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from mount tamalpais... is found safe. now we're learning what lead to her overnight disappearance. now at noon, a teenager reported missing from mount tam is found safe. now we're learning what led to her overnight disappearance. good afternoon, i'm michelle griego. >> and i'm kenny choi.
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the intense search for that 16- year-old hiker has ended with the girl safe and sound. kpix 5's jessica flores has the details from the command post. >> reporter: search-and-rescue were looking through the dark tail looking for the teenaged girls last night until they found her this morning safe and unharmed. the 16-year-old and a friend went hiking. after a disagreement, the two separated around 8 p.m. last night. >> one girl was able to safely get back and seek assistance and help. but sarah in her case found herself lost and disoriented. >> reporter: the lieutenant says sarah got one cell phone call out to her father letting him know she was lost. about 30 rescuers, marin water district rangers and sheriff's deputies, started looking for her and at one point may have been within feet of her.
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>> it appears in this case she became fearful of the fact that there were two people on the trails late at night in the dark and she actually hid. >> reporter: she hid along the trail until daylight. and around 7 a.m., rescuers spotted her on the trail and brought her down to her father. now the sheriff's office says this scare is a reminder of the grade school lesson -- if you are lost in the wood, stay put, hug a tree. >> we'll find you. so just wait. it may take longer than you want, but the fact is we're going to come find you. >> reporter: in fairfax, jessica flores, kpix 5. an oakland family is facing deportation in just a matter of days after years of trying to obtain legal immigration status. i.c.e. gave them 90 days to leave the country. kpix 5's jackie ward has their story. >> it's a very difficult situation. i put a very long fight. >> reporter: after 23 years of living the american dream
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illegally, the family will be deported in five days. >> i always thought you know that everything was gonna be all right. [ crying ] >> we wouldn't have to leave. i don't -- i have done nothing wrong. >> reporter: she and her husband have four children. they are taking their youngest with them back to mexico but leaving the rest behind. leaving the 23-year-old daughter in charge of her younger sisters. her immigration status is in jeopardy. she is protected under the "deferred action for childhood arrivals" program, something that may be discontinued. >> the obama administration had put them on an order of supervision which allowed them to stay here even though they had a deportation order. >> reporter: this is the difference between how the obama administration and the trump administration handle immigration. >> this administration says that they want good people.
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that's what my family is. they don't want bad hombres. my parents have never done anything, no criminal conviction. >> reporter: she and the family say they don't blame i.c.e. for this. they are just pawns of the administration, they say, and they're doing their jobs. in oakland, jackie ward, kpix 5. >> the family is set to meet with senator dianne feinstein this afternoon, but they don't have hope. they have already bought tickets back to mexico. san francisco mayor lee is honoring the first responders from the shooting at the u.p.s. building back in june. members from several agencies that responded that day were invited to city hall today for a special ceremony. back on june 14, u.p.s. driver jimmy lam walked into the potrero hill facility armed with a gun and shot and killed three fellow employees before turning the gun on himself. mayor lee says that the actions are the first responders that day are the kind of team work we need right now. >> in these kinds of events, it really takes a whole village of different agencies to work and
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coordinate and, you know, with ongoing dialogue that we have on a national level, we're going to have to do a lot more collaboration these days to keep our city safe. >> two other people were injured in that shooting. and five people had minor injuries trying to leave the building. fremont police are trying to track down $9,000 worth of football gear stolen from a high school. here is the washington high school team on the field. police say someone left their gym unlocked during a construction project this summer and that's when they say someone snuck in and stole the gear including helmets and pads. google is facing lawsuits after a former software engineer posted a controversial memo about gender and diversity. kpix 5's katie nielson reports from mountain view. >> reporter: in just a few hours, google's ceo will meet with employees here in mountain view to discuss gender issues that were raised by a now fired software engineer. >> i decided to create the document just to clarify my
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thoughts. >> reporter: damore spoke publicly for the first time with a youtube channel explaining why he wrote the memo after attending a google diversity event. >> there's a lot of shaming, no, you can't say that. but that's sexist. you can't do this. there's just so much hypocracy in a lot of things they are saying. >> a program is threatening a lawsuit over evidence it found showing women were paid less than men at the tech giant. google said its own internal analysis shows there's no wage discrimination based on gender. >> they complain to human resources and nothing was done about it. >> reporter: bay area civil rights attorney james finburg
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says almost 70 women came forward who are also current or former google employees saying they made less than their male counterparts. >> the culture at google is hostile to women, that women are channeled into what are perceived to be softer positions. >> reporter: finburg says he will file a gender discrimination class action lawsuit against google within the next few weeks. also, that former software engineer who wrote the memo is now thinking about suing google for wrongful termination. katie nielsen, kpix 5. u.s. defense secretary james mattis will be in silicon valley to visit google but his main order of business is to check out the department of defense's experimental unit also based in mountain view. the trip follows criticism from many tech ceos over president trump's policies on immigration and climate change. north korea has responded to president trump's fire and fury comment with a detailed plan threatening the u.s. territory of guam. and the president is now saying
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that maybe his statement wasn't tough enough. paula reed has the latest from the white house. >> reporter: north korea's military says it will be ready by mid-august, simultaneously launching four missiles that will fly over japan and will land in the waters off the u.s. territory of guam. the plan is awaiting dictator kim jong-un's approval. guam's governor estimates chances of a strike at a million to one but homeland security officials have still told residents to have a plan in place just in case. >> i guess the first thing that comes to mind is, um, you know, immediately first where's my family? you know to happs, we're apart. >> reporter: north korea says it's in response to president trump who promised fire and fury if north korea continues to threaten america. the general in charge of north korea's missile force said, sound dialogue is not possible with president trump and that only absolute force can work on
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him. the president's words promising fire and fury were his own. trump administration officials insist everyone is on the same page. >> whether it's the white house, the state department or the department of defense, we are speaking with one voice. >> reporter: secretary of defense james mattis issued his own threat wednesday, saying further action from north korea could lead to the end of its regime and the destruction of its people. paula reed, cbs news, the white house. the united states has expelled two cuban diplomats after u.s. agents in havana came down with a strange illness. late last year state department employees started complaining about hearing loss and headaches. u.s. officials are investigating whether the symptoms were caused by devices the cuban government installed outside embassy workers' homes. >> initially, when they started reporting what i will just call symptoms, it took time to figure out what it was and this is still ongoing. >> cuba's foreign ministry says an urgent investigation was launched into the illnesses in
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february. meanwhile, security has been increased around the embassy and diplomatic homes in havana. still ahead a fight in the food industry. why some california farmers are upset over the ever popular cauliflower. >> watching people on the beach not too many people out there because it's cold and cloudy right along the coastline. when we're going to get some clearing and what this means for our temperatures coming up. ♪[ music ]
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the labor department says the number of applicants for nt benefits ro more americans filed for unemployment last week. the labor department says the number of applicants for
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unemployment benefits rose by 3,000 to 244,000 people. but analysts say overall the labor market is strong and at record employment rates over the last year. today investors are watching earnings from snap the parent company of snapchat. the value of the stock is down in early trading today. let's check the big board right now. and you can see the dow is down about 143 points. cauliflower rice or minced cauliflower is a trendy substitute for carbs these days but members of the rice industry are taking issue over the product's name. john blackstone reports. >> reporter: in the rich farmland of california's salinas valley and often underrated vegetable is having its moment in the sun. >> cauliflower is one of the hottest vegetables we sell today. i think you could use it as a main dish, as a side dish.
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>> reporter: it can be barbecued, baked, stir fried. now green giant is shredding cauliflower into tiny bits creating a popular substitute for rice with less than 15% of the cost. >> at the end of the day, consumers want to eat healthier. >> reporter: but cauliflower is now the center of a controversy in a tale of rice and man. >> do we need to call cauliflower rice? rice cauliflower? i mean, why even call it rice cauliflower? you could call it bits of cauliflower or cauliflower crumbles. secondly, when did rice become a verb? >> reporter: convinced americans should know more about where their food comes from -- >> these rice plants will be harvested today. >> reporter: -- he launched rice farming tv. >> we're about do this now. >> reporter: he worries rice cauliflower is confusing consumers. do you think somebody calling cauliflower rice, that's going to have an impact on your
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sales? >> i think it will. >> reporter: but even a rice farmer admits, he can't live by rice alone. >> there's cauliflower in our refrigerator. it's just a head of cauliflower. i'll eat that. i'm not too excited about it. but i'll eat it. >> reporter: what he won't do is call it rice. for this farmer, that simply goes against the grain. john blackstone, cbs news, gridley, california. >> lobbyists for the rice farmers are asking the fda to redefine rice so that not everyone can use the name. hm. all right. do you eat this cauliflower rice? or crumbles or whatever you want to call it. >> i have both. >> it's not a verb. [ laughter ] >> so everyone heading out to lunch time, it will be cooler along the coast. so bundle up. wear your jacket. that's what i'm watching these people do. it's cold out there.
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here's a look at sfo. i just checked and there are some delays, planes flying into the airport are having trouble because of the low cloud ceiling. you can see that one heading on out. so it seems to be safer for the ones that are departing, but it's causing some delays, an hour or more, hour and a half for some. 60s and 70s, things are clearing out. what's going on with the cloud cover, it has wound down but still lingering at the bay. san francisco a lot of gray skies. also seeing low right off the coast seems to be lingering and hanging around bringing a little bit of precip to parts of way north california. areas like eureka saw some lightning strikes from that, as well. so that's what we're watching. and it is causing winds to pick up. it's going to stay breezy, cool along the coastline. but then sunny and warm inland. so you can expect that sun to
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warm things up and feel better. temperatures will stay steady for the next few days. here's a look at our highs for today. very similar to what we have been experiencing all week long really. 66 for san francisco will be the high. 71 in oakland. vallejo you guys are going to reach 79 today. 83 napa, fairfield 86 ee d winds will pick up this afternoon. your sunset today is 8:08 p.m. sunrise 6:22 a.m. roberta will be back tomorrow morning to bring you that forecast for your friday. here's the a's game cool and breezy, 66 degrees. and your seven-day forecast, temperatures staying seasonal for the next four days and then cooling down by monday and tuesday for most of the bay area. >> thank you. a new general manager, a new head coach and a new season for the 49ers. >> that's right. time to break out the gear and we want to see your pictures. eddie has his jersey ready here. and the ink to go with it. 49ers faithful tatooed on his
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arm. jesus vargas and friend have hats and beads to go with their other 9ers gear. and rosanna ybarra shared this photo of of her little 9er cheerleaders. >> awww. >> complete with red and gold pompoms. >> very good pictures there. share your photos with us on your facebook page. kpix 5 is your home for 49ers preseason football. >> tomorrow the 9ers take on the chiefs. our coverage begins with news at 5:00. we'll be right back.
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households don't have access to the internet because many families can't afford a computer. a lo surveys show that more than one in 10 california households have no access to the internet because they can't afford a determine a los altos high school senior is changing that. sharon chin reports he is this week's jefferson award winner. >> reporter: virginia sanchez can now log onto the internet at home to do homework. >> i feel really happy and thankful. >> reporter: she received her first laptop refurbished by terence lee and his volunteers. >> it was old and they turned it into something, like, precious! >> reporter: for his eagle scout project, the los altos high school senior founded
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equal opportunity technology. they turn donated laptops into free working equipment for low income students. he discovered some classmates couldn't afford a home computer. >> at first it was surprising. i didn't think that anyone would lack technology. >> reporter: on this day, parents train volunteers to install a current operating system with internet access on old macbooks. >> so you have patience to tell everyone, teach everyone. >> reporter: so far terence and his nonprofit have refurbished more than 200 laptops. he learned the process himself through trial and error and tech forums online. >> it's really fun. i get to play around with what i love and i also get to help other people at the same time. >> reporter: the refurbished laptops go to at-risk students in los altos and mountain view area schools and community centers. terence's workshops also teach kids how to use the technology and access free online "stem"
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courses. >> we do -- >> reporter: santa rita elementary school's principal is impressed. >> to have the computer knowledge to be able to wipe out the computer to have it ready, that's incredible. >> trying to run it again -- >> reporter: so for narrowing the digital divide with refurbished laptops, this week's jefferson award in the bay area goes to terence lee. sharon chin, kpix 5. >> and you can nominate your own local hero for a jefferson award online at cbssf.com/hero. we'll be right back.
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that story and more at five. varieties are summer-friendly. fresh grocer tony tantillo has the details. you may think of apples in the fall, but some varieties are summer-friendly. fresh grocer tony tantillo has details. >> reporter: ell, today's tip of the day is going to be envy apples this time of year, apples usually are around the fall. these are imported. it's a fresh drop of apples coming in from new zealand. let me tell you something. these are fabulous! they are sweet, they are loaded with flavor. it's like biting into a beautiful apple in the middle of october freshly picked. that's how good these are. when you buy them, make sure beautiful red and pink all the way around. the skin no feeling whatsoever very firm to the touch. when you bring them home i always say this apple is beautiful in the bowl on the counter on the table. but store them in the refrigerator. keep them nice and cool. envy apples for the summertime. let me tell you, you bite into
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these, you will love it! the flavor is out of this world and it's fresh, not cold storage. and i'm tony tantillo, your fresh grocer. nd always remember to eat fresh and stay healthy. >> cauliflower or apples? >> cauliflower. >> yeah. >> oh, yeah. >> apples. >> for sure. >> apples with peanut butter! ♪[ music ]
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♪ >> liam: you just -- you just said caroline, like my cousin -- my cousin caroline... is dying. >> sally: i thought you knew. >> liam: nope! nope. in fact, i don't even know how that's possible because i just saw her -- i just saw her and she was fine. >> sally: [ sighs ] i can't believe i... >> liam: how did you -- wait. wait. wait. how did you find this out? did you hear it from thomas? thomas told you this? >> sally: yes. that is why he's in new york. he wants to spend as much time as he can with caroline and doug-- >> liam: before she dies. >> sally: [ sighs ] >> liam: oh, my god. >> justin: you told thomas caroline was dying. >> bill: stubborn fool didn't give me a choice! i asked him to step up and be there for his family. sn

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