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wounded they are being treated at a nearby hospital. this morning fbi and an army of other officers still swarm around two scenes outside milwaukee, split between the sikh temple in oak creek where several died and the suspect's home. overnight we learned more. sources telling abc news he's believed to be a skinhead or white supremacist in his 40s. also he used a semi-automatic handgun to kill his victims, including the president of the temple who was preparing for the day's services. >> a lot of family and children and adults were there getting ready for the day. he was preparing his lecture. >> reporter: several people were shot outside the temple. then the suspect ended the morning service that was just about to begin. >> loaded the gun again and going into the building. >> reporter: the first officer to arrive on the scene was a 20 year vet of the police
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department. he was helping a victim when he was ambushed by the shooter. >> multiple round were exchanged the officer was shot multiple times. the shooter was also >> reporter: the gunman died in that exchange. three others are in critical condition treated at a local hospital. among them, the police officer already being called a hero. the atf did serve a search warrant at the home of the shooter yesterday, about six miles from here. no explosives were found. his name could be released later this morning. he's believed to be a former member of the military. >> what are investigators saying about the weapon used in the attack? >> reporter: they say the weapon he used was a nine millimeter semi-automatic pistol. the atf did trace that weapon
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they did get the results back they are saying little. they are saying it is just a piece of the puzzle of this ongoing investigation. let's move to the latest from mars. this morning the nasa curiosity rover is beaming back first pictures from inside a crater as it begins to investigate the red planet a day after an amazing landing. katie marzullo is live in mountain view where scientists are monitoring curiosity's every move. >> reporter: good morning. first we have to show you the celebration because it is what pure joy and relief looks like when a 2 1/2 billion dollar project comes off without a hitch. >> touchdown confirmed. [ cheering ] >> reporter: such a great moment. now those first images of the mars rover already sending
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back black and white pictures, lots more to come. scientists hope the rover will last two years or more. more immediately in the next couple of weeks curiosity will undergo a health check then start to drive around. first inside a crater then up a mountain. main mission is looking for water or any other signs of life past or present. >> i hope that for kids today, actually for everyone today, that this landing of curiosity on the surface of mars will be an inspiration that will lead people to think about the great science that is ahead of us and to go ton do great things. >> reporter: -- landing was a great thing as well. nasa was using technology never tried before that's why all the excitement when it happened. theru5g mu rover itself transfd six times, 76 explosions -- explosives i should say that went off in perfect
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choreography to let that rocket powered backpack lowered gently to the surface of mars. the celebration does reach to mountain view crews here working on the heat shield meant to withstand 4,000 degrees fahrenheit which is almost half the temperature of the sun. katie marzullo, abc7 news. stay with abc7 news for continuing coverage of the mission to mars. we'll have the latest all morning. you can keep up with curiosity's mission on abc7news.com as well as on twitter and facebook pages. the california highway patrol is investigating a rollover crash in pittsburg off highway 4 that sent eight people to the hospital. all are member of an antioch family. their suv had gone off the freeway near railroad avenue this morning. chp got calls about a woman holding a child on the side of
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the freeway. officers found the suv overturned. four adults, two teenagers and two infants were taken to hospitals. officers say the family was returning from santa cruz when the driver lost control. they don't know why. this morning san jose police looking for the people behind an patient gang-related shooting that -- an apparent gang-related shooting that wounded two people. the victims, one adult male and one juvenile suffered nonlife-threatening injuries. anyone with information is asked to call san jose police. richmond police investigating fatal shooting last night. officers arrived on west mcdonald near 1st street 9:30 p.m. to find two victims one died the second taken to the hospital. so far, police have no suspect information and no motive. more than 2,000 union
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janitors plan to march through downtown san francisco 2:30 this afternoon their contract expired last week they agreed to stay on the for now while negotiations continue. they've authorized a strike if talks should break down. sticking point over paying for the cost of health care. the janitors clean over 400 san francisco buildings. pesticide drugs set to roll through brentwood to control mosquitoes and stop spread of west nile. the area to fogged is bordered by san creek pork way, -- the -- san creek parkway. it will take place between 8: and 11 this evening, weather permitting. so, how has the weather been around here? >> i can't even talk about it, because you have been in hawaii. look at this tan!
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>> don't be jealous. it is nice mike is offering warmer weather. >> it is all for you kristen thanks for bringing it back for us. interesting weekend, remember chance of storms we talked about saturday, see the clouds, a few raindrops i had them fall on my head. right now live doppler is quiet. cloudy around the bay also out to the coast. visibilities are running okay. hopefully, sfo won't have flight arrival delays. flight tracker abc7news.com. 50s through 7:00 a few clouds trying to leak into the east bay valleys. 10:00 clouds back to the coast. during the afternoon more sunshine along the coast especially farther south you are low to mid 60s there to
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san francisco. 80s inland. by 7:00, most of us in the 60s and 70s with clouds along the coast they will start to move in as we head towards the latter parts of the evening. mainly the bay. warmer tomorrow then hot as we head to thursday 100s inland. roadwork that's about it that could possibly slow you down this morning. we are taking a look at oakland maze live shot i think it just reopened westbound 580 connector ramp to eastbound 580, scheduled to be closed until 5:00. i'm seeing cars make their way through. if it hasn't been opened already it will be shortly there are detours in place nothing else to slow you down. live shot of san mateo bridge,
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great, westbound on the right, no other problems elsewhere off to a good start in contra costa county live shot of 680 here's southbound near north main towards highway 24. south bay is very light in san jose northbound 280 headlights moving up towards cupertino seven -- 17 out of the santa cruz mountains. 4:41. more potential problems for the bay bridge. the new report that questions whether some of the safety tests on the span were on the up and up. major embarrassment for southwest airlines. how the airline is making up for a glitch that cost some passengers hundreds of dollars. ñ!ñcús
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good morning. live look downtown san francisco, clouds also warmer temperatures on the way with more sunshine. mike is happy bring that to you as the weekend s and your workweek begins. we'll tell you more in a few minutes. this morning southwest airlines has started refunding the money of customers who were mistakenly overcharged after an online ticket promotion backfired. the deal was designed to celebrate the airlines' reaching three million fans on facebook. instead hundreds were charged up to 30 times for their single flight. southwest blames a computer glitch. the company will pay customers for any overdraft fees. new concerns about caltrans safety testing on the bay bridge and other roads. an investigation fond an inspector failed to check the -- found an inspector failed
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to check act res of his gauge. engineers started reviewing test records and found doctored data and other suspicious results from that inspector. the department of transportation has maintained tests are valid and the bay bridge is safe. controversial program that will provide san francisco panhandlers with dogs from animal sell -- animal shelters set to begin today. the two month program will screen panhandlers. peta says the program is ill-conceived. we are getting a glimpse of who some of the big political stars will be at next month's republican convention. why social security may no longer be a good deal for younger workers. new kind of atm, what you have to put in to get your money.
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. >> partly cloudy along the coast into san francisco 70s around the bay, 80s, possibly 90 inland. 90 would be around antioch. warm everywhere, 80s and 90s across the country 101 dallas, 112 phoenix. as we look at all the airports, all running green, lack of yellow which means we don't expect severe weather, just low clouds here possibly creating delays at sfo. 4:48. authorities in the central valley town of patterson are trying to identify two men
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found shot to death along a rural road, patterson is 30 miles south of tracy along i-5. the two men were bound and the crime did not appear to be random. deputies say the men appeared to be latino. man accused of shooting and seriously wonning arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords, and killing several people is expected to plead guilty this week. jared loughner has a for the hearing tomorrow. the "los angeles times" is reporting he will plead guilty in exchange for a sentence of life in prison. the assault killed six people and injured 13 at a gathering with the congresswoman's constituents in tucson last year. in the mideast officials say egypt has deployed two helicopter gunships to the sinai peninsula in response to the killing of 16 egyptian soldiers.
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israeli soldiers are patrolling the roads in southern israel searching for militants who may have crossed the border. yesterday's attack was carried out with automatic rifles. egypt is blaming islamic militants from gaza and the sinai desert. israeli military said it was part of a plot to abduct an israeli soldier. mitt romney is spending today in private meetings at his new hampshire vacation home. the party has announced some of the speakers at the conference, john mccain, mike huckabee and condoleeza rice. they will address delegates before romney formally accepts his party's nation. president obama is scheduled to raise more campaign cash tonight with the help of hollywood star pow weufrplt mr. obama is expected to raise at least 2 1/2
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million dollars. are you retiring soon? you probably paid more in taxes than you will get back in social security benefits. people retiring today are part of the first generation of workers who paid more in social security taxes during their careers. [ unintelligible ] recycling company hopes to cut waste by changing the way plastic bottles are disposed off. each bottle put into the machine will give customers credit to ride the subway. china produces three million
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tons of plastic bottles a year. no word on whether the devices might make it to the u.s.. good way to cut down on littering. >> you have to bring a bag of plastic bottles with you to the bart station to put it in the machine to get a ride to the east bay? >> a both for a ride, why not. >> a bottle? -- >> [ talking over each other ] >> kind of cool this weekend. a few sprinkles felt great to be working in the yard in the 60s and 70s. i don't want summer to end yet. we'll bring it back especially thursday and friday when we can hit triple digits inland with 90s around the bay. a few clouds not low up a little higher so it will be
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easier to get rid of today that will help jumpstart the warming trend. dry this morning even with the cloud cover. right now everybody in the mid to upper 50s. monterey bay lower to upper 50s. faster sunshine not as cool as the weekend less cloud cover tonight comfortable to sleep in and it is getting hot. two degrees in san francisco to 11 degrees warmer in santa rosa. san francisco 66, fremont 79. oakland 72. concord 85. cloud cover extensive around the bay trying to creep into the south bay and east bay valleys late this morning. 60s, 70s and 80s for most of
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us. upper 70s around sunnyvale and milpitas. 71 millbrae mid to upper 70s most of the peninsula. low to mid 60s along the coast into downtown south san francisco. 69 richmond, low to mid 70s most of the east bay shore. mid 80s to near 90 east bay valleys. probably won't need the air conditioner today. 80s as you head inland to morgan hill, gilroy and hollister. 102 fresno isolated chance of a thunderstorm around the desert palm springs 110, los angeles near 90 today, san diego about 76. clouds mainly at the coast rest of us clear and temperatures in the 50s.
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tomorrow we jump two to four degrees another wednesday, thursday and friday near 100 inland, 90 around the bay, 70 at the coast it will stay summer like as we head into the weekend. still looking good now. here's a live shot of the golden gate bridge you can see across the span no visibility problems. no climbers like the problem we had friday morning major traffic jam when a person climbed up to the tower. live shot 101 san rafael southbound on the right past the marin civic center light now out of novato down to the golden gate bridge. oakland maze i just wanted to make sure the roadwork was clear, westbound 580 to eastbound, we saw traffic in the last report it is all gone, all clear westbound 80 traffic towards the bay bridge looking good. at the toll plaza, no delays.
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cars waiting. i see that before 5:00 right before the carpool lanes open then they head through. a disturbing discovery in the files of the boy scouts of america. documents show more than 125 cases in which men suspected of molestation remained in the organization. "los angeles times" review of the records shows at least 50 cases of suspected abusers being expelled from the scouts only to reenter and be accused of molesting again. high school student in texas taught a public life lesson about manners. he line to get on a southwest flight. his coach saw it and made him apologize on the intercom to the other passengers. >> some of my teammates were called to the front of the line, i was not. yet, i cut this line. i hope you will all find it in your hearts to forgive me.
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i'm just a young man that thinks i'm smarter than i am. >> he's a lacrosse player and says he learned his lesson and will be more patient from now on. >> tough lesson to learn. investigators learning more about this morning about the gunman who went on a massacre in a sikh temple in wisconsin. the meeting this week that could lead san jose police officers to take a vote of no-confidence against their chief. bay area psychiatrist accused of molesting boys makes a bid for bail. the big lane change commuters across the benicia bridge will see this week.
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monday morning, thanks for join us. i'm kristen sze. i'm eric thomas. the latest on that deadly shooting at a sikh temple near milwaukee, wisconsin that left seven dead, including the gunman. sources tell abc news the suspect is described as a white supremacist or skinhead police say they plan to release more information later today on the investigation. the shooting happened yesterday morning during services at a sikh temple. authorities say the gunman opened fire with a semi-automatic handgun killing six. the fbi is heading the investigation. they searched the suspect's home six miles away
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