tv ABC7 News 1100AM ABC January 12, 2015 11:00am-11:31am PST
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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> a messy pileup on the golden gate bridge involving several vehicles on the first morning commute with the newly movable concrete barrier. thanks for joining us. some drivers say the any safety divider designed to prevent collisions actually caused this morning's collision. officials say that is not the case and not to worry. nick is at the bridge. nick? >> good morning, simply put. the drivers are saying we were distracted. it is attractive, big and i have not seen figure like that. there were two crashes less than 12 hours after the bridge opened
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after a major upgrade. in the distance you can see the crews are repairing what is called the your continuation. a driver before 6:00 am smashed interest that, tearing up the right side of the car. >> i was close to the wall. the fast lane. >> she was one of six drivers caught in an early morning pileup that brought traffic on northbound 101 to a crawl north of the golden gate bridge. dented frames and impacts severe enough to spill fuel and deploy the airbags in this ford s.u.v. bridge patrol scrambled to clean up and move cars off the road. >> we host a couple of inches off the lane is maybe people were distracted or looking and not paying attention. who knows? >> according to officials traffic was no heavier than north boundal but the commute was different, a freshly installed movable median barrier separating traffic put in place offer the weekend is quit the sight to see.
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a car was damaged in the crash for chris. >> the new median and people looking at the accidents on the other side of the bridge. >> this wasn't the only crash on day one of the new safety improvements. before 6:00 am, we were there after this range rover hit the crash bumper. both crash could have been prevented if drivers would slow down and pay attention to the road. >> the trucks will be there a long-term with plenty of opportunity to see them. today was a foggy day. that is nothing new. this is the golden gate bridge. >> the 13,400 feet and 32" wide blog are new and the truck impressive. neither they or the fog can be blamed for the distracted driving. >> people need to slow down and pay attention where changed conditions here.
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>> that is the zipper truck that has been so attractive and such a focus of attention if so many drivers. bridge officials say the truck is not going anywhere. please slow down as you approach the bay bridge because it is here to stay. >> thank you is great advise. it seemed like the drive was easy and everyone slowed. >> we have a look at traffic from the golden gate bridge now. look at this: this is our 360 mobile camera. you can see after traveling across the golden gate bridge the fog is dissipating. we are headed northern toward marin away from san francisco. san francisco is going to be in our rear view mirror. you can see how light traffic is. we are in the far right hand lane, in the slower lane not
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next to the median. you can see how traffic is moving along right beyond the median. everyone is heeding the 45 miles per hour speed and you may want to slow down because you are not used to it. anything new can cause a hiccup. traffic is running smooth northbound and southbound direction along the golden gate bridge. back to you. we have new details on a dangerous sizeshow on interstate 880 over the weekend. some claim they were shooting a rap video. amy hollyfield explains. amy? >> yes, the c.h.p. says if you would like to shoot video on a freeway, it is possible you can take take a course and have it shut down legally but what happened yesterday was not legal. >> it was captured on video and posted to youtube by tom embro and he was not the only one recording. c.h.p. officers stay the drivers
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doing the doughnuts and stopping traffic on 880 also were rolling video. >> we did receive information from one of the parties we contacted they were trying to film a rap video on the freeway so it could have been the truth. they had video cameras as in most instances. >> when c.h.p. officers arrived some threw rocks at them. >> the shows are illegal and maybe they are trying to deter us from responding. that not deter us from spending we will take action. >> they crated the driver for reckless driverring and impounded the car and they hope to identify more people through video and prosecute them, as well. there were about a dozen cars involved and they managed to shut down northbound traffic in oakland at the expressway. >> the people who are stuck in the freeway are just trying to
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mind their own business and trying to runner rapids and the sideshows close down a major freeway. that is not acceptable. >> investigators are studying the video and hoping to make more arrests. thank you. breaking news from the united states military central command: the twitter and youtube sites were hacked by those claiming to be working on's of sis the militants in iraq in syria with twitter sites saying "watch your backs," and fighters are used airstrikes to attack isis in airline and -- in iraq and syria intensifying after two terrorist attacks in in paris. >> the biggest rally in europe in a generation, a million people taking to the streets in paris three million cross france in a display of unity. 41 world leaders marching arm in
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arm. notably accident was high ranking american officials. today the white house is facing major backlash. >> i think this is quibbling. >> in india secretary of state john kerry noted there was a united states presence at the rally and united states officials have been working closely with trance. >> across france 10,000 additional soldiers deployed for enhanced security and unprecedented show of force. we are learning more details of the attackers this video posted of the gunman who killed a police officer and four people at kosher supermarket, a black jihadist flag and coulibalhy swears allegiance to isis in syria. attorney general hold are said this is what the united states officials cause of great concern. >> without huge amount of planning or resources, inflicting severe damage. >> isis posted this video, a remix of a threat from last
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september with in specifics but in new york city, police have been warned to stay vigilant. >> the target is to just go out and kill law enforcement and other officials. >> secretary john kerry says he will stop in paris on the way back to washington, dc to make it crystal clear how the united states feels about the attack last week. we are getting a look at where some customers of the kosher grocery store hid for hours away from the gunman. the pictures are from inside a freezer showing a chilly and tense moments as those locked inside waited to be rescued. the worker led them downstairs and locked them in the freezer. >> a potential candidate for the senate seat has taken him out of the equation of senator bronxer with lt. governor gaffe -- gavin
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newsom not running for senator. he could possibly run for governor. many supporters have posted that they would support him for governor. >> political watchers see pamela harris and gavin newsom as the top to cars one to run for boxer's seat and the other for governor. >> classes are canceled for hundreds of san francisco college students with city college announce they are closing the civic center campus because it is unsound. the closing comes three days before the classes are scheduled to officially begin the it will be tough if students to switch their schedules. it is not clear when the school will re-open. >> mental health workers at kaiser permanente facilities in california have launched a week long strike accusing them of putting patients at risk by not hiring enough qualified
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officials. the union representing psychologists therapists and nurses at kaiser permanente. they say they will be able to adequately seven patients during the walkout. >> community leaders gather to remember the four victims of a deadly shooting over the welcome if san francisco. the vigil is at 6:00 people after the african-american culture complex. the friday night shooting is believed a result of gang warfare and police sources say that at least three of the men who were shot were members of a gang in the western addition neighborhood and the shooter or shooters are likely from a rival gang. police are looking for the suspect. >> today is the first regular day of service for the new google-funded schultz in mountain view with a free public schultz the gift to the city for housing the giant making 30 stops pacing a library, shopping mall, caltrain station and fell other areas.
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it has bicycle racks wi-fi a wheelchair and space for wheelchairs and will run for two years and an opening to run for a third year. or longer. >> the world watches as a santa rosa man and his buddy move to the top of el capitan. that is ahead. >> being away from the phone can lead to emotional problems the result of a new study that can make you think twice before leaving your hope without your smartphone. >> meteorologist mike nicco is coming up with the
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>> climber inches closer for the famed el capitan and jorgeson is only a few sessions behind his partner, tommy caldwell. severe cuts on his hand stalled his progress for the last week but over the weekend he overcame the difficult stage. caldwell will not move another inch until jorgeson catches up. if all goes well they could reach the top in the next few days. if they do they would be the first ever to free climb extremely challenging cliff. >> we are learning more of the proposed stadium that could bring the rams back to los angeles. the proposed 80,000 seat stadium near the los angeles forum will have 6,000 seat venue for shows and concert and the area surrounding the stadium has
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2,500 new hopes and office space and shops and 300-room hotel. the developers expect to recoup up to $100 million in taxes in the first five years of operation. do you leave your home without your smartphone? probable by accident. a new study found that iphone separation can cause cuss psychological effects. people were asked to ditch their home while they worked on a puzzle. the results show that significant increase in anxiety heart rate and blood pressure levels. a significant deaccuracy in -- decrease in puzzle performance as they are stings to ourselves. >> true, but sad. >> it is sad. >> coming up, meteorologist mike nicco has the forecast. >> good morning from the top of the broadcast center, where you can see behind me it is hazy and still foggy. oakland has the poorest air
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quality on the 11th consecutive "spare the air" day and we will look at how many more question have as warmer weather is on the way and the possibility rain. >> mike thank you. bachelor seekers revealed. the new batch -- bachelor reveals how a special lady caught his eye on the first night. >> the university of oregon take on ohio state for the first ever national championship game the action on espn starting at
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have you heard of the new dialing procedure for for the 415 and 628 area codes? no what is it? starting february 21, 2015 if you have a 415 or 628 number you'll need to dial... 1 plus the area code plus the phone number for all calls. okay, but what if i have a 415 number, and i'm calling a 415 number? you'll still need to dial... 1 plus the area code plus the phone number. so when in doubt, dial it out!
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covering los altos antioch petaluma and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. elephants go on a rampage in thailand. look at the cell phone video thumping his truck against a car and climbs on top of it as if trying to balance. this happened on saturday and official say another elephant damaged a grocery store breaking windows with its trunk. no one was sure. officials say the aggressive behavior is a result of what else, mating season. >> oh, my. can't wait for the season to be over. >> now heading outside to meteorologist mike nicco checking the fog left. >> good morning, again from the top of the news broadcast. you think i am touching that?
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i don't think so. live doppler hd shows where the reporting station is with the lowest visibility and it is at sfo so we will zoom down and see what the arrival delays are. they were an hour and 27 minutes and new they are an sure and 56 minutes. they are growing. call ahead. winds are light and variable to nonexistent. you do not see them in santa rosa novato, san jose hayward. they are calm. there are in winds. they do not register. >> the satellite shows the fog in the high clouds coming in from the northwest and they will be a mainstay when the fog finally fades to just a hazy afternoon. it looks like summer outside but for this fog is moving to to the west rather unanimous moving to the east. the winds very light at the golden gate bridge at five miles per hour. in san jose not were nog a little bit of haze at 87 near the shark tank. now the temperatures if you are
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headed out, most of us are in the mid-30's and 52 at san jose and novato is coolest at 50. and 60 in antioch. 59 at half moon bay. you can see the clouds pudging through the fog at emeryville looking to san francisco and today is a "spare the air" day another one, january 12 and we have had 11 days as alerts. temperatures are above average. a slight warming trend as the offshore flow develops and that could bring us more poor air quality and it will be waiting for the rain saturday and sunday each consecutive model gets us more dry and more dry. that is not if news. we have a couple of days before we get there. low-to-mid 60's and about the upper 50's along the coast. tonight we are have upper 30's in santa rosa and napa and low-to-mid 40's most other neighborhoods and upper 40's around richmond and oakland and san mateo and 50 in san
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francisco. area of low pressure is going to move to the southeast so the high pressure is going to take over and keep the storm track to the north and it will move inland and right new the north bay is the poorest air quality and the bay area air quality management district says starting tomorrow we will have clear air but i am not sure with the high pressure move manage and temperatures are above average in the mid-60 through thursday and low-to-mid 60's with a wind shift open friday and a chance of rain on saturday night interest sunday. we will keep an eye on the rain because the last couple of model runs are starting to dry out with a chance of rain. stay tuned to 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00 from spencer. >> we are talking about the new safety barriers on the golden gate bridge and we will go back to leyla gulen for a special look at the new barrier. >> how is the traffic? the traffic is quite good. we had accidents and we do not know if it was the new barrier
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or fog. we still see a last fog headed to san francisco on the golden gate bridge. what makes this shot so spectacular is our mobile 360 camera. we can see where we are going and see how traffic behind us is moving along and you can see there is a little bit of a narrow strip between you and the barrier so be careful with your speed. >> season 19 of "the bachelor," is off to a steamy start. >> chris has hit it off with one young lady already. >> leyla gulen chatted with the bachelor. >> everyone is talking about your instant chemistry with brit. she passed. >> note. >> it was a hug that got my attention it was instant. usually the sense of humor gets me but with her it was instant
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physical chemistry. >> the game is not over the iowa farmer will explore potential connections with the remaining 22 women with plenty of drama taking them around the world including in the bay area. >> you can watch it unfold on "bachelor," tonight at 8:00 right here. it is a guilty pleasure. >> we
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and federer spent the day with a high speed twist with a volley back-and-forth on separate speedboats in the middle of australia's harbor, a stunt to promote the launch of a new format at the city opera house. a nice place for that activity. >> so beautiful there. >> impressive right? >> very impressive. absolutely. for all of us, thank you for join us.
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