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there were vials of what we call the public resource code. those could be from pg&e on possibly billions of dollars to cover losses from last october's deadly wildfires. good afternoon and thank you for joining us. i'm ama daetz. i'm dan ashley. ( ♪ ) larry beil has the night off. your heart doesn't only belong to you. pg&e says costs could be as high child: bye, grandpa! as $15 billion. and if you have heart failure, wayne friedman has the entrusting your heart to entresto may help. details. wayne. >> reporter: i'll tell you what's fascinating about this, entresto is a heart failure medicine ama. this is the first time pg&e has that helps improve your heart's ability associated a 3/4 number with to pump blood to the body. damage in the fires. they told investors today in the largest heart failure study ever, entresto was proven superior at helping people stay alive $2.5 billion was the minimum. pg&e also said $15 billion is 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. possible. from ashes outside a grove turns don't take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren, into dollars. this morning pg&e notified of an or if you've had angioedema with an ace or arb. 8 k filing and a potential $15
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the most serious side effects billion loss, like a financial are angioedema, low blood pressure, weather report for a storm on the horizon. kidney problems, or high blood potassium. >> i would say that it's not an admission of guilt. ask your doctor about entresto. okay. it's an admission that they have and help make more tomorrows possible. this potential liability and they need to start reserving entresto, money for the potential that it -- that actually becomes a for heart failure. fact that they have to pay. >> mark edwards a money manager with winen investment explains the knew ands, the minimum $2.5 million right now represents almost two years profits for the company and yet with the news pg&e stock rose 1.3% today. >> the market is interpreting it as okay we now know more than we knew yesterday. >> the estimate only accounts for fires where pg&e bears responsibility. calfire hasn't assigned fault to the tubs fire which took out five% of structures in santa rosa. attorneys represents those victims and others expect pg&e
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liabilities to increase >> $12 to, sr. 15 billion have said what the experts have said was done in this community in physical damage, property damage. nobody has estimated the electionle damage. >> for fire victims right now the numbers mean nothing, at least in terms of what they may some day take to the bank. >> they admitted today in a filing that they're going to . all right. take a $2.5 billion charge we are following breaking news in san jose. associated with the responsibility for starting the just a few minutes ago sky7 was fires. over the scene of a homicide they could cut checks to people investigation. this is in south san jose on today. >> reporter: and we look live at misty glenn court near brody fountain grove once again. the other question about the road. details are coming into the numbers is how will pg&e pay for newsroom. but with he know one person was them? found dead on the front lawn of >> well we asked pg&e watch dogs a home in that area. today. they are adamant that rate the police investigation is payers do not pay the charges ongoing of course. for this fire. and we will bring you updates as we'll have more on them at 5:00. they become available. in fountain grove, santa rosa, sadly, the clock is ticking wayne friedman, abc 7 news. for 6-year-old carter sarkov >> thank you, wayne. well temperatures will definitely be heating up this seen in the video from his weekend. >> let's take a live look from parents. he seems as happy and energetic
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the east bay hills camera on as other children but is very this first day of summer, right. sick. >> now his parents are reaching >> that's right. out to the public to get help. summer arrived. h aoot e days ng lepenc jovana lara from the sister sta ahead. it's feeling a lot like station in los angeles has the story. >> three years ago he was summer especially tomorrow and saturday. a look at live doppler 7 we have diagnosed with a rare jenn et he can disease with no cure caused sunny skies from coast to inland. as the temperatures rise over by enzyme devscy. the next couple days we'll of course have high fire danger. the red flag warning will be in the symptoms are similar to effect from 12:00 a.m. saturday or midnight tomorrow night to 8:00 p.m. sunday for the two those with allison heim zbleers counties of solano and lake. use losing the ability to walk, wind will be out of the north 15 eat, talk, swallow, becoming to 25 willie 20-mile-per-hour bedridden and pass away in with gusts to 30-mile-per-hour teens. >> we were floored. and very low humidity. devastatesed that this disease exists and that parents are out this is increased fire danger. there dealing with it. a fire weather watch in effect and that children are dealing for all of the higher elevations with it. then when we found out we were of the bay area, north bay those parents, it was mountains and east bay hills unbelievable. >> but carter's parents aren't from 11:00 a.m. saturday to 8:00 p.m. sunday. low humidity of course and fires can spread rapidly. current clinical trials that appear promising due to his age. and from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. they are now determined and well on their way to help fund new saturday a heat advisory is in medical research that would effect for all of the bay area specifically help older children except the san francisco and the
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coastline. with sand philip o. heat related illness of course is possible under these working with the cure conditions. and air quality is diminishing. foundation. the family has set set up a we have a spare the a in goefld me page with carter's story with a goal of raising $1 effect for tomorrow. i'll active you a close are look million in one month at that in a few minutes. dan. >> thanks very much we'll come they have raised $651,000 so back shortly. >> right. now to the ongoing grimes far. >> $a million is going directly to get agnew enzyme therapy crisis at the border. today first lady melania trump replacement trial up and made a surprise visit to a running. >> if they raise the million dollars that trial could be one detention center in mcallen to two years away. texas expressing a desire to but there is no guarantee carter know how quickly the children will be eligible. >> that's one of the things we will be reunited with parents now that the order has been get asked a lot. . is what if this doesn't -- what signed. meanwhile, here in the bay area, the effort to help those if your son doesn't get in the families continues to grow. trial? well it will always be something abc 7 news reporter lyanne we are proud of because it will melendez is live with the story. help other children. and so many other families not lyanne. go through any pain or >> reporter: yeah, i'm live in suffering. >> their efforts have grabbed san mateo, dan, where we found the attention of some major one of many groups, many hollywood stars and musicians. organizations here in the bay >> jennifer garner donated last area who are trying immigrant children in texas.o co night. and we have had madonna and cher . the first lady took a tour of a within and megan trainer. center housing immigrant all sharing on instagram and children separated from their twitter and facebook and asked their followers, listen please parents. melania trump was shone drawings help, share, donate.
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that's all we ask for with every made by the children. she even signed a post-er of of like, share, donation. you not only get as you step an american flag. earlier she sat down with the closer to reaching our goal but staff doctors and social workers filling our hearts. >> abc 7 news. at offering new hope children's >> sweet little kid. center. >> i'm here to learn about your >> um-hum a new study suggests viruss facility and which i know you that sneak into the brain just have children on a long-term might play a role in alzheimer's. a team led by researchers at mount sinai health system found basis. >> mrs. trump said they want she higher levels of two common herp wanted to represent reunite the children with families. her visit came a day after president trump signed an order east viruss. to keep the families together. it's in the clear how the trump some scientisting have long suspected the viruss sent et administration plans to reunite stage. they don't proof is caused the those separated. decease but spur research into risis is a non-profit providing the possible connection. >> announcer: now the legal services for immigrants we accuweather forecasts with spencer christian. spoke to them invoicia skype >> a look at the upcoming who from texas. >> the single most important thing that the people need is a heat. at or above 100 dreeing many lawyer. >> they say the families need inland locations. near 70 on the coast. bond money to get them out of even hotter on saturday as a the detention centers. result. a red flag warning for high fire the largest amount raised from the bay area through the family danger that be has been issued for solano and lake county.
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fund raising page raising more for saturday and sunday. and we have a heat advisory -- than $17 million. fire weather watch in effect for more than $447,000 people have already donated. virtually all of the hills and other smaller groups like san mountains of the east bay and horgt bay. that's also through the weekend. mateo's i want my mommy have and on saturday heat advisedry raised money and clothing for for all of the bay area except the chill san francisco and the coastline. leave tomorrow to accompany heat related ildss are possible under the conditions that we'll see over the next couple of days. congresswoman jackie speier to mcallen. here is the accuweather >> i think in our small way seven-day forecast. we have intense heat coming our we're feeling at least something way in our inland areas tomorrow is happening. >> another group called, and saturday. right around the bay we see high families belong together is temperatures in the mid-90s on organizing rallies throughout the country on june 30th. saturday. low to mid-70s on the coast. >> i'd like to see 100,000 sunday, the heat eases a bit but we'll see mid-90s inland and people. honestly i'd like to see -- if this doesn't move to you protest cooler comfortable weather for i don't know what will. all of next week. beginning on monday. >> 104. >> reporter: well the san francisco rally will begin at >> quite hot. >> thaengs spencer. well pride weekend is almost dolores park and end at civic here. coming up some of the activities you can do this weekend and a way to make pride a bit more center plaza. the other rallies many in the colorful. bay area will take place that $9 billion a year spent in day on june 30th. san francisco, all by tourists. live, lyanne melendez, abc 7 what the city news. all right reitan thanks.
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now abc 7 news reporter cheryl jennings will travel to the border with a group of mothers. watch abc 7 news as cheryl goes beyond the hens to bring you the story of the crisis at the border. in the meantime, novato mayor josh friday was one of more than a dozen mayors protesting the family separation policy today. mayor friday sent us these photos from tornillo, texas. the mayor spoke outside of a facility where children are currently held. they want to see the children reunited with families immediately. we spoke with the mayor friday by phone. >> it reminds me of when we -- my experience of when we tried to create a judicial system in guantanamo and detained people there and skirted the rule of law. and that's not god for our country. the consequences are real and we're better than that. we should continue to aspire to be better than that. >> the mayors are calling on lawmakers to pass immigration
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reform. a protest bill board has been taken down in emeryville. the clear channel message is coming up the vandalized sign that appeared overnight. earlier today an add for a junk removal service was changed from we make junk disappear to we make kids disappear. i'm trying to manage my a1c, i.c.e. the activist group in decline then i learn type 2 diabetes puts me at greater risk for heart attack or stroke. went occupy on the bill board and changed it in the dark. can one medicine help treat both blood sugar they say it was in response to and cardiovascular risk? the policy separating children from families at the u.s. i asked my doctor. border. well happening tonight in she told me about non-insulin victoza®. contra costa county a community victoza® is not only proven to lower a1c and blood sugar, forum in bay point over growing concerns about toxic soil. >> the meeting centers around but for people with type 2 diabetes ails that is potentially radio treating their cardiovascular disease, victoza® is also approved to lower the risk active soil from hunters point was dumped at kjell are canyon of major cv events such as heart attack, landful in pittsburgh. stroke, or death. eric thomas is in live in bay while not for weight loss, point with the details, eric. victoza® may help you victoza® is not for people >> reporter: i'm at the ambrose with type 1 diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis. center and the room that's where they're getting ready for the do not take victoza® if you have a personal or family history forum happening at 6:30. of medullary thyroid cancer, it's designed to answer multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2, questions for people about
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whether or not there might be or if you are allergic to victoza® or any of its ingredients. radio active contamination in the keller canyon landfill. stop taking victoza® and get medical help right away it's not about what they know. if you get a lump or swelling in your neck or symptoms of a serious allergic reaction such as rash, it's about what they don't. swelling, difficulty breathing, or swallowing. >> the dump is right on the other side. that's the fence. serious side effects may happen, including pancreatitis. >> that fence and this small so stop taking victoza® and call your doctor right away hill is all that stands between if you have severe pain in your stomach area. his house and the kjell are canyon landfill. tell your doctor your medical history. he wants to know if anything in there is it o is radio active gallbladder problems have happened in some people. >> we start hearing about tell your doctor right away if you get symptoms. taking victoza® with a sulfonylurea or insulin possible nuclear waste from the may cause low blood sugar. common side effects are nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, hunters point area that's a concern. >> county officials say twos decreased appetite, indigestion, and constipation. twrob low level radio active side effects can lead to dehydration, radium paint from hunters point. which may cause kidney problems. change the course of your treatment. they can't tell residence where the soil was dumped here or not. ask your doctor about victoza®. >> if it's there it wasn't supposed to have gone to that landfill because that landfill is a domestic, primarily domestic garr bignell landfill. >> the navy closed hunters point in 1994 and has been paying for cleanup of contamination on-site. but one of the contractors, tetra tech has been ace aikzed by the epa of falsifyingat on
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how radio active the soil is. we contacted the a spokesman today and he said in a written statement that tetra tech was not responsible for transport for disposal of material to off-site landfills. he went on to say all shipments were tested at hunters point then trucks must past through another portal monitor run and pride weekend is just around controlled by the landfill to the corner. but one man wants to bring pride confirm that no radio active material is deposit the at the to the lgbtq community all year landfill. long. ron holt created a book to help but county supervisor federal glover says no one will be kids and adults. satisfied until independent and he is here with us today. testing of the landfill is done. ron thank you for coming in. >> we want to understand what >> thank you it's an honor to be risk factors may exist here. here. >> you have a coloring book and assure our citizens that which you told me is a companion to this book. they're safe. >> the county is already >> it is. we have create add couple of requesting bids for independent books. one is called pride. testing of the site. you can't heal if you are hiding from yourself. and we decided to also make a >> reporter: supervisor glover pride coloring book to go with along with the county environmental health department that. and the pride coloring book is helped organize this forum really neat. because it has a a lot of nice tonight. on hand to answer questions will be representatives from the information this there, a lot of united states navy as well as affirmations for the lgbtq the county and the state health community. because we want kids to know if they're loved and accepted just the way that they are.
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department and several other governmental spits. live in i bay point, eric >> what really inspired you to do this. >> when i was young, when -- i thomas. >> thank you eric. the highway patrol is was growing up i was born and investigateth an overnight crash raised in nebraska and raised by in the santa cruz mounts where a a very homophobic father. car went off a cliff and went when i came out to him i almost into a tree. you can see the ford mustang literally didn't survive it. wedged against a tree there i don't want other youth to go through that. that's why we created this book. after plunging 30 feet off elder so this is the book that i wish that i would have had when i was could have road. firefighters had to strap the young and when i was growing car to the tree before pulling the driver to safety. pup. i don't want my kids to feel amazingly he had only moderate alone. soy took the information that i wished i had and put it together injures. as a resource for kids who are >> stay with us a lot more to bring you here. now struggling with sexual remembering what may be the most orientation or gender i'd tied. famous gorilla in the world. >> and you really want to make this accessible to everyone. >> koko passed away this week in the beau. we'll look at what made her you are trying to raise funds. >> we are. the pride coloring book we special. plus the hello kitty cafe started something in april with comes to the bay area. we'll have a sneak peek inside. gofundme to get the coloring book to as many as possible. we are not making a profit or money off this. this is getting out to the people who need it. i have to say although demand is greater than donations, so far
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we have been able to send out 6,000 books to 175 organizations across all 50 states and three provinces in canada. it's been a great success that which. >> when people donate just to be clear they are helping you to give this book away sfl there is no question, right. every dollar that's donated goes towards the coloring book to get them to all the dwrugt across america. >> you have been a speaker on the lgbtq tours krs america the last 18 zbreers. >> i have. >> do you feel there have been changes over the past couple decades. i have seen that. it's been great talking about suicide reduction, the importance of diversity and inclusion all that stuff. i have seen changes. but i can say this. even today, that guy lesbian, bisexual youth are four times more likely to attempt suicide than the straight peers. for the transcommunity there was one survey showing up to 40% adults of adults attempted suicide some time during their lives. those are huge.
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have we improved? there room for more improvement? absolutely. that's way i actually am continuing to do this work, because i want to make a difference in the lives of those people. in fact, so much so that i gave up my clinical practice of 20 years last year so that i could focus full-time on this. this is my mission. if we can save lives through education then i've done my job. >> that is wonderful. and you're actually doing some things that pride weekend. >> i am. i am. yes. i doaned a bunch of pride coloring books to the san francisco pride committee. and they will hand them out throughout the weekend to families wherever they see them. then on sunday i plan to walk with the london breed contingent. i'm happy about that as well. >> we appreciate all the hard work you do, ron. thank you for coming gloo thank you so much. >> all right. >> great work. good job. pride weekend in san francisco brings a whole rainbow of events you can be a part of. 7 morning aqui as ideas from the partners at hood line. >> this week hood line
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highlights a brand-new musical for the san francisco gay men's chor us. i men andrew lippa who did the adams family and big fish on broadway. now for pride you can see his today the world remembers new show. >> ♪ i'm a gay man, gay zblierl koko, she died in her sleep on tuesday at the age of 47 at her tell me about the new work you home in the santa cruz put together. >> unbreakable. mountains. the gorilla foundation says her >> unbreakable. >> the name of the new work. ability to use sign language to and the idea was to do something communicate with humans even big are than i am harvey demonstrated the species milk which we did five years 'emotional capacity and made a ago. it's a chronology of gay stories huge impact. she was a remarkable animal. matt keller has a look at koko's ♪ life. >> reporter: koko brought joy to ♪ >> it's extraordinary to be able many people, including celebrities like robin williams. to give some voice to the community and people can and flooe the basis for the red celebrate. >> and to do it in song. hot chilly peppers. >> and dance. i think i got you to dance a >> you're a curious girl. little bit, reggie. >> sadly she passed away at the >> song and dance. >> unbreakable plays friday and age of 46. she was born on july 4th, 1971 saturday at the norse theater. is he san francisco zoo np in at golden gate park it's the
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pride run. a 5 k and 10 k and money raised 1972 dr. penny patter sees taut goes to project homeless her sign language and eventually connect. the last item has nothing to do established the gorilla with pride. and everything to do with foundation and moved to the santa cruz mountains. she used over 1,000 signs and wakanda forever. saturday night now hunters point seemed to understand approximately 2,000 spoken presents a free movie under the english words. >> put on head. stars at 8:00 p.m. oh, put kitty on her head. obviously it's black panther. and they even throw in the popcorn for free. that's what you wanted. >> the gorilla foundation hope you have fun no matter released a statement staying where the rainbow leads you this koko touched the lives of week. go to abc 7 news.com and look millions as an ambassador for all gorillas and icon for for hood line for the links. interspecies communication and empathy. she was beloved and will be burger king is apologizing deeply missed. for one heck of a whopper. >> an email address has been set the fast food chain is under up so people can send fire for an online add campaign condolences to the gorilla foundation. we september up a link on the that promised women free meals website, abc7news.com. for life and a cash prize if in redwood city, matt keller, they became pregnant by a world abc 7 news. cup soccer player. the tournament is under which in now you can share your condolences online by sharing if russia. burger king officials called the facebook badge. you'll find it on our facebook campaign offensive blaming it on the team in russia. panl. a consensual replace with an wow! employee is costing intel ceo >> yeah. tourism is a big industry in his job. he announced today he is san francisco. but with stories about crime and
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drug use, is it doomed? resigning after the the company the effort to keep the tourists learned of the replace this is video of him at the white house. coming. just ahead. on news at 5:00 .racism on they say it was a violation of the job site disturbing claims the non-fraternization policy which applies to managers. he joined intel in 1982 as an about what works faced at a big bay area company. >> levi stadium tries to be a engineer. cfo robert swan will take over good neighbor. on an interim basis. how officials hope to get past the san francisco political the curse of the cold play and religious leaders jointed curfew. >> and what koko gorilla's together to show their support for glide memory yam church. companio snp we shall overcome today ♪ >> hundreds gathered on the steps of ste city hall in response to the decision to reassign and not replace the ministers. they oversee the methodist churches this california and nevada. >> she would like to bring california into a united methodist congregation. she brings a more religiously
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conservative philosophy that would affect glides values in a way that would undermine everything we do. >> she says she doesn't understand why the church would want to dismantel something that's so successful. she says she has reached out to the bishop and hasn't heard back but she is confident things will work out. >> instagram fans are charging up phones for the opening of a new cafe in san jose sand tanna row. look, the hello kitty mini cafe is the first in northern california. almost all the merchandise has the popular white cat and macaroon, strawberry tarts. even the coffees had have a hello kitty image. and don't expect just little kids in line when the cafe opens. >> you would think it's only kids. but it's a lot of adults bringing children or grandparents that come with adult children. it's just a brand that's really crossed many generations. >> hello kitty has deep roots in san jose. sand rio the parent company
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torwt 11:00 for e at east rinl a limited run. >> that's fun. >> yeah. summer officially arrived. >> yes. >> and the heat will reflect that soon. >> especially over the next couple of days. enough of summer we'll be saying. a doppler 7 we have so sunny skies most to inland right now. tomorrow a mild day. more extreme heat tomorrow and saturday. here is the view from the roof top camera looking over the embarked p.o. and across the bay. under blue skies it's 66 degrees in san francisco. 68 in oakland. 72 in mountain view. 78 in san jose. 88 at the bill roy. 59 at half of moon bay. and at santa cruz beach we have a few beach goers out there enjoying the sunshine. 86 right now in santa rosa in the north bay. nap of an 77. 89 at livermore. and the view fromt bay h diablo. the two-day heat spike begins
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tomorrow. triple digit temperatures will coming up tonight on abc 7 be common across the inland next at 8:00 it's the gong show. couple tais. high fair dangerous will be with followed by match game. us. and poorer air quality during then at 10:00, the premiere of the heat speak. "take two." then stay us wherefore abc 7 right now we're looking at surface wind ranging from 15 to news at 11:00. as you probably know tourism is san francisco's number one 25-mile-per-hour in most bay area locations. industry with visitors spending the increase in the wind with the dry vegetation and increase over $9 billion last year. >> but after the san francisco high fire risk. travel association made a cry overnight, look for just a for help to clean up our streets little bit of patchy fog near the coastline. so tourists aren't turned off, maybe a little bit of it will the question is what's changed? reach over the bay. we'll have clear skies inland. >> abc 7 news anchor dion lim is overnight lows from the mid-to live in fisherman's wharf is upper 50s. and tomorrow's high was be 68 at half moon bay. live with thee,nd ts and upper 60s at coastal locations. is a good live location.rce. the bay shorl be look for mid-80s. inland highs mid-90s to above 100 degrees. areaac d siwa are rively triple digits at clover dale, m clit the other parts of antioch. perhaps even higher on saturday san francisco that city leaders are paying attention to. as a matter of fact. look for 102 to 105 in inland the mood at the annual tourism locations and although the commuter model indicates only a high of only 75 in san
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franciscan oh saturday, i think luncheon was upbeat in a contrast to this assess from joe it will be about 80 or 82 in san francisco and along the coast we may see 70s as well pl but on dell a sonde o the mark. sunday a little bit of cooling. >> we are losing which is and we'll lose most of the triple have had groups that said they digits except perhaps clearlake. can't come when streets are like and cooler still on monday and this. >> filled with debris, litter, as that cooling takes place we'll see the fire risk diminish human waste and drug as well. it's pride weekend here in san paraphernalia. >> it's those things that made francisco. we expect sunny skies tomorrow this woman from canada uneasy through sunday. the warmest day in the city will about her visit. >> i seen a lot of homeless be saturday with a high in the 80s. overnight lows in the mid-50s. individuals, cops, it was a scarey situation coming into the and here is the accuweather cianrasm is big seven-day forecast. after two days of extreme heat business. 25 million visitors per year friday and saturday with many generate more than $9 billion in inland locations reaching or spending. that's why city leaders have exceeding 100 degrees, as i been proposing new ways to tackle the issues of mentioned we see the heat easing homelessness and dirty streets up sunday but still warm inland and walks. with highs in the 90. we caught up with delasantro at but cooler in all locations on monday. and most of next week we'll have the lunching. >> mayor farrell included a temperatures in a moderate and i number of things in the budget think more comfortable range. >> um-hum. that we're supportive of. >> moderate is good the. >> you like that, right. including more police, more >> thank you spencer. well seeing missouri movie homeless patrol. how is that it. new service trying to take on cleaning trues. >> $$3.5 million allotted.
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movie pass. we spotted here a visible police why it could come out ahead. presents at fisherman's wharf. people are taking steps to fight type 2 diabetes... >> i want to say to the tourists be patient. we're committed to making frist san francisco a cleaner place so ...with fitness that when they come here they ...food have an incredible experience. ...and farxiga, the pill that starts with "f". >> encouraging news for hadiya farxiga, along with diet and exercise, ...helps lower a1c in adults with type 2 diabetes. who says she will give the city a second shot. >> i will come back two years it's one pill a day... ...and although it's not a weight-loss drug, from now to see how things roll down. it may help you lose weight. >> in san francisco, dion lim, do not take if allergic to farxiga. abc 7 news. if you experience symptoms of a serious allergic reaction... remember with you, you can get the latest news any time such as rash, swelling, with the upgraded abc 7 news difficulty breathing or swallowing,... ...stop taking and seek medical help right away. app, with enhanced live video do not take farxiga fierce, customization and if you have severe kidney problems, are on dialysis, personalized push alerts to get you more news you want delivered or have bladder cancer. tell your doctor right away if you have blood to your phone in realtime. or red color in your urine or pain while you urinate. all right. that's going to do it for this farxiga can cause serious side effects edition of abc 7 news at to including dehydration,... ...genital yeast infections in women and men,... 4:00. thank you for joining us i'm ama daetz. >> news at 5:00 starts now. pg&e will try to pass the costs onto us, the consumers. ..owloarous urinary tract and kidney proinfaigll yw >> and it could be more than $2
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..hichngyp2 billion. jen e reveals the extent of ask your doctor about the pill that starts with "f"... potential claims in the north ...and visit farxiga.com. if you can't afford your medication, bay wildfires and likely just astrazeneca may be able to help. the beginning. meanwhile fire victims wonder if any of the money will ever flow their way. an east bay billboard getting skren time. activists delivering a message against as is. and the noft an mayor is getting noticempd across the country. >> announcer: live, where you live, this is abc 7 news. tonight pg&e says it expects to pay more $2 billion for last october's deadly wildfires. it's the first indication of how much the utility may be on the hook for damages. and keep in mine that number could go a lot higher. good evening i'm dan ash willy. >> i'm ama daetz in for kristen sze. there is concern that consumers may be paying the ice. >> wayne frayedman is live in santa rosa to start our team coverage for you, wayne. >> reporter: good evening, dan.
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$2.5 billion as you said is the minimum. it could be as high as $15 billion. what's more interesting is that this is the first time pg&e assigned a number to the damage that came in the form of a warning to investors to explain what all that means. let's begin with the money guy. >> i would say that it -- it's not an admission of guilt, okay. it's an admission that they have this potential liability and they need to start reserving money for the potential that it -- it becomes a fact that they have to pay. >> mark edwards is a money manager with winen investment. he zribd the nuances of what investors call a liability writedown. as fans gear up for big summer blockbusters, the world's largest movie theater train amc is announcing a new program. you'll be able to see up to 3 movies a week for less than $20 a month.
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t.j. holmes has the details. >> reporter: summertime, the time for hollywood blockbusters. >> this does put a smile on my face. >> reporter: but the ticket prices are steadily rising. and many people are turning to movie pass. >> we're going to be really really bored. >> not necessarily. >> that all access membership where movie goers see all they want for a molly fee. but now the chain amc wants in on the psak. lodging its bingable app. beginning tuesday a lifters can opt to pay 19.95 a month for all the movies then. telling abc news it's important to recognize they will only be able to servic 23% of the nation's theaters and movie pass subscribers get a better deal in 91% of them including amc.
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but some experts say amc's new model makes up for the price with extra perks. >> movie pass doesn't let you see movies more than once. you can do that at the amc. movie pass doesn't let you see i max. you can do with that amc you're limited to one movie a day. if you want to see three movie as day with the service starting tuesday you can. >> whichever comes out on top they hope to drive attendance back to the cinema. attendance last year was the worst in 25 years. the experts say the battle could mean it's only easier and cheaper to head to the movies again and again. i'm t.j. holmes for abc news. well the new detective series take two debuts here on abc tonight. the latest project from the producer of castle follows the unlikely pairing of a private investigator and an actress
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trying to bounce back from a public breakdown. alexis smith from abc mornings talked with eddie sabrian and rachel bilson about the show. >> i play an aekts coming out of rehab from a cop show. and she gets to play a pi. she wants to reinvent her career. she knows a eddie and she allows my character to shadow him for the role. >> you hear crime, drama, you don't really think to mix comedy in there but it sounds like the show is funny too. >> it's one of the things that attracted me to the role to start with. the script was witty. the banter between the characters, you know we deal with some serious subject matter. but with levity and comedy. >> now, catch" take two" ton on abc 7 followed by abc 7 news at 11:00. should be good. a controversy today from the first lady as the immigration
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debate continues to take center stage in washington, d.c. >> the bill is not passed. >> should not be incarcerated. c tou children. tf the hse protests at the capitol. also hear the wife of israel's prime minister facing (sound of footsteps) (sound of car door opening) (car door closes) (sound of engine starting) ♪ ♪
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headlines at 4:30. pg&e told investors they plan to set aside $2.5 billion in the next fiscal quarter as potential payout for fines from last year's devastating california alyst yloen estimate dag aiabil. abc 7 news anchor eric thomas tweeted about a community meeting taking place tonight at the ambrose community center in bay point. the meeting will address concerns that potentially radioactive dirt from the hunters point naval shipyard in stris was dumped at the keller can't yn landful. puerto rico is considering statehood. the mayor of the area met with president trump. and brought up the issue of equal treatment with the rest of the country. we'll see where that goes. in the meantime the house failed to pass immigration legislation today. coming of course as president trump signed an executive order
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pausing his policy of separating migrant families at the border. abc news reporter janae norm isn't life in washington, d.c. with the latest there. janae. >> president trump says he is inviting democrats to the white house to figure out what to do about immigration legislation. this as a conservative measure failed in the house today with even some republicans voting against it. >> the bill is nos passed. >> immigration debate taking center stage in washington. but one gop bill falling flat and not much hope for another measure voted on tomorrow. >> even if you get something out of here you need nine democrats to stop trying to stop thing and voting with us. i don't see that happening. >> house speaker ryan and president trump blaming democrats even though republicans control the house and senate. > my administration is also acting swiftly to address the illegal immigration crisis on loop holes in our immigration laws all supported by extremist
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open border democrats. >> the latest debate over what td about illegal immigrants crossing the border seeking asylum coming to a head amid outrage over more than 2,300 migrant children taken from their families. the president signing an executive order to stop his own policy of separating families but without a plan for what happens to those already split up. >> he didn't even mention 2,400 kids. what is he going to do with them. >> they should not be incarcerated. they're children. >> today dozens of kids descended on capitol hill hill wrapped in mylar blankets mimicking images of children held in cages. the first lady previously speaking out against the policy and today visiting a center for immigrant children in texas. >> i also would like to ask you how i can help to these children to reunite with their families. >> reporter: and there are lots of questions about the kids already separated from their families and how families will
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be detained together. the administration now asking a federal judge to change a ruling that currently only allows families to be held up to 20 days. dan. >> okay, janae there was controversy surrounding the first lady's visit to the border detention center wasn't because what have she said but what she was wearing. could you tell us more about that? >> reporter: right. she went to the border there as a show of compassion to send that message. but another message emerged on the back of her jacket a $39 jacket from zara was the message "i do not -- or i don't really care, do u?" .. the spokes woman saying in a part it's a jacket there was no hidden message. but a short time later -- a hort time later president trump completely contradicting that and saying that that message on the bac of melania's jacket refers to fake medium. he said quota tweet melania has learned how dishonest they are and she truly no longer cares. back to you. >> interesting.
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janae thank you. reporting from washington. this is the new cover of time magazine. you can see the viral photo of the little girl crying at the border president trump looms over here. and the headline, welcome to america. if you or someone you know is having an immigration issue. you can take action and find an ally at abc 7 news.com slash take action. a southern california couple accused of tortures 12 of 13 children will face trail. today a judge found probable cause that they iebzed their children for years pch prosecutors say they subjected the children to years of filth, starvation. and bizarre behavior. the 7 adult kirn were in a separate courtroom for guardianship proceeding. no decision was made in that case. overseas now. prosecutors in israel charged the wife of prime minister benjamin netanyahu with a series of crimes, including fraud and
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breach of trust. theyim fraudulently ordered hundreds of meals to the prime minister's residence worth more than $100,000 while falsely stating there were no cooks on staff. sarah netanyahu has long faced allegations of abuse of behavior and living extravagantly in a manner out of touch with the general public. an associated press report says medical tests that another u.s. embassy worker in cuba has been attacked by a mysterious health incident according to a congressional aide the worker was evaluated. since 2016 a total of 25 employees and family members fell ill suffering from herricks nausea hearing loss and kochgt issues after saying that they heard odd sounds. >> the supreme court ruled today that states can force online shoppers to pay sales tax. in a 5-4 decisions, the justices overturned the 1992 precedent
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which barred states from collecting sale taxes. the ruling is a victory for south dakota which brought the suit that argued they lost out on billions of dollars in tax revenue each year. stay with us. a possible claw into what could cause alzheimer's. plus. >> lose the ability to walk, talk, eat, swallow, becoming bedridden. >> a decease similar to alzheimer's only in children. the family trying to make a difference. i'm spencer christian. sunny skies across the bay area
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