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make sure. >> there are reports two of people fled from the vehicle, maybe up to four. >> the speeding black cadillac left a long line of skid marks leading up to the crash and slammed into another house first with such force, brick was flying. >> there are lampes broken. >> buildings i can fix. but baby gets hurt? guess what? my hands are tied. i can't do it. all mighty does. >> sarah did take both children to the hospital. giving everyone reassurance they needed. >> i was scared. now, i'm not no more. >> i'm just thankful right now and still shook up but a little bit better. looking forward to thinking of it as a memory. >> and for now, sarah and her children will be staying in a
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hotel. she says see is not sure if she wants to sleep in the room again. the registered owner lives in alameda. and fleece say they believe they're looking for two men and one woman. so far no arrests. >> there is a manhunt for a suspect wanted for stealing an suv then crashing it with two small children on board is over. there is a man and woman in this suv. the car sped off. the case was on. >> there is unfortunately terminated here. he crashed into a person not involved in this pursuit. >> the car then crashed into a
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house two men were taken to the hospital and police say they're going to be okay. and the mother stayed with children. >> this there are police looking for men who robbed a jewelry inside the new park mall. witnesses say the thieves stormed into the store and grabbed merchandise. one fired a gun. no bun was hit. police believe they ran through a jc penny store before popping into two get away cars. >> there is a 17-year-old arrested in the shooting of a 14-year-old boy. police say witnesses identified a 17-year-old suspect and found the gun patched the description of the
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weapon used in the shooting. a 17-year-old being charged with attempted murder and assault. >> there are officials saying the police officers are wrong about the system breaking down. officers claim they couldn't communicate with other officers in the room or outside. there is. >> this is unacceptable situation that puts lives of the citizens of oakland in danger. >> officials say an air conditioning unit caused an antenna to fail but insist it didn't happen until long after the president left town. >> in san swres yeah community coming together for a vigil remembering a couple shot to death while three children slept. this man believed to be in
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southern california or mexico. police found bodies inside of their home. police believe the killer may be an ex-boyfriend of mary bs s -- marybell. >> and a 12-year-old boy continues to recover after being very badly hurt when a tree fell on the tent he was sleeping in. and officials have not determined why this tree came crashing down in the morning. there is the county says the tree appeared to be fine last time it checks with crew autos facebook beat wall street expectations. the company's revenues grew p% and that is number of active
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users jumped 29% to 955 million. stock dropped 11% hovering below $24 a share. and market is up. the dow closed up to 11 point and now, the s and p 500 closed 22. and california governor and predecessor helped dedicate a line relying in part on green energy. work on the link. the project costs $1.9 billion. that can help light up a half million homes on the link in
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san diego. >> coming up, what all middle schoolers must do before the start of the school year. >> and cracking down on spa service that's cross the line. >> i'm spencer chisin. there is a warm wave coming our way. and i'll have the accu-weather forecast coming up. >> and ebay auction site hopes to lure online. the news
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they're of course the inn behind me, grand hyatt and hyatt fisherman's wharf. the union here, local two claim hyatt is mainly workers on employees. and union leaders appear tired of replacing temporary workers at nonunion hotels. >> have been working three, four years without benefits. because they are not getting enough hours or they'll work, rush them, then send them home. >> we provide our employees a wonderful work environment for which they can feel comfortable, safe, take care of our guests and each other.
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and provide for their families. >> and there is both sides have been at this nearly two years and say union workers are causing delays and union workers regard by arriving late to petings and they have decided to cooperate. they'll be here until 6:00. >> and we apologize with the difficulty was the microphone interest. >> there. >> when you leave a spa you're supposed to be looking and feeling and better but that is not always the case especially in many spas which are supposed to be overseen by doctors but aren't always. there is a crack down designed
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with safety in mind. >> medical spas give impression they're medically trained but because of the low violation, they're getting away with no doctor, some of the pictures you're about to see may be difficult to look at. >> it was painful. >> now under a doctor's supervision, joanne is healing from laser burns. she wanted spider veins removed but instead of going to a doctor she twont a medical spa. it was cheaper. no doctor present. >> i had developed severe red marks. it was apparent they were burn autos internaggal spa association says 1500 medi spas have opened and many are legal n california they're supposed to be run by doctors but often a business will pay doctor dwrorz lend their names and license buzz won't be there for procedures like laser hair removeal or botox.
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>> this is people just want to jump on the band wagon. >> the american society of dermatology surgery gave pictures of patients who are permanently disfigured and there is a bill cracking down on medi spas by increasing fines to 50,000s fdz doctors aren't involved. prison time is possible. that is to protect consumer autos it's run as a medical practice opposed to a corporation that just comes in and there is probably three days after i was treated. >> joannea had come a long way, she's glad a crack down is coming so fewer patients have to suffer. >> this will be for my life.
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a good deal isn't always going to be a good outcome. >> and there is a depens attorney told me penalties aren't too strong ask she feels there is a campaign with a better way to go. >> and 7th graders will need mer than boxes and pencils but they're going to need shots for whooping cough. and this comes after california had 9,000 cases of whooping cough in 2010. your local health department can tell were you to find low cost or free vaccination autos if you own aford there is an important recall to tell you b it's recalling escape and maverick suvs. they have sticking gas pedals.
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ford says the cables can snag on a plastic cover and cause them to stick. regulators started investigating after 13 crashes and one person died. >> ebay wants to target a new audience, your kids. and considering letting kids under 18 set up account. and ebay looking into ways to shield younger users from adult content and products on the site. they hope to offer the accounts sometime next year. >> and there is sales of new home rising and falling. >> mortgage rates keep drop chg is good. >> there is truly amazing.
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for the seventh week mortgage rates hit a low. average fixed rate dropped below 3.5% to 3.49%. down from last week's 3.53. the lowest since records began in 1950. average rate on a ayear fixed loan is just 2.8%. and also record low, mortgages helped drive a recovery for the housing market. home sales rose only to drop again in june. analysts believe it will be a bump eye ride that the market will improve. and consumers are tight fisted and retailers are feeling the pinch. department store giant jc penny planning deep price cuts and says it will get rid of month long specials and will now mark down a large section
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of merchandise. there are two options every day low options and clearance sales. this is after sales dropped nearly 13% of the company. no one knows but "wall street journal" estimates 20 into 29%. >> a report finds 30% of americans thought about switching banks but most never did it. why? it seems banks do not make it easy to switch. none of the 10 will transfer free. they charge you for that, too. a fee for a certified check can be up to 10s skpdz there is a hassle factor of transfering ought yes matic paims and deposits.
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and if are if there are multiwell pel accots you're talking 60 or $100. >> if they get you, they get you. >> we want to thank you who are helping raise thousands of dollars for bay area foster children. there are a few new friends and you can make a difference as well and $1 will be donated to sleep train dream campaign. >> and i want to point out ash sli no relation. >> there are things looking good. and there is a day like yesterday. there is a live view in emeryville taking a look at western skies. there is low clouds and fog at the coast stacking up there and pushing locally inland
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maybe bringing drizzle. there is a. we can expect low clouds and fog to reach inland there are cool opinion -- conditions over the north bay. 64 in santa rosa. 80 degrees in antioch there is 60s and 70s around the bay there is some below average temperatures but we'll warm up over the weekend and there is a a stream of high clouds moving through blue skies today there is no rainfall
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here though there are reports of people needing their wipers for a second or two. there is this pocket of cool air that is going keep us in a range below average there are misting near the coastline tomorrow but clouds will be burning back to the coastline and lows into mid. >>s and there is that chance of spotty drizzle. afternoon we do not expect drizzle but sunshine in the south bay there are highs in mid to upper 70s. there is 59 in pacifica. so cool on the coast there is up
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in the north bay highs from 75 to 78 in sonoma. there is 87 up north and there is 70s in san leandro. inland east bay highs into 60s near the bay. here is the accu-weather forecast there is mid-70s around the bay. mid-60s on the coast. sunday through thursday, highs around 90 degrees upper 70s around the bay. there is a nice steady pattern. >> terrific. >> thank you. >> and still to come master plan. >> what is in the works for beach front area of ocean beach. >> there is a young woman
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california is throwing away less garbage, last year, throwing away just over four pounds per person, per day including residential, industrial and demolition waste. 65% of the 6 tons of waste generated m the state kept out of landfills. the state thinks we can get up to 75% by 2020. sacramento is setting up more plants to help reach that goal. >> san francisco's main beach about to undergo a huge makeover. there are changes to the area over the next 40 years calls
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for narrowing the great highway and the highway south would then be shut down, made into a coastal trail. >> so with a we're looking at is to remove this section of the great highway. we can take a softer approach to coastal protection and can provide a wonderful open space for san francisco. >> there when huge amounts of sand get moved from the northern end to the south street and improvements creating a better connection. >> and as you probably know olympics about to start on other channel, and stay with us for all of the latest olympic results for team usa and here is how we're going to handle keeping you informed. we're going to announce a spoiler alert so if you don't want to know you'll have plenty time of turn away and save the surprise. on our social platforms we'll be posting results but you'll
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dan and i will be back with abc 7 news at 6:00 and coming up then the death of a student in a lab accident. and doctors at uc san francisco treating this man for a brain tumor, you're going to see ground breaking technique they're using. that is coming up in 30 minutes. >> now a special treat for apple employees. take a look at this pr pry -- private party. the special guest the band the
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fray appeared at the beer bash this afternoon. >> other bands held private concerts there include maroon 5, cake and bare naked ladies welcome to "world news." tonight super storms. twisters touch down. tens of thousands of lightening strikes. a string of wicked weather 1,600 miles long, 40 million americans on high alert tonight. and rocky start, mitt romney takes the world fame to the olympics. what did he say to cause such a stir in britain? unfriending facebook? a surprising reality check about the internet giant. what we learned today about what's really going on there behind the scenes. and the secret of champions, olympians are just like us. are they? the science that mince our medalists. why they're faster, better, stronger than mere mortals and how you can be too.
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