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penders tell. here is a height by fremont and mission street they're building an office tower to house new facilities for sales force. they say they were getting ready to assemble forms and it fell over. you can see what happened. two were taken away. one with blood, but firefighters describe injuries as significant with you you can he not life threatening. now, the men were wearing harness that's were attached to scaffolding that fell. as they figure out what happened they tell us. >> until we do an investigation
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and make sure it's safe to go back >> investigators have been taking statements from everybody at the time of the accident. the contractor says there could be 25-50 people and they stha is the first major accident in months. >> thank you. a 70-year-old woman is in critical condition after being hit by a truck in san francisco. police say the woman walking near california and fill more streets around 3:15 when she was hit by the truck. the woman is undergoing surgery. police say the wonl was crossing outside of the crosswalk when hit the driver was not cited >> it will take three hours for crews to repair a water main that broke around 1:00
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and sent water into the street. officials say the 81-year-old pipe is likely the cause of the failure. >> in san gnoma county patrol investigating dangerous bottle throwing incidents. they've taken place along highway 12 and someone has been throwing water bottles on cars two school buss have within damaged and two other cars wound up with holes in the windshields. >> in that instance, glass embedded in her eye >> it's a misdemeanor to throw anything in a moving vehicle. if
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anyone gets hurt >> and abc7 news is the story. there'd would be no forgiveness and they did say they were relieved that this chapter is over. but everything they talked about in court was rooted in the fact that nothing happened today changes anything for brian. what you did late evening in the dark at dodger stadium was cowardly. >> david stow could barely look at the two men who brutally beat his son, brian. the giants fan who faces a life of disability,
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unable to take care of his needs >> brian has pain, therapy, hard work, daly. he must endure. he will strive to persevere. >> norwood pleaded guilty to a count of assault causing great bodily injury for his ininvolvement that happened in the parking lot of dodger stadium after the opening game between giants and dodgers. sanchez initially attacked stow from behind a brutal punch that sent his head into the pavement >> you're smiling. you think it's funny? >> during the sentencing sanchez was reprimanded for smiles and disinterested behavior >> even now with your smirks talking about mr. sanchez, you show no remorse whatsoever. no remorse to the family here. >> she expressed her sadness for
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both stow family and two men she loved >> sanchez's sister provided evidence against her brother and fiancee. >> two sides have been hurt. prime yarly the show family >> stow's family say they welcome the end of the chapter but cannot forgive the two men that altered brian's life >> no sentencing will be long enough, you'll be released. brian aeps sentence is a lifetime. >> giants third base coach has grown close to the stow family. in video provided by giants he called the stow beating a hate crime and praised his family. >> they're the best family i think i've ever been around. they've inspire immediate to be a better family man. they became full time care givers for their lives that moment. and everyone of them have come together and
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none of them have not naut responsibility first. there is no love like the stow love. >> brian says the family will need help for the rest of his life. if you would like to help there is a link to the site >> some senior citizens charging the company that runs the care home they live in has taken the money that ensures their future is secure. vic lee has the story. vick? >> there is a lot of minute in sxits a big lawsuit. here it s among the residents suing, former defense secretary william perry dr. richter attended a
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meeting today to discuss the lawsuit. >> we've got to do something about what i consider serious misbehavior. >> dr. richter is a former sanford physics professor, one of 500 residents of this living complex who filed a lawsuit charges they transferred $190 million in fees to its parent company cc chicago. fee that's would go to residents when they move or to their heirs if they die. he gets angry when he recall what's the company lawyer told him >> we see that people get paid but have no legal obligation to do so. that is crazy. >> richter is becoming worried because he says that the company is in the red.
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>> when i moved in her the balance sheet was plus $300 million, today, it is minus $300 million. >> company spokesman sam singer responds this way. >> via palo alto has a successful history of repaying fees to every resident we paid $121 million since inception. we have 0 bank debt >> the lawyer for residents sees it differently >> what happened is that money and this group of senior citizen needed piece of mind and got the opposite. >> entrance fees are expense yichlt dr. richter paid $1.5 million for his, and that is nine years ago when he moved
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in. >> abc7 news i teal has gotten results. you are investigation into untested rape kits on police properties shelves prompted an audit the results are in. dan? >> it's been four years since san francisco board of supervisors mandated all rape kits get tested. the department today announced they found 700 untested kids. sfpd counted owe ten years worth of rape kits the department found 753 untested from 2003 to 2013 >> we concentrated efforts on that period. in the event testing will produce information we can act upon, we won't have the concern of limitation s.
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>> there is a 10-year statute of limitations on most sexual assaults. >> these weren't kits we forgot about. there was an investigative decision made that testing wasn't required. at the time that, was the practice. >> he tells us the department is committed to processing all evidence it found. the plan to send kits to a private company so they won't create a backlog in the crime lab there is no estimate but he says it will be worth it. >> it's about justice. to survivors. if we can move forward we want to do that. >> the results leave this survivor with mixed emotions her kit wasn't tested for two years after being assaulted in 2010 at beta breakers. she's
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happy but tells us it's hard to believe >> this means that within 753 unprocessed rape kits criminals of those crimes are still out on the streets of san francisco >> she thinks it will encourage victims to report crimes and get exams done >> shows that and considers this crime serious >> sfpd made a policy change before only rape kits with unknown suspects were wo qualify. now, all kits will be tested >> any idea what it could cost
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the city? >> it could cost $1 million but final figures aren't in yet >> thank you very much >> a new level of security is unleashed. you're going to meet some of the officers >> burglars managed to break into an office building tonight you'll see them getting in and away with crimes. >> a bill boy finds out he can't go to camp because he has a peanut al lerjy. is that di
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four people killed and two injured in a mass shooting and stabbing in a native american reservation south of the oregon border. police say a woman shot five people and stabbed a person during an eviction hearing in a tribal office. four people shot have been killed. the 6th person stabbed. >> police putting out an alert for a fugitive. the fbi say kenneth anthony briggs attacked a police officer in montana then went on the run them say he was spotted in san francisco and
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oakland if you see them they say call 911 and report it >> attorney for a 93-year-old woman tacked inside san francisco general hospital says the facility cannot keep patients safe. mary perez was beat by another patient inside of the emergency room suffering cuts and bruises from her legs to head you can see in these photos. >> obligation is to protect the safety of the patients that come there for care. they've failed. >> he says employees told the press that is before the tack. hospital says they acted quickly pulling the suspect off her shortly after the attack. he entered a nonguilty appearance yesterday
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>> nba is requiring a new security measures at all home games. what is changing for security. wayne? >> the security going to be better when they do get here. the fact is that some gigs are better than others this, gig is pretty good if you're in the k 9 unit they arrived armed with finely-tuned noses. and now a regular there has been a threat >> there is nothing here >> this seemed secretive. dog
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asks deputies will sniff seats, include deputy rich and his best friend on duty. >> so you get to go to every game now? >> i guess. >> that is what the boss says >> not that they'll be sitting and the idea >> this a good idea. >> this is good. i mean then, you know we're sorry >> look at the world. society. look at what is going on. bombs, drugs violence. >> no this, will not come out of the taxpayer pockets the sheriff estimates cost to be $1200 per game paid by the warriors. >> in oakland wayne freedman abc7 news.
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>> another dry day across the bay area >> dry, indeed but gorgeous at least. it's mild that have the noon. a high of 66 in san francisco. sun went down, temperatures dropped as well. so chilly here now. we've got clear skies across the bay area, high clouds around. let's bounce over to where there are clouds producing stormy weather. that is around to the east tornadoes and thunderstorms have raged today from parts of the mississippi valley and swinging eastward now. a tornado watch in effect for a wide area from parts of southern illinois through kentucky, tennessee, northern alabama and mississippi in effect until 3:00 a.m . there are
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looking at the sky there is in half moon bay. from mount tam, temperatures 59 in santa rosa. here is a view of traffic moving swiftly under clear skies. mostly clear skies and chilly overnight mild day as head throughout the weekend there is a chance of rain next wednesday. let's take a look at satellite image. we can see we just high clouds through the bay area skies. variable. we do have storm track flowing north bringing moisture into the direction of the north coast. so
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wednesday, showers approaching north coast. first wave of rain, showers arriving in the bay area wednesday. then a break. another storm a bigger storm. that system moves closer to it. overnight tonight, chilly, lows mid to upper 30s and cooler on this bay and near the coast with lows into low inland. here is the accu-weather forecast. this rain
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police have dramatic video of a south bay business break in >> burglars wore hoodies but
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their faces are still visible on video. >> security cameras caught two burglars prying open entrance doors, they'd been casing out the building thieves cameras with their every move. >> they came out of the door. you can see them looking at it. he's probably not thinking straight at this point >> police are continuing to investigate. the imac was not too valuable. files were backed up. they passed by more expensive computers they were inside for only a
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minute. >> they walked through looking under windows just trying to find what they're going to steal. so they tried the doors. >> you can identity them you can go to our web site and click on see it on tv. >> there is more ahead tonight. more chaos in kiev. >> an east bay boy boy has been told he cannot go to um summer camp his family is claiming discrime nation >> will your boss let you wear flip flops to work?
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of the besis that millions of ra is that millions of people will qualify for financial assistance. it's important to remember that the lower your annual income, the greater financial assistance you will receive. enroll today at coveredca.com. a little boy told he cannot
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go to summer camp because he's allergic to peanuts. is that discrimination? michael fibby investigates. 6-year-old campbell play was bubbles sh bounces on a trample yeen. smashes a tee ball. you'd never know he has a life threatening condition. he is severely allergic to peanuts. >> he can potentially die from that. >> he carries nut-free foods whenever he goes he knows how to use an epi pen. so far he hasn't needed one but faced a different problem >> i brought him to camp on the first day and brought his epi pen >> his mother signed him up for a week of basketball at east bay youth sports camp in walnut creek. she asked a counselor to store his epi pen then got an e
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mail >> he was in the welcome back >> the camp director wrote if campbell's condition is as serious as it appears we'll not be able to continue enjoying him in our camps if the allergy is not life threatening but serious the call to continue would be yours >> allison responded yes it was phone shally life threatening but he brought food and a staff member says she was trained to use an epi pen. it would not matter to me if everyone of the staff were certifyed and practicing er doctors i would never accept the responsibility of bringing a child whose thrive could be threatened so easily through contact with 40 other children. it's your call to make for the well being of my staff and 40 other kids who may witness a child dieing in front of their eyes >> i took that as a decision that he could not come back. >> campbell was devastated.
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>> he felt like he did something wrong he just wanted to play. >> the family e mailed a complaint to us us department of justice claiming the camp discriminated because of a disability the case is under review. >> m any my view it would be unlawful for a day camp oup op to the public to prohibit a bern a severe peanut allergy from participating. >> the deputy director of disability rights california has as mandate to advocate for disabled he says there are no specific laws to accept children with allergies but al lerj yeez are considered a disability if severe and summer camps must accommodate disabled unless doing so would require a fundamental alteration in the program. >> if a young person with a peanut allergy needs a
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medication in the case he encounters a peanut, the camp would be obligated to provide that >> we contacted the director. he declined several requests for interview however in, several e mails he says he never excluded the boy saying the merge's choice but saying allergy was life threatening. he said the message was clearly her call to make. complete authority given to her for campbell to attend she chose not to. the camp never promised to perform or asked to perform monthed ficks to allow campbell to attend and says allison signed a release stating the camp does not have staff trained for special needs. the mother says she gave the epi opinion foen a trained staff member but that could not be
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confirmed. >> he said i cannot do camp anymore. >> it's extreme to tell a kid with allergies he can't have fun at camp. >> we asked the director if he accepts children with severe food allergies or not. did he not answer the department of justice has not taken action in this case we'll, of course, follow up. >> san francisco court workers took to streets today to protest a dress code crack down inside. they say policy is confusing and unfairly enforced. officials say just common sense carolyn tyler shows us what it is all about. >> union says it's more than a fight against fashion police. some of the 420 employees are upset with how the dress code is being implemented. the rules have been on the books since 1996. including no tank tops cutoffs, beach wear or warm ups. but enforcement was lax. now
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there is a crack down. >> by virtue it's a conservative institution. it's an institution always expected folks to be appropriately attired i've seen sweat shirts and sweat pants. track suits this isn't a gym. it's a court. he wants men in dress shirts and ties like this clerk is wearing. >> it's a court house and a business environment. and we have to respect that. >> all employees got a memo in december reminding them of the dress code. >> rules say dress professional. it's uncomfortable. and it's expensive. >> the union spokesman says they don't have a prob wlem a dress code but feel it's being arbitrarily enforced. jean says she was reprimanded for wearing this. >> he said well, you don't look business like and professional.
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i'm sending you home. today wshg out pay. >> the union filed an unfair labor practice complaint with the state. >> still head last minute rehearsal going on for visit of the dalai lama. >> not
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there are disturbing scenes out of the ukraine. government snipers have been shooting, and killing, protestors. this has been a bloodiest day in kiev since the soviet era. 100 people have been killed and hundreds injured. this despite a truce declared yesterday by the ukraine president and opposition leaders. demonstrators want the nation to align itself with the rest than with russia. the european union imposed sanctions against officials believed to be behind the crack down the white house is considering sanctions as well. in sochi a
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ukrainin skier has withdrawn from competition. >> the dalai lama brought a message of peace today ask will be in the bay area this weekend singing in dance groups practiced today in richmond the dalai lama will make an appearance on sunday today in washington the 78-year-old spiritual leader said the 21 century should be one of peace. >> peace. through our actions not through research or prayer. >> not everyones shares his outlook on life. hundreds of buddhists expected to demonstration on what they call his religious persecution against buddhisted devoted to a
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winner of the $425 million power ball lottery has not come forward yet. officials visited the gas station in mill peeda where the ticket was sold. the owner's son accepted the check >> i found out through a text mess yj from a friend i thought he's lying saying no way. no way. no way >> the winner can get it over 30 years or a caption option of a lump sum officials have important advice. >> anyone who was here might want to sign their ticket right away ask come forward as soon as you can >> the jackpot was the sixth largest in u.s. history. one man won $324 million in december,
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remember, half of what was the fourth largest u.s. jackpot. >> tesla soars to new heights on wall street, rejecting a 55 increase in sales this year. and the chief executive confirms he did meet wex yek tiffs of apple last year and said a merger i unlikely the dow showed u.s. manufacturing is expanding at the fastest pats pais in almost four years. profits of walmart down 21%. walmart blames the slump on higher payroll taxes and cuts in food stamps, still, doubling the number of new stores that it will open this year >> and all though coca-cola reported a slump this week, the
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company is raising its dividends to $0.30 per share, 9% increase that reflects confidence of company has in its long term prospects >> there is a two-day job fair going on in berkeley designed to help phd students. it being held at international house. 200 people attended last year's event this, year that, number has doubled. organizers say the vast majority find work outside of academia. >> you can work at google, facebook and other companies or start a company yourself. and make a good contribution to the community. >> this year companies include google, yahoo and the california academy of sciences >> amagain tour race today announced this year's route
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starting in sacramento zenneding in the home city of thousand oaks. that is 740 miles there are eight stages in the bay area in east san jose, going up, over mount hamilton then on to contra costa county and up mount diblo for finish >> just driving up. >> yes. >> that is difficult >> spencer christian is up with the latest. >> we're going to start with a date, it's dry here right now. taking a look at state wide map. there are extreme drought covered the state with exceptional drought from monterey south ward. now this, week that area of exceptional drought expanded so it's worse now as pushing farther south ward the area covered by extreme
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drought includes much of the bay area. so rainfall and snowfall both needed. tomorrow, wait -- state wide into 70s to low 70s inland and around the bay. here is the accu-weather forecast. this dry and mild period lasts into early next week. by mid week, we see a little more active weather pattern developing and will get more rain thursday and wednesday. perhaps friday, and that will be welcome good news. >> thank you. looking forward to rain. >> you know we need some desperately. it doesn't sound like much. >> it doesn't look like a big system. especially the first wave of rain. second system looks like a bigger system. more energy and moisture. we might get more measurable rain out that have. >> maybe
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>> yes. collin? >> jim harbaugh never drafted a stanford player the question, why? the question for josh reddic is whether he can return. mike shumann is live with the story, next.
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yesterday was the giants, today, a's forming their first full squad workout the core is that it brings back to back titles returning again, so why won't skipper bob melvin expect more of the same in 2014? >> we had one of the better offenses in the league and better pitching staffs in the league. we're proud of that fact. everybody excited to get out there first day. you know is in the whole squad is here. always a good day. >> now, joining us live from phoenix with the a's is mike shumann. a's were fourth in
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majors and runs scored last season. imagine how potent they would have been, huh? >> well no, question. josh hit 32 home runs in 2012. last year hampered by a right wrist injury. he had surgery on that and negotiated a contract to avoid arbitration. so not the all-season he's looking for. he told me today he had to get surgery done. >> got to do what you have to do to get healthy. i have to do whatever it takes to get ready for the next season. and help to do that. >> feels pain free right now. and he has put on a few pounds which is a good thing because, you know after spring, you'll lose a few. we've seen how impactful he can when healthy. >> two years ago, then, last year, you know i know you're looking for big things this year
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>> yes. looking to get back to the player i was last year. i just want to improve my batting average and strikeout numbers. >> all right got the outfield back, infield. this team ready to make another run >> we're understanding we're set, too. looks like we're sort of the under dog but this division is tough. you must be proud like any father. >> i am in the clouds. people at home don't understand is that it's still my kid playing baseball. on a little kid field to me. we knee he'd play baseball somewhere. >> are you going to come up with something different this year? >> i don't know if i can steer away from it. it's a set in stone type of thing not just in oakland but around the league people seem to dig it. as long
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as we're winning i'll keep doing it. that is all that matters. >> a proud father and a player hoping to return to 2012 form. tonight we're at top prospect in baseball. we'll see you at 11:00 reporting live in phoenix, i'm mike shumann, abc7 sports. >> thank you. >> nfl combine begins in indianapolis teams and coaches are are there. former stanford coach asked why in three drafts he's never picked a cardinals player. >> biggest problem is that you watch, see how good and realized what if we played against them? one pick every 32 picks so yeah. not looking forward to playing andrew luck. you know? you realize you're probably going to. >> the niners have 11 selections
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when they draft. raiders have seven including a franchise single caller in this draft that is quarterback heavy. >> i might look at two young quarterbacks. you know they have potential. hopefully, they can develop and reach that next step. >> the nfl network will have all day coverage concluding on tuesday. guys? >> thank you, collin. >> join me tonight at 9:00 on cable channel 13. retailers telling you it's all about location a savvy scout selling where people are bound to get the munchies. >> then at 11:00 a first-class tribute to steve jobs how the government plans to honor the late apple ceo. >> if you're watching the
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olympics tonight down load abc7 news app. details on abc7 news.com/apps. >> our coverage continues on twitter on abc7 news bay area. >> from all of us here, thanks for watching. we'll see you again at 9:00 and 11:00.
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this is the "jeopardy!" college championship. here are our three finalists -- a sophomore at princeton university, from bridgewater, new jersey... a junior from texas a&m university, from lubbock, texas... and a junior from the university of california, berkeley, from cupertino, california... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! [ applause ] thank you, johnny gilbert. hello, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the first half of the finals in this year's college championship. at the end of tomorrow's program, the name of one of these three players -- kevin, tucker, or terry -- will be inscribed on our college championship trophy, which sits in the "jeopardy!" hall of fame
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just a few feet from here. the champion will get to go home with $100,000 in cash, and, of course, this handsome college championship trophy. who gets to keep it -- kevin, tucker, or terry? good luck. let's go to work. starting off with... next we have... the word "assistant" in quotation marks. it always does. and, kevin, you get to select first. let's go to 6-syllable words for $200. [ chuckles ] he just did one of these... [ mutters ] does "veterinarian" have, uh, that many syllables? terry: oh! that's the word we were going for. pick again.

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