♪ in the news this saturday morning, november 13th, san francisco police are investigating a rash of attacks by robbers using pepper spray on their victims. and state health officials find three bay area hospitals for medical misconduct, citations after surgery for leaving behind tools. >> warming up over the weekend. the winds kick up this morning. >> i'm theresa garcia. a new crime wave hits the streets of san francisco and the weapon of choice is pepper spray. police say young men spray it in the face of their victims. there have been five attacks since wednesday in the mission,

lower haight, pacific heights and cal hollow. >> nellie was leaving a friend's house at pierce and silver when she saw a distraught woman on the sidewalk. >> she was crying, kept wiping her eyes. she had five or six police officers right around her. >> the woman had just been robbed. her attacker sprayed pepper spray in her face, hit her in the head, and grabbed her purse. >> we don't think of things happening in that neighborhood very often. >> just ten minutes earlier, they had hit in another unlikely neighborhood, lower pacific heights. >> it makes me feel like carrying around pepper spray. i don't know what else to say. i have always felt pretty safe on the streets so that's a little concerning. >> there have been five attacks in san francisco neighborhoods since wednesday. a sixth one happened tuesday inside market street. a man sprayed the face of an employee and got away with some watches. the only one involving a store.

police don't know if it is related. >> if you wanted to do it. but that's kind of ridiculous and it sucks. this is considered one of the safest cities. i don't know how you would take care of that other than police presence. >> investigators don't know if the same men are committing all the crimes. it's possible a couple of robbers pulled it off, brageled to their friends, and the friends went out and tried it themselves. >> i would be very startled -- i just hope it doesn't happen again. maybe -- hopefully the police will catch them and put a stop to it. >> the robbers have attacked men and women of all ages. >> this is troubling. because i walk my dog at night. so -- you know, that's happened to me. >> investigators here at the northern state were working two cases independently but now figured out that officers in two other stations in the city had similar cases. now they're all comparing notes

and looking at the broad picture. at this point no arrests have been made. in san francisco, amy holyfield, abc 7 news. >> a man accused of beating those who allegedly abused him as a child intend to use it as a platform. he was arrested for beating father jerry lindner, the priest accused by many of sexual abuse. lisa amin gulezian reports from san jose. >> 9-1-1 emergency? >> i need the police immediately. sacred heart. >> sacred heart receptionist karl santos sounded panicked and out of breath as she described what had just happened in the center's parlor. >> he came up and started beating him up. i have no idea. he was beating one of the father. >> police say he is william lynch. the 43-year-old is accused of brutally beating father gerald lindner. >> you understand that? >> lynch denies attacking lindner but the two have a

history. lynch and his brother accused lindner who is their former priest of sexual abuse. they received a $625,000 settlement back in 1998. the statute of limitations ran out and lindner who denies everything was never charged with a crime. >> when he has harmed so many children and so many families. it's not just a child but the families as well. >> outside of santa clara county superior court, signs made it clear which side these demonstrators were on. but prosecutors paint a different picture blaming lynch for a premeditated attack on a 65-year-old man in a retirement home. >> we believe that our laws exist to protect all members of society irrespective. >> this is the man that should be the one in front of the judge right now, not the gentleman standing next to me. >> lynch plans to plead not guilty to the charges but told the associated press somebody needs to be afaced for this abuse and i'm prepared to put

myself on the line. >> if lynch is found guilty, he could spend four years in prison but the prosecutor also tells me he could be eligible for probation. lynch will be back in court december 7th. in san jose, lisa amin gulezian, abc 7 news. >> this morning a patient who escaped from the napa state mental hospital yesterday is back in custody. but the facility is not releasing any details about this. last month a criminally insane patient killed a 54-year-old nurse at the hospital. that has ignited a call by staff for better security. the california department of public health has slapped three bay area hospitals with fines for medical misconduct. they include california pacific medical center in san francisco, petaluma valley hospital and ucsf medical center. nine other hospitals in california were also fined, mostly for leaving objects inside patients after surgery. cpmc was fined where a surgical

sponge and retractor blade were left inside patients after the surgery. ucsf is contesting the penalty which involved a small piece of drill bit that broke off during surgery and was left inside the patient. at petaluma valley hospital, a sponge was left inside a patient there after surgery, too. five employees with the san francisco school district are the focus of a criminal probe according to the san francisco chronicle. police are investigating whether those employees received money from community groups that were hired to do work for schools. the sources say some of the payments involve grants for afterschool programs. range from a few thousand to $40,000. they all work for the district student support services department. >> while dozens of friends of a san francisco city college nursing student rallied in front of senator barbara boxer's office yesterday urging her to stop his deportation. >> bring steve home! >> 20-year-old steve lee is set to be deported to peru on monday

according to his attorney. he's currently in federal detention in arizona. lee came to the u.s. with his parents at age 12 and didn't know about his immigration status. senator boxer's staff met with lee's mother but says she won't introduce a personal bill just for him. the california attorney general's race is one of the closest statewide contests in decades. and it's still too close to call. the official state count shows harris with a slight lead, 45.9% to 45.8%. a difference of 4500 votes. the l.a. times study county by county updates and found 150,000 votes not yet reported by the state. the newspaper's count shows harris leading by just 3600 votes. the final results may not be known until the election gets certified the end of this month.

a hercules city council member may face charges of drunk driving and carrying a concealed weapon after he was pulled over earlier this week. police say 65-year-old joe eddie mcdonald was stopped after he made an illegal turn. mcdonald says he had one cocktail at lunch but didn't think he was intoxicated. police also found a loaded firearm in the glove compartment in his car. mcdonald lost his re-election bid last week. up next president obama meets with the leaders of china and japan hoping to boost free trade with the world's other two biggest economies. plus while google employees are getting big raises, there's

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leaders of the world's three biggest economies, the u.s., china and japan all pledged today to boost trade. president obama is among the leaders attending the asia pacific cooperation or apex. these are in japan. the northern port city is also filled with japanese farmers protesting any lifting of trade barriers. the japanese government is considering joining a partnership of nine nationless now working toward a free trade zone for the asia pacific region. most japanese farmers are worrying about cheaper imports products undermining their way of life. president obama says in his weekly web address that he is negotiating to lift trade restrictions and open new markets for american-made products overseas. >> as i said many times, america doesn't play for second place. the future we're fighting for isn't the world's largest importer consuming products made elsewhere but as the world's

largest manufacturer of ideas and goods sold around the world. opening new markets will not only help american business and create new jobs for american workers, it will also help us reduce our deficits. >> the president says he's proposing a three-year budget freeze and willing to make other concessions so long as congress agrees to cut out pork barrel spending called earmarks. that's where local projects get tacking on to spending bills without proper review. first the 10% pay increase for all rank and file google employees. now the search engine giant has been giving its top four executives a 30% raise. they will each see annual salaries jump from 500,000 to $650,000. they also got equity awards worth a total of $65 million this year. google's two cofounders will continue to earn just a dollar a year. that's because their fortunes are wrapped up in google stock.

facebook.com is set to launch its own e-mail service. the official announcement is expected monday. the social net working giant will offer users their own e-mail addresses at facebook.com. connecting to wi-fi in public places, somebody sitting by you could steal your identity. fire sheet that contracts who uses facebook.com or twitter on a wi-fi network, that allows a total stranger to take over your contract. >> they can capture the cookie that passes along the identity information. they can hijack your account. >> i feel like privacy is definitely not guaranteed. it's up to you to be aware when you're covered and when you're not. >> websites may require a password to log in but many don't incrypt subsequent transmissions. that creates a security gap. facebook.com did not return our call for comment. fire sheets also sniff for

account data for twitter and 22 other popular websites. it has been downloaded 800,000 times. you looking to peek outside? expect it to be chilly. >> we have a very dry air mass over the bay area. it's definitely cold in the valleys of the north bay but those winds kicking up today warming everybody up. we're gonna see a much warmer couple of days. your forecast coming up. >> also ahead, did have the 19-year-old reign over northern california come to an end? larry beil has the highlights of aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat

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a live look outside from mount tam and it looks gorgeous out there because it is. and the winds have now begun to pick up. the sun coming up 6:48. from sunrise this morning to monday we'll see very breezy conditions and, in fact, the gusty winds in the higher elevations. right now temperatures in our chilly valleys are down into the 30s. napa 37. we have about a 13 degree spread from the 30s to the low 50s in antioch, 49 mountain view and san jose. good morning, san francisco. 52 for you and a cool 43 in oakland. our highlights breezy and warmer this weekend. 5 to 7 degrees warmer today. gusty winds over the hills and cooler days not until tuesday. we will keep it dry though until the end of the week. here's the scenario from 7:00 this morning until 10:00 monday morning. north-northeast winds gusting from 20 to 40 mph from the north bay mountains to the carquinez straight in delta, east bay

hills, diablo range and gustier winters above 2,000 feet from 50 to 60 mph. so that's the tradeoff that will bring those warmer winds will bring the air, the mixing to the atmosphere and so the colder valleys will warm up as well. 70 in fresno today, 81 los angeles. look for 72 in reading with mid-60s in vegas. building high in the pacific northwest allowing for the northeasterly winds today. normal that's our fire weather but due to the recent rain we'll look for just some very nice weather with mild afternoons and temperatures well above normal. in fact, today in the south bay low 60s. talking about 70 around the bay in milpitas and how about 73 in campbell. low 70s cupertino and santa clara today and on the peninsula lots of sunshine. a bit cooler and breezy conditions throughout the afternoon with 70 menlo park and san mateo.

san francisco coming in at 71 degrees today in the sunset. beautiful day of 68. south city 72. and down at the surface some breezy winds increasing throughout the afternoon. but enough to warm us up into the mid-70s here. 75 calistoga, santa rosa, even bodega and stinson beach the upper 60s today. near east bay upper 60s in richmond to low 70s union city and fremont today and really no changes throughout the weekend. low 70s dublin but if you're headed into the valleys, higher winds and some very nice warming from pleasanton at 73, 68 monterey. the seven-day forecast, the wind advisory through the weekend, monday morning. higher elevations, gusty winds overall a mild afternoon. not so chilly tonight except for this morning. cold numbers in the valleys. dry all week.

maybe some rain on friday. >> but getting up early morning, some feeling the frostiness. >> me too. >> very cold this morning. thanks, lisa. what's coming up on "good morning america," dan joins us from new york to share what's happening in this nation and beyond. >> good morning. as you know president obama is in japan this morning. he's wrapping up his tour of asia. he said his goal was create jobs back here in america but is he going to come home empty hands. a pristry out of ohio, a mother, children, family friend and pet dog have gone missing. why was an entire college campus put on lockdown as part of this search. we all heard the guru say live in the moment, be present. now weighing in with a study that say they may be right. we've got insight into our wandering minds this morning. and finally i met a wine maker in your neck of the woods. waited tables and now it is ron's turn to work with a

"g.m.a." viewer. he spent a day with a veterinarian that has low-cost treatment to pet owners. soon on "good morning america.." >> ron looks pretty comfortable carrying that suit. >> looks good in scrubs. >> multiple skills these days. >> that's right. >> have a great weekend. >> you too. >> bye-bye. talking sports. tonight the warriors wrap up a five game road trip. yesterday the new owners officially took control of the team. here's larry beil with the details. >> good morning. for a long-suffering warrior fan like the berlin wall coming down. the deal done, official, joe and peter have been approved by the nba board of governors as the new owners. they submitted the winning bid four months ago. since then they've been dotting the i's and crossing the t's on a $450 million transaction. he's never been involved in a

more complex deal and he's been in venture capital more than 20 years. that's saying something. the new owners orchestrated the departure-don nelson, like the acquisition of david lee and they will hold an introductory news conference. speaking of lee, he's coming back to the bay area to have surgery on his arm. he has fragments of wilson chandler's tooth embedded in his forearm after a thursday night became. an infection has developed. david lee could be out for a couple weeks. historic night in the nba. timberwolves and the knicks. the league's first 30 point 30 rebound game in 28 years. kevin love went for 31 and 31. moses malone is the last player to do such a thing. that was 1982. the t-wolves won this game 112-103. last week jim harboch traded to peyton manning. he said lock is like a cheetah.

and the cheetah will lead stanford against arizona state in the desert. the bcs rankings, got a shot of the bowl game. trying to protect his quarterback. >> like a cheetah out there in africa. he's chasing down gazelles and things like that. he's gotta run 50, 60 mph. gets a little paw hurt and he's gonna end up starving. just like a quarterback, i mean, don't want him to break a finger or get a swollen thumb where he can't do what he needs to do. >> what is he talking about? >> the cal quarterback has gotta crank up the cal offense to keep pace with the number one team in the nation. oregon in town with their gaudy offense averaging 50 points per game. no one thinks cal has a prayer but the bears are preparing to shock the world. >> playing the number one team in the country this week.

and, you know, this is basically our bcs game. and it's, you know, it's gonna be awesome to go out there and play them. >> speaking of awesome, epic clash in high school football, hasn't lost to a northern california team in 19 years pushed though by cal high in san ramon last night. both teams 9-0 coming in this game. pick it up in the second quarter. luke culls dunn plows into the end zone. barton takes a lead of 23-3 to see the grizzlies fight back to the fourth. fires on the run. what a catch! in the back of the end zone. that's 23-17, three minutes left for the onside kick. appeared to recover but there was a penalty on the play. takes over and it's dunn who delivers the knockout blow. they had the two-point

conversion. survived the scare but winses this game 31-17 to remain undefeated. college basketball season. the cal women hosting rutgers. cal faithful fired up in the start of a new season. first half, alassa clarlton. bears down one in the half to the second half, aliza pierre through the lane. sweet finish for the left hand. ten tied it up at 33. stall work with a lefty hook. she has 12 and cal opens the season with a win. 66-57. we have arizona and usc football here on abc 7 with a 5 p.m. kickoff followed by another edition of after the game. hope to see you then right around 8:30. i'm larry beil. >> next at 6:30, the oakland police department has revealed new evidence in the shooting of an unarmed man. the object they say that led police to fire their weapons.

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♪ good morning. oakland police have identified the officers who shot and killed an unarmed man monday night. they also revealed what the shiny object was they say 37-year-old darrick jones was holding. lillian kim reports. >> this is a movement that we're building and that's what it's gonna take to stop this kind of racist police murder. >> friends, family and community activists protested for the second straight day in front of the oakland barber shop near the spot where 37-year-old derrick jones was shot and killed monday by police. it identified the officers involved as perez-angels that's

been with the department and an officer for four years. this is derrick jones' sister. >> want them arrested and tried and convicted and sentenced to the maximum extent of the law. >> the d.a.'s office and internal affairs units are investigating the shooting which took place after a brief foot chase following a domestic as much as recall. kept reaching into his waistband and was holding a shiny object which was a electronic scale similar to this one, silver in alcohol. don cameron now trains law enforcement on the use of weapons. he says officers may have mistaken the scale for a gun. >> the officers have to react. they can't say is it a firearm? wait that extra second because you don't have a second to wait. >> but friends and family aren't buying it. they hope the community pressure will help put the officers in jail. >> they should be embarrassed if it truly wasn't, you know.

because meaningless. why would you take someone's life over a scale. >> we don't care. a scale. how insignificant. no. that does not warrant the taking of my brother's life. >> there will be a community meeting at 4 p.m.. the purpose of the gathering is to seek justice for jones as well as officer grant, the unarmed passenger that was shot by johannes mehserle. mehserle was sentenced to two years in prison for involuntary manslaughter last week. >> a dozen cities are likely to raise fees for recycling collection next year. the city council is considering a 10 to 15% increase. it votes next tuesday will to hold a public hearing early next year. redwood city is looking at an 18% increase and scheduled a public hearing for january 10th. the san jose mercury unanimous

reports all 12 cities under the south bayside waste management authority will likely see increased fees as they switch and pay the $11 million still owed to outgoing hauler allied waste. thanksgiving is less than two weeks away. as many of us plan our holiday menus, others simply can't afford a turkey dinner with all the trimming. right now food pantries that serve the bay area's needy. heather ishimaru reports on the struggle. >> yeah. >> san francisco's haight street baptist food pantry is a life line for 400 families with 1100 people a week. >> mainly lower income families and probably 75, 80% homeless. >> pastor robert johnson runs the food pantry. he volunteered here three years before being offered that job and before that he was a homeless client himself. he says centers like this one are dying for volunteers and this time of year for the same

special foods enjoyed by everyone else. >> go and help the one who don't have what you have and watch how -- what a big difference it will make. it will put a smile on his face and feel they can go the extra mile. >> haight street buys its food from the san francisco foot bank. >> we need turkeys, chickens, cranberry sauce, fruits and vegetables. anything for a traditional holiday meal. >> the need has increased yet again this year. financial donations are not only accepted here but preferred. for every $1 donated, the food bank can provide $6 worth of food. nothing else matters when you're hungry. you can't concentrate, you can't work. you can't really get through your daily tasks because you're tired, you feel down. nothing else matters when you're hungry. >> turkey donations have started trickling in to the salvation army, 68 so far but that's less than half what they need and antioch they have 7 but need

150. heather ishimaru, abc 7 news. >> as we embark on our weekend here, a little sunshine but a bit of cold, too, right? >> yes. definitely cold in the valleys but what a gorgeous shot from mount tam. the sun coming up 6:48 and the winds kicking up as well. i'll explain next. >> also ahead the endangered species dying inside a state park and the fru diabetes testing? it's all the same. nothing changes. [ man ] then try this. new and improved freestyle lite® blood glucose test strip. sure, but it's not gonna -- wow. [ beep ] [ man ] yep, that's the patented freestyle zipwik™ design. [ woman ] did it just -- [ both ] target the blood? [ man ] yeah, drew it right in. the test starts fast. you need just a third the blood of onetouch®. that is different. so freestyle lite test strips make testing... [ man ] easy? easy. [ man ] call for a special offer and go to walgreens to learn more about diabetes. and get freestyle lite test strips today. ♪ ♪ came in last night at half past 10:00 ♪

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good morning, everyone. 6:36. thanks for joining us as you wake this morning. we wanna give you here a live hd look of the camera here atop our station. birds flying by. the sky has a little rosie touch to it. just after sunrise. lisa argen says windy although a little warmer today. more details with her coming up. a judge has denied a request for

an injunction that would have forced a fish and game department to the state park system. at issue the endangers species dying in atascadero marsh on the san mateo county coast. the battle is just beginning. >> sometimes an image can be deceiving. that may be the case at the atascadero nation preserve along the san mateo county coast. it is peaceful and quiet. >> i think it's an ecological disaster. >> pete blames the state department of fish and game and state park. this week he and a group of concerned citizens filed suit. he's charging they have violated the very endangered species act they're mandated to protect and ordered a judge to order immediate compliance. >> they've mismanaged this resource. >> this looks beautiful. >> but it's devoid of wildlife. >> 1990 state parks expanded the wetlands but in the process that changed the quality of the

water. since then gates which should regulate the flow of saltwater have long since rusted open killing endangered freshwater species in the northern lagoon. they include the san francisco guarder stake and the wet-legged frog. >> the frogs, they -- if it's tidal they can't exist. >> not as if this group wanted to bring action against the state. they're paying for much of this lawsuit themselves. but after 15 years of complaints they felt they weren't getting any solution. >> you complained for a long time. >> a long time. >> what do they say? >> we're going to study it more. >> study that would include these dead steelheads shown in 2003. they say there's been a kill like this every year since 1996. >> when you hear the state say you need more studies, what's your reaction. >> too long. they don't want to do anything. they don't want liability. >> as spokesman for state parks told abc news we're not sure it

will iron out the difference between experts. no consensus as to a cause and what solution will work. this is frustrating for all of us. to condon and his group that sounds like more of the same and a double standard. if a private citizen did this on his own land, the state would be all over him. >> they'd be prosecutoring it to the fullest and fining us and most likely incarcerating us. >> backup the state doesn't charge the state. >> so far. >> you're saying hold the state to its own standards. >> absolutely. >> if they can't get the state to do it, then try the court. from san mateo county, wayne friedman, abc 7 news. >> beautiful shots there at the coast along san mateo county. if we head outside we're still going to get a clear view? >> definitely. several days, in fact the week ahead looks nice. for mount tam right now. the higher elevations will experience very gusty winds. that's why we have a wind advisory in effect 7:00 this morning right on through monday

morning. so temperatures have bottomed out in our north bay valleys where we're talking some 30s in napa. 43 santa rosa. good morning. kind of cool for you as well but elsewhere a little bit of wind held up numbers into the low 50s. san francisco 54 fremont. and we will be looking at some very comfortable readings at the surface and already warmer than we were yesterday. everywhere except napa where you expect the colder air to drain into the valley. 6 degrees warmer this morning in mountain view with 5 degrees warmer in san jose. the trend will be for much warmer and windier weather throughout the weekend with a gusty wind about 1,000 feet and 2,000 feet. the cooler days beginning on tuesday. but still looks dry right into next week. the gusty winds, you can expect them anywhere from 20 to 40 mph above a thousand feet in the north bay mountains. also the carquinez straight with the diablo range, east bay hills

the typical spots. 50 to 60 mph winds above 2,000 feet. definitely be vitzed of that. across the state, you'll notice the mountains kind of cool, in the upper 40s for lake tahoe. but southern california will experience gusty winds. the temperatures warm into the low 80s. palm springs about 80 today and all due to this setup. high pressure in the lower levels of the atmosphere. the upper levels of the atmosphere as well. not only the storm system to the north and west but really crushing down on the atmosphere. so that's why we're getting the drying, the warming conditions. with a little wind we'll keep the temperatures up from definitely freezing, in fact into the 40s through the overnight hours tonight and tomorrow. a bit of a bonus. temperatures 71 sunnyvale. 73 campbell today with low 70s saratoga and los gatos. numbers coming up around 5 to 8 degrees today. 71 redwood city.

look for 69 half moon bay. that's 7 degrees warmer than yesterday. we should see highs in the mid-60s for this time of year. how about 71 downtown san francisco and 74 petaluma. 75 sonoma. near east bay just a couple 60s close to the water, hercules and richmond. out over the hills 72 antioch warming into the low 70s in danville. remember windy though. the diablo range and by the monterey bay, 68 monterey. if you're hoping for rain and mountain snow, it's not gonna happen this week. and looks as though maybe next weekend our best chance of rain will be well above normal today, tomorrow, monday and slight cooling so we don't have any big rain makers on the seven-day. that changes quickly. >> but a lot of those ski resorts hoping to open by thanksgiving. >> yeah. that rain the past couple weeks. you know, these warm number. >> thanks, lisa.

and in a world where there is constant worry about keeping information private, a bay area team of film makers is going in the other direction. and they got unprecedented access to highland hospital in oakland. then uploaded some of their videos to abc 7 youreport powered by youtube.com. we had to find out more about their project called the waiting room. here's dan ashley with their story. >> do you take your meds? >> no, i don't. >> daily life at highland hospital captured by a video crew with plans to make each patient's story matter. >> i was injured on the job. i give 110% of my body to the company. >> my readings, just got out of prison. >> some arrive in critical condition. >> as you're aware, others appear because there's no place

else to turn. >> i was having a hard time finding employment. we lost our home. >> i'm basically retired. i have very little income. >> i need more health benefits. so i have to come up here to get my epilepsy medication. without the medication, i'm gone. >> pete nixon says he spent the past five months in highland's waiting room. this is a public hospital that never turns anyone away. >> it's visually an incredibly diverse site. then you start to look and talk to people and realize it's a remarkable manifestation of our healthcare in america. >> as people wait, they have a chance to share what's on their mind. >> for some reason we're seeing more regular people to be happy. >> the crew has shot 150 hours of video that will eventually become a documentary. but a lot is online right now on a website called "what are you

waiting for?" a wide range of people talk about a wide ranges of experiences. from the young woman that refuses to identify the men who attacked her. >> protecting the baby so probably in the fetal position and they were kicking her. >> to another young woman. >> a way to impact people's life. at a young age i wanted to be a doctor. >> also hoping to put a video booth in the waiting room so people can record their stories even when there's no film crew there. >> you have to think about you're not going to work the rest of your life. >> all voluntary. every patient and staff member has given their consent. >> we have to work hard when we have a film crew coming into an environment where people do expect and demand privacy. at the same time i think america's saying we wanna know more about what's going on in our very complex system like our healthcare systems. >> it's been surprising how eager we are even in a moment's

pain to share. >> the hospital ceo knows there will be good and bad comments about patient care and he's ready to hear them. he's even showed some of the videos at staff meetings. >> it really helps particularly those who aren't in the day-to-day trenches of providing healthcare. it helps to connect that to why are we all here and what's the point of what we do. >> stopped breathing. >> that was dan ashley reporting. we originally got much of the video from youreport powered by youtube.com. show us what you've got. go to youreport.abcnews.com. to see more of the waiting room video, we have a link to the what are you waiting for site at abc7news.com. don't go away because "7 on your side" is next? >> some american express cards

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49 this morning. from you one of our cameras in emeryville. the water so still and calm. the winds are expected to pick up quite a bit and that will change things out and about. sunshine, sure, you'll get plenty of that. if you're headed out, it's a bit chilly. there are credit cards that you'd use cash back rewards on purchases but some customers in the north bay said their favorite grocery store does not. they called "7 on your side" for help. here's michael finney with their

story. >> linda does most of her grocery shopping here at natural foods in marin county. she likes it far more than shopping the national chains. >> the food is so much more wholesome. like fresh. when you walk in there you smell fresh food. >> linda finds everything she needs here from fruits and vegetables, chicken and fish, milk and eggs. so she was really surprised when her credit card company said these were not groceries. >> i don't think it's fair to be discriminating against one type of food. >> linda uses the american express blue cash card. it gives customers up to 5% cash back for all the groceries they buy but not if they buy them here. >> they didn't tell me when i signed up for the card that it was limited to certain things that i bought. >> according to this blue card statement, safeway and iga

supermarket chains are indeed grocery stores but not good earth. the opener called american express to find out if organic local products don't qualify as groceries. >> we're a grocery store. why can't our amex customer appreciate the same rewards as if she went to safeway down the street. i got a very respectful phone call the following week saying that we were simply not eligible. the program is set up for bigger retailers than us. >> american express told him good earth is not a grocery store, that it is a specialty store. good earth shoppers we spoke with were certainly surprised to hear that they weren't really buying groceries. >> peanut butter, egg, cheese. >> it's where i get my groceries. >> i don't think eggs are specialty food, i don't think milk, chicken. maybe they're driving me to go to places like albert's and safeway. >> linda said she wouldn't give

up her favorite grocery store just to get cash back but "7 on your side" got involved and things changed rapidly. we questioned american express about the grocery policy and the company did a complete about-face. american express said we updated our records so that our blue cash card members will now be bonused for every day purchases at good earth. they will get cash back for shopping. american express did not explain why the rewards were previously denied but said any grocery store qualifies, not just national chains. >> very cool. >> that would be great. >> american express says it will reimburse customers for rewards they should have earned so far this year. if you're not getting cash back for qualified purchases, american express says call the number on the back of the card and if that doesn't work let me know about it. go to abc7news.com and click on "7 on your side."

>> coming up next, the largest urban dance event in the country. this is a move born in oakland and

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>> tonight the city of vallejo will host the largest urban dance event in the country and among the teams is an oakland group that has become a youtube.com sensation. don sanchez shows what happened to them since their last story in september. ♪ >> the world of dance competition. this is turfin' which takes a brook on the floor. it started in oakland. >> free form, free style dancing. >> acrobatics, ballet, hip-hop. they see this creativity as a positive influence changing

negative perceptions about young people in east oakland. >> started our film company, yak films about making turf videos and showing there was something besides violence in oakland. ♪ >> this was the first video attributed to his brother killed in a traffic accident. it's become a phenomenon. 1.6 million hits worldwide on youtube.com. >> i prayed for 100,000. to see 1.6 million, it's like -- i don't know. let me click this over, make sure it's the right video. >> turfin' was a revelation. >> once you see the guys dance, normal for him. so you try. ♪ >> it's considered where you'll recognize the moves. >> dance, truly an international

language. a new generation, they rate a ten. >> the way i dance, i tell a story. >> and his dancing partner is five years old. for turfin', the video is a turning point and a chance for a bright future. they're looking for a sponsor and the opportunity to show the world turfin'. in oakland, don sanchez, abc 7 news. >> up and coming little ones there, too. pretty amazing. we'll try it in the studio after the show. (laughter) >> looking at a nice start to the day. the winds are going to kick up. that's why we have a wind advisory. higher elevation winds gusting from 30 to 40 mph. but down here at the surface, warmer temperatures. so breezy northeast winds. a beautiful day. 72 in oakland. 73 concord and san jose. even the coast into the upper

60s. 68 many monterey with low 70s in watsonville. so breezy and mild the next several days. not as cold tonight. the cooldown begins on tuesday. and we're looking at maybe some rain by the end of next week. >> maybe, maybe. stay tuned. >> yeah. >> thanks for joining us on the abc 7 saturday morning news. our next newscast starts at 8 a.m.. i'm theresa garcia. have a great weekend. bye-bye.