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>> abc7 news starts right now with live, breaking news. >> and that breaking news involves the attacks on paris, gunfire and explosions. right now police outside the city are in the middle of a raid linked to the manhunt for the fugitive terrorist on the run. >> and breaking now here at home, not one, but two u.s. planes bound for paris are diverted after anonymous threats. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm ama daetz. katie has more. >> we will start first with the police raid. we want to show you quickly where this is happening. it is a suburb to the north of paris where the national stadium is located which of course was one of the targets on friday. authorities have at this hour confirmed to abc that he is the target of the operation and believed to be one of the
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master minds of the paris you a tacks. no confirmation whether he is in the apartment at the center of the raid. you can hear there sounds of gunfire captured on a witness' twitter video. this has been going on since 4:30 a.m. paris time. witnesses heard a barrage of gunfire at that time. then we understand there was a pause and then more gunfire. there are also reports of seven explosions and sounds of grenades going off. police say anti-terrorist officers are raiding an you a part meant -- an apartment where it is believed they are holed up. officers have exes -- exchanged gunfire with the suspects and several officers have been hurt. the mayor's office say residents have been offered safe refuge in city hall, but police ask everyone to stay inside with the windows closed. the other breaking news, two paris bound flights diverted after anonymous
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threats. air france confirming a plane from dulles airport was diverted to halifax, canada. the other plane had to be diverted to salt lake city. this is the video. local authorities are carrying outcome pleat inspections of the aircraft, the passengers and of course their luggage. and here now the plane in salt lake city and this is cell phone video. you can see the passengers evacuating the plane alongside him. he says it was two hours into the flight and there was an announcement that they were making an emergency landing. the plane received a threat by phone after takeoff. and now here is the airport police chief. >> everything went smoothly. for all we know this was a threat that came in. we didn't find anything to give this any credibility as to an actual threat that we have to the aircraft. our k-9 gave the all clear and
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we felt comfortable it was safe. >> the flight has been cleared to leave again for paris. and back quickly to the raid and we hear police reinforcements continue to arrive at the scene. we will bring you updates throughout this newscast and on twitter. abc7 news. >> katie, thank you for the update. the flight diversions we are talking about tonight obviously with good reason have passengers concerned. >> abc7 news reporter lilian kim is live at sfo with that part of the story. >> ama, there are no europe-pound -- europe-bound flights so they were headed to asia or south america and they are relieved because of that. the the bomb threats had people concerned and many say if they were heading to europe they would have considered cancelling their trip. >> i work in aerospace so i have a lot of businesses in europe. i think i think closer to home for us and i think definitely if i was going to europe i would have second thoughts. >> there are too many ways for the isis people to attack our
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aircraft. they are very dedicated. >> despite some concern among travelers sfo says nothing has changed as result of the air france bomb threats. everything is operating as it was before. live at sfo, lilian kim, abc7 news. >> lilian, thanks very much. >> tonight people across the state honored a csu student killed in the paris attacks. she was in a restaurant when the shootings began. abc7 news was at a vigil for her at sf state. students there talked about how they are affected by the changing world. the dean of students was there as well to let students know they have support no matter where they are. 35 students were in paris and none was injured. >> all of us were vulnerable to these atrocities. it is important to stay grounded in community and to honor them. of. >> dozens of people attended the vigil in her hometown of whittier.
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>> they created a twitter account to honor each of the 129 victims of the paris attacks. it is still a work in progress as they gather information and images of each of the victims. abc7 news was in town where william perry was in town for a book signing. we asked if isis could attack the united united states. >> i think they picked paris because it is an easier target. it would be harder to come to the united states. i have no doubt that we are in their gun sights as well. >> he served under president clinton. he says the u.s. should continue air assaults and make an effort to stop their flow of revenue. our coverage of the french terror attacks continues on our website, abc7news.com and our reporting is constantly updating with the latest breaking information and we are sending out the updates on twitter at abc7 news bay area. the paris attacks lead to
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the school alerting the fbi about graffiti on the playground. they believe it was the logo of a group called the 5 percent nation, an off shoot from the nation of islam. they do not believe it was a terrorist threat, but thisy -- but they are trying to determine if it was a hate crime. police picked up a student for soliciting it nude pictures of underage girls. abc7 news was at lincoln high school where some pictures were posted on instagram. school officials called police after a student come plassonned. the account was deleted, but lyanne melendez found similar pages and reported them to police. police only said the investigation is on going. chp investigators got their first look at a tour bus involved in a crash that injured 20 people. here is the video you will only see. investigators are checking out the bus wreckage. they require the bus to be registered with the public utilities commission. but they say they were never told about the bus so it was
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never inspected by the chp. the management company says the bus passed inspection with its mechanics on october 25th and it is legally registered with the dmv. first dung nuss crab, and now there is concern about the safety of other bay area seafood. >> one in four fish we sampled sold for human consumption have microplastic in it. >> still ahead, the popular trash that is putting plastic in our food. >> and a tender moment between a father and son in paris. when you see it you will understand why it is being shared around the world. >> i am meteorologist sandhya patel. a mild pattern is setting up. live doppler 7hd is tracking a storm again. i'll let you know when coming up. >> sandhya, thanks. first here is a what is coming up on ""jimmy kimmel live"." >> thanks, dan and ama. we made a new show tonight and here it is.
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campbell and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> there is growing evidence that the fleece jacket that keeps you warm may also be polluting san francisco bay and the ocean. tiny plastic typers believed to come from man made fabrics are turning up in water and fish, and every load of laundry you do may be adding to the problem. in america we love our high-tech fabrics. they keep us warm or cool or just looking cool. more than half the clothing we
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buy is synthetic. great to wear, but not to eat. yet that's what some scientists believe is happening. >> one in four fish we sampled sold for human consumption has microplastic in it. >> uc davis professor susan williams is part of a team that examined a range of fish caught off half moon bay. >> we hoped we wouldn't find plastic in the fish guts, but we did. >> 80% of what they found was in the form of tiny fibers believed to come from synthetic fabric. scientists say it is likely getting into the water through our washing machines. >> a recent study showed washing a single synthetic garment can generate more than 1900 microfibers. >> the fibers get washed into the sewage system. >> here is a fiber. >> rebecca sutton with the estuary institute shows us how small the fibers can be and some only visible with a microscope. some say the sewage treatment plants are not able to filter
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the fibers out. jim ervin is with the waste water treatment plant, the largest and most advanced in the bay area. >> i thought if anybody can clean out particles, we must do it. these fibers are so tiny they are either getting through or floating over. >> the waste water goes through this channel and out san francisco bay. >> there is no cheap, easy way to get rid of millions and millions of microparticles. >> that's why california is banning plastic microbeads used in facial scrub and toothpaste starting in 2020. eliminating plastic fibers may be harder. >> synthetic fibers are useful. it would be hard to give them up. and yet they are generating a pollution problem. >> past studies show fish who are fed plastic in labs do accumulate toxins in their bodies. but there are still questions about whether the same things happens to fish who eat plastic in the the wild and then end up on your dinner
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plate. >> what we don't know is whether the toxins have got into the plastic and in high enough concentrations to affect human health. >> the american fiber -- the american fiber manufacturers association says there are chains and processes and not enough science-based facts that clearly indicates what is happening. professor williams agrees that maury search is -- that more research is needed and she is still eating seafood. >> eventually we may need to test the fish for plastic, the same way we test for mercury and lead. i'm live in the newsroom with an update on the breaking news out of paris. police cornered three suspects reportedly connected to friday's masacre including mastermind abdelhamid abaaoud. this is north of paris.
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it was moments ago the french media reported a woman wearing a suicide belt detonated the device killing herself and two others. troops have arrived to help secure the perimeter. this is where the stadium was attacked on friday. for the last several hours there have been several bursts of gunfire and explosions. you can stay with abc7 news for any updates. live in the newsroom, abc7 news. >> katie, thank you for the update. millions of people all over the world are sharing the video of a father comforting his son during an interview on french television in the wake of the paris attacks. >> take a look and you will see why so many people were touched. [speaking french].
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parents in paris are bringing their kids to memorials to teach them about violence and how to stand up to it. >> what a sweet and smart boy. and i love the gentle way his father explained it. >> absolutely. now let's turn our attention to the weather forecast. >> sandhya patel is here with the latest. >> very moving. let me show you live doppler 7hd, dan and ama. as you can see we do have cloud cover overhead and that is holding our temperatures up
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tonight. it is not going to be quite as chilly as it has been the last couple days. visibility has dropped to eight miles where we have fog in half moon bay. be careful. there will be patches of fog. sunset at 4:57 from the emeryville camera and the clouds added a burst of color to our sunset. we would love to see your videos and your pictures. send them to us with the # abc7 now. mid40s to mid50s so not quite as cold and as you look at a live picture from our emeryville camera, visibility is looking good across the bay and into san francisco. milder days through saturday and a storm moves in early next week. we do have some changes in store about the time the holidays come up. the high-pressure system for now will keep us in a sunny, mild pattern. today's highs came up and most areas were in the 60s to the low 70s. we are gonna do it again with numberss increasing the next
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few days. here is where the rain possibility enters the picture. november 24th, tuesday, signs of rain next week, and it looks like wednesday the wet weather continues which is a big travel day for many people heading out of town for the holiday weekend. keep in mind right now it looks like rain is taking us into thanksgiving. a preview of thanksgiving day for the afternoon and evening. it is looking like it will dry out. exactly how much rain are we expecting? two solutions. the european is going far dryer. generally speaking a few hundreds of an inch. domestic model is wetter. i would want to favor that one, but as we get closer we can get you the exact details on how much rain in our hour by hour forecast. starting out in the 40s and 50s tomorrow. coolest spots in the upper 30s in our inland valleys. yes you will notice the the christmas in the air, but it will be a mild afternoon.
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71 in gilroy and 68 in san jose and 67 santa clara. sunnyvale and redwood city on the peninsula. 65 san mateo and we will hang on to a little fog there. daly city 596789 -- 59. temperatures are above average. low 70s in napa and 67 in san rafael. east bay 68 oakland, newark and inland spots, you will see a mix of sun and high clouds. 67 livermore and 67 in con courted. low 60s to the low 70s for a few days and even mid70s on fry dye. on friday. the weekend is dry and mild. looks like rain coming in on tuesday and cooler by then going into wednesday. we'll keep you posted on that rain. >> thank you, sandhya. the biggest boy band in the world celebrated 40 years of gma. >> the familiar face at abc7
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live as par of the 40th anniversary. to celebrate they are broadcasting non-stop for 40 consecutive hours. >> here is a live picture of that broadcast yet. you can see it there as it began at 2:00. it is happening right now on the live well network. >> and you can watch the live stream on-line. we have a link at abc7news.com. >> spencer christian is part of the celebration. you can catch him during a reunion of gma past and present anchors on thursday. >> and i believe he is flying to new york literally right now. >> on to sports. >> larry is here with the warriors. >> fans are flying.
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brought to you by xfinity. >> the warriors are looking to build on what is the best start in franchise history. going against a good raptors team and they are getting everybody's best shot out. they are wearing the throw back uni's and the city jerseys worn in 1966 to 1971 and flying. second quarter and warriors pulling away. clay thompson and with authority. andrew boggit is doing a dance. clay for three. another offensive rebound and
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steph finished with 37. the largest lead was 18, but the raptors come back and go in tront. and go in front. where is steph? up one 15 seconds left. moving pick called on the smallest guy on the court. very questionable. it is a three-point. he needs three and drives for two. that made no sense. 115-110 and warriors hold on and now 12-0 and next up the clippers in l.a. on thursday. that will be epic. sharks looking for a 3-injure start on a six-game east coast trip. it is 2-1 bruins. the sharks are down 3-2. we are tied. the first of three straight and shark power play goals. right place and right time. 25 seconds later it is another
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power play. right in the middle it goes to joe thorton and shoots and scores. the sharks move on to philly on thursday night. aldon smith will spend next year watching nfl games and not playing in them. he was suspended from a substance abuse claim. the 49ers released him and the raiders signed him knowing a suspension might be coming. three months later the suspension has been handed down. by all accounts aldon has been a model citizen, but the nfl frowns on repeat, repeat, repeat offenders and smith said he is part of the long-term plans. smith said i am taking this time to work on myself and being the man i need to be and look forward to rejoining the team next year. the challenge is staying out of trouble while away from the team and without the structure of games and work -- workouts on his own for a year. giants short stop crawford has
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been rewarded for his season. the six-year extension reportedly worth $75 million. crawford grew up in pleasanton and was a giants fan as a kid. 21 homers and 84 runs batted in and the first giants short stop in 110 years to lead the team in home runs. abc7 sports brought to you by xfinity. >> thank
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