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good afternoon, everybody, i'm larry beil >> it took three years but the two men charged with shooting an oakland toddler were found guilty today of murder. >> the 3-year-old carlos nava shot while riding in his scooter with his mother. laura anthony is live now with the story. laura? >> reporter: these two men were apparently trying to shoot rival gang members not a toddler. but after the verdict the da says let this be a warning to others out there. if you kill a child in oakland sh you will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. >> grateful justice was done in this case >> the prosecutor had little to say as he left the courtroom
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minutes after a jury found the refuted gang members guilty on all counts on the 2011 murder of the 3-year-old, carlos nava. >> grateful for the jury. the time, the attention they paid my thoughts and condolences go out to the victims in this case. >> carlos was shot in front of a market on international boulevard his mother tried to get him out of harm's way when gunfire erupted from a passing car. attorney annie bellas say sheing would move for a new trial. >> deeply disappointed by the verdict. >> after the verdict, a neighbor came to say a prayer and light a candle. >> i'm very emotional about this. i spent every day here when he passed away. i'm just glad for the justice he's receiving, finally.
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>> the two will be back in court july 22nd. they could receive life in prison. in oakland, abc7 news. >> six teenagers forced into prostitution in the bay area were rescued in a major sting targeting child sex trafficking. local fbi arrested dozens of suspected pimps and johns. abc 7 news was there when one of the busts occurred. 67 arrests were made in the bay area. 57 adult prostitutes were also rescued >> ideal thing is referring them to a shelter, for children, identify them with the family members. >> the sting was part of an effort to combat sex trafficking. coming up, vic lee will show how bad this problem has become, an issue the fbi is calling
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modern-day slavery. >> breaking news above of scene of a crash in pinole. caltrans crews are cleaning up a fuel leak. you can see the problem happened about an hour ago on westbound interstate 80. moving is moving slowly because of the clean up. >> arson investigators are looking into a series of arsons in the mission and south of market neighborhoods. >> there have been more than a dozen of the suspicious fires and a lot of them have been set in broad daylight, and busy areas like this, including a fire set today. police had a man in custody, immediately after the fire, but it's not yet clear if he is facing charges we watched an investigator pull
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the melted trash can from the metal cage. this is the latest of a dozen fires. >> and biggest concern is public safety. we don't want anyone to get hurt. >> like the fire, most have been near the city. the most-dangerous fire was last week where one managed to get into a parking garage and light a car on fire. surveillance cameras have a image of the men running out of the fire. >> it's under investigation. until we know it's one person or multiple persons we're trying to do the investigation without influencing the income >> the sargeant tells me the man
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arrested today is not connected to the fire at 1 rincon plaza. so far, the fires caused deaths of thousands in damage. a mercedes-benz looked like a total loss and a construction supervisor tells us one of the fires there caused $30,000 worth of damage. police and fire investigators say they're working fast to stop the crimes. >> firefighters likely kept a house fire from spreading. all three people inside of the housmanaged to escape without getting injured firefighters fought the blaze. the crews stayed at the scene to make sure hot spots did not flare up. >> the man hit and killed by a
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light rail tan last night. a small memorial has been put up at t at the tracks. police say he was walking his dog, the dog got loose and he got hit by the train. >> golden gate bridge officials say they have money to stop most jumpers. they've announced they've come up with a man to install awe suicide prevention net of both sides of the structure the cost is $76 million. nearly three quarters should come from the federal government f all goes well it will be up by the end of 2017. coming up on abc7 news at 6:00 dan noyes answers the top seven questions about this controversial suicide net. >> sheriff deputies in santa clara county arrested this man in connection with a string of burglaries in the south bay. he faces charges of burglary, and possession of stolen
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property. deputies found stolen computers, cell phones, jewelry and a foreign occurrency last week. some neighbors were watching the search recognized items they say were stolen from them the sheriff's department looking to return all unclaimed items to their rightful owners. >> san francisco may force owners to fix chronically broken elevators. today, they heard from residents of single low occupancy hotels. many described being trapped because of elevators that are out of order. >> we get food for them. we do their laundry. but we can't go to the doctor for them. >> the board of supervisors is considering offering funding to upgrade or replace elevators the loans may be paid through property taxes over 30 years. >> well, summer arrived over the weekend and we can feel it. no question.
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>> spencer christian outside, checking it out for us. >> yes. it's the third day of summer, i'm liking summer so far, things are looking good. blue skies and moderate gusts is all we've got. sunny skies now, here is the 24 hour temperature range. 4 to 7 degrees warmer for the bay area. that is a live view over san francisco. 63 degrees in san francisco. 68 in oakland. mid to upper 70 85 in santa rosa now. upper 80s in fairfield and livermore.
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over the bay, mostly clear with areas of low clouds near the coast. and highs from low 60s to about 90s in warmest inland areas. >> spencer, thank you >> okay. >> still ahead at 4:00 soccer star hope solo has her day in court in domestic violence charges and what the judge ordered her not to do. plus... frustration, and celebration >> a good samaritan found this 8-year-old girl abducted during a car jacking. you can contact michael on abc7 and on twitter.
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9:30. fire officials say five people, including the driver were taken to the hospital. >> u.s. soccer star hope solo pleaded not guilty following a domestic violence arrest in seattle she was released without bail. she is accused of attacking her sister and a nephew during a party over the weekend a judge ordered her not to have contact with the alleged victims and to the to drink alcohol. police say solo was intoxicated that night but her lawyer says solo was a victim in this altercation. we're three days from finding out whether team usa will move on if the world cup. here is spain against australia. beautiful goal as spain wins
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the metherlands where the dutch have been playing beautiful soccer. australia out, both teams advanced to knockout round. how about the home team from brazil, dominating today? namar scored three goals so far. two today. brazil will win group a. playing to stay in the world cup, mexico and croatia. this is a corner kick, a thing of beauty right there. mexico goes on to defeat croatia. and he is all emotion, all the
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time. >> find out if emotions are running high with the mexico fan base, it's so huge. >> there is no question. anticipation turned into jubilation. i don't see anyone behinding, partying. have they gone home? >> margaritas and beer are flowing in the bar behind me. but the dining room is slow right now. people have gone home but they'll come back out to celebrate tonight. no question that all but two people here were cheering for mexico. >> the popular places were place was large screen tvs. this shop was
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they know the outcome whether they'll be in demand. >> if mexico wins? i hope i hope >> the bar was packed with fans. and a few having lunch didn't seem interested. >> maybe i'm ignorant in football. once in a while, i watched the game. >> her daughter supports her home team but loves soccer. >> are you a good player? yes. i think so. >> do you make a lot of goals? >> yes. >> really? >> so you have great skill? >> yes. >> the $26 seafood bowl was a popular choice.
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>> i love the game. >> absolutely. i watch every four years >> missed goals seem to point to a scoreless >> one fan dared to admit he's from croatia. >> everybody here is supporting mexico? >> someone has to support croatia. >> almost, but not good enough. mexico wins. in san francisco, you can see fans have been blocking traffic there. they're having a good time. they're very happy today. >> part of the reason is that
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mexico barely got into the world cup to begin with and needed help from team usa. so this is fantastic. >> a lot of people who weren't fans before are taking classes which i think is cool. >> yes. >> let's talk about team usa yesterday and disappointment. with 30 seconds left. team usa will face germany thursday and needs a tie or a win to >> our sister networks are
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carrying the matches live at 9:00 a.m it's italy versus uruguay. and spencer christian joins us now. we should have spencer do our accu-weather forecast as well as brazilian cities >> instead of fighting wars they can have soccer fights. >> there you go. >> a better place, more entertaining. let's go to live doppler 7 hd. sunny skies across the bay area. lovely. beautiful third day of summer. and we've got some breezy conditions but no damaging gusts.
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17 in novato. we'll see fog overnight. cooling down mid week before temperatures rebound. a calm pattern producing breezy conditions minor ups ask downs this week but nothing very dramatic until the end of the forecast. for week ahead in san jose, temperatures dropping a few degrees below average. thursday will be coolest day around the bay area foremost locations. temperatures starting to increase friday, saturday, by sunday and monday, we'll see highs in san jose around degrees. overnight, low temperatures mild, mid-50s foremost of the
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bay area. then, our summer cast stars fog near the coast giving us a sunny day. similar range tomorrow, and in morgan hill. upper 70s on the peninsula. 79 redwood city. on the coast low 60s in pacifica and half moon bay. some hints of patches of fog. north bay, highs into mid-80s from santa rosa to napa. east bay highs into mid to upper 70s, inland east bay, mid to upper 80s, probably topping out around 90 degrees in antioch.
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here is the accu-weather forecast. notice a cool down mid week, wednesday, thursday. thursday, will be the coolest day in the forecast period foremost of the bay area. warming up friday and saturday. by sunday, monday, highs into low to mid-90s. that is pretty hot >> thank you. >> up next, you don't have to go very far to find a good beer, where in the bay area is the best brew in america? >> and new after 4:30 a 4-year-old girl detective. how a young girl helped police solve a crime involving her baby-sitter.
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triple ipa made the top. >> that is a wonderful idea. >> absolutely. >> still to come on abc7 news at 4:00 no more monkeying around the fine you can pay for using a new parking app >> secretary of state john kerry's surprise visit to iraq. his message as a militant group gains control over more cities. >> and a good
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san francisco city attorney moved today to shut down a parking app or kick it out of the city. >> it helps people auction off public parking spaces in the city. abc7 news joins us in the south of market area with the >> they issued this statement to us, abc7 news, we believe a company providing value to people should be regulateed and
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not banned. this supportedly represent people with onstreet parking spots ready for you to by the on. apple is hosting on i tunes and apple have an app to take it down. they have until july 11thth to do so. the city attorney doesn't know who will enforce it. >> they can't be rented, bought and fur chased. >> how much would i pay for that? i guess up to $20, i guess
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>> you pay on file and the person holding it gets paid they put in bank information and router number. and there is one company who are, going to do the same. they will operate only in the mission district charging a flat fee of $five. abc7 news. >> it's a brilliant idea. it's apparently illegal. tomorrow, national transportation safety board will issue it's official findings into what caused a crash of asiana flight 214. the plane hit a sea wall. abc7 news talked with the former
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head of the national transportation safety board. >> they can issue recommendations about information for training and pilots. they can make recommendations to training centers. a lot of it is contracted out. then, they can make recommendations to their regulator. >> lillian kim will be in washington for the hearing and will provide live coverage here on abc7 >> the pentagon says it's preached an agreement for americans to assess and advise iraqi forces. john kerry made a visit to baghdad today to put pressure on political leaders.
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>> john kerry did not sugar coat it. >> this is a moment where stakes could not be clearer >> kerry made a quick visit today to meet with a range of political leaders. he said a growing threat calls for incredible urgency. >> the future depends on choices made in the next days and weeks. and on ability of the leaders to come together. >> facing criticism for u.s. officials nor not doing enough to stem differences. the constitution requires the parliament to meet by july 1st to start the work of forming a new government. there are calls to step aside. kerry says the u.s. is not choosing iraq leaders >> we're not making any preconditions with respect to
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who can, or can't take part. it's up to iraq. kerry met with iraq foreign minister. >> we need to do >> it could come in a critical time the president said if the leaders fail to set aside political difference nose amount of u.s. military action will hold the nation together. >> pennsylvania state attorney general says crucial missteps hampered this investigation of convicted of convicted child molester. the state ag released details today and found fault with police and prosecutors citing a
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lack of urgency in charging and stopping sandusky but found no evidence politics may have delayed the investigation. >> no statement from anyone they're told to slow this down. >> police and child welfare agencies saying this case is to weak to stand alone in criminal court >> a woman's decision to go for a jog may have saved a baby's live. she is visiting from vietnam. she took on a different route. she passed by bushes and found this. a crying 8-year-old child, the subject of an amber alert the baby strapped into her mother's car the thief jumped into the seat and drove off and abandoned the child in the weeds she was alone nearly six hours.
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nguyen found her and called 911. >> neighbors rushed to find a family trapped by flames. they neighbors set up mattresses to push into smalls. eight people were injured and first responders believe it could have been force. >> that is quick thinking. >> yes. >> coming up at 4:00 a baby-sitter plan to pull a home invasion on the job. and a little 4-year-old helped police. >> today's seven on your side q and a just ahead i'm taking your questions on twitter and facebook. you can contact me on
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a 4-year-old girl helped solve a robbery after her baby-sitter staged a burglary in the home >> police say the 17-year-old or kes straighted a fake home invasion with long with her boyfriend and another teenager. >> they say the baby-sitter reported two armed black men barged into the house. abby knew the truth and told police the suspects were white, not black. that is when the city fell apart. >> they stole my ipad they stole my xbox and my wi. >> the baby-sitter and her accomplices are now facing robbery, burglary and perjuriy charges >> they says we got it back
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because ways a super hero. >> she was. >> yes. yes. >> and i was a super let's take a look at live doppler 7 hd. sunny skies and here is our forecast for at and t park. breezy and cool. 60 degrees and june baseball weather here. national weather picture, thunderstorms over the eastern third of the u.s. but sunny skies and dry in the southwest. hot in spots especially interior california. highs into upper 90s and chico. 108 in palm springs tomorrow z here in the bay area, we'll have another nice, sunny mild to warm summer day. mid to upper 70s around the bay. upper 70
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>> spencer, thank you very much >> still ahead at 4:00 caught on video. a fishing outing turns into a very close encounter with a great white shark. >> plus, they're newest rising stars. >> will it affect your credit rating if you want to switch banks? >> this picture from yesterday's usa match in brazil. >> you can e mail to you report, or up load them or abc7 news.com. things on purpose? youe not a color found nature. there's nothing wrong with tha. i can hear your arteries clogging. ok.
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>> the new singing competition "rising star" giving singers a shot at fame f you're a teenager there might be an easier way. talented teens with audition to make music like the pros. >> etc. the find hour before the big show. >> they do onstage. >> warming up the vocal cords. >> they warm up as a singer >> many just graduated from the orange county school of the
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arts. the stage on monster now you don't have to know someone to get on stage at disneyland. disney performing arts sar program for teen-ageed and college ensembles giving them a glimpse of what it's like to be in a theme park production. >> we treat them like professionals. >> it's a venue and an audience. >> they're happy to be here. it's exciting for people that want to see you.
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a private screening of "the lion king" >> incredible. i grew up on disney. i love disney. it's been a dream of mine. it came true tonight. >> there is no doubt it's the happiest place on earth. at tis any land abc7 news. >> so cool and very talented. >> disney is the parent company of abc7. >> you can catch rising star on sundays here. how about consumer news now? michael finney here answering questions
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paula asked if i want to switch banks will it affect credit ratings? >> credit reporting agencies don't keep track of much. you can close it and open it. it doesn't make a difference. this is where they get you. that is officially a credit account. and you had a certain amount of time to close that. then, it will affect your rating and it will go down f you're planning on buying are car or house don't do it.
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>> and then, report it to the restaurant f you're looking for a big pay day you're not going to get it. you have to have a loss a loss of a chipped tooth, money for medical care. or if something bad happened. other than that, basic rule of thumb is that stuff gets in food. pull it out. warn others >> what if my daughter gave me the food? >> there is a >> can a landlord ask for a deposit? >> i need to go back and look at the contract. if there is nothing there about this, then they can do that. however, contracts start out a year and then, going month to
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in 1971 she became the name sake of the registered lgbt democratic club. you can find out more on instagram >> hope is fading in search of a california firefighter missing ten days. rescuers found an important clue, his coulding dog the manxd went chasing after hi pelt, then disappeared without a trace. >> after searching for a week for a missing firefighter, finally, a break in this case. authorities finding his dog. a friend says he went chasing after duke and never returned that was ten days ago.
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>> the dog is very tired but appears in good health and has been seen by a vet. >> no sign of the owner. his hiking buddy authorities when he ran off, he left everything, even his shoes, disappeared wearing just a tee shirt and shorts. >> this is some of the toughest terrain in the state. >> it's treacherous, one rescuer is now in intensive care because of a rattlesnake bite. four others have been treated for heat exposure, his friends are confident if anyone can survive in these conditions he can. >> experienced outdoorsman with use the back country to survive. >> today, chances of finding him alive dwindling, loved ones are preparing for the worst. there has been speculation there may be more to the story
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but authorities insist this is a straight search and rescue and there is no indication of foul play. mary bruce abc news, los angeles. >> thanks for joining us for abc7 news at 4:00. >> abc7 news at 5:00 begins right now. >> looks like he's parking on the street. >> abc7 news is right there when police raid a hotel room and arrest a man accused of sex trafficking. >> plus, water users learn whether they'll face a long, hot summer of mandatory water rationing. >> and a man auctions off parking spots in san francisco. there is a fine for that. >> we have a cool down coming. i'll have details straight ahead. >> they're people who by their actions are snuffing the light
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out of the most vulnerable and promising of our people. >> 150 kids are now safe nationwide and some of the men accuse of forcing them into prostitution are under arrest a big crack down and abc news embedded in one of the raids. hi, everyone. >> fbi calls it modern day slavery saying these are america's children who go missing. police from every county took part in the sting. six children have been saved from being forced to sell themselves. >> we were embedded with the fbi and police. you hear a lot about prostitution rarery do you hear about it in marin county but it's there.
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>> when do you find out? >> for money. >> shauna says she can make $100 and more per client. she's 29 years old and has a daughter. she has been selling her body since she was 17. saying she was pimped by a man who knew her stepsister. >> he wheel immediate into it. >> you were tricked into it? >> kind of. yes. yes. ways scared and stuck with him six months. >> she is one of 11 women taken into custody friday night. one was eight months pregnant all were interviewed by police and advocates from support groups the women, given options other than jail. >> we'll be able to get help to get them off the street or perhaps change their life style. >> all of the contacts here were made through the internet. sites
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