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during which they were trying to answer writers' concerns. >> dion lim has more. >> bart tweeted out this breaking news from the general manager. >> we got the grant. we're going to be let into engineering. >> reporter: which opened the flood gates from twitter users and riders which we then posed to board member bevan dufty. they were slowing down to help the commute, they had close to a quarter billion dollar in funding >> this is a huge piece that will support us on an order of 306 additional new trains, contribute to the new train control system. >> reporter: when riders asked in today's town hall about alleviating the sardines like cramming on cars, bart suggested reverse commuting and they're talking to large employers to get them to move away from downtown san francisco. >> we're looking for a headquarters in oakland right
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now so we're part of the reverse commute that i think would help even things out. >> reporter: we asked mayor london breed what she thought of bart's idea. >> the right thing to do is to invest in our transportation system, to make our infrastructure and transportation system safer and more efficient. >> reporter: riders had questions about cutting travel time. >> help those that are going from a direct line, from one end to the other without having to get caught up in the excessive stops. >> no, i don't think so. you might consider it if there was a second transbay crossing. >> reporter: one of the major questions thauds on twitter was weight times. this one coming from jeff saying, bart, what is the time line to get 12-minute headway? >> we're having 20-minute weight times late at night and weekends. that does deter ridership. with the new trains we're going to have a much more robust fleet. >> reporter: as you can see from one of bart's tweets, they are still celebrating their new money from the federal transportation administration, but they do warn passengers to
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be patient before they see any change. in the studio, i'm dion lim, abc7 news. >> and if you have ideas about bart or how to build a better bay area, we want to hear from you. just head to abc7news.com and search the words better bay area to find a comments page. on twitter, use the #better bay area. on facebook, we created a group called better bay area. >> santa clara vta bus drivers and light rail operators are one step closer tonight to their first-ever strike. the transit workers union voted against a new contract offer by the valley transportation authority. the contract asked workers to contribute more of their paycheck to their pension. the offer also included an 8% wage increase. if workers strike, they will have to give vta 72 hours notice. vta has contacted governor newsome's office to request a self n seven-day cooling period. the first strike could happen the 1st of july. >> a man accused of killing a
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police officer is in jail without bail facing a murder charge. >> officer tara o'sullivan was shot yesterday while responding to a domestic violence incident. she was helping a woman retrieve her belongings at a home when the gunfire started. >> police say 45-year-old adel ramos was the shooter. his brother said he has a long criminal record and was estranged from his family. >> o'sullivan was lying on the lawn while waiting for a rescue vehicle. she later died at ucla medical center. >> she graduated from the police academy just last year. >> today was one of the sad est days i've ever had. i feel like i lost a daughter. >> she was kind. she wanted to communicate with others and build that sense of like belonging with everyone, but at the same time very tough. >> ramos's brother says the woman o'sullivan was helping was ramos's girlfriend. she was not hurt.
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>> as we mentioned, officer tara o'sullivan grew up in the bay area. people who knew her called her strong, passionate and dedicated. >> she left a mark, no question. abc7 news anchor eric thomas is live in pleasant hill, o'sullivan's alma mater. eric. >> reporter: dan, tara o'sullivan graduated with the class of 2011 from college park high, a young woman with a clear goal to become a law enforcement officer ahead of her. today this afternoon, we've been watching people build a may morial at the base of the flag pole where the flag was flying at half staff. a law enforcement officer who is also a classmate is responsible for this. another friend we spoke to this afternoon called tara o'sullivan fearless, absolutely fearless. tara o'sullivan graduated with the college park class of 2011. the school book chose her taking a class in ceramics. a classmate also in law enforcement left a bouquet of
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flowers at the base of the pole where the flag was flying half staff. he did not want his face on camera, but his eyes were filled with tears. she was drawn to law enforcement as a teenager. she joined the explorer program run by the martinez and pleasant hill police departments. a police lieutenant told me off camera she had the drive essential for a good police officer. neighbors just remember her as a cheerful young woman. >> very outgoing, very outgoing, happy, happy kid. >> reporter: tara grew up in this quiet close knit martinez street. another neighbor who didn't want to be on camera says tara and neighborhood kids would play in his yard. he would make hockey sticks for them in his garage. this neighbor says it wasn't a surprise that she became a cop. >> i was laying in bed and what do you do when you wake up? you put facebook on and there it was. it was just -- i could not believe it. >> reporter: tara had been a police officer for about six months. she had not even finished her field training program. it is a huge loss for family, a
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huge loss for sacramento, and a huge loss for those who knew her here in pleasant hill. at college park high school, eric thomas, abc7 news. >> such a shame, eric. thank you. official page has been set up for the officer tara o'sullivan memorial fund. if you'd like to donate, we have a lichk on our website, abc7news.com. >> now to the ghost ship trial, the defense team for derrick almena came out swinging this afternoon with explosive testimony. >> that testimony came from several witnesses who claimed oakland fire fighters were inside the warehouse long before the 2016 fire that killed 36 people. >> abc7 news reporter laura anthony has our story. >> reporter: a witness for the defense, handyman troy, took the stand and told the jury that several oakland firefighters were inside the ghost ship warehouse. took a tour from derrick almena two years before the deadly fire. even danced on the second floor. almena's friend joe rodriguez said he saw them, too.
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and that several returned the following day for a pig roast. >> they have categorically denied they went in, and we at the end of this case will point to three witnesses who said not only did they go in, they took a tour and on one occasion they were dancing. >> reporter: but he also told the jury the front stairs of the warehouse were rinky and makeshift. contrary to defense claims they were stable and not the reason 36 people died the night of the fire. attorneys for ghost ship defendant max harris finished their case by putting an oakland firefighter on the stand who attended a christmas party at the warehouse two years before the december 2016 fire that killed 36 people. salve a door car garcia told the jury he went to a potluck with his wife who worked at the same school attended by derrick almena's oldest daughter. there was nothing there when i was there that made me feel unsafe. >> he showed up to court wearing his uniform and he did what he
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was told. he pretty much did not say anything to implicate the city and the fire department. they are just covering for themselves. >> reporter: derrick almena's wife is expected to take the stand here next week followed at some point by almena himself. in oakland, laura anthony, abc7 news. >> all right, let's move on now. the first day of summer is tomorrow. >> yes. so let's check in with abc7 weather anchor spencer christian for what's coming our way. >> ama and dan, summer solstice is coming tomorrow at 8:57. let me take you into the late night hours. you can see we don't have much of a marine layer. it will be quite shallow and thin overnight. it will burn away giving us sunny skies, basically from coast to inland. and what will the beaches be like tomorrow osht first day of summer? mostly sunny with high temperatures in the upper 60s at most of the our beaches. low 70s at santa cruz. so get out and enjoy that first day. we have warmer days coming as
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well. i'll have the accuweather forecast in a moment. dan and ama? >> thanks so much. >> it may be one of the most technologically advanced hospitals anywhere in the country. >> on monday ucsf will open mission bay campus. >> lyanne melendez went to see what makes it so special. >> reporter: we found a cancer survivor who was getting a tour of the ucsf baker precision cancer medicine building. >> at this place, you look at the views, that will certainly help to make a cancer patient feel like, okay, you know, i'm looking forward to finishing this so i can get outside and, you know, continue on with my life. >> reporter: patients receiving infusion therapy will be surrounded by natural light. some will even have a few of the warriors new home across the street. patients will appreciate that all the services are done in one single building. >> that's going to make life really, really an improvement
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for i believe all the patients, especially those folks that come from afar. >> reporter: here a new generation of precision medicine will be delivered based on your genetic information. here's the simplified version. most cancers grow or spread because you have a specific gene or protein that contributes to that growth. but if you treat that patient with drugs that can actually block that protein or gene, it would be like starving the cancer. there will now be three radiation machines allowing for more flexibility. >> we can actually move patients from machine to machine, giving them more opportunities to get the right treatment time for them. >> reporter: then there are these monitors, part of the real-time location system. a person is given this device, then sensors all around to help track the patient. >> the patients here in this bed, we can see that they're here, how long they've been here. if that bed is available, then it would be green. >> reporter: ucsf staff wants
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patients to know you are not alone. in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc7 news. >> today officials broke ground on another huge house and office space development in san francisco. >> why the project has taken five years to get off the ground. >> the changes the university of california system wants to make in the wake of a college admissions scandal. >> and caught on camera, a sea lion attacking a 13-year-old girl on a california beach. attacks like this are extremely rare. however, officials say the sea however, officials say the sea lion may have had a reason. we're here for you. so chances are, you've seen us around the house. or around the yard... on the shelf... or even out in the field. your mom knew she could always count on us... and your grandma did too. because for over 150 years, we've been right by your side. advancing health and nutrition for everyone you love. so, from all of us at bayer... thank you for trusting in us. then and now.
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one of the big issues facing all of us is housing. today the ground was broken on a project to add 702 new units as well as two parks and offices in san francisco. the new project will be located along 5th between mission and howard streets. abc7 news reporter chris reyes has a closer look at the project and the impact. >> 3, 2, 1. yeah! >> reporter: mayor london breed, former supervisor jane kim, community leaders brookfield properties and their partner bruce corporation putting shovel to dirt this afternoon to mark the start of construction. the project titled 5 m will transform four acres of parking lots and buildings at 5th and mission with two new towers, apartment building, two parks and renovated historic buildings. the project will bring hundreds of new affordable units both for middle and low income families. >> it's $76 million in community benefits, which includes about
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242 new housing for formerly homeless individuals, for seniors. >> reporter: rudy is one of the community leaders who fought for five years to make sure developers didn't just take over his neighborhood. >> look at what we're able to get for sitting at the table over five years. we got the biggest affordable housing project in the whole city. >> reporter: despite the community turnout and the celebration over music and food trucks at the groundbreaking, the 5 m project has not been without controversy. another community group sued the city of san francisco to try and stop the project. judges ruled in favor of the developers. >> we are always out there in the community meeting with people, always have an open line of communication to talk. and that's ongoing. i mean, we're investing in this neighborhood. we will be a neighbor. >> everyone may not agree, but there are a lot of people here who live in the building right next to it who spend a lot of time in this particular area. they all are here enjoying the fact that this project is finally happening. >> reporter: the project is slated for completion fall of 2021.
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chris reyes for abc7 news. >> in the south bay, homeowners are also trying to build a better bay area. >> despite our above normal rainfall this spring, officials are hoping residents will continue their efforts to conserve water. >> abc7 news reporter chris nguyen is live in los gatos with the story there. chris. >> reporter: hi, dan and ama. we are in front of alexistion ton reservoir where if you look behind me you can see it is close to capacity. quite a sight to see. the rain this spring was great news for the local water supply. but officials say despite that, now is the time to prepare for the next drought. in san jose's cambria neighborhood, this charming home with low water use landscape stands out from the rest. >> we wanted to just stop using the sprinklers and be able to do more of a drip irrigation system and use plants that didn't chr and her family took advantage of an incentive program offered by valley water formerly known as the santa clara valley water
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district trading in their old lawn for a new look. >> we think the rain, finally we got a little bit to help. it's not going to be long term. >> reporter: last month was actually one of the wettest mays on record in santa clara county. ten reservoirs are currently above 9% of restricted capacity and groundwater aquifers are full. >> a lot of people don't realize our largest reservoir is beneath our feet. managing groundwater is important in part of what we do. >> reporter: as we get into the summer season, the water district is hoping customers will follow lee's example despite there being no drought. >> we're always a state that's not going to have a ton of water. >> reporter: that's why valley water is offering rebates to residential and commercial sts o wan . >> we're all sharing our resources here and there is always a fight about our resources. i think we all need to be responsible and do our part to make sure that we're not usingse now doing their part to help build a better bay area through
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water conservation. >> i think it is something that's becoming a little more popular and we've seen a couple neighbors in the area redo their lawns as well. so maybe it will pickup a little bit more. >> reporter: for more information on the rebate program, you can head over to our website, abc7news.com. reporting in the south bay tonight, i'm chris nguyen, abc7 news. >> all right, chris, thank you. today the university of california released a list of recommendations to end policing fraud against students. janet napolitano ordered an audit to come up with the review for the scandal. it includes claims on students applications, reviews of potential links between donors and applicants and stricter scrutiny of those admitted for special talents like athletes and artists. >> this is something else. a 13-year-old girl is recovering from a sea lion attack off the coast of santa barbara and it's all caught on camera. the girl was at a beach with
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friends friday night when the sea lion charged her biting her thigh. you can see the attack in these photos. watch this. people walking nearby quickly jumped in to help her, shocked it would attack like this in such an unprovoked way. the teenager said she didn't realize what was happening immediately. >> i felt it on my leg. i looked down and freaked out. i didn't even know what it was. all i knew was something was attacking me. >> it didn't stop there. the sea lion came onto land and bit a metal lifeguard stand. california fish and wildlife says attacks like this are extremely rare. the see lion is being treated for possible -- possible -- demoac toxic poisoning, a to be inthat attacks the brain and could have affected its judgment. strange. >> there are a lot of people at beaches these days because it's almost officially summer. >> that happens tomorrow, i believe. spencer christian is here. >> i think we're going to see a lot more people at beaches this weekend as a warm up is coming our way. we're looking at live doppler 7
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showing just a thin marine layer. despite the absence of a deep marine layer, we've got some fairly strong wind gusts right now at the surface 25, 26 miles per hour, rather, napa 25, fairfield, concord 22. breezy conditions in most other locations. interestingly enough, away from the coast. here's a view looking toward the coast from emeryville. looks a little misty there, but the marine layer again is very thin. 61 degrees in san francisco. oakland 68. low 70s at mountain view and san jose. 69 at morgan hill, 57 at half moon bay. here's the view at the golden gate where the sky is getting bluer and bluer as we get later into the evening hours. it is 69 at santa rosa right now. napa 66 rather. we have mid to low 70s at petaluma, fairfield, concord, livermore. mild, not warm. here's a view from mount tam. you can see low clouds there. these are our forecast featureers. summer solstice tomorrow at 8:54.
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turning a little cooler early next week. with rising temperatures and low humidity and strong gusty wind, those are the factors, of course, that contribute to elevated fire concerns. red-flag warning for high fire danger goes into effect 11:00 tonight. stays in effect until 6:00 p.m. saturday for much of lake county and for portions of solano and yellow county. so bear that in mind, but the weather will be nice for getting out and enjoying outdoor activities this weekend. overnight we'll see mainly clear skies, just a little fog. low temperatures ranging from low to mid 50s mostly. then tomorrow we'll see highs ranging from upper 60s at the coast, mid and upper 70s around the bay shoreline. it is going to warm up even more on saturday with highs inland in the mid 90s. we'll see upper 70s to about 80 around the bay shoreline. lots of upper 60s to near 70 on the coast. sunday just as warm. inland areas will warm up to mid to upper 90s up to about 98 at antioch. we'll see low 80s around the bay shoreline. again, up to about 70 on the
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coast. then on monday cooling begins. minor cooling. but there will be further cooling after monday as you can see on the accuweather seven-day forecast. on monday look for low 90s inland up to about 80 around the bay. but then temperatures drop sharply on tuesday. only low 80s inland. it will be breezy and cooler. and below average temperatures on wednesday of next week. we start to warm up again on thursday. so that little surge in warmth over the weekend is appropriate for early summer. it's not going to last very long. nothing extreme is happening, but we do have that high fire concern. bear that in mind. >> always. thanks, spencer. >> coming up here, newly public shares for work messenger service slack. they're not slacking off. >> no, we take a look at the
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two bay area companies, slack and grocery outlet, began trading on wall street today. shares of san francisco-based work messaging slack sword earned 40% of the company's first day of trading. it was not an ipo but a direct listing as it's called. the stock opened at $38.50 a share. above the $26 reference price which was set by the exchange. you can find it under the symbol work. slack has more than 10 million daily active users. >> emeryville-based grocery outlet began trading today on
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the nasdaq. the ceo and vice chairman rang the opening bell this morning. shares were priced at $22. and earnnded the day at $28. you can find it trading under the symbol go, g-o. >> the man who died in police custody is suing the city of pleasanton and the police department. >> how they claim the officer's actions led to their son's death. >> they say california state university has been hiding a huge surplus. the chancellor says they've been nothing but honest. >> one bay area couple's sun roof shattered right over their heads. 7 on your
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>> announcer: now, news to build a better bay area. from abc7. >> last year their son died in the custody of pleasanton police. >> today jacob bauer's family filed a wrongful death complaint saying their son was brutalized. >> abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow has the story. >> reporter: in family pictures, jacob bauer looks like most kids. a son, big brother and graduate
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with the bright future. >> i adored him. >> reporter: but in his early 30s, parents say depression took over. at 38, approximately a month prior to his death, they say jacob began to spiral. the bauers contacted pleasanton police for help with jacob three times and spoke to police on another occasion as well. on august 1st, 2018, the employees contacted pleasanton police department about a disturbance inside the store. two officers found jacob outside nearby. captain larry cox says that when officers made contact with jacob bauer here, initially he was answering their questions. but when officers asked him if he had any weapons on him, estopped speaking. and that concerned officers. >> that's when they moved in to go ahead and detain him because there was a fear for weapons. >> reporter: pleasanton police said jacob would not put his hands behind his back. officers struggled with him over five minutes and called for back up. they say they used a taser, a baton to pry his hands from underneath his body and a leg restraint device like this one once he was in handcuffs. as paramedics put jacob in an
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ambulance. they say he showed signs of respiratory distress. he was pronounced dead at the hospital. >> the fact that he was brutalized the way he was and suffered such a horrible death makes it even more painful. >> reporter: the alameda county coroner's report lists the primary cause of death as acute methamphetamine acute toxicity. other conditions listed probable mechanical asphyxia while being placed in restraint device by police. a second autopsy performed hired by the family's attorney found that jacob died froms asphyxia from the restraint used. >> i am confidet every officer responded appropriately. >> reporter: captain cox said he reviewed the video from the camera worn cameras. it's video his parents want to see but they have not shown it to them. one year since his death jacob's parents still feel shattered. >> my heart breaks every day i
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wake up. i have to force myself to continue without him. >> reporter: they're holding it together for their son. >> we could not have the police policing the police. because this is the result. >> this never should have happened. >> reporter: the alameda county district attorney's office said their investigation into the matter remains active. in pleasanton, melanie woodrow, abc7 news. >> developing news, authorities in san mateo county are investigating whether one man is responsible for two homicides in two days. the victims were both found along skyline boulevard about a mile from one another. tuesday night, san mateo county deputies were searching for additional evidence in the stabbing death of 32-year-old abdul malik nashir of pacifica. just before midnight they heard someone calling for help. they found 31-year-old john suffering from stab wounds. he did not survive. similar to monday night's victim, his family said he also received a work call. they say he was working for a towing company.
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>> he got a call to go over to that area and pickup a vehicle. and when john drove over there on highway 35, that's when it happened. that's when they killed him. >> deputies arrested 26-year-old malik dasuki of pacifica after he tried to run away from the scene. >> residents protested a swastika on the front lawn. they are hoping to unify the community against the symbol most notably associated with the nazis of world war ii. >> we are really concerned about the rise in hate, hate groups, and members of hate groups. so to have it come this close with such a vile message to the community is really not okay. >> i ain't got nothing against nobody. people put anything they want in their yards. they don't bother me.
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>> protestersasse ad petition to try to pressure stephen johnson who you saw there, the homeowner, to remove the swastika. >> the california state university system amassed a billion and a half dollars plus surplus, and then hid it from students and the public. that's what the state's independent auditor says in a new report out tonight. the report says most of the surplus came from student tuition. it says by not revealing the surplus, csu undermined state law that requires public universities to discuss and disclose tuition plans with students before raising prices. the csu chancellor said today the system has been transparent with its financial operations. he said the surplus in question is really more like a rainy day fund and had been included in several reports. >> the threat of war between the united states and iran seems to be closer today. >> president trump saying iran made a very bad mistake in shooting down an american drone, but also suggesting that attack may have been a mistake. mistak.
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>> abc news reporter trevor ault has the story. >> reporter: a potential full-scale war breaking out by telling reporters, you'll find out. but also warning america would not stand for iran shooting down a u.s. surveillance drone. archipelago iran made a mistake. >> reporter: pentagon officials saying an unarmed unmanned drone was flying over the gulf of oman when it was taken out by an iranian missile. >> this drone was in international waters clearly. we have it all documented. it's documented scientifically, not just words. >> reporter: but president trump also suggesting it may have happened by accident. >> i find it hard to believe it was intentional, if you want too know the truth. i think it could have been somebody who was loose and stupid that did it. >> reporter: iran is saying that's not the case. an iranian military commander saying their defense system bravely shot down the u.s. spy air craft because it had trespassed into iranian air space, warning that while iran
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doesn't want war, they are ready for t. the trump administration has accused iran of attacking international ships operating in the region and today's drone downing is likely seen as another escalation of their accused aggression. senator lindsey graham saying president trump needs to respond. >> this is an enemy of mankind. if you're not willing to take this enemy on, you'll regret it. >> reporter: but others are urging caution, including speaker nancy pelosi. >> i don't think the president wants to go to war. there's no appetite for going to war in our country. >> reporter: today iran's foreign minister is standig by the decision to shoot down this drone saying that they had recovered parts of the aircraft in their own waters and they say it is directly beneath where that drone was flying in their air space. trevor ault, abc7 news, washington. >> some drivers over estimate the driver assist technology. that is a claim by the insurance industry group. tesla was mentioned prominently in the study.
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over 2000 people asked about auto pilot said they thought it would be safe to take both hands off the wheel to read or text. tesla disputed the finding saying the study didn't survey actual tesla owners. >> coming up, dozens of officers taken off the street. the investigation into racist facebook posts that has the officers on desk duty. we're here for you. so chances are, you've seen us around the house. or around the yard... on the shelf...
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across the country are cracking down on racist and offensive comments posted on social media allegedly by police officers. warning, these postings are graphic in nature before we proceed. the plain view project, a social justice research organization, analyzed the facebook accounts of thousands of police officers across eight u.s. cities including philadelphia and st. louis. it made public many of the comments it found calling for violence against muslims, protesters, immigrants and those accused of crimes. residents are now calling for action against those officers. >> we will not be shy about meeting out the appropriate discipline, which could range from, in many cases, a day or so off all the way up to
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termination. >> 72 philadelphia police officers have been placed on desk duty pending an investigation. at least 22 st. louis police officers also stand accused. >> if you're looking for love, you may want to stay away from one east bay city. a new report ranks fremont among one of the most unfaithful in the country. this is according to ashley madison. that's the canada-based dating website for people looking to have affairs. it says fremont is number five in the country for cheating. orlando, florida, came in at number one. other california cities that made the top 20 cheating hot list include sacramento and anaheim. >> well, steph curry's new show is making its premiere tonight on abc7. it's called holy moly. maybe you've seen the promos. steph is starring in this mini extreme golf competition series. he'll be featured as the resident golf pro. >> it's a good collaboration between the team, myself, jeannie and joe in terms of them being the host and carrying the show and bringing the comedy.
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me as the club pro, being, you know, in contact with the contestants, with the fans, pretty much everywhere. you'll see me pop up everywhere. and then jeannie keeping tabs on how the competition is unfolding. good collaboration, i think it will be fun and entertaining to have all four of our voices carry the show. >> it does sound fun. holey moley appears on abc7 followed by ayesha curry's new show family food fight. it's all about the currys. >> they've taken over everything, the world. coming up on abc7 news at 6:00. >> i'm michael finney o
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all right, imagine this, glass suddenly shattering right above your head. >> yeah, it's scary. it's what happened to a bay area couple in their car. 7 on your side michael finney helped them make things right. >> as frightening as that sounds, when the sun roof shattered, the couple found themselves more miystified than frightened. putting the pieces back together was more difficult. it's a drive many bay area residents have taken heading
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from lake tahoe back to the bay area. steve armstrong remembers hearing a big popping sound. >> at first i thought i had a blowout on my tire, so i actually pulled over and checked all four wheels and there was nothing there. >> his sun roof was closed at the time so he had no idea it had just exploded. when he heard the sound of the wind coming from near the car's roof, he opened the cover. >> i just couldn't believe that happened. i was totally shocked because i had never heard of anybody's sun roof, you know -- >> the sun roof had fractured, but remained in one piece. safe light agreed to replace it and all seemed fine until the rainy season. he walked out to his car one day and discovered what he describes as several pots of water spilled inside his jeep. >> the seat was soaked. the side was soaked. water was actually still dripping even though it wasn't raining. >> repairing the damage from the flood turned into an ordeal. he said safe light blamed him for not cleaning out the glass
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from the drainage tracks before the repair. it declined to make the repairs. >> right away i knew that i was going to get nowhere with the company. >> he contacted 7 on your side and we contacted safe light. safe light told us this was an unusual situation that took place in december involving complications outside our control. our local associates went above and beyond our service offerings. we're glad we were able to work with the customer to resolve the situation. the leak has been fixed and the upholstery cleaned. >> i'd just like to thank you guys for helping me solve the problem. >> now, if you have a consumer issue that needs my attention, let me hear from you. my 7 on your side hot line is open monday through friday 10:00 to can 2:00. 415-954-8151. you can reach me on the facebook page and 7 on your side.com.
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>> one last check of the weather. >> spencer is back. >> here's a live doppler 7 showing quite an absence of of a marine layer tonight. and as we go into the day tomorrow, first day of summer, look for great beach weather. sunny skies from coast to inland, high temperatures along most of our beaches will be in the upper 60s, low 70s at santa cruz. so pretty good beach weather. along with the rising temperatures and falling humidity and development of some gusty wind, we have a red-flag warning for high fire danger going into effect 11:00 torrent. staying in effect until saturday for much of lake county and portions of solano and yolo counties. so bear that in mind. fire can spread rapidly under these conditions, but here comes the warm up on the accuweather seven-day forecast. mid to upper 90s in the midland over the weekend. shoreline up to 70 and above. there will be further cooling tuesday, wednesday, thursday next week. the spike will make it feel like
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summer. >> appropriate. thanks, spencer. >> really interesting day in the nba today. >> larry is here with all the details. >> we're going to see what the warriors are going to do later tonight. and one of the dumbest ideas i've ever heard. i've got to get that in. >> really? >> yeah, this is really out there. the whole world knew zion wlliamson was going to be the number one pick in the draft. his reaction was priceless. and the warriors, they did make a move. not with zion un jill jill has entresto, and a na heart failure pill that helped keep people alive and out of the hospital. don't take entresto if pregnant; it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. don't askr if you'vdgima wit oarb. the moious side effects are angioedema,
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>> announcer: now abc7 sports with larry beil. >> good evening. the nba draft is underway. the warriors will pick 28th in round one. it's probably going to be around 7:30 tonight. the dubs earlier today paid the hawks $1.3 million to get the 40 first pick. that's in the second round. they'll have three picks. top of the draft, no surprise who is going number one. >> the new orleans pelicans select zion williamson from duke university. >> zion, he makes new orleans fascinating to watch from day one. man, this guy is going to rip the rim down. he's like this generation's version of lebron. 6'7", 285 and it's raw power. >> i don't know what to say. i didn't think i'd be in this position. my momriced a lot for me. i wouldn't be here without my mom. she did everything for me. i just want to thank her.
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>> he was tearing up, very emotional. murry state point guard ja morant next pick for the grizzlies. they will settle for his roommate r.j. barrett. deandre hunter goes. another kevin durant rumor. latest from espn saying k.d. may want a sign and trade deal which would allow him to get his full super max contract, five years, $219 million. that would be 57 mill more than any other team could pay him. then if k.d. wanted to go to the knicks, the warriors would get some assets back from new york. what's unclear in all this as k.d. does his rehab, does he wantthispl of e ny many options the warriors have discussed? we don't know yet. team usa dominant so far in the women's world cup. looking to sweep the group. group stages for the win over
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sweden, didn't take long for the americans to get on the board. 2 1/2 mite megan rapino with the corner kick. lyndsay horan buries her second goal of the tournament. and it's 1-nil. second half, everyone one on one here. top shelf, they reviewed this for a possible off side call, but the goal stood. team usa wins 2-nil. they go 3-0 in group play. they'll face spain in the round of 16. sonoma raceway turned 50 years old this year and with nascar in town this weekend, they're turning back the clock to an old version of their already challenging road course. this weekend's layout which you can see on top here in the red, features 12 turns. they call it the carousel. they haven't used this route since 1997. a lot of twists and turns of sonoma raceway. they're already a fun departure from the usual left, left, left. oval courses on the nascar
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circuit. this presents plenty of opportunity for passing and action. >> it's like, you know, being able to go out in the city and run from the cops. you know, you can go as fast as you can left and right. >> response to putting the carousel back in has been probably 99.9% positive. has us scratching our heads as to why we didn't do it before. >> there are more passing opportunities. any time you have a heavy breaking zone or any breaking zone, it's an opportunity for you to get a little bit more courage than the next guy that's >> it's kind much a different world, but i still remember how to turn right thankfully. i did some testing with nasa and stuff and i kind of got a good feel for the track. so now it's just about being consistent, being smooth, being smart, minimizing mistakes and hoping we can be there at the end. >> all right. could the tampa bay reza be the montreal reza? they gave the teamittingheir hoe games in the future.
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the first half of the season home games would be in tampa. in the second half the reza would play in montreal. the reza in the city of tampa are fighting over a new stadium for years. not sure if this is leverage, but consider the players having two residences. >> right. >> the wives, the kids in school, taxes? oh, is there a dumber idea out there? i don't know. tweet me if you can think of one. >> that will be topping the list. >> >> aa's and rays tonight. >> men and women being sworn in as police officers a day after tara o'sullivan was killed in the line of duty. >> then on abc7 news at 11:00, a south bay city is the least affordable for teachers in the nation. we look at the challenges they face and propose solutions. >> and it's an all-new primetime tonight on abc7. steph curry's new "holey moley"
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♪ this is the... please welcome today's contestants-- a senior from redmond, washington... a junior from basking ridge, new jersey... and a junior from louisville, kentucky... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"--alex trebek! thank you, johnny. [ cheers and applause ] thank you, ladies and gentlemen. good crowd here today to watch the fourth of our quarter-final matches. as you all know from having watched our tournaments through the years, the winners of these quarter-final matches return automatically next week in the semi-finals, and the four high-scorers among non-winners
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also come back to play again. audrey, sreekar, and jackson, welcome. good luck. here we go. ♪ categories that you will now be dealing with are... i sense a theme. ah, you're... you're on a... maybe you'll spend time... jackson, off you go. let's do college bound for $200. sreekar. - what is north carolina? - yes. college bound for $400. - sreekar. - what is rutgers?
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