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>>. >> terry: jury has reached a verdict in the wrongful death trial of hansrieser. >> they returned the verdict siding with the children holding him liable for the wrongful death of their mother. he served as his own attorney during the trial. >> the 38-year-old software company owner is serving 15 years to life for killing his wife back in 2006. he has two children's live in russia with relatives and that is picture of them with their
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mother several years ago. >> a judgment in the name of the children will allow them to go after any assets and would entitle them to make money or to have money reiser may make in the future. remember, he was a software executive and he had a lot to his name. nick smith is in the courtroom right now and he will let us know when the verdict is read. >> we are also following developing news out of solano county where a robbery suspect has crashed his car on the interstate. >> the chase begin around 9:30 on highway 37 west of vallejo. they say he left the highway and continued on city streets in vallejo. car returned on i-80 heading westbound. >> no word if the suspect is in custody and we are waiting for an update. >> and delays at san francisco airport because of the dense fog in the bay area. here is what it looked like in
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san francisco about an hour ago. look at that. sutro tower shrouded in fog. it's delayed flights for thousands of passengers. amy hollyfield is live with the latest. fog here usually burns off between 9:00 and 10:00. the sun is starting to peek out a little bit. it's still agree here and the flights are still delayed. >> fog in july isn't usually news in san francisco, but this thick patch is making headlines and creating headaches. >> it is unusual for july to have it this heavy and severe fog lingering so long. what is happening the shorter haul flights up and down the west coast they are most impacted. >> the visibility approximate have cut the number have planes arriving in half from 60 planes an hour to 30 and results are evident throughout the terminal. >> i said, gee, great. >> they are trying to get back
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to st. louis when she heard the delay was because of weather. >> it's because of weather, that is okay. >> and biggest victim in the airport. look how many boarding passes he has accumulated trying to get out of sfo and he is suffering all of this with two small children. >> they are having meltdowns about every 15 minutes i would think. >> somebody has to hold us together. >> reporter: the weather has caused some flights to be delayed up to three hours. since it's happening in the busy season, most flights are full and there aren't a lot of options. in this hope the band of gray will lift soon. >> if we can get it by noon or 1:00, but if it liquors all day it will be a slow day. >> now they are about two hours behind instead of three.
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the irony of this we are the only airport experiencing weather delays. the rest of the country is dealing with a heat wave. a lot of us had to turn on drizzle.ld wipers because of te mcsweeney shut these pictures around 3:00 this morning. 19th avenue in san francisco, chp says there has not been any increases in the accidents because of the drizzle. mike nicco joins us with a look at live doppler. >> good morning. good news, the clouds are starting to lift just a little bit from this morning. this isn't your typical morning marine layer clouds, we have a disturb ants up to the north that kicking off to the north and drizzle for us. atmosphere couldn't hold it all. so there is a patchy light sprinkles out there. bulk of the weather is still up
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to the north. you can see up around crescent city, low is spinning here and it is weakening. this morning we had 80 strikes per hour and we have six lightning strikes per hour. it is sitting here spinning and it rotates a few chunks of energy toward us we get a stray shower is possible in the north bay. other than that it will be rather quiet and cooler than average. >> kristen: san francisco police are asking for the public's hem finding the killer from a murder near the balboa bart station. description for you right here. here a sketch. they say this man shot another man execution style on june 28th in a robbery attempt. they describe the killer having long dreads and armed with a semi automatic weapon.
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his vehicle followed by a dark suv, possibly accomplices, anyone with information to call them. the number is on our website. >> cheryl: we are learning this morning that a second person has died from injuries suffered in the san bruno house fire last friday. the coroner says 62-year-old died sunday from smoke inhalation. two-year-old grandson died last week. they believe candles from a religious alter may than to blame for starting the fire. a third person remains in the hospital. the family had prayer alter in the hallway near the bedroom. >> kristen: marshawn lynch faces driving under the influence charges, highway patrol arrested anymore had oakland saturday night. he was released early sunday. the bay area native was in oakland thursday night where his foundation presented a scholarship to a college bound only rest i didn't wounded in a
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shooting. he the second all time leading rusher. he plays for a seattle and could face a suspension if convicted. >> cheryl: first day on the job for marissa ma yes, sir and he is expecting her first child in a few months. long time executive is the fifth ceo in as many years. reaction on wall street was positive this morning. yahoo saw a stock rebound. yahoo is expected to announce an earnings report as at closing bell. >> kristen: san francisco is putting hundreds of new parking meters near the ballpark this summer between now and next spring and extend eopt go hours to 10:00 p.m. and increase the cost from $5 to $7 an hour. you'll have to pay seven days a week, no break on sundays.
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>>. >> cheryl: an international investigation is under way. needles were found in turkey sandwiches. one injured passenger was wondering if he had been infected with a disease. >> james was on the minnesota bound flight. because the needle punk furd turd his mouth he has been put on a anti-viral drug to that treats hiv. >> second bite i took into the sandwich i noticed something that poked me on the top of my mouth very hard. >> james thought it was maybe a toothpick but it was an inch long needle one of six found in turkey sandwiches from amsterdam minneapolis and seattle on sunday. he is now taking a medication that treats hiv as a precaution. >> he has new drug approved by
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fda. we are waiting to see if there isn a type of substance on the needles. they are doing their examination and let me know. >> a doctor was on the same flight and he found a needle in his sandwich. so did his teenage son who was on a different flight with his mother. >> when i landed i spoke to an f.b.i. agent. i called my wife to let her know what happened, the same thing happened to my son and he had found a needle on his sandwich. >> they have launched a criminal investigation into how the needles ended up inside the sandwiches. the sandwiches were made in amsterdam. >> you can't check every sandwich that goes aboard a plane. unfortunately this demonstrates to people who want to do bad things that this is a gaping
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hole. >> whether this was intentional has yet to be determined. one victim has already made up his mind. >> this all pointed towards something which was deliberate and meant to harm. >> cheryl: the company has launched their own investigation and delta has taken immediate action to ensure the safety of their food. today they served pizza. >> kristen: star power on capitol hill today. jada smith testified on human trafficking and slavery. also on hand was her husband, will smith. >> today, there is an estimated 27 million slaves worldwide, more than at any point in history. we call these people the victims of human trafficking. they represent every nationality and they can be found everywhere including here in the united states.
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>> earlier this year. these started the organization don't sell bodies. according to the website they want legislative changes to make human trafficking a crime. meteorologist mike nicco is ahead with the forecast. >> good news, sfo delays are down to hour and a half. so that is two hours less than this morning, pretty impressive. use our flight tracker at abc7news.com. you can see breaks developing. that is good sign and bad sign. i'll explain how it ko could you are at a time the atmosphere. >> and bus driver being called a hero. incredible rescue that was all caught on video. >> cheryl: and president obama he s is on the kiss cam but he
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>>. >> kristen: weather conditions are helping firefighters battling a fire in the sierra foothills. robbers fire is now 50% contained. fire has burned some 2600 acres and destroyed one home. dozens of people remain evacuated. officials say despite lower temperatures and higher humidity they won't let up on their assault. air tankers will continue to attack the fire are from the
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air. >> cheryl: a berkeley housing authority worker is being celebrated from a girl that third-story window. the little girl called to an air-conditioning unit and started dancing on it. the worker screamed for people to call 911. he positioned himself on the ground just beneath the window and at that moment the little girl fell almost into his arms. he didn't quite catch her but he injured his arm in the process. little girl is going to be just fine. >> opponent and the first lady were caught on the kiss cam on the olympic basketball team. exhibition game in washington, d.c. check this out. first camera he did not kiss his wife. then the fans boo'd.
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what's up? then the cam returned and commander in in chief came through with a loving smooch. >> i guess so. it's like a wedding. all right, let's check in with mike. >> just the messenger and to tell you the next three minutes of how things are going to change. it's been an unusual summer and continues to be. coming up at 11:20 some of clouds breaking down in san jose. looks like a gorgeous time to be outside. a little farther to the north, sutro tower where the thicker clouds are right now. still a break in those also. bright means the sunshine could destabilize the atmosphere and bring us a chance of showers. let's look at live doppler and see what is going on. i have put the radar on top of the visible satellite so you can see the clouds are more dominant.
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drizzle from the morning for the most part are gone unless you are top of mount tamalpais or driving through some of the higher elevations. then i are going to deal with wetness. talk about what is going on. 57 in san rafael. everybody in the low to mid 60s. heading down to the monterey bay socked in with clouds and temperatures in the low to mid 70 50s here. morning drizzle is over. stray showers still possible as we head through the afternoon hours. especially in north bay and closer to the coast. then drizzle with them and it won't be quite as heavy but it definitely be out there. then thursday, all the way through the morning, summer comes back to the forecast. check out how cool and 5 degrees in san francisco. look at redwood city and livermore and napa, 12-15 degrees cooler than average today. we make make a run at record
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cold-high temperatures. so here is the area of low pressure that is bringing us the cool breezy day and chance of showers to the north. here is the way it plays out. you can see the definite green. heaviest remains over the ocean. it will slide down a little bit and see the best chance of showers over the ocean. even overnight while we're dealing with drizzle, heavier showers will stay over the ocean this isn't your typical morning clouds, burn back to the coast, hang out routine. we're not going to be there until thursday. that is why the temperatures are so cool. it's bringing cool air down from the north and over the ocean. 60s and few 70s in the east bay valleys and possibly the south bay. highs stay under mostly cloudy sky. low to mid 70s inland.
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if you are traveling around the state and farther north you go, even as far north as mendocino, better chance there. palm springs is hundred. low to mid 70s around l.a. and san diego. 69 with partly cloudy in tahoe. heading out to the a's game, it's going to be 60 and cool and dry dropping down to 56. i think the drizzle will begin after midnight and hang around through tomorrow morning. but it will quickly fade or quicker than this morning. that is why we'll be couple degrees warmer and thursday, friday and saturday, 10-20 degrees warmer. >> cheryl: thank you. >> kristen: we're going to take a moment thank you bay area. you helped us raise thousands of dollars for bay area foster kids by liking us on facebook. let's acknowledge a few of our friends, rebecca from santa rosa
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we'll have more at 4:00 and 5:00. >> finally the mayor of a small alaska town doesn't have much in common with other elected officials, he is a cat. >> this is mayor stud. he was mayor 15 years ago. he was a write-in candidate. >> since the village is a historical district it's more symbolic than functional. it's very demanding. >> he is drinking from a wine glass and insists with a little catnip in it and he likes to take long naps. >> thanks for joining us everyone. >> bye-bye.
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