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you? dad: come on buddy. headphones. what! dad: hey! dad: ok all right. what do you wanna do? i said i don't wanna talk about it! dad: trey! what are you doin'? ♪ (ominous music) ♪ ♪ (ominous music) ♪ it's ok. seven news starts right now. director burns is in the region working on this in real time. >> we continue to believe that a hostage deal is in the best interests of the israeli people. it's in the best interest of the palestinian people. it would bring an immediate cease fire. it would allow for, increased movement of humanitarian assistance. and so we're going to continue to work to try to reach one. hamas says it has accepted a proposed cease fire
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agreement, but israeli officials say the deal has significant gaps. >> tonight we are monitoring the renewed negotiations. good evening. i'm ama daetz and i'm diane lim. all of this comes as many universities nationwide begin to dismantle on campus encampments, but not at san francisco state university. now, the president of sf state met today with hundreds of pro-palestinian students who have been camped out for more than a week. abc seven news reporter suzanne phan is here to explain how the meeting went. suzanne. umma dion today, sf state president lynn mahoney sat down with student activists on campus to respond to those demands during an open negotiation session. it's the first for any university president. free. free palestine. >> this is about us stepping into a moment in history. >> members of students for gaza at san francisco state say they are making history. they secured a face to face meeting with the university's president to have their demands heard. >> we will not ignore america's investment in genocide. we demand the csu disclose divest
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defend and declare. these conversations must start now. >> now a team of selected student leaders issued their demands. >> we are students, we are faculty, and we are staff demanding for the csu and sf state university to divest from all companies and partnerships which actively participate in the colonization and ethnic cleansing of the palestinian people. >> and university president lynn mahoney responded, you've all been heard. >> you have been heard. >> students called for the university to disclose how financial investments are made. president mahoney agreed. let's have that conversation with our investment, not just a conversation. >> let's get something done with both transparency on a website and a conversation about a, our investment policy. >> students demanded that president mahoney call the deaths in gaza genocide. mahoney says she does not support
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violence or violence against unarmed civilians, but she cannot agree to that demand. i am not the secretary of state, either in dc or here. my job is actually to create the space for content neutral. that's that democratic process again. so no, as a president of a university, i don't make political statements. >> faculty members were on hand to support student activists. >> we think these are these are really important demands. and our job, as i said, is to support the students and everything that they do and help them out. >> when the open negotiating session was over, many who were there for the event said they were hopeful. >> i am very optimistic about how this conversation proceeded. we are again very thankful for president mahoney to come out and have this conversation with us and san francisco state student leaders tell us they plan on staying in the encampments on campus for as long as it takes. >> they have not heard from school administrators about needing to move. meanwhile, university president mahoney says today's dialog was a productive start, and she says
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sfsu is committed to being an agent of social justice while respecting the rights of all students to a safe learning environment. back to you, suzanne. fawn. thank you. in los angeles, police moved in on pro-palestinian demonstrators at ucla, 44 protesters who had gathered in a parking structure were arrested. the group says they were organizing for a peaceful protest. those protesters were detained and are facing charges. >> is conspiracy to commit burglary more misdemeanor section? they will end up going to the sheriff's and be processed, and then they will. >> after the arrests, hundreds of pro-palestinian students marched on campus. eight uc campuses have been dealing with protest encampments, including uc berkeley and uc santa cruz. only ucla and uc san diego have called law enforcement to take them down. 64 people were arrested at uc san diego. tensions are running high at mit this afternoon. protesters broke
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through barriers set up by the school around a pro-palestinian encampment. it happened after mit's chancellor threatened to suspend students who did not leave voluntarily. there were reports of shoving between protesters and police officers. several faculty members were also among the protesters. all this is happening as uncertainty grows over a proposed cease fire . this morning, hamas said it accepted a cease fire plan brokered by egypt. but israel says the proposal is far from what it wants. israeli negotiators are heading to egypt to look over the deal. abc news reporter josh haskell has more confusion in the middle east after hamas accepted an egyptian qatari cease fire proposal, but israel said the deal doesn't meet its core demands and isn't the same proposal that was under discussion in the terms of the deal are unclear. >> we want to get these hostages out. we want to get a cease fire in place for six weeks. we want to increase monitoring assistance regardless. as we've said before, we still believe that reaching an agreement is the absolute best outcome, not
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only for the hostages, but for the palestinian people. and we're not going to stop working to that outcome. >> cia director bill burns is in the region working to arrange a cease fire in gaza, celebrations in the streets over news that hamas finally accepted a deal, coming just hours after israel ordered an evacuation of 100,000 palestinians from the eastern neighborhoods of rafah. a spokesman for the idf said israel will study hamas's latest response, while continuing operations in gaza. on monday, the idf attacked 50 hamas targets in rafah. >> i see the possibility of israel actually uh- down grading its raid into rafah, uh- they've they've sort of mentioned the idea that that's a possibility, the idea that, well, maybe we're not going to take all the rafah, maybe we'll just hit the, the eastern part of rafah, maybe we'll just do, pinprick in rafah or something along those lines. that's a possibility. the fact is, though, that netanyahu's coalition depends upon some something occurring in rafah.
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and, that is something that, can be small, big, medium sized. it doesn't really we don't really know the israeli hostage center is urging the government to accept the deal, which they say could bring home the remaining hostages held captive by hamas for seven months. >> ucla professor james gelvin says israel is in a difficult spot. fundamental >> you have a coalition government that is very unstable and that you have hardliners who are not willing to make any sort of deal at all. so, on the one hand, you have hardliners who don't want to make a deal. on the other hand, you have the hostage situation, which is a very popular cause in israel. >> josh haskell, abc seven news. >> the man arrested for a shooting that left two san jose police officers injured last week is now charged with attempted murder. the mercury news reports charges have been filed in the case against 33 year old kevin briones. police say briones attempted to break into a hotel room where a mother and her three children were
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thursday night. briones who had a prior warrant, opened fire on the officers who then fired back. both officers and briones were injured in that shootout. he then jumped out of a third floor window to escape, but was quickly arrested for one year. antioch has deployed a community response team. members of the team are trained to deal with mental health calls and wellness checks. abc7 news reporter ryan curry spoke with city leaders who say this is helping police. >> this van and the team that uses it have been going around antioch for one year. in that year, they've been fairly busy. >> they average about 500 calls a month. >> the community response team is antioch's way of making the city safer. that is different than the police mayor hernandez thought went out with the team monday morning to see them in action. most of the time they are responding to mental health calls with the city's unhoused. >> our main focus is going out into community, 9-1-1 a low response emergency calls where we focus on de-escalate ation mitigation, de-escalation, we
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saw them as police called them to check out an encampment. we just made touch base with everybody there to see what they needed. and if they needed medical, if they needed some kind of resources. and then the majority of them just wanted something to eat on and some water. >> now the mayor wants to expand this program instead of just one large van. he wants at least two, along with more trained staff. but in order to get it, he will need around $2 million to fund it. those in the community are desperate for an expansion. tony, who didn't want to share his last name, owns a restaurant in this shopping center. >> i mean, i have customers tell me i don't want to go. i love you, but i don't want to go to your more. i don't want to go to your restaurant. why? because there's people walking around talking himself, screaming. >> he says he needs the city's help to fix it, even if that means using his and others tax dollars. >> i have two businesses right now. i'm paying tax. do i get anything back? no. so let them use the money to build the city back. >> 500 calls for the community response team means fewer calls for the police, and sometimes they do show up to scenes
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together. but if you ask the crt, they say there is a big difference between when they show up to a call and when police show up to a call. >> some people love to see us. some people don't want to see a badge and a gun because they just know that's an authority figure. we come with the purple shirts on, you know, a little less aggressive. definitely want to talk to you first before and find out what's going on before we, you know, decide what we want to do, if anything. >> in antioch, ryan curry, abc seven news. >> well, coming up, it may seem like an unlikely pairing. we'll tell you how a bay area native is getting rapper flavor flav involved in the us women's water polo team. >> and sticking with the sports thing, i'm chris alvarez of the bay area sports hall of fame here in san francisco. we talk with former giants gm brian sabean as he gets honored for others. tonight, a big night
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women's water polo team ahead of the summer olympics. he made this post on instagram after team veteran maggie steffens said they will still need financial support in order to go to paris. steffens is a san ramon native and stanford alum. she and her teammates have won gold in the last three olympics. today, the warriors introduced the general manager for their new wnba expansion team, meet ohama nianhan. >> she's coming from the new york liberty, where she spent more than five years in a variety of roles, including, most recently, the assistant general manager. >> what brings me so much joy about taking this opportunity is that it's a blank canvas, and there are many elements that can go into building a masterpiece, first and foremost, just building a foundation of a winning team both on and off the court. >> nianhan we'll start her tenure with the team a week from today. now, warriors ceo joe
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lacob says they have chosen a name for the team, but haven't said yet when it will be announced. >> well, happening right now, the five newest members of the bay area sports hall of fame are being honored. it's all happening at the hyatt regency in san francisco. that's where we find abc7 news sports anchor chris alvarez with all the excitement. hi, chris. >> hi, diane. yeah, this is a very fun event, a very fancy event. and some of the players or the athletes that are being honored here tonight are kind of trickling their way through as dinner's getting ready to be served. maybe in an hour. they're a little behind, but that's okay. this is their night to enjoy what they've worked for their whole careers for. really. i mean, this is a great event to be honored. i've had a chance to talk to a couple of them. chris wondolowski, the danville native, one of those. and you see some of the plaques right there, brian sabian, who you're going to hear from in a second. five inductees, as you mentioned, patrick marleau, brian sabian, john taylor, jenny thompson and chris wondolowski all honored here tonight as a class of 2024, is inducted. and earlier, i had a chance to talk
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with the former giants gm brian sabean. >> pretty surreal. usually stuff like this doesn't happen to guys like me, but i really appreciate it. bested 30 years of my life. i love the bay area. got to know the rich sports history, the teams, the, you know, amazing athletes. so very humbled, very flattered. >> this class that you're with your inductees, what do you have to say about them? it's always going to be an honor. but this is another great class here. >> tremendous class. and, you know, representative of all the sports and especially having an olympian to. yeah again, my category is different because, you know, i didn't score a goal or win a meet. and i'm just flattered again, i hate to overuse that word, but, because of being in their company. and really, this is what those hall of fames are about, the special athletes and that that's going to be, you know, forever my family's legacy, which is very much appreciated. >> what stories kind of stand out to you from the fans about the run that you guys went on bringing three championships in five seasons? >> well, i don't think any of us
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knew the gravity or the general importance of the 2010 world series. when win. the fact had never been done in san francisco , you know, was celebrated by all of northern california for and that was the first step in the three and five years. and, you know, that was a special place in time. and, and looking back, i remember the parade and how emotional that was. i couldn't believe the turnout. and then, you know, seeing that sea of people at city hall, we had to address the crowd. i'll never forget it. >> and i asked brian sabean as well. he was wearing one of his championship rings. i said, which one is that? he said, the 2014. i said, any particular reason? he goes, that was the quickest one i could find in the house and get out here to the bay area. he lives in florida now, but those rings, i don't know how you can miss them. i never have them in a very secure spot. they're very large. but hey, he's got the 2014, the most recent giants championship is on his finger tonight as he can inducted into the hall of fame. we have much more in sports at
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6:00. they send it back to you guys. >> nice. all right. thank you so much chris. coming up, the mayor of san francisco says the city has reached a
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mayor london breed says a number of homeless tents counted by the city has fallen to a five year low. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard has details and why some advocates for the unhoused are not impressed. >> i'm noticing. i'll tell you that i am noticing. >> mayor london breed hopes. others are noticing two fewer homeless tents around san francisco. >> we've seen a 41% reduction in tent encampments and structures on the streets of san francisco. >> breed says the latest tally in april counted 360 tents and structures, down from 609/10 counted in july of 2023. she says it's a five year low. >> i'm very encouraged by what this means for our city and
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looking forward to more momentum around getting people off the streets and getting them housed, but more importantly, not allowing those who refuse service to continue to take over the streets of san francisco. >> i think in general, the city is moving in a positive direction. >> lucien shimkovitz says he has seen a change. >> i have noticed that there are fewer tents, others not so much. >> only when there's a visitor, a head of state from another country. that's the only time these streets have been cleaned. >> the new data comes amid the city's ongoing battle with a coalition on homelessness over encampment clearing protocols, during which a federal judge issued an injunction which sets guidelines for the city's approach to clearing camps. the city continues to focus on tents. >> those aren't human beings, the coalition's executive director says the city's effort is flawed. having a big operation with the police, where you're just pushing people from block to block, that ends up exacerbating homelessness and making it more difficult for folks to get off the streets. it
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also wastes money that could be spent on on actual solutions. >> friedenbach says some unhoused folks don't want shelter or assistance from the city. it's still unclear how an upcoming supreme court ruling on how cities clear homeless camps could impact the city's effort. here. >> i hope we don't go backwards because we need we have laws on the books and we need the ability to enforce those laws. >> in san francisco. cornell, bernard abc seven news. >> all right. the weather was all the talk over the weekend. oh, yes. especially after the roller coaster we've been on. all right. spencer is standing by and we are on a nice trajectory, aren't we? >> we are now, after that cold, rainy weekend, things are beginning to feel more like spring right now. they'll start to feel like summer in just a couple of days. here's the live doppler seven satellite radar composite image. you can see a strong onshore flow, which is what we've had the last 4 or 5 days. high pressure is building there. that will be the dominant feature in our weather as we get later into the week. and right now we're looking at wind gusts near the coast and even in some locations inland between 20 and
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30mph. nonetheless despite the onshore breeze, we have a bit of a warming trend already. the 24 hour temperature temperature change shows it's about 4 or 5 degrees warmer in many bay area locations than at this time yesterday. here's a view from sutro tower looking out over san francisco under blue skies 58 degrees here in the city, we've got low to mid 60s at oakland, hayward, san jose and redwood city, 55 degrees at half moon bay, blue sky and breezy at the golden gate as well. other temperature readings right now down to 57 at petaluma, one of our cooler spots. but we have mid to upper 60s at santa rosa, napa, fairfield, concord, and livermore. and now as we look down onto the bay from mount tam, let's check out the forecast headlines. we have a warm week ahead. expect summer like heat. by the end of the week. the peak of warming will be thursday, friday and saturday, and by week's end we can expect high temperatures around or even above 90 degrees. now for tonight we'll see a few clouds around, but mainly clear skies and low temperatures will be much milder than the last two nights, generally mid to upper
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40s. tomorrow's highs 58. half moon bay 65. here in san francisco up to about 70 right around the bay shoreline and mid 70s inland. so we're approaching the average range for this time of year, but we'll certainly see temperatures above average later in the week on thursday. look for inland highs in the mid to upper 80s. low 80s near the bay friday up to or maybe even above 90 degrees in the warmest inland spots and some mid 80s near the bay. similar range on saturday which may end up being the hottest day in the forecast period. certainly in our inland areas where numerous locations are likely to top out at 9293 degrees. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. and as you can see, the warm up over the next two days will be rather gradual, but it kicks into high gear midweek and then at the end of the week, there you go again, up to or above 90 friday and saturday. inland areas, low 70s along the coast on thursday and friday. so some some beach weather nice and then temperatures start to moderate next sunday and monday. but enjoy that that warm up. we've
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been asking for it. we have. and here it comes. >> i think a lot of sick days are coming. thursday. friday. >> yeah, yeah i'm
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reminder that you can always get our live newscasts breaking news , weather and more with our abc7 bay area streaming tv app. just search abc seven bay area and download it now. >> nat geo's new documentary, billy and molly an otter love story, showcases the love between humans, animals and the natural world. reporter george pennacchio from our sister station in la has a preview of this heartwarming story. >> reporter we moved here for a better life, but he was lost for a while until beauty found him >> oh, there i basically when i when i saw her, she was really hungry. >> she was she was starving and she was going to die. and when she responded to that and started taking the food, then i think that was when the connection really started. yeah. >> the heartwarming story follows molly, an orphaned wild otter. her unlikely rescuer
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billy and his wife susan, as they navigate life in the scottish shetland islands. perhaps because molly had lost her own family, she quickly became part of ours. >> it was enlightening for me because it's not a life that i've ever, ever even dipped my toe into at all. >> as molly warmed up to billy and susan, it didn't take long to get comfortable in her new home. >> i got the wi-fi into molly's house today. >> so molly has wi-fi in her house, and i don't have wi-fi. that's what a camera. >> while molly explored elements of the human world, the film showcases the vast beauty of love, friendship, and nature. we got a happy story, and my hope is that people walk out with a smile on their face, and that they're enlightened in some way and that, you know, for, for a few brief moments in this current world, they can smile and be happy. george pennacchio for abc news.
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>> billy and molly, an otter love story premieres tonight on national geographic, and then you can find it streaming tomorrow on disney plus and hulu. >> we do have much more news ahead at 530 on abc seven, bay area streaming tv. >> and if you're watching us on tv, world news tonight with david muir is next for spencer christian, diane lim, all of us. thanks for joining us. i'm ama daetz. oh, i took your name. >> i'm sorry. that's all ri
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news. the new warning just as we come on the air tonight. what the national weather service is now warning is a particularly dangerous situation, their highest threat level for tornadoes and severe storms. several states. ginger zee is live in the storm zone. the threat of multiple intense long-track tornadoes on the ground for much longer. tornados could be at least ef-3s in strength and potentially hitting in the overnight hours. we're also tracking major flooding.

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