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she went missing on her went to school back on march 16th. a suspect is in custody with connection to the teenagers to this appearance. >> ysabel: local police are cracking down on drunk drivers. motorists wrap up 56 the you why. --two cities had for under 40 dui infractions between them. there were no fatalities reported. >> ysabel: just a heads up,
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anyone caught under the influence of drugs or alcohol risk of jail, license suspension or insurance increases not to mention related fines that could exceed $10,000. >> marty: coming up we have the changes in store and will have the latest news out of syria. we have words about the countries of vice president. look from the mount tancam we have some bright spots and some clouds. we will be back.
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they agreed to end the mission. >> marty: the union and mellon that the national efforts to decrease the violence in syria has been a success. >> ysabel: an earthquake has hit the country and the words of damage or casualties. >> marty: now let us bring it back home to the bay area to check out the local weather conditions. >> ysabel: if you turn the camera round you will see a different picture of a let us check in with janu. >> janu: we have low cloud and icloud and some coastal
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fog. it is then leave it out there. >> janu: taking a look at the temperatures right now. we have '60s and '70s out there. as for the afternoon high temperatures we could squeeze out from low 90s. >> janu: if you are handed out this evening the temperatures will dropping to the '60s and '70s now let us take it that the number starting off with los gatos getting about 86 degrees. >> janu: we have 64 for
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downtown san francisco, and we have a mixture of upper '70's and 80's for the north bay. now i've taken the that your seven day around the bay we will see a gradual cooling into the work week. temperatures will be pretty warm. >> janu: back to you marty. >> marty: a possible bomb scare in palo alto on friday. a suspicious character was put in front of a home. the bomb squad used a robot device to take a close look at the catcher while keeping residents in the area safe. the object has not yet been identified. >> ysabel: labor day weekend is a couple of weeks away and a marked closure of the dumbarton bridge. we have the latest on that and the details of what drivers need to know about the taurus but first there is prep work
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that connect alameda and san mateo counties and that has already begun. rob fladeboe reports. >> reporter: when the seismic upgrade is finally completed in early 2013 the dumbarton bridge that spans between the bay and hayward will be slightly higher and stronger. it will allow caltrain to install base-- install an expansion plan that will dissipate energy during an earthquake. >> the amount that a bridge of the warrant--we have allowed allow more flexibility when an earthquake happens and that bridge has to absorb the energy. >> reporter: below the deck they're showing me how they're raising the bridge one flat at a time. >> we have to raise the bridge 5 in. so we have to
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build the second frame hearst and then--we have to build a second frame first and then we start on the raising of 45 in.. >> reporter: this will allow the bridge to move during an earthquake without sustaining any structural damage. >> we are allowing the structure to be flexible rather than sit there like a rock. >> reporter: drivers will not know the difference but they can take comfort knowing that the bridge will be that much stronger if put to the test. >> reporter: the dumbarton bridge will be closed starting at 10:00 p.m. on august 31st. it will remain closed until 5:00 a.m. on tuesday september 4th. the best alternates to get
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around this while it is closed, you can go from the north to san mateo bridge highway 92 and you can take 101 hop on interstate 180. the dumbarton bridge is scheduled to be closed in both directions for five days starting at 10:00 p.m. on august 31st. >> marty: one of the nation's top credit rating agency said that there is a growing threat of bankruptcy filing and bond defaults. moody's analysis to begin a wide range review of finance is across the state. they add that the growing fiscal distress in many cities is putting bondholders at risk. movie says that this trend could have ripple effects. >> ysabel: the labor department shows that the jobless rate crept higher in july. the national rate is that 8.3%. here are some
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videos of those unemployed in nevada. california's jobless rate range at 10.7%. north dakota lead the country with the lowest unemployment rate, 3%. they are throwing up towns, jobs, training and you name it. [laughter] >> marty: coming up we will taken the pill with new in the theater and lamborghini is rolling out a new car and you will not believe the price tag. >> ysabel: taking a look outside, it still looks like a little overcast, this is gay pride weekend, we will be right back.
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>> marty: lamborghini says that this car will go into production at about to appoint anyone college can three of these will be shipped to the united states. no that you will not give to drive this on the street it does not have the legal requirements used on roads, it is tricky for track use. it goes up to 185 mph. >> ysabel: the convinced mercedes-benz found in a barn, it could get a cool $60 million. this is a rare mercedes special roadster is believed to be one of the only ones left in the world. it was owned by a german who family brought this to the united states after world war two. they found it
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hidden in a connecticut bond that had not been touched for three decades. it is gorgeous. >> marty: between the lamborghini and the mercedes which one would do what? >> ysabel: i would take the mercedes. >> marty: now let us turn to the movies we have new movies in the theater this weekend and have a preview. >> it makes you want to dance. >> reporter: is time for whitney houston grand finale. she film this before she passed away earlier this year in the remake of sparkle, jordan sparks played a young singer who hoped to make it big with her two sisters. they find that fame opposes its challenges. sparkle is rated pg-13. and the biggest action movie stars are to give a lichen and never miss--the biggest movie
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stars are to get a life you have never seen before this is the expendable to. their mission is supposed to give them an easy paychecks with things take a violent turn. [music] >> ysabel: jan will have her own take of sparkle and the of life of timothy green that is coming up starting around 8:00 p.m.. >> marty: the little bit i
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>> ysabel: we are back taking a live look outside how is the traffic going for us? >> janu: let us with his forecast. >> janu: this is the view of the bay bridge toll plaza the fee from sunny skies and low clouds. >> janu: we could see isolated showers throughout the morning and the afternoon. we are expecting more temperatures once again. now taking in that satellite and radar we could see the system passing through and we could
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continue to see this in our area until about 10:00 p.m. and 11:00 a.m.. as for the fog, we still see this along the coast. it will of the coastline from the afternoon hours in pushing through the overnight hours cannot be too widespread. >> janu: i will have your extended forecast coming up for now we are heading over to marty. >> marty: the ethics panel found ross mirkarimi committed official misconduct after a domestic violence conviction. it will not make a decision on whether or not he should
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keep his job. he was suspended without pay back in march after pleading guilty with misdemeanor false imprisonment relating to a new year's eve fight with his wife. the board of supervisors will ultimately decide his professional fate. >> ysabel: a house fire is bringing to light the dangers of courting. friday two elderly women died in the fire and firefighters found that it was packed with clutter. we take a closer look accept hoarding. >> reporter: firefighters arrived at his house and went into action with a fire fighting effort trying to rescue the two elderly people that were stuck in this house with piles of stuff stacked throughout the house. >> it was a lot of clutter and difficult to find a path of clutter. >> reporter: both men died and they say things like
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this bring attention to a public health issue known as fuddling or hoarding-- cluttering or hoarding. >> people have a compulsion to collect things and acquired them. >> reporter: he says this is because those according cannot stop acquiring more and more of what they collect. >> it becomes overwhelming in a sense. both the compulsion and the acquisition of stuff. >> reporter: doctors say this condition is treatable but needs to be dealt with urgently because many of those that are hoarders know that they do it, and they are embarrassed about it and then they become the task to the rest of the world. >> reporter: psychiatrist said the way to help those that are hoarders is to be
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kind and gentle. there are many associations out there like the mental health association that specializes in helping people like this it over their condition. >> marty: park officials in yosemite are busy reassuring the public that that area is safe after to visitors contracted a road and disease it is called the hunta virus is mostly found in der mikes. --deer mice. >> reporter: typically people are affected by it being exposed to deer mice droppings and year-end, but this doctor says you just have to touch those dropping to be infected. >> the most commonly is to in hill contaminated dust from the year-end and dropping of the deer mice.
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>> reporter: still can't cabins or old-fashioned wooden cabins in the wilderness are potential hazards. if you are heading to a place like this you must take precautions. >> it is important to open a of the windows and allow the cabin to the air out before actually even entering it. >> reporter: he says the next that is to clean the dust and this must be done in a specific way as well. >> the current recommendation by the centers for health and disease control is not to sweep it, it is important to use a wet towel and you want to have the least 10 percent bleach and cover the area to prevent the dust from getting into the musty air. afterward you want to clean it their release >> reporter: . deer mice are more common in the upper elevations of the fear of a they can be anywhere like yosemite in the bay area
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campgrounds. there are a couple of things you should do, make sure you lock your food and drink so it is not accessible to the mice. and if you want to set up the campground make sure you do it in an area you do not see my stopping and do not sleep on the ground because that could contain the dust that is contaminated. >> ysabel: texas is fighting must be those in the west nile virus outbreak. for planes were deployed and they cover 470 square miles with pesticide. texas has been hit hard by this virus and killed at least 14 people there. despite the dangers from the virus some residents are protesting against the chemical exposures. some
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left their homes to avoid this break. the symptoms of the west now virus include the following. there are no medication to treat the west now virus or vaccines to prevent the infection. people with more mild illnesses recover on their own, though the were seriously affected need hospital care. >> marty: coming up on kron4 news weaken the vice presidential candidate paul ryan will be campaigning in florida we have that coming of >> ysabel: . we have another look outside at the bay bridge approach the fog is burning awfully quickly this morning. [music]
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spending money we just don't have. we have to get this deficit under control so that we can leave our children and grandchildren a debt free nation. that affects jobs today. we have to champion small businesses. small businesses are the engine of opportunity and job creation. >> ysabel: there you have it, that with the republican president a hopeful paul ryan. he was on the campaign trail today with his mom. that is her with her son in tampa florida. now this is a live look. tampa is the world's largest retirement community. he wants to reassure senior they have nothing to worry about when it comes to medicare and
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social security if the republicans win the white house. president obama is campaigning to then the venture. let us hear what he says. >> i am proud of you and the small business that you created you did all that. >> ysabel: meanwhile the president is campaigning in new hampshire he is to characterize the to between two different views on government. >> marty: firefighters in lake county are expected to have that fire fully contain today. men and 8,000 a. have burned and three buildings have been destroyed including two homes. investigators are trying to figure out what sparked the fire everyone that lived in the area has been able to return home.
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>> ysabel: san jose is pride celebration kicks off today with a focus on health. >> ysabel: this weekend festival is smoke-free they will have a health and wellness pavilion that will provide free health screenings along with hiv and aids. >> marty: it should be a pretty nasty in the south bay as we take a live look outside at east bay. >> janu: this is a view from the mount tancam. you can
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see a fourth of up to a lot of fog and low clouds in is a little breezy out there we had some isolated showers in the north bay. now has for tomorrow we have partly cloudy dry and warm conditions. now taking the that the satellite and radar showing the tropical system bringing moisture to the area. as a pushes out of our area we are expecting a nice day. temperatures will sit in the '70s and '80s by the afternoon. in the evening hours temperatures will drop to the '60s and '70s that arrested in the at the numbers where we start off in the south bay. >> janu: as for the coast,
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we have low to mid '60's there. >> janu: we will finish thing dauphin the north bay will we expected 80 for some areas. >> janu: as the taken the case seven day around the bay we are expecting gradual cooling. >> marty: now turning to sports. the giants dominated last night they did not mr. milky cabrera at all. >> ysabel: jason shows us who got hurt and who meted out on top last night. >> the eighth try to keep pace in the wild-card race hosting cleveland.
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>> at the top of the fourth they were scoreless and then it was a grand slam for to nothing the indians that was malone's only mistake of the day. the bottom forklift pennington, the a's scored three times in that inning. >> and then the kid is his fourth hit hit the 16 to four, they're not half-game out for the second wild-card spot. >> now taken the and this, no milk t--milky no problem. >> to add insult to injury he hits one down the line and they scored eight runs in the inning.
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>> the giants and now lead the national league west by a half a game. >> now let's give this great catch. thomas lays out and he has the full extension. we take a couple more looks. now vancouver beat new mexico. >> the goal of preseason is to get through it. that is injury free. no. did this. he had nine carries and 34 yds. the raiders defense was dominant at times. at this
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point the raiders need for turnovers and four sacks, carson homer through 24 fax including this one the the back of quarterback gets leveled and suffers an injury to his right index finger. he would be carted off. and mike also left with a chest injuries the raiders lost that game 31 to 27 but it is the injuries that is worth keeping an eye on. thus college traffic school for a bachelor--4 the but you--and let us call it traffic school for belligerent fans. any fan that has rejected have to take an online class before they're allowed to come back in the stadium began the course focuses on alcohol
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abuse, and her management and crude behavior. about 7000 fans were ejected from the stadiums last year. this story is weird. the nl says that she is a die-hard cowboys fan she is suing her beloved team claiming that she burned her bottom after sitting on a high bench. she was watching a scrimmage in a 101 degree temperature outside of cowboys stadium. she suffered a burn that required skin grafts. i doubt this reaches the accord but perhaps jerry jones will cut a check to make her go away. now finally, the formula one car had skied in excess of 191 mouse. >> ysabel: still to come, we will tell you about a pair of chimpanzees that escaped
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the dumbarton bridge later this month. >> we have a lot, have a puppet show coming up and i have to movies, the of the life of timothy green and sparkle. >> ysabel: let us see if we have some sparkling weather outside we are looking at san francisco, well, not yet. >> janu: it is looking pretty sparkly over the bay bridge we have a mixture of sunshine and some scattered clouds. we did have some isolated showers overnight and we could potentially seymour through the morning hours. we have mostly clear skies expected with another round of warm temperatures and partly cloudy and now conditions into the evening hours. taking in that satellite and radar, you can see this has been passing through our area. we could continue to see some spotty showers, but in the afternoon we expect some
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nice conditions. now taking in the pit where the temperatures are sitting right now we have low 60s down the peninsula as well as into the south bay. we have mid-70s for the east bay and los 60 for the bay today. temperatures will be a little bit warmer in napa getting to about 89 degrees. for those heading to the a's game, the temperatures will reach the mid to upper 60s. we have your forecast coming up of for now we're heading back over to the news. >> ysabel: authorities are looking for a parole sex offender that escaped. there it went missing friday morning from the mental health rehab center. authorities believe he may have crawled into an elevator shaft and italy. it is considered a high risk of
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fender with mental health problems. >> is it surprising to hear? >> i am not surprised our legal justice system are very relaxed. >> i am worried about the cougars in the tigris here now i am worried about the crazy sex offenders. >> it does worry me. >> ysabel: the homeless and is wrong to move around in san mateo and alameda county the officials say a few spots him to call the cops. >> marty: here is the photograph of a 26 year-old oakland residents. he contacted two of his victims
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on the web site myredbook.com he was arrested in late july and he is now being held in the alameda county jail. >> ysabel: 83 year old girl drowned in her family's swimming pool yesterday evening. authorities say the girl fell into the swimming pool. she was taken to the regional medical center in san jose where she was later pronounced dead. police do not expect out play. >> marty: the search continues for a six year old was lost in the river. he and his family were waiting in the water when a strong current swept him away. park officials want to that park attendees and know that this park is safe. there were two people
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infected by a virus and one of the man infected with killed. local health officials are testing for the virus in the bay area. >> cents an man died in alameda county health officials want to rule out the possibility that he contracted hunta virus. they started testing and tracking mice. they set up about 40 traps or round--for the tracks the first day. they said at first they did not catch anything and that is a good sign. they have been tight-lipped about the man's identity and we're in alameda county he lived. they only say that he did not live in a busy residential neighborhood.
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>> this is typical for those of live in the foothill area and they may have more property and a lot of space and shacks compared to rule neighborhoods. >> health officials contacted the victim's family and the people he contacted while they were sick there will continue to track and test row bench near his house >> ysabel: . here is more on the missing six year-old boy the search will continue this morning for the and then that was sucked down stream while he was waiting in the war with his brother. witnesses say the boys got caught and a strong current. >> ysabel: the boy and his family were from fresno. they were taking a quick vacation just before school.
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>> we came from searching along the riverbanks and to actually standing there. >> ysabel: according to win this the--according to the witnesses the mother of the two young boys may have been injured while trying to rescue her young sons. >> ysabel: taking in a live look outside this to the golden gate bridge and adjutancy the fog is still very heavy. [music] >> ysabel: we will be back. [ female announcer ] these are the crescents you love on a holiday.
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=--take in the could this robbery on august 8th. investigators believe these items the pop up on sale online. police said want to protect the public from criminal involvement and the risk of a the arrest of receiving stolen property. >> ysabel: it has been defied months since this missing teenagers disappearance on her way to school on march 16th. a suspect is in custody with the connection with the teenagers disappearance. police found dna evidence in a man's, and today they search--today the search continues. >> marty: officials are
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devising residence of south west and had to prod any cantaloupes that have been purchased since july 7th. salmonella infection could result in diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps and the infection is more severe with those that have weakened immune systems. two people have died in that african animal--two people have died in the outbreak and a another 141 are suffering from illness and. >> marty: now will take a live look outside as we have a pretty shot of the bay bridge and we have your forecast coming up.
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the peacekeepers and its place in your small and liaison office will support any future peace efforts. the un economic to that international efforts to significantly reduce the violence in syria has failed. >> ysabel: a strong earthquake mark andalusia can the 6.6 that to quake hit about 45 mi. southeast. no immediate reports of damage or casualties and they are prone to earthquakes since it is located in the specific link of fire. these are arcane-- volcanoes and fault lines. >> marty: taking a live look the other side this from mount tancam and we have a pretty view. >> ysabel: i think it will shake up to be a one day. >> janu: you are absolutely right, we still have some
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overcast conditions some fog, there is a chance to see some isolated pockets of showers for the north bay until at 11:00 a.m., but we have a lot of sunshine partly cloudy temperatures and dry and warm and some cool and as we head into the work week. taking a look your satellite and radar this of tropical system has brought us the moisture pushing its way out of our area and making its way or noon, we are expecting '70s and '80s. half for your afternoon high temperatures and looks like moved into the '70s and '80s and maybe some 90's. for the evening we have temperatures dropping down to a mixture of '50s and '60s and left over '70s. taking in the carrier after the high temperatures we are expecting some may 80's. we have upper '70's through palo alto and mountain view and in your east bay in the areas we could see some low 90s for places like fairfield and antioch. we have mid-70s for the east bay. we have 69 degrees for
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all the media. we have a mixture of the upper '70's to mid '80s for the north for those of you headed to the a's game, the start time is possibly at 6 05 p.m.. >> marty: thank you, another driver's the reagan and cross over the dumbarton bridge listen up. the bridge is scheduled to be close for five full days for seismic retrofitting. the closure starts at 10:00 p.m. on august 31st and will reopen at 5:00 a.m. on september 5th. possibly sooner if it is completed. menlo park in fremont will be slightly higher in a lot stronger during the upcoming cold for caltrain will install an expansion joint on the
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eastern side of the bridge. >> by separating the span from the substructure we have allowed a lot more flexibility. >> marty: traffic hang ups during the upcoming clove are expected. they say he should leave early in the for alternate routes. >> with as many fires burning in california firefighters can use all the help that they can get. bob lorenz has the details on the new camera system that should help crews on the ground and in the air. >> a special camera has been mounted and look what happens when this which is to infrared.
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>> the if you look and understood the battlefield in quite a different way that is what is happening with this. it really is a game changer. >> reporter: kerneled tax act which nondefense project this should be involved with in 2007. they brought the officials with the lack out here. >> we brought them up and they were sold. >> reporter: here a tanker
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makes a drop but now i ground commander can actually see this. software advances will one day give to mark fire engines and firefighters similar to what the military does now so old that need to see this can. >> ysabel: the basic system should be operating by mid to late september. >> marty: one of the nation's top credit rating agencies moody's said that there are bond defaults among california cities. it now says that it will begin a wide range review of community finances across the state that had the ethical of fiscal distress in many cities is putting bondholders at risk. they say this trend could have ripple effects throughout the investment community. >> ysabel: new members from
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the labor department shows that the monthly jobless rate crept higher. the national rate is at 8.3%. this is the political battleground state of nevada. it has the state's highest unemployment rate at 12 percent of rhode island in california were second and third on the list. >> marty: if you cannot get through your day without a coffee break or two, researchers have found that coffee appears to lower levels of insulin and estrogen and may prevent type 2 diabetes and parkinson's. a study from the american heart association suggests that people that drink to a out cups of coffee every day appear to have an 11 percent risk of developing heart failure compared to non coffee also suggests that this can help against the most common form of skin cancer. researchers
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say that more studies are needed before they can make a final conclusion on the benefits. >> ysabel: i suggest based on that we should invest in coffee beans. it sounds like the magic pill. [laughter] >> ysabel: still to come, they cubs make their debut in china. i look forward to that. [music] release me, momigus!
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>> marty: this woman is not leaving a costume party she is we're in what is called an invisible bicycle helmet. >> ysabel: really? >> marty: the whole idea is to be safe and fashion forward. they say this works like an air back. see it expand from the black collar that you see on the left to the helmet that you see on
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the right. this trendy helmet cost about $600. >> ysabel: i am busy looking at the dress that think is quite lovely but i do not know about the helmet. >> ysabel: the house small these twin panda cubs are. the baby boy cub was born 25 minutes after the female cub. and the mother held both of the cubs in her mouth as soon as they were born again she was cleaning them up. the cubs will be released into the wild in the future. you can barely feed them. >> marty: there is a way to the kron4 news when ever you want it, we have a brand- new 24/7 news and weather channel. >> reporter: out with the channel is all about convenience to can check in at any time to get up-to- the-minute weather and news information, let me show you. right down here we
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cycled through a bunch of cities and showing the current temperatures and down here is the city's seven day forecast. down below is the news crawl, all of these are updated all the time. you can check and get a quick update on the weather and the news. in the big box there will be more weather and news. if you are not near a tv you can watch us on line as well give us a try and some feedback on our facebook page. i 24/7 day in the news channel is always on. >> ysabel: still to come we have an update on the ethics commission hearing involving the suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi. >> marty: we have another live with the outside, this time we have some hazy skies, we will be right back. [music]
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with the overcast around the bay. >> marty: here to give us our forecast is janu. >> janu: we are waking up to low clouds as well as from isolated showers for. if--as for the evening we have partly cloudy contempt-- skies and mild temperatures. now over the next couple of hours we could see some popup and isolated showers we are expecting a nice day. we have 62 in fairfield and low 60s down the peninsula. temperatures mostly getting to the mid '80s down there about 90 degrees for antioch and we have 62 degrees expected for half moon bay. in the north bay we are expecting nice temperatures as well. for those of you
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that are going to the a's game, temperatures are sitting to the mid to upper 60s. i will have the extended forecast coming up including a cooling trend right now we're heading back over to marty. >> marty: we have new information on the suspended share for ross mirkarimi. san francisco ethics panel found that he committed official misconduct. but they will not make a decision on whether or not he should get his job back. he was suspended without pay back in march after he pled guilty to misdemeanor false imprisonment related to a new year's eve fight with his wife. this fall, the city's board of supervisors will ultimately decide his professional fate. >> ysabel: a house fire in san francisco brought to light the issue with hoarding to elderly man died in a fire and firefighters
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said that the hoarding slowdown how fast they could react. >> reporter: the fire fire effort and rescue of the two elderly residents was impeded by piles of stuff that was stacked up throughout the house. >> it was a lot of clutter and difficult to find a path of travel. >> reporter: both men died, but health officials say that this brings attention to a public health issue known as hoarding. >> it is a mental health condition in which people have compulsion to acquire things and collect them. >> reporter: these are photographs collected by the mental health association doctors say this is because those hording cannot stop acquiring more and more of whatever it is that they collect. >> it becomes all to me
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completely overwhelming, both of the compulsion and the acquisition of stuff. >> reporter: doctor said the condition is treatable but it needs to be dealt with gently because many of those that are orders--are hoarders know that they are and they are embarrassed about it and they become detached. they say should help those by getting them professional help there are places like the mental health association that specialize in helping people like this get over their condition. >> ysabel: today firefighters expect to have the wildfire in lake county fully contained is now 95 percent contained. nearly 8,000 a. have burned and three buildings have been destroyed including two homes. investigators are still trying to figure out what sparked the fire that started last sunday. everyone that lived in the
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area has been able to go back home. >> marty: a police pursuit ended with a car chase on interstate 880. >> marty: officers tried to pull the car over they say the driver sped off and then the case thick near the 66th avenue exit right near the colosseum, you can see it in the background. police say they had to taser the suspect before taking him in. two other vehicles were damaged in the crash. and beginning monday, there will be crossing guards. muni will be adding a second crossing guard to these areas. starting next month, they would dedicate a parking control officer to enforce parking regulations around schools. warnings will be given before tickets are issued. >> ysabel: a popular food
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festival kicks off this morning in the mission. this was last year's street food festival. an estimated 50,000 people showed up last year. there is no charge to enter the event. it starts on folsom streets and covers about 10 blocks. the proceeds from the festival benefit a nonprofit that helps low-income food entrepreneurs expand their businesses. >> marty: coming up we will hear from congressman paul ryan was on the campaign trail in florida. he brought his mother along for some support we will have a live look coming up. >> ysabel: taking a live look outside it looks like the fog is lifting, we will be right back. [music]
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happening sunday august 19th. the stern grove festival of the san francisco opera and to tell us more about that please welcome greg hinkle the artistic director of the san francisco opera. it is nice to see you. do you do all of the casting, you just take care of everything. >> yes, we have it up on stage and is a great deal to us to be able to be here and talk about everything that we're doing. we are excited about the festival, is the seventh anniversary. we have been involved with stern grove since the very beginning. and this week in an tomorrow beginning at 2:00 p.m. we have a concert featuring 2 superstars. when have a soprano and a tenor. >> is that who we just saw? >> yes and she performed with us last year to the thunderous applause every
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night. the other singers onstage got afraid in did not want to follow her but michael also made his debut last fall as well. it was a very electrifying performance. these two forces are something that everyone wants to hear. >> so is it free for people to see part of this? >> yes it is free to the public. it is a tune that everyone in the a recognized and some rarities that have not been performed in san francisco before although there are by some of the world's most famous performers. the >> people will not have to get tickets, judge show up.
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>> show up, bring a ticket with you,--bring something you can just enjoy it. >> up >> it is the largest amount of art form with the greatest collaboration. you have the sinking, you have the orchestra, you have set design, you have costumes, it is all there. >> and the thing is if you are not sure about opera and you want to put your feet in the water this is a great way to do it. if you are head over heels about opera, this is a great way to get more. we opened up on a september 7th we are very excited to have to the world renowned cast. >> i cannot wait, but right
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now get to the festival. it is the san francisco opera starting grove festival august 19th. >> this is so great, thank you greg, thank you for being a park--a part of the wonderful san francisco opera. now here is a lovely, this is called sparkle. motown is sweeping the nation. sparkle is a songwriter and her sister and sister are out in front. an ambitious man comes and shows up to the treacherous world of show biz and she has an abusive husband they turn triumph and tragedy. it
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is very sad because it is the last time we see whitney houston in this role. but, there are great costumes and jordan sparks played sparkle. >> if it were the '70s he would never get away with wearing some of those outfits, but still this is a movie that is worth seeing. >> we have a lot more, thank you again, the san francisco opera, hats off to you. >> ysabel: now let us take a live look outside this morning this is the golden gate bridge again it looks like the fall has come down. >> janu: we will jump across
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to the bay bridge as you can see it is partly cloudy out there we have a subtropics system passing to the area this is bringing the south bay some isolated pockets of showers. we are expecting a lot of sunshine and another one day for tomorrow. we have drive one to pictures that show gradual cooling as we head into the work week. now you can see the system passing through the area this could bring some pop-up showers to the south. we are expecting a nice afternoon, our future passed for is set and the temperatures will warm to the '70s and '80s. we could squeeze out some 90 degree readings indicated by the color on your screen. we will start off of the south bay and we are expecting a nice day with the 80th with los gatos. the have about 83 degrees expected from
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milpitas and slightly warmer conditions from the east bay and then valleys. we have nine degrees expected for antioch and the of the cooler for these bayshores. we have low to mid '70s for the east bay and a little bit cooler along the coast. if you're heading up to the beach, expect low to mid '60's there and upper '70's as we head further south along the peninsula. we will finish to soften the north bay we expect most the mid '80s and some upper '70's. as a ticket to get your seven day around the baby can expect a gradual cooling as we head into the work. >> marty: san francisco bay will soon be full of people from around the world. >> reporter: if you have been passed to the marine of lately, you probably notice the worker is gearing up for the america's cup world
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series yvette coming next week. >> in the digital boat house that will be interesting for people to see and understand the technology that is connected to these highly technical books. --boats. >> reporter: all this is supposed to be finished by the end of the weekend, the first race is on tuesday. >> ysabel: still to come we have a vehicle recall to tell you about this this new lee in just this morning. >> marty: the have a weather forecaster to you about coming up [music]
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general motors and isuzu are recalling some suvs. the recalls include the following. >> ysabel: the suvs unsold are registered in 2010--20 states and washington d.c.. >> marty: googles maping service for mobile devices is getting an upgrade. >> i have something new to show you today something that is really cool. this is something that is useful and can make your life easier. it has a new feature for mobile devices. this is
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called google offline maps. until now the only way to kick google on your mobile device was when it was connected to a service. but this you can access if you have no wifi, or cellphone signal. if you are going somewhere that has a weak signal, you can download a map of the area that lives on your phone and you can see this without needing any type of that connection. this would be grateful when you're traveling especially if you are out of the country and would not have cellphone service. here is how works, what if i was going to paris france next week right now i am in the united states within the cellphone signal i find the map of paris, and then i think this application. google then download the map
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to your phone. it takes a minute or two depending on the size of the map that you are downloading now if i am in paris to stimulate that if i had zero servants come, put my phone and cell--one airplane mold. now i can find the map still in my place this tab. when idled this is exactly how it would be if i was interacting on googlemaps with a regular data connection. i concede buildings and street names, i have all the details. this can also come in handy when you are out in nature like hiking or camping. this can be used anywhere where there is not a strong cellphone signal. this application is free. for now it only works with google devices but this is set to be on the iphone
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[music] >> ysabel: hello everybody will come back to the third live hour of the kron4 news we can. the bay area has a statewide initiative to crack down on motorists driving under the influence. we will be going through various counties through labor day with the crack down. >> marty: there is a search for a deadly offender in a deadly virus that killed two people. >> the this has been called theatrical magic. we will
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have three guys on who operate the horses and they actually feet and they have to move at the same time it is a very magical. we will talk about how they do it and also i will talk about the timothy green fail. >> ysabel: >> marty: >> marty: let us talk with janyu about the forecast. >> janu: here is a live look around the bay area. we have parley, >> conditions has been to our evening hours. the
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satellite and radar shows the system pushing north were passing through the southern part of the south bay bringing some pop-up challenge. temperatures will be nice to gay. we have 76 degrees in napa and fairfield. into the north bay we are expecting 85 degrees unsettled, 89 napa and 79 degrees expect for san rafael. the first pitch will be tonight around 6:00 p.m.. i will have your full extended forecast coming up but for now i will hand it back over to isabel. >> ysabel: authorities are looking for a paroled sex offender that escaped from a bay area medical health facility. authorities believe the man may have
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called for an elevator shaft to get away. he has a history of violence. most people in the area we talked with were upset to hear about his escape. >> is it a surprise? >> i am not surprised the system is very lax. >> i have to worry about the cougars and the tigers and now i am worried about the crazy sex offenders. >> it does worry me. i will certainly make sure i talk with people up here. if hon >> ysabel: officials sent him scotch side of pride because he is dangerous.
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--officials say if you spot them and not approach him because he is dangerous. >> marty: jackson plaz >> ysabel: a three year old girl drowned yesterday evening at her home in her family swimming pool. this happened just before 7:20 p.m. authority said the girl fell into the swimming pool and she was taken to the regional medical center in san jose and later pronounced dead. police do not expect foul play but they are continuing the investigation. >> marty: the search continues today for a six year-old boy that was lost in a river he and his older brother who were found dead were waiting in the water when the strong current swept them away. park officials are scrambling to tell visitors that the park
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is safe due to another tragedy. one of the people infected aphis parker died the victim was from alameda county we talk with local health officials that are testing for the virus in the bay area. >> reporter: since the man died in alameda county health officials want to rule out the possibility that he contracted hunta virus. they started trapping and testing road and set near the victims' house and last week this is the track that they set up they set up about 40 around the victim's house on the first day. >> the first nine did not catch anything, the second night believing for results. >> reporter: environmental health official said this is a good sign. the have been tight-lipped about the man identity and where he lived they would only say that he did not live in a busy
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residential neighborhood. >> it is kind of typical of the foothill area and people that have in the event more property. >> so it is more of an open location where you live? >> yes or like space. >> reporter: they also contacted his family members and the people he contacted what he was sick they will continue to track and pass road it--track and test rodents' near his house. >> ysabel: the search continues this morning from jacob adams he was downstream are cooling off with his brother on wednesday. witnesses say that the boy got caught in a strong current. rescuers for the 10 year-old boy and drew from the war they found him about 150 ft. away when he was pronounced dead on the scene. he and his family are from fresno and they were
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enjoying a quick vacation before the kids headed back to school. >> marty: still ahead a burglary on high electronics and the south bay and this could affect anyone purchasing anything online. >> ysabel: taking a live look outside it looks like the fog is burning often ey have the sunshine over there, we will be back.
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>> ysabel: authorities are warning shoppers to be careful about purchasing items when he they encourage less like the eiffel and ipad because it may be stolen. this is at an electronics store from last month. they were having a field day. they stole more than $163,000 worth of apple ipad and i phones. investigators to believe that these items will soon pop up for sale online. they want to protect the public from involvement in a
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criminal investigation they suggest that you watch what to buy online. >> marty: it has been more than five months since this teenager has been missing. she went missing back on march 16th on her way to school. a suspect is in custody with the connection to the disappearance. police have found dna evidence in the man's car and he is charged with kidnapping and killing the young girl. >> ysabel: still to come we will have an update on the quake that hit northern indonesia and today. >> marty: let us go ahead and take in live look outside at the bay bridge approach with the beautiful scene there. we will be right back.
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>> ysabel: over to the they said the earthquake that hit indonesia today was 6.6 they have suggested that. they had a debt of about 12.6 mouth. they said two people were injured by falling debris and damage to some homes. if you recall that was hit by a giant earthquake in 2004. that earthquake killed 230,000 people. >> marty: let us turn our attention to the weather forecast this week there are some changes in store. >> ysabel: this is a really dark scene. but as checked in because and janu is going to give us an update for a weekend. >> janu: you can see the
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skies are clearing the we have a system to the southern part of the south bay we are expecting a lot of sunshine and another round of warm temperatures. tomorrow we expect a dry conditions with partly cloudy conditions and gradual cooling as we head into the work week taking in the satellite and radar, you can see the system is pushing north green the southern part of the south bay some pop of showers. about noon, we are expecting '70s and '80s. we could see some 95 afternoon and that is indicated by the red on your screen for the most coast, '70s along the bay and any for the inland areas. temperatures will cool to the '60s and '70s.
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>> janu: now take a look at the beaches. >> janu: as the the that your seven day around the bay, temperatures will gradually cool. >> ysabel: thank you. now has the weekend approaches, local police officials are cracking down on drunk drivers. marin county motorists in fact wrapped up 56 to the you why stocks last year. according to chp records the five biggest counties that were hit were the following. they had a total of 440 d y s. --dui's
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but no fatalities were reported. just a heads up, anyone caught under the influence of drugs and, or alcohol risk jail, suspension of your license and possibly the suspension of your license. >> marty: we have some details of what you need to know about the twins' starting with the work on the dumbarton bridge. >> when this is finally completed in 2013, the dumbarton bridge will be slightly higher and a lot stronger. the closure will allow caltrain to put a critical expansion joint to dissipate energy in a large earthquake. >> the amount a bridge of
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forbes is a relative to its stiffness. we have now allowed this bridge more fifth flexibility. >> reporter: much of the work is being done down here under the bay. >> in order to the closure, we need to build it 5 in. we need to bill this and did raise the bridge 5 in.. >> reporter: one section of the bridge has already been cut away and is covered up now by steel plates. custom- made bearings like this will allow the bridge to move in an earthquake without sustaining any structural damage. >> we are allowing the structure to flex residence stiffly upright out--rather than stiffly ride out an
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new york to new jersey. he went through the tunnel and less than one minute he said he was disappointed that he cannot go faster. >> marty: i wanted to know how they shut the tunnel down. >> marty: mother chp has been cracking down on people and we have the latest addition in people behaving badly. >> reporter: this black all, has caught the attention-- black car have caught the attention of the k were highly patrol the reason is because there were a few things wrong with his vehicle. >> the the the have a license plate on the car in your windows were a little bit too tinted. >> reporter: both of those were violations but according to the license plate the driver appeared to
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had a driver's license from the same state made he would gay past, except there was one problem. >> reporter: the driver has a job and has lived in hayward for almost one year. >> if you're born to be living in california and have to register your car in california and get a california driver's license and you only have a few weeks to do that. so as soon is to move here, the clock starts. >> reporter: there are a lot of people driving around with out-of-state license plates and many have been living here for years. this jeep made an abrupt lane change if you look closely this jeep has played from hawaii and i am sure that the owner did not drive across the pacific. when the owner was stopped he produced a california driver's license, but did this, he claims that he was on his way to trade the jeep in, sure he was. other than
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federal and state grants the vehicle registration fees are the only way that the state fund their state law enforcement agencies so if you get any tickets, they're not funded from that there are funded from vehicle registration fees. the state of california is asking for your help they cannot do it alone. if you know someone that is cheating the system and not paying their fair share you can report them to the chp. i have said this once before but it bears repeating if i have to pay my vehicle registration fees, everyone has to. >> marty: to find out more by registration this law will to kron4.com and click on people behaving badly. >> ysabel: we will have more coming up after this. [music]
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>> marty: knew this morning suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi the ethics panel found that he committed misconduct after a domestic violence conviction. they will not make the decision on whether or not he should keep his job he was suspended without pay after being--pleading guilty to a domestic dispute with his wife. >> marty: firefighters are expecting to have a wildfire in lake county fully contained. it is now 95 percent contained. nearly 8,000 a. have burned and buildings have been destroyed including two homes. investigators are trying to figure out what sparked the fire. everyone
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that lives in the area has been able to return home. >> ysabel: we are taking a live look outside this morning at the san mateo bridge for the fog has burned off it is looking nice and bright of a traffic is still lingering. [laughter] >> janu: from the approach to the they bridge toll plaza you can see a lot of sunshine--a lot of clouds out there but in the afternoon we will have mostly clear skies. that us take a look at the satellite and radar showing the subtropics system bringing the south bay from showers that will only last through the morning hours. as for temperatures, things are warming up nicely. >> janu: the south bay is going to warm to the mid '80s.
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>> janu: for those of you headed to the game, the first pitch will be about 6:05 p.m.. for now, we are heading back over to marty. >> marty: park officials in yosemite are busy reassuring the public at the area is safe. the hanta virus is expect--is suspected to be at the park. one man died and we talk with a reporter to see what you need to know about protecting yourself. >> reporter: this infectious disease specialist says that
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you and i have to touch the dropping to be exposed. but >> the most common way to be effective is to in hailed the contaminants from the deer mice. >> reporter: he says the deer mice most often make their homes in old structures like tent cabins. if you are heading to a place like this, you must take precautions. >> it is very important to open up all the doors and windows and allow the cabin to air out for 30 minutes of to an hour before actually entering. >> and the current recommendations are not to sweep the dust. it will get into the air. you want to wipe the area with a rag and
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10 percent leach and you want to cover the area before the dust can get into the musty air. >> reporter: deer mice are most common in the upper elevations of the sierra they can beat anyone in the nature grounds like camping and hiking. when you are picking in area to camp out and make sure there are no mice droppings and definitely do not sleep on the ground because it can be contaminated with that dust. >> ysabel: texas is fighting a deadly passed. this is the fight against the miskitos and the west nile virus. pilots only that a couple of hours of flying time before bad weather made them the
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rest of the spraying. despite the dangers from the virus from people protested against the spraying so some people intentionally left their homes to avoid the spray. symptoms include the following of the west nile virus. there is no way to treat this virus. people with mild illnesses to quickly recover on their own but those that are more seriously affected are put in the hospital. >> marty: turning now to the latest on decision 2012. the presidential hopeful paul ryan tells the senior citizens they have nothing to worry about it comes to medicare and social security if the gop wins the white house. his mother is
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campaigning with him. floyd is the largest retirement community. this morning he spoke in front of a group of supporters about his push for medicare. >> medicare should not be used as a piggy bank for obama-care. here is what mit romney and i will do. we will end of the raid of medicare. we will restore the promise of this program and we will make sure that this fool the bureaucrat will not mess with my health care or your health care. >> marty: mitt romney and ryan would cut the health care such as medicare and social security. the president plans on digging
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into that when he addresses his supporters. >> marty: the have a live look outside we still have overcast skies in san francisco, we will be back. [ female announcer ] now get high speed internet at home on our newly expanded advanced digital network, a connection you can count on. introducing at&t u-verse high speed internet
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>> ysabel: good news for a lot of you if you cannot do it through the day without that couple of coffee, researchers found that often appears to lower levels of insulin and estrogen and may help with the diabetes and parkinson. they say people that drink at least 2 c. of coffee daily would have an of 7 percent lower risk of heart failure. they also suggest that this coffee could help against the most common form of skin cancer researchers say that more studies are needed before making a final conclusion on coffee's benefits. >> marty: have to go in and take your cup of coffee off to a great food festival
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that is taking place this morning in the mission. an estimated 50,000 people are showing up to sample the best food in the bay area. it is free to get in but the samples are not. >> ysabel: the us checking with the jan, she has some horses in the house. >> that is right in law also have some theatrical magic. we have the three guys that work
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>> a lot of people in our past started as puppeteers they were dancers and movers and now they're blessed to be puppeteers. >> this show has a lot of heart. what age group could go to the show? >> i think people all ages to come and see the show. the show is so vast with music and puppetry is a tremendous theatrical event. as you said, it takes a tremendous amount of hard and dedication to put on every night. >> because of the sound effects and a lot of the light, we say that eight and up because it could be a little bit frightening. >> it is amazing in its
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innovative it is called war horse. this is happening at the current theater where they filmed a lot about eve by the way. we are so grateful to shnsf making the theatrical way explode in the bay area. thank you guys for being here. now here is a movie review for you this is about a couple that desperately wants to have a child. we are talking about the movie called the odd life of timothy green. the end of burying a box in the back are content of their sincere wishes for a child. it is very touching. in a mysterious way this young
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boy comes, he is charismatic. there is a lot to be said for this movie. can you believe this? this is the most well-intentioned sweet movie. it has jennifer gardner and c. j. adams and as i said, this have all these lovely moments. it is a feeling of kindness for the world. it is a little bit corny and in the predictable as in the last segment i gave sparkle to one-half, i am giving the of life of timothy green to a half. this is definitely something for the entire family. thank you again guys for being here. back to you marty and isabel. >> marty: that play looks terrific. >> ysabel: it does, very exciting, but as take a quick look outside at walnut
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creek it is looking a bit more magical with the fall of having broken off. >> janu: we are seeing clear skies alton around it is a little bit windy out there. we have some isolated pockets of showers that should clear within the next hour. we are expecting sunshine but as for tomorrow we have partly cloudy conditions and a gradual cooling trend that will begin. we have some public showers in the south and by about noon time, we have temperatures sitting in the '70s and '80s when afternoon high temperatures we could see some 90's out there. for the most part we have '70s and '80s and then temperatures will cool into the '60s and '70s into the evening hours. so here is a look at the afternoon high temperatures, we will start off in the south bay. we
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have upper 80s and morgan hill. we have 88 degrees for san ramon we have about 74 in richmond as for the peninsula the southern part will be pretty nice. as we head for the north about 69 in san bruno, 61 for ocean beach. as we take a look at your seven day around the bay we show that temperatures will gradually cool as we head into the work week. back to you isabel. >> ysabel: a north bay teacher has been fired accused of having inappropriate relations with several students. police said the crimes happen more than 30 years ago. teresa explains why this crime is coming to light now.
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>> reporter: more ran academy cost about $36,000 per year for students to attend it is nestled on a hill in san raphael. the school is not elaborate on what the teacher is accused of leading to the termination. >> this came to my attention earlier this summer and as soon as the allegations came to my attention i contacted an independent investigative counsel. that investigative counsel made contact with the individual involved and once that individuals admitted to the allegations the school terminated the individual. now we have turned this over to the authorities. >> reporter: they added that they will not release the teacher's name.
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>> i will not identify the teacher. >> reporter: are you going to save the victims are male or female? >> we have said that the victims are female. it was inappropriate misconduct that we considered constituted a serious betrayal of trust. >> reporter: the police are looking into this misconduct and whether or not there could be more victims. although this is nearly three decades old, a police spokesperson says it is possible that there could be still criminal charges. >> marty:
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