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that's a different story. it's why we're here. that's a promise. not a promo. burning cars overnight. chaos on both sides of the bay, a wind whipped blaze burns through a theater warehouse full of props, but the show must go on. >> turning up the heat tomorrow. i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. i'll show you the temperatures. plus an advisory coming up. >> this is a game changer. this is not hyperbole. this is going to be a big deal. >> a different type of eye. find out about apple intelligence.
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always live. >> abc seven news starts right now. >> a break in the case. police found the owners of a dog that ran after a four year old child walking down a san francisco street. now we're talking about the possible penalties and punishment. good evening. >> i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. that story sparked outrage after the boy's mother confirmed the dog's owners left the scene and didn't provide any personal information. after the attack. >> abc seven news reporter luz pena is following the story. >> almost three weeks since the attack, police confirmed the dog owners, who left the scene after their dog attacked this three year old boy, have been found. >> now i'm just grateful that we had media's help. we had abc news to apply some pressure, otherwise i don't think things would have happened. i don't think we would have been able to track down the owner. >> the boy's mom, who wants to keep their identity private, said an sfpd officer confirmed
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the couple had been cited a day after our story. in a statement, sfpd said their vicious and dangerous dog unit is investigating the case and said the owners were cited by animal care and control for failure to provide information after a dog bite and failure to report a dog bite to the department of animal care and control. >> i realize this is only the first step. what happens after what we learned from the police officer is the city is going to schedule a hearing for the dog. >> this unit is part of sfpd. at the hearing, an officer will hear both sides and decide the dog's fate. >> for example, if she orders a dog declared vicious and dangerous and has to be registered, we would do the registering. we make sure that the dog owner comes into compliance. the hearing officer does have the power to order a dog euthanized. that's that's the most drastic outcome. >> the san francisco animal care and control confirmed the city's process is focused on the dog's
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future, not necessarily the dog owners. >> there's nothing happening to the owners. and if we want to hold the owners accountable, we have to file separately through the civil court, which could be time consuming and probably have a financial impact. so a lot of people shy away from that, and as a result, nothing happens to the owners. >> and according to city records, a citation for a dog owner is about $91. that's less than some parking tickets. the hearing for this case is set to happen in the coming weeks in san francisco. luz pena abc seven news. >> one person was hurt in a fire that sent up a lot of smoke over east san jose today, a building filled with cars caught fire about 345 this afternoon on higuera road. the fire spread to the grass, burning less than an acre. a san jose fire got the flames out just after 5:00 tonight. no word on how it started or how badly that person was injured. >> cal fire acted quickly this afternoon to stop the spread of
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three fires east of petaluma. time lapse video recorded around 245, shows smoke coming from the hills along old adobe road, with traffic passing through. sky seven showed us the view from above about 45 minutes later. cal fire stopped the spread after it burned about two acres. and these fires are just a hint of what we'll be watching out for this summer. >> for sure. >> warmer weather tomorrow coming. abc seven news meteorologist sanjay patel is here with a look at the heat. sandia. >> yeah. the good thing is, dan and ummah, it's going to last for a day. but let's talk about that heat advisory 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. tomorrow. inland valleys and mountains. there is going to be a risk of heat, illnesses. so if you're particularly sensitive, keep this in mind. it's moderate to major heat risk inland is shaded in oranges and reds. there is definitely something you'll want to keep in mind as we look at the hot spots for tomorrow. try 96 in santa rosa. it's going to be a spike in fairfield, almost 100 degrees there. 97 in livermore, 90
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degrees in san jose and gilroy getting up to 93 degrees. i'll be back to let you know when you will get some relief and what the weekend is looking like. when i come back in just a few minutes. dan >> all right, sandy, thanks a lot. a huge grass fire yesterday in pittsburg burned a warehouse where a theater company stored their props and costumes for their productions and as abc seven news reporter leslie brinkley found out, the show must go on. >> dubbed the john fire, the wind whipped blaze consumed 55 acres of grassland adjacent to this warehouse utilized by the pittsburg theater company late sunday. today, investigators with the contra costa county fire protection district were on site to determine the cause. i was terrified because, like every so much history is gone now. theater volunteers spend sunday morning moving items from the warehouse to the california theater in downtown pittsburgh for their upcoming string of
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performances starting this friday. >> basically, we were getting set pieces and props in from the warehouse to here for our production of the sunshine boys, and it ended like about an hour before we heard about the fire. >> we received a call a little bit after 4 p.m. that there was a structure on fire once crews arrived on scene, they recognized that it was a grass fire as well, with wind as a contributing factor. >> several aircraft dropped retardant before the fire's progress was mostly halted overnight. >> it was up in smoke in a matter of minutes. >> now the theater company is assessing what's next. they got the set here and the costumes here, but they lost all their wireless microphones, props and furniture. devastating for not only pittsburg theater company, but for neighboring community companies as well. in clayton, brentwood, pinole and martinez. >> the show must go on. so we are currently getting donations from the community to help us with furniture. we called it the
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phoenix project because we figured we're the rising out of the ashes, and we want to continue on. a new home is what we need in pittsburg. >> i'm leslie brinkley, abc seven news. >> happening now. caltrans is shutting down part of the caldecott tunnel, the first of three overnight closures. the second bore will be shut down until 4:30 a.m.hat'the left of the two eastbound tunnels connecting oakland anderkeley to orinda. caltrans is doi routine maintenance. the closures continue tomorrow night and wednesday night, both running from 10 p.m. to 430 the next morning. >> convicted fraudster elizabeth holmes pushed for a new trial, heads to federal court tomorrow. the theranos founder is appealing her 11 year prison sentence for former theranos executive ramesh sunny. balwani is also appealing his fraud conviction in 2022. separate juries found each of them guilty of defrauding investors in their now defunct blood testing company. tomorrow, the ninth
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circuit court of appeals will hear both their cases. holmes and balwani will not be in court if this appeal fails. their last option would be the u.s. supreme court. tomorrow, san mateo county supervisors will consider a proposal aimed at cracking down on residential burglaries. supervisor ray mueller announced the plan this morning surrounded by local law enforcement officers and county prosecutors, mueller is calling on fellow supervisors to approve $125,000 to fund a residential burglary reward program to help gather information during criminal investigations in would be criminals will now know, should they choose to invade the sanctity of a person's home. >> here in san mateo county. every person with knowledge about their crime, directly or indirectly, will have a strong financial incentive to share that information with the authorities to bring them to justice. >> if approved, the reward program will be implemented in
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eight san mateo county cities, as well as the unincorporated parts of district three, which supervisor mueller represents. >> today, nurses picketed at alameda hospital, the hospital plans to send patients to other facilities for surgeries in a move to cut costs, but the nurses argue those cuts will impact patients. abc seven news reporter anser hassan has the story. what do we want? >> full service, no cuts, no. >> some cuts don't heal, say, nurses picketing at alameda hospital. >> their plan is to have the emergency room remain open. but anyone requiring surgery would be transferred to another facility, taking precious time in delaying that care. >> lisa lefebvre says she's concerned that the hospital will end some surgeries as of july 1st, as a way to cut costs. >> they are ostensibly saying they're cutting elective elective surgery, but we know that they will ultimately, we want to eliminate all surgery. we think this is a terrible disservice to the public. it
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puts our patients at risk. the nurses united can never be defeated. >> alameda san leandro and highland hospitals are three acute care facilities that service alameda county. in a statement to abc seven news. alameda health system, which operates the hospitals, point to a $55 million price tag to retrofit alameda hospital. it writes. the relocation of elective surgery is part of a plan to ensure the long term sustainability of alameda hospital. >> highland and san leandro are already at capacity. we have an operating room right here. why not use this? why not make this a center for excellent care when we have facilities that are already overloaded? >> lafave admits the surgery facilities at alameda hospital are underutilized, but her concern that these cuts will have a domino effect. >> emergency rooms, ors and icus are a triad of necessity for handling emergency rs, so you
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cannot have one without the other. >> the nurses are asking the alameda county board of supervisors to step in ahead of the july 1st deadline. they plan to protest at the board meeting next week. >> we can see your greedy side in alameda, anser hassan abc seven news. >> wild sideshows on both sides of the bay. next. who gets the blame and what's being done about it? also ahead, i'm cornell bernard on the russian river, where this giant rubber dam is being raised for summertime. >> we'll tell you why. >> and game two of the stanley cup final aired right here on abc seven tonight in, the florida panthers took a20 series lead against the edmonton oilers. game three is thursday. live coverage starts at 5 p.m. and stay with us. it's followed by after the game hosted by abc seven
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seven news teams saw one person taken away on a stretcher. their condition is not known at this moment. here's what the bay bridge would look like without those toll booths. there are plans to remove the booths at all state owned bridges since tolls these days are collected electronically by fastrak, caltrans had previously announced it was delaying the removal of the booths until february of 2026, saying it wanted to upgrade the automatic toll collection system and remove the booths. at the same time, the metropolitan transportation commission bay area toll authority says the bay bridge will be the final location to have the booths removed, as it is the most complex project of all of them. a violent weekend in oakland has law enforcement speaking against proposed cuts to the city's police department overnight. lice say three teenagers were killed in the span of an hour on filbert street and near
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international boulevard, and oakland's police officers association says the killings were only part of a surge in violence, with 33 robberies, 20 shootings and those destructive sideshows report. we heard fromity council member noel gallo about this on our 3 p.m. program called getting answers. >> we do need the presence of more police officers to enforce the laws and the rules that we have, because the reality is, i have many people coming into the city. they have no respect, no loyalty to the city and sadly enough, uh- the only thing that we understand is pushback. and that's through law enforcement. >> as for these illegal sideshows, gallo says he supports more blockades, license plate readers, and designated places for safer sideshow events. >> san francisco police are blaming weekend sideshows on both sides of the bay on the same group of, quote, 200 rogue vehicles.
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oakland early yesterday morning right in front of the grand lake theater. you saw one car nearly hitting some bystanders. police say the same group drove into san francisco, engaging in a series of sideshows around the city. this video shows a driver doing donuts along the embarcadero as another car burned at each location around the city, officers gathered evidence, developed a plan, and ultimately flushed the vehicles out of the locations. >> this is our primary focus during the events to ensure public safety, san francisco police chief bill scott says officers were able to impound several vehicles, and investigators will be working to make arrests and impound additional vehicles in the coming days. >> and weeks. the california highway patrol impounded this car from the bay bridge after shutting down an attempted sideshow. chp says vehicles pulled over to stage an event early sunday morning, but dispersed. when officers arrived, they tried to stop the driver of this chevy, who led
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them on a high speed pursuit until his tire blew out on the bridge, he continued, but was pinned in on the bus ramp before being arrested. a nissan driver also attempted to leave a traffic stop and was arrested. both cars were towed away and the drivers face various violations. >> you and i were talking about. it's just crazy how close people stand to these cars just whizzing by, right? yeah. let's talk about the heat. it's coming tomorrow. yes. >> meteorologist sandhya patel tells us how hot san diego uh- try upper 90s ama and dan. >> yeah, it's going to be a little bit of a scorcher, but at least it's a one day deal. let me show you some live pictures right now. the reason why the coast is not going to feel it, that marine influence is still with us. marine layers just over 1000ft deep. mount tam showing it to you. emeryville has some fog in the view as well. in south beach, the fog has been playing tag with salesforce tower there. santa cruz has also been dealing with it as we look at live doppler seven, there is fog not just near the coast, but it has already crossed parts of the bay. visibility is down to
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four miles in half moon bay, something that you're going to need to watch out for at commute time, but changes are underway. today's highs in our inland valleys got up into the low 90s for our warmest spots. tomorrow, we're going to take them up a little more as high pressure nudges closer to the bay area. what this is really going to do is take our humidity values and we're going to see them dropping, which is why that fire concern is always there. around this time of year, 7:00 in the morning, you will notice the humidity levels are pretty high with a fog around. and then as we head into the afternoon, they start to come down to 19% in san jose at just after 1:00, 28% in napa. you will notice they lower some more in places like napa down to 21, concord 20. so just remain vigilant as we head into tomorrow. here is a foggy view from our mount tam cam, mid 50s san francisco oakland 59, in hayward. it is in the 64 degree range for san jose and redwood city. a live view from our south beach camera looking at
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salesforce tower. it's going to be good. sleeping weather in santa rosa and petaluma. low 50s 64 in fairfield, 70, in concord, 68 degrees in livermore and from our emeryville camera, as we look at 80, it is certainly a little bit of a gray sky. tomorrow, temperatures spike. there's a heat advisory that goes up above average temperatures. fog clears quickly for the sun, and midweek we're talking about cooler afternoons. if you don't like the heat, it's just a one day thing. tomorrow morning, fog footprint not just near the coast, but around parts of the bay. 50s and 60s to start the day quickly warming up into the 80s away from the beaches. by noontime, you're already in the 90s. by 4:00 along the coast. we'll keep you in the 60s, and then later in the evening it's going to be a slow cooldown away from the coast. your morning temperatures will be all over the board from 48 degrees in half moon bay to 62 in ukiah, 64 in antioch. in the afternoon, south bay temperatures 90. in san jose. it's going to be cooking. morgan hill 95 degrees on the peninsula, 82, palo alto 66, in
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pacifica, downtown san francisco 72 degrees. if you like the sun, you're going to see plenty of it in the north bay. 90 in napa 96, santa rosa 91, in san rafael in the east bay, upper 70s, oakland and berkeley, 86, union city 88. in castro valley head inland. and this is a summer like sizzle, 98, in livermore. 96 degrees for you in concord. here's a look at what's happening on wednesday. temperatures coming down most of those inland valleys that were in the upper 90s, only in the upper 80s and thursday further cooling is expected. the accuweather seven day forecast hot inland tomorrow. temperatures will be in the comfortable category for the coast tomorrow, and then the numbers will moderate going into the midweek time period. noticeably cooler thursday. little bump up friday, but then we're back down in time for father's day weekend. so dan and i'm looking nice. >> sounds good. thanks, sandy. >> all right. in the north bay, as the weather heats up for summer water, officials are
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getting ready for water use to soar. today they raised a giant rubber dam on the russian river to help keep up a spike in water use. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard shows you how it works. >> summer is heating up and water officials are counting on this dam along the russian river to help keep up with demand for h2o. >> it's enhancing our ability to get water to our customers at the dry time of the year. >> this rubber dam, located near forestville has been raised. it's vital to the region's water supply, which provides naturally filtered drinking water to more than 600,000 residents in sonoma and marin counties. >> our demand just about doubles in the summertime, and that's mostly, as you could guess, due to irrigation. it's the dry time of the year. people turn their irrigation systems on, so there's a much larger demand. >> so think of this dam here on the russian river as a giant water balloon, if you will. and that makes it easier to pump the
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water over this 65 foot levee into the settling ponds right here. the ponds hold the extra water supply and even help recharge groundwater without this uh, we'd be really hard pressed to pump enough water to serve the public. sonoma water relies solely on its own watershed for drinking water. >> so what we get here in terms of precipitation is all we get. >> for now. the area is in good shape. lake sonoma and lake mendocino are full this year. >> we are very, very happy with the amount of water that we have. both our reservoirs are very much topped off, but this water agency knows supply may change in the future, so they urge every customer to be water wise, especially a natural resource. it's not something you want to take. you want to, you know, take for granted. >> meantime, this dam doing its part to provide enough water to a thirsty north bay in sonoma county. cornell, bernard abc seven news. >> coming up next, hear from the
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people and a dog had to be rescued from the water yesterday when their boat went up in flames. a good samaritan helped four people and the dog into another boat and a rescue crew got the last two people. no one was hurt. placer county sheriff's deputies and firefighters eventually put out the flames. the boat was so damaged it sank. the sheriff's office is investigating the cause of that fire. it's like something out of a movie. a creative sos helped a stranded kite surfer get to safety this weekend. check this out. that surfer spelled out help in rocks after hours stranded on a remote beach in santa cruz county. this is south of davenport landing. cal fire tells us someone flying by in a private helicopter yesterday spotted the message and called 911. the person in
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the helicopter then helped firefighters navigate to that beach. first responders lifted the man over the 200 foot cliff. >> if you need help, especially in backcountry situations, you want to look as as big and different, to the background as possible. so in this case, using those rocks and writing out help, got him got him attention very quickly. cal fire says it's not uncommon for people to get trapped in that area, especially when the tide is rising. >> happening tomorrow, the plan for reparations for black californians gets its next test. three reparations bills passed by the state senate will be heard in the assembly judiciary committee. they're part of a push to begin correcting the harms of slavery and decades of discrimination carried out by the state. the bills would create a freedmen affairs agency to oversee reparations, create a fund to pay them out, and compensate families whose properties were taken from them in racially motivated cases of eminent domain. and reparations
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is a process we followed very closely here for years. abc seven news anchor julian glover takes an in-depth look at the groundbreaking work of the reparations task force and examines the package of proposed laws and an abc seven original documentary. california's case for reparations. it is now streaming on demand on the abc seven bay area app. the fate of hunter biden is now in the hands of the jury. >> next, the final arguments they heard before beginning deliberations also ahead. >> you're going to see a hostage rescue as it happened in gaza and brought home for people who had been held against their will for eight
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in san francisco today. you can see what's left of their tents.
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our crew also saw government cars vandalized with anti-police messages. we're trying to get more details from the police, but protesters tell us four people were arrested and several others were hurt when officers fired pepper balls at the group. the protesters are calling san francisco to end its sister cities relationship with haifa, israel, and demanding the u.s. stop supporting israel in the war. tonight, secretary of state antony blinken is pushing a new cease fire deal between israel and hamas. >> my message to the governments throughout the region, to people throughout the region, is if you want a cease fire to press hamas, to say yes. >> blinken met for two hours today with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu promising the world would back a cease fire deal to release hostages and send humanitarian aid to gaza. the united nations security council passed a resolution calling on hamas to accept the agreement. a statement from hamas said the group welcomed the un
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resolution, but it's not clear if they've agreed to the deal. >> meanwhile, this weekend, israel rescued four hostages held in gaza during a deadly raid. palestinian officials in gaza say 274 people were killed during that operation. >> the idf disputes that number. reporter paula hancocks walks you through video of that rescue operation. >> new video from the israeli military shows the rescue of israeli hostages from central gaza. it says hundreds of personnel were involved in this rare daytime operation. three hostages locked in an apartment in one multi-story residential building, another held in a flat 650ft away in a densely populated neighborhood. models of the buildings were built weeks before to train forces. this is how israel's hostage rescue mission looked from the ground airstrikes, explosions, residents running to find safety that does not exist in gaza.
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hostages were flown by helicopter back to israel and to emotional reunions with family who had dreamed of this moment for eight months. families who only heard about the mission once their loved ones were safe. the doctor who has treated the hostages since they arrived, tells me. despite appearing in good condition, all four are malnourished. >> their muscles are extremely wasted. there is damage to some other uh- systems because of that, he says. >> they were moved frequently and beaten by their captors. >> it was a harsh, harsh experience with a lot of abuse, almost, every day, every hour, both physical, mental and other types. and that is, something that is beyond comprehension. >> doctor pessach also treated some of the hostages released in november and says the psychological damage of these four is significantly worse. >> all of them had faith, but losing that faith, i think, is
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where you get to the breaking point. and i'm happy that these guys are here. but there are others losing their faith in us, in humankind. >> that's paula hancocks reporting. it's estimated hamas still has about 120 hostages, but it is believed several dozen of them may be dead. militants captured 250 people during last year's october 7th attack in israel, which of course ignited this war. >> donald trump has completed his pre-sentencing interview with the new york city probation department. former president took part in a virtual interview from his mar-a-lago estate in florida. the commissioner for the probation department took part in the hearing along with the probation officer assigned to trump's case and trump's attorney. trump was found guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records. the meeting will be part of the report. the probation department will submit to help decide its punishment. sentencing is set for july 11th. >> hunter biden's federal gun case is now in the hands of a
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jury. the president's son faces three felony counts. he's accused of lying on a federal form about his drug use when he bought a gun in 2018, abc news reporter reena roy has details on the show of support for biden in court today. >> the legal fate of the president's son is now in the hands of 12 jurors, who began deliberating monday in the gun trial against hunter biden. he's facing three felony charges after prosecutors say he illegally purchased a colt revolver in october of 2018 while he was allegedly addicted to drugs. before the jury got the case, both sides delivering closing arguments. prosecutors arguing the evidence only supports one verdict, saying hunter knew he was using drugs and knowingly lied on a federal form pointing to testimony from hunter's ex-girlfriend, who said she saw him using drugs just weeks ahead of the gun purchase. while some jurors appeared to be dozing off, others attentive in taking notes, friends and family packed into the first three rows
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of the courtroom. hunter's sister ashley appearing to shed tears as his voice boomed over the loud speaker when prosecutors played excerpts from his audiobook. >> i used my superpower finding crack anytime, anywhere, his wife melissa, closing her eyes and shaking her head as prosecutors laid out their case, the defense telling jurors, we have had hunter's life in our hands, and now we have to give it to you, urging them not to convict. >> defense attorney abbe lowell arguing prosecutors failed to fill in the gaps about hunter biden's drug use around the time of his firearm purchase because they don't have the proof. lowell, pointing to testimony from the gun seller who testified hunter biden did not show any signs of being under the influence. after one hour of deliberations, the jury will be back in court on tuesday. reena roy abc news, wilmington, delaware coming up next, an experimental alzheimer's drug that could bring a breakthrough in treatment. >> will it pass and could a cure be next? >> and a reminder abc seven is
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tuesday of june as a day for women to schedule their annual wellness exam, organizers say women are often so busy with work and caring for others they delay their own checkups. these days, of course, you don't have to call your doctor. you can schedule an appointment online. most of the time. >> well, june is alzheimer's and brain awareness month, and there's some big news out tonight involving alzheimer's, right now, there is no cure for this terrible disease. but researchers say a new experimental drug can modestly slow the progression of symptoms by about 4 to 7 months. not
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huge, but it is big progress on our 3 p.m. program. getting answers abc seven news reporter stephanie sierra spoke with claire day, the chief program officer at alzheimer's association of northern california, about the possibilities. >> so we're talking about the drug donanemab. if approved by the fda, how would it work for those eligible to receive treatment? >> yes. so donanemab is similar to a few other medications or treatments that have that monoclonal antibody that may be at the end of them. and this is a treatment that identifies and reduces the plaque build up. one of the hallmarks of alzheimer's disease. and so it's an infusion in that would be given to patients in the earliest stages of the of the disease. that helps to reduce that buildup of plaque, which in turn has shown in clinical trials to have an impact on the underlying biology of alzheimer's disease.
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>> so, fda drug reviewers said last week that if approved, an enemy's risk of brain swelling and bleeding would be described in the box warning reports have indicated three people in the trial did die from complications linked to the treatment. so how would you compare the risks and side effects between this drug versus the recently approved leckenby? >> yes. so it's pretty similar. and what they're describing is something that's known as aria or amyloid related uh- uh- imaging abnormality. that's just going to be a result of any of these monoclonal antibodies, any of these anti-amyloid drugs. this is going to be a potential risk. i think every family and patient has to make those decisions based on their own. but in some of the clinical trials, it was noted that some patients had the symptoms of aria or the clinical description of aria, but never actually had any symptoms. so it can be
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sometimes mild and it can be it's very serious. we don't want to underplay that, but i think it's like any medication, there is not a medication out there that doesn't have a long list of potential warnings and side effects. and patients, like with every other medication, should talk to their physician and think about the risks and the potential benefits, which for someone with a progressive neurological disease may look a little bit different than than other treatments because it potentially gives them more time to stay independent, to make decisions for themselves and to live well with alzheimer's disease is interesting. >> well, we know the fda met this morning and the panel of independent advisors did recommend unanimously paving the way for next steps. do you expect this drug will be approved? >> yeah. i mean, i think that that's a great step today that this these are all independent reviewers. so i think that's a really important notation. so i think, you know, i don't have
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the clinical background of an fda reviewer to know for sure. but i think the science is showing us that it has the potential to be approved by the fda as long as it meets the safety requirements as long as as it can be given in a way that actually is safe for everybody, then i'm hopeful. i'm hopeful. maybe that's the better way to say it. >> yeah. you know, as context, the fda has delayed approval of the drug twice now. what led to those delays? >> yeah, i think in the earlier days they they wanted to make sure that there was enough evidence within their clinical trials to actually have the data to support an fda approval. i think they're rightfully so, being cautious and making sure that they've sort of dotted their eyes and crossed their t's and i think the panel is, you know, while it has delayed the approval, has shown that the
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efficacy of the drug is there because, again, these are independent reviewers that look at this. so it's encouraging that hopefully this drug will move through the fda approval process and in a positive way. >> any idea on the cost? will it be covered by medicare. >> so it should be covered by medicare. i think we have seen a huge shift in the centers for medicare and medicaid services since the first monoclonal antibody approval back in 2021, where they weren't approving it. and now are approving these these treatments, this this one's given less frequently, so it would only be, given every month. and i think what's important to note about donanemab, that makes it a little bit different than leckenby is, patients that participated in the clinical trial received a, a predetermined level of amyloid clearing, and then after sort of 12 to 18 months, they actually stopped the treatment. so i think it makes it a little bit different and more unique than
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leckenby. and so it provides options for patients as well based on cost, and, and the ability to have these treatments in the future. >> it does stand out in that way . interesting. well, when will it be available for sale? do you think and do you think the supply will meet demand initially? >> yeah, that's a good question. i think they've just they they've sort of said, later this year, and aren't really sort of tying themselves to a, a timeline to have that review done, and i think as far as, demand goes, i'm not sure that i, i would hope that the, the manufacturers are sort of ramping up for that. but, of course, it all depends on, on the fda's approval. and the hope would be i think it's less about the demand of the drug and more about the accessible of getting it through health systems, and having having access to all of the other treatment, and testing pieces that need to be given
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like a, like a pet scan and, and other sorts of evaluations, because these do have to be given to people that have that biological evidence of alzheimer's disease that build up of amyloid. and so it requires a little bit more testing. it also means that we need to think of ways to make sure that this has accessibility to everyone, not just those that live within a 45 mile radius of a large health system. >> a lot of good information in there, as you can tell. you can watch live interviews like that every weekday at 3 p.m. right here on abc seven. >> the heat will be with us tomorrow. sandhya has a preview of the temperatures to expect where you live. >> plus building a better bay area one snapshot at a time. the new contest trying to protect a beautiful space through the lens of the p golden 1 credit union sees, you're crushing it. you nailed that audition. you perfected that plate. your team's inspired.
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area. even more spectacular. abc seven news meteorologist drew tuma brings the contest into focus. >> hiking the sunny trails of coyote valley open space is an adventure. waiting to happen for volunteer program coordinator kat hill and this month she's keeping a special eye out. >> this is a gopher snake. they are a really exquisite creature, she tells us. >> he's not poisonous, but he is just one example of the wildlife . both amateur and experienced photographers can find if they visit the park for a special photo contest. now running through the summer, we have a category for wildlife, and this is a perfect example of something that you might like to photograph in coyote valley. >> so it's the big open space area between san jose on the north and morgan hill to the south. >> cat and program director nick perry showed off the borders of
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the preserve, which are still evolving as public open space. just a short hop off highway 101. they say the photo contest is designed to help planners better understand what visitors love and appreciate about the valley. >> yeah, we want to capture the landscape, capture the views, capture the wildlife. you see. and so part of the photo contest is getting people out here to see the landscape so they can better participate in the planning process and tell us what types of things they like to see out here in the future as we work to restore it. >> photographer and tour guide ron haury has been capturing the valley for years and never runs short of backdrops. >> one time, just right over there, i saw coyote coming up the hill with a big gopher snake in its mouth, and then one time i was on top of the hill and an eagle, a golden eagle, flew right in front of me. >> visitors of all levels are encouraged to register for the contest on the open space website and upload their photos from digital cameras or cell
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phones. for terry fergus, some of the most spectacular opportunities are just a few feet from the gate, i like taking pictures of the flowers. the challenge is right now the breeze is blowing and they won't stay still, so that's kind of hard to keep them in focus. >> category winners can receive a $100 rei gift card and an open space authority swag bag, but organizers say the real prize is the chance to help a magnificent open space evolve into the future as a gem of the bay area, a coyote valley. drew tuma abc seven news well, jim, it's spectacular is. >> the contest is called picturing coyote valley and it runs until july 22nd. >> all right, let's get a picture of our weather. >> sandhya patel is here with that sandy. >> yeah, and it's going to be warm to hot for many areas away from the coast. anonyma tomorrow. that's the picture. so let's talk about baseball
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weather. the giants are going to take on the astros again. 67 degrees, sunny and mild at 645. ninth inning. we're talking about low 60s. clear and breezy. just ideal weather for baseball. we do have fog along the coast and around parts of the bay right now on live doppler seven tomorrow afternoon. it's a mild 64 and half moon bay, downtown san francisco, 72 degrees. oakland getting you up to 79, and walnut creek and antioch will be our hot spots mid and upper 90s tomorrow. 97 in livermore tomorrow. here are some of the other highs 90 in san jose, 77 in richmond, 90 degrees in napa. if you don't like the hot weather, look, it only lasts for a day. it really backs off on wednesday and by thursday we're talking mid 80s inland. that's going to feel nice with the marine influence back. brief temperatures up rebounding on friday and then back down again. pleasant weather for the upcoming father's day weekend. >> and dan sounds great. yeah thanks, andrea. all right. >> coming up next, apple dives
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investors braced for a key consumer price update, and the federal reserve's policy meeting this week. all three indices were in the green. the dow gained 69 points. the nasdaq was up 59, closing at a new record 17,192. the s&p, a new record close, is 5360. another defeat for uber in its effort to overturn a state law that would require it to provide employment rights to its drivers and delivery workers. today, the ninth circuit court of appeals in san francisco upheld a lower court ruling in the case. the judges ruled that uber failed to show that the gig worker law unfairly singles out app based transportation companies. >> a facebook data breach case is headed to the supreme court. the high court agreed today to
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hear facebook's appeal tied to the cambridge analytica user data data scandal. facebook investors sued, claiming the company failed to fully disclose the extent of the breach. the case will be heard during the court's next term, which begins in october. apple announced a major new push today into the ai world during what experts say was the tech giant's most important worldwide developers conference in years. abc seven news reporter zach fuentes shows you how apple is teaming up with a competitor to make some big moves forward in ai. there will be a lot of huge announcements have been made throughout the year by the biggest tech companies, each unveiling their innovations in ai. >> still, apple had stayed relatively quiet in that regard until monday at its worldwide developers conference. >> this is a game changer. this is not hyperbole. this is going to be a big deal. >> the tech giant's new ai capability is called apple intelligence, ceo tim cook said. it's the next big step for apple, which reached an agreement with openai to
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integrate chatgpt into devices. some of the updates mean that, with your permission, siri will be able to tap into chatgpt to help out with daily tasks. >> for example, if you need menu ideas for an elaborate meal to make for friends, using some freshly caught fish and ingredients from your garden, you can just ask siri. siri determines that chatgpt might have good ideas for this generative ai will usher in many other tools for iphones, ipad, and mac like language tools that summarize text and image generators that can spruce up photos with a revamped siri, which was also announced at the conference. >> you'll be able to do all of that just by making a simple request. >> you'll be able to say, show me my photos of stacey in new york wearing her pink coat and serial. bring those right up. then you might say, make this photo pop and siri will enhance it. just like that. >> it wasn't just the features that were part of the massive ai unveil. a big emphasis was also placed on user privacy. we have integrated it deep into your iphone, ipad and mac and throughout your apps so it's
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aware of your personal data without collecting your personal data. for the last few years, many iphone users have been able to hold on to older models without missing out on too many big updates. with the advancements unveiled monday that might change if you want to take advantage of everything that they demonstrated, they kind of gave you warning. >> you better have an iphone 15 or presumably the 16 when that's announced in september. >> now, we've only just scratched the surface of everything that was announced today. but apple intelligence will be available this fall in us english for ios 18, ipad os 18, and mac os sequoia, which were all discuss today at apple park in cupertino. zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> it's a game changer. >> certainly is. all right, that'll do it for this edition of abc seven news at ten. abc seven news at 11 is coming up. yes. >> stay tuned for that. new tonight. san francisco's downtown success seems to be improving with a batch of pop up shops. we'll have that story. >> plus, like a few weeks ago, you couldn't remember what had happened like five minutes ago. so really? yeah wow.
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>> the road to recovery for a san francisco woman who was hit and put into a coma. doing what she loves her story to get back on two wheels. and be
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three teenagers shot and killed in the span of about 30 minutes in separate shootings. so the ultimate question city leaders are trying to solve is what will get the gunfire to stop. we hear from a number of community leaders to get their approach in tackling this terrible problem. good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm dan ashley and i'm ama daetz. >> we will get to this new ras

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