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the two women worked together at a restaurant in santa cruz. they have both now been release physicalndeporter z euan clara center where they spoke with ports? >> hgabriel lota-mattent to the selves friends from each was hi gunfire, gabrielle va in her shoulder, bryn to the shoulder they're ououse when we heard the first shot go off. and our friends were holding our purses. we were barefoot and we ran out of the bounce house. >> it was the most terrifying place for us to be. boxed innen 0 au four sides. just at the middle of this bouncy structure. you get to the top and the gunman can see you. you get to the bottom and
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hopefully you can run and we ran. >> reporter: they were running in parking lot when shot. >> i remember gabriella was screaming you was hit, i was hit. and i felt it in my back and thought maybe i was getting a cramp in my side from run. it took a really long time till i 0 saw the blood to know. >> reporter: they kept running till a good samaritan picked them up and took them to the hospital. brynn only released today a bullet in her liver. >> i'm going to have a bullet in my liver my whole life. >> reporter: it's a reality hard to wrap your head around but even doctors awed by their bravery. >> the two most calm people there were probably these two. >> reporter: still, they can't stop thinking about that night and moment they saw the gunman. >> shot once, pause and rapid fired. i remember in these tone two seconds staring at him. he looked like a trained military professional. >> i'm so happy to be alive and want to send my love to the salazars, the romeros that don't
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get to say that. >> reporter: our hearts go out to those who aren't here torchiere their story. >> reporter: liz kreutz, abc news. >> just this past hour, we learned some new details about shooting at the garlic festival. >> chris reyes is live outside the gilroy police department with the details. >> reporter: good afternoon. a police briefing was held here about an hour ago. the chief and the fbi really echoing what they've been saying all week. still no motive, still coving n through evidence and still asking the public for help with photos and videos. what is new is the chief named the three police officers that took down the suspect. >> all three of these officers are incredibly humble. i think they're heroes. i don't think they view themselves that way. i think they view themselves they were just doing their job. and i don't think they're particularly excited about being in the limelight. but i certainly think that they
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deserve recognition for what they did. >> reporter: the three police officers eric cryyer, a 23 year veteran, hugo de morale, 17 years in the force, robert basweno all responded within a minute of reports that a shooter was firing shots into the crowd at the gilroy garlic festival. today personal belongings at the park have been brought to rucker elementary where a victim interest has been set up. about 100 fbi staff are working the huge crime scene. the three police officers are still on paid medical leave. the chief told us they're getting the assistance they need to process what happened on sunday. he told us they're asking for privacy at this time. in gilroy, chris reyes, abc7 news. >> thank you. in the east bay today, the jury in the ghost ship trial just finished their first full day of dlab rations. so far no verdict.
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not a surprise. the nine women and three men of the jury will decide if the defendants max harris and derek al mane are each guilty of 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter. news reporter laura anthony is live at the courthouse in oakland covering the trial from the beginning. laura? >> hi, dan. this jury wrapped up a full day. their first full day.deliberations at about 4:00 this afternoon. they started about 9:30 this morning and as far as we can tell, got about five hours of deliberationings in minus the lunch hour. again, there was no verdict and unlike yesterday, dan, the jurors did not ask any questions of the judge or the attorneys. we are talking about again, nine women and three men in this jury. of course, they've been here for three months now. and now that we are in deliberations, they have been sequestered by the judge during the day. at this point, with the deliberations done for today, the soonest they'll be back at
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it due to scheduling conflicts will be next tuesday morning. >> laura, thank you so much. >> thank you. both men charged with involuntary manslaughter. will the jurors look at when deciding they are guilty of that crime? give us a sense of that. >> reporter: well, dan, it's different than say a murder charge. involuntary manslaughter theunder underpinning is criminal negligece. we can show you what the elements of that are. there's a standard that the judge told the jurors they must be looking at. and that is what would a reasonable person do in the same situation. now in, closing arguments, the prosecution talked about elements that make someone guilty of the crime. again, the standard is what would a reasonable person do. in this case, the prosecution said al mane and to some extent harris lied repeatedly what was happening inside the ghost ship including the fact people were living there and also created
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according to the prosecution a dangerous condition and then they showed that they had an indifference to the consequences of their actions. we talked with al mane's attorney tony serra about the criteria as it pertains to this case. >> it's a state of blind crime. so your state of mind has to be what they call utterly indifferent to probable consequence kofz your actions. or a an reckless disregard for human life. so those as i argued, you know, are mental states. mental states can only be shown through circumstantial evidence. >> reporter: now, of course, cerra and the other defense attorneys do not believe their clients showed criminal negligence in this circumstance. >> one more question. we've heard a lot from the families of the victims. what about the families of the
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defendants? >> reporter: well, dan, we have seen the families of victims here almost every day. at least contingent of them that we have seen rely. you heard them talk yesterday about the pain of being at this trial and hoping for a verdict at least the families here of wanting that to be a guilty verdict. today though we heard from max harris's aunt. she's been here eight or nine times. by her count, there's at least ten or 11 people in the courtroom that support max harris. that's hear what she had to say. >> even derek testified, every single person has testified. it wasn't max. max was no more responsible or involved than anyone else who lived there. >> reporter: and one more note about laura lynn. the aunt of max harris. when she is here, she stays after court at 4:00 in the afternoon. the bus with the inmates leaves
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the courthouse behind me and today as she has pretty much every day she's been here, she waits right outside the salley port and waits for the bus to go by and waves at max as he and almena and i presume other prisoners are being taken back to jail. laura anthony, abc7 news. >> thank you very much. we will have complete coverage of the ghost ship fire on our website including a timeline of how the investigation unfolded. you can find it on abc7news.com and, of course, we are monitoring the deliberation process very closely. as soon as a verdict is announced we will bring it to you immediately. more news ahead. new air tankers are upgrading california's firefighting capabilities. >> why governor newsom invited former governor schwarzenegger to check out the new aircraft with hem. >> a peaceful pro in san francisco i can kicking as activists call for an end to family separation at the boarder. >> temperatures fell for this
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first day of august but expect a reversal into the weekend. i'll have your temperatures coming right up. >> thanks. $1200 a month for a bunk bed? a company believes co-living is a solution to one of the bay
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breaking news. a single engine ses necessary with two people on board went off the runway after a hard landing in novato they afternoon. the marin county sheriff says the pilot and passenger on the cessna 210 suffered minor injuries. a spokesman with the faa says the airplane an sustained substantial damage. you can see that in this picture from these photos tweeted by the sheriff as a office, it looks that the front of the plane was damaged and the nose gear was ripped off. >> overnight in san francisco, one person was arrested and 17 were cited during a protest in front of the i.c.e. office.
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11 hour later a peaceful protest was held in front of the same building with demonstrators calling for an end to family separation at the border. it kicked off what organizers are calling a month of momentum. news reporter melanie woodrow was there. >> reporter: with each beat, protesters made their point. >> the people in this country do not want these camps to be happening. do not want children to be caged and deprived of healthy water and food and showers and to be separated from their families. >> reporter: today kicking off a month-long protest. 30 days of action to close detention camps. >> to hear about these children i can't sleep at night. i can't imagine what the parents go through. so this is the least i can do is come and show up. >> reporter: each day different protesters will be outside i.c.e. from noon to 1:00 p.m. some people say they'll return on multiple days. gilbert modena didn't plan to be here but felt inspired in the moment. >> i came out because my wife
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was going to take her citizenship test and on the way here, we saw the protest. so iided to drop her off so she could take her test and i'm coming out to hang out overhere. i don't like what trump is doing. i don't think they should be separating babies from their mothers. that's inhumane. >> cfpd cited a different group of protests after they didn't respond to warnings to remove tents and lodging equipment. 16 adults and one juvenile were cited. one adult is in police custody and will be looked on resisting arrest. today officers kept their distance across the street. the protests were peaceful. in san francisco, melanie woodrow, abc news. >> as part of our commitment to building a better area war, we're spending a week tackling the housing crisis. >> san francisco has a median rent for a one-bedroom apartment at more than $3500.
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>> but what about the cost of renting? no bedrooms at all. abc7 ne abc7 introduces a new idea. >> a home can rent for $10,000 and $20,000 a month. on the inside, it's a different story. welcome to pod share where you can respect one of these for $1200 a month. at this home in knob hill, she is trying to revolutionize the housing industry. >> it is a great opportunity. >> a former video producer started her company pod share in 2012 out of necessity. >> i couldn't afford to live at hollywood and vine. i thought fidi have i the rent and nobody pays security deposit, would they be willing to share. >> they were. users pay $50 a night, under $300 a week or $1200 a month. no security deposit, utilities or other fees to stay in one of
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these pods here. >> and these drawers open like so. >> reporter: or any of the five other locations in la. she believes in co-lynning so much she herself lives full time in the pod network and working with the city on using this model as a widespread housing solution asking this question. >>what about these zones that are warehouses sitting vacant? why can't we convert those to mixed use an basically make group housing? i've convert aid marijuana dispensary to a pod share, a church, i'm looking at a karate studio. >> users who in san francisco are millennial men in the tech industry admit there can be a stigma as an adult living in what is essentially a bunk bed. >> absolutely. you can't knock it till you try it. i think there's something special about the people that stay here. and the way that they think about the world and the way they do things. >> reporter: while the style you have living isn't for everyone,
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there is something to be said about the 20,000 some odd users the company says have stayed in one of these since it began. in san francisco, dion lim, abc7 news. >> interesting. across the pod share network, there are 220 pods which are completely booked up. >> getting really popular. a sixth location has been approved for southern california and a possible second location in san francisco is planned for the coming months. the company hopes to expand nationwide one day. >> could be a trend growing. abc7 news is searching for solutions to the bay area's housing crisis. tomorrow, we're hosting a town hall between 4:00 and 8:00 p.m. i'll be hosting that event. send us your questions on twitter, instagram or facebook with the hash tag better bay area and we'll see what the experts have to say. >> join the conversation anytime online. go to abc7 news.com/better bay area and click on the big image for housing crisis. you'll find all our stories and
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an easy way to share your own story. >> we all know wildfires have been getting bigger and more intense each year. cal fire has said one of its big everest challenges has been a lack of equipment. today governor newsom and arnold schwarzenegger said that's about to change. the story tonight from news reporter wayne freedman. >> reporter: a quiet day at the cal fire air attack base in sonoma county. there's no such thing as a day too quiet. above the tanker, if the boots remain untouched it's good for the region. >> they've been sitting here all day today. >> reporter: perfect timing on an afternoon when cal fire made its own headlines near sacramento. governor gavin new smf announced former governor arnold schwarzenegger as he announced an investment to fight filed wires. the helicopters can fly at night and c130s that should be flying within four years. >> people want to see something in the air.
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they're not sure anything is really happening if they don't. >> reporter: the c130s are not as large or as fast as the larger jets in past years but they will provide a combination of nimalness and speed. they can drop four times as much retardant as a smaller main tay s2s and follow an initial attack. >> here comes the c130 behind us. you got powe, powe, with the two s2s and boom with the big airplane behind it. >> it will definitely enhance our abilities to keep the fire small. >> fire that will be coming inevitably. the season has had a relatively slow start thus far. they know what's ahead. >> september, october for sure. hopefully we'll have a relatively quiet august. >> worth noting the quiet did not last here today. the first call came in at 3:00 p.m. bob's lucky boots were not so lonely after all. in sonoma county, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >> right now we'll take you back to breaking news.
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a single engine cessna with two people on board went off the runway after a hard landing at knaus field in novato this afternoon. you're looking at that plane right there with its nose in the ground. that's a general aviation airport there in novato. this live picture from sky 7, of course. the meche county sheriff says the pilot and the passenger suffered minor injuries. fortunately just minor is what they're saying. but the airplane as you can see has quite a bit of damage. this happened at 4:30 this afternoon. >> again, thank goodness the injuries were only minor. a beautiful day around the bay air today. warm but no too extreme. >> it's perfect. the kind that goldilocks would enjoy. >> sandhya patel. >> not too hot, not too cold. it is perfect. it was definitely cooler today. across most of the bay area, dan and kristen sze, live doppler 7, one of the roles that was played but that contributed to the cooling is the marine layer. it's advancing into the east bay and playing a role along with
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the wind. we have a stiff sea breeze gusting to 28 at sfo and we are expecting the on shore breezes blowing from the ocean towards the land. to continue. if you are stepping out tonight, grab that jacket. it is going to be gusty outside. anywhere from 20 to 25 miles an hour. the winds subside briefly only to pick up again towards tomorrow afternoon. here's a live picture right now from our mount tam camera. it is showing the natural ac we have. it's going to be with us tomorrow morning and we're going to see a turnaround. emeryville camera showing you the low clouds and fog advancing. 68 in oakland. low to mid-70s from redwood city to san jose. currently 61 in half moon bay. east bay hills looking towards mount diablo and starting to see gray sky there. low 80s from santa rosa to fairfield. 75 in napa. 74 in livermore as we take a live look from the san jose camera, bright skies overhead.
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widespread fog and spotty drizzle expected. warming trend begins tomorrow and the warmup peaks over the weekend. the hour-b-hour forecast, 7:00 tonight, notice the fog has pushed in over the east bay. it's along the coastline and advances towards the delta going into your morning commute. between 5:00 and 8:00 a.m., watch out. poor visibility, some spotty areas of drizzle into the afternoon and evening. low clouds and fog pull back to the coastline only to advance back in again. temperatures mainly in the 50s. first thing in the morning tomorrow afternoon, here's how it will look in the south bay. warmer day, 90 degrees in gilroy. 82 sunnyvale on peninsula, anywhere from 74 in mill brae to 81 los altos. local to mid 60s at the coast. there will be some lingering fog. especially in the sunset district. 68 in downtown san francisco. north bay temperatures 83 in napa, 84 san rafael. east bay, 77 in berkeley, 78 in
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hayward. inland in the low 90s around concord, livermore. so warm. i am tracking eric, hurricane eric is still a category 1 packing 80-mile-an-hour maximum sustained winds. expected to pass south of the hawaiian islands this weekend. expect rain and large swells if you're vacationing in hawaii. warming begins tomorrow. this weekend, it's going to be hot inland. mid-90s there. low to mid 60s near the coast. next week especially the middle of next week, you will notice the cooler pattern back down into the 80s with those temperatures. dan and kristen sze. >> thank you. >> as you know, identity theft is on the rise. so is a protection plan worth the money be? shopping for backpacks... ...and mom also gets a back-to-school bag? that's yes for less. ross has the brands you want for back to school. and it feels even better when you find them for less. at ross. yes for less.
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do. the key is to spot fraudulent activity quickly and do what you have to do to stop it. >> reporter: protection services like hers can help you dispute fraudulent transactions with your bank credit card companies and other businesses after your identity has been stolen. typically, for a fee of about $10 to $30 a month. the best way to avoid being a victim of this type of new account fraud you can do yourself. freeze your credit with the major credit bureaus. equifax, experian and transunion. it's free and no one will be able to open credit including you till you unfreeze it. keep in mind, freezing your credit won't prevent i.d. theft. for instance, a criminal can still use your personal information to get medical services or steal your tax refund. >> it's critical that consumers themselves keep a careful eye on their bank and credit card statements obviously but also medical records, insurance records, tax records.
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coming up at 6:00, ready for anything at the santa clara county fair which just opened. preparations now in place in response to the gilroy attack. also, hundreds swing by a local high school to check out a mural that some say needs to go. others want it left alone. judge for yourself at 6:00. and 7 on your side addresses the bay area's housing crisis. michael finney answers your questions. all that and much more coming up at 6:00. >> thanks. we'll see you then. >> finally tonight a collection of bay area restaurants raising
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money to support planned parenthood. >> abc7 news was there in san francisco, one of 70 restaurants taking part in dining out for abort the ban. >> participating restaurants will donate a portion of proceeds today to planned parenthood. goal is $40,000. >> planned parenthood is an extremely important organization and we need to support it the best that we can. we wish we didn't have to fight but we're very proud to be leading there fight in this specific context. >> the group will also be hosting a raffle and after party tonight at rose's tap room in the temescal neighborhood. >> that is our report. world news with david muir is next. >> for sandhya patel, michael finney, all of us here, thanks for joining us here tonight. >> we'll see you again in half an hour at 6:00.
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tonight, as wes come on the air in the west, several developing stories. the breaking headline. the emergency medical response at the kennedy compound in hyannis port, massachusetts. what we've just learned. the deadly gas explosion rocking a neighborhood, at least one woman killed. several people hurt. families running from flames shooting 300 feet into the air. homes destroyed. the siding melting off others. breaking news tonight from north korea coming in now. their newest provocation. and what u.s. officials have just revealed. the extraordinary images coming in tonight. the plane coming down on an american highway. the emergency landing, drivers right beneath the plane as it was coming down. in new york city tonight, the iraq veteran and father charged in the deaths of his 1-year-old twins, leaving them in an overheated car. his wife tearful as he held their 2-year-old in court. and what prosecuto

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