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10:00. following the service, thousands are expected to line the streets for a 25-mile funeral procession from staples center through south los angeles, watts, and englewood. the l.a. times reports the nation of islam will provide security along the route. hustle was shot and killed last week outside his marathon clothing store. for millions of pg&e customers electricity bills could skyrocket if big wildfires continue to burn here in california. the warning comes in a new report prepared for the governor avenues office by a uc burkely utilities expert. fees could jump 50% in one year if pg&e is found responsible for another round of wildfires. it's 4:30. if you are just joining us here's a quick check on weather and traffic. >> breeze right side calm, 26 at fairfield, 15 at sfo.
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15 at h moon bay. the rest of us are at less that 10 miles per hour. they kick up from 11:00 this morning to 8:00 this evening. for the coast mainly with gusts coming out of the northwest up to 45 miles per hour. sandblasting heading towards the beaches today. here's a look. fwrz breezy in san francisco. 46 to 01 at 7:00. 56 to 62 at noon when the breezies really kick in. the temperatures don't warm this afternoon if at all. then we are in the mid to upper 50s. it feels cooler though because of the breezes. here's another check of the weather with alexis. >> you have got weather. i am doing traffic. walnut creek southbound 680 nic. if you are turning into we have calls in to chp that
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there is a big ladder in the far left lane, chp on the way to get it removed. look out for that. drive time, so far so webb 58015 minutes. today we are off to a great start at 16 minutes. no delays northbound 85, 101 to opportunitier tino also coming in at 15 minutes. >> chp is investigating why a man was running across the freeway in the east when a car hit him. it happened near love ridge road in pittsburgh. the man was pronounced dead at the scene. the driver stopped and cooperated with authorities. authorities are trying to figure out if the pedestrian was under the influence of alcohol or drugs. we will get an update on the
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work to repair the cracked support beams. >> it cost $2 million to it opened in august and then it was closed because of the cracks. we are looking at a reopening in june. >> reporter: possibly, reggie. a key word there. there is still a ways to go. what we know is they are still working on fixing the broken building. officials gave reporters a tour of the sales force transit building and the work being dne. they showed the 16 plates that have been brought in. they will be put into place to secure the building. the big question is, when will it reopen? it has ben closed almost seven months because of cracked beams in the brand-new building. >> at that point in time we will be able to determine with the independent review's approval when we can determine a reopening date for the center.
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>> reporter: while people wait for this work to be done, they are using the temporary transbay terminal at howard and mission, two blocks away. today, a public update on this work will be given at the transbay joint powers authority meeting. they will also release information about the budget. a possible look today at what this delay has cost. we have a time line of this entire or deal up on our website. it is an interesting read. if you have a minute visit abc7 news.com. reporting live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, >> amy, thank you. abc7 news committed to building a better bay area, including homelessness. what's the answer for some doesn't mean it works for others. where campo and san jose meet there is a sight that's hard to miss. neighbors call this a pile of trash. others consider it a collection
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and treasure. abc7 news reporter amanda del castillo has details. >> reporter: the scene is impacting two cities. miscellaneous items sits on the corner of campo and san jose. owner was evicted. >> all kinds of things are showing up there. >> reporter: a complain was filed in august pointing to the debris. code enforcement says more complaints cam out regarding outdoor storage, tils being stored and safety. >> it started out as a small. a. it became quite a lot. it is almost a parking lot amount of stuff. >> reporter: law enforcement issued three citations between september and november. an inspection notice went out in january and a compliance order in february all to remove things on the property. off camera, the owner says it was meant to be workshop, a
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place where he stored his collections. he says other continued to add to the pile. >> lack of space inside the place. >> reporter: erin made her home outside. she says many people slept inside the shop. the business owner explained when the homeless people started showing up he couldn't turn them away. >> i am probably not supposed be the here but i am not removing items and i cleaned up the front. >> reporter: law enforcement has been ordered to hold items for 15 days and the property owner plans to remove any remaining items after that time. amy del bass tio, abc7. >> shar your ideas for building a better bay area. political reports democratic mega donor sue see thomp kin's buhl sent out invites for tonight's event. it is not clear where the
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fund-raiser is taking place. moody judge showed up in severas announced he is running. he has been teasing an announcement this sunday. we showed you this surveillance video yesterday morning of thieves breaking into the diana dare enrichment center and driving off their their van. police found it in a walmart parking center in martinez. eight of its ten car seats were gone. this is the second time the van was stolen in the past months. temperatures in the mid to upper 50s -- i would say mid to upper 40s through most of the upland east bay neighborhoods. near 50 in antioch. micro climates this morning. low to mid 50s from san francisco to oakland into the south bay. santa rosa is about 53. pacifica is 50. a look at south bey beach.
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pretty quiet. no rain. faster breezes. if you are on our east/west dredges especially on the evening commute. cool and mild. we have a small craft advisory. it is for both of the bays and it is going to be all the way until the evening hours. for the east bay we are looking at a 12-hour planner that shows a lot of clouds. but the sunshine will filter through. notice we are only in the low 60s during the afternoon hours. here's look at san francisco. we may not even make it out of the 50s today. upper 50s most of the afternoon hours with those breezes increasing as we head throughout the day. we will take a look at the weekend forecast coming up. i think you will be happy with that. let's bring alexis in. she does traffic, not weather. >> no. that's what you do. all right. taking a look at the roads, it is nice and quiet so far this morning. looking at just a couple vehicles coming our way southbound 101 across golden gate bridge. no delays there coming in from marin county. i don't think you will have any
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significant slowdowns anywhere if you are just about to head out the door. mass transit, bart trains begin running at 5:00 a.m. now. the bus service is running right now. no issues with this. ace 1 out of the central valley on time. no tlas for ac transit. >> happening today, spacex will try to launch its newest mega rocket. >> they had to scrap launch plans yesterday because of winds at the space center. last year's test flight put a tesla convertible into or bye. spacex will now try to land two of the first stage boosters back at cape canaveral and a third will land on an ocean platform. a north bay man sets up a group of naked mannequins in his yard as a protest. no you the party is over. kim kardashian west wants to be a lawyer.
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to simone, i leave the van gogh. to harrison, the wine collection. grace, you get the beach house, just don't leave the lights on, okay? to mateo, my favorite chair. to chris, the family recipes. to craig, this rock. to jamie, well, let's just say, enjoy the ride. the redwoods to the redheads. the rainbows to the proud. the almonds to walter. the beaches to the bums. and the fog to, who else, karl. i leave these things to my heirs, all 39 million of you, on one condition. that you do everything in your power to preserve and protect them. with love, california.
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>> announcer: you are never more than seven men's away from your accuweather forecast. >> we have breezes down south, also with gusts up to 60 miles per hour from around slo through the grapevine. be careful traveling through there. in fact catch the cold front and the clouds sweep across the state in the afternoon hours. low to mid 70s. san diego, l.a., fresno, vegas.
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mid to upper 60s for fresno and cheeko. a chance for snow once again this the mountains. valley, rain in the sierra for thursday. more rain than snow sunday. look at the temperatures. from 42 today to 58 by saturday. >> thank you mike. an update on a story that was one of the most popular on abc7 news.com for days and those mannequins in the front yard of a santa rosa home are gone. jason winds installed naked mannequins last month of a the city hit him with a zoning violation because his fence was too high. he says a neighbor complained about visibility issues. he cut the fence and installed a unique garden party to celebrate. he says it is time to start working on rebeautifying his yard. now to a story a lot of you are talking about on twitter this morning. according to vogue, kim
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kardashian west says she wants to become a criminal lawyer. the reality tv star and businesswoman says she plans to take the bar in 2022. only on abc7 news our reporter kate larsen spoke to the bay area attorney mentoring kim. >> a new page in the 38-year-old reality tv star's story. kim k. his father robert kardashian famously defended o.j. simpson plans to become a lawyer without going to law school. >> what a waste of time. the only thing she knows about lawyers is getting divorced as far as i know. >> i am not a fan of hers. but do what she wants. who cares. >> i say for it.i mean her inte >> reporter: you may remember alice marie johnson, the 63-year-old who was released from an alabama prison after 21 years. that was in part thanks to kardashian when she saw on social media that johnson was serving a life sentence for a
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non-violent drug charge she took to it the top meeting with president trump who ultimately granted johnson column ensy last summer. >> like everybody on our team kim cares deeply about the people who have been negatively impacted by the criminal justice system. >> reporter: the national director of cut 50 a non-profit based in the bay area has this attorney. jackson is also kardashian'smentor and was involved in johnson's column ensy case. jackson works with kardashian weekly, who is in the first year of a four-year apprenticeship. an alternative route to becoming a lawyer in california. >> i spend a lot of time with her meeting with formerly incarcerated people, people living inside of prisons, working on individual cases, drafting policies. and i think her passion and her dedication and her empathy for people who have been impacted just shines through. kate larsen, abc7 news. cisco, >> why not? >> okay. >> good for her. >> wish everyone luck.
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dub nation, the warriors open the nba playoffs against the clippers this weekend at oracle arena. >> game one is saturday at 5:00 p.m. if you are not going, you can watch the game only right here on abc7. stay with larry beil, nbc analyst kerry keating, don foil and for the toyota after the game, manipulatedy bach will be at oracle arena with post game reaction from players and coaches. we have the whole team on night what is the shady graphic that we have? >> i just found, you know, a silly picture i guess. >> i mean, that is the last picture i would want on any full screen graphic. all right. go warriors! >> anyway, 5:00 p.m. saturday. let's talk about saturday. it is going to be the warmest day this week with some neighborhoods reaching 80 in our inland valleys. until we get there we have one of the coldest days this week, today. here's a look at san jose, 280 at 17 where we have high clouds and stars out there.
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the high clouds will testimony our sunshine, and the cool breezes will drop temperatures five to ten degrees compared to yesterday. warmth spikes with our calmest day, saturday. and then temperatures do the roller coaster all the way through the extended forecast. here's a look at our inside slider. prescription along the sierra, and along the ocean. we are a sandwich of dry weather between that as the inside slider moves through today. here's what it does to our temperatures. only 59 in san francisco. 60 in half moon bay with some of our fastest winds at our beaches. watch out for the blowing sand and everything else that might be lifted off by gusts up to 55 miles per hour. low to mid 60s just about everywhere else. upper 60s for antioch and fairfield. tonight clouds stick around. temperatures behind the cold font will be cooler than this morning. upper 40s in the east bay
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valleys. richmond, oakland, san mateo and san francisco, about 50 degrees. here we go. catch the clouds just roll through. notice the rain over the ocean and the snow up in the sierra. we are getting nothing. here's a look at the accuweather seven-day forecast. alexis. >> so far, so good for the thursday morning commute. i don't have any major issues to talk about. still have folks on spring break really all the way through the easter holiday. it is a bit spread out here. we are not complaining. we are enskroiing the lighter than average volumes and not many incidents. 205 to 580 getting out of the central valley slowly filling in. but these speeds are in the bad, 27 on 205, 18 once you make it to 580 if you are doing the ata mont pass commute. looking good at the bay bridge
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toll plaza. a little bit of a backup in the cash lanes on the left. no delays if you are using fast track. watch what you say to amazon's echo. it might not be the only one listening to your request. >> streaming live tv just got more expensive. >> digging deeper for live streaming. >> you tube is raising its price from 35 to $50. the latest move to raise prices while adding more channels. the rate will be higher if its built through apple. alexa reportedly relies on teams of humans to improve her skills. >> according to bloomberg, thousands of amazon employees listen to and transcriskand trae requests made to alexis. amazon says employees don't know who they are listening to. finally a sign of our digital times. call it insta-worthiness. >> more than half of american
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travelers chose their vacation destinations based on how good they will look on instagram. >> all for the gram. >> oh, yes. >> those are your tech bites. >> more than half? >> yeah, how good it looks on instagram. >> am i awake right now? >> just enjoy the vacation and not worry about taking selfies. >> 2019. >> i know, it's wild. they are caught up in the college admissions scandal. now lorie loughlin's daughters can leave ucs. >> patagonia is
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rocky is in town to take on the giants -- rockies in town to take on the giants. over at oracle park. it will be breezy, full of stars and 55 degrees by the end of the game. >> mike, thank you. actress lori loughlin's daughters may be stuck at usc while their parents face charges they used bribes to get the kids into the school. usc says they are doing a case by case review of students possibly associated with the scheme. the university says they have placed on hold those student accounts, which prevents them from doing several thing, including withdrawing from the university when the news the scandal first broke last month. tmz reported lori loughlin's daughters were planning to withdraw. disney is expected to launch
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a streaming service later this year studies show americans use at least one to tefr top video service talking about things like netflix, hulu, amazon. ott has surpassed live television for nearly all age groups. a majority surveys in the harris poll say they spend more time watching ott content than they do talking with friends and family. i should mention disney is the parent company of abc7. check out this surveillance video. this is allen with it park. you can see a man twirling inside a dust devil. the vortex tore a roof off the building next to the skate park and sent debris flying everywhere. no one was her. that's wild. >> i am jealous, but then i would get clap back about it how dangerous it is to be standing
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in the middle of that. but i would do it. you can see the inwith. they are okay so far. this he going to pick up and they are going to blow a lot of tree pollen around and grass pollen and mold pollen is low. the uv index will be lower because of the highway clouds filtering the sunshine. the breezes pick up around 7:00 in the north bay. watch the clock right here as we head throughout the day -- if i can get the -- well, i guess we are going to stay at 7:00. what i am going to tell you is they are going to get faster, peeking around 30, 35 miles per hour around 7:00 this evening. by tomorrow afternoon and evening if you are friday plans they will only be around 10 miles per hour. >> it is kinds of feeling like a weekend morning right now. we are looking at all green on our traffic map so far today with just a couple small exceptions. southbound 880 in oakland. we have road work between 23rd and 29th avenues.
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according to caltrans, they do have various lanes skild scheduled to be closed until 6:00 this morning. yesterday they were done just a little bit after 5:00. we will see if they pick that up ahead of schedule. minor delays right now. as long as you are not in a big rig you can use 08 580 as an alternate. walnut creek to highway 13, the ladder that was in the roadway near camino pablo has been moopd. web 680 trisy to dublin, coming in at 37 minutes. clothing maker patagonia is suing anheuser-busch over a beer. besides the name the bottle has mountains which patagonia says bear a striking resem lance to i its logo. the clothing has its own beer
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called long root pale ale, and patagonia is accusing anheuser-busch for patent enfringement -- you should say the clothing company has the beer as well. it will be easier for people to spent cc in force and on line thanks to a bay area company. the company lets you buy, sell, and store crepto currency. coin base is offering a visa that links directly the your account. it plans to expand to european countries. we don't know when it could become available in the u.s. next. sales force expansion the new international location the ceo revealed overnight. new overnight, new details about the next royal baby. why we likely won't see harry and meghan's first child right away. they had 550 fraudulent votes in their favor. >> honestly i think it was reckless,
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welcome to 5:00 a.m. on this thursday. >> reggie has me laughing this morning. hi there, mike. good morning. happy thursday. >> i like the songs he has been serenading with just off the top of his head. >> oh, yeah. >> they have been fantastic. putting everybody in a good mood at 5:00. >> ba, ba, ba. >> do you have a theme for the weather you can sing while i am doing this? >> working on it. >> we are getting back to breezy conditions. 26 in fairfield. 17 at sfo. 22 at half man bay. they get faster from here. a dry cold fr

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