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spider webbed out. he heard of five and maybe eight other attacks adam assumed water bottle that flew through the windshield of the truck last tuesday must have been a fluke. it happened in corner of barham and west duton. >> do you have messages for people that threw this stuff? >> cut it out. >> that is a good idea. the california highway at that time patrol has a good description. >> looking for a white toyota tacoma or tundra with a black stripe. >> i saw this white toyota tacoma. >> i saw a white flash. >> emily got hit driving a school bus that moments later would have been filled with special education students. >> it was a loud crunching sound.
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>> someone tossing watt her bottles and one driver reported being cut by glass. but chp needs more than a white toyota truck to make an arrest. >> we're going have have to see this happen. get a plate. and location. >> it's very dangerous. if there are kids on the bus or i lost control i could have gotten hurt and other people on the road could have gotten hurt. >> if it happens again with a witness someone will be going to jail. in santa rosa, abc7 news. >> the bay area is buzzing tonight over reports that the 49ers nearly traded jim har bau to the cleveland browns last month in exchange for draft picks we're live with reaction to this, nick this came out november where.
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>> absolutely. when i tell you i talked with guys from 94.7 the game. this has been blowing up their air waves >> you think the owner of the 49ers wants to keep everything the way it's going? >> the news hit like a break. jim harbaugm nearly traded to the wroun browns. >> there is a rumbling of him ak i great talk. citing saying the deal was in place. jed york tweeted it isn't true >> expectation is that we win super bowls here. they have done that? they have not. it tells you talent is there
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>> a dynamic they believe he may not love. >> maybe working with jim isn't everything that it's cracked up to be. you can be great and effective but at some point people go do you know what? i need a break. >> this story is not going away soon. abc7 sports anchor has been at every game. he's been working phones all day. he will have an insight to all of this tonight at 6:00. in san francisco, abc7 news. >> goodness, thank you. interior department is making it official. farmers in the state will get none of the water requested this year because of the drought. this means hundreds of thousands of acres will not be planted boosting food prices and leaving farm workers jobless. abc7 news joins us live with what this means for south way. david?
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it's going to mean cut backs >> the recommendation going to ask for a 20% cut back in water use. currently residents being asked to cut back by 10%. >> this is truly just unprecedented circumstance the state water project and central tral valy project are limited in what they can provide. >> first state deciding three weeks ago it can't supply water. now at central valley project saying it will be 50% of normal for residential users and 0 for agriculture. silicon valley normally gets 40% from those two sources. supply manager of the water district next tuesday will recommend mend to impose a 20% conservation program. last month asking for a 10% reduction. >> we're still hopeful that we're looking at dry as opposed to critically dry. i think now,
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we all know that if it rained, it was wet for the rest of the year, we'd not see runoff state wide. >> homeowners are eligible for partial rebates for replacing grass with plants. this homeowner hopes to save by reducing runoff and sprinkling time. now, facing a reghost reduce use 20%. >> i think it's doable. yeah. i think i learned a lot from. that i think i'll be just fine. thank you. >> it's going to be a challenge for tech company who's use water to cool heat generating server rooms. imported water helps recharge supplies from ponds such as this. santa clara county farm bureau says it takes years before reduced impact will be felt. >> senator feinstein thinks it's
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still too soon to call for mandatory water rationing. >> california's drying out. no question. climate warming is witnessed. it's changing the nature of the state. >> senator feinstein says it's time to consider pumping limited amounts of water from san joaquin delta to help out farmers >> darrell steinberg is calling for resignation of ron calderon following indictment on 24 criminal charges. bribery and kickbacks are among the charges facing the state is senator. the u.s. attorney says calderon used a pay for play approach. >> ron calderon took the bribe in return for official acts such as supporting legislation to those that would be favorable to
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those that paid bribes and opposing legislation that would be harmful to them. >> calderon is alleged to have taken money from an independent film studio in reality were fbi agents the senator faces 400 years in federal prison if convicted. >> one person in california dieed and seven seriously ill because of a listeria outbreak and three victims are newborns two, mothers of the sick babies. according to cdc the ill nes are linked to hispanic style cheese. it causes serious illness in children and elderly. and flu deaths up again. state officials say that 35 more people in california died from flu last
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week bringing to 278 the number of deaths this season. but health officials say measles cases are on the upswing, too. >> of the 15 cases one is in alameda county z two in contra costa county. one is a uc berkeley may have exposed bart riders to downtown berkeley >> a san jose state university police officer shot and killed a man armed with a knife today starting on campus and ended a block away. abc7 news is live with the story. vic? >> that is where it happened. 8th street is now back to normal. you can see they've just removed the yellow crime scene tape. there is a lot of unanswered questions in this case. this shooting played havoc with students trying to get to and from apartments. police
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walked off the streets around 8th and where it happened. cindy martinez trying to get back to her place. >> i haven't been able to get in. but i had class. that killed time. >> the first call came in at 11:00 this morning. man with a knife on campus. university police went looking for him and they say they found a person wielding a large knife. public information officer told reporters the officers tried to get him to drop his weapon. >> the suspect charged at the officers with a knife. one officer from university police department actually discharged his taser. but that had no affect. what happened after that is that second officer on scene used his firearm, in defense of his life. >> teenager with a friend in an
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apartment when she heard two shots >> just talking about, like school and stuff. we heard, like, bang, bang i was like what was that. she was like never mind. >> this neighbor says her friend witnessed the shooting. >> he got up and proceeded to leave. and then, the police officer gave no command to stop. or anything. and then, they shot him. twice. >> the suspect died from injuries. the officer says they're trying to find out who he is, and in he was a student. vic lee abc7 news. >> a san bruno police officer will not be charged. officer harper killed a auto theft suspect last october. investigators say the driver was speeding towards harper. the district attorney announced today harper acted lawfully during this confrontation and closed the case. >> and still ahead on this friday night, pen to paper. a deal in changes in the works to
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tensions running high in ukraine. ukraine president agreed to allow opposition leaders into the government. but many want him to leave office immediately and a russian mediator is refusing to sign a deal. >> dalai lama is in the bay area preparing for a series of talks the president met with the dalai lama at the white house. china call that had meeting with the spiritual leader an interference in its internal affairs. from washington the dalai lama flew to san
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passengers did not get a police escort. there a large crowd supporters and followers were waiting to greet him. he will speak in san francisco tomorrow afternoon. before going on to richmond and santa clara university. >> imagine sitting on the plane with the dauly lawmakera. wow. a bay area man will receive a medal of honor. joe baldonado died in 1950. he and 23 olders will be awarded the highest combat award next month. it's part of effort to give veteran who's may have been overlooked because of their back >> a little boy from southern california is in the bay area masterminding a new way for blind people to shop at whole foods markets. josh goldenberg was born blind and couldn't
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believe there were no labels on shelves to help them. he was in fremont trying to change >> leave to it a kid to come up with an idea is brilliant. came up with an idea to buy batteries >> mommy why isn't there braille on the shelves? >> that way they can come in and they don't have to wait a million years or that long for someone to come over to help them. >> josh was born without sight, something his parents vow woulded never be treated as a handicap. >> if you raise him different he'll grow up different if you raise the same, he'll be just the same we raised him the same.
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>> josh thinks blind people should be able to shop just like everybody else >> getting there is one thing. but knowing where everything is, is a good feeling. >> despite the labels whole foods has hand held scanners. blind shopper can find what they need on the shelves. scanner as lou the person to learn more about the item if they wish. >> this is the one i want. >> buy it. >> for josh it's the life he envisions for 5u5çdzñu÷ >> i'm going to braille more and more and more stores. until i braille the world! including target. >> in fremont abc7 news. >> go, joshua. >> yes >> bart says heating and ventilation systems on 200 train cars are outdated. bart
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modernized the systems on more than 400 cars in late 1990s but 230 so called second-generation cars were skipped and can stay cool with 56 people inside. but... when the car is jammed, temperatures can rise by 15 degrees. bart hoping to fix all 230 of the cars by next year >> traffic could be an issue in oakland the warriors scheduled to play at 7:30 and monster jam getting under way at 7:00 next door. 50,000 fans are expected to attend that event. fans of both events asked to arrive early. if possible, take public transportation. you can count market street where drivers need to be aware. construction taking place between one is the and
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third street. >> your best bet might be basking in the warm sunshine. enjoy this spring like weather, and take a look at the gorgeous view. this looks like a chamber of commerce picture. doesn't it? no clouds or fog. >> i know we're desperate for rain but it's beautiful outside. hard to believe winter is almost over. >> yes. very terrific news. we do have a wet pattern coming our way. beautiful and the kind of weather that will cheer people up. if you're getting ready to step outside to grab dinner take a light jacket with you. it will be cooling down quickly. clear skies now. we'll talk about that
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in just a moment. san rafael tied his record at there aren't going to be places you can get on the beach so beautiful day. here is a view from our camera. san francisco is 58. oakland, 64. still mild in redwood city. 68 in san jose. and view we're seeing bright skies there. from our mount tamalpais camera, view is cloudless there. looking across the bay. mild days are expected this weekend
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a rainy pattern starts wednesday. and that is great news for us. what is going to control the weather there is a strong ridge. i know there is a lot going on. 7:00 p.m tonight patchy fog begins to form and going into morning hours. they will clear out we'll see sunshine for afternoon hours. we're going to fast forward to wednesday. rain starting to move n it's our first wave. a break follows on thursday. before the next system moves in. that is another one behind that. it's going to get windy as well. temperatures tomorrow morning, chilly side if your kids have games upper 30s to upper 40s but great weather to run first thing in
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the morning. tomorrow afternoon, los gatos, a mild day. 51 half moon bay. sunshine, 63. 67 in san rafael. east bay, 66 oakland. 70 fairfield. check out the accu-weather forecast. temperatures coming down a little bit for second half of the weekend going into next week. holding steady. and then, bring on the rain. can you tell i'm excited? friday looking wet. and beyond friday, looks like we're going to bring more wet weather that following weekend. we've been waiting for this. so enjoy the weather. changes are coming. i'm sandhya patel. dan? cheryl? >> yes. bring the rain. thank
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you. >> you can call it keys to comedy. finney's friday free stuff. coming up next >> history of yoga through art work. exhibit explores this centuries-old discipline's fusion of mind, body and soul, at 6:00. we'll be right back here. one of t is that millions of peopleia will qualify for financial assistance. it's important to remember that the lower your annual income, the greater financial assistance you will receive. enroll now at coveredca.com.
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>> the day we've been waiting for. friday. >> yes. michael is here. what do you think? >> we have great stuff but today is really amazing. we have $160 worth of give aways. first is electronic. that is the charge all three in one portable keychain tower bank. it's one device with a battery pack, a usb flash drive with charge
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cable. it's compact. a soft rubber finish. you can put it into your pocket. it's a $59.95 value but you'll pay nothing for that. >> the size of a cigarette lighter. >> yes. very g >> your phone isn't going to go dead you can go out. now where are you going to go? how about cobb's comedy club? we're going to give away four tickets up to $100. for shows there, for the february 27, '28, or march 1st. you're going to see tony and grammy award nominee david allen greer voted one of the top 100, selected one of the top 100 stand ups in the country by comedy central. so, you need to call this number.
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where every ta where every thursday people ride 10 miles for tacos. we thought wsurprise them with a better kind of taco made with jennie-o ground turkey cooked thoroughly to 165. i feed my kids turkey tacos over regular tacos any day. i think they are light and they are just fresh tasting. yeah. when i eat well, i feel well. anncr: it's time for a better taco. the tacos tonight were pretty much perfect. make the switch. look for jennie-o ground turkey in a store near you. that millions of red california 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.
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coming up at 6:00 the jim harbaugh trade talks. also, the fed's decision not to send any water to central valley farmers and what this means for food prices nationwide. >> dyson vacuum. >> dyson makes big claims had this commercial. comparing expensive vacs to a less costly competitor. coming up at 6:00 >> see you then and thank you. >> the annual march of dimes march for babies walk athon. >> yes. our own kristin zee was the mc. >> companies and families pledged to organize teams to raise money for march of dimes. >> this year walks held on
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april 26th. go to our web site for more. >> thanks for joining us have a great weekend. welcome to "world news." tonight -- turning point. a deal to end the violence in ukraine. the president leaving the capital, his biggest opponent to be released from prison. as the protesters keep their homemade bombs close at hand. wicked weather. tonight, winter tornadoes tearing across the midwest. and roadside miracle. the woman who saves an infant with cpr on a busy expressway. the story behind these photos tonight. good evening. this friday night begins with a high-stakes drama unfolding as we speak. big news from the violent streets of ukraine, a conflict which had threatened to draw in the united states and other nations around the world. but now, there is word that a
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