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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. good tuesday morning. at 5:00. well start our newscast with a check on the forecast. mike? >> good morning, everyone, nice to see you. you will be happy to see a dry live doppler 7 hd if nothing pops the next hour. we will talk about the forecast for today, we will see the sun breaking through of the clouds at 11 o'clock bringing mild temperatures. below average, though, at 68 to 78 and only up to 83 inland with less humidity than yesterday. up for 68 at the coast and san francisco. leyla gulen has the commute.
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37 bart trains are on time. we have ace train on time. no delays with mass transit. walnut creek is on time, too. we do have areas of heavy congestion. partly due to an early accident cleared westbound 580 at north flynn road with 30 miles per hour backup and you can see the delays headed through tracy and from tracy through castro valley, 42 minutes so beyond north flynn road you are on the way to make up for the lost time 101 northbound, from san jose airport, that is 11 minutes. from daly city into san francisco, that is nine minutes. developing news this morning, the death of actor and comedian robin williams. the world is still in shock by the sudden death of the oscar winner who at the age of 63 was found dead in an apparent suicide in his marin county
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home. amy hollyfield is at his home in tiburon where there is a memorial. amy? >> the sheriff will update us on the investigation into the delegate later this morning. he was found here inside his tiburon home at noon yesterday. this is where nabs -- neighbors and fans left flowers and notes mourning the loss. one note is written by a child "sad robin williams is deads," and the favorite movie is "mrs. doubtfire" signed one neighbor was friends with the stop son and said robin williams would break out in spontaneous comedy routines and he feels lucky to experience that. a woman calls robin williams the most unpretentious man she ever met.
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i am not impressed with hollywood so it is just another person that did good to the world, to his friends and everyone. i thought he was happy. i don't believe this. people live on the street in tiburon say he was known as an actor and come median but he was a sweet man and here he was not a celebrity. they cannot believe he is gone. the family released a statement asking for privacy andly wife is asking the focus be on the joy that he gave to millions. he was last seen alive late sunday night much the sheriff plans to hold a resolution conference with more details of the investigation at 11 o'clock this morning. his most famous role was filmed here in san francisco,
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the lead in "mrs. doubtfire" and fans have dropped off flowers where the movie took place. matt? yes, "mrs. doubtfire" was the not replayed movie on basic cable last year with a lot of fans coming by and dropping off flowers and candles and momentoes to remember robin williams. >> the water is boiling. >> hello! it has been 21 years since "mrs. doubtfire" was in theaters "mrs. doubtfire" was in theaters and that scene sick >> he cherished his role in "mrs. doubtfire" the most. >> one of the greatest gives i
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ever received in my life, nothing would have happened if not for robin williams and his wife and he did that not just for me but he never forgot his friends when he got something he wanted to cut you in. >> robin williams helped him get the first job in los angeles and called him the funniest man would ever lived. >> we have seen people slowing down, driving by the house this morning taking a few moments to remember robin williams. in the north bay, the college of marin tweeted this photo of the. >> claimed actor. >> he his will always shine here. our thoughts know to his appeal and friends. he attended college if marin in the early 19 70's and active in the drama department appearing in "midsummer night's death,"
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and "oliver." reaction has been pouring in and sally field who cosponsored in "mrs. doubtfire" said he always list up when he made people laugh and he made them laugh his whole lifelong tirelessly. he is one-of-a-kind. there will not be another." you will recall, robin williams was the voice of g." -- was the voice of genie for disney. >> robin williams made numerous trips to enter stain the troops and defense secretary hagel said the entire defense community is mourning the loss. "robin williams was a gifted actor and comedian but a true friend and supporter of our troops." >> conan learns of the death during the taping of the show yesterday and he delivered news
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of the death to a stunned audience. >> i am sorry to anyone in our studio...i am breaking this news which is absolutely shocking news and horrifying and so upsetting on every level. >> conan o'brian closed the show by paying tribute to robin williams alongside actor who was a gift star yesterday during the taping. >> the famous comedy club "laugh factory," is mourning the loss. he was doing stand up there since 1982. >> he was the greatest friend we had. >> he always had time. made you feel like you were at his level which you weren't. >> they changed their marquis that reads "robin williams rest in piece make god laugh." >> the former ode tore of
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"people" magazine described him as hollywood royalty. >> you can tell by the reaction of the people he will be missed. we talk about genius when someone dies unexpect through everyone is beloved, this man truly was. my favorite of the appearances with carson, and you are amazed by the sources he made. a hot people are funny but to funny and see the comic connections to reference sullivan and around around and martha graham in one sentence was something to be hold. >> everyone has their own memory and there is nothing about the man that is not about joy and humanity. he has more on "good morning america" at 7:00. we posted pictures and some memorable quotes on facebook and you can share memories of robin williams. >> abc is preparing a special
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report on "20/20," tonight at 10:00 right here. >> we will follow the death of robin williams on air and online with coverage on twitter at twitter@abc7newsbayarea. >> he got greatest compliment from "comedy store," which is no comedian wanted to follow him. everyone had their own personal favorite movie. >> absolutely. it depends on what level, whether it was serious, he touched my heart with "dead poet's society," and the best line was "good morning vietnam," and the superior said what does three up and three down mean to you and he pointed to the shoulder and said "end of an inning." upper 50's to low 60.
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through the north bay right now the we had low-to-mid 60's -- i cannot tell you my favorite in that movie. 56 in san ramon and 59 in lafayette and now what is happening today from the explore storm camera at the cloud cover hanging over us, that should be blow, oakland is two degrees cooler-than-average and the rest of us at these to seven degrees cooler-than-average. today we are starting off with cloud cover and we will watch sfo and let you know if there are delays. by noon the clouds are back and it will be breezy at pruett at the coast and 66 inland and most neighbors are 58 to 78. >> the early memories are "morning and miles per mindy." that is near and dear to my heart. in san jose you can see 101 away in the nimitz travel was clear
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headed up to the san jose airplane and we have this area that is with us until 6:00 this morning causing slow downs on highway 13 if you are trying to make it eastbound along highway 24 from broadway to the caldecott tunnel tunnel, a couple of lanes are taken away. from orinda to oakland it is nice and clear. >> a favorite line from "morning, vietnam, it is 0-600 and the o means "oh my god, it is early." >> last movie and final role the fans can look forward to. fans can look forward to. that i
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>> covering santa rosa, san jose, berkeley and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. we look at the house in boulder, colorado, featureed in "mork and mindy," with fans stopping by the local landmark since learning of the death with flowers and taking pictures and leaving candles. prop's -- robi still making films in the months before his death frickin' christmas." he appeared "in the angry
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boulevard," and "night at the museum," he was teddy roosevelt and the trailer was just released this month. >> he signed on to do a sequel to do "mrs. doubtfire" after the original earned $440 million around the world. >> that was filmed in san francisco. fighter jets have carried out air strikes on four isis targets in northern iraq. the strikes destroyed or damaged four checkpoints mapped by militants stationed near a mountain where thousands of refugees are trapped after being targeted by isis. the airstrikes destroyed some heavy doubt equipment stolen from the iraqi army. the storm prediction center is adding two new threat levels to the weather outwhos starting in october forecasters can say if slight risk days for severe weather are enhanced or marginal
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and other categories remain including "high" and "moderate." they found that some days conditions were worse than a slight risk but not as bad as moderate. we have had some thunderstorm activity but it is not our concern. the low is weakening. it is going away. cry air is over us. the combination is not out there that would be needed. the air is so dry there is no fog on live doppler 7 hd. our lowest visibility at half moon bay is eight miles and check this out, shut tremendous tower over to the east bay hills, it is cloudy and the cloud deck is high in the sky. hopefully that will hope clear it out quicker today so we will go cloudy and the breezes will overturn the atmosphere. that is where we will keep the temperatures below a. clouds and the coast the next couple of nights with a warming
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trend into the weekend. the area of low-to-upper shows a trough behind it with the trough that would new it and move it, it came in quicker, a couple of hours quicker than i thought and because of that, it took over more of the energy from the low and it crew up the cry air and that is why the thunderstorms never materialized. now it is moving away and weakening and the let is not over. mid-80's in los gatos and gilroy. and mid-to-upper 70's through the south because with santa clara at 77 and santa cruz is clouds and 70. toward redwood city it is 77 and in the south bay it is 78 in los altos and south san francisco is 66. daly city is around 63. we will have mid-to-upper 60's at bodega bay to sausalito and home 70's through the north bay valley and along the east bay shore we have upper 60 in
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richmond and berkeley and inend -- and inland, 79. brentwood is the warm spot at 83. tonight, we have clouds coming back and the best chance of drizzle is across the north bay coast. the seven-day outlook shows the same tomorrow and you can see the slight warming for thursday and friday and we ping-pong between mid-to-upper 80's inland and upper 80's at the bay and mid-60 loan the coast into downtown san francisco. in the north bay we have clear conditions through petaluma northbound and southbound and we northbound and southbound and we had early construction that is san rafael and sausalito and mill valley with in delays. at the golden gate bridge you head through the tunnel and a
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clear drive as you make it into northbound 5 with construction crews picking up cones and their protect is wrapping up. 101 and highway 85 an early live shot of 101 up to the san jose airport and it was moving along without any problems. to the dumbarton and san mateo bridge, no slow-motion and everyone is at top speed on both bridges. straight ahead, robin williams combined humor with a serious burr suit. and entertainment reporter shares the many sides he saw of robin williams. >> the new abc7 news now. it will be up during the entire commercial break. commercial break. then 15 things you need and weoplait greek taste-off and we're asking this sports town which blueberry greek yogurt is their champion.
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>> good morning on tuesday at 5:22. this is from the embarcadero and the bay bridge and a few clouds. you should not get any sprinkles. a bit cool. we will talk to machine machine -- talk to meteorologist mike nicco about the weather. >> the world is remembering actor robin williams. the 63-year-old was found dead from an apparent sued side. a news conference is scheduled at 11 o'clock this morning in san rafael. amy hollyfield will have more from the tiburon home in a few minutes. one of the best known films, "mrs. doubtfire" was filmed here in san francisco and the house has become a place for fans to gather. the household as special place if their heart. a spanish priest infected with ebola in liberia has died.
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the 75-year-old priest died this morning while being treated at a hospital in madrid. the hospital said he was treated with the same experimental drug given to two machines who are being treated in atlanta. >> a second night of unrest in ferguson, missouri, following the shooting death of an unarmed black teen. several people were arrested. mop night, dozens were arrested for looting and for vandalism. the 62-year-old bay area woman known as the serial stowaway will be given a mental health exam before returning to court tomorrow. she was arrested twice last week. she news conference on a flight in san jose and flew without a tickle and then tried to strike on another flight. >> it is dry this morning. it will remain that way. breezy and cooler than average. i will tell you how long it will
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last in the seven-day outlook. as we look at san jose, one of the many quiet spots across the bay area and not too much congestion with no citizens to report. we have a buildup over the a pass and i let you know how long it will take. >> robin williams built a legacy helping good causes at home and in the bay area and around the world. he turned up at evented by the bay. our reporter interviewed him at the san francisco grand prix bicycle race in 2003. >> like massacre -- without explosions. >> for the ladies, a lost sexy guys. watch. watch now. >> he knows the audience. >> our colleague spent decades covering entertainment in the bay area and in hollywood and shared his memories about the
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man who could be serious one minute and leave you laughing big time. >> he has so many personalities. i interviewed him said he was so serious, no laughs, nothing. another time, on "mrs. doubtfire" he was all over the place much he got an award and place much he got an award and there was a line, h [ inaudible ] >> genius. don described how williams would surprise the audience by trying new material in the san francisco comedy club long after he hit it big in hollywood.
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♪ ♪here i am. rock you like a hurricane♪ fiber one now makes cookies. find them in the cookie aisle. live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. it is tuesday morning at 5:28. thanks for joining us. >> first up we will get a check on the weather forecast with meteorologist mike nicco. >> we start with live doppler 7 hd and notice the visibility, it is unlimited and we do have clouds. the base is high up. you can see sutro tower the
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clouds above us but no real low clouds that will affect the visibility driving appeared this morning. we will talk about the forecast for the afternoon. it will be partly cloudy and 78 to 83 is as warm as it gets inland east bay so free air conditioning. the coast and san francisco is 63 to 68 and around the bay, 68 to 78 and everyone is breezy in the afternoon. leyla gulen? >> busy out this. we are, looking at the folks stacking up and from emeryville camera to the bay bridge, remark is slow over to treasure island and a wide shot of bay area and most of it means we are at top speed and over the amount pass we are seeing most of the delays. we do have areas of construction and this will last until 6:00 this morning and eastbound highway 84 from thornton avenue and the nimitz.
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an autopsy schedule later today for robin williams and friends and families are mounting the loss. robin williams was found dead in his home in tiburon an apparent suicide. he was battling severe depress recently. amy hollyfield is at his home in tiburon. amy? neighbors say he wasn't a celebrity here but he was a neighbor. many have left flowers in front of his gate. some notes, including one written by a child who wrote "it is sad that robin williams died, and three was a good and funny guy." neighbors have stood out here in front of home in disbelief that he is gone. many have said lovely things about him. a woman called him the most unpretentious man she has ever met and others say he was very kind. fans have stopped by, too,
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wanting to connect with others and remember. i am incredibly sad. i am incredibly sad. [ inaudible ] home by a family member who reported him unresponsive and declared dead at noon by apparent suicide. the sheriff will release more information on the investigation interest his death at a resolution conference which is scheduled for 11 o'clock this morning. >> williams' daughter shared grove on twitter posting a quote of stars from "little prince," reading "yous only you, is stars that can last," helping by saying i love you, i miss you, i will try to keep looking up.
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>> the last post on instagram was a birthday gift wish her happy 25th birthday, a quarter century old but always my baby girl. >> tributes pour in from entertainment world and beyond and fans have a few more chances to see the genius of robin williams. katie marzullo? as heal wood and fans mourn they can look forward to seeing robin williams on the silver screen leaving behind unreleased movie work including "night of the museum," playing teddy roosevelt. last night, actors at "expendables," talked of the great loss to the industry and humanity. arnold schwarzenegger and others used the word "legend." >> the greatest. we were messed to --
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have that expense. i learn how wonderful it is to be an artist by watching him. rest in peace, my brother. >> ron howard treated we lost robin williams, first witness the jeanneious as he created mosque in two hours on society, a force, a sweet soul, a brilliant artist. >> and a rear admiral tweeted i asked him to offer my son who would turn 18, and three said follow your heart, the head is sometimes wrong. >> jam oan rivers said "he was >> jam oan rivers said "he was one of the nice guys." >> an article on him from 1988
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was the first of two face-to-face interviews and then four years ago at the mill valley film festival. >> this is a guy always on and there was no "off" switch. during the interview he would go into bits and voices and accents. lack of "off" endeared him to fans, a generation used to one laugh after another. >> and his daughter in "mrs. doubtfire" tweeted out "very sad, glad i didn't hear about this through twitter, probably taking some time off for a while." you did not have to know him personally to be in mounting. many fans are more emotional than they expected to be since the news of his death hard broken fans have shared memories. >> i am emotional. he actually...i grew up were
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watching him and it made me love television. >> he was above and beyond anything else, a normal human living his life and sharing it with others and sharing the talent. we were consumed by it. and enjoyed every bit. >> this morning there is a special ceremony for robin williams at his hollywood walk of fame star. fans have been taking photos of it and an oscar >> in boston fans turned the bench from "goodwill helping," into a memorial bringing to the bench. a boston resident shared these photos, fans is been leaving tribute quotes including "sorry guys i went to see about a girl." another "your move, chief."
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>> a moving tribute from the academy of motion picture, tweeting this image "genie, you are free." that was from alladin. >> did you know what robin williams was a sports fan especially for the san francisco giants in >> give it up for the 2010 national league champions: san francisco giants. >> they called on him to pump up the crowd against the braves and he did. the giants won that game and ultimately the world series sending out a video on twitter saying he did not win an oscar for this performance in 2010 but it helped the san francisco giants win a ring. >> we posted pictures of the
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memorable photos and you can share your memories of robin williams with other fans. we are preparing a special "20/20," report tonight at 10:00 p.m. right here. we will follow the passing of robin williams on air and online with coverage open twitter at twitter@abc7newsbayarea. >> tyking time out for the weather forecast. >> we will look at the winds at 20 miles per hour. and fairly at 14 miles per hour. this will keep us cooler than am and a lot of the winds pick up from 7:00 to noon they will pick up and we are getting double dim its this all areas but then around 50 to 20 miles per hour in most areas outside of the south bay and when the sun is setting the atmosphere will decouple and the winds will
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caucus down overnight over than the marine layer winds that are out there tomorrow morning. here is the effect on our day planner, in the 50's and 60's with increasing clouds but not total cloud cover like yesterday. look at these peoples, low-to-mid 50's around the coast and low 70's inland and only in the low 80's inland and not needing the air conditioning but the humidity will not be there, and only 70's away the bay at 4:00 and low-to-mid 60's back to that at the coast bay by 7:00 and 70 inland and you could need a light jacket this evening. no accidents at the peninsula and everything is clear. i will show you first we will head to the altamont pass miles per hour and up to 35 miles per hour, but not too much
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comfort. and it will be 39 minute commute from tracy to dublin and westbound 580 and highway four is clear from antioch to concord and san rafael to san francisco is 18 minutes. speaking of the peninsula, this is the drive from dallas city to san francisco along 280 and to the extension, up to king street the drive is only going to take you nine minutes. more on the life-and-death of robin williams hearing from actors and comics who shared the stage and screen with robin williams. williams. >> he had a star on
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covering san rafael, south bay, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. robin williams started as a free flowing stand up comic and bill a most celebrated actor ranging from comedy to hbo specials and his impact on film. he won the oscar for best supporting actor in 1997 for "good will hunting," proving he could take on various characters including "mrs. doubtfire" and "the bird cage," he was a superstar starting in come by
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clubs in san francisco and remained close to all comics and peopleers he knew from way back. >> you met him a second you felt like you knew him a long-term, all your life. if you knew him for a great part of your life... >> the career of robin williams spanned 40 year on stages screen, and television. robin williams was an avid bicyclists. he raced in the san francisco grand prix several times. our accord matter and i had the i nuclear opportunity to catch up with robin williams through a race and we got a closeup look at the humorous and competitive side. >> i know your weakness. >> don't be crash talking girls. >> that was so great. that eased my members. i was so nervous.
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williams was advocate if the san francisco grand prix whichened in 2005 because of budget problems. he added color and energy to the race and he supported me and said, you can do it and i didn't think i could finish and he said don't be trash talkin' do me i thought, i will finish! thank you, robin williams, i will cherish that. such energy. in and out of the character, he was amazing to watch. >> in a way he was always in character, like the guy you knew from the movie. >> wonder what he was like when he was "off." >> that is the sad thing, to be so happy outside and sad side, obviously, that got him in the end and he could not over come. he left us all with so were laughter. >> it is a great homage to an
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artist to touch you in so many different ways. we will move on and talk about more, with the weather right now and from sutro tower, you can see the clouds, but not a low deck of clouds, either, and because of that, we are going to have a breeze that will be stiff and that will keep us cooler than average and bring us plenty of sunshine, and now where the thunderstorms are, you can see they are north of reno and headed to 80, right up 80 and away from us. if you are headed to bart station, here is a look at the temperatures, all of us in the low-to-mid 60's but daly city at 57 degrees. here is another look at sutro tower, and we will use that as a background to the highlights, partly cloudy and breezy, clouds come back tonight and drizzle is
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possible at the coast and we are still looking at a warming friend headed into the week end. the low has started to surge to the east and weak were as the trough of low-to-upper came in and picked it up and stole the thunder. it is moving away and, whatening and take -- and weakening and taking a throat of bad weather with it. mid-80's in gilroy. only 70? santa cruz. you will get some sun at the boardwalk and mid-to-upper 70's in the south bay with 78 in cupertino and san jose and 77 is the warm spot on the peninsula, and in the mid-60's along coast and 67 in sausalito, and from 70's at petaluma to 76 in napa and harvesting the grapes the earliest since 2004 because of the drought and upper 60's around richard and berkeley and treatment is the warm spot at 74
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and inland, 79 at san ramon and low 80's and brentwood is 83. tonight, mid-50's to low 60 and seven-day forecast shows more of same tomorrow and adding a couple of degrees thursday and friday and upper 70's and nearly 80 at the bay and mid-to-upper 60's at the coast and san francisco. have a great day. >> we have 44 bart trains running on time and ace rain one and three are rolling and though are a couple of michigans -- minutes early. 101 southbound toward 580, a few extra cars making their way to work and you get up to the golden gate bridge we are looking at busy condition, however, still moving along at top speed and in the east bay, though, this is where we are seeing a buildup of traffic and 20 miles per hour away from 160 and the rest of the dry is look
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ing at pittsburg at top speed on 242 and 680, walnut creek is top speed and headed along highway 24 with clear conditions and accident free and continuing into oakland where you will see more traffic the closer you are to the macarthur maze. >> los angeles fans of robin williams are leashing flowers and notes on the we star on the hollywood walk of fame where we find our reporter. thanks for joining us. good morning, in hollywood the mood is somber. a fan came up to me and saying that robin williams always made her laugh when she wanted to cry. we are at robin williams' star with several folks stopping by to make donations of flowers and candles and put messages down on his star. many fans are stunned that actor known for endless humor may have
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taken his own life. fans in hollywood say they had no idea he battled substance abuse and depression and saying that is something that did not come to mine thinking of robin williams and many choose to keep it that way celebrating his life, his work, and his legacy. celebrities in hollywood remembering the ledge end -- legend last night at the comedy club. en begins to wake up here in hollywood we are seeing more people stop by just to pay their respects to the 63-year-old actor found dead yesterday in his home in northern california. this is stunning the neighborhood, this town. many people, again, cannot believe he is gone remembering the movies and course his work. we are still seeing people stop by giving flowers and candles
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and leaving members to robin williams and a lot them are saying this is one thing that will mean egg to them. firefighters are jumping from one fire line to another and a threat is facing two northern california communes. >> new at 6:00, is ultra worth the center cash? >> we have a new way to keep you updated. the new abc7 news now. >> we have weather and traffic throughout the entire commercial throughout the entire commercial break so you do not miss ands] the wait is over for even faster internet. xfinity is now doubling the internet speed... ...on two of our most popular plans. xfinity continues to innovate, bringing you the fastest, most reliable internet...period.
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looking at other stories making news, a driver was able to escape injury after a power line fell on his truck and it happened at 3:15 in san jose. authorities say a garbage truck was removing trash and it knocked down the power line. pg&e is on the scene. a 7-eleven is without power. a happy helping to a two-day senator for a missing man in fremont. miss have found the 73-year-old man safe and sound. he suffered from dementia and the family was very worried. he was missing since monday. a family is safe after being rescued from a sailboat in the middle of hurricane julio when they were headed to thailand. the boat was disabled and all three family members were in go condition when recused. >> lightning ignited 34 new fires in two days.
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so far, they are all small but in mendocino county this caused the lodge fire near leightonville that has burned 9,500 acres of timber in the canyon and now is 35 percent contained but 60 structures are still threatened. to the north, new evacuation orders have been issued in the smaller of two fires with the bigger one not threatening so many homes but it is only 4 percent contained. >> the lightning was northeast of us and a last it through the sierra and now into novato. good morning, everyone, sox will take on a two game set with the giants. how about that? 62 degrees and 59 at 6:15 and 10:00. cooler and breezy. with red-flag warning and we have a fire weather watch for
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lake tahoe up to about this area here because the storm could generate with the low pulling through. otherwise, it is quiet across the state until you get to and palm springs and sun in fresno and young in los angeles. safe travels. the toll plaza shows the metering lights are turned on and now we have heavy delays and as you push away from emeryville to walnut creek it looks like this drive is moving along coming away from pleasant hill and highway 24 and it is an extension to the south, through danville and san ramon and top speeds northbound and southbound and to the south if you are driving into pleasanton you will be in good shape as you may it to the sunol grade on highway 84 moving along fine and finally a wide view of san jose seeing slowing northbound 101 coming away from the 280/680 extension.
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>> get ready to pay more to register your car, a bill now sits on the governor's desk to allow,s to increase registration fees to pay for fingerprint identification programs. it is only $2 for personal vehicles and $4 for commercial vehicles. democratic supporters say the money will strengthen the program that identifies people under arrest and human remains. republicans call it a tax increase. >> doctors will have a through tool in the fight against colon cancer. the f.d.a. approved the first screening test for the disease that uses a pare detect the growth of d.n.a. the company detects mutations that are an early warning of cancer and is more accurate than the old blood screening test. however, the new test could be susceptible to more false positives. >> next at 6:00, the serial bay
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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. good morning, vietnam! >> now, remembering robin williams, this morning, the bay area, the state and the nation mourning the loss of the we generalious found dead in his home and remembrances are coming in from the broad carpet, fans, and his family. thanks for joining us. we will get to the coverage
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straight ahead but, first, a look at the both. >> we tabbed about thunderstorms would be possible overnight and they did not materialize. can you see how dry it is on live doppler 7 hd so enjoy the morning. we will talk to leyla gulen in a second. around the bay we have clouds. the next 12 hours, subshine by noon and breezy and 76 headed through the afternoon and back into the mid-to-upper 60's in evening. we you may need a light jacket. inland develops we are running 60 and we will be around 72 at noon and 80 at 4:00 with temperatures below average and breezy 70 at 7:00 and the cost should be bright we than it was yesterday but the temperatures are stuck mostly in the home 60's. good morning, everyone, traffic is moving in slow-motion on the bay bridge on the eastern span to treasure island and it is a lost congestion, with no accidents ahead but if you a
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