decipher what is going on and why there has not been an agreement. reporter: it started with the statement on thursday by the school board president, mike hutchinson, stating the teachers union abruptly stopped negotiating, even though they were still close -- so close to finalizing the salary agreement. >> we want to continue negotiating. we don't want a straight. -- a strike. but they have left the table and broken off discussions, not us. reporter: today a small group of teachers showed up at his house as hutchinson was in pajamas and drinking his morning coffee. they are right in front of us, a member was on the phone assuring hutchinson they were at the table ready to negotiate. >> has our bargaining been holding up negotiations? reporter: so, how can both say they are at the table when

they are clearly not meeting? hutchinson claims ousd officials were at some point negotiating directly with the interim president and vice president of the union,n his salary proposal was given to both of them. instead of consulting their own bargaining team, they walked away and called for a straight. >> that is an accurate -- is not accurate. they said it to us after they left at midnight or something. we never got that before. reporter: the union says everyone including the bargaining team now has the salary proposal, even though the union president admitted he has not had time to really digest the proposal. >> -- i'm confused, you are saying you are at the table and they are saying they are at a table. >> i'm confused. we've been there. our team are there. there are 50 witnesses that are there, are team members. reporter: they told hutchinson

the district was not at the table because they needed an authorization from him and the board. >> they've been authorized to negotiate, that's how we have been engaging in negotiations. there is no call from the school board necessary to continue negotiations. it's been authorized. reporter: to clarify, hutchinson told us the school district's bargaining team is not authorized to negotiate anything outside of the scope of the contract, like common good proposals. why? he says it would be fiscally irresponsible to add proposals the district cannot afford, especially given that oakland unified is still under receivership from the state. with regard to the actual contract, if accepted by the union, the district will carveout an additional $70 million from the general fund to pay for the salary increases. that means some programs will have to go. i spoke to some teachers attending today's rally. they said they are worried

if the strike continues and students don't return back to school before the end of the year, it could have a negative impact on the teachers, even though many parents have expressed their support. leanne abc7 news. kristen: the last time oakland teachers went on strike was in 2019 and that strike lasted one week. follow the latest on the abc7 bay area app. kristen: new developments now on the stabbings that terrorized the davis community. carlos dominquez was in court today. he entered a not guilty plea on two murder charges and one charge of attempted murder. . we have the latest on the investigation now. reporter: neighbors in this northern california college town, breathing a sigh of relief, after police confirmed the person suspected in a series of stabbings is off the street. >> that would be 21-year-old

carlos dominquez of davis. reporter: now facing charges, including two counts of homicide and one count of attempted homicide. a third-year student at uc davis until last week, when he was separated from the school for academic reasons, according to officials. police, arresting him for a string of park stabbings near campus that left two people dead and another person injured. including a uc davis stud just weeks from graduation. >> we were funeral arrangements rather than preparing for his graduation party. reporter: the series of attacks, described as violent and brazen. a well-liked homeless man, killed last thursday in the first stabbing according to detectives. on monday, the third victim attacked. stabbed multiple times her tent at a homeless camp.

she is expected to survive. mingus was taken into custody thursday after reports of a local park. >> he was wearing a backpack and the backpack had a large knife that was consistent with what we were looking for. reporter: police are trying to determine a motive. right now they say there's no indication dominquez knew any of the victims. larry: dominquez being held without bail and is also on detainer by u.s. immigration and customs enforcement. dominquez came to the u.s. from el salvador as an unaccompanied minor in 2009. kristen: the clearing of the wood street encampment in oakland is done. city officials say it once spent 25 city blocks with about 300 on house people living in rv's or makeshift shelters. the city started evicting people

in april and officially closed it wednesday. most of the 70 people still they are moved into city operated shelter services. larry: let's turn to the forecast for the weekend. it's been another great day. we all decided to wear gray. kristen: independently. there were no calls made, no texts. larry: can you believe that? kristen: we just followed your queue -- your cue. meteorologist: it is one of those may gray days we are all on the same wavelength here. you will notice we do have some wet weather moving in. showers have arrived. in the north bay, nap some showers will be through -- some showers moving through. if you do plans tonight, be prepared. it is a light level one on our impact scale through tomorrow morning. scattered showers.

there's a slight chance of an isolated thunderstorm or hail. certainly slippery roadways out there. you will notice, 9:00 p.m., you will notice the increase in the wet weather, more areas will see showers, and those showers continue into tomorrow morning. how long will they continue this weekend? i will let you know exactly how long and if the weekend will be a washout, coming right up. kristen: she's keeping us on our toes. larry: suspenseful. kristen: in the north bay, work is about to start on one of the largest wildfire prevention projects in marin county history, it involves creating a mess fire break or buffer zone around one city. larry: cornell bernard has a look at this massive project. >> is going to connect all the way around -- it's going to connect all the way around. reporter: they are showing us how the next major wildfire could be stopped thanks to the biggest buffers on the north bay has ever seen. >> the fires are bigger, they are burning longer,

more destructive than ever. it is incumbent on agencies to work together to protect communities. reporter: other agencies are partnering with the marin wildfire prevention authority to create a giant shaded fuel break or fire safety zone around the entire city. >> this project is not only ambitious but it's massive. creating big fuel breaks like this one 200-300 feet wide stretching 60 miles around the city. reporter: the firebreak would look like this, and circling the flatlands, into the hills. >> creating it against the boundary of the homes, when the embers land, they don't create new fires. reporter: he showed us this hillside where work has already begun, clearing flammable non-native brush. he says the firebreak could buy extra time for firefighters and homeowners to react, in the event of a wildfire. >> we decrease the risk of the fire and intensity, we give residents more time to evacuate and we givrtunitut theirt.poer:8

miojt pends oncommunyuprt. fireea private >> i couldn't be more for it. every october, i'm scared to death these days. reporter: monica t. supports anything which could prevent wildfires like those which devastated parts of napa and sonoma counties. >> anything they can do to prevent the houses from burning down, i'm all for it. reporter: the project will be partially funded by state and federal grants. it is scheduled to begin this summer. >> this type of project is really essential if we want to become a fire adaptive community. larry: the return of cruising san jose has police increasing patrols, as people turn out to celebrate single tamayo. the police department is warning everybody, if you're headed downtown, expect traffic divergence for vehicles and pedestrians and freeway exits will also be closed. police want to manage the large

crowds so emergency vehicles don't face traffic jams. they will haveines associated t. there's always going to be a 30 day impound of the vehicle including up to three to four thousand dollars in storage fees. if you participate in any sideshow, it's just not worth it. larry: the traffic controls will start tonight and continue until sunday evening. kristen: a ceremony today in cupertino for a father navy seal and cupertino native officer, matthew axelson. the post is offering -- the post office is honoring his legacy by naming their office building after the navy seal who paid the ultimate sacrifice for our country. axelson was deployed to afghanistan in 2005 on a mission to take down a taliban leader. his team's location was revealed, where he died from several gunshot wounds. >> his last breath -- until his last breath, he fought

for this nation. we can never repay the debt to him. but what we can do is honor his sacrifice for our nation. kristen: the dedication will serve as a permanent reminder of axelson's legacy for the community of cupertino and future generations. larry: coming up -- today rk in the covid-19 pandemic. we will tell you what it means for you. is been called a game changer. the new effort in the fight against opioid abuse. and the coronation of king charles iii. it is thousands of miles away,

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kristen: three years after covid-19 shut down the global economy, the who says the pandemic is no longer a public health emergency. along with that announcement comes changes at the cdc. larry: rena roy has the details. reporter: it's officially a new era of covid-19. >> i declare covid-19 over as a global health emergency. reporter: the who, with that big announcement today, and next week, the u.s. public health emergency will also expire. the cdc says that means its surveillance methods of covid will change. >> the bottom line is the cdc will still be able to tell that it is snow even though we won't

being -- counting every single snowflake. -- that it is snowing even though we won't be counting every single snowflake. many more cases now are milder. a lot of folks are not testing at all. all of that means that case numbers are not the most reliable indicator. reporter: as we enter this new phase, experts warn it is still important to stay vigilant. the who says last week, the virus claimed a life every three minutes. the cdc says its work will continue as normal when it comes to vaccine effectiveness and research into long covid. >> just because of these declarations, does not mean we should drop our guard and not be vigilant. reporter: this comes amid a big announcement from the cdc director, dr. rochelle walensky, stepping down at the end of june. she addressed senators on thursday warning of a lack of readiness for the next pandemic,

urging lawmakers to stay on top of funding to help the country better prepare. president biden released a statement thanking dr. walensky for her work, saying she helped save lives and a once in a generation pandemic. no word on who might replace her. larry: now on the opioid health epidemic. calls to allow mobile pharmacies to carry medication that is p ad mobile clinics lik prode to patients in the bayview neighborhood. they can come up here, they have a semi private location where they can discuss with a nurse. reporter: there's legislation working its way through sacramento, maybe 633, allowing mobile pharmacies to offer medications to treat opiate

addiction. >> this is going to be a critical step to helping us get to a better place. >> that would allow any pharmacies are then -- any pharmacy to go into the committee like we can and provide that treatment. reporter: the goal is to get people off daily drugs. in order to do that we have to often meet people where they are and also to the follow-up and go back and see them again. if we do that, we can get a lot of people off of these drugs, like fentanyl. reporter: the opioid problem has reacd level 47 peopl dro over city. 70%, nearly three quarters of those deaths, involved reporter: chp officers began patrolling san francisco's tenderloin neighborhood. it is being aided by the national guard. gathering information on drug trafficking in the area. local leaders say they are a lot of -- there are a lot of parts to tackling the drug problem and

allowing pharmacies to carry this treatment is a step in the right direction. >> 80% of people still don't seek treatment. this could be another opportunity to get more of those people to enter treatment and save lives. it's really an exciting proposition. kristen: it is cool. but we are on our way to warmer days. larry: sandhya was tossing out the possibility of a weakened washout. maybe not that bad. meteorologist: it is not going to be a washout. we are going to start the weekend off with some wet weather. it will not pler shows where we are seeing some wet weather right now, around bodegademonst, occidental. you see that area of low pressure. it is going to drive more wet weather across the bay area.

this pretty much sums up what part of the north bay is dealing with right now. 57 degrees for san francisco. oakland, 59, low 60's, palo alto. 5-12 degrees below average. 54 in half moon bay. there are a lot of clouds from our oakland airport camera gathering. upper 50's for nevada -- novato, napa. we are seeing cloudy skies and showers spread from north to south tonight. dry and a little milder on sunday. spotty light showers early monday with much warmer weather coming your way late in the week. this is a light level one the storm impact scale. scattered showers. there is an isolated chance of thunder with small hail. slippery roadways is what you really need to look out for if you are stepping out tonight. 5:00 p.m., the wet weather were

still in the north of me. showers at 7 p.m. -- still in the north bay. showers at 7 p.m. more widespread towards the late-night hours. tomorrow morning, we start off the day with some spotty showers as we go into the late morning hours primarily in the east bay. the system then is pretty much gone. your morning is when we will see the wet weather. by the mid afternoon, you are going to go for outdoor activities. rainfall estimates, anywhere from about a 10th of an inch in the southern part of our viewing area to about a third of an inch in santa rosa. over the higher terrain, you may get caught under a heavier cell and you could see how your totals. 8 p.m. tonight until 8 p.m. tomorrow, looking at three inches of s nr th peaks, levels around 5000avdihas. tomorrow morning and tomorrow

afternoon, mid 50's to mid 60's. a mix of sun and clouds. more sunshine for the second half of your weekend. it is a one for tomorrow morning. sunday is your day to get outside. a one for monday morning. we will withdraw and much warmer. look at the temperatures soaring into the low to mid 80's thursday and friday. low to mid 60's coast side. kristen: we will have to wear yellow. larry: thank you. kristen: there's a new show coming your way pitting the highest ranked jeopardy champions against each other. we spoke to ken jennings, hosting "jeopardy masters." >> you miss playing the game? >> yeah. my arrival is back for the first time on jeopardy masters. and this time i can't beat him because i'm hosting. >> we absolutely love queen

antic. >> -- queen andy. >> nova -- nobody plays the game more calm than amy schneider. she is a 40 game-winner. kristen: they will be fun to watch. jeopardy masters premiers monday night at 8 p.m. right here on abc7. larry: he would be good on that show. kristen: thank you. larry: the warriors and lakers, tomorrow night here on abc7, tip-off at 5:30 p.m. fans are getting more excited about the possibility of the warriors taking game three tomorrow night in l.a.

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kristen: game three between the lakers and the warriors is set for tomorrow night right here on abc7. larry: let's go! kristen: ok. larry: following the win last night, warriors fans are feeling confident golden state will advance. but we've got a long way to go. mariah carey has the story. -- ryan curry has the story. reporter: fans are in good spirits following yesterday's victory. now the focus turns to game three saturday night. >> we are at 1-1. now that the lakers are going

back to their home court, the pressure is on the golden state warriors. reporter: the plaza friday was full of fans in blue and gold. the 27 point victory thursday restored confidence in the team's ability to maybe win a fifth title. >> with the worriers really supplanting themselves as that next dynasty, if you will, and they are still winning? it's awesome. reporter: the matchup has led to ticket prices reaching into the thousands. according to ticket iq, the average ticket is over $1900. the cheapest? $546. the most expensive is over $44,000. the warriors will be hosting another watch party here one of the fans we spoke with says he might have to be periodically skipping out on an important family event to check the score. >> my daughter is getting married tomorrow. so she's getting married in san francisco.

we are going to be somehow watching the game, checking in every now and then. reporter: aside from walking his daughter down the aisle, don't we survive dave he is watching the game on abc7 on his phone. >> youtube tv. [laughter] reporter: others will be enjoying the game at home hoping the warriors can pull off a win on the road. >> keep shooting the threes, of course. i think they will win if they keep this up. reporter: ryan curry, abc7 news. larry: you can catch a game three of the playoff series tomorrow night right here on abc7. the warriors take on the lakers at the crypto.com arena in los angeles. followed by all the highlights

>> building a better bay area. moving forward. finding solutions. this is abc7 news. ♪ larry: reparations task force has been at work for almost two years studying and developing reparations proposals for a black californians that can trace their heritage back to an enslaved person. tomorrow they will meet in oakland for its next a final meeting. kristen: they will vote on final proposals due out in july. po more tn o years after maybe 3121 w signed into law by gavin n calirnia's first in the nation'ste reparations t the ens what reparationsthe could look like. >>sive. very fast tracked.

we are in the thick of the most challenging aspect of the work right now. reporter: she is the chair of the task force with a twofold mission, study slavery and its negative effects on african-americans, and second to develop proposals for remedies for the atrocities of that harm through policy changes and potentially cash payments. those at these public forums that traveled the state. we sat down with several members of the nine person task force to get a better understanding of the recommendations voted on this weekend and delivered to lawmakers in july. let's first start with why reparations and why now? >> you will hear folks say that california entered the union as a free state. why should californians be on the hook for reparations? >> the idea that california has a role to play in this is actually very straightforward. when we think about lingering effects, we are thinking about things that are jim crow racism.

we are thinking about the use of eminent domain and the dismantling of african-american communities. the kind of principles that were first enacted during slavery found themselves throwing up in various ways soon thereafter. and have in many ways continue to impact the lives and opportunities in the state of california. reporter: focused on these lingering effects of slavery in its report released last summer. the report details 12 areas to be addressed. from the unjust legal system to housing discrimination, separate and unequal education, to racism in the environment and infrastructure. of the dozen harms identified, the task force highlights policy changes to address seven areas and a combination of policy and cash payments toward the other five -- to address the other five. economists have a tough of printing the numbers based on hard evidence. >> we are not giving people

money. we are returning money returning money stolen. returning money that has been lost, based upon the kinds of disenfranchisement. reporter: at least one person could receive up to $1.2 million in cash payments of the recommendations are voted into law by the legislature. $966,000 for health $159,000 for mass incarceration and over policing, and up to $148,000 for housing discrimination. the work of the task force was not to conduct a feasibility study. there is mention of how the payments will be funded. it is important to note none of this comes to pass unless the state legislature agrees to adopt all or some of the group's recommendations. how feasible is it? how likely is it the

recommendations put forward will actually come to be? >> we don't want our inter report or final report to collect dust on a shelf. reporter: as the work completion, the only nonblack member of the group says it will take californians of all walks of life to see preparations happen. >> it's a matter of justice. it is a morality issue. because i'm japanese-american, we know something about being incarcerated, losing our property. i think we have a duty basically to speak out. reporter: for the countless black californians who have traveled the state closely watching the task force's work, they say the time to act is now. >> my great-grandfather was a sharecropper who had 17 children and worked from sun up to sun down and died with absolutely nothing. they took his land and created laws to keep his land. reporter: what do you think

he would say about you being here today, making sure your voice is heard, carrying on his legacy? >> [laughs] i would hope that he would be proud and know that i stand on his shoulders, and there are no better shoulders to stand on. reporter: saturday's meeting will take place in oakland. i'm told the final meeting of the task force will happen next month at the state capitol with the landmark final report expected to be released to the public and legislators soon after. kristen: out after sf pride organizers dropped the band's songe anthem for pptstq rights but believes transitioning should be done as an adult.

in a statement, he wrote that kids do not have "the mental capabilities to make rational, logical, decisions on things of a magnitude that will affect them the rest of their lives." he says he is an ally to the transgender community even if he disagrees with some viewpoints. sf pride today said, like any ally, we are glad that dee wants to continue learning about the issues that affect the transgender community. larry: up next -- the coronation of king charles, just a few hours away. what do you really think of the monarchy? the four at 4:00's next.

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larry: time for the four at 4:00 . a good samaritan help to rescue a baby whose stroller was rolling towards a busy street, now with several job offers. this is terrifying to watch. this is earlier in the week. the baby's aunt fell down and lost control of the stroller and a man runs

he has been offered five jobs after this video went viral. as an that awesome -- isn't that awesome? dan: that's wonderful. dear heart stops -- your heart stops when you watch that. you can tell the woman was really struggling to get up. thank goodness he did this. he's obviously a good guy. quick decision maker. rushton to help. that's great. larry: good things happen to good people. meteorologist: that guy was in the right place at the right time. that poor aunt. she kept trying to get up -- larry: she hit the ground hard. that could've ended differently. kristen: definitely worth hiring. that person has proven they put others about their own interests. a mona lisa mystery one art historian who says he has identified the location painted in that distant backdrop of the famous leonardo da vinci

painting. he is convinced that it's the romito bridge. his theory is based on historical documents, drone images, and pictures of the area. it is so hard to make anything out. larry: this is like a rorschach test. i say clouds, icy -- i seeloe trees. meteorologist: i see the bridge. come on, larry. dan: i see the bridge. that painting is certainly one of the most stunning in the history of humanity. it's fascinating they continue to find tidbits of mysteries to solve. larry: have you ever seen it in person? dan: yes. it is smaller than you think it is going to be. kristen: especially in a small room with 500 tourists packed and trying to get a glimpse of it. larry: is it weird that i thought i saw your face in there, dan?

[laughter] >> that's no bridge. it was dan ashley. larry: if you are a baseball fan, i'm sure you've seen this tradition from the milwaukee brewers. the sausage races. the original costumes are up for grabs. the man who wore the brat cost them back in 1993 a selling that one along with the polish and italian sausage costumes. all three are selling for a combined $25,000 on ebay. i don't think you could buy your favorite. you either take them all or none of them. >> if you only take one, you can't have races at home. what's the fun of that? >> they are actually really heavy to navigate. they are super top-heavy. if you get a little out of whack -- >> showed us those highlights -- >> you have showed us highlights of those over the years. they cracked me up every single time. >> i love the sausages.

it's a brilliant idea. now it can be -- what do you do if you buy all three? does it go in the living room? >> halloween. an outfit for the whole family. larry: i'm using it every day of the week. [laughter] that's going to be a major part of our ensemble. dan: the newsroom collection. larry: but the three behind us. kristen: we are just hours away from the coronation of king charles iii. but what do people really think of members of the monarchy? a new survey from a betting agency found prince harry as a favorite member of the royal family. kate middleton came in second, followed by prince william, prince harry's wife placed fourth, followed by king charles. no word on where ranks on that. dan: charles has

to emerge. it raises the debate about the importance of the monarchy. whether it should continue to exist. it represents stability and unity and continuity. over the years when britain went through so much turmoil, there was a sense many people credit queen elizabeth with keeping things together in a certain way on providing that sense of continuity through challenging times. kristen: i wonder if they surveyed people in america where i would expect harry to be more popular for people in britain -- harry is the breakaway one, if you will. if he is number one, i mean -- >> yeah. larry: i find it hard to get riveted by this group. not the four of us. [laughter] >> clearly. larry: that is up to the viewers. [laughter] but it is so out of touch with everything in our world at this

point. it is almost like a throwback. dan: it is. but to play devil's it does represent still a certain continuity and tradition that has been something that the british society and the u.k. has been hanging onto. larry: there's a plus there clearly. enjoy the coronation, everybody. that is it

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kristen: king charles will be formally crowned alongside queen consort camilla in less than 24 hours. tomorrow's ceremony begins in buckingham palace, traveling to westminster abbey for the coronation. over 2000 guests including members of the real will be in attendance. larry: we will have live coverage of the events all morning long starting bright and early at 2 a.m. our time. you can watch live here on abc7 or streaming on hulu or the abc7 bay area there will be a lot of celebrations in honor of king charles. kristen: gloria rodriguez has the details. reporter: there's excitement around the coronation here in the bay area. i spoke to a local resident who had a special experience with king charles. this picture captures the moment then prince charles bestowed the queen's honor on her in >> was actually friendly --

>> he was extremely friendly. very chatty. reporter: she will be putting out this flag inside her home and waking up at 2 a.m. to two and the coronation of king charles. >> its historic -- it is historic. i still feel very close to my country. the monarchy has been good for britain. it will continue to be good for britain. and attracts a lot of tourists. it's gone through turmoils over the years but it has a lot of value. reporter: i will be live on my tiktok providing commentary. >> that is amanda, million followers on her tiktok page where she comments on the royal family. >> some followers are excited to tune into such a historic event. i can't say everyone is as excited about who was being crowned, as they may have been in the past. but there is the sense of anticipation.

but at the same time, charles has waited his whole life for this day. he is their longest ever serving heir to the throne. so i think they will still do it big. reporter: she will do it big, too, drinking tea and wearing a tiara. >> for the coronation, you kind of have to. reporter: she has based in pennsylvania. sunday, there will be a gathering in tiburon to watch the coronation concert and a toast to king charles starting at 1 p.m.. you can buy a ticket online on the website of the british benevolence society of california. they are putting on that event. and kimura has been involved with that organization. kristen: all right. well, it doesnerf you aratching oto be

th i meteol let's take a look. if you are going to a viewing party sunday, you don't have to worry about rain. we have the wet weather right now in the north bay. you will notice on live doppler 7 it is light to moderate in intensity. it is heading into bennett valley road, you will notice it is wet out there. the sierra will get more snow into the next 24 hours. you will notice scattered showers here in the bay area expanding as the night goes on. tomorrow morning, one last push of the wet weather. by late morning, this stuff is getting out of here and certainly we will get a chance to see some sun in the afternoon. it'll be a nice saturday afternoon. mid 50's to mid 60's. a one for tomorrow morning. a break the second half of your weekend, a little milder.

we will bring in a quick moving system monday morning before a break later in the week. kristen: if you are not into the warriors, how about music this weekend? the boys and girls chorus will perform in a joint concert this may 7, saying all types of genres, featuring 80 singers between the ages of 12 and 18. >> bringing these two organizations together has been a yearly venture. our boys and the girls chorus loved to sing together. it's music. soprano, alto, tenor, bass this is one of our chances to not only showcase our own style of singing, but collaborate together at the end of the concert in a very musical way. kristen: it will be at valley presbyterian church in portola valley. you can find ticket information at the gutsy -- at ragazzi.org

or buy tickets at the door. larry: the guardians back together for another adventure. >> i'm star lord. kristen: the one character who was driving force in all the

larry: "guardians of the galaxy"

came out in 2014. on a mission to save the universe. i am groot. the third chapter is finally out. and we have a preview. >> they call themselves the guardians of the galaxy. reporter: it is hard to believe that a movie featuring these minor characters was once considered so risky that many pundits were predicting the first guardians movie would be a disaster. but the original roast more than $770 million. so on the final day of shooting for the last one, chris pratt found the perfect way to say goodbye to the cast and crew. >> i wanted to read headlines from 10 years ago when people predicted we would be marble's first big flop -- marvel's first big flop. it was a way to remind everyone everything that we would overcome. reporter: the road to the final movie was torturous. james gunn -- director james gunn was even fired at one point.

but the cast rallied to his support and he ended up writing and directing all of the movies in the series. they bring one character in particular. >> it was me coming up with a background for rocket. that is what has fueled all three guardians movies and is what made me need to tell the story. reporter: the raccoon is the center of attention in volume three, fighting for his life with the other guardians, racing to save him. gunn has called the character who raised rock at the coolest villain in all of the marvel movies. >> this guy is a piece of work. i relished. it was delicious. >> incinerate her. larry: ti will do ifor bc7 ws ap

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building a better bay area moving forward finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. for the first time, we're hearing from one of the many victims in a $39 million ponzi scheme, allegedly orchestrated by an east bay man. it's a story you'll see only on abc7 news. good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm dan ashley. and i'm alma daetz. >> and many of these cases victims say they were scammed out of not only hundreds of thousands of dollars but also their homes. >> abc seven news anchor diane lim tells us that more than 100 members of the chinese community were targeted and there may be more victims. >> you feel ashamed. you feel violated, and you feel embarrassed. that and you feel afraid