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recognizes the level of violence we have experience and oakland over the last eight days. dan: another homicide in oakland. city officials announcing a change. karina: fires raising concern of ours and in oakland, three fires in 10 days. one was purposely set. dan: thank you for joining us. they happen in september and have those in the area concern. karina: we spoke with one person who confirmed the arson. >> there have been three fires along a three-mile stretch of 580 in oakland over 12 days. the fire department clarified
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that is not a disturbing pattern, but a fluke. the first brush fire on september 16 went to four alarms near 30 5th ave, destroying one unit and destroying homes. the investigation into what triggered the blaze is ongoing. it is not believed to bet ofir d flares near 30 5th ave in coolidge. >> investigators working with the police department believe the fire was caused by arson. we are confident this suspect will be apprehended and brought to justice. >> another fire last night, pickup truck along 580 near seminary and edwards avenue, and quickly moved up the hillside as the occupants escape.
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>> there was rapid fire spread. if not for our firefighters, that incident would have been worse than what it was. reporter: no special patrols, but the fire department is following up on leads from the public about any suspicious activity they might have noticed over the last few weeks. kristen: in the north bay, firefighters make quick work of a vegetation fire that broke out around 2:00 this afternoon. it sent a huge plume of smoke in the air that could be seen by our camera in the berkeley hills. it burned 3 acres, but no structures. dan:homicide investigators are looking into the latest killing,
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a fatal shooting near 90 8th ave after 10:00 a.m. two men were found shot, both taken to the hospital. the killing is oakland's 96th homicide so far this year. oakland's top police officers as it is hands on deck for his department to tack or the out-of-control gun violence in his city. more officers are graduating to help with staffing from the police academy. he has heard from residents loud and clear that they are fearing for their safety. >> what is important now is to bring a sense of safety to oakland. people are fearful. we want to manage that fear. dan: among the changes he has enacted, a officers are being permanently reassigned to conduct investigations to get violent criminals off the streets. the traffic unit which went away several years ago is being reinstated. by february next year, the
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department will add 50 more officers with the graduation of two academy classes. kristen: the alameda county sheriffs office has begun processing and rescreening deputies who failed the psychological evaluation. >> we have brought one person back that has done a psychological screening. we plan to bring the remaining 47 back in the next several weeks. we tried to do three or four of these a day, if we can get them done. kristen: those deputies were stripped of badges and firearms during an internal audit ordered after the arrest of a deputy accused of a double murder in dublin. the found that deputies failed the psychological exam, measuring if they are suitable to do the work of a law enforcement officer. those deputies are on desk duty. dan: for the first time, san francisco is about to have affordable housing for teachers. in 18 months, 135 units will be
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available teachers and staff and families. our senior education reporter is in the newsroom to tell us about the project. and, why it took so long. reporter: those who qualify, and there will be many, will be selected through a lottery system. new york city has been building affordable housing for teachers for decades now. san francisco is of late to the game because of the politics, number one, and 20 years ago when they were about to build the first complex, a 45-unit building in the sunset, we did not have the affordability crisis we see today. the san francisco school district owns the land where the old francis scott key annex was located in the sunset district. in 18 months, the new housing developer would look like this, 135 units to be rented exclusively to teachers and staff of the school district. >> if you are teaching our kids
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in san francisco, you should be able to raise her kids in san francisco. [applause] >> 4, 3, 2, 1. reporter: people attending the groundbreaking said it was long overdue. that may be so, but you have to remember that the concept of building teacher housing was proposed nearly 20 years ago. with the construction of the dianne feinstein elementary school. this is what it was supposed to look like, housing at the back of the school. the teachers did not warm up to the idea. the community and supervisor were adamantly opposed. here is the former school board member in 2019 in an interview with abc 7. >> they said it is a public housing project. never let hud get involved. it will be a slum. reporter: it was never built and teachers lost out. through the years, it has become apparent that teachers making on average $82,000 a year i found
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it difficult to afford living in san francisco. >> people are leaving all the time. >> at one point, 70% of my income was targeted to rent. that should not be a choice anybody has to make. >> the dell development has studios to three-bedroom apartments -- development has studios to three-bedroom apartments and will cost up to $3300 a month, depend on household income. >> we can do it when we listen to each other even when everything that comes to the table is not something we agree with. we can do it. this is proof positive we can do it. [applause] kristen: they can do it because of a 2016 bill authored by the state senator mark leno which allows school district to usurp a slam for teacher housing. in addition to that one, san francisco unified has three more empty lots they can build on. one more thing, if a teacher or staff decides to leave the school district and find another
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job, they will have to give up that housing. dan: that is an interesting stipulation. thank you. on the subject of housing, a program that helps bay area churches build affordable housing is expanding, thanks to a $500,000 grant from wells fargo. dozens gathered at the united lutheran church to celebrate the faith in housing program. the grant will provide training, technical support, and resources to faith-based organizations. >> if the puzzle is land, plus the will to do the project, plus the financing, there is a lot of financing in public will in place, and were looking for more land opportunity. dan: the faith and housing program will help more than 900 bay area family secure and affordable place to live. kristen: san francisco women taking to social media to sound the alarm about an alleged stalker roaming the streets. incidents have been reported in many parts of the city, take a
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look. in every case, the women report a man has followed, grabbed, touched, or tried to kiss them. six women have filed police reports, but frustrated by it in action san francisco police department, women are taking matters into their own hands. >> it has been a huge pattern for months. these women begin contacting each other on social media platforms, sharing stories, sharing pictures they were able to take of him, crowdsourcing this case. kristen: the alleged stalker has been identified as a 33-year-old bill jean hobbs. he has a distinction tapped two of the word evil on his fingers. he was arrested in 2020 for attacking a teenager. he served a few months in jail, but the case was ultimately dismissed. dan: let's turn to the south bay and the latest on the push to rebuild anderson dam. kristen: the biggest reservoir in the county was drained
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because of earthquake risks. in reporter spoke with valley water officials about progress on the project. reporter: the largest reservoir in santa clara county is currently empty, drained by federal order. anderson dam is a long a fault, and it was determined ahead to be strengthened to withstand a large earthquake. regulators split the retrofit project into two parts in 2020. now, valley water has given an update. >> we are talking about the stage i project, comprised of five different construction projects. reporter: the most recent update around two, the valley extension pipeline project and the anderson dam tunnel project. that tiny will let valley warats in emergencies and avoid the floods that places like san jose had seen in the past. >> as we get rain and the reservoir fills, they want us to drain the reservoir in an efficient manner to prevent activation of the spillway or
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potential over-topping of the dam. reporter: the project has not been without challenges. some homes are along the rim of the reservoir. valley water says they were built before the reservoir was there here at the project will only make things worse, ovale water has been working to buy the homes from the residence. >> the homes that need to be purchased cannot be stabilized long term. even if we took some pretty extreme measures, there is no way for that landslide to cease moving enough we could deem it safe for homeowners to remain there. reporter: one neighbor did not want to go on camera and told me they are in negotiations to sell their home because they feel like they have another option, an offer they feel is fair, something they still have not received. for now, negotiations and construction continues. >> we are planning to have full capacity in the reservoir somewhere aroun or 2032. ♪ dan: more to bring you.
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protest at two bay area airports. who is on strike and how it can affect your flight. happy cows may come from california but some in oregon might be happier. we will explain. celebrating david lui, a look back at his long career as he gets ready to retire. stay with us. >> we are celebrating bright, blue skies now. will have the forecast next.
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kristen: a house next to a children's hospital not exactly the location most house buyers are seeking. dan: but when one home across a children's hospital hit the market, an important buyer did not waste time. we have the story. reporter: the ronald mcdonald house charities said it was the perfect spot, children in need of bone marrow transplants, this home will be an absolute game changer. >> we were not sure he was going to make it. reporter: when she needed a stem cell transplant she was sent to a hospital in oakland, except it was four hours away from home and she was in for a lengthy stay. >> six weeks, then an additional three months. >> we require families be within
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20 minutes of hospital in case there is an emergency that develops, so you can imagine what a strain that puts on family finances, the convenience of not living at home. >> they said if they could not find a charity house, we would have had to pay for a hotel every night for three months or stay somewhere, panicking, and luckily we found something, and it worked out. reporter: fortunately, ronald mcdonald house charities helped, but without openings, they stayed across the bay and a donated apartment in san francisco. >> thank god we were close. it would be nice if we were closer. it was tough. it was a struggle. reporter: recently, a house across the street from the children's hospital hit the market. ronald mcdonald house charities pounced on the opportunity. >> you can see the hospital from the guestrooms. for families to be that close to their child, it is amazing. >> having disney housing
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facility is a godsend. >> location, location, location. ronald mcdonald house in oakland it's right here. you are literally across the street from ucsf benioff hospital oakland, where every family is taken care of. >> we are just a hop, skip, and jump away from the best hospital taking care of children with sickle cell anemia and bone marrow transplants. we are so fortunate to have it next to the hospital. reporter: it will serve up to seven families recovering from bone marrow transplants, meeting space for civilians and services for the whole family. >> was a child is receiving treatment and recovery, we need families at their best. >> it helps us as nurses and physicians to care for the patient. we know the family is being cared for. >> now a housewarming is in order. reporter: the oakland a's lead that effort with a truck load.
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>> to give them a place where they can be across the street, get a home-cooked meal, take a shower, feel like they're at home and they're going to the toughest thing they have to go through as a family. it is comforting to know we have a places close and open for our families. >> he would sing his kids picked out a lot of the things that brought here today. nobody knows what a kid once. it was heartwarming to see the players come out and support us this way. >> i want to challenge the community to support ronald mcdonald house efforts so they can continue this amazing work. reporter: they are so happy to hear about the new home, but hope to never stay there. great is on the bigger things, like 10th grade. >> it was rough. i felt like we stayed there for a few months. we got through it. we are back home. >> she gets to start school soon, which she has not been in school for a while, so she gets
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to start that now. ♪ reporter: i am happy to report that ray is in school and doing great. as a reporter, you never want to make the story about yourself, but i spent 85 days in the same children's hospital with my daughter, when i first came into contact with ronald mcdonald house charities. they provided free meals for everyone at the hospital, such a kind gesture. the new help expand that same meal program. dan: that is such a good story. reporter: thank you. dan: fantastic. heartwarming. soccer fans expected to pack levi's stadium for a match between two international teams, featuring the national team from mexico and colombia. it is part of the sendo series. fans can cheer on their favorite teams before they head to the 2022 fifa world cup. the match gets underway at 7:00. kristen: how will the weather be? dan: we are tracking that.
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>> it will be nice for what much of the world calls football. breezy conditions. bright blue skies. had 13, 20, 22 mile-per-hourr winds, so breezy and colder than average. cooler than yesterday in some spots. the temperature change shows it's cooler and much of the inland bay, but warmer in san francisco and oakland. here are blue skies over san francisco. 64. 69 oakland in palo alto. 72 san jose and santa clara. 60 three half moon bay. blue skies over the golden gate. it may not last. but now, blue.
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77 santa rosa. 75 napa. 72 fairfield. 79 concord. warm in livermore. looking at the bay, you can see it is clear. bright and breezy tomorrow. brief warm up on thursday and friday. a nice cool down over the weekend, mainly sunny skies as the cooldown occurs. overnight, the absence of clouds early, but low and high clouds come in overnight. 5:00 p.m., one commute comes some clouds. skies not clear until later when it gets sunnier. overnight low temperatures in the mid to upper 50's. milder inland east bay, only 60 at antioch. it is usually one of our warmest overnight locations. tomorrow, mainly sunny and 60 six half moon bay. 72 san francisco. mid 70's. 81 san rafael.
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inland east bay mild, but not one. 82 livermore. 84 antioch. southbay. 76 palo alto appeared 83 morgan hill. here is the accuweather 7 day forecast. it will warm up thursday. further warming friday. that will feel summer-like. inland temperatures in the low 90's to 80 bay shoreline. we cooldown again saturday. temperatures settle into a seasonal and steadier pattern. sunday through tuesday. note extremes. just pleasant weather ahead. we would love to see rain, but not in the making now. kristen: nice and steady is good. dan: thank you. dan:breaking records, with this boy did that is so very amazing. kristen: from the dairy to the bar of the unusual new alcohol that comes from
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dan: a lot of labor news. san francisco's supervisors are holding a public hearing to look into the food and beverage workers strike. supervisors will hear from striking workers and the director and the group that represents airport restaurants. members of the unite here union walked out the job demanding higher wages and guaranteed health care. the strike has shut down nearly all food and beverage service at the airport. meantime, united airlines flight attendants are picketing at sfo and 14 other airports, calling on the airline to fix an ongoing operational issue and staffing shortages. united says it is working hard to address these operational issues and work on their concerns. southwest airlines flight attendants walk pickup lines today, including oakland international. the workers say they need a new contract that will provide better pay, improved staffing
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and safer working conditions. kristen: san francisco will soon become home to america's first cultural district honoring pacific islanders. a wide part of the valley and sunnydale neighborhoods will be home to the pacific islander cultural district. it is all about representation. > as we continue to fight for equity in fight against disenfranchisement, i am excited to be able to say that we have done everything we can to make sure the new community is ignored under our watch. kristen: the city has other cultural district honoring african-american, transgender, and american indian cultures among others. dan: this week, honoring, celebrating our friend in the career of the broadcasting legend. kristen: david lui is retiring after more than five decades. coming up next, we will look back at his long career and he t .
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♪ announcer: building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc7 news. kristen: after more than 50 years on television, we are saying not goodbye, but see you
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later to a troop broadcasting pioneer, abc 7 owned david lui is retiring. dan: after five decades in the bay area, he will be missed. here is a look back at a truly amazing career. david got his start at five years old, appearing on a public affairs program in ohio. david joined abc 7 in 1972, when the program was called something different. he was one of the first asian-american tv reporters in the bay area, and he has been on the air the longest, watching the growth and evolution, from one of the first live feeds of local tellers in the 1980's. david: the street is shut off. we better watch out. dan: two new technology that turns people in the holograms. david: here i am as a hologram. it is magical. dan: david has reported on the biggest stories, the kidnapping
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of patty hearst, the earthquake. here is an san mateo in 1982 during a moment he would like to forget, slogging through one of the areas biggest floods. jet after 9/11, david did the first interview with the secretary at the time. >> we had to shut down the entire u.s. traffic care system. dan: in 1986, he went to the philippines during the people power revolution that ended with ferdinand marcos going in exile. david: we were warned people had guns at the ready they were ready to turn against us. dan: in 1970 nine, david was one of the first american american report is allowed into china. >> much of the cargo would leave from shanghai and end up in san francisco. dan: as trade took off, he became the abc 7 business report appeared over the years, he would interview the biggest names in silicon valley, but he is not all business all of the time. david: well, we could do a dance there, could not we.
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look at that. dan: at one point, he was doing a feature called friday feast. david: definitely memorable. dan: but no matter what, he was committed to getting the story, even when the pandemics upon the bay area. he figured out how he could do it from home. david: the pandemic change the workplace for all of us. dan: nothing it seems could keep him from bringing you the news. dan: nothing. we could spend the whole hour with him. he is with us now. we get asked this all the time. it's hard to say, but i'll put you on the spot in which story would you say out of the hundreds of thousands is the most memorable, and why. david: that terrible situation where the busload of kids were kidnapped and taken to a livermore c area and gone for days in the families were going to great anxiety, terrifying,
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the psychological damage and so forth. i felt good. the good thing that came out of that is the families coalesced. they were very supportive of us, the media come we were there to try and get the word out. dan: there is a sacred trust that happens. david: there is. absolutely. since i was the first person know they found the kids , i bit my lips and did not tell anybody until they made the official announcement. dan: fantastic. kristen: so many groundbreaking stories. you are such a part of our lives growing up in the bay area, watching you. you became a pop culture icon. so famous, you became the wrong answer to a question for a wheel of fortune contestant. >> i will solve. >> ok. go ahead. >> under pressure, by queen and
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david lui -- ah. dan: that is fantastic. david: i felt so sorry for her. she lost iran. she did end up winning $45,000. so she made herself off. she redeemed herself. dan: you have been passionate about so many things in your life and career, but philanthropy, charity work in helping young people is important. david: it is important, and you know that because both of you are involved in that as well. i see you at so many different community events. i volunteer for many organizations. i recently endowed scholarship for asian-american students who go to the school of journalism at northwestern university. that means an awful lot to me. dan: he had a role in your life. kristen: you are one of the asian-american journalists
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founders and veteran who gave me a scholarship. david: i was on the scholarship review committee that picked you. we knew you were destined for great things. kristen: when i got up, it was such an encouragement, and after watching you all these years, saying in asian-american face on television of the time when there were not allowed in believing it's a place for me in tv news, that meant so much. oh my gosh. i'm not wearing waterproof mascara. what was i thinking? david: you have excelled and risen to the top of the field. dan: she has. krte thiisour moment. david: you have to back me up on this. is anle of th inanimpact you hav fami so my com you are loved. kristen: we love you. dan: congratulations. david: i appreciate it.
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i can't believe you're quitting this early. [laughter] david: i know. dan: congratulations. david: thanks so much. dan: we are celebrating david all week. we are not stopping here. kristen: we are not. dan: it is touching. next, more about his future plans at 6:00 tonight.
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kevin: i've fought wildfires for twenty years. here's the reality we face every day. this is a crisis. we need more firefighters, more equipment, better forest management to prevent wildfires and reduce toxic smoke. and we need to reduce the tailpipe emissions that are driving changes to our climate. that's why cal fire firefighters, the american lung association, and the california democratic party support prop 30. prevent fires. cut emissions. and cleaner air. yes on 30.
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kristen: michigan schools are considering a ban on cell phones in the classroom. lawmakers are considering it, and kids are too distracted. similar bills are being introduced in pennsylvania and nebraska. not everybody supports it. some parents say phones are needed for security. i will say bay area schools are using pouches were you cannot access your phone during the school day. i know parents who feel like they feel more comfortable being able to reach the kids an emergency. dan: when we were kids, there
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were no cell phones and we did not know there was a security aspect of that, but now we are used to it. i would be uncomfortable if i could not get hold of my kids, but i understand in the classroom you may want to take those away because they could be a distraction. >> we had pagers when i was in high school. we were texting each other secret messages. that was distracting. they now have watches you can make calls on, and send voice messages. i have that with my daughter who is in the fourth grade. dan: as a parent and grandparent, i take the security side of it. on the other hand, i have taught for a year as a classroom teacher and i can see how folks would think it was a distraction. kristen: it is a tough balance. dan: you are so used to getting hold of someone at a moments notice. san franciscans swear more than any other city.
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that is according to a new survey. we are tied for fifth in the nation with a high school curse words. ohio, las vegas, san jose. the average age americans are using swear words is 11. i will start with spencer. >> i am so surprised. i spent quite a few years in new york. columbus, ohio? dan: i know. it is funny. spencer: maybe you're angry that certain columbus. kristen: aww. dan: they are swearing at you now. i remember telling my kids book, i will not tell you not to swear, but if you have to know and you think you're mature enough to use that language, you need to know when it is appropriate and when it is not. i told them don't do this or
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don't do that and if you swear around my mother, i will kill you. you have to have some common sense. >> two instant thoughts, how could they possibly measure that? do they have a microphone in our sports department? kristen: that is what i was wondering. is it just a survey where u.s. somebody how many times a day you swear? dan: sounds like it. we don't know how accurate it is. kristen: right. i will stick to fudge, shocks and stuff like that. one boy has become the youngest skydiver, jumping tandem over the weekend. the boy and his family traveled to colorado because it was the only place that would accept under aged skydivers. his dad says the skydiving center confirmed his son is the youngest skydiver they have ever seen. boy, he looks like he is having fun and so chill about it all. dan: won he won does not seem nervous. kristen: what do you think?
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>> i am happy it was tandem. i'm glad it was tandem. i can imagine sending my nine-year-old daughter up in an airplane, at all. i would never do that. kristen: oh. i have done it. dan: i secretly always wanted to try. i would like to try it. kristen: you should. i had a surprising reaction. i thought it was boring. dan: boring? really? kristen: it is not what i expected. it felt like a big fan blowing up at me. dan: with the earth screaming towards you? kristen: yeah, it felt like a fan. dan: jeopardy could be going pro with the new spinoff show. the sisters show would bring back jeopardy champions to compete at a probe level. the executive producer said in a recent interview that he is thinking about the idea. if it happens, the show was there live, which is
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interesting. the popularity of jeopardy for decades never ceases to amaze me. surprising there has not been a spinoff show before this. spencer: you are right. i have been a fan going back to my college days. so i love the show. i would love to see the best players, contestants compete against each other. i would love to see that. dan: are you a fan? >> first, does this mean what we've been watching as a minor-league version of jeopardy? [laughter] as long as one of the answers is david lily, then i will watch -- david louis, then i will watch. kristen: they put two as cohost, that expand, and if they need to. dan: that is a good point.
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or cancellation until next september. the moratorium will affect 30 zip codes. two officials from the federal reserve are endorsing projections that the fed will continue to raise its key interest rate in order to combat inflation. they expect the rate will be raised to 4.6% by next year, up from the current 3.1%. the other predicts the trend will continue longer that raising rates than initially anticipated. the fed has raised the benchmark rate at the fastest pace in four decades. meta is facing two class action lawsuits claiming it collected data from iphone users illegally. it claims the company attracted -- tract users -- tract users without permission. according to the suit, it allows
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meta to track every action they visit. the suit claims they are breaking state and federal privacy laws. they would be if they did that. meta says the lawsuits are without merit. this will be interesting. i can't wait for the discovery part of this case. it will be good stuff. dan: a lot to discover. thank you. kristen: mcdonald's happy meals are getting an adult twist. monday, mcdonald's is offering cactus plant fleamarket boxes with big mac or chicken mcnuggets, or a toy, redesigned versions of mcdonald's mascots. cactus plant fleamarket is a popular streetwear brand. dan: that is cute. let's talk about the weather. we are tracking ian and the weather. kristen: our weather is much calmer. spencer: indeed. for us, a mix of high clouds and low clouds.
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overnight low temperatures from 48 at santa rosa to the highest, 60 at antioch. highs tomorrow under bright, sunny skies, mid 70's around the bay shoreline. mid 60's up the coast. inland, low 80's, up to 84. southbay, mid-70's, up to low 80's. here is the seven day forecast. a warm up thursday. it will get warmer friday. inland high temperatures in the low 90's. 80. upper 60's to near 70 along the coast. over the weekend, cooling begins, and it will bottom out tuesday with eyes barely reaching the mid 80's, mid-70's around the bay commented 60's around the coast. kristen: dan: thank you. coming up. a story about a new way to get wasted that is weighsted.
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kristen: coming up tonight, bachelor in paradise. then the news at 11:00. now to a moo-ving story. one creamery is making a name for themselves. vodka made from -- it is called cow-alcohol. >> it starts with the cheesemaking process, creating currents underway. -- kurds and disappeared large cream rates will take it, and use the protein powders, but
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that can only be done on a bigger scale than what they do here. a few years ago, --. >> oregon state was doing research with fermenting and distilling. >> they took it to a local distillery to have it made into a small batch vodka. the project was successful enough they eventually built a distillery. >> fermenting the sugars, then once you ferment the sugars, you are distilling the alcohol. >> how does it stack up to the normal product? does it taste like it? >> no. >> you would not dip your cookies enough? >> no. >> one website has put cow-alcohol on its list. it was named one of the top 30 vodkas in the world. >> we were excited about that. >> now after a few years of being sold exclusively, now it
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will go nationwide. making the big step of selling vodka online. >> if i can get my cows to make booze, i would be on top of the world. >> here you are. >> i don't know if i'm on top of the world. we are there. >> it is a dairy tale come true. before you mix your next moscow mule, raise your glass. [cow mooing] here is to you. you too. kristen: puns galore, but fascinating. you can sign up to find out where you can purchase cow-alcohol to try for yourself. the news is streaming 24/7. get the abc 7 mobile app and join us whenever you want them aware you are. that is it for abc7news at 4:00.
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building a better bay area moving forward finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. this is all hands on deck in order to reduce the loss of life in a city of oakland's police chief announcing changes to put more officers on the streets. this comes as the city struggles to control the deadly violence with nine homicides and just the past nine days. good evening. thanks for joining us. i'm liz croy and i'm dan ashley the chief hopes that this all hands-on deck approach will provide an immediate impact to the safety of people living there visitors and businesses alike. but his announcement comes as the city saw it's 96th homicide of the year. it happened about 10 o'clock this morning on eads avenue in the brookfield village neighborhood police. say two men were shot, but one of them succumb to his injuries and was pronounced dead this

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