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and a house went up in flames there as well. this fire has been burning basically out of control. what's happening on the fire lines now. >> well, heat has been slow to recede, as you know. we have no cooling fog at the coast. it's warm from coast to inland. there is a large area of fog well south off the coast of santa barbara but it's not having a cooling influence now. so this heat advisory remains in affect for 9:00 tonight for virtually all of the bay area except the coastline, mild but not hot. high temperatures have asterisks are locations that have record highs for this date. so san jess yeah, 92 degrees tying a record for this indicate. new record in oakland, 90 degrees, san francisco, 88 degrees. sfo, 89 degrees. numerous locations did not
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reach high still hot. high temperatures in low to mid-90s. right now looking into the bay you can look at air quality with all of this heat we still have medium or moderate air quality around the bay area. no health advisories. that is gt news. i'll have the forecast later. >> okay. we'll see you shortly. massive camma rio blaze is one of several wildfires burning across california. five burning right now including one in sonoma county. here is another live look, it's grown to 6500 acres since 7:00 this morning. several buildings and a mobile home park have been destroyed and we just saw a large house engulfed by flames. the fire is haegd towards the coast right now. from the ground you can see how close the flames under an
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area that is causing mandatory evacuations. classes cancelled through tomorrow. >> to this part of the state, wildfire continues to burn but it is not a crisis. the so called yellow fire is roughly 50% contained. we're live with the latest there. wayne? >> in this spot we said by 6:00 p.m. tonight they expected 100% containment of the fire. reality is that they're probably at 80% right now. they don't expect 100% containment now, until tomorrow morning. it's the second of may. these have become long days for firefighters. along highway 128 this morning, the yellow fire laid low,
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billowing smoke south, not for long. by afternoon only a wisp remained but didn't mean a. recipe. final dress rehearsals more than anyone should worry about. >> dry this year. a lot of participation, high wind. >> those ingredients of a busy fire. this is the last day of training. >> it's hot. it's sweaty and dangerous. >> explain what you like about that. >> everything you just said. >> there is urgency. they can be on the fire lines tomorrow. >> you can't. because when they get out of here they're going to fire engine autos then, they can go on a moment's notice for months. >> i worked all summer before. >> we're trying to get in permanently with the
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department. >> how difficult is that? >> it's pretty difficult and takes time, effort and dead oox won't you vaerj a desk job? >> absolutely not. >> get dressed up every day? >> i look good in yellow. >> that woman's name is cat johnson. cat boston. we asked that question with sark yam because we've been watching her work and pull her weight. she does a good job. if you wonder what this job pays it's 2500ses today $31 a month plus overtime this, year, they're expecting quite a lot of overtime based on weather conditions. >> wayne freedman abc 7 news. >> all right. thank you. in downtown livermore temperatures hit 90 degrees but red flag warnings lifted because of light winds. mark math jews live for us. despite high temperatures
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they're feeling some relief. >> you can see the time and temperatures on the bank sign behind me. and you're right. they're able to lift red flag warnings meaning all parks are open today. except for one. at sycamore grove park, firefighters took advantage of the low winds to do a controlled burn. >> recovery is the big thing. there is some recovery last night. they decided to lift it. along with temperatures it's warm but -- winds have cooled down. >> on hot days the fire department puts up cooling centers for seniors. >> we allow people an taunt to come down to get out of the heat and offer lots of activities for people like bill yards here. we have a reading room and check out dvds tapes and movies. >> but today the big draw was
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the pool room and cafeteria. chief summers had this tip. >> drink lots of water and stay hydrated. i drink a gallon every day. >> the public pool was open for lap swimming today, most people here for reasons of staying fit rather than staying cool. >> i come every day. not just when it's hot. >> not just when it's hot this, is not hot, really. >> community garden stephanie jones tells me heat is a relative thing. >> i would say for this time of the year it's very, very hot but with livermore seize more warmer temperatures in the summer. >> so she's breaking a little bit of a sweat as she's showing her tomatoes that are setting. >> some other plants here like winter greens are not liking it much. >> it's what you're used to. out here they're used to hot.
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so i asked folk what's tips they can tell us. >> i use texas air conditioning. open windows in the morning. when it starts to heat up, close them all, draw shades and pray that the inside doesn't get too hot. >> and pray it doesn't get too hot. she says she can keep her power bill under $150 a month using texas air conditioner, however this, august more of a challenge. >> it could well be. thank you. we'll let you know when that is i lifted. fof us on twitter. >> breaking news in sal lano county. sassoon city police shot and possibly killed a man. you can see police response there from cello and -- cell yog yog and maple street wex
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don't know what led to the shooting. we'll bring you more information just as soon as we get it. you can receive updates by following us on twitter. abc 7 news bay area as well. more breaking news, the woman suspected of spiking or yank juice in a starbucks was moments ago released from jail. no charges filed. vick? >> the finale of the ever-changing story was just about 15 minutes ago. this is elmwood womens' detention center. she wore a hoody, walked about 30 yards to a waiting car driven by a lawyer and they sped away. i talked to her lawyer today. he said that she was disstressed, didn't know why she was arrested. she was grateful no one was hurt. prosecutors had to let her go,
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a free person. she's a 50-year-old chemist expected of platesing bottles of or yank juice laced with rubbing alcohol in a star bucks in san jose. the da tells abc 7 news this is an active investigation. she may be arrested but they were not able to charge her within 48 hours there are no charges within 48 hours have you to release the suspects. the deadline to charge her was soon, today werk asked where this took place whark they think about the developments this, is what they said. >> my daughter can drink that juice. she's getting out okay? i don't like that. >> you can't let stuff freak you out. >> well abc 7 news learned a reason why the da failed to charge her in time was that the test results when those
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bottles were not back yet and you know, they just sent those pottels of juice to the crime lab yesterday. normally takes weeks, if not months to get back but this is an active investigation. the df a tells us she may ab rested again there may be charges filed against her. but she is a free person, at least for now. >> vic, thank you. >> still to come tonight hunt for a serial car thief armed, dangerous and unpredict beable, given police the slip time and time again. >> a member of the billionaire boys club. now he's nowhere to be found. >> you might be excited about the next big concert. but what happens when you don't get what you pay for? setting things right for a lady gaga fan. >> and later car stole gren a famous hollywood director. it's his to claim.
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abc 7 news just interviewed a martinez boy who survived boston marathon bombings. he's getting a special honor tonight, special guests after the golden state warriors for the playoff game against denver. they were court side just moments ago. they'll watch the game from a suite. his dad told us they just want to get their lives back to normal. >> this is hard to handle for
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a 12-year-old kid. he's got a lot after tension on him so. going take more weeks before we can get back to normalcy. >> warriors win. yae. i don't know what the score is going to be. i know they're going to win. >> you just heard shu there. he's assuring us warriors will do it. aaron returns home from boston tuesday after two weeks in the hospital. he turned 12 just yesterday. abc 7 news will have more on the game coming up in sports. >> the the santa cruz sheriff department asking for help in catching a fugitive. they believe he's in boulder creek but they're also warning people to keep their distance here saying he's considered armed and dangerous. abc 7 news has the story. >> this is a recent photo of
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dmitri storm prowling outside of a home this, is a booking photo from january, this year. he has a criminal history date back to 1989. >> most of his arrests are for drugs. theft, he's got indecent exposure case. resisting arrest. threatening police officers. >> the the santa cruz county sheriff says in 30 days they believe he has burglarized 40 cars and stolen 10. home surveillance video posted on you tube shows him burglarizing an unlocked car on march 31. deputies say he might be holding a gun. in april, he let led authorities on a chase through marin where he threatened to shoot at officers though they never saw a weapon. >> he was daysed and the taser had no affect on him. >> he got away that day headed
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to santa cruz county. many residents normally feel comfortable leaving cars unlocked but the sheriff urging them to be more care oofl his mom said he's schizophrenic. it just sounds like someone who is like she said, off medications and who knows what he might do if cornered so that is a little concerning. >> storm was last sneen a white for runner california license plates. deputies say storm is from the san lor yenzo valley he has no friends here, not in contact with the family. he has a history of mental illness and has, at times, believed he's a police officer. >> one member of the infamous billionaire boys club is on the run tonight. he is now age 52 convicted of kidnapping and killing his father a wealthy exdiplomat
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part of an extors plot in the 1980s. became a san francisco cab driver now wanted in connection with this accident in the tender loin district a pedestrian was killed last august. a warrant was issued in march but police tried to serve it, he was nowhere to be found. >> water officials took a snow survey and what they found was nothing. there is snow to be found in higher elevations but the state water agency puts the snow pack at just 17% of normal for this time of the year. that means water will be in short supply and some areas this summer. the state system will deliver a third of what they normally supply to 25 million california water users. a lot of res voirz are in decent shape. >> what a crisis. >> yes.
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december was very wet. let's hope we don't have another season like this one. we do have dry, hot conditions right now. here is a look at doppler 7 hd. cooling coastal fog which is why we had well, heat all over the bay area from coast to inland. this area to the south doing no good right now. taking a look at warm conditions now. live readings 77 in san francisco. looking westward, blue skies, mild to warm i should add. 87 in santa rosa. 90 in fairfield and livermore, 91 los gatos, these are the forecast features. we'll see heat easing up a
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bit. inland locations not so warm as today, sharply cooler this weekend. and showers possible next week maybe sunday night. as hours go by, notice no fog at the coast. still warm but not up to record levels at least not so wide spread. 70s on the coast. 80s to low 90s around the bay. now let's resume your forecast animation. notice the low developing over great basin and slides westward out to sea. this low going to produce unsettled conditions for the bay area. by 5:00 we can look at showers the night before. if sprinkles call it will be unusual for this time of the year, overnight, mild, low
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temperatures upper 50s to low 60s then highs pretty warm, up to 89 in san jose. and loi to mid-70s on the coast. downtown a high of 76 tomorrow but that is 12 degrees lower than today's high of 88. near east bay highs, 82 in oakland. that would be a record for tomorrow's date. up to just above 90 degrees in most locations. here is the accu-weather forecast. we'll see sharp cooling on the weekend. more clouds into the picture, sunday through next thursday high temperatures won't get out of the low to mid-70s. low 60s around the bay. and there is that slight chance of showers monday,
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parents of who two children killed in danville want the state cap on medical malpractice awards eliminated. in october 2003, troy and lana pack were killed by a driver high on drugs and alcohol. they found out the act caps awards at $250,000 per child. the packs and families want the ledge slay tur to remove the cap. >> the road block of justice. >> we're trying to increase access for millions of californians to health care. >> governor brown sign that had cap. families say fit doesn't act they will propose a ballot initiative next year. >> a muscle car driven by john travolta in "pulp fiction" is
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sitting in warehouse tonight while police look to return to it owner. it was recovered when police got a tip it was in san leandro. the man who had it did not know it was stolen. >> it ended up in oakland abandoned in an apartment complex. in the late 90s. whoever left it there was in jail at the time. >> recent owners spent a lot of money to fix it up, too. it needed new paint and upholstery. >> getting it back into great condition. >> yes. >> there is more still to come tonight just ahead updating fire still raging out of control in southern california. 6500 acres, threatening home
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good evening, starting with an update on that major wildfire burning in are southern california thchl is a live picture over the 6500 acre blaze. look at flames being whipped around so strangely by the santa ana winds. 600 firefighters from local agencies and the state will work well into the night looking to make sh progress here. this fire spread by fast causing winds to grow out of control. smoke from the growing fire can be seen throughout southern california.
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highly toxic pesticide vdz caught pir. officials issued a warning to stay way from the smoke. >> new information tonight about the boston marathon bombings. abc news learned the marathon was not the initial target. jahar tsarnaev told investigators they were planning to target 4th of july celebrations making the bombs in tammerlan tsarnaev's apartment. it was at that point they decided to target the boston marathon. today, tammerlan tsarnaev's body claimed by family members remains released and taken away in this black van. >> how safe is san francisco? what can be done to keep the city secure in the aftermath of the boston bombings? >> san francisco holds 300 large events every year from
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the chinese new year parade to gay pride keeping them safe is a challenge. and in light of the bombings, asking for a review. >> san francisco is a city that believes in protection of privacy. >> a poll asked persons if they're willing to give up civil liberties to curb trim. 49% said no. 40%, yes this, month's beta breakers is the first example of the new normal. police chief says uniformed personnel will be beefed up about 25% and that is just the beginning. >> we'll have dogs there for detection. we're deploying our classes and lateral officers we got from other places our dirt
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bikes will be out. our big motorcycles will be out. >> and cameras on polls bor yod for the world series parades will be used again. the chief wants a survey to determine where and how many mounted cameras are running. it found 31% approved of expanding camera surveillance. but the aclu says evidence shows cameras don't prevent crime. >> this is a general matters. is that could be more effective to detering crime. >> they commend the city for gathering information and having an open dialogue. in san francisco, abc 7 news. >> and police issued an
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endangered missing alert for a 7-year-old boy that may be on wait to oakland. police say he was picked up from school by his mother but she does not have legal custody. he was wearing a black jacket, a white shirt and black pants. she is wearing a black and gray sun dress. if you see the two, please call police immediately. >> the sheriff deputies are expected to release new details on the search for laila fowler's killer in the next hour, today ruling out a kidnapping suspect as having anything to do with the 8-year-old's murder. authorities now say they believe laila's killer is someone close to the gold country community where the little girl was murdered. >> no information leads to us believe any cases outside of our area involving children are related to the current investigation. >> abc 7 news will bring new
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details as soon as they emerge. >> happening now, twitter headquarters has been taken over by dozens of teen-aged girls. it's the final round of a world wide competition to get girls excited about careers in technology. >> this is a emergency button game. >> 12 weeks ago this app didn't exist because the team of high school girls who built it barely knew the first thing about programming. >> we're proud of what we had to plrb. people take a long time, like years to develop apps like this. >> it's called neighborhood hoot. >> panic button. you can see it shows gps here. >> it's a neighborhood watch
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app. >> girls earned a spot as finalists in a contest for female engineers of tomorrow. >> to inspire girls to see programming and technology as a field that they can be entrepreneurs. >> the challenge sponsored by some of the heavy hitters in the industry. >> a lot of young girls have never been -- don't know what computer engineering s it's important to provide that expo sthour these young girls. >> engineers mentor the girls. >> it's important working in a team. you get to learn quite a lot of things from your mates, your partner autos this team traveled from england to compete. >> people misusing emergency numbers is a big thing. >> calling when it's not an emergency. they made a fun game teaching
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rules. >> and learned something about themselves. >> changed my career choice. >> really? >> yeah. >> you want to work in silicon valley? >> probablely. yeah. >> hollywood actor coming to the rescue of the rio theater. we reported on tuesday the theater was $5,000 short of the $60,000 goal which is what it will take to stay in business. zach braff kicked in money to put the drive over the top. he wrote "can't wait to see a movie there". >> that is great. >> very nice. >> coming up next new hope for people with displexa. >> a system
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both children and acults who struggle with displex -- dyslexia, reading can be a challenge. now a lens to treat certain symptom as sots soes yaited with the condition. >> on wintery nights he lay at the judge's feet. >> for this child, reading is less than a struggle. >> it's just really hard to read because the words were
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slipping back and forth. >> comprehension is often impacted as well, several months ago, this doctor fitted her with colored lenses. >> i was skeptical. i knew they work for color vision but i wasn't sure for dyslexia. >> do you like one or two? >> dr. swanson says it modified light entering each eye. one theory is that dyslexic eyes aren't processing information at the same speed. idea with these lenses correct combination can balance the speed with which images will travel from eyes through key pathways in the brain. >> they discover that had by changing wave lengths by filters they can cause better communication. >> lenses have been used to
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treat problems for years but this doctor who serves on the board says the use for dyslexia is a departure, most consider the condition newer logical its treated by a learning specialist, an open tomorrow trift will treat visual inefficienciys of the system. >> critics point to the lack of research supporting the effectiveness. so far there has been one large scale study of 150 students sponsored by the company. supporters believe there will be a growing body of evidence as use becomes more wide spread. >> it's too new. very, very new. >> it's back from the road. >> very seen it work. >> the cost of the lenses runs
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>> going to a major rock concert this weekend should be a fun experience. >> but one man didn't get what he paid for and couldn't get to customer soofs so he turned to get some, yes. satisfaction. >> big concerts are now big business. it is easy to spend gobs of money. we heard from a lady gaga fan when his shirt arrived damaged sow sent four e mails with no answer back then sent a fifth e mail. this one to me. with going to a major rock concert is a once in a lifetime experience.
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for fans it's an all out event. >> we're big monsters. big monsters. >> wayne swisher wanted to surprise his partner with birthday concert tickets and a tee shirt to wear to the show. the shirt cost 33s oodz we just wanted to wear, you know a tee shirt and be, you know part of the gang. >> he was surprised when the tee shirt arrived. >> so this is first shirt we got in the mail. and it's not a big hole but it's obvious that it was not good too-to-wear. because there is a hole in it his second surprise, how hard to get through to ticket master customer service. swisher sent an e mail. the company sent back an auto mated reply. >> wait 24-48 hours, someone will get back to you. >> i d a week went by.
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still nothing. >> so swisher sent more e mails. >> and in a fourth one i was upset. >> he decided to try a different tactic he said i'm sending this to 7 on your side. >> replacement tee shirt soon arrived. >> like, wow. cool. >> it arrived too late for the concert. a spokesperson for the company did not want to go on camera but explained what happened. while our response time to e mail is less than 24 hours we saw an increase in volumes after a surge in sales receiving a follow up from mr. swisher and secured a replacement tee shirt and sent it out post haste.
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swisher isn't holding a grudge. the concert turned out to be the experience of a lifetime. he's hoping to wear the we shirt next time gaga comes to town. >> 7 on your side got us the tee shirt i didn't think we'd get. so yes, 7 on your side. >> many of us will be spending big bucks on concerts so if you have an issue make sure you let me know bit. -- about it. now, tonight at 11:00 find out about the apps going snooping around your smart phone. i found a game app that can change your calendar. >> neat. >> thank you very much. >> let's get another check on the forecast now. >> yes. spencer christian is back with that. >> still warm around the bay
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area. no cooling so we have a heat advisory except for the coastal areas, tomorrow going to be another warm day with high temperatures reaching or breaking the 90 degree mark. we don't expect numerous record highs but oakland we'll have a record high for tomorrow. here is the accu-weather forecast. we'll cool down sharply on sunday. more clouds enter the picture from sunday through thursday highs inland reaching only into 70s. >> thank you. >> well, less than an hour to go until tippoff at oracle arena.
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carolyn believe those dirty nasty nuggets are cheap shotting sweet, innocent stef curry. let me show you what a cheap shot is. lakers, celtics this is old school. okay? do you see the difference? dan remembers back in the day. this is greco roman wrestling under the hoop. mike shumann joins us live where the nba sent a clear message to mark jackson today. >> they fined him $25,000 for comments the league felt like he was trying to influence by calling denver nuggets dirty after tuesday's game.
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>> they tried to send hit men on stef. >> one thing is certain. all eyes on stef curry in game six. don't expect either team to back down this is an elimination game. we may see more pushing and shoving. now, coach jackson says warriors will not be pushed around. >> we'll respond the same way they will. it's a physical series. not respond to be ejected, thrown out or dirty. it's been a great series. we'll conduct it that way ask continue to keep it that way. >> we're going stay in focus at the task at hand. it's about trying to get a win tonight that.
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is all we're worrying about. >> we're going to need more than 15 points from curry in this game. you don't want to do that. jackson said he was upset about the fine but he's got a game to worry about. >> thank you. it's going to be fun and loud. in roracle. what impact will have that v.on saturday night in vegas? we shall see. reuben called floyd a wife beater and reuben is known for being somewhat volatile. roberts the pride of gilroy says his father's outburst is not going to be a distraction. >> my father is going to say what he's going to say he's going to blow up the way he blows up.
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and so it's just another day in the gurero family. so you know i'm going to let him do his thing. >> a lot golf. solid round for phil mickelson. mcel roy won this event in 2010. this sports report brought to you by orchard supply hard wear. >> trash talking yesterday. >> with reubens? >> yes. >> that is mild compared to reuben. >> terrified patients kicked out of the hospital and put on a bus. a man talks about giving
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mentally ill a one way ticket to california. >> and then, fire fight what ground crews are up against in this start to p fire season. >> tonight's prime time line up here on 7. we'll be back with a late edition of abc 7 news. >> that does it for this edition of abc 7 news. >> thanks for watching. see you at 9:00 and 11:00.
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this is "jeopardy!" introducing today's contestants -- a lawyer from arlington, virginia... a museum educator originally from glens falls, new york... and our returning champion, a postdoctoral researcher from cincinnati, ohio... [ applause ] and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek. thank you, johnny. thank you, ladies and gen, and welcome. we're getting close to the end of the school year, subject, thank and on that subject, i want to remind everyone
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that next week, we're gonna be featuring some of the brightest students in the country as we present our annual college championship. but right now we deal with john, our current champion -- a one-day champ, who defends for the first time against amanda and arnold. good luck. here we go. here are the categories for this first round of play today. ...please! each correct response will be made up of the letters in the word "mother." not all of them, necessarily. john. start us. why don't we start with mlb for $200?
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