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know -- forwarding datea. >> did anyone mention uber faces a fine and suspension? >> the fact is that this is disrupting the old order. >> finding a new order is one jeb bush asked to visit thumb tack. the website connects consumers who need jobs to contractors what want to do them. reporters have heard multiple versions of the message. >> a lot of times they'd like to point out he gets this new economy. that he understands uber and that innovation and sharing economy is the future.
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>> i think one of the major issues that is a campaign seems to be engaging with is the nature of jobs and growth in our future. >> local businesses arrival fanned flames of concern. >> they're not on the side of law abiding businesses. >> this driver awaited him. >> what did it say? >> >> what a surprise. >> it's worth saying that the uber driver told us he's a democrat. here is what bush had to say about his father who suffered a broken neck vertebrae in maine last night.
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>> he fell. he can't walk he was being picked up a big guy now. he fell and fractured the second vertebrae. he's fine, thanks to god. he's in pain and discomfort. he's in good shape. >> the elder bush remains in the hospital and doctors say he never lost consciousness they plan to let the injury heal without surgery. >> jeb bush is the highest rated republican in the new poll of u.s. hispanic voters the it shows 92% of the voters are very likely to vote next year. 35% for florida senator marco rubio. only 7% said they'd vote for
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donald trump who called mexican immigrants drug dealers and rapists. >> i hope. drivers can't wait. you have to watch. >> the clock is ticking for east bay officials in efforts to build a new stadium complex for raiders and the a's.
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laura? >> this process appears to be going down to the wire. >> time is running out on officials trying to come up with a policy plan before it's too late. >> it's taken forward but i think we're getting closer to making it work. >> this fan, and the teams get a better experience. >> with a monday deadline looming it was a day of closed door meetings as city officials prepared a response to developers proposal. >> and this is important to the community. >> this will still happen here in oakland. >> plan calls for construction of two separate stadiums on the
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existing property. >> next month, in mexico, owners are expected to draw up a preliminary plan for a team possibly the raiders to move to los angeles. >> fires broke out monday night and wednesday afternoon on the eastern span of the bridge. crews have been told to start work away from bridge joints. >> the fire department is being criticized for slow ambulance response times. a report says ambulances
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aren't responding quickly enough. >> people who live in the western part of san francisco may have longer waits for ambulances than people who live say in downtown part of san francisco. >> the civil grand jury calls out department brass and the fire department says it will respond within 60 days. 33 people have been charged with insurance fraud in santa clara county. an investigator uncovered it noticing a pattern of accident claims under insurance policies but shortly before the incident often using fictitious names, prosecutors claim the suspects intentionally crashed cars into each other and collected insurance pay out. >> this man a 69-year-old has been charged with practicing
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medicine without a license and accused of abuse and dispensing dangerous drugs. investigators were tipped off by a woman with late stage cancer who said she'd been scammed out of thousands of dollars by a man claiming to be able to treat her cancer naturally. officials in looking for a inmate at watsonville prison. >> a woman says the frozen embryos her ex-husband wants destroyed are her only chance to be a biological mother made her case san francisco courtroom today. >> my client is a very private man. it's unfortunate that dr. lee involved the media in this case. >> dr. lee is mimi lee, the woman fighting her her embryos
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she and her former husband had them frozen in 2010. they signed a form saying embryos would be destroyed if they'd divorced but the 46-year-old broke down crying saying quote those embryos are my last chance to have my own babies. her ex-husband steven finley wants the agreement enforced and so does ucsf. in court, the hospital's attorney tried repeatedly to get lee to say she read and understood the consent forms. but she says she quote, glanced at them and feels the documents like the medical directive she deals with can be broken and changed. >> when you talk about what is at stake for ucsf? >> a medical expert says the case is unfortunate and believes there may need to be new regulations. >> we think with new modern
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technologies created all kinds of solutions to our infertility or desires to have a child. but in fact, they create also a lot of problems. >> mimi lee returns to the stand tomorrow. in san francisco abc7 news. >> now, to the california drought. bay area homeowners are reacting to strict water regulations limiting how much lawn new homes and commercial developments can have. abc7 news is live in dublin. >> new regulations will affect new homes and businesses. we found homeowners that are more than willing to provide. recycled water tanks are on homes.
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>> i pulled plants from different areas. mexico south africa, western australia. >> now, neighbors are asking her for tips. >> i thought, sure. >> the california water commission is implementing new rules reducing grass around new homes from a third of the area down to a quarter. these include reductions around public developments. and now, with the drought it's needed. the neighbor is one of the first clients. >> you know just our consideration for the environment, we decided to let the grass grow out.
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>> she hopes she'll be changing minds. gone are the days of sprawling green lawns. >> it should be gorgeous. >> a new kind of beautiful. compliant with new state standards. >> still ahead the final front yooeshgs challenging facing the aerospace industry. >> the day of the races, abc7 news defends the u.s. national drone racing championship. >> spencer christian as our heat continues. we can expect a rise in humidity. and later tonight how doctor 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
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new at 6:00, police announced arrest of a man in a fatal shooting on the south end of the city. he is accused of homicide, and police say he shot and killed marco flores in the coyote valley area. next three days, silicon valley is hosting some of the names in the space industry.
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>> all of whom are committed to doing business in outer space. >> he is at the new space conference talking about the launch vehicle and how it can transform the space. >> when every country but also every company and every university has a chance, some people are going to approve the ideas. >> they say it gives them a chance to talk to those who can be their customers. >> we need people who have been entrepreneurs and done advice in other sectors.
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>> others say it's high risk to develop systems to get that reliability by flying and opening that up. >> in san jose, abc7 news. >> to the wild word of motor sports. drone racing started in sacramento. >> we're small and mighty. flying up to 70 miles per hour. >> do you think you've been a competitor? >> it's an honor.
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>> this is competing in a time of racing. >> and the better idea to make this video about it. >> the video has 2 million views. and pilots see the view from the sky. >> if crash you're going to break. after a crash this is where koptors wind up. what fell off? >> a video
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transmitter. >> et comes down to practice, these guys are putting in 3, 4 hours per day. >> here there is one difference. >> in sacramento, abc7 news. >> what appears to be coming our way, maybe showers coming our way. low clouds and fog rushing over the bay in some spots.
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here you can see stacking low clouds there. these are 64 degrees in san francisco. mid-70s in mountain view. upper 70s in morgan hill. and looking at partly sunny skies over downtown san francisco. temperatures 71 in napa and santa rosa. and there is a slight chance of showers on monday. here is a large ridge of high pressure bringing us mostly sunny skies. we'll start at 5:00 saturday afternoon.
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there is a good chance of showers late saturday into midnight on sunday. sunday we'll see high clouds and increasing humidity sunday afternoon. this may kick up and produce a chance of showers. overnight, low clouds and fog at the coast is locally beyond into mid-60s, sunny skies, and warm conditions. mid-80 s to 90. north bay highs about 84. east bay, and 77 in oakland.
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inland east bay, 90s tomorrow low to mid-90s. here is the accu-weather forecast. maybe monday clouds increasing. will be warm with highs inland up to 90 again. there is a slight chance of showers sunday. >> if i cross my fengers will that do anything? >> thank you. >> thank you. >> coming up next opening night at a new san francisco
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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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federal investigations are underway on both coasts after separate lasering incidents. laysers were pointed at 11 airplanes landing in newark last night and at mineta san joes international airport, pilots reported a laser beam shining at their plane. officials say they're looking into the crimes. >> the fbi says fbi workers are using their security clearance
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to sneak drugs on to planes. and it doesn't stop at drugs how guns and explosives are getting on flights. >> six flags did its coverry kingdom says it will silence it's iconic wooden roller coaster. the park says it will be closing it on august 16th. and no replacement has been announced. >> everything you wanted to know about the tender loin district is in one place. visitors will find photos and
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art work dating back to 1906. >> we continue to work to revitalize the work. when you got nothing you still got art. >> the first event about the history of the gay and lesbian movement starts in just a few minutes. >> just ahead another shocking shooting. this time the target is a military and four u.s. marines paid the ultimate price. >> a verdict from colorado. a jury
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the gunman responsible for the deadly aurora colorado shooting massacre was found guilty today. james holmes showed no reaction as the judge read the lengthy
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verdict this afternoon. he is convicted of killing 12 movie goers and wounding 70 others. >> it's just good. it's just closure. it's finally over. justice for john. and maybe i can make sure we put this behind us. >> the case enters the penalty phase, jurors must decide if he should be put to death or serve life in prison. fbi is taking the lead on a national security investigation into today's chattanooga shooting. officials identified mohammed youssef abdulazeez has the gunman. >> this is a sad day for the united states. >> crime scene tape barricades a recruiting center after a gunman opened fire. >> it's is incomprehensible to
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see what happened and the way that individuals who proudly serve our country were treated. the fbi says the 24-year-old went to two places and targeted service members. >> brutally attacked members of the armed services. >> witnesses say the shooter sprayed bullets through the glass doors he lifted up his arms with a big gun. one shot, then endless shots. >> seven miles away, the gunman fired shots into a navy reserve sentcenter center killing marines. >> it is a heart breaking circumstance to be killed in this fashion. >> the shooting prompted hospitals, schools, and offices to be on lock down. law enforcement tracked down
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youssef and killed him in a shootout the fbi will take the lead to determine what motivated the gunman to kill. >> we're conducting this as a, as an act of domestic terrorism. >> the suspect in last month's massacre in a south carolina church will remain jailed until his trial next year. he did not seek bond in a court hearing today the judge said he would not have granted it if requested. he faces nine counts of murder and three counts of attempted murder. the attorneys for a teenager shot and killed by police in pleasant onare accusing police of covering up the facts. attorneys say there are inconsistencies in the reports. police could not be reached for
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comment. . h.a memorial will be held on 8:00 p.m on friday. president obama became the first sitting u.s. president to tour a prison. he talked to six nonviolent drug offenders and shared his experiences experiences. >> these are young people who made mistakes that aren't that different than the mistakes i made and mistakes that a lot of you guys make. the difference is that they didn't have support structures that would allow them to survive those mistakes. >> he vowed to overhaul prison sentencing including altering minimum sentencing guidelines. >> and under california's drought rules against pumping too much water the order claims
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the district has been taking water it doesn't have the right to use. westside's attorney says it complied and that the order was issued to retaliate against the district challenging the state's pumping rules in court. >> this is what people have seen last month. the lack of an agreement kept united employees from working on the flights. >> we may be union flight attendants but because we're under different union contracts, we can't fly together until we negotiate one contract. >> in a statement, the spokesperson says the airline remains committed to reaching an agreement. money matters, solid gains on
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wall street. this after the addition of three miller new subscribers. shares rose today as well, after reporting better than expected second quarter earnings. tomorrow ebay spins off pay pal as a separate company. it won't start trading stock until monday. google says 1 self driveing car has been involved in an accident that injured one, saying one of its suvs was rear ended. google says it car kaz stopped sensors show the other car didn't brake. >> special olympics flame of hope came through the south bay this
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a drug being tested here in the bay area could offer help for an often >> after decades in a beauty supply business she was quick to notice a bump on her foot. >> being just said okay i'll just chip away at this. it's fine. and off i went. >> but the bump didn't go away. and after a diagnosis of mel melanoma melanoma. she turned to st. mary's medical center. that is when she was recommended a drug from amgen. she says it's injected into the tumor, and uses a genetically modified version of the herpes
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virus to break down the cells. >> it would target to the tumor cells, and not go to the normal cells. >> fewer than 20% of the patients experience the full benefit, she says the drug showed ability to shrink both injected tumors and satellite tumors with multiple tumors on her foot, her odds of survival were less than 5050. >> we injected both of those tumors every two weeks and over that period, they gradually went away. and they went away completely. >> the doctor believes it may be combined with other newly emerging drugs to enhance the affect. in the meantime, laurie is back running her retail stores, cancer free for five years. >> did this drug save my life?
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>> if you're planning a trip to lake tahoe there is good and bad news, recent rains created a fabulous show but the lake could be headed into record low territories. >> check out the mountain tops around the basins now, you can see tiny white patches, meaning almost no snow to provide runoff. levels are so low, there is no way you can get of a boat up to piers and have you to walk through shallow water before you can think about trying to plant. >> as much as we've had late rains it still doesn't replace that vital snow pack.
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>> another heavy dose of showers in the last couple weeks that wasn't enough to lift restrictions at camp grounds but set the stage for a show. >> the u.s. forest service says there are reports of abundant flowers. these flowers are at the scene of the massive angora fire eight years ago. that opened up the ground to sunlight. >> we're starting to see sort of post fire recovery. >> tourism officials are projecting the number of visitors. there is plenty to do. one thing not on the agenda is rafting.
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the water is so low, it's warmer than usual. that is killing a lot of trout. some are urging others not to hit the river. >> we're going to be able to manage this back into success. it's going to take a while and patience and it's going to take water. >> if you're interested in seeing the wildflowers, the floorest service suggests you go up as soon as possible. how is the heat looking? >> looks like it's going to carry foo the weekend. mainly sunny skies, inland, we do have clouds along the coastline. looking down to the south we can see that troem enrique is just about fizzled.
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there is a powerful storm happening and now a strong storm, it's projected path moves northward. will weaken into a tropical depression but may take moisture and high clouds. so back through conditions for tomorrow highs 102 in fresno. 107 down in palm springs here in the bay area, mid to upper 60s on the coast and low to mid-90s inland. and here is the accu-weather forecast. notice how heat inland will not recede until next week. and sunday it's going to feel muggy or humid. and we have a slight chance of showers on monday. and we can only hope we have bigger showers. this week aids walk will be held in three days so this
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sunday to register >> perfect. >> over to collin now. >> you know what is hot? that red carpet. it's 120 degrees. let's talk golf. they battled it up in the u.s. open now, doing it out in round one of the british, leaving tiger woods and for over 60,000 california foster children, having necessary school
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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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one thing is clear dustin johnson including a heart breaking loss in his rear view mirror. tiger woods post round but there is nothing nice about his performance. four over 567 times am bur on
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open championship history. and playing alongside by ten strokes. and eagle on five, interesting man in golf. minis five in contention again. and johnson trails johnson by one. today's leaders tee off
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and the weather can turn. >> you have to use your imagination a lot when you're out there. >> that will be interesting. last night i was fortunate enough to cover the espy awards. warriors there in full force. this ises first time thing from the players and like the finals they rose to the occasion. >> thank you guys. >> absolutely. >> and you can go upstairs. >> get a lot of comments? little bit. >> first show intervention with draymon, he told me about steve kerr's bad
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back. >> that is the beauty of winning. when you win, everybody gets rewarded. and i saw half of the team there last night. and is really flattering. >> the former coach phil jackson launching his next take on the warriors. he 11 to move into the quarter final. a's at home hosting twins. giants are on the road in
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arizona. four and a half back thanks to an unexpected condition. >> in order to get where they want to go he has been more than that. and spencer, check this out. day 12, tour de france. and lightning, thunder and and this abc7 sports report brought to you by bank of the west. oh, >> yes. >> be sure to join us tonight
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and we're going to show you the largest winged dinosaur ever discovered. then workers struggling drugs through bay area airports. tonight a gaping new security hole that may be putting passengers at risk. and we havestay with us for abc7 news at 11:00. and a community where people are locking up their garden hoses. from the entire news team, good night.
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this is "jeopardy!" today's contestants are -- an adjunct professor of history and american studies from bethlehem, pennsylvania... an editorial assistant from new york, new york... and our returning champion a stay-at-home dad from falls church, virginia... whose 2-day cash winnings total... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! [ cheers and applause ] thank you, johnny. this is an interesting group of challengers we have today. christianne has this lengthy title, this great designation
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very serious. and jennifer is here obviously, auditioning for "dancing with the stars." [ laughter ] so we're happy to welcome you two here. good luck to you. and you, too, ben. ben: thank you. let's go to work in this first round, shall we? here are the categories. first... isn't it? yeah... you have to name the current state where the main action in the film occurs. and finally, you get to deal with... all right, ben off you go. let's try oxymoronic for $200, please. ben. what is a host? no. jennifer.

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