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people trying to start a holiday weekend, they're going to have to be very patient. i'm kristen sze good evening. >> i'm dan ashley, thanks for joining us. traffic backed up for hours all day long all over the bay area. in fact, it's an even worse than usual start to a three day getaway weekend. >> abc seven news reporter zach fuentes is live tracking the worst spots for us. zach. >> yeah, the bay bridge has been a mess all day long, as we saw from that live shot getting from pleasant hill into the city to took one of our coworkers 2.5 hours this afternoon. and of course, they're not alone. a big rig carrying oranges caught fire near treasure island around nine this morning. the chp thinks the rear brakes may have started the fire. it took hours for crews to clean up what was left of the truck, and all of those oranges there on the road, the driver and that was not injured. and in the south bay tonight, a deadly crash as part of 101 shut down. one southbound lane of 101 is closed just north of blossom hill road after a head on crash between a big rig and a honda sedan that was going the wrong
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direction. the driver in that sedan, a 22 year old man from san jose, died in that crash, according to witnesses that prior to the crash, the honda had entered the freeway and was traveling the wrong way. >> so it was traveling northbound in the southbound lanes just prior to the crash. >> the chp says the vehicles are cleared now, but they're still cleaning up a fuel spill from the big rig. the hazmat crew wasn't expected to even get to the scene until now, and it has been rough on all roads all over the bay area. you can see red on google maps there in certain parts of the freeways throughout the east bay and other parts of the bay area, san jose isn't looking quite as bad, though, as it was an hour ago. same on either side of the caldecott tunnel. triple a says we're still in the worst window for driving tonight until 7:00, according to its forecast. after 8 p.m. is the best time to drive. if you can get to your memorial destination late. be safe everyone. >> indeed. thanks so much. new at six a motorcyclist is in the hospital right now after a
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collision with a muni bus in san francisco's outer richmond district, and police say the incident happened around 230 this afternoon at 44th and balboa. as you can see, the bike is really pretty well smashed up. police are not saying how the crash happened. we don't know how serious the biker's injuries are. no one on the bus was hurt. >> the effort to recall oakland mayor shan tao is moving forward today. the group behind the drive announced that they have collected some 30,000 signatures, 5000 more than needed to get the recall on the november ballot. the group oust or oakland united to recall shan tao points to crime and the firing of police chief laurent armstrong as two of the main reasons behind their effort. >> voters in oakland will be able to let the mayor know that we are not pleased with her leadership, oust members say they want to collect at least 10,000 more signatures before turning them over to the registrar of voters.
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>> critics of the effort say tao has not been given enough time on the job, and contend that many of the city's problems predate tao's election in 2022. extra security measures are now in place for the remaining graduation ceremonies at oakland schools. three people were shot last night after the graduation for skyline high school. all three victims are expected to survive. abc seven news reporter anser hassan talked to community groups helping in the aftermath. >> the chairs were graduating. seniors sat were still on the field friday morning at skyline high school in oakland. the graduation ended with a shooting that injured three people. >> when something like this happens, i think it just gives you a sense of vulnerability, you know, and i think, you know, and it's heartbreaking. nicole lee is the executive director of urban peace movement, the organization works on building youth leadership. >> five of its students graduated thursday night. oakland police say as people were leaving the graduation ceremony, two groups got into a
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fight in the parking lot, which escalated and led to shots being fired. >> i heard one person got hit in the leg. i'm all right. i just i was taking pictures when it happened and i just walked away. everyone started running and i just started speed walking away. >> police say three gunshot victims were taken to the hospital. all are expected to survive. one arrest was made, several others detained. opd says investigators are actively looking for additional shooters and witnesses. meanwhile, back on campus, school is out. police says urban peace movement is working with campus organizations that are reaching out to students and the families impacted, as is done following any shooting. >> mental health workers deployed. we see restorative justice circles, so we are all going to reach around and lean in and surround the students and families in the coming weeks, the oakland unified school district issued a statement calling the shooting absolutely unacceptable. >> as a community, we must not tolerate violence and instead work together to eliminate it. in oakland, writes ousd superintendent kyla
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johnson-trammell lee says it's important for students and this city not to let this graduation be overshadowed by tragedy. >> there are 200 young people who crossed that stage last night, 200 families that took their children over the finish line. that is also part of the story of oakland. and we have to tell that story in oakland, anser hassan abc seven news. >> the jury was officially sworn in today for the state trial of david depape. he's already been convicted a few days ago in federal court of breaking into nancy pelosi's san francisco home and attacking her husband, paul, with a hammer. depape faces eight charges in state court, including attempted murder, burglary, assault with a deadly weapon and threatening the family of a public official. opening statements are expected wednesday. depape was sentenced to 30 years in federal court last week, but the sentencing has since reopened due to a court error. that resentencing will happen on tuesday. >> it's been easy to see san francisco struggles at union
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square, empty storefronts all over, but there is some good news. >> yeah, this is the spot nintendo pick to open. just its second u.s. store. abc seven news reporter luz pena is here with a look at what that means for the city, and loose for a better bay area. >> that's right. dan, it's been almost 20 years since nintendo opened its first store in the u.s. now they're choosing san francisco as their next location. the opening date is set for 2025. nintendo is coming to san francisco, its new home, union square. >> yeah, this is great news with nintendo, who doesn't like a nintendo, a nintendo store in union square in san francisco is fantastic. >> details on the san francisco nintendo store are still unknown, but the video game company's first us location, located in new york city, could be giving us a glimpse into what the san francisco store could look like in new york. it's a two story building with nintendo games, merchandise, and all the consoles. union square has a space for a similar look.
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>> you know, it's a great psychological boost. it's a great financial boost, and it really tells us that union square is still alive. it is still vital. it's still attractive. this is the second nintendo experiential store in the united states. so it's really a breath of fresh air. >> supervisor aaron peskin represents the area where union square is located. he says they're focusing on making the area safer to attract more businesses. >> my belief is that nintendo, of course, will have their own on site security. but san francisco has been very clear that we have devoted resources of law enforcement in that area of additional ambassadors. we have a police substation at union square. we've been paying overtime for law enforcement at union square. it is clean. it is safe. >> the union square alliance has been pushing for more storefronts at union square. the president of the san francisco chamber of commerce said 32 businesses have recently opened here, but union square has a number of different restaurants that have opened high end retail
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stores. >> rolex, patek philippe commercial real estate services firm cushman and wakefield represent the majority of the commercial spaces in the city. >> they are noticing a promising trend. >> i'd say we're now at the point where there's a lot more tenants coming in, there's deals that have been done some time ago, but you don't see it until they actually open. a recent one that just opened is breitling. >> so what should we expect? what else is coming to union square? >> so i think you should expect to see a lot more stores opening this year in particular. i think you're also going to see some other tenants relocating, expanding and driving by union square. >> you can still see some for at least signs. i asked cushman and wakefield about this. they said there are many stores already under contract, despite having the for lease signs out there projecting at least six more businesses to open this year in union square. luz pena abc seven news thank you.
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>> lose the san francisco health department has shut down a walgreens drug store in the mission district. a sign posted on the door says the store and 23rd and mission is closed because of a vermin infestation. this is the only walgreens in the mission. the next closest location is at 24th and potrero, and east oakland high school is celebrating today after sending 80% of its graduating seniors on to four year colleges. >> oakland unity high school is building a better bay area by working to set a new standard across the city, where roughly half of black and brown students graduate. college. ready? here's abc seven news reporter tim johns. >> it was a celebration at oakland unity high school on friday, students gathering for their so-called decision day, where graduating seniors announce what college they'll be attending in the fall. this year. that includes salvador terriquez, who will be attending uc davis in the hopes of becoming a neonatal surgeon. >> i think it's extremely
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important that babies have the care that they need and also prenatal care for women to have that access. >> but salvador isn't unique. at oakland unity this year, 80% of their students will continue on to four year colleges or universities, a statistic that far exceeds the 50% average for black and brown students in the city as a whole. >> that changes their trajectory not just for themselves, but for everyone in their family who comes behind them. now has a role model and a mentor about how do you go to college and how do you actually enter a professional career. >> oakland unity's principal, william knee, says creating an environment for students to succeed is no accident. he tells us it's something he and his staff work on daily. >> you just have to kind of find a way to connect with people, and earn their trust, because to ask them to really try, it takes trust for people to really try. >> that trust permeates down throughout the student body, says senior lesley pina salazar on her way to ucla. lesley says
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she'll be the first person in her family to go to college, the same as 97% of her fellow graduates at unity. >> they supported me throughout everything, and i feel like they're the reason i got into ucla, like they were there for me whenever i needed them and while the seniors are happy to support each other on decision day, no one is more excited than their families. >> my mom is extremely proud because i'm her first child that's going to leave home and go attend college, so i think she's both nervous and excited for me in oakland. >> tim johns abc seven news. >> congratulations. the party is just getting started at bottlerock in napa. it's about more than music, and i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. >> i'll let you know how the weather is shaping up for bottlerock and all your outdoor plan
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so they were looking live at the bay bridge toll plaza on your left. it's been a mess since 9 a.m, when a semi truck caught fire near yerba buena island. you can also see 8-80 going through berkeley. a lot of slow traffic in both directions. >> a little easier for people traveling by air. flights are moving smoothly in and out of oakland. this is a live look at the abc7 oakland airport camera. there have been about 60 delays and only one cancellation today at the newly renamed san francisco bay oakland international airport, and things are pretty easy going for travelers at san francisco international airport sfo this morning. there were no lines or long waits at baggage check. there have been about 220 delays though today, and ten
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cancellations. but these numbers are pretty typical for sfo. >> well, gas prices have been higher lately, but we're hearing from triple a that it isn't really stopping anyone from planning road trips. >> gas prices, though, have never really been a factor in terms of keeping people home. triple a has always found that people will just budget around gas prices. it's certainly nice that we're not paying some astronomical number right now, but it doesn't really hold people back. >> the average gas price in california at the moment is $5.14. maybe not astronomical, but not cheap either. the lowest price in the state is in yuba city. that's 486 a gallon. the highest price is in napa, 549 a gallon. well, napa is where music fans from the bay area and beyond are headed for this year's bottlerock music festival. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard was there as the party was just getting started >> bottlerock napa valley pumping up the volume for the
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11th year. three days of music and fun across 36 acres. not to mention pie for barb anderson from half moon bay. yummy, she says. so far, this year's festival is hitting all the right notes. >> good weather, good fun, good music, good food. >> stevie nicks is showing all wristbands. we do not want to look for a wristband. >> most of the coveted three day wristband passes sold out weeks ago. inside, you can make a pit stop for a smart, refreshing cocktail if that's your thing. we have two bars here, so we're just having everyone come and try the number one cocktail in italy. >> steps away. >> the culinary garden is exactly that food. glorious food deliciousness all around. very good. very hot. we stopped by the empress and booth, where napa restaurant owner margaret wong is super excited to bring her cuisine to a new audience. >> this is big deal because this is not just napa, this is worldwide, and we're so proud to be here and be able to present our empress and authentic
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chinese food. >> somebody's birthday today. >> it's my birthday. >> natalie, carlos and husband ronnie came from new orleans to celebrate a bottlerock birthday fit for a queen. >> this is my first time here and i've heard a lot about it. i've talked to different people. we took a little bus ride here and they were telling me that i'm going to love it. if you love music, you're going to love it. i've been to napa to see the wine and stuff way 15 years ago. >> now i'm back and i love what i see again. >> promoters say 120,000 people are expected here over three days. stevie nicks on friday, pearl jam saturday, ed sheeran on sunday and many, many more in napa. cornell, bernard abc seven news. >> that's a lineup this weekend. >> yeah, with so much going on wondering how's the weather? it's a little chilly as we start off. >> it is a little bit. will that last all weekend? meteorologist sandyha patel is here. sandy? yeah. >> dan and kristen. it's not going to last all weekend, but it is going to start off cooler than average. let me show you the forecast for bottle rock
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tomorrow. if you're going pack that jacket. because in the morning it's going to start off partly cloudy and 60 degrees by 2 p.m. mostly sunny, but those temperatures still below average for this time of year. breezy to gusty at 5:00, and you definitely will need that extra layer at 8 p.m. when it turns cooler temperature of 57 degrees. as we check out the temperatures compared to 24 hours ago, most areas are running lower double digit drop in places like concord and fairfield down quite a bit, and the gusts have been onshore all the way out towards concord. you can see that breeze 33 miles an hour. san jose reporting 25 miles an hour or so. that windy pattern is going to remain with us tonight at 6:00. going into 9 p.m, you will notice a 25 to over 30 mile an hour winds all the way out towards the east bay valleys. now tomorrow morning the winds back off a bit, but they'll pick right back up again tomorrow afternoon and evening. so that's going to really prevent us from warming up.
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today's high temperatures were in the mid 50s to mid 70s, a good 5 to 12 degrees below average. we're going to stay cooler than average tomorrow. as you look at live doppler seven clouds that have been hanging stubbornly from the peninsula towards parts of the east bay are still there. but then more clouds are starting to regroup and gather as we look from our emeryville camera towards 80 there and up above a lot of cloud cover, 55 in san francisco. it's still in the 50s in oakland, hayward, redwood city, half moon bay. so sweater weather there. san jose 63 degrees. the sun is shining, mixing in with some clouds in san jose. looking at the shark tank 65 in santa rosa, you're getting a stiff breeze in petaluma and a cool 5560s from napa to concord. 57 in livermore. right now, it's certainly a shaky view from san rafael camera, but at least you're seeing the blue sky up above overnight. gusty, mostly cloudy and drizzly tomorrow afternoon. breezy and below average again as we head into memorial day, we'll be looking at sunny and warmer weather, so
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let's go! hour by hour, 7:00 tonight, 50s to 60s. a lot of cloud cover. you will notice even at 9 p.m, so definitely bundle up and if you have early morning plans, watch out for some damp roadways. there will be some drizzle around 40s and 50s to start the day. look how nicely skies clear out. most areas will be seeing the sun 50s and 60s for most of you. a few low 70s popping up and then later on in the evening it'll be a cooler one. once again, your morning temperatures will start off in the 40s and the 50s, so you will definitely need an extra layer for the afternoon. keep that layer handy for parts of the bay area. i'll show you why. 68 in the south bay in san jose on the peninsula, you're looking at 63. in mountain view, 56 in half moon bay, daly city, downtown san francisco, 59 degrees north bay. only 66 in san rafael, but 72 degrees in santa rosa in the east bay, 62 oakland getting you up to 63. in union city, the sun's out inland, but those temperatures are still behind where they
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should be for this time of year 68. in concord, 65 degrees in pleasanton. your accuweather seven day forecast. while it is going to be below average and breezy tomorrow, notice the temperatures rising by sunday. we're talking 80s inland. same thing on memorial day 50s coast side. a little dip on tuesday, but a nice recovery mid to latter part of the workweek. kristen and dan yeah, plunging down to 80 degrees. it's not that bad. >> how are we going to get through it. you will. thank you. good. >> and now to the closest look we have ever gotten at a pop culture phenomenon. andrew mccarthy, one of the members of the brat pack, brought the group together for a new documentary. >> so what are you filming? >> oh, we're just doing this documentary. what's it about? ancient history. >> ancient history? ha ha ha. i mean, we were around for that, so not that ancient mccarthy poking fun as one of the icons of the 1980s, who was deemed a member of the brat pack, the term coined in a headline of a
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new york magazine article featuring mccarthy alongside emilio estevez and rob lowe. in the documentary, he speaks with both of them about the term that has them follow them through their careers. >> i've never talked to anybody about what that was like, so i thought it might be interesting to try and contact everyone who is in the brat pack. you do not interested in talking about the brat pack. for years i turned everything down. how come you're talking to me? because you called me. >> it was time that we clear the air in a couple of things. being in the brat pack not only changed all of our lives, it changed what entertainment is. >> only on hulu on june 13th. disney owns both hulu and abc seven. >> that looks good. >> those were my teenage years. andrew mccarthy. pretty in pink. >> me too. >> so true. all right, coming up next, google ai gets it wrong. the mistakes people found in search results when relying on artificial intellige
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indices posting gains. the dow was up just four points, but the nasdaq finished at a new record high 16,920. the s&p added 36 points. users are reporting problems with google's new artificial intelligence search tool. they say it's providing
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some false or misleading information. several people posted on that. google's a.i. summary says former president barack obama is muslim. obama is , in fact, christian. another person posted about a summary that said none of the names of africa's 54 countries starts with the letter k, omitting kenya. >> morgan spurlock, filmmaker and star of super size me, has died. spurlock died due to complications from cancer. that's according to a family statement. he was 53 years old. super size me premiered at the sundance film festival in 2004. in the film, spurlock consumed mcdonald's food for 30 days and supersized his order whenever prompted. super size me earned an academy award nomination for best feature documentary. >> coming up, a landmark deal that could revolutionize college sports, athletes at two universities in the bay area could soon be paid to play, and a dozen mosquitoes may not sound like much, but it is enough to put pest control on high alert.
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>> the new push to make sure this aggressive mosquito species does not stick around and
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is paving the way for student athletes to get paid to play. >> the agreement still needs final approval. abc seven news reporter suzanne phan has the reaction from experts and colleges. >> some colleges are getting the green light to directly pay their student athletes. >> this is a major revolutionary change as part of a new $2.8 billion settlement between the ncaa and its biggest conferences, money will go to current and former athletes. those athletes will start to get paid while they're in college. above and beyond their scholarships. >> amateurism is dead. >> sean fletcher is an assistant professor of public relations and sports education at san jose state university. >> for the student athletes, it provides opportunity. it is providing a long overdue,
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equitable opportunity for them to receive what they're worth from a labor perspective. for the institutions, it opens up a litany of complexities. >> the settlement comes from an antitrust lawsuit where athletes sued the ncaa, claiming that the organization broke federal law by prohibiting college athletes from profiting off their own name. derek van rheenen is executive director of the athletic study center at uc berkeley. he says this historic settlement is troubling. i think we may see that the power five schools are going to become literally the farm systems for the professionals, and the question about how serious some of these individuals will take their studies is really, unclear at this point. uc berkeley released this statement today saying, quote, today's settlement brings some clarity to a very complex and uncertain situation given the likelihood of this outcome, analytical work is already underway. in order to provide the campus and cal
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athletics with an assessment of the agreements, impacts and implications, stanford university says, quote, stanford will be working to assess the implications of the settlement and strategize the best path forward for cardinal athletics. a judge still has to approve the deal in san francisco, suzanne phan abc seven news. >> in uvalde, texas today, bells tolled 21 times to remember the victims of the deadly mass shooting at robb elementary school exactly since a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers. the law enforcement response came under scrutiny when officers waited 77 minutes to enter a classroom. days ago, a $2 million settlement was announced between the victims families in the city. the families are also suing 92 officers, with the texas department of public safety, the school district and individual employees. this weekend marks three years since
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nine people were killed by a lone gunman at the vta rail yard in san jose. it's the deadliest mass shooting in the bay area in bay area history. on sunday, vta will observe a moment of silence at 6:38 a.m. to honor the lives lost. trains and busses may pause briefly at that time. >> we've been following the introduction of the aedes aegypti mosquito in santa clara county since 2022, when two were found in north san jose. now, the aggressive series or species, is back, and there's concern they might be here to stay. abc7 news south bay reporter dustin dorsey has the story. >> reporter as the weather warms up in the bay area, the number of mosquitoes rises as well. but there's real concern over what an aggressive, non-native mosquito with a population that's increasing might do. >> the ada aegypti mosquito, if it becomes established in our community, poses a serious and real threat to the health of our community. in april, santa clara
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county vector control found a few of these mosquitoes along machado lane in the east san jose foothills. >> despite efforts to eliminate the day biting bugs, that number is up to at least 12 females. worry over the county's first ever infestation is growing because it's not easy to get rid of the aedes aegypti eggs from 8-80 aegypti have a far superior rate of survival compared to other mosquitoes. >> you can compare them to the cockroaches of mosquitoes they endure extreme temperatures and extreme periods of without water, and getting rid of them will require more extreme methods. >> trying to kill off the adult mosquitoes has not worked, so the county is moving to a daytime wide area. larvicide spraying method to use bacterial insecticide to target mosquito larvae. >> this machine by itself it has the potential to get to the sources is not easy for us to have access to it. >> the goal is to not allow the aedes aegypti to establish itself in santa clara county, like it has in 19 other counties
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in california. they transmit diseases like chikungunya, dengue, yellow fever and zika viruses. you normally only get if you travel, but if the mosquito is not eradicated here, having detected the ada aegypti mosquito here in santa clara county makes us concerned that in the future we might start seeing something similar here where people don't have to travel to get those diseases. >> but just being here, they're at risk for getting those. >> the county says pets and people should remain inside during the treatments set to take place over the next few months. the first spray is scheduled for may 29th at 830 in the morning in santa clara county. dustin dorsey, abc seven news. >> well, we witnessed the devastation of wildfires in the bay area over the past few years. what about in the next quarter century? >> i'm afraid that if we don't start to change our relationship with where we live and also the landscapes around us, there's no way we're going to get out of this hole. but the good news is it's a possibility.
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>> next, a sneak peek ahead at bay
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as a result of climate change. fire season is now longer and more intense. >> living with the danger is already a reality for many people in the region, and it is likely to get worse. here's abc news anchor ama daetz. >> summer in the bay area is wildfire season, and it's now longer and more intense than ever before. between 2020 and 2023, almost as many acres burned as the entire decade before. 50 of the top 20 most destructive wildfires in california history happened within the past decade. if things don't change, environmental scientists predict the amount of forested land burned in wildfires in northern california will increase up to 52% between 2031 and 2050. living with wildfires will now be a part of life for many in the bay area and beyond
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>> we estimated 4.5 million acres burned every year in california on an average year. climate change makes our difficult situation even worse thinking about 2050 and where people are going to be living, it's not going to be the same as what we are today. california. we're known as the golden state. sometimes i call us the pyro state. >> it was never really the idea of really our town burning down. what happened on november eighth will never, ever happen in paradise again. never ever >> i'm afraid that if we don't start to change our relationship with where we live and also the landscapes around us, there's no way we're going to get out of this hole. but the good news is, it's a possibility.
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>> it is wildfire prepared home, the beautiful thing is that the town of paradise actually adopted all of the building codes for a wildfire prepared home. so now every house that gets built in paradise is built to these standards ember resistant vents, metal gutters. you have to have a six inch vertical clearance from any exterior wall. you also have to have a class a fire rated roof. the biggest piece for homeowners now in paradise since houses are just being built this way. anyways is maintaining a five foot, defensible space area around your home. i lost my home in the campfire a couple couple neighborhoods over from here. the town of paradise completely burned to the ground in just a matter of hours. it was the most deadly and expensive fire in the united states. before lahaina, we lost 85 people, 18,000 structures burned to the ground, and 50,000 people were displaced
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. >> when you think about fire in the state, to be honest with you, it's gotten so bad so quickly. even a person like me who's been studying this for 30 years was surprised. my name is scott stevens. i'm a professor of fire science at the university of california, berkeley. we think about fire. our relationship is very adversarial. you talk to indigenous communities like i have in the last several years, and it's not that way at all. people think of fire as a gift, a gift for the stewardship of the land. when you think about fire in california, it's as integral as our soils, our water, our ecosystems. so when you take fire out of a system that had it so integral for so long, you change things abruptly. and of course, then we have human populations that come in and change kind of where we live. our susceptibilities. >> more than 18,000 structures were burned in paradise. 90% of
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the homes were burned. so so almost every single lot had a home on it that was not wildfire prepared. that was built in the 50s, 60s, 70s and now as homes are being rebuilt on all of these different properties, they're being built to the new town codes that are wildfire prepared. every home in paradise is meeting a wildfire prepared designation. >> i think in the community level, we can do so much better just getting ourselves better prepared. the services are great, but they're not, again, going to be the solution. we've got to get our communities better prepared and actually take action at more organic levels. >> bay area 2050 now streaming. all right. with our current weather pattern, we're not too worried about fire danger at the moment. sandia has your holiday weekend
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is that many people might not be aware of the california department of aging has a resource guide that provides information on a wide variety of topics and services, and they want older californians to take
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advantage. this year's theme, connection, highlights the importance of having meaningful conversations. the goal is to close the communications gap between older adults, family members and friends. experts say. don't wait until there's a crisis to start a conversation. >> even just talking about simple things, you know what are your what are your plans as you get older, how how are you preparing meals today, what does your insurance coverage look like? how are your savings holding up, do you want to stay in your home? questions like that. >> the department of aging offers free health insurance, counseling, caregiver support, advice on housing options, emergency preparedness, and much more. you can learn more about the aging in california resource guide by going to our website, abc seven news.com. >> all right. with the holiday weekend here. wondering how the weather is going to be? >> yeah. let's talk to abc seven news meteorologist sandyha patel. >> sandy. yeah. dan and kristen, it's going to start off with a
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lot of cloud cover and drizzle, but it's going to change rapidly. so let me show you a live picture. this is what you're going to be seeing more of which is more blue sky from our exploratorium camera. and hopefully it is a bright future for those graduating from saint ignatius high school tomorrow in san francisco. starts off gray at 10:00 in the morning in the mid 50s. the ceremony gets underway at 1030 and you will notice partly sunny by the early afternoon. live doppler seven showing you some cloud cover right now. beginning to increase tomorrow afternoon. still below average and breezy mid 50s to the low 70s. sunday we turn things around. those temperatures will rise into the 80s for our warmest spots, and a similar situation for memorial day. so here's a look at the accuweather seven day forecast. it's actually going to be brighter and warmer the second half of your weekend. and then we will notice even warmer weather into the mid 80 thursday friday. but don't worry, we always have a place for you at the coast if you don't like the warm. that's true. it's really a
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nice bay area, right? absolutely all right. thanks, andy. >> oh and don't worry the giants are kind of on a roll aren't they. >> yeah they are. it's you know what? we were down on them for a while. but the infusion of youth has really paid off for them. so they won 6 to 7. they're feeling really good about themselves. and so are their fans or in this case fanatics. yes. this is the kind of enthusiasm we'd like from you, dan.
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with late in and comebacks just becoming the norm every night. looking for more of the same tonight against new york, against the mets, and more of the same from one matt chapman. chappy has been swinging a mighty stick for the giants lately. homering in three straight games, he's hitting 565 over the last week, and it turns out he's been working with the all time home run king. barry bonds on his approach at the plate and clearly that is paying off. let's get to tonight's game. shea stadium back back back back back back back chris berman in the house a big giants fan one nothing mets, but not for long jorge soler that is gone. and that ties this game at one apiece. six of the season for soler. and the giants fan is really fired up. scary moment though in the third kyle harrison look out hits brandon nimmo in the face guard. nimmo initially shaken up, but he went to first base and he actually
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later stole a base. but man, you got to keep that helmet on. three two mets in the fourth. francisco lindor with a drive to center. luis matos with the play of the day. amazing catch up against the wall. gets the giants out of a jam. and our fan is high fiving people. yes, let's keep it going. in the fifth, j.d. martinez and mark vientos with back to back jacks to chase kyle harrison, the lasalle product gave up five runs in five innings. giants were down six two. in the eighth. chapman walks to load the bases. now it's a63 game. they cash in because the next batter is patrick bailey. here it comes. there it goes. high deep and aloha means grand slam five runs in the eighth. make it a76 game. it is now eight seven giants with the mets threatening with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth. complete highlights tonight at 11. and the a's are playing the astros all right. twice in the past four seasons, the 40 niners have gotten so close to winning the super bowl, only to be denied by
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patrick mahomes and the chiefs niners linebacker fred warner. he's getting ready for the upcoming season, but those missed opportunities are still very much on his mind. >> i'm not even over the first one, so i'm sure this last one, it was what, like three months ago? uh- i'm still not over it. you know, i've watched it several times and seen different plays that we could have made to win that game. and you just got to be better for the next time. you know, it's not a matter of if, in my mind it's a matter of when. >> unfortunately, i know how to bounce back from tough losses. so it was rough for a little bit, but now it's just annoying when people bring it up. >> nba playoffs west finals game two banged up luka and the mavs looking for a20 lead on minnesota sixth man of the year naz reid in the corner for the three ball. wolves leading by a dozen at the half 60 to 48. hey join us tomorrow. we got the celtics game against the pacers as boston looks to go up three games to none. coverage begins at 5:00 right here on abc seven.
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and then we'll have after the game the new golden state valkyries. that's the wnba team, their gm omar nadine live in studio to talk about the bay area's new wnba franchise. >> hey, that's quite a gig. good for you. that's. >> yeah, that's it's going to be fun. you know, we have a new team in the bay area. it's going to be interesting to see, you know, how they get the new players involved and you know how they draft. they still don't even know what the draft process is. whether they'll have the number one pick an expansion team. it's like all new rules. so yeah there's that. >> like do they pick from other teams. >> yeah. yeah other teams can protect certain players. others are left unprotected. and then you can kind of cherry pick who you want. but it'll be fun to watch. what we don't know is whether they'll have the number one pick in the draft, which has been the case previously. and that's really what you want. yeah, sure. get off to a great but it's funny, we have the team but we don't know the rules on the draft yet. >> like figuring this out. >> yeah, but hopefully ohemaa
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tomorrow will be able to explain it for us i'm sure. >> what an exciting time though for bay area sports, women's sports of the wnba. it's just red hot. absolutely, absolutely. thanks. all right, all right. >> well, tonight on abc seven at eight, it's shark tank, followed by 2020 at nine. then stay with us for abc seven news at 11. remember abc seven news is streaming 24 over seven. get the abc seven bay area app and join us whenever you want, wherever you are. >> all right, finally, this friday, a few thoughts about what really matters. the holiday weekend is upon us. a time to relax with friends and family, a cookout, maybe, and usher in the start of summer monday is also a day to pause to honor the men and women who gave their lives to defend our treasured american way of life. but i want to focus for a moment on the veterans who survived their military service but have lost their lives in a different way. they're alive, but hardly enjoying the way of life they help protect. for the rest of us, it's estimated that 13% of the homeless population
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in the country are veterans. in california alone, that equates to roughly 12,000 people. many returned to civilian life with ptsd, drug and alcohol addictions, mental health challenges, and sometimes just a run of bad luck. homelessness is a tragic situation in any circumstance, but particularly painful to see among those who have served our country by bearing arms. what really matters this memorial day is to honor those veterans who never came home, and to do better by the men and women who did, but now live and die on our streets. i always love to hear from you. let me know what you think. follow me on social media at dan ashley abc seven. >> and that's it for this edition of abc seven news. thanks for joining us. i'm kristen sze and i'm dan ashley for sandhya patel reveal. >> all of us here. we appreciate your time. hope you have a great evening and that we see you
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whose two-day cash winnings total $24,599. and now, here is the host of "jeopardy!," ken jennings. thank you, johnny gilbert, and thank you for joining us again here on "jeopardy!" our champion, amar kakirde, had a strong enough lead that he could miss final jeopardy and still hang on to pull off the win. today, we welcome has and anna marie to the alex trebek stage. good luck to all three of you. let's start finding out which of you will spend memorial day weekend as a "jeopardy!" champion. your categories in the first round are... ...up first. followed by... hmm. then... amar, select. how about identity, $400, please?

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