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>> in the news this sunday morning, july 1st, the sale of foie gras now banned in california, much to the delight of animal rights activists. and this morning volunteers will resume their search for a missing dodgers fan along pier 32 who may have fallen in after the dodgers game at at&t park. good morning, thank you for joining us. i'm carolyn tyler. let's start with a look at the weather. here is meteorologist frances dinglasan in for lisa argen. >> thanks, carolyn. good morning, everyone.
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here's a live view at the bay bridge. yesterday we saw some thicker, low clouds. we are seeing a little bit more this morning. still causing flight arrival delays at sfo for about an hour. you can expect a bit of a gray start once again with possibly some drizzle near the coast. it will be sunny inland early on in the morning by lunchtime. already sunshine for everybody. and in the afternoon look for a sea breeze with temperatures ranging from 60s, mid-60s along the coast to low 80s inland and pretty sunny and clear for us this evening with temperatures dropping down to the upper 70 he is in some of the interior locations. we have a nice seven day forecast coming up and i'll have those details shortly. carolyn. >> thank you, francis. >> developing news. house fire in contra costa
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county. they crews found this fire already raging. one person inside the home did manage to get to a neighbor's house okay. firefighters say three people and the family dogs are dislaced. the fire was so intense it caused the roof to collapse over the kitchen and garage area. it is now illegal for restaurants in california to serve foie gras or farmers to bruce the delicacy. it was driven in part by an abc7 news i-team investigation into animal cruelty that began in 2003. despite that controversy, abc7 news reporter thomas ramon found lots of people ordering it up last night while they could. >> foie gras was flying out of the san francisco restaurant who kitchens wanted to serve the delicacy. here alabama candlestick house on brannon street, while protesters chanted outside, diners feasted on foie gras
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inside. >> we thought we will give it a try. >> it's good. i'm not missing anything if i never, ever eat it again. >> here at alexander steakhouse the good-bye to foie gras was a huge success. >> we have a 50 person banquet going on downstairs, seven cores -- courses of foie gras. >> alexanders is where protesters decided to amass the last chant. mass feeding on the animals they say it's force-feeding to bring what they call a questionable delicacy. >> california's legislators did the right thing eight years ago when he passed the ban. >> and the i-team report is behind the report 8 years ago. on sacramento street, enough liver for 50 people was delivered for its farewell. >> last night foie gras, we can eat anything for $5.00. >> he was filled with customers for the meal, as was china's
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restaurant on the embarcadero. he said he has never seen such a response to this dish, especially since they have had a farewell to foie gras special for the past twelve days. they have gone through 40 pounds in the past two days alone. >> people put it on their french fries, on the side dishes, on the salmon, on the sushi. it's been crazy. >> it's a sad commentary that these people are indulging in something that is a result of such cruelty. >> mark zimmerman, the chef at alexander, said the fight isn't over. chefs and restaurant owners are working with legislators in sacramento to try to overturn the ban. animal rights activists say they will sue to make sure the ban stays in place. abc7 news. >> a number of new state laws take effect today. they include a law that requires healthcare insurers to provide coverage for the behavioral treatment of autism.
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artists and those who apply permanent cosmetics will now have to register with the local government and receive annual health and safety training. there is also a new law to protect car buyers that requires dealers to marked used vehicles with bright red warning stickers if they are listed in the national motor vehicle database as junk, salvage or damaged by floods. starting today you are going to pay more to ride bart and muni and caltrain and golden gate transit. bart is raising fares by five cents a trip on average. and muni fast passes go up two dollars todd. a monthly pass from bart and muni costs $74. muni-only fast passes cost $64. discount fares for seniors, students and low income riders cost a dollar more. caltrain now charges 25 cents more each way and golden gate transit charges 25 cents each way more for bus rides. and ferry service between
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sausalito and san francisco is up 50 cents. bridge tolls go up today for big trucks and rvs with more than two axles. the fare is now five dollars per axle on the seven state-owned bridges. six dollars per axle gone the golden gate bridge. bridge follows for most cars and light trucks are unchanged. police say an incident began around 9:00 in the morning at a robbery at bbc gasoline on wilson avenue. the sheriff's deputies soon spotted the deputies driving a stolen s.u.v. and the chase was
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on. the man crashed the car into a five hydrant about an hour later and was shot by officers who say he pointed a gun at them. abc7 news reporter sergio shows us the dramatic ending captured on a cell phone. >> in this video shot by a neighbor you hear officers shouting at the suspect, then a hail of gunfire. this was a violent end to what began as a 911 call about an armed robbery at this convenience store an wilson after just after 9:00 this morning. the suspect sped off in this white jeep cherokee that investigators say was reported stolen in concord. the chase end when he slammed through a yard, took out a fire hydrant and smashed into the side of this garage e took off on fit and tried to hide. police quickly locked down the neighborhood as they searched. >> we cam out and there were cops on the front and after we walked outside the cops had us
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go back in the house because there was a gunman running with a gun. >> there were two other officers on the side and they came in through our backyard. there were several shots fired. >> watching the video shot by a neighbor again, you can see that officer seem to con verge on the backyard of a home, then shout something at the suspect before opening fire. two lovey hoe officers are on unpaid administrative lead which is standard following an officer-involved shooting. the suspect's name is not released but they say he is someone they have dealt with before. we haven't positively idhim, it's something we are following up on at this point. >> the search for a missing man who may have fallen into the bay resumes this morning. yesterday family and friends searched the waters but found no sign ever victor.
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the 27-year-old vanished one week ago tomorrow after a giants-dodgers game. a friend said he was in his car on the cell phone when he walked out of the car, and when he looked up he was gone. >> we are going to continue. my sister said bring my son home. i want to say that i did everything i did 'til search for my nephew. >> even though morillo was in shape, he did not know how to swim. family and friends are posting flyers all along the embarcadero and crissy field asking the public to keep an eye out. a fundraiser will be held today for residents who lost their homes in a fire back in may in san francisco's mission district. 37 people were displaced, including several children by this fire that damaged two apartment buildings. one person was injured. the red cross said more than half the residents have found new places to live, but the rest of still struggling.
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a fundraiser will be held at today's sunday streets event in the mission from three to six pm. donations can be brought to the casanova lounge. >> coming up next, the east coast still reeling from a powerful storm that knocked out power to millions of people. it could take several days for electricity to be restored. and we've got the latest on two huge wildfires burning in colorado. firefighters are making some progress.
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it's a dramatic story and there are dramatic pictures from the east coast after severe weather moved through causing flooding, power outages and stranding travelers. chuck severson has the details. >> some couldn't believe how fast the massive storm formed. >> oh, my god! >> it came quick! >> i had to go inside because if i would have come down the steps that's correct tree would have got me. >> the fierce winds raced across twelve states, and topped 90 miles an hour in some places. >> it got very black and very windy and my vehicle was rocking. >> carnage and death in several states. virginia was particularly hard-hit. >> unfortunately so far we've been able to confirm six fatalities in virginia. all of them have been due to trees coming down. >> 27-year-old keith is one of the victims. a father of two was driving home
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from school at the height of the storm when a tree fell on to his car, killing him. >> in new jersey tragedy at the state campground. two cousins, age 2 and , were killed when a pine tree fell on their tent. >> two families camping together. they were in two tents. during the storm it got very scary for them. they combined in one tent at some point and the tree fell on the tent that was occupied. >> trees fell on many power lines, creating a blackout at one time that affected more than 3 million people. it may take several days to restore power to everybody. >> we may have some folks who have outages through to the end of the week. >> since so many states are affected by the outage, it's difficult to find out of state crews to help restore power. chuck severson, abc news, new york. >> for days we have been telling you about two of the most destructive wildfires in colorado history. we can report that firefighters are making progress.
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authorities now say the waldo canyon fire near colorado springs is 45% contained. today people whose homes were burned are going to be allowed to tour the destruction. crews also expect to have that massive wildfire burning west of fort collins fully contained today. that fire has destroyed more than 87,000 acres. >> senator ted kennedy's widow, vicki kennedy, appears on abcs "this week" this morning. she's giving her opinions on the u.s. ruling on healthcare. that was a cause her husband championed but did not live to see. don't miss "this week" with george stephanopoulos coming up at 8:00 this morning here on abc7. right here right now, frances dinglasan in for lisa argen this morning to give us a preview. when i walked home from dinner last night it was misting, raining. >> yeah, yeah. we had the drizzle. we are still seeing a little bit
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of it this morning but we are starting to see the clouds break up a little earlier. as we show you this live shot of downtown san jose. to haveet already reporting sunny conditions. i'll have the seven-day forecast coming up. >> thank you. also next, the soccer fever. the san jose earthquakes host the galaxy in front of a sold out crowd. they got their
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francis has promised nice days ahead. you can hold her to it. >> yes, hold me to it. we will see nice skies today even though we are starting off gray and coastal drizzle again and a little fog. but it is not as thick as it was yesterday. here we see the bay bridge. you see the low clouds right there. i want to show you live doppler 7 hd. whenever conditions pretty mild for today. pretty calm and quiet out there as we sweep around the bay area, justify the low clouds that we are dealing with and some of
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that drizzle along the coast. temperatures right now, 57 in san francisco, 58 in mountain view. look for 60 in livermore. also here is a look at what you can expect for today. we are starting off once again kind of like a repeat of yesterday. low clouds and fog, coastal drizzle still possible. it will be cloudy along the coast most of the day, but then sunny inland and you will see the sunshine earlier than the rest of us, and then sunny and mild all week. we will look at the pacific satellite image. and this trough is moving toward oregon, and with it, even though the air is circulating counter clockwise still, and even though it's moving through, we are still going to get this cool on shore wind. so temperatures in some areas will be slightly cooler than what you would expect for this time of year. our forecast model shows the low clouds stretched well inland overnight. then by lunchtime it will hang out along the coastline and the peninsula.
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we will see 60s around the beach, 70s around the bay and 80s inland. very much like yesterday's numbers. so look for 77 in san jose with a lot of sunshine for you. on the peninsula some partly cloudy conditions. 74 in in redwood city. cool in pacifica at 64 degrees and downtown san francisco is 66 degrees for you as well. the closer you are to the beach the more clouds you will see. in the north bay look for 70s and 80s. 75 in petaluma, 79 in napa and low 70s for the most part in the east bay. 70 in san leandro. interior valleys, upper 70s to low 60s. you will find the same condition in morgan hill, gilroy and hollister. partly cloudy in monterey. if you are heading to the giants game, you know, it's always good to have sunscreen because there will be some passing clouds but
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temperatures right around 66 degrees for most of the game at 1:00, 1:05 this afternoon. here's a look at that accuweather seven-day forecast. sunny skies. temperatures warm up a little bit more monday, tuesday and for the 4th of july it should be very pleasant and then holding steady through next weekend. >> compared to the rest of the country with the storms or the extreme heat, we have nothing to complain of. >> we are so lucky here in the bay area. >> we are. thank you, francis. coming up at 7:00 is good crucial to the power couple's
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maybe. the other guy, tatum, he's a little young for me. it's getting great reviews, though. it's more than it seems like on the surface. >> i'm thinking it's like 90 to 10 percent the ratio of women to men going to see the movie. >> i will probably wait until it's on "on demand." i don't know. have a great day. >> have a great day in san francisco. >> you, too. try to stay cool. >> i will, thank you. >> we are going to check on sports. this afternoon ryan vogelsong starts for the first place giants as they try to gain a split in their four-game series against the reds. last night soccer fever took over in palo alto as fans packed stanford stadium to see those san jose earthquakes battle the la galaxy. here's mike shumann with the highlights in this morning's sports. >> good morning. we kick off with the california classico. 50,000 soccer fans at stanford stadium watching the l.a. galaxy and earthquakes.
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a battle of northern and southern california. fans came out in full force for this class. 41st minute, former earthquake landon donovan gives the galaxy a two-goal lead. in the 42nd minute sam cronin ties it at 3. then marin chavez corner kick finds chris wondolowski. he puts it in. earthquakes up 4-3. stoppage time. david beckham kicks the ball at an injured earthquake. some pushing and shoving and he earns the yellow card. earthquakes go on to win it 4-3. >> i understand 50,000 people just yelling and screaming, going crazy from minute one. and it gets you going. >> a lot of frustration. that stuff can happen. but we have to be better about keeping our heads in the situation for sure. >> former giants skipper dusty baker and his reds end the giants run of four straight shutouts friday night and they won their second straight yesterday, walking through barry zito.
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the 2002 world series giants will be honored today. their bobbleheads handed out yesterday. reds pitcher matt latos had no fear, striking out seven in the first. and zito went six innings but he walked six including this bases loaded situation in the fourth. 1-0 reds. zito now 6-6 on the season. they get insurance in the seventh. cairo, and brings in zach. 2-1. latos goes the distance striking out ryan theriot to end the game. only two hits given up by latos reds win their second straight, 2-1, the final. >> he was definitely pounding the strike zone more than we are used to seeing. he had rhythm out there the whole time and we couldn't really get to him except in the ninth a little bit there. and you have to tip your cap and go out and we will try to split the series tomorrow. >> a's in texas to face the rangers. already lost two straight in arlington. tommy malone on the mound. struck out the side in the first six strikeouts in five innings. second inning chris carter
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called up from the minors friday. where he hit a home run. does the same yesterday. this one a solo shot. he just clears the wall. second of the year. 1-0, oakland. beltran ties it up with one swing of the bat. carter, his 14th of the year. 1-1 ballgame. aves up 2-1 in the fifth. ian kinsler in the fifth. a bloop single. two star. 3-2, rangers. two batters later, josh hamilton, see ya. three-run shot. his 25th of the year. a five-run fifth. rangers win it 7-2. texas the first team to reach 50 wins this season. that's the way the ball bounces. i'm mike shumann. i'll see you again at five. have a great day. >> straight ahead, it's a big election day in mexico and the vote could have a major impact right here at home. also, a medical mystery as a two-year-old battles a disease that force doctors to put her in a coma. how she was fina
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>> welcome back, everyone. this morning voters in mexico are heading to the polls to choose their next president. at stake, how to deal with drug cartels and end the violence on mexico's streets that's caused more than 50,000 deaths. abc's cecilia reports from mexico city. >> more than 50,000 people have been killed in mexico's drug
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wars. >> the three biggest issues of this campaign are what? >> it's violence, violence and violence. >> on the campaign trail the three lead are candidates propose changing how the war is fought. the frontrunner, young, dashing and married to a soap opera star, wants to focus lesson catching cartel leaders and block the drugs flowing into the runs and instead to consent straight on cushing violence on the streets here. to see how bad that violence is, look no further than this booming mexico city business where every day cars are turned into armored safe havens. >> i would say in the last four years that the business has probably gone up probably 1,000 percent. it's huge. big time. >> especially along the u.s. border regular families with means, not just politicians, are spending thousands so they can drive the streets safely. >> just about everything in this midsize s.u.v. is bullet resistant from the windows to the doors.
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it can withstand 15 to 20 rounds of bullets fired from a handgun. the owner, a local businessman. >> this anchor says americans should be playing close attention to this election. >> the violence in mexico might not only stay here in mexico. >> that was sell seal yeah vaga reporting. violence in mexico is also causing concern for today's vote. election officials say things are so bad they haven't even been able to prepare properly for the vote in several cities. a two-year-old girl is home with her family this morning after battling a mysterious disease that put her in a coma. the illness was finally diagnosed by doctors at children's hospital in oakland. abc7 health and science reporter carolyn johnson has the story. >> open it. open it. >> like most two year olds, she jillian likes to get her hands on almost anything.
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and that's an amazing accomplishment considering that just months ago she could barely control her movements at all. >> she won't be able to grasp some things and she won't be able to walk and talk. >> jillian's family took these cell phone videos of the seizures that would sometimes last for 30 minutes at a time. the cause was still a mystery when she arrived at children's hospital oakland from her home in reno. >> she was moving incessantly. always arms and legs were twitching. her arms were flailing in the air. her muscles never stopped moving. >> the doctor suspected encephalitis, but was unsure of the variety or the cause. she sent a sample taken from a spinal tap to an expert in spain n the meantime doctors also had to deal with her dangerous seizures. >> one part of her therapy included giving her medications to intentionally put her into a coma so that she wouldn't move. >> jillian's mom never left her bedside as the ordeal stretched on for weeks and for months. >> all i know is that i never
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lose hope, that she will come back again. >> finally the sample sent to spain confirmed the diagnosis. jillian at two years of age, had a newly developed form of encephalitis. so new, researchers only described it a few years after -- before she was born. it's caused by anti-bodies created by the body's own immune system. >> it crosses into the brain and attacks parts of the brain. >> while the diagnosis is new the doctor said there are several strategies available to treat it. in jillian's case doctors used a process similar to kidney dialysis to remove the antibodies from her blood. her parents said slowly they have seen signs of recovery. >> we've seen her talking, we've seen her vocalizing. even though we can't understand it, but we are just waiting for her to say mom and dad.
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>> revived from the coma and treated for her symptoms, they released her to return home to reno. she still faces long months of physical therapy, but for her family finally to be able to hear her speak and watch her play, mark the end of a painful journey. >> it was tears of joy because i've been waiting for her. i've been waiting for her. >> carolyn johnson, abc7 news. this week's 4th of july parade in fremont will do without a 50-foot giant helium balloon in the shape of an american eagle. the cost of helium has suddenly shot sky high. a global helium shortage threatens to deflate a lot of balloons because ever sticker shock. normally a tank would sell for $90 but the helium tanks now cost upwards of $200. our media partner, "the mercury
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news" reports maintenance issues at foreign helium plants are off-line. experts say it could take a year or more for helium prices to deflate. >> coming up next, one strand's woman battle with the graffiti problem. she's calling it tag art and she's keeping them busy. >> here's a pretty unusual shot. frances dinglasan will have your forecast in just a few minutes.
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some neighbors in san francisco's mission district are battling graffiti with more graffiti. and as abc7 news reporter johnathan bloom found out, this unorthodox way of cleaning up the neighborhood seems to be working. >> to most people it's a white wall. but to a tagger, it's an in -- invitation. >> the alley was toxic. it was a crime scene. >> not just vandalism, but drug use. >> they would be shooting up, they would be dealing. some folks just felt it was a good place for a toilet. >> so neighbors at their wit's end turned to this. instead of covering the wall with white, covering them with art, some of it by the very same people who used to tag these wall as teenagers. >> as a kid i was running around these alley ways and, of course, vandalizing things. >> now he's part of the graffiti crew exvandasl, along with cuba. >> as i have been painting with these people, my whole life as improved, as an artist and as a
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human being. >> within six weeks they turned almost all of lilac alley into a giant mural that's made it on to tourist maps and with all that new foot traffic. >> there's a traveling element out here who keeps out folks who just want to sort of squat literally. >> one reason they keep coming back is the walls are con stanley changing. some walls are up only a few weeks before covered up by new ones. that constant state of flux is the essence of the art >> we want it to be constantly new and fresh so you see something new and cool that pops out at you. >> at some local teens it's like living in an art gallery but cooler. >> nice, refreshing feeling every time they paint over their old works. >> and as for the taggers, you won't see many of their names here anymore. they don't like to vandalize work done by their role models. >> most of the younger people respect what we do because they are trying to reach this level. that's how we beat them and prevent them from coming back and writing on top of the walls.
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>> in san francisco, abc7 news. >> big holiday coming up. people want to know about the weather. frances dinglasan is here with a preview. >> i think you are going to like what we have to say, especially for the next weekend 4th of july. it is a bit gray and cloudy out there. we have a live shot for you. a slight sea breeze that will pick up this afternoon. but i'll have nice temperatures ahead and your accuweather seven-day forecast coming up. >> thank you, francis. also coming up, michelle phifer goes from glamour to world weary. don sanchez has his on the isle review with people like us next. >> children are more likely to have their identity stolen than you are. i'm michael finney. coming up on 7 on your our cloud is not soft and fluffy. our cloud is made of bedrock. concrete. and steel. our cloud is the smartest brains combating the latest security threats.
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an alarming trend in identity theft is becoming more and more prevalent. adults steal identities of children. here's 7 on your side michael finney to explain. >> the person got too much power. >> like a lot of children, ten-year-old riley loves reading the harry potter books. she sees a connection between what happened to her and what happened to harry potter. except hers was an i.d. thief. >> you are being put into a trap. it's really hard to get out. >> twice thieves have stolen her social security number. someone used riley's number to start home, gas and electric service and then defaulted on the bill.
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the other incident happened before she was even born. >> there's no checks. there's no checks by the bank, there's no checks by the credit agencies, there's no checks by social security administration the first time a number is used erroneously and someone was able to use, acquire store cards and get store credit under her social security number before it was even issued. >> michelle is vice president and chief of privacy at mcafee. she also happens to be riley's mother. >> i've traveled the world literally looking to the technology solutions to protect against these types of crimes, so when it happened to my own daughter i felt, gosh, as a parent i've been falling down on the job. >> a check of 27,000 children by allclear i. d. found almost 11% have had their social security numbers stolen. that's up half a percent from the year before. those numbers are used to obtain credit, lease an apartment or even buy a house. some of those homes have even
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ended up in foreclosure, leaving a cloud over a child's social security number. most children won't even realize it until they turn 18 and apply for their first credit card. >> child identity theft is a very real and enticing crime. they are not after the six dollars of tooth ferry money for your kids. they are after their child's clean record. >> the incident forced riley to grow up fast. for show and tell she put together this video. ♪ maybe you will make stakes ♪ let them be hard to make ♪ don't take my identity away >> there are numerous things you can do to protect your child's social security number. we have links and more information on our website at abc7news.com. i'm michael finney, 7 on your side. you know longer need an alarm clock to weak you
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up in the morning. that's because abc7 news is happy to tell you about our new alarm clock app. you just download it to your i-phone and wake up with all the local headlines, weather and traffic alerts you need when the alarm clock goes off. abc7 morning news anchor christy explains. [beeping] >> for more and more people the alarm clock is being replaced with your i-phone. now abc7 news can get you out of bed and on your way. >> good morning, sunshine! >> you know what they say about an early bird! >> here's how it works. there's no need to go searching for the news that happened while you were sleeping. with the abc7 news alarm clock app local news, weather and traffic are there in one place. you can customize it with a special wake-up call from the abc7 news weather team. >> coffee, coffee, coffee! must have coffee! >> wake up to the abc7 news scene. >> or choose from one of our classic ringtones. unlike other alarm apps the abc7 news app lets you wake up to music from your own library.
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once you are up, you can instantly check the local news that happened overnight and get the hour by hour weather forecast to plan your day, and this seven-day forecast to plan your week. we've even got your commute covered with up to the minute traffic before you head out the door. thanks to the new abc7 news alarm clock app, all the abc7 news, weather and traffic you count on on air is now with you when you wake up. [rooster crowing] and you can get your abc7 news alarm clock app for free from apple's app store. just search abc7 news san francisco alarm. >> i put it on my i-phone already, and it's kind of cool because get a head start on all the happenings of the morning. >> yeah. i love that. then you get to know what your day will be like. and i think today you will like it, if you liked yesterday. we will start off with a couple live shots for you. this time we are looking in
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santa cruz. look at that beautiful sky there. you see a little bit of the sun breaking through, a little bit of the pink. carolyn was telling me it looks a little bit like a monet painting. >> or van gough. >> and another live shot for you downtown san francisco. those low clouds still lingering, as you see before the transamerica building. the top tower there right in those low clouds. and we are seeing some breaks of sunshine. in fact, let me take you to live doppler 7 hd to show you the cloud cover around the bay area. check out san jose right near moffet field. that's where we are already seeing a little bit of clearing. we are already starting to see some changes and the clouds break up a little bit earlier compared to yesterday at this time. right now it's 57 in san francisco, 58 in mountain view. look for 62 in san jose. 60 in oakland. so we have those low clouds again, even a bit of the coastal
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drizzle. it will still stay cloudy along the coast. sunshine earlier further inland and farther inland, and sunny and mild all the rest of this week. a pleasant 4th of july headed your way. this trough moving through toward oregon, but it's going to continue to bring us the cool on shore winds. that's why temperatures still a little bit cooler in some locations than you would expect for this time of year. the forecast model does show the clouds pulling back to the coast, but not quite clearing the coast like yesterday. same thing, just kind of hanging around there. partly cloudy conditions on the peninsula. 60s by the beach, 70s around the bay, 80s inland." in san jose expect a high of 77. and 77 in cupertino as well. along the peninsula look for 70s with 60s along the coast and some possible drizzle. 66 downtown san francisco. and if you are heading to the marin county fair look for warm conditions. a high of 76 and you will see
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more sunshine as well. 70s and 80s in the north bay. look for low 60s for the most part in the east bay. sunny and mild. very comfortable in the interior valleys. upper 70s and low 80s, 80 in concord. look for low 80s in morgan hill and gilroy. santa cruz getting up do 73 degrees but with the cloud cover in monterey that will keep it cool there at 65. if you are heading to the fireworks at great america tonight at 9:30, clear skies expected. the clouds will return again, but not until midnight. so you will be okay for the fireworks. temperatures will be right at around 64 degrees and you will feel slight wind from the west at 10 miles an hour. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. we have the morning drizzle, and then a lot of sunshine for everybody. lock at that, sunny skies all through the week. a slight bump in temperatures monday and tuesday. very comfortable for the holiday, and then temperatures hold steady until next weekend. >> francis, i think that looks
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just great. >> i try. [laughter] >> thank you. in theaters this weekend is the comedy drama "people like us." it's based on a real story. it stars chris pine and michelle phifer as we've receiver seen her. abc7 news arts and entertainment reporter don sanchez gives us his review on the isle. >> jim, i need this money. >> chris is a fast-talking, slick salesman. he is also in debt. then his father, a legendary hollywood record producer, dies and chris gets this. >> $50,000. i'm supposed to give it to some woman and kid i've never even met? >> surprise! his dad had another family. elizabeth banks is the sister he never knew. the single mom who attends aa meetings and she has son. he has to meet her. >> hi. i'm sam. >> she has my father's eyes and her nose. >> he slowly develops a relationship with her and her son. but he can't tell her who he is.
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pine's mother is played by michelle phifer, looking like a world weary woman who has gone through it all. >> she couldn't have had that father. >> it was his choice. the fit many is based on a real life story of the director. >> when he and pine were in san francisco i asked about the pain the mom had to go through. >> salt mines. you just start to, you know, to break through that relationship and you see that woman having to deal with the reality of who her husband was. >> i told him it was my fault and that you were always so far away. >> and we wondered, can people like us be happy? the revelation here is michelle phifer, gone from a glamorous role to a woman playing challenges of lies and retreating from life. oh liz beg banks and chris pine get better with every role. there is a ring of truth to this film, even when it becomes a little melodramatic. it never loses focus. i think it will appeal to both women and men and i will have to
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that's in san francisco. ♪. >> today's 3:00 show at the center for the arts caps off four week ends ever cultural entertainment. this is the largest event of its kind in the u.s. last night a fundraiser was held with abc7 news anchor cheryl jennings and arts and entertainment reporter don sanchez serving as the mc. so it is not too late to experience the color and entertainment by performers from around the world. again, 3:00 this afternoon. i loved cheryl's outfit trench i noticed that, too. oh, cheryl! >> let's get a little final check of the accuweather forecast. >> we are starting off with low clouds. temperatures near 60 degrees right now. these low clouds causing flight delays of about an hour at sfo. a widespread of temperatures by this afternoon with the sea breeze.
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60s by the beach and 80s inland and a pleasant evening for all of us by 7:00 and night weather through the week. >> sounds good. thank you, francis. thank you for joining us for the abc7 sunday morning news. next newscast is at 9:00. i'm caroline tyler. along with frances dinglasan, keep track of the latest breaking news on twitter at abc7 news bay area. talk all about it at facebook.com/abc7news. good morning america is up next. have a g
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