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already named connor. their bodies washed ashore in berkeley. >> we have a badly decomposed body that appears to have been the water quite some time. ama: days later, scott peterson was arrested in san diego, on his way to play golf. he had dyed his hair and was carrying cash because of all the attention on the case, the trial took place in redwood city. peterson was convicted in 2004 on two counts of murder and has been on death row since 2005. dan: the california supreme court overturned his death sentence in 2020 because of juror misconduct. his attorneys have been fighting to prove that juror misconduct should also get him a new trial. ama: abc7 news reporter zach fuentes has been in court all day as attorneys from both sides give their own arguments. he joins us live. zach: this was their very last chance to present their arguments to the judge, and that is exactly what they did.
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the judge asking both sides let's of questions, at times really challenging peterson's attorneys on their claims. the judge is going to issue her ruling in 90 days. we are that much closer to figuring out if scott peterson will get that new trial. scott peterson took his place alongside his attorneys in this redwood city c courtroom, members of his family just behind him, members of lacey peterson's family also. his family spoke outside the courtroom in support of him. >> he did not have an in partial jewelry. he did not have a fair trial and it is time for him to be granted a new trial. zach: it has been nearly 20 years since the death of lacey peterson and her child in 2002. peterson was convicted in 2004, but his fate is in the air two decades later because of controversy around this jar and how she answered her jury
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questionnaire. >> the question asked, have you ever been involved in a lawsuit? she answered, no, i haven't, and in fact, we now know that that was false. zach: michelle was one of the jury members on the original trial. peterson's attorneys are asking her of showing bias against peterson from start, saying she lied in the juror questionnaire. attorneys found that back in 2000, she was involved in a domestic dispute with her then boyfriend, and later, his ex-girlfriend. she sought a restraining order at the time, saying she feared frat unborn child, but she said she did not consider herself a victim. prosecutors have to prove that she lied intentionally to get on the jury. the defense pushing against the prosecutor's claims with saying that she did not intentionally lie. >> she was inconsistent in her answers. but being wrong doesn't make it false or make her a liar.
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zach: for now, scott peterson and his supporters are optimistic. >> scott is hopeful, as are we as a family. this has been a very long road. zach:i now, the case has to be fully briefed and that is expected next month. from that point, the judge will have 90 days to issue her ruling, whether that will be in writing, has yet to be seen. we will stay on top of that and bring you the latest as soon as we get it. in redwood city, zach fuentes, abc7 news. dan: what about the juror at the center of all of this, bushy face any loop of repercussions if the judge decides on a new trial? zach: down, she will not. right now she was off. of herd immunity before she testified on november 25, the first she came back to the stand to talk about all of this. she was granted immunity in exchange for her testimony. dan: you could have seen scott peterson in court live. abc7 news sent out this push
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alert this morning with a link to the livestream. download the app now so that you will know what is happening when it is happening. ama: new details on a shooting investigation at a 24 hour fitness in brentwood. police detained two people who they believed were there, but they are not calling them suspects. police say there was a fight in the gym near the basketball court. two people started shooting. a man in his 20's was killed. three additional people showed up at nearby hospitals with injuries from which they are expected to recover. one woman talk to us about the violence, in a space where people felt space. >> i can't wrap my head around it. i just came to work out and then coming here and finding out someone was shocked? that is crazy. ama: authorities believe that was an isolated incident and that there is no threat to the greater community. dan: believe it or not, there is new flooding at a san francisco highways months after a water leak shut down the building.
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[water rushing] dan: will have already been unable to go home for months, and now this. the home was a 35-story building in the south market neighborhood. abc7 news reporter luz pena is here with the latest on this. another mess. luz: another one. the building had been shut down for over two months. hundreds of residents had been displaced in hotels throughout san francisco. now they are waiting for the apartments to get fixed. a second orderly cap and 24 hours ago -- a second water leak happened 24 hours ago. the water leak prompted evacuation of construction workers, and residents picking up belongings. >> from the top down, from 35 to the first floor. our units are all water damage.
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here in the condition of where 95% of our belongings are still in our apartment and we are not able to access it. luz: stephanie is one of over 600 residents evacuated two months ago after a pipe burst. an estimated 25,000 gallons of water, the equivalent of an entire swimming pool, cascaded through the building into elevator shafts. she entered the apartment over the weekend, recovering some of her personal items, and says not gay are discovering more than water damage. >> it is just madness. we have missing items. there are some late-night intruders who are coming in and being caught on our neighbors' cameras. those who are lucky enough to have internet. luz: in a statement, the real estate firm that owns the building confirms that the latest incident took place at the same location as the original event, and said in part, quote," a small number of
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residents and construction workers were in the building at the time, and everyone exited safely. we are in the process of assessing the extent of the damage and cause." san francisco department of building inspection has multiple complaints for the building. the latest one citing, quote, "there is water flow in the elevator shaft. it is visible." the supervisor is demanding answers, and sets the lawsuit from the city is not out of the question. >> this is extraordinary that it happens once. it is happening twice in three months is just, i mean,, on, something is not being managed well here. luz:. luz: as for stephanie and her neighbors, she says, despite the second water leak, they are still paying utilities even that they have not lived in the building since the first week of june. >>. >> our utility bills are skyrocketing because they are using our individual outlets to have these fans blowing for several hours a day. luz: several weeks ago i spoke to the building's senior
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managing director, who said residents may not be able to move back in and tell late this year or early 2023. but after the latest water leak, many residents are worried that they will be displaced for much longer. in the newsroom, luz pena, abc7 news. dan: i feel so bad for them. thank you so much. ama: saving water was what brought governor newsom to the bay area today to discuss ways to lose california's what are the. the latest draft map released today shows drought is worse. parts of southern california have improved. the bay area remains in the cutter -- category of severe drought. the state will lose 10% of its water supply by 2040. reporter kevin campbell explains what they plan to do about it. reporter: governor gavin newsom taking a tour and a simple water at the antioch water treatment
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plant, announcing an aggressive plan to increase california's what are some. >>. >> what we're focusing on is creating more supply, creating more water. we are focusing on projects exactly like this here in antioch. reporter:. reporter: here the the sublimation of brackish water to the city. >> we will provide 30% of the annual water needs for antioch with just this one project, 6 million gallons a day of new water. news supply. reporter: the sense of urgency, as climate change drives the state into its third year of drought. >> the science of the data leads us to understand that we will lose 10% of our water supply by 2040, if all things are equal. reporter: to make up for the shortfall, the governor is calling for the investment of tens of billions of dollars over the next two decades in everything from water recycling and storage to the dissemination. reporter: the reality is we need
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to be more creative and more aggressive in terms of not just promoting this technology, but delivered on its promise moreover, on its potential,. reporter: today, tapping the former los angeles mayor to help get it done. >> my friend antonio villaraigosa, who is today being formally announced, though he has been informally working with us, at formally announced as our new infrastructure czar in the state of california. reporter: tasking his former rival. >> we know this is the biggest effort to invest in infrastructure in our nation's history, at least since the 1950's, and i can tell you, what is critical about it is that we have got to make sure that we leverage it. >> money is not the issue. it is our ability to attract those dollars would we have someone out there who was hustling to get it. reporter: tara campbell, abc7 news. dan: in north bake school
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district sees involvement jump, and with that, school funding. ama: and a warning about there scammers pertaining to be from
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this is john. he hasn't worked this hard to only get this far with his cholesterol. taken with a statin, leqvio can lower bad cholesterol and keep it low with two doses a year. side effects were injection site reaction, joint pain, urinary tract infection, diarrhea, chest cold, pain in legs or arms, and shortness of breath. with leqvio, lowering cholesterol becomes just one more thing life throws your way. ask your doctor about leqvio. lower. longer. leqvio. dan: education is available part of building a new area. and the marin county school district is bucking the trend in the climbing environment. an influx of new students has forced the district to change course.
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cornell barnard explains what is behind this big jump. >> just being able to meet those kids at the door and their beautiful faces, it is it is hiding to have that, to have that opportunity to be a part of their lives every year. cornell: angela is a fourth-grade chip teacher. she is happy to welcome students, and this year, it will be a full house. she teaches at pleasant valley elementary school, where a big jump in enrollment happened over the summer. new students are starting here. >> i would say the most challenging thing is having more buddies in the classroom, making sure we differentiate enough. cornell: so every student gets what they need. cornell: districtwide, the news gets better. faced with declining environment let last year, nevada unified has seen an increase of almost 300 students. >> we are super excited to have increased enrollment at pleasant valley because a lot of those kids are from private school, and also a lot
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of new kids moving into the neighborhood. cornell: he says that expansion of kindergarten classes and fewer covid restrictions has brought many families back to. >> school. >> i am excited for her to have that opportunity because we are traveling very far. cornell: she says her daughter is starting at the high school in the marin school of arts program. >> it is the opposite of the district where we are residents, which has a declining enrollment, and a sort of enjoying more space. reporter: statewide, california schools are at risk of losing funds due to declining enrollment. in 2018 and 2019, california schools lost 23,000 students. . between 2020 and 2021, public school enrollment dropped nearly seven times that figure, with 160,000 students dropping out. in novato, that means the district will receive about $14 million in state student subsidies.
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and layoffs issued in january to about 30 teachers have been rescinded. >> we are so excited. >>. cornell: in novato, cornell barnard, abc7 news. ama: a growing number of families are turning to prefabricated homes. this company sells homes that can be placed in the backyard or adjacent lot. this unit was built next to an existing san jose house. >> we are able to go to the vast majority of the home of sight, allowing us to build the home in a matter of four months, as opposed to years. ama: many of these adjacent units are being sold to parent want to live close to their kids and grandkids. they take all the ideas. dan: that is actually pretty clever and convenient. alright, our attention to the forecast as we get close to the weekend here. ama: we want to keep the water closer. sandhya: not just the water, you
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will want to have a fan, air conditioning it is going to get a lot warmer especially inland. i went to show you the latest on the drought monitor that just came out today, want to turn your attention and watch this area here, the central valley. the highest category of drought, exceptional, expanded from last week to this week, so it got worse there. extreme drought actually went down, it decreased in southern california and sierra nevada thanks to the monsoon moisture and all the rain they have been receiving lately. severe drought across the state a little bit higher than where it was. but here in the bay area, we have seen no change. obviously this is one of our driest months, so we don't expect rain locally, not enough to make a difference in the drought situation. la niña, just came out with this cooler than average, water temperatures continuing near the equatorial pacific.
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they are predicting that learning a continues through the winter. . if this happens, it would only be the third time with three learning winters in the 73-year record. and fortunately for us, we have seen it in the last two years, where it is wetter than normal across the pacific northwest, drier in california. we don't get what we want, which is more rain. hopefully it will change course. you could notice on the radar, and lack of rain locally. 25 in san mateo. seabreeze gusting to 28 in san jose. you can see the wind blowing the tree around. our warmest spots to do only in the low 90's, 75 in san jose. 66 in half moon bay. low 80's around santa rosa. the nice breeze in petaluma's, 72 degrees. low to mid 80's from livermore to fairfield. east bay hills, clear sky above
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mount diablo. gradual warming continues into the weekend. overnight fog amend summer heat returns as we head towards next. the fog will be near the coast and the bay tomorrow morning and then it will full away. you can count on similar whether to today. tomorrow morning we will see temperatures in the 50's rarely, a few low 60's inland, but not as warm as it was this morning. we do have a supermoon tonight, it might interfere with the perseid meteor shower peeking after midnight. 82 degrees tomorrow afternoon in san jose. 89 degrees in gilroy. 80 in redwood city. 65 in pacifica. san francisco, 70 degrees and a nice breeze. 87 in san rafael. 85 in napa. east bay, mid-to-upper 70's, 77 in fremont. inland, on the warm side, 88 in
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livermore. the 7-day forecast -- temperatures going up, mid-90's inland this weekend, triple digits by monday, and then temperatures will dial back slowly in the middle of next week. dan: ok. coming up, long covid is rare, but can be debilitating. now, bay area researchers are taking steps to learn about and taking steps to learn about and want more from your vitamins? get more with nature's bounty. from the first-ever triple action sleep supplement. to daily digestive support. to more wellness solutions every day. get more with nature's bounty. it's time for the biggest sale of the year, on the sleep number 360 smart bed. twhy choose proven quality sleep from sleep number? because proven quality sleep
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ama: two and a half years after the pandemic, the cdc is relaxing some of its guidelines. today, a dropped quarantine recommendations for people who come in close contact with the infected person. the cdc is also dropping recommendations that schools do routine daily testing, unless there is a surge. in today, the fda updated its recommendations for using at-home tests, which are not good as pcr tests at picking up signs of infection. they say if you have symptoms but test negative, you should take another test 48 hours later. if you have been exposed and do not have symptoms that test negative, the city say says to do a third test under the 48 hours after the second test. we talked about it with special correspondent dr. patel.
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>> if you have been exposed, even though there are no quarantine requirements, it is still a great move for yourself and people around you to take those tests at home, just understand that we say two negative tests 48 hours apart, you are probably fine. now it is best to take tests every 48 hours three times to make sure you are not infected. dan: here in the bay area, local health agencies are on a quest to learn more about long covid. to that end, organizers of the project will be: people who had covid, to ask about their experience. reporter melanie woodrow has the story. melanie:. melanie: charlie is in his early 30's, and says he always lived an active. >> lifestyle. >> hiking, tennis, hiker. melanie: until march of 2020 when he got covid. he says he thought he was recovering, but life changed dramatically. >> completely unrecognizable. i got sick when i was 30. now i am 32. and spent my entire 30's with this condition, completely
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housebound. melanie: he is a patient at ucsf's clinic for long covid. ucsf is partnering with local community groups to learn more about long covid, the physical and mental symptoms that last long after a covid infection. this doctor is leading the community engagement part of the study. she says, symptoms include fatigue, shortness of breath, problems with concentration, depression, and anxiety. >> that coronavirus's novel because it is not something we have seen in human relations before. we don't know much about it. melanie: researchers want to know how common it long covid is, what causes it, and how to prevent and treat it. researchers will call san francisco and san mateo adult residents had covid at least three months ago. in phase two, some people who were previously interviewed be asked to join a more detailed research study, lasting three to four years.
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the doctor says researchers are especially interested in hearing from minority groups. >> they have been more disproportionately affected by covid. that would suggest there will be a disproportionate impact of long covid in the same communities. melanie: but she says, everyone needs to understand the risks of long covid. >> there is a one to five chines -- if i knew that there was a 1 in 5 chance i could come down with a chronic condition, i would have adjusted my behavior. melanie: melanie woodrow, abc7 news. ama: today, the new focus investigators are pointing to in the search of a missing truckee teenager, kylie. reporter: pg&e used
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the days before the the january 6 attack on the capitol 42-year-old ricky shiffer fled to a field and what's killed by fbi. ama: today we are learning more about where the fbi executed the search weren't on trump's member log estate. trump and other republicans are using the rate, to fire up supporters. dan: for the first time we heard from attorney general merrick garland on the matter the latest know from washington. >> new details. sources familiar with the matter tell abc that in the spring, the former president received a subpoena for documents related to what is believed that he took from the white house and field to turn over to federal investigators. it's not clear whether trump provided any documents in
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response to the subpoena. following the subpoena, officials visited with trump in june, and prior to that, the national archives retrieved 15 boxes, some of them classified, that trump had previously taken. republicans had been demanding, fbi director christopher wray or attorney general merrick garland, explain why they raided a president august home. the department of justice has a long-standing policy of not discussing an investigation, but this afternoon, garland broke his silence. >> the justice department filed a motion in the district of florida to unseal the search warrant and the property receipt relating to a court-approved search that the fbi conducted. i personally approved the decision to seek a search warrant in this matter. reporter: since the raid, there have been calls for civil war, threats of violence against the fbi, and even unfounded accusations that some agents may have behaved improperly.
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>>. >> i will not stand by silently when their integrity is unfairly attacked. reporter: now trump and other republicans are capitalizing financially on the situation, fundraising of the grid and trumps other legal troubles, calling them an unending witchhunt. they. included a criminal investigation in georgia of trump's attempt to change the election results. and on wednesday, trump sat for a deposition with new york attorney general petitioner james, who is investigating whether the trump family business misrepresented the values of certain properties to pay less in taxes. garland says he is requesting the court unseal the warrant and the list of items removed, because the former president and his lawyers confirmed the search, and because of significant public interest in the matter. dan: vice-president kamala harris is in the bay area and had a meeting today to talk about abortion rights.
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harassment with california's attorney general, state politicians, and leaders from various reproductive rights groups. she heard about efforts from the legislator who passed 13 bills that expand or protect abortion access in california. harris has held similar events in other states. the vice president will be in oakland tomorrow to talk about the private aerospace industry. ama: abc7 has obtained bodycam video of tuesday's arrest of running back marshawn lynch in las vegas. the video shows him sleeping in the driver-side side of a ford mustang with the door open. the vehicle was damaged and missing the front tire. police say he smelled of alcohol and told officers the vehicle was stolen. officers repeatedly asked him to get out of the car. when he ignored their orders, they pulled him out forcefully. lynch was arrested on suspicion of dui. . developing use in the search of kiely rodni, the 16-year-old who disappeared after a party in truckee. police released this photo, asking the public to take note
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of the necklaces she's wearing. they are three gold chains. detectives say they are unique, and she wore them often. she also has a belly button piercing. a code red alert was sent out for nevada county today, letting people that the search for kiely rodni still on. the tips have been pouring in. >> today we have received over 500 tips. we are following on 380 leads right now, including union mail leads of over 300. ama: kiely rodni vanished after a party friday. taxes are asking anyone who was there and may have the oh, to share it with them. her phone was turned off just after 12:30 a.m. saturday and there has been no sign of her, her own, or carson then. dan: the instant payment kept zelle is surging in popularity. consumers sent $460 billion through the app last year alone. however, scammers got a big
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chunk of that money, among them posing as pg&e collectors. 7 on your side's michael finney is in the newsroom. michael: dan, this is an old scam, but with a new weapon, zelle. for years, pg&e imposters have been calling victims, claiming their electric bill is overdue and their power is about to be shut off. now, they used to make victims pay with gift cards, but now, scammers get money faster, through zelle. >> i am on my phone at work, i got this call. michael: randy was starting his workday when the call came in. >> the gentleman said, is this randy, do you live in this location? i said, yes. michael: the caller said he was from pg&e and his dramatic payment had not gone through. >> you haven't paid your bill in the past three months and we are in the process of shutting down your electricity. i said, oh no, you can't, i have
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my son at home. michael: his teenage son is home during the day in the summer. >> i was thinking, i need to make sure my son is safe. michael: look the man pause directions. >> i said, zelle bang, have never used it before, but i saw it was a feature on my wells fargo account. michael: he sent $987 to an account called ge which seemed it would go to pg&e. but the man told randy emily did not go there, he had to type in a -- randy, the money did not get there, he had to type in another code. he said randy could use their to reverse the payment. instead, more money came out of his account. >> finally i woke up to what was going on. you are scamming me, this is not the truth. michael: the man hang up. $2500 gone straight to the scammers. randy filed a complaint with wells fargo and a report with police. and officer said, it looked
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less. >> he said, if i got my money back from wells fargo, i would be the first person in history. michael: wells fargo did not reject randy's claims, saying he out the payment. >> i was, like, oh my gosh, what am i going to do? i need to sell my car so i can try to make up $2400. michael: we told wells fargo that randy was tricked into sending the money, and by law, we believe he should be reimbursed. and soon after, the bank called randy. >> he is, like, i just wanted to say, traditions. . he said not only are we refunding your money, but your money is back to your account. i went to wells fargo and i saw the money and i was jumping up and down for joy. very, very happy. michael: good going, wells fargo. now, zelle doesn't offer the same fraud protections as credit and debit cards. member that. however, bank regulators say if you are induced by fraud into
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setting money, a federal law known as regulation e should protect you. if you get caught up in a scam like this, tell your bank about regulation e. if they won't listen, tell me. you can do that by going to abc7news.com/7onyourside, and you can also share any stories about your money and how they are working out for you. dan: as always, great job, michael. coming up, a story not about your money, but about your time, specifically where it is being spent online. plus, -- >> it was around and then can let go and foul off, but then it made a turn. ama: he is describing a shark attack that both he and his dog survived unharmed. dan: now, it is time for the california housing watch, with tips for writing an offer and securing your dream home. >> this california housing watch is sponsored by redfin. >> you find your dream home, now it is time to make an offer. if you did your homework, you
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non-gaming tribes have been left in the dust. wealthy tribes with big casinos make billions, while small tribes struggle in poverty. prop 27 is a game changer. 27 taxes and regulates online sports betting to fund permanent solution to homelessness. while helping every tribe in california. so who's attacking prop 27? wealthy casino tribes who want all the money for themselves support small tribes, address homelessness. vote yes on 27.
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[cheers and applause] ama: after soaring yesterday following news that inflation had slowed better than expected, today the market had a mellow day. the dow rose 29 point. nasdaq was down 75. the smp was essentially flight. the national average for a gallon of gas has dropped below four dollars a gallon, according to aaa. it hasn't been that long since march about a week since before russia invaded ukraine. solano county is the cheapest in california, at $5.32.
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dan: you delete a study to tell you this, you probably have observed it nearly half of all teenagers say they use the internet almost constantly. that is about double the last time the pew research center asked the question. facebook is the main destination, 71% of teens said they use it. now, youtube is the most popular platform among young people. 95% of teenagers say they use it regularly. tiktok is the second most popular and facebook ranks third. and we have a new way for you to watch abc7news, in partnership with hulu, you can watch over newscasts live throughout the day on abc news live. it is a combination of the best live, local and national news, all available to hulu subscribers. you can find it within the news hub on who. ama: the weather is warming up. see how much our temperatures will change in
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seen this ad? it's not paid for by california tribes. it's paid for by the out of state gambling corporations that wrote prop 27.
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it doesn't tell you 90% of the profits go to the out of state corporations. a tiny share goes to the homeless, and even less to tribes. and a big loophole says, costs to promote betting reduce money for the tribes, so they get less. hidden agendas. fine print. loopholes. prop 27. they didn't write it for the tribes or the homeless. they wrote it for themselves. dan: twice in two months, a shark attack in a beach in pacific grove. the beach is now closed until saturday. we spoke with the survivor about how he managed to get away without a scratch.
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reporter: at clippers point beach in pacific grove, this fitness coach had just finished teaching a workout class, when he decided to break out the cattle board with his dog by his side. he got about 150 yards out before noticing something was not right. >> and i saw the shadow figure underneath me kind of like approaching my board on the left side, and i dove down. -- and it drove down. my brain out, oh, a small whale. reporter:. reporter: a second later, he realized, this was nowhere. >> it came up aggressively and it hit the middle right side of my board with its body. as its mother was coming up, it made a turn and latched onto the farm side of my board. reporter: stickler says a shark was within three feet of his face, writing down on his prized paddleboard. >> it was thrashing around and it let go. . but it made a quick turn, and i
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felt like its nose thrusted onto the bottom of the board, which then threw me and my dog off the board. reporter: that is when he says, his fight or flight instinct kicked in. >> my system just responded very methodically, and i needed to get the board lived over immediately, i need to get my dog. reporter: david is the director of san jose state university's pacific shark research center. . he estimates that shark could eat two or three years old. >>. >> when they get around 10 feet, they start looking at marine mammals and things like paddle boards, they start investigating because their diet is shifting to larger things. reporter: stickler says this was his first time back in the water since june only, a day before the last shark attack in this area, when a shark bit a swimmer in the stomach and leg. he suffered severe injuries. as for stickler, he flag down what he believes was a whale-watching boat that
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happened to have a group of buddhist monks on board. they immediately started to pray over him and help guide him and his dog to safety without a scratch. >> it helped me not go into catastrophic fear or panic. reporter: nina highland, abc7news. ama: i think a lot of people will be wanting to hit the beach coming up here, and. dan: that is true. sandhya, 100 degrees coming? sandhya: i want to show you live doppler seven. i pressure is normally over the pacific and we get the northwesterly wind that causes the cold water upwelling -- not happening now, and that is why the ocean temperatures are in the low 60's. that has made it a little mega to humid. dew points right now in the 50's and 60's. tomorrow's highs, mid 60's to low 90's like today.
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it's going to be mild to warm, notice the numbers going up saturday inland. mid-90's. saturday, mid-to-upper 90's. then by monday, triple digits. the air quality will go from good to good to moderate for the weekend. still fine to get outside. good news is it will remain comfortable with our microclimates at the coast. . monday is the hottest day. downhill after that, at least a slow cooling. dan: sandhya, thank you. ama: here is larry beil with some sports news. larry: have either of you ever been hypnotized? [laughter] dan: years ago, once, yes. chris: plus, his days as a 49er quarterback are numbered. might the old sui
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>> now abc7 sports with larry beil. larry: in less than 24 hours, the niners will host the packers. trey lance is expected to play. aaron rodgers hasn't played in the preseason since 2018, and he will not tomorrow. some new ramblings about another landing place for jimmy garoppolo -- stop me if you have heard this one befe that deshan watson's six-game suspension has been increased, and that the browns would have increased interest in getting jimmy
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garoppolo, who remains on the 49ers roster, waiting to be traded oreased. something will happen by august 30, for sure. it appears the browns are taking it more seriously because of the watson situation. the issue is jimmy garoppolo's contract, is owed almost $24 million this season. if he does not take a pay cut this year to play elsewhere, he would be essentially vetoing the trade. this thing is really good. this episode has footage of team scrimmage is that even we were not allowed to film. it is really the only place to see trey lance taking on this 49ers defense. also featuring speeches from head coach kyle shanahan. >> your expectations have got to be so much more, and i think collectively, we have that as much as any 32 teams in the league, that's why i don't have to sit here and talk about it. i see you guys. i know who has been working away. i am not worried about anyone.
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. i am ready to go to work. how do we get our team the best we can in a limited amount of time? we have a plan. trust us and communicate with us and let's go to work. larry: good stuff. the nba will retire the late russell number six jersey all across the leg league. and players will wear a commemorative patch next season. anybody who currently wears number six can keep it for the rest of their career, it will be phased out. 25 players were at last year, the most prominent was lebron james. it is good to see the league honoring the late bill russell. sometimes it seems like klay thompson is almost unconscious on the court. what happens when he is hypnotized? take a look. >> over. you can feel the strings tugging on your hips. there we go. ♪ >> some crazy thing is already
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happening. [laughter] >> good, perfect. [laughter] >> open your eyes. 123. now? did you feel any touches, any strings? >> yup. i never touched you once. did i touch him? >> no. >> i never touched you once. i won't like this. >> i got to check the video. [laughter] larry: check the video! that is hypnotist johnny wu. app question is, is it real? i don't know, but it is entertaining. i was doing some research on hypnotism and it turns out, if you were relieved or under the age of six, you cannot be hypnotized. [laughter] go ahead, ama, i know what you want to say.
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ama: i am not saying anything. [laughter] larry: well, i am safe. ♪ you will not see me like this. [laughter] ama: thanks, larry. coming up tonight on abc7, at 8:00, press your luck, followed by generation gap, and stay with us for abc7news at 11:00. that is it for this edition of abc7news, thanks for joining us. i am ama daetz. dan: and i am dan ashley. for all of us now you can save big on supersonic wifi from xfinity. can it handle all of my devices? oh, all that. and it comes with a 2-year rate guarantee. what?! ok! no annual contract. no equipment fees.
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♪♪♪ from the alex trebek stage at sony pictures studios, this is "jeopardy!" here are today's contestants-- an accountant from redondo beach, california... a cpa from austin, texas... and our returning champion-- a software developer from san francisco, california... ...whose 3-day cash winnings total... [applause] and now hosting "jeopardy!"-- ken jennings! [applause] thank you, johnny gilbert. welcome, everyone, to "jeopardy!" our returning champion, andrew he, headed into the weekend averaging over $35,000 per game. very impressive. can he keep it going?
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