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justifies the firing. two inmates told the public defender he forced them to fight while deputies placed bets. according to mirkarimi, three other deputies allegedly involved no longer have contact with inmates. while investigations by fbi and da determined their futures. the attorney says the client may have committed policy violations. however, he says the fabulous tales of a gladiator school are an utter exaggeration. could body cameras have helped sort out the truth? >> it could have been significant. >> the sheriff equipped himself and showed footage of his walk around city hall. >> i believe the national chorus
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of body cameras must include prisons and jails. >> mishgrkarimi says they benefit the inmates. >> one thing is when a law enforcement officer and witnesses and other officer committing misconduct they should be required to report it. >> the sheriff's department has 800 deputies. mirkarimi hopes this request could be bundled with the police department's push. he hopes to have equipment and policies in place within three months >> carolyn thank you. body cameras went from the wish list to the do list the mayor is requesting $6.5 million to help police officers with body cameras.
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police chief backs this idea. >> officers know they're wearing them. and citizens are going to behave better, too. >> the mayor is helping develop guidelines on when they should be turned on and off. >> clearly devastated by the loss, the father of a young east bay boy stabbed in his home last weekend made a public statement today. he did not address what happened to the 8-year-old but did want to thank the community and share more about his son. we're live with the story. laura? >> reporter: hi dan. the family did not have words for the man behind bars here in martinez and their focus is on
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their son. >> jordy was a fun loving boy. >> it was a heart felt statement. >> jordy was only nine years old but packed a lot of great experiences, happiness and friends into those nine years. he is no longer with us we know that jordy is still an angel. >> he was a third grader that loved baseball, had a bright smile and welcoming nature. his family statement is one day after an 18-year-old william shultz made a court appearance he stabbed the boy to death while staying in his family the family attorney would not address circumstances except to say the family had no idea he
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had been evaluated for mental health issues hours before he was allowed to stay at their home. the next morning he was killed. >> his gorgeous smile will live on. we know he would want us to smile. every day. >> the family has created a website, joy for jordy.com showing his baseball teammates bearing his number two. >> this video helped police identify and arrest two gang members who robbed a target store yesterday. an officer recognized the vehicle and one suspect who bolted from the store with a stolen tv. >> governor brown announced a version of the tunnels plan, diverting water to the tracy livermore area.
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it called for a massive 100,000 acre restoration. today, the governor scaled that back. >> the delta tunnels issue may involve more people and competing interests than nish in this water. and the drought only made this more contentious. calculating costs of water, it's difficult. >> there are farmers who have desires. >> the plan was presented today, in oakland. >> there is no choice but to engineer year our water works. >> tunnels to divert water towards tracy is what brown
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deemed necessary. everyone wants a drop. >> they're trying to do a shovel without having anything behind their shuffle. >> the water sheds supporting the delta are five times oversubscribed. brown says realistic based on the budget. >> once the water shipped out they fear it will be wasted i asked about modernizing the water rights. >> an opportunity to give a formula at this point. these are cherished rights, and
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untitled to great respect. >> if anything is to grow it will require history. >> many of you may remember dramatic pictures on roof tops as thousands of self vietnamese waited to be evacuated. two womens lives were forever changed that day. leanne? >> that is right. that is behind me the old flag of south vietnam. it's the flag that many who moved here recognize that moved here after the fall of saigon. today, we talked to two of them. >> i remember that day. >> april 30th, 1975 she and her
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family ran towards the beach to try to escape on a boat. >> stay together. try to stay together. we have to survive somehow. wherever mom goes, follow her. where is our father? what's happening to him? >> she spotted a u.s. cargo ship she and her family were lucky. others had to stay behind. >> looking down at their relatives, their husbands uncles brothers, stuck down there. i could not forget that. >> her family was one of the thousands of people in saigon who tried to escape in a helicopter. he never could but got on a boat and three months later they were reunited in arkansas thanks to the american red cross, today she's a red cross silicon valley board member and involved in a program reuniting families called restoring family
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links. the school principal in encompass academy. >> every day, the work i do, my family sacrificed everything so we can have access to democracy to what the best education is supposed to be. >> her father, who opposed the communist government was sent to prison. for three years, the family waited for release. that day came they escaped on a boat using false chinese pass ports. >> we're waving goodbye to my aunt at a bus. she was crying. i was told to take on a chinese name and say chinese words. we're not chinese. >> the family spent eight months on an island for refugees and settled in san jose. >> we have done a number of stories recently and over the years in vietnam and have posted
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them on abc7 news.com. >> a former marine serving in vietnam wants to build a memorial to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice. the former marine is planning to honor all veterans in the bay area. >> we're having a picnic to honor veterans and families >> it's in alameda. there is a vietnam veterans memorial. >> well, still ahead, exclusive footage of a wayward sea lion.
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how is climate change affecting the oceans? >> later tonight, the prime minister of japan begins building bridges to silicon valley. >> parents are ticked off. they had pictures taken of a youth football team but never got photos. >> i'm spencer christian. a major effort
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this sea lion is getting help in sausalito this evening after found hiding under a car in the marina district the sea lion showed up at about 6:30 this morning, right here, at marina boulevard in san francisco, across from the yacht harbor about 40 miles south of point reyes station way up in western marin county. wayne freedman has the story. >> his name is rubbish. just another sea lion in marin county the real story goes deeper. attractions became distractions
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and warning signs. >> this is a the worst we've seen. >> he has been interviewed many times this year. he could almost have his own reality show. the subject is the same. this record season. that is as many as they see every year. he's a rare repeat customer. rubbish came in for malnutrition in february. he was able to find some food. >> reports show he lost 21 pounds since his release. experts ceased calling it a
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seasonal weather trend. >> there is good evidence this is linked. >> that is bad news for a generation suffering conditions beyond their control. wayne freedman abc7 news. >> from one sea creature to another, more whales are getting caught in fishing line. new numbers show 30. the whales caught in lines connected to crab pots. there have been 25 whales caught so far this year. >> survivors of last week's earthquake need all the help they can get. >> they do and the red cross is looking for your help tonight. more on how you can get involved. spencer? >> it's an amazing operation here collecting information through digital media and social
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media. joining me is cynthia shaw. i can see tweets here and mapping. what is going on here? >> we're social listening. using data to help us respond better to a disaster. so the american red cross is doing gathering to assess where damage is and help our sisters decide and respond to the disaster. some of the things is taking down the information. volunteers are working on an open street map, go you through sat height images and marking down what buildings are collapsed. what roadways are passable. this information. >> roads being imposable.
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it's difficult to deliver. >> being able to establish what we get there, >> it's a remarkable operation. you can text nepal to 90999 for a $ten donation. or you can call 1-800-red cross. >> thank you. >> you can show your support for the disaster victims in fremont. >> let's turn to weather forecast. >> hotter today. >> you want to find shade anywhere you can. and we'll talk about a gradual
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cool down. we'll take you live outside in that 24 hour temperature change. this is impressive. this time we're 22 degrees cooler. just a big time warm up across the bay. outside not a cloud to be seen. and is warmer on this day previous years ago. no new records set but we did come close in napa. san francisco, warm, but record highs is 93. this thursday evening, it's warm to hot. just 90 in fremont.
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89 in livermore. temperatures 87 degrees a refreshing picture showing you bay waters the forecast calls for cooler changes first starting in the form of fog developing. that pushes over the weekend high pressure going to shift east. it's going to change our winds to a return flow. highs friday across the region, the coast is cooler . notice inland, it's still very hot. a sea breeze kicks in every weekend.
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around the bay into the 60s. that cooling trend continues. 50s along the coast and low to mid-70s. a mild overnight period. highs, warm 85 san jose. peninsula, 82 redwood city. 71 downtown san francisco tomorrow into the north bay 90 in clover dale. 83 in sonoma. 77 oakland. and 89 in livermore accu-weather forecast, cooler coast and bay. everyone is cooler over the weekend. you notice lots of sunshine and a bit of a warming trend
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wednesday into thursday. >> coming up why the sudden increase in california gas prices. >> stay with us. (music) hey! let me help with that. oh, thank you! (music)
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police are gearing up for a day of protests tomorrow.
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demonstrations include what could be the largest one at the port of oakland. take a look at this one to avoid confrontations they agreed to move it to tomorrow evening. demonstrations begin at 5:30 a.m . >> often, it's most tra steejic to identify people who are engaging in illegal activities and then to later arrest them if required. >> the mayor says the city is trying to keep those peaceful. >> if you've seen a notable increase in gas prices there is a good explanation for it. one analyst says glitches means
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they didn't produce as much gasoline as they normally do. there is not a lot of room for error. >> it's basically like jennifer lopez's academy awards dress. when there is one glitch we can see prices spike. >> isis is a barbaric terror group, one film maker risked his life to interview militants. >> this is very very difficult for me. >> there is more still to come. just ahead prime minister of japan gets a taste of technology
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the bridge he's trying to build tonight. >> rescue of a teenager from the earthquake in nepal. more on how you can help. >> and
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just minutes ago, he toured tesla motors. abc7 news has been following him all day here and has more on how the prime minister says he is here to learn. >> mr. abe was in a collaborative frame of mind. stanford president on one side on the other, former secretary of state george shultz.
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>> you have to catch up with them. otherwise, japan is going into lose vitality. he wants owe send small and medium-size companies here, when u.s. auto makers were learning from japan. >> just emulating the system is not sufficient. both business people and companies must absorb the culture of the silicon valley from top of the head to the little toe in the feet. he spent part of the afternoon meeting with top silicon valley executives including mark zuckerberg, the prime minister spoke of establishing a bridge. students who attended embraced this idea. >> if collaborating together they have the same problem for others so why not?
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>> the mayor welcomes the opportunity to work with japan. >> everything is smaller. with technology and facebook, everything, we're all a lot closer together. >> the prime minister is going to be having dinner and talking about technology for high speed trains david louie, abc7 news. >> tonight a bay area technology stop takes a massive plunge. linkedn reported making more money than it did last year, but lost $42 million last quarter the outlook this quarter was a disappointment. stocks fell $50 a share today. more than 25% of the value. yelp took a major dive as well falling 200 poents on the day. tesla's ceo announced the company will make a battery that can power your home. it will be sold through solar
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city. and a trade group estimated population of silicon valley will hit the $3 million mark next week. if it were a city it would be the third in the country. >> a bay area family got good news from the pope. francis gonzales was able to reach his loved ones to report he is safe. also a 5-year-old boy was discovered in a building that collapsed. he was pulled to safety as was a woman in her 20s. you can see the people receiving supplies today the death toll could reach
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15,000. someplaces are three feet higher and mount everest, shorter. you can text nepal to 90999. >> today, the people doing the hacking may be the farthest thing from an average techie. >> this is my site. . >> i want to make sure everything was easy. >> to sha, she's not a techie. >> i work in marshals at $nine an hour. >> it's common in west oakland. >> young people are from communities where they don't
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know what opportunities are. if they did know, they won't know how to get the training. >> hack the hood is a program to bring the tech industry closer to young people who need it most. >> i was looking for a job but was having trouble. >> leo barton was saddled with student loans young people can make money learning to design web sites for local businesses. >> this is coming from uc davis i oh them $20000 for going to class here i get money to go to class. >> it doesn't teach coding skills, more about building a foundation for young people that like technology but never thought they can have a career in it. >> this gives an opportunity to be more do more. >> if running a company you can see graduating classes that are
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white and asian males how do you balance your work force? >> that is why they held the hack day event. >> hopefully i'll meet people here. >> she applied for an internship. . >> i wanted to mick a change and make a difference. what better way to make a difference than to bridge the gap of diversity? >> have you seen this man? michael finney is looking for
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team photos make memories but take big bucks to get. >> yes. they're not cheap. so a team paid for pictures but didn't get them they contacted michael finney. >> these parents tell me they paid for something they did not getn the christian junior falcons
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this year did great. three out of four of the teams made it into the playoffs but off the field the team is on a major losing streak. >> we had a photographer take pictures and cash our checks and take our money and didn't produce pictures. >> how much money? no one knows exactly. but with more than 100 football players and cheerleaders it's estimated $3500 to $4,000 was paid in full last september. did any of you get pictures? >> no. no. >> do you know of anyone who got photographs? >> no. no. >> okay. >> who is the photographer? >> clyde jonue photo imaging. >> the parents called to answering machines and authorities but still, no photographs.
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>> no response. back in november, when i did contact him, he acted like he was working to get the pictures produced. and then two weeks later he stopped texting and calling and e mailing and i haven't heard from him. >> is this who we're talking about? >> yes. >> that is him? >> yes. >> everybody is sure? >> yes. >> 7 on your side reached out to clyde, sending e mails letters and phone calls. no response now, i'm in fairfield. searching for clyde at his last known address this home. no one answers the door. and neighbors tell me he hasn't been seen there for months so i head downtown. the true photo imaging website lists its address 821 west texas street in fairfield. >> there isn't an 821 west
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texas. >> where are you? >> 821 texas street. >> we were on west texas. we noticed it change. >> now you're at 821 texas. >> so there isn't 821 west texas? >> no. >> the address doesn't exist. bringing us back to falcons and frustration. >> what do you want? >> i want him to be stopped he is still doing this to people. >> it's not right someone promotes a business and does a job but doesn't deliver product. it's the bottom line of it. >> okay. if clyde took your photo and you didn't get the pictures or if you know where i can find clyde, please contact me. there is an e mail link on abc7 news.com. there is a form there. we started talking about it last night and have been hearing from quite a few people. >> clyde call home?
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>> yes. >> thank you. >> well, we're live tonight to the american red cross and campaign to help nepal. >> the need and show how you can ♪ at kaiser permanente everything you need is under one roof. another way care and coverage together makes life easier.
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abc7 news is teeming up to help with disaster efforts after last week's devastating earthquake in nepal. >> spencer christian is live at the new operations center. >> you can see here just how useful social media and digital operations are in gathering helpful information for relief for victims of the quake. cynthia, tell me about this word cloud. >> that is, telling us what key words people are talking about when talking about nepal earthquake. whether it's victims whether it's needs for food gives us a sense of what the tone and concerns are out in the social space about around
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those. >> and you're able to deliver information to those in need? >> that is why monitoring to find out the needs and concerns and correcting rumors as well as the new program, we're having volunteers help with maps like this. people are going into satellite images and verifying is it a road? this allows responders to then figure out how to get supplies into a place. a highway? a pathway. >> thanks for joining us. and i'll remind how to help out. make a $ten donation going a long way by texting the name nepal to the number 90999. or you can call 1-800-red cross.
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>> just that easy. >> yes. simple. >> turning our attention to warmth around the bay area. >> yes. hi, drew. >> we're talking about another warm day on the way tomorrow. and tonight, mild. mrooin. when you get a weather pattern warm and dry, the air quality tends to decline. if you do have breathing issues, you're sensitive just note tomorrow may be difficult. lots of sunshine palm springs 102. closer to home cool sea breeze kicking in. so half moon bay down to 65. still, into the 70s 71 san francisco. 77 oakland. inland nice and toasty.
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there is your accu-weather forecast. sea breeze kicking in for everybody saturday and sunday, more seasonal numbers into second part of the weekend. >> lots to talk about in sports. >> yes. we're geared up and have to talk about nfl draft. >> 49ers just made a
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good evening, nfl draft going on as we speak. tampa bay takes james winston a huge talent or marcus mariotta. after months of speculation, the question was answered. >> tampa bay buccaneers select james winston. >> commissioner being booed every moment and their
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selection of famous james and now raiders taking amari cooper with 2,000-yard seasons. running a 4, 4, 2, 20 yard dash. >> you have to have speed on the outside. that was a goal coming into this weekend. that was a fine football player. and we were excited he was there. yes. so jags took daunte fowler third followed by brandon sherp to the
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redskins. niners will take pick 17 and also pick up a 4th and 5th rounder. sunday you can watch the game here on abc7. the guard had two plates and screws inserted into his face to repair a fracture near his eye. he averages 15 points per game. the warriors are preparing as if he's going to play. >> to do wonderful things looks like you can know what is going to happen. you know? so we're there.
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>> there are no slouches. be aware of where they are. and don't let them have an impact on games. so they're a better team. and we're still at some point in the series. so we'll be ready. >> day one tipped off at 12:30 followed by after the game. into today, what do they have against sunshine? today, against angels drew tooma upset. didn't look good. mike stroud coming in. going to stay in third.
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and that is where he gets stranded. ends the game. day two in harding park. down one to steven gala ger to ten. two up and masters winner defeated 4, 3. >> tonight billions in needed repairs. >> a look inside isis.
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we'll find out why the barbaric terror group is terrified of women. >> that is this edition of abc7 news. our coverage continues on twitter. >> from all of us here at abc7 news, thanks for joining us. have a great evening. >> see you again at 9:00 and 11:00.
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