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Transcripts For KGO ABC7 News 600PM 20170824

Reporter are you paying her . She is retained to provide services here on the site. Reporter by california law, when a builder finds indian remains, they must contact the native American Heritage in sacramento. The builder pays them up to 100 an hour to monitor the site. Ramona and her mother are working this project. They met me there, but did not want to talk. I would hike to know whats going on. We would like to know how you found out. Reporter she suggested i speak with the projects archaeologist, but they refused, emailing me, they have requested that no information or discussion about the native american burials be made public out of respect for her ancestors. Her cousin believes it may be something else. Why would the developer be so concerned about keep thing quiet . Well, okay, sales. Reporter andy is also a native american who works as a consultant. When im on a jobsite, its usually by the second or third day somebody says the word poltergeist. Will this jinx the s theyre here. Reporter galvin is referring to the horror film about a home built on a cemetery that comes to life. The project is already sold out, but theres another important question. Are you informing the buyers that there are skeletons on this property . There are disclosures to the buyers of what has been found here on site, yes. Reporter just a few families have moved in. This woman told me she did sign a disclosre form. But alisa had no idea about the indian remains found where she now lives. Thats news to you . Yes. Im navajo. Reporter you didnt know . No. Reporter crews removed the skeletons, but theyre coming back. Take a look behind this fence from drone view seven. They left a hole in the road. Theyre going to put all the remains in that big white box. The vault, and cover it with just a foot of asphalt. Once those are reburied, according to state law, that vault is the designated cemetery. Reporter he says a better option would be to leave the skeletons in place or bury them in a public space with a marker, but admits that plan has drawbacks. Who is going to want to buy a house next door to a cemetery if you put the tomb of the unknown aloneys right there. It looked like a very old skeleton. Reporter it did . Yeah. Reporter was it in tact . Yes. Reporter he tells me there may be many more skeletons than 32 that have been recovered. The bodies they run across are the ones theyve run into by digging down a certain depth. So the whole area is probably covered with them. Reporter this story started with a tip. If you have something i should investigate, call 188840iteam or reach me through abc7news. Com. What a story. Thank you, dan. Now to the latest development surrounding planned rallies and protests this weekend in the bay area. Today, permits for five events in San Francisco were issued, despite concerns it could draw extremists to the city and result in violence. Vic lee spoke to the organizer of the conservative Patriot Prayer rally about what he wants to accomplish. But we begin with lyanne melendez, live with a list of conditions placed on that event. Reporter of course, of the five everyone was paying attention to this one. All it needs now is the organizers signature. But let me tell you that come saturday, this place will be packed with Law Enforcement officers, and i can now confirm that businesses around here will be closed for security reasons. If a press release, the National Park service said it would not deny a permit to anyone exercising their First Amendment rights, referring to the Extremist Group Patriot Prayer, scheduled to have a rally on saturday. Mayor ed lee urged everyone to skip it. To not dignify people who are coming in here under the guise of patriot and prayer words, to really preach violence and hatred and incite violence. Reorter the permit comes with 26 conditions, among them, no firearms, aerosols, ammunition, big backpacks, helmet, selfie kicks, glass, thermal or metal containers. Those conditions apply only where the rally would take place, not to the rest of the park. The setup will be similar to the one used by the Bernie Sanders campaign in 2016 during a rally also at chrissy field. San franciscos chief of Police Bill Scott said they will screen for weapons inside that secured area. Just be assured that the secured areas, there will be checkpoints. Reporter any counter groups that decide to attend must also follow those same conditions. The park service stated another main reason for allowing the rally is that Law Enforcement advised that issuing the permit will increase their ability to assure public safety. The mayor criticized their lack of judgment. By the way, its on our dime in San Francisco. So thats why i dont appreciate that logic being the heed logic. That is a false logic. Reporter the city is asking people to attend peaceful rallies around the city on friday and saturday. In San Francisco, leeann melendez, abc7 news. Abc7 news spoke with the man behind this saturdays rally, Patriot Prayer founder joey gibson of vancouver, washington. He shared his reaction after sharing the permit today. Vic lee talked with him about what he expects at the valley. Vic . Reporter of course, joey gibson is delighted that the park service gave him the permit. He says hes just exercising his constitutional right to free speech and that what hes trying to accomplish through his rallies is unity. Joey gibson, leader of Patriot Prayer, is expecting hundreds to attend his rally saturday at chrissy field. Theres going to be bernie supporters coming in, atheists, christians, muslims. Im not surprised that they granted the permit. Its the First Amendment. Reporter he said his rally is beyond politics. I do think people are drawn to the message of love, freedom. Reporter he says the last thing he wants is for violence to erupt like it did in charlottesville. Im sick of antifa, the kkk, the white supremacists. Reporter but these rallies have been denounced as a form for white supremacists. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi opposed holding the rally. Its not a place where nazi sympathizers should come to spew forth their message. Reporter congresswoman jackie spear also opposed granting the permit, but she says it was ultimately an issue of free speech and assembly. Shes just glad police are prepared for the worst. They were going to come and be there permit or not. Now theyre guaranteed that theyre not bringing in any weapons, anything that can be used as a weapon. Reporter gibson says he appreciates all the Police Protection but hopes it will be a day without violence and so does everyone else we spoke so. Vic lee, abc7 news. San francisco is taking a page from the Civil Rights Movement of the 60s to prepare people for the upcoming rally. The citys Human Rights Commission is holding workshop style events in various locations around the city. The goal is to give participants the tools to harness and control their own feelings in the face of violent or verbal confrontations. We need to make sure that before we try and deal with the training, to go out and protest that people are able to deal with their internal feelings and how that might trigger for them and going through the process of what it might be like to be physically or verbally assaulted. The commission is setting up sites known as help against hate stations. We have information on times and locations on our website, abc7news. Com. The Patriot Prayer rally is planned on saturday from 2 00 to 5 00 p. M. At chrissy field. Several counter protests are scheduled for the same time and location. There are also events planned in the a the afternoon. We have details on abc7news. Com. Next, a live update from berkeley, by faces its own dilemma. Next, hear why a cal scientist resigned a prominent position at the white house. Im spencer christian. I have a forecast i think youll like, coming up. New at 6 00 tonight, clearing a path to now to the east bay, and the latest developments about political protests this weekend. Sundays planned rally in berkeley billed as an antimarxist demonstration is spurring a host of events in the east bay. Laura anthony is live now from berkeley with that part of the story. Laura . Reporter hi, dan. One of those events just about to get under way here at the congregation here, an event called one america movement. Its designed to bring people together starting with conversation, not confrontation. People can walk down the street in charlottesville, screaming jews will not replace us. Reporter its an emotional time given recent events in places like charlottesville and berkeley and the hate and divisiveness that sometimes leads to violence. I need to take all of this pain and energy and focus it into the best and most positive thing i can do. Reporter rather than square off with antimarxist free speech demonstrators, robinson will lead volunteers in a series o activities here at the North Richmond farm, an urban community garden. What were saying yes to is a world based on love. Reporter shes organizing another counter protest at civic park. But one that will take place saturday, a day ahead of sundays controversial events. Have a place to come with their family and to celebrate the world we want to create rather than react to the world we dont want. Reporter this group wont wait for the weekend. In the wake of prior events in places like berkeley and charlottesville, sher Bay Area Program were talking about not just how to stop hate in places like charlottesville and whats happening here in berkeley, but to build a movement positive beyond that and how do we bring people together . Reporter given past experience, the city of berkeley is intent on making thur those divisions dont turn violent this weekend. Laura anthony, abc7 news. The scheduled on sunday. Followed by other events. You can find details on our abc7 news app to find out whats happen thing weekend as it happens. A bay area man made his first appearance in federal court to face terrorism charges. 22yearold amir a al hagagi was charmed with attempted to provide Material Support to isis. Prosecutors say the Berkeley High School Graduate opened social media accounts to promote and assist isis. The feds say he told an undercover federal agent he wanted to kill thousands of americans. His Attorney Says the charges against him are based on all talk and no action. What we have is a young man who said a lot of things that he didnt intend to do. He is not radicalized in any way. What he did was nothing. He faces up to 47 years in prison, if convicted on all counts. He pleaded not guilty and is due back in court next week. Today, there was another very public departure by a person working for Donald Trumps administration. A climate professor who works for uc berkeley stepped down, but its how he did it, with a letter containing a hidden message. Wayne freedman spoke with the professor today and joins us live from cals campus. Wayne . Reporter on friday, the president ial council to the arts resigned en masse with a letter to President Trump. In a letter a hidden message said resist. Today much the same from a Nobel Prize Winning uc berkeley professor. Here you go. It is a Resignation Letter read around the country, if not the western world. Stepping away from a position that i value didnt come easily. Reporter dr. Dan kammen is an environment alkali matt physicist. He resigned as a science envoy with the state department. His letter contained a message, take the letter of every paragraph and put them together and it spells impeach. I like to think i write with meaning. Reporter it cites president ial statements about charlottesville. Essentially, the letter cites all that the president has done or not done. I cant speak for what his motivations are, but whether its not getting it or whether its having an agenda that is antiscience, antienvironment, antiinclusivity, his actions speak loudly on that. Reporter dr. Kammens actions spoke loudly, as well. The administration is considering drilling for oil in marine preserves. When we asked about the letter there are experts who are dropping like flies because they recognize that this president is a fraud. Toxic. No one wants to be in the room with this president. Reporter after today, add another. I dont think its a coincidence that many of us who are serving the government in various roles are finding ways to protest the direction that the white house is taking the country. Reporter wayne freedman, abc7 news. Lets move on and talk about the weather forecast. Thats right. You can see the bridge is a little obscured behind us. Low clouds are rolling out over the bay. We have a warmup over the weekend. Right now, a hook at clouds moving out over the bay. Current temperature readings of 60. Temperatures in the low to mid 70s in mountain view. Looking up north, 73 in santa rosa. Napa 75. Low to mid 80s at concord and livermore. And heres a look at live doppler 7. We have the low clouds at the coast, and as we showed you, pushing out over the bay, and will continue to push locally inland during the overnight hours. Right now, looking southeast, we see a bright sky, although its becoming increasingly cloudy. Well have mild to warm weather. The next two days, a big warmup with highs 100 degrees inland sunday and monday. Overnight, it will be mild with lots of low clouds and fog and low temperatures generally in the upper 50s to low 60s. Tomorrow, give you a look at the 12hour planner stage by stage, starting at 7 00 in the morning. Mostly foggy conditions near the coast and bay. Inland areas, patchy fog. By noon, mostly sunny with lingering cloudiness at the coast. Warming up to about 90 degrees and the warmest inland locations and bright skies going into the evening hours, going into the sunset about 7 49. Region by region tomorrow. South bay, highs in the upper 70s. San jose high of 84 expected. On the peninsula, 74 at redwood city. On the coast, low to mid 60s will be the highs. Downtown San Francisco at 65 degrees. 62 in the sunset district. In the north bay, rhighs from 7 to 81 in sonoma. Napa with a high of 80. In the east bay around oakland and berkeley, highs of about 70. Low to mid 70s in union city and fremont. And the inland east bay, as it usually is, will have highs in the mid to upper 80s. Maybe 92 at brentwood. Looking ahead, saturday brings quite a warmup. Highs in the mid to upper 90s. By sunday, one or two location might top out at 100 degrees. We dont expect widespread triple digits. Heres the sevenday forecast. Mild to warm conditions. Hot inland sunday and monday, with highs around 98, 99, maybe 100 degrees. Low to mid 80s around the bay. And near 70 on the coast. The heat will hold on inland and taper off on tuesday and wednesday. Temperatures moderate by midweek. Thank you, spencer. Thank you, spencer. Coming up next, how the hash food. Water. Internet. We need it to live. But what we dont need are surprises, like extra monthly fees. I see you, fee, played by legendary actress anjelica huston. You got me, mark. We just want fast internet for one, simple rate. For all the streaming and the shopping and the newsing, but most of all. For the this. Internet for one everyday simple price and no extra monthly fees. The Energy Conscious whopeople among usle . Say small actions can add up to something. Humongous. A little thing here. A little thing there. Starts to feel like a badge maybe millions can wear. Who are all these caretakers, advocates too . Turns out, its californians its me and its you. Dont stop now, its easy to add to the routine. Join Energy Upgrade california and do your thing. Happy anniversary to the hash tag. It was used for the first time on twitter ten years ago today. It started with this tweet when he asked, how do you feel about using pound for groups . He suggested the hash tag because it was used by early internet chat clients and was easy to type on the t9 keyboards found on phones ten years ago. In a blog posted today, he writes, its creation was motivated by a desire to make the web a better and more interesting place for everyone. Our abcnow makes it easy to find out what interests you, from the eclipse to the weather, add abc7now to see what youre sharing. This video proves you can never underestimate the power of humanity. B. A. R. T. Surveillance shows a man in crisis jumping on the tracks just seconds before a train arrived in San Francisco. You see it circled on the screen. Fellow passengers went over to help. Soon a sea of waving arms dropping in. The operator brought it to an emergency stop. The power was cut to the area and b. A. R. T. Police came over to help the man get the assistant he needed. Incredible. Communities are coming together to help a family after a devastating fire. Three loved ones lost their lives. The generous gifts of support received today. Fighting to remove a statue from a bay area building. But this one doesnt have anything to do with the confederacy. And we are one people with one home. President trump turns a corner. The two wildly different live, where you live. This is abc7 news. In san jose, a community unites to support two families who lost their loved ones in a tragic fire. It happened last week at the golden wheel mobile home park. Three people died including children. Chris nguyen shows us who is stepping up to help. Reporter coming together in the wake of tragedy. City leaders and Community Groups offering help to the families devastated by a fastmoving mobile home fire. I want to thank our Fire Department for their response. Reporter 10yearold wen tran died in the fire with her uncle and best friend, linda van, 10 years old, who also lived in the neighborhood. Through tears, she spoke of her da

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