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push ahead for the city of san francisco? dan: thanks for joining us. the mullahs remaining open for now but westfield is giving up control. -- the mall is remaining open for now but westfield is giving up control. we are making it abc 7's deep dive at 11:00 to look at how it affects you. ama: tim johns is leading us off. tim: this does not look good for the city and it seems like the downtown corridor has taken a hit after another the past few months. i wanted to find out if this is as bad as it looks and where san francisco goes from here. >> i would say this is a big blow to our city. tim: another day, another negative headline for san francisco, this time westfield announcing it will be giving up its downtown mall property, a move that was not totally unexpected says laura waxman, a reporter from the san francisco business times. >> they had 300 mil
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tim: recently the mall's nordstrom announced it was leaving in august. once that happens, only half of the shopping center's retail space will be left. malls across the country have been facing hard times for years. >> online shopping was already increasing prior to the pandemic and that was just accelerated. tim: mayor london breed said in a statement that she too was not surprised by westfield's announcement. she spoke about her desire to convert empty spaces downtown. >> we want to diversify uses in san francisco. westfield is not just have to be a place for retail. it can be a place for the university of california san francisco. tim: the bay area council says it is important to keep things in context. many neighborhoods around the
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city are thriving, even if downtown. is not. >> a lot of the outlying neighborhoods are incredible. you go there and people are dining, moving about, and it feels very viable. tim: the council's presidents says even though the city's urban core has issues, he thinks the doom and gloom is overblown. >> a lot of the problems we have had in san francisco today have been in different forms for a long time. tim: westfield is owned by a french company who says long-term they plan to leave the u.s. market. ama: tim, thank you. it is not just shopping centers and office space suffering. hotels as well. although domestic tourism is improving, travel outside the country is affecting hotels days -- hotel stays. two popular hotels in the city, hilton sf and park 55, both
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defaulted. on their loans. . 20 additional sites are expected to face loan payments the next two years. dan: governor newsom coming to the defense of the state's business outlook in an evening on fox news. the governor tweeted this shortly after sitting down with the anchor. the governor cited his state's lead in business and employment. we have been closely covering the state of san francisco, its current quality of life, and where it will be heading the months and years to come. you can find our entire collection of reporting on our website. just go to abc7news.com. ama: let's turn to the f and changes ahead. abc 7 news meteorologist sandhya patel is here. sandhya: i think you will love the changes that are ahead, which will include a warm up and it all starts tomorrow, so let's
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take a live picture right now from the exploratorium camera. there are a few clouds over san francisco. here is a look at your planner. over the next 24 hours, we will go from cloudy skies with temperatures in the 50's rising into the 70's around the inland communities. 50's coast side, and once the sun goes down, the temperatures will slowly come down. i will be back with a full look at the forecast coming up. dan: a's fans are hoping for a packed house at the open coliseum tomorrow night. they are ready for a homegrown protest against the team's ownership with what they are calling a reverse boycott. the idea is to pack the for one game only to show that a's fans have always been rooted in oakland as the owner is eager for a potential move to bit -- to vegas. j.r. stone spoke to fans tonight. j.r.: shirts made b
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athletics fans that say, sell, are hot off the press as we inched closer to a reverse boycott at tuesday's a's game. >> they just need to stop it, get off, sell the team to somebody who cares about us and about the players. >> we will be handing out shirt as well as different gates open around the coliseum and we encourage fans to wear the shirts around the stadium to let major league baseball's ownership know that we need to keep the team in oakland. j.r.: while the fans' pride the teammate be strong, heck, this guy has bobbleheads as far as the eye can see. along with signatures and memorabilia that would make any a's fan drool. it is a different story when it comes to her opinions about ownership. the reason why she will not be going to the reverse boycott.
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>> i am not going to give them a penny. it is sad because i miss them. j.r.: had dana wanted to go to her tuesday boycott, she likely would have had dozens of items she could have worn. this stuff, this stuff, but she says she is holding strong to her beliefs. >> it again it is down to the dollar, and that is all they care about. and i cannot spend our hard earned money. j.r.: that's saying a lot for someone who paid for a cardboard cutout of herself in the stands of the coliseum during covid and someone who attended 35 to 40 games the last year. she is prepared for a possible move. >> i still support and love them. the next tattoos i get will be on my ankles and they will be tears if they do move. dan: we will be sure to bring
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you this reverse boycott tomorrow on abc 7 news at 11:00. as for the a's game against the tampa bay rays tonight, abc 7 sports director larry beil has that coming up for you a little later. now to tomorrow's federal court appearance for former president trump. police in miami are increasing security in the area as mr. trump has been encouraging supporters to protest outside the courtroom. the city is preparing for anywhere from five to 50,000 demonstrators. ama: tomorrow the former president will answer for his 37 felony charges for the mishandling of classified documents. >> an unprecedented arraignment expected to unfold in miami federal court tuesday. former president trump to be arrested and arraigned on 37 counts alleging he willfully retained highly sensitive documents on the u.s. nuclear program, military, and u.s.
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vulnerabilities to attack. trump calling on his supporters to protest. security prep underway outside the courthouse. the city's mayor saying this. >> we wanted to ensure the public we are ready. >> on the campaign trail, trump still the gop presidential front-runner, accusing president biden of weaponizing the justice department. >> we did nothing wrong. >> the 49 page indictment says after leaving the white house, trump carelessly stored classified documents containing national defense secrets throughout his mar-a-lago resort in boxes in a ballroom, even a bathroom. prosecutors say trump returned some of the boxes last year but claimed he knowingly misled his attorneys and the fbi in an effort to keep the arrest and obstruct investigation. despite a grand jury subpoena ordering he return them. bill barr calling the conduct described agree just obstruction. >> if even half of it is true,
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he is toast. it is a very detailed indictment and it is very damming. this idea of presenting trump as a victim, the victim of a witchhunt, is ridiculous. >> and here at the courthouse tuesday, abc is told the former president will be processed as a criminal defendant but that he will not be handcuffed. trump says he will plead not guilty. ama: let's get into abc 7 news advancer at 11:00, a way to get you ahead and aware of stories you may see in the days to come. there are plenty out there for your tuesday. a san jose state university group says if silicon valley was a nation, it would be deemed politically unstable. tomorrow, the university's human rights institute will release the silicon valley pain index. it will highlight the region's persistent inequalities from
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overdoses, evictions, homelessness, and a narrow concentration of wealth. another report tomorrow is the rate of u.s. inflation. economists are expecting that prices will be for percent higher than a year ago. that is a improvement from 9% increase we saw in 2022. first lady jill biden is making an appearance in the bay area. she will attend a campaign event , then head to pier 27 on 10 francisco's embarcadero. the topic of that event is breaking the cycle of gun violence in america, after san francisco saw two mass shootings this weekend. we will see concrete action on gun violence being taken earlier in the day. city attorney david chiu will be at city hall to unveil the plan to help public spaces safer in the city. tomorrow, the man accused of going on a wild knife wielding and car stealing crime spree is due in court. he is facing 13 felonies for the
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seemingly random southbay attacks that killed three people and injured several more earlier this month. he refused to leave his gel cell the last two times he was scheduled to appear. we will follow all of this for your tuesday. dan: today marks seven years since the pulse nightclub mass shooting in orlando, florida. people across the country have gathered to honor the 49 victims killed that night. in the bay area, people came together for a special memorial service. >>'s in order to memorialize someone, we must fight for them. we must persevere for them. dan: the memorial was held in the jane warner plaza in san francisco's castro district. 49 people were shot and killed on june 12, 2016 after a gunman entered the nightclub and opened fire. it was one of the deadliest shootings in the history of the lgbtq+ community. ama: in orlando, the museum of
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art unveiled a mural to honor the victims. it was titled inspirational, orlando united, which was designed by three artists. it represents all the victims, survivors, and first responder'' whose lives were affected that night. defined your ally, go to abc7news.com/takeaction. we have a list of resources that support the lgbtq+ community. dan: a disturbing discovery tonight at a landfill in the southbay and you will hear directly from the family demanding answers. ama: a bay area marine research facility is fighting for survival tonight. dan: sajak steps aside. a television legend says it is time to retire.
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ama: developing news from the southbay. a disturbing discovery in a landfill. the earlier this month andund today's reporter's hearing from the victim's family who is desperate to find out what happened. lauren: an investigation is underway after a body was found in a landfill in milpitas. on june 2, employees at the sanitary landfill found a woman's body. >> why would this happen? what did she do? lauren: family have identified the victim as 35-year-old latoya covington. on monday, covington's loved ones shared her challenging past which included sexual abuse, foster care, and drugs. >> she tried multiple times to
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do harm to herself because she could not deal with the trauma that she felt. lauren: they say covington was schizophrenic. the mother of three pushed away from family and eventually became homeless. >> we do not have the capability to house a person who needs medical help at that level. we were maxed out as a family as far as what we could do to care for her. lauren: covington struggled after a time in hospitalized care. her family says the system failed to provide the right mental health support, and now they are in disbelief her body was found in the condition it was. >> for her body to be crushed and compressed to the point that it was unrecognizable. lauren: police say her cause of death is pending on the circumstances remain under investigation. >> like she was trash, like she was a nobody. like -- i am just hurt. lauren: covington's family is
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determined to get answers. >> latoya was not just some unloved and uncared for person. she has a big family. we will fight for her because she is someone who deserves to be fought for. some strips in commentary published in the new england journal of medicine and these are about research on fentanyl test strips. the test strips can determine whether a recreational drug has been laced with fentanyl. data shows synthetic opioids like fentanyl are driving a record number of overdose deaths. nih and fda leaders say expend and access to the test strips can keep more people safe. in the north bay, a vital marine research facility is in danger of closing for good. the estuary and ocean science center is located in tiburon.
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it is the only one of its kind on the bay. over the past four decades, researchers and students have studied water quality and bay animals. researchers say they need to come up with $2 million a year to keep the facility running. >> we are on a timeline where we have to develop a fiscal and operational sustainability plan. that means self-support, not having this facility means a lack of that training, a lack of support for our state and federal agencies. ama: one fundraising transform the world war ii barracks at the site into affordable housing. center officials are working on a financial proposal and are waiting for a decision from university officials this summer. dan: we endured california' three driest years on record, and then this historic wet winter, but the numbers are now in, and most californians fell short of the order to help the
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drought. californians were ordered to cut water use by 15% to march of this year. only 7% of water was saved statewide according to state data. residents in our region conserved the most water. the bay area saved 12% of our water use and the west coast saved as much as 14%. at least we have the wet weather. ama: some of the state reservoirs dan: are filled to the brim. dan:sandhya patel is here with that and the full forecast. sandhya: that snowpack is melting, so let's take a look at the reservoir levels. like or avail at 100% capacity. you'll notice that still has room along with don pedro and of course with the snowpack being as healthy as it
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is, the hotel tomorrow in the 60's. we will continue to see that snowmelt and yosemite will be in the 80's this week. still south of the southern sierra. we did have a little bit of snow above 11,000 feet, but in the sierra earlier today, all in association with low-pressure system that brought us drizzle earlier this morning and spotty showers with trace amounts to a few hundredths, that has moved off and all of the instability it brought to the sierra has pushed away from the region. high pressure is going to build in and as it builds, we will see temperatures go up. here is a look at livermore's temperature trend. tomorrow still a little below just like today, but you will notice we have finally come up
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above average for the few days as we head towards the weakened. temperatures right now in the 50's and 60's, milder than yesterday at this time. looking at the emeryville camera, mostly party skies overnight. it gradual warming trend this week with temperatures rising above average by friday. it is graduation time at the high school tomorrow night. it will be nice with sunshine, upper 60's, dropping down to the low to mid 60's tomorrow night. as we go through tomorrow morning, the clouds will pull away by noon but hang around the coast. in the sierra, we are expecting more showers and thunderstorms. fortunately those thunderstorms have brought to rain so we do not have the dry lightning risk. morning temperatures will be in the 50's. tomorrow afternoon, brighter around the bay and inland, you are looking at 60's and 70's near the coast, upper 50's.
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your accuweather 7-day forecast, we will bump up the temperatures. the warming trend continues as we go towards the end of the workweek. low to mid 60's coast side and still pleasant as we hit the weekend. father's day is breezy and cooler, mild for juneteenth.
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ama: iconic game show host pat sajak of willow for student announced he is retiring on twitter. dan: he has moment of wheel of fortune when david louis made an impromptu appearance. >> i will solve. >> go ahead. >> under pressure by david louis. ama: really did. [laughter] but we love david louis. sajak will be retiring at the end of the upcoming season. he is except beck did -- he is expected to spend three years as an executive following the
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retirement. dan: you can watch wheel of fortune every night here on abc 7. it was a dramatic finish to the game tonight. larry beil is here. larry: the denver nuggets waited 47 years for this moment tonight. they are nba champions for the first time ever. maisha: shared leadership has to do with... michael: acknowledging parents as equal partners. narrator: california's community schools. grant: community schools lift the voices of folks that have traditionally not been heard whether they're parents, students, community groups. john: it's shared decision-making with parents. they're saying that these are the priorities that they want to see for their kids. wendy: it allows us to create the school that our students deserve. rafael: community schools are innovative,
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>> abc 7 sports, sponsored by river rock casino. larry: it took 47 news but denver nuggets captured their first nba title tonight in their first ever trip to the finals. peyton manning in the house to watch history. denver was down in the fourth, nikola jokic stretching the truth. he was the finals m.v.p. jamal murray averaged 20 assists. under two minutes left, murray no, bruce brown sticking in on the putback. me butler stuck in the lane and turns the ball over. denver would seal it up with free throws. 94-89 a thrilled jamaal mary and coach
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malone, two years as the party begins. >> at was a-game -- eat game. that is why basketball is a fun sport and you are alive seeing that this is all going to happen. there is so many factors. now we can go home. >> we have done a lot of wrong and -- i mean look at this. larry: for baseball, giants and cardinals. paul goldschmidt, the killer, two run blast. 3-3 game in the brandon crawford does it again. patrick bailey scores, giants win. the a's are the hottest team baseball right now. against tampa bay, they are getting ready for tomorrow's
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