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we held him down on the drowned with his arms wrapped up behind his back and he was trying to get away. >> the suspect was injured and taken were to the hospital. his name is not released. witnesses say that he hit somebody when he was crashing and the person suffered minor injuries. >> developing news from san francisco, a death investigation is underway. police were called to a gnomary 44th avenue around 11:00 where a body was found. officials are not calling it a homicide yet. we will update with more information. >> pg&e crew are in moraga to restore gas service to 900 homes. a sinkhole led to a massive leak. katie marzullo showed us where moraga is struggling with
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multiple problems. >> after go without, for 24 hours the gas is reconnected at gordon's house, keeping it in perspective. >> the tv is about syrian refugees this is nothing, just inconvenience with the cold showers, and no heat. >> 200 pg&e workers are going house-to-house to reconnect the gas at 2,500 homes and businesses after a sinkhole opened up at ream boulevard cutting a 4" line. >> it is more come politicked to turn them on you have to go in the house and turn the meter on and we visit the appliances. >> another disaster is not to easy to resolve, a mudslide seriously compromised his home, after moving out on friday. >> we are trying to carry on for the kids with homework, school, work. >> the land behind the home is a watershed for east bay. engineers will inspect the area
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when it is safe. >> we cannot work the soil because we can have no additional weight or equipment on it. we are having to wait. >> in january a small slide damaged the bicycle trail and east bay mud and regional parks closed the trail but saw no threat to the homes above it at the time. an emergency highway closure in napa county is frustrating drivers, 121 between wooden valley and circle oaks drive was shut down sunday after pavement cracked and slid. it has fall an foot since that time. look at the damage, it is believed the recent storms are to blame. people who live near say the rain caused a few problems. >> a couple of rock slides and a tree fell the other day down the wooden valley road so the rains have the effect. >> in word open how long 121 will remain closed but caltrain must determine if the road can be fixed. they hope to know more at the
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end of the week. drivers are being asked to use state route 128 and 129 as alternate. stay on top of severe weather with the news app and download it for free and were airline push alerts for updates. >> the c.h.p. will honor a fallen officer with ties in the bay area and officer taylor was directing traffic on interstate 80 when he was hit by a vehicle. he died on sunday. taylor worked for the highway patrol for six hours three in san jose office. last week taylor was interviewed by our sister station in sacramento after a woman lost control of a car and crashed into a snowbank and helped her. the bell will be running at the academy to honor his end of watch. >> chicago police are interviewing a woman after a shoot out left three officers wounded monitoring drug activity on the west side of the city.
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they noticed a man and woman under investigation. the officers tried to talk to them authorities say the man pull add gun and started shooting. the officers shot back killing the gunman and all three officers are expected to survive. >> this morning, voters in five states are headed to the polls with primaries in florida and ohio could be crucial for republicans. marco rubio and john kasich are fighting for survival of their campaigns in their home state. polling shows donald trump in a tight case with ohio governor kasich in the buckeye state. it is not so tight in florida, donald trump leading marco rubio by 20 points in rubio's hope state. should trump win both it paint a clear path to his nomination. hillary clinton leads senator bernie sanders in polls in all five states voting today. beside florida and ohio, illinois, missouri, and north carolina are holding primaries. last night hillary clinton rallied supporters and the night in charlotte and bernie sanders was in illinois where he is barely trailing in recent polls.
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he is hoping to pull off another upset in the midwest as he did in michigan. a federal silicon valley venture capitalist forced from his job by sexual abuse lawsuit is being extorted. he filed a countersuit against the woman who sued him claiming he rescued her from human trafficers who forced her to work in a strip club and she claim he concept sexually and physically and emotionally abusing her 13 years and agreed to pay her $40 million but only paid her $10 million. he said they agreed to $10 million and he wants the money because the relationships with consensual but fell apart when he would not commit. >> the unified school district in san lorenzo will decide about the fate of a high school mascot. the principal said it has a confederate like image not appropriate for school. she wants to keep the rebel make name with the mascot dating back to 1997 seen as a softening of
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the prior mass colt that depicted a confederate come until. >> good morning, everyone, ten up to 11 degree cooler to have a heavier doubt outside this morning. look at san francisco, most of us in the mid-to-upper 40s but for for building at 52 and 50 degrees at the financial district at 51. everyone else, look at that, in the low-to-mid 40s also, save for belmont and richmond and tracy and 47, and pittsburg is 49, here is what is happening from the east bay hills camera, you can see it is clear out there this morning. nice clean air temperatures today, san francisco 61 the rest of us in the middle to upper 50s and san francisco and the coast, when and thursday, in the 70s. and another chance of rain pop up in the seven-day forecast. sue? all the san mateo bridge has 14 minutes between hayward side to
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foster city. clear as a bell here. no delays toward the peninsula. we have a couple of accidents including this happening westbound 8059 san pablo dam middle lanes are blocked with an accident. an accident in the windsor area and tennessee or near tennessee on westbound 80. we will update that in a document. >> bay area has a painkiller problem, local doctors say more people than ever are abusing prescription drugs. next, the unique effort underway to stop the epidemic. >> thinking outside the box by using one, a bay area start-up has a unique solution for has a unique solution for businesses hooking look, i know you're a cow and all. and you may not know what i'm talking about, but, uh. the yogurt made from your milk, is delicious.
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broncos and he was o.j.'s best friend. >> he said for seven years he was the closest confidant at the correctional center in nevada where he is serving 33 years for kidnapping and armed robberies. details about the book are on "good morning america" at 7:00. >> health officials and caldecott tunnel county have seen a spike in prescription drug abuse, particularly, they have seen more people abusing painkillers likes oxycontin and morphine. hospitals and health care providers are asked to limit the number of those drugs they prescribe. >> it is going to take much working folk and make sure that patients have access to the appropriate kind of pain medication and the appropriate amounts without exacerbating the problem. >> in 2014, 72 of the 96 drug related deaths involved prescription drugs. >> city council is expected to
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delay opening a new soccer park is being delayed and there could be an alternative progress a site at the park and gardens at coleman with seven fields rather than four fields. the earthquakes academy would use three but the others are open to the public. >> san francisco couple is thinking inside the box as for as the real estate problem in the city and here's the boxes, old shipping capers being turned now interest office space. our reporter gives us a tour. >> an crap on the cell phone get you for this office space. >> it is less common than using keys. after 13 years in construction management cofounder said he saw the need more more flexible real estate. >> the pam cycle you cannot build enough build evening and in a bust all projects freeze. >> he decided to re-purpose shipping capers. >> they can be reloathed and they are funky.
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>> so they arrest if fit for san francisco start-ups, the shipping container we are standing in is from china, and likely carried everything from clothing to toys. it has air conditioning and heat, and wi-fi and even adjustable desks. areas of container are covered with sound insulating material. >> it is a temporary space for the small footprint. >> the goal is flexibility. >> short term leases range from $30 an hour to $150 a day or $3,200 a month. capers are designed to be earthquake ready and when this will be 30' up on top of two others. the company is,ing with a planning commission to build in other parking lots. >> emdo not realize how much waste there is. >> maximizing space in a city that needs it. >> here is a site we want to see more of, in phoenix, in green
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bray, as water flowed over the bridge. the most recent round of storms secured enough water to last two years but the drought is not over in much of california. >> there is now rain in the forecast? >> yes, it looks like sunday night into monday, hints of rain and no storm impact scale. nothing guaranteed. yet. when it is we will put it on. the next six hours show how quiet it is on live doppler hd and 101 at 880 and san jose more dry than this time yesterday. we will have mostly sunny conditions with spring warmth returning today, and the warm and dry pattern holds through most of the week with rain on sunday night into monday morning. temperatures today show 60 at half moon bay and 61 in san francisco, and the prosecute of us around 64 to 68 degrees. the activity planner today, whether you run, pavement is good, walking the dog is chilly
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but hiking, the trails are still muddy. the heater run during the overnight could run tonight with most of us in the 40s and richmond and san francisco in the 50s. check out the temperatures nearing 70 at the coast as we head to thursday with my 70s for the rest of us and we are still warmer-than-average with the chance of rain on monday. sue? we are looking at early morning issues on the east shore freeway, 80 when, we have a couple of problems, westbound at tennessee, the car overturned a couple of times and landed back on its wheels and they now showing emergency crews blocking a lane of traffic and further to the west, westbound at san pablo dam an accident here and middle lanes are blocked. i do not see slowing but we will keep on c.h.p. with more details >> calling all dog lovers national puppy day is next week. we are doing what question to help local companies find
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forever home. >> an adoption event march 23 a week from now. we went to see photos of your pooch # puppieson7. you can see your photo on air or on line. starting 4:30 we will live stream our puppy camera, and tell you how you can take one home. i have been told i can bring to my pup. >> maybe you can take home a where. >> no pressure. >> it could happen. >> you can be the dog guy in your apartment building. >> all aboard the first look at bart's fleet of future. >> house fire that turns into tragedy and proof that firefighters put their live on the line each day but, first, america's money. >> good morning, topping america's money, will she or won't she? the federal reserve kicks off this two day meeting and despite wall street's recent volatility, the fed chairman is not expected
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to raise interest rates. >> investors are look for clues about future rate hikes. audit pot economy is shooting up with the impact of legal marijuana on the united states economy could hit $44 billion by 2020. last year legal sales surpassed $5 billion more than americans spend at taco bell and wendys. combined. >> the true cost of true love it takes an average of 5 1/2 yours of dating to find a partner where you will have spent over $20,000 dating. guys end interests significantly guys end interests significantly more than
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we can overcome anything, so. [ sniffle ] >> daly city, dublin, los gatos and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. it is 4:50. the concord bank robber should be easy to fine, very clear surveillance video of the suspect taken at the wells fargo on clay phone road last friday. the robbery happened at 6:00 p.m. from the photos he is thought to be 30, 6 fat not tall and weighs 180 pounds. >> an nfl executive has acknowledged a link between football-related head trauma and brain disease c.t.e., saying that there was a connection according to jeff miller with evidence found after death among
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retireed players. although the nfl has admitted to a connection, it is not obligated to compensate retired players who develop the disease in the future. that is because of the pending settlement between retired players and the league. >> san francisco is adding sex trafficking to the school curriculum and students will learn of comfort women, korean girls and women forced by the japanese military to have sex with soldiers. here is one of the women, in san francisco yesterday to give the curriculum her blessing. >> we are consulting with experts to make sure that the curriculum is accurate and correct and sense toive to the victims -- sensitive to the victims. korea is removing "comfort women," from the t become -- text backs. it will be taught in the fall withness on modern sex trafficking. all the bart train of future is almost here, with the 800 cars
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being shipped out from new york. you can see the snow on the ground. they have more room. they are more quiet. cooler. with bicycle racks. ten new cars will be tested, and will be put in service and the rest the fleet arrives in a year and a half. happening today, google is making another pitch to change traffic laws to accommodate self driving cars. the head of the self driving car program will testify before the senate commerce committee. one says this will speed the development of self driving cars >> shows is an example of what will happen this week at verify tuesdaying 67 and we are before it all the way until monday. looking an the state it is quiet, mid-to-upper 60s and sunshine through the valley, and 86 in palm entrepreneurs and 49 in lake tahoe. we will look at such a great weekend of snow, we are 92%
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average for this day for the snow year which ends april 1. a year ago 16% and now, a look at my seven-day forecast, as dry and warm as we will be, lake tahoe will follow suit with temperatures running well above that average high of 48. tomorrow, through at least sunday, and, snow returns on monday. sue? yes, no chain requirements at all through the sierra, so we are in good company. we are just watching the zipper truck do its thing on the golden gate bridge to you have four lanes southbound direction and two lanes headed northbound and it is clear as a bell no things. no problems in the bay bridge if you are up and out at 4:53 looking good into san francisco. a couple of trouble spots on the roads with road work here, northbound and southbound bollinger to olympic in the walnut creek to danville area be aware of that and, also, ready work, northbound highway one, the ramp to 280 the intersection ramp is shut down until 6:00
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this morning, road work, as will. we will come back with two separate accidents on 80 westbound the east shore when we come back. >> this video shows how dangerous being a firefighter can be. looking at an apartment building in germantown, maryland, all the smoke is billowing out of the homes and the camera catches the momenten with the front of building collapses. in a matter of seconds you can see the flames shoot, the building collapse on top of a firefighter who suffered nonlife threatening injuries and the three families living there are looking for another place to stay. >> apple fight as justice department order to hack open a phone connected to the san bruno shooting, other tech companies are besting security to protect user data. the guard beyond reports facebook is adding encryption to voice calls with text messages enscented. facebook and snapchat and google use more encryption
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coming to the defense of apple refusing to on the phone saying it sets a dangerous precedent. >> more people are using smartphones to ask health-related questions a study finds agents come up short on serious issues like mental health. a study testified the top four artificial intelligence assistants fining they could not provide critical information responding to certain questions of suicide, rape and domestic violence. an example? siri provides a list of resources if the question suggests a user is contend plating suicide but similar questions about rape get nothing. >> airbnb allows neighbors of rental properties to review guest behavior in an effort to clamp down on those who abuse the short-term rental service. neighbors can go on-line and provide feedback on renters and their activities. the feature is introduced around the globe next month. and airbnb is criticized for allow unruly renters to turn quiet neighbors into part zone
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and last in, a businessman in paris found a body if his garden after renting his home. >> if you are a smoker and trayed to smoke, here is advise, best to go cold turkey. after four week those who quilt aboutly were still not smoking but those who tried to quit gradually only 389% were not smoker published in internal medicine journal. >> the most dangerous street in san francisco is ready for a safety makeover. the plan changes for lombard that have businesses upset the. >> voters in five states go to the poll and it could be a make the poll and it could be a make or protect -- break day.
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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good morning, i am matt keller here for natasha zouves. >> i am reggie aqui. welcome to tuesday. how is the weather and traffic? mike? >> good morning, guys. we do future have to wore about wet weather the first time in 13 days. look how dry at the golden gate bridge with east breeze at two miles per hour. temperatures are dropping into the upper 30s inland, to
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mid-40s by noon we are hanging around at 60 degrees with high clouds and sunshine and sunny this afternoon upper 50s at cost and mid-60s for the rest of us. more warming coming up. sue? >> couple of issues on the east shore freeway this morning, one looks like it is clearing, check it out, westbound at tennessee early everfund landing back on its wheels but there is emergency crews on the scene trying to get it clear. here we go, westbound 80 at san pablo dam, slow traffic here blocking the middle lanes we will check back with which were on that and check back with the bay bridge commute. >> big changes could come to lombard where helps of making the most dangerous roads safer. our reporter joins us with the proposal. >> good morning, matt, this is the straight part of lombard street not the crooked pardon, the part you take to and from the golden ge
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