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are on the rise, reaching highest levels for this time of year ever. analysts do not see them stopping any time soon. across the bay area prices are now more than $4, that is of 205 from just one week ago. we are paying more the people across the rest of the country. the average elsewhere is $3.56 a gallon for regular, up only 55 in the past week. catherine heenan is here with all more on what is behind this bike is and how high prices could climb. >>catherine: of hong watchers say they have never seen anything like this because price changes usually inch up by a fraction of over the weekend they jumped a full 55. here's a look at some of the basic reasons for the increasing pain at the pump. the first stop is china. a booming economy has the millions of new drivers on the road. last year gas consumption rose 12% over the year before. this year is expected to
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>>catherine: drivers and now we are paying $4.42 a gallon. americans gas consumption is down to its lowest point in years. that is fuel-efficient cars and less driving because of the recession. nevertheless americans spent 8.4 percent of income on gas. that percentage has doubled in the last decade. economists say 25% jump in gas prices will siphon 35 billion out of the economy this year. >>pam: police released this surveillance video that captured a suspect's vehicle leaving the scene, it is a white suv or station wagon,
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possibly eight reassigned. police say there are lucky no one was killed. >> here are one of the nine locations hit by rock- throwing vandals. the rock went through the bedroom window of a one- year-old where her crib had been set up. it was embedded all the way over here in the wall of the hallway. luckily the baby and her mother were not home at this time. windows smashed. a.m. and 2:00 a.m. on saturday. of the destruction they believed the vandals use some sort of locking device. >> the speed and velocity, the there were going to
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double pane windows and blinds, they're going all the way across the room and penetrating she dropped it. fourth i have no doubt that could have caused great bodily injury is not debt. >>pam: investigators are working on the speed freak killer cases and have yet to find a second of branded web -- well.
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for >>j.r.: i was in san joaquin county when crews were searching for bone fragments. they held a press conference about the new details but in the last few days, investigators are not saying much. they are not talking at all because they're still searching for a second site. one person who is talking is convicted killer was shermantine. shermantine is as vocal as they come on death row. the man has become known as one of the tuesday freed killers. he led authorities to this abandoned well site, a site where thousands of bomb fragments were found. that was just the beginnings. in a letter written to a sacramento television station, shermantine says the bones found were not his doing, rather the doing of
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herzog, the second is the three killers who recently took his own life. in this letter shermantine says that herzog has not won, but to other sites where he dumped the bodies but until he gets the money he was promised he will not go into details on where the sites are. that is my teeth -- that is money that a bounty hunter scott promised shermantine months ago. investigators say they are still searching for the second of ended well off but they have been looking for at least three days with no results. some >>pam: the occupy movement held a large protest at san quentin state prison. 600-700 protesters gal that mean d.c. hold a rally against things such as the death penalty, solitary confinement and california's three strikes law. others call for the reform of the state prison system saying that it creates a cycle for future generations of inmates.
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>> children whose parents are incarcerated are four times-five times more likely to become incarcerated themselves, perpetuating the incarceration cycle. >> today's protest calls the closure of roadways but it remained a peaceful protest. >>pam: the after deck of the bay bridge opened more than one day ahead of schedule. these are the first cars going from oakland into san francisco. caltrans said that westbound traffic would be detour until 5:00 a.m. on tuesday morning, the good weather allowed accrues to finish early. grant lodes is here to show us how the new lanes are different. >>grant: it is not a huge change, this is what it looks like from behind the wheel headed from oakland to san francisco on the eastern span of the bay bridge. here is a view from sky 4. this is the difference from where we were last week.
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westbound traffic is flowing in this direction. before they did all of this work, this is where traffic was headed. that is a big change. in the past week crews completed demolition, painting and paving work on a relatively small portion of the stand. the area is being reconfigures the that the new eastern span work can proceed. these lanes are headed into oakland and this is headed into san francisco westbound. the new eastern span is expected to be finished labor day weekend of 2013. that is also the next time that there will be a bay bridge closure. >>pam: today, the oakland a's signed a player that many considered the best right-handed hitter of this generation, but when will he be able to play and how effective will he still the?
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>>vern: we reported before the weekend that this was going to happen. he is 39 years old. his best years are behind him but he is still manny ramirez. five of 55 home runs and after he serves as 50 game suspension there is just that little thing, you put all of that in one big pot, that is worth a $500,000 risk to give him a minor league contract. he will turn 40 on for
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from the and santorum highlight different values. santorum is driving harder on religious and social issues while his opponent rarely goes into details about those issues. sixth in steady focuses mainly on jobs in the economy. santorum for campaigning in ohio today attacked president obama saying that he spreads fear to control people. >> we see prices going up at the pump. people are is just starting people to leave a little bit as the economy starts to come back a little bit, unemployment starts to go down, all the sudden they are going to be hit with the same force of wind that hit us in 2008 because us to go into a recession all because of the radical policies of this president. >>pam: newt gingrich and ron paul are hoping to gain momentum. gingrich says he can make gas prices become as low as
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$2 a gallon. >>catherine: earlier this month of the nation's five biggest banks created a fund to help struggling homeowners. those who qualify have a limited amount of time to get in an application. >>catherine: americans whose real-estate investments of them under water now have extra time to get some money back. if up to 44 3 million homeowners foreclose on have until the end of this month and asked for an independent review of how their foreclosure was handled. only 90,000 have submitted claims. the feds have extended the deadline until july 30th. independent consultants are ready to investigate foreclosure abuses. lenders could have to repay anything from a single fee to the full cost of the wrongfully repossessed two
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weeks ago, the obama administration in 49 states brokered a deal with the the five biggest u.s. banks to. >> that deal seeks not to write for enclosure wrongs like grow assignments and seizures. it qualifies for his release and scooting to fill hitting low interest financing and returning up to $2,000 to homeowners who lost their property. >>catherine: 750,000 homeless lost their property. >>jaqueline: here is a live look outside from the golden gate bridge clouds are streaming in overhead. that will continue to the overnight hours. we will also see areas of
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fall overnight. the will see the fog especially close to the coastline. we will talk more about that in a moment. sunny and warm conditions expected for tomorrow. here is a look at storm tracker 4 raider. clouds are streaming in over san francisco. more cloud cover and rain to the north. there is a slight chance of light sprinkles. cloud cover to the overnight hours. temperatures will be in the '40's bay area lie, apache and dense fog. as we head into the afternoon, warmer temperatures into the upper 60s. more on temperatures in just a minute. let's talk about the fog. widespread into the 6:00 a.m.-7:00 a.m. hour. watch how quickly the fog will peel back.
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in one hour the fog will scale back to san rafael, oakland and the coastline. it looks like it will stay close to the coastline for much of tomorrow. that will certainly affect high temperatures. temperatures will be in the '40's bay area wide. 47 also in hayward. 44 in san jose, 43 in livermore. into the afternoon, warmer with temperatures in the mid-upper 60s. closer to the coastline we will definitely be cooler called linkedin for the afternoon. we could even see a couple of 70 degree readings in the north bay. here is a look at your extended forecast. a couple of foggy mornings. by the end of the workweek
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>> just look at the traffic around here. fifth, the neighborhood is not built for traffic. and >> besides the 20 yearly soccer games the state also play host to other unspecified events. to the new law residents say it is up to the city and team to make sure their concerns have been adequately addressed before the project wins final approval. >> this stadium they're planning to build will not accommodate that. >>pam: a spokesman for the
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japan blocked debt officers involved shootings and a suspect to a local hospital. for the search continues for a second suspect connected to an incident that occurred over the league and various haaziq madyun spoke with investigators. >> a traffic stop on a vehicle suspected of being used in a robbery leaves for oakland's first officer involved shooting. according to officials at happened around 11:45 p.m. on sunday night. of a vehicle was spotted on 62nd ave. there were two occupants inside, one, the officer gave chase and noticed that the officer was in possession of a firearm some >> we know that one officer was involved in the shooting the suspect was
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armed with a firearm. he is listed in stable condition. i cannot go into any details. >>haaziq: the man did not fire his weapon during the foot pursuit but oakland police will beyonce if the weapon found was found on the suspect or somewhere else at the location. they also are high and giving out much information about the type of vehicle he was driving. officers say was too early on in this developing its -- investigation. >>pam: this is a photograph of a man shot and wounded by oakland police, a 24 year old tony jones of oakland. his mother provided kron4 with this picture. she said oakland police are wrong to say her son was in possession of a firearm. for four
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>> police have not talked to me. they're keeping it away from my child and they will not let me speak with him. hot >>jaqueline: here is a live look outside for the roof camera. a mix of sun and clouds over downtown san consist of. we have seen clouds streaming through out the date. 56 right now in san francisco. pretty mild overnight, in the upper 40's the state call tomorrow.
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here is a look at current conditions. extend to the overnight hours we are expecting a fall to return. a mix of clouds and son. patchy-dense clouds clear if tomorrow afternoon is going to be warmer by 10 degrees. i will have details coming up in just a minute. thank >>catherine: the damage and destruction at the focus of a nuclear plant flick is worse than people thought after last year's earthquake in the tsunami. there was a lot of damage to the reactor buildings. more than 40 water leaks have been recorded since january.
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a team of inspectors have arrived in iran for less- test the second time of how rich their arses the head and developing nuclear what it. to add to the tension around said they're cutting off oil sales could written in response to european sanctions. q israel has made it very clear that they are considering an attack on iran. >>catherine: divers searching iraq of a capsized cruise ships are hoping to find the 15 remaining bodies. stay with us, one is after a break.
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>> at disney california at and tore apart a man accused of dipping into a little more than the teacups. witnesses say he was yelling and screaming at random people nearby. if a security guard russell the ground -- wrestled the man down to the ground and he was eventually arrested for battery. >>grant: a storm of the mediterranean brought down this ship on friday. more than one dozen people was a court of the massive super yacht. degree of air force salon and into action. it care of youngsters were
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ahead >>catherine: and arizona sheriff has been forced out of the closet by scandal. a republican candidate for congress, he has worked as the co-chairman for mitt romney in arizona. a phoenix newspaper claims the sheriff tried to hire his x lover. today, jose spoke with cnn. >> as you think he was trying to make you leave the country? site >> yes, so that i would not say anything about him. >>catherine: fisher has confirmed that he was gay and involved in a relationship with a mexican immigrant has denied for is used for the man.
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>>catherine: the avalanche swallowed up about a dozen is year's sweeping some 2,000 ft. down the mountain. >> 3 of the skiers were suffering from medical issues. they began cpr but unfortunately they were not able to resuscitate the victims. >>catherine: all of the skiers had avalanche rescue gear. >> i was told they had all of the right here. they're very experienced. major happens. >>catherine: it happened about 3 mi. west of the stevens pass ski resort. >> they went to a designated out of bounds area.
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they were ok to be there. >>catherine: authorities say the northwest avalanche center had warned of a high avalanche danger. >> avalanches happens. they took that risk in were aware of it. with a high avalanche danger personally i would not have done it again, that is a horse all at the scene. police >>pam: and a separate incident on sunday, a snowbomb order was found dead at the same mountain range. >> the roads are terrible in a virginia. you are looking at an accident, on camera. one of 200 crashes reported in and around richmond. if state police have responded to about 1000 traffic accidents between yesterday and this morning. her black eyes was the big
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problem. blinding snow and freezing rain caused a huge 18 car pileup in tennessee. you can get an idea of just how bad is the husk. on sunday paramedics treated more than 50 people on the scene. there was about 5 in. of snow near the crash site. >>jaqueline: here is a live look outside from the mt. tam cam. we're seeing a little bit of cloud cover streaming to the north. we will see some of the cloud cover in fog overnight with warmer conditions into tomorrow afternoon. let's take a look at what we saw out there today. temperatures in the upper 50s and 60s. we warm up several degrees before the sun started to set. we will be warmer into
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tomorrow. first we will deal with fall, widespread or-not lingering overnight. as for temperatures will be fairly mild overnight. into the afternoon, as the fog clears away from the clothesline, to voters are warming up fairly quickly. fox offs here is a look at temperatures never lit by neighborhood.
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>>jaqueline: a couple of foggy mornings of the next couple of days a temperatures warning into the afternoon. >>stanley: some writers using the burckhardt's have found a way to avoid paying their fair even though they have an actual clipper card. allow me to explain. the clipper system for muni is based on the honor system, in other words the writers are trusted of money
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on the cards if you sent. some people are buying the cheapest clipper card for the sake of buying a car but they never exit of money on it. in other cases they have money on the card but completely forgets scanned it before going on the train, until they get caught. but their inspectors have checked to make sure writers are honest by scanning the cards to see if the train riders are behaving nicely. the card reader will tell them either yes or no. fox if the writer purchased a monthly pass all is well that if they simply did not scanned the car when they boarded the nlrb or bust they are subject to the ticket. the ferry inspectors have heard all of the excuses entrance people use to avoid paying the $2 fare. in the end, they get caught
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>>pam: it is that time of year, tax season. the irs is warning tax scams to of police titicaca's ham of headline that lawyer taxes more than two months today, the irs is out with the most common ways taxpayers cheat the system were get cheated. be aware of these dozen pitfalls. identity theft, people steal your information to file fraudulent returns and clean your refund. they can get that information by fishing. be aware of unsolicited hills or is it was signed. be careful of last action is
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your personal information, that includes the people who prepare your taxes. number three, professionals sometimes take more than their fair share. and this may sound obvious that the irs is costing taxpayers to be truthful. do not file false returns, lie about your income more exaggerated nations. dieselized end up costing you more money and penalties. even fees from losses. did he think he may be a victim of a scam, visit the irs web site for more information. >>pam: coming up new at 6:00 p.m., one of a vallejo's most wanted criminals is behind bars, how authorities tracked down the suspected rapist. santorum is surging, we have an update on decision 2012 and the controversy surrounding the new conservative front-runner. we also have hidden dangers in your cat's litter box, had this task of this could be jeopardized some moisture serious attack on
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>>pam: the bay bridge reopened yesterday after eight set out. >>grant: the traffic at it from oakland in december francisco, as we take a closer look, this is the area that has been reconfigured. we have animation that also shows, here, we see, this is where traffic is currently flowing after the work that has been done. this is where it used to be selling at in the oakland and san francisco. the animation shows what it will be eventually look like with a new eastern span is completely done. this past weekend the crews completed demolition, 80 and painting.
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this is a relatively small portion of the eastern span. >> what motorists are about to see is new paving company is trying and a new curve headed up the incline. there are no new decision of cds. >> the new eastern span is expected to be finished labor day of 2013. for that is also the next time there will be a bay bridge closure. >> from here on a treasure island, he conceded eastern span of the bay bridge under construction. behind me, the bridge is scheduled to open in the fall of 2013. caltrans still has a lot of work to do to finish by the deadline. the crews still need to build the touchdown which will connect the bridge of
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interstate 80. they have the set is the sole anchor suspension collection of hamas >>pam: a lot of people turned to bart to get around the bay area. according to bart officials of this weekend's writer ship was near record numbers. on saturday nearly 237,000 people rode bart. that is the fifth highest saturday ever for the transit system. on sunday, writer shipped reached 108,000 compared to last sunday when just one as thousand people used for.
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>> he is wanted for robbery and a brutal attack of a homeless woman as well as sexual assault. >> back in september a woman getting off the ferry was robbed and sexually assaulted in this overflow parking lot by two men. if they believe averted was one of those men. >> as one the suspect sexually assaulted her, the other was a lookout. then, they swapped places in a duty to sexually assault the victim. she pleaded with them how alcohol did not take her at her work serious than the the attack occurred in this overflow parking lot. police were able to get the
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suspect's dna from the victim in this is added to the department of justice crime lab. three months later, in december, they got the results can't identified maurice vernon as the suspect. they could not find them but then the least his picture to the news media just last week. then, their phones started to read. he was arrested on friday it hoped. that we spoke a couple of evidence today it they are relieved. >> of earnings remains in a solano county jail. bear, but, kron4 is. >>pam: investigators in san walking have yet to find a second abandoned wells died in linden that could turn up more human remains. detectives working on the speed free killer cases spent last week searching an abandoned well and found 1000 bone fragments there. that site was mapped out by a convicted killer wesley shermantine. his sister spoke with a sacramento news station this weekend. j.r stone reports.
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>> he has been at the center of the speed freak killer case for weeks. shermantine is a death row inmate who led investigators to this site were human bone fragments were found. now, his sister is speaking out. >> he is my brother, he is not a saint. >> dolly shermantine wants her brother to come clean. shermantine give up this map after a bounty hunter offered in $33,000. in this letter written he said there are two more locations. the damage he has ruined a lot of lives. >> herzog was shermantine partner in crime and took his life recently.
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dolly previously testified that herzog return when they were in their early teens spoke about that as well kharif >> to be honest, i am happy that he is dead. >> some very strong words from dolly shermantine. you can see this search appeal from last week. will we see something like this again this week? investigators are still trying to find the next a banded well site. shermantine says he wants the 33,000 u.s. promise and then he will give more information. >>pam: new details about a gruebel still the -- a brutal beating that killed a man. the home owner was killed by a man on his property. police did not immediately respond because they were preparing for a protest.
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the victim's wife made a phone call saying that a man was trespassing. there were no officers available because of the protests and an hour later the wife called again as saying that her husband was being attacked. berkeley police say officers or sent over immediately. the victim was treated but died a short time later. the suspect was arrested nearby. he remains in custody. meanwhile, the occupy the land held a large protest at san quentin state prison earlier today. hundreds of protestors gathered at the main gates of the present protesting against its use including california's three strikes law. >> children whose parents are incarcerated or 4-5 times more likely to become incarcerated themselves
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perpetuating the incarceration cycled. >>pam: monday's protest calls for closure of roadways did the present but it made a peaceful protest throughout the day. >>pam: stones were hurled through the window of several cars and homes. in one case over the crib of a one-year-old baby girl. luckily, no one was home at the time. we spoke with the baby's mother described the happened. >> i came home to my wall crumbled all over my floor. i came out it looked and i saw this whole. i saw the rock went through that wall and almost threw out one. then i looked and i saw my daughter's crib covered in glass. i do not know if it was a
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grenade launcher or slingshot, i do not know but it was something pretty powerful. it went through a window in almost through a wall. i could've been standing in the line of fire rocking her to sleep. >>pam: police released this is surveillance video which captured if possible suspect video leaving the scene. sphecid is described as a white suv or a station wagon. >>jaqueline: @ temperatures will be mild overnight. here's a look at current conditions.
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storm tracker 4 radar, a few breaks of cloud cover. overnight will also see fog forming. temperatures will be kept mild overnight. into the afternoon, mostly sunny and warmer conditions. 5-10 degrees warmer to what we saw today. the warming trend will continue to seek. >>pam: controversy on the campaign trail. we take a look at the surge of rick santorum including his statements which are turning heads. the soaring success of a bay area basketball phenom, the newest developments in its the rise of jeremy lin into the controversy surrounding media coverage of him.
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>>pam: of >>catherine: romney maintains an emphasis on jobs in the economy. santorum lead to ride in stirring controversy by criticizing some prenatal testing suggesting that it can lead to abortion. both men campaign in ohio. another side effect of santorum surge in the polls, romney is putting more taxes would. >> he called himself a budget hawk but after he has been there for a while, he says he is no longer a budget hawk, but i am. i do not want to spend more money.
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>>catherine: a new poll shows who republicans would like to see as their vice presidential nominee. rubio, santorum and the jersey gov. chris christie. 50 years ago today, the eyes of the world were on this man. see is marking the 50th anniversary of his historic space flight. he was the first american to orbit the earth on february 20th, 1962. we had a chance to talk live with the crew of the international space station. stay with us, more news after the break.
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this is exclusively video from where the play the eventually touched down. the pilot of the helicopter was trading for her license, she saw the small plane into the next day she knew there were falling to the ground. the faa is investigating the crash. >>pam: the coast guard called off the search record the distress signal. someone said of the basic will last nine just before 11:00 p.m. it is someone reported by radio status of what it was in the water. this morning the search was called off. cost had a at thick it blair
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>>pam: is his study says it is more to any high when it comes to your pet. there could be some hidden dangers. researchers say millions of parricides for the waste of cat's are ending up in the ocean. muscles and other sea creatures far thought iglesias thoughtful faja hard-nosed parasites can cause hearing loss, muscle disability is of what laws.
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>>pam: and tonight's big stories >>haaziq: @ oakland police headquarters, the first officer involved shooting case involving a man running from police after a traffic stop. in a vehicle is believed to be connected to a robbery. haland have one officer involved in the shooting. the suspect was armed with a firearm. the suspect did not fire any shots. >> in livermore, several windows of cars and homes were smashed and a string of vandalism tech took place early saturday. they believe in launching
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device was used to hurl grace all sides in river rocks. one instance a rocked went through if a baby is a window and embedded in a wall. luckily, no one was hurt. >> in vallejo, one of the city's most wanted man is now under arrest. his name is maurice vernon. he is a gate never suspected of robbing it sexually assaulting a woman back in september near city hall. they also believe he brought in to carjack a 20 year-old man at its december police say they believe he'd be a 60 year-old homeless woman. he was arrested in oakland. >>grant: investigators in san joaquin county are still busy at work with the speed freak killer case. this is video from last week when they searched advantage site at failed 1000 bone fragments. the sheriff's office had
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been quiet over the past few days as they continue to search for the second abetted well site. >> from your of what i would copy concede the new eastern span of the bay bridge under construction theory before it is completed, but caltrans will be to finish work in three key areas. the oakland it touched out connecting to preach to interstate 80, finished building the self biggest suspension section as they have to complete a work, if all goes well the bridge will be fitted in 2013. >> at the lake merritt bart station, a thousand people to the vegetable overnight service. a as a bart spokesperson why not extend the hours of their regular basis?
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state mandated inspections per bed barred from running 24 hours a day for. jeff: occupy protesters held a rally fed offset quit said in a rally for prisoners' rights. there are opposing the death penalty of a solitary confinement. monday's protest is a part of what is being called a national occupy today in support of prisoners. fourth >> in san jose, the city planning commission is expected to consider final approval for the proposed new stadium for the senate as eric qwikster or team. the $60 million stadium is for those at this site near the airport. this is a foes by the neighborhood association where residents worry about boys and traffic.
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construction could begin by the summer and freddie for professional soccer by next june. >>gabe: remember this civil laws issued a plea to the iphone 4? apple has settled a major lawsuit it had to pay for major -- has to pay customers who hadn't iphone 4, $50 or a free case. apple will yield the this is not eligible. >>jaqueline: temperatures of fort today were in the upper 50s in a low 60s. clouds streaming over head. here's a look at storm tracker 4 raider.
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we're continuing see cloud cover to look it over said siri if sunny skies into tomorrow. warmer temperatures through the week. thought this with temperatures in the upper 60s in a number of places. we will see more 70 degree readings as we had to the rest of the week. into thursday and friday, more 70 degree readings the changes for the weekend with cooler temperatures and cloudy conditions syri. >>stanley: it is illegal to smoke at a bus stop. did you know that?
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>> i did not know that. >>stanley: smoking within 20 ft. of any bus stop at all what has it he legal since october of 2007. it has been almost five years. apparently, says there are no actual signs, the law has been widely ignored. that is all about to change. people are being in eyes of a five year-old smoking ban. will it help? if >> secondhand smoke kills. >>stanley: tonight at 8:00 p.m. i will look at how many people i've found sleeping in and around the ec transit bus shelter in the next edition call >>catherine: of relations
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between the u.s. and egypt is at its lowest point in decades. john mccain is one of several lawmakers now in egypt trying to negotiate freedom. >> we have had the muslim brotherhood and others and we have emphasized the records of this issue to the american people and the importance of it being resolved as quickly as possible. >>catherine: mccain says he has better short by egypt's a military rulers that they are working to fix the issues. the two sides are at least tried to move forward. stay with us, more news after the trees. but
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the light of the people are that selected the winners. the report suggests that of the 5007 of its 76 members of the academy of motion picture arts and sciences the members are 94 percent white and mostly male over the age of 60. the academy adds who was added in 2011. there are actors, editors, animators and more. the academy says they tried to include a more diverse membership but the l.a. times study found since the delta for the academy has invited members who are still mostly all white and mostly male. woody allen and george lucas have declined membership for years for personal reasons. academy membership is for life. cut
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>> he was the opening skit of saturday night live. it is an easy sell what you felt, it is great. >>vern: york coach has been a guest of this program, what effect has he had? >> we did not meet him until the last day of school last year. we were all a little bit nervous. he has definitely changed the culture. would he kate knew we were not doing very well serious thought he has really changed the intensity of the program. >>vern: kitties success to
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we have the truth behind the report claiming whitney houston's daughter turned to drugs after her mother's funeral. what an eye witness is telling us. >> plus, i was inside the new jersey church for the moving ceremony. i'm kevin frazier. >> and i'm brooke anderson. >> "the insider" is on. >> whitney houston is finally at rest. ♪ he is sending angels >> oprah's new message after mourning a legend. >> if there was some way we could have celebrated her when she was alive. >> mariah carey consoled a somber jennifer hudson. >> a private post funeral event with the stars after the world said good-bye. plus -- >> i was in the back of the church. cissy cried and said my baby, my babb bye. >> whitney's daughter found getting high after the funeral. >>
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