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announcer: building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. liz: operation overdrive. nancy pelosi requested federal help in fighting the drug crisis in san francisco. good morning. it is june 17. thanks for joining us. we will start with meteorologist shayla girardin. shayla: good morning. a coo 50 and 60's out the door. 50's for most of us. overall, pretty mild. pretty similar to yesterday. we still have the onshore flow. the marine layer sticks around throughout the morning. we have a couple of more hours of this. by late morning, that starts to burn off.
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we will still see cloud coverage but it will be a nice day. temperatures start to warm warmer than yesterday. we have skies clearing. tomorrow for father's day, a cooldown. we have winds. all that is coming up in your 7-day forecast. back to you. liz: this morning one person is dead after a car crash friday night in oakland just after 7:00 near the intersection of foothill boulevard and vicksburg avenue. witnesses claimed the crash was caused by an illegal street race. it involves an adult pedestrian who was taken to the hospital. that person later died. investigators say the driver fled the scene. the former house speaker is asking to become part of what is known as operation overdrive, adding another layer to the crackdown on the fentanyl crisis. tara campbell spoke with nancy pelosi as well as the dea about what changes the federal government will bring. >> for months now we have been
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looking for a way to have federal participation in solving the problem. tara: a plea from nancy pelosi for federal help in the fight against the fentanyl crisis. friday an answer. >> we called upon the attorney general to prioritize what is happening in san francisco. i got the letter response from him. tara: san francisco is part of operation overdrive, an initiative targeting drug-related violence and overdoses led by the dea. >> we said san francisco has a fentanyl crisis and the dea is supposed to save lives. tara: the special agent in charge says that means they are going after the people bringing drugs into the city. >> personnel will be conducting operations, identifying, conducting surveillance and search warrants. we will be arresting drug traffickers. tara: the dea working aside
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other agencies including the fbi as well as state efforts. >> as a whole of government approach with san francisco police, with the resources governor newsom put in such as california highway patrol and the national guard. tara: governor gavin newsom calling the investment critical, saying -- >> we almost worked together at all levels of government to shut down the poison pipeline and end this crisis of humanity on our streets. tara: nancy pelosi making clear the federal efforts will not focus on arresting drug users. >> this is not about actions against users. it is about sellers. it is about people committing the crime of selling drugs. tara: chief bill scott says san francisco police will continue to arrest drug users, so far making 45 arrests. >> people are openly using
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dangerous drugs and are intoxicated on dangerous drugs. we have to change that as well. we are arresting people who are engaging in that behavior and we will continue to do so. tara: tara campbell, abc7 news. liz: watch her documentary, "injecting hope" on-demand. the documentary is now available on our abc seven streaming tv app. after weeks of controversy, the l.a. dodgers honored the sisters of perpetual indulgence on pride night. outside the stadium thousands of catholic protesters protested against the decision. michelle fisher was at the stadium and has more. >> jesus christ will not be mocked. reporter: ahead of pride night this was the scene as hundreds of demonstrators marched with signs along stadium way to the entrance. >> it is important to understand that this is a prayer and not a
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protest. we are praying for the so-called nuns. michelle: those nuns are a nonprofit organization of queer members. >> there are nuns who have dedicated their lives to jesus christ and then you have people marking them and dressing up as them -- you have people mo cking them and dressing up as them. >> how would they feel if they were to see this? michelle: tonight's demonstration comes after the doctors invited the sisters to pride night last month and then uninvited the group and we invited them amid backlash. fans celebrated pride night offering support. >> initially i was upset that they had rescinded the invitation to the sisters but when they offered it back, i was very grateful that they did.
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we still wanted to honor the sisters because we feel like there is misinformation going around about what kind of organization they are. this is a mini protest. michelle: all part of a pregame pride party before the first pitch. the doctors and fans celebrating 10 years of pride night at the park. >> i stopped coming to dodger stadium years ago and they came last year and they had such a great time. it was all about family. everybody just had a great time. i was like, i will give it a try. so far it has been beautiful. it has been nice. a day to get out with family and embrace those who some people think are unlovable. it is just nice. michelle: michelle fisher, abc7 news. liz: construction of the triangle that will light up on twin peaks in san francisco will be finished today. it is one of the symbols of pride. a pink triangle once used to brand people suspected of being
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gay in nazi concentration camps. mayor london breed will be on hand for ceremony shortly r the work is finished. e n francisco pride parade is one week away and abc7 is a proud sponsor. watch the parade lied on sunday, june 20 fifth on abc7 and the bay area streaming app. president joe biden will be in the bay area on monday as part of a three-day visit. there are not a lot of details available but we know he will be at a fundraiser monday for his reelection campaign. it will take place at the atherton home of steve wesley, a tesla investor and former california state controller. tickets cost up to $100,000 and they are sold out. florida governor and republican president or candidate ron desantis will be in northern california on monday, making a stop in sacramento, the home turf of governor gavin newsom. reporter morgan reiner takes a look at their feud.
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reporter: calling out red states like florida is so common for governor gavin newsom, it would be weird if he did not. >> i don't know if you have heard of ron desantis. you have heard of him? what he is doing is a disgrace. reporter: governor desantis does it too but unlike governor newsom, he admits he is taking the national office. this day he urged that the change. >> a serious fixation on the state of florida. i think it is bizarre that he does that. what i would tell him is are you going to throw your hat in the ring and challenge joe? are you going to do it or are you going to sit on the sidelines? why don't you throw your hat in the ring and we will go ahead and talk about what is happening. reporter: a republican strategist and cofounder of the lincoln project set this back and forth benefits both, especially gavin newsom. >> he is getting republican governors to engage in a fight
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with him. the bottom line is ron desantis is fighting with the governor. he is not fighting with the president. he is fighting with the front runner for the nomination of his own party. that is a big win for gavin newsom. reporter: ron desantis is expected in sacramento on monday for a fundraising event. the california republican party is ready to embrace the visit. >> we look forward to seeing all the republican candidates come to california to get to know the voters and make their case and whoever becomes the nominee, the california republican party is prepared to support that person 100%. liz: that was morgan wright her reporting. in napa county, a wild is burning in pope valley. at last check calfire says it has burned 103 acres but is being slowed by rugged terrain. we have not heard of any damage to structures or buildings.
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new development for the deadly fire in siskiyou county last year. the fire was started by mill operations from a lumber company. the fire started last september and damaged and destroyed nearly 150 buildings while scorching close to 4000 acres. two people died and three others were injured. the chronicle reports that the mill closed in november because of the fire investigation. the man accused of causing a deadly home explosion in san francisco is facing new charges this morning. prosecutors have said 53-year-old aaron price will be charged with murder for the february explosion in the outer sunset neighborhood. he was previously charged with involuntary manslaughter, reckless burning, manufacturing drugs and child endangerment. the explosion killed his wife and severely injured her caregiver. the bay area resident once described as the most dangerous man in america has died. pentagon papers possible or
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whistleblower daniel ellsberg died peacefully. he was 92 and had pancreatic cancer. he was an analyst when he leaked the penpapers in 1971 which revealed damaging information about the u.s. policy in vietnam from 1945 to 1967. >> he was a courageous person and the pentagon papers, that made a very big difference in our understanding. any of us knew for a long time that we were not being told the truth about what was going on in vietnam. liz: in a statement, his family says he continued his passionate fight for peace throughout his life, adding "he was a seeker of truth and a patriotic truth teller, an antiwar activist, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and an inspiration. he will be dearly missed by all of us." let's head to break and get a check outside.
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shayla: we are taking a live look from them mount tam -- from the mount tam sky camera. we have more sun coming our way this afternoon and change up just in time for father's day. your full forecast is next. liz: homes for the unhoused. the new construction being built in the north bay. and big changes coming to this years's juneteenth celebration in oakland. ( ♪ ) ( ♪ ) ( ♪ ) ( ♪ ) ( ♪ ) ( ♪ ) visit your local volvo retailer to explore electrified vehicles during the summer safely savings event.
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the $33 million project is part of a partnership between marin county and nonprofit. the idea was born during the pandemic when empty hotels were used for the homeless. >> converting an office building to supportive housing is a great use of derelict space be life-changing for those who get to live there. liz: eden housing hopes this will serve as a model for other organizations. it is expected to be complete by 2024. a ground breaking ceremony was held on treasure island to celebrate a new infrastructure project. the $126 million project will include on-ramps and off-ramps and include bike ramps for cyclists. >> this is intended to build a thriving community and recognize that part of that community has already existed here and still has many needs that need to be met. liz: the project is expected to create over 1200 jobs.
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funding will come from federal, state and local grants and it will support treasure island's existing community and 20,000 additional residents as the island continues to build new homes. it will be complete sometime in 2026. the university of california botanical garden is trying to raise $150,000 to save their newt population. workers found several of them dead after they got stuck inside of the cracks in a pool. abc7news reporter tim johns got to check it out firsthand. tim: you might not know it walking through the quiet pathways but the botanical garden is currently in a race against time and it is all because of these newts. >> they have been breeding here for 40 years. tim: he has been studying newts for over six decades. he says the pond that they mate in is in a state of disrepair.
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it has gotten so bad that staff members have found some of them dead after getting stuck at the bottom of the pond. the garden is raising money to create a new habitat for them. >> we expect to start by slowly draining it then collecting data newts -- collecting the newts. tim: after that be put down. the garden has a narrow timeframe to get it done. they hope to start in august and have it completed by september. without the new pond, the local population could suffer permanent damage. many of them simply would not know where to go during mating season. >> how many will find another pond? we don't know. tim: the garden is hoping to raise $150,000. they have created a campaign on their website where people can donate money. he says so far the outpouring of
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support has been sensational and they are thanking the community as they hope to reach their final go. >> it is a treasure we are hoping to conserve. tim: tim johns, abc7 news. liz: san francisco held the second annual juneteenth event yesterday at city hall, the second year juneteenth has been recognized as a national holiday. mayor london breed hosted the event in what is being called a celebration of black music and art that commemorates the freedom of black americans. many say the event is a representation of unity. >> i want to be the living representation of that, the embodiment of our people thriving, the embodiment of juneteenth and celebrating our freedom. this is it. liz: leaders are hoping other events this weekend like the large festivals will help more people understand this holiday is not just about black history in american history. happening today in the east bay,
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a celebration kicks off at lake mayor amphitheater at noon. the event runs through 8:00 tonight. you can expect lake merritt to be packed for the holiday. unlike past years, there will not be street closures. parking meters will be enforced as usual. however, it will be free to park on monday. for a list of juneteenth events around the bay area, go to our website abc7news.com. meteorologist shayla girardin it is tracking our forecast on this father's day weekend. shayla: this afternoon will be a nice one. a bit on the cooler side. we are still seeing cloudy conditions, the marine layer sticking around to start the morning. we have that fog along the coast. some areas seeing a little bit of drizzle to start the morning. that will move out by this afternoon. it will be mild and we will see warmer temperatures similar to what we saw yesterday. still below average. tomorrow just in time for father's day, a shakeup. we will still see nice
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conditions, sunny skies but we will sea breeze you conditions as well. here is a look at the visibility. we have the marine layer sticking around but for the most part, things are looking good. some areas seeing the visibility in half moon bay just four miles. definitely take it slow on the roads. otherwise looking good. here the marine layer. cloudy skies to start the morning. you can see most of the area starts to clear this afternoon. s■unshine in the mix. temperatures warm up once again. along the coast, do not be surprised. the marine layer will stick around. we will see some sunshine by this afternoon. those cloudy conditions will come back overnight. we have a cool start to father's day. by the afternoon hours, we will see the sunshine. temperatures will dip and we will see wind speeds pick up. it will be a breezy afternoon for your father's day and those winds will be sticking around as we head into monday and you know
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the drill. once again we will see cloud cover return on monday as well. the winds for tomorrow will be on the breezy side. we could seeing gusts from 20 to 30 miles an hour as we head into sunday afternoon and evening and in the overnight hours on the winds will be sticking around as well. highs today, we are not talking about the winds yet. it will be a nice one. 70's and 80's for most of you. along the coast it will be cooler. 67 in santa cruz. 61 in half moon bay. 61 in the district. that onshore flow will keep temperatures on the cooler side. 62 in stinson beach. a little bit of cloud cover in the afternoon. coastal communities will see cloudy conditions even enter the early afternoon hours. 77 in fremont. moving inland, 70's and 80's. 86 in brentwood. starting to feel a little bit more like summer. tonight we are dipping into the
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50's, similar to last night. the marine layer will move back in. have a slight chance for drizzle. we will see lows in the 50's, on the cooler side. we will continue to get cooler over the next few days, just in time for your work week. temperatures will start to cool. by midweek we will start to see a warm up once again. heading into the end of week, some nice temperatures. not bad today. just a cloudy start to the morning. liz: sounds good, thank you. just ahead, passport problems. the wait for a passport comi down to the wire. we will share their story after the break.
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predicament this week. the daughter did not have her passport and her trip was scheduled today. >> it was one of the most stressful things i have ever done in my life. reporter: christian and her daughter had days left before their flight to europe. >> i don't have a passport yet and we waited a week. reporter: she applied for her passport months ago but as the departure drew close, she still did not have it. >> they did not tell me anything. the status stayed the same for two months. we are reviewing your document. reporter: time was taking. without a passport, they could not go and grace was scheduled to perform with her dance club in three countries on a european tour. >> i'm praying for you. they were like, you have to get there. reporter: while they were in europe, they planned to attend her uncle's swearing-in ceremony as an army commander in italy. they had to be there. christian kept calling the
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passport office. would she get the passport in time? >> waiting on hold for hours, your whole time -- hold time two hours. i was trying to ask them on the phone, do i have a 1% chance, a 50% chance of this happening? reporter: they told her to make an appointment at a passport office to get the passport on the spot. the only problem, the appointment are booked. >> there are no appointment available anywhere in the united states. it is crazy. reporter: christian started asking government officials for help. she tried gavin newsom, senator feinstein, even secretary of state blinken. when that did not, she got creative. >> i came up with the idea of sending a fruit basket. reporter: yes, she sent a fruit basket to the arizona passport office that was handling grace's application. >> i will send them something good that will get their attention and make them feel loved so hopefully they will help me. reporter: she never heard back.
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>> my family was like, call 7 on your side. reporter: we contacted the passport office asking to expedite the passport and right away, the agency delivered. >> my husband said, i guided. -- i got it. i was so relieved. reporter: the passport arrived the next morning, down to the mor wire. >> 7 on your side, the one thing that did work. reporter: michael finney, 7 on your side. liz: officials tell us it takes up to 13 weeks for processing and up to nine weeks for expediting processing. that cost an extra $60 and does not include mailing time. still to come, deadly tornadoes touched down with more severe weather on the way for millions of americans. the expectations for the holiday weekend. plus, are you in the market by a home? big
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announcer: building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. liz: good morning, everyone, thanks for joining us. we'll start this half-hour with another look at the forecast with meteorologist shayla girardin. shayla: good morning. we have a mild start to our father's day weekend here. temperatures in the 50's and just making it to the low 6 0's in paulo alto but have an onshore breeze moving in that will keep us cool and a lot of you seeing those cloudy skies to start the morning and will change heading into the afternoon. a nice way coming our way a tad below average and things cool down heading into father's day. it will be breezier as well and
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continuing to cool in time for your workweek. we'll take a look at your seven-day forecast, when and where we'll see all the wind but for now, liz, i'll toss it back to you. liz: all right, shayla, thank you. 30 million people on alert from colorado to florida this holiday weekend. 12 tornados were reported in the last 24 hours and over two dozen have been reported over the last two days. towns hit with high winds in the texas panhandle are destroyed and becoming unrecognizable. abc news reporter melissa reports. melissa: more than 1,000 reports of severe weather with more than two dozen tornados slamming parts of the country in days. a ited ef-0 touching down in new jersey and in the small texas panhandle town of parryton, a deadly ef-2 packing winds of 111 miles per hour. one of the victims, 76-year-old becky who leaves behind a husband, two sons and four grandchildren. we were there.
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mireya: more than 100 homes in this neighborhood were completely destroyed. this one behind me, eight people were inside when the tornado hit and miraculously they all survived. >> in the florida happen handle more than a foot of rain and a hundred rescued. one person died when a tree fell on their home. in mississippi one person was killed and dozens of homes damaged. in ohio thousands were left without power after a storm caused severe damage in the northwest part of the state. the system sending debris flying and bringing large hail and tornado threats. the threatening conditions expected to last through the weekend as an excessive heat warning persists through texas and louisiana. melissa, abc news, los angeles. liz: a 66-year-old arizona man is dead after being mauled by a bear yesterday in what authorities say was a highly unusual unprovoked attack. the victim was sitting on a chair on his property drinking coffee when it happened and the bear dragged the man 75 yards
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and was actually, quote, consuming the man as neighbors tried to intervene. >> imagine going from zero, meaning just being relaxed and having a cup of coffee to all of a sudden a neighbor is screaming for help and they did respond. i think they yelled at the bear and did what they could. one individual specifically honked the horn. unfortunately, it didn't help mr. jackson. liz: after noise didn't work, a neighbor shot and killed the bear. officials will do a necropsy on the bear to see what led to the attack. a memorial service is being held in concord at dyeable valley cremation and funeral services on commerce avenue. gabe went missing in january of 2022 after visiting her expo friend in antioch. police say he killed her and spread her remains in multiple locations. autopsy and forensic tests are
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completed and her remains are being returned to her family and a funeral held june 3 at 1:30 in front of the funeral homes chapel. home prices recently declared the bay area has the fastest dropping market values in the whole country but on the ground in the east bay the home prices are on their way up. here's our news reporter leslie brinkley. david: this is the summer of uncertainty about interest rates and homeowners insurance. leslie: real estate.com put the bay area at the top of the fastest dropping values in the nation with san francisco, oakland-heyward snagging the top spot and the santa clara region coming in second but that's a one year snapshot from 2022 to the start of 2023, drilling into just the last few months shows something different happening. david: so i wouldn't exactly look at some of these price trends and say there's a fire
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sale for real estate in the san francisco bay area. we've seen price appreciation in many communities in the east bay in particular. leslie: for example, in danville, the medium detached single family home sold for a whopping $2.4 million last summer. by january of this year, the median price dropped to $1.6 million. now prices have bounced back, up over $2 million. fremont has seen a big price jump for single family homes. richmond is the only community according to the bay association of realtors where prices are still sliding. another twist, homeowners are tending to price their home at or a little below market value, leading to some properties now selling for above list price. any decrease or sustained stabilization of interest rates could mean that the fall looks a lot different from the summer. in the east bay, i'm leslie brinkley, abc 7 news.
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liz: sam trans debuted a affordable traveling option. passengers book their rides online or in an app and can request specific pickup and drop locations as long as they're in the ride plus service zones. >> microtransit is designed to cover areas that may not have the population density for the regular giant bus and it is service on demand so you use your app, you can go online, you can even call to arrange your ride. the ride will not cost you any more than a normal bus ride. liz: the service is available to residents of half moon bay, el grenada and bell haven and will be free starting sunday to july 31. after that, riders will have to pay a small fee through the app. flowers and rainbows will be in abundance at the
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we spoke to them on abc 7 at seven. fleurs de ville, we bring flowers to the people in a creative way and most importantly we tell stories through flowers and we're very excited to be here in san francisco aligned with san francisco pride and telling stories of many rainbow champions, so you'll see mannequins like this but from the pride community all done in flowers. you'll see harvey milken flowers and gilbert baker who invented the pride flag in flowers and you'll see the drag queen the community recently lost. there's so many connections to the local city but also, you know, bigger trail blazers that are more internationally or widely known. but it's just an incredible, very touching experience and art at the same time. and something that people really connect to. think about it, from birth to death, every major milestone is
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marked with flowers, so people really connect with flowers. flowers make us happy but it's also an art form and we work closely with local florists in every city and have about 23, 24 local san francisco florists that have each come and designed an installation at the show, showcasing their talent and creativity. so it's a reallymazing partnership. liz: fleurs de villes began last night and runs through july 4. still ahead, pixar's latest film "elemental" is in theaters. we get a behind the scenes tour and look at what it took to make the movie. here's a live look outside, shayla will have your forecast in a few minutes.
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disney and pixar's new film is in theaters, "elemental" is set in element city where fire, water, land and air live together. our abc anchor went behind the scenes at pixar studios in emeryville to see how years of hard work brought humor, wonder and romance together. ♪ reggie: welcome to pixar's campus, a fury monster at the front desk, a fashion diva at the fireplace and bo peep. it's "elemental" a fiery woman and watery man. how is that happening. >> sorry, elements don't mix. reggie: what is it about? >> a fire character and water character in love at element city and her name is ember and living in a city not made for fire people. can she allow herself to fall in love with a water guy.
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>> make like a stream and flow somewhere else. >> the rom-com romance is very cool but an immigrant underneath it. something i've not seen in animation. >> how long did it take? >> pixar pitched "elemental" seven or eight years ago and it's not the entire crew working on the movie that long and goes through different stages of development and story artists and concept artists. >> how are you doing? >> living the dream. reggie: you've seen monsters and incredibles and luka. if i thought of the hardest thing to put together in a film, it would be fire and water. this is a major challenge. >> from a visual communication standpoint, they were very difficult to work with on their own and pairing them together in a scene was superchallenging. >> every department separately when they heard the pitch was oh, man, all the puzzles in their head at much.
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light hadding a hard time, how do you light a character who is in light itself. and it took a long time but we're proud of the final dream and our dream was other animators would see this and say, we have no idea how they did that. reggie: this is where it happened. >> this is where wade and ember happened. this is how the animators pull the strings of the puppets. for example, a rotation is one control. that's one string on a marionette. proceed tating that way is a string and rotating that way is a stream and he can shift and shape and move to anything. reggie: that's the challenge. >> the possibilities are endless. reggie: are you having dreams about fire and water and land? >> yeah, i make that joke times, you know how old movie stars say they'll never work with -- reggie: animals and kids. >> and elementals. they're very challenging and very finicky. i can't believe we got it all
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done and i'm very excited. reggie: now it's up to the world. >> it is up to the world, you know. >> you see, he likes it. reggie: in emeryville, abc 7 news. liz: that looks so good. can't wait to see it. shayla, let's check outside in the elements. shayla: good morning. looking live from our exploratory yum skycam. look at the clouds out there, they'll stick around but sunshine works its way into the next by this afternoon. we'll have the full forecast next. liz: mike dunleavy jr. is sliding into the hot seat at the chase center. our sports director has more on the major move by the warriors coming up in sports ( ♪ ) ( ♪ ) ( ♪ )
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let's take a look at sports. the san francisco giants are staying strong on the road in l.a. as they take on the dodgers again later today. here in the bay area, the warriors have made their first major move in the off-season. our sports director larry beil has a look at your morning sports. larry: good morning, everybody. one year ago yesterday, the warriors won the nba championship and now have a new general manager trying to get them back to the top. mike dunleavy jr. taking over for bob myers. the hope is dunleavy's days in management go better than his time as a player here and was the 2002 pick in the draft and got blamed for so many of the team's problems and endedup a nice 15-year career in the league and been myers' right hand man the last couple years and is very smart, basketball lifer and grew up with his father in the nba. dunleavy taking over at a critical time for the franchise. first order of business is try to re-sign draymond green trying to opt out of his career but will be formally introduced
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monday. giants-dodgers, top six, rocket to right. mookie betts, have no fear, mookie's here. giants didn't have a hit through six innings and would change. to the eighth, 4-2, l.a. joc pederson singles home crawford after a sac fly. casey schmitt, the rookie, infield single. peterson scores, 5-4 giants. could they hold on to the lead? in a word, no. bottom nine, one out. freddie freeman to no man's landings bloop single. run scores. going into extras. to the 11th, tied at 5-5. brandon crawford knocks in the rookie patrick bailey and the giants win a thriller, 7-5 in 11. the a's-phills at the coliseum. first pitch of the game. here it comes, there it goes. kyle schwarber putting the phillies ahead in a flash and a solo homer. they would add a couple more home runs. taijuan walker was great.
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seth brown looking, ryan notah looking, brett rooker, you'll all get nothing and like it. they go eight and phillies win 6-1. round 2 of the u.s. open. los angeles country club the scene. rory mcilroy, final hole of the day. the par 3 9th. he would birdie, 67 for rory. eight under par, looking for his first major victory since 2014. it's been a minute. rickie fowler shared the first round lead. for birdie at 16. 68 for fowler, 10 under leading by a stroke. here's the shot of the day. last year's champ, matthew fitzpatrick on 15. why are we showing this? because it's a hole in one. shot 570, one over. that's a wrap on morning sports. have a great father's day weekend, everybody. i'm larry beil. liz: let's get a check of the father's day weekend forecast. shayla, good morning. shayla: good morning. we've got a cooler and shroudy start to the weekend but temperatures will be nice as we head into this afternoon. a live look outside, we're still
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talking about those cloudy skies. that's the name of the game this morning. also seeing a little bit of some drizzle for some areas. by this afternoon it will be more mild with warmer conditions moving in and we'll see clearing, so sunshine enters the mix and tomorrow a slight cooldown comes our way. cooler temperatures and also very breezy conditions and we have a windy father's day headed our way. take a look outside on the radar. pretty mild to start your morning and we have the cloud cover out there, of course. but visibility is looking pretty good. even with the morning fog it won't impact you too much. half moon bay with the visibility down to three miles. give yourself that extra drive time if you're headed anywhere this morning. the cloudy conditions especially along the coast and for the coast you'll see the marine layer hold on later. for the most part it will be a nice day. inland you're making it to the 70's by noon and you'll start to see the clearing and a nice warm day for us and will feel like spring out there. slightly below average but plenty of sunshine and nice conditions if you are going to
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be outdoors. along the coast we'll see the clouds hang on a little longer but should see clearing by the time you break into this afternoon. here's a look what's coming our way. again, we've got the marine layer to start the morning. as we head into the afternoon hours, clearing for the most part with the coast, hanging on to a little bit more cloud cover out there. overnight once again we see the cloud coverage moving in with the marine lay tore start off our father's day. by sunday afternoon, if you're going to be outdoors, it will be a nice one. if you're firing up the grill, be prepared and it will be breezy with cooler temperatures and a little windy and that wind sticks around as we head into monday and that marine layer will be around heading to your monday morning. here's a look at the winds tomorrow. many are seeing gusts in the 20's and 30's. by sunday afternoon we see the winds picking up. the gusts will hang around heading into sunday evening. a little bit of that wind will trickle into monday and tuesday as well. right now not looking like it will be as significant as what
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we see out there tomorrow morning but a bit of a breeze as we head into monday or tuesday. all right. temperatures today, again, we're talking about slightly below average temperatures but with that sunshine it's going to be a nice day out there. san jose making it to the upper 70's with the onshore flow keeping us cooler. half moon bay, 61 for you. redwood city much warmer coming in at 78. along the coast it will be on the cool side and we have the marine layer with cloud cover sticking in and late morning to early afternoon, sun set district, downtown, both making it to the 60's, a bit breezy as well. heading into the north bay, 70's for the most part and clover dale, you're making it to the mid 80's and the farther inland the better the temperatures will be. and it will feel like spring and union city coming in the mid 70's, 76 for you, 67 -- and fremont, 67.
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temps dip into the 50's and will be on the cooler side and you may see drizzle but not much and all that cloud cover we're talking about will stick around heading into our sunday morning. our father's day there. here's what's coming our way over the next seven days. 80's for us today and tomorrow for the inlands and coastal communities talking about cooler temperatures and that marine layer sticking around later. father's day as we talked about will be breezy out there and a little bit of a cooling trend comes our way the next few days. we dip into the 70's and by wednesday warming up once again. a nice weekend in store for us, liz. liz: sounds good, shayla. a reminder can you watch all our newscasts live and on demand for the abc 7 bay area connected tv app and available for apple, google, amazon fire and roku. download now and start
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liz: the winning numbers from last night's drawing, 4-24-34-45-57 and the mega number 19. nobody picked all six numbers so tuesday's drawing increases to an estimated $300 million. happening today in the south bay, santa clara university's 17 2nd graduation commencement ceremony will be held at stephens stadium. the youngest graduate will walk with his peers at just 14 years old. we introduced you to him last week and graduate with a degree in computer science and engineering. he already has a job lined up and will move to washington to work as an engineer with space x. congratulations. the alameda county fair returns to pleasantton and the doors opened yesterday and has food, games, rides and of course pig races and this year's concert has performances from lee ann
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rimes and more and sold separately from admission and runs through july 9 and closed every monday and tuesday except for july 3 and 4. let's get one final check of the forecast with shayla girardin with where we have a few more days of spring left. shayla: so true and will feel like spring out there especially if you're headed to the fair. as we head inland, making it to the 80's and we'll see the sunshine, not quite as much sun along the coast and the cloud cover will hang on longer, cooler and breezier heading into your father's day and temperatures gradually cool to start your workweek and warm up just in time to start summer. liz: thank you for joining us here on abc 7 morning. i'm liz kreutz with shayla girardin who is in for lisa. thanks again for joining us. we'll have a lot more coming up at the news at 9:00. "good morning america" is next. so hope to see you later this morning and have a great day.
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