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>> building a better bay area moving forward finding solutions. this is kgo. >> mike tyson repeatedly punches a man aboard a plane in san francisco international airport. good evening and thank you for joining us. >> it happened last night as tyson was getting ready for his flight to take off after spending the day celebrating 4/ 20 in san francisco. >> the charges that tyson could be facing, we have the newsroom -- we have the story in the newsroom. >> mike tyson could be facing up to a year in jail if the passenger he punches does not press charges. authorities have enough evidence to charge them. in this video obtained by tmz,
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mike tyson can be seen repeatedly punching a passenger seated behind him. according to his publicist, the passenger was harassing tyson and through a water bottle at him while he was seated. the main can be seen moments later with a bloody forehead. >> mike tyson may be facing assault or battery charges. probably a fine, probably probation and certainly no more than a year in jail. >> police confirmed the passenger was treated on scene for non-life-threatening injuries and added that subject provided minimal details of the incident and refused to call -- cooperate further with the police investigation. today, they are actively investigating the incident. >> in an offense like this, when the outcome of the battery is not that serious and when the victim can clearly be seen on the camera continuously annoying
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him for a long time, the judge might be taking this into account. on the other hand, the fact that there has been a rise in airplane crimes, that might be the indication for them to deter people -- >> hours earlier, mike tyson was celebrating 420 at golden gate park. he was selling products from his cannabis company. he was taking photos with fans and he was one of them. >> he had good spirits, great energy. he embraced everybody. all of his fans. >> he is on the same flight tyson was on last night.
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>> mike tyson speaking on a cannabis event. in the newsroom, luz pena. >> happening now, scattered showers are back in the bay area but it really depends on where you are. this is a live look from the rooftop camera in san francisco where this round of rain has not come in yet. >> let's go to sandhya patel. >> good advice. as we take a look at live doppler 7, you will see why our next round beginning to approach. we already have the showers in the north as we get you into street-level. we are getting light to moderate showers, tracking this next batch, it will be at penn grove at 5:37. be aware that you might get
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caught under a downpour even if you are seeing a mix of just sun and clouds. there is a system that is right here in this area of low pressure is headed in our direction. it is a light level 1 storm. hour-by-hour we go, 10:30 tonight, we will get our next organized around and one more round at five: a.m.. we could see some hail and thunder. we will be back with a close look at the time line to let you know how long this will look like this. that is welcome as you now. >> remember you can track the weather conditions where you live on the abc 7 bay area at. >> police in the south bay have identified a suspect in a hit and run crash that killed two women in san jose earlier this month. they are looking for this man. san jose police believe he is on the run. they are asking if anyone knows where he might be. you should call immediately if
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you do. police are tracking down this vehicle. this newer model pickup truck, they say both victims were at a crosswalk on april 7 when they were hit and killed. >> people -- things are returning to normal now. the man has been located and a lockdown lifted. it all started after serious threats. cornell barnard was the first to join us live from berkeley with what happened. >> it has been a day here at uc berkeley. things are slowly getting back to normal. university officials confirming an individual responsible for making violent threats has been found. the entire campus on lockdown. class is canceled. this is when students and staff got the all clear. >> it was a very frightening
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moment. it was like we did not know what was going to happen. >> sky 7 was over the mostly deserted campus after a shelter-in-place order came down around 10:00 a.m., lasting almost four hours. students in this classroom shoving a desk in front of a door. >> all of the rooms were locked, everybody was locked in. police tweeted there is not an active shooter on campus. police are looking for specific individuals. buildings are closed and locked down. students say they were moved around by police. >> we were on the fifth floor in a building or just in a room and
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then they brought us to the fourth floor because they had been sweeping the building. >> university officials say an invalid -- say an individual believes responsible for taking the threat was found. >> the individual in question was located in an off-campus location. after being located, they have determined that the threat no longer exists. the investigation is ongoing. >> a lot of questions. we don't know who this person is or if they have been arrested and why the threat of violence was made. good news is no one was hurt. we are live at the uc berkeley campus. >> vice president harris made a visit to the bay area today. she was in san francisco to talk about the crisis of maternal
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mortality. >> vice president, harris -- kamala harris landing in san francisco, making her way to the mission bay campus to talk maternal health. >> as vice president of the united states, i can tell you i do believe our nation is facing a crisis on the issue of maternal health. it is real. >> meeting with expecting parents and maternal health care workers. >> women in our nation are dying at a higher rate from pregnancy-related causes than any other wealthy or developed nation in our world. >> pointing to minority populations as being among the most vulnerable. >> black women are three times as likely to die from urgency related complications. native women are more than twice as likely to die.
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>> that is what she says programs like embrace are so important, offering prenatal support to black women and families. >> and being a national model, this is lifting up exactly the design that is necessary to see the kind of outcomes you have all been producing here on the ground. >> the mayor proud of ucsf are leading the way. >> we should know that it started right here in san francisco, change is coming and we are going to see the mothers, the families, the babies of our community finally live the lives they deserve to live. >> dianne feinstein also making an appearance, supporting the biden administration's move, encouraging states to expand coverage from 12 -- >> the current policy of cutting
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off medicaid and maternal care after just eight weeks must be changed. >> tara campbell, abc 7 news. >> still ahead, they are the only age group that has not been cleared to receive covid-19. how soon the fda could give authorization for children under five. >> plus, rain and the bay area means snow in the sierra. we will have a live report to show you the conditions. to be a thriver with metastatic breast cancer means... asking for what we want. and need. 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 or in men with hr+, her2- metastatic breast cancer.
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say. >> the covid-19 vaccine could be available for children under five by next summer. they are currently the only age group in the united states ineligible to receive a shot. pfizer says shots could be available by june gives its authorization. they had hoped to authorize shots. >> and effort is underway to lower the cost. alex padilla announced that he is cosponsoring this. >> no parent should have to debate a trade-off between paying their rent and paying for insulin that keeps children safe . >> they will cap out-of-pocket costs for insulin.
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as you can see, it is a bit of a snowing mess here. caltrans is working hard to keep these roads plowed. these are on eastbound and westbound lanes. if you are driving, you better have chains on unless you have four-wheel-drive. i want to show you that a lot of the snow has been coming down the past hour. it is a little tough to drive in but these ski hills just behind me, they are loving it. one of the ski hills is going to be opening. that is if they can get everything plowed. take a look here. >> just when they thought ski season was over, snow happens. >> i would have to say we are of about two feet -- at about two feet. >> the runs currently being plowed were just dirt. but with this much snow, the general manager joseph quinn is preparing for a surprise april reopen. >> just a golden road. you just have to go for it. >> december was the last real
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snow storm for the ski resort and as of right now there has been more snowfall in april than january, february and march combined. it will be hard for bigger resorts to open up on such quick notice but small resorts like his can step up quicker. >> it is just me and a couple of guys. >> scott is having to pivot from serving just a few customers at the bar to open up the cafeteria. the question is if skiers will actually be able to get up the mountain. snowplows are working overtime to clear the roads and it is unclear how long the snow will last but if you ask quinn, it is not really about the money. >> if we make the money back, everybody has a smile on their face. like what is that worth? >> as you guys can see here, caltrans is doing a pretty good
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job of cleaning up here. as for the ski ranch, they will be opening up around 9:00. that is pretty great news. >> it is. skiers and snowboarders are super happy. they are waxing their equipment now. >> what a great scene. the third week in april. >> it is cool. i have seen snow as late as may. this is a welcome sight. we want to show you a beautiful view from zephyr cove where the snow is coming down. this is just a site to watch over and over again. winter storm warning until 11:00 a.m.. best to hold off on travel. it will be difficult to impossible. the backcountry of tahoe has an avalanche warning until 7:00 a.m. tomorrow. check out live doppler 7 as we get you in closer to where it is raining. we have light to moderate
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showers around the trails. here are some showers crossing chinatown and going into emeryville, 7th street. some areas are still seeing showers, rain so far, the last 36 hours, a third of an inch in san francisco. a quarter of anish here. look at that, 4407 inch here. what really stands out is over an inch of rain. we will take it. gusty wind. 28-20 nine miles per hour. 50's, 60's on your temperature right now. it is overly really dark sky, spotty showers, dry and warm for the weekend. temperatures will be above average going into early next week. it is light level 1 until tomorrow. scattered showers, possibly some thunder, rough surf and gusty wind is what you need to watch out for.
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saturday you can see the wave heights are between nine feet and 12 feet. our next organized band of showers coming through at 10:00 tonight as we go into tomorrow morning's commute, it will be a little bit slow going. especially with downpours between 5:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. before this winds down and then over the higher terrain. for most of you, it is done. 30's, 40's on those temperatures. upper 50's. accuweather 7-day forecast, it is a light level 1. we could see some thunder, dry and warm for the weekend. look at those temperatures. upper 70's to low 80's. it is going to be more like
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spring in terms of the warmth and next week, the middle of the week we start to see a gradual cooling trend. >> a legend of the raiders glory days has died. the quarterback known as the mad bomber played eight of his pro seasons with the raiders, leading them to super bowl two in 1968. he was twice voted and fell player of the year. john madden described him as the perfect quarterback for the raiders at that time. he was 80 years (music throughout)
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>> a reminder that you can get our live newscasts, breaking news and more with our abc 7 bay area streaming app, apple tv, fire tv, android tv and roku. >> it appears pg&e is looking to raise its rates. the utility has filed paperwork with state regulators requesting more revenue. according to the report, the utility is looking for an additional $226 million but it does not say how much more customers would have to pay on
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their monthly bills. >> thousands of acres of redwood trees in the santa cruz mountains are showing signs of a comeback after the 2021 cz you fire. >> it forced the closure of big basin state park. david lewis shows you how resilient redwood trees actually are. >> the lightning complex fire reached across 97% of the 18,000 acres that make up big basin state park. it killed douglas firs, live oaks and it the redwoods. nearly two years later, nature is showing signs of resiliency. >> they send out new saplings. these little guys will keep growing and competing with one another.
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>> she took us inside big basin which remains closed. >> most people won't be able to tell there is a catastrophic fire here. >> bidders used to be here. it looks very much dead. however, it is very much alive and a great example of how resilient redwood trees are. >> this year was also able to purchase 153 adjacent acres at the entrance to big basin. no announcement has been made about reopening big basin as word continues to fill the trays that pose a safety risk.
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birds and some wildlife have returned home already. the risk of future wildfires remain a threat. how much more stress can the forest take? that could impede the regeneration process. for now, nature with a little help from humans is moving forward. >> in big basin state park, david louis, abc7news. >> as you can see, david hugged a tree today to let us know that on earth day, tomorrow, they are hoping to set a guinness world record for pug photos posted on instagram with the # hugatreechallenge. i think david would rather like that. >> world news tonight with david muir is up next. >> for all of us here, we
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tonight, several developing stories. vladimir putin and what he's now done in mariupol around that steel factory full of ukrainian fighters and civilians. and here at home, we press dr. jha in his new white house role on this mask confusion. could this have been avoided? and are masks coming back for travel? firs the warn ukraine. president biden tonight issuing $500 million to keep the ukrainian government running. and tonight here, the weapons. dozens of howitzers, 121 new tactical drones. putin tonight claiming victory inmariupol. what president biden is saying about that. james longman with ukrainians tonight, their harrowing stories. what they faced from the russians as they tried to get out of mariupol. and martha raddatz standing by
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