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hurt. in southern california, police have confirmed the body of an infant found in a dumpster in imperial beach is that of a these week old kidnapped girl take were from her long beach home on saturday after her parents and uncle were shot. police say they are looking for an adult male but they have not said his connection to the infant. >> detectives say the shooting was not a random act. the baby's father has been released from the hospital and her mother and uncle remain in critical condition. jury selection will begin in 90 minute now in the trial of one of the 17s of the boston marathon bombing. andrew spencer reports on why the jury selection process is expected to take some time. with his older brother dead, 21-year-old stands trial alone
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on 30 federal charges connected to the bombings of the 2013 boston marathon bombing. three died. many lost limbs. many of them have wait add long time for see the defendant standing trial and some are expected to testify. he pleaded not guilty to all chances against him and the defense lawyers led by firm public defender clark have tried to pin the blame on the older brother, who died days after the bombings in a confrontation with police. because so many people have seen the images from the first explosion to the capture of the defendant, finding an impartial jury could take time. they will select 12 for the jury and six alternates. the prosecution expect that and the rest of the trial to take four months to complete. police in new york are
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questioning the son of a head fund founder in the shoot death of his father. new york city police say tommy gilbert is considered a person person in the shoot of death of 70-year-old thomas gilbert shot in the head in his manhattan apartment yesterday. the elder gilbert founded wayne scott capital partners in township 2011 which has $200 million in assets and focuses on biotechnical. the son has not been arrested and is now not facing charges. >> the golden gate bridge will enclosed to cars next weekend as we have warned for the installation of a barrier. trucks arrived and are there to move the barrier when it is necessary when it has been installed. they are part of the $30 million effort to prevent head on collisions. happening today,
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construction resume on the central subway in union square. construction equipment is already in place on stockton account temporary two-block holiday plaza between geary and ellis is taken down. the hole gay gear went up during the holiday break in construction. the central subway is set to open in 2019. >> ground breaking is underway tomorrow for the new high-speed rail system. 1,200 gusts are expect at the site of the new fresno rail station a 29-mile stretch of rail from the fresno station will be the first construction segment. the project is due to run 220 miles per hour from los angeles basin to the san francisco bay area in the 2020 timeframe. >> neighbors in san bruno are cleaning up the mud left by a water main break after water gushed out near georgia and huntington avenue yesterday morning. water was almost as deep as the
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tires of cars parked on the street. the main was below a stairway to a home. crews repaired yesterday. only one home lost water service. >> bay area residents and business owners affected by the severe storms can get disaster assistance. the small business administration is opening an outreach center today to help victims impacted by the december 11 storms with low interest federal loans including businesses. if san mateo alameda, san francisco, santa clara and santa cruz counties it is available. the center were ons this -- the center opens this morning at 9:00 a.m. in south san francisco and will be open through next thursday. now a check on the weather. >> this is like december of 2012 and january of 2013 but this december was wetter and hopefully this january is not so dry. good morning everyone, we have
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flipped the switch. high pressure is dropping anchor and the other big story today: all the areas with poor air quality except the south central bay. wood-burning ban continues. coming to the city, 50 at crissy field, and downtown and the financial district it is about 48 degrees. we have 43 in richmond and 42 in land landrieu -- san leandro and mid-30's throughout the san ramon valley and into the north bay. it does not look too hazy from the east bay hills but as we head throughout the day that inversion will keep our temperatures warmer-than-average, but also keep the sky cover cloudy. high clouds at 66 inland and hazy sunshine and high clouds and above average everywhere and the coolest is the coast at 57 to 61 and around the bay we are 61 to 67. here is the traffic. good morning everyone, we
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are going outside taking a look at the bay bridge toll plaza it is light where no problems and no metering lights. san rafael is looking good and the tail lights are headed beyond the civic center to lincoln and central san rafael with no delays into san francisco across the golden gate bridge. we have a couple of issues and we will go to eastbound 24, pleasant hill road a rollover off the side of the road and the tow truck kobe partly blocking the right lane. one area of road work this morning, west 237, that should be picked up by 5:00. >> a new leader at oakland city hall, the priorities incoming mayor schaaf says is at the top of the list. >> lawmakers return to sacramento and there could be a big change for
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covering san rafael, pleasanton and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. good morning, 4:41 on the monday news. this is looking to downtown san francisco and the bay bridge, it will be warm today. but tomorrow is records that could fall and a "spare the air" day. president obama is back in washington this morning after a two-week hawaii vacation. he will not be there long. >> the president is preparing the "state of the union" address to be delivered in 15 days. that preparation will be supplemented with trips to michigan arizona and tennessee. the trips showcase how the economic policies are fueling the economic recovery. congress reconvenes on tuesday with republicans in charge of both house house and the senate. the house of representatives will swear in 58 new members,
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43 republican. that puts the g.o.p. majority at 246 members, the most since the great depression. 13 new lawmakers will take the oath in the senate. all but one is republican. the going has a 54-vote majority in the upper chamber and bringing new gender diversity with 104 women now in the house of representatives and senate. libby schaaf will be sworn in as mayor of oakland and is aware the job holds many challenges including reducing crime. our reporter spoke one on one with the mayor elect. >> when i set my mind on a goal for oakland i am serious about it. >> she has a plan: job one as new mayor more cops on the street. >> we we have to give our police the modern tools. for me that starts with community-based policing. >> that means officers forming relationships with people in communities to prevent violence
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and crime before it happens. >> you would like your neighborhood to be safer? >> yes. >> frank says that robberies in his neighborhood seem to be on the rise. he wants it to stop. >> the recent incidents of people running through my backyard or fixing bullet holes on my roof. the usual. >> libby schaaf supports marchs to protest the killings of unarmed blackmen but not vandalism and looting. >> breaking the windows and vandalizing small businesses in oakland is not part of that political protest. >> she says another priority is preparing oakland's rough roads. a lot of the asphalt has seen better days. she wants to keep rents and housing prices semi affordable locals have their wish list too. >> jobs for the community. that would be beneficial. if people had jobs they would be less likely to commit crimes. >> i have two kids and i want
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the school to get better and make more improvements. >> libby schaaf is listening. she is ready to work. >> oakland is ready to have the future it deserves. >> governor brown is set to begin the 4th and final term this morning leading california. brown will take the oath and deliver the address at the state capital in sacramento and deliver the state of the state address to the legislature and he will lay out the vision for the next four years, he is expected to fight to keep the state budget balanced and pay down billions in debt california accrued during the recession. the swearing in ceremony begins at 10:00 this morning and we will be there. one of the first bills state lawmakers consider when the legislature reconvenes is requiring children to ride in rear-facing car seats until they are at least two years old. >> thank you is a full year longer than currently required by law. new they just have to be one and
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you can flip them. the bill was out of a study that finds children under two are 75 percent less likely to die or be severely injured in a vehicle accident if they are riding in rear-facing car seats. safer but children want to look forward so they have something to see so sometimes... >> it is better to deny them that little look out the front a little while long fore their safety. >> speaking of the weather weather...what is the rain looking like we were expecting later in the week? are we going to get it. >> probably not. never a great chance. it was never one of those soaking rains, it will breakdown the rim of high pressure that is bringing us the frosty night and the "spare the air" days, all day, because of the stagnant air. you can see the winds are barely blowing offshore but any fog
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that develops the next couple of nights will push into the north bay and east bay valley so that is something we will keep an cry on with our various cameras from san rafael and 101 is looking good this morning. as we look southbound toward the golden gate bridge which is clear of any fog right now. we will talk about what is going on as far as walnut creek you can see it is hazy but no real thick fog looking southbound along 680 toward the 24/680 connection. poor air quality and more warming today and you can say that for tomorrow and wednesday as record highs are possible both days. maybe we can save a little bit of money on running the heater so much and they say it is trending dry. as far as what will happen today, a lot of us make it into the 60. it will be harder where we have fog like antioch at 60. as you look to the north bay san rafael is 60 and possibly 66 in santa rosa. low-to-mid 60's around the bay shore and a few 60 to the coast
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like half moon bay is 60. tonight, we will have high pressure. we will have the high clouds from today so it will not be so frosty inland and we will have a few chances but we are mostly in the mid-30's to low 40's inland and a few mid-30's around polly-wolly-doddle but mostly low-to-mid 40's in the bay sure and 48 in san francisco is the warm spot. as far as what is happening a couple of areas are high pressure are dominating the weather. we have a warm front which is why we are going to see warmer and feel warmer temperatures as we head throughout the next couple of days. in fact, if you look inland, tuesday and wednesday possibly touching 70 with mid-to-upper 60's and it will take a lot of sunshine to get there and limited amount of fog in the morning. thursday the front comes in, we start the cooling trend and by friday saturday and sunday, eventually temperatures are back to where they should be in the upper 50's to low 60 and hopefully we will be rid of the "spare the air" days by
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thursday. have a good one. sue? >> we look at the golden gate bridge, a lot of activity this weekend for the inner span, the movable bay barrier. they have reconfigured the lanes for the early commute northbound this morning with no delays and it is looking good through the east shore freeway, emeryville, berkeley, to the macarthur maze, it is all moving nicely and a few more headlights back to work after the holiday sent. a couple of trouble spots at lafayette, east 24, pleasant hill road, an overturned ended up back on the wheels on the shoulder and a tow truck is attempting to get it out of the lanes. we have road work west 237 which is in the lanes only a few more minutes until 5:00 this morning. it is 4:48. pretty exciting. the consumer electronics show kicks off in las vegas including
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gadgets creating a buzz that include a new walkman. >> consumer electronics show kicking off and they are talking about the new warning system in chevrolet in 2016 models. the technology will notify drivers when car parts need attention more than just a check light. >> sign around the convention center showing a new sony walkman leaving many to believe there will be a new digital walkman. >> sony is giving play station users gifts nor being off different, getting 10 percent discount from play station store and five days to be added to the subscription. >> if you look for love online this is the month match.com say you are ten percent more likely to meet someone new online during job than any other month of the year. happy hunting, folks.
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>> starting today, san lenadro will provide a free schultz from bart station to the downtown parking garage. the east parking lot is closed because of a nearby construction project forcing commuters to use the downtown garage as an alternate. the shuttle runs from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on weekdays leaving bart station every 15 minutes. >> expect to pay more to park at bay area bart stations going up by 50 cents at some stations on january 20 and other stations on
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january 26. bart says the increase follows a regular six month assessment of usage. if a lot is filled to capacity the fee could increase by 50 cents. parking fees may be reduced by 50 cents at stations that are less than 95 percent full. park policy states that passengers can be charged $3 a day to park with things exception of west oakland. >> more trouble for passengers on a flight to sfo after 12 hour wait on the tarmac some of the passengers say they are still waiting to get their bags back. here is our latest or first look in inside the plane. a passenger snapped this picture eight hours into the tarmac ordeal. fog delays the departure and the passengers were not allowed to get off the plane. many of them took to social media to complaint. the airline has tweeted an apology to at least one passenger. a note this morning for parent whose find themselves
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dealing with sleepy children. a study finds gadgets could be partly to blame sucking such suggests that kids would sleep with a smartphone in the room get 20 minute less sleep each night and less well rested and having a small screen in reach was worse than a television set when it came to sleep deprivation among middle schoolers. a new study finds rotating night shifts can pose a serious threat to director health and longevity. researchers say that, would three night as month in addition to days or evenings could increase the risk of early death after studying 74,000 nurses over 22 years finding that those working night shifts for longer than five years significantly increased their chance of dying from illnesses including lung cancer and cardiovascular disease.
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researchers say sleep and our body internal clock play an important role in antitumor activity. >> we are going to die. >> i am not planning on kicking the bucket. ever. mike? >> tell us your secret. >> good morning everyone now, in john, in san francisco, our coldest is behind us starting at v.i.p. on the first, warming to the 60-degree mark by the 31st. we have been as warm as 79 and cool as 30. outside right now you can see the full noon. across the state everything is quiet, high clouds and sunshine and fells are in the upper 50's in the central valley and 58 in monterey and 74 in palm springs and 53 not a record in lake tahoe but warmer-than-average. safe travels. >> good morning, everyone the
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accident in the lafayette area a few cars headed westbound to marin county, no delays to san jose, north on 101 at 880 overcrossing and traffic conditions are looking good. the early accident in the lafayette area is cleared out of the lanes and that is good news. it was westbound non-commute direction and lanes are wide open with a few are month minutes of road work. thank you so much. now 4:56, a unique sign that disappeared in oakland is back up shaped like a saw and hung at the old pacific saw works for years. someone hired a sign company to take it down and the building owner does not know who it was. following our story on saturday the sign was returned by an anonymous person and will be reinstalled today. the sign company says they are still owed money for taking the sign down in the first place. >> move over, opera, zuckerberg
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is launching his own book club and it is on facebook. >> he plans to read a book every two weeks with an emphasis on learning about different beliefs, cultures and technologies. he is inviting friends and other facebook users to join in the challenge. you can visit the facebook page entired "a year of books." the first pick is "the end of power." >> he makes new year's resolutions. he is the king of it. this is the latest. >> hope there is a comic book version so i can join. more healthy babies with a big boost women get for free starting today. >> new video miss hope will lead them to a driver behind the wheel of
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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. good morning, at 5:00 a.m. on monday, january 5 2015. where did our lives go? boom. >> hopefully plenty left. >> glad you are back eric. >> great vacation. >> relaxed? >> all right, get over it, time to get back to work. thanks for joining us. how does it look? >> it will warm up. 60's in the offing and possibly 70's before the cooling trend sets in. this morning, here is a look at live doppler hd, no need for the umbrella, put it away we have a very dry forecast coming up. you can see haze out there this morning, it is a "spare the air" day so no burning of wood and the ban
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