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to stop more vehicles along the way here, on international boulevard, to get more donations and try to get more customers. this has been a strong effort by this neighborhood to try to rally around this family who has suffered a terrible loss. >> this neighborhood effort to raise money for a family who lost a child to street violence, became a delicate balance of boisterous support -- >> get your could be washed -- >> and kole -- solemn respect for a young live ended too soon. carlito and a nava was killed on monday, he and his mother were caught in a spray of bullets, an innocent victim of an ongoing gang violence that spilled into the streets. his father spent a few minutes at the memorial, said a prayer, and then moved on to the car wash and barbecue a few feet down the street. he did not want to talk on
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camera but told me he is grateful for the show of the support. >> in this street, you have kids here every day, so there shouldn't be another casualty or a young child in the streets of oakland. >> dozen volunteered, doing everything from russelling donations and customers, to scrubbing the cars down and manning the barbecue grill. for those customerrers who pulled in for a wash, it was more to hand over cash for a family in need but also an opportunity to show neighborhood support. >> i have four sons. this young man who lost his life, it's really hard. it hurts us deeply, even though we don't know the family permanently. it is very, very disheartening. >> now, organizers tell me the idea here is to try to raise about $5,000 to be able to give to the family of carlito nava to
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actually pay for his funeral. there was a really strong turnout here today and they organized the exact same event here tomorrow. judging by the strong turnout, they say they're well on their way towards raising the $5,000. action 7 news. >> alan: two fatal shootings overnight in oakland. at midnight, officers responded to a report of shots fired near 98th avenue and maddux drive. they found jesus rosos, jr. shot in a vehicle. he died the scene. an hour later a second shooting occurred at fairing ton avenue and ga lean dough -- ga linda street. a half a block away they found a second shooting victim. that person is in the hospital in stable condition. >> hundreds of people in oakland came together as a opportunity -- community for the first service day. there were more than 25 service projects, including a cleanup
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along international boulevard. organizers say it's an opportunity for residents to take ownership of the neighborhood and celebrate all that is possess tv about oakland. >> everybody can serve the community, keep it clean for our children, our children's children. do my part. >> you can see that we got nothing but love and energy here coming out of our young people near oakland. nothing but love out here. >> alan: after all their hard work, the volunteers enjoyed a celebration of food and music at mosswood park. in hey heyward, police are investigating the death of a woman who was found on fire. police found the body burning outside a retail complex on industrial parkway southwest late last night. the victim has not been identified. police are only saying that she is an african-american woman. in san francisco, police have detakenned four suspects after a home invasion robbery and possible kidnapping. police say at least five armed
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men stormed into a house in visitation valley around 9:30 this morning. the robbers kidnapped a woman from the home. the victim has been found, and police are trying to figure out exactly what happened. a huge turnout in golden gate park tonight for the fourth annual outside lands music festival. the big crowd create some big parking problems, and we're live at golden gate park tonight with more on that. >> reporter: parking seems to be the only real problems these organizers have. they say this is the's outside lands festival stay have ever had. right behind me there's a group playing to a couple thousand people. this place has been very well attended, 180,000 people bought tickets. police are warning about counterfeit tickets. 180,000 people purchased tickets
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to attend the three-day musicfest. the crowd seemed to be enjoying the rare sunshine here at golden gate park and all the wine-tasting available for many of the california vineyards. police are on hand to deal with potential problems. promoters say so far there have been few incidents. bun issue is tickets. 'they're all gone. police say there are some counterfeit tickets turning up but something for which security is prepared. those trying to buy those last-minute tickets are being warned about tickets that just won't work. >> for the first time this year we're using a radio frequency identifier imbedded into the wrist ban over the pate tropes that allows them to basically carry their information of their transaction on them, their him in and value of their ticket. >> about to buy tickets from a val 'or, but i don't think
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they're legit. >> they're a val 'or running around? >> we're being told there's a handful of tickets are people are being advised to come early. basically what they are is v.i.p. upgrade tickets and each one of those tickets will cost $180 to buy. so, again, concert is in full swing. everything seems to be going fine. but people are warned to watch out for someone selling counterfit tickets. reporting live at golden gate park, abc-7 news. >> alan: state senator and san francisco candidate lelande lashed out at b.a.r.t. for cutting off cell phone service they turned off the underground cell phone network after police learned a group was planning to use cell phones to coordinate a protest. critics say it jeopardy teased public safety and cut off their
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ability to call nine one. the protest never took place. in the north bay, firefighters are battling a 100-acre fire burning near lake berryessa. it's a remote area of northern napa county. there are no report office any buildings being threatened. at least three calfire helicopters are on the scene conducting aerial drops. >> it's the first real test of who could be on the g.o.p. ticket next year. the results of today's iowa straw poll. plus thousands arrested after violent riots in the uk. and a big payday that could not have come at a better time for some canadian men. >> leigh: i'm leigh glaser, this hour looking out over the bay. a little bit of fog out there. it cleared out nicely. temperatures warmed up as well, into the 90s inland. a little warmer for all of us as we head into the next few days. we'll take a look at the
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poll, and minnesota congresswoman michelle bachmann was the big winner. texas representative ron paul comes in second with former minnesota governor tim paw pawly in third place. >> more than 16,000 iowans voted. >> the winner of the 2011 iowa straw poll is congresswoman michelle bachmann. >> it gave voters the first public say of the g.o.p. presidential field. minnesota congress woman got 28% of the vote. >> i get it how to create jobs. we actually think it's a good idea to turn a profit. >> reporter: experts were right when they said don't count out ron paul, a favorite within the republican conservative base. paul was a close second, just 152 votes behind walkman, former minnesota governor tim pawlenty didn't have the strong showing he wanted. he finished in third with 13%.
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>> this isn't about easy. this is about getting our country back on track. >> the texas governor rick perry stole some or iowa's thunder in south carolina, throwing his halt into the ring. >> with the support of my family and unwavering belief in the goodness of america, i declare to you today as a candidate for president of the united states. [applause] >> perry could be a texas-sized headache for the current g.o.p. front runner, mitt romney. perry is the nation's longest serving governor and can boast a third of the u.s. jobs created since the recession are in texas. romney largely sat out the straw poll, which he won four years ago, after losing the iowa caucuses in 2008. but sarah palin, who hasn't said she is running, ran to iowa just the same. the form alaska governor says she'll let us know if she is becoming a candidate for president by next month. meantime, voters have plenty to work with. abc news. ames iowa. >> alan: coming up, thousands of deserving kids gear up for
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for this free information kit, including this... medicare guide and customized rate quote. >> alan: in london, more than 1200 suspects have been arrested and 700 charged in connection with last weekend's looting and violence. it was triggered by a fatal officer-involved shooting in london's tottenham neighborhood. shops were looted and set on fire. the unrest spread to other cities and across england where 17 others have also been reffed. back home, church members in fremont held a neighborhood appreciation day to provide a variety of services to people in need. the church of christ organized today's event at knoll park. the event included everything from medical screenings to giveaways of clothing and shoes. more than 200 volunteers helped make neighborhood appreciation day a reality. >> in san francisco, 2,000
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children received backpacks filled with back-to-school supplies in the bayview district today. several companies and community groups teamed up to get the school area off on the right foot. >> it's something that -- fairly small but makes a big impact. you wouldn't think a backpack and school supplies would have this impact but it does. >> it's cool. because i get to use these things to learn. >> alan: many families tell volunteers the recession is making it hard to pay for school suppliesed. kids will start using their back paks right away. public schools open on monday. and just when they're getting to school, it's beginning to feel like super. >> leigh: they're exactly right, getting school supplies and a new packback. get on the right foot. >> alan: a great program. >> leigh: absolutely. you're right, the last few days -- for some kids of summer
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vacation before school starts, and a lot of them headed to santa cruz. this is a live shot there. current temperature in accept -- santa cruz, 64. you reached a high today of 71 degrees. it was 92 in morgan hill, a string of 90s inland. fairfield, 91. 93 in antioch. concord, up to 90 degrees today. 68 was the high in san francisco. check out cloverrerdale. clear lake, mid-to-low 90s. temperatures now have since started to fall off a bit. 91 in antioch. 86 right now in concord. 63 in san francisco, and novato, 77 degrees. tonight we'll keep the patchy fog near the coast and the bay. i think those of you inland will be clear overnight tonight. get ready for more sunshine tomorrow. mild temperatures.
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temperatures tomorrow much look they were today. we may see a few high clouds passing over head as well, and then also going to start to warm up slightly as we head into the middle part of next week. you can see our closeup satellite this morning. we had fog at the coast, and then look what happens? we get into a north to south wind component, and it just blows the low clouds and fog out of here. of course it will return near the coast overknifing -- overnight tonight. 64 the low tonight in san francisco. interior east bay, look for mainly clear conditions. napa, 53, and 59 for antioch. for at least the next several days, high pressure is going to start to build back towards the west, and southern california up towards the bay area. so, each day temperatures will get a little bit warmer, and it looks like tuesday and wednesday, possibly lingering into thursday next week, the warmest days of our work week. here's a look at the highs tomorrow.
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much like today in the 80s, for san jose. 81, los gatos, 85. at the coast, you wake up to fog and then just thin out by about mid-day or so so half moon bay, 6 4. 78 for wed rudd estimate -- red wed -- redwood city, and extreme north bay, 90 for clear lake. 92 for cloverdale. santa rosa, 88. oakland tomorrow is 74. it will be mild in san leandro. 75. interior east bay, danville, concord, pittsburg, 90. brentwood, 92, and gilroy tomorrow, 89. take a look ahead to the next seven days. you can see for yourself, little change sunday, monday, and then as that high starts to work in, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, mid-90s inland. and even some mid-60s at the
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coast. >> alan: summer weather just in time for school to start. >> leigh: i know. happens every year. hi there, shu. >> alan: hey, hey. >> mike: tiger woods not in the weekan as major, and the beauty of his demise on the golf course is in the rise of several young stars. 1 different -- 12 different players have won the last majors. the atlanta thissic club has been a tough cookie to crack. great day for david toms, tied for 53rd. shot of the day from the bunker on 14. nothing but net. 65 today, 2-under, five back. the young guns making is no, including keegan bradley. a bogey on 17 has him one back. brendan steele, after a double on the par-3 17th, rolls in the birdie on 8. 4-under 66, the chuck -- clubhouse at 7-under. the the hunt, scott verplank. never won a major. birdie attempt on 17. got it.
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two back. how about jason dufner. birdies 15, then rolls in the same thing on 16. fires a 68. brand brendan steele is tied with dufner, who has never won a pga event. bradley, one stroke back, and verplank and steve vicar on their tails. should be a great sunday final round. >> a's hosting the rangers. cahill had it going today. beautiful day in oakland. looks like the band is back together. cahill had a no-hitter going but loses the shutout. 1 or rangers. the seven, now 2-0. a's get one back. dejesus goes the iowa towards josh willingham. a's down 2-1 that's as close as the get. rangers break it up with three in the eighth. texas takes their second straight from the a's. >> giants in florida, trying to find some offense.
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kym tim lincecum dealing. struck out five of his first seven. eight tota. only a hit so far. when he wasn't get them out, his defense was. row waned, a great stab in the third. keppinger, doing it with his bat and glove. bolt -- bottom five. walk aubrey huff. off his bat. slides, fumbles i., ross scores. the giants lead 3-0 in the eighthment highlights at 11:00. 49 critics are out in force especially when it comes to alex smith, but when your offense gives you no time, not many quarterbacks are going to look good, except maybe rookie colin kaepernick. he can run. taking off for a 28-yard gain. he was 9-19, 170-yard throwing
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the ball but made rookie mistakes with three picks. he is letting coach harbaugh make the decision who starts. >> feel pretty comfortable what is going on. wasn't anything in the offense that con fussed me. it was more getting comfort able with where i want to go versus different coverages. so just getting a feel for that. overall i feel very comfortable. >> mike: the raiders have quite a come pigs -- coming at the going -- competition going for their backup quarterback. battling former cal star carl bowler for the responsible. i talked to trent. >> looking to win, bring attitude every day that when i step on the field and go into the meetings, my mentality is to do whatever it takes to win. so whatever responsibility is, i'm willing to do that. >> mike: more from the raiders camp today at 11:00. >> alan: coming up, group of
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