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good saturday morning. it's 8:00 a.m. we'll start you off with a quick look at the weather with lisa argen. >> good morning. here's a live look at doppler 7 hd, low clouds and fog banked up along the coast. sunshine inland. concord reporting sunny skies in the low 50s. a little sun on the peninsula. 51 in hayward. 57 in mountain view. 54 in napa. drizzle as well. 49 at sfo. today temperatures cooler than average in some neighborhoods. you can see how we're looking at increasing sunshine in the santa clara valley, mid 60s to mid 70s around the bay today with the coast staying cool with only upper 50s to low 60s. numbers climbing through the
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lower 80s. tomorrow featuring warmer weather. i'll have a look at that and a first look at june in a few. we begin with developing news out of oakland. police are investigating the death of a man hit by a b.a.r.t. train. it happened around 10:15 last night. authorities say the man was walking along the tracks when he was hit. the accident shut down service between oakland and san francisco. passengers on the train stayed inside the cars as emergency crews cleared the scene. service resumed just after midnight. the victim has not been identified. a family feud that started overseas exploded inside an oakland school bathroom. police say a mother beat a third grade wr with a hammer. alan wong has the story. >> reporter: parents at lafayette elementary school are finding out the mother of a second grade student attacked a girl with a hammer. >> that's scary. if i would see a lady with a hammer, i would take my daughter
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out right away. that's scary to hear. >> reporter: oakland school district officials say the woman concealed the hammer until she lured the third grader into the restroom and struck her body several times. the girl was taken to children's hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. >> the child was conscious during this process, and in remarkably good spirits including the trauma she had been through. >> reporter: the school district identifies the woman as haseemah diam diame, a well known volunteer at school. >> there seems there was some sort of family feud, this act was perpetrated as one of vengeance to get back against other family with which this woman had a conflict. >> reporter: diame is now in the alameda county jail facing charges of assault with a deadly weapon. in oakland, alan wong, abc 7 news. the family of an oakland high school student is expected to file a lawsuit against the district after he was attacked by a school security officer.
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surveillance video from may 19th shows the guard hitting 17-year-old francisco martinez who has cerebral palsy, he throws him to the floor. the guard, marshal mitchell, was fired and has been charged with felony corporal injury to a child. yesterday students passed around a petition to get mitchell rehired. they say he was provoked after the teen spit in his face. >> i feel like he was brought out of his character, you know? because somebody spit in his face. >> he was not supposed to snap. i was brutalized, thrown on the floor. >> the adult has a higher responsibility and a greater obligation to act maturely and exercise restraint. >> martinez told us he had to return to the hospital thursday night for headaches and back pain. a father in richmond has been arrested on suspicion he attacked a special needs child on a bus. police say burnis hurd went after an 11-year-old boy on thursday who may have been picking on his 9-year-old son. both are special needs students
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at wilson elementary school. the bus driver intervened. the 11-year-old had scratches but did not need medical care. hurd faces a felony charge. the number of drops are growing, so are the crowds. the hidden cash phenomenon invaded southern california thursday night, now thousands of new people are following the mysterious donor on twitter. this was video from last night when hundreds swarmed a los angeles park hoping to find money in an envelope. a tweet posted yesterday promises today's drop will lead to the biggest scavenger hunt in history along the beach. this is the last weekend to take in a san francisco landmark. for 17 years furniture has crawled out of the vacant hugo hotel at 6th and howard, but on tuesday it comes down. abc 7 news reporter tiffany wilson explains why. >> reporter: what started as a six-month exhibit stretched into
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17 years of furniture dangling, drooping, dancing across hugo hotel. brian goggins' work has become a landmark for locals. >> it really just exudes, like, a nice part of the city. >> reporter: and a highlight for tourists. >> it's a cool thing to stumble upon. >> reporter: more than 100 volunteers helped with the installation in 1997 and more recently the community came together to try to save it. on tuesday, this teeters tub will finally land on solid ground. >> i am a little sad. and i wish it could remain longer. >> reporter: the building will be bulldozed in a few months to make way for new affordable housing. the decision has split the neighborhood. >> the building itself is an eyesore. >> i will miss it. thank you. >> reporter: varnish fine art is selling the sculptures. >> the price ranging from $650
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for a lamp to $35,000 for a clock. >> reporter: neighbor's see the space as priceless. >> many landmarks, but nothing like this. i think it will be a sad thing to see it go. >> reporter: this weekend is your chance to say good-bye. in san francisco, tiffany wilson, abc 7 news. we have an update for you this morning on some east bay elementary school students we first interviewed eight years ago. in 2007 they were fourth graders at think college now in oakland. the school has an emphases on college prep with almost all minority students, many of whom are living at or near the poverty line. in june students attending the school will be the first to graduate, a goal put in their heads since day one. >> i want to be a doctor. >> do yyou know what college yo will go to. >> berkeley. >> graduate go to college. it's something, like, my parents are really proud of me. >> claudia actually picked uc
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santa cruz. pe jo she joined dozens of graduates at a gala last night. the crowd also watched the story from eight years ago to show how far these kids have come. >> this is a dream come true for us. because once they go to college and graduate from college, that's going to have generational change across our entire community. >> in 2007 the principal said he would do anything to help get his kids to college, which included this, dancing on the roof as a reward for reading. excellent. congratulations to all of the graduates. weather now, to lisa. kind of the bearer of gray news. >> yes. some gray news. we have sunshine in parts of the east bay and south bay. but it's 51 and cloudy in san francisco. >> see? >> at the airport, 56, partly sunny. drizzle around the bay, mile and
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a quarter visibility in half moon bay. it gets brighter and warmer today. the warmer day reserved for tomorrow. we'll talk about the weekend and what's to come as we welcome in june and perhaps more gloom coming up. >> thanks, lisa. >> can diets like using be dangerous? the little known disorder and how you can stop the sign and the new
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eating disorders can be disguised as healthy eating. social media sites are filled
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with posts about clean diets, but those diets can lead some people to an unhealthy obsession. >> reporter: alycia killian enjoys making lunch and spending time with her dad in their fresno home. for years the 25-year-old fresno state student dreaded eating time because of her eating disorder. she wasn't eating bad food or not at all, she was eating too much good food. >> i used to obsess about food and what i was making, what i was eating. basically all day. that just consumed me. i couldn't focus on work or school. i was depressed. >> reporter: alycia suffered from an extreme fixation on eating healthy food or having a clean diet. she said it started when she was 11 after struggling with a childhood trauma. experts say they're seeing a rise in the disease, at the same time trendy diets focused on eating right, diets like using,
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the paleo diet, the raw food diet, no fat and gmao free diet have driven up the demand for organic food. >> we live in a culture that is very focused right now on being healthy and eating right, the right kinds of foods. and that's great. there's nothing wrong with that on the surface. but when it becomes an obsession and unhealthy physically for somebody, then that's dangerous. >> reporter: licensed therapist susan cravette at the eating recovery center of california says many times family members are the first to call for help for loved ones who show signs of orthorexia. >> all of a sudden they're dropping weight, cutting out food groups, refusing to eat anywhere except at home. >> reporter: kim terrapela dietitian, says it can lead to malnutrition and even heart problems and self-esteem is often tied to the disorder. >> you notice they beat
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themselves up if they eat anything that they deem cannot be pure or healthy. >> reporter: some organic store owners and farmers worry the growing cases might turn people away from healthy eating. but experts say many orthorexics eliminate one or more food groups, even if they're organic. leading to extreme eating habits. >> it's about eating a balanced diet and making sure you have the correct proportions of food throughout the day. >> reporter: alycia can do that now after recognizing she needed help. >> i wanted to live and i wanted a future. >> reporter: she continues her therapy at eating disorder center of fresno, which returned her to more balanced eating habits. >> now i can go and enjoy everything in moderation, enjoy the people i'm with. biz peop it's about people now and not about food. >> reporter: a healthier outlook on life, not just what's on her plate.
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three young black men were going door to door canvassing for clarence hunt's campaign yesterday morning. on two different occasions two white police officers approached the men and asked them if they had ever been arrested or been to jail. >> i feel like it was profiling because if it had been a white woman or an old white person, they wouldn't have asked have you been to jail, are you on probation. >> i'm disappointed. i feel it shouldn't have happened. >> we can't have that in an election process where these young men are getting involved, college students, and they should be out here really exercising their legal rights with outharassment and racial profiling. >> reporter: the officers told the men they needed a permit even though political activity is not regulated by the el cerrito municipal code. a new poll finds bay area residents topical cal and the rest of the nation when it comes
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to health care insurance coverage. a whopping 93% of bay area residents say they are covered by some sort of health insurance. 81% get that insurance through their employer. now, with those numbers, it's not surprising that the bay area council poll also found few resident res ls rely on governm insurance programs. 61% support the affordable care act, but very few have need for it or take advantage of it. in san francisco this morning, beginning at 9:00, more than 100 volunteer also gather at john o'connell high school and spread out to clean up areas of the mission and burnell heights neighborhoods. these are pictures of previous cleanups. public work crews will join in the effort. more than 40,000 people have taken part in the public works volunteer program in the past 13 years. letting teen drivers get
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behind wheel can cause anxiety for parents. new technology is letting them keep tabs on teens when they hit the road. consumer reports is partnering with 7 on your side's michael finney to reveal how the safety devices work. >> reporter: good morning. car accidents are the number one cause of death for teens. you see teens are inexperienced drivers and they tend to speed. consumer reports tested devices that you can install in the car to keep tabs on your teen and their driving, potentially help prevent a tragic accident. >> they were best friends. they weren't just brothers. they went everywhere together. >> reporter: linda strickland's teen sons ted and alex took the car on their first road trip and were in a horrible car accident. ted survived, but alex and another passenger died. >> i should have said no. but people tell me to cut the
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apron string. i cut the apron strings now my son's dead. >> reporter: while it's impossible to prevent your child from getting into an accident, consumer reports tested small gps tracking devices that warn you in advance how your teen is driving. there's moto safety, mass track and moby co-pilot that cost between $80 and $150. they're easy to install in the diagnostic port under the dash, then you pay $15 to $20 per month for driving reports. >> so they alert if you your teen is speeding, slamming on the brakes or gunning the car. >> reporter: you can have the alert sent to you via text or e-mail or view driving reports from the device's website. you can also see the vehicle's location and the route. all the devices work well. >> don't think of it as spying on your teen, but coaching them to be a better driver. >> reporter: the $80 moto safety is enough for simple tracking and allows you to set top speeds
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for highways and secondary roads. if you pay more for the mass track or moby co-pilot tracking systems you get some extras like notifications if the car is turned on or off so you know when your teen arrives. i'm michael finney, 7 on your side. if you live in walnut creek don't be alarmed by gunshots or screams today. the police department will be conducting training at the school between 8:00 and 5:00. always good to be warned about something like that. could be terrifying if you didn't know otherwise. >> certainly. walnut creek will be one of the milder conditions to warm today with numbers approaching 80. boy, this morning it's gray, it's cool, even some mist and drizzle. live doppler 7 showing you the low clouds and fog, which will be situated pretty much not only
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all day but how about all week long along the coast? the sunsets at 8:25. we will look for limited sunshine as we go through the middle of the weekment between today and tomorrow, don't count on sun at all. san francisco just partial clearing. we are looking at a weak disturbance off shore allowing for cool air to stay with us. today it will be lightly warmer than yesterday. san jose, partly sunny conditions, 51 in the city. 56 here. morgan hill, 53. you probably will reach near 80 today in morgan hill. half moon bay, mile and a half visibility. winds kicking up. here it is, the beach view. santa cruz, 72 for 3:00 today. right now up in santa rosa, 5054 in napa. 56 by the delta. temperatures should be comfortable in the inland valleys, then you will warm up towards the end of the upcoming work week. so, as we look at sfo, a few areas of sun here. it's 56 at the airport.
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cool and gray at the coast. it will be nice away from the coast. around the bay, pretty mild. we'll look for moderate warmup around the bay and inland tomorrow. here's the setup. radar and satellite, a protroug situated off the coast. it will stay here for another couple days. another minor impulse on monday. between now and monday we will warm up. the high pressure is off shore, so we will look for temperatures around the bay today to be just below average, oakland, mountain view, san jose, 76. plenty of sunshine. the greek festival here today. 18 in los gatos. peninsula, upper 50s. pretty routine for the end of may, beginning of june. 68 in millbrae. san francisco, 62. daly city, breezy, 57. north bay, 79 in santa rosa. concert going on, napa today, about 80. east bay, 68 in berkeley.
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71 in richmond. newark should reach 70. out towards the east bay hills, here's where we look for temperatures in the low 80s from livermore, san ramon, 77. night game at the coliseum, 65 or so at 7:05. then we'll see the breezy winds throughout the afternoon as the sun sets, but really not until 8:25. the accuweather seven-day forecast, modest warm up tomorrow, another cooldown on monday. tuesday, partly cloudy. wednesday, thursday, friday, warming up. probably going to see some 90s inland. we'll let you know how warm it will be in your community. keep track of bay area weather on twitter at livedoppler7hd. the last day of may today. >> all right. we will try to enjoy it. >> yes. >> thank you. next on abc 7 news, the controversial diaper commercial that some people are calling
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welcome back. victory for some san francisco residents. ten thanes of a ten-unit building at 23rd and florida streets are celebrating after the sf rent board rescinded a notice calling for their eviction under the ellis act. the ellis act allows property
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owners to evict tenants to get out of the rental business. residents say their victory will encourage others to organize for their housing rights. a bear in florida proved that hammocks are comfortable no matter the species. a man in daytona beach snapped these pictures of a black bear that came out of the woods near his home. the bear relaxed in the hammock, lying back like a human would. then he curls up for a bit. the bear hung out for about 20 minutes before walking away. no harm done. you heard of having a monkey on your back, how about a goat. someone in ethiopia took this video of a cyclist riding down the street with a goat on his back. the goat looking around, taking it easy, seemingly without a care in the world. seems comfortable with his front legs draped over the man's shoulders. the goat is technically riding in a harness on the cyclist's back. why not?
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a new ad company for diapers is being criticized for being too sexual. you decide. this is the ad for huggies new denim diapers airing in israel. some parents compare it to hyper sexualized clothing ads featuring adult supermodels. huggies says it is a celebration of color and fun. the ad has not run in the united states. sour dough samant's sprucinp his style for the upcoming season. a seam stress stitched up a new pair of jeans yesterday at the levis store in san francisco for the iconic 49ers mascot. nothing because custom made pair of levi's is good enough for sour dough sam. the new jeans will be ready in time for the football season at the new levis stadium in santa clara this fall. still to come, a big effort by an east bay refinery. the modern changes the facility wants to make while cutting
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greenhouse gases. and a look at a brand new bay area hospital, a state of the art facility with high-tech
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welcome back. coming up on 8:30. starting this half hour with a quick check of the weather. >> this is for you. i know how pretty you think this
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will be. just kidding, it's gray, bleak, dreary for sure. hang on, we have sunshine on the way for the east bay. it's already sunny in the east bay valleys. san jose at 57. this is what happens late may, early june. 51 in san francisco, you will stay cloudy today. we have 80s on the way for concord, livermore, and around oakland today, about 69 with sunny skies. upper 70s north day. along the coast it will stay cool with gusty off-shore winds. we will talk about a bit of a warmup as we usher in june. that warmup is headed our way as soon as tomorrow. in his weekly address, president obama says his a administrati administration's new rules to curb greenhouse gases from power plants is essential to the health and well-being of the children. he recorded the message at the children's national medical center in washington, d.c. instead of the white house. >> as president and as a parent i refuse to condemn our children
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to a planet that's beyond fixing. the shift to a cleaner energy economy won't happen overnight. it will require tough choices along the way. but a low-carbon clean energy economy can be an engine of growth for decades to come. >> on monday the obama administration will introduce the first carbon pollution limits on existing american power plants. critics say the new rules will increase costs and kill jobs. an east bay refinery wants to modernize its facility and cut greenhouse gases. but is the project all it claims to be. laura anthony has details. >> they were dumping a lot of pollutants. >> reporter: jim has lived next to the shell refinery for 45 years, he's had his share of issues with his big neighbor. when it comes to the company's in proposed project to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 15% so far he is on board. >> that sounds like a good deal.
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if they're going reduce it. i can't see why anybody would want to be against that. >> reporter: this is the 30-year-old unit that shell hopes to phase out at the martinez refinery by 2020. >> there's everything to like about this project. we will come into compliance with california's greenhouse gas standards, the toughest in the nation. we're also going to lessen our dependents on heavy crude. >> reporter: shell claims the modderization would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 700,000 metric tons per year, the equivalent of taking 100,000 cars off the road. >> shell has been the leader in the last few years reducing pollution, now they step to the fore with removing this, which is '80s technology. >> reporter: some critics have an innate distrust of any plan put forward by a big oil company. in richmond, there's been a delay of the modernization of the chevron refinery that would allow it to process heavier
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crude. in martinez the shell project would not increase the amount of oil processed and allow refining of lighter crude oil. >> there's no change in the amount of the processing. the type of crude that they'll be bringing in, i believe, is much better crude than they had. >> reporter: shell will present its project next week to the contra costa board of supervisors, a first step in launching the environmental review process. there's a 1 in 3 chance you get your health care through kaiser permanente. this year kaiser is opening three new hospitals, the first is replacing an aging facility in hayward. jonathan bloom gets a look at the high-tech hospital just days before it opens. >> reporter: from the moment you walk in, it's clear this isn't your grandparents' hospital. >> you want to get directions, you can find the service you're looking for. >> reporter: starting with touchscreen maps that send directions to your phone. kaiser is using technology to give its new hospital
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some hospitality. hospitality. >> we should have empty waiting rooms. that's a mark of success. >> reporter: they say that will happen thanks to the intake rooms. >> i have the advantage of video here. where the ophthalmologist can be consulting to me directly. >> reporter: the sprawling emergency department has its own radiology unit. >> you can come in right here, be on the table, have a ct within minutes. >> reporter: and it's ready for disasters with outdoor chemical showers and a power plant. >> we have a four-day backup supply of power and water. >> reporter: you won't find many dry-erase boards. >> your husband came by. >> reporter: messages are all done on a tv screen, that's also for ordering food. healthy food. >> it will prevent them from doing certain things like ordering ten pieces of bacon. >> reporter: the technology extends to the operating room, where they have as much gear as in gray's anatomy, hopefully without the drama. >> it does look very much like a video game.
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>> reporter: they can use this screen with controls. >> looks like a video game. >> reporter: after surgery -- >> relax. perfect. >> reporter: nurses demonstrated this lift that helps them get patients of any size to the bathroom. and for patients of the smallest size -- >> this goes on the ankle of every newborn. >> reporter: babies can't get lost and preemies get private rooms. >> a lot of peace and quiet for the families and it helps with infection control. >> reporter: every room is private. >> the air flow for this room does not go out to the rest of the building. >> reporter: it's expensive to build but they believe cheaper in the long run. >> if we can prevent you from getting a hospital-acquired infection, for example, what it saves for us and for you ascn=h patient don't road is immeasurable. >> reporter: jonathan bloom, abc 7 news. a coalition of medical marijuana dispensaries in san jose is hoping an offer of free or discounted marijuana will get out the vote for tuesday's primaries. they've also put out a list of candidates they support.
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>> reporter: medical marijuana dispensaries are hoping the offer of discounted pot for members and at some places free pot to certain users will get out the vote on primary day. they're hoping to have an influence on regulations before considered by city hall. >> the people in the city have been trying to close clubs. >> reporter: at the all american cannabis club, they are passing out orange fliers with candidates. >> they are cannabis friendly or the best option we have. >> reporter: one of the front-runners, david corteze is on the top of the flyer. his campaign manager declined comment on the endorsement. san jose needs to adopt rules that are workable says sam
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roache. by phone, roache said it seems like the federal government continues to punt this issue to the states to figure out. what we really need is some guidance from the feds. tuesday's city council meeting is set for 1:30 p.m. still to come, frustration in the east bay, why hundreds of students are being forced to retake a big test. and at 8:37 on your saturday morning, how about this live look from santa cruz. very festive out there on the beach today. not exactly beach weather, but they're setting up for some type of sporting tournament in the sand there. it will warm up and get sunny. 72 later.
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a reward is being offered in the recent hold-up of a san jose liquor store. >> get [ bleep ] down! open the [ bleep ] register. >> this is video of the may 9th robbery at clyde's liquors. a man armed with a shotgun as you saw there actually hits the customer, orders employees to
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the floor and gets away in a silver toyota. silicon valley crime stoppers is offering a $1,000 reward. 408-947-stop is the number to call. you can remain anonymous. it's happened again at a bay area high school. a standardized test for college credit tossed out because of a mistake by educators. now through no fault of their own, a bunch of kids have to take the test again. leann melendez has the story. >> 160 so far. that was just last night. >> reporter: barry is expressing his anger on this facebook page, a place for him and others to vent after their a.p. tests were thrown out. >> most of us studied hard. we didn't want to spend more time thinking about it now we're asked to do it again. >> reporter: students were given this letter notifying them that the educational testing services
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found irregularities in two classrooms where the tests were given. instead of students seated five feet apart, the distance was four inches less than that. students were also not facing the same direction. >> it's the school's responsiblresponsiblspon responsibili responsibility. we take ownership for that. we set up the rooms in a certain way. and there were some seating irregularities. >> reporter: 400 students taking 14 a.p. tests were affected and must take them again. >> a lot of people prepared a lot for the tests. we were brought in before that, we didn't know if it was a for sure thing. once it was of, everyone is extremely frustrated. >> reporter: the school confirmed the news and told parents the tests will be given again beginning on monday and all through the week. >> these kids studied so hard, put their notes away, had a party, now you have 48 hours? >> reporter: some teachers and a few students not affected will
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be here this weekend to help the others prepare for the test. >> the a.p. kids that don't have to retest are helping the kids who will retest. they will form study groups, work next week and help those kids pass. >> reporter: the school will meet with parents at 10:30 a.m. to answer any questions. in pleasanton, lyanne melendez, nbc 4 la. hopefully lisa will cheer us up with some news of where the sun is at. >> right here. san jose now. looking nice at 56 degrees. yesterday at 69. today we're going for a high in the 70s. a warmup for some. but the low clouds and fog will hang tough along the shoreline. we'll detail your forecast for the weekend and the week ahead in a few minutes. also coming up, the giants light up one of the best pitchers in baseball in st. louis. larry beil will have all your morning highlights
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welcome back. glad you're with us this saturday morning. it's 8:46. if you have to get up, if you have somewhere to be, this is what you'll see. pretty gray. that's my buzzword for this morning. starting to see a tiny break in the clouds.
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the view from our camera, san francisco, just high of 62 today. i say this is as good as it gets, but i would be a negative person, not looking for the silver lining. it will get better than that. >> yeah. we'll have partly cloudy skies downtown, but gray at our beaches, and, you know, elsewhere around the bay, a little warmup. we have that in store for you. more 80s today. yesterday it was about the 60s and 70s. here's a look at live doppler 7 hd. we are running a couple degrees below average in some neighborhoods. we will bring on the warmer second half of the weekend. here's live doppler 7 hd. you can see the clouds banked up along the coast. emeryville, upper 60s for you. 57 in san jose. it's been sunny here. 53 in morgan hill. half moon bay, just a mile and a quarter visibility. the gray skies, you can see them in santa cruz, 72 for their high today.
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57 in livermore. concord has been sunny for the past couple of hours. temperatures have gone up about three or four degrees because of that. napa today a busy place with number there's approaching 80. here's a look at sfo, where it looks brighter here. the marine layer was deep at about 2,000 feet this morning, some drizzle in the north bay into the east bay and san francisco. but we will look for the mixing to happen in the next hour or two. so, the clouds just holding on to the shoreline. here's a look at our visible picture. you can see how extensive they are through the north bay into fremont and union city. things are brightening up in our east bay valleys. that evaporation of the fog will make for a pleasant afternoon. here's the minor dip today. upper level trough hangs out along the pacific northwest. not only for today, but then another system enhances that.
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allows for, after tomorrow's warmup a cooldown on monday. today it's warm as you head outside the bay with 87 in sacramento. 90 in chico, full sunshine, 78 in los angeles. and temperatures around the bay then in a wide range, upper 50s pacifica. 60s half moon bay. 69 in oakland. 82 by the delta. 79 in morgan hill. and the numbers below average in san francisco, you should be in the mid 60s. 74, though, up to the north in san rafael. we will look for a very nice afternoon here for the greek festival with 73 at about 2:00. and back to the mid 70s by 5:00. the accuweather seven-day forecast calls for one of the cooler days of the week. in fact, today the last day of the week with 70s and 80s around the bay. warm up tomorrow, then we'll bring the numbers back down, drizzle on monday. tuesday should feature cool temperatures.
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but turn it around wednesday, thursday, friday we have high pressure building back in for a warmer bay and inland forecast. the coast staying fairly typical with low 60s and low clouds and fog. pretty windy as well at the coast. >> oh, fabulous. when the super bowl comes to levi stadium in 2016, it may come without the roman numeral for l, which is an "l." the super bowl committee said it wants to ditch the "l" and go with 5-0 on the logo. some say "l" could stand for loss or loser. in sports, victory once again for the san francisco giants as they face off against the cardinals in st. louis. here's larry beil with your morning sports. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. the giants lit up one of the best pitchers in all of baseball last night. adam wainwright of the
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cardinals. pablo sandoval's streak did end at nine games. phrases rarely heard at the baseball game, did you bring the pacifier? bumgarner went ten. hunter pence, let's go to big mac land. three-run bomb. giants cruise to a 9-4 win. they have won eight of the last nine. a's and angels in oakland. josh donaldson is everywhere, a head on a stick night. there is a promotion. first inning, there it comes there it goes. brandon moss, grand slam. 4-0 a's in a flash. bottom of the second, donaldson hammers wave le blanc back. 6-0. donaldson is all over our highlights. diving stop, has time to wipe off his hand before throwing off er erick aybar.
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then donaldson again to dead center. second homer of the game. 15th of the year. four rbis on the night. stanford/indiana state, ncaa regional action. freshman cal quantral allowed one run, struck out six. followed jack klein with some pop. cardinals win 8-1 and there face indiana today. the miami heat going to the nba finals for the fourth straight year. they hammered indiana in game six of the eastern conference finals. lance stevenson turned into a complete knucklehead. all of his antics. you don't want to make the king angry, you won't like him when he's angry. right down broadway. he had 25. this was blowout from early on. the birdman, chris anderson dunking. mario chalmers to born. heat up 26 at the break. wasn't even close. born reversing it. he had 25. miami joins the celtics and
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lakers as franchises that have gone to four straight nba finals, 117-92. game six, kings/blackhawks in l.a. al michaels in the house. do you believe in miracles? how about this. alec martinez ties it up at 2. kings up 3-2 late. keith a wrister that greets jonathan quick. ties it at 3. less than five minutes later, patrick kane. chicago evens the series 4-3 the final. back seven back in the windy city. that's a wrap on morning sports. mike shuman will have all of your weekend highlights. enjoy your weekend. i'm larry beil. still to come, there's a party underway in napa. the big names expected to
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right here. my parents were immigrants. and they taught me that with hard work, anything is possible. i earned a scholarship to mit. and worked across party lines to get things done. i'm alex padilla. i'll protect voting rights for everyone. and make it easier to start a business. so we create jobs and opportunity for all californians. what should we order? (announcer) alex padilla. secretary of state.
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. the party is on in napa. the bottlerock music festival is underway. some people are surprised to see it back. organizers defaulted on $5 million worth of debt due to vendors last year. this year the concert is under new management, and one of the first things the new managers did is pay vendors what they were owed from last year. huge crowd gathered yesterday to see the cure and tonight you have thirdeye blind, weezer and
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outkast on tap to perform. so, good lineup. it will be cool, need a jacket for tonight. >> yeah. temperatures dropping through the 60s. the afternoon will be on the warm side with napa around 81 today. 79 in richmond. 69 in oakland. cool and cloudy in san francisco. cloudy half moon bay, 60. 81 in livermore. more of a warmup tomorrow, anywhere from 2 to 5 degrees warmer, we cool down monday. by tuesday, temperatures are fairly seasonal and then that warmup really underway the middle to the end of the week. >> that sounds good. thank all of you for joining us on the abc 7 saturday morning news. the news continues online, facebook, twitter with our new abc 7 news app. have a great day.
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>> jack hanna's "wild countdown" is sponsored by nationwideinsur. >> hello, everybody, i'm jack hanna, coming to you from my base camp here at the columbus zoo. and welcome to "wild countdown." i've always been fascinated by creatures with extraordinarysen. look at the size of that one! some can see their prey from miles away. >> from thousands of feet in the sky, these guys can see the eyelashes of a mouse flickering. >> others navigate in the dark with their ears. >> if you stand in the way of a bunch of bats waving your hands, you probably would not hit them. >> whoa! and some find victims just by sensing body heat. oh! i saw it. >> did you see it? >> oh, yeah.

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