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supervisors are on the way to that pay increase. it's a two-step process. that is underway. supervisors say they've been the object of person attacks. unions are claiming one supervisor is lobbing threats their way. >> we intend to try to get beyond issues raised here. >> that may the be easy to begin the process of rescinding their own 33% pay increase the krefrl increase that prompted a drive led by employee unions that gathered 40,000 signatures. >> we're committed to listening. that is why it's on the agenda today. >> supervisors voted to adjust pay to be more
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commencerit. >> it was a salary adjustment. >> the pay increase is on the way to being revoked it appears the bad feeling is just beginning. >> we're going to go into contract negotiations over the next few years. >> at issue recent statements upset with the role in the petition drive. >> contacted by abc7 news, harley shaken told us quote reality is to use opposition as a threat to public workers is wildly inappropriate and damaging. >> i'm disappointed in defiance that several members demonstrated in the face of what was a clear message from voters.
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>> once rescinding their increase supervisors say they will begin the process to determine how much more they pay themselves going forward. >> are fire trucks too large for san francisco streets? a report suggests they might be. the fire department may need to start behind some smaller trucks. vic lee is live with the story tonight. vic, it can be a tight squeeze in spots. >> it can be. real tight squeeze and this report looks into two things important to the fire department and to the city street improvement projects. that narrow street over there says it all. the report concludes when the fire department buys new engines it lacks plsys that considers
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street designs and safety. the city wants streets that are fire safe and street safe. san francisco supervisor scott weiner. >> when you have streets too wide you have faster traffic, more accidents >> the fire department likes big streets. they handle conventional trucks better. >> we need a rig that is going to hold equipment to do our job properly >> the truck suggests custom steined features for smaller streets. >> they are to carry enough tools for us. >> many homes are attached together unlike those in other cities where temperatures can surround a home from the outside
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without going in. not here. >> we've got to go in to put the fire out. >> there are hills. flat cities don't wire truck was big motors. >> supervisor weiner wants the fire department to look at how equipment is placed in the trucks. it may enable them to use smaller rigs >> if we start widening streets, how many more people are going to die on our streets? >> from firefighters it's not the size of a truck that is the problem. they're being told to watch out for dangerous traps.
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firefighters stumbled into it but was not hurt the homeless encampment project manager told us he's never seen a booby trap like this in my camp before. >> the nature of the trap is designed to hurt individuals we don't know if that was designed to hurt other people in the encampment. police department personnel, fire department personnel. regardless they're in danger to everyone and don't discriminate against who they're going to hurt. >> the booby trap has been filled in and covered over. a thick layer of tulle fog is being blamed for an accident that killed five people near stockton. five workers were killed the sixth has major injuries three people in a truck were injured. visibility less than 100 feet
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from the accident. >> reduced visibility could play a factor during this circumstance if the fog wasn't here maybe the vehicle could have seen the other coming. >> it's a hazard during the winter season. >> oakland's response to an occupy protest is going to cost the city more than a million dollars the judge approved a settlement of a lawsuit filed by eight protestors in 2012. hundreds of people were arrested and some held three days in jail. that means 400 people will split the settlement. a judge ordered pg and e to turn in 650,000 e mails to regulators and say those could reveal a cozy relationship
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between the utility and the public utilities commission that damaged nearly 40 homes. >> it helps us to realize what we're after in this whole situation regarding san bruno is transparency and justice. >> state and federal criminal investigators are probing this. pg and e released a statement. >> california's attorney general and former direct attorney has thrown her hat into the senate. how it's beginning to shake the race. >> california attorney general took to face book to wish
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senator barbara boxer the best. she's decided to announce the by the to continue the legacy. no exploratory committees are responses for attorney general harris in her announcement this morning she says i'm launching my campaign to be a voice for the people of california in the united states senate. >> she's a very straight forward lady, and speaks what she feels and means. >> she campaigns hard. people that meet her, like her she has ideas. >> harris has the first official entrants, if she won she'd be the first african american senator from california but the field could get crowded soon. over the weekend, former los
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angeles mayor antonio villaraigosa says he may run. laura sanchez says she is considering a by the and eric swalwell says he'll make a decision by the end of the month. notably absent is lieutenant governor gavin newsom. >> i think it's newsom had wanted to run for this it would have been difficult to defeat him. >> another wild card san francisco billionaire environmentalist tom stieer. he posted an article that reads in part washington needs to be shaken up we need climate champions i will decide soon. >> it's quite the mix up and well thought of. he can sell finance. >> so if he runs he won't need to rely on fund raising but harris is asking supporters for
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donations. >> the geents are making news tonight for a pop up plan near at and t park. they plan to convert a section of the parking lot into a temporary dining and shopping destination. >> giants estimate it will cost $2.5 million to turn a section of the parking lot into a pop up. they call it the yard. and 18,000 square foot installation. >> we're rehabilitating them. >> to get an idea take a look at san francisco's heys valley. there is a popular collection with everything from a coffee spot to a bicycle shop.
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the restaurant will be one of the vendors in the giants pop up. >> barbecue, baseball and beer. it doesn't get better. >> the yard will be open all year long even when not game day. a booming neighborhood without many options >> we've got lots of residents more coming in all the time. three buildings opening up this year. bring it on. >> i worked at ucsf. >> giants have plans for a permanent project known as mission rock. >> this is temporary, it will
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give a larger flavor. >> when it opens in march, 73 parking spaces will be lost. >> we have more still to come at 6:00. the drone that forced coit tower to close how san francisco stands to profit from a controversial commercial shoot. >> first woman to win the top job at san francisco chronicle. and one of the youngest to head a major daily newspaper. >> there are storms over the pacific. but at least they are moving not in our direction the accu-weather forecast for tomorrow, tomorrow tomorrow in just a moment. >> and
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>> a production company shooting a commercial that forced coit tower to close. the landmark was declared off limits because the commercial was being filmed with a drone. the film xigs calls it one of the safest shoots. >> it has raised the barre and temperatures as well. >> they use toed fall overhead. >> he says yesterday visitors
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were turned away when logan media films used this drone to shoots parts of the high-end commercial and prevent this from being experienced firsthand. >> it's the first time the area has been cordoned off. >> they're flying an unmanned area known as a drone. >> the executive director at the film commission says under the supervision of the faa measures are taken by the company that were above and beyond what is necessary. >> we're talking precautions reality is that this isn't going to hurt anyone >> the team is sizeable. >> they paid the parts
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department over $11,000 for their permit. >> that is not all. six in all the city will collect $200,000 for this first commercial shoot using a drown. unmanned aerial system. doing what she says this equipment does best. >> beautiful shots represents san francisco at its best. >> 20 local jobs were created. >> the governor attended a ground breaking for the project last week the vote is the second of four major contracts in the san joaquin valley owe build the
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back bone of a 500 mile route correcting san francisco to los angeles the muni system is getting a major expansion the city not only replacing it's light rail vehicles today city leaders announced an additional 40 more will be purchased. there is benches meaning there is more room to stand. new rules will likely allow bikes on for the first time. the biggest change could be reliability. new vehicles are expected to require one tenth of the maintenance. >> we do not have enough vehicles. and that we are is aging and there are defects in them. they're the biggest source of lack of reliability in the muni system. >> it feels like spring. >> we need rain but it's nice
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outside. >> it is. and my forecast is special. yes. clear skies now and now, check this view out from emeryville. these are the temperature readings. 66 across the bay in oakland tonight. and here is a clear view it's 59 in napa. 46 in fairfield getting cool out there. and
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from our roof camera dry mild, but rain accompanying clouds is unlikely. here is our forecast animation. dense fog developing again in parts of the central valley. so there could be reduced visibility. these are the storms lining up out to sea. a jet stream is flowing in that direction. now, here is a look ahead starting on friday going through the weekend areas of rain moving through the week. there could be a sprinkle or two. overnight, look for clear skies so again there is a fog issue i talked about. still into the straight and
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delta. will be cold lows dropping into mid-30s in santa rosa and napa. low to mid-60s on the coast. 65 in oakland and fremont. highs into low or low to mid-60s here is the accu-weather forecast. this mild pattern continues throughout the weekend. there is a slight chance of a sprinkle or two over the weekend. so i haven't done that. >> new video from a climb in
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newspaper. >> everybody should be so privileged to have a job where everybody gets a view on how it do it and i take it seriously. and wants to invest more on sf chronicle.com. >> this time tomorrow two men making an unprecedented climb in yosemite should be back on solid ground celebrating with a loved one. it's rock safe is sheer with only piercing small shards of rock to hold on to. >> i figured out to them and
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they didn't expect this at all. and that is not what they're doing. i think both shy away they feel sorry when getting down. >> the two are expected to near the top with just four sections to go, means reaching the summit sometime tomorrow afternoon. >> fingers crossed. >> still ahead tonight lessons for bart here at home. >> also tonight no more carnitas. why chipotle restaurants suddenly stopped serving pork. >> and what the fbi is learning from this
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subways to fill with smoke. it took firefighters 45 minutes to reach the riders. >> we'll find out what happened get to the bottom of what happened commit to fixing it. that there is a safe system. >> bart tells us operators are trained never to enter a smoke-filled area. >> a san francisco man went on trial on charns of running an underground web site for drug he dealers the 30-year-old was arrested more than a year ago the prosecutor accused him of running the web site as if he were a drug boss.
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he allegedly made $18 million for the site. and tried to arrange the deaths of six people who tried to expose the web site. >> an animal rights group stepped in to help settle a legal dispute over the death of a trainer in a private zoo in fresno county. the 22-year-old was killed by a lion. she may have been talking on her cell phone. today, the animal legal defense fund announced a settlement requiring the zoo to install physical barriers to protect people who interact with the cats. >> a new terror warning from a group that is claiming responsibility for
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attacks. for activating extremists to use bombs in airplanes or airports. officers arrest rested a french man in bulgaria at the border with turkey on terrorism charges the man allegedly had contact with one of the brothers at the center of the attack at charlie hebdo. >> islamic writers are condemning the cartoon today. and are warning of a potentially violent backlash. less than a week after the brutal terrorist attack that killed 12 people, charlie hebdo is back. millions of copies of the new issue in several languages are for delivery. it's one of the many symbol's of france's effort to recover
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including remembering the fallen. members of the yypd visited the site of the attack in paris and in israel four jewish people were laid to rest. >> righteous people who loved the world. >> back in the u.s., the threat remains a high priority after u.s. central command social media accounts were hacks. >> i i talked to both speakers as well as mitch mcconnell about this. we agree we can work hard together. >> but republicans are concerned the white house is not doing enough. >> and we have no strategy with which to degrade and defeat isis. >> a stepped up fight could happen around the world. france's national assembly is prepared to authorize more support for the coalition battling the terror group. it's helped the u.s. welcomes.
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>> we're working together and i know that that will continue. >> a united front to fighteror and prevent this type of tragedy from happening again. a former bart rider is accused of threatening to murder house speaker john boehner. he served boehner drinks for more than five years and reportedly told police he was fired from his job before able to quote, put something in john boehner's drink. he had been treated for a psychotic episode and stopped taking his medication describing boehner as the devil. the fbi does not believe he is a credible threat. >> a san bruno gas station manager is accused of cheating customers that purchased lottery scratchers saying he sold pinned tickets, stealing $300.
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it means using a small object to lift a panel on the ticket to reveal if it's a winner. >> state health officials say three people from alameda county during a visit to disneyland and california adventure most visited between december 15th and 20th. disney is the parent company of abc 7. >> if you go to chipotle for burritos you want to listen to this. it says it's no longer serving carnitas at one third of the 1700 stores. it says it's stopping serving pork because it's supplier violated company standards. there is no time line on when they will return but
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six, maybe seven% order carnitas. >> dow jones up in the triple digit range. crude oil neared a six-year low. officials today said they handled more cargo last year than ever before. 2.4 million containers. >> do you like what you see when you see go pro video? apple decided it can do better and has been granted a patent for a wearable camera that can record sound the stock fell 12%. >> gasoline prices continue to drop and are falling
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craft beer making continues to grow bringing new opportunities along with it. >> colleges are taking note this, month, st. mary's college is offering a class in the art and science of beer. >> california is now at the fore front for the craft beer revolution.
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>> i love it. >> according to the brewer's association in 2013 there are 381 craft brewerys in california the state ranked first in the number of barrels of craft beer produced every year in the united states. those who make the craft beer are small and independent. >> just we're producing. >> we have hot water coming over the top. >> grain is converted into sugar. >> and we're kind of pushing that water out over here and collecting it in this level. >> he will at hops to make it bitter. notes of warm mocha and molasses. >> it's no longer just working
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man's beverage. it's getting a lot more sophisticated. and so tasty, too. all of them are science majors >> we get to go into the biology and various flavors and compounds, how to look for them. >> in 2013 it went up by more than 17% while beer and important kind have gone down. >> there is community that is here. >> well, we haven't had rain in sometime.
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when a big storm hits you can be sure there will be power outages the work is paying off. tonight abc 7 news reporter jonathan bloom advisis yits san ramone. >> there is a good chance you'll need a fleet of trucks there is a small army of meteorologists >> we're able to develop a storm outage model. >> that is right. they forecast the outages and build maps that show where to send trucks >> we preposition crews so we're ready to go right after the storm goes through here. >> pg and e runs simulations >> we see different colors >> new sensing equipment can tell which homes have lost power because of the smart meters. that forecasting software goes
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to work again. >> based on where the customers are being fed from what is the probable device that is open. >> a grid is squeezed in the yard where they can test equipment >> the bay area doesn't get all kinds of weather. that is what this dome is for. >> we can replicate lightning we want to find out how hard to use and abuse equipment before a break. >> there are new things to test >> and if there is a power outage it could be into the grid that could pose crews working on
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the line with hardware routing power around the lines. >> do you like it when it feels like spring. clear skies now and let's talk about air quality. here is the forecast we have coming into the week 11 spare the air days look at wednesday, friday, saturday. in some sports of the bay area we'll have good air qualityzv low 60s to mid-60s around the bay and hazy there here is the accu-weather forecast. mild pattern continues throughout the weekend. over the weekend, clouds
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increase with likelihood of rain. there is lovely weather ahead. >> everything seems to be tied to what denver broncos do. we'll have the latest on the searches plus he's not just a marathon man but the ultra
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good evening, the raiders met with jack del rio today. this is the second time the raiders have met with del rio. as a linebacker he was known for his toughness. and also interim coached for a while. 49ers reportedly met with adam gates today in denver only 36 years old. and actually worked with the 49ers kind of in the haze in
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2008 working under marks. jason garrett started as nfl coach most likely to be fired and ends it with a win and a new deal. to remain with the cowboys. in the glow of national championship he has three great starting quarterbacks who do you play? jones replaced jc barett terrific all season after rejected starter got hurt.
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and today asked if he might opt for nfl. >> guys play to have that build up to play. in my opinion i'm not ready for that level yet. >> the next story is a great example of that. 31-year-old tim durbin attempting to run seven marathons in seven days on seven continents. >> he follows by morocco, and dubai and sydney. is this guy insane?
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>> telling me why are you doing this. he has reasons. >> i just saw it as another challenge that i can take on and prove a person like me can take on. >> i'm raising money for the foundation for cancer research. >> to try to raise for the foundation. his biggest concerns are the jet lag, sleep did he have prifation and meeting meals on airplanes. >> so will be a challenge. landing and going running, getting on a plane and doing it for seven days >> his wife is a try athlete and his biggest supporter. >> she will meet me in sydney. sitting in a resort for the week
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i'm running. >> tim is the only american running in the event. his funding is on trip. and he is determined to finish all seven. >> this will elevate the sense of personal accomplishment that i feel as well. >> that is amazing. to donate or just follow tim on the journey go to our web site for a link. abc7 sports brought to you by bank of the west. i like his wife's plan. >> yes. >> that is existing. >> gruelling. >> yes. and eating airplane food for seven days. >> join us tonight at 9:00. tax refund delayed it rs says we'll need patience
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this year, at 9:00 >> then at 11:00 imagine being hit by a truck and witnesses rob you. and shocking crime in a local city. >> we'll see you tonight but that is this edition of abc7 news our cinch continues on twitter. we appreciate your time. >> from the entire abc7 team have a great evening. we'll see you later. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ great rates for great rides. geico motorcycle see how much you could save.
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this is "jeopardy!" today contestants are a stay-at-home mom from westborough massachusetts... a business developer from brooklyn, new york... and our returning champion -- a computer programmer from ann arbor, michigan... whose 3-day cash winnings total... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! thank you, johnny gilbert. ladies and gentlemen i hope you noticed our returning champion john schultz is not wearing his bow tie today. maybe it didn't bring him all the good luck he hoped for yesterday. jeremy and abbie welcome aboard and good luck. pick up those signaling devices, because here come the dollar
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figures to be followed by the categories in the jeopardy! round. ...is where we start. next... whole category about... finally, we want you to... john. i'd like to name that verb for $200, please. abbie. what is to like it? no. [ beep ] what is the young man's first name? contestants: oh. mark. that's a verb. john: oh, name. john, back to you. got it. okay. let's do some names with verbs for $400. john. what is pat? now you're into it. all right, verbs for $600. abbie. what is to rip? rip. correct.

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