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abc7 news is live at police headquarters with theñi latest. laura? >> reporter: police are being tight lipped and won't say if those killed were male or female. neighbors tell us they heard as many as 30 gunshots. >> it's close to home. death on my door step. and we all got to be cautious. >> the flames from a burning people ran to help but it was too late. the fire was preceded by gunshots. >> there are several÷ú@rtuz in row. 1, 2, 3, 4. >> she didn't want her face shown but this resident of columbia gardens neighborhood told us she heard shots and saw a man running past the window. >> a man came down the middle of the street. he was dressed in dark clothing.
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his clothing was on fire. >>ç he was the third victim in critical condition, but alive. two victims inside of the burning pick up were pronounced dead at the scene. all three have been shot. >> everybody knows the violence in the city is paramount, it's overboard. we're tired of it. >> police won't say what led to the shooting and fire. we observed this. a black limousine with four fans next to it. investigators÷ú won't confirm i the fatal shooting and fire were an effort to siphon gas from the limousine. >> two officers and a third person were injured and all
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three rent to the hospital. there is no word on the condition of the other driver. an alarming wake up call for a san jose family this morning. a stolen truck crashed into their home and shattered a gas meter. >> makes me nervous. you know, it's something we train and get familiar with. you don't know where it's had an opportunity to get to. >> crews took an hour and 45 minutes to cap the leak. the driver of the pickup truck took off. >> no clues tonight about a shocking murder in a popular area of san francisco. calvin riley was killed saturday night while playing pokemon go.y we're live with more on the
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investigation and plans now for a memorial. >> that is right. the family is making plans. the problem now is that there are 20-year-old cameron riley was killed alon % this tourist and safe place stretch of park. he was with a friend, playing pokemon go, when shot. nothing was taken. investigators are struggling to find a motive. the friend was so devastated he flew home yechld a graduated from high school a year ago, writing thanks to the family for their a5sacrifices. >> it's hard to wrap your brain
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around it. people are struggling to teachers and friends and his mom, dad, brothers and sisters. >> a gofundme page exceeded it's goal. u.s. park police areñi leading e investigationñ'ics7ñi and. >> i know homicide is investigating and looking at all possible videotatlñ&ñ in the ar around the time of the scene, whether we might be able to capture a suspect or identify somebody that might have beenht involved. >> reporter: but at aquatic park there is no surveillance video. >> we don't have cameras in the park here. had it beene1ç on a city stree might have been a different story. >> reporter: the family says the memorial service is being planned wednesday and thursday,
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they remember the smiling, engaging athlete who is suddenly gone. an east bay man bailed out on bond after police arrested him on charges he killed his wife. sky 7 is over the crime scene in a home near danville. the 69-year-old was in the process of separating if his wife, 3w69-year-old linda mari. her body was foundñi yesterday. we know marijuana laced candy sent 19 people to the hospital during a quincenera. we're live where officials just released details, do investi]j orsñi know where that came from? >> not yet. people told officials these candies were in wrappers but health officials say they have yet to see packaging. imagine planning a party for months and having guests leave
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by ambulance. officials say adults, teens and children who ate these gummies got sick. 19 people in total. the youngest experiencing symptoms was just six years old. >> rapid heart rate, high blood pressure. dizziness, light headedness. nausea andb÷ú confusion. >> reporter: the candies tested positive for thc. this security guard called 911. >> these kids don't know, it's candy, okay, they eat it. >> different when you smokeç marijuana onset can be slower, duration, longer. >> reporter: the party was at the womens building in the mission district. >> the only thing wes7 include space. and tables and chairs. >> reporter: the family used an east bay caterer. >> we want to make sure from this perspective thissgjsn't
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>> in southern california another wildfire has started yesterday in an area west of lake arrowhead. evacuations have been ordered and officials:sby the priority 3 spreading toward mountain communities. >> to help keep it within the box is our goal today. air quality in the mow jafy desertisxd suffering and advisories have been issued for peopleñrç sensitive to smoke. in monterey county officials will close highway 1 overnight. they're worried shifting winds will push winds from the sobranes fire towards the road.
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some evacuation orders were lifted today. air bnb is getting an earful from a homeowner who found a disaster left behind after renting her place. that is not all. she believes the guest was a sex worker shooting porn. cornell bernard is live with the story only on abc7 news. cornell? >> reporter: this homeowner says a air bnb guest trashed her house and found out she was not who she claimed to be. >> my house is a disaster. >> reporter: sharon posted this video showing a huge mess. water damage to her home, after left the bathtub running. >> there was water pouring from the second floore1 to the first. >> reporter: damage tops $10,000.
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she says air bnb was slow to respond, but worse -- >> i didn't realize i didn't know who the woman was. >> reporter: the woman told her she was a real estate tath. things did not add up. >> she was more than likely using my bathroom as a business to take photosht of herself. >> reporter: she believes her guest was a sex worker who left behind sex toys and installed extra lighting and found a hand written shot list of sexy pictures she was possibly planning to take. >> i give my place to somebody who air bnb didn't check their identification. >> reporter: air bnb plied and consumer advocates say renter
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beware. >> there is going to be a little uncertainty. you're letting people you've never met into the home. >> reporter: she says the renter is gone. air bnb says it's working to cover the costs of damage.ç cornell bernard, abc7 news. police say they'll walk picket lines again, tomorrow. today marks the fourth day of the strike. their dispute is over raises. officials say they can't afford raises workers want. union leaders accused the county of misspending money in san jose. spending that money, they could have built something like theçó hall of justice where service of the public. does it need to be fancy, just needed something built that would not waste taxpayer money. >> this means many strikers are
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clerks. >> mother of a teenager who died sky-diving is talking about the terrible loss. >> one thing she did that could be critical in revealing what happened. why an east bay golf course says it has to close for good. i'm spencer christian with a week's worth of summer warmth coming up. andzv getting back to schoo ahead on abc7 ne california's clean air laws we've cut toxic pollution. we're seeing fewing cases of asthma in kids. and the new clean energy economy has created more than half a million jobs. i'm tom steyer.
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a sky-diving center faces a fire storm of criticism. >> the jump school has a tragic history. 13 sky divers have died there over the past decade. >> seems like at least not to clear the premises to get her boys belongings. >> kathy sanders says she was furious hearing about her family friend's experience. >> they're not going to have your pack or help you pack up your kid's stuff. they're going to be like see ya. next. >> she decided to give them a one-star rating. their response made them angrier. >> please be conscious, it hurts our community. >> she posted it with similar
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comments to critics in the past. she says she's hurting for her friend. >> he said i love you, mom. >> these photos were taken righ( before he died. . >> i didn't want that to happen. you can't change it. >> she's grieving and her friend is speaking out on her behalf. >> do you have a heart? >> shortly after the posts started spreading the sky dive? lodi parachute center disabled abilities to write reviews and this morning posted condolences to the family on facebook. >> lease are doing their part to get children ready for school.
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officers and mayor lee handed out dozens of backpacks. sergeant freedman raised $3,000 for the give away, good for hundreds of pack packs and more. >> he raised money for a ping pong table, soccer balls and footballs. the officers held a neighborhood celebration and the school year begins on monday in san francisco. golfers are getting in a last play if a popularxeu(qó(i#] regulars at rode ranch have a deadline. unexpectedly, the course is closing on thursday. >> it is a landscape more suited to cattle than people. rolling hills, dry brush and the
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rode ranch club. >> there are people that come here every day. >> but no more, after thursday. the club announced it's out of luck, out of money, and must close. the big issue is water. >>xd we'd say this is too much to be feasible. this was an award winning golf course when it opened. 30 employees must find new jobs. mike clue is among the lucky ones. >> i pray everyone gets a job.
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there is no word what will happen, this is a certainty is that they're going to feel lost. >> all of the friendships i have made, it's sad. we're like a family up xdç1eh. >>b this is caltrans, the last f the five biggest steel sections will be lowered on the barges this week and dismantled for scrap. >> let's talk about the forecast. >> how are you. yes. it is breezy here. it's sunny just about everywhere. we have a few areas of low clouds along parts of the
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coastline and 24 temperature change shows us cooler near the bay and coast. and inhand areas there is 3 or 4 degrees warmer. this is a view now from sutro tower, you can see a few thin clouds over the city. 82 in morgan hill. this is the view looking west, you can see napa, 76 in petaluma. 81 in livermore. looking over the bay, blue skies and forecast features are warmest days friday and saturday. overnight, mid-50s. and this evening, low clouds
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along the coastline. and high temperatures show warmer days tomorrow, temperatures dropping off a couple degrees wednesday. holding steady thursday, before the bigger warm up begins. so peninsula, 76 redwood cityvw low to mid-60s. and in the north bay valleys, we'll see mid to upper 70s and highs from upper 80s to 91 in fairfield. and here is the accu-weather forecast. a steady pattern of highs through thursday.
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has been >> delta offered customers on flights cancelled or delayed a $200 travel voucher. >> southwest airlines flight attendants held informational pickets nationwide to complain about deteriorating working conditions. southwest said it did not impact flights. >> they don't have data before that. pictures include days and locations can help them estimate
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levels. it is a result of nutrients that enter the lake that should be low because of the releasent drought but they're not. >> business is good at the port of oakland. the port reports july was the busiest month in 10 volume jumped 8.8% from last year. >> san francisco is celebrating tony bennett's birthday in a big way. a base was prepared for the installation of a statue. bennett first sang "i left my heart in san francisco" at the fairmont venetian room. the giants will host a tony bennett night that day at at&t park.
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>> well, up next, new weapon to help save lives from what some call an epidemic.t(ym >> the accidentalçç overdosest are occurring. police in one college are learning to stop drug overdoses if becoming fatal. donald trump talks aboutñr e economy. how he says he'll save you money. and just how big is pokemon go? really, really big. wait until you hear how much money that game is already making.
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it's a clara county. >> police at the foothill de anza college district are going to carry the drug that can revive people who overdose on heroin. chris nguyen is live with the story. chris? >> reporter: police say that if they can prevent any death perfect happening, then this program is well worth it. >> the opoid has to leave the system. >> reporter: overdoses have become an epidemic across america. >> we have the problem here in, our communities. >> police chief at the foot hill college district wants to make sure his offices are ready to help if they come across anyone suffering from an overdose. >> a lot of them are not necessarily street drugs. some are prescription medications. it's important to make sure that everything is functioning properly. >> with the training, foothill
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de anza becomes the first law enforcement agency to to equip them. >> it blocks opiates from reaching the brain and depressing the respiratory system. >> since xd&nnnthe numberç of deaths including overdoses nearly quadrupled. >> there is a population at risk. elderly population, if they have a lot, it can be easy to mistake a pill that they're only supposed to take once or twice a day. >> the cdc says 78 americans die every day from an opoid overdose. americans will select their next president in three months. democrat hillary clinton spoke to her supporters in florida today. the former secretary of state went on the offensive against
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republican donald trump and his economic plan. >> he wants to eliminate consumer financial protection bureau which saved billions of dollars for americans. he wants to basically just repackage trickle down economics. >> clinton expects to offer more details about the plan this week. she'll speak to the same group today. a new poll shows hillary clinton with a healthy lead over donald trump. the cnn poll of polls combines six most-recent presidential polls and averages them. showing clinton leading trump. a similar collection of polls had clinton with just a 4% lead. >>. part of trump's plan calls for reducing the number of tax brackets from 7 to 3.
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the top would be 33%. corporate taxes would plummet. >> these reforms will offer the biggest tax revolution since the reagan tax reform. which unleashed years of continued economic growth and job creation. more republicans spoke out against trump. 50 former national security owe fishes announced they're openly opposing g.o.p. candidate. the former investment banker with bay area ties is now running for president. evan mcmullen is hoping to appeal to conservatives as an alternative to÷ú donald trump. today, on twitter, mcmullen posted i can no longer stand on the side lines. he was chief policy director of the house republican conference. if he can tap into the never-trump movement, his biggest obstacle will be getting on the ballots in 50 states.ñi
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>> a third party candidate that nobody knows doesn't have the eye of the media or promise to go. >> mcmullen worked at the cia and also worked at goldman sachs. >> computer security firm says a group called strider as been active since october 2011, conducting cyber espionage attacks in russia, china, sweden and ÷úmybelgium. syantech says it lives in an organization's network, giving control over infected machines. >> let's turn tov: bay area business watch.xd barkley's bank agreed to payko $100 million to settle claims it improperly set key interest
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rates almost a decade ago. authorities sayxd in the crisisn 2007 to 2009, the british bank lowered rates to avoid the trouble. has bought jet.com, jet.com sells 12v: million products and coming from more than 2400 retailers. pokemonç go raked in $200 milln in the first month on the market. that iszvp according to data by sensor tower. pokemons7 go was the fastest mobile game to reach 10 million down loads per day. coming up next, a reason so many gas stations are closing in the bay area that has to do with
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no commitment, deposit, or installation fee. visit att.com/accessnow to learn more. gas stations are actually disappearing in their place, new housing is springing up. >> most cities can build more gas stations but in san francisco, residents are wondering where they're going to build up. >> going, going, gone. gas stations across the city
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have been shutting down. >> you have this sth. >> yes. they're building parking lots or condominiums. >> by 2017, there will be 40% fewer gas stations here than just a decade earlier. >> what can you do? >> that drive is getting farther across the bay area. an analysis provided by the bay area air quality management district shows hundreds of gas stations closed in 2000. >> we're seeing a recrease in the number of gas stations. >> he says just selling gas isn't enough to keep gas
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stations profitable. >> nationwide, the markup is about $0.20. after expenses and fees, rent, labor, usually make about five crepts a gallon. >> i was surprised how slim margins are. >> brian spears bought this gas station hoping to build housing. when the economy collapsed he decided to keep it open. >> i ended up developing into a 115-unit mixed-use building. >> he is part of the growing problem, and he says now is the time about how people are going to going to get gas in the future. >> there is a mini mart instead of a gas station. why do we have to have a half acre lot devoted to a gas station? makes no sense. >> sites like this be probably not longed for this world.
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>> the executive director of liveable city is committed to keeping neighborhood transportation diversity. he says building codes and need to be updated to reflect changing needs of drivers. >> there is a lot of restrictions and often, no place to go. >> he says despite the policy, new buildings are still adding parking spots for cars, meaning demand will only rise. >> if we want things like housing and retail in neighborhoods, maybe we need to open up other areas. >> low gas prices are prompting opec to hold an unscheduled
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meeting. hall of this is fuelling speculation they could announce moves to stabilize oil prices. >> you'll soon have to pay to service announced it will offer subscriptions only. those who are not current subscribers will be offered a free trial. >> next time you want to have your dog chill out, you may want to pour wine. apollo peak will be selling nonalcoholic wine made for in june, they launched a wine for cats with cat nip inside. a look at sea creatures as never seen before.
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california's clean air laws we've cut toxic pollution. we're seeing fewing cases of asthma in kids. and the new clean energy economy has created more than half a million jobs. i'm tom steyer. just when we're making progress, the oil companies are trying to weaken our clean air laws. but we can stop them. send them a message. we're going to protect our kids - not their profits. ♪
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>> match it all, current u.s. fá standards. >> from sterilizing tools... to sanitizing hands. it's accredited as a u.s. hospital. but it spent time in countries that don't have facilities like these. >> 285 million people are either blind or have avoidable low vision. >> perhaps it's greatest mission is teaching. >> doctors can learn from cataract surgery and ÷ú >> we haveçó to have movement.
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>> the standard equipment includes glasses to watch surgeriesç in 3-2. >> it's as though they're at the microscope. >> the hospital runs on donations from maintenance to teddy bears in the recovery room. it's here, at silicon valley, looking for new technologies. >> it's an adventure. >> jonathan bloom abc7 news. >> a new microscope eps them see things underwater. removing organisms to study doesn't allow scientists to observe how they pfunction. the microscope has a computer and can adapt to different environments. >> we enjoyed the cool ymdown. but is there a warm up ahead?
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>> today was the first day of a week of warm weather coming our way. we have low clouds along parts of the coastline and it's my fresno.ç here in the bay area,nb highs ranging from low toi] mid-60s a low 90sn'k inland and you can s heredg withxd÷úu! mid-90s ahead. highs around 80 degrees around ay.zv
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good evening, scare for the giants in miami. bruce bocce admitted to the hospital. the giants not getting specific on current ailments saying only he was feeling ill. the team issued a statement he's been checked out at the hospital. and he is resting comfortably. ron lotus is at the helm of the giants. the giants down, 2-0. get on the board, buster posyym with a drive that is a double and back to back jacks in the five nl, martin brado with a two-run blast and kristin my yellich, a solo bomb out there
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and that is just a home run and so good and so clutch. hunter pens with a black eye in all. base knock driving home posy. and raiders will play in arizona against cardinals. silver and black released what they call their initial, unofficial depth chart. matt mcloin for second, and silver and black decided to take
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a big line forward. there is plenty of time for jobs to be won. >> that will be great oncemy th game is here. really good work. >> i like to say we're all bubble guys inç practice and g tokoym preseasonu! and know it. >> theht nba schedule is going be released thisçç week. a couple days geeked out. so you have to wait for that game. durant figures to get a ton of booze and christmas day it's
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going to be steph versus lebron in cleveland. now going to take a look at the metal count for 2016 games in rio. china brought down the most gold medals thus far. they have five. usa basketball deveeted venezuela today. durant scoring 16 points. and clay thompson held scoreless. if anyone gives team usa a game, it's going to be bible guy. >> ÷úyes. >> this just in. you're on the bubble. yes. >> thank you. >> join us tonight at 9:00 and
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coming up, an animal in the wild caught doing what you might expect from a house pet. >> thousands of cash registers across the country hacked. >> coming up tonight on abc7 here is a line up. at 8:00 it's bachelor in paradise followed by mistresses and abc7 news at i/k11:00. >> and 11:35, jimmy kim yil live. news. look for breaking news on twitter. we appreciate your time. >> from the entire abc7 news team, we thank you for spending part of the evening with us. >> right. >> just rockç solid. see you tonight at 9:00 and 11:00.
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this is the "jeopardy!" tournament of champions. now let's meet today's semifinalists -- an attorney, originally from gillette, new jersey... a computer programmer from ann arbor, michigan... and a volunteer at casa guardian ad litem from manchester, new hampshire... and now, here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! thank you, johnny gilbert. thank you, ladies and gentlemen. and welcome, everyone, to the big money week in our tournament of champions. at the end of this week, on friday, we will be awarding $400,000 to our three finalists. one of those finalists will be one these three --
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kerry, john, or dan -- whoever wins today's game. so there's a great deal at stake. i want to wish you all good luck. here we go -- the jeopardy! round. categories, please. straightforward. and, finally, i invite you to join me for a visit to... alex: kerry, you start. nursery rhyme time, $200. dan. what are jill's pills? yes. rhyme time, $400, please. john. [ sighs ] what are peter piper's vipers? okay. nursery for $600.
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