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was in the country illegally held her eight days waiting for immigration to question her. >> it was the first time i was separated from my son. >> outside of the immigration office carla recounted her eight days in jail. >> an officer yelled at me inches from my face. i was terrify ootd wife and mother of a 9-month-old boy says immigration officers coerced her into agreeing to returning to the philippine autos they told me if i signed i would be back in a few months and said if i asked to see a judge i would be deported anyway. and be barred from returning. >> the family attorney says immigration officers lied. >> when they told her to sint order they knew they were married and knew she was ebl el zwroibl apply for a green card. it did not make a difference. >> the army reservist played down the fight that brought he's to the floor. >> everyone has disagreements part of being married and in a
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relationship. you snow things can get loud. >> he sed told officers scratched his arm and asked them not to arrest her. >> i'm not going argue i'm a criminal justice student ask trying to understand a little bit of what is going on. >> the family's hope is that this protest would reach lawmakers and force immigration officials to rethink the decision. ending with a plea to the president. >> i know you're looking forward to spending father's day with your wife and daughters. i ask to you let me and other immigrants this father's day with their families. and not put me on a plane. thank you. >> so we contacted immigration head quarters this morning and received this statement saying u.s. immigration and customs enforcement, ice, exercised discretion in this case and
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cancelled the order of deportation. her attorney says legal status now just a matter of filling out paper work. in the newsroom abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> we have breaking news. in colorado it is feared dozens of additional homes will be destroyed by one of the wildfires turning out of control. this is burning near colorado springs. the fire broke out yesterday. this is about 60 miles south of denver. 90 homes have been destroyed from just this one fire. totals now top 100. evacuation notices have gone
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out to 7300 residents and troops have been defloyd help police prevent looting in the area. >> some frightening moments for local kids when a muni bus was rear ended by a street car. this happened on the f line at 6th and market. the kids were on the way to you a field trip. carolyn? >> larry it's a field trip the children here will probably never forget. for those injured it's mostly bumps and bruises. when he picked up his children from vision academy summer camp this afternoon he knew they'd have a story to tell. >> this is scary. >> his boys were among 31 students head together cable car museum. two other modes of
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transportation collided around 11:00 this morning. their bus rear ended by one of the historic street cars which muni says was traveling about 10 miles per hour. still, hard enough to jostle passenger as board both vehicles. >> i felt scared. really traumatized thchl child was crying for mom and dad. >> 15 people taken to hospital autos very minor injuries. none of the children injured seriously. >> vintage trolleys come from around the world this, one dating back to 1940s is from dallas and began operating in san francisco this year. >> we're doing maintenance to make sure they're in good working order. we'll take a look at that as well in the investigation.
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>> both bus and street car have cameras. the video may help determine what happened. the children visited a small art gallery nearby.then hopped s to head back to the bay view. both zrifrz been given drugs and alcohol tests. protocols this investigation continues. live in san francisco in the bay view neighborhood abc 7 news. >> what a day, thank you. this story makes you wonder what is wrong with people. a 68-year-old woman riding muni was not only rob bid two teen-aged girls they punched her in the face. police say the woman was riding in a bay view district in the front of the bus. the teens approached her. the girls believed to be not more than 14 years old. >> police say they're looking for a break in the case to find a man who swaultded a boy
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inside of a park rest room. that took place yesterday afternoon. the crime tigered a large search in the area. parents say they're keeping an extra close eye on children. >> it's sad. i have my 10-year-old nephew here, it's sad to know a 10-year-old can't be safe here. >> the victim is under age 10 describing his attacker as african american man with blond hair with green streaks. police want to hear from from you if you've seen someone that match that's description. >> a roommate discovered a 70-year-old man, his body just before 6:00 in a home on horse shoe circle. the victim's car was stolen. police looking for his missing 2009 gold bmw that is a two
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door with personalized plates. >> a san jess yeah man is under arrest for a fatal shoot that occurred just after 1:00 a.m. sunday. shots fired inside of the bar where the bouncer was shot and killed. a 25-year-old was taken into custody. >> police are looking for a woman who hailed a taxi then robbed the driver. it happened on tree boulevard. please take a look at the pictures right after the roobry the suspect caught on video inside a 76 gas station. she's described as 21 to 25 years old weighing 120 pounds with long, blonde hair and a blue hooded sweat shirt.
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police say no weapon was used in that robbery. >> police in east palo alto say a state of emergency put in place after shootings in may have now been called off. patrols were doubled when emer were declared. at that time the city was realing from a number of shootings including an tack in a bus stop injuring six people. among those wonded, a 6-year-old girl and her grandmother. only one person has been shot both an accident and self inflicted. crime is down 15% in east pal yes alto compared to this time last year. >> house democrats including contra costa county representative george miller want u.s. military uniforms made in bangladesh to comply with new safety standards improving working conditions there. legislation in the wake of april's collapse of a complex housing several garment factories in bangladesh.
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2500 were injured. the aclu and attorneys sued the state of nevada claiming hundreds of people had their rights violated. that suit says nearly 1500 patients of a nevada psychiatric hospital were bused to cities where they had no family, contacts or living arangements. an investigation revealed the hospital sent least one patient to every state in the continental united states since 2008. many sent to parts of california including the bay area. >> a report shows state senator calderon exchanged christmas presents paid for by campaign funds a violation of campaign finance law. ron calderon is the subject of an fbi investigation. in 2009 giving charles a $183
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pair of shoes charles gave ron a $400 holiday gift card n 2010 charles gave ron a 420 holiday gift. they claim the gifts were to improve legislative relations between brothers. >> still to come on abc 7 news at 5:00 local police department giving away the club, but only to certain motorists. >> explosion that ripped through one neighborhood. turning one home garage into charred remain autos plus, giants fan attacked at dodger stadium two years ago recovering at home but not by choice. >> live on the roost of the kgotv broadcast center there is a warm up and a cool down.
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five people had to gelt out after an explosion and fire burned the garage of a home this morning nobody was hurt in this explosion. officials say it might have started when a leaking natural gas meter. firefighters had to deal with some exploding five pound propane tanks ask one shot clear across a neighbor's backyard. some people managed to get out on their home. >> construction of the thu 49ers stadium will reswum a safety meeting first for workers on the site. that is word this afternoon. a 63-year-old, donald white was killed. the mechanic struck by a counter weight working in an elevator shaft. the contractor decide stod put things on hold after cal yeesh said it was up to them as to
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when construction could continue. officials say it's still not clear what went wrong. >> two years after he was attacked at dodger stadium former south bay paramedic is now back home in capitola in santa cruz. his family says insurance will no longer pay for specialized care in bakersfield. david? >> the family snot saying why payments have been cutoff. they do welcome him back home, saying around the clock care is challenging. they also believe his condition has worsened. a letter says it's been a difficult transition. care takers have been hired to help him get up and go to bed. sister, bonnie told abc 7 news family members are take shifts to care for him, thoifrks believe he needs special care that insurance cutoff. the letter says, quote, the brian experienced a big set
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back. we do what we can at home but he needs five days per week he grew accustomed tox we don't know how to get that for him. reaction from his hometown was supportive. >> in a case like that, he should be covered and there shouldn't be questions. i don't understand why -- i understand why, it's bottom lichblt that is not fair. >> sl tl have been several fund-raisers and they don't raise enough money to carry on that amount for him. >> without insurance, around the clock care can be expensive, his wife has a progressive brain disease, he's been pricing care for the future assistive living runs from 6,000ses today $9,000 a month. the additional costs could dunl those. when the patient can't do very
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much for himself. >> the stow family has not disclosed why coverage was ended. some think an exception should be made. >> it doesn't happen often people get beaten that badly in a baseball game. >> our call to the stow family attorney has not been. available. >> face intook adding support for hash tags. the members will now find hash tags will be clickable. that will allow popular subjects analysts say it might help atrack between betweens and teens. a lot of people prefer other sites in large part to hash tag autos you've got a strong housing value. they're no longer underwater.
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>> michael fin gee here now. >> this is good news, number of homes underwater has dropped below 10 million mark. the research company says 10.5 million homes had negative value however, since then, home prices have surged lifting thousands of home as above water now, just 9.7 million homes are worth less than a loan. in california the number dropped by 300,000 however, 1.4 million heems remain underwater here f you like shopping online but worry about finding good deals a new service can steer tout best guys. -- buys. it's called died.com. -- zid.com.
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-- decide.com. >> it includes a lot of features like price predictions, that you can use any time. you can set alerts for products you're interested in. you can get paid back if a price goes down. >> the site expanded to include products for babies and kids. the new movie internship is about life as a dwoog google intern but life of the real google interns may surprise you. this is a trailer about the internship. in real life, it turns out google interns may be making more than you do. they earn $20,000 for the summer, working out to be $6700 a month. interns may do jobs no one else wants to do but who cares? whatever you do do not tell the 7 on your side interns
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about that pay scale. >> oh, yeah. >> yes. >> otherwise there might be an exodus. >> to google. >> yes. >> we have a new abc 7 news smart phone app to keep you on top of latest breaking news. >> this is icy to navigate and you can get this live. so whenever you are, we are. and about a minute delayed. there he is on the phone. >> and we have a section for those stories you're going to want to share. >> yes go to abc 7 news.com for details and if you have our app have you to down load the new one. the web site abc 7
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news.com/apps. >> it's that fast. >> it's good. >> you're going want this. >> you're paying attention? >> yes. i was. >> yes. >> is a sandhya, on the roof? blowing away in the wind. flags are flapping. trees swaying. typical sea breeze we can see this time of the year. winds are gusting now at sfo. beautiful day. temperatures up today two to six degrees. patchy clouds this morning and sun is out. here is what the winds are looking like at this hour. 25 miles per hour winds in napa and fairfield. it's breezy heading towards
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livermore valley. half moon bay, 28. check out the view. looking towards downtown oakland nothing but blue skies. 68 in eek lnld. temperatures this afternoon so far upper 50s to mid-80s. 82 in fairfield and los gatos. it's 77 degrees, check out highlights. visibility is good. mostly clear skies goitsing to get cool. warmer pattern, turning cooler this weekend for father's day. we have high pressure going to continue to control our weather. then we'll see changes coming for your weekend. 7:00 p.m. tonight not much in the way of
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cloud cover. heading into morning limited cloud cover mainly near the coast. cool start to your morning. sunny skies, ending it will be breezy for thursday afternoon like today. overnight temperatures into mid to upper 40s for coolest spots. we're looking at 49 in clover dale. your kids will need a jacket as they go to school. i know some schools are out. now, highs for thursday 78 in san jose. 74 in milpitas. 82 los gatos, temperatures mid-70s, redwood city, pal yes alto, up to 63 in half moon bay. downtown san francisco, close to 70 degrees, today mid-60s so you're coming up. 63 in the sunset district for the north bay. breezy up to 84 in santa rosa. towards east bay, it's a gorgeous day.
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inkpluntsd mid-80s like today. accu-weather forecast near 90 degrees inland on friday. low 60s coast side. for father's day weekend we're expect a cool down upper 70s inland. but if you have plans for dad sunday, taking out for golf, brunch, lunch, it looks gorgeous. cooling continues on monday. only mid-70s inland. gorgeous weather is ahead. i'm all about pleasing everyone. a warm up then, a cool down. larry? cheryl? >> thank you. >> just ahead local fair about to get tough on gang member autos and at 6:00 michael finney taking us glam camping. comforts in the great outdoors. you can do it right here are in the bay area.
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orks postal service wrapping up a drill that looked for anthrax in bay area mail facilities. training is to focus on how to deal with a letter with anthrax. it's a drill but making -- taking on urgency in the wake of exposure to an irritant last month. >> the marin county board of supervisors have said grow a policy barring gang members from wearing their colors or other gang insignia at fair. the policy will reenforce current rules gang members swril to cover up or remove gang signs they can't advertise gang afillation skb didn't display gang colors these rules scheduled for formal adoption after a public hearing. >> a new auto theft protection
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program is underway. police handing out the device known as the club to owners of cars that are favorites of thieves. any owner of a 1985 to 2005 model year toyota, honda, nissan or acura registered in concord or employ bid concord work in the city they get a club free of charge. california has more car thefts than any other state in the country. >> still ahead a young local girl who once had 13 holes in the heart
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recovered? they said yes. >> what a great day. >> thanks for joining this is "world news," tonight danger zone, millions of americans facing a power-packed storm. tornados already on the ground. a system like the one a year ago with explosive winds and flooding rain and stretching hundreds of miles. high anxiety. the dramatic race to save two window washers at the top of a sky scraper has the scaffolding folds beneath them. air unfair? how can your plane ticket cost hundreds of dollars more than someone else in another seat on the same flight? good evening. we begin with the severe storm rolling across the nation right now, weather experts putting out a kind of all-points bulletin. one in five americans in the
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