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>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> a big change to come to a major thoroughfare in san francisco. >> good morning i am kristen sze. >> i am cheryl jennings. >> the streets in san francisco are third through 8th cutting back on the numbers cars. amy hollyfield has the details. amy? >> if you drive a car here on market street you will not lick this idea. as you can see and hear this street is very crowded and transit folks say something has to give. >> walking market street on food can feel dangerous. tourists say it does not take
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long to figure this street requires their full attention. >> you have to keep your eyes up, not on the phone. safety first. >> transit officials are addressing the concerns of the plan to take away this option, the right-hand turn. >> if approved cars will not be allowed to turn right on to market street between 8th and 3rd. >> it could be hard for cars but help pedestrians. >> advocates for pedestrian safety say it would make things better for people on foot pointing out 162 people were hurt in accidents involving pedestrians in 2012 and 2013. >> the towns are where we see the most injuries and fatalities here on market street, the most dangerous traffic behaviors. >> bicyclives and previouses say they are all for cars finding a way around this congested corridor. >> it is the most used pedestrian right away or bike away in san francisco. the city is too dense for car
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traffic to work. >> there are other ways to get places without being here and it is a major street and is congested so that would eliminate part of the traffic. >> the uber drivers do not like this idea. taxicabs would be allowed to maybe the right hand turn but uber and lyft would not and a spokesman for uber said this plan will increase grid lock an the city. >> this plan is voted onen in weeks and it is expected to surpass. >> thank you. major changes are in store for the stockton tunnel in san francisco to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety a key link between the northeast neighborhoods and downtown. groups led by supervisor christianson announced funding to make the tunnel safe are for everyone who walks or ride as bicycle. >> a police search in the mission district ended with the suspect accidentally shooting himself in the leg bun of two machine accused of robbing a
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pedestrian at gunpoint on 23rd street near valencia. he will be okay. he and the alleged accomplice face charges. the robbery victim was not hurt. >> the east bay toddler bitten by a rattlesnake in pittsburg could be released from the hospital tomorrow. the two-year-old is recovering at children's hospital oakland. her family said that show was laying in the backyard on tuesday and a rattlesnake bit her on the foot. it was captured by contra costa firefighters. >> water restrictions take effect in vallejo today at the same time city officials say residents have already cut back water use by 27 percent in the past two years. still the city doing more to save water during the drought with new rules banning the drink water in mountains and outdoor irrigation is limited to flee days a week. violator could face $500 fines. >> the warriors will try to even
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the series in game four of the nba finals. the warriors lost on tuesday night in cleveland. the dubs need a victory to avoid a 3-1 deficit in the best of seven. no team has come back to win championship after being down 3-1 in nba finals history. >> the warriors have never lost three games in a row all season long. >> there have been a lot of wageers made on the series including one between firefighters. >> wayne freed map -- wayne freedman has more from fire station in cleveland. >> in cleveland, they know section at the basketball firehouse look atrophies. the city champions four year running behind marty bolland. >> i am the center. >> check out the turnouts the boots, the basketball and now it is on the line with the t-shirts station 7 in cleveland has made a finals bet against their
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brethren in san francisco. >> do you not know these guys? >> none of them not one. but the t-shirts bets are a fire tradition were. >> we have never given them away we have always received them. >> how can that be? >> in cleveland? well we usually bet against the cleveland sports. >> not this year the center of chief's station 7 is all fired up and that was the fable cleveland war scream on a day when the rest could not help. >> is that steph curry? >> not exactly. if you are failing at hoop dreams best do it in a firehouse >> from cleveland, wayne freedman abc7 news. >> abc7 caught up with the crew at station 7 in san francisco a
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good number and although the warriors are trailing they are not nervous. they have seen it before. >> we were down 2-to memphis. this is not unfamiliar territory for the warriors. basketball is a game of changes. we have adjustments to make and i am confident the warriors will do that. >> the lieutenant occurty, that is his last nature is confident the station will sport new shirts by the end of next week. >> former st. mary's star mathew dellavedova is a name his hometown in australia is renaming the basketball tame dellavedova dome a mouth full. he is a major factor no the cavaliers in the last two games diving for lose balls and defending m.p. steph curry very well. >> abc7 at 4:00, followed by world news tonight at 4:30 and at 5:00, the dubs on 7 the
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pre-game show and at 5:30, abc7 is the only place to see the worse in game four of the nba finals and our sperm after the game with jimmy kimmel live and hour long abc7 news at 10:30. >> the san jose police department is holding a recruiting seminar this weekend. what it wants most is a few good women. our reporter is in san jose with the story. >> that is right kristen, san jose is the largest city in the bay area that has less than a thousand officers and very few of them are women. the department hopes to change that and we just spoke with the mayor a short while ago who said new recruits can expect an increase in pay. >> members of congratulating classes in the past have been mostly men going through the police academy. the san jose police officers association said that recruitment is more difficult than ever with more people retiring and resigning in record numbers the on top of that the
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number of female officers has dramatically again down. >> as a former criminal prosecutor i know having women police officers enables us to do so much more. >> our media partner the san jose mercury news reported the department has 88 female officers, far below the peek from 2008 and the lowest since 1993. people would live and work in san jose say more female officers are needed to represent the city. >> that is a great idea. it is a long time coming more women in the workforce will be great. >> it is permit to make sure that it is considered and that the best person for the job is interviewed. >> officers toll the newspaper women do not want to join the force over concerns about passing physical tests low pay and a lack of work-life balance. >> we look for the best and brittest and hope to fine them at home. if they are not in san jose we will cast through the state and
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the country. >> as you mentioned christian this will be a free law enforcement seminar this weekend on saturday from 9:00 to 1:00 o'clock at the police substation on great oaks parkway. we will hear directly from one of the female officers who will tack about her job and address other concerns. if you want to be added to the wait list for tickets head to abc7 come. >> thank you janet. >> still ahead google's new venture to improve your life. >> possible breaks police got in the nationwide manhunt. >> time wasters at work the most common and strangest productivity killers at the office. good morning, i am meteorologist mike nicco: check out the fog. it is thick over the bay. if you travel along our bridges i will let you know how long you will deal with that.
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>> in the search for two escaped prisoners from a new york prison with the fugitives did not take a cab ride in philadelphia after a claim by a cab driver. police say southfield proved the driver was mistaken and now the focus is on the woods a few miles from the clinton correctional facility from which they escaped. blood hours picked up a strong scent suggesting that the
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escapees could be nearby. they found food wrappers and a boot or shoe print in the area. >> this morning action on recalling 48,000 suvs, 2014 and 2015 suvs. a glitch in the automatic braking system may cause the s.u.v. to apply the brakes and dealers will update the software. >> google is launching a new venture aimed at grabbing urban life called sidewalk glass and the c.e.o. said they want to find creative solutions to track solution and high housing costs. >> they will be based in america city for now and is compared to the big ideas laboratory that is responsible for projects such as those self driving cars we see. the new survey is shedding some light on the most common and the most unusual productivity killers at work. according to career builder, employees report the top five
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productivity killers are, cell phone and texting, the internet gossip and social media and checking e-mail. as for the strange of the behaviors at the office? employees say taking sponge baths in the bathroom sink playing video games on the cell phones while sitting in the bathroom stall and trying to hypnotize employees and searching images on google for cute kittens ought c.i.a. is marking their one year twitter anniversary this month posting five reasons to follow them much. number one maybe we will run out of stories and have to do cat photos. i had a cat fur ball my throat. >> meteorologist mike nicco is ahead with the forecast. >> morning do you remember feeding this yesterday? today is completely opposite reason: it is very warm under
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parachute. >> a three person crew from the international space station landed safely in kazakhstan. the american gives thumb's up as he was pulled from the capsule. the crew returns after 199 days on the station. the record was broken for the most time in space as well a single mission by a woman. >> congratulations. before heading home, there was an amazing ill imagine from the space of the pyramids in egypt tweeting "it took me until my last day in space to get a good picture of these." >> amazing. >> a large bug is back after 17 year slumber and a reporter could fought get used to the cicada. >> okay. okay. not doing it. >> no this kansas roar was trying to finish a stand off at fast riley but there were
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complications. the last name the bugs were out bill clinton was president and "titanic," won the best picture. the bug do not harm people and there is no reason to be afraid. >> sure. >> but when a bunch of them land on you it is creepy. >> we will head out and find out what the weather is like the. >> umbrellas one day sunscreen the next. >> changes on a dime. morning everyone, we will jump into it and show you live doppler hd: it is drive, unlike 24 hours ago and the fog is lifting rapidly now even over our bodies of water. it is lifting and move half is one and three quarters. the amount of moisture is in the air and formally we are in the low 50s which is pleasant but because the ground is saturated you can see low-to-mid 60 and that is going to make it feel more...less comfortable. than what we normally expect.
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remember that when you dress for congratulations today royal high school 74, it will feel warmer and you are going to be in the sunshine and it will feel five or six degrees warmer because of that sunshine. we will have sunshine in hayward as 1:30 at 74 degrees as the lancers graduate and if mill valley where red tail hawks will graduate at 77 and dropping to 72. the highlanders 74 at 4:00 dropping to 68. cases to everyone. here is south bay we could not even see treasure island a few seconds ago and you get an idea of how closely the fog is lifting over our bay and that means our bridges are going to be easier to traverse the next couple of hours and it will be sunny, warmer than yesterday, significantly and muggy by our standards this afternoon. that extra moisture means fog will return tonight into the
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only commute with a mini heat wave developing inland and one area to go to have some fun today and it will not be too hot is san mateo county fair starting at noon and 70 degrees and dropping back into the mid-to-upper 60s when charlie daniel band takes the stage. baseball, day game take the sunscreen and sunglasses 70 to 74 there and hear is a look at our temperatures today, starting in the south bay, and low-to-mid 80s and los gatos and gilroy at 90 and we will have upper 70s and low 80s through most peninsula with the clouds keeping the coast in the mid-to-upper 60 although they will break away later today it will be too late to warm up. mid-to-upper 80s through the north by valley and mid-to-upper 70s for east bay senior line and inland you will probably need the air conditioning today, normally when it gets to 90 we do not because of the dry air but today you may. here is a look at the planner, it is going to be cool to comfortable, 60 to 76 and fog overnight with temperatures in the mid-50's to low 60. here is my seven-day forecast
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fog will quickly give way to sunshine and look at the temperatures inland, mid-to-upper 90s tomorrow into saturday and mid-80's an the day and 60 at the coast, the heat will start to ease on sunday and temperatures are back to average with morning marine layer clouds and afternoon sunshine, more typical pattern than the steamy heat the next couple of days. cheryl? >> mike, thank you. there is so much to do this week, and we have suggestions on how you can explore where you live. >> in the 33rd year a celebration of "america's classical music," kicks off, and the san francisco jazz festival is presenting 43 concerts in just under two weeks. audiences can catch the performances by artists and up and coming local musicians. draw bridge an organization that provides art programs for homeless and underserved children will dream up with the most influential names in rock-n-roll. works of art created by jerry garcia and carlos san >>nan:
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-- santana and more have been donated and will kickoff tomorrow for the two month event if san rafael. >> family and pride is this saturday at san jose at a special panic picnic celebrating the silicon valley lgbt community with barbecue music, sports and activities for kids. for more information go to our website at abc7news.com. >> coming up, a 60-year-old dance teacher shows age is nothing but a number and she stol
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>> a 60-year-old high school dance teacher this canada last her students with one final lesson before retiring. >> whoa, that was shirley in the middle in the red jack coat, jumping up and down, higher than kids and she went out with a bang nailing the hip hot routine of bruno mars hit "uptown funk." she even spins on her head. look at that! what a way to go. go, girl!
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