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mid air scare. a piece of an airplane pops off in alaska airlines flight shortly after takeoff, with passengers on board. described what they saw as the airline grounds one of its fleets overnight, and the formal move to oust oakland mayor shengtao from office. how the retired judge leading the effort says she's looking for accountable city in the city.
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good morning. it's saturday, january 6th. i'm stephanie sierra. we are expecting some rain today. lisa is here and it's not looking too inviting outside. well you know, it's going to be a quick mover, but it's certainly going to feel like january. >> the cold air is settling in not only for the second half of your weekend, but really for the week ahead. live doppler seven right now shows the rain extreme northern california, and we'll be looking at the slow progress maybe three four hours before it heads into the north bay. 36 san ramon. the 35 chilly degrees greeting you in the livermore valley with palo alto at 35 and up in the north bay, we have got those upper 30s from sonoma, novato, and 38 in napa. so awfully chilly out there. level one system on the way. light to moderate rain. it's a quick mover, gusty south winds to northwest winds today, and a surf advisory and a frost advisory as we get into your sunday morning. so already 4 to 11 degrees colder for your saturday half mile visibility
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novato. and there's a look at the timeline where we'll see the clouds and patchy fog through 8:00. then the rain arrives ten 11:00 in the north bay exiting the south bay. 3:00 and totals will be light. we'll talk about that and the future coming up. stephanie. >> all right, lisa, thank you. developing news now alaska airlines made an emergency landing after a window blew out on a board of flight. passengers breathing through oxygen masks as the pilot made this emergency landing. abc's jacqueline lee is here with more overnight alaska airlines grounding its entire fleet of boeing 737 nine aircrafts amid serious questions about what caused this hole in the fuselage mid-flight. >> there was a very loud noise at and it it seemed like something rushed into the cabin and then rushed out shortly after the flight, heading to ontario, california took off in emergency in the air as the cabin depressurized, forcing the
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pilot to turn around. >> and we are emergency. we are depressurized. we do need to return back to. we have 177 passengers, oxygen masks were immediately lowered, terrified passengers seeing portland lights from the hole in the plane when the oxygen mask came down, my mind was like, oh my god, something is seriously wrong. >> you could like, hear the heavy breathing. and then from there, i just i just kept thinking of my family. it was hard not we were all trying, not to panic. >> alaska airlines say the aircraft carrying 171 guests and six crew members, landed safely at portland international airport, telling abc news, the safety of our guests and employees is always our primary priority. so while this type of occurrence is rare, our flight crew was trained and prepared to safely manage the situation. investigators still trying to pinpoint just what went wrong. >> one of the questions here for the investigators is going to be uh- was that a mechanical failure or was that some failure
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in maintenance? >> and the ceo of alaska airlines says they're only grounding these planes as a precaution. and they will only return after safety inspections and maintenance. jacqueline lee abc news, los angeles back here at home today, a formal effort to recall oakland mayor xiang tao is expected to be launched, but the effort is being led by a former alameda county superior court judge who plans on sending a letter of intent to the mayor. >> she says town needs to be held accountable for what's happening in the city. we need to hold her to the same standard to which she tried to hold, um, chief armstrong, and she said, basically, things happen on your watch, so therefore you have to go. >> so things are happening on her watch. she needs to go. >> harbin forte was removed from the oakland police commission by mayor tao. tao has not commented yet on this recall effort. community groups held a rally yesterday urging the mayor to declare a state of emergency. now, abc seven news insider phil
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matier joined us on our news at four on friday. he explained why the effort to recall mayor tao is a realistic one. >> they've collected over 300 signatures in order to get the process going. they need 250. the next step will be to go out and collect 25,000 signatures from the city. citizens of oakland, the voters of oakland. and larry, given the mood not just in oakland but across the bay area where people are feel under siege by crime and both violent crime and petty crime. whether it's burglaries to your car, burglaries to businesses, uh, it's not out of the realm that they could collect the needed signatures to put this on the ballot for november. >> it's been one week since oakland police officer tuan lei was killed in the line of duty. people gathered in oakland's chinatown to pay their respects in you are all, all
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began with a traditional buddhist prayer, hymns and a bell ringing ceremony. it was organized by the chinatown chamber of commerce foundation. the president of the chamber says it's important to gather in person to remember lei. >> we thought there would be a best way for many. you know, folks, they they couldn't do it online and they want to send the, uh, you know, the messages and the condolence, uh, to the family. so which is very important for many of us, officer tuan lei is the first oakland police officer to die on duty since 2009. >> now the official law enforcement memorial service for officer lei is on wednesday. it is open to the public. the service will be held at 10 a.m. at the three crosses church in castro valley. as we look to build a better bay area, we have focused a lot on san francisco from fighting crime to reimagining downtown. there are a lot of issues to address, and this morning we're looking at the san francisco. center on
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market street. adidas announced it's closing its store, joining a growing list of big name retailers that pulled out of the mall. abc seven news reporter tim johns tells us the potential options to fill those vacancies. >> governor gavin newsom in los angeles wednesday announcing a new state of the art tech and health research park, a collaboration between ucla and the private sector taking over a space that was once a westfield mall. >> this is a race for global dominance in this space. this is about exponentials. >> meanwhile, up north here in the bay area, our own mall in san francisco is seen a new store close its doors. adidas announcing friday they'll be shutting down on january 13th. it's not just mall space that's becoming more available in san francisco, though. around the city, office vacancies are at record levels. that level now at 35, according to the latest numbers, with all the unused space, there have been questions over whether san francisco could do something similar to l.a. >> you should be able to take a downtown core and make it into not just a business center, but
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an innovation center. >> sean randolph works with the bay area council's economic institute. he says since the end of the pandemic, several city leaders have been pushing ways to reimagine downtown. i can only say that there is real interest out uh- in the university of california's desire to look at downtown as an option for campus, for housing and a number of things. >> but it's not just university biz that can take up the empty space, says commercial real estate developer mark ritchie. >> ritchie says artificial intelligence businesses stand out as a rapidly growing consumer of office space. in recent years, especially in san francisco, we're in the best position nationally to recover from this. >> based on the hope for future tech employment and whatever is the vanguard of tech, experts say new development won't come without challenges. >> though there are issues of homelessness that are a deterrent. uh for some companies to come in here. um, there are issues of crime. >> however, despite the obstacles, many city residents
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tell us they'd support the changes, especially if it's done the right way in the housing. >> um. uh community organizations, uh, after school programs in san francisco. >> tim johns, abc seven news with the new year comes a new law aimed to make a night on the town safer. >> for we often hear about people going to a bar and not remembering anything, because someone may have slipped something into their drink. abc seven news reporter tara campbell shows us what's changing to make sure you're safe. the goal is to make scenes like this more safe in just a matter of months. >> most bars and nightclubs across the state will be required to have drug testing kits available to help customers know if their drink has been spiked. >> i think it's super important, especially as a woman being out at night, um, continuing alcohol. you don't want to be at the wrong place with the wrong people. i think it's a good idea. >> make people feel more safe. >> the kits typically include a
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strip, sticker or straw that can detect common roofie or date rape drugs like ketamine or ghb. >> i worked here for a long time, and i've seen people sort of touch other people's drinks, and i immediately just get rid of the drink because i just, i think that's you have to be careful. >> the longtime san francisco bartender says she does what she can to help keep customers safe, and she thinks making testing available makes sense. >> there are situations. there are times when someone will get up to go to the bathroom and i keep an eye on things. i know men probably experienced it too, but it's something that a lot of women are very cautious about when they go out. >> i know it happens all the time. >> i worked at a bar and someone got roofie there one time, so i've seen it myself. >> we have a crisis that's taking place. that's resulting in sexual assault, that's targeting primarily women and members of the lgbtq communities . >> assembly member josh lowenthal introduced ab 1013 early last year. in the fall, it became law by way of example, i have members of my staff that have been roofied.
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>> there are members of the legislative body that have been roofied. >> lily horton says. it almost happened to her. >> they told me they wanted me to leave with them. so they got a drink and they passed it behind their back. my friend caught that and then, um, defended me. >> bar owners are required to have tests available starting in july, and it's up to them whether they charge customers. tara campbell, abc seven news across the state now, a new proposal could change a california law to help crack down on car burglaries right now, prosecutors are required to prove a vehicle was locked and that the break in was intentional. >> this often means the victim has to testify in person, which can be a challenge, especially if the victim is a tourist. some people consider this instance an unlocked door loophole. the bill would eliminate that requirement to prove the vehicle was unlocked. lisa, how's it looking? >> it's cold out there.
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stephanie. more 30s this morning than we've seen in quite some time. a live look outside here it is 43, in oakland, though. and yesterday, what a day into the 60s. today, just 50s and a cold northwest wind after the rain. stay tuned. i'll explain. >> coming up lisa, thank you. also coming up from adversity to victory how a south bay food truck is making a heartfelt return after a devastating crash. but first, a driver slams into an east bay home, causing a gas leak and prompting evacuations. time now, 612. we'll be right back but we need an atm from our bank unless you want to spend a small fortune in fees. uh, no, thank you. banking with us means more fee-free atms than the two largest us banks combined. well, that would be convenient but there is no b-m-o here. ah, you can just call us bee-mo, and there is now. you know what else is convenient? mobile banking that makes it easy to track your goals and manage your money get out of town. but we... just got here. when a bank helps you get and stay ahead.
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public so people can return home and the roads are back open. now the incident was deemed non-criminal and the driver did remain on scene. in santa cruz, friends, family, swimmers and surfers are all mourning the loss of a well-known swim coach, richard thornton died suddenly this week. we're told he collapsed into the water as he was about to go surfing while his exact cause of death is unknown. richard recently fought a battle with cancer. as they mourn his death, they found solace knowing he died doing something he loved. >> it could be in a hospital bed for six months with uh- oxygen tube and drooling on himself and losing weight and everything else. and so what a way to go for someone that loves love to the beach and being in the water. thornton was the coach of san ramon valley aquatics in the north bay, a nationwide shortage is creating a challenge at the grocery store. >> you may see it. many local stores are reporting empty shelves and low inventory.
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stores like safeway and lucky's are even posting signs like this , asking customers to limit their egg purchases to two packages per family. >> i'm not seeing any eggs as i was in here earlier in the week when they were empty. >> there's not an egg on the shelf, just an empty area. it's largely blamed on the highly contagious avian flu, which has infected millions of egg laying hens. >> officials say 11 commercial farms between marin and sonoma counties had to euthanize their massive flocks. more people are turning to family farms trying to keep up with demand. well, it was a meaningful return for a bay area family after their food truck was severely damaged last month. abc seven news reporter lauren martinez explains how the community helped get them back up and running. hi. you guys ready to order the san jose based food truck baja kitchen is back. did you want to do the shanghai lumpia on it, too? friday night marked the official
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reopening of serving their filipino american food. the event was outside the children's museum curiosity in san mateo. number eight. we first met selena wong, the operations manager, and rod reyes, founder of bahia, in december. >> there's damage through here. it was days after their food truck was sideswiped and heavily damaged by another food truck that someone had just stolen. >> out of the same lot. they were both parked in a month before that. their insurance company stopped covering commercial vehicles. >> the couple started a gofundme and it didn't take long for the community to help. >> as soon as we posted it, you know, we got tons of support and it was kind of overwhelming. i was just like, wow, this is amazing. with over $11,000 of donations, the truck was in the repair shop. >> a week later, staff at curiosity were some of those go fund me donors. i think none of us are thriving unless all of us are thriving. >> and so when you see someone or a group that isn't, you want
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to reach out and help. and that's really what it's all about. reyes founded bari a seven years ago in memory of his mother. >> he got the truck in 2021. in 2022, a state food code went into effect that allows mobile food operations to be stored at a private home. it's a law. not many small business owners know about, including reyes. >> i could also see how it could be kind of risky. you know, like a food truck is a mobile kitchen. mobile kitchen. and you have a lot of expensive equipment on here. >> reyes will continue to park the truck at a shared lot. as for what's next, the couple are booked out until may. wong and reyes want to thank everyone for helping them get their business on wheels back. >> we're beyond grateful for everybody that's helped us and supported us along the way. and, you know, like we're we're glad that we're back up and running and we definitely want to just come back harder and, you know, like support the community that supported us in san mateo. >> lauren martinez abc seven
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news. well we are on storm watch this morning. >> cold winter rain here in the bay area means snow in the sierra. the storm is expected to dump some much needed snow in the lake tahoe area starting today. it's been a slow start though to the winter season. the first sierra snowpack survey of the year only showed a few inches. northstar and heavenly have 65 and 70% of their terrain closed. kirkwood is at around 50. >> it's a thin base, but this mountain ski is so fun and this snow level, lots of terrain to play with. and yeah, i think, you know, getting getting the backside and chair for going this weekend, this sunday, ideally, um, we'll be set up for the rest of the season ahead. >> the storm is expected to bring snow that will not only be good for skiing and snowboarding, but also cross country skiing, snowshoeing and snowmobile tours. so much needed snow for tahoe and i just did check this morning 55 ski lifts are still closed and for us here
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in the bay area, it's much needed rain. lisa, i know we've been talking a lot about that this winter. how's the timing looking? >> you know what? we are going to see some downpour here and there throughout the middle of the day here. and then the snow picking up and the winter storm warning expiring through 4:00 tomorrow. you know, it has been not great all the way up into whistler, british columbia where they need snow. so things could be changing as we get into the middle of january. that's some good news. always the welcome rain, but obviously that snowpack is what we need to get going as we get into a look at live doppler seven right now, satellite and radar composite a couple hours away, the cold quick moving system to the north of us. and you can see a few returns right offshore here, but we'll be looking at about 10:00 here for santa rosa and then pushing through marin county into the east bay throughout the early part of the afternoon. later part of the afternoon for the south bay. look at the cold
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numbers from 35 in livermore. also 35 in saint helena, 38 santa rosa. it is 38, in fairfield, with some upper 30s in palo alto, 44 in oakland, and a live look. outside. you can see partly cloudy conditions. level one system. the rain spreading into the bay area with the gusty south winds ahead of it. cold northwesterly winds behind it. that sets us up for a frost advisory. pretty much for all of our inland areas into 10:00 sunday morning, and then likely extended into monday morning for even colder temperatures. a couple of weak systems on the way next week with cold air in place, and then by the end of the week we could see some heavier rain. but we are looking at the high surf advisory throughout the evening hours. it has been extended from point reyes 15 foot breakers here to 12ft off of san francisco. the risk of rip currents and localized beach erosion right here along the coast, all the way down to big sirup. and a look at our frost advisory for our inland valleys from the north bay, the east
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bay, the south bay. current numbers as low as 32 degrees. and the winds are going to be up all night long, so you know how cold it's going to be if we can hold on to those 30s with those breezy winds. there's a look at the timeline. 1030 it's getting pretty soggy in the north bay. 130 it's across the east bay, the peninsula entering the south bay. 3:00 exiting the south bay, and rainfall amounts ranging anywhere from a really light amounts of a 10th, perhaps a little bit more than that in richmond to 2/10 in hayward. and looking at the possibility of a third of an inch up through novato, santa rosa, only a quarter of an inch. but look at the winds out ahead of this system. some 20 to 30 mile an hour winds. and then as we get the system pushing through the bay area, the winds get even stronger. and then they switch around to the northwest. and for a time being, there are over 40 miles an hour at the coast. so 1 to 2ft above 7000ft in the sierra nevada. this ends at 4:00 in the morning. gusty winds 55 miles an hour. so travel through
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early sunday will be difficult, with anywhere from 13in tahoe city, 17in at donner and temperatures today. breezy, cold with the rain exiting by the late afternoon in the south bay. 58 there, 55 in richmond. and then tonight, look at all the 30s out there freezing in livermore. that frost advisory for our interior. south bay and inland east bay and north bay level one system, wet and windy. cold to start on sunday and monday with dry days level one system tuesday, wednesday and then more rain the end of the week. >> all right, a busy week, that is. thank you. lisa, when we return coffee company fils is making a move across the bay. why? the ceo says its headquarters will no longer be here in san francisco
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grounding all of its boeing 737 max nine planes after a flight was forced to land because of a hole in the fuselage. what we know so far and winter blast. more on that major storm sweeping the country from the west to the east. more than a dozen states under winter storm alerts bracing for a mix of snow and ice, sleet and heavy rain. our weather team, of course, has the latest here, plus tensions in the middle east. the us secretary of state traveling to turkey this morning, beginning a whirlwind of travel across the region. more on his agenda amid fears of the war spreading into wider conflict, the white house press secretary joins us live here with an exclusive interview and up for grabs. those final playoff spots and the teams vying for them this last weekend of the nfl regular season. it is high stakes and you know we're going to cover it all. that is all coming up right here on gma. >> san francisco based philz coffee is now oakland based. yes. those mint mojitos are on the move. according to the
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examiner, the company is closing its dogpatch headquarters and moving its roasting plant in the east bay. the ceo says corporate employees are fully remote, so there was no need for the office space anymore. the coffee shop that was part of the space is also closing. the original philz coffee shop in the mission district also closed just a few months ago. well, monster jam is making its return to san francisco's oracle park today yeah, you can hear it loud. grave digger and company will be taking over the ballpark this weekend after a ten year hiatus. crews brought in more than 300 truckloads of dirt to build the track and monster jam kicks off with a pit party where you can see all the trucks up close. starting at 1230, and then doors will open at 330. and our next half hour on abc seven mornings. trump back on the ballot in colorado. why a move by the supreme court could change the
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presidential election as we mark the third anniversary of the january 6th insurrection, a new plans for the san quentin state prison. but the governor wants to change, including potentially removing death row but his vision dimmed with age. he had amd. i didn't know it then, but it can progress to ga, an advanced form of the disease. his struggle with vision loss from amd made me want to help you see warning signs of ga. like straight lines that seem wavy, blurry, or missing visual spots that make it hard to see faces like this one, or trouble with low light that makes driving at night a real challenge.
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is here with the latest and it's chilly out there. yeah, it is. >> we're going to get into that cold air after the cold front and it's going to stick around a live look right now at our current numbers where we are awfully chilly on the peninsula. how about 36 palo alto, 35 in our inland valleys. this time tomorrow. frost advisory for these areas. so that cold air
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settling in san jose 43. it is 36. in novato and sonoma with 38 by the delta. and our level one system will be accompanied with gusty winds, slick roadways, high surf and then that frost advisory early sunday morning. so four degrees to 13 degrees colder this morning. and we haven't even seen the rain yet. a half mile visibility in novato a mile in santa rosa. here's a look at the timeline with those chilly numbers. nine 10:00 the north bay will begin to see a few sprinkles by 1130. it's raining from santa rosa to petaluma and then that front quickly spreads to the east and south bay through the middle of the afternoon, exiting the north bay by about 3:00. it's out of the south bay. and then here comes the cold air with the gusty wind. so we'll talk about how cold it's going to get, how much rain to expect coming up in a few minutes. stephanie. >> thank you lisa. new developments. now the u.s. supreme court will take up a court challenge on whether or not former president donald
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trump will be on the ballot in colorado. so abc news reporter daria springer has the latest for president donald trump once again on the presidential ballot in colorado after an historic announcement by the supreme court, the justices say they will hear arguments in the case whether trump should be banned from the state's election ballot for engaging in insurrection against the united states on january six, the colorado supreme court removed trump from the primary ballot, citing the 14th amendment, which prohibits any officer of the united states who swore an oath to the constitution and engaged in insurrection from holding office. >> the trump team, disputing that ruling in a statement to abc news, a trump campaign spokesman says they are confident the supreme court will affirm the civil rights of president trump and the voting rights of all americans. >> it was inevitable that this was going to end up at the supreme court. >> the supreme court's decision could expand beyond colorado. similar legal challenges against
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trump are underway in more than 30 states. if trump is on some ballots and not on others, that's going to land in their lap anyway, so they understand that and they're going to have to resolve this once and for all. trump, who denies any wrongdoing related to the events of january 6th, react to the supreme court's announcement during a campaign rally friday in iowa, oral arguments in the supreme court are scheduled for february 8th. the justices could rule on the matter just in time for super tuesday primary elections in march. daria oblinger, abc news, new york. >> today marks a somber anniversary in our country's history. it's been three years since the january 6th attack on the u.s. capitol. ten of thousands of trump supporters descended on washington for a rally, then complete chaos overtook the capitol. i spoke to speaker emerita nancy pelosi about the message she has for our country. looking back at the insurrection, here's her response. >> it was a assault on the congress. to do its job was an
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assault on the capitol. it was assault in so many ways. the saddest part, stephanie, for me and this is our dome of the capitol, is a symbol to the world of democracy, a symbol to the world. it was built by abraham lincoln during the civil war at that time, people said to him, you should use the steel and the manpower for the war. and he said, no, we must show our strength and our resolve and build this dome to the see that day, the dome assaulted by people carrying a confederate flag, a confession, confederate flags through the dome and trying to outside and under the dome. it was a very sad and especially in terms of lincoln's resolve. but i'm very proud of the work of the january 6th
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committee to have the narrative for the public to understand what it is. so the message of it all is democracy is fragile. it was an insurrection by the president of the united states, incited by the president of the united states and we can't let that happen again. >> speaker emerita pelosi also wrote an op ed published in the atlantic, where she talked in detail about her experience and many others. on that day, including the 140 officers that were injured by rioters. highlighting the courage of u.s. capitol police and the dc metro police, who quote in her words, defended our temple of democracy . tsay now speaking of democracy, president joe biden made that a focal point in his first major speech of the election year, a speech he made on the eve of the january 6th insurrection anniversary, arguing donald trump remains a, quote, threat to democracy. biden traveled to valley forge, pennsylvania, where he invoked george washington s words to his troops at the dawn of the
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american revolution. >> today, we're here to answer the most important of questions is democracy still america's sacred cause? was president biden's team says his campaign will also focus on everyday issues like education and the economy. >> new developments now work to double stack shipping containers around berkeley's people's park is on schedule and is expected to be completed by tonight. that's according to u.s. officials. the university cleared the park early thursday morning. now, uc wants to build student housing on that land, but protesters want the historic space preserved. seven arrests were made thursday. all were cited and released, and marin county now governor gavin newsom, plans to turn san quentin state prison into a rehab and education center. and we're learning more about what that process would look like. a new report shows the state plans to reduce the population by 30% and retrain the guards. the plan
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also calls for removing death row. no one has been executed at the prison in decades. now the project comes with a $360 million price tag, but a state advisory council said that could be cut down by at least a third, reducing the population. >> single cells will then give us a better chance, we believe, to ensure that every resident has a comprehensive rehabilitation and reentry plan from day one, the report also says the prison should conduct restorative justice sessions between inmates and their victims, or survivors. >> now, incarcerate survivors of sexual abuse at the federal women's prison in dublin, testified before a judge. hearings began this week for the judge to decide whether to appoint a special master to oversee reforms at the prison, a class action lawsuit filed last august accuses correctional officers of rape and sexual abuse. the plaintiffs are
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demanding that the bureau of prisons make immediate changes. >> it's not about just arresting an officer or a staff member for their actions. breaking the policy rules. it's about change. don't hire those type of people. >> the hearings will continue next week. eight officers at the prison have been charged with sexually abusing inmate individuals. two have pleaded guilty. all right. before we head to break, look what was spotted in mountain view. a massive electric airship that we told you about back in november has now taken flight. as you can see here, it's twice the size of the goodyear blimp. to give you perspective, and one of google's co-founders is backing this project. still ahead on abc seven mornings, a robo taxi tickets how a local lawmaker wants to hold driverless vehicles accountable. and here's a live look atop our roof camera looking at the bay bridge. this morning, traffic is moving along nicely. time now is 638. the abc
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to an investigation of apple, which could lead to a big antitrust case. that's according to the new york times. the government is looking into the company's use of control over iphones and software, which makes it difficult for users to use one product without another. now if a suit is filed, it would be the fourth major tech company sued for a monopolistic business practices within five years. apple has said it does not violate antitrust law. new this morning, a san francisco lawmaker wants robo taxis to start receiving tickets. just
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like everyday drivers. assembly member phil ting represents parts of san francisco and san mateo county. he told our partners at the san francisco standard he's rolling out legislation that would enforce moving violations and require companies to send more data to local officials. currently robo taxis in california can't be ticketed for some violations, like speeding, because there's no human driver to cite. but lisa, there's a lot of questions here about how that process would unfold. the police actually pulled them over if that happens. so be interesting to keep following that. yeah that would be interesting for sure. >> all right. good morning everybody. as we look out towards santa cruz this morning, how about a cold 39 degrees. rain starts at about noon time here with a high of 56. and it will be windy. details on the bay area forecast for the weekend and beyond. >> next. thank you lisa. also next bad break for the dubs. what's next for cp3 after his hand injury last night at chase center? larry beil has the
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you can watch two special edition monday night football games right here on abc seven at 130. the ravens take on the steelers in baltimore, and then at 515, the colts play the texans in indianapolis. then stay tuned for our sports show after the game at 815. in basketball, the warriors came out with a win, but still faced a tough loss that did not show up on the scoreboard. abc seven sports director larry beil explains in your morning sports. >> good morning everybody. after the most agonizing loss of the season, the warriors had less than 24 hours. just wash it away and get back out on the court against the worst team in the nba, the lowly detroit pistons and the warriors almost blew this one late as well. jonathan
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kuminga not happy with his playing time, unveiling a new hairstyle. we'll see if that would help the return of james wiseman, the ex warrior with authority. but he had only four points and 15 minutes. kuminga a solid 11 points, six boards for jc and yes, in this game he did play in the fourth quarter. but bad news here. chris paul broke his left hand surgery next week. it's brutal. the pistons recently broke a 28 game, losing streak 28 games. but they were down only one late in the fourth. steph curry making sure this doesn't slip away. curry scoring 14 of his 26 in the fourth period. and you know what the warriors needed every single point. one last step back for good measure here as steph goes. splash and the warriors eke out a 113 109 win. we've been waiting for the giants to make a move. well they did kind of underwhelming to be honest. trading outfielder mitch haniger and pitcher anthony desclafani along with 6 million bucks to seattle for that man. the 2021 cy young award winner robbie ray rays coming off a tommy john
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surgery probably not going to be available until after the all star break, and he has 73 million bucks left on his contract. women's hoops on a friday night, eighth ranked stanford hosting washington state pick it up in the third quarter. brooke. demetri. i'll take that steal and score. she had 12 points and four rebounds off the bench, too much. cameron brink, per usual. 20 points, 18 rebounds, five blocks for brink and the cardinal win 7465 for 40 niners. cornerback jason verrett can't catch a break. just suffered a mind boggling eighth season ending injury. torres rotator cuff in practice. poor guy. 40 niners will host the rams on sunday. it is basically a meaningless game with both teams in the playoffs, but it does have meaning to left tackle trent williams. he doesn't want to get stale waiting for the postseason, so he is going to play at least part of that game against the rams. speaking of the big guys, 40 niners, linemen gathering at the house of prime rib for their annual end of season feast, they invited quarterback brock purdy, joe
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bets has been hosting this event for years. years. and for joe, this is truly a labor of love. >> you only heard them holding, moving, but never a great shot or something like this. and i did it for them because i really appreciate what these guys do. they can't do something. what very few people can do. joe bets a treasure and so generous. >> that's a wrap on morning sports. have a great weekend, everybody. i'm larry beil. >> joe is a treasure. i agree with you, larry. and we are looking forward to that game. lisa tomorrow at 125, hopefully no rain. as you pointed out. >> yeah, it should be nice and sunny. stephanie but cold temperatures just in the 50s. that mild air behind us as we get the leading edge of a cold front working into northern california right now this is going to spread some rain. it's a fast mover, but also that cold air is going to be accompanied by gusty southwest winds. then tonight staying breezy with cold air settling in a closer inspection and you can see it is just a north of ukiah. some
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returns here, but it's going to take a couple of hours until we see the rain begin. there's our sweep on top of mount saint helena. so about 10:00 santa rosa and then progressively south and east through marin county, the east bay and south bay 49 san francisco is 44. in oakland, a cold 43, in hayward. and temperatures are right along the coast in the mid 40s. and from our sutro tower camera, we do a fog out there, a wind chill factor and look at all the 30s from 35 in the livermore valley to 36 in petaluma, 37 santa rosa feels even colder than that with a little bit of a wind and if we look at napa 38 now, it's going to be freezing tomorrow morning with a frost advisory. so level one system on the way. the rain will be a quick mover. so it's not an all day rain event, but you could get caught in a downpour, gusty winds and the frost advisory for inland east bay south bay, north bay tomorrow likely extended into monday and then more rain on the
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way. weaker systems into tuesday, wednesday potentially a stronger system. the end of the week. so current wave heights are high and our high surf advisory has been extended until about 7:00 this evening. so breakers point arena, 15ft 14ft san francisco. so we've got the risk of rip currents and the large swell along with beach erosion happening at the coast. our frost advisory highlighted areas here through 10:00 tomorrow. so get set for that cold air to stick around 1030. it is raining in parts of the north bay. it's going to slip to the south throughout the late morning hours. middle of the afternoon, over into oakland. it's 130 and you've got downpours there for vallejo. along the coastline. and then eventually about 2:00 into san jose, the santa clara valley, then exiting the bay area through the evening hours, clearing out, still breezy and cold throughout the evening.
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rainfall amounts not too impressive. maybe 2/10 to a third of an inch through novato. santa rosa about a 10th of an inch there as we get towards redwood city. but a little more than that, hopefully into the east bay. 2/10. but look at the breezy winds. south winds, and then the north winds behind it. it's 1:00 and it is gusting to 30. and 40 miles an hour at the coast about 25 miles an hour inside the bay there's a look at our winter storm warning above 7000ft over a foot. and then as you look at the local ski resorts, we've got 14in tahoe city, 19in at donner. highs today from the upper 50s at best. san francisco windy conditions, mid 50s in the north bay. you can see the rain there last to leave the south bay freezing perhaps in our inland valleys tonight or close to it and all into our interior valleys, i should say, from the south bay to the north bay level one system, wet and windy. middle of the afternoon for most, a cold start for sunday and monday level one system,
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weaker systems tuesday and wednesday and then more rain perhaps next weekend. stephanie. >> all right, chilly days ahead. thank you lisa, you can check out the abc seven bay area app for the latest on weather conditions and access the same live doppler seven lisa uses search abc seven bay area in your devices app store to do
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gifts to baby jesus. celebrations include rosca de reyes or three kings cake, where a small baby figurine is hidden inside. here in the bay area, the unity council will host their 15th annual three wise men toy giveaway. it starts at 1 p.m. near the fruitvale transit village in oakland. now to a kind of therapy that might seem
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violent at first, but some say it's actually very stress relieving. abc7 news anchor karina nova gives us an inside look. when little tense, wait, wait. >> we all could use a release like everyone says, everyone needs therapy and what's best than smash therapy. >> is craziness glass flying everywhere? speaker shards. it was great. >> i'm feeling pretty pumped. >> inflation is up. everything is kind of crazy right now and nothing is stable yet. so people need a place like this right now . >> that was pretty cathartic. >> the bay area smash. room offers its customers a therapy experience on every level of their home. >> it is a nice workout, but it
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also feels good. it's a different type of stress reliever. i see a lot of people kind of like, whoa, i needed that and i don't know why. >> this has been amazing. this has been so fun. >> it's simple. you show up and suit up. >> we have all the safety gear here. we give you guys hard hats, gloves, safety shields. >> then choose your preferred tool of destruction. crowbar. >> sledgehammers. bats. sticks >> feel free to swap weapons as many times as you like. >> each room is stocked with a wide array of smashable items. if you want a personalize your visit, bring items from home. >> we actually let everyone bring up to three items three electronics and up to 25 pieces of glass per group. pictures of exes. >> you know, maybe some old furniture that you don't want anymore and you can really just go to town on it. >> be mindful not to hit the doors. the walls, and most
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importantly, each other. >> and one of the best parts about making this mess. >> you leave without cleaning it up. >> great stress relief, especially for a friday. talk about a long workweek. i got a lot of friends who would greatly benefit from releasing some stress in a rage room. >> it's actually really rewarding knowing that i'm providing a safe place for everyone to come. let that stress out. let that rage out. let that anger out. >> karina nova abc seven news. wow >> now that is something. >> are we that angry? >> i know, i know, you got to love that classical music that was in there though at one point gets you, gets you in the mood. >> could be fun, right? all right good morning everybody. we are looking at rain on the way to the bay area. live doppler seven right now shows it to the north of us. and this is a level
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one system. it's going to be accompanied by breezy winds. in fact, they're going to be cold winds behind the front. rough surf, light to moderate showers. so this level one system midday for most of us. and then a dry couple of days before some lightrillionain continues midweek. >> all right a busy week that is. thanks, lisa. well thank you all for joining us. i'm stephanie sierra along with lisa argen. abc seven news continues at nine. an >> this is abc 724 seven. >> in san francisco live at levi's stadium in san jose. >> live in oakland. >> yeah, you're watching abc seven news live anytime, anywhere. >> here we are. we are. we are, we are we are we are where you are never miss a moment of the news that matters to you. >> download our abc seven bay area streaming app. join us and start watching
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>> gio: good morning, america. scare in the air. an alaska airlines plane makes an emergency landing because of a hole in the fuselage. terrified passengers use oxygen masks as the cabin pressure drops. the major announcement from the airline this morning. >> whit: winter blast. the major storm sweeping across the country dumping more than a foot of snow in some places.
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