In democracy. We must not allow them to succeed. The federal indictment said the defendants posed as americans using fake social media post to try to sway the political process. Mostly in favor of donald trump. It includes charges of conspiracy to defraud the united states, conspiracy to commit wire and bank fraud and i entity theft. Staging political rallies in new york and florida, both for and against donald trump and hillary clinton. The defendants posed at as politically and socially active americans advocating for and against particular candidates. They establish social media pages and groups to communicate with unwitting americans. A spokesman for clinton said on twitter the indictments quote time will tell us more about russia went to Great Lengths to undermine our democracy and the president wont protect us. President trump has been reluctant to acknowledge any interference in the election. This indictment will make it harder for him to continue that stance. The president said quote we must unite us in as americans to protect the integrity of our democracy and our election. At least one american was charging connection with the conspiracy. A man from san rafael telephone you. That were used by the russians, his attorney said his client had no knowledge of any ties to election meddling. During the uc david levine said the white house is probably not off the hook just yet. What you dont know is what else is coming. Mr. Rosenstein was careful to say that this involved people acting unwittingly. We dont know who might have acted wittingly and we dont know what else is coming. This is just one shoe on a centipede, theres a lot more to come from mr. Mueller. Its unlikely that they will be extradited to face charges, but they wont be able to travel much outside of russia because of fear of being arrested in countries that do have extradition treaties with the united states. We posted more information on the indictments plus video from Rob Rosenstein conference today, click on story near the top of the homepage. President trump and first lady visited with victims of this weeks School Shooting in parkland. This is footage of the first couple of arriving today where many of the 14 people injured are being treated. During the visit, the president praised what he called the incredible work of doctors, nurses and first responders. The fbi made a stunning admission saying the bureau was warned last month that the accused gunman had the desire to kill and might attack its former high school. That tip was never forwarded for followup. Lauren blanchard live in the hospital with the latest. Good evening, now the Florida Governor rick scott is calling for the resignation of the fbi director, Christopher Wray. This is after the agency admitted there were warning signs that could have positive the alerted the agency to this gunman before it happened. Were looking into a social media post. As movements, his conversations leading up to the shooting. As well as any other indicators that may have the out that may be out there. They were warned back in january that nikolas cruz had guns with exhibiting erratic behavior and had mentioned wanting to attack more douglas high school. In a stunning revelation the agency said proper protocol is not followed and cruz was never investigated. Just over a month later, he returned to his former School Opening are on students and teachers killing 17. Leaving families in the Parkland Community shattered. In the morning, sometimes, things get so crazy, she she was behind, i got a go dad, by. I dont know i dont always get to say i love you. I dont remember if i said this that to jamie yesterday morning. Its the latest in a string of deadly attacks on americas schools. With more than two dozen Fatal Shooting incident since columbine in 1999. Many in washington now calling on congress to act and address the issue of gun violence in america. This president and our entire administration are going to focus with renewed energy on getting to the bottom of the lessons to be learned in this investigation. Of the six victims that still remain hospitalized, three are in the hospital behind me, to are in fair condition, one in Critical Condition although the hospital said the person is improving. The president visited this hospital early today and went on to the Sheriffs Office to meet with officials and thanked them for everything they did on wednesday and the president has wrapped the visit and is on his way to his estate. Attorney general Jeff Sessions is calling for a review of the Justice Department procedures following todays admission of failures at the fbi. Ktvus henry lee talks to a former fbi agent about what went wrong. California state lawmakers are responding to the School Shooting in florida with a new bill. The legislation would add to the list of people able to request a gun violence restraining order against a person who they think poses a danger. Right now, only family members and Law Enforcement and seek that restraining order. The new measure would add high school and college employees. Jerry brown vetoed a similar measure back in 2016, the maker said the bill will let people be safer at work and school. Unfortunately, we have a horrible incident in parkland, florida where if the law was in place, they could have gone to the court and we need to get these guns away from the very dangerous individual. Employers, coworkers and Mental Health professionals will be allowed to request the gun violence restraining order under this proposed to build. Burlingame high school alerted parents today after an unscheduled fire alarm went to an evacuation at the school. It happened before 11 am. The fire spread suppression system had a surge of water pressure due to some water main issues. The fire alarm went off. Students and staff were concerned given the use of the fire alarm during the shooting this week in florida. I had p d, we were in the gym. Pe. We were in the gym. It didnt really occur to me. I dont think anyone was too scared about it. Students were offered the opportunity to stop by the Counseling Office if they needed support. The school says he was able to figure out the problem and get students back to class within 20 minutes. Public schools in oakland hosted an active Shooter Training drill for teachers and staff. Leigh martinez tells us that drill was planned before the Florida Shooting, but the tragedy added more urgency to the event. Reporter inside the elementary school, teachers, administrators and Staff Members discussed how to deal with an active shooter. After every School Shooting, trainers update the School Training curriculum. Theres a push to train civilians. Its where in a lot of the incidents that they are stopped by Law Enforcement. He was able to evade the immediate incident. So its incumbent for civilians to know what to do in a Critical Incident or active shooter. The training is timely and the attack on a the Florida School weighs heavily on their mind. My school, my family, right away. You feel for it. Even this morning as i was driving in and hearing the news on the radio and the families, how heartbroken they are and how much support in help and i was driving in tears. Todays session raises awareness on everything from characteristics of the shooter and how they choose their targets and what to do when the shooting happens. We have an acronym in the first part move away from the danger, dont go down and investigate. Trust your instincts. Its the only School District that has its own independent police department. The police chief said he believes the training is helpful, but he would like to see gun control policies. Schools in florida had great training. It was a very affluent neighborhood. It talked about all the training and policies and procedures they had in place and nothing will stop somebody with an assault weapon. Who is going to come in and harm human beings. We did not stop him in columbine, in aurora, and the pulse nightclub, in las vegas. You will not stop somebody who has an assault weapon thats going to come in and do damage. All the metal detectors will not stop them. Another change discussed was having teachers clap lock classrooms as soon as class begin. He knows of only two cases where active shooters with able to breach locked doors. Stay with for continuing coverage, more coming up tonight at 6 30 pm and on ktvu. Com as well. A major earthquake struck a couple of hours ago. The quake measured 7. 2. It hit in the rural area in the state of oaxaca but was felt in the white area of southern and central mexico. More than 200 miles from the epicenter where buildings were shaking and Alert Systems one off. The city is recovering from a deadly quake on september 19 that left people dead. There are no reports of anyone killed in this afternoons earthquake or any damage. Major damage. Along long lines for the new movie. The lead character is black and many carrot others are also black not everyday that you see this many africanamericans in a movie. You know. Its a different experience for us. Were tracking the weekend forecast. We will see you back here on what you can expect for saturday and sunday. A rescue near a beach, how rescuers were able to bring people to safety. Lets look at the friday evening commute. In San Francisco. Very, very slow. Sfo gets really jammed up on friday night. The golden gate bridge, headlights are going into the city and not too bad in this friday night. Near the golden gate bridge. My husband is probably going to think im crazy. He thinks im going to see my sister sometimes the confidence to be spontaneous starts with financial stability. Once i heard it i was shocked. I just thought, i have to go get it its our tree see how a personalized Financial Strategy and access to j. P. Morgan investment expertise can help you. Chase. Make more of whats yours. San francisco fire crews rescued three people this afternoon after they became stuck in this in the cliff. They were able to perform a rescue putting each adults into a harness and hoisting them up. The hikers had a cell phone and were able to call 911. The three got stranded around 2 30 pm. A friend who did not get stuck said they were tourists visiting from texas. They were out sightseeing when they got separated. Unfortunately earlier this afternoon we got separated. I have been hiking around looking for them and then waiting for them. All of this commotion happened. Authorities say they needed five rescuers on site to help get those hikers to safety and luckily no one was hurt. They ticketed each of those three hikers 250 for crossing the ropes. An inmate at the jail in oakland is accused of attacking a sheriffs deputy with a weapon made from a pair of eyeglasses. The Alameda CountySheriffs Department said Augustine Gonzales tried to stab the deputy with a sharpened piece of metal during recreation time. It happened on wednesday night. The Sheriffs Office said the deputy had puncture wounds, a cut to his arm in several scrapes and bruises. Gonzales could face charges including attempted murder. A car thief led to of the victims on a highspeed chase through santa rosa that ended in a fiery crash. It started when two residents saw someone stealing their white charger this morning. Instead of waiting for police, the two men got into another car and chased him. It reach speeds up to 100 miles per hour. The man lost side of the car but the driver crashed in 26 other parked vehicles causing one to catch fire. A huge smash. I looked up and right over here a car was in a huge fireball. Santa rosa police said the car thief managed to crawl out of the wreckage before passing out. He was taken to a hospital in serious condition but is expected to survive. Crowded theaters and a lot of excitement for the new a superhero movie. The super movie something that others dont. A lead character who is black. The movies called black panther, its expected to bring in more than 200 million. Paul chambers tells is for africanamericans in other communities, filmlike this is long overdue. Sub youre telling me like the king runs around in a bulletproof catsuit. The hype is real and they have the receipts to prove it. 24 hour it premiered, the movie had broken february records bringing in more than 25 million on opening night. Black panther is one of my favorite characters. Its a day of joy and celebration and a day of like pure excitement. Besides setting records, its also breaking barriers. The first time marvel in hollywood in general had a predominantly africanamerican cast in a big urgent movie led by oaklands own ryan coogler as the director. It captures the spirit of african people. And thats just felt really really good. For years its been said that in hollywood, blockbusters movie could only do well with caucasian cast. Seeing the success of this movie means a lot of cut means a lot to communities of color. Something that is like extremely positive. When you have a film that the entire cast is somebody that looks like you. You feel proud and so excited. The movie is not only about a superhero but deals with issues of being an african dissent. They will take notice that people of color can work and bring in major money. You dont see this many africanamericans and a movie. Its such a different experience for us. Its about time. What is it 2018 and were still kind of praising movies that are like this where its not normalized yet. Theres a talk of a sequel where they hope that ryan coogler will direct. It is friday night, we can weekend starts for many, the weather was nice today, low 60s and 70s. The saturday looks good, sunday will be different, and cooler. Temperatures upper 60s and low 70s. Jet stream is split 10 we are in the middle. No rain to fall. We might see a sprinkle or something a dusting of something on sunday but i will show it to you in a bit. It will not amount to too much. Winds are north and northwest, on sure no fog, it will be chilly again tonight tomorrow will be a dutiful day. If you have outdoor plans, make it on saturday. Thats the day you want to go out because for hikes or whatever thats been the weather will be nice. You can see no fog along the coast and light winds along the coast. Heres tomorrow morning. This made the system the main thing is its a change in pattern because we have a pattern shift next week to be cooler and thats what this is. Sunday morning, you see this, you will not cancel your plans over that. What i am seeing is the cold air being pushed into the bay area which will cool things off. Next week will be chilly, highs in the upper 50s. Not in the 70s like this week. Tomorrow looks good, sunday is cooler. Flu season still not over. Its probably better to get it checked out than to wait. New numbers from the cdc that indicate that outbreak may be leveling off. Later in sports, joe fonzi is in spring training tonight with the oakland as in mesa arizona. Hes talking with the two mats. A battle over employer provided control. Details on the appeal announced today. Strummed guitar you cant experience the Canadian Rockies through a screen. You have to be here, with us. Upbeat music travel through this natural wonder and get a glimpse of amazing, with a glass of wine in one hand, and a camera in the other, aboard rocky mountaineer. Canadas Rocky Mountains await. Call your travel agent or rocky mountaineer for special offers now. The u. S. Justice department is appealing the decision by a federal judge affecting women who get Birth Control through company insurance. The Affordable Care act requires most companies to cover Birth Control at no additional cost unless there was a religious exemption. A new policy announced by the Trump Administration in december would allow more employers to opt out of that rule for moral or religious reasons. The judge said the Trump Administration failed to follow notice and Public Comment requirements for implementing that change. The center for Disease Control said the deadly flow out is showing signs of leveling off. The state department of Public Health said thats true as well. Flu activity decreasing but elevated. The most recent number shows 22 deaths last week of people younger than age 65. Jonathan tells us officials expect the virus to keep making people sick for several more weeks. The deadly flu outbreak still having a major impact across the country. The cdc says 22 more children died of flu related causes last week bringing the total to 84. As the worst flu season in a decade continues. There are also signs it may be leveling off with hospitalizations remaining at the same rate after increasing for 12 straight weeks. Its the first week we have not had any increases in the amount of influenza activities. That may indicate the season is speaking. The cdc reports one of every 13 hospital visits last week were because of the flu along with 8 of visits to doctors offices. 10 of deaths in the u. S. For flu related. Thats down slightly from the week before. Theirs a widespread flu activity report needed every state except oregon and hawaii. The season has been predominantly the h3 and two which is associated with higher hospitalization and thats. The date comes a day after the cdc reported this years flu vaccine was only effective about a third of the time. Doctors and Health Officials are advising the public is not too late to get a flu shot. Its as always, if you are experiencing severe flulike s