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others. witnesses say the man never got up from a pool side chair while he was shooting, and police eventually shot and killed him and it's not clear if the gunmen knew any of the victims. the police found a body in the car at a home depot. it's not clear how the person died. we have calls into oakland police for information about what happened. so far they have not said anything about the victim's identity or a possible motive. and then gearing up for what is expected to be the biggest may day ever. large gatherings are expected to oakland, san jose and san francisco. with trump in office, the day with trump in office, the day has taken they suggest these are family friendly events. friendly events. millions of people across
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the midwest are dealing with the aftermath of strong storms. >> from howling wind to raging water. parts of five states under siege from the elements. in texas -- >> there's a tornado crossing the road in front of us. >> the giant tornado tearing homes apart and crumpling tower. >> 20 people took shelter in two bathrooms and a storage closet. the wide swath of devastation, grim evidence of what they escaped. the auto dealership now a junkyard. this couple helpless as they recorded the tornado that destroyed their home. >> just glad to be alive.
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>> it's a little emotional, but we are lucky. we're lucky. i don't know if we will ever get it cleaned up. >> in arkansas, the desperate search for an 18-month-old girl and a 4-year-old boy trapped inside a truck that was swept away by flood water. >> we are looking at a recovery effort, and i hate to look at it that way but we are hoping for the best. >> for some, water was their only escape route from the flooding, and this woman and husband taken to safety by boat. these creeks and rivers will continue to rise as all the water makes its way down stream. water makes its way down stream. the largest wildfire is the 1,300 aa acre opera fire.
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at one point, firefighters had to ground aircraft dropping retardant because of reports of drones in the area, and are on the scenes of three other fires. i watched moments ago the satellite on the falcon 9 rocket. about 15 minutes ago. i wanted to show you this video from a few moments ago from nasa's website. the launch yesterday had to be postponed so it happened this morning. national reconnaissance office, the nro, launched and they have launched similar satellites in the past and have been tight the past and have been tight lipped so we may not find out.
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officials say a man exposed himself yesterday morning. he is described as 30 to 50 years old, about six feet tall and heavy set with short dark hair. hair. and then a headache this is the third of nine scheduled weekend closures. the entire project is scheduled to wrap up next month. your commute through the north bay could get easier next month. carpool lane hours on 101 could carpool lane hours on 101 could be congestion. it would expand from 3:00 until
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7:00 p.m., and caltrans is expected to consider the plan in the coming weeks. after a week off since advancing to the second round of the playoffs, golden state will play on tuesday night, and steve kerr will be continuing to recover from back surgery. and then the limited edition we believe shirts will be sold at the team store. dub nation, post your fan photos and video to social media with the #dubson7. let's open up the weather window on the east bay hills. the camera looking back across the bay bridge in san francisco. it will be a little breezy near the bay shore and asprespeciall the coast, but
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does your ac work? you may need it -- yeah, if you want to stay comfortable, you will need it in some areas definitely. let's look at our temperatures. low to mid-50s through most of our independent areas in the east bay. and then 64 at pittsburg to 70 in brentwood. in brentwood. mid to upper 50s napa. the grass pollen is high. you may be sneezing now. building warmth from 70 to 88 today, and then look at this, 74 to 90 showing up for the first time this year tomorrow and then even warmer weather on wednesday, but it can't last. we'll talk about a cooling transition and the trance of rain coming up. i have got another fatality to talk about this morning, and
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this one is in san francisco. a pedestrian was killed on the octavia onramp so the on-ramp is closed right now, and we did talk to chp and they were not able to confirm if that person was hit by a vehicle or what happened and that will be likely for sometime. keeping a close eye on that this morning. and then all lanes of east bay 92 closed around the high-rise. a double rollover crash and they were able to get that cleared at 3:00 this morning so all lanes are back open for the monday morning commute and the residual delays cleared out fairly quickly. we will take a look at drive times in less than ten. the last reading of the sierra snow pack, and now comes a warning about what could happen as the record amount of snow begins to melt. negotiators work late into the night to reach a deal to avoid a government shutdown. what democrats and republicans are getting out of the trillion-dollar spending bill.
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will one day be affected by some kind of vision problem. save your vision for the years ahead. call... or log on to seeabettertomorrow.org to learn about glaucoma and macular degeneration. an east bay firefighter paramedic is showing what it's like to jump into action anytime and anywhere even while on vacation. duffy from livermore fire
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department helped a burn victim in arizona, and leaders of the firefighters union shared these pictures with us. one man was badly burned over a third of his body. the napa city council discussed the future of where marijuana can be sold and grown. that proposal kauldz for home growing to be limited to a maximum of six plants after the city council meets the staff will create a marijuana ordinance to go before the planning commission later this year. the city council will meet tomorrow afternoon. lawmakers return to capitol hill to deal with prevent a government shutdown. >> this weekend while negotiations were being finalized from the spending deal
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the house was checking in with members. negotiators reached an agreement on a $1 trillion plus spending bill, and a $15 billion increase in defense, and for democrats, health funding and year-round pel grants for california, and not in the deal, cuts to planned parent hood and sanctuary cities. >> unless his approach changes, the next hundred days will be just like the first. a series of broken or unfulfilled promises. >> the attention turning back to health care this week, and house republicans don't have the votes for his new plan. >> as soon as possible we will bring that bill to the floor. >> the spending bill is expected to get bipartisan votes to pass and the measure includes $70 and the measure includes $70 million to reimburse
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departments to protect trump and his family. and they have seen a recent increase in attacks on gray whales by the killer whales. marine experts say whale cavs and their moms are migrating a few week earlier from and orca's are killing the cavs and that's unusual for this time of year. beginning tomorrow the 2.2 mile path along the eastern span of the bridge will have one bike lane each way as well as a lane for walkers and there's a new vista point complete with rest rooms, benches and a water fountain. until now the path was only open on the weekends while the
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caltrans took down the rest of the bridge. and then a phillips station near highway 50 and it's about 90 miles east of sacramento. ths is the video of the last survey when the snow pack was 183% of normal, and the highest level since 2011, and to put that in perspective, take a look at what the survey looked like just two years ago, no snow at all to measure. the heat wave is expected to start melting the snow at a faster pace this week driving river levels up, and the forecasters say some california rivers will run extra cold and fast as the record snow-melts. if you thought it was warm orr the weekend, wait until wednesday comes and that's expected to be the hottest day of the week. lifeguards had to rescue a 13-year-old girl that got in a rip wave yesterday morning, and during the spring the rip currents are active and defiant.
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>> the water is cold and we don't let them go in too far, and they are okay, and not going in that far but they play in the surf and you have to be a little careful because i am aware of the rip currents and stuff like that, and i'm aware, but you have to let them have a little fun. >> the national weather service says there will be a moderate risk for heat on wednesday. we will take a look at the microclimates and we will look at the potential record highs and heat tips also. you could almost see all the way down to the san mateo bridge. total sunshine and building warmth today and near record highs wednesday and the temperatures will tumble beginning on thursday. we could be 20, 25 degrees cooler by the time we get to the weekend. you can see the high pressure. look at the winds blowing offshore and chasing away the marine layer and the warmth is going to reach all of our neighborhoods and even the coast.
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and about 83 to 85 degrees, and san jose at 85. today in santa cruz, 82. 79 in millbrae. everybody else in the low 80s on the peninsula. half moon bay, daly city and sunset. 70 in downtown san francisco, and even bodega bay will be warm by your standards. we will be 20 degrees warmer in santa rosa. and same thing in sonoma and vallejo. uper 70s in richmond, berkman, hercules, and everybody else around 80 to 82 degrees. and as we head into the east bay valleys, look at that, upper 80s. i am sure your car thermometer will say 90 as you are driving around today. 61 in concord and 62 in antioch and most of us in the mid to upper 50s tonight. here's the accuweather 7-day forecast, hottest temperatures
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tomorrow and wednesday and unfortunately, that just happened, and so let's see if we could roll it up one more time, and when i come back i will get that fixed and otherwise a great weekend in pleasanton, march of dimes. >> we had a great time in san francisco. march for dimes, march for babies, and mike and i were both mc'ing the events. that was a lot of fun. back to reality here on this monday morning. we have a crash east bay 80. bay bridge just before pleasure island sounds like one vehicle lost control and spun out. i don't think anybody has injuries and they are working to clear this now and no backup yet but i will keep an eye on that. slight delays building out to dublin. i do have an update to the fatality situation in san
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francisco. i will have details on that coming up just before 5:00. this is actually pretty interesting, diversity ruled the box office this weekend. the top "fate of the furious," the top grossing movie ever for an african-american director, and then "how to be a latin lover," twel million, and then this is what i find fascinating, this is what i find fascinating, indian moving, earned $10 million and that's just on four screens. >> i am stunned by that. that's interesting. the guessing game is on this morning after months of speculation. kelly ripa will announce her new co-most an hour from now. and getting your kids to do chores is sometimes a chore in
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itself, and the app that aims to help your children with the responsibility. nobody showed up for his birthday party. the community plea that led to the best birthday ever. first this morning's tech bytes. >> in today's tech bytes, a >> in today's tech bytes, a hacker targets netflix. >> it claims to have unreleased shows from other networks as well. >> google is rolling out the latest operating system to a number of select devices. >> it allows you to split two apps on one screen. apps on one screen. there's a app for quicker
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the apartment building where the fire was. when things like this happen, i think you find a new perspective on life. hi. red cross put us in a hotel so we were able to stay together. we're strong and, if we overcame that or if we can overcome that, we can overcome anything, so. [ sniffle ]
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...until we found a connection. you have the power to change your child's life. the boys town national hline can help. (tdd# 1-800-448-1433) hey, guys, right now an american man missing in belize and there's a huge search happening in the country, and it's for a man and his girlfriend, a 36-year-old man originally from georgia. if you could come back out to me on camera, and i have been looking at the details and there's a huge search under way and the u.s. government is assisting and the consulate is helping out and they were scene last last week, and we will have more on that throughout the
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newscast. if a stranger knocked on your door and asked to join you for dinner, and would you do it? mark zuckerberg showed up at a home for dinner on friday. he wanted to choose a family that identified as democrats but voted for trump. they had 15 minutes. >> he said i work for a very wealthy philanthropist for america, and 90% of americans use his products. >> they said they talked about a wide range of topics and his visit inspired him. a picture he posted on facebook already has more than 120,000 likes. we are just over an hour away from a big announcement
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"live with kelly." there's speculation of top contenders of former "wonder years" star, fred savage, and sources told variety ripa will not be any of her freak guest hosts. you can catch the show at 9:00 right here on abc7. a 7-year-old boy in woodland outside of sacramento got a second chance at a birthday party. dozens of people came out to wish him a happy birthday. the surprise party was a do over of his birthday where nobody showed up to celebrate. it ruined a day he had waited for for months. >> i got super excited. i was, like, why did i even have a birthday if nobody came?
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>> that is so sad. so the day after the party his add posted about what happened on facebook, and the community came through with gifts and cards and the surprise birthday party. >> a happy ending. that's good. parents and kids don't always agree on everything, but this app is called the homey app. it allows parents to assign chores and pay allowances electronically. the app encourages kids to save, and removing the temptation to spend the cash right away, and the homey app is free and there's an upgraded version for $3.99. >> you see the pictures from the boardwalk, the beach is santa cruz yesterday? there was a ton of people out there, and that's a great idea to stay cool especially with the temperatures get near records in concord, napa, san jose and san
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francisco. redwood city, not as much. and they are all from about 2013. today, santa cruz going to be the warm spot. half moon bay, bodega bay, and those temperatures about 53. the first heat spell this year, so make sure you drink plenty of water and wear that light-fitting light-colored, loose-fitting clothing, and check on the elderly. in san francisco we have a fatality investigation. we have octavia onramp to southbound 101 back open now. they had to have the full closure. a pedestrian was killed and there are not details available by chp but sounds like they cleared that scene. you can clear the on-ramp if you are leaving the san francisco area, and other than that we are doing okay right now. we are looking good at the bay bridge toll plaza.
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we will talk more about that coming up in less than ten. we are confident a boy has a future as a linebacker even though he is 3 days old. you will see what we mean. he weighs 13 pounds, 11 ounces. valentino is one of the largest babies ever born in northern california. he is everything his family hoped for and then some. >> awesome. congratulations to them. next at 5:00 a. new law starting today which means some bay area residents want to double-check what they are bringing into stores. aaa let's the push of a button. people having to lie on the floor after a crazy international flight. international flight. could your favorite tv show
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now at 5:00, preparations for rallies across the country and bay area to observe may day. where they are happening and what you can expect to see this morning. hopefully you did something fun over the weekend. incredible weather. the warm weather trend continuing as we usher in this brand-new week. >> all watching wednesday as of right now, right, mike? >> tomorrow almost this warm, and the next two days hot and you may have to turn the ac on, and make sure your filters are clean. >> you meant the car. i thought,

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