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>> announcer: abc 7 news starts right now. >> good afternoon and thank you for joining us. >> that breaking news is out of morinne county this afternoon. >> three people have been arrested for the death of 67-year-old steve carter who was shot to death while walking his dog. >> wayne friedman is following the story and joining us live with the very latest on it. wayne? >> reporter: there's still a lot we don't know. but the big news is the headline, and that headline is big. as you said, police in portland, oregon, made arrests at roughly 2:15 this afternoon. three people, two men, one woman, for the murder of yoga instructor steve carter monday night while hiking. the names, the motives, the details still too fresh who
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apologize for not yet having more information. here's some of what he did say. >> we don't know their identity right now. we haven't confirmed that. once we have that information, that is something we'll release in the future. the primary concern of this was to ease the mind of the people. obviously, the second thing is to commend all of those who came forward to help in this investigation. >> take a look here at the photograph from video of those three suspects that was taken in a point ray's gas station roughly half an hour after the murder on monday night. the sheriff cast a wide net. the public helped them track the suspects to portland. there was a car that saw them with a video camera and apparently, the sheriff's department used gps technology inside that stolen vehicle to pin point their location. there are no specifics on that. he did say the suspecteds were in the car when they were arrested.
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he said the suspects did not resist. at this hour, once again, sheriff's deputies are en route to portland oregon to question those suspects. depend on whether they waive their rights, it could be a matter of days or hours whether they come back to morinne county. the sheriff's office hopes have more information on them and their motives. >> the body of a missing hiker was found this morning down a hillside in dry creek pioneer regional park. the bicyclist disappeared after he went for a ride last night. his wife reported missing around 10:15 p.m.
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investigators do not suspect foul play. >> a sfisherman has found the body of a boater. the contractor and sales forces i.t. organization sky 7 was over the search earlier this week. police say he was with seven other people on a team building exercise for sales force when their boat started taking on water. the others managed to swim ashore. >> a construction crew bussed a small fire this afternoon. fire crews responded quickly and contained the fire to one wall. all the 59 children and 13 aadulthoods inside the center are okay. all the kids and the adults received pink firefighter helmets after they were evacuated. >> new details have been released about the shooter in last week's deadly rampage in an oregon community college. police revealed today that 26-year-old christopher harmer
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mercer had been wounded by two plain clothes police detectives. the detectives were among the first to arrive at umpqua community college. eight stu students and a teache were killed. >> one step closer to solving a hit and run from september. the credit a tip from abc 7 news for helping them track down this vehicle they say may have been involved. police were in the process of interviewing the truck's owner. police say a man was critically hurt after being hit. >> firefighters now believe someone released pepper spray resulting in a hazmat call today. sky 7 hd shows emergency croup crews at the scene. 120 people were evacuated, one person was taken to the hospital, overcome, aparentally, by the fumes. the fire department responded
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after getting report of a strange odor. >> the menlo park library is closed because of a possible bedbug infestation. the library will be thoroughly cleaned before it reopens. palo alto and berkley had to close libraries because of infestations. >> a home owner is defending his decision to cut down a 130 foot tree himself. nick galucci says he considers himts a tree expert, claiming he's worked in the field. firefighters responded when the tree shifts close to power lines. arborists spent five hours securing this massive pine and then eventually bringing it down. he says he received an original estimate of $5,000 and is still ne fwoeshuating a final price.
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so much people say they're having a very tough time breathing. >> chris win has the story from san carlos. >> these are the piles of debris many people are talking about. >> it's gross, the things that they put garbage out there: >> last friday, neighbors noticed dirt and other materials dumped here. over the weekend, some started complaining of headaches, dizziness and strange smells in the air. they're now trying to protect themselves. >> so where did the debris come from? a contractor working on the nearby 4.5 sanitation improvement project dumped the debris believing it was the site designated. however, that nfrgs turned out to be wrong. after getting complaints from numerous residents, public works crew stepped in and covered the
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piles with tarp. the city says it's going to bill the contractor for the work. >> we have a lot of small children of all ages. we're just happy that they're doing something to protect us and the families here. >> the contractor hopes to have all the material hauled out by the end of the day. neighbors say it can't come soon enough. >> and it's good to see that they're cleaning its up. it shouldn't have been dump there had in the first place. especially so close to neighborhoods and downtown. >> city officials will notify low equal residents when the results come back. >> all right, it looks great again behind us. >> spencer christian has a look old with the forecast. >> a lovely, lovely early october day with temperatures just a little built above average for this time of year. here's a look at live doppler 7 hd. a few high clouds around, but it certainly is a mainly sunny sky and a very, very plez sant day. and here are some current
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temperature readings. 70 degrees across the bay. san jose, 75. 85 at morgan hill and 64 at halve moon bay. this is how it looks at the golden gaet bridge. it's 77 degrees right now in santa rosa and napa 81. check out the inland east bay. livermore, 88, concord, 83. fair field, 86, but pleasantly so. oh, this is a tower again looking out over san francisco. and this is our first forecast. we'll see some overnight fog developing and some high clouds, as well. some low louclouds will linger the morning hours. ranging from around 70 at the coast to upper 80s inland. and it looks like this warm pattern is going to be with us for a while. it may even get a little bit warmer by the end of the forecast period. i'll have the accuweather seven day forecast.
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>> the dmv is cracking down on long bathroom breaks. filing a grievance after management began deducting pay for bathroom breaks longer than 7 minutes. the call center has been concerned about employees spending too much time away from their desk. >> tiff talk from governor jerry brown today. the issue that has him all fired up. >> and new at 4:30, the new terrorist threats like isis getting their hands on some very dangerous enough. >> 7 on your side michael finney is taking your questions on twitter and facebook.
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abc 7 news reporter joins us live from mission street with the latest. >> reporter: hey, alma, this is one of those specially treated walls. the department of public works says so far, so good. the pilot program is working, so they're adding more. >> it looks like this building in san francisco's tenderloin is being spray painted. but, actually, it's the latest in a pilot program now expanding. it's being coated with a urine repel lant. and there's a sign saying hold it, this wall is not a public restroom. >> i'm not sure that the people that are peeing on the walls can read that small print. >> if the urine hits at the right angle, it splashes back. the department of public works says since july, nine walls have been coated. another eight are now being added with 11 more on the list. home owners can also request the service.
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officials say this alley is the one trouble spot that remains problematic. a resident says the stockton street tunnel also doesn't pass the sniff test. >> i can't say that it has. but it does smell better. >> 95% of the so called "pee walls" are doing the trick. and at about $200 a pop, it's much less expensive than how the city usually responds. >> we have to send a steamer out. that's quite a huge cost that's being saifded. the city is also increasing the number of public toilets and the portable pit stop program to get people appropriate places to go. don fauk applauds that effort, but his affordable housing development also requested this pee wall. >> we really appreciate that the city has come up with this innovative new way. >> the pilot program continues through december. in san francisco, carolyn tyler,
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abc 7 news. >> governor brown signed a new bill today aimed at making california a leader in the fight against climate change. haze clouded the sky on a hill overlooking los angeles. the bill will require that half the electricity that you use come from renewable sources by 2030. governor brown also went out of this world to challenge his opponents. >> and i begin to think about pluto when i -- how far away it is and we can't be sure whether it's a planet or not. and that reminded me of the climate skeptics that don't quite get it. they're in political pluto and we're going to have to bring them back to earth. where the rest of us live. pressure there the oil inu.s. day killed the provision. >> voeks can gone has a new board chairman amidst a scandal over emissions test rigging.
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the new ceo says it will begin recalling its emissions-cheating vehicles in germany in january. any u.s. recall will have to be approved by the earn vierntnvir protection agency. up to 11 million vehicles worldwide are affected. >> open-based pandora is making it easier to buy concert tickets. pandora says 80 million people use its free music streaming service every month. ticket slice sold 90 million tickets last year. >> job hunters met with potential employers today at the east bay's 19th annual hire event sponsored by abc 7 and the job journal.
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the job fair allows job seekers to meet with companies that are looking to fill positions. the organizations hiring private and public sector. direct hire event is november 4th in santa clara. >> halloween is more than just candy and costumes. for retailers, it's a big deal. it's the final stop before moving on to the crucial holiday shopping season. the national retail federation estimates americans will spend an average of $74 on halloween. shopping experts say small stores and big box retailers will be looking beyond october 31st. >> four in ten americans say that they begin holiday shopping before halloween. so for retailers, it's an extremely important time of year to get the attention of both halloween shoppers and the early bird holiday shoppers. >> this year's hottest costume trends include the minons and star wars for the kids and political candidates and
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superheroes for adults. >> i haven't picked mine yet. >> still debating. it's time for another check on our weather. >> i may go with spencer christian. >> oh, there you go. >> we have some lovely weather here today. sunny skies with a few thin, high clouds around. milder than average for this time of year. here's the view from our east bay hills camera. and here's a look at our forecast features. partly cloudy tonight. we'll see warm days ahead into next week and this dry pattern we have will last for at least the next seven days. here's the satellite radar come poz sieve. and there's a hurricane spinning harmlessly as far as the bay area is concerned northward into the cooler waters of the pacific. we have warm winds with a few high clouds. let's take a look at what else is coming our way for the week
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ahead, we'll look at san jose as our indicator of the high temperature trend. notice the average high this time of year in san jose, 77 degrees. for the next few days, highs will be just a few degrees above average and then rising up into the mid to upper 80s early next week. and most of the bay area will see a warm hch up ermly next week. air show performances occur thursday, friday and saturday among mainly sunny skies. now, let's get back to the tropical pacifics. another look at the cat goir two storm right now. a very powerful storm, but it's far away from any populated area. back to the bay area overnight, a little bit lower in the north bay valleys. and then tomorrow, look for high
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temperatures at a very similar range to what we have today, up to about 70 on the coast. mid to upper 80s inland. not much change will occur through the current pattern. and then monday and tuesday, a bit of a warm-up. maybe even into the low 90s and mid 70s on the koegs. so the mild almost summer-like pattern continues into next week. >> thank you so much, spencer. >> coming up here next, new use for one of san francisco's old buss. how it could help in a disaster. >> and celebrating fleet week, what you need to know before the weekend. >> abc 7 is honoring hispanic heritage month with posts to our instagram feed. sandra partners with local groups to develop housing in these communities.
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you just heard the sound of an ambubus. these two buss carry riders all around san francisco for many years. now, they'll keep rolling as mobile emergency rooms. each is capable of treating and moving at least 12 patients. >> the same level of care that would be provided on a paramedic ambulance is provided inside the bus. we can use it for an event like asiana 214. you can use it as a stationary medical platform for large scale, special events. >> the giant's parade.
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>> now, these buss can move patients from the hospital or nurzing home needs to be evacuated in a hurry. >> beginning tomorrow, fans will get a chance to tour some of the u.s. and canadian naval ships in town. sky 7 hd was over pier 80 today where two vessels are already docked. also happening tomorrow, this is video of the fa 18 hornets arriving at oakland air port where they're staging for this week's fleet week celebration. it takes place saturday and sunday joining 12:30 both days. >> abc 7 news viewers have already been sending us pictures. we want to see how you're celebrating the rest of the week. take a photo and share it with
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us. we'll show it on air or at abc 7 news dot com. >> the u.s. surgeon general joined local students in a push to make streets safer. abc 7 news was there as the group left the playground and headed uphill towards spring valley elementary school. today's stroll was part of a global effort called international rock and roll to school day. organizers want to improve traffic safety so more parents will let their children walk to school. >> america should be a place where everyone can walk or wheelchair roll to school safely. >> traffic is the most dangerous. the top one is speed and second is failing to yield to pedestrians. >> some school and community leaders helping police use their radar guns so they can clock the speed of drivers heading into the broadway tunnel. >> interesting. abc 7 news at 4 continues to support the work of an artist
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taking a look at the headlines at 4:30. we have breaking news. police have arrested three people in portland including two allegedly captured on surveillance video for the killing of a yoga teacher. investigators say the gps from the victim's stolen car led them to the suspects as well as tips from the kunty. steve carter was shot monday night while he was walking his dog on a hiking trail near fair dm fax. abc 7 news reporter vick lee spoke with the friend carter was saying with in morinne county. carter spent his last night alive with his wife and friends. you can watch vick's exclusive interview on abc 7 news at 5 clook chlts
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as promised, work continues where an artist was sot and kills last week. laura anthony is live with us tonight. >> reporter: hi, alma. the artists just packing up paints and supplies. they are finished now. the concept was actually conceived by local middle school students. it's only fitting they join in today to make sure their memory lives on. >> with professional artists joining in to finish and it was the scene of such tragedy last week. >> why do you think oakland
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needs the message of peace. >> to stop the violence. >> participation of the students and the children. it's very poshlt. they're going to be proud of what they're doing. this is going to stand here. >> 27-year-old artist antonio ramos was shot and killed while painting near this very spot. >> i believe that, you know, showing down it's okay. coming down here, it's okay. you can still come out and help out your community. >> oakland police released this photo of a person of interest wanted in connection with ramos' murder. in oakland, abc 7 news. >> in south carolina, some residents are returning home to assess the damage after historic flooding there. but the danger is not over. at least 17 people have been killed in the flood.
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south carolina's governor says 62 dams across the state are being monitored. at least 13 have already failed. the national guard is using chinook held kopters to help repair dams. . >> the coast guard will end its search tonight from 33 missing members. it sank last thursday off the bahamas. searchers found a body in a survival suit and other debris. the coast guard's search to cross a 300 square mile area of the atlantic ocean near the bahamas. >> a new investigation finds a
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threat coming from eastern europe in the country of muldova. police say there's a thriving black market for radioactive materials and that smugglers are trying to sell the deadly products to terror groups like isis. live in washington with more. >> a police raid on suspected smugglers of radioactive materials. this dramatic video released in the tiny eastern european country of muldova. investigators believe criminal gangs are getting their potentially deadly goods from hospitals, uranium which could be used to make a dirty bomb. >> there would be few if any immediate casualties. it should shut down an urban area. the capitol of the united states for years. >> the f.b.i. helps in these undercover sting operations. four of them in the last five years.
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police say the accused smugglers were looking nor for buyers from extremist groups that would target the u.s. in these cases, terrorist groups were not involved. but experts believe it's only a matter of time before the alleged smugglers reach their intended clients. >> there are thousands of sites in dozens of countries that have big supplies of radioactive material. the country we're most worried about is russia. there alone there are hundreds of sites with this kind of material. and it's a corrupt, dysfunctional government. >> because of tension with the west, rush sha pulled out of an agreement to better secure. investigators say there's no way to know how much has made igts way on to the black market. >> president obama is apologizing to doctors without borders for the u.s. air attack that hit a hospital in afghanistan. the president spoke to the group's international presidential this morning on the phone about the bombing that
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killed 22 people. white house spokesman says the president offered his condolences and promises an investigation is underway. >> the president assured dr. lu that the department of defense investigation current lly undery would provide a thor reobjective accounting of the facts. >> the white house says president obama also spoke with afghan president and pledged to keep working closely with his country. >> new numbers of what could be swing states. registered democrats favor former secretary of state. clinton lead both vermont senator bernie sanders. you can also check out the university's poll of registered republicans. donald trump leads a larger field in florida, ohio and pennsylvania.
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retired neurosurgeon ben carson ranks second in all three states. that poll reveals local preferencings, too. in florida, former governor jeb bush trail the front runners. and in ohio, governor john kaisich is third. >> one has a connection to the bay area. thomas lindall, paul modrich were recognized for their work on dna repair. nobel officials say the winners have health researchers explore how to beat cancer. lendall says he thought it was a hoax when he got the call before breakfast this morning. >> the tweet that made her famous. we'll hear about how she found out hanks was looking for her. >> i'm still taking your
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a local tv station found laurn whitmore, a senior. whitmore appeared on good morning america this morning to explain how she found out. >> i'm not even on twitter. >> i'm not on twitter. my professor asked me. i'm sitting in the library trying to get home work done yesterday and i get an e-mail with a little link to twitter. you're famous. >> whitmore says she has not heard from hanks' office because she'll have to pay $20 for a new idea. >> the latest weather update. hi, spencer. >> things are looking great. and they will continue to look great for a while. we have sunny skies with a few high clouds around. there's no rain on the way which is really not guilty great news because we could use the rain. but we have lovely weather. across the 48 continuous states tomorrow, mainly sunny and dry. showers will fall over the great
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lakes into nm nmt. the rest of the nation looks fairly calm and mild. across the state of california, mild to warm, i should add, with highs up to 89 degrees tomorrow. 101 in palm springs. look for highs tomorrow ranging from arnold 70 on the coast to mid and upper 80s in our inland areas and is that's great news for folk that is want to enjoy the remabder of fleet week because things are looking good for the aerial displays, all the air shows and everything, skies will be clear. >> fabulous. >> great to hear. thanks, spencer. >> oh, boy, the girl who can't stop sneezing. what doctors think it might be. >> a breast-feeding battle where one woman says she was told to go and why she says hey, that's not okay.
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. a strange medical mystery. why is a child sneezing incessantly. she's unable to stop and doctors don't know why. >> sneezing nearly nonstop, 12,000 times a day. kat lynn says it started suddenly three weeks ago. >> it's really painful. >> and has since taken over her life. >> she can't go to school. and can't really do anything normal. i mean, it's affected everything. >> the 12-year-old isn't the first to suffer like this. >> it is stressing. >> sneezing five years ago was finally diagnosed as a symptom known as pandas and treated. doctors stir don't know what's behind caitlin's case.
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>> she described a funny feeling before having to make movements and sounds and then got better averwards. that is very suggestive of ticks. >> whether that turns out to be the cause or not, they are confident they will find a way to help her to finally stop sneezing. >> this has taken a huge toll on my life. i want nothing more than for this to end. i just want it to be gone for good. >> doctors say they ruled out allergies and viruss. as they continue searching for answerings, they say now they prescribed the 7th grader a medicine to treat ticks. >> a new mother is complaining about being mistreated when needing to pump breast milk. they were the employees
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suggested she pump in the pet relief area. the airport doesn't have a designated nursing area. here in the bay area, providing facilities for new moms to breast-feed or pump inside terminal two at sfo. oakland doesn't have a dedicated lounge. >> hopts are doing a belter job of promoting. >> walmart is moving to a highly trafficked area in the store and another big house push. that could mean spots for protein bars near cash registers, eventually. other healthy efforts include free blood pressure and glucose levels saturday. u.s. hospitals have made significant improvements to breast-feeding support programs. the cdc says nearly twice as many have adopted a global stand around for support of breast-feeding before, during
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and after a new mom's hospital stay. more than half have comprehensive breast-feeding programs. pea nut butter getting shoved aside in the grocery isle. and each script says it will cover two new expensive cholesterol drugs. each costs around 14,000 dlarsz a year. that means the 25 million people whose prim vp prescription plans are managed by express scripts will be able to have those treatments between the two. from the naz dak, i'm jane king, here's to your health. >> time now for ask finney. answering questions by facebook, twitter and e-mail. i want to bring my mri to another doctor. can my doctor charge me to give a copy of my mri? >> yes, yes they can.
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there's an actual set of laws around there. we need to up date, like, fast. here's the rules. right now, for every page they copy, they're allowed to charge you 25 cents. and for an mri or any other ex-ray, then they're allowed to charge you their cost. well, clearly, the problem is we don't handle paper anymore. we need to set up some rule for that, like, for instance, a half an hour of staff time or something like that so they don't incur cost. but we don't have those laws yet. something to think about. >> carolync wants to know whether it is legitimate. >> kind of vague. at&t, they say what are the last four dings of your social security number. well, at&t is moving away from
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that and, instead, they want you to come up with a personal number of information, pin number. so they're sending out e-mails about that. now, keep in mind, bad guys know these e-mails are going out. so do not click on a link from any e-mail. i would go to the at&t web site or call at&t ask ask them where you should go. that's probably what you're talking about. it just sounds weird. >> the bank says they don't accept cash depoz sits because of mund laundering. really? >> we're a bank. we don't accept cash? that's ridiculous. here's the deal. it sounds more ridiculous than it actually is. they will no longer -- chase. was that chase? chase has a policy now where they will not put any cash money into anyone else's acount. they'll allow you to do it. you can take cash and put it into your account.
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but because that was your son's acount, they're not going to let you do it. as ewe know, all along, all banks have had to fill out massive pap ertwork if you put in more than $10,000 cash. many are coming up with their own rules. >> as long as they give me the casual when i ask for it. >> exactly. thank you so much. >> abc 7 news at 4:00 continues. up next, getting some sleep. why so many people are having trouble and the new inventions, rather, to help you finally get some much-needed rest. >> cheryl is here with a look at what's coming up on abc 7 news at 5:00. >> thank you so much. coming up next, the killing of an east bay church leader and the suspect arrested in berkley. plus, the home owner setting a dubious record. how do you use 1300 gallons of water every hour? those stories and more when dan and i join you for abc 7 news at 5:00.
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tonight on abc 7, it's nashville. of course, that's followed by abc 7 news at 11:00. an estimated 50-70 million americans have sleep disorders, according to the centers for disease control and prevention. that could impact productivity at work as well as your health. technology is starting to address the problem. david lily got the see what's in the would recollects. he is live in san jose. hi, david. >> hi, there, nothing like a plush comfortable bed to get a good night's sleep. but technology people think
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they've got some ideas, too, to help people who have restless nights. now, sleep is one factor, but so is the quality of sleep. so they've got some solutions in the pipeline. >> millions of americans can't sleep or get enough sleep. technology is the great hope to solve these issues. from devices that monitor your sleep patterns to a ring that can warn you you're having a low energy day. >> we're using monitoring devices that can go inside the bed, change the lighting, tell us about activity that can go in the day. it's truly amazing. >> google is using these pods to take a short, 15 minute rest. soothing music helps lull you to sleep. people with autism to relax and fall asleep is being tested on adults who say they've never slept better. >> the jentle vibration goes
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through your cranium to your inner ear and it's massaging the part of your brain that is responsible for your relaxation response. so you kind of calm down. >> a finnish company has designed a ring that analyzes pulse. it can warn you if you're not well rested. sleep experts are hoping to help solve sleep issues. >> it's really not a far-fetched concept. >> thank you so much for joining us. abc 7 news at 5:00 begins right now with cheryl and dan. >> all three suspecteds were arrested without incident.
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>> a break in the case of a murdered tiger. you'll want to hear what led to these arrests. >> and find out what family friends are telling only abc 7 news about the night before he died. >> also, tonight, the killer of a church leader and a suspected arrested in berkley. >> plus, the dog that is helping clean up a bay area library. >> i'm a board of arbitration c news meteorologist. a fine fall day here in the bay area. will it last for fleet week and your weekend? i'll let you know coming up. >> the suspect seen in this surveillance video are under arrest tonight. >> all three suspecteds were arrested without incident outside a community dining hall in the city of portland, oregon. >> good evening. i'm dan ashland. >> thanks so much for joining us. sheriff's deputy say those
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arrests were made because the community got invovrled. 67-year-old steve carter was a weld-known yoga instructor and recently moved back to the bay area with his wife so she could receive cancer treatment. all three suspects were arrested this afternoon in portland, oregon. they were described as drifters. >> today's technology is different. so many people are in possession of cameras in their cars, at their homes, at their businesses. and in this particular instance, those types of systems became crucial to basically the pursuit and apprehension of these three suspects. >> those three suspects now face multiple felony charges, including homicide and burglary. on their way to portland to interview those suspects. >> steve carter's family tells abc 7 news exclusively that they're relieved there's been an
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arrest and hope the suspecteds will get help. the 6 7-year-old tantra meditation teacher is being remembered by his family as a caring man who loves helping others. vick lee is live at the hiking trail with his family's reaction to today's developments. >> well, dan, before the arrest, steve carter's wife was asked by police if he had any enemies. she replied, no. and the family spokes man told me today that steve was a true humanitarian and the nicest person he had ever met. we asked him for his reaction on the arrest. here's his reaction and his wife's. >> it doesn't cahange the fact that someone great is gone. >> i think steve would want to make sure that they do, indeed, get the help they need. >> paul and mary al lis were close friends with steve carter and his wife. they met at the ecstatic living institute with steve, a well-known
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