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state senator bill rod has been speaking with law enforcement saying police had many good reasons to wait hours before entering the room where wong had taken those hostages. we are learning new details
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about what happened. >> abc ev news reporter cornell bernard spoke with a woman who was in the room when the gunman took his hostages gut let her go. >> i thought i was going to die. >> reporter: recalling the terror friday when a gunman burst into the offices of the pathway home where she works as a residential counselor. seven staffers were having a going-away party for a co-worker. >> the suspect walked into the party. surrounded the room. >> did he say anything? >> no. besides just letting us go, saying our names and saying "you can go." >> reporter: she ran and called 911. she said three other mental health staffers were not allowed to leave. >> and i just hoped that he would also allow them to go. which didn't happen. >> reporter: she recognized the gunman as army vet albert wong who had been discharged from the
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program just two weeks ago. halley can't comment why, but knew him well. >> he was just really struggling. he was dealt a really raw deal in life. and had a lot of trauma. >> reporter: the pathway home is a locked facility, she doesn't know how wong got in, she doesn't know why her bosses were targeted. she says they worked closely with albert wong. >> one thing they had in common is they were all so caring. and just incredible. >> reporter: cornell bernard, abc 7 news. >> we're learning about the victim's deep connection to the community, including napa valley college. students and staff are in mourning after losing psychologist jennifer gonzales. abc 7 news reporter laura anthony has her story. >> she really just wanted the best for veterans and everyone. >> reporter: lynnette cortes worked side by side with psychologist jennifer gonzales here at the veterans service
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center at napa valley college. >> she had just announced last week that she was pregnant. and so she didn't want to know the gender, it was going to be a and the fact that she won't know is just terrible. >> reporter: gonzales' coworkers have set up a memorial in her honor in the campus veterans center where students and staff can write their own tributes to the vibrant young psychologist. beyond that, the larger healing effort has begun, including a comfort dog, erin, a golden retriever trained to bring some peace where there is pain. >> they're grieving the loss. >> reporter: college police chief kenneth arnold knew both gonzales and pathway executive director christine loeber. >> on friday when we're hearing this happen and then we're hearing the names, it was very impactful. we realize that we were -- that there was a tie to the college and these were people that we knew personally. >> my name's christine loeber -- >> reporter: loeber making a
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presentation to the college board of trustees. at one point she talks passionately about trying to help veterans with ptsd. >> as a program we don't want to just minimize symptoms. we're not saying, oh, you have ptsd, let's look at your symptoms, let's minimize that and then you're on your own. >> reporter: both women say their work will continue at napa college. >> if we didn't need to work and weren't getting paid, we'd still be doing it. it's a matter of heart for us. for the first time today we heard from a family of dr. jennifer golick as she was a psychologist at the pathway home. golick was married and had a 7-year-old daughter. today her husband and mother shared their thoughts on this horrible tragedy. >> she was a very beloved mother, sister, daughter, colleague, and friend. we appreciate the outpouring of love and support from our community and outlyinging communities as well. she is missed terribly. >> i feel sadness throughout my
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entire body. i woke up yesterday crying in my sleep. and when i got up, i was still crying. i'm still crying inside and i will be forever. >> dr. jennifer golick was 42 years old. a public memorial for all three victims is set for next monday. as part of abs 7's "take action," campaign we've vetted the lowest comprehensive list of local resources for veterans and their families on our website, abc7news.com/takeaction. san francisco police released body cam footage from a fatal officer-involved shooting in the mission district last week. the video is graphic. ten officers fired 99 rounds at a robbery suspect, killing him. the shooting claimed the life of jesus adolfo as he hit in the trunk of a car. a gun was found in the trunk.
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community members complained officers used too much force. abc 7 news reporter kate larsen attended a contentious police town hall meeting. she's going to have a full report on abc 7 news at 11:00 on channel 7. three northern california college campuses had to be evacuated today because of bomb threats. solano community college campuses in fairfield, vacaville, and vallejo were affected. the call came in about noon today. a male voice said bombs were on all three campuses. several minutes later a female caller made the same threat. college administrators issued evacuation orders. law enforcement swept the campuses but found no issues. classes will resume tomorrow. residents bracing for protests in the south bay, controversial commentator ann coulter is set to speak tomorrow in the bay area. how authorities plan to keep the peace. the terrorism trial against the wife of the pulse nightclub shooter moves forward. what a judge decided today about a key piece of evidence. a statue of christopher
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ann coulter is speaking in the bay area tomorrow. police in mountain view are preparing for the worst and
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hoping for the best. it will be coulter's first bay area appearance since her speech was canceled last april by threats of violence at berkeley. looking at contingency plans for tomorrow. >> reporter: last speak it was an open college campus where the threat of violent protests caused ann colt tore cancel her speech. this event is private, a mostly residential area of mountain view. any protests would have to be held on a sidewalk or designated free speech zone yards from the auditorium. >> we're not a college campus, this is a private event. only registered guests will be able to attend. and so i just don't think we're going to have the same kind of people here at our event that you might have seen at berkeley. >> reporter: several streets expected to be closed for a few hours which will impact mostly apartment dwellers and a few homes and a child care center next door to the hall. mountain view police have already posted no parking signs and there will be traffic restrictions. access will be pvided only for residents of immediate area and
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those holding tickets. about two dozen officers will handle the event, plus private security hired bit sponsoring group the conservative liberty forum of silicon valley. this is the stage and auditorium where she will speak. chairs are set up for 600 which would be the group's largest turnout in its 15-year history. police have been monitoring social media for chatter about protests but such talk has been quiet. >> if they do go that route, there will be -- the event planners and with ann coulter's team to see whether or not something like that would continue. >> reporter: the often provocative ann coulter has not shared details of her remarks, expected to last an hour followed by a question and answer period. >> the title she gave us is "in trump we trust." i believe she's going to be talking about a lot about the trump administration and the actions they've taken over the course of their 14 months in office. a jury has been seated in the trial of nur salman, the
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window of orlando pulse need club shooter omar mateen. s she. -- a judge ruled to allow a 911 call made by someone who died in the mass shooting to be heard. the judge simultaneously ruled not to allow a 911 call made by someone who survived. about 2,000 people rallied outside the state capitol to change the system in california. students who are social workers supported senate bill 10, replacing california's current cash bail system with one that assesses potential danger or failure to appear before releasing them from custody. supporters believe poor californians stay in jail longer because they can't afford bail. >> it penalizes the poor much more than those who are a threat to society.
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the supreme court has declared this is unjust. >> governor brown and several key democrats support releasing the cash bail system. the statue of christopher columbus months longer at san jose city hall. crews removed the statue over the weekend and according to the mercury news relocated to the italian-american heritage foundation. the city council voted in january to give the italian-american community the opportunity to find the statue a new home. the group started a petition to remove the statue saying columbus committed genocide against native meamericans. the transbay transit center is scheduled for completion on june 15th. the "san francisco examiner" reports transit service at the terminal is expected to start sometime between then and august. the multi-story facility, which includes a rooftop park, restaurants, and retailers will serve as a hub for ac transit, muni, greyhound, and amtrak, and
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perhaps eventually cal train and bart. getting close. getting to our weather tonight. kind of murky out there. >> it is indeed. good news, obviously. drew tuma is here with the forecast. >> light showers earlier this evening. a brief break in the action, then more wet weather will move in just in time for the tuesday morning commute. prepare for a slower commute tomorrow than normal. exploratorium camera pointed at the city of tran, the transamerica permit blanked in cloud. a lot of overcast skies, rain is not too far away. live doppler 7, it's going to be very busy the next couple of days tracking these rounds of showers as they move through the bay area. so a closer look at live doppler 7 showing you right now that line that moved through earlier this evening that made it wet for the evening commute has pushed over toward stockton and modesto. a couple of light sprinkles around the north bay.
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upper left-hand corner of the screen, more green. another round of showers will be moving through. and that round will be moving through tomorrow morning for the morning commute. the windshield wipers, rain gear going to get a workout tuesday morning. the storm impact scale tonight, it's a light system, 1 on the storm impact scale with scattered showers. light to moderate in intensity. winds gusting at times out of the south at 20 miles per hour or even higher. but that south wind action look what it's doing to our temperatures. it is mild out there for march standards tonight. it's still 60 right now in oakland. 62 in san jose. 59 in san francisco. 58 in santa rosa. a mild 63 currently in concord. overnight tonight from accuweather, it will be a mild night for early march. temperatures will hold in the 50s across the board. that cloud cover overhead. another line of showers will be moving through early tomorrow morning. live doppler 7, there's an initial line only stretching as
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far south as l.a., pushing off to the east. behind that line there's another line developing. this will be moving through tomorrow morning. so future weather to time this out, 6:00 tuesday morning, here's the time stamp right here. some heavy showers working through the region as the commute gets under way. by 8:00, that line is now approaching the south bay and the inland east bay. by 10:00, we're starting to see that line beginning to part the region. behind it scattered showers and that will be the theme for tuesday afternoon. but the rain will slowly add up in spots. future tracker rainfall amounts showing you a good estimate in our urban areas the next 24 hours. .25 to .75 inches. highs on your tuesday, temperatures in most spots with showers on and off at times heaviest in the morning, low to mid 60s in spots. checking snow, winter storm warning set tomorrow at 1:00 for the west slope. about 1 foot above 4,000 feet.
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some spots could see more. it will be windy too. the accuweather seven-day forecast, tomorrow morning, showers. another chance on wednesday, probably even wetter and windier on thursday. and the chances continue friday into saturday with st. patrick's day and a lingering shower sunday. tomorrow morning it's going to be slow go. doctors cannot believe their eyes when they look at the results from a brain scan. we'll have the story next. also an ominous warning about the state of the internet
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the end road for the tallest building in the city, 28 stories high. construction will begin on a new facility that will house 1,500 state employees. doctors couldn't believe what they found in an mri. a man with part of his brain missing. he had been complaining about falling over a lot, but was fine otherwise. so doctors were surprised when scans revealed an air pocket behind the man's forehead. surgery was risky so the patient opted for drugs to reduce the risk of stroke. his symptoms have disappeared and he's doing just fine. the creator of the world wide web is blasting tech giants. he says they're making his invention easy to weaponize. tim garners lee says conspiracy theories, fake news, election meddling, and huge hacks no lodger make the web the free, open, creative space it was. he says once what was a rich selection of blogs and websites has been compressed by a few
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dominant platforms. companies like facebook, google, and twitter cement their top position, he claims, by gobbling up talent, hoarding data, and buying up inventions and startup challengers. he suggests regulations and regulators should step in to crackdown. today is the 29th birthday of the web. so much has changed in twine years. cities on edge after a series of deadly bombings. >> is there a serial bomber on the loose in austin, texas, after a spring of blasts? the victims of last night's devastating new york city helicopter crash. an exciting moment for them quickly turns tragic. a first of its kind lawsuit a first of its kind lawsuit filed baby boomers,
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live where you live. this is abc 7 news. two bombings in austin, texas, have put the entire city on edge. a teenager was killed and a woman badly injured by the devices. >> police are searchinging for who could be a serial bomber. abc news reporter alex peres has the latest from austin. >> reporter: austin, texas, on edge. investigators are scrambling to track down a possible serial bomber. three mysterious explosions in 10 days just miles apart. >> two people down. looks like -- >> reporter: 6:44 a.m., a deadly blast. a 17-year-old african-american teen killed, an adult woman injured, when they opened the package they discovered on their front porch. neighbors horrified. >> i saw my neighbor on a stretcher. so that was very terrifying to me. >> reporter: at 11:50, another
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explosion just three miles away. authorities rushing from the on the record crime scene. the package device detonating when an elderly hispanic woman handled it. she's critically injured. >> all of a sudden we heard an explosion. i just felt it move the ground. and that's when we walked out and we saw the smoke and the lady laying on the floor. >> reporter: police evacuating the neighborhood, putting small children on buses, alerting everyone not to touch any suspicious packages. >> we got a pattern of incidents that have occurred in this community the past ten days. and so we believe they're related. >> reporter: it's the third bombing since marched 2, all within in 14-mile radius. the first killing 39-year-old anthony house. police say the packages not sent in the mail, they believe they were left on porches in the middle of the night. >> these devices can explode in many ways, by being moved or being opened. if you see something out of place, do not handle it. >> reporter: federal and local authorities are searching for
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surveillance video in these neighborhoods. they have no description of the suspect. >> if you heard something, however trivial you may believe it to be, that may be the piece of information that we need to crack this case. >> reporter: and investigators say a hate crime is one of the possibilities on the table right now. two of the victims were black, one hispanic. authorities say at this point they are not ruling anything out. warriors head coach steve kerr joined bay area congressman ro khanna to talk about gun violence. they spoke with students a the a town hall meeting at newark memorial high school. kerr is an outspoken advocate for gun control. he called on the young people in the audience to take on the issue. >> this is pretty simple. let's see if we can do something about it. let's save some lives. and so the question becomes how do we do it? i'm not going to be able to do it, ro's not going to be able to do it, it's the young people. you guys are going to do it. it's the next generation. it's the youth.
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you guys are going to do it. >> reporter: kerr also told the audience he has a personal stake in the gun control issue. his father malcolm kerr was president of the american university in beirut and he was shot to death in a terrorist attack when kerr was 18 years old. we're learning more about that deadly helicopter crash in new york city and those who were killed in that wreck. five passengers died. only the pilot survived. abc news reporter maggie rulli has the latest from the scene. >> mayday, mayday -- >> witnesses capture the horrifying moment the helicopter crashes into new york's east river. >> marine 6 does have one diver in the water -- >> reporter: quickly flipping upside down in the frigid water. the five passengers on board aren't able to break free from their harnesses. >> these people had no chance. you can't expect people who are untrained to watch a video and then, without any real hands-on drill, expect them to react in
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survive ability mode. >> reporter: the passengers were in their late 20s and early 30s. among them a journalist, a firefighter, an argentinaen tourist, and two tour company employees. the pilot was the lone survivor. he tells authorities part of a passenger's harness snagged one of the fuel levers, shutting it, bleeding the engine of fuel. tethers are used to allow photographers or coast guard man to move around a chopper in flight. and potentially faulty flukes. the helicopter was equipped with them for emergency water landings but the pilot said the right float failed to impact properly. on impact the helicopter slams to that side if those floats had worked properly we'd have five people probably still alive. >> reporter: authorities are focusing on why the floats did not inflate properly, asking for any witnesses who saw the crash to contact investigators. a first of its kind lawsuit
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was filed in san francisco today over one of the administration's policies concerning immigrants from four countries. >> reporter: it's the first time children born in the united states have been part of a legal pushback against the trump administration's change of policy for their parents who have temporary protective status or tps. it allows immigrants from designated countries to live and work here while their homeland is facing a crisis like an earthquake or civil war. president trump is doing away with tps for haiti, el salvador, nicaragua, and sudan, which would lead to the deportations of more than 200,000 people. the lawsuit alleges that's unconstitutional and racially motivated. >> indeed, it was tps that president trump was talking about when h spoke about his opposition to permitting the entry into the united states of people from, in his words, [ bleep ] hole countries.
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>> reporter: the move to terminate tps status would send christina morales, mother of two who lives in san pablo, back to el salvador. she's been here since 1993. >> this is my country. i have nothing in el salvador. nothing. >> reporter: she's one of 14 plaintiffs including five children who claim they would be forced to leave with their parents, or stay here without them. mezina is from sudan, a university student in maine who hopes to become a doctor. >> having the tps stripped away from me turn miz dream into a nightmare. >> reporter: the deportations are scheduled to begin next year. rallies for and against president trump are being planned throughout southern california for his first visit to the golden state since being elected. ♪ we reject your hate >> several activist groups gathered today in san diego's
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chicano park to reject president trump's fish to build a border wall and condemn his visit to nearby owe tie mesa to tour prototypes. a political group is organizing a protest in beverly hills as well. >> we're not just present testing against him but the message to our community. we cannot allow, whether immigration, police, whatever it may be, to continue to attack our communities without being organized and being able to defend our communities. >> governor brown sent the president a letter stating that california focuses on bridges, not walls. he also invited mr. trump to the central valley to check out the high-speed rail project. just ahead, a big day for what could be a new landmark for san francisco. a last-minute scribble, a quick check on a cable, a sma
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if you saw something flying through the air in downtown san francisco today, not your imagination. we'll get that that in just a second. breaking news, all northbound lanes of the golden state bridge are closed because of a collision involving a pedestrian and a vehicle. right now the chp says those northbound lanes are not due to reopen until 11:00 p.m., about an hour and a half from now. that interesting sight in downtown san francisco today, definitely not your imagination if you saw it, because it's a milestone. >> it was quite cool. a large crowd gathered on the street outside moscone center where construction crews were hoisting the last steel beam into place above a new pedestrian bridge. >> it's part of a massive $550 million expansion at the convention center. san francisco's interim mayor mark farrell was among the bystanders captivated by the feat of engineering. >> i'm in awe.
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kudos especially to all the men and women that have worked on this project for so many years that we see the topping-off here at moscone center. >> the expansion will add 500,000 square feet of new exhibition space. it is scheduled to open by january of next year. >> quite a feat. up next, one woman's trip to the e.r. becomes a big hit to her pocketbook. >> what to do when your insurance company won't cover can make you feel unstoppable. but mania, such as unusual changes in your mood, activity or energy levels,
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can leave you on shaky ground. help take control by asking about your treatment options. vraylar is approved for the acute treatment of manic or mixed episodes of bipolar i disorder in adults. clinical studies showed that vraylar reduced overall manic symptoms. vraylar should not be used in elderly patients with dementia due to increased risk of death or stroke. call your doctor about fever, stiff muscles, or confusion, which may mean a life-threatening reaction, or uncontrollable muscle movements, which may be permanent. side effects may not appear for several weeks. high cholesterol and weight gain; high blood sugar, which can lead to coma or death; decreased white blood cells, which can be fatal; dizziness upon standing; falls; seizures; impaired judgment; heat sensitivity; and trouble swallowing may occur. you're more than just your bipolar i. ask your doctor about vraylar.
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what if you're rushed to the emergency room and found you're on the hook for a huge bill? it happens more often than you think. >> 7 on your side's michael finney has the detail you need to know to save yourself major cash. >> reporter: when kimberly woke up in the middle of the night with head pain so severe she
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thought she was having a stroke, her husband rushed her to the e.r. >> the pain was so intense. i knew something had to be wrong. >> reporter: to her relief the pain wasn't center a stroke but a serious inner ear infection. she received a bill around $4,300 because her diagnosis was not considered a medical emergency by her insurer, anthem. instead, anthem said she should have called the company's 24/7 online doctor service, or gone to her own doctor or urgent care. medical experts along with "consumer reports" say policies like anthem's are leaving consumers with huge medical bills and could keep patients from going to the e.r. when they should. >> people don't come to us because they want to us, they come to us because they need us. >> reporter: how can you make sure this won't happen to you? "consumer reports" says the first step is to understand your insurance. >> check your insurer's emergency service benefits
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coverage to see how it defines an emergency, what your plan will and won't cover. while most insurers offer general guidelines what constitutes an emergency, they don't limit policy holders to specific illnesses and injuries. >> reporter: if your insurer rejects your claim, you have the right to do what kimberly did, file an appeal. she sent a letter to her insurer, along with her medical records, and filed a complaint with her state's insurance regulator. anthem ultimately reversed its decision. anthem told "consumer reports" that it is simply trying to rein in the overuse of the e.r. for minor problems, saying the e.r. is a time-consume is and costly place to get care that could be handled elsewhere. anthem has many exceptions to its policy such as if the patient is under 15, and if they were told to go to the e.r. by their fit. i'll post a link at abc7news.com where you can find out more about surprise medical bills.
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the third nor easter in two weeks is hitting the northeast right now. heavy snow and damaging winds along with potential blizzard conditions will cause big problems overnight from the mid-atlantic to new england. airlines canceled more than 1,000 flights because of the weather. amtrak will cancel train service on the northeast corridor but hope to resume trips midday tomorrow. things are about to change around here as well for the next several days. >> grab your umbrella for sure. drew tuma in with the latest on your forecast. >> we're tracking both cost coasts right now, showers moved in earlier. east coast, they've got that nor'easter that is strengthening. doppler radar, you see rain and snow just about to hit much of the i-95 corridor in the new england area. boston likely seeing more than 1 foot of snow out of the system. new york city probably 6 to 12 inches. for us back here at home, doppler radar showing you it's
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not the firm precipitation, it's liquid, light showers at this hour. a line initially moved through earlier this evening. light showers in guerneville, santa rosa, and to the west of napa. the storm impact scale tonight through tuesday will be waves of scattered showers, light to moderate. a south wind gusting at times over 20 miles per hour. we have that 12-hour day planner for your tuesday. the morning tomorrow is going to feature the abundant rain for your tuesday. light to moderate, the morning commute likely slower than normal. showers become more scattered in nature into the afternoon. accuweather seven-day forecast tomorrow, rainshowers on tuesday, heaviest in the morning. the chance of a thundershower. thursday, another storm could linger friday into saturday. really tomorrow morning will be wet. >> feeling like spring. a little hockey to talk about. >> rick kwon in for larry beil. >> it won't be long before the
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postseason in hockey. coming in sports, the sharks continue their playoff push at the tank. and hear from the newest niner richard sherman, out to prove he can still be one of the top defensive players in the league.
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throughout his career richard sherman tormented the 49ers with ball-hawking defense. now the cornerback would love to do the same to the team that let him go, the seahawks. four years ago sherman celebrated a thanksgiving day
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win over san francisco with a feast from the niners' logo. when healthy he's one of the league's best defensive backs. after tearing his achilles tendon seattle decided to let him go. today during a conference call the former stanford star said he's out to prove the naysayers wrong. >> it just put a lot of gas on the fire. i'm thankful for the opportunity. i enjoyed seattle and i enjoy the fans there. i look forward to playing that stadium again, trying my best to ruin their day, perhaps. >> the warriors will try to snap a rare two-game losing streak wednesday night when they host the lakers. a shorthanded golden state team lost to minnesota yet 109-103. already missing steph curry, andre iguodala, david west, and jordan bell because of injuries, nick young suffered a hip contusion against the t-wolves.
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klay thompson sprained his thumb. the warriors 1 1/2 games back of houston for the race for the number one seed. >> obviously houston's been playing great. i don't see them losing for a while. so with us, we're a little banged up, we last lost a couple in a row. we'll wait for our guys to come back. we want to play good basketball, be both ends of the floor, and we'll be fine. >> with injuries and guys banged up, it's important to be healthy down the stretch. regardless of seeding. it's more important to be healthy. >> after missing a game with a sore knee, james harden was back with the rockets. when the mvp favorite was not scoring he set up his teammates. second quarter, the spurs defender falls down which leaves harden with a wade-open three. chris paul finished with 18 points and nine assists. he also finds capella for another slam. harden scored a game high 28 in three quarrels. rockets win 109-93.
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they lead the warriors by two games in a race for the top seed. for the 31st straight year, stanford under head coach van der veer is going to the ncaa women's tournament. the cardinal, four seed, will coast gonzaga saturday afternoon. stanford pin finished second in the the pac-12. cal going to the big dance. the seven-seeded bears taking on ten-seed virginia friday in columbia, south carolina. cal went 21 i've 10 this season and earned a tournament bid six of the last seven years. connecticut, notre dame, louisville, and mississippi state are the top four seeds. the sharks are hosting detroit. detroit 1-0, evander evades the net leaving it wide open. brendan dillon with the shot. eric fehr hips s -- tips it i.
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jimmy howard can't corral the puck, now eight minutes left in the game. san jose leads detroit 4-3. cactus league action. a's taking on the giants. bay area native and stanford alum steven piscotty with this solo shot off chris stratton. dorrell cotton didn't give up a hit. hernandes has his bat go flying but thanks to the new extended netting no one got hurt. oakland rallied for four runs in the sixth to tie the contest. franklin beretto goes to do deliver a blast. this abc sports report has been brought to you by toyota. >> good time of year. hockey playoffs, nba playoffs. >> the rockets are playing pretty well right now. it's going to be hard for the warriors to catch up. we'll see how they do. >> richard sherman decision, really interesting.
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i know he's lost a little bit of a step. but he's still a powerful force. >> i think he'll an great leader in the locker room. when i covered him at stanford, i had a great time. he provided sound bites. >> i'm sure. >> and he can play. >> all right, rick, thank you. coming up tonight, exposed tonight. at least two violations of san francisco's sanctuary policy at the county jail. we have the sheriff's response. >> and a good deed gone wrong. an effort to help a uc berkeley student and his family has their landlord in trouble with the city and the tenants now facing homelessness. join us at 11:00 on channel 7. >> that's all for now. as always, we appreciate your time. >> i'm dion lim. for rick and drew and all of us here at abc 7 news, thanks so much for watching. >> have a great rest of your evening.
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