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area, moving forward, finding solutions reggie: an ocean oakland could end up costing the city millions of dollars to resolve. the real cost for ransomware attack impacting the city. plus -- >> i think the city community has a deep love for the city. everybody is just devastated. >> the oldest black church in the east bay goes up in flames. the pastor and worshipers saying the congregation will arise from the ashes. reggie: president biden in poland after making a surprise visit to ukraine. we hear from local ukrainian communities about the significance of the trip. kumasi: fire officials want to clear the air. getting some answers to a number of issues impacting the transit agency. reggie: welcome to tuesday, february 21. fat tuesday. >> i'm ready.
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where are the deeds? drew: i have seven home. -- some at home. >> what else the union? drew: i just want doughnuts for some reason. all the pastries. reggie: would you settle for an apple fritter? >> i will never say no. drew: good morning, everybody. a pretty wild week of weather. today, the rims are really going to ramp up cold air about to move-in and then we have showers to talk about. temperatures not quite chilly compared to the past couple of weeks. upper 40's to lower 50's out there right now. from the rooftop camera, partly cloudy skies today. the big take the, it gets real windy later on today. we will likely hit daytime highs later today around much time.
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wind picks up and temperatures are going to drop. for the entire region. everybody will feel these winds. later this afternoon likely 60 mile-per-hour wind across the coast. i will take a closer wind and also some very cold air about to move-in. reggie: president biden is in poland today preparing to deliver a majors each marking the first anniversary of russia's invasion of ukraine. the president is expected to remind the world russia has committed crimes against humanity. jobina: president biden will meet with the president of poland today, expected to reaffirm america's commitment to ukraine and condemn russian nearly one year after the invasion. russian president vladimir putin gave his state of the country speech this morning, saying russia is suspending its participation in the new start
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treaty. beth the last remaining nuclear arms control packed with the united states. he also blamed the wesinconflicg the war with ukraine. this comes a day after president biden's historic visit to ukraine. he arrived after a secret 10 hour train ride from poland. this marked the first time an american president in modern times has visited a war zone where the u.s. has no military presence. the president pledged another $500 million in new military aid. president biden: you remind us that freedom is priceless. it is worth fighting for for as long as it takes. >> it is a very brave move of the american president and we really appreciate and value it. jobina: president biden will also meet with leaders on nato's eastern flank including the czech republic and romania. reggie: president biden will
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address the nation in the world live in morning. make sure to look out for a push alert. we will let you know when it begins. kumasi: ukrainian americans in the bay area are applauding president biden for his visit and his pledge of more aid. >> great move from president biden. confirming the support of the united states to ukraine. we really appreciate what he is doing for the country. kumasi: if you want to help ukraine, put together a full list of verified groups and nonprofits. reggie: another strong blow to those living in southern turkey. a six point three magnitude earthquake is blamed for killing three people and hurting 300 more. in northwest syria there happened more than 130 injuries. it also led to the collapse of a number of buildings that were already hit by the previous earthquake.
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yesterday's aftershock occurred exactly two weeks after a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake killed more than 6000 people in turkey and syria. recovery efforts are still underway. social media will be the center of two cases going before the supreme court today involving one social media -- when social media companies can be sued for content posted by third parties. family members of victims of terrorist attacks once google and twitter held accountable for terrorist content shared on their platforms. social media company's are currently in the lawsuit over content area the decision by the justices could reshape the internet and what is considered free speech. rulings in these cases are expected by the end of june. kumasi: developing news impacting the city of oakland while the city races to get services back in order. take a look at two other notable attacks the u.s. city governments. new orleans was hit
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million. systems already backed up, but new orleans had to refill almost all of their computer systems. it was a process that the city says for a long time and cost a lot of. >> best course was as much as we could and rebuild our environment on plane pcx. kumasi: pensacola echoed similar sentiments after their attack. >> some of the online bill pay systems that we have and our email services and our website, things like that. we all came into our computer that had signs on them which said do not turn on until you consult i.t.. kumasi: city leaders say they have invested more money into
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preventing cyber attacks from happening again. reggie: developing news and the firing of oakland police chief. he says he plans to appeal the decision and community leaders are calling for the same thing. during a rally, supporters of the chief gathered, some waiting plaque or the poor. -- in support. >> bring him back. bring him back. it is time to bring our chief back. reggie: the mayor fired armstrong without cause last week a month after he was put on paid leave. this is all due to a report questioning armstrong's handling of misconduct charges against one of his sergeant. the mayor's office had no comment about the rally however, more than 40 individuals as well as labor and community leaders issued a joint statement supporting the mayor's decision to part ways with the cheek.
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the stated faith in part as community leaders, we know that accountability is essential to working together and moving oakland past the legacy of mismanagement, scandal, and corruption that has plagued our city's police department for generations. kumasi: new details are expected to be released today after a historic church in oakland caught fire over the weekend. it is severely damaged, built in the 1850's and is said to be one of the oldest black churches in the east bay. the floor of the church is also a problem. not only a ton of value, but a sentimental value. >> free meals and a lot of clothing. the church has really helped us a lot. kumasi:
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reviewing witness statements as well as surveillance video. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. challenges since the pandemic. leaders are expected to introduce new strategies to tackle some of those. they are also promising better train and station cleaning and the replacement of 41 in downtown san francisco. drew: get ready for a blustery and chilly day later on today. a live look outside this morning, a cold front is going to move through here later this morning and behind that front, winds are going to ramp up. a wind advisory will be in effect for good reason. 40-60 miles per hour means a cold day is on the way. we will likely high temperatures close to
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lunchtime where we will be in the upper 50's to near 60 degrees. behind the front, watch as these temperatures start to tank. then we see continued to filter in. temperatures will feel a lot colder compared to yesterday. upper 50's 50's to upper 40's, lower 50's. we are stuck in the 40's for the most part, and for that fact we do have some snow to talk about. about 1500 feet we could see 1-3 inches of snow. that is have called the storm since it is. another chance for snow coming thursday night into friday.
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areawide, we will see some scattered showers. let's check in with traffic. kumasi: -- jobina: you can see the map is green all around. it does look a little hazy on the san mateo bridge camera. same thing goes bring in the coliseum camera. headlights are traveling southbound for you there. things are on time now because they are back on normal schedule, not the holiday. 51 minutes, definitely beginning to get a bit heavy. reggie: school district parents want to ban some books. the reasoning and reaction expected during a meeting tonight. kumasi: trade-offs, cutbacks, pay raises. a look at the gap between requests and reality as educated negotiate new contracts.
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kumasi: schoolbook fans have been happening -- school book bans have been happening more frequently and tonight it will, but one district in the east bay. lena howland joining us outside the school district office with details on this. lena: tonight but according to our media partners over at the east bay times, we have learned that a lot of parents are expected to vote to voice their concerns about this process. this is all coming up about three specific books, gender queer: a memoir which is meant to serve as a resource for kids on gender identity sparked discussion after they were
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unfounded and unverified claims made on a january 4 eating that a student was disciplined for refusing to read the book. parents are also reportedly upset about a book called push and also "lawn boy." some parents alleged on social media that both contain highly explicit sexual content. while the board agenda does not mention any specific books, it does say that ward will discuss the complete process in which a parent can rest a book be banned. this process requires multiple steps starting with a meeting between the parent and the principal of the school and a spokesman for the school district confirmed with us that up until now, no book has officially ever been banned from the school and again, no vote on any books will be taken tonight. reggie: thank you. a warning for oakland teachers hoping to negotiate a big raise in the next contract. the district says it is unlikely
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they will get what they want due to expected budget deficit. >> we wan competitive. want to get median of what educators in neighboring districts are making. just a 15 minute drive away, 10 minute drive away. reggie: the teachers unions at the district plans to make an offer thursday which has been delayed until march 1. the union claims that is in the district will likely announce that plan to close the deficit. kumasi: giving kids a brighter and clearer vision of their future. that is what real options for city kids is doing. and you can volunteer to help out. they are hosting vision day, a chance for elementary and middle school students to get free eye exams and glasses on the lot. we spoke with the nonprofit executive director about why this is needed. >> our neighborhood has a lot of challenges. we have a lot of working
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families where, for whatever reason, there's just no time to get your child to the doctor. vision, medical, whatever the case. so we thought, what better way than to bring the doctors to them? it makes it so much easier. kumasi: they need at least one volunteer optometrist to make the day success. they also be volunteers to help ticket through the process. if you can help out, go to rocsf.org. reggie: a grammy-winning group is back in the bay area within the project assigned to inspire children. the alphabet rockers put on a show yesterday. they are a hip hop children's music collective music focused on education, adversity and a healthy lifestyle. grammy for best children's album.
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of yesteshow, they premiered a new cartoseesct at uc berkeley. it focuses on science, technology, engineering and math concepts. kumasi: ok, we see you. drew: to being in one of these groups. elementary school kids. kumasi: what was that about? drew: it was definitely about math. it didn't go that well, you know? not really in sync with the choreography. can you imagine kids trying to learn? they're evasive. reggie: did you take it to the grapevine at all? drew: probably. reggie: do you know what the grapevine is? drew: i do.
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drew: i was definitely in high school, but we were teaching attala mentor school kids. reggie: and they still didn't think you were cool. drew: can we go back to class? it is a tough crowd. it was a growing, a learning for me. reggie: for you. not the kids. drew: just wasn't my thing. kumasi: you really have done a little of everything. drew: you've got to learn what you hate. this will be bouncing around later today as it winds ran set. we have a cold front moving in right here. behind that low pressure just descending overnditng on ao feel 45 to 65 miles per hou.
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it is going to feel a lot colder compared to yesterday. right around lunchtime, temperatures just descendant. overnight tonight, it is chilly. 30's and 40's with a frost advisory in effect. isolated showers. we could even see some snow showers around mount hamilton. rainfall estimates, very light in nature, but most of us end up with a half inch to one inch of rain through friday. seven day forecast, gusty showers friday. we dry out over the weekend and more rain over next week. kumasi: coming up, seven things to know. reggie: 10 years since robin roberts returned to good morning america after a lifesaving homeric friend. a look at the effort from the bay area to register more donors.
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it comes as president putin made his own speech blaming the west for provoking conflict and starting the war. you can see biden's speech live when it happened this morning on abc 7 and wherever you stream the reggie: violent -- fired open police chief robin armstrong is planning to appeal the decision. community leaders and supporters also called for his reinstatement during this rally yesterday. kumasi: more information is expected about a fire that severely damaged a historic church in oakland over the weekend. investigators say they've been looking at witness statements and surveillance video. reggie: the unified school district is reportedly getting ready to discuss the controversial idea of fanning books. titles include gender queer, lawn boy and push. a lot of parents are expected to voice their opinion about process. drew: get ready for a stronger, gusty wind and the day-to-day.
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by the afternoon, 40-60 miles per hour. seeing temperatures in the 50's later on today. jobina: very clear conditions on the roads for your commute picture of emeryville. those headlights are traveling westbound. kumasi: and number seven, today is mardi gras. people celebrate by overindulging on fatty foods ahead of land. festivities are happening in new orleans all day today and celebrations around the bay area, too. reggie: robin roberts is celebrating the 10 year anniversary of returning to tv after battling cancer. piers morgan norwood. morgan: loo celebrating this moment 10 years ago. >> i have been waiting 174 days to say this. good morning, america. > when she first announced her condition, nds. >> it is a rare blood disorder
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that affects the bone marrow. >> she was fortunate to have the perfect match, her sister. >> she is going to be my donor. >> in the years that followed, sharing her story in hopes of helping others through their own journeys. now celebrating 10 years of bringing donors and recipients face-to-face. >> thank you for saving my life. >> and coming up, people join the beta match registry on college campuses from coast-to-coast. -- be the match registry. kumasi: abc stations across the country have teamed up with gma to get more people on that registry. st. mary's college recently held a drive on campus. we spoke of people who participated about the impact a simple donation can have on someone's life.
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>> you're going to swab the inside of one of your cheeks for 10 seconds. >> dylan helps recruit bone marrow donors. saint mary's college of california student knows how high the stakes are. he was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in 2017. >> it definitely was a shock when we got the news for my family and i. cancer was the last thing the need to have. and i'll just happened so suddenly. >> found out he needed a bone marrow transplant. >> i to keep a positive attitude. when i was waiting for my match i was pretty much blasted with chemo and went into remission and while i was waiting i was able to do immunotherapy. >> thankfully he found a match and his transplant was a success. at the same drive, darlene bennett helps students submit their swabs to sign-up for the registry. she is married to wendy of the basketball team.
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every time she volunteers, she thinks about her little brother. derek darby was three years old and he was diagnosed with emea. he needed a bone marrow transplant. >> i actually was a match. however, he had to be in remission for the train that could actually happen and he didn't survive. >> derek passed away at the age of six. >> it's tough. not the life that any kitchen have. the child should suffer like that. >> through her work, she hopes she can help save someone else. now lead ambassador for his campus club, people celebrate five years of being cancer free in june. he hopes to meet the donor who saved his life. >> having the opportunity to meet him is just something i get so much joy thinking about. he gave the gift of life. there is no way we can thank him enough for what he has done for me and my family.
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>> some great news, they registered 100 people at that three day drive at st. mary's college. kumasi: san francisco state fraternity nu alpha kappa is holding a drive at 1600 holloway ave. it starts tomorrow and goes until thursday. you can't make it, you can text for a link to register online. >> preside one day after his surprise visit to ukraine. he said to deliver remarks
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california's long-standing ban on assault weapons. when the decision could come and what it could mean for the sale of those weapons. kumasi: an ohio community is still on edge. the head of the epa returns to address health concerns after the train derailment that released toxic chemicals into the air and water. reggie: greeting students demanding lawmakers take action to better protect against mass shootings on campus. kumasi: good morning, everyone. reggie: we start with a check on the weather. drew: we enjoyed the warm weather and the sunshine yesterday, but it is about to turn very windy and quite cold out there later today. right now, not terrible. mid-40's to lower 50's. shaking just a bit, but the wind will ramp up as the day goes on. we lightly achieve our daytime wiphichdrops our temperatures he 40's and fees. here the wind advisory and
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effect starting at 1:00 p.m. today for the entire bay area windy gusting 45 to 65 mile route. half moon bay, sfo gusting in the 20's nearby. by 30 5 p.m., we gusting 40-60 miles brower and we will drag in even colder weather over the next couple of days with a chance of some rain and even snow showers. much more about that in about eight minutes. reggie: president biden is in poland where he said to address the world is one day after his historic trip ukraine. we will bring that fleeting live this morning wherever you stream. it comes hours after russian president putin announced he is suspending participation in the new start nuclear weapons treaty and issued a letter demanding the u.s. facilitating the role of italy from rain. -- nato from ukraine. >> president biden back in
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poland after his assortment yet. today, he will meet with the polish president before delivering remarks reaffirming america's commitment to ukraine and condemning russia nearly a year after the invasion. russian president putin giving a building speech on the war which he still calls a special military operation. amid continued russian attacks against ukrainians, biden arrived in the capital yesterday after a secret 10 hour train ride from poland. the first time in american president in modern times has visited a war zone where the united states has no military presence. president biden: i thought it was critical that we not leave any doubt that u.s. support for ukraine in the war against the brutal attack by russia. >> the two leaders walking the
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streets of the capital, some thing unimaginable a year ago. biden pledging another $500 million in new military aid to ukraine. president biden: you remind us that freedom is priceless. it is worth fighting for, for as long as it takes. kumasi: to prevent potential conflicts, the u.s. alerted russian officials about bidens travel to train hours departed. >> is a very brief -- brave move of the american president. >> president biden will meet with leaders tomorrow including poland, the czech republic and romania. kumasi: a health clinic is open for residents in ohio who've been affected by the toxic trainee realm. the train company is also handing out checks of a closer scrutiny of the profits in recent years. jobina:
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zip codes could get a $1000 check for derailment-related asked answers. this comes as the company finances are now in the spotlight. norfolk southern posted an operating income of $.8 billion last year and reportedly paid shareholders $18 billion in stock buybacks and dividends in the last five years, all while reducing its workforce. the ohio health department is turning the church you see on your screen into a health. nurses and toxicologists will be there to evaluate pete lembo symptoms. pete buttigieg is on "gma" today to talk about the incident. >> i've seen the power the multibillion-dollar railroad company field, and they fight safety regulations to the end nail. that has got to change. the future cannot be like the past and i'm calling for that change to begin right away. >> meanwhile, we in east palestine tomorrow because of types of ready as former
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president donald trump plans to visit the area. reggie: new developments in the shooting during a mardi gras parade0. a teenage boy was killed in four's were hurt in age from four to 24. all of them have now been released from the hospital. officers arrested a 21-year-old suspect shortly after the shot rang out on a night. >> officers quickly responded to those gunshots in the area where they arrived on the scene and saw approximately four to five victims of the shooting unfortunately. a male between the ages of 15 and 18, we have not identified him yet. he expired at the hospital. reggie: investigators are working to determine a motive for the shooting. kumasi: more than 1000 students rallied at the state capital to demand reform just one week after the mass shooting on that left three students dead and five others hurt.
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david hogg spoke at yesterday's rally. he is the founder of " march for our lives" after the shooting in parkland, florida. >> i'm tired of being at these things. i'm really tired of being here. i think all of us are. i was here only a couple minutes ago only a couple hundred feet from here with students that ended up going through the shooting. kumasi: state senate democrats of internet several gun reform proposals.a suspect accused of killing reggie: -- a suspect accused of killing a catholic b custody this morning. the chest. >> detectives were told by the tipster that they were concerned because medina was acting
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strange, irrational, and made comments about the bishop owing him money. reggie: according to sheriff --, his wife with the vision housekeeper. he had been work himself at the bishops home. the 69-year-old patient with 11 figure in the diocese known for his work with poor and being a peacemaker between local street gangs. > the man accused of shooting a gun inside a san francisco synagogue impacting work. suspect the phasing luminary of any charges against him crimes. th receiving mental health services. reggie: a federal judge could once again ruled overturned ban on assault weapons as soon as this week. the decision from judge roger betty test was known for consistently and the state gun control laws is to the evening.
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this is something governor newsom learned of earlier this month. rick travis said if many of the da -- if the boat is over is overturned, it does not mean those guns will certainly -- suddenly be legal. >> nothing is going to change in the immediate future reggie: it could be appealed potentially all the way up to this work. kumasi: major controversy in san ramon this morning. the push by some parents demand certain books from school emphasis and tonight to discuss the asset. reggie: marty brought some abrasions off in new orleans first, he check withdrew. drew: so you for the warm weather behind your colder in with you today. it will get very dusty this afternoon along the coast. linda gusting 60 miles per hour
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areawide time -- our daytime highs. when fixing temperatures started to drop. by to fall into the 40's. highs in the mid-50's to low 60's. just a gusty day later on this afternoon with temperatures. then 50's. forecast time through the rest of the week, even, air on wednesday. by thursday, i think some cities are just struggling to get out of the 40's as some of the coldest air so far this season settles in it is for ec .last tm
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watch issued way back in 2011. about 1500 feet. we could see one to three inches of snow in places like boulder week, scotts valley. snow up. let's see about traffic. jobina: overall traffic looking really great so we are going to start with some cameras . i did just check on the toll plaza camera, but no update on the turning on. san jose, pitching you showed as well. the heaviest drive is definitely going to be for super commuters, 50 minute
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reggie: the san ramon valley unified school district get some parents more information on the process to get books remove school libraries. it comes as there is reportedly a group of people voicing concern over three books available on some campuses. lena howland is live from danville with concerns and why the process has a long way to go . lena: while no vote tonight, and a lot of parents are expected to be here tonight at the school board meeting voice concerns that profit that it takes to ban a book inside of the school library. this is all stemming from three specific oaks.
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those books queer: a memoir" that's part tonight's discussion after they were unfounded and unverified claim made at a january board meeting that a student was disciplined for refusing to read the book. are doing this because they are scared of the change between my generation and hours. according to the east bay, "gender queer" distant available at many bay area school libraries including schools oakland, berkeley and remind unified school district parents are also reportedly upset about a book on "push" which was later traded to the academy award-winning movie "precious" and a book called "lawn boy." terence alleged that both contain highly sexual content. on the agenda is not mention the names many books, it does say it
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will discuss the process in which a parent can repress -- to request a book the band and it is a multistep process that does involve multiple layers of administrators before it can even make it to the board of education a spokesman for the school district says until now, no book is ever been banned from the district. reggie: now to something more fun. today is mardi gras, otherwise known as fat tuesday. people celebrate by overindulging on fatty foods ahead of land. of course, lent is the 40 day fasting leading up to easter. fat tuesday festivities are happening in new orleans with parades and cakes. each year a new king we are chosen to oversee the parades. >> is definitely a 630 kind of moment for me to now be in a position to be selected by the entire organization as their queen this year.
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it is a phenomenal experience. reggie: doesn't the flows will be in the parade. kumasi: and don't forget you can celebrate community and culture with abc 7 join us for the black joy parade on sunday. you can stream live on the 7 bay area at if you want more details about this, you can go to abc 7new.com. coverages hosted by jobina, julian and i cannot wait. the parade is so much fun. >> and after the parade is even more fun. kumasi: it is like a whole day of being out in the street. this is going to be like the same thing. >> just a smidge.
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we are back. >> reggie: we are out. reggie:people can go to it this sunday. it will be streaming next week. >> so it is streaming live this week. actually, i'm glad you brought that up. if you are wondering how to watch if you're not going to be there, sunday we will be streaming already. apps, and weekend we will have a special to air on a regular channel. reggie: right, ok. kumasi: and it starts at 12:30. please come out there if you can. it is a great experience. drew: remember wore for the warriors parade and you were like, this is not? where that. it is going to be freezing. it will be some sun.
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welcome to winter. drew: >> no thank you. >>really? because it is basically tomorrow. drew: who got full by this weekend? >> i did. i don't want that to be very sad initial sleep ensembles on that day in the rain. reggie: let's go outside. we enjoy just a warm holiday weekend and that is going away. it is going to get cold, it is going to get guesting with a cold front approaching. in the form of cloud cover, moves in here later this morning read behind that front, we are going to see the chance for some
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rain and snow showers through the rest of the week. a partly cloudy day with temperatures a lot colder than we were yesterday. you're going to want to keep those layers on. a frost advisory in effect the coastline temperatures fremont is dipping into the 30's. partly cloudy skies, isolated showers on the coast. the winds are still with us, dropping into the 30's and low 40's as we head into wednesday. exclusive storm impact scale, it is a level 1 storm from wednesday to friday. scattered showers, cold, gusty wind. especially that cold air is going to drop snow levels of was 500 feet north they, so we could see a dusting of snow in some spots. there is no uniform line of rain moving through. this hamilton, we could see a dusting of snow.
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light showers for several days. a half inch to one inch is expected in a lot of spot. tomorrow, gusty wind. just cold in the 40's and 50's. friday morning we are watching for low snow levels. still, we stay chilly weekend. reggie: the majors you want to study if you'd like to land a high-paying job a few years after graduation kumasi: but first, a new program being la
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gma following a successful bone marrow train went from her sister. kumasi: she was away for 170 four days after her diagnosis with a rare blood disorder that affects bone marrow. our reporter sat down with her to talk about the milestone. >> good morning, america. you know what an immense honor that is to say? >> she has been eight in the face right here for more than 20 years. and during that time, she has faced trials and triumphs. one of them, for fear foul for survivor against nds. news of the rare blood disorder that affects the bone marrow coming five years after beating breast cancer. robin roberts getting a life-saving bone marrow train went with her dear sister sally and. it is 10 years ago that she returned to the anchor desk. what is taking years mean to you, robin? >> -- what does 10 years mean to you?
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>> you taken time because i've been so focused on the 10 years and showing the growth of the treatment and people who have been impacted by. our viewers responding to the call to be the match. i really haven't taken the time until this moment to think about me and what this moment means to me. i am grateful that my mama taught me behind why this was placed in my path. >> now, working hard to make sure others get the same chance. robin continuing her advocacy to build the registry of donors who can be the match. >> i was very, very blessed that one of my three siblings, sally
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ann, was a match and was a perfect match. leapfrog 10 years didn't have the perfect match. 10 years later, you do. but the registry is a literal lifeline for countless people. >> about 70% of patients are still looking for their donor, and you could be a potential match to save someone's life. all it takes is a simple sign of any swab -- sign up and a swab. reggie: we are so happy for robin. i'm so happy for us because we get to watch her every day. tiktok announces the launch of a new creativity program, a new version of their creator fund. the program is still in the early stages of development. no word yet how many followers or views creators need to have to be enrolled in the program. however,
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start earning money with the program. it has already been tested in brazil and france. kumasi: here is a riddle. what is semi old and reference weight in gold? the answer is a first generation iphone. the unopened first innovation iphone just so for more than $63,000 online. in 2007 it cost $600 and was a game changer. do you still have yours in the box? >> of course i do. no. would keep an iphone box for some reason? i don't know what i think. reggie: do it today. there is dust on it. you are never going to. as anyone ever asked you to give it back? no. kumasi: just in case.
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reggie: trash. kumasi: the local mayor who is already fighting every call race just months into her term. reggie: another breakthrough in the fight against hiv. a fifth patient has been cured of the virus. of the virus. kumasi: and some hairdo how do you know when you've made the right decision? it's the feeling you get in your gut, the one that tells you what's right or what's wrong. it's the voice inside you that says, "i'm buzzed...better leave the car when it's time to go." buzzed driving is drunk driving.
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