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truck there, an ambulance and a couple of busses. again, this is on international boulevard near 54th avenue. that connected bus there in the middle of your screen. international is closed because of the crash. now we can show you live pictures of this scene on international boulevard as the investigation, the cleanup and helping those who are hurt continues. that blue car was hit head on by the bus, apparently. or the car hit the bus head on. we don't know yet exactly what happened and the car was badly damaged. at least two people critically injured, 14 others injured in this terrible accident between a bus, a car and another vehicle in east oakland. we'll continue to keep you updated on this, and we do have more breaking news tonight. >> a plane from sfo forced to make an emergency landing at los angeles international airport for a second day in a row. flight 821 took off around 130, headed to mexico city with 110 people on board. one of the plane's three hydraulic systems failed. the plane is an airbus
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a320. it was able to land safely just before 430 and then was towed from the runway. no one was hurt. passengers will travel to mexico city tonight on another plane, and it's the second united airlines incident today. this morning, a plane from memphis to houston landed, turned on to a taxiway and then veered off and rolled onto the grass at bush inter continental airport. this boeing 737 ended up leaning toward its left side, the wing touching the ground. all passengers got safely off the plane and the ntsb is now investigating. >> in all, there have been four incidents involving united this week. three of them have involved boeing planes. on monday, march 4th, flames shot out of an engine on a flight from texas to florida because some rub bubble wrap got sucked into the engine yesterday. that was march 7th. a tire fell off a plane as it took off from sfo. there you see it in the center of your screen. that plane was going to japan and had to be rerouted to lax. it's still out
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of service and this morning we had that plane that ended up in the grass in houston that i talked about. in each of these cases, the planes all landed safely and no passengers were hurt. united addressed this series of issues in a statement today, reading, quote, each of these events is distinct and unrelated to one another. safety is our top priority and will continue to do everything we can to keep our customers and employees safe. and with that, we will say, good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm dan ashley and i'm ama daetz in contra costa county. >> check it out. a brushfire is sending out a large plume of thick black smoke visible in antioch. you can see it near auto center drive and west sixth street, close to the babe ruth memorial baseball field. 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. calfire says it's burned about 18 acres and is not contained. crews are at west fourth street at. oh, we will have more details just as soon as they become available. >> and what's so interesting is that it could burn like this
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after all the rain we've had just in the last few days. let's bring in abc seven news meteorologist sanjay patel. >> yeah and dan and amna let's take a look at the conditions right now. >> as we look at a visible satellite picture. you will notice that the winds are really blowing from land towards the water. so it's an offshore breeze not terribly strong as we check out the current conditions. it is 63 degrees relative humidity is 34. winds are not an issue at this hour. they're pretty light five miles an hour. and as we look at the hourly forecast, you will notice it gets a little bit breezier. the wind switches direction more out of the southwest, which will transport higher humidity. so hopefully the crews can get that fire under control. >> dan okay, sandy, thanks very much. a new details in a murder suicide in san leandro that closed part of interstate 580 for hours yesterday, a man died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in his car near the center median near 150th avenue. police now say he was fleeing pleasanton, where he had forced his way into his ex-girlfriend's
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home, shot and killed her and the two of a child who was not home. thank goodness when the mother was killed. that child is now with family. a spectacular water main break left a real mess near stern grove in san francisco. water just shot up dozens of feet into the air. you can see just how high it went from sky seven that got these pictures for you twice as high as a two story house nearby. the public utilities commission says an eight inch pipe that connects to a 60 inch main just gave out. crews closed off the area for repairs and cleanup. >> these boats resting on dry land represent a milestone in the preservation of richardson bay. the boats were the last ones removed after being illegally anchored in the bay off marin county. conservation say the anchors damage eelgrass. it's a vital food source for migratory shorebirds. housing vouchers are being offered to residents of the boats that were removed. >> a new trial began today for former marin high school
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classmates, who were convicted in the death of a plainclothes police officer in rome. this case is nearly five years old, and we have been following it from the very beginning, from so far away. fascinating to watch what has happened to those two young men. >> absolutely. they got the new trial over the issue of language. i-team reporter dan noyes is here to explain. >> dan and dan fin elder said from the start that he didn't know the two men who jumped him were police, and he couldn't understand italian. the highest court agreed and sent it back to the court of appeal in rome today. san francisco's finnegan, elder and marin counties, gabriel natale yort are being kept in separate prisons near rome as the court of appeal hearing began today. elders seemed to try to catch natale's eye, but he stared straight ahead. the two were on vacation in july 2019 when natale tried to buy cocaine, but police broke up the deal. as they ran away, elder grabbed one of the dealer's backpacks that contained a cell phone. the dealer called and said a meeting
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with the americans to retrieve his bag, but two police and plain clothes arrived. the dealer was a police informant. >> they thought they were meeting the drug pusher, and so when they saw two, they probably thought it was two friends of the drug pusher or the drug dealer. >> the boys didn't know that those were police officers. no. finnegan elder told investigators from the beginning that he didn't know the men were police officers and he didn't speak italian, so he wouldn't understand the terme carabinieri, the name of the italian national police. >> 3 a.m. he was jumped from behind and thrown to the ground, thrown to the ground by a man 100 pounds heavier than him. he was being strangled. he was choking him and pinning him down. finnegan. finnegan thought he was in mortal danger. >> he feared for his life. >> he feared for his life. he was fighting somebody who was trying to kill him. and he was not letting up. >> court records show elder stabbed mario rega with this military style assault knife 11 times and ran back to the hotel.
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natale was able to break free from the second officer. lower courts convicted the two americans in the killing, and now the court of appeal is reconsidering the case, taking into account the issue of language, elders mother leah messaged me today jail is a difficult place, but the emerging truth about facts is helping finn. as he said from the beginning, the truth. the officer's widow watched the court proceedings and her lawyer spoke after the court. we have said it from the first moment. there are no vindictive instincts or the desire to punish at all costs, but the justice be done. the next hearing is a month away, then another one in may. if you want more on this story, we produced an award winning documentary called 32 seconds a deadly night in rome. you can watch it on abc seven news.com or wherever you stream abc seven news. >> and do take time to watch that because it was really, really well done. by dan. thanks. the search for justice. interesting what they said that we'll see after four years. what becomes.
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>> well exactly right. and you know, i talked to finn's mom today. he has now graduated from an italian high school. and he's going for an advanced degree in economics, making use of the time. exactly right. that's right. >> okay. and you have another story. you're working on. >> oh, that's right, ama. we also have an update on a story i brought you last night about the san francisco woman charged with shoplifting from target 120 times for more than $40,000 in merchandise. aziza grace was arrested in 2021. and today we found once again that her trial is dragging on. they had a plea deal at one point that fell apart. this hearing discussed the ground rules for an upcoming exam of grace by a prosecution expert. her trial could actually begin later this month. >> we shall see 120 times. >> exactly right. she actually has 138 charges against her. and so we'll see what happens at this trial later on this month. >> okay. thank you dan. >> thank you josh. >> president biden took credit for the improving economy in his state of the union speech last
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night. he also addressed artificial intelligence, saying he wants to harness the promise of it, especially one element that had a direct impact on him. abc seven news reporter zach fuentes spoke with experts about what the president and lawmakers are able to do with the fast growing technology to harness the promise of ai to protect us from peril. >> ben ai voice impersonations and more. >> a short but powerful statement on artificial intelligence made by the president in his state of the union thursday night. the words giving some indication about how he plans to mitigate the risk of ai. the president experienced one of those risks firsthand. >> we had that incident of some kind of ai generated the voice of the president in new hampshire. >> abc news obtained audio of the call and impersonated the president and told people to save their vote for the general election instead of participating in the new hampshire primary last month, the fcc got involved. the fcc clarified that under the tcpa, which is the telephone consumer protection act that was enacted in 1991, that i voice calls are
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considered artificial. >> so those artificial calls are largely prohibited already. >> but attorney joe lawler says biden's comments could mean he wants to expand protections against ai generated voices. >> i think what biden is talking about is broader than that, but he wants to talk about the use of ai generated voice in any medium, right posts on the internet, videos, songs, etc. that generally falls under right of publicity law. >> right of publicity law varies state by state. >> when i hear biden talk about outlawing ai voice impersonation, i think he's referring to a potential federal law that would cover all ai voice impersonation in all of the states lawmakers have put into place a draft law called the no fakes act. >> it's a bipartisan proposal, but still has critics. one of their criticisms has been that this is just too early, right? >> we should wait for the technology to develop first before we start enacting laws, because we know it can be very
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difficult to amend and change those laws, lawler said that as the technology grows, legal guidance will likely improve as more courts deal with the issues. >> meanwhile, following biden's remarks, he said we could expect to hear more from the president and lawmakers. >> i'm assuming that proposal and others will gain more prominence given the attention paid by biden at the state of the union, zach fuentes abc seven news. >> coming up next, building a better bay area, a grassroots effort by some oakland residents to improve their neighborhoods. instead of just complaining about it, they're taking the lead in cleaning it up. we'll explain is it possible to count on my internet like my customers count on me? it is with comcast business. keeping you up and running with our 99.9% network reliability. and security that helps outsmart threats to your data. moaire dida twoo? - your data, too.
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this is a crash involving an ac transit bus and two other cars that has left more than a dozen people hurt. now, some firefighters are now clearing the scene. we've seen an ambulance leave. this is at 54th avenue and international boulevard that is east of oakland international boulevard is closed because of this crash. 14 people were injured. two are in critical condition. we've seen several, as i said, taken away in ambulances. the crash involved an ac transit tempo bus, which you see on the one t line. that's the rapid bus line that goes along international. it also involved a blue sedan and a black car. you are seeing the black car there. this is video that we took, not a long time ago. again, this is in east oakland, 54th avenue and international boulevard. we are still monitoring this situation. and as we get any updates, we will bring it to you. >> terrible crash. all right, let's move on now. tonight a proof of the difference that
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individual people can make to build a better bay area, both in a day and over the years, as well. we talk about building a better bay area because we want to highlight the efforts that people are making to improve their communities in order to inspire others in the east bay. some are taking it upon themselves to clean up the streets in oakland. as abc seven news reporter anser hassan found out, it's helping to increase public safety and rebuild some community pride. >> cleaning up the streets of oakland isn't just about cleaning up trash. it's also about cleaning up oakland's reputation in the primary. >> thing is, is counter this perception that everything's all bad, right? yes there are problems in oakland, but we believe that the solution is us banding together as a community. >> for the past three weeks, community ready corp has been working with other community groups to clean up oakland's encampment on thursday, they were out along west grand avenue near downtown. >> it was trash here. we cleaned up all this trash behind here,
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behind this fence right here. >> they give out new tents and sleeping bags, gift cards, food and free haircuts. they got rid of furniture and tires off the street and moved tents onto the sidewalks. we can make sure that the streets are safe to drive, safe for people to walk across, because we want to make sure people will be able to walk down the street, feel comfortable, feel safe and not have to worry about furniture and stuff and trash to see a community organization say, you know, we got your back. >> i think it's what oakland is really made of. and that's the oakland that most people don't get to see. >> oakland city council member carol fife represents district three, which is believed to have the largest number of encampments and illegal dumping. she says cleanliness is tied to public safety. she's working with businesses in the city to make sure these streets stay clean. i see a refrigerator, unsheltered people don't have refrigerators just lying around or tires like giant tractor tires. >> so we're going to do our best to try to figure out through, the use of cameras what's going on here. and 24 hour patrols of
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the area organizers say there's still a need for a more permanent solution. >> but in the meantime, they'll be back out here occasionally to monitor and help maintain clean streets. >> sometimes folks are complaining about how difficult it is to navigate these communities, but our position is when you come with respect and resources, you can get anything done out here in oakland, anser hassan. >> abc seven news. >> all right, let's get to our weather. the weekend is here. >> it is here. and it's lovely day to day. but once again, things are changing a bit. meteorologist sandyha patel is here with the forecast. sandy. >> yeah. we're going to cloud things up. >> drop those temperatures and get a little rain in here over the weekend. uh- ama and dan. but it is not going to be a washout. so let's talk about your temperatures today. warmest spots like san jose and san rafael got up into the low 70s. 65 in the city it was 67 degrees in santa rosa, 68 oakland, livermore is santa cruz. i mean, doesn't get much better than this. high pressure in control of our weather brought us the
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sun yesterday and we did it all again today. but that ridge is going to move a little bit, allowing this system here to come in. and as you will see in just a little bit here, it's not going to be a big storm. it's not going to be a big rainmaker on live doppler seven. we have pretty quiet weather, but it is breezy outside from our emeryville camera. bright skies san francisco 56, oakland 58. currently 61, in san jose and 54 in half moon bay. look at this. a beautiful view just clear conditions as we look at the golden gate bridge. low to mid 50s from santa rosa to napa 62 though in concord. don't forget sunday morning we do go to daylight saving time. so you want to spring forward one hour uh- the time changes and you will want to change your batteries. if you do have a smoke detector that requires it. now, tonight the sun set at 6:10 p.m. notice the sunset on sunday . it's about an hour and two minutes later, so you do get to enjoy that sun a little bit longer and it gets later and later as we head towards summer. tomorrow we are looking at hit
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or miss showers. you can see still clear in santa cruz sunday evening. widespread rain is expected and mid to late next week. sunny and warming up. so if you like the warmth that we saw today, you're going to love what's coming this weekend. it's a light level one for both saturday and sunday, so let me explain to you. tomorrow is just going to be spotty showers. if you're in the north bay that's going to impact you. rain and breezy sunday afternoon evening. the highest totals expected in the north bay. so here is your computer animation showing you the timeline. 5:00 in the morning. it's still up around mendocino county as we head towards 7 a.m, some scattered light showers showing up across parts of the north bay. and really at 9 a.m, it's still there. but you will notice along the coast there could be some drizzle heading towards 11 a.m. that front starts to fall apart so not much left to it. may see a pop up shower or two in the early afternoon over mount hamilton after that sunday, so you get a big breather between saturday mid afternoon all the way through sunday afternoon. sunday evening at 5:00. the rain returns this time around. this
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system is going to bring more widespread rain, so be aware of that that that will impact any of your outdoor activities. rainfall totals for the entire weekend, anywhere from a couple of hundredths in the south and east bay all the way to a half an inch of rain. this does turn to snow in the mountains. winter storm watch sunday morning to tuesday morning up to two feet for the peaks. travel could be difficult with the gusty winds tomorrow morning. 30s and 40s. i just keep an umbrella handy tomorrow afternoon. you should be fine. partly to mostly cloudy skies, but a cooler day. upper 50s to mid 60s. and here's your accuweather seven day forecast one for both days, but not a washout. one on monday and tuesday. remember to spring forward bringing you 70s next week. ama and dan. oh wow. yeah nice. >> that'll be nice. absolutely. spring. thanks, sandy. >> coming up, the cost of being one day too early for one man. it meant losing $7,500. seven on
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help pay for his tesla model three without breaking the family budget. that was the only way that it made sense for us to move forward with procuring an electric vehicle. >> he applied for the rebate through the state's clean vehicle rebate project, which offers the incentives as california pushes toward a goal of electric only car sales by 2035. >> we live in right area. we have the right income as long as we purchase the vehicle. filled out the application, we would qualify for the rebate. >> so jonathan went ahead and bought this tesla last july. then he immediately applied for the rebate as officials were warning the program could soon run out of money. the state was getting thousands of rebate applications every month. >> there was a lot of paperwork required. we had to give them access to our w-2s, our lending agreements, our tax records. >> jonathan submitted all the documents and waited for his money and waited. the program did run out of funds and stopped taking applications. last november, jonathan figured his
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rebate was still being processed. >> it was my birthday morning. i was sort of excited because i thought, oh, what a great birthday present that they're going to let me know today that they've released the funds, but not so jonathan got an email in january. >> there was no rebate. >> they said your application has been canceled and my immediate response was, wait a second. >> officials told him his application was dated one day before the purchase went through. turns out tesla didn't process the paperwork until after midnight, and by rule, rebate applications must be submitted after the purchase is complete, not before. even if it's only a one day difference. >> and so we're canceling your application based on that. and that was astonishing. astonishing. >> what was worse, his application was automatically canceled way back in july. but no one notified him. now, six months later, it was too late to correct the mistake. funds were gone to me. >> uh- this is just government
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gone awry. we need to do better. >> state senator bill dodd criticized the way the program handled his case. you apply one day early, you know, if you're going to reject it because of that, they should have sent an automatic email back. >> i'm sorry, you're one day too early. >> the state's air resources board, which oversees the rebate program, said the agency cannot make exceptions even for a minor mistake. even if he was qualified. a spokesperson said jonathan wasn't notified in time to correct the date because the program was overwhelmed with applications telling us, quote, staff was processing upwards of 16,000 applications a month. unfortunately that meant a delay in mr. seminoff receiving updates. >> they should have warned those people. there's no excuse for that. they should have realized that this onslaught was going to come and staffed up for it. >> this is not fair to the average person who's going out into the market buying an electric vehicle based on this
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rebate program, and then losing those funds for seven on your side. >> karina nova, abc seven news. >> it's possible thousands of applicants missed out on a rebate because the funds ran out in november. the state is still figuring out how many were denied. >> all right. coming up next, celebrating film and creativity. it is the opening weekend for cinequest in san jose. >> up next, you'll get to meet the bay area filmmakers nominated
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and here in the bay area. it's opening weekend for cinequest, the international film festival happening in the south bay, and we are going to go live to los angeles in a few minutes for an update on the oscars. >> but first, abc7 news south bay reporter dustin dorsey gives you a look at what film buffs can expect from the annual cinequest festival in san jose. reporter 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
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we also have a huge tech population. of course, here in the bay area. so there's something for both audiences. we 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 mcgillvray 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
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of like our foundational, you know, elements for what got us into film in the first place. so 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 dorsey, abc seven news. >> and we are counting down to the oscars, quite literally. take a look at your screen. you'll see that time. tik tik, tik tik and away to sunday's awards show. good stuff. yes,
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our own abc seven news reporter, luz pena, is in los angeles for the oscars. >> she is. she joins us live. hi, luce. i know it's going to be great. hey, guys. >> we're only two days away from the oscars, and you can feel it. there are parties everywhere here in los angeles, and right now we're at the woman in film oscar nominee party, and we're expecting to see christine turner, a bay area native and an oscar nominee, move over los angeles. the bay area talent is strong at the oscars this year from the intimate story of two fremont grandmothers and their filmmaker grandson documenting their daily lives in nanhai and weibo. >> account. >> do they feel like movie stars right now? >> i hope so, they they, i think they feel they feel seen in a way that i hoped the movie would
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do for them to exploring america's wealth gap in the barber of little rock. >> christine, congratulations on your oscar nomination. this is so exciting. >> thank you so much. that's amazing. it's incredible. very surreal, never imagined in a million years that i would be in this position. and leo chang's documentary island in between focusing on the taiwanese islands of kinmen, just two miles off the coast of china, three documentaries representing the bay area well at the academy awards. >> you were born and raised in san francisco, and you're also nominated in the same category with two other filmmakers who are also from the bay area. i mean, what's happening here? this is incredible. it is it is, i mean, not only did i never think i would be nominated for an oscar, i didn't anticipate that i would be able to, you know, share the category with another filmmaking colleague of mine, leo chang, who i've known
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for many years, directors christine turner and john hoffman spent a year following the story of arlo washington, an arkansas barber who started a college to train future barbers and a loan fund to help his community economic justice is right and wrongs fixing the system. >> you know, some type of repayment for injustice and there are so many arlo's out there. >> are you hoping they also feel seen through your film? >> i'm hoping that the that the film reaches all different kinds of audiences, and i'm hoping that people who know nothing about the issues of the wealth gap, you know, learn something from the film. i hope that people who are doing similar kinds of work as arlo is doing can see themselves and recognize themselves on screen. >> shaun wong spent almost a year living with his grandmothers in fremont. his documentary capturing a glimpse into their lives. here's the moment they found out their story was nominated.
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>> i think is a really honest portrait of all the different sides of my grandmothers, and we really got to just trap them in amber. and when they do eventually pass away, you know, we get to kind of keep their spirits alive. >> both john and christine now oscar nominees hoping to inspire the next generation. what's your message to up and coming filmmaker in the bay area? >> i would say just focus on the work. make the best film that you know how to make, tell the story that you're most passionate about. >> i would say don't make movies to be nominated, you know, make movies that speak to you >> guys, by the way, the grandmothers will be at the oscars, and sean said they're going to get the hollywood treatment, hair and makeup fashion designers to make them feel extra special. and i can't wait to meet them live in los
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angeles. luz pena, abc seven news. >> they should do the whole thing while they're there. that's awesome. thanks, luce. >> and you can watch the oscars hosted by jimmy kimmel sunday at 4:00. right here on abc seven. coming up next, recognizing international women's day with an award winning bay area woman who's making a difference across the world discover the ozempic® tri-zone. ♪ ♪ i got the power of 3. i lowered my a1c, cv risk, and lost some weight. in studies, the majority of people reached an a1c under 7 and maintained it. i'm under 7. ozempic® lowers the risk of major cardiovascular events such as stroke, heart attack, or death in adults also with known heart disease. i'm lowering my risk. adults lost up to 14 pounds. i lost some weight. ozempic® isn't for people with type 1 diabetes. don't share needles or pens, or reuse needles. don't take ozempic® if you or your family ever had medullary thyroid cancer, or have multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2, or if allergic to it. stop ozempic® and get medical help right away if you get a lump or swelling in your neck, severe stomach pain, or an allergic reaction.
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inequality. it is international women's day glide in san francisco marked international women's day with a big celebration. the san francisco nonprofit held a ribbon cutting for a new women's center. it's a resource center for women living on the streets or in unstable housing. besides food and clothing, the center offers walk in mental health services and social services for victims of domestic violence. and today, the warriors hosted the sixth annual rakuten future leaders experience in walnut creek to expose young women of color to mentorship and careers in sports. >> abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez emceed a panel with prominent women in sports who talked about their experiences and the importance of allyship. >> this year's women's march in san francisco was done in solidarity with the palestinian
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people. hundreds gathered on market street, along with a coalition of local feminist, queer and women's organizations. they marched from civic center through downtown and finished with a rally. making her mark on this international women's day is a bay area mother and grandmother who's traveling the globe, helping to rid the world of landmines and lift the voices of women in war torn countries. abc seven news reporter tara campbell spoke with a world food prize winner who's now on the front lines in angola. >> it's boots on the ground for heidi kuhn. the marin county mother and grandmother helping the women of angola clear the minefields. >> i came here on a direct mission to raise global landmine awareness. >> heidi is the founder of roots of peace, a nonprofit working to rid the world of landmines and replacing mines with vines in afghanistan alone, employing hundreds. our legacy in afghanistan is that we've planted 7 million fruit trees. >> peace through agriculture. that is my battle cry. that is
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the way forward for humanity. >> and she's taking that battle cry onto the fields herself. >> i've come to africa today with the bravest angolan women i have ever met. these women have children. they have lives. but if they feel it is their moral responsibility to keep the land safe for their children, here children are taught about the dangers of landmines, an everyday reality, teaching small little children not to pick up what looks like a rock to fix their bicycle and only to see their hand blown up, or to lose an eye or a limb. >> the united nations estimates more than 5500 people were killed or maimed by landmines across the world in 2021. >> i met a young landmine victim who lost her right arm and her sight at age six. >> the risk of parent every time she enters a minefield or hears a blast. >> i tell you, it's a sound that i've heard so many times and it's just bone chilling to know that we have to go back. we have
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to continue this work until every single landmine is out of the face of this earth. >> war torn angola a far cry from this hall in iowa, where last year heidi was honored with the world food prize. i was just so humbled and honored to win the world food prize, which is considered the nobel prize of food and agriculture. >> from a little small idea, the seed of an idea that began in the living room of my home and from her home to the fields, heidi says her work will continue. >> tara campbell abc seven news. >> remarkable work. well, rain will return to the bay area this weekend. sandhya helps you plan
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an ac transit bus and two other cars. international boulevard is closed at 54th avenue because of this crash. you can see in these live pictures the tow trucks leaving with one of the crashed cars. both of them actually, as you can see, the one at the top of your screen and the one there at the bottom of the screen. here's what we know. less than 15 minutes ago. these tow trucks arrived. happened just before 5 p.m. this crash. it involved an
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ac transit tempo bus on the one t line. that's the rapid bus line that goes along international. a blue sedan and a black car. 14 people were injured. two are in critical condition. several were taken away in ambulances. now, witnesses say the blue car was doing a side show when it hit the black car, then sped away and ran head on into the ac transit bus. police have not yet commented all of this. >> in contra costa county, firefighters are getting a handle on this brushfire in antioch that sent out a large plume of thick black smoke. can fire now says it's burned about 19 acres and is 70% contained. you can see it near auto center drive in west sixth street, close to the babe ruth memorial baseball fields. so far, no structures have been threatened. the fire appears to be burning in a wetlands area near the edge of the san joaquin river. >> and it's just so interesting that after all of this rain could burn like that. just a few days ago, we had rain. >> all right, let's check on our weather. >> spencer, sandy is back with that. >> starts with an s.
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>> yeah, i was going to say we both have the same first letter. dan and ama. let's take a look at live doppler seven. right now it's a light level one coming our way. there are a pair of systems. the first one tomorrow is mostly north bay. the second one coming in will affect everyone. sunday evening. so tomorrow morning at 8:00, north bay is seeing some light showers. very spotty at 11 a.m. could see some drizzle along the coast and that front falls apart. here comes storm number two or front number two. sunday evening. that one will bring widespread rain through the bay area. continuing into late sunday night. here's a look at your high temperatures for tomorrow. they're coming down partly to mostly cloudy. it's a cooler day, but all is not going to be a washout. monday morning we have a few showers and then monday night our next system comes in. going into tuesday, it will mean more snow for the sierra. we'll take that precip while we have it. after that ridge builds in and it's very obvious as we head towards the end of middle to end of the workweek next week. accuweather seven day forecast. spotty light showers tomorrow. rain in the evening, sunday, and then we've
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got a one for monday and tuesday . then we'll bring you the 70s low to mid 70s thursday and friday. ama and dan. yeah, nice warm. thanks andy. >> all right. can we bubble wrap steph's ankles. protect them. >> it's a good idea to talk to steve kerr about that tomorrow. any time you hear the word steph curry and ankle in the same sentence you fear the worst. curry sprained his ankle last night. but the mri is actually encouraging. we'll have the la are pretty much the same, but at fisher investments we're clearly different. (other money manager) different how? you sell high commission investment products, right? (fisher investments) nope. fisher avoids them. (other money manager) well, you must earn commissions on trades. (fisher investments) never at fisher investments. (other money manager) ok, then you probably sneak in some hidden and layered fees. (fisher investments) no. we structure our fees so we do better when clients do better. that might be why most of our clients come from other money managers. at fisher investments, we're clearly different. salonpas lidocaine flex. a super thin, flexible patch with maximum otc strength lidocaine that contours to the body
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good evening. the golden state warriors had their full squad healthy for a grand total of one game. that was wednesday night in the blowout win over the bucks. and then last night, steph curry left late in the fourth quarter. what turned out to be an agonizing loss to the bulls, and a painful one at that. the warriors star rolled his ankle right there on the drive to the basket. the good news is no structural damage to curry's right ankle. the mri came back clean, but he was an obvious pain hobbling there. coach steve kerr said. this afternoon. curry is definitely not playing tomorrow against the spurs. after that depends on how well the recovery goes. the warriors are expected to give a formal update on curry tomorrow, after they see how the ankle responds to treatment. the hope is steph misses only a few games back relatively soon to help the warriors make a playoff push. >> we're going to miss him if he does have time off. uh- we've been this position before where he has had time off and we just
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got to do it collectively and uh- i know he'll, be ready to go when he does come back, whenever that is. we just want to wish him a speedy recovery and to take his time. >> chris paul is his time now, dan, you and i used to do that so often. women's pac 12 tournament semifinal, oregon state and stanford. the cardinal down by as many as 16, but came back cameron brink with a jumper. then osu turns it over on on the inbounds play chloe clary with the steal. back to brink, who finished one assist shy of a triple double as stanford comes way back to win 6657. they're to on the finals and they'll face the winner of usc. ucla in the championship game, the final pac 12 championship game. uh- san jose sharks full rebuild mode right now. they traded away their star forward thomas hurdle today to their to their arch rivals, the golden knights of vegas, along with a pair of third round picks. in exchange, team teal will get a first rounder and the knights first round pick from last year's draft, david edstrom, hurled in just the
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second year of an eight year, $65 million contract, waived his no trade clause. he's been sidelined since knee surgery in february 12th, and he's expected to be ready for the playoffs for vegas. the 49 ers their championship window. it's open right now and this should help. the niners received five compensate three draft picks from the nfl. so they'll have a total of 11 selections in the upcoming draft. those comp picks are awarded to teams that lose key free agents or coaches. tennis anyone? rod laver basically mr. tennis and the laver cup is coming to san francisco next year to chase center. the laver cup matches six of europe's best players against six from the rest of the world. it's a three day event. it's the first time this global tournament will be held on the west coast tennis legend himself and 20 time major champion roger federer is the laver cup co-creator, and he says this is a perfect fit. >> i think it starts with being a sports city and a big, i think tennis history here in california, you know, and in the
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bay area. so i think bringing that back, i think is great. you can feel that, that a stadium like this creates opportunities, you know, and i think we could feel the urge that san francisco really wanted the laver cup here in 25. >> and this is why there's nothing like heavyweight boxing. anthony joshua knocked out francis and gone right there in the second round of their bout in saudi arabia. both of these guys are well over 250 pounds and gone to a former ufc champ who decided to give boxing a try, and that turned out to be a pretty painful decision, at least after that, abc seven sports sponsored by your northern california honda dealers. as mike tyson famously said, my favorite quote everybody has got a plan until they get punched in the mouth. and mike tyson, by the way, is going to fight jake paul, the youtuber. what? yes in july, tyson is 57 years old. i would rather fight a bear than fight mike tyson. i'm sorry. i'm serious. i know like he's even at 50. even even a big bear. i would. that's funny. wow, that'll be something. >> thanks, larry. >> tonight on abc seven at 8:00,
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it's shark tank, followed at nine by 2020. then stay with us for abc seven news at 11. >> well, finally, this friday, a few thoughts about what really matters. as we reported earlier, breaking news involving another united flight a short time ago. the plane leaving sfo, losing hydraulics, making an emergency landing at lax this morning, a united flight veered into the grass after landing in houston yesterday. a giant landing gear tire fell off a united jet on takeoff from sfo, and earlier this week, a united flight had to make an emergency landing after an engine caught fire. four mishaps just this week, all involving united airlines. despite this spate of incidents, we live in an age of ultra safe air travel. that's a wonderful thing, of course, but it can also make the airlines and government regulators more complacent. airlines and crews are being pushed harder than they've ever been pushed, more flights packed planes, tighter schedules, all of it putting
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increasing pressure on a system with no room for error. we can trust that the airlines don't want accidents, but we also know they're inclined to cut costs. forget about friendly what really matters. it's far more important for the faa to increase oversight and keep the skies safe. i always love to hear from you. let me know what you think. follow me on social media at dan ashley, abc seven. >> all right. that is it for this edition of abc seven news. thanks for joining us. >> i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley for sandyha patel. larry biel all of us here. we appreciate your time. have a great evening and we'll see you great evening and we'll see you again at 11. ♪ jardiance! ♪ ♪ it's a little pill with a big story to tell ♪ ♪ i take once-daily jardiance ♪
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