harbor side s deangelo says he s not worried. i think that u.s. attorneys will clues to use limited law enforcement reserves to go after opioids, not after legal cannabis businesses. but they said the new directive is so vague, that in itself is reason for concern. ball was a member of the blue ribbon commission. what s troubling about this, i think from my perspective, it says there s no difference between good faith and bad faith actors. the justice department won t say if it will lead to more arrests or prosecutions, but in california where recreational marine has only been legal for a few days, they don t like it. the if he hads need to let state agency do their business. republicans expose their you thinker hypocrisy in paying lip service to states rights while trampling over laws they dislike. california leaders are vowing to fight another controversial announcement today by the trump administration. the expansion of offshore oil drilling. the interior secret
reporter: it means future prosecutions would be left up to individual u.s. attorneys to decide how to prioritize resources to crack down on pot possession, distribution and cultivation in states where it s legal. it s business as usual as harborside dispensary in oakland. we sort of saw this coming. i m not really terribly concerned about it. reporter: the same goes for berkeley patients groups. we certainly intend to keep on with our operations. we are a state licensed locally supported fully compliant cannabis business. and we have the support of our local and state politicians. reporter: california politicians are expressing their disappointment. part of the state from house minority leader nancy pelosi reads: reporter: at berkeley city hall the mayor says it s interesting that attorney general sessions believes strongly in states rights but is advancing policy to take away the rights of states when it comes to cannabis. this is always something that s been i
drifting through the bay area right now. more is coming. let s check in with lisa argen and live doppler 7. we re in between systems now. lot of moisture still out there. we re seeing mist, drizzle, light showers scattered around the bay area. in the north bay by clear lake and upper lake, we have some showers. down along san rafael 101, scattered showers in the city. los gatos, highway 17. just three miles of visibility in concord and santa rosa. southerly winds up to 28 miles an hour. we saw highs today of 70 in san jose. our next system is a 1 on our storm impact scale. we ll be timing it out for you tonight when the showers become a little more numerous as we head towards the morning commute. as we go through the 9:00 hour, some pretty good downpours from the north bay, spreading south through san francisco. we ll talk about the timing for the rest of the day, the weekend and the stronger system headed our way early next week. dan? lisa, thank you very much. our weath
10. look for a mostly cloudy day with on and off rain. this pattern plays into our weather tonight, tomorrow and sunday. 7:01. sal, i loved hearing inxs. now back to business. i want to mention that we want to let you know that staying away from 29th and moraga, these are not live pictures. these were pictures taken a little while ago. a barricaded suspect in a house. these are not live pictures because we don t want to give away anything going on. it is a good area to stay away from. it is near sunset playground. plenty of police activity. we should have more information on this coming in. let s go to a live picture of 280 not 280, but the runways in san jose. you see levi s stadium in the background. they had an engine problem on a plane. some say there were flames seen. that is unconfirmed however. the plane did not take off. everyone is safe. it could have caused delays. again, this is not going on any further at the airport. i see flashing lights out there. i believe
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