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the bathrooms. investigators say the boy will be arrested soon on a felony charge. parents were notified by e mail. >> i'm shocked. that they're doing things like that on campus >> it's was affecting everyone. you know? victim of course. and then, themselves for their future, and their parents. >> other boys will be arrested likely as well but police say they're working on collecting evidence. it's a process that could take days if not weeks. >> a major change of direction for chuck reid now abandoning his effort to put a state wide pension reform measure. reid said time has run out, just yesterday, a judge blocked the
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lawsuit. he argued the overview was incorrect the mayor and his supporters could not start collecting signatures until finalized. >> firefighters still on the scene three days after a fire that destroyed an apartment building under construction. >> streets remain closed tonight. firefighters dousing hot spots trying to find the cause of this fire and are focusing this part of the building. investigators climbed a truck to peer down into the
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the blaze could be seen for miles some returning home, they can't believe what they see. >> looking outside of the window, i'm thankful eastbound is safe. >> it's shocking. >> the company building the ill-fated building taken a full page ad thanking police and fire for their rapid response. >> patrol wants answers about those possible welding defects on the eastern span of the bay bridge. here is a look the sacramento bee reports this
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is not a criminal investigation. the chp will help determine whether questions are something more than a quote professional disagreement. an engineer says they wanted the bridge to open on time caltrans transferred him to a different position >> drivers may want to see what happens as crews demolish the old span. >> one of the more dramatic stages of dismantling that bridge officers are urging drivers to keep eyes on the road on the new bridge no matter how interesting it may be. >> anything visible could be a distraction to drivers we're asking everybody to pay attention on what is important. it's where they're going safely. >> crews are taking old bay bridge apart in reverse order.
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>> the service uber is changing policies for drivers. almost three months after a driver struck and killed a bill girl the company says the insurance covers drivers and it was new year's eve when a driver hit the 6-year-old sophia lu when she was in the crosswalk. an attorney for the family says the new policy is a step in the right direction but says more needs to be done. >> it's unreasonable for this company, making money by the cars to offer $50,000 worth of insurance when driving to pick someone up a million dollars worth of insurance if they hit someone in the car. >> side car, another service
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similar coverage to drivers. lift announced it's expanding insurance yesterday >> security upgrades coming to golden gate transit. 80 buses are getting new security cameras about 75% of the fleet already have some type of security cameras. >> oakland fire officials say a house that partially collapsed on thursday night probably cannot be safed. that is what sky 7 say seems to appear as well you can see the home is just a wreck here. >> east bay mud is taking a new approach claiming one in four
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houses has a leak >> poil toil yits are the number one water wasters that is why it's gone up so high. >> technicians say the dripping faus yits are a big >> mandatory restricks now in effect for 300,000 people in alameda county. effective immediately, folks can not water their lawns and refill pools or use pose hoess without a shut off nozzle. continued violations could result in the termination of water service. the district declared a water shortage last night. >> supervisors driblthing staff
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to look at more ways to conserve. santa clara county has been active in working on ways to use less water. this includes planning more landscaping. marin says the county received 21 inches of rain in february compared to 0 in january. residents being asked to conserve. >> more to get to this friday night. coming up, horse rescue. a flight to safety in southern california. a tale one whomwoman now getting bombarded with x rated messages. >> if you wanted to take out an alternative energy car for a
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test drive, a spin, now is the chance. we'll have details coming up. >> plus, a bay area area professor who has done i just i need something and i said i need something sportier. annnd done. ok maxwell, just need to ah contact your insurance company with the vin number. oh, i just did it. with my geico app. vin # is up to the loaded. ok well then jerry here will take you through all of the features then. why don't weeeeeeeeeeeego o. go out to the ca ok, i'll just be outside... ok, yeah. his dad is my boss. yeah. vin scanning to add a car. just a tap away on the geico app.
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police dog was in the right place at the right time. this is dickey posing with 50 pounds of marijuana and worth of cash. the driver was arrested >> well, watch out. this seems to be happening more often people seeing names and photos and their contact information taken from their blog then used on another web this blogger has charming images of her projects and innocent pictures of herself. two weeks ago the married mother
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two of young kids woke up to find her perfectly pg picks were used in an x rated way. i was angry. >> some of the inappropriate images were her face and another person's body. her link to her facebook page were there, too. she started getting bombarded with messages from strange men. >> you're pretty. those pictures are interesting. i'd like to get to know you more. >> then, the second shock. she says she found she's a target of attempted cyber extortion and the site would only take the images down if she agreed to pay 400s sndz >> like i would pay someone
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$400. i'm one of many women that are extorted on this site every day. >> experts say what happened to her could happen to anyone. and events like this are more common than ever. >> if you find your photos have been misused you can report it. there is >> that web site is registered in another country. so san francisco supervisors behind a proposal to bring back the city college board of trustees. one person arrested and another,
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pepper sprayed. they're angry about a new fee collection policy the spokesperson says they've had to make tough decisions. >> the most marginalized students. >> at city college there is a $7.25 million deficit of unpaid tuition. daily city says one is located in a church near a cool. the mayor wants them banned entirely. >> these stores and vape stores are marketing to our young
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people. there are several brands. captain crunch. >> we don't want to attract children. this is for adults. >> the mayor says he wants to stop anymore stores from opening and thinks they're looking to relocate. >> the dmv office forced to close after a woman taking a driving test crashed. that spot also has a gas pipe. the building had to be evacuated and shut down. >> pacific steel filed for bankruptcy in the hope of restructuring.
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after the company lost a third of its work force in 2011 then this year settled a $5.4 million lawsuit over lunch breaks. >> quiznos filing for chapter 11, the chain says it's #$00 million in debt. the move will not affect it's customers, it says. >> if you're in the market for a new car you may want to head to richmond you're good for over 300 miles electricity is made on board the vehicle.
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>> this runs until tomorrow at craneway pavilion. >> a community resource center opened doors today. today, the center serves 5,000 people for its food programs. this includes a computer lab and yoga room. >> we have cooking classes and all kinds of things the family is going to need. >> there is a pool table for teens. and everything donated by community groups. >> police department happening
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downtown san francisco. a couple roads are shut down because of a sort of sus spishus package. there is some package so they're checking it out. so they're on the story in downtown san francisco. hope any you've had a chance to enjoy weather because it's spectacular. >> we should all be up on the roof >> come on up. >> i know. a lot of people just out enjoying this beautiful
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clouds are long gone. clear skies. and we're in for a nice, warm weekend. it was 72 today, four degrees cooler with you it's going to warm up. by the way upper 50s in pacifica. 60 half moon way bay. so definitely cooler. if you're going up there nice, sunny weekend on tap. it's 70 in napa. and breezy and clear, warmer weather and record highs are possible. high pressure regaining
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strength. so tomorrow it's a land breeze bringing warmth to the coast. this system gets closer west coast. high serve advisory noon sunday until kl a.m monday. so just enjoy the coast but be careful. tomorrow morning starting out clear. and you might need a layer. it's going to be on the cool side. it's shorts weather. 78 in san jose.
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68 in daily city. mid-60s coast side. 78 santa rosa. east bay, 72. and inland spots more like spring than winter. could see records on sunday st. patrick's day cooler. temperatures coming down thursday into friday. the st. patrick's day is sunday. if you're going to be here, it's going to be goris. warm. >> ideas for your weekend. it's a finney friday free stuff,
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that is the number it s irrational one going on and on. without stopping or repeating. when it comes to this rarno, pi is the limit. university student, ed carls created a program to calculate pi he's reached ten quad rilinth unit. >> even astronomical cal cue clagss who knows? commute xoouting something this precise you'll never need more than 40 digits
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coming up at 6:00 a woman's home is destroyed by fire, then she gets a $750 pg&e bill. >> and latest view on the deconstruction of the old bay bridge. it's coming up in a half hour. >> we'll see you then >> after a year, an air force veteran was reunited with a military dog in iraq. >> he retired while this german sheperd, robe remained in service he found out robe was retiring he flew from florida to germany to adopt the dog. >> it was obvious robe missed simpson. footage posted to you tube. you guessed the rest. >> man and his dog. reunited. >> world news is up next. i'm carolyn johnson. >> from all of us sh we
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appreciate your time. welcome to "world news." tonight -- the brand-new clues on the trail of the missing passenger plane. evidence the plane was taking more strange turns. as we show you why investigators still believe the disappearance looks deliberate. murder for hire. we're there when the undercover agents pose as hit men and look who shows up. >> do i want the car to go off the highway, do i use a silencer and take them all out? >> the surprising sting in the suburbs tonight. and farewell kiss. a good-bye to the sailor whose joyful kiss said everything about war ending and coming home. good evening to you on this
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