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good evening. thank you for joining us. dion: taking a live as the ship continues to sit in san francisco tonight, passengers have learned about their new departure date. many of them are weighing an offer from princess cruises to make up for the tainted trip. tim johns joins us live at p 27 with the latest, and i can imagine the frustration. we have been talking to passengers all evening as they come on and off the ship. some say they are leaving for good and are done with this. others are more understanding, thinking princess cruises has done pretty well, all things considered. anger for many passengers on the ruby princess cruise ship. the ship, which was meant to leave tuesday, has been stuck at pier 27. it got damaged in a collision with the dock while coming to
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port and now is not expected to leave until sunday, with a shortened itinerary. >> they are taking away glacier bay. everybody says go to glacier bay. that is not coming to occur. tim: jim is on board with his wife and grandkids. we met thursday just as the delays were getting started. he tells me despite the inconvenience, he is trying to be understanding. >> things get beyond your control. that is where it is. tim: princess cruises offering passengers to leave the ship and get a 100% refund at a 50% coupon for another cruise, or they can stay on board for sunday's departure and get a 75% refund as well as another 75% off a future voyage. it is sensible to some -- >> what they are offering is substantial to overloo problem. tim: but not so for others. >> i will take another cruise line if i want to do that tim:
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pat and her daughter flew in from georgia with 10 family members. while they are choosing to stay on board, they say they can only hope the experience is worth it. >> you're going to go to places you have never dreamed of. it is different from anything you have ever seen. now we are not going to see that. there is disappointment there. t not come from princess cruises but the u.s. coast guard. coast guard saying that ship cannot depart until all the damage is fully repaired. those repairs currently underway. tim johns, abc7news. larry: hopefully they get on the way by sunday. when we learned about the cruise ships's new estimated departure, we sent out this notification. it is one way to stay on top of breaking news as it comes in. download the app and enable push alerts. dion: looking at the time, yes, the weekend is here. larry: we are calling it, yes.
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everybody's got plans. sandhya: and we have good-looking looking weather for those plans. good evening to everyone. let's take a look at live pictures from our tower cameras. you will notice the clouds around are limited to parts of the coast in san francisco. here is a look at the next 24 hours. we are going to start out with clouds, temperatures in the 50's. it is breezy and gets gusty later in the afternoon, mostly sunny skies, upper 50's to low 80's. temperatures will fall right around sunset and then it will be back to the low clouds fog, overnight hours with some patchy drizzle, and we will call it below average temperatures for the weekend, but wait until you see what is coming in the seven-day forecast. it is going to be a significant change. ama: governor nick -- dion: governor newsom has announced he will not block parole for a manson follower leslie van houten.
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that means van houten could be free within two weeks after a review by the parole word. there were -- the appeals court in may ruled she should be released, citing extraordinary rehab efforts. van houten has applied for parole since 2016 but governors have rejected the recommendations. she has been in prison for 40 years in her role in murders ordered by manson. larry: california is to see what is believed to be the first fentanyl murder conviction, connected to a placer county case that left a 15-year-old girl dead. tara campbell explains this conviction could be more to come across california, including here in san francisco. >> that fentanyl is everywhere and it is deadly. reporter: the district attorney morning drug dealers. >> if they choose to continue their behavior and cell and kill, the consequences will increase and they will be severe. reporter: friday making good on
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that progress, the das office confirming a 21-year-old man has been convicted of second-degree murder in connection with the death of a 15-year-old girl who overdosed in roseville last summer. it is believed to be the first such conviction in california. >> this conviction could be a watershed moment in the war on fentanyl. reporter: stephen clark is a legal analyst and former santa clara county district attorney. >> the fact that there was a conviction sends the message to people dealing with fentanyl that you can be in jail for the rest of your life. reporter: the key to these cases is proving the daily dew they were selling fentanyl and that it is deadly. >> but is anyone dealing fentanyl has a reckless disregard for human life, and that is key to getting a second-degree murder infection. reporter: he says expect to see more murder convictions. >> you will see more and more of these cases being brought
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because the traditional drug laws have not been enough to stop people from selling fentanyl. it is a national health crisis. reporter: san francisco's district attorney clear her office is ready to hold drug dealers accountable for murder, in a statement saying the lethality of fentanyl faces new and unprecedented risk to our community, and we must do everything in power to hold drug dealers accountable to help save lives. we have to send a message in the community and courtroom that we will not stand by and allow dealers to kill innocent people and those suffering from addiction. for those with loved ones caught in the crisis, the conviction offering some hope at getting drug dealers off the streets. >> they are preying on vulnerable people, one, people that are addicted to drugs. i think they are preying on those people that need drugs. two, you've got a subset of dealers preying on kids and children on snapchat. reporter: tammy morgan lives in
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placer county. her son now on the streets of san francisco, addicted to fentanyl. >> he is doing drugs daily, caught up in a devastation. it is heartbreaking because it is slowly killing him. reporter: tara campbell, abc7news. dion: santa clara county is holding a series of free opioid overdose prevention workshops starting this weekend, held at county libraries to carry a supply of narcan in the event of an emergency. participants who complete the training will be given a free narcan kit while supplies last. the first workshop kicks off at milpitas's library tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. that workshop runs through september 9. in the south bay, the mayor of san jose has announced a new plan to help develop a global ai based system to help reduce and prevent pedestrian related deaths and injuries on the roadways. >> san jose is grappling with
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pedestrian safety, working in our vision and plan to make our streets safe. but last year we lost far too many residents to traffic accidents in our city. dion: the mayor is asking any software developers who want to help submit a proposal. he is hoping the ai systems will be able to detect pedestrians during the day and night. participants can receive up to $3000 in cash prizes. the effort gets underway as again today a person was hit and killed on san jose roads. larry: self-driving car is becoming increasingly common on san francisco streets, but the technology is far from. we have shown you autonomous cars stopped in the middle of streets, at stop lights and even cashing in some cases. now protesters have found a new way to stop these cars in their tracks. the group claims these cars are dangerous. >> no one is in it. reporter: marking autonomous vehicles as traffic hazards, the group safe street rebels is
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placing cones on cruise and waymo cars as a way to temporarily stop them. what these cars off the road permanently. >> unfettered access to city streets is a really bad idea. reporter: this member of the safe street rebels asked them to not share their identity. they call the protest for the week of cone. it is happening next week following the vote by the public utilities commission on whether to allow crews and waymo to expand their services in the city. >> residents never consented to being used as human guinea pigs. reporter: abc 7 has documented issues with cruise and waymo. just recently, two cars installed near the pride parade downtown, backing up traffic. according to the group, using a traffic cone on top of the car disables it and since they feel like they are traffic hazards, they think using a cone is a good way to send a message. >> as a pedestrian, i feel uncomfortable with them.
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as a cyclist, i also feel uncomfortable. reporter: waymo told abc7news not only is this understanding of how the vehicles operate incorrect, but this is vandalism and encourages unsafe and disrespectful behavior on our roadways. we will notify law enforcement of unsafe interference with our vehicles on public roadways. a representative to cruise says they provide late-night service to workers without many transportation options, has delivered food, and recovers foodways from local businesses. intentionally obstructing vehicles interferes with those efforts. safe street rebels says the risk of these cars operating is not worth it. they say of cars can easily be disabled with cones, having more of them on the road is a hazard for residents. >> even if you have a perfect driver, which these are pitched as, there is still something fundamentally unsafe and moving
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at speed as a two ton metal box. dion: still ahead, morning a lost loved one. the tribute that had a hearse pulling up to a skate park. larry: also, a tradition returning this weekend, organized for families, by families. >> give me all your money. dion: hey rob are in need of practice. practice. tide is busting laundry's biggest myth... that cold water can't clean. - food fight!! - food fight!! ♪ cold water, on those stains? welp, only one way to find out... tide cleans better in cold than the leading bargain detergent in warm. ♪ cold water can't clean tough stains? i'd say that myth is- busted! i always wanted to say that! turn to cold, with tide.
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larry: man suspected of stabbing a fan at a levi's stadium soccer match appeared in today. alejandro garcia-villanueva of sacramento is accused of stabbing emmanuel diaz leal last sunday. he is facing three counts of assault with a deadly weapon following the brawl that nearly killed ds and also injured two others. diaz is recovering from his injuries. >> i am happy for the public's
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help in detaining him in detaining him. hopefully he will pay for this since he tried to kill me. if he took a knife to the stadium, it was to kill someone. imagine if he was walking around the street. chris: levi's stadium is conducting an investigation as to how exactly that knife got past the cure. the judge -- got past security. garcia-villanueva will be back in court august 17. dion: oaklands 911 dispatch is back up and running after a power outage yesterday. calls had to be rerouted to the alameda county sheriff's office. the 911 issue was fixed by this morning, but the automated system was not repaired until this afternoon. it comes after a recent alameda grand jury report highlighting concerns at the communications center. residents are worried as well. >> think about the basic human needs, new little kid calling. i think that is hard for the residents that needed in that moment to experience.
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it is traumatic to know someone is not coming. dion: the city says work is being done to reinforce dispatch systems so this does not happen again. larry: today a memorial was held to honor the life and i -- of an aspiring skateboarder, legally blind at 21, which did not stop his dream of becoming a professional skateboarder. he passed away late last month. he was profiled in a story last year. mourners park. the event included a group skate with zion's coffee in view -- coffin interview for friends and family. dion: in the south bay, thousands are planning to flock there for the oman festival. lauren martinez has a look at the finer preparations -- the final preparations and what
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makes this years's event extra special. reporter: the annual festival is once again coming together. festival since he was a child. >> in those days, my parents farmed. it was one of the highlights of summer. reporter: the san jose buddhist church organizes the event. records show the first event was held at the same location in 1935. >> it is pretty amazing that we have this wonderful gathering of people. reporter: the name of the event comes from a buddhist myth linked to japanese history, a time to honor loved ones who have passed. >> whether we believe in that around, the idea of -- believing that or not, the idea of coming together, celebrating, being mindful of the lives that have been a part of our lives, that have been winstar lives -- that have influenced our lives. reporter: it is very much
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organized by families. the young and old file room to prepare skewers. outside, a family run business is preparing a teriyaki grill. >> that is a second-generation back there that has taken it over from his father. they build that brick fire pit with cinderblocks and fire bricks. reporter: this weekend, the popular san jose tyco will be celebrating their 50th anniversary. >> we hope that people feel welcome. we hope they can be a part of something that is fun, something that hopefully brings community together. reporter: this man loves the tradition of obon, something his grandson is now a part of. 3000 people are expected at any given time. it starts at noon :00 until 10:00 on saturday and until 8:00 on sunday. larry: you
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become a millionaire this weekend, and some could even become a billionaire, thanks to every large lottery jackpots. starting with tonight's mega millions drawing. the mega millions and powerball are worth more than a billion bucks combined. imagine winning both. tonight's mega millions, a whopping $427 million. you are the winning numbers. 8, 10, 17, 55, number three. the powerball drawing takes place tomorrow evening. that jackpot is expected to climb to $590 million. you win one of those, you don't even care what the weather is, because every day feels sunny. sandhya: larry has already felt like he has hit the jackpot. he is leaving on vacation. larry: hey, hey. [laughter] sandhya: let's take a look at a beautiful sunset. even that the temperatures were a good three to 11 degrees below
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average today, low 60's to low 80's, it was still a nice day. the sun broke through just about everywhere except for a few spots along the coastline. here is the reason why we are still in this cooler than average pattern. we have had one area of low pressure after another really impacting our weather. the trough is parked at west, and until the load moves out and we have high pressure coming in to the southwest -- from the desert southwest, we are going to keep things in a holding pattern. as we look at live doppler seven, we have limited low clouds along parts of the peninsula coast and the east bay, but it is not widespread. temperatures right now in the 50's and 60's. when still gusty, 20 miles per hour at sfo, 38 sustained in san francisco. the onshore wind towards the delta will continue as we head into your saturday. the morning starts out breezy. the evening is gusty. over 35 mile-per-hour winds.
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keep that in mind as you make your plans. air quality is going to be good for both days to enjoy the sunshine. if you are going to the alameda county fair in pleasanton, this is the last weekend. 66 degrees, mild and sunny, low 70's 4:00 p.m. later in the evening it gets gusty and cooler. morning low clouds, fog, and spotting drizzle. we are looking at cooler than average through the weekend, and summer heat turns next week. hour-by-hour, we will see some low clouds. parts of the north bay still in the clear. tomorrow afternoon, we are going to see the wind sweep away the clouds, so most of you will enjoy the sun. temperatures in the 50's tomorrow morning. tomorrow afternoon, if you have outdoor activities, it is going to be beautiful. 78 in morgan hill. on the peninsula, 66 in san mateo, 59 in half day.
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wendy in daly city. 62 downtown san francisco. north bay, mid-from san rafael to petaluma. 75 in vallejo. 66 oakland, 70 castro valley. not exactly summerlike, but nice. mild 80 in fairfield, 76 in concord. tuesday and wednesday we will see temperatures in the 90's inland, 60's cosigned. -- coast side. morning begins monday and it heats up within one highs from the 90's to 100s next week.
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barking out demands inside the nail salon he thought he was robbing. he got a bag over his head, maybe suggesting he's armed. nobody seems to care. one woman even gets up and leaves mid robbery. he tells everyone to get on the ground and clearly they don't. he demands they hand over money. they don't do that either. eventually the struggling crook just walks out the door. nonetheless, atlanta police are looking for the suspect. larry: these uncooperative, would be victims. dion: so embarrassing. moving on, the las vegas summer league beginning tonight. the warriors in action, but the highlight was a seven foot phenom from france. larry: chris alvarez here with a preview of sports. chris: coming up in sports, the basketball world locked in a las vegas. steve kerr, kareem abdul-jabbar,
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down eight, santos scores just before halftime, game-high 25. late in the third quarter, the floater from brandon. the warriors lose. number three overall pick, victor wembanyama, taking on the hornets. kareem abdul-jabbar in the house. five blocks for the 7'4" french phenom. also added three assists. wemby made just two field goals both and 1 who for a total of nine points and 27 minutes. the spurs won. baseball now, the giants sat in third place in the nl west. pablo sandoval in the house for giants-rockies. watch brandon crawford tie up the game here, a two run shot. it is not it at -- knotted at
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2-2. taylor rogers walks brinton doyle. thought that was inning ending, instead extends the ending. ezekiel shot to left proves to be the game-winning swing. rockies beat the giants. a's in boston, bottom justin turner, rb i single made it 4-0. top of the seventh, down 2 run shot to right center, but the a's lose 7-3. second round of the u.s. women's open at pebble beach, michelle we west saying this will be her last event. 35 footer for a par on 18 and she finishes in style. an all-time icon. what an ending for her. fellow stanford star rose
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focus is on african wildlife and conservation education. it's a one-of-a-kind facility in the united states. you're driving in amongst the animals. you're in the enclosure when you're in the vehicle. morning game drive or an afternoon game drive in the maasai mara, except you haven't had to travel halfway around the world to do it. there's a lot of things to do here, from staying overnight in our tent cabins to attending a lecture series. nancy: people don't save or preserve things that they don't care about, and the education is the key component. if we don't save these things now for the future, they're not gonna be here. ♪♪ i think when you start something like this, you're not thinking 30 years out. [laughs] you're--you're thinking next payroll. day by day, you know, and then you're thinking next month. ♪♪ we opened our doors in 1993, so actually, this is our 30th anniversary.
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we love these animals. we know their personalities. they're-- they're part of our team. this is tara. this is one of the female giraffes that we have here. she's definitely one of our sweetest giraffes. this is one of our lovely lady ostrich. happens to be my favorite ostrich. this is marilyn monroe. that's what i want people to know, is just how much care goes into the lives of these animals. we do have a lot of animals that are on the critically endangered or on the endangered list, so we do breed endangered animals. the most exciting thing that's ever happened here at safari west is the birth of our baby southern white rhino. he's, uh, such an adorable animal. very curious about all the activity and the people in the trucks. his name is oto lang. now, he was named otto lang after peter lang's father. my dad was a, uh, motion picture and tv director. one of the shows he did was called "daktari." it was about an african lion, and he really cared about this and really enjoyed the success
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