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is new. they have confirmed two detectives from oregon are in california to interview eight suspects. if the 30-year-old turned out to be the suspect in the murder of a oregon woman it means he traveled 450 miles on highway 101 from oregon to ron york part ending up at the bon air shopping center he opened the door, pulled a gun out and goes over into in the passenger side. >> for 115 minutes tina from mill valley tried to keep him calm. >> he was sweaty. i kept touching his forer forhead saying are you having a heart tack? is it a medical condition? i knew it wasn't but trying to let him know, it's okay. i'm not going run away. >> she was the second victim in california. the first was valentino who was forced at gun point to
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drive him to the nearest church. >> by force he drove the suspect up to the church the suspect said he wanted to talk to a priest. >> they found no one at the church and returned to this center the suspect was transfering several rifles from his truck into the car. >> and we found a loaded 22 long rifle. and a vest. >> the mother called to let them know her son had mental issues and was kuking to seek asylum. police were waiting for him there, but he had been arrested. >> the concern is that we wanted to get to him before he caused damage.
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>> this afternoon i spoke to victim one over the phone. he says he realizes he took a right after this whk walking away from the suspect. he said he wants to put the whole incident behind him. >> thank you. the wind picked up around the bay area this afternoon and a fire warning is going into affect. the wind will not only fuel fire that's come up but could dry out the vegetation turning boun brown and it's april. there is warm with rt warmer weather coming their way tomorrow, it's dry. live doppler 7 shows sunny skies across the bay area and winds picking up, wind advisory in effect until 11:00 tomorrow morning. this is for the bay area hills.
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and north bay hills, gusting 50 to 60 miles per hour in the higher elevations and of course record low. the red flag warning remains in affect for high fire danger for higher elevations. again, dry vegetable or fuels talking about fire danger. and the temperatures will be rising over the next few days so that concern remains with us for a whi. spencer, thank you very much. >> with a red flag warning through tomorrow, homeowners and firefighters watching conditions closely. abc 7 news is live in berkeley tonight with heightened level of concern there. >> fire prevention is something here officials have to take seriously. with this being the first red flag warning it's something they
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prepare for year round. >> signs have gone up just one way the city is responding to the red flag warning through tomorrow. >> during the daytime our heightened period we also upstaff our engines to give us additional personnel for taking care of any fire. >> the chief says the winds should be highest at around 10:00 in the morning and wind he's worried about. for this first red flag warning of the year. >> it's early but wind is what plays the part f we get a fire going, if it has a wind behind it that, is what makes it challenging. >> wind and eucalyptus trees played a major role in the fire. that got attention of uc berkeley realizing i had had thousands east of campus.
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the hills were with bare and grassy in 1874. eucalyptus planted at about the same time and took over. becoming a fire hazard. >> this is a high fire severity species. put an oil that preheats and then causes gas you can get explosiveness in the groves. >> the school has gotten rid of 9,000 trees replacing them with native plants but it's still has 350 acres to go. this is volume one of three for a fema fire mitigation grant. >> fema finds more cost effective to mitigate than to pay for reconstructing community after a disaster. >> uc berkeley just released it's impact report for public comment. and if approved uc berkeley
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believes earliest it could begin is 2014. >> okay. thank you. >> only on abc 7 news tonight we hear from the barista who helped police catch the woman suspected of trying to poison starbucks customers. officer as rested the woman after getting tips from the barista and a customer yesterday. the barista agreed to speak with david louie as long as we don't show you her face. >> i seen a lady pull out two juices and place them on the counter then went over to the counter to check if they've been opened or unsealed they were unsealed and warm. soy noticed they were not juices there throughout the day. >> they called police.
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she will be arraigned on a tempted murd qlaerjs on thursday. >> all right. more details on isop the ophol alcohol. the lethal dose in humans is one come. you prooblly have a bottle around the house used in a variety of applications. it's in rubbing alcohol, you use to disinfect scratches, it is also used in antifreeze as well as cleaning products that you probably have somewhere in the home. so what happens if it is ingested? if you swallow it? well, it affects central nervous system in smaller doses causes inyeeb braigs may, uz drunk but in larger doses serious, it is cause coma, or cardiovascular shock either can lead to death. >> preschoolteacher who used masking tape to bind hands and feet of a 2-year-old will not be prosecuted for child abuse. it happened in february when the girl refused to take a
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nap. the incident came to light last month from the 25-year-old teacher showed a picture of the taped up toddler to the child's mother at a part eye. the teacher resigned. the school was fined but the district attorney tells abc 7 news they will not file charges. >> the former president of a parent teacher organization is accused of stealing $10,000 from the fremont elementary school pto raising funds for school dances and field trips. >> in gold country, a vigil being held for a murdered 8-year-old girl. it's happening in valley springs. that is where laila fowler was stabbed to death last weekend. we're live with the late yecht. laura? >> we have new information about a possible suspect in
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this case someone that the county sheriffs will be talking to. i'll have that in jo. first let's show you what's happening. here at jenny lind elementary school, hundreds flowing in for a vigil in about an hour. the parents just arrived here, they are here and at the same time a search for a suspect in this case continues. >> i want her name to just keep growing. >> the friend felt like she had to do something. she is decorate herg qar messages of support for the family and is planning to attend the vigil. >> i'm worried but the account can't live in fear. we can come together find a weak point to make this county stronger, more aware of what is going on around us. >> will not rest until
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capturing responsible person. >> in the meantime the sheriffs released few new details and can't say it was random and leaving all possibilities open. >> i can tell you the investigation is taken a couple different avenues and we do not want to treat a portion of that investigation lighter than another. >> the school a crisis team will be in place throughout the week. >> this is just a tremendous community coming forward and this is in times of need. >> one close friend of the family knows closure is a long way off but hopes this begins to heal. >> and to pay pee ree suspects to laila. you know? everybody just kind of lean on each other for support this, is a small opportunity. >> you heard the sheriff spokesman elude to persuing
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avenues in this case. we have confirm wtd sheriffs they will head to placerville to interview this man. let's hn man was arrested for possibly trying to abduct a toddler today in placerville. we understand that the sheriff will ask for a dna sample just to make sure there is no connection to laila fowler's murder. vigil about to begin here in valley springs. >> thank you. >> still to come graffiti vandals and police saying it could be a hate crime. some think they know what is behind it. >> monster strikes back taking aim at a legal attorney. >> something out of a star
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allen? >> police believe that this all stems from a controversy surrounding renaming of a local middle school. the sign in front of the filipino community sent jer cleaned up but let me show you what it looked like when discovering graffiti on monday. the school district voted to rename the school and it became the first to name a school after two filipino americans but police believe it didn't sit well with some people. a restaurant got the same treatment this weekend as well as filipino advocates for justice center not far from here. middle school will be renamed after larry itliong and phillip vera cruz. the several community members were not happy about the decision. >> i hope it's not related to the renaming. we wanted this to -- wanted
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community to work together. so reaching out, hopefully, time will heal. >> so that is why investigators suspect these are related to the controversy and they are calling this a hate kri. -- crime. >> one youngest victim from the boston bombings is home in the bay area. here is the 11-year-old when he went back last week in boston. he returned home just in time to celebrate his 12th birthday tomorrow. he faces a long road to recoverry. people around the bay area have stepped up for aaron and his family with fund-raisers to help cover his mounting expenses and we can wish him a happy birthday. >> monster beverage company filed suit against san francisco city attorney. it's the other way around but monster says it's being singled out by city attorney
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herera, who questioned the safety of the drinks. he asked monster to lower levels and monster says it's drinks are safe but the fda is investigating reports that five people have died after consuming the drinks. the response from herera, quote, i intend to litigate to reform their marketing practices which i believe clearly violate california's consumer protection laws. >> all right. turning back to the fire danger we're experience gs around the bay area. >> three factors and ingredients. rising temperatures and dry conditions. and now, increasing winds. there is a look at live doppler 7 hd. a few thin, high clouds passing through the sky in association with this dry cold front. it's associated with winds we're experiencing with this
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front they're stronger. live view right now of the western sky, and we've got temperatures 64 degrees now in san francisco. 69 in oakland. nompblg live view of the golden gate bridge. you can see thin, high clouds. 85 degrees in santa rosa. 83 in livermore, 69 union city. flying out to take a look at our graphic rendering of downtown oakland. clear tonight. red flag warning in affect until 6:00 tomorrow evening. and we have record highs likely on wednesday and thursday as temperatures rise next couple days. dry front pushing through. sharp difference between jernts of high pressure center of rp inland produces a tight
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gradient meaning strong winds in this case dry winds. now looking at the week ahead another graphic rendering here. this is a trend up to 91 degrees on thursday. and temperatures will taper off for the weekend and we have a sharp drop in temperatures sunday, monday, tuesday. that is beginning sunday. mild, breezy, low temperatures into mid-50s but highs tomorrow on the rise in the south bay mid to upper 80s low to mid-80s, moving towards upper 80s and topping out at 87 degrees tomorrow, mid-70s on the coast. the very warm conditions for coastal areas here in the bay area. 77 degrees downtown san francisco tomorrow.
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86 santa rosa. on the east bay, oakland topping out at 85. 84 union city. highs into upper 80s to about 90 in walnut creek. here is the accu-weather forecast. thursday will be the warmest day, or if you're inland, hottest day. mid-90s inland loks on thursday. upper 80s to near 90s arnlt bay. temperatures moderating a little bit on friday and saturday. still warm and a sharper drop monday, tuesday, and wednesday. so this warm up is a brief one but significant one. >> thank you very much. >> coming up next use of dronz by local law enforcement. >> privacy concerns
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committee approved legislation penalizing people for privacy violations making it illegal to add weapons to drones and force law enforcement to obtain a search warrant before yugs one. assembly approved similar legislation last week. lawmakers say there are practical uses for drones but worry they can be used to violate basic human sites. >> whatever tmz wanted license to operate drones raised red flags. >> faa believe there's could be 10,000 drone business the year 2020. >> thousands of police departments rolling out a system to make talking to one another simpler but there is one exception. allowing officers to talk to departments in other cities inland -- instantly. four officers had to communicate by cell fob.
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42 agencies have bought into this system but the police department is still on the fence though it had major breakdown autos they're currently in the process of trying to determine which system their own, or this, would provide them with better coverage. >>. the costs would go down all cities if oakland joins the group. >> coming up next from abc 7 news i team a man had his car taken not once, with you but twice, first by police, then, by a thief because of a city policy that is not about to change. >> also tonight a new device pulling up an instant reading on your health. >> you're going to hear from a man coming up with an anthem for the golden state warriors doing so well in the p
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san francisco police department policy could lead to your car being stolen. >> it's wild. first police take the vehicle away from you. then, a thief steals it from them. >> abc 7 news dan noyes is here with an investigation. >> rick wilson had his car po -- towed and when he twont pick it up, it was gone. and wilson believes what the officer did made the vehicle an easy target. >> driving a rental scar not how he wants to get around but he has no choice. this ford mustang was his prized possession. it was his girlfriend's. she passed away a few years ago. >> we had a passion for mustangs. in a car club together. >> in february, they were out
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on the town and got into a brawl a group of guys at a gas station. san francisco police detained wilson and took him to park station. they towed the car. >> now, i was detained by officers they took the keys and placed them in the vehicle. >> san francisco police say there was nothing unusual with about the tow, including taking the keys and leaving them in the car. wilson was never charged for the brawl. and when he went to pick up a car he thought they were joking when they told him the car had been stolen. >> treated like a crime lab. you know? stealing evidence from the crime room is in the same thing someone was able to drive off the lot with the car. >> public auction going on that day. the suspect gained entry to a skrek drove out of the lot past the gate. >> san francisco police call the theft brazen. >> i don't know what kind of
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security measures under place for that. for that lab. >> city contract snot with the sfpd falling under the municipal transportation agency. >> there is a lot of security right now whether you're looking at armed guards, security fencing, security infrom a structure, alarms. video surveillance. >> i'm with channel 7. who is in charge? >> we were met by an armed guard. in order to get in you have to agree to be frisked. to get out, the guard checks the car, and paper work before opening the gate to let you drive away. >> nobody asked him for a driver's license or paper work. >> rick wilson suspects it's an inside job. >> how is that able to happen? we're working to find out what took place but we will get to the botox it.
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>> one week after the car was stolen he got a call from police. they found the vehicle and a suspect at this o'reilly's auto parts. police approached the driver took off. >> officers had to jump out of the way to avoid being struck. by the suspect, then, he sped through the parking lot and ended up striking two vehicle autos police did catch him, he's facing charges including auto theft and assaulting an officer. police say he had a history of stealing cars. >> jesus. >> it was supposed to be an ipod he saw what was leflt of the car. he wants police and auto return to stop leaving keys inside of impounded vehicles. >> it leaves room, and opportunity for criminals to steal things easier. >> the sfpd says pufting keys insifd a towed vehicle is common and they plan to continue to do so. a spokesman tells us the employee working the gate has
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been disciplined but would not elaborate on what that means. >> thank you, dan. >> we have breaking news in southern california. let's take you now to a live picture from fontana. this is a life flight helicopter preparing to evacuate a man trapped under a slab of granite. that fell on him. we don't believe he was crushed by it but weigh waez zprapd they within the last minute were able to free him and there he s this man is being rushed to the hospital. after a piece of granite fell on him. >> the president promised his administration will bring this issue back to congress, called a run facility extremist that's undermine national security. the call after 100 of the
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detain yeez are now involved in a weeks long huger strike. >> idea we'll still maintain forever a group that has not been tried that is contrary to our interest. he it needs to stop. >> the president signed an order to close the facility when he took office in 2008. congress blocked his attempts at shutting down guantanamo bay saying the white house does not have a plan on where to send detainees. a billion dollar limo richld a fund raising binge in san francisco. and now, cities around the world. saying it's one of the fastest growing start ups ever. asking for documents made by executives. it's not illegal if done properly. the "wall street
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journal" says some sold shares just before a drop in price. so they want to look into it. home prices rose by 9.3% in the nation's 20 largest metropolitan areas last mochl the biggest in almost seven years. bay area prices rose 19% which was second only to phoenix. >> warriors and fans are hoping to score big tonight in denver. game five and a win means they take the series. there are plenty of places. >> larry has mad love for the warriors and it shows in his songs. he goes by the name g flow and calls this the 2013 anthem. >> i've got to represent for the bay area and team i love. warriors all day. >> that kind of loyalty is
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legendary. >> that i've seen warriors and fans and heard them all there. is no plan base that is more loyal to the cause. >> for long time fans playoffs are the payoff for supporting this team through thick and then. >> noise they make turning this into roracle arena. >> like sharks dripping blood. they sense the opposing team is what they're doing they crank it up, louder. >> and talking to green that is a joyful noise for the warriors. >> 19,000 fans are getting it duchblt it's amazing atmosphere. >> let's go warriors.
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you can call it a sequel to keyboard and mouse. >> it's wild. abc 7 news explains how you might be controlling your next lap top without touching it. >> michael is griping an image nairy steering wheel. and he's winning without touching a controller. like all tricks this has a secret. this little device on the table packed with cameras and years worth of research. alt the rate it's going leak motion controller won't stay a secret for long. >> we want it to be everywhere there are computer autos the ceo just announced a partnership to make lap top was the device.
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he believes next big thing is changing how we control them. >> everything changed in an unbelievable way but the way we interact hasn't, really. so you have the same people about 30 years ago he hopes hp deal is first of many. >> and this is going to only get more important. >> being built into computers it's not the whole battle. other pies is working with software people love using. like google earth. >> just tilting my hand moving in. >> the latest update on earth day makes your outstretched hand. >> when you use it, you feel it's a fundamentally better way of interacting with this thing people have been using for years. >> and nationa looking at it
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to control robots. >> you can see the direction of it. it works when i flip it and hand over. >> bad news, you can't buy it yes. >> this is important for us. >> in san francisco, abc 7 news. >> just incredible. >> yes. >> coming up next some young bay area olympians. >> track and field accomplishments that these very special
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a bay area company is hoping to hit the market soon with a medical device that may fulfill the promise of science fiction. it's a kind of scanner for your health. >> so this is a scan. >> this device isn't exactly like having a doctor in the pocket but this engineer believes it is getting there. hold it to your forhead it and reads, recording data about health displayed on a smart phone. >> so top is an ecg signal.
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it's electrical impulse of the heart. every time your heart beats there is a pulse. >> the device known as scanna du filters wave lengths coming back to extract readings from temperatures to blood pressure to oxygen levels all interpreted by algo rhythms. >> well, basically the combination gave them insight how you feel. >> for some it may seem futuristic and familiar. 21 century version of the tri quart year we're trying to build up to a tri quarter. it's steps to get to that point. >> this is to help consumers improve their health. believing it could involve
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into a monstering system built into smart phones. >> hoping the phone will listen and measure. the phone will sniff even. these things together may get you n idea. >> it's undergoing trials and the company hopes to have it on the market this year. >> athletes took nart a special track and field meet today. >> there was plenty of cheering. 450 student athletes competed in the special olympics. organizers say students get inspired to watch others. >> i think anyone encourages civilians they can achieve. >> this is good a drena lynn arks mazing. it's like go tok a concert. i can feel the rush. >> police r police officers
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helped carry the torch. the games were created for special education students ask congratulations to one and call. >> now, a follow up to a story we brought you last week. the real theater needed 60,000ses today buy the digital equipment required for showing movies after june 1. tonight the owners tell us they've added 50 new backers raising 55,000s sodz well on the way to remaining open. >> that is great to hear. >> yes. >> let's go back to talk about the weather forecast. >> and getting warmer. sunny skies, thin, high clouds moving over. bringing us gusty winds here is a look at current kufts up
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to 20 so you can see winds on the increase in higher elevations. tomorrow, statewide, sunny skies and warm. 61 in tahoe. here in the bay area highs on the increase. inland locations high temperatures in upper 80s, perhaps up to 90. oakland 85. and more records likely. temperatures tapering off sunday. be sthour follow us on twitter rain or shine for latest tweets and weather tweets video forecast and more at live doppler 7 hd. you can get video tweets, too. >> yes. >> thank you. >> warriors game underway right now. >> yes. >> making a bit of a move here. >> yes. nuggets changed things up. they have gone big to haul of
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good evening, hardest game to win is the close joult game. warriors up three games to one trying to finish off the denver nuggets tonight. denner give and go, kenneth reid. a lot on the first half. nuggets up 11. pass two on one. hardly shot the fall in the first half. first two comes in the first half. nuggets playing bully ball with a big line up, physical. a hip check with a smack into the face. harrison barns strong in the first half. and i'm the manimal.
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nuggets up 17. warriors shot 38% notice first half. he had four threes, down 20 at the half right now. nuggets leading 83-65. at 1:42 this morning after 597 pitches have been thrown longest game in oakland a's history final ended. the a's rallied from a 7-2 deficit to defeat the hearing. >> hit the walk off two run homer six hours, 32 minutes after the contest began. 10-8, the final score as is
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custody yairy after every a's walk off post game shaving cream pie is mandatory this, time with a twist. >> hang on a second! he gave himself a pie. how about is that that? >> why wait? yuft do it. robert gurero faces a big bout of his career this saturday night in las vegas. driving gureror is his father, also his trainer. >> trainee is going really good right now. he's got that fighting from me. i'm tough, man, telling you that right now. >> this is -- he's been with me and seen me in the ring with my sons. i've been there before. he's seen me coaching. good fighters you know? not just because i'm his dad.
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he knows i'm a good trainer. >> dad is cool, calm, collected z trainer is a pit bull. >> we're in the ring, you know? i treat him like a fighter. you know? and we don't bump heads and argue. >> we've got to where we've been. you know? people say father son relationships do not work. it does when you have respect for each other. >> he can't wait. we're fighting against the best. one of the best. you know? and we want to prove that. to be the best in the world. >> we'll see. this abc 7 sports report brought to you by orchard supply hardware. i know people wondering about ruben lifting the car. i believe hydraulics might
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have had something to do with it. i was holding out for it. >> join me tonight 59 9:00. coming up a wild chase in los angeles cameras capture every crash. wait until you see how this ended. >> then on abc 7 news at 11:00 an apology from r for mcdonalds. why some are upset over the new ad. >> and tonight abc prime time line up starts with splash and dancing with the stars. and amanda nchl on a special edition of 2020. >> that does it for this edition of abc 7 news. >> from all of us here, thanks for watching. we appreciate your time.
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alex trebek! thank you, johnny. and welcome, ladies and gentlemen. our returning champion, larry, won big yesterday. he was in the red for le while, then he got that momentum going, and he was in cruise control for the rest of the show. so, good news for david and kinu -- if you ever worry about starting off sloa litton't, because larry is a perfect example of how good things come to those who wait. so, good luck to you three. here we go. the jeopardy! round with these categories now in play. starting off with... alex: you know somet larry. okay, books in german for $200. david. what is "the once and future king"? no. larry?
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