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newborn injured in a shooting and man who said he was intended target. san francisco declares a state of emergency because of coronavirus. what public schools are doing to prepare. talking to riders across the bay area about what they like, what needs to be improved. abc7 news starts right now. >> announcer: now news to build a better bay area, from abc7. >> bernie voted five times against the brady bill. >> imagine spending better part of 2020 with bernie sanders versus donald trump. >> i'm hearing my name mentioned a little bit tonight. >> senator bernie sanders feels the heat as democrats square off in south carolina. >> the last debate before super tuesday. >> reporter: with newfound status, bernie sanders walked
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into hornet's net. >> russia is helping you get elected to you lose to him. >> bernie and i both want universal health care, doesn't show how to get there, how to get allies and pay for it. >> if you think last four years has been chaotic, toxic, exhausting, imagine spending better part of 2020 with bernie sanders versus donald trump. >> i'm hearing my name mentioned tonight. people don't want candidates to be running to billionaires for huge amounts of funding. >> reporter: sanders not only target. former new york city mayor
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michael bloomberg. >> i didn't have one that said kill it as allegedly said to employees. >> reporter: candidates fighting to speak over one another. >> if we spend the next four months tearing our party apart, we're going to watch donald trump spend the next four years tearing our country apart. >> reporter: ahead of the primary, joe biden holding on to the top spot and promising. >> if you don't win south carolina will you continue? >> i will win south carolina. >> reporter: this debate particularly important, last before the primary saturday and before super tuesday, more than 30% of the delegates up for grabs. abc news, new york. at manny's, packing the walk.ek. nds, many g from the
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voters indicated they're still undecided. i was undecided coming in. have a couple of people but leaning toward one candidate today. we'll see, it's a week away. >> manny's will host another debate watch party. our coverage continues on abc7news.com. fact highlights and fact checks of the claims this evening. mother and newborn were injured in shooting inside a fremont home. search on for the attackers. >> amanda del castillo is there live. spoke to a man who identified himself as the target, right? >> reporter: yeah, dan, ama, man said it was a private family dispute that led to the shooting today. he said he was home with wife, seven-year-old son and two-week-old baby.
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bullets flew inside this home in fremont. one grazed a mother, causing her to drop two-week-old baby. father, adam, says the suspects were after him. >> there to kill me. >> reporter: three people showed up. started shooting. results of what he called private family dispute. wouldn't elaborate. fired back with hand gun. >> thank god for the second amendment, without being armed probably wouldn't be there. >> we locked the doors. got scared. don't know if someone is running around armed and i have kids. >> reporter: suspects got away, leaving law enforcement to canvas the neighborhood. >> cops with big guns, shocking home. >> reporter: not a random attack. >> just happy i came out with my
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life. >> reporter: adam says his wife and their newborn baby are doing fine. in fremont, amanda del castillo. new developments in hit and run that killed a 12-year-old girl, suspect joshua byrne is out on bail. turned himself in earlier today in castro valley. charges of felony hit and run and vehicular manslaughter. killed as she and her sister were walking home from school. san francisco police issued another public plea for v witnesses and victim of racially charged attack. asian man assaulted and bullied while collecting recyclables in the bay view neighborhood. >> completelyunacceptable. not anything we want to see happen no anyone in the city, no
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matter their race. >> told us should be investigated as hate crime. san francisco has declared a state of emergency because of the coronavirus despit no could be firm-- confirmed cases in th city. why city hall took this step and what it means. >> health department officials cautioned that high volume of travel between san francisco and mainland china and the spread of coronavirus in other countries means there's a growing likelihood that san francisco will see new infections. >> we need to take an official action. >> reporter: with that mayor london breed declared emergency for planning and response capabilities in event of outbreak. >> fear is a deadly epidemic. must join together to reject it and keep our work based on science and facts.
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>> there's pretty much planning happening nonstop right now. department of public health is having daily phone call with the region, the state, the feds. >> reporter: san francisco supervisor hillary ronan said it's a positive step. >> asking the public to not panic but prepare. >> first priority is students' safety. >> reporter: many parents are concerned what it could mean for children. says school closures are possible and could happen quickly. >> if there's a confirmed case, department of public health would immediately notify us and we would enact a plan. >> san francisco mayor breed emphasized they're not making recommendations to cancel activities. want people to exercise good hygiene and stay away from school or work if you're sick.
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kate larsen. dow plummeted 879 points after losing more than 1,000 points monday. nasdaq and s&p 500 finished off sharply. cdc warned that almost certainly will spread in the u.s. and should prepare. comes as first clinical trial of possible treatment gets under way at university of nebraska. u.s. soldier stationed in south korea has tested positive and olympic committee member says the decision will be made in may whether to cancel the 2020 tokyo olympics. our efforts to build a better bay area this week are focused squarely on b.a.r.t. >> had abc7 news staff riding just like last year to see the
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good, bad and ugly. >> day on b.a.r.t. starts now. >> i like the new train. >> looks way better than last year's. >> prepare to have fun. >> it's reliable. >> normally get to work 1 1/2 hours before everybody else for the ease of commuting. >> kind of a nightmare. >> breaking into cars. >> harassing and robbing people on b.a.r.t. >> so many times walking out of b.a.r.t. coliseum, just found a public restroom. >> let's check with reporter cornell barnard on how his ride went. >> reporter: hey, dan. racked up a lot of mimaleage talking to b.a.r.t. riders not shy giving their opinions how th work. my night started at berkeley's ashby station in time for the
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evening commute. this is going to be good. hot and steaming some cars air conditioned, some not. riding for three years. >> i like the accessibility. >> but worried about safety at night. >> as night progresses, ride at night it becomes a little bit dangerous. >> reporter: at 24th street station saw a fare jumper and more in daly city. fare evasion a big problem for b.a.r.t. >> would be better if lower the prices a little bit. >> reporter: malcolm looking for elevator for daughter's stroller. is it always working? >> about 40% of the time. that could be a big improvement. >> reporter: other concerns. >> sometimes dirty. >> reporter: saw this worker cleaning up trash. says the system works for her. >> fantastic to take it to the airport and some things don't
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work some of the time but many things that do work very well. >> reporter: you know we did notice a large police presence at the embarcadero station tonight. did the same ride last year and riders had the same concerns then as now. safety and cleanliness of trains and stations. live at berkeley,ons. live at berkeley, cornell barnard, abc7 news. what b.a.r.t. says it's doing about it next. didn't feel like winter today but you will soon get a reminder what season it is. all the forecast details coming right up. look at "jimmy kimmel live" after abc7 news at 11:00. >> thanks, tonight will be the fattest tuesday yet. jennif jennifer aniston is saving your life. >> isn't she incredible
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the most empoweringmike experiences that i've had. it's important to talk to the people who know him personally. i worked for him for 8 years in city hall. i've been working for bloomberg for 27 years. 25 years. almost 30 years. there's nobody that i respect more, and felt more respected by. mike believes excellence is not defined by gender. mike builds a culture that advances women. i was the first woman ever appointed to be council to the mayor. he expects excellence out of everyone,
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but he also provides the kind of support that allows you to be that person. mike called to tell me, you should be proud of what you've done and your name should be on that project. he has faith in you, he believes in you. it was about always showing up and doing your best. i always knew that he had my back. he was raised by an extraordinary woman, she supported him all along the way and that's very much a part of who he is. mike supports women, he promotes women, and he respects women.
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we have breaking news to tell you about happening in southern california. a huge fire, look at this, broken out at marathon refinery in carson, south of los angeles. witnesses heard an explosion before that fire broke out. this is a live look. you can see all the water being put on it at this point. right now the chp is shutting down the 405 as a precaution because it's so close to the refinery. this is a live look at this fire. no word if anyone has been hurt at this point. we'll continue to monitor this and bring you more information when it's available.
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you can always go to abc7news.com for the latest. our effort to build a better bay area this week is focused on b.a.r.t. nearly one year ago alerted to fare evaders using emergency exits at san leandro station. we went back to see what changed. >> b.a.r.t. estimates loses dollars a year. will be more secure but fare evaders are still getting by. there is no emergency at san leandro station this day but the emergency exits are swinging wide open as customer after customer after customer leaves without paying. nearly one year ago abc7 news brought the issue to b.a.r.t.'s attention. this is what it looked like
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then. spokesperson said would be hardened by end of the fiscal year, june 2020. changing infrastructure. we showed him what it looks like now. >> it's frustrating for me to watch it, for anyone who abides by the rules. >> reporter: why has it not changed? >> we've started the station hardening. it's harder to push open the barriers of the fare gates. additional work is raise the barriers to five feet and have the swing gates locked unless opened by official or in emergency. that's going to be done by june. >> reporter: said will also alarm the emergency exits. other stations have the alarms. not san leandro. why in a year couldn't it be done? year of lost revenue. >> the crew that does it have
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other responsibilities. pulled away for emergency work, like pipes that burst. but it is on the priority list. way we prioritize the stations is by ridership. >> reporter: san leandro has 7,000 people daily. montgomery street in san francisco, 40,000. b.a.r.t. says work will take weeks. in the meantime station agents left shaking their heads. b.a.r.t. doesn't want employees getting into confrontation with fare evaders. also understand not everyone can afford to pay. rolling out means based system for low income passengers. six more stations will be made more secure by june this year and june 30th 202120212021202121 in june 2022. >> find all the b.a.r.t. stories
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on abc7news.com. one of the top clicked stories is station agent making more than $100,000 in overtime. spring-like forecast that continues. >> meteorologist sandhya patel is here with the latest. >> just a few more days of this. warmth, record setting at sfo. 76 degrees. 70s and 80s everywhere. 74 in san francisco. up to 78 degrees in fairfield. show you what's ahead as we head towards the next couple of days. do expect those changes. initially spring-like warmth will continue, gusty and cooler this weekend and chance of showers sunday. live picture from our sutro tower camera, is stunning. temperatures mild along the coastline, offshore breeze. 61 in san francisco.
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64 in pacifica. in morning, 40s and 50s, not terribly chilly. afternoon hours, mid-70s for livermore, 71 oakland, 77 in santa rosa. 69 in san francisco. well above average but not as warm as today. 74 palo alto. 77 san jose. still warm thursday. saturday up to 20 degrees cooler. 50s and 60s, then a chance of rain coming in not so much saturday but sunday, march 1st, possibility of showers. just one model, sierra snowfall, other model not so wet. accuweather seven-day forecast, we have the winter warmth next few days. then windy and cooler for weekend with possibility of showers. on sunday may be bringing back
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