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giggity. bye! have a beautiful time. captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org congresswoman giffords relives the emotion shooting that killed six people and left her gravely wounded. good evening everyone i'm healther holmes -- heather holmes. >> and i'm ken wayne. giffords led a crowd who
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attended a candlelight vigil tonight on the pledge of allegiance. a year later she's still going through rehab. more than 100 people gathered in yerba buena garden. debra villalone was there as survivors of shootings described their injuries. >> it was five of us shot that day. three five-year-olds and myself. >> reporter: a stranger sprayed a jewish community center in southern california with a semi automatic weapon. as in tucson she says, it can happen any where. >> people often say to me you
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were in the wrong place at the wrong time. and that's simply not true. i was in the right place and it was the right time. >> reporter: the time is past due activists say to strengthen national gun laws as they mark tucson's anniversary, another nears. the 20th for 101 california. san francisco's worse mass shooting in which a gunman roamed a high rise law firm, killing eight, wounding six. >> i was there that day and it really changed my life. >> reporter: amidst the outrage, california with the toughest gun laws in the nation still seeing carnage. last year alone, many murderers. whatever the circumstances those who died by gun were
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remembered one by one. >> daniel perez and our professor jocelyn scornav. >> reporter: those two victims of the virginia tech massacre. students say tucson brought it all back. >> it was like reliving the experience all over again. that's nothing something we want for anybody. >> reporter: across the country there were 70 observances like this one to remember tucson's loss. we're live in san francisco, debra villalon, ktvu channel 2 news. >> reporter: in tucson it was a time of reflection for many. a time to honor the six people who died and as casey steagel reports, it was a time to commemorate those lost. >> reporter: the city of tucson is still trying to move beyond the four of a year ago. gabrielle giffords showing her gratitude in the very spot her
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life was forever changed. the congresswoman now greeting people outside the safeway supermarket saturday with a surprise visit. she doesn't remember the attack but her husband says gabby has gratitude for her life. >> it's a sad event but i think it's a marker in time. >> reporter: others still haunted remembering the echo of that gunfire. the roar of emergency choppers, all reminders of an attack at a meet and greet that left six dead and 13 wounded. >> there was an eerie quiet that morning. there was chaos but no panic. everyone was doing something critically useful and they were doing it calmly and quietly. >> reporter: the shooting gravely wounded the congresswoman. giffords was shot in the head and spent months in the hospital. she returned to congress in august 2011. >> the return of our colleague who is the personification of courage. >> reporter: and tonight, a candlelight vigil bringing a light to a city that seemed so dark just one year ago.
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>> the people who lost their lives, you know on that day, i look at them as heros. this was not a random event. >> reporter: prosecutors say a college drop out turned his gun on the crowd. jared lee laughner fired 32 rounds from his nine millimeter piston. he remains in a mental hospital, forcibly medicated until he's fit to stand trial. president obama called giffords where he called him an inspiration to his own family but to americans across the country. in tucson arizona, casey stegall, fox news. the s.w.a.t. team was on the scene outside a house on elizabeth court in north livermore. they were reportedly searching for 24-year-old eric osenderos. he was wanted for several parol
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violations. parts of the street were closed and neighbors evacuated. osenderos surrendered about four hours later. there's growing concern in normally tranquil walnut creek about night life violence. jade hernandez is there with the story of yet another street fight that erupted at a club. >> reporter: violence erupted on the street early this morning. these incidents keep popping up all over walnut creek month after month. walnut creek police found people fighting piled on top of each over. >> one or two people on the bottom, we later found out those two gentlemen were the victims of a robbery. >> reporter: robberies police say took place inside shiro restaurant creates a ruckus about 1:00 in the morning. >> we went under new management
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in the new year, this is the first incident in over a year both in or around our property and public domain. >> reporter: other night clubs have seen violence in recent months including a fight just last weekend. other accomplishments have seen night life grow here, a reason the gm thinks problems are popping up. >> we have a young graphic demographic area. this has been called the -- what do you call the marina district. >> it's a pretty solid, 20 to 25 group. >> reporter: still most young patrons don't worry. >> i feel very safe here. i feel like it's a safe area to walk around at night. whether i'm by myself, other girls. >> reporter: all the people arrested are from out of town. including pittsburg, san
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francisco, oak land and police are looking into whether shiro night lounge violated any city ordnances. jade hernandez, ktvu news. pennsylvania assemblyman jerry hill is expected to unveil two new laws including pipeline safety. he says the legislation will hold utilities and regulators the áf. it would require the regulators to consider safety testing when installing new lines. claudine wong talked to witnesses about what they saw -- >> reporter: morning boards replaced windows of this
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downtown oakland starbucks. inside signs warned customers not to touch what's left of smashed out windows during last night's protests. >> we have a beautiful city. and it only takes those actions to make people think that we're a bad spot,. >> reporter: oakland police told us at least a couple of patrol cars had tires slashes. witnesses say when tensions rose, police responded. >> they did announce, please, if you don't go back to wherever you live we'll have to arrest you. so please go back to wherever you came from. >> they may have to use force which y result in injury. they made the announcement several times. >> reporter: at least six people were arrested. and some protesters were injured. this damage may have come in the wake of this occupy protest. but most people we talked to today said they don't blame the occupy movement. >> pretty much the occupiers
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are pretty peaceful for the most part. >> it's unfortunate that it happens. but that it shouldn't you know sort of stain the ideas of the movement. >> reporter: witnesses also say watching last night was like watching a dance with two sides that have heard the music before. >> the police have a great deal of restraint. the demonstrators knew how to deal with police. seems like these two sides have negotiates before and knew how to go through the drill. >> reporter: and will likely go through it again. a 13-year-old boy is in the hospital tonight after being trapped under a boulder in pacifica. the accident happened around 5:00 last night at a cliff side near palmetto avenue. the boy was climbing on the rocks when a large boulder came lose and crushed his legs. it took firefighters about an 1- 1/2 to clear the boulder and save the boy. he is now in the hospital with
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serious injuries. news tonight that a gull with a fishing lure in his beak was spotted. if you see it, call a rescue group so that it can be rescued. the market street cooperative closed due to pressure on the building's landlord by federal authorities. a letter from the u.s. attorney to the landlord said the building could be forfeited as well as any rent money received unless the dispensary ended operations by tomorrow. 49ers may want to save up if you want to go to a game at the proposed new stadium in santa clara. starting tomorrow season ticket packages for the venue will go on sale. and listen up folks they do not come cheap. the right to own club seats will cost between 20 and
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$30,000. that does not include season tickets which will cost you up to $3,500 extra. a few seats near the 50-yard line will cost you $80,000 with an additional $3,700. the new stadium will cost about a billion dollars to build and is set to open in 2014. prices at the pump are back up again over the past three weeks. the national average for a gallon of regular has gone up to $3.36. due to high crude oil prices, drivers here in the bay area have to pay more. in san francisco drivers pay an average of $3.74 a gallon. in oakland $3.68. in san jose people can fill up -p for $3.66 a gallon. a series of fires is under investigation and why firefighters say it could have been much worse. down the stretch they come, the campaigning is fast and
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california. started around 9:30 last night in a hardware store. more than 100 firefighters put out the flames. officials say the fire cost $275,000 worth of damage to that store. no one was hurt. a firefighter in the north bay says it was lucky no one was hurt in a rash of a fire in one neighborhood. they are now searching for a suspected arsonist. >> reporter: the leaves are dry, the grass is brown and the trees bare. this is not a good place to light a fire. but that's exactly what happened last night in the neighborhood near redwood boulevard and sea crest in nevado. >> what we're looking at is arson fires. >> reporter: more than a dozen fires in one location during a six hour period last night. nevadofirefighters put out a dumpster fire. a minutes later they put out a
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wildfire. firefighters were near by lynn wood hill park putting down 15 small fires. an arson investigation is under way. this black patch on the ground is where one of the overnight fires was set. its relatively small size, but you can see it's 20 feet away from the nearest home. >> that's scary arm neighbors were lucky there was no wind last night. the fires never threatened any homes. >> these structures would have all gone up. because they're all wood. they're not metal frames by any mean. >> reporter: residents know this has been an especially dry winter. >> it's pretty scary, all of my friends that are firefighters are really expecting a dry harsh fire season this year. >> reporter: and residents say a prank like this could have serious consequences. in nevado, allie rasmus. san francisco firefighters are looking into what caused an
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apartment fire. the flames were contained to just one room and was under control in about 15 minutes. no one was hurt. vallejo is getting ready to reopen a fire station that closed when the city went bankrupt. station 25 on mini drive in north vallejo was the victim of budget cuts more than three years ago. it was recently reopened on an intermittent basis based on staffing. but fire investigators are interviewing potential new hires and are hoping to have the station opened full time by summer. the republican presidential hopefuls crank up the criticism today of front runner mitt romney as tuesday's primary in new hampshire draws near. ken pritchett is in the granite state. he caught up with the candidates as well as the front runner. >> reporter: whether it was
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romney, ron paul or newt gingrich, they tended to move out from the big stills taking their campaign to small towns. and we followed them to quaint places like rochester where mitt romney held a town hall. >> this is the second time i've met him here in rochester. >> reporter: california state senator tony strickland is here to support the romney campaign by talking to voters one by one. >> in california it's more of a media driven campaign with a 30 second or 15 second commercials on the radio, tv, direct mail. here it's more retail. they want to hear eye to eye. >> reporter: mitt romney is enjoying a healthy lead in the polls along likely new hampshire voters. the race is seen as one for second or third place with ron paul leading that pack. huntsman is gaining momentum. as tuesday approaching, many
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voters remain undecided, expectations in the granite state are often offendous. >> you sound like you still don't know what you're going to do. >> not yet. still a little undecided. >> reporter: newt gingrich will have a busy day tomorrow along with the other candidates. rick perry and santorum spent the day in south carolina. santorum returns to new hampshire tomorrow. in new hampshire, ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. as ken mentioned the two no show candidates are getting a head start on the south carolina caucus. rick santorumm brought his campaign to greensboro. he asked voters to pick a truly
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conservative candidate. he said mitt romney is too liberal. you will find updates on our website. the california disclose act would mandate full disclosure of those responsible for funding campaign advertising. and prevent major contributors from hiding behind generic names. one of the big backers is the california claim association. >> most people don't know who are paying for these campaign ads. and they are hiding behind names. growing aggravation on a washington state army base as more than 100 soldiers remain on lock down after someone made off with sensitive military equipment. no weapons are reported missing
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from the joint based lewis mccord. but a flier says hundreds of pieces of rifle equipment are. no word on the value of the missing equipment. the lock down started wednesday. soldiers are restricted to barracks and dining areas but they are allowed visits from family members some of whom were questioning the lock down. >> you expect soldiers to be outstanding and not to do this kind of behavior. but i'm also upset with the way the military are doing this. >> reporter: soldiers have posted grumbling messages on their facebook pages. the military is now offering a reward for the recovery of that missing equipment. news from iran tonight about that country's nuclear program. it's expected to raise tensions between tehran and the west. ed lee is sworn in as mayor of san francisco. hear what his plans are for 2012. we currently have mostly clear skies across most of the bay area. coming up the neighborhoods that will be sub freezing for tomorrow morning and when this system could produce a few sprinkles in our five day forecast.
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it's a first for san francisco. ed lee was sworn in as the city's first elected chinese american mayor. janine de la vega was there as he laid out his plans for the city. >> reporter: mayor ed lee descended the stairs in city hall greeting a packed house, people watched from all three floors to witness the swearing in of san francisco's first asian american mayor. >> i edwin lee. >> i edwin lee. >> lee was appointed to mayor a year ago when gavin newsom left office. but this time around it was special for lee because voters chose him. >> reporter: the 59-year-old mayor is known for being tech friendly. >> that shows how important invasion and technology are to reforming our government and building our future. >> reporter: during his speech,
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lee said he is going to use innovative tactics. he also vowed to create a trust fund. >> jobs and smart economic developments for the city and for all of our neighborhoods are my top priority. >> it's great, invasion is the key. jobs are the key it transcends other issues. it hit the tone. >> reporter: people lined up outside of his office to shake hands and take pictures, many were impressed with what he had to say. >> i'm looking forward to see all the changes happening. and it's bringing in more jobsful. >> reporter: so far a smooth start to 2012 for a mayor who embraces diversity and the growing potential of the city. in san francisco, janine de la vega, ktvu. from iran conflicting reports about uranium enrichment. the process is already on the
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way. reuters quote the enrichment at the fort oak complex is set to begin in the near future. the west already concerned that tehran is seeking nuclear weapons capability. and observers were caught between anti government groups and the army this weekend. today the arab league called on the army to stop it brutal conflict. syrian opposition leaders say the monitors are in effectual claiming about 300 civilians have been killed since the team arrived in syria almost three weeks ago. they want the issue turned over to the international council. this week haiti will mark the two year anniversary since
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the 2010 quake. researchers believe the highly infectious disease was brought to haiti by peace keepers from nepal. 350,000 people died in the quake. the interior department is expected to finalize plans tomorrow for a 20 year mining plan on 1 million acres near the american landmark. the area is known for being rich in high grade uranium ore. some republican members want it blocked saying the plan would hurt the nation. it was supposed to be a celebratory day, but a black cloud stopped the swearing in of a new sheriff. and hear from the woman who survived this terrifying fall.
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san francisco's new sheriff spoke out today not about his plans for the department but about allegations he abused his wife. alex sadvedge was at today's swearing in of the new sheriff. >> reporter: taking over as san francisco sheriff, ross merkarini took the oath. but he acknowledged today's celebrations was overshadowed by controversy. >> i am sorry that a cloud hangs over what should be a very special day. >> reporter: the sheriff is facing charges. after the ceremony, the couple addressed the measure.
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>> it's a private matter. we want to trust the department that i've worked for many times. >> i have no complain against my husband. >> i would like to believe there are forces at work from trying to stop me to become sheriff and using whatever they may want but this certainly seasons me to make sure that i will be the best sheriff i possibly can be. >> reporter: but these accusations did have an impact on today's ceremony. the judge who was going to swear in merkerimi chose to step aside and former mayor ed argos stepped in. >> they cannot do this due to a lack of conflict should a case be filed so i'm the next best choice. >> reporter: it will ultimately be his decision whether to file charges against san francisco's
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new sheriff. in san francisco, alex sadvege. a discrimination trial goes on trial tomorrow that puts seven police officers against their chief. the african american officers filed the lawsuit saying they were denied promotions and subject to racial jokes. the trial is expected to take about two months and cost the city about $3 million. one person is dead and another injured after a crash last night on interstate 680 and fremont. it happened around 7:30 just north of scott creek road. a van crashed into the back of a car, lost control, hit two other cars and then went down an enbank. the van's passenger died at the scene. the driver was hospitalized. alcohol does not appear to be a
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cause of this crash. it happened just after midnight right along the munni tracks near san francisco city college. the bicyclists was taken to san francisco general hospital. his condition is not known. police have not yet released the description of the car or the driver. but ask anyone with information to give them a call. drug company levatis is recalling several medications due to possible packages companies near a nebraska plant. they include excedrin and nodoz with expiration dates of december 20, 2014 or earlier. bufferin and gas x with expiration dates of december 20, 2013 or earlier. a 22-year-old woman from australia says she truly believed it's a miracle she's alive after she fell 365 feet
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when her bunjie cord broke. this is the video as she fell from the victoria bridge in zimbabwe. others looked in horror as the cord broke. she had to untie her feet as the fast water pulled her downstream. >> i had to swim down and yank the bunjie cord out of what it was caught on to. >> reporter: erin langsworthy says she was in pain and weak. she was air lifted to the hospital, incredibly she was not seriously injured. the video behind the twilight saga may soon be bought out. sources say lions gate is nearing a $400 million deal to buy summit entertainment which produced the twilight series.
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the deal would create one of the largest movie studios. talks to be summarized as soon as this week. for fans of 24, jack is coming back. southerland will begin shoot ago movie based on the sere series this april. southerland is also doing a movie that features him as the father of a young boy with autism. steven hawking is celebrating his 70th birthday. hawking was too weak to attend
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a celebration of his birthday. the 49ers will face the saints next weekend and later in sports wrap, sizing up one of the most potent offenses in the league as the saints march into town. expect temperatures to drop a bit tomorrow. meteorologist mark tamayo will tell us which places will be the coldest.
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there. a few high clouds moving through parts of the bay area late this afternoon into the evening hours. but clearing skies right now, and that will set the stage for a pretty cool morning for your monday. coolest locations back down sub freezing for santa rosa, napa, same for fairfield and antioch. oakland right around 54 degrees. here's a satellite as you can see the clear skies up on top. we will hold on to that dry weather pattern. tomorrow a little bit of some cooling as this high weakness just slightly. with that temperatures in the 60s. we'll take this into your tuesday. this system will be approaching the coastline but then essentially putting on the breaking. so really not a direct hit in the area. but this will generate the cloud cover with that we will start out with more clouds tuesday morning. then skies becoming partly cloudy into the afternoon.
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there is just a very tiny chance of picking up a few sprinkles. but this will also reenforce the cooling with temperatures down into the 60s. here we go with the forecast models, clear skies. the rainfall way up to our north. we'll put this into motion into tuesday morning. the clouds on the increase. you can see a little bit of activity approaching mendecino county. by 10:00, partly cloudy skies. the main shower band which little there is remains offshore in the pacific. here we go for tomorrow morning at 7:00, mostly clear and school. nice recovery into the evening hours. by 4:00 and 3:00. this will be the eventual temperature range into the region as we head into the 3:00 hour for your monday afternoon. santa rosa at 63, santa cruz in the upper 60s at 67. here is a look ahead your extended forecast and few extra clouds for your tuesday.
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still a cool weather pattern for wednesday and thursday. friday a partly cloudy sky. with your weekend always in view, with the niners playing a big game on saturday, a sun cloud mix. there is a slight chance of a sprinkles on sunday. heather and ken, we say goodbye to our 60 degrees weather. things could change, we're going to hold on to pretty much what we've had. >> we don't want it to be too comfortable for the saints. >> there you go. >> thanks, mark. nfl wild card weekend is over. >> what is tim tebow saying about today's overtime win against the steelers. you will hear from him next in sports wrap.
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good evening everyone welcome to this late sunday night edition of sports wrap. the wild card weekend is over. which means there are eight teams with a chance to make it to the super bowl. one of those unlikely candidates is denver. steelers led 6-0 after tebow and the broncos needed just one td to win. the next time the broncos have the ball, tebow gets them into the end zone in a way that is more like what we expect from him but he did have 316 yards passing on the day. 14-6 broncos, tebow feeling it. next time it was denver's defense to come up big. ben roethlisberger on a big
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