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but what happens to the stuff that gets cleared? thanks for joining us. i'm julian glover and i'm dan ashley. >> good evening to you. court rulings both at the supreme court level and at the appeals court level, have made it easier for the city to remove people living out on the streets. >> abc seven news reporter luz pena got an exclusive look into the public works operation yard, where the city is storing the items they're collecting. luis joins us live in the studio with the story. that's a part of building a better bay area. lose. this is so interesting. >> very interesting. julian. the caveat is that san francisco has to allow residents to recover any personal property that is collected during the sweeps. today we got to see firsthand where the city is storing these items and their process. reporter this is where all the items collected during sweeps of san francisco encampments. >> and now this is this contains all the items brought in the month of june. >> we looked inside with edgar garcia, the operations supervisor for public works. his team is in charge of storing and documenting items. >> this one says it was picked
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up from 1250 one third street, cross street, china basin. it has the tag number 36 the color. they're all separated by a different tag color. and every month has a different color. >> after every encampment sweep the city street crews leave a note with information on where to collect the items. >> they take a picture out in the field or out at the police station showing what was picked up, and they also take a picture of it in the container, showing that it was brought back to the yard. they usually walk up to the front gate. the security guard gets their information, calls us. >> people have three months to retrieve their belongings. >> 90 days is better than no days. >> in december of 2022, a court required san francisco to follow its own policies by offering shelter before citing or arresting people for not moving their things off the streets. on monday. that part of the injunction was lifted. so with the sweeps poised to resume, dpw is ready to continue storing anything collected. the
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coalition on homelessness is concerned about the latest decision. >> currently, homeless people are already under attack and the latest rulings will just exacerbate that, i think it's common sense that if you have your belongings seized or destroyed, that you're losing a part of your humanity. during that process. >> even with legal challenges, san francisco has increased encampment sweeps in 2023, records show. the city's team moved more than 1500 people from encampments to shelters. a 22% increase from the year before, which helped reduce tents on the streets by 17% in the last quarter of 2023. and do people normally come and collect their items? yes. >> how often? it's hard to give an actual count, but i'd say at least maybe 25% of the time they actually come back and get their stuff. >> according to garcia, they frequently store items for more than three months. after the 90 days, what do you do with the
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items? >> we dispose of them. >> what does that mean? >> we send them over to the dump. we don't know. you know what can be inside of those backpacks? so for safety purposes, we disposable and to collect items. >> people have to physically go to the public works yard and show their id, along with the tag left behind by the city. and in many cases, those items are everything someone owns. luz pena, abc seven news. >> so true. all right, luis, thank you. after more than five hours of impassioned testimony, south bay water officials decided not to vote on an ordinance to prohibit encampments along creeks and rivers. many santa clara valley water district employees spoke out about not feeling safe while working around these encampments. workers say they have been threatened, some with machetes, while trying to do flood protection work around waterways. but some fear the ordinance would criminalize people facing homelessness, blaming the unsafeness on an unhoused people.
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>> sorry, we should be doing more for workers. we've seen security advisories about people throwing rocks, hypodermic needles stuck near locks, and aggressive individuals and dogs. >> the board decided to reconsider the encampment prohibition and look at other options in october. we'll keep tabs on that. and santa clara is the only bay area county to ever top 10,000 homeless in an annual census. the last count done last year was slightly less at 9900. that same year, alameda county tallied 9700 homeless. this year, it's down about 3% or so. san francisco's homeless population went up nearly 10% from last year to this year. the number of homeless is at a record high, roughly 8300 people. >> well, hopefully you got out and enjoy the cooler weather today. a break between the heat waves. but the heat is going to return tomorrow along with the spare. the air alert day. >> yeah, big time heat. actually. abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel is tracking that for us. sandhya.
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>> yeah, we're talking triple digit kind of heat. dan and julian, let's take a look at the warnings that are going up tomorrow morning at 11:00 for our inland areas. it's an excessive heat warning. uh- areas right around shaded in orange. other than the coast and san francisco going under a heat advisory. these will remain up until 8 p.m. friday. the reason for it is we are expecting an increased risk of heat related illnesses with the kind of temperatures we're expecting. so tomorrow, 104 degrees in antioch, 103 in livermore and fairfield. these will be some of our hot spots, not quite as hot along the coastline, which is why, you see, they're not in that heat alert, warning or alert or warning. as you will notice, the heat risk will be in the moderate to major category for our inland areas tomorrow. so definitely take it easy. the spare the air alert is up for tomorrow as the air quality will decline inland, east bay and santa clara valley going to poor air quality as high pressure puts a lid on things. moderate air quality expected on thursday. i'll be back with a
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full look at your temperatures for tomorrow and beyond, and let me just give you a hint here, julian. it's only going to get hotter on thursday, but i'll let you know when some relief will arrive. >> can't wait to hear about that relief. thank you so much, sandy. a brief scare this afternoon in the south bay in san jose. a grass fire started just before 12:30 p.m. near santa teresa county park and burned about 25 acres before firefighters got it under control. people were evacuated from the park and part of santa teresa boulevard. it was briefly shut down. no reports of any injuries or damage there. you can see wildfires in california at a glance with our abc seven news wildfire tracker. you can find it at abc seven news.com/fire map. >> we want to update you on just a tragic incident in san francisco. a baby who fell out of a third story window last wednesday. we are sad to say, has died. the 15 month old boy fell more than 20ft from the top floor of an apartment building on mission street to the ground below. rescuers had to break
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down part of a fence to reach the child. the baby died at the hospital. child protective services is investigating what happened. an arraignment has been delayed for a third time for a man charged with murder, for shoving a woman into an oncoming bart train last week. the judge is waiting for a mental health evaluation of this 49 year old man. he's accused of pushing 74 year old khairuzan dandan in front of a train at the powell street. bart station. dandan hit her head on the train and sadly died, and a man accused of planting a bomb in san jose, then calling police on himself, is now scheduled to make his first court appearance in the case tomorrow. if he agrees to show up. the 56 year old was originally supposed to be arraigned here. the formal charges against him last friday. then yesterday, then today. but he is has been refusing to go to court. so we'll see what happens. last wednesday, the san jose police bomb squad safely detonated a device found behind a mental health resource center.
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the discovery triggered a widespread evacuation in the area around ritter park drive and fox lane. police say it will take more time to determine if the device posed a real danger. >> there are multiple components that make up an ied. those materials are still being tested in the lab. >> police say the motive is still under investigation, but they say the suspect has an extensive criminal history, and court records show he's been in a mental health diversion program since 2021. >> taking a look at covid cases, they are on the rise once again here in the bay area, right now. but a lot of the formal guidelines about quarantining and masking, those are gone. abc seven news reporter leslie brinkley went to the bay area's health experts for advice on the new protocol. >> i just got off the phone with somebody who said she has covid right now and is recovering. >> it's likely, you know, a coworker or family member or friend who is sick this summer, and you wonder, do they have
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covid? >> summer is just the time where people travel a lot. they're going out more. they're seeing more people going on vacation. so more time to potentially be exposed to covid 19, particularly as we're seeing just increases in cases. >> so where to start if you have cold or flu like symptoms? >> first of all, throw out any expired test kits. you can't trust the result with a new kit. if you test positive, you are positive. >> if you've got a negative home test, but you've got signs and symptoms of covid, you've got to assume that that could be falsely negative and repeat it the next day and the next day. and the next day. >> if you're positive for covid, do do you stay home until you're feeling better or your fever is resolved for at least 24 hours? >> there are no clearly defined rules anymore. but doctors do have suggestions. >> you don't have to isolate for five days anymore. but going out into the world doesn't mean you're going out. and, you know, sort of being normal. you're
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wearing a mask in risky areas. you know, i think wearing a mask for five days is reasonable. >> even wearing a mask among loved ones at home. as for those serious about dodging covid this summer, you're going to a wedding. >> you know, in those trips where you're surrounded by a lot of noses and mouths, it really would make sense to protect yourself. particularly if somebody's on the plane next to you. is coughing and is symptomatic. carry that mask around. put it on. when you feel vulnerable in the east bay. >> i'm leslie brinkley, abc seven news. >> coming up next, the problem with hosting a sushi dinner at the flintstone house. it's homeowners versus hillsboro, plus a big goodbye to the last elephant in the b
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longer happening. it comes after the abc seven news i-team learned the town sent a letter to the property owner raising concerns about code violations. abc seven news reporter stephanie sierra is in the newsroom to explain exactly what the problem is. stephanie. >> yes, dan, you may have seen that special omakase sushi experience that went viral on social media. diners in the flintstone house were reserved for this friday, july 12th, and the owner says the seatings were fully booked through the end of the month. but now refunds are on the way after concerns over zoning violations. what could be better than visiting the iconic hillsboro flintstone house? how about eating sushi flown in from japan, prepared by michelin chefs? that was the business
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venture of shawn fang, owner of stone age omakase. he's the grandson of flintstone property owner florence fang. but that dream is currently on pause. according to this letter from the town of hillsboro, the property is located within a single family residential zone. restaurants and other commercial uses are not permitted in a residential zone, even on a temporary basis. >> so after some looking into it, they sent a letter off uh- to the resident, essentially stating that it appears to be outside of our zoning ordinance. >> was there any communication from the fang family about pursuing a catering business in the flintstone home? >> no, i did not receive any pre notification of it. so again, i kind of learned about it in the same way that most of us did through seeing about it on social media. >> after abc seven contacted john fang monday evening, stone age omakase made this post on instagram saying quote, we would like to inform our valued clients and supporters that due to concerns raised by the city
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of hillsboro, we have temporarily paused our catering operations at this location. fang was unavailable for an interview, but texted me, we think hillsboro is wrong, but we respect them and don't want to fight with them. therefore we are refunding reservations and are looking for other venues. there will be more to come soon. >> you know we certainly see catering events and those are fine in town. we have many private uh- events that are catered at the town, but this is the first time where i've seen, what it looks to be an attempt to open up a restaurant within the town. >> fang also told the i-team, we aren't a restaurant, we are a catering company specializing in home okc, bringing michelin starred chefs to create omakase experiences in private homes. unfortunately, we have been incorrectly classified as a restaurant, which has led to this misunderstanding. >> businesses in general are not allowed in hillsboro to run a commercial operation out of your out of a home. >> while it's unclear what the
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next step will be, both parties are willing to collaborate, fang told us. we look forward to working with the city to resolve this issue and resume offering our unique culinary experiences to our clients. >> i welcome their ideas. i think we're pretty open to having any conversations that the family or the people putting this on want to have. i mean, our intent isn't to keep people from doing things on their private property. it's just to make sure that everybody is enjoying their own private property without kind of infringing on other people. >> doug davis added if there's some creative ways to actually make this work, the city along with the legal and code enforcement teams, look forward to hearing from the flintstone owners. so dan and jillian, it appears this omakase now referred as home okc in this case may get a second life when that's in compliance with the city. >> all right. we'll follow that and see stephanie thanks very much. >> okay. let's take a look outside. uh- really nice day across the bay area today. lovely >> and we hope we enjoyed it because tomorrow is going to
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change dramatically. meteorologist sandhya patel is back with more heat. sandhya. >> yeah, and unfortunately it is going to be intense in our inland areas. dan and julian so be prepared for that the next three days. but for now i want to give you something that will kind of give you this comforting feeling. yeah. our marine layer is from our east bay hills camera. you can see it just kind of rushing in many areas this morning. started off this way. and tomorrow morning we're going to have still the marine influence. so you don't have to worry about the heat right near the coastline. but high pressure unfortunately is going to rebuild. and as it does, we are expecting those temperatures to spike in our inland valleys. it will be warmer around the bay as well. today it was in the upper 80s inland, so warm inland but comfortable in the 60s at the coastline on live doppler seven, you can still see a lot of low clouds along the coast. we still have some right around the bay shoreline as well. never quite cleared. gusts to 32 miles an hour onshore in oakland. that is going to transport that marine
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layer into some of our valleys. once again, temperatures drop some more by nine degrees in concord and livermore, down five in san jose and four degrees cooler in novato. a pretty view from our oakland airport camera. you can see kind of a little bit of sun through the clouds. 60s from san francisco to oakland, 76 in san jose, you're at 75, in redwood city, looking from our mount tam cam. not only are you seeing the marine layer, but you can see why a spare the air alert has been issued, and this is with a good breeze. the breeze will be a weaker tomorrow. so you're going to see more of this haze. 74 in santa rosa. still in the 80s. inland sfo camera. you can see the marine layer, the sea breeze. here's a look at the headlines. next three days. triple digit heat inland coastal areas will remain mild with a fog. sun mix and your weekend weather will be breezy and cooler, so at least the heat will back off by the time the weekend plans begin tomorrow. tonight, excuse me. 70s and 80s inland at 715 50s coast side. the low clouds and
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fog will push in across the bay later on tonight and tomorrow morning begin your day. temperatures will be in the 50s and 60s as we head into the afternoon hours quickly where the sun is out early upper 80s to low 90s by the lunch hour, and you will notice triple digits in the afternoon. coast side though we're going to keep you in the 60s, which is where you want to go. if you don't like the hot weather. so your morning temperatures with the fog, we're going to see numbers in the 50s and 60s tomorrow afternoon in the south bay heating up again, 101 in morgan hill, 93 for you in san jose on the peninsula, 90 in redwood city, 64 half moon bay, downtown san francisco, 74 degrees in the north bay. those temperatures anywhere from the 70s at the beaches to the triple digits inland around lakeport. 98, santa rosa 93. in san rafael in the east bay 81. berkeley 82. oakland 90. in castro valley, you get out to the other side of the hills and you're going to feel that heat. 102 in concord,
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104 in brentwood. your accuweather seven day forecast. the temperatures are going up a little bit more on thursday. dangerous heat expected inland up to 108. don't worry though, the coast will still remain in the 60s. and then the last day of triple digits will be friday before we cool over the weekend and into next week with low 90s, and i can't wait for it to drop to plummet to 90. yeah, it'll be a nice change. we'll take it. >> yeah. thanks, andy. appreciate it. >> the oakland zoo's only elephant is about to leave for a new home. the zoo says osh is making a cross-country move after 20 years in oakland. osh is packing up and leaving for an elephant sanctuary in tennessee. the zoo says osh is really social and smart, so it's better for his well-being to be around other elephants. >> so he's always been, a very brave elephant, you know, very interactive, which is part of the reason we know that he's going to do so well at the sanctuary, because he's a super confident individual and osh is a spry 30 years old, more than
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11ft tall, and weighs 15,000 pounds. >> in the fall, he'll ride in a specifically designed, air conditioned trailer to his new home. that's what you're looking at there, the zoo says. they will not bring in any new elephant until they have a bigger enclosure. >> the doors are closing. please stand clear of the doors. >> what will happen if bart doesn't get ridership back to pre-pandemic levels? you'll
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a young black woman in jogging clothing. that's what you're looking at here. the san francisco arts commission says the work is meant to symbolize inclusion and the power of being seen. they placed it along the embarcadero so both tourists and locals will get to see it often. >> the fact that we have a black woman that is larger than life, standing as a representation of art and culture in san francisco makes me feel appreciated. it makes me feel like i belong that much more in this city. >> the city's arts commission says it's working on improving representation in the city's public art. the installation at the ferry building runs through january. >> an extensive report from bart that was released today looks at
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bart's role in the bay area and what the future could hold. it also identifies what needs to change in order to keep the trains rolling. bart relies heavily, of course, on fares to fund the system, and that took a real hit during the pandemic, the report says. bart needs to start looking to the state, the federal government or another option for money. and speaking of the pandemic, the report says 72% of riders have returned. but there's an interesting caveat to that. trips are only at 43, meaning while people are getting on the trains again, in larger numbers, it's just not happening as often. we've heard a lot about the potential for drastic cuts. if bart can't get the money it needs. the report looks at what happens if operating expenses are slashed by 30. well this would result in an 85% reduction in service. >> a new way to travel between oakland and alameda debuts next week. it's named woodstock. that's the new water shuttle purchased by the city of alameda starting on july the 17th. this
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little yellow boat will run across the estuary between fifth street in alameda and oakland's jack london square. this provides an alternative to the posey tube for pedestrians and bicyclists. the trip takes about 15 minutes. service on the water shuttle is free and will operate wednesday through sunday. this is a pilot program running for the next two years. >> coming up next. too hot to handle. we can finally put a dollar amount on the extreme heat and it is only going to get worse. >> plus, we're following the story of those fbi raids at oakland. the oakland mayor's home, and others. what we're learning
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at several locations, including mayor sheng tao's home. now we have a better idea of what documents they were looking for. >> city officials were given until thursday morning to hand over these records, or appear in federal court to testify before a grand jury. abc seven news reporter suzanne ford is following the story. >> reporter we're getting a look at a federal grand jury subpoena
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addressed to oakland city attorney barbara parker. the oaklandside posted the subpoena on their website. the u.s. attorney wants the city to hand over various documents. >> that's serious. and, you know, i mean, that's the first time that i've been involved politically here that i've heard of a federal investigation. >> you see, law associate professor jonathan abell says this is the first look at what federal authorities may be after, and that a federal grand jury will be handling this high profile case. a federal grand jury will determine if there is enough evidence to file charges or indictments. >> this is a road map to the things that they're interested in. >> according to the chronicle, last week, in connection with a federal grand jury subpoena, the oakland city attorney reportedly told some city staff to preserve all documents related to mayor sheng tao's partner, andre jones, as well as california waste solutions and the duong family. >> they don't want someone putting them into a shredding machine today. >> among the documents, the subpoena demands communications
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related to andre jones, all calendar entries or records of the existence of planned or scheduled meetings with tao or jones from june 22nd to the present. >> we don't really know how all the pieces fit together, but you can see that types of things are interested in. >> the subpoena also requests documents and communications related to the former oakland army base and efforts to fight homelessness that were considered by oakland city council last year. >> so i think what what they're trying to find out is who was involved and who was asking for what. >> we reached out to mayor tao's legal counsel, attorney jeff tsai. he did not want to comment on the matter today. this afternoon, a spokesperson for california waste solutions and the dow jones issued this statement saying, quote, the company is currently working closely with federal investigators to support and expedite their investigation, which is unrelated to kw's operations. >> but it's disturbing. it's really for me, it's, you know, we're losing a lot of confidence. and from the public
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here in the oakland city, leaders say they're just taking this complicated investigation one step at a time. >> in oakland, suzanne phan abc seven news. >> check out a timeline of the case. you'll find a day by day guide at abc seven news.com, and on the abc seven bay area app. as >> a down day for the dow jones. but the nasdaq and s&p 500 closed at record highs for a sixth straight day. the dow dropped 52 points. the nasdaq added 25 points, while the s&p finished with a modest gain of four points. >> politics now. your voice, your vote. vice president kamala harris is in las vegas, right now looking to drum up support in that important swing state polls in nevada across the board show the biden-harris team trailing donald trump anywhere from 3 to 10 points. biden carried nevada back in 2020, winning by almost two and a half points. president biden is hosting the annual nato summit
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in washington, dc. mr. biden opened the gathering, announcing plans to supply new air defenses to ukraine. that's a major boost for the country working to fend off russia's ongoing invasion. >> putin wants nothing less, nothing less than ukraine's total subjugation. and to wipe ukraine off the map. and we know putin won't stop at ukraine. but make no mistake, ukraine can and will stop putin. >> analysts say the summit is also an opportunity for mr. biden to demonstrate that he's capable of meeting the grinding demands of the presidency for four more years. the president says his work at the summit would be a good way to judge his continued ability to do the job, as he faces calls for him to drop out of the presidential race after the debate, the other week. now, barbara boxer is speaking out in support of biden's candidacy today at 3 p.m. on our program, getting answers. the former senator from
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california says biden is not a man known for his speaking ability, but for getting results. >> there's no greater fighter on the planet than joe biden, and that's why we have to watch him. do you know, if you look at his history, the personal losses, he's come back from political losses, he's come back from there is no one that can get up and fight. and i do think there'll be a backlash to all this pounding on him. and i do think it's about his record versus trump's record. it's about the american people. so i do think, hey, was joe biden a better debater many years ago? yes. but i must say he's never been slick. he's never been smooth. i know him for so long. he's not, you know, robert redford in the candidate or harrison ford in air force one for a half hour special featuring joe biden. >> in an exclusive interview with abc news, anchor george stephanopoulos, was the most watched program on abc seven
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news last friday, and now it's available to stream on demand on abc seven news.com and on our abc seven bay area app. >> as the bay area endures back to back heat waves, the consequences of climate change are becoming clearer. the heat is costing us. taking care of our climate and environment are part of building a better bay area. abc seven news reporter ryan curry found. experts say putting an actual dollar amount on the cost will help us do something about it going forwar. >> the bay area is bracing for more dangerous temperatures after a one day break from a long, deadly heat wave. >> the heat wave last week was officially eight days long, so it went from july second to the ninth through the ninth, and it was the longest, duration excessive heat warning that the national weather service for the bay area had ever issued. >> and now we know the economic damage of these heat events, california's department of insurance says between 2013 and 2022, extreme heat led to a $7.7
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billion loss for businesses in the state. >> having a number gets people focused on wow, this invisible silent thing is really costing us money, kathy baughman mcleod is part of the state climate insurance group. >> she says heat events create ripple effects that impact the entire state. >> heat affects the human body, our health. it slows us down. we have worker productivity impacts. you know, we make less money when we're slow and we make mistakes or get hurt in the report, heat events led up to $210 million in labor productivity losses. >> power outages cost up to $230 million and millions went into repairing infrastructure damaged by heat and wildfires. >> then there's the cost to business interruption. schools are closing. metro systems closed down so people aren't getting to work, food systems are affected, supply chains are affected, and as climate change worsens, experts say these heat events will to. >> in the last 25 years or so, because of climate change, because of an ever of a
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continuously warming planet, we have seen more frequent examples of extreme weather events. >> this report is, you know, just the tip of the spear. but such a critical piece of information at a critical time for policymakers, investors, everybody trying to understand how are we going to take on extreme heat. >> so what can we do to bring that price down? well, bob mcleod did tells me we need to enact policies that steer us away from fossil fuels and also enact policies that improve our infrastructure and allow us to build more green space in pleasant hill. ryan curry abc seven news. >> coming up here, actor alec baldwin is far from hollywood as jury selection begins in his movie set shooting trial
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ronstadt's behalf during today's board of supervisors meeting. >> that you not only honor a beloved, renowned artist, a longtime san francisco resident and loving mother of two fine
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grown children, but a truly wonderful human being who is deeply loved by all who know her. by recognizing such a person, you bring honor to yourselves. >> monday is ronstadt's 78th birthday. she's called san francisco home for three decades. >> a jury is seated for the trial of actor alec baldwin. he's charged with involuntary manslaughter for the death of cinematographer halyna hutchins on the set of the movie rust. it happened back in october of 2021. reporter carlos granda, from our sister station in los angeles, has a look at the case. >> alec baldwin arrives to court in new mexico, where jury selection is underway. >> how are you feeling this morning? >> of 70 potential jurors, only three said they had not heard about this case. and the jurors will have to decide if baldwin committed a felony. when a revolver went off while he was pointing it at cinematographer halyna hutchins. baldwin claims the gun fired accidentally.
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baldwin said he pulled back the hammer, but not the trigger. >> you never pulled the trigger. >> no no no no no, i would never point a gun at anyone and pull a trigger at them. never, never. that was the training that i had. you don't point a gun and pull the trigger. >> baldwin's defense team scoring a win at a pretrial hearing on monday, the exclusive responsibility of gun safety is on the prop master. >> the armorer, the first assistant director, doesn't say anything about a producer. >> the judge throwing out the prosecution's ability to argue that baldwin's role as a co-producer on the film bolstered the evidence that he was negligent, the judge saying the state can only argue baldwin's culpability as an actor. it's more about his mindset because this whole case comes down to responsibility and foreseeability, and he's an actor. >> he's on a movie set, it's a western. he's being handed a gun now. it's a functioning gun. but for his purposes, that's a prop when that's being handed to him, and he believes that it's safe. >> rust armor hannah gutierrez
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found guilty of the same involuntary manslaughter charge earlier this year and sentenced to 18 months in prison. she is appealing that ruling. carlos granda abc seven news. >> our next heat wave begins tomorrow. it will be sbut intense. see sandhya's forecast where you ♪ 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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audi dealer. variety of stars from the golden bachelorette to earth, wind and fire. entertainment reporter george pennacchio has more on who you'll see from the show's host, steve harvey. >> shaq is coming back. sherri shepherd is on the show. ne-yo is on the show. uh- the cast of 911 is on the show. name an accent you fake at the bar to attract women. >> steve harvey is happy to be back behind the podium, hosting another batch of his famous friends for another season of celebrity family feud. the series is celebrating 50 years on television, and its 100th episode on abc, with a special that looks back at some fan favorite moments. >> you know, it's more than just a game about a survey. you know
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it's a game about relationship between a host and the contestant. i just try to keep it fun, man. i turn it from a game show to a comedy show. >> harvey has his own theory about why this show itself has resonated for so many years. we made it to family feud. >> i think for the common man to be able to sit there and watch these successful, famous, oftentimes rich people say the dumbest stuff you've ever heard. i mean, you sit up there and you go, wow, okay, so money doesn't make you have sense. no, it doesn't. >> and as for why he's become a favorite with the fans, it's people. >> the people decide who becomes a star. it's not you. and that's been my strong suit and my appeal for this show over the years. i appeal to the common man and i make sure we never lose that.
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>> george pennacchio for abc seven news. >> he is so good to celebrity family feud debuts at 9 p.m. here on abc seven. >> the sports world is gearing up for a big night. the 2024 svb's are coming up on thursday. the awards are all about celebrating your favorite athletes, and this year is a special one. you might have seen the promos. tennis legend serena williams is hosting for the very first time. espn tells us incredible female athletes will be a big theme. >> women's sports is absolutely having a moment and for anyone who's just arriving, we're saying welcome. thank you. we're so glad you're here. and the show is absolutely going to be reflective of that. >> the show, of course, will celebrate sports achievements from the past year, along with the tribute to stuart scott's legendary speech a decade ago. the longtime espn broadcasters daughter will be at the awards to honor him and raise money for cancer research. the espys will broadcast from the dolby theater in los angeles. you can watch it right here on abc seven thursday at 8 p.m. should be a great
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show. it should be stuart scott. >> i know larry worked with him. i was an intern with him together many years ago and i really, really nice guy stand out for sure. all right, let's talk about the heat that's coming. >> it was a great break while we had it, but the heat is cranking back up again. we check back in with sandhya. yeah. >> unfortunately, the sizzle is returning. or if you like, the heat, uh- might be a fortunate thing. julian and dan, let's take a look at the last heat wave. it was a week long from the second through the eighth. this time around it's going to be a three day deal beginning tomorrow, continuing until friday. and as we look here, heat warnings, excessive heat warnings inland shaded in orange are the heat advisories. they start tomorrow. they run until friday night. much of the western u.s. as you will notice, has been dealing with all of the hot weather, the heat wave, and it is going to continue. live doppler seven showing you the fog. it's going to push in across some of our valleys tomorrow afternoon. it's going to be in the triple digits inland, 104 in antioch, but 64 degrees in half moon bay. thursday is even hotter in our inland valleys, getting up to
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108 degrees. friday. the temperatures back off, but still those triple digits. and then by the weekend, this will actually be much better when you get down into the 90s inland 60s coast side. so it's three days of triple digit heat, and then we're back to more in line with what we should expect around this time of year. >> dan and julian look forward to that. >> yes, i appreciate it. >> all right. onto sports. >> hey larry bills here. yes. >> and clay is not are i don't know why i'm laughing about it actually really sad. brace yourselves warriors fans. klay thompson introduced today as a new member of the dallas mavericks. the former splash brother on why he chose to leave the dubs new number 31 next
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jersey. no longer a warrior, left the dubs for a change of scenery in dallas. clay introduced today holding up number 31, the number 11 that he wore here with the warriors belongs to kyrie irving, and he's not getting that. so clay chose 31. in honor of another legendary shooter, reggie miller, who was his childhood inspiration. clay was upset about his role this past season. he gets a three year, $50 million deal with dallas. after 13 years, four titles with the warriors, clay excited about a fresh start in big d. >> sometimes you know break ups
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are necessary to, do what's right and felt like you know, moving on could just re-energize me and do something special for the rest of my career. they look like they have fun playing with each other and they play for each other. and that was very attractive for me. and i take a lot of inspiration from past athletes and how their careers might have gone, you know, astray when they either left the team or joined a new team. and some guys thrive and i look forward to just kind of being rejuvenated. so i just want to win at this point. that's what i learned in golden state. like everyone's got to make sacrifices to win at the highest level, and i'll make sacrifices for the team. but as long as we play winning basketball, that's that's all that matters. >> clay might be a perfect fit for dallas. giants have six games left before the all star break, hoping the return of blake snell will give him a little bit of momentum. snell will be on the hill tonight against the blue jays. snell i mean this is basically still spring training for him. he signed late. he was rushing to pitch and he's just been an unmitigated disaster. he's own
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three an era just under ten hampered by a groin injury. giants three games under 503 and a half out of the last wild card spot. director of baseball operations farhan zaidi knows nobody is satisfied with the giants record. >> yeah, this is a big homestand for us going into the all star break, you know, and obviously right after the break we're expecting a couple of these guys to be back. having blake back tonight is huge. that should be a big boost to us. so the rotation getting healthier us playing good good team baseball right now i think it's fair to say that there's a really positive, you know, vibe. and sentiment around the team. >> now the giants return to action only a day after their celebration of life for willie mays, this was a memorial that featured the true legends of baseball going back many decades and even giants manager bob melvin found himself in. >> or, you know, it was more than just the celebration, you know, of willie. it was like the you realize the importance of the history of the giants here with all those, you know,
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legends out there, and you realize how important you know, the giants are to the city of san francisco and how these legends, what they've meant to the people here. so it was it was a one of a kind experience. >> all right. some fun stuff with team usa. you assume all the stars can spin a basketball on their finger, right? i mean, kevin durant right there. but for all the greatness of steph curry, it is the one thing he cannot do with a basketball. he doesn't like talking about it because it really, really frustrates him. can't spin the ball. sports on abc seven is sponsored by smart and final. you know i look at it this other stuff i look at yeah he can't do a lot of other stuff. i look at it this way. we have finally found something that steph and i have in common right. proof that he's human. 50 million a year. circling back to klay, by the way, i think he's going to be a really good fit with dallas because he's not going to have
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the weight of the world on his shoulders with every shot. but his father wanted him to go to the lakers, and he didn't want to become a laker because he felt like it's going to be the same thing with the warriors. all the scrutiny, all the pressure, all that. he just wants a fresh start in dallas and luka and kyrie irving, his teammates could. it could really work well. >> we hope the best for him. yeah absolutely great guy. welcome here. sorry to see him go. but yeah that's the way it works. all right. >> thanks for coming up tonight prime time. whole lot of steve harvey at eight. watch family feud decades of laughs. the new season of celebrity family feud starts at nine. then stick with us for abc seven news at 11. and remember abc seven news is streaming 24 seven. get the abc seven bay area app and join us whenever you want, wherever you are. that'll do it for this edition of abc seven news. thanks so much for being here. >> i'm julian glover and i'm dan ashley for sandyha patel, larry beil, all of us. we appreciate
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