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>> who do you have medic 100? medic 1 hub, who are you trance boarding? >> a deputy, i don't know his name. >> a santa cruz county sheriff's deputy was killed in an ambush attack. two other officers hurt and this morning, brand new details on the suspect accused of this killing. good morning, everyone. it is sunday, june 7th. i'm liz kreutz. the sheriff is 38-year-old sergeant damon gutzwiller, married, one young child and another on the way. the last time they lost one of their own was in the 1980s. first reports in ben lomond, 1:3 yesterday, 30 miles south of san jose. officials say this man, 32-year-old steven carrillo was stocked one a van full of guns and ieds. abc 7 i-team learned he's an active sergeant in the air force. abc 7 news reporter lauren
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martinez has more on this attack the deputies never saw coming. >> today we lost one of our own, and he was a true hero. >> reporter: the santa cruz sheriff's office are mourning the loss of 38-year-old sergeant damon gutzwiller. shesh i have jim hart said at 1:30 saturday afternoon, a person reported seeing a van with guns and bomb-making devices. while sergeant gutzwiller and another deputy began investigating the van, parked off waldenberg avenue in ben lomond, they were attacked. >> as deputies began investigating they were ambushed with gunfire. and multiple improvised explosives. >> officer down, lz set up by highland's park, officer down at 1430. >> reporter: sergeant gutzwiller was shot, and taken to the hospital, were he died. another deputy was either shot or struck by shrapnel from the bomb. investigators say the suspect is steven carrillo of ben lomond, taken down with the help from
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>> my dog immediately went afte. >> repors illo ben lomond and the surrounding communities they've never seen so many different bay area law enforcement agencies at once. >> nothing like this ever happens here. ben lomond is a quiet, sleepy place. >> reporter: this is still a fluid situation as the department goes through this investigation, gutzwiller will be deeply missed. >> you want to see in a police officer, compassionate, caring, somebody who truly loves his job, wants to help people, that's what damon was. >> reporter: reporting in santa cruz, lauren martinez, abc 7 news. >> one correction, ben lomond. our team is making crucial leads on the suspect.
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sources tell our dan noyes investigators found many ieds at the home. noyes reports one theory is deputies interrupted something big about to happen. it prompted the fbi to take over the case. carrillo reshared a post last week making comments about equality for all races not just white people. carrillo has two children and a late wife who was in the air force, died in an off base hotel in carolina in 2018. authorities say her death was not suspicious. california governor gavin newsom released this statement in response to sergeant gutzwiller's death yesterday. he says in part "he will be remembered as a hero who devoted his life to protecting the community and as a loving husband and father." in honor of sergeant gutzwiller, newsom is ordering state capitol flags to fly at half staff. today a vigil will be held at 2:26 at the exact time the call came in that an officer was down. we were sending alerts on this breaking news story. just like this one all night long as we were learning new information. if you want breaking news in the future the abc 7 news app is free in the app store.
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let's get to other developing news, following several fast-moving fires made worse by the strong winds in the bay area this weekend. several broke out yesterday including the quail fire burning outside of the town of winters along with the willow fire in concord and gulch fire south of petaluma. the quail fire burned 1,200 acres at last check. it's 5% contained. we know at least 100 structures are threatened and evacuations have been under way. overnight the san francisco fire department is sending 22 firefighters and fire trucks to help out this morning. the willow fire in concord is fully contained at 137 acres are near east oliviera road and willow pass road. it at one point blocked access to highway 4. firefighters are keeping a close eye on hot spots in sonoma
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county, started along stage gulch road. big part of this is the winds we've been talking about all weekend. >> you're right, we may have a bit of a lull but the wind returns, strongest on the coast, a look at live doppler 7 and no cloud cover here to speak of but as we check out the wind trend for the fires near winters, the quail fire i should say throughout the day there will be northwesterly at about 15 to begin at about 8:00 and up to 20 miles an hour as we go through the rest of the day. so as we look live out towards emeryville, camera shaking, 56 in oakland. 49 in gilroy. 52 pacifica. walnut creek we have a cooler start in petaluma, only 46 and it's 55 in concord, 50 in livermore so that air mass is cooler, the skies are clear and as we look at the golden gate bridge, it's gusty there today. 60s for most as we get towards 9:00, except at the coast and then as we go through the
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afternoon, the winds pick up, up to 35-mile-an-hour gusts at the shoreline, maybe 15 to 25 where else and looking at temperatures cool, only in the low 70s inland, upper 60s around the bay. so with that warming trend tomorrow, some of our winds subside but i'll explain how we still will be breezy throughout much of the week coming up. liz? >> lisa, thank you. happening today we expect countless more to be drawn out to the bay to fight fouality for communities of color. perhaps the most powerful we saw across the entire country was yesterday in san francisco take a look, a black lives matter rally on the golden gate bridge organized by a bay area 17-year-old, it became much mor drivers stopped in their tracks including myself, abc 7 news reporter kris reyes has the story. >> reporter: this is sky 7 over the scene at around noon on the golden gate bridge. a peaceful march and a powerful turnout, one that tianna day,
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the 17-year-old, co-organizer behind the protest, did not expect at all. >> literally this came together in less than 24 hours. my friend made flyers and we just kind of pushed them out. >> we posted them all over social media. >> and it blew up. >> reporter: at one point the crowd filled the road, stopping traffic. >> honestly all the protests inspired honestly, i feel like the whole youth as a whole this whole generation, we are really speaking out and speaking up for each other and fighting for equality and it is a beautiful thing. >> no justice, no peace. >> reporter: on the ground liz kreutz witnessed some drivers getting out to cheer on protesters. >> it was awesome, the energy was crazy. people were united, same goal, we want to end police brutality but we want systemic change. >> black lives matter! black lives matter! >> if getting from point a to point b is more important than preventing countless people of color from dying, from being wrongfully imprisoned, just
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excluded from financial progreen you nope, you need to think of your priorities. >> reporter: dozens of police officers were present but no confrontations. >> we're here to fight for justice, we're not here to fight. >> reporter: in san francisco, kris reyes for abc 7 news. >> protests and marches bringing out thousands across the bay area fighting for racial justice in our country. here are a few, there was one in san francisco where hundreds marched on mission street to the local police station, some officers chose to kneel there with the protesters. hundreds more marched in downtown mill valley shouting "i can't breathe" and "no justice, no peace" through their masks. other events broke out in berkeley, oakland and walnut creek, all of them very peaceful. having a little bit of technical difficulty there. we want to show you a moving
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video made by two bay area graduating sionero the of therts in san francisco. the samevent dear class of to 20, the four-hour commencement event including the obamas, beyonce, bts and dozens of other celebrities. imagine the two seniors are thrilled to be included. >> what we were saying was resonating with more than just the people in our local community that, this is kind of a shared belief among all class of 2020 graduates and so the fact that it's gone to the places that it has is so exciting for us. >> abc 7 got a chance to interview kyle and jordan this past week before tonight's big event, they said they wanted to do something to empower their fellow students that wasn't so negative. so they spent their free time working on this project hoping to share its message with their school and they need to share it with the entire country.
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>> that's incredible. we're glad it got picked up and mostly excited to represent the student voice at this event and just share from like a peer-to-peer perspective that we believe in each other, we support each other, and we can be stronger together. >> very cool. you can see more of that video online, we'll air it again at 9:00 a.m. a larger clip. the live stream event is on youtube starting at noon today. so cool to have that local connection, lisa, this is a big, national event. >> oh, yes, definitely, and more interesting things are coming out of this, isn't there? yes certainly with all that we've been going through, and with the weather changing today, a little bit, you would think maybe we'll see winds ease up because they're not that breezy right now, but that's not the case. we'll see gusty winds, in fact the breezy winds lingering as we get to our warmup once again, but we'll, will it be as hot as it's been throughout the past couple of weeks?
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i'll have the answers in a few minutes. >> thanks, lisa. big reopening changes in the bay area, a bunch taking effect this weekend. we break them all down, one will have a major impact for many people's sunday. plus -- the music mystery on the golden gate, people have been asking about that suspicious sound and we found it's always gooder what you'to have 'em.or, and when it comes to your internet, xfinity gives you the ones you need. on a budget? there's a speed for that. not ready to commit? try a plan with no annual contract. wanna save even more? just add xfinity mobile, and save big on your wireless bill. it's internet with the power of options. and that's simple, easy, awesome.
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so for now, keep your distance. but don't lose count. we'll have some catching up to do. welcome back. as we continue to cover the coronavirus pandemic, abc 7 news is committed to build a better bay area focusing on health, education, workplace and the economfor the bay area this weekend in restarting that economy. three bay area counties continue to ease pandemic restrictions and let's break it down for you. here is what is now allowed in the north bay. in napa county, wineries can open indoor tasting rooms with social distancing. reservations are encouraged to avoid overlaps. servers must offer clean glasses
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every time they try a different wine. bars may also reopen and in sonoma county many businesses including hair salons can reopen. we have a look at what that will look like in our next half hour. restaurants can serve diners indoors again, tables spaced six feet apart. people can also attend indoor religious services. abc 7 news reporter luz pena visited a church in rower in park where parishioners were anxiously waiting for this day. ♪ >> reporter: the new health order came into effect at 12:01 a.m. saturday, several hours later, church was open. >> you just feel more spiritual. i just feel i have that wonderful feeling. >> reporter: for close to three months, david bishop walked fouh every day in hope to see the doors open. today was that day. >> we found out this morning actually. >> i called this morning and father tom answered the phone, yes, we are open. >> reporter: father thomas diaz
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sent letters to all the parishioners with the list of health guidelines. tony and beth are the greeters at st. elizabeth's catholic church. >> number one, sanitize your hands. a couple of people didn't have their mask on yet so we reminded them. they complied, and if they didn't have a mask, we this these available for them. >> reporter: this is how it works. every other pew will remain empty. if you come by yourself, then you sit six feet away from the person next to you at the end of this pew. now if you come with your family, you get a bigger space, while still practicing social distancing. in today's mass there was no choir. this is one of the main changes father diaz had to implement to avoid any possible spread of covid-19. >> music would be the biggest thing so we just had background music, two, putting communion at the end of mass. >> reporter: sonoma county's health official said to abc 7
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news they're testing this new phase of reopening with a "t thd waiting to two-weeks to see the impact before opening other sectors." luz pena, abc 7 news. the third bay area county relaxing restrictions this weekend san mateo county, now allows for outdoor sit-down dining at restaurants. contra costa county made that move on friday and san mateo county libraries can reopen for scheduled curbside pickup. charter boats are allowed to operate once again. we have a full list of what's allowed county by county where you live on abc7news.com. we're expecting to learn more how schools throughout the state are planning to reopen. tony thurmand will make an announcement tomorrow, students and teachers may also be required to have their temperature taken. he says it has not been decided if they will need to be tested for the virus before returning to campuses. taking a live look at our golden gate bridge camera
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behindopeen me from thereus thbrge hased to riving y. the 83-year-old golden gate bridge has been under a retrofitting project to protect it from high winds. the handrails on the west side has been replaced with the vertical slats allow more air to flow through. during high wind days the bridge emits whistling sounds that can be heard for miles. >> don't worry, it's not going to be every day. this is not a new sound that you'll be hearing when you wake up in the morning, when you go to bed at night. >> can it sing happy birthday to me? >> we might have to bring on a harmonics expert on the staff to see if we can't make it sing and take requests.
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>> that's pretty cool. i haven't heard it myself, lisa but a lot of people are saying what is that sound? the winds this weekend will amplify that. >> i heard could you hear it across to so yes, and certainly the strongest winds were on friday, still pretty gusty yesterday and today we're going with that theme of breezy around the bay, gusty at the coast, and looking at high pressure to build in, bricking a warming trend as we start the work week but that's also with the flow around the high, breezy winds and systems going to set up to the east of us, area of low pressure and that's going to allow the pressure gradient to stay rather elevated as we get through the early part of the week, which translates into breezy winds, certainly in the sacramento valley where we have some of the fires and also just generally around the bay and at the coast, as we have that steady onshore flow, even though it's going to back off tomorrow.
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satellite and radar composite, this system brought cooler air to northern california, you nors though and also initiating some rain, maybe showers and thunderstorms in the sierra nevada and high elevation snow for some slippery conditions there. so looking right now in the north bay, this is san rafael, sun certainly evident here, 53 san francisco. it's 56 in oakland. 54 in redwood city and san jose and looking at the upper 40s in gilroy, 52 in pacifica. our exploratorium camera, a look at the full moon that was yesterday, 47 santa rosa, 46 in petaluma, with the clear sky and that cooler air mass, certainly looking at cooler conditions despite the breezy winds in the upper elevations. 55 concord, 50 in livermore and 101 san jose nice start to your sunday, breezy winds for most of us, and downright windy at the coast, looking at that warmer pattern beginning tomorrow and it's going to be nice throughout pthe week. a little taste of summer as we
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get into the tuesday/wednesday time period. so the wind gusts throughout the day today fairly strong from 25 miles an hour around the bay and up to 42 miles an hour from point reyes, over 30 miles an hour half moon bay, san francisco, this is 5:00. it's stronger by late afternoon and they dial back but they shift more to a northerly component early tomorrow and as you can see, we're still breezy in the valley here by monday, with winds up to about 23 miles an hour. so even with the high pressure and that warmer weather and the winds backing off along the coast, it will still be breezy around the bay. 74 in concord today, look for 70 in richmond, san rafael and oakland, popular number there. notice the numbers not very warm today. today will be the warmest day of the week, but as we is when the high pressure ridge already overhead bringing some low 90s inland, by wednesday we're in the, so you can call it
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hot inland, 70s around the bay, and beginning to see those temperatures slip by thursday. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast, windy at the coast, lighter winds tomorrow, here comes the warmth, tuesday, wednesday, cooling begins on thursday, and more cooling by the end of the week. i wish i had better news for the winds but it is the season and as we get into that warming trend, there will be drier winds, not so much today though. liz? >> sounds good. we'll be watching that, laz, lisa. it's a complex conversation that needs to be had, the protests and issues surrounding george floyd's death. how are you supposed to talk about it with your kids? we hear from a few experts for some of their best advice.
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dan harris joins us from new york to tell us what's coming up at 7:00. >> coming awe huge mobilization prove testers across the country and the world l it bring change? we'll hear from the daughter of eric garner who died after being put in a choke hold by a member
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of the nypd. tropical storm cristobal taking aim at the gulf coast, the storm expected to bring flash flooding, storm surge and tornados on the ground in new orleans and with the pandemic, the economic crash and racial tensions leading to widespread mental health issues a new push by the son of robin williams, the actor who of course died after his own struggle with mental illness, coming up on "gma." we hope you'll join us. more many parents it can be difficult to talk to your children about race. four mothers with different backgrounds spoke with deborah roberts of abc news of what their kids can learn from the current moment. >> reporter: like many parents i'm talking with my 17-year-old son, nick, about the sickening evts arounthcountry and what it means for him as a black teenager. are you worried? are you scared? what are your thoughts? >> i'm a little worried.
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>> reporter: yes? >> because if i go back to the city, if the cops might take me down and try to you know, hurt me. >> reporter: those words rip at my heart, my son, fearful for his safety, yet not surprising with images like this of george floyd's agonizing death, angry protests and hostile riots. sarah smith, a mom of three black children in a predominantly white community worries for her sons. >> i am scared for my son every single day that he leaves our house because i don't know what could happen to him. >> they want to be visible with this protest. >> reporter: a protest unfolding outside her window, leaving 10-year-old delacia with questions and emotions. >> i think it was very important for her to not only just read about things and not only just hear things in theory but to really be able to visualize and see and understand. >> reporter: parents everywhere searching for words and not just parents of color. >> the conversations that we're
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having in our home honestly have been a little bit strained. we are sort of grappling with how much to really tell them about and talk to them about. >> reporter: author and psychologist beverly tatum who writes about race says open and honest conversations are necessary. >> it is important to say conversation doesn't solve it by itself, but conversation certainly with children helps them make sense of the world. >> reporter: sociology margaret hagerman offering ideas for non-black parents to open up. >> in order to understand the present we have to understand the past and it might mean that you don't know all the answers and you don't feel confident even talking about this about w your children, but that means that you can do the work to learn the answers to these questions. you can take the time to read up on this and this could be something that you do with your children. >> reporter: the zimmerman family making a decision to live
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in a community that prioritizes racial equality. >> i think we have to start realizing that this isn't about us. it's actually about getting rid of this huge blind spot within our society that there is still systemic racism. >> reporter: conversations that are not new in my home or others like the smiths. >> we have to have these conversations every single day because they are african-american living in america right now. >> reporter: you're my guy, i want to you be safe, i love you and don't want anything to happen to you. i'm deborah roberts, abc news new york. so important. the b.a.r.t. police citizen review board will address comments from the public tomorrow, talking about changes to police conduct during a virtual meeting. if you'd like to submit a question or comment to the beforehand and if you wantmail to speak, they ask that it only be about something that's on the agenda. the board is expected to discuss changes to policies related to issues like police training, firearms and body cameras.
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the meeting starts at 4:00 tomorrow afternoon. much more in our next half hour of "abc 7 mornings." the second weekend of protests stretching coast to coast. we saw it here but taking a different tone. how floyd's family is finding some solace this morning. plus the biggest brands in tech break out the checkbook for racial justice, who is pledging the bay area. do you have concerns about mild memory loss related to aging? prevagen is the number one pharmacist-recommended memory support brand. you can find it in the vitamin aisle in stores everywhere. prevagen. healthier brain. better life.
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in my 32-year career this is the worst day i've ever experienced. >> his fellow officers heartbroken, a santa cruz sheriff's deputy is killed, shot in what investigators say was an ambush attack. the 38-year-old sergeant and another deputy were investigating a suspicious van when they were attacked with gunfire and explosives. the suspect was caught and is expected to be charged with murder. the slain sheriff's deputy was married had one child and another one on the way.
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another top story this morning, a few fires breaking out around the bay area this weekend, evacuations in place for the quail fire burning 1,200 acres. evacuees can go to the three oaks community center in vacaville. a busy weekend, good morning, everyone. it's sunday, april 7th. i'm liz kreutz. those are just two of the top stories we're following and looking at another day of george floyd protests ringing out across the nation but first, if you're just joining us, a quick look at the bay area forecast and for the changes in wind and how that's impacting the quail fire here, lisa? >> yes, liz. we are going to see some breezy winds around the bay today, to gusty at the shoreline, and looking at san jose, a few interesting clouds there, featuring 87 right now where temperatures are in the mid-50s there as well as redwood city. 53 san francisco. oakland good morning to you 56, another vantage point of san jose, 101, where you can see a few clouds with the morning sun,
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cool 40s from santa rosa to petaluma with 50 in livermore, concord is at 55. so yes, if you noticed it this morning you're right, a cooler start, two to four degrees cooler and as we look at the winds, they're breezy in novato from san francisco, 15 to over 20 miles an hour, and they'll continue to be a factor throughout the day today. so it's going to be a cool day at the coast, blustery there, going through the afternoon, 1:00, notice it's a slow warming trend, in fact we'll just see some 70s for our warmest locations. liz? >> lisa, thank you. breaking news out of the east bay, oakland police and the chp are investigating a shooting that left a man dead and a woman in hospital. officers say they were conducting a criminal investigation around 10:45 last night when they opened fire, killing the driver of a car on cherry street. the female passenger was also hit with gunfire. she was taken to the hospital and is in stable condition. it's unclear why officers fired shots at them. no officers were hurt. thousands of people gathered
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for the 12th straight day of protests since the death of george floyd, this is video from lincoln memorial in washington, d.c., that is part of the ongoing demonstrations against racism and police brutality. overnight police clashed with protesters in portland and seattle after a day of mostly peaceful demonstrations across the country. new york city mayor bill de blasio is lifting the curfew earlier than expected. abc news reporter ty hernandez has the details. >> no justice! >> no peace! >> reporter: a loud cry heard coast to coast on saturday, in new york, philadelphia, washington, d.c., seattle, and so many cities in between. >> ain't no power like the power of the people because the power rorr:alls for change in. hopes of ending police brutality and racial injustice, that strong message just steps away from the white house, protesters
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marching over a new mural ordered by the d.c. mayor but added to it a message of their own. >> the more people that are here means the more people that realize this affects everybody. >> reporter: many hoping this is a learning lesson for the next >> this is part of history and they need to learn that history takes hard work. >> reporter: saturday afternoon friends, family and complete strangers gathered in this church in the small town of rayford, north carolina to mourn the tragedy that helped propel this moment. ♪ >> not only did we lose a family member, but y'all watched as well. i'm praying for us all and i hope we all get better. >> reporter: a memorial for george floyd in his birthplace, nearly two weeks after he died in police custody. former police officer derek chauvin charged in his death. >> we sore sad because it very
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well could have been my brother, my son, my uncle, any of those. i saw my people. you know, he's one of us. >> reporter: the floyd family finding solace in the belief that his life served a higher purpose. >> i feel like god chose him for a reason that he hand selected my brother because he had work for him. he had a job for him and he called him home and so he felt his death is not in vain. >> reporter: ty hernandez, abc news, new york. new this morning, bay area %-p dollars to groups focused on racial justice and police reform. here is a look at some of the companies according to "the chronicle" donations totalled more than $30 million. airbnb half a million, facebook $10 million, google $12 million and salesforce and uber $1 million each. berkeley held a new orleans call for police changes to racism and police brutality. malcolm x elementary school to liceruli.calaswhgeloyd name s r
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we saw a different way of asking for change in the east bay, a church in dublin hosted a socially distanced prayer service for peace, justice and safety. dozens gathered at the valley christian center parking lot yet yesterday, for the end of violence during protest and safety for police officers. vintage foster who put the service together says it is important to pray rather than argue or debate. >> church has to stand up, believers have to stand up and say this is not right. we will pray through it. we will fight against racism. multiple small groups to allow for social distancing. also in the east bay, hundreds got active together at oakland's lake merritt for a peace and wellness run. people wore black for a symbol for the black lives matter movement. organizers say the run wasn't just to honor george floyd and others from police brutality but also mental health.
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this powerful moment seen at a recent protest in texas between a police officer and a young girl. her father calling it a beautiful start. here is david wright. >> reporter: in houston, texas, an important life lesson for this 5-year-old girl. >> i'm here to protect you, okay? we're not here to hurt you at all. >> reporter: simone barti was at a massive rally for jormg floyd. >> we have a history of police brutality in my family, too, so we were just going out there just to raise awareness and i wanted to teach her at a young age to have a voice. >> reporter: he says when this group of riot police rushed past the family his daughter suddenly got scared. she asked a police officer if they planned to shoot them. >> i'm here to protect you, okay? we're not here to hurt you at all, okay? you can protest, you can party, you can do whatever you want. just don't break nothing. >> i wish i would have caught the very beginning of it because
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that's when he spoke about him having a daughter his self and wanted to make it home to his daughter. everything came from a genuine place. >> reporter: the father says the houston police officer taught him something, too. >> thank you for giving me a different perspective. >> reporter: david wright, abc news, new york. >> when it comes to issues of equality, justice and race, we are here to help you find your ally and take action and to become an ally on our website abc7news.com/takeaction, there are links to resources to help you navigate this difficult time and that's also where you'll find abc 7 listens fromager to action, a bay area conversation, our town hall this past week with several guests to discuss racism, recent protests and police brutality available at abc7news.com our app and all the major social media and streaming video platforms. that little girl in that video though is so sweet. coming up on "this week" chad wolf and congresswoman val
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demings will talk about the fallout from the death of george floyd. watch "this week with george stephanopolous" here on abc 7. it's the happiest haircut you'll in v in quite a while. sonoma county salon and barber shops can open back up but things will look a little bit different in that chair. a look at the changes. plus the food truck comeback, popular mobile feast is parking itself in san francisco tomorrow with some changes you'll want to know about. here is a live look from our san mateo bridge camera. sun is already up this morning at 6:39. cars there on the road. we'll check in with lisa on the winds and the impact it's having on fires that we're seeing around the bay area. we'll talk about that when we
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with the bay area slowly inching toward reopening, foodies will love to know that tomorrow one of san francisco's most popular areas starting monday off the grid will launch the ft. mason center food spot but they are starting small so according to "the chronicle" it starts with five
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food trucks and by the end of the month off the grid expects to have similar versions at more than 20 different locations throughout the bay area. anything to get us out of the house, right, lisa? >> yes, sign me up. looks fun. good morning, everyone. we're looking at interesting clouds here in san jose, where it is partly sunny. today temperatures only climbing to around 70 for many of you here in the south bay, so it's a cool day and the coolest day of the week. the winds with us as well. you want to hear about the warmup, stick around. my accuweather seven-day forecast is next. >> thanks, lisa. also next, could the warriors still come back this season? a new report gives new hope for dubs fans this summer. we'll explain the details next on
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yesterday different local unions held the position for 8:46 the same amount of time george floyd was held down by a police officer before49s rbk co kackd tional attentiofor taking a knee during the national anthem to protest racism and brutality. nfl commissioner roger goodell says the nfl was wrong for not listening to players earlier. in sports the warriors won't be playing an nba that counts until at least december. now it's likely one of the key members of their last three nba finals appearance its won't be either. here is abc 7 sports anchor chris alvarez with the details. >> nba fans hoping to see kevin durant return this summer to the brooklyn nets you're going to have to wait until next season. this season is done. that is what kevin durant is saying the former warrior current brooklyn nets star says r. he didn't think he was ready to play at the type of intensity he needed when the league will ramp back up in july.
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durant hasn't played since tearing his achilles in game five of the finals. k.d. signed a four-year $164 million deal last summer after he left golden state. the warriors fin wish the worst record in the nba but is the season really over? espn reports the eight teams that didn't qualify for the league's restart in orlando proposed ideas for regional mini summer leagues, training camps and organized team activities. the warriors are among the eight teams that didn't make it but there's no indication of their interest level. the next nba season is scheduled to begin in early december. espn reports the wnba is proposing a 22-game regular season at the ing academy in bradenton, florida. alted to thpata i to have a sabrina unesco was the first overall pick of the new york liberty in april. positive lights there could be fans at the pg&e championship in harding park in early august. thmerial touament in ohio
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july 16th through 19th will allow a limited number of fans after their state governor approved golf's first major set to be in san francisco august 3rd through the 9th. we've seen nascar racing for weeks without fans. indy car got their season started at texas motor speedway with no fans. first race of the year, you can see the new windows on those cars and safety measure they held practice earlier in the day. rinas vique spins out and hits the wall but didn't stop him from making his race debut. ex plo awell. will power tried driving off pit row with three tires. scott dixon will take the checkered flag for his 47th career win just 20 behind a.j.foyt. still no fans allowed at sporting event in the u.s. but that didn't stop this fox from crossing the track at the atlanta motor speedway during the truck series race. luckily the fast fox stayed out
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of harm's way. good to see racing back. hopefully fans will be coming back later this summer to sporting events across the country. back to you. >> that fox had no idea what it was getting itself into. goodness, i'm glad it's safe, lisa. >> yes, that creature just took a beeline. good morning, everyone. we are looking at a nice view east bay hills as it is sunny, the winds have not picked up for everyone but it is breezy in spots, and once again today throughout the afternoon late afternoon that's when the winds pick up. it's going to get gusty. we're talking once again over 30 miles an hour, right at the coast. here is a look in general with winds this morning about 18 miles an hour, breezy around the bay and as we get towards say 4:00 or 5:00, up to 20, 25 miles an hour into 7:00, 8:00 and begin to subside, they won't be
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as strong monday. we still will see our onshore flow, keeping it cool at the coast. pretty view from our exploratorium camera. we had white caps on the bay yesterday, likely aga as peak le system there's a couple systems but one to the another bringing perhaps some mountain snow and certainly some rain, possibly thunderstorms and hail to parts of the northern sacramento valley, also some wind. winds are going to come in fast again throughout the coast out of the northwest and then there will be more out of the north as we begin that warming and that will also include a drying trend as we get the northerly winds. here is our roof camera, the flag there 53 in the city. it's 54 redwood city. 56 in oakland and the golden gate bridge looking golden out there this morning, nice view camera not too still though because we have the upper level winds, 47 in the north bay so cooler air mass, we still have the winds, usually that keeps us
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warmer but with the cooler air mass, the clear sky overnight about four or five degrees colder this morning for some of you, 50 in livermore and lake tahoe, how about 30 degrees in truckee? 34 south lake and looks pretty stormy, we have some rain increasing in and around the area, and also that high elevation snow, so breezy winds this afternoon, windy at the coast, warming trend begins tomorrow, still northerly winds for us to contend with for the next several days and that's out of the drier direction when it's northwest, at least we have higher humidity, dew points dropping into the next couple of days. that doesn't bode well for fanning of the flames of the fires or even starting more fires as we get hotter. so north bay today 50s around 8:00, as we go through 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, mid and upper 60s and highs only in the low 70s so maybe some of you like the break from the heat, you'll like the low 70s, up toward santa rosa, san rafael, even richmond, getting breezy right around
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hercules today around the bay, over 20 miles an hour, 70 at oakland. how about 68 in fremont and low to mid-70s out by the delta. it's going to be windy there though. at cue weather seven-day forecast we're cool today, and those gusty winds at the coast, lighter winds tomorrow, a warmer day. the warmup tuesday, wednesday. thursday still feeling nice but not as warm and then as we get into the end of the week, the winds come back and it is again cooler in time for next weekend. liz? >> all right, lisa, thank you. abc 7 news is working to build a better bay area with a focus on four key areas, health, education, our changing workplaces and the economy. reopening businesses is a sign of economic recovery and as of this weekend, hair salons are now allowed to open their doors in sonoma c abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman looked into some of the changes that we'll see in a covid-19 environment. >> reporter: if you have hair, it's about time, it has been months since many of us had a coloring or cut or styling. salons are finally opening in
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california but not like you remember them. first when you walk in, they'll take your temperature, they'll insist you wear a mask and before you get here, you'll need to take a wellness questionnaire online. >> this takes it to another level in the sense there are new rules and protocols that we have to make sure that we are following on an everyday basis with every single guest. >> reporter: emma moore owns brush salon in healdsburg. she consulted with the sonoma county health department about what rules to put in place. nothing is solid yet but she says this industry is ready made for covid-19. >> our foundation is in sanitation and disinfection. >> reporter: here in brush they operating at any one time, not anymore. they'll have seven, every customer social distanced by six one of the more memorable and luxurious experiences. that's going to change, too. you see the sinks are not six
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feet apart? they won't ever be, too hard to move them but you can put plexiglass in between and that's what they're doing for more protection. >> in between each shampoo we are cleaning the bowls and disinfecting them with wipes. >> reporter: figure an extra 15 minutes for every visit right now, part of that the cleaning, anything a customer sits in or touches wiped town. >> it's important that we uphold our safety measures because it's of utmost importance to guests right now. >> reporter: the tools one use per day, that could get expensive. is this going to cost you money? >> it cost a lot of money thus far, thousands of dollars. >> reporter: when you. you the it together essentially it's this, you look just as beautiful as ever when you leave but in the meantime you'll have more separation and more sanitation. in fact, when you leave you'll do it electronically, no touching. >> a touchless experience for a very high touch industry. >> reporter: covid-19 style, in healdsburg, wayne freedman, abc 7 news.upos cebrthweddg a prt, the storyhere they wore full wedding attire while hearing chants of "black lives matter."
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thousands of protesters took to the streets of philadelphia yesterday but two stood out, a bride and a groom. >> black lives matter! black lives matter! [ cheers and applause ] >> carrie ann and michael gordon starting their small wedding ceremony outdoors as through tos showed up to protest police brutality. they knew the protest was happening but decided to keep their date. they postponed their larger wedding party to next year because of the pandemic and wanted to be married. the couple joined the demonstration after their ceremony. carrie ann says it was a porf m. that is something. >> good for them. that's kind of cool. good morning, everyone. we're looking at a nice looking day today, if you like it on the cool side and you have a wind sheltered area. a lot of ifs there but on tuesday here is our warming trend, we're looking at 90s
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inland, 80s around the bay. wednesday is the warmest day but not as hot as we've been when we talked about our heat for the middle of the week. we begin to lose some of that heat inland on thursday, putting it all together for you, we're windy today at the coast, breezy around the bay and the lighter winds tomorrow begin our warming trend and as we go through the week it's pleasant, no extremes. the end of the week will bring temperatures cooler and in fact below average. but in terms of the wind, another windy day today and looking at the winds not really backing off as we go through the week. liz? >> sounds good, thank you. nice to see all the suns across the forecast there. summer is upon us. thanks for joining us here on "abc 7 mornings." i'm liz kreutz along with lisa argen. abc 7 news continues at 9:00 a.m. "good morning america" is next. we'll leave you with this live picture outside here, flags blowing in that wind. have a great day.
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good morning, america. breaking overnight, an officer facing charges after using his stun gun and his knee. authorities in virginia releasing bodycam video showing the officer tasing a man who appears to be walking away from him. the charges he's facing on the same day. [ crowd chanting "ain't no power like the power of the people" ] mostly peaceful protesters filled the streets across the country, calling for an end to or>> no ste, no ac >> emerald garner whose father eric garner died in new york city after pice t m a ba cld js morning.new legiatn inerad's name, and what she hopes to accomplish. remembering george floyd. thousands of people descending

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