>> terry: in the news, february 25th, sheriff ross mirkarimi domestic violence trial begins with an uproar over pictures allegedly documenting abuse. >> oakland police officers are patrolling the streets this weekend. >> good morning lots of clear skies and blustery winds. >> terry: outrage in the trial of sheriff ross mirkarimi. we're seeing pictures of his bruised wife and they have triggered outrage among his lawyers. tomas ramon reports.

>> these were pictures taken by a neighbor. the prosecution is asking the judge's okay to show them during the domestic violence trial. in the affidavit. the neighbor who reported domestic violence ivory madison stated that his wife said, daddy made boo-boo on mommy's arm. it stun is had his attorney. >> i don't think it was appropriate to put out the photos knowing that we're litigate ago motion as the to whether or not the video is even admissible in. >> it's a the statements and video is hearsay. makes them 20 hours after the incident allegedly took place. legal analyst dean johnson says california has an exemption to the hearsay rule. >> and that particular exception was designed precisely for situations like domestic violence and child abuse where

the victim may not be willing, able or present to testify. >> reporter: for prosecutors, the video is a crucial piece of evidence needed to show injury. the sheriff spoke after the ruling after the admissibility until monday. he says he has been seeing his son regularly. >> he is the apple of my eye. >> how is he doing? >> he is great. >> his attorney says her client is innocent and photos won't change that. >> dean johnson says he isn't surprised they released these stills when they didn't have to. more and more attorneys are trying that in high profile cases in the media. >> we have to pick a jury in this case within a couple days. throwing those photos out there without context under the guise of attaching it to a motion is unfortunate. this morning, five teenagers are under arrest accused of

hurling rocks into homes in a vandalism spree in livermore. detectives say they sped through town early last saturday morning throwing rocks. look at this one rock flew through a window and ended up embedded in a wall near a crib. >> any kind of injury as a result of their actions would have changed the dynamics. fortunately for them no one was injured and no one was home at the time. >> they credited surveillance tape for helping them making the arrests. >> police are investigating a shooting into oakland. this morning a man was critically injured at 14th and webster. investigators say it's unclear whether he will survive. latest shooting occurred as oakland police are taking a close look at video that aired only on abc7. you are about to watch a man step out of a car and begin

firing a gun. a special team of officers is sweeping the streets this weekend. so far they have made three arrests and it left two people dead and 16 others injured. >> pulled out firearms and fires a shot in the air and two shots down the street. >> in oakland shooting was caught on surveillance video. it happened wednesday morning on 63rd street. the cameras belong to a resident who doesn't want his identity known. he was home when it happened. >> i heard several loud reports. >> when he realized his cameras caught the shooting he called oakland police. >> i told them nou get in touch with me and i didn't hear anything from him. >> i got in touch with oakland police and a few hours later, detectives came for the video. >> i just wanted them to stop shooting. >> they have been working responding to nine shootings in

the last three days. there was another daytime shooting near 99th avenue. >> through the couch, it hit bottles on the counter. >> two bullets pierced the screen door where two young children stand during the day. >> both babies had been at the screen door, liked to watch people go by. come on, get away from the door. put your socks on. there are two big bullet holes in the screen right at head level. >> they arrested what they believe is shooter. and found ten shell casings. each bullet adding to the anger of residents. >> people are shooting guns in the street. >> as for all the violence that has been happening over the last couple of days, police believe that some of it is due in part to a gang turf war in east oakland.

>> terry: operations are back to normal another san francisco international airport this morning after a bomb scare disrupted airline flights yesterday afternoon. terminal one was evacuated when an elderly woman in a wheelchair could not identify a canister that showed up in a scan of her own bag. the bomb squad used a robot to examine it that turned an oxygen bottle. >> everything was shut down and the people forced them down to the gate very quickly. >> terminal one was closed for two hours with delays rip rimming rippling nationwide. >> take a look at this. it broke a window nearly hitting someone in at that their desk. it happened in the financial district. the projectile is a piece that connects the bus to overhead wires and got caught on the

wire. the judah is shut down for improvements at would two-locations. should mean bus is being provided from ocean beach to church street but no "n" trains will be passing through the tunnels. extra buses will run through castro station and caltrain at fourth and king. crews will be working at church and on carl street. both projects may affect cars and bicycle traffic. >> coming up next, another hurdle about to be cleared with the 49ers new stadium and the oscars now just a day away. a look at the front-runners for the major categories at the 84 annual academy awards.

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california policymakers are taking a closer look on online college courses. the state student aid commission an ever growing number of students are using their tuition offering online courses. the commission wants new rules setting academic standards for those classes including stricter supervision. >> faculty have to be in direct communication with students in order for the model to work and there has to be effective tutoring available for those students. >> a lot of reasons to take courses online, you save the expense of student fees and, of course, there is the convenience. on monday, as many as 1400 college bound students living near the campus of san jose state will find out if they qualified. campus officials decided to wait for the president to consider

raising the bar for students. they have given admission to county students making eight bit easier for them to qualify. state budget cuts have all cal campuses slashing enrollment and first time ever san jose state could eliminate the advantage they give to local applicants. >> santa clara is moving towards building the new 49er stadium. they are expected to approve a lease contract that requires construction to begin within 120 days. they report the deal generates $200 million for the city over 40 years. rent from the 49ers and n.f.l. would provide the city about $41 million and the city would also share and come from other events like concerts to bring in an estimated $155 million. the paper also points out that inflation over 40 years would seriously discount the value of that deal. >> tomorrow night, hollywood's

biggest stories and producers will hold their breath for the academy awards. there will be plenty of drama and spreifsz watching the oscars on abc7. here is a sneak preview from hollywood. >> when it comes to this year's academy awards, silence may indeed be golden. >> the artist is the odds on favorite to win best picture. raft isn't over. >> hugo got the most nominations but in technical categories and don't count out the descendants. >> very strong performance from george clooney. >> who is nominated from best actor. the artist other actor is a strong contender and also brad pitt. >> money ball is a popular film,

as well. that is an aspect of the economy that people don't talk about. >> when it comes to best actress viola davis seems to have a slight edge over meryl streep. >> many men have underestimated me before. >> the help has not won but two nominees. if they split the votes between the two, neither will win but insiders say the money ask on spencer. >> as for best supporting actor. insiders say christopher plumber should be thinking who to thank because it's his year to take oscar home. won't be long until we know. oscar sunday one day away.

at our exclusive website, you'll find a lot about history, a fashion photo gallery and oscar facts. coverage begins tomorrow at 12:30. red carpet arrivals begin at 1:30 and awards show against under way at 5:00. oprah will on jimmy kimmel live. backstage stuff and join the conversation on twitter by using hashtag afters sf. any predictions. >> i did like the descendants. george clooney was good? >> of course. he was good. >> i knew the answer to that question. >> you can also see what to show you. all that sunshine. here is vollmer peak. camera has been shaking a bit. gusty winds that will help bring the temperatures down and a series of cold fronts but how

much some rain? >> and newest "a", ramirez talks about it and more coming up in sports. [ beep ]

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>> terry: 8:18 and we're looking at a live picture of the rock, alcatras. they could look at all the great things they could be doing and realize they couldn't do it because they had about 10-20 years more to spend on the rock. >> the reminder to be good. >> there you have it. it's educational tv on top of everything else. what is going on with the weather. >> lisa: i don't need to tell you about the winds but i can tell you how gusty it's been. 25 miles an hour and view from mount tam, cleared out the atmosphere so it's nice and sunny and continue to enjoy a clear day. you see the camera shaking there. temperatures are in the 40s. cooler start. 50 half moon bay as well as

mountain view and the winds have been gusty on the peninsula and north bay and livermore valley. numbers in the mid 40s. 49 in san jose but here is what has been going on with some very gusty winds at our coast, half moon bay, up to 21 miles an hour. novato, has been blowing all night long. hayward, a little bit of a break north wind at 3. livermore, 7 mile-an-hour wind. for the most part breezy and cooler and breezy for the weekend with coolest day coming in tomorrow. by the end of the day, could see a chance of showers especially toward the santa cruz mountains. slim chance, seven-day outlook is showing a chance of rain by mid-week. yesterday's highs mid-70s for napa, livermore, upper 70s santa cruz and watsonville. look at this trend, everyone is much cooler, 2-14 degrees

cooler. san francisco going from 72 to 59 today. breeze picked up earlier so few degrees cooler at 58 in half moon bay. cold front a dry one that has pushed through the day. with it we're getting a colder air mass. here is the first shot of cooler air. another one comes in tomorrow. so tomorrow will be cooler, coolest day out of the next three will be monday. we'll still be looking at a relatively dry air mass. it's not until the middle of the week we'll see a little bit of moisture head our way and tip the rain buckets towards wednesday. in terms of cloud cover tomorrow few higher clouds especially in the north bay, look for the numbers only in the 50s. another five to eight degrees cooler for the second half of your weekend. quick shot of rain coming in towards midnight and dusting around mount hamilton. after that, back to partly cloudy skies monday and tuesday.

today pretty gusty in the sierra nevada, 45 there. showers along the north coast but the rest of the state, nice and dry. 82 in palm springs. 59 in san francisco. 63 in fremont and 63 in san jose. antioch, mid-60s and winds will be breezy, 10-20 miles an hour. higher elevations and coast could see 30 mile-an-hour gusts. morgan hill 65 and 59 in monterey. accu-weather seven-day forecast shows we'll look for the cooler days to be tomorrow. slight chance of showers overnight sunday. monday and tuesday, only upper 50s and then maybe a quarter of an inch of rain tuesday into wednesday. that looks like, then we're back to dry weather the first weekend of march. >> quarter an inch at a time, we can pick up a little bit. >> everything helps. >> terry:? sports, big match-up.

st. mary's could clinch their title in 23 years with a win over usf. arizona, spring training is getting into full swing. here is larry beil. >> good morning. a's welcomed manny ramirez yesterday. for years he was known as one of the best hitters in the game but he didn't go as hundred percent. two violations of drug testing program. mike shumann was there for his arrival in phoenix. >> reporter: he said he was nervous driving to the clubhouse but those nerves disappeared. >> it feels good. i'm happy i got a job. got to go and compete and prove to people i can still play. >> he hasn't played for ten months and brings a lot of baggage to the a's. >> two positive tests for performance enhancing drugs and charges of domestic violence in the fall.

that is when he found god. >> you don't have god in your heart. the team and with my family so we're here. >> you appreciate what you have a lot more? >> sometimes you don't appreciate what you have until you about to lose it. that is what happened to me. >> the manager's expectations are simple. >> right away he fit in. from what understand he can be a great example of work ethic. >> his teammates can't wait to pick his brain. >> he brings a lot of energy to the ballpark and hard worker. he has the leadership quality about him especially in clubhouse where there is a lot of young guys. >> he is going to be great. i'm here for a reason. there is no doubt.

>> i'm mike shumann, abc7 sports. he still has to sit out the first 50 games. >> milwaukee slugger had a suspension over steroids. he says it could have been tampered with. he should never have been to the media before the process was complete. >> i truly believe in my heart and bet my life that the substance never entered my body at any point. anything i ever worked for in my life need to make sure we get it right. shouldn't be in a position where you are hundred percent guilty until proven innocent. today is making sure this never happens to anybody else who plays this game. >> what some has dubbed the underwear olympics, andrew luck, he is an indy and they expect

him to be playing there next year. he talked about the man he is expected to replace, peyton man zblg he was my football here. that is who i modeled myself. you never replace a guy like that. >> on to golf, match play championship, 55 foot putt for a birdie. he defeated steve stricker and he is in the quarter finals. great approach. he has a chance to grab the number one ranking. >> don nelson has been named one of 12 finalists to be inducted into the hall of fame. he won more games than any other in n.b.a. history. also in orlando, jeremy lin, charles barkley and shaq, hello.

first half, lin to griffin, ricky, the new one, what a pass behind the back. this one is ridiculous. clowning to marcus cousins and rubio with 7 assists. to blake. alley-oop from kendall walker. and he was shooting the lights out. 8 of 8 from downtown. he takes home with 34 points. 146-133. >> warrior hall of famer, put in the fear into kevin. he was pretty good in all-star celebrity game. hart was the mvp and also got ejected from the game.

his team won it 86-54. that is wrap on morning sports. we'll have more at 5:00, 6:00 and 11:00. have a great weekend everybody. next at 8:30, surging gas prices. >> no, this is not normal. >> why californians are paying record prices and other states are getting a gallon for less than $3. >> and analyzing dna of your unborn baby.

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conservative politicians. he calls it drill baby drill. the president says it's just not that simple. >> american people aren't stupid. you know that is not a plan especially since we're already drilling. its bumper sticker. we need a sustained all of the above strategy to develop every available source of american energy, oil, gas, wind, solar, nuclear, biofuels and more. >> terry: but in the republican response, texas senator puts the blame squarely on president obama says he has blocked potential new sources of oil and gas. this is the 30th straight day prices have gone up. this morning the average price for regular in california is up a nickel, 4.25, up a nickle from yesterday. week ago it was 3.99. price of gas goes up, so are gasoline thefts.

the work of some pretty sophisticated crooks. with gas prices this high, you might feel like you are getting robbed. police say this week near tampa bay, florida. >> this is on the upswing again. >> thieves came to the station to pull off a sophisticated heist straight out of ocean's 11. >> you are looking at a crime scene. into the weapon but this minivan. not gold but gasoline. vanity parks over the underground storage tanks then a hidden trap door and thieves drop a line down so they can pump up the gas. and sorority right in their own tank hidden in the van. retailers say when prices spike crooks try to turn gas into cash. when this new jersey man drives away without paying, dragging the convenience store clerk with

him. >> or just two weeks ago, in oklahoma city they caught this man siphoning gas from a parked truck. when he tries to flee, they shoot i am. all across, reports of siphoning gas are pouring in just like what happened in 2008 it was in miami, the driver opens his door to block the view and they unlocked the pump and the pumps slow while a third man goes to distract the cashier. they are crimes of opportunity along with gas prices, both now on the rise again. >> terry: this morning, as many as thousand people will be making one final visit to st. anthony's dining hall before it is demolished. for 50 years the dining room on golden gate avenue has been feeding the hungry with donated food.

today those whose lives were changed will gather for ceremonies and leave a time capsule and ear is the statue to a temporary place nearby. a new dining room is being built. it should open in about two years from now. >> this morning, students at amador in pleasanton will hold a bone marrow drive for alumnus that is battling leukemia. she needs a bone transport transplant. she only has until april to find a donor which has been difficult because asians only make up about 7% of the national registry. donor match depends highly on ethnicity. find more at abc7news.com, click on see it on tv. >> a new simple blood test provided by a stanford scientist. they will market the new test to

analyze fetal dna in a mother who is ten weeks pregnant. the drug test to identify several abnormalities including down syndrome. it will cost $1200. it's an alternative to other tests that uses a needle to draw fluid from the womb. lisa is joining us now. the story this morning, it's looking fantastic out there. >> you seek the wind from this live shot from roof camera. you see the flag blowing there. it's been quite gusty. winds out of the north-northwest compliment of a cold front. we'll see another one headed in over the weekend. then further we'll see another chance through the middle of the week. >> terry: also ahead from the academy of sciences. the baby sharks are being tr avoid a food fight. and we're giving away movie tickets fo year to seven lucky fans. to enter, all you have to is

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>> terry: you see the spider web the spied ser down at the beach hanging out. and he is enjoying this beautiful weather down there at santa cruz. >> this morning, fire crews expect fully contain a brush fire that raced through a canyon. as of 8:00 last night. soda fire was 75% contained. helicopter put down hot spots. it started on a control burn on thursday but wind gusts and

embers and the fire quickly spread. so we're having grass fires in february here in california. there is relief as far as byness goes. >> winds are out of the north this morning, its dry wind and blowing again, we don't have any rain in the forecast in short term. by mid-week we should see rain and high humidity. right now from heavenly cameras, the peaks, it looks great and truckee is at 34. tahoe valley airport, 40. snow showers for wednesday in sierra, nevada. that would translate into valley rain here. mount tam showing breezy conditions right now. winds have been gusting anywhere from about 12 to 33 miles an hour around the bay. numbers are mainly in the mid and upper 40s. we do have 50 in mountain view. half moon bay, good morning, fairfield with 46 in fremont and napa. so the winds have been dying

down in napa. look over in novato. wind gust of 20 miles an hour. oakland is gusting at 23 down from 34 miles an hour. breezy winds in san jose, northwest terl at 125 and at the coast. 25 miles an hour. you felt the breeze midday yesterday and cooling got underway by the middle afternoon. entire weekend we'll see cooler and breezy conditions with a few more clouds around for your sunday. slight chance of showers around the santa cruz mountains. sunday night into monday and then better chance coming our way mid-week. if you missed it, mid and upper 70s yesterday. half moon bay, with that breeze it was only 60 today. 58 and temperatures around the bay anywhere from about 2-14 degrees cooler bringing us back down to late february standards. santa cruz with 78. you heard terry talk about 64

today. that is 14 degrees cooler and watsonville, expected high of 63 today. cold front, first one pushing through the bay area, bringing some gusty winds and the first shot of cooler air. you can see it's bottled up to the opened in north and west of us. problem is no moisture associated with it. just a few areas of light rain along the northwest coast. a dry front and enhancing the winds around the bay. tomorrow, we'll see a little better shot of more clouds but that is about it. temperatures are another 5-8 degrees cooler for sunday. here is a look at the next couple of hours as we head through. 5:00 sunday afternoon, mostly cloudy conditions. the rain is down around the central coast with some snow at 2500 feet. so the santa cruz mountains could get a little bit. everybody else, it will be tuesday night into wednesday

where we see a better chance. across the state, very breezy, gusty winds in the sierra nevada. 71 in vegas. back home, in is where it should look like. low to mid-60s. 63 in livermore. 65 in morgan hill. 66 in gilroy. pretty nice gay but it will breezy. slight chance of showers overnight sunday into monday. perhaps a quarter of an inch of rain by wednesday. then we're dry again for this weekend 1st of march. >> some of most pop popular animals at academy of sciences in san francisco are about to get new roommates. penguins have been crowd pleasers for years and dan ashley will take a look who will be sharing the spotlight. >> dan: these are pajama sharks. they were born in an aquarium in portugal and six of them are adjusting to life behind the scenes at the academy of

sciences steinhart aquarium. sooner they will be moving. >> did she say they are putting sharks in here? they will be sharing this 25 gallon exhibit tank. >> the sharks are docile. they are easily approached by divers. >> they may not be a threat by biologists the two species don't wind up in a food fight. penguins are fed by hand. the sharks have to learn at a different time. >> that is going to be a delicate process. >> biologist nancy levine trains the sharks. first she puts a fish near a target. then she rings bells under the water. >> that means there is food in the water so they start looking for it and know that it's

feeding time. >> their eyesight is not very good but a great sense of smell. >> they you'll all their senses in order to survive in the wild. >> sharks do not naturally eat on command so it takes weeks to figure out the best way to let them know it's time to eat and where to find the food. >> in the end it will be great for them, you can see how much each shark is eating. we can get a good visual on each individual if they come to us to feed. >> biologists are putting them together because in the wild, they are actually part of the same ecosystem, a water environment in southern africa. they are endangered species and the shark's habitat is under serious threat. but they hope visitors will learn to love these sharks. >> that is dan ashley reporting. sharks will grow to three feet.

they say the penguins are bigger threat to the sharks than the other way around. if the training goes as planned, the sharks should be in the tank by april. a record number of sea otters are being attacked off the coast. 30% of the dead otters recovered showed evidence of shark bites, that is up from 15%, double. strangely they say there is no evidence that the sharks are eating the otters. they believe the sharks are mistaking them for seals and sea lions. >> don'ting away, "7 on your side" is next. >> they were supposed to last a lifetime are suddenly ripped out. i'm michael finney, "7 on your side

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this is what it looks like at the top of the building looking down at the embarcadero. winds that we were showing you earlier still going strong. we got winds of change, temperatures are dropping and maybe some rain earlier in the week. probably some rain later in the week. golden gate bridge is about to turn 75. as part of the celebration, visitor area is expanding but that means tearing out some

bricks and the owners of those are worried they are losing. >> they thought they would last forever. instead, bulldozers are ripping them out. >> it was absolute shock. >> donna and her family bought two of the 7500 bricks sold to the public 25 years ago when they were celebrating the 50th birthday. they inscribed with bricks with names and messages. here is how the bricks were laid. >> your name is now part where everybody goes on the golden gate bridge. >> it had special meaning for donna has the bridge was celebrating 50th anniversary. so were her parents. two bricks were the perfect gift. her parents would watch the bridge being built now relish their small place at the celebrated landmark.

>> everybody looked forward going out and seeing those bricks. >> they never expected this. bulldozers tore them out this year as part of a project to rebuild the garden in honor of the upcoming 75th anniversary. >> we probably heard from two dozen folks. >> spokesperson says the bridge district had no choice but to rip out the walkway because it did not meet standard for americans with disability. >> you can't see it from here. it goes downhill. >> workers tried to save it but they crumbled as they were pulled out. still the demolition came without warning. by the time she got there, her bricks were gone. >> i wish they could have given us time to maybe go out there, one last time. >> i want people to know it wasn't an uncaring gesture on

our parted. >> she acknowledged that brick owners they had a permanent place. >> forever. even when i'm gone, my kids, they would be able to show their offspring, this is your great, great grandparents. >> your certificate, your name is permanently placed at the golden gate bridge. >> i'm sorry for folks that bought them. >> she points to a tiny plan on the original sales brochure, no swuarnt made by the installer or district. here is where things look up. "7 on your side" inquired about the bricks and turns out they will be preserved in a special way. >> every single brick that was in the walkway will be represented on this new tribute wall. >> here is the sketch a who large wall at the foot of the bridge will bear the exact inscriptions that once laid

there. >> there were there for people to use and touch and see that. part of it -- >> she took close up photos of every single brick and now available for free to owners. what is also cool at google earth, former walkway, you'll be able to zoom in on your brick. two bay area studios with drains. extraordinary work from pixar that could result in academy go cl

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>> terry: here are the winning numbers from last night's $83 million drawing. mega number is 3. nobody picked them all. so tuesday night's jackpot estimated at $94 million. >> academy awards are tomorrow right here on abc7.

there will be bay area nominees in hollywood for the big night hoping to bring home an oscar. don sanchez has the details. >> this part of the most difficult and spectacular visual effects ever created. from dark of the moon in 3-d. a visual effects nomination for industrial light and magic. >> everybody expects to be photo real. >> he says if they tried to do it with one cp, it would take 16,000 years, instead a team of artists did extraordinary work. he won an oscar and his fifth nomination since then. >> you deserve and should win the academy award. >> i like to think it. >> rango is the first animated feature film. john noelle created baby joan.

>> we weren't coming in with preconceived notions what to do with an animated feature. so we came from our comfort zone having to work on some of the pictures. >> from emeryville pixar owned by disney comes luna, best animated short film. they came here from italy. he has been at pixar for ten years. >> i made 30 images for la luna and you try to give an idea what the story is about. >> it has a look that is different from past films. >> i was trying to do something a little slower. >> maybe he'll add to pixar's oscars.

>> la luna fan club headquarters. >> family is going to be up at 3:00 a.m. in italy to watch the oscars. you'll be able to see it in theaters where it plays along with feature film, void. i'm don sanchez, we'll see you on the aisle. >> may be big surprise, on red carpet, sasha cohen, have backtracked and have agreed to allow cohen to appear in the oscars in character. from upcoming film "the dictate other." she had been told not to come in costume and made the video mocking the earlier decision. >> i am outraged from being banned by the oscars by the academy of motion pictures, arts and designists. i applaud the academy taking

might right of free speech, if you do not lift my sanctions and give my tickets back, you will face unimaginable consequences! >> he regularly appears at award shows in costumes. when you think about it. the whole controversy may have been just one big publicity stunt. oscar sunday is tomorrow at our exclusive website you'll find a lot of oscar history. a fashion photo gallery and fascinating facts. of our coverage begins at 12:30. red carpet begins at 1:30. awards show starts at 5:00 and oprah will be on jimmy kimmel live and there will be oscar app to see what is going on backstage and join the conversation on twitter. >> and academy awards again this

year. lisa argen. >> cool and breezy. 62 in oakland, 64 in san jose. mid-60s along the central coast. we'll look for a slight chance of showers. bert chance on monday. >> love your new movie meteorologist. keep track at twitter news bay area talk about it at facebook.

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