Live, where you live, this is abc 7 news. A violent night across some cities across the u. S. As live antitrump protests break out. Good evening, im eric thomas, there were also protests here in the bay area for the fifth straight night, but they have been largely peaceful. Lets talk to sergio quintana. Reporter eric so far there has been no violence or vandalism tonight. We have actually monitored a couple of different groups, one in oakley and berkeley, and one tried to get onto a couple of different freeways tonight. This group of demonstrators headed towards the i90 ramps in downtown, but they were met with california patrol officers. They have been loud and fast moving, but much smaller than past nights. For some local Business Owners the demonstrations are putting them in a tough light. A lot of the demonstrators come from oakland, so just because the demonstrations stop, doesnt mean it wont affect us. Reporter customers often stay away for months after protests, on a typical sat
And the city of Christ Church still recover prosecuting a deadly earthquake just five years ago that killed 185 people and damaged the downtown area there. Yeah, todays earthquake much farther away from major population of people. Scientists say this morning was a relatively shallow earthquake. So theres a lot of things that we are watching for you this morning in terms of, you know, tsunami warnings and various things happening out there. One of the large aftershocks registered as a 6. 5 magnitude. Right now, theres a tsunami warning in the area. And we just heard were all clear up here in the United States. But all eyes on the South Pacific after a major earthquake and a number of aftershocks down in new zealand. So we will keep an eye on that for you and keep you updated here. In the meantime, lets head to a check for how our day is shaping up . Yeah, nice weather coming our way. A little patchy fog this morning. A chillier start. And theres a live look in San Francisco where you ca
Now from abc7, live breaking news. Shots fired. 771 go ahead. Shots fired. Breaking news tonight in san jose where police are scouring a neighborhood trying to find a man who shot at two police officers. Thankfully the two officers were not hurt. This is a live picture from the scene. The shooting happened after 7 30 in east san jose. Police say the officers were on foot when they ran into a group of men. The men ran off, but one person returned and fired several rounds at the officers. Right now you are seeing these live pictures and police are canvassing the neighborhood looking for a hispanic man in his 20s wearing dark clothing. We will bring you updates during this newscast and throughout our news app. Enable push alerts for the latest information. Good evening. Im eric thomas and thanks for joining us. Our other top story in his first big interview since the election donald trump allowed to follow through on his Campaign Promises on immigration. Maybe not the way he said during t
Dangerous through 9 00. If you go through van ness in San Francisco in the morning, give yourself extra time. This is the first morning commute since a major overall began. Amy hollyfield is here with the changes drivers are seeing. Amy . Yes, natasha, here is what it looks like this morning. The signs up and down van ness avenue telling you, you cant turn left. It sounds like frustration. We heard a horn honking as truck tried to turn left. This is the situation for the next three years. You can turn left at lombard. And hayes. If you are northbound. And broadway if you are southbound. That is it. San francisco is optimistic that drivers will handle it but it will be a rude awakening. It is monday. There could be a bit of they have been given warning, i dont think it will be a problem the project is converting the center lane fog buts and cars only have two lines. They had three. Planners think it will save 15 minutes. For now they suggest you add extra time to deal with the change. W
For bosses to go in and out of bus zones. It could save 15 minutes in time for people. Reporter they tell us this project will also make dennis one of the most accident prone street in San Francisco a safer place in the future for pedestrians. I think overall, i think it will help. But right now it is quite an adjustment. Reporter Business Owners worried they will not survive the growing pains necessary to finish this project by 2019. To survive three years is really hard. Reporter one of the biggest complaints we heard today is that map applications on phones have not caught up to the left lane closures. They are trying to talk with companies to make sure that oversight is fixed. The bad news is that this construction is just getting started. They will begin tearing up the medians in january. A new way to get around in the south bay. The first south self driving shuttle is now taking passengers. Kid climbed on board for us. Reporter we are live inside the auro self driving shuttle. Ch