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to war but not swift in responding to war heroes when they come home this, is a moral imperative. >> dennis rushing is 90% disabled and wants to know why his claims were sent to oklahoma va. >> i phoned va in oakland. i couldn't get answers. >> and there is one graduate whose story abc 7 news followed. six years ago he was arrested for robbing a pharmacy pointing an unloaded gun at the farm sismt he stole painkillers which military doctors prescribed instead of treating ptsd. a jury found him not guilty by reason of insanity. he told us the oakland va has yet to process its its claims.
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>> there i found out after two years they haven't looked at materials that i gathered from numerous doctors. >> and officials from the va say backlog is caused by the economy which triggered a jump in number of claims but they say that the accuracy rate of 38% is not accurate, that it's only 14%. and they say the inspector general miscalculated. >> thank you very much. >> the social networking site facebook's second day of trade dg not bring a lot of big-spending friends today, dropping 11% today. and it fell within 30 minutes
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of trading. the price is only half of the story. abc 7 news joins us live with the nasdaq error that is getting a lot of attention. >> and nasdaq is embarrassed by issues that not only kept the ipo daib use -- debut deal eye yeah bud impacted processing of the orders. officials say, however that, those glitches have nothing to do with the current stock price. >> if facebook ipo is guilty of give something an investment hangover they're feeling worthy. she bought a to you shares of facebook friday when the price was 40s oodz disappointed but am hoping for the best. >> in addition to lackluster stock price, talk today is about friday's fiasco on the
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nasdaq. >> there is 83 million share that's didn't process well. they got into a feed back loop. >> the coe -- ceo admits problems were not the finest hour. the sec will investigate the snafu. and investors are expressing relief. >> it wasn't a sure thing, people thought it was a sure thing. because it's so much hype around it. but i didn't buy any. >> they believe they will grow into the evaluation. and he points to 900 million users and growth. >> this is 50% year over year.
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revenue there is $1 billion in revenue. >> and there is a stock price that could face downward pressure. that is when employees can sell some shares and many expect that they will. >> and there is a big announcement fromma hoorks reaching a deal to sell part of the stake in china's biggest internet company. under that new agreement they will buy back half of a stake owned by yahoo. experts say the deal is good for yahoo because the company gets money but still has exposure to china. yahoo has been losing ground to google and facebook. >> there is pg&e hired a new executive in an effort to focus on safety.
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and jesus soto junior will leave his position as vice president for el paso corporation. and will oversee public safety and gas system operation. he's got a big job. yesterday the chronicle reported a vice president at pg&e was alarmed over findings that the utility accidentally overpressurized its lines after the disaster. and golden state warriors appear ready to leave oakland for san francisco and could be making a major announcement tomorrow on plans to build a new arena. and they're refusing to confirm or deny anything but the owner said officials told him the team is ready to jump. >> there is the president was here yesterday.
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they're coming. they have plans to put at rena here. on the end of the pier. >> official says they're aware they have been looking at other sites but say they're in direct talk was the team. and coming up reaction from fans and what oakland school kids might lose if warriors leave town. >> the team san francisco lost are make gg time on ot construction of their new facility in santa clara. there are cement trucks rolled in today and they cared -- carried concrete. crews began the process of drilling those holes today. it's going to take 25 days. this is projected to be open for the 2014 season. >> interest tl is a lawsuit filed today trying to block the construction of a casino that contends the land where
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ka seen joe supposed to be intilt not federally protected. and that would mean the love overstepped his authority when reaching an agreement. this is being reviewed and backers of the casino say it will open by the end of the year. >> we now know identity of a young mother killed friday when her cadillac, the one she's riding in crashed into a tree. she was a new cal grad. the child was in the car with her and was seriously hurt. flowers, candles and cards now mark the spot where this accident happened. the cause of the tragedy is under investigation. >> the president is back in missouri toonts to seek with students whose town was devastated by that tornado.
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this is a live look we can show you. there is a commencement ceremony being held at southern state university. the visit calls on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the tornado. the storm killed 161 people and destroyed hundreds of buildings in town. seniors taking classes in a converted department store. there is a massive rebuilding effort there continue ootz wife of ross mirkarimi is setting the record straight in an interview with dan noyes, dan flew to her hometown in venezuela over the weekend and-to-meet her and her son and to talk about this domestic violence case against the sheriff. >> all of the things i was going outside is not true. that never happened.
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when i went there... >> where did that come from? >> i don't know. there is imagination of someone. >> the exclusive interview airs tuesday night on abc 7 news at 11:00. >> coming up michael finney exposes both a vacuum cleaner ask a drink making false health claim autos there is a northern california mother's trek to chemo treatment here in the bay area. how it could help other cancer paish yechblts. >> i'm sandhya patel. temperatures down today but we haven't reached our low point yet. there is a winter year pattern setting up there is a new record low for state schools creating a challenge for california schools now. stay with us. news continues here in just a moment.
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a 41-year-old kblornld two of is raising awareness about breast cancer by riding her bike more than 300 miles, pedaling to marin general hospital. where she started chemo today. >> i felt like every waun wun was with me, riding along. it was great, actually. i never felt alone once. >> nicole took pictures and video of her journey. her husband work to kids and a dog followed her in a van towards the bay area. along the way she met cancer survivors and supporters. >> meeting survivors is great. people say my grandmother had cancer and she's 80 now and i'm 10 years out. >> she underwent a mastectomy to remove the tumor, doctors
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recommended chemotherapy. >> the chemotherapy will target rapidly dividingel dividingels -- dividing cells. that should take care of it. >> and she arrived in her mother's house from there, it was a short ride to her first appointment. and she was able to raise $5,000. there is a place offering massage therapy and counsels cancer patients. >> this is all of the things plus exercise reduce the risk of recurrence further. >> one of her doctors here we go. >> okay. good. >> there is treatments will continue through november. >> i have beautiful children. i have to have a positive
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attitude. and that is the attitude of of course i'm going to make it. >> amazing woman, we have a link to her blog and information on how to donate to the center. >> students returned to glass clas today off a noro virus outbreak sickened 100 students. some are still home recovering and both schools remained opening during the outbreak but health department directed the staff to disinfect facilities. >> there is a new study finding the number of u.s. teenagers with prediabetes and type two diabetes doubled. by contrast the rate of obesity has remained study.
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researchers say the fact they're increased so sharply is raising concern that m this generation may face higher rates of heart disease and other complications once becoming adults. this appears in the june issue of "the journal pediatrics". >> california end x funding crisis keeps getting wompls a record number of students are tending districts that may not be able to meet their financial obligations for owe two years saying 188 of the 1037 districts are underwater and that is more than ever before. 2.6 million live in those districts and says there is an unacceptable tool on education. >> on to consumer news. cost of borrowing money to pay
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for college tuition just got cheaper. >> there is good news here. >> and there is good, but odd. it should say always came from the federal government. now that is apparently changing. for the first time, banks and lenders are now offering attractive fixed rate loans. sally may and discover joined wells fargo and other lenders in offered fixed low rates. sally may's start at 5.76%. that is compared to the stafford loan that is 6.8% and subsidized loans expected to spike back up this summer. >> if you bought an oreck vacuum cleaner, the fcc says the company made false claims their product could reduce the
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risk of flu and other illnesses. consumers will receive $25 for each one of their purchases and those who bought the pro shield place will get $25.65. $700,000 in checks being mailed out. another news, a judge ordered pom wonder tofl stop making claims of health benefits and performance for its befr yajz. planning a summer vacation? are you? many turning gone get this, travel agents. the average person planning tripz on their own visit 21 sites in nine different web surfing sessions. and there are more people letting agents do the work for them. >> travelers looking for advice. and someone wex peer yens in
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travel. they can't get that online. >> and and that is what it's all about. they say a good travel agent might makeup for commissions received by finding discounts for the traveler and you don't have to go to to 1 sites. >> that industry took a hit. >> weather is holding up. there is the battleship docked in richmond restored and converted into a floating museum. supposed to depart for the new home this weekend. and there are rough sea that's delayed that trip. >> and jand patel is here, warm and breezy. >> yes. wendz have changed and there
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is temperatures dropping, inland areas low to mid-70s, nowhere near 90s of yesterday. here is why. our high definition camera there is marine layer calling shots now. that is why temperatures dropped. there is a beautiful view to see starts of -- parts of san francisco through that marine layer. winds gusty in spots there is napa gusting to 20 miles per hour. there are lot of pictures that have come in to you report. there is a people enjoying taking these photos this, one submitted by gloria c.
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there is a look at where clouds have not yet cleared coast. fog hanging tauf long the coastline. so there is temperatures averaging about five-15 degrees cooler than yesterday. it's comfortable inland. low to mid-70s around the bay. there is cloudy, breezy overnight. turning sunny tomorrow going get windy, cooler wednesday through friday. temperatures have not gotten to the lowest point yet. and there is a showers staying up into northern portion of the viewing area, we're not concerned about showers here,
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but we're going to see a trough just swing through so west nile virus we'll continue to see breezy conditions for tuesday afternoon. there is sunshine away from the coast. here is a look at low temperatures. cloud cover heavy tonight. wide spread. temperatures held up. low to mid-50s. we'll see areas of fog as well, tomorrow afternoon, there is bayside and inland numbers coming up there is 79 degrees in livermore and concord. san jose mid 70s. there is san francisco, 63 degrees there is some high clouds tomorrow as well around the monterey bay. 81 inland in gilroy. there is a temperatures falling wednesday through friday. gets windy and cooler, friday,
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there is a temperatures a good 10 degrees below normal. warming trend is coming. sunday, monday up into low 08s range for memorial day. looking good. >> and this is just going to be a mild forecast. >> there is how stars didn't align for one driver during the he clips. >> and there is a bay area women now in training to build bridges of tomorrow at 6:00. we'll be right back here.
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state lawmakers considering a new strip club tax to help fund rape crisis jernts. the measure requiring roughly 0 strip clubs in california that serve alcohol pay a $10 per patron levy. a democrat says his bill would generate $35 million a year, every penny blad badly needed. >> it's unconscionable that thousands of rape kits go unprocessed because our law
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enforcement does not have money to process that and achieve justice for women around the state. >> texas and utah have similar taxes. >> police are still looking for the mayor's harley stolen from a city hall parking lot friday. the mayor said he parked his harley in a parking lot during afternoon and came out to find him missing. it's a twun harley this, is a license plate. if you see it call the mayor or the police. the stars apparently did not line up for a san bruno driver blaming a pedestrian accident on the partial solar eclipse saying she hit a mother and daughter because she was temporarily blinded by sunday's eclipse. the 10-year-old girl suffered a broken arm. the mother, bumps and bruises. police say there are signs posted in that area warning of the sun flare even when there isn't an eclipse.
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>> spectacular pictures, however, stay with us, back in a moment. çk
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in the abc 7 newsroom just out of jail fr cheating people out of thousands a contractor could be accused of doing now z we're sticking our neck out on this one. see what the ostrich can tell us about earthquakes and evolution, more coming up at
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6:00. >> thank you see you then. >> there is exciting news for fans of "good morning america" the show about to go into the afternoon. >> starting july 9th it will air a special edition at 1:00 p.m. josh elliott and layera spencer will be host autos but regulars will be making appearances. is a great idea. >> world news is next. i'm cheryl jennings. >> from all of us here, thanks for watching. see you again at 6:00.

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