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a car is on the side. the other car is crunched from behind. a pickup truck with the tire bent. how difficulty happen? c.h.p. said the 17-year-old had car trouble and pulled next to the center divider on southbound 680 before 101. he called his mother. she said turn on the hazard lights, put the seatbelt on and she was coming to the scene. as she arrived she was involved in a crash with a pickup truck, the scar rollover and crashed into her son's car. >> no one was seriously hurt. the mother and son complain of pain. it does not seem to be major. the driver of the pickup truck was walking away the scene and is fine, probably be sore tomorrow but he will build okay. >> the c.h.p. is looking into the cause of the crash. 680 is open in all directions. >> so relieve they will be okay.
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>> driver hit a three-year-old boy in san jose and took off. it happened last night in vancouver court. the boy wandered into the street while walking a dog with his grandfather and a small silver car probably a honda hit the boy. he lost consciousness and rushed to santa clara valley medical center and we have not been given an update. >> san francisco police are investigating a collision between a muni light rail train and a vehicle. >> before 8:00 p.m. at 3rd and mission bay boulevard. the southbound "t" third lane was closed for an hour. >> surveillance video could help police catch men responsible for gunning down a well liked pawnshop owner and his dog. the officers rush to pawn advantage on springs road and rollingwood drive at 3:30 p.m. after reports of a robbery in progress. they found two men shot.
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friends say one was a store owner, the owner died and an employee shot and taken to the hospital with serious injuries. two men ran from the pawnshop and one was armed. >> it is a shock. i hate to see this happen. i don't think he deserved this. >> why do something like this to good people and someone that provides a service to the country? not everyone take as chance to do this. >> friends are saying the owner leaves behind a wife and kids. >> san francisco's new chief of police is sworn in next month. bill scott is leaving his job at deputy chief with the lapd after 27 years with that department. the san francisco commission conduct add nationwide search narrowed to several dozen candidates, mayor lee said he selected scott because he best met the needs of the department. he will shakeup the san francisco police department. >> what is special he understands how to implement
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reform and connect with the rank and file. >> you need an outsider to be a change agent who understands what a modern police department looks like. >> lapd has adopt add series of reforms that the mayor said played into the decision. school will replace toney chaplin act offing chief. >> san francisco took seven months to name a new chief and five other police departments are looking for a leader, oakland has not had a chief since a sudden resignation over sexual misconduct. oakland city administration and the assistant chief run the department. >> berkeley police chief resigned after serving seven years. hayward police chief retire add week ago, on leave since august over a confidential personnel issue. last week we learned palo alto's chief will retire at end of the year, serving 35 years and said
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it is time to step down. the end the year will mark the end of the term for the bart police chief who plans a national search for a new chief. >> shoppers are on edge after a brazen holdup at a mall in the east bay, a woman robbed at gunpoint at stone ridge shopping center in pleasanton. here is that step. >> extra police and security are out after a woman was robbed at gunpoint. >> a report of a robbery in the mall parking lot. the suspect vehicle is green toyota. all the men stole the victim's bags, purse, phone and wallet and last her shaken. she is not the only one. >> freaky. >> shoppers are on alert. >> i knew i was coming but i had my husband come, just in case. >> the holidays and she will be carrying bags and normally the
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rest of the your i would not be concerned. this is a safe community. all the crime is making some consider other shopping options. >> you do not fell safe even at mall. you are already fighting the crowds to have to worry about someone holding you up is terrifying. it mays me want to do more online shopping. all the robbers got away on the freeway. there are few leads. we expect a big meeting today for san francisco-based uber, lawyers are meeting with the dmv and state attorney general to talk about the self driving cars that are causing a fight. uber tested these last week on the streets of san francisco and immediately got backlash from certify and state officials. the state is threatening to sue uber for having no permit to test the cars. uber said they do not need a
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permit. 20 other companies have received a permit for testing. >> muni riders thought something was off on monday, 74 drivers according to the "san francisco examiner" unprecedented number of workers called sick and there are not enough backup drivers some buses never even hit the pavement. muni had to cancel several rights. the agency hopes to fill in the ranks next year as 70 new drivers graduate from the training program. >> san francisco is debuting the first ever protected intersection, the mayor will be at 9th and division to announce the completion. what is a "protected intersection," it uses simple concepts to make trues safer, slowing down the turning speeds, and increasing separation between the bicycle account driving lanes, and division and 9th is the most addition -- dangerous intersections. >> a shakeup at a school
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district the superintendent of pleasanton unified is on leave six months after he was hired. he came on board in july and now on leave over an investigation into a "personnel matter e the direct alerted students and their families but is not providing details. the deputy superintendent is taking over during the investigation. >> san francisco public defender is going to release previously unseen police camera footage of the arrest of a man at the bart station last july. a jury acquitted the 22-year-old michael smith of four counts of battery on a police officer. the jury could not reach a verdict on three other counts of resisting arrest. smith could face a second trial. the video is released because the prosecutors will be called on to dismiss remaining charges. smith physically resisted. >> there is fall intermediate in san francisco from oakland's deadly ghost ship fire,
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happening today, otherers will deliver a petition to city hall demanding a moratorium on unsolicited fire inspections. the petition organizers claim san francisco is ticketing a witch hunt targeting spaces used by artists in the wake of the fire that killed 36 people in oakland. it said that the inspenters are demanding costly upgrades leading to evictions in the arrest advertisic -- artistic community. >> now a story that is nothing short of a christmas miracle for hundreds living in palo alto in the only mobile home park. the housing authority unanimously voted to make an offer to buy the mobile home park, according to our media partner to keep the park owner from shutting it down and displacing 400 mostly low-income latino residents. they have been uncertain about
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the housing situation since 2012 when the application was filed to close site. >> now your accweather forecast with meteorologist mike nicco. >> good morning, again, we will open up the weather window, this is a breeze. that is keeping our air pretty quiet right now as far as the "spare the air" day, our third this season. it is possible to have poor air quality in the north bay so no burning of wood. temperatures are five to six degrees warmer in san francisco and 47 in lake merced, and castro and mission and glen park, 48, and downtown is 39. low 40s elsewhere including walnut creek at 42. on the road, not so chilly on the bay, poor air quality out and about. our temperatures show the next couple of days are we in the 60s until we get to friday. we drop into the low-to-mid 50s with heavy rain on the
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way. i will show you that next. alexis? >> we have a rollover crash in the east beltway westbound 580 and a couple different locations so for. first, it sounded like it was close to 35th and now it seemed to be further east of there but on the when side. we have the far left lane blocked and crews are not there^. i will have more information in 10 minutes. we are looking quiet today at light volumes through the bay bridge toll plaza. no metering lights. we could have light volume today as more and more are off for the holiday. >> mexico in mourning after explosions rip through crowds buying holiday fireworks. the new video and the investigation underway this morning into what happened. >> another roadblock in the push to resume executions in california, why a judge has put
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>> all news all morning. >> video from colombia show as cargo plane moments before crashing. you can see it skims the fence surrounding the airfield and the plane crashed after the video was taken. it killed five crew members and sending a flight technician to the hospital. it crashed immediately after take off for colombia's capital city of bogota. the cause is "under
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investigation." >> we have new video showing the massive power of a chain reaction explosion at a fireworks selling area in mexico with questions of what set off the blast claiming at at least 29 lives and injuring dozens. >> what should be be a sign of celebration turning interest tragedy. outside mexico city the best then fireworks market crowded with shoppers buying fireworks explodes in a massive display of smoke and flames. >> in the aftermath, confusion and chaos. even the occasional pop from another exploding fire work as people walk through the rubble lack for -- looking for victims. dozens of police secured the market keeping onlookers arm. the scent of gun powder was still lingering. there is no word on what sparked the explosion. this is the third devastating
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explosion at the market sense 2005, and authorities are launching a federal investigation to find out exactly what happened and who is responsible. the family of a teen killed by a falling tree in oakland hopes their lawsuit encourages stoit do better on managing dying trees. the family and friends of 16-year-old jack lewis returned to the hillside where the accident happened. last year, he and trends claim a tree limb that snapped, crushing the teen. the city of cloak chopped it down shortly after but the family ton said the same tree was pruned and marked to be cut down before the accident. >> that is an indication the tree is dead, dying and dangerous. and the city of oakland despite knowing this, did nothing to protect the citizens. >> he was a wonderful person.
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he loved life. he also saw the bright side of everything. all the legal team has discovered several over aging trees in the same park. >> speeding up the appeals process for death rate for inmates is on hold over a law challenging proposition 66 to resume executions by expanding the pool of death penalty lawyers and setting strict timelines for inmates to appeal their sentence. the reform measure some say disrupts the court, costs more money and limit proper appeals. supporters are calling the lawsuit a frivolous stalling tactic. there has not been an execution in california in more than a decade. volkswagen has reached a new settlement in san francisco over the emission scandal and will give owners of three liter cars of choice of buy back or repairs. another 630,000 vehicles are
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repaired so they meet standards and all owners get financial compensation. the new settlement mirrors of temperatures for the cars with smaller engines, so far volkswagen has agreed to pay $15 billion to settle lawsuits. >> if you are hit the beach watch out because there could be dangerous breaking waves. a beach hazard statement is in affect thereafter 6:00 people tonight with the biggest impact at half moon bay with waves expected to be 20 feet near maverick. the rest of the bay area coast, watch out for large swells 9 to 11' high. >> take a big sweat are and blanket. >> we will get into the low 60s, mike? >> we should in some areas. depending on the afternoon sunshine. from mount tam you can see how clean the sky is but it is the third winter "spare the air" with increasing sunshine and cleaner air and above average highs tomorrow and wet and windy
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on friday and monday. a dry cold front is rolling law and the back side is where the sunshine is moving in. temperatures today are 58 to 61 with half moon bay a warmer spot. tonight we are in the my 30s to mid-40s with fog in the central valley. storm-impact scale has a big one on friday, light-to-moderate rain and a slight chance of thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening. through 7:00 or 4:00 a.m. on friday in the north bay heading to 9:00 it moves into the heart of the bear and from noon to 5:00 it move through the moderate rain with scattered shower on the back side and snow in the north bay around mendocino and lake counties and maybe a dusting on mount hamilton by saturday morning. rainfall amounts are .5" to 1". the seven-day forecast shows a break on saturday afternoon and all day sunday and sunday night
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into monday we are going to have a chance of wet weather. again. alexis? >> you the studio gremlin does not like us. we have one issue a rollover westbound 580 in oakland area before highway 13 split. it is no longer mocking. we had emergency crews blocking the left lane a few minutes ago and they are contained to the left shoulder. no word on injuries but they called an ambulance to the scene. they are calling for a tow truck. not clear but that will not cause major delays. westbound 580 tracy to dublin is 33 minutes from the central valley with in problems southbound 680 from dublin and northbound 85 between 101 and cupertino you are still in the green at 17 meants. >> get your appetite ready and ready for christmas crab an influx of dungness crab next week. >> pregnant women using pot?
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what has more expecting mothers turning to marijuana and the harmful side affects they may not expect. >> he sets up, shoots, scores, a lucky fan hit the jackpot with a fantastic shot but first, techbytes. >> another hot holiday gift nearly sold out. amazon's voice controlled speaker has sold out on amazon but you can find them in the amazon stores and back in stock on tuesday. >> move over amazon and google, 7-eleven is making regular deliveries by drone. >> they have made 77 drone deliveries in reno that usually take less than 10 minutes. zuckerberg is showing off the artificial intelligence he built to help republican his home which is inspired by the system from ironman and do you recognize the vote? >> jarvis helps get ready in the morning, fresh shirt!
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not only the voice of god but morgan freeman is voice of jarvis
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>> stated officials will open more of the northern california coast to commercial crab fishing in sonoma and mendocino county opening on saturday and extended north on monday along with a
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stretch through humboldt county. month. >> walgreens and rite-aid selling hundreds of stores to close their nearly $10 billion merger. walgreen bought right aid for $4.9 billion last area and are selling 865 stores to a rival retailer to calm concerns from federal antitrust regulators. walgreens hopes this will close the merger next year. combined they will have more than 13,000 stores in the united states. the ftc needs to approve the deal. >> more pregnant women use marijuana to help with morning sickness, according to a study in 2014 one in 25 used marijuana to treat nausea. that compared to one in 41 in 2002. republicanners say it is likely because of alternative medical
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sources on the internet with groups discouraging marijuana use during pregnancy. babies with exposure can have impaired function and slow growth during pregnancy. >> it was warriors fan that took full advantage of his one shot at fame. >> $5,000 on the line. the fan launches a half court shot. it's good! the crowd celebrates and hook who else is watching, coach steve kerr and the fan wins two night stay in las vegas. >> cool. >> well worth it. >> no truth that he doubles up since he banked it? >> i don't know what that means. >> what does that mean?
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>> he hit the back board. he hit the back board! >> all right. moving on 42 degrees in lake tahoe, and upper 50s with showers around san diego and los angeles. we will talk about the sierra, 4:00al on friday morning to 4:00 p.m., 36 hours of moderate-to-heavy powder, 1-to-2 foot possible at 4:00 a.m. on friday, not much accumulation by 11:00 a.m. an inch but 7:00 p.m. half a foot. it will be tough to get up there on friday. alexis? >> our floor director is laughing. the san mateo bridge is wide on so far this morning and we are looking at light volumes all the way around and i am hoping it will stay that way the entire commute. we have different schedules for
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the holidays as you would imagine is bart, the 25th and 26th are on holiday and sunday service, and caltrain is modifying their schedule, as well, so check before you head out. we will look at drive times in less than 10 minutes. >> excellence field goal. >> small bank are as guilty for big fees, as the large banks. a new report shows banks of all sizes are making billions on the fees they are charging. secret shoppers were sent to 45 smaller bangs and on average they charge $32 for overdrafting and that compared with $35 for big banks so essentially the same anyone. all of them let customers run up fees at least $90 a day, one offers alternates that seem obvious such as decline transaction or limit your daily fees so that is how you get around it. >> power of drones is reaching new heights and check this
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identity, a drone created by samsung gives new meaning to snow lift and it is strong enough to carry a snow boarder created by samsung and the drove was customer. for youtube star from new york that you see in the video snowboarding and the drone is massive 16 toter machine and it tabs two people to carry it but it can carry a lot and it is impressive. >> the feud between uber and the state of california kicks into high gear with the meet that could put the brakes on uber's testing of self driving vehicles
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