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and police officer association president has never been higher, once recruited are they being encouraged to leave? >> here we have recruits ready to work. the first day of our job, we're being told we don't want you here. >> she says the message came from jim unland, president of the police officers association, who spoke at the police academy. in an article she sent, rivas wrote he told us it would be better for the department and us if we'd just quit. unland denies saying that. . >> i never told recruits to quit i've done this class several times, never have i told them to quit. what i tell them to do is concentrate on their studies. make sure they graduate. >> the mayor is calling for an investigation not only by the city but public corruption unit of the u.s. attorney's office. read and the poa locks horns for years over the pension reform.
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>> we'll get facts and find out if it's part of a broader effort to undermine the police department. it's concerning to me and people in san jose. they have a serious public safety concern. and we need to find out if the police officer association is undermining the police department >> the association president said he recanted the statement the police officers association wants an investigation, too. >> what there is a need for an investigation is to whether the mayor, and other city officials are using city resources, city time, to perpetrate allegations on behalf of a political campaign. >> he's referring to the mayoral candidate a pension reform backer. his opponent was endorsed by the police officer association. in san jose, abc7 news. a bay area graphics company
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is under fire for paying indian workers in rupees. it's how much paychecks turned out to be worth. abc7 news live right now outside of efi headquarters with the story. >> this issue dates back until september, 2013 the company fly employees to help with the project here, they were here for three months. once there, they saw the company server and bfi was moving. ne paid employees what they making in india, in rupees. some employees were working more
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than 100 hours per week. >> the fact these employees were working in the united states, they're protected under the federal labor law regardless of immigrant status. >> now, this is a quote from an efi spokesperson. she told us during this process, we unintentionally overlooked laws requiring even foreign employees to be based based on local u.s. standards. when brought to our attention we cooperated fully. now, efi paid the employees back wages to some $40,000. with fines and penalties and tells us they have taken steps to make sure this doesn't happen again. >> there is a another man scaled the fence at the white house near the north lawn.
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secret service agents quickly stopped him. video shows the man against a security vehicle taken into custody. one report says guard dogs were released the man tried to punch one of the animals when captured. >> fbi instructed field offices to remain vigilant because of what happened in canada today. that is the gunfire that erupted inside of the canadian parliament building fired by a gunman that was later killed by authorities. earlier he shot and killed a soldier at a war memorial nearby. bay area law enforcement is on alert >> i feel safe with our
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security. >> they have a lot of security everywhere. >> building security is a focus after what happened in canada. in san francisco, 850 sheriff deputies lined city hall and other critical buildings and there is training for incidents like the one in canada. >> there are protocols. some of those begin with rapid location and identification. >> the bay area prepared by stepping up securities at key places like bart and sfo. with drills. the fbi is examining the shootings and said today there is no specific threat to the united states but quote, has reminded our field offices to remain vigilant in light of
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recent calls by terrorist groups. >> you have to have a level of awareness and concern when this happens in ottowa. >> rick smith now has a private investigative firm and says the fbi is likely sharing intelligence with local law enforcement. about the shooting. >> they can stress security around the country. it's something ongoing now. >> in san francisco, abc7 news. >> and we'll have new details at 6:30. follow us on twitter on abc7 news bay area. >> sky 7 hd in downtown oakland, officers stopped the crowd
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before the march reached mes headquarters on 7th street. organizers expecting about 1900 people, using social media to attract the marchers including teenagers but one incident occurred a year ago today. it turned out he was carrying a toy gun. 13-year-old andy lopez is being remembered tonight. friends and family are marking this anniversary. >> where andy lopez was shot and killed this is where supporters are gathering to remember him a law just passed to protect kids who play with toy guns.
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the empty lot has become a neighborhood park. friends and supporters gathered here to mark the some owe ber anniversary. >> here to celebrate him, his life. still weird to believe. >> the 13-year-old was shot and killed by sheriff deputy eric gelhaus, carrying an air soft pellet gun the deputy thought was an assault rifle. a toy gun is required to have a bright tip. lopez's was missing but under a new law, these look different in the future. >> would require toys to be brightly colored including a band around the toy. >> nor yeen evans says this will protect kids and law enforcement official who's just have sometimes moments to react to a potentially dangerous situation.
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the senator says they were pressured by retailers and manufacturers concerned about losing money. >> i hope responsible retailers will not sell them. >> this human rights attorney isn't sure this is the answer. >> it's a band aid on a very large cancer. >> lopez's parents released a statement on facebook, writing i love you, andy. you live in me. i will get you justice smshgs day, i will be with you. >> sheriff deputies and animal control officers and veterinarians raided a sonoma county duck farm today. members of the abc7 news i team were the only media on the scene. dan noyes is here with the story.
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dan? >> this is the larnlest duck farm in the state. they toured the building with animal health and behavior experts. >> we went to the different areas and different ages of the ducks and checked to make sure if they're being not taken care of, stuff like that. >> investigators will now compile a report for the district attorney to decide whether to file charges. tonight at 11:00 i'll show you the hidden camera video that led to the raid and you'll meet an activist that got a job there and took those pictures. >> wow. >> see you tonight at 11:00 >> still ahead tonight here on abc7 news a compelling interview with giants fan brian stow.
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. >> i want to walk like a normal person. >> the doctor got him started on the road to recovery. >> car service drivers hurt by promotional price cuts. >> a man bought a series of e books only to find the seller deleted some from his computer. can they do that? 7 on your side, coming up. >> i'm sandhya patel. we have a chance of rain in the forecast. who will need umbrellas tomorrow, coming up. ars )rring ) - ( roars )
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among fans cheering on the giants perhaps one of the best known is brian stow, brutally attacked by two men three years ago. stow has been showing remarkable improvements >> we're seeing video of how far he's come. today, we spoke with one doctor who cared for him in days and weeks after that injury and got his reaction. it been a long road for brian stow. three years ago he was nearly killed wearing his giants jersey attacked from behind. >> had i known i would have turned to seat guy running at me. and ready to clock my block. you know?
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>> this is a different brian stow. the doctor remembers when he first got the call stow was coming to san francisco general hospital. he called me and said do you remember that giants fan? he's coming to our service. >> he was able to show fingers, wiggle toes and answered question was single words but not able to form sentences or express emotion. >> look at him today. >> i want to run, and walk. like a normal person. >> those things were new. different from when he left. so it's a testament to his ability to heal.
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stow needs help getting around, doing little tasks of every day life. now, he's living with his parents. >> to have him here. >> we don't know to what extent people are able to improve after a traumatic brain injury we know they can continue to improve 3, 4, 5 years after the initial event. >> he says he's happy. >> just being alive. waking up, knowing i'm here. and this place makes me feel good. >> a court awarded him $18 million to be paid by the dodgers but he hasn't seen the money yet because it remains tied up in post-trial notions. >> and to help the them there is a link to a gofund me account.
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>> we know brian stow will be cheering this friday. crews are preparing the field. sort of. this time, the spray painted logo reads world series 2014. >> i would be a nice gift for the city but i don't think ball players care. they just want to try to win it, again. >> you can see his next report on abc7 news at 11:00 and >> and latest on weather, home run is what i call it here. game four as well. >> wild pitch?
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what are we calling it. there is a chance of showers. let's talk about the weather. starting with friday. by 8:00 p.m really mild conditions for friday's game. live doppler 7 hd now here is a view from the side. sun went down at 6:20, will be going down at 6:23 p.m . 63 in oakland. san jose, 68 degrees and here is our view with cloud cover with a peek of sun there.
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rain, showers saturday. here is y we have all right dynamics here. a stormy set up. cold air here with a moisture trail along the cold front. they've seen heavy rain the front will brush the north bay and bring possibility of light showers. maybe sprinkles at 5:00 a.m chance of rain in the north bay winding down by evening. friday morning, a few clouds, most of you will start out with sun. and saturday morning there chance of showers.
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i don't think it's going to be a wash out if i were you i would take a a rain coat. and not as cool as this morning. looking at 50s. then, afternoon, this is what you're looking at. santa cruz, on the 75 concord, 77 livermore, accu-weather forecast, chance of showers in the north bay tomorrow. it's dry for game three friday. saturday, well, let's just say cooler mid-60s to low 70s and
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uber fight against competitors is making drivers angry. today, the drivers staged a protest outside of the company's headquarters. they want uber to change it's driver rating system and say it's making it more difficult to collect tips from customers on the app. >> as the one uber does not have. >> uber did not want to comment the company sent a statement saying the company provides
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tools to power small business. >> in san francisco, a massive nugget is valued at $350 and it is for sale p you want paper weights made of gold. it was found this summer and is really unusual. >> people are finding nuggets, 20 ounce nuggets are almost unheard of. this is 72. >> it's a big one. you can try to buy it in fort mason. >> what we've learned about the incident that rattled the canadian capitol today. >> and a report that clouds
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mmm, galbani (sfx: kiss). italy's favorite cheese brand. re discovering the real risks behind prop 46. it was written and paid for by the trial lawyers to make them millions... while, for the rest of us, health care costs go up. no wonder every major newspaper in the state opposes prop 46. they say 46 "overreached in a decidedly cynical way." it's a ploy "for trial lawyers to enrich themselves." and prop 46 has "too many potential drawbacks to be worth the risk."
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let there be no misunderstanding. canada will never be intimidated. >> canada's prime minister addressing the terror that struck today. he apparent act of a lone gunman. it's not clear whether it was an act of terrorism he had a scarf over his face and shot a canadian soldier to death, then opened fire inside of the dmadin parliament building. the gunman identified as a 32-year-old, and cnn describes him as a recent convert to islam. the government would not speculate on motivation, canada has been on heightened alert because this hit and run incident. >> isis threaten add tacks on police and soldiers around the world. latest now from ottowa is martha
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shade. >> two separate shooting incidents occurred at the national war memorial and parliament hill. soldier standing guard was killed. police confirm one male suspect is dead. >> all necessary resources were activated and deployed immediately. they'll continue to be here as long as needed >> witnesses say they heard rapid gunshots in rapid succession. >> there is a guy just around the back corner. and just p.o.w., p.o.w. >> second shooting took place
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towards the parliament building. the president has been briefed on the hootings. >> we have to remain vigilant when it comes to dealing with these acts of senseless violence. >> norrad heightened it's alert presence, including the number of planes to respond if needed. >> sargeant at arms fired the shot, serving a largely ceremonial role. the former police officer shot the gunman just outside of the lawmaker's rooms. >> things going well on wall street until the shooting
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erupted. there is a glitch in the apple pay credit service a thousand people use their as bank of america has been double billed apple says only a small number were affected. >> the government says next year's social security check will be adjusted $22 a month for the average recipient. >> reports about two american was eeb yoela. the family of nurse amber vinzon says doctors no longer detect the virus. she's been cured, they say. she cared for the man who died in aas hospital two weeks ago. another nurse there, nina pham is now the only known person in america infected with ebola.
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an american journalist is out of the hospital and heading home to rhode island. doctors released him from a bio containment unit after his blood tested negative he contracted the virus by working as a freelance cameraman. saying quote, i fought, and won with lots of help. >> it starts monday, and covers visitors aid workers, journalists and others returning from buy beera or guinea. the president is cautiously optimistic about the situation in the u.s.. >> we'll continue to put in place additional measures as they make sense in order to assure that we don't see a continuing spread of the disease. >> each traveller will get a kit
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to track temperatures and will be told to inform health officials every day. >> a leaked copy of investigation of michael brown's shooting. >> michael brown's official autopsy shows wounds included a shot in the hand at close range. those details come from official autopsy leaked to the st. louis post newspaper. the hand wound could support the attack the 18-year-old tried to grab his gun. an expert says one wound might not tell the entire story. >> if a person can be up like this to punch you and assault you, a wound can go from front to back. you have to be careful looking
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at these. >> the blood was found on the officer's uniform and inside of the car. sources say the brown family's attorney says at tension should be on what happened next. >> that is not when michael died he stepped out of his car, michael was running from him, to the side of the shooting as he ran away. >> both official autopsy and a private too autopsy show he was shot at least six times. >> that officer zil to come up with justification not for firing his gun the first time, but every bullet that came out of his >> people will have to boil drinking water for a few more days in this neighborhood.
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they alerted 300 residents friday night. abc7 news asked an official why it took two days to lert. >> the protocol is a protocol. >> the water company says it knows of three people who had the symptoms, one man vented after he and his wife went to the hospital. >> i would say as a water company you need to let people know, better system set in place. there needs to be something better in place. >> the e coli showed up after crews replaced a main along piedmont road. >> still to come, debate for, and against prop 48. the indian casino initiative this, is a big-money fight.
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it's a fresh approach on education-- superintendent of public instruction tom torlakson's blueprint for great schools. torlakson's blueprint outlines how investing in our schools will reduce class sizes, bring back music and art, and provide a well-rounded education. and torlakson's plan calls for more parental involvement. spending decisions about our education dollars should be made by parents and teachers, not by politicians. tell tom torlakson to keep
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you to approve a casino deal. >> prop 48 will decide whether a casino can be build along madera county. >> reporter jean ha combchlt gensten has the story. >> this is where the tribal vice chairman says they're going to build a casino. >> means a delay. that is what this is. just a delay tactic put on by those two tribes for competing reasons. >> the proposed casino would be located just north. max rodriguez is among the majority that support the casino. urging a question vote because he sees it as an economic boost to the county. >> we have to put people to work. we have to.
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>> he notes the compact gives a big cut of the revenue. >> 20 yoors years, $4.5 million comes back to the county. >> the fellow supervisor david rogers urges a no vote. fighting the casino for different reasons. >> there is a city full of them. >> rogers admits he believes it hurts the poor. but indian gaming expert notes the primary opposition comes from other local tribes >> what people don't know is that major backers include their financial backers. >> ads portray it as building
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casinos from off the reservation but the vice chairman says all it does is makes the state. >> voters of california will see us building something in a year. those voting no are going to say hey. we thought there was a process. >> 13 days. >> yes. >> today. >> just ahead audio books brought online have suddenly disappeared. can reach in and delete them? next.
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but what about a virtual book? he is working on the computer and immersed in an exciting book. >> it is an easy way for me to have light entertainment. >> lee down loaded hundreds of books onto the smart phone. >> his way of fitting literature into a hectic life. you get into a good book and miss what is going on. >> and that is what he thought. >> the first three had been removed from the library. >> lee was trying to reread a
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series bought in 2008. it won't load onto the phone. >> i was missing the first one, second one, and third one. >> so he contacted audible.com. . >> i was told the books are no longer available and i could not get them. i tried to explain, wait, i purchased these in 2008. >> audible told him the publisher restricted access to those books. lee says a digital book shouldn't be anything different than a hard copy. >> that kind of scared me. for everybody. >> he kept calling and the company kept saying there is no way to get the books back.
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>> the telling us, technology that we use and our customers use varies from person to person, and sometimes that doesn't work the way we wanted to. we have solved this issue and are pleased he's now happy with the service. now, lee is catching up and exactly as fate would have it. >> i'm happy about that. >> it assures us once you buy it is yours to keep. go to abc7 news.com and click on the sections tab. >> see? this is why i like paper.
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you're going to have to rip it from my hand. >> hi, sandhya. >> hi, there. we have cloud cover watching moisture north bay you have a chance of showers tomorrow. rest of you, there is a nice treat coming up tomorrow. it's a partial solar eclipse. begin was a partial eclipse so you do have a good opportunity to see it, new moon passes in front of the sun. and do not stair at the sun. you can make a pin hole projector. you remember that. as you take a look at the accu-weather forecast we do have a dry day sunday and sunday, dry
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the raiders travel to cleveland and raiders playing well enough to win and seems to have found a new go to guy. hopefully the win will be at the dog pound this sunday in cleveland. >> it's easy when things are hard. to point a finger, to get down and not trying to live my life that way. i know when this turns around
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it's going to be great. you know? i can't wait to be a part of this. >> game of the week in college football. benched after throwing only seven passes in a down pour. so going to be a match up. >> last year was a disaster, hopefully, we'll play better this year. and you know i don't think we're going to have the weather conditions friday night. if we do, hopefully we'll react better to it.
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perhaps find game of the world series, giants sweep royals i probably just jinxed it. he has yet to pitch in the post season, dragging down $17.5 million but manager and teammates know he'll be ready. >> there is the fact he did help us at some point. >> we believe him. this guy is as big time as anyone. and tremendous experience on the bull pen. >> game two is underway right now, 2, 2, top of the sixth.
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highlights coming up at 9:00 and 11:00. this abc7 sports report brought to you by orchard supply, hardware. it's not going to be as easy as yesterday. so good game. >> right. >> yes. >> this is problematic. >> yes. >> just removed from starting position. so we'll keep you abreast. >> all right. thank you. >> and join us tonight graffiti artists targeting parks such as yosemite. >> and a raid over animal cruelty allegations the shocking video that started this investigation.
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>> tonight we have the middle, goldbergs, modern family, followed by blackish. >> that is going to do it for this edition of abc7 news at 6:00ment >> from the entire news team we'll see you again tonight at we'll see you again tonight at 9:00 and 11:00. re discovering the real risks behind prop 46. it was written and paid for by the trial lawyers to make them millions... while, for the rest of us, health care costs go up. no wonder every major newspaper in the state opposes prop 46. they say 46 "overreached in a decidedly cynical way." it's a ploy "for trial lawyers to enrich themselves." and prop 46 has "too many potential drawbacks to be worth the risk." time to vote no on prop 46.
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this is "jeopardy!" introducing today's contestants -- a dermatologist from westerly, rhode island... an analyst from portland, oregon... and our returning champion, a phd student in economics originally from dubuque, iowa... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! thanks, johnny. ladies and gentlemen, welcome. $61,000 for alexander in just th he seems to be getting better each day, and that's bad news for ali and mike,
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but we'll find out how it works out in this half hour. good luck. here we go into the jeopardy! round and into this collection of categories. and finally, you get to deal with... alexander, your choice. "othello" for $200. alex: mike. what is venice? good. "othello," $400. mike. what is wine? wine is correct. "othello" for $600. alexander. who is iago? iago is the one. "othello" for $800. mike.
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