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are >> good evening. thank you for joining us. >> up a start of this month francisco's rate was outpacing. [ audio cutting in and
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>> wayne spent today in santa rosa talking with police numbers on the front lines about making a difference. >> leslie brinkley spent the day in oakland talking to people who helped run the town about the president's plan and what they really need. >> stephanie sierra -- >> reporter: it will allow communities to repurpose millions of covid relief relief funding. >> zero tolerance for gun damage.
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>> strategies aims to reduce gun violence across the country. the first as a zero tolerance policy -- to the following, sell a gun who is prohibited. failing to respond to each case -- to requests. >> we will find you. [ audio cutting in and out ] >> a part of the problem is struggling with very limited inspector resources. the upcoming budget will allow additional inspection positions in every division across major cities including -- oakland. >> crime is [ audio cutting in and out ]
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>> pres. biden says communities and spend -- like investing in youth summer camps i'm paying to hire mental health staff for additional >> we will be standing by to wait and see.
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>> what could change with in both cities once these programs ? >> in the short term we can expect to see additional resources specifically new positions that will help implement these new roles at several of the atf divisions across northern california. long-term? at least for san francisco, the police department is at least 200 >> on midday live we took a poll. >> local leaders in oakland had mixed reactions as well.
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leslie brinkley says they will certainly welcome any federal funding but it may not be enough. >> if we are talking about redelivered to redirecting relief funds from people that have been impacted by loss of wages and income and other things, i would be i am not sure pumping dollars into a top --
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>> the biggest challenge i have right now in oakland has to do with housing. as many of the people being released from prison's, they are coming into oakland streets. >> this will include more local funding for violence prevention measures, not
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>> this shooting on june 4 could easily be linked to more than 50 other shootings reported in santa rosa in 2021. two resulted in homicides. >> 50 should be so far
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[typing sounds] i definitely want to have kids at some point in my life and it would be heartbreaking to find out that, you know, there were something in the vaccine that, you know, made it difficult to get pregnant. hi penelope. i want to reassure you that no fertility loss was reported in the clinical trials or in the millions of women who have since received the vaccines.
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we'll see morning clouds and drizzle. mild and breezy. it is really heating up inland over the weekend.
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overnight you can see the development pushing across the bay and locally inland in the overnight and morning hours. overnight lows mainly in the mid to upper 50s. highs tomorrow low 60s at the coast, upper 60s and 70s near the bay and low to mid 80s in the warmest inland areas. i have told you about the heat wave but it is going to be a statewide heat wave is look at the project at high temperatures. 115 degrees in many interior locations. here is the accuweather 7-day forecast. two more days of the comfortable -- comfortable temperature range. inland highs will approach 100 degrees. for the remainder of the forecast period we will see mainland highs. the developer of the first commercial antivirus program started in the bay area died today. conspiracy theories about john
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a one-time tech titan and two-time presidential -- today in a spanish prison. his death comes on the same day we found out he would be extradited to the u.s. to face tax evasion charges. >> mcafee is a software company still bears his name. talked with local tech about mcafee's legacy. >> printer, innovator, character and eccentric. words used to describe john 34. -- john mcafee. >> he was a character. i am sorry to see him go because he added certainly a lot of excitement. there were also a lot of problems. >> decide the criminal tax
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charges that landed him in a spanish prison in october he was the suspect of the murder of a neighbor in the lease. he had a history of drug abuse. he also had run-ins with powerful figures in the united states. >> his mode was to give computers to the people in government. he would use information on the computers to make sure he was pretty much clear any type of criminal charges people can him or anything like that. currently was in the process of being extradited. that would give a lot of people motive. >> his own tweets made it seem like he knew this day was coming. had a tattoo on his arm that he said was for people to know he was whacked and didn't commit suicide if that happened. in october he tweeted -- >> fun to watch from a distance but i imagine he was an
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absolute terror for anyone that was try to maintain the mcafee brand. >> john mcafee that at the age of 75 . >> free britney! that was the chorus heard --. >> even though she wasn't in court, the hearing brought out fans who wanted to show their support. >> i think she is being treated extremely unfairly. the legal system is using her own money to keep her in the conservatorship. we cannot here to support britney and let her know she we are here to fight until she is out of the conservatorship. >> we couldn't see her as she gave detailed --tailed --tailed- there were several attorneys and the judge. she complained she has no control over her her her her he
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claims doctors were giving her medications she didn't want and she was trapped and she says her father approved all of it. she says it is all about control and her father enjoyed that control.'s neck i think it is disgusting. think she was going through some punishment. >> spears has been under conservatorship since 2008 after suffering mental health issues. >> she asked for this hearing so she could address directly. she says she is angry. she says this is embarrassing and she wants changes anxious as i want my life back. it has been 13 years and it is enough. >> she should also have
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custody, 100% of her children. >> the hearing brought out fans in the free britney movement fill she is being controlled unfairly against her well. >> she doesn't want her father in charge. >> >> 0.7% reported in may. the number of hospitalized patients is dripping toward 1000. that is a milestone we through less than two weeks ago. this shows the number of new cases reported in the bay area. you can see the averages
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trending up since june began. that is not the direction we want to go in. >> a study by ac/dc safety group concludes there is a likely association between two types of covid vaccines and a rare heart ailment found in young people. according to the report, there have been 323 diagnosed cases of myocarditis and perio cardiac it is out of more than 26 million doses administered. they occurred mostly in people between the ages of 12-39 and most after a second dose of vaccines by pfizer or moderna. dr. monica gandhi offered a possible solution to this issue on our afternoon program, getting answers. >> in the uk, because they are trying to get more doses out, they chose a 12 week duration between doses. they haven't seen this with the mrna vaccines. seeing a pattern in the uk makes me think it is safer to extend the dose. >> another possible solution is to offer the johnson & johnson
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vaccine to adults 18-30 since there have been no reported heart problems with the vaccine. overall cdc officials and experts agree the benefits still outweigh the risks. >> we have learned all city workers in san francisco will need to get vaccinated against covid-19. employees will have a period of time to get their shots after a vaccine gets final fda approval. san francisco will be the first california city to make vaccinations mandatory. city workers who refuse to be vaccinated must get a medical or religious exemption or could be fired. coming up next you could call it a power struggle. the i-team attention, california.
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a reminder as you can see in these shots, masks are required at airports and on airplanes. >> mrs. on and around fillmore street are furious after pg&e
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notified power would be shut off from a 9:00 am-5:00 pmp many in the commercial district asking why on the busiest day of the week? after melanie woodrow got involved, pg&e reconsidered. >> -- runs on electricity from clippers to blowers. owner leonard montgomery and his staff cannot perfect a look for their pups without.pups witt >> when they opened from 9:00 am-5:00 p.m. to replace underground cable, he was dumbfounded. >> the outage will affect 500 customers.
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>> not during peak store hours on a saturday. they should be more sensitive to the needs of small businesses especially after what we have been through. >> there was no way she could stay open without power. >> for us we open from eight a.m.-four clark pmp we start baking at 4:00 a.m. even if we were able to bake everything we can't sell it all in an hour and. we need the refrigeration in order to keep the cakes called. >> they called pg and e repeated the pleading with the utility company to reconsider. >> there was no response at all. >> a spokesperson said they would reschedule the work writing in a statement that is on your screen.
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business owners are holding their breath. >> team, melanie woodrow, abc7 news. the california dream and climate change. the answer is blowing in the wind. i was going to sing it but ama daetz said please don't. delicia: this is where all our recycling is sorted --
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1.2 million pounds every day, helping to make san francisco the greenest big city in america. but that's not all you'll find here. there are hundreds of good-paying jobs, with most new workers hired from bayview-hunter's point. we don't just work at recology, we own it, creating opportunity and a better planet. now, that's making a difference. your heart is at the heart of everything you do.
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if there were a button that would help you use less energy, breathe cleaner air, and even take on climate change... would you press it? now to our special series california dreaming where we look at the issues threatening the california dream and the people working to keep that dream alive. as a part of our commitment to a clean energy future the biden administration announced in both to open up theseup theseupe pacific coast to the wind development project. >> the historic milestone will not only bolster the economy
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but it will also help the state reach its carbon free goal. >> we have the potential to be a world leader in offshore wind. it is a breakthrough for california. we are talking thousands of jobs. >> there is going to be a diversity of public health benefits. i like to think about this as an economic boom. >> what this truly means for california is at a time when climate change is very much upon us we now have a very attractive path to a very clean energy future. >> it is one >> now, when we think about expanding the technology
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offshore, these wind turbines are gigantic. the largest wind turbine we have offshore at this point are nearly 900 feet tall. to put that in perspective that is about the sizethe sizethe sie power. >> the two sides are on the central coast and on the far north coast at humboldt bay. they offer the potential to provide enough electricity for about one point 4 million california residents. they are going to be located 20- 30 miles offshore. they are just at the edge of the her-. on the on the clearest of days would you be able to see them. even then they are going to be the size of toothpicks. it is taking advantage of engineers, scientists, industry experts have created technology that can provideovideovideovidee reliable electricity for millions of people. california is on the cusp of being able to take advantage of that. >> it gives our communities,
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communities of colorsorsorsorsos breath of fresh air. >> right now, most of our installed capacity of clean electricity is in the form of solar panels. one of the challenges is the sun isn't always out. when someone references renewable energy, it is that line. the sun isn't always shining and the wind is and always blowing. the thing here is the wind is always blowing. this will spur on an entire part of an economy. we are going to be building offshore wind plat forms. in this case there will be a ton of innovation. california is actually ac installing floating wind turbines. our state really has the ability and the potential to be a leader in technology development. >> the california coast for
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many people is a sacred resource. we are very optimistic that we can develop offshore wind in a way that is environmentally responsible. it brings a gust of good things ahead for the golden state gives our young people in particular on optimistic path to a clean sustainable future. >> you canu canu canu canu canun stories on demand including our california dreaming special right now on our bay area connected tv up. download up. now on roku, fire tv, roku tv and apple tv. in the next coming days you're going to want to stay in and watch tv if you have ac. >> speaking of a lot of hot air, the air is going to be hot out. >> the sister group.er group.er. here is a look at what is coming our way. we have increasing clouds of course. it is pushing across the bay and locally and in.
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a chance of some spotty drizzle. lowe's mid to upper 50s. 70s around the bay. here is the 7-day forecast. here is the over the weekend. it is going to stay with us through at least the middle of next week. high temperatures in the upper 90s to about 100 the warmest inlet spots. it is going to be hot >> a fun night for this giants game. >> the game was pretty crazy. baseball has been around a long time. yet, something has has has has
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on any given day you can see something you have never seen before. baseball has been around for 105th the two years welcome to the show. or should i say welcome to the kevin gausman gausman gausman g
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scoreless on the fifth until mike yastrzemski connects to a solo homer to the right.the rig. he tweaks his right leg running to third. eventually is paid out at -- he eventually is thrown out at the plate. he will be undergoing an mri. that is a tough break for the giants. they did get lucky and the 13th. brandon crawford draws a bases- loaded walk in the bases- loaded. the giants and up winning. onto the a's and rangers james caprylic in until two outs in the bottom of the fifth. nick will score all the way from first base.first base.firs.
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right now it is 2-0 ranges in the seventh. >> change typically takes an eternity in baseball so the knee-jerk reaction has check pictures for substances. last night we saw matchers is loose his patients with the opposing dugout demanded he be checked three times. they decided to make a show it. >> he is a playful guy. i don't think he meant anything by it. i will credit the umpires with the way they have handled this. try to make light of it and do it quickly. that won't happen again.happen . >> brock jones stanford stashed strength. deep to right field it
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jones again this time a fitness. vanderbilt can't make the player first. everyone is safe. right now it is 5-four megan the seventh. stanford looking to stay alive on espn. >> stefan kerry has pretty much won everything you can possibly win on the basketball court accept an olympic little. he will not be joining team u.s.a. team u.s.a. announced the roster. kevin durant is the headliner in the only holdover from the 2016 rio team. damian lillard will be making his first olympic roster as will devin booker. this sports report is sponsored by river rock casino. larry, there are several players on the olympic roster that are still alive in the postseason. if the finals go in the distance they will only have three days. they better get all the way to japan. >> last scheduled day the finals could go july 22nd or
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something like that? respectively. they get three days to get to japan. they may have to miss their own championship parade. >> this is one of those things where the teams are in this perilous position where you have to applaud a player who wants to represent his country and at the same time you're thinking don't get hurt, don't get hurt like draymond green. >> exactly! >> owners realistically don' want their players playing in the olympics even though you have to say yeah, it is a great thing. >> you have to applaud steph curry because it doesn't have the olympic gold medal. that is pretty much the only thing he doesn't have. he will focus on the off-season making sure he is healthy. >> he doesn't have a gold medal he does have a bruised tailbone and the worriers want to get that straight. casey, thank you. coming up tonight at 8:00, it is press your luck followed
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at 9:00 by the $100,000 pyramid. at 10:00 watch card sharks. been, stay with us for abc7 news at 11:00. you can watch all the newscasts i've been on demand to the abc7 bay area connected tv app. it is available for android to be, amazon she, and roku. download the apps you can start streaming. that is it for this edition of abc7 is. thank you for joining us. >> from all of us here at abc7
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