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abc7's news anchor dion lim has the story. >> what you are are scream of terror as an asian woman in her 50s only was to be identified as ms. fully. you can see white if you become speeding down the street, completely ignoring two people walking, and doubles back to target miss lee. she is knocked to the ground and held at gunpoint, and robbed of her handbag. one suspect returns to take her jewelry. >> every time she talks about it, she cries. >> reporter: one of the france he was with her that they at the restaurant with kathy who says after ms. lee left the restaurant, and was unknowingly followed for miles to the sunset neighborhood. >> sunset richman is more for like families. everybody kind of, you know, no crime. we hear more and more so these past few years. >> reporter: at a community meeting this week, there were stats showing citywide firearms with a rise in crime in 2020. reports show violent crime in the terrible area up 10% from january 2020 two this past january. and the richmond, barbara is at 67%. kathy also lives in the sunset and wants to buck the model minority myt

if you want to make money, go to work, get a job and go to school. >> that was dion lim reporting. the district attorney's office says banks was released on his own recognizance for the twin peaks incident. in the home invasion the office filed 10 felony charges. despite asking the court for no bail he is now out on $100,000 bail. a hearing is set for april 15th. >>> as of today anyone 16 and up in alameda county can schedule a vaccine appointment. this comes ahead of the state expanding it to everyone on thursday. they also got an early start on expanding eligibility to 16 and up a few weeks ago. san francisco is vaccinating anyone if they live in one of the eight underserved zip codes. a reminder not to let your guard down after getting vaccinated. there have been reports of breakthrough infections. reporter denise dador of our abc sister station in los angeles has that story. >>> during spring break college freshman chelsea siefert received her first dose of the moderna vaccine. when she returned to the university of chicago she ate with her usual group of friends. a few days la

. >>> good evening and thank you for joining us i'm dion lim. a sixth woman has now come forward saying the mayor sexually assaulted her. cornell spoke to protesters today outside the winery dominique popoli co-owns. >> reporter: that's right, and those people are calling for mayor popoli to step down immediately even his own brother is calling for resignation, first a warning, some of the comments in the story may be graphic. >> we want to show the mayor that we need him to be held accountable. we need him to resign. >> reporter: five women told the chronicle that popoli sexually assaulted him. the events took place over 16 years. william says she was assaulted after a night of drinking and dancing. >> i said no dominique we're not doing this. rubbing his groin against me and then eventually he started to put his hand down my pants. >> reporter: now a sixth woman is coming forward with windsor county member ester limas says she was drugged and sexually assaulted twice popoli. and popoli accused limas into a sexual encounter then against him. >>

. >> i'm l eanne >> >> and i'm dion lim. >> so far the data suggests otherwise. pfizer and moderna's vaccine have proven to be effective for at least 9 months. but researchers are just weeks away from exceeding that benchmark. left with the question do i need a booster shot? >> we may not need booster shots. >> reporter: ucsf infectious disease dr. monica gandhi says there's a reason why we should know the answer is no. >> those who receiveed the shots received it in summer of july 2020. we have not seen breakthrough infections everyone in the setting of surges and persisting cases in the united states. >> reporter: according to pfizer data that came out this month of the 44,000 people who received the vaccine, there was 100% efficacy protecting against severe disease at six months. >> even including people in south africa who were exposed to the b 1 variant. >> reporter: now those trial participants are reaching 10 months still no reports of severe reinfection. >> what we'll have to do in the future is do surveillance for people who are symptomatic and see if th

i'm dion lim. a fourth woman comes comes come saying the mayor, sexually assaulted her. and cornell you talked tototo people outside of the brewery he owns. >> reporter: first warning, some of the information in our story may be >> reporter: a small group stood outside of a winery partially owned by copoli. >> i want them to know that the community is paying attention and we need him to be held accountable. we need him to resign. >> reporter: the mayor under fire after five women told the chronicle that popoli assaulted them. the events happened throughout16 years. >> i said no dominique we're not doing this. and like rubbing his groin against me and eventually he started to put his hands down my pants. >> reporter: now a sixth woman is coming forward with windsor council member limas said she was drugged and sexually assaulted twice twice popoli. and popoli accuses limas. on saturday the mayor released this statement saying in part. but now is the appropriate time for me to address this matter. i

i'm dion lim. a change to the tier system could be a boost for businesses, many of which are already getting more customers as more people get vaccinated. abc7 news reporter j.r. stone was in a san francisco business today and found plenty of people happy to be out of the house. >> it really feels good to be back outside, man, for real. i'm from tracy. >> reporter: john anderson's entire family had covid-19, healed no longer contagious and back visiting san francisco. >> it was worse for me and mom. the kid got through it quick. >> reporter: doctors say hospitalizations and icu admissions are at their lowest since the pandemic in san francisco, uc sf dr. peter chong calls it a milestone, the key vaccination of nursing home residents and those 65 and older. >> in icu beds currently there are three cases in san francisco county and i just checked the uscf census and we have one. >> reporter: at san francisco fisherman's wharf 90% of business comes from outside the bay area. we're still not there acco

i'm dion lim. in just the past hour the chronicle has reported a group of windsor residents looking to recall mayor foppoli will launch their effort tomorrow. they'll start to file the required documents. six women have now come forward accusing the mayor of assault, the latest just today. this morning a protest was outside the winery foppoli co- owns. abc7 news reporter cornell barnard was there and has more on reaction from residents. >> reporter: a small group of protesters stood outside christopher creek winery co- owned by winds or mayor dominic foppoli. >> i wanted to let them know that the community is paying attention and that we need him to be held accountable. we need him to resign. >> reporter: the mayor under fire after five women told the chronicle that foppoli sexually assaulted them. the alleged incidents took place over 16 years. sophia williams says she was assaulted by foppoli in 2006 after a night of drinking and dancing. >> i was like no, dominic, we're not doing this and like r

>> i am dion lim. today, nationwide, anyone over the age of 16 can sign up for the coronavirus vaccine. more than half the country has gotten at least one shot. >>> in california, 53% of people have started the vaccine process, as you can see in the abc7 news tracker, 33%, more than 10 million californians are american. american. >> there are good odds that a number of them felt some kind of side effect from those injections. our abc7 reporter, luz pena spoke with medical professionals who explain what the body has this reaction. she joins us now, live. >> reporter: side effects after a vaccine is a sign that your body is producing the immune response. that is a good thing. what is interesting is that a few people who have had covid are reporting side effects after the first shot. >> reporter: for 2 weeks, alejandra was in the icu fighting for his life. >> the doctors mentioned, you know, 50-50. i was in this position, laying on my stomach, in hopes i would, you know, get some oxygen in. >> reporter: t

it's emarrassing to society that no one will help anymore. >> reporter: dion lim, abc7 news. >>> caitlynr wants to take on gavin newsom in the states recall election. as reporter john haskel from los angeles explains, she announced her candidacy, today. >> reporter: caitlyn jenner says she is in, even though the newsom recall election isn't a done deal, the republican just got some star power from an olympic gold medalist and reality tv star. >> you cannot count out someone with as much rate recognition as caitlyn jenner. the fact that she consulted with people involved in the trump campaign, she appears to do things you would do to put together what constitutes a serious campaign. >> reporter: she said, as californians, we face a now or never opportunity to fix our state before it's too late. she is hoping for an honored schwarzenegger type of campaign boosted by her celebrity, although, many questions remain about her politics and whether she still supports former president trump. >> a lot of republicans are going to be dialed into what is happening. caitlyn jenner, by virtue of who sh

i'm dion lim. the rain today didn't leave a lot behind.experts say a majorit of california is dealing with drought conditions and that applies to the bay area as well. abc7 news reporter j.r. stone talked with fire and water officials who could be taking action as soon as this week. >> reporter: if you blinked on sunday, it's very possible you missed the rain, drizzle or whatever you'd like to call it, bad news as places like santa rosa had been expecting half an inch of rain. >> the reality is we ended up with quite a bit less. so we're faced with what potentially is a long, dry summer. >> reporter: the assistant fire marshal says their agency is likely to officially declare an early start to fire season in a matter of weeks. those who crunch the numbers say the outlook is not a good one. >> i just looked at the numbers. 85% of california is in severe, extreme or exceptional drought. compare that to last year, only 12% of the state was at that same level. >> reporter: numbers that haven't been seen since 2015. those with the water agency

that is all the time we have for abc 7 news at 5:00, i am dion lim.ee you right back here tonight in 30 minutes. >>> tonight, the race against time as crews rush to prevent an enviro >>> tonight, the race against time as crews rush to prevent an environmental disaster in florida. a leak discovered in a large waste water pond near tampa. a state of emergency declared. hundreds of homes evacuated. this helicopter dropping pumps to help drain the pond before a total collapse that could send polluted water into florida's governor touring the area today. our team is there. >>> the coronavirus concerns as the country marks a second easter in this pandemic. churches opening their doors but with limited capacity and social distancing. officials are hoping this is the last holiday when the majority of americans are unvaccinated. but warn now is not the time to let your g

and they can get their own money by making a job. >> reporter: in oakland, dion lim, abc7 news. >> thaterrible. >>> happening today, bart leaders and youth community advocates are taking a stand against sexual harassment and gender-based violence on public transportation. bart has partnered with several groups to launch the not one more girl campaign. organizers unveil posters, new resources and apologies changes at arrest press conference. will be at the bart station at 11:00 am. >>> still to come on abc7 morning from a witness in the derek chauvin trial speaks publicly for the first time and only abc news. we have a sneak peek at that exclusive coming up on gma. from a tradition that has survived calls for social justice and even a pandemic. oscars users clueless in and what they're planning once again for hollywood's night. >>> once again, we check in with your accuweather forecast. >> we are bringing in some cooling today, we are not going to get around average day. that'll come tomorrow. low clouds and fog situated at the golden gate bridge. but the view from mount tam, you can see

. >> reporter: in san francisco, dion lim, abc7 news. >>> near downtown santa rosa one person sufferedrns in an explosion on west college avenue. fire department posted a video from the scene. it happened around 11:00 a.m. when propane gas was transferred from one tank to another. >>> an overturned big rig backed up traffic for hours in san jose this this happened before 8:00 a.m. in the southbound lanes of 101 chp had the big rig back on its wheels and towed away. >>> still ahead, all eyes on the wedding coming this weekend. >> can you hear me, steve? >> we will where can a healthier heart lead you? for people with heart failure taking entresto, it may lead to a world of possibilities. entresto is a heart failure medicine prescribed by most cardiologists. it was proven superior at helping people stay alive and out of the hospital. heart failure can change the structure of your heart so it may not work as well. entresto helps improve your heart's ability to pump blood to the body. there's no telling where life may take you. born baby. to pump blood to the body. don't take entresto with

. >> reporter: over the past year, san francisco bay area television reporter dion lim has been coveringarming local trend. >> and i think what happened in atlanta was perhaps on a more national ale, a catalyst, an explosion, because it combined something like a mass shooting with the concept of hate and that hyper sexualization of asian-american women. so, i think that's why many see it as a turning point. >> reporter: shocking as the images and stories are of the recent surge in asian hate crimes, it's not totally surprising to the people here in oakland's chinatown. california has the oldest and largest asian community, and as such, a long and tortured history of discrimination and harassment. >> knowing the yellow peril history that whenever a disease arrived from asia that asians would be met with violence and with racist policies, we knew we had to document the racism we're experiencing. >> reporter: russell jeung, professor of asian american studies at san francisco state university, started the stop asian american pacific islanders hate crimes online tracking system in march 2020

. >> hi, everybody be a good afternoon, i am dion lim. welcome to our daily program called getting answers. what we are doing is asking experts your questions every day 3:00 to get answers for you in real time to today, we will talk with dr. patel. we do have a lot to cover, including questions from you on facebook , and also vaccine confidence and a couple two truths and a lie. but first, another mass shooting, eight people dead at a fedex facility in indianapolis. many are asking, when exactly will we see changes? what can be done? so joining us now to talk more about gun violencegun violencege thomas, the executive director at giffords law center, robin, thank you for being here. i know so many are frustrated because it seems to happen time and time again, after there is a mass shooting that makes headlines, people want to know solutions, what do you think some of the solutions can be? >> well, in the situation, we actually have information coming out, i don't want to say too much about what we know and don't know, but it sounds like t

dion lim. we will see you right back here tonight in 30 minutes. >>> tonight, the race against time as crews rush to prevent an enviro >>> tonight, the race against time as crews rush to prevent an environmental disaster in florida. a leak discovered in a large waste water pond near tampa. a state of emergency declared. hundreds of homes evacuated. this helicopter dropping pumps to help drain the pond before a total collapse that could send polluted water into florida's governor touring the area today. our team is there. >>> the coronavirus concerns as the country marks a second easter in this pandemic. churches opening their doors but with limited capacity and social distancing. officials are hoping this is the last holiday when the majority of americans are unvaccinated. but warn now is not the time to let your guard down. cases and hospitalizations on the rise in nearly half the country. >>> the calls for congress to review safety measures in the capitol after another deadly attack. black dr

. >> i am dion lim. we join with awith awith awith a the number of positive tests is down to 1.7%.s reported, today. and 52% of californians have been it least partially vaccinated. california ranks 11th states and vaccinations according to federal figures. >> vaccination sites are popping up all of the area. mass vaccination sites are for shots wh cawhenu me new e okat e last a county scheduled thousands of appointment on thursday, on friday, 7000 appointments, what a difference a day makes. >> i was expecting 2 to 3 hours. but when i came in, i was surprised to see that the wait time was not too long. i hardly waited for about 15 minutes. >> i got here right on time for my appointment, which was at 11:15, and by 11:18, they had given me my first dose. i was on my way to the observation area. >> reporter: easy to park, easy to check in for 16-year-old ian chacon. my mom made me. >> reporter: most of the people i talked to said they booked their appointments two or three days ago. the county has more than doubled its capacity. >> reporter: last week that they were doling out 5000 s

. >>> good evening and thank you for joining us i'm dion lim. now come forward saying the mayor sexually assaulted her. cornell spoke to protesters today outside the winery dominique popoli co-owns. >> reporter: that's right, and those people are calling for mayor popoli to step down immediately even his own brother is calling for resignation, first a warning, some of the comments in the story may be graphic. >> we want to show the mayor that we need him to

>> i am dion lim. sign up for the coronavirus vaccine. more than half the country has gotten at least one shot. >>> in california, 53% of people have started the vaccine process, as you can see in the abc7 news tracker, 33%, more than 10 million californians are american. american. >> there are good odds that a number of them felt some kind of side effect from those injections. our abc7 reporter, luz pena spoke with medical professionals who explain what the body has this reaction. she joins us now, live. >> reporter: side effects after a vaccine is a sign that your body is producing the immune response. that is a good thing. what is interesting is that a few people who have had covid are reporting side effects after the first shot. >> reporter: for 2 weeks, alejandra was in the icu fighting for his life. >> the doctors mentioned, you know, 50-50. i was in this position, laying on

. >> i am dion lim.behind the effort to recall the governor did, in fact, collect enough verified signatures to call for a recall election. keep in mind, this is not quite a done deal yet. elizabeth kreutz joins us now with the breaking developments. >> reporter: here are the numbers from the secretary of state's office. the recall effort has submitted 1.6 million verified signatures. that is well over the 1.5 million needed to qualify. the initial petition began nearly a year ago now, june 10th, to be exact. that's when people started gathering signatures. the groups behind the effort are upset about newsom's record. in particular, his handling of the pandemic, his laundry moment was really a turning point in this effort. so, a few days from now, the 29th, that is a few days to submit the signatures. it might even be more coming in. that would be followed by a 30 day period where they could withdraw their signatures. it is not a done deal yet. there are some democrats who are asking to their -- remove t

trial of derek chauvin, the police officer killed george floyd -- thank you for joining us, i am dion limhours, today. >> george floyd was not a threat. he never was. he wasn't resisting. he just wasn't able to comply. they should have recognized that. they should have recognized that. they do it all the time. they had him handcuffed. they had plenty of resources. they had four officers. they had a fifth one off in the distance. >> we have to look at the cause of death to determine, did mr. floyd die exclusively of asphyxia, or were there other controlling factors? -- that were not the natural result of mr. sjogren's acts, right? 3 things that were happened -- things that were set in motion, the drug ingestion, right? a bad heart -- >> the jury could deliberate as late as 5:30. they are expected to start at 7:00 a.m. we are expected to get an noticed read aloud in court. cities across the country are on edge waiting for the verdict, including oakland, which saw peaceful protest and a certain amount of vandalism over the weekend. our reporter has the story from

stone, dion lim has the night off.the former mayor has been booked on suspicion of having sex with a minor. matt boone spoke to police tonight about the investigation. >> police say they is received a tip and quickly began the investigation findings, finding enough evidence to arrest him for sexual assault crimes against a minor under 15 years old. police say the crimes may have begun in december 2019. at this time, police have only heard from one victim, though they are asking for anyone with information to come forward. given the victim's age, police could not release information about them or the details of the crimes. the investigation has sent shockwaves through the town. >> it is dramatic for survivors of sexual assault and for everyone. >> reporter: jacob was the mayor from 2012 to 2016. according to his linkedin profile, he works as a consultant in the cannabis industry. he has booked in the sonoma county adult detention facility and is being held without bail. live in sabastopol, matt boone. >>> in the meantim

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see results at botoxcosmetic.com kreutz kate larsen dion lim david >>> protests across the country overota and in oakland. people marched in the streets protesting the death of daunte wright. stores hit last year have to clean up again after vandals targeted them in the aftermath in the bay area. it is saturday, april 17th. i'm liz kreutz. we'll have more on the protests and what police are saying this morning. first let's get a quick look at the weather with meteorologist lisa argen. >> hi, everyone. we have a weekend warm up on the way as temperatures increase throughout the afternoon. you can see the fog here. live doppler 7 in the north bay into the east bay. the marine layer is compressed. it is being pushed closer to the ground. as a result

kreutz kate larsen dion lim david >>> protests across the country over recent police shootings in minnesota and in oakland. people marched in the streets protesting the death of daunte wright. stores hit last year have to clean up again after vandals targeted them in the aftermath in the bay area. it is saturday, april 17th. i'm liz kreutz. we'll have more on the protests and what police are saying this morning. first let's get a quick look at the weather with meteorologist lisa argen. >> hi, everyone. we have a weekend warm up on the way as temperatures increase throughout the afternoon. you can see the fog here. live doppler 7 in the north bay into the east bay. the marine layer is compressed. it is being pushed closer to the ground. as a result it won't last too long. 53 in mountain view. 52 in san jose. another view from mount tam where some of the fog is beginning to scatter out from richardson bay. 52 novato. it is sunny in the inland valleys and here is the plan the next few hours, the warm up begins inland with those oranges coming into play. we'll still have a sea breeze but upper