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>> terry: in the news this saturday morning, nobody in california hit all six numbers in a record 640 mega million drawing. but in kansas city, illinois and maryland they hit it. and the search for sierra lamar. the search for the missing girl. >> you can see behind me the big story of the day. rain is coming in. here is lisa argen. >> lisa: good morning. take a look at roof camera. it is raining, san francisco into berkeley just beginning to push into the peninsula. it's raining hard in the north
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bay all morning long. very gusty winds, highway 29, santa rosa, rohnert park down to petaluma, east of vallejo, also through pinole and benicia, lucas valley road. central san rafael, east bay, cutting boulevard very heavy rain. barrel avenue. further south and east a scattering of light shower activity. this will continue to stag to the south and on east and peninsula and east bay valleys. it will be wind day all day long. we could see thunderstorms throughout the day. i'll time it out for you later. >> terry: stay tuned to abc7 through the day we'll have hourly updates on the storm, plus use our interactive live hd to get street level radar. it's fun to do. check it out go to abc7news.com/weather. big question this morning,
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did you win? i'm talking about the biggest lottery jackpot in history. $640 million. let's get right to it. here are the winning numbers. mega number was 23. nobody in california had them all but three winning tickets sold one each sold in maryland, kansas, and illinois. each worth $213 million. several california locations did sell tickets with five of six winning numbers. liquor tobacco and more in sunnyvale and al's liquor in san rafael and 7-eleven in san jose and fox liquors in san francisco. fox liquors is in the tenderloin on larkin. the store manager and he calls his place the luckiest place in san francisco. >> we want whoever won it.
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you buy it from the right place. come over here and get your money. >> terry: being happy for others. lottery officials 29 tickets sold had five of six. each of those tickets will split a pool, about $130,000 apiece for second place. we have another winner from winner, california school systems. here is nannette miranda with that part of the story. >> reporter: record mega millions jackpot brought out regular lottery players that bought more tickets than usual. >> this is for me. >> and even novices. it's racking up sales. just the lunch hour alone saw 5
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million tickets statewide. for every dollar consumers responded a ticket, 32 cents go to california's financially strapped public schools. if estimates hold up they could get more than a $100 million just from this jackpot alone. >> with this run. we're going to be close to our all time high in any given year. >> it doesn't make up to the billions of cuts to education, the extra money could save 1,000 teacher jobs. >> it adds up to $16 when per student, when you take a $100 million, it's important. >> reporter: most weren't thinking what it gets for schools. >> it's going to be a good time. [ laughter ] >> reporter: they are happy about the side benefits.
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>> i pay for a lot of supplies and we donate a lot of kleenex boxes but it would help tremendously. >> terry: within the hour, santa clara county sheriff's deputies will be using off-road vehicles to search for missing teen sierra lamar. she disappeared 15 days ago. hundreds of searchers turned out again. tomas ramon reports. >> reporter: voluntary searchers returned to home base. she says as a mother of a young woman she decided to join the search. >> it's one of those sad things you want to find her for the family. at the same time you are dreading. >> she is one of more of 700 searchers and volunteers wearing pink ribbons that combed the area around the hill. she is touched by the turnout. >> so see that number grew to that large number, i just want to thank the communities.
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>> authorities believe sierra was kidnapped. her mother begged for her safe return. >> please, please don't worry about getting in trouble. please release my sierra to me. i just want her safe and want her back with us. >> they discovered condoms and empty handcuff box. marc klass is skeptical of the find because the area has been searched before. >> number two was a unilateral effort. individual that found it wasn't part of a team. number three, the crime lab hasn't returned with their findings yet. >> reporter: she disappeared two weeks ago on her way to school. cellphone and a purse and clothes have been recovered but nothing else. he says two weeks a long time. >> there is no question about that at all, it's foreboding. >> they will search the remote areas around south coyote creek
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and bring sierra home march scheduled at a local community center. the san joaquin sheriff's department has identified the remains of two teenagers believed to be victims of the so-called speed freak killers. both were from stockton. they were found after a bounty hunter paid $33,000 for a map that would lead to the victims and it did. five bodies have now been found. coming up next, real emergency or panic attacks. different opinions on a mysterious incident that sent dozens of people to the hospital. michelle obama arrives at the
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>> terry: cal osha and vallejo firefighters are looking to what sent hundreds of people to the hospital. carbon monoxide sleek expected. it at a facility on benicia road. here is a report from the scene. >> reporter: as employees were being carted away by ambulance, the co-owner quickly raised questions about the scale of this emergency. >> personally i think its false alarm, but the air was fine. >> were people overcome? >> they were vomiting. >> okay. that is why we're investigating. >> state manager said the problem came from the cooling system so it was quickly shut
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down. tonight, they would not voluntary any information -- volunteer any information. >> employees on stretchers being hoisted into ambulances and others looking unconscious being attended by emergency workers. this is the scene after someone called 911 from the specialty foods company. >> they were advised some type of co2 leak but they turned it off. >> dozens were taken to hospitals, many by ambulance. they had the worst symptoms, nausea, vomiting and trouble breathing. symptoms that line up with a co2 leak but they are trying to determine what happened. outside the hospital, a tent was set up. >> a whole bunch of other people they said they were feeling fine and then one minute they couldn't breathe and falling. >> justin is one of the
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employees taken to the hospital by bus. he like most of the others were checked out. most returned to work but were told not to talk to reporters. >> i did talk with woman who said she was eating her lunch and noticing she was having difficulty breathing. cal osha are continue to investigate to find out why so many people here got sick. >> terry: this morning first lady michelle obama will be in alameda to commission a new coastguard cutter. she attended a re-election campaign fund-raiser. first lady was going to raise $175,000. >> i was really hoping to hear from her how she was going to support the young people who
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might not have the best opportunities right now. >> terry: after a visit to alameda today. she is going to go to los angeles for the nickelodeon kids choice awards. she will present an award to taylor swift. >> we have a new price tag for the high speed rail project in california, just over 68 building billion that is $30 billion less -- $68 billion and it's $30 billion less. they will have details on monday. it would stretch from merced to los angeles and that is a significant expansion from the so-called train to nowhere concept that originally linked central valley cities. we were waiting for the storm. >> lisa: i told you it was coming. >> terry: i believed you. i see it and you cameras are getting wiped out.
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>> lisa: waned did i. wind gusts over 30 miles an hour at mount tam. two-hour and 12 minute delays at sfo. i'll show you where the storm is and when it's going to move out. >> terry: i never doubted you. >> warriors blow a 19 point lead colin rush has the eilts comin
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the leading boat in the clipper yacht race sailed last night and there she is. gold coast australia sailed under the bay bridge to jack london square. sounds like it's going for a tour of the bay area. it's been on tour for 20 days. it's leg six of the global yacht race. jean quan greeted the boat for a night of celebration. it's the longest ocean race. last night, the winds were that great. right now is a good time to see what you can do. >> lisa: why not. they have been gusting 35 miles an hour. it's dangerous out there. as we head outside, cold front
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north of san francisco. next two to three hours, it's really dicey as winds continue to gust. it's heavy in the north bay, just getting going here in the east bay and peninsula. it's going to take a while for it to move on through. so we got a live sweep going on. very heavy rain from mount st. helena to yountville further south into napa. take you down into sonoma, napa road, very heavy rain. back out to old adobe road, getting wet with moderate rain. lighter rain, grizzly peak boulevard and toward moraga and back westward, on the embarcadero and around slope boulevard. san leandro, the dumbarton bridge getting into the act and light shower heading down to redwood city. the story has been the wind so
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far. 38 mile-an-hour wind gusts and 35 mile-an-hour wind gusts and san jose. livermore 29 miles an hour. once the front presses on through. breezy winds but temperatures are going to stay in the upper 50s to around 60. it's going the be a raw afternoon but the stormest weather with a chance of thunderstorm this afternoon. showers this evening. a wind advisory to the east of us, carquinez strait, northern san joaquin valley, wind gusts up to 50 miles an hour. with the saturated ground, downed trees, downed power lines and storm churning up the swells breakers up to 22 feet. so do be careful out there. we've got the low and post frontal trough that is going to sweep on through here. that will keep the instability and brief heavy downpours after the front moves through. here is the timing. front moves through from 8:00 to
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11:00 and from 11:00 to 12:00, it's existing the east and south bay. morgan hill to santa cruz. so right through the noon hours. but then 3:00 or 4:00, we have the showers once again. moderate showers at times. this is when we could already pick up half an inch to inch in a quarter and have problems with the gusty winds that will continue. low snow levels mount hamilton could see a rain, snow mix. snow will be down to 6500 feet. you are thinking, are we getting better on our rainfall season. 61% at oakland. we should have 18 and a half inches. so the heavy rain and the wind all day long but the rain, heavy rain within the next three hours or so. then tomorrow it's going to be a nice change. we're going to see sunshine. warmer temperatures. still northwesterly winds, we'll
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keep that until monday and another chance of rain tuesday and wednesday. this could be not only the last hurrah but march heading out like a lion. >> terry: all day long you'll be giving us updates. >> san jose sharks play a huge game against the sharks. they sit one point behind the final spot four games left. last night, they lost another tight one. here are the highlights. >> if you want the warriors to have a better shot at lottery pick, you like the outcome of last night's game. if you like kim kardashian's former husband, you also liked the game. first quarter, five moves in one by marshon brooks, hanging in and hitting. that is nice. david lee 22 points, finished with 27. joke about humphries but he can
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play, 20 points. and here is an up and under and here is charles jenkins. then the wheels came off. darren williams. darrell green on the head of brandon rush, tied at 100. final seconds, gerald wallace defending jenkins, beat it kid? warriors blow a 19-point lead and suffer their fourth straight loss. >> second baseman freddy sanchez his shoulder is still ailing. he pitched for first time on monday. both placed on 15-day disabled list. they will not be ready for opening day for arizona. who will start at second? they released a player today. speaking of spring, giants lo
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logs of san diego, 8-7 yesterday. >> the departure of michael busch to chicago left an opening for the backfield. they acquired a player for offensive lineman campbell. raiders also signed wheeler from indy. >> this is a signature for john grudin, one on one what is called qb camp. nobody gets spared, not even andrew luck. >> don't overthink a great thing. you can be your own worse enemy. it turns in, what is this? >> you got two minutes left. [ laughter ]
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>> what are you thinking. >> a lot of cuss words. >> i love grudin. nice teeth. >> and mark greves, seven touchdown passes, my producer called him grandpa. how many can do this? 37 years old. sabercats roll to a win. to golf, first major for the women, lindsay wright, you know that is going to n for an eagle. world number one, birdie putt on 14. three wins in five tournaments. with four games left. sharks are on the outside looking into game out ninth spot. maybe they need some new players like the ones mike shumann found last weekend.
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>> one goal at a time. >> former san jose shark was at one shot being a pro. being a shark for the day fantasy camp. >> i think there are only a couple camps reich the this. so for the people of san jose to have this opportunity is huge. >> several sharks are helping out to to show what it's like on a day-to-day basis. >> you see what goes behind the scenes and coaching staff. anyone who has ever dreamed to play on the nhl, this is a wonderful experience for anyone. >> a day long event was more than just frustrated hockey players. >> so some really enjoyed talking to our broadcasters. others enjoyed the teams today. others enjoyed the shark tanks.
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>> former pros are having as much fun as the a.m. terse. >> it's the passion they have for the game of hockey. you got all different skill levels but they are having an absolute blast. >> it's an awesome experience. i do it every year. i'm probably going to do it every year until i can't put my skates on. >> perfect ending the day, they got to watch the sharks beat the coyotes. >> let's hope the sharks can win tonight when they host dallas. mike shumann at 5:00, 6:00 and 11:00. >> terry: still ahead a big casino is ready for business down in san jose but what is standing in the way of an opening. cheryl jennings talks to a woman that turned into a tragedy into a triumph after surviving two
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>> terry: good morning. the rain coming down, soon it will be all over the bay area. here is lisa argen. >> lisa: good morning. this is emeryville. we have gusty winds and heavy rain in the north bay. front is pushing through the north bay right now. napa, american canyon, heaviest rain, yountville up through
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santa rosa. let's take you closer where the heavy rain is. you'll notice all around highway 29, 37, 121 and in to vallejo we've got very heavy rain down in the east bay. orinda. grizzly peek boulevard. moraga, light to moderate rain. peninsula wet weather all the way down through monterey road. look at sloat boulevard and 280 is getting into the act. winds are going to with us all day long. two-hour delays at sfo. 40 mile-an-hour gusts at half moon bay. but 35-40 miles an hour. we're going to be that in the thick of next three hours. >> stay tuned throughout the day. we're going to have hourly updates on the storm plus you can also use interactive live doppler 7 hd to get street level radar.
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take the radar you saw and bring it down where you live. go to abc7news.com/weather. >> a snafu over paperwork could delay the opening of a san jose casino and it could cost the owner and cash strapped city hundreds of thousands of dollars david louie explains the delay. >> 16 story building is the newest landmark, highly visible next to 101. that is matrix opening is going to be delay. >> there is a lot of paperwork that is still outstanding. now, we're told they are going to mobilize and get the paperwork in. there is a lot of permitting that has to be done. >> the owner says he is baffled. >> i believe i have all the paperwork. i did it over the last year. so i don't really understand, i can build a building in a year but i can't get a piece of paper
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from the city in the same time frame. >> they are put 300 newly hired employees in jeopardy. >> a bone of contention to allow gaming on the top floor of the building which was not part of the original plan. ground floor casino is all set for patrons. large sport bar and light fixtures are computer controlled. >> we're trying to open as quickly as possible but still make sure the gaming is clean and permitting is clean. >> they expect to lose $200,000 for every day the opening is delayed. city will lose an estimated $350,000 a month. >> i have a lot of money on the line. absolutely. i would love to get this done. >> the casino owners and city will face off in court over the
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delay. in the meantime, san jose police say they are taking their time to make sure they follow the city's tough gaming regulations to the letter. >> a young woman who survived two violent attacks by her ex-boyfriend has turned her tragedy into a triumph. she shared her experiences yesterday at a conference. >> 23-year-old woman came to san francisco from ohio to tell her story about teen violence to a conference of thousand health professionals. you may have seen on her on the view. she talked about the boyfriend she broke up with. who tried to destroy her five years ago. >> he came one night and knifepoint and then after that, he came to my house and shot me in the face. >> she has been through 12
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surgeries with more to go. the tattoo on her hand is reminder of that day. >> it's for rebirth. >> she pushed for tough laws in ohio to educate teens about violence and dating. she is an educator herself, asking kids questions about their relationships. >> it's something the whole world needs to get together and do something about it and make a change. >> if you are living with violence it will come out as a health issue, as well. >> president of futures without violence. she agrees with joanna. >> asking a question whether violence is present in your relationship can be a life turning event. >> and her life is turning for the better. >> i'm getting married. to an amazing military man who
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has showed me what the real definition of love is and how a relationship is supposed to be. i'm blessed to have it. >> terry: it was one year ago that brian stow was severely beaten at dodger ace stadium. he is still recovering from the severe brain injury. organizers are hoping to raise $50,000 to benefit all brain injury patients at today walk for thought sponsored by the brain injury association. walk begins at 10:00 this morning at almaden lake park in san jose. the family says he is able to eat some food. >> still ahead. major milestone for a job training program that has had remarkable results. its bay area success story.
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we don't have a wind advisory locally. with the winds gusting over 30 miles an hour, it's going to be quite blustery out there. in fact the rain coming down pretty good in the east bay. cold front just pushing through the north bay. you can see san francisco, nice and wet now. the peninsula and further south into our east bay, light returns. right now, light doppler, shows the heavy rain by yountville and napa. down through marin county over into berkeley. north of american canyon with highway 12 getting extremely wet as well as sonoma. lakeville highway, moderate rain. here we are in oakland, moraga is looking at light rain. cole man parkway. this will continue to pick up. the peninsula and san francisco,
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and ocean avenue down by monterey road and caesar chavez is looking very soggy. if you head over to dumbarton bridge, fremont, is not quite happening yet. but the clouds and wind gusts all morning long. 38 mile-an-hour gusts at hayward 29 mile-an-hour wind gusts at livermore. everybody looking very gusty. in fact these winds are going shift later on this afternoon and still be quite windy, 20-25 miles an hour. temperatures not the story today. they've been up because of the wind and stay up to the 60-degree range. stormy conditions with windy showers, possibility of a showers will last through the evening but then overnight we dry out. still a little cool. here at wind advisory, sacramento valley and delta where the winds could gust up to
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50 miles an hour. it's about half an inch on the ground. we could see some of those downed trees and the storm is churning up the surf. later on tonight we have the high surf advisory with a westerly swell perhaps over 20 feet. very dangerous out there. low to the north and west of us. post frontal trough will push on through this afternoon that will create the stage of a thunderstorm and brief heavy downpours. we're timing it out, next three to four hours, front passes through the east bay and south bay by 11:00 and 12:00 and then we'll see a bit of a break. by 3:00 or 4:00 we have downpours throughout the bay area, evening hours, skies will turn cloudy. so hamilton and diablo could see a little snow. this could give us half an inch
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to an inch. san francisco, a little more than 50% normal. santa rosa doing a little better. you notice we are really soggy but a one day event. next three hours, heaviest rains and gusty winds but still quite blustery throughout the afternoon and then sunshine. >> terry: you are here all day. hourly updates. >> bay area success story. job training program for low income people. showing remarkable results even during tough economic times. here is dan ashley with this morning's focus on solutions. >> this is modern day version of the one-room school house. adult students with a wide range of backgrounds studying the basics of how to get a job. >> we have a students no have never touched a computer before. that barely speak english. we have students here that might have a master's degree or doctorate.
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>> this is language institute set up to feel like a busy office. in one corner, students are working on english. others are learning computer stills, bookkeeping, polishing their resumes or practicing for job interviews. >> everyone works at their own level but they share one thing. >> all the students are struggling. 90% of the students have children they need to support. >> nancy and her husband founded the institute ten years ago. they take 120 students a year. they are referred here by social service agencies that pay the tuition. $4500 for four months with the hope of a job at the end of it. >> 33% of the contractors based on placement. if we don't place a student we only get 66% of the tuition. >> they are putting pretty
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impressive numbers. the agency says last year 78% of students they sent to them finished the training. 65% of got jobs. adrian is one of them. >> they honestly made me believe in myself. >> this political refugee from togo got a job as a student advisor and he says he owes it to len. >> you can make a better life if they have support. >> one key to success is internship program. students do two months of work in a real office. she did hers at orthopedic trauma institute. >> i was really nervous. i was trying to do my best. >> she did so well, she got a full time job at the office. even when that doesn't happen, its win for both students and
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employers. >> this is an opportunity for us to be able to bring people in to help them train but also give us some free labor. >> they are hoping to attract more employers to their program. they are grateful to get a chance. >> god bless america. >> terry: this morning we wish the len institute a happy 20th anniversary. if you are an employer and would like to hire students, we have a link at abc7news.com under see it on tv. >> don't go away. "7 on your side" is next. >> $1.2 billion in tax credits go unclaimed each year. i'm michael finney and how you may qualify ahead on 7 on your
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>> terry: federal tax credit for low income workers can put thousands of dollars in pockets of needy families. there is a free service now to help collect that cash. >> reporter: it's the middle of the day and the room is barely filled at this free tax clinic in san francisco. moms with kids and singles on fixed incomes. >> they are struggling to get by and expecting. he was glad to have his taxes
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done free and he learned he may get a nice tax refund. >> i could use some of the money to buy diapers. >> the free clinic is one of 200 set up by the united way all around the bay area. quarter million workers qualify for free tax help but only 5% of have used it. >> so the rest of the people paid somehow. >> they say more than 60% of low wage earners wind up paying $300 for tax preparation when they could take advantage of this free service. >> you think if it's free, it's not high quality. our free services are really high quality. we are trained and certified by the irs. the program is ten years old but folks like alberto learned of it first year. >> this is my first time. they are really professional. >> they also qualify for
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potentially large refunds using the federal earned income tax credit. workers earning less than $50,000 a year may qualify. the tax credits range from about $460 to $5700. depending on the size of their families and incomes. >> eligible workers get the money even if they don't owe taxes. however, one in five who is eligible don't apply for the credit. in the bay area alone, an estimated $80 million goes unclaimed each year. >> can't make ends meet. even if it's just a couple hundred dollars and a credit or several thousand. they need that. that pays for food and rent. >> let me give you a heads up. you can get your tax questions answered this coming tuesday for free. 7 on are your side tax chat will
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be back from 4:30 to 8:00 p.m. and dozen tax experts, someone will know how to answer your question. >> terry: coming up next, the year that may have changed everything. a new exhibit and the role that ♪
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drawing. mega number is 23. nobody in california got them but three winners, one ticket each in maryland, kansas and illinois. each of those worth $213 million plus. >> some of the stores did sell tickets with five of winning numbers of six. >> liquor tobacco and more in sunnyvale. al's food and liquor in san rafael. 7-eleven on blosom hill. fox liquors in san francisco. each of those tickets worth more than $130,000 apiece. the year 1968 was a turning point for generation and start of counterculture in the bay area. new exhibit revisits the landmark year. it's at oakland museum of california. here is the mind-blowing preview
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>> what it is quite clear. 1968 was the year of revolution. symbol of everything that was right and everything that was wrong in the country. in the 1968 project there was a huey and huey, war and anti-war. two assassinations that numb dz a nation. drugs and clothes, music that defined a generation. >> for a lot of people. it's nostalgic. we tend to look back now with rose colored glasses. but people were here, it was a wrenching time period. >> the vietnam war. restored huey helicopter. >> we actually flew troops, we carried them into battle and pulled they will out of battle and resupply them. >> it was rough to return. sentiment against the war was passionate.
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politics was frenzied. minnesota history museum seanld the show. here is janet joplin's bell bottoms. women were playing more active roles. >> the world was changing but you could find solace in 1968 style home everybody had to cover seat cushions in plastic. popular tv shows on a color tr. this exhibition let's you examine the impact of the year. it's a show of the poster renaissance back then. those collections are up through august 19th. >> terry: you know what tonight is? it's earth's hour, they try to raise awareness of energy issues.
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shut the lights off for one hour 8:30 to 9:00. one of the astronauts will observe the event. he is looking down at the bay area. is he going to be able the see the lights are on or off? >> a possibility of downed trees. >> terry: he won't see it. >> you may be seeing the effects of the gusty winds? >> winter storm warning up to two feet over 6500 feet. high snow levels starring out. take a look the golden gate bridge, heaviest is north bay where the front is pushing through. moderate rain, yountville down through american canyon and napa. here we are east of fairfield. north of napa we got the heavier rain and in the east bay, light to moderate rain, emeryville,
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highway 80 and piedmont on the san francisco side we're looking at daly city, colma and just about heading into union city now and san mateo. be careful. gusty winds all day long. even though the front passes through about noontime. >> terry: she is going to be here all day long giving you updates. thanks for joining us. next newscast is at 5:00. keep track of the latest breaking news on twitter and talk about it at facebook.com/abc7 news. it's wet out there.
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