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>> caught on camera, another racist rant. this time it happened in fremont. good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm dan ashley. >> aim i'm ama daetz. the victim said it appeared to be an innocent conversation and took a nasty turn. dion lim spoke with her today and found the woman's young daughter saw the whole thing. >> this was particularly frightening and as many of you know, i've covered extensively the hate filled incidents toward asian americans during the coronavirus pandemic but what is reassuring from this incident is the kindness and support from the community. >> go back to china! go back to -- >> thank you. >> go back to china. >> what you're watching is one of three hate-filled rants
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teresa and her family members received on thursday. >> thank you so much. i aate it -- stand back because you don't have a mask on. >> reporter: teresa is choosing to only use her first name. she is strongly involved in her church abides by love thythy neighbor. when the invasive questions began. >> whether or not i was a renter. she quoted things like how much my house was sold for. >> they spiralled into hate. >> i feel distressed about it. >> the woman yelling slurs in front of her 10-year-old daughter. they are both asian but not chinese. >> i got that it was really wrong. >> i just want to be able to set a good example for my daughters. >> reporter: since theoresa posted about the incident online
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she's been greeted with support influiding lily may that condemned the incident on her facebook page and told me she was dismayed at the lack of respect and kindness in this behavior. >> i'm so grateful and blown away. >> teresa wishes the woman no harm but for her to get help and sends this message to anyone who experiences this kind of discrimination. >> maybe we shouldn't stay silent when these things happen. maybe we should actually have a productive and positive conversation about what's going on so that we can help facilitate change. >> i think it's a great idea. and composed. fremont police tell me they are aware of the situation, they know who this woman is, as there have been other calls for service about her. because there was no violence or harm done, this does not get categorized as a hate crime. ama and dan? >> incredible this just keeps happeni happening. fremont is a diverse city.
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the community is coming out in other ways to show support. >> this is remarkable. two or three minutes ago i got a text from a woman that belongs to a church nearby where teresa and her family live. she says a local deacon and parishioners gather to hold a prayer vigil to make community is a safe place for all. >> very nice. thank you so much. all right. we turn our attention now to the weather. >> yeah, spencer christian tracking it for us as we hit the weekend and spencer, boy, i'm enjoying this cool weather. i don't know about you. >> so am i. really enjoying it. let's saver it now because it will get hot in parts of the bay area next week. we're looking at chance of rain coming in. here is the forecast for overnight hours. notice the increase in fog and low clouds and the little patches of green indicating where we may see sprinkles or light showers tomorrow or through the day tomorrow, looks like that pattern will stay with us although the rainfall
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projections not calling for a lot of rain at the moment. looks like the heaviest rain will be to the north maybe .1 or .2 in the bay area. nonetheless, we'll see wet weather before the heat next week. i'll have the full forecast later. dan and dion. >> thanks very much. developing news where firefighters are gaining ground on the glass fire. containment rose to 74%. the wildfire has burned more than 67,000 acres or about 105 square miles. this has been a destructive wildfire as you know destroying nearly 700 homes in napa and sonoma counties. value fire in the update today said it expects to have the fire fully contained in a couple of weeks. a hospital in st. helena remains closed because of the wildfire. it had to evacuate patients when the fire broke out last month and in an update today it said patient care remains on hold and all patients have been
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transferred to other hospitals. surgeries have been rescheduled. the hospital did not provide an update when it expected to reopen. abc 7 news received special permission today to fly drone view 7 over the hard hit deerpark area of napa county. this is the glass fire results and what it caused in this area. you can see just utter destruction. dozens of homes, community center and private school all affected. this is the area around foothills elementary if you're familiar with it. deerpark is one of the neighborhoods in the napa county area that saw wide spread fire destruction, fire raced down the hillside surrounding this community very, very quickly. again, drone view 7 pictures for you. it engulfs structures in this neighborhood as you can very clearly see. captain cal is still recovering at the oakland zoo, he is the mountain lion cub whose feet got burned. the zoo shared a video of it team caring for the captain's
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paws. the bandages need to be changed every day. look at that face. cal firefighter found captain cal wondering alone in pretty bad shape. the zoo wasn't sure that he would survive his injuries but he's doing relatively well. >> yeah, they're taking good care of captain cal. >> somber moments in santa rosa today as the victims that died in the wildfires were remembered. the santa rosa fire department honor guard range a ceremonial bell 25 times for each of the lives lost as contractors who promised to rebuild dozens of homes after the fires appeared in court on fraud and theft charges. wayne freedman has more. >> reporter: it's been three long years since the tush fib f
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>> ptsd for three years how. >> reporter: these people lost homes in the fire and money they say to sal and pam, their contractors who promised to rebuilt 39 houses at central valley prices. they did not deliver on most of them. >> even long after the time when they realized that they weren't going to be able to do any of the things they had been promising, they continued to take money from people. >> reporter: this scheduled court appearance the first time they seen since signing their papers. the contractors answered no questions. >> we're not allowed to say anything. >> reporter: they heard an ear full. >> scum bag. >> we're not going away. >> reporter: elsewhere. >> reporter: elsewhere. a more dig r more than 5,000 homes burned, a quarter of them in coffee park
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where they set up shop. as pam told us in the spring of 2019. >> we're not some fly by night company and we didn't go up there as ambulance chasers to go up there and, you know, take thesesa lost $90,000 to them. she found another contractor and moved into her rebuilt this year. is this behind you yet? >> no, this is not behind me. >> reporter: when will it be? >> when i see them in prison. >> reporter: in court today, they delayed entering a plea until november extending the wait for their accusers. three long years since the tubs fire and counting. >> you know, there are certain things that still bother me when people say everything happens for a reason, don't say that near me. >> reporter: in santa rosa, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >> we'll stay on that, of course. the economic toll of our state's wildfires is still being calculate. it's staggering. early estimates put it at $10
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billion so far. the question is can this really continue year after year without a major change in policies and in forest management and effort to reduce the threat of the wildfires? david louie spoke with climate change experts at stanford. >> reporter: the question becomes how much will it cost to create policies and prevention programs to manage the growing devastation caused by wildfires. >> we spent about $2.5 billion on cal fire fire fighting in the state of california every year. if we spent about that much money, we could do a lot to make this problem much less of a kind of front line crisis in the state of california. >> reporter: he and other fel w fellows for economic policy research see fuel management as the critical step. years of ground vegetation accumulated over time much the way weeds take over yards. >> we know a warming climate dries out fuels and makes the fires much more likely.
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without federal leadership, over the long run this problem is likely to only get worse. >> reporter: 10 to 20 million acres need to be cleared at a possible cost of up to 1,000 per acre. who will pay is one hurdle. another is whether logging will help generate funds. governor newsom signed an executive order to preserve 30% of state lands but that plan is expected to take the state two years to develop policies. prescribe burns to clear brush also pose a challenge because of smoke that created health hazards as it spread and stayed over wide areas but native tribes that use fire to control wildfires demonstrated its effectiveness at the creek pyre. >> the fire burned much less intense and less damaging and produced less smoke and the kind of fire that firefighters can stop, you know, can stop from burning into a town. >> reporter: david louie, abc 7 news. a secelebration in west
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communication with the a's close to finalizing a deal to buyout alameda county's portion of the property. he believes the site is large enough to allow both groups to realize their visions for it. warriors fans have a chance to show team pride when voting this year. the team is setting up a ballot drop off outside the chase center starting october 31st until election day. it will be located on thirdar w. fans can drop off ballots or vote in the oakland convention center and at the santa cruz warriors arena. >> we're not telling folks what to vote for, who to vote for. this is really about getting out the vote and participating in the election. >> the warriors won't give any details but they say to expect a few surprises at the ballot drop box outside chase center. and if you haven'taven'taven'tat text 26797 to get more
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information. the warriors thrive far e market included the lime truck and waffle love. the market located near chase center runs every friday from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. participating vendors bring fresh produce, flavors. one vendor welcome theed support during the pandemic. after long delays and higher than expected cost, glen view elementary reopened but of course, with no students because of the pandemic. the project was supposed to be completed in june of 2018 two years ago but took longer and as abc 7 news reporter lee an melendez explains, new measures are now in place so that it doesn't happen again. >> reporter: what told have taken two years to build ended up being a construction project full of disruptions
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today there was an abundance of gratitude from the oakland school district and teams. >> it stalled and it delayed and of course, people were frustrated. >> the neighbors for being patient with us. >> reporter: initially in 2012, the glen view elementary project was limited to one that would replace portable close roassroo that changed and they rebuilt the school thanks to bond money and the oakland heritage alliance stepped in. >> the school district over historic preservation and the compromise was to preserve the very front facade of the building. >> reporter: even though that old facade was not the original one when the school was first built. that caused even more delays. the superintendent explained the delays were primarily due to leadership turnover. >> it's no secret that we have really struggled to have stability and leadership.
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when you have changes in leadership, things get lost. >> reporter: so how does this school district make sure that other future projects don't experience the same kind of delays? the district told us that today there is a lot more oversight with safeguards in place. >> we've given additional authority to our citizen bond oversight committee in terms of making sure that we are actually doing what we told the voters we would do. >> reporter: but today, the project has been completed even though the 475 students who would have been here are learning at a distance because of covid-19. another unexpected delay. in oakland, lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. next week we're going to bring you a report card on school in the bay area. our building a better bay area education team will look at virtual school and for those who have returned to class, what in person classes look like. we're also going to hear from teachers and parents about their biggest frustrations in this
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process. join us starting monday for education week. take a live look now at crescent city, louisiana. oh, you can see the water moving there and the trees blowing. this is right in the path of hurricane delta. as you can see, the wind is even causing that camera to shake. delta just made landfall right now the big question is how strong will the storm be and now that it has arrived, delta has weakened into a category two storm and it's headed toward a part of louisiana where 27 people died when hurricane laura struck just last month. so obviously, we're keeping a close eye on the situation there, dan. >> yeah, we are, ama and spencer christian tracking it closely. spencer, so many named storms this season. it's been incredible. >> we went through the entire english alphabet in terms of the names that the national hurricane center put out this season and now we're into the greek alphabet which is what we do when we go through the names
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of the english alphabet. it's been hurricane season with ten tropical systems making landfall. the greatest number since 1916. we have gentle breezes outside now. moderate wind speeds and it's a little warmer than it was yesterday at this hour by about two to four degrees in most locations. here is a view looking out over san francisco where it is 65 degrees right now. 69 in oakland. low 70s mountain view and san jose 69 gilroy and 63 half man bay. fog is pushing out over the bay and san francisco. other temperature readings, low 70s santa rosa and 79 fairfield, low to mid 70s concord and livermore and looking across the embarcadero, the forecast features, clouds will increase with fog and drizzle overnight. sprinkles are likely tomorrow, mainly in the north bay but they could hit other parts of the abare bay area, as well. it could be windy raising
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concerns about fire. here is a look at the forecast animation. notice the green coming in. there will certainly be lots of moisture moving in. how much will hit the ground in fact form of measurable rainfall is yet to be determined and along the coast up in the north bay and even other parts of the abare bay area could see sprinkles tomorrow. the forecast animation for rainfall indicates .1 to .2 tomorrow. it won't be a very, very wet day but there could be wet spots. air quality will remain poor. another spare the air day looks like moderate air quality for most of the region sunday, monday and tuesday. overnight lows in the upper 50s. milder tha eer than the last co nights. low 60s at the coast. shoreline mid 70s inland but it's going to get warmer next week. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. warming begins on sunday but not a big warmup sunday. the more significant warming will occur next week starting on
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monday. then tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday of next week look for inland highs to be around or above 90 degrees up to about 80 around the bay shoreline. we're going to have an offshore wind flow next week dry, warm, sometimes gusty winds. that's the pattern that's going to elevate our concerns for fire. dan and ama? >> keeping track of it. thank you so much. a new trend in parenting and this one is a little more intimate than it takes a village. we'll and plain. about half of us have come up with a plan to pay for our holiday shopping. we'll say yes... to the best bargains ever at ross! yes! oh, yeah! yep. yesss! savings on savings on savings? that's yes for less. at ross. for people with heart failure taking entresto, it may lead to a world of possibilities.
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all right. we want to turn your attention to consumer news. >> yeah, michael finney is here with a look at today's headlines, michael? >> hey, you guys. the postal service and fedex thinking about how they will get the packages from you to your friends, somewhere across the country so they're releasing the dates you need to keep track of. let me tell you what we got. covid-19 may make these dates even more important this year. se and fedex say the deadline for ground service is december 15th. i got a complete list of all the deadlines and there is quite a few. check them out on abc7news.com. more americans are planning on opening store credit cards to get them through the holiday shopping season. that's according to a survey
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have to wait a little bit longer to catch a new show. producers are now offering refunds and exchanges for shows through may 30th. that d meanhat's ther performan eparar 1th cancelling all shows including 16 scheduled to open. in london west end productions won't reopen until 2021. let's talk about economic recovery in the bay area. is enough being done to keep us on track? the my psoriasis. cosentyx works on all of this. cosentyx treats the multiple symptoms of psoriatic arthritis to help you look and feel better. don't use if you're allergic to cosentyx. before starting, get checked for tuberculosis.
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this has been the worst day
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in the coronavirus pan dell make -- pandemic. there are more than 350,000 new cases worldwide. california had 3800 diagnose nosed cases today, that's higher than the average. the 14-day positivity rate is 2.6%. the economic recovery is slow going in san francisco. not only are office vacancies and tourist type taxes way off but even sales at grocery and drugstores are down 8%. the city just released a wish list of items that could help. amy hollyfield has the story. >> reporter: this is a new cannabis dispensary in san francisco. the first latina owned. cindy started the process toward opening this shop back in 2017. >> what i experienced was there's a lot involved. it's a lot, like a big progress ses. >> reporter: she's not complaining saying she used the time to her advantage.
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o learn a lot, grow. >> reporter: stories like hers that has city officials concerned about the future of new businesses. a new report says the city needs to simply the permit process for small businesses to help get the economy going after the pandemic. >> i did the application and i thought i was like -- that was it. you get a permit. and yeah, it was like wait, no, not yet. you got to do this, this, this, this. >> reporter: the report made a wide range of recommendations. for example, the task force says the city should keep these park lets that popped up to allow outdoor dining for another three years and permit more race. franciscans we talked to like this idea. >> i like the odoor dinning. it a better thing that happened with covid. >> reporter: and also the empty office space and hotels saying if people don't return, the city should look at converting the empty space to housing. this gets a thumbs up. >> there is so much space now,
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it seems a little silly not to use it and to make our city healthier and better in that way. >> reporter: one thing is clear, there is a lot of faith out there that san francisco is going to be okay. >> i am still proud to live in san francisco and that's why i work hard to stay here because i believe we can make it a better place. >> because i believe in our city and i feel like once the pandemic is over, we will come back strong. >> reporter: it looks like her business is going to thrive. check out the response on her first day. she's encouraging telling other business owners not to give up. the task force did say in the report it thinks the road back to recovery is going to be a long one. in san hollyfielhollyfield abc 7 news. it's certainly going to be a long recovery. no question about that. joining me live via zoom is
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chamber of commerce ceo rodney. thanks for coming on. appreciate it. >> thank you. >> as we just mentioned in the piece before you, it's going to be a very long process. you're one of the co-chairs of the economic recovery task force we're talking about today. what is the biggest problem? i know you came up with 40 some odd recommendations. what's the biggest problem that you've identified? >> well, i think number one we all want to act safely and our covid numbers in san francisco have been remarkable compared to other sit thcitiecities. the reopenings wild maybe slow are calculate. we want to make sure we're being incredibly safe. you're starting to see san francisco come back to life. you're starting to see the shared streets program, the restaurants coming outside, merchant corridors more active, the down time is becoming more active. those are good signs. we do have a long way to go. son fr san francisco would be different going forward and opportunities.
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san francisco as you know is a land of opportunity and we've had booms and bust cycles and hopefully this is a difficult one but challenging but hopefully another uptick in the coming future. >> i agree with you. san francisco and the entire bay area is a remarkable place. we're resilient. we have to be realistic. you said san francisco will be different going forward. how do you mean? >> well, i think we're all learning now the work fro piece can and does work. i don't think it will be 100% of our time indoors and at home and a social need, a social desire for us to be out and collaborate with our neighbors and friends. so i suspect san francisco on the restaurant side, on the hospitality side will bounce back strong. san francisco known for arts and culture and community will bounce back and we'll start to see more activity. as far as the invasion piece, we're in a lucky, lucky spot born and raised, i'm a little
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bias born and raised. we live in the greatest spot in the world as far as weather, ingenuity and academics, stanford and uc berkeley around from us. this is still going to be a center of invasion and center of creativity. on the small business side, this is a major concern and major loss for us before covid but opportunity for those who really want to try their hand at small business. there are going to be many spaces available and in the new story we're talking about land use. land use will be a really critical piece adapt tore er oe can we adopt the store fronts to housing? those complicated decisions, questions about how we use our land the best in our little 7 x 7 city is so important going forward. >> yeah, you know, rodney, you're right. there are so many changes that are coming and money is the life blood of any city and makes everything work really and gives a city's money to make the changes that you're talking about and make the adaptations
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you're talking about. you know, public transit ridership is way, way down. revenue has been slashed. tourism is all but non-exist b table. sales tax has plummeted. we have a tsunami coming. >> we do. we have to be realistic and for all of us, we're sacrificing now and there will be continued sacrifices. you know, while business is important to a city, it's not everything but a really important piece. it is employing all the folks that are not working right now. we need to create jobs again. we need to start construction back again. we need to fill those coffers so our non-profits and services that we need and loved for our cities have it. >> i know you're working night and day on behalf of the chamber of commerce to come through this with flying colors. thank you for all you're doing.
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rodney, really appreciate you coming on. >> thank you, dan. >> you bet. all right. speaking of businesses, fitness clubs now have the okay to open in alameda county. 24 hour fitness welcomed back it members at all 11 of the locations in l.a. county including this club in pleasanton. officials are closely following official health guidelines. club managers will be keeping a head count limiting occupancy. families looking to do something this weekend can head back to children's discovery museum. they opened the outdoor space to the general public after opening to members two weeks ago. reservations are required. well, more to come for goat working from home, how about working around the
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year. larry, i hate to hear people aren't going to celebrate the holidays after the summer we had something to look forward to. what do you think? >> i'm not sure i believe the survey results there. i think when thanksgiving and christmas roll around people are going to be -- there is so much pent up frustration, people will want to gather with family or in the case some people not open the door to their family members if they do show up. i think people -- >> this is a good excuse. >> it is. it is. i'm just following the survey results. sorry. >> we may have to social distance from family. the holidays are a big thing around your house, as well. >> yes, i wonder if larry is speaking from experience about the door not being open. >> sounds like it. [ laughter ] >> anyhow, anyhow yes the holidays are very important to me and my daughter and my two little grandsons whom i love more than life itself live on
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the east coast. i'm definitely going to go there to visit them for christmas if i have to drive across the country, i plan to go. >> i knew you would. why work from home when you can work from a ferris wheel? a japanese theme park has a creative way to boost visitors during the pandemic. it selling an amusement workstation package for $18 you can rent a pool side workstation and spend an hour working remotely from inside the wi-fi equipped ferris wheel. that's a cool idea and along the lines of larry, get away from your family a bit, if you have the money. >> why not? people who don't like heights may not enjoy it but a cleaver idea, guys. >> i didn't say i wanted to get away from my family necessarily. >> oh. >> let's try and clear the record here. can i have two minutes to rebut spencer's comment and insult against me? can i have two uninterrupted minutes? >> your time is up. >> how about this? quick suggestion, since
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disneyland is not really open for business, let's do that on all the attractions at disneyland and turn it into an office space until we're -- everything is up and running. i'll save the company right here. >> i like it. >> you're going to make the call to our ceo. let us know how that goes. another new movie is skipping the theaters. disney's new pixar movie "soul" will appear on christmas about a middle schoolteacher with dreams about becoming a jazz musician. the releels hase had been pushe become a few times but will be available for disney plus to subscribers at in further charge in december as you know disney is the parent company of abc 7. the next big movie on the calendar at theaters is "wonder woman 1984" currently set for christmas day, december 25th. >> this christmas day? >> this christmas day. we'll have to see if that actually happens.
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i love they are releasing "soul." i wish more movie companies would release them outside the theater process. i know it costs them money but we're starved for entertainment these days. what do you think? >> yeah, we are. i feel the same way. i know that the industry needs to make money especially at the theaters but boy, we're so starved for entertainment, for anything to lift our spirits. i'm looking forward to it. >> not enough new movies, ama. >> i know. it's hard. but at least we can maybe get into like the holiday theme movies and for a lot of movie fans, halloween means "hocu "hocus pocus." it's the most watched movie on halloween for the last five years running according to streams on the video service voodoo. "the nightmare before christmas" came in second, "casper" and "a quiet place."
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i feel like i'm out of the loop. i never saw "hocus pocus" because i was watching real halloween movies that scared me. >> i don't like slasher movies, at all but i like scary movies. >> he's kind of slasher. >> i know. the first "halloween" the rest of them i didn't like so much. they got a little violent. "hocus pocus" is a good reminder. i haven't seen it in years. that's a good reminder. any favorites? >> no, real life is scary for me. i don't need anything to scare me more. i'm afraid to see what is on twitter right now. who knows what will happen. >> how about you, spencer? >> i'm in agreement with larry here. mark this date on your calendar. >> another shot. >> not a big fan -- yeah. i'm not a big fan of scary halloween-type movies but this one looks "hocus pocus" looks
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like fun. >> in agreement with larry. >> "beetle juice" is classic. >> it is. on the subject of scary, in agreement with larry, that's scary in and of itself. true. >> that's it for the four at we are the thrivers. women with metastatic breast cancer. our time... ...for more time... ...has come. living longer is possible- and proven in postmenopausal women taking kisqali plus fulvestrant. in a clinical trial, kisqali plus fulvestrant helped women live longer with hr+, her2- metastatic breast cancer. and it significantly delayed disease progression. kisqali can cause lung problems or an abnormal heartbeat, which can lead to death. it can cause serious skin reactions, liver problems, and low white blood cell counts that may result in severe infections. tell your doctor right away if you have new or worsening symptoms, including breathing problems, cough, chest pain, a change in your heartbeat, dizziness, yellowing of the skin or eyes, dark urine, tiredness, loss of appetite,
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a family that is breaking the traditional family mold and making it work. >> reporter: the modern family has a new twist. the rise of the three hard rent family. this is not about divorce. a happy, healthy 3-year-old, her mom, dad and other dad. >> toppy calls me daddy, toppy calls me mommy. >> dada david has to biological tie to tavi and is not romantically involved with either of the co-parents or anyone for that matter. >> i identify as a sexual and always have. >> reporter: he did always want kids. what made you think this was the right choice for you? >> i definitely have thought about the single parent route and it's so much easier to not be doing it alone. >> reporter: how did you broach this arrangement? >> we spent five years practicing being a committed part of one another's lives before we ever raised the topic of kids.
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>> reporter: david legally adopted tavi when she was 18 months old and the co-parents split chores, a joint bank account for certain expenses and bought a house together. >> right now, it is legal in maine, washington, california, rhode island and vermont. by having this legal status means we're protecting children from having those parental relationships removed. >> reporter: a clear set of legal boundaries doesn't make for smooth sailing. they have weekly planning meetings and a text chain to keep everyone on the same page. >> someone once told me it takes three people to raise two children. but as they get older, things become much more complicated. are you worried about that? >> i think we will be surprised by hard things. >> yeah. they will happen. absolutely. >> i think i've got a lot of faith in the capacity of our relationship. >> you know, we have preventive counseling that we do every quarter just to talk through issues that might have bubbled up. >> reporter: what does tavi say
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about it? >> we were reading a book about a donkey and his parents and she said wait, what is the dada donk donkey? i said not all kids have dadas. she said that's unfortunate. >> wasn't that sweet? now to a little girl whose dream of becoming a princess is coming true. >> are you ready for magic? >> 5-year-old ariana is fighting an advanced form of kidney cancer and a photographer wanted to do what she could to help. she set up a photo shoot but the photos were just the beginning. the real magic was post production. check out the final product. the photographer says she's happy to help and if it makes ariana forget what she's going through for a day, that is absolutely price sz. it's nice to see what other people can do for others. >> it sure is. that is incredibly kind and sweet. what a nice story.
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>> it's amazing. onto the weather one more time. update it for us, spencer. take it away. >> okay. we have a little rain coming our way and i really mean a little rain but there will be some wet spots during the overnight hours. we'll see increasing clouds, fog, patchy drizzle, maybe more than patchy and overnight lows will be mainly in the upper 50s and tomorrow look for a high ranging from low 60s to the costa upper 60s around the bay to mid 70s inland. another cooler than average day and we expect sprinkles tomorrow, as well. mainly the north bay but a chance there could be isolated sprinkles in other parts of the bay area. here is the seven-day forecast. another spare the air day tomorrow. we'e expecting and hoping for cleaner air after that. it will be sunny or warmer after tomorrow and in fact, next week we'll see high temperatures up to around 90 degrees inland and 80 around the bay. get ready for another blast of warmth before fall really asserts itself. dan and ama. >> before it takes over. thanks very much. a popular restaurant serving
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times but you can watch them at 3:00 a.m. an iconic east bay restaurant is finding the community its served for 31 years now wants to take care of them. as we explain, the good food rick and ann's has dished out over the years has come back as good karma. >> reporter: it's what every restaurant has faced. pandemic, and smoke and fire. >> what can you do for you today. >> reporter: rick and ann's found themselves hanging on by a thread n a desperate e-mail a few weeks ago, they told the community about their financial melt down. i feel like if people donate money to us, it's kind and a wonderful thought, but then what happens when that runs out? >> reporter: for 31 years this has been a hopping spot. two hour waits for brunch. celebrity clients like steph
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curry and four catering vanning zipping all over the east bay. the vans will be sold, peter has been coming here for 28 years. >> it saddens me that businesses are struggling and so many have to close. >> we heard there were struggling and it's important for the community to show up and help them make it through this. >> i'm sure this is not easy for them sfwloo so you are trying to come more often. >> yes. >> once there's 70 employees and now they are down to 13. the booming business is helping sustain them for now. they are counting on holiday meals to go and the good will of loyal customers who are starting an adopt a restaurant movement. >> we want to encourage friends and community members to choose a restaurant that is important to them. i think it's essential that we
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. two teachers at the this school are on administrative leave for leaving their zoom link open after class. what they said. >> and race it rants in the east bay, why police are not calling it a hate crime. and google shows us the vision of a campus, complete with parks, a hotel and nature trails. >> building a better bay area. for a safe and secure future. this is abc7 news. i don't want to teach anymore. i don't want to teach. >> and tonight, that teacher and another one are on administrative leave after being
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