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cameras are at two intersections. in the second set at ralston and old county road. the council member has been a critic from the start. >> that is what we pay our police to do. to enforce our laws. >> the cameras made by red flex traffic systems averaged about 170 citations per month. mostly for rolling stops. police chief believes the cameras were able to accomplish for public safety what officers could not. >> it's difficult to have officers there we felt it had reached our goal. >> there were very few straight arm collisions before or after cameras were installed but accord together group save streets there are
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seven more rear end collisions 20 months after cameras were installed. at the other intersection rear enders dubbed panic breaking doubled after cameras existed. this counsel member pointed out red flem in the middle of a corruption scandal in chicago. company officials have been accused of secretly giving lavish gifts to a former city official. >> i don't think a public city a city that is public should have to do anything with a company that had corruption scandal autos most folks said no to the cameras. >> i think it's a good idea to do that. so i'm so happy about that one. >> raffle disagrees.
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>> late at night there are people passing red lights. i think they should put it back back. >> another big reason why council members voted against the cameras is that they felt it's bad public relations for the city. they got a lot of angry e mails from people who said they'll never come back to belmont to stop, -- shop again. a muni street career ended a mun ease bus this morning sending 15 people to the hospital including seven kids. the accident occurred about 11 a.m. in san francisco. this is when the street career ended the bus. 9 san bruno. inside 31 summer camp kids heading to cable car museum. >> they said they're okay this, is scary. i saw a little girl traumatized and crying for her
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mom and dad. >> very minor to moderate injuries. >> seven children and eight adults ended up being taken to the hospital. >> the hunt continues this evening in the east bay for the man who molested a young boy in a public bathroom and officers say they're looking for a man with a distinctive hair style. we're there now with the latest for us. laura? >> this bathroom is knots far from a busy playground area. a man with green and white dread locks managed to molest a little boy in this bathroom. police were searching the marina late tuesday afternoon. >> he just stood out. >> carla told abc 7 news she
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saw a man matching the description at 5:00 p.m. tuesday in downtown berkeley he had whitish hair. it had a different color to it police are ware of the possible sighting and are maintaining a visible presence at the marina near the park. and the bathroom. everyone sheer on high alert letting kids play but under watchful eyes of parents. >> i take care of my nephews my niece all the time. this is something you know not to let them go alone to just walk around, not to pay attention to of where they are. >> you have to be careful as a parent. enjoy where you are. there is good to be a balance.
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>> police are not releasing a sketch of the suspect we're told detectives worked throughout the night trying to follow up leads in this case and set up a phone line for anyone who might have information that number son our web site abc 7 >> trial for accused alphabet killer about to get underway. the jury selected this afternoon from a pool of 130 marin county residents. he is a former bay area photographer accused of killing four women over 30 years. he's representing himself in this case. each victim had first and last names starting with the same letter. >> san francisco police are hunting for two rob qlorz stormed a home and made off with electronics. investigators say they collected cell phones and a flat screen tv.
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police tracked one phone to downtown san francisco before they lost the signal. >> construction is said to resume tomorrow at the knew 49ers stadium. officials tell us they'll start with a safety meeting before work resumes. 63-year-old donald white on the right in this photograph died yesterday after being struck by an elevator counter weight. >> brian stow is back in his parents home tonight. his family believes the condition has grown worse. stow suffered brain damage when attacked outside dodger stadium on opening day in 2011 a let jerz his insurance is no longer paying for the care he'd been receiving. and the letter doesn't explain why. his family says his physical condition has gone down hill since returning home. they say he needs physical
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therapy. >> acul suing the state of nevada for what is known as patient dumping putting patients on a bus to another state where the person may not know a single person. hundreds ended up in california for tax payers to help take care of. >> the practice is known as greyhound therapy and patient dumping. the lawsuit is spurred by the case of former psychiatric hospital patient james brown put on a bus in las vegas in february with three days worth of medication and sent one twi california capitol city. where he knew no one. the 48-year-old suicidal man hadn't been there either. >> we worked on stuff like unwanted people. we're not supposed to be. >> the sacramento bee reviewed
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greyhound bus tickets and found one third were shipped to california. the lawsuit claims patient civil rights were violated and seeks to end patient dumping. saying the staff had failed to follow protocol the hospital requiring adecisional approval for all transportation reguests and now requires a chaperone. lawmakers want it stopped since californians are bearing the burden of nevada's responsibility its outrageous on many levels. the way to treat a human being? >> the senate president pushing for 2000 more crisis beds and 600 more workers to help california's mentally ill. >> it's compassionate and cost effective. you keep people out of jail and emergency rooms.
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people lead better lives. >> a victory for an army veteran. this afternoon immigration officials cancelled an order to deport carla garlan back to her native philippines. she's in the u.s. illegally ending up in jail after a family fight in her home. she says immigration officers coerced her into signing her laif way. >> they told me if signed i'd be back in a few skmoz if i asked to be a judge i would be deported anyway. and with barred from attorney. >> they knew she was married and eligible for a green card. >> pro at the timers shut down work on a controversial project today, caltrans wants to build a bypass around the town of willis but traffic is
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going down. yikt says money should go to more congested roads in other parts of the state. today activists laid down at the construction site to stop the installation of drains that speed drying of the wetlands. patrol officers were called in. >> still to come at 6:00 dangers of distracted driving. what you're doing that is putting you at right after this skpk why it's a bigger risk for teenagers. >> the state investigation into the bay bridge construction. what they're looking for now that could delay opening day. >> the jury is camping for a vacation. the abc of glam camping straight head on 7 on your side. >> i'll give you a look at warmer weather coming our way. see if it will get hot where
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state lawmakers want contractors working on the bay bridge to reveal incentive they'll receive and say public confidence could be damaged if it appears contractors are rushing to finish the work by the labor day weekend deadline. opening is now in doubt as crews continue to work to repair cracked safety bolts. >> a new warning safe use of hands free technology may not be safe. a study shows some of the newest technologies are most
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dangerous and holding up a phone to talk. >> we know distracted driving is dangerous. but a new study from triple a shows it does not mean risk free. research assessed driving performance and found drivers using hands free cell phones are two times more distracted than those who don't and drivers using in car are speech to text systems are worse. three times more are distracted. >> your brain is so overloaded with these tasks or talking on a cell phone have you little residual capacity. >> triple a so alarmed is urging restrictions. >> it should be only able to be used unlimited. >> chp says holding a cell
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phone sill legal other activities count as distracted driving and could be factored into a prosecution if there is an accident as a result. >> putting makeup on shaving eating lunch dinner? reading a book? i have seen since being on patrol. >> the number one killer of teen-aged drivers is now distracted driving. >> triple a wants the industries to limit voice act ti vailted technologies to basics like windshield wipers and climate control. >> bay area highs are getting getting -- highways are getting a pick up today. chp and crews worked to take out the trash literally. during the one day clean up caltrans picked up enough trash to cover 51 miles of roadway. >> leading cause of blindness in this country is cat tracts
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affecting 22 million people. fda introduced laser technology giving not only more precise removeal but custom correction of other problems at the same time. >> things getting blurry. and they approached me. >> she took a friend to the eye doctor deciding to get tested herself that led her to an eye surgeon who specializes in laser cat rakt removeal. >> i can see these bright colors and like i was in heaven. you know? >> now slees back for right eye. >> puts opening for cat rakts incision.
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corrects frag men taigs. all of these things are customized. >> in this case that includes a correction. >> i just want to cover had this eye. you can see the gas bubbles helping to soften the cat rakt. >> now, you can see it's correcting her eye now maiblging opening where i'm accessed entry to the cataract. >> in less than a minute it's complete. >> these complex catta rakts have a higher rate of complication because you can't visualize. with machine we have imagery. >> in the operating room new technology allows to verify
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the prescription during surge rye we're good. >> he stocks lenses from three different companies to ensure the ideal lensent. >> the beauty of this is that she'll have great vision for life. the lens will outlive all three of us. combined and keep her prescription nice and stable. >> and within minutes she sees a difference. >> beautiful. >> now costs for patients run about $1200 to $1800. angela's vision now 20-20. she says she ditched her glasses for good. >> you can see how happy she was. >> delighted. >> yes. >> mazing and a neat advancement. >> let's get a check of the forecast now. >> beautiful day.
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and warming up. we have clear skies may see clouds touching the coastline overnight. it's clear from coast to inland. breezy in spots. wind gusts 41 miles per hour at sfo. gusts over 20 miles per hour in many other locations around the bay area but it's beautiful. looking at the sky here in downtown looking south ward blue skies. current readings 62 degrees in san francisco. 66 oakland. cool 57 at half moon bay. another beautiful view of the sky towards mount diablo. looking at the golden gate bridge forecast features mostly clear skies overnight. low clouds can touch the coastline. warmer pattern settling in.
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continuing to build in over two days. then, will be turning cooler over the weekend. cool air beginning to paush way from us high pressure building in to bring us warmer weather over the next two days before we have our weekend cool down. forecast animation at 7:00 this evening notice overnight low clouds touching the coastline is about it. mainly clear skies. sunny tomorrow. breezy at the coast again. and another mild day milder than today but overnight tonight look for lows on the cool side of the north bay valleys we'll see mid to upper 40s there. but other locations lows into low to mid-50s then tomorrow sunny in the south bay and warmer highs in upper 70s to low 80s. 76 redwood city. 76 mountain view. low 60s on the coast but breezy. downtown san francisco 69
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degrees tomorrow 84 santa rosa. and on the east bay mild with highs in mid-70s down to fremont high of 76 and inland east bay mid-80s. 86 walnut creek and fairfield. and 86 in livermore, here is the accu-weather forecast. after our brief warming trend things give way to cooling. with the shop in temperatures no rain is expected by wednesday warming up again. >> both of you. >> coming up next dramatic rescue two of window washers stuck nearly 600 feet in the air. >> check out this kitty and unusual faces. yes. two faces.
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>> a guide dog on a training mission plufed he's more than ready when helping to prevent a tragedy. check out this video. the dog's name is o'neal in training on monday with a group guide dogs for the blibd. two handlers one was blind folded. o'neal alerted handlers to a speeding out of control car going backwards down the sidewalk. he managed to pull to safety. >> i think the dog look brd i d i don't know what the dog would have done if i didn't grab danielle that. is something you'll never know. >> the handlers will soon give o'neal up. he's almost finished with 10 weeks of training. star student. he'll graduate into the real world knowing he guides the blind but saves lives as well. >> one oregon's family cat gave birth one kitten born with two faces. despite her unusual appearance the cat is perfectly healthy.
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cats with this rare disorder are known as janis cats. the animal was rejected by the mother but the family is feeding her formula and we're told doocy is eating well. >> i haven't seen that before. >> yes. >> still to come much of the nation son edge. massive storms move n more are evacuations including prisoners in colorado. dry conditions and high winds fuel wildfires. >> also smart phones and shopping why retailers need to get on board or risk losing it all. >> how the company wants to make your social networking more social.
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>> my son wasn't home. he got things out but he's out and safe. my dog is out. everybody is out that i care about. inmates were moved and considered medium risk. winds keep shifting and cruise are having a difficult time getting the upper hand in these fires. >> well from a mid west to mid atlantic people are bracing for the worst tonight a massive line of storms set to roll across 19 states. you can see how stormy sit right now in chicago. 75 million people could be affected. the national weather service issued warnings in iowa ill skpil wisconsin. >> the man accused of holding three women hostage in cleveland appeared in court today. aerial castro pleaded not guilty. the murder charge involves accusation castro punched one
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victim until she miscarried. one woman broke through a door and called neighbors for help. jury selection underway in the george zimmerman murder trial. zimmerman accused of shooting trayvon martin in florida. a juror was released after saying murder is murder and indicated woe not be impartial. 17 jurors have been interviewed over three day autos in southern california a 72-year-old grandmother is getting attention after opening fire on an intruder jan cooper says she doesn't regret defending herself or her 87-year-old husband. here is the dramatic 911 call. >> cooper says she usually doesn't curse but spotted the man rage took over. she grabbed her 357 image
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number shot at the intruder ask called for help. police arrived and arrested the man. >> don't mess with her. >> tonight's money matters stock market ended safeway selling off its canadian operations to canada based sobe. facebook introducing hash tags. you know? we used to call pound sign? number sign used to identify topics facebook says hash tags are the first step towards making it easier to find out what others are discussing and my mi space getting a makeover unveiled with a new focus entertainment and streaming music with a dose of social networking. >> google taking a look at how we use our smart phones when you're out and shopping they're telling retailers they
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need to make fast friends. >> how many people used a smart phone today? okay? every sfwhun. >> smart phones are always with us and in a room full of executives a team explained we don't put phone as way because we're shopping a study shows opposite. >> it's just about everyone. agents people using their phones to help shop in the store. >> everything from comparing prices to taking pictures and getting pictures to directions to another store. last holiday season there was outcry about so called showroomers. playing with products in one store and shopping online. >> these aren't people playing angry birds waiting to try on clothing these are are people that are using their phones to explicit tilee help them achieve tasks related to shopping. >> but the study found that may not be hurting retailer autos we found more mobile
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phone use meant bigger purchases in store. >> google says that is because people are reading reviews learning about products. the phone taking over the job of the sales person and doing it betser. >> store employees don't get to sleep next to my bed at night right? i don't place the same amount of faith in store employees than with my smart fob. >> take away in make it easy to have a phone friendly web site. >> if anyone read the book lean in, i think lean into this. >> the study found most shoppers use search engines like google to find what they want. >> there is one other thing you can watch us. new abc 7 news app. >> it's easy to navigate. take a look. you can use to it watch your newscast. our newscast. there is jonathan. there is a slight delay on
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this. you can watch live breaking news as it happens. >> yes. there is a section for a funny video. quirky stuff everybody likes to share. and it. >> easy -- really easy to down load. >> if you have ann a current app you do need to down load this new one. the old one will be goog way, soon. >> just ahead the web sites helping the change their lives. >> and a special trip to six flags for a little girl who underwent life saving heart surgery and her touching visit
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vallejo. she needed surge troy close 13 small holes in her heart. she came throughoperation with flying colors back in january. >> we went to the hospital. she kept saying when i wake up can i come here? >> this s.this the best part of the day? >> yes. >> her doctors say she's now just healthy as any active 5-year-old. >> and adorable. >> artists have struggled to fund or sell arlt work but the internet is making that easier. days of being a starving artist have become a feast of opportunity. oakland artist is known for his mobile art work. sean needed thousands to complete his vision for this old van so turned to social
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funding site kick starter.com to raise money. >> the view is that it can expedite process and really draw in a community of people of supporters but don't have a privilege to completely fund a project like this. >> sean is one of a growing number using the internet to collect with art lovers. selling online is not new but growing number of sites available to do so is. >> there used to be a network of grants artists could get way back in the ancient history galleries might have given stipends now, it's a tougher game. >> sarah makes jewelry. >> i sell mostly one of a kind or made to order rings earrings, necklaces. >> sarah struggled to find a store to sell her goods then found etsy.com.
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>> it's been amazeing. >> you can buy and sell hand made goods from artists all around. >> it was created eight years ago to give artists a place to showcase their work today the company boasts 18 million items for sae. it just opened a san francisco office. >> people are excited here in the bay area. >> the company charges 20 dronts list an item taking a 3.5% fee when it sells another marketplace taking a different approach. scout mob opened up shop seven months ago showcasing local artists on locally themed web sites. >> we had n kind of a small team pechl that tested it out. and didn't have huge expectations for it. >> this artist selz designs on scout mob doum.
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>> scout mob has two million subscribers. scout mob pays a wholesale price for art then selling it at retail prices. he says he's been so successful he has been doing it full time its a great feeling to say i'm making a living as an artist. >> just ahead my kind of story. camping with out roughing it. a fad putting glamour back into camping. >> up next a look
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glamping. >> i went to a lot of koa camp grounds as a kid this, sounds attractive to me. michael finney is here. >> you spend all of the time in the mini market there. >> in shourts with flip flops on. >> glamping or glamour camping is all about enjoying comforts of home while in the great outdoors so we decided to give you a good close look. >> lance campbell and his wife haven't been camping in their 15 years of marriage. brandy is an avid camper but could never talk lance into going. until now. >> i am not much of a camping fanatic. it's not my thing but we're having fun doing glam camping. >> they're souchblg half moon bay with the alani ridge surrounding it. comfortable beds provided with all comforts of home and in
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cases a hot tub to relax stress away. >> you get the best of both worlds. you still have a rustic feel of camping. >> we're going to have a surf and turf one night. steak salmon. we have shrimp then other night gourmet hamburgers. >> bungalows start at $89 during summer. those prefering to go to a traditional camp ground can create a glamping experience. elaine johnson with sunset magazine. >> you're not sleeping on the hard ground you're not existing on crummy coffee and cold bowls of cereal but it's a wonderful exkbreerns. >> this sleeps five retailing $360. >> we've got this great
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megamat. and to feel at home bring your own bedding. >> the megamat self inflates but can be adjusted for comfort. a space blanket will keep you warm. the $70 grinder will get your morning started. sin minute rolls baked in your own dutch oven tasty oatmeal and buttery bread just big enough for a fried egg. >> my kids are having a ball already. we've been here six hours. >> that look goods. >> we have recipes mentioned in this story with more details about items suggested to get in on all of this good stuff go to abc 7 news.com and
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click on 7 on your side. >> they're going to be hungry. >> i know. looks good. >> another guy not much for critters. >> yes. >> here is a live doppler 7 hd. sunny skies and warm conditions. our warming trend temperatures climbing tomorrow. tomorrow will be two warmest days in the forecast period. highs into upper 80s by friday. we cool down over the weekend. with the cool down great father's day weather coming up sunday. >> i'm looking forward to it. >> well i'm in for dan. >> yes giants having problems on and off the field. >> yes. they lost two more on the
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roster. dodgers and d backs threw it down last night. suspension forth coming. >> heads up drivers we're looking to make summer sweeter you can be a winner are in our shell card gas give away. it's easy to enter. click the like button then fill out the form if you're a fan you need to still out -- fill out the form on our facebook page. starting t
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allowing eight runs. 3-1 pirates. bases loaded single. bottom half of the inning double scores one. highlights at 9:00 and 11:00. dodgers installed in -- involved in the second major start of the year. close to the head that is when the gloves came off. 49ers final men in campus full swing, rookies and free agents trying to make the roster more you can do is the man tra here and rookie quarterback is a great example.
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he's a triple threat ready to help in my anyway that he can. >> i think it's cool. this year, it's fun fun to experience. >> he's got a full plate too. very athletic. coming into work every day it's been great. >> at the corner back position terrell prior can make a run for playing time. >> it doesn't matter. we're getting better and that is the main thing. i think that is the thing that is not very important. >> golf u.s. open begins tomorrow outside of
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philadelphia. live after 2012 hasn't been great. he hasn't won a tournament since last year at the olympic club. >> i'm saying all i care about is getting better and process. and so there hasn't been a day united states open champion being announced for open champion hasn't gotten old. >> game four right here on abc 7. stay tuned for after the game. the brooklyn nets hired jason kidd as their head coach. this abc 7 sports report surprise to get that job out of the nba. >> exactly. >> interesting. >> join me tonight at 9:00 have you ever gone without caffeine for a day and felt like you're losing your mind?
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this is jeopardy! here are today's contestants -- a hospice nurse from villa hills, kentucky... yst from somerville, massachusetts... ...and our returning champion, a spanish professor from rockford, illinois... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- trebek! thank you, johnny. ladies and gentlemen nice to have you with us once again. in his own quiet way our champion, tim anderson alexbeen cruising along and winning games. what will happen today, though as faces these newcomers -- erin and andre? let's start finding out.has good luck, players. here we go. today, the jeopardy! round has these categories.
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