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at the intersection of center road and east capitol expressway. one man was kild, another was hurt. >> abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey has the very latest on the investigation. >> a deadly intersection in san jose claimed another life tuesday morning. >> multi-vehicle accident with three patients one patients unconscious, not breathing just before 730. >> san jose police say this red truck was speeding westbound on capitol expressway. the driver then ran a red light at the intersection of center road, just outside andrew hill high school. >> that red vehicle collided with a bicyclist and then collided with another white truck that was traveling northbound on capital expressway. they had the green uh- the bicyclist. unfortunately sustained a major injuries and was pronounced deceased there at the scene. >> sapd says the bicyclist was an adult and he is sadly the 17th traffic related death in san jose of 2024. the driver of the white truck was also injured. as for the driver who ran the red light, the driver of the red truck did try to flee at some point. >> it sounds like they were
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taken into custody. i don't have the circumstances on what they were wanted for or who took them into custody just yet. >> debris was spread out in a several block radius as investigators work to put the pieces together of what happened during this deadly collision. although the crash came just before classes started at andrew hill, a district spokesperson told us students were not involved in the accident. however, the school still felt the impacts, with investigations shutting down surrounding streets that is in all directions on capitol and center road, and it's because the accident is pretty large considering the amount of vehicles that were hit related to this actual accident, and they're going to be closed for a significant amount of time. it was at least five hours before traffic began moving again on both sides of the busy intersection. center road and capitol expressway are identified as dangerous corridors in san jose due to the amount of lanes in the high speeds drivers use in today's deadly crash serves as a reminder in san jose, dustin dawsey, abc seven news. >> in san francisco, two people are recovering after a wild chase through several different neighborhoods. police say this all start in the tenderloin
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and an urban alchemy employee was hit near market and jones, the driver, kept going. also hit a 14 year old middle school stent. officers eventually caught up to the driver along the embarcadero. abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn has more. >> i saw the car coming back down francisco street, going very fast around 930 this morning, bonnie lumaj spotted a car speeding through her north beach neighborhood. it made a very sharp, fast turn. >> according to police, the driver hit a 14 year old as she crossed francisco street. authorities tell us she has a broken shoulder and cuts on her head. >> the class is in session, but the student was crossing from one side of the street to the other. >> but everything began just before 8 a.m. around 755 this morning. >> there was an individual driving a car, and he hit and injured an urban alchemy employee at market and jones. police say the driver struck the
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person in the tenderloin. >> officers spotted the driver running red lights and driving recklessly more than an hour later, other officers spotted the driver again in the tenderloin. they initiated a pursuit toward north beach. police say that's when the driver hit a student by francisco middle school. the driver didn't stop and took off toward the embarcadero. he got stuck in traffic and officers detained and arrested him at embarcadero and green streets. >> our officers did a tremendous job and took him into custody, assistant chief lazar says. >> officers decided to pursue the suspect today because the driver was involved in a hit and run incident that creates that felony hit and run gives us the authority to pursue. >> of course, we have to weigh out the risk of harm to others. >> voters pass measure e in march, offering officers more latitude when it comes to car chases. chief lazer says that measure has not taken effect yet. supervisor aaron peskin weighed in. >> frankly, policing should be left to the police and their oversight body, but let's be
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clear this is a very dense, congested city, and whether it's police officers or individuals driving at high speeds, it's very, very dangerous and has to be done very, very carefully. >> police say it's a good thing the driver was stopped and arrested and that more people weren't hurt. in san francisco, suzanne phan abc seven news. >> in the east bay. sky seven was over a fire that damaged at least two buildings this afternoon in oakland. this is at the scene and the intersection of east eighth street and sixth avenue. you can see the flames shooting out of what appears to be a home on the corner. they also spread to the building next door. and as bad as this fire looks, the oakland police fire department says nobody was hurt. it's not clear if anyone was living inside either building. one of them was covered in graffiti and had boarded up windows. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >> tonight, san francisco school leaders will talk about the next steps as sf unified is facing some serious budget issues.
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there's a new report says the district could run out of money in about a year. school closures, as well as job cuts, are on the table. the district says it received notice friday that the state has downgraded its most recent budget evaluation from qualified to negative. the san francisco board of education will meet tonight to discuss the budget and the district's plan to move forward. that meeting starts at 630. abc seven news reporter lyanne melendez who spent many years covering education issues here in the bay, will join us on abc seven news at five, offering some perspective on the potential impact of what happens next. right now, teachers in san lorenzo rallying for higher wages. they just kicked off a march in front of the san lorenzo unified school district office, the san lorenzo education association says the high cost of living is really hurting the district when it comes to retaining and recruiting new teachers. they say the $24 million surplus in the district budget for next year could be used for teacher salaries. >> a new report is out from the alameda county district attorney's office that shows how things have changed since da pamela price took over. the
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number of cases her office has taken and their outcomes are not part of the report. assessing work done in 2023, price's office says part of the reason is because her office is updating how it collects data and analyzes it. today's report focused the outreach efforts by the district attorney's office, along with some of the new partnerships that have developed over the past year. >> hopes for a ceasefire between hamas and israel. hope appears to be fading there today. israeli tanks seized control of gaza's vital rafah border crossing with egypt, and that's increasing fears of a full scale invasion. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says the terms of the cease fire deal that were announced by hamas yesterday do not meet israel's core demands. talks continue in cairo, and u.s. officials say they're optimistic that some agreement can be reached. un secretary general antonio guterres urged the two sides to come to a deal. >> make no mistake, a full scale
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assault on rafah would be a human catastrophe. countless more civilian casualties, countless more families forced to flee yet again with nowhere safe to go because there is no safe place in gaza. >> in israel, families of those taken hostage by hamas last october took aim at their own government, the israeli government, saying if the only way to get their loved ones back is to guarantee to end the war, then quote, end the war. >> the chancellor of uc davis says the university is working with protesters to avoid disruption to classes. students set up tents yesterday demanding divestment from israel. campus protests throughout the uc system have led one uc union to consider labor action, with a strike authorization vote planned for as early as next week. uaw 4811 leaders say the intent is to protest what they call a crackdown on free speech that's resulted in threats and
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violence against union members by counter-protesters and police. the union represents 48,000 graduate student teaching assistants, researchers and other student workers at 11 uc campuses. >> many universities are altering their upcoming graduation plans amid security concerns involving the recent protests and encampments. now, cal's big graduation is set for this weekend. abc seven news reporter leslie brinkley with a look at expectations on campus. >> the happy weekend, the big uc berkeley commencement ceremony will take place saturday at 10:30 a.m. at california memorial stadium, where thousands of undergraduates will get their diplomas. they are limited to four tickets each for guests, and the usual protocol is in place as it is for football games. no backpacks, no banners or signs allowed, and a clear bag policy. there are also 90 other graduation related ceremonies and events taking place around campus. over the
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next few days. today, sather gate is wide open, but the tent encampment on the steps of sproul hall is still growing larger, with barricades set up to block access in places. campus police can be seen keeping an eye on the plaza while private security guards are visible as well. any plans for protests or events going into the graduation weekend? >> that all depends on the university, so we're playing it day by day. >> berkeley has long experience with commencements that were interrupted at times by protests dating back to the 1960s. >> the university says everything is going forward. >> as usual, we're going to be prioritizing the ability of graduating students, their friends and their families to participate in and to enjoy one of the most meaningful days in their lives. >> hotels near the campus say parents are already checking in for graduation events, and thus far, no one is inquiring about security. graduating seniors say they're not worried. they're
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excited. >> as far as the protest goes, i think it's a good thing for them to, you know, be preaching what they want to believe in. and as far as i'm concerned, i've never had a problem with safety at uc berkeley. >> i'm leslie brinkley, abc seven news. >> president biden is issuing a no holds barred attack on anti-semitism. biden condemned the recent surge of hate crimes towards jews in america and around the world during a ceremony this morning to remember victims of the holocaust. he specifically addressed anti-semitism on some american college campuses. >> in america, we respect and protect the fundamental right to free speech, to debate and disagree, to protest peacefully and make our voices heard. i understand that's america. but there is no place on any campus in america, any place in america, for anti-semitism or hate speech or threats of violence of any kind.
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>> biden praised those who rose above anti-semitism, recalling the late peninsula congressmember tom lantos, who was a holocaust survivor. lantos began his career on capitol hill as a staff member for biden. during biden's time in the senate, the president and his wife are coming to the bay area this week, first lady jill biden will be in marin county on thursday for what her office is calling a political finance event as part of a west coast tour that will take her to california, arizona and oregon. >> meanwhile, mr. biden is scheduled to hold a fundraiser on friday at the portola valley home of sun microsystems co-founder vinod khosla. coming up on abc seven news at four, the future of transportation is taking shape. how a new fleet of driverless cars is paving the way to build a better bay area. apple and artificial intelligence how the company's newly designed ipad looks to change the landscape on ai technology. and you've heard of a four day workweek? how about six? >> larry's applying, i guess i
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can't sign up fast enough why a company is demanding more of its employees. >> yeah, i'll be in line for that one. i just mentioned christian temperatures are rising across the bay area, and i'll show you the peak of our heating in my accuweather forecast coming u
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system in eastern contra costa county. a summit showcasing it is just wrapping up in san ramon. abc seven news reporter gloria rodriguez gives us a look at how this will help build a better bay area. >> this beat vehicle and this freight truck does some of the autonomous vehicles showcased at the redefining mobility summit in san ramon. we have a number of autonomous vehicle and emerging mobility partners here to really demonstrate the great work and the great technology that's the future of transportation. the contra costa transportation authority, gomentum station and bay area leads organizing the ninth annual summit. the new glide car, unveiled today. it will be used in the first on demand driverless public transportation system in eastern contra costa county to connect pittsburg, antioch, oakley and brentwood. it will be privately financed and is expected to roll out by 2030. >> instead of driving your car to the city and spending hours, we can take you to easily to the bart station in a very
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convenient fashion. stress free. you're in control in this car. it's a room on wheels. that's how we like to call it. and so that's the vision that we have for the future of public transportation. and that's what this event is about. >> this autonomous vehicle focuses on transporting people with mobility issues. and while it does have the ability to operate without a driver, right now, they are testing that technology in san ramon. gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. >> waymo is facing fresh criticism just as it prepares to expand its fleet of self-driving cars down the peninsula. it follows this incident, which is gaining traction online. the video shows a waymo robotaxi in san francisco driving in a lane where cars are not allowed and then making an illegal left turn. industry experts claim autonomous travel companies have problems with their testing methods. >> we're seeing a lot of loose ends that the technology isn't quite there. the companies are claiming it's safer, but things like driving the wrong way down
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the street, as long as there's no crash, they would say, don't count for unsafe. >> others believe that if i expands to self-learning within driverless cars instead of rule based learning, there could be some really big safety improvements. we've reached out to waymo for comment, but have yet to hear back. >> speed limits are dropping around schools in san mateo county. earlier today, the county board of supervisors agreed to lower the speed limit in dozens of school zones to 15 or 20mph. the lower limits will be in place for a 9 to 12 month evaluation period. during that time, the county would study school zones in more than 20 districts over the next year, then make final recommendations. supervisors passed the measure unanimously. >> i really am grateful for you bringing for the work that's being done here, and it'll allow us to go ahead and have another tool in the tool chest as we really try to make things safe for the community. >> this comes during a statewide
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push that's currently moving through california's legislature to reduce the speed limits in school zones across the state. >> should the street in front of city college in san francisco be ripped up to have new protected bike lanes installed? that is a proposal being discussed right now by the city's mta commissioners. the controversy plan to redo frida kahlo way would eliminate nearly 30 parking spots. the city college board of trustees has voted to oppose the project, saying the loss of parking would severely impact students who have no other choice other than to drive. supporters say the plan would make it safer for bicyclists and pedestrians. also improving conditions at muni bus stops. that meeting is underway right now. >> the latest battle over bike lanes. >> yes, there's plenty of them. >> all right, well, it is a nice week if you enjoy cycling or being outside for other reasons, and the temperatures are going to be going up week. >> a pretty spectacular weather shaping up here right now. the warming, the warm up that we've been talking about so much is underway already. let's take a look at the wind speeds right now. as you look at the
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satellite radar composite image, that robust onshore flow that we've had for several days now continues. you can see the circulation around this area of high pressure building offshore, combining with the circulation around low pressure to our northeast to produce a rather brisk wind flow. right now at the surface, we have speeds up to 20mph in san francisco, 15 to 20mph, generally across the region, and we also have a wind advisory, by the way, that will be in effect from 1 a.m. to 11 a.m. tomorrow for the interior, north bay mountains, interior north bay valleys and over into the delta and the carquinez strait and much of northern sacramento valley as well. wind speeds up to about 40, gusts up to 45mph. right now, though, we're looking at a warm up that is not being inhibited by the wind flow we are four, five, six degrees warmer than at this time yesterday. more specifically, let's take a look at san francisco, where the temperature reading is 62. we have upper 60s at oakland, hayward and redwood city, 71 at san jose, 57 at half moon bay. looking northward right now, relatively cool, comparatively speaking at petaluma 66. but we have low to
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mid 70s at santa rosa and napa, mid 70s, fairfield, concord and livermore. let's check out our forecast headlines. expect very warm days ahead. summerlike heat, in fact, will be developing. it is already warming peaks on thursday, friday and saturday here in the bay area with the temperature range up to, in fact, above 90 degrees in the hottest inland areas and up to nearly 90 degrees around the bay. but for tonight, mild but breezy conditions with low temperatures dropping into the low 50s in most locations, a little cooler in some inland spots where lows will drop into the upper 40s. but as we look at tomorrow, you can see temperatures breaking the 80 degree mark in our inland areas. look for 82 at santa rosa, 81 at fairfield tomorrow, up to about 80in most other inland spots, and it will be windy over the carquinez strait and delta. breezy for much of the remainder of the bay area. upper 70s will be the highs around the bay shoreline. as we skip ahead to thursday, look for highs up to almost 90 in the warmest inland spots and mid 80s around the bay shoreline. friday we'll see some low 90s inland,
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upper 80s to near 90 in some bay uh- bay shoreline locations, and then temperatures start to moderate near the bay and the coast on saturday, but it'll still be quite toasty inland. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. so look for highs uh- inland 92 degrees on thursday, 90 on friday, mid to upper 80s around the bay shoreline saturday. little change inland but it will be cooling down more along the coast and around the bay shoreline. mother's day sunday looking lovely mid 80s inland, mid mid 70s around the bay shoreline. sunny skies and getting even a little bit cooler going into early next week. but all in all just a pleasant forecast ahead. >> i love it. >> i can't remember the last time it hit 80 here in the city, right? >> it doesn't hit 80 very often here in the city, but it's been a long time and it's about to happen now. all right. >> thank you spencer. >> all right ai technology in the palm of your hand. apple's new product revealed today that promises some big time innovation. >> an expensive gym membership.
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revealed today. >> so it sounds a sleeker and faster ipad is hitting the market. according to apple's tuesday product reveal event, this is the biggest day for ipad since its introduction. the reveal centered around ipad pro and ipad air tablets. both devices will come in new sizes and have new appearances, but the product reveal also hinted at a lot more to come as it relates to artificial intelligence. >> the new air is also an incredibly powerful device for ai. it's blazing fast for powerful machine learning features in ipad os like visual lookup, subject lift and live text capture, or for the ml enhanced tool in photo meter, which uses ai models trained on over 20 million pro images to improve your photo with a single click. >> while the ipad air tablet will have the m2 chip, the ipad pro will have the all new m4. it's four times faster than the current ipad models. >> the neural engine makes m4 an outrageously powerful chip for ai. >> clearly, the thematic
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component of this entire reveal call. it was really their focus on ai, tech expert mark venus said. >> the event reveal shows that apple is positioning itself to be an ai leader, as technology grows and makes ai more readily available at consumers fingertips, venus said apple, like any other tech giant, will have to tackle risks tied with ai if it wants to be an industry leader and the industry really needs to get around some type of code of conduct with a technical element that you can confirm that. >> so if i see a video or i see an image that seems like it was manipulated, that you get some type of confidence level, that it's fake. so i suspect you're going to see a lot of apple spend a lot of time addressing that specific issue and only the way that apple can. >> for now, venus says he expects to hear a lot more about apple and ai at the tech giant's worldwide developers conference next month. >> but make no, make no mistake about it, apple is going to want to brand this as an ai experience, and they'll come up with some apple esque branding phrase that will describe all this once we roll into the wwdc
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time frame in the south bay. >> zach fuentes, abc seven news details in the battle over tiktok, the app and its chinese parent company bytedance have filed a lawsuit against the u.s. government. >> the lawsuit is in response to president biden signing a law last month ordering the company to sell the app or be banned in america. tiktok and bytedance claims such a ban would violate its users first amendment rights . >> all right, so breaking sports news, the san jose sharks and their fans finally have something to cheer about after a really rough season. just a few minutes ago, the sharks won the nhl draft lottery, giving them the first overall selection for the first time in team teal history. it sent their fans into a frenzy at the watch party, the sharks are expected to use the pick on boston university star macklin celebrini, widely considered to be the best player available this year. celebrating that name. ring a bell? he's the son of golden state warriors director of sports medicine rick celebrini. the draft will take
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place in late june in las vegas. that's going to be fun. father and son reunited. professional sports. >> wow, what a dream, right? >> yeah. >> all right. coming up face to face in court, stormy daniels takes the stand as former president donald trump looks on what she revealed and the heated exchange with trump's attorneys also legacy of joy how a popular halloween tradition is helping one bay area family honor their loved one with a smile and try your luck. >> the bay area casino named one of the luckiest throughout the
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trump's hush money trial. her testimony included a detailed
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and at times graphic account of an encounter that mr. trump has denied. >> there is also a contentious cross examination by trump's attorneys. abc news reporter reena roy has the story. >> the jury in donald trump's historic criminal trial laser focused on stormy daniels on the witness stand, listening closely and furiously taking notes during her testimony in the case, the adult film actress describing in detail her first ever encounter with trump back in 2006. meeting at a celebrity golf outing in california. and he invited her to dinner and up to his hotel suite. daniels said they had a two hour conversation before having sex. as daniels got into intimate details about that alleged sexual encounter, trump seen repeatedly tapping his defense attorneys arm, signaling for her to object, which she did multiple times. >> this is all building up into, you know, again, forming this idea. look, she was there. this did happen. and thus eventually we'll talk about the money. >> prosecutors say trump's
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former lawyer, michael cohen, wired $130,000 to daniels just days ahead of the 2016 election in exchange for her silence when trump repaid cohen in 2017, prosecutors allege trump illegally characterized it as a legal expense to hide the payment from voters, later charging him with falsifying business records. trump has pleaded not guilty and has denied that encounter with daniels. >> so this was a very big day, a very revealing day. as you see, their case is totally falling apart. >> the defense calling for a mistrial over her testimony, but the judge denying that motion. during cross examination, the defense tried to play up daniels animosity for trump. the back and forth growing hostile, the judge stepping in numerous times. defense attorneys also questioning daniels credibility, asking, you're making this up as you sit here, right? insisting daniels is driven by money and is making up stories to reap profits. daniels testifying that she hated trump and wanted him to be held accountable. her testimony resumes on thursday.
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trump's defense says he was trying to protect his family, not his presidential campaign. but daniels told the jury he never expressed any worry about his wife finding out. reena roy, abc news, new york. >> a moving ceremony today in west sacramento to honor the california highway patrol officers killed in the line of duty. >> howard gerlinger kern october 30th, 1929. edgar combs kern, september 9th, 1931. >> by one, the names of each of the 232 officers killed since the establishment in 1929 were read along with the county where they served. governor newsom led a delegation of state officials honoring the sacrifice of each of the fallen. >> so the 232 men and women heroes, all of them, but not just heroes, because they gave their lives, but because they
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dedicated their lives. they dedicated their lives to law and order, to peace and freedom >> newsom also paid tribute to the loved ones of those who died, saying today's memorial is about them, especially the children who never had a chance to meet their parent. >> today is national fentanyl awareness day, the state of california, sharing details about the number of drugs taken off the streets since january alone, law enforcement agencies have seized 7,100 pounds of fentanyl and more than 3.4 million fentanyl pills. now, this includes ports of entry and along the border. may 7th, by the way, recognized nationally as fentanyl awareness day to provide information about the serious dangers of fentanyl poisoning from fake pills. governor newsom says california is continuing to tackle this issue head on, including supporting people struggling with substance abuse. san jose police said its officers made 87 arrests during increased enforcement over the cinco de
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mayo weekend that just passed. they also issued more than 150 traffic citations for various offenses, including illegal sideshow activity. the department gave us a recap of their response to those celebrations. some of the crimes police responded to included a double stabbing on sunday night was on king road. also fights an alleged dui collision into a police cruiser. police say none of these incidents had really anything to do with the family friendly city sanctioned parades and celebrations that took place on sunday. >> all the criminal behavior was occurring at this time, but we look back at data and all the times that we've had these types of events has nothing to do with the event. it has to do with people taking advantage of the time that we're going to be here, which is why we deploy additional resources. >> san jose hosted not one, but two parades celebrating mexican culture over the weekend. >> for years now, one family's elaborate displays have been a halloween tradition for people in the south bay. and for us here at abc seven, it was all about raising the spirits of neighbors and of the families terminally ill son christopher,
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the jimenez family tells us. after a life full of love, christopher has died. abc seven news reporter laura martinez spoke with his family about chris legacy of joy. when you think of a mother's love, a haunted and creepy halloween display may not be the first thing that comes to mind, but it was for shelley jimenez and her son, chris. >> it was just magical. he he he he his face just lit up every single time we came outside. >> chris was born premature and battled major health issues his entire life. >> he had cerebral palsy on his entire left side, his lungs were , damaged because he was on a ventilator for almost a year. >> when chris was 15, doctors told his parents, shelley and saul, he wouldn't live to 18. >> i just learned to just never, ever give up. and, i didn't.
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>> on friday, chris passed away at the age of 29 years old. >> he actually molded my husband and i into the people we are today in 2019, we introduced you to the jimenez family. >> chris vision was deteriorating and at the time he became more housebound. so his mom wanted to bring joy to him by transforming their front yard in san jose into an elaborate halloween display. i asked if that tradition would continue after, chris passed away. >> i would say no, but need to keep his legacy going, and i need to, do it for my community neighbors say that annual display has brought joy and happiness to so many others. >> you don't see the type of, neighborly love and care that goes into the community, these days. but they give that and
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some of the moms on the street say it's hard to beat the level of compassion shelley has shown for her family and for the community. >> the greatest display of a mother's love is just the outpouring. >> neighbors have been dropping off flowers, gift cards and handmade cards for chris. >> there won't be a day that goes by that i will not talk about him in san jose, lauren martinez, abc seven news. >> up next, the boy scouts are making a big change for the first time in over a century, and the priciest gym membership maybe ever. the new program that aims to help you live longer
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and it's 114 year history. the organization announcing it will now be known as scouting america. this move part of the scouts effort to be more inclusive, moving past decades of turmoil over the exclusion of girls and queer youth. so the question is, what do you think of the name? and is it time for the girl scouts to change their policy to allow boys? dionne, what do you think? >> you know, the branding of the boy scouts is so strong. this is such a legacy brand. but look, times change and it just stands to reason that this would be more inclusive. and it also still captures i think, the original messaging of what this group does as for the girl
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scouts, you know, i don't know if they've had that same type of turmoil per se as the boy scouts did. so maybe tbd on that one. >> yeah, they're changing. the name is just catching up to what the scouting is already, because already girls have been able to join boy scouts and there are some troops that are made up of just girls. and this really is a way for them to attract more newcomers, people who want to sign up for the scouting experience. yeah, right. have you done it? any of you larry spencer i haven't, no, i was never in the scouts. >> i do an event with the boy scouts in san francisco every year, and it's great to see the young kids and what they turn out to be. and i mean, it's fantastic when everything goes well, i wonder if maybe there should be just one gigantic scouting america. boys and girls , right? do we have to keep them separate, or is it better to keep them separate? i don't know. >> all right, larry, while you ponder that this is something i know you don't want to think about, it's quite frightening, actually. tech giant samsung is shifting into emergency mode. that means all executives there have been asked to work
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mandatory six day work weeks. samsung's bottom line is in trouble, right after weaker than expected financial results in 2023. so the company has ordered bosses to put in another day of work on either saturday or sunday. their choice quite generous, to quote, inject a sense of crisis and make all out efforts to overcome it. management in samsung's tech units will put in the extra hours starting this week. >> it's certainly going to be a crisis for the managers, but as long as it's not us, you know, that's totally fine, right? >> larry? >> i just want to say, and i think i speak for the four of us here, management probably should work an extra day, don't you think? i mean, i mean, they're managing everything. they're the big bosses. >> they're so important that they need to be here. yes. >> maybe seven days a week is what i'm going to propose. >> whoa. >> do you want to get paid next week, larry? that's all i want.
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>> it's going to be way more money if they're all in here managing us to our full capabilities. >> do you think if a company is in crisis mode and is trying to get everybody on board to accept working harder and longer, it does need to start with the bosses. sure it does send a very strong message. >> yes. yeah, here's a first. i'll be a man of few words on this one. >> oh, sure, spencer, don't put your tail on the line like larry has. >> it's okay. that's right. if you're afraid that's all right. okay. not a problem. >> not afraid. just no matter. just exercising an economy of words. >> yeah, well, that is definitely a first. you do have free speech rights, you know, spencer, whatever you want. >> i'm praising them for their skill set and how important they are to. >> yes, yes, yes, clearly uh. >> no matter how much you pay for a gym membership, it can't be more than this one. equinox is reportedly launching a $40,000 membership. wow. the annual plan is designed to extend your lifespan better. yeah through personal training.
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it comes with a nutrition plan, sleep coaching, and massage therapy. equinox is testing out this pricey plan in new york city and in a wealthy suburb in texas, before offering it in other places. spencer, perhaps you will be more verbose on this topic. >> i think i will. okay, that's 40 grand is a lot for a membership. now i like all the extra things that are being added that are being provided, along with the exercise and training and all physical training and all that. but still, 40,000 annual membership. >> and not to mention there's no guarantee that you'll live a longer life either. i mean, if that was included, that's another story. >> yeah. >> i don't think they can make i mean, if anyone made such a promise, i wouldn't trust them or give them any money. >> but, you know, it's not that much different. >> if you hired a personal trainer, they would give you advice on sleep and on and diet, all that other stuff. yeah. i mean, you know, there's a guy who's trying to like, age backwards, like benjamin button. he's a millionaire billionaire, whatever he is, if they offered that sort of thing where, okay,
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we're going to give you stem cells and you're going to, you know, feel younger and newer and better. all right. maybe, but still, 40,000 anti-aging is such a bright, clever, you know, kind of angle right now because that's what everybody's into right. >> yeah. yeah. >> so hoping for katy perry may not have made it to last night's met gala, but her mom didn't get the memo. >> she was duped when an eye image of perry on the red carpet started making the rounds, and that had us wondering what would our eye image look like? >> what? wow wow. >> seriously, kristen, you actually look really good. >> larry. >> you've never looked better. >> why am i green like the joker? batman >> what is? what went wrong with yours? >> yeah. >> no, i know why. >> you green person. >> what went wrong with mine too ? >> yeah, you do look amazing. >> it looks amazing. >> no, i look latina. i mean, i don't even look asian anymore. >> and spencer, i don't know what i look like. >> even i look like the butler,
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but still amazing. yes serve you some more. >> wow, you got to love. i. wow you know what? >> i want to protest this because kristen's picture looks like kristen did it. yeah, right. with some eye tech savvy that you're like, isn't i supposed to make us look better? >> oh, no. you do look fantastic. yeah. you look amazing. >> yeah, amazing. you look in person and in this photo, the rest of us are. >> i mean, executive. we should just take my picture off the screen. >> i mean, that is terrible. >> well, it's just the color, you know, your skin tone is just a little green and sickly. but besides that. >> yeah, well, that's. >> i mean, are you envious of us? is that why you're green with envy, larry? >> oh, you know what? if my headshot looked as good as you do right there? yeah, i, i am envious, okay? >> i can't get over now. >> i feel so bad that i'm always beating up on you. larry, you're being so kind. >> the only thing i like about mine is that it brought my hairline down a little bit, but
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that's about it. >> that burgundy jacket, though, i can see you in that. >> very dapper. >> all right. yeah but the real one's got the a1, a1 beat i think. >> spencer, when it comes to you, kristen wins. >> larry, i don't know. yeah. she's the winner. >> just another day here. >> yeah i know a d
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fourth. >> i know. >> well, one of those controversial topics involve the people we love in management, of course. >> keep going. spencer keep going. you're just dipping your toe in the water. you're going to spencer. here's a look. >> here's a look at what's going on with our weather. these are our weather headlines. we're just having too much fun here. we may not be back tomorrow. very, very warm days ahead. you can expect summer-like heat, the warming peaks thursday, friday and saturday. actually, thursday will be the warmest of those three days in the peak and temperature range at the peak will be at 90 degrees plus in our inland areas and nearly 90 and some bay shore locations overnight, though clear skies and mild conditions with overnight lows in the upper 40s to low 50s. highs tomorrow mid 60s at the coast, upper 70s around the bay. low 80s inland. and look at the accuweather seven day forecast on thursday. low 90s inland. nearly 90 degrees in the warmest bay shore locations. mid 70s on the coast. and then the temperatures gradually moderate as we go into mother's day weekend, which is looking spectacular for mary and
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kristen spencer. >> you'll be back tomorrow. larry we're not sure about. >> i can only hope the perfect i photo. >> oh yeah, right up next, the apes return one day before the premiere of kingdom of the planet of the apes. some of the
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11. it started with a movie back in 1968. charlton heston led the cast of planet of the apes. more movies followed. then came the tv series and tv movies. now 56 years later, the franchise continues with a new story to tell in kingdom of the planet of the apes entertaining reporter george pennacchio has a preview. >> her journey is like a metaphor for evolution, you know, freya allan plays one of the few humans in kingdom of the planet of the apes. >> this film is set years after the last apes movie. times have changed drastically. these days. apes rule the world, with humans living a more challenging existence. >> this was a human place. it is not yours. it is now, isn't it? >> she goes to places she didn't even know she would go to. you know, she all that she could. and that's survival kicking in and trying to, complete something in honor of, you know,
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her, her loved ones, essentially. and you know, humanity is on her shoulders. she is smarter than most. >> peter macon plays a wise orangutan known as raka. >> and it's my job to teach and to help grow, you know, the collective consciousness of our species. >> owen teague plays the film's young hero, noah, whose journey is key to the future of both apes and of humans. owen is fascinated by the technology that turned him into an ape. do you see your face when you see noah talk? >> absolutely. yeah it's weird. there's this huge billboard on sunset boulevard, and. and i see me like, i just see myself literally captured bits, things that i do as a person. just like little ways that my face moves and put them on an ape. and it it's mind blowing. every single time i see it because because it
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it is me. >> so you're seeing the apes, but it's our exact expressions. it's our exact performances, it's just a little hairier. >> of course, there would be no kingdom here without a king. and that's kevin durand. >> it's so fun. so fun to be bad . and what a wonderful day. >> george pennacchio for abc seven news. >> wow, that looks amazing. that's going to do it for abc seven news at four. abc seven news at five is coming your way news at five is coming your way next but his vision dimmed with age. he had amd. i didn't know it then, but it can progress to ga, an advanced form of the disease. his struggle with vision loss from amd made me want to help you see warning signs of ga. like straight lines that seem wavy, blurry,
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