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>> it's a problem that needs to be addressed instead of we'll take care of it you're not, obviously. >> we take incidents like these very seriously. >> and where in this social contract says we have to abandon our children to bullies? how tear dare the state file criminal charges against a parent who does. that is unacceptable. >> today, she will appear in court thursday morning free on $30,000 bail. in santa rosa, wayne freedman abc7 news >> today, a canal lick school issued an apology to a senior left out of the annual year book because she was wearing a tuxedo the school said it omitted her portrait because it violated a dress code the principal says the last days have been revealing and this is an opportunity to learn, to grow
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as a community. the for trit will be displayed on saturday. >> a man wanted for killing a woman after a fender bender last fall has been caught in miami. he was arrested on friday on the process of being excited green accused of killing the woman in the city. she was spot and wounded it happened in november and the couple and several friends leaving when the fender bender and the shooting happened. >> prosecutors say they will ask for the death penalty against this man and how will prosecutors perceive with the case anyway? abc7 news is live tonight with that story. david?
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>> this will be a challenging case. no body or crime scene has been discovered yet the district attorney believes it has a death penalty case. seeking the death penalty carries some risk. neither sheriff deputies nor an army of volunteers found a body of the 15-year-old despite searches that continue now, tw years after the disappearance. >> there has been instances like jaycee dugard ask elizabeth smart, presumed dead but later found alive. you can believe that the defense is going to hammer that and they're going to say the da is overreaching here. if there is a verdict, that is a verdict that can never be fixed. >> the district attorney polled members to discuss the death penalty. her father says there was concensus it's the right choice. >> we talked to the da office and have talked to the family.
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yes, it's something we decided they wanted them to pursue. >> search leaders expressed hope it might pressure garcia-torres to give investigators details where sierra lamar's remains might be found. >> there is a group of volunteers coming together that have supported the family two years, we'll be there for them through the duration of the trial. >> this decision will pose a challenge to impanel a jury that is fair minded about capital punishment. >> santa clara county voted more than 50% of the voters in the last election voted to abolish the death penalty in santa clara county. so it's a county with expressed strong reservations for the death penalty as a general concept. >> a 17-year-old boy shot at a
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motel next to kaiser hospital is expected to be okay. after running from hospital workers sky seven over the seen after that shooting happened at west wind lodge on mcarthur boulevard the boy was with friends. the police say one person with him apparently shot at the suspect. >> a 22-year-old from concord is not a cal student police say they found a case of beer inside of the car which is parked nearby. >> a bay area dog owner upset and claims her 7-year-old dog was badly injured during a grooming session in a novato pet co. so far the company failed to do anything about it. abc7 news is live in tiburon with the story and the dog.
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>> this is joey. he's doing6.1u months ago. his owner tells us he had no prior injury. he came out unable to walk. >> just been unimaginable. >> hannah says her 7-year-old dog, joey is starting to act like his old self. nearly four months after heartman's mother took the dog into a petco for a regular $50 grooming session. >> gentlemeny wasn't walking when my mom went to pick him up his back right leg was dangling. i went to put him down. he pulled a leg up. >> she says it was obvious something was wrong. >> i said let me put him on the ground he won't walk. the leg was just dangling. >> x rays showed joey had a dislocated hip and had to have an expensive surgery and still undergoing physical therapy.
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the surgeon that can did his rip reduction was confident that it had to be trauk injury meaning he most likely fell off the table. >> $7,000 in vet bills later the heartmans exchanged e mail was pet co and insurer but the company hasn't accepted responsibility or paid for any of the care. >> we want our money back. i want the word out. as well. i want an apology. >> in an e mail to abc7 news petco spokesperson says we're aware of the claim and have been working with her on a resolution we take her concerns seriously and are reviewing joey's wed medical records. they told us they sent the records to petco in march. >> well, signs of rain and lightning on the way? abc7 news is outside now with a
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look. sandhya? >> never a dull moment a variety of clouds. here in the bay area we're not seeing moisture yet. active pattern to the north. we're seeing numus thunderstorms. and a slim chance of thunderstorms as that cold low moves into northern california it's a slim chance. this is going into tomorrow. there are snow showers in the forecast for sierra nevada. i'll be back with a look at the accu-weather forecast. >> the next big one here in the bay area may actually be a cluster of powerful earthquakes. researchers say it's likely we'll experience mid sized
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earthquakes rather than a giant quake. reporting it's based on historical records showing clusters shook the bay area. >> clean up crews picked up 17 tons of garbage at beta breakers race yesterday. department of public works cleared away 11 tons of it. rec and park picked up another six. a busy day for police and many aroasts among them, a nearly naked guy who hopped a fence to taunt the bison. a witness posted this video online. he was cited for disturbing animals.
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a bay area man authorities say instigated a team. >> does serial job hopping hurt your career? >> and proving them wrong why a woman told she'd never get into college becomes the top graduate. >> and super size theed super cell.
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a developing story now in thigh ln. the army there just declared marshal law the country has been embroiled in a crisis with six months of protest against the governor. opposition wants wants power handed over to an unelected administration. they want the constitution
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rewritten. one report says they've take yefr over television stations the military insists marshal law is needed to ensure security in the country. >> a home sales executive arrested this morning for defrauding banks out of millions of dollars to protect it's company from a mortgage crisis. authorities say the managed to get mortgages for unqualified buyers. the scheme caused $154 million worth of loans to go into foreclosure or short sale. he faces 30 years if convicted. >> bill making its way through sacramento would make police return seed marijuana to accused if charges are dropped. legislation applies to medical marijuana users mandates compensation for those
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whose pot was destroyed. saying would it reduce the amount of seized marijuana. >> this year's top student was once told she'd never learn to read a college level. thank goodness her parents were so right. yesterday, the 3-year-old received university medal and abc7 news sat down with her to talk about overcoming great challenges web becka peters will soon leave berkeley to continue studies at university of manchester then, oxford in the uk. not too shabby for a young woman whose parents were told their daughter had a low iq. >> my parents were laughing to themselves i asked what is so funny. they just said it's funny that someone who was told they'd never read at college level, they'd been told that is now to
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be admitted to the world's best public university. >> she says her parents never bought into that and fought to get her into advanced classes. peters had persued everything in life with intensity. >> classes i think i work hardest in are ones i find myself intellectually engaged. >> she earned a 3.98 grade point average ridge. >> human rights issue is serious. >> peters made it her passion to work on water and sanitation projects in several countries recently she worked to bring awareness to nitrate coon tam nation water in salinas drinking water supply she speaks about her bout with redepregs. iets something can live with. >> peters received a $2500
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prize, which she will donate to california rural legal assistance foundation, working with poor families in places like salinas valley. >> work on bart extension from fremont into san jose, moving right along. crews began digging a trench and the work is affected traffic throughout the area. officials say the extension is due to open in late 2017 a full year ahead of schedule. and expect to meet it's price tag. >> you know poisonous dog treat investigation we've reported to you is more wide spread than we knew. >> really scary stuff. >> we told you about this last
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year. now, it's come to the for front again. 5,000 expected animal food poisonings have been reported to the fda. now, the centers for disease control and prevention have joined in the investigation i reported 600 dogs died that number stands at a thousand. it is unclear if those animals are included earlier. no cause is known many pet treats were manufactured in china included ingredients from china. if you give your dog treats, if you, i should say if you give your dog treats keep tabs on their behavior and health. got a new job and don't like it? a study finds job hopping just doesn't have the negative connotation it once had. after polling career builder
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says it's tep seped by a third of employers employers expect you to knock it off as you age. it is less acceptable for workers in mid-30s and frowned upon in 40s happiest place on earth getting more expensive. disneyland raising prices costing now visitors 0 and older $96 to enter disneyland or disney california adventure parks. that still less than the daily rate of $99 a day for magic kingdom in florida so you might want to look for deals by checking disney web site for specials, buying multi day tickets for checking with your employer personnel department for discount packages >> thank you. >> eric holidayer says there is proof chinese military officials hacked into u.s. companies
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the motive? to steal secrets about american jobs i had a to talk with diane sawyer bit this afternoon. >> hello, cheryl. has the u.s. caught the chinese stealing secrets from american companies and workers? talking to the director of the fbi. also coming up tonight we'll have more with dr. richard beser about that nationwide beef alert. and have learned something that might make this more dangerous. >> also, a new way for families to cut health care costs. >> it's true. a real money back tonight. what if you can save hundreds and hundreds of dollars on medical bills with a phone call? the doctor coming to you? we save a family $2600 and it's coming up tonight. >> world news is coming up right after this newscast here on abc7 >> take a look at this.
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just breath taking time lapse of a super cell storm. look at this. the super cell is a rotating thunderstorm. it's rotating there. strong updrafts, spined in a spiral, pulling clouds into a saucer-like shape. super cells have been known to spawn winds and flash flooding as well. >> incredible video there. >> yes. >> here, all is calm for time being. some blue skies different varieties of clouds. we may see a shower or two. live doppler 7 hd. talking about the timing of this. so green you can see down east
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of gilroy is not reaching the ground. so now, taking a look at what is actually reaching the ground. you'll see numerous lightning strikes in the forecast for this evening. for that area. there is just a very slight chance of an isolated thunderstorm here going into tomorrow. it's a cool wind coming off the ocean. gusts 35 in fairfield novato, 32. 28 oakland. 23 san jose. 29 sfof you're feeling coolness, that is what is bringing it. looking towards bay bridge, you can see clouds there today's high temperatures have been in low 60s to low 70s. half moon bay, 59 degrees.
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gorgeous view from our lake tahoe camera. you'll see clouds there. snow showers up in the high country. 67 now in santa rosa. 66 napa. 65 livermore, mount tamalpais camera just bouncy camera right now looking back towards san francisco. and we'll continue to see the gusty conditions tonight. turning cloudy. isolated showers possible going into tuesday a warmer pattern begins for the week taking us throughout the long holiday weekend. it's going to pass across the bay area. we're keeping instability in the forecast. take a look at clouds at 7:00 p.m . isolated showers are possible. and really continuing into early afternoon, some spotty showers. above 7,000 feet we're looking
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at sne showers. so this is where it gets interesting. upper 40s make sure you grab an umbrella. there could be drops around. could see pop up showers here or there. accu-weather forecast back to a stable pattern middle of the week. warming trend begins we're talking about upper 80s to low 90s inland mid to upper 60s coast side. great looking weather. >> thank you so much. >> coming up a bay area freeway, a stowaway kitten and a happy ending. >> the story, then at 6:00 google reportedly ready to pay $one will bill wrin for a company letting people watch others play video games online
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vice president biden will be in san francisco wednesday for a fund-raiser at the home of tom stieer the tickets start at 3500s sxdz go up to $0,000. stieer held a fund raising for the president in april. . >> a judge has struck down oregon's same-sex marriage ban on the grounds it's un-constitutional. couples began getting marriage licenses immediaterily after the ruling. >> this is just legitimate as it was next door. he can grow up, proud. >> it's been nine years since oregon voters amended the tungs to define maernl between one man
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and a woman. >> a swiss court ordered a russian billionaire to pay $4.5 billion to his ex-wife her lawyer calls it the most expensive divorce in history. his wife asked for $six bill yun but in a judgment the court said half of his worth was the limit. >> soccer fans can keep cash at home. earthquakes say bit coin will be accepted at home games. saying they will be the first team to accept that occurrency. they accepted dij al payments for tickets, and sessions and merchandise. fans must have a bit coin wallet to make purchases during the next home game, which is sunday. >> still ahead school surprise. >> yes. why there is so much hugging in one classroom. and a few tears as well.
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coming up at 6:00, an undocumented student who heckled president is granted a rare special privilege by the president. what he's being allowed to do, what he thinks of u.s. immigration policy now. michael finney explains why you should fill out warranty cards for products such as dish washers and tvs but something you shouldn't do as well. how the drought will impact what visitors to yosemite will be able to see, and do this summer. >> well, fuzzy and cuddly aren't words associated with a traffic jam. >> you'll see what caused a back up in oakland chp tweeted out this photo of a kitten rescued a high street. >> the driver saw the little one jump from the center divide into
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her wheel well. >> this cat was akopted >> an oakland teacher got an unexpected reception when walking into a classroom today >> yes. check this out. that is a laura straight. >> national prize given to top teachers in the country. >> top of the world. i feel i'm whether he issed to be m this situation. she was picked for her attention to students and raising test scores. >> the students were so excited she is the first california teacher to receive the prize way to go. it's a big deal. >> thanks for joining us. world news is next. i'm cheryl jennings
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>> from all of us here, thanks for watching. we appreciate your time. welcome to "world news" tonight. caught in the act. the u.s. charges five chinese spies with stealing american inventions and costing u.s. jobs. pierre thomas one on one with the head of the fbi. burger alert. a recall of 2 million pounds of ground beef. dr. richard besser tells us what can make it dangerous for your family. real money. how to save $2600 on doctor bills and you can too. >> that's real money! and by a nose. another big win for the champion they call the people's horse. the nasal strips can stay. so, does he smell victory for the triple crown?

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