Good evening. Im eric thomas. That breaking news is in the east bay, where police are searching for an uber drivers car after the man was abducted at gunpoint in San Francisco. The driver was forced to drive to richmond. Lets get straight to abc 7 News Reporter Melanie Woodrow, whos live in richmond. Reporter that uber driver is here at Richmond Police department after what was likely a terrifying twohour or deal being forced to drive around at gunpoint. We have the video to show you of the uber driver. His face is blurred because he has asked us not to reveal his identity. He tells abc 7 news that he was off duty in San Francisco, his doors were unlocked when two peoplea i man and a woman, jumped into his vehicle and demanded that he drive around. He says the man the woman had a knife. He drove, as you said, all the way to richmond and at some point was forced to stop at an atm to take out moneyx that is when he says he made his escape. He made his way then to the Richmond Police depa
At temperatures in the 50s this morning. 60s by noontime for most. Mid70s for the warmest inland locations, 5 to 8 degrees warmer than yesterday. Well talk about the rest of the workweek which includes warm earn cooler weather all coming up. Lisa, thank you. Developing news this morning. Police are looking for two suspects and an uber vehicle after the driver was abducted at gunpoint in San Francisco. He was off duty in the city when a man and a woman jumped into his car and depended that he drive them around. He says the man had a gun and the woman had a knife. He drove to richmond and at some point for at an atm to take money out. Thats when he said he made his escape and went straight to richmond police. Police are looking for a 2015 toyota kamry with license plate 7hqw692. A die visive president ial contest notice france involving a right wing pop uist candidate as well as a hacking scandalfation voters. This is a live look at the courtyard outside the Louvre Museum where candidate
From the bay to our inland valleys. So get set for a warmer afternoon today. And even warmer as we start the workweek. Ill have the details coming up. Thank you. Now to developing news this morning. Police looking for two suspects in an uber vehicle after the driver was abducted in San Francisco. The driver tells abc7 news he was off duty in the city when a man and a woman jumped into his car and depended that he drive them around. He says the man had a gun and te woman had a knife. He drove to richmond and at some point was forced to stop at an atm to take money out. Thats when he said he made his escape and went straight to richmond police. Police are look forth suspects and the drivers car, a 2015 white toyota kamry with the license plate 7hqw692. 6 01 the time. Happening now, ady visive president ial contest in france involving a right wing populist candidate as well as a hacking scandal all facing voters as they head to the polls. Weve learn that the courtyard outside of the Louvr
Heating in the winter and air conditioning in the summer. Its the least we can do to make sure that they get the benefit that is theyve earned from the career that theyve put in to and the coal Mining Industry and the coal miners protection act very, very important legislation and i was glad to see that we finally got that done. We kept about 22,000 coal miners from losing their Health Benefits. And that was very important. I think we did the right thing. And along with that legislation and another piece of legislation that you supported was the effort to repeal the stream protection rule. Can you explain what that was and your involvement in that effort . Absolutely i can. When i first came to congress in 2011, i became aware of what the interior department, the office of Surface Mining and reclamation, was trying to do with the rule known as the stream protection rule. At this time, it was called the stream buffer zone rule. They changed the name of it so that it would become a polit
District runs along ohio. I want to ask you about coal Miners Health benefits. We are coming off a week in which the on the this spending bill omnibus spending included provisions on Health Benefits. Wisely government involved in Health Benefits for coal miners why is the government involved in Health Benefits for coal miners . Guest we have to be. These were benefits promised to call miners. The coal industry, as you heard mr. Murray talk about, has kept the lights on and heating in the winter and airconditioning in the summer. Its the least we can do to make sure they can get the benefits they have earned from the career that they put into in the coal mining industry. The coal miners protection a ct, very important legislation, and i was glad to see we got that done. We kept about 22,000 coal miners from losing their Health Benefits coul and that was very important. I think we did the right thing. Host another piece of legislation you supported was the effort to repeal the stream pro