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in san francisco. a car has slammed into a bus stop and there are life-threatening injuries. good evening. i'm carolyn johnson. dan ashley has the night of on. this all happened in san francisco on mission street near silver avenue. that's where abc7 news reporter alan wang is live now with the details for us. alan? >> carolyn, witnesses say there was nothing this woman could have done. she was sitting over there in what used to be a bus stop when a car plowed through it about 9:30 tonight. right now she is in the hospital with life-threatening injure rueys and the driver of the car is in bad shape too. witnesses across the street tell me it looked like the car was trying to avoid a rear end collision with the car in front of it. >> there was two cars in the
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front. when the light was red the other car was speeding up. i guess he lost control. i guess he was not trying to hit the car in front of them so he went right inside the bus stop. >> witnesses tell me they didn't realize the car struck a woman until they saw her trapped with the wheel on top of her leg. coming back live you can see a few muni buses lined up on mission street. the street is closed and several of those electric minibuses are being delayed. the investigation continues and we have no time frame on when they are going to reopen the street. reporting live in san francisco, alan wang, abc7 news. >> thank you. we are also following developing news in los angeles where police have taken a man into custody who walked into the l.a. times building and threatened to start shooting. a woman called police saying a co-worker was depressed and reportedly showed her a bag of bullets.
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the times says this is not a newspaper employee, but works at a call center that represents out office space in their building. police say no weapons were recovered. new details about the tragic ferry boat accident in south korea. the captain and two crew members have been arrested two days after the ferry sank. the cap sen admits he was not -- the captain admits he was not at the controls when the accident happened. the high school vice president was found dead in a suicide note and wrote he wanted his ashes scattered where the ferry went down. at least 29 bodies have been recovered, but nearly 270 people are still missing. tonight in san francisco several korean member churches gathered for a special good friday sermon. one pastor said the boat trips are common at south korean schools, so it had a strong emotional impact on people who are from there. >> it was shocking. it was a power to unify
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members of the church. >> one person says a family friend is among the missing. it could be a month until we find out the reason for a death at coachella. she collapsed and then died yesterday at the hospital. the riverside county coroner is not ruling out drug or alcohol overdose and plans to run toxicology tests to determine the exact cause, but that could take up to four weeks. the festival kicked off its second weekend today. >> i'm sure people this weekend will do it again, and i hope it doesn't happen. >> it is easy to get excited about the party and the music. anyone can offer you anything and go with the flow and then you don't know the consequences. >> coachella's promoters are saddened by the death and call it an unfortunate, isolated incident. a street in piedmont is covered in dirt following a
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landslide is back open tonight. sky 7hd shows us what was a residence and it buried much of the road. city crews spent the day clearing away the mess and then pg&e took over cutting affected tree limbs. the landslide was caused when a one-inch pipe in the homeowner's irrigation system broke. >> it is under pressure and if it runs all night and people are not aware of it there is concentrated fluey coming down the steep slope and then it makes the soil flow like a liquid. >> it helped -- the homeowner could have to pay for the clean up. a car smashed into a building today and it happened around 3:30 when two cars collided sending one crashing through the front door of the busy candy shop. about 20 people were inside at the time and both drivers and two other people suffered minor injuries.
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no word on when repairs will be complete expetd store is safe to reopen. one of san francisco's newest millionaires is not the inventor of a clever new start up. he is a mechanic. he cashed in on the city's soaring real estate market. abc7 news reporter sergio quintana has details on his good fortune. >> that building right there is the one that just sold and the auto shop means it is going to be closing down. it is the latest business on the street that shutdown. there was a bookstore up the way here and a restaurant on the corner. those places shutdown because of high rent. the guy who sold this building, the mechanic, he will be fine after the sale. >> he followed in his foot steps and followed his dad's advice. >> he said if you get something you have to buy it and keep it. he would have to move his shop here and there
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and it was a headache. >> he bought this building 10 years ago and he just cashed in on the white hot real estate market. >> i sold this for almost $9 million. >> it is a building smack dab in the middle of the mission district. 5* neighborhood that has seen plenty of change in the last two years. the price of his property pales in comparison to what is considered the most available commercial real estate lot in the city. right here third street and townsend. >> how much do you think it is selling for? >> the mcdonalds lot? let's say two million. >> higher. >> 5 million. >> 17 million. >> smart investor. >> no official offer has been made for the lot just yet and mcdonalds still has the lease here until 2017. back in the mission, jess re-- success see henry says the sale means more in this neighborhood. >> i bought this building and that's the difference between me and the hundred other guys out there renting. >> in san francisco, abc7 news.
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>> tonight santa cruz police are searching for a pair of teenagers who attacked and injured a woman while trying to steal her purse. the surveillance video shows the two running away. the woman and her husband were heading home from dinner when one of the teens tried to grab her bag and it was strapped across her body. she broke her hip, but she held on to the purse. sphrans -- san francisco police are looking for two men. two men approached somebody walking their dog. they grabbed the dog and then ran off without it after arguing with the owner. pittbulls are prized by some people. >> getting pups or if they want to fight the dogs. they are looking for dogs that have not been sterilized. this dog's owner, his guardian just lost his best friend.
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>> the robbers stabbed the dog and it did not survive. the owner was in the injured. bart says the train operator said he is going to move it to a main line track. no passengers were on board at the time. this is the second time in two months the bart train has derailed in contra costa county. >> bart's new crars causing -- are causing controversy. it is the color of the seattle seahawks. 49er fans are not pleased. one fan started a change .org for a change of the color of the seats. some people in san francisco are spending their friday night waiting in line outside a store for new sneakers. that line is forming outside the nike san francisco store in union square. these folks want to be the first to nab a pair of nike air foamposit pro easy. they retail for $150.
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7-year-old twins are heros. how they fought off a carjacker with just a toy. and what those sounds mean and what we have learned about this tiny bear left on a doorstep in tahoe. >> i'm abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. this picture provides a pretty good indication of our holiday forecast. what is coming that will be a change for easter when abc7 news continues. first, here is jimmy kimmle. >> take a gander what is up with us after the news.
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where a chp officer has been injured after being struck by a car. this is on highway 101. it appears the injuries are not serious, but we are gathering more information and we will bring you any updates on abc7 news bay area. and back to our breaking news in san francisco. this is a eleven look at mission street and silver avenue where a car slammed into a bus shelter tonight. the driver and the person sitting at that bus shelter were both seriously injured. the road is closed now. no estimate as to when it will reopen. an emotional family reunion. abc news reporter ron claiborne has the story. >> a mother in tears, but relieved. two of her children shaken, but okay. a joyful, but improbable end to a parent's nightmare.
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they stole the car with the three children inside. >> the drama in san antonio, texas captured on these police dispatch audiotapes. >> looking for a gold nissan. >> the kids are 7 years old and a 12-month-old. >> only a short while later, they were back and what a tale they had to tell. one of the boys beat the car thief with a toy snake until he let them go near maria garcia's home. >> the boy was shaken up and he said he kidnapped us, he kidnapped us. >> fighting back has worked before. this youngster escaped by biting the man who snatched her. now these quick-thing texas twins who had the courage and
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creativity to fight back with the only weapon they have. they have now identified a person of interest in the case. abc news, new york. >> talk about lucking out. surveillance cameras captured this video of a woman who barely escaped as a truck crashed into a grois -- grocery store in chicago. she was buying lottery tech cets when the ford pick up hit two other vehicles and then plowed right into the store. the woman was pinned against the wall. her injuries are not serious. despite the wishes of hundreds of thousands of people, the white house will not revoke pop star justin bieber's green card. nearly 275,000 people signed an on-line petition on the obama administration's we the people website urging the white house to do just that. 100,000 signatures is the flesh hold for a -- threshold for a response. they responded with two words, no comment. abc news entertainment says a guest star will appear on an
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upcoming episode of "nashville." michelle obama will join the episode. it will air here on abc7 on may 7th. you met the orphan bear cub last night and we have adorable sound from her this evening. that is a con at the present time sound. it is chortling. it means she is happy as she sucks on her blankie. she is being raised at the wildlife center and her handlers are joining her and she is joining them. let's check on our forecast. sandhya patel is here with the latest. >> easter weekend will bring beautiful weather. if the kids are taking part in easter egg hunts, couldn't be better. i will show you what is coming. live doppler 7hd and limited
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cloud cover across the bay area. we just have a few patches out there. from our exploratorium camera looking at the financial district, the visibility is good right now. 52 in san francisco and 55 oakland. redwood city, san jose, mid50s and half moon bay is one of the cool spots at 45 degrees. from the sutro to tower camera we don't have any fog. 49 in santa rosa and starting to feel the chill a little bit. 50s concord, livermore and one last live picture from our emeryville camera. you can see back toward san francisco and looking across the bay. cool to mild tomorrow afternoon and warming up for easter. we are looking at a chance of showers on monday night. do want to pass along there is a high surf advisory. it runs until monday at 5:00 a.m. and it covers the coastline. northwesterly swell will be building so there is a risk of rip currents. this is really late in the season, this large
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northwesterly swell that is expected. and it is this system here that will bring the swell. watch out with the nice weather you may want to head to the coast. be careful out there. little changes are expected in our temperature. on sunday though you will notice some changes. easter sunrise at 6:28. if you are heading to services the weather looks fantastic. it will be dry. the only thing you might need because it will be a cool start is a jacket or coat. for the afternoon short sleeve weather. 60s to 80s. the little ones will be fine in their easter best on sunday as the sun will be shine expght weather will warm up. and the weather will warm up. monday night is when we will see our first chance of showers going into tuesday morning. very light showers are expected, but at least we are getting some sun. bundle up if you leave home. patchy areas of clouds and then for the afternoon most of the bay area will enjoy sunshine, 60s, 70s and a
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mild day right along the coast. we will keep a few patches of low clouds and holding your temperature at 59 in half moon bay and 64 san francisco and 72 in santa rosa and 68 oakland, fremont, san mateo. a nice day on the peninsula, palo alto 70 degrees and 75 in livermore. bragging rights if you have family in town this holiday weekend. look at the accu-weather seven-day forecast warmer on easter. we will cool it down. a considerable drop in the temperatures. the winds will kick up, but the the biggest thing is monday night and tuesday morning and we may see light showers. we kill dry it out, but carl lynn, we might be looking at a stronger storm. some actual, real showers. >> yes as we get closer to the end of april. >> sandhya, thank you. a larry beil is off, but colin rush is in with sports. >> a lot of baseball. matt cain, you know he is accustomed to this, but not good. how a lack of run support did
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season? he has been waiting for his bat to wake up. 2-run job. 7-0 and he lasts a third of an inning. a moon shot to left his fourth of the year 8-0a's. a beauty right there. six innings and allows three runs and improves to 3-0. cocoa crisp has a two-run homer and a's roll it 11-3. giants opening a road trip in san diego. man down, beer down, hug it out. it is the story of matt cain's career. a lack of run support and it happened again tonight. a past ball in the first didn't help. 1-0 padres and tell me if you pick up on the theme here. third inning and cain gets another swinging. ross who once played for the a's and pinch hitting hitting and buster posey in the eighth. cain is gone after seven stellar innings. he takes gutierrez deep and a
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or any bull -- bulletin board material, but neither were gushing with mutual respect. >> we are the underdogs. they are an outstanding basketball team. they got the edge as far as the team. they should be the favorite. they should have the edge. and now let's roll the dice. >> i have a lot of respect for them. they did something we didn't do. they advance and we didn't. you have to give them that respect. >> the coach is killing each other with kindness. another reminder game one is at the staples center in l.a. you can see the game right here on abc7. abc7 sports is brought to you by riverwalk casino. they are nice right now, but when it is game time, you noy, it will be a different story. >> absolutely. i love how classy they both were though. >> very classy. keeping it classy. >> we will be right back.
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>> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight -- tracy morgan from "transcendence" kate mara and music from birds of tokyo with cleto and the cletones. and now, before i forget, here's jimmy kimmel! ♪ "jimmy kimmel live" ♪ ♪ >> jimmy: very nice. thank you. thank you for watching. thank you for clapping. thank you for -- thank you for everything. [ cheers and applause ]
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