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letters and packages to china because most airlines suspended flights to the country. a palo alto woman quarantined after fears of contracting the virus will be reunited with her kids. >> julian glover is live in sunnyvale where they'll officially reconnect. julian? >> talk about a three-week quarantine that's practically felt like forever. we've been in contact with the family of esther and her 15-year-old daughter. we're hearing after being released from federal quarantine in southern california, the family of five will finally be reunited today when the mom picks up her two kids from school here at the south peninsula hebrew day school. esther's husband picked her and her daughter up tuesday from the air force base where 125 people were evacuated from wuhan china and quarantined for up to two weeks were all cleared of the virus and are said to be healthy. the other two children, 11 and
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13, they've been staying with a family friend in san jose for several weeks as mom and daughter waited in quarantine. now there's concern about how they'll be welcomed back into their community. >> we are not sick. i'm going to quarantine myself further just to ease the tension, make people feel safer. >> health officials are calling for common sense and compassion. they're saying families like these, they have already gone through enough. they're reminding everyone they are healthy, and they should be welcomed back into their communities because they have certainly gone through enough already. again, that family of five set to be reunited here at the south peninsula hebrew day school when they financially pick those kids up from school today. reporting live in sunnyvale, julian glover, abc7 news. >> we know you have a lot of questions about coronavirus including the symptoms, the best way to protect yourself, we have
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answers to the top seven questions on our website, abc7news.com. it is coming up on 4:32. if you're just waking up to us, time to get up. let's see what mike has to say about the weather. >> did you see that story last night on abc news with david muir, they were docked on that ship in japan, and they could only get fresh air every four days. >> yes. but if you had a balcony, you could go out. >> that's crazy. mount diablo is windy, everyone else is less than 20 miles per hour. that sets the stage for the dry air and the cooler weather this morning. mainly in the 40s at 7:00. no more 50s and 60s. those will be at noon. we're above average at noon. still a mild day with temperatures nearing 60 at the coast, mid to upper 60s around the bay and inland
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neighborhoods. it's just not record setting like it was yesterday. we'll look at the weekend forecast coming up. jobina? >> thank you, mike. happy wednesday to you. we're looking at our map here, you can see the overall situation is green except for a little slowdown out of tracy. otherwise things are looking good. a live picture here showing you the golden gate bridge, nice and clear commute out there. moving over to san jose, this is a live look at 87 there, very light traffic, no problems that i'm seeing. finally our drive times. antioch to hercules, 25 minutes. highway 4 to the maze, 12-minute ride, highway 85 to the san jose airport, seven minutes. >> thanks. senator bernie sanders has pulled off a narrow victory in the first primary election. >> he got 26% of the vote last night in new hampshire. pete buttigieg came in with 24%. the surprise of the night was amy klobuchar, 20%. elizabeth warren falling short of the pack and joe biden all
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the way in fifth place. >> trevor alt joins us from manchester to break down the result results. >> i've been in new hampshire covering this primary for nine days now, this is the first time i think i've seen the sun now since i got here. it was staggering the number of new hampshire voters, half of them who said despite months of campaigning they just made up their mind who they were voting for in the past few days. the results have given us clarity but it's clear the fight for the democratic nomination will be highly contested. [ crowd chanting ] new hampshire voters have spoken. senator bernie sanders wins the first in the nation primary. >> this victory here is the beginning of the end for donald trump. >> reporter: sanders had won new hampshire in 2016 by 22 points but this victory far closer edging out mayor pete buttigieg
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by only a few thousand votes. >> through a campaign that some said shouldn't be here at all has shown that we are here to stay. >> reporter: rounding out the top tier, senator amy klobuchar riding a late wave of support from her most recent abc debate performance, pushing a message of unity and sensibility. >> donald trump's worst nightmare is that the people in the middle, the people who have had enough of the name-calling and the mud-slinging have someone to vote for in november. >> reporter: for several candidates the night was underwhelming at best. andrew yang and senator michael bennet have now dropped out while senator elizabeth warren and former vice president joe biden once front-runners nationally both finished with single digit support. still, they're vowing to fight on. >> where i come from that's the opening bell. not the closing bell. > reporter: and, remember, the state votes are about more than
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seeing who wins, they're about gathering delegates for the nomination. sometimes with that the math can get odd. bernie sanders got the most votes in new hampshire and iowa, but so far mayor pete buttigieg has earned more delegates than sanders has, kenneth, kimberly. >> all right. see you later. at its peak there were 29 major candidates running for the democratic presidential nomination. that is the highest number we've seen. only these nine candidates remain. for now. so far biden, buttigieg, klobuchar, sanders and warren have qualified for next wednesday's debate, that is in las vegas. at the live desk, a team of exxonmobil workers battled flames at a louisiana refinery. the glow from the flames lit up the sky here. you can see this video from the fire. there's no records of it causing problems for people living near the baton rouge facility. according to reports, local firefighters stood by outside
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the refinery in case exxonmobil asked for help. officials say there are no injuries and believe the fire started inside a building at the complex. special monitoring equipment has shown that air quality in the area has not been affected. kumasi? >> thank you. home security cameras might provide oakland police with the clues they need to capture a pair of robbers who targeted a man in his own driveway. look at this video. these two robbers attacked the man while he was cleaning his car. the video shows one of the guys holding a gun. another camera recorded video of what could be the suspect's car moments before this armed robbery. residents say they plan to install more cameras hoping to deter crime. one city leader in san francisco has launched an effort to prevent muni from raising fares. muni wants the mta board to approve raising the single ride cash for adults from $3 to $3.25. clipper card users would see
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their fare jump from 2.50 to 2.75. dean preston introduced a resolution to block those proposed fair hikes. preston believes charging more to rise muni will discourage people from using public transit. an investigation gives a grim update on the devastating camp fire. why the death toll is likely a lot higher than the official count. frustrated over a new rent hike. the bold move by a group of tenants in an east bay apartment complex. and kumasi got her wish. the nation has a new dog, and it's not that one. >> it's not this one. >> nor is it this beautiful pup. it's this other dog we'll show you. >> oh. >> there it is. > there's my queen. there you go. i'm so excited. >> disrespectful. >> i was so happy for my girl. that's my girl. >> you called it. >> i know. so happy for her. warmer temperatures today? >> not quite as warm as yesterday but warmer than average.
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how about that? >>s th that's good. >> you will want to dress warmer this morning in places like santa teresa and morgan hill, upper 30s. low 40s around the south bay, milpitas, 55, los altos hills 61. 52 in san francisco and alameda, half moon bay, 39. novato, 38. danville 42 degrees. let's talk about your commute. you can see it's quiet across the bay bridge. not much fog out there at all. so enjoy that today. it will start coming back tomorrow. breezes are gone. just have to dress warmer this morning. let's see how warm up in the north bay. 41 at 7:00. 54 at 9:00. 63 at 11:00. 70 in a few neighborhoods around santa rosa at about 3:00. most of us in the upper 60s. east bay, still delightful day without the breezes. we're starting off in the 40s at 7:00. mid to upper 60s during the afternoon hours. and san francisco, no more 70s.
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still average high is about 60. we'll be there at noon. 63 at 3:00. down to about 55 by 7:00. hope you enjoy it. here is jobina. >> thank you, mike. good morning. happy wednesday. we're taking a live look now at emeryville, showing you these their way towards the bay bridge toll plaza and the maze. nice and smooth this morning. i'm not seeing major issues on the roads. walnut creek, 680 looking nice and smooth as well. our drive times here, we have san francisco to sfo, 9 minutes. highway 238 to the maze, 13 minutes. highway 85 to the san jose airport, ten minutes.
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tis better than the criminal in democrathe white house.esident we all have progressive plans to address the big challenges facing our country. what makes me different, is i've been working for ten years outside of washington, to end the corporate takeover of our democracy, and to return power to the american people. i started need to impeach to hold this lawless president accountable. i'm proposing big reforms like term limits... ...a national referendum... ...and ending corporate money in politics. as president, i'll declare climate change an emergency on day 1. and, use those powers to finally address the climate crisis. and, i've spent 30 years building a successful international business. so, i can take on donald trump on the economy - and beat him.
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i'm tom steyer and i approve this message - because there is nothing more powerful than the unified voice of the american people.
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it's gotten quiet across the state. no more wind advisories anywhere. still mild. 56 in eureka. 62 in monterey. 70 to 73 with sunshine around l.a. and palm springs. 58 in yosemite. 48 in tahoe. i'm seeing hints of snow. chance of rain turning to snow saturday night and snow showers on sunday. an investigation finds the death toll from the camp fire is likely much higher than originally reported. officially 87 people were killed in the 2018 wildfire that ripped
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through paradise in butte county. the record identified at least 50 more people who died as a result of the fire. because their deaths couldn't be directly linked to the inferno they're not counted in the official death toll. many of the additional victims were elderly or ill and died shortly after the fire. finding solutions to our ongoing housing crisis is just one of the ways that abc7 news is building a better bay area. right now a group of oakland tenants says a landlord has been unresponsive to their needs while raising their rent. so they're taking drastic action with a rent strike. cornell barnard explains. >> the door is not aligned. >> reporter: francisco shows us his fruitvale district apartment where he lived for 20 years. rotted wood, broken doors. neighbors showed us their units, this one with dirty carpet and mold in the bathroom. they say the landlord has been unwilling to make repairs but
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has been increasing the rent. since last november 7 out of 14 tenants have been on a rent strike. they say they won't pay until the landlord agrees to negotiate a deal allowing them to take over. >> let us buy the building so we don't have to struggle with these kinds of things next year. >> reporter: non-profit oakland community land trust is assisting and willing to pay fair market value for the property on 29th avenue. the landlord agreed to a meeting. >> they're quickly realizing this is a thing. the community is watching. now they seem more willing to come to the table. >> reporter: the housing issue likely propelled by the recent victory of moms for housing, activists who recently took over a vacant west oakland house and got the owner to sell to the lapd trust. >> i don't like the slow creep of i'm going to hold my rent and expect at some point in time to cause someone to make a decision to sell me the property.
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it feels heavy handed. >> we're trying to send a message to the community to fight back. >> reporter: abc7 tried to reach the building's owner, so far no response. in oakland, cornell barnard, abc7 news. >> there's a new top dog at the westminster dog show. >> the best in show goes to the standard poodle. >> siba, am i the only one that's excited? >> note the silence. >> that's fine. the 3-year-old poodle won best in show, she's poised, she's a queen, but dog experts say don't be fooled. she's more than good looks. >> why are we showing that shot again? >> reggie, that might be why she won. every bit counts. >> they do look at that. >> kumasi. >> her handlers say this is
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siba's last show. she is retiring after the event. she should come on midday live. >> she'll have her throne and take it home. >> reggie, look how beautiful that dog is. her handler lady, you did that. >> oh. >> you know how people -- >> look how she's sitting. >> if people were animals, like if we all had dog versions of ourselves, that's kumasi. i think that's why she feels a strong connection. >> thank you, friend. i aspire to walk around like that. >> i think you walk like that any ways, i am your friend. i accept you and love you. >> thank you. >> i would like to say thank you for answering that. i wasn't going anywhere near that. >> good morning! >> hi, everyone. >> hi, i'm here. >> except that one signature move is not pulled by kumasi. >> i don't do that.
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>> i won't put that on her. >> thank you, friend. >> i like it for you, kumasi? >> don't do that. >> i won't do that. >> that was great. >> let's talk about what's going on weather-wise. it's 4:48 this morning. all right. north wind about 6 to 9 miles per hour. on mount tam it's calmer out there. mostly sunny, not as warm today. still above average, just no records. cooler tonight, look for more fog during the commute tomorrow morning and a slight chance of showers tomorrow morning. let's look at our highs today. we're 61 at half moon bay. 62 at san francisco. everybody else around 63 to 70 degrees up in santa rosa. we're still a little bit warmer than we should be. tonight, more fog along the coast, pushing into san pablo bay, highway 101 in the north bay, tule fog in the east bay. temperatures running from about the mid to upper 30s inland to low to mid 40s around the bay and coast.
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fast forwarding to saturday. at 5:00, high clouds streaming in ahead of our system. by 10:00, it's pretty cloudy. overnight, we have a chance of light showers through the morning hours. let's see if the temperatures have changed any. through 8:00 in the morning, a couple hundredths, by noon, thee same. not very impressive. it's our only chance of wet weather the next seven days. jobina? >> good morning, mike. 4:49 right now checking in on our commute. so far things are looking good. this is a live picture of 101 in san rafael. just a smooth ride. also very smooth in san jose, live look here showing you 101 in the south bay. if you're headed out the door, check out these drive times. albany to the maze, 4 minutes. fremont to san jose, 14 minutes. highway 101 to cupertino,
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10-minute ride. samsung's new foldable phone will have a feature that could soon be built into other phones. and the soft serve machines at mcdonald's and burger king are getting a high-tech upgrade. samsung unfolds news about its new phones. >> the company unveiled five new phones at an event yesterday including the galaxy z flip. samsung says it will start at lest than $1,400. the coronavirus could force the cancellation of a big tech conference. >> the mobile world congress is scheduled later this month in barcelona. organizers are deciding whether to cancel it because of coronavirus concerns. and an upgrade is coming to the ice cream machines at fast food restaurants. >> the soft serve machines are notorious for being out of service. bloomberg reports that new software is being installed to make them easier to fix. burger king is also installing the software.
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>> mike: anyone hear the slogan, 'mike will get it done?' ok, let me tell you what the 'it' is. as mayor, i expanded healthcare coverage. as president, i'll build on obamacare because healthcare is a right. i created nearly 500,000 jobs in new york city. as president, i'll build an economy that delivers good jobs with higher wages. i'll take on the gun lobby and save lives. and i will stop trump's assault on women's reproductive rights. i've got a record of doing things. i've got the resources to take on this fight. as mayor, i held myself accountable for results. as president, i'll offer common sense plans and i will get it done. so let's stay on the offensive, and let's win. i'm mike bloomberg and i approve this message.
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putting term limits on congress, about washington insiders went crazy. they said term limits are bad, that they'll break government. what a joke! congress is working fine for politicians and corporations, but it's not doing anything for real people on climate, health care or gun safety. the only way we get new ideas is electing new people, including a president willing to shake-up washington. i'm tom steyer and i approve this message. it's 4:53 on this wednesday. want to show you this beautiful shot from sutro tower. it will be mild today. but without the record heat that we had yesterday. so we're anywhere two degrees warmer in san francisco to nine in concord, san jose, 68, seven degrees warmer. santa rosa coming in the warmest, 70 degrees.
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kumasi? >> thanks. happening today in san jose, the efforts to ban contractors, developers and landlords from contributing to political candidates in the city will take a step forward. committee and labor leaders say they will deliver 100,000 signatures for the san jose fair elections initiative. the goal is to get a measure on the november ballot to ban contractors, developers and landlords from contributing to candidates running for mayor and city council. southwest airlines passengers are hearing something new duing the pre-flight emergency briefing. southwest is asking passengers to report unwelcomed behavior on their aircraft to the flight attendants. the spokesperson says the new announcement reflects the airline's commitment to a safe and welcoming environment at all times. in other words, people have been acting up, now they want you to snitch on your neighbor. >> that's awkward. >> do it. >> how do you do it if i'm sitting next to you, you're
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talking too much, getting on my nerves. >> you do. i'll take another gin and tonic, also this person is crazy. and more peanuts, please. try it. >> okay, friend. a deli owner in the bronx has gone viral. >> but it's not for what he sells, it's the questions that he's asking. ahmed is offering free items if people can solve simple math questions. >> if you get this question right, you have five seconds to pick up whatever you want. >> all right. >> ten times ten minus 50. >> 50. >> not my cat. >> three, two, one -- >> i said let me entertain people because i see a lot of homeless people in the streets. what is going on? >> you have five seconds to grab it all. >> look at these people. this is like supermarket sweep.
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>> this is funny. >> it's like this. >> except this is real life. >> this is hilarious. >> o.t. was like, 50! he says he wants to help low-income community members save their money for rent and utilities but do it in a fun way. he also wants to teach kids the importance of education. >> 50. >> five, four, three -- >> not my cat. oh, my gosh. >> mike, let's go. >> o.t. is the mvp. >> the whole rack? the whole rack? >> he took something healthy. a whole rack of nuts. >> my gosh. >> wow. >> let's talk about what's going on. the past six hours, high pressure sinking down to the south. we get on the top side of that, more of an onshore flow developing. temperatures will be cooler. and it opens us up to that front on sunday with a slight chance
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of rain. know where all the rain has been? vancouver, 30 consecutive days with rain. 70 days without sunshine. jobina? >> thank you, mike. good morning. almost 5:00 here. we're taking a live look at our 880 camera showing the coliseum, headlights making their way south. no major incidents in from the chp. 280 at king street looking nice and clear. walnut creek to dublin, 13 minutes. santa rosa to san francisco, 47 minute ride, highway 1 to los gatos, 21 minutes. next at 5:00, what you can do on your phone that could have a huge impact on your decisions surrounding food. and coronavirus quarantine. we're getting an inside look at the living situation at travis air force base. and the push to rename a bay area school after michelle obama. the big vote happening today.
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this ferfying attack caught on home security cameras. robbers target a man while he's cleaning his own car in his driveway. the video police hope leads them to the thieves. god morning to you on this wednesday, february 12th. >> we'll get to that story. first, you're never more than seven minutes away from your accuweather forecast. mike has a look at the day ahead. good morning. >> good morning. a huge temperature swing, 25 degrees cooler this morning at half moon bay. 24 out in fairfield. 17 in oakland. 18 in livermore and napa. it is definitely chillye

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