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paid sick leave unless verified. if you're looking for a muni bus today this, may have been where it was parked in the yard. >> about no advance passengers were caught off guard. >> i waited 30 minutes yes. it's upsetting. what can you do? you deal witness. >> the union is involved in a contract dispute. a news letter to members said we're truly confused with the disdane sfmta has. why do they hate us so much? this driver showed up to drive
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the 39 bus he says he fully supports his union. >> we're out here doing a job. you know? you just want to be compensated. that is all it is. >> friday, the operators voted to reject the city's latest offer which proposed just over 11% in wage increases over two years, but also, calling for them to pay 7.5% into their pension. >> that is what we did for them. we agree we pay more, i'm paying more. >> the mayor says he simp pathizes with the riding public. if no agreement is reached there will have to be arbitration. in san francisco, abc7 news. >> well, because of the sickouts, cable cars were not running today, look at that. tourists hoping to take the ride can only get in, san francisco,
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right? but they're out of luck today. >> we're very disappointed we've seen san francisco because we haven't been on the car >> when young we used to have the movie on tv. and so we wanted to see it. >> somehow it's not the same. >> yes. frustrating for them. a quick check to see if having impact. they're inching along at 5 or 10 miles per hour. cars right heading another way. it's bad. as you can see, 80 is sticky in both
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traffic reporter will show if you there is an affect on the morning commute tomorrow on abc7 news at 4:30 a.m . so tune in for that. >> tonight agents raided ryan chamberlain's apartment with a search warrant. the fbi said he may have been in possession of explosive materials today, a letter detailed recent failed relationships with his mother, women, and a friend. he said he was depressed and in a dark place. then, an update hit his twitter feed. saying no stashes no car rigged to explode i explored ugly web sites a year ago. i was upset and i thought i was done. that is it. no one was in danger. those who know him say they're worried he is now in danger.
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>> i'm choosing to remain hopeful. >> fbi considers him armed and dangerous, asking anyone who sees him to dial 911 immediately >> the search is on after a person reported missing near the golden gate bridge. the mission began after a call around 4:00 this morning from a 30 foot vessel. the coast guard says crews will continue the search. there are no signs of anyone in the water >> and an armed robbery suspect is in custody after trying to fied hooid from police inside of a building. police surrounded this area after getting a report of an offering around 12:30
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. >> an attack on a student, sky seven shot these pictures today. police say a parent repeatedly hit a 9-year-old girl with a hammer. she is the mother of a second greater at the school. the student is expected to be okay. >> today, word a vallejo man has been arrested for reportedly attacking a 29-year-old woman who has a disability over a four-year period. he has been ex-indicted back to solano county. >> one of the state's highest spending elections back to come to an end.
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the money is mostly on two candidates steve gracer. and one main issue? whether transit unions like bart should be allowed to strike. laura? >> well, hi, kristin. this is one of three just a half mile long the fine print says the candidates did not authorize the message on the bill board. typical of all of the messaging coming up to voters here in district 16. >> on television, and radio, and in dozens of sailors to homes, they're mostly negative attacks directed at two top democrats in this race orinda vice mayor steve glacier.
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>> so these come from interest group s. >> map light tracks catch yan spending. >> we've got $5 million so far in this race of which $4 million from expenditures so these are groups that can spend unlimited amounts to influence the direction of the race. >> the spending and assembly district 16 race is now $3.96 million. nearly as much as in a state wide race for superintendent of public instruction. three times greater than the direct four race in napa. >> is this surprising to you? >> it does. i grew up here, you know? local mayor and teacher, you can see this kind of money. >> largest group represent unions and labor. glacier has the backing of chambers of commerce and business. largely related to opposition of future bart and transit strikes >> it changed a dynamic of the
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race went from just a normal assembly race in california to highest spending contest. because i took on bart unions. from their point of view, i took on all yienins >> he says there is no direct influence over the ads and photos used in thoegs campaigns being pulled off web sites without their auj sayings. a san jose mayoral candidate is out of the hospital tonight. council woman rose herrera was dizzy and spent last night at the hospital. tests show a possible virus and inner ear infection. she's one of five major candidates running. the runoff expected in november. a poll shows governor brown is seeking a fourth term in office, and would be the first governor in california history to reach
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that mark. his opponent will be likely one of two republicans. >> another note on politics. voter going to polls in arizona as well, one names on the ballot is cesar chavez. scott fistler ran as a republican twice and lost, twice now he legally changed his name to run in phoenix and switched party afillations, he's now a democrat. >> homeland security, fema, hhs. coming up issues so important, the president calling on three cabinets to solve it the story, next >> defying odds a student with no home, no car, and now getting a full ride to college. >> i started jumping up and
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down, streaming. >> the generation known for selfies is adding another dubis distinction >> why the phrase an apple a day is taking on new meaning. stay with us. idlock. teacher layoffs. and a 60 billion dollar budget deficit. that's what john perez faced when he be speaker of the california assembly. so he partnered with governor brown to pass three balanced budgets, on time. for the first time in thirty years.
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today, the deficits are gone and we've invested an additional 2 billion dollars in education. now john perez is running for controller, to keep fighting for balanced budgets. democrat john perez for controller. the epa unveiled what is calling an historic effort to fight climate change, aiming to slash emissions by existing power plants by 30%, accelerating the shift away from coal. administration says it would reduce air pollution, improve health, and spur a clean energy economy that can with an engine of growth. >> i gnome are wondering can we
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cut pollution while keeping our energy affordable? reliable? sure, we can and we will. critics claim energy bills will skyrocket. they're wrong. wrong. >> consumer prices for electricity will and slow economic growth. >> the president declared an urgent for undocumented children caught trying to cross the mexican boarder by themselves the number spiked in the past. up 90% from this time, last year the government says many as 60,000 children could be caught this year crossing into the u.s., costing # billion to house, feed and send to shelters or reunite with relatives. 600 will be housed at the naval base ventura county.
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are from central america and may be trying to reunite with parents here in the united states. >> now, hiring california state university looking to fill several hundred full time positions expecting a high number of applicants in the fall. l.a. times reports the system under pressure to move under graduates through the sigs tim more quickly. money coming from a $125 million increase in state funding. bay area ferry series getting money from the government for grants going to 114 ferry operators. the local funding will go towards a ferry boat part of the fleet. >> 18-year-old kyle evans and
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his family were once homeless. a few months ago he received a letter from an ivy league school inviting him to attend brown university, his dream skoochlt he accepted. the story of i journey to overcome adversity. >> it was my dream school. i started to jump up and down, screaming. >> he proudly showed us his letter to brown university. it wasn't the only college eager to enroll the 18-year-old from hayward. it was a long journey for a young man and his family who just a year ago were homeless. >> i lost my job. and we just, our house got foreclosed on. >> i would sit in the car and study. read. >> kyle with his younger sister and parents moved from one motel to another.
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. >> i used it as a tool to accomplish more. i didn't let it bring me down. i wanted to use to it propel myself. >> despite his situation he maintained good grades graduating with a 3.7 grade point average. >> he's our little nerd. >> his father has gone back to work. they've moved into transitional housing. thanks to an organization called bosc. >> it gives them a chance to save, a chance for the family to be together and love each other, and people get opportunities. >> brown university has given kyle a scholarship and a chance to study medicine. >> i want to be a pediatric surgeon. it's my career goal. i think it's possible. i know it's possible. it's going to happen. >> in the words of edgar allen poe, never to suffer was never
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to have been blessed. >> wow. reminds of you pursuit of happyness. >> fabulous story. >> buying a home a dream for many. >> tough world out there. young adults are having a tough time buying homes, showing it's being priced out of the home buying market. 36% of americans own their homes, get this. that is the lowest level since 1982. student loan debt, a tough housing market are moved using social media on your
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location. >> you can be putting yourself or children at risk by constantly posting these locations because a predator can piece together where they're going to be at any given time. >> so be careful not to show when you're not home and you're home. are you in summer vacation planning mode yet? a survey by american express finds americans will be spend a little bit more on trips, about $100 more than last year the cost of flying expected to jump about 6%. hotels up nearly 5%, and theme park tickets prices are also climbing. however, travellers will get a break on gas prices and rental
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cars, prices will remain stable. >> we don't want it busier, but it's nice. >> no big hardware announcement from apple but the tech giant revealed a new operating system. new features of ios 8 include revamped keyboard with predictive typing and changes to i message. also including a health tracking app syncing with popular fitness devices >> with a common network protocol that has secure pairings to ensure only your iphone can open your garage door. >> also, os ten yosemite. apple says it will be available in the fall.
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it changes so fast. >> whether can be changing quickly. >> she's outside with the forecast. >> temperatures well below morm. you can see why sea breeze is going. temperatures have fallen by 5 to 15 degrees. taking a look at doppler 7, low clouds, gray over the bay as well. look north. isolated thunderstorms developing a short time ago. they've been dieing down. there is wrap around moisture around the low pressure system that brought us cooling today winds gusting to 30 at napa. 24 at san jose. and sfo.
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we're expecting this wind to continue to push low clouds from the bay inland by tomorrow morning. and as we look at the view of the bay from our camera, it's gray. 58 in san francisco. it's 63 in oakland low 70s around san jose. san jose still bright, sunny. high temperatures there 75 degrees. right now, we have 60s in santa rosa and napa. novato, 70 degrees another live picture, lots of low clouds there. fog overnight. coastal driz yichlt warming trend beginning tomorrow. and over-90 degrees inland by week's end so we'll have to wait a little bit before getting summer-like warmth. we have one low pressure sits tim that is over expect low clouds to march
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inland tomorrow morning. watch out for slick roadways if you're heading off to work early on. just be aware of the fact we'll see drizzle. and tomorrow morning, temperatures into upper 40s to mid-50s if you have to walk outside it's going to be damp. yes not great morning. taking a look at the computer animation, low clouds, fog antioch made it to 80. tomorrow, we'll go 83 degrees. 68 in oakland. 73 palo alto. a look at the accu-weather forecast does feature a minor warm up inreasoned. we're expecting 90s by thursday and friday,
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>> california chrome has its first endorsement deal >> how morning joe is getting a shot of mary jane. we'll be right back.
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being bi lingual may be the secret to delaying aging of our brains researchers say people who know two or more languages may slow down the decline from aging. and california chrome has a shoe contract, the yuba city hoarse. you'll see the name stretchers on california chrome as well as the handler. sketchers will be allowed to try to use the horse in marketing for a month after the race.
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>> summer heat gets to be too much, the japanese space agency making the technology available to the public. to sishg you'll yat cold water at a temperature of 39 degrees. it is a low price, you know. $590. >> in the meantime, walmart and barns and noble trying to cash in on a feud on amazon and a publisher which publishes popular authors and reportedly blocked preorders for releasing in a fight over digital pricing. now, at 40% off >> one more note, marijuana coffee coming to the state of washington next month. it's called legal. it contains enough thc that is
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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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coming up, kristin wanted everything planned in advance so her kids would not be burdened. michael finney explains how things wound up more uncertain for a bay area mother, and what we can learn from the experience >> stanford offers a suggestion for improving health of the nation's less fortunate. it's coming up in a half hour on abc7 news at 6:00 >> and what is probably the longest 23 seconds in a golfer's
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life. >> his birdie putt hanging on the rim okay. >> this is moving all the time. he's having a conversation. >> you heard at nounser there. you're not allowed to hit a moving ball. as long as it's been per secretaryively moving you can't hit it and he just waited and waited. >> that never happened to you? >> no. never goes in when it happens to
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me. >> we're out tonight the whirlwind of fire storms swirling around the deal that freed sergeant bowe bergdahl and we investigate who he is, how he was taken and how dangerous are the taliban leaders now living in freedom and luxury. >> really unfriendly skies. the spike in the number of unruly airplane. passengers. how the airlines plan to fight back. two children, the latest to be blown in the air on a bounce slide tossed nearly 300 feet by a gust of wind. a new federal investigation tonight. and consumer alert. we investigate your favorite foods shrinking at the grocery store while the price tag says the same. how to stay on the lookout and spot it for yourself.

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