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evidence, we are almost there. >> jurors could decide this week the fate of the defendant, an undocumented immigrant. >> jury told not to take that into account when making decision but his immigration status drew national attention to the case. >> lyanne melendez is live with the latest. >> reporter: i have to tell you, would be very surprised if we had a verdict before thanksgiving. let me tell you why, the defense will come back tomorrow morning and finish closing arguments, then the prosecution will have a chance to rebut, counter that argument. then the judge talks again to members of the jury. wednesday is half a day. jury gets to go home by noon. quickly mention the steinles, they were there of course all day. picture of kate steinle was shown. kate steinle's father jim became rather emotional, took a deep breath, shook his head, then
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looked down. judge in the case told the jury don't let bias, sympathy and other factors influence the decision. charged with second degree murder, jury was told they could also consider first degree or involuntary manslaughter. a not guilty verdict is also a possibility. following those instructions, assistant district attorney diana garcia made closing arguments insisting that gun that killed kate steinle didn't go off accidentally or was found by garcia serenty under a swivel chair like argued. told the jury that he had gun with him all along and knew that pier 14 was target-rich environment full of people. saying he, the defendant, had his own secret version of russian roulette. defense reminded the jury he had no motive or prior interactions
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with steinle. if you wanted to injure someone, would you fire from 90 feet away? gonzalez maintains his client found the gun under the chair. defense asked jury to draw a conclusion based on this sequence of stills showing people hovering in that seat minutes before. suggesting could have left the gun there. this is not sherlock holmes stuff, he says. something going on there. steinle family was there for closing arguments. abc7 news. big trouble for members of notorious motorcycle gang. fbi announced 11 members of the hells angels indicted by federal grand jury for crimes including racketeering and murder. cornell is live with more. >> reporter: this 17-page indictment spells out serious
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charges for the members. accused of racketeering ring, including robbery, extortion and murder. fbi says this raid on saturday in santa rosa was two years in the making. several members of the sonoma county chapter of the hells angels arrested at slan saloon before planned ride. another raid at fresno. evidence seized both places. >> number of weapons, at least ten motorcycles, drugs and we believe garments with human dna and blood. >> reporter: these 11 members from california and one from boston indicted on multiple felony charges. >> including murder, maiming, home invasion robbery, extortion and witness tampering. >> reporter: alleges that members of the hells angels committed acts of violence to maintain membership and discipline within the gaining,
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including violence against rival gang members. four faced murder charges for killing of unnamed victim. >> individuals used violence, fear and criminal behavior for personal gain and greed and power. >> reporter: crimes date back to 2002. fbi's investigation into hells angels not over, ongoing. abc7 news. we now have a picture of the man shot and killed in san leandro over the sale of a cell phone. daniel carlos was shot saturday afternoon. according to alameda county sheriffs department. met the suspects through online app, let go. advertised cell phone for sale. in between jobs but used to work
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for tesla moeters. guadalupe was found alone and unresponsive inside hotel room sunday night. man who called 911 arrested hours later, held on unrelated charges. some marshawn lunynch supporters have words for president trump, including his mom. leslie brinkley with the story. >> reporter: started sunday when raiders running back marshawn lynch sat down through playing of the national anthem but stood up for mexican anthem in patriots game in mexico city. president trump wayed in. great disrespect, next time nfl should suspend him remainder of the season. mayor libby schaaf fired back. oakland loves our lynch.
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suspend trump instead. >> i'm tired of the bully in chief not doing his job, picking on people. supposed to act like president, lead every person in this country. he's failing to do that. >> reporter: lynch's mom weighed in. what nfl team do trump own? oh, yeah, wouldn't let him have one. and coach del rio's wife tweeted, i voted for you, which i now regret. >> here to recap the game, talk about my wife's tweet. whatever you want to talk about. i feel everybody should pay respect to the flag and stand at attention. that's how i feel about it. but it is america. and everybody can make their choice. >> reporter: standoff continue this sunday as bay area activists say they plan to take a knee to support marshawn outside the oakland coliseum
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before the broncos game. abc7 news. settlement reached in 2015 apartment balcony collapse in berkeley that killed six students and injured seven others. terms of the settlements with managers and owners of black rock library gardens are not revealed but it's substantial sum. five of the students killed were exchange students. found dry rot to be the cause. allows to keep pushing for changes to the building code and regulations. hearing from residents in home where a plane crashed near reid-hill vu airport yesterday. two killed, three critical. still looking into the cause. people living at house consider themselves lucky.
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>> reporter: juan gonzalez is professional gardener and so glad he built an arbor over the guard. demolished as plane developed engine failure and crashed into the build. believes the arbor slowed plane down. three children in back of the house when they heard a loud noise. >> heard a noise, huge noise. what the heck happened? run out. see the plane there. >> reporter: cell phone video captured how they and neighbors helped rescue the three people aboard the cessna. fuel didn't ignite, no fire. residents had to move to hotel until it's suspected and repairs made. garage apartment took biggest hit, tenants not home. >> left 20 minutes earlier than
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it happened. they were lucky. one of those kids wanted to stay home. little ones, no go with us. >> reporter: residents of the neighborhood live with traffic from the airport. we attempted to contact the owner of the plane but he was dealing with ntsb and they didn't respond to updated information. reid-hillview has several flight schools. abc7 news. top democrat announces resignation, rumors of sexual misconduct that one state official calls disturbing. church crackdown, house of worship no place to sell marijuana. potholes. oakland may have half million dollar solution. sandhya patel,
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two churches in san jose that offer members marijuana are being scrutinized by the city. saying fronts for illegal dispensaries and one disputes and explains to abc7. >> just breathe in. >> reporter: video from coachella valley church, rastafarian church where cannabis is a sacrament. >> one time payment and lifetime member. come and go as you please. show photo i.d., going in back for purchase of products. >> reporter: must be 18 years old. paying a donation, ushered into
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a chapel with video of a sermon. we were not allowed into the room with marijuana products. >> sat eva, makes you feel creative. >> reporter: woman from colorado shows us what she got. how much did this cost? >> a quarter for $100. >> reporter: investigating the church and a native american church, no one would talk to us but also offers cannabis. city officials say it's illegal without proper permits. >> whatever their followers want to smoke is not our issue. it's distribution and sale coming from this dispensary. so the church argument doesn't fly. >> reporter: city attorney says a judge just signed injunction ordering onac to stop operating within the next ten days and plans on the same with coachella
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valley church. >> we're set apart from dispensary, don't look at members as customers. >> reporter: says will work with the city and doesn't believe doing anything against the law. abc7 news. sexual harassment allegations costing one of the most powerful lawmakers in -- his job. raoul boca negra will step down and resign his position as minority -- majority whip immediately. last month a woman accused him of groping her in 2009 and los angeles "times" now reporting six other women making similar allegations. at least one believes he should resign now. >> i don't believe he should be in position of being the shot caller to decide when he goes and when he won't. house has to decide is this
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somebody we can work with? >> two recalls for consumer news. >> 7 on your side's michael finney is with us. >> sleep number, wouldn't expect it from them. recalling foot warmers sold with some beds. can overheat and burn consumers. received six reports of overheating and one minor burn injury. come with 360 smart beds from april to august of 2017. company is contacting customers for free replacement and installation. in meantime, stop using and disable them. honda is recalling odyssey minivans because of problems with removable seats. can tip forward when driver brakes if not properly latched after adjusted or reinstalled.
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minor injuries because of the issue. manufactured 2011 to this year. company is working to educate owners on how to properly latch the seats until company comes up with repair. holiday is here, delivery surfaces are gearing up. uptick in stolen packages. according to sure packaging 31% of americans say they've personally dealt with package theft. found many people avoid valuable items online or change plans to be home when package arrives, worried would be stolen. >> think of having stuff dropped off at workplace, lot of places allow that. >> lot more people and eyes and cameras. housing market set a record in santa clara county, median price for single home hit $1
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million first time last month. san mateo is $1.2 million median and alameda home is $750,000, up more than 10%. in contra costa, grew to $525,000, steepest increase in seven years. city of oakland is making down payment on delivery of pavement promises. unveiling of new milling machine. 47,000 pound machine griends up to two inches of asphalt off the street, clearing way for fresh road. >> we're in a crisis in this region. and breaking car, getting flat tire and breaking axle can be the thing to put a family over the edge and force you to lose your home.
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>> mayor schauf says allow you to cut in half. 20 new employees will be hired to crew the machines. dominanville, ribbon cuttin parking lot. can park there for free. say will be good for danville's shops and restaurants. >> danville is having parking available during the holiday season. north end, great location, just off harts. come on down, 78 spaces and parking is free. >> how can you beat that? merry christmas to all. >> lot is sloped so basins catch runoff when it rains and underground filtration to clean that runoff. hi there everyone. check out live doppler 7, that's
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not the video obviously we want to look at. here it is. check out radar here. some moisture off the coastline. what we're watching, moisture up in the clouds, some may reach the ground. keep in a few sprinkles in the forecast. measurable rain today. north bay, ukiah picked up .86 inches, over a quarter in cloverdale and healdsburg. sonoma and angwin not so much. rest of you are, a few sprinkles. making plans for thanksgiving, getting ready for the holidays. weather is going to be fantastic. i don't know why that's skipped over. having problems. there it is. thanksgiving forecast, 7:00 a.m. cloudy, temperatures in 50s. noontime, some sun, 50s and 60s,
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mild weather for afternoon and evening. 60s and 70s. now live picture from south beach camera. mostly cloudy skies over san francisco. temperatures low to mid-60s from san francisco to san jose. half moon bay, 59 degrees. lake level, it is raining. high country, tahoe camera, showers will be gone tomorrow. traveling up there, shouldn't have problems. 50s and 60s. beautiful picture from santa cruz camera. dry and mild for thanksgiving. if you're traveling tomorrow watch out i-5 north to redding because of the rain. going south to los angeles or 580 east, 80 east, green light. should be fantastic.
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66 in eureka. rain confined. hot in desert, 92 degrees in palm springs. travel should be easy as well. some problems in pacific northwest, dealing with rain and higher elevation snow. showers in miami, rest of the country looking good. fine in bay area. cloudy start to the day but afternoon, skies open up, mild day. temperatures coming up. mid-60s to low 70s for tuesday. what's ahead for wednesday. mild sunny pattern continues. mid-70s inland. upper 60s coast side. mild for thanksgiving. 60s and 70s. above average readings for friday. 60s and 70s. good-looking weather. accuweather seven-day forecast. clouds giving way to sun. thanksgiving nice and dry. cloud up a little bit. saturday night a chance of
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showers in north bay. better opportunity for light rain, level one system sunday into monday. download the accuweather app to keep track of the temperatures that are changing. coming up next, blue whale ballet. when it comes to eating, it's all about lefties and righties. that's next. then world news with david muir tlt. >> eight women accusing charlie rose. response. explosion north of new york city. and touched by angel tlt, remembering a beloved tv actress, next. one expert says crews shouldn't be so hasty cutting down trees in
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auto maker announcing will sell tens of thousands of his self-driving suvs to uber 2019 to 2021. not disclosing the value or amount of vehicles. some reports say 24,000 autonomous volvo cars. deal comes months after announcing they would collaborate on developing self-driving cars. honda is stepping up on efforts to convince owners to replace dangerous air bags. launching campaign on facebook. three days after found only 43% of recalled takata refills have been removed in u.s. despite the threat of breaking apart and hurling shrapnel. people have been killed by faulty inflaters. some conservative groups
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calling starbucks cup as propaganda campaign for gay agenda. some interpret the hands as condoning homosexuality. even the ad shows two cartoon women holding hands. starbucks is humbled by how passionate people are about the holiday cups. researcher found out that blue whales switch from right to left-handed when diving for food. can switch sides when necessary. krill patches are dense at more than 200 feet below the surface. dive into prey where roll to the right. but near the surface they roll more often to the left. thought is they can catch more food that way. one more note about the blue
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whales. more than 60 were spotted at monterey bay this weekend, more than 30 years since been this many that part of the world. so close to us. giving back, can by can, community comes through. why today was extra special. tonight on abc7 news at 11:00, food made s
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coming up tonigh on news at 6:00. >> can't imagine what they're going through. >> tonight an attorney files a lawsuit against oakmont senior living after the tubbs fire in santa rosa last month, accusing the facility of elder abuse and inflicting emotional distress. also the local transit agency that apparently won't be going to pot in effort to raise
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much-needed funds. with winter coming, 7 on your side has recommendations. all coming up in about a half hour at 6:00. see you then. >> abc7 and disney proud to present a $15,000 check to second harvest food bank in san jose. >> david louis there to do the honors. this time of year, they get a spike in requests. >> $15,000, help us serve 30,000 meals. every $1 donated we can turn into two meals. that $15,000 will help families this season. this month we'll serve 257,000 individuals. >> need is great. 5,000 collection barrels are set out at businesses, schools, churches, shopping centers and
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grocery stores. we can all make a difference. >> tonight, silence from president trump on roy moore. >> do you believe roy moore's accusers, mr. president? >> and this evening, the white house is pressed. why, after eight accusers, will the president take no questions? while taking aim at al franken. and tonight, franken now facing a new accuser. and from politics to media, tonight, veteran broadcaster charlie rose responding to accusations reported in "the washington post." eight women now allege rose sexually harassed them. tonight, the response from charlie rose as cbs news now suspends him. the explosion north of new york city. at least two major blasts reported. dozens of people hurt, including several firefighters. authorities just a short time ago on the missing submarine. dozens onboard. the rough seas. and tonight, what we've just learned. your money tonight. the countdown is on until black friday. pe

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