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counts of attempted murder, two for each of the 12 people killed and two for each of the 58 wounded. he was charged once for showing deliberation and once for showing extreme indifference to human life. among the people in the courtroom were survivors of the shooting. some came wearing batman t- shirts. this was his and his first court appearance last week when he was described as looking dazed and out of it. today, witnesses including the odds of a woman killedappea. >> i do not believe it he is insane. of course i am not a psychiatrist. he responded very appropriately. he said yesterday of this to the charges. >>catherine: of the family members said they still cannot take and what happened here is some are looking for answers and some wanted to be at the hearing
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for a show of strength. >> he looked defeated fox. >> i absolutely want to face the suspect in court. he looked my daughter in the eye as shot her in and killed her in and i want to look him in the eye for. i will be there until he is sentenced. >> prosecutors did spend quite a bit of time with family members explaining their strategy. >> police just clear the scene where two men were shot, it happened in the city's visitation valley area this afternoon. da lin explains what happened experience >> too large a full of
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>> a big mess has traffic busy near fourth and howard. that is where 200 gal. of the vegetable oil spilled onto the road. reggie kumar is live on the scene. >> san francisco public works is still out here cleaning up the mess. they did bring in a street sweeper to clean of the rest of the cooking oil that was left on the pavement. absorbent was also placed on the street to soak up the cooking oil. a this is what the scene of both like earlier.
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killed after a fight and they tumbled out of the particles. >> a group of 11 were on the party bus just before midnight on fridays. the bus was headed from the shoreline amphitheater headed back to santa cruz. faugh the woman died here along highway 17. here's a closer look at the scene, just north of where highway 9 intersects with highway 17. police say to women were fighting and somehow the doors to the us open and the the woman fell out. the two of the passengers were arrested for being drunk in public. so far no charges have been filed in connection with the death of natasha know of.
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stuck. although many questions remained unanswered one spokesperson tells kron4, so far they have been able to find some answers. this is nancy chance. >> obviously safety is our highest priority. we have determined so far that there was no mechanical issue with the ride or the track. >> this is what the ride is like one in operations. fitzroy it has only been open for a month making its debut. she says discovering what happens it may take some time. >> this is a very unique ride. it is a one-of-a-kind launch coaster.
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>> we decided to do the testing denied because the park is closed. that allows us to be able to run allied -- run the right. the maintenance crew will be doing diagnostic testing. we do have a certain protocol that we go through. >>pam: park officials say the superman ride has been very popular in today at the parks some people expressed disappointed about not being able to gain access to the right. >> i really wanted to go on the ride.
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tests >>vicki: the fear is the teenager was abducted and taken against her will to mexico. authorities say this 16 year old is missing and believed she was abducted by her boyfriend. the monterey county sheriff issued the emerald or when the bodies of two men found saturday night, investigators have not said what relationship the girl may have had with the dead man. along with the member over there searching for a person of interest. they're searching for her boyfriend and another man it may be travelling with him.
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they believe he could be trying to take the growth to mexico and is considered armed and dangerous. anyone with information is being asked to call on 911. >> ahead at 5:00 p.m., our coverage of the colorado movie massacre continues. our legal analyst will explain what happened in court and the charges the shooting suspect is facing. the u.s. postal service financial crisis, the do-or- die the loan payment and what might happen if it does not make it. south >> it is hot out there. the inland valleys are near >> it is hot out there. the inland valleys are near 1[ male announcer ] now at your neighborhood subway: dinner...is...served.
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>>pam: james holmes, the suspect in a call rodham will be massacres back in court. he was officially charged with 24 counts of murder and 116 counts of attempted murder. he is accused of killing 12 people and injuring 58 others inside and or or colorado movie theater more than a week ago. michael carr does it is here
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to talk about the case. a double charge on the murder? >> remember this is that california is >>caller: . in colorado, when you have an extreme indifference murder count, that allows the court if he is convicted, the sentences consecutively. he will theoretically have slowed life imprisonments to serve if he does not get the death >>pam: some people think this guy is insane but one of the mother said he responded, those who say he dressed to protect themselves that maybe is not insane. >> both sides are right. he certainly knew right from wrong, absolutely. under the law that is all he has to do. it begs the question,
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whitehead of human being does this, someone who is sane or insane? most would say he is insane but not under the law and he will face consequences because of that. >> will the defense ask for a change of venue? >> even if they do they'll only get it within the state of colorado. who has not heard about this case in a state of colorado? the problem of task.
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>> jurors will look to that doctor to see if he had some mental issues. i think they're going to take all precautions to make sure he is given all of his rights. >>catherine: also and colorado the man was arrested for visibly wearing a gun. he really caused a big problem last night, someone called police in the nine theaters were evacuated.
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he said he understands people are jittery but almost always carries his gun. >> he is charged with inducing panic. that is a felony. the u.s. postal service is a bracing for the first ever default on billions due to the treasury, clearly this is not helping. cash is running solo the postal service says they cannot make payments for future retiree benefits.
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>>pam: the search has she was reported missing on wednesday evening. a search crew of more than 300 people looked around nearby areas for four days but could not locate her. authorities are not sure if she has visited the park recently. they say she is in the early stages of alzheimer's. authorities will continue to investigate this missing persons case.
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first training camp without mr. davis. you have to ask yourself, how quickly can this new system be implemented? >> i thought we had a pretty good first day of practice. we have a lot of things need to get better at the for the first day it was pretty good. >> i make sure i am involved in every phase of the game, spending more time on defense. as i am a big believer in the body language. we have to handle ourselves of the right way. still winning have to learn how to not be yourself.
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>> the first of thousands of steel beams was put into place around 635 pam. they will basically be putting the rick page on this place. we should have the final look of the new stadium which is set to open around to those of 14. they started construction around april. but they could reach 1000 workers by the end of the year. we spoke with the supervisor who said there is not a bad seat in the house. it is an outdoor stadium to big screens on each end of the field. he says with the ball are going into place there should not be in the traffic problems, this will probably be the most unique stadium in the nfl. the price tag, $1 billion.
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the shelf life of this place, if they need to do and of great he says they will make room for any upgrades. >>charles: right now i'm at the corner of geary and stockton. take a look, today they cannot barriers and a fencing around two blocks in stockton going from where i'm standing all the way down to ellis which is just awful market. they're going to actually building a subway station.
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let's take a look at a google earth map of what is going on. >> this is an overhead view of san francisco looking north across the city. these two blocks will remain closed to traffic until 2017 when construction is scheduled to be completed. disclosure is only one block away from union square. nearby grand avenue has been converted into a two-way street between geary and sutter to keep traffic moving. this section of road will be closed until 2017 but it will reopen to road traffic
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between thanksgiving and new year's. during the holidays you will be able to drive through this section of stockton. >>grant: in the east bay at least 10 vehicles have been broken into and one concord parking lot, here is where they are happening. and this is one place or people who are visiting, here's a closer look at the parking lot. it is fairly isolated, especially to the south. >> just when you thought the pain at the pump was getting less painful, prices are headed back up again. the average price of gasoline has increased over the past two weeks.
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look at average prices around the bay area. >> usually this time of year, gas prices have been established in fluctuate only slightly. the price of the gas is being affected by the global economy and detentions overseas as well as other factors. >> we also have concerns about potential client. >> in addition to the u.s. involvement in european
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economic affairs and tensions in the middle east, consumer activity also is a factor. when americans use less gas, investors get nervous and prices go up. consumer activity is only a piece of the puzzle. >> they're looking at what is going on as far as manufacturing data, is china increasing manufacturing, are they cutting back? those things come into play when we're talking about half will and gas prices. >> as long as there is volatility of the world stage there will be volatility when it comes to the price of passed. cox >> siri if sf civilians are fleeing after 10 days of battles between rebels and government forces appear if the u.n. says to the thousand syrians have left the city since the fighting began fear most senior civil laugh has now defected.
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>> here is a look at your extended forecast. the warmer weather sticks with us through thursday. it will be warm on friday but cooling down as we head into the weekend and the fog returns. >> from monday's market of day, the battle to gain ground in wall street, in the and the markets closed lower. take a look at the numbers. the dow dropped three points. the nasdaq fell the most. the s&p 500 slipped less than 1.2946. >> taking a look at the san mateo bridge, it is heavy eastbound foster city and hayward. the cars are backing up. no problems heading west into san francisco and points beyond, all lanes are
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>>pam: san francisco police are searching for a taxi driver who allegedly robbed a passenger. there was a dispute over the form of payment. police say the driver pulled out a knife and took the passengers cell phone and credit card before taking off. the dangerous situation unfolded on southern california streets in and it was all caught on video. >> police tried to stop a driver that led them on a high-speed chase.
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from 7-10 stations. >>pam: coming up where looking at how firefighters are hoping manhunt voters help them close the shortfall and why some voters say they will not support it. once that he will be charged twice for each of the murders in the or a movie theater. >> we're here to represent. >>pam: nerves of steel is what the writers needed on the superman roller-coaster of the six flags amusement park. there ride installed one of 50 ft in the air on sunday. >> this is the bay area and the station, the kron4 news at 6:00 p.m. starts now. >> tonight at 6:00 p.m., contra costa county faces a huge deficit and now more than a quarter of the fire stations are on the chopping
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block. that is unless property owners can close the budget gap. >> fighting fire in contra costa county may soon get more difficult, the district is facing a budget shortfall it is looking at shattering 7-10 of its 28 fire stations, something that will have a direct impact on the public. >> any reduction will mean fighters will grow larger and patients will not get emergency medical service of the time they need.
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>> the contra costa county fire protection district covers a lot of ground. more than 300 square miles in these nine cities. the district also covers several unincorporated areas. most counties have fire stations that serve as the unincorporated areas. we do not know which specific areas could be on
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the chopping block. up to one-third of the stations will be shut down if this tax does not pass. >> san francisco police are investigating a double homicide. two people were shot to death. the crime started with a huge fight. >> detectives say to groups of people fog near the intersection of burr and mccarthy avenues near 1:00. it escalated when someone pulled out a gun he had opened fire. >> to large pools of blood marked where two men in their 20s were shot dead. police say it is too early to know whether the crime is related. >> we have a lot of people running from shots fired. >>dan: san francisco police do not have anyone in
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custody and they do not have a lot of suspect information. >> the man accused of opening fire inside a crowded colorado movie theater has been formally charged. catherine heenan is here with more on what happened in court. >> for his second court appearance he showed no visible emotion as he found out he is facing 142 criminal counts and the possibility of the death penalty. this time, the judge did not allow any cameras inside. for each victim he is being charged once for deliberation and once for extreme indifference to human life.
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>> you are looking at part of the prosecutors are writing. >>pam: the chp is still interviewing witnesses and examining the party best that was a ball in an accident on friday night, one woman was left dead and another injured. authorities say a 25 year old had been fighting with the 20 year-old female passenger on the bus door opened. they both fell out of a
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movie theater. nolan was run over by the bus and killed. the other woman was treated for minor injuries. we spoke to a witness who came upon the scene after the fact. >> it was horrible. i have these images in my head of the body laying there with her feet not moving. she was in so much pain and you could not do anything to help her. she was scarred up into believing. and you know, authorities said the driver of the bus like you when you see here was sober but many passengers are highly intoxicated. two people were arrested for public intoxication and obstruction. one of those also faces charges of assaulting a police officer. >> the father of the missing teenagers boyfriend has turned himself and after an
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amber alert was issued for this young woman. her parents were found shot to death and a home near monterrey. she was reported missing on sunday and police say there are two persons of interest in the case. the girl's boyfriend and his father. says the authorities thought they might have tried to take her to mexico. they're still not sure where she is or how the two dead bodies are connected to her disappearance a ride at six flags amusement park is still shut down, this was the scene from sunday afternoon. if the quality overstock for over an hour when superman ride stopped, the station -- these people were very patient and break. fortunately no one was hurt. his a part spokesperson explains what they're trying to do to figure out the problem.
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>>jan: right now they are performing diagnostic testing. >> we decided to do the testing tonight because the park is closed. that frees us to be able to run the ride. >> she adds until they determine exactly what caused the right to stop, they will keep it closed to the public. >>pam: weather around the bay area's warming up.
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look at those beautiful blue skies. clear, no clouds. we expect a warming trend to continue for the week. jacqueline bennett has more on the forecast. >>jaqueline: the warming trend will stay with us for quite some time. nineties through the north bay. 90 down in a redwood city. the warm weather will stick with us for the next several days. " >>pam: here is a look at
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current gas prices. jeff bliss has more on what is behind the jumping gas prices. >> the cost of gas is going up because of multiple factors. things like consumer demand and foreign affairs, all of these things make investors nervous and can cause the price despite. americans have been conserving more gasoline in the back and make the price go up a will. >> there is word now that the u.s. is going to be working with european people to have some kind of incentive to boost the economy. this is helping to drive up the price. any time there are tensions in a run that will help lessen the price. >> experts said those factors have the attention of investors.
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>> this digest and, the crews are battling a fire right now in san francisco's chinatown neighborhood near the intersection of grant avenue and clay st., no word on what exactly is burning but we do have a crew on the way and we will have updates as in as we get them. >> sources say democrats are said to embrace same-sex marriage.
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>> when it comes to same-sex marriage, people are either still are moving toward it. i do not think as a lexus is she is going to be that much. in the midwest is going to be about jobs, pure and simple. >>pam: people talk a lot about the party platform that after the election you do not here in the about the party platform. >> it should do no harm and it should get very little attention but really, party platforms are pretty much something you hope no one really case to much attention to. the thing for the democrats it would be about contrasts.
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>>catherine: mitt romney is making more people angry on his international trip, this time the palestinians. he told jewish that their culture is part of what has allowed them to be economically successful over the palestinians. the palestinians consider that racist. >> you're looking at the newest of a total of the president and his top advisers. the newest member of the inner circle is rebecca blank, the commerce secretary. she took over in june after john bryson resigned due to medical problems.
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it is want to stay hot away from the coastline with little sea breeze influence. take a look at the red on your screen representing the '90s. a lot of ninth degree readings through the inland valleys as well. closer to the coast line temperatures all remain in the '60s. down in the peninsula, 70's and 80's with a mix of for '80s and '90s in the north bay.
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here is a look in your extended forecast, the warmer weather stays with best tomorrow, wednesday and thursday. by friday, the steve ruiz winds will strengthen. >>pam: the 2012 training camp for the oakland raiders got under way in napa today >> is the first training camp for the oakland raiders since the passing of the team's legendary owner al davis. one right receiver says he definitely miss is the man who drafted him in the first round back in 2009. >> he would call me just check up on me.
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>> richard seymour was traded from the patriots to their raiders because of davis wanted to pro bowler on his team. >> he is always going to be in my heart. he will always be part of the oakland raiders and raider nation. we tennessee enough about the respect we have ramp. >> his son is doing a great job. he wants to win, you cannot forget where you come from. we want to go out there and show people we are a smart growth. thoughtful if you have to take the past and add that to a little bit of the new.
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back in '08, we didn't have these u-verse wireless receivers that let you move the tv around wherever. no siree, bob. who's bob? and if you didn't have a tv outlet, well then you couldn't watch diddly-squat. you talk a lot. you have no idea how good you have it. that's not working. [ grunts ] [ male announcer ] the wireless receiver, only from at&t. get a free wireless receiver with a qualifying u-verse plan. rethink possible.
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announcer: this is the bay area near a station, the kron4 news continues now. >> the fire protection district is looking at shutting down seven of its 10 fire stations. they say declining property tax revenues and increased pension costs means they cannot ask to meet their budget as a month. >> detectives stayed to groups of people thought at the intersection of third and mccarthy avenues. escalated when someone pulled out a gun and opened fire.
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>> this 25 year old woman of from santa cruz was killed after falling out of a party boss and being and ran over they say the surviving victim told them she had been thrown from the bus. >> take a look at this video, it's all people were stuck on sunday for about an hour and a half and had to be brought down. they have ruled out that it was mechanical.
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it will continue to perform diagnostic studies on the right. until then, it will remain closed. >> in san francisco, two blocks of stockton street have been shut down near union square. the construction starts and geary and then goes to blocks down to ellis which is just off of market street. this section of roadway has been closed to of the work on a portion of the central subway project. >> here is what is going on, apple is suing samsung for 2.5 billion. they are asking the court to
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we will my get any of them marine influence of the north. here is a look at your extended forecast. warmer today and warmer through most of the week. a fairly strong winds into the weekend. temperatures will call back down to below average saturday and sunday. >> fire investigators say this massive blaze caused more than $2 million in damage at san francisco's pier 29 and was apparently caused by welders. this happened last month. the building was vacant, construction crews or on- site for the america's cup sailing race. those crews inadvertently started the blaze.
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>> charles olson and his wife are angry because of what happened two days before their wedding. >> some of the members of the congregation thought of said and decided that no black couple could ever get married at their church. >> first baptist has never had an african-american wedding in its 129 year history. >> this had never been done before. the churches costs pastor said it was a small but vocal group and he thought he did what was best when asking them to take their
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wedding elsewhere. he married the couple at another nearby church. >> some congregants said they hope that the wilsons in the church can live on. >> i am sorry this happened. i want you to forgive the people who accosted. we're going to try to. >> she has been a member of first baptist for more than a year. charles said he was looking forward to joining but now, they do not feel welcome or at home. >> all we wanted to do in eyes of god were to be man and wife. >> people jarred out of their sleep by the shaking. the earthquake was captured on surveillance. that is next at 6:00.
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>>vicki: a 4.0 magnitude earthquake monday morning in china. it lasted for several seconds. no one was hurt. damage is still being tallied. a rare birth at the san diego zoo. a 20 year-old panda gave birth to a newborn. doctors feared the age of the mother could put the new board at risk however it was born safe and sanitary and it became the sixth verse by the same mother panda. but
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tv like you've never seen before. ♪ the jackson family's new show of unity, but without janet. inside her role in the battle over michael's fortune. i'm brooke anderson. >> "the insider" is on. >> the ongoing public feud, the jackson family proving the show must go on. >> the jacksons are trying to build some bridges. >> michael's kids back with katherine. jermaine back with his brothers. was janet a no-show? >> the fear of supporting her siblings. >> inside who is really incharge of the reported billion dollar fortune. >> the trustees will control the children's money until they're age 40. >> the movie theater shooting suspect back in court. 24 counts of first degree murder. >> face-to-face with victims in batman attire. family challenged the media today. >> they don't want him to have notoriety and fame.
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