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>> right now more rain is falling across the bay area. this is a live look from our explore tore yum camera. it was mostly a light drizzle. >> it really came down tonight where all of this water was making a dent in the drought. >> good evening. >> we have live team coverage on the rain. >> he's on the roof. hi, spencer. >> dan, guess what? it just stopped raining about a minute ago. it's still raining over much of the bay area. you can see that all of the rain has tapered off. probably more rain left in the east bay and the south bay winding down in the peninsula. so, this current wave of rain is
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winding down for now. that doesn't mean that we won't see more. we do expect more pockets of drizzle. here is is a look at rainfall tothales. very small amounts going down into the peninsula. dan? >> thanks spencer. it was coming down pretty hard in the north bay and people loved it. local officials say don't be fooled, the drought is still very much on. >> reporter: you know, the rain continues to fall here in sonoma county but nobody is complaining about that. it is putting a dent in the drought but there is still a long way to go. >> it's raining and that's a good thing. tourists especially know that. >> we get a lot of our food from california.
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happy to hear there is rain for you guys. >> it's been a while since anyone has heard the sound of the russian river raging. last month it looked like this. barely a trickle. the river is back up but still below where it should be in march. >> we're happy to see the rain. obviously that's a big plus for us, but we're nowhere near getting out of the drought. >> the mayor is trying to get permission to send reclaimed waste water to vineyards. >> we have more than a million gallons of reclaimed water that we can redistribute. >> local grape growers need all the help they can get. >> i think it's a terrific idea. we have to get creative. >> locals are still being asked to conserve water by 20%. >> all the rain is mostly good news.
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the driver of this prius slammed into a power poll. the driver of this sedan. happened on bicentennial road this afternoon our also makes it easy to share photos of how you're dealing with the rain. you can download it on our website. >> police are investigating a sexual assault against a transgendered student. the 15-year-old victim says that he was shoved into a bedroom stall and assaulted at the same school that another transgendered student was attacked last fall. >> reporter: police say this happened at 10:30 this morning while school was in session. because of the language that was
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used during the sexual assault, they are also investigating this as a hate crime. police say a 15-year-old-year-old transgendered student was leaving this bathroom when he was forced into this stall by three boys between the ages of 16 and 17. >> it is a sexual assault. we're waiting for additional information as far as the medical exam is concerned to determine the extent of the assault. >> a controversial new state law allows transgendered students to use restrooms or other facilities consistent with his or her identity. the student had to be taken to the hospital. >> it happens here too often. >> school board president says the district just revived its hate crime policy to include transgendered students. the clangs were made after james
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gutierrez says she lashed out at these girls because they bullied her. >> we're not aking quickly enough so i will ask the board to have a special meeting. this must stop. >> previous sexual assault led the school to install surveillance cameras. some schools. >> students honored him today by wearing pink as the favorite color. investigators believe -- tonight there was a growing memorial for her there. >> i'm here to support the family. it meant a lot to be able to come out.
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and pay our respects. over the efforts to make the city financially sound. the assistant city administrator to the position. >> this was not an ordinary day. usually they rescued skiers and borders. not this time. a baby bear is in distress. >> he's only 14 months old and only 49 pounds.
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he's recovering well. employees first spotted him limping and seemingly in pain. >> the bear came out. walked away back in the woods. came back. you know, and almost kind of like it was trying to nuzzle up with people and seek help. >> the bear was tranglized and given oxygen the entire ride down. veterinarians say they found him bleeding in the shoulder and paws were also so sore. those taking care of him. >> i would still be sleeping in another month. this weather is so up and down, we're getting chipmunks. the wildlife is reacting to our drought. >> prognosis is good. before they release him back
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into the wild they there l try to. >> who is to blame? >> hit the streets and found very common mistakes. >> a lot of the focus is on the drivers and they are often at fault. i saw the pedestrians doing things that really surprised me. is it working? what i found out next. >> on the pring. >> we will have late breaking details. >> and papel profanity. >> first, here is jimmy kimmel. >> first here is a snippet of what we're up to tonight. >> let me get you some tissues. you mind if i dab you? we will auction this off on ebay.
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>> the noises here with what he found. >> over the past few years we have investigated the role that cars and bikes play and where are the most dangerous streets. tonight the mistakes people make while they walk that put them at risk for serious injury. >> in san francisco, simply stepping off the curve could be deadly. >> the car hit him so hard that he slides out of the crosswalk and lands over there. >> others die. the i team wanted to see just what was happening so we took our cameras to the streets. we watched again and again as people crossed mid block, raced against lights, pushed strollers out into blind spots, skrossed streets with their heads down on their smart phones or walk out into traffic without looking at
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all. >> you walked without looking. >> in the city, pretty much, you just keep your head up and go straight. >> i can admit that i have been texting and walking and then i look up and i feel like an idiot because i almost get hit by a car. >> this surveillance video obtained by abc 7 news shows just how fast it can happen. it was taken just a couple weeks ago. watch as this man walks out into oncoming traffic. it is the last time he was seen alive. >> those pedestrians killed last year, a third of them were identified as being the cause. 120 people have died and more than 5600 have been involved in collisions. >> most have to take a greater stake in their own safety. >> the department is cracking down on cars driving too fast and bepestians who cross
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illegally. they have issued 43% more tickets over last. the health department is looking for long term solutions. they used police department department data. >> perhaps not surprising, the most dangerous streets are also the busiest for traffic. most of the worst are downtown and here. >> 6% of city streets continue to 60% of where fatal injuries happen. >> this also sheds ligtd on who is generally at fault. >> two-thirds of the time, drivers are at fault. >> improving safety conditions for people walking. shortly walking distances and slowing traffic down at corners, the city just finished such a project. >> nicole with walk sf, she believes street improvements
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will help reduce deaths. >> we are educating people and we need to focus on the things we know work. we know that street improvements work so that's the main thing that we really need to spend taxpayer dollars on, right? >> even at those intersections designed to be safer, our cameras walked as they continued to make potentially dangerous mistakes over and over again. >> at the end of the day it is quite simple. the rules of the road are there to protect human life. if the light says red, do not cross the roadway. >> to see an interactive map, check out our website. >> so many of these deaths and injuries are preventable. if drivers and pedestrians and
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cyclists would just look, lives would be saved. >> it just takes a second. again, enough blame to go around. >> that's right. drivers and pedestrians. >> pay attention. that's the bottom line. >> developing news where police are investigating an apparent murder suicide at a nursing facility. it happened around 8:15 on ellis street. >> no sur render in the ewe rain. the ukraine's military was ordered to surrender. john kerry is racing to the region to make sure that both
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sides hold their fire. the pentagon has suspend ed all cooperation with -- >> the pope mistakenly dropped the eff bomb in italian. he meant to say example which sounds like the eff word. the pope's native language is spanish. >> time to check on our weather. >> yes. more of the forecast. >> the r-word. rain. quite a bit of it. north bay is drying out of it for now. so a look at how things will clear out here push iing down towards the morning hill.
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you can see this is about the end of the current wave but we could get a spotty shower here and there. another view from the rooftop camera. it was raining but it's not now. a beautiful view of the skyline of downtown san francisco. these our our forecast features. light rain overnight and drizzle. light rain and drizzle will be around for the morning commute as well. we will see a break in precipitation tomorrow afternoon and wednesday the next wave of rain will come through. a very, very long sail of moisture it's not bringing any
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mayor storms this way. start the forecast tonight and notice during the overnight hours sit pretty much gone. there will be some wet spots so be careful. during the daytime we will see mostly cloudy skies with perhaps a few isolated showers. up to a quarter of an inch over much of the north bay and central bay. less than a tenth of an inch in the south bay. pretty mild, actually. mainly in the low to mid 50s. high temperatures mid to upper 60s near the bay. mostly cloudy, mild on
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wednesday. chance of more rain or showers on thursday. sunny and warm on friday and saturday and we spring forward overnight saturday night into sunday. look at wake up weather a little later. >> thank you so much sir. >> all right. >> it was nice. >> now collin kaepernick wants to get paid. how much? find out next in sports.
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>> the heart and soul of the 49ers is back.
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this prevents him from testing free agency. he was named team mvp and he was collin kaepernick's go-to guy. he was a big presence in the locker room and a conference call came back. >> a large part of my decision had to do with my family and san francisco. i just want to be able to compete for chach onships and i feel like in san fran i have the best opportunity to do that. >> kaepernick wants $973,000 next year and an $18 million
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bobcats. 25 points in the third quarter including eight assists from the lee points. that's a career high and miami wins it 124-107. at one point i'm pulling up behind the three point line. when that one went in i was in a really good groove. >> bare handed by the first time of the game. but to lose some of the bull pen, he can allow four earned runs. a pair on the two run homer. dodgers opened 2-1. looked single up.
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the a's go on to win that one 7-3. >> good. >> all right. stay with us.
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visit your local branch or citi.com/easierbanking to learn more. >> here is is a look at our wake up weather. light winds, sunrise, 6:37 a.m. and showers and light rain are diminishing right now but they could pop up. the commute could be a slow and damp one. >> thanks very much. >> coming u next on jimmy kimmel, rob ford. >> that ought to be interesting. >> that's our report. >> news continues now online on twitter, facebook and all your mobile devices.
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>> we appreciate your time. have a good night. >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight -- toronto mayor rob ford and from "the muppets" the great gonzo with cleto and the cletones. and now, mark my words, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: welcome. [ cheers and applause ] my name is jimmy. i'm the host of the show. thank you for watching. thank you for --

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