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this is kpix5 news. >> after months of delays, bay area fisherman and which is are ready for crab season, but is it too little too late? >> they got the all-clear, state official say the crabs are safe, and emily turner is live at fishermen's wharf hoping they can make up for lost time. >> reporter: the crab fishermen have lost money, but can they make up for that? that's the big question they say probably isn't going to happen. the hustle and bustling crowd at fisherman wharf is a stark
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contrast to the lonely crabbing boats in san francisco bay. but not for much longer. >> the fleet is all right here, ready to go, they've been sitting like that for months. >> reporter: commercial grab season was closed because of high levels of acid in the crab, now, the season will open on march 26. >> with the tourists, the crab is good to eat. >> reporter: some worry it's too little, too late. 90% of the fishermen's profit de seasoning the part this missed and some say they won't even bother since it's close to molting. >> people that hung it up, starting to do other things, they couldn't wait forever. they didn't know what it was going to happen. >> reporter: and there is another concern for folks hoping to make up for lost time, crab
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fishermen have been over piling boats with crab traps, them sink lower in the water, so they're worried that any tempt will be unsafe, and they are asking people to make sure they're careful when they go out on the water. emily turner, kpix5. good news up here, but bad news for fishermen in santa cruz. the coast guard safety zone is set to be in effect until may 1. a kpix5 viewer took this video and you can see people filing out of the store on ranch drive. firefighters say the fire started on the roof at about 1:00 p.m., it was contained to some solar panels and fortunately, no one was hurt. two people have been busted,
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accused of running brothels in the bay area. shelly yu, and 45-year-old curtis ng were arrested in dub lip, they are the suspected master minds behind this. investigators say the dublin operation was just one of several. police also carried out raids in oak lands, san leandro, hayward and san mateo. officers found five female victim. they are looking into whether there are more victim out there. frustration is building as bart riders wait for the agency to figure out what is wrong with the stretch of the track in the east bay. weekend commuters tell mark kelly they've had enough. >> reporter: day four of an electrical problem on bart's yellow line has some riders seeing red. >> i just want them to fix it. >> it would be easier to have it running. >> reporter: the spokesperson said 24 weekend, maximum evident is being made to find a fix for
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the stretch of track, but the only option is hopping on one of the nine bus bridges that is looping between the two stations. >> it seems like it's more us, you have to get -- and you have to get off the bus, off the bart. >> i don't know what's wrong with the track! >> reporter: apparently, neither does bart. they do know this gadget sometimes blows out, but no idea why. >> i say they're working on the problem, trying to get it fixed. >> reporter: bart hopes an expert can help figure it out. but until then, riders are prepared to use the bus bridges come monday. >> whatever is going on, i hope they fix it. so i can get back to my regular schedule. >> reporter: mark kelly, kpix5. >> each one of those cost $1000
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to replace and hard to get. they normally run 170 train cars on a week, as of friday, about -- bart has put out a warning expect to take the bus bridge on monday as well. two americans are among the five people killed by a suicide bomber in istanbul, turkey. another 36 were wounded in the blast near a government building. nobody has claimed responsibility yet, but it is the 6th suicide bombing in turkey in the past year. the government blames kurdish militants. president obama is planning a trip to a country that has been off limits to the u.s. for decades. >> reporter: tomorrow, president obama will be the first sitting u.s. president to visit cuba in 88 years, he is the guest some locals have been waiting for all
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their lives. >> going to give you an free ride. >> reporter: some are cashing in on obama mania, creating shirts, flags, and buttons, other cubans are dreaming where his visit could lead. the this economic student says i would like obama to be more open about cubans visiting the united states, that way i could see my uncle, and be reunited. everybody should be easier for both country -- everything should be easier for both countries. during the trip, president obama will meet with cuban president raul castro, a meeting as controversial ago it is historic. george gascon is a native. >> there's been a lot of blood, that has been overlooked when we talk about cuba. >> reporter: and the trip has been a hot topic on the presidential campaign trail. >> i think he should be pushing for a free cuba. >> reporter: of the candidates looking to replace the
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president, lay out their own plans. >> i think we restoring full diplomatic relations with cuba, it will result in significant improvements for the lives of cubans and help the united states and our business community. >> reporter: while in havana, president obama will also make time for a baseball game between cube's national team, and the tampa bay rays. president obama is traveling with the first family and several members of congress, they are to arrive tomorrow, and return to the states on tuesday. white house says the zika virus won't have any impact on the president's travel plans for cuba. the cdc just put the country on a travel notice list today. it can potentially cause birth defects and neurological disorders. campaign 2061, voters are getting ready to head to the polls in arizona, utah and idaho on tuesday. presidential hopefuls are campaigning and donald trump's
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rallies continue to be filled with protestors. demonstrators shut down main roads leading to his events. same story inside. protestors were escorted out, trump supporter punched and kicked one. but trump went on with his border control message. >> illegal immigration is going to stop, it's dangerous, it's terrible. >> reporter: also in arizona, bernie sanders went to the mexican border with the promise to expand executive orders protecting undocumented immigrants. the fight over some of the historic names as yosemite park, the former concession company owns the trademark to self landmarks in the park, it wants $51 million for the rights to them. now, the national park service is asking for trademarks to be canceled, and filed a lawsuit. yosemite has stopped uses some trademark names in the meantime. >> somebody didn't read the fine
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print. some wept dark for earth -- went dark for earth hour. it's also true among many sites around the world that turned 06 the lights, earth hour was first launched in 2007 to draw attention to climate change. the pontiff has more than a million followers since showcases his account today. he wants to walk with followers along the way of god's way. he will use the name francis cast, on twitter, pope francis has 26 million followers. saturday night, it's movie night for a lot of people, but why more parents may have to leave the little ones at home. >> big names making their appearance in some form at the area's first comic-con.
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69th floor. there will alsoe an open-air observation dec you've probably seen it... u go to an "r" rated movie ane a youngster with their pare this is perfectly legal. but kpix 5's jackie ward report. some theaters are now saying "no" to kids under 6. deadpool is the latest supeo movie to play on the big screen. nats the movie about a
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attempting to make the movie going less awkward for adults. and perhaps for enjoyable, too. some people think allowing young children in a r rated movie is a decision that should be left up to the parts, not the theater -- parents not the theater. >> it's their call. >> it's up to the parents, let them decide for themselves. >> reporter: some cathedral curse are using the rule with the promise that more kid events will be available. check your local listings for details. i took an unofficial poll on my twitter account. 93% of people thought this is a good idea for movie theaters to start doing, but 7% said it should be up to the parent.
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so what do you get when you blend comics, science fiction, and tech together? welcome to the first-ever silicon valley comic-con where the worlds have collided. it has taken over san jose, and it is serious. many have dressed up for their favorite cartoon character or sky few character -- sci-fi character, and so far, people are impressed. >> it's really fun, and this is, run well. it's great. >> i must say, i'm really impressed. made a lot more of a feel of comics, and technology. so far, so good. >> tomorrow, marvel comics founder stan lee will address the crowd. some tech industry icons are making their appearances in the form of wax figures.
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there's one of steve wasniak. and steve jobs. you can post a picture on facebook with mark zuckerberg in wax. his second place finish last year was good, but this time, he earned the top spot. kpix5 sharon chin shows you the winner of this year's cbs bay area spelling bee, and the tough competition. emotionally separated from up with's racial, social or end -- >> reporter: 49 of the top spellers and families hit the studios with the regional bee. on the line, a ticket to the d-e-r-a-c-i-n-a-t-e-d.
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>> p-a-r-a-b-i-l-a. >> reporter: stan gave the kids easier words. >> u-s-i-f-r-u-c-t-u-a-r-y. >> t-a-b-b-a-r-d. >> reporter: the crowd finished down to they. last year's winner took third. >> a gift certificate to baskin robins, he had the best finish in four years, he will be too old to come back next year.
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>> just really happy. >> j-a-r-a-b-e-s-c-c-h. >> we have a winner! >> the winner, after 14ment rounds, rutvik gandhasri, who came in second last year. >> i hope you're big enough to hang on to it. >> reporter: he goes home with the gold medal and a dictionary. >> it's not a dream. it's real. >> reporter: his younger brother also competed: it's back to study for rutvik gandhasri, he will go to the national spelling bee in late may. >> and in may, we will let you know how he does in the nation's capitol. they win $30,000 cash prize
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if they win in washington, and you know what else? lifetime subscription to the -- >> spring has sprung, 9:30, day and night, just about equal length. temperature in the 50s, as we look over the well lit golden gate bridge. it's being powered by low pressure that's -- showers will be spreading south tomorrow, in terms of timing, just in time to rain on your early easter parade. here come the rain, we will freeze this at 1:00, so you can see mostly light, you know, not a downpour, but there will be ask first from north to south by 1:00 p.m., stretching from concord down to livermore, hayward, redwood city.
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not a big rain amount from this, we'll be left with clouds in terms of the futurecast, the green shows you where the rain shows up, the blur with the higher amounts, but still no more than half an inch to the north, and torches in the south bay -- 10th of an inch in the south bay. tomorrow morning, first in the north bay, over the rest of the bay area, not a lot, but you'll see the cloud, and warmer weather coming back by thursday, after a fairly rainy monday and tuesday. not a big events, but it will get wet. to the bay area, rain along the shoreline, and -- you want dry, go to fresno. sun right tomorrow morning, 7:13 a.m., daytime highs mostly in the low to mid-60s, extended forecast shows us what's on tap, showers tomorrow morning, lighter in the day for the south bay, monday and tuesday look wet for everybody. beginning to cheer out late tuesday -- clear out late tuesday. next week, temperatures will
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play... as the spurs chased4 against dallas and didn't warriors were shorthanded. spurs chased 44 straight wins at home. steve kerr was showing his full range of emotions. late in the first half, san antonio up, on the break, all the way to the rack, throws it down to make it a 10 points game. spurs defense battled steph curry. he hits the deep 3 finally, tieing the game, but that was -- still a tied game. wide open, giving golden state a two point lead. under 5 to go, san antonio up by 1. off the inbound pass, knocks down the 3, spurs go up by 4. two minutes left in the gay. san antonio -- game, san antonio's aldridge, this one's not too bad. he hits the jumper making it 84-79. he finished with 26 points, san
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antonio holds them to a season low 79 points, spurs win 87-79, drop the warriors to 52-7. >> you go, well, that's basketball, short term memory, let's get minnesota. it's not you say, we'll put this one on the back, we have two see them two more times. >> it seems like every time we've lost one, we've won ten in a row. and that's a testament to our guys' competitiveness. you saw how they fought. >> we won 11 games in a row this season. it's nothing we can't do. we're going after it. i want that for us, i like the pressure. i'm not going to shy away. we want the record, and we're going after it. >> 11-2. coming up in sport, the sharks
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taking on the ducks. >> and ladies from stanford look to move on to the next round, we'll be right back. ♪ ee-e-e-oh-mum-oh-weh ♪ hush my darling... ♪ don't fear my darling... ♪ the lion sleeps tonight. [snoring.] ♪ hush my darling... [snoring.] ♪ don't fear my darling... ♪ the lion sleeps tonight. [snoring.] take the roar out of snore.
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buck, free throw is good, and 28-17, cardinal. late in the half, mccall knocks down the three, stanford cruised to the win. >> exciting to see her down there, and, you know, what's a little weird, when my mom saw jennifer, she's like crying, jennifer lost, i'm like -- i'm blood. but everyone just loves jennifer. but, you know, i love winning more. on the men's side: gonzaga had plans, hitting from way downtown. 9 point lead. gonzaga wins over utah for the
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