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reggie: the attorney general of california stepping in to investigate in the deadly shooting case of brengle brown. >> it is time for a change. kumasi: time for a change francisco, but leaders are at odds on how to make that happen. reggie: governor desantis at to enter the race for president. that announcement expected tonight with the help of elon musk. kumasi: the debt limit tug-of-war on capitol hill, where negotiations sit this morning, eight days away from a potential economic crisis. reggie: good morning. we are all here this wednesday, may 24. lisa: united. kumasi: this feels so nice. drew: united. it has been a while. we are happy to have you back. kumasi: how's everything going with the weather today?
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drew: we will have a lot of clouds and drizzle. sunshine this afternoon but live doppler 7 not finding any t hick fog but cloudy conditions. one of our cooler starts this week. 40's on the board right now. 49 palo alto. same in santa rosa. 55 currently future weather showing you that stratus cloud cover over had this morning, and similar to yesterday. the cloud cover is slow to break down. by 9:00 a.m., a lot of us are dealing with clouds from napa to oakland, cloudy over the city, but by the afternoon, clouds pulled back to the coast but temperatures a bit below average this time of year. morning clouds, afternoon sunshine. 67 oakland. 64 san francisco. 74 san jose. 70 napa. over the next couple of days, cooler air moves in. let's check in with jobina. jobina: we have a couple of
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advisories issued by the chp. wind advisories for the carquinez bridge, phoenicia bridge and all tomato's, and the golden gate bridge looking great so far this morning. we will see if the fog moves in like yesterday and the issue of fog advisory. so far, no problem. i am showing you 80, eastbound, if you reach gilman street and berkeley, the offramp is going to be closed until 7:00 a.m. today. we will wrap up with our drive times. super commuters looking at 48 minutes from tracy to dublin. kumasi: the california attorney general agreed to review the district attorney's decision not to file charges in the killing of brown, who died after being shot by security guard in walgreens last month and that sparked the man's for justice -- and that sparked demand for justice. amanda del castillo was live with the latest developments. amanda: good morning.
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some feel this marks an important turning point in the deadly shooting case against a hat wgree comes aerct attorney chose not to file criminal charges against the security guard who fired the shots. she stood i and defense against her decision, despite protests and rallies against her decision. surveillance video shows the security guard working at the walgreens, confronting brown, who was suspected by police of shoplifting. the two get into a scuffle, and a short time later, the guard can be seen killing and shooting brown. yesterday, a spokesperson confirmed that the district attorney's office has agreed to review whether the da's
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decision not to file charges was an abuse of discretion. >> we are grateful. >> i do not want to say anything. i just want to see what happens after this. >> he needs to learn from his mistake and be put behind bars and just like banko brown's life was taken, his does as well, behind bars. amanda: this does not mean the attorney general's office will prosecute, but that could be the case if they found the decision to not file charges was " contrary to evidence." in response, da jenkins told us "we welcome the attorney general's review and will assist and cooperate as needed." it is this involvement by the ag's office that was part of the demand of those rallying in demonstrations we have seen the last few weeks. live from san francisco, amanda del castillo, abc 7 news. reggie: happening today, the suspect in the death of cash out
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founder bob lee will have a status hearing. he pleaded guilty to murder charges last week -- he pleaded not guilty to murder charges last week. prosecutors claim the confrontation between the two men happened over nima momeni you focus is being put on solving the city's drug crisis, but things turned chaotic. [shouting] reggie: for throwing a brick that hit another person the crowd. they say that person's injuries are not life-threatening. mayor breed made a fiery speech about the need for change in open-air drug markets. >> we have tried over and over
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again and what we are not doing is not working. our local resources have increased, but it is not dealt with, the problem based on the magnitude of what we are experiencing. i went into people day in and day out in the tenderloin, and they say, we never would have been allowed to get away with this stuff back in the day. reggie: after repeatedly being interrupted by the crowds, they called a recess and the meeting got moved back to supervisor chambers. kumasi: this morning, a rally for alzheimer's drug access in front of the federal building in front of san francisco. this is video from the first rally a couple weeks ago in chicago. two drugs are approved as treatments by the fda. one got approval in 2021 and the other in january this year. this is the issue with how much it costs.the center for medicare and medicaid services has denied coverage and is estimating they can cost around $25,000 a year. reggie:
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governor ron desantis is expected to formally announce his campaign for presidency. abc 7 news confirmed he will make that announcement during a live audio only twitter event. elon musk will moderate the conversation at 3:00 p.m. musk previously said he would support him in between 24 presidential campaign. kumasi: nafta the debt ceiling and urgent negotiations to avoid a default, with eight days to go before the u.s. could potentially run out of money, this morning, the white house is accusing kevin mccarthy of talking out of both sides of his mouth. jobina is tracking the situation. jobina: and the talking points obtained by abc news, the white house is accusing speaker mccarthy of being beholden to far right republicans while at the same time publicly voicing support for bipartisan compromise. negotiations are resuming this morning as the nation gets closer to potential default. mccarthy says he is still optimistic a deal can be reached by june 1, but he is privately
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telling republican members of congress that they are "nowhere near a deal yet." the white house claims there has been progress but will not get into specifics. >> look, if everyone is working in good faith and recognizes that no one is going to get -- either side is going to get exactly what they want, we will get it done. jobina: one abc news sources president biden offered up compromises, including spending cuts by $1 trillion over 10 years and rescinding unspent covid really funds and a two year caps on spending. mccarthy suggested in a cnn interview that the only compromise he is willing to make is raising the debt this is already having an impact on the global economy, stock markets in asia and europe were down overnight over concerns of the debt ceiling negotiations. reggie: this morning, a life-threatening typhoon is sliming the u.s. territory of guam. it is likely the strongest on to
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hit the island in decades. wis to 14er-hour were forecasted, equal to a category 4 hurricane. the island's 170,000 residents stockpile supplies, boarding up their homes and of the storm. the governor issued mandatory evacuation orders for low-lying areas, telling people to get shelters. >> i am very concerned and worried about your safety. i want you to take these warnings seriously. reggie: the last time guam saw storm the strong was 2002, and it caused $700 million in damage. drew: we will take you to our tropical satellite where you can see the storm now, sitting over guam with winds at 140 miles-per-hour. it will sit over guam for the next 12 hours. they still have a long-duration left of the storm, bringing rain and strong winds. back at home, a live look from sfo. a lot of cloud cover with drizzle this morning. a deep marine layer, meaning
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start out with morning gray conditions, 50's and slow to warm today. keep that jacket on for much of the morning. the afternoon bright but temperatures are below average for this time of the year, away from the coast, 60's and mid-70's by 4:00 p.m. low pressure over eastern oregon, supplying that cooler. weather this is our set up at the rest of the week. get used to cooler than average conditions. this morning, morning clouds and afternoon sunshine. clouds clear for most of us between 10:00 a.m. and noon today, giving us brighter skies. 60's and 70's across the board. clouds sun today but the next couple of days with a deep marine layer, saying some of -- meaning some cloud cover will not break down. a cooling trend through friday. for the holiday weekend, temperatures bounceback. we will show you that in a few minutes. reggie: a tentative deal appears to have been made. the details on the public funds
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reggie: target is removing pride march from its stores nationwide after intense clash from customers. the company said it included violent confrontations with employees. target declined to say which items are being removed, but some items that got the most clothing items meant for trans women moving pride displays from the front of the store to the back. target says employee safety is a top priority. kumasi: the man accused of intentionally crashing a u-haul truck into security areas during the white house is said to be in court today. document say the 19-year-old
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told investigators his goal was to get to the white house and sees power. sources tell abc news that authorities are trying to determine how the suspect was radicalized. the secret service alleges the man pulled a nazi flag out of the truck last night and told agents he praises hitler as a leader. reggie: days are one step closer to securing a new ballpark in vegas. the team and about a tentative public funding agreement. it is reportedly 325 million dollars, less than $500 billion the a's officials state they originally requested -- say they originally requested. kumasi:kumasi: another prestigious honor for warrior superstar steph curry. he is the 2023 kareem abdul-jabbar social justice champion. it is bestowed on the player who advances his lifelong mission to engage in power and drive equality for those who have been
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historically marginalized or systematically disadvantaged. this is the tweet that kareem abdul-jabbar sent out and congratulations to steph curry, saying "i am so proud of you for being a champion on and off the court." a moving memorial in the castro to honor the life of one of its brightest stars. reggie: the legendary drag performer had a strong bay area type and built a revolutionary career, performing in clubs around the city. here's tim johns. >> who is your favorite musical performer? >> a memorial fit for a legend. tuesday night, hundreds gathered inside and outside of the castro theatre to honor the life of iconic drag performer heklina. >> weirdness and differentness and things we all need to include in life and remember that they are special. >> ♪ thank you for being a friend ♪ >> her real name was
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and died in april, a shock to many in the lgbtq community. >> she was not your typical drag queen. if you look at pictures, she was unique. >> hekin helped revolutionize drag across the nation. >> you knew her the second she walked in the door. >> for many people here at the memorial, the event is about more than remembering heklina, but a way to push back against some of the anti-lgbtq laws popping up against the country. some of those laws have specifically targeted drag shows. while california has not been impacted by any, people in attendance at the memorial say heklina would want them to take a stand. >> it is important for our community to come together and show the world who we really are and express our joy and solidarity, and to let them know
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we are not going down without a fight. >> tim johns, abc 7 news. reggie: i am glad to see so many showed up. i have to mention that the name of the memorial in parenthesis was "she would have hated this." heklina was that kind of girl, true to form. drew: it was a holiday tradition for us to see "the golden girls" every year. reggie: and they are going to continue it though. i know they already have plans in place. drew:drew: that's great, lovely to see. it is quite gray this morning. the exploratorium camera showing you low clouds and drizzle. these clouds, like yesterday, slow to break down. keep the jacket on a little longer. low clouds and patchy fog and drizzle this our marine layer is with this. a cooling trend the next few days, and that we have a minor warm-up into the holiday weekend. the holiday weekend looks very nice. temperatures right now, 40's in
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our colder spots, low to mid-50's around the bay shoreline. a bit breezy in parts of the east bay, concord gusting to 24 miles-per-hour asset onshore. highs and our microclimate, southbay, sunshine, good air quality. 60's and 70's along the peninsula. 60's and 70's from san mateo. 72 and -- 50's along the coast with afternoon sunshine. clouds over the city giving way to sunshine this afternoon. 64 downtown. 50's for the coastline. to the north bay, sunny afternoon. 60's and 70's for the most part. the east bay today, 67 oakland. 72 fremont. a bit below average for this time of year. inland, quite nice. sunshine and 70's this afternoon.overnight tonight, even more cloud cover . a thicker marine layer moves in, drizzle along the coast and 40's and 50's. here is the accuweather 7-day forecast. morning clouds and sunshine.
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deeper marine layer thursday and friday means a cooler afternoon. we bounceback over the holiday weekend. saturday, sunday and monday, morning clouds and sunshine. 60's and 70's, and holding steady for tuesday of next week. jobina: good morning. if you are traveling from the east bay towards the bay bridge specifically and you move through the maze and you know what spot i am about to mention, if you need to go towards emeryville, right when you get to that exit that takes you around the ikea, home depot, looks like there is roadwork leaving that exit ramp closed, which will send you to the bay bridge. you definitely do not want to do that if you need to get to emeryville. we are looking to find out when that will reopen. san mateo bridge at the limit in both directions in oakland. 880 at the coliseum camera, southbound headlights. couple of wind warnings for the bridges. drive times looking great. kumasi: the seven things to know
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things to know this morning. number one, big development in the killing of banko brown at a san francisco walgreens last month. the california attorney general will review the district attorney's decision not to file charges against the security guard who shot and killed brown. reggie: number two, negotiators back at it today to hammer out a deal over the debt ceiling with over a week to go before the country could run out of money. the white house has talks of been productive, but speaker mccarthy says they are nowhere near deal. to abc news sources, ron desantis will launches 2024 presidential campaign today. he's is expected to make that announcement at 3:00 p.m. with elon musk on twitter. reggie:reggie: number four, san jose city councilman voted to move forward with the plan to permanently change san pedro street in downtown to pedestrian only walkway. the road closed to cars during the pandemic. drew: number five, morning clouds this next couple of hours with our marine layer intact, drizzle.
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we are slow to warm, so keep the extra layer on. write this afternoon but 60's and 70's. jobina: number six, so far, no major blocking issues impacting your commute. we will bring you a live camera from the richmond-san rafael bridge. kumasi: number seven, los gat os-based ethics is rolling out its password sharing crackdown in the u.s. if you are sharing a password with somebody, you will now either need to transfer the people outside of your household to their own account or start paying $7.99 per month, per person. reggie: tony thurman is stepping in to help school districts tackle declining enrollment. >> downsizing, if necessary, if sites need to be reduced, how was that done in an equitable way that does not disproportionately advantage or disadvantage certain student groups and neighborhoods? reggie: a webinar was held yesterday to brainstorm strategies that could counteract the enrollment issue that
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includes more marketing to parents and bringing popular programs into state data shows that all nine bay area counties have experienced a declining enrollment over the last five years. kumasi: a new program and the southbay could significantly help people with a criminal record move forward in life. the reentry small a computer program will help formally carr street people become entrepreneurs. it is a 20-week program granting membership to $25,000 to start a business and participants get one-on-one business coaching and access to bookkeeping and accounting services. reggie: california is experiencing a shortage of vets, making it hard forfur parents to get their pet checked out. a coalition of animal support groups suggests potential legislation to address the shortage. some of the bills upper debate include grants for shelters and getting vet services through telehealth. some veterinarians the education is playing a key role in the shortage. >> we have not had enough new vet schools accredited the last several years, so we are looking at a shortage nationally of
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about 8500 to 5000 veterinarians. reggie: vets say booking an appointment for your pet will get more difficult if no actions are taken. kumasi: an update to a told you about yesterday, mineta san jose national airport is one airport and it fitting from the $100 million fund from the faa. they will receive nearly $11 million to build a taxiway with more direct access to airport hangers. the funds are going to 12 airports across the country to reconfigure certain taxiways and runway intersections to help prevent incursions. memorial day weekend is a traditional start of summer, and the travel season. pete buttigieg says we should all expect delays at airports nationwide again this summer. buttigieg says a major shortage of air traffic controllers in the u.s. is a big reason behind that. right now, there are about 3000 fewer air traffic controllers than there should be. >> it is a concern and part of
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what motivates us right now to put so much emphasis on the recruiting, hiring, training. we need to make sure that we have the workforce that is ready to have more christian. kumasi: to work on this, the faa is on a hiring blitz, targeting 1500 new entry-level air traffic controllers this year. buttigieg insists that despite the shortage, the faa will not sacrifice safety to make sure planes take off on time. reggie: you're right handling trips could come with an automated car. i 5:30, the partnership between uber and ywaymo hoping to bring the industry to the future. kumasi: there is rideshare and an armed rideshare, a new service that is being built around being more secure. >> you can see everyone is here. so excited. >> what happens to all of this, what do we do with it?
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♪ so much flavor ♪ ♪ un future brillante se acerca ♪ ♪ ahhhhhhh ♪ ♪ nos gusta mezclar ♪ ♪ como malteada ♪ ♪ aqui hay lugar ♪ ♪ yeah we livin' in the golden state ♪ ♪ dame mas, fres-co y real ♪ ♪ (wooh) dale gas ♪ ♪ vive en el estado dorado ♪ >> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. reggie: biden marking one year since the school massacre in uvalde, texas. families saying they had been left in limbo over the ongoing investigation. kumasi: the decision by san francisco's district attorney not to bring charges in the shooting death of banko brown is in the hand of the state attorney general. how brown's family is reacting to the announcement. reggie: making a pandemic era rule permanent, the change in. kumasi: good morning.
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reggie: we start with a check of the weather. drew: we are starting off with overcast skies. live doppler 7 invisibility mode, no thick fog right now but along with clouds overhead, we are seeing drizzle along the coastline bursting this morning. a deep -- first thing this morning. a deep marine layer. our coldest spots in the upper 40's. most of us beginning in the low and mid-50's. that extra layer, keep it on for much of the morning. here's future weather, the cloud cover by 10:00 a.m. is pretty thick. around the bay shoreline, a lot of cloud cover. cloudy over the city, but the afternoon, we see that marine layer breaking down with temperatures below average this time of the year. temperatures in the 60's and 70's" or whether moves over the next couple of daysin -- 70's and cooler weather moves in over the next couple of days. jobina: normally we start to see metering lights flip on at the
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bay bridge toll plaza but that is not. the case this morning smooth sailing across san francisco. speeds at the limit at the bridge. it is beginning to fill in at walnut creek as we show you this live camera of 680. taillights are southbound so you know the direction of traffic. drive times not too bad. an overall view of the map, coming out of tracy is going to be slow. reggie: the california attorney general agreed to review the decision by san francisco's district attorney to not i'll charges in the death of banko brown -- to not file charges the death of banko brown, who shot and killed by a security guard outside of a walgreens store last month. amanda del castillo is live with what this could mean for the case moving forward. amanda: we have seen days of public administration and rallies with so many calling on da jenkins to reconsider her decision, and in those demonstrations, people demanded that ag bonta's office get
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involved, and that will now be ce. ground's family it -- brown's family attorney reminded that this decision does not mean the attorney general's office will prosecute. that could be the case if they find fil charges was "'our office has agreed to review whether the san francisco district attorney's decision not to file charges was an abusive discretion." in response, d.a. jenkins told us, "we welcome the attorney general's review, and will assist and cooperate as needed you will remember the da chose not to file charges against the security guard who fired the deadly shots. she has stood by the decision, saying she believes he acted in self-defense. the days of protests and rallies against her decision quickly followed. after yesterday's announcement, we connected with friends and family of banko brown. >> we pray for him. >> i dno want to say
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anytng afs. i just don't trust them. i do not know what to expect. it is happening almost every day, so like you keep dropping charges on people that are only murdered. >> until you see charges, then it is not progress? >> pretty much. amanda: the late last month that is san francisco walgreens. surveillance video shows the security guard working at this store confronting brown, who was suspected of shoplifting by police. the two get into a scuffle and a short time later, the security guard could be seen shooting and killing brown. as you heard a moment ago, some are skeptical the move will bring about change. others feel this was an important turning point in a deadly shooting case. amanda del castillo, abc 7 news. kumasi: today marks one year since a gunman took the lives of
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19 students and two teachers at robb elementary school in uvalde, texas. president biden will mark the anniversary with a speech at the white house today. jobina is at the live desk with more. jobina: some families of uvalde say it is worse now than the data shooting happened, sharing with abc news how difficult it is to get closure. they are trying to see greater accountability from officials, working for transparency and tried to pass stricter gun laws. students and teachers inside robb elementary school spent more than an hour trapped inside their school as a lone gunman took over two classrooms armed with an ar-style rifle he purchased days after he turned 18. that long-delayed is still causing agony and outrage in the community, as law enforcement waited 77 minutes before they breached classrooms 11 and 112 --111 and 112. inside one of the
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classrooms was daniel garza. >> everyone was scared, we hear gunshots, it broke the window, the sunshine in the classroom. jobina: plans are moving forward to demolish robb elementary. officials are moving closer to finalizing a plan to get access to police records, which will show them if any law enforcement officer should be fired or disciplined for their slow response for the shooting. abc news has spent the last year covering uvalde. our newsgroup set up an office in the city to tell you about the story.you can watch the two hour documentary on abc.com and streaming on hulu and abc news will have a special report when the president speaks today. he is expected to reiterate the push for gun control. you can watch it live around 12:30 on abc 7. reggie: the house ethics committee is no longer investigating the area representative eric swalwell.
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the two year investigation began after claims he was targeted i suspected chinese stash targeted by suspected chinese -- by suspected chinese spy. it followed rumors of an alleged romantic relationship with the spy. he says he cooperated with law enforcement and stressed he was never accused of wrongdoing. two of the biggest names in bay area tech are bringing you the right hayleigh triple tomorrow, but it is happening -- the right-hayleigh trip of tomorrow. uber and alphabet company are bringing driverless rights and food deliveries to customers. the pilot is taking place in phoenix, where many have tested self-driving technology. waymo already pro autonomous drive through its own app. kumasi: a being offered, rides with armed
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security. it is called black wolf security. drivers have training in military, law enforcement or security, and they can hang around after drop off to give you peace of mind. they start at around $50 for unarmed rights and $60 if you would like an arm driver. the company would like to expand to new york city. reggie: a pandemic, change in the south they could be here to stay. san jose is turning san pedro street into a permanent walkway. gloria rodríguez joins us in the newsroom with that. /san pedro -- gloria: san pedro street was closed during the pandemic and the closure was extended in 2022 and now it will be permanent. yesterday, the council unanimously voted to move forward with plans to make it a permanent pedestrian only walkway. san pedro street in downtown san jose is vibrant with people enjoying food, cocktails
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outside, and now they have plans to create a pedestrian mall here. it requires businesses to move all outdoor seating from the street closer to the sidewalk next to their building. it also calls for a 20-foot walkway down the middle-of-the-road. business owners we talked to support the plan. >> i think it is great. this street definitely should be permanently closed to cars and vehicles. >> it is the next big thing, if not better. i think it might be better because we are able to open until 2:00 a.m. as opposed to 12:00. >> that is the owner of tiki pete, investing in three businesses in downtown san jose. city officials say the project will take about 2.5 years to complete and cost about $9.5 million. funds will go towards improvement, such as installing streetlights, relocating fire hydrants. the plan is still in the works. kumasi: the netflix crackdown
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has started. what to soon expect if you were still sharing an account. reggie: a new series combining culture and superheroes, streaming on disney+. we will hear from the bay area men the show is inspired by. drew: another morning where we have great conditions that means the main marine layer is with us. slow to warm. that is to take away this morning. that extra layer, keep it with you through lunchtime. by the afternoon, right sky with temperatures below average in the 60's and 70's. the reason why, live doppler 7 along with satellite, this area of low pressure over eastern oregon will sit here the next couple of days and bring us a deeper marine layer tomorrow and cooler weather the next couple of days. the morning run is looking nice if you like great conditions and cool temperatures. we gradually climbed to the 50's by 10:00 a.m. brht s movn by m.
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through the afternoon, most of us see sunshine. 64 in the city, 67 in oakland, 74 san jose. temperatures are a bit below average this time of year. 70 napa. 75 concord. along the coast, thick clouds and drizzle. we will get some peaks of sunshine in the afternoon. 58 for half moon bay. three-day forecast, afternoon sunshine. tomorrow and friday cooler and clouds will stick around much of the afternoon along the coast. for your holiday weekend, we bounceback. we will preview the for likes or followers. their path isn't for the casually curious. and that's what makes it matter the most when they find it. the exact thing that can change the world. some say it's what they were born to do... it's what they live to do... trinet serves small and medium sized businesses... so they can do more of what matters.
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over. los gatos company sent users a warning through email saying each account cannot be shared for free outside of the house. netflix has a plan to catch netflix is going to be looking at users' ip addresses to determine where they are sitting at any moment. not together geographic data for other purposes. kumasi: well, if you are still looking to share an account, it will cost you about eight dollars extra to add a member outside of your household. the reason why netflix is cracking down is because they need money. more than 100 million users are sharing passwords outside of home. >> it will be difficult and dangerous. >> play the hero. >> what if i am not go? reggie: speaking of disney+, the new series "american-born chinese" is available to stream this morning. it is a story about culture,
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identity and family, featuring a asian american and asian cast. kumasi: it started with the bay area born graphic novel is to root the story 17 years ago. reggie: abc 7 sat down with him about his transition from cartoonist to executive producer. >> i usually draw by doing this on paper first and then scanning it on the computer. i am a cartoonist, from the san francisco bay area. i started drawing when i was two. my mom tells me i never stopped drawing and drawing and drawing until today. my parents were definitely very concerned about building that link between their children and the place that the left. they usually tried to strengthen that link through stories. my mom told me mostly chinese myths. the monkey king was a favorite. she told me lots when i was a kid. this right here is towards the
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beginning of the book. king interacting with the chinese door god. i did go through a period of was embarrassed and ashamed of my own cultural heritage. i was ashamed of even the way i looked. in this panel right here, a kind of symbolizes my childhood desire to be white. [laughter] it took me five years to finish the book. at that point, i had graduated college, i was a high school teacher. especially in college, i felt like i began working this about. "american-born chinese," the book, is divided into three sections. one section is about the monkey king, a figure from chinese legend. the second section is about a young chinese american boy growing up in a predominantly white neighborhood. the third section is about this living embodiment of all of the negative asian american stereotypes i grew up with. the percocet loosely during my own childhood. -- the book is set loosely
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during my own childhood. 80's, but the show, we made the decision it would be set now in the 20 20's. >> do you have a lab partner yet? >> is there a gym wang here? >> wong. >> he is a new student, chinese like you. he will tag along to all of your classes. except math. he is way ahead of you in math. >> i think the core of both the book and the show are the same. it is about a kid who is struggling with self acceptance. he has a piece of himself that he is embarrassed about, and this story is about how he eventually hears out how to accept that piece. >> what is going on? >> i am not from this world. >> to finally get included in american stories, their something affirming about that and says you are no longer a
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foreigner. you our stories are worthy of bg on the page and on the screen. reggie: we are trying to figure out who did that story because nobody was sitting with that man. he was talking to a camera by himself. jobina: i am assuming the person was further back. drew: you said that like the confessional. reggie: did this man executive producers own story? katie did. drew: i am excited for this series. it looks really good. reggie: you saw glimpses of it, but it is basically the whole cast of "everything, everywhere, all at once." drew: eileen michelle, come on, start watching. reggie: stateless. just watch -- say less. just watch. sorry, the disclaimer. disney is the parent company of abc 7 news, which also owns disney+. jobina: and a lot of other stuff. [laughter] drew: if you get it, you get it.
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millennial children will get it. outside this morning, here is the 10 cam. a lot of cloud coverage.we are socked in with our marine layer. a sea of fog, but once you get rid of it, a nice afternoon. drizzle along the coast. a cooling trend continues the next few days. into the holiday, temperatures warm up. the weekend is nice. low to mid-50's. a couple of 40's. that extra layer, you keep it on much of the morning. the afternoon is pleasant. in the south bay, sunshine and 60's and 70's with good air quality. 50's for the coastline today. the peninsula from san mateo 60's to low 70's with low air quality -- good air quality. clouds are thick. 64 downtown. in the north bay, 60's
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with sunshine. the east bay, sunshine. a bit airuality. inland, pretty comfortable. into the 70's. tonight even thicker when it comes to our marine layer. to cloudy skies and coastal drizzle. a quick look at the bottlerock forecast, the coolest afternoon is friday. but saturday and sunday will jump to the 70's a lot of sunshine. it is going to be nice up in napa this weekend. here's the accuweather 7-day forecast. cooler weather the next couple of days and then we bounce back over the holiday weekend with morning clouds. temperatures in the 60's and 70's. jobina: good morning. it is that time. me b came on at 5:39. you are starting to see the traffic fill in and the backup begins at the bay bridge toll plaza. live look at the san mateo br tngg no blocking issues but sloiftren
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westbound 80 at sonoma boulevard. that offramp does appear to be closed right there. speeds resting around 25 miles-per-hour. reggie: new at 6:00, a warning from the cdc about cookie do. kumasi: as far as issues on the roadways, potholes are top of mind for californians. new data showing there is one state
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wedding. >> honey, i love you, but i said "i do." not my mistake. i love my wife. i am going to get in trouble, aren't i? >> now he stands accused of murdering the woman he said "i do" two. prosecutors believe he shall the mother of their four boys 14 times -- he shot the mother of the four boys 14 times in the middle of a turbulent divorce. >> fear, pain, and terror. >> so what is timothy's defense strategy? it is coming up at 7:00 a.m. on gma. kumasi: expected to pay a $6.8 million settlement for false advertising, according to the san francisco district attorney. it alleges -- the complaint alleges that what it told
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customers, home advisor only ran background checks on businesses and owners, not the people who go to your house to perform the work. home advisor has not commented on the rolling. walmart reached a deal with the state of california over the sale of brass knuckles. attorney general bonta announced a settlement, saying walmart sold 250 west knuckles online to people in california. brass knuckles are considered a deadly weapon and illegal in the state. walmart agreed to in a longer sell them and to pay half $1 million. the retailer will also enable customers to report illegal weapons on every page of its site. reggie: 300 33 employees will lose their jobs once nordstrom closes at the westfield san francisco shopping center. yesterday, abc 7 large another 46 workers will be let go at nordstrom rack. the company announced they are closing at store at the san francisco shopping center in august and the nearby nordstrom rack in july. san francisco introduced
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of its clean-air vessels to reduce emissions by 80%. >> we know that west oakland is one of the highest polluted areas in the city of oakland. we absolutely take on the challenge of moving california forward to meet its ambitious climate goals. reggie: multiple organizations, including their emergency transportation authority and the air quality management district, raised funds to expand the goal to create a zero emissions ferry system in the new future -- near future. kumasi: a new study found california a second only to minnesota with the most complaints about potholes. san francisco ranked third amongst cities behind l.a. and minneapolis. the rankings are based on google searches and pothole related complaints. drew: you can blame our wet winter, the rain gets underneath the concrete into the soil,
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weakens it, then you get a pothole. that is probably why we have a lot this spring. take a look at the dog forecast, if you are walking the pooch, a lot of cloud cover the next couple of hours.temperatures quite cool in the 50's. we are dealing with coastal drizzle. by 11:00 a.m., sunshine will peek out throughout the forecast. here is halliday shapes up, a lot of cloud cover. 's temperature start in the 50's and slow to warm. that extra layer you take with you, keep it with you much of the morning. bright conditions. temperatures remained below average this time of the year. 60's around the bay shoreline. mid-70's inland. your sense that getting later and later, sitting at 8:20 this evening. you look at highs around the region, we have morning clouds, afternoon sunshine, and even along the coast, where clouds are thick, we get sunshine but only 50 at half moon bay. sunshine breaks out this morning in early afternoon across the
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city. 64 there. 67 oakland. 74 san jose. concord and antioch in the upper 70's. kumasi: ahead at 6:00, new information about a deadly plane crash on the san mateo county coast advertised the plane has to one of silicon valley's top executives. reggie: plus, the case of banko brown. rob bonta now reviewing the deadly shooting. kumasi: as negotiators come back to the bargaining table, it looks like we may not be close on a deal to raise the debt limit. the looming deadline about a week away. reggie: a live look outside at 5:57. we are back with another hour of news.
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moving forward. finding solutions. this is abc7 news. kumasi: shooting death of benko brown. theater they now stepping into to review the case. reggie: chaotic meeting over the drug crisis. the message from london breed this morning. kumasi: ron desantis set to enter the race for president. the announcement is expected tonight with the help of elon musk. drew: it is great to start. some of fog along the coast, temperatures in the closed spots upper 40's. 50's around the bay shoreline.
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