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KOFY ABC7 News On KOFY 7PM July 27, 2017

That the president s transgender wont be allowed to serve in the military. Here are the president s exact words that he tweeted, after consultation with my generals and military experts, please be advised that the United States government will not accept or allow transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the u. S. Military. Our military must be focused on decisive and overwhelming victory and cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgenders in the military would entail. Thank you. You can see the rest of the tweet right there. Were waiting on reporter lillian kim, and shell have a live report coming up from the castro on a protest that is just about to get under way. And reaction to the president s tweets came swiftly from across the country. Not surprising, it was mixed. Many, though not all, republicans showed support. The party has always had an internal disagreement. This is a small policy change in comparison to say the Health Care Reform debate or the tax reform debate. The dane of usfs law school said even as commander in chief, there is a procedure the president should follow. Theres a process in place for the department of defense, for congress, for public comment. And thats the process that should be followed if you really want a solution. This policy is far from settled. To learn the latest changes, download the abc7 news app. Youll receive push alerts like the one we sent out this morning. Happening right now, it is nail biting time as 55,000 fans converge of levi stadium for the game between team usa and jamaica. It starts in about 25 minutes, which puts it at the height of the evening commute. David louie is live outside levi stadium. How is the traffic situation right now . Reporter well, the traffic is doing pretty well. Weve been monitoring the traffic cams, and people did a good job of staggering their arrivals so they wouldnt create log jams. You can see people are streaming in for the 6 30 game, and a lot of people are hoping for a team usa victory. Usa usa usa reporter pride in team usa is breaking out in the parking lot, even before the match gets under way. It was jamaica that eliminated in the usa semifinals two years ago. This is awesome. From the beginning when the tournament was announced, we were hoping that team usa would make it. So yeah, go usa. Reporter buddy and consolo were showing their pride, too. Usa, all the way, baby. I thinkell win. I think its great for a fan base growing. Obviously were not up there with mexico, but were growing. And were growing, thats great for us and great for the sport. The usa all the way, baby. Usa usa reporter fans arrived early to avoid traffic. The next challenge will be getting 55,000 spectators home after the game. We have trains ready to go. As soon as theyre filled, theyre taking off. For the most part, we can handle the big crowds coming out. Reporter police say the outcome of the game will impact post match traffic. The hope is that the u. S. Takes a lead and people leave earlier instead of all at once like they did on sunday, which caused a bit of a traffic jam. Reporter and some are staying behind at the bars or restaurants. What do soccer fans eat . Burgers, burgers, burgers, and drink beer, beer, beer. Reporter it certainly looks like a lot of gamegoers decided to take vca today. We have seen a steady stream of people getting off the light rail station and coming right here. We are live in santa clara, with some usa fans, david louie, abc7 news. Now we want to get back to our lead story. Lillian kim is live at a protest getting under way in San Francisco right now. Lillian . Reporter harry and ama, a goodsized crowd has gathered here. The details of this emergency protest were posted on facebook, and about 1,000 people indicated they were attending the post set. Please come to show the Trump Administration and the world that San Francisco stands with the transgender community. Now, i spoke with a gay married couple from kansas here on vacation, and they heard about the protest while taking muni today. I asked them why theyre taking part tonight. Youre from kansas. Youve never participated in the San Francisco rally. No. Reporter your thoughts . I cant wait. Reporter why sit important for you to participate this to make our voices heard. To join all of the other voices that are more unified out here than where we come from. Its important that we show our transbrothers and sisters that theyre part of our group. Sometimes they get left out, we dont focus as much on the t as we do on the l and g. Reporter this protest will end up on the streets. Organized were granted a permit, so at some point theyll begin marching to the civic center. You can watch it all live by going to the abc7 News Facebook page. Lillian kim, abc7 news. Thank you for that update. A San Francisco Police Officer has been arrested on a charge involving child pornography. The investigation crossed two county lines and took nearly half a year. Vic lee is live at sfpd headquarters. Vic . Reporter the officer is charged with one felony count of possessing child porn. Hes been suspended from the force without pay. San francisco was the lead Investigative Agency in this case, the Contra Costa County d. A. s office was also involved in the probe and will prosecute this case. When you work for the police department, you are held to a higher standard and you work to preserve the trust that you have with the public. Reporter the officer is 37yearold joshua anea. You see him here in a prior iteam report when he testified on a graffiti tagger court hearing. He was arrested at his home in antioch this morning after an investigation, which started in february. It was started by the sfpd, subsequently we did involve the contra costa District Attorney. Reporter hes a tenyear veteran cop assigned to Northern Police station. When the investigation started in february, sources tell us he was transferred to the horse stables unit where he had no public contact. The child porn was reportedly found on one of his electronic devices. Police would not say if it was his personal device or one that was issued by the department. For the specific count, it includes anything from prints to that could be on your phone or computer to a usb drive. Reporter his neighbors were shocked by the news. Makes me feel so unkv uncomfortab uncomfortable. Reporter vic lee, abc7 news. The murder trial for the man charged in the death of an offduty richmond Police Officer is getting under way. Officer gus vegas was killed last february as he intervened in a domestic dispute involving his daughter and her boyfriend. Robert vega pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. He could get life in prison if convicted of murder. Prosecutors could file additional charges against a young father who they say abandoned his infant son at a busy parking lot. That father, Daniel Mitchell, made his First Court Appearance today. Laura anthony has our story from fairfield. What he did is appalling and strikes the conscious of all of us. Reporter the District Attorney now says her office is investigating whether a young father abused his infant son before he abandoned him. In the beginning, it was reported that the injuries were much more serious, and so thats why the child is down at childrens hospital, to await further testing to see if there is a previous medical condition or more injuries than we know about. Reporter 18yearold Daniel Mitchell broke down in sobs during a brief appearance in a fairfield courtroom, charged with abandoning his 2weekold son in a parking lot. According to police, this is mitchell monday afternoon driving into a strip mall pa ing lot, pulling the car seat out and driving away. The boy was spotted almost immediately by the owners and employees of two businesses and taken inside for safety until police and paramedics arrived. My father and myself, it bothers me. Like i said, i initially found the baby and brought him in to make sure he was fine. Reporter mitchell entered a not guilty plea to multiple charges, including child abandonment and possession of cocaine. This is the young father on a facebook photo dated july 10, smiling and holding the newborn. The baby is being treated at a Bay Area Hospital for an undisclosed medical condition and in the custody of child protective services. His mother has not been charged. Mitchell returns to court next month. In fairfield, laura anthony, abc7 news. The 18yearold driver accused of causing a fatal crash that killed her younger exister pleaded not guilty to manslaughter and dui charges. She was arraigned today by way of videoconference. She was Live Streaming on instagram when the accident happened and continued filming after the crash on friday that claimed the life of her sibling, 14yearold jacqueline sanchez. The suspects attorney is urging the public not to rush to judgment. She accepts responsibility and feels terrible about it. For anybody to say that she doesnt feel bad or she was only doing this for social media purposes, thats just absolutely terrible. If convicted, sanchez faces at least 13 years in state prison. Now to a story youll only see on abc7 news involving an oakland restaurant. In may of 2013, a fire at the 18th street bakery caused the owners charles and patricia to close. Now the couple is being sued by four contractors, including frank welch. The contractors claim they owe them 400,000 for renovation work they did after the fire. The attorney defending the couple told vic lee the owners of the property are responsible for the repairs. The griffiths reopened their bakery at a new location on park avp. A judge may issue a decision this week. A pilot had plans to fly a small plane from the bay area to australia. Also planning to carry some expensive cargo, meth. Were live with a warning sign that other pilots say were obvious. Im spencer christian. Cooling fog is back at the coast, but its not producing much cooling yet. Ill have the accuweather forecast coming up. A parade of vintage volkswagens rolls into Half Moon Bay. Im Jonathan Bloom with why theyre here and why theyre headed, ahead on abc7 news. Plus, the moment of success for who are these people . The Energy Conscious people among us say small actions can add up to something. Humongous. A little thing here. A little thing there. Starts to feel like a badge maybe millions can wear. Who are all these caretakers, advocates too . Turns out, its californians its me and its you. Dont stop now, its easy to add to the routine. Join Energy Upgrade california and do your thing. Well, it sounds like a movie, a mysterious foreigner comes to the bay area, buys a plane, and takes flying lessons to smuggle hundreds of pounds of illegal drugs. The man planned to go from santa rosa to hawaii before getting to australia. Thats 2400 miles on the first leg and 5300 on the second. Kate larson is live in santa rosa with more on this story. Kate . Reporter well, ama, the owner of this business said his australian customer could barely start the engine of one of these planes, much less take off and land. Yet he told people he wanted to fly himself to australia. Little did the Business Owners know what he wanted to take with him across the ocean. Its absolutely insane. Reporter Robert Nicholas said one of his customers wanted to fly home to his native australia in this cessna 210. He is undoubtedly the worst pilot ive ever flown with. The worst. Reporter nicholas sold gorman this 630,000 plane last spring. But nicholas says he had no idea that gorman was allegedly planning to smuggle more than 200 million worth of meth across the pacific. That is until the dea found the drugs during a raid at this Storage Facility in june. Its unprecedented. Reporte reporter Sergeant Spencer crumb habit comment on the investigation, but says the Sheriffs Office is thrilled to get the drugs off their streets. Ive been in Law Enforcement 27 years, and ive never seen a 560 pound meth bust, ever. Reporter nicholas says they spent hours flying with gorman, but even if he had been an accomplished pilot, his scheme to fly the drugs to hawaii and then to skraaustralia was inconceivable. We didnt know anything that he was going to install and extra 500 to 600 pounds of cargo. If he had done that, he never would have left the airport. The plane would have crashed on takeoff. Reporter gorman was arrested july 5. Two other accomplices were also arrested in australia. Kate larson, abc7 news. Quite the story. Taiwanese company fox con will build a new manufacturing plant in wisconsin. Its going to invest 10 billion in a factory to produce lcd payable scre panel screens. President trump said it would not have happened if he was not elected. Foxconn joins a list of Industry Leaders who understand that americas capabilities are limitless and that americas workers are unmatched, and that americas most prosperous days are just ahead. Foxconn does have a controversial past. Its come under scrutiny for labor practices in china. Senate republicans are now considering what theyre calling a skinny repeal of the Affordable Care act, saying it might be the best way to move forward on this issue. It would abolish the individual and employer insurance mandates, but not cut medicaid. Thats after seven republicans joined democrats. Were determined to do everything we can to succeed. Members in both parties have Health Care Ideas they would like to offer. If youve got one, bring it to the floor. Senate minority leader Charles Schumer said a skinny repeal is just a ruse to get a full repeal with cuts to medicaid. Abc7 news was at zuckerbergs General Hospital this evening. Thats where people joined to hold hands for health care. This was organized by the Group Indivisible sf. They called it an Emergency Action of solidarity to protect the Affordable Care act. Its time to turn to our weather. Looks nice outside now. But its heating up again. Its going to get hot inland. Spencer christian has the forecast. Thanks for the headline. Lets take a look over some of the taller buildings in San Francisco. You can see the fog roll thing there just a little bit. And current temperatures are come on, move along here. Hold on one second, im going to check my computer. And yes, looks like its working. Okay. The numbers arent popping up, so im going to walk over to live doppler several. Weve got 61 degrees in San Francisco right now. 67 across the bay in oakland. Many inland locations have readings in the mid to upper yagts. So its warm inland right now, but getting cooler along the coastline. This is what it looks like from mt. Tam, as its rolling through the golden gate and pushing out over the bay. These are the forecast features. Warm to hot the next two days. 100 degree temperatures will be rather common inland. Well see 80s around the bay, upper 60s to near 70 on the coast. Warmth holds on through weekend and warm into next week. But we probably wont see triple digits after friday or for a while. Overnight, fog traveling inland. Around 60 at some of the milder locations. Tomorrow, 68 at Half Moon Bay. 70 in oakland. 99 at livermore and concord, 100 degrees. The likely high at antioch also. The beaches will be nice and mild tomorrow. Bright skies, morning fog, temperatures in the upper 60s. Very high uv index tomorrow. So carry the sun screen if youre going to be exposed to sunlight. The threeday forecast from friday through the weekend, it will be hot inland with highs 100 degrees or higher. Mid 80s around the bay. The heat eases just a few degrees over the weekend, still mid to upper 90s. And lots of heat locked in the western most part of the country right now, about the western third of the country, with most location experiencing above locations in the greatest range of above average temperatures is right there in the sierra and eastern oregon. Heres the accuweather sevenday forecast. 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