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there were no injuries. abc7 news anchor karina nova is live in the newsroom for us with the latest. karina >> larry, kristin, police gave an update about an hour ago shortly after parents and students were reunited and we learned the shooting happened on campus around 1130 this morning while kids were in class at skyline high school. when opd got the call of the reports of a shooting. officers responded to campus, which was on lockdown when police were assisted by chp and the alameda county sheriff's office. >> officers detained four individuals, two of whom were placed under arrest. officers conducted a methodical search of the campus and thankfully there were no reported injuries. evidence of a shooting was recovered include a handgun. >> abc7 news spoke to students who were kept in their classrooms during the lockdown and here's what they told us. >> i knew it was real because i
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heard the shots and everybody was running and then as soon as we got the little announcement on the loudspeaker, we were like, oh nah, this is actually like for real. for real. my kids are not coming to school for the rest of this week. >> and if i don't find out what really happened, they won't be here next week either. they need to do something about this. the school is too wide open and these kids are not safe. >> a lot of parents expressed anxiety about the situation and are hoping to get more answers about what the district is doing to keep kids safe. the school district says parents were notified shortly after the incident and updated one students were confirmed to be safe. the school district's communications director says staff have been briefed on how to handle a lockdown in the district will be examined. what happened today and the response to the situation? there are no metal detectors on campus. live in the newsroom, karina nova, abc7 news. >> karina, thank you. now to the latest on the burning man mud saga. the thousands of people stuck in the desert have been slowly making their way out. they're still in the process of
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leaving at last report, the time to get from black rock city to a paved road was just over three hours. dry and sunny conditions are helping the exodus. unlike all the rain that we've seen last week, 32 year old leon reese has been identified as the man who died at the event on friday evening cause of his death still under investigation. >> one of the first cities that burners will see when they leave black rock city is nixon, nevada. it's about 60 miles from black rock city. >> abc seven news reporter j.r. stone joining us live now in nixon. and he's been talking with people very happy, i assume, to be heading out of the desert. j.r. not so happy about the traffic, but happy to be going home and back to reality. >> i can't say a lot of these burners waited out that rain over the weekend. all of them waited out the rain. and now they are waiting out traffic. you see it directly behind me. it is a steady flow right now. in fact, it was a standstill in this very area for several hours today after a nasty accident in
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this area. the bumper to bumper traffic along highway 447in nevada on tuesday. this is the exodus from burning man. >> it is definitely a difficult exodus. >> while thousands are leaving the event and traffic was and is expected, this accident blocked. 447. a main artery in getting to and from burning man for at least six hours. >> and when we got out of the gate it took like another 4 to 5 hours because i think there's a big accident here, right? >> yes. this accident tuesday added to quite the week one where gates were closed up until monday due to muddy conditions like this. vibes among these burners are positive. now now. but they did deal with all sorts of mud challenges over the weekend after torrential rain. >> it's like having cement blocks on your feet. the playa mud is not like normal mud. it sticks to your feet and goofs up. so some people were wearing just bare feet with like ziploc
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bags just taped to them. >> but it wasn't just the muddy feet. >> the toilets are bad. i'm not going over there. we get a bucket, we get a bag, we poop in the bag, you know. oh like i you put the bag around the bucket. that's what i'm saying. oh that's smart. >> flooded toilets to go with the mud were problematic, but the party continued and those waiting here, like christopher vera, will tell you they came together for to be honest about . >> maybe five of my friends said that this was, if not their best burn, maybe their second to best burn. wow >> yeah. so the mud may be added some flavor to it. >> i would say you are correct. >> muddy man 2023. >> muddy man 2023. you are looking live here in nixon, nevada, and you can see the rvs , the different vehicles making their way back home, leaving, burning man. i can tell you if you like people watching or looking at different vehicles, this is the spot to be rvs of all generations and sculptures
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of all kinds coming through this area. i think a lot of people said it was a great time, but they're a little worn down and they're ready to get home. reporting live in nevada, j.r. stone, abc seven news. >> hey, j.r, did the shortage of food or water lead to any other issues for the burners as it did? >> i talked, larry, with several burners who have been here nine, ten years, and they said they had never seen what they saw when there was somewhat of a food and water shortage when they were telling people to conserve. there were actually some camps where water was stolen. they heard numerous reports of that happening. and also, they, you know, burners often take their garbage elsewhere where they don't want to ruin the land or anything like that. there are also cases of trash being left at camps and a lot of cases like that that burners dealt with. >> larry. yeah, stealing is not part of the burner culture, but obviously there were extenuating
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circumstances. j.r, thanks for your reporting and we'll see you at five and six. >> and as the mass exodus from burning man continues, we're hearing stories of just how long it's taking some people to get out. when you see this drone video, you definitely understand why it shows the incredible line of rvs, campers and cars making theiray out of the desert, stretching for miles. among those burners is lonnie garfield from palm springs. she tells abc seven it took her nine hours to ge from the playa to the main road. lonnie says while she was stuck at burning man over the weekend, she and her friends made the best of it. >> we saw so many cool camps having parties so it didn't it didn't damper our spirits and we had a great time, even though we were wet. >> well, that was lonnie's 13th burn and shelans to go again next year. believe it or not. and since she wants to keep going until she's 80. >> mud or no mud. >> yeah. on to other news. six juveniles and adults have been
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arrested for a string of burglaries in san jose in which thieves used stolen. cars to crash into buildings. today, police released video of three break ins that they've linked to these suspects. according to investigators, the juveniles used stolen vehicles to smash into businesses, gain entry, and that caused significant damage to those buildings. in all, police say the group committed 26 commercial burglaries between march and august of this year. many at smoke shops well, fentanyl overdoses continue to devastate families in the bay area and across the state. >> well, today, families who are coping with tragic losses introduced a ballot initiative they hope will crack down on those fentanyl dealers. >> abc seven news reporter zach fuentes with more. >> i want my peers to have a shot at life, which is why i'm here. >> that's 11 year old sonovah hillman, jr, daughter of rapper dmx. >> i lost my father to a drug overdose and my aunt and uncle to fentanyl overdose is tragically, she's not the only one working to cope through tragedy. >> jerilyn vasquez is a parent
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teacher and now an outspoken advocate pushing for stronger legislation to crack down on fentanyl dealers. my son, jacob , we lost him. >> no vember 28th of 2020. >> her son had taken what he thought was a xanax pill. >> i have no idea if my son knew what was in that pill, but i know he did not want to die that day. and seven months later, when we did get the autopsy report back, he had enough fentanyl in that pill to kill several people. >> the fentanyl deaths are growing at increasingly tragic rates in san francisco through july. at least 385 people died due to fentanyl. and in santa clara county, fentanyl related deaths more than doubled from april to may of this year. >> young people are accessing these drugs through tiktok and online and through even through friends. >> county supervisor cindy chavez heads the county's fentanyl working group. she says the county's district attorney has been working to charge fentanyl dealers at the appropriate level, but she wants to see more done at the state level. that's what this group of families is pushing for with the proposed alexandra's law, a law which gives convicted drug
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dealers a warning, a warning that makes them aware of the dangers of their actions. >> and if they choose to ignore the warning and someone dies as a result, they will be held accountable. >> but the law has not been able to get enough support by the state senate and assembly public safety committees. though there's been some support from both republicans and democrats, the two parties haven't been able to agree on specifics. tuesday, this coalition of families filed a statewide ballot initiative to turn the law's fate over to voters. >> it's now time for californians to vote to save the lives of fellow california mar vasquez, who has also helped with the legislation, says she continues to hold out hope. >> so hopefully it will get on a ballot and it will be passed and the south bay. >> zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> a warning is going out to the public about sick or dead sea lions. the notice comes after a beachgoers reported several dead and ailing sea lions in bodega bay. reports are also coming in from santa cruz and monterey counties. the marine mammal center says most of the sea lions are juvenile males
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suffering from a bacterial infection called leptospirosis. the infection can be a threat to dogs, so beachgoers are advised to keep a safe distance. these animals are already stressed. >> they're coming ashore because they're sick. and so we really don't want to add additional stress by having an off leash dog or a human approaching to take a selfie. >> if you see a struggling sea lion, call the marine mammal center. outbreaks of leptospirosis. among sea lions generally happen every 4 to 5 years. the number of cases this year is not as large as the record record number. that is back in 2018. still ahead, new details about that investment firm buying up acres and acres of land in solano county. >> they're latest move is coming up. flu season is almost here. the push to get your shots and how a bay area company helped a woman in afghanistan get a secret education. >> i'm spencer christian. the marine layer is building at the coast. i'll show you tonight's clouds and tomorrow's sunshine
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double the size of the old venue with two new bars, a new stage and a new sound system. members of the ownership collective say they've been looking for a new home since being forced to shut down in 2020 due to the pandemic . >> we looked long and hard to find a place that was worthy of the stud's legacy, a place that could bring us all together. a place that would be at the heart of our queer community and a place where we could also make a difference. >> the collective hopes to open after the first of the year, but they need to raise $500,000 to help pay for renovations and other costs in order to make it happen. >> airports back to normal after a ground stop, basically paralyzed united airlines this morning. the faa says an equipment outage caused the hour long ground stop and hundreds of flights were delayed. but the tracking site flight aware shows only 14 united flights ended up being canceled. so a little bit of good. >> interesting. all right. time now for consumer news. >> seven on your side's. michael
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finney is here. we're flying somewhere and cheaper. >> that's a major thing. yeah, i know. that's doesn't happen much anymore. or get ready for some cheaper airfares. fall airfares are 9% lower than last year. 10% lower than pre pandemic 2019. some deals recently announced jetblue had a promotion for one way fares from los angeles to san francisco for 39 bucks. american airlines is currently offering round trip tickets from new york to paris for $230. this is catch many travelers by surprise. end of summer deals that all but disappeared since the end or i should say since the pandemic began. the chance is of the united states falling into a recession seems to be dropping. a new report from goldman sachs puts a chance of the economy falling into recession in the next 12 months. at 15. that's down from 20% in july. the easing of inflation
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and a strong labor market are cited by goldman sachs as the reason the change, the chance, i should say, of recession, is fading. a california driver's licenses are going digital. the dmv just released a digital wallet app that allows you to upload your license and keep it right on your phone. it's just a pilot program right now and is limited to the first 1.5 million people who sign up for now. you should still keep your physical license with you for dealing with police or government agencies, but that is the future, right? >> it right now, i know a million and a half. yeah. >> i'll be at airports. >> yeah, i'll be the guy showing the cops. it's right here. oh, those are our kittens. oh, sorry, sorry, sorry. yeah, i'll find it here. i just got. >> no one will hate this more than police making a traffic stop. >> exactly. i hate to break it to you. >> they're not taking those for now. yeah oh, you tell him, michael. thank you.
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>> thank you, michael. all right, let's get a check on the forecast. actually, looks pretty nice behind us here. >> it's nice and cool, spencer. >> it's been a super day, don't you think? i think today's weather ranks high on the list of some of the most pleasant days we've had lately. sunny skies, the marine layer burned back quickly to the coast this morning. so here's a look at what's happening right now with our surface wind speeds. it's breezy, of course, as you would expect, especially near the coast and bay, but nothing terribly gusty, 21 mile per hour winds at sfo, right now in about ten to 16 or 17 mile per hour winds in most other locations. so on we go into sunny skies right now, the 24 hour temperature change shows most locations excuse me, this takes my breath away. most locations about 2 to 6 degrees warmer than at this time yesterday. so it's really pleasant. sunny skies over san francisco, as you can see from sutro tower. right now, temperature readings are 68 here in the city, low to mid 70s from oakland to mountain view, 82 at san jose, palo alto 79, 61 at half moon bay. now looking from
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emeryville westward, you can see that building marine layer. so it's going to start its push out over the bay very shortly. other temperature readings at this hour, 82 degrees at both santa rosa and novato 78 at napa, fairfield are hotspot. well our warm spot right now 92 degrees and we have mid to upper 80s at concord and livermore and from mount tam you can see the fingers of fog reaching out over the bay. already. they'll continue that push out over the bay and into some of our inland valleys during the overnight hours. these are the forecast headlines. low clouds return to the coast and bay overnight. steady pattern of morning fog and mild sunny afternoons will be with us for the next several days and it'll be warming up inland over the weekend. so for tonight, the forecast animation looks like this going into the late evening hours, we'll see that marine layer building a little bit, maybe a little bit of scattered sprinkles or drizzle will develop near the coastline going into the early morning hours. that'll be the picture, but there won't be enough dense fog pushing beyond the bay to significant reduce the visibility for morning
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commuters. so by noon tomorrow, another very sunny day everywhere away from the coastline. overnight low temperatures will be mainly in the mid to upper 50s, pretty much the same range we saw last night. and this morning. tomorrow's highs will range from low to mid 60s at the coast to once again mainly mid 70s around the bay shoreline in the north bay. low to mid 80s will be the highs inland east bay all in the mid 80s and in the south bay generally low 80s. here's the accuweather seven day forecast and this pattern we have now will be with us through friday with very little change. it begins to get a few degrees warmer on saturday as inland highs get close to about 90 degrees. then we get a sharper bump up in temperatures on sunday and monday with inland highs in the mid 90s and then temperatures drop off rather sharply on tuesday, back down to upper 80s inland. so no extremes ahead in the weather and the weather range and the temperature range just looks like very nice weather. >> we'll take it pleasant. >> the weather and the weather, man. >> well, yes, here to be taken
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to and wear away. >> away. stage left. get him out of here. get your wish. okay >> all right. flu season is just around the corner and doctors are reminding people to get their shots. >> yes. reporter denise dador from our sister station in los angeles with a look at why the shots are really important. flu is not just a common cold flu can be deadly. >> the southern hemisphere already had their flu season and infectious disease experts say it was awful. >> it really affected kids this year in australia. lots of kids getting sick and getting hospitalized. they even called it the kindy flu because so many kids were being affected. >> dr. david bronstein with kaiser permanente says this year's quadrivalent flu vaccine appears to be a good match for what's heading our way. >> we have protection against the two dominant strains of flu, so h3n2 and h1n1, as well as protection against two different strains of flu b every september, priscilla iturriaga and her five kids always get
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their flu shots. >> i don't ever remember getting the flu. none of my kids ever got it. >> the flu has been kind to priscilla, but doctors say the shot doesn't prevent every little cough or runny nose. its goal is to keep you alive, and it's to prevent the flu from causing pneumonia, the flu from going to the brain and causing encephalitis or going to the heart and causing myocarditis with flu season expected to hit early, dr. bronstein says get your flu shot now, especially kids eight and younger because they need two shots. people who are elderly should ask their pharmacists for the high dose vaccine. >> if that's not available in your area right now, wait a few weeks. that's okay and get the high dose for everyone. 65 and up. >> dr. bronstein says it's perfectly fine to get a flu shot . at the same time, you get your covid and rsv vaccine if you're eligible. and the most important thing is not to skip it, i'll get it. >> i mean, protect yourself. i mean, you don't want to get sick. you don't want to end up in the hospital to protect the most vulnerable doctors say
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everyone needs to get a flu shot. >> denise dador, abc seven news coming up, the push to get people back on the bus. >> the events in san francisco this month to try to get you to ride and if going solo is more your style, the growing opportunities to get a ride dinner! [sfx: phone ping] ♪ what? tween milestones like this... may start at age 9. hpv vaccination, a type of cancer prevention... against certain hpv-related cancers... can start then too. for most people, hpv clears on its own. but for others, it can cause certain cancers later in life. embrace this phase. help protect them in the next.
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reporter sandy kenyon from our sister station in new york was on the set for both premieres. it's live with kelly and mark. >> their lives have been enhanced by hosting their show together. each day. and now kelly ripa and her husband, mark consuelos, want to show you how teamwork makes the dream work. a segment by that name features relationship experts. a new version of the trivia game asks folks to stump mark. >> mark has made it his mission
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to rob rob of our divine trivia callers out of the live mug. >> like so many of us, kelly and mark use their summer break to rest, recharge, rejuvenate and all family spend time with our families. >> and also, like the entire time that we're off, we're sending each other crazy articles that we've read or something that struck us as funny to put aside for when we come back to work. >> after more than a quarter of a century of marriage and more than half a year as costars on live. kelly ripa and mark consuelos have found their groove. >> we have actually adjusted to his rhythm. that's that's how like an owl, that's how an alpha does things. >> but you know how a swan seems very assured when they glide across the pond, but their feet are going. there's a there's a bit of that sometimes as well. >> this is his first full season as co-host and for another long running talk show. this marks the first on a new set. the panelists remain the same, but
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the biggest news here is not what you see, but what you hear . a new podcast. do i want to talk about things that i didn't quite get a chance to dig into? >> she can relax, let your hair down, and that's what i'm excited for. >> behind the table is hosted by veteran executive producer brian teta. >> the hosts are always funny saying the real show is what happens before we hit air. so we thought, you know what? why not take advantage of that? >> i'm sandy kenyon, abc7 news. >> and you can watch kelly and mark weekdays at 9:00 followed by the view at ten. right here on abc7. all right. >> we have new details today about that land grab in solano county. the new website that gives a glimpse of what the owners say they want you to know . >> plus my destination and wait , you've seen him around town and wait. >> but just how well do these driverless taxis really work? we'll put them to another test just ahead
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called utopian city near travis air force base. but it's now raising even more questions. >> i-team reporter stephanie sierra has been following this story for quite a while now and joins us live in the newsroom with more. stephanie >> yes, larry and kristin, we learned this afternoon the investment firm flannery associates continues their one on one meetings with state leaders and county officials this week. the goal being to answer questions about the massive land grab and the years of secrecy that followed. take a look. this is video of the forever is the parent company of flannery associates. the firm says they've completed surveys and interviews with about 2000 residents in solano county over the past few years. flannery says their voices were clear. residents wanted affordable housing, good paying jobs, better funding to improve schools, promote public safety and to invest in infrastructure. but county officials are still skeptical. >> it's a lot to absorb for us. i mean, basically, our general plan and zoning out there allows
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us for agricultural land uses. so this would introduce something totally that is not planned for in the county at this point in time. it would require signific ficant changes to the county's general plan and zoning. it would require a vote of the citizens to make that change. >> flannery cites reports dating back to the 1960s and 1970s that predicted the area of eastern solano county had low fire risk and had access to water. but local officials have repeatedly denied the water claim and raised concerns over the lack of infrastructure. now congressman john garamendi raised those concerns during his first meeting with the firm. coming up tonight at six. we'll explain why he says he's even more concerned now. larry and kristin. >> all right, stephanie, thank you so much. september is transit month in san francisco and city officials want to take you for a ride. the mayor joined state and city officials at city hall to urge people to ride muni more, saying it's a choice for
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the climate and the future of the city. they highlighted improvements in ridership and efficiency. >> we know we have a lot of work to do to make sure that we are adding more lines and making lines more efficient and making it possible. so that people know that without a doubt they can rely on our public transportation to get anywhere near in a timely manner. in san francisco. >> so there will be special events and prizes throughout the month of september for anybody can take part in a transit scavenger hunt. a cable car, barn tours, free rides and more. >> all right. now to the new mode of transportation that's really divided san francisco. as you've seen. we've put driverless taxis to the test before, kind of shaky now. abc news reporter becky worley is taking them for a spin. >> passengers in the back, nobody in the front. i try waymo and cruise the two newly street legal robo taxi services in san francisco. waymo is first ordering. one is just like using
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a rideshare app. my destination and i'd wait a car appears without a human anywhere inside the car navigates the parking lot a tricky intersection proceeding on marina boulevard and then on that motorcycle just cut right in front of us and it handled it pretty well. so our trip is relatively uneventful. hey you're here now. the cruise app request to ride. okay. things start without incident. then we come to a busy intersection and as we turn, a man steps into the street, seemingly without looking. whoa it was an abrupt stop and jarring for me as a rider. but when we talk to cruise, they say their cameras were tracking the man the whole time, that he was never in front of the car. and the car acted as it's programed to veering left to keep a safe distance from the pedestrian. while the cruise car successfully navigated that situation, there have been safety issues with cars from
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both companies, trucks, ambulances and police cars and all that. >> and most recently there was a cruise car that got stuck in wet cement on the road. >> and san francisco has asked cruise to reduce the number of its cars on the streets as they work on the technology and the rest of my cruise trip is fine. speed of the car in the neighborhood seems really appropriate. no, california stops a full and complete stop every time turn signals are always going on almost there. >> we arrived. i made it. >> both companies focused on safety. waymo telling abc news safety is our mission and top priority as we develop and deploy this technology. and cruise adds, we're proud of our safety record, which encompasses more than 4 million driverless miles in complex urban environments. and christine crosby, who's been a writer in waymo's pilot program. well she's a fan. >> the first ride that i took, i definitely did on my own without a kid when there was no driver in there. >> you took your kids in this thing. >> i take my kids in this thing
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except takeoffs and landings. how do you all feel about that? as you know, normally you have your pilot and copilot and spencer. you fly a lot. i do. what do you think? >> i'm not crazy about the idea. i know probably 20 years from now it's going to be so safe and it will be a thing. but, you know, just a couple of weeks ago, one of the major airlines had an incident where one of the pilots went to the lavatory and died in the laboratory. so what if you have only one pilot on board and that happens? is the technology trustworthy to land that plane safely? >> so i'm not a pilot nor an expert in this area, but i remember talking to a pilot buddy of mine and this was many years ago, and he said, you know, they would fly from hawaii to australia. and the computer did everything, did everything. they just did takeoffs and landings. but at this point, the technology is there that if programed properly, the computer could do everything okay, unless there's a glitch. yeah. yes i do
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think it is the way of the future. >> they're building highways in the sky. and actually, i just got done interviewing a company in fremont that's building autonomous busses and they're pretty much like, i don't know, between a drone and a helicopter in the sky. so you'll have to tune in for that story. but it's pretty cool what they're doing. but i think it's we're we're many years away from that because it's not just about, you know, an autonomous vehicle on the roads. you also have to figure out how that's going to work in the sky. yeah but i'm okay with the road. >> i mean, a passenger can always jump in there and commandeer the steering wheel if necessary if something happened to the driver. but in the sky, i don't know it's going to happen. >> kristin. yes okay. >> what could go wrong? >> i know we got to move on. so we're moving on. >> palm reading is becoming more of a thing. yeah it's not about reading your future for the past four months, crunch the gym. they've used amazon one, palm scanners as a new option for members to enter their gyms. nine crunch clubs, including
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five in the bay area, are pilot locations for the technology. so do you want to use your palm to just wave your way into the gym? i mean, it's easier than fishing around for the card, right? or whatever. you know, barcode you have attached to your keychain. and if you think about it, like if you go to the airport and you use clear, you know, they're using your eyeballs. so palm eyeball, i mean, to yeah, i'm fine with it. you know? >> yeah. >> i mean it's no touch. >> they know everything else about me. they've got my finger prints, my. >> oh, we know about you. sensor. yes, that's why we keep an eye out for you. >> actually, i just wonder, are they trying to get it to be easier to go to the gym? like you don't even have to take out your phone and scan it? right? right all you have to do if you just do this, i mean. >> all right, i'm in. i mean, there's some sort of mission impossible thing where somebody is going to take your, you know, your palm print or something and use it for nefarious purposes. but i don't think we're there yet. >> i do think it's also good for the gym. right, because that way
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they ensure you can't be sharing your past or id badge with somebody else or, you know, get your friend in as well. right right. yeah. all right. forget the old adage. opposites attract. couples are more likely to be similar to a university of colorado study looked at 133 traits in 80,000 couples. they found nearly 90% of traits examined were similar among partners, only 3% had substantially different traits. i want to know what some of those traits were because i would think being similar is more important in some things. the core values. >> yeah. core values, right? >> yeah. yeah. what do you think, spencer? yeah i agree with you. >> i think you need to have have core values in, in in line in common to sustain in a long and happy relationship. but you can have some things that are opposite enough that they cause you know there's sometimes friction can cause attraction. so yeah but or if you're just totally different people i mean it's not going to work. >> i think it's also nice to learn from your partner, right?
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if you have different hobbies, you have different interests or whatever it may be. i think that's that's a good thing. right? but but yeah, the core values, you know, when it comes to family and money and religion, all those things, i think it does help. >> right? yeah. even even stuff as simple as diet. if, you know one person's vegan and the other person wants to eat only red meat or whatever, you're going to have some some conflict there . >> so i like it. food needs to always be prioritized, even both eating steak. >> well, yeah, you have to you know, you have to come to some happy medium. doesn't have to be perfect all the way down the line. share is talking about getting older, including what she will not do back down if would my no share, believe it or not, is 77 years old. wow. i mean, the way she just jumps around the stage is amazing. she continues to turn back time. she did an interview on good morning
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britain saying she won't cut her hair or stop wearing jeans as she ages. as she adds, she will continue to do the things that she's always done, which is kind of like you. spencer well, she's only one year older than i am. >> i don't jump around the stage, though. no you know, she's she looks terrific. she's in great shape. obviously if you can be like she is at 77, why not wear the clothes you want to wear? i mean, if you can pull it off, put it on, you know, i agree. >> i think it keeps her young, too. like young at heart, right? yeah i think it's great whatever she's doing. yeah, agreed. >> good for her. i mean, if you feel good about yourself, then you're pulling it off, you know? >> yeah, i also somebody else's. >> it says a lot about the shifting, the way that we view aging. yeah. because, i mean, it used to be 60, 65, you're pretty much toast and 77 and still going strong. look at mick jagger. yes. i mean, there's obviously they have wealth and
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they can, you know, you know, buy all the green smoothies they want or whatever, you know. but but still, it's possible to extend quality of life and still be really active and really productive. >> so it's relative because 77 is not old. when you look at the fact that the five year old today has a i forget, 90% chance for something like that to live to age 100, really. >> so 75 will be you know, i don't know. >> today is 60. >> what if we just act like five year olds? is that does that count? >> we do that every day. >> that's what i was thinking. you and me, spencer. that's right. all right. >> sometimes i think we're regressing. yeah. next week, we'll be asking three year olds. >> yeah. turning back time. this one right here, benjamin button. >> benjamin button. all right, that's it for
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the copter pilot during the vietnam war. the award comes for an act of gallantry. 55 years ago would then lieutenant taylor rescued four soldiers trapped behind enemy lines while taking fire on his last try. >> he learned that any attempt to save the men had been called off. the rescue helicopter was not coming. instead, lieutenant taylor received a direct order return to base. his response was just as direct. i'm getting my men out.
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>> the tennessee native flew more than 2000 combat missions, earning some 50 combat decorations, including a silver and a bronze star. >> we're getting our first look at the newest ship in the disney cruise line fleet. it's called treasure doesn't set sail until next year. but reporter giovanna lara from our sister station in la, went aboard to show us some of the ship's top attractions. >> the theme of the treasure without a doubt, is adventure. >> your adventure on board the new disney treasure will begin the moment you arrive when you board the disney treasure and you walk into the glorious grand hall. >> that's really the beginning of the adventure. it is really the imagineers took inspiration from agrabah, from disney's aladdin, for the first time on board a disney ship. >> there are nods to classic disney attractions. the skipper society is based on the jungle cruise and then we've also got
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periscope pub and periscope pub is the first time we've actually had a venue based on the classic 20,000 leagues under the sea. >> so it's a very unique only disney can do kind of a venue. so we're very excited and when it comes to restaurants, the treasure will be serving up a one of a kind cocoa themed dining experience. plaza de cocoa is a brand new restaurant. it's the first at theatro royal dining location that we've had that's themed around disney pixar film and of course, the cocoa story is a beautiful disney story, and it really focuses on the heart and the family. so i do believe that's going to be really special for our guests. >> the ship is currently under construction in germany. bookings for the treasure opened september 12th with the maiden voyage set for december 2024. giovanna lara, abc seven news looks amazing. >> disney, of course, is the parent companyfbc seven.
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>> and a reminder oakland pride takes place this sundayc seven is a proud sponsorjoin abc7 news reporter zach fuentes and ansaran as they bring you the pride parade live starting at 11 a.m. in oakland. >> a woman from afghanistan tells her harrowing story of surviving and thriving through education. >> when i was 11 years old, i was forced to stop going to school. >> how she ended up secretly teaching herself and where she
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at ten, it's the chase. then stay with us for abc7 news at 11. now to a story about the importance of education in solar. mahfouz grew up in afghanistan where education wasn't allowed for women, but she figured out a way to learn in secret thanks to a south bay company. abc7 news south bay reporter dustin dorsey has her story.
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>> growing up as a woman in afghan man was restrictive and disheartening for solar mahfouz. women are not allowed to learn. leave the house, even show their faces. >> age 16, i did not know how to add and subtract and that was because when i was 11 years old, i was forced to stop going to school. a group of men came to our door and threatened us if i continued going to school. and from that day on, the restriction in my life continued to increase. as i left home on a couple of times a year. and whenever i did, i had to wear the suffocating burqa that covered me from head to toe. >> mahfouz knew she wanted more when reading a time magazine to try and learn english, she read about bay area tech expert sal khan and his online learning platform, khan academy, using incredibly slow internet overnight. mahfouz studied using the mountain view based program, building her education to heights she never thought possible. >> i felt like i was building something for myself because everything else in my life, i was dependent on my male relative. and i think even
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though it was hard, i didn't you know, i had no foundation of anything but i think just the empowerment, just the feeling, you know, to be be able to do something just kept me going. >> within three years of starting the classes, she was learning at a college level. mahfouz is now a quantum computing researcher at tufts university. >> now, i can read, i can write, i can speak. and of course, in math too, you know, i did not know how to add and subtract. and now i do proofs and i do research. not just, you know, it's not just learning things you're creating. i'm creating things. her incredible story now told in a book co-written by stanford junior molina kapoor aptly titled defiant dreams. >> you know, i think the beauty in this story is that it's solar story and it's unique to her. >> but in many respects, it's also the story now of a generation of girls and women who are today being denied fundamental rights, but also generations of women who came before solar. and the book really chronicles what they experienced. >> kapoor mahfouz hope it can be an inspiration to young girls growing up in similar
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