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confidential information. >> our team coverage will look into the impact of one of the scandals in one family's search for justice. >> vic? >> on friday, the mayor appointed the city administrator to oversee the police department. this because she said she wanted ov oversig oversight. today, a member of the command staff is now the acting assistant chief. a sort of job sharing if you will. >> now we have an acting -- an acting -- >> the city councilman is having a hard time keeping track of the rapidly changing chiefs and their titles. >> we're adding to the confusion. >> today, the deputy chief david downey is now the new acting
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assistant police chief. >> 20 years, plus. >> after the chief resigned in the wake of the growing sex misconduct scandal, the mayor appointed bart deputy chief ben farrow as interim chief. he resigned after the mayor said she obtained information that questioned his ability to assume the post. then, he, too, resigned two days later for reasons which are still unclear. >> this to violate the state government code, section 38640
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is the police department of the city is under the control of the chief of police. >> and now, this, after a spokesman for standards and training said after the appointment, may violate state law. guess what? there may be another change yet in chiefs soon. >> he's getting to retire in six months. >> confusing? yes. >> well, just about an hour ago, the mayor issued a statement saying all of what she's done is perfectly legal. she clarified that the city administrator is in charge of personnel and administrative matters and the acting chief is in charge of operational and tactical matters. got all that? vic lee, abc7 news. >> thanks. what a confusing situation there. there could be far reaching fallout from a scandal that is causing turmoil.
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this involves a homicide detective accused of giving a miss stress access to confidential files to write a police report. those cases are now in jeopardy. and mel landy woodrow is here with more. >> it's whether or not they xofrp miezed cases that were handled. according to sources, he allegedly gave his girlfriend files to type up the information, information that she shared with the oakland police department after she found out he was married. one is connected to a shooting death of a dog walker. two suspects are charged with
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killing soloman. now, they could ask for the case to be dismissed. abc7's legal analyst says the development could impact several cases. >> it will allow the defense to say the chain of custody has been tampered with. that is a pretty serious thing. >> abc7 nuts was not able to reach the attorney and says a mim hearing in this case, he says he may have testified in the case. >> thank you. there has been a lot of stories coming out of the oakland police department. you can find them on our website and when news breaks, be the
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first to know. recovery teams found a drowning victim at 3:00 this afternoon. the man is in his 20s. witnesses say he fell into the water yesterday afternoon. the police believe the man could not swim and not wearing a life vest. we're a few hours into summer now. the weather is highs, what is going on, drew? >> yes. we began this morning. how appropriate and 60s around
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the coast. you jump in when 90s made a come back. 95 degrees and 88 san ramone. and 81 in mountain view. this keeps stagnant air that is going to cause poor air quality inland. so spare the air tuesday, if you can, use mass transit. and bike or walk. we have the full accu-weather forecast. >> spare the air alert is scheduled for tomorrow.
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commuters are encouraged to take transit instead of driving to reduce air pollution. >> you can see a wildfire that broke down around 12:00 this afternoon. firefighters say the wind is making their job dangerous and flames are burning near power lines. and today, fire starts along 280 near highway 92. chp says the car caught fire and the driver pulled to the grass. two lanes of 280 stayed close several hours asirefighters checked for hot spots. >> multiple fires sparked today on the edge of the angeles national forest, so called reservoir fire is near akuza. the fire is nearby and the fish
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fire burned 2000 acres, people are being evacuated from homes and the reservoir fire crashed on highway 35. the driver died. the fire grew to 1200 acres within hours, several communities are under evacuation orders. >> the wedding photos were waiting in the backyard. they're connected and we've been waiting. very unnerving. >> neither fire has been contained and let's take a look now at the air over the fish fire the many homes there in the flames you can see the smoke rising from the fire in that is the situation we'll be watching closely.
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and this is sherpa fire is burning close to 8,000 acres. firefighters have it 54% contained and he vac warnings remain in effect. no homes have been burned. crews hope to fully contain the fire by thursday. >> the dalai lama visited the state capitol for the first time ever, bringing a message of peace and compassion. leslie brinkley was in sacramento for the speech. >> his holiness, the dalai lama shaking hands, stroking hair, reassuring california legislators in their role of shaping the world. >> peace, and compassion from one family, ten families. from ten families, 100 families. that is the way to change.
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so please, treat each individual as you all have potential. make some contribution for better world. >> he spoke about expanding education and protecting the environment. >> this is the only place we can breathe, happily. >> the dalai lama attended a reception and waved to onlookers outside. >> is he going to make a impact on decisions you make? >> a lot of the timing is not california and he has a great message of peace and harmony we can benefit from. >> thank you. >> legislators all seemed humbled by the visit.
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from here, he goes on to salt lake >> the california drought, next, unprecedented action they're taking to have a back up plan. ahead, see how much this huge fire can change lives. >> and. >> i love 7 on your side. it does make a difference. >> michael finney saved this woman from having to pay #$,000 in fraudulent charges. that and more, as we continue.
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projects to be put on hold. >> without water, major projects are on hold. a affordable housing owe project, a community school being funded by facebook's ceo and his wife on this site and two office projects, as well as the land. >> that is unique. >> east palo alto says it needs one and a half thousand gallons per day to support the projects. there is a agreement to allow cities to share privately. several groups have signed
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letters of support. >> we do better when we work as a region. this is the issue they're facing. so we're working to identify potential opportunities. >> boston is a water supply agency. east palo alto is looking into digging two new wells to augment the water supply. the problem is that no one knows how long it will take to find the water. in east palo alto, david rouy, abc7 news. >> happening now, a meeting to discuss new red lanes for bus lanes. the city painted two months ago with a goal of improving travel for riders and ped dez streens. some say the lanes make it
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difficult to get to businesses and some are worried about a decrease in fares. >> for the first time in 14 years, amtrak added a new trip between jack hond onsquare and bakersfield meaning there are seven total round trips return is just before 9:00 p.m. >> two planes have cancelled flights because of high temperatures today. >> for passengers heading to palm springs, this summer heat wasn't the welcome they were expecting. >> i'd like it to be cooler. it's hot. >> this family says temperatures were different to temperatures found here.
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>> this morning we left it was 50 degrees so it went up 70. about. so that is >> humidity and heat. they're not the best element as far as aircraft performance. >> elsewhere, two hikers had to be walked down because weather was too hot for helicopters to fly. in riverside, the sprinklers were on to protect the grass. and water play areas will be shut back down before the end of
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the heat wave. >> yeah. and it's a short pause, right? >> it is incredible record-setting heat from vegas to l.a. today. some of the hot air today for those 90 degree readings. we're going to see temperatures live inland over the coming days. re really warm temperatures. 64 in san francisco. and live outside, quiet picture. you don't notice fog in effect
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fremont, 76 in richmond. 90s in antioch. 95 concord. 95 in livermore. looking live now, a perfect weekday this evening. and once again, it will be a nice day to hit the beach again, tomorrow. a mild half moon bay. tomorrow, extreme uv index. the week ahead, that completes your thoughts saturday. we're going to watch and saturday, the heat into monday and in the day, 7 and 8, numbers will continue to rise. we're going to stay in the low 80s. >> right. >> dangerous heat. >> next, the warriors and what
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amaus and cheers for san francisco police officers they carried a special olympics torch around the city. the games get underway this friday. >> so close, yet so far away. best describing the feelings warriors players after falling to cleveland in the nba the first time that's happened and you say wait until next year. >> this is trying to get better
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every day, improving on teams maybe wasn't as good at. >> this feeling will make us better. and this is get to the range. >> well, the city of oakland was quiet after last night's one fan was injured after getting into a fight and falling to the second deck. he was reported in critical, but stable condition. no arrests have been made in that case. >> today, the san francisco police department met with dozens of people left homeless following a five alarm fire over the weekend. coming up, what life is like now and where they plan to go, next.
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sky 7 hd is live over live breaking news. you can see one home is damaged by fire and a couple more being impacted and there is damage to an auto body shop. >> crews tell us it started with a fence burning and spread from there. lots to clean up tonight as you can see. breaking news 24-7 by down loading the abc7 news app. >> five alarms, six buildings and 57 people, those are the numbers that sum up the weekend's massive fire in san
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fire. >> but that, you need to hear from people whose lives have been changed as a result. >> sergio quintana has the vie there are two buildings that are a total loss. first is a hardware building and second is the playa azul building. now, it's among seven businesses that are shut down, a total of 57 residents, displaced. some were able to return to salvage items this morning and it was emotional. half live here and inspectors tell us the damage westbound we paired. >> the building is 33, 12, 16. to the spot that is under
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investigation. >> and despite concerns, fire inspectors say there is no link to other fires. >> there are electrical issues and heating issues. >> for business owners, today was the first step in relocating and rebuilding if needed. they met with city and nonprofit workers. he says he plans to pay them. in san francisco, abc7 news. >> an intersection is closed after a terrible car crash. one car was sheared in half. look at the pictures. now, this is to say it was caught by police. it's unclear when the intersection will reopen. >> san francisco will attract hundreds of thousands of people
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between now and sunday. city officials and leaders of the lgbt community met today and security topped the agenda. >> we'll see a high presence of police officers that will be engaged and aware of the surroundings with a large crowd. >> i'm unaware of any credible threat. we want to be safe and we're taking precautions. >> organizers plan to set up check points at the pride festival following the parade. those check points will have metal detectors. fbi released a full transcript of the 911 call made during the orlando attack. he talked with 911 operator and later hostage negotiators.
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the gunman pledged allegiance to isis he'ders, threatened to set off bombs and said the more attacks are coming. >> the killer made these murderous statements, he did so in a chilling, calm, and deliberate manner. >> the fbi released a redakted transcript to not give any credit to isis leaders. >> the u.s. senate launched four proposed gun control measures, two would have expanded background checks and banned gun sales to suspected terrorists. republicans called it unrealistic and offered two measures of their own. one increasing funding and another creating a judicial review process. democrats call the republican measures to make it appear they're doing something. a british man who drove from
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california to las vegas is under arrest for saying he wanted to kill donald trump. the 20-year-old was arrested after he tried to take a police officer's gun at trump's event on saturday inside treasure island casino. he told police he lives in new jersey but drove to las vegas with the intention of killing trump. secret service says he's been charged with violating two federal laws. donald trump is searching for a new campaign manager after firing cory lewandowski. he was a controversial figure. in march he was charged with simple battery for grabbing the arm of a reporter in florida. >> i've had an honor of being part of this for 18 and 19
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months and i'm thankful for this chance. >> no word yet on who will replace him as manager. and a poll released today finds clinton with a seven-point lead over trump. 47% to 40%. the advantage comes if voters who are females or minorities. trump leads among white voters and men. >> next, how this woman avoided paying a 2000 bill that wasn't hers. plus... >> getting shocked like the movie was a camera in your hand. the entrepreneur working to make it happen,
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won't be responsibility, however, she got a bill for thousands of dollars in fraudulent charges and the store said "pay up". >> i was just shopping and not noticing. >> virginia recalls a second that shook her world. >> they came up near me. >> in a grocery store, two women followed her. >> one picked up a basket of onions and said which is the best kind. >> she remied and at this moment, this one. >> my wallet was gone. >> the thieves ran up charges on her cards. >> i knew they were out there. >> her bank reversed charges right away. however, not so with macy's. >> i saw $2,000 worth of sunglasses. >> the thieves bought four pairs of high end bulgari sunglasses. she called the store to report the charges she got put on hold.
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>> that went forn >> i went to the home office. >> we can assure you it's fine. >> it wasn't. she got a bill for $2,000 for those expensive sunglasses. ma macy's told her it was investigating but she got a notice saying charges were correct. she told macy's thieves used the card and the store should have caught it. >> she said you have a balance of $1915 and minimum payment is $113. i can take that over the phone. >> she contacted 7 on your side. macy's reversed those charges. a spokesperson saying may pollings for any inconvenience she experienced.
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smart phones made selfies all the rage, now, video is hot. but pointing the camera at your self is not always easy and a local entrepreneur is trying to do something about it. >> sheri is working on herselfy game. >> my arms are short. i can't get everything in there. >> not everyone could be six feet four. >> you have perfect selfie arms. >> they're pretty good. >> then, there is this guy. >> if you're using one of these, have you to step it up. >> a product called idle cam. >> we can choose better receivies. >> the last time we saw him, he was working on a tiny drone in
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your pocket. it's a far cry from drones the company used to make for the movie industry. >> it's flawless. so we need to create a stabilized view for a drone. while we're at it, we figure let's get another product. >> it's idle cam. it's a drone camera without the drone. you set it down and control from the smart phone to frame the perfect selfie. where it can really shine is video. >> it reminded me of how small i was. >> it is based on the full-sized stabilizer called the hollywood. >> you're moving around, it keeps it steady. >> the fact is that most people don't have a cameraman following them around. idle cam is an attempt to give you the best parts of this without this. >> everything we have learned from professional. >> it might be around $350 when it opens on indygogo.
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>> i have to make room before i take new pictures. >> well, looking for another historic journey across the atlantic. this shows a current location of the airplane as it makes its way from new york city to the next stop in spain. it left the u.s. last night at 11:30 our time. this is video taken by the solar impulse. >> you can get solar panels are gathering a lot of power now. >> you bet they are. >> yes. temperatures increasing inland.
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we're going to go back into the triple digits. high clouds and a quitit night on the way. and palm springs, l.a., because of the hot weather moving into our community, fair fooemd, antioch and concord tomorrow, mid-90s. that is above normal. a touch soldier saturday, we go back to the coastlining up by early next week. >> what a thriller. >> yes. >> and larry beil is here with
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we can spend hours talking about steph's bad news and the suspension in game five. they all played a role but four and a half minutes to go, score tied at 89 and warriors can not score a single point. warriors hit their last nine shots, steph, wide open, looking three. 3:25 left. clay thompson, turn around, fade away. that won't go down. andre iguodala. draymond green a late contest that, is no good. lebron james, they're calling this a chase down. with 1:15 to go, not even close. then, kevin love on 33 seconds
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to go. how about drives a basket for a lay up? no and shaking and baking and insisting on making a three. this is an epic melt down. >> 3, 4 possessions were personally settled looking for a big three. that is not what the possession called for. and to make or miss, we're having a different conversation. my team didn't win. i didn't play my best. it's not going to be the end of the story, down, down chapter in the book. >> you're doing that. you know? so that is something we've got
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to figure out. >> it's that game. the raft 24 minutes or 48 minutes. and you learn from it. just realize how bad it hurts. and why winning is so good. >> after winning the title, cavs detour to las vegas, they hit the clubs. no need to go to cleveland, right? the carriage arrives to applause this morning. lebron james wearing an ultimate warrior tee shirt.
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this is "jeopardy!" here are today's contestants. a mental-health counselor from seattle, washington... a closed captioner originally from marshall, minnesota... and our returning champion, a freelance writer and genealogist from montclair, new jersey... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!", alex trebek! thank you, johnny. and thank -- thank you, ladies and gentlemen. well, summer is almost upon us, but you know something?
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i think summer arrived in southern california in january. it's been hot. joe and sally, good to have you with us today. liz, nice to see you again. let's go to work, shall we? here comes the jeopardy! round for you. and here are the categories. first off... ooh. we'll give you the book titles, you tell us the featured animal. "go" coming up in each correct response. liz, start. i'll have just missed the titanic for $200, please. alex: joe. who is hershey? right. bradley cooper for $200. joe. what is "american sniper"?
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