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drew: warmer weather today and through midweek. he's a skies this morning, limited in terms of fog. you can see the skyline clearly with temperatures degree or two warmer than this time yesterday. upper 50's, lower 60's. temperatures will go above average. we will have some paszek cloud cover along the coast. but we do expect sunshine this morning. that will warm us up likely it by lunchtime, 70's and 80's away from the coast. today, 90's and our hottest spots inland, or on the bay
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shoreline, 70's and 80's from oakland to san jose. our quality moderate. let's check in with sue? sue: bridge, late traffic coming into san francisco at this hour. northbound, we are not even see a car. wind advisory for the antioch bridge and portions of the san mateo bridge. getting a bit busy this early monday morning, headed in the westbound direction. 17 minute drive from 880 to 101. kumasi: an investigation underway after hundreds of teenagers cause chaos at the mall and emeryville. one person stabbed and taken to the hospital. ryan curry is live with more.
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>> these teenagers started several different fights and also stole some stuff. that is a nationwide trend. this fight started a p.m. witnesses said a sudden turned into a frenzy. the teenagers then went into a nearby target, where they started thrashing store and stealing items. this is the latest in a series of robberies at retail stores nationwide. those we spoke with say they wonder how this continues to happen. >> what were those 400 kids doing? they said it was over 400. they were unsupervised. it is scary. sometimes we want to go to the movies but my daughter is not at the age to go by herself. >> emeryville police say someone
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fired a gun during the fights. the single shot did not hit anyone. the teenager who was stabbed is recovering in the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. sue: -- jobina: white gunman killed three people at a dollar store in jacksonville, florida. the fbi is calling it a hate crime. >> we are learning more about the white man accused of gunning down three black people at a dollar general store in jacksonville. >> we cannot have someone come from another county. and shoot up this community. it ain't crime. it is a hate crime. >> investigators say this video shows a 21-year-old shooting one
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victim in a car outside the store, then going inside, murdering two more people before turning the gun on himself. the fbi is investigating the rampage as a hate crime. investigators say he had racist writings on himself along with a swastika. >> this is the diary of a madman. was it rational thoughts? he knew what he was doing. >> police say he had no prior criminal history but in 2017, he was held at a mental health facility. still, officials say palmetto bought the firearms he used on saturday legally. hate crimes rose nearly 12% between 2021 and 2023. back in jacksonville last night, mourners gathered remember the three victims.
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the strength to sit here -- pray for the strength to sit here. kumasi: to find a hit-and-run driver who filled a male pedestrian yesterday warning on river road near vista road in sonoma county. these are pictures of the vehicle believed to be involved, possibly a buick. it has damage to the front passenger side the driver is described as an adult female. jobina: regional medical center in san jose promoting safety on the road. it helped an event yesterday to give lifesaving information on what can be done to help crash victims.
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that included lessons on how to handle traumatic injuries after a crash. >> we taught how to pack the wound, apply a tourney kit all these things can done which will help save a life or prevent further injury from happening. jobina: the idea came from an er nurse at rmc who also rides motorcycles. he realized few of his fellow riders how to respond to a crash. kumasi: san francisco, an injured person was airlifted off of marshall's beach and brought to the va hospital and then transferred to an ambulance. we are told the injuries are not life-threatening. drew: here is the pam camp. -- tam cam. our marine layer is compressed, limited fog. when it comes to air quality
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today, i will fluctuate you between moderate and good. we will fight over the next couple of days that the winds will pick up afternoon and that may get rid of pollutants near the surface. we will find that her air quality toward midweek. that does come with increasing air temperatures. northern california is sandwiched between two features, high-pressure out of the desert southwest will bring about a warming trend over the next couple of days, but it is proximate to the ocean. we will get the wind picking up in the afternoon. by about 3:00 p.m., we will have those winds, about 50 to 25 mph. -- 15 to 25 mph. we will find 70's and 80's around the bay shoreline. our warmest spots inland by about 4:00 p.m. we will find a bit of morning fog, afternoon sunshine,
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temperatures peaking by wednesday afternoon, but sharply cooler weather coming by the end of the week. jobina: seven drug overdoses, the effort from a group of moms to teach people about narcan. kumasi: celebrating pride. the next event you can take part in. jobina: sleeping in the baseball stadium -- the minor league team listing is ballpark on airbnb. kumasi: the right back. -- be right on everything with just one card. chase freedom unlimited. so, if you're off the racking... ...or crab cracking, you're cashbacking. cashback on flapjacks, baby backs,
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into as many hands as possible. narcan can reverse a overdose. or michelle leopold, the mission hits close to home. >> this is how i am trying to fight purpose in my pain. >> michelle's son trevor died of an overdose nearly water years ago. >> my forever 18-year-old son died from one fentanyl laced pill in his dorm room in november of 2019. >> it was that moment that michelle started raising awareness of the powerful opioid. >> i was screaming into the void for the first year. people did not think it would never affect them. now, so many people have heard of a loved one who has died from fentanyl. >> michelle and her husband own hardware stores in the bay area. they are teaming with local health departments to help train
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people to use narcan. send it, they hosted this event at their san francisco store. -- sunday, they hosted this event at their san francisco store. san francisco staring down his deadliest year yet amid the crisis. in the first seven months, more than 470 people have died of a drug overdose. the majority from fentanyl. >> anyone here can now save a life. >> i have a lot of friends you know, party, i guess. i felt it would be possible of me to have this in the household. >> meanwhile, michelle posey memory of her son. -- michelle hold the memory of her son and clint continue honoring his name. >> tight will take this bouquet to his gravesite to thank him after we are done today.
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jobina: if you missed the narcan training event, there are plenty of other options, events at the ace hardware store in oakland on wednesday at noon and thursday at noon, marin, san rafael, and the san francisco department of public health wants you to know that narcan trainings and free pickup are available at their pharmacies. they are also encouraging anyone interested in setting up trainings to emailed them -- to email them. and you can find a list of local drug addiction resources on our website, abc7news.com takeaction. kumasi: up in san jose. yesterday was the last day of a full week of events and the 44th
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year of the celebration. this year's theme was live out proud or as your authentic self. jobina: the next big pride event is in oakland. abc 7 is a proud sponsor of oakland pride next month. join abc seven news zach and arthur as they ring you the parade live starting at 11:00 a.m. on september 10. kumasi: burning man is underway in nevada. this is video from last year. conditions over the past week of limited construction, so things were a bit behind schedule this year. the theme this year is a celebration of the animal world. burning man runs through labor day. if you are looking for a unique place to stay on your next vacation, we have told you about a tree house, even engine i am
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-- given a giant potato on airbnb. jobina: here is a listing for a florida ballpark on airbnb. it gives fans the most intimate, behind the scenes ballpark experience in history. the stadium is home pensacola blues. you can take batting practice, on the basis, and enjoy a picnic in the outfield. there are food and drink package deals as an add-on or up to $50. it is $5,100 a night. kumasi: they set there. really interesting to stay the night. the bunk beds. yes. drew: how do you get that queen on the left? jobina: it is giving
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birthday party, bring the whole team. kumasi: let everybody run around. jobina: what a name. without the would be freezing at the beyonce concert later this week. drew: no. it will be warm. you will be fine with one layer. tonight, temperatures on the wild side. left they will continue over the next couple of nights. but this morning, dense fog. we have a few numbers less than 10, but know that fog this morning. right now, upper 50's to lower 60's. the look outside. this is the rooftop camera at kgo. legs are not moving, but that will not the case this afternoon. do expect a breeze to pick up
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later. a lot of sentient out there, easy at times. temperatures above average, even along the coastline. reese by about expect it to guest say 15 to mph. this pattern will repeat itself over the next couple of days and afternoons due turn breezy. -- to durn breezy. the content, temperatures above average, mild 70 in the city. 92 in santa rosa, 95 in a overnight, a marine layer is compressed. we spent limited areas of fog, numbers mainly in the 50's and 60's heading into tuesday. warm building wednesday.
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then that he eases much cooler by friday. temperatures below average. stay below average. sue: no fog on the golden gate bridge this morning. this is the east shore freeway. it is looking busy, one of the busiest freeways in the entire bay area. i have no reports of stalls or accidents, you are at a crawl here. here is your drive type from hercules into the bay bridge toll plaza. 880, both directions pas coliseum looking good. a couple of earlier both cleared, this includes manual campus parkway near 80 and westbound 80 near leisure town road. that is in good shape this morning. an earlier accident in oakland
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. jobina: the end of an era nordstrom's flagship store in downtown san francisco closed for good after 35 years on market street. drew: warming trend through midweek today. sunshine, mild to warm temperatures above average for this time of year. sue: multicar accident on westbound 80 near manual campus parkway. just after vacaville. here is the accident we are speaking about. several plans blocked back to cherry hill. kumasi: number seven, some bay students got quite the surprise on friday. tom hol at the middle school to clean up the playground. jobina: in san
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muttville held a dogtown adopt-a-thon to find homes for senior dogs who tend to have a harder time getting adopted. the group waved adopted fees and provided two weeks of free dog food. >> it is proven that they lower your blood pressure. they help get you out walking. dogs are good for our bodies and souls. we want to help make the magic happen. jobina: if you are interested in adopting from muttville, you can check out their website and there is also an event every saturday on alabama street at headquarters. kumasi: walk-off homerun in the last inning gave the team the little league world series championship our >> little lake heroes. el se
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league world series championship after a clutch homerun in the last inning. >> he does it again! >> the player behind the homerun telling gma about it. >> if i had gotten caught on base, they would've driven me in but we did not need that. i hit a dinner. it is amazing, so unique. not many experience what i experienced. you feel excited, happy. >> coming up, we will also have a live report from the u.s. open and the 43 american tennis players vying for grand slam lori -- grand slam lori. jobina: the most decorated gymnast in u.s. history has her sights set on the world championships. kumasi: simone biles just won
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her record 8th championship. this is video from the gymnastics championships that just wrap up in san jose. biles won the title after posting an all-around today total of 118.40. this is the ears she first shot to the top of the sport as a teenager. she will be headed to belgium for the world championships this fall. jobina: coming up, one shop owner in san francisco is looking for someone to take over for free. kumasi: and the current owner of the rio putting decades-old establishment on the market. jobina: thinking at sfo, we will be right back.
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plus, ask how to get one free line of unlimited mobile. comcast business, powering possibilities. moving forward. finding solutions. this is abc7 news. jobina: hundreds of teenagers are involved in fights. the violence lasted several hours at the rey street shopping mall. kumasi: the controversial walking tour in san francisco except to take place over the weekend. and the counter even showing the positive side of the city jobina: sparkling in s
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beyonce's request to fans on what to wear is causing high demand in some pepsi shops. -- etsy shops. jobina: drew, do you have your outfit ready? drew: it is coming together. not totally there yet. we will see if we can get there by wednesday. it will be in warm evening, 70's. this morning, upper lower 60's, not too humid. slightly mighty in parts, but for the most pray for our forecast, pretty comfortable when it comes to humidity levels. we will find fog along the coast this morning. hazy sunshine, good to moderate air-quality today.
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warm and breezy with winds gusting at 15 to 25 mph. sue: traffic not too bad so far. bay bridge toll plaza, no metering lights yet. quick look at your drive time from hercules all the way through the bay bridge to san francisco. a meerre get busier. accident blocking the two left lanes on 80 westbound near manual campus. traffic stacked up beyond cherry glen drive. jobina: this morning, a teenager in the hospital after being stabbed as hundreds were involved in several fights in emeryville. abc 7 news reporter ryan curry live with the details. >> police say it was a series of fights from different groups that started yesterday evening. some of the teenagers later
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stole from a nearby target. one of these fights broke out at the amc theater when the group started stampeding toward them and hitting and knocking others over. others tell us that the group went to a nearby target, ransacked the store. the national retail foundation says that accounted for$95.1 billion in losses in 2021. >> everybody was stealing everything. >> i want to kids. inns were fine, just a little strange. then they started running toward us. we thought maybe it was gunfire or something happened. >> the amc theater announced they were temporarily police state someone fired a gun.
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one shop that did not hit anyone. one of the teenagers is in the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. kumasi: this morning, officials investigating a deadly crash involving a u.s. military aircraft in australia. three marines killed, at least five severely hurt. >> investigation is underway into what caused the united states marine corps aircraft 23 marines on board to crash on a north australian island sunday morning, killing at least three marines and critically injuring at least five others during a training exercise. >> our focus is very incident response and making sure that every support and assistance is given. >> revived responding in a
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statement, grading "jill and i send our deepest condolences to the families of those who lost their lives. we are praying for those who also suffered injuries." it was a multinational training exercise, but only american greens were involved. australian emergency services assisting with recovery efforts. they evacuated the injured to a hospital on the mainland. >> a number of investigations will be triggered. >> the hybrid and lands like a helicopter, during fight it can rotate propellers forward and cruise faster like an airplane, but the aircraft has a patchy track record. 16 people have died in five other crashes involving the aircraft since 2012, including
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two in this fiery crash in hawaii in 2015. according to that report, there have been 16 similar clutch problems with the aircraft since 2012, but no problems have been found since february the marine corps began replacing equipment on the aircraft. kumasi: an historic theater in the north bay looking for a new owner again. it is listed for $1. the listing suggests a new could preserve the theater or make it a restaurant or hotel. bc seven news profiled theater a decade ago when owners were forced to produce a digital projector. the current owners plan to revamp it but ran out of money. kumasi: it is the end of an era
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in san francisco with the flagship downtown nordstrom closed. norstrom announced in may it was closing the store because of declining sales. abc 7 news was there when the store opened in 1988. we spoke a woman who remembers. >> just coming up the escalator and being excited about it, it is kind of upsetting, being a native of san francisco and seeing how downtown is going away. kumasi: the future of the san francisco center mall, where norstrom was, is unknown. the owner turned over the property to its lender in june after diminishing sales. jobina: a new tour of san francisco and offered to see the worst parts of the city. it was scheduled for saturday but never actually happened.
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abc7news was at civic center plaza where the "doom loop" walking to work was scheduled to begin it is unclear who organized the tour, but contact information online indicated it was sold out. instead, he found a walking tour focusing on the positive aspects of the area. >> there is so much more in this neighborhood. i might want to show that people who live in this neighborhood, there are children. it is a diverse community and there is a lot of care and loving and we are a neighborhood and a community. jobina: lee terry guide lives in the tenderloin and went through substance abuse recovery in the past she says she is thankful to the community for opening its arms to her. kumasi: an investigation into thousands of pilots that could keep them from flying. jobina: an installation is in
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place and of beyonce's bay area concert. how you can get free professional photos. drew: too. if you're going to the concert, great news. as we go into levis, 6:00 or 7:00 p.m., temperatures in the upper 70's. lots of sunshine. then as a concert gets underway, concert -- temperatures falling into the 60's. here is live doppler seven, along with satellite. high-pressure building from the gather -- desert southwest supplies us with a warming trend the next couple of days, but we will have a breeze. we get sandwiched in between two opposing forces and that will kick up our wins. 60's and low 70's by 9:00 a.m.
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limited if any the coastline. 11 some kind, hazy at times. air quality clutch is between good and moderate this afternoon. warmer spots later today in the low and mid 90's. warm today, mild in the city. 70 degrees by 3:00 p.m. 84 and sunny in san jose. warm spots in inland and antioch art 94 and 95, respectively. we are underneath this warming trend the next couple of days with the warmth building tomorrow. heat will peak wednesday with inland highs in the mid 80's. given the coastline mild, low 70's. by the end of the week, sharply cooler weather. we will show you that coming up.
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continues for those missing since the wildfires. lawsuits are starting to be fired. maui county made a claim against the hawaiian electric company. >> what remains of western valley, families are searching through this list of those still missing. >> i always want to hold out hope, but -- >> date list of 388 those still unaccounted for was released thursday. at least the flames earlier this month. the wildfires in maui are the
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deadliest u.s. welfare and over 100 years. it is estimated the fire because of to $6 billion in damage. for some, no amount of money can replace what they lost. >> i know the hurt, the void. >> as families grief, many ask how this could've happened and what could've been done differently. maui county filed a lawsuit thursday against hawaiian electric company, claiming the company's negligence caused the devastating wildfires. >> hawaiian electric should have had a public safety power shutdown. >> hawaiian electric says it remains focused on supporting the victims and it is disappointed in the county chose this path. the investigation is still unfolding. jobina: the company has
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acknowledged that some potentially violent evidence in determining the cause of the fire may have been compromised. three parties involved in the firefight would have been responsible, not the utility itself. kuma since the "i have a dream" speech. >> now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. kumasi: the civil-rights leader gave the speech on this day in 1963. 60 years later, thousands paid tribute in washington, d.c. >> preserve, protect, expand democracy. we must ensure that voting rights are protected for all. we must ensure that women and children are treated fainted.
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-- fairly. we must. kumasi: that is martin luther king's oldest son. he says it is more important to make progress on his father's push for equality and civil-rights for all. jobina: book bandanas have gone up 70% across the country over the last year. individual parents, it is now advocacy groups making these demands for several group -- books at a time, most often sexually explicit books or books with lgbtq+ police. kumasi: beyonce fever is spreading. jobina: the san jose airport is getting in on the action. it has this giant sculpture
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outside the airport. fans can have free, professional photos taken in front of it. xo is the name of one of beyonce's hit songs. it is not on the renaissance album, but it is a good song. this is also the news of our installation at the airport, dedicated earlier this year. >> the xo popular here for passengers. they love to take selfies, etc. we are capitalizing on the fact that beyonce has a hit song called xl. jobina: the xo sculpture will available for pictures starting tomorrow night at 7:00. and apparently people are in panic mode over what to wear to the, sir. to the concert. kumasi: queen vee posted on social media asking her fans to
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wear civil -- silver. online stores slammed. fans are messaging online shops, desperately trying to find the perfect outfit. one of the biggest challenges is getting it shipped. beyonce set to perform wednesday. everyone is excited. santa clara wants to make her honorary mayor for the day. everything you need to know before you go, go to abc7news.com. you can find times when the parking lot and gates open. what to wear, and so much more. jobina: sue is already in those colors. and you are missing some elements? drew: it is coming. it says it will be here wednesday. kumasi: if not, do you have a
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backup? drew: of course. and on thursday, if i do not have a voice and my eyes are puffy, you know why. sue: online, it says there are some seats left, but you will have to pay $1500 new the bar. and the beehive is even more expensive. drew: i will be higher up. kumasi: it listening seats are more affordable. drew: when time i went to a concert, it was an obstructed view, but i did not notice that. i was in the listening seats, behind the stage. it is looking lovely with limited fog.
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i think we will see a day that has hazy sunshine, good to moderate air quality. bright conditions and breezy this afternoon. by 4:00 p.m., we gusting 15 25 mph. 87 in napa, 95 in antioch. 84 in jose. half moon bay mid 60' tonight, not much of a marine layer. mainly clear skies, temperatures falling into the 50's and low 60's. we are tracking our next tropical system. it has with of 65 mph. we are watching as she emerges into the gulf and will strengthen quickly. over the next 48 hours, the storm will likely strengthen to category 3 with eyes set on the
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florida. we have hurricane watches up for a big portion of the west coast of florida. that does include tampa bay, where we could have damaging storm surge and strong winds. we will keep you updated on this storm is to emerges into the gulf and strengthens over the next couple of days. easy and warm today. that warms it builds through made week. schembechler friday with temperatures sank below average through the weekend. sue: san rafael, light conditions headed southbound. those taillights are headed southbound onto the golden gate bridge. no fog marin county. 20 minute drive from san rafael toward the bridge. leo, vacaville, westbound 80, 6
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cars involved, three on the shoulder, three blocking the lane of traffic that is why you are stacked into vacaville, beyond alamo drive. give yourself lots of time from big delays this morning. jobina: the local bar he asked to change it hours. kumasi: and disneyland restaurant set to open next week. jobina: we will be right back.
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the faa already ordered 60 pilots to stop flying. >> talking revelation from the faa, 60 pilots, also military veterans ordered out of the cockpit. an investigation into nearly 5000 pilots who the the faa says hidden medical records. the probe into how the faa screens pilots begin in 2019 when they became some pilots they be hiding mental health conditions for fraudulently receiving disability benefits. they say they have closed about half the cases and say a majority of the pilots whose cases remain open can still fly while they investigate. a senior u.s. official because the post that 600 pilots under investigation have licenses to fly passenger airlines. the faa says it will take more
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steps, including enforcement action based on their investigation. the pilots association saying the washington post article and an issue with dba claim is not acknowledged the exceptional safety record we are currently experiencing. furthermore, medical incapacitation is extremely rare. kumasi: francisco is ready to hand of the business, but he does not want to sell it. he posted on your thing heat was to give away his store in chinatown for free. he plans to retire and wants to recover his costs for inventory and find someone who shares his love of animals pit the store has 40 years left on his the spread he says more than 100 people have reached out to jobina: instacart has filed the paperwork to go public, treating as "part" -- "ca
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exchange that it is the largest online grocery delivery company in the company. and instacart could raise $1 million as an ipo. kumasi: we are getting a first look at the menu of disneyland newest restaurant, featuring three different kinds of gumbo, tom valletta, and other dishes. dessert includes a beigner restaurant open september 7 the new attraction opens in before. disney is the parent company of abc 7. pretty good menu. drew: shaping up to be a nice afternoon but on the warm side
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here is the sutro tower. bug free. the sun is on its way. air quality moderate. that improves as we head toward wednesday. by wednesday, most of us should be in the good category. the lot of sunshine this morning will warm as it did the 60's and 70's by medical a.m. by lunchtime, warmer temperatures away from the coast. made it 90's by 3:00 or 4:00 p.m. limited fog this morning, 70 in the city. 92 the height in santa rosa. kumasi: new at six approximately high-stakes hearing in georgia that many, including donald trump, will have a close eye on. jobina: a local coffee shop responding to claims a refused service to police officers. kumasi: we will be right back.
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