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>> take a listen now. >> president trump today blamed democrats for his administration's zero tolerance policy of arresting undocumented immigrants seeking asylum and separating them from their children. >> 2300 kids have been taken away from their families and administration officials say it is a matter of enforcing the laws. >> dhs will not look the other way. dhs will faithfully enact fo the laws. >> this issue is a real flash point for a lot of people. and throughout our news cast, we
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have been asking if you agree with this immigration policy. you can see the results on the bottom of your screen. >> overwhelmingly, no, you do not agree. you can weigh in on abc7news.com/vote. >> and watch your vote count live in this poll on the bottom of your screen. we would love to hear from you. a delegation of lawmakers is heading to the border to see what is going on. including congresswoman jackie speier. >> reporter: this will be the latest contingent getting a first hand look at this growing controversy. nancy pelosi and others went to a facility i san diego. >> we will visit the facility where children have been separated from their parents and then we will visit a separate
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facility where the parents are being held. >> reporter: congresswoman jackie speier say the forced separation is immoral. when the trump administration announced a zero tolerance policy on illegal immigration. images are fuelinglinglinglinglg crying children, like this girl desperately asking to call a relative. former first lady laura bush calls the policy cruel. republican leader howard epstein believes it is needed.
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>> we have to stop the tide of people coming in illegally. if they know that is going to happen, less people will be coming. >> reporter: president trump continues to blame lawmakers on the other side of the aisle. >> the united states will not be a migrant camp and a refugee holding facility. >> he does appear to use this issue as a bargaining chip in trying to get his wall which is not going to play well. >> i think it is one of the negotiating tools, certainly. >> well, epstein believes the trip to the detention facility is nothing more than a photo op. in the news room, carolyn tyler, abc7 news. all senate democrats are signed on to cosponsor senator
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dianne feinstein's bill. to halt separation. it prohibits children from being separated from their parents within 100 miles of their border. the bill has no support from senate republicans. >> you can find more details about the family separation controversy on our website abc7news.com. a man suffered from hypothermia after being rescued from the water while sailing. rescued off of baker beach. the sailor was knocked off the boat. another man on the boat said everyone was wearing a life jacket. three others were towed back to shore. asking people to shelter in
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place after a main was hit. lyanne melendez is live to explain why no one was surprised this happened. >> reporter: when this project began both the construction company and the city of san francisco knew they would be dealing with very old utility lines with no real road maps to help guide them. unfortunately today, they hit a line they were not expecting to find. at 9:30 this morning, jennifer and becky got a rude awakening. >> they told us to get away from the building. and now we are here because apparently this side is okay. >> reporter: a gas main leak caused by construction workers. >> we determined by pg&e and firefighters that we would do a one block radius shelter in place. >> reporter: they had to break
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up the street to get to the gas line and they quickly capped it. this man was concerned about his dog. >> open the door with my wag lock box and he got my dog out. >> the area was closed to traffic for two hours. and no one was injured. >> they have been working on the street for so long and keep messing things up. >> reporter: we contacted the construction who was hired to complete the project and they did not return our calls. they don't have the old plans to know where the old utilities are located. >> we have to go in slowly and methodically. >> reporter: this has caused delays. it is now one year behind
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schedule. so as you heard there, they have to be extra cautious, very careful when they are digging or working on this street. i have to add that there have been added cost because the public has asked for certain design changes this has added to the cost of this very expensive project. live in san francisco, lyanne melendez. a reward asking to catch an arsonist. you can see charred spots every few feet along the santa rosa creek. offering a reward for up to $2,500 for people living there. >> it is distressing. if anyone is familiar with the
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we ow t community has now,dies been on edge, and we are taking this serious to put this to a stop. >> all of the fires were set within two hours of each other. the person used a lighter and is likely getting around by bicycle. police arrested a man accused of kicking a homeless person in the face. surveillance video which we owe you is difficult to watch. it happened back in may on levins worth place. yesterday police arrested a 58-year-old man. police say an officer on foot patrol spotted him and recognized him from the surveillance video. the suspect has been charged with another assault police say happened on a muni bus. the man accused of throwing
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a homeless man's belongings into lake merritt. accused of snatching a cell phone from a man recording a conversation with him. the day prior to that, he was filmed by bystanders for throwing a homeless man's belongings into a lake. a dead great white shark washed ashore sunday morning. how he got there remains a mystery. >> reporter: being this close to a great white shark is one experience many fearless beach goers could not pass up. >> once in a lifetime event for most people. >> reporter: a marine biologist who captured these images of the great white sunday morning. almost nine feet long and not
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yet quite the size of a full grown male. >> these are the jaws of a juvenile male. those are designed to hold small fish. >> reporter: he believes the shark is 5-years old. it was covered with gashes and cuts but no other signs of trauma. >> those wounds are superficial. we do not think that any of those wounds would lead to the shark's death. >> reporter: shark sightings are not uncommon in monterey bay. another shark struggled. >> there have been many bacterial infections affecting the brains and other organs of the shark. my guess is they are going to pa pathology the brains. >> reporter: shark seekers hope
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to catch a glimpse of the real life shark. report anything santa cruz, carlos saucedo, abc7 news. a lawsuit involving roundup is going to court. another fire involving a tesla. the blaze the owner said started out of the blue. >> i am drew tuma, the numbers and the accuweather forecast coming up. a san jose couple gets nothing but
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>> reporter: today was mostly procedural. a jury has yet to be pick. a sign outside warns it is a pesticide treated area. in 2012, dwayne johnson worked as the integrated pest manager for benicia school district. a large part of his job was to spray roundup weed killer. >> he was diagnosed no surprise with nonhitchkins >> reporter: johnson's case is the first of thousands to go to trial. >> i feel sorry for mr. johnson, i have empathy for him.
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cancer is a terrible disease, but it is not caused by the use of roundup. >> there is no am of money for missing seeing your children gro up. >> reporter: johnson has two children. jury selection and pretrial hearings could take up to a week before opening statements. live in woodrow. the bill would require any foot wrapper or box be labelled if they contain synthetic chemicals known as pfa. washington state has already moved to ban them in food packaging products
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one third of capital employees feel retaliation if they report harassment. last week leaders announced new draft policies to handle complaints. lawmakers say changes are urgently needed. >> they know the process, they know how to report, and how to identify harassment. but they don't trust we as legislators will do the right thing. hearing into $11 billion budget proposal are underway. gathered outside city hall demanded a budget that prioritizes housing, child care,
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and fair wages. >> this year we have a smaller pot of funds, for the next two years, we have $20 million, at a time that we have added $1 billion to the city's budget overall. >> ferrell released its budget last month. the san francisco department of elections released another update today from the june fiveth primary. london breed has a lead over leno. and leno conceded the race last week. elections officials in five california counties that mail ballots to voters say they boost turnout. napa and san mateo county.
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officials in san mateo said the roll outs went smoothly. in sacramento county it was 10% higher. nice weather, will that continue? >> pretty comfortable out there to start out the week but summer will officially arrive early thursday morning and with it, we will see the temperatures soar. live doppler 7 showing you we have the clouds waiting along the coastline. the picture outside, taking you to emeryville looking towards the western horizon. you can see alcatraz there. that marine layer hovering right around the coast. winds right now, they have picked up a little bit. you can see
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winds will stay with us and keep temperatures on the comfortable side. numbers down to 59 in san francisco. contrast with brentwood coming in althout 85 degrees. santa rosa coming in with a temperature of 78 degrees. partly to mostly cloudy close to the coast. inland, mid to upper 50s. 12-hour day planner will have those clouds early on like we had this morning. by lunchtime back to the coast, away from the coast and seeing a lot of sunshine. the afternoon shaping up to be nice. a little bit warmer inland tomorrow and the mid and upper 80s.
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79 for fremont. 66, it will be breezy in the city. up to about 71 degrees with afternoon sunshine. changes are coming. we are tracking this big area of high pressure off the coast and what it does in the summer it warms us up. this will move over us by friday afternoon. we do have a heat alert kind of an early warning. extreme heat inland. temperatures near the triple digit mark. vehicles inside, it heating up quickly, temperatures can rise about 40 degrees inside cars in one hour. so never leave pets or kids inside cars during this increasing heat wave. increasing fire danger. also will have a breeze that brings higher fire danger.
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tomorrow all about the morning clouds. comfortable and june temps. there is the arrival of summer. by friday we lose the marine layer and it becomes hot. saturday 80s to 100 inland. cooling off by monday with the clouds. >> going to get warm for summer. >> scorcher ahead. effort to
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blue. no one was hurt and tesla is investigating. gaming disorder as a new mental health condition. it says the listing will help public health professionals to better identify the issue and treat patients who are addicted to gaming. >> i think it is helpful to understand that once an addicted process takes hold of someone they do lose control. >> known as digital also impair relationships. it is eight months since the north bay
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>> president trump wants american dominance in space through the creation of a crystal geyser alpine springpasses 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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how far does crystal geyser alpine spring water travel from its source to the bottle? less than a mile and a half.
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crystal geyser. always bottled at the mountain source. naturally. it's been eight months since the north bay wildfires. researchers want to know did the toxic smoke harm pregnant women or their unborn children. uc davis is beginning a study. >> laura anthony has the story. >> reporter: his name is phoenix. as in one who ries over the ashes. and that is what he did october. flames surrounded the napa valley. >> the fumes were so bad.
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it was different than just a wildfire where you are worried about particulate matters. >> reporter: eight-month old phoenix and his mom are involved in a study designed to study the impacts. >> everyone who was pregnant at the start of the fires or soon after. anyone who is currently pregnant, we want to enroll you right away because we want to be there for the delivery. >> reporter: the research is funded by uc davis. everything from the air to the soil is being studied. his parents want to learn as much as they can and help others by participated. phoenix didn't get his name by accident. >> driving through the
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said something good has to come out of this. disasters like the north bay wildfires are having an impact on housing prices. adam data analyzed home prices and determined that between 2007 and 2017, far outpaced home prices in risk areas. some places known for natural beauty such as florida were the exception. new report on rising sea level shows much of the bay area could be impacted in the next 20 years. marin, san mateo and santa clara county. wayne freedman has more. >> reporter: san rafael,
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california, where the davis sign sits one foot above sea level. >> i have no choice, i will be here. >> reporter: they project flooding like this by 245 and th -- 20 45. >> in a worse case scenario, we could see huge swath of roads homes neighborhoods and schools and all sorts of public infrastructure, seeing chronic flooding. >> reporter: with marin county first on the list of impact zones beginning in san rafael's low lying district. how many feet would you build it
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up? >> i would say, safely ten feet. >> reporter: the study did not surprise chris shu. filed footage of the 1982 san rafael flood mimics back in the sign shop, milton davis told us he is certain the county will find a solution. >> my head is more in the water than in the sand. but it is not stuck. >> reporter: if you are wondering around the area that is most prepared would be foster city which has a four-foot high wall sea wall and they are building it higher. two state senate bills that
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are designed to restore net neutrality in california will be linked together as they make their way through the legislators. senators each introduced separate bills in january to establish state net neutrality. the end of net neutrality lifts restrictions on internet service providers to provide equal access to all site. the bills have been opposed by at and t and other internet providers. the space force. >> it is not enough to merely have american presence in space. we must have american dominance in space. >> the president says the space force will be separate but equal to the air force.
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on act of congress is required to establish new branch of military. new warning about bitcoin. how they say it could break the internet if adopted as a widely form of money. >> she means the world to me. >>
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a young woman in the east bay needs your help tonight. to be reunited with her dog. >> charlie is more than just a pet. >> she plays an important role in my life. she means the world to me. she is what helps me keep going. >> reporter: three-year-old charlie is more than a pet. >> my emotional support dog. i was diagnosed with depression and i was at a point that i couldn't take care of myself. >> reporter: lauren made the tough decision to tie dogs
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outside. >> service dogs are allowed in lucky, but for an emotional support dog, it takes a lot to explain. the footage shows me walking in the store. >> reporter: lauren has not been able to go to work or eat anything without charlie. she has this message for who ever took her best friend. >> i need her back with me. i hope you reach out. if there is something you need that. urn, we can talk about >> reporter: where charlie was tied up is a blind spot you can't see anything. if you have information leading to charlie's return, there is a reward. learn more on our website abc7news.com. a san jose couple tried for
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weeks to c
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consumer complaints against airlines have gone down. today the transportation department has released its
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monthly airline report. that is down 39% from april of last year. the report found airline improved luggage handling. the airport with the highest on time rate is hawaiian.waiian. what happened when one couple decided to switch phone carriers. >> carriers overall kinds of incentives to get you to drop your current provider and jump over to them. it didn't quite work out the way one san jose family would have liked. david and debbie enjoyed reliving game four of the nba finals. one of the highlights from a fantastic year that has also
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taken them to greece and italy. they wanted to switch t-mobile. because it had no extra fees for data. >> the other plan would have cost us $10 per >> reporter: sthey said the salesperson promised them a rebate within weeks. attempts to get the rebate were unsuccessful. >> we would get into a spin cycle where we kept getting the answer no at the end. >> reporter: david said he kept thinking a resolution was near but nothing happened. he kept extensive notes of every phone call and e-mail exchange with t mobile. >> i made 35 phone calls to
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t-mobile and spoke with 24 different agents in three different countries and spent a total of eight hours on the phone with them over a ten-week period. >> reporter: he said he would lost all hope that he would ever get his $1,400 up. >> i could see his blood pressure go up. and he is a patient guy. i suggested to him to call "7 on your side" as a last resort. >> reporter: he did and we contacted t-mobile. and they received their rebate in days. >> it was a good experience to see that there are good ways to resolve things in this world. >> reporter: that is what we are all about.ch t t get back to us >> all right. thank you. a prominent bank cing firm says bitcoin and other cryptocurrency will not replace
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the dollar or traditional currencies any time soon. saying there are many problems to overcome if bitcoin were to be adopted as a widely form of money. it could bring the internet to a halt. >> drew is back with the forecast. will it continue? >> a couple of days with the nice comfortable afternoon. the heat is rising. here is the call on 50s on the board. cloud cover on the coast, and patchy clouds. away from the coast, you will see mainly clear skies. comfortable night. tons of sunshine, 71 in oakland. 66 in san francisco. and 83 in san jose. it will be breezy. quick look at the up coming weekend for san francisco. we have pride. it is warm in the city and by saturday near 80 degrees.
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sunday warm in the mid-70s. typical june temps wednesday into thursday. and then we become hot by friday. and not only hot but by saturday fire danger will be increasing once again unfortunately. >> sometimes you got to spend money to make money. >> high cost of being a champion, larry. >> it is rough. personally, spatithe cost of su keeps going up. the warrior's owner on the price of winning. and if the dubs
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i we worked with pg&eof to save energy because wenie. wanted to help the school. they would put these signs on the door to let the teacher know you didn't cut off the light. the teachers, they would call us the energy patrol. so they would be like, here they come, turn off your lights! those three young ladies were teaching the whole school about energy efficiency. we actually saved $50,000. and that's just one school, two semesters, three girls. together, we're building a better california. ( ♪ ) your heart doesn't only belong to you. child: bye, grandpa! and if you have heart failure, entrusting your heart to entresto may help. entresto is a heart failure medicine that helps improve your heart's ability to pump blood to the body. in the largest heart failure study ever, entresto was proven superior at helping people stay alive and out of the hospital compared to a leading heart failure medicine. don't take entresto if pregnant. it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby.
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don't take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren, or if you've had angioedema with an ace or arb. the most serious side effects are angioedema, low blood pressure, kidney problems, or high blood potassium. ask your doctor about entresto. and help make more tomorrows possible. entresto, for heart failure. >> good evening, the nba draft is thursday. warriors have the 28 pick in round one. the challenge is trying to find a player that can step in and
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contribute immediately. we are talking about a luxury tax bill for this season of approximately $35 million. because the warriors are in a four to one tax, let's say they sign. that going forward will cost them 20 million against the luxury tax. between the roster andew arena cost, warrior's owners aren't pocketing any money right now, but chase area revenue will help keep the core of the all-stars together. >> it is real expensive to to h here, and we doing it and we are happily doing it. we want to win for a long time and we are in the cycle right now. to the extent that we can at all
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feesably do it, we will do it. the nba should just, if you think it is going to the other way. >> keep spendingingingingingingg mo bucket spent last spates fan favorite. he would love to come back to the warriors but that is fnot going to happen. the washington capitals hoisted their first stanley cup and now they are looking for a new headd coach. he resigned. he is 55 years olds and working 1.5 million. they couldn't come to an
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agreement. the caps won the world cup is in full swing and with that the san jose earthquakes announced that over 6,000 fans attended so far. showing every game on the screen. england looks for their first over match victory. taking on tunisia. king is there for the rebound. it is again, look at the replay. i would be going in for chiropractic, twisting my head quickly. victory worth three points in the standing. belgium taking on panama.
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in the 46 minutes, it meriton with the volley. and he puts it out. later in the 68-minute,ute,ute,, the melon. perfect. belgium a winner. how about sweden taking on south korea. 62nd minute. taking town. penalty kick. making them pay. sweden wins it 1-0. now to our version of football. hall of famer, he ismer, he isms old.
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443 in the 40-yard dash. still clearly is very fast. most of the league can't run four-4-40. >> we are coming up tonight at night clock on kofy-tv 20. river of lava racing towards the sea. a man known for his skill in the dragon boat races died on the water this weekend. friends speak with abc7 news. coming up it is the bacheloret, the proposal and abc7 news at 11. >> on jimmy kimmel live, jeff
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goldblum, and germane fowler. we appreciate your time, i am dan ashley. >> and i am kristen sze for drew tuma, larry beil, and the entire team have a good night. we will see you back here at 11:00. >> we will. and 9:00 as well. bye for now.
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♪ this is "jeopardy!" let's meet today's contestants -- a packaging engineer from plymouth, minnesota... an editorial assistant from new york, new york... and our returning champion, an attorney and editor from seattle, washington... whose 1-day cash winnings total... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! [ cheers and applause ] thank you, johnny. thank you, ladies and gentlemen. just occurred to me as i was listening to johnny speak, deirdre, you've earned $17,000 for just a half-hour's work.
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yeah, it's a pretty good rate. i hope you don't bill by the hour. -that's a very good rate, yes. -[ deirdre laughs ] sara and erik, nice to have you with us today. good luck, players. here we go. let's get into the jeopardy! round. first category... hmm. o-u-t in quotation marks, and it will appear at the end of each correct response. then we deal with... you can't. deirdre, start. get "out"! for $200, please. erik. what is a blow out? no. sara. -what is a closeout? -closeout, that's it. yes. she created him, $600. deirdre. -who is beatrix potter? -correct.

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