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one man his efforts almost cost him his life. firefighters locked up a house fire who decided to have a fire place. >> the fire became out of control of the he passed out in the room of the fire. >> the man was transported to the hospital for treatment. cool weather was more of an inconvenience than a hazard. concord water world california shut down for the day expects to do the same tomorrow. >> so any groups looking to come out tomorrow we're advising maybe plan for wednesday. when weather will be back to normal. >> are you disappointed?.
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>> a little. it was expecting to have fun but i guess watching some movies will be fun. for others weather was actually welcome. like in heather farms. >> second thoughts about coming out? >> welt not really. rrdless of weather here we're. >> so what if it does start rain something. >> we'll go home. >> across the park, a lap swimmer seemed owe bailiffus. >> i'm going to go to the gym now. >> a popular alternative for many here in the east bay also
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both water world skb raging likely to be closed again, tomorrow, because of the weather. >> paying attention to sensors. there was just enough rain to cause delays and san francisco international airport. 8 e flights have been cancelled because of the weather. spencer christian joins us now with what is live on live doppler 7 hd. >> showers pushing down to the the santa cruz mountains. this is light and we have moyer here in this area. so we're getting a couple hundredsths an inch of rainfall.
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rainfall over totals not very much in most parts of the bay area, only a few hundredths of an inch. however, mount st. helena has been one tenth of an inch. we do expect more rain tomorrow, and existing records are these. 3300 of an inch. and i'll have a look at the accu-weather forecast a little later. >> thank you. developing news where police say kidnapped his own baby at gun point. >> the baby doing fine. she's with mom.
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i want to show you when police brought the baby home. that is the 11-month-old with her mother after police say she was taken by dad. this is the man police were looking for. i talked to his mother who says it's a big misunderstanding they had a dispute which got out of hand. >> they live together. you know? he takes her sometimes so it's not a kidnapping. >> it was a dispute. >> yes. just a disagreement between the mom and dad. here is what police say happened. >> a domestic violence situation. and mr. benton grabbed his
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child, then fled in a dark colored mini van he was not driving the minivan, something else was. police say he fired one shot in the air. that is why police are saying he is armed and dangerous. police are still looking for him. >> thank you. two people were shot in a bus stop in san francisco. it happened at a bus stop in hunters's point naind. neighborhood. a twin-engine plane is crashed and then bursed into flames
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this crash happened at 1:00. pilot radioed to say the plane was having problems and circling back to land. investigators are heading out to the site tonight and bart agency remains far part on issues just days before the contract expires. today, two unions filed a lawsuit against part. >> it's a strike auj saigs vote giving union leadership power call for it as they see fit. there is a pose iibility of a strike but vonl a couple days to make good on that promise.
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leaders of the unions and train operators filed an unfair labor practices lawsuit today. bart had this response. >> we don't need to make labor negotiations against safety. i he think it's a smoke screen. >> is not a smoke screen we have 2400 crimes committed against people in three years at five stations. >> workers want 23% over four years, they until sunday, midnight to reach an agreement on that. two unions taking a vote tomorrow. >> we do not want to hurt the public. we want to come into a resolution by the 30th.
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we're serious. >> this is crunch time, we're ready to go 24-7. >> other agsz are ing for a possible bart strike but that won't help much. >> all commuters whether riding bart or not impablgt is going to be extreme. >> there will be no negotiate yaigs tomorrow during the vote expected to take all day. >> transit agency as information up. it lists options inclugd casual carpooling and biking to work.
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>> anticipation building for the supreme court ruling on california's ban on same-sex marriage. high court did not issue rulings. same-sex couples are awaiting a decision they hope will allow same-sex marriages to resume. >> i'm from france. but we did it. >> the justices expected to issue a ruling by thursday when current term ends. here is a look at potential prop 8 outcome. first, court could up hold prop 8 meaning same-sex couple fwhotz be married in california. justices could strike down proposition 8 and gay marriage would therefore become legal
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in california. and could have affect nationwide. if the justices find prop 8 supporters have no standing they can say they have no basis on which to decide. and same-sex marriage would be legal in california. >> and stay with us for live coverage of the supreme court decisions on air ask online. we'll bring them to you as they happen and abc 7 news will have coverage on live well network. >> a man suspected of killing a castro valley woman and car jacking two people was found dead inside of his jail cell.
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deputies discovered a body of jeffrey boyce on friday. he was a prime suspect in the murder of kristin england in april. his brother said he was on the way to russian consulate to seek political asylum. >> san francisco having second thoughts about a company it was thinking about hiring to remove graffiti. city council discovered a worker got into trouble for spray painting graffiti then charging to remove it. issue to be on agenda next month.
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also san carlos city council votes whether it should outsource. at the time san carl why is says it thought it would save $1 million a year. >> coming up, why paying more for coffee may be the least of your worries at starbucks. >> in sacramento, state legislature wanted to make it harder to obtain a public document. >> top island destinations in the u.s.. they may surprise you oh. here is a look at dive plopler 7
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nef vat yes police are hoping recent reports of break ins will help them solve the mystery of an abandoned safe. police don't know if it was stolen or not. they have no plans to bust opt safe. >> lawmakers today reversed legislation that could have weakened california's open records law. advocates fought this measure. nannette miranda has the story tonight from sacramento. >> there is nudge among with
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say being we hear you the senate began undoing a provision that allows anyone to walk into a public office and request documents. critics say it as a way for government to ignore requests. >> taking out mandate for open worker request act allows cities or counties to have something to hide. you know? >> this act helped news reporters you ever kun -- uncover salaries and peng of city leaders in bell and also helping in the gigs of bad bolts being used on the bay bridge project and whether l new structure is safe.
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>> there is never n intend to undermine the strength of the act only to raise issue of who should pay. >> the fix cast the senate saying they'd like to address other problems. the bill expected to get swift approval. lawmakers will vote to ensure california public records act into the constitution so no other sledge slay tour can change it. in sacramento, abc 7 news. >> move over, hawaii. >> yes. a look at the best island
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getaways and finally we're getting enough information. do you have health insurance? it's way complicated so today government has begun a 100 day public education blitz there will be telephone hot lines and a web site. we have a link on our web site. how many frequent flyer miles have you saved up? are you using them? in r if you don't airlines are increasingly offering frequent flyers redeeming points for electronics or down loading music. most programs will allow to you pay your annual fees with miles now here is why this is important. miles expire if at kt sit
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uneased -- unused for 18 months so go, buy something small and your miles stay alive. where do you think the top island in the united states is located. one of the hawaii islands? key west? >> no. the island topping the list is washington's san juan island. >> typical get away for people in seattle but there are great restaurants and a relaxed vibe. it just a great spot. nice contrast could more tropical islands making up the rest of the list. >> also not making the list santa catalina island and just reminding us, neither did alcatras. >> which is a shock. >> yes. >> thank you.
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>> this is not nompl weather this time of the year, so taking a look at what is going on right now. we've got an area of rainfall moving across the bay area now. we've got light showers and rain but more concentrated area of rainfall now. to parts of the east bay around fremont. and look at pock pits of down pours now. it's been light rain. most loks reporting only a couple hundredths of an inch. right now aconsiders the bay bridge temperatures 58 in san francisco.
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63 oakland life. another live view from our camera is looking west, dreary conditions and a comparison so far with the average highs for this date notice how much cooler most locations are 15 degrees cooler in livermore this is not a typical june 24th with you. additional rainfall tomorrow, at least occasional rain in the event and a major warm up begin was temperatures soaring. we have this to contend with. weather moving into our direction bringing us rain tonight. and tomorrow. so let's start forecast at 8:00. cloudy with perhaps spotty rainfall.
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and later tonight rain becoming more swid spread by 5:00 looks like lots of wet areas during the morning commute. during the day we'll see it breaking up going into late afternoon and early evening. then we'll see it ending totals could be impressive along the coast. most of the bay area will see only a few hundredths of an inch. lows tonight on the mild side around 60 degrees tomorrow's highs not very mild. not much higher than today. here is the ft. -- accu-weather forecast by thursday in fact thursday
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through monday highs low to mid-90s. so we've gotd summer like warm up coming our way. follow weather conditions on twitter rain or shine. get tweets from your favorite weather team, and mine. >> just ahead the item bart is keeping out of landfills. >> and then, at 6:00 tonight george lucas's marin county wedding and celebrities who attended it. stay with us.
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bart has come up with a plan to reduce vibrations on a train lined with 130,000 recycled tires. cruise will pack no a fabric barrier then put that into a stone foundation. bart expects to it minimize vibrations felt by people who live along the line. it's expected to be open in 20 is a 15. >> morning pick me up going cost you a little bit more. on 1% of the most popular drinks. prices however, won't go up on ven tismt z grandy brewed coffees. starting tomorrow so 1% price hike.
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>> a new abc 7 news smart phone app to keep you on top of the bay area. you can watch it live on the scene. >> if you want to check in when on the go. >> that is simple to down load just go abc 7 news.com and remember, if you have our current app you're going need to down load the new one. again, web site abc 7 news.com slash apps. >> dozens of police hit the streets of union square today. this show of force for a good cause, that story when abc 7 news at 5:00 continues.
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roorks chris and i will return at abc 7 news at 6:00 and we're going to follow up on a weekend joyride of a 12-year-old car thief. wait until you hear about the price tag and who will have to
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pay. >> and we're following news the fight over a highway bypass. >> a set of safety regulations for a america's cup competition. those stories and more coming up at 6:00. >> the path to special olympics made its way through san francisco today. >> dozens took part for the summer games. >> this along a 12 mile run through the city. >> tomorrow the flame makes it's way to davis. what a wonderful effort they're making. >> from all of us here thank
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you for watching this is "world news." tonight, opening clash. a startling and emotional first day in the george zimmerman trial. the two sides use audio tapes and from one, profanity. >> [ bleep ]. >> from the other, a knock-knock joke. >> knock, knock. who's there? >> so what really happened the night trayvon martin was killed? the fugitive. the man who leaked the nsa secrets, now leading an international game of cat and mouse. where in the world is edward snowden? and weathering the storm. wildfires in the west, powerful storms in the heartland, and the billion dollars it's costing american families. good evening.

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