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this could be perfect. my boyfriends must dress up and attend my princess parties. every princess needs to have her prince. and i go crazy with my parties and i spend lots of money. i have ball gowns made and shipped to me from china. if i go to all that trouble i need to have my man by my side as my prince charming. >> so todd can you accept leah's dag age? >> yes, i can accept your baggage. >> congratulations. todd you can see a party in your future. they will enjoy a trip to beverly hills. good night. >> i'm really excited on our
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date that hopefully i can be your prince charming. >> honey, don't use your sleeve.
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for cold and flu season, there's clorox bleach. >> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> police are looking for the gunman behind a crime that has shaken richmond's toughest neighborhood when a shooting injured a baby in his own home.
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appliers offering a big reward. they believe another person also shot with the actual tar g the baby is recovering at children's hospital in oakland. that is where abc7 news amy hollyfield spoke to the family and joins us live. >> it is heartbreaking to watch grandparents walking into the hospital to visit their grandchild. the grandfather has been waiting 40 years to become a grandfather and all he wants to do is play with his grandson, but the one-year-old is in the hospital shot in the neck yesterday afternoon by a stray bullet sitting in the floor of his apartment sitting in the richard neighborhood of iron triangle. a man was aiming for another man on the street on his bicycle and he hit the man on his bicycle, once, but police believe the gunman fired at least 18 rounds in the middle of the day toward a densely populated apartment building. the boy was sitting with his
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grandparents and the grandparents, this morning, say they are grateful that no one was killed. >> we were inches away, and thank god all of us are alive. i could have three or four funerals today but god has saved us all including the grass so -- including the grand so so i am grateful. someone needs to get this guy help and hopefully someone will turn him in. >> he tells us he feels uneasy putting his face on camera. he says they are innocent victims. police say the man on the bicycle is okay. he is not cooperating with police. they describe him as a young adult probably in his early 20's. police are following up on a few leads they have this morning. they say people in the community are outraged and are being helpful but no arrests have been made. they are offering a $25,000 reward for any information that
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will lead them to the gunman. the boy's family is by his side. his grandparents were going in and his father has been here all morning. they are hoping he will be able to go home today. they hope to get him a new phone very soon and they do not want to live in that neighborhood anymore. live in oakland for abc7 news. >> thanks. happening now, clean up crews are mopping up after a water main break in east palo alto. we were there at 9:00 a.m. after the break was reported. water ran down several blocks but there does not appear to be real damage. service is shut off while american water replaces the water main. workers are hoping to have the pipes back in working order later today. >> new this morning, san francisco police are looking for the gunman in an overnight drive-by shooting in 9 lower haight. someone in a car shot 5020-year-old in another car and
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injured a 32-year-old who was in a third vehicle. the 20-year-old drove himself to the hospital where he was treated for injuries to his arm. the 32-year-old flag the down police with injuries to his we face. so far, there has been no description of the gunman. one person has been released from the hospital but two remain in critical condition following a head on collision in richmond. it happened around 8:00 on 37th street. a ask -- camaro crashed head on into a pickup and that flipped. the driver of the vehicle was underage and was drinking. >> a woman crashed her car in the side of this house in bayview just before 7:00 this morning. the crash punched a hole in the side of the house. the driver ran off. no one inside was hurt. >> happening now, court wrapped up in a sex abuse lawsuit
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involving a school district and a victim would claims she was assaulted by her teachers years ago and administrators did nothing. the district attorney, rather, the district is trying to get the case then out. now we go to abc7 news reporter katie marzullo live in martinez. >> that is what the case was about, having it thrown ought altogether. that is what the school district wants. the judge did not end up ruling on that, this morning. remember, this is a civil case. the case has been filed against the school district as well as three former administrators. it accuses the administration and those administrators of covering up, of concealing the sexual abuse of the woman. the district arguing this morning that time has run out and the statute of limitations is up as the abuse happened back in the early 1990's but her attorneys say that is not true, that since this case specifically about the concealment of the abuse, the clock only started when the coverup was uncovered and that
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was just last year when a "contra costa times" reporter did an investigative piece and found documents claiming the administration did know of the abuse. >> the district is asking for a get out of jail free card saying they did such a good job concealing what they knew that the woman's case should be thrown out. we are confident that argument will not prespree. >> she was rained and me lived over several years back in the early 1990's when slow was 12 or 13 by a faculty member at the immediate school. first by a science teacher who has since committed suicide. and, then by a female p.e. teacher who abused her over several years. that teacher is now serving time. again, this case is only about the district coverup. what the judge decided this morning is she needs to hear more. she asked both sides to period
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give written arguments with the next court date july 29 and if the case is not thrown out a trial date could be set on july 29. >> thank you, katie. happening now, san francisco mayor and on the way to china today for his first visit this as mayor. according to his office, the mayor left early this morning and will not be back until april 7. the mayor will meet with several dignitaries and visit his father's village. the mayor is also set to sit down with officials from the china development bank which is funding a lone for two huge residential projects in san francisco's hunter's point and treasure island. by the way, former mayor willie brown is part of the delegation. >> happening right now workers have a lane closed at the new devil's slide tunnel and caltran will have one of the 2001-lane tunnels closed until 3:00 because of striping work. they are alternating northbound
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and southbound traffic through the other tunnel. the devil's slide tunnel project opened on monday after years of delays. >> still ahead, a nightmare for thousands of dental patients being wanted they may have been exposed to h.i.v. and hepatites with new revelations is the
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>> a frightening alert for thousands of parents for an oklahoma dentist who may have infections. to h.i.v. and other officials sent letters to 7,000 families treated by a dentist who has been practicing for 30 years. the investigation began when a young patient with no other risk factors tested positive for h.i.v. and hepatitis c. officials inspected the dental office. >> i would not let my nephews play with those instruments in his office. >> the centers for disease control has joined in the investigation but they say additional cases would be very unlikely. >> the obama administration is unveiling a plan to keen up gasoline and auto emissions but it could lead to higher gas prices nationwide. the rule reduces the amount of sulpher in gas and tighten standards starting in 2017. it will save billions in health costs. the environmental protection
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agency says gas prices will increase by less than a penny a gallon but the oil industry says it could be nine cents a gallon. california has similar requirements. >> pope francis led good friday services at the vatican at basilica. >> this is the first time the new pontiff has celebrated mass on good friday. catholics believe jesus was crucified and died on good friday and he rose on the dead on easter sunday. it is considered one of the most important days of the christian calendar. ♪ jesus, remember me >> thousands of christians gathered in jerusalem for good friday tradition carrying wooden crosses and chanted prayers retracing what they believe were jesus' step on the way to the crucifixtion. >> on this good friday, new
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research on the shroud of turin could prove it is real, the cloth that has the imprint of jesus. italian state tv is airing a viewing and the cloth contains a faint impression of the front and back of a human bdy and ood, dirt, and water stains. skeptics believe that this is a fake but a new book claims to have proven research that the cloth dates back to around the time of christ's life. you can see it for yourself if you want, with a new app, at abc7news.com click on "see it on tv." >> of course there is an app for that. >> our meteorologist is ahead with the easter weekend forecast. >> it is beautiful. temperatures are in the 60's an the bay and a light offshore flow. this is our high definition
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camera. >> a former san francisco 49er is officially coming out of the closet. >> the massive tax bill facebook c.e.o.feh$n
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>> daly city, dublin, los gatos, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> new this morning, former san francisco 49er and oakland raiders offensive tackle, kwame
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harris is opening up about being hair. during an interview he spoke of keeping a secret while playing in the nfl. the 30-year-old was publicly outed days before the super bowl in january after an altercation with a former boyfriend. he said he doesn't want others struggling with their identity to feel alone. he said "i want people whether gay athletes, at leasts still in the closet or youths who are not sure those are common feelings." >> and michelle shock held a one woman protest in santa cruz last night, one of many venues that canceled her shows after she made antigay remarks in san francisco. she strummed the guitar wearing a diagnosis posal -- a
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disposable suit. >> it could be time for zuckerberg to unfriend uncle sam with a gigantic tax bill and is expected to owe the i.r.s. more than $1 billion in taxes for 2012. his whopping tax bill stems from the move last may to increase the stake in face book. on the day of the offering he exercised a stock option and purchased 60 million facebook shares. later he sold after of the shares and the paper fortune is currently valued at around $13 billion. >> do you use your phone to look at facebook a lot? a new studied finds that smartphone users check facebook up to 14 times a day. the fay says -- they say people use it always at night and in the morning people reach for the device 15 minutes from weighing
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up. >> and an amusement park is kicking off season with several events for the easter weekend raffling seats to be among the first to ride the new $10 million gold striker which will open may 1st. great america says it will be the tallest and fattest wooden roller coaster in the area. the sixing ins discovery kingdom is also open each day through spring break. >> for folks would want to make a trip this weekend to the amusement park, what is it like? >> today is the day. today's the day. it is beautiful. the north bay is just clearing of the fog. live doppler 7 hd not picking up anything. we had fog earlier and it was significant. right now we are talking dry conditions. the fog not only has evaporated but winds have warmed us quickly an the bay with numbers ranging from the mid-50's where the
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forth has just lifted. here is a look from the camera and you can see how nice it is. 62 downtown. 55 at half moon bay with some clearing. temperatures are lagging here a little but elsewhere it is warming up quickly and low 60's for santa cruz and our roof camera was so cloudy but now it is nice and sunny and mild. but we have rain, too, in livermore at 67. and los gatos could flirt with upper 70's and possibly an 80 down toward monterey county. this afternoon, sunny and warmer with showers over the weekend, and it looks like sunday easter is the day that will be most active and a sunny start to april a couple days left of march and today is the warmest and sunniest. tone, 40's and 50's and low clouds will be back and dry at 52 in oak. we are warm from a degree to
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seven degrees warmer, especially in the east bay despite the fog you are still warming up in the not bay the we have a weak ridge being pumped up ahead of the next system, a broad area of low pressure and that is aiding in the warm-up but it is also going to bring the showers our way when it moves closer tomorrow. tomorrow will be a much different day with mostly cloudy skies. we will bring in the clouds in advance of the system so tomorrow, at 9:00, not a lot going on but we will see isolated showers throughout the afternoon on saturday. here comes easter late saturday night into early sunday and we are looking at light scattered showers, north bay, and maybe a thunderstorm toward the valley in the afternoon and higher elevations and 1:00 o'clock, look at that, we have light rain around the bay and we will clear out late sunday night and april is going dry.
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lots of sunshine from north to south and upper elevation, a few showers and upper 60's in yosemite and at home temperatures are comfortable in the mid-70's and 75 in palo alto and san francisco numbers are climbing through the 60's and maybe 70. low-to-mid 70's in the north bay despite the slow start, 71 in hayward and 75 for castro valley and pleasanton is 75 and tonight this is a night where you are glad you have tickets. it will be a nice evening at the ballpark with temperatures in the 60's, dropping to the 50's. ahead, scattered showers on sunday, easter is the best bet and dry monday, tuesday, and wednesday with more rain on thursday. abc7 news has another great weather resource for you to follow on live doppler 7 hd on twitter for the latest conditions, rain or shine and get "spare the air" alerts, power outage information and weather tweets from your favorite weather team.
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it has been a kind of strange week but it is great right now. >> more news. easter is just two days away as we have been telling you and jimmy kill memorial has ideas for east are sunday. >> americans buy an estimated 120 pounds of candy. i hope jesus comes back as a dentist. anybody needs an app that marks where you hid all your eggs. if you lose one you don't have to move out of the house three weeks later. >> he airs weeknights at 11:35 following abc7 news at 11 and then "nightline." >> still ahead, lisa will be back with friday's perfect pet you will want to meet this pet. coming up next. >> do you believe in miracles? coming up today on "katie" we will have incredible stories
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that defy explanations.
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>> at 3:00 own "katie "do you believe in miracles? a bay area researcher using squids to learn about life underwater. >> at 5:00, great america's opening brings more than springtime fun for kids and families but it can brightons of
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summertime jobs we will look at employment prospects for teens. >> now the perfect pet on friday. >> they is dolly, and welcome from the alameda animal shelter. >> she is elderly but spunky. >> she is spunky. if you enjoy a nice evening walk she is perfect. right now she wants to play and we are trying to do that. she is approximately 11 or 12. we have had her since july and we would love to get her in a home. >> i like the one year up and one year down. >> she is a golden and chow chow mix. she rides in the car wonderfully and lays in the back seat. she is a companion. >> great companion. she likes to sleep with

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