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KGO ABC7 News 600PM February 21, 2018

Wound. Oakland Police Released a statement. A familiar name in the news tonight. An twaun with a look at what cost wilson his job. An investigation released last month found a third of High School Seniors classes. He was fired for violating district policy. He used his clout to get his daughter transfer to a School Without going through proper channels. It became clear to me that chancellor wilson will be unable to successfully lead the d. C. Mayor explained why she felt his actions warranted his dismissal. She said she was disappointed but had no choice. Orter the le behind was still a massive debt. He is still highly regarded as an he has had a career on helping students and transforming school and he is a human being that made a mistake. Wilson told the Washington Post i wish i could go back and talk to as many people as i could about the challenge i was facing. Now the iteam reached out to oakland unified and they would not comment on wilson or his firing. Moving on, looking live in san rafael. Hitting record low temperatures. Weather anchor Spencer Christian joining us now with the freezing temperatures on the way. Showing you first just how cold it was this morning. New fewer than second record lows. 28 gilroy. 28 in half moon bay. And 36 at sfo. 21 at napa. 21 at lake port. There is moisture moving through the bay area. You can see a spot, impulse there triggering light rain and maybe freezing precip in the higher terrain. North west, ahead of an approaching cold front. Notice just after midnight, we will see rain moving into the north bay in time for the morning commute. Higher terrain in the hills there northern Sonoma County up until lake county. Midday tomorrow see a few passing showers. Thursday morning by 1030 or so, we will have more rain sweeping down the coastline. Spotty showers maybe more freezing precipitation. Give you a look at milder weather coming our way. Thanks so much. Tomorrow is the First Anniversary since san jose flooded. 14,000 people had to evacuate their homes and apartment. Coyote creek flooded. Donations raised 7 million to help the flood victims. Reporter david louie tracked down what happened to the money. Reporter this working class neighbor was home to selfemployed people. Some escaped with very little. At the time little about they know how neighbors in the Community Stepped up to help them. A Donation Center was set up. 30,000 was raised for gift cards to take care of urgent needs. The 6. 8 million in donations came in. 4500 people received assistance. 3 million for emergency financial aid. And 200 million for Emergency Shelter and meals. All of that money has been spent. The family is grateful for that help still they estimate their loss at 12,000 including two cars. The water rose so face they couldnt move them. Translator i feel badly about the cars we werent able to get them back. It was a complete loss. Reporter flood losses estimated 73 million. Ten tines more than donations raised. Suing the city and the water district. Weve done everything that we can to support the homes and the people that are there. But there are limits to what we are able to do. Reporter the ordeal has had psychological impact on the politos sons. Translator i dont know what to say to the kids when they ask me, it is going to rain, could this happen to me again. Reporter in san jose, david louie abc7 news. The victim of a random robbery is in Critical Condition after the thief shot him in the back of the head. Reporter 26yearold alex madea is hospitalized after somebody shot him in the back of the head in a random robbery. The hardest time looking for him isnt the tubes is in the front of the head where the bullet exited. It is eerie. Treporter the family says h was walking with his friend as they went to the amtrak station. And that is when they say they heard someone yell give me your money. Alexs brother said he and his friend didnt know the suspect was armed and kept walking. He was shot in the back of the head. The suspect fled on foot. Police are following up on many leads. Our peal to the community is if you have surveillance camera on your property, look at us and let us know. Reporter dressed up in star wars costumes to visit kids in hospitals and raised guide dogs for the blind. I want my brother to be able to say hello to me again. Reporter he remains in Critical Condition. You will find a link and more photos on abc7news. Com. I am Leslie Brinkley abc7 news. Did you feel it . A swarm of small earthquakes. The strongest was a 3. 0. Chris new win spoke to experts to find out if this is a precursor to the big one. Reporter residents hope they will be ready when a major earthquake eventually hits. A rattling experience for some of them overnight. I felt lots of shaking i remember waking up at at least three or four times last night feeling them. They seemed pretty strong. Reporter a total of six small earthquakes has hit the danville area. Little baby shakers. Born and raised in california, so i am used to them. Reporter scientists arent sure what causes the swarm but thy say it is not an indication that the big one will come because of it. We live in earthquake country, no time like the present to be prepared. Reporter saying the seismic activity isnt out of the ordinary. Push an alert through your smartphone. Officials hope to launch this within a year or two. Countries like mexico already have a similar system in place that many credit for saving lives. It gives people those few extra seconds or more to duck cover and hold or prepare as best they can for the shaking that is to come. Reporter for those who live near mt. Diablo, it is a gentle reminder for those who live in Southern California and take the steps to prepare. You wait to see if there is anymore. And when there is no more, you sigh with relief and wait for the next one. It is always important to be prepared for an earthquake. And if you dont know where to start, we have you covered. Go to abc7news. Com and look for the prepare nor cal section. Just ahead, see what is in the way of those jobs coming here to the bay area and what could be decided tonight to change all of that. I am Wayne Freedman in the napa valley. But what i see here never ceases to amaze me change. I see it in their eyes. It happens when people connect with nature, with culture, with each other. Day after day im the first to see change. To see people go out, and come back new. Princess cruises. The best premium cruise line. 7day caribbean cruises from 599. Its just my eczema again,t. But its fine. Yeah, its fine. You ok . Eczema. Its fine. Hey hi arent you hot . Eczema again . Its fine. I saw something the other day. Eczema exposed. Your eczema could be something called atopic dermatitis, which can be caused by inflammation under your skin. Maybe you should ask your doctor . Go to eczemaexposed. Com to learn more. There are two types of people in the world. Those who fear the future. And those who embrace it. The future is for the unafraid. Its not a good day check your 401 k . Walmart plunged ten pants. Sales of San Francisco based gap also dropped after news of the ceo has decided to step down. Are you looking for a job . You might want to take a look at the cannabis industry. Jobs are projected to be created across the country by 2021. Kristen sze shows us the hurdles Cannabis Companies still face. Reporter steep hill labs. Making sure the products are safe for consumers. They are looking to hire a lot of new according to arcview market research, the cannabis industry will add jobs. Steve pill has identified a potential location in nearby alameda. This is a problem that we are seeing across the cannabis industry where there are not enough municipalities who have businesses for folks who are looking to expand or grow. Reporter the Alameda City Council will discuss rules tonight. If passed they will allow for two labs within city limits. There are cities that are rushing to embrace the cannabis industry. The welcome mat. Reporter tim mcgraw is founder and ceo. Tissue culture, nursery, in door grow, green how grow, manufacturing, transport, Third Party Testing labs. Reporter cannahub plans to hire 11 people. Council is optimistic about it. I am cautiously optimistic about it. It could have revenue enhancing benefit for us. But we will have to wait and see until it is fully operational. Reporter back in berkeley, the operators of steel hill lab hope they will be moving to alameda. Kristen sze abc7 news. The Alameda City Council will take up marijuana regulations tonight. Recent warm weather the early bud break. Visiting vineyards today to see how they faired. Reporter parts on a barn floor not far away and a mechanic racing a clock. Combined enough to make any manager lose sleep. Less than two hours, it dropped five degrees. Reporter then at 6 15, the fan broke down. The 300 part jeopardize buds exposed to the cold. The crop appears to have survived so far. This is a tiny cluster right here. And this right here. Reporter if it were bad, what would it look like . Brown. Reporter there is no consistency to a wine country frost. Very cold that hurts chardonnay frost up here might be helpful in other parts of the valley. Our vines are very much asleep. Reporter wine maker evan cameron did sleep well last night. Providing an insurance policy reducing the time they risk from any future winter frost. The later we are in the season, the later the buds will break through. We will miss most of the frost. Reporter dont forget the growing part and the small daily victories. One big fan fixed and a little less to worry about, but maybe not enough to worry about for that good nights sleep. In napa county, Wayne Freedman, abc7 news. Tricking in wine country and tricky to figure out what you are going to wear. No kidding Spencer Christian joining us once again with these cold temperatures. Gone from record month. Increasingly cloudy skies and a wave of moisture moving towards the east bay right there. You can see on the screen, few scattered droplets. So lets move along and take a look at live camera views. This is the view of the western sky from our east bay hills camera. Lots of clouds there. And a break of brightness coming through. 48 degrees in San Francisco and oakland. Four search Mountain View 49 san jose. This view of the western sky. Mt. Tam camera. 48 santa rosa 43 napa 46 novato. One more live view from south beach looking at our bright cloud filled western sky. Cold again tomorrow. Wintry precipitation mix. There is a chance of that in the next two days. Tomorrow and thursday. Maybe freezing rain and maybe some small hailstones. Possibly snow in the higher terrain. And milder temperature friday. Overnight looking for low temperatures dropping down. Over in the inland and east bay mainly low to mid 30s. There might be wet spots for morning commuters. Here is the forecast animation starting 11 00 tonight. Notice how the precipitation moves into the north bay. There will be snow and impulse swinging southward by 9 0030 or so. And going into the evening hours. Another wave of light rain, showers and freezing precipitation and that will sweep on during the day. And that will open the door for clearer skies and milder weather moving in. Tomorrow a bit chilly with high temperatures in the mid50s on the coast and over in the sierra, a Winter Weather advisory is in effect. We will see three to 6 inches of snow from the system sweeping through the sierra over the next couple of days. Here is the accuweather sevenday forecast. Here comes the sunshine again and milder weather on friday. Then on monday and tuesday, look for clouds increasing again, temperatures drop again and may be some unsettled weather which is short for precipitation. Thank you. Welling the first treatment to prevent serious allergic reaction to peanut allergies continue to rise 2. 5 American Children are affected. Abc7 news kristen sze joins us with the details. Reporter potential reactions for those with severe pea pea pa allergies. A pill is generating a trial involved nearly 500 kids ages four to 17. 67 of children who had the treatment for one year were able to tolerate the equivalence of two peanuts. Speaking as a parent who has had a child studies provide us hope. Reporter the results have not been reviewed by independent experts. Doing additional studies and plans to apply for fda approval. 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And if you want it all for a fraction of what youd pay elsewhere, you gotta go to ross. Florida lawmakers killed a bill to ban assault weapons less than one week after 17 people died in a shooting massacre atmosphere a high school. Students expressed anger, and frustration when they witnessed todays vote. Shooting survivors made a 400mile journey hoping to sway lawmakers. Our movement is called never again movement for good reason. More information keeps coming out about the accused of gunman. School Board Members knew he was pre occupied with wars terrorism and people getting killed. School Officials Say they are limited dealing with people with mental illness. I cant really get into a lot of the details. Shooting victim peter wang revooefd a rare honor. Given an honorary admission into military threer rotc cadets have been awarded medals of heroism. H george and immal clooney are donating 500,000 for march for our lives. Open pra tweeted that she will match that donation with a half Million Dollars of her own money. You see it here, we have this link to abc7news. Com if you would like to share your support. There is a new tribute to the parkland vps. Popped up. And here is i was walking down here and saw it and i thought it was pretty. I did not however until now realize what it was about. It was about the students who were shot. And that gives it more powere pe know that. Reporter there was a vigil last night. Kids and their parents came together saying we too calling for safe schools. Efforts across the bay area to remember the victims and demand change. It is great this has spread to San Francisco and people around are taking notice and doing what they can. There is so many people at this park, so many families and you know, whats happened has touched like people everywhere, you know. And it should be remembered. Reporter in San Francisco, melanie woodrow, abc7 news. Parents in liver more are being asked to talk to their children about a game where people are killing each other. Players are assigned to stalk and shoot a victim with a toy gun and School Officials are being proactive. Written a letter and made phone call to the parents and advising them of the concerns that we have. The last person standing receiving a prize. New at 6 00, more information about Sexual Misconduct accusations against a california senator. Investigators believe democrat tony mendoza engaged in sexually suggestive or flirtatious behavior at least six times with people on his staff. A report found he likely offered a 19yearold woman alcohol. And this just into the abc7 news another small earthquake as hit the east bay. Hitting at 6 16 minutes ago tonight. As we mentioed earlier in the ani news cast a warm of quakes hitting. More than 1,000 africanamerican students being honored for great grades. Abc7 News Reporter she will be acknowledged. It is important for us to acknowledge the people who are doing well it encourages kids who arent. Reporter students must have a 3. 0 grade point average or higher to be recognized. It is very important that our students are exposed to and receive the messaging that you can do this and you can compete like everybody else. Reporter helping students find ways to get into college. She has been accepted into two historically black colleges and universiti universities but is holding out. It allows me to be a role model and shows other people that people who look like me are still capable. Reporter 200 more students made the honor role than last year. Still, the superintendent says there is always room for improvement. In San Francisco, lyanne melendez, abc7 news. Abc7 news was at the former Lake View School in oakdale. Dozens of students got to see black panther. Th they sit next to others who look like you and have had some of the same experiences to you makes it real and obtainable. 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