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here's abc seven news reporter lauren martinez. police really haven't released many details around the shooting. i can tell you this is a very busy shopping center. people have been coming here all day leaving candles and flowers, fremont hub and advising that a subject was shot. >> there is a security guard that's down the investigation into what led to a deadly confrontation at this cvs in fremont is underway. >> police say around 11 thursday night, an altercation between a security guard and another individual quickly turned violent. >> and it looks like we have several employees barricaded in the pharmacy. >> the security guard was shot and killed. the other individual had several stab wounds. on friday, those in the neighborhood left flowers for the security guard, who has not been publicly identified. >> i don't have a way to reach the family or anything, but it it just felt like a good thing to do. >> one woman leaving flowers said she works as security at a store nearby. >> i'm actually work here at the hub at michaels. so
here's abc seven news reporter lauren martinez. police really haven't released many details around the shooting. i can tell you this is a very busy shopping center. people have been coming here all day leaving candles and flowers, fremont hub and advising that a subject was shot. >> there is a security guard that's down the investigation into what led to a deadly confrontation at this cvs in fremont is underway. >> police say around 11 thursday night, an altercation between a...
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i'm lauren martinez. we're hours away from our first red flag warning of the year. and firefighters are already busy. crews in san jose are also putting out a small fire southeast of the city. time lapse video from around 930 this morning shows plenty of white smoke. it burned 19 acres near san felipe road and las animas road. the fire didn't burn any buildings contained. it is up to 80. and let's bring in abc seven news weather anchor spencer christian, you're tracking this fire risk. spencer, we've seen plenty of fires these last few weeks, but not conditions this dangerous. >> you're right. we don't have the excessive heat that we had previously, but right now, we've got powerful wind gusts developing, and the relative humidity is dangerously low. and that combination, of course, increases fire risk. so let's take a look at that red flag warning. first of all, it covers an area that borders the bay area. it's the northern sacramento valley and lake county that will be in effect from 8:00 tonight of 11:00 tonight to 8:00 monday night. and winds will be gusting 25
i'm lauren martinez. we're hours away from our first red flag warning of the year. and firefighters are already busy. crews in san jose are also putting out a small fire southeast of the city. time lapse video from around 930 this morning shows plenty of white smoke. it burned 19 acres near san felipe road and las animas road. the fire didn't burn any buildings contained. it is up to 80. and let's bring in abc seven news weather anchor spencer christian, you're tracking this fire risk. spencer,...
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abc seven news south bay reporter lauren martinez spoke with him tonight about whether this is the end of the road. >> the fight over who controls self-driving taxis on city streets continues. >> state senator dave cortez pulled his senate bill 915 this week after the assembly committee on transportation presented major amendments. the bill would allow cities and counties to install their own regulations around autonomous vehicles. >> local mayors, local city council members. they know their community. they meet every tuesday. they pass the laws every week. they pass new policies every week. we can't do that in sacramento right now. >> only the dmv is allowed to issue permits to av companies and has the authority to revoke permits. if an av is not safe on public roads. >> all local fire and police is directed by cities and counties, not the state. and yet the dmv is authorizing waymo to go into cities like san francisco and now 22 other jurisdictions. >> just last month, waymo announced they will be expanding fully autonomous, driving down the peninsula to sunnyvale. we spoke with tech
abc seven news south bay reporter lauren martinez spoke with him tonight about whether this is the end of the road. >> the fight over who controls self-driving taxis on city streets continues. >> state senator dave cortez pulled his senate bill 915 this week after the assembly committee on transportation presented major amendments. the bill would allow cities and counties to install their own regulations around autonomous vehicles. >> local mayors, local city council members....
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abc seven news south bay reporter lauren martinez explains this important new roadmap despite a tough fiscal year, the san jose city council unanimously passed a multi-billion billion dollar budget. >> mayor matt mehan is calling it one of the most important votes of the year, the most significant and strategic investment in addressing unsheltered homelessness in the history of our city. roughly six months ago, the city was told to clear homeless encampments near its waterways or face hefty fines from the regional water quality control board as part of tonight's vote, the council also approved flexible city with measure e funds, funds from the property transfer tax were slated to be for affordable housing. some will now go to more immediate solutions. >> we have a pathway now to being in compliance with with our stormwater permit and the clean water act, but to do that, we have to follow through on the investments we've outlined in this budget over the next year, it's estimated 1200 people will be moved off the streets and into alternative sleeping sites, 600 into temporary shelter, 5
abc seven news south bay reporter lauren martinez explains this important new roadmap despite a tough fiscal year, the san jose city council unanimously passed a multi-billion billion dollar budget. >> mayor matt mehan is calling it one of the most important votes of the year, the most significant and strategic investment in addressing unsheltered homelessness in the history of our city. roughly six months ago, the city was told to clear homeless encampments near its waterways or face...
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abc7 news south bay reporter lauren martinez went to the park today to find out what was going on and got a surprise. >> yes, calabanga ceo came out to talk to her. they had a lengthy conversation, including details of how he plans to make a splash when the water park does reopen in june. >> here's a story you'll see only on abc seven news, just in time for summer raging waters, now called calabanga, is just weeks away from opening in june. >> it's going to be a big surfboard, it says calabanga and, yeah, we're going crazy. >> steve dooner is the ceo of california dream and entertainment, which acquired the park for the past 90 days, crews have been repairing and revamping the 23 acre water park. >> this park. what's nice about it is it's big and the you're surrounded by all this nature. >> dunar has built a career creating theme parks for disney and universal studios, making improvements to this park hasn't been easy. >> you ever see the movie the money pit? this is it. >> the work behind the gates has included new food partnerships and installing three acres of turf. this is a high
abc7 news south bay reporter lauren martinez went to the park today to find out what was going on and got a surprise. >> yes, calabanga ceo came out to talk to her. they had a lengthy conversation, including details of how he plans to make a splash when the water park does reopen in june. >> here's a story you'll see only on abc seven news, just in time for summer raging waters, now called calabanga, is just weeks away from opening in june. >> it's going to be a big surfboard,...
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you will start a fire in san mateo county. >> lauren martinez abc seven news. >> here are the dates for the three buyback events they are each saturday in june, starting with this weekend, all running from 10 a.m. to two. the first is in half moon bay, followed by south san francisco and then in redwood city. >> a bridge in southern california adorned with original snoopy drawings is now back looking as good as new. tonight, the refurbished snoopy bridge was unveiled in tarzana today. its 12 panels of peanuts characters had to be spruced up after they were vandalized earlier this year. they were reportedly donated by peanuts creator charles schulz himself. back in the 1970s. >> seeing the kids smiles and oh, it was great. it was great. >> brings a lot of joy to me and my family that it's been redone, that we're saving it. it's beautiful again. >> despite his socal donation, schulz had deep ties here in the north bay in the bay area, he built his first studio in sebastopol. he died in santa rosa, where his legacy museum still stands. and right now, a complete set of the original pen and
you will start a fire in san mateo county. >> lauren martinez abc seven news. >> here are the dates for the three buyback events they are each saturday in june, starting with this weekend, all running from 10 a.m. to two. the first is in half moon bay, followed by south san francisco and then in redwood city. >> a bridge in southern california adorned with original snoopy drawings is now back looking as good as new. tonight, the refurbished snoopy bridge was unveiled in...
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there will be a hearing on july first to work out the details in the south bay, lauren martinez, abc seven news. calif voters will not have the opportunity to check state and local tax hikes at the polls. >> the california supreme court has removed a measure from the november ballot that would have made it harder to raise taxes. in a rare step, the court ruled the change would upend the way government works. more than 1 million people signed a petition supporting a ballot measure requiring voters to approve any tax increase passed by the state legislature, where it would have also required two thirds of voters to approve local tax increases. instead of a simple majority to nights. >> we continue to remember the late, great willie mays. the giants legend passed away earlier this week. as you know, many baseball fans spent the day at oracle park, where the center field scoreboard showed the giants game against the saint louis cardinals. it was being played at rickwood field in mays hometown of birmingham, alabama. fans paid their respects, many writing personal messages in the condolen
there will be a hearing on july first to work out the details in the south bay, lauren martinez, abc seven news. calif voters will not have the opportunity to check state and local tax hikes at the polls. >> the california supreme court has removed a measure from the november ballot that would have made it harder to raise taxes. in a rare step, the court ruled the change would upend the way government works. more than 1 million people signed a petition supporting a ballot measure...
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abc seven news south bay reporter lauren martinez spoke with him tonight about what happened and how he survived. >> a missing hiker found alive and the heartfelt reunion was all captured in these photos. 34 year old lucas mcclish spent ten days in the santa cruz mountains on tuesday, june 11th, mcclish headed out for a three hour hike from his hometown of boulder creek. he said he got lost and didn't recognize certain landmarks wiped out by fires. when he didn't show up for father's day dinner, he was declared missing on sunday, june 16th. four days later, mcclish was rescued. four days later, mcclish was rescued. >> i'm sore, a little tired. i lost my voice. >> we spoke with mcclish on friday about what he had on him at the time. >> i left with, just a pair of my pants and my pair of hiking shoes and, and the hat i had a flashlight and a pair of folding scissors, like a leatherman tool. and that was about it. >> and how he survived. >> i just make sure that i drank at least a gallon of water every day. but then after, like, getting close to the end of it, i was just. my body needed
abc seven news south bay reporter lauren martinez spoke with him tonight about what happened and how he survived. >> a missing hiker found alive and the heartfelt reunion was all captured in these photos. 34 year old lucas mcclish spent ten days in the santa cruz mountains on tuesday, june 11th, mcclish headed out for a three hour hike from his hometown of boulder creek. he said he got lost and didn't recognize certain landmarks wiped out by fires. when he didn't show up for father's day...
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we need, we need to start seeing this building rebuilding in san jose. >> lauren martinez, abc seven> now to some developing news out of minnesota tonight with a major dam on the brink of collapsing, widespread flooding is piling up debris at the dam in southern minnesota. blue earth county says the dam is in imminent failure, though most of it still appears to be intact. they're not planning evacuations at this point. >> apple could be the first big tech company to be fined for breaking europe's new tough, tough, new digital competition rules. european union regulators are accusing the company of preventing app developers from directing consumers to cheaper services. if found guilty, apple could be forced to pay up to 10% of its $383 billion annual revenue. apple says it has made a number of changes to comply with the eu's rules. google's parent company, alphabet, and facebook's parent company meta, are also under investigation. 11 new at 11 governor newsom is moving his children back to schools in the bay area. the governor's office says the family will split their time between sac
we need, we need to start seeing this building rebuilding in san jose. >> lauren martinez, abc seven> now to some developing news out of minnesota tonight with a major dam on the brink of collapsing, widespread flooding is piling up debris at the dam in southern minnesota. blue earth county says the dam is in imminent failure, though most of it still appears to be intact. they're not planning evacuations at this point. >> apple could be the first big tech company to be fined for...
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lauren martinez abc seven news. >> this is a story we've been following since this weekend. the wild side show that took over the embarcadero in san francisco. spinning donuts as another car burned in the middle of the street. as you're seeing there, some people even got up on the car and started dancing on it. this one of three sideshows in the city. early sunday morning, police haven't made any arrests, but seized some cars during tonight's police commission meeting. the chief provided some details into the dangerous situation that his officers encountered. >> they were assaulted with bottles, rocks and other objects, including explosives and lasers were pointed at them just for the public. lasers are extremely dangerous. that can actually cause permanent eye damage, so it was a pretty dangerous situation. also, by this time, the fire department responded to put out the car fire and were trapped in the middle of the chaos. actually, they had trouble getting in because of the crowds. >> the chief says just about every officer on duty at the time had to respond to the sidesh
lauren martinez abc seven news. >> this is a story we've been following since this weekend. the wild side show that took over the embarcadero in san francisco. spinning donuts as another car burned in the middle of the street. as you're seeing there, some people even got up on the car and started dancing on it. this one of three sideshows in the city. early sunday morning, police haven't made any arrests, but seized some cars during tonight's police commission meeting. the chief provided...
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abc seven news reporter lauren martinez is poolside tonight looking at efforts to combat this lifeguardhortage. >> whether it's taking a swimming class or swimming for fun, some bay area pools are pushing to hire more lifeguards at flying fish swim school in mountain view. they're making an effort to remarket the position as not just a summer job. >> we have plenty of open positions now. we're always looking. we are a year round swim school, so we are always looking for lifeguards to continue with us and stay on board. >> jennifer winter hatch is a lifeguard and she said to be certified is not cheap. >> about 40 hours worth of classroom and in water training. the cost is high. it can be anywhere between 3 to $400 for the class. the certification only lasts two years. >> here at flying fish swim school, they incentivize lifeguards by reimbursing them to those who can commit six months to a year, according to the american lifeguard association, the pandemic disrupted training programs, typically, about 300,000 new candidates are trained every year, and that number is now much less. >> it
abc seven news reporter lauren martinez is poolside tonight looking at efforts to combat this lifeguardhortage. >> whether it's taking a swimming class or swimming for fun, some bay area pools are pushing to hire more lifeguards at flying fish swim school in mountain view. they're making an effort to remarket the position as not just a summer job. >> we have plenty of open positions now. we're always looking. we are a year round swim school, so we are always looking for lifeguards...
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lauren martinez, abc seven news happening now firefighters are monitoring a series of fires, all within miles of each other near livermore and tracy. >> the corral fire is the state's largest wildfire of the year so far and still smoldering in tracy tonight. the patterson fire raced through more than 100 acres of grass in just two hours, fanned by high winds. and tonight, dozens of people are still without power in livermore from a small fire on the eastern edge of town. let's start now with the patterson fire burning near altamont pass. flames move fast and the grass there off. 580. it's burned. 110 acres since it started at about 415 this afternoon. containment is now up to 75, with no buildings threatened tonight. patterson pass is still closed. however, firefighters are sharing significant progress on the corral fire. that fire in tracy is now 85% contained with no growth reported since yesterday. so they've really stopped it in its tracks. all evacuations are lifted. the fire did destroy one home in its first few hours on saturday. neighbors tell us they rushed in to help and staye
lauren martinez, abc seven news happening now firefighters are monitoring a series of fires, all within miles of each other near livermore and tracy. >> the corral fire is the state's largest wildfire of the year so far and still smoldering in tracy tonight. the patterson fire raced through more than 100 acres of grass in just two hours, fanned by high winds. and tonight, dozens of people are still without power in livermore from a small fire on the eastern edge of town. let's start now...
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abc seven news reporter lauren martinez spoke with the ranger, who went on that life saving mission. he says a search dog is the true hero. well, but you're okay. >> you're a good boy. he's a good boy. >> state park ranger brett weber has to bring his dog to work. rhino is a law enforcement and tracking canine. >> working with the dog is the best, especially, i think, doing tracking and proximity alerts is probably my favorite things to do with the dog, because it's so much of dogs are great at watching human behavior, but humans aren't always great at watching dog behavior. >> last week, rhino senses led search and rescue teams directly to a missing at risk hiker. the santa cruz county sheriff's office said lucas mcleish had been lost for ten days in the santa cruz mountains last thursday, the sheriff's office launched drones similar to the ones pictured here to help pinpoint where the 34 year old was. >> eventually, the drone, ended up in the area of foreman creek and we heard someone yelling that the drone was right over their location with a general area in mind, weber said. >> h
abc seven news reporter lauren martinez spoke with the ranger, who went on that life saving mission. he says a search dog is the true hero. well, but you're okay. >> you're a good boy. he's a good boy. >> state park ranger brett weber has to bring his dog to work. rhino is a law enforcement and tracking canine. >> working with the dog is the best, especially, i think, doing tracking and proximity alerts is probably my favorite things to do with the dog, because it's so much of...
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abc seven news south bay reporter lauren martinez spoke with him tonight about whether this is the endf the road. >> the fight over who controls self-driving taxis on city streets continues. >> state senator dave cortez pulled his senate bill 915 this week after the assembly committee on transportation presented major amendments. the bill would allow cities and counties to install their own regulations around autonomous vehicles. >> local mayors, local city council members. they know their community. they meet every tuesday. they pass the laws every week. they pass new policies every week. we can't do that in sacramento right now. >> only the dmv is allowed to issue permits to av companies and has the authority to revoke permits. if an av is not safe on public roads. >> all local fire and police is directed by cities and counties, not the state. and yet the dmv is authorizing waymo to go into cities like san francisco and now 22 other jurisdictions. >> just last month, waymo announced they will be expanding fully autonomous, driving down the peninsula to sunnyvale. we spoke with tech e
abc seven news south bay reporter lauren martinez spoke with him tonight about whether this is the endf the road. >> the fight over who controls self-driving taxis on city streets continues. >> state senator dave cortez pulled his senate bill 915 this week after the assembly committee on transportation presented major amendments. the bill would allow cities and counties to install their own regulations around autonomous vehicles. >> local mayors, local city council members....
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abc seven news reporter lauren martinez shows us what we might expect at stanford and uc santa cruz.ents are graduating this weekend, and some are closing out quite a contentious quarter. >> what do you have to say? what do you have to say? yes respond, please. >> for weeks and months, we saw universities divided as pro-palestinian encampments went up. >> they have simply felt that they cannot observe any longer, is what they told me. and they have felt that their, that the school is not acting in good faith towards students who have been acting in what they consider to be good faith. river to the sea. >> just last week, over a dozen stanford students and alumni were arrested for barricading themselves inside the university's president's office. parts of campus were vandalized. >> it doesn't really help the people who need help. so it just it's really upsetting and shocking. >> in may, uc santa cruz students set up their encampment. >> the reason these uc regents have a job is because of us. yet they do not run a respect our demands. >> a few weeks later, 80 pro-palestinian demonstra
abc seven news reporter lauren martinez shows us what we might expect at stanford and uc santa cruz.ents are graduating this weekend, and some are closing out quite a contentious quarter. >> what do you have to say? what do you have to say? yes respond, please. >> for weeks and months, we saw universities divided as pro-palestinian encampments went up. >> they have simply felt that they cannot observe any longer, is what they told me. and they have felt that their, that the...
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abc seven news south bay reporter lauren martinez is hearing from neighbors about this big cat, mountain lion, or maybe more than one is roaming san jose streets and parks. >> on thursday afternoon, the city of san jose said a mountain lion was spotted near kelly park. >> i'm shocked. >> i'm a little bit shocked and now i'm like, so glad that i keep these guys on a leash because i really wouldn't know what to do. i have no coat to make myself bigger. >> the news comes less than 24 hours after san jose police said they responded to several sightings around l.a. drive and war admiral way in south san jose. a resident shared these photos with us, but the city has not confirmed this is the cat they're looking for. police say callers reported seeing the mountain lion walking into yards. what do you think? hearing that there was a mountain lion sighting? >> well, it's kind of scary. >> we posed the question, what should you do if you see one? >> gosh, i don't know. run. >> maybe we went over the do's and don'ts. if you see one, we make big. >> we make a make a noise and don't run. >> san jose
abc seven news south bay reporter lauren martinez is hearing from neighbors about this big cat, mountain lion, or maybe more than one is roaming san jose streets and parks. >> on thursday afternoon, the city of san jose said a mountain lion was spotted near kelly park. >> i'm shocked. >> i'm a little bit shocked and now i'm like, so glad that i keep these guys on a leash because i really wouldn't know what to do. i have no coat to make myself bigger. >> the news comes...
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but tonight, the academy is facing yet another challenge, and abc seven news reporter lauren martinez explains the issues for cal maritime and what might be coming next. cal maritime, a nautical institution in vallejo, may have to merge with cal poly san luis obispo. >> the california state university announced a recommendation wednesday for the two institutions to integrate. csu executives cite financial challenges and declining enrollment at cal maritime. we spoke with congressman john garamendi. >> cal maritime is extraordinarily important for the san francisco bay area. >> cal maritime, located by the carquinez bridge, is one of only six maritime academies in the nation that produce u.s. coast guard licensed mariners. they also provide specialized programs in marine transportation and marine engineering technology. >> cal maritime has been unable to really advertise its attributes. they are very significant. i mean, you could go to that school four years later, you have $100,000 a year job on a ship or on a shore. >> according to the csu, enrollment at cal maritime has declined by
but tonight, the academy is facing yet another challenge, and abc seven news reporter lauren martinez explains the issues for cal maritime and what might be coming next. cal maritime, a nautical institution in vallejo, may have to merge with cal poly san luis obispo. >> the california state university announced a recommendation wednesday for the two institutions to integrate. csu executives cite financial challenges and declining enrollment at cal maritime. we spoke with congressman john...
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abc seven news reporter lauren martinez went to the store, which closed for the day. the incident caught many by surprise. >> police really haven't released many details around the shooting. i can tell you this is a very busy shopping center. people have been coming here all day leaving candles and flowers. >> fremont hub signs advising that a subject was shot. there is a security guard that's down the investigation into what led to a deadly confrontation at this cvs in fremont is underway. >> police say around 11 thursday night, an altercation between a security guard and another individual quickly turned violent. >> and it looks like we have several employees barricaded in the pharmacy. >> the security guard was shot and killed. the other individual had several stab wounds. on friday. those in the neighborhood left flowers for the security guard, who has not been publicly identified, died. >> i don't have a way to reach the family or anything, but it it just felt like a good thing to do. >> one woman leaving flowers said she works as security at a store nearby. >> i
abc seven news reporter lauren martinez went to the store, which closed for the day. the incident caught many by surprise. >> police really haven't released many details around the shooting. i can tell you this is a very busy shopping center. people have been coming here all day leaving candles and flowers. >> fremont hub signs advising that a subject was shot. there is a security guard that's down the investigation into what led to a deadly confrontation at this cvs in fremont is...
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abc seven news south bay reporter lauren martinez is hearing from neighbors about this big cat, mountainion, or maybe more than one is roaming san jose streets and parks. >> on thursday afternoon, the city of san jose said a mountain lion was spotted near kelly park. >> i'm shocked. >> i'm a little bit shocked and now i'm like, so glad that i keep these guys on a leash because i really wouldn't know what to do. i have no coat to make myself bigger. >> the news comes less than 24 hours after san jose police said they responded to several sightings around l.a. drive and war admiral way in south san jose. a resident shared these photos with us, but the city has not confirmed this is the cat they're looking for. police say callers reported seeing the mountain lion walking into yards. what do you think? hearing that there was a mountain lion sighting? >> well, it's kind of scary. >> we posed the question, what should you do if you see one? >> gosh, i don't know. run. >> maybe we went over the do's and don'ts. if you see one, we make big. >> we make a make a noise and don't run. >> san jose re
abc seven news south bay reporter lauren martinez is hearing from neighbors about this big cat, mountainion, or maybe more than one is roaming san jose streets and parks. >> on thursday afternoon, the city of san jose said a mountain lion was spotted near kelly park. >> i'm shocked. >> i'm a little bit shocked and now i'm like, so glad that i keep these guys on a leash because i really wouldn't know what to do. i have no coat to make myself bigger. >> the news comes less...
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we need, we need to start seeing this building rebuilding in san jose. >> lauren martinez, abc sevens. >> now to some developing news out of minnesota tonight with a major dam on the brink of collapsing, widespread flooding is piling up debris at the dam in southern minnesota. blue earth county says the dam is in imminent failure, though most of it still appears to be intact. they're not planning evacuations at this point. >> apple could be the first big tech company to be fined for breaking europe's new tough, tough, new digital competition rules. european union regulators are accusing the company of preventing app developers from directing consumers to cheaper services. if found guilty, apple could be forced to pay up to 10% of its $383 billion annual revenue. apple says it has made a number of changes to comply with the eu's rules. google's parent company, alphabet, and facebook's parent company meta, are also under investigation. 11 new at 11 governor newsom is moving his children back to schools in the bay area. the governor's office says the family will split their time between
we need, we need to start seeing this building rebuilding in san jose. >> lauren martinez, abc sevens. >> now to some developing news out of minnesota tonight with a major dam on the brink of collapsing, widespread flooding is piling up debris at the dam in southern minnesota. blue earth county says the dam is in imminent failure, though most of it still appears to be intact. they're not planning evacuations at this point. >> apple could be the first big tech company to be...
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abc seven news reporter lauren martinez spoke with the ranger, who went on that life saving mission. he says a search dog is the true hero. well, but you're okay. >> you're a good boy. he's a good boy. >> state park ranger brett weber has to bring his dog to work. rhino is a law enforcement and tracking canine. >> working with the dog is the best, especially, i think, doing tracking and proximity alerts is probably my favorite things to do with the dog, because it's so much of dogs are great at watching human behavior, but humans aren't always great at watching dog behavior. >> last week, rhino senses led search and rescue teams directly to a missing at risk hiker. the santa cruz county sheriff's office said lucas mcleish had been lost for ten days in the santa cruz mountains last thursday, the sheriff's office launched drones similar to the ones pictured here to help pinpoint where the 34 year old was. >> eventually, the drone, ended up in the area of foreman creek and we heard someone yelling that the drone was right over their location with a general area in mind, weber said. >> h
abc seven news reporter lauren martinez spoke with the ranger, who went on that life saving mission. he says a search dog is the true hero. well, but you're okay. >> you're a good boy. he's a good boy. >> state park ranger brett weber has to bring his dog to work. rhino is a law enforcement and tracking canine. >> working with the dog is the best, especially, i think, doing tracking and proximity alerts is probably my favorite things to do with the dog, because it's so much of...
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lauren martinez abc seven news. >> this is a story we've been following since this weekend. wild side show that took over the embarcadero in san francisco. spinning donuts as another car burned in the middle of the street. as you're seeing there, some people even got up on the car and started dancing on it. this one of three sideshows in the city. early sunday morning, police haven't made any arrests, but seized some cars during tonight's police commission meeting. the chief provided some details into the dangerous situation that his officers encountered. >> they were assaulted with bottles, rocks and other objects, including explosives and lasers were pointed at them just for the public. lasers are extremely dangerous. that can actually cause permanent eye damage, so it was a pretty dangerous situation. also, by this time, the fire department responded to put out the car fire and were trapped in the middle of the chaos. actually, they had trouble getting in because of the crowds. >> the chief says just about every officer on duty at the time had to respond to the sideshows
lauren martinez abc seven news. >> this is a story we've been following since this weekend. wild side show that took over the embarcadero in san francisco. spinning donuts as another car burned in the middle of the street. as you're seeing there, some people even got up on the car and started dancing on it. this one of three sideshows in the city. early sunday morning, police haven't made any arrests, but seized some cars during tonight's police commission meeting. the chief provided some...
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but tonight, the academy is facing yet another challenge, and abc seven news reporter lauren martinez explains the issues for cal maritime and what might be coming next. cal maritime, a nautical institution in vallejo, may have to merge with cal poly san luis obispo. >> the california state university announced a recommendation wednesday for the two institutions to integrate. csu executives cite financial challenges and declining enrollment at cal maritime. we spoke with congressman john garamendi. >> cal maritime is extraordinarily important for the san francisco bay area. >> cal maritime, located by the carquinez bridge, is one of only six maritime academies in the nation that produce u.s. coast guard licensed mariners. they also provide specialized programs in marine transportation and marine engineering technology. >> cal maritime has been unable to really advertise its attributes. they are very significant. i mean, you could go to that school four years later, you have $100,000 a year job on a ship or on a shore. >> according to the csu, enrollment at cal maritime has declined by
but tonight, the academy is facing yet another challenge, and abc seven news reporter lauren martinez explains the issues for cal maritime and what might be coming next. cal maritime, a nautical institution in vallejo, may have to merge with cal poly san luis obispo. >> the california state university announced a recommendation wednesday for the two institutions to integrate. csu executives cite financial challenges and declining enrollment at cal maritime. we spoke with congressman john...
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abc seven news reporter lauren martinez is poolside tonight looking at efforts to combat this lifeguardwhether it's taking a swimming class or swimming for fun, some bay area pools are pushing to hire more lifeguards at flying fish swim school in mountain view. they're making an effort to remarket the position as not just a summer job. >> we have plenty of open positions now. we're always looking. we are a year round swim school, so we are always looking for lifeguards to continue with us and stay on board. >> jennifer winter hatch is a lifeguard and she said to be certified is not cheap. >> about 40 hours worth of classroom and in water training. the cost is high. it can be anywhere between 3 to $400 for the class. the certification only lasts two years. >> here at flying fish swim school, they incentivize lifeguards by reimbursing them to those who can commit six months to a year, according to the american lifeguard association, the pandemic disrupted training programs, typically, about 300,000 new candidates are trained every year, and that number is now much less. >> it is a signifi
abc seven news reporter lauren martinez is poolside tonight looking at efforts to combat this lifeguardwhether it's taking a swimming class or swimming for fun, some bay area pools are pushing to hire more lifeguards at flying fish swim school in mountain view. they're making an effort to remarket the position as not just a summer job. >> we have plenty of open positions now. we're always looking. we are a year round swim school, so we are always looking for lifeguards to continue with us...
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abc seven news reporter lauren martinez shows us what we might expect at stanford and uc santa cruz.> students are graduating this weekend, and some are closing out quite a contentious quarter. >> what do you have to say? what do you have to say? yes respond, please. >> for weeks and months, we saw universities divided as pro-palestinian encampments went up. >> they have simply felt that they cannot observe any longer, is what they told me. and they have felt that their, that the school is not acting in good faith towards students who have been acting in what they consider to be good faith. river to the sea. >> just last week, over a dozen stanford students and alumni were arrested for barricading themselves inside the university's president's office. parts of campus were vandalized. >> it doesn't really help the people who need help. so it just it's really upsetting and shocking. >> in may, uc santa cruz students set up their encampment. >> the reason these uc regents have a job is because of us. yet they do not run a respect our demands. >> a few weeks later, 80 pro-palestinian dem
abc seven news reporter lauren martinez shows us what we might expect at stanford and uc santa cruz.> students are graduating this weekend, and some are closing out quite a contentious quarter. >> what do you have to say? what do you have to say? yes respond, please. >> for weeks and months, we saw universities divided as pro-palestinian encampments went up. >> they have simply felt that they cannot observe any longer, is what they told me. and they have felt that their,...
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you will start a fire in san mateo county. >> lauren martinez abc seven news. >> here are the dates forhe three buyback events they are each saturday in june, starting with this weekend, all running from 10 a.m. to two. the first is in half moon bay, followed by south san francisco and then in redwood city. >> a bridge in southern california adorned with original snoopy drawings is now back looking as good as new. tonight, the refurbished snoopy bridge was unveiled in tarzana today. its 12 panels of peanuts characters had to be spruced up after they were vandalized earlier this year. they were reportedly donated by peanuts creator charles schulz himself. back in the 1970s. >> seeing the kids smiles and oh, it was great. it was great. >> brings a lot of joy to me and my family that it's been redone, that we're saving it. it's beautiful again. >> despite his socal donation, schulz had deep ties here in the north bay in the bay area, he built his first studio in sebastopol. he died in santa rosa, where his legacy museum still stands. and right now, a complete set of the original pen and in
you will start a fire in san mateo county. >> lauren martinez abc seven news. >> here are the dates forhe three buyback events they are each saturday in june, starting with this weekend, all running from 10 a.m. to two. the first is in half moon bay, followed by south san francisco and then in redwood city. >> a bridge in southern california adorned with original snoopy drawings is now back looking as good as new. tonight, the refurbished snoopy bridge was unveiled in tarzana...
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lauren martinez abc seven news keeping teens safe on snapchat the changes to keep strangers out of kidsms 9-1-1 calls messed up in one bay area community. >> how thieves broke the system in san francisco. >> hey, even the wildlife has pride. the festive displays coming up before the big parade. >> first up, here's a look at what's coming up tonight on jimmy kimmel live! right after abc seven news at 11, martin short is guest hosting martin. >> thanks, ama and julian. unlike jimmy, i care about you. >> hey, i said that. crazy to me. i'm in between martin short and the lady from glee. i love you. >> your perfect vacation is just a flight away here at. okay. there are so many coffee spots to get your caffeine fix. now we're off to oahu. oahu's rich culture stunning beaches and lush tropical forests make it a paradise that has something to offer everyone. this vibrant island is an ideal destination for those looking to explore a unique atmosphere. from bustling waikiki beach and the historic neighborhoods of honolulu to the tropical jungles of the koolau mountains and waianae range, oahu of
lauren martinez abc seven news keeping teens safe on snapchat the changes to keep strangers out of kidsms 9-1-1 calls messed up in one bay area community. >> how thieves broke the system in san francisco. >> hey, even the wildlife has pride. the festive displays coming up before the big parade. >> first up, here's a look at what's coming up tonight on jimmy kimmel live! right after abc seven news at 11, martin short is guest hosting martin. >> thanks, ama and julian....
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abc7 news south bay reporter lauren martinez went to the park today to find out what was going on andot a surprise. >> yes, calabanga ceo came out to talk to her. they had a lengthy conversation, including details of how he plans to make a splash when the water park does reopen in june. >> here's a story you'll see only on abc seven news, just in time for summer raging waters, now called calabanga, is just weeks away from opening in june. >> it's going to be a big surfboard, it says calabanga and, yeah, we're going crazy. >> steve dooner is the ceo of california dream and entertainment, which acquired the park for the past 90 days, crews have been repairing and revamping the 23 acre water park. >> this park. what's nice about it is it's big and the you're surrounded by all this nature. >> dunar has built a career creating theme parks for disney and universal studios, making improvements to this park hasn't been easy. >> you ever see the movie the money pit? this is it. >> the work behind the gates has included new food partnerships and installing three acres of turf. this is a high en
abc7 news south bay reporter lauren martinez went to the park today to find out what was going on andot a surprise. >> yes, calabanga ceo came out to talk to her. they had a lengthy conversation, including details of how he plans to make a splash when the water park does reopen in june. >> here's a story you'll see only on abc seven news, just in time for summer raging waters, now called calabanga, is just weeks away from opening in june. >> it's going to be a big surfboard,...
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abc seven news south bay reporter lauren martinez explains this important new roadmap despite a toughiscal year, the san jose city council unanimously passed a multi-billion billion dollar budget. >> mayor matt mehan is calling it one of the most important votes of the year, the most significant and strategic investment in addressing unsheltered homelessness in the history of our city. roughly six months ago, the city was told to clear homeless encampments near its waterways or face hefty fines from the regional water quality control board as part of tonight's vote, the council also approved flexible city with measure e funds, funds from the property transfer tax were slated to be for affordable housing. some will now go to more immediate solutions. >> we have a pathway now to being in compliance with with our stormwater permit and the clean water act, but to do that, we have to follow through on the investments we've outlined in this budget over the next year, it's estimated 1200 people will be moved off the streets and into alternative sleeping sites, 600 into temporary shelter, 500
abc seven news south bay reporter lauren martinez explains this important new roadmap despite a toughiscal year, the san jose city council unanimously passed a multi-billion billion dollar budget. >> mayor matt mehan is calling it one of the most important votes of the year, the most significant and strategic investment in addressing unsheltered homelessness in the history of our city. roughly six months ago, the city was told to clear homeless encampments near its waterways or face hefty...
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abc seven news reporter lauren martinez went to the store, which closed for the day. the incident caught many by surprise. >> police really haven't released many details around the shooting. i can tell you this is a very busy shopping center. people have been coming here all day leaving candles and flowers. >> fremont hub signs advising that a subject was shot. there is a security guard that's down the investigation into what led to a deadly confrontation at this cvs in fremont is underway. >> police say around 11 thursday night, an altercation between a security guard and another individual quickly turned violent. >> and it looks like we have several employees barricaded in the pharmacy. >> the security guard was shot and killed. the other individual had several stab wounds. on friday. those in the neighborhood left flowers for the security guard, who has not been publicly identified, died. >> i don't have a way to reach the family or anything, but it it just felt like a good thing to do. >> one woman leaving flowers said she works as security at a store nearby. >> i
abc seven news reporter lauren martinez went to the store, which closed for the day. the incident caught many by surprise. >> police really haven't released many details around the shooting. i can tell you this is a very busy shopping center. people have been coming here all day leaving candles and flowers. >> fremont hub signs advising that a subject was shot. there is a security guard that's down the investigation into what led to a deadly confrontation at this cvs in fremont is...
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abc seven news south bay reporter lauren martinez spoke with him tonight about what happened and howsurvived. >> a missing hiker found alive and the heartfelt reunion was all captured in these photos. 34 year old lucas mcclish spent ten days in the santa cruz mountains on tuesday, june 11th, mcclish headed out for a three hour hike from his hometown of boulder creek. he said he got lost and didn't recognize certain landmarks wiped out by fires. when he didn't show up for father's day dinner, he was declared missing on sunday, june 16th. four days later, mcclish . >> i'm sore, a little tired. i lost my voice. >> we spoke with mcclish on friday about what he had on him at the time. >> i left with, just a pair of my pants and my pair of hiking shoes and, and the hat i had a flashlight and a pair of folding scissors, like a leatherman tool. and that was about it. >> and how he survived. >> i just make sure that i drank at least a gallon of water every day. but then after, like, getting close to the end of it, i was just. my body needed food and some type of sustenance. >> the santa cruz
abc seven news south bay reporter lauren martinez spoke with him tonight about what happened and howsurvived. >> a missing hiker found alive and the heartfelt reunion was all captured in these photos. 34 year old lucas mcclish spent ten days in the santa cruz mountains on tuesday, june 11th, mcclish headed out for a three hour hike from his hometown of boulder creek. he said he got lost and didn't recognize certain landmarks wiped out by fires. when he didn't show up for father's day...
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lauren martinez, abc seven news happening now firefighters are monitoring a series of fires, all withinach other near livermore and tracy. >> the corral fire is the state's largest wildfire of the year so far and still smoldering in tracy tonight. the patterson fire raced through more than 100 acres of grass in just two hours, fanned by high winds. and tonight, dozens of people are still without power in livermore from a small fire on the eastern edge of town. let's start now with the patterson fire burning near altamont pass. flames move fast and the grass there off. 580. it's burned. 110 acres since it started at about 415 this afternoon. containment is now up to 75, with no buildings threatened tonight. patterson pass is still closed. however, firefighters are sharing significant progress on the corral fire. that fire in tracy is now 85% contained with no growth reported since yesterday. so they've really stopped it in its tracks. all evacuations are lifted. the fire did destroy one home in its first few hours on saturday. neighbors tell us they rushed in to help and stayed until 3 a
lauren martinez, abc seven news happening now firefighters are monitoring a series of fires, all withinach other near livermore and tracy. >> the corral fire is the state's largest wildfire of the year so far and still smoldering in tracy tonight. the patterson fire raced through more than 100 acres of grass in just two hours, fanned by high winds. and tonight, dozens of people are still without power in livermore from a small fire on the eastern edge of town. let's start now with the...
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abc7 news reporter lauren martinez talked to the ceo about what to expect. just in time for summer, raging waters, now called calabanga, is just weeks away from opening in june. >> it's going to be a big surfboard. it says cowabunga! and, yeah, we're going crazy. >> steve dooner is the ceo of california dream and entertainment, which acquired the park for the past 90 days, crews have been repairing and revamping the 23 acre water park. >> this park. what's nice about it is it's big and the you're surrounded by all this nature. >> dunar has built a career creating theme parks for disney and universal studios, making improvements to this park hasn't been easy. >> you ever see the movie the money pit? this is it. >> the work behind the gates has included new food partnerships and installing three acres of turf. this is a high end, competitive, almost like a golf course grass. >> and underneath it we put a layer of what's called cooling sand. so every morning we spray the whole thing down. it retains the water. so when you walk on it, it's not hot. california dr
abc7 news reporter lauren martinez talked to the ceo about what to expect. just in time for summer, raging waters, now called calabanga, is just weeks away from opening in june. >> it's going to be a big surfboard. it says cowabunga! and, yeah, we're going crazy. >> steve dooner is the ceo of california dream and entertainment, which acquired the park for the past 90 days, crews have been repairing and revamping the 23 acre water park. >> this park. what's nice about it is...
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that's the best part of this business in san jose. >> lauren martinez, abc seven news. all right. we want to get you back to the south bay, where san jose mayor matt mehan is getting ready to deliver his second state of the city address. you see, members of the city council walking in. now, this is a live look from happy hollow park and zoo, where the mayor will be speaking any minute now. we know the focus of this speech will be highlighting community heroes. according to mahan's office. and he also plans to lay out the city's vision for how to make san jose a safe, clean city for the people who live there. let's take a listen at the troc twilight's last gleaming, whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight o'er the members of the city council, neighborhood associations and faith based groups. bring that back to you once we have the mayor speaking. for now, though, we want to take you to north beach, where you can celebrate italian culture this weekend. festa italia kicks off today and runs through tomorrow. it's the annual summer street festival of italian fo
that's the best part of this business in san jose. >> lauren martinez, abc seven news. all right. we want to get you back to the south bay, where san jose mayor matt mehan is getting ready to deliver his second state of the city address. you see, members of the city council walking in. now, this is a live look from happy hollow park and zoo, where the mayor will be speaking any minute now. we know the focus of this speech will be highlighting community heroes. according to mahan's office....
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good evening, i'm lauren martinez. red flag warning just went into effect, and it covers a pretty big swath of northern california. for a look at where is the greatest concern for a fire, let's get to spencer christian. spencer. >> okay, lauren. you're right. it does cover a big portion of northern california, most of the northern sacramento valley, and areas that are a part of the bay area and adjacent to the bay area. here's a look at the map, and you can see that it's in effect until 8 p.m. monday. it covers again a large portion of the northern sacramento valley, plus solano county and a good portion of lake county and little bits of northern sonoma and napa counties. humidity will be between 10 and 20, which is dangerously low during this period of time. gusts will range from 25 to 35mph. right now, looking at the immediate bay area, the winds are well. they're breezy, but not terribly strong, but the wind gusts will intensify during the daytime, diminish at night, and humidity will increase at night and diminish
good evening, i'm lauren martinez. red flag warning just went into effect, and it covers a pretty big swath of northern california. for a look at where is the greatest concern for a fire, let's get to spencer christian. spencer. >> okay, lauren. you're right. it does cover a big portion of northern california, most of the northern sacramento valley, and areas that are a part of the bay area and adjacent to the bay area. here's a look at the map, and you can see that it's in effect until 8...
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abc seven news south bay reporter lauren martinez spoke to him about what happened and how he survived a missing hiker found alive, and the heartfelt reunion was all captured in these photos. >> 34 year old lucas mcclish spent ten days in the santa cruz mountains on tuesday, june 11th, mcclish headed out for a three hour hike from his hometown of boulder creek. he said he got lost and didn't recognize certain landmarks wiped out by fires. when he didn't show up for father's day dinner, he was declared missing on sunday, june 16th, four days later, mcclish was rescued, i'm sure. >> a little tired. i lost my voice. >> we spoke with mcclish on friday about what he had on him at the time. >> i left with, just a pair of my pants and my pair of hiking shoes and, and that hat. i had a flashlight and a pair of folding scissors like a leatherman tool. and that was about it. >> and how he survived. >> i just make sure that i drank at least a gallon of water every day. but then after, like, getting close to the end of it, i was just. my body needed food and some type of sustenance. >> the santa c
abc seven news south bay reporter lauren martinez spoke to him about what happened and how he survived a missing hiker found alive, and the heartfelt reunion was all captured in these photos. >> 34 year old lucas mcclish spent ten days in the santa cruz mountains on tuesday, june 11th, mcclish headed out for a three hour hike from his hometown of boulder creek. he said he got lost and didn't recognize certain landmarks wiped out by fires. when he didn't show up for father's day dinner, he...
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lauren martinez abc seven news., five people were arrested in connection with this shocking smash and grab at a sunnyvale jewelry store. it happened on wednesday. 20 people you'll see here broke into png jewelers. they smashed nearly every display case in 2.5 minutes. police pursued one vehicle and caught all five suspects inside. despite their attempt to ditch the car and flee on foot. the value of all that was stolen is unknown, and some of the jewelry has been recovered, but this investigation is still ongoing. the bart board of directors passed a new budget for the next two fiscal years yesterday, but not everyone on the board supported it, in part because the transit agency is forecast to face a budget deficit as high as 300 to $400 million over the coming years. abc seven news reporter tim johns has been following the story for us, and explains how it could impact you at home. >> with a vote of 9 to 2, the bart board of directors passed their new budget for the next two years, the move coming ahead of an expec
lauren martinez abc seven news., five people were arrested in connection with this shocking smash and grab at a sunnyvale jewelry store. it happened on wednesday. 20 people you'll see here broke into png jewelers. they smashed nearly every display case in 2.5 minutes. police pursued one vehicle and caught all five suspects inside. despite their attempt to ditch the car and flee on foot. the value of all that was stolen is unknown, and some of the jewelry has been recovered, but this...
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me too. >> we've all hiked a lot in the south bay. >> lauren martinez, abc seven news. >> well, goodle river tribal lands in the southern sierra nevada after years of work by the tule river tribe, a family of beavers has been released into the south fork tule river watershed. it's all part of a partnership with the department of fish and wildlife to reintroduce the beavers to manage the water supply, and also better conserve the tribe's drinking water. >> beavers are actually a water supply solution. they slow the water down in a waterway like this. they spread it out and they sink it. that is cool to see. well, biologists expect the beavers will also create a better habitat for a number of endangered species. it is going to be hot here in the bay area today in most areas. let's check in with meteorologist lisa argen tracking the forecast. and lisa, also i was talking about the morning my drive. it was so foggy. when will that burn off? >> probably close to the middle of the afternoon. it's only going to semi burn off i would say marin county. more likely than the coast around san ma
me too. >> we've all hiked a lot in the south bay. >> lauren martinez, abc seven news. >> well, goodle river tribal lands in the southern sierra nevada after years of work by the tule river tribe, a family of beavers has been released into the south fork tule river watershed. it's all part of a partnership with the department of fish and wildlife to reintroduce the beavers to manage the water supply, and also better conserve the tribe's drinking water. >> beavers are...
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says abc7 news reporter lauren martinez has more on what to expect. >> stanford and uc santa cruz studentsuating this weekend, and some are closing out quite a contentious quarter. >> what do you have to say? what do you have to say? yes. respond, please. >> for weeks and months, we saw universities divided as pro-palestinian encampments went up. >> they have simply felt that they cannot observe any longer, is what they told me. and they have felt that there, that the school is not acting in good faith towards students who have been acting in what they consider to be good faith. >> river to the sea. just last week, over a dozen stanford students and alumni were arrested for barricading themselves inside the university's president's office. parts of campus were vandalized. >> it doesn't really help the people who need help. so it just it's really upsetting and shocking. >> in may, uc santa cruz students set up their encampment. >> the reason these uc regents have a job is because of us. yet they do not run a respect our demands. >> a few weeks later, 80 pro-palestinian demonstrators were ar
says abc7 news reporter lauren martinez has more on what to expect. >> stanford and uc santa cruz studentsuating this weekend, and some are closing out quite a contentious quarter. >> what do you have to say? what do you have to say? yes. respond, please. >> for weeks and months, we saw universities divided as pro-palestinian encampments went up. >> they have simply felt that they cannot observe any longer, is what they told me. and they have felt that there, that the...
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lauren martinez abc seven news. >> well, now to the latest on the trial for the man accused in the 2022on paul pelosi, the husband of speaker emerita nancy pelosi. today, david depapes defense team rested their case with no testimony from the defendant. the judge told the jury he wasn't ready to give them instructions yet and sent them home for the weekend. jurors are expected to receive their instructions monday, followed by closing arguments before they begin deliberations. >> a prescribed burn near lake sonoma got out of hand this afternoon, broke its containment lines and grew to 20 acres. this time lapse video shows smoke rising from the area west of geyserville. no structures were threatened and our fire risk increases for some areas around the bay area. >> this weekend. >> abc seven news meteorologist sandyha patel is here talking about a red flag warning. sandhya. >> yeah, that's right, it's going to go up tomorrow night. so, dan, let's take a look at the winds right now gusting to 38 at sfo. but it is an onshore wind which keeps the humidity levels up. that is going to change d
lauren martinez abc seven news. >> well, now to the latest on the trial for the man accused in the 2022on paul pelosi, the husband of speaker emerita nancy pelosi. today, david depapes defense team rested their case with no testimony from the defendant. the judge told the jury he wasn't ready to give them instructions yet and sent them home for the weekend. jurors are expected to receive their instructions monday, followed by closing arguments before they begin deliberations. >> a...
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abc7 news reporter lauren martinez talked to the ceo about what to expect. >> just in time for summer. raging waters, now called calabanga, is just weeks away from opening in june. >> it's going to be a big surfboard, it says calabanga and, yeah, we're going crazy. >> steve dooner is the ceo of california dream and entertainment, which acquired the park. for the past 90 days, crews have been repairing and revamping the 23 acre water park. >> this park. what's nice about it is it's big and the you're surrounded by all this nature. >> dooner has built a career creating theme parks for disney and universal studios, making improvements to this park hasn't been easy. >> you ever see the movie the money pit? this is it. >> the work behind the gates has included new food partnerships and installing three acres of turf. >> this is a high end competitor of, almost like a golf course, grass and underneath it we put a layer of what's called cooling sand. so every morning we spray the whole thing down. it retains the water. so when you walk on it, it's not hot. >> california dreamin entertainment
abc7 news reporter lauren martinez talked to the ceo about what to expect. >> just in time for summer. raging waters, now called calabanga, is just weeks away from opening in june. >> it's going to be a big surfboard, it says calabanga and, yeah, we're going crazy. >> steve dooner is the ceo of california dream and entertainment, which acquired the park. for the past 90 days, crews have been repairing and revamping the 23 acre water park. >> this park. what's nice about...
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abc seven news south bay reporter lauren martinez spoke with him about whether this is the end of the road. >> the fight over who controls self-driving taxis on city streets continues. state senator dave cortez pulled his senate bill 915 this week after the assembly committee on transportation presented major amendments. the bill would allow cities and counties to install their own regulations around autonomous vehicles. >> local mayors, a local city council members. they know their community. they meet every tuesday. they pass the laws every week. they pass new policies every week. we can't do that in sacramento. >> so right now, only the dmv is allowed to issue permits to av companies and has the authority to revoke permits if an av is not safe on public roads. all local fire and police is directed by cities and counties, not the state and yet the dmv is authorizing waymo to go into cities like san francisco and now 22 other jurisdictions. just last month, waymo announced they will be expanding fully autonomous driving down the peninsula to sunnyvale. i spoke with tech expert ahmed
abc seven news south bay reporter lauren martinez spoke with him about whether this is the end of the road. >> the fight over who controls self-driving taxis on city streets continues. state senator dave cortez pulled his senate bill 915 this week after the assembly committee on transportation presented major amendments. the bill would allow cities and counties to install their own regulations around autonomous vehicles. >> local mayors, a local city council members. they know their...
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abc seven news reporter lauren martinez got a legal expert to explain the thinking behind the judge's ruling. the man accused of trying to kill his family by driving off a cliff on highway one will avoid serving major jail time. >> instead, a judge ruled on thursday that the pasadena doctor is eligible for a mental health diversion program, but prosecutors were expecting more accountability. >> we think when we have a violent crime such as this, this wasn't a man thinking about killing his family. he did everything in his power to kill his family. but that, but it does disappoint us. >> in january 2023, dharmesh patel is accused of driving his tesla off devil's slide in pacifica. firefighters were forced to cut his family, including patel's 41 year old wife, seven year old daughter and four year old son out of the wreckage. it was a drop of 300ft in, first responders said. it was a miracle they all survived. during the investigation, prosecutors said patel's actions were intentional. patel's defense said his actions were due to his mental instability. we spoke with legal analyst steph
abc seven news reporter lauren martinez got a legal expert to explain the thinking behind the judge's ruling. the man accused of trying to kill his family by driving off a cliff on highway one will avoid serving major jail time. >> instead, a judge ruled on thursday that the pasadena doctor is eligible for a mental health diversion program, but prosecutors were expecting more accountability. >> we think when we have a violent crime such as this, this wasn't a man thinking about...
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lauren martinez abc seven news. now this, five people were arrested in connection with this shocking smash and grab at a sunnyvale jewelry store. it happened on wednesday. 20 people broke into png jewelers. they smashed nearly every display case in just 2.5 minutes. police pursued one of the vehicles that got away and caught all suspects inside. despite their attempt to ditch the car and flee on foot, the value of all that was stolen is unknown. some of the jewelry, though, has been recovered and an investigation is ongoing. the bart board of directors passed a new budget for the next two fiscal years yesterday, but not everyone on the board supported it, in part because the transit agency is forecast to face a budget deficit as high as 300 to $400 million over the coming years. abc seven news reporter tim johns has been following this story for us, and explains how it could impact you at home with a vote of 9 to 2, the bart board of directors passed their new budget for the next two years, the move coming ahead of
lauren martinez abc seven news. now this, five people were arrested in connection with this shocking smash and grab at a sunnyvale jewelry store. it happened on wednesday. 20 people broke into png jewelers. they smashed nearly every display case in just 2.5 minutes. police pursued one of the vehicles that got away and caught all suspects inside. despite their attempt to ditch the car and flee on foot, the value of all that was stolen is unknown. some of the jewelry, though, has been recovered...
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abc seven news south bay reporter lauren martinez talked to him about what happened and how he survived. >> a missing hiker found alive and the heartfelt reunion was all captured in these photos. 34 year old lucas mcclish spent ten days in the santa cruz mountains on tuesday, june 11th, mcclish headed out for a three hour hike from his hometown of boulder creek. he said he got lost and didn't recognize certain landmarks wiped out by fires. when he didn't show up for father's day dinner, he was declared missing on sunday, june 16th. four days later, mcclish was rescued, i'm sure a little tired. >> i lost my voice. >> we spoke with mcclish on friday about what he had on him at the time. >> i left with, just a pair of my pants and my pair of hiking shoes and, and that hat. i had a flashlight and a pair of folding scissors, like a leatherman tool. and that was about it. >> and how he survived. >> i just make sure that i drank at least a gallon of water every day. but then after, like, getting close to the end of it, i was just. my body needed food and some type of sustenance. >> the santa c
abc seven news south bay reporter lauren martinez talked to him about what happened and how he survived. >> a missing hiker found alive and the heartfelt reunion was all captured in these photos. 34 year old lucas mcclish spent ten days in the santa cruz mountains on tuesday, june 11th, mcclish headed out for a three hour hike from his hometown of boulder creek. he said he got lost and didn't recognize certain landmarks wiped out by fires. when he didn't show up for father's day dinner,...
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lauren martinez, abc seven news. >> some emotional moments were caught on camera when a drag queen story hour at a south bay bookstore received a bomb threat . management of books, inc, in campbell received the threat by email yesterday. s.v. pride, the bookstore and campbell police made the quick call to not take any chances. we don't have anything tangible to be like, yeah, it's 100% fine. >> so it's your safety is more important than me reading a story. >> this time the threat was found to be not credible. the event and location have been a target before. two years ago, protesters went to the store story time and stood outside of the store heckling the host. this will not stop the organizers, though. sf pride says rsv pride rather says this was just one of the many events in it's proud to host leading up to the silicon valley pride festivities in august, the city's police chief said today that his department will be at full deployment all weekend long. here in san francisco. he's urging everyone attending the parade or weekend events to be vigilant and keep an eye on their wallets, pu
lauren martinez, abc seven news. >> some emotional moments were caught on camera when a drag queen story hour at a south bay bookstore received a bomb threat . management of books, inc, in campbell received the threat by email yesterday. s.v. pride, the bookstore and campbell police made the quick call to not take any chances. we don't have anything tangible to be like, yeah, it's 100% fine. >> so it's your safety is more important than me reading a story. >> this time the...
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lauren martinez, abc seven news. >> some emotional moments were caught on camera when a drag queen story hour at a south bay bookstore received a bomb threat . management of books, inc, in campbell received the threat by email yesterday. s.v. pride, the bookstore and campbell police made the quick call to not take any chances. we don't have anything tangible to be like, yeah, it's 100% fine. >> so it's your safety is more important than me reading a story. >> this time the threat was found to be not credible. the event and location have been a target before. two years ago, protesters went to the store story time and stood outside of the store heckling the host. this will not stop the organizers, though. sf pride says rsv pride rather says this was just one of the many events in it's proud to host leading up to the silicon valley pride festivities in august, the city's police chief said today that his department will be at full deployment all weekend long. here in san francisco. he's urging everyone attending the parade or weekend events to be vigilant and keep an eye on their wallets, pu
lauren martinez, abc seven news. >> some emotional moments were caught on camera when a drag queen story hour at a south bay bookstore received a bomb threat . management of books, inc, in campbell received the threat by email yesterday. s.v. pride, the bookstore and campbell police made the quick call to not take any chances. we don't have anything tangible to be like, yeah, it's 100% fine. >> so it's your safety is more important than me reading a story. >> this time the...
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. >> lauren martinez, abc seven news drama in the courtroom during the state trial for paul pelosi'sttacker coming up at 530. >> the reason a judge had to remove david depapes ex-wife from the courtroom before a jury ♪ california sky ♪ ♪ todos alcanzamos las estrellas ♪ ♪ sunny state of mind ♪ ♪ flexin' all the time ♪ ♪ todo es dorado ♪ ♪ feels so golden ♪ ♪ vive en el estado dorado ♪ a major switch up happening as at sfo this morning, now at 530. if you have plans to fly alaska airlines, you're going to need to know about this before you go to the airport. >> boeing ceo dave calhoun in the hot seat, taking questions from congress about his company's safety and quality control lapses. what transpired during the hearing coming up. >> hey hey hey hey, willie. say hey. say woo! swing it at the place. say hey. >> remembering a larger than life baseball icon this morning, we are taking a look at ■the legendary career of willie mays. good morning everybody. it is wednesday, june 19th, and it's also juneteenth. so it is happy juneteenth and we're going to get a check on the weather. >> drew
. >> lauren martinez, abc seven news drama in the courtroom during the state trial for paul pelosi'sttacker coming up at 530. >> the reason a judge had to remove david depapes ex-wife from the courtroom before a jury ♪ california sky ♪ ♪ todos alcanzamos las estrellas ♪ ♪ sunny state of mind ♪ ♪ flexin' all the time ♪ ♪ todo es dorado ♪ ♪ feels so golden ♪ ♪ vive en el estado dorado ♪ a major switch up happening as at sfo this morning, now at 530. if you...
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. >> lauren martinez, abc seven news. >> now to a crisis unfolding in the midwest, torrential rain hased to dangerous flooding that's blamed for at least two deaths in south dakota and iowa. meanwhile, a lot of people watching a failing dam in southern minnesota, amana officials say it could give out at any moment. >> now, reggie, record breaking floods are threatening to burst the rampant in dam, and officials are warning families who live downstream on the blue earth river to be ready to evacuate. the emergency comes as recent storms dumped nearly 18in of rain, causing significant damage across the region. rising floodwaters in south dakota damaged a train bridge near sioux city. it's a key rail line that connects south dakota to iowa. overnight, president joe biden declared a major disaster in iowa, unlocking federal funds for cleanup and recovery efforts . >> it's been a very long night. yeah. now the threat of our house, my family house, my where i grew up, is threatened by the force of mother nature, the water and. you're not stopping mother nature. this is all unfolding as high
. >> lauren martinez, abc seven news. >> now to a crisis unfolding in the midwest, torrential rain hased to dangerous flooding that's blamed for at least two deaths in south dakota and iowa. meanwhile, a lot of people watching a failing dam in southern minnesota, amana officials say it could give out at any moment. >> now, reggie, record breaking floods are threatening to burst the rampant in dam, and officials are warning families who live downstream on the blue earth river...
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. >> lauren martinez, abc seven news. >> now we're going to talk about this housing debacle and san francisco's soma neighborhood that we've been following for almost two years. 600 tenants were displaced in 2022 after a water main break flooded much of the building at 33 tehama. and now about a third of the tenants are back as the building has reopened, the building has been renamed. they're calling it spira sf. it actually even has a new address. the company says they've done renovations inside and out. one former tenant decided not to return after learning that his rent would increase by 50. >> i wouldn't feel comfortable living there, anymore. just, you know, given the, the false promises they've made so far, they basically just fooling people so that, you know, they're the previous results. don't pop up on google search. so that's why they change the name. they've changed the address and the story. >> 90 original tenants have filed a lawsuit seeking compensation for everything that they've been through. >> 609 this morning, here's a look at the summer solstice forecast as they drop a quick
. >> lauren martinez, abc seven news. >> now we're going to talk about this housing debacle and san francisco's soma neighborhood that we've been following for almost two years. 600 tenants were displaced in 2022 after a water main break flooded much of the building at 33 tehama. and now about a third of the tenants are back as the building has reopened, the building has been renamed. they're calling it spira sf. it actually even has a new address. the company says they've done...