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bayview district. and ultimately was not touched. he is described as a hispanic male the screen images of 27 and 30 years old. he was last seen wearing beige pants into an orange t-shirt. again, police say he was driving in orange fan. >>justine: the berkeley police chief is once again under fire. he was criticized for setting an officer to reporters home because he was unhappy with the story that was printed on line. now, the chief is under the microscope again for having berkeley police officers investigate his sons stolen iphone. we told you about this story yesterday. now dan kerman reports some are calling this preferential treatment but the chief says this is the case.
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>> in january the police chief says son had his eye folds to live. the phone was equipped with tracking software. there were four detectives sent out to track down the phone. for four tran treatment or overuse of resources, the chief says it is not. >> it is not unusual for us to respond to live track of stolen property in we have done that in other cases. did she said is not as usual to have as many as 11 officers assigned to track down missing electronics. in this case for the phone was tracked oakland before the signal dropped out to the case was abandoned. by that time, there were four detectives that worked two hours of overtime each by berkeley police say that is also common in an active investigation. >> we pray or ties cases will have a live talk with the probable suspect to follow.
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>>james: facebook it is still the most talked-about co. on wall street. does not investors in the courtroom but investigators that talking loudest. >> at the close of trading, facebook shares were trading at $32. if you had invested $10,000 at the initial price of $30 last friday he would be out around $1,600. there are reports that morgan facebook outlook did not live up to the heights. >> people feel cheated and outraged. >> in maryland investor filed a complaint in manhattan charging nasdaq with negligence.
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more also losses in manhattan superior court. >> there was material information that was much year or properly disclosed. >> of morgan >>stanley: had been subpoenaed to find out what they knew. other investigations are reportedly under way from the securities and exchange commission into the senate banking committee. >> it is a black tie for the industry and all the participants. this company was supposed to be a showcase for american capitalism. instead of that, and has become a laughingstock. >> a space-bar spokesperson called the losses without merit and says the company will fight them vigorously. meanwhile there are reports that facebook is upset over how nasdaq botched the first day of trading.
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facebook is in talks to move its stock from nasdaq to the nyse-listed area >>justine: the san jose residents making it minimum- wage could be getting every sin. there is an ordinance to raise the minimum wage from $8 an hour to $10 an hour and a mandatory inflation adjustment. a university sociology class champion of this measure for the november ballot. >>james: we will take a break with more headlines in a moment. here is a look at the james lick freeway. a clear the coolest all
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and j.r stone has more on a growing trend of street fights that are recorded. we do have a quick warning, the videos are pretty graphic. >>j.r.: the video speaks for itself. two men fighting in san francisco, not a big deal to you but this is not just one, it is at least five fires that have been uploaded to youtube. some of the men and women may be homeless however advocates in police investigators say they have not seen a rise in street crimes against the homeless or between the homeless meaning it is very likely that these cases went unreported first corps are a part of a new trend of san francisco street fights that are being uploaded in to put on line. this video is around 01 minutes long. shortly after this man throws something he's chased down by another man.
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at one point a glass bottle is from and this innocent bystanders nearly hit. these fights are not just happening in the tenderloin in the mission, this argument started downtown just the from san francisco cable car. during this fight, a bystander tries to help out and was attacked. police were able to make an arrest in this case but not this one that happened inside of a burger king restaurant. >>james: last call at the gold dust lounge. the 500 was 4 last night.
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>>erica: right now, clear skies around the bay area. for the past couple of mornings we have been dealing with morning fog and afternoon sunshine and it is clear for now. we do have the potential for wet weather as we head into tomorrow. checking out temperatures right outside the door. we're seeing an abundance of '50s. as a live look ahead into the afternoon we will see mostly sunny conditions. a tad bit cooler than yesterday. i do not think we will see any any state. antioch will be the warmest spot coming in at 78 with
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plenty of sunshine. we will see mid-60's coming down east shores. as we transition into tomorrow we do have some big changes. and 20 percent chance of wet weather dropping in from the pacific northwest. future test shows the buy lunch we will see scattered showers for the south bay indicated by the light cream. an abundance of cloud cover blanketing pretty much all of us. as we have difficult to 3:00 p.m. some scattered showers inland we really do not see any of the rain until tomorrow evening run around the 7:00 hour. he can make out a band of yellow which indicates some moderate-heavy rainfall. lightering encompassing most of the bay area all live from places like napa counties such down towards san jose into the allman invalid. as we advance the clock to 10:00 p.m., scattered
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showers in the south bay and sales start to dry at for the peninsula, the coastline in the north bay. expect cloudy conditions and cooler weather, no doubt. i'll have a look at your 7 day run of the forecast coming up in my next report. we are seeing clear conditions around the bay area. over the traffic center we are not monitoring in the hot spot. the approach to the bay bridge is a pretty easy ride but i did get a work of behaving that could be taking worth -- could be taking place in some of those pay lanes. that could add some couple extra minutes to drive time. it looks like traffic is moving well on interstate 80 in the northbound direction. on the golden gate south down 101 is moving well lot of space between cars. as you turn our attention to the traffic maps, 101 is moving well. tv is currently accident free. as we turn our attention to the east bay, light
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prostitute. she not only called police, she discussed the details on a colombian radio show. back home, the secret service was getting nightmare publicity. >> this is not a cultural issue or systemic issues. >>catherine: the boss of the secret service says he is sorry and suggested this was an isolated incident. many lawmakers are not buying that. one senator noted that the agents used their own names to register prostitutes with their hotel suggesting that they were so unconcerned about the impropriety of their actions they did not even try to hide it. >> the secret service agents
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there to protect the president suddenly and spontaneously did something they and other agents have never done before? >> some lawmakers are questioning if the director is being aggressive enough in investigating the underlying problem. and i think between the alcohol house in the environment, these individuals did some really dumb things.
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pass it on. (crowd of children) thank you. wildfires were getting close to homes. at that moment, i got my first taste of just how important the guard is. announcer: be there for your community, at nationalguard.com. >>justine: the claremont hotel and spa is up for sale for $80 million. according to bloomberg news the company is selling the claremont along with another
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so they can be removed before they turn into cancer. i got screened. now, it's your turn. so you can stick around and enjoy the show. if you're 50 or older, get screened for colorectal cancer. >>justine: bought their shares of texas, they are about to did demolition of the plaza hotel in college station, texas.
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>>justine: at the plaza hotel has been empty for years. this is the plaza hotel in college station, texas. the community is excited, they have been talking about knocking it down for years. it takes a lot of planning. >>james: it is very complicated. explosives after all the building. it will be quite a dramatic scene. >>james: the president is in the bay area making three campaign stops to raise money for his reelection. last night he stopped at the fox theater in redwood city where he addressed some issues that are short to be debated this upcoming presidential contest in the fall. >>president obama: the last thing that we can afford to
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do is go back to the very same policies that got us into this mess in the first place. not now, not with so much at stake. we have come too far to abandon the changes that we fought for over the last two years. we have to move forward and not backwards. for to what we imagine in 2008. if a country where everyone has a fair shot and everyone is doing their fair share everyone is playing by the same set of rules. that is the choice in this election and that is why i am running again for president of the united states. >>james: the president will be in san jose this morning for a breakfast fund-raiser expected to leave the bay area around 10:00 a.m.. >>justine: the suspect in the case of sierra lamar is expected in court for the first time today. haaziq madyun spoke with investigators about why
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there are so confident that antolin garcia torres is the man who kidnapped and killed sierra lamar. >>haaziq: there is nobody or murder weapon or blood evidence found at the suspect's car however investigators with the santa clara county sheriff's office maintains bed in antolin garcia torres is responsible for the march 16th kidnapping and subsequent murder of 15 year-old sierra lamar. >> detectives believe that the evidence in this case is strong, it points to him and only him as the primary suspect in this case. >>haaziq: this sgt shrugs off comments made by family members of torras. >> they are his relatives. they are entitled to their opinion. >>haaziq: he spoke about the evidence. >> we have her back inside that bag there are numerous items. that yielded dna from garcia thorez, on her property that was located days after she
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were missing. inside of his car, items in there as well. >>haaziq: then, there is a motive. >> only garcia torras knows the motive. investigators asked about your market, he declined and refused to provide information. >>justine: the official search for sierra lamar is still focusing of the reservoirs near her home.
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>> in deep water and poor visibility means certain objects require a closer look by divers. >> if we are able to go through in feel confident that there is nothing in the water and that allows us to take the resources >>james: police in new york city have a suspect in custody with the disappearance of this 16 year-old. he disappeared as a walk from his home to the school bus.
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>>erica: a mild day on tap. it will monday cold or hot. what could be flirting with 80 degrees for antioch. mid-60's for castro valley in union city. satellite and radar shows clear conditions over the bay area. we are tracking a storm system expecting to sag southward. if you are having to this year for the holiday weekend, sending the windy conditions on tap. 1-3 in. of fresh, new snow.
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the implosion itself only lasted for 90 seconds. i am wondering how much dynamite had to use >> it is pretty intricate. they have to get that thing to fall into itself. it is a pretty interesting process. it looks like it went off without a hitch. now, they will make a multibillion-dollar development on the property.
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>>justine: the owners of the golden state warriors are planning on moving the team to sit francisco and build the new arena at pierre's 30 and 32. but yes, it will be a challenge. the waterfront location is in need of serious renovation. >> behind me our peers 30 and 32, they are connected into one deck. this is prime san francisco water project property within walking distance of downtown, just off of the bay bridge. the peers are in bad shape. originally built in 1912 and convicted in the '50s. the pilings are crumbling in the deck is warped. experts say this area could be condemned to within a decade if not fixed. there are some tough hurdles to building a stadium here. an environmental impact review has to be completed. extensive engineering and environmental studies have
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already been done here. there was an idea to develop the area for the america's cup but that fell through. the environmental and engineering research is still usable. if it does survive an environmental review the warriors will have to sing some serious cash into fixing up the peers. the property has been offered on a long-term lease basis. >>james: let's get on to another with erica. >>erica: it is a clear start the morning. he can see that overlooking our mt. tam cam. lights in the background. morning fog. since right now, conditions are calm. as the into the afternoon the winds will pick up. liz skies and sunshine. white.
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right outside the door, you'll see an abundance of '50s. upper 40's the day the city. as we check out future cast 4 terms of the wind, it looks like into the 12:00 hour, the majority of us will be sitting in the teens. as we advanced the clock, check out 5:00 p.m.. everyone seemed wind speeds in the '20s and wind gusts in the 20 mi. an hour range. pretty windy conditions just that we experienced yesterday in the day before. we could be flooded with 80 degrees for antioch. the warmest spot around the bay area, 66 for castro valley.
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also impressive the 22, the 37, 43 in the end lines will be routed. >>alejandra: people have to walk off so that others can get out. there's hardly any room to live. a spokesperson tells me approximately 40,000 people ride the line on any given weekday. now those people have to find another way to travel. the line will be shut down for track improvements.
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driving a city truck with a self wrote firmly attached year while waiting at the camera is priceless. san francisco is the city keeps on giving. finding people breaking state law was as easy as catching a cab but most of the drivers i saw were selling for as to their phone conversations, they never even saw me taking video. many would quickly tried to hide their phone. if you are behind the wheel, using yourself and could lead to a hefty ticket.
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driving in the airport is no different than driving on city streets. for the record wearing blue ear buds or headphones is also not permitted in you could get cited for. if the fines for using a cell phone without a hint street devices are on the verge of going up from $150 to about two to 50 for the first offense. the airport has cellphone lots. my suggestion is to use them. >>justine: if you have a comment or story idea for
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>>stanley: to always e-mail him at people behaving badly www.kron4.com. live pictures out of san jose where president barack obama will hold a fund- raiser breakfast this morning. this is the fear moscow itself. 20 people are expected to be there and the cost per person is $35,800. an update on this developing story with a kron4 news comes back into
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>>darya: getting around the bay area might be a little bit tricky, we will tell you what to expect as two major bridges face closure. >>james: the weather today will develop a kind of like this. the winds are calm but will pick up this afternoon. how are highs will be touch cooler than yesterday. for the holiday weekend, rain is a possibility. let's get a quick check our traffic. >>erica: we do have reports of a brushfire of westbound 580. it could be a visual distractions. of the approach to the bay bridge, no problems to speak of. >>darya: last the people paid thousands to hear the
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president speak. >> the last thing that we can afford to do is to go back to the very same policies that got us into this mess in the first place. >> not now, not with so much at stake. we have come too far to abandon the changes that we fought for over the last four years. we have to move forwards and not by courts. >>will: the president is probably sleeping right now.
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here is video of him arriving at moffett field. this was only a 16 hour visit. by the time he is done he will take with him $4 million and revitalize what some are saying is simmering support from democrats in california, specifically the bay area which is perhaps why some naysayers are saying, this morning's fund- raiser will be a private event.
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he is not violent at all. he likes fishing in doing things outdoors. his with his family a lot. he is a hard worker. and do not think they have enough proof yet. i think they he is innocent. what i have in my mind is innocent until proven guilty. >> authorities say they did not know one another and that her abduction is believed to be a random attack. we have continuing coverage on their hand on mine. >>darya: the golden gate bridge turns 75 years old this sunday and celebrations are planned throughout the weekend.
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>>james: stocks are headed for higher opening after strong earnings from hewlett-packard. they had better than expected earnings but those were over shattered by the 27,000 job cuts announced. continued worries about greece. we will keep our eyes out for the opening bell on wall street. >>darya: to congressional panels want to hold meetings with facebook representatives in connections with allegations that the bank handling the appeal may have provided only select clients with a negative assessment of the company. facebook started trading publicly last friday into the stock has been down ever since. >>mark: skies are pregnant earlier around the bay area, here is a live look from the james lick.
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as for temperatures, by noon we're looking for '60s and '70s, generally. by 3:00 p.m. it doesn't change a lot. today is going to be slightly cooler that yesterday as a result of the system that is coming in which should start impacting us by tomorrow. here is a quick look at your 3d extended outlook. friday looks like a slight chance of a spherical or two. here is a look your 7 day run the bay and talk about this year. this system could bring snow to the higher elevations. >>darya: look at the approach to the bay bridge.
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>>mark: fe woman brandished a knife and attempted to leave a store without paying for merchandise. she waved a knife at store employees while pushing a stroller with the baby inside. she has been charged with robbery in the baby is now with its father. just >>darya: a man has been sentenced to prison for defrauding an international disaster relief charity.
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>>mark: oakland city leaders are considering a law that would ban protesters from carrying homemade weapons. the measure was discussed at a public safety meeting until protesters disrupted the gathering. proponents say it would infringe on their rights and the hinted at of violence if the ban is passed. >> investigators in san francisco are hoping that this video will help them identify the people who would vandalize parts of the mission district earlier this month. the self-proclaimed anarchists recorded themselves from these cremated protests. >> it is completely of setting.
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we do have a high wind advisory at the san mateo bridge. keep both hands on the steering wheel. >> of a quick check from the traffic map shows all is well in the south bay for it to seek to 80 and more about 101 of the coup belly. but all is well on the east shore freeway. no slowdowns along highway 4 of antioch, just typical speeds. to 42 is moving well. west of 24 is a late free approaching the caldecott tunnel co.
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>>mark: the president is in the bay area right now attending a private fund- raiser at the fairmont hotel. the man accused of kidnapping and killing sierra lamar makes his first court appointment today. the major development in the case of a child disappeared 33 years ago. he disappeared in 1979 as he walked from his manhattan home to his school bus.
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year old who disappeared in 1979. last month, police dug up the basement of the building that you saw near where the boy lived. pedro hernandez has been arrested, that is although we know at this point. >>james: we have video of the president attending the fox theater fund-raising events, kate tells of reports, people fear thousands of dollars to hear the president speak. >> across the bay area the president made a number of
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alastair canada what approaches the coast of mexico. it looks like it could move on as a tropical storm as it makes its way towards the close as we head into the weekend. maximum sustained winds are at 85 mi. an hour. >>james: let's talk about what we are expecting today. here is what the roof camera in san francisco sureness.
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release of a clear with flu skies and mild temperatures. in pleasanton it is chilly at 40. in the delta is a warmer start this morning. this afternoon, mostly sunny but continued wins as we head into the afternoon. the areas and will have when gusts over 20 mi. an hour. as for temperatures this afternoon we're looking for highs to max out in the '70s.
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no incidents as of the shore freeway. west of 24, a lot of green on the roadway sensors. we're starting to see a typical back up coming off of the optima past approaching doubt some livermore. speeds have dropped to just 35 mi. per hour. as you turn our attention to the peninsula, no incidents to report.
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>>mark: fire on a nuclear submarine in the mean shipyard is finally out this morning. officials say the fire started in the four forward compartments. the reactor in the back of the ship was not operating at the time can't was unaffected. there are no weapons on board. seven people were injured. because of fire is still under investigation. >>darya: @ gabby giffords made a rare appearance to get a medal of valor. she had her astronaut has the wreck of the medals in beverly hills. she left congress to recover from the wounds that she got.
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>> using your cell phone could hand you a healthy -- hefty ticket if you are driving while under cell phone. this guy has a full head phones. he is stopped in traffic. no one is in front of him. a distracted driver. for the record, wearing tool your buds or headphones is also not permitted in you could get cited. fines are getting ready to increase. the airport has a soulful lot, my suggestion, use it.
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