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make stanford provide adequate resources >> students will wear red tape during the graduation to stand with francis. the assault is still under investigation >> colon caper in this case will not face charges stemming from a sexual assault in miami. a woman name the him as a suspect in an incident in a hotel room. saying quote as i said from day one, i would never do the things made up about me >> a warning today about
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>> saying more than ever, illegal fire works put the community in peril. that is just a day after a boy was seriously injured playing with illegal fire works the blast so powerful, it blew screens off the windows of the home. the boy's father was arrested for suspicion of felony child endangerme endangerment. >> bart announced it will cost $6 to ride the new station to oakland international airport. this new service is set to begin this fall and bart is putting off the decision of what it will look like saying they need more feed back about the design. abc7 news is now wlif details. >> when faced with more questions than they had answered, they decided to build new cars and introduce them in real world conditions those new cars will have different interiors, and they'll test them out in realtime,
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>> we need to sit down, to continue the conversation. >> more time the board received an earful from passengers unhappy with layout of new cars. at the center of the debate, number of seats, whether or not to have bike racks and what to do with hand poles one after another, passengers were asked to give more feed back before making a final decision. >> if we continue the conversation and to talk about the options, everybody is going to be happy. >> after trying bart's test car, marilyn says she found it difficult to get around the poles mounted in areas she needs to roll through. she says passengers need owe know which will have poles and which won't. >> which is important for people to not run into polls.
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and people with mobility impairments. >> bart has been polling riders to find out what else they want. they claim feed back claims bart is headed in the right direction. >> i wanted to be responsive. >> in a vote, the board decided to hold off making a sigs and test new car was different configurations in realtime starting next july. >> we'll evaluate ideas and will be able to make modifications if they don't work, we can go forward >> the board says the costs are minimal, but will rise once construction starts. both sides looking for financial incentive to get it right before a dollar is wasted on the new train fleet. >> and a sea of fans for the
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opening match. brazil, the host nation defeating croatia. >> here in the bay area, soccer fans celebrated with cheers and dancing. this is a restaurant in san jess yeah. jonathan? >> that is right i hope you like yellow and green. this place is full of them. it seems best place to be is in a brazilian restaurant. it's filled with fans wearing jerseys and eating plantains but when you start learning about soccer, you learn a new language. >> that is a sound of brazil
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soaring a goal. . >> i have family and friends there. they're having fun right now. and it's crazy there. >> she's gathered with her fellow brazilian die hards. >> for this restaurant, it's big business >> you got new tvs? >> yes. we did. >> just as serious are the fans, soccer has a language. >> what is a bicycle kick? >> you jump and kick it. >> you kick the ball in. you kickback. >> some terms almost nobody knows. >> what is a nutmeg? >> i don't know. >> what is a nutmeg? >> nutmeg? i don't know. what is that? do you know? >> you can find experts in
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unlikely places >> what is a nutmeg? >> this is when you kick it between a person's legs. >> asked if having fun, they'll tell new english. >> i just like to fly, here. >> that kid is cute. and smart. when is jonathan going to samba? maybe tonight? >> i want to see that. >> catch columbia and greece at 8:30 a.m . and don't miss a moment with watch abc. >> and a violent demonstration in sao paolo.
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and >> these proet yefrts are angry brazil is spending $11 combrinl on the games and workers blocked the main road to the terminal, upset over wages. >> the al qaeda inspired group took control over cities in northern iraq, including mosul and tikrit. northern iraqi air base today with boots on the ground are off the table at this point. mr. obama saying the president is quote, taking a nap. boehner says the u.s. should
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provide equipment to the government. >> army sargeant bowe bergdahl is scheduled to arrive in texas tonight. he was held hostage for five years, before his controversial release in exchange for five taliban leaders >> still ahead at 4:00 a bay area high school student mission to help kids along the border. >> plus, hefty criticism for restoration hardware. wait until you see what their catalog looks like. >> bright, breezy. what will father's day weekend bring? the accu-weather forecast is coming up in just a moment as abc7 news at 4:00 continues.
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>> acclaimed actress ruby dee has died. she's perhaps best known for her performances in "a raisin in the sun" in 1961 and "american gangster" in 2007 for which she received an oscar nomination >> actor harrison ford suffered
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an ankle injury on the set of the new star wars movie. reports she he was injured by the door of the millennium falcon. >> one san francisco student is heading to the mexican border on a humanitarian mission, she's been using social media to collect clothing for children detained trying to illegally cross into the u.s. julia says she learned of the problem during a class and next week, she'll go to the border to help distribute food and clothing to the immigrant children. >> in america, immigration has become a political issue. but what it is a, it's a humanitarian crisis wex need to help people gain rights of what they deserve. >> five years ago, border patrol detained 3,000 children trying to enter the u.s. illegally. this year, the figure
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skyrocketed to 48,000. most are coming from central america. >> it's a good cause. and good for her for doing that. and now, social media giving a hard time to restoration hardware. >> the retailer sent out this gargantuan catalog and critics are fuming. instead of selling furniture, critics are saying they'd make a good door stop but not good environmental sense. >> it's a waste. >> in san francisco design district, many in the industry had a negative reaction when they saw it. >> just too much paper. a waste. . >> i don't know how i'm going to get through it. i don't have space for it in my house i'm trying to find a corner to park it
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i don't know. >> i think it's just too much. they want it to stop. >> her office received four bundles she walked them to the showroom and returned them. >> saying we came back to recycle these. it's a bit much we go online. >> social media is full of criticism for the books. one of the posts says seriously, restoration hardware? i just pulled my shoulder carrying this. the company explained on its web site it only sends catalogs out once per year, paper is forest certifyed and shipping is carbon neutral. they included the explanation with the shipment of the books but some say they aren't buying it. >> it's great they're not going to send catalogs every two minutes but i can't understand how that is carbon neutral. >> some are calling the company
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deforestation hardware. there is a movement to take their catalogs back to the store this saturday to make a statement. in san francisco, abc7 news >> deforestation hardware is a good line. >> checking the forecast now. >> breezy out there? >> you're lucky. you're anchored but i'm blowing in the breeze year. mainly sunny skies. just clouds through the coast. and a wind advisory. this is in effect until 8:00 this evening for areas near the straight and delta. gusts 29 miles per hour at fairfield. 35 at sfo. and breezy across the area. 71 san jose. morgan hill, 76. beautiful bhu skies over the
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golden gate bridge. 80 in santa rosa. 70s in novato and livermore. one more live view, looking at lots of blue skies from our camera looking towards mount diablo. patchy clouds, so much of the bay area overnight sunny skies tomorrow, mild, warm. it will be warmer father's day weekend. check out cloud patterns today different from yesterday. there is cooler, drier wind flow. overnight, patches of clouds developing locally inland. and forecast shows clouds being blown away again, breezy near the coast. sunny skies in all areas highs from 60s on the coast to 80s inland low to mid-60s on the coast tomorrow. highs into low to mid-70s around the bay. low to mid-80s inland. here is the accu-weather forecast. nice warm father's day weekend.
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sunny skies. both days highs into upper 80s inland. and that is going to hold into mid week. then we'll see temperatures moderating probably just a few degrees wednesday and thursday. lovely seven days are ahead. >> thank you. >> up next a man playing with a pair of alligators >> there is a dramatic rescue after a driver plows into a pump, starting that fire.
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heat shields are compromised. we what's that alarm?ures. 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. watch tv virtually anywhere with the u-verse tv app. with at&t, the u-verse revolves around you.
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how about celebrating 90 like this? former president george hw bush did this. first time he jumped was when his plane was shot down in world war ii over the pacific. >> pretty good there. wow. we showed you this dangling vacation home in texas yesterday. take a look at just how much has fallen in 24 hours. big chunks of it have fallen the $700,000 home teetering about 75 feet above a lake. nobody lives there. officials do plan to let the
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house topple into the lake. >> what else are they going to do? can't fix it. authorities are have been investigating a man going mouth to mouth with alligators. >> check out this video he's playing with the gators. he allows one to snatch a marshmallow from his lips. >> officials are trying to determine if laws were broken. never mind insanity here. it's illegal to feed gators in jefferson parish. he says he will not stop swimming with them. >> wow. >> well, look at this amazing scene in white plains, new york. wow, man. out of control car slams into a gas pump, barely mission off duty state police officer joe leskio, pumping gas. he ran for safety and noticed
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the driver didn't get out of the car. he dragged the driver to safety just moment before fire engulfed the car and the pump. police say the driver blacked out. >> scary. he saved the guy. coming up at 4:00 a program giving young soccer fans a shot at dreams.
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[ bottle ] ensure®. nutrition in charge™. young latino soccer fans getting ready. >> it holds open tryouts around the country. abc7 news has the story from san jose. >> dreams don't always come when you're sleeping sometimes, they're on big, grassy fields. the regular soccer system in the bay area and across the nation is you have to pay to play the better you are, the more it costs. but sometimes, the best players don't have money to play. that is where this comes in.
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>> the program is designed to attract hispanic kids from around the country to give them an opportunity to show their skills as soccer players, advance soccer career, and their educational career, through it. >> the organization says it's open trial system over the country is merit based. takes no money to attend. this is video from an event. scouts from professional and u.s. teams look for some standout players. 31 kids have gone pro. santa rosa's diego lopez went to the championships. . >> i wanted to go pro. i tried out with teams in mexico. it was a great experience. >> he didn't get signed but his dream is still alive world cup is a big incentive for young players brad rothenberg thinks one of the program's players will be in
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the world cup. >> i would like to become professional one day. >> where would you like tryouts to be? >> anywhere. just play soccer professionally would be great. >> the next event is in denver this weekend you can find out more about the program and the trial by going to our web site. >> great story. well, world news with diane sawyer is coming up right after this newscast. and the game begins at 5:30 >> and join me for a hall of fame edition of "after the game". should be around 8:30 or 8:45. that is a wrap for now. thanks for joining us or abc7 news at 4:00 >> world news with diane sawyer coming up next.
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welcome to "world news." tonight the situation out of control. that fast moving crisis in iraq. extremists taking control of city after city. what danger do they pose to the united states? and could america be drawn back into war? here at home more than 25 million people threatened by storms and this mess is marching east tonight. game on. the world cup. half of the planet is watching. and you'll meet team america hoping for a miracle. and 90 years young former president george h.w. bush. is a 6,000 foot leap, a hard landed but sealed with a kiss. good evening to you on this thursday night.

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