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the stock market rise. the dow climbed a little more than 500 points, the nasdaq a little less than 500 and the s&p up nearly 100. investors were reassured by fed chairman jerome powell's description of the economy. >> the economy is very strong. it is clearly time to raise interest rates. dan: that is a step designed to stop the runaway inflation we are experiencing. as a reporter explains, there is a price to pay. reporter: inflation is at 840 are high. the federal reserve is trying to tame inflation by raising interest rates,wnd sre thepi br, not slamming them, in order to slope spending. consumers have been hit by price increases at the gas pump and grocery store. businesses have been under pressure to raise wages to attack -- attract and retain workers.
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>> when consumers are demanding less goods and services, businesses are going to hire less workers. this is going to slope wage growth. reporter: that is one reason why the stock market gave a thumbs up. if you're buying a heart house, mortgage rates will rise. >> where it is going to to the most people are at the lower end of the market. reporter: the impact could be softened by the ongoing demand. >> we are seeing a lot of multiple offers, selling over list price because there is limited inventory reporter: of homes available. reporter:credit card and auto loan rates will rise. the -- inflation could fall to 4% by the end of the year. the war in ukraine, gas and oil prices and ongoing supply and
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shape problems -- supply chain problems will continue to increase inflation. ama: russian president vladimir putin a war criminal today. it came hours after ukraine's president gave an address to congress. >> innocent people were attacked. from air. you could not stop it. our country experienced the same every day. ama: zelensky said more assistance as needed, including a no-fly zone to protect civilians. the u.s. has rejected that cult but is giving the country $800 million more in military assistance. >> we are going to give ukraine the arms to fight and defend themselves. ama: today, ukrainian officials claimed russian airstrikes
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destroyed a theater where civilians were taking shelter. if you want to help people in ukraine, we've put together a list of verified groups and nonprofits sending donations and supplies to refugees. that is on our website, abc7news.com/take action. dan: the district attorney's office has charge three people for killing kevin nishida. oakland police announced two people are in custody and investigators are working to locate the third. oakland police chief plans to provide more information, and a news conference tomorrow afternoon. ama: an epidemic. those words used today by san jose's mayor to describe traffic deaths in the city. 20 people this year have lost their lives while driving or crossing the street. abc 7 news reported zach fuentes tells us about new measures the city will take. reporter: center road was considered to be one of the most dangerous in the city.
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between 2016 and 2020, 37 people were killed or seriously injured from traffic accidents. >> some people don't pay attention to the lights. i think it's a freeway. reporter: last year, they added protective bike lanes and build outs further separating the sidewalk from driving lanes. similar measures were added another busy quarters. -- busy quarters. with 20 traffic fatalities in the first three months, city officials admit more work has to be done. >> traffic related fatalities have upstaged our truck -- prime related deaths. this is an issue that can be prevented. reporter: the city of hannah -- san jose announced a vision zero initiative. they identified 17 priority quarter horse -- corridor's. one of the key solutions will be
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adding better lighting. >> 75% of our deaths since 2 have been happening at night. so lighting is key. reporter: he says road improvements are not the only solutions being looked into. it is important to staff the police department, especially in traffic enforcement, where there are 12 empty positions. the mayor will also be pushing in sacramento to get automated speed enforcement in san jose. speeding drivers caught on camera would get a fine. a message from those most at risk on the roads. >> slow down, watch out for people on bikes, they have rights to. dan: to the state now, there was a death on the tracks near the dublin pleasanton workstation. as traffic along i -- -- -- -- - spokespersons as a major medical and -- emergency was reported just before 6:00 a.m.
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get force them to shut down the line for more than two hours. services resumed. ama: bart is seeing some of its best recovery cap from the pandemic. trains empty two years ago, ridership is just coming back to a third of what it was before. reporter: the the factors contributing to the increase of bart ridership. among them a decrease in covid cases. people going back to the office, and high gas prices. two years ago, this is what part look like on a regular weekday. let's flash forward to today at 8:00 in the hope the. a pack -- in oakland, a packed work train. >> i been commuting because of work. reporter: it is nostalgic. >> it is a return to normal life. reporter: high gas prices also play a role. >> six dollars a gallon as bay area average.
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six dollars will get you anywhere you want to go on the bart system. reporter: officials are keeping track of the spike in ridership citing a 31% increase from pre-pandemic numbers. during a press conference at the san francisco powell station, court officials announced the safety measures have been implementing welcome back riders. >> installing new filters to improve air filtration on all our trains. it filters out every 70 seconds. reporter: the chief of police can -- contributed a declining crime to traffic ambassadors and the crisis intervention specialists. >> are prime numbers dropped 17% overall. having more crisis intervention specialists is going to help us divert our officers away from those types of calls. reporter: the specialists carry narcan and are paired with bart police officers on every ride.
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we rode with them to see their work first hand. tell us what you look for? >> we pay attention to people who are not taking the train, someone sleeping in an area where there is foot traffic back and forth. maybe signs of drug use. reporter: local writers are not the only ones coming back. we met tourists from detroit. >> you're getting the whole san francisco experience. >> and uni. reporter: >> we took the train to oakland yesterday. >> and back at night. reporter: that's a good sign. maybe bart will attract more tourists to san francisco. experts are predicting tourism fully recover until 2025. ama: how many of those crisis intervention specialist does bart have and are they effective? reporter: bart has 15 crisis intervention specialists. they are effective.
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in november they made 208 contact across the bart system. that resulted in 35 referrals to support services. dan: pandemic restrictions are disappearing, giving us a return to normal so may have wanted for two years. but some have the opposite view. you will hear from them, next. ama: workers who missed a big tax break during the pandemic may get it back after all. michael finney will join us to explain. sandhya: i'm a neurologist sandhya patel. we have cooler weather coming followed by rain.
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opening statements in the trial of the former chief operating officer of their nose. he faces --theranos. he faces the same charges as elizabeth. he arrived arrived arrived arrir learning of today's postponement to torture possibly being exposed -- 28 drawer possibly being exposed to covid. today a group of california seniors and people with disabilities called on governor newsom to reinstate the indoor mask mandate in an effort to protect the most vulnerable populations. abc 7 news reporter several people about their concerns. >> this is a scary moment in the pandemic for many disabled and high-risk californians. reporter: disabled californians are calling on governor newsom to reinstate the mask mandate
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rolled back last month. they made the plea on the two-year anniversary of bay area health officials announcing one of the first shelter-in-place orders as many californians welcomed what local leaders are calling a return to normal. >> not me, not the disabled or compromised people. reporter: christine was one of the speakers on today's call. she is an oakland-based researcher who has it severe risk due to a lifelong medical condition affecting her heart and lungs. >> singh covid restrictions lifted feels like my life is disposable. reporter: disability activist has heavily sheltered in place since march of 2020. he takes immuno suppressants. they are considering pushing back necessary surgeries again. >> the removal of mask mandates
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means my health care providers are more likely to take risks outside of work. they may have covid, it may be asymptomatic, but i am high-risk , like their unconscious at my most vulnerable. reporter: the south based -- south bay present was diagnosed with covid as now living with long covid. she is concerned the reversal of mitigation strategies means disabled people may never be able to enjoy things like dancing or traveling again. >> that makes me want to scream. just go outside and scream. i can't do that because it would be too tiring. reporter: with the california 14 date average just below 3000 hospitalizations, this message from a doctor. >> the message about taking care of yourself should not only follow up on those with critical illnesses or those with weakened immune systems. it is on all of us to protect our community. reporter: julian glover, abc 7
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news. dan: you can get in touch with julian. he would be delighted to hear from you on twitter and facebook at julian g8, abc 7. ama: many restaurants that managed to survive the pandemic are still struggling today. the golden gate restaurant association says that is due in part to -- >> restaurants, one got the independent restaurant relief and to did not. that is going to have josh hurt the restaurants that didn't. ama: she went on to say that based on permits, choices make restaurants closed last year compared to the number that open. san francisco's restaurant week starts in april. it oakland will kick off its restaurant week this friday. the mayor told us which restaurant she is going to try first. >> i'm ready to get back in restaurants. i'm going to take this chance to
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try out a new restaurant. i'm going to head over to high street to a caribbean restaurant called any breeze. -- coco i'm taking off at my favorite spanish restaurant across from the fox theater in uptown. i might need to go on weight watchers after this week. ama: oakland restaurant week offer special meals and deals of participating restaurants. it runs friday, march 18 through sunday, the 27th. dan: let's turn now to the weather forecast. stunning day. i hope you got a chance to enjoy it. ama: hopefully people got outside for a bit. sandhya: it was gorgeous, no doubt about it. hopefully people did enjoy the sunshine today. it was warmer across most boards of the bay area except the coast. live doppler 7, we have a system heading in our direction. we are going to get some clouds out of this, maybe a couple of sprinkles tomorrow morning. the majority of this energy is
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heading into the pacific northwest. let's get a quick look at what is going to happen while you're sleeping, the pods will be increasing. tomorrow morning, there a few sprinkles showing up around 8:00, most of that is off the coast line. i would not be surprised if you see a sprinkle or two in the morning hours. by afternoon's of those clouds will be clearing out and we will have sunshine, but it is going to be a cooler day. ally picture from our emeryville camera, already seeing those clouds gathering. 56 in san francisco, 60 in oakland, 65 in san jose, 54 in half moon bay. ourer f tupper 's to mid anso low clouds begin to form, 68 in santa rosa, 64 napa. so mild are in concord, livermore. ally picture from her golden gate bridge camera. a gentle breeze, increasing high
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clouds, possibility of sprinkles for thursday. what, windy weather coming your way saturday. spring starts sunday. much warmer weather coming your right next week. tomorrow morning, there will be patches of fog. temperatures are not going to fall much because of the clouds. we will go with 40's primarily. for the afternoons of those temperatures are lower for most areas compared to today, upper 50's to low 70's. a mix of sunshine, occasional high clouds. light level 1 system for saturday. light to moderate rain, gusty winds, slight chance of thunder. we start with the winds saturday, ed is going to get cassie, 35, 40 mile an hour winds. saturday carry your ring gear. at 8:00 the ring begins to move in. by 11:00, pretty much everyone is what. the wet weather continues.
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this year will get some snow showers mixing in with rain. it is thought by sunday. this is the widest model of the models we look at. the others are showing much lower totals. about 1300s to brentwood. here's a look at the seven-day forecast. to patrick the possibility of morning sprinkles subplots will be out, increasing clouds friday said that would bring in that level 1 storm saturday. spring begins sunday. look at the increase in those temperatures. we are talking about the potential for some records, especially as we head towards tuesday and wednesday with low to mid 80's inland, upper 60's to low 70's along the coast. can you believe that dan? dan: 80 on monday? getting from a to b is costing more. see, as in cash.
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join us. protect the promise. ama: taking a live look outside. you are seeing the golden gate bridge, a bridge toll plaza and plenty of traffic in the san mateo bridge. those drivers probably paid
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record high gas prices to fill their tanks. california state average is higher than ever before. at 5.77 dollars per gallon. gas and napa is the most expensive, holding steady at $5.91. gas prices are about a dollar higher than a month ago. every penny counts. dan: a lot of gas saving advice is tried and true. tonight, lyanne melendez brings you some new ideas. >> when larry paid for his gas to date, he received an automatic discount for using his cash back credit card. >> i use my credit cards of the price went down. reporter: six cents per gallon, a kind of discount is welcomed because prices are still very high. >> it is killing me. reporter: some credit cards have a by now, pay later option. but 7 on your side's michael finney says be careful with the high interest rates and late fees. reporter: the most important
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thing you can do is don't buy more gas than you can afford to use. that is the bottom line. even though gas prices are going up, the price of unique and bart are. if you are really hurting for, using public transit partition to get over some of these homes. reporter: certain circumstances drive up the price of gasoline. there are a few things you can do, not to bore you, i'm sure you have heard them before. >> try to plan things better. go one way and do everything i need to think back instead of back and forth. reporter: >> i'm a nerd, i keep my tires inflated properly. >> drive less. [laughter] reporter: aaa makes another good suggestion, don't leave heavy stuff in your car. >> an extra 100 pounds of weight added to your vehicle reduces your fuel economy by 1%. reporter: a dollar here, a dollar there.
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it all adds up. the volatile oil market has left people wondering if now is the time to go electric. get in line. the weight for models could be up to 10 months. ama: any bit of gas. dan: these days at this literally pays makes difference. paying more for gas might be an inconvenience, may be a struggle, count yourself lucky. the story of a mom driving long distances or her newborn can get life-saving surgery. >> who missed out on a huge tax break during the pandemic may get that break after all.
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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. dan: workers who missed out on t big tax break during the pandemic may get it back after all. california members of congress are asking the irs to revive a tax break that expired before workers got there 2020 unemployment benefits ama: due
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to so many delays. ama:it could bring relief to thousands of workers who were stuck in the backlog at edd. michael finney has this bit of hope. reporter: you may recall congress get about generous unemployment benefits when the pandemic began. the first $10,200 with tax free. with all the problems that they edd eight tens of thousands of claims got stuck or lost or suspended. by the time many people got their benefits, the tax break had expired. now they have to pay the full taxes when the other people did not. 7 on your side pointed this out to california members of congress. they are taking action. >> it felt like a punch to the gut. i feel forgotten. reporter: a full year aft a f was laid off in the pandemic, edd still had not paid her any benefits. >> they were like, you are not
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qualified and hung up the phone. reporter: the edd denied her benefits in 2020. a year later, admitted it was a mistake and gave her all the back payments. by the time they got their money, they each had gone into debt. >> that was painful. >> this is not where i pictured i would be. reporter: they missed out on the big tax break. congress had waived taxes on the first $10,200 of unemployment benefits in 2020. but workers like these did not get paid until 2021, after the tax break expired. now they must pay full taxes, or will they? >> i was excited to hear there is movement on it. reporter: this week, 22, -- members of congress wrote this letter to the irs and treasury secretary janet yellen. it's as workers who had to wait until 2021 to get benefits from
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2020 should still get that tax break. >> it is making things right. that is important. reporter: the letter says congress clearly intended that $10,200 benefits in 2020 should be tax-free. delays at state agencies were plainly not the fault of the taxpayer, so they should not be penalized for the error. it is unclear how many californians would benefit if the tax break is revive. edd statistics show more than 300,000 claims were backlogged at the end of 2020. another 1.4 million were frozen for investigation. >> that would be great. it will be a wonderful opportunity. reporter: clearly the right thing to do. it is not clear if congressional action is needed or if the irs can just wave the tax. the tax rate would not apply --
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tax break would not apply to 20 21 edd payments. it would only be for those who were delayed for 2020. we are getting a lot of questions about that. i want to hear from you. send me your stories about anything that has to do with consumer affairs or money. we want to hear about your triumphs and frustrations, good abc7news.com/7 on your side to share them. you don't have to need a problem solved just how you have dealt with it. the teacher strike enters its sixth day tomorrow. 97% of the district's 300 teachers have walked out of class and onto the picket line. they are asking for a 14% pay raise over three years. teacher state they are among the lowest paid in the area. district officials are not ready to commit to the teachers demands. >> we will do what we can to get as close as possible. and also be able to remain
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fiscally solid. >> i feel like a fool. all of my friends and colleagues feel foolish that we have to beg on the street for livable wage. ama: with the teachers on the street, administrators are taking over in the classrooms. students want no part of it. only a handful of the 1500 kids at this high school are showing up for class. dan: soaring gas prices are taking a toll on families with critically sick children traveling to and from the hospitals. tara campbell found a local nonprofit that is helping to foot the bill but says it cannot keep up. reporter: a walk and a brief break for ms. dominguez, most of her days are spent across the street in the hospital with her newborn son. >> it is hard. i've got to be strong for all of us. reporter: the youngest of three sons was born with a condition requiring surgery to allow him to breathe. >> some metal plates and rods,
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after the surgery they would distract it for 12 days, which should bring his jaw forward. reporter: she has hundreds of miles from her family. her husband makes the3.5 hour drive when he can. >> my husband does come back and forth when he can. it is hard due to the gas prices. reporter: a rancher passing -- costing the family more than $300. >> $160 to fill the tank. reporter: a local nonprofit has been helping with gas money but the executive director says soaring prices are making it tough. >> we are nowhere near being able to make -- meet the demand. reporter: they help families with critical children, providing everything from care packages to gas cards. >> knowing they are having to choose between paying rent, food on the table or filling the gas
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tank, that is a tremendous amount of stress. reporter: turning to the community, asking people to visit their website and make a donation. >> whatever they can give, any amount. it does make a big difference. reporter: the plan for the dominguez family is to get back. they want to help other families in the area struggling with sick children. >> once we're home and settled, my greatest hope is to get back to everyone who has given to us. reporter: in the meantime, she will be by her son's side, awaiting the day she gets to take him home. dan: that will be a nice day. if you want to help out, the website is bay
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ama: rallies were held across the country today marking one year since the atlanta spot shootings. eight people were killed, six
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were asian women. the rally served as a way to mourn the victims and call for justice for asian american women. ♪ one of the nationwide eventnwide just wrapping up at san francisco asian art museum. people listen to speakers and watch performances. self-defense workshop was held earlier in the day. some lawmakers called on them to be investigated as a hate crime. dan: our reporter talked with one of those lawmakers. >> because of this, america was finally shocked awake to the reality of anti-asian hate. reporter: this california congresswoman is chair of the asian american pacific caucus. how do you feel you can gauge where we are right now versus where we should be? >> we did meet with the u.s. attorney general, we went to get
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specifics in terms of the implementation of the covid-19 hate crimes act. i'm glad to say he did appoint a special hate crimes prosecutor. reporter: the alleged shooter his pled guilty to four of the shootings as serving a life sentence. he has pled not guilty and the other four. prosecutors want to add hate crime charges to the latter. they have a high standard by requiring proof. not every high profile is charged with hate, particularly since the georgia shootings. the representative acknowledges technicalities can exist. >> why reporter: is it all these asian women, i think it has something to do with their ethnicity. reporter: and the one year market since mothers, friends and neighbors in that georgia community were taken, people in other communities have stood up against the violence. do you feel like it is
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meaningful change? >> it has increased the awareness of many in our community about the need for us to stand together. reporter: representative chu is pushing to have more asian american history taught in school curriculums. it is important to see justice for the violence when it happens but more critical to bring stereotypes and educate people to prevent the violence to begin with. dan: to be an ally to the api ai community, go to seven news.com/-- abc7news.com/take action. ama: enjoy the dry days while they last.
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then—go see an eye care specialist. visit noweyesee.com to get the facts about diabetes, your eyes, and what you can do next— to take charge of your sight. brought to you by regeneron. dan: a new exhibit about free to call open in san francisco. it is put on -- a new exhibit about frida kahlo. reporter: frida kahlo went through this art exhibit before open to the
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public. her grandniece and daughter both based in mexico, travel to san francisco for the opening. they say the city was special. >> my aunt loved to be in san francisco, she used to come to the doctor, and heat married for the second time in diego here in san francisco. i'm bought to be here. reporter: immersive frida k -- there are more than 70 projectors illuminating over 500,000 square feet. >> i think it is a first step that you can really know her art, her alive. you can feel, here, see. reporter: known for her self portraits, she was born in 1907, passed away in 1954 and was married to mexican painter diego
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rivera, known for his murals. the love story, a theme in the exhibit as well as the outspoken political beliefs and independent spirit. >> she is not just her art, she rubbed him -- represent some asocial issues. social questions that we all as a society are plowing through right now. she was also bisexual. which was a complex statement to make >> at the time. > she is a representative of the equal gender. she is ahead of her time. many young people
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her. >> she was hurt in a bus accident when she was 18. her family says the free that she -- they knew was also joyful. >> she was a happy woman. she liked to sing songs. she liked to play guitars and sing songs and make jokes. i was very happy. shelley said, you can do it. and she did it. dan: the exhibit is now open and runs through june 11. ama: let's get a check on our weather now. dan: cynthia -- sandhya: the first half of your weekend will include wet weather. i want to show you had air quality looks, most of your brain, we do have moderate air quality around the shoreline.
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a live look for marson has a camera, the sun is getting ready to set. good air quality in the next three days. a light level one come in early saturday, if you have morning plans, make sure they include rain gear. at 9:00, it is light to moderate rain, continuing through the afternoon and evening. since snowfall expected as well. in terms of how much, not a lot, but a few inches. mountain travel will be dicey on saturday. i would hold off until sunday. here's a look at the forecast. isolated afternoon snow showers tomorrow. sunshine and warm up friday, rain-snow makes saturday, back to dry on sunday. drive right -- dry right now. tomorrow afternoon, plenty of sun, upper 50's to low 70's. the seven-day forecast, a few morning sprinkles for st. patrick's day, after that, a dry
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period until that level 1 storm for saturday. spring begins sunday, we are going to warm it up, how about some 80's, basking in the sun, monday through wednesday, records are possible. dan: we are ready to bask. [laughter] ama: let's get to sports. larry beil has a lot for us tonight. larry: continues. the other mass in new york city, ♪ ♪ there's always something new to discover. ♪ ♪
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>> abc 7 sports with larry beil. larry: the warriors hosting the celtics, who been playing well lately. the dubs reenergized after coming back with draymond green. his connection with steph curry help him explode for 47 points against the wizards monday. chris alvarez joining us live from chase center with more. looks like it is going to be a packed house tonight. chris: the energy is good. didn't everyone looked a little more comfortable with draymond green back, especially stephen curry, scored most of his points with dray on the floor. he will once again come off the bench, he spent about -- expect
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about 24 minutes from drake, he likes the vibes surrounding his team. >> everyone is feeling like things have turned in a positive direction after the recent slump or whatever you want to call it. getting draymond back was a big boost. we really won't have everybody back. until we get our whole team back together, it is tough to really figure everything out. in general, the mood is good. chris: warriors going for their fifth straight win tonight. other injury news, andrew wiggins, out tonight. james wiseman just had to third rehab, no timetable yet, a matter of conditioning. gary payton, this team is getting healthy, getting ready for the playoffs. 7:00 tip-off on our sister network. larry: on the baseball news, the dismantling of the oakland a's continued with three-time old
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glove third baseman matt chapman been traded to toronto for four prospects. it was one of the a's best players, he joins the other map, also in on his way out the door. chapman did struggle at the plate last year, but also smacked 27 homers. these moves and those that are coming, guarantees there is going to be tens of thousands of empty seats at the coliseum of the season. they're raising ticket prices. peterson is coming home's the pride of palo alto has signed with the giants, one year, $6 million. he has been on the winning world series team in the last two years. had some key home runs for atlanta last year. the giants hope he brings some of that world series magic with him. peterson arrives but kris bryant will not be returning to san francisco. he just got a seven year 100 $82 million -- $182 million contract with the rockies. we call that --
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he can play almost all positions, do you really want to go to $26 million a year for a 30-year-old, four-time all-star. he should hit well in colorado. nfl news, siding with the dolphins. he was great when he was healthy. number 220 yards and four touchdowns in the nfc title game against green bay, he missed almost all of last year with a knee injury. his deal is a modernist when you're purchased over $3 million. the sharks make a surprising move forward to an eight year extension work $65 million. they thought he would be tradedd san jose it would get a ton of prospect in return if they wanted, but he is staying in
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teal. they're not going to go with a full rebuild. that got a lot of big-money players. i actually like owners that want to keep their players and pay them. dan: larry: the idea. larry:larry: the a's do it differently. bring in a bunch of kids and hope some of the market and wait three years until the fans come out anyway. dan: when they get good, send them back. larry: you have identified that. ama: coming up tonight on abc seven, starting at 8:00's of the goldbergs, wonder years, the counters and home economics. a million little things at 10:00 followed by abc7news at 11:00. dan: coming up next on the 24/7 live straighten -- livestream, stop the hate, commemorates the one-year anniversary of the atlanta spa shootings.
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if you are extreme yes right now, stay right here and you will see it. if not, open up the abc 7 bay area tv app to watch that live. it is a powerful program. ama: that is going to do it for this edition of abc7news. dan: for all of us here, we appreciate your time. hope you have a great evening and we see you again for abc7news at 11:00.
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♪ from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios, this is "jeopardy!" let's meet today's contestants-- a veterinarian from georgetown, ontario, canada... a personal assistant and writer from redondo beach, california... and our returning champion-- an academic copy editor from durham, new hampshire... ...whose 2-day cash winnings total... [ applause ] and now hosting "jeopardy!"-- ken jennings. [ applause ] thank you, johnny gilbert. and thank you all for joining us on "jeopardy!" amy bekkerman, our two-day champion, is certainly in good company this season.
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you know, 31% of all "jeopardy!" games this season have been won by a contestant named amy. [ audience laughs ] now, granted, 40 of those 42 were our super champion amy schneider. but consider this, amy. you have won 100% of all games won by an amy this week. we wish good luck as well to katie and evan, the newcomers. let's get into the jeopardy! round, shall we? here are the categories we have for you. first... ...won't you? then... not the show. you'll have to name the person who follows the one we name. then we have... and finally... i have to warn you, though. i don't drink alcohol, as you may know. amy, you can start us off today. could i have succession for $600, please? the answer there is the daily double. [ applause ] right out of the starting gate. you can wager up to $1,000. i'll take $1,000, please.

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