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>> announcer: live where you live, this is abc7 news. the president appears ready tonight to terminate daca, a move that would force 800,000 dreamers to leave in some cases the only homes they've ever known. >> right now it's like somebody just punched me in the pit of my stomach.

good evening. i'm eric thomas. thank you for joining us. it's the decision dreamers have been dreading. sources tell the associated press that president trump has decided to end the program that protects undocumented immigrants who are brought to the u.s. as children, protect them from deportation. abc7 news reporter lilian kim has more on this developing story. >> eric, the president is known to change his mind, but based on discussions he had this afternoo it appears mr. trump plans on fulfilling one of his core campaign promises. >> i just feel like my life is crumbling. >> reporter: san jose resident cecilia chavez is one of 800,000 so-called dreamers, young undocumented immigrants who came to the u.s. as children but protected from deportation. she holds a master's degree from san jose state, is the mother of two children, and works as a community organizer. >> so many people depend on us. my parents depend on me, depend on my income. my children depend on me, and for him to terminate daca, he

has no idea what he's doing. >> reporter: the president's decision to end daca, which stands for deferred action for childhood arrivals, means dreamers would no longer be allowed to work legally and in certain states apply for a driver's license. he mr. trump wants to end the program in six months. san dave cor tayzy says that are 25,000 dreamers in his county alone. he says he and his colleagues are ready to fight. >> these are kids, young people who really don't know any other world than the united states of america. we've done everything we can thus far to protect them, and we'll continue to try to protect them going forward. >> reporter: but dreamers like cecilia can't help but fear the worst. >> are we now put in deportation proceedings? i don't know. i don't know what -- what's next. >> reporter: the president is scheduled to make a formal announcement on tuesday. in the newsroom, lilian kim,

abc7 news. reactions pouring in tonight to the president's reported decision. senator kamala harris tweeted, ending daca would be nothing short of heartless. we must stand with our dreamers. republican congresswoman ileana ros-lehtinen tweeted from florida after teasing dreamers with talk of his great hart, potus slams the door on them. some heart. apple ceo tim cook tweeted today, 250 of my apple co-workers are dreamers. i stand with them. they deserve our respect as equals and a solution rooted in american values. our other top story tonight, weather. a live look from our exploratorium camera from triple digit heat to cool, smoky, muggy weather, even the chance of thunderstorms. frances? >> the weird weather continues, but check out today's highs. we saw triple digits everywhere yesterday with lots of records broken. today we're even seeing some 70s. in half moon bay it hit 77.

san francisco was 84 today. that's down from a high of 106 set on friday. that was a record as well. so we saw some 80s around the bay. but of course it was still hot inland with quite a few areas still hitting the triple digits. so the change in the weather is an area of low pressure, and that's going to bring us a cooling trend. in fact, temperatures already dropping down to the 60s, so much more comfortable for sleeping tonight along the coast, and the cooling trend continues. i'll have the details coming up. >> frances, thank you. the heat caused problems inland this afternoon. abc7 news reporter leslie brinkley is live in walnut creek with the story. leslie? >> reporter: well, right now, eric, it's about 80 degrees in walnut creek. timely some relief from this relentless heat. a little breeze blowing through here. but earlier today there were problems. the moon had a calming effect after the heat of day here at concord pavilion. concert-goers and employees described people dropping left

and right from heat stress at this evening concert that happened to be called hot summer night. at least two people wound up in ambulances. >> there was a lot of medics running around, people passing out. i drank probably about six orthopedic seven water bottles, so it's pretty hot. >> reporter: earlier in the day, a 3-year-old girl in petaluma locked herself in her family's new car. her sister called for help, and an engine company broke a window to rescue the girl. the extreme heat sparked a fire last night at this condominium building on rossmore parkway in walnut creek. fire officials say when a man started his barbecue, the propane canister flared. several condos were destroyed. the rick of combustion increases with high temperatures. to escape the heat, many headed to movie theaters or ice cream stores. this gang of 10-year-old girls offered sage advice on how they coped with 108 degrees. >> i have stayed at home and watched movies in the a.c.

>> i could just have a fruit gate raorade popsicle, that woue great. >> reporter: even better, free access to a swimming pool. >> it was really hot in the house so we decided to bring him out and have a little swim. >> around here, very relaxing and cooling. >> everybody is in a better moot now. >> reporter: all can say they survived the great heat wave of 2017. i'm leslie brinkley, abc7 news. bay area residents found a lot of ways to beat the heat today. abc7 news was in menlo park when people lined up waiting for the public library to open. the library also played the role of being a cooling center. across town, menlo park stanford park hotel told us 60% of this weekend's guests are locals. they came in craving air-conditioning and coveting access to the hotel pool. >> no one in sausalito has air-conditioning because we just open our windows and the fog rolls in.

so we just weren't used to it. >> in redwood city, kayakers found a way to get some exercise while trying to catch a breeze or two on >> you're looking at video of flames. gilroy firefighters say so far the fire has burned at least 10 acres. no structures are threatened. no injuries have been reported. the hunt is on for an arsonist after six different fires broke out in sonoma county. you're looking at one of those fires along stony point road in santa rosa. that fire broke out around 5:00 this evening. witnesses say the fire started after someone threw objects out of a moving car. investigators believe those items may have been fireworks. developing news tonight regarding north korea. the united nations security council has scheduled an emergency meeting for tomorrow morning after a reported nuclear test in north korea this

weekend. abc news reporter chuck siebertson tells us more. >> reporter: north korea is sending shock waves around the world. the country cheering as officials claim to have a hydrogen bomb possibly five times stronger than the one dropped on nagasaki, japan, in 1945. that came along with images of kim jong-un inspecting the bomb which may be fitted for an intercontinental ballistic missile. president trump facing questions about how the u.s. will respond. >> mr. president, will you attack north korea? >> reporter: secretary of defense james mattis delivered this message outside the white house. >> we have many military options, and the president wanted to be briefed on each one of them. we are not looking to the total annihilation of a country, namely north korea. but as i said, we have many options to do so. >> nobody wants to conduct a preemptive or a preventive war. the cost would just be too high in lives, especially on the

korean peninsula. >> reporter: on twitter, the president posted this. the united states is considering, in addition to other options, stopping all trade with any country doing business with north korea. >> i'm going to draft a sanctions package to send to the president for his strong consideration that anybody that wants to do trade or business with them would be prevented from doing trade or business with us. >> reporter: this latest test further highlighting the tensions between the u.s. and north korea. just a few weeks ago, president trump had this to say about kim jong- jong-un's threats to guam. >> they will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen. >> reporter: just four days ago, the u.s. and south korea joined forces for joint military exercises, but it's unclear what happens next. chuck sievertson, abc news, new york. much more ahead on abc7 news at 11:00. a nice santa barbara day suddenly changes. >> oh, look at that! >> the strange weather system that rocked the coastal

community this afternoon. also firefighters battling the biggest wildfire in los angeles history get a big assist from mother nature. plus, some new arrivals from houston settling in nicely tonight in san francisco. stay with us.

oh, wow. oh, look at that! >> back now with a crazy sight from earlier today in santa barbara. a quick hitting storm called a microburst rolled through the city around 3:00 this afternoon. it flooded roads, sent umbrellas flying and overturned boats. 56 people were tossed into the water. thankfully no reports of any injuries and everybody made it

back to shore safely. residents can now return to their homes in one los angeles neighborhood. firefighters have slowed the biggest wildfire by acreage in the city's history. it has burned more than nine square miles. rain and cooler temperatures this afternoon helped slow flames burning in l.a.'s shadow hills neighborhood. swirling winds caused the fire to change directions several times, and that terrified residents. >> just take a look at the house for the last time, and then this is going to be it. >> then she came running in and said, we've got to leave, we've got to leave. so i run out the back to look, and the wind is blowing, and that whole hill was on fire back there. >> it was engulfed, and i just literally freaked out. >> governor jerry brown declared a state of emergency today to speed up recovery efforts. more than 100 hikers made it to safety after being forced to spend the night in the wild due to a wildfire burning east of portland, oregon. the fire cut off access along the popular eagle creek trail in the columbia river gorgeous. u.s. forest service officials

believe somebody set the fire, and the oregon state police are trying to find out if it was an accident or started on purpose. that fire has burned about five square miles. a man died after running into the fire during one of the signature moments at burning man. you're looking at video that was streamed from the nevada desert showing last night's burning of a massive effigy. witnesses say aaron joel mitchell broke through two lines of security guards to reach the inferno. the 41-year-old died after being flown to a burn center in sam ra men tow. festival organizers offered emotional support and counseling. arson investigators are looking for clues following a suspicious fire at a school in san jose. abc7 news was at anderson elementary on cal pine drive following this afternoon's fire. the flames damaged a snack bar and a storage shed used by the santa theresa little league. school officials have not said if today's fire will affect classes on tuesday. bart will continue working on tracks during labor day, and that means a continued shutdown

of various routes and stations. the agency sent us this video of crews working in the heat today. through monday, no trains will run between 19th street and fruitvale station orz between west oakland and fruitvale stations. lake merritt station is closed. ac transit is providing buses between fruitvale and 19th street. dozens of pets arrived in san francisco from texas hoping to find new homes following hurricane harvey. you're looking at video provided by the san francisco spca showing some of the 70 animals moments after they landed at sfo aboard a private plane. vans then brought them to the charity's shelter in the mission district a short time ago. >> we're just really thrilled to be able to help with this effort. as so many people have been affected by this devastating disaster, we know that one of the most things is that people be reunited with their pets. and these guys were already in the shelter at the time the storm hit. so we're helping the shelters in texas make room for animals that do have families that they need

to be reunited with. >> several groups will work with the spca to match the pets with new homes. they'll likely go up for adoption in a few days. just in time for the weather to cool off, as i'm sure those puppies didn't want to come here when it was blazing hot. frances is in for drew with a look at our forecast. >> much cooler today around the coast and bay. with live doppler 7, you can see some of the high clouds moving in. this is due to post-tropical storm lidia. this is also partially responsible for the crazy weather eric just told you about in santa barbara, and it will even bring us a slight chance of rain and thunderstorms monday into tuesday. so keep that in mind for now. enjoy this pretty shot of the bay bridge. but notice those hazy conditions persisting. so temperatures dropped today, and it will continue to drop tonight and tomorrow. it's going to be cooler and muggy for labor day, but unfortunately we're also dealing

with poor air quality and smoky skies. the cooling trend continues into the mid weekend. live shot in san jose. more hazy conditions there and smoky conditions. it is another spare the air day tomorrow. but the air quality has actually been upgraded from unununununun to poor. excessive heat warning expired tonight at 9:00. you can lows will be in 60s. tonight san francisco, 61. you can finally get a good night's sleep without the air-conditioning. in oakland, 64 degrees. san jose, 69. still mild in the interior valleys, but it is much cooler compared to yesterday. and the sea breeze will also pick up. the air was very stagnant the last few days causing the oppressive heat and also the record-breaking temperatures. but with a sea breeze tomorrow

anywhere from 10, 15, 20 miles per hour, temperatures will continue to come down. so tomorrow's highs under hazy conditions and partly cloudy skies, 87 in san jose, low to mid-80s in parts of the peninsula. at the coast, beaches, it's been fairly comfortable there, but temperatures will even drop further into the 70s. downtown san francisco, 76 tomorrow. friday -- last friday, it was 106, okay? so you get the idea of the trend. and also in the north bay, temperatures will be more comfortable with a lot of mid-80s through sonoma, napa, san rafael at 85 degrees. in the east bay, low 80s for the most part. berkeley, 81. 82 in oakland. and 84 in fremont. triple digits are gone. we'll see low 90s in the interior valleys. walnut creek at 90. 93 in livermore. and here is the temperature trend so you get an idea of how it's going to look the next few days. in livermore, the average high

is 87, so we're still above average even though we've come down quite a bit. but we will be dropping continuously into the middle of the week before we start to climb back up again. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. should be a better day for labor day. cooler, muggy with that slight chance of rain and thunderstorms monday into tuesday. temperatures continue to tumble all the way into the mid-80s for inland areas and mid-70s around the bay and 60s at the coast. hopefully you'll like that. >> i do. thanks for the good news, frances. next at 11:00, a slow chase for police in

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day. in three of his last four starts, he's given up at least two homers. home runs a big part of the story against the cardinals. a cooler day at the yard but still umbrella worthy. tommy pham blasts to center. leaps and brings it back. worth another look. madbum speaks for everybody when he says wow. paul dejong and jose martinez, back-to-back jacks off of bumgarner. 2-1 cards. bottom five, sure enough, he goes deep. we have a 2-2 ball game. but top six, bumgarner gives up his third homer of the game, this one to harrison bader. giants lose 7-3. madison not happy with his performance on the mound. >> i didn't give us a chance to win today. i let that game get away from me. i got to find a way. just got to find a wait not to do that, no matter what pitch it

is, how hard it is. if you make a couple mistakes there, that's what's going to happen. i can't get let that game get away from me like that. >> this a's fan in seattle got a little up close. matt olson goes deep. a's down 3-1 at that point. bottom seven, kyle seger with a foul pop. matt chapman gives chase. here comes that fan again. prevents chapman from catching the ball for an out, and chapman is not happy. check out that death stare. later, chapman makes amends, comes back, gives the fan a ball. i'm sorry, matt, says the fan, and matt probably says, don't do it again. a's lose. 10-2. the aggies owned the first half. tref onwilliams, 188 yards at the half. didn't score on a 72 yard run but he did on this 61 yarder.

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houses and get their homes back. that's just -- that's more important than any win. >> this abc7 sports report brought to you by river rock casino. great gesture on stacy's part. amazing how a disaster brings out the best in the human spirit. it's been amazing for everybody involved, actors, mu sishsiciam. we've got another great story coming up. bring your kleenex. i'll just tell you that. next at 11:00, breaking news tonight. south korea says north korea is getting ready to launch a ballistic missile. also a rare inside look at the last line of defense against food. water. internet. we need it to live.

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>> announcer: live where you live, this is abc7 news. good evening. i'm eric thomas. tonight's headlines, people flocked to swimming pools and packed movie theaters to try to cool off as heat gripped the bay area again today. petaluma firefighters broke a car's windows to save a child. they say a 3-year-old girl locked herself inside the vehicle. she's expected to be okay. president trump is expected to end a program that blocks deportation for young people who were brought into the u.s. illegally as children. the program is called daca or deferred action for childhood arrivals and covers nearly 800,000 young people nationally who are currently able to work legally and get driver's licenses. breaking news tonight coming out of the korean peninsula. south korean media reporting seoul military says north korea appears to be readying the launch of a ballistic missile possibly an icbm. there's no indication yet this is anything other than a test

launch. t this follows what appeared to be the biggest underground nuclear test conducted yet by north korea, and it happened over the weekend. with north korea boasting its missiles carrying nuclear warheads can reach the u.s. mainland, the u.s. has a last line of defense in the alaskan wilderness. reporter kevin law provides us with a rare look at technology, weapons, and people ready to save american lives. >> reporter: this is america's final shield, the last and only protection against an incoming north korean nuclear missile. housed deep underground in the heart of alaska's wilderness at fort greeley, about 150 miles north of fairbanks. the heavily armed battalion secures 48 missile silos, dotting a landscape frigid even in late summer, the tip barely revealing what lies beneath. we're allowed rare access to bring you up close to america's

or gbis. >> this is what will be launched here out of fort greeley to intercept any threat coming into the defended homeland. >> reporter: the key piece of equipment is right here. >> a kill vehicle is right there towards the top. >> reporter: the kill vehicle to take down any potential intercontinental ballistic missile coming to the u.s., including from north korea, which the u.s. could face in the future. here's how it works. north korea launches. >> impact location is los angeles. we are engaging this threat at this time. >> reporter: instantly activating a secured room in fort greeley. what you're seeing now is a drill, declassified so we can show you generally how the ground base interceptors work to protect the u.s. >> as the alarms would go off, what you'd see is those white shells that you see behind us would separate extremely quickly, and then immediately you'd see a flash of flame as that gbi would leave the tube at

a really incredible rate of speed. >> reporter: outside the earth's atmosphere in space, if it works, the interceptor kills the incoming nuclear weapon. >> we train to shoot a bullet at a bullet and destroy it so it doesn't destroy us. >> reporter: have the drills this year taken on a new meaning? >> what that does is just makes it more real for us because now i've got a leader of a foreign country who says, i'm going to take my missile, and i'm going to kill your citizens with it. >> reporter: what kind of confidence do you have in north korea launches a missile that the system will work? >> i have 100% confidence the system will work. >> reporter: that's despite a 60% success rate. out of 18 test launches, the interceptors have only struck its target ten times in controlled launches. >> just because we've had some failures doesn't mean we're not learning. >> reporter: alaska senator dan sullivan believes the interceptors are still america's best shot as a last defense as

north korea rapidly moves closer to being able to strikehe u.s. mainland. introducing a bill boosting the number of missiles to a total of 72, studying the possibility of 100 missile interceptors. so far, a cost of $40 billion to taxpayers. >> doing nothing in the face of this threat when we clearly have the capability to make sure we have a very protected homeland is not an acceptable option, and i think most americans would agree with me on that. >> president trump has warned north korea that all options are on the table if the rogue communist nation strikes first against the united states. german weapons experts today diffused a monster world war ii era bomb buried under the streets of frankfurt. first, more than 60,000 people had to be evacuated from the area including hospitals, banks, and nursing homes. the bomb believed to have been dropped by the british air force is a 1.25 ton, 4,000 air mine.

it was found buried at a construction site. experts say if the bomb went off, it could flatten an entire street. now to the disaster in texas where firefighters conducted a controlled burn at a chemical plant to keep unstable compounds from erupting into flame. officials for the arkema plant say some chemicals have not burned completely, and they can't determine if the threat has been eliminated unless the chemicals are ignited. meantime, there are more stories of terror inflicted by harvey. a man who is 6'4" said floodwaters quickly rose to his chest as he was trying to save his family. >> so it was over my 9-year-old's head. my dog was already swimming. my daughter and my wife ended up having to hold his head above water the whole time. it was one of the most terrifying experiences my life. >> darryn said the power of prayer helped him through the crisis. and in houston, the power company is cutting service to flooded communities, trying to push people who ignored evacuation orders to get out. as they pass the baton in

january, former president obama offered his successor acoef laids and advice in a private letter. cnn published that letter today. president obama seen here leaving the letter wrote president trump that the office is unique, without a clear blueprint for success. one part of the letter is notable regarding foreign relations. it reads in part, american leadership in this world really is indispensable. it's up to us to sustain the international order that has expanded steadily since the end of the cold war. still ahead on abc7 news at 11:00, from 100,000 to 18 million. one of the nfl's best defensive players playing a little offense tonight to help thousands in need. >> you may notice the cooling trend along the coast and around the bay. but tomorrow's going to be cooler for everyone. triple digits gone. temperatures dropping by as much

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>> announcer: now your accuweather forecast from abc7 news.

>> it is still a hot day today, but the cooling already started along the bay and especially along the coast. live doppler 7 is showing the increasing high clouds that's going to continue into tomorrow, but it is coming from the south. so we will see some muggy conditions although the cooling will continue. temperatures overnight finally in the 60s. hopefully you can sleep much better tonight for those of you without air-conditioning, and that's a drop from some overnight lows in the 70s the past couple nights. tomorrow we will drop by another 10 degrees for everyone. so 70s at the coast, but only 90s inland. then look for low 80s around the bay. it is going to be much more comfortable. here's the acuwaekt seven-day forecast. for labor day, cooler and muggy. there's a very slight chance of thunderstorms and rain monday night into tuesday, but it is slight. notice temperatures tumble all the way into the midweek where we'll be in the mid-80s for inland areas, mid-70s around the bay, and 60s at the coast. kind of what you would expect even below average.

>> another weather related story. thank you, frances. this one's concerning houston. for j.j. watt, the initial fund-raising goal was just $100,000. fast forward a week and the houston texan superstar has raised $18 million for hurricane harvey victims. today his goal was to make those going through quite a difficult time smile. abc news reporter tom llamas has the story. >> reporter: houston texans j.j. watt is best known for his big hits on defense. but this past week, he showed what he can do on offense. >> do you have a box yet? >> reporter: taking on harvey relief and scoring in a big way. he started raising money, aiming for $200,000 on social media. >> it's very tough to watch your city get hit by such a bad storm and not be there to help. >> reporter: so far, he's helped raise more than $18 million. >> i can't say thank you enough to the people around the world, to the people around america, to the people of texas showing their compassion, showing their true colors. >> reporter: and even before watt has a chance to figure out

the best way to spend that money, others have already started donating food, water, and supplies for people in need, all to help his cause. >> come on down. keep moving. >> reporter: today he took that cause from social media to the streets with the help of teammates, high school football players, and the mayor of houston. they handed out meals, gatorade, and water from more than a dozen loaded semi-trailers. >> they are soup stars on the field, and they're superstars on the street, in the community. >> reporter: as all these people drive by and get their food, there are thanks, blessings, and gratitude. >> thank you. thank you. >> this is good. >> reporter: watt is well on his way to the hall of fame for what he's been able to do in a uniform, but he may be best remembered in houston for what he's doing with his heart. >> thank you. thank you y'all. >> reporter: tom llamas, abc news, new york. >> if you wear a helmet, you like j.j. watt much better when he's helping out. >> it's an amazing story.

he's up to $18 million. speaking of nfl, derek carr's number 4 will not be worn again, and there's a good reason for that. while this young man fights a battle many of us cannot dream

>> announcer: abc7 sports brought to you by river rock casino. well, a week from today the regulars open the regular season at tennessee, and derek carr is going into game week as a hall of famer. his alma mater, fresno state, retired his number last night. that makes two carrs in the fresno state ring. his brother's number 8 was retired before him. it was a big deal at bulldog stadium. paul george also a fresno state alum showed up for the ceremony as well. derek gave the bulldogs a pregame prep talk and says it should have been just three words. >> win. just win, baby.

no, they were like what? that's not even our saying. what does that even mean? i didn't say that. >> it would have been cool if you did. >> i should have said it and just walked out. dang it. first sunday at the u.s. open. two of the best to every play the game going in different directions. 37-year-old venus williams. venus in the far court. gets to the navarro forehead. the forehand volley winner to take the first set. very nice. and navarro will take the second, but venus rolls into the third. we go to match point. watch the touch. venus with a lot drop shot winner. williams gets her 75th career win at the open, winning in three sets, advancing to the quarterfinals for the second time in three years. maybe now the favorite to win. maria sharapova's run is done. sharapova got a wild card to the

dismay of many after a 15-month suspension for doping. after winning the first set today, she ran out of gas. sharapova's attempt to reach the quarterfinals for the first time since 2012 is over. american sloan stephens and sam querrey also move on. you're about to meet a special young man. his name is shea sakahara and he happens to be a huge giants fan. he's 12 years old, lives in hawaii, and has cerebral palsy but he loves baseball so much, nothing can slow him down. the disability weakened the right side of his body, so shea learned to throw left-handed and tossed aside the leg braces doctors gave him. his dedication has amazed his parents and coaches. >> i like being able to show others that everyone is different and that anyone can do anything. when i grow up, i want to become

a g.m. for the san francisco giants because they're my favorite baseball team. >> all right. shea loves the giants, and when our own larry beal told them about shea, the team sent him a boxful of giants gear, and his reaction was priceless. >> are you serious? wait. this is from at&t park, you know. >> what does the return address say? >> it says 24 willy mays plaza. dear shea, we saw a story about you and your baseball career, and we heard you have a serious crush -- giants. we're so glad to hear that you love to play baseball and play with heart like the giants players do.

your drive is parent and we have love to see a young man as strong as you is a giants fan. >> wow, buster posey. >> what? >> oh, my god. >> am i allowed to post this on instagram? >> absolutely. >> this is guaranteed going on my instagram page. 24. i don't know how this is even real. i feel like this is more of a dream. >> unbelievable story. this abc7 sports report brought to you by river rock casino. this is the difference. you know, athletes and

organizations can make in a lot of young kids' lives and adults. this is an unbelievable story. you can see how he was affected by it. that's a lifetime dream for him that he'll never forget the rest of his life. >> we all got a little misty up here. i've got a reputation, so don't think about me, but everybody at home, i know you had a tear in your eye. >> and if you did not, you need to check your tear ducts because it was just an unbelievable story. what he's overcome, you know, he's playing left-handed as opposed to right-handed. it's just really special. >> great kid. great story. that's it for us on abc7 news tonight at 11:00. tomorrow morning we are back

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