before. good evening and thank you for joining us, i am ama daetz. >> and i am dan ashley. you are watching live on abc7, hulu live, and wherever you stream. a ban on ghost guns passed unanimously today. >> ghost guns are self assembled firearms that don't have serial numbers, making their use and crimes difficult to prosecute. they are untraceable. stephanie sierra found out the seizure of these illegal weapons are reaching record highs across the city. she is breaking down the latest data and information for us. >> reporter: ghost gun seizures, as you pointed out, in san francisco have more than doubled in the past year and part of what the legislation would do if passed in september is not only prohibit the sale of these illegal weapons, but help law enforcement crackdown on the manufacturers. when you hear that a 10-year- old is able to build a ghost gun, describing it as easy as

building legos, you know there is a problem. just ask steve linley, the former california doj firearms chief. >> this is a kit you can buy and have sent your house online, no regulations. >> reporter: she calls it california's flawed loophole. >> california law allows these kits to be sold anywhere in california and all that one has to do is after assembling the ghost gun, whether in ar-15 or whatever type of gun it is, they have to apply for a serial number to the department of justice, 10 days after assembly. you can imagine nobody is doing that. >> reporter: the commander who oversees the crime guns investigation center explains most gun vendors don't inform purchasers of these requirements, resulting in no oversight, no background check, no waiting, no sales record and no age restriction at the time of sale. >> technically a 10-year-old has their parents credit card. they can go online and buy one of these guns easily. >> reporter: she authored

legislation that would prevent that in san francisco, prohibiting any sale of ghost guns, which are self-made firearms that are virtually untraceable without serial numbers. >> there is a big uptick in the use of ghost guns in homicides in san francisco and what can the police do when they get to the crime scene? it stops the investigation, then and there. >> reporter: ghost guns are flourishing in san francisco. >> this year we are more than double. >> reporter: this graph, illustrating the seizure of ghost guns, or as police call them, privately manufactured firearms, more than doubled in 2020 to 164 and the rate this year is already on track to surpass that. >> we have strict gun laws in place in california for a reason, so that we can prohibit people who should not have firearms from having them. >> reporter: to put this increase in perspective, ghost guns made up less than 1% of all firearms seized in san

francisco in 2016, but by 2020 they made up 16%. dan, statewide it is a similar trend. 30% of all guns seized by the feds in 2019 were ghost guns. >> 30%. all right. stephanie, what are you seeing from the manufacturing sites selling these parts? >> reporter: we did reach out to one of the nation's largest gun manufacturers for further comment on this and we have not heard back yet, but i will show you what i saw on their website. this is the page where ar receiver kits are sold. basically kits that build ar-15 style guns for $100 or less. as you can see, they are all sold out. scary on the one hand. law enforcement is found some children are describing how easy it is to put these kits together, but also the fact that these kits are so readily available online. >> stephanie, thank you very much.

the department of justice is deploying strike forces in five major urban centers, including the bay area, to stop illegal gun trafficking and reduce gun violence. the strike forces will work with state and local law enforcement agencies to crackdown on ghost guns that we have been talking about. authorities will use data and evidence from crime scenes to find out how illegal guns are sold and passed around. oakland police chief ron armstrong has blamed part of the surge in murders in his city on ghost guns. he met with president biden in april about ways to stop gun violence. earlier this month, the san jose mayor visited the white house to talk about the same issue. he says the president wanted to form partnerships with local communities who understand what is happening on the ground. a senior citizen may leave san francisco after she was placed in a chokehold and carried by the neck in an attempted robbery. it happened while she was unloading groceries from her car. dion lim brings us her story, including how she was able to escape. something you will see only on

abc7. >> forgive me. i said, this is it. i am willing to accept it, lord. >> reporter: that was the thought running through 71-year- rea reyes's mind the afternoon of july 14. after she began unloading groceries in the garage of her oceanview home and thought she was going to die. >> all of a sudden, somebody grabbed me on my neck. >> reporter: one of two suspects lifted the barely five foot tall reyes off the ground and carried her in a headlock through the garage. >> i said, please don't hurt me. don't hurt me. i have some money. not much. enough money. >> reporter: it is what the senior said next that may have helped save her life. >> my brother has a gun. i don't want my brother to be a killer. >> reporter: coupled for her calling out for her domestic partner upstairs. >> i called, dai! dai! he thought it was dan or dad.

>> reporter: the first suspect then -- >> he kicked me. >> reporter: -- while the other ran off. no possessions other than garage door openers were taken. are you afraid they will come back? >> of course. >> reporter: the pair took something more precious. >> this is my security, just in case. >> reporter: her message to others about garage doors. >> be safe and close your door right away. >> reporter: and to her perpetrators. >> whoever did this to me, please don't anymore. >> reporter: the investigation is ongoing. in san francisco, dion lim, abc7 news. new developments in the months long disappearance of a richmond teenager. police say a body was recovered today in the san pablo bay. they believe it is antoine whitley, but they are working on a definitive identification. 17-year-old whitley was last

seen in february when a rideshare driver dropped him off on the bridge. police say there is no evidence of a crime. a longtime nfl assistant coach who worked with the 49ers and the raiders has died after being hit by a car while cycling in san ramon last week. greg knapp had a 33 year coaching career which took him to several teams including most recently the new york jets. he was 58 years old and is survived by his wife and three daughters. in a statement using his nickname, they wrote greg's infectious personality is most people's first and lasting memory of him. the phrase, he never met a stranger, encapsulates knapper's zest for life. is part of building a better bay area, we are on vaccine watch. these shots represent our best protection against coronavirus, increasing statewide. health officials and three

counties are urging employers to require employees to be vaccinated for covid-19. >> unvaccinated workers pose risk not only to themselves, but also coworkers and members of the public they interact with. >> we want to empower businesses with this recommendation and say public health is fully behind these types of requirements. >> san francisco, santa clara, and contra costa county health officer say the recommendation is a matter of public safety, with unvaccinated people 20 times more likely to get covid than someone who is fully vaccinated. legal experts say private employers are fully within their rights to impose any employment conditions, as long as it is not unlawful. health officer say vaccine requirements of been upheld in the courts. santa cruz county health officials are urging residents to think beyond themselves and get vaccinated. only 60% of eligible county residents are fully vaccinated. there are currently 11 documented cases of the covid- 19 variant in the county and those with the most severe symptoms require

hospitalization. the best time to get vaccinated is right now. >> the longer we wait, the more time the virus has to mutate and place our community at risk of being infected by a new strain that cannot be co with current vaccines. >> young adults and latinx residents make up the lowest vaccination rates in the county. california is on the cusp of having 21 million people fully vaccinated. that is 53% of our state population. that is the percentage of the entire population, which includes people too young to be vaccinated. if you have questions about coronavirus vaccines, you can ask the abc7 news vaccine team. just go to abc7news.com. a major announcement from the employment development department, the edd, tonight. it affects hundreds of thousands of unemployed workers waiting an awfully long time for benefits. michael finney is here with hopeful news. >> it looks good for those who have checks coming.

let's see what we've got. thousands of jobless workers report they received one payment, then edd cut them off with no explanation and no way to find out what happened. the edd has a backlog of nearly a quarter million claims awaiting payments for at least three weeks. edd says it has frozen thousands of claims while it tries to clear up questions about eligibility. the long delays have caused thousands of workers to run out of savings, often losing their housing and going deeper into debt. now under pressure from consumer groups and lawmakers, the edd announced it will stop freezing those claims and adopt a pain our policy. what does that mean? it means workers with an existing claim will receive their benefits, including all backpay, but on a conditional basis. if ebd ultimately finds they are not eligible for payments,

those workers would have to return all of that money. there could be exceptions. i would not bet on it. the edd said hundreds of thousands of workers will start getting payments under the pain our policy, but it will take time, possibly weeks, to rollout payments to all of those who already have the money coming. now the plan has already drawn criticism. state assemblyman patterson says, quote, edd has one job. it is to pay actual unemployed people, while making sure those were trying to game the system are caught. this is a stunning admission that they can't do their fundamental task. now to clear those giant backlogs, they are going to take the dangerous risk of paying fraudsters, too. must've this came out late today and we will hear a lot more about this in the next few days. >> i bet. edd has faced a lot of criticism. >> it is not stopping now. >> thanks, michael. coming up next, building a

better bay area by literally building. this development is bringing more than housing to the south bay. $20,000 per can is ridiculous. it is a fox news headline waiting to happen. >> $20,000 for a garbage can? it is possible in san francisco. a hot spell is building for the inland c

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the fire came close to an industrial yard. it appears to have burned near what may have been a homeless encampment. a new housing development made possible by an affordable housing bond is closer to reality now. reporter dustin dorsey shows you the new project aptly named agrihood. it is how we build a better bay area. >> reporter: in the heart of silicon valley, a one-of-a-kind housing project. it takes you back to the roots of the city of santa clara. help solve the housing crisis and -- >> more than anything, it is abt ingingletogether. >> reporter: welcome to the newest south bay south bay construction, agrihood. the community will be centered around a working farm that will provide residents with fresh fruits and vegetables as well as farm to table events. a taste of the way santa clara used to be. >> that is where we started, with agriculture, so it will

give people a constant reminder of where we started and what made us successful and bring us history back home. >> reporter: while the project looks to the past, it also moves to the future. a future where everyone in the county has a place to live. before the afmeasure allows $90 to go to building 19 more units. more than 150 will be built here. >> our goal was to house as many people in the community who are homeless as possible, but the other is to make sure we don't have more homeless people. as we have a county that is aging rapidly, we want to make sure there is a safe and healthy place for seniors. >> reporter: agrihood is one of six projects in the works and will include 165 units for families in need, one third of them dedicated to residents 55 and older. >> the poor continue to get poorer and we need to come up with a solution to make sure we have an equitable community that provides housing for the

variety of income levels in the community. this goes to that. i think this exemplifies what we can do together. >> reporter: the project is on pace for a summer 2023 completion. in santa clara, dustin dorsey, abc7 news. san francisco wants to replace more than 3000 trash cans around the city. there is a pilot project to put custom cans at $20,000 each. yes, $20,000 each. abc7 reporter matt boone to the architect who argues the price is justified. >> reporter: they come with a premium price. >> we don't necessarily want, as a bear trap, on the streets of san francisco. >> reporter: he says the estimate to make each can is $12,000 to $20,000. the total budget of $300,000 for just 15 cans.

at a committee hearing wednesday, supervisor matt haney was visibly confused why it would cost so much. though he voted to move forward with the plan, not wanting to create further delays. >> $20,000 again, ridiculous. it is a fox news headline waiting to happen. i really need to understand why it is so expensive. >> reporter: people on the street had similar reactions. does that sound like a reasonable price for a trashcan? >> no, i'm sorry, it sounds really bad. >> $20,000? go to costco and get the for five dollars. >> reporter: the majority of the trash cans are these green ones which have been around for more than 20 years. one of the problems the city has with this model as they say it is too easy to tamper with. people can reach inside, pulling trash out, leaving it over the streets. the new designs have slightly different features, but will be made of stainless steel and

have sensors that tell how full they are. >> it will be able to notify and tell us, to send someone out to empty that can. >> reporter: he says once they determine which works best, the cost to actually produce them at scale will be around $3000- $4000 each. >> that is the goal i have to have the best and most efficient trash cans in the world. >> reporter: the pilot is scheduled to begin this fall. in san francisco, matt boone, abc7 news. >> that is pricey. >> it is. let's get to the weather. >> that is free at least. >> for now anyway. >> i enjoyed the trash talk. anyhow, we've got familiar summer pattern right now. warm inland, breezy at the coast. here is how breezy it is across the region. 15 t20 mile-per-hour breezes. 23 is the breeziest spot. we still have a nice, cooling

onshore flow and it messed up my shot. sutro tower, a beautiful view. here it is coming back into view. you see the wispy, low clouds passing by, obscuring our view. it is 60 degrees in san francisco. oakland, 64. mountain view, 70. 56 at pacifica. a better view at the golden gate. temperature readings right now, 75 in santa rosa. novato, 77. napa, 69. 85 at both fairfield and concord. this is a look at downtown oakland. forecast features, we will see fog near the coast and bay overnight. it will be heating up in length the next couple of days. cloudier and more humid beginning sunday into early next week. overnight we see areas of low clouds and fog. high clouds passing by, as well. the marine layer will not have much reach tonight into the inland areas, just basically the coast across the bay. most of the day tomorrow after the early morning hours will be sunny. over the bay, sunny and

even partly sunny along the coastline. overnight lows in the low to mid 50s. a seasonable range of lows and tomorrow highs will range from 66 in san francisco. most locations around the bay shoreline will have highs in the mid 70s. the north bay, 89 at santa rosa. inland east bay, mid to upper 90s. down into the south bay, low to mid 80s for the most part. and here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. it is going to warm up significantly in the inland areas. mid to upper 90s. mid to upper 70s along the shoreline. it cools down a bit on sunday as we get increasing high clouds. monday, cloudier, and muggy as we have an increase in humidity on monday. then on tuesday it starts to get a little bit drier. still humidity hanging on. certainly warmer and midweek next week, height emerges back in the mid to upper 90s. mid to upper 70s around the bay and mid-60s on the coast.

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abc7 news reporter david louie has the story behind santa clara's chalk art. >> reporter: the city is proud of its parts. it is encouraging residents to express how parks make life better using as their canvas. kids and adults will compete in a contest divided into age categories. >> you can find a little piece of sidewalk anywhere and create something that is beautiful. when others walk by, it brings joy to them. >> reporter: 21 entries of come in so far for the second annual contest. these are photos of some of last year's entries. photos are posted online and residents vote for their favorites. 1600 ballots were cast last year. >> they have created three- dimensional art. they practice blending. we also see rudimentary stick figures and messages. we see some really creative masterpieces. >> reporter: while some may consider a child's play, chalk

drawings have become a serious art form. san francisco is known for its annual chalk it up festival, now in its 31st year, known to draw tens of thousands of spectators. some do it for fun, but it does not last long. >> it fades with the sun. the wind blows it away. delivery people walk across it. we will see cat footprints every now and then. probably a week or two. >> reporter: it does give you a reason to look down while it lasts. david louie, abc7 news. >> some of that is so great. did you do that as a kid? i did, a little chalk art. >> always. but nothing looks quite that good. contest deadline, sunday night. coming up next,

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finding solutions. this is abc7 news. the rainbow flag, created in san francisco, is known around the world. more than 40 years later, is it time for a change? some in the lgbtq community think the flag should be more inclusive. >> we have more on why they want to replace the pride flag with the progress pride flag. >> reporter: people still stop to appreciate the significance of the giant iconic rainbow flag in the castro district. created in 1978 by the late gilbert baker, the flag was meant to represent all in the lgbt community. >> here is baker in 2017. >> orange for healing, yellow for the sun, green for nature. turquoise for magic. blue for serenity and purple for the spirit. i like to think of those elements as in every person. >> reporter: except that today

many transgender people do not identify with the flag. >> the people spearheading the movement in the beginning in the late 60s and 70s were black and brown, people. in a span of a few years they were kicked out of the movement and it changed. >> reporter: this is the flag many say represents everyone in the lgbt community. called the progress pride flag. the rainbow colors remain, but black, brown, and transgender people are represented. >> we want to feel it when we look at the flag as well. >> reporter: summon the cultural district say it maybe time to change the rainbow flag for the progress pride flag. evbeen memorialized. >> the flag itself is a symbol of pride. the right to love and hope. >> reporter: activist kathy

opposes changing the flag. >> this is not progress. this is cultural eradication. >> reporter: the castro lgbtq cultural district will now ask the public to weigh in. they will have a community survey on their facebook page this coming monday, july 26. in san francisco, lyanne melendez, abc7 news. >> at abc7 we are all about supporting our communities. to be an ally, go to abc7news.com. the university of california regents approved a plan to raise tuition, but in a twist they say most students will pay less. reporter bob mcmillan from her sister station in los angeles explains how that is possible. >> reporter: for the first time in four years, tuition costs at all 10 uc campuses around california are going up. specifically, 2% every year, plus inflation. that comes out to about $534 more per year for each undergraduate student.

>> an increase would make it harder for people. >> anytime tuition increases, obviously it is not ideal. that being said, i do understand that the university has to operate and fund its research, fund its activities and all that stuff. >> reporter: during a virtual meeting today, president michael drake says the increase will not affect most students. >> the cost of attendance for most california resident undergraduates will be less under this plan then if tuition were to remain flat. >> reporter: how can that be? well, under the new system they say they will be setting aside much more of the new revenue for financial aid than they are right now and president drake says the increase in financial aid will more than make up for the increase in tuition for more than half of all students. >> to be clear, this plan is an increase for most families making over about $130,000 per year. this corresponds to roughly the

top quintile of earners in california. >> reporter: still, not everyone voted in favor of the increase. >> this year the general fund is allocating $1.3 billion in new spending to the university system. i think it is the wrong time to pass a plan for tuition increases at the exact same time that the commitment of the state of california to our students has never been greater. >> reporter: the price increase will not affect current students. it goes into effect in fall, 2022. rob mcmillan, abc7 news. >> as you expect, students were not pleased with the news of the tuition hike. >> it is scary that i could be admitted to a school with one price and be priced out by the time i leave. >> i don't understand how they can increase prices, ant out ere our money is going. >> right now, tuition and fees for california residents at uc berkeley totally little more than $14,000 per year.

let's talk state politics. in 54 days, californians will decide whether to recall governor newsom. the list of 46 challengers has been finalized and includes 24 republicans, nine democrats, plus candidates from other parties. ballots will be mailed to every registered voter in the state in less than a month. there will be two questions, should governor newsom be recalled? yes or no. if yes, which candidate should replace him? >> the person receives the most votes, not a majority, not more than 50%, it could be someone with 30 or 35% in a large field of candidates, would then become the governor. >> again, just 54 days to go until the recall election, tuesday, september 14.

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weekly unemployment claims are on the rise after hitting a post-pandemic low. 419,000 new jobless claims were filed last week. that is an increase of 51,000 from revised numbers the prior week. economists projected 350,000

new claims. continuing claims dropped slightly more than 3.2 million. the pandemic has caused a workplace reckoning in many waly do 7 on your side's michael finney is here with what it takes to actually quit your job. what is so interesting is how many people in the bay area and around the country did reassess their lives. >> millions and a lot of them tell me i like where i work, i just don't like it that much. it's fascinating. it takes guts to say i quit, for sure. it also takes a lot more than that, at least if you want to give yourself the best shot at success. >> reporter: the pandemic has changed what we want from a workplace and some are questioning whether they want to workplace at all. in april, 4 million employees quit their job voluntarily. that is a record high. it is a big step.

one that jerry has taken before and plans to take again. >> i am in commercial real estate. i am an analyst. >> reporter: you are in this position right now, right? >> i am and it is a decision that ultimately came down to myself. i love the position i am in, love the people, love the company, but it just so happens there is an opportunity that came up. a choice that was made on my own. now i am put in a position of, okay, are there other positions? other industries? other jobs that are going to be suitable for me? >> reporter: what will it take to pull this off? >> you have to do three things, michael. plan, plan, plan. >> reporter: he is a wealth advisor with morgan stanley. >> you budget, you figure out your mandatory costs. your variable costs going out. multiply it times six months. >> reporter: a huge number that is not easy to come by. >> that is the number you need to have in general before you

decide to take off two or three or four months and then you need a couple of months on the backend to get a job. >> reporter: if the math does not add up, think hard about if this is the right thing for you to do. >> i do agree with that. you have to definitely plan. there are people that go by a shoestring and stuff like that and are able to succeed at it, but the best thing to do, i suggest, is to plan. >> reporter: finally i would suggest it is always easier to look for a job when you have a job. your mom and dad told you that. it might be a painful couple of months, but more financially rewarding for sure. >> financially rewarding. you know, your report has made me think -- thanks, michael. all right, prepare for a weekend warm-up. spencer shows how hot it will get where you live, next. plus we are buildi

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part of building a better bay area means fighting to protect our environment. the battle against climate

change could hinge in part on how we control greenhouse gases. while attention has focused on the future use of fossil fuels, one area of bay area researchers believe we could pull pollutants out of the air if we change the way we look at plants. as greenhouse gases continue to pour into our atmosphere, researchers have struggled for solutions to harness dangerous pollutants, like co2. but at a nursery at the university of california, they are gathering evidence for a solution that could be right under our feet. >> what you are looking at here is roots from the grass and surrounding plants. >> reporter: she splits time between berkeley and the lawrence livermore lab, searching for ways to sequester pollutants like co2 underground, with the use of specific plants. in this case, switchgrass. >> the root system can go down 50 feet. we measured it to 12 or 15 and i got sick of digging at that

point. >> reporter: deep is good, especially if you understand the plants process the carbon that is in co2 as part of photosynthesis. essentially pushing it down through their root system, where it interacts with nutrients in the ground. at depths of several feet, co2 is essentially sequestered from the atmosphere. >> if we put carbon that deep in the ground, we never plow that deep. it is a way of literally locking away carbon. >> reporter: researchers say metric tons of carbon have been lost from the soil due to agriculture with shallow crops over the last century and a paper released this summer by an international team showed native grasslands could be more efficient at storing carbon underground that even healthy forests. in parts of california, certainly more practical. >> co2 scrubbers to maintain concentration. >> reporter: she is a project manager and soil microbiologist helping keep plant species primed for research. she maintains specially designed plant growth chambers

that measure how the plants are processing co2. >> it helps regulate which type of carbon goes in. >> reporter: learning about natural carbon catchers like switchgrass having the most impact could be critical in the future. while forests hold carbon above ground, they are increasingly vulnerable to wildfires and with worsening ground conditions, replacing trees and crops in drought challenged areas could offer advantages. >> there are a lot of landscapes in this country that we calculated could be amenable to these deep-rooted perennial crops. where we are not just growing something above ground. we are farming as it were. >> reporter: and perhaps growing a more sustainable future in the fight against climate change. >> researchers say adding more perennial grassland would be a long-term contribution, since carbon can remain in deep soil for literally centuries. so it is quite promising. abc7 news is committed to keeping you ready when it comes

to the changing climate. you can see more of our climate watch coverage on abc7's bay area streaming app. go to the climate watch road to see videos about how to prepare for the heat, drought, and ldre. a fou. let's talk about how things are going around here for now. >> spencer is back with the forecast. >> it is heating up. right now you have a nice view of the evening sunset. there it is. we will also take a look at the forecast features. we can expect a little bit of fog near the coast and bay overnight and then it will heat up significantly inland the next couple of days. after that we expect cloudy and more humid conditions sunday into early next week. over san francisco, a little bit of fog out there. this is the air-quality forecast. moderate to good and that is pretty good, considering it will be heating up a little bit starting tomorrow. overnight we see low temperatures mainly in the low to mid 50s and tomorrow's highs

climb into the mid to upper 90s and the inland areas. mid-70s to near 80 around the bay shoreline and low 60s at the coast. here is the accuweather seven- day forecast. toasty inland tomorrow and saturday, but not a significant warm-up around the bay or the coast. it will start to cool gradually sunday and further cooling on monday. it will start to feel muggy, humid, on monday with increasing clouds and humidity. then it will heat up midweek next week in the inland areas, mid to upper 90s. >> it is awfully nice the next few days. larry beil is here with the sports tonight and if you ever had any doubt that there is a lot of money in the nfl, this is something else. >> imagine being 24 and getting this money. george kittle put it best. back up the truck, moneybags. they listened and did that. plus, celebrating a championship with ♪ ♪

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abc7 sports, sponsored by river rock casino. >> good evening. it has been quite the successful off-season for the san francisco 49ers front office. able to re-sign most of their secondary and coming to terms on an extension for linebacker fred warner, who met the media

today after getting a five-year, $90 million deal. warner is the heart of the defense and he wants to remain in red and gold for many years. >> to be allowed that opportunity, like i mentioned, all the people before, who helped make this happen. i could not be happier and it only makes me that more excited, make me work that much harder knowing i am in a place that i love around people that i love, sincerely. it makes me go harder and allows me to be to be to be to e player that i am, day in and day out. >> so mature at age 24. the nfl is making a serious push to make sure everyone in the league gets vaccinated. teams may be forced to forfeit games and players will lose game checks of a covid outbreak prevents a team from taking the field. the nfl is counting on peer pressure to get more shots into

arms. unvaccinated players will also be subjected to severe protocols during training camp and the regular season that would include daily testing, mask wearing, and travel restrictions. the baseball now, the giants are the first team in the majors with 60 wins this season, guaranteed to leave l.a. in first place after a bit of redemption last night against the dodgers. tyler rogers, back on the hill and the first man he faced was will smith again. the guy who beat him the night before. it is a harmless fly ball. after throwing 11 pitches in the loss, rogers threw 10 pitches for the loss last night. the manager said he would use rogers again and rogers was really happy to hear that. >> this is so cool, just to see all of the guys in the clubhouse happy for me and i am happy for all of them. showing the trust in me, was huge for my confidence tonight.

>> reporter: will you have a celebratory bud light tonight? >> absolutely i will have a celebratory bud light. >> he has been our guy in the biggest situations, so this is actually more normal than anything else. he deserves all the credit. he has been great all >> speaking of celebratory bud light, hello, what a party in milwaukee today as the bucks and their fans celebrated the teams first nba championship in 50 years. they had a gigantic parade through the city. the bucks defeating phoenix in the finals. as you can see, p.j. tucker might've been slightly overserved. >> we did it. >> we already got dogs. we've got to be big dogs. it milwaukee, we are dogs. >> in case you missed it, the

translation, dan, they got dogs in milwaukee. they've got the big dog, giannis antetokounmpo, the most important dog. sports on abc7 sponsored by river rock casino. reto the stage, because he was feeling it. you know, you don't get to do it that often. every 50 years in milwaukee, so have a good time and be safe. >> all right, thanks, larry. coming up tonight at 8:00, holy moly, followed by when nature calls with helen mirren. stay with us for abc7 news at 11:00. that will do it for this edition of abc7 news. thank you for joining us, i am ama daetz. >> and i am dan ashley. for spencer christian and all of us here, we hope you enjoy your evening and we will see you tonight at 11:00.

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♪ this is "jeopardy!" today's contestants are a math teacher from king of prussia, pennsylvania... a stay-at-home parent from oak park, illinois... and our returning champion-- a phd student from new haven, connecticut... whose 1-day cash winnings total... and now here is the guest host of "jeopardy!"--robin roberts. hello. thank you. thank you, johnny gilbert. today is a special day. it's july 22nd and would've been alex trebek's 81st birthday.

he was a kind, intelligent, and philanthropic man, which is why i am incredibly proud to say we've raised nearly $100,000 for be the match! wonderful charity that is dedicated to helping every patient get the life-saving transplant they need. alex loved this game, so let's celebrate him and his legacy by playing the game he loved. the three of you, you ready to do this? you ready to play "jeopardy!"? here are your categories. let's go. ♪ notice the quotation marks. -matt. -let's do mlb, $800. matt.