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>> good morning, let's get up and get going. >> we made it. we are here. it is friday, august 26. i am reggie aqui. >> i am jessica castro with mike nicco and alexis smith. >> happy friday and happy weekend especially if you are tired of the warm weather we have chilly conditions near the coast. live doppler hd is showing you we have spotty mist and drizzle but no organized areas of wet weather, 55 to 62 at 7:00, we will be dry by noon with clouds around the bay and clouds at
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coast 57 to 73. cooler at 4:00, 62 at cost to 82 inland and get ready for 50 and 60s if you are headed out this evening. right new, here is alexis with the commute? >> we low pressure for friday late. it is lacking bet than yesterday. southbound 680 filling in through the walnut creek stretch but not seeing too many brake lights. a check of the drive times, year at this time we were town an hour and 30 minutes westbound 580 tracy to dublin has nothing block today. westbound 4, an technical to conquer is 14, and southbound 101 from marin county to san francisco, only 19 minutes. >> speaking of traffic, a big change is happening on the golden gate bridge and making it left lease like you have to hit the brakes. say goodbye to the toll plaza with the new design. >> the $8 million fast track system built in 2000 is outgated after the toll takers were
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eliminated and now what to do while the state decides on new rules for pulse systems. here is a possibility: showing where the lights and cameras will appraise the polls built rather unanimous putting new equipment in the old toll plaza and it goes a few hundred feet south of the toll plaza and will be placed on the southbound lanes by the end of 20189. this is concern about what bridge will look like and in it will impact the view, and the board members expect that issue to face the biggest debate and some are considering demolishing the old toll plaza but nothing put forward so far so the clock will stay at the current home. for now. officials say this allows for maintenance above the road ray so lanes do not mean to be closed but the new equipment does not cop passengers from the c.h.p. so they have to catch cheater in the three person car pool lane. >> thank you.
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>> bart is warning riders of cell phone snatchers, officials told the times they have had 13 reports of stolen cell phones at nine stations in san francisco and oakland. in ten of the 13 robberies the suspect took the phone while on the train and then ran on to the platform. bart police lieutenants say that people need to be aware their surroundings. >> the judge who sentenced a federal stanford swimmer to only six months in jail for sexual assault is step away from criminal cases entirely. judge persky is transferred from palo alto to san jose where he will only be assigned civil cases. persky himself made the request. early this week he recused himself from another sex kills case, the county's presiding judge believes this will reduce the distraction that threatens to interfere with his duties. >> the developments with judge persky more than a year and a half in the making brock itemmer
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was arrested in january of 2015 after sexually assaulting his victim and he was found guilty a year later by a a jury in march. june 2nd he handed down the controversial sentence parking nationwide outrage. that is when the victim read the letter to persky to describe the impact of the assault. persky was formally reassigned to civil court. that is not enough, though, for some people who have been petitioning against him. a group of activists renewed efforts to get judge% sky fired altogether. we were in san francisco as they turned in their pet demanding the office of the california commission of judicial performance remove the judge from the bench. more than a million people have signed an online persian -- version. >> and i time is following a
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plan to mark 18 months since the fatal shooting of an immigrant. the attorney general is being called to take over the investigation. the district attorney gascon's investigation has draped on for a year and a half with no decision on charging the officers involved. the autopsy raises questions of why then police chief greg suhr said deadly police force was used. all the suspect, the deceased, lurchinged at the officer where a five overhead and he fired five shots. all the witnesses say the opposite, that he was trying to get away. he was shot in the back. >> he will make the decision public. the profit starts at 6:00 in the mission. >> there is a new case of cyber espionage and iphone users are the target. >> here is more on the alert that apple has for customers. >> researchers are calling this the most sophisticated mobile
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attack they have ever seen. anyone with an iphone is at risk. all it teas is a click on a link usually sent through text or social media and malware will hijack the phone. >> from that point the phone is compromised. every phone call, all data is sent to someone who uses. software who can track your location and town on your microphone, your camera. steel your passwords. >> the vice president of security research at san francisco based lookout which focused on mobile security, he said the company is selling hacking software to governments. >> we believe this is being used around the world to compromise mobile phones and spy on people that governments want to spy on. >> vulnerabilities were identified in the current apple system and they alerted apple about the spyware. apple issued an alert for all ipad and iphone users there is an update that will patch the
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security. >> ambassador should be concerned because in this society that we live in, everyone is on the phone and everything is on the phone. all the hackers are probably after high value targets but builts all users to install the update immediately. >> even more mobile malware alert, thieves who take your bank information are on the rise, the report by the "wall street journal" shows that the market for stealing credit card numbers is over saturate asked now they are focusing on stealing log in details from the banking app that gets into your phone when you on a bad link and creates a big page designed to look like your app. they take your information when you log in. the f.b.i. is currently investigating. >> gofundme page is now set up for the blind man who was rescued from the burning house on wednesday. we told you about this yesterday, two officers went into the home and pulled him out. he was living at 19-year-old
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weather woman with her first child and godmother. there is about $200,000 in dam. >> we getting a new look of what could be the future las vegas home of the raiders. this shows the proposed 65,000' domeed stadium with representatives for los angeles sands casino owner said they are unwilling to suspect any less than $750 million of public funding for the $2 billion roth. the billionaire is supporting the new stadium. where would they get that money from the public? they would get it from hotel room taxes. in other words what we pay when we visit. las vegas fans will contribute $650 million and the raiders would commit $500 million. >> start this morning you can apply for a big rebate if you replace the wood-burning fireplace or stove. the air quality management has
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$3 million available for homeowners would buy a gas or electric heating device such as incest ranging from $750 up to $12,000. 40% of the refunds are earmark for low income home others, officials say apply right away because the rebates are first-come-first-serve. >> now, your forecast with mike nicco. >> we will start in the south bay where it is chilly, upper 50s to let 60s from cupertino at 58. same in san jose, but we have right this in mountain view at 62. temperatures are 59 in novato and san pablo and san francisco and 60 in lafayette and 59 there in danville. now, what will happen in santa rosa the hourly planner today shows first thing our average high is 82 and we are not near that, if you head out at lunch only 64 and in the afternoon, low-to-mid 70s. if you are head out at 6:00, grab the coat, dropping down to
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67. from sutro tower right new, you can see how tall the marine layer is because we can see from sutro tower the last couple of days because it was fogged in. on bay it will be choppy, north, and if you are on the bicycle, it will be breezy. sfo is cloudy at 61 and we will have more information on twitter and facebook. our temperatures are steady, and maybe slightly warmer by sunday. the rest of the seven-day forecast is. coming up. alexis? >> yes, you could run into a little bit of mist in a few spots possibly the golden gate bridge as can you see things moving along just fine. bay bridge is looking good. on the traffic cameras we are quiet but we have one blocking issue northbound 680 in men. this is before you get to crow canyon. we still have a crash that is blocking the two center makes and we talked to c.h.p. in the last few minutes and they say,
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yes, it is blocking and we are close to an hour for the collision. no backup right now. we will look at mass transit in a few. >> coming up, looking for a new home the owner of the a's takes a tour that could change the play field for sports in the east bay. >> brutally gun down walking back to his east bay home and a tribute created by a sister to keep the search
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>> the family of a former nasa scientists murdered in oakland uploaded a video in memory of the student. ♪ your warm heart ♪ everyone you know >> touching train out. he was walking home from a public in oakland in april and he was half a block from his house when someone shot and killed him. the 30-year-old worked at a health services company on the peninsula. despite several leads, investigators have not yet found the shooter. >> a big day for public transportation in the east bay, they are celebrateing a route between downtown oakland and san leandro. the secretary of transportation and local leaders will take part in the first bus rapid transit line. >> the bay area could soon have two baseball teams playing on the water. sky was overhead the port of
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oakland yesterday as owners of the a's and the executives toured the area. the occur. home, the coliseum is 50 years old. the team officials did not speak with reporters but a spokesman talk about any time of opportunity. >> it would lease rot and we are always in discussion with potential tenants. >> the raiders won out, too, the same time they announced they are trademarking the las vegas raiders. >> today in the first look, a grieving family in airs is suing a shooting range owner after a little girl was killed with an uzi. >> this morning, family of the airs shooting instructor who accidentally shot and killed by a nine-year-old girl, is filing a lawsuit against the shooting range where he worked. >> they say it is unsafe dangerous environment that got
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my dad killed. >> the firearm was not as safe or appropriate weapon to entrust to a nine-year-old girl causing her to lose control of the weapon when fireing. >> one shot. >> the accident occurred back in august of 2014. the 39-year-old was teaching this girl how to shoot a fully all uzi. >> the firearm recoil caused the girl to lose control, a stray bullet struck him in the head. >> we will have more on the story at 7:00 a.m. that is "first look," for today from new york. >> global messaging service will share viewer numbers with facebook. analysts say the move means users could soon start seeing more targeting ad on facebook and will give you limited time to opt out of sharing information and said that
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facebook will not put number online or give them out. >> apple will try to make a push into social media and the company will allow users to shoot and upload video in less than a minute. the app is apple's way of trying to compete with existing services like facebook and snapchat. >> it is finally friday and we are hoping for good news for the weekend. we will check in on that. >> now a look at live doppler hd, other than spotty most and drizzle, it is looking dry on live doppler hd the next six hours. the fog is not so thick or as widespread as yesterday as we looked southbound on 101 from san rafael. clouds will last longer today and that will lock in the cool pattern. the winds are going to start come out of the south in the middle part of the atmosphere bring the smock up today, tomorrow, and sunday so the
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beautiful blue skies are not going to happen this weekend. continued forecast just minor fluctuations. we will look at wall happen today in the south bay, 76, sunny in san jose, mid-to-upper 70s for most neighborhoods and in the 80s at morgan hill. on the peninsula, brighter in the afternoon and only 69 in san mateo and low-to-mid 70s for everyone else. san francisco is from the sunset at 60, to the south in daly city at 59, to 63 downtown san francisco and marina and ball lowia park and richmond. as for as hooking across the north by at 75, taking a break with the summer heat in santa rosa low-to-mid 70s elsewhere and along the east bay shore, low 70s but for fremont, 74 degrees is the warm spot and as we head east bay neighborhoods low-to-mid 80s. my seven-day forecast has more of same tomorrow, a degree or two warmer on sunday and then it is cooler as we end august and begin september next week. >> good morning, a new problem in emeryville area and i know it is dark on the camera, but, if
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you look really closely you can see the flashing lights and maybe a little bit of smoke in there, as well, the latest we have from c.h.p. with some time of a fire, most likely a brushfire. this is on the on-ramp to westbound 80. we have emergency response on the scene. the on-ramp is closed right now, westbound 80. but, still, access westbound 80 is not full closure where you are detoured a lot. quick mass transit the san francisco based area, 80 in vallejo and that is canceled because of mechanical issues you have to take a business. >> alexis, thank you. tonight is the 49ers third pre-season game and we will see kaepernick back on the field again the packers. >> he is dealing with a shoulder injury and trying to compete with the starting job. the head coach was asked in kaepernick still has a chance to earn the starting job.
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here is the response. >> we will use hypotheticals, cancel the season because hypotheticals, we when the super bowl. we will say we won the super bowl so...it is over. we did it without a quarterback. >> i would hope businesses on what he has done he will be available. if he is available he will play. >> the game is at 7:00 people at levi stadium. >> next, the seven things you need to know use start your day. >> move over, uber, passengers can get a list in driverless cars. >> and rescuing a stuck little kitten.
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>> here are the seven things you need to know before you go. alexis? >> i have video from emeryville, westbound 80 off-ramp and there is more information than last few minutes, there are some trees on fire so the fire department son the scene. if you want to exit you have to continue to the frontage road. the off-ramp is currently closed with an update in a few. the golden gate toll plaza could be no more as we know it. officials are looking for upgrading of the follow collection system. they could use lasers and cameras to count the cars and removing the toll plaza. >> santa clara judge persky is removed from criminal cases. he has asked to be reassigned to hear the civil cases only. he sparked national outrage for sentencing a swimmer for six months for sexual assault. >> italy is declaring tomorrow a national day of mourning after the earthquake that killed 267
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people. strange after shocks continue to hit central italy as crews sent for victims. >> five, bizarre, a man in nebraska scaled an airport fence stripped to his boxers stole a pickup and crashed into a southwest plane. three people had minor injuries. the man is in custody. >> waking up to cloud cover and temperatures up to 4 or 5 degrees warmer than yesterday. but in the afternoon it will be cooler today. i will search some heat come up in the seven-day forecast. >> tickets are on sale today for tours of the prince mansion paisley park which is turned into a museum to open in october. ticket sales start at noon at official paisley park website. >> someone is betting uber to the pinch. before they could give customers rides in driverless cars, a taxi company in singapore is already
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using them. this is video from a campaign that was found by two m.i.t. graduates with software to let them drive on their own. the officials say that they offering the service to customers in singapore days before uber starts to test their own driverless cars in pennsylvania. passengers are nervous. >> it is like a >> they will start with six cars and hope to grow to a dozen and want a self driving taxi fleet by 2018. >> check this out, it is a eight legged robot developed by harvard researchers that is power by hydrogen peroxide. the inventers call eight step forward for robotics allowing
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robots that are soft to sweet into tight spaces. >> what? what does that mean? >> the sky is the limit. >> no thank you. >> your next pet. >> the next story is a dream come true. during a concert in los angeles adele called two fans to the stage and they asked if she would attend and perform their wedding. >> let me see now, i want to her to perform at wed gay and lesbian she said "yes." >> she said yes. [ inaudible ] >> for free? >> what? >> let me call adele. >> she said in she cannot come have a wonderful day and she
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hopes they spend the rest of their lives together. the couple caught her area because they were dancing like no one else was there. so, that is the key. >> dance hick a crazy person. >> you are looking now at how an east bay firefighter improvised to save a kitten trapped in a pipe. rescuers grabbed a shop vacuum. the animal services provided the video of the rescue year, and another kit were was freed minutes earlier with a long pole. they are now in the animal shelter. >> >> we have a federal 90 minutes of news including new detail on the hack scandal that forced leslie jones do take down her website. >> safe warning for bart riders what you should do with your phone before getting on the train this morning. >> 5:27 receipt new, stay tuned.
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>> this is abc7 morning. >> time to get up. good morning. it is friday. august 26. i am jessica castro. i am here for natasha zouves. >> i am regular. i am in a good mood because i have all of you here. >> come on! >> seriously. >> mike nicco will have the forecast in a second but, alexis has the problem. >> it is on the emeryville and berkeley line. back to our camera you can see our emeryville camera is pointing to berkeley. the flashing lights are bringing this calls to c.h.p. over a large brushfire with grass and then trees that caught fire. westbound 80, the off-ramp is closed for the fire response that is now under control. the update is just ahead but use the frontage road.
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next traffic update in ten minutes. mike nicco has the forecast. how is the weekend looking? >> nice. if you like cool and comfortable weather. now, the day planner is most and drizzle. from the exploritorium. at pier 15 you can see a solid deck of clouds through 7:00, temperatures are warming in the mid-50s to low 60s and stay in the low 60s, 69 to 72 around the bay and 73 to 82 inland. grab a jacket this evening, 50 to 70 and everyone in the 50s to 60s by 9:00. >> at bart keep your phone hidden, cracks are stealing cell phones out people's hands. amy hollyfield has this story at bart. >> yes, i was looking on twitter and a witness said it happened so fast by the time everyone realizes what has happened, the thief is out the door. according to the bay area news group, this has happened 13
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times in the last two weeks. in san francisco and in oakland. the phones were taken right out of the victim's hands. we asked riders headed into the city about their plans to protect their 15s. >> i leave behind in my pocket so people cannot reach my pocket it is unfortunate that people take them but you have to be aware of your surroundings and people around you. >> according to the report, two of the victims were standing on the platform when the phones were taken and in ten cases, it happened while the victims were on the train. the thief then ran out on to the platform. do you know your 15's serial number? that is a tip from bart to keep it safe. and they suggest you put in a tracking device or antitheft app anything to track it down. also, keep it secure when you
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enter those train doors. >> thank you. bomb shed decision from the judge who sentenced the former stanford swimmer to only six months in jail for sexually assaulting a woman. >> the judge is stepping away from the courtroom he has then for years. matt keller has the story. >> judge persky is transferred to san jose to provide over civil cases. the transfer from the criminal division is rare, but allowable according to the reside june who said this will reduce the distraction surrounding his cases. he has been in the spotlight since sentencing brock turner to six months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman. the request was granted because another judge asked for a transfer to palo alto. stanford law professor is leading a campaign to recall persky saying the move does not
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change anything. >> fact that the residing judge expressed support for him and stated that he was not doing this under pressure and essentially he would be welcomed back in the criminal division at any time, and that is why we have to continue where the recall. >> there was a defendant arely who wanted resolution conviction reduceed reduced from a felony to misdemeanor and the opponents hope to take the recall effort to the voters next year. >> if you use our news app you got a push alert as news broke out about judge persky's reassignment. can you download it for free and get the breaking news updates as they happen. >> developing news this morning in italy, after shocks are rattling the central part of the country. a state funeral is planned for 49 victims tomorrow. here is new video showing a temporary tent city for people who now are hopeless. central italy has had help droids of after shocks since the
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tuesday earthquake throughing 4.7 earthquake. the 6.2 earthquake has now killed 267 people and hundreds are injured. officials say that they are still trying to find survivors. >> homicide is take over the investigation of a bed found in san jose. officers found it beneath the freeway where 101 meets 101 and 680 the second time this month this a body has been found at the same interchange. detectives believe the first person was a victim of a homicide. >> a high stays situation for officers in fairfield overnight after they discovered possible explosive devices in a car near interstate 80, a bomb squad from the napa county sheriff was called to remove the i.e.d.s after two officers found the men parked in a car. they turned up large amounts of drugs, stolen property, bug her tools and banking account
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information. two membership were taken into custody. >> mountain view police worried there could be more victims after they arrested this map who hid a camera inside a family bathroom so they coup peep on them. he was charged with manufacturing child pornography and extortion. he rented a room in the home where the victims live. the woman living there received threatening messages including photos taken inside her home. they found images of a toddler using the bathroom. >> just run renting out rooms to people, that is your private space. >> the victims did not realize it was her renter until the new cyber crime unit connected the dots. >> san francisco police are looking for four people accused in a you have element attack on a taxi driver caught on video, our reporter slains what
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happened. >> this is video from a san francisco taxicab, the four passengers picked up 4:00al on market street on the way to a house in portrero hill. they read their destination the two hen and women tell the driver they need to go inside to get cash. when they round the driver is suddenly stabbed in the neck with a stun gun and he juneed to the passenger seat but another punch him from the other side. the driver is robbed of his wallet and forced to abandon the cab and run for his life. >> this is a brazen attack on an innocent cab driver doing his job trying for make a living. this is another view of the assailants from the back seat. >> when you see them it is not acceptable. >> we took a ride with a cab driver an accident investigative for a company that was not involved in the assault >> the cab drivers have the threat behind them and they go on the assumption it will work out. >> he believes the attacks are
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declining since san francisco required 1,hull listened taxis be equipped with security cams from front for back and a sticker outside want every passenger they on camera. >> getting balk to traffic alert in the berkeley area, you can take a look at this camera, we have grab lights in morning and this is due to a brushfire just off of 80 and it is on westbound 80 the off ramp, it is closed right now and i can show you where is on the traffic map, a few minutes ago we saw smoke, and it is still dark and tough to see but i am not seeing so much now and the fire is uncontrol. so, as you can see we still have green traveling on westbound 80 in berkeley and toward emeryville if you are trying for get to the avenue it is closed and can you swing around wider and use the frontage area and take a left on the circle drive. and we had an early problem at
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tri-valley in san ramon and it was before crow canyon, two-car crash, and they are in the clean up stages with no delays. another update in a few minutes but, first, mike nicco has the forecast. cooler this weekend? >> hard to believe. inland, you can say the san ramon valley in the upper 50s to nearly 60 and we are 3-4 degrees warmer but we are going to end up below average this afternoon. we have 60 at san jose, mountain view at 61, and hayward and oakland at 62 and novato is 61 and san francisco and san tar rose 69, and pacifica 67. in oakland the average high is 74 degrees, and we going to be 61 at 8:00, and at lunch, 66, with the clouds opening, and mostly sunny in the afternoon at 68 degrees. had evening, temperatures are falling into the low 60. today, the temperatures are 75 in santa rosa, and 80s inland east bay neighborhood and we talk about 90's yesterday, the last day, and, in fact,
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tomorrow, saturday temperatures are about the same and we could bump up a degree or two for sunday but it is not going to be that noticeable and you will notice a little bit more sunshine in sunday's forecast. we will look at next week in the seven-day forecast. september is right around the corner. >> making our roads safer with state lawmakers taking a big step to making it harder for convicted d.u.i. offenders to get their license become. >> when you think it cannot get more nasty, hillary clinton and donald trump find
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>> a six week old infant is in critical condition and her father a convicted child abuse certificate in jail. the 32-year-old was arrest on felony child abuse and domestic violence charges. paramedics rushed the 60s week old girl to santa clara valley medical center on sunday. they found the infant had 14 fractures including her skull. after investigating, officers arrested the father for child abuse. six years ago he entered no contest for the same charge against his then four-year-old daughter. >> the innocent human being, a baby, it is never right. >> he was in jail seven months, four years probation and ordered
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to take 52 weeks of child abuse prevention classes. >> bill to install breathalyzers in the cars of convicted drunk drivers is headed to the governor's desk. the senate approved a statewide policy on ignition interlock devices yesterday. it prevents the car engine from starting in the blood alcohol level is above the legal limit. first time d.u.i. offenders are required to install the devices for six months in order to get the lengths back. penalty then is up for repeat offenders. the bill was sponsored by jerry hill, state senator. >> in the race for the white house, more insults are being traded. the averaging rhetoric has turned to allegations of racism between donald trump and hillary clinton. donald trump is struggling to redefine his own policy on immigration with the core plan to deport 11 million undocumented immigrants. hillary clinton said donald trump is trying to make america hate. >> donald trump is reinforcing
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harmful stereotypes and offering a dog whistle to his most hatively supporters. when democrat policies fail they are left with only this one tired argument. you are racist. you are racist. you are racist. >> donald trump said he will give a speech on immigration in the next few weeks to clarify his stance. the first debate is a month from today. >> police in brazil have charged ryan lochte filing a false robbery report after creating a firestorm for say he was robbed at gunpoint with three other swimmers. ryan lochte has said he exaggerated the story. the incident was a dispute over vandalism by the swimers at a gas station. ryan lochte lost several major sponsorships because of the scandal. he has picked up a deal from a cough drop company. it said that "we should be as for giving of the swimmer as it
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is of your throat." you may remember the fear over athletes contracting zika virus but the world health organization said there are no confirmed cases of zika virus in anyone associated with the olympics. virus has been linked to serious birth defects in pregnant women could contract the virus. >> new details in the hacking case oflessly jones. it is a federal case now. the department of homeland security now is looking into the incident. authorities say someone hacked into her website on wednesday. they replaced the usual comment with naked necessities to of jones and her driver's license and passport. she has not responded and the site is shut down. all the spacex unmapped ship coming home after a positive long visit at international space station.
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it separated itself from the space station at 3:00 a.m. and is expected to smash into the pacific ocean around 9:00 a.m. it brought 5,000 pounds of tools and supplies to the space station. now trouble that has been going on over in become. what do you see? >> we are seeing a dark program a behind me with a lot flab lights because we have some type of fire in the area and it sounds like brush and grass and maybe some trees in the area are burning and i know emeryville area we tin our camera to the fire and this is impacting the westbound 80 off-ramp to ashby avenue the busy area at this time any rush hour folks are try to get 506 on ashby. we have very minor impact so far this morning. you will use the frontage road, but, really, coming in on
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westbound 80 you are looking great from fairfield to the bay bridge toll plaza and the metering lights turned on at 5:35. i have a mass tran it note in a few, but, first, we will check with mike nicco. >> good morning, everyone, i will open up the weather window and show you what to expect. notice the cloud deck is not that low, not much fog but thick enough and miss and drizzle is possible in the morning commute but no slick streets. clouds are last evening longer locking in the cool pattern and hazy today through sunday. right new, no "spare the air" alert and stepped forecast is just minor fluctuations for september. breezy on the bay north of the bay bridge and watch out the 24 to 38 miles per hour winds and sloppy conditions on the water. 80 in los gatos and gilroy is 76. at game, packers in town take on the 49ers, and dropping down
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to 62. up the peps that we start in the my 70s and flirt with 60 along the coasty coast with mid-60s and south san francisco and sausalito. brays are the worst in baseball and could not come at a better time for the giants, 58 dropping down to 56, and you need the hoodie. mid-to-upper 70s, comfortable conditions through wine country and mid-60s to low 70s for most of our east bay neighbors and not bad in wine country in livermore, 82, is a warm spot inland east bay neighborhood, and my seven-day forecast stay cooler-than-average, with morning clouds and afternoon sun all the way through thursday. a major backlash against brazil for a spread supporting paralympians and many are outraged over the models in the photos. >> long commutes are exhausting and frustrating but impacting your health, as well. >> trapped in a burning s.u.v. and fighting for his
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>> look at there video officer georgia a man is trapped in a wreck burning car. the officer tries to free him. the officer then bends the door frame and pulls the passenger out just in time because the car explodes. the driver of the car slammed into a tree and they could not save the driver. he died there. police say the passenger would have suffered the same fate in the officer did not go in and pull him out. a heroic issue. >> danville has canceled
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afternoon the november election after appointing all three candidates to the available city council seats. the three candidates were appointed to four year terms and are sworn in on december 6. the town officials say for going the election will save danville $40,000. >> according to a new report by the world society of public health commuters in the u.k. they say add 800 calories to their diet because people are snacking because the victim so long and they are too tired to go to the jim when they get home with the average commute time an hour. 40% of commuters did less physical activity. >> happening today, san francisco's first lego store will open. >> in the mall there will be give aways and activities for families and special promotions all weekend long. the first 400 cuss forms who
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spend $50 or more will receive a free lego backpack. exciting. doors on at 10:00 a.m. sharp. >> a traffic alert. >> back to the flashing lights, in the berkeley area, this is did you to a brushfire off of 80. the westbound 80 off-ramp to ashby avenue is closed. you can still use the frontage road. just a little bit of a re-route. no major impact yet. it could turn into a big deal. we have metering light on the bay bridge toll plaza and it is filling in, the car pool lanes are moving along okay. and mass transit, i will pass on this note, the ferry 8:00 a.m. trip from vallejo it is canceled because of mechanical issues and you have to use bus instead. >> now, mike nicco?
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>> good morning, alexis, in the south bay san jose the agency high is 82. at 6:00 we are 59. at lunch it will be sunny and 72. temperatures are in the mid-70s influence the afternoon. dropping to 73 by 6:00. we will take a look at our highs, 9 in lake tahoe, and fresno is 95, and original 76 in los angeles, and they are wondering where the summer is like we are. at the beach today, through the weekend, 66 with morning clouds and afternoon sunshine in santa cruz. temperatures are in the upper 50s at half moon bay or bodega bay. we have our day planner and breakdown the day and what to expect. >> general mills is slapped with several federal class-action lawsuits, including one filed right here in california. this is according to consumers.com. here is the issue: job mills claimed their nature valley bars are 100% natural but the lawsuit contends that is misleading, because it capitals a pesticide
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in the bar. john mills is sued for using the "natural," label to lure customs -- customers into paying more. >> three endangered amphibians have new presentations in california, with 3,000 square mile of the sierra nevada declared as critical habitat for the two frogs and a toad. there will be extra controls in the area on any activities that could threaten the animals, the frog population has been cut by 90%. it is due to threats ranging from non-native fish to diseases caused by climate change. >> young heroes are waking up at a bay area hospital with new gifts and hope courtesy of a fictional have hero who paid a personal visit. >> spiderman brought front and gifts to the kits at kaiser permanente in the medical center yesterday.
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the founder of pittsburgh dress up as spiderman the last two yours to bring hope and inspiration and macy to the kids and their families dealing with homelessness, disability and disease. >> part -- heart of the hero started with sun suit and it has green to something amazing i never, ever, could have anticipated. >> so far they have brought support to more than 7,000 kids across north america, company right here in the bay area. >> had your morning coffee? researchers show why some of us need it more than others. >> a big change drivers could see at the toll plaza. >> new iphone threat that could let hackers take complete control of your smartphone. a
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>> we did it. good morning, everyone. it is friday, august 26. i am jessica castro here for natasha zouves. >> i am reggie aqui here for mike nicco and alexis. this morning, it looks like it did every other day. >> like groundhog day. >> this shot is always beautiful. >> at 2,600', 99% of the time it is above the clouds. we warmer with patchy mist and drizzle, 55 to 62. brassy spots at 4:00, and 62 the at coast and 82 inland. by 7:00 we have temperatures falling back into the 60s and low 70s so grab a coat. live doppler hd is showing no organized areas of wet weather right new. how is the commute? >> okay with the exception of one spot in berkel
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