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[ male announcer ] spring is calling. get 10% off all in-stock composite decking at lowe's. ♪ new at noon the two men who attacked san francisco giants fan bryan stowe entered guilty pleas what the stowe family said to them during today's hearing and one of them might be released from custody soon. a 15-year-old hit by a car while crossing a street in san francisco, why neighbors say a new safety plan for the area is not good enough. plus the winning 425 million dollar power ball
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ticket is sold in milpitas and why superstitious players are flocking to the store and bring the owner has no idea he won a million dollars. it has been nearly three years since two men beat san francisco giants fan bryan stowe in the parking lot and today those two men plead guilty, good afternoon, i am tori campbell, sal castaneda is in the newsroom write the sentence each man faces and why one got stern words from the judge. good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon, there were emotional moments in the courtroom as bryan stowe's family addressed the men. this morning they plead guilty in the beating of bryan
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stowe, the beating left him with permanent disabilities, his sister said she is in no mood to forgive. >> you get to live your life as you choose, bryan didn't get to choose this, no sentence you receive will be long enough, you will be released and brian will never be the same. >> the judge gave them those sentences and family members said they showed no remorse, as men are you proud of yourselves and as fathers you are proud of yourselves, being here i had hoped to see 1 tiny bit of resource to think you are both are not that despicable but i don't. >> at one point the judge seemed upset at the demeanor of
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sanchez. >> you are smiling, you think it is funny. >> stowe, a paramedic had driven there to see the home opener with two of his friends, the stowe family is also suing the dodgers in court for not providing enough security. >> a uc berkeley student accused of a hate crime is due in court today, police say the suspect joseph donor was walking with a roommate tuesday night, regers claim donder made homo foppic remarks to his roommate and neighborhooded his cell phone, when he refused donder is accused of punching and dhoking him and taking the phone. >> i was surprised when i heard about it because coming from the east coast you kind of always here of berkeley particular being liberal and accepting so not something i expected to hear for sure. >> donder was arrested later at his home. he is currently in custody. the company that provides
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march a medic services to santa clara county is confirming the firing of dozens of paramedics accused of skipping cpr traning, the santa clara county rural ambulance company fired 24 paramedics yesterday, the company says they obtained cpr recertification cards without taking a mandatory 4 hour training program, the union representing them calls the firings harsh, premart and unjust. 5 coaches are on leave, the move comes after parents complained to the school, officials are not being specific but what the parents said, they will only say," inappropriate cuct from last year, meanwhile aron miles has agreed to help out the program. pedestrian safety has been a hot topic in san francisco and
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now a specific stretch of roadway is gaining attention after several people have been hit and even killed on it, tara moriarty joins us with more. good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon, we learned the victim was only a 15-year-old boy and was crossing in this crosswalk when witnesses say a female driver slamed into him, this is the picture snapped by a jogger there. >> i mean this is the second time in a month, so it is scary. >> she lives across the street. >> no one stops, you can't rely just because the majority are stopping not all will stop and that is what this boy did. >> the boy was hit and witnesses said the driver showed little emotion. >> they push a button and they
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won't stop for you because they either don't see you or they are going too fast. >> pedestrians say they speed not stopping even if the lights are flashing. earlier a man was killed in a grew some collision. >> you put your life in your hands it is a gamble. >> they are pushing for a light but it won't come until 2014. one says this should not even be here. >> for crying out loud, if there was a huge necessity you could argue it but you have a street crosswalk less than 100 yards away, why, i mean the city ought to be liable. >> he says the people should use the overpass and others say the bus stop should be a block away. >> you know people are running for the buses and people don't pay attention to it put it is a pedestrian no matter where you are in the city, it is just too
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muching somebody how to drive right. >> the san francisco pedestrian safety advisory committee has been posting flyers for an upcoming forum next thursday and will focus not only on what pedestrians need to do but what drivers need to d and what they will have to live with if they don't pay attention. >> police in oakland are investigating the crash in the parking lot of the whole foods market. our cameras was there outside of the store. the driver told police his brakes failed causing him to crash in the parking lot. no one was hurt. fremont police are asking for the public's help to catch a man who used a golf club to smash windows, a witness used
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a camera to capture the images and a witness said he does that. >> i try to stash it and keep it out of sight and i try to keep to that code but sometimes you are in a rush. >> police say he was as, wearing a dark jacket and sunglasses and seen leaving in a ford suv. >> -- don't -- [ explosions ([ >> now to our continuing coverage of the situation in the ukraine, government police today killed as many as 100 people in kiev when they broke a day old truce and fired into a crowd of protesters, in turn
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protesters took 67 police officers captive, that led european union leaders to vote to impose sanctions on ukraine. >> by permitting such action the deposit is putting itself at odds with reasonable opinion all cross the world. >> the white house condemned the action and at the same time called on protesters to find a way to act peacefully. security at airports is on alert after the department of homeland security warned airlines that terror groups may be planning shoe bomb attacks on flights headed to the u.s. new intelligence indicates they have been working on new designs and they say to increase swabbing which picks up residue. >> we are live at the store where the 425 million dollar power ball ticket was sold, we
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will tell you what california lottery officials are saying about this winning ticket and the whirlwind business this is experiencing. >> it is warming up and mark tamayo will be here to tell you how long it will last and what is in center for your weekend. >> the mother of jahi mcmath finally comments but her daughter's condition since being transferred. what she says to her critics but her battle to keep her daughter on life support.
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a well-known livermore outgolf coach accused of molesting some of his students appeared in court to enter a plea, cameras were not allowed but his family was there, he plead not guilty, he ran the junior golf academy before his arrest, he is held without pale and set to return to court on march 26th, puntane view police are looking for children who may have had contact with this man, he was arrested tuesday, he is accused of contacting a minor with intent to commit sex offenses and possessing harmful materials pals say he had been
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renting a room from a family for the past few years during which time he established a relationship with the family's juvenile son, family members contacted authorities after finding a photo and some inappropriate messages. the mother of jahi mcmath says there are signs of optimism from her brain dead daughter, the letter from her mom was the first time she publicly commented on her condition since she was removed from the hospital last month. in the letter she wrote despite what people say about my daughter being dead and how i must be ignorant not to get that, i can tell you that she is much better physically since she has left children's hospital and i see changes that give me hope. jahi was declared brain dead after complications from tonsil surgery in december, to read the entire letter just go to ktvu.com and look under the top
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story tab. tour bus safety was the focus of a hearing, he organized it after complaints about danger from buses in high tourist areas and they said it is a balancing act. >> we try to take into account the concerns of the residents and the adjacent land needs but also the needs of the tour bus companys to get where they need to go. >> mar wants more more regulation, it came a month after a ban on them around alamo square. happening now a gas station is seeing an uptake in business since selling the only winning ticket for a 425 million dollar jackpot, a short time ago lottery officials presented a check to the store where we find janine de la vega.
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good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon, well the winner has not stepped forward yet, we don't even know if they know they hit the jackpot, you can see local and national media has been camped out here on the chance that he or she may show up to claim their prize. >> i don't know what to say. >> the last several hours has been a whirlwind for him. his father owns the station where someone bought the winning lottery ticket, as a commission his father receives 1 million dollars plus bragging rights. >> you are thinking was it really happening and i was amazed. the phones have been ringing to congratulation them and others
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have been running down here because it is considered a lucky store. >> i had to rush around because i saw that and i said no way, it is going to happen class around again. >> then a man bought the ticket here and split the prize, and they were shocked they had another winner. >> when i found out i had the winner in my district i was like so soon, again, you are kidding. >> officials are urging the person to mold immediately sign the back of their ticket and they will get that much. >> it is great you hear someone far away but now they are close to home. >> it is amazing. >> they already put up signs
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here, the father is on a plane to india to visit family, he has been trying to get ahold of him to tell him the news but his father left his cell phone here and he has to wait until 4:30 in the afternoon until his dad gets off the many and hopefully gets to wherever he is and can get on a land line and relay again he has just won 1 million dollars. >> yay, that will be good news t part on, thank you. well, several bay area water districts are giving notice bought when they might order water rationing. they say they could impose 25% cuts after april 1st and san francisco fran says it will have a better idea by april 2nd, east bay mud says it is looking at and 8th and contra
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costa says it would occur in may. >> a few visiting high clouds today, no rain drops expected but by next we can we could have a change that could increase the rainfall potential. here is our camera, a few high clouds, cirrus clouds moving interest the region but basically cloudy skies, you problemy noticed it is mild, temperatures the warmest spots could be flirting with the 70 degree mark, on storm tracker 2, you see the clouds over the monterrey bay and san francisco bay as well, the radar trying to detect the rain but no rain drops to track now, as far as the current temperatures 60s towards there and napa still upper 60s, currently checking
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in 59 degrees, for today partly cloudy and throughout the day today 3:00 san francisco 63 degrees by 6:00 back down to upper 50s and by 9:00 lower 50s, tomorrow lots of sunshine, they have sunny weather pattern will persist right on to the weekend and the dry weather pattern remains in place as well, so another perspective here on the satellite, those high clouds streaming in from the pacific, not a big change in the short-term but what will change is this area that will remain in place for the weekend that weakens a little bit but upper 60s to pbly approaching the lower 70s over the next two days there, these icons reflect the rainy days so far in february and we could all use more, we know that and as we do wrap up next we can we could be
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talking about those picking up and in we do that we have to kind of speak in general terms but overall we are going bump up the rain potential for next week, there is the 60s in those areas, and san francisco 69 and half moon bay 61 degrees, lots of sunshine for the weekend and thick in up the cloud cover on monday and tory those clouds could be kind of like the initial stages in the change of the weather pattern with lots of cloud cover on tuesday and by wednesday a chance of rain here and a better bet beyond that timeframe as well so keeping our fingers crossed maybe a big change out there. >> yes but enjoy the warm weather. >> yes, it is warm out there. >> a man classic bellaire car is returned after being stolen 30 years ago, but it scwean
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well stocks are riding, in afternoon trading own wall street u.s. manufacturing expanded at the fastest pace in almost 4 years that helped offset a weak survey. tesla mortar stock is up almost 9% with a strong 4th quarter performance and expect sales to rise this year, a live look at the big board the dow up 107, the nasdaq up 30, s&p
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especially 12. a lake county man got quite a surprise when his classic car was returned 30 years after it was stole in. his 1957 chevy bellaire was taken from his house in 1984, last month the chp called him saying they found it in a container ship headed for australia, it had been fully restored, the retired mechanic says he both it in 1975 for 375 dollars with plans to fix up up. edmunds performed in sochi, this is video of her yesterday and she skated so well, then it earned her a spot in the second half. to find out how she did go there. president obama and
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canada's prime minister have made a bet on the men's and women's hockey games, these are pictures of the president and harper flanking the mexican president yesterday in mexico. for each game the winner gets a case of beer and they announced on twitter, harper tweeted i am betting barack obama one case of canadian beer per game per week, he announced we bet on the men and women's hockey games and the winner gets a case of bore. a spoiler alert, we know the winner of the beer bet and among the games, we will fell you who won that hockey bet between the american and canadian women so if you don't want to now the results mute the tv, turn away, here is the final score, canada beat the u.s. 3-2 in sudden death overtime to win its 4th consecutive olympic gold in women's hockey. there is a winner and a new
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loser in california's drought, water officials had a special meeting and decideed to send water to one place and not another, now it will help fill pockets instead of riverbanks an update on the struggle for water tonight. thank you for making ktvu your choice for news, we will see you the next time news breaks and we are always here for you on ktvu.com and you can follow us on twitter and facebook. have a great day. send comments to comments@captioncolorado.com captions by terry james, caption colorado, llc.
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