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that the department is still very behind. there are some issues raised about some officer involved shooting and the department's response to those rates even greater concern. >> reporter: this is one of the attorneys that filed the original lawsuit that led to one of the court order reforms. >> the dysfunction in the police department many are never held accountable. >> reporter: an elected official possibly managing kwon had been the face and a way that was possible ... and inappropriate. --that was possibly racist and inappropriate.
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>> reporter: oakland mayor jean kwan issued a statement saying that she criticized the mantra of reports saying that it lacked up to six months behind reality and she says now they're down to 9 task remaining of 55 tasks. >> reporter: if things do not dramatically improve over the next few months, they will file papers in october asking for a federal takeover. a judge will make a decision at a hearing in september. >> justine: if the federal
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government does have to take control they could warrant some changes. >> reporter: the san francisco police chief says went comes to a federal take over the judge handling the case has the final say so on what happens. >> he will be the one that will say this is federal law that you have to comply with. >> hypothetically this to hire more officers, putting someone in the administration in the police department to adhere to compliance on a day-to-day basis. it is possible judge henderson could decide that part of the oversight be
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from the justice department. >> reporter: it is too early to know for sure what the judge will decide to do. >> the thing that you really hopeful it is the organization that will include city government would take the criticism in a positive way. >> james: we have more headlines in a minute, but as good a quick update on the forecast with erica. >> erica: we have overall great conditions expected for this afternoon if you like yesterday will certainly like today. we have a pretty warm forecast in store. as of right now we have some cloud coverage situated along the coastline. in terms of your temperatures, we are sitting in the fifties for the most part mid-50s for downtown san francisco and 57 in san
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jose. >> erica: our micro climate is coming into play for the mid-60s for the coolest spots and mid to upper 90s for the warmest in the areas and then transitioning into tomorrow we have pretty similar conditions. we are looking at temperatures possibly in the '80s. >> erica: we do have some light cloud coverage to talk about all around the bay area. that will be quick to burn often by lunchtime we have this hugging the immediate coastline. in terms of the numbers neighborhood by neighborhood here they are. >> erica: we have a pretty mild to warm conditions for the rest of the bay area but checkout antioch, you could
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reach 90 degrees for those in pleasanton. >> erica: just in time for friday we may get a little more relief we have partly cloudy conditions, expect low 80s inland, '60s around the bay and 60 for the coast. >> justine: thank you so much erica. now let us see what is happening on the bay bridge, no problems whatsoever. now a quick check at the san mateo bridge, your ride towards hayward and foster city is nice and smooth at this hour. more weather and traffic in just a few minutes. >> james: a lawsuit has been filed in the death of kenneth harding who officials say shot himself while trying to run from the police. he died and his mother has now filed a wrongful death and civil rights lawsuit against the city of san francisco. it
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accuses the city to violating his rights by failing to provide medical care after he was wounded. it also claims that the police used excessive force during this incident. >> james: now to a rally for a 18 year-old student at the shot and killed by a complete. we have his picture. the student was killed back in may. police say he pointed a gun at them and that is why they fired. his family says that he was wrongfully killed. jeff bush was at the rally last night. >> reporter: about 100 people showed up in support of the young man's family. they said that allen did not need to die. >> it is just hard for us as a family to expect our son being murdered by someone like tax money pays for.
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>> the officer that allied to the family about the sun in the shootout needs to be fired! >> reporter: supporters at this rally will did the city's attention and briefly after the rally they will march to the steps of city hall. they will a symbolic pink slip at the door and they say everyone from the mayor down needs to be held accountable for the death of alan buford. >> james: a reward is being offered for the rest of a fourth suspect in the shooting of a feat p patrol car. the oakland police the promises they are looking for information leading to the rest of the 16 year old. three others have been arrested and have since been charged with attempted murder. >> justine: the u.s. postal service says it does not have the cash, we will
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explain to you why the post office is now bracing. >> reporter: the post office has been required to make payments to fund future retiree health benefits. that was mandated by congress back in 2006. this will cause short-term catastrophe, the points-- post office will stay open, the mail will run. but the mail agency finds itself increasingly preoccupied restaging off bankruptcy. back in april a bill was passed to ease the retirement payments by stretching and overtime. the bill also gave the postal service access to much- needed cash. it gave and $11 million overpayment in the federal and employee retirement bill. it will also allow the service to
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cut saturday mail service in two years after several studies are conducted. but the republican-led house has laid--yet to consider the bill. >> justine: the mail service is considered independent and does not use taxpayer dollars. it is currently operating on a loan from the treasury. >> james: 1 become as we have headlines from around the world, but here is a live look outside from the 101.
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the government has ordered an investigation into what caused this crisis. >> james: at the age of 86, the author and commentator died last night of complications with pneumonia. we are told that he was living alone had been sick for some time. he was recognized for everything from politics to sex and religion. in the '60s and '70s he was a fixture on talk shows and other television networks. >> justine: ahead we will show the weather forecast and take a live look outside at your ride on 19. [music]
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person and another injured in san francisco last night. it was reported shortly after 10:00 p.m. last night. the person was transported to san francisco jail, their condition is unknown at this time. >> justine: san francisco police say they arrested three people officers were called after several people were saying they were rocked by the men around 7:00 p.m. monday night of town a high school. officers with police dogs and a helicopter were called in the three were arrested. one of the men more armed with an automatic weapon. and two children are live after jumping from a moving car. their 34 year- old father is now behind bars. ryan of san raphael was driving with his wife and two stepchildren police said the couple started to
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argue and then he told everyone in the car that he intended to kill them. the two children ages 10 and 12 open the doors to the car and jumped as it sped towards the cliff. the car than came to an abrupt stop. >> james: 1 popular vietnamese restaurant has been shut down because of numerous and health violations. this is not the first time they have been forced to temporarily closed because of unsanitary conditions. reggie kumar tells of how this owner plans to reopen within the next three weeks. >> reporter: san francisco health officials say they found my since i the last time, cockroaches in the cooking areas and workers for getting to wash their hands. those are just some of the violations that they were hit with four days ago. the notice on the door was issued by the department of health that says the restaurant was closed due to serious and repeated violations. right next to it, one owner put up his own note that said their
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patrons, we will be open in three weeks. we are making major improvement for your comfort. past customers say they are not amused about the establishment unsanitary conditions. >> i ended up getting food poisoning. >> reporter: does that surprise you at all? >> no it does not. >> it is cheap but it is good. >> reporter: you will still be there? >> yes. >> reporter: why? >> because the food is amazing. >> justine: let us check in with erica for our local forecast it looks like another hot one today. >> erica: yes, it looks like we have another hot one of this afternoon. we will not see a cool down until the weekend. i have full details in your seven day around the
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bay forecast. as of right now, taking a look at conditions in the james lick freeway we do have some conditions to talk about. temperatures are sitting in the '50s. >> erica: now as we take the fifties into the afternoon, it shows that we have 60s along the immediate coastline. will start to see some '70s along the water. we have 80's for some of the warmest in the areas. around 3:00 p.m., we will see more read that indicates 90's for places like concord and livermore. purple you see i believe is in the central valley and i did not think we will see in the triple digits in the bay area. >> erica: temperatures will be back into the '60s and '70s and as we focus our attention on your afternoon high temperatures we have plenty of sunshine very
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similar compared to yesterday with a wide spread of 80's in the south bay. >> erica: 4 antioch, it looks like we could pull up 95 degrees there. we have a few degrees cooler in concord and walnut creek. for your east bay shoreline, we are talking '70s there, we have 69 for san francisco, and yes tomorrow is probably a little bit warmer than today. >> erica: we have plenty of sunshine to high temperatures to go around. but friday we will notice a difference. there will be a 10 degree difference continuing into the weekend. >> erica: fortunately in traffic we do not have any hot spots. now taking a look
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at the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza, it is a little more busy than we are used to for this time morning but still no metering lights to deal with. the can see the tail lights headed out toward foster city and the bright lights that are coming towards you are headed into hayward. >> erica: we have clear conditions for your ride out of marin county. >> erica: it looks like in the south bay, we are pretty much good to go. >> erica: we have no incidents to report for those traveling on north bound 85. >> justine: california state colleges are cutting back on how many students they plan to except this spring. we explain why this is happening and what this all
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means. >> reporter: if you are hoping to attend a state college this coming spring of his first of the 31st good look if you are a new applicant and plan to apply. administrators say they are being forced to except fewer students due to budget cuts. right now, san francisco and sonoma state are month in state universities that will look for your application during spring 2013. in past, it all campuses were able to offer spring admissions. >> reporter: if you want to transfer from a community college that will only apply to limited campuses. the campuses are listed below. >> reporter: budget cuts
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show a hard lesson in economics for students pending their hopes on higher education. >> james: starting today, all insurance plans must provide preventative health care benefits to women for free. four women already in plans that have copays or deductibles, they will also have to change that. >>anchor: the department of health says that 47 million women are and health-care plans that must offer the benefit. this is a requirement of the health law that was passed in 2010. the supreme court upheld most of this law in june. >> we are here to mark a new day for women's health in america, starting tomorrow thanks to the health care law, all insurance policies will be required to cover new vital care that women need to stay healthy. they will cover the
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care without charging anything out of pocket. >>anchor: the benefits include screenings for sexually transmitted infections, counseling and it also include routine checkups for breast and pelvic exams, pap smear test and prenatal care. >> too often we put our own health last and that is true when it comes to preventive care. the regular checkups and things that are so important to staying healthy can be too easy to put off. >>anchor: 14 free preventative services for women have already taken effect under the care act. >> justine: on this wednesday morning want to take a break and take a live look outside at the james lick family in san francisco. [music]
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>> reporter: here is a look and technology alliance of the day. mit romney have gone high tech to announce his new vice president. he announced a new application that will send notice when the kennedy and clinton to announce his vice- presidential selection. they say this will be the first official distribution channel. >> reporter: in other news, microsoft has dramatically changed its e-mail service is no longer called hot meal, it is called outlook. --not called hotmail it is now outlook. >> reporter: zinga has been
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hit with a class action lawsuit. they make social networking games like farm bill--farmville that is really popular on facebook. they announce a substantial drop in potential earnings. their stock continues to dive and that under $3 today is down 74%--it is down 70% from its ipo that opened around $10. >> james: ok, we will be right back with more local headneliin a minute.
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take a live look outside at our camera. erica will have forecasts and a look at traffic in just a minute of first our top stories. >> james: police found arsenal weapons inside a homeless man's car. they founded the inside of golden gate park they say he had multiple knives, guns, and thousands of rounds of ammunition. they claim the suspect had already been caught--been tested once before because of his behavior. >> reporter: neighbors have complained about the man before, please make contact with the man on june 30th here at golden gate park. he made a strange comment about being a special government officers but allowed the police to search, they confiscated a shotgun and a rifle that were both loaded. he got out and free weeks later the police tracked him down again after a yoga
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studio complain that he was harassing their customers this time officer spotted handguns in his jeep and then found another, as well as 49, including thousands of rounds of ammunition apparently all amassed since his first police encounter. they also found camouflage gear and drugs. >> he had other paraphernalia that included selling marijuana, money, scales, but more important than that he had weapons. >> reporter: in the police reported since then he had decided to engage in some unknown violent acts. >> justine: police say that two teenage boys had been arrested after stealing and
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iphone from the owner. once the boys were off the train people that saw the crime chased the thieves. teresa estacio reports that the bart police believe the two that there arrested may be responsible for several other robberies. >> reporter: bart officials say santa gentlemen have incidents of several-- incidents of someone walking up to writers and stealing their phones. they're wondering if this is just the beginning of a bigger ring. this is the bart police spokesperson. >> that is what we want to do we want to reach out to the public to see if we can solve some more of the cases that we have notice. >> reporter: officer dinkins says it is possible that
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they not only just til cell phones, but other electronic equipment. >> we want to make sure that we can accommodate and help any other victim. >> reporter: washington says they have not searched oppose--the suspect home yet, but this could happen in the future. >> i feel safe, but you really do not see that much security anymore.
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>> reporter: do you normally feel safe on bart? >> it depends. sometimes i get on board on like friday night. >> reporter: do you think they should do more to make it more say?--more safe? >> i do. >> james: we will have more headlines in a moment, but let us find out about this forecast. >> erica: it looks like the heat is on as we head into the afternoon. >> erica: in terms of their current numbers it is a little bit cooler because we do not have too much cloud coverage to keep things insulated.
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>> erica: our future for cachalot '60s, '70s, '80s and at the pushing closer to the afternoon high temperatures the start to introduce the red indicating 90's for not only some of the north bay spot but also over in concord and along the livermore valley it could be some low 90s for the south bay spot. by 8:00 p.m., we will start to cool down. we will not deal with 90's anymore. it looks like 60 truck the heart of the day and then holding on to some '70s for our warmest in the areas. breaking down the numbers neighborhood by neighborhood, we have 69 expected for downtown san francisco, 76 for those in oakland, we have 93 over and concord and quite a spread of numbers as you can see our micro climate is certainly coming into play. we have mid-60's along the coast line all the way to the mid-90s for the inland
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areas. here's a quick check of your forecast. >> erica: i will have a full detail of your seven day around the bay forecast coming up. >> james: here is a quick check of our traffic this morning, we have no hot spots, here is your approach to the bay bridge no problems across the span. san mateo is moving well. east and west you are traveling at the limit this morning. we will have more weather and traffic updates throughout the morning. now in the news, the fight over same-sex marriage may be heading to the supreme court. >> james: kay thompson
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reports that this is the latest step in a long legal battle. >> reporter: this fall the supreme court will decide whether or not it will take on the case of same-sex marriage. >> this is a court that fights high-profile cases. some states are doing, other states are not. there is a serious split on this question. that is kind--that is the kind of the case that the supreme court is interested in. >> reporter: proposition 8 has been declared unconstitutional twice despite the ruling of the ban on same-sex marriage. if the supreme court decides not to hear this case, the earlier rulings withstand and strike down proposition 8 and same-sex marriages would resume.
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>> justine: no plea entered for the suspect arrested in the sierra martin case. the young girl's body has yet to be found. we were in san jose were supportive of lamar packed the courtroom. >> reporter: there were plenty supporters on hand. they were waiting to see and hear thorez enter a plea in the murder case. attorney steve clark has been following this legal case. >> the defense does not want to enter a plea until they are ready to go on the case. >> reporter: that reality is frustrating for sierra
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about the new guy that they brought on? >> i have no idea about him. >> reporter: have you heard about this guy? >> no. >> reporter: he may not be the most well-known player in the league, but the experts say he can be somewhat entertaining to watch. >> he looks a little awkward at times. >> he is definitely a little awkward with his techniques, but i think that is what makes him special. he put a hard day of working in and i think that is just what we need. >> reporter: last year he hit well over 300. while many are still learning about hunter pints from the phillies those that know him say this could be what
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>> justine: if you have been holding out on purchasing a vacation this may be a good time to purchase a plane ticket. >> reporter: ticket prices should drop between 10 and 20% next month. the of the at the at least for those flying because overall ticket prices have gone up over the past two years. you should see fares dropped at the end of august. kids are going back to school and that is a slower time for airlines. because of that prices normally drop in a little bit because of that time of year. >> reporter: carriers are
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not increasing prices because there is not enough demand to support it. we took in the at some fairs. take a look. >> reporter: you should shop now for flights in september and october they have their best deals if you purchase them between tuesday and thursday. maybe now is the time for a much-needed vacation. >> james: that us take a look at the forecast with its perfect vacation like weather. >> erica: we are talking 94 are in the areas,--we are talking 90's for the in many areas and have the cool down just in time for the weekend. as of right now temperatures are in the '50s and '60s for the most part.
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>> erica: later this evening we have some fog that will be slow to return to the coastline. >> erica: we have very similar conditions to what we enjoyed yesterday. >> erica: we could squeeze out some upper 60 for downtown san francisco, we have 82 for those in san raphael. as the focus in on the big weather picture, it looks like of the next couple of days when i see
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too much change in the temperatures. we have minimal fog along the coastline and and one-half conditions and to the afternoon for the entire bay area. it looks like it will be warm for the next couple of days, but changes into the weekend we are talking a noticeable cool down. this could drop by as much as 10 degrees. now look in the and especially not too much change along the coastline. we should be in the mid '80s in men and zero '70s around the bay. we will continue to monitor your forecast on kron4. now turning our attention to the traffic. here at the approach to the bay bridge toll plaza we have no metering lights to deal with. as we the that the golden gate bridge we do not have as much fall to
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deal with this morning and not as much traffic. we are still moving at the limit. we have a green on the screen for north bound 101 and interstate 280. for those of you taking public transit the rest of good to go for ac transit, bart, and as well caltrain. >> james: thank you erica, a new survey shows us what is bugging americans the most? >> reporter: with consumers still cautious about their money a new survey finds that they're not afraid to speak up. the consumer federation of america and north american consumer protectiont almost 290,000 of last year's 38 consumer agencies for a top-10 list.
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>> sometimes there are problems involving enough money that is worth complaining. >> reporter: the most common problem is faulty repairs. retail sales and utilities came in second. misrepresentation of services came in at no. 6. landlord and tenant disputes were no. 7. >> reporter: to protect consumers here are a few tips. >> reporter: the good news
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of all of these complaints, they were able to save 127 the knowledge for consumers. >> justine: time now for your olympic of day, michael phelps received his 19th metal making him the most decorated olympian. 15 of the 19 medals are bold. he is scheduled to participate in three more events. now on to the gym, the fab five they did it. the favorites lived up to their expectations that were set, and that bar was set really high. the women's gymnastic team beat the russians, romania won the bronze medal. they were number one
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>> this is a private yacht that someone has hired. it was still set you back about $75,000. >> this particular one would have a crew of about 18 to 75 what would be the price tag? what will be the price to have something like this? >> approximately 27 million euros. >> this is right in the center of the main financial district. to have a view like this is pretty bizarre . >> this can go wherever you wanted >> reporter: this is a big
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party magnet? >> absolutely. >> reporter: it is safe to say in that this is the ultimate status symbol at the olympics. >> certainly had the olympics and possibly in the world. >> justine: here is what is coming up at 5:00 a.m., a college professor is plotted--is charged with plotting murder and will tell you why investigators believe that he did. a man tried to smuggle 4 lbs. of methamphetamine into cans. we will show you more in just two minutes.
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>> james: we want to begin the morning as we have every morning with minimal fog in the coast. look for sunny and another one day to day high and the extent to yesterday's highs in the mid-90s for some of the warmest locations. this evening the fall will roll back in as we are looking for conditions with and other carbon copy tomorrow and a cool down in store for the week. we have a full the tell ahead now let us get an update on traffic. >> george: good morning, a quick commute check shows like traffic around the bay area this morning. we are
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not tracking in the hot spots we have an easy commute with your in the north bay, south bay or the peninsula. >> mark: san francisco police are looking for two men that are associated with a shooting last night if killed one and injured another. this happened after 10:00 p.m. last night in the 3000 block of san bruno ave. that is where will tran is right now. >> will: i just spoke with the san francisco police department they just told me that the two victims are in fact men. in the area right behind me you can see the park cars. investigators were here all night collecting evidence. here is video that we received about at this point they not know a motive, whether or not this was gang-related but we do know that the two victims were standing in front of the building apparently, we do not know what was happening because
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two other men came up to them and fired shots and after the shots were fired then the two men when a short distance and hop into a white car. we know that one man died at the scene and another was taken to the hospital and according to the public information officer he is still alive but fighting for his life at this moment. we will have more information on this and information into the shooting in wood on the there is any description of the suspects. >> mark: we will check back with will as he gets new information. >> mark: now the show's about one mallon have southwest of where the shootings happened on monday. they are identifying the to gun down here on monday in the afternoon. >> mark: in 2010 there was a
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gang injunction that named both as an alleged gang members. >> darya: for the first time in the 200 year history united states postal service is expected to default on a payment to the u.s. treasury department that happens today. the service goes that money in health care prepayment. the government mandates that the service refund of the benefits to retirees. the postal service says that they are bracing for this. >> darya: the postal service is considered independent
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and they do not use tax payer dollars. >> darya: now here and they've looked at a video showing lt. john pike this with violence on the internet, you can see him right there walking up and down just a couple of feet away. the school placed him on administrative leave after this. the university will not say if he fired or if he quit. he is accused of using pepper spray that is not an authorized weapon according to the campus guidelines. the also said the spray with a higher pressure than what is normally carried. he and other officers were trying to clear out and occupied encampment. they forcibly remove the demonstrators after they looked at the spring. >> mark: we are learning about a possible takeover today.
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>> mark: the department was criticized about its poor handling of all of us involved shootings. >> mark: one of the original lawyers filed a lawsuit that led to the police reforms. >> he will be the one that will stay. >> we want to put someone in the administration and the police department to ensure compliance. >> reporter: the judge could bring in other federal agents to help of. >> it is possible backup--
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it is possible. >> mark: mayor jean kwan issued a statement that said the following. she says also that they are completing changes and their only down nine task from the initial 55 that were requested. >> mark: now the former san francisco police chief says when it comes to a federal takeover of the oakland police the judge should have the final say. >> hypothetically if you hired 200 more officers within six months, hire outside investigators for investigation in officer misconduct and putting someone into the
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administration of the police department's. >> it is possible that the judge could make the final say. >> darya: now the district may have to close and above fire station only if this tax is not approved. if it is not approved and will have to close stations by july of 2013 and may off some employees.
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>> darya: today is the unofficial check for the appreciation that. many people on facebook fan and then taking part. supporters of chicken fillet include sara palin and her husband they posed for photographs. the former arkansas gov. michael be organized this even after the company, the company president said that he believes in the biblical definition of marriage between a man and a woman. supporters of same-sex marriage have accused the chain of discrimination so they plan on holding a demonstration of their own on friday action for the
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restaurant across the country. >> mark: funeral services will happen today for a slain san jose couple. they were found dead inside their home on north seventh street and shot to death and murder for the couple's three young children were in the home at harmed. police are still looking for this man. he is believed to be the former boyfriend. police think he is out in southern california or already in mexico or headed there. we will be right back as the kron4 morning news continues. we have a live look outside waiting for the sky to brighten. we will have a complete check of your weather around the bay coming up after the break.
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have services for women's preventative care that is free. this includes contraceptives and also screenings for sexually contracted diseases. it also includes checkups for breast exams, pap test and will care. >> too often we put our own health last and that is especially when it comes to preventive care. the regular checkups and screenings are important to staying healthy but can be too easy to put off. >> darya: the new benefits are a requirement of the health care reform law that happened in 2010. not all women will have access. certain insurance plans before the passage of the reform may be exempt. >> mark: the best of the
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plant and a commentator at died of complications from pneumonia he had been sick for some time. he is well known for many novels. he have been involved in everything from politics, to religion and he was a big fixture in the '70s on television talk shows. >> mark: take a look, nine people have to be rescued during this flooding water along the highway with about 4 ft. some drivers said it did not look too high but it was powerful enough to push one of the vehicles off the road. >> darya: the severe weather in phoenix is causing major problems for the morning and afternoon commute. the have heavy rain along the roadway this causes big delays for those trying to make their way from the suburbs. they
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have flash flooding and they had to deal with that. you can just see all the water there that inundated the phoenix area. the nationalists service says that they have to live in hard-hit areas and spotters are estimated the area had 2 in. of rain in one hour. so, we want to look that the national forecast and the bay area forecast route the morning. --through out the morning. >> james: right now visibility is fine. at this point, to patricia 55 in the city, of the war in san jose, 58 there, 54 and open and effective for san carlos. livermore is around 59 degrees. here is a wider view, you can see the warmest temperatures are out to the east. antioch is coming in at 61 degrees
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currently. by noon, we want to the press simply warm temperatures in the with low 80s. you will see 90's take a hold for the east bay and this will be very similar forecast what we saw yesterday. it was hot inland and will be hot again today. we will see more temperatures in the south bay as well. tell the focus in on this afternoon. take a quick look as the cool down. now take in the could be high temperatures beginning in the south bay. as i said, we are expecting temperatures in the '80s and '90s. >> james: again, we have 80's and low 90s for the south bay. we have 80's along the shoreline as well. it will go into the mid-90s and she headed to the valley. this is mostly a carbon copy of yesterday
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afternoon. >> james: all and all, it o'clock we have a nice day to day and it will stay that way for the next couple hours. friday we have a hint of what is to come. temperatures will slide down and continue to do so for the weekend and the following week. now the morning erica. >> erica: good morning james. as you can see we have great conditions and no approach to the bay bridge toll plaza. as of right now we have no metering lights to deal with in your drive is under nine minutes from the foot of the maze towards fremont street this morning. we have seen an increase in the number of cars heading
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west toward foster city. the here at the golden gate bridge towards south bound 101 we have a pretty clear conditions. >> erica: we have a clear shot towards the tunnel and through the macarthur maze. >> erica: interstate north bound went 01 is looking pretty good with no delays to speak of. >> darya: massachusetts officials say a united airlines flight that was diverted to boston has landed safely. this doesn't item that was in a feat that turned out to the camera that will be x-ray and inspected. the flight was headed from newark new jersey to geneva swifter
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than yesterday when it had to be diverted to logan international airport in boston. the plane landed safely last night. they said that they would check this and they had a staging area to make sure that everything was safe. here is another flight investigation to tell you about, a passenger found a sewing needle in the sandwich. she was given this on border on monday. police are invested in this can air canada says the airline is working closely with the caterer to make sure that security measures are in place. the fbi and authorities are investigating reports of needles found in six languages on delta flights from amsterdam to the united states. you may remember that from two weeks ago. >> mark: will be right back, ticket could the golden gate bridge. --we
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>> justine: -- >> mark: california approved proposition 8 that define a legal marriage between a man and a woman the ban was declared unconstitutional by a judge in a federal appeals court. now here is what we are learning from you see hastings. >> this is an issue that has split the country there are some states that go along with this in some states that do not. there is a serious split on this issue and that is the kind of case that the supreme court of attracted to. >> mark: the supreme court is expected to decide this fall with her not to hear this appeal and make a decision. if they do not, most likely marriages will
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be able to resume in california. >> darya: president obama campaigns today hoping to rally voters to support these tax cuts. republicans in t private meetings at his camp in boston. >> darya: in washington, an election-year tax showdown. they want to renew a full slate of bush tax cuts that are set to fire--expire in december. >> mark: stay tuned as the kron4 morning news returns.
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>> mark: this happen monday afternoon after a fight. >> mark: the city's gang injunction in 2010 named the two men have gang members. >> darya: there was a rally last night forced to get shot and killed by the oakland police. the student was killed by the police officers back in may, they say he pointed a gun at them in the open fire his family says that he was wrongfully killed. here is the rally were about 100 people showed up in support. they were demanding justice and they said that he did not need to die like that. many people address the crowd including oscar grant uncle. >> i believe officer that like to the family about
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their son during that shootout needs to be fired! the family has sued the city of oakland wants the department to release the police report on this. supporters hope this rally will be the city's attention. at city hall protesters laid a symbolic pink slip, that is what they have their they say everyone from the mayor on downey's to be held accountable for the death of the young man. san francisco police say they have arrested three men after a series of robberies. >> mark: several people were robbed by these men right near san jose's valley high school p.m.. three suspects were arrested after a yard to yard search. one of the men were armed. and to marin
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county children are live after jumping from a moving car in their 34 year-old stepfather is behind bars after reportedly tried to drive his family off the cliff. the man was driving with his wife and two stepchildren and they say the couple was arguing and he told everyone in the car that he intended to kill them. the two children that were 10 years old in 12 years old jumped out of the car the car then came to an abrupt stop. >> darya: a california man faces federal drug charges accused of trying to smuggle more than 4 lbs. of meth to japan it when will look like dozens of snickers bars. they said the 34 year old was called at lax when he was trying to get aboard a flight to japan and here is what they found. the baggage inspectors found the 45 snicker varas in his luggage--snicker bars in his
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luggage. they say test showed that there was methamphetamine in there and it was worth about $245,000. >> justine: 8 of the thick women than the players are now accused of trying to lose. the matches were so lackluster that the crowd was booing the games and the question that everyone was asking was why the players want to lose? the answer of the players said and also some analysts said there is this a new round robin format so losing one game could lead to an easier a matchup in the next round. the federation will hold a hearing later today to investigate. we posted this
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on our facebook page feel free to comment on it. >> darya: now the burlingame police are cracking down on drivers that cannot stop for pedestrians in the crosswalk. they had 17 crashes involving pedestrians including 15 more people were injured. >> mark: we have a quick break with a live look outside i cannot believe it is already the first day of august. we see the view of the of the fog from mount tancam. the skies of the of the fog from mount tancam. the skies of w[ male announcer ] now at your neighborhood subway: dinner...is...served. tonight, take it easy and enjoy your favorite soup, salad and hot, hearty sub. like the toasty big hot pastrami melt. get to your local subway for some dinnertime deliciousness tonight. subway. eat fresh.
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reopen in three weeks. past customers say they are not happy about these conditions. >> i ended up getting food poisoning. >> reporter: so this violation is not surprising to you? >> it is not surprising at all. >> reporter: so will you come back here? >> yes, because the food is amazing and it is really cheap. >> darya: this morning, life returns to normal after the world's biggest power outage ever in india. power has been restored. an estimated 620 million people were without power after the northern, eastern and northeastern grids failed. the government has ordered an investigation into what caused this. >> mark: over the next few
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months, microsoft will invite hot mill users-- hotmail useres--users to view outlook. that this assistance has a cleaner interface and social networking built in. eventually all users will have to switch over. >> darya: i think you have to be over 40 to use that. [laughter] >> darya: we will be back with more in just a couple of minutes. take and that traffic, this is looking good. we will be right back.
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police looking for two men associated with a shooting last night were one person was killed and another was seriously hurt. it was around 10:00 p.m. and the 3000 block of san bruno ave. now for the first time in the 200 year history the u.s. postal service today is expected to default on a five and a half billion dollar payment to the u.s. treasury. it owes more than $5 billion in health-care prepayments. the government mandates that the government refund of the benefits for future retirees. >> mark: 12 the area was an traffic was kid on that august forecast. >> james: we have warm temperatures on schedule for this afternoon here is what it looks like outside in san francisco. we will see the early morning sunshine and about a half hour. now, let
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us talk about the weather for today. we are looking for partly cloudy conditions with some sun break. now take a quick look at some of the temperatures that we see right now. we will see temperatures in the upper 50s to the '60s and then this afternoon around lunch time, it will be mostly sunny with conditions that are warming up and expect to see a ease widespread and though 80's but nonetheless this will be all over in the north bay, the east bay and the south bay with cooler conditions at the coast but definitely by noon, we will start to feel warm in the in and then expect temperatures to be in the '60s and '70s. the in the high temperatures are getting into the 80s again and then go 90's even mid-90s in some spots. your seven day around the bay forecast shows that we are looking at about 93 to date in in and about 94 tomorrow it will be warmer for the next couple of days. we have
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a minor cooling trends set up for the weekend. that is the way the weather is shaping up and let us get an update. >> george: as we continue to monitor the commute, arm bridge check starts at the bay bridge. metering lights are not yet activated we have a smooth commute with a nine minute drive time for your west bound ride. at the san until bridge, you are looking at a 12 minute drive to get over to foster city can you can make out the high rise in the background and for your trip to the golden gate bridge, 101 south bound the crews are still adding that a fourth lane. now around the bay, we have a pretty good commute under way, we have some drive times for you looking first at your ride on interstate 80 west bound.
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>> darya: michael phelps has now 19 medals, 15 of them are gold. he is the most decorated olympian in history. the record was 18 and now he has the record for 19. and look at the americans. the american women gymnast have not won since 1996. they lived up to their expectations with a big victory over russia. romania won the bronze medal. >> mark: now on to sports,
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about the game and the big trade. >> i'm excited. it is pretty intense out there is a beautiful stadium and a young team. they are great right now what more can ask for. >> mark: he is making $10.4 million this season and expected to get a raise next year. that just by joining the team he is already the talk of the town this season. now after monday night's 5 many--5 hour game, the yanks got blown out. >> mark: now the a's loss to
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took to twitter to congratulate her. >> reporter: the twilight couple is now fighting over who will keep the pug. if you want to talk about what is going on around the web, visit my facebook fan page. >> mark: markham's the bird is now working for the enemy. --zepa burgers is now working for the enemy. facebook has the try to compete with google. >> darya: some residents in the north east and look about 20 to 25 babies into
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the world but recently they have been delivering about twice that amount about 50 babies. after a power outage that hit the area leaving couples at home with no television. >> within one week of all the power being out we conceived our baby. >> darya: think about it, it is dark and cold and you deny the tv. [laughter] >> darya: other hospital say they have seen a baby boom as well, they also saw this boom during april and may, nine months after the tropical storm irene. >> mark: coming up police are looking for two men, we will have details in a live report. and controversy in
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