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live from the abc7 broadcast center, this is kgo news. >> good morning i'm carolyn tyler. thanks for joining us on this sunday april 12th. let's start with a quick look at our weather with meteorologist lisa argen. >> good morning, carolyn. hi everyone. nights and clear this morning. high pressure is building in and that's allowing for a warmup today. temperatures are cool, 40 napa, 351 hayward. we are looking for conditions that will allow the temperatures to start out warmer a good indicator how it will be this afternoon. anywhere from 5 to perhaps 8 degrees warmer than we should be for this time of the year. here's sutro. it's clear. we are looking at temperatures today around 60 at our coast. itit will be cool there but in
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our inland valleys about 80 degrees. around the bay we are talking mid-and upper 70s. but it won't last to start the work week. we will have more changes to talk about and i will have those for you and a look at the extended outlook in a few minutes. carolyn. >> lisa, thank you. we begin this morning with developing news out of richmond and the search for a driver in a deadly hit-and-run. one person is dead two more in critical condition following a late night police chase and crash. around 9 k 30 police tried to pull over a black corvette that was speeding, but the driver floored it. a chase began, ending when the corvette smashed into a car on 24th street and gainer avenue. a passenger in that car was killed. the driver is in critical condition. police say they also found another person on the sidewalk with critical injuries. they aren't sure which car he was in. the driver of the corvette ran from the scene and is the focus of a manhunt this morning.
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this morning san francisco police are still looking for a group of robbery suspects whose car hit and killed a woman in san francisco. 42-year-old bridget klecker was struck while walking in the financial district friday night. she later died at sf general. the suspect hit another person before hitting two cars and escaping over the bay bridge. we have the story. >> couldn't be a mistake. she's going to come home but it's not. >> samuel found out the person struck and killed during the police chase was his roommate and friend. >> seems like it's not real that it didn't happen. i can't believe it. >> san francisco police say they attempt today pull over three men suspected of robbing people at gunpoint and the days prior but the men sped away. around 10:00 witnesses saw the pursuit. >> i looked up the hill and
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watched what appeared to be a black four-door sedan and literally coming over and hitting every bump while it was airborne. >> it hit bridget in the crosswalk at california and kearny. her friends said she loved her job in the food industry. some question why police engaged on a friday night with so many at risk. >> because there was a violent felony involved and there was also the use of deadly force. officers were allowed to pursue this vehicle. >> from there the driver hit another pedestrian, who sustained nonlife-threatening injuries. then the driver hit a car at eighth and harrison. nobody was injured. >> they need to be caught before they kill somebody else. >> the men ditched the car on treasure island and police have not made any arrests. now the worry turns to the pupper that bridget help raised. >> when he figures out she's not
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coming home, he will be pretty sad. >> abc7 news. >> klecker's father spoke to us on the phone from his home in north carolina. >> she had a great sense of humor, was always fun to be around, the life of the party. just enjoyed living and enjoyed working for the food service group. >> he wants his daughter to be remembered for being full of life. investigators are trying to determine why a bicyclist was killed yesterday by an amtrak train did not move off the tracks as the train approached. police say the man was on the tracks in oakland near east tenth street and fruitvale avenue just before 1:00 yesterday afternoon. a woman shot and killed by emeryville police will be. ed with a vigil and march this afternoon. it was back in february that a home depot employee called police to report a shoplifter with a gun. officers say they opened fire
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when 338 year oat yvette henderson turned the gun on him. since her death, protesters have demanded home depot release video of the incident. and they want to know why the body cams that the officers were wearing weren't turned on. expect more traffic delays along van ness is closed to the. crews are work to go build an underground tunnel that will connect california pacific medical center's future hospital and medical office building. >> we are installing temporarily temporary structural walls. that's all we are trying to accomplish this weekend. those walls will be part of the temporary structure that will allow us to continue work all summer long underneath van ness and it's a permanent tunnel structure. >> lanes will reopen tonight at midnight.
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two more closers will take place april 24th through the 26th and labor day weekend. today is day five of the cleanup of a big cement spill in oakland. crews will be back out at glen echo creek at 8:00 this morning. abc7 news was there as they used pics actions and shovels to move the cement that spilled on wednesday. it will continue to week. >> there's a tremendous amount of works to do and it's pics and shovels and jack hammers. it's hot dirty work. >> about 20% of the area still needs to be clean. a subcontractor for east bay mud accidentally allowed the cement to pour out of a pipe into the creek as they were putting the pipe oust commission. san jose police arrested a 17-year-old suspected of burglarizing a blossom area home on tuesday. surveillance video caught the
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burglar outside the home around 2:00 a.m. the homeowner lock her bedroom door called police and scared him away by screaming. san jose teenager was arrested yesterday. salinas police were able to talk down a man who climbed on to an electrical tower yesterday morning. the 47-year-old was nearly three quarters up and witnesses say he was yelling at police to shoot him. it took about 3 1/2 hours to get him down. the man fell the last 15 feet and was taken to the hospital with a possible fractured tailbone. cal state east bay officials say the rumored threat of a possible shooting on its hayward campus yesterday is unfounded but extra list police were on campus. the came as a student overheard a group of students talking about bringing guns to campus. students, faculty and staff were immediately alerted. 200 police officers,
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california national guard members and firefighters came together in richmond yesterday to learn how to handle a dirtcy bomb. they learned about decontamination, medical response, security and how to properly dispose of explosives. the goal, get agencies to work together if an incident happens. relations between the u.s. and cuba have been officially reset. it happened during a historic meeting yesterday at the summit of the americas in panama. for the first time in two generations the leaders of the two countries meet met. abc7 news reporter has the details. >> it's the hand sake that shook up history. after a cold war rage for half a century the leaders of the united states and cuba breaking the ice. >> if you keep doing something for other years and it doesn't work, you should try something new. >> president obama sat down face-to-face with president aul castro of communist cuba. >> it's possible for us to turn
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the page and develop a new relationship between our two countries. >> two countries at dagger points since 1959 since the cass vo brothers overthrew cuba. the fond relations is expected to mean the removal of cuba from the state department's list of countries supporting terrorism. opening of embassies close the since 1961, and pressing cuba to allow its citizens basic human rights. the cuban president was conciliatory but sounded a cautionary note. >> no one should entertain illusions. it's true we have many differences. >> even so havana has already benefited from the warming trend. u.s. tourism is up 15% so far this year. air b&b lists homes for travelers and the u.s. is
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anxious to invest. >> i'm cautiously optimistic. >> a first step of narrowing the gap between two nations. 90 miles that often seems like a million. abc news, new york. hillary clinton is expected to launch her second run for president today with an online video. the democrat has a team of clinton loyalists, plus top players from president obama's two winning campaigns. >> she was a formidable candidate in 2008. she is an outstanding secretary of state she is my friend. i think she would be an excellent president. >> republicans have vowed to stop hillary with their own online video. early polls show clinton is well ahead of both her democratic and republican rivals. the official entry by hillary clinton into the 2016
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race for the white house will dominate the discussion on "this week." political experts and weekly contributors will give their take on the first democrat to allowance for the presidency. you can see" this week "with george stephanopoulos at 8:00 this morning right here on abc7. well, this morning is your last chance to get in a round of golf at the pine meadow golf club in martinez. the owners are closing at 2:00 this morning. they were trying to sell it to housing developers but a petition from 3,000 residents stopped that plan. next year voters will decide whether to turn the property into new housing or open space. meteorologist lisa argen here now. what's up? >> well, we are looking at a warm start. that means a warmer finish today. in fact much warmer. temperatures right now in the 50's downtown. we are looking at clear conditions. so it's going to be a warmup that is not going to last into
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the beginning of the week. but more changes to spell out for you. that will be next when we return. >> thank you lisa. also ahead some changes coming to bay area parks after weeks of messes heft be revelers. what's happened to force people to clean up after themselves? look at this. a bizarre accident in southern california. how that car ended up on top of
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. >> this is abc7 news >> n.a.s.a.-aims research center in moffett field will have two space experiments launched into space tomorrow. they will be aboard the space x
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dragon spacecraft making its sixth research cargo flight. there will be microorganisms aboard the space station and the other will examine changes in muscle atrophy and bone density as part of rodent research. the launch is scheduled for 1:30 tomorrow afternoon. n.a.s.a. ames will host a live lawn. the legendary blue angels in south carolina this weekend may not be aware they are watching history being made. for the first time in the squad 69-year-old history, a woman is in the cockpit. marine corps captain katie higgins said she was inspired to become a pilot when she saw the blue angels perform as a child. higgins said they never new ladies could fly aircraft. now they know. a strange car crash in hollywood yesterday afternoon is being blamed on road rage.
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as you can see one car ended up almost entirely on top of the car behind it. a witness posted this picture. saying the driver of the top car had a case of road rage. after hitting the car in front of her she backed into the car behind her causing what you see here. remarkably no one was heard -- was hurt. anert to make san francisco park people clean up after themselves. officials got fed up after seeing messes like this and they are now cracking down. abc7 news reporter sergio quintana has details. >> these plastic bags become the latest accessory for this crowd at the park. the passed them out and patrons used them. >> it's great. san francisco has a reputation for being a really dirty place and anything we con do to fix that is awesome. >> i imagine a lot of people are drugged, bring a lot of stuff.
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>> he spent his afternoon with the volunteers. >> we've had a lot of challenges in the park with people leaving enormous amounts of trash. it takes a village to manage a park. >> at fort mason park in the marina, in the park rangers used a different approach. >> if you have glass here, you will be receiving a citation. this will it will be a zero tolerance policy. >> the chief ranger said his officers issued for 50 citations in a few hours. glass is not permitted on federal park lands and that was the reason so many people were cited. last month the national park service took to social media to blast partyers who trashed the place. among those were contestants for a charity passion called mr. marina. people in the park seemed to welcome the increased enforcement. >> i think the increased enforcement is good to keep people cognizant of keeping it clean. >> it will continue through the spring or at least until people get the message to clean up after themselves. abc7 news. the art deco clock is
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finally returning to the golden gate bridge toll plaza. workers began reinstalling the clock this weekend. it was removed for refurbish meant back in august. it's part of a $2 million toll plaza sizemology fit . every year the state teams up with the national guard to fight fires. so far this year cal fire has responded to more than 600 fires, including more than 150 just last week. >> the last few years have all been considered very bad fire seasons. we are doing the same thing we have been doing, but it's a lot of preparation because we know it can be very bad. >> well, no water was wasted, by the way, in yesterday's training. everything the firefighters took from the lake they say was returned to the lake. so yeah bad fire season could
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maybe be expect the because we have not had any moisture. >> exactly. and today temperatures going well above average. we will dip for a few days. and then by the middle and the end of next week, once again we are well above average. we will start with right now live doppler 7hd. the sunrise 6:39 and sets at 7:43. there is really nothing on the radar. atmosphere is well mixed. and that is allowing for the clear start. it's also warmer. anywhere from two to six degrees warmer this morning. here's a look from our roof camera where you are noticing really no breeze at all. we will look for temperatures right now mainly in the 50s closer to the bay. san francisco, good morning, 52. it's 50 in oakland and san carlos. cooler half moon bay. but that's warmer than yesterday, 45 degrees. exploratorium camera, 40 in napa. typically cool. 50 concord, 52 in livermore and finally looking at the
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embarcadero. warmer today cooler tomorrow. we have breezy winds behind a weak weather system that wants to bring a few light sprinkles to napa and sonoma. the coolest days will be monday and tuesday of the upcoming work week. then we are going to see temperatures well into the 80s for our inland valleys. here's a look at our satellite. you will notice that we've got this huge ridge of high pressure that continues to build and that northerly gradient will aid in our warming today. normally mid-and upper 60s. we will see plenty of mid-70s today, maybe even 80 degrees out toward livermore. look at the basically warm week ahead. you can see 79 today in livermore. here comes the front the dip here with low 70s. that's the only seasonal day. then look what happens for wednesday. 80 mid-80s. very warm for livermore but really all around the bay, even at the coast we will be warming up to near 70 degrees. here's the weak front. it comes in on monday. and monday night you notice the cloud cover, a few showers
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offshore. really it should fizzle and fall apart, but by your tuesday morning commute maybe some mist and drizzle, cloudy skies and we will look for the breezy winds to set up behind it. anywhere from 30 mariners winds on tuesday. it's another cool day and really should feel like spring and temperatures in the 70s for the most part or upper 60s. but not for today. in fact we are looking at 77 san jose, morgan hill 76. santa clara on the peninsula we have the 60s but sunny skies from pacifica to half man bay. 75 mountain view. san francisco comes up to 69 degrees today. up in the north bay look for mid-70s santa rosa. by the water we are talking mid-70s around vallejo. about 70 in san leandro and out over the hills here's the warmth. about 80 fairfield. 77 here. the weak front brings temperatures down for everyone tomorrow. maybe a sprinkle.
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marin, sonoma and looking for the breezy day on tuesday, the warmup on tuesday and big-time warming thursday, friday and saturday. you within see what is knowing up on live doppler 7hd anytime with our weather app. we have more information on abc7news.com/apps. nice day today. >> but unusual weather this week. >> this year. >> yeah. this decade. [laughter] thank you, lisa. up next, the music festival invades the suggests earn california desert. what are organizers doing for their water
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>> high definition video has taken over tv's, phones and tablets but sound quality is worse than it was 15 years ago. now they promise to change that. consumer reports has partnered exclusively with "7 on your side" to explain how. here's michael finney. >> audio people like roberto said the sound quality from high res files is far superior to digital john loads and online streaming music. >> it's richer and warmer everything is different. listening to live music to music in a can basically. >> they checked out the audio quality on three players. the zone high res walkman for 3 undollars, the pono player for had hundred dollars and one from
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astell and kern for $900. the consumer reports had a group of staffers see if they could tell the difference between high res music and tunes played on an ipod touch. >> those are trained reviewers and staff heard the difference but you need high quality gear to be noticeable. >> high res tracks on several websites fay up a lots more storage space and typically cost twice as much or more. >> given the little difference in quality and higher cost, it probably isn't for the average listener using speakers or headphones. >> it makes a difference for most but for the rest it probably is best just to invest in a good pair of headphones. i'm michael finney, "7 on your side." >> consumer reports said even ten dollars can get you a decent set of ear phones that might be a big improvement over the earbuds that came with your
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i-phone. some are shocked to see how green the grass is in this event in southern california. they say they did not have enough time to make in i changes after governor brown ordered a 25% reduction in water use across the state. but they have made changes to help. they are using toilets that function without water and they are using river water instead of the underground automatic which first to reduce water waste. much more hi aide on the abc7 sunday morning news. a toddler falls into the cheetah exhibit at the cleveland zoo. while the zoo wants to file charges against his parents. and also sleep can be an elusive thing for many teenagers, but for some it's now become a requirement for
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>> welcome back, everyone.
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we are starting this half-hour with a look at the weather with our meteorologist lisa argen. >> hi there carolyn. good morning. hi everyone. starting out clear and a little warmer than yesterday. it's 51 in hayward. 50 in fremont with low 50s san jose. san francisco 52 and 45 on the coast. nice, clear shot for you. temperatures today still cool on the coast. low 60s. plenty of sunshine. san francisco, though, the cherry blossom festival warming to the upper 60s, and the a's game today looking very sunny, pleasant in the low 70s with 77 in san jose. we will talk about even warmer weather in our seven-day outlook. carolyn. >> lisa, thank you. authorities are investigating after a man with a gunshot himself at the u.s. capitol, forcing a lockdown. we have the latest from washington. [sirens] >> sirens and police shouting as emergency crews put the u.s. capitol on lock down.
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>> came over on the loudspeaker that the capitol was on lock down. >> the officers were immediately on the spot. >> it shows the scene surrounded in police tape. a massive response on the west front of the building after a man shot himself. >> one girl started to ask me something. she looked over my shoulder, heard it, and i turned and saw him fall. >> he had on a blue backpack and a sign taped to his hand. there wases a briefcase nearby. bomb techs reported to the scene. capitol employees were told to take shelter and stay put. capitol and the surrounding area off-limits. >> we cleared the area and reopened the united states capitol. >> they are professionals and they know what they are doing to make sure we are all safe. >> the lock-down and related street closers bad news for a busy weekend in washington who is playing host to the annual cherry blossom festivals that draws in tens of thousands of
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tour e from around the world. >> you are coming here with your family and you are not expect to go see this scene. picks me nervous. you are aren't secure any longer. >> they say there is no connection to terrorism and the capitol building is open again. abc news, washington. police officers accompanied the hers carrying the body of walter scott to his south carolina funeral service yesterday. he is the 50-year-old black man shot and killed while running from a white police officer during a traffic sop last weekend. scotts family and friends spoke about the life of the father of four and said they hope his death will be a catalyst for change. >> this is hard to lose anyone. so yes, it is stressful. but it is -- we have to turn this into a blessing and learn from it. and the community will come together. >> the charleston police officer mike slager stopped scott back on april 4th for a broken tail
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light. relatives think he took off in fear of going to scale over missed child support payments. slager has since been fired and charged with murder. a two-year-old boy is recovering this morning after falling into the cheetah exhibit as a cleveland zoo. parents said parents held the boy over the railing into the exhibit yesterday and then accidentally dropped him. parents quickly went into the exhibit to get their child. he suffered a leg injury. according to the zoo the cheetahs did not approach the child. abc news has learned the cleveland metro park zoo is now seeking to file charges against the boy's parents for child endangerment. well hip-hop artist nelly is free on bond after being booked on felony drug charges in tennessee. nellie's tour bus got pulled over because it wasn't showing required transportation stickers. officers say when they approached the bus they smelled mariner. a search turned up
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methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia and a small amount of mariner, they say. nellie was arrested, as was another passenger for possession of a handgun. singer justin timberlake and his wife actress jessica biel welcomed their first baby yesterday. it's a boy the actor's representatives say silas and his mom are well and his daddy is ex-sattic. changes coming to ucla. the faculty approved a new policy requiring most future undergraduates to take a course on diversity. the faculty voted for it by a large margin ending an effort that began two decades ago. most a campuses already require diversity courses >> a growing number of teenagers say they regularly sacrifice sleep in the name of studying. but for one group of bay area high school students sleep
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recently became their curriculum. abc7 news anchor sherrill jennings has a look. >> from acquired lifestyle to the increasing demands of homework. bay area high school students have more distractions and responsibilities than ever before. and for many it's taking a toll at night. >> typically i get like six, seven hours of sleep. when i wake up i'm usually tired. >> people fall asleep in class. >> why add one more class to the mix? >> the reality of sleeping is something you learn how to do. you are taught how to sleep. >> owes a clinical professor at stanford and the university's sleep center. today he's conducting a crash course with students from this high school on the dangers of sleep deprivation. >> it affects your memory, academics, performance athletic performance, it affects the whole household. >> in fact recent studies found that 87% of high school students in the u.s. get less than the recommended 8.5 hours of sleep.
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and 28% reported falling asleep at school at least once a week. >> so i think we figure out why it works, and why we are wired that way. >> during the class students experience the same kind of high-tech sleep monitoring techniques researchers use to probe the patterns of problem sleepers. in a control room a few feet away technicians display readings taken during recent clinical studies showing what really happens during sleep. >> and we are looking here, they are having sleep apnea where they stop breathing all together. >> the reason we look at teenagers in particular is because teenagers need more sleep than adults. many are getting less sleep than their parents. >> but it may be easier to change patterns earlier rather than later. they said the class the high school students are auditing has been offered to undergraduates at stanford for years with lasting results. >> they often tell us they remember it. hopefully we start it at the high school level we will have a
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greater impact on the kids. >> and perhaps help them to better chase their dreams in both sleep and in life. sherrill jennings, abc7 news. one recent study even suggested high schools avoid early start times before 8:00 a.m. to give students a chance to sleep a little bit longer. still ahead, taking it to the streets. hear from cal students who are embarking on the test drive of a lifetime. a car that may be able to get 1,000 miles a gallon. they will show you their secret ingredient. and here is a live look from our east bay hills camera. warm today and heating up during the week. how warm? lisa argen along shortly with the full accuweather
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>> welcome back everyone. it is 5:40 on this sunday morning, aprilth. thank you for waking up so early to join us for the abc7 sunday morning news. this is a live look from our golden gate bridge camera. not much going on there right now. is that fog lisa? >> no. >> what in the world is that? low lying clouds? >> haze from the lights. >> i see. she will be along short will you with the full accuweather forecast. lake tahoe's clarity has improved again. the u.c. davis lake tahoe environmental research center
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says the average clarity last year was 77 feet, up from the previous year. it represents the most year to year improvement in more than a decade. researchers credit it to the four year drought and@an ongoing environmental restoration project in the tahoe basin. i should not be trying to give the weather forecast. >> that's okay. you do a good job. there could be patchy fog at the coast but everyone is starting out warmer today. from emeryville we are looking at the lights here with lower 50s today. and in the low 70s. that's a few degrees warmer and well above average. we will talk about where it's warmer today and the look ahead which includes too many 80s. that's coming up. >> all right. thank us lisa. also ahead another mvp mvp. an mvp-like performance by steph curry, but the warriors let a big fourth quarter lead slip away against the tim per
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>> in sports 21-year-old jordan spieth will try to become the second youngest player to win the masters. the youngest was tiger woods. yesterday he set the 54-hole record at 16-under par. collin resch has the highlights in this morning's sports. >> can the kid hold on? jordan spieth set a masters scoring record for a second straight day. but because of the way he finish the third round, money is handing him the green jacket just yet. past major champions taking advantage of perfect scoring conditions saturday. that included tiger woods, the signature fist-pump. three time masters champ phil
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mickelson. look at this. 67 for lefty. finishes 11 under, 5 back. spieth, not to be outdoughnuts 16. goes to 18-under. he had a 7-point lead but on 17, his worst hole of the tournament. double bogey 6. he doesn't look invincible. minutes later on 18 justin rose, left to right birdie putt and equals him. he will have to make up four strokes, not three on jordan because spieth a miraculous up and down to save par on 18. look at that. yes, he would make the par putt from there. spieth a masters record 16-under through three rounds. look at the leaderboard. tiger, rory, phil, and there should be plenty of drama later today >> at times it wasn't pretty but warriors edge centered win
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number 65 saturday night. they are now 50 games over .500. steve kerr so excited to be playing man in their third to the last game of the season. the two-man game. pass behind but andrew packs it. minnesota's angie wiggins will be the rookie of the year. blows past him for the dunk. and up five. third quarter, steph running baseline. seeing the hoop isn't necessary for him. catch and flip in one motion. fouled. to end the quarter, steph the three. warriors up 3. and t-wolves playing with half a roster last night played with no excuses. minnesota within one. four minutes to go. warriors respond, an 11-2 run. warriors with a franchise record 37th home win.
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world series rematch last night, madison bumgarner and james shields facing off in san diego. shields no longer a royal, now a padre, and getting a much better results. the popcorn bucket for this dude, bicker than he is. his shortest outing in almost four years. you heard me right. a padre hit parade. take your cracks while you can, san diego. bumgarner, he is human. 1 five runs on ten hits in three innings and giants blown out. a's in the fourth. thinking a walk off two-run homer. how close was it? that close. he's going to try to score from first. waved home. shouldn't have. he applies the tag and a's get nothing. next inning, brad miller, he made the throw home to nail him. 5-4, seattle gets the win. rubber game of the three-game set is this afternoon. sharks and kings playing a
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meaningless season finale. both eliminated. who would have thought that. there's your final shark goal of the season. kurtdy of brent burns. sharks not in the stanley cup playoffs for the first time in ten seasons. a season to forget for san jose. with a look at morning sports, i'm collin resch. have a great day everyone. >> all right. now we will take a look at our weather. and talking about, you how, the fire season upon us and this warm weather is just not helping. >> no, not at all. today temperatures well above average, five or ten degrees above average but there's some fog out there this morning around livermore. also half moon bay. so the san mateo coast picking up some stratus but it's not going to last long. so what visibilities issues we have will be clearing by sunrise, which is at about 20 to 7. we will look at a warmer start and a many with aer finish.
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right now from the roof camera it looks good. not too many folks awake yet. 50 san carlos with 47 in morgan hill. and this is a dark shot but it is our exploratorium camera. if i get out of the way you can see more of the city. 40 napa, and 50 livermore with 48 by the delta. a cool 39 in petaluma and finally last stop our sutro tower camera where san francisco today will be in the upper 60s. everyone will see a warmer day today. a cooler day tomorrow. and then breezy conditions on tuesday behind a weak weather system that pushes through dropping maybe a sprinkle or two up in sonoma perhaps napa. other than that the cooling temperatures is the only thing that will result from the passage of this weak cold front. but today it's about the ridge building all across california, and that allows for the warmer day. and with temperatures 5 could 10 degrees above average we will be hitting about 80 degrees, perhaps, out by the delta or close to it around the
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livermore valley. so looking at the statewide forecast mid-70s for los angeles. 83 in sacramento. remember it's just april. mid-60s in monterey and mid-70s yosemite. lake tahoe about 65 degrees today. had some clouds yesterday. we are looking at more dry weather ahead. maybe a few showers tomorrow from that weak system passing through. if you are headed into japan town, a beautiful day. more in the way of sunshine today with temperatures climbing through the upper 60s from noon to about 2:00. a nice afternoon. and over in oakland today, also temperatures warmer. we will see about 70 degrees 3:30 this afternoon with plenty of sunshine and game time 68 degrees over in oakland hoping for a win today. so temperatures across the bay ranging from the mid-60s in half moon bay. so that's even mild for the coast. a little fog to start out. looking at numbers from about 60 degrees bodega bay.
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10 degrees above average. that's what san jose will be today if you reach 77. 77 in morgan hill with upper 70s around concord and there's your 80 out by the delta. so look at a couple days of cooling with the weak weather system coming in tomorrow. that would be monday and tuesday. the coolest day of the week will be tomorrow and then the breezy winds result on tuesday. wednesday we are back up to 80 inland. but look at thursday friday, saturday. that's mid-80s inland and even perhaps 80 around the bay. the warmest day will be thursday with maybe 70s at the coast. >> that is just wild. >> we should be used to it now right? no winter, barely a spring. >> all right. thank you lisa. what kind of mileage does your car get? it might sound ludicrous to dream of getting hundreds of miles per gallon but some. c berkeley students will be racing through the streets of detroit today on just a few drops of gas. here's john annual youth bloom. >> this is the fuel bottle we used last year in texas.
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>> you can hardly call it a gas tank. not measured in gallons but mill liters. >> 16.25. >> it's remarkable how little fuel we are using in this competition. >> that's the whole point of the shell ecomare shonn. >> what we are competing for is not milesser how. >> building a car from cutting edge materials with just hours before they have to leave for the rags. >> how much sleep have you been getting this week. >> next to none. last night was three hours and everyone else got none. >> he's the engine guy. the one cylinder engine guy. he's taking this seriously. >> just like you are pulling an all-nighter for a turn paper you are pulling an all-nightser for a car? >> i wouldn't pull an all-nighter for a turn paper. this is more important. >> specialized tires. >> when you are driving on this you feel every bump on the road. >> they needed serious safety gear. >> a breaking battle. you feel cool wear these. >> and a driver who can squeeze
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into tight spaces. >> this is kind of weird. >> but the biggest technical achievement is one the judges will never see. in order to build it from scratch the team decide they had wanted to build this computer controlled power tool from scratch. >> we built our very own cnc router which enabled us to make our molds in house. >> instead of ordering holds they can make them at 3:00 in the morning and make future teams more productive. >> next spring we are hoping to produce two cars maybe an electric vehicle and a gas one. >> the most important thing is getting their hands dirty. >> we join the groups we love, working on these things. >> in richmond, jonathan bloom, abc7 news. >> up next a beautiful detox more the second sunday streets of the year in san francisco. the special screeningings that will be held
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. >> happening today san francisco's sunday streets event will focus on having a good time, as well as dental health. sunday streets will begin at 11:00 this morning in the bay view dog patch district. it is on 3rd street between 18th and yosemite avenue. the ucsf school of dentistry will offer free dental screenings to children 17 and under. early detection is key to
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diagnosing tooth decay. this morning's event also offers free haircuts, lessons on how to ride a bicycle, as well as free bike inspections. up next on the abc7 sunday morning news at 6:00, a police chase turns deadly. the search for suspects after friday's fatal hit-and-run. also changes coming to bay area parks after weeks of messes left by revelers. what's happening to force people to clean up after themselves?
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live from the abc7 broadcast center, this is kgo news. >> good morning, i'm carolyn tyler. thanks for joining us on this sunday, april 12th. let's start with a quick look at our weather with meteorologist lisa argen. >> hi there good morning to you. we are starting out with basically clear conditions. a little fog has settled into the livermore valley and along the san mateo coast. but it should burn off by sunrise 67:39. and we will be left with a sun my and warmer day today. 51 fremont. 50 oakland. temperatures from a degree to 6 degrees warmer this morning. 67 antioch. and the cool spot napa is at

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