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24-7. being a mom one minute and switching gears and sending out e mails at midnight it doesn't seem to thwart careers anymore. technology enables us to be an always-on so. put the baby down for a nap. newborn babies sleep a lot. >> and it's clear marisa my jer probably going to use a lot of technology here to balance her family and her business live. using things like baby cams and trying to use video conferencing from home when she has to take care of the baby. it will be an interesting balance and everyone will be watching. >> thank you very much. >> sky 7 is live over the scene in walnut creek. traffic is gibbing to get back to normal. just minutes ago there is a poll electrified whit fell. >> pg&e turned ouer off.
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the eastbound commute has kicked in to full gear. and there is slow, things are moving. >> a hayward jury awarded the children of convicted killer hans riser $60 million for damages in the loss of their mother. this verdict read before noon today, riser convicted of murder in 2008 for the death of his wife. the jury ward each child $25 million for pain and suffering and 10sed million in punitive damage autos we wanted to make darn sure the children would have the psychological help they needed for the rest of their lives and these children will probably never be able to go into the work force. we wanted to make sure this would take care of the children for the rest of their lives.
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>> and he thinks riser might be able to come up with valuable ideas in prison because of his background. >> san francisco police hope a new sketch will help them find a suspect in an unsolved murder case. that sketch is of a man with a thin build and long dreads last seen getting into a pantock grand am and is accused of a shooting on june 28th in the ingleside district. if you recognize this man call the police department immediately. >> a 20-year-old richmond man arrested in a shooting that injured a 10-year-old boy. and one shot hit the boy in the back. and he was so seriously wounded police took him to the hospital in the squad car.
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and chamel arrested on friday. >> activists taking aim at ed lee's comment he's considering adopting a controversial policy. members of the black, young democrats delivered a petition with more than 2000 signatures geps the bombsy. it is a technique used by police in new york and philadelphia allowing officers to search people they think are suspicious. opponents say it's racist and not effective. >> this is only getting a handful on the streets. >> and mayor lee first expressed interest last month as a way to curve gun violence in the city. today saying he is willing to
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consider bold ideas but not if they result in racial profiling. >> there are new details on the drunk driving arrest of march ts shon lynch over the weekend. telling us he was weaving at about 3:20 saturday morning. lynch presented a scholarship thursday night to an oakland resident wounded in a shooting. prosecutors will review the report before deciding whether to bring charges. >> a fire gutted a home on friday claimed a second victim. the coroner says that a 62-year-old littlea presad died from smoke inhalation. her 2-year-old grandson also died in the fire. investigators believe candles from a religious altar may
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have start 9 this blaichlz the prayer altar was in the hallway near the bedrooms. >> kl calorie tirmt fund is in trouble and it could wind up costing taxpayers. this is the nation's largest public pension fund and only reported 1% on investments. nanette? >> well, 1.6 million state and hokeal government employees rely on cal pers. managers say they'll have to use due strategies. >> there is 1% positive. >> blame it on the european debt crisis and slowing of economic growth. the largest fund, cal pers made a 1% rate of return this year. rate critical because tax
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payers make up short falls whenever pun lick pension funds miss a mark. despite a 7.7 rate of turn cal pers acknowledges it will be asking for more money. >> in a year it will be adjusted upward two, years local rates will be adjusted upward. >> and local bankers were cue to crushing pension debt. just six years ago $1.5 billion went to cal pers thchl year, jumping to $2 billion. this is closer to 4% adding in pension. critics say that means less money for other things and point out spending is up00%
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and for uc and csu down 30%. it's in the constitution there is one of the first line items. >> this is very, very risky. >> there is almost nothing taxpayers can do to lessen their burden. and dooring good times californians pay little or nothing towards pension autos if i work for you and we have a collective bargaining agreement i put in a certain amount and you put in a certain amount you're obligated to do that regardless of the status of what's happening in the economy. >> the governor and democratic leaders are still at odds and the governor's plan is much tougher than democrats.
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>> coming up races for new college president how much san francisco state's getting during these tough time autos poi scouts decide the best way to move forward after rye viewing a ban on gays. >> and richel smith going to washington. the face on modern day slavery. >> measurable drizzle this morning. when we'll snap out of the streak coming up. >> and stay with us. abc 7 nuts
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>> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. california state university trustee as proved salary increases for three new campus presidents in spite of tuition increases for stud yentsz and budget dairy belt tightening. and leslie wong will now make
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$325,000 a year receiving a $1,000 a month car allowance. sid garcia covered this meeting today. >> and there are about three dozen protestors gathered outside of the head quarters in long beach. they want the board of trustees to say no to what they call pay raises for seven new cal state university campus president autos we're all taking a hit. >> trustees heard from other staff members about the hardships being experienced by csu exemployees and students over pending cuts and increases. >> there are students crying because they couldn't get the minimum number of units they needed to keep financial aid. >> salaries have been frozen since 2007. new president at cal state north ring will be paid $324,500. 10% more than the previous president, paid for by university foundation funded
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by private donors. for other new presidents won't be paid for by university foundation. one new campus president will be paid less. >> all in favor? >> trustee as proved pay packages but one no vote came perfect a student member of the board. >> these presidents in 2010 drks 2000 year generated only $363 million went back to benefits and faculty, staff and students. >> they're looking at plans to deal with a possible too kblinl short fall next year if prop 30 fails in november. there is an increase of $150 per semester and a reduction in salaries. a second reduced student enrollment and eliminate 750 jobs. both option dmotz sit well with unions. when furl yoz came on there
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are several dozen locked out and don't don't let that happen again. show us we matter. >> and boy scouts reaffirmed it's began on -- ban on gays from holding leadership roles. a spokesman says the panel began studying issue in 2010 and unanimously agreed to keep the plan ban in place. critics call this decision disappointing. and u.s. supreme court ruled the boy scouts are exempt from law that's ban antigay discrimination. >> will smith went to washington today to bring attention to the issue of human trafficking. and brandy hicks has the
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story. >> children are being forced into slavery. >> jada pinkett smith is using star power spotlight modern day slavery. 47 million people are enslaved around the world. >> conservative estimates suggest 40,000 people are enslaved on our soil. >> with husband will smith and her daughter willow behind her, she said willow inspired her to take action after watching the documentary kony, 2012. organizations say it's escalated into a $32 billion enterprise. >> each of us may well have eaten, driven, dressed or texted with a product involving in part modern day slavery its stalled in the
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senate. >> slavery must be recognized and rejected. >> three survivors stood with her, she asked for more funding. >> fighting slavery doesn't cost a lot of money. cost of allowing it to exist are higher. >> and this is her second trip to washington, d.c. she met to discuss human trafficking. >> and a bay area organization with women and children who have nowhere else to turn received help today. and this nonprofit runs a shelter for battered and homeless women it's estimated a quarter million residents will be victims at this point
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in their live. >> the funds will help building futures get through a budget crunch. this line is on track to respond to 9200 calls. >> an official decision from the federal government on a krompl chemical. bisphenol-a can no longer be used in making baby bottles or sippy cups. the council found all manufacturers no longer used the chemical due to health concerns. and say it is safe. >> and lots of delays in san francisco international airport. and there is fog and cloud cover and officials say visibility problems cut the number of plain arriving in half. and this is a busy summer season. there aren't a lot of options and sfo one of the few airports to experience delays.
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and this is a little cool and raw. >> unsummer like. yesterday there is measurable drizzle. there is a year out, enjoying sunshine. this morning marine layer reaching 4500 feet. and there is oakland 3/100ths. from our sutro camera, you can see golden gate bridge buried in low clouds there. there are some areas still not completely clear. there is still cloud cover due to a low that is close to the nornl bay.
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it's keeping knit a koom flow of air. there is no radar returns now. there is our very own radar on mount st. helena. there are showers around crescent city. there are light showers developing. there are temperatures 60s coast side to mid-70s. high temperatures ranging from low 60s at the coast up toer 7 ows. well below normal at this time of the year. wind flow contributing to koom air mass. southesterly gusting at sfo. there is m patchy drizzle overnight.
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slight chance of showers tonight. there is a cool pattern. this is continuing to spin here. and temperatures coming up a little bit for wednesday but not quite where you should be at this time of the year. there is some clouds around. watch what happens. there is a little b-52 drizzle tomorrow morning. there is very patchy in nature and there is really we're going with a clearing trend for wednesday afternoon tochl morning there is temperatures into the. >>s. thooking at afternoon readings higher in the south bay. 75 campel. there is breezy, 62 in
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pacifica. there is mid-70s for santa rosa. nice-looking day in the east bay. numbers into upper 70s. there is your newscast. for the accu-weather forecast. temperatures warming back up to average at this time of the year. end of the week into weekend will he to mid-90s saturday through monday inland. what comes bax. >> to say thank you to many of you in the bay area that helped raise thousands of dollars for bay area foster kids and nancy t from napa, diane j from mart yedz and
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darla e, we appreciate it. you can make a difference. maybe get mentioned on the news like abc 7 news and there is $1 getting donated for every like we get. >> and still to come gubernatorial classic on display. at the state fair. >> then at 6:00 a look at google's entry into the tablet competition. the question is, is this selling?
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you may strike out next time you try to win a free street parking place near at and t park. there is between now and next spring will extend the operating hours on all nearby streets to sock p.m. and increase costs from $5 to
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$7 per hour. have you to pay seven days per week. no break on sunday z the city transportation direct jerz the goal to reduce congestion near the park. >> and what is old is new again at california state fair. it's a classic 74 plymouth. take a look at this, it's a no frills satellite serving as the governor's first car way back when. the crisis he ditched his limo for something more fuel efficient. it's on loan and the aerospace museum of california. >> nice looking ride. >> a fashion magazine is getting a lot of grief for putting kate middleton on its cover. the problem is that picture is fake. her head reportedly photo shopped on a wod he body to give the illusion she's wearing an african inspired
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dress. the editor defends the cover saying it was honoring her with a fan art tribute. some people on twitter call the cover creepy. middletop refused requests from fashion magazines to pose for their covers.ñ!ñcús
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coming up, signs the bay area may be on the verge of a new building boon. indicators of an improving local economy z reversing a vasectomy. research showing it can be done successfully. those stories and more at 6:00. >> and now, organizers of the san jose jazz summer festival looking to give bands a big break. >> they're inviting groups to submit an audition for a chance to perform form in front of thousands of people. >> bands cannot have more than
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six members and have to fall into one of these categories. >> good luck. >> yeah. >> thanks for joining us. bloop tonight on "world news" -- security scare. a passenger jet stolen in the dead of night. the pilot crashes it into a parking lot. new questions tonight about airport security. breaking news. kerry kennedy fights back against the charges she was driving under the influence. breakthrough. a big new diet drug about to hit your local drugstore, promising a lot of weight loss fast. dr. richard besser is here. and great catch. a little girl falls 30 feet as a quick-thinking stranger leaps into action and saves her life.

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