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breaking news tonight in the east bay where a mother and child are hospitalized after a car struck a young woman pushing a stroller. good evening, i'm julie haener. >> and i'm frank somerville. that breaking news it happening in hayward. the mother and baby were in a crosswalk along tunnison. police say after the car hit them, the driver did stop. ken pritchett at the scene now. >> reporter: frank, the chp has been on scene here for about three hours. they left reopening this on ramp. if you look behind me, you can see the freeway entrance sign.
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it is about at that location where that crosswalk is, and that's where mother and child were hit. just beyond, where you see in this video, you see those chp cars lined up in a row is the crosswalk. about 75 yards from that point on the on ramp is the white suv, that has since been towed away by chp. it had just taken the on ramp, when it hit the mother pushing a 1-year-old in a stroller. both on scene have been taken to hospitals. they were seeking answers about what happened here about the condition of mother and child, and talking to the chp. this onramp was closed for several hours. chp investigators search for evidence of the impact, and other indications of a cause. investigators could also be
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seen talking to a woman. >> the driver of the vehicle is crop rating with chp. alcohol and drugs have been ruled out at this point. however, the cause of the accident is still under investigation. >> the speed is something that the chp is looking at, it's unclear if the accident took place here on tunson, or on the on ramp itself. obviously, the most important factor here is that you had two people in a crosswalk, when they were struck by that car. >> ken, you mentioned that both of them were rushed to the hospital. do we know tonight how the mother and the child are doing? >> we do not. we asked the chp that several times. they said they had major injuries, but could not provide
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any more information. the chp says they are checking on that. >> ken pritchett in hayward tonight. ken, thank you. now to san francisco, where a 5-year-old girl is hospitalized after a very similar accident at the stonestown shopping center. the little girl was with her mother around noon time, when they were struck by a car at city sports pub. the mother suffered a broken arm, the girl has a head injury. police say the driver of the vehicle was an 86-year-old woman. police familiar with the area say it can be dangerous for pedestrians. >> it's really dangerous. a lot of skateboarders come flying down, they don't stop, or bicyclists, or people, they're not looking. >> the driver wasn't hurt. she was released from the hospital. there is no word yet if she will face charges in connection with the incident. we now know the name of a
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woman shot and killed by plainclothes police officers. a small memorial is in place where 24-year-old alice brown died. investigator say they spotted her behind the wheel of a possible stolen car. when they approached, she drove the wrong way on a one way street. then went back toward the officers, that is when they opened fire. brown died at the scene. her brother told sf gate that she had had a troubled life, including stints in rehab. this was the third fatal police shooting in san francisco so far this year. new at 10:00, an east bay home riddled with bullets. tonight, the woman who lives there, shows her growing concerns about violence in the neighborhood. >> this can't go on, bullying the community. >> that woman says she was in her home, when gunfire broke out last night. >> tonight, she talks candidly about those behind the shooting who brought fear, literally to
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her front door. ktvu's heather holmes in our newsroom right now, after talking with the woman, she says she feels helpless. >> helpless, angry, and so scared she's now moved out. she believes the shooting was motivated by revenge, with the gunman looking to get even for a killing. >> reporter: staying in her richmond home became a matter of safety. the feisty 60-year-old grandmother reluctantly checked into a motel today, after a shooting outside her house injured her son. >> i heard pow, pow, pow, pow,. >> reporter: we counted as many as 8 bullet holes. cyrus says her 18-year-old son was injured trying to prerequisite his girlfriend, but she says, he's the one who needs protecting from those out for revenge. >> how it hurts to see the
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children of this community feed on each other like piranhas. >> cyrus says her son simply knew a person suspected of shooting a man in richmond earlier this month. she tells me those relate today the victim are looking for vengeance. >> i don't know if they think killing one of us is going to bring their loved one back, or bring them some sort of satisfaction, but it's not. >> reporter: cyrus is tired of beefs on the street, leading to bloodshed with innocent victims often caught in the crossfire. >> it's come time for us to stand up. we have to say no more death, no more violence. >> reporter: until the shooter is caught she'll make this plea. >> i don't understand. >> reporter: richmond police tell me they have received some leads on the identity of last
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night's shooter. in the meantime, cyrus says it's just not fair that innocent people like her have to feel like hostages. >> heather, thank you. the marin county sheriff is reporting that a kayaker died late today after running into problems in the ocean. two kayakers were pedaling north of dylan beach. the lieutenant says one kayaker suffered some sort of distress and fell out of his kayak twice. by the time crews arrived, the friends had made it to shore. his body was recovered about an hour later. both kayakers are said to be experienced. a construction worker was hurt this afternoon at the site where apple's new space shuttle headquarters was being built.
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the worker was trapped under a large building block, however, there's no word on the extent of the injuries. apple hopes to move into that $5 billion building by late next year. new developments tonight in the case of a man police call a serial tagger, as he appeared in court today. we learned why vandalism cases like this are so difficult to prosecute. the city can seek restitution. ktvu's amber lee first spoke with that man after the arrest. she's live in the city with more. >> reporter: julie, the graffiti behind me can be seen all along market street and beyond. police say they have their suspect, but prosecutors say they still have their work cut out for them. the words sheep have been written on public and private property in a number of neighborhoods. this evening, we counted a dozen tags, just in one area,
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near the intersection of division and brannen. >> we need to look after our neighborhoods, and it really is ridiculous. and this guy was really prolific. >> reporter: this afternoon, 18- year-old andrew yarboro made his first court appearance with his father by his side. he pleaded not guilty. >> it's really early on in the case at this point, these are just allegations. >> reporter: on thursday, after police arrested yarboro i asked him about the tags. >> what does chris and sheep mean? >> chris means crystal meth, and sheep means conformist gentfication. >> reporter: an eyewitness says he saw yarboro tag public property. the police captain estimates the vandalism costs more than $30,000. >> crews were taking this guy for 6 to 8 weeks.
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>> reporter: the public works says it is working with the city attorney office to take civil action to get restitution. >> this person might think it's a badge of honor to be one of the most prolific taggers in san francisco, i look at it as a badge of shame. >> reporter: the district attorney says vandalism cases are difficult to prosecute, because judges often reduce the felony charges to misdemeanors. in yarboro's case, he was released from jail on his own recognizance the date after he was arrested. >> essentially released this defendant prior to the case even getting to our office. >> reporter: this afternoon, the judge sent these conditions in the case. the court ordered the 18-year- old to stay away from locations he's accused of tagging. police can search him and his property without probably cause. conditions that the da's office will help protect the community. the prosecution helps build its case. >> you have to prove it in a court of law that someone's
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graffiti is actually the same. >> reporter: the d.a.'s office tells me conviction often results in a combination of jail time, restitution, and community service. andrew yarboro is due back in court april 1. thank you. protected wide life stuffed and kept in a one bedroom apartment. how a woman from the south bay says she came to own the illegal collection. >> i like the animals. >> after a break, even more warm weather in store for the area. the bump in temperatures in the forecast. >> allowing old buildings to fall apart like this could normally get a property owner in big trouble with the city. what if the city is the owner? how conditions were allowed to get this bad, and what happens after two investigations got involved.
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it looks like the aftermath of a natural disaster in the heart of the bay area. >> they seem to have turned a blind eye to the whole thing. >> reporter: 2 investigates disasters that some say is manmade. >> it's unsafe. >> people livek at the old navy base in alameda say the city have allowed abandoned buildings to create a hazard. >> eric rasmussen tells us some changes have been made since 2 investigates first got involved. eric is in alameda now with the
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story. >> reporter: frank, these are the changes. this fence, the city of alameda put up all around these abandoned buildings after we started asking questions. that was just a few weeks ago. neighbors say the dangerous conditions here had been ignored for years. an eyesore by day. >> it actually looks like a tornado hit it, and circled back and hit it again. >> reporter: by night, neighbors of these abandoned buildings say they're a magnet for crime. michelle showses us what she sighs from her apartment every day. >> looking out my front door window, there's broken down buildings. everywhere you look, it's trash. >> reporter: 17 abandoned buildings former townhomes for those who lived and worked at the alameda naval air station before the navy moved out almost 20 years ago and gave the land to the city. hardly a ghost town.
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families in transitional housing surrounded these crumbling buildings. >> they're hazards to the children. all you have to do is walk over there and tap up against something. you can have the whole ceiling come down on you, it's dangerous. >> reporter: this is one of the areas parents are especially worried about. you've got walls already falling down, boards with nails exposed, and clearly, this didn't happen overnight. >> it's been this way for over 15 years. jim nap is a long time contractor who says he's inspected hundreds of buildings. >> this is all rotted out. >> reporter: nap contacted the city, and two investigates when he got tired of waiting for something to be done. >> this is a private property owner, the city would come in, red tag the building, declare them a public nuisance. i think within a week or two they'd have the bulldozers out here. >> reporter: two weeks after 2 investigates contacted the city of alameda for answers, workers were out here to put up this chain link fence. hundreds of yards of it all
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around these abandoned buildings. >> the last thing we want is to create health issues for the community out there. >> reporter: the chief operating officer for alameda point. she's the city official, overseeing redevelopment plans for the navy base and the main street neighborhood which includes these buildings. >> how have those been allowed to stand all these years? >> the city, it's a 900-acre property. there are a number of resources that are vacant. >> reporter: she insists the city doesn't have the money to tear down the remaining ones still barely standing. >> if we were talking about a private owner of those properties, wouldn't they have been cited numerous times. wouldn't those buildings be red tagged? >> we've confirmed they are not an imminent threat.
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>> the fencing that went up very recently though. we're talking about years and years of being in disrepair. >> we're very glad someone brought this to our attention. >> reporter: the city is still looking for a private developer, to get involved. >> it's like the city has become a slumlord. >> reporter: jim knap worries, fencing off these properties it's not enough. >> the resource is out there that crumbling buildings do release airborne asbestos, and these need to be abated. >> reporter: hoping the city finds a way to leave this part of the history in the past. the city is spending $250,000 a year on priority security to
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secure this area. >> eric, you've been working on the story for weeks now. today, you finally heard from the navy. what did officials there tell you? >> reporter: the navy confirmed that this property is no longer it's responsibility. it handed over the land to the city in 2000. but it says it is concerned about the situation out here. the navy says it's also been urging alameda to finally do something with this property. >> eric rasmussen live tonight in alameda. developing news now from the country of tunisia in north africa. a terrorist attack there has left 19 people dead. 17 of them were tourists. gunmen dressed in military uniform stormed the capitol just as bus loads of tourists were arriving. security forces killed two of the gunmen, and are searching for three others.
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the tourists were from europe and japan. none of them were from america. the siege lasted four hours. >> translator: we waited for approximately one hour, sitting on the floor without moving until the police forces intervened. at that point they said you must run, you must run. get out of here fast. >> so far there's been no claim of accountability. but a tweet appeared to predict the attack. tunisia has been the only country to transition to democracy relatively peacefully following the arab spring revolutions. this attack could hurt the main source of that country's income, which is tourism. spraying water on homeless people trying to sleep in the doorways of st. mary's cathedral. the church told us, they kept using the sprinklers because some people have been leaving behind dangerous items, such as used needles. when news broke earlier today,
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the reaction was outrage. >> i wonder what pope francis would say if he heard what this bishop is saying and this church is doing. >> the archdiocese has now apologized, and said it has already begun removing the sprinkler system. it was nice out there. a little warmer in some places. 78 in fairfield today. 77 in antioch. highs tomorrow, warmer than today. thursday should be the warmest day of the week. temperatures work their way down with a few clouds. tomorrow's temperatures warmer than today. maybe a little patchy coastal fog out there tomorrow. the systems are headed to the north. the jet stream receding to the north. because the first day of spring is going to be this friday. not a few hours away. there's less opportunity now for significant rainfall. the radar obviously shows nothing. we have no fog along the coast.
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i've had a few patches of fog show up out about pacifica. look for some patchy coastal fog. maybe a little valley fog tonight. forecast highs warmer than they were today. these are the overnight lows, like they were last night. highs tomorrow with a little bit of fog by half moon bay as we head into the afternoon hours. the oranges are 80s. so we're going to see a lot of 70s, with a few 80s showing up. so a warmer day on thursday. a slight chance for a sprinkle, or a shower. we'll time it out for you, and see you back here. bay area skiers received more bad news today. the sugar bowl ski resort is ending its season after this weekend. the resort blames the season on the conditions. several areas are till still open, including mount rose and diamond peak. others have already called it quits as california's drought takes its toll on the ski
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season. president obama is suggesting making voting mandatory. >> it would be transformative if everybody voted. >> why the president says pushing everyone to the polls could change this country for better. >> later, it is the battle of the best at oracle arena. tonight's match up of the nba's top two teams and how the warriors fared without one of their all-stars. life's the food that brings us together. and kitchens where every meal is the most important of the day.
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life's the food that brings us together. and kitchens where every meal is the most important of the day. dozens of stuffed animals, some of which are endangered species found inside an apartment in san jose. now the woman who lives there has to pay $3,600, and serve 300 hours of community service. but doris said she had no idea her love of animals and fascination with taxidermy would get her in trouble with the law. azenith smith tells us, she broke down today as she was
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talking about her punishment. >> . told people, you like shoes? i like animals. >> reporter: it's obviously dora likes animals. her living room is filled with more than 50 stuffed animals. a bobcat, iguana, snake, even an african lion. bizarre for some, but not for her. >> i love it. i no kill these animals. >> reporter: it's an eclectic collection more than nine and a half years ago. all of the animals she bought off of ebay. the problem is some of them are illegal to own in california. they got a tip from wildlife officers in france, she tried to buy a protected species of owl online. she owns several endangered species of birds. >> the person is going out, and intensely killing these animals, or supporting the killing of these animals that
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are protected. you are contributing to their demise. >> reporter: she says she didn't know it was illegal. >> i never have a problem in my life. but i need to work every day, find the money. i need to work for 300 hours more. >> reporter: she's hoping others will learn from her mistake, as she no longer plans to buy animals from ebay. she also wants the online sales service to better explain, and better regulate what's legal and not. >> why are you not calling ebay? why are you not calling and they willing them no sale animals for california anymore? >> we we contacted ebay. they said it does provide information to all ebay users about the various laws related to the sale of animal and wildlife parts. the ceo of starbucks started a dialogue about race relations. baristas at the 12,000 starbucks locations in the u.s.
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will be asked to write race together on customers cups. some people like the idea, others -- former san francisco giants coach tim flannery speaking out on his new life. up next, we catch up with the beloved coach about his decision to retire, and his pursuit of a new passion. >> at 10:45, burning rubber in the north bay, a high octane effort to curb street racing shifts into high gear.
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after 8 seasons as the team's third base coach. >> he stills scott reese he is focused on the other passion in his life. >> giants win! >> reporter: long before he was a world champion, tim flannery was a musician. ♪ [ music ] ♪ ♪ it don't matter who you are ♪ >> we had baseball, we had music in our blood, as long as i remember. >> reporter: but after 26 major league seasons -- >> third base coach, tim flannery. >> reporter: and 13 albums, flan departed one stage to spend more time on the other. >> i've been in five world series, and won three of them. i figure let somebody else have some fun. ♪ [ music ] ♪ >> reporter: his fans, currently called lunatic fringe, though it's gone through several monikers over the years. >> we were called that damn
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band. my wife said you go from that baseball team to that damn band. >> reporter: featuring a style of music. >> from blue grass, to punk, folk, to native americana. >> reporter: some of the subject matter might ring family. >> i have a song called gambler. i wrote it for all the people that got mad at me for getting buster posey out. ♪ walking on a tight rope without a net ♪ >> in time. >> don't let the button down shirt and guitar fool you, flan is still a baseball guy. still a giant, and never far from his giants family. >> the great hitting instructor who showed up every day. >> he's a performer always. he's a performer at third base. the best in the business. the baseball is going to miss the best in the business,
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because he was. >> i've got so much blood, sweat, and tears invested in the team. all of these pitchers who were 20, 21, and we've had him for 8 years now. you don't just walk away from that. >> reporter: yet, he did. walked away, while he still had the chance. >> i don't retire because i'm rich. i retired because i'm going to die. it's that difficult. i'm not getting any younger. for me, it was the perfect time to send myself home. >> reporter: even though home is physically no longer the bay area, flan's heart is here to stay. >> the outpouring of love here in san francisco has killed me. moved me to tears, almost every single day, and the way people have loved me, and accepted me, changed my life.
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taught me about, taught me about loving. taught me about, you know, being a better man. being a better father. there's going to be bits and pieces i'm really going to miss. i now am ready to have another life of some sort. i don't know where it leads. i'm just going to go with it, and see what happens. >> reporter: in san francisco, scott reese, ktvu fox 2 news. a lot of great memories. flannery will be keeping an eye on the giants from the broadcast booth. he is going to be working part time as a tv analyst for comcast sports net. another former san francisco police officer is on his way to prison. edmond robles was sentenced today to 3 years and 3 months in prison for his part in a corruption scandal. he will begin serving his term on may 1. his former colleague was struck to a longer term.
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a former officer struck a plea deal. court records also exposed another scandal involving racist texts that were sent between officers. president obama today suggested mandatory voting could be an option to boost voter turn out in the united states. jana katsuyama live at uc berkely with reaction from scholars and people out on the street. >> reporter: some people will say that here in the united states there is mandatory jury duty. so why not voter turn out in elections? well, there are some precedents with many countries overseas having mandatory voting. president obama's comments came during a trip to cleveland, talking to a civic group, the president addressed the issues of campaign financial reform, and low voter turn out at the polls. he talked about australia, which has mandatory voting. >> it would be transformative if everybody voted.
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that would counteract money more than anything. we shouldn't be making it harder to vote. we should be making it easier to vote. >> reporter: henry brady says the idea has been around. >> it's an idea that really gets at the question, can we get more people involved in politics. people who voted who were eligible last time. >> reporter: brady says typically people who don't vote tend to be poor and minority. worldwide, 22 countries do have mandatory voting, according to the cia fact book. 11 of them enforce those laws, including brazil, belgium, and singapore. but opponents say americans should have the right to not cast a vote. particularly if they don't like the candidate. >> i'm not a big fan of being told what to do. but i like choices. i think if more people were given the chance to be responsible, i think we can encourage voting, rather than saying you have to vote. >> i'm kind of in favor of it.
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if it's mandatory, it's pressing down on everybody to try to get out to the ballot. >> reporter: alameda county had a 75% turn out to the last presidential election, but many people didn't know, or show up to yesterday's state primary. >> our turn out is running around 15%. we have the staff at all of the polling locations, aassuming we're going to have 100% turn out. and all the supplies are the same as if we have 100% turn out. >> reporter: it would take a constitutional amendment. while it's good for dinner time discussion, even the president said this probably is not a battle that politicians are going to be bringing to the table anytime soon. >> jana katsuyama live for us tonight in berkely. still ahead tonight, a training accident kills a navy seal here in california. >> sunshine and warm weather around the bay area, but how long will you have to enjoy it? i'm laying out the staying power of this pattern. >> also, a bus full of kids
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crashes. why they couldn't get out until emergency crews arrived on the scene.
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if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance you switch to geico. it's what you do. head for the cemetery! a school bus crash in placer county left a half dozen students and the driver trapped inside the bus. the crash happened at about 4:00 this afternoon on a rural road near the community of
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lincoln. a power pole landed right on top of the bus. the six middle schoolers and the driver weren't hurt, but they did have to stay put inside that bus until the utility crew was able to cut the power. naval officials are confirming a navy seal died today in a parachute accident. it happened about 9:00 this morning. this video shows the accident scene. you can see the american seal's body covered by an american flag. paris is a center for skydiving used by boats and the military. the navy said the seal was based in coronado in san diego county but they have released no other information about him. governor jerry brown, and janet napolitano formed their committee after the uc board authorized tuition hikes. then governor brown threatened
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to withhold state funds if they were implemented. they said the talks are going well, but provided few details. >> we know that change is in the air, and we have to embrace it, and move forward in the best way possible. >> inevitably, i'm the one who has to say no, and i will, when i have to. >> the governor wants the university to spend less. perhaps in part by uc offering some three year degrees instead of four, and providing more summer, online, and advance placement classes. they plan to meet again next month. the federal reserve today put off an immediate hike in interest rates, but say they might be increased later this year. the fed has kept a key interest rate near zero since the recession began, and has used the word patience. today, that word was gone, and fed chair janet yellen said there is the possibility that interest rates could go up at some point, but probably not
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until at least june. that news triggered a rally on wall street. the dow closed above the 18,000 level. the nasdaq gained 45. the s & p 500 was up 25. straight ahead, we will take you live to the racetrack in sonoma. >> if you ever have the urge to burn some rubber, this is the place to be. we'll take you to the opening night of wednesday night drag in a live report. >> and warm weather crossed the bay area, so how long is it going to last? bill martin with your complete bay area forecast. >> plus, a new feud between uber and taxi companies. the lawsuit just filed alleging false advertising.
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average drivers burning runner at sonoma raceway, it is
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a unique way to curb street racing for opening night drag. >> ken, there's actually a serious purpose here to try to keep the racing on the track and off the streets. >> reporter: frank, the racing wrapped up at 10:00, just a little while ago. screaming engines, burning rubber. that's what the fans and the drivers came out here for. all of the drivers are amateurs. it's two races in one. on one side, traditional drag racing. where just about every vehicle manageable from souped up muscle cars, to minivans lined up to see just how fast they can go. >> i have seen one prius out here. you kind of just tip your hat to them. >> all the horsepower, the smell of the burning rubber, i love it. >> reporter: on the other side,
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the drifters. drivers follow a lead car to see just how closely they can mirror the car in front. >> when you almost touch the guy you're driving with, the whole time. it's like you can reach out of the window and touch him. if you can do that the whole run, you know you've pretty much got it. >> reporter: from this camera mounted on the side, you can see what kind of adrenalin rush the drivers enjoyed. the cars sometimes get too close and bend metal. passengers are welcome. >> is it scary? >> no. >> is it exciting? >> yeah, it's exciting. that's a good word. yeah. >> reporter: the idea is to get side show drivers off the streets, and into a safe environment. >> we hear people say, i want to do everything i can. i don't want things to happen. i don't want to be responsible for that. >> reporter: there's also a chance to race the patrol car. it's supposed to be a bonding way. the audience that still wants
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to put the pedal to the metal, legally. >> this is it really unique, that they have two different venues going at the same racetrack. i don't think they do this probably anywhere else. >> reporter: wednesday night drags will continue every week through the middle of november. you may be surprised to learn, i was told one of the pastest drag racing cars out here is also one of the quietest, it's the tesla. >> yeah, they're fast, i know that for sure. it looks like a lot of fun. i can't imagine the liability, they probably have to sign a big waiver to to that for safety. california drivers are going after uber accusing the rideshare company with false advertising. attorneys have filed a complaint in san francisco today. at issue are ads where uber claims it's the safest ride on the road. uber is calling the lawsuit
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frivolous. the san francisco company has grown very rapidly. it now operates in 290 cities around the world. temperatures came up a couple of degrees. they're going to be a little warmer for thursday. thursday ends up being the warmest day of the week. maybe a little coastal fog as well. 74 at santa rosa. a nice looking day at fairfield, 70 degrees. fog along the coast. there's no fog out there right now, you look at the bay bridge off in the distance and the cranes in the foreground. if you look at the water it's pretty smooth. spring starts friday. the first day of spring, you see the jet stream running to the north. a little weather down here, but the main focus of the weather comes from the northerly jet. the forecast for the next couple of days will be for a little patchy fog here. temperatures warming, tomorrow especially. we'll see low 80s in places like sacramento and fairfield. up there in the valley towards
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davis. current temperatures, 50, 56. 57 in livermore. your bay area thursday, warmest day of the week. 13 mile-an-hour west wind in fairfield. northwest wind at oakland. this wind direction, i'm putting the winds up, really, all winter, almost all winter we've had this northeasterly flow like this. we're starting to see this onshore flow. more of a spring like weather pattern. 69degrees for a forecast high in san francisco tomorrow. that means, you know, easily 75 degrees in oakland tomorrow. by the lake, a little cooler. that's downtown oakland. the museum takes the temperature there. out by the lake, might be 69. various temperature, depending where you put the thermometer. this thermometer wants to go 76
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degrees. 76 in vacaville. 75 in pittsburg. thursday, the warmest day of the week. we will see low 80s. i didn't put any on these panels, but it wouldn't be hard to pop an 80-degree tomorrow. the five-day forecast with the bay area in view, spring starts friday. that's the vernal equinox. >> i thought spring started about three months ago. >> yeah. first day of spring officially. that's the vernal equinox. equal day, equal night. the two big boys in the nba played at oracle tonight. in the end, it wasn't even close. >> frank was watching the game with one of our young producers. remember what he told you about draymond green? >> he's wet. >> he's filthy. >> say it like you mean it.
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atlanta finds out. electric. they get a full beat down, did the hawks. not going to forget it anytime soon. complete dominance only in the 2nd half. can only imagine what the playoffs are like in oracle. barbosa finding harrison barns rocket. he had 11 of his 13 shots for 25 points. you were wondering who was going to step up. so did andre iguodala. the slam dunk. .8 on the shot clock. you know it's your night when draymond hits that. up the steps. watch him get his shot. cotton from three. he had 16. they didn't need a whole lot of him. tonight, he's fouled two. four point play, blowout in the 2nd half.
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andre iguodala will get that shot to fall. it counts 114-95. the crowd there, absolutely on fire. they've got the best record in the nba. you look at the replay. warriors rolling tonight. nobody really aspears in college hoops to make it into the nit. their chance to represent the school, play a little hoop. that apparently didn't inspire st. mary's either. gales up early. brad waldo led them with 12 points. gets them from carrie carter. st.mary's down 8 at half, and it didn't get any better. vanderbilt, winds up with damian jones. he had 21. end of the trail for the gales. the going to be all about basketball for quite a while now, and the big tournament begins tomorrow with absolutely no bay area involvement.
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jerry jones definitely one of those guys. you take a guy no matter what the baggage. signs a one year deal. got major domestic abuse issues to deal with. he might be suspended, but if he plays, he's going to make $13 million. that's the sporting life. >> back to the warriors, they are filthy with that wet shot, like the splash brothers. >> it doesn't sound right from you. >> doesn't at all. >> we'll practice up on that one. >> leave it to the kids.
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thank you for joining us tonight. our coverage continues now at ktvu.com. >> see you later, everyone. good night. >> good night.
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cakes smell great. what are you doing with those? luke and i are doing a recycling drive. if we collect enough bottles they build a school in africa. luke: wouldn't that be so cool to go to a school made out of bottles? that would certainly be a special school. did you hear what i said parents -- "special school"? okay. nobody make a big deal about it but i just broke up with dylan. no! oh, my gosh. are you okay, honey? yeah, i'm fine. i just -- i need to date someone who has a clue instead of an idiot who bangs his head every time he rides his bike out of his garage. every time. i'm sorry, honey. i'm sorry for both of you. i'll have to text him later. mm. i got to jump in the shower. i'm gonna be late. where are you going? i'm going to meet my friend valerie. i haven't seen her in 15 years. we used to work together.

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