republican assembly woman melissa melendez says five lawmakers received about a billion dollars worth of state funds from the governor's office in exchange for their support. that money was to be used for projects within the districts. now, the governor's office says this type of thing was simply business as usual, and melendez says this absolutely crossed the line. >> you can't say i'll give you this if you give me that in exchange. that's just illegal. there's no getting around it. >> melendez sent a letter to california's attorney general several weeks ago, asking for her claims to be investigated. so far, no action has been taken. the governor's office has not responded. >> some state lawmakers say the democratic majority in sacramento is denying funds to repair levees damaged after the oroville spillway problem. they're calling for $100 million in funding. nielsen's office says democrats have denied that funding. no reason was given. >> so charges have now been against a man who hit a sacramento mayor with a pie. the man was originally charged with felony assault for this inciden

i nina melendez. -i am nina melendez. -this is bloomberg. overnight, street stocks showing a little activity when it comes to save haven assets. new zealand down by a 10th of 1%. futures in australia setting up, looking more positive. rb a leading rates on hold for a a littleth yesterday. resilience coming through from statements, still seeing about 3% growth when it comes to gdp over the next couple of years or so. futures, upset of about 15 points. aussie dollar at 75.13. that gdp number, we are expecting growth to have slowed to 1.6%. 3/10 of 1% on quarter. elsewhere around the region, the yen is strengthening. 21.ngest since april quite a bit of price action when it comes to the u.s. 10 year. looking at yields lowest since i believe about november. we got there report suggesting that chinese buying interests has in revived after the brief break last year. a reminder of how u.s. stocks closed in the u.s. -- overnight session. second and the clients for wall street. more on what we should watch which -- with adam. volatility remains low, e

leeann melendez, "abc7 news." >>> east day firefighters are getting help this fourth of july. "abc7 news" was at the contra costa fire protection distriute where we got a new look at their mobile command center. it will coordinate all fire operations for july fourth. the center can provide a constant data and communications stream to commanders, including real-time weather reports. the chief can even run this center from his i-pad. >>> celebrations continue for the warriors. in addition to being this year's nba champs, draymond green has been named the nba's defensive player of the year, and general manager bob myers won executive of the year. the awards were announced monday. today, "abc7 news" reporter wayne freedman has the story of the victory tour, which began close to home for one of them. turns out bob myers hasn't forgotten his high school roots. >> reporter: here in danville, is it possible to get used to not one nba championship trophy in your gym but two? >> are you going to touch it? >> i might. >> reporter: impact on bob myers. how about draymond green, who just w

abc7 news reporter lyanne melendez tells us why. >> reporter: guard dogs attacking black men, a realityvil rights era now embedded in the fabric of american history. yet the art world has neglected to recognize and celebrate african-american art. >> it's often thought of that a lot of the african-american art is less than and it's not as valued, it's not as appreciated. >> reporter: today the fine arts museum announced they have acquired 62 works by 22 contemporary african-american artists. they will now be part of their permanent american art collection. the director of the museum's max holine took over last year and noticed a gaping hole in the collection. >> a big chapter is missing and that's really in this case the whole story, the history, the appreciation of african-american art, especially from the deep south. >> reporter: most of the artists were born in the era of jim crow segregation, carrying with them the memories of their ancestors. the slave ship by thornton dial is a moving image of their transatlantic voyage. while revealing they also touch upon universal issues. >> rac

leeann melendez, "abc7 news." >>> east day firefighters are getting help this fourth of july. "abc7 news" was at the contra costa fire protection distriute where we got a new look at their mobile command center. it will coordinate all fire operations for july fourth. the center can provide a constant data and communications stream to commanders, including real-time weather reports. the chief can even run this center from his i-pad. >>> celebrations continue for the warriors. in addition to being this year's nba champs, draymond green has been named the nba's defensive player of the year, and general manager bob myers won executive of the year. the awards were announced monday. today, "abc7 news" reporter wayne freedman has the story of the victory tour, which began close to home for one of them. turns out bob myers hasn't forgotten his high school roots. >> reporter: here in danville, is it possible to get used to not one nba championship trophy in your gym but two? >> are you going to touch it? >> i might. >> reporter: montevista made an impact on bob myers. how about draymon

abc7 news reporter lyanne melendez spoke with don rosenberg who lost his son in 2010. she joins us live from the newsroom. lyanne, that is a name bay area residents will recognize, kate steinly. >> reporter: it is. many have used the steinly case including president trump. don rosenberg is one among many fighting to stop california from becoming a sanctuary state. don rosenberg is no stranger to lawmakers in washington. in 2015 he was handcuffed for interrupting a hearing on sanctuary cities on capitol hill. >> i'm don rosenberg. >> reporter: now rosenberg is speaking to a much larger audience. >> imagine if kate had been your daughter. jamil or drew your son. >> reporter: his son drew was killed in 2010 by roberto gallow who was here illegally and driving without a license. rosenberg wants to stop senate bill 54 from passing in the state assembly. it would help deportations in california. we spoke to him from los angeles. >> they want to not just protect the person who killed my son, but now they want to use my tax dollars to help him not be deported. >> reporter: gal

in pleasanton, lyanne melendez, abc7 news. >> another passing, jim little et in san bruno, he won his 1,000th game just last year. in fact, he started the program there in 1976 as a favor to the administration. he ended up staying 41 years. his daughter said he died of complications of als sunday night. jim was 76 years old. >> new at 5:00, hawaii has become the first state to enact law that implements parts of the paris climate agreements. >> the law signed just about an hour ago now, expands strategies to reduce greenhouse emissions in the state. >> the governor says the state looks forward to working with other states to fight global climate change. >> they are counting on other counties to fight climate change. >> the board of supervisors is responding to president trump's decision to withdraw from the paris climate. they vote today clean the environment and seek wider support for its campaign. >> to approach other counties throughout the nation, to join us in an alliance of counties, and to either become signatory to the accords if that's indeed what they allow the city's coaliti

. >> abc7 news reporter lyanne melendez is live in oakland where a new initiative was just launched to deal with climate change. lyanne? >> reporter: well, if you recall angela merkel, the german chancellor said, we europeans must really take our destiny into our own hands and that seems to be the same kind of approach that the governor of california and environmentalists here are taking when it comes to president trump and fighting for the environment. president trump has refused to sit down with environmentalists about the paris climate accord. the channels of communication have been as follows. the president has had direct contact with gary cone, his chief economic advisor, and a number of ceos. those ceos are in contact with environmentalists and the ceos convey the environmental concerns back to cohn. jason clarke, the chairman of the republican party in san francisco, says the creation of jobs will drive the president's decision. >> it is definitely the motivation. when he was on the campaign trail he said he was going to try to preserve american jobs as what he thought was point

abc7 news reporter lyanne melendez looks at the implications and shows us one group that is trying to help the kids make the grade. >> reporter: in every ethnic group girls did much better than boys in last year's state english test. boys identified less with reading and writing than girls. african-american boys scored the lowest. this is troubling to amos brown whose church sponsored freedom schools. >> that's why we don't have our fair share of students at sclej, at san francisco state. the enrollment is way down. >> reporter: african-american male students are also more likely to be suspended and drop out of school than other demographic groups. identifying with books and the curriculum is important to many african-american male students, but many times what's here isn't always relevant to them. reverend james smith is the director of the freedom school. >> the materials that we're using, the pictures, even the books, many of their faces are african-american. and then their leaders are african-american. >> reporter: an added bonus, music education will be part of their summer learn

first word news with nina melendez.ina: tesla is said to be close to an agreement to make cars in china, which would allow it to avoid import taxes and price its vehicles more competitively. to a production plan in the development zone and could be announced this week. tesla would need a joint venture with at least one local partner at, and it is not immediately clear who that would be. the main suspect in the north london mosque attack is being held on terrorism charges. he has been identified as the 47-year-old father of four, darren osborne. several others injured when a van drove into the vestry the attack happened after midnight at local muslims were breaking the ramadan fast. skyscraping prices means an ever rising price gap. a -- fear a repeat of the system is far stronger now and the banks will be able to withstand any dramatic shock. price.annot suppress the i think it is fair to say that by applying those measures, we external demands, speculated demand, and investment demand. nina: chicago fed president charl

lee yanne melendez tells us wha the city is looking for. >> while ride share is a part of city livingsome find them a nuisance. >> i feel there's too many on the road. >> my biggest complaint with the double parking and the in the bike lanes. >> today the city attorney is demanding that both lyft and uber provide data on driver practices and answer questions on discrimination, disability access and public safety. in a statement that office made clear the city attorney aims to ensure that the two companies estimated 45,000 vehicles in san francisco comply with local and state laws. supervisor jane kim welcomed the investigation. >> we don't know if the drivers are following the law and picking up individuals with disabilities and they're providing cars that are a.d.a. compliant. we expect these of any company. >> kim is proposing an additional per-ride fee to pay for public transit infrastructure and road improvement. uber was happy to work with the city. lyft was reviewing the subpoena and said we have a track record of working with policy makers who regulate us. the city attorney is

lee yanne melendez tells us wha the city is looking for. >> while ride share is a part of city livingd them a nuisance. >> i feel there's too many on the road. >> my biggest complaint with the double parking and the in the bike lanes. >> today the city attorney is demanding that both lyft and uber provide data on driver practices and answer questions on discrimination, disability access and public safety. in a statement that office made clear the city attorney aims to ensure that the two companies estimated 45,000 vehicles in san francisco comply with local and state laws. supervisor jane kim welcomed the investigation. >> we don't know if the drivers are following the law and picking up individuals with disabilities and they're providing cars that are a.d.a. compliant. we expect these of any company. >> kim is proposing an additional per-ride fee to pay for public transit infrastructure and road improvement. uber was happy to work with the city. lyft was reviewing the subpoena and said we have a track record of working with policy makers who regulate us. the city attorney is also con

. >> leeann melendez is live from city hall where discussion will ake place tonight. >> reporter: that's right. it's either pay now or pay later. tonight in oakland, the city council will discuss the budget, which they say has to include spending more money on finding ways to avoid trash getting into the san francisco bay waters. and they say there's no buts about it. the homeless encampments have added to the city's trash problem. >> if you want to get some shots where it's bad today, market street under the 880. >> reporter: we took her advice. it's all this trash, so close to the storm drains that threatens the bay. >> oakland has a huge problem with trash, from homeless encatchments, illegal dumping, and that's putting a huge amount of trash in the bay. >> reporter: it first ends up in the creeks and estuaries. several years ago, it was mandated that cities with storm systems that feed into the bay must reduce the amount of trash by 70%. oakland is way behind. the only way to comply now is to spend more money on cleanup efforts and a trapping system to keep the trash out. >> for oakl

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state. >> then maybe politicians will put our safety first. >> reporter: in san francisco lyanne melendezabc 7 news. >>> now today the supreme court gave challengers to president trump's travel ban. a little over a week to respond to the government's request to let the order take effect. the court's announcement comes a day after the administration asks for the immediate reinstatement of its ban on travelers from six mostly muslim countries and refugees from anywhere in the world. the administration says the u.s. -- if the policy is put into place. >> today comedian kathy griffin spoke publicly for the first time since apologizing for the controversial president trump photos. she says the first family is trying to ruin her life. >> the president of the united states and his grown children and the first lady are personally, i feel, personally trying to ruin my life. >> in addition to being fired from cnn and dropped as spokeswoman, the two-time emmy winning comedian has had six gigs canceled and that includes a june show at the uptown theater in napa. >>> the busiest aiort in california, t

. >> leeann melendez is live from city hall where discussion will ake place tonight. >> reporter: that's right. it's either pay now or pay later. tonight in oakland, the city council will discuss the budget, which they say has to include spending more money on finding ways to avoid trash getting into the san francisco bay waters. and they say there's no buts about it. the homeless encampments have added to the city's trash problem. >> if you want to get some shots where it's bad today, market street under the 880. >> reporter: we took her advice. it's all this trash, so close to the storm drains that threatens the bay. >> oakland has a huge problem with trash, from homeless encatchments, illegal dumping, and that's putting a huge amount of trash in the bay. >> reporter: it first ends up in the creeks and estuaries. several years ago, it was mandated that cities with storm systems that feed into the bay must reduce the amount of trash by 70%. oakland is way behind. the only way to comply now is to spend more money on cleanup efforts and a trapping system to keep the trash out. >> for oakl

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i am mean a melendez. -- nina melendez. this is bloomberg.etty: chinese stocks gain direct entry to msci indexes, marking a milestone, a defining moment, in beijing's effort to get into the second largest market. let's discuss what happened behind the scenes. fernandezman henry joining us from new york. : happy to see you in hong kong. betty: i am in an appropriate ropos place.ap you are outlining different theors on what would push decision over the edge into a yes. point that defining finally convinced the committee to say, let's do this this year, let's do it now? you, wet the time i saw were in the middle of the consultation process. we ended up talking to about over 100 institutional investors from all the regions of the world. there was strong support with the proposal we put in place. we were able to get stronger support to revise it to a larger number of large caps. that was one thing that was important. the second thing, a lot of investors were concerned about the data issues to create all sorts of investment vehicles. that is what h

state. >> then maybe politicians will put our safety first. >> reporter: in san francisco lyanne melendeznews. >>> now today the supreme court gave challengers to president trump's travel ban. a little over a week to respond to the government's request to let the order take effect. the court's announcement comes a day after the administration asks for the immediate reinstatement of its ban on travelers from six mostly muslim countries and refugees from anywhere in the world. the administration says the u.s. -- if the policy is put into place. >> today comedian kathy griffin spoke publicly for the first time since apologizing for the controversial president trump photos. she says the first family is trying to ruin her life. >> the president of the united states and his grown children and the first lady are personally, i feel, personally trying to ruin my life. >> in addition to being fired from cnn and dropped as spokeswoman, the two-time emmy winning comedian has had six gigs canceled and that includes a june show at the uptown theater in napa. >>> the busiest airport in california, there

i am mean melendez, this is bloomberg. jeff sessions heatedly denied having any improper meetings with russian officials as he addressed the senate intelligence committee. denied he colluded with moscow, calling them appalling. for more on the implications that want to bring in alisa parenti. what did we learn here today in his hearing? ofsa: there were not a lot revelations. but, what did sessions discuss with president related to the russia investigation? sessions would not reveal any of his invest -- conversations with trump, citing policy. a wanted to know about his conversation with trump about firing former fbi director james comey. he declines. sessions was asked about his contact with russian officials. he called any secession -- suggestion of impropriety a spurious allegation. >> suggesting i participated in any collusion, that i was aware of any collusion with the russian government to hurt this country, which i have served or toonor, for 35 years, undermine the integrity of our democratic process, is an appallin

the governor's office says this type of thing was simply business at usual but melendez says a line was crossed. >> you can't say i will give you this if you give me that in exchange. that's illegal. there's no getting around it. >> she sent a letter to california's attorney general several weeks ago. so far, no action has been taken. the governor's office has also not responded. california gas tax was passed in april and imposes a 12 cent per gallon increase which will be used for road repair projects across the state. >>> you may not know berkeley's north bray neighborhood, but you're probably aware of a famed landmark. unfortunately so are vandals. the fountain known as the bear cub fountain, these days the bears are dry. the frustrated residents are angry because vandals keep dumping soap in the fountain. that sounds like a harmless prank about the bill to clean it is $1,000 each time. residents don't want to install surveillance cameras but now they say they're not ruling it out. for now they're seeping a close eye on the structure. >>> it seems like we're drying out. i ran out and

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i am nina melendez. this is bloomberg.r: we are 30 minutes away from asia's first major market open. aussie and japanese futures suggesting they may follow. mark cudmore, what gives here? this tech weakness is going to cause concern in the is a session. the tech stocks have been a bellwether for this rally during this year. the u.s. stock market rally this year. it is important to put in context that while there has been two days of sharp weakness, it is in the context of a massive rally for the previous five to six months. these are very small pullbacks. no one should get to concerned yet. it is important that while tech stocks fell, most finished far off. it is something people will be watching closely because and they are nervous about it, rather than reacting immediately today or getting too worried about it in the short term. anbang, you'll watch -- and mark, you watched the asian -- we have to talk about the pound. we did see it lower here as well given the developments we have seen, but also much reaction this morni

. >> pero melÉndez tambien dijo que en la nueva realidad se debe considerar algÚn tipo de seguridad sobre diego noticias telemundo. >> destituyeron al director del penal donde encontraron muerto al sospechoso de violar y asesinar a la niÑa balanvel val mÉxico, tenÍa una cuerda atada al cuello, su aparente suicidio... >> a las 5 de la maÑana encontraron en su celda al presunto femicida de la niÑa valeria, se trata del conductor josÉ octavio sÁnchez acusado de asesinar y violar a la menor de 11 aÑos en un transporte pÚblico, hace 3 dÍas lo tomaron preso como principal sospechoso. >> la tiene la propia fiscalÍa. >> el comisionado del seguridad afirmÓ que la primera lÍnea de investigaciÓn es el suicidio y llamara a declarar al director del penal. >> iba a ser vinculado estaba en la celda y desde luego que tambiÉn las tres personas mÁs tendrÁn que dar su declaraciÓn al respecto. >> el padre de la menor en entrevista con un medio nacional dijo que quiere que investiguen el supuesto sucediÓ, argentiume que hubo negligencia de parte de las autoridades. >> cÓmo al alivias la ausencia, pero la just

abc7 news reporter lyanne melendez has a closer look. >> reporter: the senior pictures are posted on cassel mont high in oakland. the school district will begin calculating this year's graduation rate for all schools. the most recent numbers revealed today show some positive news for oakland. the graduation rate has increased in the past four years from 59.3% in 2012 to nearly 66% in 2016. >> it was achieved by the hard work of our students, our parents, our teachers, and all the staff in our schools. >> reporter: two other programs here in oakland also helped increase the graduation rate, nulk one, link to learning, be in two, dual enrollment. >> so, dual enrollment are rigorous classes that students take where they actually get high school credit and college credit. >> reporter: this way they not only graduate, but get a head start on their college careers. the second program linked learning involved project-based learning and internships, making certain careers more relevant to the student. >> it was up to me to say, you know what, nicole, you're going to break that cycle of corru

in oakland, leeann melendez, abc 7 news. >>> july 4th is just days away, and abc 7 news was in dublin where safe and sane fireworks are still sold. they open wednesday at noon. and while they fund a lot of good things, not everybody in the east bay is happy that dublin is still allowing fireworks sales. >> it's our biggest fund-raiser of the year. a lottery in dublin to get a booth. so we're always excited when we get one or two booths. >> don't use fireworks, go out and see a professional fireworks show. it's much, much safer, and generally they're free. >> fireworks are banned entirely in nearby contra costa county. union city and dublin county are the only to allow fireworks. >>> 22 million more uninsured americans. >> stop the bill before it does damage to our health care. >> the congressional budget office gives its take on the senate health care bill. >>> good news for drivers. the roads back open and close to open after this winter's bad storms. >>> i'm kate larson live at at&t park. i've got it, the cheapest ticket in the house. right after the break, i'm going to tell you how

in san francisco, leeanne melendez, abc 7 news. >>> a fright new jersey scene for bird lovers in downtown oakland today. a large tree home to nesting blue heron and snowy egrets snapped in two about 10:00 this morning at the corner of 14th and alice streets. the tree had dry rot. volunteers from the audubon society and oakland zoo helped rescue about 20 birds and their babies. >> we have oakland public works doing a great job. going through branch by branch, cutting very carefully so we don't actually injure any of them. >> at least four birds were killed. three of them nestlings. they were taken to the rescue center and humane society where they will be nursed back to health. >>> warriors fans, kevin durant is about to become a free agent. don't panic. espn is reporting that durant will not exercise his $28 million option for next year. the good news is that durant will likely re-sign with the team, and won't seek the maximum deal he would be eligible for. so that will potentially free up salary cap space, meaning save money, to sign other players, including andre iguodala. >> free agenc

in castro valley, lyanne melendez, abc7 news. >>> b.a.r.t. riders who have been eyeing the security cameras on their trains and wondering if they're real can now rest assured however, last week, those cameras might not have been working. it was over a year ago that abc7 news reported that many cameras were fake decoys. b.a.r.t. promised real cameras would be installed and this week, they're fitting the last train in the project with its real security cameras. >>> a brand-new courthouse hoped today in alameda county with very little fanfare. instead, the east county courthouse is already facing trials of its own. the public defender is among those critical of plans to hold criminal arraignments only at the new dublin facility. that could make it harder infer relatives to be present. the presiding judge claims family members usually don't attend arraignments. >>> the minimum wage is going up on saturday in many bay area cities, but some are questioning whether the increase is really helping low wage workers. today, community activists handed ou

. >> leeann melendez is live from city hall where discussion will ake place tonight. >> reporter: that'sight. it's either pay now or pay later. tonight in oakland, the city council will discuss the budget, which they say has to include spending more money on finding ways to avoid trash getting into the san francisco bay waters. and they say there's no buts about it. the homeless encampments have added to the city's trash problem. >> if you want to get some shots where it's bad today, market street under the 880. >> reporter: we took her advice. it's all this trash, so close to the storm drains that threatens the bay. >> oakland has a huge problem with trash, from homeless encatchments, illegal dumping, and that's putting a huge amount of trash in the bay. >> reporter: itir

leeann melendez, "abc7 news." >>> sky 7 is live over the trans march, which is happening right now.marchers are walking about two miles to turk and taylor streets. this is one of the largest transgender events in the world. the march focuses on transgender pride, everyone is welcome to participate. >> of course, the big parade is on sunday, down market street. the route is highlighted in blue between beale and 85;kzth. street closures will start at 6:00 a.m., affecting the streets highlighted in red. many muni lines are going to be rerouted during the parade. the agency recommends taking muni metro if you need to travel on sunday. you can find a closer view of this perhap, as well as a calendar of events atgjygç abc7news.com and download the "abc7 news" app. >>> turning to the weather. here's a live look over san francisco from our camera on top of mt. sutro. temperatures are much cooler today than yesterday. now a live look at the beach in santa cruz. yes, it's gray but very comfortable. beautiful weekend to get outside. spencer christian has the forecast. >> can't wait to get outs

leeann melendez, "abc7 news." >>> sky 7 is live over the trans march, which is happening right now.marchers are walking about two miles to turk and taylor streets. this is one of the largest transgender events in the world. the march focuses on transgender pride, everyone is welcome to participate. >> of course, the big parade is on sunday, down market street. the route is highlighted in blue between beale and 85;kzth. street closures will start at 6:00 a.m., affecting the streets highlighted in red. many muni lines are going to be rerouted during the parade. the agency recommends taking muni metro if you need to travel on sunday. you can find a closer view of this perhap, as well as a calendar of events atgjygç abc7news.com and download the "abc7 news" app. >>> turning to the weather. here's a live look over san francisco from our camera on top of mt. sutro. temperatures are much cooler today than yesterday. now a live look at the beach in santa cruz. yes, it's gray but very comfortable. beautiful weekend to get outside. spencer christian has the forecast. >> can't wait to get outs

i am nina melendez. this is bloomberg. anchor: thank you. let us continue that story with apple playing a bit of catch-up in many ways with its voice control speaker. the key factor in building an apple-based smart home. let us get the latest from alex webb, from the developers conference in san jose. good to see you. does it live up to its hype? is it a breakthrough product? alex: it has certainly got a lot better speaker capabilities than its competitors. it was interesting what they showed on the slides on stage. a high-end speaker and next to it, they showed the amazon alexa. they think it is the best of both worlds. great speaker ecology and a smart assist -- great speaker technology and a smart assistant. it is a speaker with an assistant. that indicates some of the weaknesses apple has in terms of how it actually is. on the flipside, that is the early generation of these pure there is a long way to go in the years and decades to come, but it helps get the foot in the door. betty: $349 per product. it really doubled the price of some o

in san francisco, leeann melendez, "abc7 news." >> very cool.you know that you can buy a 3-d printer for less than the cost of a cell phone? >> michael finney shows you what a >>> a really fascinating world of 3-d printers. >> this is amazing. i'm blown away of how chep they'the cheap they're getting. price points are getting so low, more people are likely to have them in their homes soon. this 3-d printer at stanford's product realization lab is out of reach for most consumers. the university purchased it for $100,000. this 3-d printer that we saw at a san francisco trade show is much more affordable. it retails for $199. >> these are capable of printing objects like toys, wooden lock boxes like this. they could be used as mechanical representations for years. they could be used for, heck, artificial limbs. >> reporter: this first grader of houston received a procesthec hand made by fifth graders using a 3-d printer. he was born without a hand. his new plastic one allowed joshua to manipulate building blocks and practice throwing a ball. >> i'm

in stlaens, lee anne melendez, abc 7 news. >>> next, whale watchers get an unexpected treat in zblrnlgsd all six, so tuesday night's jackpot goes up to $80 million. a reminder, tonight's powerball jackpot is estimated at $337 million. good luck. >>> you can find golf reso resoo carmel, head to alaska a bear might show up a. black bear looked like it might hold the flag for him. he and his friends were playing in anchorage when the bear aproposed them t. pair made some mena menaceing noises to scare him away. it eventually wandered back into the woods. >>> a rare sight off the shores of the central coast. whale water spotted two groups of bears beached whales near monterey bay. they captured two pods last saturday ten miles south of carmel bay. marine biologists identified them by their short puffy blows, bulbus foreheads and puffy beaks. they believe they were following food, possibly squid. they can hold their breath for near an hour, which makes them impossible to track. >> so beautiful to see. we are having a beautiful day. not too pretty right now. if you are headed to the beach, la

leeann melendez, "abc7 news." >>> an earthquake hit the east bay today, the magnitude might have been small but the reaction was pretty big. you'll hear from the woman who lives directly over the epicenter. >>> the unprecedented move virgin mobile is making with iphones. plus -- >> some of oakland's littlest hospital patients get to meet one of basketball's biggest stars. i'm jonathan bloom with the extra tall visitor here at who are these people? the energy conscious people among us say small actions can add up to something... humongous. a little thing here. a little thing there. starts to feel like a badge maybe millions can wear. who are all these caretakers advocates too? turns out, it's californians it's me and it's you. don't stop now, it's easy to add to the routine. join energy upgrade california and do your thing. >>> new at 6:00, this video of a motorcycle driving right through a group of protesters in san francisco today startled a lot of people, as you see. one protester shared this video with us. people were rallying against president trump's health care plans. no one was

in san francisco, leeann melendez, "abc7 news." >> very cool.id you know that you can buy a 3-d printer for less than the cost of a cell phone? >> michael finney shows you what a at at&t, we believe in access. the opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. connecting with the things that matter most. and because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet, we've created access from at&t. california households with at least one resident who receives snap or ssi benefits may qualify for home internet at a discounted rate of $10 a month. no commitment, deposit, or installation fee. visit att.com/accessnow to learn more. >>> a really fascinating world of 3-d printers. >> this is amazing. i'm blown away of how chep they'the cheap they're getting. price points are getting so low, more people are likely to have them in their homes soon. this 3-d printer at stanford's product realization lab is out of reach for most consumers. the university purchased it for $100,000. this 3-d printer that we saw at a san francisco trade show is much mor

in oakland, leeann melendez, abc 7. >> latest on the investigation into ties between president trump's add viers and russia. former fbi chief james comey could testify as early as next week. before a senate intelligence committee. there are also more questions about senior adviser jared kushner and his dealings with the russian bank. known to the fbi as a base for russian spies. >> this was an actual trained operative, spy operation in new york. >> president trump took to twitter to call the investigation a witch-hunt. trump and vladamir putin said the investigation was an excuse by democrats for losing the election. >> a string of letters tweeted by the president overnight continues to baffle and amuse people. abc 7 news anchor kristin zee has more on the president's word or nonword that has had so many people talking. the tweet that started it all, president trump on twirlt, admit night, sending out this phrase, despite the constant negative press, covfefe, covfefe, take your pick. the tweet went viral. getting 120,000 retweets and 150,000 likes in six hours. reporters asked white ho

in san francisco, leeann melendez, abc 7 news. >>> there are big changes coming to the world's biggest social networking site. next, hear how mark zuckerberg wants to change the meaning and the mission of facebook. >>> we go to anybody in distress. >> for the second time this ferry captain found someone in distress in the water. his story of the rescue is one you'll see and hear only on abc 7 news tonight. >>> breaking news, a fire burning in rodeo. you can see how close it's coming to the philips 66 refinery and homes just off california street. we do not yet have a size estimate on this fire. we'll continue to keep an eye on the situation and update you live on television and through the abc 7 news app as well. >>> we are tracking breaking news in berkeley, where a gas leak has led to evacuations. the affected area is a two-block radius around 7th street and gilman street in the northwest portion of berkeley. berkeley fire department tells us that a construction crew hit a gas line. pg&e's on the scene helping figure out a way to fix that. repairs should take several hours we're told

in oakland, leeann melendez, abc 7. >> latest on the investigation into ties between president trump's add viers and russia. former fbi chief james comey could testify as early as next week. before a senate intelligence committee. there are also more questions about senior adviser jared kushner and his dealings with the russian bank. known to the fbi as a base for russian spies. >> this was an actual trained operative, spy operation in new york. >> president trump took to twitter to call the investigation a witch-hunt. trump and vladamir putin said the investigation was an excuse by democrats for losing the election. >> a string of letters tweeted by the president overnight continues to baffle and amuse people. abc 7 news anchor kristin zee has more on the president's word or nonword that has had so many people talking. the tweet that started it all, president trump on twirlt, admit night, sending out this phrase, despite the constant negative press, covfefe, covfefe, take your pick. the tweet went viral. getting 120,000 retweets and 150,000 likes in six hours. reporters asked white ho

in san francisco, leeann melendez, abc 7 news. >>> there are big changes coming to the world's biggest social networking site. next, hear how mark zuckerberg wants to change the meaning and the mission of facebook. >>> we go to anybody in distress. >> for the second time this ferry captain found someone in distress in the water. his story of the rescue is one you'll see and hear only on abc 7 news tonight. >>> breaking news, a fire burning in rodeo. you can see how close it's coming to the philips 66 refinery and homes just off california street. we do not yet have a size estimate on this fire. we'll continue to keep an eye on the situation and update you live on television and through the abc 7 news app as well. >>> we are tracking breaking news in berkeley, where a gas leak has led to evacuations. the affected area is a two-block radius around 7th street and gilman street in the northwest portion of berkeley. berkeley fire department tells us that a construction crew hit a gas line. pg&e's on the scene helping figure out a way to fix that. repairs should take several hours we're told

in san francisco, lee anne melendez, abc 7 news. >>> next, whale watchers say an unexpected treat inwh ♪ ♪ award winning interface. award winning design. award winning engine. the volvo xc90. the most awarded luxury suv of the century. visit your volvo dealer to take advantage of our midsommar sales event offer. afternoon. a require sight off the shores of the central coast, whale watchers shotted two groups of beached whales on the monterey bay. they captured two pods last saturday, just ten miles south of carmel bay. a marine biologist represent recognized them. they believe the whales were following food, possibly squid. these wales can hold their breath for up to an hour, which makes them nearly impossible to track. >>> i'm going to check with lisa. >> breaking up in parts of the bay, we have as to wait on the sun for most of you. cooler today, 65, breezy in the sea. 70 in san mateo. the forecast cooler day. then the reverse trends monday and tuesday, at the end of the week looks much, much cooler, we could bring a lilg rain in their on thursday. >> okay. lisa, thank you. thanks

gilbert melendez, nick diaz, and nate diaz, three of the greatest mixed martial artists to fight in theg one of the few mma fighters to be ranked number one in the world in two weight classes. nate and his older brother, nick, are both vicious strikers and grapplers and about as tough as it gets in a professional setting or on the street. neither particularly likes to fight, they said, but should the situation call for it, well, let's put it this way, they will. nick and nate grew up in stockton and still live there and train there. connor mcgregor mocked nate for teaching kid's jui-jitsu in his hometown. that was before nate chased him around the octagon like a little deer in his last close decision. in one of the greatest fights in ufc history, nate diaz shocked the world when on very short notice he stepped in and submitted mcgregor in two rounds. he lost the second bout by decision, but there will surely be a third. and no matter what happens, nate diaz always brings it. mariscos chente on south centinela. >> anthony: what did you eat growing up? like, in your house when you were li

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