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show us what happened. >> those teenagers plowed in to a parked car, actually the black bmw right across the street, seriously injuring the driver. >> an update on injuries, the driver is going to have a broken left arm. >> reporter: the stolen car's owner says when he realized what was happening, he hopped in to another car and started following after the fleeing suspects. >> my car got stolen. that's all i know. we started following the guy. >> reporter: it wasn't long before the suspects panicked and plowed in to a parked car. >> once we noticed we were -- once he noticed we were following him, he lost control, starting driving like a maniac. >> reporter: san jose police will ultimately investigate the theft of the subsequent crash but the mission of the first firefighters to arrive at the scene late last night was simply to rescue the five teenagers still trapped inside the car. >> our main priority is the actual patient treatment and getting them to the hospital for
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further evaluation and then pd will follow up with the investigation. >> reporter: a neighbor who witnessed the aftermath of the crash said what might have begun as a joyride could easily have ended in tragedy. >> the thing i'm thinking of, it's really simple and easy to follow the rules. you could think that something is going to be harmless, then it lands you in big trouble. and it puts other people in harm's way. >> the owner of the stolen car will not face any charges for following or pursuing his stolen car. he was actually on the phone with police the entire time, telling them where those suspects were going. in san jose, devin fehely, kpix 5. a bay area baby born prematurely after a car crash killed his mother is showing signs of improvement. baby christopher remains in serious condition at valley medical center in san jose, but new video shows him opening his hand and wiggling his fingers in
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an incubator. christopher's mother was not 7 months pregnant when the car she was riding in crashed on highway 101 wednesday. doctors were able to deliver her son but couldn't save her. friends and family have set up a gofundme page to help with funeral expenses. also in san jose, a hit-and-run driver cleared out part of a city block after slamming in to a gas line on the side of a building and speeding away. it happened around 1:00 on story road near jackson avenue. utility workers were called in to cap the leaking gas line while firefighters stayed on the scene to keep people away. >> the biggest danger obviously is we've got natural gas free flowing out of this pipe. so right near the leak there's too much gas for it to actually ignite but somewhere else we could possibly have ignition sources. there's always a danger of that. >> pg&e shut off the gas but they're still on scene repairing the line. a block long stretch of story road is shut down between
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leeward drive and adrian way and evacuations are still in effect for that area. as for the hit-and-run driver who started it all, police are still searching. smoky skies over san simian tonight where the chimney fire is closing in on historic hearst castle. it's now just miles away after exploding in size. it's destroyed about 50 structures. hundreds more are threatened, including the hearst estate a few miles away. right now the fire is 35% contained but cal fire says it has the potential to spread anywhere. kpix 5's maria medina shows us that has firefighters on guard to defend the castle. >> reporter: firefighters battling the chimney fire in the air, thousands on the ground. and now they fear hearst castle could be in its destructive path. the national historic landmark originally built for newspaper publisher william randolph hearst. a mansion often visited by politicians and the hollywood elite nearly a century ago, now
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open to the public for tours until now. >> the fire is burning in two different directions. the wind changes about every 12 hours. thankfully there are low numbers of houses out there that need to be protected but hearst castle is in the area. >> reporter: battalion chief says the fire is unpredictable as it creeps closer to hearst castle. >> 4 miles doesn't sound too far. >> it's not too far. the fire would have to make a severe left turn and go to the west to go to the castle but the hearst property is large. >> are you treating it differently because it's an historical landmark? >> it is an historical landmark. we have a plan already created for that. normally when the town is threatened, there's usually a pre-attack plan established. this is no different. >> reporter: he says hundreds of firefighters are preparing for the fire on the edge of the hearst property. they've dug a 16-foot wide contingency line created to stop the flames there, far enough away from the castle. but the challenge of course, the
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wind that could send embers flying in to the historical hearst estate. >> the fuels are so dry, they're putting off record setting energy releases right now which means the fire is burning hotter than it ever has. >> but they are getting more and more help every single day. as firefighters gain the upper hand in other nearby wildfires, they're being pulled off to help with the chimney fire. in the newsroom, maria medina, kpix 5. the devastating clayton fire is just about fully contained. it destroyed nearly 300 homes, businesses, and other buildings as it ripped through downtown lower lake a week ago. a clearlake man is behind bars tonight accused of intentionally starting that fire and more than a dozen others. to the south now where the cedar fire is burning out of control in the southern sierra. that's grown to 18,000 acres and only 5% contained. the fires forced many from their homes in the kernville area. others are being warned to be able to leave at a moment's
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notice. >> reporter: another tough blow for the torn california crabbing industry. the state is warning seafood lovers to steer clear of certain crabs and shellfish caught off the coast. kpix 5's cate cauguiran on the chemical they're carrying that could make you sick. >> reporter: barry day makes his living off the sea with salmon, tuna, and crab. after the california department of public health issued a warning to avoid eating rock crabs from half moon bay, salmon is all he's selling today. according to the california department of public health, rock crab caught and tested here in half moon bay shows domoic acid levels 10 times more than the action level which is 30 parts per million. the warning also includes shellfish, oysters, muscles, clams, scallops caught between pigeon point and monterey county. >> they used to be 50 parts per million. no one even got sick. why is it 30 parts per million
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now? more realistic research has to be done on it because other countries aren't following the standard. >> reporter: and the state's action levels have cut down business dramatically, especially during the last dungeness crab season when high domoic acid levels shut down most of dungeness crab fishing. >> we plan our bills to be in late november, insurance and stuff like this, your whole finances are set up. this year, bang. stopped. >> reporter: that shutdown caused $48 million in losses for the crab industry. barry said some of his fellow fishermen went out of business and he said the state should work harder to find a fix. >> they're looking for the problem. look for the solution. at the end of the day we don't want people getting sick. >> reporter: but people we spoke with say they won't take any chances with the new warning. >> they've been doing the tests in the water. there are the officials who tell us what we can and can't eat. i'd listen to them. >> we wait till it's all clear. we have them to worry about.
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family. it's not worth the effects of what it can do to your body. >> reporter: so far no illnesses have been reported. in half moon bay, cate cauguiran, kpix 5. >> domoic acid poisoning can hit people within 30 minutes of eating toxic seafood. minor symptoms include diarrhea and vomiting. more severe cases can cause seizure, coma, even death. still to come, protecting california kids from violent bullies. >> i would want my children or my grandchildren to go to school. >> the new law that gives them the decision on who stays and who goes. >> legalizing recreational marijuana is now more possible than ever. >> this multimillion-dollar steam bath is helping protect one of california's biggest cash crops. we'll show you how. >> we'll show you what's happening in the forecast as we overlook ocean beach, the low clouds and any prospects for change?
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today.. to call for an end to hate-driven violence. a colorful march through san francisco's castro district today to call for an end to hate driven violence. demonstrators gathered at jane warner plaza for a peaceful protest. they're also calling on the public for solutions to end hate crimes against the lgbt community. the governor just signed a new law aimed at curbing violence in california schools. >> it gives school districts the power to transfer classmates. not everyone thinks it's the best idea. >> reporter: now that's something california school districts can make happen. >> the thinking behind this is you can have the victim and the
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perpetrator both on the same campus. >> reporter: it's an issue that superintendent brian dolan has seen repeatedly in his eight years as principal at dixon high school. >> i can think of about five or six instances through that time where this would have been applicable. >> reporter: the new law allows school districts to remove a student convicted of a violent felony or designated misdemeanor if the victim goes to the same school. before the bill, dolan says schools were left with little power to help victims avoid their offenders. >> even in the case where a restraining order was issued, students still have the right to get their education, so that surpasses that restraining order. >> reporter: we asked local parents what they think. >> i don't think you should be around children if you've had a felony of whatever sort. >> reporter: father of three sean mcclinton says it's not so black and white. >> it's kind of mixed emotions about it because if you send them to another school, then they have the opportunity to do
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it to another child. >> a lot of people make a lot of mistakes and i don't think it's fair to stop them from going to school, especially if it's in the district. >> reporter: dolan says the new law may actually be good for the offender and help both parties get a fresh start. >> it allows for separation, the hope being that the victim in particular does not experience any negative repercussions. >> dolan says in the days of social media many incidents don't just involve two students. so separation is key. in sacramento, macy jenkins, kpix 5. arrest for minor drug and property crimes just hit an all time low in california but it's not because people are behaving themselves any better. it's largely the result of prop 47. the ballot initiative reduced many of those crimes from felonies to misdemeanors. in an effort to clear out california's overcrowded jails and prisons. experts say there have been 52,000 fewer arrests overall since voters approved it in
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2014. california might be closer than ever to legalizing recreational marijuana. a new uc berkeley poll found 60% of voters are in favor of the measure in the upcoming november ballot. prop 64 would also change certain sentences for marijuana crimes, most notably reducing the punishment for selling pot. a pro pot lobby is burning through a lot of cash to get the proposition passed. they've contributed $6 million to the cause. opponents have raised less than $200,000. new at 6:00, a fresh use for an age old process. the central valley nut company is now steam pasteurizing its products to make them safer to eat. kpix 5 don ford shows us how they do it. >> reporter: almonds, walnuts, and even peanut butter have had several outbreaks of salmonella contamination over the past dozen years which has led to several recalls, damaging consumer trust in the market.
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while alpine pacific nut, just outside modesto, has never had a recall, executive brock middleton says the company is ramping up a new process. >> the steam pasteurization process helps control the microbiological issues. >> reporter: pasteurizing? like me, i'm sure you're thinking milk, so how in the world do you pasteurize a walnut? it ain't easy. you start with a custom built multimillion-dollar machine that handles loads the size of a big rig truck and lots of steam. >> it's hot in here. >> it is. >> reporter: nearly 80,000 pounds are loaded at a time but the real key is not steam. it's vacuum. once loaded and sealed, most of the air is pumped out. >> you draw a deep enough vacuum and as soon as you inject the steam, it instantly fills up all the area in the chamber. that's how it gets inside the liners, inside the boxes. 92 this big boy tool also comes with its own remote and that
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controls this yellow thing, a robot that loads the chamber so people don't have to go anywhere inside. california produces almost all of the nation's walnuts and demand for steam pasteurized walnuts is growing so much, the company is expanding and planning to add a second unit next spring. outside modesto, don ford, kpix 5. >> in case you're wondering, yes, steam pasteurized walnuts do cost more. you get what you pay for. as we have a look at mount diablo with a few clouds out there, just some blow off from the sierra where they've got thunderstorms tonight. let's see this in a second. we've got diablo, vantage point from dublin. here are the numbers. in concord, 73 degrees. livermore, 71. very pleasant evening in the east bay. 73 for san jose. it's not bad anywhere. san francisco has got 60 and a few clouds coming in. tomorrow afternoon, the numbers will be cooler. low 80s inland. low 70s around the bay.
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no major changes but look at the low clouds bloom overnight so that by sunrise tomorrow and there after we've got plenty of low clouds around the bay area to start out monday morning. as the day goes on, the clouds melt back. we get mostly sunny skies until tomorrow night when the low clouds come back in. it's the old ebb and flow of the clouds. numbers are going to ebb and flow too. they're going to cool off monday. then they'll warm back up to 90 degrees by midweek. but anything dramatic? no. maybe at the as game tomorrow night when the as take on the cleveland indians at 7:05 p.m. partly sunny skies. a game time temperature of fairly brisk. overnight lows, readings in the mid 50s. it is not a hot august night. no nights this week will be. we've got more of the same coming our way. weak high pressure and temperatures tomorrow even in the central valley managed only mid 80s. 86 at sacramento.
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78 for redding. 96 in fresno. 76 degrees in tahoe and thunderstorms in the sierra. a distinct possibility. back in the bay area, we're going to be looking at numbers to be a few degrees below average with 63 degrees in san francisco as opposed to where we should be, about 68. concord, 79 degrees. average 87. san jose, 77 tomorrow. oakland tomorrow, 67 degrees. down in the south bay we'll begin with low clouds and then we'll finish with plenty of sun coming out by mid-morning. 82 at campbell. 61 at half moon bay. 68 for pacifica. 82 at morgan hill. over in the east bay we'll be seeing numbers a little bit warmer than that at brentwood. 93 degrees. 92 in antioch. 81 in fairfield. 68 in benecia. 71 for vallejo. in marin, numbers will be in the mid 70s with 75 at santa rosa. along the shoreline, cooler than that. you want warmth, ladies and gentlemen, let me present you
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with ukiah. windsor, 78. st. helena, 80. extended forecast, we'll go with stratus quo, the usual low clouds in the morning and clearing up by midday along the coast. inland we'll have a mostly sunny day. all the way through the end of the week with temperatures warming to near 90 degrees by wednesday. we'll cool it off as we head in to next weekend and this is as per usual. summertime in the bay area looking kind of cool. looking very cool is mr. glen. >> how can i possibly follow up a weather segment like that? have to figure it out. what have we got for you in the 6:00 sports? plenty this sunday afternoon. what does cal football and veggie mite sandwiches have in common? ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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start today's "san francisco " they high endurance athletes jumped off a barge and in to the bay. the start today of the san francisco triathlon. they swam to st. francis' yacht
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club. they began biking south, traveling 23 miles along the great highway in skyline boulevard. back at crissy field they ditched their bikes and completed a six-mile run through the presidio. hundreds of kids and adults alike were building whatever they wanted at the annual bricks by the bay lego convention in santa clara. the seventh year for the popular event. it's run entirely by volunteers and all the extra proceeds goes to charity. that looks like fun. >> something for everyone. vern. >> speaking of something for everyone, baseball. how can you not like baseball? especially this time of year. we've got it up top. giants in business as we speak. scoreless hosting the mets in the 5th. giants' grip on the first place in the west is online. we'll have a crew on the game. story coming up in game day tonight. food, eye black, game in
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chicago. mid 1980s throwbacks. todd fraser, 1st inning rbi. chicago led 3-0. look at davis swing the lumber. two-run blast. cut the deficit to 3-2. bottom 4th, jose abreu, like he did yesterday, he went yard off of zach neil. gave the white sox a little breathing room. the as did get a runner at 2nd. for coco crisp, he hit it well but not well enough as he landed in the glove of adam eaton. 4-2 the final. as have lost 7-8. they'll host cleveland tomorrow. 58 degrees at first pitch so i heard. nfl, 49er business, two games in the books. quarterback blaine gabbert has not outright won the job but he hasn't lost it either. with colin kaepernick still on the shelf, unlikely quarterback candidate to talk about.
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christian ponder, he can move. look at the former raider go. last night at the broncos. 22-yard scamper and he wasn't done. six days ago he was out of work, mowing his lawn and painting his house in arizona and he came on strong for the 9ers last night in the 31-24 victory. chatted with dennis o'donnell last night. >> you're only 28 years old. were you surprised you were painting a house instead of on somebody's team? >> i was. i trained hard in the spring, hoping someone would give me a call. it didn't happen. doesn't matter now. i'm going to make the best of this opportunity and i'm very grateful. >> talk about christian ponder too. we all know he was painting a house last week. >> he's been out here, basically the mvp. getting touchdowns. i'm proud of that man. he came in and did his job.
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olympic gold medal ballers today in rio. the united states men took care of serbia by 30. 96-56. kevin durant here, one of three warriors joining klay thompson and draymond green. the usa winning its third straight gold medal. durant scored three. that's the second gold. a beach on the greensboro, north carolina course. this is the pga windham championship stop. final round. nice rainbow. came down to the sharp shooting kim. a 3 under 67. a tiger woods fist pump at 18. he won by five shots. the first career victory. nascar, a lot of left turns in bristol, tennessee. lap 358, kyle busch in the a team, little smack from justin. busch finished 39th of 40. how did he feel about that? uh-huh. as for the finish, kevin harvick in the 4 car led a race high 128
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laps to win his second race of the year. celebrated by doing donuts. college football, the season is about to drop. in fact, where it's already monday in sydney, australia, the cal football team is prepping. friday they get to unveil the new quarterback. davis webb as they open up against hawaii. a highly touted texas tech transfer is a spread offense phenom. he has not tried the australian approved veggie mite sandwich. webb followed his good friend jared goff. you can bet there's been a lot of texting traffic between the two. >> what's the best piece of advice he gave you? >> i was looking at school, he was telling me about how good the receiving core will be after
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they lost the top six receivers. he said trust me on this. i'm just telling you these receivers are just as good as the ones that left. so i kind of heard him, didn't really believe him. then i came out here, text him immediately after the first practice like dang, dude, you're right. he was like what did you think, i was lying to you? i was like, kinda. >> you can see the full interview tonight on game day at 11:35. we have more from the 49ers in denver. count down to kick-off. two more preseason games left for the nfl and again, college football, less than a week away. >> days away. >> busy man. coming up in our next half hour, they risk their lives to stop a terror attack on a train. now one year later the three california heroes are sharing their story in a new book. >> the historic flooding in the south might cost you more on your next trip to the store.
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the supermarket staple that could soon be in short supply. >> who knew you were actually pretty good at this game. >> san francisco is building international bridges with ping-pong paddles. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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father: [beat box sounds] baby: [giggling] teens are recovering from various injuries.. after allegedly crashing a stolen car in san jose. the our top stories tonight, five teens recovering from various injuries after allegedly crashing a stolen car in san jose. the owner of the car was just behind them in another car. while passing along details to police over the phone, the teens ownered the owner following them, then they lost control and crashed. all are expected to recover. the local shellfish industry is taking a new hit.
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the state health department is warning people to avoid eating rock crabs from half moon bay and oysters, clams, and other fish which contain domoic acid which can make people sick. it's delayed the start of the dungeness crab season for months. smoke and ash are hovering over san simeon. the 24,000 acre fire has threatens hundreds of homes. disturbing news about a deadly terror attack in turkey. the suicide bomber was a child. it happened at a kurdish wedding on the turkish syrian border. more than 50 people were killed and 70 others hurt including the bride and groom. the explosion was so strong it took out concrete chunks of nearby buildings and shattered all the windows. officials say the person who carried out the attack was between 12 and 14 years old.
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one year ago today three buddies from northern california stepped up to stop a terror attack on a paris-bound train. >> now you can experience every heart pounding moment from their point of view. their new book and where they are today. >> reporter: stopping a terror attack on a train headed to paris. now they're hoping to share a personal side. >> we're really goofy and immature, especially together. if the three of us were here, probably be joking on camera. >> reporter: anthony sadler sat down with us days before the one-year anniversary of the heroic acts that led the three sacramento men the french medal of honor and a chance to meet president obama. >> he asked us like what do you want to do in life? what do you do when the president asks you what do you want to do? >> it's amazing. >> reporter: now a book, the 15:17 to paris, is a detailed
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account from alek skarlatos, stone, and sadler's perspective. >> it's how each of us were feeling at the time because we saw different things the other one might not have seen. >> reporter: the book goes beyond what happened that day. it's a bond so strong that sadler says without it things may have played out differently. >> the reason i got out of my seat is because i saw spencer get up out of his seat. i don't know what i would have done by myself. i think that's where our bond and friendship comes in to play. i think that's what's interesting about the book. the reader gets to know why we feel that way about each other. why i would chase him toward the guy holding the gun. >> reporter: a humbling experience that has left these friends and their families filled with gratitude. >> they're thankful like i am to be here still today, being around family, being able to enjoy life still. for spencer, a couple times he came so close. i think we're each enjoying every day and being thankful for
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the things we get to do. >> the true story of a terrorist, a train, and three american heroes comes out on tuesday. sadler says some studios are already talking about turning it in to a movie. a pregnant woman is among the victims of a gruesome mass killing in alabama. the suspect now facing six counts of capital murder. five of the adults and one for the unborn baby. investigators say the two women and three men were attacked with multiple weapons including a gun and an ax. as they slept in a home outside mobile. they say the suspect then abducted his estranged girlfriend from the home along with a 3-month-old baby. both were found alive in mississippi where the suspect surrendered hours later. the motive for the murder is still unclear but investigators say the estranged girlfriend told them she'd been staying with a relative at the home to escape an abusive relationship. the historic flooding in the south could mean a rise in the
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price of rice. arkansas was hit hard by the same heavy rain that devastated louisiana. it produces about half of the nation's rice. farmers just started harvesting this year's crop when heavy rain began slamming the region last weekend. they're worried bad weather could make it worse but economists say it's likely it won't be enough to push up consumer prices for rice and rice-based products. now to campaign 2016, 78 days to go until the election. wendy gillette shows us while hillary clinton is pulling ahead with voters and donors, donald trump is busy trying to boost something else. his image. >> on november 8th, you've got to get out and vote, right? >> reporter: top republican officials say donald trump is back on track after a series of controversies. >> i think he's shown maturity. i think he's growing in his role. he's a person who's never run for public office. >> reporter: polls tell the tale of a trump campaign that's faltered.
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hillary clinton is now leading trump nationally by at least 5 points. a cbs battleground tracker poll shows clinton has extended her lead in ohio, improving since july. the only state with recent polling that doesn't show clinton leading. trump's new campaign manager kelly ann conway says voters are seeing a more focused candidate. >> this is the best week i think so far in the trump campaign mostly because he's able to be himself, the authentic donald trump, but also the pivot he's made is on substance. >> reporter: clinton's team disagreed with the claim. >> we're not seeing a pivot. donald trump himself said this was not a pivot. >> reporter: trump introduced his first ad buy of the campaign. clinton is far ahead raising money, ranking in $326 million since 2015. more than twice of what trump has brought in. right now vice presidential candidate tim kaine is wrapping
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up a sunday swing through the bay area busy collecting cash for the clinton campaign. he had a trio of fundraisers in san francisco, santa clara, and atherton. as for his running mate, she'll be back in the bay area this week for a high dollar fundraiser hosted by apple ceo tim cook. the clinton campaign announced it's halfway to its goal of raising $1 billion for the 2016 race. donald trump will hold his own bay area fundraiser in napa valley next monday. ticket prices go from $5,000 to $500,000 for a seat for what's being called the trump victory council. a different kind of competition in san francisco's chinatown today where dozens of players gathered for an annual ping-pong tournament. even the mayor got in on the action. >> reporter: for the people of china, the real hero of the olympics may be this man. ma long. he's the number one player in
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the world in his national sport of table tennis. but then again, there's one player he has yet to take on. >> please welcome honorable mayor ed lee. >> reporter: at the opening ceremony of the annual san francisco chinatown ping-pong tournament, mayor ed lee put on mad skills for the game he's been playing since he was a kid. >> i think there's a lot of kids that can slam on me. >> reporter: this country has a long way to go to challenge the chinese, says alaina who just served as an official at the rio game. >> u.s. usually much lower level but it's getting popular. there's a couple youngsters who are really good. >> reporter: some day one of
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those may be 11-year-old emily of san jose. she's been playing for four years now and just returned from beijing. her dad says she can beat about half the kids she plays in china and it doesn't seem to bother her that over here show usually has to play against adults. >> adults are easier to beat because i can hit the corners and they can't get it. kids run faster so it's going to be harder. >> so you'd rather play adults? >> yeah. >> she'll keep training, and who knows, one day she might too be an olympic hero wear ing red, white, and blue. >> the san francisco ping-pong tournament began five years ago as a cultural exchange project. 200 participants competed this year. still to come, all eyes will be on one bay area courtroom this week but it's not the case that's getting the attention.
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it's the judge who's about to rule on it. >> a new bay area apartment complex being ordered to tone it down but it's not noise that's upsetting the neighbors. it's the loud colors. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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all eyes will be on one san clara county judge.. when he makes his ruling in sex- crime case. time for a look at the big stories happening around the bay area this week. >> all eyes will be on one santa county judge when he makes a ruling on a sex crimes case. it will be judge aaron persky's first sentence since he received criticism for handing a light sentence. on thursday, persky will decide whether to reduce a san jose man's child pornography conviction from a felony to a misdemeanor. a newark woman accused of getting way too close to the kardashians will be back in
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court tomorrow. she's accused of stalking kris jenner and three other members of the famous family. she's accused of extortion. more bay area kids head back to school this upcoming week and starting this year, parents can no longer opt out based on personal beliefs. all students attending public or private schools must be vaccinated unless they have a valid medical reason why they can't be. a brand new apartment complex will have to tone it down after neighbors complain the color scheme was way too loud. the new tam ridge residences back up to highway 101, making the bright pallet of green, orange, and gray highly visible. the city has asked the builder to soften the spectrum. the commission meets tuesday night to reveal new color schemes. have an opinion on how
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b.a.r.t. should be spending your tax dollars? now is your chance to share it. the transit agency will hold the first of a series of television town halls. it will be taking public input on b.a.r.t. riders. a big anniversary coming up in napa. wednesday marks two years since the 6.0 earthquake rocked the north bay, causing nearly a billion dollars in damage from napa to vallejo. it was the largest quake to strike the bay area since loma prietas in 1989. coming up, neighbors kicked to the curb. tonight the fed up tenants who tell us real estate investors are co-opting their community and forcing them out. >> a tricky operation to free a california bulldog who disappeared in his own backyard
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for days. >> and we'll also have a look at the forecast as we look at the bay bridge and the low overcast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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the sharks -- named "montau two baby great white sharks are getting a taste of freedom while contributing to science. the sharks in montauk were released and tagged so scientists can track them and
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learn more about their migratory patterns. a delicate operation to rescue a blind bulldog trapped underground for days. >> angus! >> 14-year-old angus disappeared on wednesday after following his owner outside. turns out he was in the backyard the whole time. he dropped down this hidden hole in the ground and couldn't get out. firefighters pulled the pooch to safety yesterday after a neighbor finally spotted him. aside from being a little thirsty and a little dusty, he's doing okay. in tennessee a family dog pulled off quite a rescue himself when he threw himself between a little boy and a venomous snake. the holloways were sitting on their porch last week when shiloh suddenly went charging toward their 18-month-old son. >> shiloh was laying over there and he jumped up and ran toward the baby. for just a moment i had that brief flash of oh, my gosh, he's going after the baby. couldn't really see but he grabbed something, jumped back,
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and kind of jumped up straight up in the air and yelped a little bit. >> turns out shiloh had been bitten on the neck by the copper head snake he just snatched away from baby bryson's feet. he's just a little bit swollen but as you might imagine he's been getting the royal treatment from his grateful family. >> good dog. >> very good. 5:00 tonight, tahoe valley airport reported thunder, an echo of what's happening in the sierra tonight and has been happening this afternoon. sun comes up, heats that air above the sierra and blossoms in to thunderstorms. so there was some along the spine of the great range this afternoon. will be as we wrap up the monsoon season over the desert southwest. a thrust fault out there in the east bay. 77 degrees. mount diablo gets bumped up a couple millimeters every year because of the tectonic strain in the area. concord, 73. oakland, 64. livermore, 71. san francisco, 60. here's how it looks.
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futurecast, tonight you can see the low clouds back in. sunrise, plenty of low clouds. by 9:00 in the morning it will begin to pull back until we see mostly sunny skies over much of the bay area. this is all by way of the usual here they come and there they go. look for any big changes this week. low clouds, fog will persist at the coast. it does cool off a little bit tomorrow in to the low 80s inland. it will be back to the near 90-degree range. overnight lows will be in the 50s for the bay area. sun up at 6:32 a.m. santa rosa tonight down to 52. vallejo down to 55. fremont, 57. san jose, 58. heading out, expect thunderstorms in the sierra. and in the bay area we're going to be looking at temperatures about 5 degrees below average. extended forecast, we'll look for the usual low clouds in the night and early morning hours. things will warm up as we get toward midweek. about 90 degrees inland by wednesday. and so it looks like a pretty
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west oakland has been a hot- spot for local artists and musicians. with its spacious lofts and turn of the century, it's been a place for artists and musicians. >> the people who have long called it home are getting pushed out. >> it's kind of a quintessentially oakland kind of space. >> reporter: he says last year the huge warehouse across the street used to be a vibrant place filled with artists and musicians. now it sits empty. >> what the city wound up doing was coming in red tagging it and
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evicting 100-plus people. >> reporter: one of them, greg hart. >> we were never given clear information. we got a notice slip under the door. >> reporter: a notice posted in early 2015 about a new management company run by danny haber. hart says tenants soon found out about haber's reputation. in san francisco he's taking over dilapidated buildings and turned them in to co-ops for young professionals. >> a rental hit man. >> reporter: hart fears the same thing will happen at 1919 market street. the property is less than a mile from uber's planned new downtown oakland office building. a selling point for new tech workers. but it needs a lot of work. a tenant's youtube video shows a leaky roof, unsafe wiring and unsanitary conditions. tenants have now filed a lawsuit claiming haber's management company, the prior management company, and the owner refused
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to make repairs as a way to get the tenants out. >> they certainly would have been faced with a choice, either spend a significant amount of resources in bringing the building up to code, or do nothing and to rely on the red tagging process to get everyone out at once. >> months after haber's company took over the building here, the city gave notice. the building was unsafe to occupy. the city red tagged the building, effectively displacing the tenants. >> there were areas unsafe. >> reporter: rachel flynn heads the planning and building department. >> what happens is one of the residents complained to us that they didn't believe the building was safe. >> reporter: she says red tagging the building wasn't designed to help the developer get people out. >> there's about 120 artists who say they've lost their living and work spaces. what are your thoughts about the situation? >> once we know about it, then it becomes part of our responsibility. >> reporter: meanwhile, tenants started getting agreements like
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this one, offering money to temporarily move out. with a promise that anyone who signed could come back once the remodel was completed. but hart noticed something. >> the last line was, you can't sue anybody if you sign this. >> reporter: he later learned there was no need to sign anything, an oakland ordinance requires landlords doing major renovations to provide relocation money to tenants and a right to return. >> i was being led by the nose to sign the agreements that would hold him harmless. i now know what it feels like to be a patsy. >> i encourage my clients to get a release when they do any kind of transaction. the fact we're being sued says i probably gave my client good advice. >> reporter: it offers a one-year lease at the same rent they were paying before. as for letting conditions get worse to speed up the red tapping process -- >> it's an unfortunate thing that these people have to leave. i get that and that was not the plan. we worked hard with the city to
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try to avoid that but at the end of the day this is going to create housing where none legally existed before. >> reporter: meanwhile, back at 1919 market street, demolition is underway. >> i don't think anyone has done anything for the people who were evicted from that property. and i think it's a lousy outcome. >> the units at 1919 market street will be rented out at market rate right now. that's about $3,000 a month. >> thanks so much for watching. 60 minutes is next. we'll see you back here at 11:00. ,,,,,,
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