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the students are doing may make them feel good and may look great on social media, and may generate a great deal of media coverage, but it is ultimately
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not furthering their cause. >> now, at five, has the message gotten lost? that's the question some people are asking. as protests continue at universities across the nation. the different reactions as colleges balance free speech and disruption, plus tracking allegations against political leaders, how a current investigation is making san francisco officials think twice about sexual misconduct claims and life in the nfl and life after two former 40 niners share their struggles and joys after leaving pro football. and good morning to you. it's saturday, april 27th. i'm zach fuentes. let's start with a quick look at the weather. here's meteorologist lisa argen. good morning. >> hey zach nice to see you. good morning everyone. we are starting out pretty chilly. the skies are clear with temperatures in the 40s and our coolest inland valleys. live doppler seven picking up on the storm track. that is well to the north of us 48 in oakland right now with 45. danville, 47. in livermore, some low 50s from san
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jose to fremont and up in the north bay. it's cooler. 41 calistoga, 43, in santa rosa. so compared to yesterday at this time, anywhere from 2 to 10 degrees colder. and we're going to get into some breezy winds at the coast. there's a look at emeryville, mostly sunny skies today. and as we get towards the noon hour it's cool, but the temperatures are on the rise. high pressure is building in mid 60s around the bay. by 4:00. we're in the low 70s inland and it is windy at the coast. we'll talk about a warming trend coming up. zach. >> lisa thank you. this morning stanford is welcoming more than 1000 new undergraduate students for its admit weekend. but this year's event will look different . pro-palestinian protesters remain camped out on campus, with the possibility of arrest and suspension. abc7 news reporter lauren martinez talks to those questioning whether the protests are making progress at the center of stanford's campus. >> pro-palestinian protests continue for a second night. a rope and protester standing by border the lawn. the encampment
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sits on on friday evening. it's quiet and calm compared to the other protests that have erupted across college campuses like emory university in atlanta. >> i think there's too much noise there is way too much noise. >> adam swart is the founder of crowds on demand, a firm that organizes advocacy events and demonstrations. his company is not working with groups on either side of this issue. >> what's being lost is convinced people who are on the fence to think about it more in your way. if you look at the gay rights movement and the civil rights movement were both based on bringing in moderate, perhaps even tepid supporters into the fold. >> at stanford, organizers of the protests say they want the university to separate itself from any companies or organizations that are advancing military efforts in the israel-hamas war to get more
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eyes on their cause. their demonstration went up during advent weekend, when hopeful students and parents tour the campus. >> many come with the goal of they want to do something with an education to solve problems of the world right? very, very broadly, but we've often seen that at times, universities with their deep financial links are not beholden to what some would call their stakeholders or those that give it that prestige. >> some encampments have led to confrontations and arrests. universities are having to balance free speech and disruption. >> they are all facing the same practical considerations of how to permit protest within their policies, and also find a way to prevent, violence or other, other destructive activities. >> i think what these students are doing may make them feel good and may look great on social media. it may generate a great deal of media coverage, but it is ultimately not further
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their cause. >> at stanford, lauren martinez, abc seven news and the university says it started submitting names to the office of community standards that could result in suspension and new. >> this morning, hamas says it's reviewing a new israeli proposal for a cease fire in gaza. egypt officials are now in israel trying to broker a deal to avoid a possible ground offensive in rafah and in the north bay, tents are up on the sonoma state campus online. it's being called a solidarity with gaza encampment organizers are demanding a cease fire and developing news on the cal poly humboldt campus. protesters overnight opened the doors to siemens hall, which has been barricaded since monday. the campus closure has also been extended until may 10th, which is the end of the semester. there, the university has switched to remote classes in response to protesters taking over multiple buildings. it adds that there have been attempts to break into other buildings, as well as vandalism on campus. yesterday was the deadline for demonstrators to clear out of buildings without facing arrest,
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and at columbia university, its senate called for an investigation into the school's administration. columbia's president has faced criticism for calling in the new york city police department last week that led to the arrest of more than 100 protesters. camps have popped up at schools across the country since then, and in many instances, police have made arrests. we have continuing coverage of the campus protests across the country and here in the bay area on our website. that's abc seven news.com. we have a link right on our home page. new developments san francisco's democratic party is launching a committee to look into sexual assault allegations by political leaders. it comes amid claims against john jacobo and at least one other leader. jacobo was the director of a housing nonprofit but resigned. and there are multiple allegations against him in at least three women filed police reports. the san francisco police department says it's investigating the cases. there are also allegations against kevin ortiz, the co-president of the latinx democratic club. that's according to our media partner, the san francisco standard. his lawyer denied the
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allegations. a new state bill could give a fresh look at cold cases and bring closure to some families. assembly bill 2913 would require law enforcement to review cases of open, unsolved homicides and reinvestigate if needed. the bill's author, assembly member mike gibson, is passionate about this because he lost his three year old son to a hit and run driver that happened over 35 years ago. >> this case is still unsolved. this bill will provide the mechanics for our murders victims families to petition for a fresh examination. >> the bill is currently making its way through the state assembly. well, we're learning more details about the crash that killed a family of four in pleasanton. police say speed may have been a factor in that crash on wednesday night, when the car collided with a large oak tree. that car caught fire after the crash. police say two parents
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and their children, both under the age of 15, died. proposed changes to the traffic flow in a san francisco neighborhood are on hold, comes after a crash last month that killed a family of four at a bus shelter in west portal. the city quickly moved to try and improve safety. local leaders say the current plan needs more consideration. they're asking a second proposal be developed with greater focus on passenger zones, traffic impacts and the location of bus stops. some residents were also concerned about impacts on businesses. and happening now, a stretch of freeway is shut down in the east bay and it won't reopen until monday. nine miles of 680 southbound are closed through pleasanton between the 580 connector and koopman road. caltrans is working on road repairs and they've tried to do this twice already, but rain got in the way. and up in the north bay, westbound highway 37 is also closed all weekend. caltrans is repairing the pavement from vallejo to sears point this is the second weekend in a row it's going to be shut down, and there were major
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delays on the detour route last week, with some people waiting an hour and a half to go 13 miles. the road is supposed to reopen by 4 a.m. monday. let's check in with lisa. >> all righty. uh- outside right now. temperatures are cold in the north bay. low 40s. but here in san francisco right now, at about 50 degrees, it's going to be a nice day. although the winds are going to be with us not only today over the weekend we do get a warming trend. that's midweek next week as we get into may. stay tuned. my accuweather seven day forecast is next. >> thank you lisa. also ahead, changes to the great highway to clear out homeless encampments. but are those changes working and why? there's some pushback. plus, back in business months after a devastating fire, what the owner hopes will make customers and this takes me back man. it's like taking a trip down memory lane. i didn't know they sold dreamsicles on memory lane. for the flavor that takes you back, get wendy's new orange dreamsicle frosty.
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to a good day. i'm putting it out there speaking it into existence. all right, well, plans are now set for a memorial for the reverend cecil williams. a celebration of life is going to be held. that glide memorial church on sunday, may 12th at 1 p.m. williams passed away monday, and he'd been the lead pastor at glide since the late 1960s. he's known around the world for his community and social justice work, and fallen oakland police officer jordan wingate is being remembered as dedicated and fearless community and law enforcement members gathered at three crosses church in castro valley. wingate was severely injured while responding to a call at the port of oakland in 2018. a car collided with wingate's patrol suv, causing it to crash into a parked big rig. he died on saturday after being on life support for nearly six years. >> thank you for being a great son and showing everybody that a kid that's not the fastest, definitely not the tallest, not the strongest, who has to work hard to succeed can chase his
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dreams. and through tenacity and hard work, be the best at what he does. >> and it's an especially difficult time for the department. after recently honoring the life of another officer, twan lay. while abc seven news is committed to building a better bay area, and one issue we've been reporting a lot is san francisco's effort to clean up homeless encampments. one city leaderuccefully lobbied to change how people are parking along the great highway in parts of the outer sunset district. but as abc seven news reporter tara campbell found out, not everyone is on board with the idea. >> rvs packed along the lower great highway in the outer sunset district, now gone in san francisco's latest attempt to clear a popular homeless encampment. >> we need a functioning city. our streets need to work. we need access for parking. people need to be able to use the parking spaces. >> district four supervisor joel engardio lobbied to put in this angled parking from lincoln to kirkham, an attempt to discourage people from permanently parking. and earlier this week, the plan went into
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action with freshly painted parking spots and new lane lines. >> we did outreach to the rv dwellers to let them know that they can't stay here if they need a service. we offered services and so some people took services, some people drove away. if we found a vehicle that was stolen or was unregistered or wasn't able to drive, then it was towed. if you're providing services that require you to do run through all these hoops, that's the reason why it's a disinterest. >> and then to like, then make our lives further difficult is really just it's crappy. stevens dombrowski lives in this camper and says cutting people off from the parking isn't the answer. we're resilient. you know, so it's like it's not like a detrimental on on, like our overall outlook, but it's like it's what keeps people in their position. >> chris de bosco has lived in the outer sunset district for more than 25 years. >> here's the deal about being out in the outer sunset. it's all about being a good neighbor,
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and there's a lot of care for people, whether they're homeless or not. >> but she says living less than a block away from the encampment has taken a toll. >> it's truly at a crisis point. >> neighbors describing unsafe conditions, drug use and violence around the encampment. it's not working. >> it's getting dangerous out here. we would really like to know what we can do because all we keep hearing is everybody's hands are tied and want to be clear that not everybody is a bad neighbor. >> and there are arv's and people living in their cars that we actually care for and want to protect. and then there are people who are abusing that. >> tara campbell, abc seven news san francisco officials want to make street markets and other outdoor events easier to produce . >> new legislation could drop fees and cut down the permitting process. it's a continued effort to revitalize the city and support local businesses, so we have to cut the red tape and roll out the red carpet when they're a good ideas to transform san francisco and night markets are a great idea, and we proved it here in the sunset. >> with the first ever sunset
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night market, 10,000 people showed up. it shows that this is a great idea to activate our streets, and we need to make it easier to do so. >> city fees can currently cost up to $10,000, depending on the scale of the event. the proposal would allow organizations and small businesses to seek up to 12 fee waivers per year, while today is day three of the nfl draft here on abc seven, the start of a dream career for dozens of young football players . and the next story is about preparing for life. after that dream ends, a couple of former 40 niner teammates are sharing their journey of reinventing themselves and rebuilding their lives. after retirement, eddie lewis and dan bunz played together on the niners in the late 70s. when they retired from the nfl. lewis was 27 and bunz was 30 years old, and both struggled with leaving the game. they loved and struggled even more to figure out what they would do next. >> i felt kind of lost. am i going to make a second career? who am i, your football player? who are you? who are you now? >> i felt like the worst father, the worst husband and a failure
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in the nfl, you know? oh these guys just blow their money after failed investment and other setbacks, lewis got into the insurance business and retired after 36 years. >> buttons opened a sports bar in the roseville area and became a teacher for 22 years. they both agree it would have helped if the league offered counseling to former players to help them transition their personal and professional lives, something the niners and other teams now do. >> they just recently had a roundtable session, and the roundtable was, what are your issues? do you have drinking problem, drug problems? i mean, they were throwing everything out there. they said, we want to know. i think they're setting a way for the rest of the league to help players. when they're done, because there is a big transition and buns and lewis helped each other with that transition. >> all these years after teaming up on the field, they're now neighbors in the sacramento suburb of lincoln. they both say it's important for someone to teach young players that life in the real world starts after football. the draft continues today with rounds four through
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seven. coverage begins live at 9 a.m. right here on abc seven in the east bay. oakland's horne barbecue is back in business, five months after a devastating fire. the popular restaurant opened a new location at one of the owners other restaurant locations near downtown. last november, the flagship location was destroyed in a fire, which owner matt horne believes someone set intentionally. horne says he considered staying closed, but he's still not giving up on oakland. >> prior to open up the restaurant, we made a commitment to the city as well as to the community. you know, there's a lot of people, despite the challenges that are being faced here in oakland, that support what we do. and we do a lot of outreach. you do a lot in the community and we don't want to turn our backs on, on, on oakland, horne says he now has to smoke his meats at an off site location. >> he hopes the greater police presence at the new location helps make guests and staff feel safe in an old, closed glass factory is giving a unique training space for some future
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firefighters. recruits currently participating in the oakland fire academy spent yesterday at that location. fire department organizers say it's a chance to practice under circumstances that are a little more like the real thing. >> anytime we have an opportunity to come out and do the things that we've been working on within our own training division in the real world, it helps us get better at what we're going to do is come to your home, find you if you're down, put the fire out, affect the rescue, and then go home. >> about 35 recruits took part in the exercise. it's part of the 20 week oakland fire academy training session. all right. today, hundreds of people are expected to take part in a walk to end pancreatic cancer in the south bay. purple stride silicon valley kicks off at 10 a.m. with an opening ceremony in san jose. our very own meteorologist, sandhya patel, is emceeing the event and more than 700 participants are expected to walk around almaden lake park starting at 1030, and registration is still open. if
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you're interested in lisa for those taking part in that walk, can they expect some sun? because a lot of people are going to be at 700 people with and registration still open. so we could see even more? >> yeah, definite sun, sunblock, hats, sunglasses for sure. it's starting out cool. 51 right now in san jose. but as we go through the morning hours, temperatures are going to stay on the cool side, but we'll begin to see them bump up a little bit from the upper 50s at about eight 9:00 and then into the low to mid 60s as we go through the morning hours into noontime, winds will be out of the north northwest at five. so that's the good news, because elsewhere the winds will be building throughout the day and it is going to be a breezy to windy afternoon soon if you are along the shoreline. and then tonight, those gusts are going to keep up. so looks for a looks for a fantastic morning for that event and the weekend is cooperating. we will be looking at a lot of sunshine and slowly warming temperatures, but we will have those gusty winds at the shoreline keeping temperatures on the cooler side.
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48 in sonoma right now it is 44. in danville with low 50s in san mateo, 51 in san jose. and a look outside our exploratorium camera. it will be mostly sunny and milder this weekend. cool and windy at the beaches now those winds could gust upwards of over 30 to 40 miles an hour, especially as we get into sunday and looking at some patchy fog early on from the peninsula southward. and as we get into next week, warmer. in fact, wednesday thursday looks to be the warmest weather, even the coast warming up just a little bit. so here's a look at those winds even this morning 25 to over 30 miles an hour. and then by the late afternoon, look at how those gusty winds spread into marin, also san mateo and right through the delta. and as we get through the evening hours, they are still quite breezy. that will keep the temperatures from dropping too much and then into sunday afternoon. how about that gust of 40 miles an hour point rays? so probably not a great weekend
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for the beach. despite the sunny conditions. this is early this morning. that fog just fades away and we'll get into more sun. but with those gusty winds, the fog really will get chased away for the most part. in the north coast there from around marin county. but san mateo, some patchy fog. those gusty winds right on through the weekend. monday though, we're warming up through the mid 70s, so the warm weather will continue as we get through the middle of the week into tuesday. we're in the upper 70s, 70 along the bay shore, even the coast begins to warm up and by wednesday we could see 80 inland upper 60s at the coast. mid 70s bay shore. so the winds here, upper 50s half moon bay, low to mid 60s, san francisco and oakland. that's about average 73. in santa rosa, upper 60s in the south bay. and the accuweather seven day forecast. bright and breezy today. sunny and milder for sunday. a warming trend really gets going throughout the middle of next week. we can see highs near 80
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there, mid 70s around the bay shore, and that spring warmth continues into the end of the week. zach. >> lisa, thank you. when we return, a physical barrier led to a solution to prostitution on one san francisco street. but now that barrier is creating more problems. why? first norman, bad news... i never graduated from med school. what? but the good news is... xfinity mobile just got even better! now, you can automatically connect to wifi speeds up to a gig on the go. plus, buy one unlimited line and get one free for a year.
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to keep sex workers off capp street in the mission district did their job. but as abc seven news reporter luz pena shows, the cars parked behind the barriers are now the problem. reporter. >> these yellow barriers changed. capp street from a prostitution hotspot to a clean street for me, i think works. >> and also it's much cleaner. >> amado gonzalez, owner of balompié cafe, has witnessed the transition. his street has had over the last year. in february of 2023, we broke the news of
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capp street residents pleading for the city to intervene after alleged sex workers took over their neighborhood. that led to the installation of these barriers to block traffic and illegal activity from 18th to 22nd streets. is there still prostitution happening here at night? >> yes, there is, but very minimal. very minimal. yes, they mostly enforce on street. >> now the prostitution is no longer a big concern. illegal parking behind these barriers is leading to new issues in the area. the owner of fox and lion bread sees it happen from her business every day. >> people park there because it's like a good parking spot, but then they're getting ticketed. people don't like the fact that you can park there, but then you're going to get a ticket. uh- even though there's no park, there's no no parking signs. >> fire captain justin shaw is concerned vehicles using the barriers as a parking area are creating a hazard for emergencies. >> so with the bollards that are installed, fire apparatus and
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ambulances cannot pass through and drive straight through capp street, we're required to go up a block and come back down. the more vehicles there are blocking the roadway, the more difficult it is for us to get emergency vehicles in there. >> recently, sfmta announced their ticketing efforts will increase throughout the city regarding capp street, the agency said in part, we have coordinated enforcement in the area, which includes capp street and vehicles who are not in compliance are routinely cited and towed for parking violations. our abc seven news data team found that since around june of 2023, when these barricades were installed, about 1200 parking citations were given out on capp street between 18th and 22nd streets. but residents say those parking tickets are not doing much, with some city workers even asking armadale to intervene. >> and they come to me and they ask me many times that i can never be a policeman for them, but i cannot do that. >> for many, these barriers are an answer to their plea. but
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now, as a fire is asking drivers to move, we need to be able to get through. >> what happens if we can't get through? >> in san francisco, lou pena, abc seven news. >> in our next half hour on abc seven mornings, activists may be to blame for spreading avian flu in sonoma county, an i-team report uncovers that possibility and hears from both sides of the argument and why the biden administration is postponing a proposed ban on menthol you got it? let's go back to the beginning. are you... your electric future. customized. the fully-electric audi q4 e-tron. get exceptional offers at your local audi dealer. ♪ ♪ my late father-in-law lit up a room, but his vision dimmed with age. he had amd.
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to you. and thank you for being with us this half hour. we're going to get to the latest on that storm. but first, let's bring in meteorologist lisa argen. so tragic to see what they're going through, lisa. but thankfully here in the bay area we are seeing a different picture. >> we are. and you know, spring certainly has brought some unusual weather back home where we've had the temperature swings and it's been a cool week. right now we are looking at numbers in the upper 40s with patchy fog along the coast, 50 two half moon bay, 48, in oakland and up in the north bay. it's chilly, with 43. in santa rosa. napa is at 44 as well as mill valley, so that brings us anywhere from 2 to 10 degrees colder. this morning. as we go through the morning hours, we'll have that patchy fog from the peninsula, and then by the late morning hours into the early afternoon, temperatures beginning to climb through the 60s. and by two 3:00 we're in the low 70s in our inland valleys, a few clouds in the north bay. and then the fog sets up again at the peninsula for a windy night. tonight we'll talk about when it's going to get warmer and the extended
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outlook for may as we round out april last weekend of april tomorrow. zach. lisa >> thank you. we'll see you shortly. this morning, 20 million americans from texas to iowa are on alert for tornadoes, hail and damaging winds. at least 70 tornadoes hit five states yesterday, ripping through homes as nebraska saw some of the worst damage. several people were hurt, but there are no reports of any deaths. one woman from omaha describes the moment she rushed her kids to safety while a tornado hit her neighborhood. >> i got my babies in the basement. we covered up with a blanket. we got our dog down there. all of a sudden the lights went out and we heard everything being thrown around above us. and it was. it was so scary. it was so scary. i >> this weekend, the severe storms could reach as far north as illinois, wisconsin and michigan. while developing news the first week of former president donald trump's first criminal trial is over. abc news
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reporter darya abinger has the testimony from three key witnesses, a part of trump's life before his presidency, following a full week of testimony, the jury and donald trump's hush money trial will have a three day weekend to reflect. >> friday afternoon, trump's former personal assistant, rhona graff took the stand. she was one of his longest serving employees hired back in 1987, admitting she had a vague recollection of spotting stormy daniels in trump tower. graff considered trump's gatekeeper, said she was responsible for updating the company contact list. trump denies he had an affair with daniels, but prosecutors say she was paid $130,000 to keep quiet before the 2016 election, and trump illegally falsified business records to cover it up. graff also testified she entered contact information for karen mcdougal, a former playboy model who claims she had a year long affair with trump. trump denies the affair, but david pecker, former publisher for the national enquirer, testified
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that at trump's direction, the tabloid bought mcdougal's story but never ran it. in order to protect trump's political campaign, pecker also took the stand, answering questions about a conspiracy to catch and kill news stories that could be damaging to trump. when he ran for president, the defense, claiming the national enquirer's relationship with trump was standard operating procedure in the tabloid industry day nine of trump's trial resumes next tuesday. darya aldinger, abc news new york and new developments x hollywood mogul harvey weinstein, whose 2020 rape conviction was overturned, is set to appear in a new york courtroom next week. >> weinstein is scheduled to appear wednesday in manhattan supreme court. his court date is the first step towards a retrial. the district attorney's office says they're willing to retry the case if the witnesses are willing to participate. weinstein remains in prison for a 2022 rape conviction in a los angeles case. the biden administration is postponing a proposed ban on menthol cigarets
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indefinitely. it says it will take more time to consider feedback, including from civil rights groups. studies have shown the menthol market primarily targets black communities. experts say the white house's pause could be an attempt to avoid backlash ahead of the election. could animal rights activists be responsible for spreading avian flu at sonoma county poultry farms? a new investigation by the state department of food and agriculture finds that is a possibility, the activists tell us. regulators are trying to divert blame away from problems inherent in the poultry industry. here's the i-team's dan noyes. >> animal rights activists have targeted sonoma county's chicken and duck farms for years. this is an i-team report with undercover video from an activist who got a job at reichert duck farm in 2014. >> the things i saw were just absolutely horrifying, and they they still haunt me to this day. now, a report from the california department of food and agriculture says it's plausible that activists spread avian flu during security breaches inside the duck barns
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on october 24th and november 14th of last year. >> bill mattis of the california poultry federation tells me. the avian flu outbreak was devastating for the poultry industry in sonoma county. more than 250,000 chickens and ducks were killed. >> when you have a depopulation of a ranch because of bird flu, the ranch is disinfected and cleaned and then it's got to stay empty for a while for it to make sure it's not doesn't have any more diseases. so that farmer is out a few months of actually work, in come the activists from direct action everywhere posted video from the farms last fall. >> we have gone back to sunrise and reichert and we have documented more criminal animal cruelty, and we have saved several more lives, including elsie and river. >> now they say poultry producers and state regulators are blaming them for shortcomings in the industry. >> they're trying to deflect blame onto the whistleblowers so that people don't look at the reality of the situation, which
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is that factory farming is a recipe for disaster when it comes to public health. >> the state report also raises concerns about biosecurity, different farms, sharing personnel and equipment. and it says the avian flu most probably came from wild birds and that the wind can spread it across different farms. >> and one of the things that i think is important to note is that these animals in these facilities are so sick. we have documented extensive diseases that they have that makes them incredibly vulnerable to any sort of pathogen. >> the trespassing in an animal, a place that does business and tries to raise animals really hurts the industry, but it also hurts the consumer for the i-team. >> dan noyes, abc seven news now, several of the activists have been prosecuted for trespassing. >> they say they'll continue to do whatever it takes to share their perspective. all right. we still have a lot more ahead on abc. seven mornings, you get a panda, you get a panda, you get a panda. it's not just san francisco anymore. china makes it official with the san diego
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zoo. how that facility will change to help accommodate the animals. and here's a live look this morning at the bay bridge. as we get the morning off to a nice start, son. just starting to rise. meteorologist lisa argen
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a gorgeous shot this morning as our morning is getting off to an amazing start. we could look at this all day, but we have so much news to get to you and this is positive news too. that's new this morning. it's official china signed an agreement to send two giant pandas to the san diego zoo. china officials say the goal is to start a ten year international giant panda conservation cooperation. the two pandas are male and female. and before they're sent to the u.s, the zoo is renovating and upgrading the enclosures to create a larger living space for the pandas. china originally announced it would send pandas to the zoo in february. san francisco based williams-sonoma
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will pay a record $3 million fine for falsely claiming some of its products were made in the usa. the payment by the home products company will settle a lawsuit filed by the federal trade commission in 2020, the ftc issued a statement saying williams-sonoma misled consumers and harmed american businesses. the product line sold under the gold touch rejuvenation and pottery barn teens and kids brands were made in china, not the u.s, while millions of current and former customers of kaiser permanente may be victims of a data breach, according to techcrunch, a division within the oakland based health care conglomerate may have exposed names, symptom searches and other data to company advertisers. the report says. kaiser would begin notifying those affected next month. all right, got more news and weather coming up. so let's check in with lisa really quick. >> all right. yes what a gorgeous shot. sutro here a 51 downtown is 48 in oakland 50 in san jose. now we've talked about a warming trend but san
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city, and you can watch rounds four through seven here on abc seven starting at nine. and the faithful are hoping to see a couple more players added to the roster this weekend. abc seven sports director larry biel tells us about the niners latest picks. >> good morning everybody ricky pierson was brandon uk's teammate at arizona state back in 2019. how long they're actually teammates with the 40 niners remains to be seen. the niners introducing their first round draft pick, knowing that selecting a receiver would send the rumors into overdrive. pearsall, six one, 190. he is fearless, terrific against man coverage. so does his arrival mean the exit for aiyuk or deebo samuel will see the niners say
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they even entertain any trades on friday involving their two star receivers. for now, pearsall still can't believe he's a 40 niner. >> words can't really describe my feelings right now, man, you know i'm it hasn't hit. it hasn't hit yet, just trying to soak it all in. like i said, man, trying to be where my feet are at. obviously, this is a legendary program, and i just appreciate the entire organization taking a chance on me, man. and, you know, i'm gonna prove them right. somebody i watched a lot with brandon aiyuk. so he was my teammate. you know, i got to watch him freshman year, and it just felt like every time he touched the ball or was throwing his way, he was taking it to the house. so, you know, watching i do like that really helped me. you know, seeing, you know, what it takes to get to that next level. >> with their second round pick, the niners take florida state cornerback renardo green. some think he's the best corner in the entire draft. really physical db now the niners they moved up in the third round to take a mammoth kansas offensive lineman dominik puny six five, 313 pounds. he did not allow a sack in the last two seasons. impressive. the draft continues
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saturday on a baseball pirates giants cal tailback jaden ott and his teammates a football themed ceremonial first pitch straight gas kyle harrison throws straighter, though, gets edward olivares swinging at strike three six scoreless seven k's for harris in top nine. giants in a jam. bases loaded one out. camilo duvall gets brian reynolds. that's a one, two three double play. incredible but not as incredible as what happened in the bottom of the ninth. here it comes. there it goes patrick bailey, good night. game over. drive home safely. a three run walk off bomb and the giants win in dramatic fashion. three zip a's and orioles got milk milkmen in the house. extra innings in the 10th. brant rooker with a drive to left. shea langoliers. he's a catcher, but he can run. scores the game winner mason miller nails down his seventh save. a's victorious three two. let's get to hoops caitlin clark in the
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house for game three of the bucks. pacers series. bucks came back from down 19, but with three seconds left, khris middleton line drive triple. we'll go into overtime in ot. it's middleton again. are you serious. he had 42 with giann out for a third straight game. but tyrese haliburton was like i'm not going to a second overtime in traffic with time running out indiana wins 121 118 to take a21 series lead. that's a wrap on morning sports. have a great weekend everybody i'm larry biel going to be an awesome weekend. >> thank you larry. let's get a check now of the bay area forecast with meteorologist lisa argen. >> all right good morning to you. live doppler seven showing the storm track. well to the north. we've got high pressure building in just 64 yesterday redwood city it was 66 in concord and only 170 degree temperature that was up in santa rosa today. we should see a few more. the view from mount tam. beautiful 13 hours and 39 minutes of daylight ahead. and that sun setting right before
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8:00 50 san francisco. it is 51, in san jose. hayward. good morning, 52 for you, as well as half moon bay, where the winds are already quite breezy. they'll build throughout the day. so this picture looking quiet now, but the camera probably shaking later on today with those gusty winds along the coast. 44 in napa it is in the low 40s. petaluma santa rosa and a look at the golden gate bridge there with a flag is calm, no wind. their weekend forecast calling for sunny conditions, slightly milder, not at the coast though it will be breezy even. san francisco, just near average in the low 60s, so the gusts at the coast, but then overnight it will stay breezy for the rest of us into next week. that's when we get our warming trend. the warmest days look to be wednesday and thursday, with some 80 degree warmth inland and even the coast coming into some low to mid 60s. there's a look at the wind gusts and you'll notice they're at about 25 miles an hour. but if you head to point reyes half
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moon bay pacifica, you'll be holding on to your hat there and maybe some of that dermabrasion from the sand. it's going to be that gusty as we look at san francisco. high temperatures, low to mid 60s throughout the rest of the weekend and then into early next week. and the warmest day looks to be thursday. but even wednesday, warming up through the upper 60s, long range outlooks tend to bring us some slightly cooler weather. for the first weekend of may, but enjoy today with 68 santa clara, sunny skies through morgan hill and gilroy 70 there. so coming up, a few degrees today on the peninsula. but that sea breeze, you'll feel it today with mid 60s mountain view and down by stanford, the windy conditions keeping it in the low 60s downtown just 60 in the sunset you'll get into some sunshine and then more patchy fog along the coast throughout the later part of the day. upper 60s novato and that wind with you for stinson, 70, in vallejo and on the east bay here mid 60s in berkeley. so a beautiful
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spring day for you into union city, except a little breezy into the late afternoon. and then looking at about 72 in concord today with upper 60s near 70 around livermore overnight tonight some 50s 40s the winds along the coast and the accuweather seven day forecast. bright and breezy today. sunny and mild are not only sunday, but as we get into the week ahead with temperatures climbing through the upper 70s inland, near 70 around the bay shore, and then wednesday thursday it looks to be above average with plenty of sunshine, great week ahead zach. >> looking forward to it. lisa. thank you and a reminder that you can watch all 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, so be sure to download the app now and start streaming in and coming up. mother's day deals from flowers to bags to coffee makers, what you can
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showcase some of america's most beloved products. and this week, it's all about mom. join sam champion and danny beckstrom, who have rounded up the best mother's day gifts you can shop for right now. >> welcome to. it's a big deal. and do we have a big deal for you today? so all the things you want for mom for mother's day, we've picked the best things. we've got some huge deals on these, danny. >> absolutely. you know, mom deserves full price, but we're going to get you a deal anyway, so scan that qr code. >> let me tell you why this is a great deal for mom. and you're going to say coffee maker, but it's the black and decker 12 cup digital coffee maker. you can set this ahead. mom does not have to buy or make her first cup of coffee. it is made for her when she wakes up in the morning and you can't start the day better than that, right? there is no better gift. >> i like the sneaker cup feature where you can actually grab yourself a cup while it's still brewing and automatically turns off. so because some of us are forgetful, you know it gets a little messy. >> if it doesn't have that good
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deal up to 25% off $30, great deal. we have had the cozy earth waffle bathrobes before they were such a big hit, and this is a huge deal on these great deal cozy earth is giving an abc exclusive up to 35% off the entire website, but i love the waffle bathrobes specifically because they're so comfy cozy. >> they come in three colors multiple sizes, ultra absorbent, and last time we talked about the snack pocket, there's still a snack pocket there, still a snack pocket. >> and the thing i like about this is it's really for me, it's all season. there are heavy bathrobes that are uncomfortable to wear year round. the waffle robe is all season. >> happy mother's day to you, sam. >> why not? here we go. why not? and there's bath and body gift set. hit this hard because this. there's no one who doesn't love one of these. >> 33% off $24. that includes shower gel, bubble bath, body scrub, body oil, two large bath bombs, everything you need for that relaxing afternoon all in one handmade basket. >> so handmade basket. beautiful. and the thing that got me about this is one of my favorite fragrances is vanilla. yes. and so this is an entirely vanilla set. cannot get enough of these bags out there. they're everywhere. the lululemon everywhere bag. but they are hard to find hard to find. so
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you can get them right here. >> they sell out so easily. this is from $38. it's available in multiple colors. i love this style here because you can wear it around the waist. you can wear it over the shoulder like i am right now. fit your phone, your keys, your wallet, everything that you need. >> awesome. there. look at this. these are water repellent, right there. >> great material. all right. okay. this is the reason it smells so good in here. one 800 flowers. of course. you need a flower delivery for mother's day so you can deliver a plant. >> this is the plant of the year, by the way. it's the philodendron. also, you can get any of these flowers. you can choose a bouquet through the one of a kind bouquets on. they will go to local florists, even if you order it from one 800 flowers. the local flower, the florist will make the bouquet one of a kind and deliver it. >> and this is an incredible deal, because one 800 flowers is giving an abc exclusive 20% off sitewide. everyone orders flowers for mother's day. they're very expensive. so to get it 20% off, that's a great deal to deliver 20 million stems for mother's day, you can get on this ahead of time. >> it will get there. you don't have to run around looking florida and all these products
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will be delivered by mother's day. >> so that's another good tip there. >> all these gifts will be available, as you mentioned, for mother's day. they'll be delivered by mother's day and we'll see you next time on. it's a big deal on. >> the big question too is how much are you planning to spend this year on mother's day? according to the national retail federation, consumers are expected to spend a near record of $33.5 billion. and that's the second highest amount since the organization began annual consumer surveys last year hit the record of $35.7 billion in the largest spending amount, will be spent on jewelry, special outings, electronics and flowers. and remember, don't forget it. mother's day is sunday, may 12th. it's national park week, a time to celebrate outside and enjoy some of the national park sites and the number of visitors has just been increasing since the pandemic. now, the park service is coming up with new experiences to keep up with the demand and using technology to put reminders and flag opportunities for people. >> you know, if you're in grand canyon, there a dozen places within a short distance that you can go visit.
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>> it's important to note only about 100 of the 429 national parks have an entrance fee. the service is also putting together more online activities and resources for those who can't travel to a park site. all right, there's a new place for you to get ice cream in walnut creek, ohio based handles homemade ice cream opened its first bay area location this week. the brand is known for fresh batches of ice cream every day. you can order flavors like chocolate cake batter, horchata, and salty caramel truffle. there's also sherbet, vegan sorbet options. it's located at the intersection of locust street in mount diablo boulevard in walnut creek. we had one of these in an area i used to live was very good. all right, next on abc, seven mornings at 6 a.m. one barricade taken down overnight. right. how cal poly humboldt is adjusting classes for all students while campus protests continue into the weekend and proposed changes on hold. what leaders want in a new proposal to change lanes in san francisco's west portal neighborhood, this is abc 724
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