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they could to identify those responsible. well, today, they shared with me a sketch they want you to see. they believe this is the gunman responsible for killing the 8-year-old alicia police shared new information about an 8-year-old killed in a friend's sleepover in july. is he described as an african american male, five seven, 160 pounds with a thin, dark mustache. if police know a motive they're not sharing it but said one gunman rang the doorbell at this apartment. and started shooting when a child opened the door, bullets hit four of the five people inside. two children ask one adult suffered injuries, one of the bullet s struck and killed 8-year-old alicia. >> often it will take time for
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witnesses to come forward. >> police hoping someone knows or will recognize him. today, wilson avenue is quiet. since the tragedy the family has moved, walls and doors have been repaired and a for rent sign offers availability of what is leftless than two months ago a crime scene. >> there is impression things are getting worse. and ann add midz mitts people become frustrated and their mission to stop the violence plaguing communities. she says witnesses coming forward to provide details is a step in the right direction. but important, says mark is to prevent violent crime before it happen autos if we invest more in having more community prom prams and police officers working in communities we can get around these issues before they occur. >> she would have been a third grader this year. >> several streets are still closed after a serious
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accident with injuries in west oakland. sky 7 was over the scene just after the accident this afternoon at corner of 8th and union streets. four people were hurt including a child. firefighters had to use jauz of life to get injured out of the vehicle. >> two suspects arrested connected to two unrelated killings last week police say have been identified. investigators sate 40-year-old mario chavez killed the mother of his children. this after some kind of fight on saturday. police say 27-year-old andrew zumini killed his father after a fight. his son arrested for the killing. the 35th of the year. >> well, within the last hour california legislature passed
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a deal two days before the end of a legislative session. the bill requires the state to ask judges to extend the deadline for leasing nearly 10,000 inmates prisons. but the bill passes in a matter of hours. >> some developing news a destructive wildfire burning in northern california flamed a -- claimed a live. crews say they found a body today. the coroner identified the dead man as a 56-year-old. the sheriff deputy found the body check a home in the community of igo. the fire destroyed 30 homes. it broke out monday afternoon and has grown to 7,000 acres. at this moment it's 40% contained and hundreds have been evacuated there is no indication residents will be
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allowed to return soon. >> there is good news for homeowners, evacuation orders were lifted today. full containment started on sunday. firefighters are being sent home. community members line streets and messages of support including several fire houses that were burglarized while they were out fighting the fire, wedding rings, stole brin whoever broke in. >> and the rim fire is 80% contained full conmen conment -- containment expected next week. >> well this, is september 11th and the nation is remembering nearly 3,000 who ki died in the attacks 12 years ago today. >> my unforgettable cousin we
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skplof miss you and know you're looking down on us. >> in what has become an annual remembrance in manhattan, family member read names of the victims. >> our hearts still ache for the futures snatched away. the president attended a ceremony at the pentagon. a hijacked jet was flown into the building. the president took nart a day of service helping pack lunches in a food bank. >> victims remembered node shampkzville, pennsylvania believed hijackers wanted to crash san francisco bound plane into the white house. the plane went down in that pennsylvania field. >> there are many september 11th memorials in the bay area, one of the largest in union
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city. >> it was a solemn ceremony as officials read names of all 40 who died when flight 93 crashed in pennsylvania. union city's september 11th memorial made up of 45 tall columns beach a name of the victim. the pilot is one of those from the bay area in that bells rang out at 6:59 this morning at san francisco's 493 fire stations. the flag was lowered haf sta staff and cadets read names of the firefighters killed september 11th. >> in 12 years since september
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11th tighter security has become a part of our lives. despite privacy, so many people simply now accept it as the only way to protect their safety. some think of it as necessary evil. >> most of the people believe it's a necessary even. security is pervasive. we saw it here today, every fan was checked at the entrance. but you know that old adage, freedom is not free. and everyone believes security measures are minor inconveniences september 11th changed america forever. >> it's sad. that is the way it turned to. said we can't go anywhere or do anything. >> security cameras are now everywhere. the port has 130
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cameras. bay bridge and roadways hon tered with largest video installation on the west coast the new federal building was built with a protective cage around a high rise. security check points now common place, perhaps biggest inconvenience is that airports or travelers now taken stride of routine security rituals. >> it's part of life they think. and i'm prepared for it. >> it's affected our recreation. in our favorite past time hasn't been the same since. fans stood waiting to be screened and bags, checked. >> i'm okay with it. these days i feel like you can
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never have enough. it's great to be, you know prepared. you know, don't be overprepared. >> the chief says the measure is still you and me. >> anything seeming outside ordinary and people reporting it now would probably discount it. >> as the saying goes, if you see something, say something. >> san francisco giants took time to remember at tacks. police officers and other first responders from the city appeared on the infield diamond it was moving. all ball clubs held similar
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remembrances during games. >> there are still nearly 60,000 u.s. troops in afghanistan. most due to come home in 2014. this is video. many are advising afghan national army to take over security. the terrorist who nid afghanistan. i asked general chin with 101 airborne division where his thoughts on this anniversary. >> honor fallen heroes of september 11th as well as those making sacrifices for 12 years defending freedom here in afghan stab. while an entire generation have grown up the last 12 years knowing nothing but a country of war. the children of afghanistan experienced 12 years prof gres and improved education.
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>> he said the future is bright for people of afghanistan. they're ready to make voices heard in afghanistan saying it's because of effort and sacrifices by soldiers and marines. >> they have made many sacrifices and contributions. >> why is there been so much traffic in san francisco since the new bay bridge opened? have you noticed? sure hoo saer live picture of the skyway, is a mess. >> live on the roof of the kgotv broadcast center, when 90s will appear in the accu-weather forecast. >> the new iphone 5 s has fingerprint security. michael
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>> if we've been in and out of san francisco you've probably entoured a traffic nightmare, you can see all that have traffic approaching lower deck of the bay bridge. abc 7 news joins us live with what experts are saying what is the reason, carolyn? >> well, it depends on which experts you're talking to. thogs who make this commute every day or transportation agencies. what we know is that it's a mess. >> it's a little bit of pandemonium. >> lavell noticed a change in the
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ramp to the bay bridge z it wasn't 3:00. he blames it on gawkers checking out the eastern span and backing up traffic on surface streets they're doing that last week, but the municipal transportation agency thinks things are better now. >> what we're noticing is that >> he says six per zrai been on since last week smrks don't believe the beauty of the bridge is responsible for the mess wex asked the city cab yeez for their best guess. >> this is a a lot of people and a lot of action. you know? what a beautiful city. >> what is this? early morning traffic? construction? more every, every day.
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>> we asked our own abc 7 news traffic reporter what she thinks is behind this continuing body neck. >> going on around, in the city along embarcadero. so i that i is adding to the pain of our normal commute time. >> could there be a few tour upside. >> one of the most fascinating features of the new iphone 5 s is a fingerprint identification. how secure is that? >> idea is that fingerprint is unique to you.
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not exactly full proof. here is how touch id works. the fob fon constrorts a long series of numbers. now, when touching a home button it unlocks your phone. pemplts say it would be difficult but a hacker could try to lift your print off of the glass, say and find a way to disable the id. now, survey says many americans simply don't understand what health care reform is all about. bank rate.com says 50% of those surveyed knew almost nudging about the law. the findings come just weeks before an october 1 deadline for every state to buy
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insurance. or face a financial penalty. a series of stories incoming weeks. also, i'll be hosting a hot line september 30th to answer questions about affordable care act. i'll have a huge panel taking calls from 4:00 until 8:00 p.m. san francisco zbrints had dugout stores for yurks now, 49ers fans have a store just for red and gold thchl store just opened at westfield center, three other retail stores are now open in san jose, santa clara, palo alto. fans say it's about time they can step into a store filled with their team colors. >> it's red, gold everywhere. it's awesome.
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>> nice to find here. >> i can grab whenever i want. you know? go, niners. >> shoppers will find everything from kaepernick face maxs to jersey jackets and hats. there is also a big screen showing classic 49ers moments. >> that is cool. >> nice taste of fall, cooler weather. >> summer taking a break right now, right? >> right. i don't feel heat here. no matter what direction i look, i'm surrounded by clouds here, we're going to start to see temperatures rising again. right now, we'll talk about what is coming towards the
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weekend. parts of the north bay still dealing with low clouds. you can see overcast skies there. santa rosa, 69 today. official highs are not in. san rafael only 70 today. san francisco, you're fine san jose, 77 the high so far, four degrees shy of where you should be at the time of the year. we have a deep marine layer and so that is just going to mean more skploudz possible driz yismt 68 sab fran now. 70s from los gatos and redwood city. from our camera, you can see
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clouds stacked up. 68 in santa rosa. 77 napa. it's 74 and mild out there. from our camera, you can see multiple levels of clouds there. beautiful view. milder tomorrow, warmer pattern by week's end. low clouds coming in. with a southwesternly breeze, high clouds coming in over the top of the low clouds. from east of the bay area and so we're enjoying those difficult clouds here locally. high pressure going to bring us warmer weather thursday, friday go,ing into saturday. cloudy skies you may run into
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drizzle. give yourself plenty of time heading off to work or taking little ones off to school. 83 morgan hill, 72 millbrae. 64 pacifica, north bay clouds lingering around stintston beach. 75 san rafael. east bay, all into low to mid-70s. inland spots, high clouds filtering suchblt 83 in livermore, if you can check out the accu-weather forecast no extremes expected but we'll see low 90s reappearing inland friday, saturday, mid-60s coast side. temperatures kouming down by a
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couple degrees sunday, monday, 80s inland mid-60s coast side. we're cruising here in the bay area. no major extremes. if you're making plans mild to warm patterns, live from the roof of the kgotv broadcast center, back to you. >> thank you very much. >> and just ahead a possible boost for minimum wage workers in california. >> doctors come to san francisco to learn life saving techniques using to save patients and remotist p
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coming up at 6:00 a bay area city's bold new attempt to fight underwater mortgages and potential down side, what it could mean for city finances, also two, prominent silicon valley bosses and september 11th security. see what they've done wrong
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and how they plan to fix it. >> transportation officials are staying mum on whereabouts of the new bay bridge troll. >> yes. serious matter, it could be moving soonful a new troll unveiled last week thrk is it but officials only saying it's on the new eastern span. >> today in a meeting the met toll pol continue transportation commission revealed current location is only temporary. >> they're looking for a permanent spot out of the sun, but... visible to people who seek it out. >> oh, people will seek it out no. doubt about that. >> i wonder if there is a price for that. >> that is going to do it for us. i'm cheryl jennings from from all of us here, weesh operate your time. we'll see you again at 6:00.
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welcome to "world news." tonight american al qaeda, the new video showing americans joining up with terrorists. abc's brian ross investigates who they are and why they are there. assad's arsenal, can the u.s. really trust the russian deal? can syria's huge supply of chemical weapons really be destroyed? and fighting back, champion swimmer diana nyad talks to us about the skeptics. >> we did this thing squeaky clean. and we do the math. could the current really have carried her that far, that fast? see the results tonight. good evening to you. as we come on the air on this anniversary of 9/11 new worry about al qaeda.

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