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live now at six. shots fired in rodeo overnight. what we've learned from authorities is a late night shooting is under investigation.
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>> then san francisco leaders threatening to sue oakland over the name of an airport. the name changed. that could end up with legal action and the eclipse seemed to be worth the wait for the millions who made the trek to see it. >> even for those who stayed to watch it right here in the bay area. >> good morning. it is tuesday, april 9th. >> all right. we got a check of our forecast. >> andrew. yeah, if you like. yesterday. today is even warmer. sunshine on the way. get ready for more spring like weather here in april. live. look from our east bay hills camera. we have great visibility. we have clear skies reported across the entire region, and that is going to lead to a very sunny day on the way. temperatures right now we're looking across the region, starting out in the low 40s in our coldest cities like sonoma at 4142. in danville, we're at 47. in oakland. good morning. 50 in the city, the same in cloverdale, right now. so the light jackets needed. but you can get rid of it pretty fast today. let's break down your day. it is a clear day. look at those temperatures already. by noon, if we stopped there, that
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would be pretty close to average for this time of the year. but then we just continue to warm throughout the afternoon with high pressure in control. we'll see 60s along the coast, but away from the coast around the bay shoreline and inland mid and upper 70s for our daytime high. so certainly a bit above average for this time of the year and warmer than we were yesterday. 78 in concord for a high, the same in santa rosa will go to 72 in oakland, 78. in san jose, the city a high of 67 degrees. amanda. >> all right. drew at this hour, 601 we're taking you straight to the north bay where there's a three car crash to tell you about in novato. this is southbound 101. it is shut down at least one lane. we know that traffic is stopped with a minor backup. speeds are down to about seven miles per hour. here, again, three car crash southbound 101 at san antonio road, back to the desk. >> oakland wants to add the name san francisco bay to its airport, and san francisco is saying keep my name out of your mouth. the city has even threatened a lawsuit if this
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change goes through, city leaders say it will cause confusion for people who may fly into the wrong airport. abc7 news reporter gloria rodriguez joins us live with this possible fight. hi, gloria. >> hey, good morning reggie. the port of oakland board of commissioners is set to meet on thursday to consider changing oakland international airport's name to san francisco bay. oakland international airport. and it's those words san francisco bay that have san francisco officials threatening to sue oakland airport officials are hoping that the name change would help travelers understand. there is another airport in the san francisco area, and possibly bring more tourists to the east bay, but san francisco officials believe it will lead to confusion and they say the name will violate trademarks held by sfo. city attorney david hsu has gone as far as sending a warning letter to the port of oakland. >> we also believe the currently proposed name infringes on sfo's trademarks. sfo has been in operation for almost a century,
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since 1927, we've used san francisco international airport or san francisco airport throughout most of that history, adding san francisco to it certainly makes it more attractive or more recognizable to those that are traveling. >> traveling from out of the state, out of the country. >> in a statement on monday, the port doubling down on the proposal, saying that will clarify, not confuse is the new name identifies where okay is actually located, which is on the san francisco bay. if the proposed name modification is approved by the board, the port will take all appropriate measures to defend its right to use this accurate geographic identifier. but a travel industry analyst and marketing expert says a name change would cause confusion for travelers, saying many people might even accidentally fly to the wrong airport port kumasi. >> thank you gloria. breaking overnight shots ring out in a usually quiet part of contra
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costa county. amanda is at the live desk with what we know. amanda. >> yeah, this all happened overnight in rodeo. we have video showing investigators combing the scene on napa avenue and mariposa avenue just after midnight. you can see the evidence markers all over the street in the video. you can also see deputies look at vehicles that have some sort of gun damage to them. at this time, we don't know how many people were shot or even if anybody was hurt. deputies tell us the shooting near rodeo grocer and liquor. that's where it was located. that's what they say. it's unclear what may have led up to the shooting. we have reached out to contra costa county sheriff's deputies for more information, and we'll let you know when we hear back. kumasi >> thanks, amanda. happening today, u.s. health and human services secretary xavier becerra is coming to the bay area to talk about the biden administration's efforts to expand health care access for the latino community. the sierra will be highlighting affordable health care options at a roundtable discussion in oakland, and there he'll be meeting with local health care
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leaders to talk about mental health and ways to improve overall wellness in the latino community. >> if you bank at first republic, no, you don't. as of next month, jp morgan chase is taking over the san francisco based bank. existing accounts will convert to chase accounts over memorial day weekend. first republic's 25 bay area locations will close may 24th. ten will be remodeled and reopened with new branding. 15 of them that are within a mile of existing chase locations will close permanently. >> developing news in the east bay. investigators looking for the cause of a two alarm fire that burned a building in hayward last night. this is just west of interstate 880 on hall road. fire officials say no one was injured. >> if your morning commute takes you through the posey tube, it is back to normal. after this dangerous situation last night, drivers had to ditch their cars and walk out of the tunnel through smoke after a truck caught fire. abc seven news was there when crews brought the
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burn truck out of the tunnel. nobody was hurt in the north bay. >> we are learning. two people facing charges for a chop shop operation this morning in sonoma county. investigators with the chp and sonoma county sheriff's office arrested the men last month after searching a vehicle repair shop in santa rosa and they say they found dozens of cars and trucks, seven of them listed as stolen. parts of the vehicles had been removed, several had altered vin numbers, so now detectives are asking anyone who may have more information to give them a call. >> the slow economic recovery of downtown san francisco has the attention of other california city leaders, who are dealing with much of the same thing san francisco mayor london breed met with the mayors of sacramento, long beach and riverside at the state capitol yesterday for the first legislative hearing on california's post-pandemic recovery. mayor breed expressed support for a series of bills created by barrie lawmakers, which would encourage renewed investment in downtown san
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francisco. the ceo of san francisco's union square alliance was also there and says the meeting gave her hope. >> bar and restaurant boom in union square were actually expecting quite a few more announcements of new restaurants this year and into next year. >> mayor breed told the group both violent crime and property crime downtown are improving. she says it's the shift to remote work that remains the biggest reason for the slow recovery. >> new. this morning, pfizer just released new data about its rsv vaccine and amanda, that data suggests a shot could help younger adults with underlying medical conditions. >> kumasi pfizer tested its vaccine in people ages 18 to 59 with underlying medical conditions. researchers saw the vaccine produced a similar response and side effect profile as in prior studies, they say the vaccine was well tolerated and demonstrated an immune response no different to adults ages 60 and older. the company plans to ask the fda for approval based on these results,
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but there is no timeline for when it might get approved. rsv is a viral infection that carries the greatest risk for the oldest and youngest people, but certain adults with underlying medical conditions such as asthma, copd and diabetes are also more likely to be hospitalized if infected with rsv. rsv can affect the lungs and breathing passages of an infected person, and can potentially cause severe illness in the us alone. among older adults. rsv infections account for about 60,000 to 160,000 hospitalizations a year, drew. >> let's go outside, amanda, a live look. the exploratorium camera. we are totally clear out there, and we are in store for just a sunny day. spring like warmth. in fact, above average temperatures, we'll look at highs versus average today. in the first column, you can see the forecast. most of us going into the 70s today. for reference, average daytime highs this time of the year are typically in the 60s. so you can
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see some cities like napa, san jose, santa rosa about ten degrees above average today as our warmest spots go into the upper 70s. going to feel very nice today. here's live doppler seven along with satellite high pressure. this ridge is in control. you can see those clockwise winds around it and that high is not budging. the next several days that warming trend is with us at least through thursday. here's a region by region breakdown along the coast. we'll go into the low 60s around the bay shoreline. we'll see areas get into the low 70s and then inland and our warmest spots mid and upper 70s for the afternoon. now looking at the pollen, trees are still running at high pollen levels oak, pine and sycamore. your main offenders mold now running at medium levels. just be aware of that. here's a three day forecast. we get even warmer here tomorrow and thursday. look inland. going into the 80s, some of the warmest air we have seen since last fall. but kumasi those temperatures will tumble on friday before rain is back in the forecast. we'll show you that on the seven day coming up
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in a few minutes. >> all right. thank you. drew. still to come, the rise of rideshare apps impacting local taxi drivers. >> some are now scrambling to make ends meet as the once popular taxi medallions are falling by the wayside. then dramatic video from new zealand. two cars crash on a racetrack, sending one
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san antonio road near the novato dumps, a three car crash is blocking one lane there. traffic is almost backed up from petaluma boulevard south back to the desk. >> take a look at this video from new zealand. a freak crash sent a race car over the fence and into the stands. one car hit another. it sent it flying to where the spectators. luckily, all the fans got out of the way. the driver was shaken up, of course, but they also got out and they're all right. what happened is still under investigation. the taxi industry in san francisco continues to experience hardship as part of building a better bay area. we want to focus on the medallion owners and how they are doing. the drivers will tell you that the medallion program is broken. for those who aren't familiar with this, taxi medallions look like many license plates. they cost $250,000. here's how it started.
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before uber and lyft existed, the demand for more taxis grew in san francisco. in 2009, then mayor gavin newsom came up with the idea to sell 700 taxi medallions to help sfmta's million budget deficit. the medallions fell by the wayside when uber and lyft hit the streets. taxi drivers who already paid for the medallions took out loans. but with business down and an almost worthless medallion, many stopped paying the loans, damaging their credit. abc seven news talked with one medallion owner who is still trying to pay his loan while struggling to make ends meet. >> they don't think even we are human beings if they think they spending $1 billion on homeless, they should give us some break on the medallion price. >> it's safe to estimate that about 300 of those medallions sold through the program have been foreclosed on. >> recently, during an sfmta board hearing, taxi drivers suggested the city bail them out. some medallion owners will
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be asked to start paying the yearly medallion fee again. it got waived during the pandemic. it was the talk of the country all day yesterday, continuing into. eclipse here in the bay area. we only got a partial solar eclipse. the moon just covered a portion of the sun, but that didn't stop people from coming out to enjoy what was there to see. everyone looking up at the exploratorium in san francisco, it was such a hot spot to watch the solar eclipse. the museum sold out of the glasses, so people got creative watching a clip. shadows with calendars from home and reflect from mirrors by making the mirror smaller, by blocking part of it with my hand, we're able to get a small image of the eclipsed sun on the wall. >> it's sad we don't get to see the total eclipse, but 40% is still fantastic to me. >> a crowd watch live nasa coverage from texas and the midwest. a crowd of people with all different types of viewing gear came together in los altos
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to see the partial solar eclipse. the peninsula astronomical society helped host this event, welcoming people to check out telescopes inside and outside the observatory. >> we are actually able to have light come through and project it onto a card so that we can actually see the eclipse with our naked eye. >> and this man here had his own telescope recording a time lapse video of the eclipse that he plans to share with others. people who wanted to get a glimpse of the eclipse in totality. we had to make the trip east. abc7 spoke with people arriving at sfo after their eclipse trip. dan russell from palo alto took these photos in austin. he stopped there on his way back from raleigh so he could see friends and of course, see the eclipse. >> it was cloudy, but every so often there'd be a little parting in the clouds and you'd see it, and then it would go away and you'd see it and go away. so it was really nice, actually. it was surprisingly dark. it wasn't. it was very slow to get dark. and all of a sudden it got very dark. street
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lights came on, the birds went away. it was really dramatic, actually. was it worth it? absolutely, absolutely >> you can check out views of the eclipse across america and share cool pictures with your friends by going to abc seven news.com. >> we're just finishing up one quick little graphic we had to get over here. yeah, don't you worry. i saw a lot of people though. uh. we're just outside on the curb staring up. they had their glasses on, which i was very proud. i saw very few people without the eyewear. and now we do it again in 21 years. >> unless you travel. >> unless you travel. that's right. >> unless you want to go. you you have options, of course. >> and let's not forget, next year we have a lunar eclipse. so there's some cool things we can see here locally in a year. that's nice. okay. all right. hopefully trying to sell it man i'm trying to be on a boat. can you believe it? the coast of the
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of spain. got it. there we go. you're paying. cam this morning. lovely out there with this view. we are going hour by hour in future weather showing you. we warm up very nicely today. by noon we see temperatures very pleasant in the 60s, but we just continue to warm even more than that as we go into the 70s, away from the coast. highs in the microclimates. let's start in the south bay. above average by about ten degrees. widespread 70 from gilroy to santa clara at 77 degrees. cupertino 76. along the peninsula, we'll see 60s coast side, but you hop in into san mateo, redwood city. we're in the 70s, 75, in redwood city, 74 for mountain view downtown today, we'll hit 67. a bit of a sea breeze kicks in in the afternoon, we'll go to 65 for daly city into the north bay. it is warm. 76 sonoma, 74, in san rafael, 76. in vallejo, the east bay will hit 72. in oakland, 75, fremont 76, castro valley and
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inland about ten degrees above normal for this time of the year. upper 70s with a lot of sunshine on the way overnight tonight, clear skies do prevail and we'll find those temperatures in the 40s court that and in the 50s. here's a look at temperatures. future tracker showing you by wednesday we have 80s returning. and in some areas this is the warmest weather we have seen since last fall. that continues into thursday as well. but then those temperatures do tank on friday as we track low pressure. unfortunately impacting our weekend. here's saturday, rain is back here on and off. very light saturday into sunday before this low will pull away on monday. here's the accuweather seven day forecast showing you warm weather. get out and enjoy the next few days through thursday. those temperatures above average. that's dramatic. drop here. cooler on friday and then a level one light storm over the weekend. away early next week. guys >> all right thank you drew. now we're checking in with ginger zee who is back from seeing the eclipse and is joining us live with what's coming up on gma
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that can only mean one thing that she got back very late last night. >> yep. got back real late. got four layers of concealer and ready to go today reggie and kumasi. you know what i do is i just it's a it's a layer of concealer times every hour. you slept. oh i don't know the math doesn't work, but, i yeah but then wait, that would work the opposite way. you know what? i'm saying? we got to take away when you sleep more. but whatever i will work on that equation because it obviously comes after about two hours and 45 minutes of sleep. but yes, we made it. and we will have plenty more on everyone's reactions from the eclipse, but we're also following the arrest of that idaho man accused of plotting a deadly attack on churches in support of isis. we'll have the latest and i and homework the question that all students and parents should be asking. also, the uconn huskies feel pretty good this morning that men's basketball team winning back to back national titles. so coach
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dan hurley is going to join us. we're also in denver for our comfort food america series. and tory here with deals and steals spring bonanza. don't miss it all on gma. >> ginger i was so happy seeing you experience totality because it is such an amazing moment and i was just so happy that the skies were clear for you and you got to have that mom i know, and they got lucky in dallas and i'm sorry that you didn't go, but i think that still the right choice because that was very lucky, but yes, it was. everybody had a little a little like i said, the woman had said, it looks like heaven coming down. i was like, somebody is parting clouds because this is truly not supposed to happen with the level of humidity that was out there in some parts. so we were really fortunate, and at least for us, we knew we were going to have a good chance of seeing it. so it felt like a great build up through the day. and the boy having the fans like, stacked 15,000 people in that stadium and like the collective, ooh, oz. and then also at the end, i thought that
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the greedy boo like it was ending and everyone was like, boo! >> no, it is sad when it's over, you're like, please don't end. yes! oh, i'm so happy. it looked amazing. yeah. >> was. >> anyway, thank you. >> it's a wonderful experience that people were getting married. was there anyone at your location? yes they were. >> we kept our eyes around. we were looking to see if anybody get engaged or like, you know, babies were being born or something that we could put on tv and we didn't see that. so they might have been at the other end of the stadium your next time. >> your people were too busy with celestial choreography in a band. i understand you have to concentrate on one or the other. >> yes, yes. >> and there was also a way you'll love this, because not only was it the moon, sun and earth and i could send you videos because boy, we saw the rehearsal several times, but at one point the mascot's like there were two dog mascots that were pretending to be the earth and moon, and they were, like, surrounding each other in a recliner chair. the whole thing was a show and should be broadcast more widely. that's all i'm saying. southern
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illinois university knows what's up when it comes to entertainment. >> there's a broadway show here, and i have a feeling drew and i are going to start writing it. >> so thank you for the idea. you planted the kernel. >> yes. you're welcome. >> well ginger thank you. and thank you for being on this but you're still masking your depression, you could be experiencing a partial response to your antidepressant. partial response happens when your antidepressant alone isn't enough. let's try adding rexulti. when added to an antidepressant, rexulti significantly reduced depression symptoms more than an antidepressant alone. so you can build on your progress. rexulti can cause serious side effects. elderly dementia patients have increased risk of death or stroke. antidepressants may increase suicidal thoughts and actions and worsen depression in children and young adults. report new or sudden changes in mood, behavior, thoughts, or feelings, or if you develop suicidal thoughts or actions. report fever, stiff muscles,
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mess in novato. this is a three car crash southbound 101 at san antonio road. you can see speeds are down to five and seven miles per hour in some some areas. this is near the novato dumps. just know that one lane is blocked there. kumasi >> thank you amanda. comedian and former television host ellen degeneres is coming to the bay area. she just added a second show in the north bay this summer as part of her tour, titled ellen's last standup. her first show on june 30th at santa rosa's luther burbank center for the arts, sold out in less than an hour. now, there are still some tickets left for her second show. that's on monday, july first. tickets start at $55. next at 630. how target is aiming to compete with amazon prime. the service now available to shoppers. then former president donald trump taking a stand on abortion, bringing
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go set to rally today. they say their workplace has become unsafe. the changes they want to
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see right away, then the push to make getting concert and sports tickets easier and potentially cheaper. >> the local lawmaker trying to take on ticketmaster and the millions who traveled to see the eclipse are running into a familiar problem. >> traffic and trouble getting home. >> good morning everybody. it is tuesday, april 9th. all right. >> let's check your forecast. >> yeah. good morning. we are in store for a warm afternoon above average temperatures. it will feel a lot like spring today. here's a live look at our san jose camera. you can see those colors of the sunrise getting up here in about 15 minutes. and we will have a lot of sunshine today. current temperatures out there. we're starting out very typical for this time of the morning, most of us in the 40s. so taking a look at your drive times later on today, we'll find no issues when it comes to any weather. it's sunshine, maybe some bad sun glare. that's about it. temperatures climbing through the 50s by 8 a.m. into the 60s by 10 a.m, and look at that by noon. areas already into the 70s. so it will be a nice
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day today. so looking at the day planner, expect a lot of sunshine. take the sunglasses with you. today is actually warmer than we were yesterday. we'll have 60s along the coast and then widespread 70s around the bay, shoreline and inland. so close. look at those highs today. some areas about ten degrees above normal for this time of the year. 78 in san jose. the same in santa rosa. a warm 72 in oakland. we'll hit 67 in the city with an afternoon sea breeze. hi, amanda. >> it is slow moving in the north bay for people commuting through novato. we have a three car crash to tell you about. this is southbound 101 at san antonio road. you can see speeds are down to five and seven miles per hour in some spots, it is blocking one lane. that three car crash at san antonio road. this is near the novato dump, so just keep that in mind if you're heading out the door back to the desk. >> thanks, amanda. if you're going to san francisco's main library today, you may see some library employees outside demanding changes from city officials. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez joins
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us with what's behind these concerns. >> good morning, reggie. library workers say they've been forced to intervene in dangerous and violent situations, and now they want the city to step in and provide help. they're asking for security guards at all 28 branches across the city. currently, they say a majority of the branches do not have a dedicated guard. in a press release, a part time librarian says their job is to ensure equitable access to the library for everyone. this comes as the city is cracking down on open air drug use by un plaza, near the main library branch, currently, library staff are in contract negotiations along with tens of thousands of other city employees, and they are also fighting for more full time jobs. the rally starts at noon today at sf main library. that's on larkin street, and i reached out to the san francisco public library to get their response. and of course, we'll bring that to you as soon as we have it. kumasi. >> thank you, gloria. east palo alto community advocates are trying to make sure violent
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crime does not make a comeback, as police try to solve the first homicide of the year and investigate whether a death yesterday is criminal as well. east palo alto police say it's just too early to determine if a crime occurred yesterday. police also say a man who was stabbed back in february died from his injuries a month later. the department is still looking for his attacker. authorities are now asking for the public's help in solving the crime. in addition, local nonprofit mothers against murder is now offering a $10,000 reward for any information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible. >> families tend to be scared. so we're here as a community organization doing it on behalf of the families, on behalf of the community as well. there is always hope and if some reward can help, then we're willing >> back in the 1990s, east palo alto was called the murder capital of the u.s. it is a stark contrast to last year's
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data, when east palo alto had zero murders. >> you're going to see a lot more electric rental bikes in the east bay today. lyft is set to announce it's expanding its bay wheels bike share program. the company will roll out 500 new bikes in oakland, berkeley and emeryville, along with 24 new docking stations. lyft says they hope this expansion will grow ridership and reduce operational costs. >> we're learning more this morning about a story we gave you a heads up about yesterday. state lawmakers are taking on ticketmaster. east bay assemblywoman buffy. buffy wicks introduced a new bill that would allow multiple companies to sell the first official tickets for a concert or sporting event. right now, for many events, especially concerts, there's only one option. the hope is more options would make tickets less expensive. >> since ticketmaster and live nation were allowed to merge in 2010, ticket prices have gone up an astronomical 140. ticketmaster controls 80% of the primary ticket sales in the
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united states. this lack of competition, or otherwise known as a monopoly, hurts consumers. >> ticketmaster said in a statement. we support reforms to improve ticketing, but ab 2808 will not do that. it will instead undermine the efforts of artists, sports teams and primary ticketing companies to minimize tickets scalping us has presented a proposal for a ceasefire in gaza. >> it comes six months after the war between israel and hamas started. cia director bill burns presented the deal to leaders from israel, qatar and egypt over the weekend. it calls for pushing israel to release more palestinian prisoners. that would be in exchange for 40 israeli hostages who would be freed during the first phase of a three stage cease fire deal. all the leaders involved agreed to at least study the proposal. >> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu received a report on the talks in cairo and in a video posted yesterday, he
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says a date for a rafah invasion has not been set, but he did not say when it would happen. >> we are constantly working to achieve our goals, primarily the release of all our hostages and achieving a complete victory over hamas. this victory requires entry into rafah and the elimination of the terrorist battalions there. it will happen there is a date. >> state department spokesperson matthew miller says the u.s. has not been briefed on the date israel will invade rafah. >> a total of 419 humanitarian aid trucks entered gaza yesterday. officials say that is the highest number of aid trucks to enter the area in one day. since the war started, and in fact, it just beats the record of the day earlier, when 322 trucks entered gaza. >> that number represents a significant improvement, but it is important not just that we see the daily number continue to grow, but that it be sustained over time. our hope is that by later this week, 350 trucks will enter gaza each day. and we are
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working hard across the united states government to make that happen. >> miller also says the us will be closely observing the new israeli conflict resolution unit to verify that it operates as intended to ensure humanitarian workers can do their jobs as safely as possible. >> it helps everyone, not just the people who's dead, is relieved. they buy homes, they start businesses, they contribute. >> we're learning the details, and president biden's plan for student loan debt forgiveness. we first told you about this yesterday morning, just moments after it was announced. the proposal targets what's called runaway interest, canceled up to $20,000 for 25 million people who owe more than they borrowed. it also eliminates interest for borrowers making $120,000 or less in the race. for the white house, the focus is once again on abortion rights. former president donald trump shared his stance on the issue. amanda has a response from president biden. >> kumasi donald trump has
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repeatedly celebrated the overturning of roe v wade, but he has stopped short of elaborating on his stance for a nationwide abortion ban until this week. >> now, trump now says the issue should be left up to the states. just last month, he suggested support for a national ban at around 15 weeks. abortion rights have won in all six states where it has been on the ballot, including in conservative states like kansas, kentucky and ohio. president biden pointed out that 21 states have banned or severely limited access to abortion since roe was overturned. vice president kamala harris also made it clear what's at stake. >> let's all be very clear. if he were to be put back in a position where he could sign off on a law, he would sign off on a national abortion ban. >> this comes less than seven months before the november election on the conservative groups that criticized trump's position. still support him as their presidential nominee, and president biden wants to restore abortion access. reggie, back to
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you. thanks amanda. >> as donald trump continues to campaign ahead of november, the former president is also dealing with a number of obstacles in the courts and recent legal defeats. special counsel jack smith is urging the supreme court to reject trump's claim of immunity from prosecution in the election interference case. this comes two weeks before the justices take up the question of whether a former president is protected from criminal charges for official actions taken while in office. >> trump's legal team has lost the appeal to delay the criminal case involving hush money paid to stormy daniels. the trial begins next week in manhattan. the former president's lawyers tried getting the trial delayed and then moved to staten island. but the judge denied that request. when it starts next wednesday, it will be the first of trump's four criminal indictments to go to trial, and would be the first criminal trial ever of a former president. >> trump's net worth has dropped by $2 billion since his truth social platform went public last month. shares of trump media and technology dropped by another
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10% yesterday. trump's stake in the company has shrunk to less than $3 billion. experts say the losses were expected because wall street overvalued the company when it went public. still to come, the local college sports teams that won't be returning next season because of budget cuts and a live look right now at the big board, the new york stock exchange up by about 80 points right now. >> another update on the markets next. >> then what set off this celebration in the state of connecticut overnight? i bet you can guess. but first, here's drew. >> hey good morning. time now 640. and we're looking at sutro tower. we are dealing with calm conditions out there a little bit. patchy fog along the coast this morning. but today is a day where temperatures will soar above average. so we're looking at our highs versus average today. in the first column. here's today's forecast. with most of us getting into the 70s if not the upper 70s for our daytime highs. for reference, average highs this time of the year are typically in the mid and upper 60s. so there are areas like napa, san jose, santa
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rosa that will be about ten degrees above average later on this afternoon. the reason why high pressure and control a big ridge is sitting offshore. it will stay there at least through thursday and act like a little bit of a heat pump, giving us those above normal temperatures. but we do have issues when it comes to our pollen. trees are still running high that is unchanged. oak, pine and sycamore are your main offenders this week, so daytime highs today 60s along the coast but 70s around the bay shoreline and inland. even warmer tomorrow feels like summer in spots. in fact, those 80s inland are some of the warmest temperatures since last fall, and we continue to see those warm temperatures on thursday before we see a pretty dramatic drop. with cooler air arriving on friday and showers are back in the forecast for the weekend. we'll show y
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don't wait- call today. the national championship last night. the huskies beat purdue in the final in glendale to repeat as national champions. uconn became the first team since florida in 2006 and 2007 to repeat as tournament winners on the men's side. this is the sixth championship for the huskies, all since 1999. purdue was trying to win its first
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tournament title. next year, the sweet 16 and elite eight of the men's tournament will take place at chase center overnight. huskies fans and uconn students celebrated on campus. they are of course, used to these celebrations. in addition to the six men's titles, uconn has won 11 women's titles. >> the university of san francisco is discontinuing its tennis programs at the end of this season. university leaders say the cuts are needed to save money as they deal with a drop in enrollment. the tennis programs are small, with 16 players, four coaches, but costs more than $1 million annually. they don't anticipate ending any other division one sports at this time. >> later this month, the federal communications commission is scheduled to vote on reinstating net neutrality against across the country. if approved, it would restore a national standard for a broadband reliability. how and when you are able to use the internet without providers throttling or slowing speeds and censoring content was once protected by
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net neutrality, but the trump administration rescinded the fcc's ability to enforce that that nationwide in 2017. in 2018, we learned how a lack of net neutrality protection was nearly deadly. santa clara county central fire fighters saw their internet slow dramatically, while battling what would become the biggest wildfire in state history. >> internet's a vital role for firefighters. we're collecting data, but we're also communicating with our constituents that are in the area about alert and warning about fire, evacuations or shelter in place orders that need to be carried out in the fire zone. >> the fcc vote on net neutrality is scheduled for april 24th. >> applications are now open for alameda county's program, helping first time homebuyers afford their down payments. it is giving up to $210,000 loans to people who live or work in the county, or those who have been displaced from their homes. their applicants have to be making 120% of the median. the
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area median income to qualify. recipients will be selected through a lottery with priority to educators and first responders. you can apply online until may 15th. >> it's your morning money report. target's paid membership program is now available for shoppers to use. they call it target three. 60 is meant as a way to get items from your store to your door with, quote, ease and convenience. signups are open over the weekend. with 360, you can get same day delivery. you won't get any delivery fees on orders over 35 bucks, and orders from your local store are supposed to arrive on your doorstep within an hour of placing the order. membership costs 99 bucks a year. taking a live look now at the new york stock exchange as trading gets underway this morning, we're down, but barely about half a point. >> all right, you all. this is what? >> okay. here i am again. okay, here's what it looked like. the 2024 total eclipse from mazatlan, mexico. the first
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place in north america to see the moon totally cover the sun. now that the eclipse is over, everyone's going back home. immediately after the eclipse, traffic was backed up across new hampshire roads and highways in several states, including texas, ohio, illinois, michigan, indiana and vermont were impacted by eclipse traffic. the faa advised pilots to carry more fuel in the event they were rerouted. because of heavy volume in eclipse zones. some airlines offered flights to give people a view of the eclipse from the air. the faa reported ground stops that briefly halted arrivals into some small airports, from vermont to illinois to travel for the eclipse and spring break led to the faa issuing a travel warning from sunday night until wednesday, but mostly you just paid a lot more. >> for those of us who couldn't make it to the path of totality for the event this year, we can start to plan for 2045 when it will come through the us again, through northern california, all the way to florida. so this is
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the graphic showing the path that that eclipse is going to take. and the bay area will be in 95% totality, but you can just drive right up to redding, reno. oh go to tahoe. think being on the coast, as long as it's not cloudy, remember, it's called foggiest for a reason. >> oh, i know i would stay away from the coast. oh but everybody else, you're good. that's that's just my 21 year. i was going to say futurecast a lot of time if i figure it out. climatology. >> we don't know where the ocean will be. >> okay. that's a friend. every time you like. >> all of a sudden, redding could be on the coast. >> you know, i don't know, weirder things have happened, but redding could be in the bay area. >> like, we don't know reggie the realist. >> we have to think about all the possibilities. >> no, we don't, we don't, we don't. we don't. >> i like reggie the realist better than reggie for filth.
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reggie right. >> synonyms. but one just do better. thank you. you're welcome. it's nice out there this morning. look at this picture from our sutro tower camera. just a little bit of fog in the marin headlands through the golden gate bridge this morning. just some patchy coastal cloud cover away from the coast. we are dealing with clear conditions. here's future weather as we go. hour by hour. noon. grab that meal outside if you can. i mean, it's nice and pleasant. 60s and 70s. if we stopped here, we would still be at or just slightly above average. but even more warming is underway later this afternoon. we could see a lot of us getting into the 70s away from the coast. highs today in our microclimate starting in the south bay mid and upper 70s from cupertino to san jose, morgan hill at 76 along the peninsula coast side. we're in the low 60s thanks to a sea breeze, but redwood city, menlo park, los altos going into the low and mid 70s for daytime highs, that feels nice downtown today, hitting 67. the sunset richmond will go to 65 with that afternoon sea breeze kicking in into the north bay. it is a nice afternoon above average by about ten degrees. we'll get a 75 in
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petaluma, 74 in san rafael, 77 in napa, sausalito. quite nice at 67 degrees on the water. the east bay 72 in oakland today. 71 berkeley will hit 75. union city, 75, in fremont and inland, we're above average by ten degrees. 76 in san ramon, 78 in fairfield will hit 77. in livermore overnight. tonight. we keep mainly clear skies, patchy cloud cover along the coast. 40s and 50s. the name of the game as we get you into wednesday. now wednesday, look at these temperatures well above average 80s are back in our warmest spots away from the coast, and this is some of the warmest air we have seen since last fall. but temperatures do tumble on friday and that comes with showers back in the forecast over the weekend. future weather low pressure spins down the coast, so that means saturday and sunday. we have light showers in the forecast, colder than average temperatures before that system pulls away by next monday. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. warm weather today, tomorrow, thursday. lots of sunshine before we see that dramatic drop in temperatures by
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the end of the week. there's that rain saturday and sunday to level one. light storm before dry weather returns here early next week. >> amanda drew, we want to get you around this crash in the north bay. we've been following development all morning long. this is a three car crash southbound 101 at san antonio road in novato. consider taking 116 lakeview highway right now. there's a 30 minute difference. if you don't take that alternate, you can ride lakeville highway down to highway 37 and then get back to 101 from there. otherwise, speeds are down to six and seven miles per hour on southbound 101. back to you, reggie. >> thanks, amanda. you have until tomorrow to check out dozens of items that once belonged to the late singing legend tony bennett. many of his career mementos and awards are on display at the fairmont hotel in san francisco, before they go up for auction. bennett was known for his music, but is almost as famous for his ties to the bay area, thanks in part to his biggest hit, i left my heart in san francisco. >> he's so tied to the city of
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san francisco, helping the community as well as really getting his start with the community, and we're here highlighting a lot of the property that was in tony's life that connected to san francisco. >> the items on display include a cable car bell that was gifted to bennett, a jersey given to the singer by the giants, and a signed version of the album. i left my heart in san francisco. you can bid on the items when the auction goes live april 18th and 19th at julien's auctions .com. >> a family in san francisco is asking for your help tracking down a beloved toy sloth. >> so lost fliers went out for a deed. the sloth. after the family dug through the trash cans, retraced their steps and deed is precious because deed belongs to their seven year old son, they say deed is considered a mysterious fifth member of the family and has been sewn back together 18 times from various injuries, so they're desperate. if you see this toy around your
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email tips to bring home deed at gmail.com >> various injuries. yeah. >> up next, the seven things you need to know today. >> you can watch all of our newscasts live and on demand through the abc seven bay area connected tv app. it's available for apple tv, google tv, amazon fire tv, and roku. download the app now and you can start streaming. >> and as we head to break a live look outside at 654, we'll be
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hey. nice to meet you. (♪) you're so amazing. (♪) sued to stop oakland international airport from adding san francisco bay to its name. city attorney david chu says the name violates sfo's trademarks. the port of oakland board of commissioners is set to meet thursday to consider this
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potential name change. >> number two, beloved bay area ice cream maker humphry slocombe is facing a class action lawsuit, according to sfgate. a former employee claims he and other employees skipped meals to deliver ice cream before it melted, and that workers were systematically denied overtime. we're reaching out to humphry slocombe for reaction. >> number three, pfizer says its rsv vaccine could help younger adults with underlying medical conditions. the company is planning to ask the fda for approval of the shot. for people ages 18 to 59, there's no timeline on when it might get approved. >> number four, you're about to see more e-bikes in the east bay. today, lyft is expected to announce it's dropping 500 more bikes in oakland, berkeley and emeryville as part of its bay wheels bike share program. >> and number five, the sun is up, a live look at our exploratorium camera. we have bright conditions out there. temperatures today will be going above average. the first column showing you our forecast highs for most of us, that's in the
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70s. the second column where we typically land this time of the year in the 60s. so some areas anywhere from about 4 to 10 degrees above normal for this time of year. so it's a nice april afternoon. doesn't get much better than this. this time of the year. lots of sunshine. we'll go to 72 in oakland, 78 in san jose and santa rosa. the same in concord. a mild 67 in the city hit about 61 in half moon bay and we just keep getting warmer over the next couple of days. by wednesday and thursday, our warmest areas inland, getting into the 80s, that's some of the warmest air since last fall. temperatures due tumble here on friday, with rain back in the forecast over the weekend. >> and number six is slow moving in the north bay. this is 101 southbound at san antonio road. there is a three car crash there in novato. consider taking 116. that's lakeville highway right now. there's about a 30 minute difference if you don't take that alternate route, you can ride lakeville highway down to highway 37 and get back to 101 from there. again this is in novato, and number seven,
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congratulations to bay area resident tracy chapman. >> just a few moments ago, we found out she's received her first nomination for riding fast car. this is from the academy of country music. this song was originally released in 1988, but it blew up again last year when country singer luke combs released a version of her song. the acm awards are next month. >> well, congratulate. that's amazing. >> what a great year. >> yeah, such a good song. tracy you supposedly live in the bay area. >> if you're watching right now, we still want you to come on. yes, please. you invited any time you can >> george: good morning america for our viewers in the west. federal agents prevent a deadly terror attack. terror takedown. the fbi arrest an idaho man before he planned at taxes on churches. what we know this morning.

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