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>> he was america's missing child >> a new search for a boy missing since 1979. why investigators are focusing on in new york basement. >> we have some thought and spotless morning including this live look at the golden gate bridge. >> good morning. >> a timeout is 430. newly published photos show a colombian woman allegedly involved in the secret service prostitution scandal. >> n.y. daily news says the 22 old got into an argument with agents over the cost of services. in washington there could be more fallout as soon as today >> some lawmakers believe more firings are imminent. >> more secret service agents involved in the prostitution scandal in colombia could resign or be fired as early as today.
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>> basically the director has said that as soon as he believes he has sufficient evidence to require someone to leave, he will act >> free agents have already been forced out. a supervisor retired, the man who ran the k-9 unit was removed with caused butt-cam appeal and a third agent resigned. eight more are still under investigation. the agents are accused of hiring prostitutes and bringing them back to their hotel last week. there were in columbia setting up security for the president's trip to the summit of the americas. the secret service is updating congressman about the investigations under way here in washington and in colombia. lawmakers are expressing outrage over what happened >> those people who are responsible have brought disgrace and it is disgusting >> nancy pelosi says agents need to be held accountable >> i don't see how those who are
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involved should be able to continue in their work >> and white house spokesperson says the president still has confidence in the director of the secret service and the agency >> has high regard for and great appreciation for the extraordinary work that the secret service does to protect him >> the secret service says the actions of its agents never compromise the president's security. >> and members of the military are also being investigated for their possible involvement. >> there is a new clue in the case of the take five days to search a basement that could hold the remains of a six year-old boy who disappeared in 1979. the search began after an fbi dog detected the scent of human remains. >> we are putting greater emphasis on this location looking frantically for any
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evidence of human remains >> investigators are digging up the concrete floor that was laid days after he vanished. police in santa rosa are looking for your help in finding a missing 15 year-old girl. charlotte left on a bike ride possibly to spring lake. investigators say she had been depressed over recent events in our life. they not believe that foul play is involved. it has been five weeks since another bay area teenager disappeared. search and rescue crews will be doing a refined search tomorrow for sierra lamar. it will include searches with special high angle rough terrain skills'. the morgan hill teenager was last seen leaving her home for school last month. ross mirkarimi returns to superior court this morning for a hearing on the motion to overturn his suspension from his job as san francisco sheriff. the judge issued a tentative
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ruling yesterday against him and says he will not be paid while he is suspended. the city's ethics commission takes up the case next week. law officers from across california will be in modesto for the funeral of a stanislaus county deputy. deputy robert paris was killed in line of duty last week. funeral service will be at noon and a procession will take his body to liquid memorial park for his burial. in part ticket agent facing disciplinary hearings today. he could lose his job for helping a family friend after gathering unused tickets left behind by commuters and gave them to an east bay teenager whose commute to a school in san francisco cost $11 per day >> p-diddy great thing for somebody >> i know. >> station agents, the rules are
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very clear that the tickets are like cash >> bart employees cannot give an unused tickets away but passengers can donate them to the tiny tickets charity program. so what you think? should the agent lose his job? in a cbs poll 95 percent of you say no. the parking situation is so bad in san francisco that police said one woman bit another in a dispute over a space. police arrested the woman after she bit another woman over a scuffle over a parking spot tuesday evening. a fight reportedly began when a car swept into a parking space one woman was waiting for. she confronted the woman who took the spot and bit her on her chest and arms >> she got loose and she went to get the taser gun and everything and then she was
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trying to get her but there was a struggle and then she dropped it >> she was booked on suspicion of aggravated assault. >> absolutely terrifying is how one passenger describes what happened when a flock of birds flew into the engine of a 757 on the way to l.a.. a passenger captured the images on his ipad of the black birds flying right past the window. he said it sounded like cars going through the engines. the flight had just taken off from jfk, it turned around and made an emergency landing >> 3-4 seconds into the flight we heard a loud noise and then we heard metal grinding on metal and all the sudden you smell the smoke and dead birds >> crews inspected the airplanes engines after landing. none of the passengers were hurt. >> what do dead bird smell like?
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>> i'm not sure. >> welcome back. >> we are here on the nicest day of the year. a lot of sunshine coming our way. we will crank up the temperatures outside and if he thought it was warm yesterday, just wait. some patchy dense fog along the coastline but that is that the beaches. i pressure is building in and these temperatures will be something else by the afternoon, way above average for this time of year. it will be running up as high as 17 degrees above average. 72 degrees in san francisco and will not stop here. what a gorgeous weekend it will be and maybe some rain returning
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next week >> here is a live look at the golden gate bridge where there is a little bit of fog out there. this is the only spot we see it in any of the traffic cameras. just a heads up, visibility might be an issue if you're coming into san francisco from marin county. various on ramps were shut down overnight doing roadwork for the san ramon valley. it looks like they've wrapped up a little early. the taillights are west down 92 in the commute direction. a quick look at the east bay where 880 is cruising past the coliseum. coming up, a look at mass- transit.
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>> tonight is last call for a landmark restaurant inch san francisco's chinatown. it gained fame as a home of the world's rudest waiter. but the 106 year-old eatery will serve out its final meals after was unable to pass certain fire codes. owners say they cannot afford to upgrade the out dated kitchen. >> it is a shock, it is really upsetting. emotional for both my dad and myself because we spent so much time in the restaurant >> the owners of the legendary restaurant say they did not plan to reopen and any other location. >> ground has officially broken in santa clara for the new 49ers football stadium. the ceremony was held yesterday at the site near great america. gold plated shovels the use to
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break the ground at the precise spot that will be the center of the field. >> and i say to all the people in denial, go to egypt because it is a better view. the nile will not happen here. >> team officials say it will be environmentally friendly and high-tech. public transportation and parking will be a lot better than in the current san francisco location and if all goes as planned the 49ers will open the 2014 season in santa clara. a vice-presidential slip, who might be on mitt romney short list. >> a prostitution crackdown in the east bay. why hotels are being targeted >> why the man accused of killing trayvon martin could be released from jail today. >> three people critically injured when a car slammed i,,,,
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>> 6 people were injured when his car smashed into a medical building in l.a.. police say it happened yesterday when a driver swerved to avoid hitting another car. the station wagon hit a woman before crashing into the buildings entryway. two employees were pinned at the reception counter, three people were taken to hospital but their injuries are not considered life-threatening. >> the man accused in the shooting death of an unarmed florida teenager could get out of jail today. george zimmerman slur will ask for his release during a bond hearing today. martin's family has declined private meeting with zimmerman. >> it may happen, but not right now and that is because they're
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good people, however we think the request is self-serving >> zimmerman claims he shot trayvon martin in self-defense. penn state university will provide millions of dollars of payments and benefits to joe paterno is a state and family members of work over the elite coaches employment contract. he was fired after the arrest of jerry sandusky for allegedly molesting boys. >> advocates for legalization of marijuana plant to protest this morning in oakland condemning the federal raids of medical marijuana facilities which are legal under california law but still against federal law. the protest is set for 1130 outside the federal building on clay street. attorneys for the city of oakland are due in court today, they want to temporarily shut down a motel which they say has been the site for prostitution
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and sex trafficking. >> one day after the uc-davis police chief announced resignation, a new chief is sworn in. matt carmichael will serve as the new interim chief while the campus does um all-out search for a permanent one. this is fallout for the nov. pepper spray incident when police sprayed protesters. carmichael is ordering an outside audit of the apartment >> we will begin a top to bottom approach and review of the police department. >> today there is a campus celebration at san jose state for its 28th president >> the university will hold its inauguration ceremony for the man who has been on the job for the last nine months. international dignitaries will
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attend the event including the afghan ambassador. the time now is for 45, debugging its menu >> the changeup starbucks plans to make to keep crashed bugs out of its drinks >> how you can win a date with george clooney for $3 >> this little guy here, how these wolf puppies need your help, coming up >> mostly clear skies to patchy fog at the coastline t,,,,,,,,,,
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>> as many as four american soldiers were killed when a blackhawk helicopter crashed in
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afghanistan. an afghan official says bad weather might of been a factor in the deadly crash. the helicopter was rushing to the scene of a suicide bombing against a police checkpoint when it crashed. hillary rodham clinton is calling for the u.n. security council to adopt an arms embargo and other tough measures against syria as part of an effort to bring an end to 13 months of bloodshed. the un secretary general says syria has not been honoring a cease-fire in that the violence is escalating. >> all lot of pundits have mentioned marco rubio 48 potential running mate for mitt romney. rubio keeps insisting he is not interested but all the questions seemed to be getting to him the leading to a slip of the town at the museum in washington. >> 6 or seven years ago from now if i have the job as vice
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president, i'm sorry. if i may senator instead of vice president of will have a chance to do all sorts of things >> he mentioned one person by name that he feels would be a good vice presidential candidate, u.s. senator rob portman of ohio >> george clooney has a new starring role but it is not in a movie. he is holding a high-end fund- raiser for president obama next month and you can actually have a chance being there. clooney is saving seats at the event for to supporters and their guests. it will take a $3 donation to enter the contest >> the keep of california military history will become the newest national monument. fort ord will be given the designation by president obama. it dates back to world war one,
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more than 14,000 a. of coastal land will be rehabilitated for recreational use over the next seven years let's get a check of the weather. >> we are seeing some of the warmest temperatures in quite awhile. we would like to get a little sunshine here and it is looking good right now. mostly clear skies but we do have dense fog over at the coast line. by the afternoon, what a date will be. you're looking inside the bay, mid-70s there and even some upper 80s in the warm spots so high pressure will get this temperature going well into the afternoon. to the north of the bay area the strong religious its overhead and the next couple of days will be some of the warmest temperatures we have seen all season. 88 degrees in morgan hill, 81
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in palo alto. about 84 in fremont. east bay temperatures soaring well into the 80s by the afternoon. 86 in livermore, 85 in the napa valley and 84 degrees in fairfield. still little bit of influence from the ocean but not bad. 79 in san rafael, 85 degrees in santa rosa. temperatures are warming up even more so into saturday and we could see some '90s as we head into saturday and then we will start cool things down into sunday. maybe the concern this morning for travelers is some of that dense fog right on the immediate coast line. >> the golden gate bridge camera behind me, that is a nice shot. no official fog advisory's out there according to chp. let's show you what it looks
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like near the dublin interchange. looking good all the way through pleasanton. this is all the fog that lawrence was talking about some of the visibility will be an issue if you're headed to san francisco from iran. the drive time is still in the green. once again we don't have any fog advisories. the san mateo bridge, a nice quiet commute so far on this friday morning. west down 92, should be 13 or 14 minute drive time. a similar story in the east bay, 8580, overall things are not too bad. a lot of the overnight road work has already been picked up. all your major freeways and drive time so far are in the clear.
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>> 453, it may be the most talked about date of the year, facebook has decided when to go public. sources tell the mercury news the social network will launch its ipo on may 17th but the date is not set in stone. facebook is looking to raise $5 billion with its initial public offering. the iphone 5 could be months away. apec analyst says the next iphone will most likely be released in october. he believes it will feature a new body designed to work with faster wireless networks. the iphone is apples top- selling product and accounted for more than half the company's sales late last year. starbucks says it will stop putting crashed in sex in its drinks. in a blog post on the website the coffee chain says it made the decision after negative
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feedback from customers. starbucks will now use a tomato extract. >> the number of people infected with measles in the u.s. shot up last year to the highest level since 1996. the cdc says 222 people came down with his contagious respiratory disease. most of the sick were not vaccinated and many of them contracted meals outside the u.s.. in a typical year there are 50 or 60 cases in the u.s.. the cdc has compiled hard numbers from across the country winking the human papilloma virus or h peavy to many different kinds of cancers. doctors diagnosed an average of about 33,000 people with each peavy each year between 2004 and 2008. cervical cancer was the most common with ropedancer a close second. cdc officials say many of these could have been prevented with
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the jake peavy vaccine. >> the sharks have to turn things around quickly >> san jose is on the brink of elimination after falling at home last night to the blues. st. louis took a to-nothing lead and almost held onto it until the last minute of the game when the sharks scored to end the shutout. the final score 2-1, the sharks trailed three games-1. the a's are on the road to face the anaheim angels. the pitcher had a fine night on the mound and picked up the win. the a's had a three run fourth inning leading them to the victory. oakland has now won three straight games. the a's are back home tonight to face cleveland. the a's have won four world series since moving to oakland and this season marks 40 years since the first championship.
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celebrations are planned for tonight and tomorrow as games. >> a big name game under way for the latest additions to will spark. apart got about 500 name suggestions for six new puppies born less than two weeks ago. there are in constant contact with their human caregivers for the first five months of their life. the park will choose their names next month. look how they're just sleeping >> i know! no worries in the world's >> the secret service sex scandal spreads. why sara palin is now weighing in >> searching for america's first milk carton kid. why investigators are digging up the basement in new york >> a bart employee thought he was doing the right thing by giving extra tickets to a family friend. will tell you why his job could
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be on the line >> a landmark restaurant in san francisco is about to close its doors for good. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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