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plaza we lost the signal. >> from here, distributors sell them. and this is where police stepped up reverse sting operations. >> so they have the phone and have to sell the phone. that is what we're going after. guys buying phones. >> and just to give you an idea of how serious these have become in, 24 hours here in san francisco there are seven iphone skbz two lap tops stolen, one from a man sitting on a port o potty. officers call that area at un plaza mid market corridor the new apple store, or apple rack because it's become the most popular underground market where these smart phones are being theft autos a firefighter remains in intensive care after covering a -- suffering a major heart attack.
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frank ryan is now in a medically introous dused coma. and he collapsed while battling a big blaze. his colleagues rushed to his age. >> good shape. and hard worker. just a stressful day and tough conditions in there. >> and this an emotional time and investigators haven't determined how this fire started. the building is sound but will take months to rebuild parts of the church. >> a fremont teenager arrested for making a fake robbery report that ended with officers shooting a dog. someone called to report a robbery in progress on trout court. officers arrived three pit bulls charge atd them, they
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shot one and wounded one dog. and police say a teen-aged neighbor confessed to making this up. the 19-year-old has a court date on tuesday. >> san francisco archbishop arrested last weekend has now been charged. this 56-year-old pulled over near san diego state university and accused of drunk driving. city attorney charged him with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs and driving with a blood alcohol level greater than legal limit. he ask scheduled to be installed october 4th. >> there is a traffic warning for anyone planning to travel around this holiday weekend. caltrans will be closing lanes at 10:00. the bridge not reopening until early tuesday morning at 5:00 a.m. or so.
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and there is a where we know more about what seismic motion does to structures now. and so we're able to put in some of the new technologies developed over time. >> and there are two main alternatives to get around the closure. you can use bay to the north on the san mateo, hayward bridge or use highway 237. you can turn to our abc 7 news waze app. and you can find it in i tune autos cdc says 10,000 mem who stayed in curry village at yosemite national park may have been exposed to handa virus. saying people who stayed in the cabins from june 10th to august 24th maying at risk in developing hanta virus in six weeks. the national park service asking if they've been exposed
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to the virus. six people have been stricken so far with hanta virus after staying at curry village. two of them have died. >> and it could be another month before the street is fixed where a 42 inch main broke and flooded parts of a neighborhood this week. repairs continue where a 42 inch main ruptured tuesday. there are cruise hoping to see a permanent fix. better news for our lady of visitation school. and we're now told classes will resume on tuesday. >> and there is mitt romney in louisiana tonight getting a look at the flood damage caused by hurricane isaac. this is president obama scheduled to visit monday. today, mr. romney told the
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governor he wanted to see the extent himself and. >> mitt romney officially accepted nomination for republican party last night during its national convention. but one of the bay area's own, stole the show, clint eastwood's speech turned into an online sensation. >> this is what inspired a brand new trend online. there was blanking after last night's speech. and there is a brand new trend called east wooding and people are loading up pictures on droves overline, imitating. >> this was a for shadowing clint eastwood came on stage to the theme song of "the good, the bad and the ugly". minutes into his speech an
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empty share turned into a odd co-star. >> i've got mr. obama sitting here. i just was going ask him a couple question autos the seemingly inscripted conversation was not without serious subject matter like foreign policy. >> you thought the war in afghanistan was okay. >> it often veered into the bizarre like off color fill in the blank reactions from the empty share. >> what do you want me to tell romney? i can't tell them to do that, he can't do that to himself. >> the prime time chat with the chair turned into a moment of inspiration online, and raven brooks was one of the first to push the theme. >> this seems like it's working. and this is how they're learning about the speech.
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>> and there is 20,000 followers. for those who watched it's one they certainly remember. >> there is everything planned and it went up there and started talking to a chair. >> this i did like obama's tweet on his chair. >> this is a picture he's talking about. sent out after the twitter frenzy with a short caption. this seat is taken. >> so there is a lasting image of an empty chair and its conversation with an ward winning former mayor. >> thank you very much. it's got a lot of attention. and there is a day a group of boys will never forget. the team getting big league
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exposure tonight. wayne freedman is live tonight where a's are honoring those kids. >> there is another wow. what little leaguer hasn't looked and said gee. what sit like to play down there? today, take a look at this. just moments ako -- ago. they gave an ovation from big leaguers. and invited them to work out and this is from an 11-year-old perspective. let's here from austin perreti. >> this is crazy. i never expected to have this experience. it's overwhelming. >> are you nervous?
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>> yes. >> were you nervous before the game? >> kind of. i mean... you kind of have to put that aside to just focus on the game. >> and if he sounds like a pro, or what? a's honoring the team because johnny gomes comes from petta luma. they'll watch tonight from sky boxes courtesy of johnny gomes and getting something else. i happen to have one of only 13 baseballs. we have to give it back. and reporting live from oakland abc 7 news. >> that is just so cool. >> and coming up a shifting landscape of north beach takes a bite out of a popular restaurant. >> ask jewels worth a mint and how they were stolen from a
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>> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. a four time dui offender was sentenced for killing a 6-year-old boy in san jose more than three yearsing ayochl the 4-year-old overran a red light in february of 2009. and he collided with a minivan. and killing a young passenger in the car. he was convicted of second degree murder this year. >> and police in hercules trying to find thieves who robbed a home of $600,000 worth of jewelry. there are pictures of what is stolen.
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the client happen -- crime happened last monday. police say the thieves entered through an unlocked window and pried open a safe containing 100 gold pieces and emeralds and some cash and the family was targeted. and the $5,000 reward being offered for information leading to arrest of the thieves. >> and there is a major pension on the governor's desk and this would trip benefits and raise retirement age. the california public employee reez tirmt system says it will save as much as $55 billion over 30 years, this takes a recess today, governor brown expected to sign the pension reform measure when the session resume autos go together dentist can be a bummer but there are smiles in a clinic today.
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and a doctor put her practice on hold to offer free exams and services. she teamed up with a nonprofit group. many patients had not seen a dentist in years. and they were a choice of cleanings or tooth extractions. >> and i didn't have dental. my company didn't offer it. and so people showed up and he has it limited to 75 but they got great care. >> robin roberts will undergo a bone marrow transplant to fight a rare blood disorder. she left to be with her aling mother who passed way. >> with grace, robin roberts bid farewell to colleagues and
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fans. it was all about inspiration. >> and when i come back, oh, my goodness. and this is what i live for. >> her family is her bone marrow donor. >> are you scared?. >> i'm not scared. and i know i've been asked that many times. i just don't feel any career. >> there is a fight that has phone shall to help countless others. since announcing three months ago, 36,000 people joined the registry. and this is support of robin her friends designed a wrist band as a symbol of all. >> and you can get this on be the match. there has been a request for these and when i see people
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wearing them, it's what you carry in your heart that inspires me. >> if you'd like to buy it go to abc p -- 7 news.com ask click on the link. >> hope robin will be back, soon. >> another part of san francisco's history is going away. caesar's italian restaurant closing doors today after 57 years in business. they specialize in long family meals and old north beach style, plenty of sauce for pasta. owners say the down economy is a big fact kror but so are changing san francisco tastes. >> this is a change in demographics and ever changing san francisco. people want quick things and we're very old, old school. >> and long time chef and co-owner was still in the kitchen serving up comfort food today. caesar's will keep
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its face book page to stay in contact. >> and lottery's newest millionaires rmt missed out on winning in july. they came forward to get the prize today. the couple from fremont and has been having trouble making ends meet after he lost his job. they only found they'd won when officials sent his picture to reporters and relative saw it on tv. the sweet joy of winning almost turned sour. >> this is saying where is the number? and then, it was in my other purse. >> they found that ticket. and the kurpel admits they had scanned it at a machine but ignored messages telling them to check with a clerk. they plan to save a good part of the money for their kids college education. >> and there is is a big cool
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down coming too. this is anywhere from two to 20 degrees cooler. we're going to keep it in a moving pattern then we'll bring temperatures up. there is from san jose. high temperatures struggled. and there is 13 degrees the low. and there is a gray san francisco. and this morning we not only had overcast skies but drizzly as well. high temperatures only 67. and 21 degrees, cooler than were you should be at this time of the year. you'll see what i'm talking about. marine layer is 3,000 feet deep now. and some of the communities are starting to see the sun,
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this is a little too late. temperatures only 60s and 70s, winds thousand, fairfield gusting to 37 miles per hour. the wind slow. this is going to help push that well inland tonight. sfo gusting to 24. there is temperatures. 50s coast side. 60s other areas, antioch, 73. there is areas of drizzle again and there is much warmer weather coming for sunday and labor day. it's going to be a shamp difference. tonight we'll see clouds pressing well inland. so it's first thing in the morning you're going start out with cloudy conditions from fog and some drizzle around
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the bay area. temperatures on the cool side again. there are numbers into 50 and there is a cool off so dramatically, heading east and we're going start to see improvement in weather. warmer da saturday afternoon. 75 degrees in san jose. and there is 78 degrees in los gatos. 72 palo alto. mostly sunny skies. upper 50s to low 60s on the coast. there is same thing for daily city. 63 degrees and into north bay. upper 50s along the coast. there is into afternoon, you should see blue skies. 66 degrees oakland. 68 san leandro. inland 80 degrees in antioch. there is 62 in monterey.
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accu-weather forecast, morning drizzle followed by partly to mostly cloudy skies. upper 50s to low 80s. there is mid to upper 60s coast sichld we'll keep it in that range. and millbrae, art and wine festival. there is the sausalito art festival tomorrow, cal hosts nevada in berkeley. i would just take a little lay layer with you so you don't get cold. goitsing to be breezy and mostly sunny skies. a's hosting red sox z you'll need an extra layer. >> we do know a lot. >> yes. >> and have a good weekend. >> i don't know how we're going to get it in. >> dinner and dessert on michael finney tonight. don't go away, free stuff is next. >> stick around for that and it's a new day for an old stadium. on abc 7 news we're going to
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coming up, controversy in an art festival. why organizers are issuing a warning before showing this picture. >> effort to set a world sailing record on san francisco bay. >> and the big evening rolls on for petaluma's little league world series team. we'll take you live for a look on tap. >> this is all coming up when we see you at 6:00. >> and there is too much fun. there is one more celebration braigs to come. sunday, petaluma will honor the team with a parade. >> there is an unbelievable come back in the game. >> the parade begins at 1:
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