Military plane and rolled out the back door. This bombing comes less than a week after an American Special forces soldier was killed during operations against the Islamic State in afghanistan. The United States took all precautions necessary to prevent civilian casualties and Collateral Damage as a result of the operation. This was another very, very successful mission. Reporter and the pentagon says that strike was designed to minimize the risks afghan and u. S. Forces doing operations in the area and also, alma, to maximize destruction to isis fighters and facilities. Janay, i understand this action originated with the previous administration. Reporter yeah, weve learned some senior d. O. D. Officials actually learned of the plans to use that bomb during the obama administration. They say that the bomb was purely tactical to target isis fighters with one senior official saying the bomb had the desired effect. As you heard there, President Trump calling that mission successful. All right, janay norman, thank you so much for that live report. Nato transferred fuel security responsibility to the Afghan Government in december of 2014. Since then the londonbased bureau of Investigative Journalism says american air strikes have killed between 24 hurn and 3,000 militants in afghanistan. The most active periods of u. S. Air strikes took place over a threeweek period in february of 2016 when 20 attacks were launched and in july of 2016 when afghan and u. S. Forces launched operation wrath of the storm declare an Eastern Province militants. Here in the bay area, an Early Morning fire at a homeless encampment demonstrates the growing number of tent cities. Oakland has several large encampments. Abc 7 News ReporterLaura Anthony where a fire destroyed a number of tents. Laura . Reporter larry, this blackened pile of rubble behind me represents whats left of five tents, a loss to folks who had been living at that camp. While city officials look for ways to get people off the streets and make camps safer, theyre finding its not that easy. It happened so fast. It happened so fast. It was big. Reporter a series of nylon tents went up it seemed almost instantly, killing one dog and destroying the makeshift homes of at least five people, including james morris. I started calling everyones name to wake up, make sure everyone was okay. Within a matter of seconds the fire went from under this pillar around to the side. Reporter fire officials believe it was started by someone cooking just outside a tent and spread quickly. It was very scary. I panicked. I didnt know what to do. Just worried about our lives. We learn we need to provide ongoing Site Management and 24hour security. Reporter joe heads up oaklands efforts to deal with the growing homeless population, many of them living in tent cities just like this one. One of the issues that were really wrestling with right now is managing homeless encampments and making sure people live safe as we try to find housing for them. Reporter oakland is experimenting with sanction camps like this one on magnolia. The city has provided rail, port a potties. Some residents say it is not enough. Basically what the mayor needs to do is stop spending our tax dollars and get us some housing and some proper living. Reporter city officials are hoping to set up a more permanent sanctioned encampment in west oakland within the next six weeks. In oakland, Laura Anthony, abc 7 news. Viewers sent us their pictures of the fire as it bu d burned in oakland. This image was posted on twitter by robby robby. They shared these pictures of the scene. You can share your pictures on social media using the hashtag abc 7 now. A band of Severe Weather hit sacramento this afternoon. They tweeted this photograph of a funnel cloud just east of sacramento. There were reports of strong thunderstorms in the area throughout the afternoon. Scary. Absolutely. And we have had some rain around here this afternoon. Spaech Spencer Christian joins us with a look at the weather where you live. We have weather all over the bay area and the central valley. You can look at doppler 7, the bay area winding down with the exception of a few spotty showers now down in the south bay between morgan hill and gilroy and some in the Mount Hamilton area. Lets look at the thunderstorms now beginning to push out of the Sacramento Valley and into the sierra foothills. Weather has been turbulent throughout the afternoon. Larry and alma pointed out a funnel cloud spotted, Tornado Warning in effect for a while. That has expired, that warning. Here is a view from sutro tower under partly cloudy skies. Temperatures in upper 50s in oakland and mountain view. Half moon bay, 5 a. A rooftop camera. 59 in santa rosa, 60 in napa, upper 50s in novato, fairfield and livermore. A stunning view from east bay hills camera. Partly cloudy skies going into the early evening hours. Well see fewer and fewer clouds as we get into the later nighttime hours. But well also see cooler and cooler weather with temperatures dropping down into sort of shivering zone. Ill give you a closer look at that later. Alma . All right, spencer, thank you so much. Happening now, a scary roller coaster situation in maryland. Take a look at this live picture from six flags in the city of bowie just east of washington, d. C. Where Fire Fighters are working to rescue riders one by one from this stuck roller coaster, 24 people are stranded. The coaster stopped at the top of the ride called, yikes, the jokers jinx. Everyone fortunately was up right when it stopped. Officials saying no one is in distress. This isnt the first problem for this ride. Three years ago it got stuck for five hours. Thats a long five hours. Yeah, it is. Oakland police have detained two people in connection with their potential role in a robbery. Sky 7 was above the diamond district a little while ago just north of 580. Police tell us they caught two people, one was seen jumping fences in peoples back yards. They did not provide us with any more information about what those suspects may have taken or when it may have happened. San Francisco Police looking for a group of ten young people who stole a fallen wallet and clothes from a woman on a muni bus. It happened just after 9 30 last night at fill more and mcallister streets. Police say the woman was on a bus when a suspect tried to grab her phone and wallet. The woman got off the bus with the suspect. Police say thats when a group of boys and girls surrounded the woman. One of them hit her and took the phone, wallet, as well as a bag of clothes. Well, good news for commuters. B. A. R. T. Will not be cutting back its Early Morning service to close a budget deficit. But three out of ten riders still use paper tickets and that may soon come with a 50 cent surcharge. B. A. R. T. Now wants all riders to get a clipper card. The board met today for an update on how they might deal with what is now an 18 million budget shortfall. One idea, make kids under 12 pay a little more. At least one b. A. R. T. Director thinks that sends the wrong message. I want to make certain that a family is incentivized to go on trips, to go to the ball game, go to the zoo. Take trips to San Francisco on the weekends and not have to worry about the total cost. B. A. R. T. s budget deficit was nearly cut in half with the passage of the governors gas tax. B. A. R. T. Has changed to Public Service ad. One day after it was launched, avoiding creeps 101 tells riders dont sit by yourself, dont get distracted and dont ignore your instincts. Critics say its victim blaming. The Transit Agency says it was never its intention and released a new ad, dont be creepy 101. It tells passengers to keep your hands to yourself, dont leer, and dont treat b. A. R. T. Like a dating site. What do you think about the possible surcharge or creep signs . Share your opinion about b. A. R. T. Any time online with the hashtag dear b. A. R. T. Much sooner than he let on publicly, according to espn the magazine and story posted only espn. Com, davis told a top nfl executive over dinner in july of 2014, quote, im going to vegas, baby. The article confirms that davis met with Las Vegas Casino mag nat shell doon adelson in january of 2016. That was weeks before he made this public pledge. My heart is here in oakland. And if we can get something done, thats what im trying to do. The revelation of davis 2014 statement and his purchase of the las vegas raiders. Com domain name back in 1998 raised the question as to exactly how committed he was to staying in oakland, which could actually prove to be problematic legally for the raiders. Nfl relocation rules state the teams must make a good faith effort to stay in their own market. Abc 7 news has learned the city of oakland is mulling its Legal Options regarding the raiders move. Meanwhile espn also reporting the raiders are now actively negotiating a contract with oakland native marshawn lynch, a. K. A. Beast mode. The star running back retired after the 2015 season. Raiders also need to work out some deal with the Seattle Seahawks or they could release him. Seattle still owns lynchs contractual rights. The nfl remember in one of the most influential team owners, Pittsburgh Steelers chairman dan passed away today. He took over his fathers team in the 1960s leading them to six super bowl titles. The hall of fame owner, he helped develop the rooney rule which requires all nfl teams interview minorities for coaching and front office positions. Details of his delgt have not been released. Dan rooney was 84 years old. There are new details today about that man dragds off united plane over the weekend. Will it be a lawsuit . Yeah, probably. What the mans daughter is saying about how the incident affected her father and the whole family. Plus after years of debate, construction is finally underway on one of those suicide barriers on the Golden Gate Bridge. How theyre even designed to prevent future suicide attempts. And its more than just breaking records. A decades old record is being smashed in the sierra. Were going too telling you how. For 11 we might have a record for traffic right here. This is the skyway in downtown San Francisco. And it is jammed up in both directions. Back with more on abc 7 news at 4 00 after the b seriously, what is this place . Its heaven. Yeah, muscle heaven. You want to take one for a test drive . tires squealing, engine revs the challenger and charger have the most affordable v8 engines in their classes. Check them out now during the fast and furious sales event. The fate of the furious. In theaters april 14th. In dealerships now. Now get 20 off msrp cash allowance on select 2017 Dodge Charger models in dealer stock. The family of the passenger was dragged off that United Airlines flight speaking out today for the first time. Their lawyers held a News Conference today revealing the etent of his injuries. Abc 7 news anchor kristen sze is here with the latest developments. Kristen. Alma, larry, they held the News Conference in chicago, the city where the now infamous incident occurred. Crystal dao pepper says no human being should ever be treated the way her 69 year old father was on sunday, dragged off the plane when he refused to be bumped in favor of united employees. We were horrified and shocked and sickened to learn what happened to him and to see what had happened to him. Rudeness, bullying customers has gone the next step now to physical injury. The attorneys say they expect to file a lawsuit. They claim the doctor who wanted to get back to louisville to see patients the next morning suffered a concussion. The loss of two teeth and a broken nose for which hell need reconstructive surgery. Dao was released from the hospital yesterday. Meept today Chicago City Council held a meeting, grilling officials from united as well as the Chicago Aviation Department which employs the three officers involved. All three have now been placed on leave. Finally, a hearing has for monday to consider daos petition for court order that united preserve all video and audio recordings and other potential evidence. Larry and alma . All right, kristen, thank you so much. Well, it doesnt look like the practice of overbooking will end soon. Industry officials are calling it a valid business process. A certain percentage of passengers dont show up for flights. So, Airlines Overbook to make sure there arent any empty seats. Federal law allows airlines to overbook as long as they offer compensation to passengers who give up their seats voluntarily. On the Golden Gate Bridge today, a milestone for a potentially lifesaving tool. After years of debate and planning, construction of a suicide barrier ganz. Abc 7 News ReporterWayne Freedman joining us from vista point. Wayne, this had to be an emotional day for many people. Reporter i dont think emotional is a Strong Enough word. There are people watching pictures of loved ones who jumped from the bridge in their hands as if those loved ones were with them. We dont know how many people have committed suicide since the bridge was built in 1937. We do know that last year alone there were 39 deaths and many other people tried. It is a Wonderful World and a magnet. If you stay here long enough, it seems as if much of the world passes by. But the ones who leave are not the ones Sergeant Todd roth worries about. I dont really like to keep a count, but i mean, its, its many. Reporter hes talking about the people he has talked out of jumping from the Golden Gate Bridge 223 feet to the pacific below and about the others he could not help. When youre out there and somebody jumps, it seems indefinite. Reporter so has the effort to build a suicide barrier beneath which explains this tent of politicians and family members who clutched photos of lost loved ones. For half a century people like them have asked for a barrier. Now finally with 204 million with state and federal money, the time to Start Building that barrier has arrived. This is a beautiful thing and its the right thing. Reporter kevin heinz is one of the few to survive after voices in his bipolar head shouted at him to jump. The milliseconds my hands left that rail i had an instant regret because the thought of suicide is separate from the action. Reporter the steel mesh barrier will extend 20 feet out and two stories down. It will catch no one gently and that is part of the design. We do expect that they will break a bone, they will be bruised, they would certainly be hurt. Reporter to discourage a second effort . Thats right. As todays festivities, if you can call them festivities ended today, those who survived the loss of loved ones planted flowers in their memories. On the Golden Gate Bridge, new hope springs eternal. Finally. From the Golden Gate Bridge, Wayne Freedman, abc 7 news. Well, some goal engate ferry riders will have to find a different way into San Francisco tomorrow. The district is suspending service in sausalito to 0 offer Emergency Repair work. Golden gate transit will offer service, expected to resume at 1 5 tomorrow afternoon. Take a look at all of the snow in the sierra. Its april, right . Were in april . Maybe. Im not a weather man, but it sure looks like its record breaking to me. Im a junior meteorologist in training. Just under 90 inches of rain and snow, it is now the wet est year on record in the Northern California mountains. The previous record of 88. 5 inches was set in 1982 and 1983. So much snow the chp is warning people still, please drive carefully. There is more snow and rain likely to pad what is now the heaviest snow fall in history. It is like a junior meteorologist. He hangs around the Weather Office all the time. Is he hanging or working . Working. Trying to be polite. Lets be real. You try to learn, you get criticized. Thats what it is. Youre doing well. Passing grades. Lets take a look at what is going on live doppler 7. We have clearing skies across the bay area right now. Just a few little isolated pockets of light shower activity. Mostly moving into the higher terrain over Mount Hamilton now in the south bay. So, were drying out, except in the sierra, we still have active weather. Heres the view at the Golden Gate Bridge. Skies are getting bluer and bluer. And these are our forecast features. Wll see mostly clear, even cool, some chilly conditions overnight. Sunny and milder the next few days, rain returns Easter Sunday. Look at our Early Morning roads, project clear skies, low temperatures will drop into the upper 30s in parts of the north bay, clover dale, 40 at napa, 40 over livermore as well. Other locations with low 40s. If youre going to be out in the evening hours you might want to bun