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we have the story. reporter: from above, you can see the size of the problem. for those on the ground, it may be a different story. >> we have lived under constant stress. we have been under siege for years just because we are here and we are an inconvenience. they don't see us as people, just as a problem. reporter: he's been in the encampment -- living in the encampment since last year. this morning, the city began efforts to shut it down and move everyone out. >> we have identified for individuals who have relocated today intercity shelter programs -- intercity shelter programs. reporter: the active administrator for oakland is to one -- is to house the on housed over the next few weeks. >> we will continue the outreach to ensure we are engaged with everyone providing them the opportunity to accept a city shelter. reporter: she has been working
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with groups for months to support the program and supporting services but homeless advocates do not like what is being done. >> governments have decided to prioritize real estate development and profits over basic human rights to housing. reporter: kimberly king is a professor of psychology, and with the poor people's campaign, she thinks some of the proposed solutions don't amount to save housing or inconvenience the people. >> we have the science to understand that. psychologists, social workers know how to meet the needs of people. we could do that if we wanted to. the money is there. >> because of policies over the last 10 years or so, it has slowly pushed people out of their homes. reporter: some plan to fight to the end. >> this is my family, this is what we want, and we want to talk to the city and the only way they are going to maybe give us any attention is if we resist. kristen: investigators are
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looking into the cause of a fire that burned at least 1000 minibuses in san francisco. fire crews got the call around 10 a.m. last night -- 10:00 p.m. last night for the fire on 23rd street and pennsylvania avenue under interstate 280. nobody was injured but we noticed many of the privately owned buses have uncovered in graffiti. no word if they were in that condition before the blaze. dan: several bay area agencies are expected to vote this week to lower water bills because of all the rain that we had. tomorrow the san francisco public utilities commission will likely rescind a surcharge that was added to bills because of the ongoing drought and water shortage. if the puc eliminates the surcharge, it will save san francisco households 15% on their bills starting next month. voluntary water use restrictions and reductions will remain in effect as well as restrictions on wasteful water use. kristen: tomorrow, the santa clara valley water district board is scheduled to vote on a plan to end its emergency
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drought decoration -- drought declaration. it would hold for the water reduction in the county -- halt w in the city. dan: it has now warmed up and dried out. what the support has hold in store -- what does the forecast hold in store? kristen: mr. spencer christian has the answer. meteorologist: we will remain dry but we will start cooling down shortly. here's what's happening. we have an area of low pressure to the northwest and high pressure just offshore. the sharp gradient is going to produce strong winds and gusty winds over the next couple of days. the skies will remain mostly clear during the day but it will be quite gusty. there is the animation starting tomorrow. going into the late night hours, you will see this frontal system sweeping through the north bay that may produce a sprinkle or two but no significant rain is expected. the big change coming our way of course will be the strong, gusty winds and drop in temperatures.
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open a -- over the next couple of days, clear skies. 11:00 p.m. going into tomorrow morning, 9:00 a.m., gusts, later in the day, over 40 mph at the close and 25 mph or higher in other locations. getting into early wednesday morning even though it won't be very gusty and locations away from the coast, we will have 40 mph + or on the coast, gustier everywhere in th -- everywhere later in the day. there's another warming trend coming our way. more on that, a little bit later. kristen: back to our top story -- anger and frustration directed at the alameda district attorney. we are in the newsroom with details. reporter: this was a grassroots effort that started with one man, a retiree who was fed up with what he saw on the news. not only was what he says is the
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treatment of the family christ unjustified but the continued gun violence is on acceptable -- price is unjustified but they continued gun violence is unacceptable. after he was members gathered in front of the alameda county courthouse. they demanded district attorney pamela price prosecute the three men arrested for his murder to the fullest extent of the law. >> what i saw in that video shocked me. it outreach to me. reporter: the outrage stems from a series of what they call disrespect for victims. i obtained emails her enhancement on violent crimes. something she disagreed with me when she sat down with me last week. >> i don't think the chinese community were misinformed.
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reporter: the national asian-pacific association deemed offensive. >> it was a little condescending. reporter: today was not just about jasper's case or asian americans. a number of victim families stood on the courthouse steps demanding fair punishment. including the wife of kevin n., the security guard gunned down while protecting a tv news crew in 2021 and barbara gresham who lost her son christopher to gun violence in 2010. >> i am worried as well just like the jasper family that, are they going to take the enhancements away? is he going to get justice? i don't know. this is why i'm here today. >> her son, murdered in 201 in west oakland and says today was not about race. >> a loss to one is a loss to all. and we are all connected. if jasper's mother feels pain, i feel pain. reporter: barbara, whose brother was killed in january of last year, also any freeway shooting,
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sat down with me one-on-one before the rally to employ the public to speak out. >> i will never give up. this is where the community is so important. if we can't trust our justice, system, at least i have the community to leave on -- to lean on it. they are pushing me and giving me the motivation to be here today. reporter: i asked rice's office for a statement on today's rally and she did not address the other cases but said in part, "her hearts continue to go out to the family into this entire community regarding this horrific crime. we will be transparent about the case, as it proceeds through the justice system." reporter: last week we also reported on the two videos price made and posted on social media including one about meeting with the wu family and how the office was being targeted by racist comments. demonstrators today expressed their displeasure over the videos and said it was tone deaf ofer case about her office. back to you. kristen: there were other speakers at today's rally including someone who was a
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little bit unexpected. reporter: yeah, this was an unexpected surprise, we heard from an alameda county prosecutor who was currently on administered of leave. he spoke about questionable decisions by pam price since taking office. we will continue to follow those claims and bring you any new developments. kristen: thank you. also mentioned in the rally, the weekend shooting death of a 5-year-old on interstate 80. police are still tried to piece together exactly what happened. the girl's only been identified by family members by her first name, eliana, shot and killed while on her way to dinner with family at outback steakhouse saturday night. the shooting happened along southbound 880 near dixon landing road, as the family drove along 880, a vehicle pulled up alongside their car and someone inside the car started shooting. there is a gofundme set up to support the family while they grieve. you can find a link to it on a website abc7news.com.
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dan: men are or a subset to be charged with assault of a deadly weapon and to other crimes as well. he faces up to seven years in prison for allegedly hitting don c. with a metal pipe last week. he is expected to be formally charged during a hearing on thursday. today the district attorney's office says they consider him a public safety risk and will request he remains in jail while this case moves forward. kristen: the justice departmentm, -- friday, a judge ordered the fda's approval of the drug to be suspended which would make the drug unavailable even in states that allow abortion. it is part of a used to terminate a pregnancy. rob: dan: keep in mind if the texas ruling is upheld, it could have a big impact even here in california.
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tonight governor newsom is ordering the state to preemptively stockpile 2 million pills of another abortion medication should that happen. after a conservative federal judge and texas ruled late last week to block the fda's approval of the most widely used abortion medication, mifepristone, questions now about what that can mean for access to the drug here in the state. >> if this ruling is upheld, what is the impact here in california? >> it is a huge impact. reporter: mifepristone was approved by the fda more than 20 years ago. it's been used millions of times and is used in more than half of abortions in the u.s. in california, it is available to a prescription and often use along with another drug, misoprostol. >> mr. preston and misoprostol are the two medications used for medication abortion. reporter: in response to the judge's ruling, newsom announced
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the state has secured an emergency stockpile of 2 million pills of misoprostol. they believe must first on -- they believe stockpiling misoprostol will ensure that california remains a safe haven for safe affordable and accessible repetitive care. >> medication abortion will continue to remain available in california. even if it is a misoprostol only medication. which is not ideal but it still works. reporter: shannon and jessica are abortion rights activists in california and say if the ruling is ultimately upheld, mifepristone could no longer be available in any state. what they say it is important people know that access to abortions would still be legal in california, despite what they see as efforts by antiabortion groups to undermine state laws. >> it adds additional barriers and additional hurdles for everyone involved.
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reporter: main time there's a competing ruling out of washington state, a judge ruled mifepristone is safe and effective. allies are looking towards washington, d.c. it is likely the future of the drug could come down to the supreme court. abc7 news. kristen: our other top national story -- four killed in yet another mass shooting this time at a bank in louisville, kentucky. what we are learning about the suspect. the growing need for food assistance. one local county is making it easier for its residents to get the help they need. and the change leading to a rush of people getting solar panels installed as s and we are your bargain bliss market. what's bargain bliss? you know that feeling you get when you find the name brands you know and love, but for way, way less? that's bargain bliss. it's grocery outlet's 20% off wine sale going on now till april 11 we have hundreds of wines sure to pair with any gathering. so act now because these deals won't last long.
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dan: here's an eye-opening number -- one in four people in santa clara county is suffering from food insecurity. local nonprofits as a result are struggling to keep up with the demand and money to pay for it all to meet the need. as dustin dorsey explains, leaders are stepping in to help with lifesaving work that's being done in the south bay. reporter: a busy morning at second harvest of silicon valley. the work here never stops, much like the need for food in our community. >> you might be thinking the pandemic is over, that things are getting better. but for the people we serve, the crisis is far from over. we are still serving almost as many people as we did at the height of the pandemic.
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reporter: one in four people are at risk of hunger in santa clara county. the cost of living, inflation, loss of income. all factors leading to families of different income levels having to make the choice between bills and food. second harvest and partners work hard to eliminate the decision. they help serve more than 100 million meals last year alone. today some of the organizations share stories about how the impact is felt by the community. >> wanted to share one story from our client, kathy. she said, when covid started, i was food deprived and depressed to the point of losing all hope. meals on wheels changed my life. >> it's very difficult to provide food for our families. we want to be able to count on all of these different organizations and your support for them so we can have food on our tables. >> despite the need being just as high as at the peak of the pandemic, many of these organizations are receiving less funding with covert emergency declarations ending.
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but the santa clara county supervisor says they need is still there. >> everybody can help. we shouldn't live in a place where any person goes hungry. not a senior, not an adult, especially not a child. we can do something about that here. if it can be done anywhere, it can be done here in san jose, silicon valley. reporter: supervisors allocated nearly $6 million from the american rescue plan act to local food nonprofits. chavez says they are working to establish a dedicated funding stream at the city, county and state level to help assure no one goes hungry. kristen: the city of santa clara and the school district are teaming up to better protect kids' path to and from school. the city and the district hosted an event at hughes elementary school to kick off the third phase of the safe routes to school program, nationally recognized for improving safety for students who walk, bike, and roll to school. >> first and foremost,
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we want to let them know the appropriate way to walk to school, ride your bike to school, whether it be against traffic or with traffic. also the importance of wearing . kristen: today's event included a vesicle rodeo, a helmet check -- bicycle rodeo, a helmet check, and other things to help keep kids safe. dan: according to the chronicle, the changes led to a rush of people to get panels installed before the april 14th deadline. they received about 82,000 applications for new solar connections. pg&e usually gets 100,000 applications for an entire year. in december, the cpuc decided to reduce incentives because it determines if they were driving up electricity rates for customers without solar. that included a majority of lower income households. kristen: that is a lot of solar energy to harness right now the
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next few days. dan: feels like sprinthe last two days havn gloriously lovely and warm. things are beginning to change. here'a look at our satellite radar. high pressure, still the dominant feature in our weather. that brought us the nice sunny skies. it is the sharp pressure gradient between this area of high pressure and to the north triggering very strong winds, especially along the coast. gusts on the surface, ranging from 25-35 mph near the coast and be. they become more widespread over the next day or two. there's been quite a sharp drop in temperatures the last 24 hours in these locations closer to the coast and bay. san francisco, o hayward, san carlos. here's a look at san francisco from sutro tower, lots of fog, beginning to push out over the city right now. 56 degrees here in san
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francisco. 62 oakland, traffic is moving smoothly. that is nice to see. current temperature, low 70's. napa, meant -- mid to upper 70's. here's the view from mount tam about an hour and a half ago. a little finger of fog pushing through the golden gate. now it is a full hand, if you will. clouds and fog continue increasing tonight. gusty and cooler tomorrow and wednesday. mostly sunny and dry weather for the next seven days. overnight, higher clouds and fog. low temperatures dropping only into the low 50's in most locations. pretty mild closer to the coast. lows dropping into the upper 40's. high temperatures tomorrow,
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relatively mild inland. not like today and yesterday. only low 50's at the coast tomorrow. low 60's around the bay shoreline. upper 60's to near 70 in the inland east bay and open the north bay about 67 in napa and santa rosa. south bay highs in the mid 60's. it gets a little bit cooler wednesday. highs only in the mid 60's inland, low 60's around the bay shoreline. quite gusty late tomorrow through wednesday. the winds will die down a little bit thursday and friday. you will start to get warmer with highs getting closer to 70 degrees and then saturday looks like our temperatures will max out in the mid-70's once again reminding us of the afternoon whether we had today and yesterday. kristen: incredible. dan: thank you, spencer. kristen: which makes me think about baseball. the giants, the dodgers, one of the best rivalries in sports. dan: later, a look at tonight's early-season showdown. reporter: i am michael fenney
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that's why i take osteo bi-flex every day. it's clinically shown to improve joint comfort in 7 days, and continues to improve over time. kinda like us. osteo bi-flex. because i'm made to move. kristen: time now for consumer news. dan: michael finney is here with today's headlines. reporter: have you seen the relatively new public charging stations in airports,
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coffee shops, malls? where you plug your device directly into a usb port? the fbi is saying, don't use those. bad guys are hacking into them, allowing the ports to lock your device or export your personal data and passwords directly to the hackers. it is called juice jacking. the fbi says, users should plug devices directly into elect rical outlets using their own charges and cables. state officials have halted mortgage down payment loan programs for first-time buyers. the california dream for all program allowed low and middle income borrowers to get an interest-free loan for their down payment. up to 20%. the california housing finance agency put aside $300 million thinking that would last for about several months' worth of funding. it lasted for less than two weeks. american airlines has just
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changed the rules of its frequent flyer program, making flights paid with miles more expensive when demand is high, less expensive when demand is low. it is kind of like uber's surge pricing. american has been moving towards this model for some time now. the lowest amount of points you can cash and to get a destination and the point pri ce just goes up from there. there are a slew of new rules to go along with the changes including ways to earn early boarding and other perks if you are really into miles. you can sign on and good luck taking your way through the whole thing. kristen: thanks, michael. dan: still to come -- the deadly mass shooting in louisville, kentucky. new information on the gunman's connection to the bank where it happened. kristen: back in office. one of the lawmakers expelled for protesting gun violence inside the tennessee state
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i get powerful, effective and safe relief. salonpas. it's good medicine. >> building a better bay area. moving forward. finding solutions. this is abc7 news. >> he had a long-sought rifle and you heard the shots start firing. dan: it just keeps happening. another mass shooting in a u.s. city, this time in louisville, kentucky. four people killed, nine others wounded. this latest act of carnage have been downtown at a bank just after it opened. kristen: the gunman who was killed in the incident had a connection to the bank, police say. lindsey watts has delayed us -- has the latest. reporter: yet another mass shooting in america. this time the violence unfolding in downtown louisville at old national bank. >> shots fired.
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reporter: pol armed with a rifle opened fire on a first floor conference room around 8:30 a.m. local time. >> within three minutes of being dispatched, officers arrived on serect almost immediy still firing gunshots. he had a long-sought rifle and you heard the shots just start firing. >> i shut the door for a second in the break room and i was holding the door to see where he was identical to see him still shooting. i could see his face. i took off running out the front door. reporter: at least four people were killed, identified by police as 40-year-old joshua barrick, 63-year-old thomas elliott, 45-year-old juliana farmer, and 64-year-old james t., all bank employees. nine more were injured. including two police officers. one of them shot in the head and rushed into surgery. governor beshear says he knew some of the victims. >> have a very close friend that did not make it today and one
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who was at the hospital -- is at the hospital who i hope is going to make it through. reporter: investigators say the suspect, a bank employee, was killed by police. >> the suspect has been identified as connor sturgeon, white male. 23 years of age. who was employed at old national bank. reporter: just 10 days into april, there have already been 15 mass shootings in the u.s. already, according to the gun violence archive. that includes the one here today. lindsey watts, abc news, louisville. kristen: one off two democratic lawmakers expelled from the tennessee house of representatives is now regaining his seat. this afternoon the nashville metropolitan, voted unanimously to reinstate justin jones. he and fellow democrat justin pearson were ousted for their alleged role in a protest, calling for more gun control in the aftermath of a deadly school shooting in nashville. commissioners in shelby county near memphis will decide pearson's fate on wednesday. dan: the pentagon is working
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around-the-clock apparently to determine the scale of a highly classified document leak that recently appeared on social media. the documents show the extent that the u.s. spies on enemies and its own allies like south korea and israel. as far as the war in ukraine, the document suggests weaknesses in ukraine's air defense. they also reveal how much of the u.s. has been able to penetrate russia's defense ministry. and it could make it easier for russia to pinpoint how the u.s. obtained fits into. >> there are so cone where -- codewords here that make it much easier for the russians to go back into the counterintelligence work. reporter: the pentagon is also trying to figure out if the classified material includes information on the defense department's operations. kristen: in northern ireland, several men firebombed a police vehicle today during a parade in londonderry opposing the good friday peace accord. you can see the small group
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throwing petrol bombs covering one side of the police vehicle with flames. the good friday peace accord largely ended three kids -- three decades of bloodshed in ireland. president but in a schedule to meet with all five of northern ireland's main political parties in hopes of breaking a deadlock that's cap the country's assembly from functioning for more than a year. the dalai lama is apologizing after a shocking video of him showing him kissing a child on the lips, triggering criticism on social media. his office released a statement saying that tibetan spiritual leader regretted the incident that happened in february at an event in india. video shows the 87-year-old kissing a boy on the lips before asking the child to suck his tongue. it triggered a backlash online with many condemning his behavior as an appropriate and disturbing. the dalai lama's office says he often teases people he meets in a playful way.
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dan: the epa will put out new restrictions in the coming days to rapidly push the entire country toward all electric vehicles. the proposed changes first reported by the new york times would require two thirds of all new vehicles sold to be electric by 2032. california has already leading the way where they move last year requiring 100% of all new passenger cars to be electric by 2035. the state is also working to phase out the sale of diesel trucks. abc took a deep dive into california's push to zero emission vehicles. you can watch "california dreaming: the road to zero" on demand on the abc7 bay area streaming tv app, apple tv as well. kristen: just a
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kristen: it's time now for the four at 4:00. we have karina and spencer joining us today for the conversation. we will begin with the social media concoction getting more attention clalled bare minimum mondays. easing into the work week and taking more time for self-care on mondays. a tiktok content creator came up with the term, of course, a physical therapist has joined the movement saying she is no longer taking appointments on mondays. >> i'm very familiar with
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hussle culture and the grind and doing everything all the time. so, to have a mindset, to have a system to give yourself a little bit of a break, i really resonate with that. kristen: yeah. oh, look at that. it seems to be resonating. [laughter] karina further proves a lot of people's points that we should have four day work weeks. if you give people off monday or friday, then you would have that extra day to do those things that they are saying people want to do. they want to treat themselves and give themselves an extra day to relax, just ease into the work week. kristen: karina for ceo. spencer: then you end up with tuesdays being the slack day. spencer: we need a day for self-care.
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it is important. dan: it is. spencer: some of us can't do it. just look at yesterday's forecast -- i can't just say, "just look at yesterday's forecast." [laughter] dan: the pandemic has reprioritize a lot of people's balances. i give 100% every week, 20% on monday -- [laughter] kristen: so you've been doing this for a while. you started this. dan: today tupperware shares fell nearly 50% following a warning that its future is not clear and there is substantial doubt about the company's ability to continue and it is working to find financing to stay afloat. it is reviewing its real estate portfolio for potential money that they could save. the 77-year-old business has been struggling in recent years to maintain its relevance against rivals. i didn't really --
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i didn't know there were that many rivals. but i guess there are. i use tupperware -- i have used tupperware for years. it is interesting that a company that provides such a basic like that would struggle. kristen: it's just that there are a lot of brands making a similar thing. dan: i never pay attention to the brand. maybe that's part of the problem. i just by the container. kristen: it's more of a commodity. no one is having with the brand or havin those tupperwar yeah, ty e anddifferenfo bui use them spence that's a great point. you are right. it is no longer branded -- it was the only game in town when it came out. that is what you bought. karina: the company's been around for so long, they have done a lot. they are very green, very environmentally proactive. and they have more than 13,000 employees globally. you would hope that they have
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figured out a way to succeed in the competitive market. dan: you just use that word generically, whether it is a tupperware or not. kristen: if you have allergies, get ready for a rough one. this allergy season is predicted to be longer than usual due to an extended period of warmer weather. our chief medical correspondent dr. jennifer ashton says in addition food allergies can make seasonal allergies worse. for instance, the protein in ma pterndmay lead to allergyymoms like satchy in soma pollen allergy. oh, spencer. i'm so scared. it is going to be so much growing. spencer: i know. i don't even know what i am allergic to anymore. it feels like, just when i think i've adopted to one thing, it's like, what is bugging my sinuses today? kristen: yeah. karina: i feel like the older i
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got, the more i become allergic to new things or it just gets worse. this just gives you another thing to be allergic to. i never did realize how you could be not allergic to food but you got that scratchy throat if you eat an apple or a peach and that is all tied to the pollen. it is kind of fascinating. dan: well, speaking of food, oscar meyer, offering alternative to the traditional wedding planning with a ceremony at the wiener mobile of love. the iconic wiener mobile will be parked outside the equally iconic little white wedding chapel in vegas for weddings this coming weekend. spots are available on a first-come, first-served basis. each ceremony will feature a live wiener whistle quartet and a wonderfully odd wiener kick. -- cake. [laughter] go to their website to sign up here but i think it is classically biggest. classically fun. -- classically vegas.
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classically fun. it is unique and there's a sense of humor about it. spencer: that is true. clearly vegas doesn't take itself too seriously. it is a neat idea. maybe it is a perfect thing for a second marriage. dan: karina just got married. her first marriage. this would've been a much cheaper option. karina: if only this was around. [laughter] i was thinking, you know, maybe a couple met at a backyard and a barbecue eating hot dogs, and this would be the perfect thing for them. but -- yeah, i don't know. not for me, though. [laughter] kristen: i'm wondering what is in the wiener cake. you know how they always say you don't want to know what is in the ingredients like a hound dog, does that apply to the cake as well? [laughter] dan: wonderfully weird. spencer: probably underscore weird. kristen: it just goes with the whole vegas theme. dan: you get a great story and some fun pictures.
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playoff series against the sacrament of kings. they will raise warriors flags. this is the flag raising at city hall last year. blue and gold on thursday, to show their support. the warriors announced the team will host watch parties at tri-city for each road game starting at saturday night's game at golden one center. you can watch game one only here on abc7. our coverage starts at 5 p.m. tipoff is at 5:30 p.m., followed immediately by after the game. dan: here we go again. another playoff run. tonight, there's a chance beat l.a. will bring to oracle park. kristen: chris alvarez is live at the ballpark for us with a preview. always exciting. reporter: yeh -- yeah, always exciting. the giants and dodgers beginning a three-game series tonight. johnson played nine-day games so
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far. the giants and dodgers rivalry, renewed. a windy day at the walmart. the first of three games, beginning tonight. giants, 4-5 to start the season, dodgers, 5-5. logan webb gets his first start of the season against the dodgers. looking for his first this year. the giants only played the dodgers to series at home the season. these three games and then a final three games in the regular season all the way in september. no matter how much you dial it up, the giants and dodgers just feels different. >> it's really exciting. this is a cool series to be a part of an rivalry. play against the best. >> it feels different, like there is a buzz in the ballpark. you've got to bring your best because they are going to bring there's. it means a lot to us -- bring
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theirs. that means a lot to us. it means a lot to the fan base. >> i think this stands alone. reporter: it should be a lot of fun at the ballpark. a fun fact for you -- back when i was 10 years old, my first memo became was giants and dodgers in 1996. it is different. for the fans, the players, giants and dodgers, always fun. kristen: we always feel like children when we are at the baseball game. dan: thanks very much, chris. what a lovely day to be out at the ballpark. kristen: couldn't have ordered up a better forecast. spencer: a great day for baseball. everyday is a great day for baseball if you are a fan. the alignment of systems, high pressure just offshore, low-pressure producing a tech pressure gradient producing powerful and gusty winds. look at the current surface wents right now, gusts from 24-35 mph. it is going to get even gustier
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starting at midday tomorrow, it will be quite strong and gusty on the coast. later in the day, gusty everywhere with over 40 mph coastal gusts, going into the nighttime hours tomorrow. during the overnight hours, until wednesday, the gusts on the coast remain around 43 mph and then gusty everywhere across the board wednesday afternoon. that is a pattern we will be in until late wednesday night. increasing clouds with low temperatures mainly in the low 50's tonight. not very cool overnight. tomorrow, not quite so mild yesterday. in-line highs in the mid to upper 60's tomorrow. low 60's around the bay shoreline. low 50's on the coast. we will get even cooler on the windiest day of the week, wednesday. thursday, it warms up again a little bit. saturday, we will see high temperatures back in the mid-70's inland. upper 60's to near 70 around the bay shoreline. we've got seven dry days ahead, just variations in the
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temperatures and wind speeds, but no rain. dan: i have to say, loving the warm weather after this cold winter. it's nice. thanks. the president and first lady hosted the second white house easter egg roll of the biden presidency. >> today we hope you learn to grow by listening to a story in the reading nook, rulings of eggs, playing with circuit boards and building robots. welcome to your house, the white house. happy easter. dan: the theme for a second year in a row is eggucation, activities ranged from the traditional egg hunt to roll, to learning about agriculture. nearly 30,000 people are expected to drop by throughout the day to take part in the celebration. kristen: looks like perfect weather there as well. a lot more to come when we come back. dan: the fallout of
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kristen: tonight at 8 p.m., american idol, followed at 10 p.m. by the good doctor, then stay with us for abc7 news at 11 p.m. erica badu -- eric budget will headline this year's ap hill cannabis event in golden great part -- golden gate park. less there was a first for 20 event the city allowed legal marijuana sales. so far legal cannabis sales have not been approved for this year's event. it will be held on april 20 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at robin williams meadow. an update now to the rare tornado that ripped through the l.a. county city of montebello last month, damaging nearly 20 industrial buildings and destroying 10 more. we have now learned a business in one of those red tide warehouses is closing for good. said garcia from our sister station k abc looks at the impact. reporter: as businesses continue to clean up and figure out ways to rebuild, one major employer has
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informed the city of montebello the extensive damage to its building has forced the michigan bay company to closed the facility. according to the letter sent to the city, they will lay off approximately 60 employees, not at the facility today wanted to talk about it -- none at the facility today wanted to talk about it. the tornado ripped through this industrial park march 23. damage to area businesses was extensive. 11 red tag to buildings affecting some 17 businesses. that means dozens of employees are out of work. >> right now we are working with these employers and directly with employees to get them any of the unemployment resources that the state does offer that we can assist them with. reporter: if you days after the tornado, the city of montebello and l.a. county set up a journey to recovery center to help employees and business owners get the help they need. among them was lose that sanchez -- luzette sanchez.
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their business, severely impacted by the tornado. >> since we are a small family business, we go day by day with our sales. we do hope that we get helped out with something. reporter: montebello continues to tap into resources from the county, state, and federal governments to help with the recovery. >> if you visit the city of montebello's website, we have a 20 to recovery page there and we are also hosting a job fair may 3 and we are going to tell these employers deplete let their employees know to come to the job fair to get the resources they need so we can help them further. reporter: said garcia, abc7 news. kristen: abc7 news streaming 24/7, you can get the abc abc7 bay area app wherever you are and whatever you want. that will do it for us at 4 p.m. thanks for joining us. abc7 news at 5 p.m. with dan and ama is coming up next. [captioning performed by the
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