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pretenses for the victims i met last year and one i interviewed this week the criminal complaint against chuck wyman reflects he convinced his girlfriend and neighbors he had an incredible military record. >> he said he worked in the service and was employed by the coast guard. >> i thought it was army corps of engineers like an ex-navy s.e.a.l. >> none of it was true. records record shows he was a mechanic, no active duty. >> you claim you're a navy s.e.a.l.
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>> his friends tell me another navy s.e.a.l. is working on them buying containers from the port of oakland and selling them to the army at triple price. >> $25,000. $30,000. >> this week i irnt viewed a man about the $6850 he gave him. >> he was supposed to be the other special forces guy in texas. >> but a police detective investigating this case couldn't find him. he learned it was the name of his first dog. >> wonderful. you made my day. i don't know what to say about that. >> he can laugh, but he's serious about he wants. >> well, i want my money back. number one. and i'd like to put him in jail.
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>> you may remember how he reacted he did call the police. the officer told him i had a right to take his picture in public and he couldn't drive his suv because of a suspended license. he could 75 years eight months in county jail if convicted i tried to reach him >> cal transsays it believes discarded road flares started a second fire on the bay bridge today they blamed a lit cigarette, today fire broke out at around noon.
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it's the same joint that caught fire on monday night. >> this is unusual. it covers the joint. it's rubber like material that protects the joint from debris. >> chp san francisco tweeted this photo of smoke coming off the joint seal on the bridge. the agency thanked commuters for patience while they did their work. >> highway 84 is expected to reopen at any minute after a deadly crash in a big rig and
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three other vehicles. investigators say the driver approached traffic and wasn't able to stop in time. the driver and two other people were taken to the hospital. >> abc7 news is live in san jose tonight with the story. vic? >> the question is do the protocols protect police and the public from abuse? police say it's a work in progress. we got a chance to look at the wubz they'll test on wednesday monday. this is called a pov camera. you're looking at a live view from an iphone.
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this is a model each officer will complete surveys. we'lling moving forward. >> after years, the body cams were deemed too expensive. now, police say they'll roll them out next summer. they're ready to begin field testing. the city has protocols for officers to follow. >> they're going to shine a lot on the work our police officers do every day. >> but there are questions and groups were not consulted in writing
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policies. >> this determination that it is maybe not over, but not worthy of being recorded is something that should not be left to the officer's discretion. >> police say community groups will be consulted. >> with the threat of a lawsuit union negotiators have just a last minute deal approved minutes ago and unions threatened to sue by tomorrow if they couldn't reach an
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agreement. the long running pension battle led to mass retirement and transfers from the police and fire departments. >> we have fire stations without engines and fire engines without firefighters and some of the lowest staffing in the country right now. >> a paem friend of a man accused in a hoax says he can't believe his friend is accused. agents believe he kidnapped a woman in march. they recovered a video camera. these allegations are stunning. >> out of character.
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the family devoted their lives to the community. matthew is a high achiever. and it's out of the blue for me. >> his attorney says his client is dealing with mental issues. >> hearings over san francisco's proposal to build a new jail. opponents saying no to a proposal to borrow money for the facility. carolyn? >> well the hall of justice was built in 1958 and there is no question that it is unsafe. san francisco police department moved out of the hall of justice this year. other officers remain
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functioning. there is a man to build a smaller jail here which could open in five years. >> it addresses a need not only for county jail but for public hearings. >> this to apply for $80 million in state money to help pay for a $280 million facility. some question if they should build a jail. >> it's still a cage. >> the city keeps putting money and resources towards criminalation of people. >> the supervisor says the county will need a new
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jail. >> there are several facilities that makeup the jail system, including two in san bruno. one sits empty. officials say transportation is the reason. by the supervisor wants to look at the options. >> have we looked at ways to reduce costs? >> another hearing is tomorrow. >> a judge ruled yuber failed to report information required that legalized ride sharing companies. the license will be suspended in 30 days. uber says providing aigsal data to the state could compromise the privacy of riders and
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drivers. >> still to come, berkeley balcony rules not everyone is behind this plan. the espy awards warriors up for best team. one thing for certain they're the best dressed team. that is coming up. >> and caitlyn jenner, and the man who coached the former athlete to glory. >> a slight chance of weekend showers, will there be more perspiration and precipitation? i'll have the answer female announcer: sleep train's interest free for 3 event! is ending soon! get three years interest-free financing on beautyrest black, stearns & foster serta icomfort even tempur-pedic. plus, get free delivery, free set-up, and free removal of your old mattress and sleep train's 100-day low price guarantee.
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a star studded red carpet in los angeles tonight's espy awards airs at 8:00 p.m . but now, abc # news joins us live from the theater with the action. >> this is a see and be seen event. athletes want to look their best and stand out. and he lived up to the moniker given by mike shumann. >> there is
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a lot of grace. >> this brings everything back together, then, you can enjoy this without something like draymon leaving right? >> tell me what happened? that is a big opportunity to celebrate that trophy. >> coming up a former warrior tells me what he thinks of the title
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run. >> caitly jenner is receiving the arthur ash courage award. some of the people who helped her achieve gold are in the south bay. hi chris. >> he had nothing but wonderful things to say about jenner and their time together here. before caitly jenner previously known as bruce became a household name... >> word got around about this handsome athlete. >> at the time san jose city college was a training hot spot for american track stars jenner's popularity would grow
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and so did support from the greater community who helped fund his dream of becoming a olympic champion. >> he was a person around campus that everyone knew a big smile on his face. people wanted to take a photo with him. in advance of winning. once he won it's a new ball game. >> his training partner and best friend was vince striker. vince says he's proud to call caitly a friend. >> to live without fear to be who you want to be just support that. you know if she's happy then, i'm happy. >> after these years there is a competitive spark. >> i'm a better match with her now. it would be fun because she can
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play some golf. stay with abc7 for more on the red carpet coming up and they air on abc7 at 8:00 p.m . >> a special olympics torch made a special run today. they crossed the bridge and will be held at the los angeles coliseum. >> that is a wonderful event. >> it's going to be warmer in the bay area. . this is a look at live doppler seven hd. fog beginning to
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form. hayward, 11 degrees warmer. here is a view it's 66 degrees here in oakland. and 61 in half moon bay. napa 72. and here is a view above low clouds and fog. there is a slight chance of showers and high pressure
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building in. warming trind continues through tomorrow. and tomorrow, south, we have two systems tracking all week long. good news is that it continues to move away from land areas to pick up rainfall tomorrow around cabo san lucas. it is moving away and will continue to do so. low clouds and fog, low temperatures low 60s and tomorrow, a warm day, highs upper 80 s to 91. mid to upper 60s on the coast.
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inland east bay will be warmer. here is the accu-weather forecast. temperatures dropping off on fully. before friday a slight chance of showers. >> thank you. >> a look at pluto like never before. >>
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after travel and a nine and a half year journey, the space craft got a look at pluto. >> i don't think we could have imagined it's this good of a play for it. >> yesterday's fly by came after the first of mars. >> tonight stocks closing lower
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today due to weaker oil prices. nasdaq fell nearly six poents and s and p 500 fell to vehicles that affects prius from model years 2012 to 2014. microsoft just launched a crowd version preventing people from uploading child pornography to web sites. reporting images to national center for exploited children. >> still to come, the president has convincing to do. he pitches this deal to control iran's nuclear program. >> berkeley's new ordinance.
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berkeley has a new section of balconies attached to rental units >> until this morning nobody cared about the answer to this question. >> how many balconies are there in berkeley? >> no idea. >> after the city council meeting, the number does matter. this requiring stricter building codes and inspections. owners have six months to do it.
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>> how pass a bill. >> are you telling me we don't know the number, we shouldn't do them? get real. iet could get expensive. 3,000 per fitting. >> will we be making holes in the thing? it's not going to be easy. >> i mean you can think of the same thing in terms of like earthquake safety. >> see the big picture there tom baits told us. >> there is a serious flaw here and across the state. >> berkeley on the cutting edge
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of balconies. >> five are still in the hospital. one discharged before heading back to ireland. >> donald trump as a standing invitation to come to san francisco to learn more about mexican culture. the events showcase scientists, and ballet dancers. >> one of the two biggest teams are mexican. >> the festival begins on
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sunday running until july 26th. you can find a link and free tickets on abc7 news.com. donald trump is making claims about riches. >> historic deal to launch a nuclear program is facing push backs the president took his message to the american public. president obama making the case the deal will make the world safer and more secure. i can say iran will not be in a
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position to develop a nuclear bomb. >> it's a historic achievement that with would sharply limit sanctions. the prime minister of israel is blasting the deal. >> lawmakers in the u.s. are skeptical. >> looks like they made a worse deal than feared. and challenging them to explain what they would have done differently. >> what is your preferred alternative? >> it is like lawmakers could vote to oppose this deal. the president vowed to veto any
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such attempt. lawmakers would need a two thirds majority but unlikely that many lawmakers would oppose the president's will. >> the president addresses calls to no precedent. >> if you give a woman or a man without his or her knowledge a drug, and then have sex with that person without consent that is rape. this country, any civilized country should have no tolerance for rape. >> he declined to talk about allegations because there are pending legal matters.
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the bill to impose sweeping tax hikes was approved and earlier today, dozens were detained during the exercises will take place in italy, spain and portugal. a civil rights group is demanding an apology of what it calls a racist image of sacramento's mayor. >> the local chapter is demanding an apology over this. an image appearing in sacramento
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news and review the cover shows a sweaty and nervous kj reading against the publication. >> his lips large, illuminated. his head on the side. >> the president of the naacp calls it bigoted and goes on to say the images of the mayor reenforces negative stereo types. >> this is in reference to others that he takes it for african americans at that time. >> there are allegations of the misuse per training to the national conference of black
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mayers. saying these are based on a photo of the mayor. >> the sacramento naacp is scheduled to hold a news conference to discuss these images >> a rock and roll star turned activist. >> coming up why the (scal): good day, m'lady! i am sir-can-a-lot, here to save you from another breakfast bore. wake up those eggs with glorious spam! see what spam can! do... at spam.com
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once just a hard core rock and roller the drummer for chicago is a leading antitobacco activist. thanks to a bout with lung cancer he performs without a loss. >> i've been blessed with a lung capacity considering i'm now minus two thirds of my right
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lung. like many partying and smoking cigarettes is just part of the gig. now he is a rare survivor, his band has gone tobacco free. >> if i can contribute to preventing anyone having to go through what i went through. >> the 64-year-old testified before congress and >> just don't smoke. don't. i mean don't even experiment. i mean, it's just not worth it. costs are too dear. >> after all, after his
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own close call he knows the band plays on only if his heart beats. >> two celebrities are on the list of hones. quite impressive. >> yes. >> just ahead protecting k 9 officers. >> training putting the pooches first. >> thu my name is mary molina and i'm a pipeline engineer for pg&e in the sacramento region. new technology is being used in all facets of the company and what we do. pg&e is employing these technologies as an investment to the system for the long run. we're not just going to roll up and go home because we live here and we work here and we care about the work and we care about doing it right. we all have the same goals to make the system safe and to make the community safe.
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safes in the east bay. the dog has protective gear. >>ed pralt raises money with a dog wash. >> the dog could be seen via infrared >> the light could be green or invisible. >> during a search command post can see live time. >> when police are chasing a real bad guy he will have reason to be scared.
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>> after the crook is in handcuffs, the dogs need protection from nature. >> they have long hair, they're prone to heat injuries. >> a cloud connected sensor watches the temperature of the car. if it gets too hot the windows roll down and the app alerts officers. >> that is what we use the dog for. because of their nose. >> they make good cops >> yes, they do. >> we do have fog continuing to form on the coastline. 99 in sacramento. we'll have a mild warm and hot
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day. upper 80s inland. here is the accu-weather forecast. sunday a slight chance of showers back to a summer spread on monday. >> that would be nice. >> thank you. >> there is a lot to talk with about. >> we'll have a live report with collin rush. and he ?e
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for over 60,000 california foster children, having necessary school supplies can mean the difference between success and failure. the day i start, i'm already behind. i never know what i'm gonna need. new school new classes, new kids. it's hard starting over. to help, sleep train is collecting school supplies for local foster children. bring your gift to any sleep train and help a foster child start the school year right. not everyone can be a foster parent but anyone can help a foster child.
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annual espy awards are happening tonight at microsoft theater and golden state warriors are up for a team.
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>> a beloved space if you're a warriors fan there is nothing but love for the franchise. >> did you hear >> this is tremendous. >> the u.s. womens' soccer team is going to be between you and them. so fresh, they've got it. we're happy for sure. >> this just feels so
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good. so we're having fun. >> go, bears all the way. >> now you're with a new team. >> yes. i'm happy and not too shabby. >> i'm happy to be with the new york geents. that is about half of size of his palm.
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23 espy awards. shu, back to you in the studio. >> great job buddy. let's go to las vegas. he had 20 points, trailed by seven at the haf half. and to round two to face the knicks. 2015 masters and u.s. open champion is taking grand slam.
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and sure i'm aware. i like to study the history of golf. i think it's special. what this year's thoughts are to the team. and so, i'm sure embracing that opportunity. it will be about how can i bring this championship down to just another event. today, a $70 million contract extension. this is who ared to say but he's worth every penny. i have to say salaries have gotten a lot larger.
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>> they're huge. >> yes. yes. >> yes. yes. >> join us tonight at 9:00. people may have just been told to stop watering their lawn at 9:00. >> then, someone is cutting fiber optic cables. then, three hours of espys. >> good stuff. >> look for breaking news. >> we appreciate your time. from all of us here thanks for joining us we'll see you at 9:00 and 11:00.
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this is "jeopardy!" please welcome today's contestants -- an account executive originally from kansas city, missouri... a playwright from los angeles, california... and our returning champion a stay-at-home dad from falls church, virginia... whose 1-day cash winnings total... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! thanks, johnny. hi, folks. a stay-at-home dad who made his knowledge pay off handsomely on yesterday's program -- over $26,000. john and alyson, welcome. pick up those signaling devices. hopefully,
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you will use them often in this first round of play, which today features these categories. starting off with... each correct response beginning with that letter. next, some variety for you... followed by... and finally, we want you to... chronological order for us. ben. start with wordplay-pourri for $200. john. what is... nope. [ laughs ] wrong. ben. what is a madame? madame, yes. wordplay-pourri for $400. john. what is plump? that's it. pop culture, $200.

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