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out. >> crews are still trying to find the cause of the fire. >> residents of a san jose neighborhood are perplexed why someone may be setting out poison along a popular dog walking trail. >> it was on three creeks trail in the willow glenn neighborhood. >> this trail is normally popular with dog walkers but suddenly lost appeal. someone is sprinkling white powder along the trails and it may be endangering their lives. >> we'd either avoid trail or make sure the dogs are on a leash. boy avoid the trail. a social media posting
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sparked a response. >> we've had communication with park rangers. >> the trail follows the path of a rail line. there isn't much vegetation. one dog owner believes someone is leaving the food out for feral cats. . >> i noticed there is someone feeding cats then someone puts a white powder over it. >> kate carlson says she's going to keep her dog away from the food or stop using the trail. animal clinics tell us they haven't treated any dogs for ingesting poison. >> lead poisoning almost killed this california condor that is now getting medical care at the
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zoo. that same lead slowly kills the large birds. >> tremors to seizures to not able to move and walk. >> the condor is making such a recovery the staff named her miracle. that is wonderful here. >> we have big changes coming our way. clouds are thickening and a big warm up is coming as well i'll have the kvt coming up in just a moment. >> summer travel means time for a tune up. what does the phrase mean?
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>> there is a new median near the railroad track on ravenswood avenue where a woman who got stuck there was hit and killed by a train. chris nguyen joins us now with
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details. chris? >> if you take a look you can see the or yank cones that have been set up here at alma and ravens wood. menlo park police were monitoring the scene. you can see right now sh the gentleman is trying to cross the street. cars keep going by. we saw another car almost hit a family of four. engineers plan to have insulation done by the end of the week and hope this will result in fewer accidents. at one busy intersection in menlo park... >> every time i walk through it's unnerving. >> drivers are trying to make it through. >> these track was where a woman died after getting her vehicle stuck and struck by a bullet train. >> it could be you or someone you love. and it's really tragic
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i'm glad they're taking precautions to deal with this. >> as part of the test crews spent the afternoon installing a temporary median barrier. drivers no longer can turn left or right off of alma on to ravenswood. a camera will be installed to monitor how often vehicles get trapped on the tracks. >> with any project it's important to have data to back decisions. >> this is a bit scary. they're going fast. and no one wants to stop. they'll kind of try to get off the track. >> city officials will be taking public feed back through the end of the year. chris nguyen, abc7 news. >> and here is a new stop sign
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installed today on san francisco avenue and lake view. that is where a 12-year-old boy was killed he was running to catch a train when hit by a light rail vehicle. drentsz hope it will help large numbers of elderly people in the neighborhood. >> city council has delayed a decision on a controversial development deal. the proposal is to build a high rise with nearly 300 luxury apartments on a city-owned lot near lake merit. critics say oakland needs more affordable housing and it became clear that there was no report to improve the tower. they plan to pick it up at the next meeting. >> they did agree to accept a fema grant. thinning them out would help them deter another fire that
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destroyed 3500 homes in 1991. some claim brush is a bigger fire hazard and trees should be spared. >> sky 7 hd was in mill valley. nearly a thousand people became u.s. citizens today during a ceremony in oak ln. abc7 news was there as he delivered the key note speech. >> now sh we celebrate the best fans in basketball. we honor this little guy as abc7 fan of the day. 19 month old noah. miz mom says their dog is also a
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warriors fan. please show us your photos post them to your favorite social media site and include where you live. next sachlt bc seven fan of the day can be you. we noticed spencer is wearing his warriors blue. >> i am a warrior. >> warrior of the weather. >> trying to weather the storms. cloudy skies around the bay area we may see windshields and some flight delays because of the low cloud ceilings. for sfo clouds are low, and thick and 57 degrees in san francisco. san carlos 69. 58 degrees in half moon bay.
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check out this view of a dramatic-looking clouds over the bay. it's 69 in santa rosa. 62 in concord. and one more view cloudy skies tonight, more drizzle is possible. warming up over the weekend and we'll see 90 degrees inland early next week. so noernl weak impulse it's not a major storm but produced cloud cover and may bring spotty drizzle overnight. there may be wet spots in the morning for commuter that's could slow things down just a
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bit. we may see isolated thunderstorms north. especially north of clover dale up towards yu . a powerful storm is weakening. it will be reaching category 5 and continuing northwest that may make land fall just northwest of cabo san lucas next week. we do not expect moisture to make it into california so we should be dry here and down south. thick clouds and a chance of drizzle, low. temperatures mid-50s tomorrow.
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and sunshine high temperatures reaching up to 80 or above inland. here is the accu-weather forecast. here comes a warming trend over the weekend. inland highs reaching mid-80s and upper 07s around the bay. up to 90 degrees, or perhaps higher inland on monday, and tuesday. >> wow. >> all right. >> okay. >> thank you. >> up next a custodian is named king for a day. a gift that will probably last ♪ ♪ ♪ it took serena williams years to master the two handed backhand. but only one shot to master the chase mobile app.
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m crews are home after spending a month in nepal. abc7 news was at sfo as members of the response team saw their families for the first time since may 6th. the team treated more than 1200 injured. >> we're treating dystentery, infections and broken bones every body part. >> the team also bought 16,000 pounds of rice and delivered to it villages in the himma
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himma -- himalayans. >> this custodian was crowned king for a day, showered with love. >> he always has a smile, which makes all of us students feel happy to be here. . >> i think i was born and then, was here for the students. i loved it. >> the surprise including a $10,000 check. he says he'll pran to use the money to travel and enjoy his life. >> wonderful. great. >> more still to come here tonight at 6:00. just ahead the surveillance video that contradicts what an
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oakland emam says about a shooting of his brother. >> uber is celebrating an anniversary. >> and
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>> video of the shooting of a muslim terror suspect. yesterday, an imam says his brother was shot in the back three times while on a cell phone call but the video showed today supessedly shows the suspect being gunned down as he lunged at officer was a knife. police are investigating whether the suspect had ties to the terrorist group isis. >> surveillance cameras captured a confrontation. boston police and federal agents say they were forced to open
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fire only after he came at them with a large knife the footage is not expected to be released soon but was shown in boston to help clear up confusion. >> the video reveals that the individual was not on a cell phone the individual was not shot in the back. and that nchgs reported that that is the case was inaccurate. >> muslim leaders calling the footage, quote, inconclusive. >> we see a vague video that is not clear. >> boston police commissioner says rahim was under around the clock surveillance leading up to the shooting. part of an investigation involving suspected extremists.
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>> we never anticipated what his reaction had been and military nights. >> the second suspect could reveal more about the case. this only hours after the death. >> today the second suspect appeared in court and prosecutors seek to conceal or destroy the cell phone the fbi says rahim called him about a plot to randomly kill police >> a police officer in cleveland found not guilty two weeks ago of a fatal shooting in a car has been arrested again. he allegedly beat up his twin brother. both have been charged with misdemeanor assaultñç the officer was cleared in the shooting of two suspects that
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turned out to be a call. >> and a man arrested outside of the white house had a machete and tomahawks. he climbed the fence and made it into the executive mansion. >> tonight money matters a california job boom now underway. our media partners because of a surge of hiring in silicon valley, a record number of people have jobs in california. for the first time ever, more than 16 million people are on payrolls around the state. they have chosen to deliver a live stream of an nfl game between buffalo for the nfl. it's an experiment.
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chevron delayed a $5 billion drilling development because of an equipment failure. chevron stock went down a little bit and others as well. the nasdaq is up 22. >> tomorrow marks the fifth birthday of one of san francisco's fastest growing and controversial ride sharing companies. how uber changed our lives. >> out of tens of thousands of drivers this was one of the first. >> it was just nothing. we were picking up uber employees, 3, 4 of them. >> this was the office tweeted by co-founder derek camp. >> started with our ceo. and his friends. what if you can press a button
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and get a car. >> what could you do you think of what it has become? >> a giant. >> now, in 300 cities it caught on by word of mouth. >> what do you think of uber. >> i love it. you know exactly when someone is coming and someone is coming. >> there is a group uber hasn't been making happy. it's turned into a business that is threatening an industry. >> to compete against someone with their money is almost impossible. >> uber prices are not regulated. they can lower them or raise them. people say wait a minute, when i need you most you cost more. >> you don't get this big and not have someone say come on. play ball with the old school to some degree. >> officials let the mashlth rule. >>er f.customers didn't like them, they won't have to use them. >> it's a slap in the face to me. i look at the politicians and
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how it happened we can never get a cab? well, it's their fault. >> saying the city needed more cabs but it took three years to get the permit. three years too long. >> why? i don't know. political. >> it's great to be one of the first f i'm still doing it here, it means that i still like it. >> google is refusing to release accidents about its self driving cars. the co-founder says it's to protect other drivers' privacies. the number of accidents is now 12. google claims only one of the cars was at fault in the accidents. >> apple is offering a $325 rebate to anyone who wants to
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parts of the old bay bridge could end up at your local park. 450 tons of steel from the bridge that will find new life at public art. the museum sdbt expect to be only to be used for sculptures. >> it might be incorporated into a pedestrian overpass or into a public building. into lighting. >> the oakland museum is expecting proposals until october 1st. >> fun to see. updating a hot trend we've been following here on abc7 news, a
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wave of devices designed to improve the performance of your brain. >> ever took a red bull to get through the day? or a glass of wine to wind down? what if a device could bring your mood up or down? the company called think created a wearable devices designed to send electronic signals into the neuropathway of the brain he says there are two types of vibes one promotes calming. it's controlled by a smart phone. and into nervous system.
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>> top 23% of people feel energy. feel like they've had a big red bull. >> the co-founder says technology evolved because of research into neurobiology. and the power of the software makes it portable. >> you're in control. it may vary from day-to-day. right? >> as for long term benefits users will have to makeup their own minds. >> summer driving is here. be careful when getting a tune
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triple a is predicting this year will be the busiest summer travel season in a decade so you probably want to check the car and get a tune up,
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right? >> it may be something that is out of date. >> it's a flexible meaning. you need to be careful when getting a tune up. what you're getting and what you think you're getting can be two different things. does maintaining your car mean getting tune ups? most will tell you yes. >> have you ever taken it in for a tune up? >> yes. >> why? >> because it needed one. >> do you know what it is? >> not really. >> tuned up mean s check the break brakes. >> there used to be a tune up, but today no. >> tracy knows a thing or two about cars.
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she's a vice president of auto mv. >> so you would adjust you know, the air, and mixture. so that is when you're tuning the vehicle. now, everything is computer controlled >> what is your mechanic doing? probably plenty that you need to ask. >> so if you're going to a service shop, they're asking for a tune up asking what they're going to do. >> 97 point tune up. those points are just things they do to make it sound like they're doing something. >> yes. and they may be doing something. but every place may be doing something different? >> that makes sense. >> there is no wrong doing.
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if you want to know make sure you know what you're getting. >> car dealerships tend to be very good. >> thank you. >> sure. >> time for a check on the forecast. spencer is back. >> okay. spencer's front. this is his back. okay. time lapse view, looking at low clouds clouds. pretty dreary out there. tomorrow looking at sunny skies and dry conditions and warm conditions. into sierra thunderstorms just north and beyond.
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high temperatures from about 60s on the coast, low 70s around the bay. a warm up throughout the weekend and into next week. mid-60s on the coast. >> thank you. >> so less than 24 hours now we're going to watch the big game, right? >> we've been talking about this more months. he bron arrives and he is ready to shine. especially with silver shoes.
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good evening, warriors and cavs ready to face steph curry and everything wants this to get started already.
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several players admitted they expect jitters to go away. we're living the dream and want to win. there are highs and lows but to me every bit of this is fun. and we, as a team want to enjoy every day. >> when you leave you do and at the pool and in the sun and be ready for tomorrow. >> this is and expected to wear silver shoes at
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practice. >> it's a lot of hard work. just trying to make the most of it. i love our australian. i love deli. he brings toughness, grit, determination. >> you australian guys are cool. >> we're asking who is your favorite player over 40 years and why? >> are you from australia? >> yes. >> do you know -- >> the animals in the
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jungle. spell guillermo. >> he comes up to his waste. joerdy mercer leaving at and t park. in the ninth they'll have done of that.
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two two unscore, everybody scores. bases clearing. that is plenty for sunny gray. and a's win it. and serena williams answering to look for her 20th title. 39 winners and ten aces. abc7 sports brought to you by bank of the west. >> it's going to be fun. i'll see you out there. >> okay. just hours away.
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>> i know. sudden police be able to look at your phone messages? >> a school lunch lady fired for feeding kids. >> that is it for this edition of abc7 news. >> from all ♪ ♪ ♪ it took tim morehouse years to master the perfect lunge.
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this is "jeopardy!" let's meet today's contestants -- a character trainer originally from lindenhurst, illinois... a finance manager from los angeles, california... and our returning champion an actor from murray, utah... whose 1-day cash winnings total... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! thank you, johnny. hello, everyone. we have been blessed on "jeopardy!" this season with a number of champions who have won five or more games. we said good-bye yesterday to one of them, dan feitel defeated by jacob. dan left us with about $127,000 after five victories. will jacob be
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able to match that? well, he has to win today's game to put him on the right track. jami and pete, welcome aboard and good luck to all of you. here we go. the jeopardy! round today has these categories... followed by... next... a great subject. and because they're coming up this weekend a whole category about the tony awards. jacob, start. uh, geography, $200. pete. what are the himalayas? correct. let's go geography, $400. pete. what is italy? that's it. geography, $600.

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