tv ABC7 News 600AM ABC August 26, 2022 6:00am-7:00am PDT
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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. >> the doj expected to release key documents in the search of the former president's home. reggie: staying safe from scammers, trying to get their hands on your financial info. kumasi: parts of the south still drying out after flooding. reggie: good morning on this friday. kumasi: we start with a check of the forecast. drew: quieter. fog first thing. temperatures cooler. 50's and 60's outside.
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light layer, take it with you. visibility reduced. the fog not thick. santa rosa, three miles. elsewhere, visibility is better. marine layer, sf skyline. cloud cover first thing, brighter skies as the day goes. lunchtime in the 60's and 70's. later, breezy, bright, warmer. upper 80's to 90. 70's along the bay shoreline. the weekend, cooler weather returns. reggie: we could learn more about the justification for the fbi search of the former president's home. the justice department has until 9 a.m. to release the affidavit used to obtain the warrant. jobina: the judge is allowing
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the justice department to black out anything that could interfere with the investigation. it is not clear how many details we will get. it is likely to contain information about the evidence prosecutors already had. >> it is an effort to strike a balance by the magistrate between the government's desire to keep the investigation intact and public interest in knowing what this is all about. jobina: according to documents made public, agents are investigating violations to three federal crimes related to the espionage act. this week, president biden commented on it for the first time saying he had no knowledge about the search before it happened. kumasi: this morning, half a dozen bay area cities have reported finding credit card scam or devices -- scammer
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devices. it is a troubling trend. ryan curry joining us live where one of the skimmers was found. reporter: one of those was found here recently in july. people identified it and sunnydale police removed it. they were one of six agencies able to discover the fake credit card skimmers and move them away from people, avoiding the chances of getting their information stolen. oakland police and the marin county sheriffs office were some of the other agencies who found the skimmers in locations across the bay area. they use information to make purchases of their own. these skimmers can be hard to find. they are often disguised as legitimate card readers. experts say taking extra steps
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to see if anything is out of the ordinary can help you. >> in the hands of people who are not authorized, it is risky all the time. reporter: on august 19, morgan hill police got alerted to a device and a small camera above a bank of america atm. these devices are disguised as regular readers in the most popular areas where you would use a credit card. cybersecurity experts advise people if you want to be on the safe side, use cash is always a good option as well as using google pay and apple pay. those things do not transmit your card information when you use them. abc 7 news. reggie: a warning from police after a dog was stolen in san jose. it is a trend we have seen.
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the american bulldog has been reunited with the owner. it was scary. police say the suspect knew the dog owner's through a mutual friend. he stole her car and took the dog. she was able to get the car back after a frightening confrontation. >> he found out she took the car back and fired a gun at her, slashed her tires, etc. and still was demanding money for the dog. reggie: earlier this week, police arrested the 40-year-old for stealing the car and the dog. the dog's back home safe and healthy. kumasi: another controversy at a school. two students are not allowed at school because they will not wear a mask. the students attend an academy in san jose, which requires masking on all campuses. >> it irritates their faces,
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their nose, their mouth, their lips, around the top of their lips and the bottom of their lips and ends up causing their nose to run, and their eyes start to bother them. kumasi: district officials say the mandate is in place to keep students safe. they claim they gave the students options. including wearing a mask one hour or independent study. he is now considering legal action. reggie: pop up monkeypox vaccine in san francisco at an entertainment venue on taylor street. 11:00 a.m. to 3:00. please meet the credibility criteria. they include trans and nine banerjee -- non-binary people.
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the clinic at zuckerberg san francisco general is open today from 8:00 to 4:00 as supply is allowed. they administered 207 doses yesterday. kumasi: the south is drying out after flooding. first responders in mississippi rescued dozens from a retirement home. three feet of water rushed into the building. in other parts of the region, the rain caused bad damage to neighborhoods. much of the region was dealing with drought. the new features coming to instagram that would make it safer. reggie: a dad and his son rescued after they were clinging to a cooler in a harbor. how they ended up stranded at sea. drew: live look south beach, showing the bay bridge. overcast first thing, fog giving
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way to sunshine today. below average tempera now you can save big on supersonic wifi from xfinity. can it handle all of my devices? all that. and it comes with a 2-year rate guarantee. what?! ok! no annual contract. no equipment fees. oh, and a free streaming box. i like streaming. it's all just $50 a month when you add xfinity mobile with unlimited data. will you add a motorcycle? no. did you say yes?! the new xfinity supersonic bundle. it's kind of a big deal
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kumasi: a father and son rescued from boston harbor when their boat hit rocks. when first responders got there, two clinging onto the cooler. with their heads above the water. they were fishing when their line got tangled in an engine and caused it to fail. they were treading water for 20 minutes holding onto the cooler. both of them are ok. drew: yikes. good they are safe. pretty picture.
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breathe and get your day started. beautiful sunrise. once the sun is up, fog to start. beautiful sunshine later this afternoon. 10:00 a.m. marine layer slow to break. gradually warming through the 60's by 10:00 a.m. with cloud cover overhead. early afternoon, warmer spots in the 80's. 60's and 70's around the shoreline. warmer today, 90's return. 74 oakland with afternoon sunshine. warmer in the south bay. 86 santa rosa. afternoon sunshine, 69 in the city. grab the jacket for evening plans with the marine layer. jobina: wind advisory through the ultima pass. current delay on bart, in the
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richmond direction due to an earlier obstruction on the tracks. not bad. metering lights are on at the toll plaza. traffic pretty light for friday, good news. no fog advisory at the golden gate. you shouldn't have problems getting in and out of the north bay. drive times here. nice ride. kumasi: why moderna is suing pfizer over the covid vaccine. we are taking a live look outside. outside. ladies, six minutes please... this is my life. it's not always “picture perfect.” plus i'm dealing with bleeding from uterine fibroids. enter myfembree, a once-daily pill for women
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here at city of refuge, we house up to 26 families. we reduce homelessness, address mental health, provide spaces for addiction to be broken, create spaces of healing and restoration. for the first time ever, prop 27 will provide permanent funding for organizations like ours. saying yes to prop 27 means more people get the assistance that they nee they get someone to partner in such a way to see transformation come to them. yes on prop 27, because there's no place like home.
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reggie: moderna is suing pfizer. they allege they copied technology. it claims moderna had mrna technology before pfizer took similar coding from it. it seeks undetermined monetary damage. pfizer was the first vaccine to proceed with authorization. kumasi: japan will end its covid testing requirement for tourists next month. it is one of the last countries to do so. the prime minister says there will still be some restrictions in place for touristss. you must still book a guided tour to visit. testing requirement will stop september 7. china and south korea are still
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requiring pre-arrival testing. the world's top male tennis player is not playing at the u.s. open. djokovic is not vaccinated. he is the reigning wimbledon champion but did not play the australian or french opens because of his vaccination status. reggie: we have covered uc berkeley. they have been through so much. set update. one of the hatchlings has died. lindsay was founded yesterday on the we west edge of campus. this was taken in june. falcon experts believe lindsay was likely attacked by a hawk. her dad was killed in march. her mom, annie, had to find a new mate. now lindsay is gone. the first year of life for a
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falcon is exceptionally difficult. survival is only 40% as they learn to protect themselves and hunt on their own. kumasi: new details on paul pelosi. the chp's 1199 foundation is revoking his lifetime membership. he was arrested after a dui crash in may, napa county. he presented his foundation card during the arrest. in a statement, chp said that made it look like he was trying to get preferential treatment. he was sentenced to three years probation earlier this week. reggie: the chp has made an arrest in a freeway shooting. you can see in east bay couple reacting when a bullet strikes their front windshield. the 24-year-old suspect was booked facing multiple charges including attempted murder. it happened on 580.
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the people whose car was hit were not seriously injured. kumasi: this morning, a new elementary school in the mission bay neighborhood. the school board approve the transfer of 2.5 acres of free land. this is one of the last major steps before construction can start. the school and need to accommodate, it was set to open fall, 2025. reggie: a bill to expand voting rights in union elections. the governor's press office says the governor won't sign the bill. it is a blow to hundreds of farmworkers who are going to reach the state capital today after they walked 300 miles. they have been planning to rally to get the governor to sign the bill. the governor's office says it exports expanding rights for farmworkers but cannot support
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the bill because it lacks critical provisions to protect integrity. kumasi: instagram will restrict sensitive contact by default for teens. in addition, teenagers will be asked to review account settings, including options on who can re-share their content. the change will make it more difficult for young people to read sensitive content. reggie: i heart media launches its first virtual fortnite. charlie booth will be kicking things off september 9. the virtual park is called i heartland. this is an important distinction from other virtual concerts. he will not appear as an avatar. the show is prerecorded for a two day screening on the main
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stage. what are the words i just said? [laughter] drew: thank you. kumasi: i was trying to keep up. reggie: really no idea. i'm sorry. kumasi: do you know about it? jobina: i was on the phone. sorry. [laughter] i apologize. kumasi: drew, call your little cousin. reggie: is this something on the computer? kumasi: my cousin with no. jobina: player phone. reggie: we don't even know that. kumasi: i will text him. full report. reggie: is mario in it? luigi? drew: peach? reggie: kirby? drew: super smash brothers territory? it kind of looks like that. kumasi: yell let it go. reggie: goodbye. [laughter] drew: enjoy it if you are going to virtually see it. if that is how you do it. [laughter]
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i don't know. [laughter] i was on the phone. [laughter] i feel like one day you are like what was that? reggie: my back, my knees! [laughter] drew: you have your purse aspirin, then your house aspirin, then your work aspirin. [laughter] kumasi: your reading glasses. drew: i have my peepers. [laughter] i do. my eyes aren't too terrible where i need contacts but i do need glasses to see. kumasi: it is ok friend. [laughter] drew: all going downhill. [laughter] what are we here for? not a long time but a good time. thank you everybody. beautiful shot of the fog. as it goes down our hillside. what a pretty picture. pockets of drizzle coast. the bigger headline, below average temperatures saturday and sunday.
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70's and 80's for the south bay. 87 morgan hill. cloudy for the coast. brighter away from the coast. 70's for the most part. afternoon sunshine. north bay in the 80's. east bay 60's and 70's, afternoon sunshine. breezy inland. good air quality. 80's and 90's with sunshine. marine layer back with us, 50's and 60's on saturday. onshore flow with us, 60's and 70's around the bay shoreline. barely in the mid 80's. we do it again. a lot of sunshine this weekend. it will be breezy in the afternoon. summerlike heat returning next week. reggie: good morning america coming up at 7:00. kumasi: ginger zee has a look at what is ahead. ginger: nice to be with you. developments in the mar-a-lago search fallout.
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the key document that justified the raid on the former president's home is set to be released. where does the investigation go now? we have the fallout over the student loan battle. more pushback on both sides of the aisle. why it could be months to see relief. we have an exclusive interview with the family of a six-year-old girl who narrowly escaped and attempted abduction caught on camera. john and britney spears dropping their much-anticipated collaboration. i say much-anticipated because i have been waiting for it. you don't want to miss our summer concert series. oh zona performs
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- you okay? - there's a flex alert today so i'm mentally preparing for the power outage. oh, well we can help stop one because we are going to reduce our energy use from 4-9pm. what now? i stepped on a plug. oh that's my bad! unplugging. when it comes to preventing outages the power is ours. for decades, i've worked at the intersection of domestic violence and homelessness. so when prop 27 promised solutions to homelessness, i took a good, hard look. it's not a solution. 90% of the money goes to the out-of-state corporations who wrote it. very little is left for the homeless. don't let corporations exploit homelessness to pad their profits. vote no on 27.
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afterward. it suddenly jerked forward when pulling into the station at the end of the ride. this isn't the first time there has been an incident on the ride. it had to be closed last year when one of the cars derailed. it is the el toro ride at six flags, great adventure in new jersey. kumasi: vanessa bryant will donate the money she won in a lawsuit to families. it was $16 million. she accused the county of sharing photos of the crash that killed kobe bryant, her daughter and several others. she said she will donate the award to her nonprofit. the foundation helps to offer educational opportunities to underserved athletes. reggie: you might see people traveling with service dogs at the airport but you probably have not seen this. a bald eagle spotted going from the tsa at charlotte international airport. the name, clark.
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the 19-year-old eagle flies seven times on a plane a year. [laughter] this time he was on southwest. clark is trained to spread his wings and was showing off during the screening. southlake notified tsa to be prepared. kumasi: doesn't excite me. reggie: did you hear someone in the background/ [laughter] america! ♪ [laughter] reggie: ok. wait, why is it traveling? kumasi: it has places to be. reggie: next, what the 49ers head coach says about his offense. kumasi: the governor is discussing his groundbreaking move to
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here at city of refuge, we house up to 26 families. we reduce homelessness, address mental health, provide spaces for addiction to be broken, create spaces of healing and restoration. for the first time ever, prop 27 will provide permanent funding for organizations like ours. saying yes to prop 27 means more people get the assistance that they nee they get someone to partner in such a way to see transformation come to them. yes on prop 27, because there's no place like home. now you can save big on supersonic wifi from xfinity.
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to see transformation come to them. can it handle all of my devices? all that. and it comes with a 2-year rate guarantee. what?! ok! no annual contract. no equipment fees. oh, and a free streaming box. i like streaming. it's all just $50 a month when you add xfinity mobile with unlimited data. will you add a motorcycle? no. did you say yes?! the new xfinity supersonic bundle. it's kind of a big deal
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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. reggie: president biden defending his decision to forgive student loans. by some say it will cost the country more than money. kumasi: the bay area billboard that has people talking. why it is telling californians not to move out of state. reggie: why the famous las vegas strip might be a thing of the past. a new proposal may prevent more from getting built. drew: oof. [laughter] kumasi: good morning. drew: we will find pockets of drizzle close to the coast. dense fog. marine layer with us. temperatures cooler. 50's and low 60's. visibility produced. not thick. santa rosa, half moon bay, three
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miles. not bad. the sun is about to crest over the horizon. the sun coming up. fog down below. bright skies by lunch. we are a few degrees warmer this afternoon compared to yesterday. hottest spots, 80's to 90's. along the shoreline, upper 70's. breezy afternoon, onshore flow creating a cooler weekend. reggie: a warning about credit card skimmers. six agencies have reported finding them from petaluma to morgan hill, they have been spotted at gas stations, retailers and atm's. we are live. reporter: one of those was found at this location in sunnyvale, in july.
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experts advise people to be vigilant. they advise for the time being, use cash as an alternative for use apple pay or google pay because those don't transmit your credit card info. six different agencies across the bay area have identified skimmers, from the north bay to the south bay and everywhere in between. they look like regular card readers. the only difference is they are skimmers, they take your info and transmit them to the criminal who put them there in the first place. they obtain your credit card information to buy things of their own. they can be hard to find because of the way they look. they are often identified and looked just like actual credit card readers. they have been found at gas stations, convenience stores, atm. pretty much anywhere were popular card transactions take place.
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experts say look at the device, make sure if it looks anything different than the one next to it, don't use it. >> look at the device itself to see if it is tight or not. see the label. the seal. look at the next device, atm or pump and see if it is similar. reporter: oakland police, petaluma police and marin county sheriff's have identified skimmers and removed them. they are transferring over to the task force in charge for criminals, in charge of these things. morgan hill police found a skimmer attached to a bank of america atm. that is something we use our cards for. these things are getting attached to commonplaces. the advice is to be vigilant anywhere in the bay area when you come across a card reader. abc 7 news. kumasi: the white house revealed
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more about how much president biden's loan forgiveness plan will cost taxpayers. jobina: they say the plan will cost $24 billion. 75% of borrowers take part. the cost could be higher. people continue to debate the plan. republicans blasting it, many of them, saying it is unfair to people who have paid off their loans or never took loans to begin with. democrats are throwing their support behind it. >> what is happening in america visit is working great if you are born into a family that is wealthy. it is not working great for the rest of the folks. we want to see colleges have skin in the game. >> it is very unfair to have a truck driver have to pay back a loan for somebody who got a phd in gender studies. jobina: the white house went
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after republicans criticizing the plan but took out ppp loans during the pandemic. on twitter they posted the size of the loan and how much was forgiven by the federal government. this debate is not likely to end soon. it is expected the plan will face lawsuits. reggie: the former san francisco public works director will spend seven years in prison for his involvement in a corruption scandal. he will pay $35,000 fine and forfeit his 20 acre ranch in stony brook. his attorney released a statement saying he apologized for his actions and is planning to focus on his family and health. his attorneys wanted a three year sentence but the judge disagreed. in exchange for a guilty plea on the fraud charge, additional charges were dropped including money laundering. kumasi: california may soon allow more sick and dying inmates to be released from state prisons. the state senate passed the legislation.
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it will allow inmates to be freed if they are medically incapacitated. a student found between january 2015 and april 2021, 91 inmates died while awaiting compassionate release. the plan is heading to the state assembly for final approval. reggie: california has become the first in the world to approve banning the sale of new gas powered cars by the year 2035. the governor says the transportation sector is responsible for more than half the state's carbon pollution. he issued an executive order 2020, demanding that 100% of new trucks and cars were zero emission by 2035. 35% of vehicles sold in the state by 2026, 68% by 2030. >> historic. the reason for that, i think it is clear climate change is the
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single most important generational challenge we are facing today. reggie: there is a pretty big exception to the new rule. that is for plug-in hybrid vehicles. they will be allowed. also used gas powered cars will still allowed to be sold. challenges remain including making sure california can generate enough power to charge all those electric vehicles. kumasi: the governor said this is a bold step and necessary to cut pollution. >> policy is the accelerator. can we accelerate this further? we put that out. people dismissed it when i put it out or mocked it. here we are two years later. all but a handful of companies are saying we are all in. that is the game changer. the cost of living factored in. the cost of gas. this feeling of vulnerability as
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relates to decisions made in saudi arabia and the u.s. and the politics of that, which is exhausting back and forth. all those factors played into this moment. kumasi: the governor says the state is investing $10 billion to accelerate the transition, which will help make it easier and cheaper for californians to purchase electric cars. you can watch the interview with the governor coming up at 7:00 on gma. reggie: rei in berkeley just became the second unionized location in the country. according to a more perfect union, workers said they were perpetually understaffed and overworked and faced racism from management. a new statement says the company supports workers rights to vote to unionize. the store voted yesterday by a margin of 56 in favor, 38 against. kumasi: a controversial billboard discouraging
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californians from moving to texas. the message is adding to the rift between the states. "the texas miracle died in uvalde." the billboard is meant to highlight the lax gun laws in the state. 19 students and two teachers were killed in that attack. the billboard is catching the attention of many. >> look at it often. i don't think it is in particularly good taste. >> i agree with it 100%. so many people are going to texas anyway. don't go there. that is why. kumasi: it is not known who is behind the billboard. the u.s. census says 69,000 californians will move to texas each year. reggie: preseason is over for the 49ers. they have their eye on the opener. likely trey lance didn't play well. he played three drives and
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completed seven passes for 49 yards. the texans beat the niners 17-0. good news is it is just preseason. none of the players got hurt. >> i wish it was cleaner. i am not going to make much of it. i want to give them more drives. there weren't too many opportunities. long distances made it tough. >> ups and downs. never feels good to lose. we will learn from it. turn the page. not going to make a bigger deal out of it then we need to. reggie: they open against the bears. kumasi: changing the face of the strip. new hotels could be barred from including water features in their designs. it is one of three proposals to help conserve water which would
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include making hotels cut down on water usage. one would force homeowners to pay nine dollars for every thousand gallons of water they use. another would limit how much water golf courses can use. there will be a vote on the proposals next month. reggie: why your dog may be at higher risk of developing dementia than initially believed. kumasi: live look at the new york stock exchange. reggie: expect to pay more if you are heading to wine country for a tasting. you can watch us for free for an extra hour, live weekdays from 7:00 to 8 a.m. on our streaming app. drew: east bay hills. the sun is up. good morning this friday.
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fog first thing giving way to bright skies later this afternoon. air quality. we have good air quality today and tomorrow. look at that. nice out there. we like to breathe easy. 50's and 60's. we climb gradually through the 60's throughout the morning. fog sticking with us for the morning. afternoon, warmer spots mid and upper 80's. 60's and 70's around the bay shoreline. warmer this afternoon compared. 90's in warm spots. 80's in the north bay. 92 lakeport. 74 oakland. 69 san francisco. traveling around the golden state, it is hot in the central valley. fresno 103. l.a. cooler, 82, a lot of sunshine. back at home, fog and sunshine
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today. breezy and cool tomorrow. below average for the weekend. the final weekend of august, believe it or not. jobina: interesting trend we noticed the last couple weeks. bay bridge toll plaza pretty empty. metering lights on. then look at this. richmond-san rafael bridge, westbound traffic here friday has been heavy. totally different story from the bay bridge, which is usually where we see heavy traffic. fridays are different for the commute. commuter alert in effect for bart, 10 minute delay, due to an earlier obstruction on the tracks. it should not take you longer than 10 minutes. drive times, antioch to concord where we see change. 25 minutes. highway 4 westbound.
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for decades, i've worked at the intersection of domestic violence and homelessness. so when prop 27 promised solutions to homelessness, i took a good, hard look. it's not a solution. 90% of the money goes to the out-of-state corporations who wrote it. very little is left for the homeless. don't let corporations exploit homelessness to pad their profits. vote no on 27.
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reggie: doggy dementia. like humans, dogs experience mood changes when they age. it is comparable to alzheimer's. a new study of 15,000 dogs identifies risks and symptoms. >> typical, a dog to find their food or accidentally running into objects or potentially not recognizing their owners. reggie: symptoms include pacing and trancelike stairs. there is something you can do to reduce the chance of dementia. that is exercise. turns out, dementia diagnoses were 6.5 times higher in dogs
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reported as nonactive. dogs experience early disease in similar ways humans do. gaining a better understanding of how a dog ages can help us understand how we age. kumasi: google maps will label clinics that provide abortion services. people can search clinics near me and have a certified list of places. if google does not have confirmation it will be labeled might not abide abortions. it gives the option to expand your search elsewhere. this comes after a recent bloomberg report pointing out among results, maps lists crisis centers. reggie: inflation is pushing people toward a bargain chainstore. dollar tree, dollar general both reported higher than expected second-quarter earnings yesterday. they say more people are visiting their stores to save. the increased profits come as
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businesses grapple with rising cost. his back. today marks the launch of the new samsung galaxy flip phone line. these are much more high-tech than the early to thousands ones. they include a full screen when you open them. they are not cheap. almost $1000. trading gets underway this morning. we are up 27 points. in the north bay, winetasting costs have soared in sonoma county. the average cost of a tasting in march 2020 was $26. now? $35. on getting answers, the editor of the sonoma winetasting blog explains. >> they are frontloaded. because of the aging process. winds made this year won't be sold until years in advance. winemakers still have to make
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current market labor, transportation and material cost. that is the biggest reason consumer prices are up. reggie: geyserville tasting room prices are down. kumasi: a popular slide reopening in detroit after it closed for safety changes. you will see why. the video from this month showed children catching air as they were going down. this is not the video i saw online. the kids are literally flying in the air. officials closed the slide, made some changes. they said now the slide is going to be slower and safer. did you see that? reggie: i did. they were going airborne. kumasi: in the air. reggie: glad it is fixed. kumasi: ok. reggie: will they be bored with this now? it is that danger.
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dozens of marilyn monroes gathered in sydney. the goal was to get the largest gathering of people dressed as the star. kumasi: [laughter] reggie: madame tussauds city hosted the event. 52. that is it? kumasi: ok. reggie: everyone gathered around the wax figure of marilyn monroe. they didn't break the record. [laughter] drew: wow. i thought this was a new record. reggie: did marilyn monroe have blue hair? drew: creative liberties. make it your own. stand out. reggie: they didn't even come close. the number is 254. drew: if you know the number? kumasi: sometimes you put out an invite and people rsvp and then they don't show up. drew: that many people? [laughter] reggie: the embarrassing part is
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this is an actual contest based on a number. if you are having a party -- just your own ego. this is like, we have to beat it. the audacity of still doing a video and sending it out to news companies like ours. [laughter] drew: we did make it. reggie: actually we didn't even come close. kumasi: but we tried. reggie: these people had a great time. drew: 10. kumasi: you could have said dozens. reggie: tens of people showed up. [laughter] kumasi: ok. reggie: this isn't a thing. kumasi: [laughter] drew: makes me think they actually did better than they thought. tens of people showed up. reggie: 10? drew: 10s. [laughter] kumasi: ok. drew: there is a record for everything. just make up something. reggie: and you could still not
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make it. [laughter] drew: i feel like this could be done. reggie: today. we could organize this today. drew: everyone show up. 250 plus people. kumasi: get the wig, the dress, let's go. drew: forever? i don't know. at least they tried. perseverance? i'm trying to find the silver lining. kumasi: no. drew: [sigh] welcome to friday. beautiful shot. make it a great day. low clouds, fog, drizzle. minor warm up this afternoon. windy and below average this weekend. 70's and 80's this afternoon. away from the coast, sunshine. downtown, upper 60's.
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cloudy, cool, windy along the ocean. mid to low 60's. 80's for novato. napa 80. 92 lakeport with sunshine. the east bay is bright and breezy. 74 oakland. inland, good air quality. overnight tonight, another foggy night with coastal drizzle. 50's to 60's saturday. below average weekend. 60's and 70's for highs along the shoreline. 70's and 80's inland. fair amount of sunshine both days. morning fog to sunshine for the final weekend of august. next week, pot summer weather returning -- hot summer weather
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returning. kumasi: britney spears and elton john's new single is out. a little bit of pop and a little bit of disco. >> ♪ kumasi: >> ♪ baby ♪ ♪ she is in. reggie: listen real hard. [laughter] kumasi: the official audiovideo from hold me closer. you will catch a hint of don't go breaking my heart. they have been teasing this collaboration for weeks now. reggie: i like it. i think it is great. mmhmm. i just wanted more britney. turn up her track. kumasi: maybe like she has more music coming? reggie: hope she does. i want her to be happy. kumasi: i think she is happy. reggie: me too. she deleted her instagram. kumasi: when?
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what's the difference between prop 26 and prop 27? 26 is a money grab that doesn't guarantee a cent for non-gaming tribes. 27 requires 15% of all state revenues go to non-gaming tribes. the choice is clear. yes, on 27. kumasi: the justice department will release a redacted version of the affidavit that led to the search of the former president's home. reggie: a warning about credit card skimmers found across the bay area from petaluma to oakland to morgan hill. the best way to avoid being scammed is pay with cash or
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apple pay or google pay. kumasi: the former director of the san francisco public works has been sentenced for seven years. reggie: california have become the first in the world to approve a ban on the sale of new gas powered cars. it will be in full effect,. 2035 drew: we have a weekend cooldown on the way. south beach marine layer with us this morning. later today, warmest spots in the 80's and 90's. 60's and 70's around the bay shoreline. take a look at the weekend. cooling off, breezy and below average. basically in the mid 80's. jobina: emeryville, 80 and headlights traveling west. slow in berkeley.
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disabled vehicle westbound 80 before ashby. average feeds tracking 35 mph. kumasi: this is our video of the day. a fight between kangaroos, wait for it. [laughter] still funny. [laughter] this is in australia. [laughter] apparently the person who reported it said the kangaroo is ok. [laughter] reggie: the kangaroo was bouncing away before people could get mad. it was fine. drew: they are resilient. jobina: that is what they do. they box. reggie: that one found out not to box a certain one. kumasi: i wonder how long it laid on the ground? drew: took a breath. jobina: just go to sleep. kumasi: i'm out.
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leave me alone. good morning, america, for our viewers in the west. new developments overnight in the mar-a-lago search. the crucial document used to justify the fbi raid on former president trump's florida home set to be released as early as this morning. the justice department with no plans to appeal the judge's orders to release the redacted affidavit. the investigation so sensitive, president biden was not briefed on the search. now, what's next as trump's team also faces their own deadline. the situation at europe's largest nuclear plant deteriorating this morning. president zelenskyy claiming russia has put europeans, quote, one step away from a radiation disaster. new backlash over president biden's student loan relief plan with more pushback on both sides
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