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i'm kristen sze. i'm eric thomas. breaking us in the east bay. several people have been sent to the hospital after a traffic accident on the island of alameda. >> police tell us they are all under 18. fran sting ding with the latest. -- frances dinglasan with the latest. >> it happened around 1:45 this morning. the investigators are heading to the scene right now island drive is closed south of robert davie, jr.. this is right along the alameda municipal golf course. is going to be shutdown until 10:00 this morning. we'll keep you posted. we'll also check out waze for you. traffic friday light so far. here's a live shot of the bay bridge toll not affecting freeways on 880 and alameda oakland area. in developing news, a few hours from now we expect to hear what happened in the

moments leading up to a deadly horse racing accident at the alameda fair. lilian kim has the story from the fairgrounds. >> reporter: jorge herrera was riding in the time race of the day when he was then from his mount. herrera's horse 4-year-old morito clipped the heels of another horse, morito stumbled and herrera was left on the ground with massive head injuries with >> was either trampled by his horse or another horse. >> reporter: april mitchell is the spokesperson for the fair. she says paramedics tended to herrera right away. >> as our normal safety protocol dictates we had an ambulance that was following the race so emergency personnel responded immediately >> reporter: but herrera was unable to survive, he died two hours later. according -- herrera had 55

minutes and. -- fair organizers say this is the first a jockey has died here since 1975. >> obviously, this incident is deeply saddens us and we hope people still come out to the horse racing and enjoy the fair. like i said this is a very rare incident doesn't happen often at all. racing will continue. >> reporter: fair organizers say they plan to hold some kind of memorial in honor of herrera by the time the fair closes sunday. lilian kim, abc7 news. police in santa clara county investigating shooting death of 3-year-old boy in what they say appears to be an accident the shooting happened inside the boy's home around 6:00 last night. the dispatch reports the boy either accidentally shot himself with a handgun or was

accidentally shot by a friend who was playing with a gun. police confirmed the boy was the son of a san jose police officer. terry mcsweeney will have a live report in our next half hour. santa clara county prosecutors filed charges against five members of the same family accuse them of neglecting residents of the care home they ran. you can see four suspects, all free on bond. the police department says the home operated without a state license. investigators say the dozen residents of the home were dependent, nonenglish speaking asian immigrants who were beaten, malnurished and forbidden from using toilet paper. police found the home covered with animal feces from nearly 50 dogs that wandered the home. >> this is tragic because you are taking advantage of the most vulnerable segment of our kpaopb people who cannot take care of themselves -- of our

community, people who cannot take care of themselves and you subject them to scale lore and deplorable conditions and take -- squalor and deplorable conditions and take advantage of them. >> police are asking peep in the community to come forward if they have -- asking people in the community to come forward they have information. sfo reporting two laser strikes on commercial aircrafts last night as each plane made its approach into the airport. airline officials say the laser strikes came from palo alto and pointed at virgin airlines flight from chicago and a united airlines express flight from calgary. no arrests, no one was hurt and the fbi and the faa are looking into the incident. today the state senate will decide whether to appropriate nearly five billion dollars in voter approved bonds for california's controversial high speed rail. yesterday the assembly approved legislation which

would get the first segment started in the central valley and modernize existing systems. it is expected to be a more contentious vote in the senate some democrats are planning to vote no because other programs such as social services have been cut. in an hour the labor department will release the june jobs report. economists predict employers added 90,000 jobs last month. they expect the unemployment rate to remain at 8.2%. the economy added only an average of 73,000 jobs in april and may. some analysts are optimistic after the labor department announced yesterday that weekly benefit applications dropped by if 14,000. california's rate is 10.9%. lawyers will begin phraoegd the city of stockton's bankruptcy case in court today. -- they filed for chapter 9 protection last week after failing to reach a deal on a 26 million dollar deficit.

stockton officials want a judge to approve a budget that allows the city to cut employee wages. at least one creditor says it will fight the bankrupcy. antioch officials will soon consider reopening offices fridays. antioch's fiscal situation has improved slightly. some lawmakers want to end friday furloughs that started three years ago to save money. the manager says the council plans to discuss the possibility of increasing weekly hours for employees back to 40 this summer. >> in san carlo -- [ unintelligible ] the city's fire chief sent a memo yesterday saying occasionally closing the station is a short term solution until six entry level firefighters are hired. let's get a look at that weather forecast.

>> mike starting out with fog. definitely low clouds out there this morning. good morning. it is dry for the most part maybe small pockets of drizzle along the coast. you can see the storm track up to the north where it is going over the weekend original is dry air from the southwest also warmer air as that back spin on this high pressure sure starts to come towards us and bring us warmer weather. today sunshine faster because of that dry air one of reasons why we'll be warmer. 48 santa rosa, 7:00 the rest of us in the 50s mostly cloudy. lunch notice how quickly clouds are back to the coast, 50s into san francisco and san rafael, 70s inland.

by 4:00, pockets of sunshine along the coast low to mid 60s there into san francisco and oakland 70s around the rest of the bay shore 80s inland. friday evening light jacket upper 50s to mid 60s around the bay mid to upper 50s at the coast, 70s inland. next three days you can see saturday, sunday and also monday, slight warming trend with near 90 inland, near 80 around the bay, coast mid 60s. we are following this crash in alameda. amy hollyfield is headed to the scene. it involves six people under the age of 18 they crashed into a tree, solo car crash into a tree. all six people were taken to the hospital. right now island drive is closed south of robert davie harbor bay parkway is an alternate near the golf course

in that area. freeway traffic fine at this point, no problems on 880 or 580, east bay looking good. crash in mountain view on the on-ramp to north 101. crews heading to the scene traffic still fine as you head up towards palo alto. we are seeing friday light elsewhere. here's a live shot of 280 san jose, headlights northbound towards cupertino that's 17 right across your screen. no major problems as well as you head through southbound 680 through the san ramon valley and sunol grade. 4:40. next, lawyers for convicted wife murderer scott meter son heads back to court or the lawyers head back to court why they say he deserves a new trial. >> the lifeguard fired for saving a drowning man is offered his job back. what he's telling the company

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good morning. wanted to remind you about the sleep train dream campaign for every like we go one dollar will help bay area foster kids. so far you have helped us raise more than $1,000 in a few days by clicking like. let's keep going. go to facebook.com/abc7news your like or your friend's like could change a life. scott peterson is appealing the death sentence he receive are -- he received. he was sentenced and sent to scan quentin in march of 2005. his attorney filed with the state supreme court yesterday he argues the trial should have been moved after 95% of prospective jurors said they had been exposed to publicity

about the case. peterson claim the overwhelming publicity, incorrect court rulings and other mistakes deprived him of a fair trial. a mother being held on child abuse. witnesses saw a mother in phoenix, arizona pour beer into her son's cup and the boy drinking some of it. they called police who came and determined the liquid was consistent with beer. the boy checked out unharmed and now in his father's care. officers state mother admits to having giving her son beer because he kept reaching for the pitcher. florida lifeguard fired after rescuing a swimmer is being offered his job back. he was let go, he broke a company rule by leaving his section of the beach. the 21-year-old says the man was drowning outside the zone his company was hired to watch. the head of the company says firing lopez was wrong. what willow% do? >> i hum -- what willow% do? >> i humbly decline, another

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welcome back. warmer weather on the way. low to mid 70s around the bay shore 80s starting to show up

inland. nothing like the heat gripping the eastern 2/3 of the country 100 again today in chicago, st. louis possibly d.c.. 105 phoenix without humidity warmer portland 83 and seattle 78. all major airports across the lower 48 green means running on time severe weather possible could affect minneapolis, chicago and detroit. low clouds maybe a few flight delays here. when we find out about those flight delays we'll let you know. abc7news.com. 4:48 now. accident investigators say a combinations of pilot error and faulty equipment lead to that air france crash in the atlantic three years ago. the plane was flying from rio to paris plunged into the sea during a thunderstorm killing all 228 onboard. investigators are convinced the plane could have been

saved by the three pilots up to 20 seconds before impact. air france and the plane's manufacturer airbus face manslaughter charges in connection with the accident. two members of congress calling on the maker of a popular suv to educate owners about a potentially dangerous condition. many call it the death wobble shaking in the front that makes the car shimmy violently. an investigation revealed more than 600 complaints. mostly on jeep wranglers. in a letter to the makers of jeep south bay congresswoman and a representative henry waxman calling for outreach campaign notifying customers of the risk and providing possible solutions for repairing and the problem. chrysler says its vehicles meteor exceed standards and have excellent safety records. the automaker did not say if it will contact customers.

president obama wraps up his bus tour today and mitt romney's campaign will be mobilizing volunteers tomorrow in swing states. the monthly unemployment numbers come out in the next hour and could alter the view of the candidates. tahman bradley has more. >> reporter: president obama will get another taste of main street today when his bus rolls through ohio and pennsylvania. the president has been on the attack, that could change with the release of the jobs report. a weak report could put president obama back on the defensive. this as his campaign pelts mitt romney with charges of offshore cash and outsourcing jobs. >> outsourcing versus insourcing, it matters. >> reporter: on the stump. >> the president: governor romney's experience has been in only companies that were called pioneers of outsourcing. >> reporter: while romney enjoys time with his family his campaign denies that he outsourced jobs and say his

foreign investments were not made to avoid taxes. two republican vice presidential possibilities governors jindal and pawlenty shadowing the president. mitt romney keeps raking in big cash reportedly 100 million dollars last month a republican record. tahman bradley, abc news, washington. >> the heat that has gripped the midwest is slowly moving east where the misery will be compounded by power outages from damaging storms. record highs in the midwest this week are buckling roads and damaging crops. illinois farmers say they need rain in the next two weeks or they stand to lose much of their crop. experts say that could raise prices at the super market 75% of grocery products such as peanut butter, soda and beef use corn as a key ingredient. my friends in philadelphia state has been in the mid 90s

with a lot of humidity. >> and new york as well and let's not even talk about the midwest. >> setting records again in st. louis, eighth day in a row of over 100° that is going to back towards us and why we'll get warmer at least away from the coast in the coming days. good morning. low clouds hanging around marine layer thicker this morning. i believe a warming trend is on the way. live doppler sitting on top of mount st. helena to the north, mount up number to the south dry for the morning -- mount omnium to the south dry for the morning. around the monterey bay watsonville, 49, everybody else inland low to mid 50s more sun warmer today, warming

trend through next week the good news, it will be mainly cloudy at night especially bay and coast and comfortable in the 50s you will be able to cool during the overnight hours. today we jump up two degrees if fremont, santa rosa three in oakland four san francisco. east bay valleys we have low to upper 80s from 82 in dublin and walnut creek to 87 in brentwood. 68 berkeley low to mid 70s for everybody else. south bay milpitas 76, 82 los gatos san jose 79 low to mid 70s peninsula today low 60s along the coast, mid 60s downtown and south san francisco, north bay more sunshine at your beaches still low 60s inland a lot of mid to upper 70s and 65 in monterey with afternoon sun, 75 santa cruz low to mid 80s

inland. some of that warmer weather creeping up from the south, 104 palm springs 100 fresno. low 90s around sacramento, 93 chico 78 sunshine today in tahoe. drizzle along the coast comfortable temperatures in the 50s. starting tomorrow near 90 inland to mid 90s next week 80 around the bay by monday, stay in the 80s through most of next week at the coast, free air conditioning, mid 60s. have a great day here's frances. back to alameda following breaking news about this car crash. six people under the age of 18 in one car crashed into a tree all six taken to the hospital. right now island drive is closed right by the alameda golf course south of robert davie, jr.. you will need to find alternates around that, not too busy. road closure in effect until 10:00 this morning.

amy hollyfield heading to the scene. elsewhere, friday light nothing like yesterday bay bridge toll delay-free no problems on the lower deck either. nice ride across the san mateo bridge westbound on the right drive time 14 minutes from 880 to 101, eastbound light into hayward and with the waze traffic app there is an accident in the mountain view area on the on-ramp to north 101, 101 still flowing well up the peninsula. three east bay police departments are turning thumbs down on plans to buy an armored vehicle. police say the vehicle similar to this is not the best choice for a university setting. the vehicle is a bear cat 4 x 4 cost about $170,000. activists complain the armored vehicle could be used to put down peaceful protests.

debate over spanking reignited in the wake of the nation's largest presbyterian church taking a new stan. general assembly of the presbyterian church meeting in pennsylvania passed a resolution it calls for an end to corporal punishment in homes, schools and childcare facilities. supporters say jesus' love is not manifested by hitting. new study warns to watch out for brown widow spiders before you put your hands in nooks and join miss around the outside of your -- nooks and crane anies around the outside of your home. possibly outnumbering its cousin the black widow survey found 20 times as many brown than black widows. bitten researchers say the bite isn't as dangerous of that as the black a brain scan can beat even

the best poker face. researchers at the duke center used mri's to scan brains of poker players and found they could predict when a player was about to bluff before he played. doctors believe the study discovered a small part of the brain that controls how we bluff. unfortunately, at this point it can only be examined with an mri machine. >> you can't have all the players in an mri machine. we are following breaking news in the east bay, six young people rushed to the hospital following a vehicle accident. amy hollyfield is live at the scene. >> new questions raised by former member of the san francisco board of supervisors about whether the mayor is telling the truth about his action in the suspension of sheriff ross mirkarimi. convicted murderer may get a temporary get out of jail card. how you can help a

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