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scrabbling to clean up a mess uncovered by the abc 7 news i team. several million dollars worth of precious ppe purchased with your tax dollars left outside in the rain. good evening, thank you for joining us. i am ama daetz. >> dan begins with coverage you will only see in -- with us. >> we all know how important masks and hospital gowns and other protective gear is as the pandemic surges. this seems hard to believe. top county officials did not know that thousands of boxes of ppe removed outside and forgotten for months until i told them. >> i got a tip on a recent rainy day and went straight to the san mateo county event center, gate nine and could not fight believe what i found. thousands upon thousands of boxes containing all sorts of brand-new personal protective equipment. soaking in the rain. stacks of boxes collapsing.
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too many to count. some breaking open and spilling their content. price hospital gowns in all different sizes. here is size m. there is large. here is double xl. >> i also found pallets of face shields. vented goggles and various types of coveralls. boxes upon boxes of ppe just rotting in the rain. how did this happen? our road to some answers and some accountability started with a security guard. remember, the county owns this property. >> i work at channel seven. i am dan noyes. i'm just taking some pictures. question somebody invite you to come on the property? i don't need in an petition -- invitation. if you don't have an event, you're not supposed to be on the property. >> i will be done in a few minutes. >>'s boss is the ceo of the nonprofit that runs the event
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center for the county. >> why is the stuff going to waste? >> can you stop filming? >> no, i work at channel seven, i need to ask questions. >> i understand but it is not going to waste. it is damaged. it was damaged. >> it is -- it was damaged or it is being damaged now? >> no. it was damaged in a previous storm. i later learned that the event center moved all that ppe outside in september because it needed the space and those big storms last october 1 damaged to the ppe. it is not my property, i can't discuss it with you. >> as the ceo of the event center, isn't it your job to protect the stuff that has been stored here? >> it was fully taken care of exactly the way it should have been. >> it is very disappointing. >> david disagrees. >> it is because of your
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investigation, your investigation that we have to acknowledge that we made a mistake and the public needs to know that a mistake was made. >> how costly was that mistake? i sifted through the boxes for some answers. look at this box from dwr studios, 100 non-sterilized protective gowns. a salesman told me to go for as much as 7.50 each. add it up and this palette alone is worth $18,000. these goggles with vents run 3.99 per piece. this is among many laying in the rain. the load also includes 900 of these mop bucket ringers that sell for $70 each. a total of $63,000. i also found boxes and boxes of mop handles that run $25 each. >> can you give me an idea of the amount of money we are talking?
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>> i don't know. there is a lot of ppe out there and -- >> over one million? >> i would say yes. over a million. price multiple millions? because i don't know but there is a lot of ppe out there. >> he told me he did not know about all that ppe that has been deteriorating outside for months until i called. i immediately ordered county workers to bring the supplies back inside to run an inventory and see how much of it is eligible -- salvageable. sky seven give the clearest view yet of how many pallets of ppe crumbled from the rain since last fall. >> i am trying to figure out who was responsible. was this a mistake by the event center? was it an event by your team? >> it is clearly a mistake by the county and ultimately i am as possible for the county so i take full response building for it.
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we make sure it doesn't happen again. what's the cost of all of that ppe? $10 million. garbage trucks picked up a bunch of brand-new ppe and took it to the dump in the past two months. that is a massive waste of your tax dollars that the county promises won't happen again. we will see. >> i don't even know what to say. that is just stunning and that giant pile of ppe out in the rain. price it is crazy that the top officials had no idea. you can see this on google maps from overhead from months ago. you see these boxes but the top officials did not know. >> i am glad you exposed to the stand. unbelievable. >> remember you can contact dan and the team if you would like to see a story investigated. you can pick up the phone and please call this number. >> viewers have reached out to the abc 7 news i team as
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emergency rooms are overwhelmed with people trying to get a covid test, the result is a long wait times and a backlog of patients who need imminent care. tonight, the i team reported stephanie sierra has a warning from doctors. >> emergency rooms across the bay area are close to hitting a breaking point. >> we have seen more covid during the past three weeks to a month that we have at any other time in the past two years in the emergency department. >> maria raven is the chief of emergency medicine at ucsf. >> what is it like in the er right now? >> everyone is feeling for the mentally and physically exhausted. we are seeing a lot of sick patients, and bill's traffic is up 20% in the city over the last week so every time i am in the emergency department, there are basically amulets is lined up outside of our department and patients waiting to be triaged. >> as raven and her team are
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already pressed then, eight nurses out sick yesterday, even if you are on duty today. her emergency department is filled up with people trying to get a covid test. price how long has that been happening? >> for about the past three or four weeks have seen this because no one can find a rapid test anywhere. >> the i team found the problem is facing hospital systems in every bay area county. it even caused a backlog triaging patients. >> the testing volume going into this is increased. they don't have the ability to really turn away people. especially if they are symptomatic. but they don't need urgent care. >> this is the county's health emergency preparedness manager. she says on average emergency department across the county seat 500 patients per day but now that number is up to 750 patients per day. >> that is a significant search for our emergency department.
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crimes are you finding patients in need of care are having to wait? >> yes. it is taking a longer time. patients that need emergency surgery or emergency care get stuck in the triage line. >> creating unnecessary chaos that could be prevented. >> for the i team, stephanie sierra, abc 7 news. >> for the first time in more than a week, the test positivity rate dropped. it has been on a record-setting streak this month. but for the third day in a row, the state reported more than 100,000 new cases of coronavirus. >> a bay area based cybersecurity company is warning you about buying for covid-19 test results from people not just trying to get your money but they are after your personal information. melanie woodrow is on that story. >> negative covid-19 pcr tests results for as little as $200 with office to turn the test
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results around in as few as five minutes or just one day. >> this is the continuing theme of scammers taking advantage of certain situations. >> marcus rescue says check point software is seeing an influx of people selling fake negative covid-19 pcr tests results as omicron cases continue to grow. the fake test results are for sale on apps like telegram where some sellers are claiming to register the results to a hospital database so that buyers can use the negative results for travel. >> that is a big distinction compared to creating fake documents of card stock. >> dr. peterson hung worries what this could mean for someone using a fake test result to enter the united states. >> there may be future variants that can be more lethal. if you are bringing in somebody from another country with a variant like that and you escape order control, you could potentially have serious consequences from a national
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security perspective. the sellers take payment in cryptocurrency which is not traceable and they seem willing to negotiate. one writing how much can you afford? this is a whole process. while a buyer make it what they want in the short run, a negative pcr test result may get something you did not want to give out in the long run. >> you are providing your personal information to someone that can't be trusted. >> the trend speaks to the need for a more standardized system. >> you are seeing the consequences of having a hodgepodge patchwork network of various ways that you can designate whether or not you are negative or if you have had vaccines. >> for the i team, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> schools will be closed in oakland for what the district is calling a wellness day. teachers at those campuses staged a sit out as a way to
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support students demanding more covid safety measures and are considering a walkout of their own next week. >> we don't want to go to school knowing that we and our families are not safe. we don't want to go to school knowing one of our friends could have covid. >> everyday we are receiving emails saying we are in close contact with positive covid tasers -- cases. >> today, the district began hanging -- handing out kn95 masks. >> just hours ago, we got word that the union school district in sonoma county close tomorrow. it has two schools, one elementary and one middle with about 750 students. the district said it is because of covid cases or exposures among staff or students. >> what was broken has now been fixed. it is overly for people who say they have been waiting a week for this and you will hear from one of them next. >> hazy skies and stagnant air, find out if
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tiredness, loss of appetite, abdomen pain, bleeding, bruising, fever, chills or other symptoms of an infection, a severe or worsening rash, are or plan to become pregnant, or breastfeeding. avoid grapefruit during treatment. ask your doctor about living longer with kisqali. >> you are looking live at the bay bridge. both the toll plaza and the upper deck. traffic is moving well. that is the opposite of what we saw this morning. three westbound lanes were shut down at 5:30 in the morning because of a multi car crash in which people were hurt. it started with 2 -- two cars racing. they caused the accident and then took off. orleans opened at about 6:30. the traffic was slow. it took some drivers one hour to just cross the bridge.
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following up now on a abc 7 news brought yesterday things to a tip in one of our viewers. it is about potholes. a group of men said the city is not doing a good job maintaining the city roads so they took matters and car into their own hands. as tim johns explains, they are getting a lot of support from many residents. >> it is a problem every day. people have issues every day with potholes. >> in vallejo, people say the potholes of gotten worse over the years. twice at least three per street. it is getting ridiculous. >> one is hitting them where it hurts the most. in the pocketbook. weiss alignment issues, tire issues. i have a car over here with two cracked rims from the potholes. >> the issue has gotten so bad that some residents have decided to take matters into their own hands. forming a group that goes out
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and fixes potholes on their own. they call themselves the pothole get his lefties. garrett is a member of the group. he says it is not just about stopping damage to people's cars but also about preventing someone from getting physically hurt. >> that pothole they're fixing right there is an example of a pothole that is dangerous. somebody swerving and possibly hitting someone on the right-hand side or swerving into oncoming traffic, that is what we want to mitigate. >> there also running the support of many. several drivers stopped to take them for their work. the city of vallejo's issued a cease and desist to the group. they were available. >> it is sad. they let us down. take initiative, get everything sparked and going.
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in vallejo, tim johns, abc 7 news. >> east bay mud -- this had been an issue for at least a week. -- i called the emergency helpline. the person that answered told me not to drink the water and that they would send somebody. >> east bay mud said when the leak was first reported at eagle avenue and bay street, it was small and had my priority to fix. the utility says it was unaware of anyone being instructed and that the tap water is safe to drink. >> that is good to know. >> moving into a holiday weekend. the weather looks awfully nice. >> it does. hopefully a little less hazy and icky than today.
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>> i know. the air is not so great. it was poor at times. as we take a look at what is ahead for the holiday weekend, we will talk about what is going to happen. the air quality across the region is mostly in the good to moderate range. green is good, yellow is moderate. we had a few pockets of poor air quality. that has improved. the wind will pick up. offshore wind developing to the north and in the hills. 7:00 a.m. on friday. you will notice 22 to 32 mile-per-hour winds ticking up. as the winds continue to increase, that down sloping wind, i am hoping that the air quality improves even a little bit. a live look from our golden gate bridge camera. you will notice that the air-quality forecast is for moderate. keep in mind, we had some poor air quality today so if you are sensitive to pollution, you might want to limit the amount of time you spend outside over the next few days. the stock but the rainy season, the drought. when the rainy season began, the
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entire bay area was in extreme to exceptional drought. look at last week, we saw an improvement, the drought level actually improving and then we being -- bring it up to present time. we are obviously still in a drought, we still need to conserve but the good news is this is a strong start and a good start to the rainy season helping us out. as far as california goes, if you recall, many parts were in the extreme to exceptional category. now most areas are in moderate to severe category. live doppler 7 showing you a lot of clouds moving through. a few sprinkles down in southern california. we are seeing some of those clouds but that is about it. temperatures from oakland to san francisco, san jose. fairfield. the remark, one other lovely
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picture. temperatures rebounding. tomorrow morning, i think you need to grab a sweater and jacket because it will be chilly. upper 30's to the upper 40's, some higher clouds and some patches of fog. especially in the valleys. afternoon highs will look like this with hazy skies. 62 in san rafael. 65 in santa rosa. 61 in oakton. san mateo is 63 degrees. the accuweather 7 day forecast, a mild afternoon. we are looking at mild conditions for the start of the holiday weekend. low to mid 60's. cloud cover increases. no signs of rain. little change is expected right on through most of the work week. just think, after this midwinter dry spell, hopefully the rest of winter and spring is productive and we get some storms. >> thank you so much, sandia.
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>> governor newsom -- this april board ran to the 77-year-old last year but governor newsom rejected that decision saying that he has not taken response ability for the assassination and that there is a lack of accountability. it was the 16th time appeared before the parole board. >> more than $9 billion of the state budget is earmarked for transportation. today, governor newsom came to the bay area to talk about it because we have
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>> transportation and infrastructure were at the center of the news conference he held in santa clara county area sack for tess was there and has more on with the governor says is planned because it could help build a better bay area by focusing on climate minded development. >> it has been a big week for governor gavin newsom after announcing big plans with the new state budget proposal. his latest top to talk about it was in the city of santa clara outside of its caltrain station. the topic was transportation and infrastructure investments. >> there was no state in america that comes close to a of radically changing our system
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of transportation. >> by cleaning it. the governor has set $9.1 billion in his budgets aside. aliens are charging up her stressor for them in low income communities in the state. he also plans to use money to change out heavy-duty trucks and buses like school buses with zero emission vehicles. another main part of the budget, 4.2 billion to finish the first phase in a controversial high-speed rail project. >> of a part of our broader strategy is to connect the central coast, northern california, southern california. chrysler local leaders in support of the governor, including represented from caltrans hoping to a five trained by 2024 and the santa clara -- santa clara mayor, lisa gilmore. they could open up additional possibility's and also investments in infrastructure already in the works. >> we are excited to partner with bart on a new major transit connection coming to santa
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clara. >> budget proposal still needs to go through the state legislature. after that, a revision would be presented before is up -- it is up for final approval engine. >> no other western the united states included is -- has outperformed california in economic growth over the past five years. >> the end of the omicron surge may be in sight.
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and we need more time. so, we want kisqali. women are living longer than ever before with kisqali when taken with an aromatase inhibitor or fulvestrant in postmenopausal women with hr+, her2- metastatic breast cancer. kisqali is a pill that's significantly more effective at delaying disease progression versus an aromatase inhibitor or fulvestrant alone. kisqali can cause lung problems, or an abnormal heartbeat, which can lead to death. it can cause serious skin reactions, liver problems, and low white blood cell counts that may result in severe infections. tell your doctor right away if you have new or worsening symptoms, including breathing problems, cough, chest pain, a change in your heartbeat, dizziness, yellowing of the skin or eyes, dark urine, tiredness, loss of appetite, abdomen pain, bleeding, bruising, fever, chills or other symptoms of an infection, a severe or worsening rash, are or plan to become pregnant, or breastfeeding. avoid grapefruit during treatment. ask your doctor about living longer with kisqali.
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>> for weeks now, the news about the omicron surge has been a bit grim. the return of restrictions that we thought we had finally left behind. but now, a clear sign that we may be turning a corner. >> it comes from an unlikely source. dustin dorsey shares some
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potentially positive data that suggests the omicron wave is on the way down. >> covid testing has been at an all-time high as of late thanks to the omicron variant but it is not the only indicator of community covid trends. to fight it, you have to dig deep. >> we are monitoring the levels of sars-cov-2 virus and it is at wastewater treatment plants in santa clara county. >> since may of 2020, the county has collected covid-19 data to get a better picture than testing can provide since a symptomatically don't often test and at home testing doesn't always reflect in the overall numbers. it helped county officials first detect omicron and now it may be on its way out. weiss we are starting to see some leveling off. maybe even some slight downward trends right now. we are cautiously optimistic we will see that in our clinical cases but we certainly have not seen that yet.
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>> i think this is and is truly promising sign. >> the sign doctors have been waiting for. a potential dip in the omicron surge, looking at the county sewer sentient -- superjet data, you see that. >> as cases go down, we will probably have fewer restrictions but we are always going to be nervous about hospitalizations until we see that number start going down. >> the hospital and casemate numbers have not shown the dip. that could happen in the next few weeks and until that time -- >> we still recommend that people get their boosters, get their vaccines and where a good, fight -- tightfitting mask. when you look at data, the level of community transmission is still significantly higher than we were one year ago. >> overall, some positives to look at again in santa clara county. dustin dorsey, abc 7 news. >> we have talked about testing kids and teachers for coronavirus.
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but how are students doing academically now that they have been back in person for several months? i chatted with teresa. she teaches second grade. i checked back in with her for an update. >> right after the school year started, the main challenge was stamina, getting the kids through the long school day. has that resolved? >> they have worked so hard on trying to stick with the whole day and understand the data -- what is interesting is how long it takes them to complete tasks. it has been great for me as a teacher to reflect on that. and allow more time and work at the pace of the student needs. >> what is the challenge to work on? they come in and it is games, activity, that getting to know
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you all over again. then i think we will just kind of keep pushing forward. fiscal year looks so different than any other sclera ever has because they are back in school but not quaint where they used to be. it is normal day. they don't get to see each other's smiles that often. though they occasionally take a picture and pull a mast down for just a second and then there was a i did not know you lost many teeth. so the kids are doing the best they can. so are the teachers. wes kitts are resilient. >> the supreme court blocked the covid-19 vaccine or test requirement for large work places. the decision was based on the argument that osha does not have the power to enact that mandate that would have affected about 80 million people but the court did allow a mandate for workers at federally funded health care facilities.
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today, president biden announced that more than one million rapid at home covid tests will soon be available free of charge to any american that wants one. that appointment of military medical teams to hard-hit hospitals in six states helped ease staffing shortages. action is needed to help deal with the record number of hospitalizations and he singled out the unvaccinated. >> if you are unvaccinated are 17 times more likely to get hospitalized. as a result, they are crowding the hospitals. >> that is a billion rapid at home test kits. the president also announced plans to make n95 masks available for free, saying the mask is part of every american's patriotic duty to help fight covid. >> getting subpoenaed by the january 6 selection committee of congress. the subpoenas will -- went to
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alphabet. all are based right here in the bay area. the select committee wants to see recordsboowse are used. adequate responses to its initial request for documents and information in august. all three major indices. the dow, nasdaq and s&p 500 all hit by big losses in tech stocks. the nasdaq is is is is is is and the s&p lost 67 today.
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thousands of americans will see their student loan debts canceled under a massive settlement between the leading student loan company and multiple states including california. the settlement will provide relief totaling 1.85 billion dollars to result in allocations against navy and. the states accused the company of steering borrowers into costly repayment plans and predatory loans. >> for california, the settlement includes 11.5 million dollars in direct restitution for 43,000 residents and a proximally 206 to $1 million in private debt cancellation for those living in the golden state. >> navy and denies any laws. they agree to the sediment to avoid the burden expense time and distraction to prevail in court. >> now and update from 7 on your side, a new scam, this time with
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disability payments. scammers are using stolen identities. they have frozen 300 for the 5000 disability claims. it suspects most are phony but admits some are legitimate claims for benefits to the sick and disabled. >> it is like deja vu all over again. once again treating legitimate e claimants this time for disability payments as they might be scammers. it is ridiculous that anyone has to go this long without getting paid and with no answers. that is the frustrating part. >> 7 on your side learned the problem began with the medical database bridge. the use of the credentials to authorize foster supportive claims. they bought 27,000 physician accounts believes are the impostors and that requires real doctors to verify their identities before they can
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authorize disability payments. they have not said how much money it has paid to scammers. >> coming up next, the coolest thing you will see on tv today. this launch is one of two. they both
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>> spacex launched a rocket today. booster safely landed back at cape canaveral. spacex is headquartered in southern california and is owned by elon musk, the man behind tesla. this is one of two launches into space today. that plain is holding rocket. the boeing 747 is named cosmic girl. it carried a rocket called launcher one. the plane took off at 1:39 at 35,000 feet.
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it will list the rocket. right on the left side there. then it fired itself off into space and successfully released seven satellites into orbit. the satellites are for a mix of american and international companies as well as the u.s. department of defense. >> some good news for california's drought, really significant improvement. you are looking at snapshots of conditions compared with last month and three weeks ago. the state is completely out of the worst category. only 1% remains in the second worst category. that is the bright red color. most of the state is now classified with severe drought. that is the orange color. what a difference and really great to see. it could use more rain but this is encouraging. this is good news about the drought. we know how quickly things could change.
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import part of building a better bay area and climate change will likely force they changes in california, specifically when it comes to water. many critics say it will be difficult to build new reservoirs. now the state and water managers here in the bay area are turning to a high-tech tool to explore a different option. spencer christian has a look. >> if it looks like somebody -- something that could put you into the future, and a sense, it is. could help determine the water supply. >> i see similar studies that say let's not even think of building more aboveground reservoirs. let's use all the empty space below the ground. >> rosemary night and felicia marcus are with the woods institute for the environment.
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they have been conducting aerial surveys using an electric medic -- electromagnetic system. using vital data. 3d maps help pinpoint attractive sites made up of materials marked in red like sand and gravel that allow water to sink in. >> if i put the water on the ground surface, here is the connected pathway that will get me down to the water table. >> groundwater basins are bigger than any aboveground reservoir. creswell they are not visible like this, change, extended drought threatening to disrupt the river melt cycle, simply they could be critical for capturing and keeping the water we do get.
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identifying and potentially maximizing the capacity of the groundwater system is part of an aggressive statewide effort. recent fights are just the latest example. >> this is the survey program for the state department of water resources. she says the data can help accelerate projects, using technologies like direct underground pumping or creating saturation pond. >> we can choose locations on the surface where we know the top is connected to the aquifer and we can cite or recharge upon there. that way we can be sure that we are getting the groundwater into the aquifer where we want it to be. while recharge efforts have been going on for years, experts say there is new momentum building since the passage of the sustainable groundwater management act in 2014 with a focus on emerging strategies like diverting floodwaters to farms and orchards where the underground -- underground conditions are connecting dams and reservoirs underground
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systems, to capture water from heavy runoff that might otherwise need to be released. >> we are seeing that runoff curve is getting more extreme to wear a lot of water shows up all at one time. >> it is a melody of innovation and technology and perhaps a second act for major water projects launched more than a century ago now facing the urgent challenges of climate change. spencer christian, abc 7 news. >> a number of counties and water districts are teaming up with the state on this project. the recent survey flights covered areas stretching through lake county and the napa sonoma area as well. >> one last check of our weather this evening. >> no real rain in sight. >> as a matter of fact, you will notice that i amply much drive. no rain in sight. this is not unusual.
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the midwinter dry spell. it will not be wet this holiday weekend, sunny and mild to start the holiday weekend. sunday, monday looking nice, just minor fluctuations in the temperatures, the cloud cover. plenty on live doppler 7 right now. tomorrow afternoon, hazy, mild. and the accuweather 7-day forecast does feature gusty conditions. the next couple of days, we are going with little change through the middle of next week. i am sorry to sound like a broken record but it is what it is. >> i am starting to sound like a broken record. the warriors are not playing well. they met the defending champions. this demolition will shock you.
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golden state just kept on falling further and further behind. curry finished with 12 points. it was 77-38. worst halftime deficit since they moved to the bay in 1962. resistance is futile. bobby portis beats the buzzer and then does the shimmy. that is worse. tomorrow. this game was delayed over one hour. they were waiting on a covid test. are we playing, are we not playing? down by 11 at one point. going on a 26-1-run. giving stanford the lead. spencer jones finished and knocked it down. the lead is 10 for stanford, the bench loving it. jones going baseline.
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two impressive wins this week. bsc, 62-57. when the 49ers line up against the cowboys in dallas, trent williams is expected to be left tackle. that is huge. he is huge. most likely the best tackle in all of football. he is 6'5", 301 pounds of perennial all-pro. there may be 100,000 fans in the stadium. williams is hoping to get his first playoff win. >> it always feels good to go to jerry's world. this will be one of the biggest shows on turf next sunday. a classic matchup that can go either way.
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team omar is getting his first all-star nod. last month, on pitches at individual season high's. he is the only shark here. the all-star game is february 5. one final warriors note, james wiseman has been out, thought he would come back. now we know why. this one is a scope. it had one in the spring. another setback. now we are talking sometime in mid-february. coming up tonight on abc 7, women of the movement followed by let the world see. in stay with us.
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that will do it for this edition of abc 7 news. thank you for joining us. i am ama daetz. >> we appreciate your time. have a nice evening.
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