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>> this is abc7 news. >> tonight, the nation's top public health agency is relaxing some covid-19 guide liens. the c.d.c. has announced changes to social danessing, quarantine recommendation and more. the agency says an estimated 95% of americans 16 and up have acquired some level of immunity either from being vaccinated or infected. thank you for joining us. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm ama daetz. reporter: matching recommendations with reality. that's how some health experts are describing the c.d.'s move to ease covid-19 guidelines. among the changes announced thursday, the agency dropped the
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quarantine recommendation for people who have been exposed. >> we're exposed constantly that pragmatically the idea of quarantining was out a long time ago. reporter: the c.d.c. also dropping the test to be safe practicing. >> we really didn't provide the testing infrastructure for people to actually engage in some of these recommendation >> for superintendent telling abc7 news in part, while a few recommendations were removed schools industrial the flexibility to implement any safety measures necessary to continue full-time in person instruction. under the new guidance, those who test positive are asked to isolate for five days. if fever-free for 24 hours after that, you may end isolation but
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should still wear a high quality mask. >> we're going to have to live wit. the c.d.c.'s message was that covid was here to stay. >> it's meant to minimize the impact on communities and healthcare systems an industry overwhelmed with more than the current overlapping infectious diseases >> we need to get kids their physicals. and these are long-term effects on the healthcare system. >> others shared their concern over long-term effect of covid-19. >> i know several people dealing withing long-term covid. it's more worrisome than flu-like systems. >> these are recommendation not requirement. >> people will change their behavior accordingly regardless of what the c.d.c. recommends. >> and we sent this notification tonight on our abc7 news app. when the c.d.c. released the new
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guidelines. if you want breaking news in the future download our app in the app store. dan: the president says he will not oppose the release of documents related to the search. the justice department wants to unseal the warrant to reveal more about what they were looking for during the raid on monday. a source familiar with the investigation says the justice department and the f.b.i. believe former president trump continued to keep sensitive classified document that is had national security implication and trump was not complying with" to give those documents back. abc news learned that trump was subpoenaed back in june followed by a smaller group of agents to mar-a-lago. monday's raid happened after the d.o.j. concluded that he had not turned in what was demanned in the subpoena. >> there's ban sharp rise in violent and extremist rhetoric online. some of it directed at bay area
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congress people including eric swalwell who has received threats recently. tim john spoke to swayl well earlier today and joins us live with the details. tim? tim: on wednesday, swalwell tweeted out a death threat that had been left on his voice mail. the lengthy mentioned his wife and his children. we will warn you sit pretty graphic. >> first of all, i want to say not me, but i hope someone [beep] that float ear to area. swalwell is a worthless piece of [beep]. >> that clip just a small samplele of the $1 minnesota 4 left for eric swalwell at his district office. in total the message included 55 profanity with multiple racial slurs used. >> i'm not going to be intimidated. >> swalwell has been the target
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of extremists before and he's not alone. the anti-defamation league says following the f.b.i. raid of mar-a-lago violent far right rhetoric exploded online. the phrase civil war was trending on twitter. >> what we are seeing are unprecedented numbers right now and it's truly terrifying. >> for swalwell the growing trend poses a grave danger not just for himself and the family but for the nation as a whole. >> our country is at a dangerous point. i would say democracy is on life support. he worried what's on the fringes of the internet is now become more mainstream, some of it being repeated by a number of elected officials. he's calling on all his colleagues in congress to tone down the rhetoric. that fires people up and makes them think that they have to take up arms against law less government when that's just not the case. >> perhaps even more dangerous, swayl well says that many of the officials parrotting extremist
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views don't believe much of what they're saying. according to swalwell they're doing it to score political points. >> the danger with that mindset is that if the quote, unquote fans or constituents don't see it that way and enter met breath it as real -- >> swalwell says there's much more than unites us than keeps us apart. >> most of us whether it's gun safe, healthcare, money and politics we want the same thing. dan: one example of this extreme rhetoric having the potential come to life happened today. an armed suspect was shot dead by police after he allegedly attempted to breach an f.b.i. field office. they're investigating social media posts linked to the suspect which called for violence after the search of mar-a-lago, i'm live in our newsroom tonight. tim johns, abc7 news. dan: governor newsom was in
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contra costa county to push for new projections or projects that will ease california's water shortage. the governor toured the brackish water desal nation plant that is under construction in antioch. the governor released a 19-point plan of local water projects they include recycled water facilities and desal nation water plants. california is expected to lose 10% of its water supply in the next two decades. >> and here with more on the latest drought data, is sandhya patel. sandhya: let's take a look at last week vs. this week. i want to really turn your attention to the central valley. you will notice this area here. that's extension until drought. watch watch what happens as was bring you to this time. extreme drought in southern california. and parts of the sierra nevada actually shrink.
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here in the bay area no change whatsoever. we're in a severe drought. as you take a look t our rainfall averages it's one of our driest months we get 500 to 900th. not enough to put a department on our deficit. if you look at la nina which is cooler than average ocean temperature that is will continue through winter there. 's an over70% chance that it continues through winter if it happens this is the third winter in a row. and this is tonight third time this has ever happened that we've had a la nina three years in a row in the 73-year record. now, if it follows, what we have seen the last two years, it would be wetter than average in the pacific northwest. dryer in the southern california. and we unfortunately, would not get as much rain as we would like to see let's hope that changes court i'll take a look at the weekend forecast which includes some
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heat. dan: the bacteria that causes legionnaires disease has been found in napa county. they have found it inside a pond in california boulevard and a cooling tower at the county hall of justice. it's a type of pneumonia often from air-conditioning units, hot tubbs or plumbing systems. 19 people have been diagnosed with the does -- disease since july 11th. >> on the, the message from hundreds of san francisco residents is a clear one, save our seats. it's in reference to a management group's plan to renovate the castro theater, a landmark in the neighborhood. the renovation involves redoing a section of seats. j.r. stone was at a heated community meeting tonight and has more. [applause] a standing ovation in the his or
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the excastro theater thursday night. the crowd showing the management group here that those in attendance are not happy with the renovation plan to tear out an replace all of these lower level floor seats and in the process change orchestra floor >> save the seats. [cheers] >> they believe they could make more money without the seats. >> they plan to renovate it. that involves fixes to the ceiling, a movable upstairs bar and a plan to take these lore seats out and make it look like this, something that allows for standing and sitting. >> it's tiered seating. we have staggered chairs. so everyone has a gradyed experience of looking at the front stage or front screen. >> at one point there were boos. >> attend of the day, a business has to generate business.
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and i think the best way to do that and to also make the experience really good for people because i think that's the component missing is recognizing the people have a good time they're more inclined to return. but protestors lined up in shares that read "save the seats." the need theater is a historic landmark but that status applies to the actual building not the seats inside. >> so i want to know what the seating capacity is. is there a sitting capacity here? >> those in from planet entertainment say there's an estimate that around is 100 fewer seats would be available. >> i'm concerned about what happenser you know, when 500,000 straight rock 'n' roll bros fan out into our neighborhood and take over those spaces j.r.
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stone, abc7 news. dan: an update on actress anne heche the somber news about her prognosis about that fiery car crash. am: a luxury san francisco high-rise has flood again. residents haven't been able to go home. and a sneak peak of the big announcement vice president kamala harris will have for some it's time for the biggest sale of the year, on the sleep number 360 smart bed. it's temperature balancing, so you both say cool. our smart sleepers get 28 minutes more restful sleep per night. all smart beds are on sale. save 50% on the sleep number 360 limited edition smart bed. only for a limited time.
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falling into a comb a.m. the actress is expected to be kept on life support as organ donation options are considered. investigators say heche was driving very fast before crashing into a los angeles home last friday. the crash is under investigation after a controlled substance was found in her blood. ama: there's more flooding in a san francisco high-rise that has been shut down for months because of a water leak about 33 tenants have been living a way from the building. the broken flooded pipe forced them out about two months ago. now, it's happened again. another wear -- water leak led to flooding. one of the residents says she's discovering more than just water damage. >> we have missing items from our apartment and from our neighbors. there are some late night intruders coming in. our neighbors have cameras those
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who are lucky enough to have internet. >> the real estate development and management firms that ones the building says a small number of residents and construction workers were in the building and everyone exited safely. we are in the process of assessing the extent of the damage and cause. dion: an investigation was caused after 21,000 fish were found at u.c. davis. species of fish including the sha nook salmon were kept for biology an aqua culture. only a small number have survived after being exposed to chlorine. u.c. dallas hold themselves accountable to prevent this think are from happening again. they are working to contact collab traitors and funding agencies around this incident. ama: the house plans to vote on a $750 billion climate investment healthcare and tax care. the inflation reduction act includes a $300 billion for
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climate reform provide ago tax credit for americans with clean energy vehicles and homes. a major shift is expect in healthcare. medicare is negotiate lower prices. the bill will put a 15% income tax on large corporations making more than a billion dollars. dion: vice president kamala hard ves in the bay area and had a meeting to talk about abortion rights. harris met with state politicians and leaders from various reproductive rights groups. the vice president heard about efforts by the legislature to past 13 nails expand or protect abortion access in california. harris has held similar events in other states and tomorrow, the vice president returns to her hometown oakland to help launch a plan to end generational poverty f she will join the mayor to promote the generation fund. a $50 million quasi endowment
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through 2035. it will expand the brilliant baby program establish ago $500 college savings account to each baby born to meidcal eligible people. the generation fund will serve about 30,000 oakland students. ama: let's get a check of our weather. dion: it's about here, sandhya. -- dan: it's here, sandment it's getting hot. sandhya: by monday we're talk about triple digits. i want to show you something speck tack left arm this was just a short time ago. it's a super moon. it's a super full moon brighter, bigger. it is also known as the stir general fulmen in the month of august. it was absolutely stunning to see this.
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but that super moon potentially may interfere with being able to see some of the persian meteor shower. they peaked tonight. look from the northeast from midnight to dawn. because of the super moon, you may not exactly see all of them? best viewing is away from the coast where there is less fog and obviously, find a dark spot. it's a shallow marine layer that the hour. certainly had some active weather move through las vegas. just some downpours. thunderstorms erupt there had. multiple storm reports. check for the latest rainfall total and las vegas reporting 8100th of an inch of rain. all asonsoonw, thats t the' a high preur over t beenngo it beenboine saw some of our hottest weather
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around this area of high pressure preventing any heat from occurring. that's going change come the weekend. high pressure starts to build back and the temperatures become to come up. right now still pretty mild. ocean temperatures 61 degrees because of the lack of the up blowing. the camera showing you that fog layer looking back toward the city. some morning fog. gradual warming continuess into the weekend. and we are looking at hot summer days in inland as we head into next week. you have the fog. pulls away most areas like today. it should be a nice looking one. temperatures will be in the 50's, 60's. watch out for that fog. afternoon highs on the warm side in the south bay, 89 gillroy. 88 san jose. 76 palo alto. dorancisco 70 degrees. north bay numbers 85 in san rafael. 88 in santa rosa in the east bay
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76. 78 castro valley 9 in concord. 92 in brentzwood. 49ers opening tomorrow first preseason game against packers. 76 degrees at kickoff. temperatures dropping to up ther 60's. it's going to be a warm and nice one. no extreme temperatures on the accuweather seven-day forecast. but certainly the sizzling summer weather gets back into the pitch cure, sunday, monday, tuesday, mid 90's to low 100's. but the coast will remain comfort national the 60's. dan: we're touching 100. sandhya: that's right. seen this ad? it's not paid for by california tribes.
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>> the shark was latched on to the front of my board. the shark was maybe three feet from my face. so like i was watching it champ on to the board. ama: that's unnerving. we are hearing from a paddle board whore survived a shark attack. david stickler was 150 yards away from the pier at lover's point at pacific grove. stickler says it was his first time out in the water since the shark attack at the same beach back
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for years, california's 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
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>> abc7 sports sponsored by river rock casino. dan: trey lance taken the field for the 49ers first preseason game against green bay at levi's. while jimmy garoppolo waits for another team. the browns may be interested in jimmy g. if the nfl extends deshawn watson's time they would owe him about $25 million for jimmy garoppolo. 's that's not going to happen tonight. titans-ravens. malik willis. he was going right. now, he's going left. now, he's going into the end zone for the only titan score of the game, the only touchdown.
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but baltimore has won 21 straight preseason games. tyler huntley, shamar bridges and the ravens do what they do every august, win, win, win. 23-10. on to baseball. the field of dreamstmid it's ion fields. ken griffey jr. and his dad. this is so great emerging from the corn and having atc all this stemming from the kevin costner movie. seiya suzuki. the cubs scored three times to take the lead. some people love this. not so much. a hologram of harry carey singing "take me out to the ballgame" looked kind of real. very mixed reviews. giants and a's both had the night off. the nba is making unprecedented move for a one of a kind player. they're going reire the late bill russell's number six and they're doing this league wide. russell went from oakland to usf
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and 11 titles with the celtics. 25 players including lebron james wore six. they can keep wearing it but no new sixs will be worn going forward. check out the smile on warriors' center kevon looney bringing the nba championship trophy to milwaukee. he's hold ago camp for kids at hizell old school. brown deer high school. the kids all chanting "looney, looney, looney." what a cool moment and a great day for the bids kids as well as kevon. sports on abc7 sponsored by river rock casino. and
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ama: th thank you so much for watching. dan: we appreciate y >> lou: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live" with guest host david alan grier. tonight, ashton kutcher, amandla stenberg, cody bellinger, music from jessie reyez with cleto and the cletones. and now, david alan grier! >> david: thank you. whoo! all right! [ cheers and applause ] thank you. thank you.
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