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early-stage companies that are able to excite investors and potential customers with new technology where it >> evening. i am ama daetz. dan: i am dan ashley. artificial intelligence could be a boost that san francisco needs and could be part of building a better bay area. the city has struggled to recover from the pandemic and that is especially evident downtown. ama: vacant office space is that all-time highs. our reporter spoke to several experts who say ai is giving them hope. reporter: vacancies in san francisco downtown are more today than 20 years ago. the chief economist for the city said he is concerned but there are at least 300 job postings for ai artificial intelligence in the bay area. downtown san francisco is hoping to benefit from that. >> it's so exciting.
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our first taylor concert. >> there are so many people i know and i am friends with them because we bond over taylor swift. she has built a great community of people. >> i used to be a music teacher and she means a lot because my students used to request to learn how to play. >> we will tell you what the experts are saying about inferences later on. ama: we will check back. dan: thank you very much. it her report loading? we will give it another moment. sorry for the awkward pause. we want to get the story to you if we can. reporter: vacant office spaces are easy to spot throughout downtown san francisco. the vacancy rate is 30%, a record. >> before the pandemic it was 5%. we had the hottest office market in the country before the pandemic. then we hit a 180 during the
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pandemic. reporter: our data team confirms office vacancies in the broader san francisco metro area nearly tripled from 6.3% they can see rate in the first quarter of 2019 to 17.2% vacancy rate in the first quarter of 2023. >> the good news is a talent has not left bay area. reporter: the chief economist for the city of san francisco says that ai is giving the city hope but how realistic is it? job postings may give us a clue. >> we just looked at generative ai, chatgpt and the new models that are attracting attention. we found that 24%, 25% of all job postings in the nation were in the bay area. reporter: according to brooking institution in washington d c, the vast majority of ai job arts in the city. >> there are a lot of accounts
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of people moving back to the bay area to participate in the generative ai boom. i think that's a lot of this work does early-stage work where you want to be directly in the office. reporter: there is growing interest in vacant office space. according to data from the real estate tech firm dts, there has been a slight bump in commercial real estate demand in the city. the numbers show a 10.2% increase. >> it is a leading indicator of people signing leases. it is great news that people are looking for space. reporter: the four seasons is located within the 345 california office building. they have noticed an uptick in business. >> we see breakfast and lunch meetings happening. i am hoping that the additional interest of ai business coming to san francisco, downtown. reporter: san francisco's chief economist says having ai companies moved to downtown will bring a boost to the area but it will take a lot of ai growth to
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take over all the empty spaces in downtown san francisco. he said the city needs to tap into other industries to really help downtown recover. in the newsroom, liz daniel, abc7news. dan: as officials turned to ai to help us save downtown san francisco, phil matier told our larry beil today at 4:00 that it is going to take a lot more than artificial intelligence to help. >> it is only one part. they need to diversify more. >> we have gone from a city that used to build and ship things around the world to a financial center as evidenced by the transamerica tower and bankamerica building when we were a financial hub. then we went into a tech hub we have too much of one thing and we do not pull the computers out and started working remotely. they are not going to become back -- coming back in the numbers they were before. dan: other ways to bring people back or to focus on safety and
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make san francisco more of a destination by bringing attractions to the city. ama: speaking of attractions, happening now, something going on. taylor swift concert is about to begin, the first of two sold-out shows at levi's stadium santa clara. look at all the fans, 58,000 people expected to pack the stadium for the show and they are out there and ready to go. fans have been liningightor thel merchandise truck even though it did not open until 2 p.m.. we found fans willing to spend hundreds and thousands of dollars. taylor swift has been described as a stigmas is packaged to all cities she has visited. notice the qr code on the screen. scan it with your cell phone and it will take you to a list of everything you need to know for the concert. it is a list we put together on abc7news.com. we have a team and taylor live coverage for tonight's concert. dan: both abc 7 news reporters
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lauren and zach are there. zach, getting to levi's stadium is half the battle. how is the traffic? reporter: traffic is ebbing and flowing at this point. it was heavier earlier because people were trying to get here as the doors open. the doors have opened. there are no fans loitering like they were earlier because they're trying to get into the show. traffic is expected to get more hectic after the show. that is expected to be the same for tomorrow as well. one great option to avoid that the public transit. >> it's so exciting. our first taylor concert. >> there are so many people i am friends with because we bonded over taylor swift. she has built a great community of people. >> i was a music teacher and she means a lot because my students used to request to learn how to play her songs. >> this is totally memorable. she is excited. >> my favorite taylor swift
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album is 1989. zach: these fans came more than eight hours before the star was set to take the stage friday. they came to the bay area from salinas. >> my daughter is a taylor fanatic so we came as a family. zach: in their eagerness, the family forgot about parking. >> we remembered we needed to look into parking and it was already sold out. they were selling them up to $400. zach: public transit became their savior turning out to be a better alternative to parking at levi's stadium. >> we don't have the headache of the traffic and to get out of there. i'm glad we have this option. zach: with service directly to levi's stadium, they have been marketing the transit system as a best option concertgoers whether friday or saturday. the light rail cars are always packed during levi's stadium events. this event is especially unique. >> we normally take between 10-15% of a sold-out crowd at the stadium. this time, they will be more
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people who are not going to be inside the stadium, so it -- it is anybody's guess how many people will be hanging out and enjoying it live from outside the stadium. zach: they are expecting more people unfamiliar with the system to use it and there will be ambassadors at the stations to help passengers out. >> people need to know their stop for levi's stadium is a great american station. one of the best wings they can do is download the transit app on their phone because it will give them the information they need about when the trains are coming, how often they will run, what stations are closest to them to use. zach: the system allows the focus for swifties to be on the main event. >> how excited are you for the main event? zach: out here. the trains will be running for one hour after the show even if there is an encore. if you are planning to connect to other transit systems, their schedules might end a bit
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earlier than the vta light rail yard keep track of that and you should be able to get in and out of here just fine. live in sand -- santa clara, zach. you have the big crowd at levi's stadium, great america opened next door. i imagine that as a double whammy for traffic. how's it going there? zach: it absolutely is feared that is a big factor because a lot of times for football games, great america is great america is open today and having an event of their own. they have fireworks happening at 9:00 p.m. but there are two separate arguments. people try to get into great america to park for this event and they were told no. make a plan for that if you come tomorrow as well. a lot of people not letting that deter their fun. everyone is so excited to be at this show. dan: thank you so much. here's a bigger look at the q code. open your phone's camera and point it at the checkered box. will open wsite with information on transit, the
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weather forecast, and what you caand cannot bring into levi's stadium. we will show you the code again you have not scanned it yet. we want to continue our live team taylor coverage right now with abc7 news reporter lauren martinez. ama: what is it like at levi's? i saw the fashion going on earlier. lauren: oh my gosh. i am having so much fun. too much fun for a friday night. take a look at all these fans coming in, constant stream of fans. we spoke to so many different people earlier. we got here at 2:00, and they were lined up. you can see a constant flow of swifties coming in. take a look at everyone's outfits. everyone is dressed so creatively as a reference to one of taylor's lyrics, songs, albums. everyone is getting really creative. it has been so fun to see and something also that has been great is the friendship wray slipped trading. -- friendship bracelet trading.
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a lot of fans made bracelets and some of them have concert songs, lyrics or just refer to an iconic moment taylor baird has been so fun, a bonding moment with other swifties but earlier, we got reaction from other fans as well. they are all different ages. >> yes, it's so exciting. our first taylor concert. >> i am friends with so many people because we bond over taylor swift. she has built a great community of people. >> i was a music teacher and she means a lot because my students used to request to learn how to play her songs. >> this is totally memorable. she is excited. whatever she wants, she gets. lauren: this is your first taylor concert? >> yes. lauren: describe how you feel. >> very excited because it's the first answer i have ever been to. lauren: did you make friendship
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bracelets? >> i did not make any. this is actually from her. lauren: ok, nice. i have so many you can choose from if you have some to trade. yeah, that is perfect yeah, the arrows. thank you so much. thank you. you can grab one from my wrist to. awesome, thank you so much and have fun. >> she has not eaten all day. lauren: you that is a friendship bracelet experience. i am so excited to be here. the preshow starts at 6:30 ann taylor goes on 8:00. -- and taylor goes on 8:00. lauren martinez, abc7 news. ama: so much excitement. i love the friendship results. now let's get to some key information, the forecast.
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dan: here is sandhya patel. >> it is actually gorgeous at the concert. we are taking a look at a light fixture from sky 7 and really, it is bright and sunny. take a look at the forecast. 75 degrees at 6:30 tonight feared the sun will set at 8:19 shortly after taylor takes the stage. by 11 130 tonight, it will be 61 degrees. a little breezy so pack an extra layer. ama: at 7:00 p.m. we live taylor take over. watch our special streaming show on your phone. in the qr code on the screen right now to find the link to download the abc7 bay area app so you are ready to stream. dan: taylor takes over. coming up next, the effort to get more women into law enforcement. see how local departments like san francisco are doing on reaching that goal. ama: we will be joined live by
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michael finney and from taylor swift ticket
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lower. longer. leqvio. ♪ dan: as the push to hire more police officers continues in the bay area there is emphasis on hiring more women. across the country, the number of female police officers is 12% and the goal is 30% by the year 2030. leah melendez is in the newsroom for us with how some bay area departments are doing. >> let's start out by saying this is a big goal to tackle and you should know this is a proposal put out by police
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leaders, researchers and organizations that want to see a better representation of women. several bay area police department have signed that led. in san francisco, the two classes going through the police academy have a noticeable female representation. >> we are close to that with this class, anywhere from 28% or so. not quite at the goal but we are close and better than the last class for sure. leah: overall, the entire department has less, 13.7 percent of female sworn officers. this despite the department that in 2004 had the first asian-american woman to serve as police chief of a major city, heather fong. san francisco and a few other bay area police department are aiming for 30% by the year 2030. that is a pledge they have made through the 30 by 30 nationwide initiative. the san francisco sheriff's office have also signed that
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pledge. as seen by their numbers, both have work to do to get to 30%. when out in the field, reports show the outcomes involving female officers tend to be better. >> there tends to be less instances of uses of worse. -- uses of force. i have seen in many ways they are better leaders. leah: they are better understanding of sexual assault cases. but great believes department needs to come up with more incentives to make joining more attractive to women. especially for those who are working mothers. reliable childcare is one a suggestion. sfpd admittedly has a staffing problem and mcrae says using any recruits regardless of their gender is disappointing. >> unfortunately, we lose people during the academy and during the field training program. so, it is a great place to start. it would just be a great place
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to end up at. leah: we have said this before the recommended minimum staffing level should be 2182 but the number of officers right now is just over 1500. in the 30 years i have been here, san francisco has never reached that number of officers. many say will be really hard to recruit people when other police departments in the bay area are offering big, big bonuses. in the newsroom, leeann melendez, abc7news. dan: thank you very much. ama: for those of us not going to the taylor swift concert, we need to know the weather to make lands the weekend. dan: what were we thinking? meteorologist sandhya patel is here. sandhya: some people are luckier than we are to go to the concert. let's take a look at the weather for any act though -- outdoor activities, today is warmer. five degrees warmer in san jose in santa rosa.
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up to 10 degrees and concorde compared to 24 hours ago. a beautiful view from the san jose camera where the sun is shining. good air quality the next couple of days. if you have outdoor activities planned, you are good to go. high pressure is in control of the weather for the time being which means they're going to continue to see a minor warm up as we hit we can. a live view from the roof camera, blue skies across the bay. 68 in oakland, 62 in the city. 77 in san jose. palo alto is at 76 degrees. a live picture from the golden camera. the winds are not nearly as strong as they were yesterday especially along the coastline. 84 in santa rosa, 98 in nampa. livermore 84 degrees. the valleys got into the low 90's today. here's the oakland airport camera clear skies. the warming trend continues this weekend with fog along the coast and bay overnight.
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below average tuesday and wednesday. at 7:00 tonight, away from the coastline 70's and 80's. by 9:00 p.m., for those of you with later plans along the coastline will need a sweater but inland were just fine. tomorrow morning, the fog is limited below 1000 feet. the marine layer is very shallow and will not get over the east bay hills and into the valley. it will linger along the coastline for the afternoon 50's. 90's inland. let's check out morning temperatures. you will want to watch out for the thick fog right near the beaches out the door. the temperature is 50's and 60's. afternoon highs in the south bay , santa clara 80 degrees. a warm one. 91 in gilroy. 78 in sunnyvale. 76 and mt. view. 61 in half moon bay. 66 downtown cisco. you are looking at low 80's from napa to psammophile.
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89 in santa rosa. you have to go further to the north pitted 90's. in the east bay, berkeley is 71. 73 oakland. the sun is shining in a nice warm summer day. low 90's for most of you. 89 walnut creek third 92 livermore. sunday we take the temperatures up a touch. mid 90's for the hotspots in the accuweather seven day forecast from warmer to summer heat on sunday. mid 90's lynn fared the microclimates will allow coastal areas to remained in the low 60's and 70's around the bay. the heat holds to start the work week the temperatures drop off sharply inland on tuesday and below average numbers continuing through thursday. mid 80's inland and upper 50's coast side. pleasant weather for plans this weekend. dan: especially a concert. ama: that's right. dan: that we are not attending. [laughter] ama: taylor swift is turning the bay area into tay area.
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we will tell you what else is happening next but taylor is taking over abc7. we will be livestreaming a special show. use your phone to scan the qr code which will take you to our website. it wilbe live on the abc7 bay area appvailable on all platforms be on your screen. -- platforms you see on your screen.
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ama: after a broad market selloff yesterday, wall street's numbers are making a recovery. the nasdaq gained six points, nearly 2%. the dow and s&p 500 finish in the green closing out the third winning week in a row. the mega millions jackpot tonight drawing since at $940 million. this is the fifth largest jackpot mega millions history. the four bigger ones have topped $1 billion. the winning numbers will be drawn at 8:00 p.m.. dan: the 2023 blue note jazz festival is kicking off the napa. there are artist celebrating the influence of jazz on hip-hop for the last 50 years. it is headlined by mary j. blige, and chance the rep prepared it is curated -- and chance the wrapper.
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dave chapelle will perform. festival runs sunday. fairyland for grown-ups is happening, a benefit organized and held that children's fairyland in oakland. it is a storybook theme park for children but tonight open to adults 21 and up to dance, drink, eat and enjoy the night. proceeds benefit the park to keep it mentioned -- admission fees lower prepared ama: coming up next we will take you on a tour of supporting housing in the north bay. dan: calls for a state of emergenc
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elected leaders in oakland on thursday, community leaders say the client spilling into city neighborhoods even in broad daylight has reached a boiling point. now they are asking the city to declare a state of emergency. >> it almost seems like the criminals are free to do anything they want to do to the citizens because there is no recourse. lena: bishop bob jackson pastor of this church wrote a letter with cynthia adams president of the naacp oakland branch. >> we need a state of emergency. when you have things happening downtown in broad daylight on the freeway, what -- why should you not call a state of emergency? lena: after watching governor newsom direct the national guard and chp officers to combat the fentanyl crisis and san francisco, the leaders want the same attention given to oakland. >> san francisco did it. london breed reached out to gavin newsom and he got patrol
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helping them with problems they are having with crime. we are saying we are having worse problems in san francisco. lena: something that brendan -- brenda says has been long overdue. especially after a violent week outside of her office at 17th and international. >> we have had a shooting, a murder, and a drive-by. with that being said, i canceled my event or national night out because the safety of the community is important to me. reporter: critics raise concerns about over policing but some say the concern is the opposite, not enough officers. the letter says the city is 500 police officer sho. the president of the oakland policefficers association says suspect everyone of the overworked, unappreciated and near overwhelmed police officers responding to oakland violent crim in residents call for help would agree. action by city leaders is
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overdue. we collectively hope the naacp gets the response we all need. >> i am in full support of the request, the letter. reporter: our request for comment from the mayor went unanswered but city councilmember noel giles says he supports the. he acknowledges the city does not have the budget to hire hundreds more officers. >> but we need to enforce the law and that is the area that is missing. reporter: in oakland, lena howland, abc7news. ama: a man suspected of killing a flower delivery person was arraigned today. he is accused of killing matthew in oakland last month. surveillance video shows him walking a dog in the moments before he was shot and killed while making a delivery. police searched for him for more than two weeks. he was arraigned in chicago earlier this month -- arrested in chicago and expected back in court on tuesday. dan: a man is being held without bail in the case of a woman
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whose murder was witnessed on facebook. officers found claribel marie estrella's body at an apartment on wednesday. mark mechikoff of pacifico was arrested in san jose two hours later and charged with first-degree murder. he is due back in court in one week to enter a plea. this is the first homicide of the year in san mateo. the district attorney will not press charges against two people accused of carjacking a vehicle and driving it off dpo -- steep hill and san francisco. the da says the charges have been discharged not dismissed pending further investigation and witness unavailability. video capture the vehicle going over the street steps and landing on the roof on 19th street on saturday evening. ama: in the north bay a new supportive housing complex is offering a new beginning for formerly unhoused individuals. finding solutions to the housing crisis is one way abc7news is working to build a better bay area.
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our reporter has more from petaluma. reporter: heather and her dog are finally coming home. heather says it has taken nearly a decade to make that giant leap from living on the streets. >> chaotic. i was almost for years living in my car, shelters, motel rooms. reporter: heather recently moved into the studios at montero, a housing complex in petaluma offering safety and stability. >> coming here and being on my own and having visitors is an adjustment and we are loving it to be honest. reporter: the 60 unit facility resembles a hotel because it used to be america's best value inn. the city of petaluma purchase the property with state grants $50 million. -- for $15 million. >> the housing manager said case managers work with new residents to help them succeed and not transition back to the streets.
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>> we treat everyone as an individual and adult. they sign a lease and they are responsible for a portion of rent every month. reporter: there are ground rules for new tenants. >> no drugs, no selling drugs, keep your areas clean. reporter: all rooms are outfitted with a kitchenette, tv and bed. for many people, this is the first time they have had a place to call home in years. >> this is my garden. reporter: christine says the facility has given her more than she imagined. >> i was on a steep -- streets for four years. i had no visitation with my son. now that i have a permanent house, i can get visitation with my child. this place has given me a gift beyond gifts. >> they can stay as long as they want to put the goal is one day for them to move on. reporter: four walls and a door are enough now. >> i feel like i am a member of
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society and being responsible. i do better on a routine and i'm looking forward to the future. reporter: cornell, abc7news. dan: in november tickets for her and her daughter to see taylor swift tonight this morning, she still did not have tickets to her seats. sheontacted 7 on your side.
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dan: michael finney pulled off a miracle today for a local mom and daughter. they bought tickets to taylor swift but this morning, they distill did not have them. -- they still did not have them. ama: michael joins us. 7 on your side stepped in. michael: this is perseverance. the mom was determined to take her daughter to the taylor swift show tonight but after buying three sets of tickets, this morning she still did not have in the lord will will >> her mom went for it last year buying taylor swift tickets for $1500. yesterday, she still did not have the tickets. >> has been crazy. i ended up with these tickets that were $1500 for two and
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those that fell through. i ended up getting two more tickets and they were $1500 each , which i do not have but i did it anyways because it is for your daughter. michael: a friend suggested she reached out to 7 on your side and as we were working to get it solved, she bought two more tickets for $600 each and still had no tickets. then, stubhub jumped into action telling 7 on your side in part, we have handled this with extra care to ensure she has tickets for tonight's show and is refunded for her original orders. we have also made corrections to avoid this happening again. which brings us to aaron's daughter who we instructed this afternoon when she was getting ready for the concert. >> i will look better at the concert. michael: what to think about your mom pulling this off? >> well, i don't get my italian blood from anyone else so i
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guess this is the way we handle things over here. michael: you got it done. have a good time there tonight, you guys. >> thank you so much. michael: i am so happy it worked out for you guys. >> thank you for all your help. i really appreciate it. as soon as i got the tickets, the stress went away. michael: stubhub was a champ moved fast once we contacted them. i appreciate it. dan: great work, especially with the chaos taylor swift tickets. ama: her music has inspired many including an artist who was seen and heard at the levi's parking lot before today's show. dustin dorsey is here with this report introducing you to the man behind the music. reporter: on before taylor swift took the stage at levi's stadium, her iconic song you belong with me could be heard loud and proud among the crowd but with a slightly different twist. ♪
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>> i santana, van halen and taylor swift and the other modern artists out there. i like to think of it as if i am going into the kitchen and whipping up a recipe. you never know what you will come up with. reporter: instrumental electric guitars came from glendale, arizona to see the tour lives in santa clara after missing out on a show in arizona earlier on the tour. he is here to share his love of taylor's music by entertaining crowds in the parking lot for the shows begin. he says taylor's music has enchanted him and so many others. >> we deal with a lot of challenges and joys but music is the one thing that taps into the human soul that will tell you hey, everything is going to be ok. things can get tough out there, but let these hounds take you away. -- let these sounds take you away.
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♪ reporter: his sound is not the only thing unique about him. might recognize the guitar is playing from the 2011 speak now to her. >> this is a young 20-year-old taylor during that time the sparkle read it in guitar. it is an exact replica of what she played during that time. reporter: he is bringing it back at levi's stadium hoping to spread no bad blood but a love of taylor swift and her music. >> it is like a historical event taking place with her selling out many stadiums and so many things happening. her music has left an impact upon so many people of all ages. that is among the things that has captivated me personally. reporter: in santa clara, dustin dorsey, abc7news. dan: at 7:00 p.m. we are doing a live taylor take over. watch our special streaming show code on the screen to find the link to download the app so you
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are ready to stream. ama: a final check of the forecast coming up next and we
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the weather. dan: from swifties forecast to sandy's. sandhya: let's take a look. a live picture. i want to show you an beautiful view from the camera. this is absolutely beautiful. you will like the weekend forecast. the fog does not expand much tomorrow morning. it is limited. tomorrow afternoon, warming continues. highs in the low 90's. low 60's at the coast. some fog will hang around and it will be a breezy saturday. let's check out the forecast for the blue note jazz festival in napa. it is a three-day event underway right now. weekend low 80's after morning temperatures in the 50's. the accuweather 7-day forecast, getting hotter sunday and then we will hold it there on monday before we turn things around. it will turn cooler midweek, especially inland when high temperatures will struggle to get out of the mid 80's. below average for this time of year.
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ama: larry bei us? >> i have a bit of bad news. no taylor swift updates in the sports. i apologize profusely. dan: she is playing with the 49ers play. there is that link. larry: that's my bad. what is going on with 49ers training camp? not a ton of completions. it is tray entrée
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>> abc7 sports with larry beil. larry: whatever is going on with trey lance next you wonder about his long-term future with the 49ers. we heard about the new refined throwing motion but the results have not been there in the first few days of training camp. he has hit only seven of 14 pass attempts in three days. it is a super small sample size before you freak out but the biggest concern is he is missing on short throws. lance began last year's qb one and then got hurt early which open the door for jimmy and brock purdy. so far, only if you rubs few more reps than the fourth string quarterback and he told us he did the -- he does not know what the work load will be until he hits the field. >> we have not had any conversations. we find out right before practice with the rep, will be.
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i am super excited for brock that he can come back and practice. >> every rep, one rep at a time and one meeting at a time, whatever it is. i'm sure everything works out. i will control what i can control. the off-season is the most i have thrown in my life with no arm pain or anything like that. definitely just as many reps as i can get this off-season throwing as many days as i can to get better. larry: it is all about reps. the bay area will host the super bowl and olympics in 2026, a high-powered committee assembled loaded with local business and sports leaders. the ceo and president of the bay area host committee has three years to plan this and time will live by. >> i am excited to do both of those things in one year. i think about people who live in the bay and i have a family of two boys, and what i tell them
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is for people who live in the bay area in 2026, this is going to be a great year to be a resident of the bay. you will be able to walk around with swagger because nobody has done this before and we are going to do it. larry: 2026. the a's are visiting the rockies in colorado. tony kemp laying down the suicide squeeze. the ball gets away. he scores. very few teams run suicide squeeze is. the a's lead 5-1 in the fourth. seth curry an appearance on the youtube series called the hot ones. it combines a normal interview interspersed with the guests eating progressively hotter and hotter and hotter chicken wings until your mouth is on fire basically. staff called this -- steph called this has faced his interview ever.
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>> i am starting to sweat now. >> it will be like the free-throw line in the third quarter. >> all right. i am competitive as hell and i want to win. >> we have never had an nba player tapped out. >> it won't be the day. you will have to wheel me out of here. i see the tears. >> i get real emotional when i'm am talking about these two legends were such great influences on my game larry: yes, tears streaming down his face from the hotter and hotter wings. i would be tapping out very early. we think about these things all the time. let's get a celebrity to eat the hottest foods on the planet. sandia would laugh at that. sandhya: i eat spicy foods. ama: our taylor take over starts
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as soon as abc7news at 6:00 is over. you will be livestreang and use your phone to scan the qr code on the screen right now which will take you to the website watch the stream. we will be live in the abc7 bay area app available on all platforms to see on the screen. dan: this friday, a few thoughts about what really matters. they say at the center of our galaxy is a massive black hole with gravity so powerful that it keeps at least 100 billion stars and at least as many planets that make up the milky way swirling around it. that is powerful but the focus tonight is on one start that in the bay area tonight is at the universe, at least the music universe. that start with millions of fans in her orbit is of course taylor swift. the first of two shows tonight at levi's stadium and santa clara. she is in many ways her generations version of the beatles with an incredible loyal, large, and passionate and days.
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every show is a sellout and thousands of swifties without tickets show up at her concert just to be a little closer in orbit around their star. this tour is expected to be the highest grossing of all time, perhaps $1 billion. that is a powerful gravitational force but what really matters is how she does it, by being a positive role model in demonstrating loyalty to her fans as fierce as theirs is to her. i always love to hear from you. let me know what you think. follow me on twitter and facebook. ama: that is going to do it for this edition of abc7news. i am ama daetz. dan: i am dan ashley. we appreciate your time. ama: the taylor take over streaming show starts next and amy says -- abc7news.com in the bay area app. dan: we will see you at 11:00.
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