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good afternoon everybody, i'm larry beil >> disbelief over the murder of 3-year-old caylee slusher adding to pain here is the mother and boyfriend are accused of killing little caylee. >> wayne? >> reporter: we know the autopsy was performed this morning on caylee. we do not know the reports of the autopsy. that may be a whether he issing in disguise. they're trying to
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come to grips with the fact they know. when contemplating the sorrow, this apartment complex with a growing memorial to the 3-year-old serves as ground 0. >> poor innocent child doesn't deserve this. >> i didn't hear anything. it's right here. but... i didn't hear anything. >> caylee slusher was three years old she died saturday in, the apartment she shared with her mother and her boyfriend. they left the apartment early on saturday, arrested in a bart station and remain in custody, awaiting arraignment tomorrow. >> the investigators noted what appeared to be blunt force trauma injuries on the victim. follow up also indicated the victim appeared to have been sexually assaulted. >> did you see this come something >> no. >> savannah is sarah's stepsister. they describe sarahs a person battled drug addiction and boyfriend ryan warner as
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someone who pulled her back into it. the little girl, they say was an angel. >> i don't think the death penalty is out of range for this situation i don't. you murder a child? then you should go on trial for murder and be hung. you know? by the highest tree as far as i'm concerned. both of them. if that is the case. >> how could youing forrive someone that did that? you know? she was three years old. >> this is a sad tribute to a neighbor, an innocent victim who died practically next door. >> she will not be forgotten. thank god they are caught. >> reporter: in napa, abc7 news. >> police say this man molested two girls under age 14. investigators say the 67-year-old forcibly held the girls against their will when he sexual assaulted them. police
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say they also found child pornography in the home. >> san jose state university released a 53-page report investigating a racial hate crime taking place last fall this, is put together after four white students were accused of bullying a black roommate. here is what the task force found the victim did not want to report them and asked others not to report them, either. staff did act quickly. however, the university president and his chief of staff were kept in the dark about the severity of the incident for a month. the task force says the lack of internal communication impeded the university ability to ensure safety. the task force will make safety and response recommendations to the university. >> the san jose fire department is facing heat for not getting to medical injuries fast enough. santa clara county supervisor says paramedics only getting to
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80% within eight minutes of called. they are required to be there within eight minutes 90% of the time. >> vulnerable citizens in this city are dependant on those response times 97% of those responses are medical emergencies. >> hopefully, the economy will get bet scombrer perhaps we can get services restoreed and get numbers back up and get more engine companies in service. >> supervisors will decide if county will withhold money paid to the fire department for answering calls. battle over warriors water front arena project heating up again the warriors confirmed what many of us have been led to believe, is that new arena not going to open in 2017. >> today opponents took center stage turning petitions and making it tougher to move it
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forward. vic lee is live with the story for us. vic? >> reporter: proponents say they had 300 volunteers and 100 campaign workers to get this on the june waballot. they said th would put the project on hold for a year because of the delay, three different redesigns have caused. >> they turned signatures to the registrar. measure authors gathered 21,000 signatures in just three weeks they say it was a record number in record time. >> this is a voter resolve against overdevelopment of the water front. plans to build high rises and blow off the existing entitlement. >> warriors say they have no position on the measure. pj
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johnson saying we're not opposed to the voters having a say on the big issues it may influence the dynamics of the project. the ballot measure would require approval for water front projects exceeding height limits. the warriors proposing an arena on two piers the former mayor is a vocal supporter. >> the arena is 12 and a half stories. what is some eight stories higher than what we allow on and over the water of the bay area. warriors also want to build a hotel to you year cross the street. that is zoned for only 105 feet. this new battle comes less than a year after voters overwhelmingly defeated propositions b and c,
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rejecting a condo project near the ferry building that would have raised height limits from 84 to 136 feet. vic lee, abc7 news. >> it's going to be interesting here is did waters reapproach giants about doing a joint venture? >> a lot of people were more excited about that location. >> we're going to see what happens this, is a long road for the warriors management team. we'll see. >> yes. not what they wanted. >> no. >> we have something to be excited b a lot of rain sunday. >> yes. and looks like maybe the start of winter, actually. >> this feels like winter. we had nearly an inch of rainfall in spots yesterday. it's all over now, as you can see. we've got dry conditions and mainly sunny skies at the moment with broken clouds around. here is a live view showing two puffs of
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clouds. san jess yeah, los gatos and half moon bachlt how about this live view perfect our sutro camera looking towards golden gate again, blue skies at the moment. we have 56 degrees in sanlta rosa. mid-50s napa and fairfield and livermore. one more beautiful view of the northwestern sky from our camera. over in the east bay this, is our first forecast. we'll see partly cloudy, chilly conditions during evening hours and it will be cold overnight. north bay valleys temperatures dropping down to about 30 degrees maybe upper 20s, then tomorrow afternoon a cool, mainly sunny day. high temperatures from low 50s to upper 50s inland and there may be more wayne reign coming our way. when we might expect that, coming up later. >> spencer, thank you. >> investigators have joined with members of an east bay family today trying to solve a 10-year-old murder mystery this, young man was shot and killed a decade ago. it's a case never
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solved but the family and police still have hope. abc7 news is live where a news conference is just getting under way. laura? >> actually the family now is out here on the street. i can tell you from talking with them just minutes ago that the emotion around what happened to their son and brother has not lessened over the years. they say they're committed as ever to trying to help solve this case. that is why they're out on the corners here near where it happened, handing out flyers about this case to the cars, drivers that go by. they're hoping that we'll trigger a memory, or perhaps prompt someone to do the right thing. >> this is way too long. >> just as much as they did, the day he was guned down in front of the family home ten years ago today. >> something happened now the fact he's with four people the night he was murdered someone knows what happened
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the streets talk. someone needs to say something. >> the 19-year-old was shot near the driveway of a family home on 167th avenue. they believe several witnesses saw the murder sheriffs were never able to track down suspects. >> we know there are people on the street. and some argument ensued. >> family and friends were once again distributing flyers in the neighborhood where it happened. hoping someone comes forward. after all of this time. a state agency says google must move this barge because lacks proper permits
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there are many complaints about it commission wants to be able to appear where construction activities are allowed. google has not revealed what it plans to do with this floating, four-story building. >> vallejo looking for a chief. chief klein announced he's retiring from the department and says he will stay on until a new chief is selected. he was appointed interim chief in july 2012 got the job as chief in december that have year >> still head popular hotels now caught up in credit card hacking scheme. plus... the women "the view" get heated and it's all about woody allen. >> taking a look at the best super bowl ads and why one coca-cola commercial created controversy. >> and michael finney alewill answer your questions live here just a little bit later. you can
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near chrissy field the trust voted down proposals to develop that eight-acre site it's currently occupied by sports basement store. and the trust plans to offer another site near the main post to build the museum. >> stocks fell sharply today on concerns over growth in the world's largest two xhechlt today's slide follows worst january performance since 2009. janet yellen has been sworn in as first female chair of the u.s. federal reserve, sworn in a private ceremony this morning. the 57-year-old took the spot last yeek so today's event was purely ceremony yil.
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a hotel, white lodging suffered a data breech exposing guests credit and debit card information involving hundreds of cards used in several cities last year, including chicago and l.a. the breech uncovered by a security researcher who reported the massive breech at target stores. >> east coasts buried under snowfall is and more is headed that way. many states have seen 8 to 10 inches of snow. schools and government offices had to shut down today. flight aware reports 1900 flights have been grounded so far. wednesday a bigger storm expected to bring more snow. if that storm hit a few hours earlier, the super bowl would have looked different. this is a look at met life stadium today. the state saw so much snow, the governor declared a state of emergency.
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>> wow. >> did they dodge a bullet? >> maybe denver would have stepped up. who knows? >> yes. yes. keep dreaming. >> you and peyton manning. >> this is funny stuff. people are buzzing over frank calindo's hilarious take on the popularity of richard sherman. >> take a look at this parody. >> what if i told you he wasn't as good as he said he was? he was better? >> i tell you what, man, i love richard sherman. they call him control off the leap because on the football field, whatever windows are open, they'll close them up in a >> i think richard sherman will be a great president >> i can't believe he's going to
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be president and play in nfl at the same time >> he's like deon sanders. two sporters. >> oh, frank everybody. >> that is pretty funny. oh, man. >> he mustered up courage to say that. pretty good. >> i can't believe you -- >> yes. you can. >> let's just ignore it. >> yes. >> as you do much of my humor, here is live doppler 7 hd. clear skies over the bay area now. after significant rainfall over the weekend not enough to end the drought but enough to give us hope more will be on the way. and soon. let's move from a live view from mount tam looking towards ocean beach. blue skies right now. we've got broken clouds around the bay area.
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forecast features are these, partly cloudy and chilly overnight, cold with a chance of showers again late wednesday into early thursday. rain develops over the weekend as well this, is an encouraging pattern. looking at satellite now, you can see high pressure mainly in control of the weather through tomorrow giving us partly cloudy and dry conditions tomorrow, there is a system headed our way that brings us our next chance of showers. wednesday afternoon, cloudy. by wednesday evening and overnight, continuing to taper off late thursday morning. next notice of wet weather comes mid week. we'll resume now with a ten day outlook. rain arriving on sunday. starting in the north bay spreading south ward overnight sunday into monday. this may be a more wide spread
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event. so we've got more of a winter like pattern developing right now. then later maybe by mid week a little rain up north. low temperatures under partly cloudy skies. 30 degrees in yapa. mid-30s in other areas low 40s around the bay. mid to upper 50s today and up in the north bay 57 in santa rosa. inland east bay upper 50 well. chance of showers, friday, mainly clear. then, saturday, we'll see clouds beginning to
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increase. sunday, monday looks like rain could arrive again. it will be really wet. that is what we need. >> up next a young woman turns internet hate messages about herselfies into a powerful art project >> why san francisco city attorney says it's putting minors at risk. >> using our instagram feed to honor black culture in the area. congratulations to the crew at the theater. you can learn more
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barbara walters has people talking after she soak out about child molestation al gayings to woody allen by his adoptive daughter. >> i don't know about dylan. it's a good marriage. he's a caring father. >> over the weekend dylan detailed a 1992 incident in which she says allen molested her. walters noted she and allen are friends. that then spark aid heated exchange between walters and co-host sheri shepherd pointing out his current wife is also farrow's daughter. >> that was your step daughter. your step daughter. he married his step daughter.
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>> allen never adopted sun-yi and maintains his ex-wife encouraged dylan to makeup allegations. >> a college student's selfie project is shining light on abusive internet comments. >> many people are subject to comments by people when posting online. >> abc news reporter claire shipman has the story. >> 21-year-old photography student is turning cyber bullying on its head. >> those are personal. so hateful. >> so sick of the cruel comments posted online about her selfies, she decided to fight back, layering images with words devastating to read. eat something, seriously. you're one
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of the ugliest people i've seen, you think you're cute but it's really just sad. >> i just have been thinking i'm saving them to do a project >> a stark illustration of the contrast. appropriately she's called the creation anonymous. >> you can say rude things you have the cloak of invisibility. >> now, it seems the decision to put a spotlight on ugly comments generated a rush of positive comments. that is awesome, i'll bet you inspire a lot more people. thank you for taking time to shed a light on a topic that hurt many people. >> if this could help anyone with self esteem, that is amazing. >> cruelty, transformed into power. a modern crusade for a
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gutsy young woman. >> there is more still to come at 4:00 details on the death of phillip seymor hoffman. what police say about the large amount of drugs in his home. >> how one man says he survived more than a year in the pacific ocean. >> taking a look at the winners in super bowl commercials one ad sparks
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preliminary autopsy results for actor phillip seymor hoffman are not expected but the death is expected to be the result of an overdose police say they found bags of heroin in his room, five empty and others still used. preliminary autopsy is expected today but authorities say all signs point to a drug overdose. investigators found roughly 70 bags of heroin and syringes inside of his home. the discovery marks a tragic fall for one of the greatest actors of his generation.. >> i want to know how he died he must have been in pain.
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>> drug addiction haunted him for years a heroin user, then going soeb your but after two decades back in rehab last year the death is the latest tragedy to hit hollywood. last year it was cory monteith. a year earlier, whitney houston. and in 2008 in an apartment not far from hoffman heath ledger to a cocktail of prescription drugs >> with the death of hoffman we see how drugs are pervasive in hollywood. >> the legacy will live on in his award winning films. in several releases due out this year. >> it keeps gravity. if you go to what you need to go to, gravity stays. >> hoffman was
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privacy. >> we have breaking news a convicted can ier has been captured in indiana. a 40-year-old broke out last night, last seen in indiana. investigators say he car jacked a woman that was able to escape from him. and called authorities from the rest room. he was serving a life term in 1993 >> details of nelson mandela's will being released today he left behind $4.1 million, beneficiaries include family, and schools he attended and the political party that now governs south africa. the former south african president died at age
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95. >> and taking a look at a man from mexico claiming to have been lost 13 months. he turned up in a damaged 26 foot boat in the south pacific on thursday. he said he had been at sea since setting out for a day of fishing on december 21, 2012, with a teen-aged companion. >> he talked about being off course and losing a companion as well. >> he says the companion died because he refused to eat raw birds he claims he survived on birds, fish and turtles and drank rain water and sometimes his own urine. it's not
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>> you're looking at what may be the the most controversial ad. americaning the beautiful sung in eight languages and shows two dads roller skaiting with their daughter. critics called the ad a disgrace. others praising coke for reflecting the diversity. >> tivo is out with the most watched super bowl commercials the winner is... jerry comedians getting coffee viewed most. while it wasn't a product ad, it did promote the new web
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series >> budweiser's puppy love spot aired in 4th quarter. so cute. tivo says these radz contained surprises. >> not vm people expected to see bob dylan hocking cars right? i noticed a lot of patriotism. and animal, kids, humor are success. >> it's interesting to note half of the most-rewatched ads including this spot came in the 4th quarter possibly because the game was, at that point, really over. >> i thought commercials were like the game. disappointing. >> there weren't as many exciting commercials as we've seen.
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>> here is a guy bringing it. bruno mars was excellent, the 28-year-old delivered an electric performance then you had red hot chili peppers tivo claims viewership for half time show exceeded that than the game for the fourth year. >> he was very good. >> that is a great show. >> left brain, right brain confusion going on. they -- they knocked it out. >> no wardrobe malfunction >> coming up at 4:00 sunday's super bowl costs one more big time the owner not upset about losing $7 million. >> today's seven on your side q
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and a just ahead. i'm still taking your questions. you can contact me at facebook.com/michael finney. and i'm spencer christian. our camera we can see clouds over the lake. snow on the ground. is anymore rain coming our way? meaning snow going that way? i'll have the accu-weather forecast coming up. >> afternoon commute in walnut creek. a live look at internet 680. usual normal traffic pattern is heavy northbound. kind of a breeze towards alamo and is in a good that comes in 25 flavors.
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what do you do after winning the super bowl sth you go to disneyworld, of course. he is the first defensive player to get his own i'm going to disney worlded super bowl commercial. disney is the parent company for abc 7 >> smith, nobody heard of him until he intercepted that pass from richard sherman. >> right. right. >> the sea hawks and fans not the only ones celebrating winning the super bowl. >> yes. sor customers of a houston, texas furniture store.
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the owner promised if seattle won customer who's spent $6,000 or more in two weeks would get a refund. >> yes. lots of people jumped at the offer. cost the score a cool $7 million the owner does not seem to mind he did not buy insurance as a hedge against losing the bet. >> trying to create customers for life make the store fun. having a great fun promotion for everybody. customers won. that is what it's all about. >> wow. >> the owner says his accountant called him crazy. the store promising to refund every cent by february 17th. >> more breaking news this is a car port and you can see white smoke, typically that is a good sign. >> yes. have seen crews
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responding in this area. flames are active. >> yes. we zoom in. >> it has spread to the home. but a neighborhood where homes are closed together. so we're going to stay on top of this for you. >> checking on the forecast a sneak peek with more. >> things are sunny at moept. how about this is from yesterday's sunday kind of showers. lovely picture sent in no doubt from hayward. the active weather in the nation's mid section. rain, showers, maybe thunder moving to mississippi valley. and vir
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twlly all of the state of california tomorrow, sunny skies and high temperatures into 50s in the northern part of the state. we'll have a chilly morning in the north bay. temperatures dropping below freezing in places by afternoon, sunny skies, high temperatures on the cool side. but cold, mainly mid to upper 50s. maybe more rain wednesday and thursday. >> thanks, spencer. >> still ahead san frn filing suit against a social networking site. officials say it's enabling child predators. >> jeopardy contestant. is he gaming in order to win? >> how do you become a mystery shopper? how much will you make? the answer, next.
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tell your doctor about any conditions such as kidney, liver, or bleeding problems. xarelto is not for patients with artificial heart valves. jim changed his routine. ask your doctor about xarelto. once-a-day xarelto means no regular blood monitoring -- no known dietary restrictions. for more information and savings options, call 1-888-xarelto or visit goxarelto.com. san francisco city attorney filed suit today against social networking sight meet me.com, he
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claims the site enables predators to target minors and accuses the kf p relying on legally invalid consent from minors and by revealing childrens' locations and personal information to strangers. herrera says it served as a portal for numerous assaults and elicit sex acts with minors. the company says they compare information provided by users to a sex offender registry. >> online bidding began in an auction to benefit patients at san francisco general hospital. people started checking out see hearts inside of a window display. it marks the ten year they're being auctioned off. the hearts will go to winning by thors in a lunchen on thursday if you'd like to check out the
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auction just go to our web site and look under see it on tv >> fda approved an injectable pill camera. an israeli company given imaging developed this technology. the fda approved this pill cam for patients experiencing incomplete col colonosco colonoscopy. >> a jeopardy champion is causing an uproar for tactics to win the game. >> black, white, red 1,000. >> novel covers a year in the life of a mid western college professor. >> white noise >> yes. black and white and red, 800.
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>> daily double. >> 30-year-old arthur hsu studied how to play. he starts with high-stakes questions first. so, he hunts down the daily doubles his tactics helped him win three niems a row but strategy frustrated viewers. he will return february 24th. you can watch here on abc7 every night. >> no word is that you have to go in order. >> he's kind of smart. >> this question comes from virginia c. can a creditor sell an account and then trying to collect on it. >> what you're trying to do is tie your debt to their income
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tax statement. and this is different things. here is the deal. when you owe a date after four years they can no longer collect on the debt. after seven years it's no longer allowed to be on your credit report. that doesn't mean that that go as way. they can bother you for years if they wish. they can keep selling it. you owe the money. they just can't do anything about it. after seven years it's not aloud to be on the credit report. but it's legal. >> can a store print my name on a credit card receipt? >> that is interesting. they cannot print the full number. but yes, it's legal. i know of nothing keeping them from doing
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that. they're allowed to take it off the front of your card. i don't know about anything about that. >> amy s wants to know i want to be a mystery shopper, is this the real thick? it is the real thing. not where they try to fake you out. but there is an organization. you know what? i'll put them on my web it's kind of fun. >> it's the real thing. you go through a broker. >> this reminds me of my 10-year-old son.
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many folks. >> unfortunately. >> yes. >> for decades it's been a long time luxury for ferry riders but free parking is no longer free. i sthi it's expensive, what are you going to do? >> emily will pay the fee. she hopes it will help guarantee her a space. >> maybe you're in the lot. maybe airporter. maybe not at all. riders can purchase a perm writ for $20 or down load the mobile app. many were confused about how to do that. >> now, we're trying to find this app. >> it's a luxury not to have to
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pay. time requires to pay i'm running for the boat in the morning. >> the first ever parking charge will generate $300,000 a year for the cash-strapped district. >> there are still empty spaces on the lot which i'm told is rare. if you don't pay, ticket is $45. next to that, $two may seem like a bargain. >> thanks for joining us at 4:00 >> this is a challenging issue. >> the highly anticipated report
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on a hate kriep. tonight fingers point asked changes already in the works. >> also google gets its marching orders, or i should say sailing orders. and i'm sandhya patel live on the roof of the kgotv broadcast center, more storms on the way. >> good evening, i'm cheryl jennings >> happening now a report just issue bayed hate crime allegation at san jose state university. >> three white students face charges for incidents. abc7 news joins us live. >> 285 pages, the report written by san francisco attorney that criticizing how long it took university police and other staff to give full details to
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san jose state president the 52-page report points out policies and procedures but san jess yeah state staff sxad minute strayings failed in two respects, quote, the president was in the briefed before november 20th, 2013. notifying higher authorities and communication with the family at the level is planning for addressing this issue were not undertaken with the manner. students should have known the freshman was being harassed. >> the president of the school should be aware of what is going on by campus. >> the san jose state president says change is in the works.
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>> he will now be up to retired judge to chair a task force to make a recommendation based on the fact-finding report. it's members are a cross section and alumni. >> tle will be held in rooms that will accommodate 100 people. >> recommendations are due at the end of april. >> i want them to be comfortable. i don't think we're there, yet. >> and sky 7 is live aboard a fire in a car port. we broke this story at 4:00. flames spread into the
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