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announcer: building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. >> i am i hear men yelling, two and windows shattering. >> a stray bullet goes through a family's home. a local father five f from a scary situation. i am stephanie sierra. we have a lot to get to. let's start with a quick look at the weather. lisa argen is here. what can we expect? lisa: it has been gray. we have the mist and drizzle. this morning, low clouds and fog
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all over the bay area. a little system swinging through today that couldthlar throughoue middle of the afternoon. for now, we are all in the 50's. low to mid for these. -- 50's. that brings us up a couple of degrees from yesterday. low clouds and throughout the noon hour, we are breaking out to partly cloudy skies. upper 70's in lynn. it stays cool at the coast. late afternoon, the sun hopefully making its presence known near san francisco. 80 inland. talking about another nice day on the way for your monday. stephanie: authorities are investigate and a vta bus crashed into a san jose police car. we don't know condition. it happened that north capitol avenue. you can see the impact the crash had on the car.
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major damage to the front and sides of the vehicle. only on seven, a father of two is considering moving his family out of oakland after a stray bullet went through his kitchen window friday afternoon. paul, who requested we not use his last name, has lived in the tech seo neighborhood for three years. he says multiple people were trying to rob a gardener working next door. one gardener escaped by climbing over the fence and that is when shots were fired. a bullet penetrated the fence, through the kitchen window and went through a wall. his family was not home at the time but he was working at his computer, less than five feet away. now, he is demanding change. >> it is like a world country with child soldiers with rifles, shooting up people. is that oakland? regardless of the political climate or opinions, we have to be safe. we can't have people, no matter
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the age or whatever, firing at innocent people. stephanie: oakland police is invest getting the rivalry. -- robbery. the suspects got away in their car. two people are dead after a small plane crashed into the pacific ocean, 20 miles from san francisco. the faa says the plane was headed from santa rosa to hawaii. the coast guard says the plane reported a fuel transfer problem in the afternoon and tried to turn around and return to santa rosa. it crashed shortly after. the wife of the sonoma county shifaseearrested for driving under the influence. santa rosa police say she crashed the car she was driving into a house yesterday morning. one person was hurt by the shards of glass. sheriff eddie ingram released a statement on facebook that read as a husband, i am greatly concerned about my wife's well-being. as a citizen and chef, i am concerned about the well-being
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of the person inside the home who suffered injuries. abc 7 news is committed to building a better bay area. we are looking at a landmark ruling in contra costa county. a judge said some charging practices by the district's office were racist. we have ruling. >> as protesters rallied for police accountability on the steps of the contra costa county supreme court on friday, a supreme court judge issued a landmark ruling against the contra costa county district attorney's office. >> our clients were not only subjected to racist policing but when they were brought into the criminal justice system in contra costa county, the ruling was they were subjected to racist charging decisions. >> carmella is an attorney, representing one of the four men involved in the case.
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sh 40% more likely to be charged with special enhancements compared to others. >> that is significant. when you charge somebody with a special circumstance, you are asking the court to impose a mandatory sentence of life without any possibility of parole, ever. >> the ruling does not affect attempted murder and conspiracy charges the defendants faced. this case is not about the text nor policing. just the das filing practices. >> the disparity in those charging decisions was 92% based on race, rather than any other factor. >> in an email to abc7news, diana becton says the ruling is one of significance for offsetting systemic racial disparities within the criminal justice system. the court's ruling provides direction and my office will
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review similarly charged cases to promote fair prosecution. >> this is a landmark ruling. it is the first ruling of its kind statewide and it is actually the second ruling under the racial justice act involving the contra costa district attorney's office. >> ellen mcdonald is the chief public defendant for contra costa county. what she is referring to was passed in 2020, it refers to legal challenges, charges, convictions and sentencing that may be influenced by systemic bias. >> it is critical we continue litigation and looking at racism and any other part of our criminal legal system. stephanie: happening today, beta breakers will take over the streets of san francisco. barricades have been put up across the entire city to block off streets. officials say those planning to be in the city today can expect a lot of delays. the cities traditional running holiday is a race made for
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everyone. some runners participate by dressing up, while others choose to dress down. the race kicks off at 8:00 a.m. on howard street and ends at the great highway. bart will run a special service this morning before the race. good news for some commuters. a portion of highway 37 is open following a weak enclosure that caused a lot of frustration and confusion. cornell barnard talks to drivers who had an unexpected twist to their weekend plans. >> this is going to take a long time. >> a trip to wine country is leaving many people stuck behind the wheel. holy gridlock. lori and mark cap -- lori marquette was not happy. >> it will take two hours to get to vallejo at this point. >> traffic went from bad to worse. >> how is the traffic?
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blame it on a the closure is necessary to allow the repair of train tracks across the roadway. his drive from livermore to the sonoma raceway took twice as long, two hours. >> it wasn't that great. i wish they had the signs up a i was coming from.80 i whe >> it was going on from -- for miles and miles and we were like how much longer is this going to go on for? >> erica and her friends had a reservation for tasting at a winery right in the middle of the backup. owners say it is a busy weekend with a wedding and a private party. >> we contacted the guests and let them know ahead of time that there was going to be traffic. it worked well. >> we are going to stay here and not go anywhere else. we don't want to get back into that traffic. nothing is worse than that. >> track repair is on schedule.
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highway 37 should reopen around 11:00 a.m. on sunday. cornell barnard, abc7news. >> that portion of has been reopened. all lanes on highway 101 are open after a six car crash in san rafael yesterday evening. the crash happened near north san pedro road. two people were hurt and their condition is unknown. northbound lanes were closed due to the cars blocking the roadway. happening today in the east bay, organizers are holding a climate rally at the chevron refinery in richmond. this comes as chevron is set to hold its annual shareholders meeting later this month. organizers are hoping to draw attention to environmental concerns. this will be the group's 10th annual rally outside of the refinery. it begins at noon outside the check in with li weng drizzle ie
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heading out. -- mist and drizzle if you are heading out. partly cloudy skies. we are talking a mini warm-up. i will explain in a moment. stephanie: also ahead, glamour for equal rights. how the community is trying to encourage voters. plus, reports of deaths and vision loss increase after a company recalled its eyedrops. stay with us. we will be back after the break.
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conditions for farmworkers. a public summit was held at half moon bay. gloria rodriguez emceed the event. there was a roundtable discussion covering issues like access to clean water, housing and health care. it is in response to the deadly mass shooting in january that killed seven farmworkers. the league of women voters is honoring several bay area leaders for their advocacy on lgbtqi rights. an event raise money for commodity groups pushing for equal rights. ryan curry shares this tribute. >> the glitz and glamour of some of san francisco's top drag performers. this event is designed to send a message. >> we see people who are being pushed down in our communities. and we see they are trying to make people invisible, we want to lift them up. >> the league of women voters put on dragemra, an ting the lgbtq
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community and organizations getting people out to vote. >> we need to see more things li send a message to the world that drag is not a crime. >> sister roma says this event is a positive way to end an emotional week. the los angeles dodgers disinvited the sisters of perpetual in jordan's -- indulgence. they claim the group has been the source of controversy. they are known for doing charity work in san francisco and throughout the state. those at saturday's event say it was another unnecessary attack on their community. >> what the dodgers did was jaw-dropping. i still can't believe they did that. i am hoping that they will walk it back. but an event like tonight shows that we embrace diversity. we embrace the lgbtq community. >> part of the theme of saturday's event was focused on the power of voting. those we spoke with say more people came out to vote and it can lead toward change to a positive future. >> it is the strongest power we
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have and it is impossible to underestimate the power of one vote. >> they say one of the best ways to bring about change for the lgbtq community and others who are marginalized is through voting. >> everything we do is driven by voting. when you get out and vote, that is how you use your power t. >> in san francisco, ryan curry, abc7news. stephanie: oakland's first ronna mcdaniel chari opening kicked of with a festive block party and ribbon-cutting yesterday. city leaders and families participated in activities including live performances, food, music and kid activities. the charity house sits ucsf ch's hospital. it is a long-awaited location that will serve highly immunocompromised children in the city for the first time, ever. dan ashley also attended the event. he sat down with mcdonald's owner larry triplett senior, who
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made a significant donation to the new house. >> once you go in and meet with the children and see what is happening there at such a difficult time in their life, how could you not support? stephanie: the house is known to house children and families covering from bone marrow and stem cell transplants. the ronald mcdonald house has two other bay area locations in san francisco and stanford. in the south bay, improvements are scheduled to start on coyote creek, which flooded neighborhoods a few years ago. before the work starts, city officials are clearing the encampments of more than 200 on housed people. zach fuentes was there as the clearing got underway. >> these floodwaters in and pute spotlight on the need to improve local waterways. valley water is studyction projo keep it happening -- from happening again. up to 200 on hou have
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to clear the area. starting monday, anyone living along the work zone will be considered trespassing. >> is not how we should be treating human beings. yes, there needs to be a bankman-fried -- an embankment but there needs to be a place for people to go and then help them get there. >> since then, advocates have pushed the city for more insight into what the alternatives for the displaced would be but were not given clear answers. >> we asked them where is the plan? you are coming in three weeks, may 15. have you secured a motel for them? aryote t to go? >>re cnce pushg for thcity councilo improve fund mtddssed cons
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by the advates. >> it is the lack of places for people to go that has me concerned. we can't o alternative because we don't have more sites like this. they are full. >> in the short-term, advocates have been working to minimize the impacts to those being displaced. >> giving them some tents and sleeping bags. we are trying to direct them to some camps that are not being abated and helping them get there with our trucks. zach: zach fuentes, abc7news. stephanie: may is wildfire awareness month. brent county hosted its second annual wildfire prevention festival. the embers stop festival featured 55 lessons on how to prevent your home from burning. lisa argen is tracking the forecast for us. earsoomy start f
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zzle the moisture is being we will be looking at some clearing, hopefully getting it a little closer to the city today. certainly tomorrow. that is the warmest day of the week. 5:55 is your official sunrise. the sun sets at 8:17. fog up and down the coast of california. thunderstorms firing up in the sierra nevada yesterday. the upper-level pattern will begin to shift. as it does, we will get a change in the weather. but, it is going to be cooler, unfortunately, for much of the upcoming work week. if you are waiting for summer to arrive, we have been shy of that for sure. here is a look at the low clouds across the bay area. the peninsula, beta breakers today with the mist and drizzle, temperatures in the low 50's. as we get to 8:00, cloudy skies. only in the mid-5move -- mostlyr
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50's. layering should come in the form of partly cloudy conditions. it has been breezy and cool. we have a mini warm up on the way for all of us. 52 in santa rosa. dense fog here. visibility reduced anywhere to just over a mile. you will need your wipers all along the coast and perhaps across some of the local bridges. here is a look at mount tan, the sun coming up in 25-35 minutes. we will have the gray sky, the mist and drizzle. partly cloudy. it will be warm as high pressure builds in and drifts to the east. we will see temperatures climb to the 80's inland and even some 70's arriving for the bayshore. it has been cool in the 60's. a lot of that will be deliberate as to how far the fog pulls back.
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there is the system pushing through, allowing for clearing. also partly cloudy skies, the breeze stays with us, anywhere from 25 to 30 miles per hour. not quite as gusty as yesterday. partly cloudy today. here is our warm holding through your monday -- warmth holding through your monday. fremont, this is your mini warm up, the peninsula into the 70's. 80's in the south bay. by tuesday, nd trough gets clor. it loo lol cdion -- theions continue throughout the rt week. today, look for a range anywhere in the upper 50's to mid 70's for fremont. 72 in palo alto. we have the warmer day for you on monday with the fog clearing, even at the shoreline. 70's around the bay. as we get into the week ahead, it is cool and gray for most of us in the city. the pleasant weather will be east of the tunnel where they love the 70's because it gets so hot there in the summer.
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the heat, not so much this week. stephanie: a mini warm up tomorrow but then we have to wait. just ahead, passenger protection. what the government is proposing if you get caught in flight delays or cancellations, coming up. i'm living with hiv and i'm on cabenuva. for adults who are undetectable, cabenuva is the only complete, long-acting hiv treatment you can get every other month. it's two injections from a healthcare provider.
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stephanie: u.s. air travel hit a new pandemic error record on friday. they screened more than 2.6 million people nationwide. that number represents a 10% increase over the same date last year. the record sets the stage for what is expected to be a busy memorial day weekend travel period. air travel will be 11% higher than the same weekend in 2019. it is not just for memorial day. experts predict record high air travel all year. as summer is right around the corner, travelers are wondering if they will face the same crazy delays like last year.
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as michael finney reports, the questions, as the government proposes more consumer protections. >> it is crazy. >> luckily i was not stranded in austin. >> air travel was chaos for millions of passengers last summer. >> i've flown a lot of times in my life but i've never had an experience like that. >> more than a quarter of u.s. flights were delayed and 3% were canceled, stranding passengers and upending travel plans. >> southwest called us and said the flight was canceled. >> then, a computer meltdown at southwest airlines stranded thousands more last christmas. >> it is total pandemonium. >> we are scrambling around, trying to figure out how we will get our home. >> memories of that chaos still linger. >> a lot of folks wondering is my flight going to get delayed or canceled the way it did to kick off last summer? the way it did certainly over the christmas-new year period. >> scott of the travel site,
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going, says travel should improve. airlines have been ramping up capacity and staffing over the past year. still, summer will be a tough task. >> there is potential for it to be the busiest air travel summer on record. >> yes, the busiest ever. more than 260 million passengers took to the skies from january through april this year, setting a new record. the travel surge comes as the government is considering new protections for air travelers. most major airlines have now agreed to compensate passengers for some expenses if the airline causes a long delay or cancellation. stranded passengers can be reimbursed for things like meals, hotels and taxicabs. so far, those commitments are voluntary. the feds want to make it law. and the proposal would go even further. >> the second thing this proposal could do which is groundbreaking is requiring airlines to provide compensation. >> there are no specific
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proposals but it could mean payment for inconveniences caused by delays like missing a tour or a business meeting. >> they lost time, some amount of their vacation. certainly a headache when those delays or cancellations happen. >> i am michael finney, 7 on your side. stephanie: the compensation would only apply if the airline caused the delay or cancellation. airlines are expected to push back on these proposals. michael finney is following this story. you can check back on abc7news.com/7 on your side for updates. still to come on abc seven mornings, new developments on the debt ceiling. who the president says he will call today following stalled debt talks. then, four day work week. which bay area city is still seeing success in the workplace with one less day of work.
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announcer: building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. >> i proposed cuts in spending of over $1 trillion. but, i believe we also have to look at the tax revenues. stephanie: now at 5:30, president joe biden calls out republican negotiators during the g-7 summit. what he has planned today amid debt ceiling talks. we are starting this half hour with a look at the weather. let's go to lisa argen, who is tracking the latest. lisa: waking up to low clouds and fog. mist and drizzle. temperatures in the 50's for everyone and the gray sky to start out. 54 on the peninsula. visibility reduced from pacifica. that brings us a couple degrees warmer this morning. we will be watching the clouds clear. there is a system to the north that will help that clearing
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throughout the day. bringing in some high clouds. by 1:00, we are in the 60's and 70's. it is warmer from the bay to our inland valleys, staying cool at the coast. we should get partly cloudy skies there. a little more warmth. stay tuned for a look at a good cooldown coming our way for the upcoming work week. stephanie: new this morning, president biden is heading back to the u.s. after the g-7 summit this weekend. the president wrapped up his trip with ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy, who says russian forces have seized control of a ukrainian city. the president announced a new 375 billion dollar security aid package will be sent to ukraine. check severson reports. >> president bidennd volodym zelenskymeeting overnightan at 7 summit. the meeting coming at a crucial
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time in ukraine's fight against russia. the g-7 was once the g8 but russia is no longer welcome after the annexation of crimea in 2014. president zelenskyy decided to allow ukrainians to be trained on fighter jets. the fighter jets are something zelinskyy has requested for months but mr. biden rejected the idea. ukraine's defense tenting the fighter jets could arrive as early as this fall. zelinskyy holding to poetic talks with key allies, including french president emmanuel macron. he sat down with the indian prime minister, the leader of the world's largest democracy has refused to condemn russia's invasion of ukraine and is one of the few leaders who has hosted vladimir putin. president biden met with him
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saturday as well as the leaders of australia and japan. the so-called quad security coalition, launched to combat china's power in the region. stephanie: president biden, calling on republican negotiators to move on a deal to raise the debt ceiling. this comes as he asked to speak with house speaker kevin mccarthy to discuss these negotiations. biden has not said what his message to mccarthy might be during this call. this will be the first time both have spoken since the talks stalled. mccarthy says negotiators would not be able to resume talks with the biden administration until the president returns from the g-7 summit. coming up on this week, martha raddatz will sit down with maryland center chris about the sticking points on both sides. she will talk to the budget chairman committee about the negotiations. you can watch the interviews this weekend at 8:00, on abc
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seven. new this morning, at least 12 people were killed and roughly 90 more are injured in el salvador after a stampede during a soccer match on saturday. officials say fans pushed through an access gate, causing the massive stampede. the incident happened during a match between two popular professional el salvador in soccer clubs. el salvador's president says national police and the attorney general's office will investigate the incident. in il italy, more than 36,000 people are returning to -- waiting to return home after deadly floods moved through their neighborhoods. cleanup operations are in full swing as services removed mud from washed out roads after landslides. the italian prime minister cut her trip for the g-7 summit short so she could tour in northern italy. still ahead, running with purpose.
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meet wan who is the first historic california race when she was 10 years old. and we will take you outside for a live look here from mount tam. a beautiful sunrise here. lisa argen will have the forecast in just a few minutes. thousands of women with metastatic breast cancer are living in the moment and taking ibrance. ibrance with an aromatase inhibitor is for adults with hr+/her2- metastatic breast cancer as the first hormonal based therapy. ibrance plus letrozole significantly delayed disease progression versus letrozole. ibrance may cause low white blood cell counts that may lead to serious infections. ibrance may cause severe inflammation of the lungs. both of these can lead to death. tell your doctor if you have new or worsening chest pain, cough, or trouble breathing. before taking ibrance, tell your doctor if you have fever,
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♪ ♪ ♪ you can beat it! ♪ visit youcanbeatit.org or call 833-422-4255 to ask for medication to treat covid-19. stephanie: another person is dead following an outbreak linked to contaminated eyedrops. more people have afforded vision loss. -- reported vision loss. four people have died and 14 people at least have gone blind since the last update in march. at least 10 different brands of eyedrops manufactured by global pharma were linked to patients us by the case. anybody who has these friends
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are asked to immediately stop use and discard the products. in world health oanization says they are creating a global network to alert people of future infectious disease threats. it is called the international pathogen surveillance network. the who says it countries to share information on a central platform. the organization calls the goal of the new network ambitious and aims to help every country with its public health system and security. the company of a popular fertility app has been fined almost $200,000 by the ftc for leaking data. the app known as pre-mom allegedly leaked users health data for years without their consent. they shared data with google and two china-based companies. pre-mom will be banned from sharing personal health information for advertising
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purposes and be required to delete data shared with third-party companies. residents held a rally -- only post office. people joined in the crowd, singing live music, city officials say the post office is a historic building and existed in bolinas since 1863. it closed after being e a lease conflict. mail pickup from this location is now redirected to melina. this year marks 50 years since a sonoma county woman became the first female to win the bay areas iconic deep-sea race. she has ran in some beta breakers too. that race is happening this morning. liz kreutz met up with marietta blanchard to talk about how she
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accomplished this feat at 10 years old. >> this is my modest trophy 1973. liz: it may be modest but this trophy and other memorabilia marietta blanchard is showing us represents a major feet. >> this is the shirt they gave out. liz: in 1973 at 10 years old, wearing glasses and pigtails, marietta became the first woman to win the dipsy race. looking at these pictures, you were so determined. >> yes. i remember loving getting to the park where i saw all the people and i could see the finish line at the end. liz: her parents each marathons. her brother won the race twice. marietta started out so young she had to get these specially made adidas that cost her family $300. >> i started running marathons
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when i was five. for me, running the dipsy was not that much of a challenge. i trained on twin peaks and ran plenty of hill training to prepare for it. liz: the dipsy race began on the stairs in 1905. for decades, women were not allowed to complete in -- compete in it. marietta said when she first began running the race, she had to put on a disguise and enter using her initials so people wouldn't know she was a girl. >> we weren't allowed to run in it but we got away with it. liz: her win t a child running star and she won beta breakers three consecutive times. what was with the pigtails? >> hair out of your face so you can concentrate on going forward. liz: now 60, marietta says she runs six miles a day. >> it's tough. i have 168,000 miles on my legs,
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which is probably a lot more than most people's car. liz: in june, she will run the dipsy race for what she thinks will be her 39th time, continuing to blaze a trail for all of the women following in her footsteps. >> we don't quit. we keep going and we will run this race as long as we can. liz: liz kreutz, abc 7 news. stephanie: an inspiring message. let's check in with lisa. lisa: good running weather on the way today for beta breakers. closer to the coast missed and drizzle. temperatures in the low 50's. we will talk about a modest warm-up today. more so
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beautiful skies. in sports, the giants were hoping tough adult on the road in houston. in the nba, we look at steve kerr's legacy with the warriors. chris alvarez has a look at sports. chris: giants looking to continue their perfect homestand saturday afternoon against the marlins. san francisco looking to tie a season-long five-game winning streak. the kayak is in the wrong spot. jd davis snags it. fires to casey schmidt. the high grab, to on the back and fires across for the out. he has been impressive. patrick bailey made his major-league debut in the eighth. how about a solid base hit to right? his first hit ever in the big leagues. his wife, baby and family in the crowd. they loved it. that was one of three giants hits. they lose, 1-0.
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how about the a's taking on dusty baker and the in houston? richardlo t have that pitch back. alvarez, almost 400 feet write. a's lose, 3-2. they dropped to 10-37 overall. dj championship, weather was a factor. ring out the umbrellas -- pga championship, weather was a factor. bring of the front nine. tied for fifth, four shots back. how about rory mcilroy? still in the hunt. he is in seventh at one under. cory connor shared the lead and played well read the bertie on 15, it goes. -- played well. the bertie on 15, it goes. watch him pull back the string on this one. eventually, it would lead to a birdie. he is tied for second at five
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under. so close. one shot off the lead. brooks koepka, the long bird on 16 goes. he is at six under overall. ld e championship later today. then the second leg of the triple crown. the first preakness victory for john velasquez while the trainer wins his record eighth preakness. there will be no triple crown winner this year. on the state nine years ago, yesterday, the warriors hired steve kerr and the rest was history. he led the warriors to an nba title over the cavaliers, beginning a dynastic run, including four nba titles in six finals appearances. he has been named one of the top 15 coaches in nba history and second-most wins in franchise
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history. devon haney defeats low much enko -- lomachenko. stephanie: a drizzly start to your sunday. lisa: it was gray yesterday. breezy winds, missed and drizzle again this morning -- mist and drizzle again this morning. breezy onshore winds throughout the day. a little bit of better clearing across the bay and tomorrow, our warmest day to look forward to. there is a look at the fog where, as we go up and above the marine layer, certainly a beautiful view. a 2000 foot marine layer. it has grown taller since the end of last week. 51 in san francisco. 52 at half moon bay where we have some of that fog closer to the surface, over a mile of visibility. 56 in palo alto. for mount tam, it has been nice when the fog clears and you get
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some sunshine. when it doesn't, it has been awfully gray and pretty chilly with the coats needed in the city and even the umbrellas at times. 54 by the delta. southwest wind at 20. thunderstorms in the mountains. more so today. once the upper-level system shifts to the east, the east, but showers and thunderstorms will be taken with that system. we will see drier the cooler conditions in the balance, which will help mitigate the drying effect. right now, with the warmer conditions, we are looking at the snow melt and the drying fuels, which will have a chance to slow down a bit as we get into a trough pattern for the week ahead. partly cloudy and warm to mild. more warmth on monday. things will change with cooler conditions, breezy wind once again, anywhere from 15 to over 30 miles per hour.
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we will be in the 80's today by brentwood and antioch, even warmer for your monday. look what happens, temperatures drop off to near average to below average for the rest of the week. we have one system right now to the pacific northwest as that heads out. we warm up and then another system replaces it and that will allow for cooler than average temperatures. in the south bay today, about 75. upper 70's in the south bay for san jose. mid 70's. partly cloudy skies. 72 in palo alto. for the san francisco area, it is cloudy. partly cloudy throughout theaf mid and upper 60's. at least you are out of the upper 50's. in the north bay, high clouds. 81 in calistoga. cloudy, warmer bayside. low to mid 80's, inland from
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concord. low clouds and fog clearing the coast for your monday. your one and only day where you will get brighter conditions. mid-seventies around the bay. upper 80's in lind. then it is much cooler as we go through the rest of the work week, heading toward the holiday weekend. 60's and 70's across the bay. this is more like average. we have been wanting some warmth and not going to find it much. stephanie: the official start of summer being a month from today, we have some time. lisa, thank you. coming up next, it is garbage day. coming rea the trash for this california homeowner.
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there's a power inside all of us to live our passion. and dupixent works on the inside to help heal your skin from within. it helps block a key source of inflammation inside the body that can cause eczema. so adults can have long-lasting clearer skin and fast itch relief. serious allergic reactions can occur that can be severe. tell your doctor about new or worsening eye problems such as eye pain or vision changes including blurred vision, joint aches and pain, or a parasitic infection. don't change or stop asthma medicines without talking to your doctor. healing from within is a powerful thing. ask your eczema specialist how dupixent can help heal your skin from within. stephanie: we have heard if the idea of a four day work week. that idea is coming to one bay area town for real.
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most of the city's employees are working the new schedule. lauren martinez went to see how the philosophy is working out. >> the city of los altos are allowing employees to choose their own work schedule. >> as long as we can make that work with being open to the public and being available to the public, we thought we should give it a shot. >> city workers have three scheduled options. they can work the traditional five days or nine longer days over two weeks to get every other friday off or the most popular option, a four day work week, 10 hours each day. >> we have seen immediate improvements in our workforce, the morale, people's satisfaction with their jobs. >> the city created their program for their roughly 150 employees after the pandemic. it has been fine tuned over the past year. we spoke with a city clerk who started working in april.
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scheduled flexibility was something she was looking for. >> it is important to have days where you can decompress from the work week. having that day available in a workweek is invaluable. >> melissa thurman was glad to see this opportunity provided from a local government agency. >> they are saying they trust you are getting the work done. here is an opportunity for you to have time for yourself at the end of the week and you are still putting in the time. >> we asked people downtown what schedule what they choose? >> definitely four. >> in silicon valley, you can >> y want. are re about their 4-10 option. >> employees are happy so i don't think we will be changing anytime soon. >> in los altos, lauren martinez. stephanie: we have seen bears dig through the trash. but never have we seen them take
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out the trash. home security video captured one ready and willing wheeling out a trash bin outside of a home in north carolina. the homeowner, david oppenheimer, says most of the bears in that area don't bother trying to open his garbage bins, let alone roll it down the driveway. but here we are. look at this guy. he says he saw the cub and its mom earlier in the day. that is one way to take out the trash. coming up next on abc seven mornings at 6:00 a.m., a san jose police officer trapped. what we know about a bus hitting a patrol car, overnight.
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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. >> broad daylight, i'm working from this desk. i hear men yelling, two gunshots and windows shattering. stephanie: now at 6:00 a stray , bullet goes through a family's home. a local father five feet away from a scary situation as he calls for more safety. i am stephanie sierra. lisa argen is here, what a gloomy start. lisa: the marine layer getti taller and moving across into the east bay but it has been
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