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sickened with norovirus on two separate cruise ships and four years of no cars on jfk drive. >> we look at how the changes there could make other streets in san francisco safer. >> good morning to you. welcome to monday, april 29th. >> it's going to be breezy out there, lisa is with us. what's the latest? yeah. >> hi. good morning to you. it's been nice though. if you can sort of shield yourself from some of the gusty winds and the gaps out there. otherwise. yes. the onshore winds 30 to 40 miles an hour at the coast and a couple of weak weather systems reinforcing the breezy pattern throughout much of the week ahead. but we'll get some changes towards the end of the week. what a gorgeous view. our sutro tower camera this morning, the sun coming up in about 15 minutes. it is 51 downtown as well as redwood city 52, in hayward. good morning oakland 49 for you, 53 in san jose and our exploratorium camera. nice and quiet there. the bay looks quite glassy. 45, petaluma 48 by the delta with the southwest wind to 12. so not an issue right now.
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we're milder in the north bay and around the san carlos airport. but look at the wind from santa rosa and to half moon bay. so that builds and we'll have the temperatures come up through the upper 60s by the afternoon around the bay and inland will be in the low to even mid 70s. the coast, windy just in the 60s, 50s. >> lisa thank you. happening today, students are set to protest the war in the middle east at sf state. it's just the latest campus where we are seeing demonstrators voicing their displeasure about what's unfolding in israel and gaza. abc7 news reporter lena howland is in the studio now. selena, what's happening today is apparently similar to what happened over the weekend. >> reggie that's right. this demonstration is expected to be similar to what we saw on the stanford campus over the weekend. a group called students for gaza at sfsu says the rally will be focused on calling on the csu system as a whole to stop providing support to israel , as sfsu associated students
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already voted to divest from israel back in 2020. their message follows calls for divestment from students on college campuses nationwide. at stanford, more than two dozen tents have been set up on the campus's white plaza. their demonstration first started on thursday for what student activists are calling a people's university for palestine. this group told us they're demanding stanford separate itself from any companies or organizations advancing military efforts in the israel-hamas war. and they're calling out three well-known companies. >> stanford has ties with lockheed martin. stanford has ties with chevron with hp, and all three of those companies, are are hurting the palestinian people. you know, in some way or another. lockheed martin is more directly through weapons, right. but then there's technology, then there's gas. >> both stanford and uc berkeley's demonstrators demonstrations have remained peaceful so far, but that hasn't been the case at places like
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columbia or usc. to protect students, a newly formed group called the faculty for palestine at sfsu is calling on the university administration to do three things refrain from dispatching police forces against potential student demonstrations. refrain from any academic retaliation against students, and respects students right to protest. today's demonstration on campus is expected to start right around 1215 this afternoon on the malcolm x plaza, live in studio. lena howland abc seven news. >> lena, thank you. usc officials say protesters taking part in a demonstration on campus there damaged property over the weekend. the university says they vandalized the tommy trojan statue and a fountain. usc also says its president has tried numerous times to meet with the students, but they have declined these offers. this all comes after the university decided to cancel its main graduation, citing there wasn't enough time to process guests with these new safety measures. police at more than a dozen
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college campuses have arrested about 600 people over the last week. grand prix palestine you hear the tense moments at ucla yesterday as counter protesters clashed with pro-palestinian demonstrators. the university says a group broke through a barrier meant to keep the protests apart. no word on any arrests from this incident. >> now, up north at north poly humboldt, the campus is still closed. police are threatening people with arrest if they enter without permission. students are still camped out in two buildings. they're demanding the university, as we've seen at all these other campuses, divest from companies connected to israel. they also want the university to call for a ceasefire in gaza. the campus is closed. classes are remote through the end of the semester. >> more students in gaza are sending messages of thank you to american students taking part in protests on college campuses. yesterday, messages were spray painted on tents near a school
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in rafah. you see here it now serves as a shelter for displaced palestinians. one student says she was supposed to graduate from a university in gaza this year, but her school was bombarded. >> us gazan students go through go through pain and we suffer every single day. we have to also work on finding, maybe a way or any anything to continue our future to, to not lose we learn. >> students say despite the brutality of the war, they vowed to remain resilient and determined to persevere. >> you can follow our coverage of the campus protest in the bay area and nationwide on our website, abc7 news.com. >> this morning, there appears to be significant developments in a potential cease fire between israel and hamas. abc news confirms hamas is sending a delegation to cairo to resume negotiations today, and amanda,
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we understand that meeting comes as the white house is meeting with israel. >> yeah. secretary of state antony blinken flew into saudi arabia overnight to push for a temporary cease fire. a six week pause in fighting. this trip comes after president biden and benjamin netanyahu spoke over the weekend. the u.s. is taking a clear position opposing israel's plans to invade rafah. that's where more than 1 million palestinians are sheltering. netanyahu's government is divided on how to move forward. right wing hardliners are threatening to leave the governing coalition of israel if israel agrees to what they call a reckless deal. other members are urging the government to prioritize the release of hostages, as the u.s. military is working to install an offshore temporary pier to bring in large shipments of humanitarian aid into gaza. the white house says it will likely take 2 to 3 weeks before it's ready to use. back to you at the desk. >> thanks, amanda. abc seven news continues to follow the story of banco brown. his death sparked protests and vigils, but no criminal charges. saturday
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marked one year since a security guard shot and killed brown at a walgreens in san francisco. the guard suspected him of shoplifting. there was a scuffle, and that is when the guard shot brown. now, the guard later said that he felt his life was threatened. the san francisco da's office did not charge the guard with brown's killing, saying there was clear evidence that this was self-defense. people are still angry about this one year later, the anger is just coming from that. there really isn't justice for banco right now. in this moment, a year after banco brown. >> sadly, things have not changed, they've only gotten harder and harder. >> the young women's freedom center, where brown worked as an intern, honored him during a rally over the weekend. >> new developments in the fallout from sexual assault allegations against a rising political star in san francisco. our partners at the san francisco standard report, speaker emerita nancy pelosi, is now weighing in on the
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investigation in san francisco's democratic party, is launching a committee looking into allegations of sexual assault by john jacobo and at least one other political leader, jacobo was the director of a powerful housing nonprofit, but resigned after the standard published the allegations against him. at least three women now say they filed police reports over alleged abuse and harassment. the standard also reports pelosi sent a letter to the san francisco democratic party expressing her support for the committee. sfpd says it's still investigating the women's claims . >> good monday morning to you. what have you here, the golden gate bridge, nice and clear. and look at the flag there, hardly blowing. so the winds have backed off around the bay, the coast? not so much. 51 downtown and redwood city. it's 52, in hayward. good morning to you, oakland. 4953, in san jose. and another look from our exploratorium camera that sun coming up in another five minutes sets right before 8:00
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51 santa rosa with some cool mid and upper 40s temperatures dropped off the past couple of hours. they're up in the north bay. and how about a continuation of the weekend? that means the gusty winds at the coast 21 miles an hour right now. half moon bay. you can see santa rosa is breezy and they'll continue to build. so we've got 30 to 40 mile an hour winds on tap for the shoreline. otherwise it's sunny and breezy around the bay. tomorrow, very little change. we'll see the temperature spread from the 50s at the shoreline to the mid 70s inland. then we'll see the numbers come up. bayside will be in the 70s with 80s arriving later this week. so the winds, yeah, they've been kind of a nuisance haven't they? if you head to the shoreline, you'll notice from stinson to point reyes it is quite gusty out there. so the rest of us enjoying a breeze for sure. and we'll see. temperatures climb by wednesday to near 80. reggie. >> all right. thanks so much, lisa. still to come, a governor who has been mentioned as a
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possible vp candidate for former president trump defending herself for shooting a dog. and then more cases of bird flu detected in our milk. what the fda is saying about it and how it could impact your health and your breakfast today. and if you have plans to visit big sur in the coming weeks, there's a major update to
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month. a man is tracking that from the live desk. reggie we know many of you are looking for information about what's happening. >> this has been one of the top google search trends this morning. so here's what we know. there are norovirus outbreaks on both princess cruises, sapphire princess and royal caribbean's radiance of the seas. almost 200 people, including some crew members, have become sick. both ships have increased their cleaning and disinfecting procedures in response to the outbreaks. passengers who reported symptoms were also isolated. this comes after more than two dozen silversea cruise guests reported having stomach issues on board the silver nova during a one way trip that started back in march that cruise has since arrived to its destination in florida. the silver nova is expected to arrive here in san francisco next month. back to you, reggie. >> you got to wash those hands before you go to that buffet. okay, amanda. thank you. you might be hearing about the spread of bird flu through dairy cow populations in the u.s. the
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virus has been detected in grocery store milk. but what is the actual risk for your family? the fda says milk from the store is safe to drink, but to stop the spread of the virus. starting today, there is a new federal order in effect for more testing of cows. the goal is to stop the spread of bird flu as soon as possible. >> i think people are worried that if this particular strain of bird flu infects a pig because the pig can be infected with both human flu and bird flu, they can sort of like commingle and then create a kind of bird flu that can affect humans. >> right now, there are only two reported human cases in the u.s. medical experts have a few reminders in order to keep everyone safe. first, don't drink unpasteurized milk. that means stay away from raw milk. the pasteurization process is effective at getting rid of the live virus. don't handle dead birds or sick cows. i doubt that applies to many of you, but just in case, if you do handle either
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of those, you should talk to your doctor as soon as possible. in the east bay now, residents from an oakland neighborhood plagued by sex trafficking are calling for more help from city hall. saturday there was a rally on 13th avenue in international boulevard, marching tell and alameda county district attorney pamela price were there. neighbors and community groups say the area is seeing an increase in prostitution, often involving underage girls. they asked city leaders to do more than make arrests. >> will you lead a multi-jurisdictional effort to fund design and launch regional human trafficking awareness campaign to increase public awareness of the impact of sex trafficking on victims and consequences for those who buy sex? >> that news conference took place just a few blocks from saint anthony's k through eight school. that's the same place where over a year ago, the abc7 i-team shot video of a parent sex workers soliciting outside of the school. in the middle of the day, the city says when they put up barriers near saint anthony's, the prostitution and the trafficking just moved down the street.
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>> safety advocates in san francisco are celebrating four years of jfk drive being shut down to vehicles. mayor london breed first made it car free during the pandemic so people could have a place to be socially distant voters made it permanent in november. now city leaders are looking into changes for other streets to protect pedestrians and cyclists. >> we're not trying to get rid of cars. we want to make sure we balance that with the right infrastructure and that leads to safety and efficiency and opportunities in a city to have everyone come together in a community environment is something to really nurture as a city. >> so i'm all for keeping this the way it is. >> pedestrian safety has been at the top of people's minds since a deadly crash in the west portal neighborhood last month. some are pushing to recommit to vision zero. the policy to end deadly traffic crashes. >> may the force be with you and also your dogs. the power of the
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bark side was really showing over the weekend at this corgi star wars parade that happened in moscow. the event marked the one year opening anniversary of a russian exhibit dedicated to the iconic movies, dogs and their owners dressed up in star wars themed outfits. there is a chewbacca, there is a bark vader . wow what is that? >> look at him go. >> i was like, now that's just a simple cape. yeah, you know, i feel like that person did the least. here we go. >> look at that one though. >> yeah, that's a good one. yeah very cute. also was wearing a muzzle. >> i love corgis. >> that's cute. that darth darth vader sign. yeah. and grogu also a very lazy costume. i mean, come on, if we're going to do this, let's do it. >> yeah, i get that. >> you know what i mean. >> no, i know you got to put the effort in. >> come on. disney is the parent company of lucasfilm and abc
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seven, although i don't think disney had anything to do with this. but it's just just fyi, did you see star wars? >> you know that's truth. yeah. >> have you seen a star wars movie? >> say it. >> say i'm truly being honest. i'm not the biggest star wars fan. however, i seen one movie. >> yes. okay okay. that wasn't convincing. have you? >> i have, i have, i have when i was a little kid, so. >> okay. you have something. yeah oh. >> were you bored? >> were you bored? because there's a club here. there's a club here? yes. kumasi >> betty. lisa. lina and i have never seen star wars. never. oh, really? and we admitted it all live. and the viewers also, so many of them have not so. >> and reggie was i was appalled. >> he was like, yeah, i think most people would be appalled. >> yeah. i was a little hesitant to admit it, but thank you for being honest. yeah. you're welcome. that's why i pressed, said, they just say on. come on. all right. good morning
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everybody. so we are starting out quiet here for your monday. and with the temperatures on the comfy side we are near average a couple of weather systems to the north and west of us will be slightly affecting us with a reinforcing shot of those breezy winds the next few days, not allowing the temperatures to come up until high pressure builds in the second half of the workweek. check it out. some lazy c lines there. pier 39 and a quiet start in the city with 51 degrees 52 in hayward. good morning to you, redwood city. low 50s there and up in the north bay. it's cooler. this is a live look from vollmer peak. and temperatures have dropped off into the low 40s in petaluma . 48 for you by the delta with a southwest wind at 12. in the south bay today. enjoying low 70s again for san jose. average high. it should be about 70 there. upper 60s here along the bay. and we'll be looking at similar readings for you in redwood city. those breezy winds throughout the afternoon quite
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gusty from the sunset. daly city and up in the north bay will still manage those low 70s, but it's windy already for santa rosa with winds gusting over 20 miles an hour in the east bay, enjoying 70 today in oakland, as well as castro valley. plenty of sunshine, breezy winds throughout the afternoon and inland. check out that 72 in the san ramon valley with mid 70s around pittsburg. so pretty nice out there. if you can buffer yourself from the wind. the accuweather seven day forecast. sunny and breezy today. breezy and still mild around the bay for your tuesday. the warming trend gets going away from the coast wednesday thursday with mid 80s arriving inland, mid 70s around the bay, turning cooler for the weekend. maybe a couple sprinkles or showers. >> thanks, lisa. now we're going to bring in ginger zee with a look at what's happening on gma. she is live in philadelphia this morning. >> good morning ginger. >> yay reggie stephanie. great to be with you on a warm morning in philadelphia. one of the
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warmest we're going to see here in the northeast at least so far this year. so we're going to be talking about that. but unfortunately there were at least 130 tornado reports and a big tornado outbreak in the plains and parts of the midwest. so we'll have mola lenghi out there in the latest damage. and then i'm going to track the next storm, which has a two day tuesday, wednesday event. i'll tell you who's involved. and then also coming up on the program, the latest on the expanding demonstrations at college campuses, hundreds arrested over the weekend. and this is all happening as high schoolers make their final decision on where to go to college in just two days. and then the american, jailed in a popular caribbean tourist spot after police say that they found bullets in his backpack. we're going to hear from his wife this morning and learn why several other american tourists have had a similar fate, so that and we're here in philadelphia because we are rising and shining in different cities all across america. janet is in philly this morning with me, and then throughout the week we'll be hitting up other cities, so you'll see us bouncing around. >> that's really cool. yeah, this is a beautiful live shot.
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and i'm also kind of jealous. we had really nice weather here this weekend, so i'm not complaining at all. but i do love like i love a t shirt. i love a t shirt moment weather and it's just making me a little jealous. >> yeah, i know it's breezy over here today. >> and just to show up to a live shot, we were saying sam and i were like, it's so nice to not be frozen, right? we're on the rocky steps. i mean, it's pretty iconic. >> i was just wondering if you were on the rocky steps. that's awesome. oh, what a beautiful morning. i love philadelphia, i think it's a great city. >> so you got to get a cheesesteak too. >> oh for sure. >> okay. i need to wait to do the rocky steps a few more times so i don't sweat through all my makeup. but yeah, you know, right. >> right. okay. >> well, we'll see t better in as little as 2 weeks. and when you can breathe better, what isn't better? this is better. this is better. that's better. and that. even this. dupixent is an add-on treatment for specific types of moderate-to-severe asthma.
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of south dakota on the backlash over a story in her new book. the story is about the shooting of her puppy. kristi noem is considered to be in the running to become donald trump's pick for vice president, and her upcoming memoir. she said she shot and killed her 14 month old puppy named cricket for bad behavior after she claimed cricket had an aggressive personality that included misbehaving on a hunting trip, killing several chickens and biting her hand. the revelation
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has caused a huge backlash from both republicans and democrats, with many saying she can no longer be considered for the vice president role. noem responded, saying, i followed the law and was being a responsible parent, dog owner and neighbor. she added that shooting her dog wasn't easy, but often the easy way isn't the right way, she said. if you have plans to visit big sur in the coming weeks, we have a big update starting today, the public can convoy in and out of the area. highway one has been closed at rocky creek since a portion of the southbound lane slid into the ocean last month. convoys have been running twice a day for residents and essential workers. today, they'll be available to everyone else. public convoys will run from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. and again from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. however, during the afternoon, convoys that the public will be able to access will only be able to exit that particular area. highway one will remain closed for the remainder of each day so crews
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now, at 630, an american hostage in gaza breaking down. in a new video from hamas. negotiations to free these hostages and begin a cease fire are set to resume today. >> then the community coming to the rescue in oakland. baker is grateful when customers buy her inventory after thieves ripped off hundreds from the cash register. guess what? it's gonna be me. >> it's one of the most highly anticipated potential reunion tours. now, in the middle of a bidding war, which company could be saying it's gonna be may to nsync? >> are you going to sing it for us? >> that's all you're getting. >> that's like waiting for it. >> i only do encores for cash. >> oh, good morning everybody. it's monday, april 29th. >> mama always taught me. well, let's look at that forecast from meteorologist lisa rg. yeah.
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>> final days of april here. and you know we're certainly where we should be for this time of year with comfortable temperatures and a little bit breezy out there. that's what we get springtime. but look at this gorgeous shot from the exploratory zoom camera. we're in the low 50s hayward in san jose. good morning, san francisco 51 for you. 49 in oakland from our sutro tower camera. nice and quiet out there, but cool in petaluma. 43 for you. napa is at 45 with 51 and breezy winds at 22 miles an hour. up in santa rosa, you can see the gusts right down through half moon bay. not too bad. elsewhere across the bay, we'll continue to see the winds build throughout the day. so inland, mid 70s, even maybe 76 out there, perhaps in brentwood, across the bay there from hayward to palo alto and fremont, will make it into the upper 60s. so a nice afternoon, the winds kicking up though, and at the coast, we'll just call it windy with winds over 20 miles an hour at times. and we didn't even manage a mid 50s. so it's going to be cool there. but upper 50s at the shoreline.
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>> stephanie lisa thank you. new developments now and a potential cease fire in the war between israel and hamas. abc news confirms the hamas terror group is now sending a delegation to cairo, egypt today, negotiations are set to resume in a hostage and ceasefire deal. president biden spoke with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu yesterday over the phone. the president urged netanyahu to consider more humanitarian aid to gaza, and reiterated america's stance on a possible israeli ground invasion of rafah. >> we have to have a better understanding from the israelis about what they want to do. as a matter of fact, we've had several staff talks with them. we intend to do that more. they've assured us that they won't go into rafah until we've had a chance to really share our perspectives and our concerns with them. >> secretary of state antony blinken is traveling across the middle east this week to help broker the negotiations. the white house says he will be pushing for a six week ceasefire after hamas released new video showing two more hostages, 47 year old israeli citizen omri
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miron and 64 year old israeli american keith segal. >> segal is seen speaking under duress. you see him here breaking down in tears. his wife was held with him in gaza for 51 days now. she was released during a previous cease fire in hostage deal. last week, hamas released this video of 24 year old hirsh goldberg, who is from berkeley. he is still being held captive. >> happening today, students at san francisco state university will be holding a protest as rallies spread across u.s. campuses. they will be demonstrating in solidarity with gaza. abc seven news reporter lena howland is here with the details now. and lena, protesters are calling for three specific things. stephanie. that's right. with some of the unrest we've seen at other schools across the country ahead of today's planned demonstration at sfsu, some faculty are calling on administration to refrain from dispatching police forces, refrain from any academic retaliation against students and respect students
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right to protest at stanford. >> similar demonstrations started started on thursday of last week for what student activists are calling a people's university for palestine. over the weekend, we saw more than a dozen tents set up on the campus's white plaza. this group told us they're demanding stanford separate itself from any companies or organizations advancing military efforts. in the israel-hamas war. this includes lockheed martin, chevron, and hp. >> stanford refuses to disclose its, investments, like where it puts its money and that's another thing we would like the school to do, to tell us where exactly its money is going. >> at sfsu, students already voted to divest from israel is from israel. back in 2020, which is why the group called students for gaza at sfsu say today's rally will be focused on calling on this csu system as a whole to stop providing support to israel. the demonstration on campus is expected to start
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right around 1215 this afternoon in the malcolm x plaza. live in studio lena howland abc seven news. >> lena. thank you. and you can follow our coverage of the campus protests in the bay area and across the nation over on our website at abc seven news.com noncy. >> students at city college of san francisco will be able to vote in elections for the school's board of trustees. the board president says allowing non-citizens the opportunity to vote for their board would give them a voice in their education and how their school is managed. those students have to be over 18. be a san francisco resident to vote. the school estimates more than a third of the 53,000 ccsf students were born outside of the us. >> if you're noticing higher prices at fast food chains chains, that is, you are not alone. according to market research firm data, central prices are up by about 10. the price hikes come about a month after california increased the minimum wage to $20 per hour.
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data central analyzed thousands of restaurants across 70 large chains. chick fil a, starbucks, taco bell, and chipotle are among the restaurants that have increased prices. >> we're learning more about the impact of an early pandemic push to help people facing eviction. a new city analysis says. san francisco's rent relief program saved about 20,000 people from eviction. san francisco launched the emergency rental assistance program in 2021. it used money from increased property taxes on homes worth $10 million or more to help low income renters. most of the funds went to back rent, so people wouldn't be evicted in the east bay, a small business owner robbed of her cash register in oakland is now being embraced by her community. amanda at the live desk with what we know this morning, amanda. >> reggie. truly a heartwarming story after a devastating loss to this local bay area business, savanah chan has owned dick's donuts in oakland for more than 20 years. last thursday, she
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says a man came into her shop and robbed them of their cash register with $1,400. inside, savannah, who has millions of views on tiktok for posting cambodian recipe videos, shared the news on social media. the community came out in a big way, not only raising more than $4,000 in a go fund me campaign, but buying out her entire inventory for two days in a row. yesterday, oakland firefighters stopped in to show their support to savannah is beyond grateful and has this hope for the future. >> i was so happy when i saw the firefighter went over there like a whole crew of people around the world. that message me, they concerned about me and they give me a supportive energy just to keep me going on. i hope that mayor of oakland step up and do something about oakland and make oakland a better place for everyone to enjoy and for our
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kids, our grandkids, in the future to enjoy beautiful oakland. >> this isn't the only donut shop targeted by thieves. we've covered four robberies at colonial donuts in the lake shore district over the past year. oakland police department, they tell us here at abc seven, an officer will review savannah's report and provide additional details soon. back to you, stephanie. >> thanks, amanda. now to our efforts to build a better bay area. we've recently seen a breakthrough in how bay area shopping centers are reinventing themselves by catering to our taste buds. the concept is called eatertainment malls, such as the willow shopping center in concord have found success luring people with unique culinary experiences like lazy dog restaurants serving fusion comfort food and a local designed experience to represent a ski lodge, even. and then there's all the new eateries at westfield valley fair in the
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south bay, serving up korean barbecue and eataly, a food hall devoted all things italian. gotta love it, experts say these restaurants help lure foot traffic to other mall tenants and also boost overall business. >> and another abc7 building a better bay area breakthrough takes place on the deck of the uss hornet in alameda. while the world war two era aircraft carrier may not be a military service currently, it's now part of a project that could help counter the effects of climate change. our media partners at the east bay times report. the hornet was chosen as the home for the marine cloud brightening program. scientists from the university of washington will spend the next several months testing their equipment and computer models in a real world, conditions the project hopes to find out if salt water particles can reflect heat back into space. they're partnering with the stanford research institute to conduct that study. >> wow. that's fascinating. >> still to come, more workers at meta could soon get a pink slip. the departments targeted
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this time, and you're looking live at the big board at the new york stock exchange. >> you can see the dow is up about 98 points. and one of the newest niners has a familiar last name, which former legend son just signed with the team. >> but first here's lisa. >> all right good morning everyone. starting monday off on the quiet side we're looking at live doppler seven right now. and the activity is in the pacific northwest where we get the brunt of it from the wind. in fact, we've had that over the weekend. sfo nice and sunny for you here, where the peninsula will have a breezy afternoon. it's 52 in hayward coming up through the 60s today there san jose 53. right now half moon bay is 50 and a gorgeous view. golden gate bridge where the wind is calm right now. 51 santa rosa where we have the winds over 20 miles an hour. they build 30 to 40 miles an hour. they're really at that point, almost right now throughout the afternoon. and then they'll move on in across the bay for about 22 mile an hour. winds over in
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oakland, you can see redwood city. it's pretty breezy and then throughout the evening hours and early morning hours, the winds just at the coast. but then once again, for your tuesday, they spread across the bay. so high pressure keeping these this inclement weather to the north of us all week long. in fact, high pressure builds in by the middle of the week, but by the weekend it looks like a weather system wants to drop south and maybe bring us a few may raindrops. you can see as we go through the next several days , rain chances not zero. by the end of the week, they're coming up to about 40% as we get through saturday. mainly along the coast and in the north bay, but way too early to worry about that. highs today from the mid 60s, windy downtown, upper 60s, palo alto with 75 and concord 73. in napa and the accuweather seven day forecast featuring the bright and breezy conditions today. it will continue into tuesday. the warming trend gets going on wednesday, thursday and friday, with 80s inland, mid 70s around the bay 60s a little less wind at the coast and slightly milder. and then we're
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second southbound weekend closure. caltrans says two weekends of work saved them from having to close the southbound lanes for 40 individual nights, and on highway 37 in the north bay. repaving work is complete on the westbound lanes. lanes were closed from vallejo to sears point, but have also reopened just about an hour ago. next weekend, caltrans will start work on the eastbound side of the highway. >> this morning, people in the middle of the country are bracing for more severe weather after they endured a tornado outbreak over the weekend. at least five people have died in oklahoma, including a four month old child. president biden spoke to the state's governor yesterday, offering the full support of the federal government. a total of seven southern and midwest states are affected right now. drone footage captured the destruction in douglas county, nebraska. that's where roads are filled with debris and the roofs are torn off for that big of a storm to have the property damage that was so extensive. >> but the loss of life, that's
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a tremendous attribute of the city of omaha. >> 22 million people have been under severe weather alerts and more tornadoes could develop tomorrow. >> if you live in the los altos hills area, you may notice tree trimmers and landscapers hard at work today, they will be fireproofing a critical evacuation route. crews will fan out across the road to fremont road evacuation route to clear shrubs and other fire prone trees. this route is a vital escape path in case of a major wildfire. nearly five and a half miles of road will be cleaned up as a part of this project. >> now it's your morning money report. more layoffs are reportedly coming to menlo park based meta. this time, the cuts are hitting meta's content moderation group called the meta oversight board. the oversight board was started in 2019 to give decisions and opinions on the social media company's content choices, according to the washington post. employees were told last week their jobs
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were at risk of being cut. a meta spokesperson says the company is staying committed to the oversight board and supports its work in content moderation. taking a live look at the new york stock exchange as trading gets underway on this monday, we are up about 107 points. >> remember those controversial new uniforms for major league baseball teams? well, some of the pants were see through, and it appears there's now a plan to address those issues. our sister network, espn, says mlb and nike are working to address the see through fabric. they're also fixing a separate complaint about the lettering on the back of the jerseys being too small. the adjustments will happen by the start of next season at the latest. we're told the league blamed nike for the problems nike has not responded to espn's requests for comment. new location same message as fans are taking their frustrations on the road. 11 team salavat team salavat team you hear it there
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saturday night. dozens of fans made the trip to sacramento to protest the team's temporary move next year. they chanted sell the team! during the sacramento river cats game against the las vegas aviators. fans showed up wearing a's gear along with shirts and signs with the word sell. sutter health park in sacramento is expected to be the a's temporary home starting next season. then, the team is hoping to permanently move to las vegas if they are able to build a new stadium. a familiar name is joining the 40 niners as an undrafted free agent. >> over the weekend, the team signed tariq owens. he is the son of former niners legend and pro football hall of famer terrell owens. tariq is from pleasanton and played football at contra costa college, florida atlantic and most recently missouri state. the 49 ers signed terrell owens as a third round pick in 1996. terrell says he is proud of his son. getting signed is no guarantee he'll make the team. so we will wait
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and see. >> two major tours promoters are reportedly bidding on a possible stadium tour for this popular 90s boy band. and no matter what, i do, i feel the pain >> i'm so without you so catchy. >> according to tmz, both live nation and aeg have reached out to members of nsync to let them know they're interested in a reunion tour. this comes after the group reunited at the vmas last year and at justin timberlake's show last month. tmz also reports they are not close to making a decision yet. >> okay, do you know what wednesday is going to be? >> meh. >> it's gonna be meh. i'm so glad i got wait, where'd you go? >> were you a backstreet girls girlie or. i was, i was backstreet, okay? >> and i was christina aguilera. yeah. >> okay. >> yeah. yeah. it was like either britney spears or christina. did you stick with her through what era? all of it.
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okay >> so you were there for the stripped era? yeah. >> you should have won halloween. i was oh, i guess you can't just can't tell what halloween you are today. >> you were. it was about time for your arrival. is that what you're saying? good. >> i mean, that is one of her. is that her best song? beautiful. is her best song. beautiful. but i think that that's her second best. anyway, she's not in sync, so. well, you can see her in vegas, though. >> would you go, lisa? >> i love justin timberlake. i think he's so funny and cute. yeah. he's cute. all right. good morning everybody. satellite and radar composite. it has been rainy up in the pacific northwest. and a couple of weak weather systems reinforcing the breezy to windy conditions back home from vollmer peak this morning. nice and clear out there. temperatures are not too bad. in fact, this panel shows a lot of 50s with low 50s for you in hayward. san jose 53. it is 51 downtown cooler in the north
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bay. but look how there's no wind there. 51 santa rosa, 45 petaluma napa 45 with 47. in livermore. so the wind gusts have certainly been an issue at the coast. there are over 22 miles an hour santa rosa right now, and they'll continue to build, certainly at the shoreline up to 40 miles an hour. but the breezy onshore winds for everyone today, but still in the south bay, you will manage those low 70s from morgan hill to san jose, upper 60s sunnyvale on the peninsula. it's been breezy but a beautiful day today on the way, redwood city, upper 60s, 68, palo alto a lot like yesterday. and in the city we're near average, but it will be quite windy at times, with 63 in daly city, 65 downtown. up in the north bay, you can see the low 70s returning sonoma at 72, windy from bodega bay with upper 60s san rafael on the east bay here from 68, in berkeley to 69 in san leandro. really a nice afternoon. the winds will come
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up to about 20, maybe 25 miles an hour at times, and inland. very pleasant. how about 75? in concord today, livermore at 73. give it a couple of days and you'll be in the 80s here. the accuweather seven day forecast. windy we could see upper 50s at the shoreline today. otherwise near 70 around the bay shore, mid 70s tomorrow. this holds through tuesday. and then the warming trend getting going inland especially through the middle of the week to the end of the week. >> all right. thank you lisa. now we told you san francisco is going to be getting pandas. and we already knew san diego was getting pandas. but now we know more about these pandas going to san diego. one of them is a male who is nearly five years old. his mother was born at the san diego zoo in 2007. the other is a female who was nearly four years old and is described as a gentle and witty introvert. once everything gets approved, the two bears could arrive by the end of this summer. this comes more than a week after china agreed to send pandas to the san francisco zoo. those animals are
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expected to arrive sometime next year. >> rock the casa returned to walnut creek with its 10th anniversary musical spectacular, hosted by our very own dan ashley. heather told me told me that i need girls like you. >> she also told me, stay away. you never know what she'll catch. >> there he is. wow. dan bringing in the crowd. the event brings out hundreds of people to enjoy live music and raise funds for children in need. the concert had performances from phantom of the opera's frank de ambrogio, the oakland symphony, and a tribute to rock and roll legend tina turner. >> well, it's just a great milestone to have been rocking the casa for ten straight years. we've had some amazing headliners and over those years we've raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to support local children in our community through a number of
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organizations that i support, and we're looking forward to a great night and helping support kids who need our support. >> all the proceeds go to charities with children in need. i know it's a family affair. dan also had his sister perform last year as well. >> i just like the spin that he did at the beginning. it's giving choreography. >> it is. i know he was swinging that thing around. he was rocking out. >> up next, the seven things you need to know this morning a reminder you can watch all of our newscasts live and on demand through the abc7 bay area connected tv app. >> it's available for apple tv, google tv, amazon fire tv, and roku. just download the app now and start streaming. >> and as we head to break a live look outside from our sutro tower camera looking dow
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hamas representatives are also traveling to egypt today. >> number two, in solidarity with gaza, another bay area college campus is joining the national movement, calling for a cease fire and divestment. students are planning a rally at san francisco state university around noon today on malcolm x plaza. >> number three, good news for your morning commute. two major road projects are finished part of interstate 680 and a section of highway 37 were both closed this weekend and both reopened early this morning. >> number four a baby is among five people killed after a swarm of tornadoes hit four states over the weekend. the national weather service says there were 120 tornadoes reported in just two days. >> number five a nice, quiet start to your monday. we will have the breezy to windy conditions along the shoreline. temperatures near average though mid 60s at the coast to the mid 70s inland. >> and number six, a two car crash in union city is blocking the left lane on southbound 880. this is before alvarado niles
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road speeds are down to 15mph. there and traffic is crawling from 238. number seven abc seven's parent company, disney, just released the first trailer for mufasa the lion king. >> the movie will focus on the back story of simba's father, mufasa, an orphan who grew up to be a wise, powerful and compassionate ruler. beyonce and blue ivy will voice the characters. oh yeah. hits theaters december 20th. >> blue ivy no credible young career already. wow. cool well, that looks really good. yeah, yeah. can you name mufasa s wife ? >> oh, my gosh, we just watched. >> this is a good disney trivia. >> watched it. do you know, is it nala? >> nala is baby nala is simba's oh, simba's? >> yes. >> girlfriend. partner. yeah. we just. i'm not sure. i don't know what their relationship is. partner, wife. i don't think they got married. lines get married, i don't know, do you
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know? yes. sarabi. >> of course. >> oh, so all right. that's your useless trivia for today. >> but there are so many stories that just branch out. we're like, oh my gosh, there's a lion king 75. >> i'm lying. there's a lion king guard. yes! yeah i know nothing about. does your son know about that? >> i'm sure he does. >> okay. >> my poor husband watching all the disney movies this morning. >> oh, i love it. i know we love it because it's paying the bills. it's paying mama's bills. >> mommy, can you put this on? can you put this on? i want the 74. give it to him. 74. >> have a good day, everybody. >> george: good morning america for our viewers in the west. widespread damage after severe weather hits the heartland. tornado outbreak. dozens of twisters reported leaving a trail of destruction. overnight severe storms from texas, oklahoma an entire town flattened.
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