We definitely feel lucky, but we also, you know, cant really believe that we happen to be there for their biggest earthquake in 120 years. San francisco residents caught in the chaos of a deadly earthquake in morocco are making their way home tonight as the country begins three days of national mourning. Thank you for joining us. Im j. R stone. We start with the latest on the rescue efforts underway in morocco. The death toll stands at more than 2000 victims as a result of the 6. 8 magnitude quake which struck friday night. Thousands more have been injured, many terrified moroccans are spending the night on the street, too afraid to return to their homes. The epicenter was not far from popular tourist hub marrakesh, where the Historic Sites a number of them have been damaged. But the hardest hit areas are those nearest to the atlas mountains. A bay area family that was visiting morocco when the shaking began. Is sharing a frightening story about the quake. They tell abc seven News Reporter cornell bernard. The quake ready training. They learned growing up here helped to keep them calm. Its insanely beautiful. Its really an interesting mix of cultures. It was a dream moroccan vacation for my friends, the garnet Hunter Family from marin and San Francisco. But their last day visiting marrakesh was truly unforgettable. This was the terrifying moment. The 6. 8 magnitude quake struck morocco late friday night. It was the scariest earthquake ive ever lived through. Christina garnet and daughter natalie say they feared their three story hotel would collapse. Me and my mom are just looking at each other, and then suddenly were like, we got to run to the door because weve been training for this our whole lives. Were from San Francisco. Weve lived through earthquakes and we know about earthquakes, but theres still a few seconds where youre like kind of in disbelief. Many ran for safety from homes and restaurants. The epicenter, about 45 miles south of marrakesh, the heaviest damage in moroccos atlas mountains. The family capturing these images of quake debris and the old medina section of marrakesh. We evacuated after about 15, 20 minutes. Our hosts made us leave and we walked to the main square where there were hundreds of people gathered. Heres what they saw, patrick says. Many people were in shock and there was fear of aftershocks. Its really difficult to hear about the damages that were done. The next morning, we walked through town and the bakers chimney had fallen off and we had talked to him the night before, and he was trying to get bread out to the community, trying to feed people. Amid the tragedy and rising death toll, the family says theres hope and resilience. So its just this Amazing Community spirit that really struck us. It was just it was wonderful. They were just going to keep going. The family has now traveled out of morocco, but hope to return soon. We just want to send a lot of love and support to the people of morocco in San Francisco, cornell bernard, abc seven news, certainly glad they are okay. A man made it out of a suspected road rage incident unharmed after he says he was shot at on the bay bridge. Chp has not confirmed the incident as a shooting, saying its possible a bottle was thrown. Abc seven news spoke with the victim who says somebody drove up behind him. Aggressive on eastbound i80. I kind of held my hands up. One was out the window and just like, whats going on . And he didnt like that. I reacted to his driving and so he went in front of the next car in front of me, and then he he slammed on his brakes. He kept slamming on his brakes. And i kept going slower and slower. We went down to 35 miles an hour right when i was going past him, he had the passenger window down. Obviously he and he shot one gun, one gun shot. That man says he was followed into oakland until he arrived at a Police Station when the suspect finally drove off. Chp says the situation is under investigation. It is pride weekend in oakland and the celebrate asian hits its stride today with the citys pride parade through downtown on the parade was streamed live on the abc7 app. Abc7 News Reporter unzer hasson was one of the hosts. He has a wrap up of the days events. As has become tradition, first came the dikes on bikes leading off the 2023 oakland pride and pride fest. Great pride weekend. This is this is huge for oakland. Small Business Owner and oakland resident nina joyner was among the thousands who attended the parade that came through downtown oakland. Even having fun today. Whats been the most exciting part . Um marching with my school. Among the contingents this year, several schools, including the Oakland Unified School district, kaiser permanente, one of the largest employers in oakland, also marched where we see cities urban, large, urban areas like oakland and others around the country. As we learned through the pandemic, the biggest deficit in disparity levels exist in these communities is for a lot of historical and current policy and practice reasons. And so we pay particular attention and partner more exclusively in these environments to make sure were making a difference. To me , for really speaks to me. East bay congresswoman barbara lee was the grand marshal. Others who took part include pixar and various local churches and cultural organizations. Pretty much this is a time to, like, have fun and feel free, you know, after the parade came pride fest, where local artists could showcase their talent. Come on, spooky house sells art made by trans artists cofounder Miriam Levinson says the hot item this year we have these incredible rainbow pins that everybody says is the hottest pride item of the year. Oakland is facing a historic deficit in the summer crime spike. Joyner says events like this are big for the city and go beyond just celebrating pride. You have all the politicians, people running for office, but you also have like the Community Organizations that want to see change in oakland. So you know, pride is not just about celebrating who we are. Its also about celebrating who we want to be. In oakland, ansar hassan, abc seven news. The grand marshal of todays parade, oakland congressional representative barbara lee. She talked with abc7 news about oaklands ongoing crime problems and says events like todays parade play a role in combating those issues. A lot of the criminal activities that take place here like throughout the country really are about hate and about really not addressing the underlying causes. And so today is a moment to stop and reflect and be proud of people who are really fighting to make this city safe. Chief lee is seeking the Us Senate Seat being vacated by dianne feinstein. Shes long been an advocate for the lbgtq plus community that includes her role as cofounder and vice chair of the congressional lgbtq , plus equality caucus. Luh right. One day ahead of the anniversary of the 9 11 attacks, the tributes have already begun in some locations. Santa clara county officials hosted a remembrance ceremony this morning. A ceremony was also held in San Francisco today. Attended by mayor london breed and members of the citys Fire Department at saint anne of the sunset church. Seven more events are planned for tomorrow for the 22nd anniversary of the attacks. Theres new information tonight about a bay area land grab thats been shrouded in mystery. Whats been revealed about a project thats slowly taking shape around Travis Air Force base. And brock purdy in the 49 ers with an explosive game in pittsburgh. It was a dandy. Chris alvarez will have highlights later in both simple and lifechanging. Whats not a choice . Addiction to opioids like fentanyl. But even with opioid use disorder, you still have a choice. By choosing treatment, you choose family, your career and your life on your terms. Choose change, california, and find medically proven Treatment Options at choosechangeca. Org. Billions of dollars, billions of dollars worth of Solano County farmland has revealed a plan to quite literally build a better bay area. They want to build a new city since 2018, flann associates had quietly acquired more tha0 acs of land. Some of which is now surrounded or is surrounding Travis Air Force base, the firms parent company, California Forever revealed the plans to build a new community after launching this website last week. This week, the firm will continue meeting with local state and federal officials to discuss their vision. Fairfield mayor Catherine Moy recently met with the firms ceo. She spoke with abc7 news iteam reporter stephanie sierra about those discussions. Youve raised numerous concerns before about all this, including access to water, lack of infrastructure. Did you get a sense of how they plan to tackle that . Well all i know that they have some water rights, but is it enough for a city . Absolutely not. Um, i sit on the water agency as mayor. Weve turned down millions of dollars from from flannery to buy some of our land because they wanted it close to the base. It doesnt make sense to me. Still now, to add to that, did you get a better understanding of how this city will be powered . Well, that is a bit of an issue. They said that what they are going to do do is do mostly solar farm because thats a problem or it could be a problem with an air base because a reflection. But there are new solar panels that you can use on bases and some do. So thats what theyre talking about. We know that pgandes does not have the power grid to hold up a new city. They cant even open some of our new car dealerships. So those are on generators or were because pgandes cant cant do it. So its not coming from there. Thats interesting. Well, last time we spoke, you discussed potential access to a large amount of natural gas underground where flannery has acquired land. Do you have reason to believe that this could be related to these purchases . I actually do. There is a lot of natural gas or was and used, but deep down from what i understand from some people and im still digging into it, is that there is a lot of natural gas deeper in underground. The problem is access. Congressman John Garamendi raised concerns last week the firm may move forward with an initiative that could impact zoning requirements around travis. But flannery has since told us they dont plan to build any homes within one mile of the base. Do you think theres reason to be concerned about that . I do. Its my biggest concern. I did ask john about this and john told me that they they are moving forward and in november, during the president ial election here, we will have on our ballot something that will actually take away the current general plan for Solano County. Now, you mentioned before your you asked the ceo, jan sramek, why he purchased the land surrounding Travis Air Force base. What was his response to that . He said he wants to protect the base. Um, i im im not believing everything hes saying. I need to be convinced that thats what he wants. It certainly uncomfortable for the base as i speak with a commander there, my city manager and i are tuned into the department of defense and we understand what they see as a threat. Well take a look at your Weather Forecast after the break one aleve works all day so i can keep working my magic. Just one aleve. 12 hours of uninterrupted pain relief. Aleve. Who do you take it for . And for fast topical pain relief, try alevex. Upbeat music summer is a great time to go the extra mile. The extra mile to see your friends. The extra mile to see your family. The extra mile to see the world. Volvo mild hybrids. No plugin required so you can go the extra summer mile. Summer safely. Hazard statement in the monterey bay area. Strong southerly swells. So 4 to 8 foot breaking waves possible. Right now, theyre at six feet. Theres an increase risk of dangerous rip currents and this will expire at 11 00 tonight. Just its so pretty from mount tam as we look south towards the bay. Lots of blue skies in San Francisco. Its currently 65. So the sea breeze is keeping things cool there. Also in half moon bay, were at 63. Oakland 72. San jose, 80 degrees right now. And this time from emeryville. Were looking at west towards San Francisco and you see a little bit of the wind blowing there with the water rippling in santa rosa and novato. Thats where we see some warmer temperatures. 86. Fairfield, 92 right now. And upper 80s in concord and livermore. So how its going to play out is were not going to get much cloud cover overnight tomorrow. Mostly sunny except along the san mateo coast and then it will fill in monday night into tuesday and that will be cooler. Lows tonight will generally be in the mid to upper 50s around the bay. Cooler in the north bay with some low 50s there. And then tomorrow, another gorgeous day if you like today youll like tomorrow, but it will be cool at the beaches with the sea breeze and the cloud cover. Half moon bay at 63, but around the bay lots of 70s and are inland areas will hit the low 90s once again for some of our warmest spots. Heres the accuweather seven day forecast. So the heat holds on tomorrow. Tuesday is when well see cooler temperatures with breezier conditions. Slightly warmer midweek and then were on Cruise Control into next weekend. Stay with us. You were always so dedicated. We worked hard to build up the shop, save for college and our retirement. But we got there, thanks to our advisor and vanguard. Now i see who all that hard work was for. It was always for you. Seeing you carry on our legacy im so proud. At vanguard, youre more than just an investor, youre an owner. Setting up the future for the ones you love. Thats the value of ownership. Its the most wonderful time of the year nondrowsy claritin knocks out symptoms from over 200 allergens. Without knocking you out. Feel the clarity and make today the most wonderful time of the year. Live claritin clear. 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Look at 85 rumble and they finish the drive in style. Purdy to Brandon Aiyuk touchdown seven of the niners first time San Francisco scored a touchdown in their season opening drive since 2014. Believe that or not 40 niners defense you know theyre going to be strong. Mooney ward in the secondary going to pick off Kenny Pickett right there. The defense didnt allow a first down until less than a minute to go in the first half they were lights out on that side of the ball for first year defensive coordinator steve wilks. Aiyuk expect to have a big year, be a great catch in the end zone. His second touchdown of the first half 129 yards two scores. Purdy had 220 passing yards, 20 1949 ers in a hurry. Early Third Quarter get it to Christian Mccaffrey little spin cycle right there. Aiyuk and Ray Ray Mccloud look at the blocks down field 65 yards to the house is going to cut in and out of traffic. Touchdown for cmac made it 27 seven and the faithful. Oh they showed up in a big way. Red and gold and a lot of red in the stands and the mccaffrey and lineman Trent Williams have the niners swinging in the first game of the year. Niners win 37. Exactly how we wanted to come out. You know it was an emphasis on you know past seasons us coming out slow starts. We knew that we needed to come in and set the tone right from the jump. Everything was sort of clicking. You know, defense did their thing. We put a drive together and, you know, to cap it off like that, to start the season off, i was like, yeah, this is its going to be good. We just have so many players and its fun to watch him do his thing. And purdy shut some haters up. So its just nice to be on a really good team. Boss is sneaky funny. Jimmy garoppolo making his raiders debut in denver leading the silver and black on a season opening touchdown drive as well, finds jacoby myers on third and goal. Raiders up early. He threw two touchdowns both to myers under two minutes ago a first down wins it third and seven garoppolo back to pass and oh look at him sneak out and first down and thatll do it hes hyped up sean payton loses his debut as the broncos head coach as the raiders win 1716 rubber match between the as and rangers. Bruce bochy squad currently out of a playoff spot after a hot start. Bottom one first pitch of the inning. Former a Marcus Simeon taking luis medina down the line 23rd homer of the year rangers scored three in the first, but oakland scored four unanswered. Rookie Lawrence Butler a smashed the third. Josh smith cant handle it. Seth brown is going to score and the as take a43 lead, but the rangers score the final six runs. There goes simeon second homer of the game, part of a four run sixth inning. As lose nine four. Its their 99th loss of the year. The giants are hosting the rockies right now on espns sunday night baseball, football is back. Its good. All those radio programs saying they were worried about brock purdy. Get out of here. Yeah, that elbow looked real good today. Oh, it did. Thanks so much, chris. Seafood is on the dinner menu in pittsburgh with a side of music. Details on that when abc7 news continues but his vision dimmed with age. He had amd. I didnt 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 Straight Lines that seem wavy, blurry, or missing visual spots that make it hard to see faces like this one, or trouble with low light that makes driving at night a real challenge. If youve been diagnosed with amd and notice vision changes, dont wait. Ga is irreversible. Its important to catch it early. Talk to your eye doctor about ga and learn more at gawontwait. Com performances and an estimated 20,000 attendees. They offer gumbo, crawfish, oysters, mussels, calamari, chowder, lobster rolls, alligator on a stick, corn on the cob and more. There are crafts and activities for kids. The event runs until 7 p. M. Tonight. Looks like a good time all around. But i will say, i dont know if youre able to watch football, if youre out there at the festival. Did you watch any football today . I did not, but im ready for some good food. A little more into the crawfish than than the football there. Yes. Yes, i know. This guy was watching football today. Yeah, i like that. Pittsburgh. Yeah, that pittsburgh looks great. Hey, thank you so much for joining us at linsey tonight, several developing stories as we come on the air. The death toll is rising from the earthquake in morocco. Dangerous storms cause travel chaos in the northeast as hurricane lee regains strength, and a big name College Football coach is suspended. First, that horrific earthquake. Video shows the moment morocco is hit by its strongest quake in more than 100 years. More than 2100 people killed. Widespread destruction, entire families dead. Tonight, the urgent search for survivors. Tom soufi burridge travels to
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