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fix it. >> reporter: when mackenzie feldman was a junior, she and her teammates convinced the ground keeper to stop praying herbicides here. >> he was like totally. i just don't have the labor to pick the weeds. we said perfect, we have 20 girls on the team. we will do it for you. >> we were worried that these were young women of reproductive age and they probably shouldn't be exposed to any of this stuff. they ended upcoming out here and having weeding parties basically. >> reporter: now, mackenzie served up an ace for the entire uc community. uc president janet napolitano issuing a temporary suspension of gilyphosate-based herbicide t all campuses. >> we are like, we did it. >> it will make a huge impact for every student in the whole uc system. a lot of kids not exposed anymore. >> reporter: exceptions to the temporary suspension starting june 1st include agriculture
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operation, programs to re-duss wildfire risk and glyphosate-based herbicide research. >> we are getting people to e-mail the president and tell her it is not enough and we want all prop 65 chemicals banned. >> reporter: she says she is keeping a watchful eye on glyphosate-based litigation. the manufacturer of glyphosate-based weed killer tells "abc 7 news", quote, there's no evidence that moving away from glyphosate for weed management enhances safety. they site a recent epa conclusion. in berkley, melanie woodrow, "abc 7 news." new at 6:00, a downed power line caused a lot of damage in martinez. sky 7 was over the scene less than 30 minutes ago. our exclusive map technology shows the work happening between green and ward. four cars were damaged by no one was inside any of them thank goodness. power is out to the neighborhood and may not be fully restored until 5:00 a.m. tomorrow. berkley's public health department is issuing a measles
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alert. officials confirmed an adult resident was diagnosed with the illness on monday. they say that person had visited the original berkley bowl on the afternoon of may 7th between the hours of 3:00 and 5:00. >> the person is not contagious at this point, so there is no risk of getting measles from that individual. however, those people who were exposed, especially there at berkley bowl, need to be watching for symptoms of measles. >> and those symptoms include fever, cough, runny nose and red eyes. they start to emerge 7 to 21 days after exposure. as always, doctors remind people to get vaccinated. tonight a progress report to a story that you've seen only on "abc 7 news" about survivors of the north bay wildfires who are having to fight the construction company that was supposed to help them rebuild. they're still waiting for new houses. "abc 7 news" reporter wayne freedman has stayed with this story for a week straight and has tonight's update. >> reporter: among all of the
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positive rebuild stories in the north bay firestorm zone there remain tales of woe. we are talking about some home projects stalled or never started. did you think you would have a house by now? >> of course. >> reporter: how much money are you out? >> about a quarter million dollars so far. >> they can say nothing to reassure me. >> reporter: the complaints center around the construction, a central valley contractor that took tens of thousands of dollars in deposits and for the most part has not delivered. now after ten complaints in two weeks, the state contractor's licensing board has issued a warning. >> we believe that there's probable violations of law that if we can prove them that would lead either to the suspension or the revocation of their license. >> reporter: today we heard from two former employees who say they left because they see signs that the company is in trouble. elizabeth zayes and her husband tell of unpaid bills, customer calls unreturned and all at a well-meaning company that took on too much. >> i honestly feel in my heart that it is a financial
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situation. i feel if they are just be truthful and tell the homeowners that that's the problem, i won't think they would be in this big predicament they're now in. >> reporter: now they face numerous complaints of diversion, fraud, lack of reasonable diligence, failure to pay for materials, abandonment, and they're all on the sonoma county district attorney's watch list. >> it is possible they could look at things as serious as grand theft. >> reporter: in addition to homeowners who want their money back, moses zerdola confirmed with others many contractors and suppliers have not been paid. >> unfortunately, the subcontractors went out to help the homeowners out and at the end got burned or are getting burned now. >> reporter: now he has gone to work for another contractor vowing to help these people. meantime, people like tom and shelly paid $6,000 for nothing so far except worry. >> i don't think i will see the money. >> i can tell you it was never their intentions at all, and it
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makes me sad for both parties, because charimonte was my family and i know in my heart they meant no wrong. i just think it was too much for them to take on. >> reporter: in san francisco, wayne freedman, "abc 7 news". well, we are taking a break from the storm watch tonight, but not for very long. >> no, the atmospheric river that brought us rain for the last two days brought snow to the sierra and a winter storm watch is going to kick in for the weekend because of the possibility of heavy snow. >> "abc 7 news" weather anchor spencer christian is tracking the weekend weather. spencer, it is just amazing. >> the sunny break is about to take its own break. here is a look at live doppler 7. clear conditions right now, but a storm is lurking around the corner. this approaching storm ranks one on the storm impact scale. it will be moving in tomorrow morning, continuing into sunday, producing half an inch to an inch and a quarter of rain for most areas with strong, gusty wind. here is forecast animation
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starting at 7:00 tomorrow morning. notice between 7:00 and 10:00 a.m. we will see rain pushing into the north bay and between 10:00 and noon it will spread to other parts of the bay area, and those areas of yellow and orange represent heavy downpours. it is a light storm but it certainly will produce periods of heavy rain and strong, gupst rain continuing through the day tomorrow. it won't end before sunday. and a winter storm watch in a few minutes. dan. >> spencer, thank you. a warning for parents in the fremont area. police arrested a man they believe put cameras into the men's bathroom of an indoor trampoline park. the footage included children. "abc 7 news" reporter chris reyes has the story. >> it is scary. it is sad. my son used to work there. my kids have all gone there. that's not something that you want to hear. >> reporter: fremont police arrested 36-year old richard charles rocha from antioch. he faces charges of child pornography and concealing a
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camera in public. an employee called police on may 3rd after a hidden camera was found in the men's public restroom inside the trampoline park. that's when police found footage of children using the bathroom. police allege the camera captured the suspect setting it up. family who freekt roquent rock jump want to know if the company is asking the right questions. rock and jump did not want to issue a statement or do an on-camera interview, but according to their pr rep there is now a company-wide policy to do routine bathroom checks. >> i'm glad she is a girl so she can go with me so i could, you know, hopefully protect mer a little bit. >> reporter: this is not the first incident this year for rock and jump at this location. just a few months ago police were called to the trampoline park for a man exposing himself. employees chased down the suspect who tried to run away. jose ortiz felix was charged with lewd conduct. >> it is hard enough for them, you know, not letting them go to the park, nevertheless bring
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them to a facility like this where you think they're safe. >> reporter: police believe that rocha may have put cameras in other public places. when they searched his home they found other devices. they're now asking for the public's help and reaching out to victims. in fremont, chris reyes for "abc 7 news." four students who wrote a racist slur at a high school in san ramon have been disciplined. it was one of four graffiti incidents at a california high school this week. the others threatened a mass shooting on may 9th. san ramon police say they don't have any evidence the students intended to carry out the threat or that a crime was committed. the other graffiti threats remain under investigation. >> unfortunately we've had four incidents involving graffiti in recent weeks. >> they said 80% of the school, the kids were off on thursday. 80%. so, yes, i think there should be some discipline. >> cal high school administrators praised their students for coming forward and helping them find the four students involved. the school received over 40 tips on its anonymous tip line.
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the road to the white house went through the south bay today. democratic hopeful and former housing and urban development secretary haulan castro appeared in a county meeting in santa clara. he pools in a field of the top ten vying for the nomination. chris nguyen spoke with him one-on-one. >> reporter: at santa clara this afternoon hundreds attended a town hall featuring julian castro. he made his case why he is best to take on president trump in 2020. >> i represent a new generation of leadership with a bold, ambitious plan for our united states to be the smartest, the healthiest, the fairest and the most prosperous nation on earth. >> reporter: earlier this week castro unveiled his people-first education plan which includes the creation of a federally-funded pre-k program and the elimination of tuition at public universities and community colleges.
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>> what i love most about him is that he leads with compassion and, more importantly, with family values that i hold near and dear to my heart. >> reporter: today the former hud secretary under president obama touched on his immigration plan, calling for the elimination of 287g, the federal program that allows local law enforcement to perform immigration duties after undergoing traying. >> i think that you need to use the resources of your local police force to focus on solving crime, responding and solving serious crime. >> reporter: today's town hall was organized by the silicon valley leadership group and kqed as part of the road to the white house series. >> we think it is so important that people that would like to lead our country understand the innovation economy and not just from the employer perspective, but the hard-working employees and families as well. >> i wish that we would have this kind of opportunity more often to be able to connect personally with more presidential candidates. >> reporter: these voters getting some valuable face time
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with the candidate. in santa clara, chris nguyen, "abc 7 news." coming up next, a story of trust, the trade. >> a dog walker was caught on camera doing things other than walking the dogs and the "abc 7 news" i-team tracked her down for an explanation. coming up at 6:30, homeless encampments are the reason home depot may leave the city of oa and because redfin.com is america's #1 brokerage site
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in this gig economy. if you use phone apps for food delivery, personal shopping, massage or dog walking -- >> yeah, amazing. i-team reporter dan noyes is here with one customer's nightmare. so strange. what a story. >> it is. the company in question tells me they do thorough background checks on dog walkers and pet sitters who are independent contractors but that the reported conduct in this case is unacceptable. rosie brown has two little dogs, penny and daisy. when she headed out of town for a wedding three weeks ago she turned to a popular app to find a sitter. >> get a wag certified walker to walk your dog. >> reporter: she met 26-year-old dog walker and sitter casey bringle. >> she had 200 five star reviews, i thought it was great. >> reporter: they agreed on four-and-a-half days of housesitting with long walks and discussed the doggy cam that shoots out treats. she headed to louisiana and on
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the day of her cousin's wedding she received an alert on the camera. >> on the day of the alert it showed a man in the house. he opened it up and saw she was there with a man in our house and going straight for the bedroom. >> reporter: the video shows casey's boyfriend at the apartment on several occasions, at one point locking the dogs outside the master bedroom. on another going from the master to the guest bedroom. after several days of texting, casey finally agreed to speak with me on camera. she believes you were having sex in both of the bedrooms. >> i -- it is okay that she believes that. that is not what was going on. >> reporter: casey's father and mother also visited, even though the wag guidelines say walkers and sitters should not allow any third parties in the home of the pet parent. several times the camera caught casey naked on the couch rosie brown saved for six months to buy. >> it got hot and as i said i don't like wearing clothes. >> to see that video where she is just butt naked, you know, sitting on it, laying on it, it was really hard because, you know, we just bought it.
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i don't lay down right there, you know. >> really? >> yeah. >> reporter: it actually affected the way that you use your own couch? >> yes. that used to be my favorite spot, right in the middle of it. i don't really touch it. >> reporter: she can't sit on her favorite spot any longer because she has the image of you being naked on that same spot. do you understand that? >> i do. i do. and i feel terrible about it. it is not -- it was not something i did with intent or with malice. >> reporter: she tells me rosie allowed her boyfriend to come over for dinner on a previous job, but that she did not clear any visitors for this session. the camera also documented casey taking the dogs out for just one to five-minute potty breaks, not the 30 or 60-minute walks usually ordered through the wag app. it caught her cursing at daisy after the dog had been playing rough with penny. is that really appropriate? >> no, it is not, but she had been acting like a jerk. i agree it is not appropriate. i was frustrated not at her, at myself, at other things. i had gotten in a fight with my mom and i agree it was not
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appropriate. >> reporter: after rosie brown complained to wag and i contacted the company, they suspended casey and sent the i-team a statement that reads in part, the reported behavior and the situation is unacceptable and contrary to our community guidelines. we expect everyone on the wag platform to conduct themselves professionally. >> reporter: these are my dogs so i know how difficult it can be to find a good walker or pet sitter. as for wag i contacted the better business bureau and they tell me the company had a rocky few months dealing with consumer complaints. the bbb received 47 complaints about wag since september 2017 for things like not applying credits properly, walkers not showing up, keys, money or other items stolen and dogs getting loose on the walker's time. last month the bureau gave wag an "f" for the way it addressed complaints. changed it to nr or not rated while they worked with the company for responding to and resolving consumer complaints and this week awarded an "a"
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plus for the complaints that were made. >> how do you know that a wag walker or sitting who is at 1,000 walks or 500 sitting sessions, how they're doing on the 500 first sessions? they could be a completely different person from the last time you checked from the background check. >> reporter: the company responds that feedback provide wag an ongoing assessment for the services. it helps us determine whether a provider should be allowed to remain on the platform. wag is offering to pay for cleaning service and locksmith. here are tips. be honest on your expectations and about your dogs. reveal problems your dogs may have with, say, aggression. meet the worker before you hire someone or buy a doggy camera, not necessarily to catch someone but to prevent things. tell them the camera is there and hopefully it stops anything bad from happening. >> hopefully everybody behaviors right. >> exactly. let's turn to the weather
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because the weekend is upon us and we got a break in the rain. >> how long will the break last. spencer christian is here. >> we are going to feel the weight as it arrives. here is a look at live doppler 7. we have calm conditions across the bay right now. we are looking over san francisco where it is 67 degrees right now. we have low 60s in oakland ant 55 in half moon bay. we see a few puffs in low clouds in the distance there. it is 60 in santa rosa. napa, 62. mid to upper 60s at fairfield, concord and vacaville. 61 at livermore. we have nice sky conditions over the golden gate right now, a few clouds developing but nice and bright out there. these are the next forecast features. the next storm arrives tomorrow, continuing into sunday with showers on sunday. more rain is likely early next week before we get a string of dry days. let's get into it. the storm impact scale shows that the approaching storm ranks one. it will be moving in tomorrow, continuing into sunday with
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mainly light to moderate rain but there will be periods of heavy downpours and strong gusty winds with gusts up to 30 miles per hour at times. here is a forecast animation starting at 7:00 tomorrow morning. by about noon we will see rain rather widespread, especially across the north bay. then it is going to reach in the middle of the day and into the afternoon hours to all parts of the bay area. not only will there be light rain, but you see the yellows and oranges representing pockets of hefavy downpours, then it wil break into pockets of heavy downpours tomorrow evening, but the pattern will continue into sunday morning and another wave of rain arrives early sunday morning in time for bay to breakers. so it looks like at least sunday will begin as a wet day. we project that rainfall totals by saturday night -- by sunday night rather, sunday afternoon, will range from nearly an inch in most places in the south bay and the east bay and around the bay shoreline to well over an inch in many north bay locations and this storm that brings rain will produce snow in the sierra.
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a winter storm watch is in effect for the sierra from 2:00 p.m. tomorrow to 5:00 a.m. monday. above 6,000 feet we expect up to about a foot of snow in many locations. back to the bay area tonight, as clouds increase we will see low temperatures dropping mainly into the upper 40s and low 50s. tomorrows tomorrow under he wet owe and windy conditions. maybe about 62 degrees away from theest could. for sunday, bay to breakers, looks like here in the city we can expect cloudy skies and early morning hours with showers by 8:00 a.m. continuing through the morning hours. it will be a rather chilly today temperatures only into the low 50s. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. we have storm activity through next tuesday, ranking one on the storm impact scale. then on wednesday, thursday and friday we get quite a break. three consecutive days of mostly sunny skies and warming up to about 80 degrees inland by the end of next week. but before next friday arrives we have all of this other un-springlike weather to contend with. >> and wednesday normal spring
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service resumes. >> i like that. i will post it on the seven-day forecast. >> thanks, spencer. >> okay. the 14th maker fair kicks off in san mateo today. >> yes, coming up. why the founder of you know when you're at ross and you find.hmmm. ...at a price that has you, like... okay. that's yes for less. say yes to the latest spring trends at 20 to 60 percent off department store prices every day. at ross. yes for less. your but as you get older,hing. it naturally begins to change,
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fastly wra fastly rang the closing bell at the stock exchange today. the company performed well, closing several dollars above its ipo price. on the whole today u.s. stocks closed lower due to trade-related worries. the dow jones dropped 98 points. nasdaq fell by 81. the s&p was down 16. uber was also down a week after its ipo and so was lyft, which went public in late march. today the maker fair began its 14th year in the bay area. "abc 7 news" was at the san mateo county event center as things got under way this afternoon. the event is an opportunity for inventors, craft makers and engineers to show off their handiwork. the founder and ceo of the fair says he will consider what is next for the fair after this weekend. he said some corporate sponsorships are down and not everyone is used to this kind of fair. >> i think we need this now more than ever in our culture, but it is also something that's kind of hard to convince people that it is important to do. >> there are more than 200 maker fairs around the world each
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year, but most are licensed. san francisco-based maker media puts on the one here and in new york. the fair lasts through sunday. >> fun. >> yes. not crawling, not talking, something just wasn't right with one family's little boy. >> and for the longest time doctors just could not figure it out, but that mystery was solved in palo alto partly -- thanks in part to a freshman student at stanford. california cherries could have a record-setting year if rain doesn't ruin the crops. see what growers are doing to get their fruit t
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now news to build a better bay area from abc 7. the homeless and the home depot, a proximity problem that may be reaching a boiling point in the east bay. "abc 7 news" is committed to building a better bay area, looking at ways to improve our quality of life. >> the home depot is all but threatening to leave the city of oakland because of the prevalence of the homeless. sky 7 flew over the home depot store just off 880 by the high street exit. >> on the other side of its parking lot you can see a large
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homeless encampment. there it is coming into view. this is one example of what the store says it is sick of dealing with. "abc 7 news" reporter laura anthony is on the story. >> reporter: it is no way to run a business, at least that's what home depot is telling the city of oakland. the company now fed up with the expansive homeless encampment that's encircled its oakland store. home depot officials met this week with mayor libby schaff who insists the city do something immediately. >> do you worry that a big company like home depot might leave oakland? >> absolutely. let me just be clear, no one deserves the unpleasant impacts of large-scale encampments. the trash, the blight, the human waste. we need to clean these -- these impacts up while being compassionate. >> reporter: as shown from sky 7, the problems around home depot are many and highly visible. most of the encampment is on
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city property ajags edjacent to store's front parking lot. the metal fencing is cut in various places. shopping carts and merchandise apparently stolen can be seen throughout the camp along with mounds of garbage, tents and various structures, abandoned cars and dozens of rvs, both in the camp and on the street. >> the reality is they're serious about leaving because they've lost customers, revenue, and you can look around you. it is blight. look at all of their material people are stealing on both sides of the issue, and that's real. >> reporter: home depot pays the overtime for two oakland police officers to patrol full time, and there are portable security cameras in the parking lot. but still some shoppers are leery. >> i feel a little frightened, especially in the -- in the evening. >> reporter: do you think twice about coming here? >> yes, i do. >> reporter: mayor schaaf said solutions are coming. the city hopes to open one of its community cabin sites nearby. the rvs could be relocated, and that dead end street behind home
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depot will soon be fenced off. in oakland, laura anthony, "abc 7 news". every county in the bay area counted the number of homeless people earlier this year and now homeless census results are starting to come in. san francisco reports a 17% increase. there are more than 8,000 homeless people in the city. alameda county is also over 8,000 with a 43% increase since the last census in 2017. 43% in two years, you heard right. santa clara county numbers went up by almost a third. you can look at results where you live. we have information for all nine bay area counties going back to 2007 on our website, abc7news.com. a central valley family was left frustrated because doctors were stupid by their son's developmental problems. >> we are shown how stanford researchers provided answers through new diagnostic technologies. >> say hey.
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>> reporter: this 4-year-old was not always a smiling little boy. after he was born his parents noticed jeshen didn't really take to milk. >> he wasn't gaining enough weight and his gross motor, his, you know, speech, everything was delayed. >> reporter: doctors did endless blood tests. the gills even brought him to a neurologist. >> he wasn't crawling. he wasn't basketballinbbling, h doing anything to show he was developing as other kids were at his age. >> reporter: and doctors didn't know why. >> it was difficult because you know you want your kid to hit all of those milestones. >> reporter: the family's diagnostic odyssey finally brought them to palo alto. they applied to stanford center for undiagnosed diseases. john bern stein is a genetics researcher. >> the mission of our center is to develop new and more efficient methods of recognizing rare diseases that may be hard to find.
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>> reporter: stanford freshman charlie kernan played a role in the break through. his computer analyze analyze ane abnormalities in genome. he noticed a deletion in the air of his number 6 chromosome. >> the area where there's less sequence generated is the area where the patient only has one of the two copies most would have. >> reporter: in 2017 they finally had their answer. >> it was a big relief because we had no idea what was going on. >> reporter: bernstein was able to attach a name to their son's condition. >> some people refer to it by the name of the gene that's involved. it is called arid 1b. it is part of a family of conditions referred to as coffinserus syndrome. >> you need help to open? i will help you. yes, it is a hamburger to eat. >> reporter: as part of his treatment plan, he has been
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undergoing weekly speech therapy and occupational therapy. mom has noticed a big difference. >> his eating has improved a little bit. his speech, he is verbalizing more. he is able to communicate with us, you know, with gestures or like sign language. >> reporter: his global development delay is rare. >> less than one in 10,000. >> there's about 200 people worldwide that have been diagnosed so far with the same syndrome. >> what should he get? do you think mr. crocodile likes pizza? no! >> reporter: the condition has no cure, but the gills now know how best to help their son develop. >> i think that the biggest change in how he's treated is really the family has peace of mind and confidence they're treating him for the right thing. >> oh, look. >> reporter: jeshen's expressive eyes let his parents know he is enjoying himself. >> it makes him happy and us happy. he is able to tell us what he wants. >> reporter: now this curious little guy is preparing for
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kindergarten in the fall. >> it is like, okay, yes, we know he is happy finally. we know he is doing something that he likes, and it is actually helping him out a lot. >> reporter: in fresno, news." another turn with the f-16 crash in southern california. >> there was a big explosion this afternoon near where the jet went down, plus what we have learned about the investigation. stay with us.
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they're doing damage control in the central valley today because of the wet weather. rank soak under the steps of cherries, causing them to expand, then crack. ahead of the rain this week farm workers were rushing to pick any viable cherries. earlier this week we showed you a similar scene in gilroy. you can find that story on our website, abc7news.com. farmers say if all goes well this year's crop of cherries could be the biggest on record. we know ttf-16 jet that crashed into a riverside warehouse was armed. there are unanswered questions of course when it comes to the investigation. reporter rob mcmillan with our sister station in los angeles shows the detonation that happened this afternoon. >> reporter: it is tough to tell what is at the bottom of this trench at the ben clark training
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center, but it is believed to be the ordinance from the f-16 fighter jet that crashed on thursday. a front loader then filling the trenches in before blowing it all up around 4:30 this afternoon. >> i can now confirm that the norad alert aircraft was flying with a standard package but due to operational security reasons we will not discuss the specifics of this package. >> reporter: two different eyewitnesses report the downed f-16 flighter jet was flying in tandem with another plane at low altitude when something went wrong and the plane went down into the warehouse. but as we saw in this video shot by one of the people inside the warehouse, there was no sign of a fire. >> i would say in my 29 years in the fire service i haven't seen an aircraft from the air base crash. >> did the pilot dump his fuel beforehand? it is possible but officials at march air base aren't saying. as for interstate 215 that's
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been closed between cactus and harley knox in both directions for more than 24 hours now, people are hoping it will reopen soon. >> as soon as we get the thumbs up that the situation is safe, we will get the roads back open. hopefully in time for friday afternoon traffic, but if it has to be a little longer, just encourage people to find alternate routes of travel. >> reporter: rob mcmillan, "abc 7 news." all right. we are getting a break from the rain today, but it is not going to be beach weather for long. >> no. spencer is tracking the storms all weekend. stay with us. glad you're back how you feeling? ♪ ♪ (both) exhausted. but finally being able to make that volunteer trip happen was... awesome. awesome. you have to scrub.
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tto harrison, the wine tcollection.. 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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in 1988 a 58-year-old delores fuerto was severely beaten by san francisco police during a protest. >> now the labor leader has a san francisco elementary school named after her. "abc 7 news" reporter lyanne melendez was there for the celebration. >> reporter: it is one of the most popular chants. it was created by labor leader delores fuerto, credited with teaching america that, yes, we can. >> if they could have more education, we could have a better world for everybody. >> strike! >> reporter: they founded the
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workers foundation with the focus of ending economic injustice. in 1988 she was beaten by police during a protest in san francisco. >> working together to do the right thing! >> reporter: ironically, today that same city honored her by naming a school after the civil rights activist. it was a vindication of sorts. the idea surfaced years ago. >> but i kept pushing it and pushing it and people started listening and others started pushing it more than i did, and finally the principal here with his community, they pushed it. >> reporter: she has been awarded the presidential medal of freedom, the highest civilian award in the united states. she told t struggle towds equality and justice has never ended. >> young people, people of color are at the forefront. so i think we are going to see a change in our society and it is happening right now as we speak. >> reporter: at 89, wuerta is
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still a motivating force. >> who's got the power! >> we've got the power! >> what kind of power! >> people power! >> reporter: in san francisco, lyanne melendez, "abc 7 news". >> she is a pistol. >> yes. >> she got the crowd worked up. >> impressive. let's check on our weather here. >> speaking of getting us worked up, spencer is back with the forecast. >> aren't we used to unspring like weather? >> i guess. here is live doppler 7. things are calm outside but a storm is on the way. it ranks one on the storm impact scale. we can expect light to moderate rain, occasional downpours with wind gusts up to 30 miles per hour. here is the forecast animation showing by noon tomorrow rain will reach all parts of the bay, continuing through the afternoon and evening with pockets of heavy downpours from north to south and west to east. it looks like it might taper off a little late tomorrow night, but more waves of rain will come in on sunday. meanwhile, the storm will produce snow in the sierra.
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it has prompted a winter storm watch from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. monday. look for about a foot of snow in most locations. back here in the bay area, to be more precise here in san francisco, major breakers this sunday will take place under cloudy skies and rainy conditions with temperatures only in the low 50s as the walkers be and runners are out and about. here is the accuweather seven dray forecast. after the weekend storm we have one coming in late monday into early tuesday, ranking one on the scale. finally we get springlike weather toward the end of may. high temperatures will gradually climb to seasonal levels. >> that's not bad. >> i'll take it. >> we haven't seen much of that lately, right? >> thanks, spencer. >> okay. >> what a fun time in bay area sports. one night it is playoff basketball, the next playoff hockey. >> and the bay to breakers. we should go one year and run together like a secentipede.
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>> a costume. >> that's a fun i de. >> the sharks in need of a wake-up call in game four. while attention may be on the while attention may be on the curry in the playoff series, at at&t, we believe in access. while attention may be on the curry in the playoff series, 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 may qualify for home internet at a discounted rate of $10 a month. no commitment, deposit, or installation fee. visit att.com/accessnow to learn more.
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now abc 7 sports with larry beil. >> good evening. the warriors flew to portland for game three of the western conference finals with the blazers tomorrow night. today coach steve kerr said boogie cousins is actually closer to returning to play than kevin durant, will miss at least the next three games of the
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series with the calf injury. while everyone is focusing on curry versus curry, check out the work green has been doing. great on both ends of the court. he had five blocked shots in golden state's 114-111 win. kerr says draymond's defensive intensity and focus has been excellent. >> he has feel. draymond has great feel for the game. like andre, you know. both guys are just really good at seeing the whole floor, understanding where the chess pieces are and thinking a move or two ahead, and then he is aggressive. you know, he's quicker than most of the guys who guard him. >> so with 5:30 left in the game last night, portland was up by seven. andre at the last second play, thought he was fouled there. the warriors came back to snatch the victory and they say the blazers gave the game away. >> this is not the team you're going to get away with the slipups against. we should be encouraged.
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i mean we pretty much had the game. you know, we had the game and it was more of us breaking down and missing shots than it was them just, you know, coming and taking it away. >> game three tomorrow. the sharks, they're getting tired of hearing how lucky they've been getting the benefit of official's calls in the playoffs. meanwhile the blues flatout angry after the controversial finish to game three. sharks have two games to one, heading into game four. only 35 seconds in. bad turnover by the sharks in their own zone. beats martin jones, 1-0 brews in a flash. jones was under segall period. not a lot of chances for san jose. this is one though. carlson on the doorstep. denied by bennington. final minutes of the first period. blues on the power play. a scramble in front and the puck goes off the shakes of sharks defenseman justin braun and through the wickets. 2-0 after one. team o'mire, has the empty net and backhands it wide.
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that close. right now 2-0 blues. they are heading to the third period. brooks koepka has won only five times on the pga tour, but three of them have been majors, and he's in the driver's seat after two rounds of the pga championship at bethpage black in new york. starting with tiger here, a long birdie on 9. played the front side even, but in danger of missing the cut, which he has never done at any major after winning a major. then he bogeys four of the next five holes including three in a row. frustration setting in for tiger. on 18, makes the par to finish at 3 over 73, plus 5 overall. the cut line, plus 4. tiger woods does not make the cut. no such problems for the first round leader koepka. his approach on 16. he birdies four of his last six holes, including the 18th hole. sets the record for lowest score after 36 holes, 65 today, minus 12. up by seven strokes heading to
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the weekend. and stanford ncaa softball tournament action. they're in for first time since 2013 against boise state. rebecca cervantes. that thing was way out. in the fourth to open the scoring for the broncos and bases loaded, carley johnson, down the line at third. two more score. boise state with five runs in the inning. check outstanding forward's clingaman spopg up. ashlyn adams with the dive and makes the catch. boise state's first ever win. 9-1. stanford calls. they will face boston college in an elimination game tomorrow. it will be intees warriors tomo. tough place to win. >> thank you, larry. look forward to it all. join us tonight at 9:00 on kofy tv 20. deep beneath ocean waters off the bay area coast researchers discovered something entirely new. their findings at 9:00. then on "abc 7 news" at
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11:00, the puffle cone has arrived in the south bay. intrigued? >> right. what is it? >> you get a first taste of these creamy creations. and coming up tonight on abc 7, a lot to watch. at 8:00 it is marvels agents of shield followed by a two-hour 2o wi 20/20. tonight at 11:35 you can catch "jimmy kimmel live". againsts tonight include ryan seacrest. finally a few thoughts about what really matters. on the bay bridge coming to work this afternoon two guys on motorcycles zipped by, splitting lanes going pretty fast. by the time i got to my exit one had been in a wreck just before the off ramp. his bike was upside down in front of a car. there obviously had been a collision. leed like he w he looked like he was fine, just shaken up. i had a close call myself the other day on my way to work. no doubt you had one too if you
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do any driving along. motoring along, i had to suddenly swerve to the left-hand shoulder because a car was coming in my way nearly sideswiping me. when i looked his way this is what i saw. when i tapped my horn he realized his dangerous mistake, hurriedly put his phone down not to appear distracted. he played it off with a wave, seemed apoll jetting. it was another shot across my bow about cellphones and driving. i'm pretty good about it but pretty good isn't the law. what matters is for all of us to just leave this thing alone when we are behind the wheel. just put it down. let's try not to use it at all when we are driving. it only takes an instant for a terrible mistake that none of us can take back. i always love to hear from you. just not while you're driving. let me know what you think. follow me on twitter and facebook @danashleyabc7. >> that's going to do it for this edition of "abc 7 news".
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"jeopardy!" and amazon alexa have been working together now for three years, providing users a way to play extra "jeopardy!" clues every day. and during this teachers tournament, later in the show today, alexa will be helping me with final jeopardy! so stay tuned for us both. ♪ this is the "jeopardy!" teachers tournament, presented by amazon alexa. for the deciding game, here are the three finalists-- a middle school instrumental music teacher from lanham, maryland... whose cash winnings yesterday total... an 11th-grade physics teacher from new paltz, new york... whose cash winnings total...
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