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was that is one of the many things we asked police today. we do not know. police are not saying. >> any information regarding the possession of a weapon is all part of our investigation. as far as what caused the use of force is still early on in the investigation, we have not determined all of those pieces. >> reporter: the suspect was shot in the wrist. the person is being identified as an adult male. the two other people inside the car, police are searching for that car, and for the two people. how many shots were fired? police would not tell us. now, the chief of police, william scott was here before, and the press, we were a little surprised, but my guess is that with what has happened across the country regarding police shootings, i think the chief wanted to be here in person.
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now, again, we are told the officer was not injured, to d,courseis told after there is a shooting, police will conduct a town hall meeting for the public within 10 days. i'm live in san francisco, leanne melendez, abc 7 news. two more developing news, patrick thompson, the man accused of stabbing two asian seniors along market street this week did not show for his first court appearance, but abc 7 news anchored the on land was there, she spoke with the district attorney along with the man who saw thompson stab somebody else in 2017. this is an interview you will see only on abc 7 news. dion, a lot to cover here. >> that man is a former security guard, benjamin gonzales. he saved the man and try to throw out a window in 2017.
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thompson went on to commit many more heinous crimes, so i asked the district attorney why he did not do more to keep thompson behind bars. >> i w otmail in 2017. >> reporter: benjamin gonzales recognized patrick thompson's face and his body movements the moment he saw this video i obtained showing a man violently stabbing two senior asian women while they were waiting at this bus stop on market street. the weapon was so violently thrust into 185-year-old grandmother that the handle broke off and punctured her lung. benjamin was a security guard at this homeless shelter along fifth and bryant in 2017. what he witnessed and restrained thompson after he randomly attacked another man. >> he was just laying on the bed and he came up and stabbed
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him with the scissors in the chest. the look on his face was unbelievable at that time, it was very calm, but very violent and he tried to push them out the window, broke the chain to the window. >> reporter: thompson has a long criminal history including multiple assault with a deadly weapon from 2017 and 2019. he was released on mental health diversion in 2020. >> is something could've been done back in 2017, maybe he would not be back on the street causing harm to innocent people. >> reporter: thompson was scheduled to appear in court but did not show. i pressed district attorney chace abu dean on why he did not do more to keep thompson off the streets. >> reporter: you have blamed the judge for the mental health diversion of mr. thompson back in 2020. as the da, you and members of your office had every right to object. why did you not object? >> abu dean sidestepped my question. >> the people who suffer from mental illness, the get treatment that can hopefully
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prevent future criminal conduct. >> reporter: that prevention clearly did not work. two seniors are now recovering from serious injuries in the hospital. thompson's arraignment has been moved to monday. as for benjamin, he said what happened in 2017 changed his life forever. he is now a school crossing guard because he wants to continue helping others but this time, children. in the newsroom, dion lynn, abc 7 news. joining me now a san francisco's supervisor rafael mendel man, thank you for joining us today. this attack that talking about happened in broad daylight on market street. obviously, you can put a police officer on every corner, there are the resources for that. the bigger question, is the city doing enough to protect its citizens? >> no, i don't think so. i do think there is blame to go around. i don't think our criminal justice system is responding as well as it should but i don't think our public health system is responding as well, either. when there's an old, long store in california, talking folks out of the mental institutions, we are trying to find
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alternatives for incarceration. just shutting the door on the institution doesn't mean we have a safe place for the person who needs to be institutionalized and think we are dealing with some of that now. >> let's dig a little deeper on that because you have worked on homeless and mental health issues in your role as supervisor. specifically, what more needs to be done, and what, realistically can be done? >> i think there's a lot that needs to be done at the local level and the state level. i think we have way too few beds, particularly beds in facilities for people who need to be in those facilities. i think we need to be doing a much better job of tracking people who are engaged with the criminal justice system who may have been released to see what's going on with those folks and we need better mechanisms for getting those folks back in tighter control, if things are going badly. we have more than 100 people, i believe who were released on ankle monitors, where we don't know where they are.
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there's a warrant for their arrest. i think there are challenges, both on the criminal justice side and side and we need to do way better on both. >> let's talk about what you described as tighter control because we have seen too many people over the past few years committing crimes and they get out and are attacking people again. does the district attorney need to change his stance and keep more people behind bars as opposed to letting them out and hoping they don't commit more crimes? >> you know, i'm not an expert on how to be a prosecutor, i'm not a prosecutor. i do have a real concern and i think i hear this for my constituents that folks are getting out of jail, and we don't want to be over incarcerating, we spent many decades over incarcerating. people are getting out of jail, and we are hearing they are engaging in similar crimes, the same crimes. i don't think jail make people better but we can't simply let people out. we have to be working really ostensibly with people, and
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that may mean they can't be released to the community or released on an ankle monitor. it may mean we need to have mental health facilities, other places where we can make sure people are getting the care they need, we know where they are and we can gradually get people into a better place. i think we need changes to our laws of the state level to let that happen, i know we need more resources in terms of drug treatment, and most of all, we need more beds for people, should not be using sidewalks as places for seriously mentally ill people to live. we should not be using jail either, but right now we do not have the other alternatives that we should. >> supervisor mendel man, we appreciate your time, thanks. >> sure. officers will not be charged in
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the tournament and shooting death of 23-year-old miles hall. police shot hall after his family called for help because hall was going three mental health crisis. in a report released today, the contra costa county da said there's not enough evidence to support a criminal prosecution of the two officers. the officer said they feared for their safety because hall was holding a metal digging tool. all's family has been pushing for changes to how officers respond to mental health calls. >> tomorrow is another day and we will keep fighting. call's family reached a $4 million settlement with the city of walnut creek last year. they say they plan to bring the case to the attention of news, state attorney general rob bonta. if you or someone you don't need help, we have li of reurce dealing with mental health. to find your ally, go to abc7news.com. the cdc updated public farther than six feet away. until today, the cdc poor language continue to emphasize
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spread by close contact. the prime minister of japan has extended a state of emergency in tokyo until the end of may, amid another way of covid infections. the elements are scheduled to be held in the city in july. the u.s. set another high for pandemic air travel yesterday, about 1.64 million people were screened at airports. pfizer applying for full approval of its covid-19 vaccine, the drug company along with his partner believe they are have enough effectiveness and safety data stringent fda requirements to gain full approval. moderna says it will be in the process later this month. a new coronavirus vaccination clinic open today in san francisco's in her richmond district. it's located at the richmond neighborhood center near 30th avenue and balboa street the site is open for about another half hour. no insurance required. if you have questions about vaccines, after the abc 7 news news team by going to abc7news.com/vaccine. did you feel it
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three earthquakes near truck he all within two hours last night. many bay area residents received a my shake out alert. turned out to be not as bad as predicted. the question is how did that happen? abc 7 news reporter chris wynn went looking for answers. >> reporter: around 9:30 thursday night you may have received notification on your phone about seconds away from hitting. a predicted magnitude 6.0, potentially centered in placer county. most of us here in the bay did not feel unke mark adina who lives in nevada county, north of sacramento. >> my house shook and i did not know what it was. i got up and i walked in to my living room and everyone came into my living room like i think it was an earthquake. >> reporter: side whited some of us get the alert while others did not? we would to the u.s. geologic survey to get a better understanding. robert degroot is a national coordinator for the shake alert system which can warn residents via cell phone when underground
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sensors detect on is great. >> one of the critical pieces of information with any earthquake is to know where it's located. when you know about what the earthquake is located, you can get a sense of how the region around it is going to shake. >> reporter: in this case, the system is read where the quake was located because there was only one sensor station in the area. ended up being closer to truck he and was only a 4.7. some bay area residents were notified to take cover because the system thought the quake would be bigger. despite the miscalculation, earthquake geologist say it's a good thing the system worked. the data will get even better as more sensors are installed throughout the state over the next four years. >> those 10 or 20 seconds may save lives. thoughso people is great t think the system did not work, it actually really did. >> reporter: there are two mobile apps powered by shake alert. one of them is the my shake app developed by uc berkeley and is sponsored by cal oes.
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shake alert also provides warnings to google which has an earthquake alert feature on devices using the android operating system. another way to receive warnings is if you have wireless emergency alerts enabled on your smartphone device. >> i want people to think of it as a tool in their toolbox of earthquake preparedness. >> earthquake, drop cover, hold on. >> reporter: a chance to get in practice before the big one is. in the south bay, chris wynn, abc 7 news. economic recovery, signs of improvement from the south bay. on the decline, you heard the rumors, the real number on who is leaving the golden state. advanced non-small cell lung cancer can change everything. but your fst t it rkdien it could mean a chance to live longer. opdivo plus yervoy is for adults newly diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer that has spread, tests positive for pd-l1,
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three more great whales have turned up dead francisco bay. sky seven spotted this one on angel island. the marine mammal center provided this photo of one that washed ashore in tiburon. the third is in the port of oakland. eight dead whales have turned build tter bay area. e's nse of downtown san jose as stores closed for nearly 14 months during the pandemic begin to reopen. abc 7 news reporter david louis
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spoke to shop owners about their hopes and dreams for a revival. >> reporter: downtown san jose starting to come back to life as the farmers market returns on fridays at its new first street location. although some businesses did not survive the pandemic, others have reopened with a strong sense of optimism. >> every step we can take towards whatever our new normal is is a turning point for us. economically, psychologically, it feels like san jose is coming back. >> reporter: the owner of heroes martial arts is back addressing the safety needs of his customers. he credits efforts by the city for helping with the recovery process. >> beyond the fact we got to make some concrete recommendation that the other levels of government, it gave us a sounding board for other businesses within san jose to talk to each other and it was nice to feel like we were being heard. >> reporter: district council member raul perella's created a
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task force last year in hopes of securing $1 million in funding to help other businesses across the city. >> it can serve as a launching ground for the thoughts and ideas of everything we learned last year, and be able to help as we are reviving our entire economy for the city of san jose. >> reporter: chris patterson simmons was active on the task force, she's preparing to open up her new to you boutique next month and they have to oppose customer limits for safety reasons. >> probably be two people in the boutique at a time and i'm okay with that. i'm totally okay with that, as long as people are safe and comfortable. >> reporter: she wasn't able to get any rescue monies a reopening at the downtown revival will be welcomed. david louis, abc 7 news. the population of california dropped last year for the first time in recorded history. the number now stands at roughly
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39 million people, that the decline of about half a percent. in san francisco, the population dropped 1.7% and san jose poor population also went on about a percent. state officials say a declining birthrate, a decrease in immigration and an increase in covid-19 death led to that drop. slow population growth is causing california to lose a congressional seat for the very first time, that's based on the latest u.s. census. as we head into mother's day weekend, it's probably going to feel like a 39 million of us are waiting for that restaurant reservation. same place, same time, all of that. how is the weather going to look, spencer? >> it's going to get quite windy, very dry and going to warm up over the weekend. that will be increased via concerns but hea look at current wind conditions and you can see it's really dusty out there. gusts ranging from 35 miles per hour near the coast, even right around the bay and inland. we've got fairly strong surface wind speeds. the 24 hour temperature change shows even though it's getting windier, it's getting warmer because we don't have that cooling onshore flow anymore. temperatures are generally about five degrees higher in
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most bay area locations them this time yesterday. here's the view from mt. tam looking down across and ocean beach, 62 degrees in the city right now, oakland, 66. morgan hill, 70 degrees of san jose. the view from emeryville shows clear skies over the golden gate. we have other temperature readings in the mid-70s of north of santa rosa. napa, 73. 84 at fairfield. mid to upper 70s right now at livermore. it's going to get even warmer over the weekend, and thus, we give you this view of the beach in santa cruz as we take a look at our forecast. sunny, warm and gusty for mother's day weekend. with a strong gust and a dry fuel, increasing temperatures, a red flag warning for increased fire danger and inland heat will ease up middle of next week, but until we get there to the middle of next week, it's going to be pretty toasty in some spots. here is our red flag warning
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going into effect at 11:00 tonight. for many of the inland east bay valleys, we will see moderate, offshore wind event developing, winds out of the north at 15 to 30 miles per hour with gusts from 40 to 60 miles per hour. high temperatures in the 80s and 90s over the next few days and further drying of the fuels, of course. here's a look at that windspeed animation, by 6:00 tomorrow evening and going to the nighttime hours, we will see very strong wind gusts, up to coand sunday, t 40 miles per another windy, dusty day. finally, monday morning, the wind tapers off a little bit and enough to where we expect to win flag warning to expire. clear skies, windy conditions, lows ranging from 40s in most locations, mid-60s of the coast, some low 80s around the bay shoreline, low 90s inland. there's the accuweather seven- day forecast.
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mother's day, bright and breezy as well. slightly less warm on sunday then tomorrow. temperatures bounce right back into the 90s, on monday and tuesday, up to about 80 degrees around the bay shoreline. me later next week, the temperature will moderate and it will be a lot more comfortable. still dry, though. from twitter to the zuni cafe, a change in the way we tip. only nine days away on sunday, may 16th at 10 a.m. this year's virtual event, aids walk live at home will stream online and right here on abc 7 news. we are a proud sponsor of the star-studded event featuring billy porter, george tokai, and many more. to register and raise funds, visi
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may is asian pacific american heritage month and mental health awareness month. clinical psychologist dr. new era singh has made it her life's mission to provide culturally sensitive mental health services or marginalized communities throughout santa clara county. she is building a better bay area and this month, she is our abc 7 ally in action. >> our agencies, our government, the people who work for us should also speak our language. >> i am
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south asian, daughter of immigrants who came here from india. i say i was made in india, born in the usa. watching my parents come over on their strength and courage and determination of being in a new country with very little resources, they instilled in us the importance of helping others. i decided to pursue psychology, i studied psychology and dance as an undergrad. i think that really started my journey, about figuring out about culturally sensitive linguistically appropriate services. anti-asian hate not new. it has been really upsetting. it's been hard to process. it's been really important to support in our clinical supervision, to really give them a bunch of different resources and support and to really show them that they are not alone. there is a committee out there
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that cares for them. hockey was founded in 1973 by group of 12 community advocates to really advocate for services for southeast asian refugees from cambodia and vietnam. today, we are one of the largest community organizations in santa clara county. really serving underserved and marginalized populations. our services are, informed and client-centered, and culturally responsive. being a mental health ally means recognizing that mental health is a part of health and wellness, and just as we don't expect somebody with a broken arm to just get over it, somebody that is really suffering with a mental health issue deserves the care and support they need. we able to provide an array of services, counseling, engaging folks in what they need where they arrived. it's so important that our care team is reflective of the
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community we serve so we are a very diverse team. we speak over 40 languages, understanding what it's like to really arrive to this country and not know what the resources are. it's hard enough for anyone to navigate the health care system, but to have that coordinated care and that support is so important. you know, there is no one path to wellness. everyone is really different in their ability to talk about their thoughts and feelings. for me personally, dance has been so wonderful in that self- expression, but also it was a connection to my culture as well. i grew up learning indian folk and classical dance, and just like the universality of movement, there's something about that community of movement that is so important and freeing. we are so lucky to be able to try things like art therapy for wellness classes to provide
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different kinds of movement and poetry and all kinds of for folks to heal. we also have our elder storytelling program which is a better creative way to engage folks, talking stories is something a lot of cultures have. by talking stories and telling their own story, it's another way for healing. this work is so much about relationships, whether it's relationships with the community members we serve, with each other as providers, we work really collaboratively to advocate for all of our marginalized and underserved populations. it such an honor to get to do that. >> and abc 7's allies in action is brought to you by dignity health and recognizes local people building a better bay area. if you know someone working
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building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. the pandemic on restaurants. last year we checked in with adam rosenblum the executive chef managing director at cause well's in san francisco. he is kind enough to join us again today. thank you, sir. you remained open during the pandemic, selling pantry items at one point. how did that work out? >> it worked out well for us. we wanted to do what to support the neighborhood and when we were doing the pantry items, it
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was because people were having a hard time at the stores and we have stayed open the whole time, trying to find the best fit for the times. >> how is the pandemic changing the restaurant industry, aside from the fact that so many places will never reopen? >> it has changed it ways. unfortunately, you are right. there are a lot of restaurants that won't get the chance to try again. you know, we've all had to adapt, we have all pulled together, we have all learned different ways to run our businesses that we might not have even dreamed of before. you know, restaurant owners are mostly a scrappy bunch. we make do with what we have and try to keep going. >> maybe you learn something in the middle of this that you did not expect. what changes might remain even after the pandemic is over. >> well, we won't be returning
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to tables quite as close as we once had them. i think san francisco is pretty notorious for having tables right on top of each other, before the pandemic and even once all the guidelines are lifted. i think we will find ourselves creating a bit more space between tables and parties. >> okay. let's get to something a bit more fun, because it's national burger month and you were introducing new burgers every week, isn't that the case? >> yes. we fully embraced everyone's love for the burger, and so each week, we will have a special paired with a cocktail. during the pandemic, we were lucky enough to get a full liquor license for the restaurant. so, each week we will have a special burger and a cocktail paired with it. >> well, it looks like what have you got there, what is the specialty burger
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enjoying? >> to be honest, i don't know, but it's delicious. i'm a disaster here with my shirt, covered up, it's very good. i don't know which one i have to be honest with you. >> you have the -- that is our mexican inspired burger. each week is going to be a different country, a different part of the world. the hawk and as a house made chorizo patty, our regular beef patty, some roasted peppers, pickled onions, and lots of love. >> and spencer, everybody has food except me? this is the penalty for work from home, this is it, everybody else gets fed and i get nothing. >> the chorizo is amazing. you are missing out. >> thank you very much. >> adam, this is just genius. >> there is three more burgers
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to try throughout the month. >> that is really great. >> okay, i can't wait to hear when you do a chinese inspired burger, i wonder what that would be like? >> that will have to be one of the next once for sure. >> everybody is really enjoying themselves. i'm going to try to experience it, the smell addition or something. i don't know. >> the fries, all great. great. i'm not too jealous. adam, thank you so much. no, they are very kind to me. hope to see you live and in person at cause wells in san francisco sometime. thanks so much for your time. >> thank you very much. >> thank you very much. >> welcome to jack in the box. hey, jack, i heard your chicken- who told you that? it was jimmy wasn't it? no, i heard your chicken comes with classic and spicy in the same box, so i don't have to choose. ah yes. best of both worlds. my 50/50 popcorn chicken. only at jack in the box. someday, looking back on the pandemic,
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♪ refuse to choose and get my $6.99 50/50 popcorn chicken with both classic and spicy for the best of both worlds. only at jack in the box. time now for the four at 4:00 and we are getting an idea of what the summer travel season will look like. the u.s. travel association says will make one trip this summer, experts expect people to vacation closer to home avoiding overseas flights and ni case ratemaeoe e ni thach. a the on prices are up more than 60% from the last year. >> oh yeah, i've already seen that.
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like four bucks or something. i like the doing the four at 4:00 well fed. we are all fell well fed, aren't we larry? >> we should discuss a catering arrangement going forward as management. who's traveling this >> i'm going to go to the east coast to visit my grandsons a couple times. we got a trip planned in june and maybe later in the summer. >> i would have liked to have gone to asia this summer and i wanted to go last summer, a big trip. as you know, many countries are still quarantining, anyone who's incoming. hawaii, closer to home. >> i remember you planning that big trip. we are doing a quick trip to tahoe and going to st on ring the summer i think. a popular synthesis to restaurant rid of tips. zuni cafe will no longer accept customer tips. hang on, spencer. instead, they will add a
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mandatory 20% service charge to your bill. that money would go towards higher wages and increased taxes according to the chronicle, and effort by the owner to ensure front of house and back of house workers are getting paid fairly. this new tip free model will begin with the zuni cafe reopening for indoor dining in a few weeks. i really have mixed emotions about this because if you work back of the house, it's really hard. it's hot, there's a lot of pressure, and you don't get the tip money unless they put it into a big pool. on the other hand, the waitstaff, a lot of them rely heavily on tips just to make ends meet. i don't know that this is equitable, but i also don't know how to fix it, either. >> i don't know either. i'm okay with the additional charges, i generally tip 25% or even more, if i'm really happy with the service. i would like to have some of that money going, as you said to those who need it most, to those who usually don't get it.
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>> i have done these jobs, worked in a restaurant doing every job there. i think i like it when customers have the option to tip as much as they think is right. i also want to make sure, people will still want to tip anyway, the 20% charge, they will feel like they want to make sure that directly tip that server. you want to make sure it will portion of that, the portion of the 20% goes to the server, the people you intend with that surcharge. you can also share tips, you can put them in a pool and share them across the restaurant. >> let's see how this goes. zuni cafe, trying it out. one tip jar goes away another one pops up. twitter is testing a new feature called tip jar. it allows users to send money to others on the social network. reasons to tip may include surprising someone for their
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birthday, helping someone in financial need or showing support for someone's work. right now, only creators, journalists, experts and nonprofits who use twitter in english have tip jars. they might be rolled out to everyone else later. i have nothing at tip jar, i don't have that. >> dan ashley, abc 7 mites. >> that's pretty good. i believe some of my tweets are spectacular. those that feel similarly, feel free -- at all. this seems like a reach for twitter, trying to get involved. i can then mow you if i really owe you or whatever. there's 1 million ways, i don't need to use twitter or facebook or anything else. >> i'm sorry, any financial transactions through twitter makes me worried. >> the thing i find odd is dan wants me to pay in bitcoin. i don't know where that came from. he says he likes untraceable. >> my met vast foreign holdings that i hold. all right. the story, here we hawsro z
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apparently david during the pandemic than normal. as long as nobody complains, they plan to keep this new habit of being the unwashed masses, apparently. the started getting buzz after the british media reported a survey showing 17% of britain's had abandoned showers because they were working from home. i guess they work from home alone. without a significant other. a lot of people on twitter said they have done the same. who would like to share infrequent bathing habits, go. >> i bake no less frequently than i did before. in fact, those people who are bidding less frequently are working from home, that's fine with me, stay there. >> we are in a drought after all. we are in a drought, so i will go with bathing every saturday night whether i need it or not.
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>> i have not changed, but i will throw my kiddo under the bus, for a while he was brushing his teeth less because he wasn't going to school and see classmates but now that is back in session, it like i do want my friends to think i have bad breath. i don't know about the bathing thing. >> i'm not sure what's happening with the british. that's why there's a big advanced non-small cell lung cancer can change everything. but your first treatment could be a chemo-free combinat it could mean a chance to live longer. opdivo plus yervoy is for adults newly diagnosed
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hope everybody remembers mother's day is this weekend and dan is back with some advice from an expert for working moms. >> mothers really do do it all pray that impossible juggling act with building a career, raising children and managing a home. a few minutes ago i spoke with joanne lubin, author of the new book power mamas. she is one of them having graduated from stanford, becoming the first female reporter hired by the wall street journal in san francisco and having raised a family. >> reporter: joanne, it's good to be with you, happy mother's day. >> i am a mother and grandmother both paid >> reporter: you spent how many years at the wall street journal? >> i was there for almost 37 years. a really long time if you think about it. >> reporter: career and now you are the author of this great new book, power mamas. i know you are excited to try to help women in the workforce, executives but anyone in the workforce juggle the many demands of home life and work life. >> absolutely.
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it was indeed, a challenge to try to look at what has changed and what has stayed the same. i looked at two generations of working moms. the boomers who were my generation and the younger wave of women, gen xers and millennial's. >> reporter: how would you summarize the differences of what has changed? >> mostly things i think i've gotten better, and that is because we have improvements in technology, we have more supportive spouses, and most importantly, we have better workplaces, workplaces that understand it's important to attract and retain parents. >> reporter: these are issues that certainly in the last many years have become much more important in the workplace and the understanding and sensitivity to them have really increased dramatically, would you agree? >> totally. i think that's partly because companies are much more aware of the fact that it's important if you want to have a growing and loyal workforce, that you've got to attract people
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and to serve their needs. many of those people are working parents, especially working moms. >> reporter: before ask you, before i move on, let me ask you about the challenges, particularly the lockdown covid is created for working mothers who are doing their jobs, but also at home all day long? >> that's what we have to have mother's day 355 days a year as far as i'm concerned. because women are definitely taking the bigger share of the burden when it's coming time educate and protected their school-age children. dads are helping out somewhat, but it's still mostly on mom. >> reporter: what are the keys for working mothers trying to find that balance, is it reduced schedules, is it getting more cooperation from their office and at home, what would you highlight as keys to making that work? >> i think the key is to choose the right life partner and revisit what it is you have
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agreed about every step of the day as life circumstances change. the second key is to choose the right employer. in fact, the place you're going to work is not as family- friendly as you thought, vote with your feet. >> take off. lastly, very quickly, we so you can have it all. can you have it all if you get the right balance? >> you can have it all if we start asking that question of working dads and say to them how do you do it all? can you possibly have it all? but to the extent we still ask it only of women, we live in an imbalanced gendered society. >> reporter: on that note, thank you, joanne and happy mother's day to you, thank you for this great information. >> thank you for having me. >> she offers information about how working mothers can use their parenting skills effectively in their careers, make maternity leave work for you, job and your family and much more. our minds is available wherever you buy books.
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the scramble is on of the flower mart in san francisco. mother's day is the biggest flower day of the year, no surprise there. experts say if you're trying to decide what flowers to give your mom, start with her favorite color and go from there. i heard it may be too late, it's hard to get flowers right now. >> it is. >> there's a shortage, larry. not to panic you. go pick some wildflowers. at least we have nice weather. >> is going to be so nice this weekend. a word of caution, it will be so warm and windy and dry that we have a red flag warning for increased fire danger in effect from 11:00 tonight through 6:00 a.m. monday, and some of the east bay valleys as well. it will be pleasant and warm, sunny skies tomorrow, high temperatures reaching into the low 90s and led, mid to upper 60s in some coastal locations. it will be nearly as warm on sunday and warming up again on monday and tuesday. notice the red flag there for
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the high fire danger. enjoy the weather, a beautiful mother's day. temperatures will start to moderate around the middle of next week and we get back into a more seasonal range of temperatures. no more 90s for a while. >> thanks, spencer. if you check out today's paper, you might see a little something extra or maybe less in the comic strips. more than two dozen cartoonists have teamed up for what they are calling may 7th, no pants day. it's not what you're thinking, relax. characters from blondie zippy the pinhead, that's what some people call me are going pants less. this, an effort to raise awareness of the need to donate to thrift stores that have been hit hard by the pandemic. kind of a funny name, cause is one we can all appreciate and get behind and support. >> if you are a wine lover, you might love this. wind could be the new superfood, sort of. we will explain how it could help keep you healthy.
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vineyards and wine in california go hand in hand. >> there's potentially a huge benefit from the grape missing. >> by doing the chemistry. >> reporter: professor barilla found process and residue on grapes that can be reused by isolating sugar molecules in white grapes. to help freed bacteria in your gut. >> we have an epidemic of diabetes, obesity, inflammatory diseases. all of those are lived
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in some ways to the gut's microbiome. >> reporter: along with the health benefits, it's about giving second life to grapes to avoid waste. >> there's a huge need to recover waste. especially waste that contains molecules that consume the gut microbiome. >> reporter: graduate student researcher breaks down the chemistry of the grapes finding ways to harvest the nutrients. some companies are already using their studies to make things like chocolate and health supplements. >> it is a great way to basically have a cinderella story of taking this waste compound and turning it into a food that not only can feed people but can make people healthier. >> reporter: while woe can't pop the cork on all the benefits just yet, researchers say a time for a toast is not too far away. >> getting this onto the shelves for consumers to eat could be the next best thing. you can drink it but you can also eat your wine too. >> so far the team has focused on chardonnay wine grapes.
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pretty cool stuff. that's gonna do it for abc seven news at
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the district attorney's office explain yes walnut creek police officers will not face charges for a deadly shooting. some doctors in the bay area breaking news out of san francisco where a neighborhood is locked off after police

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