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>> this is to see the extent of the damage done. we've been told he's probably going to under good many more surgeries. >> his mother saysi] she wanted hert( friend to share her thoughts. >> zachary is a very special little boy. it's been a devastating experience for us. >> shannon was part of a large family camping trip and this gathering goes back three generations. before dawn they heard÷ú a loud cracking sound. andñi his cousin suffered cuts and bruises he was saying my legs feel like jelly.my they're restless. kind of rolling back andw3 forth and we thought he was half asleep. wew3 didn't feel seriousnessp
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unti4÷÷ñt( later. >>xd and he was scheduled to start&jñ 7th grade in two weeks but that is on hold with life in the hands of surgeons and medicalu! staff at lucille pack yard children's hospital. >> we have to hang in there for zach. >> bleeding is still a concern. family and friends describe him as a fighter, they're all confident he's going pull through. surgery going on this afternoon is underway after five long hours. in palo altoçó david louie abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> and there is an update to breaking news we brought you at 4:00. 22 nd street is stillfálx?>i/4r because of a water main leak. this is a live picture from intersection of 22 and gurero streets. you can see the lane is impacted by clean up. a public works spokesperson told us crews are digging up
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parts of the intersection and and this will likely remain until the leak is capped. >> two san francisco buildings had to be evacuated after a world war ii era shell was found near at and t park. sky p was overhead and this is where construction workers broughtç the shell.u!]yy and after there is a nearby work site until 11:00 this morning. and found out it didd8 not contain explosives. still, it's being trucked to travis air force se and will be dismantled. >> there is a twist to a scam in san francisco. interest thereht are police say people are putting pressure on their families to get money out of them this, is video warning about this crime. and there have beenmy dozenst( victims. here is what happens.
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police say stranger as approach usually elderly chinese women and pray on their superstitions saying they're cursed or maybe haunted. victims sayxd the new twist isym that swindlers are touching them the entire time. >> some of theñrxd victims that we're encountering saying they might have been drugged or put under a smell from physicalñ contact. nothing we've been able to confirm. vt(ym thoseymçó cursed butko instead they're(x'
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i was outside just to try them out. opened it out, ate two pieces and went back in for the third piece. pulled this right out of the bag. and this is just in disbelief. >> amy contacted both police and hershey's. and hershey's calls this ice yol yaitd and accidental. the candy company says they launched an investigation to ensure it does not happen again. >> and pacifica police are searching for a 76-year-old woman who has been missing since wednesday evening. she was last seen in her
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backyard by her husband, reporting her missing at about 5:30. she has brown hair, brown eyes and about five feet five, weighing 100 pounds. she may be wearing yellow cro croc-style sandals. and she's considered at risk because of the length of time she's been missed and other conditions she face autos a san francisco bicyclist accused of killing an elderly pedestrian lost a round in court. the 36-year-old charged with felony vehicular manslaughter for allegedly speeding through a red light and striking a 71-year-old. he was in court today for the preliminary hearing and the prosecutor rejected a request by his lawyer to exempt him. also in court today a
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21-year-old driver accuse fd running into a mother and child in a stroller during a road rage incident. the 21-year-old faces charges of reckless driving and causing bodily injury this, is the surveillance video at the moment. and you can see they barely missed a second child before hitting the mom and her infant. >> there is a change in the guard of the ash bishop in san francisco. the man on the right has been named by pope benedict as the new archbishop. he was serving as bishop of oakland. it's not without controversy. he is a staunch supporter of prop 8, antigay marriage measure. >> marriage is union of a man and woman. children can only come about through embrace of a man and woman. >> he will be the highest ranking catholic official in a city known for support of gay rights.
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the previous bishop retired. >> and same-sex marriage proponents in washington have two and a half million more reasons to smile because amazon.com founder donated $2.5 fwloinlt fight to legalize same-sex marriage there. washington legalized same-sex marriage in february but that law will go before voters in the fall after opponents managed to put a referendum on the ballot. >> a decision made just minutes ago in san jose that will allow the city's new casino to open doors after months of delays. the police chief announced the matrix will be allowed to open and the chief following recommendations of the gaming administrator and said that this should be able to open once the owner meets regulation autos there is a nonprofit that raised hundreds
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of millions of dollars demanded money back today and asking the state ledge slay taur to return the donation after revelation that's california state parks department has hidden away $54 million in the budget to keep 70 parks off the chopping block. >> we demand the return of the $279,000 we've presented them may 25th, 2012. >> state parks director resigned and her deputy fired. state senator mark leno says california is banned by using donation money to keep state parks open. >> coming up a popular trader joe's food item, under recall. >> a different kind of stink at the garlic festival. how stolen tickets can hit nonprofit autos surprise invitation michael jackson's mother got from a man convicted in the death of her son. >> and there is how warm it's
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take a look at this problem. a suspected drunk driver crashed into a fire hydrant and it unleashed a geyser that spewed water. this is around 2:00 a.m. and officials had a difficult time finding the valve and they can d.cap it around 5:00 in the morning. residents never lost water completely. >> and this government's top auto safety official is defending an investigation of acceleration problems. he raised questions about the traffic's probe of the 2009
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defect which caused newer models to accelerate without warning. and the chief says his agency conducted a thorough investigation and says nasa has been called in to conduct tests on the cars. the auto maker recalled 14 million cars because of acceleration complaints. >> there is a popular salad from trader joe's being recalled. usda asking consumers not to eat the barbecued chicken salad because of possible listeria contamination them have a use by date of the 30th of the month. health officials say the diced onions may be contaminated. >> and fda toxicology report on a morgan hill is inconclusive. in may we told you about rachel chambers and her dog,
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kelly. she claims kelly died after eating mileo's kitchen dog treats made in china in a letter senator boxer said, quote, i urge you to continue dedicating the necessary resources to find 9 source of the contamination. congressman mcnerny says there should be additional efforts to inform consumers about the phone shall dangers. dell monty corporation says tests have found in connection between the treats and any illness to dogs. >> the mother of the late singer michael jackson received an odd invitation from the doctor convicted in jackson's death. conrad murray invited the 82-year-old dwrorld visit anymore in jail, murray extended the invitation to quote, answer any questions she might have before she departs this life. and there is a investigation ordered into the welfare of jackson's three children.
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catherine agreed to share guardianship with another relative. >> a food truck group is warming up after a fresh victory over their permits. and off the grid set up shop this year, serving a variety of foods until there is a group of nine restaurants, sued. and in a hearing the city came down on the side of the trucks. >> that is an area lacking in food. so to bring food trucks in to serve the community is wonderful. >> this is a tracting a lot of business and this business is taken from local restaurants. >> and this is set to return in a week. >> in gilroy, garlic is king.
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only this year stench is from the thief who stole tick writs that benefit local charities. >> this will be fun and this year because of the burglary, looks like some churches and other organizations are going to be losing money flames and food. a cooking spectacular, garlic, butter, pasta. the garlic festival celebrates the stinking rose, receiving international acclaim in this city and raised interest of police. a thousand tickets stolen from the o.s some people tried to sell them. one guy hocking them out of a van but none have shown up here. >> there are people at the gates today looking for tickets and we haven't seen any. we're pretty sure word and
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numbers got out. and people were smart enough not to try to use them. >> and this could be costly for charities. there are 4,000s volunteers. >> this is a sports program. >> a lot of them are cooking and this is just bigger than what you might do do for family at home. >> there is a lot of garlic and 75 pounds of butter, 25 pounds of margarine it draws crowds. >> this is very fast. and good ingredients cooking quickly. and this is being patient. the heat can get up there. you put this squid and then, shake, get the air underneath. >> maybe you shouldn't try this at home. and relax, eat, listen to music. there is one thing you have to
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give a go. that is garlic ice cream. >> its something staying with you for hours. or maybe, overnight. they expect 100,000 people here this weekend. it's a unique experience that you're invited to join them. >> stay with us for results for team usa and teams from other countries. here is how you're going to keep informed without spoiling fun. we'll announce a spoiler alert. so if you don't want to know you'll have plenty of time to turn away and there is social platforms we'll be posting results. you can find us on facebook
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dochl/abc 7 news and can find us on abc 7 news.com. and there is a good time to get out, do something. >> we've been waiting for this. it's going to warm up nicely. and there is live view here in san francisco up above there are blue sky was exemption of area as long the coast. there are low clouds and there is clouds pressed up against the coastline. there are times when clouds pulled away from portions of the coastline, giving sunny skies to the coast as well, inland. there are are 68 across the bay and there are warm spots and there are mainly 70s over the rest of the area. fog moving inland tonight and will not be so wide spread. there is a warming trend
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beginning tomorrow and holding through the week. 90 degrees in spots. check out this loophole. showing you an area of circulation this coastal eddy pulling clouds away from peninsula coastline. it's cloudy and foggy along the coast now. will be so overnight. following time line. clouds and locally inland. not quite so wide spread. and there is a chance of drizzle again near the coast. overnight, temperatures drop into mid-50s foremost of the bay area. there is a nice, sunny day. highs into low 80s for the most part. 82 in saratoga. 84 in los gatos, mainly 70s. there is 77 in mountain view.
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on the coast not too bad there is downtown a high of 68 tomorrow. there is north bay highs 80s across the board and there is 90s in clear lake. near east bay, 73 in oakland and hayward. there is 76 in fremont. inland east bay warm, highs into upper 80s. there is 88 in antioch interest there is low to mid-80s inland. there is a kick off of the gilroy garlic festival. just clouds around, mainly sunny skies. 68 degree business noon. warming up to 74. by 4:00 p.m. 85678 by 7:00 p.m. back down to 77. there is a lovely day to
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appreciate the garlic. here is the accu-weather forecast. there are highs abufr 90 degrees beginning monday and next week. mid-60s on the coast this, is just going to be a lovely string of weather. >> outstanding. >> and coming up next, finney's friday free stuff. >> stay with us. and new at 6:00 tonight we're on location with a film crew that is reenacting oscar grant shooting and those controversial scene already in the can. that sat 6:00.
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we'll be here in another half hour with more news at 6:00. coming up then the i team reveals the rules of staging a public protest in san francisco. what is off limits and where police draw the line. >> and our investigation into stories to save the university of california. uc now off the hook in the death of a lab assistant. >> and now, a wandering sea lion found its way home thanks to a microchip. >> yes. pebbles disappeared while the owner was out of town. >> he hitched a ride, found in a car engine. the owner took it to the vet who tracked down the owner.
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>> and pebbles owner says he's a tough cat and expected to be heading out for new adventures soon. >> good news, world news is next. i'm carolyn welcome to "world news." tonight, monster storms. millions brace for round two after storms packing lightning and high winds marched across the country. games on. the olympics kick off despite a downpour, with pomp, circumstance, celebrities and royals. why getting the gold isn't what it used to be. a secret transformation, american athletes hyper-sculpting their body. true grit. ♪ i can see clearly now the rain is gone ♪ a father dances with his daughter on her wedding day. but their moment is unlike any other. one family's extraordinary journey, our person of the week.
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