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KGO ABC7 News 600PM March 17, 2017

Botched fbi investigation. The horror these folks went through is all about their incompetence tense. Matthew mueller spoke briefly saying he was sick with shame. The judge sentenced mueller to 40 years, the amount of government asked for as part of his guilty plea deal. Muller Family Friends steve reed. The family hopes theres some degree towards closure. Huskins told the judge, as long as he walks free, there will be more victims. In sacramento, melanie wood row, abc news. New at 6 00, seven businesses destroyed in last months fire in San Franciscos china town are getting financial help from the city. 70,000 in grant money will go to help the Business Owners relocate, restock the shelves and buy new equipment and pay employees. Each business will get 10,000 each. The money comes from the citys Small Business Disaster Relief fund. This 71yearold man hats be has has been arrested on child pornography charges. Police tracked down materials uploaded from a home on newton street. On monday they searched the home and arrested john morrison. He taught film classes to children in marin county. Police want anyone with information that may help their case to come forward. Tonight we hear from the head of the Napa School District for the first time about hazing scanned that that involves napas High School Football team. Just yesterday the head football coach resigned as we reported to you. Abc News Reporter Wayne Freedman is live from napa with the superintendents perspective on all of this. Wayne . Reporter good evening, dan. We are expecting a large crowd in the School Board Hearing chamber which is behind me. They will be walking through that door over there. They will be upset about the head Coaching Staff resigning. All they will protest the possible expulsions of nine players in connection with that hazing scandal. Aside from a statement the so superintendent has not spoken on these matters until three hours ago. People dont have all the facts. But we understand theres going to be a lot of commotion around this. Napa unified School District superintendent patrick sweating under a lot of pressure lately. Today he spoke with abc 7 news hoping to bring context to outside criticism. There are certain areas mandatory. They are called mandatory expulsions by the state of california, department of education. The education code. And this falls underneath the mandatory expulsions. Napa police say there are 16 possibly involved in the hazing. Today they had no other choice except to bring the case into the case. It went directly to the police because of the seriousness and gravity of the situation. Parents werent notified that their students were being brought in togivestatementsto police officers. Parents werent notified that private investigators were taking statements. Then yesterday an escalation when head coach resigned and much of his staff reportedly followed. The superintendent said he wishes the coach had stayed but he insisted on handpicking his staff without district approval. The biggest thing that we need to improve on is to make sure that all of our coaches understand all their responsibilities. What changed between last year and this year . We have a new athletic hand book that were distributed to coaches. In this case some coaches did not receive the hand book and they did not know the procedures. Whose fault is that . The superintendent didnt answer that question but in summary did say this. Does it feel like a mess . Does it feel like it went out of control . I think were doing i think i think after tis over, people will thank the School District for standing up for students rights. Wayne freedman, abc 7 news. New details emerge bed a teenage girl shot and killed by police. Investigators in hayward announced she was pregnant. 16yearold elena mon dragon was shot by police who were shotting at a car. Mondragon was a passenger in the stole yn ca stolen car. Man ran from the vehicle. Police captured him. Mondragons family says that man is her boyfriend. You looking what Martinez Police believe is stolen mail and homemade key used to open large mailboxes outside of hartmapart an condos. Officers stopped a car after getting a report of a man trying to pry open a mailbox. They found evidence inside the car linking man and woman to martinez. This follows complaints about mail being stolen in martinez. Yahoo is being sued over the largest data breach in history. Shareholder filing the suit in Santa Clara County on behalf of other shareholders. The lawsuit is a day after the Justice Department revealed russian intelligence agents were involved in the compromise of least a half a billion user accounts. It claims yahoo executives are personally responsible because they failed to act quickly enough. You learn now that this information was right under their noses back in 2014. For two years they didnt ask my questions. Didnt follow up. He goes on to say, had they followed up, the data breach and other breach a year earlier would have not happened. We reached out to yahoo today and they told us the company doesnt kpmt on pending legal matters. San francisco skyline hit a big milestone this week. Sales force which brought naming rights to the huge tower built at the terminal posted a picture on instagram of the building. It says sales force towers now officially the Tallest Office Building west of chicago. A building in l. A. Thats more than just offices is actually taller. A haircut or a manicure could soon cost you more in california if a proposed tax Services Bill makes it to a successfully through the legislature. It is being debated now. Lonni ra vera is live on webster street to explain exactly what is going on. Yes, dan. Still a lot of questions about how this would be enforced given these services operate with money but we talked to Business Owners on the street who would be impacted if it were to pass and many say arent we taxed enough in california already . Studio barber lounge has a staff of barbers who work as independent contractors. They all try to keep their hair cuts affordable. It doesnt feel about to make someone feel good then turn around and make them feel bad by telling them i had to raise the price. Extending sales tax to services at california barbershops and hair salons doesnt sit well with the barbers and hair stylists. Thats taken out of our pockets. It will affect our family. People cant afford what they are getting now, now you will tax it even more. It will cost people to not want to get their haircut. The price for pedicure, dry cleaning bill, haircut and color would be possible 8. 5 service tax. That means 79 haircut at rate of 8. 5 , paying close to 7 more. Everything is so expensive. You have to have two or three jobs just to survive. Proposed bill could mainstream customers in the pocketbook by things like car repair, yoga class, even landscaping services. Board of equalization vice chair George Renner is against the measure. Informing california businesses about its impact. It would collect about 2. 3 billion. Well that means its 2. 3 billion coming out of consumers pockets. The bills language saying the money would go to infrastructure, education and health care. A Senate Committee is set to take up the tax on Services Idea next week. In alameda, lonni rivera, ac 7 news. State democrats have a plan to raise gas taxes and fees that would add up to 5. 5 billion in extra money for transportation projects. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are pushing a measure to ensure funds are not used for anything else. The author of the measure says giving voters the opportunity to secure new revenue for transportation projects only may lessen the blow of tax and fee increases. I think it is justifiably weary of new taxes unless they have that assurance that they know exactly what they are paying for. The tax increase plan would raise gas taxes by 12 cents per gallon phased in over the next three years. Also increase vehicle registration fees by 38. Heads up all westbound interstate 80 will be shut down for a few hours tonight in fairfield. So caltrans can install new signs. They will be going in near green valley road. Crews will close all westbound lanes tonight from 10 30 p. M. To 3 00 a. M. Tomorrow they will close lanes for a similar time. This is part after big project caltrans is doing to improve the interchange of i80 and 612. Five years ago teenager sierra la mar disappeared. Her family spent today in court at the trial of a man accused of killing her. Tonight hear why the defense questioned the reliability of fingerprint evidence. The Environmental Protection agency is the front line protector of Public Health. In the water and in the air. Next how the bay area would see and feel the impact of federal budget cuts to the epa. Im spencer christian. Dry for st. Patricks weekend but may follow a drenching. A computer that promptly tomorrows the day besides video games. Every day is a gift. Especially for people with Heart Failure. But today theres entresto. A breakthrough medicine that can help make more tomorrows possible. Tomorrow, i want to see teddy bait his first hook. In the largest Heart Failure study ever, entresto was proven to help more people stay alive and out of the hospital than a leading Heart Failure medicine. Women who are pregnant must not take entresto. It can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. Dont take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren. If youve had angioedema while taking an ace or arb medicine, dont take entresto. The most serious side effects are angioedema, low blood pressure, kidney problems, or high potassium in your blood. Tomorrow, im gonna step out with my favorite girl. Ask your doctor about entresto. And help make the gift of tomorrow possible. Some breaking news near downtown danville. Emergency crews keeping a close eye on possible Hazardous Material situation happening on love lane near la mont way. We can show you on the map. Destruction crew damaged a machine at a construction site which could cause a dangerous leak up to 30 homes have been evacuated as crews work to remove that machine. Danville town Officials Say they expect to let people back into their homes by 6 30 tonight. About 15 minutes from now. We are told the situation should be cleared up by about 8 00. President trump is sparing few departments from major cuts in his new budget. 1. 15 trillion proposal cuts into 12 of the governments 15 cabinet agencies. Here is a look at the budget by the numbers. The defense departments budget would increase by 10 . The biggest boost for military since the 1980s. 19 agencies including corporation for public broadcasting and National Endowment for the arts would lose all funding. The state Department Faces a 28 cut. Ea facees a proposed 31 reduction which could affect all of us living here in the bay area. Ac 7 News Reporter kate larson joins us in San Francisco with the break down of the impact. Kate . Reporter you know, it cost a lot of state and federal dollars it keep the water clean for wind surfers and sailors to create access to beaches and bike paths like the one here near chrissy field. But now people are worried that trumps proposed budget is jeopardizing the bay. In the sund or wind and fog San Francisco bay is a hub of healthy outdoor activities. Become 50 years ago, president ford began the epa. With trumps proposal to cut the budget by 31 many fear the bay will change. The last thing to be cutting is environmental enforce amount that protects Public Health and safety. The cuts will eliminate a San Francisco bay wetland, and more. The trump cuts to the epa would gut the epas ability to enforce the laws that protect our health. And protect the water we drink. Air we breath. And the fish and wildlife in the bay. Without a federal government program, then people around the bay will have less access to the bay and less views of the bay. Larry gold span says the proposed cuts also impact programs which ensure the federal government complies with state laws. Is it going to take a hurricane that somehow floods maralago for the president to understand that coastal programs run by all over the United States, including florida, need federal support. Californias environmental laws are already robust enough to with stand a fid rederal bud cut. Beach goers hoping shes right. Kate larson, abc 7 news. A big milestone tonight at uc berkeley. Board of regence unanimously approved the first woman chancellor. Carol krist is the first president of smith college. 7 ityearold came out of retirement in 2015 to return to cal as administrator. While she acknowledges there are tough times ahead, she is optimistic about the future. Ive never been in place so deeply committed to widening the doors to educational opportunity. The regent are expected to have a higher cap on out of state students allowing for more california students to enroll. That cap is 25 at campuses. She will receive nearly 532,000 a year including housing. Abc 7 news st. Marys square as San Francisco city leaders gather to plant a tree in honor of rose pack, a tireless advocate for china town. The tree is a ginko, species native to china. Each year San Francisco plant a signature tree in honor of the influential person. Pack was key in getting the central subway it china town and modernizing chinese hospital. She died in september. Californias Drought Conditions improved slightly over the past week even though we havent had any rain. The two maps you are lack looking at show the maps between now and a year ago. Dramatic, right . Three quarters of the state is not in any level of drought. In pleasanton, homeowners with crumb wli crumbling backwards are breathing easier. There will an emergency fix and repairs for around aroya dilla laguna creek. I couldnt have hoped for a better outcome. I thank the board. A very good outcome. Homeowners lost about 30 feet of land and 13 trees due to the recent rain. Neighbors are worried their homes will be next, and you can see why. They are especially concerned about next weeks forecast. Now your accuweather forecast with spencer christian. And im happy to report the weather is beautiful this st. Patricks day eve. Here is a look at live doppler 7. Sunny skies across the bay area. Conditions are generally mild though it is getting cooler near the coastline right now. Still mild inland. Here is a nice view of western sky from our tower camera and current temperatures as well. 58 in San Francisco but low to mid 60s at oakland, mountain view, 68 at gill roy and 55 at half moon bay. Here is a view of emeryville. Just a different view. Currently 66 in santa rosa. In fact mid 60s generally from napa to novato. We will leave it up there longer. From our rooftop camera, these are the forecast features seeing high clouds and patchy fog. Warmer tomorrow for st. Patricks day then rainy pattern this weekend and next week looks pretty wet. Mainly clear skies with low temperatures generally in the upper 40s. And as we look ahead, satellite image of a large plume of moisture moving in our direction and thats an indicator of the wet weather to come. Lets look at our rain fall chances over the next seven days. Chances of rain fairly low over the weekend. Chances for rain increase significantly going into next week and each of the first three days of next week storm activity ranking one in the storm impact scale with stronger storm, moderate one on thursday ranking two on the storm impact scale. So here is a look along the weekend animation starting saturday morning at 8 00. Mostly cloudy and we will see some light rain develop in the bay. By dont expect the rain on saturday to reach any part of the south and then about Sonoma County then just disappear. It wont be much of a wet weekend for most of the bay area but next week will be wetter. Here is the storm impact scale from monday through wednesday look for light to moderate rain fall. See at times the possibility of isolated thunderstorms and of course when we get to thursday the storminess will be even more intense. Tomorrow look for mainly sunny skies. High temperatures will range interest upper 6 os at the coast to upper 70s and near 80 inland. Accuweather sevenday forecast, a reminder that tomorrow is st. Patricks day. Luck of the irish with us tomorrow. If you find if you think of mild weather as lucky. Yes. I like it. But clouds over the weekend may have a couple damp spots. Okay. Keep your rain gear and umbrellas handy next week. With you will probably need it. Little league is always watching your forecast to make sure they can get their game on. Tax time and the bay area one of the worst places to be if youre in a certain a a new satellite is in orbit thanks to spacex. Elon musks Company Launched a rocket with a commercial Communication Satellite from Kennedy Space center in florida. It was supposed to be early Tuesday Morning but postponed because of high wind. Millennials in the bay area pay some of the highest income taxes in the country and especially bad for older millennials. There is a wider definition of millennials. They define it as ages 1624. In san jose those folks pay an income tax race of more than 22 . Slightly lower in San Francisco. Two cities make the top t

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