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demonstrations protesting the war in gaza have been going on for nearly a month now. the first protest began at columbia april 17th. now, some of those protests are starting to wind down as students reach agreement with university officials. >> today, students at san francisco state reached a deal with university leadership over divestment from israel. this comes after two weeks of a campus encampment there. >> abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn live at san francisco state for us now with more on the agreement. suzanne >> kristin. larry, we can tell you that students for gaza say they are seeing progress here at san francisco state, and that's why they're scaling back their encampment. they plan on taking down about 30 tents or so. and they started this afternoon. now they say that they're planning on staying here, though, and that more progress needs to be made. they say the fight is far from over. >> this is progress, not a victory. there is no victory during a genocide. >> this fight is far from over. this is exactly the power of mass action. >> students for gaza at san francisco state say they will
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continue fighting this wednesday afternoon after their rally at cesar chavez plaza, they began scaling back their encampment. protesters say they're moving in the right direction. >> i feel that change is in progress. >> last week, san francisco state university president lynn mahoney met face to face with students for gaza. she heard their demands. then administrators met with students on monday and reached a big agreement to divest from weapons manufacturers, according to student leaders. the university will also limit other indirect investments that violate human rights. overall, students say administrators met three of their demands. >> we have received a commitment to divest from weapons manufacturing to disclose clear accounts of where sfsu is investing its money, and to publicly defend our right to protest. >> however, protesters say president mahoney stopped short of calling the thousands of palestinian deaths a genocide. students say they will keep a presence on campus. >> so we resuming activity and everything in our presence here on campus. i just will not be staying the night. >> the agreement comes right before graduation for san francisco state students on may
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24th. >> i think the timeline is curious, but you know what? we're never going to complain about something being done quickly because that's always going to be the initiative. >> students say they are pushing for definitive change, and they will remain on campus as long as it takes. >> as long as there is a genocide in gaza, we are going to be out here to bring awareness and to show our solidarity. and until we see the full divestment out, from our university and from the csu, we will be out here to continue showing that strength. >> in response to the students, president mahoney released this statement saying, quote, i remain appreciative of the peaceful protests that have allowed all of our students to complete their semesters without interruption and of this work to better align our investment strategies with our values. and students for gaza, say they were closely followed the investment of san francisco. i should say they're going to closely follow the disclosure of san francisco investments. they also are going to work with administrators through the summer and fall to meet other demands. live at san francisco state suzanne phan abc seven news. >> so despite all that, students
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are actually saying they will still stay on campus. >> that's right kristen. they're going to plan on staying on campus because they say they want to keep the pressure on administrators here at san francisco state and across the csu system, they say also, they're pushing for this entire csu system to divest. and they say that their presence here on campus, they're hoping that will inspire other students at other encampments as back to you. >> all right, suzanne, thank you. to other campus protests. now, pro-palestinian protesters took over a building at uc berkeley this afternoon. uc police say the group hopped a fence. they broke windows and unfurled banners at the anna head alumni hall on haste street, a university spokesperson says those involved appear to be known people. parks activists. cal officials do not believe that this is the same group that took down its encampment yesterday. after reaching an understanding with the university, the encampment at sonoma state. it's starting to come down. school officials telling abc seven news that organizers agreed to move out of
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the camp by tonight. >> at san jose state, protesters say they'll be hosting the artist behind victory stand. that's the statue of tommie smith and john carlos, who famously protested during a medal ceremony at the 1968 summer olympics. the artist is expected to be there tonight at seven in the east bay. >> the family of a man who died in police custody has settled with the city of antioch. angelo quinto died three days after police were called out to his family home because he was suffering a mental health crisis. quinto passed out while being restrained by officers. his death later ruled accidental. as family is going to receive seven and a half dollars million on the lawyer, represent, the family says they're trying to use what happened in the situation to try to create change. >> this is a case where the family from day one, took the tragedy and the loss and circumstances surrounding angelo's death and turned it and tried to turn it into a positive, good and they did so.
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and over the last three years they have made considerable efforts in trying to bring about social positive changes in the city. >> the antioch police department has made several changes, including requiring body worn cameras one more time. >> embattled alameda county district attorney pamela price and the group trying to recall her are applauding a decision by the board of supervisors. last night, the board voted to hold the recall vote during the general election in november. abc seven news reporter anser hassan has reaction from both sides. >> you will see them fundraising, organizing, doing what we have to do to protect the win. and my part is to do my job. >> surrounded by her supporters, alameda county district attorney pamela price says she's gearing up for another campaign dubbed protect the win. now that a date has been set for her recall election. >> we're going to prosecute people, as we have been, who do harm to others in our community.
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yes >> tuesday night, the alameda county board of supervisors voted to combine the recall election with november's general election. price praised the supervisors for not holding a special election, which would have cost taxpayers upwards of $20 million. this is a victory for the people of alameda county . >> this is a win for democracy. >> the group safe or save alameda county for everyone, is leading the recall campaign. they accuse da price of being soft on crime, even east bay congressman eric swalwell last week tweeting about an attack on a postal carrier. he writes soft on crime. alameda county prosecutors have given the bad guys a green light to hurt people. we need rule of law, congressman swalwell has made no effort whatsoever to reach out to the alameda county district attorney's office to find out what we are doing in terms of prosecuting people and holding people accountable, d.a. price points out. attacking a postal carrier is a federal crime and wouldn't be prosecuted by her
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office. price also spoke of a state investigation into the pact, funding the recall and possible litigation due to concerns over the signature gathering by the recall team. we are evaluating all of our options and i can't really speak publicly about what the lawyers will do. meanwhile, safe says it's just pleased that a date has finally been set for the recall election and that they will be monitoring how price's campaign proceeds. >> there are many, many occasions she's using, you know, her, using the office and resources, during her campaign. so, you know, we just want to make sure that, you know, she should not be doing this in oakland, anser hassan. >> abc seven news. >> today, law enforcement agencies around the bay area honoring their own killed in the line of duty as part of national peace officers memorial day martin j. >> ruin. end of watch october 23rd, 1862. >> in san jose, representatives
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from the santa clara county sheriff's office, the chp, and the police departments in sunnyvale, san jose, and palo alto read the names of 43 officers and deputies. deputies who made the ultimate sacrifice. family members of the fallen, as well as local officials, officers and deputies attended that ceremony, which also included a symbolic riderless horse and the playing of taps in santa rosa, the sonoma county sheriff's office led a ceremony for its fallen members. president john f kennedy established may 15th as national peace officers memorial day. back in 1962, better transit and climate resiliency are part of building a better bay area, and now a bill making its way through the state legislature looks to make transit more seamless across the region. >> i spoke with state senator aisha wahab of fremont about her plan today on our 3 p.m. show, getting answers. >> this is a joint bill to both have the carrot and the stick right? to make sure that we are being efficient in how we operate. but then also making sure that we prioritize public
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transit. the bay area is largely a metro area. you know, we are getting bigger. we have an influx of population and much more. and yet people still choose to, you know, drive on the freeways and we want to make sure that we are prioritizing public transit and making sure that it's faster, it's cleaner, it's safer. it incorporates technology. you can get work done while utilizing public transit. and not everybody can bike. not everybody can walk to their destinations. you know, we're living in fremont and commuting to san francisco or to san jose or oakland, so we need better solutions. >> wahab says the bay area needs to consolidate its 27 separate transit agencies to reduce redundancies and save money. she says the goal of the bill is to raise about $1.5 billion a year, paid for by some sort of tax increase, if approved by the state legislature and signed by the governor. the bill would then go to the voters for their approval. >> coming up on abc seven news at four, a new plan to clean up
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water in the south bay. but it could have a controversial impact on the homeless. san francisco international airport's newest terminal almost complete, give you a sneak peek of that. the pro football player who's telling politicians to stay in their lanes, and women to stay home. >> i'm spencer christian. we're looking at fog and coastal drizzle overnight, but how much sunshine will break through in the afternoon? i'll have the accuweather forecast coming u
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and valley water. >> and now a new proposal from santa clara county's water district is stirring up controversy. it's a possible solution, but is it helping build a better bay area? >> abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey looks at how it may impact hundreds of unhoused residents. for many, being unhoused is not a choice. >> like ruben salas, who lives in this encampment along the guadalupe river in san jose. unmanaged and unclean conditions are not ideal, but it's the only option he has. do you like living here? would you prefer living somewhere else? >> well, you know i got no choice. i make, i make, i make, make the best of what i got. you know i try not to complain. i'm trying to buy up on it, you know, or it might be bad, but. you sure? yeah, it might be. but it's all i got, you know? what am i to do? >> and soon living here may not even be a possibility. since
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july, valley water has spent nearly $3 million cleaning up 1300 tons of trash along 295 miles of rivers and creeks in santa clara county. and to stop people from living along the waterways valley water is proposing an ordinance that would subject violators to $500 fines or up to 30 days of jail time. >> it's valley water's role as an as an environmental stewardship agency to ensure that the waterways are clean and that the flood protection measures that we enact work as they're designed to. >> the city of san jose and mayor matt mehan have been trying to find their own solutions to clean up creeks and rivers as well. but he doesn't want the 700 people who live along valley water's owned waterways to move out to neighborhoods with no plan. >> we need to work with them to identify sites where we can stand up. alternative shelter, basic services, sanitation, case management, security and create a dignified and safe alternative to encampments. >> unhoused advocate sandy perry sees the value in clean water, but he says the only reason
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people are alongside the creeks is because the city and county are not offering the unhoused enough places to go. >> so this whole idea of having people go back and forth from the creek to the neighborhoods, the neighborhoods, to the creeks, endlessly. it's not a solution. >> valley waters environmental creek cleanup committee will discuss the issue friday before a final board vote in june in san jose. dustin dawsey, abc seven news today's san francisco mayoral candidate daniel lurie unveiled his plan to address the city's homeless crisis. >> lurie says his plan, labeled home run, will end unsheltered homelessness within the city limits of san francisco. it would create 2500 interim housing units during his first two years as mayor, and would take steps to get people off the streets immediately. >> in my first six months as mayor, we will create an additional 1500 emergency shelter beds that will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, so we can clear encampments and connect people on the streets with a warm bed
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and a path to services. >> lurie says the city's current plan to build permanent supportive housing takes too long and it's too expensive, costing the city $1 million or more per unit. in oakland, their unhoused population is on the rise despite a drop in the rest of the county, according to new numbers from alameda county, the population has gone up 9% in just the last two years. oakland's nearly 5500 unhoused residents account for more than half of alameda county's homelessness. >> the possible impact of ai on health care brought researchers together today at stanford. today's im symposium is part of the inaugural series by the stanford center for artificial intelligence in medicine and imaging. it features leaders in health care, research and technology, a clinical scientist from google was on today's panel and spoke about the importance of including all stakeholders in the application of ai in health care, whether that's patients, whether that's clinicians understanding from multiple perspectives what effect that is actually having, what people's
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experiences are, because i think we'll never think of everything. >> and i think the most important thing is the way that person feels about their health. >> the talk highlighted cutting edge research and methods and showcased real world clinical applications of ai. >> well, after those gorgeous northern lights last friday, the sun is not quite finished yet. there was even a stronger solar flare yesterday. that flare came from the same part of the sun that triggered last week's display. however, the energy is no longer heading in the earth's direction, which means no major impacts here. and you are on a plane and you saw the northern lights, right? >> i did, i mean, i saw with my naked eye only a little bit some gray wisp with a little green tint. but what the camera explosion in the sky of color. yes. it was a kaleidoscope. and amazing. and the quickest flight ever. the only one where you didn't want it to end. usually it's like, can i get off the plane now? yeah. can we do that again? spencer? we don't want
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this warm weather to end. >> no. >> well, it's not as warm as some would like, but it's pleasant. i think it's fine. here's a look at live doppler seven and the satellite. you can see we in this late afternoon hour. we still we already have quite a bit of cloudiness along the coastline. and it's pretty breezy too. not terribly gusty, but 19 mile per hour surface winds here in san francisco, 22mph at sfo and a little gusty over at hayward right now, 23 mile per hour gusts there. the 24 hour temperature change is sort of a mixed bag of most locations closer to the coast, and the bay right now are a few degrees warmer than at this time yesterday. but some places farther inland, like santa rosa, four degrees cooler, livermore three degrees cooler than at this time. let me reach all the way over to livermore. three degrees cooler. so that's a long reach. we've got lots of sea lions, i would say, sunning themselves out at pier 39 today. they're looking for the sun. 60 degrees here in san francisco right now. oakland, 63, 70 at hayward, 75 at san jose, redwood city 71 and half moon bay 57.
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here's a view from emeryville looking at increasing clouds near the coast. but we've got lots of blue sky over the bay area right now as well. it's 69 at santa rosa, 66, petaluma, napa 6881 at fairfield. notice how much warmer it is farther east? 7879 at concord and livermore. so let's take a look now at our forecast headlines. fog and coastal drizzle will return overnight. tomorrow we'll see morning clouds and afternoon sunshine. i think i've seen that pattern before. and the weekend pattern was going to bring us breezy and cooler weather with that cooling trend continuing into next week during the late night and overnight hours, we'll see an increase in low clouds pushing across the bay and locally inland. and of course, that coastal fog, coastal fog, coastal drizzle that's been developing the last couple of nights and overnight periods. and that will continue that drizzle, patchy drizzle into the mid morning hours tomorrow. so some of it may actually move over land areas overnight. low temperatures will be generally in the low to mid 50s, so relatively mild overnight as our overnights have been of late. and then tomorrow morning clouds
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afternoon francisco around the bay above 70. tomorrow and our inland areas upper 70s to low 80s. antioch 82, concord 79. up in the north bay uh- still cooler than average 73. napa 75. santa rosa down in the south bay. we'll see a high of 80 at san jose. here's the accuweather seven day forecast, and it's not going to get any warmer in the next few days. we'll see some uh, possibly some mid 80s tomorrow in the warmest inland spots, only low 80 on friday. then as we get into the weekend it'll be breezy and cooler with high temperatures by sunday and monday reaching only into the upper 70s inland and barely up to about 7072 around the bay shoreline. this is not. i'm not trying to drag your spirits down. this is not an unpleasant week of weather ahead, just cooler than average. breezier than average, and a few more clouds than average. that is pretty unpleasant. no.
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>> i'm looking. it's fine. yeah 70s around the bay. i love 70s. okay, good. 70s are great. >> i remember the 70s. yes. >> that was the decade you dominated, right. >> as well as the 50s and 60s. yeah. >> the good old days. all right. thank you spencer okay. >> sharing the art of ansel adams in very small quantities and later a different kind of art, the new portrait of king charles
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own photographs. the postal service today unveiled a new ansel adams forever stamp collection at yosemite national park. the 16 stamps feature some of his most famous images, and, of course, that signature style. adams family members and former assistants attended the unveiling ceremony. he was remembered for his photography as well as environmental activism. >> as i worked for ansel, i'd get to work in the morning and you know, chances are he would have already been on the phone with the congressman or senator and written several other letters to other people just in in constant efforts to preserve the environment. >> adams was born in san francisco's western edition neighborhood. he learned about photography and first gained an appreciation of nature as a child. during a family trip to the sierra nevada mountains. >> we're going to go the opposite way now and talk urban nightlife. it is helping fuel
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san francisco's economic recovery during following the pandemic. university of toronto researchers looked at cell phone data from different downtowns across the country in san francisco. it shows activity during work hours hit 56% of pre-pandemic levels. not not too great, right? but after hours activity jumped to 94. much better. mayor london breed recently proposed making a portion of downtown the state's first entertain zone, banking on nightlife to boost the economy. and oakland is looking to build a reputation as a place to visit for tourists. the city hosted impact 5-10 today uh- over by the bay bridge. it was an opportunity for the community to network while celebrating what tourism has brought to the city. that included a band to serenade them. several city leaders were on hand to address the crowd. mayor chantel says the city needs to lean in to its younger generation. we want to showcase our diverse culture and our arts here in the city of oakland.
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>> we have great young, youthful folks. you know, my son goes to oakland school for the arts and the talent that we have here in oakland is by far like no other. this is the second year the city has put on the town tourism day, and i'm going to guess it's impacts 5510, because it's the area code, right. >> so yeah. >> there you go. all right. coming up, a final flight for a historic plane and a sneak peek at the last remaining part of sfo's newest terminal. >> plus, you're heard about the dangers of social media and the internet. now, a new study says the internet may actually be doing significantly more good than nexgard® plus helps you protect your dog from fleas, ticks, heartworm disease and more... all in one delicious, monthly soft chew. use with caution in dogs with a history
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set to begin its final phase of construction in the next few weeks. and that's where we find abc seven news reporter tim johns this afternoon. live with a look at what travelers can expect. tim >> yeah. larry. kristen. now, this remodeling project actually started prior to the pandemic over this final phase is set to open to the public on june the 11th. and the airport tells us they think travelers are going to like what they see. step inside the new portion of harvey milk terminal one at sfo, and you'll experience the future of air travel in the bay area. everything from new security areas. >> you're not going to hold up everybody else. you essentially get diverted to a separate lane to new check in desk. >> and the addition of whole new gates. >> so we get two additional gates up to a total of 27 here in harvey milk terminal one, the terminals expansion and remodeling project began several years ago, with the first phase opening back in 2019. >> since then, the terminal has gradually opened more areas to
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the public over the years. this final section will officially be completed on june 11th. >> this section was actually postponed by the pandemic. we originally hoped to finish this in april of 2023, but like a lot of things, this project briefly was put on hold during the pandemic. >> the expansion at terminal one isn't the only exciting project happening at sfo, though. come july. terminal three will also be getting a renovation when completed in 2028. spokespeople say sfo will be one of the most modern airports in the country, something they hope will leave a lasting impression on visitors. >> they come to san francisco. this is their first opportunity to feel the hospitality of san francisco, to feel our art and our innovation and our welcoming spirit. so it's really important that people, when they step off that airplane, they have this beautiful, clean, efficient system, which is our airport. >> beyond the esthetic factors, experts say having a state of the art airport is critical to maintaining san francisco's competitive edge economically. they tell us having an airport with many nonstop flights and
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world class facilities is key for attracting both business and tourists. >> we realize, number one, we're not the only international gateway on the west coast. we compete a lot with lax and seattle airports and then obviously we're not the only airport in the bay area. >> and with everything going on here at the airport, some airlines are going to be moving which terminals they operate out of. that includes alaska moving here into terminal one. once this final phase is open and united will be moving some of their operations into terminal two once their current home at terminal three goes under construction. in july, larry. kristin. >> a lot of moving around, a lot of moving parts there at sfo. also, connectivity is going to be improved for passengers. it's always, you know, you got to walk from one or get on the shuttle or do that, but that's going to be eliminated, right? >> yeah. that's right. so now once passengers go through the new terminal one, here they go through security there at their gate. they're going to be able to walk from here all the way down to terminal three without
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having to exit and go through security a second time. so potentially a big, big time saver for folks, especially if you're trying to get that last minute connection. >> all right. good stuff tim. thank you so much. uber is launching a new option to get to the airport today. the ride share company launched uber shuttle, which will let users book up to five seats to the airport or events for less than the cost of a regular ride. the shuttles won't be affected by surge pricing. other new features include the ability to order from costco even if you don't have a membership, and the ability to for caregivers to buy medical supplies and book rides for loved ones. >> well, boeing has had a lot of trouble in the past year, including a door blowing off mid-flight on alaska airlines, a tire falling off a united flight during a takeoff at sfo, engine failure on an atlas cargo carrier, and now the justice department is considering criminal charges. yes, criminal charges over two deadly crashes involving 737 maxs that happened back in 2018 and 19. the doj says boeing violated the terms of a settlement agreement
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regarding the airplane crashes. here's abc news reporter melissa adam. >> the world's largest aerospace company, now facing possible criminal prosecution. newly filed documents by the justice department say boeing has breached an agreement that allowed the company to escape criminal prosecution following two crashes in exchange for meeting new safety obligations and paying a $2.5 billion fine. a 737 max airplane crashed in indonesia in 2018 and another in ethiopia in 2019, killing more than 300 people. now, the doj says boeing failed its obligation under the agreement to design, implement and enforce a compliance and ethics program to prevent and detect violations of the us fraud laws. throughout its operations. >> it's not about the miscarriage of justice for us anymore. it's about the public safety, families of both plane crash victims hoping to hold boeing and the justice department accountable, including zipporah kuria, who lost her father in the 2019
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crash. we're employing and really besieging the department of justice to make the right decision, to make sure that nobody else has to go through what we have gone through. >> boeing, also under scrutiny for this alaska airlines incident earlier this year when a door plug fell out of the fuselage of a boeing 737 max nine mid-flight. abc news transportation reporter sam sweeney explains boeing's future is crucial to the united states economy, as they support thousands of jobs and the military. >> it supplies our military with planes and different weapon systems. but on the flip side, the families who lost people in those two crashes, they want justice. >> boeing responding to the justice department's letter saying they believe they have honored the terms of the agreement and look forward to responding to the doj. the department of justice is still determining how it will proceed in this matter and has given boeing until next month to formally respond. melissa don abc news, los angeles.
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>> an historic flight over san jose today. nasa's dc eight aircraft passed overhead while on its final flight to idaho state university. that's where it will be used to train future aircraft technicians. nasa used the narrow body jetliner to conduct airborne science missions for nearly 40 years, coming up banning cell phones in schools. >> and if a picture is worth a thousand words, what does this one
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in college, that is a catholic school in kansas, and people some are outraged by many of his comments, including this one that he directed to the women who were about to graduate. some of you may go on to lead successful careers in the world, but i would venture to guess that the majority of you are most excited about your marriage and the children you will bring into this world. >> i can tell you that my beautiful wife, isabel, would be the first to say that her life truly started when she began living her vocation as a wife and as a mother. >> i went on to say he believes a woman's most important title should be homemaker. he also rallied against president biden. covid policies. abortion. the lgbtq community as well. the chiefs have not commented on any of this, but the nfl has, saying
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butler's remarks go against the league's standards for respect, inclusion and diversity. safe to say he won't be invited to speak at uc berkeley? no. kristin. thoughts >> commander butler, you guys watch handmaid's tale? yeah. thank you very much for letting all the women know how they should lead their lives. thank you very much. >> last name sounds appropriate too. >> i was thinking the same thing. yeah. >> i mean, i do know his audience is, you know, a religious university and maybe the audience there is more accepting of what he had to say, but it is still stunning. and umma, can you just imagine the jaws that dropped? >> i mean, i went to smu, that's a religious school. i did take religious classes and that would not have been okay. you and i already talked off camera and i said, i don't know if i can talk about this on air because i would have some choice words. so yeah, yeah, yeah. nope. >> larry, you know, it's just it seems like we in so many ways in society now want to step back
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into like the 1850s, so yeah, i do wonder if taylor swift would like to hang out with him. >> yeah. you know, now that she's. >> so he won't be getting free up front seats to her next concert. >> oh, he did quote her. our producer said he did quote her like in what sense? yeah, in a positive sense. oh, great. well, you know, i think she's finding fulfillment, making billions. >> so yeah. >> yeah. all right. cell phones could soon be banned in ohio schools today, governor mike dewine signed a bill that would require schools to limit cell phone use by students during school hours. the policies are due by july 1st. other states have policies in place or are considering them in florida, oklahoma, vermont and kansas. a study last year from common sense media found that 97% of kids use their phones during the school day. ummah. as a parent, i kind of feel like i would like my kid to have the phone nearby, but maybe just not access a
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during class time. what do you think? >> yeah, i mean my child is not quite the age. well, i don't know. they seem to be walking around little toddlers with phones nowadays, but, yeah. because you know where my mind jumps to safety. what if there's an emergency? someone comes on campus and that's what's going to get some help there really quickly. yeah, i don't know. it's tough, but you don't want them all the time on it playing games or just texting their friends. >> yeah, i think i feel the same way. it's okay to have the phones for times of need, you know, if there's an emergency and if there's a break in, not in the classroom. and they need to want to use the phone for other purposes, that's fine too, but not in the classroom. >> also, i mean, the phones are basically computers at this point, so you can use the phones for research. for math. there's a calculator. yeah yeah, there's a lot of applications that would make perfect sense in school. but if it's just texting your buddies then yeah, that's that's not really it's hard to not strictly ama. >> you and i use it strictly for the calculator and dictionary
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functions. nothing. >> absolutely. >> yes, despite the warnings, the internet might not be so bad after all. says who? hey a study of more than 2 million people across 168 countries found people who use the internet reported greater well-being, including life satisfaction and social life. authors say it shows the internet is neither a curse nor a blessing, and more research is needed before implementing protective limitations. i don't know that we need more research. i think we know exactly what it is at this point, and i don't know the 2 million people. spencer, were you in the 2 million? >> i was not surveyed. okay. all right. but i feel the same way about this. i feel about the phones. you can use the internet for many different things, and not all of which are silly and may lead to bad outcomes, you know, there are useful things you can search on the internet, and then there are goofy things. >> yeah, i think you need to know who you are as a person because if you're the type who goes down the doctor google rabbit hole right? nothing good ever comes of that. so you know,
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and maybe you're not somebody who should necessarily be on social media all the time scrolling, but then you have to police yourself. really? yeah right. >> yeah. i mean, i think, you know, if we were to cut off internet access or you ever have like the wi-fi go down, it's like, oh my god, oh, what am i going to do? i know, i mean, you know, i can't load the page again. >> i need my phone near me, i need it, i need to work. >> so yeah, i mean, it's so much a part of our lives, but again, it depends on what you're using it for. >> if you guys want, i can just take it up with al gore. right. for inventing the internet. is that what he said? >> no, he didn't say he did that. what he said was. and i've heard the speech when he was in the senate, he said he sponsored the legislation that led to the development of the internet, which is a fact. but all the people who opposed him politically said he said he invented the internet. >> i was going to just give him credit. okay >> but yeah, well, he does get credit for being a sponsor of that legislation. yeah. you know, that was kind of forward thinking that really is. >> all right. the official
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portrait of king charles the third has been unveiled. the portrait was commissioned in 2020, and the artist was with the king for the unveiling. the portrait shows the king in the uniform of the welsh guards. the king says he likes the portrait, but it is. there it is. it's proving to be divisive though, with some saying it looks like the king is going straight to hell. >> i wasn't sure there was a body at first. i thought maybe it was just a floating head. but then the butterfly. >> it's. >> what do you guys think? you know, it's a beauty in the eye of the beholder. i guess it's one of those artists objective. >> i think we make a great album cover. >> yeah? >> yeah. right. >> yep. >> yeah. when? when the king drops his new single. but it's just. yeah, i don't know. it looks better as you move farther and farther away. i think that's just. >> unless you can see it, the better it is. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. no, it's really good. >> keep it abstract. >> yeah. no, i mean, from cleveland. it looks fantastic. th's right. that's from the
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season's the golden bachelor. >> but i know that you're like, really hurting now because you wouldn't have sent that message. >> leaving early to be with her family. your daughter had just given birth and you wanted to be with her, but have you ever thought what would have happened if you stayed on the show? >> yeah, i certainly did. in fact, i left that day knowing that it was completely the right decision. and i got onto that airplane and i thought, this journey is completely over. i still had unfinished business. >> so finish that business under a white hot spotlight. since the golden bachelor reignited the abc franchise into a pop culture phenomenon, and she uttered stereotypes in our culture, i feel like growing old is not a dignified thing. >> you're just supposed to kind of fade in the back, take a back seat to the next generation, and i'm hoping that we change that a little bit that, you know, we look like we're still fun and energetic and, you know, we know how to use our phones. >> but the journey doesn't come without risk. the golden bachelor gary turner and contestant theresa niece announced their split just three
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months after their televised wedding. were you surprised? >> i was surprised they were like the perfect couple and i applaud that they jumped into this process. it's like with both feet and they were ready to find love. and i also applaud them that when they discovered it wasn't perfect, that they were, you know, that they called it quits. and it's not the end of the world. >> the 72 year old turner, a widower, married for 43 years, also faced scrutiny over his past and whether he was as authentic as he seemed. did you ever feel like he misrepresented himself to you? not at all. >> in fact, i learned so much from him about about opening up your heart and being vulnerable. >> as for her turn in the hot seat, vassos says don't expect her to rush into marriage and her kids will once again come first. >> they think it's really fun and like like, what a cool experience for mom, my daughter erica and my son luke are a little like a little cringey, like, don't kiss a guy on tv. this is going to be really embarrassing. >> but mom isn't embarrassed. at 61, she's ready to be a
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chilly for mid to late may. larry and kristen. >> all right. thanks, spencer. just ahead, an update on those falcon chicks living on the cal campus and a man dedicating his life to snakes, lizards and all but his vision dimmed with age. he had amd.
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$100,000 pyramid. and stay with us for abc seven news at 11. what do you think of lizards? how about snakes? a southern california reptile enthusiast is using his passion for the creatures to rescue reptiles and save lives. reporter leticia juarez from our sister station in los angeles, caught up with the reptile hunter. >> she's met so many people right here. >> yeah, alaska is not your typical warm and fuzzy kind of pet, but she is the face of reptile hunters in riverside, a rescue organization. >> the boa constrictor is the first snake 24 year old joseph hart rescued and why he's intent on saving abandoned pets like her. >> a lot of times they're either dropped off on the streets. i've seen animals be dropped off in dumpsters and also dropped off at pet stores. what the purpose behind reptile hunters is really to get them nice and healthy, and then find the perfect home for them. >> a purpose he found four years ago, and one that he can't do
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without help from his volunteers . >> i love how here we can help them get back to health, get new homes, get healthier. like we've got some snakes here that are on medication or who are underweight. but seeing them every week as they begin to improve that it's such a good feeling. >> minuet mccarter is no stranger to reptiles. she has a corn snake at home, while 13 year old cole pearson has a pet gecko and came on board two months ago looking for school volunteer hours. >> they do make good pets and that people shouldn't really be worried about snakes being evil or trying to constantly attack them, just that they really can be really good pets. >> the two, along with pearson's mother and hart, clean feed and play with the more than 50 animals representing 16 different species of reptiles, mammals and some birds. hart is a licensed wildlife rehabilitator, which is why he's the only one who can handle the two venomous rattlesnakes he keeps for educational purposes. >> although i don't want people going out there and picking up
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snakes, but at least they can feel more comfortable in nature knowing, hey, that's a rattlesnake and that one's not. >> hart believes by educating the public about these cold natured creatures, it will help dispel some of the myths and misconceptions about them. if you'd like to learn more about the reptile hunter, you can log to on their website at reptile hunter.org. leticia juarez, abc seven news. >> all right, more animal cuteness update on those falcon chicks living atop uc berkeley's campaign.i. it's a story we've been following along with their mother, annie, for a few years now. today, the four chicks were banded and now we know their genders. there are two females and two males. one of the males is the youngest, who was born two days after the rest of his siblings. if you're a kid, you can also help name the chicks. submissions are being accepted with the help of the berkeley public library. to weigh in. there's a link on the cal falcon facebook page uh. so, you know, take your pick vote and then a
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final vote will get underway on monday. look at their little blue faces. my gosh, it's so neat when they're just born. abc seven news is streaming 24 seven. get the abc seven bay area streaming tv app and join us whenever you want, wherever you are and that's going to do it for abc seven news at four. abc seven news at five with dan and umma is coming up next.
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