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live from the kgo tv broadcast center, this is abc7 news. good morning, and thanks for joining us, i'm matt keller in for katie marzulo. we're going to start with a quick look at your accuweather forecast with meteorologist lisa argen. hi, lisa. >> hi, matt. live doppler 7 hd, highlighted the weather fire watch for the mountainous areas today. through the next 24 hours, we could see a chance of showers and thunderstorms sunday night into monday around our own local mountains in the north and east bay. right now it's about the stable atmosphere, low clouds and fog, santa cruz is cloudy now with breezy conditions in concord. up to 25-mile-per-hour wind gusts there and 60 degrees. here's a look at the roof camera where we have gray skies, 37-minute delays at sfo. upper 80s in the inland val list. low to mid 60s the coast and san francisco. while the bay stays seasonal. upper 60s and upper 70s.
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a few more clouds, maybe some mist and drizzle for the second half of the weekend. i'll explain more coming up. matt? developing news out of san leandro. crews working to clean up a chemical spill after a crash involving two big rig. around 4:30 on northbound interstate 880 near the washington avenue on-ramp. investigation say the driver of a big rig without a trailer slammed into another big rig parked on the shoulder. that driver was taken to the hospital. the other driver was not hurt. police believe fatigue may have been a factor. the shoulder remains blocked while crews work to clear the area. a violent arrest in the east bay has some claiming police brutality. but the story doesn't stop there the real issue may be what happened after the cameras were turned off. the arrest was recorded, but when police spotted the cameras, witnesses claimed officers confronted them. abc7 news reporter allen wong has the story from antioch. >> this is youtube video of antioch police arresting a man on tuesday afternoon.
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>> i thought it was, overkill. i thought it was -- i was just disgusted by it. >> several witnesses say the man, who appeared to be mentally disturbed, was handcuffed while police used a taser on him and hit him with a baton. witnesses say an officer then released a police dog that began biting the man until he was bleeding and unrecognizable. >> not his legs, not his arm, his face and his head. that's doing too much. >> the man who shot this video says officers began confiscating cell phones from anyone who shot video of the incident. then this officer asked for his cell phone. >> give me your cell phone. >> what? >> then he took my phone, anyway, i didn't want no problems. >> then what happened? >> he emailed the incident to his phone. >> but this witness says he was ordered to erase his video, so he did. >> they're being kind of controlling like they need, demanding, erase your phone. trying to take people's phone away. >> the american civil liberties union say police officers may not confiscate or demand to view
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your digital photos or video without a warrant. but antioch police told abc7 news, if a person is not willing to turn it over voluntarily, an officer can sometimes seize the device containing the video. the police would have to get a search warrant to retrieve the video from the device. and yok police would not comment on the details of the incident. in antioch, allen wong, abc7 news. and police are investigating a deadly accident last night near petaluma. one person killed after a trailer with a pizza oven broke free from a van and crashed into a family car. the massive oven came loose from the van on lakeville highway south of petaluma at 7:30 last night. it went directly into oncoming traffic. it slammed into a car of a family of four inside. one parent was killed, the other parent and two children were rushed to hospital with major injuries. a golden gate park was packed with music fans on the first night of outsideland. a lot people didn't get in because they got taken. police confiscated a huge number of counterfeit tickets sold by
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scammers to unsuspecting concertgoers. cornell bernard has the story. >> even before the music started at the outsideland festival, police had their hands full there were numerous medical calls for alcohol and drugs. that's against the rules here. a lot of booze got confiscated at the main gate. minutes after we arrived, concert fans approached us with the same story. they got scammed with fake tickets. >> i got denied entrance. so -- it's nobody's mistake but my own. >> how much did you pay? >> $500. for two tickets. >> george bought his tickets on craigslist. so did alex tejada and her brother. >> i tried to get in, yeah. >> and? >> i got denied. void, void. >> had the right printing, had the blue tint. you hold it up -- so it passed all the tests. but -- not the bar code test.
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>> san francisco police tweeted this picture of stacks and stacks of fake tickets they confiscated friday. many of them sold by scalpers who did not want their picture taken when we got too close. this man tried to shove our camera. and this man was suspected of selling bogus tickets and questioned by police. >> he looked very real. and but the issue is they're very fake. >> police sergeant dean marcie confiscated all these tickets in less than an hour from scalpers. >> it's unfortunate that we live in a world now a days where it's buyer beware. you know, a lot of times when if it's too good to be true, it's too good to be true. >> police say use caution when buying tickets online. it could leave you enjoying the music if outside the gates in san francisco, cornell bernard, abc7 news. abc7 news has received multiple complaints about the loud music coming from the festival. some residents, even those who live miles away from the concert say they can hear the bass.
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this after two nights of complaints stemming from the jay-z and beyonce concerts at at&t park this week. city has set up a hotline to call if you have problems related to outsideland. we've put together a list ten tips to help you survive the outside lands festival. the second of two powerful storms is heading towards the hawaiian islands. tropical storm issel caused some destruction on the big island. knocking down trees and power lines. up to a foot of rain fell in some areas. hundreds of people evacuated their homes and sought emergency shelters. a family from san ra moment on vacation decided to come home yesterday. >> because of the tropical storm, we were scared, because they were predicting the landfalls and high winds. and so we didn't want to take a chance and we said, it's better to go back home, be safe. >> hurricane julio remain as can category 2 storm, it might now miss hawaii.
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fema's regional response coordination center in oakland is up and running in case they need to respond. a prayer vigil will be held today in holster for a woman believed to be kidnapped by a suspect in a fatal shooting. the vigil for 20-year-old vanessa flores gets under way. suspected kidnapped by jose brahas. he's described as 5'9", 160 pounds, black hair, brown eyes and tattoos on both arms. one of the caldicott tunnel's bores will be closed this weekend. caltrans shut down bore number 2, left one as you go eastbound. it will be closed until noon today and tonight shut down again from 8:00 until noon tomorrow. the bore will close sunday night from 8:00 until 7:00 monday morning. westbound traffic on highway 24 is not impacted by the closure. workers are realigning the approach to bore number two to make the drive straighter.
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turning to the wildfire burning in mendocino county. f firefighters were injured fighting the watch fire. their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. the fire has burned more than 5400 acres, 35 structures are threatened. officials have issued a warning to north bay residents that they may see drifting smoke from the fire. a lot of concern about the smoke from those fires. and you know, how is the weather looking for the fires as well? >> well you know we're looking at a fire weather watch for those areas. and the chance of lightning is going to slide further south for the bay area. that's the latter half of the weekend. today we're concerned with right here, right now in emeryville, it is cloudy. 59 degrees over in concord, plenty of sunshine and breezy winds. we'll talk about what you can expect today and tomorrow, and talk about that lightning in detail, coming up. also next, a volunteer effort that's so much more than just a playground project. abc7 news helps make a dream come true for an east bay neighborhood. and the latest ruling in
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they followed their noses to find what they say was a dangerous marijuana distribution operation. lauren todd and alexander leolus were arrested thursday, residents say they could smell marijuana down the street from the suspects' home. were growing and packaging pot, as well as making concentrated cannabis oil. police officers say that process could be explosive. they face drug distribution charges. the death of james brady, the former press secretary to president reagan has been ruled a homicide. washington homicide police officers say the death came after he was shot 33 years ago during a botched assassination tempt on president reagan. the assassin, john hinckley jr. was found not guilty by reason of insanity. hinckley is currently a patient in washington, d.c. and is allowed to visit his mother's home in virginia.
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an appeals court has denied a petition from donald sterling to block the sale of the los angeles clippers, but it is not the end of the legal saga. sterling had asked the court to overturn a ruling issued last month that found his estranged wife acted appropriately in agreeing to sell the team for $2 billion. sterling's lawyers say the judge prematurely finalized the ruling, so the sale can be completed without a chance to appeal. the appeals court said yesterday sterling refile an objection by this wednesday. the end result is that yesterday's events set the stage for the legal drama to likely be concluded next week. it's almost back-to-school time for bay area children and making sure low-income kids have what they need, the san francisco public defenders magic program will distribute backpacks stuffed with school supplies today. 5,000 students from kindergarten through 12th grade will benefit. today's giveaway gets under way at 10:00 a.m. at the ella hill hutch community center on mcallister street. also today, more than 2,000
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children from low-income families in san francisco will receive brand-new backpacks full of school supplies. children will have the opportunity to have some fun during the salvation army's back-to-school carnival. rather than a simple handout kids will earn supplies through games and other activities. also will be food and music. today's carnival gets under way at 9:00 a.m. at the salvation army family service center on stevenson street. happening today, a group of bikers on harleys will hand out supplies to children in need. for the fifth year the group will rumble into the parking lot of the san mateo medical center to deliver supplies to 250 children from low-income families. all of us here at abc7 have been working on a special project in oakland that we hope will provide joy for a lot of kids, here's a look if sky 7 hd yesterday as we were building a new playground in oakland's concordia park with our partners, parent company disney and the nonprofit group kaboom.
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here's wayne friedman with the story. >> for people who work together every day, it was a new look and a new attitude. >> you're dressed differently. >> oh. >> yes. >> crystal hunter works at espn. james huntington runs the assignment desk at abc news 7. >> got a duel. >> it is sweat equity times roughly 200 people in oakland's concordia park in the millsmont neighborhood. it's not unlike one of those old-fashioned barn-raisings. but in this case, a playground in six hours? >> part of a partnership with our corporate parent, the walt disney company, which has worked with kaboom, volunteers and disney employees, some of whom you might recognize to build almost 50 of these playgrounds around the country. why this one here? >> there was an old playground that was falling apart. it wasn't funding available. our company got involved and it will really make a difference. >> but getting the place built in a day? not always easy.
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>> we're going to -- find this bolt. >> each of us came with a different level of experience. >> i installed an air conditioner by myself. >> now she can add a playground, with help, of course. if you take 200 people, multiply their efforts into 1200 hours of manpower, here's what you get for the sweat and the labor. a playground designed by the people who will use it. a great feeling among those who made it amazing what can happen when a relative few come together on a project just because. from concordia park in oakland, wayne friedman, abc7 news. and they had a lot of fun doing it it looks like it will take another week before the playground is open. a lot of playgrounds open across the bay area today, what will it be like for them? >> the weekend and the first part of the upcoming work week, a little cooler than average. we'll save the warmer weather for the second half of the work week. more interesting fen phenomenon as we go through the next cull
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of days, another area of low pressure visits us and we'll include a sprinkles and possibility of lightning strikes as we get in to the second half of the weekend. so live doppler 7 hd looking at just the fog situated along the shoreline. but we want to get you up to date on a cell where you still can see some very heavy rain, parts of islands, they picked up about a foot of rain on the big island. some areas downed trees, power outages and they'll have a chance to clean up. so more rain here as the cell continues to weaken. and all eyes are on julio, which will miss the hawaiian islands. that's the good news. so we'll look at the coordinates right now. and the updates where a sell has been downgraded, 35 miles per hour. and hurricane julio at 100-mile-per-hour. still a category 2. it will weaken as it passes north and east of the islands. so some very good news here. as we continue to see it, a hurricane into tuesday, but very far away from the islands.
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so they did dodge a bullet, but still some problems around the big island for sure and heavy rain elsewhere. here's a look at san jose, things have brightened up considerably. we've had some clouds in parts of the south bay and we're looking at temperatures in and around the upper 50s to the low 60s for the most part. half moon bay, 55, low clouds, and fog. gilroy looking at 58 right now. oakland, 59, good morning, san francisco, 56 for you. we drop down to about 50 in santa rosa, we have some sunshine. santa cruz, it is gray and we'll see more mid 70s later this afternoon. 55 in novato, 58 in napa and about 60 with the breezy south winds in concord and those should dial back a little bit. and we'll look for a south wind 5-15 miles per hour over in the east bay today. so we have airport delays with the low ceilings, drizzly in spots tomorrow as low pressure gets closer. it sort of parks off the coast, but it will allow for the possibility of some lightning come sunday into monday. as more subtropical moisture
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moves up from the south. but we are looking at the main event to be in the higher elevations of our north coast. and also, the sierra nevadas, so it's this area of low pressure that will keep temperatures comfortable. we won't see any 90s today but it will disrupt the marine layer tomorrow. we'll get more sunshine tomorrow. by the evening hours, here comes the chance of some lightning. so here's a look at into monday, you can see the activity, southern california, humid conditions there. and we'll look for highs today, pretty comfortable, around outside lands, but plenty of cloud cover, peeks of sun in the afternoon. 72 in oakland with upper 80s, the warmest locations around morgan hill and fairfield. the accuweather seven-day forecast shows the temperatures staying about the same, partly cloudy skies, with some drizzle tomorrow into monday. maybe that outside chance of some lightning and then we'll get to more stable conditions as the temperatures continue to warm inland and around the bay.
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we'll let you know how warm in your community by keeping track of bay area weather on twitter@livedoppler7hd. you can't complain about the forecast, it could always be in the triple digits. six months ago the governor declared a drought and called for everyone to do their part. cutting back water consumption by 20%. this far down the line with no rain in sight, it looks like uc berk sli not doing its part to conserve. abc7 news reporter laura anthony explains. >> it's part of what makes the uc berkeley campus so special. the aggers and acres of lush green trees and park-like setting. in the midst of a serious drought when brown is the new green, it seems the lawns here on campus are a tad too -- healthy. >> we've cut back 50% on the irrigation on campus. >> uc berkeley spokesperson christine shaft tells us the grass is green despite significant cutbacks in campus water usage over the past six
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months. for one thing, they only water the grass here at night. >> water use overall on campus is down 5% to 9% since the governor declared the drought official at end of january. which is great. we're working hard to reduce our water use even more. water use in the residence halls is down 30% in the last six years. >> still, it appears other state institutions a institutions are being much more eye aggressive. irrigation of lawns around the state capitol in sacramento has been cut off completely. there are signs to explain to visitors why the grass here looks so bad. >> some are doing more than others, certainly. >> heather cooley is the director of the water program at the pacific institute in oakland. she says some water users are waking up to the seriousness of the situation a little slower than others. >> the governor asked for 20%. but some of our state institutions haven't gone that far. >> well, we all need, we all need to be doing it, frankly. there is no excuse, this is a
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drought. s this a severe drought. we need to step up. >> at uc berkeley, there is a plan to reduce consumption even further. so there's no widespread use of recycled or reclaimed water, six of these lawns have been identified for removal. in berkeley, laurie anthony, abc7 news. next, bike thieves beware, the adorable way this 6-year-old used shame to combat crime.
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>> only you can prevent wildfires. >> it was on august 9th, 1944, that smokey bear was created to warn of the dangers of wildfires. here's the first ad, the u.s. forest service and the national association of state foresters thought it was needed, because most firefighters were fighting overseas. it's become the longest-running public service announcement campaign in u.s. history. and here's an amazing coincidence, actor sam elliott, who has been smokey's voice since 2008, also turns 70 today. much more to come on the abc7 news saturday morning news. the ebola virus and the urgent new warning from the world health organization. and a bay area biotech firm that's found a new way to cut the cost of treating a sick pet.
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it's time. lower your blood sugar with invokana®. imagine loving your numbers. ask your doctor about invokana®. good morning, we're starting this half hour with a quick look at the weather. here's meteorologist lisa argen. hi, lisa. >> hi, matt, it's gray out there in parts of the bay area, we have sunny skies for our friends in our east bay valleys. live doppler 7 hd shows we're not picking up any precipitation. that could change for the second half of the weekend. here's a look at screws. where it is cloudy. 70s on tap with sunshine. it's 57 in novato. and santa rosa, that's 55. livermore, sunny skies and breezy in concord.
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here's the plan for the day. fog and low clouds banked up along the coast. it will be cloudy, a few peeks of sun for outside lands. mid 60s down by the airport. 70 and near 80 in san jose. details on the area of low pressure that could bring us a little mist and drizzle and maybe some lightning strikes coming up. matt? >> this morning, president obama says u.s. air strikes have succeeded in destroying weapons and equipment in iraq. looking at video of yesterday morning's air strikes. against isis targets. president obama says humanitarian efforts continue to air-drop food and water to people stranded on a mountain top. the president assured the u.s. is not being dragged no another war. >> it would be i think a big police take for us to think that we can on the cheap, simply go in, tamp everything down again.
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restart without some fundamental shift in attitudes among the various iraqi factions. that's why it is so important to have an iraqi government on the ground that has taken responsibility. >> the president wouldn't give a timetable for how long the u.s. military involvement would last. saying it depends on iraqi political efforts. san jose international airport has a new service to help travelers get through customs faster. the operation kiosks check travelers' fingerprints and snaps a photo. the program does require preapproval including a background check. sfo and 50 other airports also use the kiosks. this weekend, two runways at san francisco international airport will reopen. a month ahead of schedule. the runways closed in may. airport officials say they'll reopen tomorrow rather than mid september. at the end of the runways,
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workers build buffer zones designed to stop a plane if it overshoots a runway. safety upgrades were finished last year. to the deadly ebola outbreak and a new warning from the world health organization. officials are declaring an international public health emergency. only the third time they've taken this rare step. nearly 1,000 people around the world have died. well here at home. all eyes are on the two americans, a doctor and a an aid worker infected and fighting for their lives. abc7 news reporter steve sani reports. >> we're hearing from one of the american missionaries sick with ebola, fighting for their lives at this atlanta hospital in a statement, dr. kent brantley says i'm writing this update from my isolation room where the doctors and nurses are providing the very best care possible. i'm growing stronger every day and i thank god for his mercy as i've wrestled with this terrible disease. he and nancy rightbolt had to be rescued, flown 5,000 miles home to the u.s. brantley described the day he started feeling ill.
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i immediately isolated myself. when the result was positive. i remember a deep sense of peace that was beyond all understanding. god was reminding me, he will give me everything i need to be faithful to him. we heard, too, from nancy rightbolt's husband. >> i don't believe that we could say she's in the clear. >> he says she's received a third dose of that experimental serum, but her family still has to speak with her through a clear wall and intercom. >> i want to be near her and hold her and thank the lord together that she's, she's still with us. >> she's asked for starbucks and her sons have delivered. her husband, still in liberia, hoping to rush stateside once it's clear he's not infected. >> the families of the missionaries hospitalized here say it's important to remember they chose to the work in the ebola hot zone because of the incredible need. abc7 news, atlanta. several bay area communities will be fogged in an effort to wipe out any mosquitos carrying
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west nile virus. 94025 zip code area of menlo park on monday. it comes after two pools of adult mosquitos carrying west nile were detected in that area. parts of santa clara county will be sprayed next week. on tuesday, saratoga will be sprayed and on thursday west san jose in the area of thrush and wren drives. we are spending more and more money on our pets and it's becoming increasingly expensive to treat them when they're sick. a bay area company is hoping to save the costly expense of developing new drugs by using human drugs instead. abc7 news anchor katie marzulo has the story. >> watching mia play, you would never guess she suffers from itchy skin. >> dave leslie of san jose says traditional treatments didn't work. so his vet suggested mia take part in a clinical trial of a human drug being tested on dogs. the trial is part of a burgeoning industry that's using
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people to find treatments for pets. >> and i volunteered mia to be a test dog. >> mia is taking a compounded version of allegra, a popular human allergy drug. the food and drug administration requires clinical studies before any drug can be used on pets. right now pets are often given human medication. that has not been tested or approved in the appropriate dose. there are some fda-approved drugs for pets, but not very many. denise bevers is co-founder of berkeley-based kindred bio. dedicated to bringing the best in medicine to cats, dogs and horses, veterinary medicine and vaccines are big business, americans spent $3.5 billion on flea and tick medication alone. the global market is expected to be worth $22 billion. developing new drugs is expensive, and time-consuming. kindred bio is hoping to cut the cost by taking human drugs already on the market and reformulating them into a dose that's just right for pets.
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>> for our tablets we're often able to buy the drug, the active ingredient. for dogs, beef-flavored chewable. >> kindred bio is currently enrolling animals in clinical trials for three different drugs approved for humans, one for allergy. one for arthritis and another for a pain reliever. san francisco veterinarian winnie ibarra says there's a need for more pet-specific drugs. >> so many diseases cross over from species to species and endocrine diseases, cancers, infectious diseases. >> she turns to human drugs to help treat animals. >> the problem is just you know, in the veterinary field, we're often reaching for human drugs that have been studied or close to studied. because there is a shortage of veterinary-specific drugs. >> dr. ibarra says it doesn't mean people should be turning to their medicine cabinet to treat their pets, can you poison your pet with human-approved
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medication. >> for pet owners willing to wait for veterinary-approved uses, patoff seems well worth it. >> he scratches a little bit, but, she's doing pretty good. >> katie marzulo, abc7 news. still ahead on the abc7 saturday more morning news, the steps you can take to keep your phone safe before you head into big crowds like this weekend's outside lands. and here's a live look if our exploratorium camera. you can see the bay bridge in the background with some clouds out there. lisa argen will let you know when it's going to clear up and if it will clear up in your forecast in a few minutes. nds]
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this is abc7 news. good morning, here's a live look at the golden gate bridge camera and you can see some fog out there this molks krning, lo clouds hoping things will clear out nicely. tomorrow night, the year's biggest and brightest full moon. only one soop moon a year. so what happens this weekend is it's going to be closest and so because it's closer and a little bit large anywhere the sky it's going to appear a little bit brighter. just like hold be a mirror a little closer to your face. that more light is coming towards you, at you. than when it's further away.
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>> experts recommend going outside right at moonrise, it will be around 8:00 p.m. tomorrow. scientist say the moon will look biggest next to things you're familiar with like trees and buildings. taking a look at the golden gate bridge camera, you can see the fog right now. how clear will it be for san francisco tomorrow night. >> kind of iffy across the bay, we have an incoming weather system to bring us more clouds and the possibility of a few sprinkles and a clap of thunder. in lake tahoe it's beautifully clear, 82 and sunny. but thunderstorms back in your forecast as well. i'll have the details in a few minutes. thanks, lisa. next, the first preseason game for the 2014 raiders against the vikings, they looked a lot like the 2013 raiders, that's not good. larry biehl has the highlights
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good morning, here's a live look at our santa cruz camera. and yeah, overcast starts your day at the beach, things will be clearing out nicely. 74 degrees today. mostly sunny conditions. kids going back to school soon. if you want one last hurray at the beach boardwalk, today may be the day. 200,000 festivalgoers are expected in golden gate park
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this weekend for outside lands. several hundred of them will lose track of their mobile devices, michael finney has your advice on how to keep track of your mobile devices. the story of smart phone thefts are the stuff of legends here in san francisco. >> i witnessed a woman get her phone snatched from her hands right over there waiting for the 38. >> this woman's daughter was ripped off in oakland. >> they stole her phone from her hand while she was texting. >> while city streets can be tough on smartphone users, festivals are wicked in their own way. >> festivals are one of the places where people tend to lose or misplace their phone unfortunately. >> that's alicia with the mobile security firm lookout. we're in golden gate park watching festival organizers get ready for the big weekend. we're also talking about preparations for festivalgoers. >> set a pass code on your device, no one can access your personal content on that phone. number one. set a pass code.
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number two, when you're at a concert like this, the signal from the activity can be shody. so people's batteries start to die so make sure you go to the concert with a full, fully charged battery. >> power is important if you're going to use an app that helps track down your phone if it's lost or stolen. lookout has one that snaps a picture then sends you an email. >> you can see this is what you would look like if you got it in your inbox. a picture of the person who lass your phone. the exact location of the device. >> the basic lookout app is free and more robust one costs $3 a month. now, last year, when outside lands was over, wallets, keys and lots of phones. this is what was left behind. it will be the same this year. but perhaps -- not for you. >> when i take my cell phone out. i'm sort of like hovered over it. like you know, like a bear. >> now at any big festival, going in coming out, be on the lookout for pick-pockets, your phone is just as valuable as
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your wall et. i'm michael finney. 7 on your side. >> a lot of people heading to outside lands today. what's the weather going to be like for them? >> we'll have the clouds for the most part. see a few peeks of sun, temperatures in the low 60s, pretty nice out there. this morning it is plenty cloudy all around the bay. and parts of the east bay, we're looking at sunshine well inland and with a little breeze in concord, we could be tracking not only a few sprinkles tomorrow, but maybe some lightning into late sunday. into monday. so much of the state again affected by subtropical moisture in the days to come. here's a look at the cell, right now it's 79 degrees and light rain in honolulu. maui looking at cloudy skies and the possibility of flooding, perhaps around kauai. but hilo, dodging a bullet. they had the downed power lines and some trees, and definitely cleaning up. but julio now is forecasted to miss the hawaiian islands.
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they're anywhere vousz with two hurricanes aimed right at the islands. julio, maximum sustained winds at 100 miles per hour. a category. it will stay a hurricane through tomorrow. by monday, down to about 70 miles per hour as it becomes downgraded. >> we're looking at sunshine in san jose and temperatures around 61 degrees, 59 in san carlos. 56 in the city. we'll be waiting on the sun here. and it will be a mild to cool afternoon, half moon bay at 55 degrees. and if you're headed down to the boardwalk, you heard matt, it should be a nice afternoon with temperatures in the 70s. and yeah, what is happening to summer? it is slipping by. and some kids are starting school next week. 61 by the delta. 60 in concord with the sunshine here and a very nice day, upper 80s in our inland valleys and from our roof camera, still cloudy, days of about 37 minutes, check with your airline, sfo right now. we're looking at sunny
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conditions in our inland valleys, but things change as soon as tonight. we're going to have an area of low pressure park itself off the coast that will enhance the marine layer, maybe give it some mist and drizzle. then it should mix things out. as it continues to influence our weather into late sunday we get subtropical moisture once again, the possibility of lightning there are fire watches up for the northern mountains, around mount shasta and just west of lake tahoe. so this area of low pressure helps us from getting too hot today. but let's take a look at our forecast animation through sunday and monday. look at all the activity that begins to blossom as we go through the next 24-48 hours. so more humid air in southern california, but some of this will be rotating through the bay area perhaps just a slight chance of that. highs today ranging from the low 70s in oakland, 74, san mateo, 76, palo alto with your 60s and fog around the coast. still 90s up by clear lake, so a warm day there.
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but if you are headed over to oakland this afternoon, temperatures will be in the low 70s, but by about 6:00, mid 60s and the sun setting after 8:00. here's a look at the seven-day forecast, very little temperature change, we introduce more cloud cover tomorrow. partly cloudy into monday. and then by the middle of the week, the low is gone and we'll see slightly warmer weather and of course, super dry conditions for sure. so be careful. >> yeah, definitely. at least we're glad not to see the triple digits. thank you, lisa. in sports, football season is almost here. next friday the raiders will play their first home preseason game. following last night against the vikings in minnesota. here's abc7 news sports director larry biehl with the highlights in this morning's sports. >> good morning, everybody, the raiders opened the preseason last night in minnesota, it wasn't pretty. on their very first offensive play, the raiders were called for a false start and that pretty much set the tone for a mistake-filled evening. raider nation making the trip to
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minnesota. vikings went 70 yards in ten plays on their opening series. marched down the field, matt osseoto one-yard plunge, 7-0 vikes. matt schaub, a lot of drops by raider receivers. derek carr in his nfl, 10 of 16, 74 yards, that one a little too high. off the hands of jermaine olawala, picked off into the arms of kurt coleman, the raiders finally score late, a minute and a half to go. matt mcgloin on a ten-yard scamper, but the raiders would fall 10-6. round two, pga championship at valhalla. rory mcilroy gunning for his fourth major title, 4 under 67, 9 under, leading by 1 after 36 holes. phil mickelson, eagle on 18th for a 67, just three back. tiger shot a 74, finished 6 over and missed the cut. well this is the very last thing the giants need right now, brandon belt goes back on the
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disabled list because of concussion-related symptoms, not playing at all this weekend in kc. hunter pence and michael morse, 2-2 game in the sixth. salvador perez, michael morse, the diving play and he and matt duffy both make throwing errors. everybody is safe. next play is billy butler, base hit that shoots through in right field. kind of rolls through, really. that brings in the game-winning run. madison bumgarner went eight innings, allowed four runs, took the loss, the giants fall 4-2. they remain three and a half back of the dodgers, who also lost. a's and twins, might say world series, scott kazmir, kurt suzuki, a rocket. josh donaldson, glove save and a beauty and it starts an inning-ending double play. scoreless until the fifth. bases loaded for coco crisp, the igniter finds the gap. it will bring everybody home. 3-0 on a crisp triple. a's were cruising 6-0, but scott kazmir gave up five runs in the
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seventh. chris parmelee, a fair ball down the line. despite the meltdown, kazmir would get the win to go 13-4. sean doolittle in the ninth gets farmingham looking. that's a wrap on morning sports, have a great weekend, everybody, i'm larry biehl. the south bay's annual summer jazz fest. how organizers are making this year's summer ev
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there you go. it at us. so it's kfc night. [cheering] last week we hosted. yes, this week the kids invited us to their place. sorry i was late. i had a little trouble with the rope ladder. he fell twice. but look at all this food we've got. yeah we got this delicious kfc meal and they threw in 2 extra sides for free. for free! and i love what you've done with the drapes. are those your bedsheets? [laughing] ♪
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here are the winning numbers from last night $115 million megamillions draw, 9, 16, 61, 70, 75 and the meganumber 7. tuesday night's jackpot grows to $128 million. well this is a big weekend for jazz connoisseurs here in the bay area. san jose jazz summer fest has kicked off. last night part of the grammy-winning pacific mambo orchestra from san francisco gave us a taste. musicians will play on 12 stages around downtown san jose. the 25th anniversary of the festival. organizers say they put together their best yet. >> because it, we're getting ready for the new age. this festival is the most latin festival in the united states. with over 25 acts. but also, another 75 playing all kinds of straight-ahead, big band, blues and our jazz beyond
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stage. we're premiering a lot of young artists. >> the festival runs through tomorrow. and it looks pretty nice in san jose this weekend. >> already some sunshine there. in the low 60s, later on today. about 80 degrees there. so a beautiful day, temperatures slightly cooler around the bay today. with 85 in concord. 72 in oakland. partly cloudy, mid 60s san francisco and you will feel the influence of that sea breeze and the low clouds and fog. if you're near the coast. so that includes outside lands. a little bit of sun this afternoon. but overall, we'll look for partly cloudy skies, to invade the area. tomorrow and into monday. a slight chance of a thunderstorm, possibly through monday afternoon. >> we'll be ready for it thank you, lisa and thank you for joining us on the abc7 news saturday morning news. news continues now online, on twitter, facebook and all your mobile devices with our new abc7 news app. abc7 news continues at 5:00 p.m. have a great day, everyone.
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>> "jack hanna's wild countdown" is sponsored by nationwide insurance. >> hello, i'm jack hanna, coming to you from my base camp here at the columbus zoo. and welcome to "wild countdown." africa's big 5 are what's the most prized animals by hunters. golly day! fortunately, they're now protected. oh, there they are. sue, look at this. >> oh, my goodness! there's a whole herd of them. >> but they're still the continent's most iconic species, and some of the rarest. look at them all. look at the little bab little baby in there. >> that baby is cute. >> today, we'll see them all, plus one more creature i couldn't leave out. >> there's lions just up ahead of us. >> that close to that kill? look at this. look at this!
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