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it is monday, april 18th. this is today in the bay. who is waking up with me this morning? >> not me. >> what a day to sleep in. good morning, i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm brent cannon. we begin with christina and a check of your monday morning forecast. >> good morning to you. yeah, probably not a good idea to sleep in this morning. if you are having trouble getting out of bed, do so early. we have dangerous conditions to drive-through. cloud cover out there as well as showers. enough to get the roadways nice and slick. where ever you are headed, give yourself plenty of extra time. the showers will clear throughout the day today. improvement coming up. let's get to mike. >> the mist and drizzle you are talking ability, there's slick roadways. watch your effect from that.
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cleveland avenue, hello cleveland, we have activity past golden gate fields. bay bridge has the fog advisory. the golden gate bridge says you might want to get the advisory. visibility is an issue off 101. watch that. back to you. thanks a lot, mike. today marks the 105th anniversary of the great earthquake and fire of san francisco. today, people are getting together and gathering to be ready for the next big one. marla tellez is live with more on today's events. sounds like they are up and going. marla. >> reporter: what time is it, brent? where did they all come from? >> 5:01. >> reporter: we are less than five minutes from the anniversary of when the quake hit. we are at market and kerney. we are not alone.
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this is the fountain. this is where everybody has gathered this morning. it's a significant landmark in history because following the 1906 quake, it became a meeting place for survivors. this morning, we have folks from emergency management. up at the podium is san francisco mayor ed lee to say a few words to the folks that are up bright and early to mark this mornings events. as i mentioned, it was 5:12 a.m., 105 years ago that the quake hit san francisco. at that moment this morning, the sirens here will sound. that will be followed by a moment of silence. mayor ed lee is leading the way in a parade. it left the st. francis hotel at 4:45 this morning. he's in a caravan. in his caravan is actually the only male survivor of the
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earthquake. 105-year-old bill dell mmonte. after the mayor gives his remarks, the parade will continue down and end up in the a golden fire hydrants at 20th and first for a replay ceremony. that fire hydrant was the last one working. that saved the mission. today's parade ends at 6:00 for a survivor bloody mary breakfast. a lot going on. the 1906 earthquake left more than 3,000 people dead. it was a 7.9 magnitude earthquake. now is the time to be ready to talk to your family about an emergency plan. the city has set up a website, a good resource.
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it's 72hours.org. i have logged on to it as well. there are a lot of good emergency tips. >> thanks a lot. we will check back in with you. taking live pictures throughout the course of the morning. >> there's actually a survivor out there this morning. a popular dog park is closed after a dog suddenly died. dog owners and investigators are trying to figure out what happened. she says the dog became ill after circling the fence inside the small dog area. the rescued dog started panting heavily and began vomiting. she took the pup to the vet. on the way there, his condition got worse and he died. no one, including the vet knows why. >> he said it could be anything from toxic poisons to mushrooms or plants. >> animal control officers are
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investigating the incident. the owners are waiting for the results of his tests to find out what killed their dog. san jose police need your help finding the person involved in the 14th homicide of the year. a woman called police to report someone was in her home and shot her friend. it happened on south capital avenue between story road and ocala avenue. when officers arrived, the man was dead. no arrests. recordkeeping practices led to the san bruno gas explosion. bob redell is live in san bruno with the details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. state regulators are trying to find out how well pg&e kept records on the pipeline that used to be behind me that ruptured and explode and set a neighborhood on fire.
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it killed eight people, destroyed 38 homes. are there things about the pipeline that pg&e should have known that could have prevented the disaster or impossible for them to know because the recordkeeping was so poor. it's questioning investigators are asking and they hope to get answers. today is the deadline for pg&e to submit answers to the public utilities commission. the cpuc is concerned about pg&e's ability to keep records because of what came up during a federal investigation. pg&e records falsely indicated this section of pipeline was seamless when it was welded. leading the question to whether pg&e overestimated how much pressure this pipeline could with stand. the mercury news reports pg&e feels they are not getting a fair shake from state regulators.
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they are starting with the presumption of guilt. if the recordkeeping finds utility in the wrong, they could face a fine of $20,000 a day for every day the pipeline was in operation. if you take into account it was installed in 1956, that fine would add up to roughly $400 million. reporting live in san bruno, bob redell, today in the bay. >> thank you, bob. a 16-year-old plunges 220 feet from the golden gate bridge but lives to tell about it. investigators are trying to figure out if she jumped or fell. they received the first call about her just before 11:00. rescue crewed arrived and found her in the water, conscious and responsive. she was taken to a hospital but we don't know her condition. this is the second time this year someone has fallen from the bridge and lived. a 17-year-old jumped for a sunt.
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giants fan bryan stow remains in a coma in critical condition. doctors tried to lower the medication and bring him out of the coma over the weekend. the recurrence of siezures forced him back under sedation. they will see if it's possible again. the 42-year-old was attacked by two men on opening day at dodgers stadium. police are looking for the men involved in the attack. the police chief is doing what he can to dispel distrust between the community and the police department. he will form a 17-member advisory board this week. it will be made up of outspoken critics including community activist ray and aaron as well as the leader from the ncaa -- naacp, jeff moore. chief moore says he wants to bring them in. critics say people who have been
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publicly bashed by the police department do not belong on the board. >> it is 5:08. want to check the forecast. hopefully a nice week ahead. >> always a nice week around the area. temperatures aren't too cold. showers and fog out there. take it easy throughout the east bay along the peninsula. we are picking up the bulk of the moisture. san francisco is getting good shower activity. if you are waking up in the peninsula, give yourself extra time. we are headed toward the 60s today. temperatures aren't going to be that cold. no rain all day long. you can see by 2:00 p.m., mostly clear bay area, a few sneaker cells pushing into the north bay and on to the peninsula. we are looking good for today. overall, you need the umbrella to make sure you stay nice and dry. the walk to the car and office, 65 degrees today in san jose. 64 in los gatos.
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it gets better for tomorrow. the upper 70s. then more rain on the way toward the middle and end of the week. i'll break it down for you, coming up. first, let's get to work with mike inouye. >> let's go to the south bay. an earlier accident has cleared. there might be debris. there were two accidents and major injuries reported. it's cleared. finished up with paper work. it's uber clear. a nice drive on 680 and 880 out of the area. we had a disabled vehicle clearing from the roadway. no problems heading toward the san mateo bridge as well. a nice clear view. you can see the high-rise lights on the opposite side and to the peninsula. fog warning for the bay bridge and oakland camera. the glowing lights there.
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there's a lot of moisture in the air. christina is talking sprinkles, mist and fog. no major impact. back to you. thank you very much. live to san francisco this morning where so many are gathering of the anniversary of the 1906 quake. it's the 105th anniversary, in fact. >> we might be coming up here on a moment of silence. they are going to have a ceremony. 3,000 people killed in the earthquake. they are counting down to the exact moment of when the quake hit. a good turnout this morning as well for the annual event. >> it was like 5:11 and 30 seconds. [ sirens ] >> you know, they bring out so many of the old fire trucks they have. some are antiques.
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they bring them into the streets. they have the siren that is go off. it was a 7.9 quake that killed over 3,000 people. we are gathered at the fountain there. that was the gathering place in san francisco for so many people. people used to try to put up note cards to try to see if they could contact their friends or family because the city was in disarray. the fire was burning out of control. >> it was the only way to meet and find people and reconnect and find your loved ones. a lot of dignitaries on hand. usually, they have a few survivors out there. three people are left who survived the fire and earthquake. 105 years ago today. >> it's amazing. >> some were infants, 3 months old. they don't recall, but hear the story that is follow. >> we are going to take you back to san francisco all morning long for that commemoration going on.
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>> it's 5:12 now. a restaurant chain making a claim to make sure you stay healthy. a san francisco hotel appears to be over for good. comintag out coming out abe royal invite list. could these little girls be on it?
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good morning to you. a live look outside this time from san jose, hoping for a nice week weather wise. we'll check in with christina. big change for match.com. it is changing the policy and will now screen against the national sex offender registry. that change comes a week after a california woman filed a lawsuit saying she was sexually
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assaulted. the man was a registered sex offe offender. the company president says they have avoided screening in the past because the registry is often unreliable. it's improved so now match.com will begin screening new and current subscribers. gas prices in six states topping $4 a gallon on average. five others are close behind. despite the record prices and sluggish economy, most americans are not changing the way they drive. 56% say their car is the same as they are driving now. some will go bigger. nicole is live with the rest of the news before the bell. some people just don't have a choice. >> reporter: that's right. well, that's the problem. we are going to talk about this for the next couple months, unfortunately. here is the thing. futures are getting battered by
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this. we are lowered this morning as investigators deal with global head winds. saudi arabia is going to cut oil production. crude pulled back a bit today. we are below 109 bucks a barrel. gold is at a record high. we get a bunch of data out on housing and unemployment. the earnings parade marching on. a dozen dow opponents. we heard from citigroup at the top of the hour. to recap, the dow rose 56 points friday, the nasdaq inched up four to 2764. also making headlines this morning, toyota resumed production on all 11 japanese plants. this is the first time since the earthquake. the factories are only going to
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run at half capacity due to parts shortages. they are sourcing 150 types of parts. subway is cutting salt out of its diet. the largest franchise chain has 34,000 locations around the world. they are reducing the sodium on the menu at u.s. stores. this is the fresh fit sandwich line. the overall menu will have 15% less salt. they are the first national chain to announce a cut. >> i'm not a big salt person. i'm a sugar pheen. >> makes mom happy. >> exactly. thanks so much. >> plus card board sandwiches taste great. investors wanted to replace
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the newer tower of the fairmont hotel with condos. they failed to get approval from the hotel workers union. they fear it will cost jobs. without union approval, the plan cannot move forward. it was supposed to be a financial solution for the fairmont which is struggling to stay afloat because tourists are spending their time south of market area. it is possible the hotel is going to go up for sale. >> interesting to see what they do with that. >> let's check the forecast with christina loren. how are we looking? >> we are looking good. mondays can be tough. the weather is not helping us out. spotty showers. give yourself plenty of time. you don't have to water the lawn today. we are going to see 60s and clearing. a day where if you need to get outside, you'll have the chance. tuesday, mostly dry temps in the 70s. this is the radar right now. you can see the bulk of the
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moisture from the trough is pushing through right now. it's going to turn on the spotty side. the spotty patches here. we are looking at moderate rain from nevada. overall, light rain pushing from west to east. it's the case for the next few hours, it will subside. by the second half of the day, as you make your way home from work, a mostly dry bay area. ridging already shaping up out here in the pacific, it's going to bring about a beautiful tuesday with temps in the 70s, lots of sunshine. tuesday looks good. 65 in san jose. 64 degrees in gilroy. your seven day outlook shows a roller coaster week. sunshine tomorrow, more sunshine, clear thursday and a warm up for the weekend. overall, looking good as we head through the next few days. back to you guys. >> thank you very much. the rich and famous attend the royal wedding. but, a special girl is getting a chance to be a part of that
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event as well. 7-year-old will attend the ceremony with her mother. she suffers from a genetic disease that makes it hard for her to walk or stand for long periods of time. her mother applied for tickets at a sight for the disabled thinking she would not be selected. >> low and behold, we got an e-mail saying we had been selected to go into the special disabled enclosure. we were absolutely thrilled. >> she has her dress picked out for the big day. this is not new to her. she likes to dress up and play princess all the time. look at that. she's got the tiara as well. >> you can get a front row seat. nbc will be live at the wedding april 29th, next friday. the royal wedding coverage starts at 1:00 in the morning because of the time change from britain to here. it runs until 6:00 in the morning. then we have an hour long today
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in the bay to get the latest local news. then they go back again. >> not this friday, but a week from friday. >> i know that because it's the triplets birthday. we are going to have three 2-year-olds. >> they contacted us to come. we are busy. >> it's 5:22 now. the south dealing with difficult and deadly weather this week. >> we will look at tech news including the number one movie at the box office. the commute. that's for the birds. right now, it's easy flowing. a sprinkle nearhe north bay. i'll show you what we are watching as you cross the bay.
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now. hopefully the morning commute is
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cooperating. the drive is nice to the bay bridge, we have a fog advisory issued earlier. they called it up. we'll show the golden gate bridge. the smooth drive-through the north bay. no major problems down the peninsula. watch the effect of the mist, drizzle and rain. travel times looking good on that side of the bay. the hayward interchange, a smooth drive showing up around the caster valley. i'm not sure why. no incidents as far as i see. follow 580 there. no major issues here. brent, over to you. >> thanks, mike. people in the south are picking up the pieces after one of the worst spring storms to hit the u.s. in years. over the weekend, more than 200 tornadoes barrelled through 14 states from oklahoma to north carolina, killing at least 45 people. hundreds more injured or left
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homeless. north carolina getting the brunt of that. thousands of people do not have power this morning. research in motion, maker of the blackberry says it has more trouble in the middle east. scott mcgrew says it may be a positive. >> it could be. the united arab emirates says it will stop americans from using blackberries. why? because the government can't tap into them. other countries threatened to do the same, most notably, saudi arabia. the apple iphone. as many corporate workers say can we get rid of the blackberries and get iphones, this may be the answer. they are so secure, it makes foreign governments nervous. they choose blackberries for that reason. perhaps it's a feather in their cap. the playbook requires you to thether the tablet to your
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blackberry to read corporate e-mail, otherwise, you are stuck with wi-fi and web mail only. just one of the criticisms of playbook. i bet it's going to be months before you see one in the wild. if you see one, send me a facebook picture when you do. the movie, "rio," a big hit at the box office. ties to high-tech. most notably the crossover per motion. the movie promoting angry birds on its posters as well. now, also the main character, the mckau was joyced by jessizenberg. >> interesting. >> yeah. >> crazy times. >> really? thank you. it's 6:27 now. it's 5:27. you threw me. >> see.
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>> the quake struck 105 years ago today around this time. are around san francisco. we are going to take you live to one of them, coming up. pe
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new this morning, 105 years ago, the 1906 earthquake struck san francisco. i'm marla tellez. how the city is marking today's anniversary, coming up. >> reporter: a key deadline for pg&e. i'm bob redell. we'll have that story coming up. plus, how pg&e is keeping emergency responders better informed about gas pipelines. a live look outside the bay bridge. we'll see if that's affecting the morning commute. 5:30 now on monday, april 18th. this is today in the bay.
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good monday morning. thanks for joining us. i'm brent cannon. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. let's get a look at the forecast with christina. >> good morning to you. we have showers out there this morning. give yourself enough time to reach your destination safely. we are not dealing with this all day long. we'll get clearing later today. let's get you to work with mike inouye. good morning, mike. >> good morning, christina. a buzz because of laura garcia-cannon. no, just kidding. she cut that off. looking over at the bay where we have a disabled vehicle on the southbound side of 880. it might be an issue. the traffic is moving steadily past the scene. i will show you the slowdown has already started. the speed sensors started in the 50s. better news for folks in the area. we have the real mccoy ferry back in service.
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it's better news. over to the cannons. >> laura garcia-cannon, happily married 14 years now. in san francisco, hundreds are gathering to commemorate the 105th anniversary of the great san francisco earthquake and fire of 1906. marla tellez is there to explain much of the focus is on the future. good morning, marla. >> reporter: it's about getting prepared. good morning to you. we are at the corner of market and kerney this morning. we are not alone. the crowd is dissipating. moments ago, the city along with the mayor marked the 105 years that it's been the 1906 quake struck san francisco at exactly 5:12 a.m. this is a live look at the scene. people still gathered. this is a significant landmark in san francisco history. after the '06 quake hit, this is
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where survivors would gather to talk about the plan and rebuilding san francisco. now, there's a parade that is under way. it left the st. francis hotel. it was stopped here. dignitaries including mayor ed lee and former mayor brown, the police chief and fire chiefs as well as the only male survivor of the 1906 quake. that was bill delmonte. i had a few words with bill. we are hoping to bring you his interview coming up a little bit later in the show. he told me that he, today is very special to him. he gets to be, as he says, a hero for the day. he says he, of course, does not remember the earthquake itself. he was here all in the rebuilding of san francisco so a very historic man, i should say. now, the parade is carrying on down market street right now.
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it's going to end up at 20th and church. that's the so-called golden fire hydrant that saved many churches in the district. we are going to head over there, then everything wraps up for a survivor bloody mary breakfast this morning. san francisco city officials want to use today as the opportunity to get people to get prepared for an earthquake. they have a website at 72hours.org. if you would like to log on to that website to get more information. make sure you and your family are prepared for the next big one. >> very, very true. as we were listening to the story, we saw pictures from '89. the big one is certainly coming. that makes the anniversary of the 1906 quake a good time to make sure you are prepared for the next big one. >> very few people are prepared for a disaster.
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the standard guidelines are food and water and supplies for 72 hours at a minimum. most people are hard pressed to come up with those items in their house. >> seismologists say the probabilitiy of a big quake hitting is high. a state hearing on recordkeeping practices. bob redell is live in san bruno with what's going to happen today. bob. >> reporter: good morning. state regulators are trying to figure out how well pg&e kept records on the pine lines that exploded and set a neighborhood on fire. it killed eight people, destroyed 38 homes. are there things about this pipeline that pg&e should have known that could have prevented the disaster or impossible to know because the recordkeeping was so poor? those are some of the questions investigators are asking.
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they hope to get answers in a few hours. today is the deadline for pg&e to submit answers to the public utilities commission about the recordkeeping practices. they are concerned about pg&e's ability to keep records because of what came up during the federal investigation. they found pg&e records falsely indicated that this section of pipeline was seamless when in actualalty it was welded leading to questions of how much pressure the pipeline could with stand. it was a spike in the pressure that they believe caused it to rupture. the mercury news reports pg&e feels it's not getting a fair shake from the state regulators. they are starting with a presumption of guilt. if the recordkeeping investigation finds that pg&e was in the wrong, the utility could face a fine of $20,000 a day for every day the pipeline was in operation.
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take into account it was installed in 1956. that fine would add up to roughly $400 million. reporting live in san bruno, bob redell, today in the bay. >> thanks, bob. in the wake of the san bruno explosion, pg&e is providing local emergency responders with more details on pipeline system. the new information includes the size, age and pressure for the pipes as well as locations. now the utility is releasing the data after complaints that many old maps are insufficient. pg&e is planning to digitize the maps so they can get to them on the computer. the utility used to offer that data information about the pipeline but stopped doing it after 9/11 because of terrorist concerns. it is 5:37 now. i want to check the forecast with christina. we had our first barbecue. >> oh, triplets, barbecue. wow, you are lucky.
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this is the time you want to be home with those kids. almost 2? when did you say they are turning 2? >> the 29th. the day of the royal wedding. >> good morning to you. if you are getting ready to take your kids to school, give yourself ample time. we have showers, fog out there. it's breezy throughout the east bay hills. that could slow you down. right now, we have light shower activity pushing through navato. it's sub sized. this is the trend through 11:00 a.m. then the situation will greatly improve. we are talking clearing over the greater bay area by 3:00 p.m. as you make your way home from work, it should be better here. 36 degrees in san francisco. a gorgeous weekend. i hate telling you about the showers to start out. we have a big weekend coming up.
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the easter bunny is coming to town. what to expect for easter day. >> things are hopping on the freeways as well. antioch will hold around 50 miles per hour heading through the area. it's typical for the zone of slowing. i's an early start for most of the areas. we don't usually see speeds down into the 50s until closer to 6:00. now, 10 minutes early for the slowing start in livermore. no unusual activity other than the slowing. some folks might be back from spring back. a nice flow. spots of slowing here and there. the volume is holding light here and there. the interchange of 880 and 92. a live look shows you what 880 is like. southbound with the headlights, a glow because of moisture. mist, drizzle and fog in the
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area. looks like that is cleared from the system. disabled vehicle, southbound 880 at fifth. no problems out of downtown oakland. thank you very much. parks battling scalpers this morning. >> new changes to make changes when you fly. >> if you are aim flyer,ute flyer, where to go to get your taxes in on time. w outside
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hp pavilion in san jose this morning. looking for nice temperatures. it's 5:42 now. a wake-up call for air traffic controllers after reports of several of them falling asleep on the job. tracie potts is live in washington, d.c. with the rule
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changes. >> reporter: good morning. it happened again over the weekend in miami at a regional tower that controls air traffic for all of southern california or all of southern florida and the atlantic and caribbean. this time, the faa is taking additional action. they doubled up on the overnight shifts for the airports with only one air traffic controller. they will give air traffic controllers an extra hour of rest between shifts. they go from eight to nine hours. they put more managers on duty and prohibit shift swapping. the controllers will take a last minute midnight shift to have a longer weekend. that won't be allowed anymore. the secretary of transportation ray lahood said they are not going pay them to fall asleep on the job. the union is behind the rules. they are emphasizing personal responsibility saying when they give them more time between
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shifts, they have to make sure they get rest. while they interview the suspended controllers, in some cases they had time between shifts, but they were doing something else. brent. >> all right. an ongoing problem. i'm surprised. we keep seeing more of these. you would think people know they are under the scrutiny. they keep sleeping through their shifts. it's crazy. >> one of the issues is they are tired. in some other countries, they allow them to take a nap on the job. secretary la hood doesn't want to do that. they have a study ongoing to see if it provides an advantage. >> thank you. we'll continue to follow it. police are looking for the man who shot someone in the parking lot of an east bay shopping center. it happened outside chile's. he got into an argument with someone in the parking lot. that person took a gun and shot
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that man several times. the man was rushed to the hospital and is still recovering this morning. police need the public's help to find the shooter. a dog was taken to a popular dog park healthy and happy. less than an hour later was dead. the dog park in cambrian is closed. within minutes the dog became ill. she took him to the vet, within an hour, he was dead. a investigation is being conducted to find out what killed the dog to see if it's related to the park or not. disturbing details brought to light on a man warnlged with killing four women. three notebooks contained details on how he wanted to torture his neighbor 30 years ago. that woman is alive and never knew she was his target.
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it contained a to-do list of women he wanted to kill. he's charged with killing four women from 1977 to 1994. all victims had identical first and last initials. the arraignment was postponed until they determine who will represent him. today is tax day. your 2010 taxes have to be in the mail, postmarked by midnight tonight. it is back tax deadline day so you can claim your 2007 federal tax refund. if you don't do that by midnight, you forfeit any money you may have had coming to you. the irs says it owes more than $1 billion in refunds to 1 million taxpayers. if you need to get your taxes out today, most post offices are open until 5:00 this evening. there are a few with extended hours. the main post office is open until 7:00 p.m. the one in san francisco is open
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until 8:30. if your taxes have postage, drop them off at that location until 10:00. airport station in san francisco is open until midnight. they have curbside drop off there. remember they used to give away ice cream when you turned in your taxes. reservations and permits in yosemite such hot commodities this year. ticket scalpers are cashing in. the national park service is scrambling to stop the auctioning to the highest bidder. they are selling reservations on internet sites like craigslist. they were selling prime camping spots. they are issued by the park for free. next thing you know, you can get animals on farmville that you pay for and don't have.
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wait, they already do that. >> what a business. >> i bet the water falls are sensational in yosemite with all the snowfall they have had. >> that's great news for us. it's going to reflplenish our water supplies. this morning, we are getting wet weather. it's starting to thin out now. the bulk of the moisture has come through. yeah. it's already come through. you can see back behind here, north bay getting a break. we are starting to see the situation turn spotty. the overall pattern is deteriorating. it's the situation as we head out as well. high pressure builds into the bay. it makes for beautiful weather. temps in the 70s. clouds arcing up and around the ridge. we have to get through a few showers for the first part of the day by 11:00 a.m. we see clearing and breaks of sun. by 3:00 p.m., we are looking at sunny skies over the bay area. 65 degrees in san jose.
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64 in gilroy. 63 in livermore. this is a big weekend. a lot of people are traveling and family coming into town. easter weekend. and as we see the easter bunny coming to town, temperatures are perfect for outdoor activities. mostly cloudy skies. temps in the 70s. 75 degrees. really comfortable conditions. i don't think we are going to see showers over the egg hunt but still, we are going to watch that for you. mostly cloudy, 75 degrees. we'll look at that every day for you, giver you an update on the holiday weather. back to you guys. the sharks are going to need to bring their a game to advance in the playoffs. a lackluster performance saturday night did not give fans much to cheer about. they could not score on the l.a. kings goalie. the series heads to los angeles for games three and four. game three is tomorrow night. time is 5:40. >> 49. >> today is not the anniversary
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of the bay area's biggest earthquake, but an important date in the history of world war ii. an event planned. we'll talk about the ipad. is it hurting the american economy? one american politician says yes. the east bay nimitz freeway is getting crowded. 580 and high way 4 issy. i' ho busy. i'llllhow you what's up for the
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good morning, everybody. time is 5:52. a live look at the shark tank in san jose, south bay.
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talking about the sharkies. we want to take a look at what's going on closer to home with mike inouye. >> talk about stepping it up, the traffic stepped up. we have slowing earlier that we have seen for a couple weeks. we are looking at slowing coming into livermore. 17 minute drive holding steady for ten minutes. the 52 is cropping up. keep that in mind. a slower drive popping up early for livermore. in brentwood, an issue for an overturned truck. this is 8157. this is near second. there's a dealership there, a car dealership there. you may be diverted there to get around the scene. it sounds like it's a milk truck and there's milk spewing out all over the place. it's dark. we'll see what they can see. it's the cut through getting to
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580. highway 4 through antioch early. very slow all the way to love ridge. it clears by bay point. no problems except the fog. use caution. back to you. >> thank you very much. today is not only the anniversary of san francisco's 1906 earthquake, but an important date in world war ii history with a bay area connection. they took out from the "uss hornet" as part of the first response. they loaded to bomber in 1942. the carriers crew was down to the golden gate. the bombers took off from the hornet in the western pacific on april 18th and hit their targets in tokyo. several were captured and imprisoned. the surviving five members were
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captured and served under jimmy doolittle. >> i was captured. >> how long were you in captivity? >> 40 months. we did what we had to do. >> they gathered yesterday. the uss hornet later sank during a raid. the replacement serves as a museum. it was a tremoral booster for the u.s. many said it helped change the course of world war ii. doolittle was awarded a medal. trade with japan is critical to the economy. scott mcgrew joins us. >> we talked about how it affected car shipments. it's not affecting nintendo. sales of ds.
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handheld games are nintendo's bread and butter. the older non3-d units sold 400,000 in the same week. what's not selling well, not at all is the nintendo wii after being one of the most sought after christmas gifts, sales slumped. nintendo was expected to cut the price by 30 bucks to $169. several spot checks of the web show several stores have already cut the price. a few short weeks ago, i came to the house floor after having purchased an ipad. i said i happen to believe at some point and time, this device which is probably responsible for eliminating thousands of american jobs. >> yeah, eliminating. that was u.s. congressman jesse jackson jr. criticizing the ipad as a job killer. publishing companies,
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bookstores, libraries. he says it chinese are taking advantage of our first amendment. it's unclear how he makes that link. it's because we can write for the ipad. when you look in silicon valley, there's a net gain of jobs. how many exactly, i couldn't say. it's hard to count. it's a definite good effect in california. >> interesting perspective. a new name in the race for san francisco's mayor today. a girl plunged from the golden gate bridge and lives. what happened, next. speaking of the bridge, there it is. live this morning. back with more.
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