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american craftsman style elements. waters has insurance so the staff will continue to be paid dug the rebuilding process. >> a federal report concludes that california would use a bullet train connecting los angeles and san francisco if the build -- if the money is there. a report supports the estimates of the statement of how much money it would generate but that will not silence critics who are scent california. the report raises questions of whether the $39 billion in federal money needed to pay for construction will really be there in an age of shrinking budgets. >> the brand new tom lantos tunnel at devil's slide tunnel will have lane closures today because of striping work. the work will begin at 9:00 in the morning and last until 3:00 in the afternoon. one lane of traffic will be open
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at all times so you can get by. the project opened monday on the san mateo county coast after years of delays. >> all you have to do now is find your way to the tunnels through the fog. >> what do we have out there? by the way, it is foggy friday. >> foggy friday. >> lisa has more. lisa? >> good morning, everyone. we are starting out with visibility reduced to near nothing at our coast. half moon bay, you have very dense fog and novato three quarter visibility with 1.25 in santa rosa. it will be with us through the morning. the sun comes up just at 7:00. then it will erode the low cloud deck. this morning, upper 40's from low-to-mid 50's. by noon we have sun and numbers are climbing through the 60's. mid-60's around the bay.
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by 4:00, we have more sunshine. we have mid-to-upper 50's along the shore. we have upper 60's to mid-70's around the bay so a beautiful day. the evening hours are looking comfort in the 60's but the fog will come back. look what happens on the week, we have talked about the showers holding tomorrow and sunday with the possibility on easter of a thunderstorm. it is over by monday. partly cloudy and warmer. we will detail that rain forecast for you coming up. first, leyla gulen has a check on the commute. >> thank you. now we are looking at the golden gate bridge which is foggy. patches of fog are covering all of the bridges at this hour. we have a few headlights coming to the san francisco side from marin but use your low beams this morning. we have construction. in oakland, again, northbound 880, between 66 and high street we are looking at three lanes blocked with volume as you make the push up to 77 so watch out
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for that. another bit of construction through san jose, northbound 880, stevens creek on-ramp is closed. >> developing news from the east by. richmond police are offering a $25,000 reward this morning for information leading to the shooter who wounded a one-year-old boy in the iron triangle neighborhood. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live identified the richmond police department with the latest. >> this upset the police department. officers are putting everything they have into fining the shooter. the baby was inside his apartment western he was shot. he was with his grandparents and bullets came flying in. the one-year-old boy was shot in the neck. police believe the gunman was out on mcdonald avenue and sprayed the street with bullets. he also hit a man on a bicycle. the boy's father was at work
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when he got the call and he is outraged as is the police department. >> my son didn't do nothing to nobody, i don't do nothing. i go to work and come home. it is not my fault i live in an area like this. >> i am sickened and appalled. this is completely unacceptable and it is our highest priority to catch those who are involved. >> the boy had surgery yesterday which was successful. the man who was on the bicycle who was shot is also okay. the police department is offering a $25,000 reward for anyone who can help find the shooter. they do not have any suspects and have not made any arrests. the boy's father says he plans to move the family out of the neighborhood. in richmond for abc7 news. >> a health scare for thousands of families. imagine going to the dentist and learning you may have contracted
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h.i.v. >> singer michelle shocked back in the news after canceled shows. she is performing again in the bay area without making a sound. >> amazon moving further into social media by acquiring a bookstore that owns two other book sharing sites. youtube looking to improve the video on-site by opening a large production studio in loss that can be used by free by the top consent providers figuring better quality videos will attract more viewers. google is the largest interpret retailer considering same day delivery checking shopping express in
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>> cupertino, wine country and all the bay area. >> on monday several bay area cities and counties will see any sales tax rates approved by voters in november. in half moon bay your tax goes up 1 percent to 9.5 percent. another increases to 9 percent by half a percent and san mateo is up half a percent to 9.75 percent and albany, you increase to 9.5 percent. marin counties and san mateo and santa clara the sales tax increases, as well. >> a gloomy outlook from state water officials saying the first part of the year will become the driest on record. the latest survey by the department of water resources shows the sierra snow pack is only 52 percent of average. rainfall is even worse. in 1932 they had only 11" of rain from january through march. 1998 beat that with only 9" and
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with just three days left, we only have had 5.5" on pace to shatter the record. santa cruz officials are recommending limits on landscape watering and other nonessential uses. the water commission will receive a final report on monday that would help estimate the summer water supply. the city council is expected to vote on the proposed water restrictions some time next month. >> michelle shocked is making noise with her mouth taped shut holding a one woman protest in santa cruz last night, after strumming her guitar wearing a disposable suit and head covering. silenced by fear was written on the tape surrounded by signs, she let people write on her suit. that is one of several venues that canceled her show after margented gay marks at yoshi's.
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>> in san francisco people do not want a mcdonald's in their neighborhood. we have details on that. >> i have heard from a number of you. you not shy about your opinions. >> shows city councilman organized this community meeting to discuss the possibility of a mcdonald's with a drive through opening in this portion of the orchard farm shopping center. it is across the street from a middle school. >> we don't like to have 11, 12, 13 and 14-year-olds being worried about crossing streets. >> a tremendous risk exists for one of them getting hit. >> increase in traffic is not the only concern. >> we have children that will try to sneak over or cupertino high school zoom over to get their lunch, how unhealthy is that. >> santa clara was the first county to ban toys from fat food meals and mcdonald's is a step
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in the wrong direction. right now at orchard farm there is a subway and a chinese restaurant and pizza restaurant in the some. some do not see a problem because of that. >> it would be attractive to get more people to the shopping center. >> the mcdonald's rep promised to work it out. >> we are committed to making enhancementsments to this projet and will listen. >> the city council will decide april 16. in san jose, for abc7 news. >> new this morning, folks, opening day for california's great america with ribbon-cutting ceremony at park at 10:00. the amusement park is kicking off with several events including special easter festivities on sunday. visitors get the first upclose look at great america's new $10 million gold striker coasters,
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set to debut on may 1. officials say it is the tallest and fastest wooden roller coaster ride in northern california and includes a 174' initial descent tunnel resembling a mine shaft. >> san francisco's newest fire station has been designed to keep firefighters safe. the mayor and fire chief cut the ribbon to open station one, the first new house in 43 years. the station can withstand a major earthquake and has a generator to provide emergency power for three days. it also has a decontamination area where firefighters can wash chemicals off their gear. san francisco firefighters have a high cancer rate. >> we believe cancer rate is from the direct result of the carcinogen icks we breathe. ought city avoided spending millions to retrofit the old station by swapping properties with the museum of modern art.
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they paid if most of the cost to build the new fire station. >> good deal. 4:45. you know me well so you know why i didn't get much sleep. the giants lost but the a's win and they go at it again at at&t park. >> rooting for the giants? >> i have not the herd say a word. >> should i bring blankets? >> it will start out mild and it is nice and quiet this morning but yesterday picked up .1" in the north bay with good showers around cloverdale and along the shoreline. right now it is the fog we are talking about, it is quite dense reducing visibility and temperatures are not too hard to take at 52 in san francisco, and san carlos at 52 and 54 in san jose and half moon bay at 50 but you can notice over the city you can see the low clouds and it will be with us throughout the morning hours. the numbers have dropped, as
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well as the visibility from santa rosa to napa and 51 in union city. this afternoon, this is the nice of the day we have had all week if you like it sunny and remain warmer. the coastal fog lifts and we will be back to another spring-like afternoon. it has been a while. temperatures will be quite warm but as soon as tomorrow the showers are on the way back. this morning the visibility is anywhere from zero to quarter-mile visibility from ocean beach, half moon bay, up through novato and santa rosa looking pretty bad, so be careful out there, sat lie -- satellite shows we are in between systems but this area is well offshore of low pressure but this is headed to the coast bringing in rain not only tomorrow but on sunday. the flow is coming from the south with scattered showers on saturday and more wide-spread on sunday and the easter bunny, the egg hunt, looking on the west
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side. at home we have mild temperatures, upper 70's in los gatos, and mid-70's in redwood city and 69 in the north bay and 75 in santa rosa and oakland and fremont and over the hills mid-to-upper 70's. talked about the showers but this evening, starting out in the 60's for the ballgame and the fog moves in and dropping through the upper 50's. after the rain we are partly cloudy and warmer next week. leyla gulen has a check on the commute. >> it sounds like the easter bonnets necessary. we do have fog. this area shaded in orange means there is fog and it could hamper your visibility. it is quiet this morning but we have construction. southbound 101 has two lanes blocked until 5:00 a.m. and westbound 580, another couple of lanes are blocked and you are looking at a clear drive moving out of the tracy to the
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dublin/pleasanton area. kristen and eric? >> right now we have breaking news from san francisco. police and fire crews are on the scene in the bayview district at this car plowed into the front of this. >> this is a live picture of scene at the corner. the united states withs saw the driver get out and take off running. the people inside the home were awakened but they were not hurt. this all happened in the last half hour and it is still a very active scene. we are working to get you more information on the story and bring you new details as soon as we have them. you can see the airbag deployed from the force of the collision. >> a big hole in the wall. we will keep track of that story. a different kind of frightening alert for thousands of patients an oklahoma dentist who may have exposed h.i.v. and other deadly infections to patients. the state health officials sent letters to 7,000 families would were treated by a dentist would has been practicing for 30
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years. the investigation started when a young patient with no other risk factors tested positive for h.i.v. and hepatitis c. officials inspected that dental office. >> it must have come -- i would not let my nephews play with this equipment. they had rust on them. >> the centers for disease control joined the investigation but they say additional cases would be very unlikely. >> coming up, caught on camera, a subway rider tumbles on the tracks but what happens next has some people shaking their heads this morning. >> kfc downsize on the bucket
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video. you can see the victim for some reason walked right off the platform of a transit station in philadelphia when this man jumped on the tracks to help. he stayed with the victim but he knew the time was critical because the trains come through every seven minutes the. >> i had a plan when the train come, i would roll underneath. or if i couldn't, i would ask someone to come down and help me. >> that didn't have to happen and firefighters got there and moved the victim off the track and he was taken to the hospital where he is involving. >> today, a's manager and the oakland mayor will raise a team plan on the tribune tower to kickoff a's spirit week. the a's were spirited beating the giants at at&t park in the first game of the source. they play tonight in san francisco and oakland tomorrow to wrap up exhibition play.
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on monday, oakland will celebrate the first ever oakland a's spirit week ahead of the opening night game against the mariners at the colisieum, the defending world champions open monday afternoon in los angeles against the dodgers. >> a little short of my area but we will take that, a homer. >> should you take a blanket with you to the game? >> i know who to ask. lisa? >> it will start off mild this evening. that sun will set at 7:30 and temperatures are nice and mild at 60 degrees. we will be looking at numbers dropping through the 50's and the fog coming back so a good idea to bring the layers. back home this morning it is chilly where the fog is dense and you can see from the shoreline half moon bay and all the way up through the north bay valley we are looking at from zero to 1.25 visibility. with novembers in the 50's that is mine but the fog you have to
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deal with. if you head out, coup -- keep that in mind. the afternoon highs are coastside, sick, and midland, mid-and-upper 70's, plenty of sunshine around the bay and in the southland it will be warmer there. leyla gulen has a check on the friday commute. >> good morning. this is the san jose drive along 280 northbound with headlights coming away from 17/880. clear and accident-free. everything is moving at top speeds. 84 is not bad. we have something going on in menlo park. but that is it for now. >> a new kids item on the menu of kfc is raising nutritional questions at $3.99 with fried or grilled chicken option and offered at the center for
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science and the public interest releases a report claiming that 97 percent of kids' meals fail to meet nutritional standards. they recommend kids' meals stay under 430 calories. the new kids' bucket is 210 schooleries and only if the kids select grilled chicken and vegetables over fried chicken and mac and cheese. >> investors will watch e-bay stock that shot up 4 percent yesterday after the company announced an aggressive plan to become a global powerhouse by partnering with target and best buy. e-bay announced plan for expanding same day delivery service and offering instore pickup. they expanded to san jose last month. it allows customers to order from local retailers and have it delivered in an hour. e-bay says the goal is to reach $110 billion in total merchandise sold online by the
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end of 2015. >> it could be time for mark zuckerberg to unfriend uncle sam with a giant tax bill. analysts say he is expected to owe the i.r.s. more than $1 billion in taxes for 2012. his tax hit stems from the move to increase the stake in facebook on the day of their i.p.o. he purchased 630 million shares and later sold after of the shares. the i.r.s. streets the shares as ordinary income and his paper fortune is currently valued at around $13 billion. >> solar impulse, a sun-powered airplane that has fans overseas is now in the bay area. aviation history will be made when the plane sets out cross country with the wing span of a 747 but weighs the same as a mid-sized car and sow we ared by
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the sun integrated in the wings are 12,000 solar cells made by a san jose-based campaign. >> just the solar cell and they put them together on the wing of the plane and using this, and not mounting anything, and the thickness of this sin credibly thin so it is very lightweight. >> it will leave may 1st and fly to phoenix, dallas, stopping in several other cities over two months and winding up in new york city. >> next at 5:00, breaking news while you were sleeping, drive picture right now, police at the scene of a car hit as san francisco house and new details on what happened here next. >> escalating tension on the korean peninsula, next, the warning from the north and how warning from the north and how the united states is [ woman ] don't forget the yard work!
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easier banking. standard at citibank. >> abc7 news starts right now with live breaking news from san francisco's bayview district where a car has collided with amending overnight. >> abc7 news reporter katie marzullo is there. what do you see, katie? >> i am on the scene looking at tow truck that just arrived and pulled the car a little bit further out from the wall. as we zoom in here you can see the damage done, a perfect imprint of the front end of the car in the rock siding of the home. this happened before 4:00 this morning. i talked with the family that lives here. one person was asleep. one person was awake. they both describe it as sounding like an earthquake. the pan i talked to if bed stayed in bed for a moment not
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sure what to do but the miami -- the family members called him and they saw a car crashed into their home. this is the other side of the damage, the inside of the garage, lots of damage done, lots of belongings destroyed including a dryer that has not been installed yet. police are looking for the driver and possibly a passenger in the car. a family member said he thought he saw someone running down the street. police say the suspect last seen headed down haas street south. it is a hit-and-run accident with no indication why the driver in this case would have fled the scene. >> a little fog out there on this friday morning. >> we will see where the foggy
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