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good saturday morning. thanks for joining us, i'm matt keller. we'll start with a quick look at the weather. here is meteorologist lisa argen. how is it looking, lisa? >> very sunny. there was a weak cold front offshore and it is washing out, so we're left with plenty of sun. 50s and 60s to start out and a few pretty pictures for you. low clouds. temperatures here range from the low 50s morgan hill to the low 60s in the city. half moon bay 59 degrees and just a little fog for you in santa cruz right now, very sunny. it will be a beautiful day here. look for about 55 ocean beach. 71 in san francisco. but you head north, 79 for point reyes and stinson beach. oakland, upper 70s inland. won't last, though. looking at some rain monday but
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warm warmer weather is in the forecast as well. that's coming up later. matt? thanks, lisa. developing news in san jose, one person is dead and another injured following a solo vehicle accident. it happened around 11:40 in the area of blossom hill road and waltrip lane. a car crossed all lanes of traffic and crashed into a cement sign trapping two people inside. the mail driver died at the scene. a woman was taken to the hospital and treated for her injuries. no word on what caused the accident. a man is under arrest after being caught on camera preying on children just feet from their parents. 20-year-old christopher german was identified a day after abc 7 aired surveillance video of him leaving the stores where the alleged gropings happened. allen wang spoke with german's fiancee and has the story from san leandro. >> i'm surprised because i have a little brother. it bothers me a little bit. >> knowing he has a kid, too, it's disturbing, you know what i mean. >> he wanted to go to police academy to become a cop.
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>> reporter: kaitlyn wright is e equally as shocked as her neighbors. the only difference is she's the fee iancee of christopher germa who is charged with two counts of lewd acts with children. >> he didn't tell me if he did it or not. he just said that he's sorry he's putting me through this. >> reporter: but police say they have a strong case that proves german groped a young girl at this san leandro walmart. less than 30 minutes later he was seen entered a target are where he groped a 10-year-old girl. >> i cried and told her i was so sorry and that i don't know what happened or why it happened. >> reporter: the couple and their 1-year-old son moved from southern california to live with wright's grandmother in san leandro, less than a block from jefferson elementary school. >> i feel like he's somebody that i don't know. i feel ashamed that he's done this this or possibly did this. i feel scared.
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i feel embarrassed for my son. >> reporter: now wright feels her plans for starting a family have been crushed. police are investigating a string of alleged sexual assaults at the a fraternity just off the uc berkeley campus. last weekend five people may have been given the date rape drug at delta kappa e psilon. >> reporter: delta kappa epsilon from certainty that sits in the middle of uc berkeley's front row is where five people were allegedly drugged and assaulted. an abe none mouse third party filed a report saying the victims were given rhuphies. police say there's one big issues. >> we haven't had any victims coming forward. >> reporter: the men living at the house would not talk to me but the national organization sent a statement. part of it reads delta kappa epsilon condemns sexual violence in the strongest terms. no other facts come out that
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support the allegations. this is not the only from certainty under investigation. uc police sent out another crime alert. a member says he was sexually assaulted by a fraternity brother. the house is off campus meaning the city police department is taking over the investigation. >> but we don't have any confirmed reports or known victims or reporting parties at this time. >> sadly i'm not surprised. >> reporter: ariel butler, a sexual assault survivor and advocate, says a big problem in the past has been confusion, where to report a crime and who to turn to. >> yes, it was a huge issue. is this on campus? off campus? who do i contact? can i still go to ucpd? >> reporter: they do send out alert if there's reports of a violent crime and post fliers. ali elissa harrington, abc 7 news. yesterday alameda county prosecutors dropped the charge after reviewing the evidence and interviewing the alleged victim.
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this morning a highway patrol sergeant is facing child pornography charges. eric lund who worked out of the fair field office was arrested after a two-month investigation. police say they found a hard drive in lund's car that contained several child porn videos. chp issued a statement saying the alleged conduct does not reflect the values of the chp. new details this morning. an antioch reporter says billy c. schaefer jr., wild bill, was charged in the october 1 killing during a robbery outside the lounge. authorities say witnesses and surveillance video helped lead it to schaefer's arrest on monday. he's being held without bail at glenn dire jail in oakland. turning to ebola in america, a new ebola response coordinator has been named. ron klain is the form earp chief
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of staff to vice presidents al fwor and joe biden. he will report to both homeland security and national security advisers. the first dallas nurse diagnosed with ebola remains in fair condition. the 26-year-old was transferred to the national institutes of health in maryland on thursday. a dog, bentley, is being monitored at the texas a&m college of veterinarian medicine. the dog is not sick but precautions are being taken since the dog was exposed to ebola. the cdc says there's been no cases of transmission of the virus between humans and dogs including in africa. and new this morning president obama says the united states can't just cut itself off from west africa even though ebola is raging there. in his week ly address mr. obam reminded americans the virus is difficult to catch, says the incidences of cases in the u.s. are not an outbreak. he pushes back for calls to
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institute a travel ban. >> trying to seal off an entire region of the world, if that were even possible, could make the situation worse. it would make it harder to move health care workers and supplies back and forth. experience shows it could cause people in the affected region to change their travel. to obey the screening and make the disease even harder to track. >> the president says fighting ebola isn't just a job for the government. citizens, leaders, the media all have roles to play and the u.s. can't give it in to hysteria or fear. so many people are concerned about ebola. we post add detailed list of seven things you need to know about the virus including its origin, symptoms, and how it's transmitted. that's at abc7news.com. san francisco police need help this morning to find a team of suspected scam artists who targeted older members of the city's chinese-american communi community. check out this picture of one of those suspects. three women have struck twice in the last two weeks. they approach a victim and
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convince them they'll be relieved of a curse if they present valuables to be blessed. one victim lost $80,000 in cash and $40,000 worth of jewelry. a gruesome discovery in humboldt county. authorities found the body of a man eaten by a black bear. the remains of 65-year-old marian williams were discovered near his trailer 75 miles south of humboldt. police say the bear did not kill williams. they believe he died of a heart attack before he was found by the bear. as world series fever hits the bay area, b.a.r.t. is planning to ramp up service, they expect record setting crowds next week. on thursday more than 462,000 people rode b.a.r.t., the fourth largest ever, as fans headed to at&t park. in preparation for the crowds, b.a.r.t. will be adding extra cars and more trains on game day. giants outfielder hunter pence inspires his teammates and
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appare apparently the internet. >> we ain't done yet, boys. saddle up. we're burning it down. >> pence is called the reverend for the special sermons he gives in the clubhouse. a video of that speech has been shared hundreds of times on the web. hunter is a man who exists in the moment, about a half hour later reporters asked what he said in the speech. his response? i don't know. a dream is coming true for a 6-year-old royals fan battling cancer. noah wilson is fighting a rare form of bone cancer. a go fund account was started to buy him world series tickets. stub hub, the online ticket seller, stepped in and is giving noah and his family six tickets to attend game two in kansas city. the money originally raised for the tickets will now go to his college fund. and this may be one of the more expensive fall classics in recent had history. if you want to go to be cap can city for a game, the average cost is more than $ nx 500 according to ticket broker
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tickiq. seeing a world series game at at&t park is a bargain by comparison at $1,100 on average and the cheapest ticket on stub hub right now for a home game is $449 for standing room only. giants fans are showing off their team spirit. here is a fan proudly displaying the orange and black in a pumpkin patch. you can e-mail your fan photos. tweet them to us at abc7news bay area. first chance for a home game would be friday. looks like it might be hot. >> we're going to go back in that direction. this morning it's cool. temperatures ranging from the low 50s in napa to the low 60s here. explo explo exploretorium camera. which day of the weekend will be the warm er one and when that heat returns. oh, and we have rain to talk about, too. >> all right, thanks, lisa. next, the wrong place at the wrong time. where where a candlestick park stagehand rode out the quake 25 years ago.
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it's been 25 years since the loma prieta earthquake. sergio quintana reports on yesterday's ceremonies honoring those who died and those inju d injured. >> reporter: at 5:04 p.m. san francisco fire chief rang the commemorative bell to mark the moment the whole bay area started shaking exactly 25 years ago and then a moment of silence honoring the 63 people who were killed. mark farrell was heading home from high school football practice that afternoon. >> sure enough the earthquake started to happen and we thought there was no big deal until we got back to the marina district. >> reporter: massive fires were triggered and entire buildings collapsed on to the street. south of market, marriott marquee manager sullivan was on the 18th floor of the brand-new hotel when the quake had hit. you could see the bay bridge, we had a full view of the bay
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bridge. >> we do not have it any longer. you could see that go up and down. >> reporter: it caused a chunk of the bridge to collapse. in oakland huge sections of the cypress freeway pan caked into a pile of concrete and steal. the new hotel opened that morning. by nightfall one of the only buildings with any power through the whole city. claudia was an hour into her shift on the 39th floor lounge. >> and i think the earthquake has stopped but weigh kept swaying because of the building made on rollers. i thought that was it for mae. >> reporter: she reunited with co-workers for this 25-year anniversary reception. many say they're like a family because they pulled together following the quake. in san francisco, sergio quintana, abc 7 news. abc 7 news anchor cheryl jennings is taking a look back at the earthquake with the abc 7 special "15 seconds 25 years later: the loma prieta
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earthquake." you can see it tomorrow. even the president has credit card trouble from time to time. yesterday president obama signed an executive order creating newer and more secure technology for government issued debit and credit cards. during the signing he revealed an embarrassing moment at a fancy restaurant recently. >> i went to a restaurant up in new york and my credit card was rejected. it turned out i don't use it enough. they thought there was fraud going on. >> the president says fortunately the first lady had her card. starbucks is offering free drinks for life to ten customers. in fact, you get a free drink or food item every day for 30 years. that adds up to about $23,000 for a daily cup of joe. customers can use a starbucks card or pay with a mobile device. to be eligible the can company is promoting its new order and
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pay ahead mobile program. the offer starts december 2 and runs until christmas. for many people nothing gets the morning started like the perfect cup of coffee. so which brand makes the best brew? consumer reports is partnering exclusively with 7 on your side's michael fin y for a new java taste test. >> i like the taste, the buzz. >> it's the only thing that gets me going in the morning. >> i can't live without it. >> i drink five cups a day and do it nonstop. >> reporter: a lot of people can't face the daily grand without a cup of their daily grind. to find the best tasting brews consumer reports prepared over 100 pots of coffee in their labs and then brought in a pair of professional cuppers. highly trained koch fee experts who really know their beans. they blind tasted 37 kinds of blended could haffees, ones cong beans of two or more varieties. the test included ground, whole beans, and single serve coffee. >> poem like the convenience of the pod but none of the single serve products we tested got high marks from our tasters.
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>> reporter: what about whole bean and ground coffees? folger's and maxwell house were done by those that cost more but really ruled the roast. topping the list these beans from blue bottle coffee, available online and in coffee shops. it has a complex flavor with citrus, floral, and with berry notes. it's $19 a pound. the best ground koch fee is organic continental blend from whole foods. tasters he found it complex with chocolate and smoky flavors. another great grind, starbucks house blend. a dark roast with hints of chocolate and fruit, about $11 a pound. now those priceses may sound pretty expense, but the starbucks house blend works out to 25 cents per six ounce cup, far less than buying their brewed coffee. happening today for the first time in 17 years, an open
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house at moppet field. the wind tunnel and other exhibi exhibits. they take a tour of the grounds. 120,000 people are expected to attend. it all gets under way at 9:00. happening this weekend, one island, two days, and three stages will come together to highlight an eclectic collection for the treasure island music festival. headliners include the platinum duo outkast, massive attack, white denim and many others. the festival runs today from noon until 11:00 p.m. all right, blame it on the drought. water is no longer flowing from lake tahoe into the truckee river because lake tahoe's water level dipped below its natural rim for the first time in five years. less water is reaching the lake.
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other trems feed the river and that should provide enough to last through the summer. also got an e-mail from cal fire reminding everybody that there still is a burn ban for every bay area county out there. alameda, contra costa, san mateo, monterey, portions of stanislaus, no outdoor burning. >> cool temperatures so we'll have to keep that in mind. otherwise our forecast is going all over the place. we're going to cool it down for the second half of your weekend. but let's start with first things first, live doppler 7 hd showing where the rain is falling. just northwest and also off the coast here. this is a weakening front that will all but dissipate and, in fact, it is helping to churn out the fog giving us a little fog but also clearing things out as well. winds are light. as this pushes on through, a very nice day here is a look from mt. tamm and high pressure
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takes over. 55 in oakland. good morning, san jose. cool numbers around morgan hill. half moon bay has had some fog. 59 right now. san francisco has been sitting at 63 degrees. san jose, blenty of sunshine. low 50s by the delta. they'll make up for that with one of the warmer numbers today in the upper 70s. it's been foggy in santa rosa. 53 with sunny skies in livermore. the north the bay has been pretty mild this morning and right now everyone is running warmer than you were yesterday at this time. from santa cruz, a pretty day today, upper 70s. ble plenty of sunshine. partly cloudy with a mild and dry weekend. our chance of rain pretty much behind us for the weekend and looking at the next chance, another kind of anemic front with not much umph pushing through monday. we'll show that to you in a moment. right now the returns that were offshore and there's the front,
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well, leaving us with a sunny saturday. and temperatures not far off from where they should be for this time of year. we'll go forward in time and look at sunday where sunday night here is the other cold front that stays offshore but then by monday the morning commute from point reyes could see wet weather at the tail end of the commute and then to the early afternoon some spotty showers, the east bay peninsula and perhaps the santa cruz mountains. getting up to date on the hurricane that continues to weaken slightly as the outer bands kind of lashed the hawaiian islands. the good news is here it will remain 175 miles southwest of honolulu right now and they'll have some rain and some high surf but overall this system is passing away and taking that left-hand turn from the island chain. high temperatures today in the south bay will feature more mid-70s, 79 in morgan hill. look for 74 with about 3:00 in menlo park. 71 in san francisco. north bay numbers, a nice day
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today up on clover dale at 76. napa, one of the warmer locations at 77. union city 74 and more upper 70s as you head inland for concord today and brentwood. the accuweather seven-day forecast, the half moon bay pumpkin festival, upper 60s today and tomorrow we'll see temperatures just a little bit cooler in spots around the bay. monday looking cloudy and cooler. hopefully a little rain in the morning and then by tuesday it's season al. wednesday, thursday, friday, a big ridge of high pressure will build in and keep us warmer, way wamer. abc 7 news has another great weather resource for you to follow, following live doppler 7 hd on twitter. for the very latest conditions, rain or shine, plus video forecast. power outage info and tweets from your weather team. we can just muster a little bit of monday. >> yeah, that would be nice. thank you, lisa. up next, princess for a day. a magical moment this little girl battling cancer will never forget.
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good morning 0. we're starting this half hour with a quick lack at the weather. here's meteorologist lisa argen. how is it looking out there, lisa? >> see for yourself. emeryville, kind of glassy out there on the bay. beautiful shot, but there is a cold front offshore if you look in the distance you can see the golden gate bridge and some clouds. 55 in oakland. morgan hill, 54. half moon bay, 59 right now. and there's a look at the moisture offshore. but where does it go? it evaporates, leaves us with more sunshine, mid-60s ocean beach, into the 70s by stinson. low 70s in the city. 80s will be far off, but we will look for the warmer day today. we're talking about another chance of rain. i'll tell you how much rain we may get next time we chat. matt? >> all right, tahank you, lisa. a pittsburgh man is a
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murder-for-hire suspect. charles waldo has been charged with dozens of crimes but nothing violent until now. abc 7 news reporter laura anthony has more from martinez. before it was 40 years tops. now it's 25 to life. >> reporter: already facing 50 felony counts for mostly white collar crimes in contra costa county charles waldo has been indicted for soliciting nine murders for hire while locked up at the martinez jail. >> there were two witness s that allege charles waldo approached them, one of them, solicited them and conspired with them to murder some of the witnesses of the original krams. we found a document that was a hit list and showed the ways he wanted the different krams done. >> reporter: the methods include staged car accidents, drug overdoses, and robberies that had, quote, gone bad. the original charges against l
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waldo center around his four-year employment at the rapid recycle in martinez where he worked his way up to manager. among the many charges insurance fraud, theft, and embezzlement of $100,000. after he was fired, slashing the tires of company vehicles. >> mr. waldo had no reason to do what he's alleged to have done . >> reporter: howard williams represents the 38-year-old waldo. he says his client is really a brilliant businessman who is often misunderstood. >> he's sort of a steve jobs-like figure, a guy who is just such a natural businessman, such a natural go-getter. in the process, you know, like steve jobs, he didn't make a lot of friends necessarily. >> reporter: waldo is being held here on $1 million bail under the original 50 charges. he will be arraigned on the new murder-for-hire allegations late they are month. happening today the san
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francisco fire department will conduct a drill to better prepare for catastrophic events. the fire department, alongside volunteers from the neighborhood emergency response team, will practice search and rescue techniques, triaging injured victims, setting up command centers and other disaster response skills. more than 250 volunteers are expected to participate. today's drill takes place from 8:30 to 3:00 at ft. mason great meadow. housing advocates plan to march today to mayor ed lee's house to protest evictions. defensemmonstrations say city officials are displacing neighborhoods. they want a moratorium on evictions until the housing needs of the poor are met. the march begins at noon. a lifelong giants fan has a new souvenir after swapping a baseball for a bat with a slugger who propelled the team into the world series. frank burke caught travis ishikawa's game-winning three-run homer after it landed
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in the right field stands thursday night. the oakdale resident explained why he gladly swapped the ball for a bat autographed by ishikawa. >> you know, i follow the giants. they're like the working man's team. i'm a hard working man. and i was just a lucky guy that caught that ball. travis ishikawa is the one that deserves all the credit for hitting the ball and it belongs on his trophy case, not mine. >> sportswriter daniel brown with our media partner, showed ishikawa and burke. and it's hard to tell who was happier when they met outside the giants clubhouse. of course everyone has giants fever this weekend, but thursday night's win was he is peespecia exciting for asian americans. abc 7 news reporter vic lee reports. >> reporter: this was a home run that won the game for the giants and propelled them to the world sear ies. >> absolute chaos. 43,000 people sat up cheering as
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widely as i was. >> it's so gratifying and i'm happy i was able to do it for this city and this team. >> ishikawa. ishikawa. >> reporter: the home run was made by a player who almost quit when he had a long, rough slump in the minors. travis ish ikawa. >> i think he just grinded and stayed with it, and i think that's kind of the japanese-american experience. >> reporter: it was particularly special for african-americans of all ages. how did you feel when you watched ishikawa? >> i must be, like, japanese. it makes me feel really great. >> hearing the story after the game almost quitting baseball, how he struggled, was inspirational. >> reporter: ishikawa was born in seattle. he's 31. he's a fourth generation japanese-american. he's had his ups and downs. ishikawa has played for five teams. but last night's homer put him in the national spotlight in a sport where you rarely see a lot of asian americans. >> i was very surprised and then i kept telling my dad how
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surprised i was. >> reporter: two asian americans were prominent in the playoff series. don't forget colton wong was a big hitter for the cardinals. his game-ending homer saturday night instilled new life into st. louis. the number of asian-american role models in major league baseball has just grown. >> now there's ish ikawa and i feel really proud and i feel excited for them and happy for them. >> reporter: 12-year-old joslin wong summed it up well. >> it makes me proud. it makes me inspired. it makes me want to go out and -- it motivates me. >> ishikawa. >> reporter: vic lee, abc 7 n s news. attention job seekers. it's that time of year again. the gap is now hiring. the retailer plans to hire more than 63,000 seasonal associates nationwide at its dpap, banana republic and athl had eta
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stores. happening today a celebration will be held in walnut creek to celebrate the city's 100th birthday. the birthday bash will feature live music, local artisans, children's activities, and, of course, birthday cake. the celebration is free and open to the public. it runs from 11:00 to 4:00 on ignacio valley road. still ahead on the abc 7 saturday morning news, a hoax revealed. the nine-pound nugget that shook up gold country. and here is a live look from our tower camera. a beautiful shot there of the golden gate bridge. no fog to speak of this morning. and it's going to be a nice, warm day. lisa argen will have your forecast. we'll let you know when we'll we'll let you know when we'll have a chance of rain.
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mountains anytime soon. >> no. it was 21 earlier this morning in truckee. certainly cold but they're on their way to a sunny day today in the 60s and back home take a look at what we have. just a beautiful shot. we've been sitting at 63 all morning long, already in the mid-60s, down around the airport. today seasonal weather but we are grabbing any chance of rain we can and that will come on monday. i'll explain when we come back. >> thanks, lisa. next, it's a moment giants fans can't stop he reliving. travis ishikawa sending the giants to their third world series in five years. series in five years. the call you may not have
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four years ago gold fever swept through northern california's gold country when a man in nevada said he discovered a nine-pound nugget on his property. it fetched nearly a half million at auction. then it fell apart when our partner revealed the whole thing was a hoax. now what's happened since then. >> reporter: the 2010 event that supposedly took place in this mining community of washington got worldwide attention. a man named jim grill offered a detailed explanation of how he found this nine-pound gold nugget on his property. tom nicholson was the first person to publicly call baloney.
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i interviewed you a week after that story and what did you tell me then? >> i thought it was bogus. >> reporter: it was presented as the largest surviving specimen and sold at auction the following spring for $460,000. a website appeared seeking investors by claiming the giant nugget was just the tip of the iceberg and how it received such widespread exposure. >> i would like to set the record straight because there's people being defrauded here. >> reporter: a couple of australian prospectors contacted us to say they had dug up the nugget in vic are tora's gold country in 1987. when asked with about the hoax, the mining museum said what they
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call gold mine salting is as old as mining itself. >> oh, definitely. people have tried to find more ways to make money off it than they should. >> reporter: that distinctive gold nugget supposedly discovered here in washington in 2010 had been featured in prospecting magazines for 20 years. >> whatever interest investors might have had in jim grill's property vanished. the hoax was a huge embarrassment for the auction house, of course, that swore everybody to secrecy after refunding the bidder's money. grill lost the 180-acre property to foreclosure shortly after the hoax was revealed and the lender is now offering it for sale without the extravagant claims of buried treasure. the asking price a modest $590,000. in nevada county, george warren, abc 7 news. if you heading to the sierra
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nevada ullger not see those watt he falls flowing. >> the rain that we may see monday will not reach the mountains. a very, very wimpy front on the way. a trace amount of rain up in sonoma county. we like the clouds off the coast and with plenty of sunshine out there we'll continue to see the clouds evaporate and not much of an onshore push. the sea breeze will return but it will be very, very light. a stronger sea breeze will bring temperatures down a couple of degrees. emeryville, looks so nice with temperatures cool in oakland. half moon bay has been reporting just a little bit in the way of fog. ou tower camera you can see over the head lands today.
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a little bit of fog and we'll see that pull back. see that pull back. 70s up to stinson. sunny skies in concord. another beautiful day on tap with a mild and dry weekend. today a few degrees warmer than yesterday. that sea breeze will kick up making us feel cooler than then for monday there's a front heading our way and it will bring a little bit of measurable rain over into oakland and berkeley. today, though, this ridge of high pressure that will come in today. sunday night the front sits offshore and by monday it will stall offshore. maybe about a tenth or a little bit more than that, maybe .2
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this in parts of the bay and the peninsula. 175 miles south of honolulu and it will miss the islands bringing some high surf, heavy rain but continuing on the northwest ward track so you can see it here and there is the island chain about 155 miles south. here is a look at what you can expect today statewide. into the valley to get the 80s. into the valley to get the 80s. 69 in monterey. how about 67 degrees today right on through the afternoon. a very nice day today. this afternoon in concord 77. upper 70s for san jose. 73 in san had a te'o. i think pretty good weather tomorrow to the lower 60s.
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the accuweather seven-day forecast calls for slight ly cooler readings tomorrow. a chance of showers monday and seasonal wednesday with a warming trend through thursday and friday. very, very warm for the baseball game on friday with 80s and 90s around the bay. >> let's see if the royals can stand the heat. >> i doubt it. >> ucla battles cal at memorial stadium. you can watch it here. at 7:30 stanford takes on arizona state. the world series bound giants will hold their first workout since thursday night's dramatic win over the cardinals. he is more on travis ishikawa's big home run in this morning's sports. good morning.
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that feeling of euphoria that travis ishikawa provided thursday night isn't going away anytime soon for giants fans as the three-run homer part of giants lore. perhaps you've heard jon miller's call and joe buck's call but how about deportes? >> ishikawa, bye, bye, baby! [ speaking in spanish ] travis ishikawa! the giants win the pennant! the giants win the pennant! >> i have to thank the giants for bringing me up and giving me this opportunity and bochy. i don't know what he was thinking when he put me in the outfield. he knows what he's doing and i trust him 100%. i thank him for this moment. >> what a moment it was. the world series begins with game one tuesday in kansas city. game two is wednesday. the teams then travel to san francisco for game three next friday, game four on saturday,
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the first pitch for all of these games 5:07. the american league champion royals courtside for the w warriors and heat last night. the preseason game taking place, passing around the alcs trophy. the giants are more concerned with the world series trophy. the second quarter steph curry behind the back with the left hand. klay thompson had 29. 115-108 victory. jim harbaugh is a giants fan, likes to take his glove at at&t park in july, they'll be in denver on sunday. harbaugh says giants fever spread to his locker room in santa clara. prayers talking about it daily. >> personally i have great admission, just keep doing it and doing it. wonderful, wonderful. >> jim harbaugh. >> 49ers fans, well, you can rejoice about this. in a move completely unexpected
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to outsiders, the seahawks traded percy harvin to the new york jets. seattle had get a conditional draft pick in 2015 for harvin. when healthy, his play on the field is unquestioned. in the locker room that seems to be a different story. word out of seattle is harvin rubbed teammates the wrong way at times, that he was more trouble than he was worth. interesting. a big game in berkeley this afternoon. cal hosts ucla. you can see it here on abc 7, a 12 thi 12:30 kickoff. and then at 5:00, fifth ranked notre dame in tal hlahassee to take on number two florida state. following the game larry beil with cash creek after the game. a 7:30 game in san jose state in larrimee. have a great day. next, the great pumpkin festival. which giants great will be the grand marshal at today's parade.
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here are the winning numbers from last night's $180 million mega millions draw. nobody picked all six. tuesday night's jackpot grows to $200 million. we found the winner of the largest pumpkin grown in north mek which means it's time for the half moon bay art and pumpkin festival. this weekend will celebrate the giant gourd blending the best of
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the harvest and halloween season the festival will featured mega squash, haunted house, crafts, and lots of pumpkin flavored treats. former giants player orlando cepeda will be on hand. the festival runs from 9:00 to 5:00 today and tomorrow on main street. great to have all these festivals taking place. a lot of events and really nice for them. >> nice and sunny there. the sea breeze will return. a weak one this afternoon. upper 60s for half moon bay. a very nice day. we do have cloud cover up in sonoma county. we can't rule out a light shower. otherwise part ly to mostly sunny. 75 in vallejo. slight ly cooler with that strog arer sea breeze tomorrow it and then a chance of rain for most of us on monday turning sunny on tuesday, a big warm-up under way wednesday, thursday, and friday. back to summer temporarily. >> what a roller coaster ride this week. thank you, lisa and thank you for joining us on the abc 7 saturday morning news.
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abc 7 news continues at 4:00 p.m. because of college football at 12:30 ucla meets cal at memorial stadium followed by abc 7 news at 4:00. and then at 5:00 p.m. notre dame battles second-ranked florida state. that's followed by cash creek after the game with larry beil and mike. he won't be biased, we promise. the news continues online with our new abc 7 news app. have a great day, everyone.
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>> "jack hanna's wild countdown" is sponsored by nationwide. >> hi, everyone, i'm jack hanna, coming to you from my base camp here at the columbus zoo, and welcome to "wild countdown!" the fastest humans can run about 27 miles per hour. that's nothing compared to the fastest animal athletes. look at those things, they're huge! like cats so quick they risk a speeding ticket on every hunt. >> oh, look at that! >> marsupials that barely touch the ground. >> we call them blue flyers. >> blue flyers? >> yeah. >> and birds that break the laws of physics. >>they can actually dive down out of the sky at hundreds of miles an hour.

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