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>> happening now as you wake up here at 5:00, a top tech executive found dead as other leaders share their condolences online. >> a coalition of south bay groups now demanding answers in an explosive drug draft picks involving executive director. the san jose police officers association. >> and former president trump remaining defiant this morning after that historic appearance in new york city court. what he told a crowd of supporters shortly after. >> first came the rain, then came the mosquitoes. what local experts are recommending to keep the bites at bay. mosquitoes. now i thought we moved past that. not here in california. >> i didn't know we had those. >> nothing like florida. >> i thought i left that behind. >> for good reason. [laughter] >> good morning, everybody. >> we start things off with drew
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tuma, taking a look at that forecast. >> it's nice today. we'll still get some comfortable conditions later on this afternoon. it is quiet. we do have a frost advisory in effect for the valentine's of the north bay or find some of the coolest temperatures this morning. this until 9:00 a.m. don't be surprised if areas shaded in blue you may find some frost on your car or even on your plant this morning. temperature-wise, we're waking up to the 40's and the 30's. 42 in san jose. good morning, oakland. you're waking up to a temperature of 40 degrees. outside, here is a live look. it is a quiet morning out there. the winds are light. we'll start out with pretty bright skies. we'll see some clouds build in throughout the afternoon. we'll call it partly cloudy out there later on today. and temperatures, we're getting closer to average. we'll start to see our warmest
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spots end up the low 60's later on this afternoon but we do have rain to talk about to finish out the week. we'll show you your next front coming up. >> some developing news. a major force the tech world is dead. abc7 news live what we know about this tech giant. >> bob lsome friends of bob leee taken to the social media and their shock over the news of his death taillight said he died in a san francisco stabbing yesterday morning. though san francisco p.d. has not confirmed that lee is the victim they wouldn't chronicle making that connection to a stabbing attack that happened here along main street at harrison yesterday at 2:30 a.m. now lee, no doubt, a major force in the tech world. he was the chief product officer at mobilecoin, a crypto currency
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company. he acted as cto of mobile payment app square and cashapp and worked at google. other tech executives, friends and colleagues have used social media to post tributes for lee. the c.e.o. of an are a saying he was a generous, decent human being who didn't deserve to be killed. he was in the good part of the city and appeared to have been targeted in a random mugging/attack. that's a part of mma fighter jake shields' post. and in a statement, his company specifically the c.e.o. of mobilecoin saying bob was a force of nature, helped to birth android and cashapp into our world. moby was his dream for the 21st century. i will miss him every day. for now, it's clear the tech world and beyond are mourning a
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beloved friend. san francisco police have confirmed a stabbing happened in this area yesterday morning. only identifying the victim as 43-year-old man from mill valley. we're following development this morning live in san francisco. >> this morning, donald trump is charges in a manhattan courtroom. the allegations center on how he accounted for hush money payments made to stormy daniels. prosecutors are accusing trump of a much broader scheme. >> known as a catch and kill, buying and suppressing negative information to boost his chances of winning the 2016 election. during a news conference following yesterday's arrangement, the d.a. laid out the accusations. prosecutors believe trump paid push money to at least three people according stormy daniels and falsified business records
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to hide the payment. trump himself fired back during a speech last night. trump: the criminal is the district attorney because he illegally leaked massive amounts of grand jury. [applause] for which he should be prosecuted or at a minimum he should resign. >> his team has until april 8 to file any motion. the judge is expected to rule on any motions in the next hearing. that court date is set for december 4. julian? julian: thank you. a bay area coalition plans to hold a news conference. 64-year-old woman is charged in a drug smuggling scheme. prosecutors say she imported drugs from overseas and
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distributed them throughout the country. the coalition that includes the naacp of san jose and silicon valley say they will provide a list of demands. today's news conference will happen in front of the san jose city hall rotunda. >> new details in the search to replace ousted laron armstrong. process hasn't even started yet. the police commission this charge of finding three candidates to recommend to the mayor who will have the final pick the commission chair says it's not clear if the mayor will provide the funds for a nationwide search. it's been nearly two months since armstrong was fired and sand amove some commissioners dt support. julian: you may notice a big celebration. the mayor is hosting a so-called reactivation event at city hall as they expand their reopening
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and welcome more employees back for work. the mayor and other leaders are expected to attend the public was invited but that registration is now closed. >> future of downtown san francisco now has a road map to recovery. as an economic hub at the bay area, the city is really been a shadow of its former self since the pandemic. new legislation introduced yesterday by the mayor is aimed at taking the city's vacant office buildings and transforming them into housing. >> you can occupy a building, you know, with the family. they'll be happy to know that they have somewhat somewhere to stay and i don't think any parents wants to be homeless. >> there's still a lot of work to be done including determining which building or buildings to convert and how much doing that might cost. but the payoff could be worth it, according to downtown s.f. partnership. >> but with the right incentives from the city, the right incentives from the state, you know, we could look at in many
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lower manhattan model. >> according to a policy research group, the vacant office space could turn into 11,000 new homes. julian: an iconic part of san francisco's chinatown took a big hit during the storms. now the community is asking for your help. ♪ lantern may look fine but as you look closer, you can see many were shredded during the wind and rain. the merchants association has launched a go-fund-me campaign with the nonprofit bechinatown to replace the lantern which functions as an extra layer of security. >> a lot of residents in the sro like taking evening strolls but it could get really dark in the alleys in the streets. the laynce add a sense of safety because they're lit up at night.
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julian: the project is not cheap though. each strand of lantern costs roughly $1,000. at about three blocks of them need to be replaced at this point. >> another problem could be festering after the recent rain. yep. mosquitoes. the mosquito invector district is starting their patrols to find mosquito larvae in public water sources. and now they're asking for the public's help to inspect standing water in their neighborhoods. california officials has some tips on how to find and dispose mosquito larvae. >> dump out any tarence that may have standing water. could be the potential of standing eggs that are remaining. so dump and scrub. >> the county does provide fish that can eat mosquito and their eggs. residents can request more information on the fish on the website. drew: we find pretty calm conditions out there.
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we're getting closer to average with our daytime highs. yesterday, we're about 10 to 11 degrees of where we should be this time of the year. today, we're about five to seven degrees below average. again, we should be well into the mid and upper 60's for our afternoon highs. today, we'll see more cities likely get or exceed 60 degrees today. still the city is pretty chilly coming out at 56. our warmer spots like san jose at 63 degrees. but still five degrees where we should be this time of the year. it's very quiet across the west coast. we do expect today and tomorrow to be relativery quiet before we welcome back some rainfall on friday. here's future weather as we go out there your morning. it's a sunny start with clouds building in throughout the afternoon. and again later today, we will see several cities away from the coast likely exceed 60 degrees. so today, we'll feel a little bit warmer than yesterday. highs today will go to 63 in
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concord. 62 in santa rosa. and the three-day forecast, we'll increase the cloud cover tomorrow. late at night, last shower the north bay but it's more likely friday morning we'll see some widespread light rain come back to the forecast. so we're going to go hour by hour and show you that front. but let's check in with jobina with traffic. jobina: we know that wednesday is our busiest commute day. so i thought we remind you about the new changes to the golden gate ferry service that starts this week. getthings are looking great. no advisories coming in from the c.h.p. and then the richmond san rafael bridge empty this morning. a really clear ride so far. as far as our slow spots, it's going to be tracy to dublin. around 47 minutes.
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julian? julian: thank you. an earthquake rattled the city of hollister yesterday. we're going to hear from people who felt it and also people that are upset that they didn't get that alert from the my shake app. >> and a new women's professional soccer team will soon call the bay home. julian: and in east bay little league team, they are heading to cuba this morning for an experience that is beyond the baseball field. but do they really?
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kumasi: a 4.5 magnitude earthquake was felt in the bay area as far north as san francisco and that shaking sent foods and drinks crashing to the floor if you look at this. this is at a grocery store at san benito county. one of the managers say the quake is a good reminder to be prepared in case a bigger one is on the way. >> everything started falling and oh, my gosh, there's an earthquake. what do i do? because it's been so long since we've had thiheg the stores in o
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county were closed for the rest to the day to clean up the mess. julian: for people that had the myshake were not notified and wondering why. those who say they only send the alert for those who feel the most shaking. ryan curry joining us with more on this. good morning, ryan. >> good morning. i only felt minor shaking in the east bay yesterday and i also did not receive the alert through the yap. that's because the alerts are mainly focused on helping those who are in most danger for the earthquake. if there's a magnitude of 4.5 or higher, the people who notified were felt with the level felt at a level three. many told john harbaugh stone they did not -- jr it is the less likelihood of
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getting the alert. >> the basic currency is time and the more alert, it takes more time. >> thethey want to focus most on the people who need it most. that's why places like gilroy received the alert but up here in san francisco, a lot of us may not have. live in the newsroom, ryan curry, abc7 news. kumasi: it seems natural for a women's soccer pro team be here. >> the bay area is getting a women's soccer team. brandi chastain and others were awarded an expansion team to compete in the national women's soccer league, the nwsl the team will debut in 2024. no word on the team's name, the logo or where they might play. >> we want to create something that really is a beacon in the
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bay area that sets a new standard in terms of how people see the game, how they experience the game, and something that really unites the over 101 different communities that we have. julian: the soccer stars are hoping the team will inspire young girls here in the bay area and on the global scale. kumasi: yes. so happening today, youth baseball players from the bay area are heading to cuba to play the baseball without borders tournament. they will play teams from different countries. while playing multiple games, the teams will visit cuban historic sites and attractions. after the trip, the oakland all-stars plan to continue fundraising in hopes of creating an annual cultural exchange trip to cuba. that's really cool. julian: and they need some chaperone? kumasi: i've always wanted to go. julian: same here, drew. sign me up. drew: it has some warmer weather, at least.
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julian: i know. drew l an apl foo i k weavmene live look this morning. we are dry out there. and here's how the forecast shapes up. we have a chilly mo with frost advisories in effect for the north bay. we are dry for any egg hunts you may have sunday morning for easter. we'll show you the extend forecast in a second. 30's in our coldest spots from fremont to san francisco. we're in the low to mid 40's. today, it's a partly cloudy day. more clouds for the second half of your day but it's warmer than we were yesterday. more spots are getting to the 60's, closer no where we should be for this time of the year tonight, we'll keep partly cloudy conditions. not as cold. more cities will hold in the 40's as we head into thursday. thursday during the day, it's just increasing clouds throughout the afternoon.
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then late friday, we'll find those showers first arriving the north bay and then we'll have flight scattered showers for friday morning. it looks like by midday on friday, this system is pretty much done but we'll have a lot of leftover cloud cover for the day on friday. rainfall estimates, you could see it's light in nature. this is not an atmospheric river by any means but we will see some showers in the forecast. it does mean we'll keep a shower in the forecast for first pitch but it looks like much of the game on friday for the giants home opener is dry. we'll find temperatures in the upper 50's by about 4:00 p.m. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. increasing clouds tomorrow. morning showers on friday. some of those showers linger on saturday. much of sunday is dry but late sunday into monday, we could have more light showers in the extended forecast, guys. kumasi: thank you, drew. coming up, the seven things to know this morning. julian: and after receiving some criticism online, the first lady jill biden appears to be walking
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things to know this morning number one, former president trump is now a criminal defendant and she is charged with 34 felony accounts of falsifying business records. he says he's innocent. julian: number two, tech executive and cashapp founder bob lee has died. the chronicle reports he was stand early yesterday morning in san francisco. so far, no arrest have been made. kumasi: number three, there are calls for federal oversight of the antioch police department after allegations of excessive force and police brutality led to an f.b.i. investigation of eight officers. julian: number four, a major storm on is the move this morning. millions are under threat for tornadoes, damage wind and hail. at least nine tornadoes have already been reported in iowa and illinois. drew: and number five. it is a chilly morning with frost advisories in effect for the north bay valentine's. a partly cloudy day. we are dry and our warmest spots
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in the 60's. jobina: and a deadly crash being reported. southbound el marino real around hickey boulevard. kumasi: number seven, a big celebration planned in oakland today. city hall is expanding its reopening after the pandemic and more employees are returning for in-person work. julian: in today's "gma" first look, the found other of a student loan software company has been arrested and charged with an alleged $175 million fraud scheme. here is more. >> in this morning's "gma" first look, from start-up c.e.o. to accused of committing a $175 million fraud. >> getting financial aid might seem really, really complicated but we have really sim simfied for you.
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>> he appeared in "forbes" in 2019. and founder of the company frank. a company that promised properspective students a simpler way to sign up for financial aid but authorities say he faked data and repeatedly misrepresented numbers touting the companies have 4.25 million users but the real numbers according to prosecute, less than 300,000. and coming up at 7:00 a.m., we'll have much morn the allegations and what he is saying this morning. kumasi: first lady dr. jill biden appears to be walking back comments she made over the weekend she was criticized on social media after suggesting that both teams that played on sunday's women's college basketball title game, l.s.u. and iowa should be invited the white house. the l.s.u. tigers won that game 102-85. l.s.u. star forward angel reese tweet that the request was a
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joke. yesterday, biden's press secretary said the comment was intended to applaud the historic game adding that she looks forward to celebrating with the tigers but did not mention iowa. first lady jill biden will be attending the -- according know white house, president biden said he will not be in attendance but looks forward to meeting with the king in the future. no u.s. president has ever attended a british monarch's coronation. kings charles iii will be crowned on may 6. julian: also next month, markle will be receiving an award for in new prince harry founded art 12 which provides charities supporting women and girls.
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"grey's anatomy" actress caterina scorsone is opening up about the scary moments before her home went up in flames while she and her children inside. she said smoke first seeped through the grout in the bathroom why shelves getting her kids ready for bed. black smoke filled the house she had about two minutes to get the kids out. they escaped but their four pets did not make it out. she thanked firefighter, neighbors and loved ones for their help and support. the state of washington pushing back on conservative u.s. supreme court. coming up at 5:30, the $2 million investment aimed at keeping women safe. plus -- kumasi: president trump defiant after his historic arrangement inside this manhattan courthouse. i'll tell you what's next for this case. kumasi: a live look howard at 5:26. we'll be right back.
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trump: it's an insult to our country as the world is already laughing at us for so many other reasons. julian: former president trump remaining defiant after his appearance at a new york courtroom. now we break down the charges laid out against him. kumasi: and condolences pouring in for a well-known tech
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executive killed in san francisco. the latest into that investigation. julian: also in san francisco, students are dealing with the cold weather and a broken boiler. more on the district's infrastructure struggle. jobina: and snow records being shattered this winter. the all-time highs being reported from tahoe ski resorts. julian: we get a check of the will be with meteorologist drew tuma. drew: good morning, julian. we have a really nice day ahead. temperatures inching closer to average for this time of the year. here's live doppler 7 this morning. we are quiet. we do have a frost advisory for the valentine's of the of the north bay. current temperatures, the coldest numbers are found in the north bay.
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so a live look from our east bay hills camera. it's looking lovely this morning. we have mainly clear skies though we'll add some clouds to the forecast as the afternoon goes on. totally dry today and temperatures, it'll feel warmer today compared to yesterday. we'll see more cities getting into the 60's. but we do have some rain to finish out the rain. we'll talk about our next front in six minutes. kumasi: this morning, donald trump is demanding the congress defund the f.b.i. over investigations into his actions. the messages come a day after he was arraigned on criminal charges in new york state. morgan norwood live in new york with what we learned about these charges and how the former president is reacting. morgan? reporter: hey, good morning to you, kumasi. former president trump usually defiant. that's exactly what we saw when he made a speech to his supporters in mar-a-lago.
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this morning, former president trump reacting for the first time to the dozens of felonies he faces, seething with definest, calling the charges an insult to the country. trump: the only crime that i have committed is to fearlessly defend our nation from those who seek to destroy it. reporter: the former president arriving to court, quickly hussed into the courthouse where he pleaded not guilty to 34 state felony charges, that he repeatedly and fraudulently falsified new york business records to conceal criminal conduct that hid damaging information from the voting public during the 2016 presidential election. >> the catch and kill scheme. that is a scheme to buy and suppress negative information, to help mr. trump's chance of winning the election. reporter: a charge of falsifying business records is typically a "midday lamid demeanor in new yt
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could be tied to crime. >> it is shocking to me that a state prosecutor would try and prosecute something as thin as this and prosecute a violation of federal election laws. reporter: the district attorney's office had looked into this case before but d.a. alvin brag saying he's bringing the case now because of new evidence but he did not elaborate. trump's legal team calling it political persecution. the first for sitting or former american president concluded in under one hour. >> she was reserved, he was calm. reporter: the judge did not place a gag order on the case but he did advise trump to refrain from making statements that are likely to incite violence. he is due set for january, 2024, the heat of the election year. live in new york, i'm morgan norwood, abc7 news.
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julian: thank you so much, morgan. a major force in the tech world is dead. he's behind a lot of your favorite payment apps. here is more what we're learning this morning about this stabbing. good morning, amanda. reporter: good morning, julian. yeah, it's very clear that those in the tech world and beyond are mourning a beloved friend this morning. they say tech executive bob lee was stabbed and killed in san francisco yesterday. the chronicle making that connection to an early morning stabbing attack reported by sfpd at harrison at around 2:35 a.m. yesterday. now san francisco police have confirmed that early morning stabbing, only out of thing victim as a 43-year-old man from mill valley. but some nigh profile friends of executive lee have taken to social media to voice their love for him and shock and frustration over the news of his
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death. some background. lee was the chief product officer at mobilecoin, a cryptocurrency company. before his current job, he act as c.e.o. of cashapp and also worked at google. in a statement, his company, the c.e.o. of mobilecoin said bob was a force of nature, helped to birth android and cashapp into our world. moby was his dream. i will miss him every day. other tech executives, colleagues and friends have used twitter to post tributes for lee. the c.e.o. of an are a saying he was a generous, decent human being who didn't deserve to be killed. he appeared to be have been targeted in a random mugging attack. a part of mma fighter jake shields' post describes. we're still looking into the circumstances of lee's death.
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s.f.ed saying anyone who may have video along this stretch of main street, again, here at harrison between the hours of 2:10 and 2:35 a.m. yesterday, they want you to come forward so that you can help with this because no arrests have yet been made. julian: thank you so much, amanda. we also know at least two men are under arrest for a series of robberies in san jose that targeted the aapi community. the suspects are likely responsible for similar crimes in other cities in the bay area. >> the suspects were stalking the banks. they were following vips away from the banks and finding an opportune time in order to commit the robberies the north of the victims were aipi descent. they were purse snatchers. julian: investigators made an
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arrest in oakland and found several illegal guns and stolen items too. san jose police say they will be likely more victims and it is poleorees be made. kumasi: a coalition of south bay groups will be holding a press conference today in response to the charging of the executive director of the san jose police officers association in an explosive drug distribution scheme. jobina has more from the live desk. jobina: the group includes organizations from naacp, the asian law alliance, among others. they say they will present a list of both questions and demands surrounding the criminal complaint file against 64-year-old joanne sagovia before a court appearance after allegedly importing drugs from overseas and distributing they want throughout the country. the san jose police officers association has said they have no knowledge of what she was doing but her actions have made
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headlines and shocked many in her community. this is her neighbor. >> everybody who knows joanne, as far as i know has said the same thing -- i am stunned. i can't believe it's her. >> today's news conference will happen at 2:00 in front of the san jose city hall rotunda. julian? julian: thank you, jobina. this morning, kids at one san francisco school will want to bring some extra layers. a boiler at john o'connell high school has broken and it could be days before it gets fixed. yesterday, students were seen bundled up to deal with the cold. the delay is fixing the boiler because of a staff shortage right now and it highlights a bigger problem within the schools. aging infrastructure. a number of boilers have outlived their life span. >> # .7 million was the amount that was found the assessment and so there are various upgrades that school buildings need. we definitely want to make sure
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that students and staff are comfortable in classrooms and office spaces in schools. if someone is cold, it makes it that much more difficult to learn and to teach. julian: a 10-year facility's master plan will be presented on april 25. if adopted, voters will have to approve a bobbled measure to fund those renovation projects. kumasi: our seemingly never-ending storm season has helped ski resorts to break snow total records. another round of snow showers pushed heavenly's total to 566 inches breaking that previous record off 564 set during the 2016-2017 season. kickerwood broke a 40-year-old record. it has 704 inches. that is 58 1/2 feet of snow. palisades, just a few inches short of its record of 707 inches. sierra tahoe has 660 and -- 680 and the record is 683 in 2010 and 2011.
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still ahead, a mix-up the world of billionaires. bumping elon musk off the top spot. who is topping "forbes" list of richest people. first though, we're checking in with drew. drew: good morning. we'll take you to s.f.o. right now where we have mainly clear skies up above looking at temperatures today compared to average we're getting closer to average. if you remember, yesterday, our daytime highs were about 10 degrees below where they should be for this time of the year. for reference, these are our typical highs this time of the year more cities will likely go into the 60's. so we're closer about five to seven degrees below average so much not as warm as we should be. but we're getting there. it'll feel warmer today compared to yesterday here's live doppler radar 7. we are seeing severe weather breaking out once again. several tornado watches are in effect. many ingredients are there for more severe weather. back here at home, it's all
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about partly cloudy skies today. temperatures around lunch time in the mid and upper 50's. but later on this afternoon, we will see more areas gete for ptloudy ses. 63n concord. t in oakland. san francisco, 56 degrees the three-day forecast will add more clouds to the sky tomorrow. late at night, last chance of a shower in the north bay but it's really friday morning, that front will cross through and bring us some light spread light rain. we'll track that system in eight minutes and check in with jobina with traffic. jobina: we're following a deadly incident in south san francisco right now. according to investigators, a pedestrian has been hit and killed on southbound. this is around the costco entrance. they haven't officially called it a hit-and-run but the vehicle involved in this crash is not on the scene. so we are working to learn some
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julian: finland came the military alliance's 31st member. u.s. secretary of state antony blinken given credit to vladimir putin saying this may be the one thing to thank him for. the state of washington stocking up on an abortion meditation that could soon become harder to find. yesterday, the state purchased a
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three-year supply of the generic version of the drug. more than a million-dollars worth. the two-pill combination of the drug this most common abortion but a conservative christian group is suing for resentful of reversal of the drug. >> we thought it was appropriate enough to take care of the state of washington but we will serve others if they come. julian: the attorney general is helping to lead a multi-state lawsuit meant to further ease restrictions on the pill. kumasi: in east bay, calls over the antioch police department. this is coming after allegations of excessive force and police brutality led to an f.b.i. investigation of eight officers. that investigation led to more officers being accused in misconduct. one civil rights attorney said federal oversight could leads to
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enforcement of standards. >> and now we've got allegations that at least eight other officers are involved in sending racist text messages. are these the people who can barely police a community? kumasi: according to the department, out of nearly 80,000 of the calls officers responded to last year, 67 calls resulted in use of force which is less than 1% of incidents. the department adds it is adding training and initiatives to increase transparency. san francisco's board of supervisors voted to approve a $25 million supplemental budget for the san francisco police department. this is a part of a plan to increase funding for police overtime as the department faces staffing shortages and recruitment challenges. the board voted yesterday 9-2 julian: twitter is facing a new lawsuit for vendors claiming
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twitter has breached contracts and has not paid overdue bills. the class-action lawsuit claims the vendors are small companies to litigate these claims on their own. the alleged overdue bills range from $40,000 to $140,000 for services provided in 2022. meanwhile, elon musk is no longer the richest person on the lantern. ber that part earnhardt and family topping number list followed by musk, zuckerberg raining 16th. still $64.4 billion richer than me. drew: right. right. so the top five is always like bouncing around every year. julian: yeah. you're still a billionaire. drew: right. $200 billion.
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dare to dream. kumasi: imagine what it might feel like. julian: i would take a 1,000th of that. drew: yeah. like cool million. julian: never hear from me again. kumasi: you know, julian, don't leave us. drew: yeah. remember julian glover? the money will change you. [laughter] it always does. but that's ok. enjoy your life. [laughter] let's talk about where we stand with our reservoirs. huge gains over the past couple of weeks. looking at the top six largest in their capacity right now. lake shasta, lake oroville, getting close to capacity. st. louis reservoir, outside of gilroy and merced county, i mean, we're basically at capacity our fifth largest reservoir the state is basically at all it could take right now. don pedro, sixth largest at 85%. so all of this rain is filling up our reservoirs.
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right now, we'll find temperatures the 30's in our coldest spots. it's partly cloudy today. temperatures a little bit warmer co yes greetting into the 60's forighs. tonigh we'll temperatures not as cold as we are right now with additional cloud cover. most of us will settle in the 40's. thursday, we'll have increasing cloud cover. then some light rain late the north bay but it looks like friday morning, we'll have to track some light scattered showers but it looks like with this storm system, most of the rain is going to fall before noon, which is good if you are headed to the giants home opener. rainfall totals really light. this is not an atmospheric river by any means on friday but we will have rain in the forecast. we will have an isolated shower in the first pitch but most of the game is trending dry. most of the rain is going to fall before noon. so good news that we'll keep you updated.
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the morning shower returns on friday with some scattered showers possible on saturday. right now, egg hunts on sunday looks dry but we do have to include showers at night sunday into monday with temperatures the 50's and 60's. guys? kumasi: an egg hunt. i don't know why that brought me joy. [laughter] julian: are you making the eggs or hunting the eggs? kumasi: i'm going make them. i'm going to color them. julian: ok. you make good designs too. kumasi: i do what i can do. [laughter] julian: new at 6:00, changes to a busy corridor. san francisco transportation visuals approving a controversial plan in the mission district. kumasi: more severe weather throughout the midwest including these massive tornadoes. it looks like a movie. julian: and we're going to introduce you to a diehard warriors fan who have never missed a home game. kumasi: we'll be ri
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>> look at this tornado go. look at it! wow! look at that thing up there, guys. kumasi: goodness. another round of severe weather is hitting the middle of our country overnight, including this tornado in central iowa. it was shott shot spot about 45 minutes southeast of des moines. multiple tornadoes have touched down in the state but so far, no one has died. there have been no injuries reported, thankfully. a tornado is also reported in neighboring illinois. julian: a tribute decades in the making is now on display on the peninsula. yesterday, the museum hosted a celebration to dedicate a monument that honors the 44 passengers and crew members who died on pan am flight 7. the plane went down on november 8, 1957, crashing midway between san francisco and honolulu.
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it was supposed to be the first stop onen around-the world flight. 15 passengers were from the bay area. organizers say getting yesterday's event has been a struggle. >> so many years have passed and so many family members have passed and raising money for this memorial was a daunting task but we pressed on and finally settled on what we believe is still a very fitting tribute. julian: the cause of the crash, still has never been determined. organizers of that memorial say the crash helps spur major changes in american commercial aviation including the formation of the american aviationed from a i. kumasi: one of the warriors fans in attendance last night at chase center was brendan walsh. julian: yes. abc7 news reporter tells us he has not missed a home game in his adult life despite facing some physical challenges. >> in the crowd of blue and
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golden yellow, a die-hard fan and season ticketholder since 2017 who hasn't missed a home game in his adult life. no matter how limited his mobility. >> feel really, really blessed to be a fan. being part of the vibe around here is just amazing. >> meet brendan walsh, defined by his dedication to the dubs and his love for the game. the 41-year-old superfan is living with cerebral palsy. it's impacted his ability to move and maintain balance and posture. so he's often accompanied by his caretaker. >> sometimes, it's hard for me to get in the arena and stuff, but i try my best. i don't really care what time i get here, at least if i get here, i'm fine. >> brendan and his mother, diana, crediting the warriors for getting out and into his element.
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>> makes me really proud. that's one thing, for sure. and also, i feel, you know, pretty confident that it's helping him grow and develop and becoming confident all the time. he knows a lot of the people at the games. they all come out and say hi to him. >> brendan, seemingly building a fan base of his own. >> go, warriors! >> at the chase center, abc7 news. drew: we have a frost advisory. it is in effect for the valleys of the north bay and solano county. this until 9:00 a.m. this morning. we'll find some of the coolest temperatures right now. underneath this frost advisory, we'll take a look at those numbers. 30's at our lowest spots. 40's in the bay shoreline right now. here's a live look. great visibility right now. a lot of us have clear conditions. but we'll find as the day goes on, we'll add a little bit of cloud cover to the sky. so the afternoon, partly cloudy
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out there. just a light breeze. and today, it's a little bit warmer than we are yesterday. more cities getting into the t s afternoon, about five degrees below where we should be this time of the year. kumasi: thank you, drew. new at 6:00, how much johnson and johnson is agreeing to pay after lawsuits say its products cause cancer. julian: more fallout from the ransomware attack. kumasi: and develop new programs. mow companies are trying to bring in new candidates. julian: and it is 5:57 on this wednesday morning. a live look down as begins to start up. we'll be back with more news, weather and traffic at 6:00
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