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finding 65-year-old tom mullarkey. >> he was last seen nine days ago at the skyline bear valley ski resort. we have a message the family wants to share this you will hear only on abc 7 news. >> reporter: it has been such a privilege getting to know this family. they are so tight knit and strong but understandably hurting after a long, grueling search. so they wanted me to share this message of deepest thanks and of hope. >> it is about as unfortunate timing and conditions as you could have. >> reporter: when it comes to mother nature, the odds were stacked against the tom mullarkey family from the day they began and efforts suspended and hospitals grounded due to difficult conditions. >> the search crews said if they had clearer days they would have been able to cover a lot mover ground and more quickly. >> reporter: but for this experienced skier's family, when they learned of his disappearance after a day on bear valley, what was in their favor, the tremendous number of people willing to help.
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it was an army. >> it was. i completely underestimated in my mind what i thought a search would look like. it was just a scaled operation that was beyond anything i would have guessed and it is continuing. >> reporter: the alpine county sheriff's department called on rescuers and volunteers from all over the bay area. from heat sensing technology in the air to meticulously probing every inch for what could be buried beneath the snow. >> i'm amazed that they -- what they were able to do. >> reporter: the efforts have touched this family deeply. >> and it kept us actively involved instead of just sitting, waiting kind of helplessly. >> reporter: while the odds of survival are slim, this family holds on to their faith to hope and to each other to get them through the unknown. >> whatever the outcome may be, we'll be able to rest and feel assured that we did everything we could to the best of our ability. >> reporter: hope is everything. and so many people have wanted to help the family set up a
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crowd funding page and they are amazed at how much it has raised. so they do plan on donating the extra funds back to the first responders who helped them every step of the way. in the newsroom, dion lim, abc 7 news. >> thank you. you can hear the wind whipping across the sierra. this week's storm have dumped several inches of snow. kirk wood ski resort has received 32 inches of snow in the past two days. alpine meadows has broken a record for most snowfall in march with 205 inches already. >> wow. weather anchor spencer christian joins us with a look at the conditions in the sierra and for the weekend ahead. >> this week's storms have produced hazardous and dangerous condition over much of the sierra, an avalanche warning expired this morning. let's take a look right now. a winter weather advisory for the greater lake tahoe area from
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11:00 to 5:00 a.m. sunday and expect five to ten inches of snow, slippery roadways and strong gusty wind and hazardous driving conditions. a winter storm warning is in effect for the area also from 11:00 to 9:00 a.m. on sunday. we expect 12 to 18 travel is very difficult. and looking at the snowfall potential, you could see we are projecting up to snow at donor by 9:00 a.m. on sunday up to 11:-- 11 inches at kirk wood and the tahoe forecast calls for gusty wind and snow tomorrow. snow showers on sunday. and just a slight chance of some lingering snow showers on monday. so it is still stormy there and driving conditions -- all travel conditions into and out of the tahoe area will be hazardous. ama. >> thank you. a powerful three-day storm that rolled through southern california moved out of the area this morning leaving only a few stray showers in its wake. it largely spared disaster weary
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areas like santa barbara where authorities lifted evacuation orders for some 30,000 people last night. storms did dump record rainfall in some parts and unleashed flooding that led to some dramatic rescues. we have new details on the fiery car crash the other night at travis air force base. late this afternoon the fbi provided an update including revealing that the man in the vehicle has bay area ties. abc 7 news anchor kristen zse is here with what else we learned about this incident. >> we have a few new details into what happened on wednesday night at travis air force base. investigators told reporters that the man who died was from sausalito and identified as 51-year-old hafiz kazi and he lives around the bay area. he was in india and came to the u.s. in 1993. he was a u.s. citizen. inside of the vehicle they found five propane tanks, a gym bag, three one-gallon plastic gas
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containers, several lighters and three cell phones. >> know that he arrived in this vehicle through the propane tanks, he was on fire and the question is why. why was he there? what led him there? and we don't know the answers to that quite frankly. >> the fbi said when crews got into his vehicle, kazi was already dead. it is up to the coroner to determine the cause of death. the fbi adds at this time there is no evidence pointing to terrorism and no threat to the public or the air base, which is 7,000 people so very important point and it appears he acted alone. >> thank you. new at 6:00, san ramon man is facing 20 counts related to sexual assault. thomas pencoast was arrested after four victims came forward. the incidents happened over the last three years and there may be more victims. he is being held on $12 million bail.
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>> the riverside county parents accused of imprisoning and torturing their children appeared in cord court today. they smiled but were not allowed to speak as the lawyers delivered confidential documents to the court. prosecutors say the parents imprisoned and starves 12 of their 13 children. the parents deny the accusations and are being held on $12 million bail and will be back in court in may. the alameda county sheriff arrested a high school student in san lorenzo for bringing a loaded handgun to school. sheriffs deputies responded to a royo high school whenever being told a student was armed. deputies were able to locate the student who tried to hide the gun. the stool was put on lockdown and that lockdown was lifted at about 4:00 p.m. tomorrow thousands will march for our lives. the idea was inspired by the deadly shooting at marjory stoneman douglas in park land last month. where a gunman killed 17 people.
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marchs are planning across the nation in washington, d.c. and bay area sits, including oakland and san francisco and san jose. david louie spoke with some local organizers. >> reporter: this is a big moment for 21-year-old ibrahim shihadeh who will be a speaker to speak at the march and rally. he intended to provide a road map to bing change to gun laws. >> getting involved with the organizations that are pushing for better certain bills and legislation to pass federally to ensure that america is just a safer place for everyone who lives here. >> reporter: his audience is expected to be as many as 100,000 people. in san jose student organizers expect between 10 and 30,000 people. this is where a stage and sound system will be set up for the rally after a march from city hall. he won't match the march planned for washington where supporters
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are starting to arrive but downtown count out the boivin -- the bay area influence. >> they were affected by the tragedy but we'll echo them and be the satellite from san jose and san francisco and make this message resonate with lawmakers. >> reporter: $40,000 has been raised for selling t-shirts and accepting donations to cover the expense. the lead organizer of the san francisco event believes the students on display saturday won't be afemoral. >> this will be a turning point. this will extend well beyond march 24th. there are thousands and thousands of students across the country and adults who are supporting them. that we'll make sure that change happens. >> reporter: both in san jose and san francisco, organizers have trained volunteers to handle security. they'll be called global ambassadors and still others handle medical emergencies. about $40,000 has been raised to cover expenses in san jose. david louie, abc 7 news.
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and san jose matchers will gather at 11:00 a.m. at city hall. at 11:30 they march to arena green where there is a rally. in oakland people will gather at frank plaza downtown at 10:00 a.m. and noon they march along 14th street to lake merit and around the lake. marchers are encouraged to take b.a.r.t. at civic center plaza, at 2:45 people will march to the embarcadero. and these aren't the only events. for a head's up about traffic impact where you live go to abc7news.com. a memorial service held for marin county sheriff's deputy ryan zur cal. he lost control of his car on highway 1 while respondedi -- responding to a 911 call. we look at how he's being remembered. >> reporter: the deputy made a lasting impression on those who loved him. graduating at the top of his
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academy class. his classmates named him captain america. his brothers say it was fitting. >> when ryan told me he wanted to become a police officer more proud of him thabefore. he was run of a kind and making people laugh with his crazy dance moves and hilarious impressioned. >> reporter: he was just 24 years old and lost his life after crashing into a tree while responding to a 911 call. >> we know this is not the way it was supposed to be. ryan was supposed to be the future of our organization. >> reporter: you could see just how loved the deputy was. a tremendous crowd gathering to honor the marin county sheriff's deputy. it was his spirit that captured the heart of his fiancee, her father the two met in middle school. >> our hearts are broken and we grieve with all of you. and an entire community weeps at this loss. >> reporter: his brother said a moment of silence wasn't fitting for someone like him. asking everyone here instead to participate in a moment of roar.
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[ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: just the way he would have wanted it. in san rafael, melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. well tensions continue to escalate in sacramento. days after police shot and killed an unarmed man. >> next, find out why protesters are holding up their cell phones and how it relates to the original case. and later, see what it took to reunite a bay area musician with his rare and expensive electric violin. his story is unusual but police say it is becoming more common every year. at levi stadium in santa clara where it is packed with thousands of fans cheering on the national -- mexican national team. they say it is a preview of what
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and you are looking live at a second night of anger and frustration on the streets of sacramento as we're taking a look here. you could see people in the streets now there as we pan over. so protest hes are expressing outrage over the shooting death of an unarmed black man by police. we were on tower bridge when demonstrators blocked the span. protests erupted yesterday after police released body cam showing the officers shooting the 22-year-old stefan clark. you may find the footage disturbing. officers say they believed he may have been holding a weapon. he had a cell phone in his hand when he was shot. today protesters held up their cell phones during a march at the state capitol. >> i don't think the cell phone looks like a gun at all. we're all holding cell phones, if that is the case, we all should be murdered here on the
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capitol steps. >> we'll reveal facts we get them and that still doesn't erase what happened or answer the questions whether it was legal within policy. >> at least one driver clashed with protesters when they tried to block streets in downtown sacramento during the marches. you can keep up with the latest developments from sacramento on abc7news.com and our free abc news app. wall street just wrapped up the worst week in two years over continued fears the u.s. and china are headed for a trade war. after the white house announced tariffs on chinese goods. today alone the dow sank 424 points, closing around 23,500, the nasdaq lost 174 points, the s&p dropped 55. president trump signed a $1.3 trillion spending bill. grudgingly as it turns out. the president angrily vented about the spending plan after
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approving it. in a news conference he said he vowed to never sign another bill like it again. h signed this one out of national security reasons because it boosts military funding to the highest amount in 15 years. >> there are a lot of things that i'm unhappy about in this bill. there are a lot of things that we shouldn't have had in this bill but we were in a sense forced if we want to build our military, we were forced to have -- >> the president said he was upset that the bill did not include much of the funding needed for his border wall and in exchange for protections for young immigrants covered under the daca program. happening now, we are looking live with sky 7 at levi stadium where thousands are expected to watch a soccer match between the mexico national team and iceland. abc 7 news reporter jeannine joins us live from santa clara. >> reporter: there is a lot of excitement in the air. you could see the gates just opened up in the last 30, 40
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minutes. and fans are streaming in. it is a very congested around levi stadium but all of the fans are hyped and they are ready to cheer on the mexican around 60,000 soccer fans are here most of them cheering on the mexico national team playing against ice larnd. this is a big deal for the fans. we met people who drove from auburn or other from oregon, they are pumped because they feel like this is a preview of how mexico will perform in the world cup which takes place this summer. >> being mexican it is part of the mexican pride, always being about the national team. that is one of the biggest things that we look forward to, the world cup, the fifa. >> reporter: the u.s. team did not qualify for the world cup. so you've also got a lot of fans embracing mexico and they're hoping that they do go all the
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their way here into levi stadium and vx -- traffic is backed up. the game does begin at 7:30 tonight. we did try to look for any fans from iceland. i looked and i couldn't find a single fan. so we're going to keep on trying to see if we can find that and we'll have more for you coming up on the 11:00 p.m. news. live from levi stadium in santa clara, abc 7 news. >> thank you. all right. time to check on the weather. a lot of people want to have plans this weekend. >> and it looks like the weather has improved. spencer christian is here to tell us how long it will last. >> we have what you might call a hit-and-miss showers. most of them will probably miss up this weekend. here is a look at live doppler 7. conditions are mainly dry across the bay area. a lot of bright sunshine out there but you could see a lot of moisture up in the north bay. and there could be a sprinkle or two developing up there. this is the view. stunning view of the western sky from emeryville. skies are mainly clear but we
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have a few clouds around. current temperatures in the mid to upper 50s in san francisco, oakland, san jose and 52 at gilroy and 54 at half moon bay. the view of the northern sky. looking from sutro tower over the golden gate. it is 55 in santa rosa and novato and mid-50s at napa, fairfield and concord and livermore. and a live view from the east bay hills camera over the golden gate which is barely visible. these are the forecast features. chilly overnight with occasional showers. we'll see spotty cold showers from time to time passing through the bay area from tonight through sunday morning. and snow levels will be down pretty low as well. and then we'll have a sunny and warmer pattern on monday, next week is going to feel like spring. but right now we're looking at stormy weather or occasionally through the next couple of days. the storm rates one on the storm impact scale and producing light scattered showers from tonight through sunday and snow level as i mentioned down between 25,003,000 feet. there may be some snow at the
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higher bay area peaks and a chance of isolated thunderstorms tomorrow. our forecast, at 7:00 this evening, most of the early evening will be dry. but around midnight or so, a line of showers, maybe some moderate to heavy, will swing through the north bay and continuing through during the oh. a but at about 7:00 it should be out of the bay area giving us a dry middle portion of the bay but early evening another line of showers from the north through the entire region during the evening between about 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. it could be spotty showers just about anywhere, just about any time before tapering off early on sunday morning giving way to partial clearing by midday on sunday and then dryer conditions. rainfall estimates for the period into midday on sunday. generally around a quarter of an inch or lower. although a few locations may get more rain than that. and as we look ahead to the accuweather -- not to the seven-day forecast but for tomorrow, the march for our
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lives events and marches around the bay area, looks like again intervals of showers swinging through the area but also breaks of sunshine and it will be pretty cool tomorrow and breezy. highs in the mid-50s. now as we look ahead to the accuweather seven-day forecast, this is how it looks. the storm activity for tomorrow and sunday ranks one on the storm impact scale but sunnier and drier and much milder conditions on monday and by mid-week next week we see high temperatures in the mid-70s. >> that will be nice. thank you. well it is the best day of the year at abc 7. it is national puppy day. >> can you handle the cuteness.
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abc 7 news was in the presidio for the lucas film trivia. the event raised over $100,000 for tipping point community and the mental health association of san francisco. participants are all disney employees. abc 7 news had our own team and we won. by one point. there is our team. drew tuma there. check out the tweet by meteorologist drew tuma celebrating the big win. you go. it is national puppy day and all morning long abc 7 was over run with cute puppies. >> it was cute. just take a look the the sweet little faces. the perfect pet partners local animal shelters brought them in. the goal of the event is to help dog agencies find forever homes.
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>> these puppies are just a small sample of the animals available for adoption. that is not the only way to help out. >> we tell people, if you bring an animal into your life and volunteer or foster puppies or kittens. it is a great way to help out. >> we were taking pictures and put the best shots on a photo gallery. flip through it on the website at abc7news.com or on the abc 7 news app. coming up next, corruption accusations against a santa clara county sheriff's deputy. >> the i-tem has uncovered evidence of a suspected love triangle and links to a civil lawsuit. >> and i was walking to my death. and then i heard a door -- >> three years ago this woman was kidnapped from vallejo and tonight she shares a message of su
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santa clara county accusing a sheriff of corruption. that deputy is accused of using his position to pick up women. >> i-team reporter dan noyes has a story only on 7. and what a story. >> this lawsuit contains a serious accusation that the deputy filed a false child abuse report against a father while he was said using the child's mother. amber and tom have been dating off and on since teens. they have a 6-year-old daughter together. the lawsuit said last ma on the family ranch tom's father attempted he tried to ram him and he called police. the deputy brian plet responded. >> when the police got there, they didn't issue a citation or make an incident report or makem ber leave. >> reporter: tom sandoval tell me the deputy came back to the ranch later as amber was moving out. the lawsuit said plet asked for her phone number, pursued a romantic relationship and including make out sessions and in his patrol car and sexual
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relations at the hilton in gilroy and that he planned to lodge false claims of abuse and neglect to get amber custody of her daughter. >> it is the most dispickal behavior. can you imagine being ripped from your child for that man's lust for your mother of your child. that is a pretty horrendous set of facts. >> reporter: according to the lawsuit, the deputy zrieshed tom in the incident as an abusive drug addled negligentful daughter and he spanks his daughter and left a small bruise. he said he took good care of his daughter and never spanked her. and it downs on me, where are the bruises located and that is when he told me. i said that is her birthmark. >> reporter: but a judge granted an emergency protective order and ordered him to stand trial for child endangerment. and then amber recanted her story in an e-mail to the prosecutor. everything i said was completely exaggerated. he is a good father and i don't
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think he deserved to get in trouble for my lies. charges drop. tom sandoval is now suing the deputy. >> i think he need to do something else for a living other than law enforcement. >> they claim he responded how he had responded to dispatch calls and obtained phone numbers of female citizens he would pursue in furtherance of sexual relations. i went to the south county sheriff substation to talk to him and got several different stories, he was on patrol and off for the day and called in sick for his new assignment in san jose. on his cell phone he was surprised by the call and wouldn't have any comment about the lawsuit, about a possible false police report, or about the couple tom and amber. his lawyer sent a statement that reads in part sh the claims made in this lawsuit are unfounded. she came to the sheriff's dupt substation and made child abuse allegations against thomas sandoval.
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the deputy prepared a report based on her statements and the recorded interview. the lawsuit said the prosecutor on the case contacted higher ups in the da. office and the sheriff department but they failed to investigation. >> they should have referred it for investigation just like any kind of a crime. because that is a crime. a false police report is a crime. and it is a crime even if a police officer does it. >> reporter: amber is disputing what the lawyer is saying. she declined a on camera interview but she said no idea the deputy was filing a child abuse report against her boyfriend. no comment through the d.a. and the spokesperson said i was the first to tell her about the case and she has launched an internal review. >> more to come. >> absolutely. the gilroy fire department has given the all clear after a hazmat incident at a pool house. this is a photo taken of the scene posted on the city facebook page. firefighters were called to montebello drive to check out a mixture of chlorine and other acids. streets were closed for the
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clean-up. a shelter in place order was issued but has now been lifted. >> well only on 20/20. te couple at the center of the kidnapping vallejo police called a hoax at the time are sitting down with abc's amy row back for in depth interview. it is three years since mueller kidnapped the woman. melanie woodrow has covered the story and part of tonight's 20/20 episode and has a preview of what you are going to see and hear. >> drug and blindfolded and kidnapped, denise strategizes how to survive at the hands of matthew mueller describing her ordeal to abc news anchor amy row balk. >> he spoke and shared with me that he just had a difficult time in this life and so shared with him something that happened when i was younger hoping maybe that knowing that i have already
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been assaulted that he won't want to add to it. but you know, he -- >> he raped you. >> yes. >> the technique of relating may have saved her life. >> i thought i was walking to my death and then i heard a door close behind me and i pulled up the blindfold and i thought, oh, god, he is going to release me. >> reporter: but after he released them, the worst part was yet to come, police called her and her now fiance liars. >> the fact that we've essentially wasted all of these resources for a really nothing -- it is upsetting. >> there was some public shaming in the form of a press conference and her tactic to survive served her horribly when it came to police believing her because she didn't have any tell tale bruises. >> three months later mueller broke into a dublin home and investigators then linked him to
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huskin's kidnapping, despite his guilty plea the police department has never publicly apologized to huskins and quinn. as par of a $2.5 million civil lawsuit settlement, the police department does not have to admit any wrongdoing. >> i hope after watching this hour people will know that this couple has been through hell and back and they are stronger than ever -- >> reporter: with plans to get married this fall. huskins and quint tell abc news they hope their story will lead to changes in law enforcement policy. melanie woodrow, abc 7 news. >> and watch 20/20 at 7:00 followed by abc news at 11:00 into more to come at 6:00. ten acres for $10. that is what a family paid over a century ago to start a vineyard in oakley. >> now ready to sell and reap a juicy return on their investment. also ahead -- >> daly city police recover rare stolen violins with luck and
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>> it is in one family for generations but now two brothers are selling. leslie brinkley has the story only on 7. >> joe and clement arrived in oakley from italy in 1911 and promptly bought land. >> and it was ten acres with two barns and a house and he purchased it for $10 in gold. >> reporter: in 1930 frank said they bought this ten acre parcel with 120-year-old vines for just $4,000 and six generations have lived off the land ever since. the grapes are still bought up by winemakers. there is a cell tower decides as a water tower and the house he grew up in. >> it is a small farm any more. you can't really make a living on it. >> it is surrounded by tracks of homes, commercial and retail. the commute traffic starts early and runs late. the new generation doesn't want to farm. and a farm doesn't seem to fit
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in. >> you are surrounded by people that do not understand what farming does. and now we're getting restricted on when you can burn your brush, what time you can start your tractor up. a lot of -- kids nowadays don't know where their food comes from. >> i kp-- i can't work the ranc no more and it is harder for him so we thought the best thing to do was sell it. >> it's been in the family for 90 years. that is history. but he told me he's ready to move on. >> reporter: the asking price is $5 million. so far it looks like the grapes are going to go. with buyers talking about residential and retail expanding the existing mobile home park or even turning this into a solar farm. >> all good things got to come to an end. >> reporter: a bad real estate investment that will fund the next chapter for the family.
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one of the country's greatest musicians got an honor in san francisco. we were at the auditorium as sammy hagar got the walk of fame. i introduced him at the ceremony today. only eight other musicians have been honored including carlos santana and jerry garcia and journey. and also honored with radio disk jockey steven sea weed. >> a few days ago a man who toured the world playing electric violins rare and expensive instruents woke up to find they'd been stolen. >> jonathan bloom explains how he got them back thanks to a tiny piece of technology invented here in the bay area. >> reporter: it is the instrument that shakes dave kim's career. >> we opened up a lot of big bands such as hootie and the blowfish and third eye blind and
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marcy playground and ever clear. >> reporter: he lit up the dance floor. all with his five string electric violin. >> if i was caught in a fire, i would make sure i grabbed my kids and then my violin and that is it. >> reporter: kim had just finished playing the red cross gala here at city. sharing the stage with steve aoki and went to spend a night at a friend's near alamo square. >> i came to the car the next morning and my violins were gone. >> he put a device in it that helps you find things. years ago tile founders explained what it was for. >> all types of bags and suitcases, musical instruments. >> and he tracks his tile to a convenience store and flagged down a passing police car. >> i saw the violins come oust building and i was in tears. >> reporter: police say it is an unusual story but not unheard of. in fact they say it is happening more and more often. people tracking their iphones, people using the device to track
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their vehicle or personal items that were stolen. >> reporter: because kim had already filed a police report and had tracked the tile to a specific address, the officers could investigate. they found the man who had the violins wasn't the thief. >> people do buy things off the street and they think they found a bargain and more often than not it is stolen property. >> reporter: he returned the instruments and kim now will put tiles on everything. >> i felt like my babies came back to me. >> reporter: in daly city, jonathan bloom, abc 7 news. and happening now, let's take a live look at levi stadium. which is packed with fans for a soccer match between the mexico national team and iceland. as jan eep della vega showed us earlier, there are big crowds. although she couldn't find any iceland fans she said. kickoff is at 7:00. well it is going to be a busy weekend. >> certainly is. alexis smith explains what to watch out for.
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>> expect some big crowds on b.a.r.t. on saturday with several eefblgt -- events for march for our lives. the biggest is a 10:00 a.m. rally in oakland and most are marching or taking b.a.r.t. into san francisco for a 1:00 p.m. rally. also events planned in benecia, livermore and san jose and walnut creek and many other counties. the oakland running festival on sunday and beginning and ending at east shore park at 7:00 a.m. but that course will take runners all around the downtown oakland area so those races kick off at 7:00. full marathon and half marathon and 5-k and the street closures will start at 5:00 a.m. on sunday. to look a full list of closures and the course map head to our website at abc7news.com. >> very good. time for a check on the weather. >> spencer christian is back for us. >> it is a mixed bag in weekend. but not a complete washout. that is for sure. here is a look at live doppler
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7. things are dry and moisture in the north bay. pockets of moisture. so in the next couple of days we see clouds and sun with some scattered cold showers. that is tonight through sunday morning. snow level will be down to between 25,003,000 feet. tomorrow as a few showers pass by look for chilly conditions. highs in the mid-50s. maybe a few upper 50s in our in land areas. and here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. so the storm activity for tomorrow and sunday, what little there is, ranks one on the storm impact scale. storms of light intensity. on monday we have a string of sunny and dry and milder as the week goes on. high temperatures in the mid to 70s by the end of the week. >> a big change. we are very glad to have mindy balk in with sports. >> talk about big changes. bad changes for the giants. why couldn't spring training just end a day earlier because the final game is a costly one. the rotation and their season took a serious hit literally. the giants 2018 season will
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high blood sugar in people with diabetes. do not use lantus to treat diabetic ketoacidosis, during episodes of low blood sugar, or if you're allergic to insulin. get medical help right away if you have a serious allergic reaction such as body rash or trouble breathing. don't reuse needles or share insulin pens. the most common side effect is low blood sugar which can be life-threatening. it may cause shaking, sweating, fast heartbeat, and blurred vision. check your blood sugar levels daily. injection site reactions may occur. don't change your dose of insulin without talking to your doctor. tell your doctor about all your medicines and medical conditions. check insulin label each time you inject. taking tzds with insulins like lantus may cause heart failure that can lead to death. stay together with the lantus $0 copay. ♪ let's stay together talk to your doctor or visit saveonlantus.com. bruce bochy said it best it is horrible news.
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madison bumgarner will undergo surgery to have a pin inserts to stabilize his frakcture when th royals tagged him at the line drive. his injury is also brutal for the giants because they will open without two of the top three starters. they lost jeff samardzija out with a pectoral strain. the pin in bumgarner's hand could be moved in four to six weeks and optimistic to return before the all-star break and he doesn't believe there was much he could have done. >> it is hard to control your reaction when you react that fast. i wish i won't have or -- off the chest or anywhere else. but -- but it is -- that is what happened. >> on the other end of the spectrum, the warriors get their star back. steph curry is a go against the hawks. he will be the lone all-star in the lineup. clay thomas and green and durant
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are still out with injuries. they both stress that the ankle is not 100% but they are not concerned about causing further damage. >> i've been nitpicky and it is not 100% but like i said, right now there is nothing that could happen between now and the end of june that could change that so as long as i'm not putting myself in jeopardy, it means stable and strong and able to support me with the moves on the floor, i'm good to go. >> >> and this is a great site for the sharks. jumbo joe is back on the ice. practiced with the team this morning for the first time since undergoing near surgery in january. just eight games until the playoffs and he is in the thick of it. he won't put a time on the return because they are win -- riding a win streak. >> i've been watching the guys
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playing hard every night. i can relax and get strong on my terms and not hurry back. it is going to be healthy whenever i come back. it is going to be strong and i won't come back until it is strong. so i'm confident. now there is rooftop seating at wrigley and the green monster at fenway. a lot of baseball stadiums have fun ways to watch a game. and now the a's have a tree house. set to open on sunday when they open on an exhibition game. it will have an indoor and out door bar and food and pop ups. gain access monthly for $30 a month. that means you could stay in the tree house or access it using your game ticket. >> i think they will be out here playing pool with fans. this is our 50th anniversary so we'll have alumni through the season so they'll be out here whether they are fan and meet and greets or autograph session. we have pre and post-game to experience the game after it is over and it is
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a really fun environment. a great place to bring fans and enjoy baseball. >> and if you didn't know yet, you should. it is national puppy day. and we hosted a litter of pups here in the studios and who knee they enjoy baseball predictions. a's or giants. here is the pick. ♪ >> that is a bold prediction indeed. keep in mind roxy made the pick before bumgarner got hurt. she is not a psychic but available for adoption. the link is on your screen. we certainly wish you will consider that an a tough night for giants fans. a lot of bars full tonight. >> that is a bummer. >> tough. >> bummer. >> join us tonight at 9:00 on kofi. new hope for silicon valley and
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the start-up that became worth more than $10 billion today. that is at 9:00. and on the news at 11:00, new video of that incident at travis air force base on wednesday night. this as we learn more about the bay area man who was driving this car. well finally tonight, a few thoughts about what matters. around the bay area and the country tens of thousands will take part in the so-called march for our lives. demonstrations in towns and cities all across the nation to deliver a message to leaders. enough is enough. do something about gun violence. the largest march is expected in washington, d.c. where protesters intend to apply maximum pressure on lawmakers and the president to take meaningful action. what make this is moverment -- movement remarkable is why it started and who started it. the kids who lived through the massacre in parkland, florida, turned their anger and grief into a battle plan with the most
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sustained movement. americans may disagree on how to deal with this issue but what really matters is that ordinary people are driving the conversation. i always love to hear from you. let me know what you think. follow me on twitter and facebook at dan ashley abc 7. that is going to do it for this edition of abc 7 news. look for breaking news on twitter and abc 7 news bay bay b ♪ protect your pets from fleas and ticks with frontline plus for dogs and frontline plus for cats.
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♪ this is "jeopardy!" here are today's contestants -- a student from claremont, california... a nonprofit associate director from washington, d.c... and our returning champion, a journalism professor from lafayette, colorado... whose 1-day cash winnings total... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! [ cheers and applause ] -thank you, johnny. hi, everyone. this is getaway day for us, but before we get away, we have another 30 minutes of answers and questions. and lynn wants to know if she can add to what she won
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on yesterday's program. tristan and daniel, gentlemen, welcome aboard. good luck. here we go. categories for the three of you are as follows... next... and finally... ...in them. you have to identify the conflict, the war. lynn, start. where'd that happen for $200. lynn. -what is the taj mahal? -that's it. where'd that happen for $400. tristan. -what is alabama? -no. lynn.
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