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east bay. in the past 30 minutes a fire started in eastern contra costa county. this is a time-lapse view from pg&e. the fire is burning just off vasco road not far from the byron airport. we have been watching this fire since it sparked. it is not growing much. we will continue to keep an eye on it. also on vasco road this deadly crash south of brentwood. investigators say a dodge truck headed south veered into the northbound lane and hit another truck head-on. a third vehicle was also struck. the driver of the second truck was killed. three other people suffered injuries. one of the cars was knocked off the road i the impact from the crash. vasco ro iclosed through the area. authorities say this is still in active investigation. >> thank you for joining us. the man accused of causing a home explosion in san francisco's outer sunset district that killed his wife
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returned to court to answer a new charge of murder. >> darren price plead not guilty. suzanne phan was in court. >> 53-year-old darren price appeared in court today quiet and reserved should he was charged with murder. he plead not guilty. price is accused of causing the explosion that destroyed this home on noriega street in previously he was charged with involuntary manslaughter and released on bail because the judge said he was not an immediate threat. now he is back in jail. after court we heard from his attorney. >> wished only believe in mr. price's innocence. we believe he should be out of custody. there has been no evidence he has violated any of the terms or conditions of his release. i do not believe he poses a danger to the public. we are going to be asking for him to be released tomorrow. >> months after t you can still see what is left of the outer sunset home on 20 2nd avenue christ lived in. nearby homes are still being
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reported -- still being repaired. is 51-year-old wife was killed. her caretaker was severely hurt. prosecutors say the explosion was caused by an illegal hash oil operation. among the charges price faces, murder, manufacturing a controlled substance and elder abuse. he faces four counts of reckless burning and two counts of child endangerment. we talked to his neighbor jack noriega about the new murder charge. his home was badly damaged during the blast that could be heard blocks away. he says he is not surprised by the added murder charge that price now faces. >> he did kill his wife. he heard a lot of innocent people on the block. my roommate, my dog walked right in front of the house 16 minutes before it exploded. rose of the male lady is usually around that time is when she delivers mail around the block. luckily she was not working that
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day. >> assistant district attorney robert perkins did not comment. his office offered no information about the new motor charge. >> i think the way this is unfolding is confusing and it is not -- that is not clear. it is up to the government to clarify that and that has not been done yet. >> hotspots from a small grass fire in the marin county community of woodacre. the fire broke out around 2:30 this afternoon behind a house on fire road in pine avenue. crews were able to contain it to about two to three acres. a shelter-in-place order to keep people from driving down the narrow roads has been lifted. the fire sparked on the first official day of summer. >> weather anchor spencer christian is live from the rooftop of our abc 7 studios. what is it like outside? >> it is great. this is a beautiful first evening of summer. summer officially began this
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morning at 7:57 a.m. the sun rose at 5:48 a.m. during spring's final moments. by the time the sun sets at 8:34 we will have 14 hours and 47 minutes of daylight on this beautiful first day of summer. it is also a breezy gusty first day of summer with gusts around 33 miles per hour at sfo. all around the area pretty breezy with a strong onshore flow which is going to bring us cooler than last night whether. you can see on the 24 hour temperature change is about two to four degrees cooler in most locations near the coast in bay as the marine layer is building then at this time last night. still warmer in some of our inland spots. take a look at turn -- at current temperatures. we have some upper 60's to mid 70's any many of our inland areas. let's talk about the marine layer. it is going to deepen and expand. push onshore. it will bring some drizzle to the coastal areas and some locations near the bay.
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there may be a little more june gloom tomorrow. i will have the full forecast later. >> today muni kicked off a new campaign to try to make the transit system safer. the agency held its first safe out day to raise awareness for passengers. a team of workers attached posters at bus stops and shared other handouts letting people know in a number of languages how to report things. >> we want to make sure all of our customers know and can identify all the staff out on the system and available to support them and help them. >> although the number of reported incidents was higher than before the pandemic, the numbers have been going up since the pandemic. through april of this year they were 188 reported incidents. 63 personal property thefts. 29 robberies and 17 assaults. san francisco is reportedly making progress to address open-air drug markets in the tenderloin and south of market neighborhoods. according to the mayor's office
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the joint enforcement team in place has now seized more than 132 pounds of fentanyl which amounts to about 30 million lethal doses of the deadly drug. this is an increase of 160% over the same period last year. the joint enforcement team includes the chp in the california national guard. >> santa clara county just recorded its biggest jump in fentanyl deaths ever seen month-to-month. dustin dorsey has a look at what is being done to save lives from the opioid crisis. >> a growing crisis is becoming deadlier in santa clara county. after averaging routine fentanyl related deaths per month through april 2023, 41 people lost their lives in me according to the konica medical's officer. -- county medical office. >> i think that is one of the largest we have seen since we have had the fentanyl epidemic in our >> county. supervising deputy district attorney says the cause of the
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increase is unknown but highlights an important truth. there is a lot more work that needs to be done. >> whether it is from my office's perspective and continuing investigations, whether it is for selling fentanyl or for also the murders we have filed against people who have sold fentanyl to somebody who died. >> he says the santa clara county fentanyl working group is working on increased public outreach regarding the dangers of the drug. the county's behavioral health services department is focusing on treatment and prevention. >> santa clara county has received funding for the opioid sentiment agreement. we recently on june 6 resented a plan to the county board of supervisors for how we are going to use those funds specific to the opioid epidemic. >> behavioral health service deputy director says this includes expanding prevention and trimming programs in schools and dispiriting test strips. he says the most important plan is to train more people on how to use lifesaving naloxone.
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the county plans are getting more than 6000 hits on the public transit and into libraries, schools and other public settings for community use. >> so if they do encounter someone having this medical emergency, they are able to intervene before ems can get on scene and take over. >> a crisis everywhere but they remain confident they can prevent another deadly month with these measures. >> if you or someone you know is struggling with drug addiction you can find a list of local resources on abc7news.com/take action. >> in response to mounting attacks on lgbtq+ rights come sf pride is hosting its first annual human rights summit tomorrow. the hope is to bring committee members, lawmakers and advocates together from across the country and strategize on the next steps in the fight against freedom -- in the fight for freedom. tara campbell spoke with the executive director of sf pride. >> in years past it might have
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been one state trying to pass a controversial anti-trans bill. and now it is so many states. >> suzanne ford is these active director of san francisco pride and she is referring to the nearly 500 bills currently being tracked by the aclu taking aim at lgbtq plus rights. >> my phone was ringing off the hook about all this anti-queer legislation, especially anti-trans legislation. people wanted to know what are you going to do about it. >> sf pride answered, planning its first human rights summit. lawmakers and activists from across the country will gather thursday at the commonwealth club of california. > we wanted to concentrate media and attention on the issue of all these mostly red states and the problem they are facing the community with he -- with hate. >> montana's first transgender lawmaker will be joining the conversation. she made national headlines earlier this year after being censored by the statehouse. >> we don't want to assume we know what you need in those states so we went to get
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everyone together to get on the same page and find out what we can do to help them. >> the homophobia and transphobia we are seeing in government, in the community including in california is absolutely terrifying. it really reminds us we need to be organized in fight back. >> just this past weekend in petaluma, protests outside a drag queen storytime. in l.a., pushback while the doctors honored sisters of perpetual indulgence. in san francisco a nonprofit surging lgbtq+ youth for decades is under threat. >> for the past 15 month we have experienced three direct bomb threats. >> ford says that is exactly why this summit is exactly as important as ever. human rights and of >> the bay area, you cannot take that for granted. we have issues here too and we need to talk about those also. >> tickets for tomorrow's human rights summit are still available at no charge. visit commonwealth club website
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or eventbrite and look for the event. >> san francisco's pride parade is expected to draw half a million people to the city on sunday. lena howland has the latest on what you need to know before you go. >> the scene is set for one of the largest pride celebrations in the world and one of san francisco's most popular events of the year. local public transit is making it easier for folks to get to san francisco for the parade. >> we feel we are in a good spot and ready for the big crowds we are expecting in downtown san francisco. >> bart is adding more service than ever before with five line service instead of three line service starting at 8:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. >> it is a great opportunity for people who maybe have not written bart in a long time to give us a chance. to see with that experience is like now. we think the service is going to be robust and people are going to be satisfied with how they are able to get to the parade without having to worry about traffic, parking. >> once people arrive, san francisco police say they can
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expect to see a significant police presence across the city and the parade route. folks attending the pride festival will be screened through metal detectors as they arrive and police say bags are discouraged. if you bring one, they say it must be no larger than 18 inches by 18 inches. >> we are excited to have the traffic and we are excited to have all these travelers from across the world joining us this weekend. >> president and ceo of the hotel council san francisco says they are estimating around half a million people will visit san francisco on sunday for pride. providing a much-needed boost for businesses across the city. >> for every $100 that is spent in the hotels, $200 is spent outside of the hotels and that is great for small business. that is great for our tax base. that is great for san francisco. when people are here, you really want to act encourage them -- to
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encourage them to enjoy all the city has to offer. >> bart is not the only public transit agency with extra service on sunday. this emphasis cisco bay ferry rupp arena extra trips on the oakland and alameda routes as well as tuna from vallejo. caltrain is adding four trends that will run northbound. you needs to reroute three lines because of the parade. the five fulton 19 polk and 27 bryant. those detours are in effect all if you are staying home can watch the parade here on abc 7. live coverage starts at 10:30 a.m.abc 7 is a proud sponsor ofe san francisco pride. >> coming up next, which restaurant will be the first to debut a new lebron meet from a local company? is this the future of food? >> plus a move from left to right. a change of habit for drivers
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>> president biden departed from sfo this morning. his visit included the announcement of new climate projects, a panel discussion on artificial intelligence and several fundraisers. he is now back in washington. >> the fda has given the greenlight to a look company to start selling its cultivated meat across the country. diners will be able to get the first taste at a will known san francisco restaurant. >> looking at this photo, can you tell if this fillet came from a chicken or a lab? upside food and a berkeley is producing meat in different way. they don't get the meat from animals.
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they meet -- they make the meat from animal cells. >> you choose the ones that will grow well and taste delicious. you feed nutrients normally they would get inside an animal's body but we do it in different cultivators says they just received fda and usda approval to start selling their chicken to restaurants. they are not approved to sell in stores yet. >> each time you produce a batch of meat the inspectors need to be supervising the process and ensuring we are following all the processes we have laid out and high quality and safety are guaranteed based on the way the product is produced. >> she says it is a stable way to produce meat that is more climate friendly. soon upside foods product will be on the menu at a michelin restaurant in san francisco. upside food says those eating it will not be able to tell the difference. >> it is made of more than 99% chicken cells so it is as close to conventional meat as you can has the taste and deliciousness in the fibers you have in
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chicken. >> upside food says this could be the future of meat production in the united states. some uc berkeley who study the state still has a ways to go before actually replaces farms and slaughterhouses. >> the cost and everything for us, we d how this is going to have an impact. >> professor san martin studies alternative me and says labs like offside move -- upside foods are expensive to run and don't produce as much as a farm. >> fermentation except for wine and beer is quite expensive. especially in this case you are talking of cells of animals. they are very prone to termination. >> he says he is optimistic this could be the future if production challenges could be met. >> interesting. >> i would try it.
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>> we would like to try some summer weather plays. >> since it is summer. spencer christian is back from the roof. >> we tried to pick it was a couple degrees warmer today for most of the day than yesterday. that seems to be changing now. here's a look at our gusty wind cared 38 mile-per-hour winds. gusts at sfo. it is mainly bright sky right now. a little bit cooler as you can see. yesterday at this time in most locations near the coast and bay. some of our inland spots like santa rosa are a few degrees warmer than at this time yesterday. this view from sutro tower is not exactly an extracted but it does tell the story of the returning marine layer. lots of sunshine over the bay and most of the city of san francisco where it is 58 degrees right now. mid to upper 60's right now in mountain view. 55 degrees at half moon bay. at the golden gate where we had lots of blue sky a few moments ago into the first of the clouds
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beginning to push on shore. mainly below and mainly breezy. 73 at santa rosa. low 70's in novato and napa. 80 degrees in fairfield. livermore has dropped to 69 degrees. here is the view at santa cruz where the skies are clear and lots of people are still on the beach. clouds will increase overnight. morning drizzle or the coast and bay. june gloom returns tomorrow. it will be brighter and milder this weekend for sf pride. overnight, we will see the marine layer pushing well across the bay area and inland. there will be drizzle offshore as well as onshore for any locations near the coast and the bay. maybe a few damp spots in the early morning hours. by mid afternoon we will see sunshine away from the coastline. overnight low temperatures in the low to mid 50's. high temperatures tomorrow,
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upper 50's at the coast. mid 60's around the bay shoreline. sunnier and relatively mild weather inland. not as mild today. highs in the low to mid 70's. friday we see a gradual increase in temperatures. sunnier skies as the weekend approaches and a gradual warming trend going into the weekend. let's take a look at the accuweather 7-day forecast. lots of clouds and what some would call june gloom tomorrow. i think it is going to be fine. a tad more sunshine on friday. saturday and sunday get sunnier as well. milder in the afternoon hours. sf pride parade will take place under mainly sunny skies. speaking of increasing temperatures next tuesday, wednesday we can expect bright sunny skies to temperatures above 80 degrees inland and low to mid 70's around the bay. that is closer to summer. >> it is.
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happening tomorrow, the old left exit to treasure island off the bay bridge will close. all drivers will need to take the newer right exit. it has been open for a month already. it is just past the tunnel for drivers going eastbound on the bay bridge. this exit will give you access to treasure island and yerba buena island. the left exit closes tomorrow evening and it will stay closed for four years. the sam sisco county transportation authority is doing construction to make the exit safer in case of an earthquake. it is part of a multimillion dollar project to seismically improve eight different roads and bridges connecting treasure island. >> coming up next, duped by amazon? the ftc taking aim at the retail giant over its popular prime service. what to know if you are a subscro prime. tomorrow at this time he will be tching the nba draft here on abc seven. live coverage begins at 5:00 p.m. followed by after the draft paired than a special edition of abc7news appeared that is all
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>> a often on wall street's as the markets close down. in timor interest rate hikes are coming to cool inflation. the dow jones industrial average dropped 102 points per than is fell by 165. the s&p 500 was off by 23.
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americans are not giving as much as they used to that is according to a report by the group giving usa. it says donations in two may 22 were down nearly three and have percent from 2021. put a 10.5% drop when adjusted for inflation. researchers say 2022 was the fourth time in the last 40 years americans donated less than they did the prior year. >> the ftc is suing amazon saying attract customers into signing up for amazon prime. the lawsuit claims amazon used deceptive web interfaces to lure customers to subscribing to prime peered in some cases the ftc claims that even thwarted subscribers attempts to cancel their memberships peered amazon has responded saying the ftc's claims are false. it insists customers can easily sign up or cancel pride memberships. >> coming up next, here from the ceo of a mountain view company that has a connection to the missing people on the
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submersible. >> i will introduce you to a man who knows a thing or two about overcoming obstacles. see how he has found succe
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>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. >> they are down to their last day of oxygen. searchers running out of time quickly to locate a missing submersible with five passengers on board. them to see the wreckage of the titanic when crews lost contact sunday. the coast guard and navy or investigate the source of noises from search area. some have been described as banging sounds. >> they have not been able to locate the vessel which is expected to run out of oxygen tomorrow morning. >> michelle fisher with our sister station in los angeles is following this developing story. >> we'll continue to work as hard and as quickly as possible to locate them. tonight as the search continues to find the ocean tighten and the five passengers inside. crews from the u.s., canada and france scouring more than 10,000 square miles of ocean.
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>> the surface search is a proximally two times the size of connecticut in the subsurface search is up to two and a half miles deep. >> captain hamish harding, paul-henry nargeolet. stockton rush, shahzada dawood and has 19 notes on left sunday morning to see the titanic wreckage. the vessel was think indication one hour and 45 minutes into the journey. the search intensifying with the oxygen supply expected to run out thursday morning. the coast guard saying canadian aircraft detected underwater noises described as banging and the search area tuesday and wednesday. that data was sent >> to the navy last night. it was analyzed overnight. they are still looking at it at i can tell you it is inconclusive. we are searching in the area within noises were to take it and we will continue to do so. >> revelations coming to light about the safety. a letter obtained by the new york times and verified by abc news shows in 2018 the year it was built members of the
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committee specializing in submersibles expressed unanimous concern about the safety peered ocean gate reportedly making changes after the letter. mike rees has completed four ocean gate dives including one to the titanic site. >> communication was lost at least three -- at least briefly every single time to it just seems to into the system. i don't blame the submarine as much as i blame deep water. >> experts say this mission involves not only finding the titan but once they do step two will be bringing it back to the surface which will also take several hours. >> sound is key to finding the missing submersible. the word today from jeff carson, a professor of earth sciences who has traveled to the ocean floor. he told to us on abc 7's getting answers. >> two and a half miles, four kilometers. third teen thousand feet. -- 13,000 feet the pressures are immense.
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it is completely dark. it is under early -- it is utterly soundless. just above freezing temperatures. it is not a place we are going to visually find something that is lost. we need the sound to help us pinpoint where ever the sound is coming from. yet to be confirmed it is a submarine. >> on board the sub are a father and son. the father has ties to the bay area. since 2020 he has been on the board of the seti institute based in met in view. -- based in mountain view. > we are all quite close. it is kind of and devastating to know and hope that he is going through all this ordeal but is still alive and has a possibility of being rescued. it is a dire situation. >> you're going to hear much
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more of the interview with the seti institute as they watch by minute tonight on abc 711:00. tim johns is taking a much closer look at what the search-and-rescue team is up against. once with us tonight on abc7news at 11:00 >> on monday around the bay area and around the country people paused to celebrate juneteenth. the new federal holiday commemorating freedom and the end of slavery. it is a chance to appreciate how far we have come in to acknowledge how far we still need to go when it comes to issues of race and equity paired a few weeks ago i had the privilege of meeting a local businessman who knows a great deal about overcoming obstacles. i sat down with him yesterday to continue our conversation about his remarkable journey. >> it is a blessing to be able to do this. >> we were on university avenue in east palo alto. the familiar golden arches and the golden opportunity for larry triplett when he opened here in 1980 eight his first mcdonald's franchise.
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today, i want you to enjoy your restaurant on the side of the counter. let me buy you lunch. >> i'm all for that. plus we need the business. > i will help you out a bit. in reality he is helping me tell a great american success story. one of hardship and hard work, prejudice and perseverance. a story that started to add to his grandparents farm in arkansas and the cotton fields where he worked in the hot southern son did here he is at 10 shared that was the time his uncle living on the bay area brought him out here. as a young man he worked at a mcdonald's where he learned about customer service and the power of a smile. a smile goes a long way. >> i smiled my way into a whole lot of jobs. the truth i a smile may have helped but it was his education that led to his job as a teacher in high school principal in los angeles. after 16 years larry went from
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l.a. educator to bay area businessman. having been a mcdonald's employee he was ready to become an owner. >> i won't lie to you. this was a tough storage i opened when it was all the issues. use all the murders and the things that have happened in east palo alto. >> it was a big deal and a 1988 for an african-american to own and operate a mcdonald's franchise anywhere and certainly in east palo alto. a big enough deal that esther from good times caretta scott king were there for the grand opening. they added pride and pressure. >> it had to work. this had to work. caretta scott king, esther road should >> it did after the first store. a second and a third to today larry owns and operates nine restaurants. an example of what is possible. in a week where the nation celebrated juneteenth, reflections from a man whose ancestors picked cotton just as he did only as slaves. what does that mean to you with
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where we are today in america and where we still have to go? >> we would be naïve to say we made -- we did not make any progress but we have a long way to go. we have to be real about that. we have a long way to go. >> i'm more honored to introduce the man himself, larry triplett. month. the grand opening of oakland's first ronald mcdonald house. a place for the families of sick children. larry ate a substantial donation. what do you want to leave in your legacy in i want to know i did something that made some sort of difference. >> he sure did make some sort of difference. the new ronald mcdonald house in oakland berries larry's name can icing his significant donation and his long-time commitment to ronald mcdonald house charities. one of the mcdonald's larry owns is new the huge house at
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stanford that provides a place to stay for 123 families. every friday for more than 20 years larry has provided for b -- invited free meals to everyone staying. >> that is incredible. great to hear his story. coming up next, and another story of inspiration. with the first black woman to be chief of the uc berkeley police department. she has for likes or followers. their path isn't for the casually curious. and that's what makes it matter the most when they find it. the exact thing that can change the world. some say it's what they were born to do... it's what they live to do... trinet serves small and medium sized businesses... so they can do more of what matters. benefits. payroll. compliance. trinet. people matter. you didn't choose cat allergies. you didn't choose benefits your hairline.liance. hot flashes, the flu, or that thing
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>> this week we marked juneteenth and all month long abc 7 is celebrating black culture, freedom and resilience. in the east bay one woman is making history as the first black woman to lead uc berkeley police. it is just one of many firsts for her. she is making history. she is the first black woman to serve as chief of the uc berkeley police department erecting a force of about 140 officers and staff. >> i feel welcomed. i feel loved and i am honored. >> as the first black woman in many if not all of her roles, that is not always been the case.
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>> there were many times in my career it was made very evident and obvious i was not welcomed at the table but you cannot let those things deter you to >> after more than 23 years in public service she has not shared not even an insurrection. >> january 6 was a horrific moment. >> on that day pitman was in the command center for the u.s. capitol police leading its dignitary protection unit which is a security detail for congressional leadership. >> it is a moment where you are never quite prepared for. we train. we have practices and policies. all of those things are in place but you almost cannot believe this is happening. you are seeing your family essentially being assaulted for hours. >> hours after overcoming an unimaginable challenge, pittman was presented with another. leading the u.s. capitol police.
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>> no one wants to become an act chief or chief of police in that manner. i understood what was at stake. but i had no idea how my life would forever change. >> she made history becoming the first black woman to lead the capitol police. in those first days she had to call family of a fellow officer who died by suicide and another who died after being injured in the attack. >> i'm not sure anyone is part prepared to do those things -- is quite prepared to do those things but i come from a long lineage of strong african-american women and men that all of those things that were instilled in me from childhood until that moment, although i did not know it, i was always being prepared for that day. >> the daughter of a minister, she says her family and faith
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also prepared her for the scrutiny she faced in the weeks after the attack. >> through those times i never felt rattled. i never felt shaken. it was not easy but i had the prayer covering over me and it had been with me all of my life. >> with the scrutiny came admiration specifically from young women of color. >> they all tell me how proud they were to see someone that looked like them, talked like them, had some shared experiences and i am proud to say i was able to endure. i was successful at opening doors for others. and i am excited to see what my next chapter looks like here at uc berkeley pd. >> what are you most excited for in this role? >> i am most excited for the opportunity. we want to make sure here at uc pd our actions aligned with our words.
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we lead with the compassion -- with a compassionate heart and heart of service. >> we wish her well in this new assignment. coming up next, a look at the forecast for the first week of summer. spencer eagerly chomping at the
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>> today is the summer solstice, the official start of summer for those of us in the northern hemisphere. at 7 a.m. drew tuma nasa research astrophysicist. >> what the socialist mean and what is it more for us this time of the year? >> the earth's rotational activist orbit around the sun. we are the most pointed toward the sun which means the day is longest and the sunrays are the most erect and that is today for the northern summer solstice. >> i think people do not realize if we did not have the tilt of our access we would not have seasons. to hear that. >> that is incredible. abc 7 at seven is streaming
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every weekday morning at 7:00 a.m. >> will it feel like summer? >> please, spencer? we love our seasons7. what we expect tonight, he our forecast animation. memory layer is going to surge back across the bay and inland. be deepening and expanding and will bring some drizzle as well not only offshore but around the bay shoreline and along the coast by mid afternoon we will see the clouds back the coastland giving us some sunshine. overnight lows in the mid to low 50's. mix 60's around the bay -- mid 60's around the bay. low 70's and went on the second day of summer. the accuweather 7-day forecast. as the leak approaches, we expect afternoons to get sunnier each day. not a lot warmer. it will be milder for the sf
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pride parade in san francisco. early next week or mid week we will see warning with high temperatures moving into the low 80's inland low 70's around the bay. it will start to feel a little like summer or the way we used to expect summer to feel. >> almost like the spring we did not get shared >> that is right maybe we'll have a double spring next year. >> larry. them giants. >> you know what is great about this? it was almost totally unexpected the way this is playing out. they started the season slowly and here they are. the giants are sizzling shared a nine game winning streak clamming up the standings. a different hero every
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>> last time the giants were this hot it was 2021. the year the team won 107 games. they are finding new and creative ways to win every night should could a walkoff homer like a couple nights ago or a walkoff walk. joc pederson, first he ties the game with a solo homer in the eighth inning and then comes up again with the bases-loaded facing josh haider. the paces -- the patience to drawl. the drum appeared forcing the game winning run. nine straight victories heading into tonight's contest with the padres. >> that is what great teams are made of. backs up against the wall.
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we find a way to clawback. >> it speaks to the tenacity of the team and also you can get a bigger sample size. more at that is in a game and the true colors of the offense are going to come out here diving they have in a lot of ways in the biggest moments. swinging the bat well when everything is on the line and we have done nice job late in games particularly when we have been down. >> haze fan on his cell phone. where you moving? check casey pratt's twitter. gone. three run. a's jumped out to a 4-0 lead. josh noller. cannot handle that. we are tied at four. top seven. ruiz with a single to tony kemp scores. another run but the guardians came back.
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7-6, cleveland. the a's are threatening either the ninth and mustard won the big race of all the condiments. if you're keeping track of that. the nba draft is tomorrow night. you can watch it here on abc 7 at 5:00 p.m. the warriors have the 19th pick. if they stay at 19 look for guys like ucla's jaime hock as. no mystery as to what is going to happen at the top of the draft appeared the spurs will take 7'5" victor when that young. hornets with a second pick leaning toward brandon miller, 6'9" forward from alabama. that would leaves good henderson available to the blazers. back to vic who sat down with robin roberts today. >> there have been some who look at you and go are you ready the day in, day out grueling nba schedule. >> they can think that because they do not know my work ethic should i know how my work, we
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work with my surroundings. i could never have any doubt should >> when someone says bulk up? >> what for? you should tell all this to skinny up. >> skinny up. we are all wki on that. with different levels of success. you can watch around one of the draft tomorrow night at 5:00 on abc 7. hopefully some interviews. maybe mike dunlevy jr., other warriors executives. this is a huge summer for the warriors. we will see what they decide to do. skinny up. >> i took the advice. i did not grow up but i did skinny up. >> he is going to be fun to watch. >> he could be spectacular. >> coming up tonight on abc 7, starting at 8:00 p.m., it is judge steve harvey followed with the wonder years and abbott elementary. then the 100,000 dollar pyramid
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coming on at 10:00 followed by abc7news at 11:00. abc7news is streaming 24/7. get the bay area up and join us wherever you are appeared that is it for this edition of abc7news. >> for spencer christian, larry beil, livest, we appreciate your time. you should get that on t-shirts. skinny up. we will see you at 11:00.
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