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designing and making jewelry, some showcased at this gallery in berkeley. many are reacting to her passing tonight, asking why. >> i hope they turn themselves in and they do the right thing. i hope they're not out there hurting anyone else. >> reporter: schiliro williams is demanding justice for her sister killed saturday afternoon, by a hit-and-run driver. >> i can't major why one would do this and just leave her. >> reporter: howell was walking down pipe street when police say the driver of small car may have lost control, jumped the sidewalk, and killed her instantly. the driver left the car and ran away. >> i'm devastated. >> reporter: her long-time partner, brian mason says she always drove to work but decided to walk yesterday because the weather was nice. >> she was the most beautiful person in the world. she is practicing buddhist. weren't hurt a fly. she was taken from us too soon.
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>> reporter: celeste jewel howell lived up to her middle name. an artist who create custom jewelry. >> beautiful work. huge fan. >> reporter: she showed some pieces at acci galley in berkeley. >> it was really great to have her here. she was super sweet and incredibly knowledgeable about jewelry and her work. >> i want justice to be done. >> reporter: brian hopes police find the driver who took away his only love. >> she was the love of my life. and the world just lost a woman of grace. and love. >> reporter: abc7 news. >> seven people were safely rescued this afternoon from a burning boat in tiburon's richardson bay. you can see the smoke pouring from the boat. the fire started in engine room
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but it's not known what caused it. no serious injuries were reported. one of the people onboard was roots of peace cofounder hidy coon. she just recently returned from afghanistan with her husband and cheryl jennings. no record high temperatures today but some areas were unusually hot. much of the bay area had crystal clear skies though along the coast it was cloudy and cooler. abc7 news meteorologist drew tuma has more with a live look at live doppler 7hd. >> we're coming out of a gorgeous day, wonderful weekend. a live look downtown san francisco from the sutro tower cam. a high of 58ed to, more than four degrees above normal this time of the year. but highs elsewhere into the 70s. livermore 77. fremont, 73. san jose, 71. but half moon bay where the clouds stuck around longer only
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a high of 58 degrees. live doppler 7hd combined with satellite will show you high pressure firmly in control over us bringing warmth and sunshine. here's our next storm system in the pacific. that will bring changes to our forecast. we'll detail those when i see you. a fight for women's rights around the world and here in the bay area. >> march 8th is international women's day and we're out here to commemorate the women who have fought in the struggle before us and to get organized ourselves and continue to struggle to demand equal rights for us all. >> this speakout was held in san francisco at 24th and mission streets to commemorate international women's day. this year's theme, make it happen. a call to action for the numerous issues facing women today. advocates of women's rights held a protest in san francisco today against archbishop's decision to have teachers follow
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strict morality rules. the gathering happened outside st. mary's cathedral. at one point a parishioner confronted protesters who are upset with the morality clause that teacher and faculties of four catholic high schools must follow. the clause condemns birth control, abortion homosexuality and same-sex marriage. >> we're saying that sexuality is not immoral. abortion is not immoral. women need to have the right to choose whether they have the right to have an abortion or not. it's our body. >> if you're a catholic teacher in the catholic school you teach catholic doctrine and it says abortion is wrong. catholic dock trip also says that homosexual marriage is wrong. it is against the church. >> teachers and staff are urging the archbishop to removal the morality clauses from the faculty handbook. >> california senator dianne feinstein is calling on hillary clinton to speak out about the controversy involving e-mails sent from her private account
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while she was secretary of state. president obama and others are talking. >> reporter: hillary clinton in the spotlight this weekend. >> chelsea and i did a little talk on snap chat. >> reporter: while the former secretary of state isn't taking question busy her decision to use a private e-mail account for government business her boss revealed not even he knew. president obama told cbs news how he found out. >> at the same time everybody else learned it through news reports. my policy is encourage transparency. that's why my e-mails from my black berry i carry around. all those records are available and archived. >> reporter: clintons not the first secretary of state to use private e-mail. general colin powell also sent correspondence from a private account. >> they were addressed to state department employees and the
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state.gov domain. >> reporter: on this week he said he couldn't comment on clinton but when the state department asked him to turn over his e-mails he didn't save them. >> they were all all unclassified and most are pretty benign. >> reporter: still, colleagues and critics say clinton should start talking. >> i think she needs to step up and come out and state exactly what the situation is. >> once this shadow of doubt has been placed, i think it's going to linger throughout a presidential campaign should she decide to run. >> abc news, washington. >> tomorrow, apple fans will fine out when they'll be able to get their hands on the company's latest gadget. the applewatch. details of the launch are expected to be announces at a special event in san francisco. sergio quintana is live with more. >> reporter: of course, apple has become a multibillion dollar
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company because of their array of game-changing devices. of course there was first the ipod then the iphone and of course the ipad. tomorrow the company moves in to wearable tech with that iwatch. apple rolled out their initial designs of the iwatch during the last big release of the iphone 6 series. we already know there will be four different versions of the iwatch. silver, stainless steel, aluminum and gold which by the way that gold model is expected to sell for thousands of dollars conversation we know the iwatch will allow users to get e-mails, send texts and get calls but the unveil tomorrow will give eager customers answers to a few key questions like battery length, integration with existing hardware like an iphone or other smartphone and the most important feature, the availability of apps. >> excited about that. want to check out how it is and
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i'm actually looking to buy a smartwatch. confused between the android and applewatch. so i waited so long just to see how applewatch is. >> apple is rarely the first thing on the block but tend to do it well. i know i sound like an advertisement but they bring out a perfectly manufactured twice. >> reporter: we talked to customers who wandered into the nearby apple store just off market street to see if there were any sneak preview models of the iwatch. they were told they might get the first look tomorrow after the big event. tomorrow is supposed to be all about the iwatch, but apple is also expected to reveal details about upgrades to some of their other product lines like their mac books including what is supposed to be an even smaller mac book air. we'll cover tomorrow's event on twitter as it starts at 10:00 a.m., going on through 1:00, and you can expect full coverage at abc7 news bay area
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on twitter. we'll also have full reports coming up at 4:00, 5:00, and 6:00 as well. reporting live, abc7 news. >> live tweeting. thank you. still ahead at 6:00 the governor's new plan to help reduce the time it takes california college students to graduate, therefore spending less on tuition. how two adventurers plan to
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governor brown will reward california colleges that can come up with creative and cost effective ways to help students graduate on time. a one-time $50 million award spread amongst the schools that can get more students to earn degrees in less time. 52 schools including university of california campuses, california state campus and community colleges are competing. there was talk about a different sort of net at today's golden state warriors game nothing but knelts is a group that donates life-saving mosquito nets to fight malaria in africa. before the game today union city high school student received an award for raising thousands of dollars for the cause.
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warriors star steph curry is a big supporter and is donating three nets for every three-pointer he hits. the warriors donated a portion of tinct sale -- ticket sales a well. up next, could we see rain this week? abc7 news meteorologist drew tuma is up next with the forecast. >> and say it ain't so. frank gore has a new home. 'll have his destination for you after ten years with the 49ers. the warriors let the clippers know their domination is over. sports is
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things must come to an end. >> record warmth and now we're tracking cooler and possibly wetter changes. live doppler 7hd will show you on this sunday evening, would dealing with mainly clear skies. the sun is still out thanks daylight savings time beginning this morning. high clouds otherwise a quiet evening own the way. the forecast, your sunset tonight, 7:10 in the evening. we're tracking winter warmth for monday and tuesday to start the week. then by wednesday we're tracking changes in the form of clouds first, cooler temperatures and showers mid-week. right now a wide range in temperatures. along the coast, we're mainly in the 50s. half moon bay, 55. inland nice and warm. in the 70s. up to 76 currently in antioch. 64 livermore. 69 fremont. 64 mountain view. napa, 66. satellite and radar is going show you tranquil and quiet picture along the west coast. high pressure in control
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bringing us the warmth and mainly sunny days but if you widen out the picture, the spiral off the coast is our next area of low pressure. the brunt of the storm goal well north into canada but drags a front through on wednesday. for monday it's all about the clouds. monday morning right along the coast and around the bay. that will keep temperatures mild to start the monday in the low 50s in many spots. by mid-day the clouds hanging on to the coast. inland spots, like fairfield and antioch, warming up nicely. sunshine into the 70s. not until monday afternoon and evening that clouds pull back from the coast. we pipely rebound into the 60s in san francisco and half moon bay, but most spots will be nice and mild in the upper 60s to mid-7s so. overnight lows tonight mixture of stars and clouds, 51 overnight in san francisco, 49 the overnight low in oakland 46 concord. 47, palo alto. highs for monday another wide range in temperatures where you see the sunshine, the longest,
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the warmer you'll get. up to 70 in fairfield. along the coast cooler, 68 santa cruz. 60, half moon bay in terms of pollen, the warm and dry weather keeping tree pollen at high levels. pine, oak, cedar and juniper here's accuweather seven-day forecast tomorrow, coastal clouds tuesday increasing clouds for everybody. by wednesday it's definitely cooler, back into the mid-and-low 60s across the region and perhaps an isolated shower. unfortunately it's not a soaker like we need. temperatures rebound by thursday. we're back into the 70s in most spots, mainly sunny on friday. very warm on saturday. putting a couple 8 -- 80s on the board. >> thank you. all right. so we learned frank gore is
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leaving. outrage sure live put you must know what that's like. when big guys -- >> when i got traded yes, nobody noticed. the heart and soul of the niners for the past decade frank gore has found a new home. reports have the he five-time pro bowler lining one if the philadelphia eagles next season. that's drew's team. the owner thought he some gore do work something out but gore got tired of waiting. the eagles offered a three year deal. that's more than the niners wanted to spend on a running back with 2242 rushing attempts. frank needs 927-yards to become the 15th running back in nfl history with 12,000 yards. he ran for 1106 yards last year so he still has gas in the tank. eagles are second in rushing yards in the nfl. frank filth disrespected he had to deal with free agency and had so much pride he wants to prove the 49ers wrong. it's business for the niners but
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frank deserved better than this. they left him hanging and would not commit. probably best for both parties as frank won't have to split type women carlos hyde. niners, horrible business you deserve everything that is coming your way, ouch. the raiders had another swing and a miss. the lions defensive tackle ndamukong suh will sign with the dolphins instead of the silver and black. miami will give suh $114 million, 670 guaranteed. that's quarterback money. raiders a target of suh so they'll lose out. and free agency starts on tuesday. warriors and clippers continue their rivalry with matinee in oakland today. the warriors improve to 27-2 at oracle winning at home. head coach and doc rivers all smiles before the game. clips were pace bid reddick. dials it in from deep.
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he finished with 18. now time running out in the first. klay thompson looking to get back on track drills a three. highlight of the game, steph curry, steps back knocks down the deep three. that was basically four on one. steph was only 3-9 shooting for 12 points and his coach has been around, can't believe it himself. draymond green led all scorers with 23. warriors up 12. green drives on big baby davis. the noter and one. warriors pull away. warriors win big, 106-98. after the game. >> the possession was strange the ball was moving around a little bit. we were a little out of whack and i'm yell plenty of time plenty of time. then he throws the ball up and i'm like what are you -- good job, good job. good work. [laughter]
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>> after the game draymond green's post game interview clippers guard pimped green as he passed. green pauses and exchanges a look with jones. draymond later addressed the incident and pulled no punches. >> i think he wanted a reaction from me? but he don't play. i can't afford to fit into that where get fined get suspended and hurt my team, where if he gets suspended, they may not even notice. >> ha-ha. the blue monster of doral final round of the cadillac championship. bubba watson 4-under. couldn't make a putt on the back. shoots a 39. third place. j.b. holme five-streak lead coming in, blew that early but now a tie for the lead. second place finish. left dustin johnson month after a six-month leave of absence.
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his putter was working. he had two putts from the fringe on 18 for his ninth tour victory. will do just that. dustin johnson your wgc cad lamb championship at doral, final round, 4-under 69. this sports report brought to you by bank of the west. cal and stanford women bottle tonight. highlights at 9:00 and 11:00.
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join us tonight on kofy tv 20. scientists plan to use this vegetation tracking satellite to fight cancer. then at 11:00 days after a rare six-way kidney transplant involving 123 -- 12 people the donors are already being released from the hospital. movie box office sales dropped more than 38% this weekend. "chappie" came in first place a sci-fi film about a police robot who begins to think for himself and have feelings. "chappie" earned 13 million tuesday. will smith's dark comedy "focus" was second place. the "the second best marigold hotel" came in third with more than 8 million tuesday. kingsman, the secret service, and spongebob round out the type
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five. and vince vaughn's new comedy bombing in tenth place with less than five million dollars. the box office is still on pace for a record year. i haven't seen unfinished business yet so i'll be contributing -- >> that's rare for a vince vaughn movie to bomb. >> needs a little word of mouth. >> there you go. >> spread the word. thank you for watching. that's it for us at 6:00. see you at 9:00 and 11:00.
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