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have enough accessibility. that is the feedback bart wants to hear. this is the new train car. we have a picture of the exterior, and video of the inside provided to us by bart the today you can see the train car for yourself. bart, today, is kicking off a tour showing off the new train car and asking people what they think. if you would like to see it today we have the information to plan your day around this at the unveiling at 11:00 and you can watch through at 11 10:00 -- 11 :30 until this evening. they will include a train specifically for disabilities. advocates do not think this is enough room for wheelchairs and service animals.
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bart emphasizes this is not a final design. they can make changes. that is why they are holding the open houses showing off the trains. they want to hear from riders. >> developing news in richmond where police are looking for the suspects involved in a shooting that took place in a crowded mall at the target shopping center before 6:00 yesterday. the clerk saw two men yelling at two others in a car and one in the car fired hitting the two men outside the car. richmond police say the victims drove themselves to the hospital, one in critical and the other "serious." people who call one apartment building home in san francisco's mission district are waking up somewhere else today. victims waited for hours in a parking garage hoping to get back in but the red cross set up
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a temporary shelter providing blankets and food and water and a fire spread through the 100-year-old building. firefighters what to move fast to save pets. >> smoke and flames could be seen from the top floor. the van fire department used ladder trucks to access the roof. but it didn't take long for the fire to spread. >> we extinguished it rapidly and the fire on the inside burned through into the at tick space and moving through the front center. >> fire alarms went off but jason west was skeptical. >> the fire alarm went off and i not it was a false alarm and i have been there 20 years and it goes off all the time. >> but then he knew it was real and grabbed the cat. other pets were trapped while the owners were at, would.
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we recused two cats. >> this man was reunited with his pet after not knowing if she is okay. >> they are good at getting cats out, wet and smoky but they were out. >> tenants have to wait until power is restored before returning home. >> ann is worry about what she will find on the top floor. >> officials in south africa say 300 people are still missing several hours after a ferry boat sank off the coast. dozens of boats and helicopters and drivers search for survivors. most of the 459 people on board were high school students on a school trip to the son resort island. survivors say many of the
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students jumped into the ocean swam to a nearby rescue boat and others believe many were trapped inside. the boat was leaning to a side and 9586 of the ferry now is sub merged. >> a city 39-count inindictments killed three and wounded 260. the prosecution says he and his brother the two pressure cooker bombs and placed them near the finish line of the boston marathon. >> two explosions near the finish linings coed through boston year after a man wearing a black veil and shouting "boston strong," dropped a
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backpack. he has been identified as a 25-year-old. ance artist. inside the backpack was a right cooker filled with confetti. he is charged with disorderly conduct, disturbing the peace and possession of a hoax device. san francisco's chinese commune is distancing itself from state generalee in the wake of corruption scandal. the planning president and other prominent leaders signed an open letter and a community call to action yesterday in the first public comment. they wrote that the fallout has brought intense scrutiny on the chinese american community stating and i quote, "after years of toil and effort and hard fought gains to become full participants in local politics we cannot let the alleged corruption of a few set back the progress of the great many." he has led not guilty to weapons trafficking and public corruption. >> today, san francisco city
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officials are preparing for the annual unpermitted marijuana celebration in golden gate park with the supervisor joined at noon joined by the police chief suhr to announce a plan to deal with the gatherings taking place without permits. last year up to 15,000 showed up at sharon met dough and left behind five tons of traffic that cost $10,000 to clean up. >> the new eastern span of the bay bridge gets a new inspection because of recently found rust. the sacramento bee says there is a call for an independent review because of a report in the sunday paper and claims thrust has been found inside one of chambers where a suspension cable is attached that could cause damage. a spokesman says there is no need for concern. >> a congressional hearing open
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how to keep power grid safe after an attack on a substation near san jose. the hearing is scheduled this afternoon in washington and elected. ives and private industry leaders will discuss the response of securing the grid. last year, someone shot a high-powered rifle at the substation and pg&e says the person could have knocked out power to a big part of silicon valley for an extended period. >> now the weather and leyla gulen. >> we have unhim the visibility. we do not have the thick layer of fog as we have the last few morning: eight miles in santa rosa and seven miles in novato and four miles at half moon bay and unlimited everywhere else. before you head out the door the next 12 hours we have a little bit of cloud and fog and temperatures are warmer today, at 54 inland and 5 around the bay and 54 along the coast and by lunch we will see temperatures in the mid-50's
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inland and mid-60's around the bay and low 60's along the coast and this afternoon mostly sunshine, even topping 80 degrees inland and 76 in the bay and 63 along the coast. temperatures will cool down again overnight and we will start to see the trend continue through the rest of the week with temperatures being piled to cooler by friday. as we take you out to the roads if you jumping in your car and getting to work on this hump day we take you to highway 84 where we have a downed tree that is taking out power lanes, eastbound and westbound lane of 84 is shut down at skyline boulevard so you can do the repairs and we will let you know when they re-open. pore -- portola
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>> next, the video police hope will lead to the men who turn a stop at an a.t.m. into a frightening encounter. >> good news for the local family fighting for visits to see their baby boy in the hospital. in today's tech bytes, kill switches that deactivate stolen phone and wipers natural data and then the owner could reactivate and restore the data. the galaxy s5 coughs are rising and samsung spends $25 for each that costs you $660 without a contract and most charge $200 for s5. >> and now you can send google photo items that you have
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this is abc7 news. >> 4:42. >> a look at a beautiful shot from our camera of san francisco. you can see the bay bridge. a look at the forecast with leyla gulen and a look at the weather with leyla gulen in a couple of minutes. >> but what is leyla doing? >> fremont police hope someone recognizes two men suspected of robbing a veteran using an a.t.m. they walked into the 7/11 and used a victim's credit card
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early in the morning on wednesday. here is a closer look at both men, 67 year old retired men says one demanded his wallet and took place at bank of america on fremont boulevard. the victim says that the gunman and another were driving a white mercedes. >> students and teachers are at school at franklin regional high school in pennsylvania after a rally last night to reassure students and their families it will return to normal. students held banners and the mother and where of the most seriously injured stabbing victims thanked the crowd for their support. on wednesday, the 16-year-old alex hribal stabbed 21 people in the halls halls and charged as n adult. >> in kansas, attorney general holder will attend a hearing for
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cross cross -- frazier glenn cross who is accused of shooting three people at a jewish center and the jure retirement person amount he faced the delegates penalty. >> if you have friends or family in the northeast it is still winter there. it feels like it. a cold front brought winds rain, and april snow as we report this morning, the storms are moving out but the chill will stick around. >> this morning, a 754-foot cargo boat is beached on the bay on the chesapeake. snow covers new york city and other parts of the northeast with temperatures plummeting by 40 degrees. we don't want to hear that four letter word. >> the midwest is getting more,
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buffalo from 78 degrees a few days ago they represented for several inches of snow. >> we will be out later tonight. >> in the south, it was falling on flowers in bloom across the region with temperatures around freezing. >> it is freezing. >> that is a net to apples, and peaches and strawberries. >> this is the most vulnerable time. >> if we start dropping below 30 we are entering a dangerous zone. >> winds blew across the east in georgia a falling tree trapped two women in the house. >> i heard the screams. >> outside philadelphia, a sudden storm caused neighbors to fear the worst. >> i thought it was a tornado. >> after the day of weather the cold, wet, and misery will not stick around. >> happening today, the
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inaugural reserve for levi stadium will be harvested from the farm. the first patches of grass are installed at the 49ers new stadium tomorrow and 2.5 acres of the surf are rolled up and brought to santa clara on 13 streets. the 49ers picked this turf because it stays green late into the season and it keeps from breaking apart because it is sturdy. >> the giants and dodgers are resting after a marathon game at at&t park. the 12-inning game was so long it started on jackie robinson day and inned on the manager's birthday. in the bottom the 9th brandon hit a clutch double scoring angel all the way from first base tying the score at two. in the bottom of the 12, sanchez hit a walk off and the giants got the 3-2 victory ending at
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12:14 a.m., four hours and 54 minutes after it started. they meet tonight at 7:15 at at&t park. >> it is 4:47. >> you are a show off! >> where is your orange? >> i am wearing orange. >> now a look at our east bay hills camera, you can see looking down from our east bay hills toward the san francisco bay, that is as you come up to the eastern span of the bay bridge with haze there, and it is diffusing the lights that are off of the bay bridge and we are going to be seeing fog this
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morning, mostly patchy fog at half moon bay and there is a thickening of clouds. from the exploritorium to the western span of the bay bridge, it is beautiful. nice and clear. turning warmer today if san francisco at 52 and oakland is 55 and 49 in redwood city and san jose is 52 and 46 at half moon bay. more sunshine later hours because of the area of high pressure over the pack and as it comes in toward california, it will bring a weak onshore and that is weeking our terms warmer. that is going to be replaced where the trough coming in over the pacific northwest cooling things down for the end of the week. tonight the giants take on the dodgers and it will be breezy this evening at 62 degrees is the starting temperature at 7:15
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and well end at 58 and you will need to pack the light sweater. today our highs are going to be in the upper 70's to lower 80's for the bay area and along the peninsula you can expect to see 73 in san mateo and 66 in pacifica and 63 in downtown san francisco and sunny skies and 81 in napa and in the east bay, mild and 75 in oakland and toasty and antioch at 81 degrees and brentwood is 83 and lows tonight are in the lower 50's and my seven-day outlook shows nice and dry and we stay mild closer to the weekend and you will see the temperatures are in the upper 70's for easter sunday. on the roads we have construction projects right into morgan hill and we have a property until 1 1 a.m. >> drive time traffic over the
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altamont pass into dublin has a top speed of 680 southbound is minutes and through san jose, highway 85 northbound 101 to cupertino is five minutes. >> a family is struggling to be at the side of their sick child. yesterday morning we told you of the six-month-old boy who needs a heart transplant and is treated at the children's hospital in palo alto. his parents live in martinez and cannot afor to keep making the trip to the hospital. there is a fund to help them out. you can make donations to. >> check out our website for more information. >> big changes coming to the s.a.t. and what is changed. >> a puppy is in a tight
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predicament and what it took to pull him to safety. >> the most visited attractions in washington, dc, is about to get a new look. you gotta reel it up now,buddy. it.creel it up.t up, [father] reel it up,you got him on there.bring him in. is that a bass? [boy] yeah,i got a big bass. [father]bring it up.keep reeling.keep reeling.c'mon, where is he? whoa! you caught that all by yourself? [boy] yeah! [father]how old are you to catch that? [boy]three! [father]you're three years old? show me how many fingers that is.
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good morning at 4:53. a san jose city council woman is leading an effort to restrict e-cigarette use in the south bay. she wants the city to put the same limitations on electronic cigarettes as on regular cigarettes. at 2:00 the rules in open government committee will hear the proposal which has support from city councilman. if it passes it goes to the entire city council for a vote. >> an eight-year-old boy with a rare disease got to be his favorite super hero with a specially designed suit to fly like ironman at an indoor sky diving facility in lone tree,
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colorado. make a wish colorado says he loves to retend to fly like a super hero and they wanted to full fulfill the dream. his disease causes the muscles to slowly deteriorate and he will likely be in a wheelchair by the time he is nine. >> it is a lost fun, we will get the pictures for you. leyla gulen? how is the weather? >> heading out to work if you are taking bart, we will look at temperatures around the bay, starting with pittsburg at 60. 52 in walnut creek. 50 in hair. 54 at sfo and 52 in san francisco. from sutro tower at this hour yesterday, there were low clouds but not today. you can see this morning, nice and clear and all way to eastern span of the bay bridge and the next three days you can expect the temperatures going a little bit down but we are staying dry
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and mild. if you thinking of hopping in the car this is what we have, construction in various places and some are with us for quite some time until 11:00 this morning and others like this are around until 5:00, eastbound 80 between powell street and carson boulevard sticking around until 5:00 this morning and wrap up shortly. 101 southbound, from santa rosa to petaluma is 13 minutes and 580 westbound castro valley to the maze is 14 minutes and from 280/680 split is 12 minutes. >> the class of 2017 and their parents can look at the new and improved s.a.t. tests in two years. the college board is releasing sample questions from the updated version of the exam and officials say the test will feature more questions with real world applications. you want an example? how about a student giving a set
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of facts and use the information to convert dollars to foreign currency like a rupee. the college board is counting on feedback to make improvements before the reallyout. >> 10 sea lion found malnourished is nursed back to health. the sea lion was brought to sausalito to recover. biologists say it is rare to find a sea lion so far inland and was 30 pounds underweight and at first the diet consisted only of liquids and now he is eating five pounds of fish a day. the mammal from is treating 193 animals right now action record. >> an old guy is getting a brand new home, the museum of natural history in washington, dc, will have the fossil of a t
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recommend, found in 1988, part of the most complete skeleton found. renovations will take five years and the smithsonian sign add 50 -- signed a 50 year lease. >> a puppy in missouri is safe after falling down a storm drain. firefighters in stimulus spent three hours trying to save the two-month-old chihuahua named "storm," and crews pump water in the hole to get him to float to the top. they wrapped him in a warm blanket and his owner says that she was walking storm yesterday and he tried to jump over the open drain and fell in. now he is okay. >> indeed. >> san francisco is bracing for a holiday this week, not easter, though, we have new plans to nip a popular pot part in the
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