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speed. apparently she did not hear a witness yell for her to get out of the way >> when you're walking down the street and have head phones on keep one in, one out so you can hear the world around you. >> britney was a senior set to go to prom this weekend and graduate in june. >> so nice, outgoing and loving. this is a tragic thing that happened to someone so special. >> students signed a sheet of paper with condolences to her family including her mother and 11-year-old sister. >> everyone loved her and knew her. she'd always dance, always and she was always giving great advice about life. >> a memorial fund has been set up for the family. a candle light vigil will be
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8:00 p.m wednesday. laura anthony, abc7 news. >> investigators want to find an arsonist that destroyed two cars in a driveway of a home overnight. you can see someone there to the right of the screen put gas on the windshield then lights it on fire. the family had been targeted before. this time, more dangerous. >> bart is back up and running after downed power lines stopped service between san francisco and east bay this afternoon. a big rig struck a power pole near west oakland station. officials shut down trance bay service about 15 minutes. >> city leaders expected to make decisions about pot clubs trr more there than any other
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community in the bay area. david, a number of options on the baseball. >> that is true. you know, you might say history trying to repeat itself. three years ago the counsel tried to reign in the cannibis cooperative but strong community opposition by some segments caused them to back down. here are the new proposals that they're going to be voting on. they're going to put a buffer where children are and prohibiting concentrated cannibis. the counsel tries again to site those rules, all but 7 to 10 would have to move to comply with the buffer requirement smchlt say new regulations will put some out of business, not stopping people from buying marijuana from other sources.
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>> it will drive black market sales. what happens if you shut down the clubs you'll force people to buy medication on the street. no other choice. >> the counsel is now taking public testimony today, did so a week ago the city staff is busy answering questions about the impact of the regulations. it's an election year, those supporting tighter regulations are here putting silent pressure on the counsel to protect children and neighborhoods we'll give you vote results when we have them. >> thank you. we have an update for you on a story brought to you yesterday on abc7 news about this little dog named joey suffering a dislocated hip during a grooming in a pet co store that cost the family $7,000 in bills today joey's family called to say since that story aired,
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petco reached out to settle the case the family had to sign a nondiscloe your agreement but say they're satisfied with the resolution. >> a former 49er filed a class action lawsuit in san francisco claiming nfl pumped players pull of painkillers to mask injuries and keep them in the game. he says the drugs that left kidneys functioning at only 30%. former quarterback jim mcman says he was given hundreds if not thousands of pills and never told about side affects. offensive lineman keith van horn says he played on a broken leg and wasn't told about the injury five years. he said he was fed painkillers to deal with the pain. former 49er roger craig among 600 retired playing reportedly
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suing scouts players say they never agreed to use of images for free, forever. and nfl films say they signed away rights when signing their football contracts. >> today the warriors introduced new head coach steve he's going to take over for mark jackson who led the warriors to consecutive playoffs for the first time in more than two we can dek yeaheds the coach knows about winning so here more of what we know about him. kerr is a retired guard who afive-time champion, winning three championships with chicago bulls two, with san antonio spurs. in 2007, he made news in 2010
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to protest the controversial immigration law. he compared to law to the regime in nazi, germany. his father was an academic serving as president of university university during a turbulent period the group islamic jihad assassinated malcolm kerr in 1984. he was known as a fascinating sports figure with an intriguing personal history. we'll have more ahead at 6:00 >> so join us for that. >> one of san francisco's top tractions is going to see restrictions to keep cars off the crooked part of lombard street during certain hours on certain weekends. carolyn? >> tourists love this beautiful crooked street. you can see, and they will still
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be able to walk it any time they want. only residents, and perhaps taxis will be allowed to drive it. this is lombard street on a slow day. on summer weekends, we're told, 2000 cars weave down the stretch etch day. the line backs up blocks that is not to mention people that walk the street and sidewalks. residents say the chaos has grown over the years. >> it's terrible. it's going to be like this until someone gets run over. >> like this one, a neighbor captured on a cell phone >> just overrun. there is no security. no order. there is no traffic flow. people stopping in the street. >> jim hickman testified in favor of a pilot project that
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will ban cars on four summer weekends from noon to 6:00 june 21st-july 13th and friday, 4th of july. this taxi driver says it will be like telling tourists san francisco are closed >> people from 200 countries come and say i love to see it. how are you going to deny them this? >> we come from germany and this is a must do in san francisco. iet shouldn't be closed down. >> pedestrians will still be allowed. this tour operator who says he's not critical because he's in the business blasted restrictions and residents. >> i will grant you on the weekends it's a hassle but you know? if you live on lombard street, you chose to live on lombard street. >> mta directors voted to ban cars with one possible exception they may allow taxes yeez for
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disabled access. >> you know lombard may get the attention, but another street, vermont, some brag they are sharper turns. this is almost a hair pin turn, isn't it? >> we'll have to check it out. >> just ahead bullying, a crime. one city about to vote on it, ahead. >> holiday headache. expected weekend bottle neck and little part that may cause big problems >> golfing protegees just keep getting younger. a bay area girl wowing the sport. >> and
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if you plan to use interstate 280 this memorial day weekend there are major lane closures to tell you about. it's part of a project to replace very critical hinges that join the roadway. those closures begin this thursday. we now have more leanne? >> you know, they're several alerts like one you can see behind me around the city. it will be a bit naturally this weekend. you have baseball game, you have carnival. now, keep in mind this will be the first of three closures this memorial day weekend. then, a section of northbound 280 closed over july 4th, and labor day weekend. construction will take place on southbound 280 near cesar chavez street. caltrans is replacing one major
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hinge holding two pieces of concrete. three other hinges will be replaced during the summer on northbound 280. >> there are only four that got damaged >> caltrans says earthquakes and other events may have put too much stress on hinges. that section built in 190s. workers will demolish enough of it to be able to get to hinges in order to complete the southbound projects, caltrans must close several onramps and king street onamp keep in mind giants under town this weekend. but caltrans says it's best to do during memorial day weekend. >> if traffic counts on holiday
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weekends and impact is less on those weekends than during a normal commute time. >> patsy kelly owns a restaurant close to one of the onramps. >> friday that market day. major chaos >> he says it will impact his business. in san francisco, abc7 news. >> and just over half an hour a big vote in southern california. a city council will consider making bullying a crime. carson wants to be one of the birs fully free zones anyone targeting someone under age 25 makes them feel terrorized, harassed or molested will is to pay up. the first will be $100, second, $200. and the third could bring a criminal misdemeanor charge. if it passes local law enforcement would give training
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on how to enforce it. it would go into affect june 19th. >> this afternoon i soak with abc p news anchor diane sawyer about what is ahead tonight on world news. she's looking into a story we told you about earlier in this newscast. that class action lawsuit. >> i can imagine it's a story story across the country. we're going to look into it tonight the question whether players were injured and were fed painkillers to keep playing. that will be coming up tonight. >> you're also taking a look at some new developments in that big beef recall. >> that is right. we're going in depth on it tonight. and our expert is going to find out why names of stores are being kept secret from you. that is coming up, and more. >> thank you.
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>> world news is coming up right after this newscast. >> stay tuned for. that this weekend is memorial day. unofficial kick off to summer means it's time to start thinking about sun screen. >> i'm all over sun screen. >> it should be all over you. >> mer to the point. there you go. when you shop for sun screen, what do you look for? halfway what is important is spf factor. but consumer reports lab tests reveal you can't relie on what the company says don't let sun ruin your fun. it can save your skin. consumer reports tested 0 spray sxdz lotion that's claim to provide protection. >> that means she the should protect against two types of rays. uvb rays and uva rays
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both contribute to skin cancer. >> reports applied sun screen to panelists backs had them soak in a tub 80 minutes then exposed to uva rays. or uvb. and the backs were examined for color. 18 of the 20 sun screens tested kachl in below spf they promise on packages. they did provide adequate protection. >> we can say results differ from manufacturers they found spf off by just a little. two sun screens off by more. >> beyond cultural natural claimed spf 30. banana boat was also below 15 claiming spf 50 and sound several sun screens are less
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effective at protecting against uva rays consumer reports found seven to recommend, naming two best buys. they're equate from walmart, and spray up and up sport spf 50 from target for $8. consumer reports also recommends three more spray on sun screens bull frog spf 50 plus, wall streen store brand, and banana boat at $1.10. two other locations also recommended. >> spf 110? >> i know. amazing. >> speaking of sun let's take a look at the forecast.
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>> a bit of someone. >> you'll need spf 110 for the week. some blue skies out there. let's take a look at live doppler 7 hd. talking about what's happening right now. some low clouds along the coastline. we had showers move down towards clover dale area. here is what's happening. there is an area of low pressure in nevada. moisture wrapping around the back side of the low. we've been seeing showers. there have been lightning strikes and snow in the sierra nevada. i want to show you reports. so far daggett pass, seven inches of snow.
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they have a winter weather advisory until 9:00 p.m tonight. so looking at heavenly a few plainings there. oakland, 65. here is a sign of instability looking towards oakland you can see puffy clouds there. keeping in possibility of isolated showers. 73 santa rosa. 70 in novato and livermore. beautiful view with a lot of cloud cover there. partly cloudy to cloudy tonight. warmer pattern beginning tomorrow, sunny skies and warm for holiday weekend for foremost of you. tlooblging at satellite and radar that area of low pressure going to be shifting out of
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here. and here is what it's going to look like tonight. cloud cover around the isolated showers will be wining down towards tomorrow morning. and tomorrow afternoon, signs of change. san jose, temperatures trend up, tomorrow, seven. we'll continue to trend those numbers higher, heading into holiday weekend up into mid-80s range. well above average of 76. then, they'll taper heading towards memorial day. some cloud cover around, then, afternoon, you can enjoy some warm weather inland warmer than today, 79 livermore. 71 oakland. 65 san francisco. keeping fog around in half moon bay. 62 degrees taking a look at the accu-weather forecast, temperatures going up every day
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on through saturday. that is when we'll see low 90s enland a slight dip for memorial day. weather pattern looking like what we expected to see around this time of the year. a stable pattern but warmer than average high temperatures for this time of the year. spf 110. >> yes. >> still ahead why oakland raiders open their doors to a high school athlete today >> and a potential road hazard. at 6:00 returning to look into several sudden, unexplained car
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tri point homes you'll recall there is a massive home and condo project starting shortly after bay meadows track sold. >> a popular dim sum restaurant has noernl month to correct neighbor complaints that loud kitchen fans blow the smell of chinese food into their homes. the ranking commission gave them more time the three story restaurant has parking problem buzz will lease more lots nearby >> a bay area 11-year-old girl has qualified for u.s. women's open. lucy li lives in redwood shores look how cute. this is her in april. yesterday, she won the sectional qualifier at half moon bay with rounds of 74 and 68, beating
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second place finisher by seven strokes golfer michelle wi called it amazing. dotty pepper says she can barely wrap her head around the idea of an 11-year-old qualifying >> how do you get that good? >> speak being of people doing remarkable things, a oakland scholar will be heading to yale on a full scholarship oaklandland tech nal high school senior went on a shopping spree today at raiders image store with help from willie brown and three raiders players. the 18-year-old who is graduating at the top of his class with a 5.0 gpa, yes, 5.0 received a gift from general manager reggie mckenzie >> a gift from raiders a windows pro surface computer this, will serve you very well.
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at yale university. okay? >> thank you. >> appreciate it. >> you're welcome. >> congratulations. >> he made headlines when accepted to ten universities, even appeared on ellen degeneres show. he was honored at oakland region's student athlete of the year by california governing body for high school sports. congratulations. >> a lot of folks proud that have young man well, $1 million is a price you can expect to pay for home in many parts of the bay area. so what does that get you? what can you buy outside of the bay area for a million dollars? tonight how the bay area stacks up against the nation when it comes to million dollar listings. >> to the rescue. ♪
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abc7 news team coming up at kf albany paid them $3,000 to move out of a homeless camp. where some ended up is not where officials envisioned taking you to cisco live a world where everyone, everything is online. now back to dan and cheryl. >> see you then, check this out when you have time. our new web site abc7 news.com is terrific. >> you know ma maz will do anything they can to keep their kids safe. >> take a look at had cub stranded on the edge of a busy road. this video shows the mother picking her up and pulling it to safety. >> it's proof parenting is a dangerous job. but remarkable what instinct will do. >> wow. wow. >> okay. now. thanks for joining us. >> from all of us here, we'll
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see you again at 6:00. welcome to "world news." tonight, big hits. the brand new lawsuit against the nfl. were star players fed drugs to keep them playing? berger alert. the recall is expanding. our dr. richard besser investigates. and getting out alive. tonight, our experiment. how effective are smoke detectors in your home? and some big surprises about what you should do. and tonight, the big dance. behind the scenes, the unlikely new dancing star inspiring millions of americans. how does she do it? good evening to you on this tuesday night.
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