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>> kindness, helpfulness and internally grateful for his work because it kate d'este kept us safe and -- it kept us safe and secure. >> the death of a carpenter with sustained gunshot -- of gunshots he sustained. several educators who knew this man and remember him who was gracious and helpful. >> it is a somber day.
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one of the workers shot two months ago during a school shooting has passed away. he never left the hospital. >> >> on a personal note, i am distraught. >> i am stunned. we were certainly not expecting to hear that. >> the director of the oakland unified school district wrote the news to his staff -- broke the news to his staff. he was a carpenter for the school district described as a valued employee since 2004 at the complex where he was shot along with five others. the superintendent -- superintendent remembers david as someone who always wanted to help. >> he was very friendly, kind, respectful, gentle human being who lent a hand. >> the school district described
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david as a beloved staff member saying "we are devastated by the loss of david. we are heartbroken for our family and the community. he will be profoundly missed. our community mourns the loss of a hero. to them, he was also a hero. >> he helped us this summer install our wireless pa and bell system which we used that day. we are eternally grateful for his work because it kept us safe and secure on that day. >> opd has not made any arrests in this shooting. one of they with coworkers who did not want to be on camera is
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arching city officials and this district to do more to protect students and staff. in oakland, abc seven news. >> the coroner's office has released the identity of five people i'd -- five people killed in a head-on crash. 27-year-old tro tucker, nine-year-old, four-year-old, 44-year-old. all five died on impact. it is unclear why tucker was driving in the wrong direction. police are still investigating. >> a freeway foot chase is drawing attention, but there's a new abc seven news tool to help you keep track of crimes across the bay area. >> as trisha's year would hit
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played on the radio, a toll driver captured this stunning scene. officers arrested juveniles and a teenager. >> they're going to get them. >> auto burglaries are up in san francisco. overall, burglaries are down over the last 12 months. that is compared to the annual average from the past two years. >> get down. get down. >> assaults, hump -- assaults, homicide and theft broken down by neighborhood.
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in san jose, -- the tracker goes one step beyond in conceptualizing with a means for you. 3.1% risk is lower than a risk of dying in a vehicle in california. you can see how incidents like this play into the greater scheme of crime. >> today, elizabeth holmes was sentenced to 135 months in prison. stephanie sierra has been following the trial and was in court today. >> elizabeth holmes's sentencing is symbolic on many fronts, especially for silicon valley.
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that to transferring -- transforming health care. the soon-to-be mother of two will spend 11 years in federal prison to pay for her lies and misrepresentation. >> elizabeth holmes ran out of federal court for the last time as a free woman. the soon to be mom of two was seen running out of court from bystanders. >> he had her by the hand and they came in and she turned around briefly and they ran across the street. >> federal prosecutors wanted 15 years. the probation department recommended nine years. >> i think it's a very tough case and yeah, i think she got what she deserved. i do. >> i thought it would be more like five to seven.
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seems harsh. >> the judge taking into account everything from both sides. courtroom sketches shows she took the stand in tears saying she takes full responsibility of the company's failures and for years she has been in deep pain for what she did. >> it was notable that she never says the words, i'm sorry i lied. >> alex schultz looked at her as he explained how her lies desecrated his family adding that the private investigator that she hired led his son to sleep with a knife under his pillow. >> it was good to hear verbally another side and how their family was hurt. >> the judge made it clear that
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this 11 year sentence is sending a message to silicon valley. stop salesmanship cannot merge into misrepresentation --stock salesmanship cannot merge into misrepresentation. >> the judge identified for the first time tonight. $121 million for among those 10 investors. that includes those who did not testify. as far as the scene, you can see the courthouse is much quieter than it was earlier today. elizabeth holmes was seen sprinting outside of a side door. she does not appear in prison until april 27 of next year. >> let me ask you about that. because she's pregnant, does that play into when she may turn herself in? >> it certainly could.
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we do know that april 27 is likely to be prolonged given the fact that her defense team will be filing appeals to her conviction and that process we are told could take as long as two years from now. her pregnancy could interfere with this timeline. >> thank you. >> now the latest in the ongoing drama surrounding twitter and its new ceo, elon musk. there have been mass resignations and elon musk called remaining workers back to the office today and sources say that he is demanding that all coders show up today. the latest developments review -- recent -- the latest developments surrounding this social media company. >> "anyone who actually writes software should report to the
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company's headquarters at 2 p.m. this afternoon." as many as 1200 employees have resigned. >> all remaining coat -- all remaining employees to show up -- all remaining coders to show up by 2 p.m.. >> now that he has cut the staff in half, it seems as though a lot more have walked out the door since. he has to make sure that things are running exactly the way he needs them to. >> hundreds of workers have resigned. elon musk has demanded that workers work hard-core. he wanted out of town coders to be prepared to code. >> we know that the way he has
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run tesla. >> diane vance -- dianne feinstein sent a letter that the trade commission investigate and take necessary action or business practices that are not fair. there is reason to wonder if elon musk is protecting users information. >> elon musk is not taking responsibly -- not taking seriously the responsibility that twitter has. in a lot of ways, we are seeing the government stepping up a little bit, not a lot, but a little bit insane look, let's make sure that amid all of this chaos people's private information does not get suddenly let loose on the internet. >> ling -- he "negative tweets
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will be due monetize -- d monetized -- >> still ahead, after 80 years, a navy veteran is getting an apology after being disconnected against. what he hopes comes from today's apology. >> this thing called an historic moment for people suffering from type one diabetes. type one diabetes. the first of its kind therapy in a recent clinical study, patients using salonpas patch reported reductions in pain severity, using less or a lot less oral pain medicines. and improved quality of life. that's why we recommend salonpas. it's good medicine.
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>> the ticket sale debacle of taylor swift upcoming tour. ticket sales left millions of fans heartbroken after the app and website failed to load and complete ticket transactions.
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general public ticket sales were canceled for today. it taylor swift address the issue saying she would figure out how the situation can be improved. >> the city of anti-ike -- antioch issued an apology to an 80-year-old chinese american who is refers -- refused service at a restaurant. on the way home, they stopped by a restaurant. mr. chan said the waitress ignored them while serving other customers. >> we walked in. we sat there. we sat there. we sat there. we all got up and walked out. i hope this will never be again. >> he was born in san francisco. he later served in the navy during world war ii. a letter of apology will go on display in the chinese historical and cultural project
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>> big news today in the fight against type one diabetes. a new therapy to delay the onset of the disease. it works by toning down the bodies attack on itself. it comes in a single 14 day infusion that lasts about 30 to 60 minutes. it will cost nearly $200,000. >> a bay area research project is uncovering secrets deep in the ground. potentially a new way to capture precious water from passing storms. researchers from stanford across california on an airborne
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treasure hunt probing into the ground with electromagnetic's -- electromagnetic signals. >> there are going to be more intense storms, droughts. at the idea is will be have intense storms, capture floodwater, divert it to locations such as this, get it into the ground to recover from the previous ground -- previous droughts or repair for the next. >> she has released a new study confirming the airborne technologies ability to locate paleo valleys. they are varied pathways created thousands of years ago by the movement of glaciers that once stretched down from the sierra filled with porous material. they can act like a high-speed express lane to carry diverted floodwater. >> looking at how they can use an existing aqueduct or an
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irrigation ditch to move water to prime location for recharge. >> executive officer of the north kings groundwater sustainability agency and a manager with the fresno unit. planners hoping to use the new data in an area hard-hit by the states ongoing drought. >> we will be able to maximize recharge potential, and that's really what it's about. when it rains and the heavy seasons come, we want to put as much water underground as possible. >> using a new grant to combined the survey with round data to create an online mapping system. >> there is so much space love
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the ground surface where we can store water. in some ways, the worst it gets the more space we have for storage. >> researchers say versions of the technology can also be used in smaller areas to locate optimal water recharge sites in areas like orchards or even farm fields. >> let's turn to our weather because it's the weekend. >> we are all going to her house. >> i will make the sweet potatoes, but don't count on the turkey. you are talking to a vegetarian. let's take a look at a live picture. we will talk about the thanksgiving forecast in just a moment. you can see that the camera is bouncing so, yes, it is windy in our hills. right now, mount diablo wind
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gusts of 34 miles per hour. wind advisory in effect for solano county until 6:00 tonight. that northerly wind could not down tree limbs, because a few outages, low unsecured items around. wind could gust up to 40 miles an hour. the wind is in the 20 to 30 mile an hour. the wind will begin to come down tomorrow morning, but will be busy -- will be breezy. high pressure built in behind the slow. when the is out of the north northeast. the pattern with us tonight, there is still enough moisture. we are not at critical fire condition levels. that's a good thing. it is a nice view from the bridge. san francisco 56. warmest spots get into the low
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50's today. a gorgeous view from our airport camera. 66 santa rosa. 63 concorde. mostly sunny at our local airports. 60's tomorrow. we are looking at rain in auckland. chicago, snow and 27. from our san jose camera, chilly morning and a dry pattern will continue through thanksgiving. i know that we need the rain. it is still going to be breezy tomorrow morning. looking at mid 30's for most of you to the mid-40's. a few places will be colder. sunshine for your saturday, low 60's to upper 60's. not as warm as it was for most areas today. we are going to show you next
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week area looked at all these systems. thanksgiving is dry. not even a rain chance. breezy morning, mild day as we headed to sunday. nice-looking weather. as we go into next week, we are going to pop those 70's thanksgiving. it's going to be bright and low 60's dry for your heart is the beat of life.
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>> tomorrow is the 125th edition between cal and stanford. the statue was unveiled outside memorial stadium. he scored the game-winning touchdown they got dubbed " the play" securing a win for the bears and now on its 40th anniversary, the play lives on. >> it's amazing that it has carried on the life that it has. it's such a unique moment and such a unique set of circumstances. it not too many times that you
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end the game with the band on the field. the field-- >> they will lead the traditional march to victory before the kickoff. >> an old holiday favorite is back in san francisco's union square. adoptable animals are on display for macy's. for the first time since 2000 19. the san francisco spca unveiled its 36 annual -- 2019. the san francisco spca unveiled its 36 annual. you can stop by the store to see the available puppies and kittens. animals will be available for viewing thursday's route sundays until january 1. use that as your screensaver. >> we appreciate your time. >> thank you for joining us.
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♪ grocery outlet bargain market ♪ . tonight, the breaking news involving former president trump. the attorney general now appointing a special council. what this means for the former president. also the historic snowstorm in the northeast deadly tonight more than four feet of snow now in buffalo. first, tonight the attorney general saying he had no other choice than to appoint a special counsel after donald trump announced he is running for president and with president biden signaling he intends to run, bottom line what does this mean for the former president and who is the special counsel? veteran prosecutor jack smith, most recently a prosecutor who investigated war crimes in the hague. pierre thomas and dan abrams both here tonight. that historic snowstorm in upstate new york turning deadly now. the snow emergency across five states at this

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