Republican congress, republican senate, i think you need to get this movement from the ground up. Richmond became the first bay area city to pass a similar resolution two weeks ago. New this morning, hawaii has filed the first lawsuit against the president s new travel ban. Attorneys filed a new 40page request just before midnight last night asking a federal judge to issue a temporary restraining order against the ban. The president signed the new order on monday, banning travelers from six majority muslim countries from entering the u. S. For 90 days, also banning all refugees for 120 days. Hawaii and the Justice Department are asking the judge to fast track the issue so its heard before it goes into effect one week from tomorrow. An incredible breach of the cia. Wikileaks has published thousands of documents that if theyre authentic, expose some of the most powerful u. S. Intelligence tools. Abc has the latest from washington. Reporter Officials Say the documents appear to be authentic, an extraordinary compromise of u. S. Intelligence. God, its without question that it hurts. Reporter cia programs with code names like after midnight and brutal kangaroo approximathe revelations, the cia turned ipads and other devices into recording devices. They could turn it on remotely but it wouldnt turn the power light on so anybody this that room would be monitored. Its a great spy utility. Reporter that spy utility is now partially known by terrorists and foreign targets. This is just the latist time that wikileaks has humbled the u. S. Government. For the past sevenplus years, theyve published hundreds o of thousands of classified files from the state department and the pentagon. But this is, in some ways, wikileaks most daring release yet. I love wikileaks. Reporter the president , who once praised the organization for revealing the secrets of democrats during the campaign this wikileaks is like a treasuretrove. Reporter is now trying to determine how to respond. Im not going to comment on that. Reporter for people at home concerned about those same devices, experts remind us that anything connected to the internet always has the potential to be hacked. Apple released a statement saying that many of those vulnerabilities have been fixed and they urge consumers to make sure they have the latest patches installed. Abc news washington. And just in, here at the live desk, we have new information on that deadly crash in biloxi, mississippi. The ntsb just wrapped conference a few moments ago. Investigators say they are trying to determine why the bus was sitting on the tracks just several moments before it was hit by a freight train. Four people were killed, 30 injured and investigators say theyre also looking at another accident at the same crossing two months ago and whether theres an issue with that particular crossing or if this is simply coincidence. The bus was taking passengers on a tour of casinos. The ntsb plans to have another update this afternoon. New details in sundays fast moving fire in vallejo that destroyed 16 units of the travel inn. Investigators now say the fire started in a downstairs unit. Theyre still trying to determine the exact cause. Flames quickly spread, though, from the unit to one above it where several gallons of gasoline were stored on a balcony. Officials say the firefighters who battled the flames participated in a training drill at the travel inn just weeks before this happened. Today, teams will continue going door to door in three san jose neighborhoods that were flooded two weeks ago. San jose is now hearing the damage to private homes from the coyote creek flood isnt enough to meet femas requirements for reimbursement. Federal money will cover only public buildings that were damaged and street cleanup. The city may have to use its own general funds to help victims and restore infrastructure. The Mayors Relief Fund has raised 6 million so far. Damage is estimated at 73 million. Governor brown is asking President Trump to issue a third major disaster declaration because of damage from januarys big storms. This one would be for the period between january 18 and the 23rd. The two previous requests cover december and early january. Brown says the storms caused flooding, breached levees and left an estimated 55,000 homes and businesses without power. A disaster declaration makes federal aid available to state and local governments. Happening today, state Senate Begins considering a bill that would raise gas taxes to fix the states roads. It would raise 6 billion by increasing the gas tax by up to 12 cents a gallon over the next three years. The vehicle Registration Fee would go up by 38 and own ores of zero emissions dollars would pay an annual 100 fee. The legislation is set to go before the governance and finance committee today. It heads to the state legislature in two weeks. Also happening today, San Franciscos Garbage Company wants to raise rates and you can tell city think about that. Rekolg wants customers to pay 16 more for services. The Company Cites Higher labor costs, Facility Improvements and a new landfill agreement as some of the reasons for the hike. You can air your view on the proposal at city hall from 8 00 to nun. Sonoma county is about to get a financial boost from pot. Voters have approved a 10 tax on marijuana business in unincorporated areas of the county. Measure a got a 72 yes vote in yesterdays special election. It could generate up to 15. 5 million of revenue a year. The money is intended for county Services Like roads, fire protection, and housing. The state assembly is considering a new bill that would send 17yearolds to the polls during the next election. The bill aims to lower the voting age in californias constitution. Twothirds of the legislature have to approve the bill for it to advance and then it would be put on a statewide ballot. Supporters say it will give teenagers a political voice and boost voter turnout. All right. Spring warmth is coming to most of our neighborhoods starting today and for an extended period. You can see it starts this morning as most of us are about 2 to 6 degrees warmer than we were yesterday. So dress for temperatures in the upper 40s to near 50 in San Francisco. Our cool spots, potrero hill and those should be to 46. Warm spot, sunnyside at 50, financial district at 50, if youre coming across the golden gate or taking the ferry, about 40 degrees there. Same thing in downtown. Look at san leandro, also belmont, cooler in santa clara, 41 and pleasanton at 40 and American Canyon and petaluma at 44 degrees. East bay hills camera this morning. Tree pollen going to be high today. If youre going to be out and about, check it out. Everythings good. Brighter and milder conditions, whether youre walking the dog, going for a jog or commuting its going to be dry everywhere. Temperatures today will run from 62 in half moon bay, 63 to 70 for the rest of us, even a 71 in santa rosa and tonight a lot of upper 40s to near 50. Little more fog tomorrow morning but not this morning so hows the commute. Great so far this morning. No moisture on the pavement and no fog or visibility issues. Heres a live look at the bay bridge. So wide open as you head into the San Francisco stretch there. No blocks problems if you are coming from the east bay. Duo have an issue with ace rail this morning, though. Union pacific track work near Great America and is not scheduled to wrap until 7 00 a. M. Ace 1 likely to be 45 to 60 minutes late. Theyre going to have to sit there and wait for the track to reopen. So just know that youre definitely going to have a delayed trip if youre on the first ace rail train this morning. Well take a look at drive times coming up. Stuck in the mud. Next, the rush in the Santa Cruz Mountains to get this horse to safety. Also drive in and fly off. The amazing vehicle that could soon create the morning commute of the future. We dont have that quite yet so that means at least later on this morning, people will be sitting at the bay bridge toll plaza. Right now at 4 39, you are free and clear. You can see whats happening you can see whats happening with while i was on a combat patrol my c in baqubah, iraq,nned out. A rocketpropelled grenade took my arm off at the shoulder. When i came home, i felt alone. My family was around me, but i couldnt talk to them about what id seen and what id done. I remember just thinking, man, the way i am right now, i dont want to live. I was discharged from the army, and ive been working with the Wounded Warrior project since 2007. Warriors dont have to be severely wounded to be with the Wounded Warrior project. We do have a lot of guys that have posttraumatic stress disorder. Being able to share your story, i guess it kind of helps you wrap your mind around what did happen over there. Just because youve left the military doesnt mean your life is over, because when these guys are coming home, im kind of leading and training them, instead of for combat, im leading and training them to heal. And if i come away with anything from the Wounded Warrior project, its them giving my life back. My name is norbie, and yes, i do suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder, but im okay. Hi, and welcome back. We had deadly wild fires across the country overnight. In fact, i want to show you this map. We had 32 large wild fires burning in eight different states from new mexico all the way to florida. Also want to show you some new video that just came into our live desk. This is from the texas pan handle. At least four people were killed there and several injured after big wild fires in the area and Officials Say three of those people that were killed were ranchers who were trying to save their cattle. Several firefighters were also hurt. More than two dozen states remain under wind and fire alerts this morning. Reggie, natasha, i used to live in the texas panhandle and a lot of people, very closeknit communities there so this will be devastating for them. Absolutely. Thank you so much, jessica. For the first time, we have hearing from the husband of a south bay woman that was severely burned during a plane crash last week. The crash killed her mother and stepfather and left her friend badly injured. The plane was bound for san jose and crashed sortly after takeoff in riverside in bad wetd. Her husband is relying on faith to get through this tragedy. All day, i told my wife, please take a commercial flight home and she said, no, well be fine. Im terrified that she wont make it. But im putting all my faith in god and i think shes going to i believe shes going to pull through. Well, she has severe burns on her back, and doctors had to amputate her legs. She has not been told her mom and stepfather didnt make it. The cause of the crash is still under investigation. What they must be going through right now. All right. Going to move on now to the recent rain that has saturated the Santa Cruz Mountains. Neighbors there have had to cope with landslides and flooding. Even a horse was not immune to the hazards. It got stuck on a muddy trail. Katie marzullo tells us all about this rescue. Reporter these photos paint a scary picture in the Santa Cruz Mountains. A horse laid out on her side, stuck in what can best be described as quick sand. Shes laying in water. Holding her head up with the bridle, i guess. Kind of the horse is exhausted from battling for about an hour, hour and 20 minutes to get out of the water. Reporter cal fire battalion chief got the call around 2 30 in the afternoon. You dont know what an animals thinking when youre trying to help them. Theyre looking for a way out and you could get a hoof in the stomach or take a blow to the face. Reporter he quickly came up with a plan. We noticed the water was draining in towards the horse from the creek and we diverted the water flow from the draining in towards the horse away from the horse. Reporter when the water receded, the soil firmed up and the 6yearold horse was able to get her footing and stand. The horse and rider were able to get up and walk out on their home. The chief feared hypothermia yeah but other than that, the horse appeared unharmed. Monet was the horses name, kind of put a smile on my face. Reporter be extra careful on saturated roads and trails. In the Santa Cruz Mountains, katie marzullo, abc7 news. This is always my fear. Some muni passengers in San Francisco had an unexpected trip through a tunnel. They had to evacuate their train and walk through the tunnel between the church and van ness streets yesterday afternoon. Passenger eric butler took this video. The train stalled on the tracks. It took crews about a half hour to get that stuck train out of the tunnel. No word yet on what caused that train to stall. Australian maritime crews rescued two sailors from a disabl disabled yacht this morning. Black and white video is from an infrared camera showing a Communications Package being dropped from the back of a plane. Well, a police boat plucked the two sailors of a yacht and brought them into shore near t sydney. Testing is set to begin on the hyperloop rail system. This is the first scale track in the nevada desert. The hyperloop should be able to ship cargo a distance that would be equal from novato to san jose in just 12 minutes. It could one day carry passengers. Heres something that could one day travel on hyperloop. Its called the popup system. Air bus and natal designs are teaming up to create a selfdriving car that can also fly. When traffic on the ground gets to be too much, drones lift up your car and take you from point a to point b. Once the hyperloop is finished, the vehicles could use that system as well. A popup could be flying into your life in seven to ten years. Thats a lot to look forward to. But right now, we live in the present and mike has a look at your near future forecast. Does that thing fit in a briefcase like George Jetson . Im in. Heres a look at 280 and 17. Colorful sunrise possible today, probable, i would say, and so make sure you abc7now. More sunshine and warm today. In fact, we have an extended stretch of warm dry weather which i know if you suffer from allergies, its going to be a little tougher for you. But look at the bright side. Its not raining. We dont have to drive through that. Our commute should be better and our mudslides should slow down a little bit t. Sea breeze and clouds are going to keep the coast a little bit cooler. Youre not going to quite feel as warm as the rest of us. Heres a look at live doppler 7. Look at this sunshine coming our way with the passings high cloud or two and all that is due to an area of High Pressure where you dont see clouds, thats where the air is sinking and thats whats taking away the chance of anything raining on us up to the north. So, with that clock wise flow, thats whats keeping it up there. Lets see what it does to our accuweather 7 day forecast. How about some low 70 today, low to mid 70s tomorrow and friday a little bit of a dip with more cloud cover saturday but still upper 60s and then the 70s return for sunday and monday and hold on through tuesday. Hey, alexis. Forecast is looking good and so is the commute this morning. Heres a live look at the south bay, 101 and 880, no issues there on that inbound side. Quick check of drive times too. We are filling in at our normal very Early Morning slow spot here, westbound 580, tracy to dublin, 35 minutes. Eastbound side, we do have road work there. And that that should last through likely about 9 00 a. M. That hasnt been causing any major delays, though. Southbound 680, about 15 and northbound 85 between 101 and cupertino you are in the green at 16 minutes. Well head back to marin county coming up before 5 00. One San Francisco bookstore is cashing in on the resistance to President Trumps policies. It is hard to miss the message as you approach the book smith on haight street. The store windows are filled with books like this. The store even gave away copies of george. The owners are looking to empower their customers. Everybodys looking for a positive way to engage their energies and to direct themselves into building something rather than feeling helpless. The book smith is launching a new monthly series that begins monday with a Postcard Writing Party and it is part of a nationwide campaign to send letters of protest to President Trump. Lady liberty goes dark. What a lot of people are speculating about a power outag on the statue of liberty. Dumpling lovers, the wait is back on, why a very popular restaurant in the south bay is saying no to reservations. This weekend, 7 on your sides Michael Finney will anchor our live coverage of the st. Patricks day parade. Our coverage begins saturday at noon on air on the abc7 news app and on abc7news. Com. And right now, this mornings tech bytes. In todays tech bytes, nike has some new kicks aimed at breaking a marathon record. The company says this shoe is designed specifically to help marathon runners break the twohour mark. The Current Record is 2 hours, 2 minutes. Its billed as lighter and more efficient. They need to work on that name, though. Tinder is giving people 100 to donate to a womens charity on this International Womens day. You can choose from 12 charities selected by the company. Company. Simp as we mentioned, today is a day without women. Social media blowing up last night over whether the statue of liberty was taking part in this. You are looking live at lady liberty now standing tall this morning in new york harbor. She was not so bright last night, though. Take a look. Her crown, her torch still illuminated but most of her dark for about two hours. The National Park service blamed this just on a power failure tied to repairs on an emergency generator damaged during hurricane sandy. A popular dumpling restaurant in the south bay is no longer taking reservations. Sorry. Get in line. They just restored its no reservations policy at Valley Fair Mall in santa clara county. The chain made an exception to the policy because of the extremely long lines and hourslong waits when that location opened in may. The waits are now a little shorter. Theyre about an hour. So customers can, instead of making a reservation, leave their name and number with the host and the restaurant will text them when their table is ready. Have you been to this yet . I have not because im not willing to wait for an hour but ive heard that it is worth it. Can we go and ill distract you with my witty banter. Homes across the bay area still gaining value right now. Home prices from sf to redwood city rose 3. 3 in january. Compared to last time last year. Theyre predicting home prices will increase by next january. Facebook Ceo Mark Zuckerberg is going back to harvard. Hes going to deliver the schools commencement address in may. I know we didnt actually graduate, right . That is the best part. They actually give you a degree. You dont even have to go to class . No, no. Thats cute. Harvard University Posted this video video on youtube. It shows zuckerberg getting advice from bill gates, of course. Both of them dropped out of harvard and they did pretty well. Zuckerberg left after he created facebook his sophomore year. Harvards president praises zuckerbergs leadership and how he altered the nature of scial engagement worldwide. I graduated and im here. And were happy for it. Thank you. Good morning, everybody. I have some good news. Clear lake continues to drop. Now the Flood Warning continues until thursday but were barely above flood stage, which is 9 feet. Were at 9. 15 at lake port. All right, lets take a look at whats going to happen today as we look at a few of those high clouds from our exploratorium camera at pier 15. Santa rosa the biggest jump from 58 to 71. 13 degrees warmer. The rest of us about 4 to 8 degrees warmer. Dont be surprised if your car thermometer says 70 when youre driving around this afternoon. That will be a nice surprise, mike, or a nonsurprise. Lets take you up to marin county. Weve got another slide. We had one on monday and we got sir Francis Drake boulevard back open yesterday afternoon but then another slide overnight. Baywood canyon road, were not hearing any estimate yet but as soon as i get more information for that reopening, i will pass that along to you. Well take a look at drive times coming up. There is a new tough study that looks at how deadly our diets can really be. Nearly half of american deaths were hastened by unhealthy eating so researchers are breaking down what you can do about it right now. They say you should eat three average size fruits a day, two cups of cooked or four cups of raw veggies, five oneounce servings of nuts per week and two and a half daily servings of whole grains. Researchers say it is okay to have one serving of red meat but no processed meat. 2,000 milligrams of salt is less than a teaspoon. Too much salt was linked to nearly 10 of the deaths they looked at. If you want to see the list, go to abc7news. Com. I ate chips for breakfast. You are over your limit by like five times. Next at 5 00, another bay area city voted on whether or not to become a sanctuary city last night. A former Oakland Police captain connected to the scandal will not have to do the jail time he was sentenced to. What his punishment is now. And will you look at this new video. Some people burning the flag with President Trumps image on it. Ill tell you where this is happening and why. Missed out on those tickets to see hamilton here in San Francisco . I just checked, and you may have i just checked, and you may have imagine if the things you bought every day earned you miles to get to the places you really want to go. With the united mileageplus explorer card, youll get a free checked bag, 2 united club passes. Priority boarding. And 50,000 bonus miles. Everything you need for an unforgettable vacation. The united mileageplus explorer card. Imagine where it will take you. And good morning to you. It is 5 00 a. M. A lot of people observing International Womens day today. Youll see red in a lot of places around the city and elsewhere no matter where you live. It is wednesday, march 8. Welcome, everyone. We have the whole team here ready to go and we are right in our stretch of perhaps driest weather that weve seen, right . Yes. I like it. It started yesterday and will continue today. May last well into next week so things are definitely changing. Hi, everybody. Lets take a look at live doppler 7. I overlaid visibility. Theres a possibility of patchy dense fog developing around napa. Alexis and i will keep an eye on that for you. Shes been using waze and ill use our weather tools also. So let us know if you see some. Heres a look from our roof camera. Pretty quiet out there, temperat
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