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dan? >> reporter: the protesters were loud and angry here at the p.u.c. but it quickly became clear that the bankruptcy is moving forward with financing now in place. more than 30 protesters shouted down the p.u.c., but they voted to approve new financing to keep pg&e operating while it goes through bankruptcy. >> this is going to allow, if pg&e files for bankruptcy, the continuation of the lights being on and the continuation of the workforce being able to continue. >> the protesters used public comment to read the names of the 86 people who died in the come foy camp fire and called for pg&e to be broken up. >> what we need is a public takeover of the monopoly utilities. that's the only way we're going to have utilities that are accountable to the people over
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profits. >> they also tried to interrupt the vote but the measure passed. pg&e can move forward with bankruptcy, pekted for tomorrow now that the financing is in place. they estimate the liabilities from the 2017 and 2018 wildfires will exceed $30 billion. after today's vote, the utility issued a statement that reads in part, the p. financing pro vietds funds needed to continuing operating our business and continue investing in our system's infrastructure and wildfire mitigation initiatives throughout the chapter 11 process. >> reporter: there's a question tonight. why give raise fz you're going bankrupt? in this s.e.c. filing, i found out that they're giving a top senior vice president a raise from $500,000 to $575,000 and i asked pg&e why is that? they said they have to keep up with the current market conditions and reward this guy for doing a good job. clearly, some are saying giving
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raises before a bankruptcy is tone deaf at the very least. >> you mentioned d.i.p. or debtors in possession financing. what does that mean in terms of ownership during this time? >> reporter: right. that is a common type of financing for corporations going through bankruptcy. here's the key point. the banks giving that financing are now at the top of the lists of creditors could be paid back and that's above the wildfire victims. so this is the important point. the people giving the new financing, they are the first ones to be paid back once they go through the bankruptcy. >> bad news for the victims. dan, thank you for the information. pg&e stock rose 2%. it's been on a roller coaster ride for two weeks. when bankruptcy plans were announced, it plummeted. when pg&e cleared of the tubbs fire it soared. today it close the add 12.01.
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four police officers were shot in a shootout this afternoon. police said two of the officers are in critical but stable condition. two others are recovering and the fifth being discharged. police say the officers were serving a warrant at a home where the occupants were suspected of dealing drugs. the officers were shot as they breached the door. the officers returned fire and two suspects were killed. a strike vote for oakland teachers is scheduled to begin tomorrow and run through friday. this puts teachers one step closer to going out on strike. in the meantime, the school board will vote tonight to close one school as part of the district's consolidation process. abc 7 news reporter lyanne melendez is live where the vote is taking place. a tough week for oakland unified. >> reporter: it's a lot. i have to say. like you said, the school board is voting this evening to close one of the middle schools. it's something they didn't want to do but something they have to
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do. also this beaweek, the teachers finally take that strike vote. union representatives met this evening to begin the process of a a strike vote for oakland teachers and other members. tomorrow, they will hand out ballots allowing teachers to vote through friday. teachers could be on the picket lines as early ws next month. the demands have not changed. >> that our students have a central resources -- essential resources that. our students have smaller class size. that there's increased investment in student support, such as counselors, nurses, librarians and also a living wage to keep our best educators in oakland. >> they want a 12% salary increase over three years. but the district offered a 5% raise. adding to the conflict is the fact that oakland unified has a huge structural deficit that continues to be addressed. the school board is considering letting go of staff at the central office and cutting back
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on school services. >> given our limited resources, we're going to be able to give them what we can. given the state that we're in. >> the school district stated that one way to reduce its deficit is to operate fewer schools. not counting charter schools, there are 86 traditional public schools in oakland and not enough students. >> when you have this many schools with the limited resources we have, we literally have to spread it thinly. it's about consolidating resources and staff. >> already the district is in the process of consolidating two schools and will vote tonight to close roots international academy, which has fewer than 200 students. last week, students, parents and teachers showed their opposition to the idea. the final number and names of schools that will be closed or consolidated is expected to be revealed next month. >> reporter: back to the issue of the teachers on saturday we will know the results of that
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strike vote. in oakland, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. thank you, lyanne. the 2020 presidential election is less than two years away. a california candidate is looeding the way against president trump. senator kamala harris is called a front-runner so far given the excite of her campaign. she faces competition. carlos saucedo shows us what the contenders could face in the early stage of the game. >> with much fanfare, senator harris launched her presidential bid in front of thousands in oakland over the weekend. >> she's homegrown. >> being the clear favorite among californians will in turn become a challenge with outside voters. according to san jose state political department chair melinda jackson. >> we're not quite sure how her appeal will play out in the rest of the country. >> harris is vying for the early votes with a cnn iowa town hall. while being the front-runner has
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advantages, there are drawbacks. >> you've got the big target on your back. you're the one that all the other candidates are aiming for. >> harris is coming in first in a dynamic survey by 538 ranking democratic presidential contenders based on their appeal to different voter groups. in a statement, the san francisco gop -- says her records as san francisco d.a. and california attorney general will be heavily scrutinized. most records will be unappealing to mainstream americans. we still don't know who all the candidates will ultimately be. joe biden and senator bernie sanders have not announced whether they're running. then there's former starbucks ceo howard schultz who says he's seriously considering running as a centrist independent. >> for a candidate to be successful as an independent, they need to find a way to still be able to win in the electoral college, which is a big challenge when you don't have one of the major parties behind you. >> while it's too early to tell,
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jackson predict the democratic field will get busier in the coming weeks. in san jose, carlos saw pseudo, abc 7 news. we put a list of major potential democratic candidates, those who said they're running and those who are still exploring the idea. you can find it all on abc7news.com. in less than an hour, harris will be facing questions from iowa voters as part of a town hall moderated by cnn. earlier today, we spoke with nate ballard, known the senator for years now and he's also served as gavin newsom's communication director when newsom was mayor of san francisco. we asked him what harris needs to accomplish tonight. >> she need to show she can connect with iowa voters. she's a creature of california. she's fantastic. we all know her and love her here. however, she's an unknown to those voters in iowa. she needs to show she's got personality, that she's relatable. >> harris campaign kickoff in
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oakland yesterday was the most viewed story on our website. you can see them all on abc7news.com or use the app whr you can sign up for alerts based on what news you're interested in. today is a spare the air day. it might have been hard to notice. the poor air quality where you live. here's a live look from the sutro tower cam in san francisco. the haze was noticeable in walnut creek. you see it here. this is how it looked late this morning. spencer christian joins us now. maybe snow in the forecast. >> more than maybe. we've got quite a bit of rain. that's the way it's shaping up. let's look at live doppler 7. you see thelex of gren over the ocean. some areas, there will be moisture. this live view a clear one in san francisco. it is still a spare the air day into the evening hours. air quality is good right now in the north bay, coast and central bay and other locations.
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the air quality is improving. let's talk about the chances of rain. a 10% chance tomorrow. 40% early thursday. 90% chances of rain on friday and saturday. we're going into a sustained period of chances of rain. some of it significant. a closer look in a few minutes. ama? thanks, spencer. our weather is nothing compared to what other parts of country are dealing with. we're going to make you glad you live in california. local relief. at the end of the longest federal shutdown in american history. and cautious optimism. a bay area man has to send in six applications before he in six applications before he gets at at&t, we believe in access. in six applications before he gets the opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. connecting with the things that matter most. and because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet, we've created access from at&t. california households with at least one resident who receives snap or ssi benefits
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in the south bay, a school district under fire. a parent says leaders mishandled allegations against a teacher who was arrested and charged with sexually abusing two students. david louie is live at dartmouth middle school in san jose with more on the lawsuit filed today. david? >> reporter: well, the sexual assaults allegedly happened behind a locked office door here at dartmouth. a camera was set up. a parent of one of the victims believes that the school district should have taken more aggressive action against the teacher especially after that parent supplied inappropriate text messages with administrators. 33-year-old music teacher samuel knight was arrested for sexual assault after one of the students went to police.
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this lawsuit claims that the school district could have done more seven years earlier when the mother of another student brought questionable text messages to the attention of administrators. he was allegedly warned and the matter was closed. >> she continued to contact the school district. she didn't think her daughter was the only one receiving these text messages. there's no evidence that anything further was done. >> these are photos from the yearbook where he allegedly had sex with students behind his locked office door. it's alleged he developed relationships through text messages. ban teachers from using electronic devices and social media to communicate with students and train administrators about the behavior of child predators, remove door locks from teachers' office os and enforce an open door policy when students are alone with a teacher. >> school districts have demonstrated that they were utterly unable to regulate themselves and protect students entrusted to their care. >> in a statement, the school
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district responded saying, these disturbing allegations are completely at odds with your district's values and goals. administration, teachers and staff will continue to work towards ensuring that every one of our students feel safe at school. ray mendoza, retired chief prosecutor says sexual predators move in slowly on their victims. >> incremental behavior between that victim an the family and to trust them. once trust is established, they start the molestation process. >> reporter: the lawsuit says that sexual assaults occurred over a span of three years until the victim herself went to police. teacher samuel knight is behind bars awaiting trial and if found guilty, he could spend from 278 years to life in prison. in san jose, david louie, abc 7 news. david, thank you for that update. happening today, data privacy day. a group of california republican lawmakers unveiled a series of
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bills to establish america's strongest consumer privacy protections. it would give consumers more control on how their sensitive information is yused. one is opting out of having their information shared. >> we didn't give permission for that information to be used. people have a right to know how their data and privacy is being protected. >> backers are pushing these protections following several data breaches affecting millions of consumers. several feet of snow and frigid temperatures, that is not the forecast for california. >> it's what people across the midwest are dealing are right now. >> st. paul, minnesota, this driver had to get out and push his car across a snow-covered street. minneapolis schools areesy.chk e formations. chicago is closing the brookfield zoo. it's only the fourth time in 85
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years it's closed. temperatures could drop to minus 55 degrees with the windchill later this week. >> for a california comparison, let's go to abc 7 news anchor dion lim. hi there. >> hey there, ladies. i was inspired to get a cutch hot tea after watching that cold weather video. here in san francisco, we've got it so good. check it out along the embarcadero. people are in shorts, wearing short sleeves, no hats, no gloves. a difference from the midwest. perhaps they'll need something stronger than hot tea. bundle up midwest, you're in for a doozy of ridiculously cold air this week. don't take it from me. here's abc morng teorolog alaperspective. an entire generation lived bout feeling temperatures 40 to 50 degrees below zero and will be 90 to 100 degrees warmer than they are wednesday morning. how is that? >> just try telling that to people from the midwest.
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we caught up with travelers at sfo where almost half of all flights were delayed or canceled. some called bay area weather a cakewalk. >> lovely. we were wearing t-shirts and shorts. it's 41 degrees and we love it. >> in comparison, the bay area is expected to have temperatures of around 58 by wednesday. piece of cake. that's why my producer decided to send me to the food bank freezer. but even the freezer at 4 degrees isn't as cold as what my counterparts at our sister station are dealing with. >> i'm john garcia in the chicago area where we're dealing with snow today. however, bracing for record breaking cold, windchills on wednesday could hit 50 degrees below zero. >> many minnesota public schools have already canceled classes. they're on winter weather watch. temperatures are expected to dip below 30 by tuesday night.id le
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>> many midwestern cities are warning them to not go outside. our hearty chicagoans already know that. >> i'm going to stay home. that's what i'm going to do. >> back out here live, boy do i feel her pain. as i'm sipping on this hot tea, this is from the national weather service in north dakota where they basically tweeted out this picture where you can see a lot of purple. it indicates temperatures as low as, listen to this, minus 81. that is with windchill, by mid this week. live and lucky to be in san francisco, i'm dion lim, abc 7 news. >> oh, boy. >> we could be in shorts here. >> what's the coldest you've experienced? >> minus 70 windchill over two consecutive days. >> could you even talk? >> no. facial muscles freeze up and you can't enunciate. >> i don't remember the temperature. it was michigan. i was there for five years. it was cold. >> it was cold enough.
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>> here it's balmy in comparison. it's like hawaii rightarh her u the studio. anyhow, we've got a continuation of mild weather in the bay area. it's going to get wet and start midweek. here's a look at live doppler 7. i shouldn't say a hint. there is a hint of moisture right now. there's flecks of green indicating patches of moisture passing through the atmosphere, maybe a sprinkle or two hitting the ground overnight. there could be wet spots. here's a view from the abc 7 exploratorium camera. here in san francisco, looking at the skyline, temperature readings mid to upper 6 50s. morgan hill -- a lovely view looking westward from emeryville. a few clouds. there may be an increase, there will be an increase in clouds overnight. current temperature readings in locations, upper 50s at santa rosa. 55 at fairfield. 60 at concord. 58 at livermore. the view from the rooftop camera
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at abc 7 looking at quiet conditions along the embarcadero. these are the forecast features. increasing clouds overnight. maybe even passing spotty sprinkles overnight or tomorrow. but a rainy pattern, a pattern of rain begins midweek. overnight, with increasing clouds, we'll see lows in the mid to upper 40s. here's a little forecast animation to show you the passage of a few passage of spotty sprinkles. it won't be widespread. by afternoon tomorrow, we'll see skies brightened again before the clouds increase once again. highs tomorrow mainly in the low to mid-60s. pretty mild day. then on wednesday, we get that first of a series of storms. light storm, ranking 1 on the impact scale. maybe a quarter of an inch to .75 inches. the forecast animation wednesday evening, that wave will arrive moderate to heavy at times in time for the evening commute. the evening commute wednesday will probably be slow and slippery one. then on friday, we get our next
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storm, which will be a stronger one. ranking 2 on the storm impact scale. it will be accompanied by gusty wind, possibility of a thunderstorm or two. we've got active weather ahead. here's the seven-day forecast. look at that. after tomorrow, every single day there is some chance of rain and looks like, again, the most significant storm will be the one on friday. raining and windy on friday with showery and breezy conditions on saturday and sunday. then on monday, just a lingering chance of rain. hey, we still have across the bay area below average rainfall levels for this time of the season. bring it on. get us up to average. >> we need to do it. >> that's what we aim for. >> all right. >> all right. girl scout what does help for heart fait looks like this. entresto is a heart failure pill that helped keep people alive and out of the hospital. don't take entresto if pregnant; it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. don't take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren, or if you've had angioedema with an ace or arb.
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happening now, transit is talking about a proposed fare increase. the meeting started about 25 minutes ago. they're considering two fare schedules. they include an increase in july to the adult cash fare raising it to $2.50. the youth or disabled, senior is $1.25. the 31-day passes would increase to $34. the transit agency would seven-day pass. the board of directors meeting
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is february 27th. other meetings about the increases are set for tomorrow at he wiel cerrito city hall ano in oakland. both meetings run from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. girl scout cookies go on sale in the bay area today. all your favorite flavors are back and a new one this year is gluten-free and called caramel chocolate chip. cookie sales run through march 3rd. if you don't see any scouts in your neighborhood, you can find cookie booths on the girl scouts of northern california website. each box of cookies is $5. so funny, we were just looking at them. >> i like the samoas. >> we're friends. >> dou-si-dosdo-si-dos. peanut butter. federal workers gtingaidaga. they're all back to work, at least temporarily. >> see what life is like for government workers in the bay area. the irs is back to work
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government shutdown in american history is over for now. employees are back at work with pay. there is a three-week reprieve in the shutdown until february 15th. >> regular government work is resuming, that includes plans for the state of the union. today house speaker nancy pelosi sent the president this invitation and he accepted. >> the speech will take place in the house chamber next tuesday. meantime, most government workers are simply focused on getting their next paycheck. >> our reporter looks at the concerns they have that history will repeat itself. >> federal workers breathing a small sigh of relief. >> nobody is ever prepared for anything like this. >> as they head back to work, some for the first time in five weeks. >> glad to be back. get back into the swing of things. >> it's far from business as usual because in three short weeks, those same workers could find themselves once again without a paycheck. >> the table has been perfectly set by the president in order for a good deal to come together
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where everybody gets a little bit of something they're looking for. >> one option the president hasn't ruled out is another government shutdown, warning that three weeks move quickly and reiterating his demand for more than $5 billion in border wall funding. >> we really have no choice but to build a powerful wall. >> mr. trump telling the "wall street journal" he thinks there's less than a 50% chance a permanent deal will happen. according to a new abc news "washington post" poll, 2/3 of americans don't have faith he or democrats will do what's right for the country either. >> they're going to in three weeks what they couldn't do in five weeks. >> you lose the government output for five weeks, that's never made up. >> just how costly was that partial government shutdown? >> a new report from the budget office revealed it cost the economy $11 billion.
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3 billion of which won't be recovered. abc news, washington. here's a site many peopsight many were waiting for. the park service reopened the gates for service. some of the ships are off limits until they can be inspected for damage after a storm. nonprofit organizations that operated the pier are glad the shutdown is over. >> it's a lot more fun, things will get fixed now. we've got boats that need to get fixings and we look forward to that. >> park rangers back at muir woods. the national park closed partially during the shutdown. some rangers stayed on to protect the park and volunteers kept the facilities clean and operating. with a full staff again, ranger-led talks will resume, as will educational programs. rangers are greeting yosemi park. nearly 500 employees were back at work today as the visitor center, museum and campgrounds
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all reopened. >> it's a feeling of relief that the shutdown is over. we love our jobs. it's great to see co-workers. we're all just really excited to be back. the focus is payroll. getting folks paid. >> yosemite was free for visitors today. but officials expect to start charging again by tomorrow. in the east bay, many federal employees returned to work today. others, including tsa workers who remained on the job, will now finally get paid. abc 7 news reporter laura anthony has a look. >> i noticed they seem to be living more jolly. >> joey just arrived at oakland international airport from texas. he told us he noticed something different about the tsa workers at the airports he traveled through. >> i did notice they were a little bit kinder than usual. their spirits were a little more perked up, yes. >> as a passenger, you feel safer knowing that the folks are feeling a little bit better about what they're doing?
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>> yes, definitely. the 400 tsa workers at oakland international stayed on the job throughout the shutdown without getting paid for the past month. but soon their paychecks will be in the mail. >> definite relief but keeping in mind people still haven't seen any payette. we're in a three-week continuing resolution. keeping our fingers crossed that clears up in three weeks. >> not enough to show my gratitude for what you've done. but it's a start. >> aught the john muir historical site, employees caught up on mail, some from school kids and getting ready to reopen the visitor center to the public on tuesday. >> we had staff came in over the weekend to get time cards in. we have to check on reservations, cancel all the programs over the last month. we had to try to call people back, reschedule. >> the national park service employees here and all over the bay area are back on the job. the question remains, for how long? >> as things get closer, i'm
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sure we'll get more nervous. we're hopeful that we'll continue to be able to operate and that's what we're going to focus on right now. >> in martinez, laura anthony, abc 7 news. irs employees are back at work just in time. today is the first day you can file your federal tax returns. you might find it more challenging than usual. it's the first year since sweeping changes were made to federal income tax rules. the standard deduction has been doubled. itemized deduction rs limited the and the child tax credit increased. the last day to file is april 15th. you're encouraged to file as early as possible. the first refunds will probably go out next week. >> a nerd wallet survey says over half of americans are even aware that tax laws changed and half of them don't understand how it affects them. about a third of people polled say the new tax law hasn't changed their financial situation. the changes were supposed to result in fewer taxes withheld from paychecks. have you heard about the real i.d. in a few years, that's what you
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the golden gate bridge is not only considered an engineering marvel, its construction led to improved worker safety. >> wayne freedman sfopoke to a woman whose family made it possible. >> this is a place you never visit unless you work here. you may not know it exists amid your commute on the bridge. an alternate universe for workers with the never ending task of painting every square inch. >> you have to be a gymnast or contortionist to climb up. >> they need to wear hard hats. it's mandatory. >> this saved me a bunch of times. knocking my head on steel. >> just wonder what would have happened if i didn't have that hard hat on. >> it's a bit of history dating back to the beginning. as it turns out, the golden gate
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bridge was the first construction site to mandate hard hats on a job. it comes counsel to personal connections. joseph straws had a friend in the city named edward bullard who made mining equipment. he asked bullard to make something to protect his men. >> during the construction of the golden gate bridge, rivets fall from one of the towers. >> enter generation five. she came to town for a sales meeting. when we learned she had one of the original hats. they're made of leather and canvas. >> it feels hard. >> because of the process the grandfather used to hard boil the canvas. >> hence the name. it cost all of 3 rds back they added cotton straps for suspension. they're on job sites around the world. >> do you think this is better than the original? >> by far. >> this is where it started. history above the golden gate.
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on the golden gate bridge, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. still so incredible when you look at it today. >> absolutely. let's take a live look at the golden gate bridge. enjoy the drive. put the two words together. enjoy the weather while you can. >> i love the way you put the words together. rain will be returning later in the week
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california's department of motor vehicles. the dmv intended to use an extra $40 million to hire more workers. wait times of people have swarmed dmv offices to obtain driver's licenses and i.d.s. the dmv wants to wait to ask for more money until after lawmakers can review an audit of the agency. well, by october 2020, all of us will need either a real i.d. or a passport to fly even within the u.s. one local man tried to get his early, only to be super frustrated.
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>> he contacted 7 on your side michael finney. >> this poor guy. dream of warm, ocean waters and tropical hawaiian breezes were blown away for a couple when their application for a real i.d. seemed to drift away. >> jim webb and gail mathis have been scuba diving in the waters of hawaii and other exotic locales for 30-plus years. the passage of time hasn't slowed this couple. >> i'm old and decrepit. >> he went to renew his lanicen and he saw this poster. he got together his necessary documentation and returned to turn in his application. he waited a month. when he didn't receive the new identification, he called the help line. >> they said that there was a problem that i needed to go back and take the documentation again and go through all of the
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filling out the process and get the picture taken again. >> that wouldn't be easy. the lines this past fall at the dmv were notoriously long. jim skipped the lines at the dmv in los gatos and made the one-hour trek to the less busy watsonville office. he applied again and then waited and waited and waited for the real i.d. to arrive in the mail. the dmv finally told him to reapply again. >> i went through it six times. >> six times in. >> six times. >> his wife gail watched the whole ordeal. >> if your license expired, he end up getting a ticket because you're waiting on the dmv. that was frustrating. he was more patient than i was. >> after another failed try, he reached out to 7 on your side and we contacted the dmv. the dmv told us jim already had a real i.d. senior identification card but tried to
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switch it to a real i.d. driver's license. federal law doesn't allow a driver to hoeld both. after being contacted, we spoke with mr. webb, identified the issue, manually removed the real i.d. record on his senior identification card and issued a real i.d. driver's license. >> you guys saved it. >> one phone call from you folks and the things started happening immediately. >> working pretty hard on it. >> we have a link to the answers for a bunch of frequently asked questions about real i.d. to check it out for yourself, go to the 7 on your side page on our website. as long as you're there, i want to hear from you. you can either tell me any consumer problems you have right there or give us a call on the hotline monday through friday 10:00 to 2:00. 415-954-8151 or on my facebook page as well. >> so many issues with real i.d. busy with the calls. >> thanks, michael. all right.
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we need another check on our forecast. >> real weatherman spencer christian. >> we've got real weather coming your way as a matter of fact. here's live doppler 7. this is not the real weather i was talking about. but it's for real. we have a few catches of moisture over the bay. maybe a couple of sprinkles scattered. overnight lows in the mid to upper 40s. then comes our next storm on wednesday. not tomorrow, but wednesday. it's a light storm ranking only 1 on the storm impact scale. that will be followed in a couple of days on friday by one ranking 2 on the storm impact scale. a storm of moderate intensity and gusty winds and periods of heavy rain. as you look at the accuweather seven-day forecast, you see what i mean by real weather. six consecutive days of periods of rain. some light, some heavy. be prepared much. thank you, spencer. mindi bach in for larry and sports. we've got exciting times with warriors fans. >> they left january 18th.
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not this time. not these warriors. not now. golden state continued to roll as it closed out a ten-day road trip in indiana. we'll show you this demarcus cousins injury. it was pretty interesting. he took a hard foul on and his leg buckled underneath him. he continued to play. that was good. so was steph curry. look at that. the nice floater. that was not good. look at klay on the bench. he trips over the towel and almost takes himself out. somebody nail that guy to his seat. unbelievable. >> shawn livingston behind the backboard, gets it in. this is how well the warriors are playing. the sidestep three. at the buzzer. could it get any more beautiful? curry makes it six for six from beyond the arc. he finished with a game high 26. his first miss right there. then he's up for the rebound to moon i. klay for three. klay had 16, cousins 22.
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the warriors blew out the pacers. 132-100 the final. that's the 11th straight win. they went 5-0 on the road trip. they're coming on home. anthony davis wants out of new orleans. the pelicans confirmed that their star player requested a trade and will not sign a contract extension. davis is scheduled to pk a free agent in the summer of 2020. he's eligible for a five-year $240 in. super max contract in the summer. the power forward wants to be traded for a team that can compete for a championship. let the court ship begin. the lakers set to be the frontrunners. the hype leading up to the super bowl kicked up a notch. it kicked off with the craziness that is media day. the rams went first facing thousands of media members. jared goff is the youngest quarterback to lead a team to the title game. >> you know, he'sst got -- -- -
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me, growing up, he was winning super bowls when i was young. when i was 7, 8 years old. he's the constant pro and a guy doing it for a long time. >> tom brady is a great quarterback. i'm not going to say nothing bad about him. i expect him as the g.o.a.t. he's the legend. >> just the best of the best. those guys don't make a lot of mistakes. they like to do things the right way. at the end of the day, football is about beating that man across the field more than he beats you. rob gronkowski brought the moves and the energy for the patriots. look at tom brady. not sure how to respond to that. julian edelman either. they are not enthusiastic about answering a hord of media questions again. it's brady's ninth super bowl. >> i feel like this team came together like we needed to. we came together as a group of men that gave everything they
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could for the one goal. to get to this game. you know, the book hasn't ended. there's one chapter left. hopefully it's a great chapter. >> i don't think this team spent a lot of time worrying about what everyone thinks. we know what we have to do. we work hard, try to get things done. when we don't do them, we try to correct the mistakes and move on and do them better. >> this is what the spectacle of media day looks like. if you haven't been there, it's unreal. it used to be actually journalists asking questions. now there are a lot of late night talk show hosts. there's guillermo from jimmy kimmel getting involved. can't wait to see his piece. a lot going on at media day. absolutely. it has become crazy. fans go in and they get to watch, too and see players and interact. it really is absolute mayhem. >> you know i'm partial to jared goff because of cal bears. do you remember before all that talk whether he'd be affected
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because his hands are smaller than the typical quarterback. >> i think he's with the right head coach, a great offensive line and a good defense. it's going to be, i think, a good game. we're assured of a winning quarterback from the bay area. >> there you go. >> thanks, mindi. join us tonight on cable 713. senator kamala harris is hitting the ground running heading from oakland it iowa. her answers from a town hall tonight one day into her campaign. at 11:00, a south bay realtor's car was vandalized. why she thinks she was specifically targeted. that does it for this edition of abc 7 news. you can look for breaking news any time on the abc 7 news app. i'm ama daetz. i'm kristen sze. for all of us here, have a good night.
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