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mine ♪ ♪ what once was mine ♪ so many people missing her. in late 2022, a missouri court upheld james addie's conviction, but he continues to pursue further appeals. that's our program for tonight. thanks for watch. i'm deborah roberts from all of us here at "20/20" and abc news, good night. >> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc7news. >> we could see a years worth of
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rain in places like palm springs or las vegas in just a couple days. ama: possibly life-threatening flooding as tropical storm hilary moves into southern california. good evening and thank you for joining us. for the first time ever, tropical storm warnings are posted for los angeles and san diego counties get anyone with plans to travel into the areas, the message is simple. stay away. united airlines has issued a hurricane travel waiver for nine southern california airports. that's never happened before. travelers can reschedule at no cost. three major league baseball teams are canceling sunday games because of the approaching storm. shayla girardin as preparations for the storm kick and a high gear. -- into high gear.
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reporter: all hands on deck across southern california as residents prepare for hurricane hilary. >> we plan on getting flashlights. we want to make sure we get this early. reporter: stocking up on supplies to filling up sandbags pigot for many, the storm prep has not been easy. >> the first one i went to have sand but no sandbags. they directed me to come here to get sandbags but no sand. reporter: residents say will all be worth it come sunday. >> i thought it would be wise but i worry about damage to my home and my belongings. reporter: karen bass discuss the impact, saying preparations are well underway. they've been in touch with the governor's office and will activate the emergency operation senator -- center to monitor any incident in the city. >> i heard it described as the rainfall for one year being dropped in one day. for us in los angeles, i think
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that's quite alarming. reporter: the fire department is fully staffed and ready, tweeting out this video showing the cruise and equipment on standby. >> our preparation has been done and complete. all the apparatuses are ready to go. reporter: they are urging residents to do the same. >> this is one particular situation in the city and state and region where we know it's coming versus a wildfire or an earthquake. so please be prepared. reporter: shayla girardin, abc7news. ama: let's get to sandhya patel who is tracking hilary's progress as it continues toward southern california. sandhya: right now, the latest from the national hurricane it's maintaining category four strength right now. take a look. this is a massive hurricane, well-defined i. 130 miles per hour.
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it's going to continue to move to the northwest, paralleling the baja coast. tomorrow evening, it is still a category but -- category four. as it approaches south california, expect storm. for the first time ever, tropical storm warnings for southern california. watches and warnings extending down into baja. the bulk of the moisture for southern california, they will get drenched into the sierra. in the bay area we have the potential for seeing some but several inches of rain through that region, flood watches and warnings already going up this weekend to get you can see wave heights are 44 feet. life-threatening and possibly catastrophic flooding expected. three to six inches of rain. strong gusty wind. largest wells expected. ama: thank you so much.
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hilary exec -- is expected to downgrade to a tropical storm as the wind slows down. some experts say it could bring as much as a years worth of rain to some areas in just the next few days. the deputy director of the national hurricane center says that could be what sets this storm apart from anything california has seen before. >> the rain is going to be the topline story. it's the biggest threat. i know the wind component, the novelty of a rare event like this is interesting. if you just really think heavy rain, that will be the best thing you can do to prepare for the storm. looking at wide swaths of three to six inches of rain with some areas enhanced by topography. possibly having 10 inches of rainfall potential. that's just a lot of rain for this portion of the country which normally doesn't receive as much rain. more importantly, the rainfall
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rates in a tropical system like this are much greater or faster than what you are used to seeing in a typical rainy pattern during the winter season. if you have plans to going to southern california, especially los angeles or san diego, is probably not going to be a good weekend to drive down. ama: you can track it all weekend long. the hurricane tracker has details about where it's currently located and the impact on the bay area. we have special coverage on our 24 oven -- 24/7 livestream starting at 4:00 sunday. nearly 3000 miles away, another urgent situation unfolding as hundreds of wildfires burn in british columbia and northwest territories. those trying to get out of the area are navigating dangerous road conditions or long wait times for emergency flights. canadian armed forces along with first responders are helping to evacuate more than 20,000 residents as half of the
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population has now been displaced. questions remain about why emergency management didn't activate sirens on maui as wildfires burn through the city. the death toll is up to 100 11. officials are expecting that number to rise. a team of volunteers has a spreadsheet of more than 950 people currently not located. the military commander says lahaina will be a multi-year operation for military involvement. the number of survivors at shelters has been cut in half as officials move more people into stable housing. president biden is in tahoe ahead of an upcoming visit to maui. he and the first lady were planning to spend a week on the nevada side of lake tahoe but the bidens are planning to go to maui on monday to assess the wildfire damage and recovery. bay area animal shelters are preparing a warm welcome for dozens of cats and dogs from maui. they are opening space for pets being rescued in the aftermath
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of the fires. tara campbell was at the hayward airport this evening with the first arrivals. reporter: fresh off a flight from maui, 40 rescue pets set to take refuge in bay area shelters. >> we've been working on this with a coalition of bay area shelters for about a week. reporter: cats, dogs, landing at the hayward airport friday night. >> our goal was to move the animals that had already been in shelters or foster homes at the time of the fires. reporter: making way for what's expected to be an influx of lost and injured pets in wake of the wildfires. >> we are moving the animals here so they have a better chance of getting adopted and so that the animal welfare folks can start to adjust their programs and retool their programs to help with longer-term recovery issues. reporter: finding space for these new faces has been a challenge. >> we've been trying to figure
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out how to place them with so -- shelters in the bay area because the reality is, although shelters are already full. reporter: that's where you can help out. >> as an animal is made available, it will go automatically on our website. if people are really interested in the maui dogs, start looking on monday because it will take a few days. we want them to decompress. reporter: she wants people to know the adoption fee for these little ones will go towards helping in maui. >> something that i'm really proud of. i've been out of the shelter for 20 years and this is something new. all the adoption fees are going to go directly back to maui humane. reporter: some of these faces will be showing up at an adoption event next weekend in berkeley. >> that's called bark and me out around the bok -- lock. probably 200 animals there. many of the hawaii animals will
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be part of that. >> welcome to the mainland. reporter: tara campbell, abc 7 news. ama: sweet faces. new details tonight on the latest traffic mishap involving robo taxis in san francisco. this one includes a fire truck that hit a cruise vehicle with a passenger inside. they've agreed to a dam right -- dmv request that the company reduce its fleet of driverless car's while they investigate incidents. they have agreed to cut the number of cars on the road by half. this comes after last nights accident in san francisco and several other incidents we've reported on. leah melendez has the details on the latest crash including reaction from san francisco officials. reporter: this was the scene last night at the intersection of polk and turk street. >> can you dispatch a battalion chief. we've been involved in an accident versus a cruise vehicle. there was one person in the
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vehicle. >> did it involve a fire truck? reporter: the fire truck was apparently headed southbound but had moved into the northbound lane, something trucks do to get around other cars. crews responded on social media. one of our cars entered the intersection on a green light and was struck by an emergency vehicle that appeared to be on route to an emergency scene. one of the firefighters involved in the accident told police what he claims the vehicle did at the intersection. he says it looked like it lurch. the california vehicle code says it's illegal in california not to yield the right-of-way to an emergency vehicle approaching with its lights and sirens. here's where the human element comes into play. if i'm driving this car and i hear sirens or icy flashing lights, there is no way that i'm going to move this car, even if i have the green light. still, it doesn't mean they get a pass.
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it's the responsibility of the fire department to make sure that that intersection is free and clear. look at this video shot today at precisely the same intersection. cars have already pulled over and stopped. the fire truck moves to the wrong side of the road to get past them. as the truck moves through the intersection, it moves back into its lane right before going by a cruise vehicle which does not immediately stop like it is supposed to. it eventually comes to a complete stop but only after the fire truck has passed it. the mayor called for a meeting at city hall to hear from the fire chief. we were there. have you this accident? >> it's under investigation. reporter: the board president has cautioned, this could happen. he was at that meeting. >> it was a matter of time. i'm waiting for the police to determine fault. reporter: leah melendez, abc 7
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news. ama: they issued a statement about the crash saying, the automatic vehicle did identify the risk of a collision and initiated a breaking maneuver but was ultimately unable to avoid the collision. we will continue to work in partnership with regulators and city departments on emergency management vehicle interactions to reduce the likelihood of incidents like these happening again. a mountain lion continues to make its presence felt in the san mateo area. the latest sighting and reaction from neighbors to the news. a pilot under pressure. without even leaving the airport. what led to this wild scene in the parking lot. up next, an unlikely turn of events for one of the bay area's biggest grocery chains. the pest problem that shut d
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ama: the lucky supervisor -- supermarket is closed because of an active rodent infestation. the shore will be -- store will be shut down. many customers were shocked by the closure. tim johns has more. >> no kidding. reporter: shocking concern on friday. >> i did not know that. reporter: some role -- some local shoppers arriving only to discover it had been closed down the day before. forced to shut its doors because of a rodent infestation. >> it's a concern obviously. something is not right. somebody is not taking care. reporter: a spokesperson for marin county says the store will
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likely remain closed until monday. >> we received complaints about visible signs of rodent droppings in the store as well as a rodent siding. reporter: officials say closures are rare. for the lucky in novato, they will have to take several steps before they will be allowed to reopen. >> there will need to be a facility assessment after lucky's addresses the issue at hand. we will need to address any structural modifications that may have taken place in order to prevent the rodents from entering the building. lucky's will need to be able to document for three consecutive days that there's no rodent activity on site. reporter: the parent company says they are working diligently to get the store up and running once again. >> i i'm sure it will be fixed soon. reporter: some shoppers say they will be taking their business elsewhere. >> i'm just going to go to
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safeway. [laughter] reporter: tim johns, abc 7 news. ama: residents of a san mateo neighborhood are on alert after several people spotted a mountain lion this morning. a resident took this picture of the cat running down the street between south delaware street and 101. it was spotted in a backyard on east 16th avenue around 6:00 this morning and likely made its way down from the mountains via leslie creek. sightings are becoming more and more common in the area. officers searched the neighborhood but they did not spot that cat. the weekend is upon us and lots of crazy weather going on in california. let's get to sandhya patel. sandhya: this could be a devastating storm as it inches closer to southern california. we are just going to get some humidity and possibly a few showers. right now, live views from our tower cameras. they are looking lovely.
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visibility is good. we have some clouds off the coastline and a few high levels clouds coming in. showers and thunderstorms that develop in the afternoon hours but those have died down. we are watching the dew points because it is still muggy to humidity across parts of the bay area. 50's, muggy. in the 60's, dew points in that range, that's humidity are good for our taste, that's humidity or get take a look at those temperatures right now. really mild outside. 60's and 70's. live view from emeryville as we look back towards the lovely view of san francisco. heating up inland. my other the coast for the weekend. higher humidity sunday. isolated showers possible. chance of showers on monday. tomorrow morning, if you have early plans, there will be fog and drizzle around. 50's and 60's.
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noon time, you are warming up into the 80's. it's a warmer day than today. 90's by early afternoon. staying comfortable in the 60's. sunday. as the moisture from remnants of hillary start to move in our direction, pop up shower or to not out of the question. certainly will feel sticky. monday, the computer models starting to bring back a few showers into the bay area. keep this in mind as you make your plans for the start of a new workweek. we are not expecting a lot. the bulk of the moisture from hurricane hillary still expected across southern california where they will be seeing up to a half foot rain and isolated totals up to 10 inches in that area. that will lead to some life-threatening and devastating flooding, catastrophic potentially. 50's and 60's tomorrow morning. watch out for the drizzle.
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los gatos, 91 deg 85 in san jose. on the peninsula, 81. 66 and half moon bay. downtown san francisco, 71 degrees. north bay numbers, 87 in san rafael. 90 in sonoma. 87 in santa rosa. 76 in oakland. the sun will be shining. beautiful one inland. not too hot but certainly getting into the summer hot category. 94 in fairfield and livermore. warmer weekend for you. isolated chance of a couple showers. certainly getting humid. then the chance of showers for the entire bay area on monday. cooler weather but feeling a little sticky. you will notice that it's back to the dryer air. we lose that humidity and definitely gain some degrees so it will get hot again as we head towards that midweek time. ama: sounds good.
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line behind other vehicles and starts chomping at the arm of the exit gate. moments later, on employee approaches the pilot which is scary. he hands over the acts when a second employee gets involved. police say the pilot told him he just hit his breaking point. that is scary. back here, new round of charges related to the scandals involving the police departments in antioch and pittsburgh. bribery and obstruction of justice charges. five officers are accused of the conspiracy. the four fbi indictments on thursday also include charges of civil rights violations. they allege some of the officers conspired and agreed to injure and intimidate residents of antioch. >> it will take years to find justice for the victims of these officers and of police agencies
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that turned a blind eye to this misconduct and corruption. ama: the fbi says its investigation is still ongoing. a storeowner in dublin is in jail on several charges after an illegal weapons investigation. detectives executed a search warrant at dublin knives and found more than 2000 illegal switchblade knives, 40 rifles and handguns and other weapons. the owner was charged with possession of illegal firearms, child endangerment, and several additional charges. police found additional illegal weapons at his home and a storage facility in livermore. the giants began a road trip against the team with the best record in baseball. larry beil is here with sports. larry: the giants began a three-game series against the braves. their offense never made it all the way to atlanta. can you win a game with only two heads and 13 strikeouts? it ain't easy. sports is next.
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once you are tossed, you have to get out of unit warm. kai correa acting as manager for the night. matt olson with the hard-hit ball to brandon crawford. the double play would have ended the inning. 1-0 braves. all the support that spencer strider with me. joc pederson strikes out swinging in the second. crawford will swing and miss. the heat right there. michael conforti, you all get nothing and like it. 10 strikeouts in seven frames. giants muster only two hits. he just keeps smoking orioles and a's on jerry garcia night. jordan westberg. look out for the tart. flying over the top, chasing the foul ball. ouch. top two men on for gunnar henderson. he knew this thing was gone instantly. second deck. 5-10's.
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bases-loaded. brett rucker pops out. orioles win 9-4. nfl. 49ers host the broncos in their second preseason game. not sure how much the defense will be out there if at all. warner is expecting his best season as he enters year six in the nfl. >> it's not like a poster i put up or saying i say. i wake up in the morning excited to go to work. i'm excited to see how i can get better, what i can work on in my game. i genuinely think this will be my best year. just because i'm always trying to get better. that's it. it's no secret sauce. just trying to grind. larry: it's about the dedication. steve kerr leading team usa against greece. cam johnson, reversing with style. with authority. johnson finished with 13 points.
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ama: children in s their pick of backpacks during a back-to-school event in san jose. this is the second giveaway by the san jose fire department. they say these are a great way to connect with younger members of the community. you can watch all of our newscasts live and on-demand. available for apple tv, google tv, amazon fire tv, roku. download now so you can start streaming. that's it for tonight. thank you so much for watching. for all of us here, thank you for joining us. right now, owen wilson. have a great night and a wonderful weekend.
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