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it feels even better when you find it for less. at ross. yes for less. we are very glad in less than 24 hours, we were able to get the subject. >> news shows the bart stabbing suspect's arrest. while police got their man, friends, family and the community coming to to mourn the victim, 18-year-old nia wilson. i'm dan ashley. police following up on tips from the public finding him on an antioch-bound train. we have team coverage and we will begin with lillian kim live in oakland with the brand-new arrest video. lillian? >> reporter: dan, the chief held a media availability here at the rock ridge station. he told us the arrest was
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uneventful and he was taken into custody without incident. a bart ritd rider captured the t on her cell phone camera. it was at the pleasant hill bart station. he was spotted on a platform and this sighting triggered a series of tips and ultimately his arrest. >> they're asked what his name was. he was truthful with the officers in terms of his name. they asked him for identification and he did provide a california identification. >> the arrest comes as a huge swallow the bay area where the attack triggered the outrage. he pulled a knife on the mac arthur platform. nia dieed from her stab wounds. >> i don't know what it was, but he was always kind of a problem. >> his neighbor has known him
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since he was a child and he lived in and out of this home and has been in trouble with the law. according to media partners, he had an extensive criminal record. they file a restaining order after he was accused of trying to kill an employee and sentenced to prison for robbery and after serving two years was out on parole four months ago. as to what led to sunday night's stack, we don't have a motive. >> we're haven't connected him with a radical group or white supremacist group or anything like that. >> cal was taken to the bart station for questioning. he will ultimately be transported to the alameda county jail. lillian kim, abc 7 news. >> thanks very much. an emotional vigil -- wilson. kate larson is live with that
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part of our coverage. kate? >> reporter: dan, with the vigil starting today, he had not yet been arrested. there was a lot of anxiety at the gathering and a mixture of sadness and outrage. a vigil turned demonstration was filled with frustration. family, friends and supporters of nia wilson gathered where the 18-year-old was stabbed to death sunday night by a stranger. >> i feel that the community failed people of color, for one. i feel that bart has failed. >> she is friends with the victim's family and they gathered where they spill into the street and expressed outrage. >> how do we let a man get on bart and slit a woman's throat and walk off through our community and no stopping him? >> she didn't do nothing to
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nobody. >> abc 7 spoke to nia's older sister who had a bandage on her neck where she was stabbed. they had a family gathering when john cowell attacked them with a knife. >> she just yelled my name and i looked back and he was wiping off this knife and stood at the stairs and just looked. >> behind the megaphone, there was silence and tears. evidence of deep seeded suffering in oakland. >> part of the pain and the anger here today is about this horrific crime, but it's also about the broader pattern of black people being arrest and pulled over and when black people are victims, it's taken less seriously. >> from the city councilmember you just heard from to the police chief here at bart, city leaders want to improve bart safety. how they plan to do that remains
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to be seen. live in oakland, i'm kate larson. >> kate, thank you very much. the victim went to oakland high and dewey academy. the oakland unified school district superintendent said nia wilson was one of our own. in an instant the reprehensible acts of one person have destroyed her family and shaken our community. as we mentioned a march to downtown oakland formed for nia wilson. about 1,000 people turned out and some of the crowd marched down telegraph avenue. according to oakland police, a fight broke out between a group of people. officers deployed a chemical agent to disburse the crowd. officers detained two men who were later released. police are investigating two other homicides at bart stations in the last five days. new surveillance images show a suspect who police say sucker purchased another man at the
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bart station early saturday. the man fell and hit his head on the cement floor. sadly he was removed from life support yesterday. last wednesday a man died after a fight at the pleasant hill bart station. the man from pitsburg suffered a cut to his leg and it got infect and ended up killing him. police arrested a suspect. >> the oakland mayor talked about what was necessary to keep riders safe after a week of violence. >> police presence is only one factor that contributes to a safe environment. that is our job to look at all the different ways that we can create a safe and comfortable environment for all our commuters. >> the actor was arrested at pleasant hill bart and tweeted we are relieved to learn of the arrest of the suspect and may this serve as the first step for justice for nia wilson and her
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sister and their family. we sent out this push alert through the app earlier today, giving you instant access to pictures of the suspect who police called armed and dangerous as they searched for him. you can get these alerts by downloading the abc 7 news app and we have versions for apple and android devices. a new development about berkeley's in tactical police exercises that have been controversial called urban shield. at a special meeting tonight, the city council voted to take part to shape its future. critics say it promotes militarization and racial profiling. last week several police officers threatened to resign from the special response team if the city pulls out. they decided tonight not to do so. a car fire sent an explosion through a neighborhood near downtown san jose tonight.
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abc 7 news was there when they doused the car at stockton avenue and west taylor street. no one was hurt and they are investigating what caused this vehicle to burst into flame like that. san francisco police released body cam video between a black business owner and officers. officers arrived on valencia street in the mission as the owner victor stevenson was opening up his gourmet lemonade stand. pthat he was a burglar.eporting >> somebody called said you were breaking in. we are here to figure it out. >> stevenson showed the officers proof that he does in fact own the business. he said he is not upset with the pd, but with who called 911 believing it might have been rooted in racism. >> a group of workers freed from a filthy warehouse finally have
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been paid for work on a south bay high-rise. the department of labor forced a real estate company from china to pay $250,000 to 22 employees. they worked on the silvery towers project in san jose. the employees lived in captivity in hayward. the owner was arrested and charged with forcing them to work on construction projects. cal fire honored a fallen hero killed fighting the ferguson fire near yosemite. they gathered for the funeral of braden barney, the cal fire veteran who lost his life on the job. the fire is only 16% contain and still very much a crisis. it is being called an unprecedented move. why the white house is
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threatening to strip security clearances from former high ranking officials. parents, a popular snack item has been recalled over concerns about its safety. >> it's definitely one part stinky cheese, one part sweaty socks. >> doesn't that sound appetizing? forget holding your nose. why people are lining up to breathe in a whiff of a stinky scent. >> trying to picture this. tracking heat for the workweek. i will have the temperatures coming up. >> thanks so much. all that was is ahead for you, but first a look at what's coming up on jimmy kimmel live. jimmy? >> thanks, dan. watch and discuss this amongst yourself. have you been watching the bachelorette? >> i have not. we used to share that in common. >> it hasn't been the same without you. you moved to new york and you have new
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major news from washington. the president is going after critics of his summit with vladimir putin. he threatened to strip the security clearances important for those what help advise the government or get a job at a public service firm. critics said it would be an unprecedented use of presidential power. >> making baseless accusations or being influenced by russia against the president is extremely inappropriate. >> that's not what you see in a democracy. that's what you see in authoritarian regimes. >> the white house said they
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have no plans to strip security clearances from barack obama or joe biden. >> a rare and foul smelling event in san francisco. this corpse flower is blooming again and we sent them to find out why fans have traveled f and woo wiide take a whiff. >> stinky tuna and old socks. gym socks with the southwest humans enclosed. >> kept at 75 degrees, a celebrity in the plant world so rare, it needs only a first name. >> suma. >> she started blooming yesterday around 3:00. >> it's better known as the corpse flower, people come from far and wide for one thing. >> i heard the smell is so awful. i want a whiff. >> it takes the flower to 10
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years to bloom designed to ark tract maximum pollinators. >> my sister was not able to make it and she thought i would be able to capture the scent for her. >> when i took a whiff, i don't really smell anything. i was told it comes in waves and smells like different things to different people. >> i find it sickening sweet. >> like beef jerky. >> it is short lived when it blooms at 48 hours. the strongest stink at first bloom. timing is everything. >> you don't know when it's going to happen. >> act fast. the countdown is on. >> i will probably come back tonight. i just love it. >> we may be crazy, but yolo, you only live once. >> weird is wonderful. abc 7 news. >> yolo indeed.
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pep ridge farms announced a recall of goldfish crackers. the company said whey powder used as seasoning was recalled by the potential sell monlea. they had flavor blast extra cheddar, goldfish baked with whole grain extra cheddar and gold mitch mix extra cheddar and pretzels. make sure you don't have them at home. let's talk about the weather forecast. it looks like a pretty good week. toasty, but not extreme. >> dan, it's going to get hotter inland. the coast will remain comfortable. look at the time lapse. you see the marine layer. you see a few high and thin clouds. that marine layer will stick around. it's not as deep as it was. it's about 1,000 feet and tomorrow morning you will have to watch out especially being along parts of the coast and the
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bay where fog could be thick in spots. live doppler 7 showing high clouds pushing off. the fog in over the pay and parts of the coastline. from the 50s to the 70s. in case you want to escape the heat and head to the coast, there is a statement until 11:00 p.m. wednesday night. a risk of rip currents and waves and it's a slow moving southerly swell. enjoy the beach because when you look at what temperatures are going to look like, you know what i'm talking about. 65 degrees in concord. it's going to be 95 degrees so 30 degrees warmer by 4:00 p.m. tomorrow. you will feel the heat, but that's summertime so expect it to last for a few days. the fog right now over san francisco and we will look out for areas of dense fog for the morning commute. hot inland and minor cooling is expected into the weekend. here's a look at the morning
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commute. low visibility for parts of the drive. choppy if you take the ferry across the bay and foggy conditions across parts if you are walking. it should be cool near the coast and around the bay. temperatures in the 50s to the 60s first thing in the morning. you can download the app and check out of the temperatures power by power to help you plan your day. hot in the south bay. mid- to upper 90s and 86 in san jose. on the peninsula, 81 in palo alt. low to mid 60s along the coast. breezy and we will hang on to the fog downtown san francisco. 70 in dally city. 87 degrees in san raphael. a mix of sun and high clouds. 76 in oakland. 84 hercules. head inland and it's filtered sunshine with the hot weather. 95 degrees in concord.
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none n san ramon. a heat advisory and 12:00 p.m. tomorrow until 11:00 p.m. thursday. upper 90s to 110. take it easy in the heat. the seven-day forecast is 62 to 96 at 34 degrees spread and temperatures tomorrow with summertime continuing with the heat building wednesday and slowly easing as we head into the weekend down to the upper 80s and upper 50s on the coast. >> thanks very much. watch out. a spectator gets the surprise of a time after getting hit by a golf ball. tomorrow on "good morning america," henry cavill talks about his new movie, mission impossible
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>> you are not going to get any closer to the action than this. tiger woods blasted a golf ball, hitting a fan. the ball hit the fan's phone while he was recording the drive. he gave the fan a hand shake and signed club. no harm, no foul. >> i got a better fan interaction. this is the catch of the year. by a fan. you got to watch this. and the a's, they haven't had a run like this since 2006. 15 games over
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the a's are forcing people to pay attention. they had the best record in all of baseball. they bludgeoned the rangers in texas. let's start with the customized a's cap with knit on elephant. nicely done. the former ranger taking his old buddy cole hamills for a grand slam. the 86th road homer of the season. best in baseball. diving to adrian belt reand has the composure to throw a seat. the hit parade continues and steven is crushed. high and deep. two-run blast. 7-2, a's. he has the power to go with that arm. the a's bust it wide open. four homers total and they go on
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to win 15-3. 15 games over 500. the giants had the day off. are you ready for the best catch in baseball? look at the dad. he is holding his baby and outreached the other hands and bare hands the ball and he's holding a tiny toddler. there a bunch of parents saying is he insane to put the baby at risk? he made the catch! with the baby! the only thing that would have been more amazing is if the baby caught the ball. that's the best. how would you like to have steph curry as a personal shooting struckor? he put together a work book and 17 videos as part of a master class. you go to master class and for only $90, learn what it takes to be an mvp. >> when we overload ourselves with two basketballs or a tennis ball, it makes the game seem a
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>>. >> >> you made it through monday. that's our report. from all of us here, have a good night. righ >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live!" tonight, justin theroux, from "mile 22" lauren cohan, and music from calpurnia. and now, stay right where you are, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: i'm jimmy. i'm the host of the show. thanks for watching.
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