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i'm sydnie kohara and i'm frank mallicoat. time is 4:30. good morning it is monday may 30th, memorial day as we honor and remember our troops past and precept i am sydnie kohara. >> i am frank mallicoat. glad to have you onboard we have the crew, lawrence to my right and giana to the right. good to have you onboard. weather wise, nice weekend. >> well, saturday we had the rain. wasn't expecting that one i have to admit. >> yeah, that was a soaker about 2 hours. >> yeah, and yesterday wasn't too bad. today is decent. mixture of sunshine, clouds moving on by, temperatures, on the cool side. 50s as you approach the
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coastline, 60s towards concord, more rain in the forecast if you can believe that, more about that in a minute. >> are we going to have to wear a sweater while we barbecue? i don't know about that lawrence i protest. >> you are not going to protest the freeways, golden gate bridge, it is a holiday a lot of folks staying home most likely some nice conditions as you work your way on the golden gate bridge. bart will take advantage and maintenance to report. thanks giana. >> my guess giana you will have a very easy day today >> i hope so. a triple shooting in oakland left two people dead and another critically injured shots rang out 9:20 last night east beta gone motorcycle club. three victims found with gunshot wounds near the club house. a man and woman pronounced dead
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at the scene and another woman at the hospital. search is on for a missing hayward nursing student who vanished during class break. no one has heard from her since friday. linda owe. >> reporter: it is the last place friends and mass mates saw michelle lee, friday night she was in a nursing class. her plan was to pick up a friend and head to reno after class. she left around 7:00 p.m. but the friend waiting for her said lee never showed up and did not call to cancel the trip. investigators know she parked her car in the garage next to the medical center but found her 2010 honda crx a few blocks away, parked and locked police are getting a warrant to search the car. >> nothing points to foul play from the outside of the vehicle but we want to go inside the vehicle and check for papers,
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receipts, notes, directions, anything that may lead us to michelle and where she might be. >> reporter: investigators tracked her cell phone to towers in fremont, union city oakland but she has not picked up any calls she lives in san mateo with a roommate and she has family members in san jose. >> we are interviewing people and trying to identify who is currently in her life both friends, boyfriends anybody she may have had an argument with. none of those things have come to light. >> reporter: it is early similar to another case involving a missing nursing student, 25-year-old phuong le went missing april 2010 fairfield her body turned up in rural napa county. >> one of our investigators talked to a fairfield investigator and there are similarities i understand that i don't believe we are heading in that direction that necessarily links the two. >> reporter: linda owe, cbs 5. san jose mother of five has been murdered police are
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looking for help finding her killer. the 35-year-old was found shot to death inside her mercedes, saturday night. a wounded 20-year-old man who showed up at a nearby hospital may be connected to the case no names are being released. investigators still say witnesses have not been co- operative. police are looking for clues into the deadly stabbing of an 18-year-old man, he was attacked early saturday morning, a block away from a fatal shooting just a few days earlier. police are looking into possible connections between if two cases, lee just graduated wednesday from pegasus continuation high school. san jose's murder rate has already surpassed the total for the last five years, in 2011 already 25 homicides, there were only 20 in 2010 although that was the lowest total in decades. parole records for the man
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in connection with the baiting of brian stowe did not include his tattoos it may have helped identify ramirez as a suspect sooner it was a tip from ramirez's parole officeer that lead to the break. he has not yet been charged but police are confident he will be. doctors hope to see more progress with brian stowe they are lowering his fourth seizure medication. he should be off for it in a few days, they have also treating blood clot that is have formed in his leg. president obama taking part in a memorial day ceremony. >> he will lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknown and host a breakfast for families of loved ones who died in combat. yesterday he paid a visit to
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joplin missouri he vowed the nation to stand by the people of joplin. >> the spotlight may shift, but we will be with you every step of the way until joplin is restored and this community is back on its feet. we are not going any where. >> more than 130 people confirmed dead from that tornado in joplin, 39 are still unaccounted for. a number of memorial day observances planned around the bay area one of the largest the annual parade and ceremony at the presidio in san francisco it will begin at 10:30, run from the presidio's main post to the national cemetery, the ceremony near the cemetery is scheduled at 11:00 a.m. this morning. mow mori can't like day is a -- memorial day is a day for all government offices including the post office, banks are closed, schools, so the kids are home.
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most transit systems are on a sunday schedule if you plan to park in san francisco, feed the meters they are still active. if you are taking bart today, between san francisco and the east bay expect delays, crews will be working on cables that power the track of trans bay 2. no trains to or from dublin or fremont will travel through the tunnel passengers will have to transfer. delays onlines requiring transfers could be up to 40 minutes. work on the new bay bridge span is ahead of schedule. there will be no detour today. there was a slight detour right so crews could work on the east span. a temporary cat walk will be built soon and early next year another detour this time westbound. okay it is 4:37 a.m. how about traffic and weather lawrence, can you deliver on this holiday? >> this is the unofficial
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beginnings of summer we've had rain, wind, colder than normal temperatures i think today we will catch a break sunshine and mixture of clouds outside, diving into the bay area, we got to keep our eyes on that one. stepping out the door, low clouds, that swept in along the coastline some of that has made its way inside the bay temperatures in the 40s and 50s around the bay area. by the afternoon, we will squeeze in a couple 70s inland. close to that liver more. 69 degrees there, 68 concord, 65 fremont, 50s out towards the coastline a lot of low clouds and fog. looking out over the next couple days, can you believe this a dry day today, by tomorrow chance of showers on tuesday, chance of showers on wednesday i think we catch a break thursday but then another system dives in maybe more showers friday into the weekend none of these look like huge storms but we could see rain
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just about ever day this week. i am not making many friends right now. giana. no, you are not lawrence. that's okay next week when it is sunny we will be your friend again. first accident of the morning, on 85 effecting the off ramp, northbound 85, fremont off ramp reports of an injury accident they have shut down the ramps to clear this out of the way, but you can see the mainlines aren't effected. elsewhere, if you are out and about, heads up san mateo bridge, wind advisory in effect as you work across the span, it is a holiday traffic should be light between hayward and foster city across 92 but of course windy, we did mention bart maintenance things going on you might see delays later on they are saying upwards of 5, maybe 15 minutes, they are running on a sunday schedule. here is a live look san mateo bridge. back to you.
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it is 4:39 a.m. she kept a promise for nearly four decades, how a bay area woman is being honored for her patriotism. why we unvail why the woman who tried to stop it isn't giving up her fight. we are veterans. sarah palin hops on a harley, could it be a roaring start to a 2012 campaign? ,,,,,,,,,, ♪ [ ukulele strumming ]
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♪ [ folksy whistling ] [ man ] quitting is a fight you can't let yourself lose. it can take many tries. but keep trying, you will beat smoking. honey, you okay? yeah, i'm fine. ♪ [ ukulele ] officially unveiled this weekend in oakland. he 918 back now, 4:42 a.m. a controversial memorial for the jones town massacre was unvailed in oakland. it pays tribute to 918 people who died including jim jones who ordered his followers to commit suicide, 1978. a relative for some victims filed suit to keep his name off the memorial but a judge
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rejected it. >> he for gave them years ago that contributed to my healing. i had to forgive him. you cannot heal if there is no forgiveness. >> but the woman who filed the lawsuit said she plans to file another one to erase his name from the memorial his son by the way, donated $20,000 to help enstaal the monument. city of walnut creek will honor a woman who showed decades of commitment to a person she never knew. when she was 12 years old she put on a bracelet for a war veteran never found. she awore it for 38 years until he was found she will be honored today. joel brown has more on who is about to jump into the
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presidential race and who is taking a wait and see approach. >> reporter: palin made a roaring start to an east coast tour, fueling speculation she is preparing to run for the republican presidential nomination. she and her family hopped on motorcycles to take part in rolling thunder, to honor veterans. >> it is a gratitude we owe our veterans. >> reporter: it is not political so the estimated 250,000 participants had mixed reactions about her presence. >> it is about unity i don't hear that coming from sarah palin. >> reporter: her tour of historical sites moves to a bus ending in new hampshire. >> she is testing the waters out delivering her message and seeing what kind of reception she gets. >> reporter: she could shake up a race still very uncertain she gave no indication yesterday she is going to run and yet to
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build a campaign organization unlike other republican contenders. >> mitt romney is expected to make a formal announcement he will run thursday. former pennsylvania governor is expected to run. only about 50% of the republicans know my name. >> reporter: then michelle balk man, rick perry, rudy giuliani. big republican donors are waiting before they sign their checks. it is 4:45 a.m. home ward bound for space shuttle endeavour the chance to catch it on its way back to earth plus. >> concentrations, pcbs in some species are high. >> new warnings about toxic chemicals in bay area fish the seafood that is safest to eat. if you are giants fan,
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buster posey out for the season what doctors are saying about his weekend surgery and outlook for the future. today's travel forecast, cleared for take off san francisco temperatures 60 degrees. partly cloudy skies a couple bumps, a few storms by minnesota by the time you hit chicago, lots of sunshine, if you are going to continue and head toward new york be prepared expect thunderstorms, delays already there, more in toward the afternoon more on weather coming right up
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florida late wednesday morning. you will probably be able to see it inside the bay some of the valleys out towards the coastline a lot of low clouds if you are headed out this morning. cool in spots, 40s and 50s to get you going on memorial day by the afternoon squeeze in some sunshine and clouds moving on by, 60s. low 70s to inland. inside the bay 60s. breezy too, low cloudfog going to hug the coast the better part of the day keepling temperatures cool. 47 degrees santa rosa, 50 degrees clear in san jose, 51 and clear liver more, 40s in towards san francisco and pacifica a lot of clouds in that area. still we are trying to bring you more sunshine for today, we just don't have that big ridge of high pressure now another system developing off the coastline it will drop down toward the bay area, looking at
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a chance of showers, cloudy skies around the bay area, mixture of sunshine, not going to be that bad. as we head throughout the bay area, sunshine, 6 degrees san jose,69 morgan hill, temperatures mainly in the 50s out towards the beaches it will be chilly with low cloudfog. headed further inland good place to barbecue a lot of 70s as you make your way in toward brent wood and antioch. 69 degrees, 68 degrees parly cloudy skies, a whole lot more sunshine in concord friends to the north will enjoy sunshine, passing clouds, 66 degrees cooler than normal napa, 64 petaluma and 63 degrees san an sell mow. here we go. by tomorrow chance of showers returning to the bay area. a better chance as we head in toward wednesday maybe catching
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a quick break and another storm system dives in friday and probably the first part of this next weekend, doesn't look like a wash out chance of rain just about every day for the week ahead. that is a look at weather, things could be busy on the roadways. >> especially tomorrow when that rain hits, holding steady, 101 santa clara, good news not a lot of folks on the roadway. traffic very very quiet around great america parkway. however, let's jump over to sunnyville, northbound 85, eastbound fremont off ramp completely blocked for an injury accident actual car is on the right shoulder, fire crews shut down the ramp, may be closed quite some time. it is not effecting the mainline of the roadway that is good news through there. 85 at south, looking good again fremont completely shut down until they clear that out of the way the rest of the south
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bay problem free. live look at milpitas, very quiet not a lot of folks on the roadway, wind advisory in effect san mateo bridge. as you work hayward and foster city they have illuminated cal trans signs, heads up easy, 13, 14 minutes to go hayward and foster city. live look at the golden gate bridge, no problems out of marin county traffic moving fine along 101 mass transit things to lookout for, bart is on a sunday holiday schedule they are doing maintenance you may see delays later on. no ace service today. muni, metro and cal train running on sunday holiday schedules do plan for that. that is a look at traffic back to you. 4:52 a.m. a new warning about toxic chemicals in bay area fish a large study of california sport fish tells of mercury and pcb contamination. fish higher on the food chain like sharks, bass, surgeon have
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more of the -- surgeon have more of the toxic chemicals. we are finding moderate levels of contamination, most of the areas that we have looked at, very few areas totally clean where all the fish were below all the guidelines. >> but researchers say northern california coast has relatively low concentrations of toxins in fish and encourage people to eat fish because they are a great source of protein and omega three fatty acids shoos a fish on the list with lower -- choose a fish on the list with lower toxic readings. a new study shows a vast majority of women are not happy about revised guidelines regarding routine breast cancer
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screenings, the experts recommend women should not get routine mammograms over 40 and should only get it every two years between 50 and 74 a shift from previous recommendations of yearly mammograms for women over age 40 the survey was conducted by researchers from university of massachusetts medical school. >> you are not seeing things if you thing you are seeing more warnings of side-effects of medications the new side effect has risen to 70 per medication the study's author said it is mainly because they are worried about litigation. versus an up swing in side- effects researchers analyzed 5600 drug labels and side- effects. high doses of vitamin c and e may not help women avoid a dangerous complication of pregnancy. an analysis of nine studies show those who took large doses of the drug showed no signs of
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pree climb sei yeah, 5% of women develop the condition. those are some of the mornings top medical stories, terrell brown cbs news new york. >> buster posey will most likely be on crunches until september. >> he under went season ending surgery yesterday, two screws inserted to help stabilize that left ankle he is expected to under go another procedure in two months to remove those screws if all goes well he should be ready for next season. >> got to get around the left. oh, no. hit the wall. oh, my goodness. >> oh, my goodness. dramatic finish indy 500 jr hildebrand hailing from sausalito, he crashed into the wall final turn the mishap gave
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dan weldon the checkered flag. hildebrand had enough momentum he slid in. it was a rookie mistake. >> just a little too fast there. too bad. success on the bay bridge work on the new span finishes ahead of schedule what drivers can expect next. two people killed one sent to hospital after a shooting in oakland. we will give you the latest coming up pgh >> heading into day three of a missing nursing student in hayward. i am kit doe with a live report coming up. all right kit. crucial details missing in parole files of the brian stowe beating suspect how they could have helped catch him much sooner coming up ,,,,,,,,
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investigating a shooting that left a happen and woman dead -- man and woman dead. a bay area nursing student disappearing during class break. >> monday may 30th, memorial day thanks for joining us i am sydnie kohara. >> i am frank mallicoat if you are up this early, good for you on a holiday. we will get you a look at traffic and all important barbecue weather. let's check with lawrence. stay close to that grill today in spots, because it will be chilly as you approach the coastline. daly city a lot of clouds, 56 degrees mountain view, 67 santa clara enjoy the dry weather much unsettled weather at least much more coming our way we will talk more about that in a minute. >> we start off with a wind advisory for san mateo bridge they lit up that cal trans sign careful as you work yo
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