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the winchell family and the funding of political campaigns. will a congressional candidate return money from a donor who is being investigated by the fbi? >> hundreds of acres up in smoke in just a matter of hours. how
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firefighters saved homes from these flames. >> there's a heat wave coming our way with several days of triple digit temperatures. i'll have the forecast. >> plus, the tradition that's going to be missing from this weekend's san francisco pride festivities. >> always live. abc seven news starts right now. >> getting back to business. while the federal raids at mayor tsingtao's home and other locations have many distracted the focus in oakland is on the looming budget deadline, which the city might not meet in time. good evening. i'm ama daetz and i'm julian glover. >> it was last thursday that federal agents raided four sites in oakland related to a political corruption investigation. will fast forward a week, and this friday is the deadline for oakland to pass a balanced budget. >> mayor shengtao is part of. the budget is already complete. now it's up to the city council to approve the final version. will they get it done in time? >> here's abc seven news reporter anser hassan with a progress update. oakland mayor shengtao submitted her proposed
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budget back in may. so for the past few weeks, city council has been using that document for any proposed changes. but late yesterday afternoon, the finance department submitted their amendments to mayor tao's budget. so with three days before the vote, city council now has a new document which they have to work from. oakland city council member carol fife says there is, quote, nothing normal about this budget. she says the finance department didn't miss any deadlines. this has just been a long and slow process, but it also means that there may not be any time for city council to discuss changes with the finance department. i'm also being told that this new budget includes financial obligations that haven't come due yet, but which now have to be included in a budget. fife says there are also serious concerns that layoffs are coming. oakland city council member janani ramachandran says the new budget includes $63 million in possible cuts that will likely impact public safety. she says that may
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include cuts to about 100 police officers by freezing those jobs. that includes 41 oakland police officers who are civilian staff. so those aren't cops who are out on the streets. the proposed cuts may also force the city to shut down four fire stations. but at the start of the meeting, oakland city council voted to continue negotiations on the sale of the oakland coliseum property. but according to city council member ramachandran, there are real concerns right now that the sale of the coliseum may not be finalized in time for the money to be used in this new budget. we're also being told that oakland may declare a fiscal emergency so they can bypass some statutes that require minimum levels of funding. if city council can't approve the budget by friday, they can ask for a five day extension in oakland, anser hassan. abc seven news. >> mayor shengtao has said she won't let last week's fbi raid at her home distract her from her duties as mayor, including passing the budget. with her portion of that budget complete, we found her today at a meeting
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across the bay in san francisco. abc seven news reporter tim johns has more on her appearance there. >> yeah, now, it was just last night. the tau said she would work with the city council to make sure that a budget was passed by sunday's deadline. tau also doubling down on the fact that the coliseum would be sold and that money utilized amid the ongoing budget crisis in oakland. mayor shengtao spent wednesday morning in san francisco at a meeting of the metropolitan transportation commission. tau, who serves as a commissioner on the body's board, took time to vote on several measures during the meeting following a news conference in which she refused to take any questions on monday. this is only the second public appearance the mayor has made since an fbi raid on her home last thursday. on wednesday, tau again refused to take any questions from the media. she eventually left the meeting early, but oakland's ongoing budgetary issues, as well as tao's legal troubles, were also mentioned during the mtc meeting , one public commenter specifically calling in to blast the mayor. >> and that's why i'm calling for the resignation from your
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committee of mayor tau so we can have a good committee. okay. thank you very much. >> now, in addition to today's meeting, the oakland city council is expected to meet again on friday to discuss the budget in san francisco. tim johns, abc seven news. >> while it's somewhat been business as usual, the ripple effects from last thursday's federal raids continue. a candidate for congress member barbara lee's seat held an unusual news conference in oakland today, promising to expose what she described as widespread corruption in east bay politics. but she faced some tough questions from the i-team's dan noyes instead. >> i'm running for congress in california congressional district 12 to end corruption, jennifer tran fills several roles. >> professor of ethnic studies at cal state east bay, president of the vietnamese chamber of commerce and candidate for congressional district 12. she called the news conference in response to the fbi raids on the homes of oakland mayor sheng tao and david and andy duong, whose family owns california waste solutions. >> if they receive fair legal
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process and it is found that they or anyone broke the law, then i absolutely believe that they should be prosecuted for violating the public trust and contributing to this grotesque culture of corruption in oakland, and that goes for anyone, including my own father. >> as i reported last friday, the oakland public ethics commission continues its investigation of the vietnamese chamber of commerce and tran's father, who continues to serve as a director at the organization he's accused of helping andy duong launder money to politicians, including mayor tao, by using straw donors. i'm asking if you knew about your father's activities with the duong's. >> i do not. i, like many people, my relationship with my father does not include every single person that he speaks to. so no, i did not know. >> you currently are the president of the vietnamese chamber of commerce. yes. given the ongoing investigation into your organization by the ethics commission and you running for this seat, is it a good idea for
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you to remain as the president? should you remove yourself from that role, given the ongoing investigation? >> i think that as long as we are transparent and able to answer questions and serving the people, there's no need to even to consider that question. >> a records check shows that the wongs have not donated to tran's competitor for congress, lateefah simon, a two part question number one how much have the wongs donated to your campaign for this election cycle? and two, will you return it? >> the duong family, not the family. individuals in the family, him, his wife and the business? yes, not the business. >> well, i'm asking you all told . >> their business? yes. all their family members. how much have they donated to your campaign? >> the duong i have received four individual contributions from the duong family. >> the grand total. how much money? >> 3300. >> our check of the records show a total of $13,200 from the wongs. we can quibble over the numbers. so will you return that
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money? given the fbi raids on their business in the home and the questions that are out there? >> i think that's an important question. i will return the money even though it is legally contributed. it is everyone, every american citizens, right? regardless of their their race, their profession to be able to donate. >> so you're saying now that you'll return the money, i will return the money if it's going to cause more trust in the public? after the news conference, i received a grilling from alex walden about my sources. he wouldn't identify where he worked or why he was so upset by my reporting. i later learned he's a campaign consultant, paid by jennifer tran, and that was dan noyes reporting. >> stay with abc seven news to learn the latest about the fbi investigation and its impact on mayor shengtao and the city of oakland. we'll continue to update abc seven news.com and the abc seven bay area app. >> it was a busy day for firefighters. today. a grass fire in contra costa county grew rapidly this afternoon, burning
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255 acres in just about two hours. the fire started along deer valley road near a residential community. it had plenty of dry grass for the flames to feed on, but firefighters used some bulldozers and fire retardant to keep the flames away from those properties. at last check, they had this fire about 75% contained some quick progress there and then. now to some anxious moments for residents living near communications hill in san jose. a 30 acre brush fire broke out there around six this evening. fire raced up the hillside, putting lots of smoke in the air in the process. it took about a couple of hours before firefighters stopped the fire from spreading any further. luckily, no structures were affected by this. there were no injuries reported either, and firefighters quickly put out a 20 acre grass fire burning near the altamont pass this morning. smoke rose behind the windmills near altamont pass road and grant line road. you see it here in this time lapse video. the grass fire broke out before noon. it was completely
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contained within hours. >> well, it had been. the biggest active wildfire in california is now fully contained. the sites fire in colusa county burned more than 19,000 acres and destroyed three buildings, two others were damaged. fire broke out june 17th. the cause is under investigation. you can track the fires burning across the state with our abc seven news wildfire tracker. click on the fire icon to learn the latest on each fire, including acres burned and containment. you can find it on abc seven news.com/fire map. >> well, june has been really active when it comes to wildfires. so what kind of fire danger do we face in the days ahead? >> here's abc seven news weather anchor spencer christian with a look at that forecast. spencer. >> okay, julian. well, going into july, we are going to face increased fire danger. now we have two elements in place already that is dangerously low humidity and of course the windy, gusty pattern that we have. but the heat the excessive heat which is the third element will start building on sunday. as you can see, sunday afternoon will have high temperatures in our inland areas in the mid to upper 90s. that's just the start though, of the building heat on
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monday we'll see numerous inland locations. cloverdale uh, clear lake, calistoga, fairfield, antioch, concord, livermore at or above 100 degrees. then on tuesday, even higher heat, higher temperatures, up to about 104 105 106 in some of the hottest locations. and there will be more locations reaching that level of heat. so the low humidity, the gusty wind pattern, the excessive heat will be with us sunday, monday, tuesday, perhaps even longer. so we do face the possibility of increased fire danger and maybe some heat advisories as well. more on that a little bit later. julian and emma okay, thank you so much spencer. >> we will be on alert for sure. coming up next, broken glass and broken dreams, a san francisco shop owners cleaning up after thieves hit them again. >> is it really the end for landline service? how a new state bill could let at&t off the hook. >> plus, the affordable housing bond measure that will be on the ballot in every bay area county this november. your vote could be
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cordero in the south of market area this afternoon. this all started with a report of a carjacking in alameda, where police say a mom and her children were forced out of their car at gunpoint. investigators tracked the stolen bmw to oakland. they then followed the car across the bay bridge into the city. that's when suspects crashed into a light pole and then ran off. here's alameda police chief on what happened to be removed from your car at gunpoint, and your car to be taken from you with your children in the car is traumatic. three people were arrested. police say they also recovered a gun. a shooting inside of a movie theater is being investigated as a case of attempted murder. union city police say they're looking for the shooter who pulled out a
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handgun and shot someone inside of the cinemark century theaters last night. it happened just before 1 a.m, near the end of a movie showing the suspect ran away. after that shooting, the victim, thankfully, is expected to survive. >> in san francisco, some business owners are frustrated after an early morning smash and grab at their smoke shop in the richmond district. they say this is the fifth time the store has been targeted. abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn explains why they say this appears to be an organized hit. >> thieves trash bashir naderi smoke shop once again, crews are forced to clean up the mess at cigarettes. cheaper at 17th avenue and geary in the richmond district. naderi says 7 to 10 people were involved in an early morning smash and grab wednesday. >> there's so many people come to grab everything and run three, maybe four cars were involved. the people you know, back up the car and break the door and they come and grab the old cigarette. you know, a lot of cigarette on the street. >> here's a picture naderi got of a suspected stolen car that thieves ditched. >> this is the car they backed
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up, hit the door. >> one year ago the same smoke shop was hit. naderi says this is a fourth or fifth time his business has been targeted because of the repeat break-ins. he lost his insurance coverage. >> we don't have insurance, doesn't pay us from last year till now. >> naderi says his losses are staggering and it seems like nothing is being done about it. >> i don't know, we're going to stop this one. the mayor, the politics, the police, the chief of police. they have to catch these people, put him in jail. >> i checked in with a handful of businesses here on this stretch of geary who have been broken into, or they say they know someone else who has been. this coffee shop has been broken into at least 3 or 4 times the burger joint behind me, at least twice. they all say they're concerned about property crime. >> it happens all the time. >> alex meretzky is the owner of europa plus right down the street from the smoke shop. >> they tried to break in. they uh- they took the lock out looks like they've been working
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on it for some time but were unable to break in. but crime data tells a different story. >> according to data from sfpd and our abc seven news, public safety tracker, burglaries citywide are down 22% in the past year, and in the richmond district, burglaries are down slightly from 2023. supervisor connie chan, who represents the richmond district, was unavailable for comment today, but her office says chan released a public safety plan in april to combat property crime in san francisco, suzanne phan abc seven news. >> and as suzanne, just showed you, you can look up crime where you live. we have data showing trends for oakland, san francisco and san jose. the abc seven neighborhood safety tracker is on the front page of abc seven news.com. all right, moving to our weather and what's to come for the end of the week. >> yeah, we're getting closer inching towards the weekend. >> we check in now with weather anchor spencer christian for a look at that accuweather forecast. >> okay, juliet and ama, well we have a lot to look forward to
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over the weekend. it's going to be a lovely weekend, but then we have a heat wave that starts building on sunday that's going to carry us into the early part of next week, maybe even longer. here's a look at our satellite radar composite image. and you can see we've got that nice onshore flow which will bring us a little bit of cooling tonight. the wind speeds are fairly brisk in some spots 28 mile per hour gusts at sfo, 26 mile per hour winds here in san francisco and over at fairfield. so it's breezy all around the area. 24 hour temperature change is a little bit of a mixed bag. it's a four degrees or more warmer than at this time last night at san francisco, novato and santa clara. santa rosa, rather over in the inland east bay, 12 degrees cooler at concord and livermore than at this time last night. so let's take a close view from mount tam looking down onto the bay 56 degrees in san francisco right now. oakland 58. we have low 60s and hayward, san jose, redwood city 55 at half moon bay. nice clear view from emeryville. looking along the bay bridge. it is 61 right now in santa rosa. petaluma only 55. low to mid 60s at napa, fairfield and concord, 59 degrees at livermore and a clear
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view from sutro tower looking down on to san francisco. these are the forecast headlines into the weekend. look for a warm, seasonal pattern. then on sunday it will be mild and sunny for the sf pride parade. and then early next week, excessive heat starts to build inland. it's going to be with us for at least three days, perhaps even longer, so i may want to start getting ready for that excessive heat. stay hydrated, wear light clothing, all those sorts of things. so overnight we'll see a little bit of cloudiness near the coastline, mainly along the coast though pushing locally out across the bay. but most inland areas will be fairly clear overnight into the early morning hours. then of course, the low clouds and start and fog will start to disappear, giving way to sunny skies overnight. low temperatures will be mainly in the mid 50s, a little bit milder or warmer, you might say in farther inland locations like antioch, where the low will not drop below 60 degrees. highs tomorrow under sunny afternoon skies 58 half moon bay 66. here in san francisco around the bay shoreline, look for mainly low to mid 70s inland areas. warm tomorrow but not quite hot yet.
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mid to upper 80s will be the rule, but skip ahead to sunday, the day of sf pride parade inland areas will warm to mid to upper 90s. then on monday low one hundreds 100 to about 103 in the hottest inland spots and there will be many of them and even more of them on tuesday. not just 100 102, but up to 106 at cloverdale and ukiah, 104 clear lake in fairfield. it's going to be really, really hot early next week. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. and you can see we have mild to warm weather between now and sunday. but the heat will be really intense as july begins on monday. and that hot weather will stay with us at least through wednesday, perhaps even longer, because generally when you get this kind of excessive heat in the last 2 or 3 days, it doesn't just taper off like that, right? so yeah, it's probably going to be a hot week ahead. >> looks like it. yeah. >> appreciate it spencer. thank you. >> well, if you ever dreamed of stepping into the king of rock and roll shoes, you can, for the
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right price, a pair of blue suede shoes once worn by elvis, is up for auction in the uk. british auction house henry aldridge and son estimates the pair of shoes will fetch anywhere from 126 to $152,000. elvis wore the size ten and a half shoes while singing on a tv program in 1956. it comes with a letter of authenticity verifying the pair used to belong to the king. just don't step on those blue suede shoes. >> ten and a half i think i can step into a ten and a half, right? wow. >> well, coming up next here on abc seven news at ten, meet the south bay women who are not only surviving but thriving after hardship. and now they're
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zach fuentes has more on their hope to build a better bay area. >> an important, long awaited day has finally arrived for these south bay women. >> i feel excited. >> it's the day echo's cooperative or excellent community organizing and services launches made up of seven women who emigrated from different countries, six were on hand wednesday to introduce the project. they've worked so hard to develop and get support for, but just getting to this point required overcoming incredible challenges. >> starting from scratch here in this area and we are uh- survivors and human trafficking and domestic violence. >> together they'll be providing different services like office cleaning, child care, community education, and interpretation services, not just from english to spanish, but the indigenous language spoken by many in south santa clara county. >> not a lot of folks who speak the language and who can translate into spanish. and then much less translate into english. and so they found a
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niche. >> santa clara county supervisor sylvia arenas worked to secure a $100,000 grant to the nonprofit human agenda to help echo's cooperative get off the ground. >> when i see a group of women who are organized and have gone through what they've gone through in terms of human trafficking and gender based violence, it really doesn't take very much to decide to support them, because this is a worker owned cooperative. >> the women will be able to use their voices in a unique environment with a cooperative, every member has one vote, every worker and every owner as part of a worker owner relationship, have a voice in every decision in the cooperative. the support of local government and other organizations only adding to the determination. each of these women already came to the cooperative with people from important positions. >> they are listeners. so we are we have our own voice and they are listeners. >> with the program now launched, the women are now focused on securing contracts and continuing to grow their
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business in the south bay. zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> there are some new developments in the battle over maintaining telephone landlines in some rural communities. a week after the california public utilities commission rejected at&t s application to stop providing landlines. a bill in the state legislature would let at&t and other carriers of last resort get out of that requirement that they provide landline service in areas with poor cell phone coverage. >> a bill that's being rammed through by at&t to basically say, we don't want to be regulated by the california public utilities commission anymore. give us our pass. >> the bill goes before a key senate committee on tuesday. last week, the cpuc indicated it was willing to change its carrier of last resort requirements to take into account new phone and internet technologies. >> we are less than 24 hours away from the first presidential debate. next what's different
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about the rules this year? >> plus, health services in need, a clinic in the east bay is expanding to meet demand. >> and remember that abc seven news is streaming 24 over seven. get the abc seven bay area app and join
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president donald trump are set to face off in atlanta for the first 2024 presidential debate. >> there are multiple watch parties in san francisco. democrats are gathering at manny's. republicans have a watch party at keyser's pub. >> wherever you are. you can watch the debate on abc seven. we're carrying it on tv and streaming it to you live. our coverage starts at 5 p.m. >> abc news reporter em nguyen has a preview of what you should look out for just one day away from the first presidential debate between president joe biden and former president donald trump. >> the highly anticipated matchup coming as trump is fresh
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off a historic criminal conviction. >> i think it's risky for biden to push too hard on the felony convictions. on the other hand, i don't think it can be avoided. trump, reflecting on his past performances on the debate stage against biden, namely the first one back in 2020, telling the washington examiner he was very aggressive. >> i'm not going to answer the question because answer that because the question is the question is justice radical left? will you shut up? >> listen, biden preparing for the big night from camp david with 90 minute mock debates with his personal lawyer, trump taking a different approach, holding policy meetings and media interviews. we have a president debating a former president. >> we haven't had that in the history of presidential debates before on capitol hill, republicans say trump is ready. >> i expect that you're going to see a sharp contrast between president trump's positive agenda and joe biden's proven weakness. >> democrats backing biden zeroing in on women's
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reproductive rights. >> joe biden will be standing on the debate stage tomorrow, defending the right of women to seek an abortion, and donald trump must own his devastation. >> both campaigns have agreed to microphone muting and no live studio audience because of their age. the two candidates will certainly be scrutinized for their mental acuity and emotional stability, with the race still neck and neck, the pressure is on for both men in terms of opportunity and risk. and when. abc news, washington. >> there are several elements that make tomorrow's debate unique for starters, it's the first ever between a former president and a sitting president. it's happening months earlier than usual. two televised presidential debates between general election candidates have always started in september or early october. no props or pre-written notes will be allowed on the stage. both candidates will be given a pen, a pad of paper and a bottle of water. that is it. the venue
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is also a bit of a change to instead of a college campus, it will be inside cnn studios in atlanta, hosted by cnn's jake tapper and dana bash. the 90 minute debate will include two commercial breaks. campaign staff will not be able to interact with their candidates during that time, and you can watch it all live right here on abc seven. abc's coverage of the race for the white house begins at 5 p.m. tomorrow. >> as the supreme court heads toward the final days of this term. it's saving some of its biggest opinions until the very end. reporter karin caifa has more on why the high court is taking so long to clear their docket. the table is set for some pretty blockbuster days ahead this week. >> there are some hefty election year issues still before the court, including an official opinion on emergency abortions and former president trump's immunity claim. with the calendar speeding toward the end of june, the supreme court has a lot of work to do, including high profile opinions that could shake up the 2024 elections.
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>> sometimes the cases where the justices are most divided are the ones that take them. the longest to decide. >> on wednesday, the court issued just two opinions the first ruling that the white house and federal agencies can continue to press social media platforms like facebook and x to remove content the government sees as misinformation. and that could be the work of foreign agents seeking to disrupt u.s. elections. the six three majority ruled that the state and social media users who challenged the biden administration did not have standing to bring the case. a second opinion, with the six conservative justices in the majority, was seen as a narrowing of public anti-corruption laws, siding with a former indiana mayor accused of accepting a bribe. wednesday's opinions mean the supreme court will save some blockbuster rulings for the term's final days, among them a ruling on idaho's strict abortion law, which reproductive rights activists say and the biden administration argued conflicts with federal mandates requiring doctors to stabilize patients in an emergency. >> it's long been established
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law that everyone should have the ability to go to an emergency room in any instance and get the care that they need. >> and former president donald trump's claim of immunity from prosecution for alleged criminal acts while he was in the white house thursday and friday are on the calendar as opinion days for the court. of course, thursday brings the first presidential debate of 2024 between president joe biden and former president donald trump, meaning some of the court's rulings could be fresh during that debate and also front and center in washington. i'm karin caifa ahead of that ruling on idaho's strict abortion law. >> we're getting an idea of which way justices are leaning. thanks to an error made today. the supreme court confirms it mistakenly uploaded a document to its website about the case. that document has since been taken down, but it appears to indicate the state would be required to allow emergency access to abortions for now, it's surprising to see this happen again with the supreme court, as many people know, last year, politico reported on a
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draft opinion that was released before it was official from the supreme court. >> and that was the first time that had ever happened in history. so the fact that we have another kind of, you know, preemptory release of an opinion is really interesting. and i'd be curious to know what some of the dynamics inside of the court are following that, you know, that that error today, that draft opinion she's referring to is the dobbs decision that overturned roe v wade, which had protected a woman's right to choose for more than half a century. >> it's important to note the court's final ruling on the current case surrounding idaho's abortion law has not been released, but it is expected by the end of the week. >> here at abc seven, we highlight efforts to build a better bay area by finding solutions to challenges in our region. people living without health insurance often put off going to the doctor for fear of getting really costly medical bill. but in oakland, one health care clinic has been offering care for free
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news reporter lena howland found it's now expanding its services once every three months, christopher generoso makes a trip from hayward to oakland. >> he's made the same trip religiously for the past five years. he's getting treatment for his diabetes. >> the big help for me, because i don't have insurance. >> generoso found the order of malta clinic of northern california through his friends, who also had no other place to go. a clinic which he says changed his life. >> i never knew that i am on the border of diabetes until they they took me in the clinic was founded 16 years ago when the cathedral of christ the light was built across from oakland's lake merritt. >> the order of malta is an international lay religious organization of the catholic church, dedicated to free medical care, the need from uninsured or underinsured people across the bay area has grown dramatically since 2008, and the clinic outgrew its space. three wu on wednesday, the clinic cut a ribbon marking a new chapter. the clinic had been shut down
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for six months while crews worked to double the size with twice as many exam rooms. >> we had a very generous benefactor came by and saw what we wanted to do and gave us a very generous check that enabled us to do it. >> michael barber is bishop of the catholic diocese of oakland. >> there are a lot of people who see suffering and who care and who want to relieve that suffering. >> each patient visit costs about $150, a price tag patients never see. we pay that. >> we raise the money. our donors very generous donors, are offering their treasure. >> that's why generoso is hopeful even more people sharing his circumstances can soon get the care they need free of charge. >> seeing this one expanded, they really help a lot of people. >> the clinic is now looking ahead to fundraising $1.2 million annually to keep the clinic running with free medical visits in oakland. lena howland, abc seven news. >> it's going to get more
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expensive to cross the golden gate bridge soon. how much, when and why? no other bridge tolls will be changing at the same time. >> and coming up next, we are counting down to san francisco's pride parade, which not going to be a part of this weekend's festivities. >> and abc seven is the official station for the san francisco pride parade. our coverage kicks off sunday at 10 a.m. the parade starts at 1030. see it wherever you watch abc7
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pride celebration and parade is just days away. it is on sunday. this afternoon, sf pride kicked off the festivities announcing the community grand marshals for this weekend. the pride parade preview party was held at the lgbt community center in the city. this year's theme is beacon of love. abc seven news meteorologist drew tuma was the emcee for the event, and on abc
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seven news at four. we talked with suzanne ford, the executive director of sf pride, about events leading up to sunday's big parade. >> we wanted something on thursday and we wanted because we know that the eyes of the world are on san francisco pride during this week, and in conjunction with michelle at the commonwealth club, we wanted the human rights summit to be something that we grow year after year. and this is the second year i'm really proud of it. >> now, one change for this year, the dike march will not happen saturday. it is not an official sf pride event. however. dikes on bikes will lead off the parade on sunday. pride board president nguyen pham gave us details on that dikes on bikes will remain at the very front of the sf pride parade this year, and we did also just hear that the dike march, which is typically on saturday, has disbanded for now. >> we also know that there are some leaders in the community who are still trying to organize something that could perhaps
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happen on saturday, but for now, all we can do is support them. sf pride is in community with them, and transit agencies are offering extra services on sunday for the parade. >> bart says it will offer its most robust service ever for pride, with trains on all lines running every five minutes into downtown san francisco in the morning, caltrain will run four extra trains into san francisco before the parade starts. the san francisco bay ferry is adding extra boats from oakland, main street, alameda, and vallejo into downtown san francisco. the agency's also expect higher than usual ridership because there's a giant scheme as well. at oracle park. >> let's keep it going with the transportation news here. one of the bay area's most congested commutes is about to get better. the mtc voted to fund nine traffic improvement projects along the dumbarton bridge corridor to the tune of $130 million. the majority will go to rebuilding the 1970s era highway 101 interchange at woodside road. other projects include four miles of new bike and
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pedestrian paths connecting caltrain to the new ferry terminal. plan for redwood city, and in union city, a new four lane street will be built from mission boulevard to paseo padre in fremont as a part of the quarry lakes parkway project. tolls on the golden gate bridge are going up starting july the 1st. in just a few days. we're taking a live look at the bridge right now. the fast track rate jumps $0.50 from $8.75 to 925. the toll invoice rate increases $0.35 from 940 to 975. fares on golden gate busses and ferries are also going up by about $0.25 for most trips. other local bridge tolls are not changing. they're owned by the state. the golden gate bridge is not owned by the state. san francisco bay ferry fares are also increasing on july the 1st by a dime each way. the 3% fare hike was approved by the ferry authority last year. >> bay area voters will be asked
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to whether to support a $20 billion affordable housing bond measure on the november ballot. the bond will help build or preserve 70,000 homes across all nine bay area counties. half of those homes would be reserved for very low income residents. the bay area housing finance authority voted unanimously today to place the bond on the ballot, which would raise property taxes by $20 on average for every $100,000 of assessed home values. opponents call it an attack on bay area homeowners. they complained about the lack of oversight on where the bond money would be spent. the biden administration is pushing to make housing more affordable nationwide. u.s. treasury secretary janet yellen announced a plan earlier this week to help lower costs. reporter jen sullivan looks at the various reasons for rising home costs. for the 11th month in a row, housing prices jumped year over year across the country, according to the national association of realtors. >> the median existing home sales price last month jumped 5.8% to $419,300, the highest
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price ever recorded. >> there is not enough inventory , so the buyers are left with so few choices. >> the housing affordability crisis is an issue impacting the entire u.s. >> we face a very significant housing supply shortfall that has been building for a long time, and this supply crunch has led to an affordability crisis. >> speaking in minneapolis this week, treasury secretary janet yellen unveiled the biden administration's plan to create $100 million fund to help finance affordable housing projects over the next three years. but it's not just the lack of inventory that's driving up prices. while inflation overall has cooled, shelter costs, which measure things like rent and mortgage costs, continue to rise, according to the bureau of labor statistics, as of june 20th, the average 30 year fixed mortgage rate averaged 6.87, according to freddie mac. in a recent
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analysis of data from zillow and streeteasy found rent prices last year grew faster than wages in about half of major metro areas. >> that is particularly upsetting because you know, you can't really cut back on that. >> many economic experts say. these high housing costs aren't likely to come down any time soon. for consumer watch, i'm jenn sullivan. >> some fog, some sun. see what else is in spencer's seven day forecast next. also ahead. >> you feel good? gonna see we're open. >> things are heating up in the kitchen of a chicago restaurant for the new season
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warriors did not have a draft pick tonight, but there have been plenty of rumors surrounding paul george and klay thompson, so far. as for the big
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draft picks, there was history made. it was the first time three international players were drafted in the top ten. we had zach rozier, the number one pick chosen by atlanta. alex sa went second to the wizards and jon salam went six to charlotte. france. really dominating the draft this year. as for local players, calbert jalen tyson goes 20th overall to cleveland and the cavaliers now coached by ex warriors assistant coach kenny atkinson. tyson, six six, 218 pounds, averaged almost 20 points per game. he was a monster mr. clutch for the golden bears round two set for tomorrow at 1 p.m. on our sister network espn. the golden state warriors unveiled new all black uniforms that are packed with symbolism. okay, we're going to break it down for you. the thin blue line represents the bay bridge. see it? yeah. maybe and the dotted texture symbolizes the inner cables holding up the bridge. there's also this new
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logo here that stylized w. it resembles a hoop and net. it will be used as the team's secondary logo. the statement uniforms, as they're being called, will be used for significant games when they want to make a statement. >> can we get a yes chef? because the bear is back. season one of the fx hit introduced us to carmy, a young chef returning home to chicago to run his family's struggling sandwich shop after a heartbreaking death in the family in season two. we saw the evolution of that sandwich shop and its staff to high end restaurant. and now in season three, which drops tonight, they've got their sights set on culinary excellence. entertainment reporter joelle gargiulo from our sister station in new york, talked with the multi-emmy award winning cast. >> what if i wanted to open a restaurant? >> well, we call this place. >> you could call it a love letter to the restaurant industry. you feel good to see. we're open and acclaimed dramedy about family, friendship and food refire.
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>> it's not perfect. it doesn't go out. >> it's the bear. and it is back in the kitchen for season three. >> this is what you wanted, right? >> fans certainly did. and do the show has become a cultural phenomenon. >> it's a good thing, right? >> yeah. no. it's great. >> from the high stakes kitchen culture to the family and chosen family dynamics. yo, can i break this up? >> yes. no. >> the bear and its emmy award winning cast just gets it right. i know that we can't give away too much about season three, but i could holler something out at you. you tell me, will we see more of this or less of this? or you want to holler? >> yeah. >> okay. more backstories in this season. >> some. yeah, yeah. >> more challenges in the season. >> yes. >> more family dynamics playing out in this season. yep. >> absolutely. >> romance. so maybe some yeah yeah a little budding i mean yeah this is a dysfunctional kitchen. >> show me a functional one. >> what i can tell you about season three is the front and back of house crew. are focused
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on fine tuning their fine dining . >> they're trying to really make something special with the new restaurant and kind of the ambitions of the show. also kind of dovetail with that. it's very tender and really caring towards the people that populate the show. >> there's just so much reality baked into the world building of the show. and, you know, everybody's worked a job where it's been tough. everybody's eating at a restaurant, everybody's grieved, everybody's had an insane cousin, you know, like there's so many points of connection you're going out to eat. >> most likely to study the menu ahead of time. >> i own the place, sydney. >> like mario, look at a menu for like, one second and then just be like, i got it. and kind of like, do it all. >> okay? most likely to be the first one to check in for the reservation. >> maddie. maddie will get that one. >> maddie most likely to order the most expensive dish. >> yeah, maddie i like i like getting some stuff. >> i'm joelle gargiulo, abc news, getting some expensive stuff. >> all right. you can stream the
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entire season of the bear on hulu, which is owned by the same parent company as the abc seven. >> everyone's walking around saying, yes, chef. now, in the kitchen. right. because of that show? >> yes. all right, let's get one last check on our weather. yeah. >> let's check back in now with spencer christian for a look at the forecast okay jillian and amna we have a few days to prepare for a big warm up. >> well actually a heat wave. but tonight just a few low clouds near the coast and locally out over the bay. overnight. low temperatures will be mainly in the mid 50s. a little bit milder in some inland locations for example antioch, a low of 61. highs tomorrow under sunny afternoon skies. upper 50s at the coast, mid 70s around the bay, shoreline and mid to upper 80s inland. but check out the accuweather seven day forecast in the heat wave that's coming our way. let me start with sunday. the sf pride parade will take place under sunny skies and mild conditions here in the city . but monday, tuesday and wednesday, those first three days of july, we will have inland highs above 100 degrees in many locations. 102 to 104in the hottest spots around the bay shoreline up to almost 90
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degrees so and beyond wednesday that that heat could linger. but right now we're just looking seven days ahead, so be prepared for at least three days of excessive heat and possibly elevated fire concerns. >> yeah, there's always the concern. thanks spencer. appreciate it. >> well, coming up here at ten old school goes high tech toys r us isn't just opening new stores. it's making history with a new ad ♪ do what you want ♪ get into an audi and go your own way. find your way to exceptional offers during the summer of audi sales event at you local audi dealer.
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came after those employees joined a union and went on strike over pay and working conditions. turkey is a critical link in the global supply chain for apparel, and the factory makes jeans exclusively for levi's. levi's says it ordered the company to rehire those workers. >> toys r us is hoping artificial intelligence can help with its comeback. >> the son of a bike shop owner, charles lazarus had a vision that would go on to change toy stores forever. >> the company has released a minute long promotional film it says was created almost entirely from ai. the video follows the toys r us founder as he teams up with the brand's mascot, geoffrey the giraffe. the company partnered with a creative agency which has early access to an open ai text to video tool. toys r us filed for bankruptcy in 2017 and closed all stores, but is now planning to open two dozen flagship
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locations this year. well, that is it for this edition of abc seven news at ten. next on abc seven news at 11. thieves and spies one california city says home burglars are keeping an eye on their victims so they know when to strike. >> also, good boy, you did your job. you found the guy? >> yeah, he found him. a ranger shares how a rescue dog found a man missing in the santa cruz mountains. for ten days. we have those stories and a lot more coming up on abc seven news at 11.
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