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police say the man behind the wheel tuesday night was headed to bible study.
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tonight we're hearing from his church for the first time. in san francisco, hundreds of muni riders were stuck this morning. we'll tell you what happened. in hayward, one of the most brazen crimes we've seen caught on camera. >> you've got a giant love for avengers but a tiny bladder? when you should go. abc 7 news starts right now. police across the bay area are searching for one man wanted for two murders today. one in oakland on market street, the other hours later in san francisco's bay view district. >> they are warning you this man is armed and dangerous. police say this is their suspect, stefan jefferson. oakland police released a photo of him and san francisco police released these images. >> the first shooting 10:15 this morning in oakland, a man was shot several times, pronounced dead at the scene. >> the shooting in san francisco happened around 1:30 to aurelius
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walker drive. witnesses told officers they heard a pop and saw a man lying on the ground. he died at the hospital. >> police also released this image of the car they believe the suspect, stefan jefferson, is driving. the license plate is 7wvy390. late tonight police agencies corrected the reports to say they're looking for a toyota camera, not a corolla. >> san francisco police did confirm they are working with oakland police as they investigate. if you see the car or jefferson, call police immediately. a suspect is also on the loose after another deadly shooting today in the east bay. this one in berkeley. san francisco police say they're aware of it but are not working with police there. a man was shot in people's park around 2:45 this afternoon. he died later at the hospital. police say it was not a random act. in the south bay, the man accused of intentionally running down eight pedestrians in sunnyvale made his first court appearance. afterward investigators dropped a bombshell.
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>> based on our investigation, new evidence shows that the defendant intentionally targeted the victims based on their race and his belief that they were of the muslim faith. >> 34-year-old isaiah peoples didn't enter a plea. his arraignment was postponed until may 16th. amanda del castillo is live at hall of justice with the latest. >> reporter: isaiah peoples was arraigned on eight counts of attempted murder. four of those carry enhancements for causing great bodily injury. that 13-year-old girl, she's still in critical condition. a bombshell statement from the sunnyvale department of public safety. the chief says tuesday's crash could have been racially motivated. >> new evidence shows that the defendant intentionally targeted the victims based on their race and his belief that they were of the muslim faith. >> reporter: the council on
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american islamic relations says many muslims already question safety at mosques or in head scarves, adding tuesday's crash brings that concern to city streets. >> people may not realize this but the victims were not muslim. they were mistaken for muslim by the assailant. >> reporter: police say peoples was on his way to bible study. his family and friends describe him as a religious man. we connected with his congregation, renewal church in sunnyvale. lead pastor ulysses wang shared this statement. peoples first came to our church roughly one year ago. we've never witnessed any behavior from him that would lead to us suspect that he could do something like this. people peoples' lawyer is pointing to the suspect's military background and changes to his mental state after serving. >> this act clearly was the product of some mental order or mental defect that caused this to happen.
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>> reporter: if convicted peoples would face life in prison. outside the hall of justice, amanda del castillo, abc 7 news. we have been updating this story on abc7news.com. if police get any more updates we'll livestream any news conferences on our website and our abc 7 news app. happening now, muni is finally recovering from a day-long meltdown after a mechanical failure. it caused major delays for frustrated riders during the busy commute hours. abc 7 news reporter loous pena is live in tran with the latest on the repairs. >> reporter: let's start by saying all muni lines have been restored tonight. many riders we spoke to today tell us they're tired of it and want muni to make permanent changes so this doesn't affect them again. it's been one thing after another for muni from manpower shortage to equipment failures today. muni riders say they're glad the
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week is over. >> i got on it, did not move for a while, got off it. >> reporter: the problem started when an overhead wire splice failed and the train ended up pulling down 1,000 feet of wire and hardware. >> downed overhead loins in the subway between powell and civic center stations. so immediately we stopped subway service and ran bus shuttles. >> reporter: sky 7 got footage of dozens of riders waiting for the shuttle. this shuttle was the next option for everyone that was stuck. we're here with rosa. >> i work in west portal. i live downtown. i had to take an uber. >> reporter: 5:30 p.m., 11 hours later, confused were still confused and waiting. >> it is true the n and the j are not coming. >> reporter: then this, crews heading down to continue the inbound repairs. we decided to hop on the next outbound train. anybody else affected by what happened this morning? everyone? >> everybody here. >> everyone? >> everyone on the train.
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>> we were forced -- everybody had to get off. >> reporter: we tracked down the mayor outside an event tonight for comment. >> we're not prepared to talk publicly about some of the things that we're proposing. so as soon as we are, we will. >> reporter: according to sfmt at, the wire broke because it was worn out, something they said they could have caught during an inspection. >> luz, thank you. a brazen theft that stops traffic and is caught on a driver's dash cam. abc 7 news anchor leon limb went to hayward and found the key players in a story you'll see only on abc 7 news. >> i looked at it. i couldn't believe it. i was like, no way. >> reporter: that's the reaction we had after seeing this video posted to youtube. a car stops in the middle of a hayward street. a passenger gets out of the back seat and steals this cut saw from sean wood's construction crew and gets back into the car. >> that's how easy they are to
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go. just grab and go. >> reporter: in the video, dated april 22nd, you can hear the disbelief of the driver in the car behind at what's unfolding before his very eyes. >> it was unbelievable. >> because these tools are industrial strength, they're valued way higher than the average consumer-grade model. this can go over $1,000, making it an easy target. >> it's pretty common. a lot of commercial landscapers have people following them, and they steal thing sxwlrs ironically, east bay lawnmower, which has been selling chainsaws and cut saws since before the 1970s, was across the street from where this caught on camera moment happened. >> it was pretty spectacular that somebody would stop traffic just to take something out of somebody else's truck. >> reporter: while hayward police work on identifying the person in this video and who the >> justf the industry.lans an e >> you've got to deal with it. >> yeah, got to be more careful. lock your tools up.
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on the peninsula, authorities are investigating a report of a car off a cliff in san mateo count on the coastline near montara. crews searched after a driver reported seeing a red sedan going off the clive. while crews were searching, san jose police informed them a man reported missing was last seen in a red toyota camry and may be near montara. in the east bay for a second weekend oakland police are promising to crack down on illegal sideshows this saturday and saturday, dedicating a quote large contingency of officers specifically to sideshows. it's promising to issue citations, make arrests, and tow cars. there was a similar effort by opd last weekend and no sideshows. >> the oakland police department and city of oakland, we are not going to tolerate illegal sideshow activity. it takes away the quality of
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life. it impacts on such a negative level. >> reporter: this comes after a sideshow on april 14th during which a delivery driver was held at gunpoint and his truck set on fire. a bus was also set on fire. there was a sideshow the weekend prior to that but it was mostly disruptive, not so much violent. thousands forced to escape the wind-whipped pawnee fire in lake county last year. tonight we know the cause. a measles scare at two california colleges leads to quarantines. what's being done locally to keep students safe. to go or not to go? if only avengers fans going to a really long movie could know. you will after the break. doppler 7 is tracking a system that is going to bring us cooler weather this weekend. i'll let you know when we might see showers.
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xfinity. the future of awesome. new details on a wildfire that ravaged lake county last year. cal fire says the pawnee fire was sparked by target shooting. the fire broke out on june 24th. it had destroyed 10 homes and burned more than 15,000 acres. the lake county "record bee" reports the case is in the hands of the district attorney's office but it's not clear if
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someone will face criminal fire. uc berkeley offered free measles vaccinations today as 1,000 students and staff from two southern california universities have been ordered to stay home. officials at ucla and cal state los angeles are working to identify people who may have been exposed to the highly contagious disease. a student from ucla and another student from csu l.a. have come down with the measles. hundreds gathered in san francisco to make a profound difference in the lives of young people. the annual big brothers, big sisters gala took place at the fairmont hotel. this amazing organization matches young people with caring adults who serve as mentors. i'm proud to emcee the event again which features amazing speakers who talked about how big brothers, big sisters changed their lives for the better. millions of marvel fans are expected to pack movie theaters this weekend to watch "avengers: end game." there's a warning that film is three hours long. >> abc 7 is live in emeryville
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tonight. social media is abuzz with an important question. when you can sneak away for a bathroom break? what's your advice? >> reporter: yes, aside from the movie itself, it's basically all anyone here is talking about, when to go to the bathroom. so we met some very large avengers fans with some very tiny bladders, and here's what the moviegoers had to say. movie snacks. can be delicious. but ahead of a 3:01 "avengers: end game" film? uh-uh. don't let this be you. >> the one minute is concerning. i can make it three hours, i don't think i can make it past that. i am wear an adult diaper. okay, i'm not, produce probably can't use that. >> reporter: we used that, kevin. you don't want to get caught slipping and miss out on a critical moment of arguably the
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most highly anticipated movie of the year. christian johnson neil broke the seal. >> okay, i did it during the dramatic talks. >> reporter: is there a better time to go? >> when you see -- actually, there's no real good time. >> probably within the first hour of the film. >> when the action scene starts, you know nothing big is going to happen for a while. if it's getting toward the middle or the end, somebody might die, get hit with something, say something important. so you know it's going to start, run to the bathroom, come right back. >> i would say get one of those giant tubs of popcorn. >> yeah? >> and then just like lower it under the seat. in the middle of the movie. then you don't have to get up. >> reporter: interesting lock, paul rudd. no matter what you did side, we did hear the movie is pretty good. and in response to all the social media hype, i did check out some blogs online. here are the top three times they think you should make a break to it if you're going to risk it. it's when the san francisco
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title card comes on the screen, when the new jersey title card comes on the screen, and when the hulk eats lunch. >> this is news you can use right here. >> yeah, when he eats, take care of your business. marvel is owned by disney, parent company of abc 7. >> that's good stuff. good stuff. focus on the weather forecast. hope you have nice plans because the weather looks pleasant. >> it's going to be fantastic weather. take a look at a time lapse from our east bay hills camera. sunset at 7:55. look what is showing up. yes, the fog. it was with us tonight. it's still with us tonight. we saw high clouds as well. it was an absolutely beautiful sunset tonight. we are expecting similar conditions this weekend. a combination of fog, sun, and high concludes. it's going to be nice weather for a ball game. if you're going to the giants game against the yankees tomorrow afternoon, low 60s. by 4:00 p.m., upper 50s as the breeze comes in.
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good idea to just grab a hoodie and take it with you for later on in the day when it does start to cool off. overall looking great. live doppler 7 showing you fog is limited across the bay area. the reason for that is we do have some wind at the higher elevations, and that's keeping the atmosphere pretty well mixed up. half moon bay reporting fog. four-mile visibility down to eight miles in santa rosa. 50s, 60s, comfortable out the door. a lovely view from our emeryville camera looking at the port of oakland. fog and high clouds overnight. cooling trend through the weekend. we're looking at breezy and bright starts to next week. let's look at the fog forecast. overnight tonight, the fog will be around near the coast and the bay. and then in the afternoon it will pull back to the coastline and just sit there. similar to what we saw today. we're getting into our spring/summer pattern as you know. first thing tomorrow morning if your kids have games or if you have early plans, just look out for the dog.
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reduced visibility. 10 tours in the 40s, 50s. tomorrow afternon it's going to be nice. 82 degrees for the warmest inland valleys. today mid 80s inland. so concord, livermore, 82. 72 oakland. 64 san francisco. 73 san rafael. 77 santa rosa. 58 half moon bay. mid 70s palo alto. 79 san jose. 68 santa cruz. it's opening day on the bay in san francisco on sunday. 58 degrees at 9:00 a.m. overcast skies. mix of sun and clouds around noon into the early afternoon, low to mid 60s. beautiful weather for opening day on the bay. wondering about rain chances? may 3rd, 8:00 a.m., friday, we are looking at the potential for showers moving in going through the afternoon and the evening hours. it's one computer model. i'll keep you posted. download the accuweather app and track temperatures. they're coming down in the seven-day forecast. cool to mild tomorrow. even cooler on sunday. as far as the bay and inland,
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upper 70s. a breezy start to the workweek. you will see plenty of sun next week with near-average temperatures. as they bottom out tuesday they rebound going into wednesday, thursday, friday. you'll be seeing low 60s to low 80s by thursday and friday. 80s by thursday and friday. we'll be right back my gums are irritated. i don't have to worry about that, do i? harmful bacteria lurk just below the gum line. crest gum detoxify, voted product of the year. it works below the gum line to neutralize harmful plaque bacteria and help reverse early gum damage. gum detoxify, from crest. for a nasty cold, take dayquil severe with vicks vapocool. whoa! and vaporize it with an intense rush of vicks vapors. ahhhhhhhhhh! dayquil severe with vicks vapocool. the daytime, coughing, stuffy head, vaporize your cold, medicine. a van that changed us and chips forever so thanks, keeper of the keys for a chance to chase sweet honey barrel-aged bourbon
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and mouth-puckering pepperoncini because of that van and because of everybody who loves to crunch like we do we ramble on. knowing that caring for your tastebuds and the planet they hail from is no small potatoes kettle brand chips. no small flavors. no small potatoes. a breaking update now on the search for a dangerous killer. a suspect in two bay area murders has just been caught. >> this is the man police have been searching for, stefan jefferson. police say he was arrested in douglas county, nevada. they did not provide any other details. >> jefferson is suspected of a shooting death in oakland on market street, and of another fatal shooting in san francisco's bay view district this afternoon. we're awaiting a police report. updates in our morning news program beginning tomorrow at 5:00 a.m. we need to turn to sports and taub the warriors.
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>> big win tonight. >> they made the trip going back to l.a. kevin durant made sure this series would end tonight. durant an epic 50. this game and win
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warriors trying to finish off the clippers. kevin durant decided he would take care of this job himself. game six in l.a. you don't want to play extra games because of this. steph curry tweaks his ankle, went to the locker room. klay thompson also tweaked his ankle. kevin durant had 15 in the first. hand to his y c't stop him. turnaround "j." this three-ball gives him 28 points in three minutes. delay pond green ended up with a
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triple-double. 38 points at the half. personal career high. one off the all-time record held by ex-warrior sleepy floyd. k.d. still firing in the third. ends up with 50 points on 15 of 26 shooting. andre iguodala played great on both ends. terrific on defense. with authority down the lane. warriors finish off l.a. 129-110, take the series 4-2. >> you never know until the game starts. there's a flow. i can't really explain it. i feel every night goes well for me that i'm healthy and i get to play. usually when i'm in it i'm following a defensive game plan, flying around on the defensive side. we're all on one string. i think that's usually when i'm in the game. >> warriors/rockets sunday. sharks began round two of the playoffs hosting colorado. former sharks doug murray, kevin
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setoguchi, opening the doors, come on in! colorado scored just over two minutes in. same story over and over for the sharks. gabriel bork on the rebound beats martin jones, 1-0 avs. in the second period, avs take the lead again. off the turnover. great mass, sorensen. jumbo joe lets it rip. later in the second, the stickhandling, through the defender's legs and then whips it home on the wrist shot. sharks take the series opener 5-2. game two sunday afternoon in the tank. here's jumbo joe. >> they're a great team. we just want to keep pressure on them as long as we could. i don't think our start was great but i think we rallied after the first period and got energy and came out in the second and took over the game. great team we're playing. baseball, a's in toronto. vladamir guerrero jr. debuting for the jays. a double for his first hit.
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a's down 2-0 in the eighth. robby grossman ties it. career pinch hit home run. bottom nine, oh-oh, a walkoff. brandon drury, good night, game over, a's lose 4-2. giants/yankees. mad bum gave up two runs in the first. ended up allowing five runs on 11 hits in 5 2/3. melancon allowed a bomb in the ninth and the giants fall 7-3.
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that is our report, we appreciate your time. >> for all of us, thanks for joining us. "jimmy kimmel live," the s
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tv's number one daily viral video show "right this minute." >> it's absolutely crazy video as a hit man pulls up on a bike. what happens next that's even crazier. >> he totally just did that. a rescue elephant keeps to herself for years. >> but one day, something changed. >> how a young friend brought her back to life. >> that's adorable. this sight comes every seven years. >> that is beautiful. >> see who is taking advantage of the rare event. plus, if you want to get your hands on a new ipad, we've got friday's buzz word forou sho win.a >it's a party. >> the cringe worthy moment somebody does the wrong shot.
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now we've had our fair share of videos of crimes and violence. this one may be the craziest you've ever seen. it's cctv from what looks like a gas station and a hit man pulls up on a bike. ducks underneath that bullet. >> one more bullet and now he's off his bike and being chased by the other guy. >> the rest of the video, we don't see it. >> i don't know if he's in the matrix. >> he didn't get hit or is he just running on adrenaline right now? >> i have no idea. the thing is, he doesn't look to me like he got hit at all. >> the gunman didn't expect that. >> and what about the victim? he almost lost his life. >> which one is the victim in this case? i think the hit man. >> told you, never seen anything like that. >> we've had a lot of videos on the show with atms this next one from russia might top them.
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doesn't pay. >> eventually, it caught up with these guys. there we can see someone get arrested by a bunch of cops. five suspects were detained ageing from 23 to 33 years old. why put all the effort in when you can just stroll in and take it. >> this is caboo, an adult thawhen poed, peopl
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we a rescue heo chang ma. she had a dislocated ankle. she never was treated for it. this is how she was made to work. so she needed to be somewhere where she could get treatment, where she could be cared for, where she didn't have to work so hard. >> how did they rescue her? did they steal her from the people who were doing this? >> they don't say how they did this, but the save the elephant foundation is very good about going and rescuing these elephants. here they brought her back to the elephant nature park. when she was there, they immediately looked to see what they could do to help her. they said there was nothing to do. that elephant right there, famae tries to be friendly with everybody. >> she's not been well socialized. she's been off dragging stuff through the forest with a bum leg. >> they say her favorite spot is underneath this giet fig tree next to a mud pool, but one day, something changed. a little one came to stay there.
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that little one's name was jonna and they said kabu began to mother this elephant and they even sleep together. >> that's adorable. she's got a purpose now. >> they say that while she was working deep in the forest, she had had two babies and they were taken from her. so once they bring this baby, even though it's not her bloodline, they always say elephants never forget and this was an opportunity for her to be a mom again. >> and that's some good work that this foundation is doing. >> this is what she needed. what she needed was just another baby. >> the desert southwest experience quite the white winter. the youtube channel all got together to check out this unusual sight. gun lock reservoir, the falls running quite nicely here. look at that. that is beautiful. it's in utah and these falls typically run on average every seven years.
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>> cool. >> the last time this water fall was seen e ew they d it out and experien falls in all their glory. >> don't tell me they jumped. they don't -- oh, they jump. >> they jump. >> logan in this video first followed by robert, and they're not just jumping in, they're doing it in style. the landing zone down there is littered with rocks and boulders. although this video may look like they showed up in their rvs, their cameras and jumped right in, no, they said it took them several days to thoroughly check the depth, plot out where the rocks and boulders and other debris were beneath the surface before they planned their >> it's too to give away another ipad. to enter, you'll need friday's
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buzz word, be at least 18 or older. >> the buzz word standing by in a bit. >> stand by for the rtm ipad give away. >> in sh video, jonathan has decided to do some good for himself. >> isn't that the guy living in the supply closet or something? >> theater. this time he's going be living in a car that he rented and he's going to take people up via ride sharing for seven days. the reason he's doing it is because he needs some money but he also says he's an extrovert and needs energy from other people. this will be his energy for a couple of days. >> how are you? >> life is beautiful. how are you? >> things are off to a good start. when this woman gets in the car, e immediately starts to connect with this woman. >> congratulations. >> so he decides to pay it forward. >> by the way, it's on me. >> you're lying. >> no, i'm not. >> really? >> yeah, for the baby.
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>> 11 hours in, it's time to find somewhere to park for the night so he can get some rest. >> it is 1:46. i want to keep on going, but i am too tired. >> this is so scary. >> he's a little jumpy, but highways to settle he has to settle in. >> if he has a pillow and a nice blanket, he should be fine. >> it's 5:30 in the morning. i'm going too take a -- i don't think i'm allowed to sleep in the car. >> $68 ticket. that is a lot of money. >> just like day one, he's making friends, talking to people, and as the evening rolls around, time to find a place to sleep. >> tossing and turning every

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