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she has reason to be afraid is an officer going to do something? is he going to find her? he has a lot on the line. i'm amazed at the courage to come forward at this time. he turned himself in and is out on jail. it took five months for an investigation. it really looking at this with a fine tooth comb. it's very serious. >> he may be the subject of disciplinary action but only after the case is handled.
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a man who tried to kidnap a girl is headed to prison, he was sentenced to 27 years. prosecutors say he grabbed a 9-year-old in a bathroom in september, 2012. he was arrested and police connected him to several incidents at other schools. haums want to see changes in a bay area refinery after another accident accident. two employees were sprayed and burned but sulphuric acid yesterday. a similar incident happened in january. regulators say they had been slow to cooperate ask that needs
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to change. >> i don't think they're candid about the situation and that worries me. tesoro saying we're committing to developing a culture to personnel are committed to their safety. >> you can see gusty winds tonight. winds already starting to pick up. let's take a look at live doppler 7 hd. there is a wind advisory if you have a high profile vehicle, just be careful out
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there. you can see 33 out of the north. this is wind direction only going to get warmer. >> some commute problems right now. no bart problems because of a medical emergency. you can see lanes were backed up by five miles. severe traffic alert and just a short time ago. lanes are open after a motorcycle accident closed down
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two lanes. this before steering back on to the highway, then crashing. sky 7 hd over the scene there as well the driver and woman with him have injuries. in san francisco, one pedestrian are hospitalized. . the bicyclist hit at market and hooid at about 10:15 this morning. and about a mile and a half away a pedestrian was hit by a >> debate over effectiveness of safety is heading to a fourth city. san rafael cancelling it's contact saying they didn't have much in respect on reducing accidents. and tomorrow night, south san francisco may do the
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wayne? >> red light cameras. it's not so much making money, these cameras don't run in the red they generate a small profit. concern is about public safety. if there is one place people don't want their pictures taken this is it. >> all she did was go over a white line. >> time for another debate. >> it's gusting. >> sometimes they exceed by 10-115 miles per hour >> tomorrow night, city council looks at weather to keep them
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>> people more kinical have said these are cash registers for the city. it's not exactly true. cameras generated to #$00,000. police chief argues they'd made them safer. traffic is increasing. if numbers stay the same, we can't prove a negative. there is a possibility. >> only 2%
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citation. so this countdown until the debate. from south san francisco, wayne freedman abc7 news. >> two groups are suing over stanford's use of creek water. the lawsuit against national fisheries service. the school uses to irrigate the campus. >> supervisor dave cortese is trying to find the money to hire more firefighters. the mayor says there is not enough money. the rotary club decided to
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resurrect the annual 4th of july spectacular. mystery surrounding disappearance of a malaysia airline plane got deeper. saying it's data shes it was far off course. one official says the plane was believed to be flying low before it disappeared. >> dianne feinstein is accusing the cia of violating law and she says the network is established to allow the committee to investigate allegations of abuse. feinstein says the situation amounted to attempted intimidation of investigators.
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she's not taking it lightly. >> i have great concerns that the cia search may have violated the separation of powers and principals >> the director denying the allegations. feinstein confirmed an investigation has been referred to the justice department for possible criminal prosecution. >> well, it's almost tax time. if you have questions, we have answers. >> our hot line will be open until 10:00 tonight so give us a call. >> also ahead how does a pharmacy lose track of painkillers? cvs responds to an investigation. >> why the president could be called california's monument
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breaking news a smoky fire very near giants ballpark. uk see lots of flames at this point. we're going to give you updates on twitter. >> cvs responding into a investigation into tens of thousands of missing painkillers at four stores saying quote we're cooperating with the dea in california and to correct
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them. abc7 news reporter nick smith has more. >> officials say the painkiller may is been sold on the black market. u.s. attorney says cvs has yet to respond to a request seeking more information and in documents we have learned this is not the first incident of theft. investigators found 16,000 tablets missing from the turlock store. and 5,000 from modesto and dixon stores. in cases drugs have gone missing
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because pharmacists self medicaid. by law, pharmacies are requiring to report missing meds within four days of discovery. >> four different patrol divisions from four counties were called to a chase this it ended when the driver slammed into a light pole. the chase began with a traffic stop near the state capitol. >> the golden gate bridge district says it will close to install a moveable median
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barrier. it's going to cost $6 million. a heads up from the police department from 8:00 until tomorrow. s.w.a.t. teams will be taking part in this event. >> good to have that warning ahead of time. >> michael finney is standing by live. >> we can take absolutely everything we have from base wrik to complex so give us a
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call. we want to bring what? >> the affordable care act. and big impact it's going to have on a lot of people. >> yes. people tend to think of it as being wealthy. so it mate not affect people in cincinnati but here in the bay area will affect a lot of people. right? >> it's going to be with people who have stock options. >> that tax is 9-tenths of a percent on taxable income above 200,000 single and $250,000 married. there is a 3.8% tax -- >> woah --
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>> on income that is not earned a dividend and that sort of thing. >> that is start up nation here. >> yes. investment income. >> they say high income. what is that? >> that for a couple that is usually $200,000 single and couple, $250,000. so 3.8% for a couple is pretty good. >> are people ready for this? >> probably not. >> that is bad news >> the top tax rate goes up from 35% to 39.6 for people making $400,000 single or $450,000 for married. so those people who cash a bunch of stock options get a lump of income are going to get hit
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>> they need to talk to their agent before they do anything. >> thanks for joining us we're going to be here until 8:00 tonight talking about these issues and helping you with your taxes. so give us a call right here, any time until owe this is san francisco, flaments and smoke from a building under construction on 4th and brannon streets. >> this is a building construction. we've seen smoke change. now it's burning more heavily. that is changing from a white color to black smoke. >> you know, it's been breezy
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today. those flames just billowing out of the area. you're looking at a high rise in san francisco. >> good news is that no one has been hurt. we'll wish firefighters well. it was windy around the bay area, pretty breezy. >> where he. a fwentel breeze. into that trucks here, let's check out live doppler seven
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no clouds in the sky a large well developing coming towards coastline tomorrow. so this is when there is a risk of rip currents and sneaker waves. you can see smoke if you look towards san francisco. half moon bay 71 degrees. and san jose. 71 napa. east bay hills, clear skies clear, gusty tonight. sunny skies and warmer tomorrow. and when i say further warming i mean wait until you see what is
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coming up. this is what is providing warmth. i know it's winter next opportunity for rain, just chance of rain will not be until march 21st. tomorrow morning low 40s to low 50s. 72 milpitas. 71 downtown. sunshine in the north bay. mid-70s in sonoma and napa, east bay. above after rinl temperatures oakland, hayward 73. inland you're going to need
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plenty of water it's going to feel mild. saturday, sunday into 80s. cooling off for st. patrick's day going into tuesday. unusually warm. we're going to hang on to that into next week. dan? cheryl? >> thank you. >> sirens racing to the scene here. >> this is 4th
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a major fire m a site that is under construction. >> this fight. a woman near elana who works nearby. >> tell me what you saw. what happened? >> it happened about five minutes ago. there is a ton of fires around. there is smoke.
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it is getting blocked off by fire trucks. there are flames. >> good job on describing this. this is cheryl jennings. you can see the smoke. you can smell the smoke. is it blowing towards your building? >> it's not. it's not a windy day. fire is blazing and just the structure is going down. i mean, it's sad. it a new building but hasn't opened yet. >> do you know what kind of apartment? >> it's an apartment building.
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you can feel the i don't know how much of the building can be safed. >> we're noticing that you mentioned smoke, fire seen in parts of the building. >> yes. >> right. >> so clearly it's been spreading. >> right. it started about ten minutes ago. and is getting looks like it's spreading to the front of the building. >> thank you very much. we've got to run. >> okay.
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>> great job. >> back in a moment.
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was hurt at this point. welcome to "world news." tonight, the mystery deepens. did that passenger plane veer wildly off course before it was lost? and tonight, new video of the pilot about to captain a vanishing flight. spring storm. roads washed away by floods, as winter gets ready to deliver a parting shot to 89 million people. and unlocking a secret. that panic attack on live tv that set our dan harris on a search for a happier way to live. tonight, he tells you the answer he found that could help your life, too. good evening, to you on this tuesday night. and we begin with the deepening mystery of the airplane that vanished.

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