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good morning, reggie. >> good morning, kumasi. and good morning to our friend mike who has a look at our day ahead. >> good morning, reggie. hi, everybody. we'll take a look at what is going on outside right now. get you out the door with a look at just how clean the air is from south beach where it is about 55 degrees right now. and that is due to a little fster seabreeze than we had yesterday. you can see 17 miles per hour fairfield, but it won't last against the building heat we'll have today. let's break it down for you with the twel ho12 hour planner. waking up to cool great sleeping conditions once again. we'll hit low to mid-60s at the coast. 75 to 83, pretty close to average temperatures, but that is at noon for our bay and inland neighborhoods. 82 to 94 at 4:00. and still 75 to 84 as we head into the evening hours. hottest temperature, sunday. so triple digits on the way. i'll have that coming up.
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developing news now, the debate on whether to open schools this fall is heating up across the country with coronavirus cases still surging in a number of states. here is andrew dymburt. >> reporter: california to florida, cases are on the rise. the sun belt is now the global hot spot. arizona alone meanwhile reporting more new cases than any other country in the world. >> the health care system is in crisis levels of support right now. >> reporter: dr. debra birx pleading to push back reopening in several states seeing a spike in infections and hospitalizations. >> it is really asking the american people in those counties and in those states to not only use the face coverings, not going to bars, not going to indoor dining, but really not gathering in homes either. >> reporter: this as president trump says that he wants schools to reopen in the fall threatening to pull funding to t school districts that don't open. new york governor andrew cuomo not taking it. >> oh, really?
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do you know, mr. president, better than your health experts how to protect the health of students 1234. >> reporter: most school funding comes from local and state governments. so it is not clear how the white house could cut money to schools for not reopening. mean while the cdc is set to release new safety guidelines sometime next week. andrew dymburt, abc news, washington. and now new details on what the new school year will look like for students in san francisco. the department of public health released preliminary guidance and teachers are weighing in. ansar hassan is live for us in san francisco this morning. >> reporter: good morning. city officials say the next few weeks will be critical in determining what the first day of school looks like. students will only return to in-class learning if the spread of covid-19 is contained. city health officials released guidelines on wednesday, they apply to both public and private
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schools. here is some of what that includes. students and satisfy witaff wil required to wear a face mask, students will be in what is called stable student groups meaning that they will stay with their class for much of the day with limited mixing with other students. and of course social distancing and students would limit nonessential staff and visitors. one elementary schoolteacher says that covid-19 is also bringing about a change in their job description. >> some teachers don't feel comfortable with technology, some teachers don't feel comfortable having their image sort of recorded constantly. some people have immunocompromised family members at home or themselves are immuno compromised. so sort of that tension is very rule. >> reporter: so what happens if a student or teacher tests positive for covid-19? well, the department of public health will determine if that person needs to be quarantined or if the classroom or school should be closed.
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a final decision is expected on july 28th. reporting live, ansar hassan, abc 7 news.c berkele berkele bee off the partying. there is a jump in coronavirus cases linked to recent frat parties. kate larsen went where the outbreak originated. >> i think it is stupid. >> reporter: members of sororities and fraternities are disappointed but not surprised that covid-19 outbreak was traced back to a series of parties connected to the greek system. >> i actually live sandwiched in between two other fraternities and i have personally definitely heard things going on until 2 0 2:00, 3:00 in the morning. >> reporter: according to healt co in one week which tripled the number of total university cases over the entire pandemic to 70. >> i know a lot of people who have said that they have gotten sick, their friends have told me that they have gotten sick.
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>>iapll distancinging or wearing masks? >> reporte >> no. >> reporter: and several specified a specific fraternity that held the parties, but the university hasn't said yet which house is respond. >> you just see massive groups of people gathered and ready to go to like a house and dressed in party attire. >> reporter: and chris says that the council explicitly instructed fraternities not to throw parties. >> you don't want covid, you don't throw a party. >> reporter: and according to a university spokesperson -- >> if we're seeing this level of increase at this rate in covid cases, then we may have to rethink our plans for the fall. >> it really bothers me, it puts our classes and other people at risk. it is not just students who live here. >> reporter: and the outbreak did spread to households and people outside the greek community. kate larsen, abc 7 news.
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as cases across the state reach a record high, three more counties including napa have been added to the state's watch list. 26 counties are being monitored overall and the state adds based on high rate of new infections and increased hospitalizations. and more restaurants in park street will be able to offer outdoor dining by this weekend. the city will begin restriping traffic lanes on park street. two traffic lanes in each direction will be reduced to just one and that extra street space will accommodate outdoor dining and shopping. so restaurants can begin 150e9i150e9 i seating dining this weekend. and livinging with coronavirus means constantly evaluating the risk level of your various activities. we put together an interactive pachblg whe page where you can guess the risk and see what medical exper
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u will fd aually say. abneom ts burned at least 5400 acres. cal fire anticipates it should be 100% contained by this weekend. one structure was destroyed. 30 others were threatened. eacuation orders have been lifted and governor newsom expects to address wildfire prep later today during a message to the state at noon. let's talk about your forecast on this friday eve. and we'll start with some neighborhood temperatures. we'll go down to san jose where we have clear conditions and mid to upper 40s. 54 to 58 is our range there. how about some other neighborhoods? a lot of mid to upper 50s. 51 in novato, 61 in brentwood. 57 in alum rock, la fayette, san carlos. and let's take a look at san jose, and what you can see is it
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is pretty clear out there. caution across the board, whether you are outside just playing, walking the dog or trying to get out on the bay. it will be a little breezy on the bay, a little hot for the rest of us. hot pavement for walking the dog. san francisco, average high about 67. we'll be there by noon. low 70s for the afternoon hours. a few select neighborhoods will hit the mid-70s and then 67 by 8:00. very delightful for outdoor dining. for the east bay, we're in the 60s through 10:00, 76 at noon. low 80s for a couple of hours this afternoon. breezes kick in and drop you down to 69 by 8:00. and for the peninsula, 76 at noon, low to mid-80s this afternoon. breezes kick in and a delightful 71 as you head into the evening hours. and we have some heat peaking today and even hotter temperatures this weekend coming up in the accuweather 7 day forecast. now over to frances and the traffic. good morning, we have a lot of green traffic even despite a
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crash in burlingame northbound 101 at broadway. a consider flipped over and it is off to the right. so you may see some activity, but it is still all green. it is heavy traffic on 205 into 580 and then it picks up into dublin. drive times not horrible. tracy to dublin, 31. westbound 4 looking good. and 101 southbound also delay-free. so no problems in the north bay either. here is a look atlights here. you can see that it is more crowded but really fine from highway 4 down to the bay bridge are toll plaza where there is no wait right now. and we'll check out the south bay for you and show you a live shot. here is northbound 101. so traffic is light. so we're looking good and i'll keep you posted if anything
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changes. coming up, 7 things you need to know this morning. and new body camera video from vallejo police the moments before and after the deadly shooting of sean monterrosa. and also keeping performing arts alive, how it's a beautiful thing. superfast internet with an xfinity flex 4k streaming device included? even beautiful-er. and now flex also comes with peacock. ooh la la. this rare bird lets you stream tons of movies, shows, news, sports and more. and with flex, it's all at your beck and call... show me parks and rec! see? the best really did get better! magnificent.
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here are 7 things to know. searchers will kcontinue to search in hopes of finding naya riveria. she is presumed drowned. and county health officials have released schools in san francisco reopening next month. and it includes face coverings and keeping children in stable student groups so they don't mix with other groups. number three, activists and lawmakers will be heading to san quentin state prison today to tour the facility. and bring attention to the covid-19 xwro outbreak. and number four, governor newsom are hold a noon update to
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address how coronavirus will impact this year's fire season. that update live on abc 7, our news app and abc7news.com. and expect minor fluctuations in our temperatures. that is number five. with warmer weather today through friday and saturday, but our warmest weather is sunday. and i'll show you the newest numberings coming up in the accuweather 7 day forecast. and number six, there is an injury accident burlingame northbound at broadway, but that is not causing delays. pretty quiet around the bay area. and police dogs detecting covid-19 have been successful. similar trials are under way in other countries. after weeks of demands by family members, vallejo police have just released body camera video of the controversial deadly shooting of seanr ttriggd fired through the windshield.
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here is j.r. stone. >> reporter: these are the gunshots fired by police through the front windshield of an unmarked vallejo police pickup truck, shots that proved to be fatal for sean monterrosa. >> no, we don't have dash cam video. we're releasing as much video as we can. >> reporter: and vallejo police released this body camera video on wednesday. it shows their response to a looting call at a walgreen's location. none of the video shows monterrosa before the shots, but after you can hear the officer describing what he had seen. >> he pointed a gun at us. [ bleep ]. stupid. >> i thought he was armed too. he was going like this. >> it's all right, dude. take some deep breaths. >> reporter: officers have confirmed that monterrosa did not have a gun but a large
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hammer. >> he was in a half kneeling position, his hands toward his waste band when he turned towards the officers. the officers perceive the butt of a gun and they shot. >> reporter: family members are upset saying that what happened shouldn't have happened. >> not only do we want to prosecute, it just goes to show that we need the chief to step down. >> reporter: and the chief who had been in charge for seven months wouldn't comment on that. but did confirm to us where month rosa was shot during the and a half kneel. >> he was struck in the back of the head. >> reporter: police would into the not say if any disciplinary action was taken against the officer and if the officer is still on the street. j.r. stone, abc 7 news. and we hosting an hour long round table discussion. allies in action, a bay area
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conversation, will air today at 4:00. livermore is looking for a new police chief. chief harris just announced his retirement. he served there for seven years now. and his last day will be in about a month on august 14th. the city says that it will begin taking applications for a new police chief in the next few weeks. and in the east bay, new attempts to save the oakland zoo from closing permanently. the zoo cannot reopen unless it is reclassified as an outdoor museum or granted an exception or variance by the state. alameda county says it sent a letter to the state asking to reclassify the zoo. if they come run out of money, the city of oakland would be responsible for the animals. >> urging officials at either the state or county level to allow the zoo to open safely. it is just such a community treasure. >> the zoo already has all its new signage, sanitation
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protocols and plans in place for a limited reopening, it just needs permission. and performing arts everywhere has taken a huge hit because of covid-19. san jose's hammer theatre has been closed since the start of the outbreak. and now it is looking for generosity from the public to help it adapt to the new reality that we find ourselves in. the goal is to raise enough money to invest in a studio quality high definition multicamera setup. that will allow the theater to live stream events and performances from the hammer sustaining. >> we know that the arts are a source of inspiration for people. and the arts than 200 performances a year. good morning, friend. >> hi. yeah, it is nice if you can help in any way. especially the performing arts. they bring so much richness and
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enlightenment to our community. mate hate to see that go away. >> i know. where is oreo? >> my intern, he showed up left and left early. he has been going nuts about this time every morning. he runs around the house and wakes everybody up. so he is a bundle of energy. i can't control that kid. let's talk about what is going on outside. it is clear in san jose. it will be sunny everywhere again with above average warmth away from the coast. sleep well tonight with the temperatures back into the 50s. and hot ets des hottest days ard of us. and we still have the ginormous plume of dry air over top of us, and so that is why we're seeing so much sunshine even at the coast. clouds just melt away by noon.
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so where does it leave us? our warm he is afternoest after this week. morgan hill at 95. and 77 in millbrae. check out the mid to upper 60s along the coast. sausalito, 78. about 10 to 15 degrees warnlger as you head through the north bay valleys. and 80 at richmond, 84 at castro valley and fremont. and 92 to 98 in our inland east bay neighborhoods. in the hills and out near and a yok, it wi antioch, it will be in the 80s. and so look at sunday, that is our hottest day and even next week, we're warmer than average. even though no longer on the market, a permanent contra accept difference implant continues to be plagued buyer controversy.accept difference implant continues to be plagued buyer controversy.
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a new study shows that it is tied to higher rates of pain and bleeding. the fda says women who use assure without medical issues should continue using to prevent pregnancies. but those with issues should talk to their doctor. families, friends and neighbors are welcoming home a 67-year-old woman who beat covid-19. vanessa cassidy spent 102 days in a philadelphia hospital. she was on a ventilator for more than a month and in a medically induced coma. ing and she is very happy to be home and wants to tell people that the virus is no joke. oprah issed adapting a proj on slavery. she is partnering with lions
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gate and nicole hannah jones. the proper pro jerject exams thf slavery. books are also in the works. >> i'm all for education. all right. so it is only july, but hersheys just revealed treats for halloween. is it too soon, friend? >> yes. >> i agree, but i'm all about the treats. >> that is true. it depends on what they are. also, danger at the wheel, a lot of people are hitting the road in rvs. and the concern about first time drivers. and california is mandating face masks to stop the spread and so abc 7 wants to remind you to wear one for you, your loved ones and your
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shouldn't cause any abnormal issues in the islands. just want to let you know what was going on. we're keeping an eye on things even if we can't travel to some of those areas. here is a look at friday. a lot like today. and look at sunday, oh, that is just a little bit warmer with some upper 90s and 100s in the north bay and east bay. a dire warning from american airlines, the company is sending potential layoff notices to 36,000 employees, nearly half of its frontline staff. the chicago based airline employs more than 13,000 workers here in the bay area. no word yet on how many could be impacted. united operates about 290 flights every day. the furloughs wouldn't happen right away. airlines cannot layoff workers until october 1 under the federal c.a.r.e.s act.
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and the class of 2020 will be honored on an hbo special for the rock and roll hall of fame ceremony. it was originally set for may, but was moved back because of the coronavirus pandemic. this year's induction tees include the doobie brothers, whitney b. b.i.g. and now what you need to know before you get behind the wheel of the rv. >> reporter: the coronavirus has made this the summer of the rv. but are drivers up to the challenge? >> it feels like you are driving a truck. >> reporter: they bought a 31 foot rv visit family in arizona. but the trip took a turn when they stopped for coffee and suddenly heard a crash. >> i was like what just happened. i freaked out, i jumped out of
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the hv and i leakrv and i slamm pole. >> reporter: they tried to free the rv, but it took a repairman two hours and 200 bucks to get them back on the road. and coming up at 7:00, we'll tell you what you need to know before you hit the road to avoid an incident like this. with your gma first look, i'm gio benitez, abc news new york. let's get in to this halloween candy. hersheys showing off what it mans to have. i don't know what trick or 2r50e9i treating will look like, but here is the candy. cookie and cream fangs, vampire kisses, witch's brew kit kat and
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also reese's with a green cream. >> i could be convinced for the kit kat and the reese's. >> i just hope that it is food coloring. i don't want -- i don't like anything with that chocolate. like please don't put any kind of mint on there. >> yeah, i hope it is not mint. you're right. >> cancel culture comes to the halloween treat bag. >> so bad. we're coming back with another full 90 minutes of news including the national chain that is working to open doctors offices. also such a sad story. the search for an
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thousand now a coronavirus pushes san quentin to the crisis point. the demachbd hamand for the gov take action. and a mystery in t waters. the search for actress naya riveria. and the u.s. attorney general respondinging to critics this morning. what he is saying about the moment peaceful protesters were cleared out for the president's photo-op. also the merchandise amazon says you will no longer be able to buy on its website. good morning, welcome to thursday, july 9. >> and you are never more than 7 minutes away from the accuweather forecast, so we're checking in with mike. >> thank you, hi, everybody. a fau more cloew more clouds sh especially along the coast. but like the last couple days, they are going away rather quickly. as you look from the east bay hills camera, you can see a touch of haze but the air quality will be fine today. in fact the special air advisory
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we had for the crews fire no longer in effect. so breathe well outside. just wear your mask for other reasons. and look at all the 90s, morgan hill, livermore, concord, fairfield, santa rosa. 80s around the bay. and even 70s in san francisco. hotter weather is coming up this weekend. happening today, a group of advocates and lawmakers will be coming together at san quentin demanding the governor take action to fight the covid-19 crisis at the prison. in a month the cases went from seay se zero to more than 1300 and amy hollyfield has more on this. >> reporter: yeah, activists who will be here are calling for the release of some prisoners from here, those who are medically vulnerable who are older, those who aren't a threat to society. they say more room needs to be created here. so we can try and stop the spread of the virus inside the
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prison. and they are calling the situation here catastrophic. san quentin did not have any cases of covid-19 as of may, but then prisoners from a prison in chee though were transferred here, a prison that was dealing with an outbreak. and now there are more than 1300 cases here at san quentin and six men have died. our iteamit prisoner at chino who says that more safety precautions need to be taken at the prison. and there will be a press conference today and it is made up of lawmakers like scott wiener, and also the district attorney as part of the group. and they will be visit
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quentinnd see t and see the sit for himself. amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. and the governor is giving an update at noon and his focus is on the upcoming fire season. officials say the pandemic will make fighting major wildfires more challenging. cal fire crews have been trained to maintain social distancing and have minimal contacth conta at base chasmamps. and the decision on reopening california schools will be based on safe tir and not on anything coming from president trump. and yesterday the governor emphasized that he won't be swayed by the president's statements this week urging schools to bring back students quickly. and newsom says the state is making face masks, governors and
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spry supplies available to schools. and the governor says that school districts may vary on when and how they resume instruction. in santa rosa, school officials have approved a plan for the fall, it includes outdoor classrooms, shorter schedules andtll of this is subject to change. the superintendent says that the district will need to pivot depending on what the covid-19 numbers look like. for now, the plan is for 16,000 students to return to schooling august 17th. them split the student body with half on campus two days a week and half learning at home. and on the fifth day, everyone be would be learning virtually. oakland unified plans to hold first day of school august 10 while district officials say they will working on scenarios how classes will be held but some parents and teachersmandin remain closed.
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a group rallied outside the school headquarters last night. they want free testing and tracing and schools to stick with distance education. san francisco mayor breed will stop public appearances for the next ten days after possibly being exposed to coronavirus. in a tweet last night, she said that she found out that she was at a recent event with someone who knew that they were inspected. so now she is waiting for her test results. the mayor says she is taking all the recommended precautions. health officials say that she was not within six feet of the positive person for ten minutes which is what is considered to be close contact. so she can keep working at city hall which has been closed to the public for months. developing news now, search teams will return to a lake at sunrise this morning, they are looking for missing "glee" star naya riveria. investigators say the 33-year-old actress may have drowned. a sheriff's helicopter, drivers and drones scoured the lake late yesterday evening. and the actress went boating and
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swimming with her 4-year-old son. they found the boat and the boy on board, he is physically okay. crews found no sign of rivera played with the oakland raiders for four years until 2016. coming up, a supreme court ruling that may force president trump to hand over his financial records to congress. >> don't talk to our guest like that. get out now. >> and a birthday celebration ruined by a racist rant. only on abc 7, the waitress who stepped into stop it. but first, we check in with mike nic nicco. let's take a look at what is going on outside. get your day started off with partly cloudy conditions along the east bay shore. we have 50 in castro valley. everybody else around 54 in berkeley to about 57 in oakland
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and alameda. elsewhere, we're waking up to partly cloudy conditions. santa rosa at 50. 54 at san francisco. and 58 at san jose. in fact here is a look at 101, grab the sunglasses, it will be a bright day out there. and breezy south of the bay bridge, that is the biggest difference for your commute today. and let's take a look at the south bay, we'll be in the mid-80s this afternoon. a nice 74 with sunshine at 8:00. for the north and partly cloudy. and this afternoon we hit 92. and east bay valleys the warmest. we'll be in the 90s this afternoon. and still 84 at
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and echk waven warmer this week and that is coming up. and check out this beautiful shot of the bay bridge toll ri now. looks even lighter compared to yesterday morning. and here is a look at the drive time traffic maps. a lot of green out there. still an injury accident in burlingame on northbound 101 at broadway, it is off to the righthand side even though a car flipped over several times. it doesn't look like it is slowing anyone down. traffic is moving close to 70 miles per hour across the bridge. and all along 101 into san francisco. and walnut creek, light traffic southbound toward highway 24. and also delay free in the south bay, this is 101, 880 across your screen.
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welcome back. you can see some haze and clouds clinging to the coast there. and that all goes away -- well, the cloud goes away. temperatures already near average at noon and well above average as we head into 4:00. total sunshine by 7:00 and still some 70s and 80s away from the coast. highs up to 126, but look at the low, 3, it never cools off in the high debz earth this wesert about about. and the u.s. labor department released the latest weekly unemployment claims record. more than 1.3 million people filed for on jobless benefits
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last week. and about 50 million americans have filed for unemployment insurance over the past 16 weeks because of the pandemic. weekly claims have now fallen for 14 we'll see how wall street reacts to the news when markets open. and the u.s. attorney general will yimg baiam barr is his critics this morning. here is andrew dymburt on what the attorney general 45d had to. >> reporter: he is speaking out about the moment last month when mostly peaceful protestors were cleared out of la fayette park f the white house before president trump took a photo-op with a bible. >> was it done for a photo-op? >> the plan was to move the demonstrator e er tor tos up to
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street. it was not for a foe foe photo-. >> reporter: he says there is into systemic racism in policing. but during the interview, he acknowledged a racial profiling problem. >> i do think that it is widespread phenomenon that african-american males particularly are treated with suspicion and maybe not given the benefit of the doubt. >> reporter: and with the presidential election nearing and the pandemic rablging, ther are concerns about voting. >> we actually called every secretary of state in the country, virtually none of them said that it was an issue. >> i was concerned about the integrity of elections because we are a guided country. and there is a lot of
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opportunity for mischief. >> and shouldn't we be making it easier for people to vote in a pandemic? >> i think the states have a lot of latitude as to what form ever voting that they will have. i'm expressing a concern over voter 23r5ud. fraud. >> and he also commented on the possible pardon of roger stronl roger stone and saying that any potential pardon would have to come from the president himself. the u.s. supreme court is expected to rule on a pair of cases linked to the president's financial records. the president is trying to keep congress and the district attorney from seeing his records. lawyers say that house subpoenas are unprecedented and they want a temporary presidential immunity. today is thereme fil dth term.
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and happening today, joe biden is expected to unveil a proposal that aims to give a jolt of energy to manufacturing and technology firms. he wants a $400 billion four year increase in government spending on u.s. based goods and services. and he wants to spend another $300 billion in federal dollars on r&d by u.s. tech companies. biden also proposes tightening by american laws to make it harder for government agencies to circumvent those requirements. now to that racist tirade caught on camera at a carmel valley restaurant. the video has been shared all over the world. >> asian piece of [ bleep ]. >> get out of here. get out. you are not allowed here. >> i already put my -- >> you don't talk to our guests like that. get out now. they are valued guests. >> so now twaitress is speaking only to abc 7 news.
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gennica cochran says is that she had been watching michael lofthouse all night and he switched tables, sent back food and had been rude to her manager. and his outburst against the asian family was just the straw. >> to hear the emotion coming out of my voice, to see my mannerisms, it was unbelievable. you know, there was just something that came over me and i just life-i d-- i did what ne be done and what anybody else should or would do in that situation. >> lofthouse issued a written statement apologizing to the family. does it feel like we're seeing racist rants nearly every day now? why do people do this? especially when they know everybody has a camera nowadays. so we asked expert, thomas plant, professor of psychology
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and veteran journalist. >> it is really hard for a lot of people once they get launched to dial it back, take a deep breath and say hold it here. >> they are trying to defend their position, but they dig a deeper hole. >> and he lives words his mother taught him, to think before you speak. so what can and should you do when you see racist behavior, how can you be a true ally? we're talking about it in a special one hour discussion. our panel includes a range of voices from across the bay area and the country and they will be sharing advice on learning how to become a more thoughtful and effective ally. allies in action is today at 4:00 p.m. right here on abc 7. i'm really excited about this because that is one way that you can do it in the moment action but there are so many different ways that you can be an allege
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lie and stand up for people. >> and speak before you think of course, but the problem in these specific physiciansy and stand up for people. >> and speak before you think of course, but the problem in these specific physicians, these words were right on the tip of tip of his tongue. and so if that comes out so fast, to me that is evidence of a well worn path in your brain. >> yeah, he was just waiting for a trigger or an opportunity and then boom, he opened the door. i don't understand why people are so angry. hopefully that will be part of the discussion too, i can't wait to see that. let's talk about what is going on. there is summer sunshine and warmth in the forecast. just about all seven days away from the coast.
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even the coast will have sunshine. it will be hottest sunday when a moderate heat risk develops. and our fire danger will be heightened a little bit just because the air will be so dry. and here is a look at your fog forecast and again along the peninsula coast is where we find most of our thicker cloud cover and more organized cloud cover. but by noon, gone. so let's see what temperatures developed this afternoon. mid to upper 80s through most of the south bay. gilroy in the low to mid-90s. 77 in millbrae. everyone else low to mid-80s on the peninsula where it will be a little breezier compared to yesterday. mid to upper 60s along the coast today. and low to mid 70s for downtown and south san francisco. 78 in sausalito. and you can see upper 80s to mid-90s through the north bay valleys. 80s all along the east bay shore. you will have a little bit of a breeze to bring you some relief though when we get to that warmth. and not that breeze in the east bay valley, low to upper 90s. 92 to 98. and look at the temperatures tonight, 50s except
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for up in the hills we'll be in the 60s. the accuweather 7 day forecast, a couple degrees cooler for friday into saturday and then the heat peeks sunday with the triple digits inland. and this morning we're hearing from actress amy shum r schumer and her husband about their difficult pregnancy. the nude documentaew document t called expecting amy. she spoke with "good morning america" from the comfort of their bed. >> you look exceptionally comfortable right now. >> thank you. >> tell us about the documentary. >> so it is about us. it is about me and my husband chris. and we shout it while i was allegedly pregnant. just kidding.
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and now it is out. >> the been and t baby and the documentary. >> and the baby is 14 months now. and this interview, anyway, you can watch the full interview coming up at 7:00 right after abc 7 mornings. see, i like this. she said this is how i am, do you want to talk or not. me and my man are laid up in this bed, do you want to talk or not. >> i mean, i have a couch that turns into a bed right behind me, why do i even set all this up or even get dressed? >> don't brothother. and new at 6:00, tsa agents have to take extra safe city precautions. and first the sports merchandise amazon is pulling from its website.
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. walgreen's says that it will open full service doctor's offices. it is being tested in texas and part of their goal for being a one stop shop for all of your health needs. the company says that it aims to indicator to older americans who are looking for an easy accessible local clinic. and waredskins fans can't b team gear from amazon. they are removing the p merchandise after pressure to change the team name. last week the team says that it was planning to do a thorough review of its name. linkedin wants to help
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others learn how to pronounce your name. a new feature lets users add a ten second recording of the pronunciation. and other users can hear the clip by pressing a small button on a member's profile. it is designed to minimize awkward mistakes when people speak to contacts for the first timing. i applaud this. this is a long time coming. >> yes. >> and yes, some can be kind procenunciations compared to so. let's take a look at the fire danger up in sonoma, lake and mendocino. some of the high fire danger spreads in to napa this afternoon. but no red flag warning. no fire weather watch. it is just very dry.
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and sunday, that is the hottest day. be careful if all be outside. and speaking of sunday, coming up in about ten days, the aids walk san francisco is here. and it is happening july 19. this year it is coming to you virtually. aids walk live at home will stream online and air right here on abc 7. the star-studded event will feature bette estef estefan, have a necessary vanes more. there is still time to register and raise funds. visit aids a proud sponsor. new at 6:00, connecting the dots. why health officials suspect a trump rally is linked to a surge of cases in oklahoma. new policies san francisco schools are putting in place for the start of the next school
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