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been convicted of a crime. >> donald trump now faces the possibility of jail time after he was found guilty of all 34 counts of falsifying business records in his new york hush money trial. >> abc seven news reporter luz pena is here with more loose. >> that's right, emma and dan. former president donald trump will spend tonight at trump tower. he's also planning to hold a news conference there tomorrow morning at 8 a.m. in the meantime, reaction is coming here in the bay area. >> i really hope that people feel empowered to believe in our systems of justice and institutions and that that we feel like you know, everybody's voice is important to be heard. and i feel like that's monumental. today. i'm glad to hear it. >> but not everyone agrees with the verdict. a national representative for the california republican national committee was critical of the finding. >> this verdict is a disgrace for the american legal system.
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it was rigged from the beginning by a biased judge who should have recused himself. there were flawed jury instructions, improper evidence, improper denial of the admission of relevant evidence of a case that was rejected at the state, federal and regulatory fec level by multiple prosecutors who could have brought this case. this is the first time in history in new york that a documents and records case has been charged as a felony, harmeet dhillon was also critical of the judge for scheduling the sentencing for july 11th. >> that's just four days before the republican national convention. but as bay area law professor explains, today's verdict will not prevent former president donald trump from campaigning for reelection. >> this is not a crime of a century, uh. this is this is treated as a misdemeanor, other than the fact that it was done to influence an election, which makes it a felony. i would be very surprised if there were any other sentence other than probation. he'll be allowed to
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travel. he'll be allowed to campaign, not only that, former president donald trump will be allowed to be the commander in chief should he win again. >> there's nothing in the united states constitution that prohibits him from holding public office. he can still be elected president, but he's a florida resident. he just can't vote for himself. so that's the great irony. he can't vote for himself, but he could still be president. >> constitutional experts also told abc news that previous supreme court rulings hold that congress cannot add qualifications to the office of the president. in addition, a state cannot prohibit indicted or convicted felons from running for federal office. it's important to highlight also that former president donald trump will not officially be labeled a convicted felon until after his sentencing life in the studio luz pena abc seven news. >> luce, thanks very much. now,
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local defense attorney michael rains says he doesn't think trump got a fair trial. when we spoke with him this afternoon, he raised concerns about how quickly the jury returned its verdict. >> i had a 34 count case, almost uh- years ago in oakland with oakland cops. i represented the writers case. and, you know, we had about we had about 30 counts in that case. and we had a jury in that case. you know, how long it took the jury to deliberate 30, 30 counts in the writers case, about four months, four months. >> rains says if he was trump's lawyer, he would advise him to prepare for the possibility of going to jail, even though the case is nonviolent and trump has no criminal record. >> donald trump spoke to the cameras lined up outside the courtroom shortly after the verdict. >> this was a disgrace. this was a rigged trial by a conflicted judge who was corrupt. >> this a rigged trial, a disgrace. they wouldn't give us a venue change. we were at 5% or
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6% in this district. in this area. this was a rigged, disgraceful trial that the real verdict is going to be november fifth by the people. and they know what happened here. and everybody knows what happened here. you have a soros backed d.a. and a whole thing. we didn't do a thing wrong. i'm a very innocent man, and it's okay . i'm fighting for our country. i'm fighting for our constitution. our whole country is being rigged right now. this was done by the biden administration in order to wound or hurt an opponent, a political opponent. and i think it's just a disgrace. and we'll keep fighting. we'll fight till the end and we'll win because our country has gone to hell. we don't have the same country anymore. we have a divided mess where a nation in decline, serious decline, millions and
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millions of people pouring into our country right now from prisons and from mental institutions, terrorists, and they're taking over our country. we have a country that's in big trouble. but this was a rigged decision right from day one with a conflicted judge who should have never been allowed to try this case. never. and we will fight for our constitution. this is long from over. thank you very much. >> the former president's motorcade then traveled to trump tower, where a crowd was waiting . very close see there, given fist pumps to the crowd. some people yelled jailbird at him. others yelled, i love you now! the biden-harris campaign released a statement soon after the verdict. it reads in part, quote, in new york today, we saw that no one is above the law. donald trump has always mistaken. he believed he would never face consequences
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for breaking the law for his own personal gain. >> manhattan's district attorney alvin bragg thanked the jury, saying despite trump's criticism , he did his job while this defendant may be unlike any other in american history, we arrived at this trial and ultimately today at this verdict in the same manner as every other case that comes through the courtroom doors, by following the facts and the law and doing so without fear or favor. trump's sentencing is set for july 11th. the jury only got the case yesterday. this trial started about six weeks ago, on april 15th. that came more than a year after trump was indicted by a grand jury back on march 30th, 2023. >> we've been on this breaking news all afternoon and you can find live streaming, continuing coverage of the abc on the abc seven bay area app. download it and watch wherever you stream. all right. >> coming up here next, a live
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update on the trial against the man who broke into the pelosi's san francisco home. you'll see how the prosecution is building its case. >> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel, summer-like heat today. i'll let you know when relief will arrive. a look at your weekend forecast coming up when abc
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hordes of attacking the husband of house speaker nancy pelosi today. >> dramatic recording from october 2022 played in a san francisco courtroom with david depape explaining why he broke into the pelosi home. abc seven
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news reporter dan noyes was in court. >> he's here now with the latest dan and dan. >> i really wish i could play the sound of that police interview, but it is part of the ongoing trial. the pat becomes angry and emotional because in his mind, nancy pelosi was part of a conspiracy to steal the election from donald trump in department 19 of san francisco superior court, 44 year old david depape is watching the prosecution build the case against him. piece by piece. they played a 59 minute interview with the defendant, recorded after he got caught on police body cam video hitting paul pelosi with a hammer. >> hey hey hey hey, what is going on here? i'm not getting any answers. >> just two hours later, depape set san francisco general for a dislocated shoulder. he suffered during his arrest. a police investigator interviews him while he lays cuffed to a gurney. she starts by asking, do you know why you're in custody? depape answers absolutely. he grows increasingly angry and emotional, claiming that nancy pelosi and other democrats committed crimes to steal the
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election from donald trump. then, depape says, i was going to hold her hostage and get her to tell the truth. if she didn't tell the truth, i'd break her kneecaps. adam gassner was a longtime san francisco defense attorney who's been keeping up on the depape trial. >> well, it's unclear whether he's going to testify, but if you hear his voice and you hear his ramblings or his rantings, the shake in his voice, the oddity of the way he speaks, it gives real insight into what he was like at that time. also, today, the neurosurgeon who operated on paul pelosi showed a dramatic cat scan with a dent in his head about the size of a silver dollar. >> he described how he had to drill around the fracture lift it up and reattach it with screws. another officer who rode with pelosi by ambulance to the hospital showed photos. she took blood covering his face and his hands that were crossed on his bare chest. i think it's really significant because it sympathizes and shows paul pelosi as a human being who is really seriously injured within
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his own home. >> it's very visceral. the jury cannot overlook that. >> the jury also saw a new body camera video taken by an officer who searched the house shortly after the attack and who came upon those bags, depape left in the pelosi's yard. the officer started to search the bags and then he stopped. he worried about explosives, so he cleared the house and called for a bomb sniffing dog and no explosives were found. all this sets the stage for the testimony of paul pelosi, which we expect for tomorrow. and of course, abc seven will be covering. but late today, attorneys for depape said he's not feeling well and the judge said if he has covid, the trial will go dark for a few days. dan, mama. >> all right, you're staying on top of it. thank you. >> dan, a former professor at santa clara university, was sentenced today to five years in prison for setting fires during the massive dixie fire back in 2021, federal prosecutors say gary stephen maynard of san jose purposely set fires in the shasta trinity national forest
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behind firefighters, effectively surrounding them with flames. the dixie fire east of chico, was the largest single wildfire in california history. flames raced through a large egg production facility today in petaluma. the fire burned several barns at petaluma farm and sent out thick plumes of smoke that people saw for miles around. none of the employees or chickens was injured. fire crews say there is no water supply in the area, so they had to bring their own to fight the flames. there is no word yet on what caused the fire. >> a grass fire burned dangerously close to traffic in the east bay, leading to a detour in richmond. this fire forced crews to shut down the westbound 80 off ramp toward richmond parkway around one this afternoon. flames also threatened a few homes. the off ramp reopened a few hours later. another fire in the east bay. this one destroyed six small businesses. around two this morning, flames swept through the chabot market on lake chabot road in castro valley. the fire caused the building's roof to collapse. there were no injuries
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and it's still unknown what caused the fire. crews did stay on scene all day, looking out for hot spots. >> and as we move to the weather, you could certainly feel the warmer temperatures today. >> you could. let's get to abc seven news meteorologist sandyha patel for more. sandhya >> yeah, we definitely needed the ac today. dan and ummah, especially inland where those temperatures got up into the 90s. let's talk about those highs. 93 degrees in fairfield today. but 33 degrees cooler in half moon bay where it was a mild 60 degrees. you can see 89 degrees in santa rosa, 70 in the city, 78 oakland, 88 degrees in san jose. definitely felt like summer. now this evening, if you are stepping out, you have some plans. the sun shining, inland, areas still warm in the 80s, dropping off into the 70s late tonight and around the bay. we're also talking about comfortable weather, low 70s, eventually in the 60s and then down to the upper 50s by 11 p.m. coast side, mid 50s dropping off into the low 50s. the winds are
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lighter today as we had anticipated high pressure in control of our weather brought us the warm up today and certainly looks like people are enjoying that warmth. along with the sea lions packed from pier 39, you can see 67 degrees in the city, 70 in oakland right now, still 80 san jose, hayward, redwood city as we take a look at a live picture from our oakland airport camera, you can just see clear skies right now. 85 in santa rosa. it is 79 in napa. still pretty warm in fairfield and concord and livermore in the upper 80s to low 90s. and the bright skies over san jose right now. tomorrow, another warm day inland to your weekend forecast will be breezy and cooler, but not by much in the middle of next week it's going to be summerlike sizzle coming your way tomorrow morning, beginning with mainly clear skies, except for the coastline, there will be some patchy fog around temperatures in the 50s and the 60s to start the day tomorrow afternoon. it's going to be a warm one inland, just like
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today, but cooler near the coast. south bay. temperatures 86. in san jose 88. los gatos 82. in gilroy on the peninsula. you're looking at 80. in redwood city, 77 palo alto, upper 50s to low 60s coast side, where you will have a little bit of fog around in the afternoon, 66 degrees in downtown san francisco. these temperatures running higher than where you should be for this time of year in the north bay, up to 82. in san rafael, bodega bay, 6486, in santa rosa, heading into the east bay. it's going to be a nice day. 73 in oakland, 80 in union city, 81 in fremont, inland areas, you're basically in the mid 80s to the low 90s. 90 in antioch, 88 in livermore, 89 in concord. now, if you like the hot weather, you're going to love what you see for next week. on tuesday, our inland valleys will get up into the 90s. notice wednesday this is our hottest day of the next seven triple digits are showing up far inland. obviously this could be some of the hottest weather of the season so far. thursday. we
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are looking at 90s inland 60s coast side. so here's a look at the accuweather seven day forecast as you make your plans for the weekend, you will notice that relief coming after tomorrow. we drop into the 80s for the first weekend of june 50s coast, and then it's going to be a foggy start to the day. on monday, temperatures dialed back a little bit and then they recover in a big way. they're going to soar. yeah, into the 90s and 100. so ama and dan is going to really sizzle around here. >> all right. thank you sandhya. >> the biden administration is expanding a national park in northern california. this morning, representatives from the bureau of land management signed an agreement with tribal leaders to act as co stewards of the area known as mohawk look, effectively expanding berryessa snow mountain national monument, which lies east of clear lake. the 13,000 acre area is home to 7% of the state's flora, including 43 rare plants. we're
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helping protect the natural beauty that makes california so unique and to think that we're doing so while protecting tribal origin stories. the deal is part of president biden's plan to protect 30% of the country from development by 2030. >> one of the largest solar power projects in the east bay was unveiled today. next, how it could end up saving people $1
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look at a new solar project launched today in the east bay. abc seven news reporter anser hassan tells us it's designed to help get the east bay municipal utility district carbon neutral by 2030. >> getting water from the sierra nevada to the east bay doesn't come with energy costs, but transport that water to homes and businesses does, says marguerite young with the east bay municipal utility district. >> once it gets to our treatment plant and needs to go out into distribution system to make that water clean and safe and get it pumped up the hills to folks, etc. that uses electricity to help cut energy costs. >> east bay mud unveiled 12,000 solar panels over 12 acres in the hills of orinda. it predicts the panels will cut energy costs by 10, or about $1 million a year. >> we're a very large enterprise . so it's not huge in terms of the percent of our expenditures
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every year. but it does offset those. those rate dollars. >> there was no interruption with existing wildlife. we did have a biologist helping us through that process. >> it's a project that's been ten years in the making. as east bay mud tries to become carbon neutral by the end of the decade, every kilowatt hour that gets produced from this project gets sold to east bay mud. >> for them, it's lower than their current cost of energy. >> eric potts is with total energies. he says this is one of the largest solar panel projects in the east bay. as he explains, the panels are designed with technology to protect it from extreme weather and have safeguards to protect from cyber attacks. >> cybersecurity is something we're absolutely keeping an eye on. we're able to monitor this remotely, but a lot of the actual electricity generation takes place on site. and so there is an element of protection that we have there as well. >> east bay mud is committed to fighting climate change, and it hopes this project will also lead the way for other companies to follow.
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>> you see them on parking lots. there's lots of opportunities to do more, and we hope that this shows the way and sets an example for other large scale landowners to do the same, to think big about what they can do on climate change. >> the panels will be operational by the summer in orinda, anser hassan abc seven news. san francisco mayor london breed is giving a preview of her budget proposal, and it does not include cuts to public safety. >> the city has a projected $790 million deficit over the next two years, but the mayor's proposal calls for increased spending on police, 9-1-1 operators and sheriff's deputies. breed wants to hire 200 new officers by 2025. the source of the cuts will be revealed tomorrow, the mayor has told city departments to prepare for 10 to 15% in spending cuts. san francisco's annual budget is about $14 billion and candidate for mayor, mark farrell says he's committed to universal child care for families living
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in san francisco. abc7 news reporter suzanne fawn has more on how that would work. >> my oldest is 11 and the youngest and the youngest is three, and this is the three year old with the lipstick. and we're we're having fun. >> michelle brewster of san francisco says she helps care for three of her grandchildren because the cost of child care is tough for her family to handle. >> i think it's ridiculous. and, we need to do something about that. get some programs going or however, we can support cost under mayor breed's administration, the rollout of universal child care has been stalled. >> former san francisco mayor mark farrell is challenging mayor london breed for her seat. farrell says voters approved a tax in 2018. baby prop c to provide early care and education for kids up to five years old whose families are low income, close to $400 million of taxes that we have collected as a city
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government in san francisco is sitting unused. farrell is announcing a plan for affordable child care in san francisco. >> first, we will offer subsidies to help low and middle income parents and guardians afford local child care services. >> farrell says he will raise wages for child care workers to fill shortages. he also plans to create new incentives to get more care facilities built. >> we will also provide low interest loans and reduce taxes and fees for property owners who repurpose their existing spaces, so we can create and expand existing child care facilities here in san francisco. >> we asked mayor breed to respond to farrell's claims. the mayor's office says the mayor has used prop c funds and that she's doubled the number of children receiving early care and education subsidies, cut the wait list for care subsidies by 72, and built or renovated 40 early care and education facilities over the last five years. mayor breed's campaign spokesman said, quote, mayor
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breed is taking the next step in her budget through a landmark policy to provide child care vouchers to middle income working families, cementing san francisco's position as a national leader in child care and early education. the promise of universal child care, a work in progress in san francisco, suzanne phan abc seven news. coming up next, how long enforcement in the east bay found a suspect dubbed the bad breath rapist, convicted of crimes for more than a decade ago, donald trump is the first former president ever convicted of a crime. >> but what do voters say about how it will affect their choice for the country's next
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is the moment the verdict in donald trump's criminal trial was heard outside the courthouse in new york. >> the jury, made up of seven men and five women, found him guilty on all 34 counts. it's the first time a current or former president has been convicted. >> reporter anthony carlo from our sister station in new york has the look at this historic day. reporter >> well, that's right. history before our eyes here, donald
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trump, the 45th president of the united states and now a felon. trump is headed to a campaign fundraiser here in new york city, but not before unleashing fury following that historic guilty verdict right here at the courthouse, a seemingly defeated donald trump sulked his way out of the courtroom. >> this was a disgrace. this was a rigged trial by a conflicted judge who was corrupt. >> cheers and hugs. outside the courthouse. when the guilty verdict came down, 12 ordinary americans got together and saw the truth and have delivered justice. >> today, the jury deliberated for just shy of ten hours over two days, finding the former president guilty of 34 felony counts. >> related to falsifying business records. >> this type of white collar prosecution is core to what we do at the manhattan district attorney's office.
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>> the manhattan district attorney, detailing the evidence that led to a conviction. 22 witnesses, including former trump fixer michael cohen, who testified on a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through a hush money payment to star stormy daniels, who alleged she had a sexual encounter with trump. >> the 12 everyday jurors vowed to make a decision based on the evidence and the law and the evidence and the law alone. >> the former president thanked his supporters upon returning to trump tower. >> the fix was in that they were out to get trump, but i think he's going to get more popular with the american people. >> echoing what the former president and now felon has been saying since the start of this historic trial. >> the real verdict is going to be november 5th by the people, and they know what happened here, and everybody knows what happened here. and trump
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obviously released on his own recognizance. >> judge juan mershon setting a sentencing date for july 11th. and although it's unlikely trump will be sentenced to any prison time, it is certainly possible in new york. anthony carlo abc seven news california congressman adam schiff reacted to today's verdict. >> as a former federal prosecutor, he looked ahead to the sentencing of former president trump. >> i think the judge will look at, you know, similar crimes in new york. what kind of sentences have been applied? so he'll be guided by what generally takes place. now, this is obviously an exceptional circumstance where the president united states. but i don't think that factor should weigh in. >> congressman schiff was the lead prosecutor in the former president's impeachment trial. you may remember he said today's verdict proves that no one is above the law, something president biden said today as well. now, the verdict might not have much of an effect on voters. in a recent marist poll
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before the verdict, 67% of registered voters said a guilty verdict would not change how they vote, and 76% said the same about a not guilty verdict. just 7% of voters said a guilty verdict would make them less likely to vote for trump in the presidential race in the east bay, students at a high school in san ramon were on lockdown most of the day after a bomb scare, school staff say a male called california high school staff and threatened the campus police did not find a bomb, but are continuing to investigate the origins of the call. >> new video shot at uc santa cruz shows a blockade set up on campus. this is at the west entrance at coolidge and high streets. pro-palestinian protesters have been blocking campus entrances this week. all classes were remote today, students are protesting the uc system's handling of pro-palestinian protests at universities. >> a diablo man convicted of rape is now set to be extradited back to massachusetts. his twin, kit lee, has been hiding in the east bay for years using a fake
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name. abc seven news reporter ryan curry spoke with police about the arrest. >> for more than a decade. one man was tucked away in these hills, hiding, trying to avoid justice. >> it is kind of shocking, but the cops did their due diligence and found him, so it's good he's finally in jail. >> twin kit lee was convicted of rape back in 2007, in quincy, massachusetts. the victim worked at his family's restaurant, but she was still able to identify the masked man who broke into her house and raped her at knifepoint. in 2005. >> when we interviewed her, one of the things she had said was she couldn't tell any physical description or anything, but she said he had really bad breath and she referenced, like my boss . >> for his sentencing, lee fled the state. quincy police chief mark kennedy says a tip led them to diablo, where lee was living under a fake name. after almost 17 years on the run. they found him on tuesday. >> this is incredibly special to be getting this, this, this guy off the streets. >> kennedy says the u.s. marshals were observing him for a while, monitoring his daily
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practices. and during a traffic stop earlier this week, they were able to arrest him. >> he had a pretty regular routine, so they came up with a plan out there that, that they were going to basically affect a motor vehicle, stop and take him into custody. >> his neighbors were caught off guard. >> he was actually apprehended very close to where i live. and so the thought that somebody had been living there for a very long time, it's pretty scary. >> laura markstein said she didn't know lee, but she is happy he is not her neighbor anymore. >> we don't have that type of things happening in the area, but just certainly glad that he's caught. he was apprehended. sorry that it took so long, but hopefully they'll hold him accountable. and, you know, the victim will feel some justice. i hope so. >> lee is now soon to be extradited back to massachusetts , where he's expected to be sentenced in the east bay. ryan curry abc seven news coming up, some good news for pelicans once starving, then rescued, they're
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now ready to return to the wild. >> climate change is already changing california's crops. what will happen to napa's famous cabernet grapes, and what's being done to keep the local grape harvest from wilting away? we're taking a look tonight into the future bay
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turn to the wild today after getting good care. hundreds of the seabirds were found starving beginning in late april up and down the california coastline. >> abc7 news reporter cornell bernard went to sausalito, where several of those pelicans returned home healthy. >> vets are giving a final checkup to this brown pelican, which came to the international bird rescue in fairfield last month, starving and barely alive. today, this bird and others have been rehabbed back to health thanks to a diet of smelt and mackerel. >> that's why we do what we do to see these birds get back out into the wild to, you know, be there to create a new generation, to keep these, you know, species that are iconic around, fitted with this blue band to track their progress in the wild. >> eight pelicans are loaded into carriers by the center's staff and driven 50 miles to sausalito. we were there for the
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big moment when the seabirds stepped out and took flight, returning to their home on the bay. while it's good news, there's about 160 pelicans back at the rescue center not doing as well. their rehab will take time. emaciated pelicans are still arriving here, but in far fewer numbers compared to several weeks ago when we visited. it's still unclear what's causing the crisis, but experts believe el nino weather conditions possibly made it harder for pelicans to find fish . >> stormy weather can create some dynamics in the ocean that makes hunting really challenging. some thoughts about where the fish are. maybe they are deeper or not in the same location. >> the california department of fish and wildlife said it's our feeling, but nothing proven, that pelicans were simply unable to reach the fish they normally would because of those ocean conditions. today, there's encouraging signs pelicans are hunting again near the golden gate. >> just a few days ago, about 250 pelicans were seen just on the other side uh- feeding and
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doing normal pelican things. >> it's moments like these which make caring for these iconic california brown pelicans totally worth it. >> it is the magic moment. honestly, you spend a lot of time watching every single bird, checking its abrasions, making sure it's eating blood values are good. to return them to the wild is really absolutely magical in sausalito. >> cornell, bernard abc seven news. >> what a wonderful thing to see. all right. it is starting to feel like summer as we look forward to the start of june. this weekend, sandhya has the temperatures where you live. that's next. >> and because of today's live coverage of the verdict in donald trump's case, general hospital didn't air at its usual time. today's episode can be seen overnight in its entirety
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climate change will have on our environment. california's agriculture industry is already having to adjust for rising temperatures, frequent droughts and, of course, destructive wildfires. >> for the wine industry, that means taking a closer look at how and where they grow their crops. more than a third of the country's vegetables and nearly
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three quarters of the country's fruits and nuts are grown in california. but fluctuations between dry and wet years and rising temperatures have made predicting the future of some crops challenging, according to the us department of agriculture. all of these regions in california will suffer economically among the crops to watch the state's wine grapes. california produces roughly 80% of the us wine production. much of that is grown right here in the bay area , in napa and sonoma counties, napa county will see more days above 90 degrees going from an average of 29 extreme heat days per year to an average of 45 days by 2050. the region is being stressed by climate change, experts say warming temperatures in the region are forcing the wine growing season to start a month earlier than it did in the 1950s, forcing
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vineyards to grow smaller vines and even changing the types of wines grown as well >> we know that it's warmer, we know there's more impacts of extreme events. there have been a lot of issues that directly relate to climate change, drought, lower yields associated with that, smoke taint, heat waves. there's been a mean change in having earlier harvest . my name is doctor beth forrestal. i'm an assistant professor at university of california, davis, and the department of viticulture and enology, napa and other regions have had much lower yields in certain varieties and cultivars than what would be normal in the last several years because of issues around smoke taint and because of issues around climate change. i think it's impacted specifically cabernet.
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>> cabernet is incredibly resilient as a grape. number one, it can be grown in a lot of different conditions. my name is elizabeth vienna. i'm the winemaker and general manager here at chimney rock winery in the napa valley. i mean, listen, we worry we know climate facts. i think if you're a human being on this planet today and you're not worried something's wrong with you, we all know that global warming doesn't just mean that we keep getting hotter. it means changes in patterns, right . and variability. so i think that as a grape grower, you have to be prepared to pivot at any given time. and so you have to be ready for a cool rainier season, or you have to be ready for a very warm season. but at the end of the day, that's really no difference to being a farmer anyway, right? farmers have always been at the mercy of different weather changes, so it's something that i think we're kind of inherently
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prepared for. >> when you see change and starting in the 70s through 80s, you see this increase in not only mean climate change, but really dramatic increase in extremes. so more heat waves, more extreme precipitation events, more fire fires become a huge issue. changes in the fire dynamics earlier frost, more frost risk in the spring. all of these things are compounding and create a lot of issues with being able to figure out what might be able to grow well, where. >> it's really interesting and fascinating to look ahead. >> all right. let's look ahead to the weekend weather forecast. >> meteorologist sandhya patel has that. sandhya. >> yeah. ama and dan, we're going to cool it off over the weekend in case it's a little too hot for you today. and it is going to be absolutely lovely weather for santa clara high school's graduation tomorrow, 4:00. it's going to be 80
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degrees. so pretty warm, sunny skies, temperatures dropping into the 70s later. amador valley high in pleasanton graduating tomorrow evening. and you really couldn't ask for better weather. i mean, 70 degrees, just comfortable and then cooling down to the 60s and eventually the 50s on live doppler seven. we just have some passing high clouds. let's talk about our summer microclimates. i know it's spring, but it's going to feel like summer 59.5 moon bay with a little bit of fog. 66 in the city down oakland in 73 degrees. walnut creek 87. you want the warmth? get over to antioch. you'll get up to 90 degrees looking at some of the other high temperatures for tomorrow. 86 in santa rosa, 81 in fremont, 77 in palo alto. and here's your accuweather seven day forecast warm inland again. but the coastal area is the bayside communities coming down a few degrees. everyone notices the drop off over the weekend as we go into june, but it's really going to be pleasant and i think take advantage of it through monday, because after that, you're going to need a fan, an
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ac, some way to keep cool when you soar into the 90s and one hundreds inland. dan and umma 10 to 20 degrees above average. >> we're in it now. yeah, thanks , andy. >> all right. sports writer larry beil, what you got for us tonight? >> well, sandhya said it. >> i'm looking for a fan. also, any of you. anybody? i just need one. just. yeah i mean, we'll start with one. we'll try to get to two. you know? uh- 40 niners, tight end george kittle. back to the grind. getting ready for the upcoming season. turns out he's also coming back from surgery. that we did not know about. kittle's motivation is next in sports
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the game finally releases renderings that feature residential, retail and housing all around this beautiful ballpark. no i'm not talking about the a's. it's the rays in tampa who are trying to build that by 2028. a's and rays today she's looking for the mascot stomper because that's who's on her shirt. so cute. a's score four in the third to take the lead. capped by shea langoliers nickname bengalis. two run shot his 12th of the year for three athletics. still a43 game of the ninth. the normally unhittable mason miller gets hit for the second day in a row. jose siri, playing spoiler yesterday. walk off single today. massive blast to tie this game at four. his second homer of the game. he's happy with himself and it's miller's first blown save in 12
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chances, so they end up going to extra innings. it's tied at five in the 12th. richie palacios, with his first ever walk off, hit six five. tampa in 12. the a's two for 17 with men in scoring position. they move on to atlanta starting tomorrow night and the giants have the day off opening round of the women's college world series. stanford, with their miniature tree taking on top seed texas, the cardinals just one a hit through six innings, a two on one out in the fifth, but kyra chan grounds out and that ends the threat. stanford's ace pitcher nyjer kennedy gave up four runs against the number one seed in the country, caden henry drives in a pair. the error there didn't help the cardinal. just one hit for the entire game. lose four nothing, and they now move into an elimination game tomorrow afternoon. while the 40 niners kept it kind of quiet. but both george kittle and charvarius ward had core muscle surgery this off season. both are expected to be healthy heading into training camp in the summer. niners have had otas this week, organized team activities uh- kittle and other
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veterans pretty frustrated that they lost to the chiefs in the super bowl for the second time in four years. the motivation now get back to the super bowl on this time. win it. >> it's your one goals you know to make it all the way. make it through the entire season and then, you know, get to the end and win. and you know unfortunately we didn't do it again. so it's just like all right going to climb the mountain again. this time we just have to win. i didn't achieve the goal that i have to win a super bowl. but i have another opportunity to do it this year. so does that suck? yeah. but the fact that i have another opportunity with a fantastic football team, great roster, you know, i'd love to again bet bet on my team. not really. but, you know, figuratively speaking, of course, of course, the mets are going through another wretched season, and this is not going to help. after giving up a homer last night, a shohei ohtani, a frustrated pitcher, george lopez got into a beef with the third base umpire, who promptly tossed and then lopez throws his glove straight up into the air, into the stands. souvenir in coming. making matters worse, in his post game interview, it sounded
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like lopez said the mets were the worst team in baseball. but he clarified that, saying what he really said was he was the worst teammate in all of baseball. you know, both of those may be true, actually. either way, the mets will be moving on from mr. lopez, and he will seek employment elsewhere. but, you know, you got like a $300 million payroll and you're terrible these rough times. it's a problem, abc seven sports projecting, one week from today, the nba finals here on abc seven. boston celtics are in dallas mavericks leading by 29 at the half over minnesota in a close out game. so abc seven sports projection the dallas mavericks moving into the finals against the celtics just out on a limb. well they're up 29 i feel comfortable. that might get me one fan. one fan start. >> yeah, whatever it takes. >> yes, i'm trying i'm trying to reel them in. >> all right. tonight on abc seven, it is 9-1-1 followed by gray's anatomy and station 19.
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then stay with us for abc seven news at 11. remember the abc seven news is streaming 24 seven. get the abc seven bay area app so you can join us whenever you want, wherever you are. that is it for this edition of abc seven news. thanks for being here. >> i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley for sandhya patel. larry biel. he's got a lot of fans. >> one more night, one at a time, one at a time. >> yeah. >> i don't want the bandwagon to get two hours control. know when they crowded, they jump on. i know you can't have that. have a great evening. >> we'll see you again at 11. there's plenty of room. >> what? who said that? >> this is abc 724 seven. >> in san francisco, live at levi's stadium in san jose. >> live in oakland? yeah >> you're watching abc seven news live anytime, anywhere. >> we are, we are, we are, we are, we are, we are where you are.
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♪♪ from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios, this is "jeopardy!" ♪♪ [applause] today's contestants are a real estate broker from lake tapps, washington...
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an it director from wentzville, missouri... and our returning champion, an archivist from west lafayette, indiana... whose 1-day cash winnings total $26,200. [applause] and now here's the host of "jeopardy!"-- ken jennings! thank you, johnny gilbert, and welcome to "jeopardy!" adriana harmeyer got into trouble early yesterday. she was in negative territory, but came back to take the lead before final and then clinched the win with a correct response. let's see what happens today as she's joined by brad and sandee. good luck to all three of you. here are your categories in the jeopardy! round. first... then we're giving you the third degree, followed by... hey, we have food at home. and finally...
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adriana, what strikes your fancy?

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