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hey think the largest chain of kidney transplants to happen at one hospital on the west coast in history. here is how the chain works. it starts with a woman who is donating to a man whose relative was willing to donate for him but was not come patible. that relative donates to someone she doesn't know. that patient has a relative who is willing to donate to someone else and on and on. this continues four more times. the staff at california medical center held a press conference to explain the complexity of it all including the reasoning for doing these back-to-back operations. >> one donor had a sore throat and if any of the 12 has a medical problem the whole thing falls apart and we have to regroup. >> this pairing is very complicated. they were able to achieve it in
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a quick way than to software called match grid developed by david jacobs, a 2003 kidney recipient and he use as sophisticateed we program that take as profile of genes and finds potential matches and shaves down the team it usually takes to create the matches. the surgery starts today. there are more surgeries tomorrow. thank you. police are searching for two suspects following a highway shooting that led to a traffic nightmare for commuters at 4:00 yesterday on eastbound 580 near the highway 4 interchange in oakland. six bullets pierced the side of a vehicle before a witness said two cars crashed into each other west of the broadway off ramp. a witness saw two men jump out of a shelved that was a rental car. >> ran down westbound on 580 one jumped down the hill and ran
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down 35th to the west. >> driver of the acura was wounded and the passenger was detained. c.h.p. said a third was war damaged but was able to drive off. it caused a rush hour bottleneck that impacted traffic back to the maze. eastbound 580 re-opened at 8:00 people. >> there was a traffic snarl in berkeley the result of a rush hour police chase. a driver surrendered at gun point after officers tried to stop him for a cure -- a car pool violation. >> it was bizarre. we were trying to get hip out of the vehicle and he held on to an energy drink and was smoking. he did not want to let go. he wanted a last drag. >> the driver is 22-year-old christian ari." la and had
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outstanding warrant. >> in richmond a man was shot in the stomach after can last night at 20th street. another man was shot in the leg a couple of blocks away. no word if the two shootings are related. >> officials at uc santa cruz are warning students and faculty about a protest that could impede access at rising tuition and police tactics. another group on tuesday locked armed and blockaded highway 1. traffic was snarl the for hours. the demonstration is scheduled to start right now at 4:30 in morning and last throughout the day. >> now a story you will find only on abc7 a family is getting help after their son was beaten unconscious by another student allowed to return to school after a brief suspension. the injured boy has not been
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class -- to class in half. >> the parents and grandparents pleads with the school board to get nathan back-to-school in san pablo since john. not as long as the boy who beat him unconscious is still there. >> what happened to my grandson is nothing short of attempted murder and assault. i am not sure who i have to talk to to make sure my son growths the education high deserved. >> the ten-year-old single him to the hospital with a severe concussion and attacked anyway than before and received a one-day suspension although he was in hospital for five days. >> a school board member is demanding action. >> all of us had young people go to school here in our schools and they did not have to go through this. >> district director of community engagement will meet
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with the family before the end of the week. >> talk about concerns and investigate what happen happening and make sure we provide the right programs for their students. >> nathan and his mom could not be happier. >> this has been such an ordeal for us and for everything my son has had to go law and it is...finally looks like it will be fixed. >> i am excited. i want to go to school. people are home sick and i am school sick. >> he cannot wait to be back with his friends. it is now 4:35. dramatic new video moments after the bloody attack that left a us ambassador to south korea a stanford graduate badly hurt. >> we need an ambulance. fast. get me to the hospital. >> that is mark lippert calling for home after being slashed in the face and hand by a man during a lecture in seoul. the media reports the man
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shouted "no to war training," and attacked lippert with a 10" knife. the united states and south korea are conducting joint military exercises. lynn pert -- lippert got his masters in international studies and worked for senator feinstein and was armed with these two knives, the larger was a fruit knife and the man was carrying a smaller razor blade. lippert received 80 stitches to his face and tweeted that he is doing well and is in great spirits and eager to get become to work. >> former secretary of state hillary clinton is responding of the controversial personal e-mails she sent for the public job. last night she tweeted "i want the public to see my e-mail and i asked state to release them and they will review them for release as soon as possible." a republican controlled house of representatives committee investigating a 2012 benghazi terror attack on the mission subpoenaed hillary clinton's e-mails pertinent to the probe. in a possible violation of
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federal regulation hillary clinton bypassed the state department e-mail system and ran e-mails to a private server set up at her home in new york. that means her members were not archived by the government. her aides say she did absolutelying in wrong. >> family of michael brown will hold a news conference this morning to speak of the justice department decision not to charge former ferguson police officer wilson with the teen's death much the appearance follows a night of unrest in ferguson. 30 protesters demonstrated in response to the decision by the feds. four people were arrested. a justice department report into the ferguson police force found widespread patterns of racial bias and civil rights violations. the city has fired one employee and laced two others on leave. >> another big storm is hitting cities from texas to new york this morning fors airlines to cancel 2,000 flights. 24 states from texas to massachusetts under winter
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weather alerts and this is a picture from king of pennsylvania with treacherous conditions. many businesses and schools are closed. six states are bracing for another snow emergency. >> mike, that is a heck of a weather system from the southwest all the way to new england. >> absolutely. check out snow from monroe, louisiana, to halifax and st. john up the mississippi, into the ohio river valley into the northeast. good luck if you travel that way today. at home, it is quieter. sunny side bayview 53 along with ocean beach coming across the golden gate bridge and crissy field and glenn park 52 and through the ferry building at 54. look at the 40s elsewhere: from palo alto at 40.
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we have 39 in santa clara. 38 in pleasanton. petaluma is 37. he'llsburg is 39. walnut creek is 41 and 38 in belmont and pacifica is 49. this is how it looks from the east by hills to the twinkling lights of san francisco, temperatures today are warmer than yesterday at 66 to 68 at the coast and 70 to 74 degrees inland and bay neighborhoods. it is warmer as we get deeper into the forecast. tomorrow is the warmest day at the coast and mid-60 with low-to-upper 70s for the rest of us. >> the san mateo bridge has traffic light but we have construction in the eastbound direction that will last beyond the morning rush to 11 o'clock and that is the non-commute direction. traffic is managing to be nice drive headed cross the water to the peninsula. in san jose we have construction
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until 6:00 northbound 280 between lawrence express way and wolf road a couple of lanes are taken away southbound traffic is not affected out of cupertino toward highway 87. drive time traffic over the altamont pass now is the time 25 minutes from tracy to dublin and when highway 4 antioch to concord is 15 minutes and 101 southbound from san rafael to san francisco is 18 minutes. it is 4:40. ground zero for the battle over affordable housing, a development spark anger and outrage in a neighborhood. >> a new development in the super bug outbreak four new cases of a deadly bacteria have emedge --
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covering novato, oakland sunnyvale and all the bay area this is abc7 news. >> developing news in los angeles, where four more patients have been infected with the have bug linked to a tainted medical scope happening now at medical center with 64 others exposed to the deadly bacteria. two weeks ago a similar outbreak killed two at the ronald reagan medical center. equipment was modified by the manufacturers without approval. the redesign made them harder to decon dam nature. >> battle over affordable housing is putting demonstrators against developers with a heated confrontation last night. the proposed 10-story apartment and high-rise will be at 16th and mission. our reporter has details. >> this community meeting starts with a raucus demonstration outside by opponents of the development that turned into a
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confrontation between them and labor union members who want the construction jobs. >> we live here in this community like they do. >> we respect their position we would like them to hear our side. >> the meeting had food and refreshment provided by the host was an attempt to sell out the details of 1979 mission a project called monster of the mission by some residents. >> we are clear about our demands, 100 percent affordable housing. >> no one can do this with the cost of construction and materials there is in way. that is why we are talking about 31 percent affordable. >> replacing a burger king and walgreens. these are developers proposing to build 300 market rate rental units and 41 middle class condos for sale for foes making up to $145,000. >> we start at $13.62 an hour and i have been here 17 years and never made more than $30,000
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a year. no co-worker does and our manages do not maybe $630,000. >> it was a loud back-and-forth when demonstrators dominating the meeting. the developers hope to begin construction in december and opponents vow not to let that happen. >> more americans are in support of legalizing recreation a.m. marijuana adding new weight to efforts to legalize pot across the united states. the survey found half of respondents felt it was time to legalize marijuana. 51 percent in favor and 42 percent opposed and the rest undecided. voters in four states and district district of columbia have legalized it. the makers of ben and jerry's hop to capitalize, with co-founder considering selling a
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marijuana infused flavor. it makes sense to "combine the pleasures of ice cream and pot." is there a reason we do the stories right before the weather, mike? >> good weather seems to be growing because everything and blooming. >> everything. >> i didn't notice there was a blue flower, did you see that? anyway yes get the munchies and eat ice cream. >> at least that is what we read in the magazine. >> exactly, i have heard that. >>en reads that in the newsroom. >> so visibility is unlimited this morning because of dry air in the northern gradient. the san rafael camera shows the cars coming at us from the north and headed to the golden gate bridge it will be in the clear
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we and cloud free and fog free and breeze freeze. we will have more sunshine and warm the today and it will be building after yesterday's above-average temperatures and today we are up to 10 degrees warmer. nights are star filled and crisp and a pattern change is possible and we can finally get a chance rain. the long needed rain will tease us so we will watch that. i am not sold on it. redwood city and san francisco and santa rosa eight degrees warmer-than-average, and livermore and san jose nine and oakland is 73 degrees ten degrees warmer-than-average. away from the coast everyone is in the low-to-mid 70s from san francisco and san rafael and vallejo at 70s, and mid-to-upper 60s at the coast.
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another chilly one inland upper 60s around santa rosa and napa. present and palo alto low-to-mid 40s. that was the same as yesterday and that is why the same areas are lumped together and in the upper 40s to the low 50s if richmond and oakland and san francisco and half moon bay. an area high pressure and another one and they are getting closer and they are strengthingen and that is why the jet stream is to the north and the dry pattern will continue this week. as we jump ahead to next tuesday and into wednesday, there is a chance, possibly on thursday and maybe friday so if it does open there is a model saying we will have a couple of waves of wet weather so tomorrow is more likely the warmest day at the coast account breeze is strongest low-to-mid 70s and we will be in the mid-60s along the coast and the rest of the forecast will have low-to-mid 70s through the weekend and keeping off with the pattern change on wednesday.
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leyla? >> check this out, zipper truck is making its move from the tolls up to the north end of the golden gate bridge. you can see it is at work and it is quite interesting how this happens. it is taking the center median and pushing it over to the right-hand side so it is in essence widening the southbound lane. as you can see the traffic is coming in toward us and you have to be very careful and slow down the speed. the construction crews will try to keep the traffic safe. eastbound highway 4 you will notice the closure and the coaches are being picked up. at 160 this will re-open in letten minutes and the rest of the drive, traveling westbound along highway 4 through pittsburg and bay point you are at top speed along the 680 corridor through pleasant hill and walnut creek and in good shape and as you head through lafayette and orinda along
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highway 24 eastbound and westbound. clear and at top speeds. >> the newest tour it attractions is about to do a disappearing act with a chance to enjoy the lights. for now. >> sweet tooth gone wild, a health warning of the amount of sugar in our diets and how much we need to cut cutv why do we do
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there was an emergency plane evacuation at denver international airport. americans airline flight from charlotte, north carolina to denver had smoke filling the cabin after landing. the crew decided to evacuate using the emergency slides. all 158 passengers and six crew members got off safely. the cause of the smoke is "under investigation." the lane was a few hundred feet
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away from the gate when the captain ordered everyone off. >> incredible video. a michigan bus driver fell asleep at the wheel and this happened. three lost control and plowed into eight cars. watch again. the windshield falls out. it happened in obtain but police just released the video. the husband and wife in the first car struck by the bus sustained serious injuries. only one passenger was on the bus and is doing okay. the 6 a-year-old bus driver pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor, a moving violation causing serious impairment of body function and said he is sorry. >> if you enjoy the beautiful light display on the bay bridge take a good look because they are coming downtory. it is temporary. tonight is the last night the goodbye celebration is at 8:00. caltran is allowing for
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maintenance on the drug cables and the lights are reinstalled in time for super bowl 50 and then it will become a permanent display. >> in houston the memorable shot last night between the rockets and grizzlies was in a second quarter time out. a fan banked in banked in a half court shot to win $25,000! he was excited. you can expect. he was carried off court. the rest of the crowd did not leave as happy, because houston lost to memphis 102-100. >> as long as it goes in, that is all that counts. >> the weather is really nice? >> did you like that leg kick in the end? >> that is how larry bird did it. >> now san jose we and what to expect in an average march.
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we warm from 64 to 69 with lows not is cool at 46 to 48. warmest was 87 and coolest was 25 frost is still possible and on the peninsula this morning everyone is having tree pollen problems: pine oak cedar and around the state it is in the low 70s to monterey and upper 70s in los angeles and palm springs and 54 in lake tahoe. >> we are starting off by looking at the toll plaza with cars collecting in the far left hand lanes and you can see we we have traffic becoming up and the rest of the lanes are moving along fine. the south bay is looking at top speeds here and 65 miles per hour and 66 if you travel along 101 headed up to mineta san jose international airport and clear on 280 and cupertino and highways 85 and 897 no delays and later well the
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bullet band is performing at sap center in san jose doors opening at 6:30. expect heavy traffic. >> my night ends at 6:00 each night when i go to bed. >> the fremont police department is partnering with the american red cross to host a blood drive held in the front parking lot of police headquarters from 10:00 to 3:00 p.m. and walk-ins are open. eat a healthy meal and be well hydrated before donating. >> people each too much sugar and should slash the intake to 5 percent to 10 percent of overall calories focusing on added sugar in processed food and honey and fruit juices but did not address the we sugars in fruit or vegetable and make. keeping add sugar to less than 10 percent of the diet reduces the chance of being obese or having cavities. >> check this out: tourists in africa got a laugh from this
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little guy acting all grown up protecting the herd, get back, get back, the baby elephant charges the vehicle and dumbo ears are flared and jumps on his legs for a stomp. he turns back to his elephants with certain difficult that those intruders are scared and moving off. all they could do was laugh and call it" - >> thousands of flights canceled and schools and businesses closed. another winter storm hammers the east coast and the south again and the worst is not over. >> smooth ride on the water. a vote to expand bay area ferry service. stay tuned.
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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. thank you pore joining us on this thursday morning. >> we are here with leyla gulen and meteorologist mike nicco. yesterday i saw the moon. it was clear. it was cold. today, it felt warmer. the windshield was not fogged up. iced over. >> some areas are warmer. some are cooler. depends where you are. good morning everyone, live doppler hd shows we have dry air outside. we will look at the 12 hour day planner. you can get your day started off with 35-5

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