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condition. >> i heard two shots. i ran across the street. i saw two men bleeding. one bleeding out of his right article. the other from his left. >> reporter: a crowd gathered here as sfpd officers search. we saw themming who at video from the henry hotel right beside me. police tell us they don't know any more about the victims. abc7 news. >> all right. thank you. >> we sent out a push alert on our abc7 news app. if you want alerts like this in the future, the app is free in the app store.
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>> sky 7 is overa crash. it happened just after 3:00 this afternoon near the town of montera. paramedics are at the scene. there it is unclear how many people are involved or the extent of the injuries but you can see it is pretty serious. no estimated time on when the road will be reopen. the sheriff's office is advising people to find an alternative route. >> when will the rain return? >> if you divide the weekend into thirds, the first third will be fine. apparently the graphics in front of me are not the ones on tv. right now we've got mainly sunny skies across the bay area of it
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will be rainy it is a storm that ranks one on the storm impact scale. it will produce much, much cooler than average weather. we're calling for cold showers on sunday. the good news is memorial day might turn out to be okay. more than 100,000 people will be at the festival this weekend. >> the first crowds were out enjoying the music and the sun. but as for sunday, be prepared. you should be inside! >> reporter: oh, no. not inside. we even looked at statistics.
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according to the numbers, the chance of rain on this weekend in may is less than 5% of the amount average is .4%. what's going on? take the statistics and throw them out the window? blue skies, good vibes, tasty li libations. >> you know it's going to rain on sunday. >> we're not here sunday so i'm okay with that. >> oh-oh! we'd better bring a poncho or something. >> they won't let you hav an umbrella. >> well, that's good to know >> are they thirsty? >> oh, they're parched. >> reporter: welcome to the heart of wine country. the best questions remain the simple ones. >> if you start with white wine, can you switch to red? >> no. >> but you can go from gin to
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white or red. >> reporter: 120,000 people expected, pending the weather. somehow in all those seven years, what began as an experiment has become a tradition for some. >> we relax, get restless, go get something to eat. >> reporter: come sunday, a poncho will certainly help. >> i sis we go every -- i insist we go every year. it's so much fun. >> reporter: so the question is, can you go from sunshine to rain? yes. we asked if anything will change in terms of the policy? quote, no change in policy. no umbrellas, no tents. wear water proof clothes and shoes. it's just water.
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and it is just water but it's a rock concert. >> as long it is a doesn't short right? you can always check it out on our news app. san francisco transportation officials are considering banning right materials at red lights. it is the city's pledge to end traffic deaths by 2024. so far, 14 people have died in traffic accidents. and eight were pedestrians. >> we've been taking a look at transportation and quality of life issues and >> reporter: this might be one of the sloogs. would it create what i called a pedestrian scramble at every
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intersection. that's where traffic nodes to stop in every direction before pedestrians can cross the street. fran is struggling with how to balance shared spaces between pedestrians, cyclists and others. >> sometimes i'm the driver in the car. sometimes on a bike. sometimes i'm in the crosswalk. >> amanda suggested a new solution to make the bay area better. potentially pro hilberting vehicles from making right turns at red lights. >> it seems the only truly protected crosswalk is the pedestrian scramble. you stop all vehicle movement and only pedestrians can move. >> i think doing every intersection is too much. it seems like it would impede traffic too much. >> it seems you could be more targeted than that and figure out the intersections where the right turns on red are posing a
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problem. some say pedestrian safety is more critical than drivers turning right on red. >> human life is worth more than 30 seconds of efficiency. >> for drivers to make that turn, knowing they won't be hurting anybody. for pedestrians to cross safely. it makes sense. >> it's a good idea. >> reporter: this would be the first time the board of directors considers it. >> something that would be great to look at. >> reporter: in the meantime, drivers and pedestrians say they'll keep looking both ways. >> and one reason they have not immemtd this on all intersections is because of the time delay it would add to the entire transportation system. including muni. >> more congestion is not what
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we need. san francisco one step closer to opening the first safe injection sites. a bill would green light a six-year pilot program in san francisco has passed the state assembly. would it give drug users a place to inject themselves without fear of being arrested. edited videos of nancy pelosi are going viral and the tech used to make them will only get more popular. >> this video made her appear possibly drunk. the slow movement is a result of actual video ed itting that allows people to create videos of things that never happened or that happened very differently. some say it can spread misinformation ahead of the 2020
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election. >> we are concerned about false information. when there's the intent for people to believe it's true. and you don't have that. >> the video was posted on youtube, facebook and twitter. youtube has removed it from its platform of facebook says they will not take down the video but they add a link to a fact checking website which states it is misleading. the nba finals starts in six days and kevin durant is still not practicing with the warriors. he said he is getting better every day but does not know when he'll return to the court. in the meantime he just wants to enjoy.
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i want to focus on rehab and enjoy my teammates from a different view. >> a reminder, 87 is your hole to the nba finals. thursday night, tip-off is right here at 6:00. it was a nice day for a white wedding. couples got the rare opportunity to tie the knot at the summit. only 20 appointments were available with the five-hour window for people to get married. the weather cooperated, providing a breath taking back drop for brides and groups. on a clear y, you can see san francisco to the west and the sierra to the east. one couple said they postponed their wedding for a 84 because they wanted the opportunity. >> we had missed the time line. so we were committed knowing we would do it again. here we are.
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it is the best place in the whole county of were unof the most beautiful places in the world. >> and couples had to get a license before they could get married at mt. diablo. with all the fees, could it run just $150. >> and limited guests! an oakland man has some regret. what he has to say about the price of college after transferring out of morehouse college. and dublin decided not to raise the pride flag over its city hall this pride month in june.
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when you download the xfi app today. a menlomenlomenlomenlomenloo guilty today. here she is from boston. she will be sentenced in october. she is one of several bay area parents caught up in the scheme who has taken a plea deal. it's been less than a week since the offer to the student loans from morehouse college. one local student who dropped out because of the cost is
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thinking about what might have been. >> it was offer heard around the world. >> my family is making a grant to eliminate their student loans. ? . sentence from billionaire rob smith was made to seniors at historically black college. >> it was bitter sweet. kind of sad. >> jordan long spent two years at morehouse college after graduating from owing tech. he man's on getting an education and changing the world that you money got in the way. his dad, james, owns several t-shirt stores throughout owing in the past and he is fixing up this kiosk to open up a new one. it became difficult on come one the $48,000 a year in tuition jordan was forced to drop out before the school year started. he started a go fund me page because he still owes $60,000 which led him to this
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conclusion. >> it should be free and high call for everyone. >> with tasha and her son jackson. he graduated lomas he has $150,000 in student loans. they were in the audience when the announcement happened. >> did we hear what he said? is that correct? >> we were all excited and we jumped right up. it hasn't really sank in yet. >> he promises to pay for it forward even if he didn't get the money. abc7 news. emeryville is taking action after learning dublin decided not to raise the pride flag over city hall. it became contend shus.
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the emeryville city councilmember decided it was time act after a discussion with the mayor. he spoke to us on midday live about what he hopes to achieve. >> i want them to know that exists for them toorgs. and i want to include the councilmembers to see this doesn't have to be a divisive issue. >> he became the first openly gay councilmember in 2016. visitors spent a whopping $1 billion last year. that's according to a report by the department of the interior. it estimated the area, which includes alcatraz and marin headlands, had $15.2 million visitors last year. visitors spend $395 million in 2017. the national park service is still groupling with the massive
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$11 million backlog due in part to the partial government shutdown earlier this year. >> we're heading into the holiday weekend. >> two of the three days will have nice weather. it is the day in the middle that kind of stinks. know see we have partly cloudy to moings skies right now. 59 in san francisco.o.o.o. owin oakland, 65, 70. this is how it looks at the golden gate. mid 70s in fairfield, vaca, one
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more view from mt. tam. we see a few low clouds pushing out over wet and windy turning sharply cooler. well below the average. it will be sunny order memorial day. still a bit cool. here's a look at overnight conditions. overnight lows in the low 50s. we'll see a few more high clouds later in the day. it lucas like a bright day with dry conditions. tomorrow look for 63. 67 in oakland. over the east bay, mid 70s,
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concord, antioch, lots of low 70s. upper 60s to about 70 in the south bay. and the approaching storm monday, it will bring cold showers and breezy conditions. a slight chance of some lightning and hail. you will see the how the clouds increased. it will be a wet day and a chilly day and a windy day. we'll see the rain ending and some partial cheering beginning. it becomes a sunny and dry day. it will be under a quarter of an inch. especially in the north bay. it looks like the wettest will be in the south bay and the east
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bay. on we go to look at the forecast. two out of three memorial weekend days won't be so bad. not so cool as sunday. it will be drier and sunnier and then a nice warming trend on tuesday. by thursday, friday, look for some low 80s inland. the weekend weather is okay. >> it looks like june will owned a dry note, at least. >> right. coming up, a south bay teacher gets a unique form of recognition. trending sneakers.
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virginia right had some air jordans made in her honor today. she began checking jordans in 2015 as a way to connect with her students. that's when she caught the attention of the people at shoe palace. the executives with the country loved her enthusiasm, her passion, her dedication for her students and fell it needed to be recognized. >> they liked that i was giving back to the community. they chose to go with the teacher. >> like role month he will. check out the shoes. they're part of the special sp gina line by the w the w the w e
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sp gina stands for shoe palace. >> they're snazzy looking. do you like mexican food? do you like a lot of mexican food? >> like enormous, copious amounts. >> if do you, this is for you. >> that's the boss. the five-pound burrito challenge in danville. it may be the perfect challenge for you. this story has been really popular on our website. >> i think the best strategy is to power through it. >> it looks like six or seven burritos. it is the boss. a five-pound burrito. refried beans, jack cheese, rice. >> we have the chin and it is
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wrapped up and served wet with the red enchilada sauce. there it is. >> i brought my family member, my cousin jonathan who is doing the el jefe burrito challenge. >> here it is. it's a lot. >> it's mexican food but definitely insred by theba ha california. we wanted to have fish tacos, black beans, fresh, clean, great tasting food. >> it tastes really good. the carn eatas is really fresh. >> i've had people come in and say it and they say it is the
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easiest challenge because it's delicious. >> it still to be easy. >> i think i'm going on indicate. i don't think i can do it. this is an intense challenge. >> i would definiely come back. >> her cousin could not do it? >> el jefe defeats another man. by the way, pickly pear, a great restaurant. i've been there many times. >> if you eat the whole thing, you get it for free.
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snpt tens of thousands of people are converging on napa this weekend for the annual music festival. the headline is imagine dragons. all three days are sold out. remember, it's probably going to rain on sunday. look at this transformer exploding. liz tweeted out this image from the scene of a double shooting in san francisco. >> the man who killed jamey
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closs's parents was sentenced to prison. >> reporter: the family is overcome with emotion. >> i am her little sister. >> reporter: one by one asking the judge to sentence james patterson to the maximum sentence for kidnapping jamie and murdering her parent. >> none of us will win >> no one should leave this earth in such a horrible way. >> patterson fighting through tears, he says he wishes he could take it all back. >> i don't care about me. i'm just so sorry. >> the judge sentencing him to the maximum, life in prison. >> you are the embodyment of
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evil and the public can only be safe if you are incarcerated until you die. >> back in march he pled guilty to the crimes. according to the court documents, he targeted the 13-year-old girl after seeing her board a school bus near her home in october. then killing her parents and kidnapping jamie. for the next 88 days, he held captive, and then she escaped down this rural road, begging for help. today jamie closs is getting the last word in court. this emotional note on her behalf. >> there are some things jake patterson can't take from me. he cannot take my freedom thought he could own me but he could not. i was smart he. >> the state representative honored her with the home town hero award.
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a new trump administration proposal says which discrimination laws do not apply the transgender. they say this could lead to not being allowed to have much needed medical care. obamacare redefined on the basis of sex to include gentler identify. this turned out to be a deadly week on the highest mountain. reports out of nepal say three more people died yesterday bringing the total this week to seven. that's the most since 2016 when 19 climbers this died. they extend along the narrow ridge waiting to reach the 29,000 foot summit. they said the crowding is the result of a record number of permits in nepal.
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>> it's like a traffic jam at 29,000 feet. unbelievable. a brooklyn man is in custody. authorities have charged 23-year-oldize eight thompson with multiple accounts including public lewdness, trespass and public endangerment. you will see him riding outside the train car. he pulled the emergency line. has the growing problem for the mta saying it has happen as many as 40 times since the beginning. year. >> this is life or death stuff involving really complicated dangerous machine bring could endanger the lives of transit workers just doing their jobs. it's serious. >> investigators don't want copy cats. they say it has caused delays across 700 trains. a lot of people are hitting
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the road as they get away for memorial weekend. it will be the second busiest in 20 years. abc7 news reporter tells us the bay area is one of the more popular destinations for the holiday weekend. >> they're fueling up to head out for the memorial weekend. >> what are you going to do in vegas? >> gambling. >> vegas is one of the top ten destinations this holiday weekend. another top ten city is san francisco. aaa says consumer spending remains strong with families spending much of their disposable income on travel.
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he's been driving for uber and lyft. he's hoping for lots of airport runs as people head out of town. aaa says rm will be taking road trips. gas prices are highest here in the nation. according to the u.s. bureau of labor statistics, bay area gas prices have actually dropped from the peak in april. >> the prices are too high. i can't afford it. i spend enough just traveling back and forth to work. >> reporter: aaa says this it will be the worst traffic at 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. they predict the commute to be one and a half times longer than normal. abc7 news. >> this year marks the 50th anniversary of the brady bunch
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which premiered right here in 1969. >> now the big reveal for us along with help from all the brady kids themselves. ♪ >> the brady bunch is back. it's been 50 years since brad, marsha, peter, they all made their way into our hearts and homes. all six reuniting for the first time in decades. rolling up their sleeves to help renovate their tv hole. hgtv bought it for $3.5 million in 2015. then enlisted eight of the hosts including me for a transformation that is nothing short of priceless. when the producers chose this house to become the brady's in
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1969, it was only for the exterior. now after this massive renovation, the interiors are an exact match to the brady bunch set. >> when i first saw, there i thought it was impossible to pull it off. >> it was like traving back in time. >> when they bought this house, it was a single story and ended right here. meaning, no second floor. and no iconic staircase. big problem. our team adding over 2,000 square feet to the back of the house to account for each room on the tv set, chug the second floor. every furnishing meticulously maxed. how close did we get? >> it's the horse. >> we're always walking through the kitchen, into the living room or the front door. up the stairs or down the stairs. and the horse is there. >> it is an anchor. >> everything here feel so
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right. it is just crazy. walking in and feeling like everything is staged by paramount. it was our home. >> throw me the ball and don't break my nose. >> oh, my nose! >> who could forget that? marsha, marsha, marsha! >> you know, i learned english by watching the brady bunch. that's why i say groovy so much. it took seven months but the renovation is now complete. you can see how it all comes together when a very brady renovation airs on hgtv. all right. a pet store heist. plus, the best and the worst things to buy during this weekend's memorial day sales. with the three-day memorial
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week approaching, two out of the three days will bring us fairly nice weather. i'll have t 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.
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>> they're cowards. they're afraid to confront us and tell us what they did. they're hiding. >> they did not wait. soon after three of the five pups mysteriously turned up near the store. workers are hoping someone will turn the thieves in. in the meantime, they've hired a full time security officer, installed new cameras and an alarm. >> this is all about overdraft fees is what we're talking about here. senators corey booker is offering a bill on cracking down on overdraft fees. jar booker called the fees predatory. the consumer financial protection bureau has become less concerned with the fees and even considering fewer rules
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moving forward. checking your phone while shopping might result in you spending more money at the register. look at this. researchers find shoppers who brows their phones end up spending 41% more than shoppers who don't. the study suggests phones distract shoppers, interrupting their normal shopping habits and leading to them spending more time in the store. ing who at more products and ultimately buying more of them, too. consumer analysts found inventories of new cars passed 4 million this april. on average, new cars sit on the lot for 75 days before being sold. automakers are expected to scale back production due to the weakening demand. and dealers are hoping to clear their lots this weekend.
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the car deals are absolutely real this weekend. check your prices. but they're real deals. tomorrow, partly cloudy to mostly sunny. rain comes in on sunday. a weak storm, a light storm. and then we start to dry out again on monday which is memorial day. it will be a bit cooler than average. it will produce cold showers and breezes on sunday. most locations will receive up to a quarter inch. here's a look at the seven-day foreca forecast. a bit breezy, getting even
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the largest pan asian group. tell us about how you achieve the mission. >> as you mentioned, it is a not for profit, dedicated to helping asians ascend. he with do it through mentoring programs. it reaches about 60,000 plus professionals from about 200 different companies. >> should i mention, disneyland is a supporter and this video is from when i moderated a panel of disneyland executivesate last year. >> thank you for doing that. thank you for helping ascend and bring the word forward. so as you were saying, we have a lot of different programs. and our programs are rooted in research. it is not just the programs but the research we do. we could the programs on the research. the programs are available to
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professionals at all stages of their professional life. starting from student life to entry level to mid management. executive, all the way to the board. >> so starting with mentoring. one of the goals is to help people at the highest levels in corporate america. there is this idea that asian-americans are very successful. but you say it is the illusion of success. i am the incoming president and a partner at the fifth largest accounting firm in the world. and being a cpa, for me, numbers and data make more sense.
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we live in this time where they are leading microsoft and google. why ascend? why is there a need to help pan asians ascend? and there's a lot of research and studies. and one of the studies focused on data points publicly available relate to public data in the bay area. it looks ad 2007 through 2015. what it found was in that time frame, while the asian professionals had become the largest minority group of professionals, asians were least likely to make it to middle management or executive ranks. and you can look at asian women. they were even less likely than their male counter parts.
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that was great! entrust your heart to entresto. ♪ the beat goes on it's a monumental project now on display at the san francisco muse he'um of modern . >> if you look here, there is a baby getting born right now as we're talking. >> from a live birth to a dancing ballerina, the mural is a scrolling video >> everyone has to go to the place they decided. >> born in france, the exhibits are all over the world. sunglasses in case his at and installations are seen as a crime instead of art.
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he came to san francisco inspeared by murals that were painted in the 1930s and 1940s. >> because of the complexity of the city. >> reporter: it is also inact e yive inactive. you can download the app and hear the story of everyone in the mural. like draymond green. >> it is surprising to see myself in the museum. >> reporter: as an ordering of the women's march, j.r. asked candace chen to strike a pose for the mural. >> it is an honor. >> reporter: there's another j.r. model called inside out.ou it includes portraits from people from around the world. it will be here for the next year. >> we find a place in the city where it could stay permanent. already, this captured a moment of time in the city that is embed forever with the stories
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of the people. >> fantastic. thanks for joining us. abc7 news at 5:00 starts right now. a record number students walk out here and around the world. why they say they have to send a message. what's going to happen when it rains on sunday? already the onset of summer in the city. that breaking news is a stunning about face. chief bill scott said he is sorry for a raid on the journal i have as home and the source of the leaked police report on the
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death of the public defender jeff adachi. >> the questions that the raid earlier this week, he went so far as to say they were looking into whether the journalists conspired to satisfy the the report. >> they searched his home and office. he shared this video with us. >> it spaed outrage and made national headlines raising questions over whether it broke state laws president-elect journalists' rights. >> chief scott moid a statement. >> i am specifically concerned by a lag of due diligence by department investigators in seeking search warrants. >> it continues, this has raised important questions about the handling of case and whether the california shield law was violated. chief scott says an independent investigation will be conducted. an update n
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