding inside the trunk of a car that had been involved in a robbery moments earlier. a handgun was discovered in the trunk of that honda. officers detained two other people who were riding inside the car, victor navarro flores was one of them. >>> four men are in custody, suspected of stealing thousands of dollars in a t

. >> reporter: in oakley, i'm leslie brinkley, abc7 news. >> bought for 4 grand, for sale for 5 million. >> thank you for being here. >>> abc7 news at 5:00 starts right now. >>> a protest turns ugly in sacramento. it's the second day of sem mon stra demonstrations over the shooting of an unarmed black man. >> and a man who burned himself up is from the bay area. >>> to be in san jose, san francisco, san mateo. >> the students are getting ready to march again and they've got lots of company. >>> also -- >> a lot of hard work in the north bay, an update on turning a fire zone into something livable. >>> just within the past 90 minutes, we have learned the man who died in this fiery wreck at travis air force base is from the bay area. >> the fbi has provided several details, new ones, including theman's name, but it says it's still looking for an explanation. >> he is identified as 51-year-old and has lived in several places in the bay area. and is from india. >> the man slowly entered the main gate and it appeared to be already on fire and when crews got into the vehicle. the man was dead

abc7 reporter leslie brinkley says that several dozen high school students who happened to be rehearsing a play on that campus, they were bussed out so they're safe. anybody concerned about a resident or a staff member, they can check on that person now. the number to call is 707-948-3331. you can also download our news app for immediate notifications for your device. >>> now to the russia investigation, after going on a he media tirade, saying he wouldn't testify in the mueller investigation. >> reporter: after repeated defiance declaring he would not testify, former donald trump political advisor sam nunberg faced special counsel robert mueller's grand jury today. >> mr. nunberg, how do you feel about coming before the grand jury today? >> in a media tear earlier this week, nunberg suggested wrong doing by his former boss president trump. >> i think he may have done something during the election, but i don't know that for sure. >> why do you think that? >> i can't explain it unless you were in there. >> reporter: nunberg caps a week of campaign -- capitol hill at nearly the same time,

leslie brinkley shows what the city did to make sure this dispensary could open. >> amiba record stores may be legendary, but the mother ship is ready to dis better with a great bag of weed than a great record and nothing goes better with a great record than a great bag of weed. >> the city upped it's cannabis permits from four to six to accommodate the new business. the idea is to infuse the successful business model of amiba music into a cannabis dispensary featuring local growers. >> we want to support the small farmers and the craft brands and the companies that are not the brig corporate guys, but we also need to have the big brands, we want to be the one stop shop for people on telegraph avenue. >> it's significant for telegraph in that it's going to add another dimension for what people are using in terms of entertainment, et cetera, now that cannabis is legal in california. >> you can buy yourself some joints and you can come next door and buy some louie armstrong. >> a job fair this saturday will lead up to the grand opening. >> considering our opening date is set for 4/20, whi

. >> reporter: i'm leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. >> thank you to lynette in pittsburg for sharing this video of a downpour that hit her neighborhood this morning. share your pictures and video with the #abc 7 news now. we could share them on the app, the website. >>> we have breaking news from southern california. a couple from joshua tree is facing child cruelty charges after three children between 11 and 14 years old were found living in a large box on a property that had no electricity or running water. let's give ah pictuyou a pictur the san bernardino county sheriff's department. just a sad picture. the children are now in the custody of the children and family services. >>> now new information on i.c.e.'s new operation. they've arrested 232 people over the last four people, including two people in san leandro and vallejo. libby schaaf announced that the arrests were imnepts. today the white house press secretary called it outrageous. >> i think's outrageous that a mayor would circumvent federal authorities and put them in danger by making a move. >> mayor shaaf stood by mothher p

leslie brinkley will have more on this on abc7 news at 5:00. >>> a protest at a berkeley bookstore when things escalated when protesters threatened to burn this place down. >> i support our president of this united states of america. of the. >> reporter: this past saturday, right wing activists targeted the bookstore near the university campus. >> you are so ignorant. >> you know i'm going to burn down your bookstore, right? >> that was the first time a protester threatened an employee at the store. >> these are the same types of people who have committed violent acts all over the country. >> reporter: people in the store had recorded the entire incident. >> we have you on a recording saying that you're going to burn down our bookstore. >> oh, my god! >> reporter: they say protesters have showed up at the store 10 other times. the store sells an array of books, it also promotes those on the revolutionary communist party. >> we stand against this fascist trump regime. >> reporter: this i video given to abc news of one of the first protests outside the bookstore. volunteers who work at th

. >> in sand leonardo o leslie brinkley abc 7 news. >>> a 50-year-old student was arrested at solano community college. he made bomb threats that forced evacuations at three campuses. she faces to you owe two counts of reporting a false bomb threat and two counts of a bomb threat. >> a sad announcement about the future of the veterans treatment program where three mental health workers were killed friday. officials from the pathway home say it's closing down in the wake of the tragedy. coronell bernard has more. >> i think 80s its a a mistake. >> reporter: veterans react thing to the news that the pathway home is closing in the wake of friday's shooting tragedy. >> we're without a staff or building. our guys are in the care of other organizations. >> reporter: spokeman larry kaymer says the board had no choice. theabling housing the treatment center off limits and remains a crime scene after the executive director kristine loeber and jennifer gonzalez and another were killed >> our commitment especially in the memory of friends and colleagues lost on friday, our mission is to continu

i'm leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. >>> still ahead, meet one of walmart's newest employees. a bay area invention being put to the test to see if it's up to the task. >>> a live look outside right now from our roof cam here at abc 7 news. a few showers out there this morning but a big warmup is on the way. meteorologist lisa argen will be up next with you if yoyou have a beard.our face, oooohhh... if you add layers to a beard, you're a werewolf. yes please. if your face needs layers, so does your chocolate bar. get layers of crunchy and creamy. hershey's cookie layer crunch. get layered. >>> happening today, you can celebrate how small things make a big impact at the benefit tea for help a mother out. the organization raises money to provide diapers to moms not covered by social services. the organization supplies dozens of bay area shelters and charities with diapers so that moms in need don't have to worry about taking food off the to buy diapers. help a mother out has provided more than 7 million diapers since 2009. >>> happening today, several landmarks around the world w

leslie brinkley has the story only o oakley from italy in 1911 and promptly bought land. >> and it was ten acres with two barns and a house and he purchased it for $10 in gold. >> reporter: in 1930 frank said they bought this ten acre parcel with 120-year-old vines for just $4,0 and six generations have lived off the land ever since. the grapes are still bought up by winemakers. there is a cell tower decides as a water tower and the house he grew up in. >> it is a small farm any more. you can't really make a living on it. >> it is surrounded by tracks of homes, commercial and retail. the commute traffic starts early and runs late. the n geration doesn't want to farm. and a farm doesn't seem to fit in. >> you are surrounded by people that do not understand what farming does. and now we're getting restricted on when you can burn your brush, what time you can start your tractor up. a lot of -- kids nowadays don't know where their food comes from. >> i kp-- i can't work the ranc no more and it is harder for him so we thought the best thing to do was sell it. >> it's been in the family for

up in the sierra, i'm leslie brinkley, abc news. >>> in between the rain and the hail yesterday, there were some other dazzling sights around the bay area. rainbows started popping up from san francisco to livermore and some were double rainbows. >>> now your accuweather forecast with lisa. >> that's beautiful. today, another chance of seeing some of those rainbows. we're going to get some sun, a mix of scattered showers. we're seeing a few right now. here is live doppler 7 going into the east bay where you can see a few showers from san ramone to dublin and south towards fremont this morning. so the pavement is certainly wet and down towards the santa cruz mountains, pockets of showers. we widen the perspective and this system will be dropping down from the north. and with it, we'll see a line of showers increase through about 9:00 this morning. right now, visibility less than a mile by the delta. a quarter of a mile petaluma, santa rosa. you can see down where it is rainy around the bay. 6 miles hayward. so boy, is it chilly out there. we're looking at numbers at freezing right now.

leslie brinkley has the story only on 7. >> joe and clement arrived in oakley from italy in 1911 and promptly bought land. >> and it was ten acres with two barns and a house and he purchased it for $10 in gold. >> reporter: in 1930 frank said they bought this ten acre parcel with 120-year-old vines for just $4,000 and six generations have lived off the land ever since. the grapes are still bought up by winemakers. there is a cell tower decides as a water tower and the house he grew up in. >> it is a small farm any more. you can't really make a living on it. >> it is surrounded by tracks of homes, commercial and retail. the commute traffic starts early and runs late. the new generation doesn't want to farm. and a farm doesn't seem to fit in. >> you are surrounded by people that do not understand what farming does. and now we're getting restricted on when you can burn your brush, what time you can start your tractor up. a lot of -- kids nowadays don't know where their food comes from. >> i kp-- i can't work the ranc no more and it is harder for him so we thought the best thing to do wa