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district wants parents to talk to teachers if they have concerns about this sexual health class strong beliefs about the topic. fremont has many different cultures and religions. that combined you've got a controversy brewing. >> more and more. >> this is things that should be discussed at home. >> nothing beyond that. >> this is what fremont parents are talking about. this textbook called "your health today ". this fall, 9th graders will be using it in health education classes." it covers wide array of subjects, relationship, stress, nutrition, fitness, drugs but this chapter on sexual health many parents are upset about.
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just 21 pages, but has become a controversy. those from as far as india are demanding the board rescind the decision. the chapter has descriptive pictures and talks about sex toys orgasms, bondage and how to use a bond -- condom. >> our teachers said they think this is the most closely al yiened to california cirriculum. >> this mom wanted to find out what the controversy was all about. >> i think this is the best source to get it from. our educators rather than finding it out for them selves and may not be accurate
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information. >> there is one thing parents can do. they can choose to have their children opt out of the sexual health portion of the course but only because of their religious beliefs. >> the woman who stowed away on a flight from san jose to los angeles is facing charges into l.a. she could end up in jail. david lury is live with that. >> this is interesting. the airport says there was no security breech. in l.a., a suspect enters a plea of not guilty. the 62-year-old was charged with being a stowaway. it's a misdemeanor that could put her in jail. she slipped past two check
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points monday. now, it's finger pointing time. >> i think someone screwed up. a couple of security and southwest, actually. >> 800 million passengers passed through airports last year. fatigue can lead to mistakes. brian jenkins is from san jose state. >> the volume of passengers is a major issue especially in summer months. when airports are crowded and there are lines of people pushing to get through. >> marilyn apparently used an old trick to get past the check point. she used a family as a distraction. >> looked like she's part of the group. that is old tricks called tail gating. whoever is doing document checking needs to count, verify
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number of documents and people passing through. >> hartman appeared to be part of a family. however, both tsa and san jose airport says she wasn't a threat. >> this was not a security breech. the passenger was screened for prohibited items. >> this woman can get through, i think it exposes vulnerabilities for someone that may want to be harm to get through. >> police in hercules arrested a man for trying to rent out a house he doesn't own. police say the 21-year-old tried to collect a $1500 deposit from a potential tenant. the scheme began to unravel after they found out the house
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had been sold. police found the sign in the back seat of his car when they arrested him last night. >> in redwood city, pleasq arrested five juveniles they believe are responsible for a series of burglaries. the driver, just 14 years old, and already on probation. >> clues finished clearing a stranded fishing boat today. an excavator broke apart what remains of the paloma. the captain vanished the skipper is still missing and may not want to be found. he has a $75,000 bench warrant from santa clara county related to a drug arrest. >> a san francisco board of supervisors candidate got attention he was looking for today when he appeared buck naked in new york's times square. george davis speaking out
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against a ban on public nudity in san francisco. david says nudity is a form of expression he's been arrested twice in the past for being naked in public. >> all over the bay area, concern is growing about the drought many communities are taking action to conserve every drop. look no further than the north bay. abc7 news is live in santa rosa tonight with the story. wayne? behind me, it looks full. well, not really, let's take a look at real picture of the lake. this is the water that gives, well, nutrition and nutrients and stuff you drink in sonoma county and northern marin county. it's almost empty. no wonder they came out with that big rule today. >> it has become a very long walk. take a look. this summer's news story.
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another squeeze on the faucet. santa rosa utilities had been receiving e mails from concerned residents. now, those homeowners will get a notice, or worse >> door hangers, follow up if they don't react with a violation letter. then, ability to turn water off if that is the case. >> from now on, residents may irrigate only at night. and at guya's restaurant, the owner does not regard that as a hardship. it sounds excellent excuse. >> if you see someone wasting water take a video or picture and we'll go check it out. >> a's fans can look forward to seeing their team play at the coliseum for several years still
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to come. there is an out with what this means for the team and fans, laura? >> this morning they were shaking hands and signing baseballs the deal is done. what does it mean for the raiders? and will there be a stadium in oakland? >> a commitment of sorts to at least try to build a new stadium in oakland. >> we had a meeting with our architect two days ago. >> the statements from wolf came after joint powers authority approved a new lease for a's. >> we've been along on the
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journey and i'm gratified we've been able to do this. there is a pro vision allowing a new stadium to be built. if and when that plan comes to fruition. >> people are nervous because we're not discussing the raiders deal. both sides say they're going to have a deal by the end of the summer. >> if opting out they would be on the hook for the full agreement. >> is a win for the team, for the public. it's a win for the future of our economic vitality in oakland. >> the new lease comes as a's delivered not only the best record in baseball but increase in attendance.
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in oakland, abc7 news. >> a new hurricane warning for hawaii tonight. spencer is up next with the forecast. >> we'll take a look at the movement of the two hurricanes heading towards hawaiian islands and our own bay area forecast. >> a man accused of bilking scores of people out of tens of thousands of dollars pleads no contest. an investigation follow up. >> and why beyonce and jay-z are on the run from the noise police. >> and a biotech firm found a wa
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state health officials just confirmed first two deaths from west nile virus in california this year. a 74-year-old woman in sacramento county died in july the second victim only identified as an adult in shalta county. and both are men in their 60s officials say sometimes, people don't know they have the disease. >> one percent of the people become very ill. 80% bitten by a positive mosquito and become infected do not have symptoms
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>> there are 35 cases across ten counties now. 16 just reported within the last week. >> for the second night in a row, jay-z and beyonce are taking the stage at at and t park. but something will be different from last night because of noise complaints of people as far as the missiont5ç district. >> this is the last stop so the tickets are going for about $100 even for cheap seats the thing is that last night you might not have needed to pay the price or to pay anything. turns out thousands got to hear it free up to several miles away whether they liked it or not.
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from the front row, it sounded like this. crisp vocals and pounding bass >> sound inside was perfect. >> people can't stop talking about the sound system. . >> i was able to hear vocals really clear. and he felt like i was at the concert. >> two and a half miles away, ryan tweeted this video. others said they can hear it, too. >> what did you hear last night? >> beyonce. i was freaking out. >> not everyone felt that way. >> we started to get phone calls and e mails about the sound levels. >> the san francisco entertainment commission enforces the noise ordinance.
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they imposed a 10:30 curfew but at and t park never needed a strict noise policy. major complaints were nearly ten years ago when the rolling stones played. the ballpark has apologized. >> they've made changes and there is more to be paid. so we'll be there. >> careful with too much enforcement. a supervisor told us concerts are good for the city. . >> i don't want to lose out on opportunities because we make it difficult to perform here and do business here. >> 1 or 2 night a year we're going to have to tolerate having ourselves awakened with great sounds. >> sharks will get a chance to see what it will be like to play there next year when sharks host
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the kings here in february. they hope it will send an attendance record. levis stadium holds people. outdoor hockey has been neat. >> yes. it has. let's turn to weather now. >> yes. spencer christian is here with us. >> right. here is live doppler 7 first one packing winds up to 90 miles per hour. projected analysis is that she'll make land fall late tomorrow.
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then followed by hurricane julio. it's expected to move north and both storms are expected to deal a blow. we have a tropical storm watch in effect for oahu. we'll continue to watch there. blue skies into that direction. 63 degrees in san francisco. and 76 in gilroy. how about this view? presunset western sky looking from emeryville. reflecting sunlight and clouds around. 82 in livermore, one more live view, we've had low clouds hoffing for several hours.
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these forecast features, we'll see fog near the coast and over the bay tonight. warm to hot inland. we'll have steady spread of high temperatures weather with a flow of drier air here in the bay area. we'll start at 7:00 this evening. so we'll be back to normal with sunny skies and over the bay and patches of clouds at the coast. overnight low temperatures upper 50s to low 60s. tomorrow, sunny skies inland and over the bay. highs in the upper 70s to low
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80s around the bay. here is the accu-weather forecast. nice steady pattern with little variation in high temperatures. that carries us into mid week next week and looking good. >> thank you. >> months of planning is beginning to come together for beginning to come together for one neighborhood.nds you got to make every dollar count these days.hey have l thou to savehey have lots of ways for you to save. real big club card deals, the safeway app and gas rewards. this week fresh off the vine seedless green and black grapes are just $1.99 a pound. oscar mayer deli fresh or selects lunchmeat are only $3.99. and quilted northern bath tissue is $11.99 for 24 double rolls. there's more savings to love...
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tonight a truce between the world's two biggest smart phone makers have agreed to dismiss most of the patent disputes they've been fighting over for years the case they have not written off is the one in san jose where apple won twice but has yet to collect a dime from sprint said it would shift its focus from buying up rifles to competing for more business. walgreen's changed it's mind about shifting its headquarters overseas to avoid u.s. taxes in a statement said it's not in the best interest, long term, of
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shareholders and pandora reached a deal with merlin, giving artists more money, air play and information. abc 7 is joining a host of community volunteers to build a new playground the project is located at conk corda park. on friday efforts will take about six hours to finish. the community is eager to see it built. >> this is good for the kids yes. they're going to enjoy and be happy. and they can be here. >> the heavy lifting will take another week to installçó and
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perform necessary checks. when it does open here is where it will be. >> very exciting. >> a local mortgage lender whose customers describe him as a monster. will they get their money back? >> the russian gang that hacked more than a bill wrin accounts. maybe yours. >> and a pair of families tied together by tragedy. their first get together after a transplant swap.
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fraud and perjury. today, he agreed to repay victims a still to be determined amount. he appeared calm in soup peeper court. a contrast to parties he's been known to give in his pangs in livermore. this is a promotional video intended to advertise what he called his naughty lingerie pajama party. they paid the company in pleasanton $7,000. one former employee estimates he built scores of victims out of
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$350,000. he's a monster because he defrauded people of millions of dollars living a lavish life style. and he did it without remorse. >> he pled no contest to one misdemeanor count of accepting advanced fees in a plea bargain. these 16 felonies would be dropped. one victim called him a habitual offender. the prosecutor defended the plea bargain. >> we realized the law in accepting the fees didn't come into affect until 2009. most predated this law. >> he says the important part is
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restitution he will pay to 12 victims. his lawyer claims his client has begun to pay victims. >> a lot of it has been paid he's taking that on himself. >> to two victims filed a suit against him and entered into a settlement. three others will be also sentenced then. victims should file a complaint with their counties or the state. for more go to abc7 news.com click on the sections tab. then select seven on your side. there is information on how to contact me and tell me about problems you're having. we have a link there to contact me with any consumer issue. >> thank you. >> sure. >> in washington, bank of america has reportedly reached a deal to settle charges of
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misconduct in selling mortgage-backed securities. the bank will reportedly pay up to $17 billion. >> in gaza, 48 hours into a cease-fire, but negotiations into a more permanent treaty continue, united nations secretary general is demanding an investigation into bombings on safe zones. >> not combat zones. for un shelters. those who violate the trust must be subject to accountability and justice. >> 1900 have been killed including 408 children. on the israeli side, 63 israeli
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soldiers have died >> now into a hack into pass words and user names stolen by russian criminals, perhaps yours. a russian gang is believed to be responsible. warning the criminals are sophisticated. >> they feel crimes move on unpunished because there is no extradition between russia and u.s. as far as i know. these people will get away with stealing pretty much anything they want. >> experts say avoid using the same pass word across different log ins >> an update on a story of two families touched by the gift of
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organ transplantation. abc7 news met up with both families today >> nearly ten years ago, bill malard made a decision that saved janice's son. a month ago, she decided to pay it forward. >> simple every day live. so precious his save of life of a then 19-year-old petaluma boy named jake mckeenan. last month, malad received a kidney from jake's mother, janice. janice, his mother donated her kidney to bill malard.
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>> before i didn't have much of a life. i was really sick a lot. but i'm feeling better. >> this is malard before surgery. today he's looking healthier. no longer hooked up to a machine. >> we need to monitor his transplant but don't see why he couldn't leave a normal live. >> 200 kidney transplants are performed here every year. this one is one of the more unusual ones. >> we're going to go somewhere, maybe take a cruise. >> next big event will be jake's wedding, happening on the
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one-year anniversary of the transplant. in san francisco, abc7 news. >> to find out if you mielt be a match there is a link to california transplant network. >> coming up next two-year anniversary of a mission to mars. >> and a bay area man's vision for the next one. ♪ insuranceu want to save money on car insurance? no problem. you want to save money on rv insurance? no problem. you want to save money on motorcycle insurance? no problem. you want to find a place to park all these things? fuggedaboud it. this is new york. hey little guy, wake up! aw, come off it mate! geico. saving people money on more than just car insurance.
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>> the unmanned rosetta probe reached it's destination today and says it pulled into orbit today. space agency provided these pictures taken from rosetta. the milestone sets the stage for man kind's first attempt to land the space craft on a comet. if all goes planned, rosetta will drop a lander in november. a researcher is moving ahead with another project for the red planet developing the sky crane
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system. this commission it would take samples for study. he says it could be the first phase of three separate missions. >> another mission would return to the surface with a big rocket. put samples in orbit around mars. then, a third mission will collect and bring them back to earth. >> he says nasa still hasn't decided whether it will undertake the missions but is getting a lot of encouragement to do so. >> want to try your luck at lottery? there is a store becoming synonymous with winning. it's jenny's.
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two gift stores have sold megamillions tickets. last december, the jenny's on tully road sold a ticket for $636 million. >> wow. >> officials laufrnled an improved version of the lucky retailer site where you can enter an address and look up who sold the most winning tickets near you >> coming up next a biotech firm cuts the cost of treating a
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the trial of part of an industry using people to find treatments for pets. >> and i volunteered her to be a test dog. >> she's taking alega. the fda requires studies before any drug can be used on pets. >> now, pets are often given human medication. there are some fda approved drugs for pets, but not vchl. >> kindred bio is dedicated to bringing the best medicine to cats, dogs and horses. >> americans spent three and a half billion on flea and tick medication.
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the global market estimated $22 billion. they're hope owing to take human drugs and reformulating them into a dose for pets. >> for our tablets we're often able to buy the ingredient. and we formulate it into a beef flavor. >> the company is hoping to get approvals by the end of the year. san francisco veterinarian says there is a need for more pet specific drugs. >> there are diseases and cancers. problem is just in the veterinarian field we're reaching for human drugs that are studied because there is a
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shortage of veterinarian for pet owners, the pay off seems worth it. >> she scratches a little bit but is doing pretty good. >> she's doing well. >> yes. >> conditions are calm but this is hurricane lisel. these are the projected wind gusts. the storm approaches tomorrow afternoon. but later tomorrow, storm approaches gusts up to 52 miles per hour in hilo. 48 in kona.
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and we'll see honolulu getting stronger gusts. saturday, friday, the storm moving away asaturday. next storm expected to start moving north of the island. back here in the bay area, here is our accu-weather forecast. a string of mid-60s on the coast. >> yes. >> thank you. >> that is right. >> tiger woods is back. he tested it out today in a practice round. looks like tiger will take a shot at a
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firestone. and withdrew from the event. today, he arrived and be swinging without much hesitation he needs to win this event to get into the playoffs. >> yes stuffing a headache talking to you guys. when i landed it darted loose and made it come out. >> and with sonny on the hound chances are good it happened his counter part was brilliant today.
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. as for gray, he gave up runs in the second and fourth. this sort of day, nothing going right. tropes in safely and incomes another run. milwaukee, stay hot pablo sandoval. two batters later and incomes sandoval to score they lead it in the 5th. highlights tonight at 9:00 and 11:00. 49ers facing ravens thursday a rematch of the harbaugh. bowl. both coaches want to take a look at the team and younger players.
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jim and john, i asked jim yesterday if he was competitive with his brother. >> what we're going to be doing is we want to win. >> the raiders head to minnesota owe face vikings friday night. they have a lot of new veterans on the roster. quarterback matt shaub. so head coach is anxious not only to see them, but youngsters also. >> we're excited about opening up against minnesota and
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>> l.a. kings at levis stadium. this series has been a great treat. can you imagine 68,000 dressed in teal? this will be the second outdoor game played in california. >> the game went well. the league is willing to come to northern california. and that evening, temperatures will drop and ice will be fine. and tiger has to win to have a shot. >> that is a long shot. >> yes. >> should be interesting. >> thank you. >> join me tonight at 9:00. power problems what a drew is facing after losing electricity in a cold and remote location.
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this is the "jeopardy!" teachers tournament. here is our third group of semi-finalists -- a high-school history teacher from hardwick massachusetts... ...a high-school history teacher from saint john, new brunswick, canada... ...and a high-school social-studies teacher from anchorage, alaska... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! thank you, johnny. and welcome, ladies and gentlemen. our two finalists -- john and becky -- are waiting in the wings, each one of them eager to find out which of these three -- mary beth, maryanne, or eli -- will join them in the two-day finals match for $100,000. so, let's not waste any time. good luck. here we go.
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the dollar figures are in. now the categories. each correct response will be an element that does not contain the letters u-m. mary beth, start us. seen from space for $200, please. the building seen here is the headquarters of this cabinet department. eli. what is the pentagon? no. mary beth. what is the department of defense? that's it, yes. seen from space for $400, please. seen here is this peninsula, or, as they say in spanish, península. mary beth. what is the baja peninsula? correct. seen from space for $600, please. soulik, seen approaching taiwan in july of 2013,
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