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the view from sky 7hd, a rescue boat that became the focus of a rescue after a training exercise on the bay turned into the real thing. hell locker i'm eric thomasment we begin witness that water rescue of seven san francisco firefighters. cornell bernard reports from ocean beach. >> thanks for everything. >> reporter: this firefighter describes describes the surf which threw him and his foal low firefighters into the pacific. it happened during a training
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exercise. they got into trouble in a rescue fire boat. >> conditions were calm. what i understand there was a big wave that came up. somebody might call a rogue wave, and slipped in the boat. >> all seven firefighters tossed into the chilly wateres. firefighters on gentlemen kits were nearby but is was tough. >> the jet ski came to get one swimmer -- a person in the water -- the person grabbed on and a set came and the waves were breaking, and ultimately came back and pulled a couple people out. >> looked pretty bad. >> reporter: jordan neva was watching the drama up fold. >> i was just eating lunch at the cliffhouse and we saw one of the boats of the firefighter upended and bobbing up and down. >> reporter: sky 7hd was overhead. >> we have some of our most experienced firefighters and swimmers were on the boat. >> reporter: four firefighters were taken to the hospital as a
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precaution. >> your members are okay. >> reporter: after a scary day on the water. new details on the shooting of an eight-year-old boy in concord. police released a photo of the suspect, james gerard of concord. he is accused of fire one shot from a car. that struck a child playing in front of his home last night and is experted to survive. police say the child's stepfather may have had some past disagreements with gerard. the shooting was not random. the search is on for a man and woman wanted for a fatal robbery of a tourist in san francisco. this is surveillance video of the attack at franklin and post streets. the victim refused to let go of his messenger bag and tried to scene but the robber catches up and stabs the victim in the head. the police officers association is offering a $5,000 reward. the victimming paul tam, 44
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years old. he died of his injuries on thursday, month after the attack. he is front map -- manchester, england, and was visiting san francisco. >> development on the brussels terror attack. a tennessee maintenance one of the dead. justin shults died in the bombing. his wife is still unaccounted four. 21 of the 24 people killed have been identified. officials at the brussel airport said would be tuesday at the yearlies before flights could resume. a tote al of three men now face terrorist allegations. abc news reporter has the latest from belgium. >> reporter: hundred office people pouring into the streetss of brussel to honor the victim but a march against fear is now postponed after police here said they were stretched too then to provide security. president obama is still pledging american support. >> belgium's close friend and ally of the united states and
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when it comes our friends, america has their back. >> over hundreds in hospital, dozens in intensive care while investigators hunt down the cell responsible for the attacks. prosecuted charged this man, seen here in video he posted on you tube, with terrorist murder, suggesting he took partner bombings and also holding this man, seen in dramatic video of a raid friday at a centrally station platform. >> he was sitting on the bus stop. two shots. the second shot was sniper shot. >> reporter: the map hospital i has been focused on two suspects. the man at the hat and a man seen just before the suicide bombing in the subway, now officials are adding a 28-year-old syrian, calling him dangerous and possibly armed. investigators have linked him to the attacks in brussels brusseln paris, with isis threatening new attacks security is tight across europe, particularly rome. >>'m more likely to get in a
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car accident at home than bombed in europe. >> commodity everyone so confident as thousands prepare to pack into st. peter's square for easter sunday. >> easter arrives just five days after the attacks, and so will be celebrated here with both joy and trepidation. abc news. brussels. >> now to the latest in the race for the white house. democrats in washington, alaska, and hawai'i are voting. bernie sanders won in washington and alaska if. the polls were pack. look at the scene in seattle where there was heavy turnout. no cop testsphone the republican candidates until the wisconsin primary on april 5th ted cruz visited green bay yesterday, house governor john kashich will tame part in a town powell, and donald trump's first rally is scheduled for tuesday. more delays for bart riders. service is shut down again bay
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despair dublin pleasanton station for repairs to the tracks. we were in san leandro where riders are taking the bus bridge. bart shill shut done service on selected weekends for crews to replace 2,000 people of worn rail, railroad ties and switches. the work is part of the building a better bart program. another transit alert. this one involving muni's n line. the shuttles are providing service. sky 7hd was overhead as crews are rerailing a stretch of track near the sunset normal. service returns to normal on monday morning. for the latest, anytime with the abc7 news app. download it for free and enable push alerts. happening. no commercial fishermen on the water catching and dungeness crab. were we at the fisherman's wharf for the official opening of the season, which was postponed for more than four months because of
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the tests on the crabs showing high levels of a neurotoxin. we were over the san francisco bay as fishermen took their boats, equipment and crews out on to the water in hopes of bringing back a big catch. >> it's beautiful. there are two plus pound crabs. they're full of meat. they're absolutely -- made my mouth water. >> even though the quality as the crabs i expected to be decent, fishermen won't get official test results until inned. >> a man finds himself in the mid ol' of police chase. and here from the man who fought back when a hit-and-run suspect tried to steal his motorcycle mid-pursuit. also, coming up at 5:00, an easter celebration in san francisco that is a touching tribute to a long-time resident. >> i'm meteorologist drew tuma. spectacular start to the weekend, sunshine. high clouds rolling in. and cooler finish to the
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weekend. we'll have that in the forecast coming up.
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manhunt in san francisco shut down several streets this morning. we were at cesar chavez street when police were searching for a burglary suspect. officers took one person into custody. caw would saki is giving an army vet a bran new motorcycle of his was damaged by a hit-and-run felon who led arizona police on a chase in a white truck. the suspect got stuck in
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traffic, got out and fought brandon jenkins for his bike. >> i'm a small dude but feisty. you're trying to take my bike and that's note going happen. >> and it didn't. the suspect jumped back into the truck and drove over the motorcycle. jenkins bought the bike with the last of his deployment money. the suspect crashed and was arrested. some old time raiderrers honoring kenny stabler by donating their brains. stabler dried and his brain was donated to science. researchers found number 12 had a moderate to severe case of cte, disease linked to repeated blows to he head. the mercury news reports some of stabler's teammates will donate their brains in honor of their friend. coming up, the bunny stroll that pays tribute to a bay area man who spread easter cheer. a new neighbor moved into east san jose today. a look at the in the safe space
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created for the community. what a gorgeous day as we look outside. a cooldown just in time for easter. drew will let us now how much temperatures will drive. knew look at what is head on world news at 5:30. >> coming up on world news tonight, security justice ires around the globe this holy weekend, from new york to st. peter's today and today is decision day for democrats. following it out. republicans locked in a war of words over women and this story you don't want to miss. a pilot arrested just for takeoff for failing a
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as soon as was in east san sew hey for the open of the children's initiative community center. one of the catholic chiefs santa clara county as a resource and educational center for families.
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oorganization says its partnership with the community supports children from cradle to career and they're parents. >> we were in san francisco's washington square park where kids and families took a stroll with the easter bunny, after a pancake breakfast. both events in honor of ray, who dressed like the easter bunny for 50 years. and visited sick kids in the hospital. the tradition started in enrique's cafe. he wore the costumes but no one came because it rain. >> they took all the candy there and that started there. going to hospitals to bring happiness to the killed. a child would raise his hand and look at their parents and say, see mommy, see daddy, i knew he'd find me. >> the family has honored ray
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the last few years with a new easter brunch and parade tradition. what a day for a parade. beautiful out there. >> it's gorgeous. sunshine and hide clouds and tomorrow looking fax -- fantastic for easter egg hunts. it's a fair-weather high cirrus cloud before and along the coast we're seeing low clouds pushingy and fog developing overnight. we'll have low clouds and fog first thing on easter sunday and cooler the second half of the weekend, and the cooling will continue into the first half of the week. tied, look at the numbers. 78, antioch. 72 in fairfield and concord. 73 in oakland. along the coast where you have the low clouds and nice breeze. it's al in half moon boy -- 58
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in half moon bay. 22 in santa rosa winds, and then onshore breeze is going to encourage fog to form and spread inland. future weather shows you the next 12 hours or so. tomorrow morning, 6:00 in the morning, low clouds, patchy dense fog around the reason, but with the sun getting up quickly, both to burn off the fog quickly, and by mid-day, sunshine around the region. the only exception along the coast where there will be low clouds for much of sunday. future weather in satellite and radar mode, we have a storm system south of ang ridge and this is -- anchorage and this is going to sink out and flag cooler canadian air. so for easter sunday, we'll have the morning fog for sunrise services. up by mid-day, that fog quickly burns off so a lot of sunshine,
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mostly sunny, perfect for the easter egg hunt, and then to round out the day we'll see the clouds on the increase again. woe start and finish sunday with a fair amount of cloud cover, sunshine in the middle. overnight, cloudses increasing and fog could be dense. 52 in san francisco, same in san jose, 51 in vallejo, and overnight, 49 in livermore. highs for your monday -- or sunday, not today. it's in the south bay, 68 in san jose. along the peninsula tomorrow, 64 redwood city. pacific cooler, 57. downtown san francisco after morning fog, 63. daly city may be stuck in cloud cover, at 57 degrees. north bay, 69 in santa rosa. east bay tomorrow, oakland, you'll be in 60s for sunday. 66 in oakland. 67 union city. 67 berkeley and castro valley,
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68. and inland, couple of spots into the 70s. 71 fairfield, 70 san ramon and livermore, comfortable high of 68, with afternoon sunshine. here's the seven-day forecast. tomorrow we have the morning fog for easter sunday. mid-day, lots of sunshine out on the way. 70 inland. 66 around the bay. 68 along the coast. monday, much breezier. going to drop everyone below normal. bright and sunny on tuesday, and then milder on thursday, warmer afternoon on friday and saturday, we're sun-soaked in temperatures back above normal. >> loving it. thank you. rick quan fliss for mike shumann with a preview. >> march madness for high school and high schools going on. high school state championship basketball highlights, and after missing the playoffs last season, could the sharks finally clinch
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sharks need one more win to clinch a playoff spot but the victory is proving to be elusive. today san jose faced its former goalie, apartment at -- now with dallas. the sharks got it going in the third. the stars turn it over and joel ward has an empty net. then joe pavelski's backhands won't go but the rebound goes in. the lead down to one the stars hang on. jamie bend with the empty-netter, 37th of the season. makes final 4-2 dallas. the sharks lose their third
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straight. win the warriors host philadelphia tomorrow it's the best versus the worst record in the lead. if the warriors go 8-10 over the last ten they'll break the bulls record of 72 wins. >> at sang co, elk grove played cajon. wong for 3. her team led by one afterly to but cajon took control with the 19-0 run. kayla washington hat 17 points and 15 bostons. cajon wins its first state title. >> in boys division, palma of salina lost to harvard westlake. might have been the play of the tournament. from beyond mid-court, stanley for the long alley-oop. wow. 66-49 the final as harvard westlake wins its third straight title. cardinal newman in santa rosa took on antelope valley for
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the girl's division 4 title. down by two with time running out. antelope valley needs a basket to tie but walker with the big block. cardinal newman winch the first ever state title. one of the giants' big acquisitions offseason was pitcher jeff smardzija, and today he turned in his best outing on the spring, against his old team, the cubs. san francisco scored two in the first and another one in third. this slow -- do the caucus-2. the a's took on kc. the royals' first two runs came on bases-loaded loss. down 5-0 in the ninth. oakland rallied for two but carson blair strikes out to end
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the contest. the a's fall short, losing 5-2. at the del match play in austin, texas, jordan spieth was eliminatedded by united louis oosthuizen. rory mcilroy advances by defeating chris kirk. mcilroy will face jason day tomorrow him won 3 and 2 with spieth losing this more, day reclaimed the world's number one ranking. and ncaa tournament action today at oklahoma, beating number one seed oregon, 80-68. the sooners' buddy hield had 37 points. so no pac-12 teams in the
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tournament. >> i didn't know they named buddy anymore. >> that's not his real name. he is from flea ham mas and i can't pronounce his real first name. buddy is easier. >> thank you, buddy. appreciate it. >> you, too. >> an easter egg hunt would probably look something like this. we take you to the east bay easter tradition next.
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he hunt for a shooter at 6:00. new details just in about an eight-year-old boy shot and injured in the east bay. ahead, an easter weekend traffic mess. how to avoid the jams with your guests. join us at 6:00. excited children searched high and low as part of an east bay east e easter tradition. we were at the dunsmuir house. the easter bunny made an appearance along with some relatives. of course, congratulations,
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kids. that's it for us at 5:00. see you. welcome to "world news tonight." security jitters around the world this holiday weekend. police on high alert from st. patrick's in new york to st. peter's in rome. >> it's really scary. because you don't know when it's going happen. >> the terror dragnet widening. did they finally catch the attacker who slipped away? breaking news. the medical chopper returning from a rescue mission crashing in the woods. everyone onboard killed. decision day for the democrats. the results just coming in and republicans in a war of words over women. donald trump not backing down. a pilot under arrest, just as the plane was about to take off. the shocking charge? failing a breathalyzer test. and it looked like they knew what they were doing. until they fell and crashed into each other. the brazen, bumbling thieves

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