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after narrowly losing to shengtao. he is now running again. >> i'm j.r. stone live in altadena. a rose bowl worker who lost everything in the recent fires and who was shot in a random shooting last year, remains hopeful and optimistic. his story is next. >> wildfire danger is as much about what you can't see is what you can't find out why. stanford researchers are digging into the soil for clues. >> always live. abc7 news starts right now. >> power and politics intersecting with money, mystery and the looming possibility of federal indictments. good evening. >> i'm ama daetz, and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us tomorrow. we should find out what became of last summer's federal raids in oakland. former oakland mayor shengtao has reportedly been indicted in the fbi's corruption investigation. the east bay times reports her partner, andre jones, is alsor being indicted. it's not clear
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what the charges are. we reached out to tao and her attorney but have not yet heard back. jones's lawyer told the east bay times jones plans to turn himself in tomorrow. tao's home was one of a number of locations raided by federal agents last june. several of the properties belonged to the duong family, which runs california waste solutions. it has a contract with the city of oakland. abc seven news insider phil matier connected some of those dots for us. >> if you look at what the fbi has been subpoenaing from different vantage points and from what they tk from the city, it appears thattk they are interested in a deal by the duong family and another man by the name of mario juarez, who may or may not be part of this investigation, who proposed to the city the idea of building a village of some 600 or 300 tiny homes, you know, tiny homes where you could house the homeless. and they were going to build them on the oakland old army base. and it was a $90
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million deal. >> tao repeatedly has denied any wrongdoing and says she has not was not the target of the investigation. >> voters recalled shengtao from office in november and now the candidate who narrowly lost to her when she was elected is back in the race today. former oakland city council member lauren taylor announced plans to run for mayor. he spoke one on one with abc seven news reporter anser hassan after he filed his paperwork for april's special election. >> they're coming to us right here with this 92 year old grandmother at his side. former city council member lauren taylor says he's not giving up on oakland, and that's why he's running for mayor. >> i'm a political outsider who has four years of experience. that's just enough to really understand what's going on, but not enough to be entrenched and enslaved to the forces that really have been driving things here in city hall. >> taylor is an oakland native. he served four years on city council beginning in 2018, but then lost the race for mayor in 2022 to mayor shengtao. she was
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recalled by voters in november, which led to the special election for the new mayor this coming april. anything major that you want to see? taylor toured some small downtown businesses thursday morning. he says he wants to lead oakland's expansion. that includes revenue generation, starting with helping the city's small businesses to open and stay open. >> when it comes to the bureaucracy, when it comes to permitting, when it comes to just accessing resources, that has to be addressed. >> public safety will be another priority. taylor says he wants to make the oakland police department more efficient. he used the amount of time officers spend on paperwork as an example. >> we have to look at the process that they're going through and minimize that. so we get officers on the ground more than they are on a desk typing up paperwork. >> but some of taylor's critics don't think he'll be able to generate the votes a second mayoral run. pointing out how taylor was critical of ranked choice voting in his loss to former mayor tao. >> and a lot of that was really the impetus of lauren taylor,
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his he was the one who pushed against ranked choice voting, and as far as i know, he may have had some involvement and collaboration with folks who were working towards the recall. so i also encourage us to think about what that means. >> taylor joins a field of more than ten candidates, including former u.s. congresswoman barbara lee, who filed papers last week in oakland, anser hassan. abc seven news. >> even with lauren taylor's entrance into the race, many speculate longtime congresswoman barbara lee will be a shoo in for oakland's next mayor. >> abc seven news reporter monica madden dove into the history of that today and is here with us. monica, as we know, this is not the first time a member of congress has tried to take on oakland city. >> no, certainly not dan and barbara lee's predecessor and mentor, ron dellums, almost 20 years ago, embarked on a similar journey when he won the oakland mayorship in 2006 after a long career in congress. but dellums popularity in congress did not follow him to the mayor's office, where he left after one
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embattled term. >> i want to make life better for everyone in the city of oakland. >> it's a political homecoming. >> oakland needs, i think, a leader that demonstrates and has a history of being trusted. we need accountability. >> after decades on capitol hill, barbara lee is looking to lead her adopted hometown through turmoil. >> i decided after talking to so many people that i could help steady the ship and help really pull the city together to move forward. recognizing the challenges and recognizing that it's not going to be easy. >> but will she share the fate of her former boss and mentor like lee? ron dellums left congress as a progressive icon. his base of supporters also encouraged him to run. but dellums one term as mayor ended up reshaping the legacy he cemented in congress. and dellums faced problems similar to what lee will inherit if she's elected. >> i think just how do you deal with the city's structural budget deficit, which kind of feeds into all of the other issu, you don't have
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the money to pay for public safety and keep firehouses open, and to make sure that there's enough police, enough police officers and all of those things, it's really hard to get things done. >> and they help their neighbors. >> but then there's jerry brown, another political heavyweight who became oakland mayor after his first term as california governor. brown's time in the town revitalized his career, helping him become attorney general and later returning him to the governor's mansion. >> jerry brown ran. the city had real problems. it was in real, real tough straits. so i think in a lot of ways, you know, having having a crisis can really help a mayor and focus what needs to be done. >> east bay political consultant jim ross is taking the optimistic outlook. >> oakland really needs somebody who can unite the city, a candidate or somebody who can bring together broad swaths of the community and really find a way to lead oakland in these really what are really challenging times. >> it is it is a crowded field.
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but perhaps lee's biggest challenger will be former councilman loren taylor, who you just heard officially entered the race today. now, political experts say that this is going to be a pretty policy heavy debate before voters choose their ultimate replacement in april. so it will be a short campaign season. >> short but intense. >> oh, absolutely. >> thanks, monica. >> voters recalled not only oakland's mayor, but also the alameda county district attorney. at a special meeting this afternoon, the board of supervisors narrowed down the number of candidates to replace pamela price from 15 to 7. the candidates will be interviewed at a special board meeting on tuesday, before being narrowed down to 2 or 3 ahead of a final vote. happening now oakland neighbors are voicing their concerns about safety after the temporary closure of a fire station. a total of two stations, numbers 25 and 28, in the oakland hills, closed on january 6th as part of cuts to help close a $129 million budget deficit. right now, city council member janani ramachandran is holding a virtual town hall.
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station 25 is in her district and she says she has pledged to work with the fire department and the city to get the stations reopened as soon as possible. the closures are set to last six months. >> now to southern california. the death toll from the los angeles wildfire disaster has climbed. sadly, once again, 27 people are now confirmed dead. that's according to the medical examiner's office. but progress in the fire fight is being made thanks to a break in the winds. the palisades fire is holding at just under 24,000 acres and isat now 27% contained. today, some evacuation zones in that fire burn area reopened to residents. crews today started removing hazardous waste. and of course, there is a lot of that. meantime, the other big fire, the eaton fire near pasadena, is just over 14,000 acres. and containment there is up to 55%. and in the aftermath of these fires, homeowners are facing a new threat now. talk about insult to injury, landslides. this home in pacific palisades was spared
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by the flames, but is now split apart and hanging off part of a hill following slides in the area. cal fire authorities are analyzing other parts of the burn area that might be at risk for landslides. these landslides are the result of so much water being put on the flames that they loosen the soil. well, now to abc seven news reporter j.r. stone live in altadena. another aa hard, hard hit with the story of a rose bowl worker who sadly was paralyzed last year. and jr now just lost his home. >> yeah dealing with a lot of challenges. you could say you see all the damage behind me. and it is jaw dropping to see this dan. but at the same time today there were some special moments out at the rose bowl among friends, community members helping that man who once lived in this home, and that man who once drove in this car. >> the dude here, willie youngblood. good guy. >> but not everything has been good lately for willie, who's part of the stadium field crew at the rose bowl. you see, up
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until last week, willie lived here in altadena with his dad, his sister, his nephew, his niece and his dog. fire took their home. >> the only thing standing is still the chimney. it was like a movie, man. i ain't gonna even lie. it was devastating to my dad because my dad and my mom worked hard. >> but willie is a bit modest. you see, he's been working hard, too. this is video of him in rehab months after he was randomly shot getting a soda in a store last year, a shooting that left him paralyzed. and in this wheelchair. the former high school football star at john muir high also has a second job working with autistic children. >> everybody goes through trials and tribulations, but i was just always taught man, like, just keep your head high and just keep fighting. and eventually, like, eventually you're going to get out of that mud. >> willie is not doing it alone, though. he's got a community of fellow rose bowl workers by his side. great person right here. >> she always going to check up on me and just checking on him
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almost daily daily daily daily weekly what he needed. >> we're here to support him. and he needs some some support and anything that anyone can do to help him and his family out. >> in addition to the fire and shooting, three of willie's family members passed of cancer and pneumonia in the last year. he says he wants to rebuild for his father. >> he's sitting there saying, he always keeps telling me, like, you know, i really don't got that long to live. so, you know, i just for him to see that i'm just praying and hoping that he can get his house fixed back up. my message to the people that lost their home is like, man, keep fighting. don't give up. don't give up hope. there's a light out there. trust me. >> and don't give up hope. words to live by there now. willie told me when they evacuated this home in the middle of the night. they could barely see. that's how much smoke was out here. he said it was incredibly hot as well. we talk about a community effort out here, and it certainly is that they
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started a gofundme page. willie and his family already have raised more than $100,000. the la rams even reached out to him about a possible meet up. it's not a new home, but it is something going forward. live in altadena j.r stone abc seven news. >> yeah j.r. thank you. so many people coming together to help. in fact a convoy of supplies is going to be heading from the north bay to the survivors of the southern california wildfires. chris brown of petaluma launched a facebook group last week to collect donations. he was surprised by the response, and people dropped off supplies by the carload. today, one of the donors is a four year old girl from san jose who helped her family organize help from classmates. >> our community went through the same thing a few years back, and, you know, i wasn't in a place in my life where i can help, you know? and now i am. and i'm just like, whatever i can do. my name is amari. >> i'm four years old. i'm donating to the people that lost their home in the fire. >> oh, amari, we love your help.
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brown says volunteers could be heading down to los angeles this weekend to drop off all the donated goods and wildfire survivors, as you can imagine, need a lot of support right now. you can help go to red cross.org/abc to help the red cross respond to those in need. >> stay with us. coming up here. why nurses are rallying against artificial intelligence. could it affect your health? >> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. a frost advisory is going up tomorrow morning. l show you how chilly and the changes ahead for your weekend coming up. >> of course. you know, there's that whole fomo thing, too. when their friends are here and they're like, we got to go. we want to. we don't want to miss out on that fomo. >> in san francisco, well, this news is for you.
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new year parade sponsored by toyota. we're about a month away now from this big event on february 15th that you can watch live on abc, seven, on tv and everywhere you stream. it's going to be fabulous. now, the parade not the only big event in san francisco that weekend. abc seven news reporter tim johns is here with the story. tim. >> yeah. dan. that's right. now, in addition to the chinese new year parade, the nba all star game will also be taking place at chase center. and it will also be valentine's day that friday. so it will be a very busy weekend for us here in san francisco. and city officials say they're getting ready. it's set to be a bustling few days in san francisco during the second weekend of february. the city will host the nba all star game, the famous chinese new year parade, and it will also be valentine's day. with so much going on, city leaders say they've been preparing for
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months. >> our planning is multi-agency. it's pretty elaborate in terms of making sure we have the right people, in the right places, at the right times. >> sfpd chief bill scott says he expects hundreds of thousands of people to come into san francisco during that weekend. he tells us law enforcement is working to make sure everyone remains safe. >> looking at what others do, what some of the best practices are for these types of events. talking to the nba and their security specialists and just making sure that we hit everything that we need to hit properly. >> safety was a key message at a news conference held in chinatown thursday. new mayor daniel leary, emphasizing the city stands by the aapi community during one of its most important celebrations. >> we need to make sure that people know that if you commit crime, you're going to be held accountable. >> that weekend, san francisco is expecting the influx of visitors to come from both other parts of the bay area and from around the country. s.f. travel says while there are still hotel rooms available in the city, they're selling out fast.
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>> then, of course, you know, there's that whole fomo thing, too. when their friends are here and they're like, we got to go. we want to we don't want to miss out on that. so, you know, it absolutely gives us traction. >> and with just a few weeks to go until the excitement begins, many in chinatown say they're ready to once again showcase san francisco to the world. >> it's also about community coming together and how to also bring the vibrancy back to chinatown and let people really understand the culture and heritage of it. >> while the nba hosts all star events all weekend long, the game itself will take place on sunday night. meanwhile, the chinese new year parade will be happening the evening before on saturday. and of course, you'll be able to watch that right here on abc seven. but for now, i'm live in studio. tim johns, abc seven news. >> great, tim. thank you. now, as tim mentioned, you can watch the parade live. saturday, february 15th, starting at 6 p.m. right here on abc seven and wherever you stream abc seven news. abc seven is a very proud sponsor of the 2025 san francisco chinese new year parade. >> all right. we'd like the weather we have now.
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>> then we do need that for the. >> but we could use some rain right about now. >> that's true. it is getting bone dry out there. meteorologist sandhya patel is here with that. and of course, watching what's happening in southern california. >> that's right. and dan, and let's first start out with southern california, and then we'll talk about our opportunities for possibly some wet weather. latest information on the wildfires. the palisades fire is now 23,713 acres, the largest fire. but containment has increased to 22%. eaton fire. 55%. and the hurst fire is 98% contained. winds have really backed off. there was a red flag warning until 3 p.m. for parts of southern california today, but you can see why that has expired. malibu. six miles an hour, ten miles. browns canyon. and really, the winds are not going to increase as much as we've seen in the past week. and it is really just going to be light winds to calm conditions. so hopefully the firefighters can continue to make some progress. it's certainly not a good thing
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for southern california. latest drought monitor is out and it is showing that southern california, there was only a small section that was in severe drought. now almost the entire southern portion of the state is in severe drought. 26% of california. so it definitely expanded and it intensified here in the bay area. parts of the inland east bay are abnormally dry. we've been doing pretty good with so much rain the last couple of months. not this month, obviously, but we have been stocking up, if yu will. unfortunately, the climate prediction center is saying next wednesday through sunday below average in terms of precip out west. it's not just california. there's a 40 to 50% chance of us seeing this. now i'm going to show you the computer model. so beyond about a week we start to notice maybe this computer model wants to bring in some rain. the other computer model is not nearly as aggressive, so just keep that in mind as we head towards the end of january. maybe we'll see something. this trough is certainly setting the stage for some changes. fog is
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going to start to creep back in. it's already showing up on live doppler seven. so here's a look at your evenig forecast. inland areas in the 50s clear and then dropping to the 40s later on tonight around the bay. mid 50s down to the mid 40s. some fog showing up as we head towards the overnight hours. you will notice the coast goes from clear to foggy and temperatures in the 40s. a beautiful view from pier 39 camera right now. mid 50s san francisco, oakland, hayward. you're at 60 in san jose and 45 and half moon bay. east bay hills camera clear view right now everyone in the 50s, from napa to santa rosa to livermore. and a gorgeous view from san jose in the morning. cold with areas of frost. tomorrow through the weekend it's going to turn cooler. fog will give way to sun for most areas and early to mid next week. we do have windy pattern at times tomorrow morning. frost advisory 1 to 9 a.m. temperatures down to mid 30s. definitely going to be cold enough for some frost and watch out for the fog. it's going to be around first thing in the morning. heading into the afternoon, you will notice that cool
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down mid 30s to mid 40s first thing tomorrow morning. extra time for the commute and a jacket will come in handy. keep that layer handy. 50s 60s. it's going to be noticeably cooler. the accuweather seven day forecast. we're going to go with a dry holiday weekend, but certainly cooler and then breezy on monday. martin luther king junior day. we will have periods of gusty offshore winds next week and milder weather with above average temperatures once again. dan. >> all right thanks, andy. >> we move now to breaking news on the central coast. monterey county, where a large fire is burning at the moss landing power plant. take a look. this video is m towercameras in the area. thes m fire was reported just before 3 p.m. you can see why there is concern. there are no reports of injuries, but the north county fire protection district is asking people who live nearby to close their windows and doors and shut off air systems until further notice to avoid any potential breathing hazards. the chp has closed southbound highway one at salinas road and
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says there is no estimated time of reopening. >> well, coming up here, it's been more than four years since a crowd stormed the capitol, but a san francisco man was just arrested this week for what the fbi says he did on that
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it was a losing day on wall street. all three major indices on the new york stock exchange ended the day down. let's take a look at the numbers. the dow jones was down more than 68 points. the nasdaq fell nearly 173. the s&p 500 dropped more than 12. space x confirms its starship spacecraft exploded and was lost over the caribbean minutes after its seventh test flight blasted off from south texas. >> that is amazing. it's. >> yeah. look at all that debris streaking across the sky over the turks and caicos islands. spacex's founder, elon musk, posted on x that the preliminary indication is the starship had an oxygen fuel leak above the ship engine firewall. there were no astronauts on board the test flight mission. spacex says the rocket used today is a new version of the starship. the mission was meant to lap earth and splash down in the indian ocean, four years after the january 6th insurrection at the u.s. capitol. >> a san francisco man is now
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under arrest for allegedly assaulting law enforcement officers that day. investigators say 36 year old frank peter molinari junior, was captured on body worn camera footage charging a capitol police officer and striking another in the head with his hands. about two hours later, he was again captured on video, this time resisting officers attempts to move rioters back. the fbi arrested gyorgy junior in san francisco yesterday, and he has been charged in federal court in washington. public records appear to link gyorgy junior to the molinari salami family, which formerly ran the famed molinari delicatessen in north beach. >> coming up next, see the local actions taken to protect our immigrant community, ahead of fears about what actions the new trump administration could take. >> also ahead, gun violence should not, cannot and will not be normalized in our town. >> a community outraged after a four year old child gets caught
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fire at the moss landing power plant. this video is from the towercameras in that area of monterey county. the fire was reported just before 3 p.m. and you can see why there is some concern. the chp has closedme southbound highway one at salinas road and says there is no estimated time to reopen it. no reports of any injuries, but the north county fire protection district is asking people who live nearby to close their windows and doors and shut off air systems until further notice to avoid any potential breathing hazards. >> a vallejo intersection is now a crime scene. cars parked there riddled with bullet holes, as you see after a shootout that left a four year old girl critically hurt. and now leaders are expressing anger and outrage and calling for change. >> today, vallejo police released more details about this shootout. it happened at about 830 sunday night at sawyer street and mark avenue. the four year old girl, who had been riding in a car with her mother, was caught in the crossfire. abc seven news reporter louis pena has the latest on how city
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officials are trying to make some changes. >> bullet holes on multiple cars, the side of this home and shattered glass tell a story of chaos during gun violence sunday night in vallejo. >> that incident has left myself and many other residents of the neighborhood rattled. >> police dispatch audio confirms the fear. many residents in this area reported. >> we're getting a lot of phone calls right now on the street. >> a four year old girl caught in the crossfire while in the car with her mom. >> multiple gunshots coming from the east of us. >> police officers speaking for the first time about the young victim's condition. >> the juvenile is in stable condition. the suspect or suspects responsible for this heinous act are still at large. >> getting emotional. solano county supervisor cassandra james described getting her own kids ready for bed when she heard the gunshots. >> i was bathing my four year
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old when the gunshots erupted outside of my doorstep. >> we went to the area where police have now determined there were two crime scenes. a shootout at the intersection of sawyer street and mark avenue, where the four year old was injured, and about a block away on sawyer street and gateway drive, an area known by many as dangerous. >> historically excluded neighborhood and has been under invested. and so i always say the reputation precedes itself where violence has occurred. >> one of the neighbors even warning us gateway drive. >> right. >> all right. okay. >> community and city leaders now coming together to demand change. vallejo's mayor planning a task force for local, state and federal officials to help this community. >> going to be working with our chief to initiate contact with leaders in neighboring cities. so that we can explore regional approaches. we know thisegional violence isn't limited to vallejo police officers asking
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for anyone with information to come forward. >> detectives have been working tirelessly to bring the person or persons who committed this act to justice. >> in vallejo, luz pena abc seven news. >> in the bay area and across the nation, nurses are calling for increased staffing. but that's not all. they're also concerned about ai and how it will be used with their patients. abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey has more on today's national day of action. who's got the power? >> we have the power. >> there's power in protest. national nurses united and california nurses association members from across the country, state and bay area from san francisco to oakland and san jose are fighting to regain that power for their patients. >> we need conditions to change you. the public need conditions to change. it needs to get better. and we need to make sure that health care works for the benefit of our patients and the
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people that provide that care. >> these nurses say they're not interested in making decisions based on profit. the patients are their bottom line. and kaiser san francisco rn sydney simpson worries understaffing is putting them at risk. >> i'm sure you've heard of like the nursing shortage. i say that in air quotes because there is no nursing shortage. there are plenty of nurses to work. there aren't enough good, strong, contracted nursing jobs. we need more staff. we need more nurses. we need more training programs. >> and nurses at these rallies say artificial intelligence is being used to make this problem even worse. one example is a new program being used that helps determine how many nurses should be assigned to a given unit. kaiser oakland rn katie romer says that number is under the amount needed for adequate care. she says nurses are not anti-technology, but it shouldn't be used to exacerbate their long standing issues. >> we want them to be transparent. we want to be informed and aware of when
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they're being rolled out. we want a voice at the table about what the impacts are for patient care and our work, and we want to be able to, you know, have input for how they're implemented and how they impact our jobs and our patients. >> kaiser permanente sent us a statement saying ai does not make decisions and they meet or exceed staffing regulations. a representation of the stalemate between nurses and management, one that will continue to play out as the fight for power continues. dustin dorsey, abc seven news. >> in the south bay, local leaders are speaking out amid growing concerns from the immigrant community. this comes after recent ice raids in the state and ahead of donald trump's presidential inauguration. abc seven news reporter zach fuentes explains how officials plan to strengthen protections for immigrants and combat misinformation. >> unannounced central valley raids by border patrol agents and the incoming presidential administration have members in the san jose immigrant community on edge. >> there is a great growing fear in district five and east side
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san jose, which is a majority immigrant community both from latin america and asian asian communities, santa clara county sheriff bob johnson said those fears escalated last week when his agency served search warrants in an east san jose neighborhood. >> they were related to retail theft, so it had nothing to do with ice, but community members perceived it as being ice enforcement. >> the word swept through the community fast, and the sheriff's office has since been working to clear things up. >> we are not engaged with ice as far as sharing information. we do not ask information on any of our contacts regarding immigration status, and it's not something that we collaborate with ice in regards to our custody facilities and transferring people or holding people on civil detainers. >> moving forward, the sheriff's office said it plans to have staff on hand during search warrants to let concerned community members know what's going on. policies protecting immigrants also exist in the city of san jose. >> as of now, no city employee, including the san jose police department, can collaborate with
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ice. so no san jose official, when they work with members of the public, are going to be asking for immigration status. >> council member peter ortiz authored a memo he says aims to strengthen the city's protections. >> that one clarifies what the city is already doing, which is, you know, being a sanctuary city, not collaborating with ice. and then two, to develop a potential plan on investing in protection for the immigrant community. >> ortiz's memo got strong public support in the city's rules committee meeting wednesday. >> so i encourage you to work with us and to make sure that we are safe and that we're united. >> the memo was approved unanimously in the rules committee. next steps include identifying funding to allocate to immigrant community resources and a resolution to be voted on reinforcing the city's status as a sanctuary city. in san jose, zach fuentes, abc seven news the official inaugural portraits of donald trump and jd vance were released today, just days before they are to be sworn in as president and vice president of the united
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states. >> take a look. the images e released on social media by trump's chief photographer with the caption, quote, we are entering the golden age of america. the inauguration is scheduled for monday. tesla ceo elon musk, meta ceo mark zuckerberg and amazon founder jeff bezos will all be in attendance. former house speaker nancy pelosi will not be today. her spokesperson said she will not attend and did not give a reason for her absence. the california congresswoman did attend trump's first inauguration in 2017. flags in california will be raised on monday for the inauguration. flags across the country are flying at half staff to mourn the passing of former president jimmy carter. other states also plan to raise their flags, too. the house speaker says they will be raised at the u.s. capitol on monday. now we are less than a week away from the inauguration. we have live coverage on monday starting at 6 a.m. right here on abc seven. live coverage is expected to run until about two in the afternoon. that means you
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will not see the view gma3 or general hospital, just so you know. >> coming up, we are getting climate ready. the impact of wildfires lasts long after the flames are out and the smoke is gone. next. meet a stanford team studying the long term
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the bay area to be put up for adoption here. about a dozen animals from the san diego humane society will be transported here for the east bay spca. marin humane humane society of sonoma county and pets in need to find homes for 22 dogs and cats, landed at moffett field yesterday from los angeles county shelters. the san francisco spca and other local shelters are helping get these animals ready for adoption. it's all part of an effort to reduce crowding at southern california animal shelters so that they can better support lost and rescued pets from the l.a. county wildfires. and tomorrow, good morning america will be live in southern california with robin roberts, michael strahan and ginger zee focusing on recovery, rebuilding and resilience. you can watch socal strong tomorrow morning starting at 7:00 right here on abc seven. >> to stay climate ready, we need to better understand the
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impact of natural disasters, including wildfires. and now a team from stanford is searching for clues to a specific threat in areas around the los angeles wildfires. abc seven news weather anchor spencer christian explains for stanford researcher scott findorff, wildfire danger is as much about what you can't see as about what you can. >> like the effects of superheated fires on the soil. in a recent study we profiled on abc seven, his team revealed evidence that intense heat can turn naturally occurring chromium into a dangerous form known as chromium six. and he says the big concern is the way chromium six and a host of other dangerous compounds associated with fires can spread, especially if they're carried along as particulate matter in smoky air. >> so first, on the scientific end, they need to know what are those particle sizes? where are they going to get within your respiratory system. or potentially if they're small enough into your bloodstream so they can understand the toxicological effects that you might be seeing.
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>> and the danger is compounded in the case of the los angeles fires, because of all the metals, chemicals and toxins contained in urban structures. fender's team from stanford's doors school of sustainability is currently collecting air samples, trying to understand the fallout from differing stages of a firestorm that stretched from rugged hills and canyons into dense urban neighborhoods, work that will include measuring the size of the dangerous particles themselves. >> so we want to know from 2.5 microns down to things that are as small as 100 nanometers, which would be a nanometer, would be 1,000th of a micrometer. we want to know the particles, that whole distribution, because that's going to determine how deeply into our tissue, into our lungs. we're going to see those particles transporting. >> and he says it's a threat that doesn't necessarily fade away with the smoke. that's because the settled particles can be churned back into the air by wind cleanup crews, or even future rebuilding. >> you still have particulate matter that's sitting
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everywhere. and it's right. it's easy to resuspend that back up. and so we need to be then concerned about what could we resuspend and what kind of risk mitigation do we need to take. >> planning for the invisible aftermath of a fire that's already left its visible scars across los angeles? spencer christian, abc seven news. >> we have had sunny skies in the bay area this week, but chilly temperatures sometimes as we take a live look outside right now. bay bridge toll plaza looking brutal. ooh, i hate to be there right now. hopefully you're at home watching us see what's coming up this
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fire burning in the moss landing power plant. it's a shot off in the distance, as you can see,in but you can see the flame growing there off in the distance, kind of in the middle of your screen, slightly to the left. here are some video from towercameras in that area. the monterey county sheriff's office has issued evacuation orders for parts of moss landing. the plant sits right along highway one, and the chp has closed southbound highway one at salinas road. no estimate on a time to reopen. these are new
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images. new video just coming in of that fire. there are again, no reports of injuries, thank goodness. but this video is from the owner of the inn at moss landing point. sending that in to give you a better vantage point of that fire burning at moss landing. yes. >> so let's find out about the weather conditions there. >> yeah. meteorologist sandhya patel is keeping an eye on that for us. doesn't look too windy, sandhya. >> it's not. dan and ama. and you know, if you've traveled through this area, it's one lane going in each direction. it's just a really small section there in moss landing area. here's a live view once again, of that fire that is burning at the power plant. let's take a look at the current conditions. 51 degrees. look at the relative humidity. it's pretty high 85%. so that is obviously helpful. and the winds are light right now out of the southeast gusting to six miles an hour. the air quality is not being impacted so far near that area. it is good. the winds, as we go hour by hour, will remain light through the night and going into
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tomorrow. here's a look at live doppler seven. fog is just off the coast. it's making a return later tonight. tomorrow afternoon you're looking at a cooler day with fog lingering at the beaches, 50s and 60s. here's your accuweather seven day forecast. temperatures trending lower going into the holiday weekend, but turning around on martin luther king junior day as gusty offshore winds develop. and this is going to be periods of windy weather next week with milder conditions. ama and dan. >> all right. thanks, katie. >> all right. sports director larry beil with some hoops. yeah. >> yes. so steph curry has a message for all of those tweeting at the warriors. have got to make a trade. i wonder who he's talking about. also made a statement on the court 31 in last night's win in
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in this season. the goal is still to make the playoffs. this after steph curry mentioned he'd rather see the team make no deal instead of a bad deal. now steph had 31 points last night in minnesota. the warriors built a 24 point lead and then nearly blew it in the final minutes. we've seen this movie over and over again the past couple of years. after monday's really deflating last minute loss in toronto, the dubs had hit a season low. despair was in the air and they turned it around. curry, responding on espn after the win last night over the timberwolves. >> that 24 hour news cycle is
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hilarious at times. uh- the fact that we nobody is complacent here. nobody is okay with just being average. all the twitter fingers who's got deals that they that we need to make can kind of just shut up a little bit and let us figure this thing out. like we know we can be competitive. we showed you know, that that toughness tonight. obviously every team is trying to find ways to get better. and for us you know we've been great for a very long time. this is just a unique year where we have to be able to stay relevant and give ourselves a chance and just have some life in the playoff series. and we have a whole lot of confidence that we can beat anybody. >> yeah, i mean, those twitter clowns are always just tweeting nonsense. wait wait wait what? oh, dan. dan, i was hacked. i think i was hacked, dan who who posted that? >> steph calling you out. wow. >> steph, i'm trying to help you. i really am, i really am. i'm so sorry. it's all but assured. we'll see. spurs phenom
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victor wembanyama during the all star game at chase center in february. the whole weekend of activities. but last night he was dunked on by grizzlies rookie zach edey, a74 guy dunking on another seven four guy. then john morant, who's only six two, goes up and hammers it over a guy a foot taller than him, but it didn't count because of a foul call on the play. all right, 40 niners. tight end george kittle was named a finalist for the nfl's salute to service award today for honoring the military and veteran community. kittle hosts military and frontline heroes at every game and donates over 400 tickets in his career so far. he also hosts veterans and their families at training camp, and does a lot of stuff behind the scenes that does not get publicity intentionally. the league's salute to service recipient will be announced next month. >> the oh one pitch swings and there it is. >> a base hit into right ce. he's done it. >> 3000 for robin to be legendary. >> baseball broadcaster bob
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uecker has passed away at age 90. he was the brewers play by play man for more than 50 years, and he parlayed a six year major league career into being one of the funniest ex-players ever. you may know him as harry doyle from the major league movies just fantastic, or the hilarious miller lite commercials in the 70s. costarred in mr. belvedere in the 80s. at heart, uke was a baseball man through and through and will definitely be missed. i mean, you remember the commercials? i must be in the front row, right? i mean, and his carson appearances. >> i watched those through the 70s. >> absolutely fantastic. and, you know, colin, just a bit outside right now, everybody does that bit. but he started it. >> he was great. >> yeah, absolutely. >> all right. that is it for this edition of abc seven news. thanks for joining us. i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley for sandhya patel larry beil, all of us here i'll tweet an apology. >> we appreciate your time. all right. here's a live look at the moss landing power plant as we leave here. >> yes. both directions of highway one are closed in the
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area. at state route 183, evacuation orders are in effect for parts of moss landing. we'll of course, have the latest tonight to maintenance anything, so it's very scary for me because i have everything i love in this home. so, we've now implemented drone technology. how is that safe for me? it enhances the inspection, so it allows us to see things faster. your safety is the most important, and if you're feeling unsafe, that's not okay. it doesn't feel like that in our hearts. i mean, it's worrisome. [dog barks] [dog barks]
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