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and that breaking news a plane from sfo had to make an emergency landing at los angeles international airport in the last hour. air traffic control audio indicates a united airlines jet had a complete hydraulic failure. it happened on united airlines flight 821 to mexico city. you see that plane there? there were 111 people on board. everyone is okay. this is the fourth incident involving united jet just this week and
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the third since yesterday morning. united says these incidents are unrelated and they are working on repairs now. >> one of those other incidents involved a united plane that veered off the runway at houston international airport this morning. the national transportation safety board is sending a team there to investigate. the plane, as you can see, ended up tipped as it came to a stop in a grassy area of the runway with one wing almost touching the ground. no one was hurt here. no word yet on what may have gone wrong. >> and we're learning the united plane that lost a tire while taking off from sfo yesterday is scheduled to make a passenger flight back to san francisco tomorrow morning. the plane is still in los angeles, landing today. that's where it made an emergency landing after the tire incident, which was live streamed by a plane hobbyist. earlier today, we caught up with one man who at sfo was at sfo recording planes during takeoff. >> people definitely see our live streams as like a comforting thing because let's say, take people who are scared of flying and they hop in these
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live streams and they see like, let's say, incidents like that. you have to look at all these successful landings, all these successful takeoffs. >> nathan vaughn and his dad, live stream runway activity on youtube, mostly from lax, but they came to sfo today to shoot some video. good evening. i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us. breaking news in contra costa county a brush fire in antioch is sending out a large plume of thick black smoke. >> yeah, we're going to show it to you. it is near auto center drive and west sixth street. it's close to the babe ruth memorial baseball fields. you see it here? >> con fire says it's burned about five acres. so far, no structures have been threatened. but the fire appears to be burning in a wetlands area near the edge of the san joaquin river. we'll have more details as soon as they become available. >> in san francisco, residents were drawn to a towering geyser that sent water into the air after a 36 inch water main suddenly burst. what is happening? >> this is wow >> yeah, this happened around
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1030 this morning. right next to a home on wawona street, not far from stern grove. abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn talked to neighbors and shows us what happened. well, water gushing into the air, surprising neighbors on wawona street near stern grove and pine lake park. >> robin cookston, who didn't want to appear on camera, described the spectacle. >> it looked like a giant tower of water about three stories tall. it was really surprising. >> and here's what it looked like from sky seven. the san francisco public utilities commission explained what happened. quote, the cause of the break appears to be the failure of an eight inch valve connected to a 16 inch water transmission line. the scope and schedule for all repairs, including for the hillside into the park, is still being determined. maxine shaw saw what happened after the deluge of water came down and crews turned off the flow. >> well, there's a big pit next to someone's home, so probably
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there's, they're going to have to shore up the home. >> crews taped off parts of the area and were working on putting up fencing. >> so i want that fence line all the way down here. >> about three years ago, there was another water main break around here at sloat and 22nd avenue, about 700,000 gallons of water flooded stern grove park with mud and water. the geyser from that probably went up about 150ft. >> so that brought down a hillside and filled this whole valley with mud. >> the last stern grove festival concert of that season was canceled. show and other neighbors vividly remember that water main break and all the damage done. many can't believe it happened again. others say it doesn't come as a surprise. >> old infrastructure. old, old. this is, you know, old city. we're rebuilding all the sewers and all all the water infrastructure now. but, you know, this is 100 years old and we're not in the most stable situation. it's sand. they built
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it under sand and they built houses on top of it. so it's not a it's not unusual that this would happen in san francisco. >> suzanne vaughn, abc seven news a separate water main break not far away caused a water outage at san francisco's statue university today. >> university officials say it has since been resolved and water service restored. they did not say what kind of water main it was or what might have caused the break at sfsu, state and local authorities are testing for a potentially harmful algae in oakland's lake merritt. >> they were alerted when rust colored water fanned out across the lake yesterday. the bloom produces a toxin that sucks oxygen out of the water, suffocating marine life. in august of 2022, lake merritt and parts of san francisco bay were hit by a harmful algal blooms. they are believed to have killed off thousands of fish. the test results from this current bloom could be released as soon as this weekend. >> it is international women's day and this year women's march was done in solidarity with the
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palestinian people. hundreds gathered on market street, along with a coalition of local feminists, queer and women's organizations. one organizer says this collective resistance honors the fact that violence against women is connected to state repression, fascism and wars of aggression. they marched from civic center through downtown and finished with a rally in the north bay. >> it's the end of an era. for a long time dining hall which has rved unhoused people for the past 60 years.he saint vincent de paul community kitchen, santa rosa, is closing. the dining room, served up its last hot meal just hours ago. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard tells us why the kitchen is closing and how organizers are hopeful a new location can be found. >> today is our last day here, and, i'm sad about it. >> it's the speech sam never wanted to give. sam and his staff have volunteers saying goodbye to their regular guests at the saint vincent de paul community kitchen. >> i'm feeling sad, to be honest
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, because, not because of what i do, you know, but because of the people that i serve. >> since 1963, this kitchen has been serving hot lunches to unhoused folks in downtown santa rosa. on friday, a final meal was being prepared. this will be done in 15 minutes. mary cook has been making lunches here for 19 years. very sad. >> we got to say goodbye to love people. i've been served for 15 years or more. >> sam's faith based nonprofit has been running the kitchen since 2021, providing hot meals to hundreds of people like john five days a week. >> i always get a hot meal here, so, so i'm happy to be here. it's a blessing from god to be here. >> saint vincent de paul of sonoma county is selling the building, the charity telling abc seven news closing the dining room was a very difficult decision for our board that took years to decide. however operating the dining room threatened the very existence of our organization financially and
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we have to put the fiscal health of our organization first so that we do not jeopardize all the other works of charity that we do. >> we have to empty everything so this food. >> sam says his ministry can't afford to buy the building, so he's looking to donate a freezer full of food to another nonprofit. for now, sam is not sure where all the folks he serves here will go. meantime, he's trying to raise money to find a new location to serve hot meals. a gofundme account is raising cash to find a new home. sam telling his longtime guests the kitchen will return. >> god bless you. we love you guys and we see each other soon in santa rosa. >> cornell bernard, abc seven news in san jose, a homeless care program is expanding. >> the home first shelter will will more than double its capacity and be able to provide 3000 health care visits every year. it's going to become a stop for medical and behavioral health checks as well a pharmacy and social services. >> 3000 more opportunities to
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help our neighbors. most in need. plus, these appointments can be made through a same day appointment system, which will make a huge difference for those who need those care at the time of need. >> and this is the place that anybody who can't receive services anywhere else, they come here because they know they will have a bed, a meal and someone to care for them. >> and there's more than that. the center also has full dog services with free veterinary care, and they provide outreach services, helping people get medical attention out on the streets as well. where the city of san jose is also hoping for an economic boost in the downtown area. >> as the cinequest film and creativity festival gets underway, abc seven news reporter dustin dorsey has more in downtown san jose. >> they're not talking about the oscars, but everyone's minds are definitely focused on the big screen. welcome to cinequest. >> san jose has such a huge population of film lovers, but we also have a huge tech population, of course, here in the bay area. so there's something for both audiences. we
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pride ourselves in being an organization that really mends the two worlds together. >> cinequest brings tens of thousands of movie fans together for the ten day film festival that highlights innovations in the film world. this year, a special focus on ai. >> we actually held a public town hall on artificial intelligence and the role that it's had in the film and media world, and what we really aimed to do with that was, of course, introduce the audiences to the films that we're having here at the festival, but also raise the question as to how technology has changed the way that artists create those films. >> at its core, it's still about watching and enjoying films like eden, a documentary with local roots. south bay native cinematographer isaiah flores and director chris mcgilvray tell the story of wine and family at saratoga's historic mount eden vineyards, premiering their film here is special. >> both of us volunteered at cinequest. you know, it was one of like our foundational you know, elements for what got us into film in the first place. so
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being able to bring that full circle and, you know, get to be now artists that are actually screening something in it, i mean, i can't tell you how cool it is special for filmmakers and san jose downtown association president alex duszynski as well with film buffs filling theaters and enjoying festival meetups at restaurants, stashynsky considers cinequest one of san jose's most important annual festivals for downtown growth. >> people can go out and enjoy themselves with drinks with awesome food here in downtown. it's such a wonderful marriage. between the film festival and what we have to offer as an entertainment district in downtown san jose, films are now playing at the california theater and here at the hammer theater from now until march 17th in downtown san jose. >> dustin dawsey, abc seven news. >> we couldn't come to the oscars without beautiful gowns. up next, you'll get to meet two bay area fashion designers who's masterpieces will a super thin, flexible patch with maximum
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is also a huge component of the oscars. >> that's right. abc seven news reporter luz pena is in los angeles with our oscars coverage. hey, liz. hey, guys. >> okay, so the bay area is known for tech, but can we please talk about our fashion designers? i went on a mission to find bay area local talent to wear their pieces on the red carpet. the oscars are a time to celebrate art, film. >> economic justice is right and wrong, and also a pivotal time for fashion designers to get their masterpieces on the red carpet. >> this one actually attended obama's inaugural ball. >> so before i headed to hollywood, i wasn't a mission to feature several bay area fashion designers on her oscar weekend
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coverage. my first stop oakland school for the arts. >> these are our middle school students, sixth through eighth grade. >> stephanie verrier is a fashion design chair for the school. you've been very successful as a fashion designer, but i also love that you're giving back to the next generation. >> the students here are just like, they're so talented and it's definitely proof that if you can give students and children access to resources to the arts, that they can really thrive and grow. and yeah, i get to be part of the next generation of fashion designers kind of handing down my wisdom and my years of experience in the industry onto them. >> verrier and sacco is the fashion line she created with her business partner and fashion school friend, kimmy sacco. since 2008, success has followed them. >> one of our gowns is going to be archived at the de young museum. it's pretty huge. yeah, yeah, we'll be the only living
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bay area fashion designer archived at the museum in the couture department, in the back of the classroom. >> i helped her roll out one of her masterpieces. >> we're bringing these gowns out for you to try on. >> one of them was featured on vogue magazine this year, and now she's lending me one of her gowns to wear on the red carpet. >> oh my gosh, that color is amazing. >> all right, here's dress number two. oh my gosh. >> yes. how are you going to choose. >> that looks amazing. >> they're both beautiful movie directors. and fashion designers both know it takes years to turn their vision into reality. one of the key players in the bay area fashion world is shereen hashim, founder of san francisco fashion community week. >> i feel that san francisco is all about that. there are so many, emerging artists, emerging designers. >> shereen put us in contact with our next designer, ibibio. one of his dreams is to see his
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gowns at the oscars. >> i love this actually, and it fit you well, joe kicking it. that's how i work it. just keep kicking it. >> pio is from nigeria and fashion is in his dna. >> i came from ninth generation of weavers from nigeria. my father is a designer. my mom is a weaver by parent design for nigerian royalties. kings and queens. >> everything you design is custom and is so grand, so beautiful. do you think of your customers as royalty? we have my customer who come here. >> i take them as a royalty. to me that that's the way i see every anyone who wear my clothing. i see them as a royalty. 200 to 200 or 300 over there and over here. the little, little, little one. this is about 700. >> both bayo and stephanie can easily make anyone feel like royalty. as to my dress, you will see two of their masterpieces on the red carpet. all their pieces are truly stunning. and what you don't see
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are the days, months and years it takes to make some other masterpiece. and i can't wait to wear some of their gowns this weekend in los angeles. luz pena, abc seven news. >> they are gorgeous looking gowns. they are indeed. >> you look great luis, and a wonderful coverage down there. have fun. >> thank you guys. >> all right. and do stay with abc seven for continuing coverage from louis leadin
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last night. authorities suspect it may be a one time discharge or maybe a natural seepage of oil into the ocean. a 2021 leak in an offshore pipeline shut down beaches in the same area. there are no reports of spills or leaks from offshore oil platforms. tar balls have started washing ashore, however,
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it's concerning, but they're keeping an eye on it. all right, let's get a check now on the weather forecast for the weekend. >> it was gorgeous today. sandia fabulous. >> i'm glad you thought so. and yes, ama and dan, we're going to see some changes. it was absolutely beautiful today. let me show you the high temperatures. we got up to 72 in san rafael, san jose, up to 70 degrees. i mean, just so nice. oakland, santa cruz, vacaville, all 6867 in santa rosa, 59 and half moon bay, still pretty mild outside livermore and san jose at 67 degrees. as we look at some of the north bay temperatures, 63 in santa rosa and also in napa, high pressure in control of our weather provided us with the warmth. but a system is coming our way. it's very weak, but it will bring a few showers tomorrow, so on live doppler seven it is a quiet one. just a reminder, this sunday we are going to spring forward daylight saving time begins. don't forget to change your batteries. if you do have smoke detector that requires it. now. tonight the sun is going to set
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at 6:10 p.m. look at sunday. it's an hour later at 712 and june 20th as summer begins. 8:34 p.m. so certainly felt like spring out there. beautiful view from our pier 39 camera. people are enjoying the sunshine tomorrow. hit or miss showers sunday afternoon evening. we are looking at widespread rain and mid to late next week. the sunny skies return and it will be warming up so it's a level one for this weekend. we're going to call it spotty showers tomorrow. it's going to be a quick moving system and it falls apart rain and breezy sunday night. and then the highest totals are expected in the north bay. so tomorrow is not going to be a washout in the morning at 5 a.m. the rain starts to move in. by 7 a.m. it's around the north bay. there may be a little drizzle along the coast, so even if you're not seeing measurable rain, there might be a little bit of damp roadways. so just be aware of that. 9 a.m. it's in the north bay, but we do see isolated showers near the coast. and at 11 a.m. it's there. it's pretty much that's it. not expecting much and a lot of cloud cover though in the
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temperatures will drop. now sunday is a different story. by 5:00 the rain is moving into the north bay. 8 p.m. you will notice that rain crossing parts of the central bay and south bay gets it by 11 p.m. so once again, periods of rain for the weekend when all is said and done by sunday night, a few hundredths in the south bay all the way to a half an inch in the north bay. this does turn to snow in the mountains, where a winter storm watch goes up. sunday at 11 a.m. runs until 11 a.m, tuesday up to two feet for the peaks 10 to 18in above 5000ft. so travel may be difficult. if you have plans, best to go up tomorrow morning. temperatures 30s and 40s a lot of cloud cover. the showers begin in the north bay and then tomorrow afternoon we'll call it cooler than today. upper 50s to the mid 60s. a look at the accuweather seven day forecast. spotty light showers, level one for tomorrow. it's a one on oscar sunday, but it's mainly an evening event. don't forget we actually lose that hour of sleep , but we gain that hour of daylight monday morning. early showers and the nighttime chance. and then on tuesday we
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have another round of some steady rain coming for everyone. after that, we're going to bump up the temperatures in a big way and give you spring like warmth again with 70s dan and ama. >> okay, thanks, sandy. >> all right. well still ahead, the latest on steph curry's ankle injury. and the
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yeah. and download it now. well, the golden state warriors had their full squad healthy for a grand total of one game wednesday night in a blowout win over the bucks. then last night, steph curry left late in the fourth quarter. and what turned into a loss to the bulls. the warriors star rolled his ankle on a drive to the basket. he's done that before. the good news is that according to reports, there is no structural damage to curry's right ankle. and it's not the dreaded high ankle sprain that he's had in the past . the warriors are expected to give an update on steph's condition tomorrow, after they see how his ankle responds to treatment. the hope is that steph misses only a few games and is back relatively soon to help the warriors make a playoff push. a blockbuster hockey trade for the sharks.
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>> it used to be them acquiring big names. now they're trading them away. thomas hertel is going to the las vegas knights along with two third round picks. in exchange, the sharks received a first round pick and the knights first round pick in last year's draft, david edstrom hertel, waived his no move clause and has been sidelined since having knee surgery february 12th. he is expected to be ready for the playoffs. >> two bay area school high school teams won state championships today. that's the oakland high girls basketball team holding up the division five championship trophy after beating a team from san diego. way to go, oakland high. later, the anaheim basketball team won the division five boys title. i'm sorry. the athenian basketball team won the division five boys title. more bay area titles may be on the way tonight. oakland's bishop o'dowd plays for the girls division one title, while san ramon valley goes for the boys division one title. and tomorrow, oakland tech plays for the division two championship. archbishop mitty plays for the open division girls title and the salesian
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college prep vies for the open division boys championship. we've got lots of local teams playing at a very high level here. >> all right. stay tuned for more news on our streaming tv. >> and if you're watching us on tv, world news tonight with david muir is next for all of us. appreciate your time. >> i'm dan hanson, i'm ama daetz. we'll see you again at six. you can make money the hard way as a bullfighter or a human cannonball... or save money the easy way, with xfinity mobile.
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♪ tonight as we come on the air in the west, the united flight skidding off the taxiway in houston. the engine and part of the wing on the ground. also, the storms headed into the northeast, millions in the path. fresh off his state of the union address, president biden is asked, will he debate donald trump? first tonight, the scare for 166 passengers and crew aboard that united flight from memphis to houston. the boeing 737 max 8 landing at george bush airport then off the taxiway. what the passengers saw and heard. mola lenghi with late reporting.

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