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threatening structures near it and near saint helena, you can see the flames, the charred area around what looked like an estate. cal fire says the crystal fire is near crystal springs road and silverado trail. containment is up to 50% right now in the forward. progress has been stopped. there are several wineries in the area, and cal fire says the flames are currently burning toward the bell canyon reservoir. this is not too far from rombauer vineyards. cal fire says five of its firefighters had to be treated for heat related illnesses. at least two of them were taken to the hospital. good evening. i'm ama daetz and i'm j.r. stone. >> let's get right to abc seven news weather anchor spencer christian for a look at the firefighting conditions on another hot day. spencer, another hot day is exactly, absolutely right, j.r. this is our second consecutive day of numerous triple digit temperature readings in our inland areas and near the fire. right now, up in saint helena, the temperature is one is. well, it was 100 degrees just a moment
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ago. it's dropped to 99 degrees. the relative humidity is increasing just a little bit, which is good news for the firefighting effort and the winds have not been terribly strong looking at winds. steady winds mainly around ten 11mph with occasional gusts up to about 18mph. but as you can see here on our current temperature reading, still 99 in saint helena and all through our inland areas right now, we have temperatures either in the 90s or even above 100. in spots like brentwood, fairfield was at 101 just before we went on the air. so moving along, we'll take a look at our wind conditions across the bay area. it's breezy . we don't have powerful gusts right now, so that's good news for the firefighting effort. we do have still, though, a heat advisory in effect for the entire bay area until midnight tomorrow night. that covers everything except the bay, shoreline and the coast. under these conditions, there is an elevated risk of heat related illness. and for solano county, it is an excessive heat warning, which is even more severe. that also will be in effect until 8:00 tomorrow night. i'll give you a look at when we can expect some relief just a little bit
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later. and jr. spencer thank you so much. it's a busy week in the bay area today. vice president kamala harris was in town tomorrow. former president donald trump visits vice president harris went to a couple of fundraising events. >> abc seven news reporter luz pena was in san francisco's mission district, where the vp made her second and final stop of the day and was met with protests tempoorary. we demand a cease fire! >> demonstrators took over sidewalks and streets as vice president kamala harris made her way to multiple political events in oakland and san francisco. >> free as a strong opponent of israel's occupation of gaza, the genocidal war that they've waged on both gaza and the west bank. >> we are de-escalating, and we're asking everyone to move at this time, san francisco police officers were deployed in riot gear hours before the vice president arrived to her second fundraising event, this one in the mission district. >> we demand a cease fire. >> it is shameful that anybody
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would host a fundraiser for this administration, as they are actively facilitating a genocide. >> the same group is planning more demonstrations on thursday when former president donald trump will be in san francisco. >> we're hoping that more and more people each day will realize that it is not only unacceptable and will be met with disruption when you support and try to fund raise for an administration facilitating a genocide. but you're also on the wrong side of history. free, free, free palestine, regardless of political party fundraising in the bay area is crucial, according to menlo college political science professor melissa michaelson. >> we are a bipartisan piggy bank, both democrats and republicans. >> trump had 9% of the votes in san francisco during the 2016 presidential election against hillary clinton on thursday. tech leaders will host him in the city. there's this huge battle happening between progressives and conservatives, republicans and democrats, and there's all these people are like, i want to be part of what's happening and a way that
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they can be part of what's happening is to give money. turns out, both parties fundraising in the bay area at the same time is strategic. >> there's the added pressure of now that the conviction of donald trump has come out, both sides want to show how they're getting momentum out of that decision. one campaign's report, their fundraising every quarter, every three months, and the end of june is the end of a quarter. and so there's a huge push this month to raise as much money as possible in san francisco, loooooong pena, abc seven news and as lewis mentioned tomorrow, former president donald trump will also make a fundraising stop in san francisco. >> he'll be at the pacific heights home of tech billionaire david sax. supporters plan to gather at marina green. although trump has no official event scheduled there. meanwhile the organizers behind the inflatable trump chicken are bringing the bird out of retirement. this is video from 2018. we spoke to one organizer earlier today who said the group was inspired after former president trump was convicted of 34 felonies last week.
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>> we thought, hey, we're in a unique position. we have a chicken that's really large and we have a prison shirt. i think it's time to bring it out. so i just actually today, because we're doing a test, inflation went down into the basement where it's being stored on a pallet to sort of take a look at it and see, does it have holes in it? has the shirt been covered in mold? and i'm happy to say it's ready to go. >> organizers say they will set sail with the bird from fisherman's wharf, passing by alcatraz and marina green. >> happening now. former oakland mayor libby schaaf is holding her first public fundraising campaign in her bid to become state treasurer. she hopes to be on the ballot in 2026. schaaf is pledging to simplify how california uses public funds to end homelessness. schaaf was mayor of oakland from 2015 to 2023. a major step forward today in the effort to recall current oakland mayor shengtao low this afternoon, members of the group called oakland united to recall
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shengtao announced that they submitted more than 41,000 signatures today, about 17,000 more than required organizers say their effort received support across oakland. they are tired, tired, tired, exhausted from this incompetent, dishonest mayor who's driving oakland into the ground. mayor tao released a statement saying in part, we will not be distracted by the politics of out of town billionaires or special interests, and i will continue to work every day for oakland's interests. i know we are stronger together. >> san francisco mayor london breed says she was the target of racist and sexist graffiti painted on city hall overnight. >> this is not unfamiliar to me. i do deal with this every day, whether it's, you know, things that have said on social media as well as emails that i receive that describe me as exactly what was on this wall or even in
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front of my own home. >> the mayor addressed the tagging incident this afternoon. she says employees who arrived for work early this morning reported the graffiti. the department of public works was quick to respond as well as the sheriff's office. mayor breed says sfpd is investigating and there is surveillance video. >> more than a dozen people, including stanford students, were arrested on campus today after a group of pro-palestinian protesters barricaded themselves inside the office of the university's president. abc seven news reporter zach fuentes joins us live from the south bay bureau. he's following this story. this evening zach. >> yeah j.r. the university said that today's events, which also led to a public safety officer being injured, crossed the line. the student demonstrators say that the university has not been acting in good faith. river to the sea will be free calls for the release of demonstrators who were arrested wednesday. those arrests came after the demonstrators barricaded
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themselves inside the president's office, sparking a chaotic early morning scene. the aftermath still around hours after, with graffiti on this building's brick walls, vandalism that those arrested say they were not involved in, they basically have maintained that they're entirely separate from any, like, more formalized body of pro-palestine student organizing on campus, whether it be an organizing body, whether it be an encampment. this woman who goes by the name emily had been a spokesperson for the encampment, though she said these demonstrators weren't involved in organizing the encampment. she said they asked her to speak on their behalf. >> they have simply felt that they cannot observe any longer, is what they told me, and they have felt that their, our, that the school is not acting in good faith towards students who have been acting in what they consider to be good faith. >> adam swart is the founder of crowds on demand, a firm that organizes advocacy events and demonstrations. he called the move by demonstrators wednesday morning a bad tactic. >> you are making it very easy to reduce the entire movement, the entire pro-palestine movement, into the most violent,
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absurd, misguided acts. instead of keeping the focus on your core talking points about the human rights matter at hand, the university said 13 were arrested. >> campus newspaper the stanford daily said one of its reporters is one of those arrested. and while allies of the arrested demonstrators were at the santa clara county main jail in san jose calling for their release, the university removed the encampment. >> i think that it's cowardly, they're retaliating against the entire encampment, even though they already arrested the students, the university said it removed the encampment in the interest of public safety. >> in a statement wednesday, it said in part, quote, until today, we have allowed the encampment to remain the situation on campus is now crossed the line from peaceful protest to actions that threaten the safety of our community. the university has said that any individuals arrested that are students will be suspended if they're seniors, they will not
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be allowed to graduate. the spokesperson for the student demonstrators said that they made their decisions knowing the consequences they could face. live in the south bay bureau. zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> zach, thank you. today, unionized academic workers went on strike at uc irvine. they're protesting how the uc system is responding to pro-palestinian protests. reporter david gonzalez from our sister station in los angeles, has the details. >> we are out here today to let them know that we will not stop strikes across several university of california campuses over how the university system has handled pro-palestinian protests has reached uc irvine. >> this is a five alarm emergency, which is why we are taking the situation seriously. >> as many as 5000 uc academic workers are represented by uaw, 4811 walked off the job on thursday as part of the union's unfair labor practice strike. >> this is a moment of profound severity and importance where we have to stand up and we have to tell the university that it has to abide by the law of this
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country, by the law of this state, and by our collective bargaining agreements, that we fought for six weeks to win in 2022. >> uaw argues the university is trying to take away their right to protest the university has unilaterally changed our working conditions. >> they have targeted our members for speaking out and protected union activity and exercising our constitutional rights to free speech and freedom of assembly. >> today, the university of california filed a lawsuit against uaw for violating their contract. in a statement, the university says the blatant breach of the party's no strike clauses by the uaw will continue to cause irreversible harm to the university as it will disrupt the education of thousands of students in the form of canceled classes and delayed grades. in response to the strike, uc irvine says the university continues to monitor the situation and has developed continuity plans to minimize the disruption of an unlawful strike on the teaching of our students. research and university operations uc irvine students say the university has the right
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to enforce discipline, but students and academic workers have a right to protest on campus. >> i do think it's extreme to suspend students for exercising that right, but i do understand where the university is coming from. trying to stomp it out. >> the uaw says the eight academic workers who were arrested during the protest here on campus last month are set to appear in court next week and that they will continue to support them and their freedom of speech. reporting from irvine, david gonzalez, abc seven news coming up next, how california's early earthquake warning system is getting better and making us safer. >> and seven on your side helps out a man who made a mistake with the dmv that could happen to anyone. and abc seven is your home for the nba finals, and game one is tomorrow. coverage of the dallas mavericks and boston celtics starts at 5 p.m. we will have after the game hosted by abc seven news sports director larry beil, with special guest warriors guard brandon pisemsky. that will be followed at nine by wheel of fortune and jeopardy! then a
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making progress on a wildfire near saint helena. crystal fire has charred at least 60 acres, and cal fire says it is 50% contained. the flames were threatening some structures and there are several wineries in the area. the hot weather could be causing some issues. five firefighters were treated for heat related illnesses and at least two were taken to the hospital. the corral fire the
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big fire that sparked near tracy over the weekend, is now 94% contained. it burned 14,000 acres, destroyed a house and injured two firefighters. everyone who was evacuated during monday's eight alarm fire in redwood city is now able to return home. an affordable housing project under construction caught fire and burned for hours. it's still not clear how that fire started. construction workers say they tried to put it out with fire extinguishers, but it was too much. everyone did get out safely. >> that's good to hear. well, new developments that just might make a difference for you in the next major earthquake. today, the u.s. geological survey announced a major improvement to the shake alert system, all because of data gathered by satellites. abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn is here with a look at those changes. suzanne. so, umma, right now you'll get an alert on your phone when there's an earthquake nearby of magnitude 4.5 or larger. now, satellite data has just been incorporated into the warning system. and that means if there's a very large
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earthquake, you'll find out about how big it is and where it's centered a lot sooner. now, scientists say that will give you more time to take action. >> oh my god, major earthquakes can mean major damage. >> as you can see just below me, the magnitude seven earthquakes are the ones that typically cause a lot of damage and they're significant events. >> so an early warning could be a key to protecting people and infrastructure. the shake alert earthquake early warning system sends alerts to users in california, oregon and washington via a phone app. those warnings, usually just a few seconds, depend on how far you are from the epicenter of the quake. now there's a big improvement. usgs scientist bob de groot is a lead shake alert operations team member. >> we've now integrated global positioning system data into our overall data feed, into how we collect information about earthquakes. >> gps sensors will allow for more accurate determination of the increasing magnitude by incorporating data from gps
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systems and using data from 1500 seismic sensors, scientists will be able to give people more opportunity to protect themselves and to drop, cover and hold on. >> here's how it works. the gps sensors measure how far the earth has moved, either up or down or sideways left, right. >> and the seismic sensors tell us how fast the ground is moving. >> usgs geophysicist jessica murray says this is a big deal. >> i think it's very exciting because it's bringing in a whole new kind of observation that we didn't have available in the system before, and improving its functionality for the very large earthquakes that eventually we will encounter. >> the improvements to the shakealert system are welcomed by the san francisco department of emergency management, who told us, quote, we are encouraged by recent developments in earthquake warning technology and look forward to continuing our work with usgs to ensure san franciscans receive the earliest warnings possible. we encourage everyone to take steps today to
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prepare for the next damaging earthquake and the shakealert earthquake. early earthquake. early warning system is a public safety tool for more than 50 million residents and visitors in california, oregon and washington. now, usgs says the system is more than 90% complete. another 500 seismic sensors need to be added by the end of 2025. back to you. that's great to see progress. it certainly is. >> and even even a few seconds here or there can go a long way. >> makes a difference. >> all right, spencer christian is tracking this weather system, and it's a concern right now. yeah. >> certainly is. >> spencer, we have fire concerns, that's for sure. >> and health concerns as well as this heat wave just lingers. so let's start with a look at our current winds. surface speeds are not terribly high right now. we've got breezier conditions near the coast, of course, as we often have, and some inland areas like fairfield have wind speeds up to about 15mph. but we don't have those powerful gusts that we had yesterday, which is good news. here's the view from sutro tower
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looking out over san francisco, where it's 70 degrees right now, 74 in oakland, hayward, 8088 at san jose, redwood city, 93 and 59 at half moon bay. several locations around the bay shoreline hit or exceeded 90 degrees. today it's 94 up north of santa rosa. right now. 81 petaluma napa 8599 apiece at fairfield and concord and 95 at livermore. two of those three locations topped out at 101 102. today, these are our forecast headlines. heat advisory will be in effect through tomorrow evening. beach hazard statement is in effect also into tomorrow evening with rough and dangerous surf. so the beach may not be the best place to go to escape the heat and tomorrow and friday we expect the heat to ease and the cooling to begin. but not much cooling tonight, although we'll see a few high clouds swing through the bay area and a little area of low clouds will form at the peninsula coastline, but will not be pushing across the bay and inland overnight. so we'll start the day tomorrow with sunny skies once again, maybe a little lingering patch of coastal fog. and that's about
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it. overnight, low temperatures will generally be in the mid to upper 50s, so still pretty mild, but nothing like last night's lows, which were generally in the 60s so uncomfortably warm last night and tomorrow. another very warm day inland, but not nearly so hot as today and yesterday. we'll see highs of 94 at santa rosa, 97 over at antioch, low to mid 90s at much of the inland east bay. so where we had 101 102 today we'll have mid 90s tomorrow around the bay shoreline where some locations had upper 80s and low 90s today. tomorrow will produce just upper 70s to low 80s and mid 60s on the coast. now again, we still have that heat advisory in effect for all of the bay area except the bay shoreline and the coastline that's in effect until late tomorrow night. and that, of course, under these is very hot conditions. there's an increased risk of heat related illness for solano county. it's not a heat advisory, but an excessive heat warning, which is even more severe. that also expires late tomorrow night. now going to the beach to try to escape the heat may not be a good idea, because into tomorrow
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evening we have beach hazards statement, in effect a sneaker waves are possible. dangerous sneaker waves. i might say. we've got rough surf, elevated wave heights. so just bear that in mind. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. highs up to mid 90s inland again tomorrow. low 80s around the bay shoreline mid 60s on the coast. but they'll be further cooling friday, saturday and sunday. probably the three most comfortable days in the seven day forecast period when temperatures will be in a more moderate and seasonal range. but it starts to heat up again next monday and tuesday when we'll see highs back in the low to mid 90s inland. nothing very extreme . we're not talking triple digits yet, but even mid 90s after what we've just had, may not feel so good. that's true. >> yeah. all right. thank you. >> spencer, both an ex-wife and ex-girlfriend, testified at hunter biden's trial today. next how their testimony diff
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trillion today. only two other companies have ever reached that point apple and microsoft. nvidia makes artificial intelligence chips. its headquarters are in santa clara, gripping testimony from two of hunter biden's exes. >> on the third day of his federal gun trial, ex-wife kathleen buell told jurors in delaware about their 25 year marriage, which she says deteriorated because of biden's drug and alcohol addiction, and ex-girlfriend then testified that she dated hunter biden in late 2017 and saw him use crack every 20 minutes or so over the course of their months long relationship. biden has been charged with three felonies from the purchase of a gun in october of 2018. prosecutors are trying to prove the president's son illegally purchased a colt revolver while he was allegedly addicted to drugs. they also say hunter biden lied about his addiction on federal paperwork. >> a sold out crowd watched the oakland ballers first ever home
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team pride on display at the oakland ballers. first ever home opener at raymond park in west oakland. it took a lot of work to get the park ready for play. >> yeah, the ballers didn't win the game, but they are hoping to win over the community with a long stretch of home games. >> some neighbors are voicing concerns about the traffic and the noise. abc seven news reporter anser hassan has the story. >> it was a historic first pitch. the first ever home opener for the oakland ballers at raymond park, which brought out a sellout crowd. with all the fanfare inside the park, there were a few nearby residents who raised concerns over traffic and noise.
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>> i have to say, the noise wasn't that bad. i was expecting it to be a lot louder. i mean, there was a lot of foot traffic and car traffic right when the game started and probably like towards the end of the game. >> andrew kline reed lives across the street from the field. he fully supports the oakland ballers playing here, but he says he does understand his neighbors concerns. there was some tailgating going on which some of the neighbors did have concerns because it started so early and some folks do work from home. >> but other than that, you know, i didn't know negatives. >> i believe it's a good investment. it creates jobs. >> rydell harrison has lived in the neighborhood for 71 years. his house is three blocks away. he's excited that the ballers have made it their home, too. he wasn't impacted by traffic but adds the game time should help. >> i'm glad they started the games like 630 and people can mosey out at least no later 10:00, which is a reasonable
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time for safety reasons and organizers say opening day is always the busiest, and there were many conversations beforehand around traffic and noise. >> they add that raymond is a ten acre park and was designed for big sporting events, but they are monitoring and adjusting accordingly. >> we're going through an adjustment period with raymond park specifically, where more people want to be there. that's going to create more traffic, that's going to create more noise, that might disturb some people. and i think that's just going to need to be an ongoing adjustment and conversation process. >> the team's next 11 games will be played at home in oakland, anser hassan. abc seven news. >> new at six dramatic video outside the san francisco ferry building today, an abc seven news employee captured video of the moment sfpd officers took down a person standing near a corner window. look behind the tree there. sfpd tells us that the person was armed with a gun. officers arrested them, but the investigation is ongoing. we are
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following the story with new courtroom developments today in the state criminal trial for david depape. his attorney is asking the state to drop five of the eight charges he faces in connection with the hammer attack on speaker emerita nancy pelosi's husband, the judge said tomorrow the government can continue to its argument in support of those charges. the judge will also discuss the jury questionnaire. trial resumes on friday with defense arguments. last month, depape was sentenced to 30 years in prison on federal charges. >> attorneys for american amanda knox say they will appeal today's decision by an italian court re convicting her of slander. >> we're looking for having a dismissal, an and we don't know exactly what is the logic behind this decision. >> knox made headlines 16 years ago when she was found guilty of murdering her roommate in italy. during that process, she was convicted of wrongly accusing a bar owner of committing the murder. knox won't serve time in prison, as she already spent
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four years in jail for the original sentence. two bay area men convicted of killing an italian police officer five years ago had another hearing before the court of appeal in rome today. it's a story the abc seven news i-team's dan noyes has been following the judges are considering whether finnegan elder and gabriel natalia understood that two men who confronted them were police. today, elders defense team spent seven hours arguing. the officers were not in uniform and did not show their police identification. elder and natalia short faced life sentences before they were reduced and then italy's highest court ordered a new trial. a final decision is expected next month. >> changes at the dmv. many common tasks can't be done in person anymore. things like vehicle registration, renewals and driver license renewals have to be done online, or at least a self-service kiosk. one man thought he was doing the right thing when he clicked on a link, but it wasn't the dmv. instead,
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it was a third party company that charged extra fees for seven on your side. abc seven news reporter stephanie sierra has details. >> i didn't want to go to court. i'm not a criminal. >> 81 year-old alan jensen. just wanted to renew his car registration. a simple task was anything but. >> look at. look at this. >> alan wound up buried in paperwork and facing legal threats. it's not about the money. his ordeal began when he went online to register his two vehicles. the top search result said dmv registration renewal right there. >> that's what i clicked on. >> he assumed it was the dmv, so he followed the prompts and paid $956 to register two cars. he didn't notice this disclaimer in fine print at the top of the page. this was not the dmv. it was a third party company that charges extra fees for dmv services. later, he received tags for one car but not the other. a notice said that the car needed a smog check, but he knew it did not. so he called
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the number. >> we're not going to send you the tags until after you've had this car smog, i said. well, no, i don't need the smog. my car. >> alan finally realized he was never on the dmv website. it was need tags.com and it had charged $150 in extra fees. not only that, the company insisted he get a smog check. he didn't need. now his registration was about to expire, so alan drove to a dmv office, paid the fees in person, got his tags on the spot, and no smog needed. but now he'd paid twice to register that car. >> i finally got really mad. >> so alan disputed the charges with his credit card. that's when need tags came after him. >> they're going to bring you to court. >> need tags. said alan was under investigation for fraud and theft. an email said, quote, this is your final notice. any chargeback will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law, and you are subject to court costs,
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legal fees and bank liens. >> they're trying to make me feel like a criminal. 2324 need tags sent 30 pages of documents to alan's credit card company saying chargebacks are considered theft, even though they're legal. i'm not a criminal. i've never been to jail. >> as he showed us mounds of paperwork, alan broke down in tears. how did a simple car registration come to this? we found dozens of complaints online about need tags, many saying the company led them to believe it was the dmv. it turns out need tags. is an official dmv partner, a delegated provider of dmv services. need tags. owner eddie as marion did not want to go on camera, but by phone. he told us the company is dedicated to transparency and discloses fees before payment. he denied this google ad is intended to draw customers away from the free dmv site, but he may increase the size of the disclaimer. as for threatening alan, he said legal action is
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justified because the company had already paid his fees to the dmv, at least some of them. however, when we asked the dmv about need tag complaints, the dmv took action, saying in part, the dmv does not condone misleading or aggressive marketing strategies that might cause customers to believe they are interacting with the dmv. furthermore we do not support any aggressive behavior or threats made by these third party services. after that, any tags refunded? allen $518 for that duplicate payment. >> i'm sky high now. when i saw that, it just felt so good. i knew that you had waved your magic wand for seven on your side. >> i'm stephanie sierra, abc seven news. >> happy ending right there. the dmv is urging customers to avoid third party companies even if they are partners. dmv services are free. to be sure you're on the dmv website, the web address should end in.k.gov need tags
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an allied coalition that stormed the beaches of normandy on june 6th, 1944. the battle turned the tide against germany during world war two. some of the soldiers have also returned to france. they are among the few remaining world war two veterans still alive to tell their stories. >> all these people never think they recognize old veterans, you know. it's what the country, what our country really means. more than 20 heads of state are expected to join president biden and macron in d-day events this week. >> the president will deliver a major speech on friday that focuses on global threats to democracy. >> coming up next, an updated look at our hot temperatures and ho
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first time transporting two astronauts to the international space station. reporter rob hayes from our sister station in los angeles has a look at their mission. they are the last few digits of a countdown to one and essentially started a decade
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ago. >> and liftoff of starliner and atlas five, one of nasa's outside taxi services, blasting off into space. >> two nasa test pilots, sunny williams and butch wilmore, riding boeing's starliner capsule into orbit today, preparing to dock with the international space station on thursday. a successful debut launch of a new and unproven spacecraft taking a huge risk. >> no one's ever flown this rocket before and successfully executing it big kudos to the people that built the rocket, people that built this spaceship. >> this isn't the first time nasa has used an outside company to venture into outer space. elon musk's spacex has already launched nine times for nasa since 2020. the two commercial companies hired to transport astronauts to and from the space station after nasa retired the space shuttle program. we go with our commercial partners now , and when we expand our fleet of spacecraft, what we're doing
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is expanding our reach to the stars. starliner's maiden voyage comes about four years late, repeatedly grounded by software glitches and problems with the fuel valve and parachute. but today's launch is a major step forward in the now growing space race, with other countries. >> good handle. >> we're sending a mission to the moon late next year with four people on board. we're laying the groundwork for not just exploring the moon, but settling the moon. i mean, all that's happening right now. >> the two astronauts will spend eight days in orbit. when they return to earth. they'll do so using a parachute and will land on dry land somewhere in the desert southwest. rob hayes abc seven news. >> it's fascinating. i'm ready. you're ready. all right, let's go. we will cheer you on. >> i'm ready for this weather forecast, too? >> i think we're ready for a drop in temperatures. >> aren't we ready? there'll be a little bit of a drop tomorrow. a greater drop as we get into
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the weekend. but tomorrow's highs will still be in the mid to upper 90s in some inland areas, so not the same as triple digits, but still pretty warm around. excuse me. around the bay shoreline getting all choked up over the cooldown. we'll have highs tomorrow in the upper 70s to low 80s and as we look ahead, we still have this heat advisory in effect through tomorrow evening for the entire bay area except the bay shoreline and the coast and that means under these conditions, heat related illnesses are possible. and an even greater concern in the in solano county, where it's an excessive heat warning. now, we also have beach hazards statement in effect until tomorrow evening with elevated wave heights, rough surf, potentially dangerous sneaker waves. so bear that in mind if you're going down near the coastline. and here's the accuweather seven day forecast. so a little bit of a the heat easing tomorrow. further cooling though on friday, saturday and sunday which will be much more comfortable than the weather we've had lately but starts to warm up again early next week with highs climbing back into the mid 90s inland. we're not talking about triple digits, but still a little bit of a heat
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spike early next week. okay. >> thanks, spencer. okay then. >> red hot outside. it's always red hot. and this guy's world, larry well, especially the giants in arizona. >> i mean, you know, it's 95 in the shade. so frustrated. bob melvin made it clear he did not like what he saw from the giants last night. so how would they respond in the desert this afternoon. could they snap the six game losing streak. that's next in sports.
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irons played wretched defense and missed a bunch of run scoring opportunities and losing their sixth in a row. melvin made it clear that performance was unacceptable. >> when you're going through losing streaks, at least you fight. for the most part, we have. that was an awful game. didn't play well, made harry get multiple outs. we had a starter on the ropes every inning and couldn't cash in. it's a bad game and a bad stretch by us not pulling any punches to the highlights. >> we go this afternoon. giants in arizona. you want to talk about cute loves a little baseball. they're one nothing arizona in the third until elliott ramos sends a moonshot to center field. that's a two run homer ramos actually reached base six times in this game. he had two hits and four walks. later in the inning, bases loaded for wilmer flores. he unloads them. here it comes and there it goes. a grand slam capping a six run third inning for the giants and jorge soler.
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he's been struggling, but this is the ultimate slumpbuster right there. this is like to the moon uh- tape measure shot giants and their six game losing streak with a93 win. despite leaving 16 men on base in the a's, are hosting the m's tonight. 49 ers holding minicamp this week. rookie ricky pearsall is opening some eyes. the first round pick is already established a nice connection with quarterback brock purdy. and he's got great hands. >> so he's doing a good job i mean he's got really good hands. so he always catch it and he really is going to have a drop. we're giving him a lot of reps. he's getting a lot of different routes trying all the positions, and i've been really impressed with how he started off. >> i've been really impressed. you know, just going back and watching ricky, you know, he's very fluent in and out of routes and he got really good hands. >> i mean, he's been getting to the right spot. and when he has made mistakes, he understands it and corrects it. and i think that's why those guys are going to have a lot of fun working together. >> the nba finals tip off tomorrow night right here on abc seven. the celtics hosting
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dallas in game one. boston's got to figure out how to stop luka doncic, while the mavs have to contain jayson tatum, along with former cal bear, jaylen brown. the celtics do not want a repeat of the 2022 finals when they lost to the warriors in six. another calbert there, jason kidd, preparing his mavs for a celtics team that could get seven three. kristaps porzingis back from a calf injury that kept him out for five weeks. now, tatum believes having experienced the finals a couple of years ago will help the celtics in this series. >> i give a lot of credit to that team tonight. the warriors, i think, you know, we understood what it took to get there. and, you know, they understood what it took to get over the hump. that was a really special team that didn't make many mistakes obviously well coached. and they've just been there before. and in some of those tough moments when i go back and look, you can tell that, you know, they had been there before and it was a lesson to be learned. and, you know, told myself that if i ever got the opportunity again to make it to the finals, that, you know, never take it for granted.
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>> abc seven is your home for the nba finals coverage of the mavericks and celtics starts at 5 p.m. tomorrow night. tip off is at 530. and then hang out with us for after the game. we will have warriors guard brandon pajewski live in studio. he had a terrific rookie year, so be fun to talk with him. sports on abc seven. sponsored by smart and final. if i were a bold man, i would pick the celtics in five. but the coward in me says celtics in six. >> oh, it's a bit bittersweet, but i'm excited about the series. you guys excited? i go with the pick with larry's pick. celtics in six. okay, you got somebody with you for a change guys. >> yeah well for a change. two. two cowards. two cowards on the end. >> i just want a good series. yeah, to me, it doesn't really matter who wins. yeah, well, i mean, if the warriors are not in it, it's not, you know, not as much as, say, we'll all be watching. >> yeah. thanks, larry. tonight on abc seven eight celebrity wheel of fortune, followed by celebrity jeopardy! at ten catch shark tank and stay with us for abc seven news at 11. but that
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is it for now. thank you for being here. >> i'm ama daetz and i'm j.r. stone for spencer christian, larry biel and the entire abc seven news team. have a great evening. >> 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. >> never miss a moment of the news that matters to you. download our abc seven bay area streaming app. join us
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from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios, this is "jeopardy!" let's meet today's contestants... a writer from grand forks, north dakota... a geographer from washington, d.c... and our returning champion, an archivist from west lafayette, indiana... whose five-day cash winnings total $116,200. and now, here is the host of "jeopardy!," ken jennings.
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thank you, johnny gilbert, and welcome back to "jeopardy!" our tournament of champions field grew by one yesterday as adriana pulled off a practically perfect game and completed it with the correct response of mary poppins in final jeopardy, securing her fifth win. she now rounds out a field for our next tournament of champions that's all female so far. she joins celebrity champion lisa ann walter, alison betts, and amy hummel. we have yet to see a six consecutive game champion this season, so perhaps a new goal in sight for adriana today as she faces off against challengers kyle and allee. good luck, you three. let's get to work in the jeopardy round. your categories will be... first, we're... followed by... ...with "gate" in quotation marks. and finally... i'm sheryl lee ralph with clues about the legendary tuskegee airmen from a history and mystery documentary,.

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