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>> i'm meteorologist sandyha patel live on the roof. feeling the heat today. i'll show you who's getting hotter tomorrow and where relief will arrive. the forecast is coming up. >> from abc seven live. breaking news. >> that breaking news. a fight for the future. good evening. i'm ama daetz and i'm j.r. >> stone. it's official. the oakland international airport will be renamed despite major opposition, including a lawsuit from san francisco. >> let's take a live look at the abc seven oakland airport camera. just a short time ago, the port of oakland, which is in charge of the airport, voted on moving forward with the name change, and they released this new logo. it will be called san francisco bay oakland international airport. >> abc seven news reporter anser hassan is live at the port's headquarters in jack london square. answer jr and umma. >> we don't have a new airport, but like you said, we do have a new name and it takes effect immediately because this was the
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second vote by the port commission, which happened today. so why the name change? the port says the main reason is location. the port says there's a lack of geographic awareness about oakland and it's creating challenges. as they argue, oakland should be serving the top 20 markets, but it's not. and that research shows the name change could attract more passengers by letting them know that oakland is another gateway to the bay area, and a name can change, can certainly do that. >> that brings the knowledge for people past the mississippi to really understand where oakland sits in the greater bay area and also internationally, really of other understanding from people from around the world of where oakland is in this greater bay area. >> meanwhile, the city of san francisco has filed a lawsuit. it claims the name change infringes on the san francisco international airport trademark. in a statement to abc seven news, san francisco city attorney's office writes, it's disappointing that oakland chose to ignore our multiple offers to collaborate on alternative names and avoid litigation. we have strong federal trademark
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infringement claims against oakland, and have given us no choice but to move forward with the next steps in our lawsuit. an attorney for the port of oakland addressed the lawsuit this way i authorized our port counsel to file an answer and counter claim. >> it's seeking a declaration from the court that, number one, the name the now board approved name of san francisco bay oakland international airport does not infringe on sfo's mark that sfo, nor the city of county of san francisco or anyone else has rights to trademark or use exclusively the san francisco bay or the name the san francisco bay. >> now, there were people who spoke against the name change. many say increased air traffic will lead to more air pollution. also on hand was oakland city council member noel gayo. he says there's a long history of regional cooperation here in the bay area. for example, the san francisco oakland bay bridge and how the san francisco 49 ers actually don't play in san
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francisco. it seems the next steps may play out in court reporting live anser hassan abc seven news. >> all right. and we will keep on top of it. thank you so much. answer president biden will fly into the bay area tonight for a two day campaign fundraising visit. separately, first lady jill biden is expected to be in marin county today for her office is calling a political finance event. the bidens will get to enjoy some beautiful bay area weather during their trip. very warm and a bit windy, yes. >> abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel is on the roof. any signs of the presidential helicopters up there? sandhya not yet. >> i've been searching j.r. and ama. it is just absolutely beautiful out here. the sea breeze is back. that switch in the wind direction is noticeable. i mean, san francisco was in the 80s. today, 81 to be precise. it's already dropped down to the 60s right now. 83 in oakland. these are some of the warmest readings we have seen since october. so a good seven months. 86 in san jose, concord, santa rosa, 88,
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in san rafael, even places like half moon bay, pretty warm, 77 degrees. looking at those temperatures right now in the mid 80 from concord, 80 degrees in palo alto, right now in the north bay. sonoma is checking in at 86 degrees. now the wind. we did have gusty offshore winds which brought us the warmth. that wind direction has switched right now onshore 30 at sfo oakland gusting to 22. and that's going to continue the cooling trend 7:00 tonight 80s in our inland areas dropping down to the 70s by nine and then dropping into the 60s by 11 p.m. around the bay. still pretty mild, but in the 60s and then around the coastal areas from the 50s in the upper 50s to the low 50s heading into 11 p.m, i'll show you where those 90s are going to show up tomorrow. and when those 90s will back off and we get some relief in our inland areas as well. your weekend forecast is coming up, j.r. ummah >> sandhya, thank you so much. developing news, graduation season is kicking off in the bay
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area, cal state east bay's commencement is underway. right now. the school is celebrating the class of 2024 with nine ceremonies between tonight and sunday. cal's graduation is set for saturday, and the university says everything is going forward as planned. despite recent campus protests, routine security will be in place as thousands of undergraduates get their diplomas at california memorial stadium. they'll be limited to four tickets each for guests and just like football games, there's a clear bag policy and no backpacks, banners or signs are allowed. in addition to the big graduation, there are 90 other graduation related ceremonies and events around campus over the coming days, and at cal, officials are working to remove upsetting graffiti found on a building near the protest encampment. officials told abc7 news. they'll continue to do everything in their power so that every student feels safe, respected and welcome. >> at usf, protesters remain on the lawn near saint ignatius
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church. protesters have been there since last friday. university officials say they are committed to keeping students, faculty and staff safe on campus at san francisco state. things grew heated earlier today when protesters marched into the humanities building. administrators told us they left the building and returned to the quad area encampment. faculty tells us the protests have been peaceful. >> stay with us for continuing coverage of the college campus protest in the bay area and nationwide. get the latest anytime at abc seven news.com. >> bart is low on passengers and low on money. nearly $2 billion in state and federal funding will run out for the next two years. and that's a challenge because in march of 2024 bart ridership was only at 42% of what it was before the pandemic. by comparison, muni was up to 75. the sf bay ferry says it hit 91% of pre-pandemic passenger levels last month. abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn has a look at bart's latest budget
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projections and its options to find enough money to keep trains running. a lot of people can embark to get around the bay area. >> i can't reach my destinations within time if it's not there. ridership data shows more than 160,000 people use bart daily, but that's about 40% of what it was pre-pandemic. people are using it less because they don't go into the office every day because i'm 100% remote work. bart says lower ridership, increasing labor costs and declining sales tax revenues are straining bart finances. the transit agency also expects to run out of $1.9 billion in federal and state assistance by april 2026. bart directors reviewed budget projections thursday and say they're concerned for the future. >> i don't mean to be to be glib here, right? like the big, very existential issue is that we are relying on $870,000 a day in emergency assistance. and, you know, we know that's not a sustainable business plan. >> bart says it'll be fine for
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the next two years because of pandemic relief money. but starting in 2027, they face a major annual deficit, basically about 300 to $400 million operating deficit each year. there is a ballot measure set for 2026 that could raise $1.5 billion a year, with a number of new taxes and a vehicle registration surcharge. >> that ballot measure will be very important for funding, not just bart, but all transit in the bay area. >> senator aisha wahab and senator scott wiener are behind the legislation. wahab issued a statement saying today, quote, multiple agencies across the region are facing financial cliffs and were creating a sustainable funding source for public transit agencies to maintain existing services and increase the quality, safety and efficiency of those services. this bill is crucial to keeping public transit available in the bay area, even if voters approve the tax measure, the funding won't come until 2028. in san francisco. suzanne vaughn abc
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seven news on the subject of bart, the federal government will contribute half $1 billion to the agency's $12.75 billion extension into downtown san jose, phasewo othe bart silicon valley projectakes trains from its current terminus at the berrysa transit center on a six mile, four station extension, santa clara. >> vta is respsiblfor the construction, they say. today' announcement is significant for how the feds view the project. it's the first time they've kicked in money for it. >> it is a nationally important project. it is one of the most important projects in this budget, is the second highest project with an allocation. >> the project has been plagued by higher and higher cost projections and delays. the current projection for the start of service is 2037. >> fire engulfed a number of cars, as well as nearby trees and fences, in a neighborhood in hayward. happened on lucien way, east of i eight 8-80 just before
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noon. you see some of the images right there. fire crews got things under control quickly, but as abc seven news reporter tim johns found, the experience left some neighbors on edge. >> a fire fueled by fast winds burned through a portion of a hayward neighborhood thursday, a pillar of black smoke billowing over a wall of flames threatening nearby homes. lucy ochoa lives next door. she says she was at home working when she looked out her window and saw what was approaching. >> that's when i ran out, went out and got my family out the house because i thought maybe the tree was going to come down. and once i got everybody out, i went out and started hosting down what i could to help slow down the fire. >> fire crews were putting out the remainders of the blaze when abc seven arrived on scene, however, we saw several large trees and multiple cars burnt in the area where the fire began, a spokesperson for the hayward fire department says the cause is still being investigated. >> the tree was what caught on fire first, but also we know
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that there was some possible maintenance on the cars in the last few days, so that could have played a factor. >> while this was the main scene fire crews were focused on, it wasn't the only one. hayward fire also telling us embers from the blaze made their way several blocks down, sparking at least one other spot fire. a reminder that as we enter the warmer months, the risk of fires like this is increasing. >> this is the kind of a precursor to, you know, what could potentially happen. you know, this is more of a residential area in midtown hayward. so this happens up in the hills with more vegetation to burn. you know, that's getting drier and drier. >> thursday's incident has left several neighbors in this area understand shaken. a few blocks down, we met deidre langley. she showed us video. she sawed off her cell phone of flames, climbing 20 to 30ft into the sky, a sight deidre says was terrifying. >> i have a sister in southern california who lost her house and its entire contents just under a year ago, so it hit really close to home. >> as for lucy, she says she
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knows things could have been a lot worse than they were, and for that, she has this message. >> i'm blessed, and i'm very thankful to the fire department for getting here on time and putting out the fire, a sentiment shared by many in this neighborhood in hayward. >> tim johns abc seven news. >> coming up next, putting on the pressure. the governor wants to see new housing in half moon bay for farmworkers. why local leaders say it's taking so long. plus >> how san jose state researchers are helping make beethoven's 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?
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salonpas, it's good medicine. i'm franklin graham. the world seems to be engulfed with hate. we see it on our college campuses, and we see it across the borders. jesus christ understands hate. the world, at that time, hated him, and they still hate him today, but, you see, he came on a rescue mission to save us from our sin. he died and shed his blood on a cross for our sins. he was buried, but god raised him to life. and if we're willing to put our faith and trust in jesus christ,
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god will forgive us of our sins, and he will heal our hearts. and the problem we have today is a heart problem. only god can change the human heart, and take that hate and fill it with his love. if you've never invited christ into your heart, pray this prayer with me right now. just say, god, i'm a sinner. i'm sorry, forgive me. i believe jesus is your son. i want to trust him right now as my savior. and i pray this in jesus' name. if you prayed that prayer, call that number right now that's on the screen. we have someone who'd like to speak with you, and pray with you. god bless you!
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issue came to the surface after last year's deadly shooting for workers were killed at a mushroom farm, and three others died at a second farm. investigators say the shooter acted after a dispute with a supervisor. shooting was the deadliest in san mateo county's history. abc seven news reporter luz pena explains why newsom is threatening legal action if local officials don't speed things up in a major way. >> 5-5-5 kelly avenue in half moon bay, a house that was purchased by the city and has sat vacant for seven years. its future drawn out up front. >> we're going to have five stories here, but you will only see kind of the first four because the fifth story is set back. >> reporter since 2022, mercy housing and belinda arriaga, executive director for the nonprofit alice, has been pushing for this property to
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become the first senior housing for farm workers in this community after approval from the city's city council. the next step is the planning commission. >> how long will it take to get built and is there funding to manage it from an operational place already in place? >> we have committed sources thus far from the city and the state for multiple levels of financing for this project. >> looming over this community is the lack of farm worker housing and images of deplorable housing conditions, highlighted after a mass shooting at two mushroom farms in 2023. housing for senior farm workers is what many, like. retired farm worker agustin villalobos is asking for. we've done a lot for this community. now it's time for the county to do something for us. after two meetings without a vote, governor newsom is now threatening to take legal action . >> we feel the support of governor newsom. it's critical and important to this project. >> in a statement, governor newsom is urging this voting
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body to take action soon. the half moon bay planning commission has the opportunity to move this important housing project forward next week. >> i felt like an attack, you know, half moon bay is a priority, you know, to build farmworker housing low income housing. >> joaquin jimenez is half moon bay mayor. he views the planning commission's process as necessary. do you think the process is taking too long? >> it's adequate time if it's really interested in building farmworker housing, give us funding. we'll make good use of those fundings. >> the planning commission is set to meet again may 14th, and the governor says his team will be watching in half moon bay. luz pena abc seven news. >> lou has put together an abc seven originals documentary called hidden crisis tragedy in half moon bay. you can watch it on demand on abc seven news.com and the abc seven bay area app. >> today, a major change for p-g-and-e's 16 million
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customers. the california public utilities commission voted unanimously to approve a flat monthly fee of $24.15. that will be in addition to what customers pay for usage, and commissioners also approved an electricity rate decrease of 5 to $0.07 per kilowatt hour. the changes will be rolled out between the end of next year and the beginning of 2026. they say the reduction will be an incentive for people to switch to electric vehicles and appliances. >> so for someone who electrifies their home and vehicle, they would save an average of up to $44 a month compared to the status quo. and the reason customers are financially better off is because the new building structure will reduce the price per unit of electricity by roughly 5 to $0.07 per kilowatt hour. >> turn. the utility reform network supports the changes, saying they promote stability, especially in areas with more extreme weather. but its members say more needs to be done to lower rates. >> it's been a warm one outside,
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maybe a little warm, maybe hot in some areas i would say hot and i love it. >> sandhya, i'm not going to complain because we've been asking for it. >> yeah, i was going to say that's a good thing that you guys are enjoying it jr and ummah, because it is going to continue inland. not the case near the coast. tomorrow we're going to start to notice the difference. so let me show you a live picture right now from our mount tam cam. the coast is clear, temperatures today soaring anywhere from ten to about 16 degrees above average. high pressure is in control of our weather, and this brought the downsloping winds. today you can see that northeasterly wind flow, the wind flowing between the high and the low. basically we had wind gusts over some of our higher terrain, like the sonoma county hills, up to 74 miles an hour overnight, 40 to 45 elsewhere. but that wind is what brought the warmth here in the bay area, and certainly cleared, kept our clothes clear, as you will notice. but there is some fog off the southern california coast and a little bit of a southerly surge will
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develop later on tonight, going into tomorrow, which will bring some fog back to the coastline. lots of clear skies right now from our pier 39 camera, where people are enjoying lots of sea lions out there, 65 in the city it has dropped considerably 68 in oakland, 81 in san jose and 83 in redwood city. san jose is a sunny view right now. you're in the mid 80s from santa rosa to fairfield. concord 73, in petaluma where you're feeling that breeze, and 82 in livermore. some haze from our emeryville camera looking back towards the golden gate bridge. here's a look at what you can expect tomorrow. hot inland cooler near the coast. saturday. that heat holds inland, but you will notice that the numbers continue to drop off. and on sunday, it's going to be beautiful for mother's day as we go hour by hour this evening, 60s to 80s at 7 p.m. notice at 8:00. it's still pretty warm away from the coastline. you still have a lot of 70 showing up. so if you do want to get outside, maybe walk the dog. you can enjoy the nice weather now. tomorrow morning it starts off
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mild and then quickly it warms up away from the beaches. in the 80s at noontime, going up into the 90s in the afternoon hours. but notice that fog is rolling back in, which is why the coastal areas are actually going to drop tomorrow. temperatures even in the evening will still be in the 80s inland, almost summer like inland, but along the coastline. you will notice that relief your temperatures in the morning in the 50s and 60s. patchy fog down towards the monterey bay tomorrow afternoon. 88 in san jose in the south bay. it's going to be a nice one in sunnyvale, 85 degrees 73. in santa cruz on the peninsula. we are talking about 80 in millbrae, 84 in mountain view along the coastline, 70 in pacifica, downtown san francisco, 78 degrees 75 in the sunset district, north bay. temperatures up to 90, in santa rosa. calistoga 86, in san rafael, 87 vallejo in the east bay still above average 83. oakland 86. union city and fremont head inland, and it's going to feel like summer 90. in concord and pittsburg, 91 in
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fairfield, 89 degrees in livermore. the accuweather seven day forecast. we'll turn up the heat. inland coast will drop off 60s to 90s, a wide range for saturday and then mother's day. it will be nice for moms, but certainly cooler area wide cooling continues monday before temperatures come back up just a little bit. tuesday and wednesday. all major. >> all right. >> thank you sandra good to see you didn't get burned up there
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explains that for the doctors, it's an extension of their disease prevention efforts. >> tragic numbers of children and teens are dying in ways that experts say could be prevented. >> gun violence is real. it's the number one cause of death in children's and teens. in this country. >> it's something health care professionals know all too well. >> and i was an intern fresh out of medical school. one of my first patients was a nine year old boy who was accidentally shot in the abdomen by his younger brother. they found a gun at home. they thought it was a toy and it fired. and by the time i met him, he was in the hospital for months and had undergone multiple surgeries. >> now, doctors at kaiser permanente redwood city have
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teamed up with local law enforcement to prevent accidents like that from happening. >> mateo county sheriff's office kindly donated 100 gun locks to our facility, and so we'll be distributing it or dividing it between our redwood city and san mateo pediatric offices. the emergency department and our mental health department. >> while secure enough to keep guns from getting into the wrong hands, the doctors say the devices aren't complicated to use. this doesn't require a battery to charge it or anything complicated like that. it's very simple, very effective, very safe. and it's been proven to help reduce the risk of accidental firearm discharge, which is the thing where most trying to prevent here, the doctors say the program is all about prevention and not judgment. patients get a screening questionnaire. and one of the questions is to determine if there is a gun in the home and if yes, is the gun an unloaded and locked and kept out of a child's reach? >> so if a pediatrician comes across a yes on the questionnaire, it gives us an opportunity to engage in a discussion with parents in a non-judgmental way.
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>> the doctors say the locks are just different tools at their disposal to let them continue the work they're already doing. preventative medicine, public health, education and safety. kaiser permanente redwood city joins the sacramento area kaiser permanente facility in rolling out this program. it says the goal now is to expand it to other facilities in redwood city. zach fuentes abc seven news. >> coming up next, help for a homeowner who says her appraisal was lowballed because of her race. >> it has to be us standing up for ourselves and letting them know we're not satisfied and okay, we're not going to take it anymore. >> see the resul
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story of a low ball appraisal, this time in oakland. >> certainly concerning. >> it is so concerning, and the amount is mind blowing. $340,000. that's the difference between appraisals this time around. it happened in a predominantly black and latino neighborhood, which is not unusual. what's different here is that this case has resulted in the appraiser and the lender agreeing to make some big changes to how they do business. we're also learning that our report has led to new standards by the federal government. it was december of 2021, in the thick of the covid 19 pandemic, and interest rates for home mortgage loans were at historic lows. so this east oakland homeowner, who wants her story but not her identity, applied to refinance her mortgage to take out money for home repairs. >> what was going through your mind when you received that appraisal? >> that was far lower than you expected it to be? >> the first thing i thought was, he doesn't like me because of my race. i wasn't happy with the amount of what he valued. my home at. and then i looked at
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the comps in my area and i knew something was wrong. >> the first appraisal came in at $785,000, much lower than a previous appraisal she received. she asked for the lender to reconsider the value. the company sent the report back to the same appraiser who did not budge. >> i was very hurt and disappointed and got upset and cried a little bit, discriminating against me because of who i was and i was single senior. he felt that i my property wasn't a value. >> one month later, the homeowner applied for another loan with a different lender. the appraisal came in at $1,125,000. that's a $340,000 difference. after receiving the higher appraisal, she reached out to the fair housing advocates of northern california thanks to her son. >> the only thing bringing down the value of my home was me, who saw one of my many segments on appraisal bias.
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>> the important thing to do is to take action as soon as possible, because these are short statute of limitations. >> julia howard-gibbon is the supervising attorney for the fair housing advocates. the group helped the homeowner file a civil rights complaint with the state and eventually negotiated a settlement agreement on the homeowner's behalf, with both the initial appraiser behind the low appraisal and the lender. the lender and the appraiser deny wrongdoing. the appraiser, who did not return our request for comment, agreed to pay an undisclosed amount of money to the homeowner, not to discriminate again, and to watch the abc seven documentary, our miracle low balled that chronicles the systemic nature of appraisal bias. the lender, which is not named as a part of the settlement agreement, is making substantial changes to policies and training. >> and what we've got the lender in this case to do is to change that policy so that if a homeowner says, i believe this appraisal came in low because of my race or the demographics of my neighborhood, then that has to be reviewed by a different
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appraiser, right? not just the appraiser who, who did the initial report. and we're really excited about that change. >> the settlement announcement comes days after the department of housing and urban development released new guidance on mortgages, standardizing how lenders handle appraisals bias cases. >> this a-line process now applies to about two thirds of the mortgage market between fha, fannie mae and freddie mac. what this new policy does is help to equip them with the tools to make sure that consumers are better engaged, the lenders are more prepared. and, and then, of course, on the back end, there is a lot of tracking here. >> the updated policies by the lender and the feds are welcome. changes to gillian white, ceo of appraisal insights. >> i think the lowball documentary really helped move the conversation away from is this happening to this is happening? what should we do about it now? we're moving into the phase of its prevalent. there are lawsuits, and settlements and now also
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definitive action steps that need to be taken by the lenders to really ensure that they're putting up guardrails to prevent this from happening. >> and this east oakland homeowner is now glad she can move forward with her home repairs and her life. >> it has to be us standing up for ourselves and letting them know we're not satisfied. okay we're not going to take it anymore. and another encouraging update here. >> our previous reporting showed that black homeowners in california were two times more likely than white homeowners to receive a low appraisal, which could cause a loan to fall through. since our reporting, that number has gone down drastically. the latest numbers recently released show there is barely a difference between how often black and white homeowners receive a lower appraisal in the state. of course, this is significant progress after years of reporting and of course, that uh- uh- task force created by president joe biden. so finally, a step in the right direction here. >> well, hats off to you in exposing all of this and putting
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it out there, i appreciate it. >> it's been a lot of work, but i think a lot of the families are very happy that it's finally come to this point where they are getting these settlements. thanks julianne. >> appreciate it. and julian's reporting highlighted systemic problems with the real estate appraisal industry and led to change at the federal level. it's a subject of our award winning abc seven originals originals documentary, lowballed . >> in a couple of days, i got the appraisal report back. i was right, the only thing bringing down the value of my home was me . >> my wife went through her bathroom, get rid of her hair products, all of our books and our art like, just literally like, okay, did we miss something? >> that's not what you call regulation. that's not what you call oversight. that's not, of course, what you call fairness >> it was a tennis match at trump's trial today, with jurors closely watching the back and forth between stormy daniels and
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trump's defense attorneys. but did either side score any points? >> plus, hundreds of years after beethoven's death, remnants of his hair are offering new clues about how he lost his hearing
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adult film actress stormy daniels for a second day in the historic hush money payment trial against him. abc news reporter reena roy is at the courthouse in manhattan with the story. >> a feisty cross-examination of stormy daniels in court. former president donald trump's defense attorneys grilling the adult film actress on the stand for a second day. several jurors looked as if they were watching a tennis match, with their eyes shifting back and forth as things got heated. trump, also appearing to be very engaged as defense attorney susan necklace, tried to question daniels credibility and accused her of extortion. at times, daniels defiant and defensive on the stand. prosecutors say trump's former lawyer, michael cohen, wired $130,000 to daniels just days ahead of the 2016 election, in exchange for her silence about her alleged sexual encounter with trump back in 2006. prosecutors allege trump
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repaid cohen and illegally characterized it as a legal expense, charging him with falsifying business records. trump has pleaded not guilty to the charges and denies that encounter with daniels necklace, asking daniels, you have no personal knowledge of trump's involvement in that agreement and what he did and didn't do. daniels responding not directly. on tuesday, daniels walking jurors through her alleged night with donald trump in explicit detail. daniels adamant that she's telling the truth, adding that doing so has cost her, saying she's hired security and moved several times. >> stormy daniels job on the stand for prosecutors was just to set the scene of what happened. that was a story was a night that donald trump never wanted to see come to light of day, because this is all the details of what we're around it. so mission accomplished there this afternoon, trump's attorneys filing a motion for a mistrial for a second time based on stormy daniels testimony. >> the defense also asking the judge to modify part of the limited gag order placed on trump. the judge denying both
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motions as this judge what he did and what his ruling was, is a disgrace. prosecutors say they have about two more weeks to go before they rest their case. reena roy, abc news, new york. in manhattan today, disgraced movie mogul harvey weinstein did not waive his right to extradition to california to face legal issues here. >> the 72 year old appeared briefly in court earlier today. new york state appellate court last month overturned his sex crimes convictions in that state. his attorney says the state of california has not yet produced the proper warrants, so he will remain incarcerated at rikers island. then there are concerns about his ailing health. >> he has some very serious health issues, but he is you know, he is holding up as as well as can be expected under those under circumstances of being incarcerated and having the health issues that he has. >> weinstein last year was sentenced to 16 years in prison
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in california for charges of rape and sexual assault. prosecutors in new york intend to retry the case this year. >> we're following the story of a man accused in two hit and run crashes. he pleaded not guilty today. 54 year-old rodney jefferson was charged with six counts, including reckless driving causing injury, evading police and driving on a suspended license. he's being held without bail. jefferson was arrested near the exploratorium on tuesday morning. san francisco police say he was doing donuts in the tenderloin when he hit a man trying to cross the street, and then drove off. police found him about an hour later and gave chase while trying to escape. police say he hit a 14 year old student in a crosswalk by francisco middle school. he drove off again, finally got stuck in traffic and crashed along the embarcadero and was arrested. >> the weather will go from warm to hot for some tomorrow. sandhya has a look at the
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until now. abc seven news reporter dustin dawsey explains how an artifact that was on display at san jose state solved
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the age old mystery. >> who knew that a lock of hair could unlock one of history's biggest mysteries knows ludwig van beethoven is one of the greatest composers to ever live. but why? he died has stumped researchers for centuries. >> we know very little in the past about beethoven's actual health. like we don't know what caused his stomach problems. we don't know what caused his deafness. now, i'm pretty sure that we know exactly what caused his death, thanks to these locks of hair that were on display at the ira f brilliant center for beethoven studies at san jose state, founding director william meredith always thought they may hold secrets, but his ambitions were ahead of the technology. >> but finally, last year, the hair was sent to a specialized lab at the mayo clinic to unveil the truth. >> beethoven had severe lead poisoning and the degree of lead poisoning that he had would have affected his kidneys, which is one of the causes of death. but it also would have been one of
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four factors that influenced his death from cirrhosis of the liver, high doses of lead also affects the nervous system, which may even explain what destroyed beethoven's hearing. >> the locks were displayed at sjsu to allow people to connect with beethoven in a different way, but the owner of three of the locks wanted to make good on a promise, he said. >> i don't want these sitting on a shelf in a museum. i want these to be studied for what they can teach us about beethoven. the story goes that beethoven asked his doctors to figure out why he had been so sick in his life, and these locks finally gave researchers the answer beethoven was searching for mainly, what music historians do is research things that we can find from the past. you don't help make news. you report on things that happened in the past. so this is really been making news about beethoven. that's brand new news and ultimately solving an age old mystery.
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>> in san jose. dustin dawsey, abc seven news. >> maybe we can just, like, listen to beethoven go back out on the roof. yeah, enjoy the hot weather. right. >> i think that's a great idea. yeah. why not? i mean, it's beautiful outside. and jr let's take a look at the temperature right now in san jose. it is still pretty warm 81 degrees with a northwesterly breeze to 16 miles an hour on live doppler seven. the coast is clear. that is going to change as we head towards tomorrow. we're going to notice that the fog starts to come back near the coastline, and as it does, the coastal areas will drop in terms of the temperatures. but look at the inland spots. they're getting a little bit warmer tomorrow. we're talking about low 90s. and the 90s are going to hold for saturday inland. but the coastal areas in the bayside communities will continue to see the cooling sunday, mother's day. everybody will notice that cooling and that continues into monday. so here's a look at the accuweather seven day forecast. hot one inland coastal areas. cool 90s. still, for those of you who like
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the heat on saturday, but by sunday we're only talking about 80s inland and then we'll keep that 60s to 80s range a few 50s monday to start off the workweek. pleasant weather, but still above average going into next week. j.r. and anna. all right. >> thanks, sandhya. >> and while we've been, you know, partying it up on the weather thoughts, you've been focused on our sports? >> yeah. well, the giants, larry beil here, done with hotels and bad flights for at least a little bit. really happy. after wrapping up what is their longest road trip of the season. so the question now is, could they finish it off on a positive note and
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i'm franklin graham. the world seems to be engulfed with hate. we see it on our college campuses, and we see it across the borders. jesus christ understands hate. the world, at that time, hated him, and they still hate him today, but, you see, he came on a rescue mission to save us from our sin. he died and shed his blood on a cross for our sins. he was buried, but god raised him to life. and if we're willing to put our faith and trust in jesus christ, god will forgive us of our sins, and he will heal our hearts. and the problem we have today is a heart problem. only god can change the human heart, and take that hate and fill it with his love. if you've never invited christ into your heart, pray this prayer with me right now. just say, god, i'm a sinner. i'm sorry, forgive me. i believe jesus is your son. i want to trust him right now as my savior. and i pray this in jesus' name. if you prayed that prayer, call that number right now that's on the screen. we have someone who'd like
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what they could. going for a sweep in colorado. we're thinking maybe. maybe her first game. either way, good parenting . don't don't eat the beads. no score in the fourth. michael conforto opposite field. this ball just carries and carries and that'll happen a mile high one nothing on his seventh of the year telling patrick bailey you know i'm working on this beard. maybe that's the key. uh- bottom four rockies respond in big time. ryan mcmahon. that's 110 miles an hour off the bat. it eats up yaz a run scores and we're tied. giants starter keaton winn did not make it out of the fourth. gave up seven runs, including the three run blast to brenton doyle. aloha giants fall nine one, three and
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seven record on the road trip. they're back home for three against the reds with logan webb on the hill tomorrow. and the a's had the day off 40 niners. hall of fame defensive back jimmie johnson passed away this week at the age of 86. the 40 niners took johnson with the sixth pick in the 1961 draft, and he played his whole career with san francisco. 47 career interceptions, 213 career regular season games, both second most in franchise history, while his 16 seasons are tied for second most in franchise history. we focus now on the new niners rookie minicamp starting tomorrow in santa clara. players met the media today. high hopes for new defensive back renardo green out of florida state. he's looking forward to getting on the field. >> everybody should be excited to start playing football again. you know, longer running 40 or doing broad jumps or like, you know, verts. none of that. he's trying to just, you know, put the pads on and make some plays. >> you know, to be able to, to get to this point, you know, to prove to the, the five year old version of myself, you know, who
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dreamed to be in this position to that i'm actually here, you know, it's exciting, but you know now it's now now it's about maintaining that uh- 49 win season was not good enough. >> the suns fired head coach frank vogel today. yes, the very same frank vogel. vogel. they gave a five year, $31 million contract to last year. a new suns owner mat ishbia, reportedly leaning towards ex bucks coach mike budenholzer to take over. either way, it's going to be the suns third coach in three seasons. patrick beverley's been suspended for four games after throwing a ball at a fan during the bucks playoff series and following that up by telling a reporter he would only answer questions from people who subscribe to his podcast. just on that alone, i'd give him ten games. he's lucky the penalty was light playoff tonight. cal's jaylen brown and the celtics up one zero on the cavs tied at 54 at the half. brown with a drive here. excuse me pardon me. going this way. and this is how i dance. when the schedule says j.r is working. all shows for boston
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uh- donovan mitchell just went off against them. finished with 29 celtics fans. they may have doubt now they left early as the cavs win easily. by the way game three is saturday night right here on abc seven. i was thinking that the celtics were just going to cakewalk through this series. and now it's a little bit more intriguing. one one series, game three i mean, they've been great games. >> it's just i just it's hard to get used to not seeing the warriors is that i was going to say that. >> also it's usually at least a first round playoff matchup or something. but now we just focus on the draft. >> i know and the draft. >> these games are so good. yeah, that's the tough part of it. you're like, how would they do it? >> yeah i'm thinking lebron steph uh- kd. they're all out out of the playoffs. >> thank you so much larry. >> all right tonight on abc seven at eight it's 9-1-1 followed at nine by gray's anatomy at ten station 19. then of course stay with us for abc
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seven news at 11. remember the abc seven news is streaming 24 over seven. get the abc seven bay area app so you can join us whenever you want, wherever you are. that is it for this edition of abc seven news. thanks for joining us. i'm ama daetz and i'm j.r stone for sandhya patel. >> larry biel and the entire abc seven news team. good night. this is the live look at moffett field and mountain view. president biden arriving very soon. you see the choppers there waiting. we'll bring it to you. live at abc seven news.com and the abc seven news bay area app. >> have a great night. >> this is abc 724 seven. >> in san francisco, live at levi stadium in san jose. >> live in oakland. >> yeah. you're watching abc seven news live anytime anywhere. we are we are, we are, we are, we are, we are where you are. >> never miss a moment of the news that matters to you. download our abc seven bay
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