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solutions, this is abc 7 news. reggie: a new nuclear warning,. what the school system has decided to do with the campus that is been the site of controversy for most of the year. the blue angels are getting ready for their big show. i have other friends who say that this is the week that they dread. drew: it looks good for fleet
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week. the fog is not as widespread as it was yesterday. you can see more cities drop to about .5 miles, to pitchers right now, we are waking up to the 50's in some 40's. santa rosa of 48, 54 in oakland, 59 in san jose. here is a foggy picture the fog is low meaning it is a in marine layer. we do expect it to mix out as we go on through the morning. it is a warm day in lent but cool along the coast. we will take a closer look at the highs and about eight minutes. kumasi: president biden says we are the highest threat of a
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nuclear attack since the cuban missile crisis. jobina: president biden is warning that putin is not joking. he made the comments last night. it comes as russia is setting a series of strategic setbacks. they have taken back 100 50 square miles from the russians and the exodus of fighting age men from russia has taken a new turn. two russians trying to avoid a war are seeking asylum in the united states. they sailed to a remote island that belongs to alaska. the alaskan governor does not expect many russians trying to get there. kumasi: abc 7 news reporter
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reports on how the neighbors are paying attention to them. >> the merced county family who was first kidnapped monday and then found dead in an almond more orchard. -- an almond orchard. a cousin speaking at the vigil to remember the eight-month-old girl, her parents and uncle. >> they were a very hard-working family. they always came to the temple for prayer, always helpful to the community. they always love to give back. >> the family was part of the sikh community and immigrated in the early two thousand something in california. >> this was a typical american immigrant story. they came here, working hard. paying their dues, paying their taxes.
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i can't comprehend, there >> are no words. >>thursdays vigil was the first afford to be held in merced. the sea community across the state say it is tragic knowing this family came to the country for a better life and then this. >> they worked hard and this is a senseless killing. kumasi: this morning, police continue to search for a suspected serial killer tied to deadly shootings in oakland and stockton. there have been seven shootings. the oakland shooting happened in april of last year. a woman survived a second thing and stockton. the rest of the shootings did not take place until a year
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later and all of those were in the stockton area. the gunman is on a mission to kill. the shooting has been linked ballistically and happened in dark locations without many witnesses. the killings have a residence in stockton on edge. >> stay in well lit areas and if they see something, say something. kumasi: earlier this week police released this video of a person of interest. they don't know for sure if the person is a suspect or witness. reggie: oaklands shuttered elementary school will be turned into an adult education center. parkland was one of several schools shut down because of budget constraints. protesters occupied the school demanding that it stay open. supporters say this is a good way to reimagine the campus.
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kumasi: the roar of the blue angels is back today. they are gearing up for their event. one of the many events for fleet week. here is more on the festivities this weekend. leah: this is the part of fleet week that so many people across the bay area have been waiting for. it is finally time for the parade of ships in the airshow featuring the blue angels. yesterday, we got a special glimpse of the blue angels out practicing. they are the primary headliner of this event. organizers added that this is the only airshow in the united states with a commercial airliner, united 7772 perform a choreographed act.
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>> i am very excited to be back in san francisco. there is flying in airshow for your friends and family over the city you grew up in, i can only imagine it is going to be very cool. it's exciting, emotional. i'm so excited to be here. leah: gaetz here at marina green open at 9:00. the parade of ships which is the largest one on the west coast, that starts at 11:00. the procession of ships can be seen from the golden gate bridge with the reviewing stand at the marina green. the parade begins at 1:00 and continues through 4:00 this afternoon. if you can't make it out today, we will have two other opportunities to see this on
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saturday and sunday starting at 12:30. live in san francisco. kumasi: you can find the whole schedule guide on abc7news.com. drew: we do have those morning clouds which will be giving way to sunshine and that is the theme through the weekend. we will top out in the upper 60's, little warmer on saturday in the breeze kicks up on sunday. visibility right now, we are keeping an eye on it. it's a half-mile in the bay. you want to see about 10. that's as good as it gets. we are warming to the 50's and 60's, into the afternoon but it is a warm day and will stay cool along the coast.
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we will see that marine layer return by 8:00 p.m.. we are tracking foggy conditions along the coast and along the shoreline. 76 in oakland, 94 in fairfield, 85 in napa. today is the hottest of the three days ahead. i sunday, temperatures do did. the cool down does continue for next week. we will show you that in about eight minutes. >> there is a crash on southbound 680 before diablo road. jobina: not too bad if that's your part of the commute. the golden gate bridge, it is looking much better than yesterday in terms of fog that
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we were seeing around 509. a live look at the san mateo bridge, everything is moving slowly we want to check and on our drive times. tracy did dublin, not too bad at all, 32 minutes. we do have a delay for rides going through the transit two. reggie: pardons for marijuana possession, what it means for bay area residents. kumasi: a partnership that may have driverless cars on the road. reggie: the song's named best for karaoke.
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law. it will help with those who have been denied employment, housing or education opportunities. >> administration officials say it will affect 1500 americans because most are convicted under state laws. not many are convicted of possession under federal law. many cannabis advocates say the move is long overdue. the president announcing the latest, let's take a listen from an advocate. >> if you are getting out of jail with these records, they are felons now and they can't get jobs. it has to be done right keeping us in mind. >> he hopes the president's plans are a step in the right
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direction but there is a long way to go. the president is also calling on governors to issue similar pardons for those convicted on state-level charges. some are calling this a political move. kumasi: for the first time since the start of the pandemic the cdc will not be providing daily numbers. the change will start october 20. with community transmission levels low across all bay area counties. reggie: uber is coming back with the driverless taxi game. they announced they have partnered with emotional. it will provide a fleet of all electric driverless cars, uber will provide the platform. they did not announce where it will launch first.
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they launched a driverless taxi service in 2015 but called it off. kumasi: the state is increasing the amount of monthly benefits. nearly 5 million californian receive benefits and they will be going up by 12.5% to help ease the pain of rising prices. it is a significant bump especially for families. >> for a family of four, if they qualify they can receive up to $939 in incentive. for an individual that's $281. kumasi: according to the state of to 2 million people are eligible but have not signed up for the benefits. the weekend is almost here for some people. reggie: this morning we are taking a look at the list of greatest karaoke songs of all time. ♪
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reggie: shania twain's man i feel like a woman tops the list. what makes a great karaoke song? pick something that sounds great at lab volumes and questionable pitch. what does that say about shania? also something others want to join in on. here's a look at other top karaoke songs, i wanted that way by the backstreet boys, i will survive. please, no more than that. it's so played out. bohemian rhapsody, again, that one is 20 minutes. shallow by lady gaga and you want to know by alaniz morrissette. what y'all think? not bohemian rhapsody, is too long. drew: i do like shania.
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kumasi: i feel like you could talk through it if you really needed to. reggie: you could come in on the you got a car? drew: there is nothing worse when someone sings a song that is really slow that nobody knows. is not the place, not the time. kumasi: you know my song's last dance by donna summer. reggie: anything by donna summer. hot stuff is a good one. alaniz morrissette, i love that song. drew: it's not an easy song to sing. reggie: it's very angry. and it's about dave coulier.
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drew: they always say allegedly. that's joey from full house. he's never said no. every time i sing karaoke everyone is like, that's a choice. i have sung gloria, i think i've got to number. reggie: i had a whole dramatic karaoke experience. kumasi: let's move on. drew: let's look at the exploratorium camera. we will find fog and low clouds and that is what the headlines look like. find flying weather for the blue angels. and next week it turns breezy, temperatures below average. we have a little bit of a swing in the next few days.
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we are looking at half moon bay, your visibility will increase and decrease until the sun gets up and makes out our atmosphere. future weather, let's go hour-by-hour. there is still a fair amount of cloud cover. we do expect a lot of sunshine away from the coast. highs today, we will go to 76 in oakland. 69 in the city. 90 in fairfield. it's warm if not hot. our hottest cities are inland. overnight tonight, patchy fog developing. 40's and are cool spots. is the accuweather 7 day forecast showing you that today is a good day for flying an equally nice for the air show on sunday. we will likely stay below average for most of the week.
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kumasi: here are the seven things to know this morning. president biden says the risk of nuclear armageddon is at the highest level since the cuban missile crisis in the 1960's. vladimir putin in may be planning to use nuclear weapons in the war reggie: against ukraine. reggie:police have arrested a man who went on a deadly rampage on the vegas strip. the kumasi: attack was unprovoked. kumasi:president biden has parted and thousands of people convicted of marijuana possession. this is seen as a first step in decriminalizing marijuana on the
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federal level. reggie: the blue angels will fly over san francisco today. leap week expected to draw drew: millions of people to the city. drew:it is looking very nice for fleet week. sunshine, upper 60's and low 70's 70's for the afternoon. jobina: if your commute takes you through the trends to you may see a 20 minute delay. that is because of the earthquake. kumasi: number seven, get your lottery tickets because the mega millions jackpot is estimated to be 410 million dollars. the last time the jackpot was that high was back reggie: in reggie: july. here's your gma first look, phone scammers claiming your phone will be shut down if they are not paid right away. >> a warning about a scam
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costing consumers. denise banks says she always pays her water bill that just a few weeks ago's someone pretended to be from her water company and threatened to cut off the water if she didn't pay right away. she said they demanded she pay 220 dollars through cell that you can use through your banking app. she was so frightened she gave them her bank information and in a matter of seconds they took every dollar in her account. this morning, zell is trying to help customers avoid pouring money down the drain saying your utility company will never ask you to pay through cell or a gift card. how you can avoid scammers. reggie: blue skies turn into dust leaving some california residents asking where he came from. clear skies were wiped out by a
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dust storm. residents in eastern san diego captured video of the dust cloud. they issued a blowing dust advisory warning that visibility could drop to zero. that has since kumasi: been lifted. kumasi:tonight the sound of music will fill a radio station. it is a welcome back gesture as they welcome back writers. the agencies first short story contest will also be reading their stories. it starts at 5:00. reggie: mcdonald's is trying a lot of things right now. they are bringing back the hollow weed buckets. if you are an old like me you will remember. in 1986 they offered happy meals
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between two reggie: to maze. reggie:the big air show is happening today. drew will give us that forecast. it should be nice but we are starting with fog. drew: that starts today, tomorrow and sunday. half moon bay guess not nearly as foggy. yesterday, the east bay in the north bay. it is improving with two miles of visibility. we don't see any issues right now. temperatures are chilly, in the 40's. we are at 53 in the city. 59 in san jose, 50 and half moon bay. hair is alive look, market street is lit up nicely. we will find brighter skies pretty quickly later on today,
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into the 60's along the shoreline. warmer in. we have a cool coast but warm inland temperatures into the 90's, in the 70's and 80's along the shoreline. 69 in the city, 84 in san jose, 91 and concorde. look at the fleet week forecast coming up in about eight minutes. reggie: happening today, some of the biggest events of fleet we kick off and that includes the parade of ships and the airshows. lw. lena: this is the day people have been waiting for here in the bay area. we have both the airshow and the parade of ships. the big headliner today that many people are waiting to see
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is the u.s. navy's blue angels. we caught a special glimpse of the blue angels are practicing yesterday. the blue angels are the primary headliner this event. organizers added this is the only airshow in the united states with the commercial airliner to perform a coordinated act. lieutenant scott grossman shared but this experience means to him. >> being able to see the city below, the golden gate bridge, it will be a unique experience being in those airplanes and seeing the show from that side, from that angle as opposed to the one i saw as a kid. watching those jets fly
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overhead. lena: gates open it 9:00, the parade of ships, that starts at 11, the airshow starts immediately after the parade and is expected to continue until 4:00. if you can't make it out to today's airshow there are two more opportunities on saturday and sunday starting at 12:35. if you would like to take a look of the full schedule for fleet week events we have that posted on our website. kumasi: the turn for the dream force convention was the same as pre-pandemic numbers. this was done by srt, it looked
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at occupancies from hotels all over san francisco. this is promising for the tourism industry. the next convention is techcrunch. reggie: a controversy over a school police officer in uvalde, texas. parents were outraged to find out that a newly hired police officer was a former state trooper under investigation for her actions at the rob school shooting. >> the uvalde school district knew that she was under investigation for her response to the shooting. she was one of the first to enter the hallway after the shooter gained access to a classroom. they then waited 77 minutes to take down the shooter. elizonda was caught on tape saying that she would've gone and if her son was inside. parents are appalled that the
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district would hire her. >> why? why not our kids. if she would've saved her kids, why not mine? >> they said they apologize to the victims families in the uvalde humane community. even though she is under investigation she is no longer subject to discipline within the department because she no longer works there. kumasi: in las vegas, police are investigating a stabbing on the famed strip. two people died, six other are hurt. three of them are in critical condition. it happened before noon outside the wind hotel. they suspect to used a large kitchen knife to stab visitors and residents at random. reggie: residents of sonoma
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county say vacation rentals of had a negative effect on their community. they launched a hotline for complaints. the line is available 20 47 and is dedicated to ensuring that rental operators comply with regulations. property managers are expected to resolve concerns within an hour otherwise complaints can be filed on the hotline. kumasi: in east paulo alto, the city has approved $8 million for infrastructure improvements. east palo alto says all the projects should be completed over the next couple of years in the master plan over the next few decades. kumasi: it is the end of an era for the talk radio station kgo
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10. but what caused it is still unclear. it has been around for more than 80 years. the radio station thanked listeners and tease the fans to turn in on monday for the next chapter. the radio station did not give any further details. our station kgo abc 7 is not affiliated with kgo. reggie: the team is not saying what greens punishment will be but they say they will keep it in-house and expect any suspension. stephen curry debunked a report that this was about egos. green has had a run in before with other players including kevin durant. steph curry is playing peacemaker. >> it was nothing out of the ordinary until it wasn't.
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he set the stage for how we will get through it. you can't wave a magic wand but you start the groundwork and set the tone of how we will get through this and a lot of experience on how to do that. reggie: the warriors open the preseason this sunday against the lakers. kumasi: the heart felt story behind this display in san jose. reggie: it is world smile day and spoke with camorra kimora lee simmons. drew: we will see plenty of sunshine and temperatures in the upper 60's and lower 70's. we talked about how the fog is ebbing and flowing.
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thick flog right along the immediate cosine. elsewhere, away from the coast we are seeing much better visibility. future weather showing we are 50's and 60's along the bayshore. later on this afternoon, sunshine for most. we will see partly cloudy skies over the city. temperatures are warm if not hot. 94 concord, santa rosa 93. the three day forecast including the weekend, saturday is the warmer of the two days but it is looking nice, it is cooler but breezier with temperatures closer to average this time of the year. elton john is here in town over the weekend. really nice weather starting off in the 70's.
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plenty of stars and temperatures at 62. jobina: let's get a track of traffic. this right along the line of berkeley, westbound 80 before gilman street. we are following a crash right now. it does look like there is a 16 miles per second crash in the same area. i am giving you the thumbs up on southbound six 80 before diablo
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jobs. the lowest monthly jobs gained since september of 2020. the unemployment rate fell to 3.5%. inflation relief payments are going out. they are going from 202 a little more than a thousand. it depends on your income level on your taxes. they will either come in the form of direct inking deposits or through the mail. kumasi: the nobel committee has announced as winners of this year's nobel peace prize. human rights advocate from belarus, ukraine were honored. the winners were honored for their outstanding effort to document war crimes, human
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rights abuses. this comes seven months after russia waged a full-scale war. 96-year-old opal lee, the grandmother of juneteenth was up early for the announcement. she says that even though she did not win that just being nominated as one of the biggest honors just to sit at the table. i was ready for her to win. reggie: it is an honor to be considered. kumasi: a haunted halloween pumpkin patch has sprouted in san jose. reggie: this is a display we comes with extra meaning this year. amanda shares the heart felt story behind the haunt.
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amanda: there are skeletons, happy pumpkins, bunking big and small in this front yard in san jose. >> i don't think this compares to any other display. >> we always come by to see what is here for the year. amanda: the display is deeply meaningful for the mother who put it together. we first introduce you to shelley jiminez. back then she introduced haunted clowns. >> he lost his sight two years ago and he is not able to see anything anymore. he has slowed down a lot since then.
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his airway is collapsing in. >> shelley says chris and his twin sister were born at 20 six weeks. now 27 years old, both had varying disabilities. for chris, he has been an palliative care and experiencing symptoms to early onset dementia. >> i have tried to bring so much joy to his life and i look back on the video that you sent me and he looks so happy. amanda: his condition has kept the family inside their home but visiting neighbors make this halloween enjoyable during this difficult time. originally built for chris, the displays have become a community favorite. >> it's a heart wrenching story about how shelley and her husband have taking care of their children the way they have
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and it is so wonderful. to do this for all of us to. >>ei bk this is my annual vacation. amanda: in san jose, abc 7 news. reggie: that was really something. i wish them well. happening today, it is world smile day, a world dedicated to smile. kumasi: what makes people happy? according to a new survey it is not money or fame. kimora lee simmons is revealing the results of the survey she is the ambassador for a charity that helps kids with cleft
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pallets around the world. kimora: smile train commissioned a survey to see what makes you smile. contrary to popular belief, it was not some of the flashier things in life. it was this simply or things like spending time with their family, giving a smile, receiving a smile. we wanted to highlight world smile day with some of this information so that people could be reminded to share a smile with others. >> you have girls in college and kids at home, you run your business and you are on this campaign to help other people smile, what are you doing to encourage those around you to smile? kimora: to do any work like
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this that gives back to the kids. that's me, i am like a fabulous mother. reggie: she is just mother. kumasi: smile train has helped 1.5 million kids around the world. jobina: we got into other things about her being a fabulous mother. baby phat is coming back and she may or may not be on the new season of rail has lives of beverly hills. she said that she doesn't want to be messy, she'd rather be messy and private. at dress up day at school i was kimora lee simmons. reggie: did you watch her show?
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jobina: baby phat was hot. it was in the early 2000, i don't want to say. but it was hot. she was like that girl. reggie: she is really good at reality tv. i watch that show she was on. jobina: and runs out was out too. drew: i love to runs house. reggie: i would love to see her as a housewife. drew: that's a messy show. reggie: they need her, i think. they need to get rid of some of the girls there. reggie: she served popeyes at
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her house on china. drew: the chicken sandwich. reggie: i've never had that. drew: we will get you some. the half-moon bridge, there is some fog. 40's and 50's, take a jacket with you. you won't need it later this afternoon. there is moderate error quality, 80's and 90's. we have 60's along the coast. downtown, it is 69, 80's in the. the east bay, sunshine 70's and 80's. we will go into the 80's and 90's in santa rosa. 94 in fairfield. our marine layer comes back and we expect similar temperatures
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in the 40's and 50's. here is the accuweather 7 day forecast. showing you nice weather for the air show sunday is cooler and we will keep that cooling trend author next week. reggie: i'm excited about this. kumasi: 100 years of wonder. the company that is showing you all the fun for its anniversary.
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bears are there. if you have an outdoor kitchen, invite me. day, just did what he wanted. once he went through the jacuzzi, he got into the trash and then went back in the pool. reggie: i don't blame him. kumasi: they say the bear has visited several times since labor day. hernandez says he left a present on the lawn. kumasi: that's the disrespect. reggie: that bear is really cute though. don't you think? kumasi: i can't support that. reggie: abc 7's parent company disney has announced the official kickoff of its 100 year anniversary. it starts january 27. they will have platinum lights
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throughout the park. they will have a new fireworks show and i was reading yesterday it will include every single disney animated film. they have a new ride. the runaway railway which will be open into town. they will also have a new ride called wondrous journeys. they will bring back my favorite parade, magic happens. that will happen this spring. kumasi: you need to do a full report live. i don't want to hear anybody else tell me about it but you. drew: please, send him in january. reggie: no shade to anyone else but if i see liz there, larry beil, there will be a meltdown.
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i will be there at 900 front street. reggie: thank you for your support. kumasi: oh, a meltdown. reggie: there will be a meltdown and you will see it live. kumasi: coming up at 6:00, we are talking about fleet week. we will tell you the best events to check out this weekend. reggie: san francisco and oakland leaders trying to stop dangerous sideshows like this one. kumasi: our local astronaut made it to the international space station.
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and, finally, snack up to save even more at the pump. that's great! make the most of the stop you need to make with shell. wait! there's three of me? awesome! announcer: building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc7news. reggie: now at 6:00, resident biden pardons thousands for simple marijuana charges. this will have a large impact for many in the bay area. kumasi: and flee klee is back and you might've already heard the blue angels around the city. we will tell you about the events this weekend. reggie: we're so happy to see our local astronaut at the international space station and she seems elated. how she hope her -- hopes her journey is inspiring others to follow in her footsteps. what a moment. if you're going to have them on the, make the most out of it.
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