ryan curry abc seven news. >> ryan, thank you. now we'll take it to the north bay, where caltrans repaving project will shut down a 21 mile section of westbound highway 37 for a second straight weekend. that's going to start tonight. and once again, that runs through monday morning. the eastbound lanes will be closed for the first two weekends of may 509 this morning, and we are waking up to areas of drizzle this morning along the coast and in parts of the east bay. >> here's a live look at our sfo camera this morning, where the airport is reporting some light drizzle this morning. a temperature of 56 degrees. what's happening is that we do have a cold front that is currently on top of us right now, supplying us with this early morning chance of some pockets of drizzle that will linger until about 9 a.m. this morning, and then it's all about winds really picking up pretty quickly this afternoon. here's live doppler seven. some sporadic drizzle along the peninsula, some around the east bay shoreline, but this is only going to last

ryan curry, abc seven news. >> thanks, ryan. 609 this morning.ium camera. we are totally cloud free from this camera angle, and we're not seeing any dense fog developing this morning. and the bay waters there calm. if you're taking the ferries this morning, it should be a nice ride throughout the entire bay. looking at the morning drive, if you're hitting the roads, we will find very easy weather conditions. it's just a mix of sun and clouds throughout the morning. temperatures pretty mild starting out in the 50s. another morning just like yesterday where those numbers do quickly warm already into the 60s. by 10 a.m, here's live doppler seven along with satellite. we have pretty quiet conditions as we find that last image on satellite just blinking a bit. future weather as we head through the hour by hour forecast. by ten, we're into the 60s, into the afternoon. another warm one under mostly sunny skies, 70s and 80s. for many cities. and this evening, if you have anything outside, it is going to be pleasant. once again. that breeze onshore keepin

abc seven news reporter ryan curry joins us with more details. an, they are urging him to stay strong. >> yeah, that's right. his parents are obviously concerned for his health. they are relieved to see him alive. but they do want the whole world to see this video. goldberg poland is seen here sitting down with his arm part of his arm amputated. his parents told abc news back in october he suffered a serious injury to that arm days before he was captured. his parents released a video statement pleading with the world to bring the hostages home. we spoke with local leaders of the anti-defamation league who say they remain optimistic the hostages can return to their loved ones. goldberg poland's parents, spoke with good morning america today, listening to the content, i was just hearing my only son's voice and seeing him move and trying to look into his eyes. >> we as parents know our son better than anybody, and we see a level of distress. we see some things that concern us about his health, not only obviously his arm that we knew was blown off. an

ryan curry, abc seven news. ryan, thank you. >> a rising star in san francisco's political world resigns and could be facing an investigation amid serious sexual assault allegations. our media partners at the sf standard spoke with three women accusing john jacobo of domestic violence and sexual assault. the women told the standard they all filed police reports, but they say those reports didn't go anywhere. jacobo was a director for the housing nonprofit tenants and owners development corporation. sf standard reporter josh cain says the women feared more violence from jacobo. if they spoke out. >> these accusations are very explosive, very damaging and there was a lot of fear for not only their professional careers, but also their safety. >> san francisco's police chief says his department is investigating the three women's reports. san francisco supervisor hillary ronen is now calling for a hearing on how the city handles sexual harassment and assault cases. >> to not see any progress after we've put resources

ryan curry, abc seven news. >> appreciate the warning. thank you. ryan in the north bay, a caltrans repaving project wi shut down a 21 mile section of westbound highway 37 for a second straight weekend that starts tonight. that goes again through monday morning. the eastbound lanes will be closed for the first two weekends of may. >> 608 this morning we're taking a live look outside from our abc seven oakland airport cameras. one of the aircraft pushes back. they're doing so under mostly cloudy skies. we do have some pockets of drizzle out there this morning. the reason why live doppler seven along with satellite. there is a cold front that is right on top of us right now. and those pockets of drizzle are mainly along the east bay hills. the santa cruz mountains as well, and that will only last until about 9 a.m. this morning. so get you out the door and you can see there's that 10% chance of seeing some of that drizzle until 9 a.m. after that, it's all about brighter skies and the winds will be the big story this afternoon. they're going to pick up.

ryan curry, abc seven news. thank you. ryan >> governor newsom is weighing in on the protests that brought traffic to a standstill monday morning while in the bay area yesterday, the governor says he supports the right to protest but does not support the approach. >> i don't think that's helpful, and i don't think that's responsible. i think there are better ways of protesting. so no , i hope we don't see it again. and i do think people need to be held to account for their actions. >> alameda county da pamela price will be making the call on charges for people arrested on 8-80 in oakland. meanwhile, protesters who shut down the golden gate bridge are not being charged with a crime. but that could change soon. district attorney brooke jenkins says her office just needs more time. abc seven news reporter tim johns was outside the jail when some of those detained were released. free, free, free palestine protests outside the san francisco county jail tuesday. >> dozens gathering to demand the release of the 26 people who were

ryan curry, abc seven news. >> guys, that is really fun news. thanks ryan. now to the hotly contested name change of the airport in oakland. the san francisco bay oakland international airport, the city of san francisco is now officially suing the port of oakland over that name. san francisco city attorney david chu says the name switch will confuse travelers and infringes on sfo's trademark. >> we are concerned about how oakland is trying to intentionally divert traffic from sfo to itself, if that will create economic harm for us. it's unfair and it infringes on our long standing trademark rights. >> the port responded to the suit saying, quote, sfo cannot lay claim to the geographically descriptive terms san francisco, let alone claim exclusive rights to the san francisco bay. a final vote on the name change is scheduled for next month. >> time now approaching 510 on our friday and we are anticipating a cooler afternoon today. part of the reason why is that we do have our marine layer back this morning. it's banked up right along our coast and it's around

ryan curry, abc seven news. >> guys, ryan, thank you. and the north bay cal fire is already gearing up for the 2024 fire season. cal fire's sonoma lake and napa unit hosting this training academy this week. 30 seasonal firefighters are taking part. >> we go over basic skills like ems, wildland firefighting, structural firefighting, hazardous materials response. >> a total of 250 new and returning firefighters will be hired for the summer >> take a look at the accuweather forecast live. look outside the exploratorium camera showing you we do have partly to mostly cloudy skies out there. if you are taking to the skies, i do just want you to be aware of this. we are tracking some severe weather across parts of the south, so atlanta is going to see some severe thunderstorms later on this afternoon. they could have some gusty winds. just be aware of that. other areas denver just some rain in the afternoon. most of our major hubs are looking okay if you are hitting the roads today. no issues. we just have some early morning cloud cover. our ma

abc seven news reporter ryan curry spoke with mo's mother, who says this is what the family wanted, guided by faith and compassion, lori mose now feels enormous relief. >> the biggest burden you could carry that dropped for me yesterday. >> ever since her son's death, she fought to get justice. but she didn't want the most severe punishment. she wanted a punishment that would allow her son's killers time to better themselves. >> i would like to see them work on themselves in jail and really find i find faith. it's really important to me right? find skills. do something with your time that is going to change your life and your children's lives. out here. >> this week, the attorneys for david guillory and benicia naps reached an agreement with the alameda county da's office. they pleaded no contest to killing blake while robbing a pleasanton home depot in april last year. blake worked as a security guard and tried to stop them. a confrontation broke out in knapp's, pulled out a gun and shot blake. guillory drove away with knapp's and their infant child in the car. the plea deal means lori wi

joining us now to talk more about the impact is reporter ryan curry.ent back to the old neighborhood where he grew up. >> yeah, very polarizing case when you really boil this down. and he had such a long history here in san francisco, we know for years he was an honored athlete, incredible athlete, coming from a poor neighborhood in san francisco. and turned into a superstar. we know his legacy changed during that murder trial in the mid 90s. outside the betrayal hill recreation center is an old faded mural. one of the athletes on the mural is oj simpson. this park and this gym is where he spent a lot of time playing sports as a kid. there is simpson on a baseball team in the late 50s. there he is again years later, posting with kids outside the ballpark. >> everybody in san francisco was so, so proud that he was a san franciscan. >> he attended galileo high school before playing at city college. he finished his collegiate career at usc and spent 11 seasons in the nfl, finishing with the 40 niners. but for the neighborhood, he left behind, there are qu

ryan curry, abc seven news now, moments after word broke about the a's move, the abc seven news bay areap notified people with a push alert. >> get immediate news updates sent to your mobile device by downloading the app and enabling those alerts. >> we are on storm watch today with the rain really slowing things down for the morning commute, our live doppler seven radar there is tracking the rain as we get a few views live outside abc's seven news meteorologist sandhya patel has a forecast update for us. sandhya >> yeah, and ama, it doesn't feel like april. it feels more like february. out there. let me show you live doppler seven and you will notice that it's not just showers we're tracking. we're also tracking thunderstorms and snow over our higher peaks. this one is just south of discovery bay. it is moving away from discovery bay, but watch out! could see some downpours. is right across highway four in the next few minutes or so in the santa cruz mountains. the purple that you're seeing there is actually snow falling. rain is coming down pretty good around highway nine. it's going t

here's abc seven news reporter ryan curry. >> busses in front of the federal corrections center in dublin. as this location is now slated to close, the federal bureau of prisons says they put resources into improving the center, but have not seen much of an impact. director colette peters said in a statement we have determined that fci dublin is not meeting expected standards, and that the best course of action is to close the facility. it's a place at the center of a years long sexual abuse investigation in at least eight employees, including a former warden and chaplain, have been charged with sexually abusing inmates. five have pleaded guilty and two were convicted at trial. >> we said over there that he's very nasty with all the girls. he liked to see us naked in the showers. >> this woman served 25 months at the dublin center. she asked us not to show her face or reveal her name, but she says what happened inside those walls was horrifying. >> the officers there that insulted us, they they basically see us in the showers, they open the curtains. >> representative mark desaulnier says

. >> abc seven news reporter ryan curry has the story.t creek. the olympic size clark swim center hosts a variety of swimming events, but some say its age is starting to show. >> this pool is an anchor of the community and to improve it, to rebuild it. it's 50 years old. they hold swim lessons here, lifeguard training and year round competitive swimming. >> but the current state of the pool limits what they can do. >> you can no longer teach a person how to dive into less than five feet of water, and the current facility only has a single five foot lane, which means swim meets or any event that involves diving is a challenge. >> the city is planning to build a new one. this is the latest design the council will vote on next week. it contains a brand new, deeper olympic size pool, a smaller pool and a playground. they will build new offices and locker rooms, a project that could cost around $77 million. >> the priority for the aquatic foundation was to see that the needs of the community are met. >> mike heaney is head of the group that re

today, we're going to show you how oakland's two championship seven, news reporter ryan curry spoke with the oakland tech men's and the oakland high women's teams as they were honored at the oakland zoo. >> oh, the joy a championship can bring. >> it's like kind of a fever dream. i still have to process it like, oh my god, we won. >> i feel like it didn't sink in until we went like back to school for a while and people started talking about it. >> it's been almost two months, but it still feels like yesterday when they brought home these trophies from sacramento. >> it was just really, really exciting for us to win our last game and for them to end the season on a high. >> the oakland tech men and the oakland high women both won state championships in basketball. it's the second year in a row both teams finished top in the state for their respective division. >> feels good to, you know, have achieved what we set out our goal right. and that's what we try to do every year. but we learned some good lessons along the way. >> lessons that stretch beyond the basketball court, keeping your gra

abc seven news reporter ryan curry joining us live at lotta's, fountain and ryan.have been gathering there since really before dawn. >> yeah. kumasi. good morning. and the people actually are still here. some of them are dressed up, still in their victorian garbs. i don't know if you can see the people behind me that turn of the century kind of garb as of more of a ceremonial aspect of it. but yeah, it's an event to mark and remember that incredible event 118 years ago that changed the city for the course of its time, that earthquake and the fire. subsequently, after almost destroying nearly the entire city. and today, a wreath over my head commemorating that moment where all of that went down, all those lives were lost. this fountain, lotta's fountain is a very significant piece of history for the city of san francisco. this was where people gathered, while that was all unfolding, to leave notices, trying to find loved ones amidst all that was going on. remember, this is during a time before we had phones, before we had any sort of really advanced tech technology

ryan curry. abc seven news. >> thank you, ryan. the supreme court will hear arguments today in a case to determine if former president donald trump can be prosecuted over his efforts to undo the 2020 election. it comes as arizona charges top trump aides in an investigation into an alleged scheme to overturn joe biden's victory. abc news reporter nguyen has more on the charges. these unfolding, the charges on these unfolding legal challenges this morning, a long anticipated case before the u.s. supreme court justices are hearing arguments over whether former president trump is entitled to sweeping immunity from federal prosecution. >> donald trump's pushing the envelope. we could be insulating presidents from any liability for using the massive powers of the office to literally commit crimes. >> today's arguments stem from special prosecutor jack smith's criminal charges against trump of crimes related to his effort to overturn his 2020 election loss. trump argues he can't be prosecuted, claiming those actions were taken as presiden

. >> abc seven news reporter ryan curry takes us to san quentin, where these dogs are already changing lives behind the walls of san quentin. >> a new way for inmates to better their lives. it involves a lot of pets, treats, wagging tails and yellow vests. these dogs will soon become service animals, and inmates play a big part in helping them get there. >> the level of training that these puppies have received here is nothing short of perfection. >> once these puppies are born, they usually need volunteers to teach them basic commands before trainers turn them into service dogs. but instead of volunteers, canine companions for independence is letting inmates do the basic training. it's designed to help not only the dogs, but also the inmates. >> be a great opportunity for me to help out and be able to, give back to my society. i mean that i took so much from. how you doing, jorge ramirez has been incarcerated since he was 16. >> he thought he would always be stuck behind prison walls. now he has hope that he will get out soon and see his family. >> i was lost, you know, if i could act

. >> abc seven news reporter ryan curry takes us to san quentin, where these dogs are already changingives behind the walls of san quentin. >> a new way for inmates to better their lives. it involves a lot of pets, treats, wagging tails and yellow vests. these dogs will soon become service animals, and inmates play a big part in helping them get there. >> the level of training that these puppies have received here is nothing short of perfection. >> once these puppies are born, they usually need volunteers to teach them basic commands before trainers turn them into service dogs. but instead of volunteers, canine companions for independence is letting inmates do the basic training. it's designed to help not only the dogs, but also the inmates. >> be a great opportunity for me to help out and be able to, give back to my society. i mean that i took so much from. how you doing, jorge ramirez has been incarcerated since he was 16. >> he thought he would always be stuck behind prison walls. now he has hope that he will get out soon and see his family. >> i was lost, you know, if i could actua

abc seven news reporter ryan curry spoke with people who say they've spent hundreds on tickets. >> oh yeah. dressing up for a big concert or wearing your favorite team's gear? live events are supposed to be so much fun, but attending one is not cheap, and lawmakers say they're getting more expensive. >> since ticketmaster and live nation were allowed to merge in 2010, ticket prices have gone up an astronomical 140. >> anybody want to talk about answer this question. >> how expensive are they? we went around walnut creek monday afternoon asking people chris stapleton uh- in the grass, crowded very back, almost 700 bucks. >> i've got friends that, of course went recently to who's that, taylor swift. and they were thousands of dollars. it was ridiculous. >> a new bill introduced by east bay assemblywoman buffy wicks aims to bring those prices down. it would allow for more than one company to be the first to offer tickets for sale. right now. for many events, especially concerts, there is only one option wicks thinks it would open up more competition and lower prices for consumers. >> tic

ryan curry abc seven news. >> ryan. thank you. counting the unhoused is an important tool, but there's another count that not every city does. how alameda county is leading the way sausalito ferry service suspended the impact on more than just commuters. and it's earth day coming up. the project that's revitalizing a whole community. and in east bay teen helping bring back the bees. >> i'm spencer christian. our summer-like warmth is giving way to brisk, breezy, and much cooler weather. i'll have the accuweather forecast in just a moment w a super thin, flexible patch with maximum otc strength lidocaine that contours to the body to relieve pain right where it hurts. and did we mention, it really, really sticks? salonpas, it's good medicine. my late father-in-law lit up a room, but his vision dimmed with age. he had amd. i didn't know it then, but it can progress to ga, an advanced form of the disease. his struggle with vision loss from amd made me want to help you see warning signs of ga, like: hazy or blurred vision, so it's hard

ryan curry, abc seven news. >> and what an experience it must have been to witness history. dan yeah, it really was in so many ways. >> thanks, ryan very much. you know, i covered the o.j. simpson trial for abc seven news in 1995 and was there for the last two weeks of the trial, including the verdict. the verdict in the simpson case is finally end, but the jury is still out on how this so-called trial of the century will ultimately affect our perceptions about justice in america. dan ashley, channel seven morning news is, if we only had ron and we were there, as i said, for that final two weeks, dionne and you know, to be there outside the courthouse to watch hundreds and hundreds of people who gathered, especially the day the verdict was read. it was so dramatic. it was tinged with tension, concern about which way it would go and how people would react. there was even a bomb threat one day and they evacuated all the media from the compound, except my photographer, and i hid and we were to stay on the air. but there was a tension and it was a circus like atmosphere. it was a

. >> as abc seven news reporter ryan curry explains, rescuers say this was one of the most precarious rescues they've ever done. they don't let go, man. don't let go, okay? clinging to life. if this man lets go, it could be devastating. >> why is your left hand in here, brother? >> unfortunately, we lose. probably 1 to 2 people per year falling off these cliffs. >> rescuers coming from a helicopter, lifting this man to safety battalion chief jason golden says his crew at the southern marin fire department got a call around 745 sunday night about a man who had fallen off a cliff near the battery alexander trail, southern marin fire called the sonoma county sheriff's department, asking them to bring their helicopter. when they found the man. he was 120ft down the cliff, clinging to the side. >> the victim was about 40ft off the water line. the tide was coming in and was stuck on the cliff. >> it was dark and they had to use night vision to locate him. once the straps were secured, they were able to lift him out. i got you brother. a rescue that took over a half hour. the rescuer afterwa

abc seven news reporter ryan curry has the details. reporter. >> deep in the hills of fremont, miao lin lee continues her fight to keep her buddhist temple. >> if i don't stand up, i feel like i'm not doing myself a favor or nor the citizens. >> her progress took a hit this week. the u.s. supreme court ruled lee must comply with the city's orders and remove the temple she built on her hillside without a permit. she claims the city is discriminating against her. >> sometimes that makes me wonder if i had been a white woman, would that been? would i have been treated it differently? >> she filed a lawsuit nearly three years ago alleging racial, religious and gender discrimination. she says her white neighbors have been allowed to receive permits or build without ones in the city. doesn't bat an eye. my neighbor, who has the same slope, the same zoning, the same fire hazard, the same creek, and they had uh- unpermitted work over ten years and they were able to get, the permit for their garage. in a statement, a city spokesperson said the

abc seven news reporter ryan curry gets to the bottom of the rising costs. >> tick tick tick. that meter keeps on rising. it's frustrating for drivers. >> what can you do? there's nothing you can do. it's over $6. >> i was like, man, it's a little bit too much right now. >> that's right. in some spots in the east bay, a gallon of gas is either $6 or close to it. fill ups are costing drivers a fortune in the whole tank. >> cost me about 6570. so i mean, i'm just getting a quick fill up just to get back on the other side. sir why are prices so high in the bay area? >> tom kloza, the head of energy analysis at the oil price information service, says there are two main reasons. the first, local refineries are focusing more on maintenance than production. >> you've got refinery maintenance that's scheduled for chevron at richmond. you've got refinery maintenance for chevron uh- at el segundo in the south, and you have refinery maintenance for pbf, which operates the martinez refinery. >> and the second reason, a recent change at the phillips 66 refinery, one of the refineries that

abc seven news reporter ryan curry has more. >> deep in the hills of fremont, miao lin lee continues her fight to keep her buddhist temple. >> if i don't stand up, i feel like i'm not doing myself a favor or nor the citizens. >> her progress took a hit this week. the u.s. supreme court ruled lee must comply with the city's orders and remove the temple she built on her hillside without a permit. she claims the city is discriminating against her. >> sometimes that makes me wonder if i had been a white woman, would that been? would i have been treated differently? >> she filed a lawsuit nearly three years ago alleging racial, religious, and gender discrimination. she says her white neighbors have been allowed to receive permits or build without ones in the city. doesn't bat an eye. my neighbor, who has the same slope, the same zoning, the same fire hazard, the same creek, and they had unpermitted work over ten years and they were able to get, the permit for their garage. in a statement, a city spokesperson said the city is pleased with the denial, which leaves in place the ninth circuit

ryan curry, abc seven news here's a headline p-g-and-e's rates could go down, but when and why? >> you'll hear p-g-and-e's explain next. >> and like those rates temperatures are going down. i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. i'll let you know when the coolest day will occur and when we might see showers around here coming up. >> plus, groundbreaking today on a new high speed train between los angeles and las vegas. how soon this could carry passengers? along with an update about california's high speed rail but his vision dimmed with age. he had amd. i didn't know it then, but it can progress to ga, an advanced form of the disease. his struggle with vision loss from amd made me want to help you see warning signs of ga, like: hazy or blurred vision, so it's hard to see fine details, colors that appear dull or washed out, or trouble with low light that makes driving at night a real challenge. if you think you have ga, don't wait. treatments are available. ask a retina specialist about fda-approved treatments for ga and go to gawontwait.com deo for your whole body? that actually work

abc seven news reporter ryan curry has a look at the design and why some hope it could become one of the top swim centers in all of the bay area. >> for decades, this pool has served walnut creek. the olympic sized clark swim center hosts a variety of swimming events, but some say its age is starting to show. >> this pool is an anchor of the community and to improve it, to rebuild it. it's 50 years old. >> they hold swim lessons here. lifeguard training and year round competitive swimming. but the current state of the pool limits what they can do. >> you can no longer teach a person how to dive into less than five feet of water, and the current facility only has a single five foot lane, which means swim meets or any event that involves diving is a challenge. >> the city is planning to build a new one. this is the latest design the council will vote on next week. it contains a brand new, deeper olympic size pool, a smaller pool and a playground. they will build new offices and locker rooms, a project that could cost around $77 million. >> the priority for the aquatic foundation was to

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police chief, floyd mitchell, understands that the estuary is worth protecting. >> in oakland, ryan curry abc seven news. >> four suspects accused in at least three storage locker burglaries in san jose are now in custody. police arrested the four ages 19 to 45 last wednesday at a home in milpitas, where they say they retrieved more than $400,000 in stolen property, including several musical instruments. they say they also discovered a loaded semi-auto pistol, a high capacity magazine. 2000 rounds of ammunition and illegal narcotics. the suspects will face multiple felonies, including burglary, grand theft, vandalism and possession of stolen property. school enrollment offices are becoming service enters the impact of rush of immigrant students. >> seven on your side exposes a scheme that took advantage of a service for people with hearing loss. a local family that fell victim shares their story and personal information exposed. the problem of doxing is growing, and now there's a new effort to help the victims out there. >> i'm spencer christian. some cold showers are headed our way just

an abc seven news reporter, ryan curry, went to lotus fountain for today's commemoration. >> would i be wrong if i said every san franciscan should hear the reading of the quake of 1906? >> early in the morning thursday, city officials and longtime residents gathered at lotus fountain. some came in turn of the century garb to honor the 3000 people who died and the survivors who rebuilt the city at 511. a moment of silence a minute later. blaring silence commemorating the exact time when the earthquake hit. all these years later, city officials say we have to remember the severity of that quake this day. >> and then also in october, or when we really try to remind people, reflect on what happened and what we know is not a matter of if, but when will happen again. >> this is one of the few remaining structures from the 1906 earthquake. people came here posting messages looking for loved ones while they were fighting through the rubble. it's a message city officials want to remember today that if an earthquake like that happens again, our methods of communication now will be hindered an

ryan curry, abc seven news. >> but there's no getting around it.eally a sad day for a's fans in oakland. they supported this team for 56 years, saw four championships. it has absolutely nothing to do with any lack of fan devotion or support. this is all about one guy, john fisher, who was botched every single attempt to build a stadium wherever. getting a hand from his billionaire buddy vivek. remember they still don't have any financing plans for the vegas stadium. so all of this is to be continued. i thought one of the interesting things is that the team is not going to be the sacramento a's. they're just the a's. this no, no, no franchise is more tempoorary know where they belong. there's no nomadic tribesmen. where can we play a game here? i mean, it's sad what this has devolved into. >> it's been a mess the whole time. and i feel so bad for oakland. the raiders they lose the warriors now they lose the a's fans. yeah it's. >> and the likelihood of them getting an expansion team is slim and none so slim. >> just left hand. >> oh by the way sacra

abc seven news reporter ryan curry takes us to the federal prison, where these dogs are changing lives behind the walls of san quentin, a new way for inmates to better their lives. >> it involves a lot of pets, treats, wagging tails and yellow vests. these dogs will soon become service animals, and inmates play a big part in helping them get there. >> the level of training that these puppies have received here is nothing short of perfection. >> once these puppies are born, they usually need volunteers to teach them basic commands before trainers turn them into service. dogs but instead of volunteers, canine companions for independence is letting inmates do the basic training. it's designed to help not only the dogs, but also the inmates. be a great opportunity for me to help out and be able to, give back to my society. >> i mean, that i took so much from. >> how you doing? >> jorge ramirez has been incarcerated since he was 16. he thought he would always be stuck behind prison walls. now he has hope that he will get out soon and see his family. >> i was lost, you know, if i could actua

abc seven news reporter ryan curry takes us to san quentin, where these dogs are changing lives behindw way for inmates to better their lives. it involves a lot of pets, treats, wagging tails and yellow vests. these dogs will soon become service animals, and inmates play a big part in helping them get there. >> the level of training that these puppies have received here is nothing short of perfection. >> once these puppies are born, they usually need volunteers to teach them basic commands before trainers turn them into service dogs. but instead of volunteers, a canine companions for independence is letting inmates do the basic training. it's designed to help not only the dogs, but also the inmates. >> be a great opportunity for me to help out and be able to, give back to my society. i mean, that i took so much from. how you doing? >> george ramirez has been incarcerated since he was 16. he thought he would always be stuck behind prison walls. now he has hope that he will get out soon and see his family. >> i was lost, you know, if i could actually say i was lost. and i found myself no

he's so proud. >> ryan curry, abc seven news. >> coming up next, a step toward a safer san jose.ome say it comes with a concern about people's privacy we >> it's horrifying. that's a woman screaming for help as a man approached her and carried her away, apparently against her will happened sunday night outside a home in oregon. the man was arrested today. the woman who lives at the house says she heard a knock, then saw the video. moments later, she called 911. police say the two people in the video knew each other in san jose. >> the city is hoping to crack down on crime by installing automated license plate readers. a 500 are scheduled to be up and running by this summer. many are hoping it will make a difference, but as abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey explains, some are also worried about privacy. residents in the plata arroyo neighborhood of east san jose love where they live, but they worry about their safety. >> we've had shootings. we've had murders, we've had, auto theft. we had tons of crime. so the quality of life issue that we need in the east valley, t

abc seven news reporter ryan curry spoke with people who say they've spent hundreds on tickets recentlyh yeah, you got dressing up for a big concert or wearing your favorite team's gear live events are supposed to be so much fun, but attending one is not cheap, and lawmakers say they're getting more expensive. >> since ticketmaster and live nation were allowed to merge in 2010, ticket prices have gone up an astronomical 140. >> anybody want to talk about answer this question. >> how expensive are they? we went around walnut creek monday afternoon asking people chris stapleton in the grass crowded very back, almost 700 bucks. >> i've got friends that of course went recently to who's that? taylor swift. and they were thousands of dollars. it was ridiculous. a new bill introduced by east bay assemblywoman buffy wicks aims to bring those prices down. >> it would allow for more than one company to be the first to offer tickets for sale. right now. for many events, especially concerts, there is only one option. wicks thinks it would open up more competition and lower prices for consumers. >>

ryan curry, abc seven news. >> fci dublin opened in 1974, but it didn't become a prison for only women until 2012. it was until now, just one of five federal prisons for women in the u.s. since 2021, at least eight prison employees have been charged with sexually abusing inmates. five pleaded guilty, two were convicted at trial. another case is still pending, and last month, the fbi raided the prison and a judge appointed a special master to oversee the facility, roughly 50 civil rights lawsuits against fci dublin employees are also ongoing. >> a lockdown at two san francisco jails continues after a series of assaults. the sheriff's office is canceling visits today at the county jail on the seventh street in san francisco. the san bruno facility is also being impacted. officials say the two jails were locked down over the weekend because of increasing assaults on deputies and other jail workers by inmates. the sheriff's office says it's working on a comprehensive plan to address the violence. >> we have more news ahead this afternoon, including a recount just getting underway in the so

abc seven news reporter ryan curry was there to spotlight some of the people working to build a better bay area uh- at this round table. >> these patients share traumatizing stories. >> one time i got a knife and i told my mom, i'm going to kill you. >> they didn't want their faces shown or names shared, but they battled mental health issues. >> it was very important for me to know that later on that i did that to my own mother and that happens every every year. two times a year. >> this woman says her violent episodes are less frequent. after receiving life changing care at la clinica de la raza in oakland, and helping more people like her is what health and human services secretary xavier becerra wants to accomplish. >> we think that what we can do is show that everyone can have access to the care that they need, because health care is not a commodity. he was in oakland tuesday as part of a nationwide tour to expand mental health care in hispanic and latino communities, a mission he says is crucial. >> after hearing stories from these patients. >> what we want is for families to unde

ryan curry, abc seven news. >> new developments in the war in gaza.den stepping up pressure on israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu during a phone call yesterday. a man is joining us now. israel appears to be responding to this. >> yeah, reggie israel appeared to take action overnight, opening new routes for aid to enter gaza. now, that comes after president biden issued a strong warning to israel in a tense 30 minute call, mr. biden told prime minister netanyahu that israel must take concrete steps to address the humanitarian suffering in gaza, or risk losing u.s. support. growing frustration prompted the phone call after seven aid workers were killed by an israeli airstrike this week. here's what secretary of state antony blinken had to say from belgium this morning. >> are the bottlenecks and other delays at crossings being resolved? do we have a much better system for deconfliction and coordination, so that the humanitarian workers, the folks who are delivering the aid, can do it safely and securely? >> according to israeli media, israel has

it's kind of crazy. >> in the east bay, ryan curry, abc seven news chris edwards is talking. >> keeps going up, keeps going up. >> i know we don't like those numbers high, but we do like the temperatures. yes. >> beautiful outside today spencer is here with the forecast. very nice spencer. absolutely. >> they've been going up and up as well. let me give you a look at our satellite radar composite image. you can see very clear outline of the high pressure system. and it's, it's a clockwise circulation right over the central coast. they're bringing us this fair weather and another day very much like today. perhaps even warmer is coming our way tomorrow. right now, though, we're looking at gentle breezes, flowing onshore with wind speeds at the surface between ten and about 14mph near the bay and the coast. now, here's a look at our current temperature 66 degrees here in san francisco right now, 61 at half moon bay, 80 at san jose. and we have mid to upper 70s at oakland, hayward and san mateo. a look at some other temperature readings right now looking northward to san jose, uh- san jos

ryan curry abc seven news. >> four people accused in at least three storage locker burglaries in san jose are now in custody. police arrested the four ages 19 to 45 last wednesday at a home in milpitas, where they say they retrieved more than $400,000 in stolen property, including collectibles and several musical instruments. they say they also discovered a loaded semi-automatic pistol, a high capacity magazine, 2000 rounds of ammunition and illegal narcotics. >> we are asking any folks that feel like they have been a victim of storage unit burglaries, have had any burglaries that involved collectibles and storage units to please come forward to detectives so that we can try to put these puzzle pieces together. >> the suspects will face several felony charges, including burglary, grand theft, vandalism, and possession of stolen property. >> all right, moving on to the weather situation. first. we do want to talk about that. breaking news of the earthquake in taiwan. >> we started with with the newscast at the top with that and meteorologist sandhya patel is tracking what we're hearin

ryan curry abc seven news a heads up for weekend travelers in the north bay starting tonight, westbound lanes of highway 37 will be closed from vallejo to sears point in sonoma county for roadway repair work. >> that closure will last until early monday morning in time for the morning commute. >> abc seven news reporter cornell bernard has a look at the impact. >> it's going to be a mess, but that's what you can't avoid it. >> drivers in american canyon are bracing for a big construction project, which will shut down portions of highway 37 over the next four weekends. >> even before the construction on 37 has always been a problem because 37 has a lot of, a lot of, potholes. >> part of the process is we're going to be grinding and repaving. >> caltrans says a 21 mile stretch of 37 from solano to sonoma counties is getting new asphalt. they say it's a challenging job on a two lane road. >> having a 55 hour closure allows our crews to stage safely, be able to work on, like you said, that limited space and maneuver. so so it's very beneficial for us to be able to do so. and that is the lim

today, we begin our coverage with abc seven news reporter ryan curry, who's been following the story at san francisco state. free, free, free palestine, free palestine. >> what's happening around the country is now happening in san francisco, and we just want to be part of that, their strength in numbers and strength and solidarity. >> so we think it's important that we get our voices heard. >> students are putting up tents on the quad in the center of campus. this is the latest university to set up a pro-palestinian encampment, but their demands are similar to students from other universities . >> to ask the csu system to divest from the hundreds of millions of dollars that they're funneling into the military industrial complex. >> no more investment in colonialism, a movement that is not just student led, but supported by some faculty. >> valerie francisco chavez is an associate professor of sociology. she says the war in gaza has dominated classroom discussions. >> i think lots of students are just trying to understand what their role are, what their role is in what's happening in

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abc seven news reporter ryan curry was in san quentin and shows you how these dogs are ready to changee walls of san quentin, a new way for inmates to better their lives. it involves a lot of pets, treats, wagging tails and yellow vests. these dogs will soon become service animals, and inmates play a big part in helping them get there. >> the level of training that these puppies have received here is nothing short of perfection. >> once these puppies are born, they usually need volunteers to teach them basic commands before trainers turn them into service dogs. but instead of volunteers, canine companions for independence is letting inmates do the basic training. it's designed to help not only the dogs, but also the inmates. >> we a great opportunity for me to help out and be able to, give back to my society. i took so much from. >> how you doing? >> jorge ramirez has been incarcerated since he was 16. he thought he would always be stuck behind prison walls. now he has hope that he will get out soon and see his family. >> i was lost, you know, if i could actually say i was lost and i f

abc seven news reporter ryan curry has a closer look at how different rescue teams teamed up to save a life. hey, don't let go, man. >> don't let go. okay >> clinging to life. if this man lets go, it could be devastating. why is your left hand in here, brother? >> unfortunately, we lose probably 1 to 2 people per year falling off these cliffs. >> rescuers coming from a helicopter, lifting this man to safety. battalion chief jason golden says his crew at the southern marin fire department got a call around 745 sunday night about a man who had fallen off a cliff near the battery alexander trail. southern marin fire called the sonoma county sheriff's department, asking them to bring their helicopter when they found the man, he was 120ft down the cliff, clinging to the side. >> the victim was about 40ft off the water line. the tide was coming in and was stuck on the cliff. >> it was dark and they had to use night vision to locate him. once the straps were secured, they were able to lift him out. i got you brother. a rescue that took over a half hour. >> the rescuer afterwards, speaking w

. >> abc seven news reporter ryan curry went back to the neighborhood where simpson grew up and joins

today, we begin our coverage with abc seven news reporter ryan curry, who's been following the story>> what's happening around the country is now happening in san francisco, and we just want to be part of that, their strength in numbers and strength and solidarity. >> so we think it's important that we get our voices heard. >> students are putting up tents on the quad in the center of campus. this is the latest university to set up a pro-palestinian encampment, but their demands are similar to students from other universities . >> to ask the csu system to divest from the hundreds of millions of dollars that they

abc seven news reporter ryan curry has more. >> deep in the hills of fremont, miao lin lee continues progress took a hit this week. the u.s. supreme court ruled lee must comply with the city's orders and remove the temple she built on her hillside without a permit. she claims the city is discriminating against her. >> sometimes that makes me wonder if i had been a white woman, would that been? would i have been treated differently? >> she filed a lawsuit nearly three years ago alleging racial, religious, and gender discti

abc seven news reporter ryan curry has the details.t temple. >> if i don't stand up, i feel like i'm not doing myself a favor or nor the citizens. >> her progress took a hit this week. the u.s. supreme court ruled lee must comply with the city's orders and remove the temple she built on her hillside without a permit. she claims the city is discriminating against her. >> sometimes that makes me wonder if i had been a white woman, would that been? would i han

abc seven news reporter ryan curry spoke with a sports columnist who remembered his football career and the trials. ryan is here with us with more on that. yeah, guys. >> good afternoon. a very complicated obviously story coming from this for years simpson was an honored athlete, incredible athlete, coming from a poor neighborhood in san francisco and turned into a superstar. we know his legacy changed during the murder trial in the mid 90s. outside the betrayal, hill recreation center is an old, faded mural. one of the athletes on the mural is o.j. simpson. this park and this gym is where he spent a lot of time playing sports as a kid. there is simpson on a baseball team in the late 50s. there he is again years later, posting with kids outside the ballpark. >> everybody in san francisco was so, so proud that he was a san franciscan. >> he attended galileo high school before playing at city college. he finished his collegiate career at usc and spent 11 seasons in the nfl, finishing with the 40 niners, a career many say they hadn't seen from a running back. i just wonder if the three of