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we will start in the bay area, an uptick has the top health officials to once again -- urging people to use caution while gathering, though she is stopping short of announcing any new mandates. zach fuentes has the update. reporter: after weeks of lighter restrictions, health officer dr. sarah cody says covid cases are taking up. >>e seeing now is similar to what we are seeing in mid february and it is more than what we are seeing at the height of the delta surge. reporter: on tuesday at santa clara county's covid-19 dashboard, showing the average at 552 new infections. in march there were nearly 140. it comes days after the city of san jose implemented a mask mandate for city employees that work. >> we want to make sure our employees are safe as well as the community and continue to provide services to our residences. reporter: as for other restrictions, they could make a
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return to santa clara county, the doctor says no. >> at this point we do not have any plans to do anything apart from being aligned with the state with regard to mask requirement. the state still strongly recommends masking indoors. we still recommend masking indoors. reporter: she is also reminding people to get vaccinated, keep up with boosters and practice other safety measures. >> there is no question, if possible, gather outdoors, or if it is inside, choose a space that has good ventilation. reporter: at what point will we no longer have to take those precautionary measures? she says it is impossible to predict the future but variants will continue to emerge and though vaccines reduce hospitalizations and deaths, we still have to balance activities we enjoy with our safety. >> the pandemic is still here, we are seeing more activity and so, it is time to break out your mask and break out your tests and just be a bit more cautious
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than maybe were a month ago. >> in the north bay, at least 20 schools in marin county are seeing an increase in covid cases among students and staff. leanne melendez has a look at the health departments new recommendations. >> my daughter is not feeling well so i am picking her up. reporter: like many parents, claire is concerned about the uptick in the number of covid cases in schools. the madera school district has a little more than 1500 students and staff. 2% have tested positive in detail -- past 10 days along with 3% of the staff. >> there was more travel during spring break, there's a lot of contribute factors. >> more gatherings it is prime season. there's more parties, for the end of the school year. reporter: the county's public health officer is advising families to test more frequently. he is also recommending masks be worn at large indoors, school
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sponsored events like proms and graduations. >> our graduation is going to be outside. having events outside, it really is one of the mitigation strategies. >> we are past the days of mandating masks in the classrooms. we are at a point where these decisions are being navigated at the level of the school or district while the family. reporter: marin public health is recommending school staff and students were in mask if someone in their home is immune compromised or at risk for severe wellness -- illness. >> we are still masking. frequent handwashing and trying to make it to the end of the school year without getting sick. >> there is a new effort to call attention to a drug problem that is growing at an alarming rate and parts of the bay area. >> just a few weeks ago, we seized 11,000 fentanyl pills.
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that is enough fentanyl to kill everyone in our county. >> you heard him. that is santa clara county's district attorney with alarming evidence of how serious the fentanyl problem has become in the south bay. today's the first ever national fentanyl awareness day help raise awareness, santa clara officials joined the parents of teenagers who have died fentanyl overdoses. they are warning the public of pilsen street drugs laced -- pills and street drugs laced with it. a recent study shows fentanyl was involved in more than 75% of america's drug overdoses last year. >> a tragic example of this crisis from the north bay. a toddler in santa rosa died after police say she may have been exposed to fentanyl. >> her parents are facing jail because of cruelty charges. this incident is similar to another child's death in the same community. cornell barnard has that story. >> i saw a bunch cars and
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then i saw them talking to a guy out there. i was like, i did not think anything of it. reporter: the neighbor found out monday's police response to an apartment in sonoma avenue was nothing short of a tragedy. >> it is a horrible situation. >> the mom had called in and our dispatcher sent multiple officer's as well as the fire department and medical services. reporter: police say they found a 15 month old girl named charlotte unresponsive, a substance believed to be fentanyl was found in her parents bedroom. >> they share one bed where the child also slept. we found paraphernalia and narcotics in the bed as well as other parts of the bedroom. reporter: charlotte was later pronounced dead at hospital. her parents, 26-year-old and 20 eight-year-old evan and madison were arrested. they were booked in the sonoma county jail and charged with cruelty to a child, both parents declined an interview.
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the case is similar where assembler -- santa rosa father earns 13 month old son were found dead after an accidental overdose. several drug dealers would be charged. fat no has reached crisis proportions on the street -- fennell has reached crisis proportions on the treat. 17 people have died in sonoma county,. >> even when we are seeing methamphetamines, we are seeing it laced with fentanyl and that is what is causing overdoses. reporter: police urge everyone to keep drugs away from children. if toxicology test indicate the presence of fentanyl, the parents could be charged with more. >> the cdc says the number of americans killed by gunfire is soaring. >> the firearm health rate is up by 35%, from 2019, 22020. this is a historic increase with the rate reaching its highest
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level in over 25 years. >> cdc researchers found lack men and boys from 10 to 25 years old were 21 times more likely to die of gun violence than white males of the same age. gun suicides are also at historically high levels. researchers cannot explain why gun related deaths were increasing, but they suggested that affordable housing, tax credits and initiatives to improve vacant laws can help reverse the trend. in the south bay, the city of san jose plans to target gun violence by banning guns without serial numbers. this will ban residents from possessing, manufacturing and distributing all guns without serial numbers. police say 25% of illegal guns they see our ghost guns. several california cities including san francisco, oakland and san diego have already banned ghost guns. >> san jose police released bodycam and security video showing the moments before an officer shot tea on green.
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-- green. they posted the video online. it shows green at backing out the door on march 27. you can see green holding the handgun, he just wrestled it away from a man inside. from the camera, you can see in officer approach green and shoot him four times. police identified the officer today, a four-year member of the department. green had non-life-threatening injuries, the district attorney will determine other the shooting was justified. former boxing champ mike tyson will not face charges for punching another airline passenger last month on a plane at san francisco national airport on april 20. the district attorney's office says after reading the police report and reviewing videos, it will not file any charges against tyson. tyson issued a statement thanking the da for their decision. >> san francisco prosecutor say
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a tenderloin boebert tee shot, is dissected -- boba tea shop is accused of being -- they would be shipped around the world. boudin says the undercover operation involve the use of rate vehicles with electronic devices left inside. they recovered a tens of thousands of dollars in cash and more than 500 electronic items. >> yesterday, our team gathered 130 boxes of electronics that we believed to be stolen. we knew we were onto a major fencing operation. we also knew, they were moving stolen products through fedex and ups every single day. >> boudin says quoc le will be charged on eight counts of felony possession of stolen property. >> let's turn to the weather. there are scattered thunderstorms across the bay
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area today. we have some hail. this video is from solano county. you can see the pea-sized hail hitting the ball in vacaville. let's get the latest from meteorologist mike. i saw some really dramatic love formations i was driving. the kind of thing we do not usually see. >> very rare for us to have springtime thunderstorms in may. good afternoon. here's a look at another area that received hail, enough to cover the entire baseball diamond, this is from coach dylan, from st. helena high school. you can see, probably no practice today. here is the storms, they are active around solano county and they moved to napa. over the last 30 minutes, 22 strikes of lightning. after that last clap of thunder you want to stay inside for at least another 30 minutes to make sure you are going to be safe. to the east of napa you can see a heavy cell on highway 121,
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getting peppered by four to five lightning bolts. the same thing around calistoga. you can see the thunderstorm, these are moving ever so slowly. expect some pea-sized hail, locally gusty winds and some local downpours. driving on hail, his eyes, what is going to be like driving on snow, be careful. >> thank you. sonoma county supervisors are considering urgent temporary bans on vacation rental apartments. the ban would take effect immediately and will remain in effect for 45 days. during the time, the county will study the impact that airbnb rentals have on housing. they are also looking at complaints of noise, garbage, and carping -- working issues. supervisors are expected to consider permanent regulations. >> a lot more coming, drought outlook, where the state and the bear area stands -- bay area stands and why this drought can cost you big money.
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mud which voted on an 8% rate hike today. here's leslie brinkley. reporter: water will be scarcer and cost more in much of california this summer. state water resources blame the drought on climate change driving extreme weather, like only 15% of normal precipitation in january through march statewide. >> we used to not have to worry about warm anomalies in the wintertime drying out the landscape, that was a summertime thing. now it really is. like we saw this year. something to pay much more attention to. reporter: experts said our snowpacks in california have decreased by 18% since 2000. >> the east bay med service area has -- are reservoirs are 70% full. we would like them to refill over the summer, when the snows melt off the mountains but at this point it is not going to happen. reporter: last month east bay mud reinstated excessive use penalties and the 10% water use reduction.
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now, it voted on another step starting july 1, a water surcharge. >> the regular average 200 gallon per day household, would be 8% surcharge, it would increase the water bill each month by about three dollars. reporter: it is even bleaker in other districts. >> june 15, our board will be considering a drought surcharge that would add up to 15% surcharge on the cost of a unit of water. reporter: this summer means residents will see more expensive water and severe limitations on things like washing cars, and watering lawns. like official said, this is our new normal. s dethatleyntral snow lab sent n the snowpack there is 110% of
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average. it looks good, but it does not translate into it. a it's nice to see --dan: we need a lot more and we're not going to get a lot more. mike: it's an anomaly. 110% and they are also on donner pass road which is near the summit. it is really high up there. for the rest of the year it is at 22%. dan: 22%? mike: yeah, that is not dire news but it is nice we have a little to share. here's more to share. the cold temperatures. if you are not ready to get rid of the spring chill we have it for this afternoon and into the evening. 50's and 60's as the winds continue to blow off the 50 degree ocean water, from 28 miles per hour gusting into votto, 29 in hayward. the cooler weather have been the big story today. around the bay, san francisco, that is where we will have the fastest wins through 9:00. they are running parallel to most of our bridges.
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here's a look at 280 down san jose, thunderstorms, that will taper quickly this evening but not before giving us more lightning, small pea-sized hail and will not cause damage unless you try to drive on it. some locally heavy rain, almost a third of an inch around mile st. helena. that is around the extreme side. clearing, tonight moving forward and a touch of summer this weekend. we are looking north from the east bay hills and you see how dark it is as you look towards the napa valley. that is the thunderstorms of the series, sitting there. notice as we had through, those will taper and we will see stars and a few less clouds as we head into the evening hours and temperatures dropping to near 50. you may want to take a heavier jacket. we are looking from sutra and you can see how these are billowing up, 20 30,000 feet. tapping some of the colder air that is creating that hail. also, the lightning, you can see
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to still persisting in the same area. thankfully they are not dropping a whole lot of rain. but they are dropping just enough to keep things at least green for another week. you can see the circular motion of the cloud cover, that is an upper level low, that is bringing the. energy and moisture needed. watch once the sun sets, that is also bringing the energy as we look at future radar. there, it is gone. as we head into tomorrow there will be clouds in the south by. a lot of sunshine until late in the afternoon and early evening hours when we will apply some of those clouds. it will be a gorgeous sunset tomorrow evening. temperatures in the 30's and the valleys. -- in the valleys. to 8:00 a.m., you have a chance of frost on a widespread scale that could harm precious plants.
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tomorrow a bit milder, as far as 60's and 70's. that is close to average. look at the seven-day forecast, thursday we will have more cloud cover in the morning and it will slow our warming. then we take off friday, especially saturday and sunday. well above average and we stay above average away from the coast even with cooler weather. make sure you watch out for the storms. dan: very good, thank you. san jose's sharks legend patrick marleau is hanging up his skates. he announced his retirement from hockey at a tearful news conference today, ending a 23 year career. he played in toronto and pittsburgh but his charms with the sharks made him -- his time with the sharks made him a star. he thanked the organization and talked about the impact he had on the -- an entire generation of pocky fans. -- hockey fans. >> talking to the families and
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parents and having -- it is pretty cool to see when there is a kid with your jersey on or they came up and say you are my favorite player. dan: he played a record 1700 79 regular-season games. he played 19 of his 23 seasons. with the sharks. what an icon. kristen: decoding pets from your team, how it can help keep them from going down the wrong path. >> i'm 7 on your side, netflix may be getting cheaper, but they
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kristen: time for consumer news. dan: michael finney is here with a look at today's consumer headlines. >> tesla is issuing two separate recalls for vehicles from 2021 and 2022 model years. the first recall includes all ford tesla models because of a risk that a computer chip in the system can overheat. the second recall includes 2021 and 2022 model x vehicles due to the risk that the front row side airbag may not deploy properly. that increases the chance of injury. elon musk said he would reverse
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twitter's ban on former president donald trump of his twitter accusation -- acquisition goes through. muska says he thinks the decision to ban the former president was a mistake, because it ain't related -- alienated a large part of the country. you consume -- as on netflix, the company is expected to start running advertisements on his lower-priced pan and i n an internal memo, they said the plan is expected to launch in the last three months of this year. around the same time, the company is planning to start cracking down on password sharing. this will be interesting to watch. dan: that sure will be. thank you. kristen: there is a new way to cite also. san francisco bay's insta work is connecting people to businesses that need help right away.
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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. dan: issues of environmental justice are key to building a better bay area. air quality has been an issue in oakland, surrounded by industries that create air pollutants a local environmental justice group has filed a lawsuit to stop a new port from moving in. julian glover has a closer look. >> this is a dust track 8530. reporter: brian has been teaching west oakland residents how to keep tabs on the local air quality for decades. >> we are about 36 now. this is up into the higher moderate range.
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it is not only the pollution, it is the proximity of the pollution, how close you are to the source. reporter: residents of oakland are close to air pollutants, reducing life expectancy by seven years compared to the rest of the county, occluding to data. thanks in part to heavy-duty trucks each month, snaking through sidestreets, carrying cargo to and from the port of oakland, blocks away from people live learn and play. >> we already have a community impacted. cargo equipment and trucks coming in 20 47. reporter: ms. margaret gordon is the cofounder of the organization focus on environmental justice. >> we do advocacy work based on data and research, citizen science. reporter: the group has filed a lawsuit against the port of oakland and the company behind the project to stop one of its newest tenants from moving forward. an 18 acre open gravel sand
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facility managed by eagle rock aggregates. here is what it could be bringing to oakland as seen on another project by the parent company's website. it would be used to create concrete for bay area construction objects. theironmeal indicators areawerld wind will equal air to this already burnt community -- burden community. >> we should have a decrease of pollution. reporter: our previous reporting on abc7news has showed in west oakland, kids younger than five are already one and a half more times -- times more likely to be sent to the emergency room with severe asthma. the attorney for the environmental indicators project argues the facility would only make matters worse. >> the california air resources port, the bay area air quality management district and the attorney general's office all have cemented lover -- letters telling the court in needs to
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improve its analysis. reporter: the lawsuit filed in superior court, asks the company and the port to work to decrease environmental impact of the project by covering the raw material with tarps or placing it in silos. requiring trucks carrying the materials through west oakland streets to be covered and for ships carrying the raw materials to run on cleaner, electric power, instead of diesel fuel. abc7news reached out to the port and eagle rock aggregates for comment. they both declined, given pending litigation. >> roughly how long do you have to stay in their take the measurement? >> any period of time. reporter: brian is concerned about what these air monitor readings will say if the court does not require the port and is due tenant to make changes -- new tenant to make changes. >> you cannot outsource it to a new community because you want to make money. we are trying to live. reporter: julian glover, abc7news. dan: this is interesting, there
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was a lot of junk sitting beneath the crystal blue waters of lake tahoe, until now. scuba divers wrapped up a year-long 72 mile underwater cleanup effort. the team collected 21,000 pieces of trash weighing 12 tons. they finish their final garbage collecting today near stateline nevada. the items they pulled up included tires, old phones, clothing and much more. the project was made possible entirely by donations. kristen: may is asian pacific american heritage month. asian american pacific islander, today we're looking at members of the community making a mark in comedy. we have the story. reporter: in recent years, asian american stars like ali wong and joe koy have taken the comedy world by storm. koy is one of the biggest names in comedy.
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he recently met up with -- we recently met up with koy, he said coming up he was often told that broader audiences will not get filipino themed jokes. >> if i sent my kid to school with the tupperware container, he is with a blue ball -- a bolt with a blue lid that says tupperware on it. >> that joke took me over the top. what i like is not only did filipino americans relate to it, but then everyone was relating to it. reporter: the 50 year old is no overnight success story, doing standup for 25 years before his big break. >> there were people that open for me that were given specials. i am like, what is it that i am doing wrong that i am not getting looked at? reporter: did you ever ask yourself, i wonder if it is because i am asian american? >> of course. reporter: he broke through with his hit netflix special, live from seattle. >> my mom cured everything from vic's vapor rub. reporter: no hollywood has come
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calling. his film easter sunday opens in august. >> it is like the filipino super bowl. >> welcome home bro. reporter: he says he wants to use his success to inspire other comments -- comics of color. >> when i found out rob schneider's half filipino, i thought i can become a comedian too. trying not to cry right now. but that is what you want. you want to inspire. it's like, we are here. reporter: but 30 years ago, he was inspired by this groundbreaking performer. margaret cho was already paving the way, starring in her own sitcom. >> look at me i am middle management barbie. reporter: one a very few asian faces and stand up. >> i was not on real star
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search, i was on star search international. they'd a problem with me because i looked this way -- but i talk this way. reporter: the groundbreaking star sitting down with us at flappers comedy club near hollywood. >> in so many ways you were so ahead of your time. >> i think it was just, i was more interested in pursuing my own dream of becoming a standup comedian than what i was doing in a world that lacked other representation. reporter: she shows bold and humorous spin on being korean american, making it ok to laugh at sensitive subjects. >> i think white people want to tell asian people how to feel about race because they are too scared to tell black people. reporter: she says what -- he loves what standup looks like today. >> i am excited at seeing so many different asian american communities now. it isn't really my work as it stands on its own but it is the fact that i influenced an entire
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spencer joining the conversation. we start with dramatic video, the two homes collapsed into the ocean and more could be falling. the homes were unoccupied. debris was spread across the beach and officials say they are still cleaning up from a home that collapsed in february. this is a look at the video posted from the national park service where you can see the second house going down. the homes have already been tagged as unsafe. a way it goes. obviously, both of you should weigh in on this. we talk about sea level rise and the effects of climate change and perilous condition of our coastlines around the country because of these changes. this may be an example. >> it probably is. it's good those homes have been tagged as unsafe so people would not try to inhabit them. we will probably see more around the country, especially on the east coast and down in the southeast were more tropical type storms occur. >> it does not take much in
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terms of sealevel rise. a couple of images in one part of the world makes a huge difference. >> we really see more on her east coast than we do on the west because of the gradual nest of the elevation there, it is much lower than ours. the reason wife you ever move to those parts of the country it is very hard to get insurance if you want to live close to the coast. you saw someone's dreams wash away into the ocean. it is going to cost the rest of us, the trickle-down, as the storms come in and wipe out these lower elevations, guess who is going to raise the rates elsewhere to make up for all of the money they're having to spend? >> the same thing is happening with our wildfires. the cost is going up for other people because of what we are experiencing here. kristen: a new record for a piece of art. one of andy warhol's marilyn monroe portrait sold for 195 blinged dollars. that is the most -- $195
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billion. that is the most sold in auction. shot sage blue marilyn it sold in less than four minutes. spencer, were you going to hang that up? >> that's a good question. if you can afford to pay for you can afford someone to hang it for you. dan: i am still stunned by the incredible sums of money people are willing to pay for it. i should not say works of art because if i were to buy a class a work of art, i'm not surprised by the prices they go for but this is sort of like pop art. kristen: iconic pop art. dan: yet is. >> for that kind of money not only would you have to pay someone to hang it for you. i would pay someone to stand and hold it for you. [laughter] dan: a device that change the music industry is bowing out. today apple announced it is
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discontinuing the ipod. it was introduced in 2001. it was the first portable mp3 player that could hold up to 1000 songs. it lost popularity as smartphones took over. the latest ipod touch is the final version of the device and it will soon be sold only while supply lasts. mike, i remember when that first came out. it was so incredibly cool because i remember one the disc man and the walkman came out. [laughter] it seems preposterous that we would carry that around. mike: you hurt your knuckle a bit as it hung around her neck. even the boombox back in the day on your shoulder. yeah, we kept all of ours just in case, what happened to the atari 2600 and all of these other videogames, may happen with the old ipods. we still have hours. dan: you can auction that offer
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good money. >> those will become collectors items now. maybe you can get $145 million for that. kristen: i checked, have an original ipod as well. i saw it on ebay for about 350. dan: you still have one? kristen: i do. dan: i kept it for a while then i got rid of them. kristen: 150 bucks. dolly parton has a new project. it is a musical but this one is unique. it is mexican pizza, the musical. it is being billed as an off off broadway live musical satire that tells the story of how a group of taco bell fans brought back the mexican pizza. one of those fans is doja cat who created a song on tiktok promoting her love for the pizza. the musical will feature yet to be announced special guests. what do you think? if dolly parton is involved i'm sure it is going to be good. dan: she is a national treasure.
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>> she is amazing. a wonderful person and performer and is great stuff. mike: so much energy. she never stops. kristen: who remembers the mexican pizza? i do not remember ever having that a taco bell. >> that's why they are bringing it back. dan: it's like the mcrib. >> exactly. dan: apparently it will air on tiktok. >> cutting-edge. mike: go dolly. dan: that is this addition of dan: that is this addition of th meet a future mom, dan: that is this addition of th a first-time mom and a seasoned pro. this mom's one step closer to their new mini-van! yeah, you'll get used to it. this mom's depositing money with tools on-hand.
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donate now at v dot org. kristen: emojis are a popular way of expressing emotion in picture form but they are also code for drug. dan: their popular monk teenagers searching -- among teenagers searching for drugs to buy. we help you navigate the codes. reporter: we use them every day in our text messages and social media posts but kids have their own meanings for the symbols that go over adult ed's. the drug enforcement administration warns teens are using emotion -- using them to buy drugs. >> what you might see his an electrical plug followed by a school bus, what with that me -- mean? that would mean finding a source for the xanax pill. reporter: he says the trend became more prevalent during the pandemic. drug transitions shifted from
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drugs and nightclubs to online. >> our fear, parents might see these emojis and think nothing of them. they look so innocent and it could be something indicative of an attempt to buy drugs. reporter: his concern, counterfeit bills. >> all the pills you buy on social media are counterfeit prescription drugs they are not the real thing. reporter: he says the active ingredient in many of the counterfeit pills is fentanyl. it is a >> >> drug that is 50 times more powerful than heroin. we have made -- we have seized pills all across the united states and is infecting -- affecting many communities. reporter: he says parents must talk to their kids about the danger of these pills. >> it could just be one pill that causes an overdose death. reporter: parents who think their teen is using drugs, you can find helpful resources at dea.gov. >> a great place to educate
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yourself about what is out there and how to have the conversation with your child. dan: i had no idea. that is so clever. kristen: we are about to put out some emojis for more sons. mike: we have the lightning ones out there which is unusual for us and we will do son and may be the one where it says you are a little hot eecially inland for the weekend.le me take you to lr 7 to show you fairfield, you have collapsing thunder storm your way. the updraft is too weak and you get all of that heavy hail and rain thousand the middle parts of the storm coming down. you can be dealing with heavy rain and gusty winds and some hail that could accumulate. be careful. especially on interstate 80. the stronger storm is right over live doppler 7. this is why we always say, if you hear thunder, go inside because lightning is up to 10 miles from the center of the storm.
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it can strike out where it is not raining or where it is not healing. this one is dropping, if it was sitting in one spot for an hour in more than an inch of rain but because it is moving, you could get up to a third. it looks like it is going to ride the mountain ridges between sonoma and napa valley over the next hour or so. watch out for those -- in those higher elevations for the spotty showers that will bring the lightning and a pea-sized tail. that could come down and one per minute. that is what we had earlier today. if you're going to the giants game, hopefully there are fireworks in the form of a runs and home runs by the home team. 50. . five dropping down 50 another breezy night at oracle. kristen: thanks so much. the annual professional business women conference is underway. today's event is wrapping up. it is full of great guests including jackie speier, actress and author mindy kaling and some of our own taking part in the virtual event, including on the
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dates, -- ama deitz. the conference continues tomorrow with rita moreno and lena white. dan: great lineup and resources available. high school senior who killed her cape -- overcame the odds to make a difference. >> i improve my skills and my passion. kristen: meet another of san francisco's accomplished student to how she is helping her
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kristen: coming up tonight at 8:00, catchup holy moly followed by 9:00 by the chase. stay with us for abc7news at 11:00. the 2020 new superintendents scholarship award is granted to six graduating seniors in san francisco, who have excelled both in academics and leadership. each winner gets a $3000 scholarship. as part of our commitment to building a better bay area, a reporter leanne melendez introduces us to one of the winners from galileo high school. >> i go to galileo high school. i have a passion for serving the community and helping people in need. i am ready to tackle a changing world. reporter: never had that generation experienced a changing world like they saw
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during the covid-19 pandemic. chinatown where she lives was particularly hit hard, especially the low income sros. she help tutor children there -- helped tutor children there. >> because education is important to me i want to do something for the education so i decided to plan curriculums as a math tutor. reporter: during the ordinance, she taught senior citizens the basic skills needed to communicate with the outside world through the internet. >> they did not have smartphones when they were young. so this is something new for them or you -- new for them. they were excited about this to. reporter: she immigrated to the u.s. from china when she was only 10. >> was hard for me to understand what the teacher was saying in class and make friends with others. reporter: coming to a different
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country with a different language and culture, you have to be really resilient. do you feel like you're a fighter? >> yes. different experiences helped me grow, improve my skills and find my passion. >> i am an education advisor at galileo high school. she is incredibly hard-working and very resourceful, figuring out resources and people that could help her at school. she just really wants to give back to the community. reporter: she is now heading to uc berkeley to major in computer science and learn how to further open the world for underserved communities. >> with computer science i can create more apps or websites that is helpful for the communities and helpful for more people. kristen: congratulations, great story.
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moving forward finding solutions. this is abc 7 news the goal of this operation was to map out the flow of stone goods in san francisco and beyond to identify the networks. better moving millions and millions of dollars of stolen goods from cars in san francisco around around the country and the globe. hundreds of electronic items stolen from cars in san francisco now recovered as district attorney chase abudin announces a major bust in an international fencing operation. good evening. thank you for joining us sunday and ashley and i'm a dates today the da revealed that a boba shop in the city's tenderloin was serving as a front for the global operation abc 7 news anchor list crates was there for the announcement and is live with the tales of the newsroom liz. hi, dan, and i'
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