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breaking news as three confirmed and three possible
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coronavirus cases here in the bay area. good evening, i am eric thomas,. one with a woman with chronic health condition. officials begun their investigation into how she contracted the virus. the other two cases were a husband and wife recently traveled to egypt. the two presumptive possible cases were healthcare workers in vacaville hospital. health officials say they came into contact with a woman who was in vacaville for three days and she later tested positive with coronavirus. abc7 news cornell bernard is live at sfo with details. >> reporter: yeah, eric, travelers are reacting to those news. we have learned alameda county
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declared a health emergency in the wake of this possble case of coronavirus. two healthcare workers at vacaville hospital are at ho hohomeisation. one is a county. still unclear how she contracted it. >> the healthcare worker did not suspect and did not -- >> reporter: at sfo fears of the virus have increase. >> i try to travel without having to seeing someone that could possibly have the virus. >> reporter: kevin ramos just returned from south korea where coronavirus is spreading. new cases erupting in italy and
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south korea, the trump administration implementing new travel restrictions. >> we are urging americans to not travel to the areas in italy and areas in south korea that are most effective by the coronavirus. both countries have hundreds of infected patients. the state department s they'll coordinate screenings for all passengers before they depart to either cry. >> reporter: shin just arrived from seoul, she said there was minimal health screening in south korea or sfo. >> coming here i just you know they just asked if i have been to china which i have not. clearly this is not limited to just china. >> reporter: the airlines responding to the outbreak. delta reducing flights to south korea and hawaiian airlines suspending them entirely. the vaccine is months away. the cdc says the best way to prevent the illness is avoid to
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being expose with these steps, wash your hands, avoid touching your face and if you feel sick, stay home. >> i have been sanitizing and washing my hands. >> reporter: now solono and alameda counties saying little of these presumptive possible cases of coronavirus. the cdc is working to confirm the two cases. cornell bernard, abc7 news. cornell, thank you very much. tomorrow people are travis airp people from princess cruise will be released. 178 travelers taken to travis. b buses will transfer people. we know you have a lot of questions about coronavirus. so for a full guide of tips and stories of what you need to know, head to our website. we have a running tab of daily
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updates all at abc7news.com. more breaking news with just two days to go before super tuesday. pete buttigieg is suspending his campaign for president. the former mayor made a splash and had a strong showing in the iowa caucuses. he has since seen his prospect fades. he's the youngest candidate and the first openly gay candidate running for president. while pete buttigieg is out, bernie sanders is making a last minute push here in california ahead of super tuesday. a huge crowd turned out to see him at a rally in san jose this afternoon. abc7 news was there, liz was there, she got a chance to talk to people. >> reporter: 10,000 people showed up to his people here in san jose today. sanders is showing a lot of confidence in california. when you look at the polls he
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was the only candidate hitting the 15% threshold needed to get statewide delegates. pete buttigieg is out of the race now, a lot can change on tuesday. in frol in front of a massive crowd, bernie sanders made his final pitch to california voters. >> we are opening the door for young people in an unprecedented way to get involved. >> reporter: ahead of his rally, we sat down with him one-on-one where the vermont senator brushed off joe biden's big win in south carolina. >> joe biden having a big win, do you see this win is a threat? >> let's see what happens on tuesday. all i can tell you is we have thousands of volunteers knocking on doors here in california and all across this country. we are puttingalition ofor peop are demanding a change in national priorities. we have blacks and whites and
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latino and asian americans working together around the agenda that speaks to the needs of all. i think we'll do just fine on tuesday. i think we'll do just fine on tuesday. >> reporter: sanders campaigning in california more than any candidate. he's leading in the polls. we asked him about pete buttigieg dropping out on sunday told us the sanders campaign is too divisive. >> our issue is to bring people together. >> reporter: what will you do to reach out to moderate democrats who are uncertain? >> what i think is all of the democratic candidates will be united in making sure we do everything possible to defeat donald trump. and i think the overwhelming majority of the democrats whether progressive or moderate democrat, we got to come
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together. >> reporter: at his rally, bernie sanders went after joe biden. he told us his enthusiasm is what gives him the edge. >> reporter: and we also asked him about nancy pelosi's house seat. there is a democratic socialist running against pelosi and several of sanders declined to comment on it. he did say he knows pelosi a long time and she does a good job. abc7 news. there is going to be a fight for moderate now that pete buttigieg is dropping out. >> reporter: they would say they are the momentum and enthusiasm to keep going. as we talk about this splitting up of the moderate vote. a lot of people who are against sanders campaign or more towards
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moderate are hoping this will now allow moderate voters to coalesce behind joe biden and blend the momentum in sanders campaign. millions of people already voted in california because of early voting. we'll see what happens on tuesday. eric. >> all right, liz, thank you very much. we have been going one-on-one with the candidates as they look to win california. the race for super tuesday is at 6:00. tom steyer and pete buttigieg suspended their campaign a second suspect arrested after a disturbing video of an attack in san francisco went viral. today 56 years old jonathan emerson surrendered to police. he faces two counts of robbery
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in o and abuse. the 20 years old grayson was arrested at his home. >> we had a very dry february but there is a chance of rain on the way. also a warm up. >> here is a live look right now at the golden gate bridge. breezy conditions around the bay area, wind advisory effect until tmorrow morning. today on a cool note but things are going to warm up through the middle of the workweek and i am also tracking some rain chances >> also ahead the investigation into a big fire at a warehouse in san francisco is still an active scene again.
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the attacker raped wife multiple times. carlson's family spoke against his release 15 times. >> for obvious reasons. we don't think this is a good idea. i am doing everything i can and they're doing everything we can to honor the memory of my brother, protect the life of myr >> his parole hearing is next month. firefighters kept on putting
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fire at the warehouse in the district today. people saw the flames and the explosion several miles away. high winds made it difficult to battle last night's fire. the fire destroyed a towing company, a restaurant and an apartment where two people lived. no body is hurt. investigators are looking at what sparked last night's fire. san francisco went through the whole month of february without getting any rain.
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we may be waiting for rain in the area but there is no shortage of snow in the area. this video of people out of the slopes. the snow is still falling and could see a couple more inches before the storms move out. now, about waiting for the rain, do we have a chance this weekend frances? >> yeah, we are tracking chances of rain for this coming weekend. for us it was dry around the bay
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area. here is a look at live doppler 7. the satellite image, the system is moving south. it did bring some measurable rain out towards king city. there is a few thunderstorms off the coast. for us it was dry through the month of february. and also here is what you can expect with the forecast. these winds are going to clear the clouds. we'll have clear and breezy conditions other night and then tomorrow, plenty of sunshine, a warming trend stays with us until monday and wednesday until the chance of rain comes back to our forecast. check out this live shot right now at lake tahoe. they got six inches of snow over night. we could see light snow showers. check out current wind conditions right now. gusty through tlarparts of the h bay. the northeast is starting the
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shift. nevada at 32. san francisco was not as windy as it was yesterday. breezy conditions around the bay. check out live shot, golden gate bridge. and temperatures right now been on the cool side, mainly in the upper 50s and near 60s. san francisco 56. oakland 58. san jose at 57. gilroy at 50 degrees. you can see the ripples on the water because of those breezy conditions. beautiful sunset at 6:03. we did hit 61 at santa rosa. concord below 60s. and live moore rmore at 65. winds are shifting. we are starting to see an offshore flow. with these windy conditions in the north bay mountains and east bay valleys. watch out for possible tree
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limbs and isolated power outages. fuels are record dry levels since we had a long streak without rain at all. wind gusts tonight notice they're still in the north bay throughout the evening hours. they peek around midnight. some areas over 30 miles per hour, napa, fairfield. tomorrow early morning we will see some gusty conditions. over night, fairly mild with clear skies. no fog. the winds is going to clear out. we'll be in the 70s. low 70s for san rafael, and richmond and san francisco is 70s in san jose. here is our seven-day forecast, we got plenty of sunshine ahead. the warmth on monday and tuesday and wednesday, turning cooler
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for thursday with a chance of rain that we are tracking. some model says we are going to get rain and some say we are not. saturday looks to be our best bet. don't forget to turn your clocks back. >> spring forward. >> it seems so early this year. >> seems really early. >> what's going on in sports? >> i will talk about sports, too. on sunday stephen curry returning. plus, klay's n
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stephen curry is not returning to the warriors' lineup tonight. steph is making progress and will return at some point this month. curry will practice tomorrow with santa cruz warriors. saturday night against the sixers right here on nbc 7. the warriors want to give steph some practice work before getting back into the game. the quality has been lacking. >> he's been limited to two scrimmages, both scrimmages included some random people just -- we found on the street. with all due respect to klay thompson's pals and our
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assistant coaches. klay stopped by the warriors shop for the launch party earlier today. the shoes are named and designed after. dub nation came into see klay and had their new kicks signed. he's been out all season after he tore his acl. a little more time spending with rocco. klay can't wait to get back to dub nation. >> i rather be on the court. you rather see me on the court too. i will get there one day at a time. >> so good to see fans.fans.fan. such a loyal fan base and any time you can show love. spring training, hunter pence will make his depew tomorrow for the giants when they take on the diamondbacks.
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one highlight you need to see, that's buster posey. he said all the right things and he can still get it done. he's going to be 33 after opening day. the padres win 7-5. college hoops. sparky saying hi to russia wilson. asia playing for lacey holt gets it to her and she can dunk. she decided to go finger roll. jerry rice and george kittle was there, too. not baaed for a 57 years old
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goat. jerry rice can still run people. >> jerry had football feet as they call it. his sporting time were never impressive but the ball was in the air and he's the fastest wide receiver. >> he's the goat. >> thank you very much. tomtrump on the economy.ald his people over profits plan makes a living wage a right. creates thousands of good paying green jobs in california. and provides a 10% tax cut for everyone making under $250,000. tom's plan also makes health care a right, by adding a public option to obamacare. protects union negotiated plans. and ensures californians
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can make their own health care choices. i'm tom steyer and i approve this message.
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a behind the scene look at democratic candidates efforts to win california, chasing california, the race for super tuesday is coming up. tom steyer and pete buttigieg suspended their campaign. at the box office now. "the invisible it is debut number one and brought in $29 million. not bad for a movie that cost a little under $10 million to make. "my hero th tonight, the breaking news
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as we come on. the rising coronavirus fears. new cases in rhode island, oregon, chicago, and in seattle where the first known american has died from the virus. the man had not traveled abroad. researchers now believe covid-19 has been infecting people in washington state for weeks. where tonight, long lines stretching around costcos. flights canceled. the major u.s. airlines canceling routes to parts of italy where the coronavirus is spreading. the new screening procedures just announced by president trump. virus fears shutting down the louvre in france. and this stunning image from tokyo. the race that last year had thousands of participants, today, empty streets. biden's big win. the former vice president's huge victory. beating front-runner bernie

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