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rolndim unspve on swfo ilost. he was transferred to california medical center where he was pronounced dead. a woman told investigators she spent the day with him. they had cannabis edible. champagne and he ate well before complaining of severe stomach pain. they went back to the apartment. the autopsy concludes the cause of death is acute mixed drug toxicity. at some point most likely during that dinner his already compromised heart could no longer sustain the amount of
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cardiac stressed caused by the substances. with death resulting a few hours later. the public defender office told us they wouldn't be commenting. out of respect for the family. he left behind a wife and daughter. >> shame to hear. >> we have breaking oakld. er the fru just reopened after somebody was stabbed on a train. sfwl it happened as it pulled into the station. officers say two men were involved. we're live at fruit vail bart with the latest. >> that's right. the stabbing on board a part train happened around 2:52 this amp. we have this area swarming with police here. it happened on train car 434. a bart officer or train officer breathlessly called in requesting a code three ambulance. saying this guy has a huge laceration to his neck. the victim was taken to the hospital we understand.
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with non-life threatening injuries. detectives are collecting evidence and video footage here at the scene. a according to bart the stabbing happened on board a richmond bound train just before 3:00. two men in a fight. when the stabbing occurred and somehow the man who was injured came into the station. there was blood splatered across a hall way in the part of the station that's under construction. downstairs here. near the bart turnstile. trains were not running for the last two hours. not stopping here. fruit vail was closed. passengers are waiting to board trains. we understand in the last few minutes, southbound trains have resumed here at newt vail station. but richmond bound northbound trains that platform those are still not operating. not stopping at the station.
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ac transit bus number one, 45, providing parallel service. a will the of people here waiting for the station to reopen. it's a hub here at rush hour. on a friday. again i'm here dealing with a stabbing. a man stabbed in the neck this afternoon about two hours ago. i hope to have more information at 6:00. >> thank you. live look outside. showing the traffic on the golden gate bridge. drivers dealing with rain happening now. it's a bit windy. >> in san mateo the same. or at least the bridge. the span is slick right now. and we have some pretty slow traffic. >> on 101 in san jose. perhaps a little less rain. maybe a little less traffic. and viewer video from moments ago in alameda.
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more driving in the rain on friday night. >> let's bring in meteorologist checking out the rain. >> it's still wet. as you will notice. let's look at the radar. closer to where we're seeing that wet weather. in the east bay akrsz oakland. 580. you'll notice around 680. into danville. we have some showers right around san francisco. pretty light heading into brisbane. dublin and pleasanton also wet. watch out for the slippery roads. moderate pockets of rain and seeing that around a light level one. light to moderate rain tonight. could be brief downpours. gusty over the higher terrain. the front goes through later on tonight. we will continue to see some pockets of moderate rain.
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i'll be back with the look at how listening this will last. and impact the weekend plans. >> thank you. let's go to washington. special counsel mueller handed over the report. investigating russian interference in the 2016 presidential campaign. to the department of justice. that means there will be no further indictment including presumably president trump. attorney general sent a letter to the senate and house judiciary chair and will submit a review as soon as this week. he recognizes the report is in the public interest. but just how much of mueller's findings will be made public is unknown. do you think the report should be released to the public? let us know what you think. weigh in on this. the results are on the bottom of the screen. so far 89% say yes. it should be made public. we'll update the votes in realtime. >> san francisco based
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scrapbooking site pin interest filed for an initial public offering. using the ticker symbol pins. the company is not saying how many shares it is selling. or how much money it intends to raise. it allows people to search for and pin images as inspiration for fashion, and interior design, travel and more. the ipo follows a filing this month by lift and uber. and messaging app slack. are expected to file soon. >> to the north bay where a governor declared a state of emergency because of the increase risk of wild fire. the governor says the state can't wait until a fire starts to start deploying engineer resources we must be ready. >> live with more. >> this is lark field. over my shoulder where the tubs fire roared through in 2017. knocking out a neighborhood.
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this is the kipd kind of place the fwov nor was talking about. he took executive action. >> we have to step up our game. dare i say get our act together. >> that was california governor today after touring middle town in lake county. where people can turn anywhere and find remnants of the fire. 60% of the land has burned since 2015. >> we asked him to come back and pay attention to what we're going through. he proved he's a man of his word. >> he has ordered fire prevention measures statewide. by passing and waiving rules to slow down the process. >> some of the projects could take two years. to get done. we can get them done in the next two months. >> the executive order will speed tree clearing and forest management in 35 areas in and around some 2.2 million homes in
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communities boarding wild lands. the bay area will have four of the projects totalling 3,000 acres in the east bay, peninsula. the largest is the north fuel break. cal fire says it will protect 62,000 people. sky 7 uses sky map 7 to show us what the area looks like centered along bear creek road. crews will clear brush and expand existing fire trails to slow the spread of any big fire. and make it easier for drentzs to evacuate. san mateo the kings mountain roadside project will clear trees infected with sudden oak death syndrome. it will protect homes and highway 35. in the wood side area. threatening hundreds of homes around the town. in the south bay, the highway 17 fuel break will clear flammable
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brush and protect the towns. >> of the 35, every one of them is seen as equally important. and we are going to take action on every single one immediately. >> 2017 was the worst fire season in california history. until 2018. we can't allow 2019 to maintain that status. we have to do more. we have to do better. i get it. what we're trying to do today is tell you we want to get it done. >> in 2018, 1.9 million acres burned in california. 20,000 structures lost. 100 killed. the governor hopes to have the work finished within two months. >> thank you. in the south bay, illegal immigrants who are violent criminals. this comes after man who was
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previously deported was arrested for murdering a south san jose woman. >> he's in custody for last months killing in south san jose. it returned focus to the california sanctuary law. he's a are pete offender and in the u.s. illegally. a new proposal to help the sheriff keep felons off the street. >> you have somebody there that we have an interest in. that we would like to take custody of. that point she'll look at rap sheet and say does this fit the criteria. and within state law. >> supervisor says his proposal will allow the sheriffs department to speak directly with ice. the proposal has the support of san jose mayor. >> at that point i would say it's common sense. dictate. that we would call the federal
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authorities. so a violent felon can be picked up. so they're not put back in the community. where they will victimize others. >> it will take us back in the progress that we have made. as far as building bridges with the immigrant community. >> a immigration attorney. saying ice already has access to arrest reports and legal means to take violent felons into custody. local government shouldn't be doing the work of federal law enforcement agents. >> to take one incident and dismantle that or start to backtrack on it. is very concerning. >> i think we have to realize the sanctuary policy is in place public safety. in order to improve the public safety. >> the proposal will be discussed at the next county supervisor meeting. a ups driver taken hostage is now speaking out.
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>> it's when i close my eyes. for whatever reason. you have nightmares. >> he survived a hijacking, police chase and stand off. what life it like now. >> a tree trimmer trapped 25 feet up. and the men who rescued him. >> baseball is back. and headed to the bay area. that means a lot of new food and team gear that you have to buy.
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forhe exclusive interview. >> reporter: mitch's story doesn't end with his are lease. he can recall each moment of the day in detail. including his final interaction with the suspect. >> i looked back and he had his head down and he was crying. i reached in and patted him on the chest twice. i said you'll be all right. >> he exited the ups truck kp walked to safety. the suspect later ran from the trunk with a gun in hand. and was shot dead by an officer. >> while the nation watched developments unfold on tv. the family was only beginning to tune in. his wife unaware of the situation her husband survived. >> i turned on the news. as it was ending. i wasn't able to get through to him. i didn't know what happened. until right at the end. >> the very end. a moment he wasn't sure would come. >> when you have all the officers come up to you. and that kind of situation.
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it was such a comforting -- you knew you were okay. >> does any part of you feel for the suspect? >> my wife and i talked about that. a lot. i knew you'd ask that question. i'm not going to paint him to be a monster. >> he went from hostage to hero. his calmness praised by police. >> it's funny are saying he stayed so calm. and cool and collected. that's just him. >> i have no idea why i was able to be that way. i don't know. >> his instincts caught the attention of everyone involved. including police chief. >> he's amazing. i need to give him an application. >> right now i'll stay with ups. i love my job. i do. >> a job the husband and father
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of three says he's eager to return to. with time. >> even talking about this whole situation. i have no problems. i'm okay with it. it's just when i close my eyes for whatever reason. you have nightmares. >> to this day he makes no judgment about the people who put his life at >> we posted more of the interview with the ups driver. taken hostage in san jose. on our web site. >> that is such a story. opening day is just around the corner. both the a's and giants are focusing on the fan experience. >> the clips from the teams you tube channel that will feature behind the scenes video. and forget paper tickets. >> the team will roll out airport style mobile phone tickets. bobble heads are back.
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a look for a game of thrones bobble head. plus a bat man. and a top gun day. the players will have a number 44 patch on the uniform this year. in honor of willy. >> the a's are ub grading the coliseum. the new luxury seats. and a theater area. with wine. the stadium will have a new self-which can out beer and wine section. >> there are the new food offerings including a true fan favorite. >> back in 2017, the a's had a contest. they asked the fans to suggest their favorite food. so two fans had the winning entry. it was spam wa sa by. wrapped up like a sushi roll. >> the new concept featured in te plaza area. this will feature a selection o
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sugar kitchen. >> to bring soul food. fried chicken or her pecan bars or mac and cheese. >> these are the new party pops program. this is a full size and offering adult pop sickles. so these are alcohol infused. frozen treats. >> that looks good. when will we get spring like weather back to go to the ballpark? >> not today. >> don't hold your breath. we will get some dry conditions this weekend. the wet view right now from the live doper 7. it is raining. moderate pockets. getting yu down to street level. getting moderate rain. as we head into the fair field. across 80.
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if you're getting way tonight count on a slow going ride. in the inland east bay. danville across 680. into san francisco. down the peninsula. daily city. sunset district. richmond. you're getting wet. steady light rain in san jose. camp bell, towards the boulevard into morgan hill. watch out for the slippery roads. santa cruz area seeing the showers. let's widen this out and show you the storm. it's heading in our direction flt we'll see downpours but it's not until late tonight. hopefully you'll have most of the plans done by then. if your getting away here's a look at the airport tomorrow. partly cloudy west wind 10 to 20. take a look at the forecast for hawaii. 84 degrees a few showers. 48 new york city. chicago sunshine 46. l.a. mainly sunny 67. temperatures right now 40s 50s
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out the door. grab a raincoat. a very rainy view right now. slow for the evening commute. with the brief downpours. showers end early tomorrow morning and the next storm arrives late sunday night. this is a light level one. two tenths to three quarters of an inch. gusty over the high terrain. 6:00 p.m. tonight the focus is rain breaks up a bit. it does pick up in intensity again. until 12:30 in the morning. we head towards tomorrow morning, 5:00 a.m. to east bay. san jose seeing wet weather. 6:00 a.m. it's pushing on out. and you'll be seeing the sun breaking through tomorrow. and lasting for all of saturday before the next tomorrow comes in. the second half of the weekend. totals a hundredths of an inch. maybe six tenths. winter weather advisory until
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5:00 p.m. tomorrow. make sure you have chains. a foot is expected over the peaks. tomorrow morning in the 40s. seeing clouds. and a few lingering showers. tomorrow afternoon lots of sun along with clouds. temperatures 50s 60s. 7-day forecast. don't worry your weekend is not wash out. saturday late morning all the way through most of sunday is dry. sunday night a chance of showers. the next storm really starts off the workweek on monday. wet start tuesday afternoon into wednesday. we have another system ta will bring more rain into possibly thursday. down load the app and you can track live doppler 7 any time you want. for friday night plans we're he tree. >> helmet camera that recorded the
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we have a quick schedule change. today's episode of general hospital can be seen in its entirety at 1:35 a.m. >> tree trimmer in fresno is recovering after he got stuck inside a palm tree. >> it took firefighters 45 minutes to set him free. >> the the the the the the the e trapped into palm trees. half of the body hidden by the debris. >> below and on top. and slid down on them and wedge you in between. it's a continuing pressure pulling down on him. >> given an oxygen mask. >> we ended up using hands and pulling it out. because of the danger. he was buried so far in there. we couldn't see the safety rope. we didn't want to cut the rope. and couldn't see him. we had to move him out. >> firefighters using their
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ladder truck to get to the man. his harness keeping him from falling. using hands and strength to free the worker. the video shows a large amount of debris falling down as the worker is freed. >> working in a palm tree is extremely dangerous. it's a huge amount of weight that comes to the ground. the size of a car. it doesn't have the mass. it can hurt you. >> good news here. that tree trimmer is expected to be okay. >> all right. national puppy day is tomorrow. we got an early start today. a whole lot of cuteness coming up. >> we want to thank paul for this picture of the super-moon. as it rises over the east bay. great shot. share your pictures with us. >> you may see it o
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all right. finally this evening. we want to talk about national puppy day. >> we hold an annual adoption drive to celebrate the day. and designed to get people to adopt dogs from shelters. >> it's great fun and it started with the morning show. >> it's a relaxing chirp of puppies up here. the most adorable of the year. >> look at our colleagues hard at work. >> i have here. a dog named reggie. can you believe? did you just name him a second ago before i came up in order to get me to fall in love and adopt him. >> you'll like him more. he's quiet and well behaved. >> is there a jessie and mike up
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there too? we're getting replaced. >> i actually think there's a resemblance. >> look at these two. they found a good pillow this morning. national puppy day. we're celebrating with puppies on 7. all of the puppies are here and they are worn out. look at that. they had to get up this morning to be with us. one of the siblings up. saying now is my chance to shine. that's right. adopt these dogs and give them a forever home. >> isn't that great? if you want to get more information, go to our web site. let me warn you. it's irresistible. >> we have contact numbers for the shelters participating. each has their own guidelines. we thank the shelters for being part of the day. so many people today feeling
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zen. >> better than goat yoga. >> world news tonight is next. we appreciate your time. >> tonight as we come on the air in the west, did breaking news, the mueller report is in and so are the first major headlines. the special counsel robert mueller sends his report to the attorney general after nearly two years. 37 indictments, six trump associates. the mueller report now turned in. the white house getting the call first. then congress alerted the report was done. carried by a security officer to the department of justice. tonight what we know already. the letter now from the attorney general william barr to congress, and early word coming in from the a.g. that his first summary could come as
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