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napa county sheriff hope to identify the two men last seen with 57-year-old maria bejar the night of november 15. investigators retraced her steps and found she visited three restaurant bars the night before she was found on highway 29 in napa county. >> the video shows the victim with two hispanic males. we have them identify as persons of interest number one and number two. number twonone has a slight goatee and he seems to be the primary person most closely associated with mrs. bejar that night. >> reporter: bejar was toundfound the next morning barely alive on a mountainous road. >> she had major trauma that we were able later to determine appeared to be caused from being struck or run over by a vehicle. >> reporter: police believe bejar met the two men at her
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second stop that night. laterer she can be seen holding the hand of the taller man as they leave. >> she was a woman who had a heart of gold. >> reporter: the father of bejar's ex-husband stayed close with the woman known as cruz and employed bejar thisin his group home. bejar had moved here from spain. >> her loss has been devastating. for the just to me and my family, but the lives that this woman touched all over the world. >> reporter: napa county sheriffs are asking anyone with information to contact them or napa crime stoppers. tips can be anonymous. laura anthony abc 7 news. no major damage or injuries are being reported following northern california's strongest earthquake since the south nap take napa quake back in august. it did cause some minor damage
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around the historic downtown but nothing more than a few broken bottles or glasses. residents there are used to quakes but this one shook pretty hard. >> you you could see the glass flexing on the front windows. and you could feel the building kind of rolling back and forth. cars started banging into each other and stuff. and it was rumbling. and then about 20 seconds later, it was over. started giving high fives. that was cool, man. >> you will find guidelines for a survival kit and developing an emergency plan for your family at abc7news.com under prepare nor cal. new photos just in show three men ripping off gold nuggets from a downtown san francisco land marg. the mark. you can see the stolen suv one robber drove into the wells fargo history museum. two other robbers then ran through the smashed front door
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early yesterday morning and snagged those gold nuggets. police say at least one of will them pulled a gun on the security guard who went to see what was happening. they abandoned the stolen you suv and escaped in a car that had been parked on the street. driving the vehicle through glass, breaking the glass and using that mechanism as a way to enter a building that is locked or closed is relatively simple but not something we see often in bank robberies. >> both the fbi and san francisco police encourage anyone who knows about this robbery please give them a call. the public defender wants an apology from the police department after one of his attorneys was handcuffed by officers. take a look at video of the incident. a police sergeant tried to question two men as they exited a courtroom on an unrelated case. the public defender for one of the men tried to counsel the suspects on their rights. officers told her to step aside. when she didn't, they handcuffed her.
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>> i was arrested for what we do as public defenders every day. i learned that my client was being detained. i spoke to my client explaining his rights. i was told i was interfering and i'd be taken into custody. >> she was cited for obstruction. san francisco police say the detention was justified. >> when someone interferes and they ask that they not do that and they continue to do so the sergeant or any peace officer can detain or arrest the person. >> they claim lawyers are only allowed to counsel a suspect when they are being formally interrogated for a crime. there is a growing memorial for the san francisco mother caught in the cross fire of a suspected gang shooting in san francisco's bay view district. police say maria sosa was an innocent victim. sosa was the mother of three children. the tribute to her is at the crime street. investigators believe people opened fire on each other. a man in one of the cars donte glenn died after he and a woman
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drove to a restaurant looking for medical help. a 19-year-old standford student suspected of rape will be in court next week. brock turner was arrested after witnesses say they saw him on top of an unconscious woman. two bicyclists scared the suspect off and then held him until police arrived. he has voluntarily withdrawn from the university. he was a member of the swim team. much more on the growing problem of sexual assaults on college campuses ahead on world news tonight. a man panhandling outside of a safe way store turns tout be a fugitive wanted for murder overseas. police arrested 28-year-old gabe monday afternoon outside the supermarket after checking his name authorities found him linked to an outstanding warpts from warrant from re mania for attempted murder. chances are the super bowl will be on at your house this
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sunday. if so you and more than a million will be watching. one ad in particular will stand out above the rest. carolyn tyler is in the newsroom with an ad not designed to sell a product. >> that's right. this spot is put together by a group called no more. which has launched a movement to raise awareness about domestic violence an issue the nfl has been forced to publicly deal with this recent months. on sunday the 70 plus tvs in this sports bar will be tuned of course to the super bowl. and viewers will see this commercial. >> larm with half a woman calls 911 and seems to be ordering a pizza, but really it's a cry to help which the operator seems to realize. >> is everything okay over there? do you have an emergency or not?
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>> yes. >> reporter: the thfl has been tarnished by its handling of domestic violence cases particularly the one involving former baltimore ravens player ray rice and former 49er ray mcdonald who was arrested for assaulting his fiance but not charged. now the league is donating a 30 second spot which the "wall street journal" says is worth $4.5 million. ruby's place which has helped domestic abuse survivors for four decades already has the ad posted on its web sites. >> it's being so clever in showing a woman, a victim that there is more than one way to seek help i think will give people courage. amend hopefully hope that a phone call can make a difference. >> reporter: we showed the ad to the owner and he says he thinks there will be a quiet reaction when his customers see what he calls a powerful message. >> it makes you definitely think
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about those situations. >> reporter: this customer says he's not sure how the commercial will be received by fans on super bowl sunday. but he believes it's appropriate given what has gone on with the nfl. >> so at their biggest moment having someone address that head-on is probably an admirable goal. >> reporter: ruby's place expects their hotline will be exceptionally busy once that spot airs on sunday. carolyn tyler, abc 7 news. meanwhile the host committee for super bowl l released a trailer for next year's game. they're calling it the most celebrity packed ad in history. >> sophia copola and roman incorporation with collaboration with the lonely islands, arnold schwarzenegger danny glover, rob schneider benjamin brad,
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cheryl burke, and guy fiari with special appearances by jerry rice buster posey willie may, steve young and soccer sensational lex morgan, but that's not all -- >> you can watch the entire trailer on our website abc7news.com. i would have thought they would have had more people. well as we continue here tonight, the intensive effort to save the dirty dozen. >> this is why do it. >> just ahead the sea bird survivors and the latest on the mystery goo that nearly killed them. also coming up, streaming video. password sharing and possible crackdown. michael finney is here with that. plus traffic truths. you'll want to hear about a new way to figure out if the gridlock is as bad as you think it is. >> and what does the fox say wh
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there is new video to share with you of a canal rescue. firefighters say an elderly woman dref off the road and into a slew off fair grounds drive at about 3:00 p.m.. firefighters had to lay a ladder down to create a bridge to the sedan. once they secured it, a firefighter help willed the woman on to the roof of the car. she was then pulled to safety on a tarp.willed the woman on to the roof of the car. she was then pulled to safety on a tarp. she was treated for minor injuries. the bay area is home to some of the worst traffic in the country. but what if there was better way to help you navigate through it all? will chris chris is here to explain a new
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program. >> reporter: being stuck in traffic is frustrating, right? we're thinking to ourselves what can be done about it. well, for the past year, members of the metropolitan transportation commission have been combing through thousands of pieces of data trying to answer that question. you've probably been here before stuck on interstate 80 over the bay bridge. maybe even bumper to bumper on 101. >> anyway to get a clear indicator of how long it will take you and what to expect, certainly would use it especially if it was easy. could you pull you could pull it up on a mobile phone. >> reporter: she knows the commute all too well. >> you have to decide is it worth to sit in traffic. >> reporter: but a new initiative called bay area vital signs aimeded to help driver along the way. >> we're taking really complex data tables and turning them into interactive maps an charts that anyone can work with. >> reporter: the metropolitan transportation commission hopes this interactive website will
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help residents understand the pulse of the bay area. transportation findings were released. there is a feature that you can zoom into learn more about pavement conditions. red indicates that the roads are in poor health. we put the map to the test. a quick glance at this portion of north market street shows the cracks in the road the bumpiness of it all showing the report is accurate. theresa makes the round trip almost every day. >> whin get off work like 5:30ish, by the time i get home, it's like 6:30, 7:00. i don't have time for anything else. >> reporter: whether tracking a commute time or comparing the bay area to other regions across the country, she's already found the website useful. >> google map shows you you the current traffic. but this one gives you kind of like 24 hour information. >> reporter: project leaders hope other drivers will take advantage. in the south bay chris winn
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abc 7 news. and we have a link to the website on our website abc7news.com. a meeting is under way to talk about a proposed tollway along hifrp 101 from morgan hill to palo alto. santa clara valley transportation authority wants to converts an existing car pool lane and build another one on that 38 mile stretch of roadway. the toll lane would enable solo drivers to drive in them while paying a toll while car poolers can continue using them for free. the meeting runs until 7:30. first of the sea birds sickened by a mystery xwchlt oo returned to the wild. the birds darted away this morning. they're just a small group of a few hundred recent youscued after being coatsed by the mess industry submystery
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substance. the goo has left investigators scratching their heads. >> you watch csi and they have all the stuff figured out in ten minutes. real world, it's not like that. >> the misscellaneous more than 200 birds are still recovering at the fairfield facility. biologists spot an animal not seen in yosemite national park in nearly 100 years. this is the sierra nevada red fox. biologists have spotted the fox twice since early december. both types, it was in the far northern part of the park. it's an incredibly rare animal. officials estimate there may be less than 50 in all of north america. and another rare sight, this off the coast of monterey bay. the whale watch, white playing with normal gray dolphins. it's an albino the same first seen off monterey last august.
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here is a question. a good question. is it actually okay to share log-ins for amazon prime or netflix? >> that is a good question. michael finney is here with how to stay out of ethical and legal hot water. >> i won't even ask you. a survey finds that a little more than half of all u.s. households subscribe to one of the major video streaming service. the survey of 1,000 american adults also found people can play fast and loose with their passwords. it seems so easy type in your password and have access to countless video streams on a service you pay for like hulu plus netflix, am manamazon prime. and just as easy to give your log into someone else. a new survey shows that 46% of those asked share their
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passwords with friends or relatives who don't live with them. is 145iring your password illegal? many of the terms of agreement seem ambiguous. but the companies don't seem to be cracking down. >> business models are evolving and next year things could be different. but for the time being, they're interested in creating streaming mediaed a digtss. >> what do you feel like watching tonight? >> reporter: while it technically may be okay to hand out your password, could you get a nasty surprise like this company did when the show they wanted to watch got blocked unexpectedly. >> they said netflix is not connecting. so my husband said see what is going on. that should have been okay except my daughter said, okay i bet so-and-so is watching. i'm like how would so-and-so be watching. and she said i gave her my password. >> netflix limits assignsimultaneous viewing. amazon prime has two at a time.
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hbo go allows three. hulu plus only one. watch espn unlike the others does not state any limits. so if you don't want to interrupt your own viewing pleasure those limits should make you think twice before you give out your password. netflix spokesman says that a crackdown is not even a conversation in the company right now. a statement from hbo go said the hbo go service is meant to be used by the members of the household with an hbo sub skripgs. we do not encourage password sharing. and espn says the number is enough to allow each household to enjoy the benefits of access across multiple devices. consumer reports also reached out to hulu plus and amazon prime, but they did not respond. we based our information on their terms of agreement.
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>> interesting. thanks. it is time to turn to our weather outside on this wednesday. >> sandy no rain yet. >> no rain yet. where is winter? right now all i'm surrounded by is high clouds and haze. let me show you exactly how mild it was here in the bay area. when you take a look at the high temperatures for today, santa rosa, 70 degrees. typically averages 58. so 12 degrees above normal. 67 san jose. livermore, free month, 69 in oakland. san francisco 68. it was up into the low to mid-70s around cloverdale. enjoy it because it's not going away anytime soon. as we take a look at live doppler 7 hd, we're watching the clouds and here is a view from our live camera perspective from san jose where it is a beautiful day. temperatures right now 60 degrees in san francisco, 63 oakland, san jose, morgan hill low 60s. half moon bay 57.
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here is our view from the golden gate bridge camera. really other than clouds, we're not seeing the fog just yet. 64 in santa rosa, 5766 if livermore. and here is a look at the forecast. areas of fog overnight. mild day throughout weekend. no sign of any significant rain sadly. here is a look at our computer animation. overnight, we'll see dog returnfog return. as we take a look at the bigger picture, high pressure is rebuilding. it's pre-venting the storms from reaching us. other than some clouds, no rain. rain chance has been pushed back to february 7. and that's still far northern california. so our dry spell continues as we take a look at our dry spell a
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little closer, december, you remember, it was wet. christmas eve was the last time we had some measurable rain. we went to dry weather for the rest of december dry for this entire month. 35 consecutive days and counting. just putting us keeper into the drought situation unfortunately. tomorrow morning watch out for the fog. it is going to be locally dense. starts on starts on off in the low 40s. tomorrow afternoon it's a nice day. 66 san jose. 67 cupertino. peninsula, mid-60s. 64 half moon bay. downtown san francisco, as well. nothing but sunshine there. and in the north bay low 60s at the coast with patchy fog. upper 60s santa rosa, 63 vallejo. 67 oakland. inland spots you're well above
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average. 68 livermore. it looks more like spring saturday. we'll see mid-60s to low 70s. still a mild sun any one for your sunday plans. and then we'll bring in a little bit of cloud cover and if you with with me at 11:00 last night, i was rallying for rain and i failed. let's hope things turn around perhaps in a couple of weeks. as of right now, no significant rain. >> thank you. could peanut allergies be a thing of the past? a possible cure is ahead. plus one of the greatest treasures in history started in san francisco. why the man who found it is now in jail. and talk about surprises. new at 6:00 renters move into their new place and discover someone already living there.
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researchers are claiming a break through in treating pea thut allergies. scientists say they have essentially cured the allergy it in 0 children. the 0 30 children. they were given a peanut protein. by the end of the trial the children had no allergic reactions. more studies are planned. a treasure hunt her who found nearly 10 tons of gold has been arrested. tommy thompson has been on the run for more than two years and dheet the cheated investors. he was arrested along with his long time companion. in 1988 thompson found the ss central america, the vessel sank in a hurricane. 425 people died and tons of gold bars and coins sank to the ocean floor.
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on a busy south bay freeway. >> those stories and a lot more coming up in half an hour. take a look. these are pictures from an astronaut of this week's blizzard in the northeast. >> he took them from 260 miles into space aboard the international space station as it flew from washington, d.c. to boston. >> mystery solved, the man who shoveled boston marathon's psych credit finish line during the blizzard has been identified. >> phillip hillman tweeted out this picture from his hotel room. turns out it was a local bartender. the bar named their co-worker after the photo went viral and even got the police department involved. >> the bartender says he loves the marathon and finish line doesn't deserve to be covered in snow. world news tonight with david muir is next. >> we appreciate your time as always. hope to see you again at 6:00.
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on this wednesday night, the new storm coming from the midwest to the east. just as millions still recover from the first one. the devastation, homes destroyed. thousands without power tonight. plus, the breaking headline. the earthquake in california. giving into isis? should a deal be made to release this woman, an attempted suicide bomber? brian ross tonight. and the white house responds. the two college athletes now facing decades in prison tonight. and now, the new case. the star swimmer, charged. what's happening on college campuses? the mansion fire mystery. the cause just revealed. the danger in every home. and, the church of scientology under fire tonight. its biggest star, tom cruise, and the new documentary. was the church worried about nicole kidman? the church firing back tonight.

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