dominion, the network is now facing from a voting technology company with an even bigger price tag and the 84 year old defendant pleads not guilty in the shooting of a teenager who mistakenly when went to his home. are we speaking with the lawyer for the teen s family, ben crump, about the racial component of this case and whether hate crime charges are warranted. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. wolf blitzer is on assignment alex marquardt and you re in the situation room. tonight the supreme court has set a new friday night deadline as it considers whether to preserve or limit access to a widely used abortion drug. let s go straight to cnn s senior legal affairs correspondent paula reid. paula what is the thinking behind the supreme court s decision to kick this can down the road 48 hours . as of now, this widely abused use abortion medication will remain widely available. the supreme court is expected to offer another update by fri
We go to our next video. We can see that there is a burned car along the road. That is exactly what the cal fire is saying caused this fire to break out this afternoon. So we have a situation here where the cal fire and other units, san jose fire is reponding. Other units are coming out to the scene. Theyre all out here responding, and theyre going to try to contain this as quickly as possible. The wind right now is not helping. We are live in southeast san jose, david louie, abc7 news. Thank you. More breaking news now. Martinez, a small brush fire broke out after a car crash. You can see a Police Officer there using a fire extinguisher to battle the flames just before 3 30 this afternoon. Arrived moments later and firefighters drenched the inferno quickly. Good evening. Im dan ashley. And im kristen sze. The 2017 for season is already a destructive one. Fast start. The amount of acreage its burned stateside exceeds last years totals in california. Lonny rivera joins us live to explai
How is the firefight going . Reporter the fire is still raging out of control. It is not yet contained. What were looking at is a roadblock just off of 101. A lot of people are trying to get to their homes, but the area is cut off. We have aerial video of how the firefight is going. What youre seeing is an aerial drop from cal fire. They have tankers up there. They have water drop helicopters, as well, trying to get a handle on this fire. The wind is blowing. That means the flames could spread quickly. Thats why they said originally while there are 40 acres that burned, the potential could be for 500 acres. Lets take a look at a map. Metcalf road where i am is on the west side of the fire zone. San filipe is on the other side. People are being turned away and stay away. Only one structure so far, called a minor structure, has been threatened, but has the fire has not consumed anything so far. Lots of crews in this area trying to contain it. We are also aware of what started this fire.
Overnight. And they expect him to be released tomorrow is also what they say. Ron will manage tonight in his absence. We dont know if it is related to his heart issue. He says the the giants say that bruce bochy will address his condition when he returns to the team tomorrow. So theyre obviously optimistic if theyre talking like. That he is 61 years old. He didnt have Health Problems prior to the stint 18 months ago being placed in his heart. He is in his 10th season with the giants. He has won three world series and is considered one of the best in the game. Were thinking during the broadcast today as the giants play the marlins youve got to think theyre going to be talking about this quite a bit when it comes to medical information sometimes its hard to get what youre looking for. But the fact that they say they expect him to address the team and the media tomorrow to talk about this is obviously a good sign. Yeah, obviously a very good sign. But also a concern that he is spending th
Live from the kgo tv broadcast center, this is abc7 news. After a controversial lbgt law in north carolina, tonight theres a push to move next years nba allstar game from charlotte to the bay area. 73 wins is a beautiful time, and certainly its also a time to say that we stand for justice and inclusion. Good evening. Im dan ashley. And im ama daetz. Tonight, oakland councilwoman is looking ahead to a different game. She says if the nba pulls the plug in the allstar game in north carolina, it should be moved to oracle arena. Were live outside the arena with this story. Kat katie . Reporter she said shes already talked to people here at the arena and the pressure is on the nba. Six senators wrote a letter to the commissioner asking that the game be moved and tomorrow the nba will discuss it with team leaders at the board of governors meeting. We have those dates available, so we would love to have the allstar game here. Reporter rebecca capland is poised to make her pitch to the nba. Its