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the community to make sure the schools here are free from any sexual harassment but no one expected this one. >> leanne, thank you slch. a woman was tied up ask robbed inside of her home last night. it happened about 9:00 satisfying he woke up to find the men rummaging through the house. police will talk about the number of burglaries. >> a vigil set to get under way for a martinez teenager killed by a jain train. jenna betti was struck while hanging out with her boyfriend. jenna was on the tracks in martinez a train approached and she got out of the way but dropped her cell phone. she went back to get it
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hit by a train. >> the board of supervisors passed a toughest ban on bottled water in the country. sergio? >> there are other cities that have bans but today the board here approved a unanimous measure if it is signed into law it will be one restrictive big city in the country. >> supervisor has been carrying around a plastic bottle. the demonstration this sbt your typical. the legislation targets water
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bottles and insists it's not a ban. people can buy the bottled water throughout the city. bottlers say they're being unfairly singled out. >> target only product is used for trucks. >> something opponents leave customers only sugary options. one customer doesn't see a problem. >> if they offer some other way of getting water whether paper cups, people will just go that route. >> awe have staff here there, is
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a set of hands here. not 10,000 >> the board votes on this again next week before going on to mayor for his consideration. >> today's vote ten years after san francisco unveiled its own brand of bottled water. that is when he presented bottled hetch hetchy water. there is twice as much water in folsom than in the beginning of javenlt however that, still only about one third full. many who relie on the lake will continue with water rationing the wet weather wasn't pouring,
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just drizzling and coming down. spencer christian can tell you rain we saw today. he is live with doppler radar. spencer? >> let's start with current conditions now. you can see patches of rain there. taking a look at the wider view, you can see moisture moving into our direction that may produce light rain overnight. starting at 7:00 this evening, we may see spotty drizzle tonight. and then, tomorrow morning beginning of rush hour, maybe drizzle in the north bay and golden gate. could be wet spots, but it's later in the day getting more organized showers and rain developing in the north bay and will be spreading to other parts of the bay area as well. we'll take a look at the next rainfall event and seven-day forecast later.
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>> thank you. police are cracking down on people using their mobile devices while driving. don't do it. ten officers joined forces today and some expensive citations. first ticket, $161 plus court fees and another $100 >> i they know it's illegal. sometimes they just don't want to bother with blue tooth or feel e mails they need is more important. officers warn at 35 miles per hour, cars could travel hundreds of feet in a couple seconds. >> strange crime in the east bay. thieves broke into a supermarket and stole a vending machine the heist took place saturday morning on mission boulevard near loss palmas avenue.
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it was found block as way. police say the scratchers tick writs were still there. >> remember those rare old coin wez learned about last week? the $10,000,002 people snound this is created a storm and rumors. you're looking at the highlighted bulletin from 1901. rain? >> there is nothing like $5 million to generate headline buzz is there anything to them is in the coin dealer says no. dr. kagan is loving it. >> i could not contrive a better scenario. he has a phd in the study of money and history.
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then, another floated a thury on the internet those coins may have been stolen from u.s. mint in san francisco. >> i must it must have been an inside job. he thinks they might be a missing loot of a mint employee who was convicted for stealing $30,000 from the vault over a long period of time. >> we knew about this story and researched it. i >> felt strongly i saw the case or what happened >> the problem is that the coins don't match this, $five piece came from a mint in georgia. as late as afternoon, u.s. mint spokesman told us and mr. kagan the government has no claim to the money. when jack trout heard that, he was relieved. >> there is no way the
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government should come in and take these peoples' coins, it's not right. okay? it on their property they dug it up and found them. that sit. >> if not before, then, certainly now one is a $20 gold piece. it's rare and was printed with out the words "in god we trust". i held that coin in this hand. and offered to flip dr. kagan for it. he won't make the call. >> imagine that. >> as we continue, preventing hiv the big hope from a new drug. >> plus, how girls are learning a hard lesson about selling girl scout cookies. >> small appliances and potentially big problems a safety concern about the next mixer or coffee maker.
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so call 800-890-7561, or go to coveredca.com, and get covered. police asking for help finding a man who sexual assaulted a woman along a popular hiking trail. the victim told officers she was grabbed from behind. he wore a royal blue shirt and basketball shorts. anyone with information is urged to call police. >> a huge explosion in a new
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jersey neighborhood killed a person and injured seven workers. look at the damage. you can see debris. police say a crew hit a gas lievenlt workers went to investigate, a gas line blue. none of the injury injured workers have life threatening injuries. each kite sooiting news in the fight against hiv and aids. researchers at glaxo smith klein announced they're close to developing a drug that protects people from getting infected with the aids virus. now, unlike truvidia it can be taken every few months. >> some girl scouts in southern california should get a badge
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after crooks paid with their cookies with fake cookies. the girls went inside to get change and the cash year discovered the bills were fake. >> we had the pen, counterfeit pen, the pen did not work. difference, the faces are the same, here you can tell they're different. >> the sheriff's department came out to show the girl scout troops how to spot fake money. what a nasty thing to do to girl scouts oochl they should be arrested. >> you know most of us use appliances every day. >> sure. there are still safety concerns about this. >> yes.
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michael? >> consumer reports gets this, they test 3,000 products per year, some are far from perfect. consumer reports testers make sure products offer peak performance and safety. first, this two hin crups convection toaster oven. the display just quit. >> it happened with all four units tested. it's not a safety issue. >> kenwood's cooking chef saz stand mixer, food processor, blender and induction hot plate. >> for $2000 you'd expect the best well. found major issues. >> with this first chef, it kept
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spinning for nine seconds and had power to cut through this carrot. >> second one the blade stopped sooner. >> one screw sheared off. and this coffee maker poses a safety risk. the plate gets hot. a hot warning label does return turn red. you can brush the hot plate and get burned. it's almost 400 degrees. >> our data shows many are lasting longer if you spot a problem notify consumer products
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safety commission. >> crups says it is tooking to the design of the products. ham milt to be ton beach says it's coffee maker is safe. however, the company says it will give a refund to anyone asking for one. >> interesting. >> good to know. >> sonoma ice cream shop going to stay in the pink. some residents did not like the pink door at granda linda's ice cream. it is in the middle of a historic mraz yachl the city council saying the color did nothing to diminish the 124-year-old character of the building so it stays pink. >> chipotle is warning investors
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about the risks of global warming saying climate change may affect availability of key ingredients such as the company says it could force them to take items off the menu. >> tonight, steer clear of the whales. thousands of whales travel to feed in the arctic waters near alaska. many travel through busy shipping lanes and officials warn gray whales are at risk for colliding with so watch out for them.
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>> spencer christian on the roof? >> yes. rain much of the morning. >> i'm in a great location here. you can see cloudy skies now. looking southeastward, here is a look to show you we have patches of moisture right now. mainly moisture in the atmosphere. looking at clouds in various levels it's 59 degrees in the atmosphere. here is a great view of clouds. it's 62 now above napa. one more live view across
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embarcadero looking over the bay, cloudy skies, these are the forecast we'll have spring like warmth friday and saturday. you can see long trail of moisture well out to sea. rain returning tomorrow afternoon and evening. there is storm activity out to sea. at 8:00 in the morning there will be spots of moisture up north. later tomorrow night and overnight, rain sweeping south
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and east and there will be wet spots and a slow horning commute. on thursday, pretty much open and totals light, only 5/100ths to maybe a quarter rainfall deficit still severe. san francisco, sfo over ten inches of rain. so drizzle tonight. lows mid-50s tomorrow, highs into mid 0 upper 60s to near 70s
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inland here is the accu-weather forecast. sunny mild friday. saturday. clocks forward as we spring forward to daylight savings time we'll be greeted with a little rain in the north bay, sunday. dan, cheryl? >> thank you. >> you know old saying if you can't beat them, join them. >> that is now including graffiti. coming up one big attraction southbounding turned into a playground for street art. plus... how many people think soft swear not on your competer >> a bear cub found at a resort and what likely woke
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now covering 90% of the surface, one of the highest ever recorded. and a new report says january is winter weather cost passengers two and a half billion dollars maybe you paid some of that. mass flight says it takes 18 thundershowers reach a destination. well, there is a upside to extreme cold weather many parts of the country had this year. and it feeds off forests gypsy ash and all of them are dieing off in large numbers because of a cold. and the weather may be causing extreme is making winters warmer letting insects live.
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coming up at 6:00 michael finney on the most-important government benefit you have and probably never heard of it. after months of investigating abc7 news i team explains what is causing a spike in ped den streen deaths in san francisco. >> some sad news to report. the major kurt lee is served in three wars attaining the rank of second lieutenant. >> he served with valor ask credited with serving 8,000 men from capture or death. >> he also served in vietnam, last month serving as honorary grand marshal of the chinese new year parade . >> i video shown on abc7 news sunday is being seen around the
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world. you're doing a good job. >> a 95-year-old veteran came out to support runners as he cheered them on, dozens took a detour to show their appreciation for him being there. >> this is from our media partner. >> that is all for now. thanks for joining us.
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welcome to "world news." tonight, faceoff. as russia's president putin speaks out, drawing his line today. and so does president obama. [ gunshots ] stray bullets and a missile test. are we closer to conflict tonight? record cold, freezing the roads again. a convoy of trucks stranded on the ice. and around the country, temperatures plunge to their lowest in a century. losing it. the news, tonight, about anger and the toll it takes on your heart, long after you think it's over. and "real money." the family recipe that turned a mother into a millionaire. >> you just got to go claim your piece of the pie. >> how you could make big money with what you're cooking for dinner, tonight.

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