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we'll have the latest coming up in a live report. investigation into suspended senator leiland yi continues. >> temps dive at the end of the week. we'll take you to the changes coming up. >> looking live outside on this wednesday, april 16th, we hope you got those taxes mailed in. >> or an extension. >> that is right. we are glad you are with us. developing news off the coast of south korea.
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we have a look at the new video of these on going rescue efforts. we got word that south korea navy divers have entered the ship's main three safe vcaverns. there you can see it on one side and then the ship almost completely under water. four confirmed dead three mitting. many of them high school students on a field trip. some were rescued. some seen here hoisting passengers by helicopter. you can see that passengers were
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forced to climb on top of the guardrails as that ship tipped over on its side. many trapped inside making it impossible to escape. many could have been in the food and entertainment area which was closer to the bottom of the vessel. the ship sank several miles offshore in water that was 54 degrees. you can see in these photographs, there are several tilt rotor aircraft deployed to the scene. we are talking about almost 300
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people still unaccounted for. many of them high school students. >> i was going to say how sad it is as the search continues. thank you very hutch. >> huge numbers there. memorial in southern california for two of the people killed in last week's tour bus crash. ♪ in heaven >> friends and family gathered in south los angeles last night to remember the couple who were chaperones on the tour bus that were carrying students ten people died in the crash. the pair met in 2011 and got engaged last christmas day in paris. >> the san francisco parks and rec worker accused of running over and killing a young mother
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will be back in court this morning. he is charged with vehicular manslaughter and hit and run. police say he ran over this woman last september while she was laying in the grass with her baby and dog. >> investigation into state senator the fbi says that the meetings are in voluntary and in formal. and another his attorneys blame that their client was caught up in a political investigation that lead to the charges.
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>> pge reduced pressure on the line last year after documents revealed it could lead to another situation. today's meeting will be at 5:00 in san carlos. >> fire investigators say that that massive fire was an accident. they say the hot or fire was mastif massive. 172 apartments are planned for that site. national television audience the popular reality show cops is
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coming to the bay. christie smith is live at the headquarters. yeah, that is right. the show has been on for 26 years. this is the first time that they are featuring a bay area police department. they are thinking that this could boost moral. get ready to hear that theme and see familiar streets. >> ♪ bad boys what you gonna do ♪ >> that song makes you feel like a foot chase is about to break out. according to the mercury news they started on tuesday filming the reality show. they will be filming for ten weeks. it could have a positive impact on recruiting as well.
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that number down to just over 1,000 as well. due to officers leaving some say because of pension reform battles and other recisions that affect the bottom line. a number of officers have already volunteered to participate. >> i agree with you. that is what you expect to her with the theme there. >> police may be getting help on the streets. they voteed to offer temporary law enforcement assistance to san jose. they only filled half of the available positions in it's most rece recent class. >> r5675:07. after this game, looking at the park, you can see the lights
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there still on. crews worked well into this morning to get ready for the field today. the game didn't wrap up, in the 12th inning to beat the dodgers, 3-2. two teams will do it again tonight. maybe not that long. they are going to take to the mound again. you can see it on nbc news at 5:00 and 6:00. first pitch just after 7:00. we want to know if it is going to be good weather. looks like they had nice temperatures out there last night. good morning. it was nice and clear out there. 7:15 tonight. another gorgeous evening. tomorrow a day game. we love to see the series against the dodgers. we are headed towards
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comfortable conditions. 79 in the south bay and 69 in san francisco. we are two weeks away from kicking off may. as you know, that is when it starts to get warm. as you know, we aren't going to hold on to them forever. isolated areas of fog. abundant afternoon sunshine. we are going to see that sun in full force. that breeze will build as we head throughout the afternoon. gorgeous sunset expected. on shore flow comes back as we head into tonight. i want to give you a preview. differences between your micro climate. i want to focus in on san jose and an fran. don't look at the bunny.
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70 degrees in san francisco. cool down and we warm you back up as we head into easter on sunday. byob bring your on basket. >> and bonnet. >> try to be humane. looking over here at traffic moving very nicely we are looking south at the coliseum. let me tell you why i'm focusing on that area. northbound as you saw over toward the bay bridge that cleared quickly. there toward 238 that cleared. again, not a concern, little bit of slowing we are beginning to clear out. a nice drive from around the bay. the bay bring we'll give you a
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quick look at the toll plaza. you kind of flow through at 25 or higher. back to you. new train is coming to town and you arevited for a tour. part of its 4th annual blue sky festival. the newcted to launch in 2017. >> we'll have details on a google smartphone. >> chilling images as a burglar peers in on a sleeping toddler.
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#. 5:13 on your wednesday. we have this situation in san so say. neighbors say the ground around the leak is actually swishy sort of a spongy street there. your smartphone is going to get a security kill switch. it is a tool which allows you to lock your phone and reactivate it with a password. it is 5:14. yahoo! stock boosted in sport trading. the real boost in stock came because of ali babba. yahoo! owns a substantial part
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of the company. while the latest numbers are good. it is too soon to say whether yahoo! has completely turned around. we have a preview for us this morning good morning. >> reporter: good morning. futures slightly higher after the markets went on a roller coaster ride this week. before rallying into the close. nasdaq had been down nearly 2% before staging the largest jump in years. and fed chair janet yellen speaks this afternoon. the nasdaq up 11. if you can get your hands on a pair of google glass you may still have a chance. demand for google glass looked heavy yesterday.
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laura? >> it will be interesting to see how many people really bought them. >> 5:15 getting a look at that beautiful forecast here. it was a nice day yesterday. went for a walk with the doigs t was nice. i enjoy not having to use my air conditioner. close the shades before you leave your home for work. it depends on the insulation in your home. but i can tell you if you open those windows once that sun starts to set and yeah, you will not go wrong. temperatures will be really really night out there this evening. mostly clear to start you out. few pockets of fog out there at the coast.
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not only are we getting closer to the weekend we are getting closer to the holiday weekend. the entire state of california will be comfortable as we get into this weekend. full after noon sunshine for today. more of the same as we head into the next few days. fog will roll in between 6:00 and 8:00 but overall we are looking towards comfortable conditions and a clear blue sky. 79 degrees in the south bay. today 69 in san francisco. and temperatures will be warm across the board especially out in the try valley. 76 for the east bay and the north bay at 82 degrees. let's give you a preview of what to expect as we head into this holiday weekend. both saturday and sunday there is a parade in campbell starts
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at 11:00. i will be in it. and there is a lot happening. a lot of free egg hunts. we'll tell you the forecast for everything going on. let's check the drive this morning. christina and the easter bunny what a great parade. over here parade of cars. it looks like this is on early. so there you go. right on schedule. look at your map. right where the arrow is. don't be alarmed. you saw the traffic moving smoothly. 84, the build coming out of the pass. reports of a fender bender, most of our viewers not concerned because you jump on over here. again, what you would expect
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clear from 280, 17, equipment the crews moving from the area. tree down somewhere along this step. watch for that traffic control and they have that closure in place. thank you very much. the issue will showcase boston strong and shows up thousands on saturday to pose for a photo shoot. the magazine said it wanted to offer think up lifting follow up to the bombing. we are still waiting to learn more about a man accused of a
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bombing hoax near the finish line. this is what police were watching that they thought was out of character. >> yesterday, authorities stopped a man who they say was acting suspiciously. the man told an officer he had a rice cooker in his backpack. he was taken into custody and the bag was blown up. >> video in a home in texas caught a burglar standing right over a sleeping toddler. the boy's parents were sleeping a few rooms away as that burglar was in the house he was looking for things to steal. >> i went up stairs and checked on him. i kicked him so hard. i was so happy to see that he was okay. >> homeowner didn't know someone
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was inside his house until the next day. that is because the neighbor found the briefcase and wallet inside his own home. no word on why the burglar ditched the stuff there. the family forgot to set the sam ra that night. >> to think you slept through that. >> it is 5:21 ford unveils it's 50th anniversary mus stang.
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this is from fremont this morning. foggy start, 5:23 hey, talk about your 50th birthday present. we are getting a look at ford's limited edition mustang gt this
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morning. the company will build 1,064 cars in honor of the year it built the car 1964. buyers can choose manual or automatic transmission. pri >> we can relate to them a little. european cruise line hoping to cash in on the hbo, "game of
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thronek" crystal cruises will take guests to ireland. visitors will take guests and learn to shoot arrows and it will cost $289 bucks per person. >> i've heard it is quite the addictive show. >> good morning tow yo you. as you are getting ready. 55, in the east bay and 54 degrees to start the day. in san francisco. where it is pretty clear out there this morning. you kcan see that on your camer. 78 along the peninsula.
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let's check that drive. here is mr. ham. >> thank you very much. i got it. really good joining the bay bridge. across the bay, look at that. the map will show you the speeds in the entire area. we don't know the status of the driver. they had to get to work. that is a smooth flow down toward the bay bridge. the rest of your bay on schedule. no delays. traveling north on the 101 back to you. >> thank you mike.
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sending hundreds of people in he to the frigid water. coming up next. >> and a cold start to your wednesday morning. we are going to climb by 25 to 35 degrees. clear report in the south bay. >> 680, extra innings for a bay
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area team. >> we are going to show you the exciting plays coming up. >> and taking a live look at the park here. lights still on until 12:15. it is wednesday april 16th, this is today in the bay. >> very good morning to you you. off the coast of south korea. where dozens of students are missing. joining us with the latest. >> good morning to you. one survivor many of his fellow passengers most of them high school students on a field trip became trapped. these are the last video images to be taken of this large vessel
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of this under water several miles offshore. four people confirmed dead, almost 300 missing, some of those teens. coast guard which hoisted people by helicopter. others jumped into the water and were picked up by ships that responded to the distress call. the water was so cold 54 degrees farenheit enough to cause hypothermia. again, 291 passengers unaccou unaccounted for. this ferry was en route to an island where the students were participating in a field trip. the ship tilted to one side and rushing in so fast that it made
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escape impossible. the south korean navy have yet to find anyone dead or alive. the u.s. navy is assisting in this rescue mission. they are deploying capt ining h to help find anyone who may still be alive. >> when you consider the temperatures of that water and how many people who are missing. you have to wonder how this is going to turn out? >> given the 54 degree water, you can only survive from 90 minutes to two hours. this is several miles offshore. >> tragic situation there. all right bob. thank you. >> closer to home.
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the man accused of kidnapping a teen-ager will be back in court today and a judge could set this trial date. they say they found blood in the girl's blood in his car. he has pleaded not guilty. lamar disappeared while walking to her bus stop in march of 2012. he was arrested a short time later but his lawyers needed time to look over the evidence. >> a woman accused of stealing a laptop in a san francisco cafe. victim posted this video on youtu youtube. this woman in the shirt, she could face up to four felony charges. christie smith is live this
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morning. officers seem to be excited to be featured on the show. good morning to you. a number of officers are excited and have volunteered to be filmed while on the job. this is the first time that san jose has been featured on the show. ♪ bad boys what you gonna do >> they are coming for people who have run ins now with san jose police. the reality show started filming tuesday. they are going to be riding with officers for ten weeks who are on swing shift and the midnight shift. sjpd spokes person said that overall it could have a positive impact. they are down officers they are down to just over 1,000 police officers with some of them leaving over things like pension
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reform. battles that have been going on and other measures that have affected their bottom line. they are expecting that officers are going to just act natural. today in the bay. >> everyone is going to see the crazy things that we see as we drive into work in the morning. >> that's right. >> wasting water in the middle of a drought, not a good thing. this is where water is being wasted. water official s will be out there to fix a leak that has spilled hundreds of gallons into the street. neighbors say it started as a three inch crack in the road and now the asphalt around that crack feels like carpet padding and it is starting to buckle. people who live in the area told them that the agency deals with leaks in the order of severity. >> you wish you could bottle it
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up to water your plants. >> that is right. it went past midnight. the game wrapped up five hours ago. crews still out there cleaning up. look at that game here, the dodgers up. comes up huge. sending one extra is there into the extra inning. and then in the bottom of the 12th, this. >> up the middle and the base hit is this one finally over. this game is finally over he said. sanchez the hero there sending giant's fans home and happy. the game lasted exactly five hours. the manager it was his birthday. they will do it again tonight.
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pregame coverage starts at 5:00. make sure you watch it here the first pitch is after 7:00. >> a lot of people stuck around for the end of that one. the giants and the a's victorious. top of the 11th score tied up at 9:00. doubled home that go ahead run. the a's held onto beat the an l angels 10-9. good games out there. 5:37. have you been to a game yet this season? >> not yet. >> game tomorrow. and they are playing the dodgers. happy birthday to bruce bocci as well. we love the skipper. >> we want to take you live to at and t park. patchy follout there. we are mostly clear this morning right here on san jose. the low clouds have cleared out
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of here and the reason why is because the wind has picked up. that wind is our friend. it clears that sky out. we are going to get a gorgeous sunrise this morning. 55 for the east bay to kick off the day and shy of that in san francisco. your sun will rise at 6:45 and then it doesn't set until 7:45 in the evening. as our days get longer, our temperatures creep up. 69 stayed in san francisco and 78 in the north bay. beautiful clear shot from all of our sam cameras this morning. 79 degrees in the south bay. 78 along the peninsula. san francisco today 69 degrees. the great news is this weather is going to hold up for the weekend. a lot of people love to come to the area. maybe you have friends or family
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coming into town. we are going to take a close look. because i know 76 degrees in the south bay 75 on sunday comfortable conditions looking good all across the board. little bit warm in the north end and we'll look at your travel conditions coming up. let's say good morning to mike. >> vibrant colors on those eggs. vinegar maybe. >> the burst will calm down the maps will show you the only concern is where i have circled in the middle. but road crews continue to move around the area. the connect ter moves on schedule after 5:00. over here, a little slow, not a big deal. out of the pass and over toward the interchange, here is the
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issue we talked about. north 680 out of walnut creek heading up toward the bridge. earlier stall reported there is a bump truck that has been left there. better news traveling north to the bridge, not a major concern and approaching the bay bridge and the rest of the bridges smooth flow of traffic. the cash lanes starting to stack up. moving smoothly through berkeley and the north bay smooth flow of traffic. >> right now 5:40, billionaire michael bloomberg makes a major announce. >> and what prompted family mens members of the p missing to walk out of the latest meeting.
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welcome back, secretary of state john kerry heads overseas
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today as he continues to defuse the crisis in the ukraine. tracy pots is on capitol hill with the latest. >> reporter: that is a concern that it is going to be a land grab by russia and not ukraineians defending their land. you can see the demonstrations through ten cities in the eastern you crane. pro forces with the russian flag on a tank claiming to be ewranian soldiers switching sides. this is what john kerry and his counter parts are going to be talking about tomorrow.
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the us says the goal here is to get you crane and russia sitting down at the table. >> classes in the pittsburgh area high school will resume today following that deadly stabbing last week. the 16-year-old is being tried as an adult. it is the deadliest mass shooting in the u.s. they pay tribute to the lives that were lost at virginia tech. >> the marathon bombing suspect
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wants certain charges against their client tossed out. today they are expect ped to drop many of the charges against him. they want to ease restrictions on him. he has pleaded not guilty. three people were killed when those bombs exploded more than 260 others were hurt. former north mayor and billionaire michael bloomberg is shelling out big bucks. he plans to spend millions of dollars to get guns off the streets. the group is meant to rival the national rifle association and is meant to kick off today. >> we are the only civil iced
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country in the world that has this problem. if you want to know how tough this is. go to one of the funerals and look in the eyes of a parent and you will see why we have to do something. >> relatives of some of the passengers aboard the missing malaysia airlines flight walked out of a video conference today angry that they have no confidence at all in the panel. >> they apologized for the text message announcement as well. a spokesperson for the relatives reportedly urged them to walk out of the meeting and said it doesn't work well due to connectivity issues. searching a section of the ocean
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floor. getting desperate. >> very sad. >> 5:47. let's switch gears a little bit. the kids are home with a lot right now. it is going to be so nice for the remainder of the week. we are going to get into the stretch of dry weather. as we continue to dry you out and bring in the wind.
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temperatures are in the 50s. this is what you can expect if you are going to be headed outdoors. little bit choppy because of the wind we received overnight. full after noon sunshine. coastal clouds and fog roll in add 6:00 to 8:00 and our sun doesn't set until 8:00 p.m. we are getting longer days for today. east bay is at 82 today. comfortable conditions in wine country for tastings and such. if you are going to be doing so, temperatures will be just perfect. as we head throughout the 80s,
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we bring them back up. i promised you a little travel forecast. no major weather to worry about. watchy in tahoe and if you are going to be headed down 101 towards the coast. not bad, lots of sunshine. we'll keep you updated on the rest of the events. francisco. event in san stick around. >> second towards the south bay, no problems as far as the build there. the first one in the try valley. look over here westbound slower
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drive for the bay area. this is in toward the airway, look at how votely this continues. starting to see that second burst. over here, a tree reported down across highway 84. if you don't know where it is then it is not for your drive. maybe take highway one. watch for those local signs. we'll look toward the east shore. we are all in the green zone. highway 24 quick look at the bay bridge and you see it starting to stack up. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. fire investigators trying to figure out this massive fire in
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san francisco. at it's height, intense flames there. fire broke out at 5:00 yesterday afternoon. at this building. the flames shot through the roof of the penthouse. nine people are getting assistance from the red cross. ground conditions are going to drive produce up. a head of lettuce could go up. what about your margritas. some are picking up into habits like gardening to save money. >> good chance that meeters on sundays will soon be free again. last night city officials reversed their stance. some say it is a good change,
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others say it will create a problem. if approved, sunday parking will be free starting in july. >> crack down on e cigarettes continues. last month, san francisco board of supervisors planned to ban cigarettes from bars, restaurants and businesses. rules and open government commit key will be made to pay a hotel tax. the city is losing out on money by not enforcing the hotel fee. well 5:52 right now. google glass turned out to be pretty popular. coming right up.
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welcome back it is 5:55. barr made the announcement yesterday during her first pup lick appearance. people will getting another chance to get their hands on google glass. that is because yesterday that one day sale demand was pretty heavy. the white version sold out. >> a lot of people are interested in it. >> always interested in the
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forecast. especially on spring. we have great days. we are almost there. hold on tight. final stretch. 55 degrees. we are 54 in san francisco and 50 degrees in the south bay. we have a beautiful weekend coming our way. 82 in the east bay. stick around i'll show you that weekend forecast and we'll talk about the things happening in the bay area. >> i continue to experiment. look at these lanes. looking at the map, the rest of
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the east bay was very smoothly and the north bay. just reported this crash out of hayward, sounds like a car was in the middle lane. this will take time to get to the shoulder. right now 5:57 the tv show cops filming in the south bay. we'll tell you which crew will be doing the ride along. >> horse drawn carriage out-of-control in a major city. >> what the coast guard is saying. [ mom ] hi, we're the pearsons, and we love chex cereal.
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so we made our own commercial to tell you why. first, chex makes lots of gluten free flavors. which is a huge thing for us. and there's seven to choose from. like cinnamon, honey nut, and chocolate. i tell them "you guys are gonna turn into chocolate chex!" i like cinnamon, greg is a honey nut nut. when you find something this good, you want to spread the word. [ all ] we're the pearsons, and we love chex! dramatic video as a ferry
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sinks off the coast of korea. up the middle and a base hit. and this one is finally over. >> we'll have the end to a giant's game that lasted way past midnight. >> good wednesday morning to you. mostly clear to kick off your wednesday in san jose. same clear sky. patchy fog out there. we have a roller coaster weather ride to take you on. same clear sky here. the road not so much. the lights are on here. and what is slowing you down as well. >> and taking a live look outside. it is wednesday april 16th and this is today in the bay.

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