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tiffany? >> that letter goes into detail, ends with words time's up, thank you. sorry. i love you. simple words for what is becoming a complicated story the door to his apartment is sealed with duct tape. we cannot enter, this gives a glimpse into his world. and another insight. two and a half page letter posted to his facebook page today. >> i was sad he didn't have it. >> patricia barlow says he masked feelings well.
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>> if boy have known, boy have reached out to him. >> last year, he says he got betrayed by his mother, a woman he thought was the one and a person he worked with. the parent company of project sport would only say we understand there is a federal investigation underway and are not commenting at this time. on saturday, his apartment was raided and the fbi said they found explosives inside. >> in a tweet, he tried to refute that, saying in part nothing they're reporting is true. no stashes, not armed and dangerous no call rigged to explode neighbors hope that is true. >> i hope everything is okay. >> tammy says it's not too late
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to come home. he wants her to know he has friends who will help pick up >> about two thirds of them called in sick today. this was the result there are thousands forced to walk or take a cab to work. many people at the bus shelters having a hard time getting on because there is so few in service. abc7 news has been on the story all day, and is it easier getting home tonight? >> well, by the time buses get here from downtown to take people home, what happens is that the people are already packed in like sardines.
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so what is no advance warning. >> i waited about 30 minutes. >> two thirds were parked today so we're trying to balance service throughout the systems >> there have been rumors after the sickout. the proposal offered 11% in pay increases but required operators for the first time to contribute to pensions. this driver showed up to take the wheel of the 39 bus near fisherman's wharf and says he supports the union.
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>> we're doing a job. you just want to be compensated. that is all it is. you want to be fair. >> when a passenger challenged him on the wisdom of the sickout. >> what does it accomplish? you know it's not going to accomplish is that you're not going to get what you've asked for. >> the mayor, ed lee does not believe angering riding public is a smart negotiating ploy. >> it's bad for the city and economy. but just people getting to work. that is not who you want to get angry. >> i just talked to a woman who hopped off a bus saying how long did it take you to get here? she said an hour, 45 minutes. so everyone wants to know, what about tomorrow? no response from union leaders
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the agency is trying to put pressure on by telling operators they'll not be getting their paid sick leave without a verified doctor's note. and the spokesperson for muni says plans are in the works for tomorrow. live in san francisco, along the bus line, abc7 news. >> carolyn, thank you. with so uch uncertainty, traffic reporter and the abc7 team will be here to keep you up to date on whether buss and trains are running in the morning normally. >> and an accused armed robber is in custody after trying to get away from police taking place around 12:30 in the bay view district today this, is video from the scene. police got a report of a robbery
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with a gun around lunchtime. >> happening now, coast guard searching for a person missing after a sail boat sank near golden gate bridge. this mission began after a distress call from a 30 foot vessel. the coast guard says the boat ran into trouble. >> tomorrow is election day. one of the few races making headlines in california this year is a contest in the east bay. candidates vying to represent a district stretching from orinda to livermore and has become one of the most expensive, ever. >> they're spending a lot of money on this thing. >> they are. check out bill board behind me.
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ads here this is just a handful of the tires it's not surprising to receive a handful way of soliciting a boat. a campaign trying to sell himself. but in the district 16 could with lost in messages on television and radio, and in dozens of mailers to homes, they are mostly negative attacks directed at two top democrats in the race. >> these come from interest groups >> daniel newman is president of
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map light. >> that is what we're witnessing here >> independent spending is now $3.96 million. nearly as much as a race for superintendent of public instruction and three times greater than the district four race in napa. >> that is not something anyone can control. >> largest groups represent unions and labor. relate 20d future bart and transit strikes >> whether than debate a lot of criticisms have been wildly crazy things that may not be out
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of whole cloth. >> and even in photos they're being pulled off web sites without their auj sayings. >> tomorrow's primary has not generated a lot of headlines but there are several races we'll be watching closely. the south bay congressional race. the state senate race who is now on parole, remember, for shoplifting and san francisco measure b set height limits on developments along the water front. follow with us breaking news. have life coverage yesterday tomorrow at 9:00
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>> apple world wide developer conference kicked off today in san francisco. abc7 jonathan bloom explains it was about new capabilities for gadgets you have. apple ceo welcomed customers who might have an i've iphone. now, may have more reasons to have a mac. >> your mac gives you caller id. you can use your mac as a speaker phone. >> we heard the voice. other disappointments mid be anyone that did expect something like an i watch. >> this will save lives >> the head of my fitness pal says it will let them talk to all sorts of devices.
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>> if your blood pressure go uz out of normal bounds, your doctor can get alerted >> with siri you can say get ready for bed. make sure the door is locked and lights, dimmed >> no new gadgets >> they want us to create their product. >> apple did show off hardware. the find with four wheels it puts siri on the dash board. >> os ten. >> they rejected the name for another landmark. >> yosemite >> it a free upgrade in the fall >> why not just sketch on the
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screen? >> it could be a big disappointment. >> i'm afraid i don't know. >> still ahead here, help wanted after years of cuts, cal state system about to go on a hiring spree. will it become a trend? >> and later tonight remarkable achievements of a teenager he doesn't have a home but he does have a college to attend. >> an elderly woman pays for her own cremation but ends up why a contract she cannot afford. >> i'm spencer christian, our low clouds and fog may produce gridlock. teacher layoffs. and a 60 billion dollar budget deficit. that's what john perez faced when he be speaker of the california assembly.
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so he partnered with governor brown to pass three balanced budgets, on time. for the first time in thirty years. 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. chris, er?member to pay the dog sitter? oh, i knew i forgot something. i'll just do it now. well, we're boarding. no, i'll use citi mobile. it takes two seconds, better safe than sorry, right? yeah, who knows if we'll even get service on the island? what! no service? seriously? you guys might actually haveh o. to each other? we do it all the time. i like it. should we? no. bank from almost anywhere with the citi mobile app. to learn more, visit citi.com/easierbanking
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>> good news for cal state university students. san jose state is among the campuses on the receiving end. that is where vic lee joins us live. hi, vic. >> this is good news for the california state university system and all 23 campuses will share in this good news. the csu is facing unprecedented record number of applicants this
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fall. 760,000 to be exact. >> prop 30 passed by voters is providing much of the funding for hiring wave. san jose tate will get some of that wind fall. >> we expect to welcome 26 new faculty members this fall. we're going to try to hire 60 for 2015. >> i felt we're on a crisis stage. >> student enrollment skyrocketed from 362,000 students to 446,000 last year. but the number of full time faculty dropped by 900 in just five years.
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two thirds are lecturers and not full time professors. that leaves a void. >> tender loin faculty not only essential to teach but advice them. and to assist them outside of classes >> something he says lecturers aren't paid to do. students felt the brunt of the shortage. >> we can't get the classes we need. so we sometimes fall back. and whether we graduate within four years or not. >> every semester they have to stay longer. it costs that much more to get a degree. >> there may be more good news if the governor gets his way he wants to give $142 million in
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his new proposal. >> twitter's presence on market street appears to be luring in new business investment firm announced plans to build a indoor market center the building will house dozens of shops and restaurants and have parking available. ground breaking begins in september with an opening set for 2016. >> you know what? june fwhoom is here. >> chilly out there today. >> yes. a lot cooler than yesterday. don't you think? it's a warm weekend. now, this. we had a gray day over the bay. late into afternoon, we'll see more blue skies but fog is back.
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how about our temperature change? 20 degrees cooler around the bay area. no change in half moon bay. looking eastward, cloudy skies in san francisco. 63 morgan hill. mid to upper 60s in novato and livermore, one more live view towards the richmond san rafael bridge, lots of cloud cover extending as far as we can see. fog overnight. drizzle. warming trend begins tomorrow, then going to warm up by the end of the week. high temperatures over 90
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degrees into the weekend. a cooling sea breeze that marine flow continues with spotty drizzle overnight along the coastline. lows upper 40s to low 50s and a chance of drizzle. resuming our forecast, rum forecast animation at 5:00 by afternoon, clouds pulling back to the coastline. highs upper 50 81 in los gatos. peninsula, low to mid-70s. 61 on the coast.
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downtown san francisco, a high of 63 tomorrow. santa rosa to napa, over in east bay, upper 60s to low 70s. upper 70s to low 80s here is the accu-weather forecast. notice warming coming our way towards the end of the week. low 90 it will be less hot. >> coaler coaster find of a week >> yes. >> coming up next an aircraft that carries no fuel on board. >> just might be able to stay airborne indefinitely. ♪ ♪ thank you!
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a new study offers a suggestion for improving the nation's health. researchers say banning the use of food stamps for sugary beverages would reduce diabetes and obesity. using a computer simulation, the study says 420,000 fewer people would become obese. they recommend rewarding food stamp recipients for $0.30 for every dollar spent on fruits and vegetables >> tonight in switzerland a
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plane that could remain airborne indefinitely. it's called solar impulse, two. it operates on solar power. spending more than two hours in the air. the project founders provided us with this video. o hope to fly around the world next year >> look at the wingspan. >> right? >> incredible. >> just ahead trading with the taliban. questions about that army sargeant, was he a prisoner of war or desserter? . >> i top he yikt
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heat shields are compromised. mweare those thrusters burning? that's a negative. what's that alarm? fuel cell two is down. i'm going to have to guide her in manually. this is very exciting. but i'm at my stop. come again? i'm watching this on the train. it's so hard to leave. good luck with everything. with the u-verse tv app, the u-verse revolves around you the u-verse revolves around you no indication tonight why army sargeant bowe bergdahl will
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be home or able to speak with his parents we know he is being treated for nutritional issues. a pentagon investigation concluded that bergdahl walk wade from base when cap tufr toured and the military decided not to go to great lengths to rescue him he was freed in exchange for five prisoners from guantanamo bay. but as abc7 news reporter explains some consider him a desserter. >> the question who is bowe berg dahl? held so long we know he is still speaking in their native language, finding english difficult. >> let me go. to give me to come home. >> on saturday, u.s. drones tracking overhead a team of so called u.s. special operators part of the most secret mission
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arrived for a prearranged mission with bergdahl and 20 taliban. a tense exchange. no shots fired the 28-year-old hustled into a waiting helicopter. but today, the controversy over the deal releasing those five members of the fally ban is only growing. some soldier who's served with berg dahl described as a skilled marksman, liked ballet and was home schooled are beginning to speak out. former army sargeant was his team leader, describing him as a good soldier that wanted to help afghan people but he began complaining about u.s. role in the war. >> definitely upset with the war effort. >> two months into deployment in the morning bergdahl disappeared, leaving body armor, weapon ask helmet behind
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while glad he's alive and free, he's considered a desserter. >> he walked away. he walked off the base the fact is that he deserted us to go and find the taliban. >> within hours he would be in the hands of the taliban and u.s. military would be launching a massive search. a search that the sargeant and others say resulted in deaths of american soldiers. >> people calling him a hero? people calling him this great soldier? it's a spit in the face to one, all of the soldiers who were there and a spit in the face to soldier who's died as a result to him leaving. >> abc reporting the white house defended it's trade for the return saying the army would never abandon a prisoner of war >> republicans in congress are vowing to challenge a plan outlined today by the obama
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administration to cut carbon pollution from power plants. senate leader mish mcconnell calls it a dagger in the heart of the middle class. al gore calls it important step taken to combat the climate crisis in country. karen travers has the story tonight. >> it's one of the most aggressive actions, ever, by the federal government on climate change. >> this is about protecting our health and it is about protecting our homes. >> today, the obama administration proposed i regulation cutting emissions from existing plants by 20%. those are the largest source of green house gases in this country. releasing about 30% of the u.s. carbon pollution. the obama administration framing this as a consumer issue. >> putting these guidelines into
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place will help protect health of voulnerable americans including children, and elderly. >> republicans in some democrats are joining groups to say the new requirements will have a brutal impact on american jobs. >> this is very costly. >> the chamber of commerce claims the plan would shrink the committee by $51 billion, cost 224,000 jobs each year, and add to consumer energy costs. the administration fired back. >> critics claim bills will skyrocket. they're wrong. >> costs don't seem to be the main driver. a poll finds 63% say they support regulations. and says the key will be flexibility. some coal-producing states will
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require higher emissions, others, less. and will have three years to come up with a game plan >> tonight, federal investigators released new details about a fatal plane crash near boston. a private jet crashed. the national transportation safety board has recovered the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder the crew worked together for a decade including a pilot that once survived a crash. >> u.s. authorities have begun a world wide manhunt to track down cyber criminals. one allowed hackers to steal pass words ask targeted businesses. another program went after people. it locked down user computers and forced them to pay ransoms authorities say the programs are some of the most sophisticated
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they've seen. >> there is a claim you might not believe. >> the indictment names a russian hacker as the group leader. he remains on the loose. u.s. and russian authorities working together to track them down. >> still to come here she thought would it make things easier for her kids >> a mom's long term planning that didn't go quite as planned. s r count these days. that's why they have lots of ways for you to save. real big club card deals, the safeway app and gas rewards. this week, large, red seedless grapes are just $1.99 a pound. foster farms fresh whole chickens are only 99 cents a pound. and gatorade is just $3.99 an 8-pack.
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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. today, the deficits are gone and we've invested an additional 2 billion dollars in education. now john perez is running for controller,
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to keep fighting for balanced budgets. democrat john perez for controller. a touching story about a bay area woman who wanted to plan ahead for her own cremation. iet added stress to an emotional time in her life. >> michael? >> yes. she was trying to save her children from expense from uncertainty about her bur yil. a contract left her more uncertain about what happens when she dies. so we set out to bring her a little peace of mind. joanne is trying to recover from a painful operation.
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at the same time, she's trying to plan for her death. >> because i wanted to surprise my children, one thing they doesn't have to do for me. >> she arranged things herself. >> i believe it was over the internet. >> an e mail asked what she interested in cremation she replied yes. >> then, i was contacted >> a sales person came to her home, explaining the services. >> it would give me a box and they'd notify my children. >> she paid up and signed a blank contract letting the sales person fill in the rest. that is when things went wrong. >> i kept getting bills >> the bill says the plan cost $1622
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>> i said my deal was $1200 and she said i'll be right there. i dropped my own plans and she never showed up >> she contacted company headquarters a manager said the contract was $1652 joanne tried to get a copy. she says she was ignored . >> i said i want my money back. how do i know that when i do, you don't hit my children with your mother can't have it done, she owes this much money? >> joanne asked us for help we contacted smart cremation and its parent company. north star memorial group of texas. they sent her a copy of the contract. turns out she was on a finance plan with monthly payments and interest due. however, the company said it won't hold her to it, determining the customer
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recalled terms differently, we offered to honor the plans on terms recalled or refund amounts paid we're disappointed we're not able to continue to assist this customer. we're glad to have the opportunity as she wished she received a refund which she gave to her children. >> so frustrating to go through this and not until i got your help. >> never sign a blank contract. get the terms, review, then sign it our thanks forgiving her a full refund, or leaving her with this anxiety. >> she seems like an amazing mom >> incredible. >> thank you. >> coming up next, remarkable achievement a teenager. he didn't have a home but does have a college to attend.
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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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a boy going from a life of homelessness to ivy league. the 18-year-old kyle evans and family got by once by living in their car or cheap motels but next year, he will be in dorms at brown university. >> i would sit, study and read. >> kyle evans remembers the time he and his family were homeless. just a year ago. they were forced to move from one motel to another. . >> i lost my job. then, subsequently six months later, our home. i couldn't afford the mortgage, anymore. >> i went through this adversity. i overcame it it's possible. so you can still achieve. >> despite the situation, he maintained good grades graduating with a 3.7 gpa.
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he received an acceptance letter from brown university. it wasn't the only college eager to enroll him. >> my dream school. so i was excited and i started jumping and screaming. >> he has four older brothers in college or have graduated. his mother says they're competitive. >> one went to a state school the rest went to ucs they teased him. so he's in an ivy league. he jumped everybody. >> they have moved into transitional housing thanks to an organization called building opportunities for self sufficiency. iet provides an opportunity, a chance to save, and to -- for family to be together and love
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each other. >> i want to be a pediatric surgeon. it's going to happen. >> brown university has given him a scholarship to fulfill that dream. >> we have breaking news in a case of a san francisco man suspected of having explosives the 42-year-old was arrested this evening in san francisco near the golden gate bridge. >> agents have been looking for him since saturday. a letter describing a life of depression we're tweeting latest developments on abc7 news.com. >> we want to bring spencer back in to take a look at the
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forecast. here is low clouds and fog over the coastline. here is a comparison of high temperatures with yesterday's highs notice warmer and livermore dropped 15 degrees. redwood city dropped ten degrees. look for a nice, warm day. tomorrow here in the bay area, temperatures climbing above today's levels. low 80s inland. here is what is coming our way. mid-60s on the coast. monday, temperatures topping out at 90 so warmer weather is on the way. >> yes
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>> thank you >> our baseball teams not playing today. but there is still sports action. >> i like someone knows schedule you know? that is correct. we can talk raiders. feels like he's getting younger. what does he
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heat shields are compromised. weare those thrusters burning? that's a negative. what's that alarm? fuel cell two is down. i'm going to have to guide her in manually. this is very exciting. but i'm at my stop. come again? i'm watching this on the train. it's so hard to leave. good luck with everything. with the u-verse tv app, the u-verse revolves around you the u-verse revolves around you
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>> good evening, raiders spent this evening trying to bolster their roster. quick fix. you bring in veterans, tom flores talking with current head coach dennis allen the last raider head coach to lead silver and black to super bowl. the raiders resigned charles woods onthis spring. he is feeling optimistic. . >> i look at the team. i feel like, you know, i have what i need to get all the way there. does that happen? nobody knows but we've got
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players in there. and if we focus our goals will be there. >> first warrior to make the first time since nate thurman 43 years ago. so somewhat surprising. you can see he led in the plus minus statistic off, and on the court. one of those who voted him was steve kerr. nba finals begin thursday here on abc7 we'll have after the game. our guest will be warriors general manager
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tim duncan saying we're happy it's heat again. we've got bad taste in our mouths, still. >> they don't like us they wanted this they wanted us. and we're ready for a challenge. >> that set up the rematch the winner advancing to super regional. struggling to throw strikes earlier, in the
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swabber has power, then rain comes down. turning into a down pour after a delay. on clay, raffle nadal is the closest thing you're going to find to automatic. prince on hand. after winning against gustan liavich. andy murray vabsing and down the line to take the second set. what is the deal? both wearing the same green orrelo isn't there someone in charge of that? i don't know.
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no more americans left on either side of the draw. sloane stevens remaining at number four beats stevens. abc # sports brought to you by orchard supply, hardware. >> thank you >> okay >> going back to update breaking news the man at the subject of a three-day manhunt now under arrest. >> this area has been cordoned off. chamberlain arrested and a man saw the whole thing tell me what happened >> so i was sitting in the car, and i heard commotion i looked and saw out of my car someone getting arrested i got out of the car, got my phone out and started recording. i didn't know what i was
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recording but became evident it was more than just a traffic stop violation. >> how did you know it was ryan chamberlain? >> i could see his face and by the uniforms, i noticed there was fbi, homeland security more than just sfpd. i realized from a story i heard this morning it was him. >> thank you. >> that is the latest from chrissy field. >> thank you. >> that is our report. i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us. sofa... desk... you know what? why don't you go get some frozen yogurt. i got this. you're so sweet. you got this, right? i do got this. from the shelf, and to your home. starting at $99. ithe part of us that a littwants to play,on. wants to be mischievous, wants to run free,
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this is "jeopardy!" introducing today's contestants -- an investment operations manager from scituate, massachusetts... a retired accounting instructor from morehead city, north carolina... and our returning champion, a supply-chain professional from kenilworth, illinois... [ cheers and applause ] and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! thank you, johnny. ladies and gentlemen. and welcome to our show. currently, we have a wonderfully de
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friendly champion in julia collins... until she gets into a game. then she becomes relentless. many of her victories have been runaways, which means that by the time we get to final jeopardy!, she had so much money, the opponents could not catch her. but today is another day. debra, brian, who knows what's going to happen? good luck to all three of you. here we go -- jeopardy! round. and these categories... of course. and now, to mark the 75th anniversary of little league, we have a whole category devoted to that subject. julia, you get to start. alex: in a 16th-century work, the ruler of this empire is receiving tributes.

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