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it it it it happened happened happened happened on on on on eastbound eastbound eastbound eastbound interstate interstate interstate interstate 80 80 80 80 near near near near gillman gillman gillman gillman exit exit exit exit in in in in berkeley. berkeley. berkeley. berkeley. news news news news copper copper copper copper two two two two flew flew flew flew over over over over the the the the scene. scene. scene. scene. bad bad bad bad weather weather weather weather conditions conditions conditions conditions forced forced forced forced the the the the helicopter helicopter helicopter helicopter to to to to land. land. land. land. ktvu's ktvu's ktvu's ktvu's kraig kraig kraig kraig debro debro debro debro is is is is there there there there to to to to tell tell tell tell us us us us what what what what happened. happened. happened. happened. >> >> >> >> reporter: reporter: reporter: reporter: it it it it was was was was not not not not even even even even sprinkling sprinkling sprinkling sprinkling that that that that time, time, time, time, they they they they are are are are trying trying trying trying to to to to figure figure figure figure out out out out what what what what happened. happened. happened. happened. there there there there is is is is the the the the vehicle vehicle vehicle vehicle involved involved involved involved in in in in the the the the crash. crash. crash. crash.
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. when the traffic might get back to normal, the crew is working to remove a man's body and then caltrans will start the clean up, you can see they already started the clean up. to the left there is just one lane open now and if you have been around this area, heard anything about it, you can see it goes from this exit, but all the way down. we are at mandela, by the shopping center, it goes all the way down there. wasn't be cleared for some -- won't be cleared for some time. kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. in a story we brought you,
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caltrans is cleaning up 4,000- gallons of milk when a big rig crashed. happened around 4:30 a.m. when the big rig failed to make the turn and the trailer flipped on its side. the driver was not hurt. he told our reporter he wasn't sure what happened. crews were called in to suck the milk out out of the storm drains. they were concerned the milk might harm the environment. authorities used a special tulle to apprehend a carjacking suspect. it began about 5:00 a.m. of the budget inn. deputies received a call about a car that had been carjacked. a man inside the car that ran inside the room, one of the deputies talked about the device that flagged the car. >> we have a license plate
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reader that can pick up vehicles that are wanted. in this case the reader alerted to a vehicle that was carjacked. >> the suspect surrendered. doctors are monitoring giants fan brian stow after he suffered a set back over the weekend. he suffered seizures saturday morning. doctors stopped giving him the drugs keeping himane medically- induced coma with the hope he would wake up. doctors since put him back on the drugs. don't dig up our ancestors, that's a cry of a group of native americans. they are outraged about plans for ancient burial grounds. >> reporter: protesters have
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been camping out since thursday. you can see behind here, they got their banners, signs and flags set up. there is a campground and camp fire that has been going for the past five days. park officials said their overnight camping is illegal and they have to move. rapolice officer came by to ask the group how long they would be here. >> indefinitely. >> well, until we meet and come to a agreement. >> reporter: the officer left and no one was arrested for now. the protesters represent bay area native american organizations. what they are protesting is about a park. protesters say that land contains artifacts and human
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remains from a ancient burial ground. >> construction of toilts. the construction of a paved parking lot here and the grading of this hill back here behind these houses. >> this is where -- >> reporter: the general manager of the group in charge of building the park, said they have been working on plans for this for the past 10 years and done everything by the book. >> we have a group that does not have any standing, just doing the sit in, trying to do a protest, trying to do some things illegally to postpone or delay a project that has gone through every league hoop there is. >> reporter: the next step, a mediator from the u.s. department of justicesis supposed to get involved to
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negotiate a compromise. but the department and the protesters, no one knows when that process will start. reporting live, alley rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. police say a teenagers suicide led to the evaccaution of an apartment building. the chemical began to spread after he barricaded himself in his bath room. police cleared out the bath room and found the boy dead. >> he acted on his own. ordered the chemicals and prepared prepared prepared the mix. >> police allowed people back in after everything was safe this morning. a number of police officers, firefighters, paramedics and residents became dizzy and were checked out at the hospital and released. pg&e is facing a deadline that could lead to more fines.
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regulators want to hear from pg&e today about its record keeping practices. part of a broader investigation into whether their missing records breaks the law and compromises safety. they lovered a investigation following the san bruno investigation. s&p rating service cut their outlook from stable to negative. there is a 1 and 3 chance it will down grade its rating in the next three years. that's because it sees little chance the president and congress can agree on a plan to reduce the nation's deficit that blooped 11% of gross domestic product in 2009. here is a look that numbers on wall street.
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dow and nasdaq have been lower all day, mainly because of that news. dow down 167. the nasdaq is down 37. s&p is down 17. today is the deadline to file your taxes. the usual april 15 deadline was extended because of a washington d.c. observed holiday on friday. now you have till midnight today to submit. if you plan on mailing your return, be prepared to pay more. the post office says bigger envelopes containing more than five pieces of paper will cost an additional 5 cents. pay attention to the dirty
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dozen. other red flags include exaggerated chartable donations and excessive fuel tax crets. president obama will be in the bay area later today in a uyoutube video the president invited people to participate. >> i wanted to take a minute to invide you to a town hall meeting that i am holing april 20. live streamed and i will answer questions from folks across the country. >> he will also raise money for his presidential campaign and the democratic party in the bay area. he will appear at a dinner wednesday night where donors will spend $35,000 a plate. and appear at another fundraiser. tixts $25 to $2,500.
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faculty members and students marched at california state university east bay this morning because chancellor charles read was visiting today. they wanted to send a message to make student's education a priority and make sure they have the classes and teachers they need. three lawmakers this morning called on the state's high-speed rail authority to rethink its plan for the route between san jose and san francisco. they called on the authority to abandon the idea of an elevated track way. instead they say the train should be integrated with the caltrain systems and run long the caltrain right of way.
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a simple blended system could benefit both high-speed rail and caltrains. 105 years ago today san francisco was changed by the great quake. why for many today serves as more than just a moment to remember. >> three, two, one. >> john: at 5:12 this morning sirens rang out just like they did 105 years ago. >> it feels like community, people who care. people who are interested in the survivors, what happened. so history. the crowd paused for a moment of silence. the only monument left standing after the earthquake and the only survivor, 105-year-old bill. he was just a baby at the time. >> i can't believe it. i am still here. >> reporter: this morning folks
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celebrated the guiling of the fire hydrant. the same one firefighters used to save the mission district. >> we have had seven earthquakes that effected populated areas. >> reporter: the earthquake and tsunami in japan remind us of the risk of quakes. >> i think about that sometimes when i look at our victorian houses. you know, how would people handle it now. >> they say looking back helps them deal with what lies ahead. ktvu channel 2 news. another tragedy in japan. six children died after an accident involving a run away crane. it happened as the children were walking to school in a small city. the cairn plowed into the children before it crashed into a house. police arrested the crane
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operator. he was leaning on the steering wheel when w his face down when the accident happened. new program hoped to improve fighting parking in the cysty. 6,000 parking meeters and 19 garages will be part of sf park. censors installed will track in real time where parking is available. the data is updote loathed to smartphones. barracuda network is with drawing plans to sponsor the big wave invitational. discussions for the 2011-2012 season didn't progress and they plan to recreate their efforts efforts to other projects. stalpers are making a big
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profit. the camp site reservations and permits to climb on the weekend are sold by scalpers online. trying to get legitimate regtrationerize too frustrating. monday afternoon going to be cool, damp and well, mostly cloudy. live look at the bay. we are looking at temperatures on the cool side. cooler than yesterday. few places warmer. we will show you wear. you can see plenty of light scattered showers. east bay picking up a little bit. light rain falling over burring game. 59. san jose, mid-60s at this hour. warmer than yesterday.
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few light showers. livermore 63 degrees and light scattered rain. a look at your satellite and radar. pretty much over the valley, we were skipped for the most part. maybe a 10th over the north bay. temperatures will be cooler by 5-10 degrees. for the afternoon, 62 in napa. 62 in concord. areas around hayward 61. 58 san francisco. below the norm. 62 in free bount. 63 mountain view. cool overall. where we will see the 60s, san jose, 65 at this hour. forecast for today. dinner time, mid-50s. sunsetting before 8:00. 7:48 and we will be cooling off, partly cloudy skies.
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tonight, partly cloudy skies. low 50s for the coast line. mid-50s inland and cooling off with low clouds tomorrow morning. extended forecast, continuing with this soggy unsettled pattern. tuesday dry, wednesday scattered showers bark in the forecast. temperatures cool. coolest day thursday. and the easter weekend, mostly cloudy skies. >> all right. thank you. one of the world's best known cars gets a major makeover and the new way athletes are being monitored that might save lives.
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live look on wall streets. markets still down but coming back a little bit. they were spoked by fears of the deck crisis on top of what we mentioned earlier. also oil has picked up a little bit, above $107 a barrel. dow down 140. nasdaq down 30. s&p down 13. all those still down below 1% for the day. today volkswagen is introducing a new beetle. not just a chick car anymore.
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the beetle has less of a bulb design. flatter roof and narrower windows. and a navigation system inside, along with a 200-horsepower turbo charged engine. they are hoping to increase sales among men. runner from kenya set a record this morning in the boston marathon. geoffrey mutai. that's the fastest marathon ever recorded. however, there was no official word record for marathons. bay area athletes are monitored by new technology. the universities of san francisco basketball team invested $10,000 in heart
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monitor equipment. each player wear as heart monitor that is linked to a screen that manages their exertion level. >> what we are doing for their benefit. troying to elongate their careers. keep them healthy, safe. >> according to a study, heart attacks kill 1-2 college basketball players a year, usually within the first hour of play. they are getting used to wearing the heart monitors. they are playing bet. 15 teams in the nation are using this software. today is tax day and this year some companies are offering ways to help you get through it. cinnabon is offering two free bites. pf changes 15% discount. office depots are allowing free
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photo copies. bally total fitness is offering free workouts. coming up on ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. we told you about a carjacking in which a license plate scanner led police to a suspect. plus immuney drivers are taking a strike authorization vote this week. that story and more coming up in our next newscast. thanks for watching. have a great day.
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