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live now at nine a long anticipate decision made. oakland has a new police chief. what we're learning about the man on the job, as the community hopes for reduced crime across the city. and it may not look like it right now at zephyr cove, but we are tracking some rain and snow in the forecast. good morning. it's saturday, march 23rd. i'm stephanie sierra. lisa is here. and another kind of gloomy day out there. >> yeah. you know, i felt it yesterday with that cold front coming through the winds. and now we're behind that cold front. it's chilly and we've got another wave of moisture headed
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our way. look at the entire state. it's like we're back to winter, right? we've got wind, we've got showers, we've got thunderstorms, and we he an area of low pressure that's going to send a trough in re. and as we look at live doppler seven, look at the smattering of rain from the north bay through 101. santa rosa, san rafael down through the east bay, 680 and 580 hayward. and as we take you through the south bay, you can see that it's not everywhere, but where you do have it, it comes and goes right, and you add in some heating with the sun today, and we could see a chance of a thunderstorm. so this level one system lasts throughout the day. today a portion of your sunday with breezy to gusty winds. a look outside there does look ominous, doesn't it? the temperatures are going to stay in the 50s today, so it is cool. and we'll get some peeks of sun. and that could trigger a thunderstorm. so details on the rest of the weekend. the week ahead which looks wet next lisa thank you. >> and the east bay now oakland finally has a new police chief. more than a year after the mayor fired the last one and the city
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went through more than a half dozen top cops in just a decade. abc seven news reporter anser hassan tells us more about the new man for the job. >> oakland's mayor shang tao, has finally picked oakland's new police chief. >> what stands out about chief mitchell is that he's a strong leader and he's really smart. he's a really smart crime fighter who delivers results, and that's what i'm looking for. i'm looking for someone who can deliver results. >> floyd mitchell takes over more than a year after former police chief lauren armstrong was fired. chief mitchell served 25 years as a police officer in kansas city. he then went on to become police chief in the cities of temple and lubbock, texas, where crime rates went down during his tenure. but he left lubbock because of concerns over abandoned 911 calls. he didn't make any excuses, but instead he talked about what he learned from that experience. mayor tao believes that's the type of experience that will help mitchell forge a new path for the department. >> it is a challenge, uh- and i get that and i'm pretty sure chief mitchell understand that
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coming into this place, and but, you know, we will work on those challenges. >> sergeant hui win is president of the oakland police officers association. he hasn't met the new police chief, but he says chief mitchell already has the full support of the department. but others in the community are raising concerns. makayla galvez venegas works on violence prevention. she believes the new chief will just be a band-aid to some of the larger issues within opd. >> there's already a preexisting culture and the police department and, the police chief has the administrative power, but they can't shift the entire culture. >> carl chan works with the city's asian population. his concerns center around how an outsider like chief mitchell will come to understand the needs of oakland's diverse communities and a city facing a historic deficit. >> in addition, you know, he has to navigate, you know, through the politics. and it's going to be a very, interesting one. >> but business owner nina joyner says the new chief will provide leadership for a city that is in need of direction.
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>> when i see a police officer out on the street, i want them to walk, right. i want them to walk like there's peace in the community. and that's important. and i think the leadership can do that. >> chief mitchell will likely start at the beginning of may in oakland, anser hassan. abc seven news. >> the mayor made it clear tackling crime is priority number one, but mitchell will have a lot to juggle with staffing shortages and a huge budget deficit. abc seven news political insider phil matier laid out how the new chief is in a uniquely challenging spot. >> also, he has to police the police because there is still questions about how the department itself operates. it's a tightrope. he's also going to be an outsider that's coming into a city that had its police chief last. police chief was basically born and raised there and very popular among the population. so he's coming in as an outsider from texas. you put all these things together and it's a tough entry. >> mitchell will be the department's 12th police chief in 20 years. new this morning, alameda county district attorney
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pamela price has been removed from a manslaughter case against a former san leandro police officer. this stems from the april 2020 death of steven taylor inside a san leandro walmart. according to the bay area news group, price's office was barred from prosecuting the officer after a judge found her office too biased to fairly oversee the case. this is the second time so far this year that a judge has removed the da's office from a case that questioned price's impartiality. also new this morning, a new law is being introduced in the state senate to protect children from fentanyl exposure. sb 908, authored by state senator dave cortese of santa clara, will help the department of public health provide data and guidance to counties about how to deal with vulnerable youth who are exposed to fentanyl. he was inspired by the death of a three month old baby, phoenix castro from san jose, who was sent home with her drug using father last year. despite warnings from social workers. there's no
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specific proposal yet, but cortez says he plans to leave it to the health experts. now to an update on the search for a missing hiker in monterey county. her body was found at the base of a waterfall in the ventana wilderness. abc seven news reporter lauren martinez is following the story. friends and family are remembering 30 year-old caroline meister as an incredible person. on monday, meister was reported missing to the monterey county sheriff's office. authorities say she went on a hike in the ventana wilderness in the big sur area. more than 100 people from 13 different agencies aided in the search from helicopters to search dogs. it was an all out effort to find her. >> one, was given this, given her clothes so that they can have her particular scent. and then the other type of dogs that they have are just like general dogs that search for human scent. >> on friday, search crews found meister's body at the bottom of
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a waterfall off horse pasture trail. >> our trails are very steep in our area. they can be dangerous in some areas, and even experienced hikers could have slipped them falls. >> authorities say her injuries are consistent with falling down a cliff. >> there's a saying in the wilderness, danger and beauty coexist in a delicate balance. >> meister is a chicago area native. for the past two years, meister has lived and worked at the tassajara mountain zen center in rural monterey county. during friday's press conference, the sheriff relayed a message of gratitude from meister's parents on behalf of gianna john, again, i want to express their prayers and thanks to the hundreds of volunteers that helped bring caroline home in the south bay. >> lauren martinez, abc seven news. also in the south bay, there's a new push to increase access to reliable and affordable child care. experts say the lack isn't just impacting families with kids, it's impacting the entire economy. businesses,
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policymakers and child care providers came together in san jose to discuss solutions that employers can be a part of. many providers say they've had a difficult time after covid declining enrollment early in the pandemic led to many daycare closures. now, county officials believe teaming with employers to invest in employee child care is a possible solution to helping both families and businesses. >> for every $1 that's invested publicly in child care, there's a $16 benefit to the workforce and industry in gained profitability, a $15 million grant program was launched last fall to help silicon valley child care providers improve and expand operations. >> now, let's talk about your commute. the drive over the golden gate bridge is going to cost a little more. starting in july. here's a live look from there. now, as expected, the board voted to raise the tolls by $0.50 a year through 2028. now on july 1st, it will be 1025
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for a two axle vehicle, which essentially covers all cars and most trucks. if you have fast track, though, it will be a dollar less for drivers who have a pay as you go account. the toll will be $9.50. the toll increases are to help cover a projected $220 million budget deficit over five years. how's it looking outside, lisa? >> well, we've got widely scattered showers, some of them coming down pretty good. and some glimpses of sunshine there. so pretty nice to look at. but you got to dodge the showers throughout the day today. emeryville in the 50s. everybody in the 50s today. it's going to be a cool couple of days, breezy and wet. we'll talk about it and look at the end of the month. if my accuweather seven day forecast. >> lisa thank you. also ahead, a stunning announcement from the princess of wales. what's next for kate middleton
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huge shock, and william and i have been doing everything we can to process and manage this privately for the sake of our young family. >> abc seven news sat down with ucsf press cancer center director doctor lauren esserman, and she says she hopes middleton's announcement drives others to assess their risk for cancer. >> if you are at high risk, are you at high risk? for what type of cancer? and there you can adjust what you can do to reduce risk and to screen appropriately. if you're at risk for a fast growing cancer, you need to probably screen earlier and more frequently. >> now, doctor esserman says ucsf researchers are focused on how to optimize screenings for people at higher risk of cancer. she recommends looking into your family history and having a conversation with your doctor. now the cdc says the number of measles cases across the country this year has surpassed the total for all of 2023. there's been 64 cases reported in 17
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states so far this year, compared to 58 cases all of last year. alameda county health officials reported a possible measles exposure at a brew pub that is in san leandro. earlier this month, but no cases were confirmed. measles symptoms include fever, runny nose or a red rash. they can also appear up to three weeks after exposure . berkeley is going to repeal its ban on natural gas appliances. the ban would have applied to installations in new buildings. the first of its kind ordinance passed in 2019. it took effect the following year with the intent of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but it was contested by the restaurant association and an appeals court last year saying it violated u.s. law. san francisco and other cities have similar laws, and they could be invalidated because of this case. happening today in oakland, the in-n-out will be serving customers for the last time. it announces the location at hegenberger road off
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interstate 880 is profitable, but car break ins, armed robberies, and theft make it not safe enough to stay in business. city leaders say crime is dropping in that area, with more law enforcement patrols and security at shopping centers, but the doors will still close for good tomorrow. at 1 a.m. all right. have you heard about this japanese snack with mayor breed's face on it? there it is. it showed up at a 7-eleven store in san francisco. and now it's gone viral. it's called onigiri. turns out first the store wasn't selling it, and there's actually no partnership with mayor breed. they were made by a woman who is hoping to get the convenience store to now carry it. abc7 news reporter tara campbell spoke to the creator, and danielle baskin is walking into this 7-eleven on san francisco's sansome street on a mission and the mayor's face on a home made japanese snack. >> i recently went to japan, and if you're not familiar with onigiri, it's this very popular rice ball in a triangle shape
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wrapped in seaweed. and i've just dreamed of this being available everywhere in the us. >> so the artist took matters into her own hands this week, making the snacks at home complete with packaging. >> why did you want to have the mayor's face on this? yeah. so i thought that there could be a world in which, like, the mayor tried to get them in san francisco. >> as for the mayor herself, she's not endorsing this product. her office confirming there is no partnership. but that's not slowing danielle down . determined to get onigiri into stores. >> i felt the only way to do it would be to stage that it already existed, versus just walking into 7-eleven and asking, will you buy this? >> and staging it is exactly what she did. she found a spot on this shelf to place the product and rallied her friends to come get in line, posting it all on social media. >> so many people were excited about getting an onigiri, but this sort of spread on the internet as a different world in
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which you could purchase them at 7-eleven. >> and as it turns out, that might soon be possible. managing to catch the owner's interest a day after we did this stunt, so many people came in looking for them. >> 30 or 40 people is looking for the same thing triangle sushi, or i think. i think inside the rice. so then i tell her, if do you have so send to me. she said, i will try. >> and so danielle is getting to work. >> and so tonight i'm figuring out the logistics with different commercial kitchens to manufacture them, and she's hoping to make the delivery as soon as possible. but the demand is there. i think people were so excited that this could be a possibility. it's a very good snack. >> tara campbell, abc seven news. >> all right, before we get to weather good news on the waterfront. thanks to the recent storms, officials are doubling the amount of water california agencies will get this year. previously, the state told major contractors to expect 15% of their requests. well, that got
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bumped up to 30. california relies heavily on the snowpack for water, and in january, it was just about half of the normal average. now it is at 98% of normal. lisa tracks those totals here locally each week. how's it looking? >> looking pretty good. we are back into the wet weather not only today, tomorrow, but into that last full week of march. it looks like it's going to come back again and that could be our final push. but between now and then we're going to add to a pretty saturated year except for oakland, not quite saturated. and the sierra snowpack, which is near 100% of average, very important for us with two back to back seasons that have been exceptional. live doppler seven. right now you can see all the smattering of showers across the bay. heavier rain has been in the east bay. check out san ramon in danville down through the 680 corridor. very wet weather here. stone valley road. and then you see it extends to the south and the west, shafer
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valley road. and also it gets a little bit more widespread, more isolated here as you get to the bay shore. but in the south bay this is where we're looking at some pretty good rain from the santa cruz mountains and into san francisco. 280 looking at the lighter rain, but we've had some pretty good downpours up in the north bay from lagunitas to san rafael. and you can see sonoma highway 12. so that's going to be the order of the day, even some sun out there. look at emeryville. it is 53, in san francisco, oakland, 50 two half moon bay. everybody is in the low 50s and look at the stormy view from our exploratorium camera. gray sky 48, petaluma, 51. in livermore, we've had the breezy winds compared to 24 hours ago. 2 to 7 degrees colder after that, cold front moved on through gorgeous view of the oakland airport. chance of a thunderstorm. wet and windy today. that continues into the first portion of your sunday and then things will settle down. still cool though for the afternoon. we're dry. second half of the sunday, monday, tuesday. there's a brief
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break and then another round of wet weather for wednesday, thursday and friday. the order of the day won't be raining all day. we'll see some sun. we'll see some of those thunderheads develop and the possibility of the downpours. and you'll notice this is 430 and we've got scattered showers once again leading through the evening hours. it's going to take us right on through early sunday. rainfall amounts not too impressive anywhere from a couple hundredths to perhaps a quarter of an inch. it depends if you're under one of those heavier downpours. if you are, you could see some hail and that isolated thunderstorm, 20 mile an hour winds common up to 25 and 30 throughout the day today. and then as that last system exits, we'll get into windy conditions again for sunday. so that's going to stay with us for a raw afternoon. but at least we get a little bit of a break from the rain. the snow keeps going in the mountains. we're up to a foot of snow for parts of kirkwood, maybe donner, ten inches. highs today from the upper 50s for most, maybe a few low 60s. isolated thunderstorm. the accuweather seven day
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forecast level one today, early tomorrow morning, then a break sunday afternoon. still cool. try to warm up a bit for monday and tuesday and then more rain wednesday, thursday and friday. so we are certainly sticking with that winter outlook. stephanie. >> lisa thank you. just ahead, a big milestone this week for former san francisco mayor willie brown. you take a look at his rich legacy and career here in the city. after
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milestone in his life, brown turned 90 years old. abc seven news reporter leah melendez spoke with the former mayor about his birthday and legacy. i'm saddened that at all. >> former san francisco mayor willie brown has never stopped being an insider at city hall. let's go home. >> back home. >> hey. >> he served as mayor from 1996 to 2004. do you like coming back
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to your old home? >> yeah. >> not really. as mayor, he was often characterized as being overly frank. whose idea was this? and still today, somewhat nonchalant. how about you? do you like it? what? the statue. >> yeah. it's all right. >> yeah. brown was born in mineola, texas, a segregated town where the birth of many black people went unrecorded. it wasn't until his college days at san francisco state that he finally obtained a birth certificate. as he attempted to make inroads in his career, brown quickly discovered a city dominated by an old boys network, and it was almost like a club, almost like a fraternity . >> he not available to black people in most cases. >> yet despite those challenges, his political trajectory consisted of many firsts. he was among the first black state assembly members, the first black speaker of the assembly, and the first african american
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mayor of san francisco. >> local government is where things actually happen. >> in 2008, he established the willie l brown junior fellowship program with the purpose of placing students from san francisco state who otherwise wouldn't have a chance to work in city government. >> the willie brown fellowship really serves as like this tool that allows students to be in these agencies and have their voices heard and really impact policies that are influencing them and their families and their friends and folks that look like them to bring people in who embodied the diversity of the city. >> 12 undergraduate students are selected among many applicants working in city government 16 hours a week for an entire semester. each student receives a stipend of $3,000. the goal for many is to get a permanent job with the city once they graduate. >> we have students who maybe were fellows in 2018. in 2008 and 2021 who are now working in
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city agencies, alondra esquivel garcia was a willie brown fellow who is now the director of the san francisco youth commission. >> i basically help advise 17 youth from across the city to advise the mayor and the board of supervisors on anything youth related. nowadays, it's housing, homelessness, transportation, city planning, food insecurity, you name it. >> jessica campos was also a prior fellow and she now works full time for the human rights commission. >> the willie brown fellowship, gave me an opportunity to know people. >> happy birthday to you. happy birthday, birthday to you. >> how do you want these kids to remember you? let's say five, ten, 20 years from now? >> i want them to replicate what i've done. and if i inspired you
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to do that, then i have succeeded. thank you incredible career. >> that was abc seven's lyanne melendez reporting. they also give a fellowship to two graduate students in government agencies over a period of two years. and on march 30th, there will be a party at bimbo's 365 for the former mayor and that will include a fundraising event for that fellowship program coming up in our next half hour on abc seven mornings, a $1.2 trillion package passed by the senate where that money will go, plus, the new effort to oust house speaker mike johnson and robert on celebrations continue across the bay area. the food festival happening in san jose today, we get an up close look at the prep happening in the kitchen. plus, we're shining a spotlight on an organization helping to build a better bay area. we'll tell you all about the
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seasonal allergies are this time of year, but hopefully with the rain, yes can help a little point. >> pollen rinsing? yes for sure. and then when we get finally the to the end of the rain, watch out in april. that's when we'll get back to all that pollen. but we've got several weather systems to go through before we can see the end, because look at all the activity in california. we've got an area of low pressure heading up to the north, a weak system moving in today that is allowing for those downpours. look at lagunitas highway one in the north bay. rain moved out of san rafael, now saint helena, into the east bay. it has been wet. now we're on the peninsula from pacifica, san bruno, 280 and over into walnut creek. 680 danville and blackhawk. a pretty good downpour. santa cruz mountains. yep, you are in it. look at that gorgeous view from pier 39. temperatures. cool just in the
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low 50s. really pretty cloud development out there. the golden gate bridge drive for now. chance of a thunderstorm. level one system today on and off. rain showers throughout the afternoon. stephanie. lisa. >> lisa. thank you. new. this morning, russian president vladimir putin says additional security measures are being imposed across russia. it comes after a group of gunmen stormed a concert venue in moscow and opened fire on a crowd, killing at least 133 people in an address to the nation, putin called it a bloody, barbaric terrorist act. the concert venue went up in flames after those shootings, and this morning you're seeing video crews are still going through the rubble. four people have been arrested and seven others have been detained. authorities say isis has claimed responsibility of this attack, and u.s. officials say they've recently warned russia they had intelligence pointing to a planned terrorist attack in moscow. new developments here in the u.s. the senate passed a $1.2 trillion spending bill overnight
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, preventing a partial government shutdown. here's a live look from the us capitol this morning. president joe biden is expected to sign that package today. abc news reporter johny fernandez tells us what's in the bill. >> a partial government shutdown has been avoided after the senate passed a last minute funding bill just past midnight. >> but we have just reached an agreement to complete the job of funding the government. it is good for the country that we have reached this bipartisan deal. it wasn't easy, but tonight our persistence has been worth it. >> this came after the house passed the 1.2 trillion government funding package early friday, with bipartisan support. but the gop lawmakers who voted against the package say it only serves one party. the democrat, georgia representative marjorie taylor greene, immediately after filed a motion to vacate house speaker mike johnson, threatening to oust the fellow republican just months after
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ascending to this role. >> this is basically a warning, and it's time for us to go through through the process, take our time and find a new speaker of the house. >> the same tactic remove former speaker kevin mccarthy last october. the bill provides funding for defense, homeland security, labor, education, health and human services. the bill now heads to president biden's desk. johny fernandez abc news, new york. >> high interest rates may be fueling a rise in california's unemployment rate. last month, the state jobless rate rose to 5.3. that's now the highest of any state in the nation, and well above the national average of 3.9. the construction sector saw the heaviest job loss as buildings slowed down. tech layoffs are also another factor. locally, san francisco's unemployment rate went down to 3.8. a parking lot will be transformed into a ramadan festival in the south bay today,
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thousands will enjoy everything from indian cuisine to tacos and texas barbecue. abc seven news reporter dustin dorsey gives us a taste of what to expect during the celebration of ramadan. >> the muslim community fast from sunrise to sunset as an act of worship. the meal, eaten before dawn is known as suhoor, and making sure it's a good experience is important. >> usually in muslim majority countries. uh. the night time is when everybody goes out and eats and they go on the street and have street food and other things like that. so we kind of wanted to replicate it. that experience. >> so this is a celebration of food, friends and family here in the bay area, thousands of guests enjoy cuisine from dozens of vendors, overnight bars, grill owner and head chef saeed sammy is already hard at work on his texas style halal brisket for saturday's event in the bay. >> there's not too many halal vendors that are doing smoked brisket and smoking brisket is a very, very long process i'm
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talking about. we have like a 14 to 18 hour smoke, and then after that we hold our briskets for anywhere between 12 and 15 hours before serving. >> it's a craft that sammy has perfected by studying youtube videos and working with texas pitmasters, a unique style of food for surfaced, but he's proud to bring new flavors. >> my background is from india, so you know you don't really get that smoked flavor, in indian food, you know, indian food is great on its own, but it's a whole different flavor profile. >> and it's popular at these kinds of festivals. a place where sammy got his start cooking for big crowds at the end of ramadan. >> we have a huge festival called eid, and i had signed up to be one of the vendors. i thought, you know, maybe i'll sell 5100 burgers and, you know, make a little bit of cash on the side, i prepared for 200 burgers, and i was the first vendor to sell out this time, sammy is ready to serve alongside the other vendors with so much tension surrounding the community, organizer irfan ridwan hopes their food can be a unifying force for all.
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>> doesn't matter if you're muslim, christian, jewish, or even if you don't have any religion at all, you're always welcome to come and enjoy food. >> the event runs saturday at 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. at the sabah islamic center in north san jose. dustin dawsey abc seven news. >> part of our efforts to build a better bay area is highlighting the organizations that give back to our community in powerful ways. and this morning, we're spotlighting camp okitsu. a nonprofit dedicated to supporting children and families affected by childhood cancer. joining me now is anna brubaker, who is the chair of okitsu board of directors. anna, thank you for being with us. >> hi, stephanie. thank you so much for having me. >> absolutely. well, to start off, i want to say okitsu holds such a special place in my heart and it's remarkable to see the impact camp okitsu has both on the children and the families. anna, can you walk us through the okitsu mission? >> yes. the mission of okitsu is to provide respite and support for families facing childhood
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cancer, the way we do that is we offer summer programing, summer camps for, children with cancer, their siblings and their families. >> now, the okitsu annual gala fundraiser is tonight, and abc seven is a proud sponsor. it's incredible to see the money raised from this event go towards helping kids go to camp. who otherwise could not afford to. can you talk about some of the camps that are offered, what it's like, and why it's so powerful for these kids? >> thank you. stephanie. yes it's so powerful for the kids because they get to come to camp and they get to, you know, talk about what they're going through and uh- with their peers who are going through the same thing. and they can really, you know, some of these kids, when they're going through treatment, they don't really get an opportunity to really just play and be kids. and so they can come to camp, they can swim, they can, you know, just have a lot of fun and really, you know, not be judged because sometimes, you know,
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when kids are bold because they're going through chemotherapy or, you know, they're missing a limb because of their treatment, they can come to camp and, and they can just enjoy and not worry about that. and be with people who understand them. >> yeah. it's such a powerful message. think about the family camps, the sibling camps, as well as the sleepaway camp for oncology patients. as you just alluded to, anna, going through cancer treatment can feel very isolating. we spoke to the family earlier this month, and i know you've worked with so many families like theirs to see firsthand the impact. how has okayasu changed your life? >> okay, so, really has changed my life. >> i started volunteering at the camp when in 1998, and it really like just seeing what these families go through. and they're really heroes, and they have such resiliency and really, when you volunteer with them, you just get so much more than what you're giving to them. it's just a real lesson in resiliency and
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strength. >> yeah, both of those certainly . and the siblings are the silent warriors. we always say, thinking back to 2020, i see your background shows campo chizu, the berry creek facility. that was before it was sadly affected by the north complex fires. i know despite all the challenges, the camp is still going strong. is there any update for the status for rebuilding? >> we don't have an update for rebuilding at this moment. we're still looking for property in california, in in northern california to host our camp and build our new home. you know, the fire was devastating. it came through really fast, and it just destroyed the camp. so we're just looking to move to a different location and we're looking for property and our search continues. we have looked at a lot of properties in the meantime. we are still offering our programs. we're still committed to supporting our families and we're doing that in rental sites. so we're renting
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camps so that we can continue to offer all our programing, our family camp, our oncology camp, and our, siblings camp. yeah >> as families say, it doesn't matter where camp is, it's the people that truly make the experience special. how can families who have children facing a cancer diagnosis get involved with okazu, the easiest way to get involved would be just to go to our website or chizu org. there there is all the information of all our programing, all our weeks, and also if people want to volunteer there, there's also information on the website as well. to on how to volunteer and help us out. >> wonderful, anna. thank you so much for your time this morning and sharing the o chizu mission with us. i look forward to seeing you tonight. >> thanks, stephanie. >> looking forward to seeing you too. >> absolutel well we have much more
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the decades long journey behind the mini series that is now breaking streaming records. here's a preview. >> we started on this project over a decade ago. >> i think the cultural legacy of this show is just really immense. >> we needed to make authentic as much as possible. >> the best storytelling comes from the inside. >> i hope people walk away from it. having had a unique experience. >> hello, my name is hiroyuki sanada. my name is anna sawai. >> my name is cosmo jarvis. >> i'm gina balian and this is the storytellers spotlight. >> you can watch the storytellers spotlight tonight starting at 830 or on our abc platforms wherever you stream. lisa. >> all right. we have a pretty view outside right now of the oakland airport. we can see those gorgeous cumulus clouds and the wet tarmac there. it was 67 yesterday in oakland. only in the upper 50s. today we've had
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scattered showers, some pretty good downpours. thunderstorms are a possibility. so on and off throughout your saturday. a level one system. we'll plot out e rest of the weekend. the look ahead 15 or more headache days a month, each lasting 4 hours
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center and the outcome not so great. abc seven sports director larry beil explains how the dubs got out. paste. >> good morning everybody. 14 games left in the regular season so every one is big for the warriors. dubs pretty average at home, but the pacers came in the only undefeated team at chase center four and zero all time. i want one of those hats. looks like my lampshade warriors looking good early. draymond green and klay thompson. klay had 15 first half points but only two after that end of the half. here comes the back breaker from tyrese haliburton. deep three playing beat the clock. pacers down one. haliburton goes for 25 points 11 assists. game flips in the third
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steph curry for three of his 25. but that would be the warriors last lead of the night. all indy from there moses moody no good pascal siakam outlet aaron nesmith doing chin ups on the rim with authority. and then another dagger three by haliburton. pacers run away from the warriors 123 111 dubs now only up by two on houston for 10th in the west. now to the ncaa tournament. the 512 matchup is always kind of dicey. saint mary's, the five seed against a really good grand canyon squad at the watch party in moraga. they were pumped, but they didn't like what they saw. this was a grand canyon block party. get out. and i mean it. ray harrison to collin moore three ball corner pocket. the antelopes up by seven in the second half and tie on grant foster. this dude can play a little shake and bake here right . and shine. he had 22. the antelopes build a double digit lead. gaels make a run get within five. aidan mahaney three of his 13. but it's just not
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enough. ray harrison here strong to the cup. puts it away. down goes saint mary's 7566. it's grand canyon's first ever ncaa tournament win. night night for the gaels. the pac 12 zone. number ten colorado and number seven florida. 50s left florida down six. walter clayton junior knocks down the three and florida's down three. this game was nuts. 14 seconds left clayton junior stops and pops. he had 33. florida ties it up at 100 with six seconds left. still tied. k.j. simpson baseline jumper. friendly bounce buffs by two. clayton junior with a heave. this actually is a pretty good look, but no good in colorado. hangs on 102 100. now to the ladies. number two stanford hosting norfolk state tree. got some miracle gro in there a nice passing by the cardinal cameron brink layup 17 points 15 boards and to the half kiki area often splitting the defense and scores at the buzzer. the cardinal leading by
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a baker's dozen at the break. they were favored by 35. so not a surprise. and here hannah jump with the jumper. she hit four triples on the night. you drive on brink. and this is what happens denied. pac 12 defensive player of the year had six blocks stanford rolls 7950. they are on to round two. that's a wrap on morning sports. have a great weekend everybody i'm larry biel so outside right now it's soggy gloomy and kind of looks like it's the beginning of a horror movie. >> so what do you think. well we managed to get out and there are some sunny breaks. >> but you're right we have some downpours. let's start in the north bay. fairfax. watch out san rafael right along the coast here. those yellows indicate the heavier rain up towards vallejo. highway 29, american canyon. it is wet over into the east bay, walnut creek and lafayette. you've had a rainy saturday on the peninsula right around daly city. 280 south city and forbes boulevard 101. the wet weather and all the way down to the santa cruz mountains. page mill road though los altos, the
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hills, mountain view and then the bay shore. more of a break here, but more rain is headed your way in livermore. what a gorgeous view from pier 39 here. a couple of sea lions out there, low to mid 50s is all we can manage right now. all around the bay area, the golden gate bridge, we have those clouds that are cumulus, and they're awfully nice to look at with a little bit of sun out there, anywhere from 2 to 7 degrees cooler this morning after the cold front. partly sunny out there right now in the city. a thunderstorm chances today. wet and windy this will carry over through the overnight hours into early sunday. and then we get a break sunday afternoon and monday and tuesday before another round of wet weather heads our way. so notice it's not raining all day. but where we do see the rain we could see some heavier downpours, maybe a thunderstorm and the amounts will be light, but we'll have some gusty winds and this is going to happen on and off all throughout the day. the evening, the overnight hours and rainfall amounts are pretty low, anywhere from a couple hundredths to
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maybe a quarter of an inch of rain. so this, this system, this trough that's moving through will continue to bring in the gusty winds. the chance of showers. and throughout the day it's going to feel even cooler with winds over 25 miles an hour. this is your saturday afternoon. still kind of breezy through the overnight hours. but look what happens on sunday. we get out of that wet weather system. but we do have those northwesterly winds that want to bring winds up to about 40 miles an hour. it's been snowing in the sierra nevada. that continues. we've had anywhere from 5 to 20in and another foot or so for some areas, from kirkwood to ten inches at donner. so highs today on and off, rain, maybe a thunderstorm, breezy, upper 50s for most and the accuweather seven day forecast level one system today tomorrow a break in the afternoon but breezy both days to windy monday and tuesday. a mix of clouds and sun trying to warm up a little bit. level one system wednesday, thursday and once again we'll get into the cooler wet weather as we head
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before we go, look at the north bay from san rafael in marin county. there, in mill valley and mere beach, some downpours up towards vallejo. american canyon 680. walnut creek, you are still getting some wet weather and look at the peninsula. so a solid area of some lighter rain from san francisco, san mateo, woodside, the bay shore not too wet, but the south bay. you're going to be in it as well. accuweather seven day forecast level one system. chance of a thunderstorm. breezy winds through early tomorrow. bit of a break tomorrow afternoon and then we have more wet weather. so you thought we were done? we're not done. >> i know, i was like, crossing my fingers. i was like, maybe we'll get another nice sunshine. >> well help you with the pollen for sure. >> yeah that's true. so we'll have that the pollen, all that air. thank you lisa. well, for
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