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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news >> happy friday. 5:00 a.m. that sounds good. happied from! i said it again. >> sounds better the second time. >> two days to oscar sunday. we will check with meteorologist mike nicco and the both. >> not so sunny. visibility is dropping if livermore to 1.5 and petaluma is up to one and santa rosa is steady at three-quarters and more moisture in the area. mist is possible. slick streets, absolutely. walnut creek looking down 680 to the san ramon valley and we have
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the thick fog. 48 to 50 for the difficult planner. it is mild. at noon sunshine. hazy. noon is the transition 60 to 64. at 4:00 we are mostly sunny with temperatures at the upper 60s at coast and you will enjoy a delightful evening in the mid-to-upper 50s. >> the fog is thick. >> it is. especially in the north bay along 101 it is so socked in. in san jose you can see there is haze. that is 87 beyond julian street and traffic is light. the macarthur maze has fog but not embedding the visibility too much as you make very way over to the bay bridge toll plaza moving fine and empty. we have an a accident in solano county and i will tell you about that. >> in the news it is a bluff? or real threat? that is what raiders fan wonder
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after the team unveils a proposal to build a new stadium in southern california and share it with another nfl franchise fans hope this is not true, the raiders are looking to share a stadium with the san diego chargers unless they can secure a deal at home. both would have to move. this is what the new stadium would look like built in carson, 15 miles south of los angeles. both teams have failed to secure deals in the current hometown and here is what the oak mayor is saying. >> raiders have explored other opens in the past and i am sure they will in the future. i are that. clearly they are in negotiation mode. i have been clear. i do not want to put public money into the stadium construction. i have also been clear i am committed to doing what i can do to keep my team in oakland where
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they belong with their incredible fan base. >> the raiders and chargers released a saying they are committed. there have been problems with oakland coliseum with sewage and electrical issues and the new development could give the raid others -- the raiders new leverage. >> contra costa county prosecutors are forking -- are considering charges against a teen who went on a violent rampage and the police had to taze him. >> did you know that school officers are armed with tasers? they are here in concord and an officer used his on a student. it hatched yesterday afternoon at 1:45 at the high school in concord, and the officer got called to help out with a violent student. the officer said the kid was
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yelling, screaming, and threatening school officials. according to a press release the school resource officer could not calm the boy and he threatened and assaults the officer. the officer then used his taser on the boy. the student was treated at the hospital and book for assault and resisting arrest. the case is headed for the d.a. officials say the boy is a minor and under 18 so they have not released his name or information. no one was hurt. >> 5:04, san jose police have arrested two suspects in the deadly shorting of a security guard in san jose on saturday. 34-year-old man was slot and killed in front of a liquor store. a man was seen stealing a box of signature fares -- box of
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cigars. police are still looking to make other arrests and matt keller is on the story with more at 5:30. the archbishop of san francisco is asking lawmakers to rich his right to hire employees would uphold catholic teachings sending a letter to eight bay area lawmakers in response to a letter he received from them urging them to remove morality clauses from a high school teacher hand book they called skim patory and divisive that condemns home sex want and same-sex marriage and birth control and art phone -- artificial insemination. the archbishop say the church is renegotiating the contract and the new language clarifies what is already in the contract and bolsters the school mission. >> not all of our teachers are catholic and not all will agree with the statements going into the faculty hand week. no teacher is required to sign
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any statement or oath. the statements in the faculty hand book are statements of the school as an institution to clarify what the mission is. >> when night parents and student lit candles in front of st. mary's to show support for the teachers and protest against the clauses. >> the san francisco attorney would pleaded guilty to felony hit-and-run after killing a bicyclist in 2012 will be sentenced today. 35-year-old spencer smith was drive his new mercedes wren he hit and skilled 57-year-old man from china. smith did not stop but damaged part of the are cause fell on the road and police tracked the mercedes to his home three mile away and found extensive damage to the car's windshield and frond end. cell phone reports place him at the crash site. >> congressman mike honda is
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getting tremendous support after he reveal his brand daughter is transgender and the tweeting "as a proud grandpa of a transgender grandchild i hope she can be safe at school without being bullied," and it is the first time monday good has publicly shared the dames of his granddaughter. in an interview he said she has been persistent about her identity. >> my grand daughter that is what it is. the job was to make sure things that could hurt sure we thing of those things. >> honda said he and her parents and brothers have embraced her identity and hope to help educate others. >> now a look at the weekend forecast and a chance of rain. >> a small chance. that is the key. more like sprinkles.
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i will show thank you in a three day forecast. the viewers are the first to join and i show you temperatures when you step outside 40 in san ramon, low-to-mid 50's elsewhere. concord is 54. that is ten degrees warmer than the average low of 44 and we have mid-50s up and down the bay shoreline until minimum -- milpitas at 52 and 44 in calistoga and the north by the fog is thicker on jan wouters in san rafael looking southbound. we use that backdrop to talk about what will happen in the day and the afternoon we. transition over to sunshine after the lunch and 65 to 68 inland and lingering clouds along the peninsula and hazy sunshine around the bay up to 68. you can see how quiet the bay water is for the ferry ride and the three day forecast is remain withest tomorrow 60 at the coast and the 70s for the effort of us and sprinkles and
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up to six degrees cooler on monday but dry. good morning, everyone, if you just wake up it is kauai foggy. if you do not like driving in it be take the mass transit and 37 bart trains are running on time and ace train one and three are also on time and muni has no delays. here is a look at san beyond julian street and we have this accident involving a semi truck eastbound 80 at 680 the slowing and backing up behind it and they say it is over on the shoulder. as we make the trip to the south that is a look at delta and as you cross over to the car tin necessary or the benicia writing there is c.h.p. issued fog advisory and friday light and we
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are seeing more traffic building as you make the commute along 5 80 from tracy to dublin and you are clear up to the dublin interchange. americans can be forced to pay a sugar tax. america's money report is next. >> the proposal regulators will voten that could save you a few dollars at the gasoline pump. >> the search for the burglars who smashed their way into a peninsula business. >> weather and traffic with tab on your screen and the exploritorium camera showing you female announcer: presidents' day is over, but the savings go on at sleep train. through sunday, save up to $300 on beautyrest and posturepedic. even get three years interest-free financing on tempur-pedic. plus, free delivery, set up and removal
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to use cell technology to find people or gather data on criminal activity. it would include investigations into serious or violent felony crimes against people. searches for armed and dangerous people. also for at risk missing children and adults. the meeting today is in san jose. >> two burglars who smashed a van in front of a camera store and stole thousands in equipment are still loose. it happened yesterday morning in palo alto. witnesses saw an older van with dark tinted windows back into the store and had five minutes they were gone headed west on california and the store owner put in burglar proof glass after a one later a few years back but the still does not stand a chance. >> i bought this and i thought it would stop and he said you cannot stop a car. >> a similar vehicle was used in a burglary in mountain view
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early this month and the two two be related. >> disturbing report said that man that killed six students including three from the bay area scoured the internet for ways to kill his victims. the 22-year-old elliott rogers used nines to stab the roommates and their friend inside the apartment in may and stabbed one 94 times. the stab marks on sheets and pillows suggest he actually rehearsed the killing. he then shot and killed two women and ran over and killed another person. he injured 14 before he shot and kill himself. >> regulators are poised to give drivers relief at the pump. the board of equalization will vote on a proposal to lower the gas tax by 7.5 cent a gallon. if you drive 5,000 mile as year the decrease saves you $56. it will cost about $1 million in savings for all california
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drivers. if passed the reduction would take effect july 1. if it happens, though, california still pays the highest gas taxes in the nation. >> speaking of taxes, a plan to fight obesity is a sugar tax could be around the corner. good morning topping america's money a call for tax on sugar drinks and snacks is the opinion of severals to draft the new federal dietary guidelines and using this to promote healthy eating would have public health benefits but i don't know if everyone will like it... >> wal-mart boosting wages for 40 percent of the workers and the pay will increase to $9 in april. and next year it is at least $10 and is spending $1 billion to raise wages and other could follow. >> mcdonald's is adding more chicken to the menu and bringing back their version of chicken strips. >> beef prices are climbing and
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mcdonald's is struggling reasons to bring back an old favorite. >> don't take off the french fries from the menu. giants manager is recovering from surgery to insert a stent into his arteries. >> an outpour of support as you could imagine with many wish a speedy recovery. one said oh thinking about you and get well and hope to see you in the dugout soon." another, "get well soon." >> and another says "get well, skipper, you are loved." of course, trapped in los angeles! >> get better. all you need to know bochy. >> people have been issuing statements "be well, skip love and great thoughts your way."
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>> watching strategic land pitch would give me hard issues, as well occupy get well skipper >> in shortage of passion with sports fans. >> passion. not snarky. >> passion and snarky. >> the beauty of social media. >> get well soon, we love you, i am sure you will be out in a couple of days. >> our weekend forecast? >> not so nice as arizona but it will be warmer. welcome to friday morning. we are coming up on 5:18 and tracking fog. it is the big story there is more miles an hour so our streets are sweating and some of the moisture is condensing on our roadways so mist out there also, and be cave with that. our winds are light and variable
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so the fog is not going anywhere and it will dissipate as the same rate as yesterday. 87 near the shark tank our visibility is around 2 1/2 miles and the golden gate bridge is fine and a lot breeze at six miles per hour and no fog. hazy sunshine mild temperature temperatures, clear and cooler during the nighttime starting tonight and through the weekend and we have a chance of sprinkles with the back door cold front from the east, bringing a chance of a couple of inches of snow saturday into sunday in the sierra. we will talk about temperatures today, mid-to-upper 60 about everywhere but for the coast we are in the upper 50's to nearly 60 and cloud cover hanging around the peninsula as we head into the afternoon. tonight, you can see the lack of fog but right along the peninsula coast and temperatures are five or ten degrees cooler tomorrow morning when you
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question for the morning walk and 50 at san mateo and 51 in san francisco and everyone else is in the mid-to-upper 40's and as far as what is happening you can see the two areas of high pressure starting to be pushed apart and because of that, they will hold, one more difficult and here is the area of low pressure we talked about the back door cold front coming as it with not much moisture but bringing a lost cold air and energy soen it hits the mountains they will naturally lift and that is why we have the snow showers especially sunday and a few chances of sprinkles headed out and dressed firstly if the oscar party. next weekend, i don't like to show the forecast so far ahead we are seeing a change to dry conditions. mid-60 at the coast low sovereign if the rest of us and low-to-mid 60s sunday and monday and tuesday with 30's and 40s for lows. >> the bay bridge toll toll plaza
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to the delta a c.h.p. issued fog advisory and socked in, in the north bay with pictures in the next report with construction in the bay area. this project is in san leandro eastbound 580 between fail drive and 164th you will find cones until 6:00 not causing delays and that is the eastbound direction the commute in the westbound direction and it is friday light. i will look ahead tonight at bore four the caldecott tunnel an emergency drill is there so when highway 24 is shut down, starting at 10:00 p.m., lasting several hours, and folks like to drive quickly and fast through area so put the brakes on and orinda to the caldecott tunnel looking clear, and the bore will be closes remember, starting at
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here are seven things to know of you go. one, the raiders and charge are joining forces to explore building a stadium outside of los angeles in carson. there is a news conference at 10:00 a.m. in southern california. we will have the details on the proposed stadium in a few minutes. >> san jose police have arrested two suspects in the shooting death of 34-year-old security guard, manny zuniga, working at a nightclub next door to the liquor store when a man stole a box of cigars las vegas police now say a mother of four killed in a road rage shooting knew the accused killer 19-year-old eric nowsch was arrested a block from the scene the police are searching for another possible suspect. >> four, president obama is winning over more in california, the field poll shows that the president's approval rating has green to 57 percent among
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california voters, the highest mark in two years and credits the jump to people having a positive view of how he is handling the economy. >> if your mardi gras beads going to good use 140,000 pounds of used period, are sold with proceeds to help people with disabilities. >> tracking fog and mist and warmer temperatures tomorrow before the cold front brings us cooler weather and chance of sprinkles. >> a look at san jose 280 near highway 17 in the background and hazy. traffic is not so hazy and moving along without problems. we have an accident in solano county but thick fog elsewhere and it could be a problem. you are looking at the future of fashion. >> zipper robot.
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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. good morning at 5:29. thanks for joining us on this friday. >> i am kristen sze. >> i am eric thomas with leyla. meteorologist mike nicco has the weather. >> we will see fog. there is more moisture. slick streets are possible. petaluma is half a mile, and
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napa is two miles visibility and petaluma is jumping to three miles visibility. in walnut creek down 680 to the san ramon valley, 12 hours day planner is mild and right near 50 degrees. in the low-to-mid 60s at noon and turning over to hazy sunshine and 58 at the coast. a few clouds. the rest of us are sunny and middle to upper 60s. may not need a coat. >> a new sprinkle with sprinkles after sunday. leyla how is the driving? >> we have not noticed accidents as a result of the fog but look at san rafael, it is enough moisture in the air to cull -- curl your hair. >> frizzy. >> 101 you can barely see the tail lights and headlights are moving in the northbound direction but socked in. it and hazy here too, and the san mateo bridge between hayward and foster city not causing any
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problems. >> now, the news. >> san jose police are pushing to bring more suspects to justice after arresting two in the shooting death of a shooting guard over a box of stolen cigars. matt is at the san jose lived with the latest. matt? >> after hearing about the arrests a friend of the victim, manny zuniga said at least manny zuniga can have justice. the two arrests happened year here in san jose. the san jose police department is still interviewing witnesses and expect more arrests in the coming days. this is days after release of video capturing the moments before the murder of manny zuniga. four men walk into a liquor store and leave. a man returned and steals cigars and returns and tripped and falls. manny zuniga was working at the bboss nightclub and tried to help. he was shot and killed. police will not say in the men were the ones arrested.
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a woman who did not want to be identified spoke about the arrests. >> they face up to the music they stole someone's son, brother, friend. for san jose community this is just very tragic. there is a donation box in honor of manny zuniga when she heard. her son was a security guard with manny zuniga and is grateful arrests are happening so quickly. the funeral is wednesday were he will be buried in mexico a few days later. a kidnapping in investigation is underway in the north bay. a woman escaped her captors after weeks of abuse in a home in unincorporated sonoma county. she was kidnapped she said three weeks ago and hold at a held on stow escaped only when the captors
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left open a door. the woman is 22 years old. she told investigators she was kidnapped at gunpoint by people she does not necessity. sonoma sheriff lieutenant says they have detained several people. >> an auto body shop goes inin flames in oakland at 78th before 5:00 a.m. it burned the garage to the last of the building and the office. no one was hurt. >> we have bum shell news for oakland raider fans: there is word the film is working on a deal to move south and share a stadium with the chargers. is this the new plan "a" or "b"? >> the raiders would like to stay here and are committed to working on a deal but if it falls through they could be headed south. the raiders are in the beginning stages of a move to carson,
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california, about 15 miles south of los angeles. they with share a stadium that would look like this, with another nfl team the san diego chargers. both teams want new stadiums and are struggling to find permanent solutions in home temperatures. we a man was blind sided. >> it and just another one of the maneuvers to get the city and county moving together. it is a radical move and i wish they would have said something but it is -- i got the press release and it is simply going of a discussion. there is nothing more than that. >> both teams are committed to securing deals in their hometowns and will spend the year trying to do that. the proposed stadium would be privately financed and cost $1.7 billion. the chargers and raiders released a statement and rives will make a formal announcement
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today down in carson. san francisco giant as manager bochy should be released from arizona hospital after anation to improve blood flow do his heart. surgeons placeed two stents near his heart yesterday. he experienced discomfort after undergoing a physical on wednesday. the team's medical staff important tored the heart and decided to send him to the hospital. doctors say the surgeries with successful and the giants are in arizona for spring training. he turns 60 in april. he said an internet article that ranked him 29 out of 30 on a list of the best looking managers beck -- broke his heart. >> a dublin neighborhood is in shock after a family they thought they knew was buffs for selling meg meth. >> four people are facing
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serious charges. investigators say the bust netted $12,000 in cash guns and $20,000 worth of methamphetamine which was being made into a more pure form. a 13-year-old is in foster care and lived in the home. >> you have to reprogram your phone numbers in you are in the 415 area code. a second after midnight everyone living in the 415 area code need to add 415 to make a call. if dialing great land lyle 1-415 and the number. a recording will remind you if you did not do it correctly and your call will not go through. it is also the state public out it wills commission can introduce a new area code 628, an overlay so new phone numbers in the 415 region are assigned 6 next
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month. >> sharks and kings will try at the ice tomorrow ahead of the game in front of 69,000 hockey fans, four times as many that crowd a normal game at the sap center the second straight year the nhl holds the game in the state. last year the searchings played the ducks at dodger stadium before 54,000 fans in 63-degree weather and the puck drops at 7:00 p.m. tomorrow night. >> it is a good thing to have the freezers to weapon the ice cold because mother nature will not help. >> it will be three degrees keel are than it was last year, 60 dropping into the mid-50s by the help of the game. if you are headed out right now, petaluma and novato in the upper 40s and low-to-mid 50s elsewhere in the north bay to calistoga the cool spot at 43 degrees. san ramon and fairfield and half moon bay at 52 and everyone else
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is 53 to 54 degrees from brentwood and san scar less and san francisco to cupertino and san jose where you can see 87 near the shark tank it is foggy and not so big as yesterday only but, still noticeable. as we hold into the afternoon we will ranking the same timeframe to sunshine inland 65 to 68 with the cool of the weather in the north bay at 57 at half moon bay. you will have cloud cover in the afternoon. 64 to 68 around the bay. moving failure, three gay forecast saturday tomorrow warmest day, 60s at the coast and nearly 70 for the rest of us and the back door cold front coming in from the sierra will drop our temperatures in the low-to-mid 50s and after 30's and 40s low-to-mid 50s on monday. next week, that will be ahead us. how is the remark? >> pouring into the bay bridge
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toll plaza from the east bay. if you are driving in the center lane fast track you are in go shape but we have buildup. it was friday lit but not so much now. the ways -- waze minor accident reported westbound 80. we have a c.h.p. issued fog advisory. as we look from our picture showing fog. we do not know if that is the culprit of the accident but we will watch out for that. and tracy to dublin is 34 minutes and highway four moving along at top speed at 101 despite the fog, san rafael to san francisco is 16 minutes. left for need a trash bag
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they were found abandoned discovered by a couple walking their dog. a foster family caring for the puppies for several weeks plans to keep one of the dogs and the other two dogs will go up for adoption soon. record snow fall is a record cold winter with the arctic cold snap force florida beep beachgoers do wear heavy layers. and in washington dc there have been thousands of cames. and officials warn that anyone spending time outside be careful of frostbite which can set in, just only in minutes and city officials have blocked off the area around this area in case mother mate's icy creation falls and lands on someone. boston is digging out of four weeks worth of snow and
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forecasters say they will have more this weekend by no blizzard a you fundraiser to help businesses displaced by a fire in san francisco that broke out january 28 on mission and 22nd, one been died and 50 people lost their homes and businesses. the campaign will, kicked off to raise money and more than 70s people who work there. this is at the bank at 7:00 p.m. with donations helping the agency give assistance to the community members. >> the warriors return to action at the arena and will play against the spurs. >> they will debut the special chinese new year uniform. last month, harrison barnes unveiled the new uniform they will wear for three more games after tonight for a total for having the pest record in the nba at 42 and 9.
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>> eric, what do the chinese characters mean? >> this is kristen sze's >> warriors is what it means. can you see the yellow and red that represents wealth an longevity. warriors are the first have a specially designed new year's lunar jersey were they will wear them tonight and the next few games. >> a nice looking jersey. it will be hard to see the characters. just a blur. >> the "large," size almost fits. ait will be a hopping place. >> horseshoes and hand grenades
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but not jerseys. >> we have fog thickest in the north bay and up to petaluma guerneville you can see on the parkway east washington street to bodega avenue, 116 san rafael drive, all looking like this. this is what we are seeing in san rafael on 101. walnut creek shows the visibility a mile and a half and maybe up to two miles south on 680 toward the section with 24. this afternoon hazy sunshine and mild temperatures a lot like yesterday and clear and cooler at night and sunday we get sprinkles in the afternoon as we bring in the cooler conditions in the afternoon. today, how about mid-to-upper 60s from san francisco and richmond at 634 and a warm spot at santa rosa napa, fairfield
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antioch, livermore morgan at 68 and the clouds linger along the coast and that is longer in the upper 50s to nearly 60 at half moon bay. tone 51 in san francisco, and considerably cooler elsewhere and mid-to-upper 40s and this morning five or ten degrees cooler. two areas of high pressure are being divided and conquered and they will be strong enough to hold tomorrow but the area of area of low pressure ride through idaho backing toward us is not a lost moisture but a lot of energy so we will go under it and see what it is kicking out. noons sunday, look at the snow showers in the sierra quiet but as we head into the afternoon you saw a few showers backing their way toward us from the northeast to southwest so sprinkles are possible and a couple of inches in the sierra. to next week the storm track
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has moved to the northeast and the rain chances are fading again. the 1515 shows a high on sunday monday and tuesday and low-to-mid 60s and lows back in the 30's and 40s and we will modify the air mass wednesday and thursday and before average democrats -- temperatures. >> the macarthur maze is trickling in as you move through berkeley to emeryville so the tail lights pushing to 580 are not too bad. it is friday light. we move to the east bay we have construction and it will last a few more minutes eastbound 580 between fairmont drive and 164th with crews out there and slowing moving great san leandro to the valley. westbound traffic is not too bad and 238 northbound is where you are seeing slow-and-go traffic as if you were grab 880. now is the time to do it at 56 miles per hour through hayward
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and highway national highway administration 92 and right into the south bay, you are looking at clear conditions and accident free and northbound between the 280 and 680 we have slowing and i hear the metering lights were turned on at the bay great news for directv customers you can use watch abc to see new episodes of your favorite shows on smartphone tablet or commuter. download this now so you do not miss a moment oscars on sunday at 2:00 p.m. it is just in time for the big night. >> if acting is up your alley maybe you can be in the next steve jobs movie. >> according to
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>> oscar sunday right here, coverage beginning at 2:00 p.m. with "on the we carpet," and at 4:00, see what the stars are wearing, and at 5:30 we will see would wins as neil patrick harris hosts the oscars and katie marzullo will be in hollywood for the oscars with report on friday. this morning the c.h.p. is hosting an awards ceremony with the hero fund commission to recognize the action of three courageous northern california
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people who will. receive a medal for heroism. a man saved a only when she fell from the upper deck of the raiders and he blocked the fall. two others tried to save a man trapped in a burning tractor trailer in vallejo and the driver was eventually freed but later died from the injuries. the ceremony is homed at 10:00 a.m. >> we are starting with fog and will you notice that. >> the only precipitation other than sprinkle is on sunday because march will be more dry than normal. we have upper 60s to nearly 70 and mid-to-upper 60 in monterey and 85 in palm springs and 12 out of the 19 days in lake
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tahoe, record high continues this month. we have snow showers a couple of inches of snow are possible sunday into monday. enjoy. here is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza and the metering lights have been turned on. we are looking at a short wait at 12 minutes from the maze to san francisco. we have a stalled vehicle on 880 southbound side at 29th you will find it blocking one lane and traveling along in the northbound direction it is not causing any problems and we have top speeds. drive time traffic 680, walnut creek to dublin is 14 minutes and san francisco to santa rosa is continue minutes and through the santa cruz mountains 24 minutes to get to los gatos. >> the f.d.a. made it easier to get your d.n.a. tested for genes that are defective no longer requiring a preliminary review before companies can sell the test directly to consumers. the so-called carrier screening tests are used by parents
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considering having children to avoid devastating diseases. the f.d.a. cleared the first step from "23 and me," the gene testing firm that clashed where regulators. >> sun exposure can cause problem for the d.n.a. even in the dark after you have again inside. up to half of the harm the sun does in skin cells halfs after three hours after exposure, and the chemical process is calls a dark pat way because the cells that protect it from the sun of the only cells that continue to accrue damage in the absence of light. sunscreen for now is the best defense. own one marriage and this couple said "i do," in texas but others can not. >> red car pet is outside but
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nobody beat subaru models with eyesight. not honda. not ford or any other brand. subaru eyesight. an extra set of eyes, every time you drive. live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> now at 6 the raiders reveal they are secretly working with another team to possibly move to southern california. >> days after releasing surveillance video connected to the shooting death of a security guard, police made a big break and arrests. >> an officer tazes a student at the high school in the middle of the school day and why the officer had in choice. >> it is friday. i am kristen sze. >> i am eric thomas. leyla gulen is watching the traffic and meteorologist mike nicco is watching the weather. >> we have fog. we will look at live doppler hd and there is more moisture in
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the area so some of that is condensing on the street. three-quarters in petaluma and santa rosa is where it is thickest and everyone else is two miles and greater. we will show you what it looks like if you are coming into san francisco or taking a ferry, very calm on the bay area and obviously you can see the bay bridge and the fog is not thick. we are mild, low-to-mid 50s and low-to-mid 60s at lunch hour and the upper 50s at the coast and upper 60s inland by 4:00 and enjoy a mild evening in the mid-to-upper 50s with cooler weather and sprinkles this weekend. fog can make for challenging driving conditions? >> it can. if it is raining on oscar sunday do we have to get out our umbrella and galoshes? >> i found some in san jose up to mineta san
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