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the law needs to be changed we don't want to lose anymore children to this epidemic. >> a mother hoping to close loopholes in california cyber bullying laws after the death of her 15-year-old daughter. good evening, everybody, >> audrey pott was sexual assaulted at a party and committed suicide after learn attackers circulated photos of that attack on social media. >> all changes are contained in this bill just introduced in sacramento that will shift cyber bullying and certain types of sexual assaults from juvenile to
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adult courts. there is no mistaking the frustration of audrey potts' mother. >> they're crimes were veiled in secrecy. there is no public conviction. no element of acknowledgement or deterrent to reoffend noshg remorse, no apology. and because that have secrecy, our community is more dangerous for our kids. >> state senate bill 838 will sfes specify juveniles will face open acourt and prison time in cyber bullying where the victim was in a defenseless state. >> under audrey's law we can file adult charges against people who assault heavily intoxicated or mentally disabled
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victims, we can file adult charges under those who use social media to humiliate and bully young, vulnerable victims. >> rosen says the law hasn't kept up with social media ask ability to take incriminating photos. at the bill wilson center, a santa clara agency, there is concern the bill could set a bad precede precedent. >> every kind of thing like that, no. i don't think so. i don't think the result for that, or the penalty, needs to be the same in every case oochl we have developing news in the south bay. authorities solved a 25-year-old koes case involving kathy zimmer. police today arrested her
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husband, and charged him with murder, police released a picture of this quilt kathy zimmer was wrapped in the victim's brother-in-law was also charged with murder. >> a richmond teacher is being held on $17 million bail. he was arrested at the school where he worked accused of molesting six boys at making waves academy before being hired by mira vista. >> the university of california has released a new policy against sexual violence coming a week after six former and current uc berkeley students reveal they're victims of sexual assault. they accuse the university of doing very little about it. this includes expanded education and training the policy imposes dismrin nary
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action against uc supervisors and any employee who's pail to report the cases >> take a look at this mangled mess, it's a los angeles police car struck by a big rig hauling trash. an officer was killed and a second, hospitalized in critical condition the driver of the truck is in critical condition. investigators believe the brakes on that big rig may have failed before it plowed into the patrol car. the officer who died was a 16 year veteran training a rookie police officer. >> five people including a 3-year-old boy made a narrow escape from a burning apartment this morning. three of them, including little maurice forced to drop from a second-story window the fire broke out last night on 7th street. the boy's grandparents tossed the little boy into his aunt's arms below. >> tell them what happened. >> the fire came in here. >> what did you do?
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>> jumped out of the window. >> what was mama doing? >> she jumped out of the window. >> yes. she jumped out of the window, too? >> so cute. great to see he's okay. the drop is about 25 feet. both grandparents were injured but the boy was not hurt. investigator says a pot left on the stove started the fire. >> abc7 news amy hollyfield spotted a fire across the street turned out to be in a car port. nine cars there were damaged. investigators say the two fires are not related but are calling this car port fire sus spishus. >> in san jose, investigators calling this predawn fire sus spishus. this cell phone video shows flames coming out of a house. a man and woman suffered burns and smoke inhalation.
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investigators say the couple had trouble getting out of the house because of safety bars on windows and doors. they ran into where that fire was burning. >> a san francisco this, cell phone video shows water gushing out of a ruptured sprinkler system 12 story as above ground. it happened around 9:30 this morning. a lot of wed windows and sidewalks. >> if have you not signed up for health insurance tomorrow is a great opportunity to do so. there are a series of free health care enrollment fairs taking place. to find locations and hours just visit our web site abc7 news.com and click on see it on tv >> sales force employees took over san francisco justin herman plaza to celebrate the 15th anniversary. >> the company's founder used this occasion to make a major announcement. we are live at sales force
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headquarters. lilyin? >> $100 million is how much mark benihoff is trying to raise for people in poverty he's persuaded a dozen companies to join him. sales force founder ask ceo made this a key part of his company's 15th anniversary celebration. employees put together 15,000 meals for the hungry, donating 15,000 pounds of food. >> you can work for a lot of different companies but this is what keeps me mere and makes me happy. >> he wants other companies to make giving a key part of their philosophy. so far a dozen tech companies, including zynga, linked in and google are on board. so is the company if only "that pledged $500,000.
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>> we want people to have a high-quality life style." >> having donated $100 million for the children's hospital, persuading others to give hasn't been easy. >> they went to business school that they believe that the business of business is business. that is what milton freedman said. we want to show how they can create a better business, a better society by integrating philanthropy into the culture. >> it's clear he is up to the challenge. in san francisco, abc7 news. >> perfect weather for a big party today. >> yes. the weekend, i've got, i assume it's going to be more of the same. joining spencer christian basking in the sunshine in the sky deck. >> the sky deck. yes. and at least the weekend will
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start this, but i can't promise that it will end on this note. here is live doppler seven hd nochlt clouds in the sky. major clouds in the sky, no precipitation now. looking towards bay bridge under mainly clear skies we have current temperatures 60s in san francisco, 68 redwood city. 67 san jose. 70 loss gat yoechlts 57 half moon bay. a live view at golden gate now, we have temperatures 69 in santa rosa. mid to upper 60s in napa. san rafael and livermore. here is our first forecast looking westward from east bay hills camera. clear skies overnight with maybe a few patches of fog here and there. sunny, warm tomorrow, highs into mid-70s into warmest locations. >> spencer, thank you. still ahead on abc7 news at 4:00 a law that could mean big changes for one of sea werld's big attractions
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>> one couple experiences the dangers of distracted driving. look out. wait until you see what happens after this accident. then, new at 4:30. >> told hem to close their eyes and go to sleep. >> charges a pregnant mother is facing after she drove her children and herself into the ocean. >> michael finney taking your questions live here in just a few minutes. you can contact michael on m finney. >> taking a look at the skyway it's a mess if you're heading into, or out of san francisco now. just heavy in both directions. abc7 news at 4:00 continues right after this.
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a school bus driver is hailed as a hero for getting four children off the bus the driver said he smelled smoke and saw fire inside of the bus he opened up windows, grabbed the fire extinguisher then carried two kids off of the bus. >> a canadian couple caught something they never expected. take a look. they were driving home and a truck cuts in front of them. listens to what happens next.
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>> oh, no. >> are you okay? >> yes. >> i'm all right. >> is everybody okay? i'm so sorry. that is totally my fault. >> that is the driver of the green truck the closer look shows him there on the cell phone. not only that, he was looking down, unaware of any oncoming traffic. he's been charged with fail to yield to traffic. officials say distracted driving was the leading cause of death on ontario roads last year. very scarey. >> a california lawmaker wants to man orca shows, expecting aquatic theme parks like sea world. it would stop captive breeding. the assemblyman says the animals toor large and intelligent to be kept in small, concrete tanks for their lives saying it's not healthy for them and dangerous for trainers sea world responded saying the
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lawmaker is siding with animal rights activists. >> more problems for the dream liner jet the manufacturer says it's found hairline cracks in 42 of the jets. boeing blames this problem on a change in the process. all planes are still in production but fixing cracks will delay delivery of the jets. boeing says this problem has not been detected in planes already in use by airlines. the dream liner had problem was fires caused by the lithium ion batteries. >> if you wanted to spin the wheel, now there is your chance. >> people call out logical letters, making quick decisions who speak in a loud, clear voice but what is going to separate you is that natural enthusism
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and energy. >> the wheel mobile will be at grayton tomorrow from noon to 4:00. mike neeko is going to be there on saturday. more details are available on abc7 news.com. >> by the way let me be the first to welcome you back. after three weeks and rather well, we should tell everybody a scary knee surgery. >> it wasn't that scary but good to get it done. >> you were unconscious oochl i did have my knee operated upon and here i am in recovery. had to spend six hours per day in a motion machine. >> is that surgeon? >> she. those dogs just wanted to be next to me which was nice, nice to have him there. that hard work and that motion machine paid off. i had my ligament reconstructed for the third time. so one -- >> third time? >> yes. >> one challenge was getting
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staples out, which i am trying to hold up for you to see. >> these are inside your knee? >> yes. let me maneuver it so it looks more dramatic and large. this one came out easily. this little guy has threads here. >> this is screwed into my knee joint not where it needed to be. anyway, getting this metal out is part of the process feeling better now. on crutches but doing good. >> you weren't in the bahamas? >> i wish. >> i thought that is what she told management. >> let's take a look at the weekend forecast. >> spencer christian? >> it's great up there. >> yes. come and join me after the show we'll have a wet bar here, nonalcoholic beverages aconsiders. let's go live to doppler 7 hd.
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it's gorgeous there goes the fog horn again. all right a view from mount tam looking onto the bay. these forecast features, sunny, warm tomorrow, main likely sunday, late sunday into monday morning. then, dry and mild for the rest of the week. on we go to our satellite image, you can see high pressure right now going to bring us nice mild to warm weather. however, we do have this advancing cold front, which will bring us a chance of rain sunday so let's go right to the forecast animation at 6:00 sunday morning. notice how close rain will be in the north bay there. moving towards northern sonoma county. later in the day we'll see rain dropping south ward to santa rosa and beyond lifting northward again, and about 5:00 in the afternoon ready to swing south ward and eastward we'll look at rain spreading
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across the north bay down to the golden gate. then, overnight, steadier and wide spread rain around 2:00 a.m or so. we'll range between 2-tenths to 4-tenths of an inch in the bay area. and greater totals higher elevations overnight tonight look for patches of fog, mainly clear skies. tomorrow, beautiful, sunny mild day in the south bay. high temperatures low to mid-70s up to about 72 in san jose. peninsula, upper 60s to low 70s low to mid-60s on the coast a high of 66 degrees downtown tomorrow. north bay, sunny skies with clouds arriving late in the day.
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high temperatures around 70 degrees in santa rosa. 72, napa. 68 oakland. 70 union city. inland east bay, low to mid-70s. here is the accu-weather forecast. rain arrive being late sunday, continuing into early monday morning. partial clearing later monday remainder of the week, sunny mild to warm. by the way daylight savings time begins on sunday set clocks forward one hour. >> thank you. >> and of course every time we change clocks the consumer products safety commission encourages us to change batteries in smoke detectors as well. >> up next how a fortune cookie is living up to its name. >> how a super hero with a sneeze earned a
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nasa until now. a 200,000 ton asteroid in deep space. it broke apart and thankfully no, where near us. >> a new york woman ended up with a fortune. the 75-year-old just eaten at a chinese restaurant she opened the cookie and decided to play those numbers on the back of that fortune on the next power ball. she almost hit the jackpot, getting five of the six numbers, enough for $2 million. >> i think we can live with $2 million. we'll take five out of six.
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>> you know, everybody has an off day, even the president. >> president obama fumbled his introduction to the queen of soul, aretha franklin >> what aretha first told us rspct? >> he knew he got it. like i should joke how many times have i messed up riding here? the president is sure he can take a joke. >> either i can get to work or you can. you can take a lunch break, i can take it now. i'm excited to be here and shake your hand. >> giving his best president obama impression of the president. the white house released this video made last week as part of
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a effort to get millenials interested in obamacare. >> pretty good. >> yes. >> still ahead flooding danger in the peninsula that has a resident seeing red. who is to blame? >> plus, a pregnant another faces charges after driving her children into the ocean. what happened inside of the van just before the rescue >> murder trial of oscar pistorious continues. his ex-
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a peninsula homeowner and neighbors say cal train is to blame for skyrocketing flood insurance premiums >> they want want the rail agency to fix this problem. we're live with the story. vic? >> cal train tells us it's going to meet to decide who should address this problem. now, the homeowners say it should be cal train because that problem lies on cal train's right of way. it's a civil engineer we spoke to. in the meantime, their flood insurance premiums keep going up, up, and away. >> i don't see i would ever buy
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that property again. knowing what i know. >> if only carolyn knew about the culvert under the tracks. it's about 100 yards away across the street from her home. water from the creek flows through it and into the bay. last year she had to pay almost $1800 for flood insurance. she hired a civil engineer to find out if maybe her house was high enough to exempt her. he discovered the culvert was the reason why her home could flood. >> pipeline here is too small. it restricts the flow of water. they can't get through. >> word spread quickly. the next door insurance
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skyrocketed. >> it's a big bill. biggest bill i got. >> what will homes sell for now? >> i'm concerned about my real estate investment now. it has a chilling affect, i think, on what the value is. >> she wants cal train to build a wider culvert shechl contacted them in december. cal train said would it investigate. >> in truth they've not contacted me since. >> cal train did respond to abc7 news when we contacted them. it's answer is that it's still investigating but that it appears the culvert or other drainage systems under the tracks are not owned or maintained by cal train. vic lee, abc7 news. >> update now to a story we've reported in january. a man accused of walking on to a closed sunnyvale school campus the charges have been dropped now. he is a transgender woman, prosecutors say is not the same person spotted on the south
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peninsula hebrew day school campus sea registered sex offender but told abc7 news she turned her life around. >> attempted murder charges filed against a pregnant florida mother of three. police say she intentionally drove her minivan into the ocean with the children in the back seat. new details about what happened inside of the vehicle. >> surrounded by waves investigators say this scene was no accident they believe the pregnant mother of three hinld the wheel of this dark minivan was intentionally trying to kill her children. >> she has been arrested on three counts after tempted first degree murder ask three counts of aggravated child abuse. >> deputies say she denies trying to harm her family but her children tell a different story >> the children told us that their mother was trying to kill
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them, her son was trying to fight her for the steering wheel. she had windows rolled up and doors locked. >> they were screaming. >> the witness is seen on camera pulling two children to safety. >> i saw a little boy hanging out of the window. i snatched him and grabbed the daughter. >> the children claim their mother told them to go to sleep because she was taking them to a better place. the question remains is why. detectives say there are domestic issues in her past but she's suffer nod known mental issues. wilkerson is in jail awaiting her first court appearance. her children are safe in state custody. >> now to the crisis in ukraine. there are reports of a standoff in a military base.
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a news agency says a russian military truck reportedly broke down the gates of the base in the city of sebastapol. reports of no shots fired and the pentagon estimates there are 20,000 troops in ukraine. despite tensions today, russian president putin officially opened the winter para-olympic games in soechy. only one athlete of the ukrainin team took part in the ceremony. the opening ceremonies close with a popular 90s russian song called "goodbye america" >> first week of oscar pistorious trial, he is charged with intentionally shooting his
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girlfriend last year. >> his ex-girlfriend took the stand describing the man as a cheating ex-boyfriend with a temper who kept a gun by his side he cheats on me >> during the testimony she told the judge he once fired a shot out of a car sun roof when they'd been stopped for speeding. >> he shot at the policeman because he say he was not allowed with his gun. >> pistoriuos has broken down several times during the trial. neighbors claim they heard a woman screaming before the shooting, a possible argument. the defense claims the screaming came from pisotrious. >> if he screams and he's very
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anxious he sounds like a woman? >> not true he sounds like a man >> the prosecution has been presenting a pouring case. >> this guy didn't just have guns but used guns >> a security guard testified neighbors first reported the gunshot. >> he maintains he shot by mistake think was an intruder. abc news, new york. >> that did not take long for massachusetts to pass a law banning upskirt photos for women. ruling he was not violating law. the massachusetts house and the senate quickly passed laws making it illegal to photograph parts of women and children in public.
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the governor sign that had into law today. >> coming up a 10-year-old boy became an internet sensation because he didn't think he had friends >> a child's big hair cut is a big deal but this is inspiring many. >> today's seven on your side q and a just ahead. i'm still taking your questions on twitter and facebook. i'll answer questions here live later. >> i'm spencer christian. we can see it's a beautiful day around the bay. there maybe weekend rain coming our way. >> taking a look at traffic right now, you can see really both directions moving smoothly. trafshg on the right heading northbound. headlights into san francisco. the news
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>> i hope the dad will get an award as well. a 3-year-old girl getting a lot of attention after getting her first hair cut. this is special for more than one reason. >> i didn't want any kid to be sad as f.they have no hair. >> that is little emily. her parents made this video. she did it so her locks can be made into wigs. >> this idea came from her parents she agreed because she can include her doll ra punzel who also has long hair. she got a hair cut as well. her hair was given to canadian cancer society. now, they're sporting cute bobs. a michigan boy says he didn't want an 11th birthday party because he had in friends is savoring a big celebration.
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collin was a guest of honor at a surprise bash. he has a condition similar to as berger's syndrome. he received well wishes from around the world. they're now at disneyworld. he'll turn 11 on sunday. >> very cool. >> nice >> let's get another check on the forecast right now. >> yes. time to look into the weekend >> things looking good into the weekend. here from the sky deck, taking a look at live doppler 7 hd. you can see sunny skies around the bay area now. certainly no precipitation in sight. on we go to the national weather picture. will be a relatively quiet day and snow in parts of the mid west.
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light rain around seattle and portland. sunny, mild conditions from top to bottom. moving south and into interior sections of the state highs into 70s at chico and sacramento. and 83 in palm springs. high temperatures ranging from low to mid-60s on the coast to low to mid-70s inland and around the bay. cloudier sunday and a chance of rain sunday night into monday morning. >> spencer, thank you. coming up next driving while high the lesson office wrerz got today in stoned driving. >> plus, down the drain. a man kinds himself stuck underground after going after a $20 bill. >> michael finney, is there anything you can do to get your money back after a company closes? the answer, next in my q and a
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session. covered california is howt californians can take advantage. we can help you get quality health insurance right now. to sign up, call 800-787-9159 or go to coveredca.com. you can also use our website to find local, in-person help. one of the biggest questions we get here is, "does covered california offer financial assistance?" yes. covered california is the only place that gives you financial help with your coverage.
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millions of californians will qualify. find out if you do. all plans include free preventive care. now, you might have a question about what that means. it means free mammograms, immunizations, cancer screenings, and more. it's a big list, and it's all free. so don't wait. without insurance, even a small medical issue can cost you big. call 800-787-9159, or go to coveredca.com, and get covered.
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oakland city council member sent a invite to george lucas inviting him to build a star wars muse seem in oakland the chronicle reports kaplan said he'd be more than welcome to put it in the henry j kaiser convention center. saying your dreams can come true in oakland. a spokesperson says they'll consider that option as well as others. >> cops in colorado getting a handle on stoned drivers these troopers learning other skills to try to detect someone high on pot checking things like pupil dialation and muscle softness. >> a lot of times you can't smell drug buzz physical indicators as far as body temperatures as far as heart rate and blood pressure, those are affected by each drug
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individually. >> it includes smoe showing stupid things they can do while high on pot chchlt is a lot of stuff. and warning driving should not be one of them. a german backpacker survived almost three weeks by eating insects. he got lost and ran out of food. he says he ate flies to stay alive. found after 18 days he knew he can survive because of the amount of flies. >> had to eat a lot of flies every day, i'd imagine what. would you do if you heard strange noises from underneath the street? some kids heard noises from this
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sealed man hole them. decided to call police. officers showed up and removed the man hole. the man coming from a man stuck down there 15 feet below street level. seemed like he's been down there. >> the man had been down there two days. and police say he likely went down a storm drain and got disoriented he never found his $20 but he's alive >> arcs a government agency cracking down on the maker of child car seats asking graco to explain why it did not include 2 million sneets a recall for faulty buckles. graco did issue a recall with 4
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million seats with that same problem. graco sent replacement buckles to owners if the seats if they request them. graco has until march 20th to responld. >> michael finney is here and we'll start off with elizabeth, e mailing why is skiep free when i have to pay $2.99 per month on my phone? >> it is only free skype to skype. one thing to keep in mind sthau can't always skype to skype with video on a cell phone. >> yes. >> some provider as lou this, others do not. >> this is from sam, asked do cities have to post warning
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signs for red light cameras? i can see cameras but no signs. >> this is a great one. you have justifyinged out law being changed because that is whachld it used to be you're a city ask x.wanted to have red light cameras all you needed was a sign entering the city saying we have red light cameras you didn't have to do it on every intersection. well, now, there has been a change that says have you to have a sign at every intersection, where you have those red light cameras. a lot of cities haven't gotten around to putting them up. >> fromming. >> yes. >> okay. >> chuck we mailed my parents bought e mail tickets from a travel agent that closed they wrote two checks, do we have any recourse some >> they wrote checks? this is
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why you use a credit card. but they vote wroet a check there is no protection. boy start by calling airlines and hope tickets are there. ask have been bought f not i want to you call the district attorney. and that is about what you're down to. you can stand in line if they get go bankrupt but what are you going to get? $30? >> had they used a credit card they'd be in shape. >> some people don't have credit cards. >> those people get hurt. the under banked people get hurt like this constantly. we need to change laws. >> thank you. >> up next a super hero and sneeze. >> how those two things changed the life of a bay area college student. >> coming up at 5:00 air rescue. a trail accident led to a dramatic rescue in the north bay. and a connection between milk
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here is a look at today's prime time line up. then, join dan ashley and me for abc7 news tonight at 11:00 >>. you know it's been said we have one movie in us like my knee surgery. >> easy to say >> as wayne freedman tells us in this case there is a big payoff. >> got a couple college students be super heros? let's see. >> manly man. >> never heard of you. >> you will. >> most definitely. assuming you get to seat short
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film produced. >> it's about a sick super hero could who can't save the world at the moment. >> they heard about a contest to make a short film in a week and decided to give it a shot. >> i have never done a movie before. >> didn't it scare you? >> not too much, no. >> melissa wrote the script z he's a computer whiz looking for an opportunity to special special affects. >> it's a red circuit then we had different effects giving it that electric look. on the inside. >> they professor blown away. >> this something you won't sdpoekt see in a student film. >> when one considers they had a small budget. look carefully. >> that is a towel.
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>> he's wearing a towel. >> it's mine. yes. >> yet so good it's won some student awards. which ought to be enough, right? well, last week a surprise, they're notified by the cannes film festival that their film has been accepted for competition. and they're going. >> i was blown away. >> what a fantastic story. >> yes. we lost the back end of the piece but the whole concept of the sneezing super hero is cool. >> well done. >> you're making fun of the crutches? these are mazing crutches they're ergonomically correct thanks to dan ashley. >> one more week to go. >> g nice to have you back. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >> thanks for joining us for
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abc7 news at 4:00. >> it ultimately is not enough. >> a survivor of sexual assault reacting to a new strategy at uc schools the plan to deal with attacks on campus. >> patch work quilt was a big clue. now, a 25-year-old murder mystery may be solved. >> you're going to hear from a little boy rescued from a burning apartment. >> also, we're just getting word of a missing plane. it's carrying 200 people. >> all coming up. good evening, we begin with breaking news about a missing passenger plane with more than 200 people on board. >> malaysia airlines says it lost contact with that plane, supposed to land mer than two and a half hours ago. flying to beijing with 239 passengers and crew on board. it was four hours away from landing when the pilot lost
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contact with air traffic control at 2:40 a.m malaysia time. it's a boeing 777 jumbo jet carrying 227 passengers and two infants there are 12 crew members we'll continue to bring you the latest information here at 5:00, and on twitter on abc7 news bay area. >> and dan we have more breaking news this, is out of oakland a school on lock down after a student was assaulted. this is taking place at world academy on 28th avenue. a private school the incident reportedly took place about 4:15 this afternoon. police ordered the lock down while investigating this incident. we're looking into this situation we'll have more detail for you on abc7 news.com and twitter. >> a new policy across the state. the uc system is change the way it's handling sexual assaults, ten days after students to berkeley bungleed and botched
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their cases. abc7 news joins us from beshg whether i more on the guidelines for the system. laura? >> hi, cheryl. there has been a lot of discussion about sexual assault cases here at berkeley. and a perceived lack of action here but the president of the system said up new standards for all ten campuses >> one of the ways they did go above and beyond was to have a very all encompassing definition of what consent is. >> uc berkeley senior says this system wide sexual violence policy is a good step but doesn't go far enough. >> survivors don't have the right to have a formal investigation into sexual violence cases so you have the right to request but that doesn't you're going to get one. >> the new policy perfect
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