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area. >> coronell bernhard is live at a detention facility in richmond with details for us. coronell. >> reporter: eric and dion, that protest was small but the message was big and loud. organized by one father who felt like he needed to say something about that immigration policy. >> about 60 people protested outside the west county detention facility where i.c.e. has housed undocumented detainees. >> to separate families and put children in wirz situations is very unamerican. >> it's an absolute travesty of justice. >> parent abraham druker post-ed this invoit on facebook asking others to spend father's day protesting the policy of separating migrant families trying to enter the u.s. at the mexican border. >> and the fact that we are now wishing people trying to give their children a better life and trying to live the american dream that we all are living, is absurd. >> it breaks my heart. >> carina sanchez's husband
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caesar was recently detained by i.c.e. and risks deportation away from his kids. >> it sucks because my kids will be without their dad. >> shame on trump. >> the president blaming affects for the policy tweeting saturday can fix the forced family breakup at the border by working with republicans on new legislation for a change. today undocumented immigrants who cross the border illegal are charged with a crime instead of a civil offense so kids are taken away even those seeking asylum. the president is willing to ease up on the policy if he can get funding for the border wall. >> the democrats can come to us as they are in all fairness we are talking to them. and they can change the whole border security. we need a wall. >> mark brought his son to the propst and got emotional talking about the controversy. >> it's not very american. and i feel like if my son was taken away i'd i'd want speem to
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support us. and i don't know. it gets me. i just think it's really wrong. >> this group vows to keep fighting. in richmond, coronell bernhard, abc 7 news. >> there are more protests happening across the country as the house prepares to take up two immigration bills this week. reporter kim has the details. >> reporter: keeping families together. a major focus in father's day weekend as a growing chor us of anger and frustration was on display across the country. >> we spoke to fathers whose children had been ripped from heir arms, have no idea if and when they see their children. >> consunday congressional delegations and immigration advocates marched to facilities where the u.s. government is holding unaccompanied immigrant children. coming days after homeland security it separated 2,000 parents from children at the border since implementing the practice.
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>> that is no different from a united states citizen parent that is going through a judicial process, prosecuted for violating the law and separated from his or her children as well. >> the white house says the goal is to deter the illegal border crossings. >> but democrats say family separation is inhumane and want it to end. >> we are united in going back to congress and fighting for it. >> whether you are in tents, whether you're in a four-star hotel if you're not with your mom and dad if you have taken from them, you're traumaticed. >> kim hutcherson. abc 7 news. president trump's former chief strategist steve bannon said outrage over the policy to separate families is just an attempt to demonize the president. >> it's zero tolerance. i don't think you have to justify it. we have a crisis on the southern border. it's a crime to come across illegal. and children get separated. i hate to say it that's the law. and he is enforcing it. >> first lady million melania
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trump issued a statement saying she hates to see the children separated from families. she called on democrats and republicans to come together to create successful immigration reform. well the president blamed democrats for the policy that separates children from parents. however, his attorney general announced the zero tolerance policy last month. senate democrats say hefive they have 48 senator supporting a bill to block the policy zblinchts at least five immigrants died today when the suv they were in crashed as chased by border patrol agents and a sheriff's deputy. southwest of san antonio from the mexican border. there were 14 people in the suv. the driver and one passenger arrested >> fiefrpts in santa rosa and o are watching out for suspicious fires. they ut out a half dozen grass fires starring before midnight and into the morning. all started near the santa rosa creek trail in the city's southwest neighborhoods, a few
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miles from coffey park. the fires didn't cause serious damage. they burned with about a quarter acre of brush. police detectors are helping investigate. at least one person suffered major injuries in a multi-car crash that tide up traffic on in cotati before 2:00 this afternoon. you can see from this video that at least one vehicle caught fire. all lanes were blocked. they reopened about two hours later. tonight about 100 east bay mud customers are without water service after a main break. abc news was on the avenue where crews are fixing the leak. east main bud officials say the 12-inches main that broke last night is nearly 90 years old. repairs could wrap up this evening. a san francisco band is returning home after a heart breaking road trip. all the gear was stolen in the hotel parking lot at the beginning of the tour. lillian kim is live in the newsroom with the story.
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>> reporter: eric the stone foxes just performed in dallas when they woke up to find all their equipment gone. everything had been stored inside a trailer which was stolen from the la quinta parking lot. ♪ >> reporter: since that devastating loss nearly two weeks ago band members recovered a few items, two guitars and a violin were found at an instrument store. but the vast majority are missing. the bond proefted photos of the trailer and everything. and everything is valued at $70,000 was not covered. fans have contributed to a gofundme page to buy new gar. roughly $30,000 have been raised >> from very small cables to cymbals to anything you can think of. merchandise in there, all of it. so it's like the bottom of your heart drops out, you know. you go outside, i'm sorry, you
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kind of have to laugh because you'll cry. >> last we checked 245 people have contributed to the band fund, including sammy hager. he tweeted that he had gone through a similar experience early on in his career. the stone fox's will return for a private event in san at the sweet water in mill valley in august. in the newsroom, lillian kim, abc 7 news. lillian thanks a lot. coming up it would have connected everyone in san francisco. >> the plan for citywide high-speed internet now put on hold. find out why. plus one reason you need that free wi-fi to stream movies especially after another beloved bay area business closes its doors. and it's a small project featuring small homes born from big ambitions. and i'm meteorologist drew tuma. it's a sunny and comfortable finish to the week. pu warmer weather moves in ahead. here the accuweather forecasts
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how far does crystal geyser alpine spring water travel from its source to the bottle? less than a mile and a half. crystal geyser. always bottled at the mountain source. naturally. well, san francisco voters apparently won't get to decide if the city should create a high-speed interpret service for residents and businesses. >> several leaders spent years spents years pushing for a legalry are prun broad band system. now the examiner reports rk mark farrell has decided against a
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tax measure to fund the broad band. the mayor face as tuesday deadline a submit a measure. abc 7 news was in san jose when people looking to downsize shopped for tiny houses at the santa clara county fair grounds. some buyers are looking for vacation cabins. one shopper believes buying a tiny house and moving out of california can be more affordable than continuing to pay rent in the bay area. >> i traveled to narway and finishland and i saw container homes that were absolutely fabulous. so i thought if there is a company that makes them here i might be interested in it. >> many of the tiny homes cost tens of thousands of dollars. if that sounds like a bargain you have to rent or buy land to keep it. remember that. abc 7 news was also in berkeley for the end of an era pch five-star video rent dvds to skpers for the last time it's
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berkeley last video rental business and one of the view remaining in the east bay. five-star opened nearly 40 years ago when it rented vhs stipes. the owner feels now is the time to close with stiff competition from video streaming. the spifrt islands come to the east bay. >> a father's day event transporting hundreds of dads to an exotic destination a short drive from home. >> and meteorologist drew tuma up next with a look at the work-day forecast. a major accomplishment for
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well you can take dad salmon fishing this father's day. the recreational salmon fishing season opened in the for the bragg and recreation areas. there is bre dicks of 12 to 18 pound fish this season. recreaksle anglers allowed to catch two salmon at least two feet long per day. coho salmon are off limits. the season remains open until october 31st. [ cheers ]. abc 7 news was in san jose
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where mexico fans cheered as the national team scored in its match against the defending world cup champion germany, mexico won, 1-0. >> it was a ver intense game. and i can't wait to see the next one >> the san jose earthquakes are showing up -- showing every world cup match at the stadium. tomorrow's first game at 5:00 in the morning. thousand of people enjoyed a father's day weekend tradition in alameda. >> abc 7 news was on webster street for the island jab. mid-way rides filled the webster industrial street at the west end. one resident said it was a great day to enjoy the day the with the children. >> as long as you have the kids with you and treat you nicely. but they should do that every day not just father's day. >> the alameda chamber of commerce sponsored island jam. >> announcer: now the
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accuweather forecast with drew tuma. >> an ac wrkt weekend wrapping up with sunshine. really comfortable temperatures but the numbers will be rising as warmer weather moves in live doppler 7 right now along with satellite showing you it's a really nice picture out there. a couple of clouds along the coast. but for many of us it's a bright picture. the emeryville camera will take you outside. a live look showing not a cloud to be scene this vantage point. soaked in sunshine right now and sunshine in full effect the next couple days. the big story today not as wreezy and a little bit warmer. most spots about three to five degrees warmer than this time yesterday. and this warming trend continuing for the next couple of days. temperatures out there right now prettyom 60s and0s. 27 the current number in concord. at 67 in oakland. 74 in san jose. 70 in mountain view. 64 in san francisco. and santa rosa right now in the north bay checking in at 66 degrees. overnight tonight here is the
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call. well see the cloud cover developing as the sun goes down. the includes clouds filling in around the way. a lot of us weigh up to cloud cover first thing in the morning. and temperatures mainly in the mid-to low 50s. no chance of drizzle like this morning. tomorrow it's all about the morning cloud cover. by 7:00 a.m. as we go hour by hour zoopg in closer, the gray shading on the screen that's the forecasted cloud cover. tomorrow morning it's a gray start for san francisco and oklahoma. even in petaluma and santa rosa the cloud cover first thing. the patchy cloud cover inland. around is a san ramon and livermore. clouds tomorrow morning around mountain view and san jose. but in true fashion for june, the cloud coffee roads back to the coast midmorning and but lunchtime tons of sunshine. in the afternoon a little bit warmer than today. temperatures in the 70s if not mid-80s in our warmest spots. highs on monday in the south bay mild and sunny in the afternoon. 80 in san jose. 78 for cupertino. 77 in sunnyvale. on the peninsula a little
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breezy. upper 50s for of a moon bay and pacific an. 75 in voubt who mountain view. not all that chilly 67, 59 and rather included cloudy for daly city. the north bay 70s in a lot of spots. 74 in petaluma. 73 in vallejo. 75 in sand rafael. tomorrow sunny in east bay. 74 for fremont. berkeley up to about 69 degrees. inland into the low and mid-80s with sunny skies. 8 had for brentwood and livermore up to 80 degrees. the temperatures rise even more on tuesday. so future tracker temperatures tuesday afternoon our warmest inland into the 90s with widespread 70s and 80s by about 4:00 or 5:00 tuesday afternoon. the accuweather seven-day forecast. morning fog to sun tomorrow. the wide range on tuesday. it stays mild here midweek as summer officially arrives thursday morning. but friday in the upcoming week look at thatway warm to hot across the region.
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>> announcer: abc 7 sports brought to you by mazda. >> brooks koepka played his way one of golf's exclusive clubs that doesn't include jack nicklaus, tiger woods oh or even around palmer. back to back u.s. open. third hole four byrd and lead. dropping to 2 over for the round. tommy fleetwood has two birds and a bogey on the front nine. a byrd on 12. then the second on the par four 13th. moving to plus four. then on 15 he makes the fourth strait got him to two over and gave him a shot at the lowest score in the final round of the u.s. open this byrd putt on 18. a misread and just misses is 7 under 63 in the clubhouse at 2 over. koepka even par on the tournament and trouble on 11. look at this, the long bogey putt he would get it back on 16.
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the great approah on the par 5, that got him back to even par and a 2-shot lead. he tapped in for bogey on 18 for a one-stroke victory. 2 under 68 on the day. winning the u.s. open the second year in a row. >> this hasn't sunk in, i couldn't have dreamed of this back to back. it's truly special. i'm so honored. >> next year the u.s. open will be played at pebble beach. >> finally some offense in hollywood for the first time in 12 games, the giants able to score more than two hundred runs at dodgers stadium a great day forred dad beballpark. nick hunley gets ahold of this one appear it's a 2-run shot. 2-0 giants. brandon belt came back yesterday after recovering for wu rowe two weeks from an appear enectomy. he had the power hat era wak.
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12th home run for the year. plenty for chris stratton giving up one run scat heering three hits in six obstrucstrikeouts. . oakland led 2-0 at one point against the angels. then breaks to tie with a solo home run in the sixth. the 11th of season. the angels take a 3-2 lead. the a's trailed 5-3 in the ninth. marques sim john leads off with a solo bomb, making it 5-4. down to the final out, mark canter led a home run in the second with the bloop single here. dustin fowler, ties it at 5-5. we head to extra innings. bottom of the 11th. bases loaded. one up for jonathon off the wall. either way a walk off winner and thes win a final for 6-5. >> for to us take two out of three and make up four the astros series. that's huge to get on this
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flight and enjoy the off day tomorrow and get back after it against the padres. >> world cup sock being mexico kicking it. germany 35th min ok at this move stops on a dime, kicks and scores. look at the reaction from both city. one cheering and one, oh. germany had a chance to tie late but skims off the baier. and wide. mexico pulse off the upset winning by the final of 1-0. the sports report has been brought to you by mazda. and just one goal can be a big difference in soccer. >> yes it can. >> earthquake making. >> yes, it was. >> crazy. well coming up, the incredible cast received incredible reviews and now has an incredible opening box office. >> the records broken this weekend by ""incredibles 2." up next. >> announcer: the signs are everywhere. the conversations are changing. the words, personal. some signs you seek out.
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>> announcer: superior accuracy in the palm of your hand. the new accuweather app from abc 7 news. minute by minute forecasts plus realtime radar and alert keeping you safe. search accuweather in the app store and download now. tonight on abc 7 news at 9:00, over on coffey tv 20. warrior haves a new way of getting a taste of victory while getting a jab at lebron james. >> here at 11 on abc choked me up. trouble at the san mateo county fair, the wagener for parents on the peninsula tonight at 11:00. this weekend incredibles 2 had the 8th largest box office opening ever opinion. and that's not the most impressive stack. >> it has the best animated opening of all time and the best pg movie opening of all time. adults helped it go expect aches. >> announcer: incredibles 2 opened with 180 million the second biggest over in june.
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oceans 8 came in second with 19 million pl the debut tagged came in with 14 million. solo achb red bull two rounded out the top five. the incredibles and solo. >> the incredibles opened with $180 and second place was $19 million. >> a little bit of a gap. >> incredible, right. >> it's incredible too. >> wow! >> that's it for abc 7 news at 6:00. see you back here at nine and 11. >> the puns will be better then. >> the puns will be better then. >> oh, crystal geyser alpine spring water starts here, >> the puns will be better then. >> oh, passes through here, and is bottled right here. at the mountain source. naturally. crystal geyser is the only major u.s spring water bottled at the mountain source. naturally.
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