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hours because there wasn't evidence to hold him. but now, the d.a.has this video. >> run, run. hey! >> a bart agent recorded it helping a woman being assaulted at the 16th street mission station. a maintenance worker tries to intervene. bart and san francisco police arrived after about eight minutes. the bart union representing station agents says this kind of threat to skpagts passengers is all too common. >> i've been an agent 22 years this is not something that is an ah-ha moment for me. i live it and breathe it. my co-workers do the same. train operators confronted with a variety of issues as well. >> atu is using the video to bolster it's case for more safety measures.
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san francisco attorney investigations office is looking for witnesses in this case f you think you mighting one of the people they'd like to hear from you. and you can go to our web site to find that number again. at abc 7 news.com. thank you. the family of a man shot to death after a fender bender is offering $5,000 to find the killer. the 23-year-old headed home after a pick up. police say another career ended his in oakland. traffic cameras show him. today was his birthday. >> he said i want to play basketball. i'll come back and eat the
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dinner you guys cooked for me. he never got to finish that. >> he graduated from college investigators do not believe there is a personal connection. they took paint samples hoping to match it to the shooter's car. >> dozens of men and women involved in the largest gang prosecution in santa clara county appeared in court today, 33 people accused of being part of the gang. 48 people have been indicted on 77 felonies ranging from selling meth to murder. defense attorney says the conspiracy charge is a smart move for the d.a.. >> a lot of cases won't make to it a jury. and take a look. how many of for sale of meth? and witness? witnesses are people trying to work off serious crimes.
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>> it's a violent gang since 1960s. >> pro testors not giving up efforts to take back a former community farm though they were rousted by police this morning. police brought in a cherry picker. vick slee there and have they come back yet? >> they have not come back here. the reason is right there. there is still police guarding the property. now, abc 7 news learned swrerlz may have yet another problem here. we've been told there are protected humming birds on this site. now, city workers working on clearing trees after activists were rousted this morning. they had sent out notices
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warning they were trespassing. and that they would be arrested. almost all of the people left peace flismt three living in tree dz not. they z.four others were arrested. police and city workers on cherry pickers took them out and said one fell ton a ma tress. and one man was hoisted on to a cherry picker and cited for trespassing and resisting arest. now, back live here police say they'll be here to make sure that the pro testors don't come back and pro testers tell us they'll organize something in terms of a response tomorrow evening. >> thank you. bicyclist killed in san jose when a truck involved in a collision fell on her, here are the pictures from the scene. police say just after 9 thirty-two trucks collided at the intersection of lincoln.
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the delivery truck flipped over and fell on the bicyclist crossing the street. the bicyclist was pronounced dead at the scene. when you see pictures you can understand why. >> tonight more thn a thousand workers are back on the job where an elevator installer was killed on tuesday. abc 7 news is live on the site in santa clara tonight. david? >> dan noyes is part of the life of a stadium under construction but noise turned to silence here as workers morned the loss of one of their ochblt a death among them can leave a wound. looked like another day on the job. they started this day on the end zone field. you suffered a head injury.
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>> i need to take time to let it process. it's better now. >> they're sporting a did he call with white's initials part of a team now, meaning watching out for safety. overcoming sadness will take time. >> i was on the low stid but by tomorrow everything will be picking up. >> one day at a time. >> right. >> my heart goes out to the family. >> does it help to get back into the rhythm of work? >> yes. it does. >> many declined to speak. each absorbed with authorities about the accident. anothers making a contribution to the family. one was tim, who says the workers may have learned something today about teamwork.
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>> your way of helping a person you that may not know but want to ep them. >> your way of showing respect? >> correct. >> the contractor is providing counseling for anyone seeking it. cal osha investigation is continuing and may take months. >> thank you. sempl houses level today by a natural gas explosion near denver, colorado. two homes were reduced to timber. others hand windows blown out. cruise are sifting through debris right now in case missing people were p in the homes at the time of the blast two. internationally known bridge experts say nothing should stop the new eastern span of the bay bridge from opening on time september 3.
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experts determined that if repairs aren't completed by september the new span is a far safer option for 280,000 vehicles that crossed that bridge every day. officials will make a decision but do seem ready to open on time. >> the bridge is so superior in terms of safety that we need to move urgently to be able to make that trance dwroigs get traffic flowing on a much safer bridge. >> a southern california lawmaker introduced a resolution in sacramento this week to name the western span of the bridge willy l brown junior brown. a man accused of using a stethoscope to break into homes has been arrested. the 39-year-old charged with
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15 felony and two misdemeanor counts of burglary. police say jar advice wore a belt with tools including a stethoscope to help him listen and figure out whether homeowners were home. jar advice accused nine burglaries in san francisco dating back to december. >> demonstrators have nearly completed a 700 mile protest march. california innocence project started the walk 48 days ago. and have gone 600 miles. they met with one of 12 prisons they say are wrongfully incarcerated. they're calling on the governor to set people free. >> we've investigated cases and litigated in court. and a few of the cases are declared innocent.
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>> demonstrators gore being to hand deliver 12 clemency pet yig autos san francisco's top cop and cell phone kill switch appeal he took to new york today. >> reason state regulator nose longer want to do business with a major health insurance company. >> i'm sandhya patel. we're on a roll but will this sunny streak last through the weekend? i'll have the forecast coming up. >> and 7 on your side puts single serve coffee makers to the test. are they good enough to keep you from standing in line in a coff
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traffic backed up and a
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dramatic fire in lay fayette. seven of the nine cars were destroyed. the fire closed three lanes for several hours backing up traffic for miles as you can see. sky 7 was overhead this morning showing that massive traffic jam. there were no injuries. >> a couple brush fires were contained southwest of the area, sky 7 you can see firefighters working hard to put it out. a second fire threatened eight homes and spread to two acres before being put out. crews shut down part of the avenues while they make sure the area is safe. >> a san francisco man attacked a homeless man this, is the sketch of the subject. weighs about 200 pounds. he has a heavy build and curlly brown hair last seen
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wearing a dark jacket, pants and a baseball bat. the victim suffered serious head injuries. >> san francisco district attorney is in new york today to help stop cell phone robberies. he and his big apple counter parts putting pressure on the nation's largest smart phone makers and want them to create new technology to disable devices and thieves know they won't work they won't steal them. gasgone koen advocating kill switches on the phone. >> california insurance commissioner say blue cross's health insurance increases are unreasonable. the 7.6% increase next month is unreasonable given how much the company makes.
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>> anthem blue cross made a 25.2% profit in 2012. concluding that that is exces excessive profit one which is unreasonable. >> insurance commissioner does not have authority to reject unreasonable rate hikes. anthem says it will go head with planned increase autos father's day is almost here and if your dad is a coffee drinker maybe a single serve make jer right for him. >> a lot of people have those. kroerts partnered with 7 on your side to test before they hit the shelves. >> dads might appreciate a coffee maker. all the rage are machines that brew one cup at a time. for a lot of people a coffee house is a great place to start the day. you want that cup to be perfect. >> if you want a cup at home a
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single serve coffee maker is a good option. consumer reports tested two dozen makers from names like kurig and starbucks costing from $25 to $300. no one wants cold coffee. speed is important. >> testers record how long for first cup to brew and each after that. some machines keep you waiting. >> one of the slowest to deliver that first cup, $300 bun my cafe mcp. and this produced a lot of steam, and noise before it began making coffee. when tests were done the model from delonghi came out on top
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delivering a fast hot cup every time it uses nescafe brand capsules. >> consumer reports also sized up taste quality. unfortunately, trained experts found none of the systems brew top-quality coffee. so that, you might just have to stand in line. another option is a drip coffee maker. consumer reports says you can find a top one for well under $100 like mr. coffee. it's the best guy at $40. i'm michael finney 7 on your side. >> all right. we have a new abc 7 news smart phone app to keep you on top of the latest news. there you go. >> that is really cool. the app easy to down load and
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free. just go to abc 7 news.com/apps. remember if you have a current app you'll need to down load because old one will be goog way soon. click, click, click. >> let's talk about the weather. gorgeous outside. >> haid up to the roof. miss sandhya? >> that app is cool but you've got see this view. i'm getting paid to enjoy the sun. sfwhointd a factor. it's a light breeze. temperatures 66 degrees here. soit feel goods. live doppler 7 now we'll talk about weekend forecast here in just a moment. clear skies and as a matter of fact it's clear. not just here locally. we do have a red flag warning
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on friday which includes solano county. we're expecting gusty winds to about 35 miles per hour tomorrow. humidity pretty low. 7% to 12%. check out the view of mount tamalpais camera. clear skies but beautiful at the coast. temperatures so far coastal areas into upper 50s to low 60s up to mid-80s inland. 70 degrees in oakland. 79 in santa cruz. heavenly showing you a how gorgeous sit in lake tahoe. low 70s for your highs under sunny skies. right now santa rosa 84 in fairfield. golden gate bridge you can see basking in the sun does not get better than this, mostly clear skies tonight.
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sunny warmer tomorrow and going to be cooler for father's day weekend. our cloud pattern being kept at bay. so tomorrow morning just a patch or two udz clouds like this morning. and tomorrow, kids don't need to be bundled up. looking at our computer animation, sunny, warnler for friday. 60s coast side. close to 90 degrees inland. here are the highs for friday. 82 in the south bay. 80 in mountain view. millbrae 71 degrees. pacifica, 61. 69 in downtown san francisco. north bay low 60s coastside.
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mid-80s around santa rosa. 76 san leandro, inland and here is a look at the accu-weather forecast. saturday turning cooler upper 50s to low 80s more of a marine influbs f under the influence. father's day mild sunny for bay and inland. and then cooler monday, tuesday, dropping down into mid to upper 70s. mid-50s coastside. as mentioned fine-looking weather for father's day and now. i'm abc 7 news sandhya patel. dan, cheryl, i'll stay for for a while. >> thank you. >> just ahead a treasure chest of fun. >> under a construction
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congratulations to the gas kartd give away. lynn k from napa you've won $700 of free gas cards from she. we still have six winners to go sou stril a chance to get in on the action. all have you to could do is click the like button then fill out the entry form if you're a fab you still need to fill out that form on our facebook page. >> we have new details about the graveyard discovered at santa clara county medical center. 681 coffins were unearthed this, dates back to 1875 containing bodies of people when were poor or didn't have family. today we saw a glimpse of artifacts including a coin dating back to 1882 and pocketknifes. no identify marks is been found. the graveyard disappeared from
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maps decades ago but unearthed when crews began digging up a parking lot. >> well, woman who fought all the way to the sochl is taking on a new fight. she spoke in san francisco. now she made far less than the lowest paid male manager. in 2009 president obama signed a law giving more time to sue over wage discrimination. >> i work for an employer and i was sold told i will sflot a job. paycheck fairness will allow to discuss pay with co-worker was out retaliation. >> she hopes that breaks down wage disparity. 50 years after the act was signed women only earned 77 cents for every dollar that
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men earned. >> round one of the u.s. open tournament today. >> yes. phil mickelson hardly slept last night. larry beil has the re
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game four of the nba finals coming up. >> we'll start with governor golf. phil mickelson attended his daughter's 8th grade graduation then flew to the u.s. open in pennsylvania got in around 3:00 in the morning was on the tee at 7:00 he's vying for the lead. phil showing no signs of jet lag. his best u.s. open round or opening round since 1999.
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three under 67 club house leader luke donald, that is just dropping in. tiger woods hasn't won a major in last 15 tries. tiger one over through eight. and all kinds of weather delays has just been suspended. a's and yankees, remember the time 12:35. a two run homer, seth smith doubles and john jason going to try to score from first base. chris stewart will miss the tag here, they're still going. two, two in the 16th inning they approach the five-hour mark. game four nba finals coming up at 5:30 then nba legend warriors executive will join us around 8:30. >> that is going to do it for us. >> thanks for watching enjoy
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