Nation. Marci gonzalez is live with more. Marci . Yeah, dan and ama, another round saying he is confident he will win, despite this latest blow to the ban handed down there in the bay area this evening. A unanimous decision by the 9th court of appeals against reinstating President Trumps ban on immigrants and travelers from seven predominantly muslim nations. They did their jobs carefully and well, and we appreciate their work. The three judges upheld a halt to the ban instate bade Washington State court which claimed the january 27th executive order that stranded families at airports and forced others to be turned away discriminated on the basis of religion and violated the constitution. The Appeals Court heard that argument and that of the Justice Department, which maintained the order was made on National Security grounds. The judges wrote in their decision the government has pointed to no evidence that any alien from any of the countries named in the order has perpetrated a terrori
Now from abc 7, live breaking news. And that breaking news is from the white house tonight, a major shakeup from the trump administration, National Security adviser Michael Flynn is out. Im dan ashley. And im ama dietz. Flynn stepped out amid a controversy regarding the russians. Yeah, he admitted to a conversation with the ambassador before the sanctions were actually made. He apologized to the president this morning. The Washington Post reported today that the president warned flynn about the conversation, adding that he is susceptible to blackmail by the russians. Further investigations were called for tonight. Yeah, there were a lot more questions that we need to get to the bottom of. Primarily, what are the personal and political financial ties that donald trump and his team have with the russian government. Flynn issued a statement saying unfortunately because of the fastpaced events i inadvertently briefed the president and others regarding my phone call with the Russian Ambassa
Now from abc 7, live breaking news. And that breaking news is from the white house tonight, a major shakeup from the trump administration, National Security adviser Michael Flynn is out. Im dan ashley. And im ama dietz. Flynn stepped out amid a controversy regarding the russians. Yeah, he admitted to a conversation with the ambassador before the sanctions were actually made. He apologized to the president this morning. The Washington Post reported today that the president warned flynn about the conversation, adding that he is susceptible to blackmail by the russians. Further investigations were called for tonight. Yeah, there were a lot more questions that we need to get to the bottom of. Primarily, what are the personal and political financial ties that donald trump and his team have with the russian government. Flynn issued a statement saying unfortunately because of the fastpaced events i inadvertently briefed the president and others regarding my phone call with the Russian Ambassa
Doppler 7 is tracking some patchy fog into the north bay its santa rosa that has the current issue, less than 2 miles visibility but the good news is it wont linger for too long. East bay hills looking beautiful on this Early Morning valentines day. Your forecast, look at this. Some Early Morning clouds, giving way to afternoon sunshine and that is not a mistake. This is a mild day around here, most spots away from the coast going into the 60s. You have some evening plans, look at that. By 7 00, clear skies, plenty of stars, and we are dry. You can leave the umbrella at home if you have date night on this valentines day. Temperatures not all that bad. Were into the mid 50s, between 54 and 57 degrees so the light jacket all you need later on tonight. Thats weather. Lets check traffic. Good morning, and we are looking okay. On the bay bridge toll plaza. There i am. Hello. Still no metering lights. That happens, of course, right around 5 30, so still no issues if you are coming across int
Get out of the central valley. Service canceled today and tomorrow. That has been extended due to the Poor Condition of those tracks. Live look outside at walnut creek. You can see the brake lights filling in here. Southbound 680, no blocking incidents in that area. Np 17, very slow and we have a very big crash in sunol on 680. The mandatory evacuations remain in place this morning for 188,000 People Living below the oroville dam. Officials want to stress the dam itself is safe. The concern is over the dams emergency spillway. Crews are racing to fill a giant hole that opened up in the earth. They hope to drop the lake by 50 feet before the rain returns. Right now, its down 10 feet. Fema has mobilized a task force to work with the other agencies and evacuees are being told to be prepared to be out of their homes for days, possibly even weeks. And no word yet from the white house on whether its going to grant governor browns request for emergency funding. Helicopter crews from across th