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that includes lelandy charged with mill corruption ask gun gunning. keith jackson entered a plea charged with drugs and weapons trafficking and murder for hire. at arraignment there are more lawyers than there were defendants. all those we spoke with pointed to entrapment. and the case began five years ago. >> teams the government out there throwing money at anybody that can get to take money.
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>> we'll put the government on trial we believe there is all kinds of malfeasance. >> next challenge setting up a sis imto try to stream line a five-year investigation that resulted in dults, wire taps and recorded corn ver sayingses. >> new information about the alleged motives of a former police officer charged with steeling drugs from senior citizens. prosecutors say he used a police dog as a ruse to gain access to their powerful pain med beings his attorney says he was driven by a addiction to pain medications. >> a drunk driver that struck ask killed a 17-year-old girl was sentence in san francisco
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the 29-year-old wept as he read the statement call the accident a tragedy the judge sentenced brewer to a year in jail and five years probation. brewer received a lighter sentence because he pleaded guilty to running over chang on #th avenue. his mother says he was released -- relieved >> fire investigators think they know what sparked a warehouse fire. sky 7 hd was overhead, firefighters attacked flames from the roof of the building on tide water avenue. no one is hurt. the fire caused about $100,000 in damage, however, >> fire officials in san jose tell abc7 news investigations suggests a house fire was accidental. flames destroyed a home damaging two others yesterday on moss brook circle
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the fire burned fast that an elderly woman barely had time to get out officials believe a gas line helped fuel the fire >> some rough sailing for dozens of passengers on board a princess cruise ship make g its way down to california . the illness is believed to be the noro virus. the sick passengers were asked to stay m their homes. >> what a fabulous day for baseball. today is opening day for giants. >> fans not only enjoyed a victory but saw a super hero. >> yes. >> they yelled with bat kid
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stepped out. >> accompanied by mat cane. >> would have been one of my favorite things to do probably as a kid. >> big fan. why not? opening day is about celebration making people smile. reminding people what is important. >> and brian stow was at the fall room today. >> giants got off to a hot start against arizona. that is fifth chance. >> buster posy. giants won six out of their
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eight games. >> our sports segment continues. >> what a great day for opening day for baseball. >> they don't believe baseball never been on to an opening day in san francisco. giants came into town, it was a home opener. they're leading national league west. that is a perfect way to set the table. if you're a san franciscoin you probably lived those words. >> i don't know. we know baseball is back and home springs anew. >> happy even year. >> so said the fan whose wife
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wears a tattoo. that is everything on it. you, too. >> how about mustard and so sauerkraut? >> you're here, calories don't count? >> no. >> i heard that. >> if you bring a glove, you're good. >> we're all good. because it's baseball season in spring. how quickly they've become accustomed to winning. thank you very much. >> this little cutie looks ready for action. great shot.
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we're loving the little giants i black stickers pretty cool. you can e mail your favorites, keep them coming. >> excite about this visitor, hillary clinton the start of a tour that likes like a political campaign. she is talking, sort of about her political future. >> how can she not talk about it? she's being asked to save questions. this is the way you know, right now, she's not going to decide tomorrow whether or not she's going to run. clinton says she wants to ask two questions.
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why does she want to do this. >> hundreds waited to enter. runs doors opened it took a long time for everyone to be seated. it was a full house. the marketing software company the former secretary of state invited to talk about the thing that's matter in san francisco and the silicon valley. the issue of granting more visas led the discussion. >> companies need workers right now with certain skills have a chance to get them. they also begin to fund programs that will train more people who are already here. >> clinton has many admirers especially among women. today, she's stressed to need to make work place more supportive. >> we need more supportive environments to help people
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marchly younger people find their way through all of that. >> she was finally asked about her possible run for the white house >> what is the plan? are you going to do it? >> i am going to continue to think about it for a while. >> she danced around it. >> we have hopes out there. clinton pointed out any decision will come after the election. >> and hillary clinton is scheduled to deliver another speech thursday evening at san jose state university. tickets are going fast. >> congress woman jackie speier, why she's now turning her attention to her own colleagues.
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>> this is what happened when a vehicle going 40 miles per hour crashes into a car an object. consumer reports is no longer recommending them. >> we cannot recommend a vehicle that is a crash test. where offers have proven they can do well. >> the new insurance institute tests is harder for many cars than older tests on the left. when hit, cars have crumpel zones in front that absorb impact. the director of auto testing for consumer reports jake fisher says generally car that's don't do well were designed before that test was instituted. >> these are 2014 models
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designed years ago. >> fisher says if you own one of the cars don't panic. >> if you're in the market, consumer reports has recommendations the toyota, highlander earned top scores and did well in the crash tests another good test is the suv. we kkted three manufacturers the honda spokesperson says american honda leads with more vehicles rated top safety pick and plus by insturance institute of highway safety. utilizing the same body
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structure as the 2014 pilot, 2013 honda piloted rated iihs top safety pick and according to them, 2013 top safety pick designees liked the pilot continue to offer a high level of protection. a spokesperson for mazda says the mazda cx 9 was designed before the new strengthent laps were incorporated into the regime. and we reached out to kia and did not hear back from them. >> out of north carolina a marine standing guard at camp leej yun shot and killed another guard. officials say no one else was injured.
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we'll update you on at at 6:00 and on our twitter feed. >> jackie speier introduced a bill requiring house members and staff to take sexual harassment training every two years, reacting to surveillance video showing this man kissing a staffer. both are married to other people. mcallister apologizeed and plans to run for reelection next year. the staffer resigned. her husband says he plans to divorce her. the congress woman says this is not a partisan issue. >> apparent we need to spend time talking about sexual harassment in the chamber. this is the congress of the united states of america. this is a house of representatives of the united states of america. this is not a frat house. >> by the way senators are required to take training but
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house members are not. >> well, officials don't want to you look for yourself when crossing the bay bridge. this is what you're going to see. these sections are dangling over the bay the last beam removed the state will spend $12 million to take part of the old span. it was a gorgeous day today. and feeling like summer. take a look at the folks. warmth is bringing in the fog. sunny but chilly. stunning. >> of course we have to dress in layers here. you know?
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it's going to chill up. >> that is right. near the coast fog is rolling in. hazy sunshine we need an ice cream cone or something. some areas socked in today. you get away from the coast and san jose, 87 was the high for today. 81 santa rosa and napa. 79 oakland. 86 in livermore. we're going to see cooling tomorrow. here is what is going to help bring cooling inland. 68 in san francisco.
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70 in oakland. it's warm in san 80 degrees now in napa. petaluma, 73. another goringit shot from our camera, coastal fog. minor changes next two days we'll be closer to average this weekend. today's high temperatures is a good 0-20 degree as above normal. high pressure is starting to shift we're going to see this continuing to shift east. that tomorrow, 80 degrees.
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milder thursday. numbers just going down hill. weekend into mid-70s. overnight tonight temperatures mid 40s to upper 40s. should be better sleeping weather. you might want that thin layer. cooler 60s to 80s looking at temperatures, 80 in the south bay. 83 los gatos. 76 redwood city. 67 downtown san francisco. 76 north bay. santa rosa. east bay communities, hayward, a beautiful day
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temperatures going to drop again. saturday, more temperatures coming up sunday and again, tuesday. so no major changes in the accu-weather forecast. and no big storms are in site, either. i'm sandhya patel. are you working on that? >> yes. on its way. >> in minutes >> perfect. >> thank you very much. >> still head bay area school harder to get into than harvard. >> and at 6:00 decision day in sacramento. on a bill to end killer whale shows in california. did it sink
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swimming legend ian thorpe is fighting a serious infection in his arm. his manager says he became sick following surgery on his shoulder. experts say it's similar to the mrsa bug. his manager denying reports he could lose the use of his arm. >> a study suggests viagra may increase the risk of developing melanoma. researchers found because it affects the same pathway that let's the skin cancer become more invasive. >> for the second year in a row stanford university is tougher to get into than harvard.
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harvard and yale accepted about 6%. students are applying to more universities forcing schools to reject a greater percentage. >> ucsf childrens' hospital received another sizeable donation from a tech entrepreneur. sales force.com ceo will write another check for the hospital split between ucsf and childrens hospital, oakland the center will also get a new name. >> twitter rolling out a new site called face twit. it looks like twitter. twitter says it will roll it off to everyone incoming weeks
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you can say the first intragram taken and posted from space is out of this world. check it out. beautiful. >> sky watchers will get a treat tonight. this is an artist conception. the first eclipse next tuesday morning. nasa says it may damage a space craft and could kreez prooez but it is near the end of the mission anyway. >> kaun way west rented out san francisco ballpark to propose to kim kardashian. >> now sh he's returning to the >> now sh he's returning to the city for an event that couljenna
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coming up at 6:00 a day after one burned to ground, we examine a fire risk of eichler homes. also rescue an injured snowmobile driver thanks to actions of a 9-year-old son. and exploratorium launches efforts to push the mission beyond its walls it's coming up at 6:00. now back to dan and cheryl. >> thank you. >> watch abc is now available to dish customers who want to watch abc news online or on smart phones and tablets. just go to abc7 news.com and click on watch abc logo. >> well, line up this year's outside lands festival has been announced. pretty amazing. >> it is a whopper. it takes place in golden gate park from august 8th-ten. last year it was soiled --
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out. >> more than 80 acts are set to play. tickets going on sale on thursday at 10:00 a.m . >> i heard a rumor your band push is going to be playing there. >> snubbed again. >> drive around the outside! >> i think that would be cool. >> maybe next year. >> that would be awesome. >> world news coming up next. >> thanks for joining us. from all of us here, have a great evening.
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tonight men, women and money. the president takes aim at a secret in the workplace. in this election year saying it's time to take action on equal pay for equal work. breaking down. oscar pistorius sobs on the stand. >> i sat over reeva and i cried. tonight giving his version of the shooting of his girlfriend. and a famous dream come true. christopher reeve only imagined it. tonight watch this paralyzed man do this. >> lift leg up. >> a breakthrough seen here on "world news." good evening to you on this tuesday night. tonight the explosive issue of
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