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tart with you, please. >> it's been an interesting afternoon. we have six arrests in this a little more than an hour ago. police took six people into custody to try to block the approach eastbound. traffic is now beginning to move better and behind me city hall just one of the stops of the protestors today. let's go to sky 7 video right now. they're at the police station and had gone there from 24th and valencia earlier. they stormed the building and police pushed them back off the sidewalk. they were there probably about 45 minutes. then they moved on.
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this time they did get through the front door. they were peaceful. we didn't see anything broken. here is what they toll us about motives for the day. >> all lives matter. everybody is a victim. >> police chief can institute good rules but they don't do it. >> now, a live picture of the moving mass of people. that is valencia street. we're six hours into this protest at this point. they insist just because they
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did it today doesn't mean they won't be doing it tomorrow. now, it's quiet. >> police protestors made their presence known as well. we're live where demonstration has now ended. >> it is calm now city hall police no longer there. it was a different story a few hours ago. protestors gathered here and dispersed and that is when the problems began. from sky 7, some marched at harrison street in oakland. they managed to interrupt traffic for a few minutes.
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police were able to herd most of them to one side. and from there they ran and dispersed people said it doesn't make too much sense to them. >> people are cray cray. why are you doing that? it's a waste of time. what is behind it? what is behind it? >> now, at one point they did regroup and landed at the police department they proceeded to write profanity. words so
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offensive we couldn't put it on tv. i'm live in oakland, abc7 news. >> in southern california a small group blocked light rail tracks in los angeles during the evening commute. there is no reports of arrests. officers here are handcuffing people blocking traffic on the brooklyn bridge. several thousand people took part at the protest. >> in palo alto the owner of the buena vista mobile home park wants to sell it to make way for new development. we're live with the story. chris? >> it's a win situation of a hearing that began last night.
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residents are not going down without a fight. in >> i would like to say living here i would like my kids going to the school here too. >> low income families fight to save their piece of the american dream. >> i don't know where i can go. >> nearly 400 people live at the mobile home park. the family that owns the property announced plans to sell it in 2012 at issue whether a resident relocation package is fair. but a decision from the city council could come as soon as tonight. >> it's not just about helping the buena vista students. it's about raising our children to understand we're in a neighborhood that cares about each other.
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they she was among hundreds who packed city hall last night. these pictures from the palo alto newspaper show the turn out. >> i want him to grow up in an environment that is diverse. i think that is how you grow a well rounded adult. >> senior citizens are wondering what will happen next. >> the family attorney did not reply to a request for comment. >> the national transportation safety board released a final report on a bart accident that killed two workers in the east bay in 2013. two engineering employees died inspecting rail lines near walnut creek. under the old system workers were in pairs. since the accident, unions and
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management worked to create more formal safety guidelines. >> this is something not just particular to bart. this is a lot of work places. and workers need to have a voice. bart saying it's made changes to protect workers and is spending $5000000 on roadway worker safety. >> east bay residents knew the possibility, now we know it's a reality. the water district declared a brought emergency. laura? >> well there are a lot of things going with it. tomorrow, big pumps at free dgs port will fire up and bring
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water into the system. >> yes. motion carries >> as they declared a stage four drought, the board members wondered if they're doing enough. >> they reflect they're in a stage of drought that is worse than we've planned for. >> we're saying we're in a dry stage but play in your swimming pools. >> and mandatory conservation of 20%. >> there is no way anyone, i don't think, cannot know we're not in a drought unless they're clueless the board began the process to penalize water thieves and
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chronic wasters. >> penalty is intended for those customers using very high high unreasonable amounts of water. >> anyone using four times the daily average, more than 984 gallons per day. perhaps that will get attention because customers so far conserved just 6%. compared with 2013. >> later tonight people in the valley may have to cut back by 30% or more. >> a police officer accuse offed buying drugs in san francisco and bringing his 2-year-old daughter along for the deal had a court date today, pleading not guilty on friday to six charges including child endangerment.
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police busted white on 7th and howard. >> important to know nobody is above the law. everybody is under the law. if you considerate a crime you will be prosecuted for it. >> white served at helm's middle school, on paid leave for an unrelated conduct issue. he's being held on $250,000 bail. >> it's not unusual to see parked cars with broken glass on the streets in san francisco. this is a huge problem, one may be getting woirs because of changes that are meant to protect smart phone users from being robbed. shops have seen a spike in car break ins firsthand. >> what is the worst case you have? >> there are many. >> he tells customers never
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leave anything in cabs of cars. >> as soon as you leave the hotel, put everything inside of the trunk. >> down the street vicky has advice, he's seen victims of burglars who broke in for weirdest items. >> they will take a stick of gum, diapers. and this is just for nothing. >> by noon they helped 16 customers. >> this black van was broken into last night. >> came out. the glass broken already. >> according to police there has been a 30% jump. investigators say a drop in thefts because of increase enforcement and new kill
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switches has pushed crooks to find targets. and plead say prop 47 changed the law last year. >> before it was $400. now, it's $950 now, it's a misdemeanor. >> meaning if police see a car burglary they say the most they might be able to do is write a citation. >> we have more developments on the drought. coming up, conversation requirements facing water agencies and rules you can face where you live. >> is there a way to recapture what is being thrust from water mains? why they're doing it. >> we have quite a warm up coming up with inland temperatures approaching # 0
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cut back. in some areas cities must pass an ordinance. and goals might not be uniform. >> it appears there is agreement on one thing. lawn sprinklers will be limited to twiegs per week. the 15 cities may not have uniform saving goals. that is because morgan hill is being asked to cut back 35%. san jose 20% the city of santa clara intends to match that. san jose is considering a 25% goal. valley water wants to consider the higher goal to apply county wide. >> it's a staffing issue for
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many. so there is potential if we have authority here perhaps in areas we can help. >> it has an app for people to take pictures. >> it's not tattle tailing. it's trying to do the best we can. people have big swimming pools? god bless them. we have our share of the responsibility. >> some people say they'd rather not turn them in. a final vote on the cuts is three weeks away. >> and here is video sent to abc7 news by a plumbing contractor that spotted this water in mountain view. officials say they did not do it last year now water is
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beginning to taste funny. because of the pressure it's all but impossible to capture the water. >> san francisco based college faces a fine from the federal government. department of education saying they overstated employment records of graduates. they have been under scrutiny and a spokesman says the fine is a tra vesty. the company agreed to sell 85 campuses. >> san francisco mayor ed lee introduced amendments to strengthen the current short term rentals law. one amendment put a 120 day cap
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on the time permanent residents with rent out homes every year. the goal is to keep san francisco more affordable and keeping rentals available for permanent residents. still breezy today. >> and breezy and warm. >> might feel like summer. we've got sunny skies. and breezy conditions, cool tonight, a frost advisory in effect and a freeze warning is in effect. a chill will reach into the
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northern part of the viewing area. blue skies over downtown san francisco. 61 in oakland. 54 in half moon bay. blue skies over the bay looking from exploratorium camera. it's 63 now in santa rosa. and one more view from our south beach camera looking eastward across the bay and along the bay bridge. temperatures near 90 degrees on friday in some locations. satellite shows a passage of a wet front that swept through. clear, cool breezy conditions behind the front. it's going to remain breezy here
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overnight. a warm up we'll experience over the next several days. speaking of warm up, san joesa is an indicator, lows in san jose the record is 92. we're not looking at record warmth just a lot of warmth. temperatures will nosedive. we'll have chilly conditions lows drop into upper 30s and mid-40s and clear skies, tomorrow sunny, mild to warm with low to mid-60s on the
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coast. mid-70s from oakland down to fremont. temperatures tapering off into the weekend and next week. >> it's going to be warm. >> yes. >> thank you. >> coming up can this rocket be recovered? >> and here on the ground taking a look at 360 camera. it's busy out there this time of the day. there we go. it's moving better southbound. you can see it's
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successful. space x is trying to find a way to reuse the rockets to save money on corporate and government launches. a top official is in san francisco to walk some of the most-dangerous streets. 66% of the accidents happen in these neighborhoods the tour was to see how san francisco is redesigning streets and sidewalks. >> we've seen great examples about fatalities and injuries and that gives you a place to focus. >> san francisco school district served it's one millionth
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program to its students. it features dairy, fruits, and grains served in the classroom. the superintendent says last year, just 9% of the students at balboa high school ate breakfast. this year, the number is up to 65%. >> helps me get energy better than eating chips or something i don't need to eat. >> abc7 news was there as she received a golden ticket for being the one millionth student served including free passes to see a movie. >> just ahead internment of japanese americans and why they don't want the memories to be sold. and a surprise from actress rita
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we have developing news in pacifica. sky 7 hd is live over a large dead whale south of the passive ya ya pier. officials tell us it appears to be an adult sperm whale. >> some bay area japanese americans say personal items and family history owned by love ones are being commercialized and used to make money for someone else, part of an auction and people want that auction stopped. vic lee is live with the story. >> reporter: they say the original owner who since passed never intended for these
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artifacts to be auctioned off. he wanted them to be part of an exhibition. >> i was shocked to see this photograph of my cousin auctioned off to someone unknown for dollars. >> she and her family were incarcerated at tulle lake. the photograph of her cousin, jimmy. she calls this a tra vesty. >> it cheapens an experience in a race's history. >> the paintings show the bleakness of the camps many have another name. concentration camps.
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their paintings reflect the life made for themselves. now, the caulks hit a raw nerve. japanese americans and others are signing a petition demanding auctioneers delay the sale. many want the seller to give back the items. >> in our letter from jcl we said this is a gift. i had should be returned. >> they're originally property of a historian. some he bought and others were given to him. the auction house says the family was approached by
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institutions asking them to donate. they're not in a position to do so. the auctioneers hope japanese americans will buy the collection and another group says they offered to buy them and the seller rejected it. >> thank you. >> two dozen passengers were injured today in japan the pilot overshot the runway this morning. passengers say it was a frightening few minutes >> he was coming in very fast. >> boom. >> everybody was shocked
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including flight attendants. >> investigators are trying to determine whether it hit something. they don't know. two years ago a plane crashed approaching san francisco international airport. >> actress rita wilson plans to return to her role on broadway after having breast cancer surgery. she revealed she underwent a double mastectomy last week. the 58-year-old credits her doctor and getting a second opinion and says hanks has been buy her side through it all. >> here is singer percy sledge ten years ago, best known for his song "when a man loves a woman" reaching number one in 1966. he died this morning of natural causes at age 74. he picked cotton and worked as a
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hospital orderly before making it big. >> tonight, night line goes behind the scenes to see how doctors pulled off the hospitals that coordinated 34 transplants. they followed the procedures. >> it's a moving story. the power of love. people who would love their relative enough to donate. another person just loves humanity enough. >> night line airs after abc7 news at 11:00. tune in tonight. >> new images of a san francisco
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we're northbound on 101 right now. we've passed the airport, and oyster point. traffic is moving. it is always great to see. and >> hottest team in the nba, the warriors gave an update on the san francisco arena plans. warriors president shared the vision with the chamber of commerce gathering. this is a shot in the developing
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neighborhood. the warriors believe it will draw top players. >> most players in the 20s right? >> i hope we nominate the president of the united states here. >> and get ready for big name concerts. >> i'm happy to see it come here. >> warriors say their fan base is evenly split and those demographics are fuelling a rising debate. which city hosts festivities? >> if you say the p word -- >> where is the parade going to
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and a lot of people signed up. >> it started at great america and ended at levis stadium. vicky started training right away. >> you know how football players come down the line? that is what i imagine. >> super hero events promised red and gold tee shirts, medals and runner names that lit up on the big screen. and then, a let down. it was now santa clara half marathon ending in a parking lot instead of on the field >> it's disappointment. >> but then, the race was
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cancelled altogether. hundreded paid the fee. >> i started e mailing them and we didn't hear from them for months. >> i decided i'm going to contact 7 on your side. >> we contacted the promoter and 49ers. turns out they disagreechlt super hero tells us a verbal agreement was being put in place and a written version was drawn up the promoter shared this e mail however, 49ers say there was never an agreement. and told us someone had a preliminary meeting to talk about a marathon. this group took it as if it was happen aing. we chalked it up to them being
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range, tomorrow, sunny skies, and warmer here in the bay area tomorrow. mid-70s around the bay. upper 70 s to 80 inland. thursday, friday saturday, possibly 90 and temperatures tapering off going into the weekend. still no rain. >> lots to talk about. >> yes. >> yes. >> is this blue? >> they're getting set for what they hope will be a long stretch. how will the old team play a role
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wins and only 15 losses. here republicans currently tied for 8th place so tomorrow, with a win against defending champion spurs the game is in new orleans. warriors coach does not believe they're going to rest tomorrow night. >> they're playing for division. if he wrists with the title on the line he's nuts and he's not crazy. i know him well. we put ourselves in a great spot. and are in the best spot
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sharks head coach mcclellan's future is questionable. he will coach team canada this summer. and gm doug wilson will talk about the future with the sharks tomorrow morning. a's pitcher took the mound in houston looking for a second chance. how about orbit? he's always smiling. >> yes. >> smiling. >> yes. >> anyway. >> lead off hitter eight hits and eight games. drops that in for a double. a's getting one more in the sixth on the right field line.
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