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he's like a deer hunter. he shoots the moving object. this is outrageous. >> 22-year-old shawn mont rosa was dead moments later. john burris announced he's filing a lawsuit on behalf of the family. that suit is also naming the officer who fired his gun. geefrng good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> i'm a.m. a daet. the lawsuit claims the officer fired five times without warning from the back seat of a moving unmarked police vehicle. melanie woodrow has been following this since early june. >> to me, this is flat-out murder. >> this attorney announcing a civil rights lawsuit against the city of vallejo and the officer. they responded to reports of looting outside of a walgreens. according to the chief, mont rosa was crouching down in a half kneeling position moving his hands towards his waist area
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reveal a handgun. it turned out to be a hammer. body cameraideo does not show what mont rosa was doing. the center who shot and killed him from the back seat of an unmarked hunter. he shoots the mofving object. >> what are you pointing at us? he pointed a gun at us. >> excessive force having been involved in three other officer involved shootings within the past five years. the shootings were not fatal. >> very, very disturbed by not only that he's still on the department, he's still on the streets. but he en ganled in level of force. >> we lost our only need accou. we need them to fire the officer involved. >> in a statement to the eye team, the police department write our hearts go out to the mont rosa family. we respect their right to initiate legal action and we know it's a painful step for the
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family. it's our sincere hope that it will guide the family ond our community toward healing. they're investigating the destru fired through. am they urged the a.g. to -- >> >> translator: this is a moment where a.g. steps up like a real man and takes on the case. >> melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. meanwhile, a bill that would eliminate barriers to compensate victims of police violence head for a vote tomorrow in the state legislature. >> it's california's opportunity to demonstrate that we value the lives and experiences of all victims and particularly black and brown victims of police violence. >> first of its kind effort. it would ensure that victims
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even if they don't file a police report. if approved and signed by the governor, the bill would take effect immediately. >> in marin county today, residents of a public housing complex filed a massive lawsuit against the marin housing authority. they're tired of what they describe as neglect and a feeling of being pushed out. wayne freedman is on the story. >> reporter: it is home sweet home or -- the concrete is cracking, the pipes leaking, the weeds winning, the playgrounds losing. >> all hallway, bathroom. > marin has direct links to frank lloyd wright who might be shaking his head if he saw conditions now or spoke with this woman. >> i moved from one apartment that had mold into this apartment that has roaches. >> fellow residents blame the marin housing authority. they have filed suit now. >> there's the heating, the plumbing, the electrical. >> residents say the damage has been getting worse for years and
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accumulating willfully on the part of the county. that is why they're suing for $200 million. the county wants to put up a new building. residents say if that happens, they may never get back. >> conceptually, we're looking at building new units so that we can get into existing units and do renovation. i can't stop people from saying i want to move. but no involuntary displacement. >> marin has a executive director. louis jordan says they don't have bet r funds. they have been working with the community. the president of the resident council does not believe it. >> deliberately wanting to run down the property to justify demolition and to rebuild a mixed income community. >> it's an additional charge of racism in that $200 million lawsuit. attorney stanley goff. >> it means that black people
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traditionally lived for 40, 50 years. >> he said he'll prove it in court, he did not specify how. only the roaches in the eaproce. wayne freedman, abc 7 news. if you're dealing with issues of racial or social injustice, we're here to help you find your ally. go to abc7news.com/take action for a list of local resources. now to the coronavirus crisis and the problem with testing. dr. fauci says the delays are disgraceful. >> it's unacceptable. period. the gap between the time you get the test and the time you get the results in some respects obviates the reason why you did the test. the ultimate goal is that you would have a test that you can and get a result in ten minutes that's sensitive, specific and
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can be upscaled in the sense of you can do it anyplace anywhere. >> in the south bay, testing delays could undermine effort across the region to stop the spread of coronavirus the. in one case, a los gatos man has been waiting two weeks for his results to come back. chris nguyen has the story. >> nearly two weeks ago, ricky wicker came down with a fever and quickly scheduled a covid-19 diagnostic test through his medical provider. since then, his condition hasn't gotten that much better. he's been isolating at home. >> probably the -- about 16 hours a day and i've had achy joints. >> he has yet to get the results back. adding to the uncertainty, wicker is a cystic fibrosis patient, making him especially vulnerable during this pandemic. his mother, rebecca davis m matthe matthews, is puzzled by the
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delay. >> there's a disparty depending who you go to. it's frustrating and unnerving, you don't know who is out there, who could be infecting you, too. >> you're more likely to get a faster turn around from a place like stanford and u smt f. in wicker's case, his medical providers went through quest diagnostics, which is among the large corporations nationwide competing for the supplies needed to detect the virus. >> a turn around time of a week or more doesn't really help the person being tested because they don't know their status. and at that point, our ability to make a difference with case investigation and contact tracing has really evaporated. >> that delay doesn't threaten local efforts to contain covid-19. it can have other consequences. for wicker, that means not being able to receive necessary treatment for cystic fibrosis until he receives a negative
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test result. >> i'm mostly mentally exhausted from waiting so long. just physically exhausted from just going through all of this. >> in the south bay, kris nguyen, abc 7 news. san mateo's public health officers apologized to local businesses saying the order will do more harm than good. in a strongly worded statement, dr. scott morrow writes, this action is a bit like looking for your lost keys under a streetlight even though you lost them miles away. our numbers we're in a relatively stable state in regards to the virus. he disagrees with the decision to place the county on the coronavirus watch list. in the north bay, a short time ago, sonoma county supervisors unanimously approved an ordinance to find people -- it takes effect immediately. people face $100 fines for not wearing a mask or ignoring
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social distancing guidelines. you can be fined for taking part in a gathering more than 12 people not sheltering in the sme house. fines for businesses start at $1,000. there's also a county hotline to report infractions. why these ee tension workers say it's time to recognize the work they do. that's next. plus, t hungry. the good thing is, organizers streamlined the process. the bad news. the need seems to be getting stronger. also ahead, better connections. how san jose state is helping turn an unplanned experiment into a new and imp for spending a perfectly reasonable amount of time tacos from grubhub? rewarded! get a free delivery perk when you order.
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strike. janitors who clean safeway stores are demanding better covid-19 protection for essential workers. that requires adequate ppe, hazard pay and benefits in case a worker gets sick. >> janitors work at night, they clean the stores after we're gone. their job is more stressful and more difficult. rigorous cleaning standards for disinfecting the stores. no one sees that. >> safeway has yet to respond to our request for comment on today's protest. in the east bay, what local food banks hoped would be a short-term emergency because of covid-19 is now the norm. the alameda county food bank says the volunteers hand out up to 70% of the food of last year. eric thomas says the surge of job losses due to the pandemic . >> thank you. >> on the campus of a c i haywa hayward, volunteers directed traffic towards a no contact
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grocery giveaway. >> this is our 17th week of distributing. >> volunteers will load you up with a box of fresh produce. kale, carrot, onions and a box of canned goods. it's a collaboration between the city of hayward, the alameda county food bank and it's sorely needed. >> we've seen the numbers increase. we've averaging from 450 to 480 vehicles coming through. >> very much needed. >> you don't know when we'll be able to go back to work. >> numbers from the food bank are more startling. it's now giving away a million pound of food a week. six times more this july than last july. >> in livermore, volunteers with a g couldn't wait to unload this truck filled with prepared meals for people in need. >> we're doing one box per car. >> combining restaurants that needed the work with people who needed the food.
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>> take this to the restaurant. say hey, can you prepare a hot, healthy meal for a family of four for $25. >> the local livermore lincoln dealership offered up their parking lot for the food give away. oaf here they're selling luxury cars and over there, they're giving away food to the neediest families. >> the group plans to give away a combined 1,000 meals at this give away and in el sobrante tonight and pleasanton tomorrow. eric thomas, abc 7 news. just enormous need and growing. all this week, abc 7 news is focusing on education as one of the keys to building a better bay area. the california state university system trains about 6,000 new kindergarten through 12th grade teachers a year. this summer, the focus expanded to help existing teachers sharpen their skills a. san jose state is making the
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lessons available for free. >> this online learning thing they're doing, i want you to have fun and enjoy it. >> don't let the crazy faces fool you, george is not talking to kids. he's talking to teachers. >> we're not having fun, how are the students feeling. >> george is one of several top digital educators who partnered with san jose state to teach teachers that quality online instruction is possible. >> you can't just take the lesson that you would normally teach face to face and put it in an online environment. there has to be significant changes. >> san jose state, k-12 teaching academy is a series of 23 webinars all free, packed full of instruction about digital tools and techniques to keep students engaged. >> i'm not tech savvy at all. >> carol emerson is a middle school resource teacher in san jose. she says the academy is just what she needed. >> they did a really, really
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good job of really diversifying and pulling in different experts in their field. >> one of those experts is lisa with san jose union school district. her webinar shows how to use video clips to require students to explore for themselves rather than listening to lectures. in this one, kids have to figure out why a can of regular coke sinks but a diet coke floats. >> we have to be able to present it. now we're competing against the x-box and playstations and sleep. we're competing against other priorities because students aren't in the classroom where you can manage them better. >> teacher eric cross lead a webinar about using tech tools for culturally upon sif teaching. >> talking points app. you can text message parents and it translates into their native language. >> the core of his lesson is using online tools to develop
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strong reels ships with students, even though you're not in the same room. >> how do we create empathy. how do we create connection so that we build bridges instead of burn them? >> creating that connection. we have a link to the webinar at abc7news.com. they are aimed at teachers. but for parents who want to learn what is possible in the world of distance learning. all of the information you see is available on our website and our new connective tv apps. learn what to expect when schools reopen, ideas for keeping kids engaged at home and tips to keep everyone healthy and sane as the school year begins. >> our special back-to-school ongoing coverage. on the rise, temperatures are warming up. becoming good beach days. meteorologist ♪ oh, oh, oh, ozempic®! ♪ (announcer) once-weekly ozempic® is helping many people with type 2 diabetes like emily
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pga's major tournament of the year in harding park san francisco -- spectators peeked through the fence hoping to catch some of it. >> tiger woods is playing. playing at harding park for the first time ever. it was scheduled for may but postponed because of the pndemic. it's one of the four major championship. the u.s. open will be held in september and the masters in november. the open championship was canceled for this year. the weather is so for that event. a live picture from the santa cruz camera. good evening to all of you. look how pretty it is there. looks like people are spaced apart nicely. enjoying fresh air and the beach. compared to 23 24 hours ago, temperatures are up 18 degrees. 14 degrees warmer in concord. up 11 in san jose. you probably felt it if you were
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out and about today enjoying the sun. there is still fog as you will notice on live doppler 7 from san francisco southward along the coastline. you can see it here from the emeryville cam rachlt it's a shallow layer that bare cli touches the mid-level of sutro tower there. 71 in eek land. it is 78 in san jose. a live look from the mt. tam cam, view of the fog and the sun. breezy conditions. santa rosa, 89. 88 in fairfield. most areas in the mid-60s to upper 80s. the santa rosa airport did make it up to 91 degrees. here's a beautiful view from the camera. mt. di ab hoablo. mild to warm tomorrow. summer heat returning this upcoming weekend. the hour-by-hour forecast will show you how limited the fog will be tonight between 7:00 p.m. and tomorrow morning. 5:00 a.m., you'll notice around the bay, the coast, it's not going to go inland it's.
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it's going to clear out in the afternoon hours. temperatures will come in similar to today tomorrow afternoon. numbers right now for tomorrow afternoon, low 50s to the low 60s. fog will be limited. it may be thick in spots. definitely watch out. it's a mild day in the south bay. 84 degrees in gilroy on the peninsula. if you like the sunny weather, you're in luck. upper 70s in menlo park to palo alto. it's going to be breezy in downtown san francisco. 67 degrees. 63 in the sunset district. north bay temperatures, 78. san rafael, 9 napa. up to 86 in santa rosa. numbers close to average for this time of year. 74 oakland. 76 castro valley. 78 in fremont. inland you'll find the warmth. 89 in fairfield. 85 degrees in pleasanton. your seven-day forecast is a mild to warm day to end the workweek. going into the weekend, we'll
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have that mid-summer heat with mid-90s inland. mid-60s coast. the cooling begins next week. but overall, the pattern is fantastic. as you know, around this time of year, you could get the triple digits inland. wee don't have that kind of heat. just enough for people to enjoy. >> dan and ama. >> sounds great. thank you. you can't beat a dog being rescued after a fire and then
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as we fight the coronavirus pandemic, california is mandating face masks to stop the spread. that's why abc 7 wants to remind you to wear a mask, for you, your loved ones and your community. please, care. coming up on abc 7 news at 6:00, paying it forward. tonight, see how a woman helped by 7 on your side is assisting others to conquer the e.d.d. bureaucracy. michael finney has that story. also, it's only august but greeting card companies are gearing up for the holidays. each in a year without many hallmark moments. my story -- never thought i'd see myself on a group like
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that. >> netflix spot lights a local junior college football team. players hoping to make an impression on last chance u. all coming up and more at 6:00 tonight. finally here tonight, now is not the time to be without the people and pets we love so much. imagine the anxiety a riverside county man must have felt when his beloved dog buck disappeared running off into a wildfire zone. >> yes. frightening. thankfully, these orange county firefighters deployed to contain the apple fire last week spotted the lost dog roaming the terrain. they grabbed buck, offered him water and a bite of a sandwich. animal services tracked town his owner a couple days later. >> >> other than being frazzled and a bit tired, the dog was a bit tired, the dog was unharmed and you can see (birds chirping)
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tonight, several developing stories as we come on. president trump floating the possibility of a covid-19 vaccine by election day. his own health officials have discussed a later date. the president's bold prediction as he travels to the key battleground of ohio. the same day the governor there says he's infected. and as fatalities continue to climb, more than 2,000 u.s. deaths reported in just the last 24 hours. at least ten areas across the country considered at serious risk of a surge. and the schools debate still raging. some students already testing positive. and a high schooler suspended for sharing images of crowded hallways. also tonight, the covid crackdown on both coasts. after raucous parties are caught on camera with no social
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