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a massive tornado devours an oklahoma city suburb, killing dozens of people, and turning day into night. >> this is horrible. horrible. >> amid the twister's devastation, rescue workers search for children in the ruins of a flattened elementary school. good evening, i'm julie haener. >> i'm frank somerville. 51 people are confirmed dead tonight and that number is expected to rise, as search and
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rescue crews continue through the evening, looking for more victims. the storm was packing winds of up to 200 miles per hour when it made a direct hit on the city of moore, oklahoma. heather holmes is here with what we know right now. >> the frank, the president declared a major disaster in oklahoma after this beast of a tornado. take a look at some of the video. this was captured by a man sitting in his car, as this massive twister headed his way. >> for 40 terrifying minutes, the small town of moore oklahoma was undersiege by this
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monstrous tornado. >> it was just unbearably loud. >> reporter: teachers and children at plaza towers elementary also took shelter. the storm was an ef-4, the second most powerful type of twister. seven children from the school are among the dead, with many still missing tonight. >> our hearts are just broken for the parents that are wondering the state of their children. >> reporter: the governor of oklahoma has called up national guard members to assist in the search and rescue operations. >> make sure that we have looked under every single piece of debris and every single building. >> reporter: first responders weren't the only ones rushing to help in the path of the killer storm, and trapped in the rubble. >> trying to pull cooler doors off, and everything, and they got the record truck in.
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sadly, they found a man and then a woman and a small baby. >> me and one of the other guys pulled a teacher out. she was on top of three kids. the kids were fine. she was hurt pretty bad. we put her on top of the jeep and wheeled her out. >> reporter: tonight, emergency crew workers are crawling among the ruins looking for any survivers. frank and julie, dozens of children are believed to still be trapped. heather holmes, ktvu, channel 2 news. >> more details now, the last census shows moore is a community of about 55,000 people. the national weather service estimates the path of the tornado to be 20 miles long. and we have just learned that the death toll has now gone up from 51 to 91 people, including 20 children, 7 from that school that was leveled. at least 145 people are injured. 79 of them said to be minors.
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of course, a massive outbreak of tornadoes today, and even last night. the thing that struck me today about this oklahoma city, moore city tornado was that the national weather service just moments before this occurred issued a rare tornado emergency. what that means is, as we look at how the tornado looked, just before as it was developing, you see the rotation here, as it was going towards moore, you see right here. right about this time, the weather service issues a tornado emergency. that means there is a high likelihood of numerous fatalities. we're hearing reports of anywhere from a mile to a mile and a half at the base of the tornado. they're unconfirmed, but that is a big tornado. an ef-4. the path of this tornado, about 20 miles long. at this time, you're looking at
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perhaps 3 to 4-inch hail. heavy rain. this is just one of the storms. there were numerous storms throughout the that area, from the great lakes region south towards texas. more in the forecast, unfortunately for this area tomorrow. we'll keep you posted on any updates. coming up tonight at 10:30, the even stronger tornado that once cut a very similar path of destruction in oklahoma. in fact, it was among the costliest in u.s. history. new at 10:00, animal control officers in san francisco are telling us about an increase in animal cruelty cases. ktvu is live to show us what officials are calling an extreme case involving a puppy. >> reporter: the 10-month-old puppy was brought here to the san francisco animal shelter this morning. officials here tell me, they need the public's help. animal care and control officials say the pug chihuahua
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mix suffered a severe beating which caused her to go blind and suffer damage to a spinal cord. >> it's atrocious. i've seen a lot of horrific cases, and this is right up there. >> reporter: a handful of cases reported in recent weeks in san francisco. this is scratchy. a year and a half old tibeten terrier. she was thrown to the ground. a 1-year-old pit bull was dropped from a 2nd floor window. both owners are facing felony animal cruelty charges was officials say people who abuse animals often have a criminal history. >> violence animals is a precursor, or indicater of violence against people or children. this is a red flag. >> reporter: animal care and control showed us this photo of 40-year-old raymond gililm.
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he's a person of interest in the pug mix puppy. >> he's wanted for questioning. >> reporter: i'm told it will need animal treatment for at least another week, and may be a while before she's ready to be adopted. a person convicted of felony animal abuse, or neglect faces up to three years in county jail, and fines up to 20 though dollars -- $20,000. 27-year-old man from the east bay who ran the beta breakers race is missing tonight. he was last seen near the finish line at observation beach in san francisco. worried friends reported bo rasmussen missing about 10:00 this morning and then joined the coast guard in a search along the beach. one friend received a call from a stranger who found rasmussen's cell phone and credit cards, but they say they really started to worry when he failed to show up to work
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today. >> a responsible guy. he just got a promotion. he's very reliable. which is why we are so concerned that we haven't heard anything. because it's just totally out of character. >> rasmussen lives in oakland, and works at a renewable energy company in san ramon. in ten minutes, new details about a man who died in a tragic fall after the race. what we've learned about the victim and the accident. a rush hour crash in hercules sent a car careening off the road. the accident happened at about 5:30 tonight east of willow avenue. the highway patrol says a woman driving an suv rear ended a honda. officers say the suv driver then lost control of her vehicle. the woman was pronounced dead at the scene. her name has not been released. now to oakland, where two
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people are in custody tonight, two others are on the loose after leading alameda county sheriffs deputies on a high speed chase. the car took off, leading deputies through the fruitvale district and ending on mcarthur. two people were arrested, two more ran off. oakland police say they believe all four were involved in an earlier home invasion. the police chief in east pailo alloto has declared a 30 day crime emergency starting tomorrow after a 16-year-old boy was shot and killed outside his home. police planned to cancel days off, double street patrols, and also partner with county anti- gang units in an all out effort to stop the violence. >> reporter: tonight friends and family burned candles on fordham street, where the 16- year-old was shot and killed. >> i was shocked.
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i didn't know what to think. >> he wasn't a person to do harm to anyone. he was no drama. >> reporter: flowers and messages of grief placed just feet away from where the sophomore was gunned town, as he sat in a nissan maxima with three friends about 11:00 last night. he heard the gunfire and rushed out. two friends in the backseat, 15- year-old, and 16-year-old boys were injured. a 17-year-old in the passenger seat was not hurt. it was not jose's car, and wondered if the shooting might have been a case of mistaken identity. the killing has prompted the east palo alto police chief to declare an emergency. >> we believe a gang is responsible for a lot of the increase in violence. to work effectively, we definitely have to use the intelligence that our gang
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intelligence units possess here within the county. >> reporter: investigators say tonight, they are reviewing video from a police cruiser camera. they think it might have passed the suspect's white or silver vehicle as it passed the scene. we find out tomorrow, if super bowl l is coming to the bay area. nfl owners are set to vote on the host cities for the 50th, and 51st games. the finalist for super bowl l are miami and san francisco. but mayor ed lee says he's not picky. >> to host super bowl l? but we'll take 50, or 51, either one would be our effort here. >> the game would be played in the new $1.2 billion levi stadium in santa clara. but many guests are expected to be found in san francisco. stay with ktvu for that vote tomorrow. we will alert you to that decision when it happens
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through mobile apps, plus twitter, and facebook, and joe fonzi will have coverage beginning at 5:00. cooler weather in the forecast. the incoming system we're tracking, and when it could drop temperatures by as much as 20 degrees. >> a bay area teen hit and killed while riding his bike to school. >> knowing he was like a little brother, hurts a lot. >> what the driver of the car told us just minutes after the crash. >> and in 90 seconds -- >> it's hot, dry, what makes the sleep number store different?
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a fire in vacaville today moved dangerously close to several homes. the fire started shortly before 3:00 this afternoon off tim road. a barn and travel trailer were destroyed. firefighters say the wind was a real concern, but only about 15 acres burned. another fire in contra costa county sent firefighters scrambling and put neighbors on edge. ktvu's ken wayne is in orinda now. >> reporter: one fire engine company here on the ridge top, another one down below to make sure this doesn't flare up overnight. for some residents here, it was the scene of rather nerve racking activity earlier today. firefighters moved quickly to
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contain a fast moving, wind whipped wildfire burning up the slopes of the grassy parkland. flames moving closer and closer to multimillion dollar homes. >> it really flaired. it's right across the street from my house and right behind my neighbors house. my two good neighbors here. a man started ringing the doorbell frantically, and we opened it up and there was smoke everywhere. >> reporter: she had just enough time to lead her home to safety. >> it was really coming up fast, and we were really, pretty worried. >> we were fortunate that we didn't lose homes. we did put fire engines in place to protect those homes early on. >> reporter: the early start to fire season is already keeping firefighters busy. with neighboring contra costa county fire crews going through budget cuts, it's going to be a more challenging year. >> we rely on them a lot to help us, and we help them also,
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so i think more help there be going there way now that they've shut down some fire stations. >> in this hot, hot, day, we're just glad we have the airplane, and all the firemen, so i'm graham. >> - - i'm grateful. >> reporter: for the cause, looking at the possibility it was a fire maintenance crew that cut a break. a reminder to save that work for days that are cooler with higher humidity. live in orinda, ken wayne, ktvu, channel 2 news. a 48-year-old woman from concord is facing charges of arson tonight. she's accused of starting a 15- acre grass fire in martinez yesterday that threatened homes. tonight we have video of her arrest. >> get down here now. get down here now. >> police say julie tenpenny was uncooperative and resisting arrest. officers say tenpenny was high on drugs found her
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near a hillside. investigators accuse tenpenny of using a lighter to start a fire on the dry grass. no homes were damaged. governor jerry brown says safety problems may delay the opening of the bay bridge. this is the first time the governor has talked about concerns over the structural integrity over the bridge. also, caltrain is saying steel cables called tendens may be to blame. the engineer says more cables could be added if needed. in san jose, instead of celebrating the last week of school, students are mourning the loss of a 15-year-old boy who was killed while riding his bike this morning. news chopper 2 was over the scene at east capitol expressway and silver creek road. police say the boy was hit by a pickup truck. he was on his way to silver creek high school about 7:30
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thomark. friends have identified him as andy martinez. they say he was someone who was really happy, and had a positive outlook on life. >> knowing he was just a little kid, and a little brother, hurts a lot. >> ktvu did talk to the driver who was involved in the accident. said traffic was very heavy at the time. police also took blood and saliva samples. expert climbers are calling it a freak fall that sent a rock climber plunging 230 feet to his death. it happened on yosemite after a large flake of granite broke off, and severed his climbing rope. his partner who was below him was not hurt. we're hearing more from a man who fell from the top of a building after the bay to breakers race yesterday.
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>> reporter: neighbors along the panhandle district say they were shocked and saddened after a man fell four stories during a bay to breakers after party. >> i was home and i heard a third. >> reporter: he described the horror of onlookers outside this apartment building. >> it was crazy. literally, just a couple of minutes after i heard it, i started hearing police sirens. >> reporter: the victim was identified to us by his player as david hamza. police say he was among six people on the roof of this condominium. >> apparently, they had been drinking at this party, and unfortunately fell off the roof. >> it's unclear if a building residents, or outsiders threw the party. police say this does not appear to be a criminal case. >> horrified. awful to think of somebody falling off for any reason. >> the homeowners association
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treasurer, says some residents actually left the building yesterday to avoid out of control bay to breakers partying. >> it's just such a tragedy. i feel like probably we'll be discussing the situation and future strategies for maintaining security in our building for future bay to breakers. >> reporter: police say they broke up 20 house parties yesterday, but told us this was one of the least rowdy years for bay to breakers parties. david stevenson, channel 2 news. warm day today, these were the observed highs from the national weather service. 92 in antioch. 91 in fairfield. a very warm day. warmest day we're going to see for a while. temperatures are trending down. outside right now, we've got clouds that have moved in. high clouds, and coastal fog is going to push up against the coast. the winds are picking up as well, that means tomorrow's temperatures could be 10 to 15. some places maybe 20 degrees cooler than today. forecast highs, yellows are 70s. greens are 60s.
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these are the highs for tomorrow. orange are 80s and there's no 90s. we go through this week, we definitely have cooler weather headed your way. all the specifics on that, and how warm specifically it's going to be in your neighborhood tomorrow. i'm back here at 10:45. the city hosted its 40th annual harvey milk evening. the city welcomed cronenberg as the keynote speaker. milk was a pioneer in the gay rights movement and was a san francisco supervisor when he was assassinated 35 years ago. a chaotic situation in part of oklahoma tonight. in eight minutes, a
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new details tonight about a deadly accident. 5-year-old zaniya jackson was the little girl killed today when she was ejected from an suv, and rolled over. police say that little girl might have survived if the adults in that car had taken one simple step. >> reporter: it is one of the busiest roadways in rich -- richmond, for most of the day, it was quiet and empty save for a few police cars and this suv. the last car of the morning commute. >> that was very hard to see. >> reporter: tammy heard the crash at 8:00 a.m., and came out of her apartment to see a dying child, lying in the road. >> it's heartbreaking to know that this child apparently did not have their seat belt on.
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>> reporter: the 30-year-old woman from san pablo was heading westbound, when she apparently lost control after swerving to avoid another car at the intersection. >> potentially, the driver of the suburban, their attention may have diverted to something else. >> reporter: the 5-year-old girl was in the backseat, thrown from the suburban as it rolled at least twice. she suffered major head drama, and died at the hospital. police say the girl's death was almost certainly avoidable. and that driver could face charges. >> the 5-year-old, for sure should have been secured properly in a child's seat or at least seat belted. >> reporter: what tammy witnessed was horrible. she called friends and family members to remind them to buckle up. >> just one easy step and i could have saved my child. >> reporter: richmond police say all the six people were from san pablo, and only one
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was wearing a seat belt. that was the driver. the california state senate passed a bill to regulate medical marijuana. it's an effort to deal with objections from the federal government. federal prosecutors have been cracking down on dispensaries. saying nearly anyone can get pot. the bill now moves to the assembly. meantime the state assembly passed a deal for community colleges. fees would match those for non- residents. the average is $200 per unit. some lawmakers object to the disparity in costs. this bill heads to the state senate. ray manzarek, the keyboardist, and co--founder of the legendary band, the doors, died today from cancer. ♪ [ music ] he teamed up with singer jim
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morrison in 1965 to form the doors. they sold more than 100 million albums worldwide with hits including light my fire, and people are strange. manzarek continued to perform. he also produced albums for the punk group x. he lived in napa. he was 74 years old. ♪ [ music ] a big bet for yahoo. the $1.1 billion deal to acquire tumblr. why it may be more about its users than its product. >> a strike of a different kind possible at the ballpark, as labor talks for food vendors go
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new information now on the ma. ly the death toll stands at 91. at least 20 of these killed were children. we just spoke with a reporter covering the situation in moore. she told us, people there are walking away from their homes, pushing baby strollers, and suitcases dismayed from the destruction. when she asked when they were headed, she just said they don't know. she said the area is extremely chaotic. the reporter says people are coming from all over to help those in need. >> the woman was in tears. she says i'm not crying about my house. i'm crying because of all of these people here to help me. oklahomans just help each other. they don't ask questions. >> reporter: the reporter also tells us that right now, there are a lot of volunteers lined up to help with the search and rescue efforts.
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those operations are expected to continue through the night. this wasn't the first time that moore, oklahoma has been through a devastating tornado. >> it's mind boggling to imagine, but in 1999, a tornado that was even more powerful leveled large parts of that town. meteorologists say it is unusual for a tornado to track roughly the same path. back in 1999, the tornado was an ef-5. that's the highest it can be, with winds clocked at 300 miles per hour. we sent reporter tom vacard to cover the aftermath 14 years ago, and he found one stunning example of the power of nature. >> reporter: the people on this block say this car belongs with this house. but they say they have no idea who owns this truck, but they're pretty sure it came from the sky. >> according to the national weather service, texas sees the most tornadoes. over the last 30 years, texas has averaged 150 tornadoes per
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year. kansas is second with 78 per year. florida is next, followed by oklahoma, and nebraska. viewers are sending their prayers to the families affected by today's tornado. you can also share a badge we've created to show your support. just look for ktvu, channel 2 news on facebook. >> there is talk of a strike at giants games now that negotiations have stalled between food venders and their employer. why concessioners may soon ask fans to bring their own food to games. >> reporter: if a strike happens, an one has been authorized here, that's what concessioners wants fans to do. feed themselves. the calls at the plate, at every home game, and giants fans spoiled by a cornucopia of culinary choices may start to sweat hearing about a possible strike. >> i love the food here.
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>> reporter: same venders every time. >> they're always really nice. always take care of us. hi sweetie, how are you doing? have a good day. they're part of what makes the park the way it is. >> reporter: but 97% have authorized a strike. they haven't had a contract in three years. they want to preserve health benefits. >> 1993, we took a big pay cut. we almost got canned. >> reporter: workers also point outside the team gets about half of all food and beverage revenue. that's $5 for every $10 beer. >> if the giants would just share some of that with us, all of our demands could be met. we're not asking a lot. >> reporter: giants fans will be taken care of, and will continue to be able to get
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their garlic fries. that promise. if employees walk off the job. >> if they do, management and other staff will step up. >> management is going to serve hot dogs? >> correct. >> reporter: many fans say they will brown bag it. >> it's not that hard to make a sandwich, and bring it in. if it's of course things getting worked out faster, that's what we'll do. >> reporter: both the union and management blame the other for talks breaking off abruptly after two days last week. the average pay for the 800 food workers? about $15 an hour. reporting live in san francisco. marissa myer is promising not to quote, screw up tumblr, which yahoo is buying for about $100 million. it is a social blogging site, and it is very popular among
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the younger crowd. tumblr boasts 300 million monthly unique visitors with 120,000 sign ups every day. >> user generated content. people spend a lot of time on the site. it gives them a big opportunity for yahoo to suddenly become cooler. >> reporter: some acquisition experts say yahoo may be paying too much, since tumblr only made $14 million last year. the deal should be finalized this fall. wall street has been red hot this year, but this week is starting off with a wimper. the dow industrials dropped 19 points today. the nasdaq lost 2. energy stocks performed the best. 230 stocks hit all-time highs during trading today. many are household names, such as american express, avis, google, and macy's. they also come from a variety of industries. union pacific railway, whole foods, and yelp.
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a senate investigation says apple has used a web of affiliates to avoid paying billions of dollars in income taxes. investors say they ran those companies that had no other employees. apple holds more than $100 billion overseas. apple's strategy is not illegal, but it does take advantage of tax loopholes. the ceo is scheduled to testify tomorrow. in news of the world, a wave of bombings killed at least 76 people today. the worst of the attacks happened in baghdad where 10 car bombs exploded in open markets and shiite neighborhoods. more than 250 people have died in attacks in just the past week. in turkey, two hot air balloons collided, sending one plugging to the ground. two tourists from brazil died. the wicker basket of one balloon hit the fabric of the other, causing a bigtary.
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dozens of balloons were out taking tourists sight seeing over volcanic rock formations. this is the second fatal accident in four years. inchina, destruction in the name of progress. a two mile long bridge in an eastern city was blown up in a carefully controlled demolition. pretty cool isn't it? homes and apartments were alongside the bridge, and gas lines were underneath. crews set off blasts of water, then explosives took down the bridge. it all lasted about 20 seconds. it will now be replaced by a six lane highway. >> i could have kept watching that. it was really cool. coming up, president obama's plan to return to the bay area. plus -- >> you couldn't ask for a better day, than to bring it to closure like this. >> a final goodbye to dozens of veterans who went unidentified for years. >> bill martin, monitoring a big change in our weather at 10:45. back with the forecast for the
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week ahead. >> up first, look at them kids. [ sigh ] they have no idea what it was like before u-verse high speed internet. yeah, you couldn't just stream movies to a device like that. one time, i had to wait half a day to watch a movie. you watched movies?! i was lucky if i could watch a show. show?! man, i was happy to see a sneezing panda clip! trevor, have you eaten today? you sound a little grumpy.
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we have developing news in the south bay at this hour, where a pedestrian has been struck and killed. according to the highway patrol, the accident happened at 9:24 tonight near madeleine drive and south white road in east san jose. these are pictures now live from the scene. the chp reports the victim was in a crosswalk. our crew is on the scene now working to learn more as soon as they get any new information we will let you know. the remains of almost three dozen military veterans were laid to rest today decades after their military service
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and deaths. rob spoke with a man who made it his mission to give those men a properly burial. >> reporter: under escort by more than 100 motorcycle riding veterans, the ashes of 35 all but forgotten marines, soldier, and air men are finally home. >> leonard allen. >> reporter: in each flag draped box are the remains of veterans who died in sonoma county, without family, friends, or money. no one knew they had served their country and they all earned the right to a military funeral. >> these 35 veterans have been lang wishing, especially as indigent veterans in a common crypt. >> reporter: this afternoon, each one was acknowledged and thanked. it were retired fire chief, ron collyer who made it his mission to confirm which remains were that of veterans. >> it was a great day. you couldn't ask for a better
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day, than to bring it to closure like this. >> reporter: the remains of two wives of veterans were also identified. and they will be buried here alongside their husbands. >> give them a decent burial. that they're not just sitting on a shelf forgotten somewhere. ♪ [ music ] >> the end result is we got them where they need to be. >> it's the right thing to do. >> reporter: at the sacramento valley national cemetery in dixon, rob roth, ktvu, channel 2 news. the president is scheduled to visit the bay area early next month to raise money for democrat senate candidates. the president has two events scheduled, both are on june 6. one event is to be held at the home of marse and mark mccue of
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flip board. tickets start at $2,500. the second event is a dinner that will be held at the home of sun microsystem cofounder. those tickets run $32,400. cooling temperatures across the bay area. the outlook for your neighborhood, and how long the mild weather will stick around. >> the sentencing facing a former bay area have a good night. here you go. you, too.
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i'm going to dream about that steak. i'm going to dream about that tiramisu. what a night, huh? but, um, can the test drive be over now? head back to the dealership? [ male announcer ] it's practically yours. but we still need your signature. volkswagen sign then drive is back. and it's never been easier to get a passat. that's the power of german engineering. get $0 down, $0 due at signing, $0 deposit, and $0 first month's payment on any new volkswagen. visit vwdealer.com today. this is the fourth day of the seven day labor strike for
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nurses and medical technicians in the east bay. today, they were trying to bring attention to a $142,000 fine. cal osha slapped the hospital with a total of six violations for potentially exposing staff and visitors to contagious diseases such as tuberculosis. officials say they are appealing the fine. thousands of medical workers are set to go on strike tomorrow morning at ucsf. the strike will have a negative impact on patients. that was shortly before a sacramento judge issued a temporary injunction barring 450 employees from the strike. more than 12,000 are planning to walk off their jobs at 4:00 a.m. tomorrow. the two sides are at odds over pay and staffing levels. today, the men who planned to run the contra costa county enforcement team pleaded guilty
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to a series of charges including stealing from prostitutes, and conspiracy to distribute marijuana and methamphetamine. his attorney says wielsch committed the crimes while suffering from post traumatic stress disorder. holding a smart phone in public is now all it takes to be a prime target for criminals. cell phones are now involved in 50% of all robberies. the new way those crimes are being tracked. >> reporter: she says her iphone was stolen when she set it down for a moment at work. >> it was seriously like 5 minutes. >> reporter: with the help of her brother and a cell phone tracking app, she found the thief and got her phone back. >> it's not even an iphone 5. why do you want my iphone 4? >> they're still valuable. >> i guess. >> reporter: in the last 6 months more than 500 victims in san francisco did report them
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to police. idg and info world published this interactive map, tracking each of the cases in the city, noting cell phone robberies using weapons, force, or other means. in just the last year, there were 8 cell phones stolen in this one square block area. including three right here in the area of jones and mcalister. in one case, somebody grabbed the cell phone right of the victim's hand. >> the criminals can make a quick turn around, and sell it for a profit. >> reporter: from january through november of last year, san francisco police investigated more than 3,000 robberies. 1732 of them were cell phone related. now police in the san francisco da are among those calling on u.s. cell phenomenon companies to follow the lead of carriers in other countries, such as australia which use technology to block the use of a phone once its stolen. until then, they're asking cell phone users to be smarter on
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the street. eric rasmussen, ktvu, channel 2 news. tracking the weather system that's going to move in and cool temperatures significantly tomorrow. we had 90s today. tomorrow, we're looking at 70s, and maybe a couple of low 80s. there's the weather system coming down from the north. it will have an impact on your daytime highs tomorrow. it takes that marine layer, and stretches it out. the high fire danger, air quality, when that low comes in, the high goes away. we're starting to see it now. the winds, as we go into tomorrow, we're looking for gusts, 25, 30 miles per hour along the coast. onshore winds, most, cooler winds. that helps fire danger a little bit. it also drags temperatures down significantly. tomorrow, a solid 10. a 15-degree drop, maybe 20 in your neighborhood. along the coast tomorrow morning, there's the coastal fog. when it pulls in tomorrow, it's going to be around for the rest of the week. by tomorrow night, it will show
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up again. in the forecast for the next few days will be this coolk trend. better air quality, better for your allergies. there's the low, and there's the drop in temperatures. today, the warmest day we're going to see for a while with those 90s. tuesday and wednesday, we're back into the 70s, into the bay area weekend, some changes. forecast highs tomorrow 76 in sonoma, 77 in napa. these numbers not bad. 72 in castro valley. along the coast, patchy fog. wednesday is going to be a lot like tuesday. thursday is going to be a lot like tomorrow. the next few days are going to be very similar. certainly no rain. the bay area weekend is going to pop into view. it warms up just in time for a holiday weekend for many. sunday is the warmest day with temperatures back into the mid- 80s perhaps, and a little warmer on monday. just a nice looking week. very different than what we've been talking about in the
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midwest. the weather they're seeing, and what we're seeing is just amazing. >> what's happened there is devastating. boeing resumed flights of the 787 today with paying customers onboard. it took off from houston with the ceos of united, and boeing. both flying in coach. it arrived in chicago a little more than two hours later. the flight was uneventable, just as they wanted it. they were grounded in january because of problems with the lithium-ion batteries. the airport commission that overseas sfo is set to vote tomorrow on a ten year renovation project. ed lee announced the improvement plan today. saying it would create more than 30,000 jobs. it's a $4.1 billion project, it calls for a five star hotel, and an overhaul of terminal 3 and the boarding area in terminal 1. an airport spokesman says funding will come primarily from airport
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revenue bonds. if approved, construction could begin sometime next year. the giants win, but tonight's win comes with a heavy price. >> i would bet you, the talk shows will be talking about how the giants wish they had a designated hitter rule in place in the national league. a night when san francisco rips the talented nationals, 8-0. banged out a season best 17 hits. a minimum of agree. one of their starting pitchers, ryan vogelsong goes down. earlier in the day the mood was jovial. the killer p's were out there. angel pagan with a stroke down the right field line will end up with a double and an rbi. marco scutaro packs that up with another hit. brandon belt, tieing a career best 4 hits, one of them here
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leaves the yard. way gone. his sixth of the year. but here is the fateful play. ryan vogelsong is hit while he bats. he suffered a broken hand. his best start of the year, all for naught. he will be out probably 4 to 6 weeks. giants win with a price. 8-0. health so much a part of the game. no coincidence as the a's get a little healthier, victories follow. in the 2nd, seth smith goes for a solo shot. 1-0 against the rangers. a 4 run 5th. cespedes, starting to come around with the bat. he had three walks and this shot to left that goes for a double. cocoa in to score. he's a big guy to have back in the lineup. brandon moss follows that up with a bullet to right.
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if you were at the tank saturday night, you know what i'm talking about. if sheer volume could win you a hockey game, the sharks would roll over the kings. the overtime goal, making it a 2-1 series. the defending champs are leading, but as the sharks work out in preparation for tomorrow night's game, you could say they are cautiously optimistic. >> we felt we had the better team through three games. unfortunately, we're down 2-1. i think we're going to see a better team thursday night from their side. so we're going to have to raise our game even more. >> they're looking for 2-2, and man, those shark fans are loud there. >> stanley cup playoffs. >> mark thank you. >> and thank you for trusting ktvu, channel 2 news. we'll see you the next time news breaks. >> the ktvu morning news begins at 4:30, they'll be looking to learn more about that deadly
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with more choices and fewer calories, hey, ev! guess what my grandmother found in her attic. your grandfather? no. he doesn't go in the attic. it's a memory quilt@ the women in my family made when i graduated high 'chool. i've heard of those. the women embroider patches that illustrate your happy memories. so they're authentic folk artists? no. just bored housewives. hey, check this out. see this little square here?
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