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also of upset people here witnessed the child being struck. police responded to the intersection of san jose and lake view avenue t. 11-year-old boning into this intersection which did not have a stoplight. the boy was struck and dragged several feet by an empty two cars light rail vehicle. a witness said, the boy's mother tried to rescue her son. >> she was trying to move the train and trying to pull the kid out from under the train. she just lost it. >> it is hard to describe when the 11-year-old loses his life like this. the family is here >> the train had to be lifted to remove the boy's body this
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morning. this is the first muni train related incident. the driver is being described as a veteran operator he will be given drug and alcohol testing and offer counseling or what happened this morning. late this morning we heard from the san francisco's school district which says the officer's sympathy to the child's family and are offering counseling to other students and staff of where the boy is headed this morning. a peninsula autodealer is cleaning up after a collapse there. looks like gusty maybe to blame. they were called this morning in burlingame. the fallen scouting is cleared up this noontime. you can see dented cars. and among cars were the smashed back windows. nobody was hurt. one witness told ktvu, the wind was blowing really hard when the structure went down. there are new safety
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concerns of the structural integrity of the bay bri ktvu spoke to caltran. this is a little concerns. >> reporter: that's right caltran assured me this morning after speaking with them that the bridge is safe. new tests revealed that they want to look into other matters. one of the 400 garage in the main tower base failed. that failure prompted caltran to ask for money to get to the bottom of the problem. >> composition testing is going on right now. there is also testing that'll be done on the short rod that did not pass the low test last week. in addition to that, all of the hundreds of rods that are in the tower base will also below tested. >> reporter: at the heart of the matter is the struc
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sizement support for the eastern span main tower. water from the bay may have leake supported that rod at the base of the tower. >> within 24 hours period will be opened and ready to facilitate at the lifeline that it is. >> reporter: one of the things we have found out is that the bridge caltran says the bridge is deemed safe. you would still rather be driving on that span than the old one it replaced. it is much safer than that. they also said that there is red redundancy on it. caltrans is trying to ensure what it to pay for this bridge. this is not the first problem this bridge has had.
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there is been cracked bolts after the bridge opened. it costs $45 million to repair that. a lot of people are saying here we go again, torrey, with more problems for the span. >> and yeah, and the money keeps on adding up. the body of the 31-year-old woman from oakland was found inside the great stars theater on sunday. the coroner has not released her name yet or cause of death. 48-year-old harris rosenbloom was taken into custody on suspicious of homicide. he's trying to raise money foreign vacations he's been involved in the city's entertainment industry since the 1990s. a 4-year-old boy from stockton is recovering after he jumped out of a moving car as he sat inside. the boy's mother is still shaken from the frighten
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ordeal. >> i load up my car and i turned around and trying to say good-bye to my mother in law and telling the other kid to sit in the car and out of nowhere that guy jumped in the car. >> they could not believe their eyes when the boy jumped out. >> he turne corner and the little boy jumped out. >> i am so proud of him and we are so blessed of how smart he is. >> the car thief may not realize that the boy is in the car. there is new information of a shooting involving george zimmerman. orlando police recovered a handgun from his car. the two were driving in separate cars on monday t.
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bullet barely missed zimmerman's head. police say the same man was apparently involved in another road rage incident with zimmerman last year. both men had the guns legally and no charges have been fi zimmerman was acquitted of the shooting death of unarmed teenager travon martin. one million people in san jose will face mandatory rationing. it will be based on the average water use in 2013 for all water customers. people in business will be required to reduce water use by 0% from that amount. there is no word on what the fines will be for those who exceed their monthly water. nepal is rocked by another major earthquake even as it tries to recover from the last one.
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the new challenges they are facing. our bay area's forecast is up next on when and where the rain is expected. we spoke to the leader of this race and his strategy going into state, that's coming up. this is not ice cream. this is not ice cream in an ice cream cone. this is not ice cream in an ice cream cone in the hand of a tall man. this is not ice cream in an ice cream cone in the hand of a tall man in san fran. this is not san fran. this is not a tall man it's pam and dan. this is not an ice cream cone it's a frozen custard cone. and this is not ice cream, it's extra thick and creamy frozen custard... ...a different kind of delicious.
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cameras inside apartment, a moment of inside nepal of the moment a 7. 3 quake that rocked nepal. it is the second earthquake within the mo 42 people has died fwr this second quake. the country is still recovering from the 7. 8 magnitude quake a few weeks ago. >> a little more than two weeks off thousands deaths. a magnitude of 7. 3 quake causing more deaths and destruction. >> the un is now saying they're not sure to keep up with the demand for aid. >> the first one that came out is the red alert. that's the first one we had in april.
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that will means it is very severe earthquake. it is in the highly populated area. hon right now we fear the worse. >> it is still less than 40 miles from the capitol. the center amounts in this region northeast of kathmandu. the quake triggering landslides and toppling buildings including one ancient temple and it was strong enough to be felt in ukraine and china. >> its density, particularly--[ indiscernible audio ] >> it is quite high. >> now, the nation is gearing up again for another major rescue and recovery effort. for many, today earthquake brought back memories. >> this was a jolt, the big one
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last month was not just long. i was very scared. i thought anything could happen to me. >> more after shocks will be coming in days or if not weeks. the u.s. navy says an american helicopter carrying marines had gone missing in nepal. six u.s. marines and two soldiers were on board delivering relief and tain treatments. the helicopter was based at camp in san . the pentagon says currently there is an operation to find it. the death toll from a serious of tornados is now up top five. van texas, two people died there and a tornado damaged and destroyed 120 homes. dozens of people are stay ng shelters. volunteers will pass out supplies today to help with the recovery efforts.
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some vicks are grateful to survive and are not worried of losing their possessions. >> it is just stuff and it can be and will be replaced. and the town of nashville arkansas a young couple died trying to shield their baby girl from a tornado. the 18 month old survived. one man in nashville is helping those in need by handing out hundred dollar bills to people trying to rebuild their lives. >> tropical depression ana dropped heavy rain on parts of eastern north carolina causing heavy flooding in a mobile home park. many people stranded in their home of standing water of 7 feet. the world's topare making their way to stage three. ktvu adam smith was there when the riders took off at 8:45 this
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morning. it is live at the community center in san jose. good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon you can feel the energy and excitement when this race began here at the center in san jose. after seeing from the riders, you can sense their nerves especially heading out to climb hamilton. >> five, four, three, two, one. [ cheering ] >> and there you have it. roughly 140 riders took off for the 105 miles track that begins and ends in san jose. the athlete started i bers sa neighborhood neighborhood of san jose. the man to beat at this hour is mark. he's said to be the best sprinters in this race. he
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tells me this will no doubt be a difficult stage. he's letting the younger climbers signing the stage. he says he alwayss forward to ride in san jose. >> it is nice here, and the weather is good. we always start straight up the heel so we don't have time to hit the mountains. >> it is great that san jose hosts this race, it is really fantastic and we can see the pros in our own backyard. >> reporter: that's the family out of fremont. fans out here watching this race and they come out every year and the city of san jose has been host hosting this amgen tour for the past decade. it is inspirational to see the cyclists riding the same hill they did. back out here live you see a sign that says "good-bye amgen, come back soon".
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>> the riders just left here. they'll finish roughly around 5:00. it will take them at least five hours to complete this stage. >> it will take me about 12 hours. >> reporter: or days. [ laughter ] >> the warriors back in the bay area after a blow out win after the memphis grizzlies of game four. the plane landed at 3: 30 this morning. players took off quickly heading home to get some rest. he also had eight rebounds and five assists. after two straight losse warriors bouncing back with a 101-84 win. now, they have home court advantage back. this best of the seven series is now a best of three. game five is tomorrow at 7:30, game six is
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back in memphis and if necessary, game seven would be on sunday in oakland. taking a look at your forecast now. sunny outside right now but rain is still on the way. >> yes we do have rain on the way. we will remain dry. we'll remain with this cool and breezy pattern. giving you a live look there as our flag flipping around the winds. some of our hills and mt. diablo reported of a big gust this morning at 50 miles per hour. temperatures right now in santa rosa is looking at 65 degrees. 56 in san francisco not only breezy but cold. 61 in oakland and 64 in san jose, checking in at 62. it is quite nice at least for our amgen riders today. let's check in on those winds. concord at 17 and gusting at 22. shift to the south here, more of the same going on. livermore
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not so bad at 12. take a look at san jose, that could cause problems for the riders out there gust of 25. mountain view gusting of 20. sfo reporting of 33. in the afternoon the winds are going to continue so you can expect that for today. the system continues not bringing us any rain but bringing us that is wind that's mixed out in the marine layers. most of us are mostly sunny today. it is the system on the backside that's going to bring us some rain. it is going to in on wednesday night into thursday. we are mostly sunny and temperatures on the cool side. we'll check in those number in just a moment. wednesday morning, a different day and it looks a little different. mid and high level clouds beginning to stream in as early as tomorrow morning. tomorrow afternoon will be a little unsettled. we'll be mostly dry and it is thursday morning which happens to be ride your bike to workday. a lot of showers popping up on the bay
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area for thursday morning. looks like we dry out for the afternoon and we are leaving for the possibility of thunderstorms over tr bay area for thursday afternoon. in a nutshell, we'll be cloudy and cool. the rain is going develop on wednesday night and rain totals on thursday anywhere from half an inch or less. it depends on who gets it it could be hit or miss. temperatures for today low 60s in areas of saledo and san jose at 66. in the peninsula we have 65 and 60 degrees for san francisco. your extended forecast here, temperatures won't change a whole lot but we'll have an increasing clouds on wednesday and a best chance for rain and the possibility of thunderstorms on thursday and some much needed sierra snow and a few showers possible on friday and we are done and we are drying out and warming up for
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cross-suit up trading for $68 in the upstate. they are still in high school. a group of students in berkeley are training to become professional firefig thanks to a unique partnership with the department. >> from the coat to the pads. >> it is a little tight. >> to the mask. >> perfect you see how it is stuck to his face >> these students are finding out firsthand what it takes to fight fire. >> push to your left >> this is not just a chance to dress up in to gear, it is serious training. >> these students juniors and seniors are taking parts in the school's fire science classes with the help of berkeley firefighters, they learn to operate the equipment and understand the physical skills required for the job.
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>> it was a lot than i expected to be. >> you know, it makes me know how much harder you have to work if you want to go into this. >> these high schoolers moving onto emt classes. they're paired up with ffrz who mentor them >> when a red light pops up, it is going to flash. >> this program is meant to guide local students towards jobs here at home. less than 10% of the berkeley fire department live in the city. >> i mean it means a lot because growing up here to give back to my community and the people i am around. >> remember carry it up. >> we would like our local youth to become firefighters. >> primarily gear to berkeley youth and specifically at rescues who are not college bound, who don't have the financial support to go to college, but who do want of a
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good paying job, good benefits. >> most definitely. >> senior perez says this course was an eye opener for him. >> these class are ones that definitely open door to many people whether if they have plans of college or not. >> today these kids are trying all the gears for practice. in a couple of years many of these students will being in the field as berkeley firefighters. >> a dream job for many of these students. >> that's now well within reach thanks to this real world training. alex salvigge, ktvu channel 2 news. that story tonight starting at 5:00. thank you for m
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