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announcer: building a better bay area. moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. reggie: 80's baby consisting of chaos. what we are learning about this shooting lube surreal dead. kumasi: former president trump appearing to be arraigned on federal charges. what he plans to do immediately after leaving the courtroom. reggie: a fresh start at negotiating a bill to bring the
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team to vegas. this is dedicated fans prepare for what they are calling a reverse protest. good morning and welcome to monday, june 12. kumasi: happy you are starting the week with us. drew: a little bit of fog out there. a couple of specs of green on their the not widespread but we have a deep marine layer this morning. a patch of drizzle here or there but for the most part we are beginning the day with a lot of cloud cover. generally in the 50's, 57 in san jose, 55 in the city, 54 clearlake. here is future whether people notice all the cloud cover up up of perhaps a spotty. of drizzle as you go about the next hour or so. also trying to pick up steadier
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isolated showers is the marine layer pulls back to the coastline for the most part we are finding the cloud cover brigade don't for afternoon sunshine and temperatures pretty similar to be related yesterday. we will have those numbers in the 60's and 70's. good air quality but temperatures a bit below average for this time of year. jobina: unfortunately we are starting the morning commute with the deadly crash in san leandro right now. davis street between orchard avenue and pierce avenue is going to be closed until further notice. investigators are asking you to use marina boulevard as an alternate. also known as 112 so just a heads up for you moving through that area. wind advisory issued by the chp this morning. also the venetia bridge and ending a live look with the
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lights traveling westbound. reggie: new details on the shooting in san francisco's mission district that left nine people hurt. police have identified a person of interest in the case. a mercedes associated with the man in the area this shooting may be tied to a fight that happened over carnival weekend. kumasi: an 18-year-old's stead after a shooting outside of a house party in into yoke the weekend. the family died after being shot early yesterday morning. her family sure these photos and said she always had a smile and put a smile on everyone else's face. antioch police said that started after uninvited guests arrived. mayor l'amour -- mayor lamar
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thorpe said more needs to be done. >> i have to tell you going to reduce gun violence with the of. kumasi: six other people got hurt. their ages ranged from her early teens to early 20's. there may be multiple suspects the police have not checked out any of them and no arrests have been made. reggie: a long-term study when it comes to police enforcement. abc seven joins us laugh with that. -- live with that. >> the goal is to uncover any disparity and give police a recommendation on how to improve its practices. this study is going to take place over 18 months. at the center for policing equity at the independence
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auditor for look at how police will respond to fear invasion incidents. no doubt it's a huge issue for the transit system and according to our news partners and prior to the pandemic revenue. it was conducted through the center is national justice database project last month while addressing the need for state funding to continue operating part pd's interim police chief addressed the issue. in turn march and april that the department recorded its highest arrest record since the start of the pandemic. it is important to know the
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breakdown. >> we have a high closure rate. people get arrested if they commit crimes on bart. >> the previous research i mentioned earlier found that between 2012 and 2017 black writers were stopped twice as often as white ri they provided six recommendations and therefore all adopted by the department a lot more to come through this morning but for now reporting live at the custer valley bart station amanda del castillo you abc 7 news. reggie: investigating the death of four for us at the alameda county fairgrounds. he was the first forest of reported this year at the racetrack in pleasanton for this death marks the states 31st was fatality of the season. 8 horses have
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recorded the most us with teen. rio king's 29. kumasi: donald trump preparing to face a federal judge. his court appearance tomorrow follows a weekend of campaigning . he told supporters he is not leaving the 2024 presidential race even if he is convicted. jobina has the details. jobina: federal and enforcement have been working on a security plan for trump and the crowds he relate to gather. and that people never leave the 2020 for reese. >> to get indicted over
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you get indicted over the presidential records i've which they don't even acknowledge they call it the espionage act. >> many people believe the law is used as a footman against donald trump. >> he has no one to blame for himself. jobina: novo ling stored classified documents at his florida estate. trump is due in federal court tomorrow afternoon. reggie: we are expecting the latest report on you is inflation. it is expected to show prices rising 4% compared to a year ago and that is a significant improvement over what we saw in june last year. inflation still historically high and higher than what the federal reserve wants to see. speaking of the federal reserve, actually we are moving to this.
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discussing a bill that would fund a new ballpark. the nevada state legislature adjourned a special assessment -- session. legislature need to approve the bill before it can even get to a final vote. kumasi: happening tomorrow a group of fans are planning to reverse boycott the game against the race. the nonprofit organization oakland 68 is calling on vance to pack the stadium hoping to raise enough money to hand out shirts. abc 7 news also spoke of the louisville sports. tuesday night is going to be a sellout of all 50,000 seat. he hopes the las vegas still will fall apart. drew: outside this morning it is
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a mostly cloudy view from the exploratory in camera our cool june pattern does continue the biggest areas impacted in the north bay. we are more than 10 degrees below average in spots we will land in the 60's and 70's leader this afternoon and here's the reason why. the pattern we're in across southern california continues to bring the cooler weather pattern. we had thunderstorms develop over the crf we will likely see that again this afternoon. here is live doppler 7 what we are tracking his body drizzle out there here you can see a couple spotty showers moving over the east bay. really for the most part we are dealing with cool temperatures and a lot of cloud cover to start out our monday. i look at san jose in here is hiker day shape set. spotty drizzle, a brighter
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afternoon but temperatures on the cool side for the middle of june, 60's and 70's that is about it. 75 in concord today, only 70 in santa rosa, 67 in vallejo but we do have warmer weather to show you in just a few minutes. reggie: the results from the escape from alcatraz triathlon race from over the weekend. kumasi: the faith-based congregation looking to empower its lgbtq+ community. reggie: a collapse of a major interstate. we will show you the fire t oh a bird! cute! wait, what's it... ewww ok, it's not on you, that's a win. but is it on me? what did you eat? is it on my hose? take the win at arco.
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raised more than $300 million for the cause. they arrived to the finish line yesterday morning it was definitely great but the crowd was excited. over the weekend a church special service inclusive of the lgbtq+ community. ♪ and that wasn't the only action over the weekend how the next generation is leading the way. >> a standing ovation san francisco's better-known drag queens. with the storytime moment and message of inclusion. >>, enter our church for all. we should be as welcoming as possible.
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not just here but when we step out. >> the aclu is bills introduced taking aim at lgbtq+ rates. many directed at the transgender community. 16-year-old hope leading come march down market street. >> it scares me for the future because i know there has been times in history for it just starts out with steep hills and then it goes to a national level. >> what's going on is kind of terrifying. >> 19 states have laws on the books beginning affirming care for transgender youth. >> i don't want to have to worry about getting health care because that is a basic need. >> it's scary but as long as i can get up do these things a fellow little better about it. >> we're not going to put them just take away our rights even if they are not right here, we
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are going to fight for them. >> i think we have a privilege and an opportunity to be open and loud and proud and show the rest of the country what is possible. >> honey mahogany is a transgender activist. and said it is imperative to protect transgender kids putting themselves out here. >> it puts people at risk. terrorist groups like the proud boys and other groups show up at drag queen story hour or youth events and harassing people. >> young people determined to make change. >> as soon as we are old enough we are going to be the policy makers. >> tara campbell, abc 7 news. kumasi: pride on display. all four welcome to this free family-friendly event the festival included food trucks, kids activities, arts and crafts at a number of booths that
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people could learn about the community and get connected. just to fix of a can it? it is on sunday, june 25. you can watch live right here on abc seven and on and were abc 7 streaming app or you can just come out there. reggie: we will be there. kumasi: it is so fun. reggie: we met a lot of people last year. i don't know what i'm wearing yet. jobina: ok. that's that i was thinking to be honest. drew: i got going to debut. jobina: you got to greeks. kumasi: the way the reggie: i'm nervous. jobina: we
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year? i don't know. drew: it is morning here is a live look. you can see the overcast sky first thing in we start out with areas of drizzle. just an indication we are still under the cool june pattern again. it is a brighter afternoon but towards the end of the week we will find warmer weather beginning to move in and more sunshine in the forecast. spotty areas of drizzle first thing this morning. still trying to break the cloud cover don't around noon, brighter skies east and south as we head into the afternoon. temperatures cool for this time of year. let's begin in the south low to mid 70's, partly cloudy skies later on i'll on the peninsula. 69 in downtown.
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that's pretty close to average for this time of year. upper 60's to mid 70's north bay with increasing sunshine later today. 68 in oakland, 66 in richm and and then we will find mostly sunny conditions, good air quality and number is mainly in the 70's. tonight our marine layer grows again at temperatures in the 50's. here is the accuweather 7-day forecast. near to below average temperatures today. by the end of the weeklies are to see warmer weather movement and over the weekend we will find temperatures above average for this time of year increasing sunshine jobina:. our biggest issue for the commute is going to be at deadly crash being investigated in san leandro so davis street will be shut down until further notice. we know this will really impact people that are trying to access
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880 so investigators are recommending you use marina boulevard as your alternate and that is probably the best way to get through the intersection right now. we have a number of wind advisories this morning issued by the chp. san mateo bridge, things are looking great for you this morning. walnut creek, sing situation. trace to dublin 47 minutes. kumasi: the seven things to know this morning coming up. reggie: lights out for the mask up we will explain why a ufc champion hit the mask up before game for sendi
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federal miami courthouse in florida for president donald trump to surrender tomorrow. he was indicted by a grand jury last week on charges related to his handling of classified documents. reggie: former italian prime minister has died according to the media network he owned. he was italy's longest serving despite scandal. he had been fighting leukemia. drew: beginning the morning clouds and pockets of drizzle. brighter afternoon with temperature is still below average for this time of your into the 60's and mid-70's by 4:00 p.m. jobina: so continuing to focus on the deadly crash investigation in san leandro on davis street between orchard avenue and pierce avenue the entire section is shut down until further notice. kumasi: heads up if you are
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chirping in santa cruz county a portion of highway nine is closing for two weeks starting today. it is at shadow brook road cruiser perp hearing aid area damaged by a landslide. cable cars through san francisco for 150 years. the mayor will help kickoff a ride on the oldest surviving cable card and it is the start of so many events. more. starting in july you can write the california cable line for just five dollars all day long. tomorrow's event is at 5:00 a.m. at market and chapman street. reggie: pro athlete from the midwest to come gold medals at the annual escape from alcatraz triathlon yesterday. he completed the just over two hours and five minutes.
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in the women's competition victoria mello finish the truck in just over two hours 21 minutes the race started with a 1.5 mile swim from alcatraz to the city then an 18 mile bike ride and an eight mile run. amazing but also, i could never. kumasi: could never. a nationwide lifeguard shortage might be forcing many public schools to close or reduce summer hours because of f thing. >> look a nationwide shortage that threatens to derail real fun in the sun. >> there is not anyone wanting to be alive but they don't think it's a job. we need to bring that back. >> a third of the nation's public bowls are struggling to find lifeguards. it started in 2020 during the
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covid pandemic when most are forced to work from home and avoid public spaces. >> we used to rely on people coming out and enjoying the job and telling people about it. fast-forward to today, there just isn't the interest. >> cities across the country are trying to entice possible lifeguards to sign on. what you need to know to keep your loved one save in the water. i'm eva pilgrim abc news, new york. reggie: remember miami heat organization took a hit and here it is. >> championship apparently he wants -- mercy. >> jesus christ. kumasi: i feel bad for them. it was really bad. reggie: this happened friday
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during game four. that is the heat as scott organizers are calling this a skit, wrong. mcgregor threw a punch hard enough to send them into the hospital. a representative from the team saying he is recovering well. >> what is it say about your mascot that he can take up touch -- punch from mcgregor and bounceback and be ready to go? >> we were talking about it should've been to take the first swing. reggie: what in the world was he thinking? kumasi: i'm laughing at the reaction of the person filming the video. this man is lucked out cold. what is that mascot supposed to be? i mean that doesn't matter but
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i'm just curious because it looks like only see is a giant white thing. kumasi: he's a fireball. reggie: oh. he's going to be ok. evacuations underway for thousands of people in the philippines. the list of natural threats people are facing in the wake of of a volcanic eruption. kumasi: 40 days lost in the amazon forest and now 4 kids have been found and they are recovering. what they did to survive a
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kumasi: taking a closer look at the leasing practice is how the agency is planning to identify and address the way its officers interact with passengers. reggie: and the controversy taking hold in one neighborhood why some say it's targeting the homeless. drew: we do have the june gloom with this this morning. overcast skies and spotty drizzle first thing this morning basically over the san mateo bridge this is working its way to the west. don't be surprised you to get some drizzle may be even needing the windshield wiper is for a moment. temperatures right now waking up in the mid and upper 50's. take the light layer with you. we find the cloud cover slow to break down this morning. temperatures gradually forming to the 60's in
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get partly cloudy conditions but temperatures still below average for this time of year. morning clouds and drizzle good air quality this afternoon only 70 in santa rosa, 65 in the city, 68 in oakland. antioch coming in at 77. jobina: we have a couple of wishes to talk about first major closure due to some repair work on highway nine at shadow brook road. that will be closed through june 26. use glen arbor road is your detour for that. also another detour until further notice, a deadly crash investigation in san leandro. between orchard avenue and peers 70 use marina boulevard as an alternate for those of you that need to access 880. a live look at 108 were we have clear conditions this morning.
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kumasi: more details on the shooting in mission district. according to the police, they have identified a person of interest. gloria rodríguez joining us with the details on this. gloria: according to the chronicle the person of interest is associated with the car involved in the shooting police tied the person to a mercedes that was speeding from the shooting site. san francisco police nine people for struck by gunfire friday night in the mission district. a block party brought out big crowds to the intersection of 24th street and around 9:00 p.m. there were reports of shots fired. >> just heard several and then we saw a lot of police cars good on the street. probably about 25. the neighborhood has been really peaceful and we haven't had anything like that happen in a long time.
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so it was interesting to hear something like that. gloria: air are calling for accountability and police say the victims range in to 35 result. the victims are expected to survive. police are calling the shooting a targeted incident and are asking anybody with information to contact the police. reggie: part police are preparing to take a deeper look at how their tactics impact the community. the department will take part at a long-term study. amanda del castillo joins us. amanda over 18 months to complete. it will explore any disparities and hopefully in the end provide part pd with any improvements to their practices.
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all of this looking at how the police force response to derivation incidents. office lease under durable look into the incident. the cpe says the new study will add to a previous analysis of the policing practices and behaviors which was conducted through the centers national justice database project. between 2012 and 2017 ders stopped more than s. bart beefed up their response to evasion back in 2018 they started requiring writers to provide proof of payment. part pd's
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discusses the deployment strategy as paying off in the form of more arrests. kevin franklin said that apartment recorded its highest monthly arrests total since the start of the pandemic. >> incidents like that occurred we have a very high closure rate. people get arrested if they commit crimes on bart. >> it's important to note the reasons for those of risks and breakdown of race warrant discussed. partners at the bay area dues group report before the pandemic officials estimated fare aiders cost more than $25 million in lost revenue. they say they offered six recommendations specifically to pd all of which were adopted by the department. reporting live in castro valley, amanda del castillo yo abc 7
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news. kumasi: a landscaping project raising eyebrows and drawing controversy. several planters were installed on the sidewalks of several blocks of the mission. a group of neighbors raised about $25,000 to install the a gofundme page said the goal is to beautify the neighborhood. some residents agree with the effort. >> i think there's about 40 of these out here with lance so it can only kumasi: some people say this to deter homeless and captains from returning to the area. >> we would love to see the neighbors throwdown over the energy into fighting for housing so they can have a stick for decent place to live. kumasi: the gofundme page makes no mention of overnight camping
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the photos show before pictures on the left and after we reached out to ask about project and have not received a response. reggie: highway nine is closing for two weeks starting today the map shows the specific area. the highway patrol says the closure is that to run through june 26. between sugar bowl a is shut down and see why that is a bolder tumble down early friday morning the chp says to expect the road to be closed for the long term because there is significant damage. kumasi: one of the busiest highways in the country is shut down indefinitely. it happened after a truck caught on fire in billy.
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-- in philly. jobina: it we have vehicle is trapped under the rubble the stretch of the interstate used by more than 150,000 commuters every day it is shut down in both directions. this started when a massive fire erupted underneath interstate 95 causing a part of the highway to collapse. drivers were set on a 43 mile detour when the tanker tru ignited. one vehicle was still under the collapsed road and police are unsure if the driver meted out. >> i plan to declaration. and move quickly to repair a reconstruct this roadway. jobina: a coast guard officer told abc news it appears the
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fuel rich the nearby delaware river but a small amount did reach annotates sick of. havheavy to excite whatever fuel remains in the area and it could be months before it reopens to the public. kumasi: stunning new video out of hawaii. reggie: not wildlife you expect to find in the water. we will show you what happens when a beer swam out of the water onto a beach. drew: let's get you an update our reservoirs because we have incredible news this morning. the states largest reservoir is at capacity this morning meaning it is totally filled at 100%. lake shasta is close, it's at
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97% capacity we made huge gains for trinity lake these two for like mainly on melting snow so that is why they are a little lower and they made huge gains over the have swamped. a lot higher than it spent the past couple of years. we are still seeing the benefits from the extremely wet winter we are coming off of. temperatures are in the 50's right now it is cloudy with pockets of drizzle. we call it partly cloudy by 4:00 p.m. below average for increasing sunshine, only 70 in santa rosa and napa. 75 in san jose 77 do have warmer w thousands of women with metastatic breast cancer
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kumasi: this is such an amazing survival story. 4 kids lost in the jungle a plane crash and have been found alive. we have video from their risky as we find out how they survived. here is derek dennis. >> a helicopter rescued young children, found together and alive surviving2 air articles in one. 40 days wandering alone in the amazon jungle. >> the father of two children saying the children are recovering well giving thanks for the cure the receiving at a military hospital in bogotá, colombia and for their lives.
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the children ages 13, 9, four and a one-year-old who are also indigenous were covered in the dense wild amazon rain forest after a month than 10 days on their own. a plane crash killing their mother and two other adults including the pilot. search teams finding the plane but not the children who were also on board. small footprints and ha eaten fruit giving their path and a voice recording of their grandmother telling them to stay put. >> they torrential downpour is. someone given traditional knowledge. >> the 13-year-old to use her knowledge of the amazon to keep the alive and safe. the country's president visiting them in the hospital and tweeting a photo of the rescue.
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doctors say the children could stay hospitalized for 2-3 weeks while they regain their strength. their story of survival captivated colombia and the world. derek dennis, abc news. reggie: spewing lava and sulfuric casts forcing nearly 13,000 residents from their homes. there is a danger of rock falls, landslides and lipstick fragments. 10,000 farm animals have been evacuated. it is one of the world's most active volcanoes and last year prepped it in 2018 displacing thousands of villagers. this morning we are seeing stunning new video of another active fault cano as it continues to spout lava. spoke for him when nearby national park to get a glimpse.
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lava flows are expected to remain confined to the greater. it previously erupted in j and showed signs of heightened undressed. kumasi: people at a beach in florida got a surprise yesterday. a beer was spotted coming out of the water. the crowd started to form. someone who was there said the air appeared to have come out of nowhere. one person suggested the bear came from out at sea. the fear made it on sho without incident and ran off. reggie: that takeaway is, the water is great. kumasi: was formed. reggie: that barra thought so too. jobina: these people are entirely too close. reggie: extreme underwent are
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they doing? drew: this is not great for the there seems fear he stressed. that's pretty i've been there. water is nice. reggie: it is. kumasi: [laughter] reggie:. : drew: outside this morning a lot of cloud cover, drizzle under our marine layer this morning morning clouds, afternoon sunshine, still cool for june. spotty drizzle out there this morning even by lunchtime still trying to break down the cloud cover across parts of the north bay writer skies in the north bay and but we turn partly
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cloudy across the region. low to mid 70's for daytime highs. if downtown today 65, that is degree you're too for this time of year. 60's and low 70's under afternoon sunshine, 66 in berkeley, 70 in hayward, we will find mainly sunny skies this afternoon and temperatures generally in the 70's. our marine layer experience once again. temperatures fall to the 50's. here is the accuweather 7-day forecast. keeping temperatures below average for the next couple of days. by the end of the week a warming trend which sets up a nice weekend for dad. bright sunshine, 70's and 80's away from the coast. jobina: starting here with the picture of the bay bridge toll
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plaza. the backup is starting but not to bed as you make your way into san francisco. san jose looking at 280 here, no problems to report in that area. we do have a wind advisory through ultima. we do have a major underway in san leandro davis street between avenue and paris avenue. reggie: no at 6:00 game show you watch is adding a spinoff that is just for kids. kumasi: that man known as the unabomber has died. we are hearing from the family members of the convicted terrorists. reggie: brittney griner forcing
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reggie: security has been increased for all members of the phoenix mercury that follows a confrontation between brittney griner and a youtube personality at the dallas-fort worth airport saturday morning the man started yelling questions at crider while filming her teammates. she has been approved to fly charter because of the publicity following her detainment in russia. it is not clear why she was flying commercial over the weekend. kumasi: a state park has a new name this morning in memory of tyre nichols. he is the man who died at the hands of five police officers back in january.
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he was a native of sacramento and the park was one of his favorite spots. the city voted rename at tyre nichols park. remembering the victims of the pulse nightclub shooting in florida. 49 people were killed. when a gunman opened fire in that orlando seven years ago today. the memorial will be from 4:00 to 7:30. reggie: learning details about the man known as the unabomber. ted kaczynski died by suicide. he was found unresponsive saturday morning. staff tried to revive him and transported him to a local hospital. he was serving a life sentence for mailing homemade bombs.
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abc7 son of one of his victims. >> my first reaction was finally we can close the chapter on this part of our lives. >> the death of ted kaczynski, the man knows as the unabomber means closure for his family. his father, at ucf was a target of the unabomber in 1993 but a package was delivered to the family's home. >> i was driving across the bridge when i was called primary on i believe who said why father opened a mail bomb. >> john of there was a reason for the attack because his father's research was focused on understanding down syndrome. >> the ironing is my father wasn't involved in genetic engineering for some of the things people feared about at that time. >> kaczynski was serving four life sentences three people wer
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killed, 23 injuries funded. he lived as a recluse in a sports cabin in montana explained his motivation for the killings as being rooted in hatred of the modern world and technology. he sent an essay to the fbi. >> they called him the unabomber because at least initially some of his targets were universities. >> laura anthony covered the trial in sacramento. she recalls kaczynski's appearance and demeanor was different from what those remember. >> he would look at the gallery, he would look at us sitting there and nod and smile it was almost like we were going to have coffee with him that day. >> jonathan epstein says the legacy of the unabomber is over. >> he is a disturbed man.
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i agree that with the mentally but it speaks to the danger of untreated mental illness. my hope is this is the last interview i do■on the subject of ted kaczynski. >> jonathan said his father returned to his work. his father did not want to be defined as a unabomber victim. cornell barnard abc7news. reggie: 5:56 on our m drew: temperature starting out in the 50's this morning. we break into the 60's by about 9:00, 10:00 eight there is the cloud cover. a look from our golden gate bridge camera. plan on grace starts to our day out there. we find partly cloudy conditions
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discover gemtesa. a once-a-day pill proven to reduce all 3 key symptoms of oab: leakage episodes, urgency and frequency in adults. do not take if you have a known allergic reaction to gemtesa or its ingredients. tell your doctor right away if you're unable to empty your bladder or if you have a weak urine stream. tell your doctor if you're taking medicines that contain digoxin or if you have liver or kidney problems. side effects may include headache, common cold symptoms, diarrhea, nausea, urinary tract and upper respiratory tract infection. ask your doctor about gemtesa. more time here, less time there.
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