tv 430am Newscast FOX March 19, 2012 4:30am-5:00am PDT
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. we are off to a cool start this morning, we will remain dry, perhaps a few sprinkles off the north bay and i will detail a few models later. >> good morning tara. a lot of accidents and right now we are going to take a look at the east shore, traffic is flowing well towards the mcarthur maze and no reports as you make your way to san francisco. and traffic to san jose traffic flowing nicely. right now water is still
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gushing from a broken water- main in meadow park. they arrived on the scene and they have been talking about when this water will be capped. paul? >> reporter: that is the big question, it is tricking -- trickling a lot lower and people have having no water -- people have no water pressure. its gushing 3,000 gallons a minute, it is trickling down to where it is pooling into water and they are looking to maintain what is going on. we just spoke to a sergeant and i am trying to get more information for you. you can see there is a lot of water gushing at sharon park drive in the park, and they are
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working on it. it is not as bad as it was when they first got here. as i said they are trying to get more information and we will have that, right now they are here to shelter in place but when they wake up they will have little to no water. k tv u meadow park. they are looking to put out a fire at a home on elmhurst avenue. firefighters said 2 adults and four children made it out safely. there are reports that the small dog might have been trapped inside and did not make it out and crews said it started in the back of the house but that has not been determined. three people dead, the gunman opened fire in front of the
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school at a jewish school, a father his two young sons and a 17-year-old was seriously injured. the gunman escaped on a scooter. three shoulders were killed in the same region by a man who escaped on a scooter. new concern for a local family after their daughter's cell phone was found. she was head to the high school, tracking dogs logged her cent at home. there is no evidence of an abduction. the family said she had no history of running away. her cell phone was discovered in a field a few miles from her home. >> they say the phone was tossed because the dogs didn't pick up a scent and there was no sign of a struggle in the
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field. they just found the phone. >> detectives are interviewing sierra's friends. today, her former school will be notified of her a disappearance. a 3-year-old went north of fresno. they died after falling into a hole that was created by an under flow of water. another scare was taken after being hurt after a small avalanche no word on his condition. sheriff ross mirkarimi is scheduled to appear at 10:30 one week after accepting a plea deal that reduced domestic violence charges. he still has the option of having the board of supervisors
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decide the political fate and he vows to make a decision very quickly. >> i am looking at every detail. >> this morning sheriff ross mirkarimi will be sentenced to three years probation, a year of counseling and 100 hours of community service. he will also have to pay a $400 fine. he will express his concerns about the plea deal. they are warning the public in the city's downtown area. it happened at 14th and broadway. two men with a gun grabbed a gun and led her to a secluded area nearby. the men are believed to be 18 to 25 years old. one of the men spoke in a low voice. there is a community
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meeting in berkeley following two recent shootings. the first shooting happened march 2nd when they got hot on olson way. three other men were injured. tonight's meeting is at the berkeley youth alternative gym and that's on alternative way. she is warning people about a 50-pound mastiff that attacked her and killed her dog last month. they snapped the photo of the dog and their owner after it happened. >> i was fighting for my life and the dogs life. she called her dog one time and just stood there. >> they have enough leads to identify the owner but they
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want her to come forward. this is the 6th time a dog attacked somebody in the city. robert bails will meet her. now the military has been facing some financial troubles. >> i think there is an effort to paint him rather than a serious brain injury have some other doctors but nobody goes and kills women and children because they have financial stresses. >> he is secretaried to be charged later this week. a search by police and
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volunteers could covered them. gutierrez was shot by her son, 27-year-old iraq war veteran killed his mother, then his sister and himself. it marks the beginning of the iraq war. it was nine years ago when a u.s. led coalition invaded the country 11 years ago. what very want, leading the way. and headed to honolulu, they left oakland. one of the engines fell. passengers were put on buses. 438 is the time right now. >> we have a high winter
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advisory. here is a look at it so make sure you are carrying them. everything is looking good and finally 680 near the sunole grade, not many folks out there just yet. let's check in with rosemary. waking up with gray skies, we have temperatures cooling off once again. 30 livermore, widespread 40s around the bay we have 43 in hayward, redwood city 43 in mountain view. calm conditions, tara just mentioned, we are a little breezy. we are helping to keep the temperatures up a little bit and we are seeing visibility
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but not as much fog with all the residual moisture, it is showing a little bit of moisture over it and it continues to push off to the east. ridge of high pressure, that is where the clouds are sweeping in from. we are going to remain dry, but by tomorrow, we have a weak system that will bring a possibility through the north bay. it is about there this morning taking us through the evening hours into the morning hours before we see it sink south. we are now tuesday morning 5:00 a.m. and we have some rain over parts of the north bay. it doesn't go over further than that but it looks like
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primarily off to a croftty start, 56 expected under for san francisco and by the way, below average, spring will arrive tonight we are ending winter as we head into the rest of the workweek, we have partly to mostly cloudy skies even that, accusations of an online threat, the tweet that sparkle a police investigation. also, a big announcement is coming from apple, what they will do it is $98 billion in cash. a live look at the god golden gate bridge, you can see the ship there in the background. we will have much more traffic coming up.
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. good morning to you, mostly cloudy skies, dry, cool, temperatures expected for the afternoon. well storm chasers captured video, first tornadoes of the season. severe weather rolled through last night. no reports of any damage. thunderstorms and hail are forecasted for the area today. in nebraska, they even derailed
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two train cars. firefighters have nearly contained a wind fueled grass fire but nearly threatened two others. an evacuation was lifted, now the entire town was evacuated yesterday, after flames from the fire quickly spread. three firefighters were hurt. crews say hi winds kicked up dirt and poor visibility. >> it has been a difficult time. >> the fire is now 90% contained and they are focused on some hot spots. no word on what caused that fire. >> the new york city police department is investigating an online threat following the arrests of occupied protesters. they moved in on saturday night after protesters marked six months of their movement. officers made 73 arrests. now the new york post reports a
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new york protester said quote, we will not make a difference if we don't kill a cop or two. the five people charged with the november occupied protest are scheduled to be arraigned at the alameda county courthouse in oakland. they are facing several charges including blocking a sidewalk. they called it bogus. the last u.s. troops left iraq in december. now followers of anti-american she lights cut off better living conditions. they want to provide better paying jobs and fight corruption now that u.s. troops have left iraq.
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time now 4:46, now claiming responsibility for killing an american teacher in yemen. he was killed yesterday morning while sitting in his car. witnesses say people wearing military uniforms sped up and opened fire. they say they killed him for trying to convert muslims to christianity. he had be teaching in yemen for the past two years. over the weekend three suicide bombings killed 27 people.$♪ syrian people blame it on terrorists. they say it is them since the uprising began a year ago. >> bay area syrian americans gathered at the union square to
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mark the anniversary of the beginning of the uprising bar char a sad. they are frustrated what they see as a lack of interest. >> here we are and the world is just debating. i think it has to be the democracy loving world. >> we will get hope for syrian the people who are fighting for change. alive bomb was -- a live bomb was moved, he accidentally pierced the explosives with their equipment. the ignition does not working anymore but the 1400 pounds of explosives did make it dangerous. it took crews 40 minutes to remove the bomb yesterday. it was taken to a military camp
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to be destroyed. in election news this morning, mitt romney scored another run in the presidential race taking all 20 delegates. the candidates are focused on illinois' primary tomorrow with 54 delegates at stake. it showed over rick santorum another surprise upset because he says romney is another weak front-runner. >> i would love to get one-on- one with governor romney and expose the record that would be the weakest record we could put up against president barack obama. >> i think he has the same as the president, spend his life in government nothing wrong with that but right now we need somebody who understands the economy fundamentally. >> both are deciding to stay
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ahead. >> here are the initial leads growing 521. newt gingrich 136, rand paul has just 50. now a republican candidate needs 144 delegates to clinch the nomination. they announced this morning they raised $45 million last month. that brings them to 300 million for this election cycle. nearly 350,000 people contributed to the total. he will be holding another fundraiser in washington d.c. tonight. the issue is fueling debate on the campaign trail. it is $3.84 per gallon. there is no quick fix and anybody who promises one, is looking for a vote.
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mitt romney is not the type to do that of the. >> the president learned about it by reading it not by living it, 25 years in business, taught me how they come and how they go. >> right now highest prices are $4.48 per gallon. here in california the average cost is $4.35, san francisco slightly higher $4.40. and san jose. last week they climbed $20 per share and paid a dividend for the first time
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since 1985. there is new evidence high tech damage jets from the institute have 2% of -- 27% of their information from smart phones or tablets. that is increasing the need for news but there is a downside. many are calling selling the newspaper subscriptions but they are producing more snow in the sierra. which are reported seeing the best so far.
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flagstaff where 10 to 14 inches fell. interstate 40 and northern arizona are closed until further notice. they are seeing storms in the best conditions so far. they are reporting 6 to 8 feet of snow in the last week. alpine meadows, seeing nearly seven feet of new snow this past week. my goodness. 4:55, speaking of snow, chain requirements? >> yes, make sure you've got them. let's take a live look, cars on the bottom portion of your screen as you make your way towards couldn't covered. no delays to speak of near the san rafael split and headed downtown and towards the bay bridge we have a high wind
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advisory in effect so make sure you drive slowly this morning. it is 455, let's check in with rose mary. that high wind event, it looks pretty isolated and the high winds, waking up with calm conditions, we have high mid- level clouds and that will actually help to offset the cooling we get before we see the sunrise. today will be a dry day, and we will be partly to mostly cloudy this ahead of a weak system, it is brushing the area, the better chance will be for the north bay, for the rest of us, very slim to none, we will be gray on the cool side but that chance for rain will be slim again. 44? san francisco, 46 in oakland,
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temperatures are slightly cooler than yesterday morning, 57 expected in novato, 57 for berkeley, 56 expected in the city, mid-50s along the coast with partly gray skies, increasing clouds ahead of that system for tomorrow morning. 60 degrees for san jose. if you are just joining us, we are transitioning today. tomorrow, spring showers in the forecast for some of us. low 60s in the forecast as well. it is back about 7500 feet and the weekend looks cool, mainly dry. number 17, we will join 5 others at or call arena. it is half-time against minnesota wolfs. just last year he was inducted into the basketball hall of
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