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news >> more problems on the new eastern span of the bay bridge. the flaw that could damage the main cable. >> and some believe that could cause major problems during an earthquake. good evening. >> we begin with abc 7 news reporter live on treasure island with new details for us. allen? >>reporter: carolyn and dan the main cable coming off the tower goes off into smaller bundle of cable that are anchored under the platform but the smaller bundle of cable are attached to rod that are threaded through a support wall and that is where the problem is. 2 74 anchor rod that is hold the bay bridge main cable in place are threaded through a support wall. but 205 of them are misaligned. >> some of the rods are off centered and touching the edges
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of the hole that is going through. >>reporter: bay bridge spokesperson victor says earthquake could cause friction and damage the rods but the problem can be fixed. >> it doesn't present any risk to the seismic performance of the bridge nor interfere with the 150 year life span of the bridge. >>reporter: but 85 percent of the rods are off center and professor says cal-trans is down playing the seriousness of the problem. >> 5 percent of the operation in construction, you can be it's okay. but unheard of out of 2 70 rod, 2 05 are off. which means they are creating. >>reporter: cal-trans will take months and millions of dollars to fix it. but there's no date when that work will begin. on treasure island, abc 7 news. is. >> in the east bay police say
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gun waving woman is dead after being shot by a cop. it happened in concord and amma is there live tonight. take it through it. >>reporter: there was a woman who was killed this evening in officer involved shooting right in front of the house you see across the street. in fact her body is still in the walkway. now investigators have been on scene from the police department also from the district attorney's office. police tell me this happened shortly after 5:30. woman called 911 saying someone was trying to kill her and that she was suicidal. when they arrived they found a woman with a handgun. they say she pointed it at officers when one officer fired a shot killing her. a lot of people who live on the street have been coming by trying to find out what happened because the scene was so frightening. is. >> we saw police with, nealing with guns drawn hyped the parked car right outside the house there and my daughter
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said she saw the woman sitting on the front porch. >>reporter: the i spoke to 2 other neighbor whose both confirm hearing one gunshot. now it's unclear who lives inside the home. neighbors believe it's an older couple and their daughter. possibly another man living inside the home and now they ever waiting to find out which woman it was the mom or daughter they say either way what happened here today is very sad. live in concord, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> new at 11:00 san jose police say man stabbed a woman to death and then called them to report the crime. officers say they found the woman with multiple stab wounds that the home on canyon ridge drive she died at regional medical center. the man knew the victim and calm when they arrived. officers say they have what they believe is the knife he used. >> tonight there has been another suspicious fire in the same park where investigators say 3 other fires have been set. half acre burned at this park this evening. this is the second day in a row somebody lit a fire on the dry grass it
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will not far from homes in walnut creek. fire investigators believe kids may have also set fire today this past weekend and on may 6th as well. >> 2 story home went up in flames in gilroy. we were overhead as part of the roof collapsed. fair broke out this afternoon on jerry lane near day road again in gilroy. it started as grass fire but spread to a chicken coop and then sadly to the house itself. as you can seat house is a complete loss. >> rate now multiple fires still tearing across san diego county. we have some live pictures right now. you can still see there are flames burning here moments ago. we saw another house on fire. escondido police announce minutes ago they have arrested 2 teens for trying to start a fire. also the body of homeless man was found burned in carlsbad today. that's the first death relited to these fires. more than 10,000 acres have burned since tuesday. abc news reporter has the latest from the largest fire still burning out of control in san
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marcos. >> the wildfire here roared to life in the back yard of family homes. firefighters mount aggressive response with dozens of helicopters and planes dumping load after load. crew on the front line battle record heat and gusting wind. they saved hundreds of homes but not all. >> feel really sad for all the people that lost their house. >> thousands of new evacuation notices went out as the wind sent fire spreading. >> take your belongings and please leave. >> resident grab what they could and fled. >> clothes. dog food. dog to toys. records. just stuff that can't be rae placed. >>reporter: third day of unpre-dibility contradictable wildfires smoldering across southern california. investigators trying to determine the cause. some suspicion it may arson. >> we all have suspicion. public does when you have 9 fires that start all over the county. we are diagnose the
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best we can to see if in fact there was these were intentio intentionally started by someone. >>reporter: this fire and all the fires being treated as crime scenes. as soon as the flames are put out investigators go in to hunt for clue on the spark that set it off. this is abc news sap marcos, california. >> we see some incredible pictures coming from the fire line. look at this video of so-called firenado. firefighters call them when strong winds meet and hot air rising. if conditions are right the flames can reach hundreds of feet. they can last for minutes and spark new fires. >> those are incredible to watch. >> let's check in now with zappedia washington look at the conditions firefighters are facing on the fire line sandhya. >>reporter: things are improving. show you live doppler 7hd here in the bay area we are seeing some fog and high clouds down south. starting to see the winds drop-off. so earlier it was breezy to gusty now pretty calm around some parts down there and humidity has come up.
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that's improvement. they were in the single digit earlier. still dry. 17 percent at miramar. 19 percent at el cajon. it's warm as you can see. 60's. 70's. right now. as we look at the forecast winds will be offshore in the morning but quickly turning on shore that is cooler air coming off the ocean. cooling begins at the coast tomorrow. inland spots start to drop-off over the weekend as they see a stronger sea breeze and return of the fog. we will have a similar situation here with cooling spreading inland as well. back with the weekend forecast in a few minutes. >> all right see you then sandhya. >> new at 11:00. former teacher at all boy catholic high school in san mateo suing the school and the archdiocese of san francisco. kimberly says students at the high school harassed her and other female teachers for years and the school didn't do enough to stop it. she says the boys even competed to get up skirt video of their teachers. the school says it expelled 6
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students and suspended 6 others and cooperating with police. 20-year-old woman accused of attack ago 4-year-old girl in san jose wal-mart now faces additional charge hate crime. maria is charged with attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon. police say she used a tire iron to attack a family at the wal-mart on story road because they are asian. if convicted she could spend the rest of her life in prison. girl is recovering tonight. >> police look for pair of potential kidnappers in marin county. 10-year-old girl was approached by couple in a red car yesterday on laurel grove in kent field. the man appeared to be in his early 50's with brown gray hair. woman had shoulder length brown and gray hair. >> all right. do you feel like you are missing out on grit deal on line? >> michael is here with one simple way to save. >> if you are not using promo code you are missing out. so
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coming up. how to track down those code that is can help those code that is can help save you big bucks >> this is it? >> bay area man terrifying ordeal on flight from hawaii. the close call that could have killed hundreds of people. >> and unusual treat for the hero cat would saved a little boy in bakersfield. >> but first here's what's head on jimmy kimmel. >> quick preview of what we are up to tonight. now sal has something to help you cool down. hoses. are you ready to hose each other? spv is.
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>> bay area airline passenger is describing a terrifying close call as 2 jets came dangerously close to each other over the pacific. united airlines flight heading from hawaii to los angeles on april 25th. collision alert system went off as u.s. airway jet approached. flight tracking shows the plane plunged 600 feet in 60 seconds without warning for passengers like bay area resident kevin townsend. >> i am looking down the isles and there's hundreds office people in front of me. people start screaming and noises of things not secured falling around. >> united says working with the ntsb reviewing the incident. new air traffic controller blamed for the mistake sent for retraining. >> take a lack at this. worker took this photo at miami international airport. wow! see a bolt of lightning hit as plane was taking off. flights were briefly grounded but there was no damage. >> happy ending to a story we
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first brought you last week. charm the chihuahua found by chp officers in walnut creek on friday reunited with her owner. turns out charm ran away from her owner back yard very close to the freeway. the girls had been searching for her ever sense. today they thank animal control and chp officers with the giant thank you card. >> and this hero cat 15 minutes of fame will stretch until at least next week. the cat will throw out the ceremony first pitch at the bakersfield blaze minor league baseball game may 20. she will have a little help from her family. you will recall that cat saved her owne owner, 4-year-old boy after dog bit his leg and started dragging him. that video already has more than 7 and half million views on you tube. >> i think give her a parade. >> it's amazing what she did isn't it. >> fantastic. favorite story. >> new study out shows that when shopping on line fewer than a third of us regularly
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use those coupon code. >> really money all of cows use. michael is here now with a look at how you can save with the coupon codes. >> now this is near and dear to me. when i get to a check out page and there's a little box over to the side for cuba coupon code and i don't have one, a little piece of me dies. if you guys know what a coupon koysd. >> yes. >> you do what is it. >> it's a little number that you put in and you 7 a discount when you order something on line. >> exactly. you have seen the boxes on the check out page of shopping sites. sometimes they are welcome. sometimes not. >> shopping on lichbility you think you get a great deal. the then you get to the check out screen and you see a box asking you for a code. suddenly reframe the whole experience for you. >>reporter: we have all been there. good feelings of great deal going bad because of a little tiny box. again,
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consumer action joe. >> it can be very frustrating experience to arrive at check out window then be without a code. think how much more could i have said with this code 50% off? setting people up for disappoint. >>reporter: we see the boxes everywhere. >> when you are shopping on line and you see the box you should always search for the code because if not filling it in your leaving money on the table. >>reporter: she is a savings expert for promotional code.co code.com. she says if you don't have a code, search for one on promotional code.com or another code site t.she says better yet, look for codes before you see a box. >> before you even start your shopping go to site. check whut promotion codes are available and then start your shopping. because very often you can compare those product praises and services on line and find something that is less expensive if not committed to specific brand. >>reporter: if there isn't a code available now, she says wait until the next 3 day weekend. there's a good chance
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there will be one then. why? on line retailer like to offer coupon code over long weekend. and then finally. >> if you have a merchant you shop from frequently and big fan of theirs follow them on social media. really good place to find some additional exclusive and offer you wouldn't find elsewhere. food brand in particular places like panda express or star bucks will often provide exclusive for new product that they are launching by the social immediate contract channel. fine the code there. >>reporter: so let's sum up. to use these to your best advantage lack for code before you shop. shop on long weekend and follow the favorite brand on social media. here's a tip nobody else will tell you. you can actually use coupon code in stores. i have don't. now usually have to call a manager over but then simply pu punch it into the cash register and viola. i have a list of coupon site posted on our web site. you can look for them on the 7 on your side page. >> tomorrow at 11:00 p.m.
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telemarketer still -- spill some of her secret. giving us insider information on how to get the dreaded tell market tore stop calling. >> if you are really not interested in something, here's how to get rid of someone if he can. >> i have used those tips myself when telemarketers call in to me. >> the rule you need to follow to end this aggravation. we have tried it. it works. join me tomorrow at 11:00 p.m. >> we will. good stuff. >> all right. let's get a check of the forecast now. >> sandhya is here. heat you can tell if you have been outside finally cooling off no now. >> absolutely. we are looking at much better sleeping weather tonight especially if without air conditioning you definitely like the cooling breeze and fog that will form along the coast. hay cloud overhead right now so let me show you the 24 hours temperature change. 12 degrees
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at sfo. cooler in this area and 8 degrees cooler in oakland. today the cooling started at the coast and around the bay. tomorrow it's going to reach the other areas that were still hot. from the sutro tower cam are 58 san francisco. oakland 61. 66 san jose. half man bay at 52 degrees. here's live picture from our emeryville camera and looking out towards sutro tower. 60 degree ins nap a.mid 60's rate now in fairfield. 69 in livermore. only warm spot there concord at 71 degree from his our exploring camera looking towards the tans america pyramid. visibility good. that is going to change. areas of fog at the coast in morning. cooling spreads inland tomorrow and further cooling through the weekend. we'll be back closer to average for this time of year. one last live picture and i show you what we look at here. temperatures will be trending lower over the next couple of days. tomorrow 91 in santa rosa. today going down to 86 degrees exploratorium 2 degrees
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cooler. oakland down 11. 76 tomorrow afternoon. you will see a sharp drop in redwood city. 13 degrees cooler. pretty much get the drift here. livermore, gilroy you go from the 90's to 87 there in livermore. still 90 degree ins gill roychlt as you lack at the satellite picture here. high pressure is losing control. high clouds coastal fog starting to move into the picture here and we see much cooler weather with this trough approaching this weekend so everyone will be back down to closer to normal for this time of year. clear inland fog. being restabbed near the coast and right in time for the morning commute. watch out first thing in the morning. mid freeways upper 50's for most of the bay area. you might need the extra layer. 60 degree ins antioch. high clouds as wechlt as you take a look what's coming for the afternoon the fog never quite completely clears. so hold on to that at the coast. 60's there 80's inland. wide range of temperatures you have to get to central value to -- valley
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to see the 90's. 73 san frachbility 86 santa rosa. out towards concord livermore in the 80's. 85 san jose. 76 oakland san mateo o. accu-weather 7 day forecast will continue to drop the temperatures for the weekend did you know to the 70's by sunday. inland 60's coast side a little bit of recovery middle of next week. >> excellent thanks very much. >> great nature for a giants game weather wise. >> gorgeous day. >> matt cain hard to believe hadn't won a game dating back to last august. trying to get the first victory of the season against the team he last beat
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>> good evening. hard to believe the giants in first place in the middle of may and here's matt cain yet to win a single game. again looking for
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the first victory tonight against the marlins. how about sparky here. all sugared up and he has the moves. i like this and right back into it. cain roughed up early. couple of home runs. 2nd inning jones way out to right. giants down 3 nothing. cain settled down went 7 innings. michael answered with tenth of the year. opposite field power what a great acquisition. giants down 4-3 and rally for more in the fifth. runners at the corner for buster to triple up against the wall. angel both score giants ahead 5-4 and win it 6-4. the first victory since last august. a's the night off. well, little did the frainers know but they were getting when they drafted carlos hyde his twitter handle is if this which men the handsome one. he's at minicamp this week with the rest of the forty-niner rookies. marcus
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could the go for the starting tail back job in the future. they will learn from frank gore. >> when i see frank gore i pay attention to him. before i even got drafted i was comparing myself to not too many people get to learn from a guy who go into the hall of fame. pay attention to him and take notice. >> raiders wasting no time in the topic. mack with the new rackie wage scale in the nfl not much to really has gone el over the salary slotted and expect to start immediately for the silver and black. east/west finals set in the nba. trying to put the hammer down on the clippers
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. >> with much of the nba still in shock that the warriors get kurr from the knicks the news conference next week and will finish up the tv work with the western conference final. lak laker lover jack in the house. for clipper thunder game 6. first quarter falling out of bound and 25 points. 11 assist. clippers build a 16 point lead but kevin durrant caught fire in the second half. from way out. 39 points. 16 board. paul loses it. jackson here. with authority. 14 in the fourth. okc up 4. hits the jumper. we know take the series and face the spurs in the west final coming up fix week. wizard force game snev indiana. pacer in control
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before washington roared back. john this is amazing move coast to coast switches hands in mid-air and 64 s. but finishes 12 points wizard in the fourth quarter. hadn't led to 8-7 and up 1 and close on a run. david west had between. pacers 93-8 93-80. prevail in the series 4-2. face miami in the eastern conference final. same team as last year in the west and east. >> wild thanks larry. sfv if.
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>> all right that is our report thanks so much for being here. >> abc 7 news continues now on line, on twitter face back and all the mobile device was our 7 news app. our next newscast
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