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see thousands of evictions. >> good evening and thank you for joining us. >> you are watching abc 7 news at 6:00. california's sweeping eviction moratorium is set to expire this thursday, september 30, creating fear that hundreds of thousands of to pay rent during the pandemic will suddenly be kicked out of their homes. but officials from governor gavin newsom's office came to the bay area to reassure people there is plenty of help available. >> being able to pay your bills as part of building a better bay area. laura anthony has the story now. >> with the clock winding on california's evictn morari, atto renters and landloe well aware of available options. >> we want to ensure that all renters having a difficult time paying the rent are continuing
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to owe rent know that program is accepting applications. reporter: generally, no more than 80% of an area's median household income. >> once a completed application has been submitted, it takes us about a couple weeks to fully process and approve and it takes one to two weeks afterwards for the payment to go about. >> even if someone does not qualify, there is a lengthy legal process before a landlord can evict a tenant. >> what is required october 1 if the landlord wants to evict because a tenant has not paid rent, the landlord has to apply for state funding and then has to wait a period of time to see if a tenant qualifies and only then can the landlord proceed with eviction.
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they have added 700 staffmping positions to deal with the accepted surge in assistance applications. >> we have received close to 300,000 applications in this state rent relief program. we know the need is still out there. >> anyone wanting moree wantinge information about california's covid-19 rent assistance can go to covid's key.com. costa county are booked trying to help people apply for rent relief. ryan curry has a look at why they fear many could face eviction in a matter of days. >> people are not going to get the money in time. they can get evicted. reporter: karen hernandez and her staff are spending the
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entire workday fill out applications for the emergency rental assistance program. she says appointments are booked to the middle of october, which means they can't help some people who need immediate rent assistance. she says many of those people are now seeing eviction notices. >> we have landlords who have come to monument impact and say, if i don't get my money as soon as the moratorium ends, i'm going to evict them. i'm just waiting. reporter: the county voted to lift the moratorium. they claim there are funds available to occupants so they can avoid being evicted. but the application is not easy to fill out. >> applications can take up to 45 minutes depending on the documentation you have available, depending on whether the person has an email. a lot of people, especially low income and immigrant communities, don't have access to emails. reporter: monument impact was one of 40 organizations that send a letter to the county
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board before last week's vote asking them to keep the moratorium in place. the letter cited reasons like a potential rise in covid cases or a rise in homelessness. >> it is in no one's interest to see thousands of evictions. the consequence of that ultimately being that there will be some number of those individuals who will be newly added to the unsheltered homeless population. reporter: these organizations want renters to know they can still get help. although monument impact says they are booked until mid-october, they can direct people so they can find the right relief. in the east bay, ryan curry, abc 7 news. >> as the end of the eviction moratorium approaches, 7 on your side is here to help. >> we are building a better bay area by being on vaccine watch for you since these shots represent our best shot at
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curbing the pandemic, the story is the booster shots. president biden got his today. he fits the criteria. he is over the age of 65 and it has been more than six months since his last shot of the pfizer vaccine. >> the most important thing we need to do is get more people vaccinated. the vast majority of americans are doing the right thing. over 77% of adults have gotten at least one shot. about 23% have not gotten any shots. that distinct minority is causing an awful lot of us an awful lot of damage for the rest of the country. >> 60% of everyone in california is fully vaccinated. in the bay area, rates are higher. most local counties have vaccination rates of 70% for all residents. >> any day now the state is expected to release recommendations on how counties have should start implementing the rollout of the booster shot.
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the cdc says people who qualify should bring vaccination cards to prove the second pfizer shot was at least six months ago. they will have to sign a self attestation form. san mateo county is planning to reopen his site at the county events center october 7. >> we expect when we are running at full capacity to do a 3000 vaccines per day. this is only a pfizer booster. >> hundreds of pharmacies across the state are offering the booster and santa clara county is giving the shot at smaller venues. we have just confirmed marin county will open a vaccination clinic on wednesday. today we talked with california's top health officer about booster shots. health and human services secretary dr. marc galli says the state's guidance aligns with that of the cdc's in terms of who is eligible. he also talked about the agency's director to include workers in high-risk settings. >> not everyone in that group is
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safe. some got it many many months ago. even eight or 10 months ago. others are in very regular exposure in the workplace. others don't have nearly as much. this is going to be a decision up to many individuals, but that said, if somebody is concerned about their exposure, about the underlying health conditions, they may and they should express that right to go get that extra protection and vaccine. >> if you have questions about vaccines, ask our vaccine team. had to abc7news.com and click on the big blue box. >> the warriors are playing their first preseason game one week from tonight. this was media day and a big focus was on forward andrew wiggins. last week the nba denied his request for a religious exemption from vaccination, meaning as of now, wiggins will not be able to play home games at chase center under san
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francisco's current vaccination requirement. >> that is against the law. i'm just going to keep fighting for that belief and whether it is one thing or another, who knows. i'm just going to keep fighting for what i believe is right. >> g.m. bob myers did not say much about wiggins' status, but did say he will field a strong team. wiggins is not alone claiming a religious exemption. more than half of san francisco's unvaccinated police officers are seeking one. the exemption for city employees is a twofold process. employees must demonstrate a religious basis for exemption and the department must be able to provide a reasonable accommodation. the city's website states an employee must demonstrate their belief is both sincere and religious rather than secular or
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scientific. san francisco is requiring employees to be vaccinated by november 1 at the latest. san jose, the deadline is earlier, october 1. oakland is still finalizing vaccination requirements for city employees. >> michael finney gets involved in a case of pandemic related delays. a woman had to wait more than a year to get her money back. >> a new covid-19 variant detected in california. what you need to know next. >> today's little taste of wet weather may be just a tease. the dry days ahead in the forecast coming up.
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>> a new covid variant has been sequenced in california called the r.1 variant. luz pena is speaking to a number of bay area scientists who are sequencing and researching variants. >> the r.1 varia varia california. there are 50 cases in our state. the vaccines are effective, but the concern is the virus continues to adapt and evolve. the r.1 variant is a new strain of covid-19 researchers are keeping a close eye on. the cdc identifying multiple spike protein mutations in this variant. >> the r.1 variant does carry mutations that allow it to be less susceptible to the vaccine. reporter: he is the copresident of the bio hub.
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his team is actively sequencing covid-19 variants. how do you compare the delta variant to the r.1? >> the delta variant has additional mutations in the spike protein that allows it to spread faster. >> the r.1 variant has mutations found in the beta and gamma mutations. >> it does not have any more mutations than what we have seen before. reporter: according to the cdc, the first cases of the r.1 ant word -- were detected at a nursing facility in kentucky where vaccinated and unvaccinated residents were infected. this variant has the capability to evade antibodies produced by the vaccine. so far, 2282 cases of the r one variant have been detected since
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march. the latest data aggregated by scientists worldwide points to over 50 cases in california. fully understand the power of this new variant. >> what we have to monitor and check is how well the adaptations are happening. reporter: as it stands, the delta variant is the main variant of concern. it has mutated more than 20 times and it continues to be the dominant variant across the u.s.. now the r.1 variant proves the mutation will continue to take place. the most effective way to stop mutations from happening is to get vaccinated. >> the r.1 will not be the last of the variants either. has it been detected in the bay area? reporter: they have not detected
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any cases in their sequencing in marin county, santa clara county, and sonoma, actively tracking variance and are seeing delta variant cases. they are staying vigilant for the r.1 variant. >> three teenagers were arrested for an armed robbery in stoneridge mall in pleasanton today. teens use this handgun to threaten a woman and try to take her purse and cars and cars in the parking lot near the macy's men's store. the teens ran into the mall to try to escape, but were caught. all three have been booked into juvenile hall facing numerous felony charges. >> a fatal house fire in cupertino has turned into a suspicious death investigation. firefighters were called to the home just before 4:30. heavy smoke and flames shooting out of the roof of the house. inside the home, crews found a
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body. that is when they called for law enforcement after fire crews suspected something out of the ordinary had happened. >> what makes this suspicious is based on what the fire department located, it is not just your average death inside a house from a fire. >> crime scene technicians were seen scouring the property all afternoon searching for evidence. the sheriff's office says they have responded a number of times to this house in the past. >> check out this video of a san jose police officer pulling a man from a burning car. he saved the man's life. dustin dorsey spoke to the officer who is being called a hero. reporter: along this strip of highway 101 in san jose, you will not see flowers left behind. no pictures commemorating a life lost in a fiery crash. you will not see these things thanks to the heroic actions of pedro garcia on sunday.
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>> i just believe i was at the right place at the right time. i don't know if it -- i know anyone else in the department would have done the same thing. reporter: he approached a car on fire with a man inside as the flames raged on. he was faced with the decision to put his life on the line to save someone he had never met. he did not hesitate. >> it happened out of nowhere. i just knew his life was at risk. the first thing on my mind was to get him out of the vehicle before it was covered in flames. reporter: training came only eight months ago for this rookie cop. still images from bodycam show the moment he pulled this man to safety. the driver's shoes were already melted to the car, his life hanging in the balance. >> speaking to the fire department, they said if i would have not done that, it could have been life-threatening for him. >> his dedicat dedicat dedicat d
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his work, but to his community, is amazing. he is from san jose, born and raised here. what we expect of our officers is to give back to the community. >> when you see this video, what is going through your mind now? >> i just hope he is ok. i'm glad i was there. it just worked out well. i would not have changed it. if this would occur again, i would have done the exact same thing. reporter: taking protect and serve to another level. >> i have no doubt he would have. he just sprang into action, a rookie cop, eight months in, save the life. >> it is that intuition, to know when to act, to do it so quickly, it is really special. >> let's turn our attention now to the forecast. >> we need more rainfall. we had measurable rainfall.
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there is a little sign of sprinkles approaching the northbay, approaching the golden gate. we might add a little bit to the rainfall totals we have so far. two hundredths of an inch for san francisco. 16 hundredths. only 100 of an inch at santa rosa and fremont. you see this funnel system sweeping through the pacific northwest to produce light, measurable rainfall. we will see little areas, patches of drizzle, light rain moving through. we expect it to be pretty much over. clouds sweep through the overnight and early morning hours. during the day tomorrow we should see much more sunshine than we saw today. lots of low clouds and wet pavement.
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currently 63 degrees in the city. 69. 70 in san jose. 61 at half moon bay. a dreary looking view. 62 in santa rosa right now. 71 in fairfield. another dreary view from the bay bridge. some drizzle will continue. gusty winds will develop in the hills tomorrow. we can expect sunny weather for the remainder of the week. we have increasing wave heights and breakers up to 17 feet expected. the possibility of dangerous rip currents. overnight low temperatures under cloudy and may be damp conditions. generally low to mid 50's. a little chillier in the northbay. mid to upper 40's in santa rosa
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and napa. sunnier skies, highs in the mid 60's on the coast. low 70's. inland areas will warm up to the mid and upper 70's. you may see low 80's in the inland east bay. here is the accuweather 7 day forecast. it gets warmer wednesday. breezy conditions in the morning, but the breezes will taper off later. much warmer thursday. friday, saturday, sunday, high temperatures in our inland areas in the low to mid 80's. we do get warm spells in october. next week we can expect a breezier pattern developing. >> 3, 2, 1, 0. release. engines at full thrust. >> does not look as dramatic as other launches, but that is
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nasa's atlas five rocket lifting off in southern california today. it is the 200th launch there. the satellite it carried will help monitor climate change. >> just ahead, sometimes you don't know the difference you make when you make it. a letter of appreciation written back in 1941 just
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>> governor newsom signed a bill to make voting by mail permanent in california. all registered voters will receive a ballot in future elections. during the pandemic, all voters received ballots in the mail for safety reasons. it resulted in record-breaking voter participation. the new bill will expand access for voters to drop off ballots in the mail, secure drop boxes, and owing station -- polling stations. quick take a look, and eight page letter written by a young girl back in 1941. she was just 11 years old at the time and living with a foster family on noriega street. this was all after fleeing austria as part of a program to relocate children from nazi occupied areas. after the great depression about how seeing lions and tigers
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brought her joy. the girl eventually moved to nebraska. fast forward 80 years and her daughter found the letter while sorting through things during quarantine. she sent a copy to the zoo and now it is part of their historical records. this practically could be in a museum, it is history. >> it absolutely is history and what a great find. wonderful that the zoo has a copy as well. coming up, we are going to take you to the land of -- an ice time of year to be in napa, but you can't take it for granted. >> i want to make sure it is safe for everyone and safer my kids growing up -- safe for my kids growing up. >> the man who got caught up in
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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. >> exactly one year since the blast fire sparked in napa county, and we could see something worse this year. a tough fire season so far.
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that fire burned 67,000 acres of wine country. >> many in the region are still recovering. but there is optimism about a better harvest. >> in napa county, the fresh feeling of fall, the end -- the energy of harvest. there is still the scars and reminders of a very different september 1 year ago. it was exactly one year ago today the grass fire sparked near st. helena spreading flames up and down the napa and forcing people like jan to evacuate in the dead of night with nothing. >> we woke up and there were flames. we could see flames. i was in my underwear. i still have not found my dog. we left with nothing. >> still recovering from traumatic morning. her dog passed away from burns. she has yet to move back into
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her safe helena home. >> we thought it was going to be three months and of course we are still not back. reporter: just down the road, the honeycutt wine cwhere tree l underway afterhe through 14 acres of property. did you think a year later this is what your property would look like? >> i'm glad they are making some progress. reporter: rebuilding is just one challenge for winemakers. the drought, the labor shortage, and the fear of more fires to come. >> everyone is so thrilled there is no fire, that is the thing you are looking at, but it is pretty -- >> we made it through the harvesporter: and of course resilience as one year later the valley continues to rebound and rebuild. >> we just have to rebuild.
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come back. we will come back stronger. reporter: in napa valley, abc 7 news. >> we had a little rain today and most of it was in the northbay. >> spencer, we hope for obviously wet weather the next few months. fire danger is going to be a main concern for some time. >> it appears that way. the little rain we had is welcome, but not enough to dent the rainfall deficit. as you know, the bay area is in the levels of extreme to exceptional doubt -- drought. let's talk about napa. rainfall started last -- the rainfall year that started last october, the average rainfall is nearly 27 inches. in this period with only three days left in the season, napa is that only 38% of the average
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with a paltry statistic of 10.24 inches of rain for this current rainfall season. as we look ahead, the equator oriole see -- equatorial sea surface means we will have a la niña season. if a linear -- a la niña pattern develops, waters will remain cooler and we are likely to have a drier than average rainy season. not encouraging news. >> thank you very much. r. kelly could spend the rest of his life in prison. he was convicted of nine counts of sex trafficking racketeering. -- and racketeering. a jury made his decision after a month of testimony. several accusers took the stand saying kelly subjected them to set his stick abuse -- two sadistic abuse when they were
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underage. >> today's verdict brands r. kelly as a predator who used fame and fortune young, the vulnerable, and the voiceless. >> r. kelly's defense says many of the relationships were consensual. his sentencing is scheduled for may 5. deadly violence is becoming more common across the country. new fbi data shows the homicide rate in the united states jumped nearly 30% last year, the biggest increase ever since the agency started keeping records. cities with populations over 250,000 saw a 35% increase in murders. violent crime was up, but overall crime was down. property crimes dropped 8%. marking 18 consecutive years it has declined. >> a father is sending a woman to neighbors after a man harassed him and vandalized his cars over his son's dinosaur flag.
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this is the beginning of what a san jose father was -- thought was going to be a family exchange between strangersn a man drives up to his home with a simple question. >> what flag is that? >> thinking the man was asking about his bicycle, not the dinosaur flag he bought for his three-year-old son. >> i answered -- in my mind he is asking about the bike. >> that is when things get awkward. tagalog is a language spoken in the philippines. the man does not appear satisfied with the response and starts asking bizarre questions. >> what is your favorite charity? >> and makes these statements and insults. >> you are a creep, man. pedophile, creep. reporter: even cursing in front of his children. he stays calm through middle.
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-- through it all. finally the man makes this threat. even worse, san jose police say the man returned several hours later to do this. >> he came back and he smashed both of my cars with weights. reporter: this is the weight he found between his kids' car seats. while the incident does not seem to be hate motivated, he cannot help but think he was targeted because of his race. >> i think he thinks i'm filipino. i am actually vietnamese. reporter: this is why he is speaking out, to protect his usually quiet neighborhood. >> whoever this person is, i hope he gets caught so it will not happen to anyone else. i want to make sure it is safe for everyone and safe for my kids growing up in this neighborhood. >> he is doing a service to his neighbors, so glad he spoke out.
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to help you find ways to protect yourself, your family, and your neighborhood, no matter where you live, had to abc7news.com. >> are we on the brink of another federal shutdown? a make or break week for president biden's agenda. >> a long-delayed concert hit a sour note for one napa artist. why she had in business, setbacks change everything. so get comcast business internet and add securityedge.
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collects after a napa woman sold her tickets to bottlerock on a third party site, she had not received money from the sale a year later so she turned to 7 on your side's michael finney. >> a tough time for concerts. still. it has been a difficult year for the entire event business. front of her latest creation. the napa valley artist draws inspiration from the environment around her. even attending bottlerock each year and seeing the colors people where influences her art. >> that looks nice, i can use that. i paintings are more impressionist.
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i exaggerate color. reporter: she has attended every bottlerock since it began back in 2013. the concert held this past labor day weekend was the first she missed. she had bought vip tickets for the festival more than a year ago for the memorial day weekend of last year. when covid forced the organizers to cancel, she decided to sell her tickets. >> i sold my tickets back to the ticket exchange, which i was told to do by bottlerock. reporter: the policy states payments are processed one day after the event has taken place to ensure scalpers, ticket brokers, and other bad actors are not incentivized. little did she know the concert would be rescheduled multiple times and did not actually occur until labor day weekend more than 15 months later. each of her vip tickets was bought for $799.
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so she anxiously waited for a deposit into her paypal account of nearly $1600. >> nothing was there. i thought ok, maybe they are busy. i will give them a little time. days later she still had not heard anything. she gave them another week. that is when she contacted 7 on your side. light blamed a technical glitch and a multitude of events on labor day weekend for the delay. it said her refund had been processed. >> my money magically appeared in my paypal account. they sent me an apology. reporter: the service has offered her two compliment terry tickets to bottlerock 2022. she said she had not been expecting that and is appreciative of the gesture. so i might, i appreciate them doing that. >> that was a nice thing to do and she has not missed any beats. thank you.
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>> drama is building ahead of tonight's episode of dancing with the stars. a fan favorite pro sidelined with covid as the pairs faced their first elimination of the season. >> the pcr tests came back positive and i just feel so bad. >> you can tell she feels miserable. cheryl burke tested positive even though she is fully vaccinated. dancing with the stars says it will be addressed during the broadcast and that they are following cdc guidelines. dancing with the stars airs tonight at 8:00 on abc 7. just ahead, today was our only chance for rain in the week. spencer has warmer
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ek for president biden's agenda, a stalemate in congress is threatening the u.s. economy. senate republicans are set to block a house passed bill that would raise the debt ceiling. >> this is a totally democratic government. they have an obligation to raise the debt ceiling. reporter: democrats say congress have historically raised the debt ceiling on a bipartisan basis. it is about paying bills the government already owes including debt accumulated under the trump administration. >> let's hope they have enough responsibility to our country to honor the constitution reporter: the gridlock could have dire consequences for american workers and businesses, even the global economy. >> the treasury does not cut checks to everyone the government owes money to in a
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timely way, it would be catastrophic. reporter: the u.s. risks losing nearly 6 million jobs and being unable to make payments to millions of americans, for social security and medicare benefits, and to pay salaries to members of the military. >> if you get a check, you might not get that check. reporter: the federal government will shut down midnight friday. with deadlines looming, democrats are racing to get votes to pass a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill on the president's broader $3.5 trillion budget package. >> i think things are going to go well. reporter: nancy pelosi has set thursday for a final vote on the bipartisan infrastructure bill. >> some rain this eveni eveni ee windshield wipers needed. i know not much rain, but given how dire the drought is in the
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bay area and across california, any raindrops at this rate are exciting. our producer kate and i were laughing at how nice a sight this is. >> we need a lot more. i don't want you to think we are trivializing this. we are in a severe drought. but it is funny we are excited about two hundredths of an inch of rain. maybe more drizzle and trickles. overnight lows in the low 50's. tomorrow we will have sunny skies, breezy. 60's at the coast. 70's around the bay shoreline. upper 70's inland. forecast. more warming thursday. weekend will bring high temperatures inland in the mid-90's, low to mid 80's on the bay shoreline. quite a warm up.
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early next week and october cooldown. october can go from very warm to very cool. >> thanks. >> let's turn our attention to sports. chris alvarez is here. >> coming up, lights, camera, action. warriors media day returns in person. we will hear from the
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>> abc 7 sports sponsored by river rock casino. >> for the first time since 2019, the warriors held media day in person. the warriors begin training camp tomorrow with the regular season opener against the lakers. that is klay thompson holding up a sign, taking pictures like the first day of school. he will make his return to game action in late december. he will be practicing and working his way back until he is ready after missing the last two seasons with season-ending injuries. everyone is excited to envision the splash brother back on the floor. >> when you get the crowd going and the splash brother is back in action, what do you envision that as being like? >> it's going to be amazing.be e >> i just want to kill it at
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training camp. >> he will play until he is 40. i got him into an investment. he does not have to play until he is 40. the money is not the reason he plays. that is why you see his commitment. that is what you see him not falter. >> is nice out here today. >> is there a wait list? how long might the reservation be? >> you have to show me you can tie a knot with enthusiasm like i do. then i will let you on. >> the wait list for the media is longer. i can only assume i am way down on klay thompson's list -- boat list. read always a factor in deep postseason runs. the giants were hoping this fastball that hit did not derail a season. he does indeed have a fracture is and that left thumb.
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he has a career-high 28 home runs, great season. he's going to meet with doctors to develop a timetable for recovery and return. the 49ers and packers played an instant classic in front of a full house at levi's stadium. unfortunately for the 49ers fans, the packers win. aaron rodgers put rodgers put position for mason crosby to knock in the game-winning field goal right there as time expires. >> what you saw at the end, getting back into the game, shows the players we have on our team. great individual efforts from guys making unbelievable plays. some mistakes we made throughout , you don't win a lot of football doing that. >> it is very early in the season. we showed we can battle. we can be 17-0 against a good
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team and we are not going to blink. >> i want to go back to media day where i just was not that long ago. one of my favorite questions was when i asked steph curry about klay and he took three seconds to envision them back on the court. it was cool to see him do that. october we could have with all of our teams, hopefully the giants in the world series. the niners, the warriors, the sharks. just name it, we have it. >> nice to think about, and exciting time. >> feels like just yesterday you were complaining, where's all the sports? how things have changed in a short amount of time. coming up tonight, at 8:00 it is dancing with the stars followed by the good doctor at 10:00. stay with us for abc 7 news at
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11:00. that is it for this edition of abc 7 news at 6:00. >> we appreciate your time. enjoy the rest of your evening. make time for us again at 11:00 if you can. [music] 'my own garden is my own garden,' said the giant, so he built a high wall all around it.
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then one morning the giant heard some lovely music. through a little hole in the wall, the children had crept in. and the giant's heart melted... eyoundheia.. with blossoms.
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♪ from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios, this is "jeopardy!" here are today's contestants-- an av service support team lead from kansas city, kansas... a data scientist from vancouver, washington... and our returning champion-- a phd student from new haven, connecticut... whose 28-day cash winnings total... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!"--mayim bialik. [applause] thank you, johnny gilbert. welcome to another monday with matt.
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i hope everyone had a good weekend. we know that our champion did, as he crossed the $1 million mark on friday's show. it's a new week. anything can happen. welcome to our challengers, justin and angélica. good luck, and here we go into the jeopardy! round. ♪ the categories are... and... each response is a city with "city" in its name. matt, as returning champion, you take first. suffragette, $1,000. angélica. -what is independence hall? -no. matt. what's seneca falls? -that's correct. -"city," $1,000.

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