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Transcripts For KGO ABC7 News 600AM 20240712

Building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc 7 news. Several fireworks shows making for some loud nights in bay area neighborhoods, lighting up from lake merritt and daly city to walnut creek and vallejo. This morning, we have one reason why its happening much more than normal. Good morning, everyone. It is sunday, june 21st. Happy fathers day to you dads out there. Im liz kreutz. Well get to that in a moment. Lets look at our sunday fathers day forecast with lisa argen. Hey, lisa. Hey, liz, good morning to you. Happy fathers day. We have our coastal fog and looking at Clear Conditions as well so its going to be a slightly warmer day today inland and that trend is going to continue as we go through the first full week of summer. Its gray in the city at 57. 56 in Mountain View. Oakland 61 and beautiful view from our sutro tower camera, sales force poking out in the distance 59. Less of a lel delta, milder thi morning, three to five degrees milder so going through the afternoon, its in the 80s by noontime, in m aund the bay, aanywhere from about eight to ten degrees above average. While its hot inland, its cool at the coast and the trend will be for very little change but well still have our summer spread. Ill explain coming up. Liz . All right, lisa, thank you. We are following breaking news out of minneapolis this morning. A man is dad and 11 others hurt after a shooting overnight. Police say theres 11 injuries nonlifethreatening. Shots broke out after 11 00 our time in the uptown commercial district with several bars and restaurants. Cee witness descr none isustody but early reports say more than one person may have been shooting. We will let you know as soon as we learn more. It might be happening in your neighborhood this weekend, illegal fireworks are reported across the bay area for weeks. Laura anthony is in the Oakland Hills with a look at the problem and why it seems more prevalent lately. Reporter its become a regular thing in oakland, San Francisco and other bay area cities, fireworks, like its the fourth of july, almost every ght. Ror cci noel gallo knows the problem. Well in the fruitvale neighborhood where he lives. Its almost at 9 00 p. M. Time to let it hang loose and shoot up not only fireworks, firecrackers, activity sounds like bombs going off. And they last all throughout til ii in the morning. Reporter the telltale booms and blasts began in east oakland at 6 00 p. M. , hours before sunset. As were standing here right now, we are hearing the sounds of fireworks. Reporter whether its shelter boredom or the sense that no one will catch them, the boldness of those setting off the illegal devices is especially concerning, heading into the heart of fire season, but Oakland Police concede, with covid19 and so much else going on right now, catching and citing fireworks violators is especially challenging. Right now were standing here at our eastmont substation. We know all around us we are hearing the sounds of firecrackers, fireworks, m80s. Do we know exactly where theyre coming from . No. Were not celebrating fourth of july or fathers day because vivat reporter one theory floated by the Oakland Fire Department spokesman is that with all the sanctioned fireworks events canceled this year, some of that product has made its way onto the open market. The problem has become so bad that the Police Departments in richmond, el cerrito and san pablo have gotten together, they were holding a webinar next wednesday, hoping they gethe coopn of the in oakland, laura anthony, abc 7 news. In the south bay, the city of san jose is considering a move to declare racism a Public Health crisis. Two supervisors will present formal resolutions to the board in its meeting on tuesday that support the black lives Matter Movement with a goal of eliminate nashl racial inequities. The San Jose Police department announced it will implement some changes including a ban on the use of rubber bullets. For the second weekend in a row, the bay bridge became the site of a black lives matter protest. This was the shot from our south beach cam camera, as ka bridge and bug traffic to a th crawl around 6 00 last nht. The chp monitored it all from a different than last sundays protest when walking demonstrators blocked all westbound lanes of the bridge for hours. Duelling demonstrations came facetoface outside of the tulsa arena where President Trump hd fstray ayesend pressed the event after six members of his advance team tested positive for covid19. Yesterday President Trump also said hes directing his administration to slow coronavirus testing because it leads to many more confirmed cases. Many supporters lined up for days to get in. The crowds were much thinner than expected. What was meant to be a defiant comeback was met with empty seats and a less than enthusiastic reception given the turnout. The president blamed the low turnout on what he called radical protesters. The left is trying to do everything they can to stop us. Every hour of every day, including even violence and mayhem, theyll do anything they can to stop us. We had a bunch of maniacs come and sort of attack our city. The mayor and governor did a great job but they were very violent people. There were hundreds of presng the president s rally outside of the arena throughout the day. The demonstrations were mostly peaceful. Well have more coming up at 5 30. Only on abc 7 tonight, john bolton who details his new explosive book at the white house. I got the chance to speak with Martha Raddatz who landed the exclusive first interview with bolton. We get her thoughts and insights, youll see that coming up at 5 30 this morning. The First Exclusive interview with Martha Raddatz and john bolton on abc 7 news tonight. 9 00 p. M. Here on abc 7. Now to the push forward in reopening businesses through the coronavirus pandemic, our focus on the economy and the return to work are really just two of the ways that were committed to building a better bay area in our new way of life. Mo officials removed more restrictions. Lauren martinez has a look at places thrilled to be operating again this morning. Reporter Johnsons Beach is now reopened in sonoma county, just in time for summer. On friday, tdd g hotels, shortterm rentals and zoos. You can now book tours or stay overnight at safari west which closed their habitats and doors march 17th. We modified our trucks, put vinyl in between each seats. You have social distancing markings on the ground, happens to be cheetah paws. Reporter theyre completely sold out for fathers day and excited to bring back the over 100 employees they had to furlough and of course the ones that enjoy the animals the most. One of the coolest sounds i heard last night here was kids having fun playing, being in awe of the animals. Reporter gyms centers allowed to reopen with strict modifications. When the member is done working out in their zone they press this call button and that will alert a member of our staff that they need to come and disinfect the area. Reporter at sonoma fit they taped off each piece of gym equipment representing the zone where you can take your mask off. We have to be the police within the gym. Right now you come to workout and were done were not hanging out like they love to, talking to our buddies. It has to be conducted elsewhere. Reporter at caseys american kitchen in windsor each table gets one menu and you have the option of sitting inside or outside where business is looking good. In sonoma county, lauren martinez, abc 7 news. A new covid19 site is opening this up week in santa clara county, the San Jose Sharks mascot sharky will join city officials tomorrow to show the new site outside s. A. P. Center open tuesday through friday, 1 00 p. M. To 7 00 p. M. You dont ne aapintmt to 3 00. But Health Insurance or doctors in the sweeping coronavirus outbreaks in u. S. Priss, far 159 inmates at san quentin tested positive, coming in the past few weeks. More than 200 people protested outside the prison yesterday demanding california officials do more to protect those inmates. At least 30 san quentin staff have become sick as well. The outbreak follows 121 inmates arriving from a sick Southern California prison last month. Not just in california, the coronavirus is surging in several u. S. States, prompting several face mask mandates, like governor newsoms new requirement for wearing them in public areas. Cases in florida doubled in a week. Texas set a oneday record for new cases friday, with North Carolina and arizona also seeing numbers soar. Abc News Reporter zarene shaw has an update. Reporter tonight the uth an states that were among the first to reopen. New infections more than doubles in the past week in florida hitting a high of more than 4,000 cases today. The governor blaming increased testing. The vast majority of the cases that were seeing right now in the state of florida are with people who are presenting without any symptoms. Reporter doctors raising red flags. We are seeing more patients in the hospital. Theres no question about it. But were also seeing a higher percent positive on the people being tested. Reporter in North Carolina, hospitalizations hitting a record high a fifth day in a row. Washington states governor will issue a mask mandate warning of the virus exploding. Icu patients are being transferred to seattle for lack of capacity. Reporter packed bars and restaurants in los angeles. This is actually the first time we hang out after the whole quarantine. Reporter california was the first state to impoles a lockdown in march, now seeing a Record Number of new cases, more ca goverr dengyoo wear m in oran county heocalrdince people still conflicted whether theyll follow the mandate. The mask mandate is tyranny. It worries me for them, than for me. We have a brand new tool to help you figure out play dates with your kids or hitting the parks for fathers day. You can guess the risk of it and see what medical experts say. You can check that out at abc7news. Com or on the abc 7 news app. Lisa, we were talking about it yesterday, a lot of camp sites are now open this weekend, beaches, so i think it will be a busy fathers day today with people out and about. For sure and with the weather cooperating, numbers getting a little warmer, and this fog clearing to the coast, we will have a typical summertime forecast, although youre going to notice a warmup, just as you were cooling down, right in our inland valleys, there is a look at sales force in the mid50s downtown. More 60s in the city, your sea breeze will be with you but 90s arriving inland, my accuweather sevenday forecast is next. Thanks, lisa. Also next shameful. Its horrible. Its a sign of mob violence. It needs to stop. Reporter a divided stance on statues, some toppled or torn up in San Francisco in recent days. We spoke to residents to hear how they feel about it and what mayor london breed is promising to do. Weve always put safety first. And we always will. For people. 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Teachers in oakland will hold a rally in a car caravan to eliminate the School Districts police department. We told you about their efforts yesterday morning, part of the black organizing projects ten days of action. Tomorrows rally starts at 4 00 the board of education will vote on wednesday whether to defund the School District police department. Now to the new developments in the toppling and defacing a handful of statues in golden gate park. This one is junipero ero, the archdiocese is responding to the mofl on friday removal on friday. The office sent us a statement just as historical wrongs cannot be righted by keeping them hidden, neither can they be righted by rewriting the history. Here, there was no such rational discussion. It was mob rule this morning San Francisco mayor london breed is joining the discussion on confederate or controversial statues had across l change after the demonstrators brought down several statues in golden gate park. Abc 7 News Reporter cornell bernard has the story. Reporter lots of Power Washing happening in golden gate park, workers removing graffiti from pedestals that once held statues. Friday night a group of several hundred people tore down the statue of Francis Scott key, who wrote the National Anthem and was a known slave holder. The statue of juniper osera was toppled, who established the California Missions and accused of committing atrocities against native americans. The statue later doused with red paint. The bust of Ulysses Grant was also brought to the ground, another statue of spanish writer Miguel Cervantes was vandalized. Some park visitors had a lot to say. Its shameful, horrible, its a sign of mob violence. It needs to stop. Reporter police say the crowd turned on officers and began throwing objects at them and then turn off running. Im not sad. Statues like this tend to make heroes of people without any real conversation about what they, the full picture of what they did in their lives, owning slaves, for example. Reporter mayor london breed acknowledged pain felt in the country rooted in a history of slavery and oppression. In a statement she said every dollar we spend cleaning up this vandalism takes funding away from actually supporting our community, including our africanamerican community. I say this not to defend any particular statue or what it represents but to recognize that when people take action in the name of my community, they should actually involve us. This comes a day after city officials removed a statue of Christopher Columbus from coyte tower. I understand exactly whats happening. Reporter luke collier doesnt condone the vandalism but feels some statues dont belong in public. Maybe it needs to wake up some people that really need to be awakened and then they can understand that where we are coming from. p made. Mayor breed is calling for a review of all public art in the city. She wants the Art Commission and rec and Parks Department to wors heomo th, including statues, are reflective of everyone living here. In San Francisco, cornell bernard, abc 7 news. San franciscos Japanese Community came together to create art in solidarity with the black community. The group japan town for justice wanted to honor the movement for black lives and recognize juneteenth, a group of young japan town neighbors organized the event in peace plaza on post and buchanan streets. Members built a large black origami crane saying black lives mat, and i cant breathe. Lisa, lets get a check of the weather. Youre saying its a little foggy out there. A little foggy, a little less than yesterday. Well have the sea breeze once again but were starting that warmup in our inland valleys so yesterday, as we just got to about 90 towards the delta, well see more 90s and well have that breeze once again in the afternoon, if youre around the bay, if youre by the coast. Really something for everyone, although temperatures begin to tick above average, in fact anywhere from eight to ten degrees above average in our inland valleys, and unfortunately, if youre not a heat fan, head to the coast, because youre going to have to get used to it. It will stay that way for the entire week in their inland valleys east of the caldecott tunnel. Live doppler 7 a little fog. It is certainly compressed compared to yesterday, a few views of san jose this morning, showing the clear sky here, where it is 58 degrees, Mountain View is in the mid50s. Low 60s in oakland and 56 in San Francisco. Were looking at another Vantage Point here, 280 with a pretty sunrise. Sun sets at 8 35 and napa is at 59. Fairfield at 59. Less of a breeze there and temperatures anywhere three to five degrees warmer this morning and looking at not only the sunshine here, but that fog certainly locally around the bay, so not everyone has seen it. Coastal fog, a warmer afternoon if youre celebrating fathers day certainly inland and looking at the hot days inland with an excessive heat watch for a good part of california. Just around the delta for us locally well have that shielding of the heat from the ebb and flow of the fog. This is our breeze as we get through the afternoon, 15 to 2025 miles an hour. A lot like weve seen day to day and as we go into your monday, the winds back off a little bit and then once again theyll increase throughout the aternoon, so really a nice forecast throughout the next several days, with the fog situated from the san mateo coast, the marin county coast and looking at it coming back into play as we get into your monday, retreating monda

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