than 50 tomahawk cruise missiles fired in the mediterranean tonight. ama daetz is off. i'm dan ashley. the air strikes were ordered by the president in retaliation for tuesday's chemical weapons attack in which more than 80 men, women, and children were killed. president trump tonight said it was in the interest of the united states to prevent and deter the spread of chemical weapons. abc news reporter not guilty give has mfrmt. >> an attack on syria, the united states responding to the syrian government supported chemical attack on their own people. president trump ordering the strike, a show of military might against the government of syrian president bashar al assad. >> there can be no dispute that syria uses band chemical weapons, violated its objections under the chemical weapons convention. >> firing more than 50 tomahawk missiles at abair force base in syria. officials say the same base where the plane carrying those chemical weapons took off. for now we're told this will be the only attack. >> tonight i all on all civilized nations to joining us in seeking to end this slaughter and bloodshed in syria. >> president trump had repeatedly argued against military action in syria. but says these heart breaking and disturbing images changed his mind, warning, many of them are hard to watch. the chemical attack killed at least 80 people, many of them children. the syrian government is accused of using sarin against their own people, something they deny. during during a debut at the u.n. security council they warned the united states against taking action in syria. a u.s. official tells us united states told the russians about the air strike in advance. >> barbara lee tweeted this is an act of war, congress needs to come back into session. anything less is an abdication of our responsibility. we're going to play back president trump's remarks in their entirety 6789 we're also going to brick you new developments on this newscast and at abc news at 11. strong rain tonight as a storm slams into the bay area. take a look at the bay bridge where there is a traffic alert, a big rig is on its side blocking all westbound lanes just east of treasure island. the wind knocked down a tree in san an sell mo a little earlier. you can see crews working to clear it from the road. here's another one that came down in alameda. it's really wind difficult let's take a look outside. here's the richmond/san rafael bridge. sandhya patel is tracking it for us. >> it is an active night, more of a winter storm than a spring storm. heavy rains still coming in across parts of north bay right now. petaluma d street, we're seeing downpours there heading into the east bay. ridge top road, moraga, heading into the inland east bay we're seeing soaking ran into danville, 680. san mateo to san carlos, santa clara to san jose, south bascom avenue. in the north bay over an inch of rain. it is pretty much widespread. light range from san francisco to the sunset district. we are seeing reports of storm damage around at&t park, eastbound i-80 at 7th roadway flooding. winds gusting over 50 miles an hour in hayward right now. trees could top and will you may see power outages. gusts to 0 still possible and there's a wind advisory until 5:00 a.m. tomorrow. difficult driving conditions and blowing debris a possibility. overnight we'll keep it at 1940 a moderate strength storm. will rain heavy at times. there's even a chance of thunder. we'll check out your hour-by-hour commute and your morning commute coming up. it's been snowing off and on tonight in the sierra. there are currently no chain requirements on either i 0 for highway 50 going east toward lake tahoe, but it would be a good idea to take them. pg&e is watching this storm very closely. abc news visited the company storm center in san ramon where experts are monitoring wind gusts which experts believe will bring down electricity in the area. my sister just texted me saying she lost power. the model gives them an idea of where we're going to be hit hardest and where to stage crews. >> it enables us to prepare for these events. we've been preparing for this storm for a week now. >> the company has generates ready to deploy, they can power on entire neighborhood if needed. pg&e tells us all hands are on deck tonight. track the rain anytime with live doppler 7. download the app and enable push alerts. a san bruno man has been arrested on suspicion of homicide after police found a dismembered body inside a home today. officers found the remains while they searched a home. authorities placed 50-year-old david stubblefield under arrest. the victim's identity has not been released. oakland place hope they will find someone who killed a former nasa scientist walking ohm ho this month. he left a public in oakland when someone shot and killed him. police released these pictures of two vehicles. swan silver honda accord with a sunroof, the other a white chevy malibu. police in the monitor ray county city of seaside made an arrest in a cold case from 1998. 13-year-old christine women's vanished while she was walking her dog in the fort ord army base. 56-year-old charms holly field will be charged with christine's death. holly field is serving a 25 years to life sentence in state prison on a separate kidnapping charge. the suspect lived in monterey county when she vanished. a hillsborough posted an unprecedented $35 million bail today. abc7 news was there with multiple cameras rolling as tiffany li walked out of jail in redwood city, got into a waiting car and drove away. she's charged with the murder of her boyfriend, keith green. he disappeared almost a year ago. his body was found in sonoma county months later. abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow is on the story. >> tiffany, did you have anything to do with keith green's mushed. with an escort by her side, she quickly got into this vehicle. earlier she posted $35 million bail a portion in cash, rest more than $60 million in property. >> we kind of knew it was coming. nothing seems right about it at all. >>ly is one of three supports in kweks the father of her two children. he died of a single gunshot wound to his neck, his body dumped in a sonoma field. >> we will hear the truth, and trust is very powerful. >> the san mateo county district attorney is concerned li who has deep connections in china is a flight risk. he asked for no bail as part of lee's release conditions, she'll wear an electronic device. 15 to 20 family members put up their property for bail. >> they think she's going to return to court. >> she will not return to her home because she's receiving death threats. she'll be in a, quote, modest condo. >> you cannot beat the view from a thousand feet off. the capping ceremony that aanoints the tallest building west of chicago and it's right here. a sign reads access closed. the california coastal commission is telling abc7 news that it is concerned. we'll explain why. meteorologist sandhya 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bridge are stunning. a look over there, we're looking down on the transamerica pyramid and this is not the top floor. >> there's almost no point in san francisco that you can be in today without seeing this tower. >> the ankle tenant will be sales force, ceo mark benioff says that means jobs. >> we have 10,000 employees at this sales force tower campus. >> when completed the tower will be one of three sales force buildings downtown. they made sure this tower would not settle and lean like the millennium tower. >> it's not going to anywhere. it's bedrock. >> it's more than the tallest building west of the mississippi. it's also a company that has-in created values that republican party the city so well. >> eric thompson, abc7 news. eric tweeted out this picture of the bay bridge as seen from sales force 10:15 not bad, right? here's how the tower looks from our exploratorium camera. he says he can see it from anywhere in the city or the east bay. people in pacifica upset about access to a popular beach tonight. it has to do with this zig zag trail you see here behind me. the area collapsed last december. the coastal commission is concerned about the lack of repairs. here's a map to show you what i'm talking about. abc7 news reporter leslie brinkley talked with property oer owners. >> this is the view from sky 7 of a switchback cliff side trail that leads to stairs to the beach in pacifica. it's the same area where apartment building were torn down because of erosion. in december, part of beach access trail collapsed. >> we love to walk the beaches and now there's no access and we're upset about that. >> pacifica residents have been watching ocean air apartment homes when it will be reopened but have gotten what some describe as a run around. cement trucks shored up some of the path to prevent further erosion, but now it's april. >> they're spending money for the property renovation, why isn't this being done? >> some tenants moved out in february when beach access wasn't restored. i called the irvine based owner called trinity property consultants. they're executive vice president said the trail will be rebuilt very similar to what it was. our construction team is submitting plans and working with the coastal commission to get approval. but the california coastal commission says that's not the case. they've only gotten preliminary draurgz so far. nancy cave told me we are getting increasingly concerned because we haven't gotten a response from the property owner in regards to timely repairs. the good weather season approaching, they say reopening the pacifica coastal access is a top priority, property owner says if they get approval the work will only take a few weeks to complete. in pacific characteristics i'm leslie brinkley, abc7 news. let's talk about this weather. boy, it is wild out there, a nasa evening. a lot of wind and rain. spamg >> take a look at live doppler 7. as you see the yellows there, we'll show you where the moderate to heavy rain is falling right now. we're going to go in around eldridge right around the wine country. we are seeing pockets of moderate rain. we are going to track the rain in the east bay where it is really coming down as well right around san ramon, st. george roochltd if you don't have to travel, good idea to stay inside. san francisco, we're seeing lighter rain around chinatown, martin luther king jr. drive on the west end of san francisco and down the peninsula it's steady, light rain from sunnyvale to santa clara, mission college boulevard. temperatures are beginning to fall. it is definitely getting cooler out there, despite the clouds and despite the rain. we have 40s, 50s. you can probably feel it. here's auto live look of a rainy view from our kgo roof camera. flags are definitely blowing around in the wind. another system tomorrow and showers will linger into saturday morning. this is a level 2, moderate strength storm. overnight do expect the strong winds to continue with heavy rain at times and still a possibility of thunder. so the hour-by-hour wind forecast showing you 44-mile-an-hour winds around 11:00 don't. the winds start to subside, but they may still keep you up in the middle of the night when you have close to 40-mile-an-hour winds rattling the window. the wind really drops off do you agree your commute. 11:00 tonight you can still see those downpours going into the wee hours of the morning. at 4:00 a.m. mostly around gilroy. 5:00 a.m. as many of you start hitting the road, expect damp roadways. scattered light showers continuing around 8:00 a.m. when you might drop off your kids at school. at noon you get a breather until friday night. friday night we have another system coming in. 9:00 p.m. the heaviest rain indicated in oranges and reds. th rainfall totals taking you on through friday night will look like this. the computer model's a little slow in updating here. anywhere from 1/3 of an inch to 1 1/2 inches. you can see the waves are coming up. 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. saturday. watch o for the rip current risks. large breakers, especially west, northwest facing beaches. that's where the greatest risk will be. tomorrow morning temperatures beginning in the low 40s to 50s. cold enough for you to bundle up. make sure you have your umbrellas for the morning hours. highs will be in the 50s, 60s, still some spotty showers and then the intensity of the rain picks up tomorrow night and so does the wind in nothing like the winds we've seen so far. on your accuweather forecast i've dropped tomorrow's storm to a level 1. it's a light system. morning showers giving way to the evening storm. cold showers saturday morning through about early afternoon. could even see snowflakes over places like mount hamilton, mount dei can't be low. much cooler weather, mid 50s, low 60s, drying out through tuesday before we get another system for wednesday and thursday, 1 on the storm impact scale. we encourage to you download the abc7 news app. dan, you and i both know it helps you plan your day. >> sure does because we have more storms to track. found alive a dog thought to have drowned was found walking on a beach in what super poligrip does for me is it keeps the food out. before those little pieces would get in between my dentures and my gum and it was uncomfortable. just a few dabs is clinically proven to seal out more food particles. super poligrip is part of my life now. live-streat the airport.e sport binge dvr'd shows while painting your toes. on demand laughs during long bubble baths. tv everywhere is awesome. the all-new xfinity stream app. xfinity. the future of awesome. mountain view genetic testing site said if you have diseases related to parkinson's or alzheimer's. back in 2013 the fda blocked the company from providing genetic health information, but now you can purchase an at home kit that will test your saliva and tell you if you have a genetic risk for ten diseases including alzheimer's, parkinson's, and celiac disease. a moment of happiness for a san jose family going through an incredibly difficult week. bryan ho died monday while trying to save his dog after his sailboat capsized in plmarin county. kwo firefighters found this little guy north of where the accident happened. he was shivering and cold but they were able to reunite him this afternoon. stay here. with us tonight american missile rain down on an syrian air base. the latest on the strike. you'll hear the president's remarks in their entirety. a vote is expected on neil gorsuch's nomination to the u.s. supreme court tomorrow, but what it took to get there could have long-lasting effects. plus. >> what as i do exaggerate life. i don't have to apologize for it. >> good evening once again. we'll begin this half hour bringing you up to date on the breaking news tonightment. the united states launched military strike against syria destroying an airfield for a chemical attack. two u.s. ships the launched crews missile strike targeting the al shayrat airfield in syria. >> my fellow americans, on tuesday, syrian dictator bashar al assad launched a horrible chemical weapons attack on innocent civilians using a deadly nerve agent. assad choked out the lives of helpless men, women, and children. it was a slow and brutal death for so many. even beautiful babies were cruelly murdered in thi very bar baric attack. no child of god should ever suffer such horror. tonight i ordered a targeted military strike on the airfield in syria from where the chemical attack was launched. it is in this vital national security interest of the united states to prevent and deter the spread and use of deadly chemical weapons. there can be no dispute that syria used banned chemical weapons, violated its obligations and ignored the u.n. security council. years of previous attempts at changing assad's behavior have all failed and failed very dramatically. as a result, the refugee crisis continues to deepen and the region continues to destabilize, threatening the united states and its allies. tonight i call on all civilized ignitions to join us in seeking to end the slaughter and bloodshed in syria and also to end terrorism off all kinds and all types. we ask for god's wisdom as we face the challenge of our very troubled world. we pray for the lives of the wounded and for the souls of those who have passed. and we hope that as long as america stands for justice, then peace and harmony will in the end prevail. good night, and god bless america and the entire world. thank you. >> the president's remarks a short time ago in their entirety. a u.s. official says russia was notified of the air strikes in advance. there are russian troops on the ground in syria. secretary of state rex tillerson says russia has failed in its responsibility in its commitment to secure syria's chemical weapons. syrian state tv called it an act of aggression. the the president was hosting a major summit with china's president, xi jinping, defense secretary james mattis updated the president following dinner according to a u.s. official. the two leaders are expected to meet again tomorrow to discuss a wide range of issues between the two countries. jonathan carl has more now from mar-a-lago, florida. >> is he considers options on syria today with a massive storm hitting washington, president trump flew to mar-a-lago to face another crisis, north korea's advancing nuclear program. and tonight, his most important foreign meeting yet, greeting the leader of the country he's previously calls our enemy, chinese president, xi jinping. >> we're going to be talking trade, north korea, and many other things. >> throughout his campaign he had hash words for china. >> we can't ton allow china to rape our country and that's what they're doing. >> they're taking your business and jobs. they're making our product. >> china's wonderful, but they're getting away with murder. >> now trump needs china to turn up the heat on north korea. just a few weeks ago tweeting, north korea has been behaving very badly. china's done little to help. as he faces these challenges, more details about the white house shakeup involving the president's chief strategist, steve bannon . a highly controversial figure, he has recently clashed approximate jared kushner. while white house sources tell us he threat understand to quit the administration turnover move, bannon tells nbc news abc news it's abseward. the challenges ahead are shaping up to be far greater than the ones's faced so far. >> that's jonathan carl reporting. now tost historic change in the senate. republicans triggered the so-called nuclear option that sets up a vote tomorrow to confirm neil gorsuch. they'll need a simple majority with no votes from democrats. abc news reporter mary bruce is on capitol hill. >> the republican leader today emerged from the partisan battlefield with a thumbs up. the top democrat, his head hung low in defeat. >> tchanging the senate rules t confirm supreme court nominees from now on with a simple majority vote, lowering the threshold from 60 votes to 51, a move so drastic it's known as the nuclear option. for two days democrats put up a fight on the floor, one senator talking for 15 hours straight. >> this is an extreme nominee from the far right. >> this morning they had the votes to block gorsuch, but republicans were prepared to go nuclear. >> certainly i think this worth it. >> many were hesitate the warning move could have lasting consequences on the court. >> bad day for the senate. we are who we are. >> given those reservations, why do it? >> because we're not going to have a system where republicans can't get judges and democrats can. >> many are still fuming after republicans refused to even consider president obama's nominee to fill this seat, merrick garland. >> it doesn't have to be this way. >> afterwards even republicans w who supported it were worried of the fallout. >> this will continue to the tyranny of the majority. twitter is suing the u.s. government which is demanding the social site reveal the identity of the person behind an anti-president trump twitter account. it has more than 40,000 followers. the identity of the person who runs it is protected turned first amendment and the government hasn't shown proof of a crime. the lawsuit was filed in san francisco federal court today. >> this is very consistent with the way this administration has treated its critics and a disregard for first amendment questions, such as the right to anonymous speech. >> the u.s. department of homeland security is a defendant in the lawsuit. it has declined to comment. rememberping don rickles tonight. he was the king of the insult and no one was off limits. here's abc news reporter david, right. >> welcome don rickles. >> he was the king of. >> i think >> that your wife? >> jesus christ. >> don rickles made his name speaking comedy to power. >> frank, i love you. >> on the president of the united states. >> good evening, mr. t. nice to see you, sir. and your lovely wife, nancy. it's a big treat for me to fly to be here for this kind of money. >> they loved him for it. for don rickles, everybody was fair game. >> i laugh about people whatever you are, italian, jewish, puerto rican. >> a reliable guest on the talk show circuit and a fixture on the las vegas strip. >> a lot of guys talk like, hey, frank, what do you want to do later? >> he once said you know what's sunshine attitude. he had attitude on stage but wasn't like that in real life apparently. coming up next, a story with heart about a heart and the connection between two people who never i no longer live with the uncertainties of hep c. wondering, what if? i let go of all those feelings. because i am cured with harvoni. harvoni is a revolutionary treatment for the most common type of chronic hepatitis c. it's been prescribed to more than a quarter million people. and is proven to cure up to 99% of patients who have had 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saved his life. along side the family of the organ adorn who made it possible. chris nguyen has the story. >> these days organ recipient has a fresh outlook. >> be nice whoever you come into contact with. >> in march of 2014 after years of dieial sis, his life was forever changed when he found out he would be receiving a heart and kidny. >> when i got the call it really was a shock. >> the adorn 20-year-old katie hopkins suffered a tragic accident while riding her new long board. kathy's mother recommends her every day. >> being thankful that we did have 20 fantastic, wonderful years with her. she was happy. she was healthy. >> today the gos and hopkins families visited the california pacific medical center in san francisco. meeting face to face with the medical staff who helped save tom's life while honoring kate's legacy. >> i will continue doing my part to share the word about the need for organ donation because if i help one more person get an organ, then my job's done. >> two families working together spreading a message of hope and healing. >> three years down the road to do something like this is easier. i could only get a few words out before because the fact i was given someone else's life. >> in san francisco, chris nguyen, abc7 news. stay with us. mooelgs sandhya patel is up nextally she'll have the . we have an update on a major traffic backup on the bay bridge. we are at least happy to say three lanes have now opened. big rig had flipped over blocking westbound lanes. traffic still really bad. but at least it's going ease. i want to update the weather forecast. sandhya patel is here. >> i'm getting reports of power outages in hayward as well. wind gusts over 50 miles an hour, taking out the power there in hayward. as we take a look at the rainfall intensity, it is coming down hard in the north bay from san rafael to larks spur. i want to show you rain rates in the area. you'll notice buena vista avenue you are seeing rain. we take a look at some moderate to heavy rain around oakland, foothill boulevard heading into the el sob ran tay area. and one other stop here around pacifica, linda mar boulevard getting steady rain. south bay, it's lighter. you haven't seen as much as other parts of the bay area. almo concord, 1/2 inch. almost an inch in fair field. it's turning to snow in the mountains. this is great news for our water supply. if you're trafalgar there, bad idea, at least until 6:00 saturday night. winter storm warning. snow level down to 4,000 feet with the wind gusts 70 miles an hour. prepare for winter driving conditions. here in the bay area, the wet, windy conditions will ease tomorrow late morning through early afternoon. you get a brief breather until tomorrow night when your next storm comes in. not as bad or intense. lingering showers into saturday, maybe showers into the hills. by early afternoon we dry out for the second half of your weekend. another system wednesday into thursday. who said winter was over, dan? we're not done. >> doesn't feel like spring showers. >> more of a winter storm here. >> look who blew into town. sauntering into the desk. pretty rough out there. >> it's crazy up there. giants would have happily taken a rainout tonight as opposed to what they were subjected to. snakes vs. the shark tonight. . good evening the are shockers and the oilers will likely meet in the playoffs next week, but which team will have home ice advantage? both met with 97 points meaning whoever won tonight would be in the drivers seat. looking for a bottle or whatever. first period, david shlemon coe. oilers tie it up on a double deflection. martin jones initial save, mcdavid on the rebound for his 30th. hurtle was shaken up. burns using the quadruple squeen for his 29th, but the oilers score two successive goals. the giants finished up their series in arizona tonight. diamondbacks were planning to put a humidor. how about baxter having fun with bumgarner's beard? top of the third, he works here, he's a director. top of the third, former d back aaron hill. his first hit as a giant against his home team is a home run against ray. bottom four, trouble. david perral at a and paul gold schmidt back to back. gold member, his second of the year. tied at 2. buster posey doubled down the line and left. pence scores, 3-2 game. jake lamb kraushz a three run homer. this is off samardzija who goes 5 2/3. he did strike out nine but gave up three bombs. giants lose in arizona. how to be quick and easy way to put on a poncho at the coliseum today. a's and angels. these guys rooting for the angels, not familiar with the poncho gear there. bottom of the third, a's down 1-0. error from the mvp from a year ago, mike trout. ball got by him. ryan healey, up, up and away. his second of the year. 4-1, a's. shawn do that struck out the side in the ninth. a's split the game series. they plain play the rangers in texas tomorrow. johnson walked out to the first tee in augusta and walked right back to the clubhouse, forced to withdraw because of a freak back injury he suffered yesterday. johnson said he could swing maybe 80%. he's merely a spectator. where's my hat? gusts up to 40 miles an hour. bad luke for adam scott, his ball rolls away from the hol. jordan spieth struggling on 15. fifth shot on the par 5th, overshot the hole. grad recovers on 13. on 16 his tee shot lands on the green. the slope, the wind pushing the ball toward the hole. shot a 171. tied for fourth. still six back from charlie hoffman. had birdies on his final seven. never led until today. it's a 7 under 65, amazing in those conditions. got a four-shot lead. you got seven players tied for fourth at one under par. >> was in the right spots and was able to make birdies. obviously rolling in with some confidence. so it's a little bit of both and obviously seeing the ball go in the hole is something special. >> we're going to see the return of kevin durant. all systems go saturday night with the warriors hosting the pelicans. since he hurt his knee, a step by step with the rehab and conditioning work. cleared to return to full practices with the team has three regular season games to get ready for the playoffs. it's been amazing. the warriors won 13 straight and they locked up the one seed in the west with him as a spectator. abc news sports brought to you by toyota. going to be fun to see kd back. >> look out. coming up tonight on abc news at 11:00. breaking news, an unstable hillside forces residents in the east bay to evacuate. a strike on syria. tonight we have bay area reactions to the new u.s. action against the middle east earn country. joins us on channel 7 at 11:00. that is our report here. from sandhya patel and all of us here. i'm dan ashley we'll see you on i'm dan ashley we'll see you on inn one hour on channel 7. 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