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penalty in this case the chief says she wants to consult family autos victims will be impacted for years if death penalty is sought. >> and the prosecution gets a final say on that. his next court date is on monday, he'll learn what charges are being filed against him. >> and stay with us for the latest developments on the colorado theater massacre. and there is a slide show on the front page of our web site. >> the president is back in the bay area on a fund raising stoch. we have live team courage -- coverage. >> the president just left the temple here at lake merit. 25 people paid $25,800 each to
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sit at a round table with him. he's on his way to a private residence at piedmont. will local businesses are helped or hurt? one business is capitalizing in a big way with this coffee on the menu. just a block down from the fox theater bittersweet cafe put obama blend coffee blend on display. guests tonight will be paying nearly $36,000 for a swig of the special brew. and this is hawaiian, kennan and indonesian beans over the weekend. >> crazy fast. i roasted and made a blend. >> it's a strong flavor. and there is a pop to it from
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the hawaiian beans. >> the owner says she is not worried about protests tonight. and the furniture and put night streets. but then, employees confronted them and saidway what are you doing? these are our jobs. and we want to be here. they backed off. >> awaken wave yeah -- cafe is welcoming obama and democrat stlaitors as is the store oaklandish which is experienced in handling protest autos if there is a lot of action we'd decide to close the store or celebrate people in the streets. one time there was a dj ask we closed the store but said have fun if you're here. >> and they're in business as usual mode. he didn't realize the street would be put down. >> i was able to move an office owe-to-a sensitive street.
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and i guess on the way back, everything has been sealed ask i can't get back to my office. >> is your boss fine with it?. >> he's wondering. i think he's going to take a look firsthand. >> and at bittersweet cafe there will be a romney blend ask they tell us decave in keeping with mormon guidelines and it will be swiss water processed. >> and that is good to know, thank you. >> protestors trying to make a point tonight. we're live in downtown with that part of the coverage. >> protestors have been here most of the afternoon and have started to line up. police have restricted pedestrians and motor traffic to this area of broadway and 19th street but that isn't
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preventing demonstrators supporting issues from trying to have voices and concerns heard and there is a polar bear hoping to greet mr. obama with a message about arctic drilling. and there are supporters of the dream act to allow children who were brought into the country illegally. and they say the undocumented men and women continue to be detaind and deported. there have been appearances made by antiwar group world can't wait and afghans for peace. and demonstrators put before the release of bradley manning aaccused of releasing government secrets to wiki leaks. i can tell you number has grown in size it has been a peaceful demonstration. we have not seen any confrontations. police had quite a few clashes
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in the past. and have a plan to keep thing as way from the president. again we know the president is inside of the fox theater speaking in only a matter of moments. and we don't believe the president arrived because we do expect to hear a roar from the crowd but things here are indeed peaceful at broadway and 19th. we'll is more at 6:00. >> there is a intimate fund-raiser in piedmont. >> there is where we're expecting the president about a half hour down this winding road. the home of wayne jordan and quinn delaney two big democratic party contributors costing each of the 60 guests $38,500 a plate. and there is a the president
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arrived and mayor jean kwan headed the welcome party. there is the first official visit to oakland though here when he campaigned for president and there is marijuana advocates staging rallies in downtown oakland. the president will host another fund-raiser tonight and they've been demonstrating in the plaza most of the day and are angry at the feds for cracking down on medical marijuana clubs there is a one of the organizer autos we're here in the names of thousands of patients who cannot get away from their job who's are too sick to rise from beds. those who passed on and those who are incarcerated.
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>> there is legislation i wrote the first city ordinance and we're now trying to also find ways to tax and license ask keep safe. >> and there is is most recently u.s. attorney warned harborside health center the biggest pot club in the country that there are properties now subject to seizure and federal agents raided a dispensary and a school belonging to oak siste sisterdam university. we're waiting for the president to arrive here at the home two of big democratic big wigs. we have not seen any pro testors but have seen neighbors waiting to get a glimpse.
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>> you can expect a number of closures in oakland tonight there is side streets will be also shut down. 17th nl street entrance and 19th street bart station will be closed. there is a where you can down load app and become a traffic spotter available through i tunes or an droid market. >> there is republican challenger mitt romney headed to southern california participating in a small business round table raising money in orange count yeast stops yesterday included a private lunch in woodside, a reception in san francisco fairmont hotel a dinner at a pacific heights home. and tomorrow romney will
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address veterans of foreign wars in nevada. and then, mr. romney heads to london for a stop at the olympics then to israel and poland. >> search is fon or a killer in san jose who left three young children without parents. 19 calls about gunfire in the neighborhood this morning led police to the grim discovery of two adults in a hem. and there is car rena live with more for us. >> the murders took place in the did you plech behind me. three children were not physically hurt but were inside when shootings took place. the grief outside of this home on north 77 street is unmistakeable, so, too, were gunshots neighbors heard after 4:00 this morning. >> and there are three of them and there is another three,
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four. >> family members say those bullets killed a 26-year-old and 28-year-old. marybell's sister says the two were high school sweet hearts with three children and after a break if the relationship got back together. olga read us her sister's facebook post from july 15th. >> i am with the father of my kids. the man of my life. i hope everything works out for good. >> a happy future shattered when someone stormed into the house and killed the couple. the family says the children, a 5-year-old boy, 7-year-old girl and another boy, 8 or nine years old were at home. >> and. >> both families suspected jealous ex-boyfriend is somehow responsible. one neighbor saw a man running from the house. >> i didn't see his face. he had the hoody on. running. so... that is -- the same
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thing i told the police. i didn't see the guy. >> police believe shootings were targeted and say they're investigating all leads. the families say they want justice but for now are focusing on the children. >> your mom is going take care of this? >> we're going to all take care of them. >> everyone? >> yes. >> and police believe that the couple was a target of violence them do not consider the person responsible, to pose a threat to general public they say that person is armed and dangerous. >> thank you. >> and coming up here, ratest indication california housing market is turning a new leaf, a win, win for homeowners and seller autos and there is a new warning about a candy that could make you sick. >> what blame claimed the live of the first american woman to soar into space. >> cooling underway but it's
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first woman of space died. sally rice. five years later at age 32 she flew in the space shuttle challenger becoming the first american woman and youngest american to go into space. in 1987 she returned to work at the center for international security and arms control. she died today in la jolla after a 17 month fight with cancer. >> the number of california home goesing into foreclosure is at its lowest level in five years n bay area this drop is especially dramatic compared to just four months ago. bay area saw a 13% decline from 2011.
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take a look at san francisco county. 27% fewer homes and condos were issued notices of default. alameda county had among smallest declines. and right now nearly 55,000 homes under foreclosure in california. >> and we have a warning tonight about a kind of candy. >> yes. michael finney is here now with days consumer news. >> let's -- lead in candy. california department of public health warning consumers not to eat gold plum candy imported from taiwan. tests is kinding it contains dangerous levels of lead. it is sold in six-pound package, there it s it has black, green and orange stripes. the candy has various characters on the wrapping. the health department is working with the distributor to get it off the shelves. consumers in possession of the candy should get rid of it. >> you can try to take the
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back to the store. most stores are pretty good about giving back your money. >> the candy sold in small asian and ethic markets throughout california. >> get ready to spend more money on traffic. airlines raising ticket prices again. this is after a period brought on by falling fuel prices. several big airlines matched an increase of fares up to $10 per round trip. watchers believe this will stick since so many airline as dopted costs. this is the fourth fare increase this year. >> the good news is that the worth of your house is going up. bad news is that your county taxes assessor knows it. bay area property taxes goring up for the first time in years and some homeowners will be caught off guard, under prop 13 property rates can only go up 1% per year, if taxes
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dropped, because of the declining value they can shoot back up at a faster than 1% race until get back to old highest tax bill you paid. check your tax bill, be ready to pay more this year. because you may have to. >> surprise we don't want. >> yes. >> thank you. >> sure. >> botox can cost hundreds of dollars. a mother developed a cheaper alternative some are calling spasm for the face. the $25 face lift bungee. she couldn't afford plastic surgery. inside of the jar are two cones and a bunky cord. women make two braid as catching -- attaching the cord around the head pulling the skin tighter, customers say it takes less than a minute ask takes 10 years off their face. possible down side, one of the tony tail headaches.
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>> health officials planted mosquito tracks after a gray squirrel tested positive for west nile disease. tests show it's probably acquired the disease last year. vector control plans to take steps to reduce mosquito breeding if tests show increased level of insects carrying west nile. >> things have cooled down out there and is cooler weather as we head into the next couple days. there are temperatures so far running from 2 degrees to 17 degrees lower than this time yesterday so there is active weather and some build ups there and there is there is rain and thunderstorms
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developing in surrounding areas. there is another live picture now from our mount tamalpais camera. there is a cooling influence, the marine layer deepened to 2200 feet. that is contributing to our downward trend in temperatures. there is live doppler 7 hd now. and there is where fog along the coastline, we're seeing a little bit of it pulling away from the san francisco county coast. so there is some sunshine showing up but the marine layer going to be back in over the bay tonight. there is just northeast we're seeing a little bit of activity now. heading to the sierra nevada this is where we've seen more than 600 lightning strike as cross the most of them across the sierra nevada. thunderstorms have developed. you can see there is truckee and this is going to continue during daytime. heating destabilizes atmosphere, sun goes down and threats will be over for
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seera. temperatures running cooler and most areas and there is low 60s along the coastline. into upper 80s inland at this hour, so far livermore made it to 91 and los gatos is some inland heat and number goesing away into tomorrow. areas of fog cooler mid week and warming up again as we head into the weekend and there is no extreme heat coming our way. there is sea breeze back, low pressure ininland there is that steady sea breeze, temperatures coming down. tonight there is is along coast and north bay. and and you'll again with fog near the coast, around the bay. temperatures low 50s to low 60s first thing in the morning. tomorrow afternoon a nice day. numbers not like today.
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tomorrow we're going 80 degrees, 78 in sunnyvale. 73 san mateo. and there is low 60s coastside. breezy side there. downtown san francisco there is south san francisco mid-60s and there is up into the north bay we go. upper 70s in santa rosa. there is low 90s in clear lake and there is 7470 degrees in santa cruz. accu-weather forecast we're going with downward trend wednesday and thursday. you're noticing a cooling affect there. 82 into warmest locations and there is temperatures starting to come back up low 0s inland.
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the ncaa brought down the hammer on penn state today but spared university a suspension for a role in covering up sexual assaults with jerry sandusky. pun smt severe. penn state will pay a $60 million fine with money going to child sex abuse programs. it will be banned from post-season play for four
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years, perhaps harshest blow to joe paterno's legacy, ncaa wiping out wins from 1998 to 2011 meaning he is no longer the winningest peace. >> and there is a traded company going a pry voit one, paying mer than $975 million for the company founded in 1966. the buyer says peepe's will keep head quarters in the bay area and employees will keep their jobs there is buyer paying a premium of 30%
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aids conference saying we're seeing the beginning of the end of the epidemic. >> and there is world news up next. >> tonight on "world news," the accused. the colorado shooting suspect in court. the hair, the dazed look. eyes bulging, head dropping. is it all part of his defense? >> i'm james. and that abc news exclusive video. what we learned about how he changed. also tonight, takedown. the unprecedented penalty against penn state, punishing coach paterno after his death. watch your wallet. a warning at the olympics against teams of pickpocketers with brand new tricks. we'll show you what to look out for on your vacation. and the right stuff. remembering pioneering astronaut sally ride who died today. she
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