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KOFY ABC7 News 900PM On KOFY August 17, 2017

Where the raid took place. Laura anthony. Were good, hard working people. She said she was asleep when federal agents converged on 27th street in oakland and took away her brother in law, and adoptive brother. This is very difficult because you see it on the news all the time. You never think it will happen so close to your families. They were on hand to do Traffic Enforcement but say the raid itself was performed by Homeland Security. They were serving a federal, criminal search warrant. That federal criminal search warrant is in connection with Human Trafficking. Now Human Trafficking with children involved. Reporter she says her family is from guatemala, and has not involved in illegal activity. Theyre my neighbors. Theyre a good family. Theyre working on their cars, they run a janitorial service. Theyre just good people. Reporter the involvement of Homeland Security prompted protests by activists concerned that this mornings action was an i. C. E. Raid. Immigrants are being taken away, jailed, treated as criminals, deported, families are broken up. Reporter oakland said they wouldnt have participated at all in this raid had it been an immigration or deportation action by the federal government. Laura anthony, abc 7 news. An oakland couple is just hours away from being deported and there appears to be little hope to change that. Highland hospital cancer nurse, sanchez and her husband are set to board a plane at sfo to mexico within the next couple of hours. Last night immigration officials denied their latest request for a stay. The sanchezs entered illegally decades agoeand fell victim trying to play by the rules. Had they never sought to obtain a formal benefit, we wouldnt know the family existed. And i. C. E. Would likely not know about their whereabouts ore enforce the laws against them. A u. S. Citizen will go with them. Three daughters, 26, 21, 23 will stay behind. Feinstein said quote this is a travesty, plain and simple and proof that Donald Trumps deportation policy is separating families. People gathered tonight in protest at the Alameda County Sheriffs Office because it retweeted a white nationalist. The officer who did it said it was an accident and he apologized. But org insers say there are other instances of racist behavior, including supported of attorney general Jeff Sessions who they do not equate with racial equality. Now to the back lash against President Trump. Several of the ceos bailed on his business counsel today. Genay normened has more. Reporter some of the nations top executives now turning their backs on the businessman president. You had some very bad people in that group. But you had people that were very fine people on both sides. Reporter Vice News Tonight capturing stunning moments of the white nationalists and neonazis President Trump says are as much to blame for the violence as those demonstrating against the racism and bigotry. Amid back lash over president tru trumps defense, eight executives resigning from the manufacturing counsel. The ceos are leaving their manufacturing counsel. Because theyre not taking their job seriously as it pertains to this country. And a key white house Advisory Counsel voting to disband just before trump tweeted rather than putting pressure on the manufacturing counsel and strategy forum, i am ending both. Many of the Business Leaders speaking out, like the ceo of campbells soup saying racism and murder are unequivocally reprehensible and not morally equivalent to anything in charlottesville. Im not putting anybody on a moral plain. What im saying is this. You had a group on one side and a group on the other and they came at each other with clubs and it was a horrible thing to watch but there is another side. Reporter abc news, washington. Meantime, more than 1,000 people attended a candle light vigil in charlottesville tonight. We shall overcome some day as you hear, mourners sang we shall overcome and observed a moment of silence for the three lives lost on saturday. It start would the same route that the white nationalists took on saturday with the torch rally. It was not advertised in fear of the groups that might show up to disrupt the vigil. And a Memorial Service for Heather Heyer. Her parents remembered their daughterer as a passionate girl who wanted to make the world a better place. Say to yourself what can i do to make a difference and thats how youre going to make my childs death worth while. Id rather have my child but by galley if i got to give her up, were going to make it count. In a tweet, President Trump calls Heather Heyer a truly special young woman. Her mother failed to respond to the latest comments. A fire burning in yosemite has burned camp grounds and road. Its only 5 contained. Helicopters are fighting the fire from the air. The park remainsope nds. But the park announced today bridal vill campgrounds are closed. Theres also a warning at Glacier Point road could close periodically. This fire was provided by sierra fire watch. People in the ramona area are being told to make preparations for a possible evaciation. A propain leak led to a hazmat contra costra fire crews responded to whats being called a small leak. Shell did not respond to our requests for comment but tweeted that the company experienced a quote operational issue that resulted in intermittent flaring you see here. In santa rosa, residents are calling the fact that some unwelcome neighbors have moved, they were homeless and firmly planted on a city owned hill. Not anymore. Heres wayne freedman. If youve ever wondered how messy human beings can be, take a look from drone view 7 of this notorious terrain above santa rosa, the place they call homeless hill. Is it good that its gone . I think so. Reporter today the residents are in a shelter. Miles removed from the workman and police and fireman who spent the last month coordinating a plan and maybe the desperate people who filled it by convincing them to leave for their own good. We just walked past a bucket of dead rats and pile of vomit with bees on it. Reporter the smell of this place is overwhelming. This is just the lower sen er s. It goes on and on. About 100 yards up the hill this is the top. Imagine tent after tent just a few days ago. Were talking acres, not days to clean this up. But weeks. The city committed half a Million Dollars to this clean up. On the human side, jenny homes coordinated it for catholic charities. The 28 residents all left willingly based on the promise of help and as of now all remain in the Sam Jones Hall homeless center. They include Amanda Freedman whos lived on and off the streets since 17 years old. It was a community. Its homelessness, so its not great. You dont have plumbing, water, heat. Reporter and now no people. For the first time in 15 years. From homeless hill in santa rosa, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. San jose state students go back to class and a professor previously accusedf Sexual Harassment. Youre going to hear why the university is asking him back to the classroom. For for some theyll be sleeping in later this year. Here with a preview of the forecast. We have great sleeping weather tonight. Thats for sure. Ill let you know whats in store straight ahead. And time to check your tickets. Tickets. Theb ins from we demand a lot from our eyes every day. I should know. Tickets. Theb ins from i have chronic dry eye caused by reduced tear production due to inflammation. So i use restasis multidose. It helps me make more of my own tears, with continued use, twice a day, every day. Restasis multidose helps increase your eyes natural ability to produce tears, which may be reduced by inflammation due to chronic dry eye. Restasis multidose did not increase tear production in patients using antiinflammatory eye drops or tear duct plugs. To help avoid eye injury and contamination, do not touch the bottle tip to your eye or other surfaces. Wait 15 minutes after use before inserting contact lenses. The most common side effect is a temporary burning sensation. Your eyes. Your tears. Ask your eye doctor about restasis multidose. Im disgusted, im shocked. I dont understand. That doesnt just happen. Controversy at San Jose State University over the return of a professor accused of Sexual Harassment. But now his colleagues are expressing their outrage over how the university is handling it. The story from the san jose state campus. Reporter its quiet on the San Jose State University campus now but tempers are starting to boil. Im disgusted, im shocked. Why they would take this course of action and decide its a good idea to allow someone they have found to have abused the students in that way by harassing them, why they would see fit to put them back. Reporter san jose state professor is talking about his colleague. Last year the University Sanctioned abducar and he stepped down after University Investigators found he sexually harassed a student. He was ordered to undergo diversity training. Now an internal memo shows hes scheduled to teach classes and advise students this fall. If i saw a professor coming back and the way the situation was dealt with, i would definitely feel unsafe. Reporter some professor s started receiving calls from students who have classes are w him and want switched. He has eelected a reduced work load as a step towards retirement. The victim came to him with a complaint and he discovered another Sexual Harassment complaint from 2014. I think its time for tim white, the chancellor, its time for you, chancellor white to intervene and get this universe ty to do what its supposed tootoo protect our students. Reporter reporting from San Jose State University. Abc 7 news. And late today professor abdikars attorney claiming two thirdparty investigations cleared him of wrong doing. The Statement Reads in part. It is unfortunate to rush to judgment beor the facts were gathered has had a Lasting Impact on his reputation. Nevada schools get underway with a later start time. Both high schools will start at 8 00 a. M. , allowing students to sleep in a little bit longer. A trend across the country. Reporter its the constant reminder parents give their teenagers. My parents ask me why arent you already in bed . You need a full eight hours of sleep. I got to do homework. Reporter sleep deprivation among High School Students is a real thing. Theyre falling asleep in first period class. Reporter san murin and novaudo high if i can get a little bit more sleep, i do better in class. Reporter the school board approved it last april. But its a birdon for some parents who need to be at work early. My work time doesnt change with the school time. So its going to put a complications into that. Reporter but the School District is allowing parents to drop offer their children earlier than 8 00. Nuvaudo is not the first to make these changes. So far 400 districts in the country have already opted to start at a later time. The results, attendance is up and so are grades. Here in california, senate bill 328 would change start times for middle and high schools to no earlier than 8 30 a. M. Lean melend ez, abc 7 news. All right. Read them and weep. The winning numbers for the 432 million Powerball Jackpot were drawn about an hour ago. 9, 15, 43, 60, 64 and the powerball number is 4. Tonights drawing is the ninth largest in powerball history. The grand pool has been growing since june 10th, meaning 18 straight drawings with no winner. The chances are one in 292 million. So theres a pretty good chance maybe no one will win tonight. Oh, all that money. Time to check on our weather hi, sandy. We obviously didnt play so we dont have a shot. Heres a look at a time lapse. The sun went down at 8 00 tonight. And i do want to show you a cool picture of the time lapse coming in. And this evening it began to progresses. Its dpoeing to make its way in over the bay but not much further than that. As you take a look at live doppler 7, youll notice its mostly near the coastline tonight. Visibility may be low in spots. So youll have to plan accordingly. Heres a look at the hour by hour forecast. Really comfortable weather and as we head towards the afternoon, wrer going to warm you up to the upper 80s. There will be a few locations in the low 90s tomorrow. But you dont have to worry about it being too hot. Were escaping from the real extreme heat this week. A live look there. Its a little bit fuzzy because of the fog. Youre looking at the eastern span of the bay bridge. Low 60s San Francisco, oakland. Half moon bay, 61 degrees. Plains are taking off, but tomorrow morning may be a different story. You may want to check with your carrier if you have business or pleasure, plans to head out of the airport. 68 concord, currently 66 in livermore and a nice view from our south beach camera as we look towards downtown. Warming trend into the weekend and were looking at cooler weather both sunday and monday. Heres the hour by hour forecast. Fog will be not only confined to the east bay. You can keep track of those changes with live doppler 7. Fog is near the beaches, but everyone else enjoying the sun. Temperatures in the morning mid50s to 60s to start after your days and a you check out the highs for your thursday, south bay, upper 80s, 81 in san jose. On the peninsula, low to upper 70s. 77 palo alto. Nice looking weather, very mild. Not having to worry about it being too uncomfortable. Fog will linger in daly city. And in the north bay 80s to santa rosa and the east bay, mid70s, head inland and this is where it will be a barm day. 85 in walnut creek. Check out the temperature trend for antioch. 90 degrees thursday, bufrming up a few degrees as we head towards friday, saturday and note this is temperatures dropping down to the mid80s for the warmest spots. Mid60s to low 90s. The next few days taking you into the weekend. Well have our summer spread and a minor dip in temperatures. Cooling below average. Temperatures back up on wednesday. But monday is the Solar Eclipse day and were watching closely for where this next position exists. Because that will depend on mostly clear skies or cloud cover in the bay area. You can like or comment to celebrate a friends birthday on facebook but see how the social Media Network will make the celebration a lot more meaningful. Reporter and american idle is coming to abc 7 this fall. The american idle bus will be in jack london square. But you can audition online now. We have a link to the application at abc 7 news. Com. Potential contestants need to be at least 15 years old. What should i watch . Show me sports. Its so fluffy look at that fluffy unicorn hes so fluffy im gonna die your voice is awesome. The x1 voice remote. Xfinity. The future of awesome. Apple plans to heat up its competition against Industry Leaders netflix and amazon. Cupertino based apple plans to spend money on programming. Well, facebook is making it easier to both give and receive on your birthday. The social offer you the opportunity to create a fund raiser for your birthday. Facebook partners with almost a million american nonprofits. On your birthday your friends will see a notification about the fund raiser and have a chance to donate. Hamilton fever is taking over los angeles. Check out all these people outside the Pantages Theater today hoping to win a special lottery to get special seats for opening night. And a visit from the shows creator and then saur made theed by cast members. 40 lucky fans got the tickets, paying just 10 to see tonights soldout show. That is the best bargain in show biz. Coming up next the abc 7 news i team spoke with a right wing rally coming to San Francisco. And be prepared to be surprised about his background and motivations. See what Tech Companies are doing after the protests in charlottesville. President trump just did something completely unexpected. Plus. The moment a man gets trapped in the rapid this is the new comfort food. Grown right here in california, with absolutely no antibiotics ever. A better way to grow, a better way to eat. And it starts with foster farms simply raised chicken. California grown with no antibiotics ever. Live where you live this is abc 7 news. Well, the park service is working directly with the feds and police to make sure we have an awesome game plan. The organizer of a right wing rally set for San Francisco in 10 days talks to the abc 7 news i team about concerns of violence while city leaders call on the federal government to rescind his permits. The i team has obtained documents with insights into the plans from a man who planned them. Reporter Portland Real Estate investor joey gibson started his group, Patriot Prayer after donald Trump Supporters were attacked in san jose last year. That shouldnt happen to anybody and so thats what my life changed in that moment and time. Reporter some ending in violent confrontations with counterprotesters but in recent weeks in the death of Heather Heyer, hes trying to distance himself from extremists on both sides. We can disagree but we dont have to name call. When you name call, you have nothing intelligent to say. Reporter does it concern you some of these groups are glomming on to your rallies, that theyll

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