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>> complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is the 10:00 news on ktvu channel 2. >> he was a great father. >> new at 10:00, stunned family members speak out after a father working his dream job is killed at the 49ers new stadium site. good evening, i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. construction on the 49ers new stadium is on hold tonight after the death of a worker there this morning. officials say 63-year-old donald white died after he was struck by an elevator counter weight while on a ladder inside
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an elevator shaft. he was a certified elevator mechanic. cal osha is investigating the accident while work today was suspended. >> we have released all of our workers to go home, be with their families. we will -- the investigation will occur and the site will be freed up and people can handle the grief and the grieving on their own. >> construction work on the new stadium is expected to be shut down again tomorrow and then resume on thursday. and new at 10:00, amber lee is live in santa clara after she shot down and spoke to white's sons about the workplace accident and their loss. >> reporter: donald white's family came down here to the construction site after they heard the news. tonight they're remembering a man whose laughter brought everyone closer to together. >> was 'more like a best friend
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than a dad to me. to all of us. >> reporter: he is the oldest of the four sons, all gathered together tonight. >> we're still in shock at this point. it kind of hits us in waves. we're trying to keep it together. >> reporter: he told me that their father shaped who they are today. white worked as an elevator mechanic for 43 years. he was a proud 49er fan who took great joy in being part of the construction crew to build the new stadium for the beloved team. >> he told me it's the safest job that he's ever been on. said he loved working there. >> reporter: but now the brothers have questions they hope the investigation will answer. >> i just kind of really want to know what happened, you know. safe guy, doing it his whole life. he knows where to be and where to go. >> reporter: samuel followed in his father's foot steps. he too is a elevator mechanic. >> we know that he was wearing
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all of the safety gear and the hard hat. so you can only be so safe. >> reporter: white lived in sacramento but frequently saw his four sons, all in redwood city because of his work on the 49ers stadium. they say it was an opportunity to reconnect with their father. he got the chance to know his young granddaughters. >> i'm lucky because i was fearful that something would happen to him and that we wouldn't have that moment. the fact that we've had that moment for the last couple of months, before he passed away, is kind of surreal. >> reporter: the brothers say they now find strength in each other and share the memory of a father that they describe as magnetic and larger than life. he also leaves behind a wife in sacramento. amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. >> more details now. the 49ers issued a statement saying in part our thoughts and prayers are with the family, friends and coworkers affected
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by this tragedy. the 49er family has lost a teammate today. >> a 23-year-old man is behind bars after they say that he held a knife to a teenager's neck and kidnapped her with the intention of raping her. aaron roy hid in the back seat of a 16-year-old girl's car at the shopping center on fremont boulevard. when the girl returned to the car, police say he forced her at knife point to drive to a remote area but the teen escaped and got helped. they identified roy from a fingerprint found on the car. now to berkeley where police are searching for a man that they say sexually assaulted a young girl at a playground around 1:30 this afternoon. the child went alone into a public bathroom at the berkeley marina near the adventure playground. when the boy came out of the playground, he told his family he had been assaulted. he described the man as a blackmail with blond hair and
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green streaks in it. he said the man was wearing a green shirt and dark pants. police say the public's help is key in identifying the man. >> bart management is asking a state mediator to step in and help contract negotiators with train operators and other employees. the contract expires at the end of the month. bart management says that the two largest unions are asking for a 23% pay hike over the next few years. officials say that is far above what is financially sustainable. this comes on the heels of a revelation that dorothy earned $330,000 last year in unused vacation time and other perks even though she had been forced out of her job and didn't work a single day. after years of furloughs, thousands of state employees are set to receive a pay raise under a tentative agreement between governor jerry brown and the largest public employee union. it covers 95,000 members of the
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union. in addition to the pay raise, it includes a guarantee of no more furlough days. >> so what would happen if someone stole your smart phone? if prosecutors have their way, whoever took it would have no way to use it or sell it. janet tonight on the kill switch they would like to see installed on mobile devices and how they plan to get that message across to high-tech companies. >> reporter: everywhere you go, you see people talking or walking, immersed in their smart phone zone, moving targets for thieves. two roberts grabbed his iphone in march. >> they were able to track it and see that the phone ended up down at 7th and mission area. but then at that time, it had gotten turned off. >> 50% of the robberies last year involved some kind of smart communication device. >> reporter: district attorney says it's become a national
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epidemic. so thursday, he and new york's attorney general plan to ask the representatives of apple, samsung, microsoft to imbed a kill switch that would disable any stolen phone. >> we need a solution that will render the phone unusable in any configuration, in any network or wi-fi configuration. >> reporter: he says right now phones can be easily dismantled and reused. tim cook announced yesterday that apple's ios7 operating system will have a new antitheft feature so you have to have the id and password. >> it won't be usable once they steal it. it's a good idea. >> they need to work with law enforcement to do it. >> reporter: he says that after lobbying the companies for a year, he's glad to finally see some progress. >> i think we're in a better place than we were months ago, where, you know, quite frankly the industry was sort of, you
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know, circling the wagons and not wanting to talk about it. >> reporter: he says that samsung has told them they will roll out an antitheft measure on july 1st, but that would cost consumers about $20. he hopes to hear from the other manufacturers on thursday. >> oakland based online music streaming company pandora media is buying a tiny radio station in south dakota. they can save money by owning a brick and mortar station. it was a volatile day on wall street today. stocks fell sharply. they dropped 116 points. nasdaq lost 36. investors watching for clues about the stimulus program were selling after service about japan's monetary policy. >> new at 10:00, bay area
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entrepreneurs given an opportunity to pitch their products for a grant and a shot at the big time. we are live in san francisco and she tells us that this speed pitch has a firm time limit. >> reporter: talk about pressure, frank. the man behind this micro brew and the female creator of this organic hummus were among the people here pitching their products and they had just two minutes to do it. >> reporter: he reviews his notes one last time. and then it's show time. >> some people say i'm the most award winning home brewer in the world. >> reporter: the chief heritage brewing company had just 120 seconds to pitch his product to this panel of judges that included the founder of fill's coffee. >> you must distance yourself. >> reporter: tonight's pitch opportunity is courtesy of the boston beer company mentoring program. patrick is also one of the judges.
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>> we think it's real important to give people opportunities to go out there and try to do the same thing. >> reporter: 20 years ago, he and a partner started a franchise of outback steak houses and now have 62 restaurants. the judges are deciding which one of the entrepreneurs will get a chance at a $10,000 business grant and personalized coaching. >> we're based in albany. >> this is freshly made. >> we harvest the seed in northern california and turn them into seaweed snacks. >> many things make our products different. but first and foremost is the tape. >> reporter: donna is hoping that she nailed the presentation and walks away with the grant and a trip to boston. >> it's over. >> reporter: unfortunately for donna, i learned that the judges went with a different presenter with the seaweed
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snacks. they will compete against three other cities and in the fall we find out who walks away with the ultimate prize. i'm heather holmes, ktvu channel 2 news. >> brian stow is back home in santa cruz county after his insurance stopped paying for full-time residential care. as you probably know he suffered brain trauma after being punched in the head back in 2011 outside of a baseball stadium. his family says his return from a care facility in bakersfield is kind of bittersweet. they are very happy to have him back home but they think he could have benefited from staying longer at the facility and receiving physical therapy five days a week. >> charged with having sex with children. and that's not all. the accusations that he exposed alleged victims to a serious
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training program yet. it was all caught on surveillance video. we have how the dog helped save lives after a frightening car accident. ken. >> reporter: we're downtown on fourth street near e. the car was going out of control backwards when it took out a parking meter that was right there. the car continued down the sidewalk, hit this building, and smashed out this window, skidded against the side of that building. you can see the rubber on the side of the building. almost ran over a guide dog team and their dog during a training mission. continued into the intersection. and as you said, it was all caught on tape. this is video from monday morning as the car jumps the sidewalk and heads towards todd and his guide dog team. >> he kind of alerted me that there was something pretty bad happening behind us. >> uh-huh. >> reporter: he says that o'neil, the 18 month old yellow lab was on the final field test when he suddenly turned around. >> he reacted probably two seconds before i did. he turned around, saw it and
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then i turned around and saw it. >> reporter: he says when he saw the car barreling between him and his colleagues, he pushed them out of the way, including the woman that was blind folded as part of the training. >> the worst could have happened. how we were positioning and how it happened is incredible that no one got hurt. >> reporter: lewis hernandez saw it all across the street. >> they were so lucky not to get hit. if somebody got hit, they would probably be killed. >> reporter: after narrowly missing the group, the car came to rest across the street, the tires still burning rubber. the driver was a 93-year-old woman who appears to have had a major parking mishap. >> her driving abilities are in question. we will be asking that she be reexamined by the department of motor vehicles. >> reporter: no doubt the quick actions saved potential injuries or death and he credits o'neil as well. >> he actually turned around and kind of was in this mode of we've got to do something. he was going to do something,
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but then i interacted. >> reporter: by the way, o'neil passed the field training test with flying colors and will graduate in two or three weeks and will be matched with a blind client. he is, as they say, a good dog. ken wayne, ktvu channel 2 news. >> at ktvu.com, we have posted more of that video. see that narrow escape once again in the hot topics section. >> a martinez judge ruled today that a man accused of sexually assaulting minors he met online will stand trial. he met four alleged victims on craigslist, grinder and other sites and then assaulted them. the boys ranged in age from 13 to 15 years old. >> you should definitely not be released at this point. he definitely needs to be remain in custody for purposes of, you know, based on the allegations. >> his defense attorney says that his client did not know they were minors. prosecutors say he knew he was
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hiv positive when he had unprotected sex with at least one of those boys. his arraignment is set for june 25th. >> east bay mud today approved a two tier rate increase. it will increase rates nearly 20% over the next two years. the first 9.75% hike is scheduled to go into effect on july 1st. a year later, another hike of 9 and a half percent is scheduled to kick in. they say that both hikes will increase monthly bills by about a total of $8. the utility needs to raise rates to upgrade pipelines. caltrans has less than a month to decide if the bay bridge will open as planned on labor day weekend. more than 2,000 rods need to be tested. and there's the matter of building saddle holddowns to bypass bolts that have already failed. the contract responsible for the saddles hasn't started
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building them yet and they will need to be mounted and encased in con treat. caltrans will announce a decision on july 10th about the opening. >> as we first reported last night, governor jerry brown and democratic leaders have reached a deal that will result in an on-time budget. education is the big winner. >> reporter: governor brown and leaders of the senate and assembly were all smiles and gloated over what was once a rarity. >> another on-time balance budget in california. >> reporter: for the third straight year, lawmakers will vote before the june 15th deadline and for the first time on a budget with a significant surplus, exceeding $2 billion. >> the balanced budget, a change in the formula that will strengthen local school districts, help poor kids and kids that have serious language barriers. this is a real step forward.
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>> reporter: the budget will send more money to school districts with a higher percentage of poor or english- learning students. san francisco unified is one of the districts that will benefit. >> for the first time in about six years, there will be a significant increase in funding for schools. >> reporter: deputy superintendent lei says the budget deal would mean $300 per student in additional funding next year. year after year of budget cuts that put california schools in a deep hole. the budget as proposed will help. but schools will not be out of the hole yet. >> it won't be fixed in one year. folks that care about schools should pay attention and continue to watch what happens in the following years. >> reporter: the governor's road map calls for a steady increase in k through 12 funding for eight years. this after schools was cut during lean budget years.
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>> and more details now on the budget. it includes a 4.2 billion payment toward the state's debt. it also includes a middle class scholarship programs that can slash state university tuition up to 40% for families that make under $100,000 per year. iter marks >> clear from the coast this afternoon. the winds are pretty light right now. just 3 miles per hour, 5 miles per hour winds around the bay. the fog will return. it will be patchy tonight. it's 60 in oakland. kind of mild out there. temperatures tomorrow coming up a couple of degrees. not a heat wave. instead of 70s, we will see temperatures in the low to upper 70s, near 80. san jose, mid-70s. then you start seeing the low 80s into livermore valley,
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northern -- northern marin county and those areas, temperatures in the low 80s. a warmer day tomorrow. i'll let you know how warm it's going to be in a little bit. >> lightning strikes led to more wildfires. there's 19 fires in sonoma county today. none grew larger than four acres and there are no reports of property damage or injury. cal fire says that crews will stay in the burn areas to make sure that the fires don't flare- up again. >> first robbed, now arrested. why rapper 2 change was escorted off a plane at lax. a major effort to take down a notorious prison
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>> new video ought where police are investigating the death of a man. police tell us that the victim's partner entered the home this evening and discovered the body. so far investigators have not released the man's name or commented on how he died. law enforcement officers in the south bay have put a serious dent in crime with the arrest of dozen members of a notorious gang. authorities call it one of the largest gang indictments in state history. >> reporter: it's a gang family tree of sorts. a record indictment targeting a prison gang. >> the shots in some situations are called by people in prison but you provide safety to the
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community by carrying them out in the city. >> reporter: 48 members with nicknames such as silver boy, lunatic face 77 felony charges, weapons violations, conspiracy and murder. the three-year investigation includes the august 2012 murder of 38-year-old martin shot to death in san jose in broad daylight. the deputy police chief says getting these alleged members off the streets, many accused of multiple violent offenses, will make a huge difference in overall crime. >> with this indictment, it shows the community that we take the issue of gang violence seriously and we will work in collaboration with the law enforcement officers to do whatever it takes. >> reporter: for those who associate with gangs, an indictment as large as this one may encourage them to change
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their lifestyle. >> i'm applauding the d.a. for making this happen. >> reporter: they are looking for nine other alleged members of the gang. if you have any information, call your local police department or crime stoppers. in san jose, lorraine blanco. >> the san jose kitty council approved a 2.6 billion budget with an emphasis on public safety and putting more officers on the street. they have seen a spike in crime. the city is also offering up to a 9% raise for police officers to be distributed over the next two years. more details now, the san jose budget includes $4 million for police officer overtime that's intended to be spent as a stop gap measure while new officers are hired and trained. another $3 million is earmarked
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for gang prevention and suppression efforts. and the budget funds 21 new community service officers to assist with nonemergency calls. >> just days after 2 change was robbed in san francisco, he has been taken into custody in los angeles. according to celebrity news outlet tmz, they say that drugs were found inside the rapper's checked luggage. tmz says he was in possession of the drugs and less than one ounce of marijuana. 2 change was taken off the plane and into police custody. >> a big change in the san francisco housing market. plus -- >> you don't see that every day. in eight minutes, stranded passengers burst into song. the delay that prompted this protest. >> and hundreds gathered here in berkeley to hear from the country's best known whistleblower. what he had to say about the back to back leaks by low-level
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>> the aclu today filed one of the first lawsuits challenging the legality of the recently revealed surveillance program run by the nsa. the american civil liberties union called it a dragnet. in addition a couple from philadelphia whose son was killed while serving in afghanistan has sued the federal government over the program. they say the secret surveillance is not what america is all about. new at 10:00, patty lee live in berkeley where she caught up with the man who wrote the book
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on whistle blowing. >> reporter: that's right before edward snowden became a household name, this man was the original whistleblower. he leaked the present gone papers that changed the way that americans viewed government. he takes pride in having inspired a new generation of whistleblowers. >> i know what it means to be called a traitor when you feel yourself to be a patriot all your life. >> reporter: this crowd of 400 people gathered to raise money for the army private currently on trial for leaking classified legal documents. but edward snowden's developing situation took center stage. >> snowden is providing us documents. >> we are in a period of time in this country where the first amendment is being chipped away at. and i'm concerned about that. >> reporter: snowden, a former government contractor has
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admitted to blowing the whistle on the nsa program to eaves drop on unsuspecting americans. the obama launched an investigation today into the damage that that leak might cause. >> i don't think that he did the right thing. i think that it -- he was bringing up a great point. >> reporter: the tech community is lobbying for more transparency. but individuals admitted to being conflicted. for els berg, there is no gray area. >> it is worth a person's life. it's worth a life in prison. no question about it. >> reporter: the fbi's worldwide man hunt for snowden is currently underway. but he may have moved to a country less likely to send him home. reporting live in berkeley, patty lee ktvu channel 2 news. >> google, facebook and microsoft are calling on the obama administration for permission to disclose more details about the u.s.
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government's demands for e- mails and other personal information of users. in an open letter to the justice department, google said it is pushing for greater transparency so it can show that it doesn't give the government unfeathered access to data. microsoft and facebook issued similar statements. >> legislation proposed today could soon by san francisco caregivers the right to a better work schedule. the new legislation was proposed during the board of supervisors meeting. it would give employees with caregiver responsibilities the right to request a different work schedule. if denied, employers would be required to explain why in writing. if the supervisors approve the legislation, it will go to voters in november. >> in news of the world, in turkey, chaos at a main square in istanbul continues tonight with heated clashes between police and antigovernment protesters. riot police are using water
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canons and tear gas to try to get protesters out of the square. protesters set off fire works. the antigovernment protest began late last month. four people have been killed, thousands more injured. in bang le dash, police beat garment workers with batons and used tear gas to break up demonstrations. the workers want higher pay and safer working conditions. the current minimum wage for garment workers is $38 a month. the garment industry in bang le dash is a $20 billion industry and employs at least 4 million workers. and in china, torrential rains are blamed for the deaths of at least three three people and the evacuations of thousands of others. meteorologists say 8 inches of rain fell on saturday alone. across the country, damage to crops is estimated at nearly $20 million. >> the president of the golden
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state warriors took his billion dollar pitch for a waterfront arena to the san francisco chamber of commerce today. he said that the privately funded basketball arena to be located between peers 30 and 32 will be an economic gift to the area. >> it will create a lot of good things for the city. we expect 2 million people plus to be attracted to this site. >> critics of the project fear that the arena will have a negative impact on the neighborhood. the project is not a done deal at this point. it still needs environmental review. if approved, it is said to be completed in 2017. >> a new report from an internet personal finance website has named mountain view one of the top ten fastest growing cities. new orleans was the fastest growing city between 2007 and 2011. gainesville, florida was number two. followed by fargo, north
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dakota. and then mountain view. they considered population growth, employment and median income. first it was warren buffet and now melissa meyer is the latest executive auctioning off a power lunch for charity. the winner gets to have lunch with her at yahoo headquarters. the money raised will go to the aspire charter school. bidding started today. it ends on june 27th. the current bid is more than $57,000. >> travelers trying to get from las vegas to phoenix last weekend burst into song during an hour's long delay. ♪[music] ♪ spread your wings and fly away. >> the song is i believe i can fly by r. kelly. the person who posted this video on youtube says that passengers were stuck on the runway for hours on two different planes without air- conditioning or water without taking off. they are offering passengers
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$100 vouchers for those delays. >> a stiller car upside-down. the high-speed crash that police say was the result of racing and alcohol. >> chief meteorologist bill martin is updating his forecast. at 10:45, the warmup that he is tracking this week. >> thousands are evacuated hey, look! a shooting star!
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>> some 3,000 people in colorado have been forced interest their homes tonight by a rapidly moving wildfire. the black forest fire is burning northeast of colorado springs in the central part of the state. firefighters say a handful of homes have burned but there are no reports of any injuries. this is one of at least three significant fires burning in colorado as the state is seeing
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record-breaking hot, dry weather. a 28-year-old firefighter from here in northern california died today as a result of injuries he suffered while battling one of this week's many lightning sparked wildfires. he was hit by a falling tree in the national forest in the northeast corner of the state. he was from susanville and a member of the california smoke jumpers. they sky dive into remote locations unreachable by other fire crews. >> police in pleasant hill are blaming street racing and alcohol for a crash earlier today involving two cars and seven people. carol tells us that the crash resulted in at least one very serious injury and also the arrest of a teenage driver. >> reporter: a silver ford focus, air bags deployed and belly-up, surrounded by a mess of shattered glass, shoes and debris. this is the ugly result of street racing. >> my first thought was is there a fatality here.
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>> reporter: police say about 12:40 this morning, two cars racing down gregory lane in pleasant hill clipped each other and spun out of control. a green honda didn't hit anything else but the silver ford jumped the curb right here and went down this embankment, hit a concrete wall, flipped up and over a metal fence, before landing finally upside-down in this parking lot. investigators say they were likely going at least 70 miles per hour. that's twice the posted limit. >> it wasn't a planned race. they knew each other and they were going up the road and i guess more or less horsing around that led to a speed contest between them. >> reporter: police say there was a total of seven young people in both cars and alcohol was involved. >> there was some alcohol found in a bush nearby that may have been taken there by one of the occupants and alcohol found in a nearby neighborhood that was
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discarded bypass engineers. >> reporter: the driver of the honda, 18-year-old paula of concord was arrested for dui and leaving the scene. the 19-year-old driving the ford suffered severe injuries and including a broken neck. two passengers were not badly hurt, including a young woman who was pregnant. >> pacificca is imposing strict limits on where people can lead off fire works leading up to the fourth of july. the city council is banning safe and sane fire works from sharp park, manner and beaches. they can be set off in the south parking lot at lindemar beach. it is meant to keep toxic debris out of the ocean. >> after the break,
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>> california could soon become the first state in the country to ban lead ammunition for hunting. the natural resources committee voted in favor of the bill to ban ammunition. it is illegal to use lead ammo for hunting in places where california candors live. supporters say the endangered birds can be poisoned if they eat the carcasses of animals shot with lead bullets. opponents say nonlead bullets are more expensive. san francisco state university will stop its investment in -- the san francisco state foundation oversees an endowment of over $51 million. it is part of the campaign. >> a big change coming to the
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san francisco housing market. the board of supervisors voted to modify the condo conversion law. ktvu david stephens tell us us what it means for property owners and tenants. >> fireplace over there and then you have one condo above you. that's the penthouse unit. did i mention there's an elevator? >> reporter: with san francisco real estate and rental prices approaching new highs, developers are looking to convert apartments into condominiums. >> i have client that's would buy a beautiful property. but once they learn that it's a tic, the blinders come up because they just don't know. >> reporter: it only allows 200 of the city's estimated 2200 tenancy in common units to convert to condos each year. the advantage, better refinance rates for those who own the units individually than owning them as a group.
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the lottery would eventually be suspended for ten years to help ease fears of a loss of affordable rental units. >> that way we can guarantee that tenants are not evicted because realtors get excited about the market changing and doing condo conversions and start getting rid of the tenants. >> reporter: the mayor said that the plan is too complicated. >> i'm trying to understand it myself. i don't know what i'm going to end up doing. >> even if it passes, there could be legal challenges to it. >> reporter: san francisco supervisors passed the legislation by eight votes, enough to prevent a veto by the mayor. >> two workers at a north bay medical malpractice insurer had to underdoe decontamination after possibly being exposed to anthrax. it started at the doctor's company in napa. a receptionist opened a letter that claimed to be laced with
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anthrax-infected blood. the receptionist and another woman were quarantined, decontaminated and eventually released. the fbi is now investigating. >> the city of alameda today honored two fallen police officers. dozens of officers gathered for the unveiling of statues. one was hit by a car conducting a traffic stop back in 1942. davey died in 1983 when a suspect opened fire. >> for 30 years to go by people and for people to still remember in such a big way is such a big deal to our family. we're grateful. >> both officers were just 33 years old when they died. >> these are the temperatures that were recorded today by the national weather service. mild for this time of year. 81 one of the warm spots. 82 in fairfield.
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just 73 in vallejo. a little warmer tomorrow. not a lot. it won't be hot tomorrow. you see the fog clearing today and then the high clouds coming in. back to the fog right here. it clears off and the high clouds coming up over the top. fog should return patchy. and then tomorrow more sunshine. a lot like today. plenty of sunshine and temperatures mostly in the 70s and low 80s. the problem is -- not the problem, the reason we're cool is the inversion is kind of staying relatively deep. it's not real deep, not crazy deep, but not as shallowsis it can be this time of year or like it was last week when we had the heat. we will have mild high temperatures throughout the week. on friday, we will have temperatures slightly below what you might expect. tomorrow we're looking for a little bit of warming by a couple of degrees. never turns into big heat. never turns into big cool
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either. the forecast model shows the fog tomorrow morning. see it right here. just south -- i think there will be some at ocean beach. that's 7:00 a.m. and then it's gone. high pressure builds in and temperatures warm. oranges are 80s. these are temperatures represented by colors. you see the 80s creeping in by the north bay. yellows are 70s. tomorrow, slightly warmer than today. nice day as you head into bay area thursday. we are looking for temperatures to begin to warm a little bit on friday. 78 in napa tomorrow. 82 in fairfield. and then you have your 83 and 84 in brentwood. a little warmer, right? forecast high in the santa clara valley, 70s. fire danger not off the hook. the five-day forecast with the weekend in view, wednesday up into low 80s. thursday similar. and then friday is the warmest day of the week with temperatures in the mid to upper 80s. these are in the hottest inland bay valleys. most of us in the 70s.
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and then saturday and sunday, temperatures drop off again. that's it, lower, higher, lower, higher. your bay area weekend in view. it looks like that. fire danger not as bad as it could be or as bad as it was last week. that's the good news. if you're looking for big heat, not this week. >> i'm fine with that. >> i'm okay with it. >> me too. >> the number of people who have gotten help tightis a from frozen berries sold at costco has grown to 87. illnesses have been reported in 8 states, including california. they recalled the frozen blend of berries. lawsuits have been filed against the company in three states now. recent video has surfaced of a rarely seen giant sea serpent. it is difficult to see but it measures eight feet long and that's actually small.
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scientists say this fish can grow up to 48 feet long. the fish makes its home far off shore in waters as deep as 364 feet. >> that is cool looking. >> one big fish. >> one long fish. mark is here now. a's doing good again. >> yeah. kind of like the yankee big fish. a-rod, they're not around. once you get there tonight, the a's are the show. sneaking back into the lead for first in the west. first hit of the game. cc versus cocoa. second pitch of the game. home run. his 11th of the year. we have 1-0. in the second with two out. josh is moving from first. derrick norris a little popup into no man's land. three yankees around. but no one gets it. they have the 2-nothing lead ensues for the a's.
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nothing cheap about this. gone. a three-run shot. career best. four rbis for the a's catcher. the win for -- the yankees made a move late. the a's win it 6-4. he looks across the field and see someone much like himself a few years back. it is derrick coal in his first big league at bat. keep in mind he is the pitcher and he comes through with a bases loaded shot to right center. two-run single. 2-0 lead. that's his first hit as a professional, including the minors. the family loving it. in the fourth, garrett jones to right. hunter pence turn it's into a triple. the score and the route is on.
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but we had a little drama late in the game as george beams mccutchin. the ump ejects him. they're gone. that was the biggest drama in the game. it was an 8-2 final. giants on the shortened. if you live by the numbers, how about this 92% of the teams that win game three go on to look at 'em. living on cloud nine with that u-verse wireless receiver. you see in my day, when my mom was repainting the house, you couldn't just set up a tv in the basement. i mean, come on! nope. we could only watch tv in the rooms that had a tv outlet. yeah if we wanted to watch tv someplace else, we'd have to go to my aunt sally's. have you ever sat on a plastic covered couch? [ kids cheering ] you're missing a good game over here. those kids wouldn't have lasted one day in our shoes. [ male announcer ] add a wireless receiver. call to get u-verse tv for just $19 a month with qualifying bundles. rethink possible.
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>> man, anyone can have a bad night. by miami did it up in a powerful way. a clear definition of the world blowout. the spurs shooting the lights out had something to do with that. wall-to-wall waxing. lebron off his game. dunkin one of the 15 boards. leonard with the slam dunk. and it was on. lebron had his problems. again, blocked by danny green. tony parker will end up with it. good idea. his six of ten threes. he had 24 off the bench. at halftime, san antonio up 6.
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he hits 7 of nine threes. 16 total for the spurs. nba final record. you will see it coming on. 36-point victory. game four, thursday, 2-1 lead
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i've got to run home and be a father nw. where's lilith? noted research psychologist dr. lilith steánin cáane has a snging lesson. llith sings? it's always bothered her that she cannot sing-- as if that were her only character flaw. now with the baby, sheod lk to singhim a lmllaby without frightening four years of growth out of him. don't put lilith down. i think it's cool. youdo?

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