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slightly warmer conditions compared to yesterday with bricks of sunshine here in there. the upper 50s for places like half moon bay. a degree warmer to downtown san francisco. your 7 day air around the bay forecast, a chance of showers of the next couple of days. in the traffic center would do not have any hot spots to tell you about. no problems on the san mateo bridge this morning. the ride is 14 minutes from end to end. (there are no accidents on
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to improve safety after the deadly center not last. assemblyman terry hill has already come out against the plan and says it is unfair for fiji need to raise rates to pay for its safety upgrades. >>james: reduced enrollment for the. admissions are only oakland university -- committed college transfers. some >> i never thought i would be shut out.
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calif. it goes among the six fallen behind in graduation students. >>justine: the controversy surrounding pinks lime is still at large all. if that trimmings are heated, they separate the lean meat and that is combined with other lean meat. dan kerman tells us which stores are selling this beef additive and which ones are not. >>dan: take a look at this picture. can you tell which one contains the being slime? it is the beef on the right
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ranch before boris leave, just as at the meat counter. this meat is not treated with ammonium hydroxide gas. >>mark: dozens of people spoke out in favor of having it wal-mart grocery store in pleasanton. >> overwhelming support from more than 30 speakers to uphold the planning commission's prior decision to allow wal-mart opened a grocery store in this former silver markets faced. >> there are willing to
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spend money, i think it is good for everyone. >> there was any real campaign. there were a lot of the mills. -- there were a lot of females, i think the people who started the movement were at the meeting but they just did not speak out. >> the land has been vacant for two years. the jobs are desperately needed. union organizers say wal- mart does not offer secure jobs. >> wal-mart's a new store will be open from 6:00 a.m.- midnight.
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could see some pop up showers as we head into the latter part of the morning. we could actually start to see a pop of showers into the 7:00 hour. it looks like temperatures will be in the upper 40's and low 50s. by lunchtime, a chance of showers particularly for the north bay. we will not see too much south of the golden gate. by 3:00 p.m., cloudy conditions, breaks of sunshine into mostly dry around the bay.
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we could start to see some pop up showers around the bay. into the 7:00 hour it looks like we will be in the upper forties. temperatures drop a little bit as we approach sunrise. as we advance to lunch time we will start to see blue on the map indicating low 50s. a little bit cooler for those of you in the north bay. check out 2:00 p.m., it looks like redwood city
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could reach an afternoon high of 63. in the north bay, los '60s will be the trend. the kron47 day around the bay forecast shows that we hold on for the potential of north bay showers for the next couple of days. we will remain dry thursday and friday. and the traffic center with are not tracking and the hot spots. it is still pretty quiet on the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza with no metering lights. this and retail bridge ride is slowly building westbound towards foster city. we are not tracking any delays on the approach were coming down the nimitz. the golden gate is pretty quiet.
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if you are taking a public transit it looks like you're good to go on all transit systems. >>justine: we have more information on the morgan hill girl disappeared on her way to school last friday. j.r stone spoke with her former cheer the team to find out what they're doing to find their friend. >> at washington high school, signs like this have been put up all over campus.
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they were put up by the cheerleading team that she used to be on. >> the weather is getting cold. i hope that she is ok. >> mackenzie in her cheerleading friends at washington high school are dealing with tough times. their good friend and former cheerleading's sister is nowhere to be found. >> it is said to did she is out there somewhere by herself. >> monday was filled with tears, hugs and the unanswered questions. >> she is not the kind of person that would run away without telling anyone. that is not the kind of person she is. >> the cheerleaders are trying to remain optimistic that their friend is
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somewhere nearby and is ok. >> i really want her to be home and safe. we're looking for and we care so much. we just want her to be home. >> ross mirkirimi has had his sentencing and today mayor ed lee will make an announcement regarding the case and the sheriff's teacher with the county. mirkirimi pleaded guilty to false imprisonment in connection to new year's eve incident where he allegedly bruces wife's arm during an argument. maureen kelly has more on the punishment. asked >> instead francisco, the sheriff was sentenced to one day in jail, three years' probation and one year of counseling in his domestic violence case. after sentencing he made an emotional apology to his family and the citizens of san francisco. >> i know how deeply i have let people down, what
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happened should not have happened and i am eats heartily, deeply sorry. >>justine: the santa clara valley transportation authority is converting the 4 mi. stretch of carpool lanes on interstate 80 to change in milipitas to allow drivers to use the car pool lanes for free. vehicles carrying at least two people will continue to use express lanes free of charge. occupy protesters in california have now succeeded in closing down a bank branch on a college campus. they are happy but some students are mad that they now have a choice from baking taking away from them because it was the lead bank on campus. >> it is a win for the occupy davis movement, the ec bank close after students staged repeated protests fee
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of the block to customers from entering, keeping the bank from doing business. occupiers say the protests were peaceful, the u.s. bank feels that all differently. they have called this situation intolerable. they released this statement. in the u.s. banks operating here has generated over 160,000 for certain programs. >> some students feel the occupy movement infringed on their right to choose. >> they also has a look at what is best for the
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university in what is best for the students in general. shutting it down is costing the university more money which ends up hurting our university and student. >>justine: the university is on the hook for all of its losses including the money used to build a branch on campus. here is a live look outside at the camera that shows us how the roads aren't looking. a lot of people starting their morning commute. we will talk more weather and traffic and of course the big headlines when we come back.
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reporters with a clip of said warm say he does not care about the unemployment rate. it is for a comment made monday. he later qualified. they also butted heads over business experience. >> i'm experience in the economy, and a lot of economic light weight. >> i heard the governor called me and economic light weight. because i was not a wall the -- wall street finance year. is that the experience we need? some of that will take and look after his friends on wall street. >> the primary campaign to another swipe at santorum posting a web data showing santorum postings him for
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president in 2008. >>justine: romney has a double-digit lead over santorum. there are 54 delegates at stake. we will take a break on this first day of spring. temperatures are starting to rebound after a cold day. here is a look at the san mateo bridge. there are no major traffic backups. we will be right back.
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giant trees and heavy semi's being tossed around like to waste. emergency services are scrambling. the wind is now forcing the cancellation of flights in and out of the area. take a look at this video coming to us from texas. you can see what appears to be a funnel cloud in the distance. it touched down as a line of slow-moving storms moved in with high winds, heavy rain and a large scale. one woman says she saw three funnel clouds and rapid succession near her home. so far, no reports of any injuries. >>erica: pretty calm weather conditions around the bay area. currently we are not dealing with any rain or wind.
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future cast 4 does predict potential for wet weather as we move into the 5:00 hour. as we advance the clock to 7:00 you can see the next round approaches from the north. the yellow indicates moderate rainfall over highway 37. we will continue to see hit or miss showers into the afternoon. temperatures are slightly warmer compared to yesterday.
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63 is the common number for san jose and morgan hill. in the north bay, plenty of low 60s. we do keep the potential for wet weather over the next couple of days. a 50 percent chance of widespread showers. as we head into thursday, mostly drive. temperatures in los '60s. as we head into the weekend, more wet weather. we will keep the potential for rainfall as we start the next work week. the san mateo bridge ride is building. fortunately the five -- the ride is just 40 minutes
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from end to end. very few cars on the golden gate. >>justine: it was pretty windy in the bay area over the weekend. there is still a lot of cleaning to do as a result. this is what it looks like an ocean beach. haaziq madyun has more on how they are cleaning everything up. >> the roof has been completely taken out. >>haaziq: you're looking at what is left of this house in the oakland hills after last week's storm by this time crashing down through roof into the home. he has been contacted to make the repairs. >> the tree broke off about 30 ft. beyond this deck.
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there is a hole right there in the floor. >> luckily no one was home when the tree came down. across town on riddick place, tree removers are busy dealing with this massive live oak tree that also uprooted during the storm. >> when a tree fell, it broke this major drug and is resting on the frame of the roof. it is one to be tricky to get it off safely, even with a crane. >>justine: starbucks is now branching out and opening up its first juice bar. >> starr boggs just opened a new store but do not think about ordering a lot tape. under the brand evolution fresh their sneaking into
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juice bar market. the first branch is in washington. the store aims to attract health-conscious customers would jesus, wraps, salads and soups. the juices are made using a technique that the company says retains more vitamins and nutrients. the location also offers a beginning and vegetarian to resist. they bought the brand for 30 million back in november. until now the products are only available in grocery stores. the coffee chain wants a piece of the juice industry. it is a tough market. john bedews is the current market leader. even if you do not live near one of the locations, starbucks promises to bring the juices to its coffeeshops later this year.
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i am back in your communication hills boulevard where back in march of 2011 it was cleaned up. in fact this is the newly designed area. after all of the money caltrain stands in erecting a fence, it has been tampered with. plus, some stuff i called safety issues life is a butcher knife. for my safety and would just toss it out of reach. visiting some of these homeless encampments have leveled of uncertainty. you never know who or what you may find.
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>>stanley: is a coxey's that, they will think it is a real gun. >> this man has been here for three months. i wondered why they did not go to a shelter. then it will my fet. and they say they have to be in their program in order to feed you. >>stanley: you have to be in a program in order for them to give you food. >> yes. >>stanley: that does not sound right. residents of the beating kamen say some scary things happen when the sun goes down. >>justine: if you have a
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comment for >>stanley: tom e-mail him. rosie o'donnell and some 30 over people at the oprah winfrey network will now have to find new jobs. over winfrey says it was difficult to make the job cuts but it needed to be done for the networks long- term success. today is officially the first day of spring. today is one of the two-time severe with the length of daylight the night are just about equal. here is how google is recognizing the first day of spring.
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they have a link with some fun facts about spring. we have much more ahead on the kron4 morning news. our top stories including weather and traffic are just two minutes away. never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. (woman) the goal is to bring an end to breast cancer. (woman) there's no doubt in my mind that komen's funding helped saved my life. the 3-day is my opportunity to help save others' lives.
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>>mark: investigators are still searching for a missing morgan hill to do that has been missing since friday. police are looking for a man who tried to kidnap a 13 year-old girl not once, but twice. thus, enrollment restrictions are on the way for california state universities. will tell you what this means for prospective students.
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that has been missing since friday. she was last seen leaving her home in of inc. morgan hill early friday morning. she did not show up for school that day. yesterday sheriff's deputy interviewed former and current classmates. her cellphone was located along a local roadway but there is still no sign of her. will tran is in morgan hill. we will hear from him with a live update and a mom is. >>mark: a student at walnut creek the meeting school was approached by amy and twice, approached as -- described as a white male with a possible accident scene wearing a gray beating with a red emblem of a friend.
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>>darya: taking a look at school cuts. reduced enrollments. eight of the system's 23 campuses will admit students for the spring semester. >> it just makes it that much harder. >> i never thought that i would be shut out. taking less students does not make sense. >> it is like i might as well apply of the quizzes outside of the state. >> a new study shows that california is among the state's falling behind a great hitting high school students. the state's graduation rate
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was 72 quiz 7% in 2002. by 2009 is nearly 9000 fewer students graduated with the overall high-school graduation rate falling to 71%. >> i do not care what the an employment rate is going to be, i do not hinge on a monthly rates. >> i do care about the employment rates, it does bother me. >> santorum tried to clarify his remarks about not caring about the employment rate.
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connection with the new year's eve incident where he is accused of bruising his wife's arm during an incident. the sentence also includes three years probation and one year of domestic violence intervention class's and 100 hours of community service. >>mark: we will be right back as the kron4 news is with you until 10:00 p.m.. the dark skies and a few stray showers expected, especially in the north bay.
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supermarket that has been vacant for brew to years. there was an application to deny this new supermarket from to citizens of pleasanton that they did not show up to monday night's meeting. >>darya: pg&e is proposing a new $5 billion plan to promote the pipeline safety. they want customers to pay for the updates.
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>>mark: are expected hillo opening on wall street today. dow futures are already down a half percent ahead of the opening bell. and everyone is waiting to see what happens with the housing data and all eyes on bay area or both. it will be coming out with their quarterly statements. >>darya: another person has died while snowboarding and lake tahoe. the accident happened yesterday at the sugar bowl ski resort. ski patrol was notified fee as it they found the victim fished on the east side of the mountain view if he was taken to the bottom. that happened yesterday. his name has not been released. this is the third death at a california ski resort in today's.
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>>mark: the controversy surrounded the slide continues. beef processing companies take the fat trimmings and heat them up as a way to sanitize them. dan kerman tells us which stores sell the additive and which ones to not. >>dan: take a look at this picture. can you tell which one contains the king's life? it is impossible to tell. it is the one on the light that has the attitude that has been called into question. if you cannot see or taste the difference but want to purchase beef without it, shop at places that do not sell it. wholefoods says none of their beef contains a this additive. we were also in contact with safeway in the store that rents lucky supermarkets. both have beef with and without a product.
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look for safeway label defenses 80 percent lead market which is ground fresh on site or natural ground beef. it is the tran additional ground beef the want to avoid. luckey says that ground meat in the meat case is supplied by meat processing companies that do use the additive. if you want to avoid having the additive for purchase a different brand, just ask at the meat counter. remember, the u.s. department agriculture continues to maintain that this meat products has been around for years and is perfectly safe.
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>>darya: let's take a look at the 7 day a round of the forecast. a chance of showers. it is mostly in the north bay but it is hanging over into the weekend. >>mark: we will be right back as the kron4 news continues with a live look outside on this tuesday morning on the james lick freeway. in san francisco, 50 degrees with a cloud cover. in san francisco, 50 degrees with a cloud cover. never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. 60 miles in 3 days is-- is huge. if my mom can fight and beat breast cancer, i can walk 60 miles. you just put one foot in front of the other, and you know that you're walking for such a great cause
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that you just keep going. (man) that you have all these people coming together for one common goal. (woman) the goal is to bring an end to breast cancer. (woman) there's no doubt in my mind that komen's funding helped saved my life. the 3-day is my opportunity to help save others' lives. (woman) i'll never stop walking, not till we find a cure. with 3 days and 60 miles, you're making a bold statement. you're saying breast cancer is not going to win. (woman) and it has to end, but it starts with us. it is the most rewarding experience i have ever had in my entire life. we can do this. you can do this. we can all do this together. (man) register today for the... because everyone deserves a lifetime.
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5:29. this 15 year-old mirror palm and dougherty avenue. been seen since early friday morning, when she was walking from her home to her school bus stop at around 6 a.m. the santa clara sheriff's department recovered her cell phone yesterday. the parents were notified by the school friday evening that she had not santa clara sheriff police. >> in addition, there has been an attempted abduction. >> also, enrollment changes at csu. >>mark: how about a quick update on your forecast. >> good morning. we can see
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mainly 50s for san francisco, san jose, oakland with upper 40's/low 50s. that is what we are seeing on the maps right now. some of these cameras that we're showing our current conditions with some clouds. stormtracker 4 georgia? >> still, no hot spots with light spots. at the bay bridge toll plaza. if your in the east bay. -- george rocha >> mark: >>george: habra 101 and the 280 on the south bay. the mid- peninsula is also decent. if you're going 101 southbound? it is easy from the 37 to the
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golden gate bridge. >>darya: 5:31 this developing story is the search continues for a missing 15 year-old girl. it has been five days since anybody has seen missing. sierra lamar has not been seen since early friday morning, when she was walking from her home to her school bus stop at around 6 a.m. the santa clara sheriff's department recovered her cell phone yesterday. the parents were notified by the school friday evening that she had not reported for school and called santa clara sheriff police. will tran? >>reporter: this is that the intersection of santa teresa boulevard. this is key 37 hours later. this is where they located her cellphone. they do not know -they are not saying exactly if this was on the road or off the road but they have no activity on the cellphone, sens. this is a picture of sierra.
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they plan to talk to a registered sex offenders in the area to find out where they were when she disappeared to complicate matters, we do not know at this point issue was abducted or if she was a runaway. usually, there is chatter among friends or communications but so far that has not happened. and let me give you the lay of the land. we are going to briefly show off this light and look how dark this is. this is what you do not see it is completely dark. this is our around the time that she left her home to go to school. >>darya: wow.
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>>reporter: this is just three- quarters of a mile away from her home. >>darya: yoli and i arrived here just showing you how dark it is here. >>darya: i wonder why there would have this as their routine and they work and they're not there for her to drive her to school? >>reporter: i have not spoken to the parents. they have not gotten a good night's sleep since this has happened five nights ago. and we are talking exactly five days ago in 30 minutes. however, they have been
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a media-friendly. and i do plan on talking to them to understand. we are not going to judge. and this is rural. this is not like there's van ness. that is what is making this difficult is that there are no witnesses. >>darya: thank you, wewill. the mark and a man tried to >>mark: reggie kumar spoke to police on this attempted abduction. >>reporter: this 13 year-old girl first spotted this man at this location that she was noticed she was being stalked.
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the driver asked if she wanted a ride, where her naand what her name was, and what her school. she immediately told her parents. as she was leaving school on thursday that same man was standing at the back gate of the school of faces pacific drive. he was waving at her. the suspect is described as a white male with 60s. as a possible accent. he had on a greagray be. off >>darya: of cal state it is dealing with budget cuts. with only eight campuses in the 23 campuses will admit students for the spring 2013 semester. administers say that more cuts
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could be possible. if c and changes to not happen with the new jerry brown a madman's. >>jackie: good morning, daria. they have to figure out how many are going to happen with this cost-cutting strategy with a 16,000 less students and also 20-25,000 if gov. jerry brown tax proposal does not go through. that is in the month of november but it is not even on the ballot right now. my question is what about raising tuition? they have already raised tuition of the last several years it is almost double. that is not on the books right now. this is an extreme cost-cutting measure. this is
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eight campuses that would accept transfers from community colleges. three of them sonoma state, east bay. and san francisco. would accept transfer students. san jose state would not accept transfer students. it is still fluid system thousands could be impacted. none of these are happy with this uncertain future. >>darya: let me try to figure this out. some of these are going to happen no matter and what and there could be more depending on the tax plan? >>jackie: exactly! $750 million in the past year have been cut. if this would go through? an additional $200 million could be cut. that is why these slashes in enrollment would go into effect because they simply cannot keep these campuses running at the current level. >>darya: thank you, jackie.
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shot in tallahassee, florida. the shooting occurred. they reported a suspicious person and they're were told not to confront martin. martin was not armed. many people are asking to arrest zimmerman. there are no grounds to disapprove his story. rev. al sharpton is expected to arrive on the scene and the federal investigators are also expected to arrive. >> take a look at this funnel cloud. high winds and large hail. one woman says it ripped the roof off her barn. and within just a lapse of time, three progress of funnel clouds
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degrees. 40s 6 is in santa rosa. for the radar. 46-in santa rosa right now, the river sweeps are pretty clean. we would have to go pretty far north to find that wet weather. perhaps near eureka. this could push to the south giving the north pay the slight chance of a sprinkle of. we will give you a if update when that happens. at 7:00 a.m., projecting upper 40's and even mid-forties right before sunrise. 7:10 = sunrise widespread 40's. as we go forward by 11:00 a.m. temperatures finally getting into the 50's and even more in time by 1:00 p.m. those 50s will
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become more popular. by 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. upper 50s/low 60s. the high temperatures today in the east and south bay with 61 in fremont. those locations could also get to 63 degrees. as we go to the north bay. tens a bit cooler with upper 50s and 60s. napa will also see 60 degrees. for the most part partly sunny/mostly cloudy. a look at your 7 day around the bay the slight chance of showers will continue and wednesday night to towards ever state that chances of rain fall. even more fall on saturday and sunday. wednesday night-thursday-- >>george: good morning, george
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it is a great drive bay-area wide. the chp is saying that there are no major hotspots or incidences to slow a your drive. the bay bridge is not even have a backup or metering lights are not even on. the approach looks good. the san mateo bridge is free of in a wind advisory. the golden gate bridge is also an easy trip with light traffic. as we pick up the traffic maps we can see the east bay. westbound 80 towards the 680. also free of any trouble. and solano as you go towards alameda looking decent with no trouble. the self great freedo stash south bay log
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decent and the new express lanes go into effect where the ho vo were the 8 ft. 0 were southbound. no delays getting in or out of marin county not like yesterday. so far, and easier drive. >>mark: the ipad 3 was a huge seller. 3 million have been sold not including online sales. with the pre-ordered the newer version it stretches all records. >> this has been viewed by so
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many people where people are complaining how hot the ipad tree becomes when it is in using. no skin burns but the ipad-3 -- >>gabe: one of the great things is that it does not get hot. that is what separates them from laptops. they can stay cool after prolonged use. and also a new error message that the high temperature in addition, 95 degrees fahrenheit is the maximum operating temperature. the 4 g and the rectum and display has a tool for 85 x processor! with what core graphics. bottom line it has an amazing screen into power that
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it uses heavy to the graphics and processing power. it is built with 40 that is a massive task on its own. if massive - 4 g - and the heat could be generated with all of that heavy graphics used. it might not be that big a great deal but apple is not commented. we would like to hear from you. is it getting caught? is it becoming holhard o hold? let me know! >>mark: we will continue. dark skies and a warmer morning. we are waiting for north bay showers ♪
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graphics. howeve, the - chances of rainfall continue. mostly be focused on the north bay. more is in and inconveniences/news since. however this weekend could be a nuisance. >> albert einstein's scientific papers, love letters and essays are going to be uploaded on of hebrew nation university. it will allow his personal and private ridings. i have a blank on mike facebook fan page. >>mark: the warriors are requiring a retirement. mullin
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