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KGO ABC7 News 500AM July 12, 2024

50 in santa rosa. 63 over in hayward, and a look out towards the east bay, air quality moderate, north bay and our inland east bay as well as the Santa Clara Valley get a little bit better as the onshore shore strengthens into our monday. Sunshine and cooler number. By noontime were in the 70s and low 80s around the bay. Staying at the 60s at the shoreline, and as we get into the afternoon, well top out around 90 degrees in concord. Lower 80s as you head down towards fremont, and 60s Half Moon Bay. Look at that early sunset, 6 27. Well talk about the warmer days ahead, and then a cooler end of the week, so an interesting sevenday outlook in just a few minutes. Liz . Lisa, thank you. Some wellknown conservative personality agendas were here to speak at the free speech rallies. Organizers canceled the event. Several people participating in the rally were injured as well as three officers when they were sprayed with pepper spray. Some of the video you might find disturbing. A witness captured the scene as a proest iter punched rally organizer Philip Anderson before his speech. Abc 7 News Reporter Cornell Barnard has a look at how things quickly escalated. No nazis, no kkk, no fascist usa. Reporter a large crowd of demonstrators greated at u. N. Plaza to protest a free speech rally twitter censorship of some of its concept. They have no business being here. Theyre trying to build a fascist society in this reporter the rally was granted a permit from the city, wellknown President Trump supporters and conservative right personalities but most never got the chance to be heard. Tensions quickly escalated, counter demonstrators taunted police. Sky 7 was overhead as some kicked barricades. Police tried to protect speakers at the crowd, many threw bottles at the stage. The main organizer Philip Anderson said he was attacked and punched, knocking his front teeth out. Take a look, you knock a black mans teeth out. Reporter minutes later, anderson announced the rally was over. Too bad it got canceled. Its too bad but this is what happens when you lose free speech. This is what happens, america. This is what our country is turning into. Reporter some counter demonstrators felt victorious. I think that the fact that they were outnumbered is, you know, is important. Its tough, right, because i absolutely believe in free speech but im also antifascism. Reporter rally organizers were escorted away by police. In San Francisco, Cornell Barnard, abc 7 news. And Police Released a statement about the incident saying demonstrators began throwing glass bottles, plastic bottles filled with unknown liquid, metal cans and eggs at free speech rally participants and Law Enforcement personnel. The rally became so violent in nature it was declared a Public Safety hassard and was shut down. Abc 7 iteam reporter dan noyes talked to Philip Anderson, recovering at home. Why did you come here . The whole point right here. We dont have the right to peacefully protest obviously. We dont have the right to free speech and thats a fact. We dont have a First Amendment right to peacefully protest and were no longer americans. One of my teeth was knocked out and the other one was dangling and they had to put shots in my mouth and we pulled that tooth. Hurt kind of bad, pretty bad, honestly and they told me that the teeth you cant put them back in. You have to get a replacement. A go fund me for andersons medical expenses has raised more than 19,000 at last check. An iteam reporter dan noyes was at the rally, we have an extended cut of his footage on facebook and website, abc7news. Com. Thousands of people marched for women in at least a dozen cities around the bay area. We refuse to accept a fascist america abc 7 was in San Francisco for a womans march there. Participants marched from Civic Center Plaza an mcallister street to the embarcadero center. People held up prochoice signs and honored the Late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg. Black lives matter and human rights advocates were also marching in solidarity. New developments a federal judge will decide if the undocumented man who shot and killed kate steinly along the San Francisco waterfront in 2015 is competent to now stand trial on other charges. Jose ines garcia zerati waszeras acquitted on state charges in 2017. His Defense Attorneys claimed he fired the gun accidentally. A judge refused to let zerati plead guilty to charges on friday. Two doctors have diagnosed zerati with schizophrenia and declared him unfit to stand trial. Were learning more about Memorial Services for a San Francisco firefighter paramedic killed in the line of duty during a training accident. Jason cortez died on october 7th and he leaves behind his wife and their two sons, along with his father, mother and stepmother. A private vigil will take place tomorrow afternoon at st. Ignatius church on the university of San Francisco campus. On tuesday morning, a private celebration of life will begin at 11 00 inside oracle park. And the Expiration Date for San Franciscos businesses shared spaces is coming up. The program has been a big way for restaurants to expand outdoor dining, the Financial Impact on the economy is also something were focused on as we build a better bay area and now many Business Owners are asking for the program to become permanent, not just something for the pandemic. Abc 7 news report luz pena tells us what the city is planning. We had to have covid to happen to make an experience like this in the city so its wonderful. Its awesome. Yes, weve been saying to each other, it feels like were in europe. Reporter david and katherine are talking about the shared spaces platforms, the technical term for these dinein cubicles. December. 1 31st they have to disappear. Over 2,000 businesses will be impacted once the city program ends. Hanging on until the end of the year. If we make it to 2021. Reporter kat anderson and her Business Partner invested over 5,000 to build outdoor dining. This is what they say is keeping their doors open during this pandemic, even though now they can technically open for Indoor Dining with 25 capacity. We need a little bit more uptick in the business to pay for that because we have to pay for staff and all of our food and its definitely investment. Reporter the precedent of the San Francisco Small Business Commission Says 80 of Business Owners want to make this outdoor option permanent even after december 31st. Theres also commercial corridors in neighborhoods that dont have that kind of foot traffic and so id like to give them an incentive to help create community in their neighborhoods and to do that, i think we need a longer program. Reporter San Francisco supervisor Rafael Mandelman says hell propose a twoyear extension to this program but it wont be easy. I mean certainly, theres safety issues, theres Financial Issues for the city, the displacing of parking which brings revenue to the city and also parking some of the other businesses rely on and need. Reporter in San Francisco, luz pena, abc 7 news. All right, lisa, its going to cool down a little bit tomorrow, you said . Yes, seems like weve been saying that every day but it is going to cool down today. Yesterday we had a lot of 90s out there and today were seeing signs of a change, short term anyway. Ill explain next. It is gorgeous right now, looking out over the city. Also ahead, why some neighbors want to turn part of the great highway into a carfree zone permanently. Plus, take a look at this big cat. Too close for comfort, one peninsula family, and the mountain we make it a mission to understand how you live. Then, we make choices. Choices to make Beautiful Homes smart, which is beautiful. We also make beautiful things more affordable. We try to make choices to put back what we take out. Oh and we can also make kitchen fronts out of plastic bottles now. So why do we choose to make things the way we do . Because the better the choices we make in here, the better off well all be out there. Ikea. Make the dream yours. Welcome back. United sfos Biggest Airline is starting to see signs of recovery despite steep losses within the industry according to a report from the San Francisco chronicle. Before the pandemic, it had 300 departure and in april dropped to 50. Leisure travel out of sfo is focused on beach locations and destinations with natural attractions. United just furloughed 13,000 employees this month, including around 3,000 here in the bay area. Calls are growing in San Francisco to make the upper great highway permanently car free as we reach nearly eight months of the coronavirus pandemic. According to the examiner plans include a closure to vehicles along with Traffic Management to reduce impacts in surrounding neighborhoods. It would be between lincoln way and sloat boulevard. It has gotten more than 2,000 signatures since its launch in june, but making it permanent will be difficult. Neighbors have complained of increased traffic and dangerous driving. In oakland, paying tribute to a player considered to be baseballs greatest second baseman ever who polished his game on the citys fields. Flags flew at half staff to honor hall of famer joe morgan. The castle mt. High school grad died monday at the age of 77. Morgan starred for the Cincinnati Reds in 1970s, and the big red machine won four pennants and two world series. Morgan played with the giants and athletics at the end of his 22year career. On the peninsula, a san mateo family captured video of a Mountain Lion roaming around their backyard more than with us. San mateo police are telling residents to use caution because of another confirmed sighting a few blocks away just last night. The cat was spotted on alameda de las pulgas around 10 20 last night. Abc 7 News Reporter Lauren Martinez spoke to neighbors in the area who say theyre not surprised. Reporter video released by police shows the Mountain Lion an a deck area around friday at 10 00 p. M. And again saturday morning at 6 45. Officers alerted some neighbors by going door to door off alameda de las pulgaz. Saw galloway lives next door to the homeowners that captured the video. He said the creek in their back yards attract deer and other wildlife. No, but i was surprised when i saw how big he was. Reporter neighbors who lived at that same home had video of a Mountain Lion. Hes out there and like i said, he was a big cat. Reporter we spoke to another neighbor who said he went jogging here at Sugarloaf Park and was turned around because of a Mountain Lion sighting here. I was stopped by a park ranger. Theres been a Mountain Lion sight. Reporter smallwood said that incident happened two weeks ago. We showed him the surveillance video. Last night at 10 00 and this morning around 6 00. Wow. Reporter police didnt locate the Mountain Lion and issued the alert so residents can take precautions. We have a dog and young kid. Frightening to have Mountain Lions running around your yard. Reporter in san mateo, Lauren Martinez, abc 7 news. The leemuir stolen from the San Francisco zoo is still under quarantine right now. Mocky was stolen wednesday and was discovered thursday night at Hope Lutheran day school in daly city. That same day San Rafael Police arrested 30yearold cory mcdw illoway on suspicion of shoplifting and stealing a getaway truck and later found photos of mocky on his cell phone and one of the officers who tried to take his kids to the zoo the day before made the connection. Now the best part of this story is that 5yearold james trinn and his classmates were the first ones to spot the leemumur. He jumped over the gate and he was there and then they called Police Animal control. They are too cute. Hope lutheran received the 2,100 reward, the school did and the trin family, little james who spotted him first, has received a life time membership to the zoo. Mcgilloway is booked on burglary, grand theft of an animal, looting during a state of emergency and vandalism. Abc 7 stopped by the San Francisco zoo to see how visitors felt about the theft. I dont like it, because its not nice to take things without asking. Im pretty sure those punishment charges are, fit well. Pretty messed up because he could die if he doesnt have the care that he needs, you know. No food, in a dungeon. The San Francisco zoo says mocky was dehydrated and hungry, but theyre working to get him back to full health so that he can be back in the exhibit. We are so happy for this happy ending. Thats all what we needed. All of us were rooting for mocky to come home and the fact he was found by a 5yearold was the sweetest thing. All right, theres a new way to rent a movie and guaranties youll get the best seat in the house. Amc is offering people the chance to rent out a theater for as little as 99. You can rent out the theater, for some movies the price can go up to 349. Popcorn is extra, fyi. People are allowed to invite up to 20 people to the screening. The officer is available in most states, including some theaters here in the bay area. Amc is joining other cinemas in the new offering, intended to keep them afloat after recordbreaking losses due to the pandemic. Lisa, i dont think thats a bad idea. Its sort of fun. You can safely go and have the Movie Theater experience with your family but know that youre safe because youre in your bubble. New business model. I know. All over the place. Thanks to covid. Were looking at not the same old weather pattern, finally getting some changes that will take us to start the beginning of the week but its all about the winds this time of year, so even though were going in the right direction with cooler weather, well have the winds not really cooperate throughout the work week ahead. Ill explain in just a moment. Here is a live look, no fog from live doppler 7. Later on in the day well get some forming and that will make patchy fog here along the san mateo coast, and the marin county coast. Look at that 48 degrees Half Moon Bay. 57 in san mateo. 61 degrees in san bruno. So you can tell that all over the place looking at temperatures ranging from very chilly to pretty mild. Hayward at 63. 50 in santa rosa and numbers in the upper 50s for you in fremont, also out towards livermore. So as we look at our explo exploratorium cam camera, good visibility here and the cooler day arrives today and for your monday. When that fog comes back, its going to be shallow. Well get that stronger onshore push and so you will feel it all around the bay today, but we will warm up again into tuesday and wednesday. Thats all due to a wind shift. Numbers arent going to get that warm but the direction of the wind seems to dry out the atmosphere. We will cool down into next weekend but once again the winds will be a factor. Here is a look at the fog. You cant see anything, right, as we go into 4, 4 30 this afternoon, comes up from the south. Well get some patchy fog along the coast at our beaches, the winds will be a little bit breezy here and then into your monday looking at the low clouds and fog hugging the coast and once again, as those winds shift, the fog gets swept off the coast and were looking for that slightly warmer air mass as we get into your tuesday. Heres monday with 60s and 70s. Temperatures top out towards the delta about 90, and as we get into your tuesday, not noticing a whole lot of change, just slightly warmer. You can still see that the winds here coming from the ocean into your wednesday, winds getting a little faster out of the north but temperatures staying about the same. So well continue to watch this, but overall, looking at still that dry autumn pattern that allows for longer nights, hopefully recovering with the relative humidity because the afternoons pretty dry with all that sun. Temperatures in the low 80s today, in oakland look for 82 in vallejo, low 90s in livermore. Upper 80s in santa rosa, not as warm and 71 Half Moon Bay with patchy fog towards the end of the day, the later afternoon. The accuweather sevenday forecast the onshore breeze helping to cool all of us off. Cooler tomorrow for your monday, then slightly warmer tuesday and wednesday, with the light offshore winds and the trend is for cooler, more autumn like weather as we get into later part of october, which you would expect, right . Absolutely, yes, sounds good, thanks, lisa. Just ahead, supermarket sweep returns to your tv tonight. Well have a

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