The big day is almost here for the Great American eclipse tomorrow. The path of totality will sweep across the u. S. Abc7 News Reporter maggie ruely joins us live from the final u. S. City to see the spectacular sleftial event, charleston, South Carolina. Hi, maggie. Reporter hi, eric. Well, the excitement just keeps building and building here in charleston, but the only downside to that is the businesses are struggling to keep up with demand. Were less than a day away from the Great American eclipse. [cheering and applauding] reporter as the moons shadow races from oregon to South Carolina, small towns are turning into International Hot spots. And with the excitement comes massive crowds and epic traffic jambs. Were really concerned with the population surge in the rural area. The infrastructure is not really set up for that. So, weve really beefed up our resources, our assets. Reporter but for most people visiting, all the hassle is worth it. It had to be totality. We couldnt settlin
As housing secretary there are new calls for attorney general Jeff Sessions to resign afterat least recuse himself from the or at least recuse himself from the Trump Campaign and russia. Do you swear it was during his confirmation hearings in january that then senator Jeff Sessions failed to disclose he had two meetings with russias ambassador to the u. S. In the last year. I have been called a surrogate at a time or two. And that campaign and i didnt have communication with the russians. Reporter a Justice Department spokesperson says that as a member of the Armed Services Committee Last year the senator had over 25 conversations with foreign ambassadors. This morning, attorney general sessions responded to the allegations. Well i have not met with any russians at any time to discuss any political campaign. Reporter democrats say he didnt tell the truth while under oath. Because the department of justice should be above reproach, for the good of the country, attorney general reporter
Morgan hill and some are around wood side are popping up. Thats heading to palo alto. Well get clearing in the afternoon. This has to rotate between now and noon and that will keep some thunderstorm activity cooler. 50 on the temps, but this will give occasional thunderstorms and the main was up in the valley. We had our fair share of active valley. 60s. Morning rain and thunder and afternoon clearing, but cooler today. Maybe the first half of the commute, yes, the second half may be better. Lets see if we can work it that way. Its raining hard. I was looking at my toll plaza camera and im thinking those are sheets of rain. Thank you, steve. Steve and i Work Together because when its raining hard, we tend to have more crashes. This is 580 westbound. It doesnt look too bad on the al theres a crash at broadway terrace where someone was still in the vehicle and at first it sounded serious, but now that person got out and they cancelled medics. Thats a good sign. No major injuries, but the
Its still raining in the east bay, but nothing like what we saw earlier. Coming up, we show you the wet weather we found through the bay. Consequences for helping to build the border wall. How another east bay city plans to stop working with companies that participate in building a wall between the u. S. And mexico. Good morning, welcome to mornings on 2. Thank you for joining us. Wednesday, march 22nd. Im pam cook. Im dave clark. Weather is apart of our news this morning. We have team coverage. The storm rolling through were looking at the hardest hit areas. Sal of course watching the roads. Theres one traffic incident, but lets start off with Steve Paulson who is tracking the storm. Steve. We have isolated areas where theres pockets of heavy rain and some not getting rain at all. The cooler weather has moved in and i think well see an afternoon similar to what happened yesterday in the valley. The perimeters are there for more thunderstorms. Its raining hard. A half an inch heading u
August. It was determined that sanchez unlawfully entered the country from mexico. He was issued a notice to appear before an immigration judge. He did not appear, but its unclear whether that hearing was scheduled. Today, i asked the Immigration Advocacy Group how they happen to be enrolled in Rockville High School. It is the right of all students regardless of language, immigration status, to have access to education. That is an american value. And an american belief that any child under the age of 18 is allowed to have access to education. Casa expresses regret and sadness, calling this a horrific act. Expressing their condolences and their sadness to the victim of this rape and her family. And they say they would like the community not to paint with a broad incident. Ahead, we will hear if the students here at Rockville High School are feeling safe. Thats coming up at 6 00. Back to you. Well see you then. Now to a murder mystery in the district, where police found an artist stabbed