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flocked throughout much of the day. but it has doubled in s waolt b friends that he collaped near the stage. but was awake when parameics got to him. he is being taken to the hospital just for purt review. but i'm told he will be okay. we will did see at least three other people receive medical aid out here. it goes to show an even like this that draws thousands of people that of course there will be some medical need, medical attention at events like this. but again a lot of people are out here just to party and celebrate on this 4/20. ♪ lining up -- lighting up and blowing smoke that's been the tradition at hippie hill on this 4/20. >> hippie hill make some noise.
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>> come out here almost every year it's like a ritual for all of us. >> a ritual that has new meaning nat sale of recreational weed is legal in the state. >> my friends have been coming out here a while now. i wanted to experience it and i'm a big weed fan. so here i am. >> once the smoke clears the air and the crowd you'll find those coming for years and the new byes. >> i wanted to check it out. >> it's our first time we're here for the good vibes, nice weather day in the zblee this year since 4/20 son a friday event organizers expect more than 20,000 party goers. >> we doubled up security, beefed up the cleaning crew. like last year we deforted a lot of garbage from landful to recycling and implementing that plan again but a lot more people here. >> aside from added security they triple the amount of food instead of six vendors, the one giving out free chicken wings
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the most popular. >> there is gating around the area of the festival. that's different. >> what's not different the good vibes. >> reporter: >> reporter: and the vibe out here is still strong as you can see. you can hear the music behind me. so loud a lot of people thousands of people out here. and as i mentioned at exactly 4 koo 20 that's when everyone takes a hit simultaneously. sky 7 will be in the air for that and will bring that live at 4: 20. >> carlos thank you. the originators of 4/20. five random guys known as the waldeck os. in 2014 two of them abc news reporter caroline tyler that they would gather by the stated yew outside sand rafael at that
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time. they used the time as the secret code so parents and teachers wouldn't know the plan. it became their private joke that's become a cultural phenomenon. the recreational marijuana is legal in california law enforcement agencies are putting out the word that that's not the case everywhere. >> plus there are limits and concerns that everybody should be aware of. abc 7 news kristen sze with more on that. kristen. larry and ama recreation almarijuana is allowed in california and eight other states highlighted in green. now 20 other states luol only lah will allow medicinal marijuana and of course federal law bans marijuana. that's why san francisco international airport today tweeted a warning, tsa screens for aviation threats but also law violations. federal law streets marijuana as illegal. passengers with suspect items at checkpoints will be sent to law enforcement officers. but that may soon change. today's senate minority leader
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announced he is introducing legislation to decriminalize pot at the federal level. >> not the arresting people, trying people, for use of marijuana. when a number of states -- >> it would also establish funding for women and minority owned marijuana businesses and require more research on the health impact of cannabis in the meantime law enforcement agencies ask californians to use with caution. the marin county sheriff's office tweeted happy april 20th for those celebrating 4/20 be wise about the celebration and designate a sober driver or use a ride share. and like alcohol driving impaired is dangerous and against the law. so with penalties and fines anywhere from $390 to $1,000. keep that in mind. larry and ama. >> thank you. we have the cannabis watch section on abc 7s news.com. on the app to see more about the celebration and to get the latest cannabis news. new at 4:00 a freshman sat
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san ramon high school is under arrest after allegedly planning to harm other students. a freshman students asked another freshman they wanted to plan a school shooting for their senior year in the year 2021. cal high principal sarah cranford second the is second student immediately reported the destine. they determined the male staunt did have a plan to harm other students. in a letter to parents she wrote, quote, the district considers this offense extremely serious and will take disciplinary consequences per california education code. the student was arrested and then booked into juvenile hall. students in the bay area in fact across the nation walked out of class today in another protest against gun violence in schools. in time, though it coincides with a some ber anniversary. on this day, 19 years ago, an attack by students at columbine high left 13 dead. abc 7 news anchor eric thomas has the details.
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>> reporter: this morning two to three hundred students gathered on the football field at sky line high school in oakland for a rally against gunman violence with the blessing of school dprs. >> this afternoon some of the same students walked off camps carrying signs for a protest the district didn't approve. >> this affects the sky line commune members. >> we lose mm to gun violence. >> gun violence is not that uncommon bus that's why we need more control. >> people united will never be divided. >> it wasn't just elbow these kids walk off campus added san jose's snoert dame high school and took their concerns all the way to city hall. >> we're walking today to amplify the voices of those affected here to stand up and see the change we want in the world because if we're not taking a stand else who else is. >> students protested gunman violence outside this high school in mill valley.
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at sonoma valley high also in the north bay they took things a step farther. >> registering students to vote so they could take protests to the ballot box. all the demonstrations were designed to coincide with the 19th anniversary of the attack by two students on calamities and teachers at colorado columbine hi killing 13 before killing themselves. columbine and other attacks emboldened students to stand up for themselves even that means walking out. >> this is happening nationwide why shun we happy. >> eric thomas, abc 7 news. >> at this point the oakland unified school district hasn't said what if anything will happen to the student walking off campus without permission this afternoon. >> time to talk weather, nice out. not too cloudy unless you're over hippie hill. >> color cloudy there. but take a look. the scene on monday. it's so different what a contrast. we had hail falling from oakland
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to sunnyvale. it was crazy. look at this today. just sunny, warm and the weekend is even warmer. >> yeah it's saw. sandhya pat sell in for experience and is here with the weekend forecast. >> ama and larry, that's fog from the sutro cam i want to clarify. and it's warmer this week. look at live doppler 7 right now. the coast sees fog clinging. the mount tamm showing the ocean fog oerch the beach. that's what holds the temperatures in check at beaches. but everywhere else warming. you're in the mid-seventies san jose, gilroy abbeautiful view from the kgo roof camera. breeze is definitely there. so that's why the kwoeft is staying on the cool side. 70s everywhere else from santa rosa to concord. if you're stepping out tonight, blue skies bay and inland, mild conditions at 7:00? the inland valleys but fog near the coast and the temperatures slowly drop down from the 60s upper 60s to the low 60s inland,
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low 50s on the coastline. larry and ama. >> thank you. a judge ruled against the former head of oakland aegs ghost ship owner. max hairs and derrick prosecutors claim their negligence led to the fire killing 36 people in the december of 2016. almenna's bail remains at more than $1 million. appear judge will wait until the next month to see if harris's bail will be lowered. >> the fa. a ordering inspections on hundreds of engines after tuesday's deadly engine failure aboard a southwest airlines flight. the administration is ordering ultrasound fan blade checks on cfm 56 engines. 352 of them in use in the united states. that directive was issued after federal safety investigator suspected metal fatigue for the
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broken fan blade where one passenger was killed. southwest airlines is apologizing for the deadly engine explosion. both in words and in cash. passengers aboard the flight say they received a letter from the airline expressing sincerest apologies and a check for $5,000. passengers also get $1,000 travel voucher. >> wells fargo is being fined $1.0 billion for insurance and mortgage issues. few federal regulate resist fined the bank $500 million each for charging mortgage borrowers unfair fees and forcing car buyers into auto insurance. it's let latest in a series of issues for the bank. in 2016 regulators fined the bank $100 million for opening 3 and a half million bank and credit cards accounts without authorization. >> some changes on the road could affect the commute tonight. the new lane on the richmond sand rafael bridge, how it is expected to ease your ride. >> plus live over hippie hill at
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coronell. >> reporter: i have to say so far so good for the afternoon commute. i drive there bridge all the time. normally you might be seeing a back up at the entrance to the sand rafael bridge. but right now the right shoulder has been converted into a third lane. you see the electronic traffic sign telling drivers that. are the commuters hope it works eliminates the nasty traffic jams. >> it's pretty awful. >> it's horrible. >> jacqueline zrabs her commute to and from larkspur. it can be downright hideous. >> if i leave work at 5:00 i'm stuck in bumper to bumper just to get on 101 to go north. >> as of friday the bottle necks, the same commuters have endured for years could ease a bit. turn that system on. >> a ribbon cutting ceremony for a new third eastbound lane on the richmond sand rafael bridge for peak commute times. 2 to 7:00 p.m. >> it's a day of celebration for
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commuters experiencing the soul crushing traffic. >> the $53 million project for traffic signs and 80,000 use it the bridge daily .chp says the new lane may take getting used to. >> what's interesting when the lane is open if people realize they can drive in this lane with that solid line there. >> i'm concerned about that we're taking a congestion problem in marin and moving it to richmond. >> richmond mayor fierce it will only get to a notorious bomgts neck quicker. >> and some will get on the richmond parkway. if you've been on that at rush hour it's clogged. >> as for westbound lanes a secretary phrase could bring a protected path for pedestrians and bicycles which could be converted into a third lane for cars during the morning commute. and that second phase could be done next year. if you're caught using the right
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lane outside of those afternoon commute hours, you could get a fine, $237. ouch. live off the sand rafael bridge. >> thank you. a car caught fire on the san mateo bridge snarling the morning commute. this was at the toll blaz lanes on eastbound 92. two lanes closed as fire was put out. the car was tows and all lanes reopened. a federally ordered audit of facebook privacy practices found no problems even though they knew about the cambridge analytica scandal at the time. the heavily redacted audit done by price waterhouse cooper covered a two year period a year after the british company improperly obtained private data from millions. analysts say the fact that pricewaterhouse coopers found no issues could raise questions about whether such audits are useful the added all. twitter back up this afternoon after the social media website had problems earlier.
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the san francisco based company tweeted people were unable to send tweets for about 30 minutes. we resolved the internal issue and wore, sr. sorry for the disruption. we have a lot of weather to talk about weekend it here. >> looks fantastic. it couldn't be better to end the work week and start the weekend. if you want warmer weather we are warming it up. look at live doppler 7. not everyone is feeling the heat. you will notice fog right near the coastline. that's keeping temperatures in check along the coast the weekend. inland areas are enjoying sunshine, 24-hour tufrptd change, 11 degrees warm ner antioch and morgan hill compared to yesterday at this time. up 9 degrees in livermore and san jose. here what's been playing tag with the coast. from the sutro tower camera you see the fog moving in as we look towards downtown san francisco. fog along the coast overnight. the warming trend continues and temperatures above average for april for several days. first thing in the morning we'll
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start out on mild qb inland especially where upper 40s and low 50s expected. along the coast watch out for fog it's thick. dense and low on the ground first thing saturday morning. breezy for the afternoon hours along the coast. nice looking weather, 60s there. inland areas warm, low to mitt 80s. today's high so far in the up are 50s at the beaches all the way to the upper 70s inland. we'll just turn up the heat lab for saturday. look at what's ahead for sunday. go for earth day low to mid-80s inland along the coast and the low to mid-60s. monday it's warmer than sunday. especially inland where you will feel it. and a look at accuweather seven-day forecast nice looking conditions ahead for the weekend. mid-60s to mid-80s saturday. earth day. looking pleasen if you go out to the beach to do some cleanup. above average temperatures on monday still with mitt 80s inland upper 60s coast. then we notice the temperatures going down but slowly until
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later in the work week when we see the numbers coming down into the mid-70s inland, upper 50s along the coast line, closer to average as opposed to to above normal. we will -- you can always download the app and you can check out the temperatures any time you want. and one thing to keep in mind, i know larry makes fun of me on this -- >> wait, wait. >> we need the rain. >> throwing me unthe bus. i would love to -- i would love for it to rain. >> oh, sure. well it is potentially possible. at the end of this month. okay. i know it's only april 20th. but by the 29th or 30th computer models want to bring in the possibility of showers. and i know in april and even in may over the last couple of decades i have seen rain here in the bay area, snow in the sierra. it's possible. >> i admire your ability to do the long range forecasts. >> do i have to be in the middle this? thanks, sandhya.
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>> guess what. >> i think it's tick, tick, tick 4:20. >> right now. >> yes, sky seven is live over golden gate park in san francisco. that's just a sea of people. on hippie hill lighting it up. >> we have shone this celebration for several years now. i can't ever remember a crowd this big. >> it's just thick. >> i mean there is so many people out there. at any moment you'll see a huge huge puff of smoke. almost like a mushroom cloud as everybody lights up in celebration. but there were some people that went to the park and you saw in carlos's story earlier that they have fencing. they have gates all over. it's more organized than it has been in years past. but some people were lined up at 5:00 in the morning to get in the park. >> yeah bigger than ever this year because obviously the sale of recreational marijuana is now legal. so far it's nothing major has
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over hippie hill at golden gate park. we're zooming out because you can see the clouds of marijuana smoke in the sky. >> at 4:23 now. >> now you can see it over the trees. and a lot of contact highs for people in the neighborhood over there. >> a couple of people were taken to the hospital after feeling sick at the park so. >> unclear what that was related to. >> yeah. >> but you can guess on your own. >> yes well 4/20 celebrations underway in the south bay where the budding cannabis industries gross. >> abc 7 news reporter chris wynn has the story from san
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jose. >> reporter: for some the term cannabis equates to community. >> cannabis has never been seen in in light before. it's exciting to be out here. >> brie with eel river organs is exhibitsing at at wellness center for this celebration. >> there is no pesticides it's lab tested that's important for condition bus products. >> the budding cannabis industry has seen tremendous growth since 2016 when the city adopted the regulatory framework. the silicon valley cannabis alliance believes this is just the start. >> we're silicon valley. if we know how to do one thing that's to start a business and rock it. and just really grow the heck out of an industry. >> in the last fiscal year the market value of san jose cannabis sector was $105 million. that comes out to 10.5 million in tax revenue went straight to the general fund. the growth has been seen in cities such as san francisco, where earlier today state
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treasurer and governor condition spoke. >> we want to make sure that we do everything we can to main stream the businesses. >> buddy as cannabis founder says he is starting to see a shift in perception. >> everything we sell is is part of a rig rouse license system. >> the businesses leading the efforts to make marijuana main stream. in the bay, chris wynn with, abc 7. san jose police launched its cannabis regulation division in 2016 ahead of the legalization statewide. so far no fines have been levied against the city's cannabis collectives there. and as we take a live look over hippie hill in san francisco, the huge crowds, the plume of smoke after 4:20, as people celebrate there. well the democratic party filed suit over the 2016 election. >> and a judge delays ruling on a suit between stormy daniels
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and president trump's attorney michael cohen. and i'm natalie brunnle in houston at st. martin's church where thousands pour in to say the final farewell to barbara bush. then coming up at 11:00, claims of abuse by celebrity chefs are getting a lot of attention. but food industry workers often face serious sexual harassment from customers as well. now a bay area restaurant has come up with a simple effective way to help keep the staff safe. find out how it works tonight on abc 7 news at 11:00. right after a special edition of 2020 at 10:00. diane saur reports on the hidden world of hard working women facing sexual abuse but
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>> announcer: live, where you live, this is abc 7 news. and here are the story making headlines at 40. thousands possibly tens of thousands gathered on hippie hill in san francisco's golden gate park for what has become an annual celebration of marijuana. today is 4/20, a date that's synonymous with all things pot. this video was from moments ago. sky 7 was above the crowd at 4:20 p.m. on fourn. coronell bernhard has exciteding news for commuterers along the east bay bridge. the eastbound lane went live.
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abc world news tonight tweets national security adviser john bolen named a new deputy. muirial ricardo is currently the undersecretary of commerce for export administration. the selection is one of the first senior level hires. students throughout the country walked out of class to call attention to gun violence. san jose unified students joined a nationwide even on the 19th anniversary of the columbine high school shooting. mag y reule is life in new york with the message they hope to send. mag y. >> a couple hours ago this entire area was packed with young people students who walked out of classes all over new york city and came to washington jaur to share in the message. we heard from impassioned speakers inking and chanting. students said instead of working in a classroom they wanted to use the day instead working towards a collective goal. from indianapolis to d.c. and
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new york city. at 10:00 a.m. in every time zone coast to coast. >> hey, hey, ho, ho, the nra to go. >> many walked out for the second time in a month. >> lives are being lost. >> more than 100,000 students walked out to mark the one month anniversary of the shooting killing 17 at stoneman douglas high school in parkland, florida. weeks later hundreds of thousands across the country took part in the march for our lives. a growing movement led by students demanding real action be taken to combat gun violence in schools. >> what more do they need from us? we're here. clearly upset. there is a problem. kids are dying. you should be worried about our grades not guns. >> they chose today marking the 19th anniversary of the shooting at columbine high school, a massacre that killed 13. >> the students all walking out here today were born after columbine but they say they grew
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up as a generation in the wake of columbine. and many of them practiced school shooter drills before they learned how to read. . as students declared enough is enough, a 17-year-old studen was injured in another school shooting this morning. the shooter was taken into custody. >> it's a shame what society has come to. >> reporter: new polls suggest there could be a new shifting attitude in the american public over the course of the past decades the views around gun control remained relatively the same but a new abc news "washington post" poll revealed this morning that 57% of americans favor laws that prevent gun violence over laws that protect your right to own a gun. in new york mag yes reule, abc 7 news ama. >> maggie what was the reaction from most schools? >> well ama it's interesting to watch in the new wave of protests and student led walkouts schools have a
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difficult decision to make every time students say they want to walk out the. many schools say they can't endorse the walkouts. instead they have to hold students accountedable. many school districts saying if you walk out that's your choice but you will be given unexcused absence if it's the second or third strike you'll be punished accordingly. according to the law they can't be punished more because it was a protest so it's just counteding as one day of unexcused absence. >> all right maggie reule reporting live from new york. a major headline for the korean peninsula this afternoon. north korea says it will suspend the nuk and long range missile tests and close a nuk test site, according to state media. the reports says north korea is shifting national focus to improve the economy. in days north korean leader kim jong un is scheduled to meet with the president of south korea for a rare summit aimed at resolving nuk tensions. minutes ago tweeted this is quote very good news big progress looking forward to the summit. the democratic party is
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suing raesh, the trump campaign and wickky leaks claims a conspiracy to disrupt the presidential campaign took place. the lawsuit alleges the campaign officials expired to the russia. government to hurt hillary clinton's campaign. that lawsuit claims the conspiracy included hacking the democratic party computer network. the democratic party is seeking millions in retribution and official acknowledgements of the plot. food a federal judge postponed ruling on a request by president trump's lawyer michael cohen to delay a lawsuit filed by stormy daniels. the judge in los angeles delayed the ruling because he wants cohen not his lawyers to file a document announcing his intention to invoke his fifth amendment right against self-discrimination. cohen has until wednesday to file the declaration. stormy daniels' lawyer says cohen's lawyers are engaging in stalling tactics. >> i fully happy we will amend the complaint in short order or filing a separate action against mr. trump for his did he
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familiarer to outrageous statements made earlier where he effectively called my client a liar and stated she was trying to pull a conon the american people. >> daniels is suing to be recommendsed from a non-disclosure agreement barring her from publicly discussing a an aifr from 2006. cohen lawyers are seeking a 90-day delay because of a criminal probe of cohen by federal prosecutorers in new york. >> thousands made their way into st. marni's church in houston paying respect to barbara bush. the public viewing will continue until midnight tonight ahead of a private funeral tomorrow. abc news reporter natalie bruneau many has the story. >> former president george herbert walker bush greeting thousands who have come to pay respects to his wife of 73 years former first lady barbara bush. mrs. bush will lie in repose until midnight.
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many lining up to pay respects including ben carson whose mother loved barbara bush. some rft visitors dawning perfectlies in signature to her to necklesses. pearls for barbara. >> she is was a wonderful lady as a mom, as a grandmother. and we are here to honor her. >> this is the church where the bush's children grew their faith. and tomorrow it will host family, friends and world leaders in a private funeral for 1,500 guests. the celebration according to the family's pastor just the way she intended it. >> she really wanted it to be very simple. she would say she didn't want much fuss. >> her family reechlg a strong scenes of peace as they prepare to say the final farewell to their beloved barbara, knowing she had no doubts there was a quote, great god and a heaven where she will be reunited with family. >> seeing someone who is as
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strong as my grandmother was for her entire life until the very end be so at peace is just -- it's really relieving to the people that love her. >> foam's private funeral is scheduled for 11:00 a.m., the obama as, the clintons and first lady melania trump all scheduled to attend. natalie bruneaule, abc news houston. still to come what you can do all year long to celebrate earth day coming up sunday. plus from earth to the stars the huble anniversary and what we learned in the past 28 years. i'm meteorologist sandhya pennsylvania patel, a kboe of sun and fog right now. the earth day forecast and a look
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(sound of car door opening) (car door closes) (sound of engine starting) ♪ ♪ is earth day. and there are a lot of ways you can celebrate this weekend. but what can you do year-round to make a difference? we have katie o'reilly here, the lifestyle and -- that was your mic hitting the there were. you're fine you're perfectly fine you can leave it don't worry about it. >> all right. >> she is the editor of sierra magazine and you have ideas for us. what can we do if we want to make a difference this earth day. >> happy early earth day ama. and i always love products that make it easier to live a greener lifestyle and further protect the environment. and i have lately been obsessed with all natural cleaning products from gaia pch they were
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created by a mother who wanted to make sure she wasn't introducing toxins to the house thp. they're completely non-toxic but made with effective agreements. castle spoep baking powder, all natural essential oils. and they smell amaze sfloog when you walked over something smells awesome. yoend if the lavender or what. >> we have the lemon grass hand soap. and then a lavender all purpose cleaner. they have a whole range of products very, very affordable, like $6 to $18 per item. it's a great addition to the cleaning repertoire. and now letsd talk about hydration. that's a big buzz word these days. and i love hide away drinking water bottles. >> it's a water bottle. i didn't know that's what it was. >> it's a traveling water bottle. it compresses down and fits into a case when you are not use going. it's perfect for travel. you just take it out. you go through tsa need to get rid of the water. can you dump it finish drink
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going. get through the line and it expands fill it back up. it's bpa free plastic. throe it in the dishwasher easy to use. you are not buying bottles of water not contributing plastic waste. and it's easy to keep around. doesn't drip or anything. >> any look like buttons to me. huge buttons where what are they. >> buttons for sinks and sink. they come in different sizes. you plug them into the drain and they catch-all the hair that goes down. and i have a lot of hair. big dogs at home. ivy i used to have a use of ton of drain o. it introduces a lot of harsh chemical toxins to the environment. with these it's easy. put them in the drain opinion. and the hair wraps the coils and take it out and easy to clean. pop them back in. it saves a lot of money and it's completely non-toxic. >> you think about earth day and maybe want to do something on earth day.
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but these are ways to help every day. >> exactly. exactly. >> okay. are these things that people have to look far and which had to wind if they want to make a difference, you know every day like this. >> no, no, no. niece are really easy to find. just go to all the company website and sold in a lot of major stores too but there are also some easy lifestyle tips can you do every day or every time you go shopping think about thrifting. i like to tell people stop drop and thrift. because the epa estimates that textile waste makes up up ofs landfills. you save men and find good fashions checking out thrift stories thp if this top was $50, $60 in a thrift story in great shape $10. thrift something amazing. celebrities are doing it. >> perfect thank you katie we appreciate all the tooips tips so many things we can do as earth day comes up. a grate day to celebrate.
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now the accuweather forecast with sandhya patel. those are good tips. if you are sbra celebrating this weekend here a look at the planner. 7:00 sunday morning there will be patchy fog, 40s you might need a light jacket. noontime bright skies, mild to warm for 4:00 in the afternoon. low 60s to mid-80s. great looking weather for beach cleanup. and then basically the sun goes down, the temperatures will slowly come down. right now live doppler 7 checking out the fog near beaches. inland areas are pretty much clear. mild to warm for saturday afternoon. warmer than today. mid-atsz inland. mid-to upper 60s in the coastline. heading to tahoe it's the last weekend of skiing for resorts that remain open. sunny and milder for saturday in the 60s. cigarette looking weather. definitely enjoy. accuweather seven-day forecast, warming trend takes news tomorrow. earth day looking fantastic. typical fog to sun heading into next week. a little bit warmer monday and then a slow cooling trend as we
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head towards the end of the work week. larry. >> thank you sandhya. the warriors chasing the third nba championship in four years. but the fans have won a title. that is most loyal in the game. jersey sales happen to be one of the factors used to measure fan loyalty. the warriors sold more jerseys than 18 of the nba 31 other times during the past season. we are fanatics.com look at social media and attendance to determine the warriors had the top fans in the league. dub nation topping the survey followed by the lakers the cavs with lebron. the bulls surprising because they had a few down seasons and the miami heat. you can watch game four of the warrior spur playoff as the dubs go for a sweep this sunday 12:30 live from stoint here on abc 7. the pregame coverage at noon. and do not forget abc 7 for toitdia after the game. all the lielts and live
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♪ so wake me up when it's all over. when i'm wiser and i'm old per ♪ >>s d.j and producers behind that sit song wake me up has died at the age of 28. the artist known as of a chicago was dead if you are fan a edm music the swedish born musician retired from live audiences in 2016. beyonce inspired millions but next week her muk could inspire others to sing in pews. grace cathedral in san francisco responseering a beyonce mass on wednesday based on the work of yoland norton who used the songs in career in teaching spiritually. >> we use beyonce as a tool to talk about the issue that is black women face in society. so to talk about black
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motherhood, talk about issues of embodiment. how black female bodies policed, judged. >> how do we explore our own unregistered sometimes unconscious bias? how do we work towards greater reconciliation with each other? >> and just be clear, beyonce will not be attending or performing at the mass. however reverend norton says her immunizing and themes will be woefren throughout. again that's this wednesday at 6:30 p.m. time now for ask finney "7 on your side" michael finney answering questions sent in by facebook, twitter and email. we start with jan from santa rosa asking we were charged $51239 for one hourwork by a plumber. i feel we were price gouged can i get a refund. >> really it depends. there are no rules around what a plumber can charge for repair. however they are supposed to give you an estimate and you have to agree to that estimate before any work can begin. my question is did that happen? if so it's hard to get a refund.
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if it did not happen, you can file with the contractor state license board. . i'll happy you with that. and they'll look into the charges. now one final thought. if it's an emergency repair made on weekends, midnight on a holiday you'll be charged a preem up. keep that in mind. living out in the country it costs more because they have to drive further. you got to break it down see what happened. also parts. >> that's true. mandy sent as you tweet about united base being economy. mandy wrote paid hundreds for a ticket with united basic kme. you must pay to reserve seats no carry on bags and you board last. >> that's a new business model for airlines. consume wrers lining up to give all the money to economy airlines, charging the exact same way. the big airlines thought let's get in on this. and they are. it's a pain but united make it all very clear on the website. their line is nothing if not tea party transparent. bottom line no free lunch or
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anymore no free carry ones. >> it's great flying these days. eduardo my friend asked me he googled my name notice add criminal record in contra costa county but i don't have one how do i clear it. >> there are a lot of people with the same name. it doesn't mean the name he saw is used -- also some companies try to trick you online. so that you'll by the service and look up your name or try to trick your friend. now i wouldn't worry about it. about if you care enough can you check with the california department of justice. absolutely free. and as a matter of fact i'll put a link on the website you can check it out. eduardo, good luck on that. >> unnerving. >> it is. >> thanks, michael. astron meres. innovating the launching of hub hubbell space telescope. it went into space 28 years ago back in 1990 and right now sending back incredible images from the lagoona nebraska la.
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it provided one of ashltd -- proved one of einstein's predictions to be correct. >> einstein way back in 1916 predicted that through general relativity that if two massive things clyde they'll generate graphtation alwaves. and the waves were actually detected by another instrument. but hubbell saw the optical counterpart. that's extremely significant. >> in 28 years hubbell traveled more than 163,000 times around theering. it also captured more than 1.5 million images many of them amazing. >> yeah. how would you like to call someone whose already died? it's just one part of a weeklong festival of death. but in fight of the name the event is about life. right now kristen is here with what's coming up on abc 7 news at 5:00. thanks larry and ama new at 5:00 a bay area woman tried to do something good. >> until things are solved i'm just going to look at this and say i tried.
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sunday. >> 7,000 people attending reimage end of life in san francisco. abc 7 news reporter melanie wood row talk to the event's founder and discovered it's as much about living as about dying. >> artist emily payne's father drowned when she was 10 years old. >> it was an unfinished life in some ways that he had. and -- but here i am working inspired by him. >> payne is creating an outdoor wall drawing dedicated to her father. a part of a week long event called reimagine end of life. brad wool of the event's founder felt the same calling. years of ago he played music at the bedside of friend who passed away. >> it showed me the power of art to connect at a time likened of life. >> what began as a prototype in 2016 with 30 events grew this year to 175 events. attended by 7,000 people.
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>> some people wondered if i'm, you know, morbid. >> wolf says he is not. >> it's not death per se more about life. >> douglas attending from austin texas discovered that to be true for him. he says he is processing his roommate's suicide. >> right now i'm examining what's it like for me to fully live. >> there are numerous art installations including a phone booth where you can call a lost loved one. along with more practical matters. stloo. >> ways for prepare for the end of life experience. >> a week long event that uses mortality as a mirror. >> fear is a big part but also humor and of the laughter and love creating space for healing. reimage death continues through sunday. we will put a link to a list of events on our website at abc 7 news.com. >> thank you for joining us for news added 4:00. ama daetz. >> news at 5:00 starts right
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now. the fact that the district agreed to not document this misconduct is completely inappropriate. >> a lot of questions about the response after a teacher is arrested for soliciting an underage girl. >> ugliness mar as cool piece of part and the airtimist learns not everyone appreciates beauty. the u.s. government warns to toss all let uss. >> the unofficial holiday for marijuana sbrited but some may be taking festivities too far. >> the commut on the bay area bridge got easier. >> announcer: live, where you live, this is abc 7 news. and we begin tonight with the fallout from the arrest of a vallejo teacher good evening i'm dan ashley. >> the teacher is accused of trying to solicit sex from an undercover cop posing at a 4-year-old girl. >> he previously violated the school policy by contacting a
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fifth grade girl on social media. >> our reporter is live in martinez with the story. laura. >> reporter: well this teacher andrew lund sits here in the contra costa ktd jail his bail increased in the last hour to $3 million. in the meantime we still have not received a response from the vallejo school district about new information that they knew months about ago about the teacher he is tendency to reach out to young girls on social media. >> every teacher, every employee of the school district is a mandated report reporter. >> one day after vallejo teacher andrew lund was arrested for soliciting sex from a minor and child pornography charges new information reveals administrators added glen cove reprimanded him for inappropriate social media contact with a fifth grader last sner. >> we
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