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marijuana may be legal in california but soon it may be not easy to get. warnings that demand may soon outstrip the legal spriechlt i'm eric thomas. >> i'm dion lim. recreational marijuana industry is booming but shortage could lead to rising prices. >> katie utehs with details. >> reporter: a state-licensed marijuana grower, rarity in the new california industry. >> we have more and more dispensaries every week with licenses but very few producers, less than 10% in the state. san francisco, less than 5% in san francisco are locally and state-authorized. >> reporter: shortage of
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authorized growers is problem. >> if dispensary is licensed can only purchase from licensed distributor and producer. >> reporter: currently not enough to provide the product. high demand, low supply. >> reporter: many retailers anticipated the shortage, much of the stock purchased in advance of the law. >> expected to be fully stocked until march. >> not all planned ahead. >> people who didn't are scrambling. >> reporter: growers association members are reporting three week back log. >> feel like legislators dragged their feet because of the stigma. >> reporter: could take months to sort out. market street was jam packed with two groups on opposing
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sides of the abortion issue. antiabortion activists spreading message that the procedure is equal to murder. >> happy i to gather together to gain strength to one another and bring to consciousness of the community the slaughter of the innocent, segment of our society still denied access to the american dream, the unborn. >> organizers stressed not just about babies but health and sanctuary to people who need it. >> rally for reproductive justice was kept to the sidewalks by the police as others marched by. defending access to health care and took issue. >> pro life is people having a dignified hodgy life. abortion is part of that vision. >> activists had marched down
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market street before the walk for life. lots of yelling but no violence. reported comments from president trump raising eyebrows tonight. tv host piers morgan said the president told him quote, i wouldn't say i'm a feminist. went on to say i'm for women, i'm for men, i'm for everyone. comments come as conversation over sexual harassment and behavior toward women has dominated the headlines. president accused by more than a dozen women, repeatedly denied the claims. >> steve wynne is latest of prominent men in entertainment and business industries. downfall of the casino mogul. >> reporter: republican megadonor steve wynne releasing this statement. i'm resigning.
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chairwoman accepting the resignation. a day after the "wall street journal" reported he pressured employees to perform sex acts. reporting 2005 incident. manicurist alleges he forced her to have sex in his office and later paid her $7.5 million settlement. told abc7 news he saw employees cry, get sick and have nervous breakdowns when had to face him. wynne has denied all the allegations but resignation from the rnc deprives from prolivic fundraiser. >> he's raises so much money for our great republican party. >> reporter: wynne also contributed more than $600,000
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of his own money to republican causes in 2017. now increasing calls for the gop to return his donations, especially since republicans demand last year that democrats redirect or refund money donated to them from harvey weinstein. so far the republican national committee has remained silent. linda lopez, abc news, new york. developing news from afghanistan, suicide bomber in ambulance has killed thousands of people. in the capital of kabul, drove up to checkpoint near the european union conslate before detonating. taliban has claimed responsibility. spoke to afghan spiritual leader tonight. >> showing the very cowardly elements within them. they're willing to do anything, use any means to gain the
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objective they have perfect them. >> bombing comes one week after attackers ambushed intercontinental hotel in kabul, killing 22 people. police in north bay busted up family business. mother and son accused of human trafficking prostitution ring. women involved not being charged, considered victims and witnesses. >> you knew something was up. >> reporter: taylor and wife gabby say for the past year apartment upstairs was a busy place. 24/7. >> different men all the time. old, young, all of it. >> reporter: young kids subjected to noises late at night. >> 20, 30 times a day hear moaning. >> reporter: reported to police and led to arrest of man and his
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mother. say both running a prostitution ring out of the apartment and home in santa rosa. >> i've seen young ladies dropped off and gentlemen leading. >> reporter: police say they posted online offering nude massages with so-called upgrades. david romesburg is suspected of human trafficking. some of the women said held against their will, forced to prostitute themselves or have sex with david before could have necessary things. >> you knew by their faces, something was wrong. >> reporter: about to open a karaoke club called the black cat. landlord says the police raided the place with search warrant. >> police here yesterday evening all over the parking lot, front
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and back. >> reporter: unknown what they were looking for. sonoma county da's office is reviewing the case. photos of raw meats in shopping carts has led to health investigation in south bay. posted these photos of men delivering unwrapped meat to the market in san jose. media partner reports department of health receives complaints and taking steps to cooperate. company told investigating and employees have been fired. >> car slammed into church leaving damage. kristensen and lake chab bo road. clipped a parked truck and went
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into church of the nazarene. sent to nearby hospital with minor injuries. no charges have been filed. still ahead on abc7 news at 11:00, do you know this muffin man? probably not but baking up storm to benefit the homeless. live look outside from sutro tower. 50 in oakland and san jose. gusty upper elevations but surface is warming up. how warm coming up in the accuweather seven-day forecast. water gushing in middle of street. quick action by firefighters to prevent serious flooding. plus -- >> jordan? >> buried alive,
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put on your apron. >> if i had one, i would. ⌞> going to make me some of these? muffin today. >> muffin man for a cause. >> elissa harrington tells us more. >> reporter: jacob kaufman muffin man. national muffin day. >> want to get as many people around the country or world to bake muffins with friends or families and go to cities with homeless people to hand out
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muffins. >> reporter: past years pictures. having a party at hayes valley bakeworks. encourages others to make their own and post picture on social media #givemuffins. >> funding toward nutrition and healthy eating programs. >> reporter: about more than just food. >> showing people we see you here. not just going to walk by. we recognize that you need support and while the big picture goal is home, may not be able to do that every day, but can show we care. >> reporter: jacob was working as lawyer and baked a batch before work. >> had one, pretty good, some left over, decided to walk to work and handed them out to homeless people. felt good, people.
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>> reporter: appreciative, changed my perspective. >> reporter: firm and parents will match donations. abc7 news. celebration of everything green and gold as a's held annual fan fest. long line to take a picture with stomper. one man told us, ready for the season. >> love the a's. entertainment and way they compete every season. love the new players coming up. great experience at ballpark. >> 50th anniversary of moving to oakland from kansas city. free game in april to celebrate. it was a mess earlier on market street. look at that. abc7 news was there as crews worked to turn off the water after vehicle took out hydrant.
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3:00 p.m. near 8th street. struggling to shut off the flow. after 30 minutes were able to. other than busted hydrant, nothing was damaged. snowboarder captured video of friend falling into snow bank, coming to his rescue and likely saving his life. >> oh, god, jordan. i'm coming. coming. i'm coming. >> this is in whistler, a popular skiing location near vancouver. had a go pro on and safely made the jump earlier. rushes in to help his friend. digging in snow with his hands, eventually reaches him and once he gets to him, gets help. bad as it looked, no major injuries. fright, that's it. weather, new pattern. >> unfortunately we're drying out and warming up significantly.
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so we're looking at gusty offshore winds. live doppler 7 right now, notice we're clear but widen the perspective, big dome of high pressure building in, shunting storm track to the north allowing a ridge to build in. nice and clear out there. mild here. 54 in san francisco, oakland at 50 and san jose, gilroy 48, 52 in half moon bay. clear sky, patchy fog along the coast and north bay through overnight. 47 santa rosa, 48 in li livermore, 49. winds gusting up to 30 miles per hour in upper elevations. translate to mild day tomorrow and dry pattern through the week. big ridge of high pressure.
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winds clockwise around the high, become gusty in southern california. looking at wind speeds to pick up as they travel downhill and dry out. valley temperatures in southern california in 80s. red flag warning through monday afternoon and relative humidity down to 10%. mt. tam, oakland hills, about 10 miles per hour. dry weather patterns cause concern in southern california. 44 in san mateo, 43 in palo alto, south bay, warm-up, five degrees warmer. san jose, 66, 70 in santa cruz. 63 redwood city. low 60s in san francisco, a bit above average.
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north bay, 68 in santa rosa, 65 in calistoga. low 60s in berkeley and oakland. considerable warm-up compared to yesterday with mid-60s in the afternoon. last day of the month, total solar eclipse of the moon on the way. will happen about 5:29 wednesday morning. so far it's looking clear. in fact get a little bit of a red hue with the moon. partial eclipse 3:49, total at 5:29, ending 7:00, looking like clear skies and good-looking event locally here. check it the accuweather seven-day forecast, partly cloudy monday,
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warmer tuesday. little change friday, and saturday, still well above average. this tends to happen in the wintertime, a dry spell. just hope it's going to end. halfway through the rainy season now. >> thank you lisa. still ahead on abc7 news at
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back now with look at bottom of the atlantic ocean. divers striking gold. >> sounds good. one diver holding up a rare gold coin believed to be from wreck of a steamship that sank more than 180 years ago found. >> schuman just missed that boat. no actually having a drink when
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it set sale. >> eric is sassy tonight, just a tad. >> happy to see you. >> warriors were sassy. celtics in town, two best teams in the nba squared off. playoff like atmosphere at oracle, turned into steph
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the energy conscious whopeople among usle? say small actions can add up to something... humongous. a little thing here. a little thing there. starts to feel like a badge maybe millions can wear. who are all these caretakers, advocates too? turns out, it's californians it's me and it's you. don't stop now, it's easy to add to the routine. join energy upgrade california and do your thing. even though we're past the halfway mark in the nba season, warriors and celtics stage a playoff like matchup tonight at oracle. the steph versus kyrie show and mr. curry and his dubs were the winner. warriors wrapping up a
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three-game home stand. kyrie irving on fire, 13 points first quarter. first seven shots. he's good. look at this move. celtics up ten after one. second quarter, dubs getting momentum. one-handed alley-oop, only had seven though. steph, scooped to the hoop. 18 in the quarter. kyrie finished with 37. shooting over sean livington. splash, around two defenders, lay it in. 49 for steph. warriors win 109-105. steph on the matchup after kyrie. >> great players make great plays. can't get wrapped up in one-on-one battle, lose track of how you're supposed to win but appreciation of that type of performance on both ends.
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bringing best out of each other. >> that was fun. >> it was. see two premium point guards going at it like that, enjoy the show. >> must give a good halftime speech. >> incredible motivational speeches. by the time i'm done, some of the guys are actually crying, they're so moved. wiping tears away. couple of them, i think call their moms to tell them about me and how inspirational i am as human being. that's the key to whole thing. >> i had to call my mom after the interview. college hoops. hoops. hoo saint mary's going after the portland pilots. launching three. coll calvin hermanson, jordan ford led with 20. gaels at 1/2.
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emmet nar drives, lays elijah thomas. 16 straight wins. 72-55 that final. stanford taking on ucla. new bruins head coach in the house. steal and finish. gave stanford the lead, not long. underneath his legs to chris wilkes, are you kidding me? ucla should win just on that play alone. and they did. 89-73 the final. abc7 news sports report by river rock casino. coming up, sharks in nhl make a big announcement and my one-on-one with livingston. more to come an abc7 news at 11:00. including airlines tightening the leash with pets on planes.
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thanks for joining us for the second half of the program. i'm eric thomas. >> i'm dion lim. california's green rush could dry up supply of recreational marijuana. california growers association says just not enough licensed growers and distributors to keep up with demand. part of the problem is backlog of applications. but could see higher prices until the situation is sorted
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out. thousands filled streets for walk for life, west coast rally, people on both sides of the abortion issue. yelling but no violence. steve wynn has resigned as republican national commission finance chairman. accused of sexual harassment. denied the allegations. deepening fallout from larry nassar sexual abuse case. >> michigan state, new player in the investigation could lead to sweeping changes at school. >> we will put a bright light at every corner of the university. >> michigan's attorney special probe. >> meet with every virks listen
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to them. >> special counsel headed by bill forsyth, a federal prosecutor. putting board members under increased scrutiny. >> we're awful sorry for the trouble we've caused those poor women. >> women marching in support of the young girls and college students abused by nassar, physician at msu athletic department for 20 years. >> experienced flashback nightmares of the abuse. >> some of the survivors sitting down with "20/20"'s elizabeth vargas. >> at least three psychologists who received reports of what larry was doing and not a single one reported. not one. >> board ordered to resign said it will do is. and authorities in texas are
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investigating facility. there many of the girls claim they were sexually abused under the pretense of medical treatment. abc news. new york. somber ceremony in poland as holocaust memorial day. secretary of state rex tillerson placed a at monument. honors those who fought back and those who were oppressed. tillerson says serves as reminder, can't turn a blind eye to a threat. >> this occasion reminds us we can never be indifferent to the face of evil. >> january 27th was chosen because auschwitz was liberated that date in 1945. largest of the nazi concentration and death camps. some 6 million jews were killed
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in the holocaust. rivers on the rise tonight. river seine is expected to crest above flood state monday, officials at louvre are scrambling to remove paintings from the lower level. 33,000 pieces of art across the city have been taken to higher ground. flying experience could change. tightening the leash bringing animals into the main cabin. tom yam as with the story. >> reporter: flying experience may start to change. more and more airlines looking to tighten the leash bringing animals into the main cabin. delta airlines leading the way. stopping owners from abusing the system by pretending ordinary pets are emotional support animals. carrier reports 84% increase in unsanitary or dangerous incidents. including biting.
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one passenger dog. all will review the policies. we exposed this policy on "20/20." emotional support animals without verifying mental health issue. some don't ask. i boarded flights with boston terrier using no pet carrier. >> oh, my goodness. >> and later on flight with bunny leo. one company provided documentation for albino hedgehog named snickers. delta will require health or vaccination documents in advance, letter prepared and signed by mental health
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professional and signed document that the animal will behave. improving the flying experience for all passengers, including those who truly need the support of the animals. new york. prince's legacy will live on. word today that new music could be released. variety tlt is reporting that adviser for the late musician is expecting previously unreleased music to come out. died of accidental overdose in 2016, had a vault of material in los angeles. simply amazing story out of maryland. walked out of the hospital after surgery for a screw impaled in his brain. darius was building treehouse, fell and six inch screw into top part of his brain.
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have died. wasn't easy getting to the hospital. >> a big board impaled in brain and couldn't fit in med evak helicopter. had to wait for bigger. >> removed the board, screw remained. drilled down to the bone and somehow able to get screw out. darius walked out of the hospital on 13th birthday. miracle. >> wow. still ahead, passion, purpose, pride. ♪ >> some are pushing 80 years old but san francisco dancers are not letting anything get in their way. generous bunch needs your help tonight. >> 54 degrees right now from exploratorium camera in san francisco. temperatures are going up. final days of january, even into februa
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we can now repair complex at saortic aneurysmsare, without invasive surgery. if we can do that, imagine what we can do for varicose veins. and if we can precisely treat eye cancer with minimal damage to the rest of the eye, imagine what we can do for glaucoma, even cataracts. if we can use dna to diagnose the rarest of diseases, imagine what we can do for the conditions that affect us all. imagine what we can do for you.
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a group of dancing senior citizens is latest victims of common crime in bay area. giving back when something precious was taken away. beat san francisco's grant avenue follies. most extraordinary dance troupe. seniors who dance with passion and purpose. >> we love to perform for veterans and seniors. started the program as fundraiser. >> friday's show almost didn't go on. >> had to improvise and scramble around for more jewelry and customs. >> on wednesday something happened. after the follies presented on lok senior living facility with donation for a care center. >> we came back to the car, realized it was broken into, lott a lot of customs. >> six sets of 12 customs,
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$20,000. >> hand-made, priceless. >> this is where the crime happened, middle of the day, corner of bush and larken, there is surveillance video but tree blocks the view. can't see anything. >> people don't know what it's worth, yet they have to wreck other people's things just to get at it. >> reporter: they know the chances of getting customs back are slim, they have a strong message to whatever did this. >> don't do that again. just lucky i didn't catch them. i would have used a sword on them. >> they are feisty aren't they? >> they are. i would listen. >> you better. next up, troupe has performances in houston, seattle and las vegas. if you would like to donate, we have gofundme link at my facebook page, and will be at abc7news.com soon as well. check on the weather forecast. in a dry pattern.
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maybe not what you wanted to hear. lisa. >> check out rain in review. had rain last year. this is percentage of normal, 67% in san francisco. oakland doing better but rest of the bay area, well below average. do we have any in the future? sierra snow pack is 26% average in northern, southern, 22%. statewide, a dismal 26%. sunshine and highs above average, hard not to like day like that but looking at accuweather seven-day forecast, we're warming up well above average. eclipse to look forward to wednesday morning but nothing but sun and temperatures as much as ten degrees above average with offshore winds. >> schu is pumping his fist. >> never played more golf in january.
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wish it would rain though. national hockey league, a big announcement to excite fans in the bay area. details to come. first time major champion
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the nhl all-star game is tomorrow in tampa bay, always thrilling three-on-three format. brent burns is sharks representative from pacific division. big news earlier today, announced that 2018 all-star weekend -- 2019, in san jose. second time. last time 1997. former shark scoring hat trick. one of the greatest plays in all-star history.
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skills competition. edmonton oilers, connor mcdavid proven fastest in the league, perhaps the world. the man can skate. brent burns participated in hardest shot competition. clocked a slapper at 92.4 miles per hour. don't want to be in front of that thing. but alex ovechkin, top 101.3 miles per hour. senior bowl. baker mayfield representing the north. finds durham smith. short completion. didn't do a whole lot. josh allen finds smith for touchdown. 18-16. south took over late.
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75-yard score. chance for college players to impress pro scouts. south is the winner. tiger woods at torrey pines, playing final round. drives it. picks tee up immediately. not going to land where he wants, fairway. but nails with pater. 18, birdies from 11 feet, 1 under on the back nine. take me to your leader. alex noren, par 56, drain it, finished 3 under 69 today, first place, 11 under par. aussie open, taking on caroline wozniacki. trying to close it out. sets up championship point. wo wozniacki wins her first title.
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now number one in the world. warriors with tough win over the celtics. after the game, shaun livingston, calling me jinx schuman. >> in the third. team is all about depth. >> we came out, solid job start of the second quarter. trying to get back into the game. they hit a lot of tough shots early. once we got to it, starters and steph got going, downhill. >> it's team sport but almost seemed one-on-one with steph and kyrie, i know that's not how it works out but kind of what fans saw tonight. >> as fan at home, that's the show. i'd pay to watch that show. two of the great showmen in the
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game, two of the greatest point guards right now. they play the right way, think that's why you're seeing their teams are successful. >> two best teams in the league, east and west, had playoff feel. but it's a long way to the playoffs. but peek at what you might be facing? >> think it's a glimpse. it's fun. every time we play them the last three years i've been here, it's been a battle. brad stevens is a hell of a coach. great staff. getting personnel and pieces they want over there, seeing what they can do with those pieces. i think will be exciting matchup, but obviously a lot of work before you get there. >> used to be east coast team came here, completely different style of basketball. same these days? >> somewhat. but look at teams, scoring the basketball wherever, teams are putting it up, numbers on the board. so -- but boston is different,
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they run on defense. can score the basketball but their defense, number one ranked in the league so i think that's why they're going to be there come may, june. >> always interesting interview. this sports report by river rock casino. big win for the dubs, could be the nba final this year. >> that guy's pretty good. >> not bad. >> thanks. >> we'll see you later. your to-do list if yjust keeps growing. me, (laughs desperately) it never stops. which is why the online financing application at carmax.com is so convenient. get some of that finance stuff out of the way from wherever you are, at the doctor's office,
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karate practice or my favorite... back at the doctor's office. knowing before you go means more quality time sewing a costume for the school play that is not going to look anything like a frog. just a little heads-up, mrs. davis... ha ha ha, yay kids! i'm the one clocking in when you're clocking out. sensing your every move and automatically adjusting to help you stay effortlessly comfortable. i can also help with this. does your bed do that? oh. i don't actually talk. though i'm smart enough to. i'm the new sleep number 360 smart bed. let's meet at a sleep number store.
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[ indistinct conversation ] david: i really want to. i've buried stories before, james. i can't do it again. david: and here i was thinking that you'd called this meeting begrudgingly. wait. what? i said i thought you'd called the meeting begrudgingly. you thought i called this meeting? what's with all the whispering? [ silenced gunshot ] [ grunts ] [ silenced gunshot ] [ gasps ] [ gunshot ]

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