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here around 3:00. the dive team out here earlier looking for him but the body autos waz spot bid the dock. the 26 foot boat found around 6:45 this morning. it's unclear when he came out here or where he was headed. >> it's difficult to deal w we're hoping it was a mishap or something. and our worst fears came through. >> appeared he was wearing a inflatable personal floatation device but it wasn't inflaitd for whatever reason. >> michael roberts was a 56-year-old father who lived in hercules joining the sheriff's department in 1998
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working in the jail division so still, a lot of questions unanswered here. we'll bring tri to bring that how as we get hem. >> in gold country tonight the search continues for whoever stabbed a little girl to death. investigators in valley spring komd a home where 8-year-old laila fowler was killed over the weekend. grief counselers brought in to help classmates deal this horrible crime. we are live wlaitest on this tragic case. nannette? >> the county conducted an autopsy. her killer described as a muscular latino or white man dressed in a black shirt and blue jeans. still hasn't been found. making everyone here nervous. security was on hand here at her school just in case and over there, a very moving
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tribute to the third grader. under heavy law enforcement presence an emotion yl first day back atvilley spring, hugs and tears as parents, classmates and teachers deal with the murder of 8-year-old laila fowler stabbed to death by an intruder saturday her 12-year-old brother found her. >> she's a great girl from what i've seen her. in the cafeteria and on the playground. >> ribbons tide around the campus ask students wrote their own messages of goodbye to the little friend. >> the beauty of being here together is that they're able to share and communicate z try to heal. as much as possible. >> with the killer still on the loose deputies are following up on leads but no arrests or a motive. the death has shaken this rural california community where everyone knows each other.
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where residents don't lock doors until now. >> i make sure i lock doors and my windows and everything like that. i never had to do. >> the murder changed this town, forever. >> we have our guns out. it's just everyone is watching and you're really watching your kids. >> the school is trying to help the community get past this tragedy. counselors as well as therapy dogs were on hand. just tough to get over something like this says winnett who picked up her grandson. >> it's -- kids are in tune to things. and he's a sensitive boy. >> a vigil will be held at 7:00. >> developing news now in the search for a kidnapping suspect. police released this
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surveillance photo of a vehicle in the area that may belong to the suspect or a wismt police say friday a man snatched a 2-year-old girl from her yard. he didn't get far. the mother shouted and took off. the man dropped the girl in bushes and ran away. the girl was not physically hurt. >> we're learning more this evening about the three abalone diver who's die natd civic this weekend. where one of them died on saturday. that is a vism identified as cedric calett. a former co-worker described him as a family man who put others before himself. >> a really good person helping people. and i would say doing the
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right thing when no one is paying attention. >> the sheriff provided this video of divers searching for the 50-year-old along the county coast. 36-year-old kenneth lu also died yesterday. >> we're going switch gears right now talking about something nice. outside temperatures around the bay area rising again today. abc 7 sandhya patel joins us live outside with highs so far. >> these kids smart to stay warm. you will see skies are clear across the bay area may not be the case for long. we'll talk about that later. highs 89 in san rafael. 91 in livermore, 92 in
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fairfield. 83 in oakland. 88 san jose and a warm 77 degrees in san francisco. if you think it's too warm wait until you see what coming later on this week. >> speaking of fires two acres of grass burned thup morning after a bird flew in into a power line. the fire broke out near stanley dollar drive this morning. firefighters kous doused flames in 30 minutes. the flames never put homes in danger. a low wind at the time kept the fire from spreading faster. >> two weeks ago today the boston bombings happened. the fbi interviewed the man known as mischa in rhode island after the suspect
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tammerlan tsarnaev's uncle named a convert to islam brain washed his nephew. the suspected mother talked about mischa saying he opened their eyes about islam and was a good, nice man. two u.s. officials say he had nothing to do with the bombings. the "wall street journal" reporting female dna was found on explosives used by the bombers but investigators are not sure who that sample belongs to or how it got there. as for victims 23 of the 264 people injured remain in the hospital. >> aaron hern was the 11-year-old boy injured in the boston bombings, hundreds of people raised $4200 on sunday. the 11-year-old was injured in the second blast while waiting to see his mother cross the
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finish line. >> organizers at braita break years announced they're banning bags larger than a certain size measuring more than 8 and a half by 11 by four inches, most backpacks. also band runners not registered to be in the race. san francisco police chief promises security will be increase add long that route may 19th. >> an important milestone in the gay rights movement. a professional athlete announced he's gay. it's a remarkable moment. >> the president called to offer his support. david stern, kobe, shaq, all
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applauding what they say is his courage and they're cheering as well. >> sports is one of the final frontiers and 34-year-old jason collins is the trailblazer. before announcing to the world he's gay, the first person the former stanford basketball star confided in was his aunt it was in a conversation. he said it, i didn't miss a beat saying i've always known. >> san francisco rugby player was behind the it gets better campaign encouraging aj tleets speak out against bullying of gay students. >> i think people recognize
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this is considered the last closet in america to be come out. >> now, warriors coach knew collins. >> would he be welcome as a warrior? >> if he had game. if he can help this team. >> perhaps no one can identify with what collins may face as well as rick welsh announcing he's gay a couple years ago. >> so i'm happy for him because he's going to be the complete jason collins every day for the rest of his life. >> we asked what the reaction might be in the locker room to an openly gay player.
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>> i'm a teammate i'm going to embrace my teammates. >> his family says jason is prepared. >> will it be easy? no. will be be critiques? >> probably he says he wants to continuing playing soit will be interesting to see what happens next. >> collins marking a milestone becoming the first current male professional athlete to come out n 2007 john ameci announced he is gay but note the first retired player to come out. he believes that kept him from gegt coaching jobs. you may remember this happening february, professional soccer player robby rogers announced he's gay. rogers tweet batd announcement
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today saying i feel a movement coming. >> and abc news will speak to collins tomorrow morning on good morning america. >> quite a moment. >> just ahead google's answer to siri is unveiled today. how this personal assistant could cross pry vagsy line autos local coast guard members trading in cutter for a new set of wheels. the mission for america's wounded vets.
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livermore. they are accused of of swaddling babies to tightly the babies couldn't move and had trouble breathing. county social workers closed the center where they worked, universal preschool. >> coast guard members kicked off a unique fund-raiser for a project driving an electric golf cart coast to coast. keira clap canner has the story. >> journey to raise money depends on this golf cart. >> we added solar panels and have batteries that can with -- be switched out. >> it's street legal, carrying rotation s of 15 active cutie members of the coast guard
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3900 miles from the coast guard station to yorktown virginia. the money raised through go carts will go go to the wounded warrior project. >> he was in iraq in 2006. 13 in his battalion didn't come home and others came back broken. >> this journey is in the making. >> i couldn't sleep until 2:15 up sending e mails just to get, keep the buzz going. >> the cart was donated and so is the time. these members using 30 days all to help their fellow soldiers. >> are turning on tv there is
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a lot of bad news going on, i'm hoping this is a shining star for the month of may saying let's have good news. i think this is going to bring it home to america. >> the journey will end about a month from now. between now and then they expect to raise $50,000 you can go to our web site and click on see it on tv. reporting in petaluma abc 7 news. >> there is great news tonight have you a credit card and less than great if you own a hybrid car. >> only thing harder to find than a home loan was a zero percent deal on a credit card. home loans are easy to find, and now, finally so are the zero percent deals.
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>> i like to say about $1,000. this is to out of debt faster. >> saying consumers should pay as much as possible instead of pocketing savings that way their cards will be paid off sooner. no more free rides for hybrid owners. a new law lowers the gas tax there to makeup for what the drivers are paying at the pump. washington state added a $100 registration fee. now, similar legislation is greener. siri has new competition from
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google. google released a free app featuring google mail performing many funks siri. giving users information on items like weather and the like. google now is not only useful for users but for google 2. saying the company is let in on habits. the feature on android nearly a year. >> don't ever curse at the phone because it talks back. >> oh. >> i just -- . >> she heard about it. >> let's talk about the weather forecast. it's steamy out there. >> i'm basking in the sun, what i do best. there is nothing but sunshine.
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beautiful day. it's warm in areas. looking at live doppler 7 hd no, clouds, no fog, yet that. could be changing heading into morning. beautiful blue sky as cross the bay there. it is 73 in oakland. 61 degrees in half moon bay. that is a san francisco, you can see nothing but sunshine overhead. fairfield hanging onto the heat. check out highlights record warmth expected this week. you can see records in san rafael.
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locally windy tomorrow night. this is a move through. so here is what we're expecting. wind advisory for north bay mountains start tomorrow around this time 5:00 p.m. running until wednesday at 11:00 a.m. winds gusting 50-60 miles per hour and humidity you know what comes red flag and east bay hills same areas we're talking about record dry fuel was that comes the elevated fire concerns so temperature
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trend for the week livermore rebounding by mid to latter part of the week. talking mid-90s thursday, friday and temperatures dropping off. morning lows starting off mild. areas into 50s and 60s. we'll see patchy fog near the coastline. 82346 morgan hill, 84 san jose. still a sunny day mill milpitas 67 degrees. downtown san francisco, you'll see the sun going to be a nice day. 67 daily city. temperatures coming down a few degrees. 83 san rafael. 82 clear lake. east bay, oakland still warm. 81 inland communities.
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88 livermore. not going to see 90s of today. taking a look at the accu-weather forecast slight dip in the temperatures only to see a big rebound. mid-90s inland. coastal areas thursday. you'll have to wait until sunday until then, heat is on live from the roof of the kgotv broadcast center. back to you. >> thank you. >> still to come efforts to close the gap on undiagnosed hiv infections in america that changes who should be tested. >> then at 6:00 some south bay students meet pen pals how technology molded these international friend s
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recommending everyone get tested for hiv. a study suggests suggesting testing for ages 15-65. found that under that guideline about 20% of the infected people went undiagnosed. roo the price of water for many east bay mudd customers could go up this july. east bay mudd propose aid near 10% increase in the rate this year and next. the average family now pays $57 for water fees. but the height mean bills could go up more than 5s skpdz another $5 next year. east bay mud says it's a factor of the times. >> it would cost $14 billion to replace the system we have that delivers water to those
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customers. and over the last five years because revenues have declined we have not kept it up at a rate we could have kept it up if circumstances had been different. >> the board will hold a hearing on june 11th. >> we have an update four tonight and good news story about a san jose high school student. he met miz hiz goal of raising $2,000. it's a story set in after began stan. he was so moved by the plight he wanted to help them sow collected $2,000 over several months. that is enough to build a home for a homeless family in afghanistan. >> still ahead give away good
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we have breaking news tonight. thousands have been ordered out two of state president yonz because of a spread of a lethal zeegs. -- disease. the start yet yelling facts behind pedestrians fatalities in california. an investigation reveals why so few drivers are overpunished and magic of google glass. the future of having the internet flash before your eyes. now back to dan and cheryl. >> thank you. >> what wet better way to encourage people to bike to work than to give away a pair of wheels? >> vta partnering with local bike shop this a big gave way to promote this year's bike to workday on may >> check out our web site for information on how to enter that connest. >> yes. the deadline is 5:00 p.m. so get that in now. >> that is going to do it for
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