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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. san jose police arrest one person but another person is still loose after gunfire breaks out in a popular bar packed with customers leaving two injured. >> i am eric thomas. >> i am kristen sze. >> investigators are interviewing witnesses. the area has seen their share of violence and the latest happened on the east of the lunar new year. matt is on the scene. >> restaurant and sports bar has only been opened two months but violence has found its way to
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this stretch of alum rock avenue in east san jose. a few doors down was a triple shooting a year and a half ago. a mandated. this is unrelated but the violence is escalating. >> half filled bottles and glasses were sometime on the table in alum rock avenue. we will not show you the grew some video but on the floor a puddle of gun. the manager was in the kitchen when the shooting started before 10:00. he called 9-1-1. >> i saw he was hurt and said to call the ambulance. >> the most seriously injured man is in serious and one man was arrested and faces assault. police are still looking for another suspect. >> the shooting was everywhere. >> this is the fifth shooting incident around a vietnamese restaurant this year in san jose and the third in the past week.
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the most recent was february 14, a mile away from the sports bar. a security guard for bboss nightclub was slot and killed after a liquor store shift next door. on february 11 half a mile away from the sports bar, a man died after be, shot outside of a club on south capitol avenue. i asked if it was a gang war faking place in san jose. >> our significant unit is aware of the recent violence that has been occurring at the cafes. they will go ahead and conduct follow-up investigation on those. >> san jose police say they are reviewing surveillance video and speaking with witnesses so they can track down the second suspect. thank you. police have launch add manhunt for two women in the connection after man's murder in gilroy when the body was found on monday. at first the death was a mystery but now it is consider add homicide because he suffered trauma. hours after the death investigators say two women used his credit card at a store and
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they are smiling on the video. they are considered persons of interest. >> at high school there is a game where students pretends to kill each other in danville and the principal sent letters to parents. seniors shoot each our with guns, sometimes painted black and they resemble real guns. organizers assign a target and last one standing wins. police warn of a student being chased could dart into traffic or toy weapons could be mistaken for yield weapons. >> cargo is idle. again. at the port of oakland. the port says they were forced to suspend operations because the dock workers called a union meeting that is normally held at night. since the port now stops loading and unloading at 5:00 p.m., in
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cargo moves until tomorrow. businesses say they are hurt by delivery delays and dock workers and terminal operators at 29 western ports have been locked in a nine-month contract dispute with pay and safety the sticking points. >> the wells fargo history museum in downtown san francisco is re-opening. they were closed since last in's robbery. robbers crashed through the window of the historic landmark on montgomery street with the s.u.v. john -- january 27 and made off with gold nuggets. repairs to the building and the investigation have been completed and a ceremony this morning with bank officials will mark the re-opening. >> f.d.a. is warning hospitals that certain instruments used to treat digestive orders could be linked to a super bug that is deadly and blamed for two deaths at ucla medical center. here is how the hospital is already making some big changes. the hospital is in the process of upgrading how it
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cleans the instruments to prevent bacteria from spreading. doctors are concerned because this super bug is especially difficult to treat. >> people should be scared. >> emergency room doctors and staff explain the bacteria is one of the worst. it is aggressive. it is resistant to modern drugs. >> it is a very potent organism that causes death. >> the centers for disease control reports it can kill up to what of those infected. >> two deaths at ucla ronald reagan medical center have been linked to the bug. 179 other patients may have been exposed. the source? contaminated instruments similar to this one. they are used to examine digestive disorders and cancers. doctors guide them down the throat. the hospital says the instruments were sterilized but the f.d.a. released a new
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warning today saying that though could be hard to clean because of the design. in a written statement, a spokesman with the health system explains: the two scopes involved with the infection were immediateliry moved and ucla is now utilizing a decontamination process that goes above and beyond the manufacturer and natural standards. >> the patient whose may have been exposed are being notified and will be sent home testing kits to see if they are infected. california drivers are keeping a close eye on gas prices today after a refinery explosion. investigators are still ironing out how serious the impact is from the blast at the exxonmobil refinery south of los angeles. four workers were hurt. it could take up to six months to hammer out a cause. experts say gas price increases should be limited. keep in mind that other refineries are redoutsing production to switch over to
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summer blends. >> a doggy thief put chicago on alert and police are not backing down after a break if the case putting owners at east. >> among the stars at the oscars and what it takes to become a professional seat filler. you will be surprised how much that job pays. >> a look at the bay bridge in the camera: smooth as glass on the
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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?
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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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>> across the ocean and right here lunar celebrations are underway. millions turnout in hong kong to welcome the year 4713 year of the ram with floats and dancers from around the world. in san francisco, officials are kicking off two weeks of festivities right new in chinatown. that is where amy hollyfield is joining us. amy? >> kristen look at this unlikely parade feature: we have a ram live right in the middle of chinatown attracting a lot of attention. he looks unhappy right now about all of this. he is far from his home an hour and a half away from the 200-ache -- acre farm. joyful and loud celebrations are surrounding him.
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fire crackers have been going off all over chinatown to celebrate the lunar new year. some call this as "thanksgiving and christmas combined," the year of the christmas and they will have the live ram here and when they first arrived an hour ago people started coming out of the their office buildings to see them. >> the ram will bring peace to the world and everyone. >> live animal signifies we believe. this is what we worship. >> back here you can barely see the end of the lane a whitehorse is also here and that is because they are saying goodbye to "year
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of horse," and hello to the year of the ram. the ram was not sure why they were here and looked distraught. the parade is about to kickoff. mayor lee will be here and san francisco police officers will do the dragon dance. it will be a quick parade about 30 minutes. the bigger parade you are used to seeing is still a few weeks away, this is a mini parade to kickoff the first day of the new year. thank you, amy. the in addition's largest retailer is giving a raise to 500,000 workers. >> wal-mart c.e.o. posted that workers and sam's club will benefit with a race ensuring they get $1.75 more than the federal minimum wage. in april workers will earn $9 an hour is by next february that will bump up to $10 an hour. >> retirement could seem like a long way up but good news for
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seniors getting to the age. more are able to retire on time giving us the best numbers since before the recession. that is according to a new career building report. it found that 47 percent of workers age 60 and older are able to retire when they want. that is more than the 34 done when surveyed in 2010 but half admit they will work half time after retirement. >> seven missing dogs from a stolen doggy day care van are alive and okay. >> police confirmed they found the stolen dogs and van but whoever stole them get away. these are pictures of the now safe dogs being reunited with their owners and officials feared the dogs could be in danger because of the extreme cold. the dog difficult day care owner was taking the pups home he was carjacked. at gun point. >> in the man time we will talk to meteorologist mike nicco about the forecast. >> good morning from the top of the broadcast center where the fog is creating another day of
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roller coaster type temperatures. i will tell you if it makes it to roar neighborhood and a warming trend before a cold front will bring us cooler weather and then some rain next week. >> husband, a milestone in san francisco history: you can turn back the clock 100 years in the marina this weekend. >> what is in a name? our countdown to the oscars on sunday continues with a look at how the famous
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>> covering santa rosa berkeley, san jose and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> how would you like to sit
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among the celebrity royalty at oscars? >> that is an intriguing concept. monica would although she is not famous a professional seat holder for 15 areas. she describes it as a fancy game musical chairs her job to cover for celebrities by sitting if their seats while they accept or present an award. >> there are a last rules to follow starting from the dress code no picture taking. most important, do not talk to the celebrities unless they talk to you. >> she does not get paid to be a seat filler it is voluntary position but it comes with perks she has sat next to brad pitt and show said julia roberts smiled at her one time. very cool. >> do you get the gift bag? as we country down to oscar sunday you may wonder how, exactly, did hollywood come up with the term "oscar."
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>> academy released what is in the name. a famous columnist was tired of writing about the goal statue of the academy and so he said he named it oscar after an old joke where oscar was the joke at the end of the story. >> the new name for the award was dropped in 1935 and it has stuck. >> you are so hip. >> this is the home for oscar sunday and coverage begins at 2:00 fm with "red carpet," and at 4:00 you can see what the stars are wearing and at 5:00 watch who wins. >> katie marzullo is in los angeles with live reports from the oscars and inside look at the bay area connections to the biggest night. i don't think anyone has ever so-called me "hip," before.
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>> first time for everything. >> casey will windowst know the weather profit and we will check with meteorologist mike nicco. >> there was a chance of shores but it was a small chance and temperatures are warmer than ours and they have not had to dial with the fog but check out the picture that is circulating around the internet what is left of the ice on the jeep this morning. the car started, warmed it up, backed out the ice was frozen to the brown and that is what was lefty o'doul's behind with all the cold they have been talking about. the temperatures are 24 degrees right new in atlanta. if atlanta. colder than their average low for this time of year and that will be the highest temperature today only single digits in minneapolis and chicago and cleveland and detroit and with
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the win it feel like 14 below zero in detroit and 17 below zero in chicago and sixes below zero in minneapolis and talking about freezing in miami. but it is 59 right now but they could get into the 30's. at home we are managuaed by the low clouds and the fog but it is anyoning. we will continue the transition now we are after the learn hour and it is stubborn and, also at the coast you can see the high clouds that are going to be over the top of this. when you get a few breaks, here in mount tamalpais at 2,600' that is how high you have to get to be over the cloud deck. we have an hour flight arrival delays at sfo. at 680, warmer-than-average. through saturday. cold front on sunday. the big pattern change is friday and saturday and hopefully we get the rain. low-to-mid 60s when the sun breaks with mid-to-upper 50s at the coast and we may never seen the sunshine tonight.
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tonight fog and low clouds and upper 40s to mid-50s for the rest of us and two areas of high pressure dominating the weather and the low will round it and move back toward us and when it does it is going to bring the cold front arctic cold front that drops the temperatures at lake tahoe nearly 20 degrees with the snow showers on sunday. 12 out of 18 days in february so far have been record setters and we will get cooler weather. oscar sunday is four to six degrees cooler than saturday the warmest day and nights are in the 30's and 40s sunday and monday and tuesday and it will modify with the temperature back into the 70-degree range by wednesday. that is the stubborn news. >> if you want to find something to do in san francisco there is plenty to do. leyla gulen has ideas on
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exploring where you live. >> this year is the extraordinary milestone in san francisco's history and cheryl jennings will ring in the special event on saturday, the 100th anniversary of the panama international exposition at the palace of fine arts in marina district looking back at the world fair that celebrated the completion of the pan mall can mall and -- panama canal and the rising from the custody after the earthquake. >> and emerging talent across the bay area including start of a music arts and film festival that is the launching pad for many acclaim artists. this weekend at san rafael art of the mechanics is on display and academy of sciences is featuring an exhibit of historic and rarely seen baskets
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including those made by contemporary masters. collecters can view other crafts such as jewelry and textiles and potteries and painting reflecting the cultures of the americas. >> levi stadium goes to the birds. >> literally. and this bird is caught stealing the 1309 light. we will show you more of the must-see video going
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>> coming up, new video of a dairy coast guard rescue in antarctic saving two dozen stranded fishermen and costco vs. sam's club. "7 on your side" looks at which gives you the better daily. >> okay and bird's eye view is taking on a new meeting because of a bird who is anything but camera shy. look at this video at the stadium a blackbird bombed the setup of the cameras. the sharks and the nhl los angeles kings will face off on saturday in the leak's first outdoor game in northern california but for now it is all about this raven who is becoming an internet sensation. 37,000 views so far.
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if you want to check it out log on to abc7news.com. >> also check this out the san jose sharks on the move from the sap center to levi stadium for the matchup, a viewer sent the photos and here it is, the shark head will be laced -- placed on the ice and players enter through the shark's mouth to take a bite outside kings. >> what big teeth you have, mr. mr. shark.
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