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volunteers are helping them find shelter. this fire was put out in 40 minutes. the other fire was on >> a deputy fearing for his life has shot killed an 18-year-old woman during a confrontation at the moon ridge housing complex at 930 last night. the deputy believed the woman was armed after responding to a report to a family disturbance. the woman died at the seen. no word if a weapon was found. >> san francisco muni riders are dealing with a third straight morning of the muni workers' sick out. we already see signs it will be a rough commute. our reporter is at west portal with the latest. >> i just spoke with a representative who tell me it is hooking better today but they are still trying to figure out
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how were better and they are trying to figure how it will impact the commute. they are hoping it will not look like this, again, people shoved interest trains and buses if they can even get on. some people just got passed by and this is in room. on the first day of the sickout on mop, two-thirds of the now any vehicles were park asked not in use. yesterday, half of the vehicles were available because workers called in sick. the mayor lee has gotten involved and he said they are going to investigate everyone who hasn't worked this week. >> if they didn't show up, don't have a reason, now, after saying they were sick we will be investigating each of the claims and well hold people accountable >> here is a letter that went out explaining to workers they could face penalties for disrupting service and supervisor scott weiner urged employees to get back to work. we will find out soon how many will show up today. i asked a spokesman how much longer until they crunch the
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numbers and get it worked out to get the information and he said it is a matter of seconds. we are working on it now and we will have news reports throughout the broadcast. >> a final total is still trickles in with california using the two tier season so the top two finishers face off in november. we will start with the governor's race, where governor brown is seeking unprecedented four the term and he got 55 percent of the vote and will square off against neel kashkari. brown is focused on the months ahead. >> we campaigned hard and i fake nothing for granted. i have to say that california has come a long way the last few years. >> he will face a battle in a state where few voters register as republicans. >> a biggest bay area races is for san jose mayor, the top two
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vote getters were santa clara supervisor and city council city councilman and will go to a run off. >> the last-minute campaigning seems to have paid off for mayoral candidates both promising to improve public safety, but, in very different ways. >> we can keep our neighbors safe not by spending more but by spending smarter. we need to tweak. >> the tweet including offering betters diddibilities for police officers and higher pay and is back by the police officers association and the city's public employee unions. the county supervisor is confident he can work through current pension litigation problems and hire and retain officers immediately. >> as for the money it will get up to 140, but a reason people
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are leashing is economic, of course. right now there are 876 street-ready officers in san jose and five years ago there were 1,350. the city councilman insists the city does not have extra money so he wants the police department to do more, differently. >> there are things like restoring community policing and utilizing technology, they can help us deploy our officers. >> the mayor admitted he is worried the fiscally conservative path could end. >> he seems to have made a lost promises to the public employee unions that will be very costly to deliver. >> in san jose, for abc7 news. united states representative mike honda doubled the number of votes received by fellow democrat who ended with 27 percent, khanna. >> and in the east bay a former
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assembly woman finished third on probation after pleading no contest to shop lifting charges from niemann. >> baker with 37 percent, and the democrat had 30 percent got the top two votes in district 16 beating out glazer who wanted to ban strike by bar workers. >> prop b was passed with awide margin 4-1 the height limit for buildings on the waterfront and developers is to get voter approval to exceed the limit. they intended to use to block a proposed arena for the warriors but the team decideed to build elsewhere. >> election covers online where you can find all of the results for every county. >> a san francisco police officer was injured while trying to take down a suspect and an ambulance was called to evaluate
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the officer who was responding to an argument up the block from central station. police say the officer broke his arm while making an arrest on a suspect who resisted. >> new video shows what led up to a disturbing confrontation between an oakland high school student and a campus security guard. we now know that 17-year-old francisco martinez was attacked twice by the guard. this is the first incident, where the guard tipped him and kick him in the head and he and a second guard dragged martinez interest an elevator. later, mitchell hits the teen again in the hallway. we showed this video last week. martin news admitted he spit in the guard's space but the school and police say that does not excuse the actions and he has been fired and charged with physical any injury to a child. martinez family plans to file a lawsuit. the second gar was suspended. >> police are wanting of violent packs of teens attacking and
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robbing people and calling it "wilding" a trend that made headlines 20 years ago. a mall has been dealing with most of the problems. here is that story. >> driving down southbound east 4th and a gang of juveniles 20 to 25 were in front of my car. >> james was witnessing a mob of teens surrounding a couple's car in front of the restaurant in san leandro. police caught two of them. >> one of the kids tried to take a car from the victim who had a baby in the car so we arrested him for kidnapping. >> police say mobs of up to 150 teens come into the city on bart from around the bay area and cause problems. on saturday a mob chased two teens from the bart to this mall where they beat and robbed them. >> he got pistol-whipped and one had a bun and that is another issue we dealing with. not just a bunch of juveniles
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but young adults. >> this youtube video taken in downtown chicago set off a trend using social media to organize a mob that goes on a rampage. we have a city to deal with, with other calls for service and if you have to babysit the juveniles walking around, it takes up all of our resources. >> this is happening 880 east bay corridor and cities are creating a police task force to combat the problem. the taliban release new video showing the hand over of army sergeant bowe bergdahl to forces in afghanistan. the video says that the transfer took place in eastern afghanistan and officials say it took place on saturday. >> video shows bowe bergdahl waiting before he is taken away by helicopter. the p.o.w. was exchanged for
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five high-risk taliban members who are being held at guantanamo bay. the pentagon has not authenticateed the video. >> the competent overseeing the bay bridge meets in oakland to discuss the latest problem involving anchor rod on the new span. steel rods that hole the cable in place on the new span have shifted and are now off center. official hope for an update today. >> more than two-thirds of the 274 rods are too close to plates and the condition they could be damaged by friction in an earthquake. caltran has known of the problem for some time and says it could take months and millions to fix. >> it seems like each day this week has been lets clouds and more sun. will it continue? >> that is the trend. >> many layer is less and less influential on the forecast. but it is out there. it is covering san francisco. we have 53 through the ferry
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building and 51 coming across the golden gate bridge and 49 in west portal, to 54 in portrero hill. we have temperatures up and down the bay shoreline in the low-to-mid 50's from san land zero and saratoga at 51 and belmont at 52 and mid-50's at walnut creek and pleasanton and 57 in pittsburg and petaluma in the mid-to-upper 40's our cool spot. fewer clouds this morning. that means quicker sunshine and warmer temperatures and 80 inland by noon and 66 at the bay. the coast will be sunny. more sunshine gets you to 60 by 4:00, 76 around the bay and minority with 90 inland and it will be 80 inland at 7:00 so you will not need a cope but grab a coat elsewhere, 62 at bay and 52 at the coast. enjoy. >> we have a report of a stalled vehicle at the cartinez bridge. eastbound side as you come up to the tolls that is where we have
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a car stuck and it is causing slowing as you leave crockett and making it across the bay in the westbound direction from vallejo to hercules it is moving along fine. in san francisco, the third day of 9 developers conference and define 3 are and 4th street so you want to plan ahead and expect traffic in the city. a look outside at walnut creek and the drive along 680 coming from pleasanton hill is mice and clear as you make it to highway 24 and it will take you nine minutes from highway 4. >> it is 4:41. next, a six-year old palestinian boy can now do something he hand been able to do all of his life. >> was secretary of state catching shut eye at a news conference. >> we have more election results.
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>> covering santa rosa, berkeley, san jose, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> pore election results, a couple of propositions on the ballot, prop 41 passed with 65 percent of the vote authorizing $600 million in bonds to be spent on housing for low income and homeless veterans. prop 42 will save the state from having to pay local government for giving you access to local government information. you can see 62 percent of voters said "yes." >> a six-year old palestinian boy is taking his first step after several remarkable surgeries at a local hospital to correct a severe birth defect. cornell had the chance to meet this unforgettable young man. >> six-year-old boy is walking.
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a few months ago that was impossible for this palestinian boy from a refugee camp in the west bank. >> he had to relearn how to stand and balance. he is working with physical therapists at children's hospital at stanford where doctors have performed surgeries to correct severe problems with his feet facing the wrong way. >> it hurt to look at him stand and he could not go to school or go play with friends. >> there was a personal appeal to a stanford surgeon who took the case. >> when he stood before the surgery, the foot was so deformed it was upside down so he stood on the to which his foot and there was no way to wear shoes. >> now he has plenty of shoes and made thank you cards for the doctor. >> thank you. thank you.
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thank you very much. >> the big personality is hard to miss he is a huge 49er fan and learning a little english like his favorite restaurant. >> micky. >> check out these dance moves. his mom is beyond grateful for the care he has receiveed. she says the family is very happy. he can soon return home where his physical therapy will condition and he can do something he never could. >> he wants to walk to school. >> rebound is spending his second day to poland pledging the united states will provide new support as ukraine's fragile government tries to fine a way out of the crisis and took part in the 25th anniversary celebration of the first free elections. the new president elect was also there, and president obama says ukraine could be a vibrant democracy if the world community
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would stand behind it. >> i met with president elect poroshenko this morning and told him that just as free nations offer support and assistance to poland in your transition to democracy we stand with ukraine now. ukraine must be free to choose its own future for itself and by itself. >> the united states says it will send kiev an additional $5 million in equipment to help the military battle pro-russian insurgents of the president obama will head need to brussels to meet with g-7 leaders. >> secretary of state john kerry says he wasn't actually napping in poland but says it was a long blink. judge for yourself. susan rice lead down and you can see john kerry who is getting shut eye while poland's president is speaking. he dust complete add long and probably tiring flight. there he is, unblinking.
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>> i don't know, what do you think? it could be a power blink. >> never worked for me in church with my mom, i would get an elbow to the ribs but would will elbow the secretary of state. >> president obama? >> his wife. >> he was marinating on the powerful message that he was hearing. >> like we think about what you say each morning. >> thank you is why we close our eyes when you do the weather. >> exactly. >> good morning, everyone, a nice try. here is a look at the storm system from yesterday: it caused havoc across nebraska, kansas, iowa, missouri and 12 tornadoes are recorded, 150 hail damage reports and 230 wind damage reports but for us, completely on the opposite side, with high pressure starting to come in can we have fog along the coast at three miles visibility at half moon bay and we could see fog in
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the north bay at novato at nine and santa rosa at seven and the rest of us are doing good. from sutro tower we can see market street through the raggedness of the cloud deck and that is what is happening this morning as far as the main layer not so strong now so that means fast are sunshine and warmer afternoon. we will hit 90 in brentwood today. more 90's will develop inland. they will last through the weekend. if you don't like the heat it will be very comfortable at the coast and interest san francisco. you can head there. from the south, you can see all is quiet across san jose and clear, and notice everyone is going to be warmer today from the south bay, san jose is four degrees warmer and san francisco is four degrees warmer and the east bay we have oakland at five degrees warmer and to the north we have seven degree warmer and napa at 83 and the peninsula we are up nine degrees and inland we going from 81 to 91 today. here is the reason why, the
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cloud cover is not extensive this morning and by 10:00 it is gone and at the cost we will have partly sunny conditions and 60's, 70's, 80's and 90's. to the south we will have 80's but for we milpitas at 78, and 80 at palo alto, money 60's downtown and south san francisco and 68 in sausalito and mid-70's to lowity in the north bay valley and 69 in berkeley and low-to-mid 70's elsewhere along the shore and upper 80's to 90's in our east bay inland neighborhoods. the seven-day forecast show a spread by saturday and sunday it will be in the mid-90 and low 80's around the bay and mid-60's at the coast. have a good day. >> no accidents to report. that is good news. we waiting to find out if muni is going to be as bad as it was the last couple of days. it sounds like it could be better and you always want to have plan "b" in reach. in the east bay traveling around
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eastbound side of 80, we have a construction project that will wrap up in minutes and in the westbound direction another project from buchanan to powell street and we have construction screws so slow for the cone zone and everyone is moving fine without a problem. highway 4 from antioch the traffic is clear and you come into concord and over toward hercules and 28 minutes gets you there and in san jose, 280, away from 17, empty especially in the southbound direction and traffic is moving well northbound. >> you will love this story, yosemite officials have helped an 8-year-old florida boy fulfill his dream of being a park ranger. the make-a-wish foundation helped gabriel realize his dream. rangers set up heroic activities for gabriel putting out a small grass fire yesterday and tended to an injured hiker and went on a walk through a meadow.
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he is fighting a life-threatening skin and joint disorder that causes the walls of his blood vessels to rupture. he was deputized during a ceremony at the end of the day. hopefully one day a real park ranger. >> have cute. >> first he is in. then he is out. quaterback dan marino is pulling out of the concussion lawsuit against the nfl. >> jeopardy clue for $200: what is the purpose of the tip to the bay area this
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to this answer? >> computer history museum website has a time line of computer history starting in 19 39 when they set up shot in a garage a few miles from here. >> i know you know the answer, meteorologist mike nicco does, i can hear him from here. jeopardy airs here at 7:00 p.m. on abc7 news. >> i loved to watch that show with my mom. she was older and wiser tan i was. >> here is a look at our almanac in redwood city, we start off at 76 and warm up to 82 and we have been up to 1309 and cool as -- been up to 109 and cool as 37. we have had as much rain as we will get. in livermore we start at 80 and warming to 88 and as warm as 113. another one, up north, to napa,
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we start at 79 and warm up to 83 and as warm as 113 and as cool as 34. if you travel away the state, it will be a warm one, mid-to-upper 90's through the central valley and 77 in lake tahoe. >> if you are taking bart, we have 33 bart trains running on time, ace train one is one or two minutes late and the altamont pass is loading up so we have this lingering project block three lanes and eastbound 580 in oakland headed between mcarthur and san pablo the cones are being picked up. southbound between washington and oak, you will find construction crews there. the san mateo bridge crossing the water from hayward to foster city, a wonderful drive. >> hall of fame quaterback dan marino says it was a mistake saying he was best known of 15 players who filed a lawsuit against the nfl and now he says
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he filed a claim only as protection for his family should he suffered effects of head trauma later. he has withdrawn the claim. he says he does not suffer any affects from head injuries. >> long island man charged with a hated crime and assault on a woman who recorded l.a. clippers' owner donald sterling making racist comments. v. stiviano says she was assaulted on sunday outside a vaunt in manhattan. a 40-year-old man is in custody. the man and a companion made racial slurs at v. stiviano and punched her in the face and spit on her. v. stiviano's recording of the donald sterling rant against african-americans led to the lifetime ban from the nba. san francisco's muni riders face a third day of commute confusion. next at 5:00 a.m., we are live with how many drivers are calling out sick and the angry reaction from city leaders. >> a dubious distinction for bay area traffic and how much time we are waste getting from here
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to there. the army re-opens the investigation into the disappearance of p.o.w. bowe hello! i'm a ki and us and us kids have an important message for our grown ups. three grams daily of beta-glucan... a soluable fiber from whole grain oat foods like cheerios can help lower cholesterol. and where can you find beta-glucan? in oats. and, they're yummy! i'm going back to being a kid now. thank you!
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it's the bottom of the 9th, who's it going to be? get your greek yogurt here! can i ask you a question? which one tastes the best? a tastes better. a. i love. lift it up and see what the winner is. who is it? no way. it's yoplait! i knew it! do you want to see which one yoplait greek beat? chobani. hoorah! yoplait greek wins again. take the taste-off for yourself. go boston! live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> it is wednesday. middle of the week. thanking for joining us at 5:00. >> it seems like june is feeling its groove and getting warmer. >> the june gloom is giving way to nicer weather if you like to be outside. we will check with meteorologist mike nicco. >> we have everything for everyone. if you liked cool weather stay to the coast. there will be cloud cover. if you want w
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