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it's an image some thought they'd never see. harvey weinstein escorted from a new york police precinct in handcuff arrested on charges of first and third-degree rape and committing a criminal sexual act in the first-degree. good afternoon. thank you for joining us. >> seven months after the allegations first surfaced authorities took action. >> for his accusers, it's day they hoped for. >> we go inside the courtroom. >> reporter: harvey weinstein turning himself into authorities in new york. >> the defendant used his position, money and power to lure young women into situations where he was able to violate them sexually.
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>> we intend to move very quickly to dismiss these charges. we believe that they are constitutionally flawed. we believe that they are not factually supported. evans told the new yorker that weinstein overpowered and forced her to perform a sexual act during a business meeting. yesterday she said she decided to press charges because at a certain point you have to think about greater good of humanity, of woman kind. >> justice would be for him to just simply go poof. we had our lives stolen. we had our careers stolen. >> i will never would have
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guessed in a million years this would become a movement in that we would be taken so seriously. >> reporter: weinstein was able to walk out out of this courthouse door after posting a $1 million cash bail but he did have to forfeit has passport and is being fitted with tracking device so the court can monitor his every move. in the wake of allegations against chef mario batalia. three of his restaurants in las vegas are closing. they will close on july 27th. he's been accused by four women of inappropriate touching an police in new york are investigating another alleged assault. if you know someone who has been harassed, you can find your ally on our website. we have links to connect you
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directly. an ac transit drive r thought someone fired a shot at his bus. it happened at 34th street. nobody was hurt. the sheriff's office provides police protection from ac transit. deputies look for protection on board and near the boss. investigators believe a rock may have hit the bus and damaged. a tough start from uni met trmetro drivers. nobody was hurt. buses shuttle ed customers betwn churnl. it's a busy day on the road as we head into the memorial day holiday weekend. let's take a live look at the san francisco sky way and another look at bridges. traffic seems to be moving. golden gate is on your left side. san mateo on the right hand side. abc 7 news reporter is live in san jose with a look at the holiday travel rush.
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>> reporter: whistle while you work. okay, it's not exactl a fairy tale at the airport this weekend. more than 25,000 passengers are expected to depart today. a new record. that's because the airport is added new airlines, flight and destinations. it becomes a little bit more hectic. >> you worried about the lines or anything like that? >> i feel like i'm here with plenty of time. >> i'm making your worried? >> yeah. >> reporter: the road will be busier. 41 and a half million americans will be traveling over the next few days with most of them driving. in fact, this will be the busiest memorial day weekend in more than 12 years. >> i know it's a busy weekend but try to get there as soon as possible. that's the best thing. >> reporter: travel delays on major roads could be up to three times longer than normal. maybe that's why amtrak will be extra busy this weekend with
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more than 320,000 customers taking the train over the next week. options are always good. >> i might fly. >> avoid the roads? >> yeah. >> reporter: aaa says the worth time of the whole entire weekend to travel here in the bay area will be today from 3:00 in the afternoon to 5:30 in the evening. they say that's when commuters will be on the road as well as those holiday travelers trying to get out of town. >> are you heading out of town for the holiday weekend? you can weigh in on abc7news.com/vote. >> there will be patrol vehicles from the chp and local police departments. david is live along highway 101 in san jose with details of what the chp is hoping to accomplish. >> reporter: you can see 101 is creeping along here. chp san jose office along with many others across the state will really be beefing up patrols. here in san jose between 6:00 and 8:00, more officer this is
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day this holiday weekend. they'll be looking at speeding and reckless operation. they will be putting an emphasis on driver behavior that can make a big difference in getting to your destination alive. there's a unique the cph officers develop onquickly at vehicles in adjacent lines. >> the car that's moving faster than everybody else. an area that looks like traffic is bunched up really close to indicate somebody is following too close. >> reporter: the highway patrol wants to reduce injuries and fatalities with so many people on the road this holiday weekend. last memorial day weekend the chp made 921 driving under the influence arrest. there were 45 fatalities. in 70% of those deaths, seat belt wrs not being used. last year three people died in this accident when they were ejected. they were not belted in. officer will be on the look out for people not wearing their seat belts.
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>> we're looking for straps to see we can see a seat belt strap through the driver passenger side windows. somebody leaning really close up to the steering wheel and hugging the steering wheel. we're not seeing a seat belt strap. >> reporter: dui can include alcohol, drugs and marijuana. he thought he saw the driver with a cell phone up to his left ye ear. the driving was given the benefit of doubt and urnlged th drive safely. >> they do understand that everybody should be aware and safe while driving especially with memorial day coming. >> reporter: with many families hitting the road this weekend. chp wants to remind everyone that children under the ail of eight must be seated in the backseat onds those under ail 2 must be buckled into rear facing child safety seats. we're live in san jose, david
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louie, abc 7 news. >> thanks a lot. if you plan on visiting the golden gate brinl this weekend you won't be able to park at either end of the span. the lots will close at 10:00 in the morning saturday through monday. tour buses can drop off and pick up passengers. it's a gray friday as we take a live look from our abc 7 roof camera with the clouds still out but there's some blue sky. >> look to the left you have blue sky. look to the right you can be as bitter and cloudy as you want. spencer christian is here. >> that's about the most blue i've seen. mostly cloudy across the bay area. it's been a partly drizzly day. many bay area locations have received no measurable rain at all. mill valley had .15 of an f an
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it's not much left of storm. what is left ranks one. notice around 5:00 a.m., it will be a line of light showers moving through the bay area. it will be just about over by 8:00 tomorrow morning. midday we'll see a few lingering clouds. clearing out in the afternoon. giving way to lots of sunshine coming our way on sunday. memorial day closer look at that in a few minutes. thank you so much. tomorrow just in time for the memorial day weekend, the city of dublin is reopening its waerts park and the steep water slide where a boy was thrown off last year. >> we have details on the roping of the wave water park. >> sky 7 flew over the wave water park today. all quiet now. starting tomorrow summer thrill seekers will be buzzing down these slides including the emerald plunge. the massive slide drops you down
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four stories at an 80 degree angle before you splash down in a lane below. we're about the show you some disturbing video of an accident last year. on opening day just hours after the debut of the $45 million park a 10-year-old boy hydroplanes up the side, tries to hang on and thrown off. luckily his injuries were minor. his family has dropped their lawsuit against the city and settled with the slide's manufacturer. it's been closed ever since but after testing that involved sand bag, dumbnies and real people and investigation found the proper was excessive water flow, the sate has recertified the slide. >> after this extensive testing that's been done, we're very confident that the slides are safe. for those who meet the weight and height requirements. >> you must be 45 pounds and four feet tall to ride. there will be a scale that
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doesn't display your weight but indicates red or green light. the park has new features this career including season passes for dublin residents and military and veteran discounts. the chp is investigating two crashes on eastbound 80 and crockkett that left one person dead and two others injured. it began with this big rig overturned. the driver survived thanks to a good se mare tan who pulled him from the wreckage. tragedy did triek two and a half hours later. a sedan crashed into vehicle at the off ramp. one person was killed. another injured. there was trouble overnight on 880 in oakland. a truck caught fire around 3:30 this morning closing all lanes of the freeway for more than an hour. it took crews until after 7:00 this morning to reopen the lanes. warriors worry. the stress after last night's loss in houston and a look ahead
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extravagan extravaganza. we went to see what's new for this year. she has an allpa. maybe you'll share it this weekend. >> reporter: just maybe if you're nice to it's a tough jo. someone's got to do it, ght? you several hundred of them waiting in line to get past those entrance gates. even though there's a lot of people, once you get through the gates it's totally worth it because of this new user upgraded experience. while the crowds are about the same as years past selling out at 120,000 tickets, the fans are ready for an upgraded experience. >> the fact i'm already here is unreal. >> reporter: there's the massive line up with headliners said to take five different stanls.
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rr more seating and local restaurants. along with the new this some of the old favoritefavorit. >>'m very excited. it's delicious. >> reporter: washing it down, 26 different >> it's beer with tomato and tamrin. >> rorepr: jushydrate. >> you have to switch. you got to do the switch. >> reporter: if you don't want the order ahead using ale we've had so much fun and as we
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take a look at the line that seems to be growing by the second, here is another tip. if you're planning to hea t sdom e point this weekend, i'm told that the second entrance doesli u'nd notessav h timee waiting. more time rocking out. stck to you in the >>.> now moving on to the warriors. despite on the brink elimination fans are hoping, even expecting the team to slam dunk their way to the finals. we picked up on what they are feeling. >> reporter: warriors on the brink, down 3-2. >> took calls today from fans that were freaking g ettingou b. they're confident but they are not as confident as when the sees fans from scooping up gear at oracle atoday.te isttems are
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shirts em blazened with the town. >> i feel good. i was disappointed the way they played. i think they will get together. n there it's and intimidating. theou warriors will handle business. the rockets are going to home with their tail between their leg. >> reporter: they love game 7. they love the fils. every extra warriors game is money in their pocket. >> everybody i the last in. they are hoping the warriors come out on top. 7 news. >> as the warriors fight through eupport with
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t-shirts, team caps and library cards. libraries in san francisco and oaan offklllerwid ing the special blue and gold card with warrior imagery on the front. we're toldal tly klay thompson. ah sra fan concodais libraries beginning on june 9th. the good news is they are free while the last. >>av he or gold. >> they have nice little key chain ones that are nice and a . spencer is here with a look at the weather. we have blue skies here. we have clouds here.whothat? >> they're g datetti a bit bluer in some parts of sky and a bit grayer than others. whato wethat? here is live doppler 7. here is the reason we have. sentcenter of low pressure herer the
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it's 61 in the city. moin .atures low in half-moon way is 57. here is a view. emeriville. hard to find any blue patches ps here. napa, 65. 63, fair field. cafoomera giving you a view of h more, many many breaks it will be turning sunnier and warmer on monday. here is our storm impact. the stwh lt oidupoft i
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