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scenery, a second employee came up to him and/him with a razor knife or type of box cover. >> police did not know of any customers were inside the business when the alleged attack occurred. >> this construction worker wearing the orange best works next door. he told reporters that he witnessed two men arguing and then saw one man/the other two-three times before other employees or able to separate them. the suspect left the business but he was not alone. here, you can see the bloody trail as he followed the suspect until police arrived on the same. >> asked police came to the scene in front of the chocolate business, they saw the trail of blood and the suspect who then took off. >> police say as the suspect ran south from the scene, he of a sudden made a right turn and headed towards the financial district.
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the athletes give chase officers ordered the man to stop that he continued to run. it's the official said the suspect than a month and reportedly with since the box cover that was used against the victim and then an officer opened fire. there, you can see the evidence markers on the ground indicating bullet casings from the shooting. in total, four shots were fired, two of the shots struck the suspect in the upper torso. initially police did not know he had been struck. when they went to cuff him, they noticed he was bleeding and that is when an ambulance rushed into the hospital. for most of the day the entire intersection at washington and davis was shot down as crime scene technicians diagram the incident. >> we have been told that the victim whose name has not been released yet was sent to the hospital for non life-threatening issues.
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the suspect in this case has died of his injuries. >>grant: here is a little perspective on where these events happened. police say the suspect stabbed his co-worker at this chocolate factory on pier 17 along the embarcadero. police say the stabbing suspect ran south on the embarcadero and made his way on to washington street. after chasing, police confronted the suspect at the intersection of washington and davis. that is where a female officer shot the suspect multiple times after the suspect lunged at an officer with the box cover. kron4 is just learning that the suspect has died at san francisco general hospital. >>catherine: to a developing story, ross mirkirimi has the continuance of his ethics hearing.
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his wife is expected to testify. she arrived just before 5:00 p.m.. dan kerman has the details. >> she will testify tonight. for those following the story this is what people want to hear, they want to hear from lopez herself about the events, the day she got a bruise on her arm. the mayor suspended mercury me after pleading guilty to false imprisonment in connection with this incident. much of the questioning might recall from this video. in this video she is showing a bruise to her neighbor. it was a neighbor that reported the incident to police several days later. lopez has done nothing but voice support for her husband and says she feels betrayed by the neighbor. lopez has been in venezuela since march but returned for this hearing. as you know, it takes nine of the 11 supervisors to approve his removal from
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office. >>catherine: is it just heard testimony tonight? >> we will also hear from his campaign manager. there has been a lot of discussion as to whether mercury meet tried to dissuade people from cooperating with the investigation. she is expected to testify of our at least the questioning will be about that. >>catherine: we will continue to monitor that. >>catherine: a mother pushing a stroller was hit in a crosswalk in fremont. the mother who hid them has been arrested. police say the mother was crossing the street at fremont with two children when it happened. here are photos. a five year-old and a toddler in a stroller. the mother and child in the stroller suffered hand injuries. the five year-old was not hurt. investigators say the driver had been racing another driver. there are more problems for the radius system used by oakland police officers.
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the finding of a new report released by the city administrator says the system is still unreliable and that is the big problem according to the president of the oakland police officers association. how much we spoke with colleagues and we spoke with dispatch. we do not know if it is going to work. >> we think they made a new digital platform on top of infrastructure and that seems to be our issue. it with the officer in danger and the citizen that the officers serving in jeopardy because chrysler's response for service in response to 911 calls. it could affect life- threatening situations. >> the police union says it now that these problems have been documented members are confident that the city will take steps to improve the entire communications system hah the governor was in san phil sign a controversial bill on a high-speed rail head the new law provides
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healthvest billion from the state. the governor says thousands of jobs will be created in the state's transportation infrastructure will be getting a much needed to upgrade. critics agree that kind of do not agree about the high price during this economic uncertainty. >> when things are not going so good, it is time to concord dow. you have to take the bull by the horns and start spending and investing in things that makes sense. that is why we are here today, to put people to work. >> passengers will be able to arrive from the new san francisco terminal to downtown los angeles. belong also provides money to electrify the caltrain lines as well as the muni central subway. it will also pay for improvements to the bike system. >> here is a live look outside this afternoon, sunny skies over the golden gate and throughout the bay area this afternoon.
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temperatures are warmer. here is a look at the satellite picture. cloud cover sitting offshore. it will push back into the overnight hours but we will see clear skies this evening. temperatures are warmer. 76 in concord, 80 and fairfield, 72 in santa rosa. 68 down in redwood city and 72 in san jose. here is we can expect overnight, the fog will return to the coastline and the shores. tomorrow afternoon, another sunny day expected. warmer in spots away from the coastline. we will continue the warming trend as we head into the weekend. hot temperatures inland, i will show you how warm it is going to get coming up. >>catherine: to federal police officers from mexico city were patrolling oakland streets today. the officers are visiting the city to the latino association. they were invited and
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accompanied spanish-speaking officers. we will learn more about the department's approach to fighting crime in the the kind of technology they use. the officers found common ground in dealing with issues that law-enforcement faces every day. some >> when it comes down to is working with the community of more than one basis, of dealing with people everyday situations. not only can we provide information on how we do things, >> i want to learn from them what they are experiencing. there is no question that these guys have a tough job. ho we have an opportunity to talk to them and find out what they're going through. some >> were police officer
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brothers exist everywhere in the world. you feel that connection. >>catherine: besides patrolling the officers were shown the recently installed computer crime tracking program. ahead at 5:00 p.m., protesting higher tuition. some protesters were channelling of the walking dead in removing the homeless from a bay area park, why authorities said the clock is ticking for people camping in the south bay. was it an honest reaction or a rude gesture? was it an honest reaction or a rude gesture? [ male announcer ] we got a real mom and the family car to do an experiment. we put a week of her family's smelly stuff all in at once to prove that febreze car vent clips could eliminate the odor. then we brought her family to our test facility to see if it worked. [ woman ] take a deep breath, tell me what you smell. something fresh. a beach. a clean house. my new car. [ woman ] go ahead and take your blindfolds off. oh!! hahahaha!!! look at all this garbage!!! [ male announcer ] febreze car. eliminates odors for continuous freshness, so you can breathe happy.
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>>catherine: zombies, well students dressed like zombies were painted up like the walking dead. they were holding signs saying things like we won brains. will tran and attended the meeting and spoke with some of the students about why they did this. >>will: the uc regents' meeting went on peacefully for about an hour. all the sudden, protesters, many of them dressed like zombies symbolizing its the living death. they started dancing to the michael jackson's thriller video and that caused police to rush it. they kicked every one out and that is why they're downstairs gathering, doing own sort of meeting, talking to each other. the police officers never had to physically grabbed any of the protestors. it seemed like everyone cooperated.
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we had a chance to talk to one of the protester culex >> the purpose of the dance was to really call attention to the issues of people who are in the public were raising, the tuition increases, we have seen tuition almost triple in the last five years. their tuition increases that they're voting on today. we are being loaded with debt. >>will: we spoke with a spokesperson who says there are also against tuition increases that says if the governor's tax initiative does not pass, not only will that mean to which will go up, it also could mean that there will be layoffs to the staff as well. >>catherine: the regions are voting to freeze tuition this fall and to endorse the governor's tax initiative. if voters reject that measure, students could face a steep tuition hike.
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a six road was released after being held hostage hall och all in hotheaded 8 home. she and her siblings were taking a hostage overnight. the mother it or not a wait. there is little girl running into the arms of a swat team officer. there were called in after police heard a gunshot. when officers went into the house they discover that the man had shot himself. apparently, he knew the mother of the children. it's >> the senator is standing up against members of his own party who are accusing in a host of terrorist ties. she has been with clinton since her days as an ear of canada. five republican house members including bachman say that they have a family members in the muslim brotherhood and they want an investigation. republicans say that they are concerned about her high
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level security clearance. mccain is strongly things that accusation is a mistake. >> these sinister accusations will only on a few, unspecified and unsexy if you did associations with members of one's family. none of which had been shot to harm our friend the united states. how >> of these attacks have no logic. they have no merit. the need to stop. they need to stop now. >> he is a live outside this afternoon and. we are seeing is sunny skies. sunny throughout the bay area. here is a live look of the senate to burn. the fog is expected to return to the overnight hours. right now we are seeing warmer conditions throughout the day. he lifts it is 72 in santa
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rosa this hour. as we look ahead to the next couple of days, tomorrow morning the fog is expected to return. it will be slightly warmer, especially away from the coastline. into friday and saturday, the warming trend will continue as a fogged becomes a less extensive. the wind out of north look like it will be stronger. fog tracker 4 tomorrow morning shows fog south of the golden gate. thoughtful we will see fog through san francisco and along the coastline. by the clock tower it will be filling in along the coast into the north bay. by noon of fog will start to scale back. patches of fog on the peninsula but mostly sunny conditions everywhere else. temperatures will look like this tomorrow morning.
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'50s and '60s. as we step into new and we will see '60s and '70s to the bay area and in the later afternoon some 80 degree reading. let's take a look in neighborhood by neighborhood. a degree readings through the inland valleys. 60s along the east bay stores because of the fog. the fog is really only impacting the bay shore tomorrow afternoon. it will warm away from the coastline that staying cool, temperatures in the '70s. here is a look at the extended forecast.
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friday, the fog will become less extensive. by saturday the fog should be completely gone. temperatures inland will warm as a result of the sunny conditions. >>grant: controversy for the guy they call the milkman, milky cabrera did not have a warm homecoming in atlanta. this year's all-star game mvp played one year for the braise in yesterday's some fans were heckling him. that is when he made this gesture. here is video of the incident. it is only a couple of seconds of the right there, you can see him start to make the gesture. he is not giving the fans the thinker but some say his gesture is offensive. cabrera and the giants beat the braves 9-0. we share this video on our fan page and dozens of commons in less than an hour, taking a look at some.
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>>grant: we always want to know you think, like us on our facebook fan page and leave a comment. >>catherine: nfl star john lynch has been charged with driving under the influence. a former seattle seahawks player was arrested saturday in emeryville. police say is van had unswerving in and out of its lane. they say lynch performed poorly on his field sobriety testing. his attorney says his client might be able to beat the charge. he says he blue under 0.8 woods is the state's legal limit. a san leandro woman might have tracked down the person who burglarized her home through cragslist. police arrested this man during a sting. the woman's home was robbed on july 3rd. jewelry and a computer were taken. the woman later found the
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stolen items for sale on cragslist and cause -- is called police. an undercover officers met with the seller into the suspect was arrested. here is a good package -- here is a quick traffic check on the golden gate. traffic looks good. sunshine and no problems with traffic. on the bay bridge toll plaza, a similar story. stay with us, more news after the break. schools [ female announcer ] over the last ten years,
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>>catherine: a continuing story in seven disco, the wife of for ross mirkirimi is expected to testify soon as his ethics hearing. dan kerman has the latest details. >> at this hour the hearing is underway but eliana lopez is not yet on the witness
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stand. there you see her coming down a hallway on her way to the hearing room. it's for those of following this case this is what they have been waiting for comedy year from lopez herself about the events on the day she got a bruise on her arm. ross mirkirimi flood guilty to misdemeanor false imprisonment. we also have video of her husband writing. here you see him greeted by a huge group of supporters. once again supporters are here to greet him. the real question will come down to what was said in that video. we are expecting the his wife will testify quite is that the south at video where she shows a bruise on her arm that she got on december 31st. cravat was the domestic
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violence charge. again right now eliana lopez is not yet on the witness stand. right now on the witness stand is his campaign manager lynette heinous. she is going to be talking about the issue of dissuading witnesses. as you know there has been a lot of discussion about whether or not mirkirimi got involved with stopping people from talking to investigators who were investigating this domestic violence complaint. that is what we are expecting from the questions of his campaign manager. that testimony is going on right now curium more on that coming up tonight at 6:00 p.m.. >>catherine: the clock is ticking towards the planned eviction of the homeless. thursday is the day that authorities plan to clear out homeless encampments along the coyote creek in san jose. city crews were coasting eviction notices earlier this week. all of this follows complaints from residents of of calories, trash and a
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string of grass fires. this >> bags of trash are piling up just south of kelley park well we're want trails lead down to coyote creek. after living in these tents or year and have many are packing up ahead of thursday's deadline to leave or face arrest. >> i used to work as a cable technician. i lost my job and i did not have any money to pay the rent. >> social workers are helping homeless veterans for paperwork for temporary city sponsored housing. they insist that the campers are not to blame for the rash of recent fires. >> we will get through this and get out of here. we are going to survive. >> further upstream mario costs led me through to his
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camp, a tents in the trees covered in blankets and surrounded by bags of food, clothing and scavenged aluminum cans which is their only source of income. emotions are mx of embarrassment in gratitude. this >> is a shameless that it feels like we're getting punished. i appreciate live there is still us. since saddam would out an address i cannot get a job. >> the hardest casas cost >> i'm just worried about my dog. >> a volunteer firefighter in sonoma county is facing new charges in an arson case. a whole is a he made a false report of an emergency. cochran
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>> he delayed entering a plea this morning and will be back in court tomorrow. the climate experts say the biggest drop since the '50s is putting a lot of jobs on the line from corner to cattle. major products from america's farms are in jeopardy. no one will feel the impact more than the farmers themselves. >> acres of plus acres of american farmland are dying. this farmer has tilled and allowed the same grounds for decades in and says this year is unlike any other he has seen. in what started as a serious problem a few months ago is now a nightmare for the agriculture industry. more than half of the united states is dealing with moderate or extreme drought conditions.
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all >> the most important thing is for congress to take action to provide some direction and assistance so that people know what is going to happen. >> in the meantime those with something salvageable need help from above. for too many any rain will be too little too late. hawks >> every time the plant a crop of corn it is like rolling dice. >> many problems -- and many farmers will rely on government assistance.
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how >>jaqueline: a few clouds over the hills. take a look at the satellite picture outside right now. clear skies all around the bay area. all even along the coastline temperatures were a tad warmer the seventh. a look at the weather headlines we will see fog tomorrow morning as we head out the door. into the afternoon, sunny skies the and warmer conditions. as we head into the hand we are glad to be seeing warmer conditions especially inland valleys.
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more on the extent of forecast coming of the. >> at least six people were killed after a bus packed with israeli tourists exploded in a bull. . investigators do not know yet if this was a suicide bomber or a ring of destination. -- remote destination. the israeli prime the sisters calling it and it in iranian terror attack. it coincided with the 18th anniversary of the jewish community center bombing in argentina. rebel leaders in syria are claiming responsibility for a bomb attack in damascus today. it killed three top government officials that were in the area for a high- level security meeting. washington that violence in syria is a rapidly spinning out of control. nelson mandela is 94. the states and celebrated his birthday today. he had a family meal in a community celebration at his childhood village.
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mandela course for a huge role in ending apartheid in south america. >>catherine: traffic is slow going. let's look at the san mateo bridge. traffic is moving fairly well. stay with us, mornings after the break.
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happy birthday! thank you, nana send money to anyone's checking account with chase quickpay. all you need is an email address or mobile number. you're welcome. take a step forward and chase what matters. >>catherine: wall street did get a blue today after signs of recovery. the dow rose 103 points. aha is cahow
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>> and housing prices were up. this is good news for electricians, construction workers and plumbers. housing starts are not an indicator of the future, the permits are. a little bit weaker than expected. overall positive. rec solar low mortgage rates. the negatives, there are a lot more distressed properties. we do not necessarily need new homes and build. >> a 1% return for last year. >> the california of public employees retirement system, for the teachers, the retirement system a 1.8% return.
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these are unacceptable. we want 7.5% to keep it funded and to keep people paid through their retirement. this is bad news. this tells you why three cities in the state of california have filed bankruptcy. >> it is a wall of worry. falsehood of this is a new fda approved medication, it is the second occasion to fight obesity.
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with this they are saying 10 percent of your body weight. this is big, if there's obviously a huge market. it is a homegrown products. >>mark: it is a stock at remember you recommending previously. there's so much excitement from car enthusiasts. greta >> these are beautiful cars. flabellum a third quarter production is not meet expectations in
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>>jaqueline: our high temperatures will warm to what we saw yesterday. in our inland valleys we're in the upper 70's. office mainly in the 60s and low seventies for the base source. how in the south bay
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>>jaqueline: the fog is expected to return for the coastline in the bay shores. car at >>jaqueline: the the clock hour brings the fog to debate. the fog will start to scale back as we head into the noon hour. it will start to clear by 3:00 p.m.. sunny skies bay area wide once again to moroccan man. we also seem warmer conditions. costs tough by the later afternoon hours, a few 80 degree readings. in the south bay, '80s in
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sunnyvale, los gatos, same thing in milpitas, 75 in redwood city. more 80 degree readings. 83 and in pleasanton. 60s for the most part on the northeast bay shores. this seabury's winds will be there into the afternoon. temperatures co side will stay on the cooler side. in the north bay we will see sunny skies and temperatures pretty mild. a look at your extended forecast, the fog will stick with us tomorrow and friday but it will be less extensive as he move to the next couple of days. five saturday and sunday will will mussy and the fog. winds out of the north will be clearing up. that will help temperatures warm inland. mid-90s by sunday. thankask >>stanley: to look
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carefully, there is a bicyclist that was just hit by a driver. after calling it 911 i would offer assistance and luckily he had no life-threatening injuries. watch as this elderly couple with a dog attempt to cross this busy street instead of using the pedestrian overpass. and there are black and white regulatory signs instructing people to use the overpass. they just go around in cross anyway. it is not just one or two people, we're talking about dozens in just a few hours. the mansell of here is pushing a cart full of food across a year re-bath which is probably not the safest things to do. this man pushing a shopping cart just rolled out into traffic and then stopped abruptly to get free -- to avoid getting hit by this car. even while paramedics and police were helping the injured by credit people were still crossing near the
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overpass. one man was even wearing headphones. yes, there have been fatalities at this intersection. if you cross illegally there is a good chance you could be held at fault spherthat is if you survive. ask yourself is it worth it. >>catherine: if you have a comment or story idea for stanley, e-mail us. >>catherine: taking a look at 101 in san jose near the guadalupe overpass, the southbound to be direction is moving fairly well. more news after the break.
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>>catherine: people in class are county who had been evacuated were allowed to go home.
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so far the fire has destroyed one home if interest all people. cooler temperatures and higher humidity have affected the fire. we will be right back.
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>>catherine: new at 6:00 p.m., a serial killer and more bodies. what authorities are doing to get information from one of the speed freak killers. the oakland a's are battling for a wild-card spot, how they fare against the texas rangers. and, the oakland zoo is much cuter today. zookeeper's our on bay be washed with dozens of newborns in hatchlings. a look at the new faces that are the future of the zoo. >>jaqueline: a live look outside from the roof camera in downtown san francisco. crystal clear skies this hour with fog expected to return. we will see warmer conditions through the weekend. details coming up. from announcer: this is the
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bay area's news station.
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the kron4 news stark's at a developing story. >>catherine: the wife of ross mirkirimi has arrived at his ethics hearing. she is said to testify before the board of supervisors into the board will eventually decided mercury gets to return to in his job as sheriff. she arrived in hour ago. dan kerman is monitoring what is happening at city hall and is joining us live. >>dan: testimony is under way this hour not from look as but from the campaign manager for mirkirimi. first, let's talk about lopez, she arrived shortly after 5:00 p.m.. this is really the first time under oath that she will speak about the bruise on her arm that she got on december 31st in her decision to have a neighbor record a video showing of tabriz. her husband was investigated on domestic violence charges in connection with that incident and ended up pleading guilty to false
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imprisonment. since then, lopez has done nothing but voice support for her husband edgar at the neighbor for betraying her confidence. mirkirimi arrived shortly after 5:00 p.m.. he was greeted by several of his supporters. the sheriff is fighting for his job. remember, it takes nine of 11 supervisors to approve his removal from office. the first person on the witness stand this evening was his campaign manager. she is being asked about her role in the domestic violence and every a anything ever investigation. the city's attorney tried to suggest that because she worked for a creamy off her testimony is not to be trusted. >> is it part of the campaign matters as job to protect the candidate or the official from the scandal? >> maybe for some campaign managers. >> did you perceive that as
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a part of your job? >> i did not. >> the line of questioning is continuing at this hour dealing with our conversations this vividly with lopez off about the domestic violence itself. we should tell you that there has been some conversation around the court room as to whether the share of the of lopez could be in the core room together. now, it appears that the issue is moot and when it is time for lopez to testify, the sheriff will be in the courtroom as he has been for the other witnesses. we will be monitoring that 40 and will have a full report coming up at 8:00 p.m.. >>catherine: witnesses say the man was enraged, san francisco police say he made a very bad decision. >> he lunged at one of the offices with eighth box knife. >>catherine: a stabbing at a high and chocolate company. it ended the the san francisco financial district in front of shops with is
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this. fem i guess it can happen anywhere. >>catherine: that suspect has died. terisa estacio is a live event of this gulf theatre she has the feel of what happened. ferries the >> this is where the crime occurred at this chocolate factory on embarcadero. the call came in and around 10:00 a.m.. a fight between two co- worker earth. one of those employees is now dead. the san francisco police chief wants us through what happened. >> there were two of police and the chocolate factory, one was cleaning machinery. a second of all the theme of the him and slaps him with a razor type of box cover. he was slashed on the arm tried to block. at that time the suspect left the chocolate factory and headed south of the embarcadero with the victim following. there is a blood trail. officers went after the suspect. when he got to washington in
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the davis, officers tried to persuade him to stop and surrender its weapons. is there was of his pocket the entire time, he produced the box cover. he lunged at one of the officers with the box cutter in it she shot him twice. officers are allowed to shoot in defense of themselves. >>terisa: in the financial district where the shooting to please, those in the area said they were in disbelief about what unfolded. >> i worked here for five years. i have not had any bad experiences so far. >> it is normally pretty quiet. >> i guess it can happen anywhere. it is gun violence.
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>> it is a pretty quiet period. it is pretty safe. i walk around here all the time by myself. i have never heard anything like this happening before. >> take a look at this video. many people stopped and took photos of the crime scene. they were amazed that it happened. the police officer that was involved in the shooting is now on administrative leave as the investigation into her actions unfolds. reporting live in set francisco, terisa estacio. >>grant: we're going to use a google earth mouth to show where these events unfolded. the suspect stabbed his co- worker at the top with factory of year 17 along the embarcadero. police say the stabbing suspect ran itself on the embarcadero and made his way onto washington 34 after police were chasing him.
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they confronted the suspect at the intersection of wafted it davis streets. that is where a female officer shot the suspect both lines in the torso after the suspect once at the officer with a box cutter. again, kron4 has learned that the suspect has died. >> in and of the two story that we brought you exclusively on tuesday, investigators are trying to get more details on possible human mass grave. this is related to this be freed killer case involving wesley shermantine and the bombers of. there are often accused of a method these killing rampage in the '80s and '90s. j.r stone is following the story and joins us with details. >> i spoke with investigators in lake county who tell me they have been in contact with leonard the dia who you see here. he is the one that has been talking with wesley
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shermantine of the other side of this picture right here. they say there could be victims in lake county, possibly as many as 14. investigators in lake county say they need more information because the area covers thousands of square miles. according to leonard via, there could be remains of as many as 14 people in this area. the area is heavily wooded. it is used mostly for offloading, camping, hiking and hunting. that is something the diaz says shermantine and herzog used to do. those in lake county spoke about this earlier. >> basically what needs to happen is we need more details due to the fact that the area is a rather large and several thousand acres.
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he needs to provide us with more information and we can take our investigators to san quentin to view mr. shermantine. >>grant: late this afternoon the sheriff's office again met with the idea. you heard investigators said they wanted to meet at san quentin with wesley shermantine to get a better location of where this mass grave might be. >>catherine: and other news around the bay area, a mother in a small child were hit by a car in fremont. they suffered head injuries and are recovering in hospital. police say the driver had been raising another driver, he has been arrested. a 22 year old drug man with no pants tried to enter a home in half moon bay. police are trying to figure out if he did it on purpose. the incident is being treated as a possible attempt to begin. in alameda, ground broke for a new target stores. this will be a part of the alameda landing retail
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center that could open by a october of next year increate 200 jobs not counting construction. >> temperatures were warmer this afternoon, just as we expected. inland valleys in the upper seventies. the east bay stores are in the '60s and '70s. current temperatures remained mild this afternoon. temperatures are still in the '70s inland. 60s along the coastline as well. a live look outside from the bay bridge toll plaza. on the edge of your screen, cloudiness starting to push it. satellite pictures showing fog pushing off shore. clouds are pushing up from the south.
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as look at what we can expect tonight, the coastal and bay fog will push back into the overnight hours. it is not expected to make much of an inland push. mostly sunny skies tomorrow afternoon would temperatures warmer than today's readings. the warming trend is going to continue as we head into the weekend. we will take a look at how warm it is going to get coming up in your extended forecast. >> george zimmerman is speaking out tonight, that is the man accused of shooting and killing treyvon martin back in february. tonight, and zimmerman is talking to fox news. we are monitoring every word of the interview. zimmerman has apologized to the family of the victim.
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tonight he also said, i am sorry they buried their child. i cannot imagine what it feels like. i prefer them deeply. zimmerman is a neighborhood watch volunteer who shot treyvon martin in self- defense according to him. he has been charged with second-degree murder and is out on bail. this case has gained national attention. some think he is guilty of racial profiling. the 17 year-old victim was on arms when he was shot and killed. we will certainly continue to fall this developing story in here from zimmermann at 6:30 p.m.. >>catherine: coming up, oakland police trying to communicate with each other are still having problems with radios. the bay area home prices hit a four year high, the reason behind the price hike. a serious drought in the midwest, how they could have you pay the price at the grocery store.
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on july 10th and other home was hit in july 13th a home on a santos was broken into. three of the four break-ins occurred overnight. >>catherine: more problems for the radio system used by oakland police officers. that is the finding of a new report released by the city administrator that says the work system is still unreliable. the president of the police officers association says that it is the big problem for both the city and the officers. at the >> police radios now working in oakland can lead to life or death situations says the oakland police union president. >> not only does it that the officer in danger it also puts the citizens that the officer is serving in jeopardy. it slows response service id could affect a life- threatening situations. >> the communications system was thought to be repaired last year when oakland city leaders rolled out a new
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digital radio network. >> one officer says now, and looks like the city is doing its part by releasing a report focus of a police radio problem. >> the city administrator did step up to the plate. she is the one who commissioned this report. it seems that into the support sustained cheated our ethical problems that officers have complained about. now, i am confident the city will step up and ensure that officers and the citizens of oakland are kept safe. >>catherine: bay area home prices have hit a four year high. a new report says the median price for homes and condos hit 4 of $17,000. that is of more than 10% from last year. analysts say that the increase is probably because of improved market
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availability and low interest rates. in cupertino, three possible fates for the radar tower. one scenario is to tear down the whole thing. another option is remodeling the tower. a vote on the plan will happen this fall. >> a live look outside this afternoon from the san the tail bridge. a little bit of cloud cover starting to roll over the mountain. we will see fog of returning to the forecast but right now is a mainly clear. as a look ahead to the next couple of days, warmer temperatures in the afternoon. the same thing for friday. the fall will get less expensive of the next few days. xi temperatures will warm up by the weekend, especially in our inland valleys.
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let's get a look at fog tracker 4. fox out of the golden gate by the 6:00 hour and also over sentences go into the ocean beach area. my the o'clock our father to the north bay as well. the fall will be stick close to the coastline into the bay shores. as we move into the noon hour the fog is starting to push back. by the 3:00 hour clear along the coastline. 70 degree readings, that is the '70s easy. a this out they will start to see more 80 degree readings greed as you head out the door temperatures will look like this, mainly in the '50s.
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into the afternoon temperatures will warm nicely. the inland valleys will seemingly a degree readings as well. the east bay stores are still mainly in the '60s. he wore seven degree readings down towards union city. the sea breeze winds will still be there tomorrow afternoon keeping things cooler for the east bay shores and cooler coast side. >>jaqueline: here is a look at your extended forecast. the fog will warm
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temperatures into the 90s in our inland valleys. some >> dry conditions across the country are causing more than just discovered. they're hurting crops, especially corn. >> the midwest is experiencing its worst drought in decades. it is taking a severe toll on corn. that could eventually mean a bigger grocery bills. the biggest impact might be felt in the cost of beef, milk, pork and poultry. meat prices could jump as much as 10%. do not expect prices at local supermarket to drop overnight.
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you may not feel the pinch in your wallet until the end of this year or did begin again next year. the department's agriculture says not all food prices will rise. cereal prices should remain contacted because they depend more on marketing. the drop could have wide reaching ramifications. both >>catherine: a road remains closed at montana's glacier national park. mudslides trapped 10 cars. the the drivers did eventually get out but one car was so badly damaged and had to be towed away. the crews are still trying to clear debris from the area. austin police have arrested three people for trying to buy assault rifles. to man and woman were arrested last week. police have been investigating this for about a month after getting a tip that the guns were being purchased for a mexican drug
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cartel. authorities say the sky west airlines pilot killed his girlfriend, stolen airplane in and killed himself. police found the body of his girlfriend and his colleagues city apartment. he got into a jet, screen to the wing on the side of the terminal and then drove through a fence before crashing into cars at the parking lot. police eventually got onto the plane and discovered the pilot had shot and killed himself. more news after the break.
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news starts with a developing story. >>catherine: george zimmerman is speaking out publicly tonight. he is accused of shooting and killing treyvon martin back in february. grant lodes has been monitoring that interview and joins us with the latest period's >>grant: it is very curious, this is the first television interview he has done. tonight, as some of it is talking to john henry. he says he shot treyvon martin in self-defense.
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that is not new. zimmerman has been charged with second-degree robbery and is out on bail. the case has gained national attention. some believe he is guilty of racial profiling. the 17 year old the victim was unharmed. tonight, and zimmerman was as if he had anything to say to the parents of treyvon martin. >> i would solve that i am sorry. solano wife and i did not have any children that i have never used by love more than life. thoughtful the i have a different ending bond and love with them. i love my children even though they are not born yet. if i am sorry that they have buried their child. i cannot imagine what that must feel like. locusts i pray for the of the elite. >>grant: we should also note that george zimmerman said
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he is not -- was not pursuing treyvon martin of the time of the shooting. he said that he was going in the same direction to keep an eye on treyvon martin to tell police where he was going was the police that this curious that is a key distinction fact that we have not heard yet. >>catherine: i was calling to ask if he was saying anything else we had not heard. >> that is the main thing, the fact that he was not actually pursuing treyvon martin. that has been a criticism from many legal experts. the police and dispatchers said you do not need to do that. he was clear on what he was doing when he said he was hauling theory if >>catherine: is he going to do more interviews? >> it is not clear but we do not think he will be doing a round of interviews.
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his lawyer said he granted this interview said that he could receive donations to his defense fund. they're hoping this interviewed leeds is of positive press for zimmerman and that in turn lead to donations coming to his defense fund of which we know is wrong to be quite large skiff >> in san francisco and other developing story, the ethics hearing for ross mirkirimi is under way. at this hour we are hearing testimony from his campaign manager. later we are expecting to hear testimony from his wife. they arrived separately around 5:00 p.m.. lopez is expected to be asked about the bruise on her arm and her decision to let a neighbor take a video of the breeze. the investigation led to mirkirimi pleading guilty to false and president which caused the mayor to fire him as sheriff. it takes 911 for pfizer's to have him removed from
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office. >> in san francisco a fight between two employees leads to one person dead. police said that one employees last another with a box cutter and then took off running. police tried to stop the suspect and then he reportedly lunged at them with a box cutter. that is one officer opened fire. >> continuing our coverage police say both the suspect in the victim were temporary employees of the chocolate factory. the victim told police this was a completely unprovoked attack. a construction worker on a
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job that stores said he saw the two men arguing before one-man/is co-worker two- three times before other police came rushing in to separate them. >> is californian news we're talking about the case of the speed freak killers. piquancy shermantine and herzog year. on tuesday we were the first to report about a possible mass grave site. authorities tell me they are looking at the possibility and hoping to meet with shermantine very soon. >> here in san jose's several homeless camps like this one along the biggest of coyote creek are under a mandatory eviction order. the occupants were packing up their belongings on a wednesday. the camps are to be cleared beginning thursday morning.
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the illegal campers are being offered temporary city sponsored housing. >>stanley: your possibly looking at the world's most expensive cup of coffee. back in to douse an aide i did a segment on drivers and getting tickets for crossing over a divided highway. >> this is a trustee for frosting over a divided highway. into dozens of i headed back to see if things had changed and they had. i will show you how in the next edition of people behaving badly.
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>> our big weather story tonight, warmer weather is expected into the evening. temperatures near 80 in the inland valleys. even the clothes line as all >>jaqueline: in the south bay, '80s. however the seven for san jose high. 80 and her more. 83 in pleasanton, 84 in india. we will stay in the '60s to the east bay shores. also in the 60s for the coastline. in the north the temperatures will be nearing 80 degrees. thoughtful hello look at your extended forecasts, the fog will stay with us over the next couple of days and
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get less extensive as we head into the weekend. by saturday and sunday, warmer skies, mid-90s by sunday, stay with us.
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>>catherine: in decision 2012, mitt romney talking about who he might choose as a running mate in ohio. he stopped short of naming names. >> i can assure you that even though i have not chosen the person will be my vice president, that person will be a conservative, they will believe in conservative principles and i know looking eight years down the road is a little far, but i can tell you, eight years out there we will have a balanced budget. we will have a cordoba leaves and calling the constitution and following the law. >>catherine: romney got some help on the campaign trail
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in ohio, jeb bush told employees at a manufacturing plant that romney understands what it is like to build and own a business. romney was also in ohio today about to did miles away. jeb bush has been mentioned as a possible running mate but has said in the past that he is not interested. still ahead she has hit speeds of more than 300 mi. per hour in her hot rod dragster. gary is up next with sports. the oakland a's do it again, another dramatic ninth inning when. he has all of the sport's next. robert ebla ebbs baba
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