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it was happening. but this day and age, when people run, you run a frantic and chaotic scene at the super bowl victory parade in kansas city, missouri. >> now at five, what we know this morning about the victims in the shooting and the suspects in custody, could more security cameras be the answer to solving crimes? >> the idea the san jose police department is now pitching to local businesses. >> $23 million in the whole oakland unified school. board members have some ideas about how to address the deficit, but they aren't sitting well with teachers.
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>> you could soon be paying more to cross the iconic golden gate bridge. how you can weigh in before that final decision is made. thanks so much for being here. it is thursday, february the 15th. >> yeah. good morning. we want to head straight to gloria with the traffic alert. and gloria, we're hearing about a deadly crash on the bay bridge this morning. >> yes, we have some breaking news for you this morning. there is a deadly crash on the bay bridge that is impacting traffic right now. so look at our live cameras right here. you can see all the police activity out there. there are a lot of police personnel out there. this is impacting those people who are leaving the city. and this is on the lower deck of the bay bridge, right now. the three right lanes are blocked and we're told one person died and we're told a truck hit a car. so let's show you a map to show you exactly the area that's being impacted right now. so again, lower deck of the bay bridge, eastbound 80. this is before treasure island. and at last, check speeds were down to 20mph in this area. and again, one person has died. so we're working to get more information about this for you.
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>> hey, gloria, weather wise, the rain has moved out. we have a little bit of drizzle still in parts of the north bay this morning, but the steadier showers, those downpours have left us, so we're drying out this morning. temperatures underneath partly cloudy skies. we're in the 40s and low 50s, so we'll get a dry day today here. we'll find that morning commute will feature dry conditions. it's just pretty cloudy out there. we'll start to see some sunshine peak out around 10 a.m. temperatures slowly climbing through the 50s as we approach lunchtime. so today temperatures actually 1 or 2 degrees above average. most of us going into the low and mid 60s with increasing sunshine as the day rolls on. now heading into the weekend, we are tracking stronger storms. julian. we'll show you the timeline, how much rain you could expect, where you live. coming up in about eight minutes. all right. >> thank you so much. drew in the south bay, the san jose police department thinks more security cameras could help them solve crimes. sj pd is now asking local businesses to join a network of security cameras. abc seven news reporter elena howland joins us live at the san
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jose police headquarters. and, lena, they're actually offering up these cameras for free. >> hey, julian. that's right. as part of the capture crime pilot program, this is something that the san jose police believe will make everyone safer and they're doing it by handing out these free security cameras as part of the two year program. 50 small businesses across the city of san jose will be getting two cameras, a monitor and a hard drive with a two year memory in exchange, police are able to use the cameras for investigations. shrines cafe is one of the first businesses to take part in this program. after serving the area for more than 50 years. because even after a half century in business, they say sometimes the bottom line isn't always their biggest challenge. instead, that's crime. >> somebody came in with a knife a once. thank god there was a customer that helped me. crime uh- it has lowered a little bit. it was worth before, but with these cameras installed, it's
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going to be, uh, help us a lot. >> studies have shown that surveillance cameras can reduce the overall crime rate by 25. they can deter potential thieves , and they can help our officers solve crimes and hold thieves accountable. >> although experts worry about the surveillance society that this could create this strategy is something that the city is embracing. also recently, adding license plate readers and speed cameras. police added that this is an effective way to compensate for a short staffed department. live in san jose lena howland, abc seven news all right, thank you, lina city agencies and police departments from fremont to richmond are creating a task force to address crime in the east bay. >> the task force will focus on the area around interstate eight, 80 and 80. police say thieves are using the interstates to getaway quickly after committing a crime. now,
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police want to install license plate readers and share data across police departments. >> many crimes are committed using stolen vehicles, stolen license plates. the ability to bring those cameras to continue to improve the tools that law enforcement have, that's paramount. >> i need the national guard to be here. that's what i got to do. seven on our streets oakland councilman noel gallo called on the task force to go further. >> he reiterated his calls to bring in the national guard to patrol high crime areas in the east bay. well, it's been a year since former oakland police chief laurent armstrong was fired. that means it's also been a year that the city has been without a permanent police chief. although we're showing you video right now of oakland mayor shintaro, who fired armstrong after a federal monitor questioned his response to another officer's misconduct. now, months later, an independent audit cleared armstrong of any wrongdoing, and now he's suing the city and the mayor, saying his firing was
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illegal. >> a hometown celebration for the kansas city chiefs turned to chaos in a matter of seconds. police there now investigating yesterday's deadly shooting during the team's super bowl victory parade. gloria is at the live desk this morning with the latest information. gloria an estimated 1 million people were at the victory parade in kansas city for the chiefs and their super bowl win when gunshot rang out and one person is dead. >> that victim has been identified as lisa lopez galvan, a dj at a kansas city radio station. station khfi confirmed the news on their facebook page. lopez galvan was the host of a latin music show. police say that 22 people were shot. seven of them have life threatening injuries. there were 11 children among those victims. investigators have detained three people and say they have recovered one gun. video shows paradegoers tackling a suspect. now paul contreras sat down with his daughter to describe what happened. >> it was probably 30s, but that
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30s the whole time he's fighting, he's fighting to, you know, get up. and i didn't know if he had another weapon, you know, get up and run away, you know? so that 30s felt like a couple minutes, but it wasn't scary moments described right there. >> president biden has released a lengthy statement about the shooting, and it reads in part, quote, for this joy to be turned into tragedy today in kansas city cuts deep in the american soul. these events should move us, shock us, shame us into acting. san francisco mayor london breed also weighed in, saying, quote. on sunday, kansas city and san francisco shared a thrilling and joyous moment over an incredible football game. what should have been a celebration in is now heartbreaking. i've reached out to mayor lucas to offer our support and love during this difficult and tragic time in kansas city's police chief says there were more than 800 officers working the event. many held people to safety, help the
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injured and now an investigation into what sparked the shooting is underway. police are asking witnesses for video that could help shed light on what happened. they're just tragic, amanda, truly, thank you so much. >> gloria san francisco public health officials say their effort to curb drug related overdose deaths citywide is working. new data shows 66 people died of accidental overdoses last month, but that's down 21% from last january. officials say the key is treatment, and we want to ensure that all of us, all of our dpa contracted providers and df services as well as other city services, are working together to raise awareness about treatment that's available, able to raise awareness about the effectiveness of treatment and work together to double down on our efforts to get people into needed and life saving care. experts say. it starts with methadone, which can dramatically reduce the risk of death, especially when there's
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fentanyl involved. the city is working to make it more accessible through primary care providers. new federal rules expected to roll out in the next six months, would allow patients to take methadone home while they wait to get into opioid treatment programs, new data finds. san francisco is making some progress when it comes to changing people's attitudes about where the city is headed. the annual city beat poll from the chamber of commerce shows 72% of respondents feel the city is still on the wrong track. that's actually an improvement, though. the same poll last year found 77% of voters felt san francisco was not on the right track. >> the signs are showing that residents are feeling that our economic condition of the city is actually better than it was a year ago, so there's a great sense of optimism going forward. but i think voters realize that we have to do some things that create that optimism. uh- perception of san francisco and the reality of san francisco, the city beat poll also found only 61% of voters feel safe going downtown during the day.
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>> at night, it's just 34. >> drivers are getting a chance to weigh in on proposed toll increases for the golden gate bridge. there are four proposals being considered. the most expensive would raise costs by $0.50 a year through 2028. this includes tolls for fast track pay as you go and invoice commuters. the cheapest proposal increases tolls by 35% annually through 2028, and the other two proposals fall somewhere in between. now, if approved, the new tolls could start on july the 1st, officials say the four options will raise almost half of a projected $220 million deficit over the next five years. >> the golden gate bridge requires ongoing maintenance and operational support to keep the public safe, and ensure the bridge can be used and enjoyed by future generations. >> the next public hearing on the toll hikes will be next thursday february the 22nd at 9 a.m. >> time now 510. we'll take you to live doppler seven along with
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satellite. our current storm is wrapping itself up. we picked up close to a quarter to a half of an inch of rain yesterday. we're drying out today. a dry day tomorrow. and then here comes our next storm. you can see that area of low pressure, that classic comma shaped sewing showing you a stronger system is on its way to start out the weekend. but today, you don't have to worry about any of the rain early on. we have a fair amount of cloud cover out there. a live look from the exploratorium camera. we'll find brighter skies as we march through the afternoon highs today actually near average. not too bad. later on today, a fair amount of sunshine 50s to the mid 60s by about 4 p.m, then we turn our attention to saturday. it's a level two, a moderate storm, so a stronger storm than what we just went through. rain, heavy at times. the winds will be gusty between 20 and 40mph, and will also have rough surf along our coast line. so just anticipate the start of the holiday weekend is going to be wet and windy looking. atrillionainfall totals for saturday. you could see around the bay shoreline a 2:45 quarters of an inch of rain, likely higher rainfall in the
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north bay, where we could round between 1 and 2in of rainfall. and then we track another storm. on the heels of this one. we'll talk about that one impacting monday in a few minutes. julian. all right. >> thank you so much, drew, a 14 year old arrested while at school in the north bay. coming up, what police found at his home that led to that arrest. >> and waymo back in the headlines this morning. what the company plans to do after two of its autonomous cars collided and the return of tiger woods, the new swag we're expecting to see on the golf icon when he takes the field later today. and here at 511, you're looking at a live look at the bay bridge. earlier this morning, a deadly crash. we know one person has died this is impacting eastbound traffic. gloria will have a check in just
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where the truck was going. no one was hurt, it says it has since updated the technology to hopefully address this issue moving forward. waymo vehicles are not for sale, so the software update was just done to its own fleet. >> uber drivers protested in san francisco to demand higher pay. about 100 drivers rallied at the potrero center lot yesterday before caravanning over to uber headquarters. they claim uber is taking a greater share of their earnings without offering information on fare calculations . they're demanding answers from the company's ceo. >> we want him to come out and talk to us and face the music. how much, how much more of this can we take? you know. >> the demonstrators also voiced their anger over the amount of sudden cancellations from riders, which they claim are often abrupt and without explanation or an opportunity to appeal. uber issued a statement saying the vast majority of its drivers are satisfied died. >> the san francisco school board is delaying the switch from at large to district
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elections this week. the board voted 6 to 1 to vote to look at other voting alternatives before making a final decision. the district could face a lawsuit for potentially violating the california voting rights act. the school board also approved algebra one classes for the next school year. the courses will only be about uh, only be in about a third of the district schools due to a lack of qualified teachers, though the oakland unified school district is facing a $23 million budget deficit for the next school year . during a board meeting last night, we learned some of the options being considered to close that gap. some of those ideas include moving and eventually getting rid of some school staff positions, reorganizing and consolidate certain departments within the district, and reducing discretionary spending. now, many of the proposals are not sitting well with the local teachers union. >> we're well aware that this is a constant sort of theme from the district. they always claim doom and gloom, but for the past few years they have also ended
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the year with very healthy reserves. and a vote for a solution isn't expected until the end of the month. san francisco's lake merced south has officially reopened, and city leaders gathered for a special ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the newly renovated park. the renovations to lakes to the lake's southwest corner of the 614 acre park was the first phase of the $4.6 million lake merced trail improvement projects. upgrades included a brand new fitness court, new picnic tables and benches, assembly member phil ting, who helped secure funding for the project, says it was money well spent. i couldn't imagine a better use of state resources. >> local resources, because it's what people want. it's this is where places where people convene. this is where people meet, and it's such a great, great place. >> the entire renovation project is expected to wrap up later this year. >> our stormy weather that will
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be here over the next few days is impacting the removal of a crab fishing boat that's still stuck on the beach near bodega bay. crews removed the fuel from one storage tank to board the boat. some of that fuel leaked during failed efforts to tow the boat back into the water on monday. it's no longer leaking, but the boat is still stuck there. it ran aground during rough seas last friday night, while all the rain from the wet weather is filling up california's reservoirs. and that's a good thing. almost all of the state's reservoirs are above their historical averages for the state. folsom is at 129% and oroville is at 131. locally, the sonoma reservoir is at 109% of average, and this is a trend that was reported during their last snowpack measurement. all the rain was filling up those reservoirs. however, the snowpack was lacking because of all of the wet storms we've seen. thatrillionemains, the case with the state reporting the snowpack at 73% of normal
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>> overall, though, we are in good shape, our four biggest reservoirs, all above the historical averages. so that's good for the summertime. yeah, the snowpack is a bit below average. we have more snow coming over the weekend and early next week. live doppler seven showing you that we have a couple of lingering showers in the north bay. for the most part, we're dealing with mostly cloudy conditions and increasing sunshine as we go throughout the day, so we're wrapping up yesterday's storm saw a quarter to a half of an inch of rain. temperatures later on this afternoon. quite pleasant. we'll get you into the low and mid 60s under that increasing sunshine overnight tonight. a blend of stars and clouds. we are dry temperatures in the 40s and in the 50s. now. tomorrow is a dry day. then we get to saturday and the rain is back in the forecast and saturday storm is a bit stronger than the one we saw yesterday. lightrillionain in the morning. then that intensifies as we head into the afternoon on saturday. so just anticipate that saturday is going to be a pretty wet day all day long. that's just one of several storms we're tracking over the holiday weekend. here's saturday storm, then a stronger system looks to move in here
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sunday night into monday, and this one is going to linger. that low pressure is going to sit and spin off our coastline tuesday into wednesday. and then potentially another storm here on thursday. so you get the picture. the rainfall is going to add up. so tomorrow through early next week 1 to 2in for a lot of us. but we're watching the north bay and the coastline where some areas 3 to 5in of rain could cause some issues early next week. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. next seven days for you. sun and clouds today. dry tomorrow. get those storm preps in because then we get to the active pattern over the weekend and early next week with on and off showers through wednesday. gloria. >> yeah, you know, we're continuing to follow this deadly crash that's impacting traffic on the bay bridge. we've just confirmed two people have died in this crash. so very unfortunate. and you could see the flashing lights there still a lot of activity out there as they work to figure out exactly what happened. and again, two people have died. this is really impacting those people who are leaving the city on the bay
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bridge. and you can see the live look from our roof camera. we're going to keep updating you on this throughout the morning. right now, the three right lanes are blocked. so we're going to zoom in to show you exactly where this is happening. so this is over again on the bay bridge. the lower deck. this is on eastbound 80 before treasure island. and this is impacting those drivers who are leaving uh- going towards pretty much the oakland area. and speeds right now are down to ten miles per hour. so give yourself extra time. if you are driving in this direction. we're also following another sig alert this morning. this is a two car crash. this is over on southbound 880 before tennyson road, and this is in hayward. and this is impacting those who are going to the san mateo bridge right now. the speeds there are down to seven miles per hour. and the backup is to a street. and you could see it's pretty much in the red. so traffic is really not moving in this area, guys. >> all right. thanks so much gloria. and coming up the seven
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leaders are expected to be briefed today on a potential nuclear threat in outer space. russia reportedly reportedly excuse me, wants to put nuclear weapons in space to possibly target satellites. >> number two, investigators are still trying to figure out the motive for a mass shooting during the kansas city chiefs super bowl parade celebration. one person was killed at least 21 other people, including children, were injured. >> number three, a new program is putting more security cameras in san jose. police are giving some business owners the cameras in exchange for access to the video. they hope the program will help investigators solve crimes. >> number four oakland unified schools is talking about the possible way to close a $23 million budget deficit options include moving and. eventually getting rid of some staff positions, consolidating certain departments, and reducing discretionary spending. >> and number five, we have a dry day today, increasing sunshine as we head throughout
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the afternoon. enjoy dry weather through friday, saturday, rain and wind back in the forecast, a level two moderate storm on saturday with rain in the forecast for the middle part of next week. >> and number six, we're continuing to follow a deadly crash on the lower deck of the bay bridge. we're told two people have died and this is impacting those people who are leaving the city, going towards the east bay. speeds right now are down to about ten miles per hour in that area. >> number seven surgeons on earth have used a robot to perform the first ever surgical procedure at the international space station. they used rubber bands to simulate tissue, so no one was ever at risk. >> two california lawmakers are hoping to crack down on popular electric bikes due to several safety concerns. a new bill seeks to prohibit anyone under the age of 12 from operating an e-bike. the law would also require e-bike riders without a driver's license to take an online safety course. this follows a similar effort by marin county assembly members. the recent bills stem from
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concerns regarding the number and severity of accidents, though the state currently does not track data on e-bike crashes. >> the oakland a's are expected to meet with local leaders today to talk about a lease extension at the coliseum. the san francisco chronicle reports. team officials will sit down with oakland city and alameda county officials. the team's current lease runs out after the 2024 season. the a's are looking for a place to play beyond this season while they wait for a new stadium to be built in las vegas . that would presumably happen by the 2028 season. in and we're now on to baseball season. yesterday was the first day of spring training for the san francisco giants. this video you see here, provided by the team showing players working out in scottsdale, arizona. the a's also opened spring training in mesa for the giants. they're welcoming a new manager, bob melvin, along with several new players. the a's are looking to bounce back after winning just 50 games last season. both will
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now here at 531, congressman is sounding the alarm about a potential new threat from russia. what a top secret report claims russia may be up to in space. >> a mass shooting at the super bowl parade in kansas city leaves one person dead, and others fighting for their lives. the latest in this investigation coming up. >> and a new partnership in the south bay. the agreement between business owners and police with the hope of preventing crime. with that, we say good morning. it is thursday, february 15th. >> already off to a busy start on this thursday morning. want to get right to gloria with some breaking traffic news here. good morning gloria. >> good morning. yeah, we are continuing to follow this breaking news on the bay bridge is a deadly crash that is impacting traffic right now. you can see all the flashing lights on our roof camera here as this continues. now, right now, the
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three right lanes are blocked. so this is really impacting those folks who are leaving the city going towards the east bay. and we have confirmed that two people have died. so just very, very sad. and giving you a closer look at exactly where this is going on. this is on the lower deck of the bay bridge on eastbound 80 before treasure island. right. now look at that. the red speeds are down to three miles per hour. so traffic really is at a crawl in this area. and this morning we're following another sig alert. this one is in hayward. this is a three car crash. another big crash. this is on southbound 880 before tennyson road speeds there are down to 12mph. and this is impacting those drivers that are going towards the san mateo bridge right now. the backup is to hesperian boulevard in san leandro. so just very unfortunate. and we'll keep following these sig alerts for you throughout the morning. drew >> hi gloria, we are seeing just some residual showers in the north bay this morning. we got
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soaked yesterday, but just a few in the hills of marin and sonoma county. for the most part, we are drying out. we have a lot of cloud cover early on, but we'll find brighter conditions as we head throughout the afternoon. temperatures right now, mid 40s, low 50s. looking at the morning commute outside of those sprinkles in parts of the north bay, it's just cloudy out there. we'll start to see sunshine break through here closer to 10 a.m, and those temperatures gradually warming through the 50s as we approach lunchtime. now today is a dry day. temperatures actually a little bit above average, low in mid 60s. so it feels really nice this afternoon. but rain it is back in the forecast starting on saturday. that kicks off a string of storms into early next week. julian, we'll take a closer look at this first storm over the weekend and another one coming on the holiday on monday. we'll see that in just a few minutes. >> thank you. drew and this morning we are standing by to get some updates from police in kansas city, missouri after someone started shooting during the chiefs super bowl victory parade. at least one person is dead. more than 20 others were also shot. some of the hospital this morning with critical
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injuries, including children. the city's mayor, players from the team and president joe biden all weighing in on this tragedy. here's abc news reporter ed nguyen this morning. >> a deadly mass shooting shocking kansas city, where the chiefs super bowl victory parade had just ended. video showing the moment chaos and panic erupted. people running for cover. >> everybody started jumping the rails and pushing everybody over. >> dozens injured, several struck by gunfire. police say one person was killed, identified as lisa lopez galvan, a mother of two and a dj at a local radio station. >> i'm angry at what happened today, the people who came to this celebration should expect a safe environment. >> most of the chiefs football team had exited the stage in front of union station and concluded the rally, though thousands of fans were still out in crowds when shots rang out. all of a sudden it sounded like
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fireworks and we're like, oh, okay. >> and then my daughter yelled, get down, get down! >> multiple people, including paul contreras, were seen here tackling and punching. one man believed to be a suspect. it. >> no, no, no, we tackled it. we tackled him. >> yeah. >> when we tackled him, the gun came out. >> kansas city police confirmed multiple people were taken into custody. quarterback patrick mahomes posting on social media he's praying for kansas city and tight end travis kelce, saying he's heartbroken. according to the gun violence archive, there have been at least 49 mass shootings in america this year alone. the president saying concerned americans need to make their voices heard. and when abc news washington. >> in the north bay, a 14 year old student was taken into custody at school, accused of making guns with a 3d printer. santa rosa police released a photo of the printer, a gun and ammunition. officers found the materials and what they're calling gang paraphernali at
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the teen's home. he was not home during the search yesterday, so detectives went to montgomery high school and had a teacher escort the student out of class. gang paraphernalia. not sure what that is inside of his locker, but no guns. he's facing four charges and is now at juvenile hall. to help take on these issues of gun violence, we have a list of added resources, both here locally and nationwide . just visit abc seven news.com/take action and over to the south bay. >> now the san jose police department thinks more security cameras could help them solve crimes. sfpd is now asking local business owners to join a network of security cameras. abc seven news reporter lena howland is live at san jose police headquarters, and lena, they're offering up these cameras for free. >> hey, amanda, good morning to you. and that's right. this the city is now giving some business owners here in san jose. these cameras as a new tool to help prevent and deter crime. this is called. this program is called capture crime pilot program. and
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as part of this two year program, 50 small businesses across the city of san jose will be getting two cameras, a monitor, and a hard drive with a two year memory free of charge. in exchange, police are able to use the cameras for investigations. the camera, although experts worry about the surveillance society that this could create, police say it's an effective way to compensate for a short staffed department. >> it is a proven fact when we have digital evidence, images of the crimes per se. those are prioritized within the investigation. when we have little to nothing to go on and it becomes a little more troublesome. >> i don't want to be in that society where i feel like i'm being watched all the time, and that other parts of my life may be impacted by relatively minor or trivial things that happen. that and we're not doing that currently with the cameras. to be fair, but it certainly makes it a lot easier to go down that path.
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>> according to mayor matt mahan's office, this program also aims to enhance security measures in select shopping centers or commercial hubs experiencing elevated crime rates. the city says this program will target 1 or 2 key areas known for high crime and only with the cooperation of local businesses that have opted in to this program. live in san jose. lena howland, abc seven news. >> thanks so much, lena. and this morning, a desperate search for a missing mother from north carolina. marissa carmichael, was last seen a month ago calling 911 from a gas station when her family says she was dropped off at the gas station following a party she called 911, saying the man who drove her there left her stranded. and when police arrived, carmichael was gone. they say surveillance video shows her getting into another car with the woman's mother. says she texted the number she received calls from that night and she knew something was wrong. >> she told me marissa is asleep . and then i said, let me speak
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to her and then he said, well, she walked to the store more and then he just kept you know, any reason to not get her on the phone? >> police have not said if they believe foul play is involved, and they're hoping more people will come forward with information and in today's gma first look, a florida woman has been missing in spain for nearly two weeks after texting her girlfriend, saying she met a man and planned to stay at his home. >> here's abc news reporter trevor ault in this morning's gma first look. >> vanish. >> this is a nightmare, a deepening mystery in spain. >> in the case of a florida woman now missing for nearly two weeks on a knezovich was last seen by her neighbors in madrid the night of february 2nd. her friend saw a remote says the next day, anna sent her strange texts saying she'd met a man who lives two hours away and planned to stay with him for a few days. gushing over an amazing connection, she wouldn't just disappear like this. >> uh- the messages that we
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received, um, on that saturday afternoon was very bizarre. that was not like her. she she wouldn't do something like that. >> and the u.s. state department tells abc news they are aware of reports of a u.s. citizen missing in madrid, spain, and are working closely with local authorities as they carry out their search efforts. we'll have much more on that urgent search for answers coming up at 7 a.m. with your gma first look, i'm trevor ault, abc news, new york. >> taking social media to court. still ahead. why the city of new york is going after the companies behind snapchat, instagram, youtube and tiktok. >> a public proposal from a secret admirer will tell you which celebrity was at the center of a very public display of affection on valentine's day. but first up, we check back in with drew for a look at the forecast. >> i know that statue anywhere. it looks like it's in philly outside this morning. we'll take a look at our exploratory camera. we have pretty cloudy skies early on. we are expecting brighter conditions as we head throughout the afternoon. by 4
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p.m. we'll call it partly cloudy and those highs near average in the low to mid 60s. quite pleasant later on today live doppler seven still showing you snow is falling in the sierra chain. controls on 80 and 50 this morning. that snow level right around 5000ft. this morning we'll add a couple of extra inches to our accumulation . and the storm wraps up right around lunchtime today. now the three day forecast back here at home. we have two dry days. i would try and get some storm preps in here today and tomorrow. underneath that dry weather. because on saturday rain and wind is back and that kicks off a pretty wet pattern that will last into the middle part of next week. so saturday is a level two, a moderate storm, rain heavy at times, some gusty winds and rough surf along our coastline. unfortunately, with this first round of rain, we're not anticipating a lot of snow in the sierra here. you see the snow forecast just a few inches from truckee to kirkwood. it's more of a wet system for the bay area. we're talking half of an inch in san jose, more than an inch in the north bay,
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at the live desk with this and this information is coming from a top secret report revealed by a member of congress. good morning gloria. >> good morning julianne. yesterday, congressman mike turner sent a cryptic message demanding the white house declassify information about what he called a serious national security threat. and later, he had no comment about that message. but sources tell abc news thatrillionussia is working on plans to put a nuclear weapon in space. the target is not earth, but critical satellites orbiting the planet. satellites that are vital for communications and military operations. the white
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house was caught off guard by this revelation yesterday, though they have known about it for quite some time. congress man seth moulton says he and turner were briefed on the plan two years ago. >> he decided to take highly sensitive compartmented intelligence. that means that even if you have a very you know, like a top secret clearance or something, you only have access to the intelligence if you have a need to know. and he shared it with every member of congress, and indeed, it only took a few hours for the details of this weapon system to come out. >> putting a nuclear weapon into space would violate multiple international agreements. russia has responded to this intelligence saying this is just a ploy to get more aid to ukraine. julian. >> thank you. gloria meanwhile, russian scientists are reportedly one step closer to creating vaccines for cancer, according to reuters. russian president vladimir putin says they could soon be available to cancer patients. he did not say exactly which cancers the
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vaccines would target or how. putin said in televised comments that the country is close to the creation of so-called cancer vaccines for a new generation. >> a refurbished san francisco cable car is out on the streets again and sporting a new look in honor of singer tony bennett. cable car 53 is now decorated with bennett's photo and a red heart with the words halfway way to the stars. that's part of the famous phrase about cable cars sung by bennett in his signature song, i left my heart in san francisco, bennett's widow says san francisco never stopped being special to tony. >> that charm of his may have captured hearts in every city there was just one city that stole his and san francisco. so you have tony's heart at cable car 53 will regularly make that trip halfway to the stars. >> it will run on the california street line past the fairmont hotel, where bennett first performed. i left my heart in san francisco. that was back in
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1961. >> this week marks 20 years since san francisco started issuing marriage licenses to same sex couples. at the time, that became known as the winter of love. on valentine's day, mayor breed commemorated this milestone with many of the key players in the battle. john lewis and stuart gaffney were sitting up front. they were one of the first couples to marry in san francisco yesterday. they renewed those vows. >> we're celebrating the advocacy of so many of those same sex couples who showed up to san francisco year after year after year, asking for the right to do what anyone else deserves the right to do, and that is marry the person they love. >> the state supreme court ultimately voided the marriage licenses issued during the winter of love, leading to many legal challenges as the u.s. supreme court eventually legalized marriage for same sex couples in california in june of 2013, vice president kamala
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harris shared valentine's day with her husband, second gentleman doug emhoff. >> but they also got a surprise from one vip bachelor. >> will you accept this rose? >> honey, i did like 11 years ago there, and i do great. >> pause. ten out of ten. ten out of ten. >> will you accept and that's the star of the current bachelor season, joey, getting a chance to stop by the white house for a valentine's day visit. >> joey is in the midst of finding his own love. you can watch his quest every monday at 8 p.m. right here on abc seven, and don't miss abc seven news at 11 p.m. >> the rocky balboa statue in pennsylvania had cupid's diaper and wings on for valentine's day. it was all to show love to the philadelphia eagles player jason kelce. a message was left for the nfl team center. it said. jason kelce, hold me like a baby. love elk. they even put hearts over rocky's eyes. there's still no word on who elk is or who's responsible for the message, but they should know
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the future nfl hall of famer has been married since 2018. he has a wife and three kids. you guys and three kids. >> okay, usher's hometown is honoring the r&b singer days after he performed at the super bowl halftime show, he was given atlanta's highest honor, the phenix award. the ceremony was held at the atlantic black music and entertainment walk of fame outside the mercedes-benz stadium. usher was inducted into its inaugural class in 2021. yesterday was the first time he unveiled his walk of fame emblem. he also spoke about how his performances acknowledge his roots. >> that was celebrating atlanta culture. >> if you saw my show, you understand every time i'm on the stage, i represent the a know. >> yeah, usher celebrating the release of his new album, coming home. >> his past, present, future tour kicks off in atlanta this fall, and we talked about married men. he's also a newly married. oh yeah, yeah, that's right. >> he got his marriage license in vegas. >> a very vegas affair. yeah
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very big as elvis was there too. yeah, sure he was. and i love how we said if you saw my show. yeah, we were all watching. right? the most watched the apollo. yeah. he has the greatest outfits, too. >> the bling and the, you know, the awesome outfits. >> yeah. for sure. for him, i deserve love. >> this morning we are finding just a couple leftover showers in the north bay. live doppler seven showing you some pockets of drizzle and parts of marin and sonoma county for the rest of the region. it's just a mostly cloudy morning. we'll find increasing sunshine as the day goes on, and it's pretty pleasant this afternoon we'll get your highs into the low and mid 60s. we'll keep that dry weather with us overnight tonight. a mix of stars and clouds and numbers in the upper 40s and lower 50s. we get a dry day today, a dry day tomorrow. but rain is back here on saturday. lightrillionain first saturday morning on future weather. turning heavier in the afternoon. so just anticipate the start of the holiday weekend to be wet. but that's one of several storms we're tracking on the seven day forecast. here's saturday storm, then another one
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sunday night into monday is going to soak us with heavy rain. some gusty winds. but this low pressure is going to linger through tuesday into wednesday. and then possibly into thursday of next week. so today and tomorrow, great days to get those storm preps in before that active pattern sets up. how we're looking at rainfall currently through early next week. a lot of us 1 to 2in of rain, but we're watching the north bay, the santa cruz mountains, the coastline very closely where widespread 3 to 5in, if not higher than that snowfall over the next seven days. we're tapping into some warm air at times, but monday looks to be the day with the heaviest snowfall will likely find 1 to 3ft of new snow coming. our way through early next week. here's the accuweather seven day forecast for the next seven days for you. sun and clouds today. cloudier tomorrow, but dry and then that wet pattern begins. level two on saturday. that's stronger storm here coming on monday. and those rain chances continue into the middle part of next week. laura. >> yeah you know we're continuing to follow this deadly crash on the bay bridge. and you
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could still see the flashing lights out there on our roof camera. this is a live look right now. still a lot of activity out there. and right now the three right lanes are blocked. this is impacting the lower deck of the bay bridge. so those people who are leaving the city going towards the east bay are really going to be impacted this morning. and we are getting information that two people have died in this crash. so we're going to zoom in, give you a closer look at exactly where this is happening. this is just before treasure island on eastbound 80. and right now the speeds are down to nine miles per hour. so traffic barely moving right there. and then we have another sigalert that we're following this morning. this one is in hayward. and this is a three car crash. this is on southbound 880 before tennyson road speeds there are down to 11mph. and that backup right now is to marina boulevard in san leandro. guys. all right. >> thank you. gloria new here at six or next at six, i should say
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but he wants to make the process even more modern by adding artificial intelligence. volar dating uses ai to help you filter your dating pool and break the ice between two users. it brands itself as the app that goes on blind dates, so you don't have to, ceo ben chang explains how the process works, what we try to do is make it very, very clear that the initial ten exchanges or so are
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eye to eye and then there's like a line that says everything above this is eye to eye, everything after that needs to be you trying to build a real connection with another real human. all right. cheng says he met his current fiancee on hinge, but thought an app like volar would make the process less painful. >> imagine going on that first date, you're like, oh, you're actually just boring. it was the eye that i fell in love with. oh gosh. well, there is a new legal battle over the effect of social media on kids. new york city is suing tiktok, instagram, facebook, snapchat and youtube, claiming they're designed to get young people addicted. the city is demanding those companies restructure their apps and help cover the cost of mental health treatments. >> no one is talking about taking, snatching away devices or snatching away platforms. we're talking about a fundamental set of rules and regulation. >> meta released a statement saying, quote, we want teens to have safe, age appropriate experiences online and we have over 30 tools and features to support them and their parents.
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similar lawsuits have been filed around the country, but companies are often protected under federal law. section 230 shields tech companies from liability for content. people post on their platforms. >> a new mission to the moon. this rocket is carrying what could be the first american spacecraft to land on the moon since apollo 17. in 1972, odysseus lifted off from the kennedy space center overnight. if everything goes as planned, odysseus will touch down near the moon's south pole later this month and help carry out some of nasa's experiments. the company that built the rocket is called intuitive machines. it hopes to provide deliveries for manned missions, food supplies, instrumentation, power nodes for the artemis crew so that their time is spent doing important crew science and crew activities . nasa is also trying to figure out if the moon's south pole is a good spot for future manned missions to the moon. >> drew on. all right, let's get
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you outside san jose. we are cloudy. here's a look. atrillionainfall over the past 24 hours in the north bay, some areas close to an inch outside of the north bay. less than about a quarter of an inch of rain. last 24 hours. some residual drizzle in the north bay, parts of marin and sonoma county. we'll find increasing sunshine as the day goes on here. pretty pleasant later on. today gets into the 60s away from the coast, so enjoy dry days today and tomorrow. no rain is back in the forecast here on saturday. that's a level two a moderate storm, rain heavy at times, some gusty winds as well. a little bit of snow coming to the sierra, but for the most part this is falling in the form of liquid. we could see more than an inch of rain in the north bay on saturday. amanda. >> all right. thanks so much drew. now new at six. safe and secure elections. the effort one bay area county is taking to make sure everyone has a chance to cast their vote. >> and you're in good, expensive hands. some allstate customers seeing rising rates for car insura i love you. [vo]: and bravery. you got this. [vo]: all in the life...
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