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officer's injuries. >> also breaking at this hour fire that put up a lot of smoke near san francisco. general hospital. this burned off highway 101 at hospital curve near potrero avenue and 19th street. we have just learned the fire has been contained. some good news here. two acres have burned. no buildings were damaged and thankfully no one was hurt. just a lot of smoke there. good evening. thanks for joining us. >> i'm julian glover and i am ama daetz. we are dealing with a slew of dangerous conditions, a spare, the air alert for poor air quality and excessive heat warning for most of the bay area, and a red flag warning for high fire danger in just the past hour. evacuation orders were downgraded to warnings for the toll fire near calistoga. it's burned 40 acres since about 10 a.m. firefighters say they have just 10% containment, but also say they've stopped the fire from spreading. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard is live with a closer look for us tonight. cornell >> hey, i'm. yes, it is good news. firefighters getting the upper hand on this fire, which
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started this morning. and now more than 100 people just gotten the green light. they can return home. check it out. smoke still dissipating off of this ridge above silverado trail tonight. more than 300 firefighters have been on the front front lines on the ground in brutal conditions. it's about 104 degrees right now with red flag winds. cal fire crews doing battle in wine country where the toll fire started tuesday morning in rugged jericho canyon outside the town of calistoga. >> our crews have been doing a phenomenal job, not just ground resources, but also air resources as well. >> firefighting aircraft. choppers dropping retardant and water almost nonstop for several hours. but the weather the biggest challenge here. extreme heat and red flag fire conditions. making it tough makes it challenging. >> as you can see back here,
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we're in a very steep slope, very steep area. so adding that contributing that to the mild, mild to moderate wind conditions that we have and dry dryness of the vegetation, it makes it challenging for our crews to be able to gain access and be able to suppress the fire, as we could see flames on the hill. >> uh- approximately, i don't know, maybe half a mile away. >> george and joanie hahn are among 150 homeowners evacuated on old lolli toll road. george grabbed this video of a cal fire plane fighting the fire near his house. >> grab some artwork and took some kids photos and put them in the car. >> we show george and joanie their home through the lens of our news camera and luckily their home still standing. this morning i was up very early. >> the wind was howling and if it would have been wind like it was this morning, our house price wouldn't be there. >> right now. >> our friend is sherry. she's just waiting in her little smart car to help us evacuate her cat,
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her office equipment and herself. >> sally and suzanne got a chp escort into the evacuation zone to help their friend pack up and leave in. minutes later, the rescue convoy was on its way out to safety. this fire, burning near the same area as the glass fire back in 2020, a triggering scene from many locals who lost their homes. >> that was really, really scary. i mean, it was like choking smoke uh- couldn't see in front of you. you know, it was like end of days. >> yeah. and uh- firefighter firefighting aircraft and choppers still circling this fire, dropping water and dropping retardant. cal fire says luckily, no structures, no homes lost in this fire. cal fire also says keeping firefighters hydrated in this brutal heat was certainly job one. today, pallets of electrolyte drinks and water on the front lines for all firefighters. a cause of this blaze still under investigation. and we're live in calistoga tonight. cornell bernard abc
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seven news. >> all right. cornell thank you so much. mandatory evacuation orders are in place in parts of butte county because of the thompson fire. we're taking a look at time lapse video from a p-g-and-e's camera broke out around 1145 this morning in oroville, and has already consumed more than 2100 acres. the evacuation order is impacting part of oroville and several small communities to the northeast. other parts of oroville are under an evacuation warning, including oroville hospital, and you can see wildfires in california at a glance with our abc seven news. wildfire tracker. find it on abc seven news.com/fire map. and if you've noticed, there's a qr code on your screen. all you have to do is scan it and it will take you to abc seven news.com. and that's where we're putting all the information about this heat wave, the forecast, the warnings, and what you can do to stay comfortable. >> and on the bottom right of your screen next to ama, we've added a local list of rotating temperatures so you can see just how hot it is where you live. 92 right now in napa, abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel
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is keeping an eye on the dangerous weather conditions out there. >> yeah. sandhya, what's the latest? well, the latest is we have records coming in right now. i am updating those ama and julian. >> so far we have multiple records. about six of them, from san jose to santa rosa. i'll have that for you in just a moment. right now it is 105 degrees in concord. still steamy there in saint helena, 105 96 in san jose, 80s from san francisco to oakland. excessive heat warning for inland areas extended until 11 p.m. next tuesday. the heat advisory for the bay shoreline extended until then, as well. san francisco, though, expires this thursday at 7 p.m. there's an increased risk of heat illnesses. it's major to extreme inland tomorrow, and you pretty much will know why. as we're entering our day two of our heat wave tomorrow. now, taking a look at the fire conditions just north of calistoga. the toll fire still hot there, gusty and dry. look at the relative humidity. 19. that red flag warning also extended for our hilltops until
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5 a.m. friday. gusty winds and low humidity will keep the fire danger elevated, especially since we have really critically dry fuels out there. so we go hour by hour, and tonight we're still in the moderate to high category for many of our inland areas. tomorrow morning you will notice the very high fire danger in our hill hills and even extreme in some areas. this continues well into your wednesday, and even beyond that, i'm going to be back with a full look at the forecast, including those records. the high temperatures and spare the air coming right up. >> a lot to cover. we appreciate it. thank you. sandhya will win high winds and dry conditions increase our wildfire risk. p-g-and-e's issues a public safety power shut off. you might also hear us call it a psps. only a handful of customers in napa and sonoma counties are affected by these planned outages. these live p-g-and-e's map right here shows the current outages we're looking for the purple triangles. i see a couple of them there. those are the locations under a psps, but
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thousands of p-g-and-e's customers around the bay area have dealt with unplanned outages today. currently, about 3000 customers in danville are without power, about 3500 in fairfield and more than a thousand down in san jose, p-g-and-e's says all these outages are because of the weather we're dealing with. >> because of the heat and high fire danger. yountville is canceling its 4th of july celebration. the yountville community center will be open all week to act as a cooling shelter, a cooling center for san francisco's public pools will be open tomorrow for free. they'll all be closed thursday for the holiday. no word yet about friday's plans. >> it's not just people and pets. the heat is also affecting bay area transit. bart has to slow down trains when temperatures hit 100 degrees because the rails could distort, causing what bart calls sun kinks. caltrain is also running trains at slower speeds, and says passengers should just expect some delays. meantime, vta is offering free rides to and from cooling centers in santa clara county.
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>> because of the high heat, there's definitely more opportunity for people to find themselves in a dangerous situation overheating, not staying hydrated as well as the potential for wildland fire. >> while the contra costa fire protection district is up staffing for the next five days, they are also advising people to avoid hiking trails, as many local and regional parks are closing down. mount diablo state park is shut down today and may remain closed into the weekend. lime ridge open space in concord is closed, as are many. walnut creek open spaces and parks. east bay regional parks are shutting down a long list of places now through the end of the weekend, to coincide with the sustained heat wave. all park districts are asking people to check websites for details before heading out. >> many east bay regional parks will remain open for visitors during this week's increased temperatures, including swim facilities and shoreline regional parks. unfortunately, we had to close some, hill and
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inland parks, due to the extreme fire conditions and heat cooling centers like the senior center in concord are a welcome respite for many who gladly spent hours in the air conditioning and out of the inferno outside. >> so you live in your car? yes. it means a lot to come inside and cool off. yes. >> see, the senior center not open. what is. what are you going? me? >> i'm just staying in. keeping my shutters closed. >> kids cooled off at meadow home spray park in concord for afternoon relief from the heat. parks like these will be popular in the coming days with so many other recreational plans now off limits. rescued wildlife was hand-carried into the lindsay wildlife rehabilitation hospital in walnut creek. >> i'm a vet tech, so i kept it alive with sugar, water and a sponge. >> thank you. the hospital said to expect to see unusual behavior, including birds like barn owls falling from nests like the swifts and the
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swallows. >> the babies will actually start jumping out due to the heat. and in cases like that, you need to contact your nearest wildlife rehabilitation center, walnut creek said. >> con fire strongly recommended open space closures so people don't underestimate the heat, get out on trails and need rescuing. that way, fires get the fire resources. so the word is do not go out on closed trails over the next few days in the east bay, i'm leslie brinkley, abc seven news, and you can find a list of local cooling centers online. >> it's part of our weather coverage at abc seven news.com/weather. scan the qr code on your screen and it'll take you right here. you will see the latest forecast plus all of our latest stories about the weather's impact on the bay area. and if you're using our app, there's a weather section that's easy to find. it's one of the first things you'll see when you open the abc seven bay area app, available wherever you stream. >> there are lots of warnings against illegal fireworks
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because of our weather conditions coming up next, what san jose is doing differently this year to help out, and a live look outside at what made the list of top ten deadliest freeways in california. >> see where else drivers should watch out. >> plus, we'll have a live update on a murder involving a bart train. a woman pushed to her death at a san f
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motorcycle officers were hurt in a crash at cesar chavez and pennsylvania avenue. police tell us. initial information
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indicates a speeding driver hit the officers. that driver is in custody. both officers were taken to the hospital, but there is no word yet on the extent of their injuries. >> we have some developing news now with that deadly crash at a bus stop in san francisco's west portal neighborhood, a 78 year-old driver is now facing four felony charges for the collision in march that killed that family of four during an update just about an hour ago, san francisco's police chief and district attorney said the initial investigation shows there's no indication the driver was under the influence of drugs or alcohol, or suffering from a medical issue. the vehicle was also found to be fully functional. >> we have evidence that the vehicle was traveling at excessive speeds. well in excess of the speed limit, this isn't you know, somebody going a few miles over the speed limit. this was excessive speeds and driving, in a manner that was not safe. and that could reasonably, you know, foreseeably cause death. >> the driver is currently not in custody, but we're told
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authorities are working with her attorneys. we're learning more about a really terrible crime at a bart station in san francisco. investigators say someone pushed a woman into a train coming down the tracks last night, and she died. abc seven news reporter lou spanos spoke to bart's police chief and to the victim's family. she joins us live in the newsroom. lose. this is such a tough story. >> heartbreaking. julian and i spoke to the victim's nephew on the phone. he said she worked as a telephone operator at the marriott in union square. she took part every night after work. last night, around 11:06 p.m, she was pushed by a suspect and hit her head on the train and fell on the platform. it was the route she took for the last 40 years. monday night was her last 74 year old. corazon dandan has been identified as a woman who was pushed into an oncoming bart train monday night. >> it's a tragedy and, goes to, public safety. how safe are we
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at bart or anywhere in the bay area if, people can just randomly cause another person to die? >> according to her nephew, corazon had just finished her night shift as a telephone operator at the marriott in union square. she was taking the train to head home to daly city. we determined that the suspect had approached the victim as a train was arriving at the station and pushed the victim towards the train, causing the victim to collide with the trai. bart police chief kevin franklin said his officers arrived on scene and arrested the suspect. within eight minutes of the incident, we were able to transport the victim to san francisco general hospital, but unfortunately they passed away at the hospital. >> the suspect was later arrested and booked into jail. n identified as a transient in the area now frequent bart riders are urging the city to do more to increase safety. >> i have been verbally accosted. i have witnessed other
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people being accosted as well. and i know that the bart police are here. we do see them doing what they should be doing, but it's not enough. i'm always carrying a weapon on me. >> outside the powell station in urban alchemy, workers said they're constantly moving homeless individuals from the area. >> we are de-escalation. you know, we know how to solve the problem. >> a bart employee who wants to remain anonymous said there's a drastic shift at night inside the powell station. it's just a whole different animal at night. >> you know, there's a lot of stuff going on. there's fights, there's jumpings, there's people being shot. city is not safe anymore, chief franklin said this incident doesn't represent bart. >> we've worked very hard to make bart the safest way to travel around the bay area, and this incident is not representative of a typical day at bart. but we always tell people to be aware of their surroundings. >> bart police said there were multiple witnesses who stayed to help. now, the san francisco
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district attorney is reviewing the case, and at this time, no charges have been filed in the newsroom. luz pena, abc seven news. >> okay. thank you so much, luz. now to another check of the forecast here. those triple digits not going anywhere anytime soon. >> no, sanjay, you were talking about records earlier. that's right. >> and, julian, we have records to talk about. almost a half a dozen of them. san jose today hitting 102 degrees, tying the old record set back in 1970. that city not alone, san rafael kentfield both 103, breaking the record. santa rosa 105. the old record was set back in 1970. and look at oakland 90 degrees today, barely surpassing the previous record set back in 2001. so here are some of the other high temperatures for the day. 110 in ukiah got up to 107 in concord, 106 in livermore, 84 in the city, 98 in redwood city, uh- half moon bay, 68 degrees. so you can see why people might want to head to the coast.
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temperatures compared to 24 hours ago, everyone's running higher. 11 degrees warmer in san jose and in napa. walnut creek camera showing you the hazy sun right now. temperatures are still in the triple digits around santa rosa, fairfield, concord, livermore. so it's a good thing that some of you have ac. not everyone, obviously 92 in napa and 90 in petaluma. sunny skies from our san jose camera and it's still warm in san francisco and oakland in the 80s. 96 right now in san jose, 94 in redwood city. high pressure is in command of our weather. this is what brought us the record setting heat. and it's going to dominate for days. so we're not done yet. a spare the air alert is up right now. it has been extended through tomorrow as we will continue to see poor air quality for the inland east bay and the santa clara valley thursday. moderate air quality is expected. a live view from golden gate bridge camera and it's just bright skies. a nice breeze coming through now, so at least if you're near the coast and around the bay, you'll start to feel the relief. dangerous heat wave
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continues into next week. high fire danger the next several days and temperatures will moderate inland early next week. so tonight, if you're stepping out, be prepared for hot weather inland. still at 715 along the coast in the 60s 80s around the bay, we head into 9 p.m. and it's still pretty warm. i mean, especially for this time of year. well above average is where we are tomorrow morning. we start out with 60s and 70s while inland, and it quickly warms up. you will notice those triple digits showing up by the lunch hour, and it only gets hotter by 4:00 in the afternoon. the coast will be the only place where you kind of escape it because of a weak marine influence. coastal flood advisory up until 11 p.m. tomorrow. due to the astronomical high tides, this is a time of year when we worry about low lying flooding, especially if people are out and about early on in the day. just keep that in mind. tomorrow morning. we begin with just maybe a patch or two of fog, mostly clear skies, mid 50s to the upper 70s. and now we check out the warm to hot weather for most areas tomorrow afternoon as
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we go into our day two of our heat wave, 104 in los gatos, 103 in morgan hill, 100 degrees in san jose on the peninsula, 99 in redwood city, 70 two half moon bay, downtown san francisco, 88 degrees south city. you're at 89. in the north bay, you're looking at a lot of triple digits from sonoma at 105 to 107, calistoga 106. in santa rosa, 100 degrees in san rafael, heading into the east bay, 92 in oakland, 99 degrees in castro valley. inland areas 109 in concord, livermore 110 in fairfield. here's your accuweather seven day forecast. tomorrow will be another blistering hot day away from the coast with that extreme heat sizzling for the 4th of july. although the temperatures do back off a bit, the heat wave continues well into the weekend and then next week. well, the coast starts to drop off over the weekend, but next week you will notice that those temperatures finally, after days of this heat wave, julian and emma finally come down.
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based credit union says the attack is impacting day to day operations, including online banking. branches are open but services are limited. customers could only withdraw a maximum of $500. credit union is now working with what it calls a leading third party cybersecurity forensic firm to get its systems back up and running. >> it is now time for your voice, your vote and the effort to reform california's prop 47 at the ballot box. it was passed ten years ago and is frequently blamed for the rise in retail theft. now, prop 47 was intended to alleviate overcrowding at jails by reducing the punishment for certain crimes. drug possession was one of them. also shoplifting and retail theft. those were dropped from being felonies and became misdemeanors instead. if less than $950 in items were stolen, republicans have their version to roll back parts of prop 47 by bumping up the penalties for drug and theft offenses. democrats have their own initiative, but it's being
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called weaker by some critics. >> this is going to come down to politics. who gets this message out? better to the public. everyone wants to champion the idea that prop 47 needs to be tweaked and needs to be changed. >> the democratic measure still needs approval by the legislature before it can appear on the november ballot. >> the democratic measure still needs approval by the legislature. oh, that is what julian, you just told us. i was going to tell them again. all right, well, coming up next, the i-team
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fbi's corruption probe. their homes and offices were raided the same day the fbi raided oakland mayor xing tao's home. >> now we're learning big names in california politics received campaign contributions from this family. the dong family. abc seven news i-team reporter stephanie sierra gives us its in-depth look at the investigation. >> as the saying goes, in the world of politics, it's all about who you know. but pictures
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and handshakes aside, if you want the truth, follow the money. a lot has happened in the city of oakland in recent weeks. the mayor's house got raided, and then we learned about a waste company now in the spotlight for alleged money laundering. sources confirmed to abc news. the fbi is working with the irs and the u.s. postal service as a part of this investigation, given the raids happened around the same time, it appears it's all connected, but the fbi hasn't specifically confirmed or said why. here's what we do know. the family owns california waste solutions or ors, a large commercial and residential recycling company servicing oakland and san jose. it's operated by david duong. according to allegations by the fair political practices commission, his son andy was the true source of at least 93 contributions to multiple local campaign committees when he created a campaign contribution laundering scheme to benefit his
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family owned company. documents allege the committees targeted were candidates running for city council, including milpitas city councilman anthony forn, former oakland city council members desley brooks, abel guillen and xiang tao. >> hiding the source of the contribution? that's a big deal. >> we spoke to justin levitt, a law professor at lmu loyola law school. >> it seems like the fppc is zeroing in on a potential scheme to reimburse contributions so that it looks like they're coming from multiple individuals when they're, in fact, all coming from one person over the acceptable limits. and if true, that's not okay. >> the fppc says andy's job is, quote, promoting the company's public image of ors. and we found he does a lot of that on social media, posting pictures with politicians at every level of government from the president, vice president, past presidents to what appears to be
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a familiar relationship with attorney general rob bonta. we found a total of 19 photos of the two on duong's instagram account. according to the fppc allegations, duong sent his father an email titled 2016 political analysis. while the grammar was incorrect, here's what part of the email said. here are my final analysis for 2016 double elections year, in whom we shall support, going on to say they are all among in groups that will be best beneficial for us in the long run. duong's recommendations called out an alleged request from rob bonta to sponsor his biggest quote fundraising, saying he is one of the best allied to ever support and will deliver whatever we ask for when help needs in the future a private expectation that a public official may do well for that family, or for a company, or for a business in the future, doesn't necessarily translate into the public official actually taking action to
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further that hope. abc7's data analysis of local, state, and federal campaign finance data found the average contribution the duong family and entities made to oakland state and federal politicians was around $5,000 per candidate, but ag rob bonta received nearly 30 times more than that. over $155,000. that figure, combined with contributions to his wife, state assemblywoman mia bonta, brings that total to more than $172,000. the one politician who received the most from the wong's is former president donald trump, with contributions totaling more than $300,000. following our story, a representative from bonta's campaign told the i-team they've chosen to donate all $155,000 received from the huangs to worthy california charities and advocacy organizations out of an abundance of caution, five charities will receive approximately $31,000, including youth alive, planned parenthood,
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affiliates of california, giffords, moms demand action, and the brady campaign against gun violence. assembly member mia bonta's, campaign spokesperson reported the same, saying, we are methodically identifying any contributions that may have been issues based on recent media reports. corresponding amounts will be donated to charities that include the family violence law center, the native american health center, and reproductive freedom for all. other politicians did too, including congressman adam schiff. his campaign told the i-team they'll be donating the $26,000 contribution from the wongs to local nonprofits, helping address housing and homelessness. congresswoman barbara lee received more than $61,000, and congressman eric swalwell received more than $29,000, but neither office responded to our requests for comment. >> it's not at all uncommon for the officials or for the candidates to disavow the source of those funds, and then to
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either return the contributions or to give them over to charity. >> documents obtained by the i-team also show the fppc sent notices to the duong family for failing to file major donor campaign statements, which are contributions over $10,000, and failed to file forms required by law that reveal any conflict of interest, specifically, trips, gifts, stocks, money and ties with business entities. >> if the allegations prove correct, that would be concerning, if only because they would deprive the public of some of the information they need to assess the potential conflicts in those officials actions. the allegations are serious, but that doesn't necessarily mean that there was a violation of law, at least not yet. that's what the process is there to determine. >> we reached out to a representative for the duong family and california waste solutions for further comment, but have yet to hear back. for the i-team, stephanie sierra, abc seven news.
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>> as you can see, this story is far from over. you'll want to stick with abc seven news to learn the latest about the fbi investigation and its impact on mayor qingtao and the city of oakland. we'll continue to update the abc seven news app and abc seven news.com. >> and coming up next, the latest on oakland's budget. the big news it has a deal
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avenue. they are now at the hospital and they are stable. police tell us initial information indicates a speeding driver hit the officers. that driver is in custody. almost a third of the deadliest freeways in california are in the bay area. this is according to consumer affairs. its report used data from the national highway traffic safety administration. 2022 was the most recent year available. 8-80 through alameda county tied for fifth place. you're looking live at a section of it through oakland. there, highway four in contra costa county ranked seventh. 101 in santa clara county came in 10th. the leading cause of deadly crashes. speeding. it's far more prevalent than drinking or distracted driving. the highest ranked places on the list are
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all southern california freeway. >> the oakland city council has passed a new multibillion dollar budget. the vote was 5 to 3. abc seven news reporter anser hassan has been following the budget process over the past week, and has a look at what's included, what's been called a motion passes with a vote of five ayes three noes. after two days of debate in a 5 to 3 vote, the city council finally passed its $2 billion budget, which oakland mayor shengtao called the public safety budget. >> this means that we're going to be able to continue to keep our cease fire. our crt are walking officers, so this means that oakland will be safe. >> the general fund makes up 40% of oakland's budget, which accounts for police and fire. this budget cycle, which began on monday, provides for 678 police officers. it will freeze vacant positions or those open due to attrition. it funds three police academies and allocates $39 million for opd overtime. it helps with violence prevention
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by adding five new cease fire positions. >> it's been complex. it's been very transparent. >> this budget does include the sale of the oakland coliseum, for which the city administration explains there is no purchase and sale agreement in writing. the proceeds are necessary to erase more than $100 million budget deficit. oakland city council members trevor reed and janani ramachandran call it fiscally irresponsible. >> we are using the illusion of funds that haven't arrived yet and that we don't know when will arrive to try to balance a budget. and this is a wildly fiscally irresponsible decision. >> but murtaugh disagrees. >> we know through negotiations how close we are in regards to the sale and so for, you know, in order to continue with our services, whether it's public safety or clean streets or economic development, we must move forward in this way where it is fiscally responsible. >> this budget comes with a contingency plan that will take effect if the sale isn't actualized by september 1st. it will include millions of dollars
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in cuts. oakland city council president nikki fortunato bass is calling for a review of the contingency plan in the coming weeks, with public safety leaders in oakland, anser hassan. abc seven news. >> we are in just the first day of the heat wave that will last more than a week. sandhya helps you prepare for the weather ahead with the seven day forecast. >> next, abc news has the exclusive first television interview with president joe biden since his admittedly poor debate performance against former president donald trump. the first clip airs friday on world news tonight. you can also see portions on good morning america this weekend. the extended interview will air on sunday on this week with george stephanopoulos and on monday
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city of san jose is sponsoring a first of its kind 4th of july celebration. abc seven news south bay reporter zach fuentes has the story. >> i'm hoping to have a blast this 4th of july weekend. san jose city officials are all for it, as long as it doesn't involve illegal fireworks. >> the decision to use illegal fireworks, in my opinion, as the fire chief, is a decision to put the community at risk. >> san jose firefighters have already had a challenging year, with the number of vegetation fires skyrocketing each month. in the month of february, they responded to 18. fast forward to june, that number was 255 and vegetation fires aren't the only worry. >> losing a finger, losing eyesight, being being critically injured because of misuse of fireworks. >> all types of fireworks, even the kind labeled safe and sane, are banned in san jose. and if you're caught with them, the fines and penalties can be steep. >> fines for illegal fireworks are $1,000 per first violation,
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$2,000 for a second violation, and $3,000 for a third violation. the sale of fireworks may result up to $50,000 in fines, as well as jail time, depending on the quantity of illegal fireworks seized. >> one thing highlighted by fire officials today is that you can get in trouble, not just for using illegal fireworks, hosting a party where they're being used, or selling illegal fireworks. you can also get in trouble for spectating. >> participation in the activity of illegal fireworks use is going to be penalized, but the city is hosting two major events for san jose residents to watch fireworks in a safe legal environment. >> the annual almaden lake event is returning, and now for the first time, east san jose is getting a city sponsored event at lake cunningham park. >> by creating a hub and a safe place for people to come and enjoy fireworks. that's my hope that we will deter any illegal activities from happening. >> that lake cunningham event starts at 7 p.m. on july 4th, with fireworks at 9 p.m. in the meantime, locals are encouraged to report illegal fireworks use
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by calling 3-1-1. they can also expect to see signs like this across the city, reminding everyone of the consequences. in san jose, zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> yes, we are definitely on watch, especially with the heat this strong. >> yeah, it's still so hot right now. 96 currently in fremont, 95 in gilroy. as you see in the bottom of your screen. we check back in now with abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel. >> yeah, we're hanging on to some of that hot weather from earlier today, that's for sure. julian and ama, let's take a look at the excessive heat warning that is up until next tuesday at 11 p.m. heat advisory also until then, except for san francisco until 7 p.m. thursday. what this means is it's hot enough that there's an increased risk of heat related illnesses, so you'll want to take it easy out there. red flag warning until 5 a.m. friday for our hilltops. gusty winds, low humidity, and critically dry fuels keeping the fire danger elevated on live doppler seven. we have a quiet weather picture right now. tomorrow afternoon we go into day two of the heat wave
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once again up to 110. in fairfield along the coast, though only 72 degrees. so you know where to go if you want to escape the heat, but definitely use caution if you're going to be out in the water on 4th of july. triple digits inland. once again, this continues into friday and really into saturday as well. and even beyond that. so here's a look at the accuweather seven day forecast. it's going to be hot stretch of seven days away from the coast with those triple digits. they do start to come down slowly, especially as we head towards early next week. i think the relief will come sooner than that for the coastal areas where you haven't been hot anyways, but you'll drop down into the 60s by the end of the week, and julian. >> all right. thank you. >> sandia checking in now with casey for a look at sports. what's happening. >> yeah. with everything going on i started thinking about some of the best tandems in bay area sports history. it was kind of fun to go down memory lane. you got montana and rice. the bash brothers, the splash brothers. we've been lucky to see some of the best in various sports
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history of the nba, hoisted four trophies together and took warriors fans on a legendary ride. now, one half of the duo
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is paying tribute to the other. stephen curry took to instagram today and made 30 posts all photos of his hello, his fellow splash brother klay thompson, who's heading to the dallas mavericks. curry and klay represent an iconic era in bay area sports, arguably the best tandem we've ever seen over 13 years. we watched them grow and rise to stardom. in clay's case, overcoming two of the toughest injuries a basketball player can suffer to win a fourth championship. interestingly, according to the athletic, klay asked curry, who has tremendous sway in the organization, not to intervene on his behalf in his contract negotiations with the warriors. as we enjoy these photos curry posted, you can easily envision these guys reunited in a statue ceremony at chase center someday. curry ended the thread with this statement gonna miss you, klay thompson. even though we won't finish the journey together, what we did will never be done again. couldn't have imagined a better run with you and draymond green. change the whole bay area. change the way the game is played. kill a klay at the center of it all. thank you for
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everything bro. go enjoy playing basketball and doing what you do. splash bros for life my guy. draymond green also weighed in moments ago on the draymond green show. >> out of nowhere. being gone for us is crazy because you spend most of your time with these people like you spend pretty much the better part of nine and a half months seeing these people daily and uh- and then like out of nowhere, it just ends. it's a very it's always been a very weird thing for me. and so then this one hits like a much like, like much deeper, right? like way more close to home. because in a sense, it disrupts home. like what we've known as home for the last 12 years. for me, that looks way different now. >> and these guys weren't just teammates. they were like family. the warriors were adding free agent forward kyle anderso, according to espn, he joins the dubs on a sign and trade deal with the timberwolves. anderson gets a three year, $27 million
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deal and minnesota gets a second round pick and cash from the warriors. the 30 year old, nicknamed slow mo, spent the past two seasons with minnesota, where he averaged 6.4 points, 4.2 assists and 3.5 rebounds last year. and after missing out on paul george, the warriors are rumored to have their sights set on jazz all-star forward lauri markkanen. the 27 year old is under contract next season for only 18 million, but would surely want an extension, according to reports. if utah makes a deal, the warriors and spurs are the two teams with the best offers. the all star forward averaged 23 points and eight rebounds a game last season. giants at braves so the braves started this off. they hit back to back homers in the second two zero. atlanta in the fifth. two men on for matt chapman with a solo into the gap. oh man. but jared kelenic tracks it down. saves two runs. top fifth jorge soler with a laser beam to left. this is going to be a solo shot. his 10th of the season off reynaldo lopez next batter lamonte wade jr. he homers two. so now the giants answer the braves with
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back to back jacks of their own. bottom six luis matos with a sharp ground ball to third. austin riley can't handle it. michael conforto would score. it's three two giants at that point. right now it's four three sports on abc seven sponsored by smart and final. and the warriors also added two assistance terry stotts and jerry stackhouse. so while they're there trying to get some more all star players in, they're bolstering their coaching staff. so that helps. definitely does yeah appreciate it casey coming up tonight on abc seven you can watch celebrity wheel of fortune that comes on at 8:00 followed by celebrity jeopardy! >> at nine and ten. and stay with us for abc seven news at 11. do you remember that abc seven news is always streaming? 24 seven? get the abc seven bay area app. that way you can join us whenever you want. wherever you are, we are always there for you all right. that'll do it for this edition of abc seven news. thank you for joining us. >> i'm ama daetz and i'm julian glover for sandhya patel, casey pratt and the entire abc seven
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♪♪ from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios, this is "jeopardy!" ♪♪ please welcome today's contestants-- a nonprofit communications director from billerica, massachusetts... a mechanical engineer from lawrenceville, georgia... and our returning champion, a health care i.t. analyst from fredericksburg, virginia...
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...whose 1-day cash winnings total... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"--ken jennings! [cheers and applause] thank you, johnny gilbert. welcome to "jeopardy!" for the second time in as many games, we have a new returning champion-- in matt brooks, who came up with the correct response in final yesterday and pulled off a come-from-behind win. today, matt's joined by new challengers chris and kelly. good luck to all three of you. here are the categories in play for you three in the jeopardy! round. first off, we are... then we have... some... followed by... and finally... - matt, start us off. - landmark for $800. answer there is a daily double. [applause] you can see the scores, matt. we have a 3-way tie at the moment.

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