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workouts today with management talking to players but not so much to the media. and they're staying tight lipped about new reports. >> we're not preparing to make any comments or announcements. >> and there is team management talking to the owner of reds java house. the next door neighbor to a new warrior as rena at piers 20, 3 to on the embarcadero. >> yes. and this was here yesterday. and i had lunch with him. and they're coming. yes. they have plans. to put arena here. on the end of the pier. >> sean patten says he's had three chats with the owner and other executives from the warriors and and they're excited about the prospect of a water front rena. so are other fans we've talked to. >> i think you have to bring more people out for watching game autos downside could be
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the traffic, congested on game days and there is patent says, a ploon a three-story parking lot. >> oakland is not giving up with out a fight. assistant city administrator says we are still in direct dialogue with warriors about the opportunity to build a new arena. >> and me as a fan, our community it will be disappointing. it's been here many years. >> and if there is a deal it would be for 272017 nba season. >> thank you. and leaving the east bay, does come with risks for warriors. the fan base has been loyal despite the team's failing to make the playoffs, take a look at attendance numbers from last season. warriors ranked 10th in the
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league, just 4500 fans below the laker who's go to the playoffs every year. and there is a fan base is one of the positive autos considering that, why would they want to risk it? >> cash money. if you look, he's a bright man. you don't get to run perkins if you don't know what you're doing have an investment standpoint. most valueations in san francisco is $100in higher than in oakland. he paid $450 million for it. most people thought would it go for three and a quarter, 350. so there is that extra hundred million dollars. not a surprise that is tonight at 6:00 we'll hear from joe when he talked about san francisco and you can see the handwriting on the wall there. the potential move is not just
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affecting sports fans, warriors support oakland public schools and there is laura anthony will join us at 6:00. >> from basketball to football in the first major milestone in the construction of a new 49ers taid yim took place today, trucks sporting 49ers loggo rolled onto the site carrying the cement. crews began drilling holes for the pile that's will support that stadium and should take about 25 day autos this is the first element this, will be the pile and depth of 55 feet going very deep. there is over 3,000 of them. this is a huge operation, in the live of a construction project this, is a big deal. >> the stadium projected to cost $1 kbrinl to build and will hold 69,000 fans and expected to be ready for the start of the 2014 season. >> there is new information
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about a young woman will kiled friday when a cadillac she was riding in crashed into a tree. according to a memorial page she'd just graduated from uc berkeley leaving behind a young son in the car with her, this is a photo of qlopz from her graduation program. a quote next to her picture reads boy like to dedicate this dog my son, javier, who has been my daily inspiration and motivation to keep me pushing forward, mommy loves you. the child and her boyfriend who was driving the car were seriously hurt. flowers, candles and cards on california street mark the spot where that accident happened. the cause is under investigation. >> the former rutgers university student convicted in a web cam bullying case was sentenced to 30 days in jail and probation. cohave received up to 10 years for antigay intimidation, invasion of privacy and other crimes related to the suicide of tyler clem meanty.
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the bullying trial of tyler clemene made headlines today his former roommate found guilty of charges in march with sentence in a new jersey courtroom. >> he will report to the adult correctional center at 9:00 a.m. on may 31 to serve as part of a probation sentence with other conditions i'll articulate. a 30 day jail term he jumped from the bridge in september, 2010. soon after he used a web cam. skpin vited others to watch on twitter. >> and how could they all go along with such meanness? how did it spiral so out of control? >> this morning his parents and brother asked that justice be served.
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>> the to-year-old sochb immigrants from india did not speak. he has remained stoic throughout the trial and became emotional when his mother talked about about impact the charges had on her son. >> my 20-year-old son has too much burden on his shoulders to face what the rest of his life. >> the judge ordered robby to a three year sentence amounting to just 30 days behind bars he condemned his demeanor in court. >> i haven't heard awe poll jiz once. in the letter you gave to the present yens people was unimpressive. >> the judge said he would recommend ravi not be deported which he is facing after the guilty verdict. >> there is breaking news, and good news. a uc santa cruz student has just been found after a massive search there in
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yosemite. the 22-year-old was last seen saturday morning in the hetch hetchy area of the park and a 50-person search team spent the day looking for him. he sun harmed and was found five miles from where he was last seen. >> the wife of ross mirkarimi has given her first interview to the abc 7 news i team. over the weekend dan noyes traveled to venezuela, lopez's hometown, she's taken the couple's 3-year-old son there to escape the domestic violence scandal that could cost the sheriff his job. >> it's important to give another side of the story. that i think it's important for people to realize we're human beings. >> and the interview will air tomorrow night.
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>> spencer christian is here. >> it's cooler than yesterday, skies mainly clear nouchl we do have low clouds at the coast and they're beginning to make a push throughout the golden gate and over the bay. so there is partly cloudy skies and mainly clear. breezy and becoming cloudier overnight. there is overnight into early evening, temperatures ranging from mid-50s mid-60s. early morning hours there are patchy, lingering clouds and sunshine as well. there is highs from upper 50s on coast to just about 8. there is some unseasonal weather coming our way mid week. >> thank you. >> and still to come big ben fits from just a little bit of weight loss. amount that makes a difference for breast cancer prevention, ahead. >> and facebook hot ipo turns
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out not so hot on day two of trading. >> and michael finney is taking your questions through his facebook and twitter pages and will answer them here live just a little later.
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checking healthy living news dozens of catholic institutions are suing the obama administration over a controversial mandate that requires birth control coverage. the suit claims the government's policy announced
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in january is unconstitutional. the white house has declined to comment. so far no california-based institutions joined this lawsuit. >> no new research shows even moderate weight loss can make a difference in cutting the risk of developing breast cancer. a study finds overweight women who lose just 10% of their body weight can lower chances of developing estrogen sensitive breast cancer by as much as 50%. researchers believe fat tissue becomes a major source of estrogen. this causes certain types of tumors in the breast to grow. >> and there is a controversial finding this afternoon that will affect at least 44 million american men. the government task force publish aid recommendation on routine prostate cancer screenings, claiming the harm of the psa blood test far outweighs foe potential
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benefit. american you're logical association expressed outrage at the decision calling it inappropriate and irresponsible. >> now, on facebook day two uglier than day one. day one wasn't that great. the social network fell below the ipo price, closing down 11%. hi, emily. >> it fell well below, closing about $34 a piece, wiping out $11.5 billion off the closing market cap on friday. investors and traders all of playing the blame game. some saying morgan stanley priced it just too high and others saying they sold too many shares. there are lingering concerns about base and remember, that just before face wook oobbook went public the social network
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announced advertising sales hadn't kept upt up with the pace of growth. nasdaq has already admitted software issues caused delays and mishandling of orders, facebook started trading a half hour late on opening day. nasdaq ceo is apologizing to investors blaming the glitch on poor software design. the error resulted in a series of late order cancellations overwhelming the stock exchange. knack nas dak is expected to pay investors back that may total $13 million. and and yahoo took a step forward overnight cutsing a deal with alibaba and half of the 40% the price will be based on the chinese company values through a stock sale giving both companies
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inventive to boost the value. the higher the valuation, the more money yahoo gets. yahoo plans to return finds to shareholders. and there is a chick of the numbers solid gains on wall street after news resurfaced china would support the economy. and also posting some gains up 3.5% with apple up almost 6%, and a chinese conglam rit says it will buy amc entertainment for $2.6 billion. the purchase will create the world's movie chain. the largest accusation and largest take overof a u.s. company by a chinese firm. at bloomberg studios i'm emily chang with bloomberg west.
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>> thank you. >> and speaking of movies next on abc 7 news at 4:00 will smith somewhat weird promotional for "through europe". >> and "dancing with the stars final" finalists getting ready for an important night of the season. >> that is a black hole. >> at 5:00 a packed hearing filled with local war vet transwho gave up so much for the count
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>> the mirror ball trophy is on the line tonight in the finals of "dancing with the stars". >> you can feel the tension here. and we're live with a preview. how are you doing, george? >> doing okay. the audience is loading in for the finale this, is when you're going to see judge's choice dances along with the free style numbers. and this is popular when former dance champions come into the audience. and there is also their families giving them confidence as we get to the bitter end. >> what is the best word in spanish that describes the way you dance? >> allegria. you know? happiness. >> dances made william levy
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happy. >> what does it mean for you to have that support out there every week? it has to drive you in some way? >> it's unbelievable. this is just nice to see them there, enjoying the show. you know? this is amazing to share what i do with them. >> and there is donald driver with quite a cloud. >> there is a huge entourage and beautiful. it's nice to have the support. >> and there is leading the charge is donald's mom. >> she's been there for me. i can't complain. >> and there is every week, catherine jenkins told friends and family not to spend money to come watch her dance.
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she's grateful there is mom and friends there to support her along the way. >> and i know my family are back in the uk, being here is extra special. >> is the family adopted catherine? >> yes. my family loves her. so lots of support there. and we're grateful. thank you, everyone. >> and there is one more chance to vote for favorites. finals kick off tonight at 8:00. back to you. >> no fear. go out on a limb. pick a winner. >> oh, no! >> and i've been wrong all season. >> i'll say that. i don't know. >> well, we'll find out tonight. >> i'll pick, how many times
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are you going to vote for william levy? >> i was going to say stick with her. >> we'll see what happens tonight and results are tomorrow. >> and actor will smith having a strange time in europe promoting his new movie "men in black 3". >> take a look. he slapped a television host who tried to kiss him at the movie's premier. that reporter is known for kissing celebrities when they least expect it smith did have better luck on the brad nortan show. the host egged smith on to perform the rap from his first tv hit "fresh prince". >> smith appeared on french television learning france has a 75% tax rate on millionaires. his response, god bless
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america. >> i'm impressed bbc audience could sing the learics. >> i'm impressed he still could, really. >> apparently he's still the fresh prince but you don't get fresh with the prince. >> that is a long way to get to that oo. and there is a limited payoff, i might had. >> yes. yes. >> and there is a live view looking to the bay. there is a finger of fog pushing over the bay. skies mainly clear inland. there are low clouds at the coast. clouds at the coast most of the day. and now they're beginning a late afternoon and early evening push inland. there is a some highs around
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90 degrees inland. now we're looking at mid-70s in our inland spots. there is antioch, 75. there is 57 here in san francisco. highlights, cloudy, breezy overnight turning sunny, mild tomorrow. and there is satellite image showing a cold front pushing into pacific northwest. there is some moisture and let's start at 7:00 this evening. as that system pushes inland there are some showers is possible. we can get drizzle overnight, and not likely. we don't expect to see showers or rainfall. there is breezy conditions turning into windy conditions by mid week, overnight tonight low clouds, fog pushing inland and across the bay. lows a narrow range, low 50s,
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low to mid-50s across the bay area. there are highs climbing to 79 in livermore, 70 in oakland. there is 76 in san jose. there is highs into mid-70s, watsonville and santa cruz, inland there is upper 70s to low 80s, windy, cooler wednesday through friday, highs dropping off to low 70s inland. mid-60s around the bay. as memorial day weekend gets underway, we'll sigh a warming trend, highs climbing into low 80s monday and inland locations just in time for the weekend. >> winds remain. with allergies this drives you nuts. >> yes. everything that irritates us. >> skmaktly. >> just ahead at 4:00 nancy
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pelosi drives. where in the bay area you'll be able to drive on that newly renamed roadway. >> and there are world leader as agree to ending the war in afghanistan.
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congress woman nancy pell
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ease yoesy leaving her mark on folden gate park. >> the city renamed mid rel drive east nancy pelosi drive. that is the roadway expecting john f kend ken neddy drive to martin luther king junior drive. >> mark matthews is live at the park this afternoon. >> this morning it was middle drive. as of two hoursing acrow, it's now nancy pelosi drive. the mayor unveiling the sign with recreation and park commissioner telling pelosi now she'll probably be able to get past city parking restricks. it is in recognition of her 25 years in congress. i asked her what events stands above the rest. >> nothing compares to health care for all american as a right. and that is something we had social security in the 30s and
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medicare and medicaid in 60s and health care bill that was historic. made a difference in the lives of american people. that is the job we went there to do. that is the proudest moment. no question. >> secret is that she's start and hard working and willing to go the extra mile. she does it every time. there is a person who dedicated herself so much, but now, reaping benefits in a different way. this is different. and it's good. >> and there is worth noting not only does it run between martin luther king and jfk drive but past academy of science and z.national aids memorial grove. very been checking twitter, critics are of course taking an opportunity to weigh in. one person said you can only drive on the left.
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some one else saying it must be the road to nowhere. the pavement is in good shape but not going to stop people from making cracks. and in golden gate park. >> cannot stop tweeting. never. president obama coming back to the bay area to raise cash for his election campaign. there are three events planned and that is followed by a large rally at fox theater. the last visit was in february. and there is a is a live look in miz and a high school class of 2012 n 30 minutes he will talk to students whose down was devastated there. there is a first visit and remarks tonight on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the tornado that destroyed the
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school. >> there is a president headed to missouri after the nato summit wrapped up and there are protests today. the president used this summit to talk about afghanistan reaffirming united states intent to step down its role. there is is president obama said he's confident forces will be able to take the lead in their security by next year but leaders warning it could be a bumpy transition. there are is a trend in afghan zan. >> forces will take the lead for combat operations next year. >> and. >> there will be a significant presence in afghanistan. leaders declared not a combat
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role. >> this will not mark the end of the challenges. and our partnership with the country. >> but the confidence was countered by a blunt assessment about the two-year transition. >> we expect combat is going to tin there was a smaller crowd than the protest that turned violent on sunday. today, they took aim at bowing. marching through headquarters. >> yesterday, hundreds tried to push their way crosser to the site. police say one officer was stabbed. >> asking people to put themselves in harm's way knowing they're going to be assaulted and being able to take it? these guys are amazing. >> and u.s. and nato allies
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will be footing the bill for security after 2014. the cost of supporting forces at this point? about $4 billion per year. >> thank you. and things did get political when asked about mitt rom niece record at bain capitol. >> yes. this was the direct attack on mitt rom neechl did he not hold back words. he said this is part of the campaign and going to be part of the message to go after mitt romney's work at bain capitol. he says he doesn't understand what the job of presidency is. now, some of the allies over the last couple days said this is not an appropriate line after tack calling it a distraction. the president says this is not a distraction but all about who was better plan for economic equality.
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>> still to come effort to rename or make the name of a fallen officer family to many more in the bay area. >> michael finney taking your questions and will answer them here in just a bit. >> i'm spencer christian, low clouds and fog will be coming to a neighborhood near you. i'll tell you about that in the accu-weather forecast coming up as abc 7 news at
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a northern california chp officer is being remembered half a century after he was gunned down by a deranged man. there is a bill to name the rest stop in honor of officer gail krings. family members were at the rest area for the announce many. in may, 1962 officer krings was shot by an unemployed reporter who opened fire inside of a coffee shop. >> those wounded officer krings was able to subdue the suspect and save others from serious injury or death. >> the rest stop is located near the 26-foot statue in hillsborough. >> and the stake by construction workers left customer was out power, crews
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hilt a wire, leaving many in the dark. time for a check of what has been a windy forecast. >> and first, let's take a look back at images from yesterday's eclipse. this is from andrew a. projecting the images on to a wall. and there is images projected on to a wall as well. and here is a picture from chris a. there is a sill wheft a young girl in front. there is a crest shape and interesting. it's all behind us now. let's take a look at sunny skies.
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and clouds up in the north around eureka. there is highs into mid to upper 80s, mainly sunny skies and there are low clouds and fog and highs into upper 70s to around 80s into warmest spots tomorrow. and back to the lock back at the images. >> did you see that? >> i saw it. >> and when he you first showed us, i thought what am i looking at? >> and there is no success in trying to bound that reflection. >> and we got the picture, thank you. >> and cheryl jennings takes us to south korea to meet a
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singer and a dj from the bay area. helping to launch k pop. >> today's q and a is just ahaechld today a good question that anyone who ever moved out of an apartment can relate to. >> also ahead a look inside of most-expensive apartment ever sold in the united states. >> wow. >> abc 7 news at 4:00 continues right after this.
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tonight there is a sold out concert in the bay area featuring some of the biggest korean music stars in the world. it's called k pop. and there is more on the explosion. >> super junior generation band are on the line tonight and to get you ready i'm going to take to you seoul, south korea where i put a pop star who grew up in daily city and a dj that lived in walnut creek. >> biggest stars on k pop are hitting northern california appearing in a copsert in mountain view and a first-ever live presentation on you tube. >> there is a a catchy beat because every letter is a
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syllable. >> it has swept across asia and europe. a ticket give away to hundreds of fans. and there is flash mobs of thousands of fans. >> there is thousands of people waiting at the airport. >> young john kim is a disc jockey. >> i've been in the industry 13 years of. i've seen the grown. >> and dj kim was born in korea. >> he moved back to korea with american music tests. he's a singer, rapper and hosts a radio show. >> i paved the way for korean americans to come to korea. >> justin timberlake or whoever can sing that on ta beat. >> jay chung was on the charts before k pop was hot. >> and there is in 98 they
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were starting to come to korea and inject their knowledge of pop into the music. >> and. >> i went to christopher columbus elementary school he shot a music video here. we caught up with her in her family's restaurant. at times, customers are treated to a mini concert. like jay and her dad. >> jay is deeply involved in the music now and says stars have is to work hard to stay on top. >> this is very quick and brutal. there are 10,000 artists coming out every month, trying
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to vie for the spot. >> and that is great news for fans. >> this is locals coming down. >> the concert is the result of a brand new partnership between you tube and a korean broadcaster mbc. also the concert going to be streamed live on you tube's new k pop channel. >> thank you. >> an elite kmant apartment has become the second most expensive home in the u.s. in mid twon manhattan for $90 million. that unit is nearly 11,000 square feet, featuring 23 foot ceilings, views of the city, rosewood floors and marble.
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the most expensive home in the u.s. is los altos hills, $100 million for a 25,000 square foot mansion. that is home this, is a penthouse. >> that is remarkable. >> michael finney is here now answering questions. >> there is your monthly dus going to be high. >> and there is your question. avery asked what is a normal time line a landlord has to return a renter's deposit? and we're not talking about that there. okay. there are rules on this. you have 21 days, two weeks, that is it. 21 days until the day you move out. they must give you the entire deposit back with these four exceptions. it is very, very specific.
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they may take out, of course unpaid rent, cleaning but only to the level of which you moved into the apartment. and so if repair of damages. again, not normal wear and he tear. that is damages above wear and tear and then, replacing furniture if, again above normal wear and tear and that is part of the lease. >> makes sense to take picture autos do it when you first move in. show that. >> yes. >> we've not another one for you. catherine wants to know is it ill rel for a store to insist on issuing store credit rather than crediting my card? >> no. they're allowed to as long as before you buy they told what you rules are. the state return and exchange
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policies are up to the store. it's got to be very, very plain. they can set up rules. if they weren't specific, aassumption is that you can get money back within seven days. >> and there is casey garcia. >> get you get rid of pmi once reaching a threshold? >> that they make you buy to guarantee your mortgage is if you walk away it from. you have to pay if you get a loan with less than 20%. the rules in california by the time you pay down your loan to get to it 80%, then they have to buy law drop it off. and this never hurts to ask if
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the value of the home rose to that level. and so go back and ask. >> san jose high school student whose collective effort is being called the best you book quote oofr and a mother's week long bike ride to begin cancer treatments in the bay area. >> that is ahead on abc 7 news at 9:00. >> and abc's martha radic made her way in the zone of al qaeda where bombs are being made. she'll tell us what she's seen and learned there. the new power couple. congratulationses to the zuckerbergs. we wanted to know about her and also, other reports we've
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a group of high school seniors in san jose is getting national attention for a winning year book quote. they all share the same surname of nguyen. they decided to team up on a quote. >> it reads we know what you're thinking and no. we're not related. the image has gone viral online. >> internet turned cell phones into mini hand held computers and now, eye glasses could be next. >> there is a drive to discover a way to see the world through the internet. >> this is a wi-fi device with its screen built in. this is a mobile device but it's screen is at the other end of the wire. and there is a pair of glasses
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thchl your sandwich like having your phone over your eye. google's take san experiment. this is epson's take, available now. it's called movario its private. you won't be able to see what i'm watching. >> most use technology called augmented reality. and there is google that's block out the real world. you use it on a smart phone this, is targeting shops through the camera. this is targeting parking spots nearby. here is what it like to watch a movie while criming -- climbing stairs. it's 960-540 pismsels. two projectors beam it on to
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two mirrors angled in the glass. the magic is in a tiny computer and controlled by touch on a track pad. and sure, it has potential to take texting while driving to a new level. there are practical uses. epson believes it can enable a person to operate remotely a helicopter and camera. >> hopefully five years it will be in everyone's normal sunglasses or regular glasses. >> no way. >> at the risk of sounding like a prehistoric person i don't want to watch a movie and climb stairs at the same time. >> you can keep track of the
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latest news on twitter and talk about it on facebook.com. >> the news at 5:00 continues right now. >> there is a technical glitch taking some of the heat for facebook's less than stellar ipo launch. >> there is a back hole. >> standing room nonl a hearing for local war vets who gave so much. tonight what they want back. >> and there is cooler today, i'll he let you know if firefighters are -- temperatures goring down tomorrow if we've bot yomd out. >> good evening, i'm dan ashley. >> i'm cheryl jennings. veterans are frustrated and angry tonight. >> tired of dealing with a long backlog of disability claims with the veteran's administration. vic lee is live in san francisco tonight. vic? >> they're tired. they're frustrated and some waiting years for their claims
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to be processed. they're directing their anger at the oakland va where inspector general says there is 34,000 cases so they came here to the building in san francisco to get help. this is the subject of the uproar. the office on the 12th floor. >> that is a black hole of the va. you can't get anything resolved. >> this vet was one of hundreds of veteran who's came to voice their anger. and there is jackie speier and barbara lee sponsored this forum. an inspector general audit found veterans are waiting 320 days for the office to act on their claims. when they did, they had an error rate of 38%. >> our

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