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overboard. >> just too close to farallon islands. a large wave cap sized her. >> this board member of u.s. sailing worked on the panel and says the preliminary finding remains a primary cause of the accident. the panel confirmed recommendations, a need tomorrow prove training of the program so that skippers will stay out of potentially dangerous waters. >> this is a marine radio which is used by all of the best to communicate isn't sufficient to get from the naira lones back to the race committee. >> the report says they would not have directly affected the
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outcome but could help save lives and reduce injuries in future accidents. 10 years john craig has been the manager for the st. francis yacht club. and he tell meez there are seven groups running events and races outside of the golden gate. he believes that all of those organizations need to have safety conditions and regulations that are consistent with each other. reporting from embark dareo, abc 7 news. >> family members in san pablo mourning the death of a little girl. they waded into the river in the area outside of turlock yesterday. a helicopter spotted the body a few hours after she was reported missing and we're learning a man drowned after becoming pinned under rocks while swimming in the merced river in yosemite national park, becoming trapped in a
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calm area of the river that does have currents and oakland police chief more people might have been involved in the marijuana grow house in chinatown and inside of the home on 7th street. gunshots around 4:30, officers spent the day hunting for clues at the scene. a resident reported three intruders broke into the home minutes before those shots were fired. police are now questioning the man in the home and he claims he has legal permission to grow marijuana plants inside of the home. investigators are trying to see whether he was licensed to grow medical marijuana. >> and in san jose police are looking for a gunman behind an apparent gang-related shooling that left a teen, and a man, injured. and this 600 block of south white road. anyone with information about this shooting is asked to call the san jess yeah police department. >> there is a man accused of
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killing six people at the wisconsin sikh temple is a u.s. military veteran who may have ties to the white supremacist group. he served in the army for six years and a pentagon official says he rose to the rank of sargeant before being demoted and leaving the military. fbi believes page act add lone. he wants to speak to associates as it investigates a possible hailt crime. that is part of the investigation. tracking down family members associates and friends, asking questions that is ongoing at this point. i don't want to talk about specifics. we're looking at ties to white supremacist groups, of course. >> three of the wounded victims are still in the hospital and they're in critical condition. and including first responding officer that was shot and is
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expect today recover. >> the pain where many feel the sikh religion feels misunderstood. leaders pry trying to promote tolerance and understanding. david louie joins us with that part of the story. >> there are churches and temples throughout the bay area, such as the church on the hill. as much as symbols of religious freedom, inner faith council believes this attack tears at the fabric that allows americans to live in peace and security. >> and there is a nobody should be targeted because of the way they look. >> leaders say their place of worship is always open for those that want to learn about the sikh religion.
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one of five directors of the tefrlel by day works in silicon valley. away from work he believes more work will be need to be done to create more dyinga log. >> to have better outreach to do a better well knit fabric in the society level. and there is a legal watcher to make sure this doesn't happen in the future. >> joining sauce director of the nondroft group seeking to bring people together at times of disaster. >> it's an attack on humanity. it's an attack on principle of america, implying equal opportunity for all. freedom of religion. >> he is a board member of the interfaith council and vice chair of the human relations
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commission. >> we need to reach people who do not have muslim friends or sikh or from other interfaiths and show them that religions all religions show the same, teaching the same core teachings, peace, loving, understanding and respect. >> there is a planned candle light vigil to mourn the loss of the victims in this attack in wisconsin. >> union janitors say they're ready to strike. this comes as negotiations continue and the contract expired last week. and there is a is union
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workers threatening to walk off the job if management does not set a date soon. workers voted to authorize the strike. and. >> food manufacturer just moving to the bay area created a lot of excitement by holding a job fair. hundreds of people lined up in point richmond. this they want to hire 50 employees, one of those looking for a job was a former worker of the company that closed shop at the same site last year. >> i'm hoping it's an omen to get work here, again. >> it's hard times for people. today with the economy so we're glad to be able to create job autos the ceo says the company moved from oxnard to point richmond because its between port of oakland and
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marin county which is the center of the organic food movement. abc 7 news working to help people find jobs. our next event job fair is tomorrow, august 7th from noon until 4:00 p.m. and pg&e, prude den shall insurance ask san jose police kept are hiring. there is a list of those hiring and positions available four on our web site. abc 7 news.com/job autos and there is a and occupy sacramento and other advocates for homeownership want the governor to declare a three-year ban on foreclosures and want an investigation on the banks that made loan that's led to the crisis. a leader says they're ready for remaining outside of the apartment 24-7 until getting what they want. >> coming up, michael finney
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looking at used cars and why they might not be the best bang for your buck anymore. >> and funding research for injuries most accidents cause. >> i'm sandhya patel. getting ready for a stretch of hot days. how much temperatures will soar this week coming up. >> and there is some lucky
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chp is investigating a crash that trapped a car underneath a big rig and blocked several southbound lanes. and near the highway 880 connector. according to chp, and the crash pinned the sedan under
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neenl one of them. >> a state lawmaker would inowe produce a fund spinal cord injury research saying most of the injuries are caused by traffic accidents. and he says his bill would raise about $3 million a year and and it moot not be fro tra decisional walking like able bodied people but it's walking. someone suffering a spinal cord injury needs to walking is a good kind of walking. and so thankful for this opportunity. >> and if this is approved you can see he was there today and was paralyzed in 1994 playing football.
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>> and nasa scientists can take a look at information being relayed at the rover landed on the red planet. you can here it the touchdown after the journey three space to mars. and this is to try to understand the history of mars. >> and scientists expect to spend two years exploring a part of mars to see if that area ever contains water, there is a big price tag. >> the explore tore yum has a full scale replica of the roar rover. take a look. it's comparable in size to a
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small car pechl have been stopping fwoi see it. and visitors can see daily images of martian terrain taken by the rover. this is called return to mars roving with curiosity, running through september 16th. >> very cool and that is to greet 11:00 lucky teens who might get the chance to participate on that program. they're going to conduct research and create a planetarium show. >> there is to explore some of the differences and the great stories and mythology behind our cultural shyes. >> the partnerships get
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underway in september being funded by u.s. state department. >> and sticker shock used to be for new car buyers but now, used car buyers are finding prices that are pretty hard to believe. >> there is also bad news for folks retiring today. >> there is a really closing the gap. and now, you just said, used car sticker shock. kelly blue book reporting a 1-year-old car is selling only 11% less than a brand new car. here are the examples. a new 2012 toyota fj cruiser selling only $244 more than a used one. a 2012 cam yairo, $126 more than a 1-year-old model. that means foremost buyers a new car is a much better deal
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than buying a slightly used car. you might want to look for one that is two, or three years old. those retiring today will depend on social security and it won't be the same deal their parents got. previous generations got a better deal. payroll taxes were very low when enacted in the 19 30s. and those retiring today are the first generation who will have paid more into social security than taking out. this is a shift expected to continue for future retirees as well. there is no let up in sight. >> and and there is a help for starving women and children because of a continued drought and there is 18 million people
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suffer from hunger issues in the area. care is providing help and the international vice president program told me they need the help right now. >> we do everything from the nutritional feeding, bringing food in for the population, and ensuring access to clean water to support health care workers locally. it's heart breaking. >> and this is to talk about b.the crisis in the world affairs council in san francisco. that program starts at 7:00. >> and there is quite a warm up. >> we're heading into hot territory so get ready to brace for heat here.
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there is san francisco out towards the golden gate bridge. there is no fog to speak of moving westward. it will be back in patches. looking towards golden gate bridge there, there is a beautiful afternoon. there is a small craft advisory. there is clearly showing you the fog pushed away from the coastline. and a nice, wide range. low to mid-60s on the coast and low 60s inland. patchy clouds tonight warmer
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in all areas with 100 degree temperatures inland by thursday. we're going to hold on and that is moving west and going to bring us a warming trend. count on temperatures to climb up. into coming days mpl morning there is patchy fog around the bay and coast. fog just pulls away. there are 6 owe around the coast. 80s to inland communities. there is a nice range of temperatures. first thing in the morning, do expect fog temperatures into the 50s across the area,
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tomorrow afternoon going to be a nice day. 80 degrees in sunnyvale. there is a warmer day in redwood city. loss alt yois, up to 81 degrees we're expecting sunshine near the coastline. upper 60s into the north bay there is a 92 in clear lake. head out towards east bay, low 70s berkeley. 77 in castro valley. and for the bay, 66 degrees in monterey. and accu-weather forecast going from warm tomorrow inland to hot days wednesday through saturday.
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and 70s along the coast thursday, friday. and the heat appears to back off into the weekend. hang on. >> yes. >> and sandhya, thank you. >> still to come botox for the feet. and other procedures women are now undergoing. >> and also new at 6:00 michael finney with an important warning about an
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sky 7 is live right now over in pleasanton. police say they've found a car they're looking for in an amber alert. that is the silver gmc the chp says a man used after kidnapping his 1-year-old daughter to supposedly bring her to the bay area, authorities say he took her
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and according to police he threatened to harm himself and his little girl. we dmot know yet what happened to him or that little girl. and we'll be right back in just a moment. ñ!ñcús
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coming up south bay agent accused of running a ponzy scheme. tonight how she cheated family and friends out of more than $1 million. >> and a plan gets underway. and woody allen shooting a film now in the bay area. explain yg the clock is as elusive as woody is. >> women are going to extremes to hit into heels if it means getting surge troy chop off their toes thchl woman is undergoing the nifr to make sure second toe shorter and
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there is a way to keep your feet from sweat big injecting botox. ow. >> very pain oofl yes. >> thanks for joining welcome to "world news." tonight, tragedy at the temple. what we're learning about the suspect in that deadly wisconsin shooting. allegations he was a neo-nazi who had been tracked for ten years. and the hero cop who saved lives while fighting for his own. inside syria. a huge blow for the assad regime as a reporter on the ground gathers evidence that al qaeda is infiltrating the revolution. consumer watchdog. those sports drinking turning up everywhere at the olympics. do they really give you an edge? and out of this world. that spectacular landing today thanks to the hard work of this bicycle company in tennessee. "made in america" goes to mars.
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good evening. we begin with a new twist in that wisconsin temple massacre. chilling new information about how and why one more sacred place in american life became a battlefield. we now know this is the gunman who opened fire inside that sikh temple. wade michael page, a military vet, believed to be a white supremacist. and with each passing hour, we're learning more about the victims. including the police officer who took nine shots while tending to the wounded. he's fighting for his life. in a moment, brian ross brings us details to the shooter's ties to neo-nazis. first the latest from abc's alex perez is on the scene in wisconsin. alex? >> reporter: good evening, george, we've learned just three weeks ago, one of the first officers on the scene talked to the mayor about preparing and being ready for a mass tragedy just like this one.

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