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>> i'm alma dietz. >> and what a journey. >> change is coming to america. >> we withl strive for bi-partisanship. >> and the day after the election, mixed reactions from both the democrats and the republicans, and president trump is showing signs that he was not happy at least with the media. mr. trump pivoted from the election that he asked for and received the resignation of attorney general jeff sessions. >> emotional sessions walked out to applause of the staffers this evening, and he told them thank you and god bless you beforep hopping into a waiting vehicle le. the president has made no secret for disdain of the attorney general when he recused himself from the robert mueller investigation. and some are warning him not to be undermined by the investigation including this top d democrat. >> this would create a constitutional crisis if it were te prelude to ending or greatly
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h ending the mueller investigation. >> the president refused to tip his hand about sessions in a news conference earlier today about yesterday's election, and this is what president trump had to say about the attorney general as well as what unfolded last night. >> if i may ask one more -- >> and go ahead. >> are you worried? >> that is enough. i think that the the reresults that i have learned an confirmed that i think that people like me and they like the job that i am doing. and tremendous energy is given to the republican party by the wau they treated then judge kavanaugh and now juses tis kavanaugh, and hopefully we can then work together next year to continue delivering for the american people and infrastructure, trade, lowering the costs of prescription drug, and these are some of the things that democrats wants to work on and i believe that we will be able to do that >> at the news conference at at times, it was conten shoushgs and we will have more on that
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later as well as what mr. trump anies of nancy pelosi becoming speaker of the house again. >> housing and homeless neness e big issues on the ballot and nationwide and locally. and homelessness would get an infusion of money now that the proposition crosscourt has passed. >> and the measure raises taxeses on big corporations to fund more homeless programs if it can overcome anticipated legal challenges. >> and last night, a prop c victory means that the homeless will have a home, and the help they truly need, and abc 7 news leann melendez is with more. >> this is if first defeat on the job, period. she did not want prop c to pass even though she has said that the homeless issue is perhaps her main priority, and now, how brave the moderate plays it from this point is very crucial. reid now faces newly-elected supervisors who are progressives and clearly in favor of taxing
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big business to house homeless. >> reporter: shortly after the prop c passed the mayor started to make calls to those who support supported or opposed the measure. >> inviting them and having discussions about how to move forward, because, you know, still some uncertainty around prop c. >> reporter: breed said it is uncertain if it would weather a storm of legal challenges from the big businesses who will be hit with the additional tax, but sales force ceo marc benioff said that any measure on the ballot by voters needs a simple majority and not the 2/3 required if put on the ballot by an elected official. >> the city attorney has said that 50 plus one is victory, and he has written about, that and it is clear as day. and it is clear legal precedent, and let's enforce prop c and no legal question. >> this is the breakdown of the nearly 300 p million dollars
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generated by prop c would go, and 50% would go to getting people in permanent housing, and 25% to target those with the severe mental health and substance abuse, and the rest would go to preventing homelessness, and getting more shelter, and navigation center beds. there is going to be an oversight committee with the experts reviewing the results of this plan, and in the meantime, breed will march ahead with her plans to add that shelter beds will be navigated by 2020 and today, 2,450 temporary shelter beds that would inkrecrease the total number to 3,450. >> and i want to speculate or worry about anything that would happen a year or two or three down the road, and right now, we are focused on what we have effectively. >> and
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say -- >> i am so grateful to san francisco for everything it has done for me every single day. >> and remember when ed lee was the mayor, and some of the businesses received the tax breaks and they were called the twitter tax breaks and twitter being one and they did not have to pay the city 1.5% payroll if they moved into the mid market neighborhoods and clearly that tax break has been very beneficial to these cities. in the newsroom, leann melendez, abc 7 news. and also, prop p garnered 70% of the votes. coming up on abc news at 5:00, what it means to companies like goog google. and other propositions on the ballot. a majority said no to prop 6 and that means the 12 cents per gallon increase is going to remain in place and that money is going to fund road, highway and bridge and transit projects, and rent control laws will rea main the same with more voters saying no to the prop 10.
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>> gavin newsome is set to be california's next governor and he beat are republican opponent john cox. the race was call around 10:00 p.m. >> and some of the races were still too close the call. >> and kristen sze is here with the latest. >> well, start with the high profile state offices. and so much went into public education between tony thurmond and marshall tuck. right now, tuck who holes a slim lead over the teacher's union choice. and ricardo laura holds a 1.5 percentage lead over the republican turned independent lee poizner, and now in the district 7 a mere 13 votes separate the leader incumbent tam nguyen and maya sparza and a
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county are recount may be triggered. and in alameda, the incumbent is being led by 1.5 percentage points. and even though we are seeing the congratulatory messages from the candidates there are still mail-ins, and provisional ballots to be counted and each county has 30 days to certify the are results. larry and alma. >> thank you, kristen. big changes in oakland after the election last night, but not at the top where libby re-elected. >> reporter: the wall of photos outside of the oakland city council chambers is in for big chan change, and the kind that the city has not seen in decades after two council incumbents lost to the newcomers tuesday night. >> i am feeling great. a lot of great energy. >> reporter: a third generation oaklander lauren taylor is one of the newcomers and having replaced long time embattled
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councilmember lesley brooks. >> it is embattled for too and the residents have decided to put their faith in me. >> reporter: and brook has represented for 16 year, and we found that some voters were ready for the change, and others with were with dismayed that the long tenure is coming to an end. >> i have heard and i am so sorry about that, because i have been one of the supporters, and she is still in and i have love for her. >> and another big change is going to be in district two where nicky confordo bass >> i am the first philippine councilmember. >> reporter: and while big chan changes on the council, libby schaff is going to remain the oakland mayor, and this has not happened since jerry brown last held office in 2007. >> excited to usher in a council
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that would be more civil. have passionate, but intelligent dialogue. >> and the new council is sworn in january and in oakland, laura a anthony, abc 7 news. >> so much to talk about and joining us is gerard healther te professor emeritus from san francisco state university. looking at the big picture, and for the democrats how big of a game changer to get control of the house? >> oh, it is very big. very big, and first of all, they have appropriation, and only the house has appropriations committee, and so -- >> they control the money. >> they control the money, and is so the funding of the wall has to go through them, and one of the trump major things. >> that seems to be tend of the wall then? >> well, they may negotiate tend of the wall, but they have leverage on that matter, but more importantly, they have investigative powers and subpoena power, and as a result, they are going to carefully as
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speaker pelosi said today, they will carefully go after or look at some of the claims and some of the activities of the trump administration. this is going to be the first time in the two years that he has been exposed to checks and balances. >> right. >> and so we don't know exactly how he is going to react to that. and he gave two different messages today in the news conference. one of those that he thinks that he can work with nancy pelosi and then in the next sentence, if they choose to investigate me,ly go after them, and u invest gate them. >> i want to follow up on that, because the question with the mueller investigation now especially with the democrats in control of the house, can they protect him especially that the jeff sessions is now out as the attorney general? >> they have a motion in the senate already which mcconnell has said it is not going to be brought up since mueller is not in difficultle ti, but that is some time ago. and they may now push it again.
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but as we know, the republicans conrole the senate, and so it is a question of whether or not mcconnell feels that he has to bring it to the floor and allow the entire senate to vote on protecting mooueller, but it isn issue, because as far as sessions and the temporary appointment of whitaker indicates that he is on record, whitaker of indicating that the mueller investigation is a fishing expedition. >> and right, so he is going to back trump on this? >> yes h he is going to back trump on this and for the democrats, this is the beginning of what they would argue is a kind of trump version of the saturday night massacre in which nixon in fact as he was facing investigation fired the special prosecutor. >> and that is badly for him. >> and it went very badly for him. >> i have a few seconds left, and give me the view from 30,000
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feet, because obviously now with the house in democratic control, are we looking at gridlock for the next couple of years? >> we are going to be looking at idckbut so investigations on some of the activities that the trump administration has taken, has inni initiated and it is going to be a wonderful broadcast excitement on cable news and national news. >> thank you, professor and for your insight. reminder that you can find election results on our website abc7news.com/election, and share your voting pride by sharing an image and show that you voted. we will go to alma. >> that is right. we have a lot more news ahead for you today. coming up a domestic dispute took a fiery turn and ended with the dramatic rescue, and find out what led to this house fire in the south bay, and down with daylight saving time, but hold
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>> the investigators are look into the possibility that a domestic dispute may have led to a fire to dday in san jose. >> several families are displaced because of the smoke and water damage. the fire began after a domestic dispute on menker avenue near medical center. >> and david louie is near the city college. >> larry and alma, two people
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were trapped as a fire broke out at this san jose complex. several may yors said that a couple living in the apartment have been headed a loud argument and one person living here has now been held for psychiatric evaluation. >> reporter: cell phone video show shows that smoke is billowing from the two-story a apartment building as the first fire engine ar arrive and multiple 911 calls had bnl co-- had beeng in, including from the woman nex ott to the fire. >> the woman is trapped near the window. >> reporter: she told abc 7 news that she was prepare ed d to ju from the the window with her dog, but firefighters were on the scene to rescue her. >> she wasp trapped and the fire department had to grab a ladder to the rescue her and the dog. one of the firefighters had to give me the dog and we rescued the dog. >> reporter: she could not bear losing her little pug tiny.
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he was frightened, but managed to calm down. >> translator: she was scare and seeing the smoke and the apartment was dark and she was room and see if anybody helps me out. >> reporter: the neighbors head a loud argument about the time that the fire broke out in the unit unit. >> i heard the female and the male arguing and arguing, and then i heard an explosion and then i heard him yelling in pain like he got burned. >> reporter: and the neighbor also saw a half-naked man dashing from the apart. >> he was like, hey, sappeared. ah,laahnd >>ep72te-hou psychiatric hold while investigators continue to determine what happened and why. one resident, a man did sustain some injuries an has been hospitalized and tenants who suffered either water or smoke
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damage are going through the remains to see whether or not they can salvage anything, and many of them are having to relocate for the night, and we are live in san jose, and david louie, abc 7 news. >> thank you, david. firefighters in alameda county saved ohomes from a fast-growing grass fire about an hour ago. and they were over crow and cull canyon roads. dry grass burn iing there in th hills. you see the smoke. no evacuations or injuries. >> google has identified the employee hit by a mountain view bus, and emily hong worked in the finance organization and the company said that she had been beloved by the colleagues and brought a spark to google, and hit by charleston road and huff avenue, and huff performed cpr, but she was pronounced dead on the scene that. area is of concern, because of the high number of people, and pedestrians and bicycles.
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>> the kconversation is, is thee a change that needs to the happen out there and if so, what might that be. >> reporter: the bus driver did remain at the scene and is coorap rating with the investigato investigators. tonight, pg&e is warning customers in nine counties that it may preemptively cut cut cutc because of the extremely high wildfires. the power could be shut off tonight through tomorrow. >> and spencer christian is looking for a lot of wind and heavy winds. >> yes, in the higher elevations, and it is going to be breezy with the gusts above 1,000 feet, and could exceed tonight into friday morning, and with the dry conditions, and the absence of the rainfall, and just are ridiculously low humidity, you can see where we have the fire danger, and we have sunny skies across the bay
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area, and beautiful day, and despite the fire risks, and then looking are from emeryville and nice and clear, and the temperature reading is 64 here, and low to mid-70s in oakland and mountain view and san jose and morgan hill, and going into the mid-november is mild. a view from mount a ttam is not breezy through but many of the higher elevations is extending to the ocean beach. and now, we have temperatures uniform in low to mid-70s in santa can see where it is even going to be chilly in the lower valley where is the spots could drop into the lower 30s. and sunny and dry temperature tomorrow, and the fire danger increases tonight and into friday morning. her is a look at the overnight conditions which are clear, and the lows to the mid-40s and some
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of the bay shoreline will be around 50 degree, but notice how clearer it will be, and it will be breezy in the higher elevations. that is going to take us to the red flag warning that is going to be in effect from 10:00 tonight to 7:00 in the morning and for most of the bay area hill, and most of the elevations above 1,000 feet to have gusty wind, and low humidity and 18 to 20% in that period of time when the wind gusts and the peaks are going to be 40 to 60 miles per hour, and of course, the fires can spread rapidly. and here is an estimation starting at 10:00, when all of the gusts above are 25 miles per hour in the mountains of the north bay and the east bay, and the wind gusts are going to peak at 5:00 in the morning to 35 miles per hour in some location, and then see in the daytime hours tapering off in a minute. >> and they wretensify tomorrow night and that is the span of time cover ed ined in t
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flag warning. the wind a advisory is in effect from 10:00 tonight to 10:00 tomorrow night, and from the lake and solano county. and it is going to be another mild day. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. it is not much change coming our way in terms of the high temperature range. tomorrow, it may be the mildests day, but only by a kocouple of degrees, and then as we go through the weekend into early next week, it is going to be sunny, and mild dry conditions, including monday which is veterans day, and we will see the high temperatures on the coast into the mid- to the upper 60s going into mi which is nunusual. >> and not a drop in sight. >> not for the perhaps next two to three weeks. >> that is not good. thank you, spencer. >> back to the election news. california voters approved oprop 7 which is the measure to make daylight saves time year-round in the state. >> that has many people w wondering if we should adjust our clocks again and this is a light hearted look at what
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the alnge of a team in need of a makeover. >> i think that you can have teams with ainha you say, we need to do a lot, and then you can also have teams where you say, hey, this same roster with better health and fortune, you know, it could really turn that record around. that is something that we have to think through. >> but will he trade bumgarner? we don't know yet. and so he comes from the dodgers and spent ten is seasons with the a's before that and has a bachelor of science degree from m.i.t. and phd in economics from berkeley and he is smart. the first major league game was a giants' game that he took in candlestick park in 1987. >> abc 7 news and our parent company disney are committed to helping the area food banks this season. the news anchor eric thomas presented a $15,000 check to the food bank in contra kosta and concord. it will help to distribute fresh produce to people in need. >> this is a big difference
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oranges, and we have fresh produce available all year around, and it requires help to get it bag and distributed. >> and this is to help fight hung er hunger in our community. a news conference in the white house took a rough turn. >> employmenmr. presmr. presmr.s one more question -- >> that is enough. >> if i may -- >> that is enough. >> and the president turning up the heat with the news media today. >> and making histo
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live where you live, this is abc 7 news. >> and here are the stories making headlines at 4:30. jeff sessions forced out as attorney general. he selected matthew whitaker run the attorney general's offi office. and segs wrote that the at your request, i giving my resignation, and he was privileged to serve the country. and now, democrats are in control of the house and the senate increased the senate.
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ja nay norman breaks down the results. >> reporter: he said that a vote for the republicans would be a vote for him, and it is a growing control in the senate calling out the candidates who did not embrace him. >> i think that people like me and they like the job that i am doing frankly. and carlos cubello and mike kauffman and mia love gave me no love, and she lost. and barbara comestastock is ano one, and she could have won that ra race, but she didn't want any embrace. >> reporter: the president's press conference turning contentious after taken to task for stoking fears of migrants on the campaign trail, and calling himself a nationalist. >> when you called yourself a nationalist, some people embolden themselves as a white -- >> i don't know why you would ask that. that is racist. >> reporter: and some asked
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he would take a softer tone, and even tweeting support for nancy pelosi who could again become house speaker, and said that the midterms was a vote for the health of the democracy. >> the american people have wanted to put an end to unchecked gop control of washington and are restoring again the checks and balances envisioned by our founders. we will strive for bipartisanship. >> reporter: and the democrats say that the control of the house will serve as a check and balance of the gop control of the senate and the white house, and this is also called the year of the woman with more than 100 women now projected to be heading to congress. je jenae norman, abc news capitol hill. this news conference was the long e longest of the presidency, and included praise for himself, and the republicans and clasheses with the media. >> and last night, the republican party defied history to expand the senate majority while significantly beating the expectations in the house. i really believe that we have a chance to get along very well
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with the democrats and if that is the case, we can do a tremendous amount of legislation and get it approved. i a realreally believe there is to be much less gridlock, and it looks like speaker nancy pelosi and i give her at lot of credit. she works very hard and has worked long and hard and i give her a great deal of credit for what she has done and accomplished. they have been giving us this investigation fatigue. it has been a long time. they got nothing, zero, and you know why? because there is nothing. but they can play that game, but we can play it better. >> and if i may that is is one of the questions, and mr. president if i may ask a question -- >> that is enough. >> i would like to ask -- >> that is enough. >> par ddon me, ma'am, and -- >> excuse me. that is enough. peter. question. >> and if i may ask on the russian investigation, if you are concerned that you may have --
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>> i am not concerned about anything that you may have in regard to the investigation, because it is a hoax, and that is enough. put down the mike. >> are you worried about the indictments coming down in the -- >> mr. president -- >> and cnn should be ashamed for you working for them because you are a rude terrible person and you should not be working for cnn. >> i have traveled with jim and he has busted his butt -- >> well, i am not a fan of yours either. and when you -- sit down. and when you are reporting fake news like cnn does a lot, you the enemy of the people. >> wow, the president's exa change with cnn reporter jim acosta there on social media as some praised him for holding the president to the deeds and others said that his credentials should be revoked. >> this is a record-breaking
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number of women should be elected to congress and 113 women are serving and some are calling pit p ing it the pink w minnesota voted into the first muslim woman, and new mexico and kansas elected the native american women, and kansas elected a openly gay congresswoman. >> and for the latest on the election over the kristen sze. >> we are glad that she is back, christine pelosi, daughter of the house democratic leader nancy pelosi, and welcome. you are off of the big celebration in san francisco with all of the volunteers. >> yes, it is so exciting. the volunteers just worked themselv themselves over and over again to talk to people across the state and the country, and
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people were not going to be left out of this election. >> a lot of talk about the blue wave before the election, and what we saw was a bigger pink wave and record numbers of women ran for office and won. what is behind this phenomenon do you think? >> well, women are just deciding that we are going to get it done a. lot of the women looked at the state of the country and said, i make a mar joy tjority decisions in any house with when it comes to health care, and checkbooks and education, and so why not on a broader scale. and starting the week after the election of 2016, we were phone banking to protecting our care, and a lot of the women running were lauren underwood, a nurse e who ran for congress after a congressman who said he would uphold health care and he didn't and she won. >> and this is a diverse group and not just democrats in district 39 in california, and
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we have yung kim who could be the first american woman elected to the congress and republican or democrat, what will they bring? >> well, the a majority is d democrat, because leader pelosi said i want more people around me. so the future is female, but it is women of color, because white women were still voting republican, my white sisters we have work to do in a lot of the races including in georgia. >> and how do you win the women in 2020? what is the prior tities going w that you have won back the house? >> well, it is protecting the health care, and lowering the cost of prescription drug, and growing the infrastructure of america, and the growing wage that has not kept up with the cost of living in america, and campaign reform, and a lot of women and men are running on the campaign reform and that is
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where the public will trust us if they will see that nobody is paying a special price to get at the table. >> and today, your mom said that she is confident to be elected the house speaker again, and i want to point out a president trump tweet today and he said that nancy pelosi deserves to be chosen to be house. and clearly, he wanting her as the face of the opposition here, and what d o you say to those wo are saying that they would be better off heading off without vilifying her? >> well, you have seen what he has done in the white house, and the fact is that nancy pelosi is going to be the bern went out to build the plan and the constituency groups and building the health care, and she is the best vote counter there is and i would never underestimatet any woman, and certainly don't the
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underestimate nancy pelosi. >> and the culmination of eight years of work to get a back the majority, and a clip of your mom in a moment of levity there that we don't see her. and she is dancing there. >> she is dancing with my nephe nephews. and when i was their age, she used to dance around the kitchen all of the time. and i would be horrified and my daughter would be if i did it, but i am thrilled that she is. >> thank you for coming in. and you have soon the scooters allel over the bay area and not just here, and one bay area woman says they are dangerous, and what she is asking one company to do. and the new concerns about a boeing aircraft and the safety warning issued today. >> i'm spencer christian, and here is the view from sfx: tinny headphone music sfx: feet shuffling life can change in an instant. be covered when it does... ...with a health plan through covered california. we offer free expert help choosing the best plan for you.
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you have seen the lime scooters allro a the bay earea and some say they are a nuisance and some say they are fun. >> one woman says they are dangerous. eric thomas is live in oakland with that story, and there is eric. >> i happen to have one of the lime scooters right here. pat broken of clayton says this is the problem. you see it there? that is the brake where she was visiting some family in san diego and she said that she took to a nasty fall while trying to ride one of these, and this is what we are talking about with pat brogen of clayton.
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she says that she suffered some serious injuries going down a hill with the lime scooter and the brake did not work. she blew through a couple of intersections and scooter down to stop. she suffered a broken hand and that the required surgery, and a huge bruise on the thigh and scrapes and she has not filed a suit, but lime could help with the medical bills. >> i don't want to sue, but i am out of pocket $8,000 and the surgery was $100,000 which kaiser paid for. >> now, lime would not comment on the incident directly, but they told us in the statement that the safety of the riders is a concern, and that why we launched a multi faceted campaign to respect the ride to educate the users and others on the safe riding practices. personal injury lawyers say to be ware of the agreements that would sign away at l t lolot ofs
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that you would have in a car instance. so you have to go to arbitration, and the injuries are capped at $100, so keep that in mind. eric thomas. and spencer christian with accuweather news. >> the dry weather persist, and we have a red flag warning in effect for the hills and the mountains in the bay area from 10:00 tonight, to the 7:00 in the morning in higher elevations. you may see wind gusts up to 50 miles per hour, and the relative humidity is dangerously low. tomorrow is a sunny and mild day and with pleasant ones in 70 degrees and coastal locations, around the bayline, and looking at this area, you will see the high ridge area here. and you can see hoefr the next ten days, we predict there is going to be some rain here but it is going to be dry here and
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this is the accuweather forecast and it is going to be sunny and dry here in the next seven days, and with the temperatures remaining in the low to mid-70s around the bay, and the mid- to upper 60s on the coast, and lovely monday for vet a rans day, but we really need some rainfall. >> and oprah may be off of the air, but back today, and it is time for the annual favorite things, and we are have the list coming up. i am 7 on your
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boeing is issuing a safety warning at the 747 max jetliner following a crash last week. they are concerned that an instrument malfunction on the jets could result in the plane careening into a dangerous dive. the warning comes after alliant airline fell out of the sky crashing into the sea killing all 189 people aboard. data from the plane's black box says there is an issue with the air speed indicator, and experts say that the pilots should be able to override the system if it starts an aggressive nose dive. >> and the crews are train eded
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handle it, and the question is if that is what is involved there, did the crew react accordingly. >> reporter: and they are scrambling to find the voice recorder to find out what exactly did cause that crash. for most of us, having a car is a necessity and not just a new purchase, but one that keeps draining your bank account through the lifetime. >> and here you know that once you start, it is out of control. >> it is like a child really. >> and you paid for the college education, haven't you? >> yes, i v. and the insurance cost, and putting gas in the car each and every week and it all adds up, but there are a few simple things that you do right now to save on the car costs. insurance, and gas and oil change, and a are repair, and some of the many car costs that can drain your wallet, and there are ways to keep your car's demands at a minimum, and one tip taken a defensive driving course, and safe and careful drivers are cheaper to ensure,
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and so, according to the aarp, and taking a driver's ed class could save you $200 annual on the insurance, and tip go is another idea from aarp, use cruise control, because it can reduce the highway fuel usage by 5%, and depending how you drive and how far you can save as much as $70 a year. tip three is to be smart about gas, and gassing up lukely eats up much of the car budget, and so find the cheapest prices in your area by downloading apps like gas buddies or your way. and several grocery stores or other places offer loyalty points, and tip four is to keep your tires propertierly inflate and the epa says that driving with properly inflated tires can help you with your gas mileage and take good care of the car and that means taking up with the r
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the regular oil change, and air filter replacement, and do that and you can keep yourn gins revving longer. >> if you are going t going t gt driving a new car, you to be hit with depreciation driving off of the lot. and oprah is list of favorite things. >> we have everything for everyone on your list. this is kids' luggage. >> and what is that? a giant muffin? it is oprah's biggest things ever. >> you get a muffin and you get a muffin and 107 products are on the list and they range from tech items to beauty the products to food to stuff for your pets and like a test kit and if you were to buy everything on the list, get your money ready, because it would cost $16,000 and however, there are 50 products on it that are
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below $50. >> and the dog dna test kit. and a holiday started with lucille marking the opening of the safeway holiday ice rink, and here we go, kids. they came out on to the ice, and look out. oh, no. that is me right there in the middle. and organizers say that, you know, with what, and yes, somebody help that kid right now. yes. >> and we have our alert escape program every saturday and sunday and it is free, and all you have to do is to go online and sign-up for it and the limited number of people and saturday and sunday morning and whatever you got, and there is always something fun to do. >> and where is the coach for that kid? the edadmission is $13 for kids years or younger, and then you can also check out the union
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set your dvr. and the girl scouts are suing after the boy scouts dropped the word boy and started to admit girls. >> we have the details. >> ren a ne is show ing how thet a fire. it is a skill that the girl learned in her boy scout troop. >> i like to go kayaking, and i like to go hiking and go outdoors. >> reporter: the century old boy scouts of america organization began to enroll the girls in the cub scouts this summer. >> she likes more outdoorsy the thing, and hiking and kayaking and thing like that, and the boy scouts fit right in. >> reporter: they say that the flagship program known as the boy scouts will get a name change early in the year, and they will drop the word boy, and called scout bsa and accept girls and the girl scouts say they are not having it. they believe that the name change is confusing, and causing
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people to believe that the two groups merge tord girl scouts no long -- merged or the girl scouts no longer exists, so they filed a federal lawsuit saying that the suit standard practice in any field and we did what any brand, company, corporation or or organization would do to protect its intelligent property and the brand in the marketplace and to defend the good name. the boy scouts saying to expand the offerings to girls came from years of requests for families to have the option of the bs a's character and leadership development programs for their children, boys and girls. on the boy scouts home page, you will see as many girls as boys in each of the picture, but some girls are not signing up for the boy scout, because of confusion. >> i chose the boy scouts, because it is fun. >> and the boy scouts say that it is reviewing the lawsuit and believings there is an opportunity for both organizati organizations to serve girls.
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>> all right. that is going to do it for this edition of abc 7 news at 4:00 and thank you for joining us. i'm larry beil. >> i'm alma, and abcs 7abcs 7ab7 4:00 begins now. residents are waiting to be rescued as smoke billows from a rooftop. >> smoke seen for miles as people crossed their fingers and hope in order the best. plus -- >> and get ready for more of this. the winds could pose a lot of danger out there. >> and oakland police now say that their officers were targeted in this march. tonight they say they have the man behind the mayhem. >> and declared innocent after seven years s is in murder, an compensation that this man is about to get. >> live where you live, this is abc 7 news. a fiery
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dispute. >> investigators are trying to determine how and why this fire started. >> two residents next door to the building on menker avenue had to be rescued by firefighters when they were trapped by smoke and flames. >> david louie is at the scene, and loud arguments had broke n out just as the fire broke out. >> indeed, christian and dan, and they say that the tenants of the place where the fire had started had been having a loud argument, and the nature unknown. the woman trapped by the fires told us that she was prepared to jump from the second-story window, but she didn't have to, because the fire department got here very quickly. a passerby shot this cell phone video showing the smoke billow fwrg the melker apartment complex. moments before, neighbors said they heard a argument before the fire broke out. >> the smoke is pitch
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