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how dupixent can help heal your skin from within. variable. it's causing an east bay city to hold an emergency meeting tonight. neighbors are upset over the stench stinking up richmond and then calling on the supreme court. >> the lands highest court now tasked with seeing it. the former president has immunity for january sixth and the end of an era. >> renovations are set to get underway very soon at the castro theater. when you're going to be able to catch your last show before the iconic building closes for at least a year.
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>> please drive carefully because you might encounter some fog on your morning commute. drew is here to tell you how thick it's going to be and when we might see it. >> good morning. it is tuesday, december 12th. >> i'm going to start the check of that forecast with you. good morning. >> so we do have those areas of fog. the north bay, the east bay, the areas that see the thickest fog currently. here's the tam cam, our marine layer. it has certainly returned this morning. so we are dealing with low visibility in spots. the north bay right now. you can see a big area dealing with excuse me, a quarter to a half of a mile visibility. but that's not the only area. some of the bay shoreline, especially the east bay hayward down at two and a half miles this morning. but as you move inland, it's not too bad. so that fog is with us this morning. not nearly as chilly right now as we were about 24 hours ago. we're mainly in the upper 40s to the lower 50s. here's how your day shapes up. future weather showing you by about 1030. a lot of this fog is going to break apart. so it does stick around for big chunk of our morning as we head into the
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afternoon. we do expect a lot of sunshine to come back out. mild temperatures once again. most of us going back into the low and mid 60s. and later on tonight, some patchy fog excuse me, in the south bay, but not nearly as widespread as what we're dealing with right now. let's look at your forecast. let's see. you're on the roads with gloria. good morning. good morning, drew. >> well, you mentioned the fog. that is the big thing this morning to look out for. if you are driving today. we're getting a live look outside right now on our san mateo bridge. cameron heyward camera. and you can see it is pretty foggy out there this morning. now, there is no fog advisory for this bridge. however chp has issued a fog advisory for the golden gate bridge and also the bay bridge. so be careful out there on the roads today, kumasi. >> thank you, gloria. a horrible stench in the air around richmond has prompted an emergency meeting tonight to address air quality concerns. abc seven news reporter lena howland in the newsroom. with the issues that happened before the smell and what community members want to happen after tonight's meeting. >> lena kumasi people living in richmond not only want answers, but they want some
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accountability for the smell. that has really been difficult for the community to deal with. it started with several flaring events at the local chevron refinery just two weeks ago. then last week, a petroleum smell near chevron as well as a heavy stench coming from the city's wastewater treatment plant. the cause elevated levels of hydrogen sulfide, which mayor eduardo martinez called unbearable and he says residents have been reporting headaches and breathing issues since monday afternoon. we hope to have a lot of the public there so that the veolia executives can actually hear testimony as to what their company is doing to the richmond community. the city's wastewater treatment plant, veolia says the hydrogen sulfide smell was caused by work being done to replace a fan and to drain a tank at their plant in a statement, they say in part, we will review our processes with the city to ensure that the city has as much notice as possible of any future work that could create odor
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exposure and will continue to implement measures to mitigate odors at the wastewater plant. the special emergency meeting over the state of the city's air quality will be held tonight at 5:00. it's happening at richmond's community service building. live in the newsroom, lena howland, abc seven news. >> lena, thank you. after a three year absence, police officers are back on some santa rosa city school district campuses today. so parents, students and the school board will discuss plans to bring them back permanently. it's because of safety concerns at schools. the concerns first came to light in march when a student was killed in a stabbing at montgomery high school. since then, a growing number of parents have wanted officers back on campus. we have seen in the last few weeks some incidents that resonate with the march 1st tragedy that happened at montgomery high school. >> and so with that, it feels like it's getting worse. and for us, we need to do something now. >> we first told you about the
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temporary plan yesterday morning. one officer will be at every high school each day until winter break and there are routine officer check ins at middle schools. officers were removed from santa rosa schools in 2020 as part of an effort to confront racial bias in the criminal justice system. >> the red cross is helping people displaced by a fast moving fire that destroyed a san francisco home. if you were with us watching abc7 mornings yesterday you saw a live coverage of that fire at burned near grove street and masonic in the panhandle district. a total of seven people have been displaced. this is video from that fire. officials say it caused the homes floor to partially collapse and one person had to jump from a window to get out. it's not clear what started this fire, but investigators say the home was under construction. >> when we're getting more information about san jose's 47th traffic death of 2023, it happened friday evening on almaden expressway near camden avenue. police now say a teenager was driving the car that hit a man crossing the
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street. the victim was not in a crosswalk. he died at the hospital. the teenager stayed at the scene and cooperated with investigators at this time last year, 61 people had been killed in crashes in san jose, san jose police are out with a new plan to improve public safety and build trust in 2024. >> has five focuses promoting public safety, partnering with a diverse community, creating a more diverse workforce base, improving service and adding more staff. the department says it's dedicated to providing public safety through community partnerships and ensuring equity for all. it added that it's, quote, committed to treating all of san jose's diverse community members with dignity, fairness and respect while protecting their rights and providing equal protection under the law. a person has died after being hit by a car in the parking lot of a popular san francisco grocery store. >> the crash happened yesterday afternoon outside rainbow grocery on folsom street. this is in the mission police say the driver also hit several cars during the incident. one witness
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explains what happened. >> and i froze for a moment. i called 911. i'm reporting. i hop out the car. they're like, is he okay? i run over to check and see if he's all right and unfortunate only it didn't seem as though he was. >> police say they are still investigating exactly what happened. and but they say drugs or alcohol don't appear to be a factor. the driver is cooperating with police. >> new developments this morning from the middle east. a yemen militant group is claiming responsibility for an attack on a norwegian ship in the red sea. the a missile hit the ship. it caused a fire. no one was killed just days ago. that militant group said it would target any ships regardless of nationality, that went to israel. there were no american ships in that area, but the uss mason responded to the call and went to help. >> this morning, special counsel jack smith is asking the supreme court to decide if donald trump has presidential immunity from prosecution in the january 6th
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insurrection. the court has agreed to hear the request. gloria is at the live desk with why smith has made this highly unusual request. >> good morning. reggie smith is trying to avoid any delays to the start of the federal trial, which is set for march. a lower court has already rejected trump's claim of absolute immunity from prosecution. but trump appealed the ruling, and the appeals process could end up delaying the trial, possibly until after the 2024 presidential election. while smith admits that this is, quote , an extraordinary request, it is not unheard of. abc news chief washington correspondent jonathan karl explains. >> such a request for quick consideration and quick ruling on such a major issue is highly unusual. but it is not without precedent. back during the watergate era, of course, the court ruled and ruled in a very much expedited manner that president nixon could not use executive privilege to keep congress from getting access to
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his oval office tapes. >> trump continues to be the clear frontrunner for the 2024 republican presidential nomination. even more new polls show him leading president biden in a hypothetical matchup in key battleground states. the supreme court has given trump's team until wednesday of next week to respond to jack smith's request. kumasi. thank you, gloria. >> happening today, president biden is meeting with the president of ukraine, president zelensky at the white house. zelensky will also be speaking with congressional leaders. he and biden want congress to approve another $61 billion in military funding for ukraine. this would be a part of a $110 billion package with funding for israel as well. an interview with the associated press. zelensky says he's worried the israel-hamas war will take attention away from the struggle in ukraine. yesterday president biden argued for americans to stand behind the jewish community during a hanukkah event because a surge of anti-semitism in the united
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states of america and around the world is sickening. >> you know, we see it across our communities, in schools and colleges and social media. they surface painful scars from millennia to hate of hate, to genocide of the jewish people. >> data from the anti-defamation league show anti-semitic incidents have jumped by 337% here in the us since the hamas terror attack in october, the most since data started being recorded back in 1979. meanwhile, there has been a 216% rise in islamophobic attacks, compared with last year. >> 5-10. this morning it's all about dense fog out there in spots. we'll take a live look. this is our san jose camera this morning. excuse me. and you can see some low visibility out there, but some of the worst fog as i'm trying to get my voice back here is in the north bay this morning. san jose's down to six miles. visibility but you look off to the north and that's
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where some of the worst fog is this morning from santa rosa to novato to napa. right now we're at a half a mile visibility even around the bay shoreline. hayward mountain view right now reduced visibility. but it is the north bay that is dealing with the thickest fog this morning. dense fog advisory is in effect until 11 a.m. this morning. that does include healdsburg santa rosa, petaluma, novato, napa for that low visibility this morning. so certainly use your low beams out there with that fog and add some distance to the cars around you as it's a little bit of a slower commute thanks to the reduced visibility. here's the wider picture live doppler seven along with satellite. once we get rid of that fog, it's a really quiet afternoon. we have a lot of sunshine on the way today and mild temperatures going into the 60s. here is how the day shapes up. we have that fog early on advisory through the most of the morning. then brighter skies do prevail. it's mostly sunny later on today and those temperatures are in the upper 50s to the mid 60s. we have even warmer weather coming our way on the seven day
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forecast. we'll show you those numbers, reggie coming up in just a few minutes. >> thank you, drew. coming up, time to load up those clipper cards. bart fare is about to increase for a lot of us. >> then at least 100 people do not have a place to live when they're apart. building in new york collapses. and thankfully, everybody seemed to get out okay . >> and the perfect sweater for anyone who loves a good burger. a look at in-n-out's holiday garb. >> a live look outside right now at the golden gate bridge. it' foggy out there, so be careful. 511.
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building partially collapsed onto the street. and there's video of it. look at this. this six story building has 47 residential units, six businesses and emergency crews were seen digging through this rubble for hours yesterday, looking for anyone who could be buried. officials say two people had minor injuries during the evacuation process, but incredibly, no one was killed. >> it came from the top first and it just started falling down
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everywhere and just and while time going, the thing just kept kept falling down. >> the cause of this collapse is being investigated. our sister station in new york city reports poll reports showing that there have been 178 complaints to the city about this particular building in just the past two years. the most recent report included seven violations, including unsafe facade conditions in san francisco, the man arrested for the death of his 27 year old girlfriend in the presidio heights neighborhood is now charged with murder. >> 29 year old scott fisher pleaded not guilty during his arraignment yesterday. he's accused of stabbing 27 year old kimberly wong to death. authorities are calling it a deadly case of domestic abuse. >> services are here. san francisco has a lot of services, crisis lines. you can get help. 24 hours a day, even if you just want to talk. certainly legal
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services to get a restraining order. and we have shelters for those who need them. so nobody is alone in san francisco or reach out for help. >> wong's body was found inside the couple's apartment on clay street on november 30th. fisher was arrested a week later in concord. >> and this was just the latest example of domestic violence turning deadly during our 3 p.m. show. getting answers. yes today we spoke with the executive director of the asian women's shelter about what leads to domestic violence. >> yes, there are sort of root causes for how this type of entitled violence happens and then there are exacerbating factors. so a lot of times people will think, oh, it's because of the alcohol or, oh, it's because of the meth, or, oh, it's because of poverty, it's because of immigration, it's because of racism. it's because of all of these things. that's why domestic violence and we don't talk about it that way. you don't choose us to commit this type of violence because something else was done to you. you choose to do this type of
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violence because you learn violence, you learn control, you learn entitlement. you have the opportunity to do it and you choose to do it. >> if you or someone you know is struggling with issues of domestic violence, mental health, substance use or something else, there is help out there. you can find local resources at abc7. news.com/take action in san francisco. >> historic castro theater is about to get a major renovation and that means is it'll be closing down for about a year and a half. another planet entertainment is moving ahead with a controversial plan to remove the fixed orchestra seats they'll install a new movable seats that will allow the theater to be used for more types of shows and events. the last show before the renovation is a sold out show with comedian marc maron that is supposed to be happening february 3rd. >> bart fares is going up again starting in the new year. >> 1st of january, the average fare will increase by 5.5. so that translates to about 25 to
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$0.50 extra depending on how long you ride. fares were initially supposed to go up by 11% in january, but that instead will be happening in 2025, if you like your sweaters like you like your in-n-out, you're in luck. >> the restaurant chain just dropped its holiday sweater design in and this is what it looks like. it has two new designs on its instagram page. one sweater reads bite me with a large burger on the front. it's inspired by in-n-out founder harry snider's bumper sticker, the second sweater is christmas color theme with lots more burger photos and palm trees. i like that it's bite me the christmas message that we're all looking to spread in and out this holiday season. kind of party. >> also, can we get these out earlier? let's just say it depends on what kind of party i'm saying, listen, you all you know about that from the past weekend, but could we get them out earlier? let's let's talk about this in like early
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november so that we can actually buy them. i'm talking about who did it right? >> who did it right, bart? >> oh, yeah. >> i'm still looking. it says 2023 bart ugly holiday sweater out of stock. >> but remember, we sat here and we had a chance. we did. and we. we let that chance go by. >> it's so sad. >> and we had that chance months ago. >> that's what i'm saying. they did it well in advance. >> they sell out quick and they're super cute. they are? yeah. dang it's cute. do you all have an ugly christmas sweater? i bought one. yeah, i bought one last week too. yes, you have one. >> i mean, i think i just wore it. >> oh, ouch. >> was it ugly? and you and me for it to be ugly? yeah. >> he thought it was chic. >> okay? >> he really thought he was like, i look good. i was like. i really thought i looked cute. >> you resist of the sauce. >> at seven yesterday, we had a nice rendering of it and it looked really good. it was very nice. don't let anyone, anybody got a bart ugly sweater. >> you. >> i saw a few out, actually. you saw people wearing them? sure it do. they have the little light up train on the bottom. i
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can't remember if it lit up, but i do remember seeing the sweater. >> remember we asked the model to come on who was showing it, and he declined. >> yeah. >> can't always get him. no here's a look of visibility. this is our biggest issue this morning. it's not only the north bay, but we are seeing reduced visibility around the bay shoreline. the worst areas right now are in napa, petaluma, novato. this is where we do have a dense fog advisory in effect until 11 a.m. this morning. here are the accuweather headlines. we start out with those areas of dense fog. they're not going to burn off until about 11 a.m. this morning, but that will lead to a mainly sunny afternoon later on today, shaping up to be mild as well. and later on this week, we are seeing even warmer weather move in some areas. flirting in the 70s with a lot of sunshine. we'll show you that on the seven day forecast in one second. here's future weather by 1230. we do expect a lot of the fog to have burned off for afternoon sunshine and it looks like later today we'll get those temperatures back into the 60s. tonight, the fog doesn't look as widespread, but some patchy areas do redevelop. today, it's dense fog to sunshine. if you
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liked yesterday's temperatures, today's almost the same. most of us going back into the 60s overnight tonight, not as widespread when it comes to the fog and temperatures mainly in the 30s and in the 40s. here's the accuweather 70 forecast. the next seven days for you. a foggy start today filtered sunshine wednesday into thursday before those temperatures really warm up. now saturday 60 and low 70s but by sunday day rain chances return late at night and showers are very likely early next week. hi gloria. >> good morning, drew. if you drive in fairfield, we do want to tell you about a crash that could impact your commute this morning. so check this out. this is over on westbound 80. this is past manuel campos parkway. it is blocking the left lane right now and speeds are down to 14mph because of that crash. we also want to remind you about all the fog out there this morning. this is a live look at our golden gate bridge camera. and you could see how foggy it is. i know it was foggy when i drove out today. chp has issued a fog advisory for this bridge, golden
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gate bridge also the bay bridge. thank you, gloria. >> coming up, the seven things to know this morning, how teachers and students can sound off on a controversial pride flag (♪) (♪) get exclusive offers on select new volvo models. contact your volvo retailer to learn more.
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is in effect for the valleys of the north bay. but areas outside the north bay, like the east bay shoreline, are experiencing low visibility this morning. so we'll have those areas of dense fog on your day planner today. they burn off by about 11 a.m. so later on this afternoon, it's mostly sunny with temperatures in the upper 50s to the mid 60s. >> and number two, it is foggy out there. so be careful on the roads because of this kind of wet weather today. bar is running trains at slower speeds today. so make sure you give yourself plenty of extra time to get to wherever you need to go today. kumasi thank you, gloria. >> number three is hosting an emergency meeting tonight so that they can talk about the city's air quality. it's coming after several flaring events. a petroleum smell and a really heavy stench over the past few weeks. >> number four, the supreme court has agreed to consider special counsel jack smith's request to decide if donald trump has presidential immunity from federal prosecution for his
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actions during the january 6th insurrection. smith is asking the court to immediately resolve the issue to prevent any delay in trump's march 4th trial date. >> number five today, president trump will be meeting with ukrainian president zelensky at the white house. zelensky will also be speaking with congressional leaders. he's here as a part of an effort to secure more military funding for the war with russia. >> number six, google's app store has been ruled a monopoly by a federal jury in san francisco. a judge will now decide what fixes will be required, but that decision could take years due to appeals. >> number seven, today is the first day of the last federal reserve meeting of 2023. experts widely believe the fed will hold interest rates steady for a third straight meeting. >> the holidays are the most likely time to have a heart attack. heart disease in women can be missed because heart attack symptoms are more subtle than in men. abc news reporter eva pilgrim explains in today's gma first look in this morning's gma first look, a cautionary
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tale about missed heart attack symptoms in women. >> i thought i was coming down with the flu or the upper respiratory infection or something. after covid and the flu moved through her family in 2022, 48 year old janet tanner felt like she was coming down with something, too. i didn't want to tell my husband because i knew he would say, we have to go straight to the hospital, ignoring the pain almost cost the oklahoma resident her life. >> two days later, she says she passed out. when she awoke, she knew instantly. she was having a massive heart attack. and this morning she's sharing her story with gma women can typically present with symptoms unrelated to chest pain. >> that's one of the reasons why they get downplayed. >> and coming up at 7 a.m, we'll have much more of jenny's story and the heart health symptoms all women need to know with your gma first look. i'm eva pilgrim, abc news, new york. >> happening tonight, another school board meeting to discuss a controversial pride flag ban in the east bay. now, earlier
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this year, the sonoma glen school board voted to ban the pride flags from campus. there is also a discussion to pass a policy that would force teachers to out trans students to their parents. at later school board meetings got pretty heated with people on both sides arguing their stances. some parents, even decided to pull their children from school as a result. tonight's school board meeting is set for 530. several local groups have already announced they will be rallying before the meeting today. >> the santa clara county board of supervisors is set to vote on lobbying the federal government for cleaner airplane fuel. the vote comes as two bills make their way through congress that could force san jose's reid-hillview airport and other airports to bring back leaded aviation fuel. read hillview became the first in the nation to ban leaded fuel in 2021 after a study found elevated lead in the blood of children living nearby by. opponents of the ban have argued that some planes require leaded fuel to operate properly and that unleaded fuel
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is too expensive. super visor cindy chavez argues the health concerns are just too big. >> we in this community will not go back. we do not want our children poisoned by lead. our community's poisoned by lead reid-hillview airport is already set to close in 2031 and the site will be reimagined by the county. >> coming up at 530, a grammy nominated superstars gog on tour. >> and our first s
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this is abc7 news. now at 530. >> fog creeping into the bay area once again this morning. we're monitoring the roads and the skies for you and a texas woman denied an abortion by the state. >> now traveling out of state to get the procedure. >> the new rules about the future of ai, what it could mean
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for how it's used in the us. >> plus, strike a pose this not so shy seal basking in the glow. and apparently all this attention. >> is it just me or is that seal way too big? >> it does look big and i don't know if way too close for me. way too close. >> uh, that seal could wipe you out. back it up. good morning, everybody. >> it is tuesday, december 12th. >> more on large seals after we talk to meteorologist drew tuma. >> back it up. i love you, kumasi. here's a live look outside from our south beach camera. you could see visibilities a little bit low for this fog. not nearly as thick as we've seen, say, last week, but we do have dense fog advisories out there in the north bay for good reason. that's the area that is seeing the thickest fog right now in napa, petaluma, we are down to a quarter of a mile. here's that dense fog advisory. this will last until 11 a.m. so we're thinking that fog is not going to totally break down until about 11 a.m. or lunchtime. so we're within this cloud cover
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for much of the morning. remember we have a dense fog advisory. visibility is less than a fourth of a mile. use those low beams while you're driving and certainly add some extra distance to you and the cars around you until this fog will lift. here's future weather by 11 a.m, brighter skies and then into the afternoon, expect a sunny afternoon and temperatures on the mild side going into the and the mid 60s. that's your forecast. let's see how we're doing on those roads with that fog. and gloria, good morning. >> yeah, drew, you mentioned the fog and that's a good reminder to all of us just be extra careful out there on the roads. today might be a little harder to see out there because of the fog. we are continuing to follow this crash over in fairfield right now. this is a four car crash. it's on westbound 80 past manuel campos parkway. it is blocking the left lane right now and the speeds are down to 23mph because of that crash. and one of the big backups that we're seeing this morning is on westbound four from antioch to concord. that will take you 51 minutes. >> thanks, gloria. happening tonight, the city of richmond is set to hold an emergency meeting
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to address a horrible stench in the air. abc7 news reporter lena howland in the newsroom with what's causing the smell and what residents want from officials. >> reggie it's the smell. richmond mayor eduardo martinez is calling unbearable and he says residents have been franz quickly reporting headaches and breathing issues since monday afternoon. it started with several flaring events at the local chevron refinery just two weeks ago. then last week, a petroleum smell near chevron, as well as a heavy stench coming from the city's wastewater treatment plant. the cause elevated levels of hydrogen sulfide. nathan trivers owns a local pub in the point richmond area and says this isn't the first time strange odors have impacted those who live and work nearby. we always would love for them to be conscious of the local community around there to do what they can do. >> but, you know, stuff happens. >> the city's wastewater treatment plant, veolia says the hydrogen sulfide smell was caused by work being done to
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replace a fan and to drain a tank at their plant. at that's why the city of richmond will be holding a special emergency meeting over the state of the city's air quality. it's happening at 5:00 tonight at richmond's community service building off of civic center plaza. representatives from veolia, the company that runs the city's wastewater treatment plant, will also be there to give a presentation on the issue. live in the newsroom, lena howland, abc seven news. thank you, lena. >> so if it seems like there have been more atm thefts in san francisco this year, you're right. police say that there has been a spike in 2023. and we have seen what the aftermath looks like. broken machines, boarded up windows at local businesses. it's not just an issue in san francisco, though. according to the atm security association, an atm thefts are up across the state. and in fact, calif, ca has the most atm thefts of any state in the country. we have seen more than 100 incidents just this year.
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crime crime, gangs who are operating within your area, within your state. >> but we do see crime gangs coming in from mexico and also the largest organized crime groups are actually coming here for atm crimes from romania. the atm security association is advocating for a federal law that would turn atm theft from a property crime and to a felony. >> new developments about the future of ai, the eu has agreed to map out the world's first set of rules guarding against ai and its capability is abc7 news reporter lauren martinez has a look at the deal that could be a blueprint for the us. >> the european union has released the world's first set of rules for the use of artificial intelligence company journeys around the world and here in the bay area you can now see regulations designed to govern the technology. joseph thacker is an ai engineer for the san mateo based company app
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omni. >> i really love that they are focusing on ai and that they're willing to just take a stab at it even though there is a lot of uncertainty around it. >> the artificial intelligence act takes a risk based approach. the higher the risk, the stricter the rules. the unaccept risk category includes ai systems that will be banned, such as certain biometric identification systems like facial recognition or social scoring systems. the high risk ai systems include critical infrastructure like gas and electricity or medical devices, and then there's specific transparency risk, which means users on chat bots, for example, should be aware that they are interacting with the machine. >> it feels very focused on ai safety and on like kind of fighting disinformation. the ways that we can prevent ai from being used to discriminate or to invade people's privacy. but i didn't see a strong focus on like core components of the practical aspects of ai security, thacker said. >> the top level experts would
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rate the existence risk of ai as significant. >> historically, government is very slow to respond to technology, and i don't think we can afford to do that this time. >> the ai act is a provisional agreement, one tech expert told us. it's like a wish list with changes to come. >> there's a lot of protection for the user more than for the technology. and this is where you're going to see the tech companies are really, you know, holding the flag and saying, let's go there and explain to them that this is going to hurt us. the ai act won't take effect until 2025. >> companies not complying with the rules could draw fines of up to ■k735 million or 7% of the company's revenue. in san jose, lauren martinez, abc7 news. after four weeks of testimony, it took jurors just three hours to rule against google in an antitrust lawsuit. >> the jury says the android app store illegally gouged users and stifled innovation. epic games. the makers of the popular video game fortnite filed this lawsuit. it alleged google's requirement that purchases be
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made through the play store and not third parties created a monopoly. google argued it needed the policy to ensure secure payments and to compete with apple's app store. the new ruling could lead to changes in the way android users pay for content. >> a pregnant woman has left texas to access an abortion after the state supreme court blocked her from getting one. kate cox was seeking an emergency medical exemption to the state's abortion ban. glory is tracking that from the live desk. >> good morning, reggie. kate cox says her fetus faced a condition that has a low survival rate. and doctors warn that continuing the pregnancy could jeopardize her long term health. arguing that her health was on the line, cox's lawyers say that she left texas for a legal emergency abortion uh. the 31 year old is at the center of what's believed to be the first case of a pregnant woman seeking court permission for an abortion since the fall of roe versus wade. the all republican texas state supreme court unanimously denied her abortion yesterday.
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it ruled that her pregnancy risks did not meet the state's qualifications, including to prevent major bodily harm or save the life of the mother. one doctor is slamming that decision. >> they clearly want to continue to be able to control people's lives. instead of allowing physicians to make the medical decisions that make the best sense for them and their patients. >> cox is attorneys are not revealing where she went to end her pregnancy. a similar challenge is under review right now in the kentucky state court. kumasi. >> thank you, gloria. east bay representative barbara lee has a new supporter in her race for 2024. senate mayor anthony understands what many of us do that the only thing more dangerous than the hateful rhetoric of the extreme right is all out war. that was lee. thank
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burbank mayor constantine anthony after he announced that he will be endorsing her for us senate and a news conference yesterday. anthony withdrew his withdrew his initial endorsement for his hometown representative, adam schiff. anthony says his decision is due to shefs public support of israel's war tactics. >> hunter biden's attorney is asking a judge to dismiss federal gun charges against him. it's one of four motions filed on behalf of hunter biden in federal court in delaware for special counsel david weiss recently hit the president's son with federal tax related charges here in california. both cases are from the same investigation that first resulted in a failed plea agreement in july. >> a beloved member of the abc seven news family, jack hanson, has passed away. it's been a fairly quiet day out here on the bay. >> it's getting a little wet now, heading back, but thanks to dan and keith for taking us out. >> jack career spanned five decades and he spent more than
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two decades of it here at abc seven. he started out as a weathercaster where he became known for his trademark cartoons , and jack recently stopped by and posed for this photo with drew. jack is survived by his wife of 30 years, along with eight children, nine grand children. he was 91 years old. still to come, trapped for seven hours. the hiker rescued after being stuck beneath a boulder in a california national park. >> then the 49 ers get great news on monday night football, despite not even playing the first to check on the weather with drew 540 this morning, here is our san rafael camera right now and you can see through the headlights. >> they are dealing with fog in this area. and this is the big story this morning. we have those areas of dense fog around the region and we're doing pretty good from monterey to watsonville, san jose, a little bit reduced. we're down to six miles there. but clearly you can see where the thickest fog is right now from santa rosa to novato to napa, anywhere from a
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half to a quarter of a mile around the bay shoreline. we have low cloud cover. the fog not as thick. and as you move inland, it's not too bad. livermore is at ten miles right now, but a dense fog advisory is in effect for the valleys of the north bay. this will last until 11 a.m. this morning. so the fog is going to linger for a big portion of the morning after 11 a.m. the fog will lift for afternoon sunshine. once that fog lifts off, it is quiet across california, still high pressure in control and that will lead to a bright afternoon on the way later on today. temperatures not nearly as cold as we were yesterday. yesterday if you remember, a lot of us started out in the 30s this morning. most of us are starting out in the upper 40s to the lower 50s with that cloud cover. here's how your day breaks down with the day planner. we have those foggy areas still through 9 a.m. after 11 a.m. that advisory lifts in the fog, lifts as well. we'll get sunshine out there later on this afternoon. by 4 p.m. it is a mostly sunny day in those temperatures in the upper 50s to the mid 60s. we
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have even warmer weather on the horizon with the seven day forecast. we'll show you that
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near sequoia national park. the hiker became trapped when the thousand pound boulder crushed his leg. search and rescue teams found the man on a steep hillside and they were able to free him using a system of ropes and pulleys. they shifted the boulder. the man was then lifted by a helicopter and taken to a hospital in fresno. we don't know his condition. >> a dire warning this morning about the future of marine life. a quarter of all freshwater fish in the world are in danger of extinction. that's a wake up call and an update from the international union for conservation of nature. the iucn said the update is part of the
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first comprehensive assessment of the world's freshwater fish population. but local experts say these findings don't surprise them. experts say some culprits are the warming waters from climate change changes to the natural flow of rivers along the invasive species, along with invasive species and overfishing. our estimate is that about 83% of california fish are vulnerable to extinction in some sort of way. >> so if we were to put the california number on that iucn number, it would be much, much higher. >> now, this could be a big issue for california, for salmon alone contributes more than $1 billion a year to the state's economy. me? >> i'm about to give you a lot of sports stats. the 49 ers are the first team in the nfl to clinch a playoff spot, and they can thank the giants who beat the packers last night in a game that you are watching on abc seven, the 49 ers qualify for the playoffs for the fourth time in five years. they can win
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their division and lock up a home playoff game if they win this weekend in arizona. the niners are ten and three and will host every playoff game before the super bowl if they win their last four games. did you follow all that? >> i followed it for him. >> okay, good. where are the wings? >> tickets are now on sale for the newest international route out of sfo starting in may. united airlines is going to fly nonstop to barcelona. that is the only direct route between sfo and barcelona on an american based airline. the flights are going to be seasonal, lasting from may until october. the flight leaves at 5:25 p.m. so you can sleep and rest. and then 11.5 hours later, you'll be in spain. my favorite story of the day comes from australia, a tasmanian celebrity known as neil. >> the seal is at it again, this time soaking up a lot of attention while crossing a road. i really thought my scale was off or something, but when you
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see the people know that that seal really is as big as an suv. yeah it's an elephant seal. it stopped in the middle of the street. and as you can see, it put on a little show, then got tired and took a nap. apparently neil likes to leave the beach to socialize with his neighbors. just last month, a neighbor said neil showed up at her house and went to sleep in front of her truck and that stopped her from going to work. and she said, thank you, neil. >> like, is this good for neil? i don't know. >> look, see, now they're running. >> yeah, now they're scared. they should have been scared. he's a big but neil is like making a little show there for them. you see how cute neil is? >> cute. >> is that a show or like, a warning call? >> right? glorious >> it's like, how do we interpret that? >> or is it a cry for help? >> i don't know. >> by water. i i don't know. the water is right there. >> okay, so the elephant seals are the largest of all seals. so that's why. >> and we have them here. like if you go to like, where is it? >> it can be up to 8,000 pounds,
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8000? >> wow. i was curious how big they get. >> that's. you think neil's 8000 now? >> when i think of elephant seals, that's not what i think of. i think of like they have like a really big floppy nose. you know what i'm talking about? >> i do, i do. >> i do. and then they fight each other. >> oh, yeah, i have seen that on, like, some sort of documentary. >> and then you can see them on like the central coast. if you go by like san luis obispo or in that area. i saw them. i couldn't believe it. it was really cool, but it felt like, where am i? yeah, i think we have these here. oh, and they just are just they're just around. wow. you know, like, now we know i didn't know they were here. >> it doesn't cool. >> it was. it's really cool to see them. >> don't get too close. yeah, not close. yeah. check it out. this morning. don't get too close to the folks around you when you're driving, especially in the north bay. we do have dense fog right now with the dense fog advisor in effect until 11 a.m. so this cloud cover is going to linger for
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much of the morning, but we will get sunshine later on today. here's a look at your accuweather headlines we are dealing with that dense fog this morning and advisory in the valleys of the north bay until 11 a.m. today. but then after that later on this afternoon it is sunny. we'll find mild temperatures, most of us going into the 60s, a bit above average for this time of the year. and then later this week, we're warming up even more. we have a chance for records coming here probably on saturday. some of us may get into the 70s before we track our next chance for some rain. here's future weather, that fog breaking down by lunchtime and we have brighter skies and we do expect not as big of an area of fog later on tonight. future weather showing you probably in the santa clara valley is the best chance of finding some of that fog. but we will deal with some pockets of dense fog again tomorrow morning. probably not as widespread as we're dealing with right now. so today we have that fog giving way to sunshine. temperatures going into the 60s in san francisco, 62 and oakland, 66 in san jose, 63 in napa, about 62. in antioch. then
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overnight tonight, we'll watch areas in the south bay for some of that fog redeveloping otherwise, we'll have temperatures in the 30s and in the 40s heading into wednesday here is the accuweather seven day forecast. it's a foggy start today but it's bright sunshine for much of the week ahead. friday temperatures well above average with a warm day on saturday. then late sunday into monday as our next chance for some showers as a cold front approaches california, we'll fine tune those details as we get closer. gloria >> all right, drew. well, if you are planning on driving soon, just keep in mind it is foggy out there. be extra careful this morning. we're getting a live look right now at our richmond, san rafael bridge camera. and this is where we've had that sigalert for several weeks. so the three right lanes are blocked now. right now, there's not too much of a backup approaching the toll plaza. so probably a good time to hit the road right now if you are planning on using the richmond-san rafael bridge and then as far as mass transit so far, everything is running on time except bart, but it is running a little slower because of that wet weather outside. and
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of course, we're talking about the fog, guys. >> thanks, gloria. new at six, a large renovation project moving forward on san francisco's waterfront. but how much is it going to cost developers? look at the growing price tag and the changes ahead. >> first, though, the mayor of one bay area town wants minimum wage there to go up and be even more than the state is set to offer. >> first, a live look outside
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an hour. the mayor of half moon bay wants to make her city's minimum wage $20 an hour. she talked with us about it during our 3 p.m. show, getting answers has to do with the fact that we have people living in poverty here who cannot afford to live here, who are living in three,
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four families to a room, to a house is a crazy situation. >> and $20 an hour is nothing. it's really not even a livable wage. >> now, if this is approved, it would take effect no later than march of 2024 for businesses that have more than 25 employees. again california's minimum wage increases by $0.50 to $16 an hour starting january first. san jose's is going up to 1755. oakland's 1650. san francisco will not be changing its minimum wage in january. it will stay at 18.07. >> the glide foundation is getting ready for its annual holiday food distribution event. voluntee leaders, including some from gap, began backing up food that will be distributed tomorrow. glide will be distributing two bags this year. one includes a traditional holiday meal of a turkey and the trimmings. the other contains culturally appropriate items for the asian community. glide officials say the need is especially great this year. >> so on paper it says about 25%
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of our population population in san francisco is in food insecure or at risk of food insecurity. but we know it's more than that. if there was a great message that we have is that we like to spark hope and let people know that there is a solution. there are places that you can go to get the help that you need. and so and glide is one of them. >> tomorrow glides volunteers will load the bags onto trucks and deliver them to about 25 different organizations across the city. >> the so-called queen of rap is going on tour and her first stop is going to be right here in the bay area. nicki minaj announced the pink friday to the tour starts friday, march first at oakland arena. her new album just came out a few days ago. if you want tickets to the concert, citi card members can get them today starting at 9 a.m. and then the general public, they go on sale friday at 9 a.m, 556 this morning as we take a look at the morning drive, what we are dealing with on the day planner, you can clearly see a lot of cloud cover early on this
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morning. >> we have areas of dense fog. we'll start to see some of the sunshine break out around ten, 11 a.m. this morning. that's when the dense fog advisory does lift our worst fog right now is in the north bay where visibility is less than a quarter of a mile in spots. so use those low beams while you're driving. add extra distance to the cars around you because some areas are dealing with that thick fog right now. take a look at the 24 hour temperature change with that additional cloud cover. we are a lot warmer this morning compared to this time yesterday. so most of us starting out in the 40s and in the 50s, the day planner looks like this. we have foggy areas through 9 a.m. after 11 a.m. the fog will lift for sunshine. and today, by 4 p.m, it's mild in the upper 50s to the mid 60s for our daytime highs. kumasi >> thank you, drew. new at six, brittney griner is getting ready to describe her experience being detained in russia. the details on the new project in the works. >> plus, is presidential immunity possible for former president trump? the supreme court now being called upon to make a decision on that and air quality concerns in the east bay
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. >> the special emergency meeting being held by the richmond city council tonight. >> but first, a live look outside. it's 557 and we'll be right back
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