#1
source for breaking news, weather, and sports in the Bay Area. Share photos, vids and tips by tagging tweets
#abc7now
. You may see them here or on ABC7 News!
DAD TO THE RESCUE! A father, whose flight attendant daughter was scheduled to work on
#ChristmasEve
, booked SIX flights to fly alongside her so she wouldn’t have to spend the holiday away from family ✈♥
Both directions of the Golden Gate Bridge have been shut down due to a Pro-Palestinian protest. Demonstrators have blocked the southbound direction of Highway 101. This is the second protest causing major back-ups on Bay Area roadways, the demonstration has blocked northbound…
BREAKING: Gov.
@GavinNewsom
signs executive order to send every Californian a mail-in ballot for November election. CA is the first state in the country to do so, he says.
THIS JUST IN: Fire officials say "a smoke generating pyrotechnic device" used during a gender reveal party caused San Bernadino County's
#ElDoradoFire
in Southern California.
#SFGiants
manager
@GabeKapler
wrote that he is "not okay with the state of this country" after the school shooting in
#Texas
and that he doesn't plan on taking the field for the national anthem "until I feel better about the direction of our country."
Cell phone video taken inside a
#SanFrancisco
Walgreens shows a man packing a garbage bag full of items while multiple people, including security filmed from feet away. Video shows him riding right past them on his bike down the aisle and out the door.
CHEVRON OIL SPILL: State emergency officials say a pipeline containing a mixture of oil and gasoline is leaking 5 gallons a minute into the San Francisco Bay.
#oilspill
Our SKY7 chopper was over peaceful protests in
#Oakland
and happened to capture this sweet moment when the enormous crowd stopped and danced together.
#GeorgeFloydProtests
A father in Tennessee shaved his head in solidarity with his daughter who is currently undergoing chemotherapy and radiation after being diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. DAndray Thomas, Brielle's dad, had been growing his dreadlocks out for nine years.
Despite earning 3.97 unweighted and 4.42 weighted GPA, scoring 1590 out of 1600 on the SAT's and founding his own e-signing startup RabbitSign in sophomore year, Zhong was rejected by 16 colleges he applied to.
K-pop star
@BamBam1A
is performing at halftime during the
#Warriors
game tomorrow, and diehard fans lined up for the chance to meet him today at Chase Center and get special merch. Here’s more about the meet and greet:
#BamBam
#BamBamxGSW_MeetAndGreet
Korean pop star BamBam is set to perform at the Warriors halftime Thursday night, but dozens of diehard fans lined up to earn the chance to meet him and walk away with special merchandise.
JUST IN: John Lee Cowell has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the 2018 fatal stabbing of 18-year-old
#NiaWilson
at MacArthur BART Station in
#Oakland
.
Looking for something to keep you busy during the
#coronavirus
shelter-in-place? K-pop group
@BTS_twt
has launched a web series to teach fans how to speak Korean.
Hundreds of protesters are now in lanes on the Golden Gate Bridge for the
#BlackLivesMatter
demonstration in San Francisco. Here's what it looked like a little while ago. Watch live here:
"It should cost a billion to look this good." The Beyhive has answered
@Beyonce
's call for all things silver. We ran into a group of fans which included Kevin Moon (second from the left) with
@WE_THE_BOYZ
K-Pop group.
#RENAISSANCEWOLRDTOUR
HEARTBREAKING: A grandmother says she wants justice for her 6-year-old grandson, who was among the victims shot and killed at the Gilroy Garlic Festival. Hear from her here:
"It's a scary moment for everybody." An Oakland neighborhood is on edge after a man was robbed at gunpoint in his own driveway. Now, police are looking for the two suspects in this video.
We caught this adorable moment between Stephen Curry and his daughter Riley after the Dubs epic Western Conference Finals win. Can you say, cutest celebration ever? More Warriors hype here: .
#DubNation
@pattonoswalt
Though Solid8 CEO Michael Lofthouse issued an apology, saying in part, "My behavior in the video is appalling," the family believes he's just "trying to save face." Here's more on what the family had to say:
A group of water rafters in the Grand Canyon got to experience some waterfalls along the way thanks to some heavy rain last fall. Video shows the water flowing down the sides of the canyons as the water rafts travel along the Colorado River.
Hikers had an enthusiastic response while spotting a rare waterspout off the Sonoma County coast. According to the NWS, these are essentially tornadoes forming over water during storms like the recent atmospheric rivers that hit Northern California.
#CAwx
A San Jose police officer has been taken off the street and is now under an Internal Affairs investigation after video surfaced of him appearing to taunt protestors on Friday.
SILLY WALK: A woman in San Luis Obispo has placed a sign in front of her house asking passers-by to "commence silly walking immediately." Her ring camera captured some of the best reactions!
A packed parking lot at Oakland
@Athletics
stadium. SKY7 was overhead as fans gathered for a “reverse boycott” to protest, encourage A’s ownership to sell instead of moving the A’s to Las Vegas. The goal is to fill the stadium with as many fans possible.
Houston singer and songwriter Johnny Nash has died at the age of 80. The reggae and pop singer has reportedly been dealing with a decline in his health recently. Nash is best known for his 1972 hit "I Can See Clearly Now."
CRITTER BRIDGE: Take a look at
#Utah
's highway overpass for wildlife. All sorts of animals have been seen taking advantage of the car-free bridge over the past couple of years. There are now plans to build one over Highway 101 in Southern
#California
.
Bonnie Pointer, a Grammy-winning founding member of the Pointer Sisters, has died at age 69, according to her publicist. She grew up singing in her father's church here in Oakland more than 50 years ago. Rest in peace, Bonnie. ♥
The
#CreekFire
destroyed 9-year-old Reese's home and her beloved baseball card collection. To lift her spirits, her favorite
#MLB
player
@BusterPosey
surprised her on Zoom! Reece thought she was doing an interview with
@LarryBeilABC7
until the
@SFGiants
star appeared on screen.
Zhong had 3.97 unweighted & 4.42 weighted GPA, scored 1590 out of 1600 on SAT's, founded his own startup, but was rejected by 16 colleges. They include MIT, Carnegie Mellon, UC Berkeley, Cal Poly SLO. But Google called. Watch interview w/
@abc7kristensze
:
The ground is so saturated in the Bay Area that a WWII bunker slid off a bluff at Fort Funston and onto the beach below. Officials say if you are visitng the area to follow trailhead signs and be aware of your surroundings. Latest here:
#CAwx
'I BLAME THE STATE': Many frustrated residents are leaving California to live in states with looser stay-at-home regulations amid the coronavirus pandemic.Texas appears to be a popular destination.
ICE raids on thousands of undocumented families are set to begin this Sunday. Among the 10 cities targeted will be San Francisco. That's according to the New York Times late Wednesday night.
No ticket matched all the numbers for Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing and the jackpot will now pass the $1 billion mark for the next drawing.
#megamillions
BREAKING: Senator Dianne Feinstein, an "icon for women in politics," has died at 90 years old, ABC7 Insider Phil Matier has confirmed. Here's a look back at her life and legacy:
#RiseForClimate
demonstrators are marching through San Francisco in what's being hailed as the largest climate march the west coast has ever seen. Watch live coverage here:
Officials in Mexico said an "artificial quake" was reported in Mexico City that was possibly caused by "massive jumps during the goal from the Mexico national soccer team."
#WorldCup
#GERMEX
This Chicago couple flew guests to California for what they thought would be a dream wine country wedding. Then the Kincade Fire exploded. So the newlyweds made the best out of it, and now that moment is going viral:
In response to the immigration crisis surging at the southern border, U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn are leading a Senate delegation in a tour at the Texas-Mexico border.
Large waves and hide tide are wreaking havoc in the Capitola and Santa Cruz area. Part of the Capitola Wharf has washed away and officials say the Santa Cruz pier and beaches have been closed due to these conditions.
#cawx
#WinterStorm
@pattonoswalt
EXCLUSIVE UPDATE: The waitress who has been praised for shutting down a racist rant by SF tech CEO Michael Lofthouse is sharing her side of the story, "I felt very protective of them. You don't come in here and say those kinds of things to people."
An unarmed black man was handcuffed and pinned to the ground in Alameda after reports of him "dancing in the street." Neighbors say the 44-year-old martial artist always does this as a normal part of his work out routine.
VIDEO: Two adults and two children were critically injured after the Tesla they were in plunged nearly 250 feet off a cliff along Highway 1 at Devil's Slide Monday morning, according to CAL FIRE officials.
The Santa Cruz County coastline has taken a serious beating from the most recent atmospheric river. Large waves paired with hide tide have created a mess in Capitola, washing away part of the wharf and damaging businesses.
#cawx
#storm
A billboard along I-80 in Emeryville that was vandalized to make a statement about
#immigration
and parents being separated from their children at the U.S. border has been temporarily covered up. Here's a look at what it said before and after.
Watch
#GeorgeFloyd
's family react in Houston as it was announced that the jury found
#DerekChauvin
guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.