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department over the next week. he spent more than two decades with the oakland police department serving in a variety of roles ranging from training captain to most recently deputy chief. stephanie sierra is digging into the alameda county police department complicated history and what changes we can expect to see over the next month or so. she is in the newsroom with that. stuff? >> reporter: he will be sworn in as chief on monday. he is coming at a controversial time. it is a month and a half after mario gonzalez was killed after being pinned to the ground by police officers. here is the message the incoming chief has for mario's family. >> my heart goes out to them. you know, i felt bad that we are in this situation. that's what i would say to his family. >> reporter: for the first time, the incoming police chief recognized the death of mario
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gonzalez. it was nearly 7 weeks after the 26-year-old was pinned to the ground by police officers for roughly 6 minutes and 17 seconds as he was struggling to breathe. >> you want officers within the department to continue spotting to mental health calls? >> we want to have a mental health professional involved in providing the service. one of the deciding factors is if a person is posing an immediate threat to residents. that requires a police officer provides safety. >> reporter: as one of his first actions in chief, he plans to provide the department with crisis intervention training. it is designed to connect law enforcement to mental health providers to find resources for those in crisis. >> it is one training and it is done. it has to be ongoing. >> training is not going to solve the problem. >> reporter: john's wife believes police should not be responding to mental health
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calls because they are short 18 officers and struggling to recruit. >> are former police police pol to talk about when he started, four or 500 people would start up, now they're lucky to get a dozen. >> the police department has been criticized for having a racist reputation. they made a significant push for reform right after molly watkins was pinned to the ground by alameda police officers for dancing in the street. >> you are dancing in the street. >> they were physically trying to break my body. >> he left feeling negatively. i don't want anyone who interacts with my officers to feel negatively. >> what would you change to address situations like that to happen again? >> look at how scenes are supervised, how they are investigated after the use of force occurs, and to create an environment where we are able to self assess and critique on the encounters where force has to be used. >> reporter: coming up, he plans to update the force policies to prioritize de-
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escalation tactics. once he assumes office on monday, he will have one week before presenting all of the recommended changes to city council on the 15th. we will, of course, keep a close eye on that. for the i-team, stephanie sierra, abc 7 news. >> we know you will. thank you. 15 californians rolled up their sleeves to get vaccinated and are $50,000 richer thanks to the states vax for the win incentive program. >> we will start with number 18. >> there you are. we will find out who number 18 is. >> let's see how quick you are to find -- >> reporter: governor newsom led the drawing of 15 random numbers for more than 21.5 million eligible californians. that is everyone who received at least one shot. the winners hail from nine different counties, including six from the bay area.
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each will be notified and allowed to remain anonymous. there will be another drawing and then 10 people will be selected for a 1 1/2 million dollar prize each on june 15th. the governor also weighed in on workplace guidelines, something we are focused on as we work to build a better bay area. elinor newsom says tom reopening on june 15th, vaccinated people can go mask lists in most indoor settings. yesterday, cal/osha voted on new guidelines that really contradict the vision the governor outlined. leslie brinkley drilled into what all this means for workers. >> reporter: you might've thought going back to work might look like this, no masks for vaccinated employees, but according to cal/osha's revision to standards, that may rarely be the case unless everyone is vaccinated. employers can ask about vaccination status. >> request and have documentation of the vaccination status so when they
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set up a meeting, everyone is vaccinated, they know that. >> the power is in the hand of the unvaccinated employee. the employer has to deal with it and other employees have to deal with that, which is an imbalance. separating them in a room by room basis, we can all take masks off, you know, john isn't in the room. right? that is going to be a tricky line that employers are going to walk. >> reporter: it comes down to one person who chooses not to get vaccinated. it could impact the entire workplace. that is, everyone at the workplace would then have to mask up. >> reporter: this labor and employment attorney for it will impact morale. >> think about this hodgepodge. it is going to be very confusing. i think there is going to be quite a bit of dissension. i think it is not going to be good for a smooth return to
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work. >> reporter: employers will have to balance privacy concerns as those who choose not to get vaccinated or who are disabled are potentially identified publicly in the workplace. the governor use his executive authority to overturn the decision? he didn't answer directly. >> i have a subcommittee that is going to be meeting to follow up on some of the work. we are pleased they made progress moving in the right direction. >> reporter: when june 15th rolls around, questions will be swirling around who is vaccinated and who is not. it is very likely you will be wearing a mask at work for much of the summer if not until the end of the year when the cal/osha restriction expires. i am leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. joining us now is our insider. before we get to cal/osha, the governor raised eyebrows when asked about june 15th. let's listen. >> the emergency remains in effect until after june 15th. >> what's the reason? >> we are still in a state of
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emergency. the disease has not been extinguished. it's not vanished. it's not taking the summer months off, for all the reasons i just enunciated, that's why we are not lifting the state of emergency in this state. >> the bottom line is, although the governor wants us to go mask lists on june 15th, the pandemic is still out there. think of it as a wildfire. it was raging out of control. it became controlled and contained. it is almost out, but you don't send the fire trucks and the firefighter's home. he wants to retain executive power in part because that is also the way to get federal emergency funds, and that's what the state needs as well. so the governor is saying we might beat this thing. we're going back to normal, that he is not ready to say mission accomplished. >> it has been so interesting and confusing for people. how does cal/osha differ from other agencies in terms of how it functions? >> one of the things, it has a board. they voted on this. the members of the board were
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appointed by gavin newsom. they have fixed terms so they can't be removed. they are an independent group. he could overrun them, but he's not going to. he will not override them. he has asked them to go back and take another look at this. from what i understand, he was taken aback by the decision. if anything, it looked like they were going to be saying masks had to stay on. we are seeing a move not as far as the governor wanted, but it's a delicate situation. in this pandemic, we have been following the advice of experts whether they are health or not. it has also raised questions. everything gets political. this one, he wants him to go back and revisit it. i think you would like to see more of it be, look -- if you have been vaccinated, you don't have to wear a mask and shift the responsibility on those who aren't -- who choose not to be vaccinated rather than saying we all have to accommodate
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>> we never said we were not going to consider some modifications post june 15th. let me be specific. we have very forthright in terms of modifications in terms of indoor settings. >> the governor is saying we want the masks off, but we have cal/osha saying not necessarily in the workplace. okay, so what is it going to like on june 15th? that remains to be seen. his opponents are seizing on this and the continuation of executive orders to show proof he is not competent and he wants to hold onto power. others are saying he has to deal with another one of the twists in the roller coaster we've had in the pandemic, but we are moving forward, he says, in a way that will get us toward the goal of being healthy as possible and out of this as soon as possible. >> what about local officials? can they set workplace rules? >> reporter: yes, they can. they consult -- can make
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guidelines for all of us. from one tear to the other, cdc guidelines, then the state guidelines, then we have the local guidelines, now we have cal/osha. the cal/osha ones are particularly sensitive because it's workplaces. i'll tell you i was talking with the councilmember, he represents 300 of the bay area's biggest employers. he said they are perplexed about these rules, saying, how does this move us forward if we are still in masks? that's not how it's going to go. all day in the workplace, specifically, it's a very tough one to go for. it is just proof. they still have to be worked out. a lot still has to be done. >> there are a lot of details. ultimately, phil, how do you think it will play out? >> reporter: in my dream scenario on june 15th, we take masks out, we go out, we enjoy
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life, we probably continue to wear them at work until that's worked out, and you and i and alma, we all win the lottery or we win the covid lottery that he is pulling as well. >> the 1.5 million might be a little nice. we are signing up for that though. thank you. there are new details in the so-called case. we will give you an inside look at the investigation. also, a piece of pride history is going on display. it's not just any rainbow flag. we will have the story behind it. rolling hills and wi
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more than six years after denise hoskins was kidnapped, the police department is publicly apologizing for calling her and her then boyfriend liars. matthew mueller was later convicted of the crime serving a 40 year prison sentence. melanie woodrow has covered the story since 2015. she is in the newsroom with a preview of what you will see on the two-hour abc 2020 special. melanie? >> reporter: for the first time, we are getting a look at matt mustard interrogating aaron quinn for hours on end while his girlfriend was at risk. instead of looking for her, the kidnappers had taken denise. they were accused of making the whole thing up.
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>> every moment, i kept picturing him. i just keke the feeling would feel like to be safe in his arms again. >> reporter: she describes being kidnapped and assaulted by matthew in a new interview. he broke into aaron quinn's home where he drugged, blindfolded, and tied up the couple for kidnapping hoskins. quinn describes the instructions mueller gave him. >> they told me i need to stay at my house. they said they'd send me a video recording on a monitor to make sure i don't contact anyone. >> i know it sounds like it's a movie. i know it sounds bizarre. >> reporter: it was too bizarre for detective mustard. >> i'm telling you it did not happen the way you are
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describing it. it did not, period. i didn't hurt her. i didn't do any of that. >> reporter: what surprised you most about the way he was treated following denise's kidnapping? >> to see how he was treated immediately by police, accused of being a killer, being sleep deprived, asking the same question, he said i understand why people falsely confess. >> reporter: after terrorizing him for 2 days, mueller dropped her off near her parents house. >> as i'm stumbling, still sedated, just walking down the street, all i wanted to do was to hug my mom and dad. -- and finally feel safe. >> reporter: the safety was short-lived. the police department went from accusing quinn of murder to accusing the couple of staging an elaborate hoax. >> the fact we essentially wasted all these resources for really nothing is upsetting. >> it is mr. quinn and miss hoskins who owes the community
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an apology. >> reporter: not only did they go through this horrific situation and ordeal, and lived under a cloud of suspicion for months. >> reporter: mueller struck again, leaving his cell phone behind in a foiled double home invasion. it was a police detective who alerted the fbi that mueller could be hoskins kidnapper. >> i thought, this is beyond crazy. >> they would still be on believed to this day. >> reporter: the city settled a civil lawsuit for 2 1/2 million dollars. even though he pleaded guilty to kidnapping and serving a 40 year prison sentence, the police department has never publicly apologized to the couple until now. in an emailed statement writing, quote, the hoskins case was not handled with the type of sensitivity that the should've been handled with. the city extends an apology to both mr. hoskins and mr. quinn. >> reporter: what happened to them was called evil.
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i am committed to serving with passionate dignity and respect. >> i knew our lives had changed forever. we were going to go through a lot more struggles, but we are together. >> at least we have each now. >> reporter: matthew mueller is now facing state charges including burglary and false imprisonment. his attorney tells me he suffers from severe mental illness and is incompetent to stand trial. terminal proceedings are suspended until his mental competency is restored. the das office says he is expected to be back in court july 1st. tonight's 2020 episode airs at 9:00 p.m. here on abc 7 news. i will be live tweeting about the case and taking questions during 2020 from melanie woodrow. in the i- news. the first rainbow flag is
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back in san francisco at the lgbt security -- -- -- -- -- -- we know where it was. it was thought to be lost. we had melendez will tell you about the flag that gilbert baker made famous. >> reporter: protected behind an acrylic panel, the first- ever rainbow flag is a manifestation of freedom. it was created by gilbert baker in 1978 when activist harvey milk asked him to come up with a symbol for the lgbt community. baker knew it had to be a flag. >> flags are about power. flags say something. a rainbow flag in your windshield, you are seeing something. >> reporter: here is a picture of the flag during the pride parade. after pride, the flag was stored in a leaky building, the home of the former community center. they cut the damaged part out, keeping a fragmented piece of the original flag.
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it was then put back in a box. in 2017, he died in new york and no one knew what became of the flag until -- >> we put it back in the closet. >> reporter: charlie went looking for a big rainbow flag for an event he was organizing. by now, all of baker's belongings were in his sister's garage. >> i called gilbert's sister. she said, there's a box in the garage, i think it's a big flag. she sends it to us. we pull it out, it is part of a big flag. >> reporter: disappointed, he put the box with the flag in his closet. but someone who had worked with baker on the flag knew what was in that box. >> in the phone call, he asked about the fragment of ■he original flag. he started describing this thing to me and the harem -- the hair on the back of my neck stood up. he was talking about the thing in my closet. >> reporter: after examining it, they were able to verify that it was the original flag. >> reporter: the first flag created by baker had more colors than the one we are used
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to seeing. it was 8 instead of 6. listen to him describe his work and what the flag meant to him in this interview we did on march 1st, 2017, 30 days before he died. >> it is a hand dyed big mess, cotton, you don't even want to know, stitch on a little singer, pink is for sex, red is for life, orange for healing, yellow for sunshine, green for nature, turquoise for magic, blue is for serenity, and purple for the spirit. i like to think of those elements as in every person. >> reporter: up until the end, baker never stopped working on the flag and the message of acceptance. >> that moment when you see it in the sky, hope. >> reporter: in san francisco, leah melendez, abc 7 news. >> hope. we have put together a history of pride month along with a
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45 mile-per-hour winds. things have calmed down a bit. it will be breezy. you can see the temperature change. it is going to be cooler in most area locations. it is 13 degrees cooler in concorde and novato. here is the view from the rooftop camera, looking across the embarcadero, mainly blue skies in that direction, it is 56 degrees in san francisco, 66 in san jose, morgan hill, 78, 54 at half moon bay. at the golden gate, you see june gloom developing as we have low clouds pushing over the bay and into the golden gate. it is 73 degrees in santa rosa, 83 in fairfield, 79 in concorde, livermore, 76, and the view from mt. tam shows the extended marine layer pushing over the bay area. it will be pushing inland, not so widespread as last night. we will sea fog and high clouds. it will be warm inland, but we will have a windy and much cooler pattern developing next week. let's take a look at the forecast animation starting this evening. again, we will see low clouds but not the deep marine layer we have seen the past couple nights. we will see high clouds passing over and the beginning of the day. we will see hazy sunshine throughout most of the day. during the overnight hours as we get low clouds and high clouds and continued breezy conditions at the coast, low temperatures will be mainly in
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the mid to low 50s. we will see upper 40s. some northbay locations like santa rosa and napa will be cooler with lows in the 40s. highs tomorrow, 58, low 70s around the shoreline, and 80s although one or two locations might top at 90 degrees inland, tomorrow. here is the seven-day forecast. sunday will be like tomorrow although maybe 2 2 cooler. the significant cooldown happens on monday. temperatures will drop sharply. it will be much cooler. we have three days before the weather starts to return on thursday and friday. >> spencer, thank you very much. the unmistakable beauty of wine country, look at at at at this region depends so heavily on tourism. it has been hit by the pandemic. we will look at what wineries are doing now to draw people back. it may soon be easier to
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around and has a huge tourist attraction for decades. one came back to life this weekend with a nascar race in sonoma county. >> that is one part of story. we have been looking at what the return of tourism will mean to the bay area and how we can get back to normal or close to it. life has been tough for businesses in wine country. >> first the wildfires, then the pandemic, liz kreutz will tell us what businesses are doing to lower back visitors and what changes you need to keep in mind if you want to visit this summer. >> good morning. >> reporter: things are busy outside the tower tours office in fisherman's wharf. >> we are all vaccinated. join the club. >> reporter: tourists are boarding a vehicle to wine country. >> we are really excited. >> reporter: she is one of 14 people taking part in an all- day trip to 3 wineries in napa valley. >> don't worry, i already had
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to dig vaccinations. >> reporter: after shutting down, then reopening again last year, they started offering excursions again in march. >> it has been a challenge to try to get the gears going. it wasn't until this past march of 2021 when we noticed more folks getting vaccinated, our staff included, and people calling again for trips going up that way to napa and sonoma. guests do ask, what are your health and safety practices? we still require face coverings on the tour. >> reporter: for now, buses are not full. customers can set far apart if they choose. the first stop is madonna estate winery. tour buses come every day. right now, they are getting one fourth of the traffic. >> group tours are an important part of the business. the percentage can be 50% of our total revenue. we really depend on the tourism out of san francisco. it is really important that we
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see travel open up again. >> what brings you northern california? >> vacation. >> time to get out of the house? >> reporter: this group included visitors from san diego and kentucky. jane and her husband country because of the safety protocols still in place. >> we were looking for mask mandates to find out where we wanted to go. we didn't want to go to florida or south carolina or places like that. we thought california still had a mask mandate in place. we wanted to do it before more people would be traveling. >> reporter: the pandemic hit wine country very hard. they saw a 55% drop in revenue as tourists stayed away. the occupancy rate was down 39%. it was down 20% in sonoma
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county. the tourism is coming back. >> we are hearing from hotel partners that they are close to full on weekends and starting to fill out a little more in the monday through thursday midweek business. >> reporter: a month ago, the state allowed napa to welcome back group business, including corporate and wedding events. they are championing open spaces. >> we are promoting with the napa valley can offer for a business meeting and focusing on outdoor spaces and the creativity that might flow if you have a meeting or off-site session at a a a a a a >> reporter: attractions like festival napa valley and napa valley film festival are all scheduled to return this year is in person events. in sonoma county wear one in 10 workers is in the tourism industry, business is also rebounding. >> everyone has a pent-up desire to explore. we are doing that in that way. >> reporter: tourism revenue is up 400%. that might sound impressive, but it stillit stillit stillit l levels. 15 million people visited wine country, half from northern california residents on a day
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trip. that is who sonoma county is hoping to lower back with the life opens up campaign. >> we will start local. the drive market that comes within 300 miles, and probably for the end of the summer, we are going to look at the direct flight markets. that comes from dallas, phoenix, portland, southern california. >> this one is great. it is not very sweet. >> we have been waiting for guests for a year. we are open as well as 500 other wineries in sonoma county. we look forward to welcoming guests. >> reporter: one winery in santa rosa has booked 10 weddings and hopes to get another 15 by years end. it can accommodate 250 people outdoors. that is where it has the tasting room now even though it just rebuilt the hospitality center after it was burned down in the fire. >> the winery is doing the right things for their customers. the tables are spread out. we are outside in the open air.
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for us, that makes us feel more comfortable. >> reporter: businesses are allowed to go on a self-guided tour and check out their collection of burning and sculptures. >> we are ahead of our budget for traffic, sales, and sign- ups for this year. we anticipate that to stronger as the year goes on. >> if you want to visit wine country, this summer, it is more important than ever to plan ahead. many implemented a reservation system because of capacity limits. that practice is likely to stick around for some time. >> reservations for restaurants and other things on the weekend look up very soon. don't expect to come to sonoma county without reservations and be able to kind of be a little more casual with your trip. those days are gone. be sure you call ahead. be sure you make reservations and prepare for a trip. >> reporter: liz kreutz, abc7 news. it's a wonderful place to
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beverage container recycling in california has hit a new low. sadly, many places are recycling deserts where it is impossible to return containers and get your deposit back. michael finney says it looks like that is going to change. he is here with the story. >> there is only one -- only one recycling center in all of san francisco. and it isn't much different from the rest of the bay area. just try to get your deposit back. >> after years of trying to fix the recycling problem, it looks like california is on the edge of moving forward. >> reporter: it's a happy day for consumers. >> reporter: this would blow up the recycling system we have now and start all over again. >> we held -- care about the
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haulers, the distributors, at the end of the day, it's the voters and constituents we have the number one obligation. >> this bill would make money off of bottles in charge of recycling them, beverage makers and distributors. it potentially takes big money away from waste haulers, and that has caused some concern. there is an agreement that something has to change. >> reporter: watch this vote. >> cortez e, dally, no? >> the senator voted aye. that is interesting. he passed a bill of his own that brings wine into the program. >> i want to shut out the wine and spirits industry for stepping up to the plate. what we will attempt to do is have a product stewardship council so you could have private businesses -- you know, the manufacturer. >> reporter: both say that they can work together. there is another bottle bill
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many shops and restaurants are struggling to move staff to the reopening. one agency has a solution that requires a leap of faith by employers. david lui has the details. >> reporter: staffing servserv are eyeing inmates with good behavior credits saying it could be a good chance for workers and other businesses. there are inmates eligible for early release. >> if you know how to do it and do it right, you can find great diamonds in the rough. >> reporter: he believes people needing a second chance are ideal hires.
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they are motivated to start with a little training. with this company, this generation is focused on -- >> they get the hiring manager, they get the job, they make the most of it. it is almost life-changing for them. >> one success story involves a woman behind bars for 13 years. >> not only did she thrive, she thrived so much the hiring manager pulled me. they not only offered her a full-time job, but stock options as well. that changed her life. >> reporter: jason has been clean for 12 years. a company took a chance on him and got income to pay for college. >> people are really hard workers. we really want to do do it is just a matter of us getting the opportunity to do so. >> reporter: make-a-wish hawaii has been using an agency to tap into these workers for fundraising events. >> guests at these parties --
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none of them have ever had a negative experience. they have never questioned their work ethic or anything. >> reporter: in san francisco, a fair chance ordinance gives people support by not allowing employers to harass or ask about convictions until the job is offered. time for one last check on the weather. >> how does it >> you consider good to be mild weather. things can change rapidly. he was the forecast animation. we will start tomorrow with lots of high clouds. we will say hazy sunshine for most of the day. overnight, we will see low temperatures ranging from low to mid 50s, then tomorrow's high temperatures will range from upper 50s at the coast to mainly low and low 70s around the bay shoreline. inland areas are warm
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here's the seven-day forecast. all the warmth comes to an abrupt end as temperatures drop sharply. we will have a much cooler than average pattern continuing through wednesday. it won't be until the end of next week that temperatures start to rise back up to more seasonal june like levels. enjoy the taste of winter early next week. >> we will, thank you, spencer. larry beil is talking about the u.s. women's open and more. >> will teenagers rule at the u.s. women's open? plus,
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abc7 sports sponsored by river rock casino. >> good morning, megan is not your normal 17-year-old. she is at the top of the leaderboard, also she is not on social media which gives her time to do calculus and work on her game. round two will be open at the lake course. rachel is all of 19 she is currently at five over par.
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she will play this weekend if she pars 18. she even parred 71, fist 71, f on seven, stayed at -4 to set the pace for a while, also 4 under par, the birdie on seven, to take the lead at -5, then she dropped back a little bit opening the door for you? also who played the back nine -- look at this to set up the tap in for the birdie to get to -5. they are five under par with a couple holes to go, they went back and -4 trying to make history as the youngest open winner ever. the stanford basebabasebabaa is fifth in the country. they haven't made the college world series since 2008. that quest is starting this afternoon against north dakota state. what a gorgeous day. you are soaking up the sun. one game at the fourth, towering drive to left, the cardinal will go up to do one. it is a couple of men on for
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cody half. that is out of here in a hurry, 4-1 stanford, looking like batting practice, he is not done yet. his second of the day is a three run blast. this is into the trees. he had four homers. tomorrow, they will face the winner of the uc irvine game which is going on right now. gary payton will become the first head coach at lincoln university in oakland. he is a business school downtown -- they are starting sports programs next year. he would be the first coaching hire. he told mark spears he plans to go into a full d1 program filling it with kids like him, tough guys, recruits, you know you better play some defense for the glove. they are still looking for practice and game facilities. with anthony davis hurting, the lakers were eliminated from the playoffs last night.
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but lebron's tank was on mt last night. the lakers have a fast break. where is lebron? he is sprinting up the court. he and marcus stayed in the back court forever watching the play at the other end. look, i know, a short turnaround coming out of the bubble, too many injuries put the lakers in a bad spot. you've got to try a little harder than this, walking eventually strolls upcourt. it looks like dan heading to the set for the 6:00 news. he will get there. james played 41 minutes, played in spurts, it looks like he is a guy who needs the summer off. >> i think i will play somewhere else instead of the olympics. that's what i will focus on -- trying to beat the goon squad. i will let the angle rest for a month. then we will meet up with lola,
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taz, granny, bugs and the rest of the crew. >> in case you are wondering what that was about, that was a 32nd commercial for his movie space jam two which is coming out in july. sports on abc7, sponsored by river rock casino, i want to be clear i am not hating on lebron, he looked at the roster and said, everyone is banged up. we are not going to get very far. they did as much as they could. he was definitely saving himself. you know you stroll down, but the microphone on -- you will get there. what is the big deal? you will get there. yeah, yeah, when you are the king, you know, you will get there. >> thank you, larry. >> i'm staying out of this one. thanks, larry. coming up tonight on abc7 at 8:00, emergency call, then at 9:00, focusing on the vallejo kidnapping case. stay with us for abc7 news at
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11. finally, tonight, a few thoughts about what really matters. you can win the lottery, a leader radio call in contest, or a slot machine in vegas, but up until now, you couldn't win a small fortune for just doing the right thing. today, the governor's "a giant game show style wheel like pat sajak when he gave away the first 15 $15,000 prizes. several winners are from the bay area. why did they win all the money? for doing their part to protect themselves and the community by getting vaccinated against covid. 15 more winners will get $50,000 each next week, and the big money will go to 10 people who will get one and a half million dollars on june 15th, the day california reopens. on one hand, enticing people with cash to do what they should do anyway seems indulgent. on the other, ultimately what matters is that anything that motivates more people to get the shot is a good thing for all of us, allowing us to get
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back to normal and stay there. i always love to hear from you. let me know what you think. follow me on twitter and facebook at dan ashley abc7. >> all right. that will do it for this edition of the abc7 news. thanks for being with us, tonight. >> for spencer christian, larry beil, all of us, we hope you have a great evening and we see you tonight at
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