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i was scared you know? people going crazy. you know what i mean? i'm hurt, hollering. >> doctors say there could be injuries that aren't aren't easily seen. >> we don't know yet whether any of them will be admitted we don't expect they all will. but we're still doing tests for injuries that may not be obvious to the naked eye. >> how the crashes happened turns out to be clear which is unusual in cases like this. how third street turned after a big rig hit that train on third. this is sky 7 hd. you can see a woman hurt being escorted by a firefighter. you can see the collision after
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a big rig tried to make a left turn hit on the side by the vehicle behind him. people were treated and released. >> i'm shook up. i can't talk right now. >> we felt a big break. >> there was no apparent danger. witnesses in the area and on board were interviewed it has been determined that the driver. there are signs to that affect. >> it appears the driver is at fault, we want to make sure we complete the investigation. >> what happened is that is too
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close to the train. the reason i couldn't drive no more. >> third street was closed to traffic. police told people to avoid this area. according to police, alcohol and drugs were not a factor, still, the driver will be cited for this violation. the other crash happened within minutes. police say the driver just pulled out of the stop when it slammed into the back of a dump truck. police are looking at surveillance video to determine what caused that accident. >> a bus fire spread to the dry brush this afternoon. sarah cannel sent us this picture of the bus on fire off highway 101 sky 7 shows
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aftermath. just take a look at. that the bus was headed to a maintenance yard. flames started in a roadside brush, spreading to 800 square feet. >> interstate 80 after a police in the middle of the evening commute. you can see the back up here is what happened. police cars were lined up. there, you've seen them in the video. we don't know why they're chasing this guy but cars boxed him in and tried to stop him. the driver runs out and puts arms up and is tackled by police he crashed into a car along the way. >> how old is too old to drive a car? it's a question on the minds of many tonight.
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>> that is after a 90-year-old injured five people yesterday trying to park his car. >> yes. david louie is live in palo alto with a closer look at this sensitive issue. david? it doesn't have to come down to losing car keys entirely. seniors do have options and taking the class might qualify them for discounts. the law specifies a minimum age but there is no upper limit. this 80-year-old driver will focus on drivers that are mature. >> yes. more expensive for the dmv to test people in this the driver smasheded into a
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cafe. the chp, aarp and other groups sponsor classes for seniors. 28 people participated in the chp program. >> they can get restricted licenses only driving during the day rather at night. if they do not like driving on the freeway, they can drive on city streets. >> this ger yat trick social worker would like giving up driving a badge of honor. >> acknowledges in a positive way they're being civic minded and concerned about their fellow citizens. >> fritz summer remembers when his family told him to stop driving. >> what was your reaction? >> well, you take offense to it. >> the start of contentious
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pilot program was met with protests today. this morning a group of seniors stood in front of two buses. one of them picking up apple computer workers they blocked buss for over half an hour. some groups are by the controversy. >> people are getting kicked out. this shouldn't be going on, right? >> commuter shuttle rz to pay to use the stops and loading zones. the pilot program allows the city to find shuttle buses. >> a decorated war hero survived three tours of duty in iraq is fighting for his life because of violence at home.
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laura? >> reporter: several gunshot wounds, we understand this veteran is in critical condition here. but we understand he's expected to survive this ordeal like he has for others before it. >> there is a very loud bang, bang, bang. >> peggy snow lives where a veteran was shot overnight. >> he'd been shot several times. >> he served as a scout sniper instructor. he suffered a severe head injury. >> this is where i'm going to be situated working on truck, cars and hanging out, talking about every day live. >> in 2012 he was featured as they were moving into their new mortgage-free home courtesy of a bank of america program to help
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veterans. >> this is a symbol of my healing. it's a kick to the butt. you know what? things are good now. >> it's horrible, shocking and disgusting. >> dorothy lives across the street, less than a quarter mile from where he was shot. >> it's horrible that that would happen here, that he would survive tours of duty then come here, and get shot. >> it's terrible. a veteran like that, that fought for the country. >> two years ago the husband father of three tells us his focus is on family. >> the one thing you think about is your family. that white picket fence, some day you're going to get. >> veteran service centers is organizing a support fund for him and his family, police are releasing no information about the shooting and have announced no arrests. in walnut creek abc7 news. >> a concerned citizen in mountain view contacted us when
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he saw thousands of gallons of water being poured into a storm drain we investigated the california water service company is bringing a new well online to help with needs during the drought the department of health requires a series of tests. you're seeing a test to make sure the well can withstand demand the citizen said he wants the city and other residents to have access for landscaping. >> i added it up. it's about a million gallons over three day that's went down the storm drain. that is a lot of water. >> the water company claims it's minimized the amount wafter used. >> busy castro street looks like a disaster zone. shop owners starting to wonned yir why it's taking so long, why they keep tearing up streets.
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and a viewer asked us to check it out. >> it's part of a big beautification project for castro street. the shop owners say that their businesses have droped and residents complain about traffic and noise. almost everyone we've spoken with wondered why castro street had to be torn up twice in five months. the construction is massive. and created a huge bottle neck. >> cars inching along this corridor into one lane of traffic. >> castro used to be a wider street. >> now, the street is narrower.
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sidewalks started in march, meant tearing up sidewalk and streets. public works alerting those there about the work and possible inconveniences. >> yes. it affected business. like 30% to 40%. down. >> public works stopped construction and repaved the street. >> as soon as they pave it, three weeks later they're digging it up. >> the city tearing up the street again to put in cast iron water pipes. richard and others wonder why it wasn't done at once to lessen impact on merchants and save money. pub hick works spokesperson. >> we had to see how we can do it and best time line that would
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be least inconvenient to people in that neighborhood. >> that, gordon explains meant doing knit two phases first widening sidewalks before pride week, then the rest from now until october. that before the fair, rainy season and holiday moratorium on construction which starts on thanksgiving. >> still to come a reason to dance this weekend. a festival that celebrates art and soul. >> a space tech that will strap us in for a ride on the back of a comet. >> several bay area locations above 100 degrees today, i'll show you hot spots and when we can expect temperatures to drop from my accu-weather forecast. >> a woman accuses a rental car company for charging her for rental car
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a boat launch is back open tonight. that is after volunteers scooped up thousands of dead anchovies from the water. the harbor master says hand launch facilities will be closed and no paddle boarding. because employees are focused on cleaning up water they won't be able to run the shuttle. >> tomorrow's soccer match between the earthquakes and sounders will be the first ever
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at 49ers stadium. crews have been hurrying to put finishing touches on all week. fans are urged to use mass transit if possible. they're asked to go online as you watch videos to get in and out of the stadium. >> that is exciting. >> oakland is making sure everything is in place for the city's festival, happening this weekend. >> yes. nick smith joins us with more. hi, nick. >> part of art and soul is bringing back what is familiar. through videos here but there is something i want to show you all right now call that will be performing tomorrow here.
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we're having an opportunity to see them practice, they dance and scale, and swing, and dance on the side of city hall. take a look at that. they do a nice slow waltz. it's part of art and soul, tomorrow. >> we've been going to where people have been calling us. >> it's a production company whose music and videos put turfing on the international stage. this video received 6 million views. success kept him humble. >> it's good to come back home. enjoy where it started for us. the three made it their mission to introduce art around the
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globe. through their work with street dancers. >> it's about communication that doesn't have barriers anymore. >> this is what this woman says art and soul is all about. open to families with music, art, entertainment for everyone. >> this fuelled revitalization of downtown as well as establishing oakland for arts and culture. >> the festival and art it highlights has been life changing. >> the more you speak about what is inside yourself, the more people can feel comfortable
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around you. >> that is going to be great and it's wonderful. >> going to be hot. >> yes. >> here is a look at live doppler 7 hd. speaking of hot, we have numerous locations today. low clouds, fog, sunny skies inland here is a look at some of the high temperatures. 103 in lake port. in immediate bay area, livermore, 104. only 63 in half moon you can see low clouds and fog near the coastline. just beginning to push over the bay. it's 62 degrees in san
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francisco. oakland, 68. 77 san jose. we can seo clouds and blue skies as well being chased away. it's 76 in napa. 96 in livermore and a look at the golden gate bridge. will he clouds, these forecast features will be foggy near the coast and bay. starting to kick in next week when we have a cooler pattern. here is our satellite image showing a big hot air mass. once again, it's going to be warm to hot.
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overnight, areas of low clouds and upper 50s to low 60s overnight. tomorrow, sunny skies and warm highs 80 in redwood city. in and around san francisco, we'll see highs 66 downtown. 62 degrees in the north bay. 85. into east bay, 76 the high in oakland. the inland east bay still hot. mid to upper 90s here is the accu-weather forecast. and we'll see a much-more comfortable and cooler pattern for all of next week.
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check this out. it's called a water bike. there have been other designs before his but this one does not use a rudder to steer. that let's the bike do turns and go backwards. >> you turn on a dime. so in a tight space you're able to control the collection. >> it's not cheap and shiler hopes it spurs a new sport. he says he crossed the bay in just 35 minutes. >> wow. looks fun >> a cease-fire agreement supposed to last 72 hours dissolved after just 90 minutes. >> yes, coming up, what israeli and hamas leaders say happened and reaction to the violence. >> a former head of the fbi says
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a three-day cease fire lasted less than two hours. >> this turned out to be one of the most-violent days yet in the conflict between israel and hamas. >> what happened, and u.s. reactions. >> after what was supposed to be a cease fire ended almost as soon as as it began. some of the bloodiest fighting erupted today. . >> i think it's going to be hard to put a cease-fire back together, again. if ale raillies and international community can't feel confident hamas can follow
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through. >> in southern gaza, 35 palestinians were reportedly killed israeli military says hamas fired first and may have abducted a soldier, dragging him into a tunnel. >> we were 90 minutes into the cease-fire, defending our positions. a terrorist killed two. another gunman came out, shooting then abducted one of our officers this is a fact. >> this spokesman says ordinary israelis welcomed the cease fire. i'm against blood shed, whenever. >> palestinians used the lull to bury the dead, treat the wounded and check on their homes. >> we want to live in piece. >> president obama called for
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the immediate release of the captured israeli soldier and called the situation in which so many civilians have died hard breaking. >> concern over the deadly ebola outbreak. teams there say they're overwhelmed. doctors in atlanta are getting ready to treat the first ebola patient ever, in the united states. two health care workers will be flown from liberia separately each with a special jet. one will be arriving to be treated at the house of representatives, lawmakers approved a $694 million bill to deal with a surge of child my grants
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a separate bill could clear the way for eventually deportation. the president says republicans know this won't succeed in the senate. >> this is a message bill they couldn't pull off yesterday. they made it more extreme. >> this is an issue they have insisted had to be a top priority. >> the former fbi agent that led the team that captured one of the most notorious terrorists in american history talked about his book "unibomber" the fbi arrested him in 1996, ending a 17-year search
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he killed three people, and hurt 23 others in montana. >> i had fbi agents up to the day before arresting him saying they cannot believe this hermit, living in a cabin with no means of transportation, no running water, how could this person be the unibomer? >> freeman will talk about the case and terrorism in general at the book passage tomorrow night at 7:00 p.m . >> for thousands of people with a common heart condition, the problem is what they don't feel. >> yes. dangerous stifrp tomorrows can go on undetected for years >> doctors in one hospital are turning to a new device to spot trouble before it starts. >> in a small room, cuesan is
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getting ready to be treated for a condition she didn't know she had. there are a number of cases no symptoms. this cardiac specialist says patients who are asymptomatic could be in danger. >> problem is whether you have symptoms you're at risk for stroke that still exists. >> two years ago, jim harbaugh was treated for the same condition. >> we can't tell with medication if it's been effective. >> so the team turned to a device known as the reveal.
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it's designed to track a heartbeat 24 hours per day. before implanting he will coast the heart back into rhythm. it involves a short jolt of electricity. when it's finished the patient won't feel or see the device. the reveal will transmit data for up to three years. >> and can with programmed to tell the doctor whatever it is they need. >> she says monitor will let them know if this wears off. next treatment would be cardiac
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procedure disabling the news responsible for the irregular lar heartbeat. >> it's going to give us great information whether this is working. >> for susan, it begins with peace of mind >> i won't have to worry. it will just let the doctor know if i am. >> she says she didn't want to buy insurance but was charged anyway. >> coming up, what happened and the fine print you should read, before signing that agreement. michael finney has the story.
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among charges $400 for rental car insurance she recalls an agent going down a list of insurances she can buy. >> i have insurance. why do i need yours? >> she had additional coverage from her credit card. >> it provides insurance for things your insurance may in the cover. >> saying many of the things is hose of the use of the car rment your own insurance will pay for damage to the vehicle but credit card from the loss of use while the rental vehicle is being repaired. each card is different so check with your issuer.
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>> i said well, i don't need it she said i still have to ask anyway. she went through everything. she acknowledges she didn't read it in it's entirety. >> it cocoa be long. >> look at the top part. this is here. >> the parent company tells us we've reversed charges for services we're investigating details of her rental and will conduct training at the location as appropriate. >> oh. you know? they have understanding and i was grateful. >> firefly says anyone else who
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feels they've been charged inappropriately should contact customer service. there is information there on how to contact me ask tell me about problems you're having we have a link there to contact me with your particular issue. when you do. >> words of warning creating concern still ahead robotic space craft with bay area scientists excited back in a moment. did you hear about the abominable ice cream man? what's that? he who loves eating monster who loves creamy delicious tillamook ice cream. (whispering) seriously? (door creaks) he's fast. tillamook ice cream, tastes better because it's made better.
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comet. >> it's shaped like a duck. like two pasted together. >> images taken by rosetta. it has been speeding into space for ten years, to reach the comet 300 million miles from the sun. is now slowing down to maneuver into position. >> august 6th, we approached close to the comet. >> rosetta will be the first craft to orbit a comet. >> it going to give us a view of the entire comet. and so look at great pictures >> it's carrying a draft that will be deployed with
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instruments. >> will give us a chance to find out what this is made of? >> now, figuring out where to land is trickier than expected. >> we can only land on one place. >> the comet is only a couple miles wide, kind of fluffy. >> go to the kitchen and grab a dry sponge. it's about density of the comet. >> latest data shows temperatures is 94 degrees below 0. ices are turning into gas. gas is water vapor. losing two bottles of water every day. >> this exhibit uses chunks of dry ice it's the kind of activity scientists hope to see for themselves with crews to better understand how our solar system
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formed. >> we find out where did water, ice, on that comet come from? how does it match? how is it different? >> it's mind boggling. >> yes. >> we have links to a lot of cool information on abc7 news.com. >> i'm going to have cooler weather in place low clouds and fog where it's cooler. high 64 in half moon bay. 75 across the bay in he canland. no triple digits tomorrow, tomorrow weekend art and soul festival tomorrow's day planner calls for
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sfiez temperatures mid to upper 60s at noon. lovely weather for art and soul i like art, i got soul here is the accu-weather forecast. going to start cooling down after the weekend. no more triple digits for a while. >> hopefully proof is in the pudding for a's tonight. >> new faces a's traded for john lester to be their ace how much pressure is he feeling now? we'll hear from him next in
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team. >> these guys tipped into the playoffs where before. it's nothing like a lot of the guys here. i wouldn't consider it pressure. these guys expect to go every year. >> i was hungry to have that ring. now, it sinks home to what that is what you play for. >> was not in the starting line up tonight hosting yankees last check highways not appeared in that game. now, giants and matt cane's season probably oaf. he needs surgery and says he's known about it for years but only recently did the pain get
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soccer. 11 eyes stadium is bigger than where they normally play home games. >> excited and i think a lot of history will be made in that stadium. >> it's a beautiful stadium. so it's cool we can be here and do this. >> second round bridgestone invitation invitational. points 61, 8 birdies coming on back nine. finished with seven straight. shot of the day, a 65. this is one he'll remember out of the green. rolling, rolling and an ace
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which he did not realize until he got to the green. abc7 sports brought to you by orchard supply hardware. >> thank you. >> join me tonight at 9:00 >> we tortured some folks. what words from the president? at 9:00. >> air b and b squatters left a san francisco woman without her palm springs rental or income may have done it before in this area. >> tonight's prime time. then, stay with us, we'll be back at 11:00. >> you can see all abc programming on your smart phone.
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this is the "jeopardy!" teen tournament. please welcome our three finalists -- a junior from edison, new jersey... a junior from boca raton, florida... and a sophomore from little rock, arkansas... d now here is the host of "jeopardy!" --heres alex trebek! thank you, johnny. i'm gonna start off with a little encouragement for cooper because i've mentioned this many times in the past -- a person who is in a distant third position at the end of the first day of our two-day finals quite often has won the whole thing. so don't you despair. however, alan is looking pretty good with $25,000,
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but, jeff, you're not discouraged, are you? no. no? you're at $15,000. we'll get rid of those figures right now. we will add those totals to whatever you guys earn today. so, good luck. here we go into the jeopardy! round. and here we go into these categories. i assume you're gonna love that one. alex: and, cooper, off you go. mountains for $200, please. alan. what are the rockies? that's it. mountains for $400. cooper. what is sinai? mount sinai. you got it. mountain for $600.
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