cosby had been denied a fair el. child. the court also barring a retrial. >> this is not a statement by the pennsylvania of supreme court. they are deciding a legal question. they were to broad legal due questions. >> when was the admission to trial of prior bad acts. the second, a written agreement from previous montgomery montgo prosecutor bruce castor. he testified while he was da, he promised cosby he would not file criminal charges if the entertainment would testify in a civil filed against him in 2005. lawsuit was settled a year later for more than $3 million.

>> the previous prosecutor said he wouldn't be prosecuted. his argument was i never would have done the interview. i never would have agreed to be deposed that i thought it was possible to be >> he s waseenntced to 3-10 yes arin pronis for alledlgey ugdrging andse xually assaulngti andreaco nstand in 2004. cosby d hato be classified as a sexuallyio vlent pratedor. spdeite e thacsacutions, hehas maintaedin he has vener engaged ninonconsenalsu sex. >>ne o of cosbof cosbof cosbof rmfoer kgo plemoyee. e shaccused m hiof her in 19. 82 we spoke with baker toda y. >> i am stund.ne i amsh ocked. my stoma ichs kind of in a t no over ts.hi

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accused the former windsor mayor, dominic foppoli of sexual assault. coming up 5:00 you will hear from mayor willie brown, a friend of bill cosby. was sent out of of of of off that his conviction had been overturned. for immediate updates on your mobile device you can download the abc7 is area apt and enable those notifications. hate crimes in california spikes during the pandemic. more than doubled against those in the asian commn comm of race and social justice are something abc7 is very much focusing on and as laura anthony explains, attorney atto general rob bonta released tbon findings in oakland. >> we are in the midst of a racial justice reckoning. >> surrounded by citizen security volunteers, attorney general rob bonta stood in the heart of oakland chinatowanunha leveinthan a dedeca. ma, wasn't just aboua t ru s.

it was about an epidemic of hate. >> members of the black community remain the most targeted in california with anti-black bias events up event in 2020. in the asian community, hate crimes were up 107% and many victims may not be reporting. >> people are fearful of their status in regard to whether they are legally. making sure people feel safe about that so they can come out of the shadow to report hate crimes will be incredibly important. >> if you are facing a hate crime and you are the victim of a crime, please come forward. there are solutions. >> not to pledge more resort -- they pledge more resources related to hate crimes. attorney general rob bonta's commitment to more resources toward hate crimes comes to cities like oakland who are

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temperature's tomorrow will be in the range from 61 at half moon bay to about 64 in san francisco. we will see some mid-70s at fremont and palo alto. inland east bay mainly low to mid 80s. in the north bay 74. 80 at santa rosa. 75 at napa. here is that accuweather 7-day forecast. notice a rather steady pattern with saturday being the warmest day. we may see i temperatures with 90s on saturday. temperatures will stay with moderate/mild to warm range through the middle of next week. sunday is looking pretty good. people are wondering about cloud cover in the evening. we will will be be able to see the fireworks? it is too early to tell but if this pattern holds up we can certainly expect some fog. >> hopefully some but some people get their fireworks. >> we will see we only see multicolor clouds? >> thank you, spencer. >> lawmakers are dedicating $5 million to a job training prog

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>> it is magical because you guys were there. >> willie brown officiating. just gorgeous. congratulations to you and angela, dan. >> thank you very much. very sweet of you. >> should we get to the first 4 at 4:00? this book wants to help vaccinate communities. they are teaming up with local nonprofits to send send send anyone who receives a shota shot receives a weekend worth of free meals and a week worth of groceries. they are hosting pop-up clinics in several cities around the country. it is kind of hard not to think this is a good idea. they have a network, the money. if they can get people to get vaccinated great idea. right, michael? >> absolutely! the more of the shots we can get out there,

anything we can do especially in these underserved communities to get people in and if that is saying here is some food, here are some meals. your lottery tickets or whatever it takes to get people vaccinated as far as i am concerned. >> i am in total agreement. he was right. >> the whole goal is to try to return immunity and protect as many people as possible. >> it is now official. every ncaa athlete will be able to make money from endorsements and other ventures. today the board of directors efficiently suspended its own rules prohibiting athletes from selling the rights to their names and likenesses. and represents a major shift in the associations mannerism. it is one day before laws go into effect in a dozen states making it illegal for schools to prohibit athletes from making money. this is been a long time coming. everyone else in the system is

nicking a fortune but the athletes are making money. spencer this comes way too late for you and me. i don't know what they would have paid me as a debate team member and college. what did you think spencer? i know you we we will start with you. >> it is about time. we like to hold onto romantic image of college athletes as amateurs. it is a multibillion dollar industry. as he pointed out, everyone is making tons of money on the athletes except the athletes. >> michael, i liked the idea for years. it is sort of like the olympics. the purity of this. it is just not realistic anymore. the athletes are the only ones not getting paid. >> those days are long gone. what is going to be interesting as i was reading through the specific roles and you are not allowed to use it for recruiting. you are right. the schools that have rabid fans are going to get even better players tomorrow then i got today.

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2020 fire season was the most destructive in the states history. experts say 2021 could be even worse. firefighters in the golden state are leading the way when it comes to innovating ways to protect their communities from wildfires. >> for years and years we always looked back to the fires of 1910 as being the big --. really it was the start of how we started fighting fires. last year was the first year we actually clipped the amount of acreage since 1910. >> this has been california's worst fire season ever. 4 million acres burned. that is an area as big as connecticut. >> 2020 was california's worst fire season on record. nearly 10,000 fires burned 4

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the experience and how people want to interact we are focusing on observations. we are focusing on reflections. >> this is so cool. what is this? this is a piece of art that by artist kristin berg. it is a burning man artwork. it will be here for six months to the end of the calendar year. >> looking at this piece i feel like it is asking me to reflect on my past years.st years.st ye. >> you can reflect on this however you want. it is all about fun and figuring it out for you so. >> there are murals and photos by local artists depicting black live radar demonstrations and the pandemic. some new features are thought- provoking and others are pure delight. >> you can change the speed and you can start to see how you can distribute the peanuts. >> the folks who make your exhibits have been busy throughout the pandemic. >> absolutely! we have two, 117. all of the exhibits we have

made our shop is right now we look up -- look upside down as we look toward the mirror everything appears in 3-d. as you get closer you just want to reach out. >> it is like i can touch photographer. >> you can touch. >> touching is still a hallmark of the interactive museum. there will be plenty of hand sanitizer stations. now, more than ever, exploratory and believes in its mission to spark a love of science. >> we need people to understand science so they can understand pandemics and public health issues. we are passionate about it. we really want to enable our audiences to get an experience of that when they come here. some things you need to

know, visitors 3 and up will need to wear masks. capacity will be at 50% and eating will be in designated areas only. the vast majority of tickets will be sold online with timed entries. for more go to their website. you can get our live newscast, breaking news, weather and more from our abc7 bay area news team usa is ready for the olympic games... so is jacob! he's got a flex 4k streaming box free with xfinity internet, and peacock premium included. with team usa highlights... live look-ins... athlete interviews and more,

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