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celebrates his 100th birthday this memorial day holiday weekend. his advice for living a long life. house speaker kevin mccarthy predicts a bipartisan majority of congress will approve a compromise in the coming days to raise the nation's debt ceiling and divert a historic default that would up and the economy. good evening and thank you for joining us. this afternoon president biden is urging congress to pass the agreement saying it will prevent the worst possible crisis. the house speaker is also defending the debt ceiling deal which was reached last night and ends a month long stalemate. here is abc news reporter jay o'brien. >> just days before potentially catastrophic u.s. default house speaker kevin mccarthy announced saturday evening republicans had come to an agreement in principle with president biden to raise the debt limit.
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in a statement the president calling it an important step forward and a compromise. the president speaking with mccarthy sunday afternoon to review the finalized language of the legislation. >> make sure all the t's are crossed in the i's are dotted we are in good shape. >> mccarthy praising the deal calling it good for the american people. >> it does not get everything everyone wanted but in divided government that is where we end up. i think it is a positive bill. >> after the tentative agreement was reached white house officials began calling democrats to sell them on the deal. in a letter to fellow house democrats minority leader hakeem jeffries said the text of the legislative bill would be available for their review shortly after mccarthy and the president spoke sunday afternoon, telling cbs -- >> i do expect that there will be democratic support once we have the ability to actually be fully briefed by the white house. >> mccarthy pledged lawmakers would have 72 hours to read the text of the bill before a vote
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expected on wednesday. but over in the senate, majority leader chuck schumer warning his colleagues of the potential for friday and weekend votes in the event of filibusters by either side of the aisle. mccarthy saying he is confident the bill will pass the house with a majority in his conference supporting it. >> you will have republicans and democrats be able to move this to the president, the president agreed as well. >> sources tell abc they agreed to keep nondefense spending flat through 2020 four increase in 1% in 2025. it fully funds medical care for veterans and faces a new work -- work requirements for snap recipients. there will be no changes to medicaid requirements and streamline the review for energy projects. jay o'brien abc news the capitol. >> former president donald trump has opened a big lead in california's march 2024 republican presidential primary. a new poll released by the institute of governmental studies at uc berkeley shows the former president of his nearest
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rival florida governor ron desantis by 18 percentage points. as among republicans likely to vote in next year's primary. that poll showed desantis ahead of trump last year. now trump's at 44% and desantis at 26%. no other republican received more than 4% support. former president did well with strongly conservative republicans, men, noncollege graduates and voters aged 50 to 64. on this holiday weekend a celebration of latin american culture. san francisco's iconic carnaval parade is celebrating its 45th year with crowds reaching pre-pandemic levels. abc7news reporter cornell barnard tells us the parade means a big boost to small businesses. >> are you already? here we go. >> it is a celebration like no other. a kaleidoscope of colors. feathers.
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and characters. >> carnaval is a celebration of life and i'm frida kahlo, back from the dead. >> for many, carnaval san francisco grand parade is a must see event, a celebration of 23 latin american and caribbean countries. the aguirre family has been saving this spot on 24th street for years. >> for me it is the kind of day were a lot of cultures get together, it is all different and beautiful in its own way. >> it is very colorful and joyful. >> may brought a chill but the street party kept going. >> we missed a little sun this year but it is ok because carnaval keeps everyone alive and warm. >> organizers believe 400,000 people are here at the carnaval and that means a real economic boost for the neighborhood. >> besides my business this is helping out a bunch of businesses on 24th street. >> this coffee shop has seen many challenges.
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>> we have seen a decline due to the pandemic as foot traffic, so to have this come out and have people witness the carnival and shopping around to all the small places on 24th street means a lot. >> but for this mission community carnaval is raising a lot more than profits. >> more importantly, it is supporting and feeding our souls. we have to look within and feed ourselves. after the pandemic, there is no better way to do it than dancing and feeling the movements of all of those cultures and traditions here at carnaval. >> in san francisco cornell barnard abc7news. >> san francisco is expected to delay plans to extend metered parking hours, that is according to the chronicle. it was planned to extend metered parking hours through 10 p.m. monday through saturday starting in late july, the agency also
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wanted to add sunday metered hours until noon, but the plan raised concerns at city hall in the long-term impact on businesses. at last week the board of supervisors unanimously adopted a resolution urging sfmta to postpone implementation of the city it studies the economic impact of those extended hours. tomorrow morning memorial day ceremony will be held at the san francisco national cemetery in the presidio. yesterday boy scouts planted flags at the 30,000 headstones for the soldiers, family members and notable figures laid to rest there. tomorrow's ceremony starts at 11, and will include a band concert and flyover by the coast guard air station salem at -- san francisco. a memorial day vigil will also be held in lafayette. east bay congressman mark desaulnier will speak during the service at the lafayette hillside memorial, organizers say the event will help remember the ultimate sacrifice and help reflect on consequences of war. that memorial was first created in 2006 by a small group of people who decided to build a tribute for those dying in iraq.
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that memorial starts at 5:30 p.m. tomorrow and is located right across from the lafayette bart station. one bay area veteran is celebrating 100 years of life this memorial day holiday. oakland native alfred gross will turn 100 years old on june 1. his family members threw him a huge birthday bash today at round hill country to celebrate the century milestone. alfred is a world war ii vet who served as a lieutenant in the u.s. navy, he now spends time competing against world-famous bridge players five times a week. the veteran says he has a good life because he lives with no complaints. >> that is the way i live life. a big smile and be happy. it helps to have a long life. alfred also stayed true to his bay area roots, he is a former uc berkeley mascot and a faithful a's baseball fan.
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>> authorities in new mexico say three men killed in a shooting at a motorcycle rally this weekend were members of rival biker gangs. new mexico state police say at least five others were wounded in yesterday shooting in the mountain resort of red river. that shooting followed an earlier altercation between rival gang members in albuquerque. investigators say at least three people are facing charges including a 30-year-old man they plan to charged with murder after he is released from the hospital. experts are urging people to use caution when exploring the outdoors this memorial day weekend because of a surge in wildlife throughout the state. according to sfgate people have already reported accidental run-ins with wild animals this spring. state wildlife officials say awareness and being mindful of your surroundings are key fundamentals to staying safe out in nature.
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winter storms are said to be the cause for the boosted growth of plants and thriving habitats of wild animals across california. san francisco's ocean beach -- check this out a family got a surprise on their camping trip when a lion started sniffing through their campsite. you can see that big cat just calmly strolling through the site looking for something to eat may be, one of the campers told story full the family agreed before setting up their stuff that they might have this kind of encounter. they were told to not run in fear as that would encourage most wildlife to chase them. a little too scary to watch. san francisco's ocean beach played host to hot rods and classic cars today. enthusiasts came to admire the vehicles at great highway and lincoln highway. owners showed off their prized possessions from muscle cars to hot pink low riders. they were restored to pristine condition under the hood and as
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well as the body work. a stripped down bike even attracted close scrutiny from curious onlookers. that show was free to all who wanted to kick the tires. up next a great holiday weekend for families. the annual festival where you can go fly a kite. and taking a live look from our santa cruz camera, a little bit too far to tell if these folks are going into the water. i think they are. they are bold. our weather anchor spencer christian is here with your accuweather forecast and what the temperatures will be like the rest of this holiday weekend. >> coming up in sports, the giants looking for a rare four-game sweep on the a's looking to snap a 10 game losing streak and it is a different kind of memorial day traffic. crazy crashes and a wild finish at the greatest spectacle in all
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>> today is the final day of this year's bottlerock festival in napa, tonight the red hot chili peppers are up along with the wu tang clan. they are set to perform and tickets are sold out. in the east bay, we are halfway through the annual san ramon art and wind festival. that event kicked off this
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morning in the city's central park area. the two daylong extravaganza features fine arts and food along with kite flying demos and international music. you have already missed today but there is another chance to partake in the fun. the final day of the festival happens tomorrow from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m.. it is like you almost plan this because the kites are flying. >> this is a perfect day for a wind festival because we have a festival of winds going on right now. here is a look at speeds across the area right now. before i get to that i want to show you live doppler 7 because we have some active weather to our north, there is thunderstorm activity and a little bit of it left up in the clear lake area. it was more widespread about an hour ago but the reason we have such active weather is this area of low pressure centered over northern california. in the pacific northwest.
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it is destabilizing the atmosphere just enough that we have moisture and an outbreak of thunderstorms to our north. but what we are getting out of it here in the main portion of the bay area is an onshore wind flow. some of the winds are pretty strong with gusts up to 30 miles per hour. 20 mile-per-hour wind in rio vista. all around the region we have some breezy conditions and cooler than we had at this time yesterday. you can see on the temperature change in most locations are a few degrees cooler than yesterday. here is the view from our rooftop camera looking across the embarcadero. earlier it was all clouds now we see some clearing in the distance. 55 in san francisco, oakland 58, mid-60's at palo alto, san jose and mountain view and 54 half moon bay. here is a view of the golden gate where it is still cloudy. clouds are a bit brighter and lighter than they were an hour ago but now it is breezy. at 60 degrees up north in santa
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rosa, mid 60's in nevada, napa and fairfield and concord and 62 in livermore. it is allergy season. the view from emeryville looking westward we have some deep dark clouds right now and that is not surprising because on the forecast headlines we expect widespread clouds and some drizzle overnight. lingering great conditions for memorial day tomorrow but there will be some sunshine inland and it will be sunnier with slightly warmer weather near the end of the week. our forecast animation starting at 9 p.m. shows clouds increasing around the bay area. i showed you that low pressure system earlier with that counterclockwise circulation and cloud spiraling in that direction. we could expect some drizzle but not heavy showers near the coast during the overnight hours. overnight low temperatures will be in the low 50's and highs tomorrow will range from upper 50's about 60 near the coast. around the bay shoreline upper 60's to 70 so milder than today.
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inland areas, especially in the east bay you can expect high temperatures in the mid 70's. here is the accuweather 7-day forecast. tuesday temperatures drop again so it will be breezy and cooler on tuesday. not much change on wednesday but a warm up begins on thursday and then friday through sunday we expect inland highs around 80. june arrives and up to around 70 degrees in the bay. >> now sports with chris alvarez. >> with a six-game homestand starting tomorrow the giants looking for a four-game sweep of the brewers. last time they swept for from milwaukee was july of 2010, a gear that finished with a world series title. not yet the dog days of summer but close enough, milwaukee scored two runs with a breakout. to run blast off of alex and burning the brewer to hit the slide. at seven nothing milwaukee after two, top of the third. giants on the board here, mike got all of that one solo shot to
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second deck and write sixth of the year. a seven and one game. top of the seventh same score. to on for blake sable his sixth of the year as well. makes it seven for the giants. make it a 7 5 game. tyrone at the plate in the ninth, goes down swinging giants seven and five they finished the road trip five and two they will host the pirates for a special memorial day game tomorrow afternoon. a's and astros that is uncle rico throwing the first pitch. he still got it. bottom one a's down on nothing leading out with a homerun, and we are tied. getting the thor hammer. top of the fourth same score, medina had two outs but gave up two singles and then a three run homer to jake myers and then all of a sudden it is for one astros. houston hit seven homers the most by any team at the coliseum in a game, josé with his first with the astros and
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the bases and slid into the dugout. a's lose 10 and one as bad as they were last season they never lost 11 straight. they become the first team in baseball modern era to lose 45 of their first 55 games. a wild final 15 laps at the indy 500. kyle kirkwood gets hit and goes into the wall and flips over. this is some scary stuff, check it from the onboard cam. saved by the safety rollbar. i can't imagine being in that car, the race was red flag for cleanup so they go with a restart with eight to go, one of the favorites, trying to pass down low, gets clipped and he goes into the wall. it now another driver involved in the crash lost his brakes and steering so he crashes into him, the race is red flagged again. on the restart with five to go, big pile up in the back and we've got another caution. for a minute it looked like last year's winner marcus erickson
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would become the first back-to-back winner in almost 25 years but another red flag set up an incredibly rare one matte -- green white one lapid finish and josef newgarden 0411 in his career at indy passes him on the restart, holding on for his first ever indy 500 victory. newgarden stops and then goes into the stands to celebrate because he once was a fan like them. what a finish. a wild scene there at indy and -- the boston celtics became the first to trail in the playoffs and derek white did this buzzard beater last night to beat miami 104 -- he just got that off an insane finish so many twists and turns no nba team in history has ever won a series after trailing three games to none but now the celtics can do it tomorrow night thanks to mr. white. >> did you know it was good when you put it back? >> it felt good. everyone asked me did you get it off and i was like i think so
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but it was so close you never know. everyone was like just make a play and that's all it was. >> at this time right now i don't know how we are going to get this done but we are going to go up there and get it done. and that's what the next 48 hours is about. there has been nothing easy about this season for our group so we have to do the hard way. >> game one of the nba finals thursday, denver facing one of those two winners. i know your husband is a huge celtics fan and one of the things i've enjoyed in the last 24 hours is looking at the social media reaction. i wish they had a camera in the sports office because we went crazy. i had no team in the fight but it was nuts. >> i want everyone to know that when that final shot was made chris texted me and was like wow, wow. with a little clip of the video. i did not even know if it was going to work, the final finish if it was in or not. >> crazy. but you see people at weddings, bars, all kinds of crazy stuff on the internet. fun for the -- not fun for the
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>> we hardly saw the sun today, overall it seemed like a pretty gray may. we delve into what exactly is behind our unseasonable weather and when we can see the return of spring. plus animal shelters unwanted pet problems. a big increase in animals is overwhelming a south bay shelter. join me for those stories and much more tonight at abc7news 11. finally now disney's the little mermaid made a box office splash bringing in 95 and a half $1 million, the highly anticipated live action remake of disney's 1989 animated film is predicted to make over $100 million after the holiday. it stars hallie bailey as ariel, she is one half of a sister r&b group. the film ranks as one of the fifth largest memorial day
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